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When it comes to stealing from mafia men, there are three rules. Don't get caught. Don't be seen. And most of all—don't fall in love with them. After being hired to steal a painting, I find myself ensnared. Damon, Minos, and Aaecus are monsters, and they only want one thing: Me. Seven days of...

Sylvia has lived for centuries in her lonely cave. She feeds on the weak and prefers the comfort of darkness. Something, however, is missing from the immortal life: The sensation of pleasure beyond just devouring fresh prey. At long last, after centuries, a party of adventurers have stumbled upon her lair. Sylvia has a choice to make: she can devour them and be done with the intrusion into her domain, or she can find new ways to satiate herself with a band of tall, handsome warriors... Strung Up By Her Web is the first spin-off from the beloved Tales of Ardor series.

As night falls upon the hidden mansion in the woods, Danya realizes her folly in coming here. Everett, the man cursed by a witch, with heightened senses like a beast and fur covering the entirety of his otherwise human body, has used her. To what purpose, though? Is she really just a willing body to him, some person to release his passion into and then leave laying on his dining hall floor to nap before repeating the same all over again?

Sunny has spent years of her life hiding from her own desires and hiding them from those she loves. Forced to face the idea of denying that part of herself forever, Sunny takes a nose dive out of her routine and into her fantasies. All she needs is the help of Monster Smash Agency and one exceptionally talented Orc. Khell'ar has mastered his work with Monster Smash Agency, satisfying his clients with perfect expertise. Guiding inexperienced Sunny into a new realm of extreme pleasures should be easy, simple. All he has to do is follow her requests, play his part, and not form a mating bond.

I'm having a hard time. And no, that's sadly not an innuendo. Depression is slipping back into my life like a toxic ex, and I know I need to do something before it consumes me. So when I run into the man of my dreams on my first attempt to get out of the house, it feels like fate.

The King wants Miri to start thinking about how she'll eventually need to rule the Kingdom. Unfortunately the only thing on her mind is her new troll servant, Thump, and his large endowments. The things he did to her last time - the things he could do to her again! - the temptation becomes too much. Finding an excuse to shirk her royal duties, Miri secretly heads to her room with one thought in mind: Just how excited can she make Thump get?

The beautiful monster girls of the Archipelagos were in need. They needed a man to help build their homes. They needed a man to teach them to survive. They needed a man to defend them from the evil slaver-pirates. And most of all, they needed a man to impregnate them and rebuild their population. Fortunately for them, a man named Ben came from our world to give them everything they needed.

Violet is a typical, down-on-her-luck millennial: mid-twenties, over-educated and drowning in debt, on the verge of moving into her parents' basement. When a lifeline appears in the form of a very unconventional job in neighboring Cambric Creek, she has no choice but to grab at it with both hands. 

By all accounts, Princess Miri is a bitch. So it comes as quite a surprise when Fleur Millicent gives her something on her birthday. The troll Fleur sends - a tall, humanoid creature thing - is wonderful, though! He listens to Miri's every command, does as she asks, and annoys the castlefolk. Except Thump the troll is growing dull. Until one day Miri unwittingly finds a new use for him.... What starts out as teasing her troll servant ends with a bang, literally, and her bed broken into pieces on the floor. Except that's not enough to stop him....

When Mike Radley's pregnant goblin wife starts aging at an accelerated rate, he doesn't know what to expect. He didn't expect his search for a cure to lead him to the rundown castle he owns in Ireland. He really didn't expect the Fae Court to come after his children in an attempt to usurp the Queen of the Fae. And he definitely didn't expect to be imprisoned by a powerful vampyr who refers to himself as the Caretaker of Avalon.

It's been 1097 days and 14 hours since I've been locked in this place. And they've come to me every night. The monsters in my dreams worship my body, and when I wake up I'm desperate for more. But they’re never there to finish me off. Dr. Adams says I can leave the asylum if I start to take my meds, but I've always hated how they made me feel...and I'm not sure that I agree with them that I'm actually crazy. Because dreams don’t make you crazy, right?

On the brink of losing her position as a maid and with no prospects to go on, the offer of a place at Rooksgrave Manor - a house of ill and unusual repute - sounds like a perfect fit for a young woman with Esther’s inclinations. Even better, the invitation comes by the hand of the handsome Dr. Underwood, a delicate gentleman with a ferocious alter ego who knows exactly what he wants from Esther. Upon arrival, the men and the daily decadence of the manor feel too good to be true for a girl of Esther’s station.

Beg for alien masters who breed, dominate, and devour human women in ways that shatter every boundary. Ready to surrender to alien masters who finally deliver the rough double penetration and monster breeding you've always fantasized about?

When an Arachne ships herself to Mike Radley's home, he doesn't know what to expect. He didn't expect to get caught in an intricate trap laid by the Jersey Devil. He really didn't expect an angel to steal his home and lock it away in Purgatory.

"I found her in the dark, and that’s where I’ll claim her so she can’t run." My heat is coming, and nothing will stop it. They killed my father, and now there’s no one to protect me, so I run. A cave in the mountains is the safest place I can find, but I am not alone. Is a real monster any worse than the ones that murdered my father to take me for themselves? ***This is a short romance featuring a human omega and a monstrous alpha. It was previously released as part of the Monsters After Dark anthology. ***

Not human. Not gentle. And they don't fade to black. Tired of romantasy and sci-fi erotica that promise heat but cut away the moment things turn truly wild?

Rock bottom never looked so good. My fiancé murdered someone over a dragon’s egg. I panicked and ran. I also, maybe, accidentally stole the egg. That part was unintentional. Mostly. Now I’m on the run with stolen supernatural cargo, a murderous ex-fiancé on my heels, and a half-formed plan to throw myself at the mercy of the powerful dragon of Darlington. Enter Graham. He’s a gargoyle with wings, claws, and the whole shebang, and he claims he’s here on behalf of the very dragon I’m on my way to see. He just can’t prove it. He’s also hot as sin. And apparently exactly my type. One stolen egg.

When I agreed to go to an escape room with friends, I didn't expect everyone to bail and leave me locked in a room with the hottest, most unattainable person I've ever met—my brother's minotaur best friend. Tension from the tight quarters and frustrating puzzles leads to heated confessions and the wildest night of my life.

Cyril woke up in a hospital bed with a ruined body and no memory of how it happened. His only chance at a normal life was agreeing to a splicer's experiment with a twisted condition: he was forbidden to learn the circumstances surrounding his injuries. Rose saved a life and wound up exiled from her gang, friendless and broke in Oolytau. Given an out by a notorious mob boss, she found herself in the Tracts working with a man who might be everything she never knew she needed.

I've always hated Christmas. With a name like Chris Kringle, it's hard not to. It's only gotten worse since I've been back from the war. Christmas is supposed to be jolly, but for me, it's a grim reminder of past failures. I need to get away from it. To be somewhere quiet. To heal. When I wake up in the South Pole after an accident to a Krampus tending my wounds, it feels like the perfect opportunity to get some much-needed R&R. Yet this gentle giant is so achingly sweet, I can't help but fall for him, even though he's a monster.