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Circus of Souls, Book One: Vitalia

by Eliza Benner

The circus welcomes you, but will you survive? The King's Circus doesn't come to villages like hers. Or, at least, it didn't until now. Naevyn just wishes she'd stayed the hell inside. When the performers lock the crowd in place and shift into dragons, ripping souls from bodies to feed an immortal king, Naevyn should be dead alongside everyone else. Instead, she's dragged into a centuries-old rebellion because her blood does something it shouldn’t—it kills. She's supposed to be human. A girl from the southern quarter who just wants to keep her family safe. But in the fae realm, nothing about her makes sense, and the prophecy everyone whispers about marks her as their salvation. Then there's Cairos—a dragon-shifter with centuries of blood on his hands and a smirk that makes her want to strangle him. Cursed to collect souls for the very king he used to serve, Cairos is powerful, lethal, and, unfortunately, the only one who can help Naevyn survive. She should hate him for the atrocities he’s committed. She should definitely fear him. So why does he feel like the one thing she can’t stop wanting? To save her family and shatter the cycle of death, Naevyn will have to trust a monster, face what she really is, and get close enough to a king to destroy him. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more she realizes that everything she thought she knew about herself was a lie. Love has a price. Prophecies have power. And this one demands blood. [Read More]

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Proof by Contradiction

by Alex W. Wells

First week of an economics degree. Ewan Carrick is eighteen, three days off the train from Lewisham, already certain he's leaving. The halls smell of damp. The grey is non-negotiable. Then Dr Laurence Haldrey walks into a lecture theatre and uncaps a marker. Haldrey is thirty-one. Oxford-trained. Held together by rolled sleeves and rigid self-control. He doesn't bend rules. He doesn't look twice at the boy in the back row who sees the answer before anyone else and refuses to raise his hand. Except he does. And Ewan looks back. Office hours become dangerous. Problem sets become pretexts. And what neither of them can prove on paper could end one career and unmake the other. -- Slow burn. Single POV. UK English. HEA. ~107k words. Note for ARC readers: please re-download the ARC before reading or reviewing. I accidentally updated from an older draft, and the current file is now the correct version. [Read More]

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Always Us

by Jenni Chris

**This is book two of a duology and the books must be read in order. I have book one available to read on here as well** She escaped him once. She won't get a second chance. Faith Lewis thought she'd buried her past and built something real—a new name, a new life, a man who saw her clearly and loved what he found. But Richard Lewis doesn't let go of what he considers his, and when he comes to collect, everything she's fought for is stripped away. Seven James has spent months clawing his way back from the wreckage of what he did—and what it cost. Getting Faith out is the only thing that matters now. But the plan is dangerous, the window is narrow, and the woman he's trying to save may not survive the rescue. This is a dark romance, trauma romance that is about two messy, complicated characters who are willing to risk everything for eachother. Always Us is book two of the Almost Us duology and should be read after Almost Us. This is a dark read. Please check the content warnings if you have any doubts. [Read More]

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Almost Us

by Jenni Chris

Seven There's no forgiving the things I've done. Or failed to do. But there was a time I was a good man. I had a family. A life that was more than breaking bones and following orders. It was my own fault I lost it all. The night I met her I was done. Done with the emptiness. Done with the guilt. Done with everything. But then she was there and I had a choice to make. Step in or walk away. I couldn't walk away. Molly I've been running for a long time. From myself. From my past. From the truth. My life has never been what it looks like from the outside. I've always been what I needed to be, done what I needed to do. Even now, my life isn't really mine. All I'd wanted was a few hours of normal. Instead I ended up somewhere I never should've been. He could've walked away. Instead, he risked his life to save mine. Seven and Molly are two people with nothing left to lose and secrets that can destroy them. One chance meeting, one choice changes everything. Almost Us is book one of a high stakes, slower burn, dark romance duology featuring deeply human and flawed characters trying to find their way back to themselves and each other. [Read More]

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Power of Shadow

by Violet Hale

Power. Control. Blood. Obsession. Ryker is the heir to the Pact — a ruthless mafia organization built on power, loyalty, and violence. A man raised to rule, trained to destroy, and sworn to a code that demands sacrifice above all else. Ashley was never meant to cross his path. She is Shadow — a legendary assassin feared in the criminal underworld. Silent. Deadly. Untraceable. She doesn’t miss. She doesn’t hesitate. And she never lets emotions interfere with the job. Until him. Their meeting was supposed to end in blood. Instead, it ignites a dangerous obsession and dark desires neither of them can escape. He should kill her. She should betray him. And yet every choice they make pulls them deeper into a world of lies, power struggles, and forbidden desire. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, one truth becomes clear: love is the most dangerous weakness of all. Because in the world of the Pact, it's not the one who loves the most who wins — it's the one who pulls the trigger first. Power of Shadow is a dark mafia romance featuring morally gray characters, enemies-to-lovers tension, obsession, violence, and a ruthless antihero. This book is the first in a series and ends on emotional resolution, while the danger is far from over. [Read More]

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by Catarina T. Vex

Nell Sayer authenticates old paintings. She can tell a real Caravaggio from a forgery by the pressure of a brushstroke. Seeing what is hidden beneath the surface is what she does for a living. A contract brings her to a Boston estate. Seventy-two hours on site. Standard job. The door locks from the outside. He is calm. Polite. He does not threaten her. He asks her questions about Caravaggio and pours her water and watches her the way she watches canvases , slowly, systematically, looking for the thing underneath. Nell knows she is being studied. She does not know what he is building with what he finds. Seventy-two hours. A locked room. A man who never raises his voice. And the growing suspicion that the most dangerous thing in this room is not him. It is how fast she is getting used to him. The price of losing is higher than she thinks. [Read More]

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What He'd Burn

by Ella Mitchelltree

"He'd burn the world down for you" is the most romantic line in fantasy. Until someone actually does it. Anna Iverson has spent her life proving she doesn't need anyone — a useful skill when your mother abandoned you to chase a mythical fated mate bond that never materialized. Now twenty-four and clawing her way toward pediatric cancer research on no sleep and no money, Anna's careful independence shatters the moment she shakes Jacob Tatum's hand. The bond snaps into place. Permanent. Intoxicating. Undeniable. Jacob is brilliant, protective, and utterly devoted. He's also a billionaire assassin who kills people for a living. At first, Anna rationalizes. He only eliminates people causing active harm — traffickers, murderers, monsters the legal system won't touch. The bond pulls her closer. His money solves problems she's been drowning under for years. She tells herself she can separate the man she loves from what he does. But Jacob's devotion doesn't have a ceiling. His protection doesn't have a line. And the fated mate bond that promised her a fairy tale? It doesn't come with an exit. What happens when "he'd do anything for you" stops being romantic — and you're the one who has to survive it? WHAT HE'D BURN is a dark fantasy romance and the first in a duology. For readers who love Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Ross but want their morally grey characters examined rather than excused. Content warnings: violence, reproductive coercion, captivity, morally complex themes. This book goes there. [Read More]

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The Fractured Wing

by Zenna Lake

This is Book 2 of The Shackled Oath series. She survived captivity. But survival was never the same thing as healing. Azaria Sylvenhart was freed from captivity. What they could not free was her mind. Broken by what was done to her and driven by something darker than grief, Azaria descends into a war of her own making—one her squad watches helplessly, caught between reaching for her and fearing she may no longer want to be reached. Dain fights to hold her together. And Quinton Thornvale, the blood mage who would burn kingdoms to keep her alive, is learning that saving Azaria’s life and reaching her are not the same thing—and that whatever is growing between them was never going to survive unscarred. But darkness does not wait for her to heal. Hunted by the same forces that have tried to destroy her from the beginning, Azaria is forced to confront what she is willing to become in order to survive. And the arrival of a stranger from across the continent—one bound to her by something neither of them understands—threatens to unravel everything further. Because Torven Kaelor is not finished with her. And this time, the cost of stopping him will not be measured in blood alone. Perfect for fans of: 🖤 Morally gray heroes & obsessive devotion 🔥 Dark fantasy romance & escalating tension ⚔️ Found family pushed to the breaking point ✨ Praise kink, dominant MMC & emotional intimacy 🩸 Trauma, vengeance & dangerous loyalty ⚠️ This book contains heavier themes than Book 1, including graphic violence, torture, death, grief, trauma, and explicit intimate scenes between consenting adults. The Shackled Oath (Book 1) is currently available on Kindle Unlimited and for £0.99 on Amazon for readers wishing to catch up before release. [Read More]

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