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Évrard D'Aboville has been the lethal left hand of King Sabien Arceneaux for centuries. Using his deadly skills, he's indiscriminately killed and maimed at his master's behest. He had never once been disobedient. That is until he was asked to kill an unknown witch by the name of Izmir Lefeuvre. As the granddaughter of the infamous Madame Marie Laveau, Izzie has spent her life in hiding. Marie Laveau's line has been hunted near to extinction, for the fell deeds of their progenitor. A resourceful Izzie hopes to escape her family's legacy and survive with her life intact by recruiting the assistance of a mysterious vampire, Évrard.…

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07.14.2022- #1 in 1800s10.05.2020 - #1 in 1800s12.12.2020 -#1 in blackandwhite12.29.2020-#1 bwwm01.05.2021-#1 blackwomanSet in the 1800s, this story tells the tale of a British Lord and what he believes is an African slave. Ayo is intelligent, spirited, and more willful than any woman he'd ever met. Stronger by half, than anyone he's ever met and just the skirt he wants to chase. But love of this kind can suffer the cruelty of racism and intolerance. Will their love survive or will it bow to the will of others?…

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08.04.2022- #1 in BWWM05.12.2021-#1 in BlackGirlMagic12.08.2020- #1 Lordoftherings01.30.2021-#1 supernatural romance"I love you because an entire universe conspired to help me find you"Willow Dubois, a feisty, fiercely independent young woman becomes the center of intrigues and power struggles of Middle Earth. Her ties to this mysterious world are revealed during her journey through Middle Earth. As she battles against the Dark Lord, Morgoth, and his persistent obsessions, she is protected by the Elven Prince Legolas Greenleaf. Willow is drawn to Legolas in more ways than even she understands. At first, he remains by her side compelled by a sense of duty but his resolve is quickly challenged by something more. #1 - Legolas 05/08/20…

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#1 in 1800s 10-10-2021Ellie Sweeten, a young woman with unusual gifts, is making her way westward with her parents, in an era just after the civil war. The Sweeten family embarked on an opportunity for a new life away from the memories of war and the stain of slavery. They happen upon an outlaw running for his life. River Collins turns up with a twang to his talk and more charm than the devil himself. With a mind to turn him away, Ellie is left without a choice but to take the suspicious stranger along. To, River, life was all a game of chance. He had been runnin' and gunnin' with the Utter Gang for years. Everyone knew him to be the best quick draw and sharpshooter west of the Mississippi. His life was seemed destined for infamy until he tried to stop the Utter Gang's leader Clyde Puckett from taking things too far. Injured and with no where to go, River is running for his life. He lay dying when providence leads him to be found by a woman of surpassing beauty. But this beauty's heart was a tough as aged leather. River develops a feeling of responsibility for the girl when death touches what she loves most. But River has a choice to make. Stay to protect the girl and be found by his former gang. Or leave to protect the girl and never see her again.…

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12-22-2021 #1 in Celtic12-02-2022 #1 in mature themes12-04-2022 #1 in Historical RomanceUncovering a web of lies and deceit, Laird Eòin (Owen) Douglas is made the ninth Earl of Douglas and third Earl of Avondale upon the death of his father William in 1452. He swore revenge on Clan Colville and vowed to prove their involvement in his father's suspicious death. Bitter over his circumstances, Eòin's life changes unexpectedly when he makes a drunken pact with a traveling stranger. Eòin unwittingly finds himself the guardian of an unusual woman named Niamh (Neev). Very much a woman of the modern-day, Naimh Colville is intelligent and self-reliant. She's also bored with the monotony of her quiet life. That is until a stranger appears one-night offering a solution that would solve all of her problems. From there, her world is turned upside down. She finds herself thrust into an unfamiliar world. At the heart of growing tensions between two ancient Scottish clans.…

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10. 09. 2022 - #1 in Warriors 05.20.2021- #1 in blackandwhite05.13.2021- #1 in BWWM, #4 in Mature 05.12.2021- #1 in Mature Themes04.28.2021- #1 in Vikings08.08.2020 - #1 in Historical Romance09.29.2020- #1 in Warriors #1 in Moor #1 in Scandinavia #1 in MoroccoLife in the 10th century is cruel. It is even more so for Su'a, a Moorish woman taken from Morocco and enslaved aboard the Viking Ship of Wolfgard The Brute. Outspoken and bold, Su'a struggles to find a way to survive in the foreign male-dominated world of the Northmen. Struggling with his role as a chieftain after the death of his father. Wolfgard finds himself coming to the defense of a strikingly beautiful woman. His instinct to protect her driving a wedge between himself and others, leading to strife and political upheaval. He finds the woman headstrong and willful. But, he is strangely intrigued by her; as her beauty is only surpassed by the strength of her heart. The question is can the warrior be tamed by a flower? Or will she be crushed by the Viking Brute?…

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Living a peaceful 'regular' carefree life, away from Korean aristocracy, Lee Shin, the son of a wealthy family is forced to return home in order to rectify turmoil in his family's conglomerate business. His demanding grandfather insist, get married or forfeit his inheritance. A well-placed lie backs Shin into a corner. He has to figure out a way to convince his coworker Romi to agree to a contract marriage.Quiet and demure, Romi finds herself in an unfamiliar familiar territory. Suddenly one of the most handsome men on campus is interested in her. Romi goes from a relative unknown to being on the receiving end of more male attention than she knew what do with. Amid a torrent of dangerous corporate games. Romi becomes the prize for the leader of the Lee Dynasty.…

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Mitchell McGovern a beautiful, but unscrupulous lawyer from Washington D.C. Her life is going just as planned until she is cornered into represent an obscure Sioux tribe in a fight against a huge oil conglomerate to further her career aspirations. She meets Anoki Blackfoot, a compassionate man with knack for political activism. Who happens to the chief of the Sioux tribe.Anoki takes an instant disliking to Mitchell and her peculiarly selfish ways. However, when someone tries to frame Anoki to take him out of the fight, Mitchell springs to his rescue. Anoki notices that Mitchell is kinder at heart than he first thought. But, the pressures of Anoki's role as a chief leave him blind to Mitchell's affections. Mitchell dives headlong into the case to try and distract herself from her feelings. When, Anoki's ex-girlfriend, Misae Younger, threatens to come between them, Mitchell has to act fast. But will they ever find the love they both deserve?…

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Kisi Arthur, a bright and promising student attending the Morehouse College is planning on studying the folklore of Anansi the trickster, and how he shaped various cultures throughout western Africa as part of her graduate thesis.Exhausted and overworked, even she can't help but notice that Professor Osei Duro seems too interested in what she finds...and more than that seems to resemble the subject of her research a little too closely for comfort.Against all reason, she suspects he might be THE Anansi-which is more than a little terrifying. Is he playing with her, or is he actually falling in love? And even if he is, would she dare respond?…

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With no wealth nor title to speak of, and no longer considered of marriageable age, Jariya Al-Tujibi is about to be cast out of the only home she's ever known. Desperation forces her to decide between options she never thought she'd would consider: either work as a common prostitute or try to secure her place as a part of Prince Najah Al-Asili's harem.When fate washes a fair-haired stranger on shore. Lucky for Jariya he has no clue who he is or where he came from. Determined not to sell herself Jariya convinces the stranger that he is her husband. Can she maintain the lie long enough to change her situation or will the stranger recover his memories thus ending her elaborate charade?…

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07.17.2021 #1 in Blackgirlmagic12.17.2020 #1 in mature themes2.8.2020 #1 in TurinBeing a supernatural in the human world gets real old, real fast. Maia has had to live most of her life hiding who she really is. Born with immense power, it's a daily chore to keep her powers in check. Things like hanging out with friends, parties, and boys are all far down the list for Maia. Until she meets Chance and Miles, brothers who literally change her whole life.Second book as part of Willow series but can be read alone.LOTR fanfic…