Angela, a young mother, risks everything to rescue her maternal family line. Will her gifted teenaged twin daughters have the courage to succeed where their mother failed? If you like strong women, sweet romance and twisted time travel you'll love Kindred Web.
Can a human help thaw the frozen heart of this dragon? Wesley Drach has been alone for nearly a century. The dragon shifter built his hoard from scratch and is now one of the wealthiest men in the city. But what's the point of all that if you don't have anyone to share it with? That's what Wesley re ...
You cannot escape your fate. Especially when it involves a dragon who claims to be your fated mate.
Aria’s visions of something old, powerful, and angry coming combined with her seriously sexy ...
Once upon a time in Withernsea, Shelley Linley opened a dating agency, and a vampire applied... He wanted a wife. Soon, Shelley was uncovering Withernsea's supernatural secrets and getting into all sorts of trouble. But despite the strange turn her life had taken, one thing remained - human or su ...
I infiltrated Lupin Academy—the prestigious, overhyped training ground for the next generation of Alphas and leaders. I’m not here to play nice. I’m here to survive, outsmart, and maybe… finally fight back.
But this place? It’s not what it looks like.
Students are collapsing. Whis ...
** Nominated for Bookie Award by Authors After Dark ** The time travelers chant: \"I walk alone on the edge of time, traveling far and near. Born of the sun, kissed by the wind, the call of the raven screams in my ear.\" A decadent-looking savage has captured Francesca DuVall and her brother Marsh. ...
Sometimes doing the right thing… means risking everything.
Excited to receive his very first assignment, Alpha Squad recruit Adam King is ready to jump head-first into the action. With the small town of Sevenoaks experiencing violent attacks on the local population, it’s up to Alph ...
When malicious pranks and mayhem break out in Myrtle Beach just before Halloween, psychic medium Simon Kincaide suspects a supernatural source. He teams up with homicide detective Vic D’Amato, his personal and professional partner, to find the prankster and stop the havoc before lives are lost. But ...
Rejected? Not THIS alpha. Returning home newly divorced from the jerk her family warned her about, Brianna Palermo lands her dream job at The Lion’s Den, a hot new nightclub chain that features live big cats like tigers, leopards, cougars, and lions. It’s an amazing place to work, except Brianna is ...
This Book Contains Adult Content/Graphic Violence. Demons Don’t Love or Do They? Cesar is summoned from Hell. The handsome but malevolent entity is conjured up by enemies of the powerful priestess, Rachel Thrust. His unholy mission is to turn her into a vampire and destroy her sect. Instead Cesar be ...
And here is where I fall. Mina Daaé dreams of performing on Broadway. Like her great ancestor, Christine Daaé, who sang at the prestigious Palais Garnier a hundred years before, Mina has the voice of an angel. But after graduating from Conservatoire de Paris, fortune fails her. Until the circus c ...
Brynjar, king of the Drogan Empire is pleased that Asgar has brought a new group of female humans to help them save their dying race. But he is also disappointed there is no soulmate for him. Or is there? That scent, he would know it anywhere? Is his mind playing tricks on him or is Asgar holding ou ...
Trained in the shamanic arts by her Irish grandmother, Chessie Durand travels to alternate worlds to rescue animals in danger. Aided by her Chosen One, an angel dog and a mysterious merkaba necklace, she discovers powers unknown to most humans. Ever practical, her mother provides a sanctuary for the ...
Can Their Love Overcome the Broken Trust?
Mark has just overcome literal death. He fought an evil witch’s power and the underworld to get back to the man he loves. But now, his Dominant sees him as too broken for play, threatening a trust they’ve barely begun to build.
Caster lov ...
Though I am the darkness...let me be your light! Farrow Latimer, Prince of the Arcades: I am the prince of darkness, the executioner and fallen angel royalty who is forbidden love. No matter how many men or women I take to my bed none capture my heart. As the Arcades teem with lust, debauchery, and ...
Templeton Rawlins is a dragon shifter and lives for one thing. Imprisoned when his dragon heritage was revealed, and on a false charge of murder, he spends his l ...
Nineteen-year-old Absidy Jones is a ghost magnet, a sensitive person spirits flock to when they can’t cross over. After her brutal past escaping the hordes of ghosts vying for her attention, she spends her reclusive existence melting down iron into bite-sized pieces. Whether alloy or wrought, ...
In a world where secrets and shadows collide, they found themselves bound by a dark prophecy that threatened to tear their love apart.
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What makes a villain?
Elisabet Babineaux never saw herself as a villain. She was the protagonist of her life, just as we all are. Born a Princess, her whole life was planned and laid out before her. She knew where her life was headed and what was expected. That all changed the night she met Jua ...
Fate bound us. Betrayal broke us. And when darkness comes, only sacrifice remains.
I spent ten years running: carrying the scars, the guilt, the memory of her skin under my hands.
Sasha Whitaker, once mine, stands as Shadow Peak’s fie ...
The Amulet is a romantic comedy of angel magic and tantalizing descriptions of Greek food. Download it at your own peril; it’ll make you feel ravenous (not to mention all loved-up!) When Katie loses her Athens office job, a gypsy woman hands her an amulet for good luck. Next, she gets hired as hotel ...
True Elders. The most powerful and influential wolf shifters in existence. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough of them to go around, leaving modern packs desperate for their unique skills. Most were hidden, outcast, or unaware of their true selves until Luna brought them out into the open. Now Evan, ...
I believe in science. There's an explanation for everything. Logic. Reason. Proof. These are my absolute truths. This is how I live my life. When I meet Hunter Jones, everything starts to change. I. Start. To. Change. I begin to hear a whisper... in my mind. A voice, belonging to someone--something- ...
Cael Oneiros is a Greek god of dreams. By day, he blends in with the modern world, but at night he bestows dreams on sleeping humans. Dreams are the mystical means by which they sort out their problems. He’s not supposed to write the story lines for his charges, and he’s definitely not supposed t ...
★★★★★ “If you are a fan of paranormal romance and in particular, shapeshifting wolves, then this new series is a must read for you.” —READER REVIEW Is there anything that worries a werewolf more than vampires moving into town? Maybe a lovely reporter on the hunt—for a story. In the mountain town ...
On Revant, like everywhere else in the universe, the Federation holds sway. After the Federation demands use of the wormhole that would allow their trader ships to pass through the universe faster, Harrod and his wife Renée, rulers and royals on Revant, know that they must rebel. But rebellion has a ...
Discover a gripping collection of time traveler romance stories… With period-perfect details, dashing heroes, and settings ranging from 1950s New York to war-torn 387 BC Ireland, this page-turning anthology will leave you begging for more!
Stories included: Traveler by JC Coop ...
"Seven stars and a standing ovation. Twice. This author's style is revolutionary." "Jonathan Livingston Seagull of Paranormal Romances" MAYA He's all I've ever wanted, but I can't possibly let myself love him. LUKE Loving her means letting her go, knowing she may never come back. When your destiny i ...
Cold cases, hot leads, a psychic psychopath, a copycat killer, cursed objects, the trial of the century--and wedding plans. Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and sexy homicide detective Vic D'Amato met hunting a supernatural serial killer. Since then, Simon has become a police consultant on cases involv ...
Fleeing from the altar on her wedding day, Abby crashes into a ditch during a heavy snowstorm. Her day gets even worse when help arrives in the form of a sexy, burly beast of a man. However instead of taking her to the hospital he "kidnaps" Abby and takes her to a cabin far from civilisation, thrust ...
\"If you like paranormal romances this is a must read!\" -Author K. Munson When the archangel Michael is forced to rely on his estranged brother Gabriel for help after a demon attack goes wrong, Gabriel places him before the throne of God for healing and it doesn't go quite as planned. Soon they ...
On the night of the full moon, any male shifter can call the Trials to race against Talia Orion. Talia is alpha of the united wolf-eagle clans. Clan law requires that she marry the winner of the Trials, a grueling marathon through rugged terrain.
Talia, the product of an un ...
From Book 1: >The Amazon All-star Bestselling Author Willow Rose draws you into a place that you never want to leave! Death is only the beginning!Meghan is 16 when she dies.
She wakes up on a flying steamboat on her way to a school run by Angels in a white marble castle.
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It has only been a few months since humanity found out about the various shifters that live among them. This brave new world is not without its challenges; neither for the humans or the shifters. Alpha Squad is formed to help law enforcement agencies deal with shifter related matters, and not a mome ...
For as long as Victoria Spiere can remember, she’s been cursed with visions that reveal when someone's life is about to change. Living in the shadows, she’s afraid the world might learn her secret and label her the freak that she believes she is. When a crack reporter discovers her ability, splashin ...
She’s light to my darkness, healer to my destroyer, truth to my deception.
My fated mate that I agreed to betray.
I’m a lethal Hunter, trained to assassinate, decimate, annihilate.
My mission was simple: infiltrate Shadow Peak Pa ...
Sybilla Sanborn must break a centuries old curse before everything she cares about goes up in smoke.
Sybilla is a nurse gifted with the ability to heal with her touch but cursed with visions of future tragedies she cannot prevent because no one heeds her warnings. With help from the mediu ...
When Amalia Ruiz returns to Everlasting Springs, FL, to fulfil a promise she made to her aunt, she is confronted by the wolf shifter who previously broke her heart. Paul Arrow has spent years avoiding his fated mate, but now that she's returned, he cannot let her go.
In all eternity, you think Lucifer was the only angel to go bad…? Definitely not. But when the next one does, the Light will be ready with an army of 144,000 half-angels known as Halos. Unfortunately for t ...
I was running from a ruined life when my car skidded off an icy mountain road. I expected to die in the wreckage. Instead, I woke up naked, warm, and wrapped in the massive arms of a creature who shouldn't exist.
Vorn. The Winter King.
He stands seven feet tall, covered in w ...
Even gods fall in love. Except Djet, a 4000 year powerful shape changing sorcerer, who manages to so enrage his sister Hathor, the goddess of love, with his ignorance of matters of the heart, she strips him of his powers and locks him in a tomb. Audrey Delany is a student at the American University ...
The Drogon homeworld is on the verge of destruction, which forces the whole species into unknown adventures to find a new homeworld. Four vessels depart the dying planet when the wave of a planetary explosion sends all the ships in different directions. This is the story of Cuyler the drogon's king ...
Time does not heal all wounds, or does it? Anne Black enjoys being in control of her life. She trains MMA fighters by day and works as a dominatrix by night. A single encounter with a mysterious and handsome stranger turns her world upside down. Suddenly, memories of another life haunt her. Top hats ...
Who do YOU trust? Nothing is the same for Amy since she found out what she was, but how does she control her new powers? A new boy moves into the street, while Robyn gets to know more about her vampire family. Will Melanie survive the claws of Mr. Aran? Will Jazmine's mother pull out of her grief? W ...
An unlikely rookie superhero and a dog shifter beer enthusiast team up to stop a nefarious supernatural plot.
Food reviewer Scott Dixon didn’t just lose his job—he started getting premonitions linked to random tastes, a new ability he’s not sure how to man ...
Ice blue eyes. Intense stare. Incredible accent. Vampire. Had I missed the signs? At the rock climbing gym, he's a harmless crush. But, when I run into Michel at an underground goth club, my reality and fantasy worlds collide. I should walk away, but is it too late to escape. And do I want to? Someo ...
The Lottery was supposed to be a death sentence. When my sister’s name was called, I didn't hesitate to take her place. I expected to die in the frozen wasteland. I expected to be torn apart by the beasts that rule our world.
I didn't expect him.
Grimm Roth. The Warlord of th ...
Paige knows evil exists in this world, but she never imagined it would want something from her.
In the small town of Astoria, Oregon, surrounded by deep forest and endless mountains, another world thrives . . . a menacing one where dark spirits dwell in soulless humans. ...
Jessica has hit rock bottom. With no home, job, or the prospect of things getting better, she has no idea how to pick herself up. Until her friend tells her to sign up for a dating website. Where a guy who looks like a bad boy makes her an offer she can’t refuse: come and stay at his place for a cou ...
A stubborn, idealistic princess.
AuthorLorraine Margaret
Usual eBook Price4.99
As far as apartments go, roommates Stella and Charlotte “Bronte” believe theirs to be just fine. Sure, they hate taking the stairs up to the third floor, especially after grocery shopping. And yes, the apartment staff could be a bit nicer. All things considered though, it’s not a bad place to live. ...
After a vivid and strange dream Hilda searches for its meaning and that of her abusive life. The dream leads her to Arthur, an archeologist, and they fall instantly in love. But can she trust him? Past life regression ses ...
Sawyer Kelmount's destiny is at the head of the pack, but becoming Alpha was supposed to happen much later in his life. Grieving the loss of his father forces him to slowly accept his new responsibilities, but as he steps up to lead the others on Kelmount Ranch, he's haunted by his loneliness and ...
ONE DAMAGED FAIRY. ONE HALF-HUMAN. ONE DESTINY.
Pennora saved her fairy village from a wildfire, but at a devastating cost–the loss of a wing. Now the role she was born into as a fairy of the vale and harbinger of spring has been irrevocably altered.
Relegated to assisting the ...
"A superpowered twist on Victorian romance!" —Publishers Weekly This series? THE NEVERS + BRIDGERTON mashup! What’s a reluctant viscount to do when the woman he can’t have becomes the woman he can’t live without? Viscount Julian Alexander works dutifully to protect London’s outcast clairvoyants. But ...
Winner of the Top Medalist Honor in the New Apple Literary 2015 Summer eBook Awards in the category of Adult Romance.
1st Place Winner Urban / Fantasy Romance Series in the Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer Awards 2015
What if loving someone brought you pure joy, but put you and the ...
Zendar is a world of sand and strife. Living in the great capital of Zendar, Sol, Nitya has always longed for something more than her family’s merchant lifestyle. She craves adventure—or at least hopes something remotely exciting could happen. When her best friend, Juni, secures them both positio ...
Water Dreams is an award-winning finalist in the Fiction/Romance category of the Best Book Awards. She’s human. He’s Nerei. What happens when they fall in love against his species’ laws? In the small Florida town of Tarpon Springs, Nik Aronopulos avoids water like the plague. She never goes to the b ...
Has fate given them everything only to cheat them of their happy ending? A reluctant ruler... When his brother is killed by a dragon slayer, Luca de Rege becomes the unexpected heir to the Dragon Throne. Used to answering only to himself, he’s now responsible for finding a mate and ensuring th ...
Disabled veteran Trey Reynolds is struggling to reacclimate to life back home in Pittsburgh after losing his leg on his last mission. On a whim, he gives up and leaves everyone he's ever known so he can move to Galveston, Texas, the place of his fondest childhood memories. He takes on a job renovati ...
Finding him was easy. Figuring him out is the hard part. Only one thing could make nineteen-year-old Hadley Hawthorn leave her house for the first time in two years—revenge. The Isa fae murdered her entire family, so the promise of ending their control over witches like Hadley is too sweet to resist ...
Their empires have fallen, but their mythology lives on... Zanya Coreandero is a seventeen-year-old orphan with only a single friend and no hope for a normal life. Diagnosed with anxiety and night terrors, no one believes her cuts and bruises are a result of an evil entity, and not a brutal case of ...
When outcast witch Shelly Belmont takes in a terrified shifter cub, she quickly discovers the child is being hunted by dangerous people.
Dragged into a conspiracy that co ...
A pragmatic human gifted with powerful magic...
Lindsey Porter may be a mere mortal, but six weeks ago she proved she's a force to be reckoned with after destroying the mad king of the sylphs. Now she's stuck with magical powers she doesn't understand and isn't sure she wants. Worse, someone ...
A forbidden love. A sacred oath. A silence that could swallow them both.
In the Moon Garden household, silence is law, obedience is survival, and even love can become a death sentence.
Serilda has spent years hiding two dangerous truths: the noise in her soul tha ...
When the mysterious Mr. Smith enters romance author Madison Shaw’s life, she is thrust into danger she thought only belonged in books. Though they clash at first sight, she places her fate in his hands when unknown forces threaten her survival. Paranormal events push Madison to leave behind a world ...
A fated mates isn’t born to the pack. She's born human and it’s up to us to find her. As the Alpha of my pack, I was resigned to my fate. Never to find my one true partner, the other half of my soul. But when a miracle happens, I discover Claire is not just mine, but belongs to my pack as well. This ...
He swore he’d never touch another woman. Then a curvy human got stranded on his mountain.
Tina
Valentine’s Day was supposed to be my moment.
Weeks of late-night messages. Flirty calls. A man who made me feel wanted, before he ever saw my body.
Then my check engine l ...
For five years, Sean Vandenbrook has struggled to recover from the shocking truth about his psychic gifts and his late grandfather, a rogue scientist who tried to rip the powers from Sean's mind. When a bombing leaves his closest friend in a coma, Sean will do anything to uncover the truth. Desperat ...
Sometimes Magic Can Be Complicated… What happens when a beautiful and talented witch refuses to use her powers? Even as a child, Gillian could perform magic far better than most people. Her spells swayed teachers, nabbing boyfriends was a piece of cake, and she had the added ability to foresee event ...
After living her entire life in an orphan asylum, Zanya fears she may actually be losing her mind... Following the discovery of her ancient Maya bloodlines, eighteen-year-old Zanya Coreandero is faced with a daunting responsibility. She must protect the relic stone while Sarian, the underworld gener ...
You can’t hide from fate… In a brutal betrayal, Gavril Khalon lost everything—his throne, his magic, and his freedom. He may have escaped captivity, but any hope of reclaiming his kingdom was burned out of his soul, along with his heart. Now his only goal is survival. But when he’s injured escapi ...
𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒔, 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒎 He's the descendant of Zeus, who follows the storms and leaves a trail of broken hearts in his wake. She's a small-town librarian, who dreams of adventure. Forced together to save their worlds, sparks ...
A pragmatic human thrown into a world of magic...
Lindsey Porter fled from her traumatic past, determined to lay low, but now someone has framed her for murder. The quest for answers leads her into a parallel realm where magic reigns, and with a hostile sheriff and a shapeshifting assass ...
An enslaved enchantress. A magic mirror. Whose match will be made next? Once upon a time… When Queen Briska is accused of treason, she flees to the mountains, building an icy wall around her broken heart. But she cannot flee her punishment – she is forced to help other couples find love. A tough tas ...
He’s bound to his code, but she’s the one he wants. Will love bring them together, or will duty tear them apart? Ardal is sworn to protect women. As the leader of the Hunters, an elite unit of alien warriors, he’s bound by a strict moral code to never mate, even if he falls in love. But when their s ...
After surviving Adrian’s brutal attack, Laurel finds herself on Olympus once again, faced with a trial that could sentence Sam to years of slumber. Meanwhile, Sam is haunted by the torturous vision of Laurel dying in childbirth, and Laurel’s determination to continue the pregnancy despite Sam’s oppo ...
Discover destiny's path to true love. When Nancy is betrayed in love, she gives up on romance, convinced she is not destined to find her soulmate. Then Nancy stumbles across Diana, a mysterious clairvoyant with an important message. But can Diana really see the future? Zack, on the other hand, is ca ...
From Book 1: Somebody knows her secret. Can Sophie keep her wolfish alter ego under wraps?
Sophie Garou seems to have it all: a great job at a prestigious accounting firm, a closet that rivals a Nordstrom showroom, and a terrific boyfriend who isnt afraid to use the M word. The ...
Supernatural collides with Mortal instruments and Vampire Diaries. Dare to begin the passionate, thrilling, and provocative journey of love, dilemmas, sacrifice, and an epic love story? Prepare to be addicted… Grab the Prequel, Lost Angels, and unveil the mystery behind the romantic and addictive se ...
In November 1812, after a disastrous Season when Belle's unusual talent for sensing what's unseen lets her down and results in a man's death, a chance to atone for her past mistake sends her dashing to a haunted manor in the wilds of Cheshire, England, in the middle of a snowstorm. There, she meets ...
Some vampires have trouble figuring out how they want to spend eternity, but playboy Michael Odell isn’t one of them. He knows exactly what he wants: fine wines and beautiful women fuel his passion and he’s ma ...
Buffalo cop Milo Cornell found out about the supernatural when he thought he was busting a frat party and wound up with ghouls instead. A mysterious stranger saved his life but nearly died in the process. Milo makes an impetuous decision to protect the stranger and leave his old life behind. But ...
A she-wolf being hunted by pack males during a claiming rite is rescued by a rogue alpha determined to make her his own, despite her desire to be independent.
When Lyla Chathams brother, the pack alpha, learns of her interference in his criminal activities, he sets her up for a Claiming R ...
For years, I’ve had dreams about talking to the Devil. They’re not nightmares, in fact, they’re far from it, but they’re not normal either. Honestly, I’m not even sure what about my life is... I’m a witch that sucks at casting magic. My hair has a mind of its own. I’ve scared the crap out of my room ...
Love, Duty and Sacrifice.
Spring break in Campbell Falls was supposed to be my last taste of freedom before an arranged mating to a man I despise.
But today, I met Sol Cade, the charming and extremely sexy owner of the local bar.
We are Fated Mates, and th ...
Books included are: Badlands, Lucky Town, The Rising, Loose Ends, No Surrender From Book 1: A psychic and a skeptical homicide cop team up to hunt a supernatural killer in Myrtle Beach. Medium and clairvoyant Simon Kincaide owns a Myrtle Beach boardwalk shop where he runs ghost tours, holds séances, ...
Jude Gallagher thought she was crazy. It all started when the boy next door made her hear music—inside her head. All the time. It was torture. She didn’t think things could get worse. But then one hot summer, her best friend Kane O’Reilly decides to tell her how he really feels about her. Music insi ...
In a world where Fae and Vampire will forever be at odds, a Vampire wins the crown, ruling the Fae Realm for the first time in history. After the execution of the Succubus who attempted to murder the King, her Incubus vows to avenge her, putting a devious plot into action. Breaking Fae law, he creat ...
Confessions of a Pirate Ghost Gambling Ghosts Series, Novella 3 Escaping from the clutches of a mobster, art forger Harley Davis dives off his yacht in the middle of the night and swims ashore at Sunset Cove, where the only light she sees comes from inside a teahouse that looks haunted. Soaking wet ...
Scalers have overthrown the human race, forcing them to hide underground. Some of the more healthy and beautiful examples are taken as pets by these dragon shifters, while the rest just struggle to stay off the menu. Ashton Cane has been tracking Whisper for as long as he could remember. He never wa ...
This is the first book in The Eternal Knot Series; King Roan. 3,000 years ago, after the neighboring Princess rejects King Roan, he sets out to prove she is his soulmate with a sacred necklace from his holy man. However, he time travels to 2017 Texas to find his soulmate. Kendra Blue is a young, ind ...
She wants a divorce. He wants a second chance. Can love truly conquer all, even when divorce papers are involved? Denise travels back home with the divorce papers in her luggage, but Jason wants her to give him a second chance. Can he convince her to stay? And will their love be strong enough to wea ...
Allie, running from a would-be fiancé, finds a temp job as a barmaid in the little town of Burden, Texas where bear shifter Thorn Canton is livin’ easy with good buddies, free-flowing beer, and women in abundance.
Neither have plans of getting hitched, or settling down.
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Danet is a simple servant-turned-physician with one too many voices in her head. How she ended up being able to speak to the royal Prince with only their thoughts is beyond her but their unusual connection may end up saving his life. After his father’s death, Prince Ceros was poised to assume ...
Can two lost souls stop a madman with the help of a sarcastic angel? Lucas Carmichael and Scott Anderson had it all, money, fame, and fortune. But one night's stupid mistake takes everything they thought they cherished and dumps it upside down. A car accident ends Lucas' life and leaves Scott injure ...
A dark steamy paranormal series for fans of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Aaron’s only thought was to rescue her. Right idea, wrong time and place. Shot and left for dead on the street, Aaron’s life is claimed and remade anew when Michelle s ...
Lured into the demon’s lair. In a nightmare I can’t escape, I find true evil exists. They have no mercy. Can I survive their wicked savagery? *This Dark Omegaverse Romance is not for the faint of heart. If explicit scenes, violence, and D/s themes offend you, please abstain. Proceed with caution.*
