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Reed's summoning skill pulled a wooden chair during a boss fight. A chair. It sat in the summoning circle while a level 35 dungeon guardian tried to cave his skull in. He used it as a shield. That's what [Random Summon] was: 98% garbage, 2% barely useful, and the reason the Hero's party kept him around as a punching bag instead of a teammate. For two years, Reed took the beatings. The stolen loot. The healer who patched his bones but never asked who broke them. Then the Hero buried him alive in a collapsing dungeon and filed him as dead.

My life changed the moment I saw Cassian Trevino standing in the shadows of my father’s study. A ruthless villain in a suit, he’s the head of a rival mafia family. I should have been safe. Instead, I was trapped by the man my brother betrayed. Cassian came for blood. But he took me instead. Now I’m his possession. His obsession.

I rule a kingdom built on blood. Brutality is my legacy. The moment I saw Allegra Moretti, I knew I had to have her. The night I planned to make her my wife, my enemies attacked. They took her from me. They did not know the monster they unleashed. I burned the world down to bring her home. Now, I’ll go to war for her. I will tear our families apart and I will deliver her enemies to her in pieces.

Brought to you by Penguin. A vibrant, profoundly moving novel about friendship, connection and the dreams that shape us, set in an adult daycare centre in California. Among the clients and staff are Carlos, a charismatic aide who lost his mother as a boy, and Jorge, who is gentle, nonspeaking...

Blaise wasn't supposed to be the villain, but now Nox is gone, and Blaise will stop at nothing to get him back—even if that means betraying everyone she holds dear. Meanwhile, Asha can't shake the feeling that Az is closing in on her. After all, he's been two steps ahead of her and Kiran from the beginning. All she can do is hope he stays too focused on opening the Rip to learn the truth: Az is the true heir to the throne. Between her nightmares, Ellie's secret, and the news that Piper has been taken captive by Queen Abra, Asha isn't sure she can handle much else.

My lovely girls, Desire and Lilith, sit by my feet, ready to carry out my dark commands. We watch as the butcher’s son, the old soldier and the capricious witch clash with my monsters, testing their resolve against the dark power of my castle. In the upcoming days, true adventurers–Ruby ranked wizards and Emerald ranked rogues — will test their might against me. My deadly traps wait for them, ready to drive spikes into their chests or bathe them in beautiful fire.

Instead of waking up eternally doomed to burn in the pits of Hell, I awoke in the courtyard of Castle Dominion. It is my very own loving succubus, Lilith, who tells me that I was once a feared Castle Core. So terrifying in fact—that my walls were torn down and the life force in my Core banished to Earth. Now along with my beautiful succubus and Desire—the first of my new dark harem—I will rebuild myself.

Ezekiel “Zeke” Coleman was once a private investigator chasing down lies and lost souls. Now he’s the Sacrificial Knight of an angel—and the only man who can end Hell’s reign on Earth. Armed with divine power and a dangerous new command over spirits, Zeke hunts the Holy Grail—a relic said to banish demons forever. But his enemies have other plans, and every step closer to the Grail drags him into battles that blur the line between heaven, hell, and desire itself.

"An all-out women-driven, queer, transgender, multiracial takeover of the Old West . . . and that's exactly what Melissa Lenhardt delivers in her unapologetically badass western, Heresy." - New York Times "Lenhardt has created a bold new story where women have taken their rightful place in the...

The essence of religion was once widely thought to be a unique form of experience that could not be explained in neurological, phychological, or sociological terms. In recent decades scholars have questioned the privileging of the idea of religious experience in the study of religion, an approach that effectively isolated the study of religion from the social and natural sciences.

Ezekiel Coleman is no ordinary PI. Specializing in the supernatural, he’s the man you call when the shadows start whispering or something crawls out of the veil. Arcane rituals? Malevolent spirits? Interdimensional horrors? Ezekiel eats that for breakfast—and chases it with bourbon.

Freedom. Choice. That's all Ainsley yearned for in life. But when she learns her parents betrothed her to Prince Dashiell, she knows those are two things she will never attain. When Ainsley is sent to live in the Palace of Caelum, she is made painfully aware that she is out of her depth and forced to navigate this new world utterly alone. She quickly realizes that her sharp tongue, quick wit, and stubbornness will only get her so far.

There is something deliciously decadent about the thought of something really adventurous and sexy going on when someone is supposed to be an innocent bride! These erotica stories are certainly not about innocence. You like hearing about first anal sex? Lesbian Sex? Group Sex? Who says that a marriage going on could keep any of that from happening?

After rescuing his high school sweetheart—Zoe—and defeating a powerful demon and his mortal followers, Ezekiel Coleman takes a moment to regroup and recover. Next up is training with the Clarendons, a family of elite soldiers. And, if he’s lucky, he’ll be spending time with the youngest Clarendon, the beautiful and dynamic Bonnie. Things start to kick off again quickly though, and Ezekiel—Zeke—finds himself caught up in the machinations of several mystical orders and demonic cults.

In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At 114, she was the last remaining member of her family. And at 116, she learned to read.

Erotica author Ellie North brings you 10 explicit erotica stories. Anal sex, MILFs, gangbangs, threesomes, lesbian sex, and more are in this 10 explicit erotica story collection! How about rough anal sex at the office or gangbang sex with strangers? You'll find that and more in this 10 story collection, so what are you waiting for?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY A wondrous, deeply affecting portrait of the interlocking lives at an adult day care center in Southern California, depicting an often overlooked community with extraordinary wit and grace—a...

They told us the legends, but they were full of half-truths and darker secrets. Vampires bask in daylight. Rain sears the skin. And human blood is poison…except for one rare type: A Negative. Octavia is an Aneg who has hidden in the shadows her whole life. Seth, heir to one of the most powerful vampire families in the South, is the anomaly who can't drink her blood.