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Pot Shot
Laura Piper Lee
Former valedictorian, current pothead, and perpetual overthinker, Nomi Wyeth is this close to opening her very own Amsterdam-style cannabis dispensary in the historic Strange Drugs Pharmacy building downtown. Former salutatorian, current doctor, and perpetual try-hard, Julian DāAngeloās chronic failure to listen leads to a mistake that ruins his reputation and forces him to serve in Sparrow Nookās family clinic, located next door to the Strange Drugs Pharmacy. But how is Julian supposed to be nice when the woman who stole both his valedictorian title and his heart is planning on opening some mangy weed palace for losers next to his clinic? Through zany zoning hearings and āpot luckā fundraisers, free-spirited Nomi and straight-and-narrow Julian battle against each other all over Sparrow Nook, New Jersey, bringing up old rivalries and older flames in the process. Itās tough to say what will change firstātheir minds or their heartsābut one thingās for theyāre not going down without a fight.

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Voracious
Leigh Rivers
HEāLL NEVER FORGET HER, BUT HEāLL NEVER FORGIVE HER EITHER Stacey returns home with the security of Kadeās team, only to be dragged further into her own living hell by her deranged abuser Chris ā until the opportunity finally comes to fight back. Kade has never been so deep in the pits of hell itself. Seeing Stacey once nearly knocked him off his axis; seeing her twice ā ready to submit to his dominance ā is a disaster waiting to happen. Yet despite his hatred for her, sheās his anchor, the flashes of what they used to be the only thing keeping him sane and stopping the darkness from claiming him completely. But what happens when the truth about their past finally unravels, and both he and Stacey learn what really happened the night that tore them apart? As this is a dark romance, the author highly recommends reading the 'content warning' page.

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Restitution
Leigh Rivers
THE WEAPON THEY CREATED WILL BE THEIR DESTRUCTION The line between sense and madness blurs as Kade seeks revenge on those who destroyed his life. They threatened his family, shattered his sanity, and then they stole his girl. Heāll sacrifice everything to save them all, even if it means war. Stacey Rhodes has been to hell and back, and now sheās trapped by the monster who stole Kade from her. But Stacey isnāt backing down ā sheāll do anything it takes to save Kade, no matter the cost. Can she free them both from Bernadetteās clutches before war consumes everyone they care about? As this is a dark romance, the author highly recommends reading the 'content warning' page.

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Psychotic Obsession (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy)
Leigh Rivers
LOVE IS DANGEROUS TRUST IS A WEAKNESS POSSESSION IS A TOXIC GAME Sweet and gentle. Calm and collected. Nervous and inexperienced. He was death cloaked in the form of a handsome man, and instead of running the other way the first chance she got, she fell for him. Aria Miller is a scientist searching for the cure for a rare genetic disease when her world turns on its head ā she collides with Tobias Mitchell. When she takes him on as her assistant, he becomes infatuated with her in ways he knows he shouldnāt be. Then, reality hits, and Aria is forced to leave the country. Faced with the thought of losing the object of his obsession, Tobiasā mask slips, showing her his true self for the first time. Aria is his, and heāll do anything to make sure she stays that way. This is an interconnected standalone set before The Edge of Darkness Trilogy

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The Risk
S.T. Abby
They took too much. Left too little. I had nothing to lose...until him. I didn't expect him. I didn't want to fall in love. But I can't let him go. Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place. He's brilliant. He's a hero. He locks away the sick and depraved. But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me. Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead. They should have made sure I stayed dead. Now I'm taking from them. One name at a time. I've trained for too long. I've been patient. I can't stop now. Revenge is best served cold... They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red. Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is. He just knows people are dying. He doesn't know he's in love with their killer. No one suspects a dead girl. And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed. They're looking for a monster. Not a girl who loves red. Not a girl in love. I'm a faceless nightmare. At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened. But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

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Chokehold
Leigh Rivers
ONE MOMENT. TWO MASKS. THREE CHASES INTO THE NIGHT. Theyāre supposed to be enemies. It takes one night with a masked man to change that all. They crave the next touch of the person they hate the most. Desperate for that next taste of the person they canāt stand. Waiting for that anonymous text message to accelerate their heartbeats. The thrill of the chase with the forbidden fruit is enough to blur the lines and the world around them. The first problem? They both have girlfriends. The worst problem? Theyāre stepbrothers. This story comes with extremely triggering content. Please read the triggers before continuing.

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A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas
The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses . Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil. Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. At least, he's not a beast all the time. As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever. From global bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.

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Last Stop (The Dead's Unfinished Business, #1)
Gloria Oliver
The heist was a deadly trap and sealed her fate. She finds an unexpected sanctuary harboring supernatural dangers. Can she find a way to stay alive? Daniela Martinez is terminally screwed. She was the top pickpocket of her group until a jealous rival used her partner to trick them into an unsanctioned job and then ratted them out, knowing there would be lethal consequences. Dani has no choice but to flee and strive to defy the odds so she doesn't end up in the gutter as an unidentified victim of murder. Seeking refuge in an old Japanese restaurant, her relief is short-lived as she comes face-to-face with her partner's newly made ghost. If Dani won't agree to work there and help departed souls with their unfinished business, she will meet her predestined pain-filled end. Can Dani learn to aid lost souls rather than become one of the dead? Last Stop is the shocking first book of the Dead's Unfinished Business supernatural suspense series. If you like feisty underdogs, pulse-pounding fantastical scenarios, and juggling between reality and the supernatural, then you'll love Gloria Oliver's enthralling adventure.
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The Arachnid
I.V. Ophelia
In the shadows of 1890s Buffalo, a poisoner's bite leaves more than just scarsāeven for the undead. Two years after fleeing London, Alina Lis has built something she never thought a home. Leading a commune of women like herself, she's found a new, greater purpose; experimenting on the Vipera. But peace, she learns, is as fragile as a spider's web in winter. Silas Forbes, the Vipera she escaped, hasnāt forgotten. But his thirst for Alina threatens everything he's created in her absence. And he's brought another along for the Luka Novikov, the man who once betrayed her, now bound to them both by wounds that won't heal and debts that can't be paid. As human and Vipera worlds violently collide, old poisons surface and new alliances form. In a society where survival means choosing sides, Alina must protect the family she's built, Silas must decide what price he'll pay for his obsession, and Lukaāmarked forever by the poisoner's kissāmust survive the clash of an immortalās longing and a womanās fury. Some venoms have no antidote. Some hungers can never be satisfied. THE ARACHNID is the second installment of the darkly seductive POISONER SERIES, where humans and Vipera twist together like lovers in the dark.

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The Cannibal
I.V. Ophelia
The explosive final book in I.V. Opheliaās darkly addictive, nationally bestselling Poisoner trilogyāabout a botanist who kills unsavory men, and the one man who's resistant to her poisons yet possesses his own deadly charms... Alina Lis is plunged into a Manhattan mansion thatās equal parts gilded cage and war room, finding that she is no longer the woman she was...and in fact may no longer be human at all. It is here where Alina prepares for āThe Appraisalāāan ancient, high-stakes trial where her vampiric lover Silas must answer for the mass murder of his fatherās Nestāas old rivalries and new alliances threaten to splinter them. However, Alinaās only hope lies with Luka, a former enemy with a knack for keeping the peace. But something is festering inside of Alina, as a hunger she's never felt before threatens to boil to the surface, imperiling both friends and enemies alike. Betrayals mount, uncovering chilling truths that have been brewing for years, plunging Alina, Silas, and Luka into a waking nightmare from which they must escape, lest they succumb to the darkness for good. The Cannibal delivers the gut punch that longtime fans of The Poisoner series have been waiting for, that will leave readers sated like they've received their own vampiric kiss. The Cannibal is the rare trilogy-ender that doesnāt just raise the stakesāit detonates them, leaving readers shaken and deeply satisfied.

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Angry Hornet Nest
Stoney Brooks
Thereās not much to do in the small mining town of Dryton California, especially for high school outcasts Francis and Bodie. Deciding to break from their normal routine of video games and pizza, they attend a bonfire party where they slip into the pack and mingle with ease. That is, until the class bully and his band of goons play a cruel prank on Bodie, leaving him tearing through the woods alone and terrified, fearing for his life.Something calls to Bodie from a derelict building, luring him into its depths where he discovers an ancient book buried in the rotted floorboards. Bodie feels the power radiating off the thing, and vows revenge after years of being harassed. Slowly, a series of crimes and accidents begins to plague the group of bullies. Bodieās power grows with each attack, as does his brazenness and lust for blood.The connections are too strong for him to ignore, and the gears in Francisās mind begin to turn after a gruesome event at the annual harvest festival. Something has Bodie in its grip, and Francis knows he must do whatever it takes to save his best friend before the looming shadow inside him swallows the town whole.