Nix's bookshelf: 03_to-sort en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 05:47:28 -0700 60 Nix's bookshelf: 03_to-sort 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Gehetzt (Die Chronik des eisernen Druiden, #1)]]> 61961630
Dieser Band ist bereits zuvor in einer anderen Ausgabe unter dem Titel »Die Hetzjagd« erschienen.

Atticus O’Sullivan führt ein scheinbar friedliches Dasein in Arizona. In seinem Laden bekommt man alles, was man eben so brauchen kann. Nachbarn und Kunden halten ihn für einen netten, tätowierten jungen Mann. Tatsächlich ist Atticus aber nicht 21, sondern über 2100 Jahre alt: Er ist der letzte lebende Druide. Seine übermenschlichen Kräfte zieht er direkt aus der Erde und außerdem besitzt er ein unsagbar scharfes magisches Schwert namens Fragarach. Zu Atticus� Unglück aber ist eine überaus erzürnte keltische Gottheit hinter genau diesem Schwert her. Und sie hat es auf Atticus� Leben abgesehen …]]> 352 Kevin Hearne 3608982345 Nix 0 4.00 2011 Gehetzt (Die Chronik des eisernen Druiden, #1)
author: Kevin Hearne
name: Nix
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Chef (Princes of Toval Book 1)]]> 217248686
Figuring out how to cook over a campfire with only salted and dried ingredients is a unique challenge for Char, but the fighters promised to deliver Char safely to his new job once their own task in the mountains is complete. But the new fighters aren't everything they appear to be, especially Captain Fen, who makes Char think about something other than cooking for the first time in years. Surviving the mountain crossing was supposed to be tough, but surviving this new journey might prove impossible.
]]> 228 Mell Eight Nix 0 4.17 The Chef (Princes of Toval Book 1)
author: Mell Eight
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]]> <![CDATA[Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)]]> 201017011 “I don’t need another kink.�

That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact.

Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men. I’ve favorited videos with them dressed in full cosplay, decked out in futuristic military apparel, and wrapped up like ghouls.

But more than anything else, my FYP is filled with shirtless men wearing ghost masks. Bonus points if they’re heavily tattooed, wielding a knife, or covered in fake blood. At night, I dream about being chased by them, of them catching me and doing deliciously dark things to my more than willing body.

I never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become my new reality.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book. ]]> 338 Navessa Allen Nix 0 4.16 2024 Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
author: Navessa Allen
name: Nix
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wrong Familiar (Carnival of Mysteries)]]> 213710659
The final step to becoming a full-fledged mage is the conjuring and binding of a familiar, a faithful companion and guide who will supplement his power and remain at his side the rest of his life. Instead of a sylvan familiar, like a unicorn or stag, however, something goes horribly awry and Ninos finds himself bound instead to Sinn, a raven familiar meant for dark magics.

Neither is happy about it. Ninos wants a familiar who can help him with life, with growing and restoring a place destroyed by fire and plague. Sinn should be helping to raise the dead or cast blood workings. They were never meant to meet, let alone be bound.

Bindings are permanent, however, and cannot be broken. Their only chance at setting this wrong to rights is to locate the dark mage that Sinn was meant for, hope they in turn have Ninos' true familiar, and perform a rare but not impossible switch...]]> 202 Megan Derr Nix 0 4.22 2024 The Wrong Familiar (Carnival of Mysteries)
author: Megan Derr
name: Nix
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[Fated Mates and When to Keep Them (Fated Mates, #0)]]> 216556469
Family has been Fernando’s priority for centuries, so why does his adorable PA suddenly stir long-forgotten feelings?

Killing anyone that endangers Noel counts as a romantic gesture, right? Asking for a vampire.

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I am apparently writing this series backwards, so have book zero everyone, mafia, vampires, cute boys in trouble, this story is pure crack, I’m not even sorry, blood and sex, dino nuggies, hurt and comfort, bad guys get karma, stubborn to lovers, music is their love language, mindless violence and fluff, cinnamon roll protection squad assemble!, boss-employee trope]]> 212 A.J. Sherwood Nix 0 4.20 2024 Fated Mates and When to Keep Them (Fated Mates, #0)
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> Where Fools Have Tread 213771543 Dec:
I’ve never really had much in the way of direction in my life, until I walk into an eerie shop where a strange man charges me more than I should pay for a tarot reading of one card. Next thing I know, I’m graduating school to be a domestic servant and find myself employed by someone else’s weird uncle in the strangest mansion. Everyone is great even if they’re all a little� off. Except Thoren. He’s a thorn in my side, and I hate how he treats me like it’s my job to clean up every little thing he drops on the floor. (My ass is not what ’s looking at because� what?)

Thoren:
I’ve known since I was eight the path I would take in life. Protecting the world from itself has always been my calling, and I do a damn good job of it. So what if I take my pleasure wherever I can find it? I’ve earned every second of my leisure with the hours, days, and weeks of work I put in on every assignment. If I happen to find pleasure in teasing the new butler� well, Dec seems to like it just as much as I do, no matter how often he tries to hide in the cleaning closet. (I wonder if he has a maid costume because� yum.)

Where Fools Have Tread is an MM paranormal romance with a human butler who finds his calling serving a household full of paranormal protectors and a gargoyle with resting bitch face who takes delight in teasing him.

Where Fools Have Tread is a standalone MM romance novel as part of the multi-author collaboration Tales from the Tarot. This book is based on the major arcana card The Fool.]]> 179 Jennifer Cody 1964646022 Nix 0 4.17 Where Fools Have Tread
author: Jennifer Cody
name: Nix
average rating: 4.17
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]]> On the 2 195582843 Don’t talk to strangers.
Don’t even look at anyone.

But what if they’re grouchy and gorgeous and you’re sitting right next to them?
I always did like a challenge.
I want to turn that frown upside down, but he barely looks at me.
I take a chance and poke the bear, and to my shock, he plays along and growls back.
The more we meet on the train, the more I realize ’s not the uptight grump I first thought. Then one night, there he is—in my world, in my space…his tongue in my mouth.

Mind blown.

But I’m no fool. A man like Nash Roman doesn’t date a guy who sells suits at Macy’s.
Nash is prep school and Ivy League, and I’m night school while working two jobs to pay bills. Nash is fine wine, expensive restaurants and handmade suits, and I’m beer, corner takeout, and a lucky find at Goodwill.

What am I—street-smart Ethan Moreno—doing, playing in his world? This man is older than me, way richer than me, and has already made it clear he doesn’t believe in love. I should walk away. Instead, I’m falling for him. Hard.

Nash couldn’t care less if his father doesn’t think I’m good enough or if people gossip because we’re so different. I need to trust in him and us, but I’ve been burned before.

And just like the Uptown Number 2, sometimes you have to travel a different route to get to the final destination:
Forever.]]> 285 Felice Stevens Nix 0 4.16 On the 2
author: Felice Stevens
name: Nix
average rating: 4.16
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]]> The Emperor's Wolf 9538805
Dersai is Emperor to his fingertips, he is used to command and being obeyed. He will sacrifice anything to see his country safe. Beneath, he is well read, highly intelligent and far sighted in how he views others. Yet, Dersai has an inner demon, a demon that kept his kingdom free and safe from conquerors; only in his dreams can he imagine one strong enough to love him. Now his slave may be the only one who can set him free.]]> 146 J.C. Owens 1607378752 Nix 0 3.77 2010 The Emperor's Wolf
author: J.C. Owens
name: Nix
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Voyage of the Basilisk (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3)]]> 21893608 Alternate cover edition for this ASIN can be found here

The thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's Voyage of the Basilisk . . .

Devoted readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoirs, A Natural History of Dragons and The Tropic of Serpents, may believe themselves already acquainted with the particulars of her historic voyage aboard the Royal Survey Ship Basilisk, but the true story of that illuminating, harrowing, and scandalous journey has never been revealed—until now. Six years after her perilous exploits in Eriga, Isabella embarks on her most ambitious expedition yet: a two-year trip around the world to study all manner of dragons in every place they might be found. From feathered serpents sunning themselves in the ruins of a fallen civilization to the mighty sea serpents of the tropics, these creatures are a source of both endless fascination and frequent peril. Accompanying her is not only her young son, Jake, but a chivalrous foreign archaeologist whose interests converge with Isabella’s in ways both professional and personal.

Science is, of course, the primary objective of the voyage, but Isabella’s life is rarely so simple. She must cope with storms, shipwrecks, intrigue, and warfare, even as she makes a discovery that offers a revolutionary new insight into the ancient history of dragons.]]> 370 Marie Brennan 1429956364 Nix 0 4.20 2015 The Voyage of the Basilisk (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3)
author: Marie Brennan
name: Nix
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2015
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]]> Pacific Rimming 34213642
This romance features Deaf and hearing characters. It is intended for mature audiences.

“Pacific Rimming is a fun and engaging tale about an unexpected holiday romance. I loved the characters and their interactions, and the story’s satisfying ending.� —Asta Idonea, author of Fire Up My Heart

�If you’re looking for a fun and scorching ménage that starts as a threesome but soon grows into more, then give this short story a try.� —Serena Yates, author of To Find and to Keep]]> 34 Dale Cameron Lowry 1508057346 Nix 0 3.64 Pacific Rimming
author: Dale Cameron Lowry
name: Nix
average rating: 3.64
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]]> <![CDATA[Touch of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #5)]]> 16097098
She's used to summoning supernatural creatures from the demon realm to our world, but now she's the one who's been summoned. Kara is the prisoner of the demonic Lord Mzatal, but quickly discovers that she's far more than a mere hostage. He has his own plans to use Kara and keep her from Rhyzkahl-the demonic lord she is sworn to serve. However, waiting for rescue has never been Kara's style, and she has no intention of being a pawn in someone else's game.

Yet intrigue and treachery run rampant amongst all lords, and Kara is hard pressed to keep her wits about her. Her abilities as a homicide detective are put the the test as she seeks the truth about FBI Agent Ryan Kristoff, Rhyzkahl, and herself. But, the answers she finds only raise more questions. She soon discovers that she has her own history in the demon realm-one that goes back farther than she could have ever imagined. But that history may yet spell her doom as s’s faced with a peril beyond mortal comprehension.

S’s going to need all the strength and tenacity s’s developed as a cop and a summoner, or the hell she endures may well last forever.]]> 448 Diana Rowland 1101597402 Nix 0 4.15 2012 Touch of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #5)
author: Diana Rowland
name: Nix
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> The War of the Flowers 19195853
He is drawn from his home in Northern California into the parallel world of Faerie, for, unknown to him, he is a pivotal figure in a war between certain of Faerie's powerful lords and the rest of the strange creatures who live in this exotic realm.]]> 911 Tad Williams 1101657642 Nix 0 4.25 2003 The War of the Flowers
author: Tad Williams
name: Nix
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2)]]> 19628851 The Tropic of Serpents . . .


Attentive readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoir, A Natural History of Dragons, are already familiar with how a bookish and determined young woman named Isabella first set out on the historic course that would one day lead her to becoming the world’s premier dragon naturalist. Now, in this remarkably candid second volume, Lady Trent looks back at the next stage of her illustrious (and occasionally scandalous) career.

Three years after her fateful journeys through the forbidding mountains of Vystrana,Mrs. Camherst defies family and convention to embark on an expedition to thewar-torn continent of Eriga, home of such exotic draconian species as the grass-dwelling snakes of the savannah, arboreal tree snakes, and, most elusive of all, the legendary swamp-wyrms of the tropics.

The expedition is not an easy one. Accompanied by both an old associate and a runaway heiress, Isabella must brave oppressive heat, merciless fevers, palace intrigues, gossip, and other hazards in order to satisfy her boundless fascination with all things draconian, even if it means venturing deep into the forbidden jungle known as the Green Hell . . . where her courage, resourcefulness, and scientific curiosity will be tested as never before.


At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.]]> 354 Marie Brennan 1429956356 Nix 0 4.11 2014 The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #2)
author: Marie Brennan
name: Nix
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2014
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]]> Lost (Magic Thief, #2) 20008660

Never mix fire with magic!

Conn may only be a wizard's apprentice, but even he knows it's dangerous to play with fire . . . especially around magic. His master, Nevery, warns him that it could all blow up in his face. Besides, they have bigger problems to deal with. There is evil afoot in the city of Wellmet, an evil that isn't human.

But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion—something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even his vivid imagination.

Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard's apprentice.

]]> 416 Sarah Prineas 0061859230 Nix 0 4.16 2009 Lost (Magic Thief, #2)
author: Sarah Prineas
name: Nix
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3.5)]]> 29635160 A Tor.com original, From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review shares the thoughts of the renowned dragon naturalist Lady Trent--whose memoirs continue to be chronciled in Marie Brennan's acclaimed Victorian Age science fantasy series--about the scientific community. After risking the neck of her loved ones and herself during her perilous sea voyage aboard The Basilisk, and the discoveries made at Keonga, Isabella, Lady Trent, returns to Scirland with the aim of publishing her research. And yet, given the level of secret knowledge she now posseses, she is reduced to waiting to reveal her new academic discovery until royal decrees can be lifted and a fraught political situation avoided. In her idle frustration, Isabella vents her spleen upon the shoddy research published by lesser men with swollen heads in local journals. Enjoy the following collection of letters, found in a trunk of mislaid scholarly documents left behind when she removed to Linshire for the season.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 17 Marie Brennan 076539216X Nix 0 4.12 2016 From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #3.5)
author: Marie Brennan
name: Nix
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters]]> 6651656 A comprehensive examination into the frightening true crime history of serial homicide—including information on America’s most prolific serial killers such Jeffrey Dahmer � Ted Bundy � “Co-ed Killer”Ed Kemper � The BTK Killer� “Highway Stalker”Henry Lee Lucas � Monte Ralph Rissell � “Shoe Fetish Slayer”Jerry Brudos � “Night Stalker”Richard Ramirez � “Unabomber� Ted Kaczynski � Ed Gein“The Butcher of Plainfield� � “Killer Clown”John Wayne Gacy � Andrew Cunanan � And more...In this unique book, Peter Vronsky documents the psychological, investigative, and cultural aspects of serial murder, beginning with its first recorded instance in Ancient Rome through fifteenth-century France on to such notorious contemporary cases as cannibal/necrophile Ed Kemper, the BTK killer, Henry Lee Lucas, Monte Ralph Rissell, Jerry Brudos, Richard Ramirez, “Unabomber� Ted Kaczynski, Ed Gein, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the emergence of what he classifies as the “serial rampage killer� such as Andrew Cunanan, who murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace.Vronsky not only offers sound theories on what makes a serial killer but also makes concrete suggestions on how to survive an encounter with one—from recognizing verbal warning signs to physical confrontational resistance. Exhaustively researched with transcripts of interviews with killers, and featuring up-to-date information on the apprehension and conviction of the Green River killer and the Beltway Snipers, Vronsky’s one-of-a-kind book covers every conceivable aspect of an endlessly riveting true crime phenomenon.INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS]]> 432 Peter Vronsky 1101204621 Nix 0 3.97 2004 Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters
author: Peter Vronsky
name: Nix
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Fury of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #6)]]> 18143211
With the help of FBI agents Ryan Kristoff and Zack Garner, they begin to track down summoners who are working with Rhyzkahl. However, Kara knows Ryan’s true identity, and questions of loyalty threaten to tear apart this group of allies. When Kara intervenes to help a brilliant young computer expert and his bodyguard after an accidental shooting, she quickly learns that Rhyzkahl’s machinations run deeper than she could have ever imagined. The search for Idris takes on a desperate edge as their enemies increase in number, and Kara realizes that an old homicide case may hold the key to their success—or their doom.

With the very fabric of the universe at stake, Kara must rely on her skills, wit, and luck to save her friends and her world, yet ancient vows will have to be broken if she is to have any hope.

But the price of breaking those vows may be her own blood.]]> 416 Diana Rowland 0698143744 Nix 0 4.16 2014 Fury of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #6)
author: Diana Rowland
name: Nix
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4)]]> 25481955 In the Labyrinth of Drakes, the thrilling new book in the acclaimed fantasy series from Marie Brennan, the glamorous Lady Trent takes her adventurous explorations to the deserts of Akhia.

Even those who take no interest in the field of dragon naturalism have heard of Lady Trent's expedition to the inhospitable deserts of Akhia. Her discoveries there are the stuff of romantic legend, catapulting her from scholarly obscurity to worldwide fame. The details of her personal life during that time are hardly less private, having provided fodder for gossips in several countries.

As is so often the case in the career of this illustrious woman, the public story is far from complete. In this, the fourth volume of her memoirs, Lady Trent relates how she acquired her position with the Royal Scirling Army; how foreign saboteurs imperiled both her work and her well-being; and how her determined pursuit of knowledge took her into the deepest reaches of the Labyrinth of Drakes, where the chance action of a dragon set the stage for her greatest achievement yet.]]> 351 Marie Brennan 146685698X Nix 0 4.39 2016 In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4)
author: Marie Brennan
name: Nix
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar #1)]]> 10055206 Follows the adventures of Talia as she trains to become a Herald of Valdemar in the first book in the classic epic fantasy Arrows trilogy

Chosen by the Companion Rolan, a mystical horse-like being with powers beyond imagining, Talia, once a runaway, has now become a trainee Herald, destined to become one of the Queen’s own elite guard. For Talia has certain awakening talents of the mind that only a Companion like Rolan can truly sense.

But as Talia struggles to master her unique abilities, time is running out. For conspiracy is brewing in Valdemar, a deadly treason that could destroy Queen and kingdom. Opposed by unknown enemies capable of both diabolical magic and treacherous assassination, the Queen must turn to Talia and the Heralds for aid in protecting the realm and insuring the future of the Queen’s heir, a child already in danger of becoming bespelled by the Queen’s own foes.]]> 320 Mercedes Lackey 1101497378 Nix 0 4.26 1987 Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar #1)
author: Mercedes Lackey
name: Nix
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1987
rating: 0
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]]> Acrobat 16061375
Dreo has bigger problems than getting Nate to see him as a potential partner. He’s raising his nephew, trying to leave his unsavory job, and starting his own business, a process made infinitely more difficult when a series of hits takes out some key underworld players. Still, Dreo is determined to build a life he can be proud of—a life with Nate as a cornerstone. A life that is starting to look like exactly what Nate has been looking for. Unfortunately for Dreo—and for Nate—the last hits were just part of a major reorganization, and Dreo’s obvious love for Nate has made him a target too.]]> 250 Mary Calmes 1613725019 Nix 0 4.21 2012 Acrobat
author: Mary Calmes
name: Nix
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Star Scroll (Dragon Prince, #2)]]> 8177287
But the evil influence of the former High Prince Roelstra had not ended with his death at Rohan’s hands. And even as Pol grew to manhood, other young men were being trained in the ways of war, youths descended from Roelstra and claimed by Rohan’s enemies as willing pawns in what could become a bloody battle for succession.

Yet not all players in these games of power fought merely with words or swords. For now a foe vanquished by the Sunrunners ages ago was once again growing in strength, an enemy determined to desroy Sunrunners and High Prince alike. And the only hope of defeating these masters of dark sorcery lay in reclaiming the knowledge so carefully concealed in the long-lost- Star Scroll�.]]> 595 Melanie Rawn 1101177381 Nix 0 4.39 1989 The Star Scroll (Dragon Prince, #2)
author: Melanie Rawn
name: Nix
average rating: 4.39
book published: 1989
rating: 0
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]]> Scorch (Croak, #2) 15784067
To escape the townspeople’s wrath, she and her friends embark on a wild road trip to DeMyse. Though this sparkling desert oasis is full of luxuries and amusements, it feels like a prison to Lex. Her best chance at escape would be to stop Zara once and for all—but how can she do that from DeMyse, where the Grims seem mysteriously oblivious to Zara’s killing spree?]]> 351 Gina Damico 0547927827 Nix 0 4.08 2012 Scorch (Croak, #2)
author: Gina Damico
name: Nix
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)]]> 17787397 A Natural History of Dragons, combining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian Age.

You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments—even at the risk of one's life—is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten. . . .

All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day.

Here at last, in her own words, is the true story of a pioneering spirit who risked her reputation, her prospects, and her fragile flesh and bone to satisfy her scientific curiosity; of how she sought true love and happiness despite her lamentable eccentricities; and of her thrilling expedition to the perilous mountains of Vystrana, where she made the first of many historic discoveries that would change the world forever.]]> 335 Marie Brennan 1429956313 Nix 0 3.93 2013 A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
author: Marie Brennan
name: Nix
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Zodiac - Auf der Spur eines Serienkillers]]> 15823004 Ein grausamer Sadist, dem das Morden Spaß bereitet. Seine ersten Opfer sind ein Teenagerpärchen, denen er auflauert und sie dann kaltblütig erschießt. Nach dem Überfall auf ein weiteres Paar schickt er der Polizei den ersten Brief, in dem er weitere Taten ankündigt. So beginnt ein grausames Katz- und Mausspiel mit den Beamten. Offiziellen Behördenangaben zufolge fielen dem Zodiac-Killer sechs junge Menschen zum Opfer, er selbst gab an, für siebenunddreißig Morde verantwortlich zu sein. Die wahre Zahl der Mordopfer könnte durchaus auch bei fünfzig liegen. Der Mörder wurde nie gefasst.
Nachdem sich bereits mehrere Kino- und Fernsehregisseure mit dem Zodiac-Killer befasst haben, nahm sich auch David Fincher, der mit Sieben einen der Klassiker des Serienkiller-Genres schuf, dem legendären Massenmörder an. Jake Gyllenhaal spielt Robert Graysmith, Robert Downey Jr. übernimmt die Rolle von Reporter Paul Avery, Mark Ruffalo ist Detective David Toschi, sein Partner Bill Armstrong wird von Anthony Edwards verkörpert.]]> 296 Robert Graysmith 3641028922 Nix 0 3.29 1986 Zodiac - Auf der Spur eines Serienkillers
author: Robert Graysmith
name: Nix
average rating: 3.29
book published: 1986
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Dragon Prince (Dragon Prince, #1)]]> 8217075 Introducing a lush epic fantasy world replete with winged beasts, power games of magical treachery—and a realm of princedoms hovering on the brink of war. “Combining dragons, a family full of passion and hate, and medieval-style politics and warfare� this first installment in the Dragon Prince series, “has all the ingredients to please (Locus).� When Rohan became the new prince of the Desert, ruler of the kingdom granted to his family for as long as the Long Sands spewed fire, he took the crown with two goals in mind. First and foremost, he sought to bring permanent peace to his world of divided princedoms. And, in a land where dragon-slaying was a proof of manhood, Rohan was the sole champion of the dragons, fighting desperately to preserve the last remaining lords of the sky and with them a secret which might be the salvation of his people.... Sioned, the Sunrunner witch who was fated by Fire to be Rohan’s bride, had mastered the magic of sunlight and moonglow, catching hints of a yet to be formed pattern which could irrevocably affect the destinies of Sunrunners and ordinary mortals alike. Yet caught in the machinations of the Lady of Goddess Keep, and of Prince Rohan and his sworn enemy, the treacherously cunning High Prince, could Sioned alter this crucial pattern to protect her lord from the menace of a war that threatened to set the land ablaze?“Marvelous!”—Anne McCaffrey]]> 576 Melanie Rawn 1101166649 Nix 0 4.16 1988 Dragon Prince (Dragon Prince, #1)
author: Melanie Rawn
name: Nix
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Sins of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #4)]]> 12412662 320 Diana Rowland 1101563117 Nix 0 4.15 2012 Sins of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #4)
author: Diana Rowland
name: Nix
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]> 541 Brandon Sanderson Nix 0 4.48 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Nix
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Tempting (The Buchanans Saga Book 4)]]> 18895405 After three romantic flame-outs in a year and a restaurant career going nowhere, Dani Buchanan needs a fresh start. She goes looking for her biological father, but never expects to find a senator running for president. As his long-lost "love child," Dani could seriously derail the election�something his handsome campaign manager Alex Canfield isn't going to let happen. Dani isn't about to let Alex run her life, no matter how tempting she finds him�and Alex isn't going to allow Dani to melt his cynicism, no matter how close he has to get. The last thing either of them wants is love, especially with scandals brewing and family trouble on the way. But Dani and Alex are forced to trust each other, and when trust turns to passion, the potential for disaster is only a tabloid scandal away.

]]> 384 Susan Mallery 1459247787 Nix 0 4.40 Tempting (The Buchanans Saga Book 4)
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name: Nix
average rating: 4.40
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]]> <![CDATA[On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes]]> 15803166
On Looking begins with inattention. It is not meant to help you focus on your reading of Tolstoy; it is not about how to multitask. Rather, it is about attending to the joys of the unattended, the perceived "ordinary." Horowitz encourages us to rediscover the extraordinary things that we are missing in our ordinary activities. Even when engaged in the simplest of activities - taking a walk around the block - we pay so little attention to most of what is right before us that we are sleepwalkers in our own lives. So turn off the phone and portable electronics and get into the real world, where you'll find there are worlds within worlds within worlds.]]> 308 Alexandra Horowitz 1439191255 Nix 0 3.48 2013 On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes
author: Alexandra Horowitz
name: Nix
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Rogue (Croak, #3) 17406497 326 Gina Damico 0544151534 Nix 0 4.14 2013 Rogue (Croak, #3)
author: Gina Damico
name: Nix
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Home (Magic Thief, #4) 18298645 The Magic Home, the fourth book in the acclaimed Magic Thief series, finds new wizard Conn back where he started—accused of being a thief.

Despite successfully securing a balance between the competing magics of Wellmet, Conn is not happy. Duchess Rowan has promoted him to ducal magister, but the other wizards see him only as a thief.

But something sinister is brewing, as magicians' locus stones are being stolen and magical spells are going awry. As Conn faces old enemies and powerful magical forces, is he strong enough to save the city he calls home?

Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl's Moving Castle, praised this middle grade fantasy series filled with magic and wonder, saying of the first "I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff."]]> 416 Sarah Prineas 0062209574 Nix 0 4.27 2014 Home (Magic Thief, #4)
author: Sarah Prineas
name: Nix
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Secrets of the Demon (Kara Gillian #3)]]> 10136263 320 Diana Rowland 1101476826 Nix 0 4.10 2010 Secrets of the Demon (Kara Gillian #3)
author: Diana Rowland
name: Nix
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5)]]> 30214768 337 Marie Brennan 1466856998 Nix 0 4.44 2017 Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5)
author: Marie Brennan
name: Nix
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger (Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees #4)]]> 213236744 Romily:

Welcome back to Will-They-Won’t-They? The Engagement: The Foxily Edition. That’s the name of the show that I’m planning to pitch to a producer that’s based on my life. Will Fox ever give me a ring? Who knows! I don’t, and I don’t think Fox does either. If the rock currently sitting not-on-my-finger is any indication, we might be doomed.

In the meantime, let me introduce to you my new best friend: a cherub. (Are we surprised by this turn of events? No. I flipping love cherubs.) Akile Aristide walks into my life, declares that I’m his bestie, and then flips the world on its three way axis. What’s a Harbinger to do except announce, “Incoming!� and hope everyone’s buckled in?

The Trouble with Trying to Hook a Harbinger is a 60k MM Paranormal Romedy with a Harbinger who gets to change his title to The Chosen One, a slightly manic Reaper who’s out for a little blood, and the family that they’re building one adoption at a time.]]> 224 Jennifer Cody Nix 0 4.48 2024 The Trouble With Trying to Hook a Harbinger (Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees #4)
author: Jennifer Cody
name: Nix
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Soul of a Witch (Souls Trilogy, #3)]]> 171881689
I am the servant of a merciless God. I am the daughter of Its preacher. All my life, my power has been controlled by others. They raised me to be meek and stifled my magic.

But no more.

A brutal murder led me to discover a mysterious house full of magic - and the ancient, powerful demon within. He says my power can change the world, that I can kill the evil creature I once worshipped.

But at what cost?

Callum

For two thousand years, I've been alone. Slaughtering fallen Gods as I searched for the witch that haunted my dreams, begging for my help.

Now that I've found her, I will protect her with my life. But when the fate of Earth, Heaven, and Hell hangs in the balance, not even her soul is safe from destruction.

If a choice must be made, I'll let the world burn if it means having her as my own.

Soul of a Witch is book 3 in the Souls Trilogy . Each book within the Souls Trilogy is interconnected, following a different couple through a similar timeline in the fictional world of Abelaum.

Content Note
This book contains sexual scenes, kink/fetish content, horror elements, and drug use. Please see the book preview for complete CW.]]> 591 Harley Laroux Nix 0 4.32 2023 Soul of a Witch (Souls Trilogy, #3)
author: Harley Laroux
name: Nix
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Her Soul for Revenge (Souls Trilogy, #2)]]> 58930992 Juniper
After a cult tried to sacrifice me to their wicked God, I went on the run, doing whatever was necessary to survive. Until a demon offered me a deal: give him my soul and he'll help me claim the vengeance I seek. Blood will be spilled, and the monsters I once ran from will soon be running from me. But damning my soul was just the beginning - it's my heart the demon wants next.


Zane
I've been hunting souls for centuries, but she's the ultimate prize - vicious and feral, with a broken soul as dark as my own. I thought claiming her would be a simple game, but Juniper is far from simple. I chose to follow her on a path drenched with the blood of her enemies, but it's our blood that may be spilled next. As an ancient God wakes from Its slumber, neither of us may survive.

Her Soul for Revenge is book 2 in the Souls Trilogy. Although all the books are interconnected, they are stand-alone and can be read in any order.

Content Note
This book contains sexual scenes, kink/fetish content, horror elements, drug use, scenes of trauma, anxiety, and PTSD, and depictions of "hard" kink/edgeplay. A complete CW can be found in the frontmatter of the book.]]> 461 Harley Laroux Nix 0 4.26 2021 Her Soul for Revenge (Souls Trilogy, #2)
author: Harley Laroux
name: Nix
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2021
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]]> <![CDATA[Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)]]> 57091457 Leon I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you're dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I'm best at. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed - I didn't. The cult that once controlled me wants her, and I'm not about to lose my new toy to them.

Rae I've always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient - something evil - is waking up and calling my name. I don't know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is my one shot at survival is the demon stalking me, and he doesn't just want my body - he wants my soul.

Her Soul to Take is book 1 in the Souls Trilogy. Each book within the Souls Trilogy is interconnected, following a different couple through a similar timeline in the fictional world of Abelaum.]]> 493 Harley Laroux Nix 0 4.06 2021 Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1)
author: Harley Laroux
name: Nix
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Bonded by Thorns (Beasts of the Briar, #1)]]> 75712384 Four beastly princes. One awkward bookworm. An enchanted world of fae, magic, and danger.

I’ve always loved fairytales. I never imagined I'd actually be in one.

When my father wanders into the enchanted realm of the fae, I know I have to go after him. And when he gets imprisoned, I'll do anything to save him... Even trade my freedom for his. I had no idea I'd end up imprisoned by four sexy fae who turn into beasts at night.

I have to win my freedom, and that means making a bargain with them. They must find their mates in order to break the curse. If I can help them do that, they'll set me free. Sounds simple, right?

It's not. Because against my better judgment, I'm starting to fall for these beastly princes. One is smart and sweet, the other mysterious and deadly, another flirty and confident, and the last prince... He's handsome, strong, has a wicked temper, and is dead-set against breaking the curse. Why does he want to keep me here forever?

But it's not just my freedom on the line. If I don't break the princes' curse soon, all the magic in the Enchanted Vale will be stolen by the evil—and stupidly hot—Prince of Thorns. And I'm not letting my princes stay cursed.

Not after I've fallen in love with them.

BONDED BY THORNS is a steamy adult Beauty and the Beast retelling set in a fantasy fae realm. In this version, our beautiful bookworm doesn't have to choose between the four sexy fae princes. It is a full-length novel that ends on a cliffhanger. It includes MF and MM content. It is intended for mature readers only.]]> 352 Elizabeth Helen 1738827909 Nix 0 3.94 2023 Bonded by Thorns (Beasts of the Briar, #1)
author: Elizabeth Helen
name: Nix
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Die Zwerge (Die Zwerge, #1) 1667455 ]]> 636 Markus Heitz 3492700764 Nix 5 4.08 2003 Die Zwerge (Die Zwerge, #1)
author: Markus Heitz
name: Nix
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reign & Ruin (Mages of the Wheel, #1)]]> 50607309 “All magic is beautiful,� she said, “and terrible. Do you not see the beauty in yours, or the terror in mine? You can stop a heart, and I can stop your breath.�

She is heir to a Sultanate that once ruled the world. He is an unwanted prince with the power to destroy.

She is order and intellect, a woman fit to rule in a man's place. He is chaos and violence and will stop at nothing to protect his people.

His magic answers hers with shadow for light. They need each other, but the cost of balance may be too high a price. Magic is dying and the only way to save it is to enlist mages who wield the forbidden power of death, mages cast out centuries ago in a brutal and bloody war.

Now, a new war is coming. Science and machines to replace magic and old religion.

They must find a way to save their people from annihilation and balance the sacred Wheel—but first, they will have to balance their own forbidden passion. His peace for her tempest, his restlessness for her calm�

Night and day, dusk and dawn, the end, and the beginning. ]]> 420 J.D. Evans 1951607015 Nix 0 4.17 2020 Reign & Ruin (Mages of the Wheel, #1)
author: J.D. Evans
name: Nix
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mabon Feast (Wheel of the Year, #1)]]> 59475300
Ousted from her coven, hurting for clients, and struggling to keep her aging family home from falling into disrepair, painfully awkward witch Ladybug is at the end of her rope. When she rents the attic bedroom to an unsmiling, spider-like araneaen, she hopes her fortunes are making a change for the better. But Ladybug knows nothing about the secretive spider-folk; not what they eat, what goddess they worship � or anything about their mating needs. The blustery winds of Autumn usher in the rain and the second harvest . . . and a strangely enticing smell that seems to permeate the seams of Ladybug's very existence. The darkness beyond her bedroom door hungers, and she is helpless to offer herself up as its feast.

The Wheel of the Year is a monster romance series of short vignettes featuring a neurodivergent FMC and a non-human MMC, centered around the witch’s sabbaths. The Mabon Feast is the first vignette in this series and can be enjoyed as a short standalone. CWs in front matter and on author website.]]> 78 C.M. Nascosta Nix 0 3.89 2021 The Mabon Feast (Wheel of the Year, #1)
author: C.M. Nascosta
name: Nix
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> A Man Called Ove 18774964
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.]]> 337 Fredrik Backman 1476738017 Nix 0 4.35 2012 A Man Called Ove
author: Fredrik Backman
name: Nix
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)]]> 50027 Discover the origin story of one of the greatest heroes of the Realms—Drizzt Do’Urden—in this thrilling first installment of the Dark Elf Trilogy

Drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre’s standout characters. With Homeland, Salvatore pulls back the curtain to reveal the startling tale of how this hero came to be—how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark; how he left behind an evil society and a family that wanted him dead.

As the third son of Mother Malice and weaponmaster Zaknafein, Drizzt Do’Urden is meant to be sacrificed to Lolth, the evil Spider Queen, per drow tradition. But with the unexpected death of his older brother, young Drizzt is spared—and, as a result, further ostracized by his family. As Drizzt grows older, developing his swordsmanship skills and studying at the Academy, he begins to realize that his idea of good and evil does not match up with those of his fellow drow. Can Drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world?

Homeland is the first book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Legend of Drizzt series.]]> 343 R.A. Salvatore Nix 0 4.26 1990 Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
author: R.A. Salvatore
name: Nix
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1990
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)]]> 61242426
The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success � not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone.

But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.]]> 296 Travis Baldree Nix 0 4.04 2022 Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
author: Travis Baldree
name: Nix
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenashire, #1)]]> 195213451
In the heart of Adenashire, where elvish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, human baker Arleta Starstone works twice as hard at perfecting her unique blend of baking with apothecary herbs. So, when her orc neighbor (and biggest fan) secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Langheim Baking Battle, Arleta faces a dilemma. Being magicless, her participation in the competition could draw more scowls than smiles. And if Arleta wants to prove her talent and establish her culinary reputation, she'll need more than just her pastry craft to sweeten the odds.

Though Arleta may not yet believe in herself, she makes her way to Langheim―with the help of a very attractive woodland elf―and competes. While on a journey of mouthwatering pastries, self-discovery, heartwarming friendships, and potential romance, Arleta will have to decide whether winning the Baking Battle is the true prize after all. But win or lose, her adventure is only beginning�

Although this book is part of a series it can only be read as a standalone. Escape to Adenashire for a delightful cozy fantasy where every twist is a treat and every turn a step closer to home.]]> 313 J. Penner Nix 0 3.89 2023 A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenashire, #1)
author: J. Penner
name: Nix
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Suddenly Beck (Belong to Me, #1)]]> 58684246 A surprisingly sweet, sinfully sexy, and deliciously hilarious romp along the Cornish coast.

Nathan Elliott has run away from home at the age of twenty-six. His teenage rebellion may have come ten years late, but better late than never. Leaving behind a world of wealth and privilege, and a strict patriarchal family that would never except a gay son, ’s ready to embrace life and make up for lost time, but nothing’s ever that simple. A coin toss, a delayed train, and a wrong bus later, and Nat finds himself in a small bay in Cornwall being hauled out of the ocean by a gorgeous stranger and wondering how the hell his life got so off track.

Beck Ainsley lives life by a very simple ethos, don’t get attached, don’t get involved and don’t fall in love. He’s been there, done that and got the t-shirt that reads I’m a gullible idiot. Now, he keeps his life simple; all he needs is his dog, his art, his rambling sea cottage overlooking the bay and a few choice waves to surf. He’s not looking for love or commitment, but when he ends up plucking a posh boy from London with incredible blue eyes from the ocean, Cupid doesn’t just shoot him with an arrow, he decides to club him senseless with the bow too.

One simple agreement. A summer fling, a chance to act on the insane attraction between them with no strings attached, and at the end of the summer they walk away.
There’s just one problem, fate is a fickle and capricious creature, and she has no intention of letting them walk away unscathed. They’re about to discover that sometimes the heart wants, what the heart wants�


From author Wendy Saunders writing as Vawn Cassidy, comes this hot and sweet, first time, MM romance that will leave you laughing out loud and fanning yourself from the heat�

Can be read as a Standalone
]]> 348 Vawn Cassidy Nix 0 4.09 2021 Suddenly Beck (Belong to Me, #1)
author: Vawn Cassidy
name: Nix
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Bandit 59490674 Bennett Fields has a secret. But then again, who doesn't?


When tasked with retrieving the talisman belonging to one of Mercy Height's most dangerous supervillains, Bennett finds himself dealing with more than he bargained for. He never planned to catch the attention of Mercy Height's youngest police chief, nor did he expect to crush on one of the city's most elite, and albeit, arrogant superheroes.

But dimples and cocky smiles might just be his kryptonite. Because despite the danger, despite every fiber of his being warning him it's wrong, Bennett can't seem to stay away from the two men who make him feel alive.

However, when things turn bloody and millions of lives are at stake, Bennett knows he needs to fix his mistakes. But by doing so, he risks ending his career, his relationships, and possibly even his life. He knows how this story will end if the truth is revealed.

Because everyone knows the Villain never gets a happily ever after.

**This is an MMM superhero/supervillain romance with an HEA. There will be descriptive and mature themes like gore, smexy scenes, a dash of kink, death, some seriously morally ambiguous characters, grief, etc. If you have triggers, please be cautious reading**]]> 467 Brooke Matthews Nix 0 4.13 Bandit
author: Brooke Matthews
name: Nix
average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[Vicious Creatures (The Waif in the Wilds, #1)]]> 198822196 I've been asleep for the past ten years.

The horror of waking up from the best dream ever and remembering you’re a monster is indescribable. My soul is screaming for mercy, for forgiveness, for redemption� but I know I’ll never get it. I’m going to Hell for everything I’ve done.

The only thing I can do now is take as many monsters with me as I can.

My list is almost complete. There’s one more name to go, and it’s the hardest job I’ve ever done.

I’m on my way to Castlemaine � a bizarre little town hidden in between Wildwood Canyon and the Badlands of California.

Strange things lurk in Castlemaine. It’s the Bermuda Triangle of the United States � a place of weird old magic, odd people, and vicious creatures like me. Nobody ever wants to go there, because they might not ever come back. But I’ve got no choice.

I’m going to take out the man who taught me to kill.


Vicious Creatures is book one in The Waif in the Wilds, a hot new Urban Fantasy series by bestselling author Lauretta Hignett.]]> 276 Lauretta Hignett Nix 0 4.38 2023 Vicious Creatures (The Waif in the Wilds, #1)
author: Lauretta Hignett
name: Nix
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)]]> 196864520

The viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice—unlike anything you’ve read before—now available in all bookstores.


When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of like-minded, pitch-black souls. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.


But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?

]]> 360 Brynne Weaver Nix 0 3.99 2023 Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
author: Brynne Weaver
name: Nix
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Patience (Damned Connections, #1)]]> 140212573 I paid the ultimate price when I took the gamble to save my mate’s soul.

Ferry

Ferryman. The Grim Reaper. La Muerte. La Pelona. Shinigami. Charon.

I’ve been called many names over the millennia, all thanks to my role in Hell.

Ferrying dead souls over the river Styx.

But few know the demon behind the legend, how I came to be here, or the freedom I sacrificed to save the man I love.

Now I’m free to find him again. The problem? He doesn’t remember me.

And ’s straight.

Leo fell madly in love with me once before. Will he fall again before it’s too late?

Leo

All my life, I’ve felt like something is missing. Neither my job as a firefighter, my brother Matty, nor my ex-girlfriends have been able to fill that hole.

When a mysterious stranger approaches me in a bar, I find myself captivated.

I’ve never been attracted to men before, but I can’t seem to resist him.

Why is it that spending time with Ferry feels so…right? So familiar?

Patience is a fated-mates, second-chance PNR romance. The first in the Damned Connections series, each book will follow a different couple as they find their HEA. Although better read in order, these books can stand alone.]]> 378 Lark Taylor 1739404602 Nix 0 4.31 2023 Patience (Damned Connections, #1)
author: Lark Taylor
name: Nix
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hammer & Powder (Seven Brothers #1)]]> 200962066
Maintaining the Wall and the forces that guard it is an expensive undertaking, one that other countries are reluctant to contribute significantly to, despite the fact they benefit greatly from its existence. In an effort to change that, the king of Rinaha arranges a marriage between the powerful Takahara family and a royal relation of the neighboring kingdom of Aaran.

Hideki, better known as Warhammer, is playing escort for his brother Saburo, the chosen candidate being sent off to marry the nephew of the king of Aaran and bridge political divides once and for all. Shortly after arrival, though, Saburo runs away, with only a letter of apology left to explain what he's done. Now it is Hideki, ill-suited to political games, who must keep anger and wounded pride from erupting into war.

Meanwhile, back on the Wall, his twin brother Daisuke discovers the enemy is using children to do what their soldiers cannot, and in rescuing them, finds himself in exactly the sort of situation he prefers to avoid. On top of that, his brother Jiro, General of the Wall, expects him to entertain foreign guests, despite the fact everyone knows not to trust delicate situations to the man known as Gunpowder.]]> 255 Megan Derr Nix 0 4.24 2023 Hammer & Powder (Seven Brothers #1)
author: Megan Derr
name: Nix
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/12/25
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]]> The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1) 13224948 The Hot Rock introduces John Archibald Dortmunder, the thief whose capers never quite come off, as he and his convict friends plot to steal the fabulous Balaboma Emerald.

John Dortmunder, thief extraordinaire, wants nothing to do with the Balabomo Emerald. But when the African nation of Talabwo bids handsomely for his services, Dortmunder changes his tune to "Balabomo or bust."
Bust seems more likely and Talabwo finances a fiasco. As Dortmunder's gang strikes by car, helicopter and train, one heist after another goes wrong and the green gem keeps slipping away. As events prove, there's one thing Dortmunder can't stand: an emerald with a sense of humor!]]> 306 Donald E. Westlake Nix 0 4.06 1970 The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)
author: Donald E. Westlake
name: Nix
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1970
rating: 0
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]]> The Nanny Proposal 199054338
He’s tall. Gorgeous. Brilliant. An amazing single dad.

He’s also straight, uninterested in dating someone ten years younger than him, and, tragically, *my boss*.

If I’d known taking the nanny position would mean mangling my heart, I might never have accepted his offer, but I love the Brighton family so I’ve resigned myself to never living the fairytale�

At least until the Dean of Admissions at the girls� dream school says only families with two parents need apply, and in desperation, Grant makes me a different offer: to be his on-paper *husband*.

With things heating up between us and my heart hanging in the balance, how can I convince Grant to make me the proposal I really want: to turn this marriage of convenience into a real-life happily-ever-after?]]> 137 Lucy Lennox Nix 0 3.97 2023 The Nanny Proposal
author: Lucy Lennox
name: Nix
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Wayward 187368044 260 Mary Calmes Nix 0 4.20 2023 Wayward
author: Mary Calmes
name: Nix
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Soul Bound 77265944
When rogue magic lashes out, though, there’s only one place the afflicted can go to solve their problems—the Marvel.

Whoever is chosen to enter the Marvel has to endure a test unlike any other—a test that most people fail, leaving their hopes and their bones behind to feed the wild magic of the place.

When two people are chosen, soul-bound, to endure the test simultaneously…well, either the gods have a sense of humor or the magic is angling for a feast. Can two such different men, with such wildly different magical problems, survive the tests if they work together?

Or will the magic feed on two souls instead of one?]]> 146 Cari Z. Nix 0 3.76 2023 Soul Bound
author: Cari Z.
name: Nix
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Hostile 60167858
Life has been easy for me. Top of my class. Star quarterback of the football team. Every guy wants to be my friend, and every girl wants to date me.
Yeah, life is pretty sweet.
Except it’s not.
It’s all fake. School comes too easy for me, and I’m bored. Football isn’t fun anymore. The guys I hang out with aren’t really my friends.
And the girls? I don’t want to date them.
The only one I want to date . . . He’s a little bit . . . hostile.

Rhett

Life has never been easy for me. A foster kid, lucky enough to be adopted as a teen but who still can’t find a way to be happy.
I have two best friends who are amazing and supportive, and yet, I can’t bring myself to tell them my biggest secret.
Parents who pay for a private school a kid like me could never have dreamed of . . . that I hate.
It feels all wrong when it should feel right.
And I guess . . . that’s made me nothing but . . . hostile.]]> 326 Nicole Dykes Nix 0 3.97 2022 Hostile
author: Nicole Dykes
name: Nix
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Beautiful Chaos 42323422 SILAS

My home is my sanctuary. Or is it my prison? Some days it's hard to tell.

I've confined myself behind these walls for protection. I have my reasons, but that doesn't change the profound loneliness I've discovered in the process.

Then one day I find myself drifting toward the window to see him. Corey Marshall, my new neighbor. Quiet, reserved, and cute as can be. He infects my thoughts, becomes the image I fantasize about.

I want to taste his lips, smell his scent...feel what it's like to be inside him.

And soon, watching becomes exchanging gifts and messages, which becomes so much more.

It's wrong to want this as badly as I do, but I can't help myself. I crave him so desperately. It's hard to tell if what we're doing is going to make me lose my mind or change my entire world, but it's too late to turn back now...

COREY

I've never been quite right. Too high or too low. Pain is my constant companion...at the hands of my abusive ex, and often from myself. The sweet relief is only temporary, but in those moments, it's like I can finally breathe.

Then I meet him. Silas Rizner calms the chaotic storms inside me. He makes me feel loved, treasured, even when I don't deserve it. I cherish the moments we share--cooking, cuddling, and when Silas reads to me until I fall asleep. When he's inside me, it's the only time in my life I've ever felt complete.

Silas becomes the glue that holds me together, that bandages my scars. Inside the walls of his home, we're almost safe, but our demons are always there, waiting to break free.

We're a mess. We're broken, chaotic, beautiful; we're in love.

But not even love can slay our monsters. No, only we can do that.

Unless our monsters destroy us first.

TRIGGERS: Self-harm, depression, anxiety, mentions of past domestic violence. ]]> 257 Riley Hart Nix 0 4.12 2018 Beautiful Chaos
author: Riley Hart
name: Nix
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Foxed 65974903
AKA, me. Jed Marshall. 55-year-old successful classic car mechanic; divorced, mostly closeted, and whose wholly inexperienced bisexuality has suddenly awakened after one smouldering look and said, ‘Damn, who’s the hottie?� Or words to that effect.

Cue, Nash Collingwood. 53-year-old scarily smart high school principal; out, gay, confident, and sexy as hell. He’s also my daughter’s boss. So, not complicated at all, right? Nash could ignite a bonfire with a single sultry look, comes fully accessorised with a charm offensive Churchill would be proud of, an easy-going flattery that thrills my heart far too effortlessly, and an impressive track record with men many decades my junior.

In short, Nash is everything I’m not, and everything I’ve avoided for roughly my entire life. He’s the hot rod to my sensible family car, that is if you like your family cars with a few dents, creaky suspension, unexpected backfires, and a dodgy stick.

The last thing I need is a relationship—especially with a man. I buried that pipe dream a long time ago and a little loneliness is a small price to pay. The festive season and long summer vacation are on our doorstep. I’m finally getting things right with my family who mean everything to me, and I don’t want to mess that up.

But Nash doesn’t care about my awkward inexperience, or clumsy excuses, or any of my insecurities. Nash only sees me. He wants me. For the first time in years, I feel alive and sexy and a whole lot more than just a good father and grandfather.

I should walk away, but the closer Nash and I become, the more he fills my grey world with colour, and the promise of a second chance at love I never thought possible.]]> 323 Jay Hogan Nix 0 4.17 2023 Foxed
author: Jay Hogan
name: Nix
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Rising Magic (Superordinary Society, #2)]]> 51061559
No one—not even the students—knows where Arcantaria is located, so Jazz is desperate when he picks up danger vibes from Dash. He and his friends set out to find the school and break in. When they realize what the club is training Dash to do—and the dire consequences if he succeeds—they know the human race is in danger, and they’ll have to step up and save it.

But first they have to save themselves.]]> 262 Tara Lain Nix 0 4.23 2020 Rising Magic (Superordinary Society, #2)
author: Tara Lain
name: Nix
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hidden Powers (Superordinary Society, #1)]]> 43503480
Jazz Vanessen is weird—and not just because ’s a werewolf. For most of his life, ’s felt different from his alpha male brothers and friends. Since ’s adopted, he can’t even blame it on family.

Now eighteen, Jazz meets his idol, the social activist Lysandra Mason, and her breathtaking nephew, Dash Mercury. When Dash is around, even stranger things start to happen, including Jazz falling hopelessly in lust. Not only is Jazz having visions, making people disappear, and somehow turning invisible, but somebody’s following him and threatening to reveal his pack’s secrets to the world.

Together with Dash and Jazz’s equally amazing friends—Carla, BeBop, Khadija, and Fatima—they discover the danger is even more lethal than they thought, and Jazz’s weirdness may save all their lives.
]]> 279 Tara Lain 1644051540 Nix 0 3.76 2019 Hidden Powers (Superordinary Society, #1)
author: Tara Lain
name: Nix
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Oak King Holly King 59603077
Wren Lofthouse, a London clerk, has long ago resigned himself to a life of tedium and given up his fanciful dreams. When a medieval-looking brute arrives at his office to murmur of destiny, ’s inclined to think his old enemies are playing an elaborate prank. Still, he can’t help feeling intrigued by the bizarre-yet-handsome stranger and his fantastical ramblings, whose presence stirs up emotions Wren has tried to lock away in the withered husk of his heart.

As Shrike whisks Wren away to a world of Wild Hunts and arcane rites, Wren is freed from the repression of Victorian society. But both the fae and mortal realms prove treacherous to their growing bond. Wren and Shrike must fight side-by-side to see who will claim victory - Oak King or Holly King.]]> 521 Sebastian Nothwell Nix 0 to-read, 03_to-sort 3.89 2022 Oak King Holly King
author: Sebastian Nothwell
name: Nix
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Botanist's Apprentice (Flos Magicae #1)]]> 63868303 An alternative cover edition for this ASIN B095NFNH6Z can be found here.

Recent college graduate Eli Katz is desperate to continue his studies in the field of magical botany. When a family friend arranges an apprenticeship for him with the most famous botanist in the country, Eli leaps at the chance without asking questions.

Robert Lord-Harding is a reclusive bachelor with an interest in dangerous plants. What he's not interested in is another apprentice—especially not after the scandal of his last one. But, intrigued by Eli's research, he offers Eli the chance to prove himself and earn access to his greenhouse.

Ever the keen student, Eli thrives under the attention. And if Lord-Harding is younger and more attractive than Eli had imagined, and if his teaching methods are more hands-on . . . Well, it's not the first time Eli has had a crush on an instructor. It doesn't mean he has to act on it.

But Eli and Lord-Harding aren't the only ones in the greenhouse. A carnivorous plant that emits pheromones to lure men into its deadly embrace has been watching them flirt for weeks. Its pollen is irresistible, and it has certain effects on male physiology that make it impossible to ignore. Eli and Lord-Harding might be able to resist their attraction to each other, but resisting the man-eater is something else altogether.]]> 63 Arden Powell Nix 0 to-read, 03_to-sort 3.57 2021 The Botanist's Apprentice (Flos Magicae #1)
author: Arden Powell
name: Nix
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Solstice (The Lake Prophet Mysteries, #1)]]> 183765531 From the dramatic peaks of the Olympic mountain range to the small town of Prophet, murder is only a footstep away.

Gabriel is a former undercover cop haunted by the things ’s seen and done. He returns to his small hometown of Prophet, taking on the role of sheriff, hoping to mend his fractured relationship with his estranged brother and rebuild his life. But when a chilling murder occurs at Sentinel Rocks, a sacred Makah site on Lake Prophet, Gabriel’s dreams of peace and reconciliation are shattered.

Gabriel navigates a web of intrigue, where suspects abound; from local tribal elders to fervent Solstice worshippers and even those hunting the elusive Big Foot. When the brutal murder leaves Duke, a loyal Labrador retriever, as the sole witness, Gabriel stumbles upon an unexpected ally—a local animal behaviorist named Tiber.

Tiber, a newcomer to Prophet, seeks refuge in this remote haven, attempting to escape his own inner demons. Armed with his extraordinary ability to communicate with animals, he offers his expertise through video consultations, helping pet owners with their beloved companions. While he attributes his skill to his academic background, his intuition and flashes of insight owe as much to his Navajo heritage as to science.

With the relentless rain washing away sins and good intentions alike, Gabriel and Tiber must begin to confront their own vulnerabilities and unravel the truth.
]]> 274 Eli Easton Nix 0 4.15 2023 Solstice (The Lake Prophet Mysteries, #1)
author: Eli Easton
name: Nix
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> The Cybernetic Tea Shop 28421799
Sal is a fully autonomous robot, the creation of which was declared illegal ages earlier due to ethical concerns. She is older than the law, however, at best out of place in society and at worst hated. Her old master is long dead, but she continues to run the tea shop her master had owned, lost in memories of the past, slowly breaking down, and aiming to fulfill her master's dream for the shop.

When Clara stops by Sal's shop for lunch, she doesn't expect to find a real robot there, let alone one who might need her help. But as they begin to spend time together and learn more about each other, they both start to wrestle with the concept of moving on...]]> 65 Meredith Katz Nix 0 3.99 2016 The Cybernetic Tea Shop
author: Meredith Katz
name: Nix
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> Arrows Through Archer 33394243
Mallory is a man fighting a war of emotions all his own. When his son invites his best friend back home to Banff over a college break, ’s happy for the company.

Some time during the late-night talks, subtle smiles, and long, long silences, the two men begin to find solace in one another.

But love isn’t always easy, especially when it strikes you straight through the heart.]]> 309 Nash Summers Nix 0 4.22 2017 Arrows Through Archer
author: Nash Summers
name: Nix
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> Weight of the World 31701675
Zack lost his job, his apartment, and his hope, which is why he ends up on the roof of a high rise, certain that one final step will solve his problems. But a mysterious stranger named Rob happens to be on the roof that night too. He talks Zack down, convincing him there's still hope left in the world. Zack thinks maybe he's right, which is why he's shocked when he turns on the news the next morning to find out Rob jumped himself. Disturbed and confused, he searches for answers, starting with Rob’s brother Tommy Rayburn.

It’s been Tommy’s job to take care of his brother since they were kids, taking the blows from their father so Rob wouldn’t have to. Tommy thought he could protect him, even if it meant carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Considering Rob threw himself off a building, he obviously couldn't.

Then he meets Zack, a friend of Rob’s who’s suspiciously evasive about how they knew each other. But they’re both grieving and determined to find out why Rob jumped. Answers don’t come easily, and soon they’re soothing each other with sweat-slicked, passionate encounters. Hot as things get in the bedroom, it doesn’t take them long to realize there’s more between them than mind-blowing sex and their pain. But the heaviness is still there, threatening to pull them under, and if they can’t open up with each other to lighten the load, the weight just might be enough to crush them both.]]> 281 Riley Hart Nix 0 4.15 2016 Weight of the World
author: Riley Hart
name: Nix
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Lifetime Kissing You (Inevitable #3)]]> 141699932 Charles
I have a great family, a successful career, and never struggle to find the company of a man when I want it, and I do—often. The loss of my brother years ago is the one dark spot in an otherwise perfect life. But at forty-three, my world suddenly feels emptier than it should. Something’s missing. I don’t know what it is…or how I think I’ll find it spending a summer in a small town in North Carolina.

Brian
I’ve spent my life in love with the woman who married my brother. When they passed, I raised their son, living with the guilt of my feelings. Now, at forty-eight, I’m used to being alone. Until I meet Charles.

I’ve never known someone like him—a wealthy, confident city man I shouldn’t have anything in common with. He’s determined to be friends. We play music together, spend our nights talking in ways I’ve never done. I look forward to seeing him—and to those innocent touches that make me crave more.

I don’t experience attraction the way most folks do, but as our friendship grows, I can’t deny I want him. It’s my first time with a man. Every brush of his skin against mine makes me feel things I hadn’t thought possible. I didn’t know intimacy could be like this. I could spend a lifetime kissing him, but for us to have any chance at a future, we’ll both have to face truths we’ve tried to ignore for too long.

A Lifetime Kissing You is a small-town, opposites-attract romance with first times, lots of touch, and a love of music.

This book deals with past loss of a loved one, anxiety and panic attacks. Please read the content warning at the beginning of the book for more information.]]> 245 Riley Hart Nix 0 4.14 2023 A Lifetime Kissing You (Inevitable #3)
author: Riley Hart
name: Nix
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Only for the Weekend (Inevitable #1)]]> 61426724
Nothing in my life is really mine. I take care of my mama, work three jobs, I’m there when anyone needs me. Something about the beautiful, lonely man on my mail route interests me. He’s different in my world, where everything’s the same. I think he hates me, but that doesn’t stop me from hand-delivering every package and trying to find ways to make him smile.

Then Emerson makes me an he’ll pay me to spend the weekends with him, losing ourselves in each other’s bodies, no feelings or pasts involved.

Friday through Sunday become mine, the one thing I do for me. Soon it’s not just the weekends I want, but Emerson. He’s got secrets, though, and won’t let me in.

Emerson

I landed in the small town of Ryland, hoping to disappear. Finding your boyfriend’s body and being accused of his murder will do that to a guy. The deal with Sam is supposed to be strictly physical, but it doesn’t take long for the adorable, sweet man to get under my skin.

I look forward to his corny jokes, get addicted to the feel of his body against mine. He’s got the biggest heart I’ve ever seen, and with each day, each conversation we have, every laugh we share, Sam brings me back to life.

There’s a million reasons I should stay away: I’m broken, fifteen years older, too sad, too angry, and can’t let my past get out. But Sam makes me want to fight for my happiness if the reward is him. Because having Sam only for the weekend will never be enough.

Only for the Weekend is a grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, age-gap romance with two scarred characters who find comfort in each other. There are themes of alcoholism involving a side character.]]> 278 Riley Hart Nix 0 4.16 2022 Only for the Weekend (Inevitable #1)
author: Riley Hart
name: Nix
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Sainted 75556166 Falling for my kidnapper is a terrible idea.

He’s a bad man and I don’t mean trash like your ex. I mean seriously bad. I mean dangerous. You can tell just by looking at him; black eyes, a menacing scowl, and a nose that’s been badly broken in the past.

He is my arch nemesis. My mortal enemy. My singular obsession.

I was afraid of him when we met. He took me against will and kept me chained to a bed. Me, Damon Alexander Beckett of BeckIT fame and fortune. Well, the joke’s on him because I’m going to make it my life’s mission to destroy him. But first, I have to survive being his captive. He’s here all the time. Watching me. His heavy male presence never more than five feet away, dark, glinting eyes tracking down my body.

When he propositions me indecently, I am shocked and outraged. As I should be. Seriously, the audacity of him is unreal.

It’s obvious I should say no. It goes without saying. Any sane person would laugh in his face.

So why am I sinking to my knees?]]> 210 Jesse H. Reign Nix 0 4.06 2023 Sainted
author: Jesse H. Reign
name: Nix
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Let's Do This 123274634 Shaw

Ever since we met two years ago, Eden Burkehammer has made everything better.

The big defenseman sets me at ease. He’s a beast on the ice—brutal and physical—but when it’s the two of us, he turns to me with these unexpectedly soft brown eyes. This gravelly laugh that makes my whole body smile. And yeah, I might have thrown a glance his way a time or two in the steamed-up locker room showers—you know, just curious.

But ’s my best friend. My teammate. Roommate.

I don’t want to mess with that. Just the thought of losing him sends a cold zap the full length of my spine. Besides, I’ve never gone there with a guy, and ’s never given a single hint he has either.

Until one morning when I sign for his delivery. An envelope that contains something I never�in my life—would have guessed.

And, suddenly, I’m thinking about him in a whole new way.


Burk

I can’t look at Shaw Keenan for too long. When he leans across my truck console, with that whip-quick smile, I get this catch in my throat and focus on the road. Or when he tips his goalie mask up onto his head, hair askew and a flush of adrenaline on his cheeks, I skate back toward the blue line.

I don’t know why. My head’s confused about a lot of stuff. Always has been. But what I do know is that I’ve never thought about anyone the way I think about him.

Especially when he steps through my doorway—in nothing but a pair of thin running shorts and that backwards pink ballcap he always wears—holding a package I ordered on a whim.

And ’s looking at me in a way he never has before.

It’s game over after that.


Let’s Do This is a steamy, low-angst, friends-to-lovers college hockey m/m romance with double first times, a flirty goalie, and a gruff defenseman willing to risk it all for a chance with his best friend. It’s a spin-off from Indigo Falls College Series and a standalone.]]> 388 Loren Leigh Nix 0 4.12 2023 Let's Do This
author: Loren Leigh
name: Nix
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just a Bit Twisted (Straight Guys, #1)]]> 58341179
Shawn Wyatt is a twenty-year-old struggling to provide for his younger sisters after the death of their parents. On the verge of losing his scholarship, Shawn becomes desperate enough to go to Professor Rutledge.

Everyone says Rutledge doesn't have a heart. Everyone says he's a ruthless bastard. Shawn finds out that everyone is right.

He strikes a deal with Rutledge, but unexpectedly, the deal turns into something so much more.

Something all-consuming and addictive.

Something neither of them wants.]]> 165 Alessandra Hazard Nix 0 3.82 2014 Just a Bit Twisted (Straight Guys, #1)
author: Alessandra Hazard
name: Nix
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Flame in the Night (New Age Gothic, #1)]]> 123209103
The definition of marriage: Two people and their silver-haired vampire.

In 1924, Paris is a bastion of sexual freedom, even for shell-shocked Leon Laflamme, the most dramatic blond this side of the Seine. After years of loneliness and secrecy, he's married the clever and sumptuous burlesque dancer Claire. However, Leon truly finds liberation when he meets the stoic, intriguing, and silver-haired Count Matthias, who offers true freedom in his dark gift: immortality.]]> 161 Morgan Dante 173316992X Nix 0 3.54 2023 A Flame in the Night (New Age Gothic, #1)
author: Morgan Dante
name: Nix
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Rapture (Blood Baptism Book 1)]]> 96175982 A Dark MM Romance about capture and captivation.

When Adrian Price is abducted, he doesn't expect the handsome and elusive Jackson Monroe to be his captor. But the longer he's locked in Jackson's apartment, reading journals, eating home cooked meals, and praying for escape, the more he begins to understand the killer who caged him.

Faith, desire, obsession, and hunger clash when a bloody courtship becomes a struggle for power—over oneself and each other.

*this book contains sensitive material. for detailed information about the content, please visit saint harlowe's website*]]> 97 Saint Harlowe Nix 0 3.45 2023 Rapture (Blood Baptism Book 1)
author: Saint Harlowe
name: Nix
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich]]> 60656848 A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place you least expect it, from rising talent Deya Muniz.

Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is. But the law of the land is that women cannot inherit. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fromage to start over as Count Camembert.

But it’s hard to keep a low profile when the beautiful Princess Brie, with her fierce activism and great sense of fashion, catches her attention. Camembert can’t resist getting to know the princess, but as the two grow closer, will she able to keep her secret?

A romantic comedy about mistaken identity, true love, and lots of grilled cheese.]]> 256 Deya Muniz 0316538728 Nix 0 4.38 2023 The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
author: Deya Muniz
name: Nix
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Valentine 79329382
And then there's Rhys, who has little interest in bedroom activities unless it involves ropes and knots. He's been told he can't love and that something must be wrong with him if he's uninterested in sex.

Surely, a fairy who owns a harem would never understand such a thing even though he's willing to play on Rhys's terms. If Rhys is going to be trapped in a pocket realm for forty years, he might as well enjoy what he's allowed.

It's not like he has to marry the fairy with icy eyes and silvery hair.



This asexual M/M romance contains plenty of rope, forced marriage, a Norse trickster God, and a fairy who might understand Rhys after all. Mpreg exists in the fairy realm, but this book does not end with a pregnancy or a baby.]]> 290 Julie Mannino Nix 0 4.18 Valentine
author: Julie Mannino
name: Nix
average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[Earthflown (The Anatomy of Water, #1)]]> 57164200 Featuring over 60 illustrations, Earthflownis a love story that tries –and fails–to leave the water crisis behind. Set in post-flood London, futuristic medicine meets a bit of magic in Frances Wren's bittersweet debut.

When Ethan saves the life of a firestarter, it's nothing unusual. He's the only healer on call at the hospital –and that gunshot wound isn't going to regenerate itself. But his patient turns out to be Corinna Arden, heiress to a pharmaceutical empire controlling Britain's water supply. Her twin, Javier, is a man who (a) starts sending Ethan flowers at work, (b) seems terrified of a secret, and (c) has the cheekbones and earnestness to make up for both.

Ethan indulges in (what he thinks will be) a brief, harmless romance � but is swept up in a deadly collusion over Project Earthflown: the largest reconstruction tender since London clawed its way out of the rising sea.

Determined to follow the money, Ollie is a journalist who finds a corpse at the end of a too-convenient tip. The fate of water –and who profits –might depend on the perennial question: hasEthan lost his mind, or is he just an idiot?

Please see author's comment below for content-warnings!]]> 455 Frances Wren Nix 0 3.98 2024 Earthflown (The Anatomy of Water, #1)
author: Frances Wren
name: Nix
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A King to Be Claimed (Our King, Our Master, #1)]]> 44287923

Titos has been seen as useless and weak his entire life. He’s never been able to bond with another edoli and has nothing of value to offer his queen. Exiled and alone, ’s spent years living amongst humans and away from other edoli in the hope of avoiding execution.

When a stranger saves him from certain death, Titos’s life will never be the same.

Seth isn’t just some random stranger: ’s absolutely gorgeous and claims to have been drawn to Titos to serve him as his keeper. He assures Titos he is a king, and a powerful one at that. Never in his wildest dreams could Titos have imagined he was someone special.

But a king isn’t all Titos is�

After nearly killing Seth during their bonding, Titos is terrified of his abilities. Luckily, Seth isn’t the only keeper drawn to Titos’s call, and Mazki knows what to do to save Seth’s life.

The connection between Titos, Seth, and Mazki is immediate and strong, and it isn’t long before Adom and Kail are drawn to Titos as well. But now that Titos has accepted his birthright, they all know that it won’t be long before the edoli council comes for him.

Running from homicidal hunters and trying to stay hidden from the council, Titos knows he doesn’t have long to prepare. Sooner than he’d like, he’ll have to fight to defend what he and his keepers are building.

And his very life.


A King to Be Claimed contains a HFN ending, scenes with multiple partners, poly-style harem mild blood play, and a king who just wants to be loved.
]]> 188 Brea Alepoú Nix 0 3.90 2019 A King to Be Claimed (Our King, Our Master, #1)
author: Brea Alepoú
name: Nix
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> St. Nacho's (St. Nacho's, #1) 6055836
Shawn is part of a deaf theater group at the nearby college. Shawn wants Cooper as soon as they meet and he begins a determined flirtation. Cooper is comfortable with down and dirty sex, just not people. As far as Shawn is concerned, dirty sex is win-win, but he wants Cooper to let him into the rest of his life as well.

Cooper needs time to heal and put his past away for good. Shawn needs to help Cooper forgive himself and accept that he can be loved. Both men find out that when it comes to the kind of healing love can bring, the sleepy beachside town of Santo Ignacio, “St. Nacho's� as the locals call it, may just be the very best place to start.

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, male/male sexual practices.]]> 228 Z.A. Maxfield 1596328290 Nix 5 3.88 2008 St. Nacho's (St. Nacho's, #1)
author: Z.A. Maxfield
name: Nix
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2020/02/06
date added: 2023/06/24
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]]> Consumed (The Bureau #11) 149106883
That’s what Con Becker does, even when it means denying his own needs. Because one thing ’s learned is that breaking the rules gets you into trouble. It alienates you from your family. It brings you face-to-fangs with death.

So Con sticks to his lab in the basement of the Bureau, examining evidence, updating his spreadsheets, and enduring the pain of his damaged body. Until Chief Townsend sends Con on a field mission with Agent Isaac Molina.

The task seems simple—recruit allies from among the coyote shifter community—but nothing is easy when your alluring partner has no patience for protocols and regulations. And when monsters attack from the darkness.

When obligation collides with desire, Con must decide how to fulfill his mission, keep himself and Isaac alive� and cope with the demons that seek to consume him. And in order to succeed, he just might have to break some rules.]]> 154 Kim Fielding Nix 0 4.26 2023 Consumed (The Bureau #11)
author: Kim Fielding
name: Nix
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Chambered (Bureau #10) 63064985
Then his boss gives him an assignment that’s not simple at all.

Reports claim that a beautiful old house in Sacramento is haunted by a poltergeist, but Dash soon discovers a very different type of spirit. Henry will be destroyed if Dash evicts him. And suddenly Dash’s life has become very complicated indeed.]]> 149 Kim Fielding Nix 0 4.26 2022 Chambered (Bureau #10)
author: Kim Fielding
name: Nix
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Extraordinaries 52380340 Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune's YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.

Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?

After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life).

Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Marissa Meyer's Renegades in TJ Klune's YA debut.]]> 405 T.J. Klune 1250203651 Nix 0 4.04 2020 The Extraordinaries
author: T.J. Klune
name: Nix
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Arthropoda (Arthropoda, #1) 56608799 An Andi Hayes Murder Mystery

Detective George Donavon doesn’t plan to stay in Charleston long. Skeptical and by-the-book, ’s on the fast track to the top, and he won’t let anything derail his career. Especially not Andrew Hayes, his grumpy, awkward new partner—and not the chief’s secret order to find out how said partner solves even the most difficult cases.

George and Andi can’t agree on anything except their mutual dislike, but when three dead girls turn up at a storage unit, they must put their differences aside before the suspected trafficking ring claims another victim.

There is no crime without witnesses. Andi knows George suspects his always-right “hunches� point to corruption, but he doesn’t care. All that matters is catching a killer� and keeping his secret. But with leads on this sprawling conspiracy drying up, he has no choice. He just can’t let his partner find out how ’s getting the information.

Andi’s on the verge of losing his life, his mind, and his career. He could take George down with him�

If the violent criminals who are always one step ahead don’t get to them first.


Genres Bisexual / Mystery/Suspense / Paranormal.]]> 254 Xenia Melzer 1644059029 Nix 0 4.05 2021 Arthropoda (Arthropoda, #1)
author: Xenia Melzer
name: Nix
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Laurent and the Beast (Kings of Hell MC, #1)]]> 33959435 Nothing can stop true love. Not time. Not even the devil himself.

1805. Laurent: Indentured servant. Desperate to escape a life that is falling apart.
2017. Beast: Kings of Hell Motorcycle Club vice president. His fists do the talking.

Beast has been disfigured in a fire, but ’s covered his skin with tattoos to make sure no one mistakes his scars for weakness. The accident not only hurt his body, but damaged his soul and self-esteem, so ’s wrapped himself in a tight cocoon of violence and mayhem where no one can reach him.

Until one night, when he finds a young man covered in blood in their clubhouse.

Sweet, innocent, and as beautiful as an angel fallen from heaven, Laurent pulls on all of Beast’s heartstrings. Laurent is so lost in the world around him, and is such a tangled mystery, that Beast can’t help but let the man claw his way into the stone that is Beast’s heart.

In 1805, Laurent has no family, no means, and his eyesight is failing. To escape a life of poverty, he uses his beauty, but that only backfires and leads him to a catastrophe that changes his life forever. He takes one step into the abyss and is transported to the future, ready to fight for a life worth living.

What he doesn’t expect in his way is a brutal, gruff wall of tattooed muscle with a tender side that only Laurent is allowed to touch. And yet, if Laurent ever wants to earn his freedom, he might have to tear out the heart of the very man who took care of him when it mattered most.]]> 322 K.A. Merikan Nix 0 3.83 2017 Laurent and the Beast (Kings of Hell MC, #1)
author: K.A. Merikan
name: Nix
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)]]> 60859203
When an infant is taken from his carriage in broad daylight, missing persons detective Quaid Valor must race against the clock to find the child and bring him safely home to his family. Unfortunately, Quaid’s partner isn’t available, and his team is spread thin. Begrudgingly, Quaid must accept help from his rival, homicide detective Aslan Doyle, if he wants to get the job done.
Aslan is Quaid’s opposite in every way. He’s bold, outspoken, arrogant, and the office playboy. And much to Quaid’s chagrin, Aslan seems to have set his sights on Quaid as his next conquest.
Quaid doesn’t have time to deal with Aslan’s flirty behavior when ’s trying to solve a case and juggle his cheating ex’s incessant interruptions.
It doesn’t matter how attractive Aslan is or the undeniable chemistry they seem to have. Getting involved with Aslan would be a huge mistake.
But as tension with the case builds, Quaid keeps forgetting ’s supposed to hate this new partner. Maybe Aslan is exactly the kind of distraction he needs.
Temporarily at least.
Right?

**Temporary Partner is the first in the Valor and Doyle Mysteries. Please view any trigger warnings by using the Look Inside feature**]]> 378 Nicky James Nix 0 4.21 2022 Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)
author: Nicky James
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3)]]> 52190991 Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong.

In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward.

For Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages -- and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough.

Any Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet.

This book is a finale. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest.

Carry On was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories; Any Way the Wind Blows is an ending about endings. About catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.]]> 579 Rainbow Rowell 1250254337 Nix 0 4.11 2021 Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3)
author: Rainbow Rowell
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Professional Distance (Thorne and Dash #1)]]> 27453418
Riley Dashwood is young, easy-going, and comfortable in his own skin. He’s a passionate baker and an aspiring chef, working as an escort to save up for culinary school.

They’re clearly made for each other.

When Thorne hires Dash, it’s lust at first sight. After a few scorching nights together, both men start to wonder if what’s between them is more than physical, but their age gap and resistance to romance make them afraid to change their professional relationship to a personal one. Dash pushes Thorne to admit he wants things ’s denied himself for years. Kinky things. Soft, caring things. Things that force him to open his heart, not just his body. To move forward, one or the other must take a risk and ask for what he really wants.]]> 289 Silvia Violet Nix 0 3.95 2015 Professional Distance (Thorne and Dash #1)
author: Silvia Violet
name: Nix
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Perfection (Spoiled Perfection Duet #2)]]> 53554197
Perfection n. The state of being complete and correct in every way.

Callum
I learned the hard way that love doesn't change anyone. Yet, here I am for the long haul with Ashton on his road to recovery. I have to make tough decisions for his own good, but I have to believe in the end we'll be better for it.

Ashton
Local AA or an anonymous rehab center in another state? It's no hairbrainer why I chose the former. I don't think I can make it through recovery without my Daddy's support. But will he continue supporting me when he finds out what drove me to the bottle in the first place? How can anyone forgive me for what I've done when I can't even forgive myself?

Perfection is the second book in the Spoiled Perfection duet. This book cannot be read as a standalone. ]]> 298 Gianni Holmes Nix 0 4.23 2020 Perfection (Spoiled Perfection Duet #2)
author: Gianni Holmes
name: Nix
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2020
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]]> <![CDATA[Spoiled (Spoiled Perfection Duet #1)]]> 53554273
Spoiled. Adj. destroyed, damaged, or no longer able to be used.

Callum

When I move to a small town from the big city, my plans are simple. Get my co-owned coffee shop off the ground and work on my baggage. Alone. My plans are shot to hell when wealthy frat brat Ashton Keyes stumbles into Cafe Crave. Drunk. That’s all the warning sign I need to stay away from the self-destructive boy. But ’s everything the Daddy in me craves and I can’t walk away.

Ashton
Everything hurts. The lies. The perfect image. The fake smile. Only when I’m drunk do I find relief. Until the night I meet Daddy Callum and decide ’s mine. But, he has strict rules for us to be together, and his punishment is unlike anything I’d ever experienced. Is it enough to keep the darkness at bay, or is it too late to be saved?

Spoiled is the first book in the Spoiled Perfection duet and is not meant to be read as a standalone. While book 1 ends with a hopeful HFN note, book 2 must be read for a full resolution and the much anticipated HEA.]]> 276 Gianni Holmes Nix 0 3.95 2020 Spoiled (Spoiled Perfection Duet #1)
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]]> Prince of Lies 78797474 Gorgeous? Yes.
Unintentionally hilarious? Absolutely.
The hottest, sunshiniest virgin to ever set foot in Manhattan? Oh, yeah.

One thing ’s not, though, is a reclusive billionaire named Sterling Chase who supposedly founded my company. So when the man (literally) stumbles into a charity gala saying precisely that, I do what anyone would: I set out to prove ’s a liar.

Except it turns out Rowe’s ridiculous falsehoods are surprisingly� enchanting. The heart of gold beneath his borrowed tux makes even a jaded businessman like me start to believe in fairy tales. And there’s no faking the heat between us when the man’s in my bed.

But when it turns out Rowe’s lies conceal a secret that threatens the company I’ve spent years building, I have to choose: say goodbye to the sweet pretender I’m falling for, or risk everything for a man who just might be� the prince of lies.]]> 308 Lucy Lennox Nix 0 4.35 2023 Prince of Lies
author: Lucy Lennox
name: Nix
average rating: 4.35
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]]> Salem’s Wish 56947941 40 Charlie Cochet Nix 0 3.62 2021 Salem’s Wish
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Nix
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2021
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]]> <![CDATA[Crankshaft (Big Bull Mechanics #1)]]> 60393194 I don’t have time for a relationship, not even with the adorably dorky vet I can’t seem to stop bumping into� *sigh * pass the oil and lube

Between running a garage full of beefed up, gear head mechanics and bailing my idiot brother out of trouble every other week, the last thing I have time for is a relationship.

I’ve tried it too many times, and the ridiculous reasons I always find to end it have become a running joke around the garage. But I’ve learned my lesson. No. More. Boyfriends.

I don’t care how many times Porter falls asleep drunk in my bed or how cute he looks covered in oil smears while I teach him how to fix up the vintage car he has rusting away in his garage, I’m not going to fall for him.

Even if I did, what do a mechanic and a veterinarian have in common anyway?

It’s better if we’re only friends� friends who occasionally fiddle with each other’s crankshafts…]]> 249 K.M. Neuhold Nix 0 4.16 2022 Crankshaft (Big Bull Mechanics #1)
author: K.M. Neuhold
name: Nix
average rating: 4.16
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]]> Freckles 32471508
Carter Embree has always hoped to be rescued from his productive, tragically boring, and (slightly) ethically compromised life. But when an urchin at a grocery store shoves a bundle of fluff into his hands, Carter goes from rescuee to rescuer—and he needs a little help.

Sandy Corrigan, the vet tech who helps ease Carter into the world of dog ownership, first assumes that Carter is a crazy-pants client who just needs to relax. But as Sandy gets a glimpse into the funny, kind, sexy man under Carter’s mild-mannered exterior, he sees that with a little care and feeding, Carter might be Super-Pet Owner—and decent boyfriend material to boot.

But Carter needs to see himself as a hero first. As he says good-bye to his pristine house and hello to carpet treatments and dog walkers, he finds that there really is more to himself than a researching drudge without a backbone. A Carter Embree can rate a Sandy Corrigan. He can be supportive, he can be a hero, he can be a man who stands up for his principles!

He can be the owner of a small dog.

* * * * * * *

Twenty percent of the proceeds of this title will be donated to The Trevor Project.

Founded in 1998 by the creators of the Academy Award®-winning short film TREVOR, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.

To learn more about this charity or to donate directly, please visit their thetrevorproject.org.

Word 45,000; page 170]]> 170 Amy Lane 1626495033 Nix 0 3.86 2016 Freckles
author: Amy Lane
name: Nix
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Steal the Wind (Godstone Saga, #1)]]> 59127567 Everything Caelan knows about his world is a lie.

A war is brewing. As the crown prince of Erya, it’s only natural that Caelan is sent on a secret diplomatic mission to support one of the kingdom’s allies. With his advisor, his bodyguard, and his best friend as traveling companions, what could go wrong?

Everything.

Everything goes wrong.

Now they are on the run, dodging assassins, setting secret meetings, and even making deals with a sleeping god.

So, this is probably a really bad time to cave to feelings ’s been fighting for his best friend. But Drayce has owned his heart for more years than he can count and if ’s going to die, shouldn’t he have just one kiss?]]> 404 Jocelynn Drake Nix 0 4.12 Steal the Wind (Godstone Saga, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dating Disaster (Franklin U, #2)]]> 61277555 Thousands of students on this campus, and I keep being set up with the roommate I can’t stand.

Felix

One date.

That’s how long it takes for Marshall Harrows to end up on my bad side.

Luckily I have no plans to see the giant teddy bear again. Except, when he shows up as my new roommate, I can’t escape him, and ’s just as irritating as I thought he’d be.

He leaves cupboards ajar and puts empty milk cartons back in the fridge. His bedroom door is always open, I find his underwear on the laundry floor, and he has this whole bashful sweetheart thing going on that I just � can’t � stand.

But the most completely, horribly irritating thing about him, is that ’s totally my type.

And my friends won’t stop setting us up on blind dates.


Marshall

One date.

That’s how long it took for Felix Andrews to steal my heart.

The sparky little spitfire is everything I’m not. Confident, adorable, and completely outspoken.

He also wants nothing to do with me. Which is a real problem when I want to give him everything. Including my virginity.

But the more I try to gain his attention, the more I see the real him. The one who doesn’t feel worthy of being treated like anything other than a one-night stand. So I decide to take matters into my own hands.

A total do-over. One night. One date. Where hopefully I can steal his heart too.]]> 264 Saxon James Nix 0 3.90 2022 The Dating Disaster (Franklin U, #2)
author: Saxon James
name: Nix
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)]]> 6378578
Now China has discovered that its rare gift, intended for Napoleon, has fallen into British hands–and an angry Chinese delegation vows to reclaim the remarkable beast. But Laurence refuses to cooperate. Facing the gallows for his defiance, Laurence has no choice but to accompany Temeraire back to the Far East–a long voyage fraught with peril, intrigue, and the untold terrors of the deep. Yet once the pair reaches the court of the Chinese emperor, even more shocking discoveries and darker dangers await.]]> 432 Naomi Novik Nix 0 3.98 2006 Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
author: Naomi Novik
name: Nix
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2006
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)]]> 6345428
Yet disaster threatens the mission at every turn–thanks to the diabolical machinations of the Chinese dragon Lien, who blames Temeraire for her master’s death and vows to ally herself with Napoleon and take vengeance. Then, faced with shattering betrayal in an unexpected place, Laurence, Temeraire, and their squad must launch a daring offensive. But what chance do they have against the massed forces of Bonaparte’s implacable army?

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Naomi Novik's Empire of Ivory.]]> 400 Naomi Novik Nix 0 4.02 2006 Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
author: Naomi Novik
name: Nix
average rating: 4.02
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]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)]]> 6412042
Bonaparte's dragons are already harrowing Britain's ships at sea. Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure to the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what lies in store beyond the horizon or for those left behind to wait, hope, and hold the line.]]> 404 Naomi Novik Nix 0 4.11 2007 Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)
author: Naomi Novik
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 2007
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]]> <![CDATA[Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)]]> 7120105 From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the fifth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire struggle to reunite and face the Napoleonic army on London's doorstep.“A story about friendship that transcends not only time and class, but species.”—NPRFor Britain, conditions are Napoleon’s resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. Napoleon’s prime objective is the occupation of London. Unfortunately, the dragon Temeraire has been removed from military service—and his captain, Will Laurence, has been condemned to death for treason.Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleon’s forces, Laurence and Temeraire must struggle to find each other amid the turmoil of war. If only they can be reunited, master and dragon might rally Britain’s scattered resistance forces and take the fight to the enemy as never before, for king and country—and for their own liberty.Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire seriesHIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON •THRONE OF JADE •BLACK POWDER WAR •EMPIRE OF IVORY •VICTORY OF EAGLES •TONGUES OF SERPENTS •CRUCIBLE OF GOLD •BLOOD OF TYRANTS •LEAGUE OF DRAGONS]]> 386 Naomi Novik Nix 0 4.20 2008 Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)
author: Naomi Novik
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average rating: 4.20
book published: 2008
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]]> Rising Storm (Warriors, #4) 295086 That's not the only problem facing the young warrior in these blazing summer months, as he struggles to handle sinister omens, an apprentice with a shocking secret, and a devastated Clan leader who is a shell of her former self.
Meanwhile the forest gets hotter and hotter ... and everyone braces for the coming storm... Ages 10+.]]> 315 Erin Hunter 0060525630 Nix 0 4.38 2004 Rising Storm (Warriors, #4)
author: Erin Hunter
name: Nix
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dangerous Path (Warriors, #5)]]> 336245 313 Erin Hunter 0060525657 Nix 0 4.43 2004 A Dangerous Path (Warriors, #5)
author: Erin Hunter
name: Nix
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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