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In the scope of Primal Hunter and Defiance of the Fall
Post Apocalyptic Progression Fantasy LitRPG
FROM THE AUTHOR OF NOCTURNE COMES A NEW UNIVERSE, A NEW INNOVATIVE SYSTEM AND A NEW MC, JEBEDIAH ‘JEB’ STONE, AND LET’S NOT FORGET HIS CANE CORSO, BOSE
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He has a history, memories, and a deep rooted case of PTSD. He also has something inside him, something dark and violent. It has been his boon and his bane. The last time he let it out it cost him his career and broke something inside him. When faced with what is to cPostApocalypticome will he mentally shatter or thrive in the Crucible of War? Stay tuned!! New Episodes every night!!!
Friendsgiving was supposed to be a day where our group of misfits got together and shared drinks, sang karaoke and stuffed ourselves silly.
But our group of four is expanding as the girls start to fall in love. I know change is part of life but as the guest list grows with names I donโt recognize, Iโm not looking forward to spending my favorite holiday with friends. They talk me into not skipping and when I show up with my stretchy pants, ready to carb up and eat my feelings in walks in my friendโs boss walks in!
Mark Cosecha is the definition of tall, dark and smoldering hot. He brings out a cornucopia of feelings I wasnโt ready for and I fear that Iโll be in love by dessert!
Turkey isnโt the only thing getting basted this Thanksgiving! Letโs fall in love before dessert!
The Authors of Love and Leftovers are here to serve dish after dish of sweet and spicy romances that will have you weak in the knees and swooning for seconds. So get comfy, wear your stretchy pants and grab a snack, because weโre about to satisfy your sweet tooth!
Abby has enjoyed hosting Friendsgiving in the past but now that one of her friends is in love and another has invited her boss as well she is having reservations about the changes. When she arrives at her friendโs house for the celebration she meets Mark and it was love/lust at first sight.
Mark has recently been hired as the school principal and works with one of Abbyโs best friends. With no friends or family in town he agrees to attend the Friendsgiving celebration but once he sees Abby the sparks fly and he isnโt about to accept anything less than love.
The feelings between Abby and Mark were immediate and intense. The relationship between them enchanting and the relationship between these friends is heartwarming.
Ashley James is a romance author who enjoys writing (and reading) LGBTQIA+ books. She is from Washington Stateโand no, not Seattleโand currently resides in South Carolina with her two kids and hairless kitties, Goose, Maverick, and Houston. Ashley is introverted and slightly (okay, majorly) awkward. She refuses to make this section sound like a tacky dating app profile, so she won’t be telling you how much she enjoys music, how she thoroughly enjoys dancing and singing in her kitchen, despite not being able to carry a tune, and she won’t be telling you about her love of toxic and broken fictional men.
When I wake up next to my best friendโs brother after a night of bottom shelf tequila and a sizzling one night stand, I do my best to pretend the whole thing never happened.
Until six weeks later, when two pink lines derail my every plan.
Not only is Graham Astor the brother to my three closest friends and the boy I secretly crushed on for years as a teenager, but heโs also a single dad and a grieving widower.
With a new career on my horizon, I donโt have time for complicated or messyโeverything Graham and this news bringsโand yet, when he expresses how much he wants this, I canโt deny how much I do too.
Even if that means I might wind up heartbroken later.
Navigating this new reality and everything that comes along with it quickly becomes a test of my willpower and self-control as he continues to say all the right things and shows up for me, even when I donโt ask him to. The more time we spend together, the harder it is to keep my feelings out of it.
Especially when I move in with him, and the memory of his hot breath on my neck and the weight of his body on mine haunts me, reminding me of the blazing chemistry we shared.
I tell myself I wonโt fall in love with Grahamโnot againโI swear, I wonโt.
But then he looks at me the way he does, or he talks to my belly, telling our growing baby how lucky he is to be their dad, or I watch how incredible he is with his daughter, and itโs impossible not to.
Itโs impossible not to picture what our life could be like together, in love and as a family.
But then I think about how the truth of our beautiful little surprise, and all the history we share, will come out eventually.
What if the fantasy in my head is as close as Iโll ever get to being loved by him?
๐ปReview๐ป When Charley finds herself on the receiving end of another romance that didnโt work out she finds herself at the pub looking to forget and while there she sees Graham and they forget about their problems by spending the night together. The surprise that she didnโt see coming is that she was now pregnant, and they no find themselves living together as they agree to co-parent their child.
Graham is a single father to his daughter Ellie since his wife passed away. He is also the brother of Charleyโs best friends and he and Charley shared a past until life sent them in different directions. He has always had feelings for her, and they only increase when he sees how caring she is with his daughter. When they finally give in to the chemistry between them it changes everything and now he is not willing to accept anything less than love.
You could feel the depth of the feelings between Charley and Graham and knew that they were meant to be. They soon realized it as well and the family they created will touch your heart. Vanessa Edwin brings out every emotion and insecurity that Charley was feelings while Teddy Hamilton brings out the swoon and supportive man that Graham is.
From the author of the bestselling Broken Trilogy and Dark Water Series comes Embeddedโthe second book in Stonewall, the heart pounding action and suspense series, where brotherhood binds them, and passion drives them even in perilous times.
Nicole Winter has many facetsโa war correspondent, a protector, a mother in all but blood.
But those are just titles.
Nicole’s relentless drive for the truth was forged in war zones and honed by years of experience. Her instincts catch the shifts others overlook, and what whispers now is clearโ the Cartel is gathering strength, and war is coming. Once, she would have chased the story, but for the first time, she is in a position more dangerous than she has ever faced.
A secret.
A bond.
A betrayal.
Paul is recovering from his wounds, but the scars no one can see cut deepest. He canโt forgive Nicole for putting his son in the spotlight, yet the child he never claimed is bound to her. Sheโs a risk he canโt afford, yet the only one who can protect his future.
Fueled by vengeance and ambition, Bruno Perezโs recklessness gives Nicole the chance to do the unthinkable and return to the viperโs pit, even if it costs her life.
As the team closes in and loyalties fracture, the green light unleashes the unimaginable. Blood is shed in the most unlikely places, and no one is beyond the line of fire.
All Nicole wants to do is to find a way back home while protecting the child who has become a bargaining chip between powerful and dangerous people.ย ย ย She canโt deny the feelings she has for Paul but is conflicted by whether she can trust him to help keep her and the child she is determined to protect safe.
Paul is conflicted as well as he is torn between loyalty, his child and the escalating feelings he has for Nicole.ย ย He is a man with secrets that could destroy everything if revealed and he is uncertain how Nicole will result if all is revealed.
The intrigue keeps you on edge, the action continues to escalate, secrets are revealed and the feelings between Nicole and Paul continues to deepen and leaves us needing to know what the future holds.
Author J.L. Drake was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, later moving to Southern California where she lives with her husband and two children.ย
When she’s not writing she loves to spend time with her family, traveling or just enjoying a night at home. One thing you might notice in her books is her love for the four seasons. Growing up on the east coast of Canada the change in the seasons is in her blood and is often mentioned in her writing.
An avid reader of James Patterson, J.L. Drake has often found herself inspired by his many stories of mystery and intrigue.
She hopes you will enjoy her stories as much as she has enjoyed writing them.
I thought Iโd be miserable planning my exโs wedding, but a rugged cowboy turned distiller knows just how to relieve the pressure.
After fleeing back home to Huckleberry Springs, Montana, I become the new event planner for my familyโs guest ranch. But the first event to plan is my cousinโs wedding to my cheating ex. If I donโt, my uncle wonโt sign over his share of the ranch and forever mettle in our lives. So I take one for the team.
One night when I buckle under the stress, I also get a littleโa lotโdrunk. Saving me from myself is one of the cowboys that used to work for my dad. Durban Hennessy is now part owner in the local distillery, and he doesnโt do drama, distractions, or hot messes that just threw up on his boots. Still, he brings me to his place so I can sober up in private.
Durbanโs providing wet bar service throughout the wedding festivities. The distiller with a superiority complex and I cross paths too often, but when he finds me in a store room, spiraling during the groomโs family dinner, he relieves the pressure in the hottest way possible.
So we strike a bargain. Heโll help me relax in the steamiest way possible, and he can repair his ego after getting dumped by his long distance relationship. When impromptu hookups turn into sleepovers that include intimate pillow talk, I know Iโm in trouble. Because our whiskey bargain ends when the wedding does.
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐: ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐๐-๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ 3) by USA Today bestselling author Layla Hagen releases on December 5th! Check out this teaser!
I donโt give a damn what people say about me. Iโm successful and confidentโone of San Diegoโs youngest CEOs. But when my womanizer rep costs me a major business deal, Iโve got a problem.
One of my brothers suggests a fake girlfriend. Ridiculous.
Then I spot the perfect opportunity.
At a bar, I overhear a stunning blonde getting utterly humiliated by her exโwho casually informs her he dumped her to marry someone else. What an idiot.
She looks like she needs rescuing. So I sit at their table and kiss her like Iโve done it a million times. After the jerk bails, I make her a deal: be my fake date for one business dinner.
Phoebe agrees.
It shouldโve been simple, but the dinner turns into a weekend at a beach house. One bedroom. Too much wine. One unforgettable night.
The next morning, she tries to pretend it didnโt happen.
Phoebe is nothing like the women I usually date. Sheโs hardworking, has a sharp sense of humor, and sheโs the most selfless person Iโve met. Thatโs why I want more.
I just have to prove that thereโs more to me than she thinks. Iโm close to my family. I spoil my nephew. Iโm ready to change.
Phoebe is still hurting and wants to play it safe. But I wonโt give up. Because this fake relationship is starting to feel very real.
After a Thanksgiving PR disaster went viral, Iโm back in Snowberry Falls, Vermont, running the townโs Christmas festivalโand praying it saves my career.
Then my ex shows upโparading his influencer fiancรฉeโand I need a win. Fast.
Enter Penn Radford: Boston Bucks enforcer, tabloid magnet, and currently stranded without a room at the fully booked inn. I know his type. Loud, flashy, allergic to shirtsโฆand the guy who punched mall Santa.
My solution? Team up. Fake a holiday romance. Nail the festival. Fix his image. Easy.
But the mistletoe buzzer wonโt quit, and those pretend kisses? They feel way too real. And when my past comes back swinging, I have to figure out if Penn is the real dealโฆor just another mistake wrapped in peppermint sheets.
Jaylynn finds herself in Snowberry Falls to help the town with its holiday celebrations and it is vital that everything goes well as her career depends on it.ย ย ย This situation is complicated by the fact that her ex happens to be the mayor so she offers Penn an arrangement where pretending to be a couple will give them both what they need.
Penn is a professional hockey player whose reputation is less than stellar.ย ย He has come to Snowberry Falls to spend the holidays with his family however finding a place to stay is proving difficult.ย ย When Jaylynn offers him a place to stay and a way to help with his reputation he is more than willing to pretend they are a couple even if the more time they spend together the more real it feels.
The banter is humorous, the emotion is heartfelt, the romance is enchanting even with the obstacles they faced and there is a great group of secondary characters who add to the story.
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunt and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. Cathryn lives in beautiful Nova Scotia with her husband, who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. When not writing, Cathryn can be found Skyping with her son living in Seattle (could he have moved any farther away?) shopping with her daughter in the city, watching a big action flick with her husband, or hanging out and laughing with friends.
A gruff, divorced NFL coach meets his match in an equally grumpy, commitment-phobic neighbor in this warm-hearted and witty romance about family, second chances, and overcoming the past.
Youโd think it was the perfect setup: living next door to the grumpy single dad who needs my help with his troublemaking kidsโjust until football season is over. Swoony stuff, right?
You know whoโs not swooning? Me.
Iโm as grumpy as he is, and Iโm fairly certain that for NFL Coach Barrett King, it was hate at first sight. Itโs nothing Iโll lose sleep over because 1) the feeling is mutual, and 2) Iโm not a people person. Just me and my dog, Larry, moving around when the mood strikes, is what I prefer.
Except I start getting attached. First to the kids. Then to their father. I donโt know why. Heโs overbearing. His attempts at flirting are just growls and glares. But if I ever see that man smileโฆwell, I might tear all his clothes off.
I donโt do forever. And Barrettโserious, thoughtful, sexier than he has any right to beโdoesnโt do short term. Weโre headed straight for disaster.
But if we’re willing to take a risk, maybe this story won’t end in heartbreak. Maybe what started as the perfect setup for two imperfect people just might end in love.
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Due to her past Lily has closed herself off to getting too close to anyone except for her dog Larry who has a personality that you canโt help but love. Her latest housesitting job has her living next door to Barrett and when his kids find out she has a dog a connection is born and they are determined that she will be their nanny and now they just need to convince their dad.
Being a coach in the NFL requires time and commitment which doesnโt leave much room for anything else in Barretโs life except for Bryce and Maggie, his kids. They have a way of pushing the limits which he both loves and hates but he would do anything for them which includes hiring Lily as their nanny. Developing feelings for her wasnโt part of the plan as his roots are set firmly in Buffalo while she will off to her next adventure when this one ends, but their hearts donโt agree.
Bryce was patient and understanding as he gave Lily time to realize that he loved her just the way she was and he wasnโt about to walk away while Lily saw Bryce as the wonderful man and father he was and not the serious no fun guy that others seemed to believe. The relationship that Lily had with Maggie and Bryce was just as endearing and the journey for them to become a family will touch your heart. Aiden Snow was a perfect choice for Barrett, and you could feel both the cantankerous and romantic side of him while CJ bloom brings out the sass and insecurities of Lily.
Meet Karla Sorensen:
Karla Sorensen is an Amazon top 20 bestselling author who refuses to read or write anything without a happily ever after. When she’s not devouring historical romance or avoiding the laundry, you can find her watching football (British AND American), HGTV or listening to Enneagram podcasts so she can psychoanalyze everyone in her life, in no particular order of importance. With a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Grand Valley State University, she made her living in senior healthcare prior to writing full-time. Karla lives in Michigan with her husband, two boys and a big, shaggy rescue dog named Bear.
Walking in Darkness by A.L. Jackson is now live in audio!
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Victoria Mei
Torn between conflicting worldsโone light, one darkโtwo lovers plunge into the ultimate battle between good and evil in a thrilling romantasy by a New York Timesand USA Today bestselling author.
I was born to hunt the evils hiding in this world. To slay and destroy.
My purpose was never supposed to be her. My forbidden soulmate. Protecting her was meant to be temporaryโIโd stay close until I was certain she was safe, and then I would walk away.
I wasnโt supposed to fall in love with her, and I sure as hell wasnโt supposed to take her to my bed. Iโd heard my entire life that touching her would only bring us to our deaths.
Except that with my mere touch, power flows through Aria in a way it never has before, and itโs becoming clear that our gods lied to keep us separated and weak.
Together, our strength feels unstoppable. But the monsters hunting her are more sinister than we could have imaginedโa threat that could end all humanity.
Will our newfound powers be enough to save us?
*Walking in Darkness is book two in the Darkness Duet. Please read the first book, Visions of Darkness, before enjoying this one.
Even though at times Aria may be separated from Pax the connection between them is unbreakable. When she manages to find her way back to him she realizes that the fight is only beginning and the only way that they can overcome the enemies who want to destroy them is with each other and sharing what they know to recruit others even if that is a difficult task.
Pax believes that he and Aria canโt be together as the consequences could be dire however the more he learns the more he begins to question that reasoning. As the danger escalates around them his first instinct is to protect her however he also realizes if they are going to emerge with their lives he will needs her strength and skills for that to happen.
The actions continues to amp up and the twists keep coming as the love between Aria and Pax only gets stronger and they learn that as long as they have each other they can overcome anything that their enemies throw at them. Teddy Hamilton brings out the protector in Pax and Victoria Mei brings out the strength and independence of Aria.
S.J. Sylvis and S. Massery have revealed the cover for Cross the Line!
Releasing: December 11, 2025
Scarlett Wallace has hated me since the moment we met. โจFineโfeelings are mutual.
When she transfers to Shadow Valley U, her dadโs brilliant idea has us living under the same roof as newly minted step-siblings, and she becomes impossible to ignore. Too stubborn. Too tempting. Too off-limits.
When I mess up with the wrong crowd, they demand repayment.โจAnd unfortunately, they decide Scarlett is the perfect leverage.
She deserves a fresh start after what happened at her last schoolโฆโจInstead, she gets meโher stepbrother. โจThe guy who canโt stay out of troubleโฆand canโt stay away from her.
Protecting her means crossing every line. Wanting her means destroying the rest.
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