Days of Blood & Starlight


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An art student and monster's apprentice must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people in this riveting sequel to the mesmerizing, acclaimed book Daughter of Smoke & Bone by National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor -- now with a gorgeous new package! Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war. This is not that world. Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is--and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it. In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life. While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope. But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?




Skylight Confessions


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Writing at the height of her powers, Alice Hoffman conjures three generations of a family haunted by love. Cool, practical, and deliberate, John is dreamy Arlyn's polar opposite. Yet the two are drawn powerfully together even when it is clear they are bound to bring each other grief. Their difficult marriage leads them and their children to a house made of glass in the Connecticutcountryside, to the avenues ofManhattan, and to the blue waters of Long Island Sound. Glass breaks, love hurts, and families make their own rules. Ultimately, it falls to their grandson, Will, to solve the emotional puzzle of his family and of his own identity.




Sea of Starlight


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The adventure continues in Sea of Starlight, the second book of The Riven Kingdoms. After meeting the mysterious woman of the forest, Rhys and Amalia are left questioning everything they know about the feuding kingdoms' history, the two royal families that began the war, and their own turbulent relationship. There is only one place to find answers—in Draegan, the cursed kingdom that lies across the Chasm. Rhys would like more than anything to keep Amalia away from the land of nightmares, sickness, and death, but the princess is determined to cross the rift. And Rhys is determined to keep Amalia safe…no matter the cost. Even if she will despise him for it before their journey's end. Meanwhile, in the heart of Draegan, Rhys's sister is faced with her own problems. Her father and brother are at odds, dark creatures are finding their way into the fortress castle, and a new prisoner is patiently chipping at the walls Cassia has built around her heart... Sea of Starlight is a 61,000-word fantasy romance and the second book in a connected series that must be read in order. The Riven Kingdoms Reading Order: Forest of Firelight Sea of Starlight Dawn of Darkness Age of Auroras




Once We Were Starlight


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A bed posed on a stage under a dazzling spotlight. An audience of hungry eyes. And him, the other half of my soul, our supple bodies moving as one . . . Sundara: the lush and forbidden oasis in the desert where men travel to watch acts of sexual deviancy, and the only existence seventeen-year-old Karys has ever known. But despite a life where secrets and sin are in high supply, and freedom remains far beyond their reach, Karys and her partner Zakai find safety in each other, their passionate love the light that helps them both survive the darkness.Very suddenly, Karys and Zakai find themselves in the bright and confusing world of New York City, navigating separation, school, and relatives who are all but strangers. If they've been found, why do they still feel so lost? As their new lives threaten to drive them apart, and Zakai spins out of her grasp, Karys must figure out who and what can be trusted in this strange city, seemingly filled with more venom than the desert they once called home.




A Lion's Cage


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Shifts happen. Hearts change. Africa awaits.Life as a slave in the fight pits of Kenya is vicious and brutally short, and no one knows this better than lion shifter Lazarus Kiprop. As a prized champion, he lives with blood on his hands and guilt in his heart. He's survived longer than most, at a cost. With no end in sight, Lazarus has given up on ever seeing another sunrise. The last thing he needs is a vampire youngling taunting him with impossible promises of freedom.A newly made vampire, Willow has gaping holes in her memory and a burning desire for revenge. With less than a week before her new master arrives to claim her, she's determined to find a way out of captivity. And if the leather-clad guy in the cell next door doesn't believe it's possible? That's too bad, because she's going, with or without him. But while Willow may be able to escape her cage, will she be able to escape her heart?"A Lion's Cage" is the prequel to "The Lion Shifters" series. Escape to a land where everything is possible. Start your adventure today!




City of Starlight


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A trunk, a dagger, a map, and a...cat? When her aunt passes away, she leaves Kaidyn an old trunk of bizarre contents and a cat named Silas. After accidentally opening a portal, Kaidyn is thrown into a country divided by a massive wall and overwhelmed with ancient magic. Thrust between two royal houses, both claiming rights to the throne, she isn't sure who or what to believe. One thing becomes clear, though, she is the next Keeper of the Keys. An ancient lineage of human women tasked with balancing the wild magic and serving the true monarch of Evirness. Kaidyn will need to overcome the self-doubt that plagues her from a birth deformity with the help of a formidable guard captain and unlikely friends. Kaidyn is the only one who can bring down the wall and stop the gateways from wreaking havoc. Will she fulfill her ancestral duties or run back to the safety of her own world?




Zodiac Academy


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Fate has torn us apart and sometimes I believe the stars have given up on us altogether.Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good.Now Lionel Acrux has the strength to make a move for the throne, I'm not sure how much time we have left to stop him.Our only hope is to find the Imperial Star before he does. We made the sacrifice the stars called for and we're paying the price for that decision so it can't be for nothing.But with the stars turning against us at every move, and the last light in the world seeming to fade, I'm afraid we're almost out of time.Hope is a dangerous thing. It's the key to us fighting on. But it could be what destroys us in the end.One thing is for certain, I won't stop until I have been reunited with my other half and together we will fight to take our crowns.A war is coming.The throne is calling for a new monarch.And someone must answer its call.




The Emperor of Evening Stars


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Prequal to the darkly hypnotic Bargainer series! In the beginning, there was darkness. Before he met Callie, before he became the Bargainer, there was Desmond Flynn, the bastard son of a scribe. A boy born to a weak mother, cursed with little magic, and destined to marry a slave. But fate had something else in mind. Till darkness dies. From the barren caves of Arestys to the palace of Somnia to the streets of earth, this is how Desmond Flynn, a fairy who began with nothing, became the Emperor of Evening Stars.




My Big Green Alien Orc


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Aliens are real. I know because they abducted me. Now I’m trapped in a deadly game and everything I do is for the entertainment of aliens. If I fail, I die. My only chance of survival is a big, scary monster…but is he truly on my side or is this yet another game? She’s my mate. They showed me my fated female, then took her away. I will do anything to get to her. I will tear this planet apart. And once I have found her, I will claim her as my mate. A steamy, action-packed alien monster romance with a muscle-packed orc and the human woman he craves. If you want monstrous aliens with ‘special’ features, strong women and love against all odds, get this book today! Each book in the Starlight Monsters series can be read as a standalone and features a happy ever after. Set in the same world as the Starlight Highlanders Mail Order Brides, Starlight Vikings and The Intergalactic Guide to Humans.




My Big Sweet Waffle Monster


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After her alien abduction from Earth, Penny has resigned herself to never returning home. For two years, she's been forced to work on an illegal space station and has lost hope of better things to come. Until she stumbles across a caged alien who smells like home. Almost naked, with golden scales, and the most delicious scent, she finds it hard to resist when he insists she's his mate. Will Penny risk everything to free her alien? My Big Sweet Waffle Monster is a prequel to the Starlight Monsters series and includes a standalone m/f alien monster romance. If you love your aliens growly, hunky and very protective of their human mates, then dive into this adventure today! Set in the same world as the Starlight Highlanders, Starlight Vikings and The Intergalactic Guide to Humans.