The Darkest Assassin
by Gena ShowalterSeries: Lords of the Underworld #14.6
on December 10, 2019
SubGenres: Paranormal Romance
Format: AudioBook, Paperback
Pages: 211
Narrator: Victor Bevine
Length: 6 Hours And 49 Minutes
Source: Purchased
Audience: 18+/Adult
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Fox is a demon-possessed immortal with many talents.Ability to open portals—checkPower to kill the most dangerous Sent Ones—checkScare away any man who might want to date her—mateNow, the keeper of Distrust has been marked for death, a winged assassin with rainbow-colored eyes tracking her every move, determined to avenge the males she accidentally decimated. If only she could control the desire to rip off his clothes…
Bjorn is a fierce warrior with many complications.Tragic, torture-filled past—checkA wife he was forced to wed, who is draining his life force—checkEver-intensifying desire for the enigmatic Fox—mateNever has he hesitated to exterminate an evil being. Until now. The sharp-tongued female with a shockingly vulnerable heart tempts him in ways no one else ever has, threatening his iron control.
But, as Fate itself seems to conspire against the unlikely pair, both old and new enemies emerge. And Fox and Bjorn must fight to survive.
And learn to love…
Silver Borne
by Patricia BriggsSeries: Mercy Thompson #5
Published by Ace on February 25, 2010
SubGenres: Urban Fantasy
Format: AudioBook, Paperback
Pages: 292
Narrator: Lorelei King
Length: 9 Hours And 5 Minutes
Source: Purchased
Audience: 18+/Adult
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Being a mechanic is hard work. Mercy Thompson, for instance, just spent the last couple of months trying to evade the murderous queen of the local vampire seethe. And now the leader of the werewolf pack, who's maybe-more-than-just-a-friend, has asked for her help. A book of fae secrets has come to light and they're all about to find out how implacable - and dangerous - the fae can be.
OK, so maybe her troubles have nothing to do with the job. But she sure could use a holiday...
Innocent in Death
by J.D. RobbSeries: In Death #24
Published by Berkley on February 20, 2007
SubGenres: Romantic Suspense
Format: AudioBook, Paperback
Pages: 401
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
Length: 12 Hours And 7 Minutes
Source: Everand, Purchased
Audience: 18+/Adult
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The phenomenal series set in a future New York City returns as NYPSD Lt. Eve Dallas hunts for the killer of a seemingly ordinary history teacher--and uncovers some extraordinary surprises. Craig Foster's death devastated his young wife, who'd sent him to work that day with a lovingly packed lunch. It shocked his colleagues at the private school, too, and as for the ten-year-old girls who found him in his classroom in a pool of bodily fluids--they may have been traumatized for life. Eve soon determines that Foster's homemade lunch was tainted with deadly ricin, and that Mr. Foster's colleagues have some startling secrets of their own. It's Eve's job to sort it out--and discover why someone would have done this to a man who seemed so inoffensive, so pleasant . . . so innocent. Now Magdalena Percell . . . there's someone Eve can picture as a murder victim. Possibly at Eve's own hands. The slinky blonde--an old flame of her billionaire husband, Roarke--has arrived in New York, and she's anything but innocent. Roarke seems blind to Magdalena's manipulation, and he insists that the occasional lunch or business meeting with her is nothing to worry about . . . and none of Eve's business. Eve's so unnerved by the situation that she finds it hard to focus on her case. Still, she'll have to put aside her feelings, for a while at least--because another man has just turned up dead. Eve knows all too well that innocence can be a facade. Keeping that in mind may help her solve this case at last. But it may also tear apart her marriage.
The Darkest Captive
by Gena ShowalterSeries: Lords of the Underworld #14.5
on December 4, 2018
SubGenres: Paranormal Romance
Format: AudioBook, Paperback
Pages: 176
Narrator: Max Bellmore
Length: 5 Hours And 8 Minutes
Source: Purchased
Audience: 18+/Adult
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For centuries, Galen the Treacherous has been the most hated immortal in the Underworld. With good reason! This bad boy of bad boys has lied, stolen, cheated and killed with abandon. Possessed by the demons of Jealousy and False Hope, he has always lived for a single purpose: destroy everything.
Then he met her.
Former demon turned human femme fatale — Legion Honey -- sought to kill Galen, but ended up parting with her virginity instead. Afraid of their sizzling connection, she ran away…and ended up trapped in hell, tortured and abused in the worst of ways. Now she’s free, and a shell of herself, afraid of her own shadow.
Galen's hunger for Legion has only grown. Now the warrior with nothing to lose must help her rekindle the fire that once burned inside her. But as desires blaze white-hot, will Legion run again? Or will the unlikely pair succumb to love at long last?
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
The Wrath
by Gena ShowalterSeries: Rise of the Warlords #4
Published by Canary Street Press on February 6, 2024
SubGenres: Paranormal Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 368
Source: the author
Audience: 18+/Adult
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New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a new book in the tantalizing Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a brutal Hell king and the irresistible beauty who upends his world.
For centuries, Rathbone the Only, King of Agonies, has existed for one recovering the enchanted bones of his slain wife to bring her back to life. He’s never been closer to success. But a new enemy has risen. A band of deadly war gods who have thirty days to destroy her or suffer the consequences. With time running out, Rathbone hires a maddening harpy-oracle, unaware she has an agenda of her own.
Neeka the Unwanted is a fierce warrior on a stop Rathbone and the gods. She’s seen the future if either is victorious, and it’s horrifying. She’ll do whatever proves necessary to forge a new path, even seduce the ruthless royal from his purpose. What she can’t predict? How the intense male will shatter her hard-won defenses along the way.
As Rathbone battles unexpected betrayals, cunning foes and the wild temptress he craves with every fiber of his being, he knows he must hold on to a cold dream or embrace a new flame.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Something like Love
by Monica JamesSeries: Something Like Normal #3
Published by Self-Published on February 5, 2024
SubGenres: New Adult Romance, Romantic Suspense
Format: eArc
Pages: 310
Source: the author
Audience: 18+/Adult
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The secret’s out...
Fate has never been kind to me, but the misfortunes of my past have driven me to seek redemption.
My future depends on uncovering my past, but sadly, the answers lay with my mother, a mother who abandoned me when I was only a child.
Now that I have finally found her, I’m determined to uncover the truth before my past catches up with me.
But that information comes with a price…Quinn Berkeley is the sole reason I carry on. But Quinn has a secret of his own.
Will his secret destroy us both? And more importantly, what will Quinn’s secret do to him once he confesses the sins of his past?
Life is about to explode in a way I never thought possible...
Boss of Her
by Anna StoneSeries: Club Velvet #1
Published by Violet Ocean Press on January 9, 2024
SubGenres: BDSM, Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, FF Romance, Lesbian Romance, LGBT Romance
Format: eBook
Pages: 258
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Audience: 18+/Adult
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Her boss wants to make Jade hers. Can she handle the heat without getting burned?
Small-town girl Jade Fisher has sacrificed everything for her dream of a high-powered career in Los Angeles. Fresh out of grad school, she’s one step away from landing the perfect job as executive assistant to Simone Weiss, LA’s hotel queen. So when her friend invites her to the opening night of Club Velvet, a luxury club for women to explore their wildest desires, Jade decides to let loose a little, just this once.
She isn’t expecting an encounter with a commanding older woman who makes her heart race and her body burn. And she’s even more surprised to come face to face with the same woman days later. Simone Weiss. Her new boss.
CEO by day, part owner of Club Velvet by night, Simone built her hotel empire from the ground up. She knows what she wants. She’ll stop at nothing to get it. And now, she has her sights set on her curvaceous new assistant.
One sensual night of surrender is all it takes for Jade to fall under her spell. Neither woman is looking for romance. Both bear scars from the past. But the more Simone awakens Jade’s submissive desires, the harder it becomes to ignore the feelings between them. Can love conquer all, even the walls around their hearts?