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*Book one of a duet*When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents' death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple. Keep her grades up and her head down; the last thing she wants is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of royalty.Her plan gets off to a rocky start when the mysterious man that almost kills her on her first day turns out to be Cain's eldest son. As far as she's concerned, Alex Corbeau-Green is a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful facade.Loneliness has been Ophelia's only dependable companion for years, but when anonymous threats and mysterious occurrences start to haunt her time at Sorrowsong, she wonders if she really can survive there on her own.Between being paired together for a project and ending up as each other's alibi for a murder, avoiding Alex becomes increasingly impossible. She begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior.Tormented by a malicious stalker and growing closer to Alex, Ophelia's desperation for revenge wavers for the first time. Can she really bring herself to pull the trigger on Cain now that she knows the family it'll split into two?__________Dark Academic Romance - Hate to Love - Slow Burn - University Setting - Murder and MysteryThis work is dark in places and contains several triggers throughout. Please heed the warnings before reading.

Ian Maclean's arrogance hides a terrible secret—for decades he was held prisoner by demons. Not a day goes by that he isn't tormented by his darkest fears of powerlessness. Now he is about to sell to the highest bidder a page he's stolen from the Book of Power—if one woman doesn't stop him.Slayer Samantha Rose's latest mission is to recover the stolen page—and get payback from the only man who's ever rejected her. What she hasn't counted on is the raging attraction between them—or her growing realization of what Maclean has survived. As the powers of the evil from his past gather, Sam will do anything to help him—even if it means following him into time and facing his worst nightmares with him….

Maximus has always been in control.As the Commander of the Chosen, the Dark King’s personal guard, he can’t afford to step wrong. With his eternal familiar at his side, he can loosen up, give in to moments of carefree fun. But all that changed on a fateful night.She will always find a way back to him…Ariel Kyles is an experiment with programmed thoughts but no soul—until a black panther’s spirit possesses her body. Suddenly, she discovers whole new needs, desires, and a primal, irresistible obsession: Maximus.Fate will not be denied…Maximus and Ariel each have secrets about themselves to uncover, and their journey leads them to a fantastic, hidden world.But the most delicious mystery of all may prove to be their Destiny together.

What's it like to be a monster in a town full of monsters, who don't know you're a monster?Complicated and a little scary, but doable.What's it like to be the girl who can't die...that everyone seems to always want to kill?Frustrating as hell.What's it like to accidentally raise psychotic alpha vampire everyone fears, who drops a lot of bodies on his first day out as a 'gift' for your troubles?Terrifying, if I'm being honest.What's it like when that crazed vampire tells you he wants you to be the happy little intermission, during an ongoing ancient story, and expects you to use your vagina to draw in a werewolf alpha, a Van Helsing alpha, and a sexual deviant alpha, so he can have his old friends back?That's when a girl has to stop, look around, and question her life choices.I really don't know how this stuff keeps happening to me. Life was simpler when it was just me accidentally blowing myself up while trying to create potions and shampoo.I've lived my life in such secrecy that I've spent most of it lonely. So lonely, in fact, that my best friend is a delusional ghost. I'd rather focus on her than all the crazy things happening in my life at current. Ever since coming to this town, I've had my throat slit by vampires, attracted way too much attention from some powerful alphas, and did a lot of regrettably stupid things because...I'm too gullible for shady monsters.To them, I'm the fool.To them, I'm the naive girl in over my head.To them, I'm the pawn on a worn chessboard, while the seasoned players knock me around.Meanwhile, I'm still left to figure it all out on my own, because, just like me, no one wants to share their secrets.**Reverse Harem**Sexual Content**DARK HUMOR**Cannot be read as a stand-alone (Gypsy Blood is book 1.)**Language warning

Sing, gypsies, sing of your lies...That old song plays in my head, as the world turns around me faster than it has ever turned.Monsters and mayhem. That's become my life.Fear and apprehension. That's become the normal for those around me.Dread and distraction. That's what has interrupted my own personal romance story with my mon-star quad.Vengeance and retribution. That was the theme of the monster world long before I landed in it, and it's starting to heat up more than ever.Jabs from a complicated, ancient past keep coming so much and so quickly that I've grown desensitized to them. Which is a good thing, since I'm about to need a thick skin.I guess it's time to see if I can handle being in the middle, because that's where I'm about to put myself. My mother always did accuse me of being a masochist. I'm starting to think she must be right.Either they love me, or they love her.I suppose it's time to find out who wins. I don't fight pretty, and I'm not that great at smack talk.It's not that they're not worth fighting for. I just don't want to have to fight for them. Not when when I'm fighting bigger battles already. Either we're in this together, or I'm on my own. That's for them to decide on their own.Let the games begin.**Reverse Harem Series**Sexual content**Dark humor**Mature language warning**Book 5 of 6. Cannot be read as a stand-alone.Book Order:Gypsy BloodGypsy FreakGypsy OriginsGypsy MoonGypsy RisingGypsy Truths (TBA)

What A Dragon Should Know Only for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, "Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us--the most loved of all dragons?" No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility. Yet for them, and because I am so chivalrous, I will brave the worst this land has to offer.So here I stand, waiting to broker an alliance with the one the Northlanders call The Beast. A being so fearful, the greatest warriors will only whisper its name. Yet I, Gwenvael, will courageously face down this terrifying...woman? It turns out the Beast, a.k.a. Dagmar Reinholdt, is a woman--one with steel-gray eyes and a shocking disregard for my good looks. Beneath her plain robes and prim spectacles lies a sensual creature waiting to be unleashed. Who better than a dragon to thaw out that icy demeanor? And who better than a beast to finally tame a mighty dragon's heart?When Darkness ComesIt's been a hell of a day for Abby Barlow. In just a few hours, she's survived an explosion, watched her employer die, had a startling dream, and now she finds herself in a seedy Chicago hotel with the sexy, unearthly Dante, a man she both desires and fears.For 341 years, Dante has stood as guardian to The Chalice, a mortal woman chosen to hold back the darkness. A terrible twist of fate has now made Abby that woman. Three hours ago, Dante would have used all his charms to seduce her. Now she is his to protect. And he will do so until his very death.A terrifying plan has been set in motion, one that will plunge Dante and Abby into an epic battle between good and evil--and a desperate race to save their love...JacobJacob knows the excuses his people give when the madness overtakes them and they fall prey to their lust for humans. He's heard every one and still brought the trespassers to justice. Immune to forbidden desires, uncontrollable hungers, or the curse of the moon, his control is total...until the moment he sees Isabella on a shadowy New York City street. Saving her life wasn't in his plans. Nor were the overwhelming feelings she arouses in him. But the moment he holds her in his arms and feels the soft explosion of her body against his, everything changes. Their attraction is undeniable, volatile, and completely against the law. Suddenly everything Jacob has ever believed is inflamed by the heat of desire...

Desire Casts A Dark Spell. . . Savanah Gentry's life was so much simpler when she was a reporter for the local newspaper. That was before her father's sudden death drew her into a mysterious new world she was just beginning to understand. A Vampire hunter by birth, Savanah has been entrusted with a legacy that puts everyone she cares for in danger--including the seductive, sensual Vampire who unleashes her most primal desires. . . Rane Cordova has always been alone, half hating himself for his dark gift even as he relishes its extraordinary power. But one look at Savanah fills him with the need to take everything she has to give and carry her to heights of unimagined ecstasy. And though he never intended their relationship to go this far, now Savanah is in more danger than she knows--and facing a relentless enemy determined to eliminate Rane and all his kind. . .

Witnesses to a shocking crime, three men must face the dangers of the past to unlock the passion in their hearts...THE WOMAN IN HIS DREAMSLogan Callahan has fought hard to forget what happened that fateful day, so long ago. But every night he tries to sleep, he relives the nightmare. Every time he closes his eyes, he sees the woman whose life he could not save...THE FIRE IN HER EYESA newcomer in town, Sky O'Brien is a mystery to Logan. Like him, she is a night owl. Like him, she is fighting her own demons. Like him, she hides a secret in her eyes—a fire that consumes him with every glance. Could she be the one to heal him?THE FEAR IN THEIR HEARTSWhen Logan's ex-girlfriend is brutally murdered, his past implicates him as suspect—and his new neighbor Sky may be the only person he can turn to. Together, they share an attraction that can't be denied. But as he searches for the real killer, he discovers that Sky is tracking down a murderer too—and she intends to use him to do it..."Leigh's books can scorch the ink off the page." —Romantic Times BOOKreviews

Can a warrior condemned to an eternity without love find salvation in the courageous, sexy woman fated to destroy him?★★★★★ "A wonderful story full of action, suspense, love, and lots of passion! It really takes you away. I couldn't put it down!" ~Patricia (Five-star Amazon Review)Immortal warrior Gideon Roarke made an oath five hundred years ago to the woman who died for him. The ancient guardian is ruthless in his quest to honor that promise, even if it means risking everything by teaming up with the one woman who will either destroy him, or finally bring redemption to his blackened, hardened soul.After escaping from a two-year imprisonment at the hands of a madman, Lily Davenport wants is to go home and reclaim her life. But she is now the hunted…and the only one who can keep her alive is the demanding protector whose dangerous seduction threatens to claim her life…and her soul.Time is running out for Gideon to save the woman who is his only hope.The Calydons Destiny: The Calydons are a race of ancient immortals cursed with a dark side. Each Calydon is destined to meet his soul mate, to be so drawn to her that he is unable to resist bonding with her through the rituals of his race......but their destiny is to destroy each other and all they care about the moment their bond is complete.Rowe is a paranormal star!" ~ J.R. Ward★★★★★ "Ladies...well and lol some guys. READ IT, READ IT, READ this series. I am a lover of intriguing sexy characters, and this series has it in spades." ~Southern Vixen (Five-star Amazon Review)★★★★★ "What can I say? Stephanie Rowe is one of the best paranormal action/romance authors out there." ~Lawmom (Five-star Amazon Review)★★★★★ "The men are scorching, the sex is sizzling, and action is non-stop!" ~nyrican4t (Five-star Amazon review)★★★★★ "What a fantastic story! I COULDN'T put this book down reading well into SLEEP TIME!" ~Debra C. (Five-star Amazon Review)★★★★★ "I loved every word and soaked all of it up in one whole day." ~Five-star Amazon Review★★★★★ "I was so into the book I finished it in 2 days." ~Smithmax (Five-star Amazon Review)★★★★★ "Suspense, romance, and intrigue ALL in one great read!!" ~Five-star Amazon Review★★★★★ "I absolutely love this series!! Please please please keep them coming!! I just can't wait for the next one, gonna go get it now!!" ~Saffron (Five-star Amazon Review)★★★★★ "Suspenseful and sexy. Fun and engaging. Love the way characters are developing. Great way to pass a cold, rainy day." ~Kathlyn G (Five-star Amazon Review)ABOUT THE AUTHOR: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Rowe is the author of more than 50 novels. Most notably, Stephanie is the 2018 winner for the RITA® Award for Best Paranormal, the highest award in romance fiction. Publishers Weekly has called her work "[a] genre-twister that will make readers...rabid for more."

He knows her soul can never be his... but he wants it anyway.Lucifer has come a long way since being trapped in Hell. Trading darkness for a life in the light, he's built a family with the Guardians and their mates-a future he never thought possible. But when a familiar nemesis threatens his peace, he's determined to end the Daemon King once and for all.Until his plan is interrupted by an unexpected complication.Summoned by Archangel Cassiel, he's forced to bond with Scarlet, a celestrial with secrets of her own. Yet something about her pulls at him in ways he can't ignore-a connection that feels unlike anything he's ever experienced. And despite her frosty demeanour and sharp tongue, he wasn't sure if he wanted to let her go.Tricking her way into working for London's only Archangel, Scarlet will do anything to seek revenge, and finally lay her brother to rest. Even if that means spying on Lucifer, a frustratingly hedonistic and unpredictable man.As she's drawn deeper into Lucifer's battle against the Daemon King, Scarlet finds herself torn between vengeance and a growing attraction that's nothing but a distraction, one that could cost her everything.Because leaving her past behind was dangerous enough, and now she finds herself risking not just her mission, but her very soul.---Dance of Wings is a deliciously dark paranormal romance containing explicit content, graphic violence, profanity, and topics that may be sensitive to some readers. Full details can be found listed inside the book. Recommended for 18+.This novel is written in British English including spelling and grammar.