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One perfectly ordinary day turned into chaos, but it wasn’t all bad. Sure, I had to fight for my life, but I also rescued the darling damsel Sophia and met the legendary adventurer Stormbreaker. That fateful encounter unlocked a rare and mysterious new class: [Runesmith]. To top it off, I earned a spot in the Dungeon Divers Guild. Now the race for survival starts. The fear of starving to death hangs over their heads due to the increased metabolism their higher attributes give them.

As the youngest daughter in a wealthy, powerful family, everyone assumes I'm just an innocent, sheltered heiress. Especially Reid Taylor, my overbearing bodyguard, who's made it his mission to keep me in line and under his watchful eye. He's a former Army sergeant, now head of security for my family, and he's determined to keep me in check, enforcing his strict rules with an iron will and expecting nothing less than total obedience. But I'm not some meek little girl.

The moment I slapped Lucian Manwarring, I knew I had just declared war. He may be the billionaire patriarch of the powerful Manwarring family with a reputation for getting everything he wants, but I'm not going to be his latest conquest. He stole my entire inheritance and expects me to just fall in line, to be the obedient bride he can mold into his perfect trophy wife. But he has no idea who he's dealing with.

Tearing off the gilded veneer of elite privilege exposes the sordid scandals, dark secrets, and taboo desires of New York's jaded high society in this dark romance series from best friends and USAT bestselling authors Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley, writing under their new pen name, Blake Hensley.

With an uninvited new crew member aboard, Dorian and the crew of the Dragon's Wing set a course for Sphere. Once there, it's not business as usual, exactly. Dorian finds himself making friends and enemies alike as he investigates some strange happenings. How is the Imperium involved? Are they? And just who is behind this strange cult?

If you fall into the latter category, you get me. There I was, simply working to program my visual novel and find my muse, when BAM! Monster girl in my closet. Needless to say, she changed my life. For the better at first, sure. But then there was the hunter, and the crazy lady who spoke of another world where the monsters live.

While the land is tainted with a curse against magic itself, slivers of its might seep through. Alex's Isekai comes with the special gift of Rune Magic. Rune magic is mostly gone, a vestige of its ancient power and if he unlocks some of his secrets, he may just restore balance. Of course, the odds are against him and the mysteries abound. Cerenis is not some cozy fantasy world. It's plagued by the Sudrel who are eager to kill someone like him.

The Splinter came, and the world ended. Ryne Miller woke up five hundred years later. Now, all alone and with no one he knew left alive, he chances across humans among the concrete wilderness. And these aren't people like him. No, these are stone-age like tribespeople - three women whose tribe has been slaughtered by a Great Beast.

Captain Jordan Threat and his island rebels have struck a blow to their Imperial occupiers, but victory comes at a heavy price. Lord Governor Jakjobb's tightening grip on the Carivian threatens to expose the rebellion’s vulnerable secret base. With only a spunky engineer, a sea-nymph warrior, and a sultry succubus by his side, Jordan must recruit able-bodied soldiers, and fast.

Only a monster would kidnap a woman from her brother's wedding, but that's what I've become. Now this innocent girl is my captive. Mine to use and punish in the most shameful of ways.

Dead or alive? Not a hard question, and pretty easy to figure out either way. Usually. Except I've somehow woken up in a place called Hell, and I'm not entirely sure I died first. I thought it was a practical joke. Until a warrior woman tried to kill me and I rescued an elf and a succubus from slavers. Then I started to realize something strange was going on. I didn't know the half of it.

Graduate student Jon Greene thinks he has everything figured out. After dedicating himself to the study of rare and exotic birds, he's about to score his dream job as an ornithology professor and spend the rest of his life in the dull but comfortable arms of academia. But when a cold-hearted but devastatingly beautiful blonde vixen threatens to take it all away from him, Jon's entire future rides on the success of his final presentation in avian studies.

When Logan Greenwood is transported to another world, he thinks he's died and gone to heaven. Beautiful elves, nymphs, and other magical beings are drawn to him, and he feels the stirrings of a mysterious power within himself as well.

Ryne Miller woke up to an Earth he no longer recognized. It wasn’t long before he started to realize how much had changed, but also how much remained the same. The world might look different, but power still reigns supreme. And there is strength in numbers. Slowly but surely, Ryne is growing his tribe and expanding his influence. With old enemies rearing their heads, and more mysteries to uncover, he’ll have his hands more than full.

After months of flirtatious teasing, Gabe suddenly finds himself in the presence of Krystal, the tatted redheaded goddess. Making the drive down, she has thrown herself into his life, thrilled to have some fun and relaxation. Only it's not that simple, because it's never that simple. Fun and carefree as Krystal appears, Gabe (and Ellen) suspect that her and her tomboy girlfriend Liz are testing the waters for a relationship. Not that they particularly mind.

The last thing Ryne Miller expected when waking up after the world ended was to find himself the ruler of a tribe of beautiful women. Being the ruler isn’t all fun and games, though. It requires doing what needs to be done. To survive. After a confrontation with Kodi and the Kol'Tah, Ryne promises to kill Matoax and prove himself worthy of becoming a Warlord to unite the Do’dekkah and Kol'Tah. He must travel to the Kol'Tah lands with his tribe members to access the Magic Fount.

Police officer Bill McGoven is a wolf shifter with an alpha dominance he can’t seem to quench, and he has watched over Loren Connors from afar. But when trouble finds her, he’s forced to step into her life and do the unthinkable — which will bond them in ways she never imagined…

Can this rag-tag team of lusty misfits defeat the pirates and prevent a magical apocalypse? Can Jordan convince the girls to kiss and make up, using nothing but his rugged charm and his enormous… negotiation skills? Whatever happens, one thing is for sure. Jordan Threat is going to enjoy this strange new world of Magic Steampunk Pirate Booty.

When I show up in Black Claw with bruises on my face and a split lip, I’m not looking for another man. I’ve made enough bad choices in that department. I’m ready to lie low with my best friend and pray to god that my ex doesn’t come to find me. But Axel isn’t like any of the guys I’ve been drawn to before. I’m not ready for a new relationship. I know that. But Axel sneaks inside my heart before I’ve even realized he’s there, and his touch sets my body alight with desire.

Light of the Aegis is the fifth book in a series that tells the tale of Nameless and his bond-mates as they make a new life for themselves in the city of Garland, but they can’t forget what brought them there: The final showdown is coming and once it arrives things will never be the same.