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November's Betas & ARCs
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Romance (Small Town, Sapphic, Sports, Dark)
Fantasy (Romantasy, Retelling, Dark, MM Gaslamp)
Horror (Erotic Romance, Thriller)
Romance
Closes November 28.
Ten years of friendship. One wedding. And a lot of feelings no oneโs talking about.
Iโm the girl who has it all under controlโฆuntil it comes to Caleb Miller. My best friend since high school, heโs loud, loyal, and allergic to emotional responsibility. And for better or worse, heโs always been my person.
So when his brotherโs wedding rolls around and he needs a plus-one to survive the family chaos, I volunteer. Because whatโs seven days and one shared room between friends? Except now weโre toeing a line we swore weโd never cross.
Iโm still holding out for Mr. Right, and Caleb isnโt him. At least, not yet. Heโs still figuring out what feelings even mean. But somehow, the one thing I didnโt expect is the only thing I canโt stop thinking about.
A new job at the local chocolate shop. A hot hot hot weekend with her new co-worker. Things are looking up for Sidney Campbell. Moving to Virginia was definitely the right choice for her.
Kit Cheever's crushing hard on Sid, though she worries about the culinary school grad moving in on her territory at the bakery. The sexy times are too good to give up, though, and Kit likes her privacy. Nobody has to know she and Sid are an item, but Sid wants to tell the world.
What will it take to keep Kit and Sid's sweet and spicy relationship from turning sour?
In the ruthless world of MMA, Kane Mitchell is a well respected fighterโuntil a parking lot fight goes viral and threatens to ruin his career.
With everything on the line, his publicist hits on a crazy plan: fake a stable relationship to restore his image and sponsors. Enter Daphne Wilson, a marketing graduate eager for her big break. When presented with the option to act as Kane's girlfriend for a year, fully paid and the offer of a job at the end, she is reluctant, not knowing what kind of world she's dealing with.
When their worlds collide, sparks flyโboth fiery and unexpected. Kane's tough exterior clashes with Daphne's determination, and their initial animosity hides a developing connection that neither can ignore.
As the lines between performance and reality blur, they navigate challenges and encounters that reveal their true selves. Despite every attempt to repel one another, they are drawn in closer, fanning the flames of their attraction. But when external pressures mount and the stakes rise higher, they must confront their growing feelings amidst a backdrop of competition, personal demons, and constant public scrutiny.
Can something created turn into something real? As Kane prepares to step into the ring for the battle of his life, he realizes that love might just be the greatest fight worth pursuing.
An absolute threat to any Made man. A legend in the flesh. A monster in blood.
Konstantin Volkov has been living out his life sentence in hopes of one day escaping. By chance, he was granted his freedom by an anonymous ally. He holds the secrets of dead men and awaits to collect his debts. However with former enemies following him he has to be careful of his tracks. Leading him straight into the arms of an irresistible woman. โ Beautiful, resilient, and vivacious Blair Morgan is an enigma. Running away from her past and going to the Saint Maria Convent felt like the only way to redemption. With her stained hands and a precious gift she has to hide, she finds comfort in her decision to live a devoted sinless life. However the infamous criminal and mobster barging in her life and ruining her plan was the one thing she couldnโt counted for. For better or worse, she must deal with him before her final initiation.
Their lives and secrets are tied, with nowhere to run to, how far will temptation go?
At the Academy of Dusk & Dawn, everything is dividedโthe light, the dark, the ones who belongโฆ and the ones who donโt. I was supposed to be House Dawn. Until my trial bled shadows, and suddenly everyone started watching for the next crack. โ
Now my magicโs unpredictable. Dangerous. And apparently interesting enough to catch the attention of Damian DuskbourneโDuskโs top student, all sharp edges, cold smiles, and a power that hums like a warning.
Heโs the last person I should trust.
Unfortunately, heโs also the only one who can teach me how to survive whatโs coming.
Because something ancient is waking beneath the academyโand if I canโt master the darkness inside me, it wonโt just destroy me.
Itโll destroy everyone.
Enemies. Rivals. Something neither of us dares name.
And the closer he gets, the more I start to wonder if the real danger isnโt the darkโฆ
Every time someone knocked me down, I wiped the blood off my heart and climbed to my feet, ready to go again.
Aphrodite has risen to become Olympusโ golden girl, a famous fashionista and influencer. Itโs not enough. She longs for real power, to be indebted to no one and nothing.
Those wishes are burned to ash the night a stranger comes to the Paris agora and strikes a deal with Zeus that steals away her future and her freedom. Raised by monsters far from the poisonous politics of their hidden world, Hephaestus is seeking revenge.
He doesnโt expect to be forced into a hasty marriage as part of a twisted deal. For his plan to succeed, he needs his match with the Goddess of Love to actually work. Zeus will do anything to see him fail.
And backed into a corner with no way out, the goddess has plans of her own, and no intention of letting these two men decide her fateโฆ
In the forgotten village of Trist, stepping out of line can quickly lead a woman to burn at the stake.
The lonesome healer Kamari Sable knows to keep her eyes down and her feet still. Already, the villagers are suspicious of her.
In their eyes, only witches roam the neighbouring forest, but for Kami, it holds all the life she so desperately needs to give her patients.
Trying to cure her childhood friendsโ mother from the same illness that claimed her family years ago, Kami must venture into the forest to brew the medicine that may save her.
But had she known what awaited her, she might never have gone.
Now haunted by ghostly figures that blur the line between dream and reality, and a persistent crow, her grip on sanity begins to slip. And the villagers cast wary eyes on her.
Kami is forced to learn that questioning oneโs sanity can be a ruthless beast to defeat, and she soon understands that burning a witch wonโt save them from whatโs coming.
Vanitas Subitum must not feel. He must not get angry. He must not be happy. And above all, he must never stop his vigils.
He knows these facts like he knows that he is a monster. But, when he enters into an arranged engagement for his crumbling town, everything he knows about himself and his life changes.
And despite all his fear and pain, color re-enters his life.
Krissy inherits her late auntโs bed and breakfast in the town of Ivywood in Upstate New York. Though sadden by her aunt's passing, she is excited to run the business she grew up in and had always wanted. What helps her enthusiasm is that itโs almost Christmas, and she has the fondest memories of the bed and breakfast being decorated at Christmas time and being the go-to place to stay while in town.
While Krissy begins to prep the bed and breakfast for guests that are coming on the first of December, strange things start to happen and stranger things come to light. Krissy learns that the ghost stories she grew up hearing about the place may actually be true. Hidden truths also come to light that Krissy wishes she never discovered.
Will Krissy be able to make sense of everything and get through it to keep her childhood dream and her auntโs legacy alive? Or is everything ruined and Krissyโs life in danger?
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