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If waking up in a new world isn't bad enough, Hestia starts her new life as a small, newborn dragon in a hostile forest filled with vicious monsters. With status screens obscuring her vision, her first task is to escape two hungry kobolds wanting some grilled lizard for breakfast. Equipped with fragmented memories from her past life and the gamelike mechanics of her new reality, Hestia must face trials, beasts, bosses, and more as she grows in size and power.

Zane was driving home from work when the world changed. Thousands of dungeons spawned at once, taking up every inch of Earth—including the road he’s driving on. He wakes up to a totaled car and a broken leg, facing down a goblin trying to spear him through the guts. And that's just the start of it. But to Zane’s surprise, he finds himself enjoying this brutal new world. While others cower and hide, he goes on the hunt. He unlocks a unique Berserker skill—the more damage he takes, the stronger he gets.

It has been thousands of years since beast-kind were united under one banner. The empire encompasses most of the known world, driving out or enslaving the lesser races without mercy. In a state of constant war and conquest, they have perfected the art of battle. For commoner wolf-kind Valian, being accepted and trained in a noble house's army was a dream come true. Without wealth or a family, it was his best shot at attaining honor and glory. Until fate intervened. When Valian discovers he's descended from an ancient and long-thought-extinct line, everything changes.

Set in a realm of elemental clans and long-sleeping dragons, Elemental Awakening follows a young woman's rise from survivor to Spiritborn—the realm's most dangerous legend—and the warlord she was never meant to love. When 23-year-old Amara Thalor awakens her elemental powers during a brutal...

Across the countless realms of reality, no creatures are more dangerous than dragons. That's why the dragonslayers exist. Tristan Anorox was born into a legendary family of these warriors . . . as the unwanted half-breed. His father assigned him an impossible quarry when he came of age: to hunt...

When Sia Mason lost her twin sister Mia in a car accident, she thought the grief would define the rest of her life. Years later, the truth crashes into her world with shattering force: Mia isn’t gone. She has been remade as a demon, bound to Hell itself. Determined to save her sister’s soul, Sia steps into a hidden world of dragons, paladins, and magi. Ancient orders wage silent wars, and the balance between Heaven and Hell is always on the edge of collapse.

As Sol and Kyriel race back to the capital to warn the Sovereign about the growing Tirzak threat, an even darker force stirs within the ranks of the enemy. If the heroes can't convince the Great Houses to stand together behind their unlikely union, all of Lostrien will be consumed by the bloodthirsty swarm.

Hidden deep in the Ural Mountains lies a priesthood werewolf pack in the European Kingdom. Violet Valentine, daughter of the Alpha was raised to become a high priestess—not to fight for a crown. But fate has its own ideas. Violet’s wolf is ancient, rare, and tied to a prophecy that could awaken all of wolfkind. But before she can claim her destiny, she must find her mate. She knows exactly who he is—Prince Sebastian, heir to the throne. The problem? He doesn’t know it's her.

Desperation drives Abigail Byrne to contact the man she’s determined to forget... even if it might leave her with a broken heart. It’s been six years since she laid eyes on Brian, but she’s been unable to get him out of her thoughts and dreams. However, when her twin sister disappears, Abby’s forced to ask him to help find Vicky. Brian’s life as a vampire has consisted of little more than killing and death for the last two hundred years. He’s convinced kindness and love have no place in his world until he hears Abby’s frantic plea for help.

Ethan has spent his entire life hiding violent urges from his family. They think he’s just antisocial; what they don’t know is he struggles every day against his growing desire to kill. Hoping a change of scenery will help, he escapes to Bermuda to join Isabelle and Stefan. He’s not expecting Emma to walk into his life and give him the first peace he’s known in years. However, the solace he finds with her is soon shattered when someone from Emma’s past returns to claim her.

Draconic blood burns in his veins. After an aimless life, he found himself reborn in a new world of monsters and magic as the Heir of a Kingdom. Now, as Sol Dragona Luxuria, the Sol heir of Lustburg, he will one day rise to be Humanity's leader. His first task is to Awaken, then prove his strength during the coming of age ceremony. However, while he has many supporters, enemies lurk in the shadows. Follow Sol as he ascends in power. There'll be Love, there'll be Lust, but there'll also be Blood.

With only a month left in college, Ian is busy enjoying the remaining time with his friends. Since reaching maturity, his life hasn’t been as carefree as it once was, but he’s found a way to fight the destructive urges growing within him by losing himself in women. But that all changes when Paige falls, half dead, into his arms. Driven by the need to keep her safe, Ian flees with her. Paige spent the past four years of her life training to fight—and kill—vampires. When she’s forced into hiding with Ian, she’s determined to believe he’s just another monster in need of beheading.

Dante’s relentless determination to bring home lost people and reunite families has driven him since the day his sister disappeared, twenty years ago. After giving up on having a family, his life was consumed with finding those who are missing … until he meets Cassidy. Cassidy wasn’t expecting Dante to walk into the bar where she works, but now that he’s entered her life, she’s unwilling to let him go. Once she learns Julie, the newest teenager Dante is searching for, is mixed up with vampires, she’s determined to help him find the girl.

Despite knowing Aida was his mate, Julian left her behind to live her dreams. Now that he’s a fully matured vampire, he’s as good as dead without her. Deciding it’s time to say goodbye to his family, he returns to the States. He wasn’t expecting to run into Aida again, but now that he has, he’s not sure he can let her go a second time. It’s been four and a half years since Julian walked out of her life. Living in Boston and struggling to pay her bills, the last thing Aida expects is Julian’s sudden return. She worked hard to overcome the hurt his abandonment caused…

Darkness calls to Aiden, and he’s fighting a losing battle. Since the day he stopped aging, it’s threatened to consume him. He only hopes someone kills him before he gives in to the savage nature fighting for control. Just when he believes he’ll lose the battle, he encounters Maggie, and for the first time in years, he has hope for his future. After growing up without a stable home, Maggie enjoys the security she’s worked so hard to attain. Everything changes the night Aiden lands in her ambulance.

When Melanie left her sheltered, bizarre childhood behind for college, she was determined to embrace her new life, but forgetting her past proved impossible. Though she tries to live a normal life, she shuns anyone who tries to get close to her. Kyle is determined to break through Melanie’s walls, but when she makes it clear she doesn’t talk about her past, he doesn’t push. He struggles to give her space even as he fights his growing desire to get closer.

When Mollie awakens to find herself in a cage, she doesn’t remember how she or her sister got there, but she discovers they are not alone in their nightmare. Mollie vows to do whatever it takes to rescue Aida when their captors take her sister from her cage. She just needs to figure out how to escape first. Mike and his friends discover themselves imprisoned by Savages in the aftermath of an attack they never saw coming. Unsure of how to break free, he’s surprised to learn the human next to him is the key to his freedom... and his future.

Mia may be free of the chains and vampires who held her captive, but the aftermath of what she endured lingers. Survival came with a price, and she can no longer stand the touch of another. David never expected to find his mate, but now that he has, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her. Knowing she’s traumatized by the abuse she endured, he’s determined to help Mia trust him, even if it means resisting his growing urge to claim his mate. As Mia’s faith in him increases, their bond deepens.

Determined not to live her parents’ fate as a mated vampire, Isabelle locks herself away from society. Despite her resolve to avoid anyone outside her family, her world is rocked when Stefan arrives. The powerful, stunning vampire is everything she never wanted. Stefan isn't expecting to walk into a nest full of vampires, but he’s immediately drawn to the vibrant, defiant, and willful Isabelle who goes out of her way to avoid him. No matter how hard she tries to fight it, Isabelle can’t deny the pull she feels toward Stefan.

I always dreamed of finding my place in the world, but I never imagined it would be beside a dragon . . . Landing a job at The Dragonne Library, a haven for magical books, should have been a dream come true. Instead, an accidental bonding with a powerful dragon throws me headfirst into a world...