In a world where witches hate the Fae, Gabriella has just broken the borders between the races wide open…

Gabriella is a bad witch. Well, she’s not evil, she just sucks at magic, and when she turns eighteen, the unthinkable happens: she grows a pair of wings.

Human born Fae are nothing new. An oddity to be sure, but witch born Fae?

They’re a whole other ball of wax.

When she’s summoned to the Eight Wings Academy at twenty-five, the doo-dah hits the fan as harsh truths are revealed to her about the Fae. But no matter how hard Gabriella tries to flunk, to escape a society forged on lies, she can’t do it.

And it isn’t because she’s a brilliant student, either.

She sucks. Hard.

Something, or someone, is making sure she passes, keeping her at the Academy against her will, ensuring she heads straight into the warrior caste and into a troupe with three other Fae.

Except her troupe?

They just happen to be her Virgo—her fated mates.

And where Virgo are concerned, they have the final say on whether she claims them or not.

She’s FAELING FOR THEM, but can she convince them she’s a good catch? When she knows, point blank, she isn’t…?

This is the complete Eight Wings Collection. Formerly published as Faeling For Them, Faeling Hard, and Finally Faeling.

Storms of Blackwood by Elle Middaugh

Alexis Ravenel: Peasant. Princess. Pawn.

As a peasant, I was forced to work the jewel mines in order to survive. My life was hard, but my worries were few: affording food to eat, and keeping my pet sloth out of harm’s way. But when a chance encounter with a stranger concludes with me obtaining the power of the gods, suddenly my whole world changes.

When the Storm King finds out—and trust me, he always finds out—he plans to make me a princess by marrying me off to one of his four sons. Which doesn’t really seem like too bad of a thing…at first. After all, the Storm Princes are sexy as sin, rich, confident, and built like the very gods themselves.

But nothing is as simple as it seems, and the luxurious life of the Blackwood royals is nothing but a nightmare I cannot wake up from… and neither can the princes. They grew up knowing and resenting this fact, but I had to find out the hard way…

In the Kingdom of Blackwood, we are all just pawns in the Storm King’s wicked game.

Fast burn, RH, paranormal romance. 18+

Dark Fae Academy Series by G. Bailey & Scarlett Snow

My fate is in the dark,
And my shadow there is real…

The darkness likes to play in this world.

It also likes to deceive.

In the Enchanted Forest, secrets thrive and one girl desperately needs to find answers before it’s too late.

That girl is Corvina Charles, a powerful Shadowborn—a human who touched dark magic and became something else.

Something dangerous.

At the age of eighteen, Corvina and her best friend are swept away to the Shadowborn Academy, the one place where magic and darkness coincide.

It’s also where pupils go missing, teachers don’t play by any rules, the therapist is hot, and boys with dark magic love to seduce your soul.

With death becoming a game at the academy that not even the Dark or Light Fae seem capable of winning, my love life should really be the last thing on my mind…especially when one of the boys just so happens to be my teacher!

Shadowborn Academy is a Dark Reverse Harem Paranormal Fae Romance for 18+. In this world, not even the shadows can be trusted…

Grimmstead Academy by Candace Wondrake

When offered a position at the obscure Grimmstead Academy, I jump on it. It’s not that I’m running from my past, it’s just…well, some things are better left forgotten.

An academy for lost souls and criminals? Not exactly what I signed up for, but as I’m about to learn, once you step within the halls of Grimmstead, you can never leave. As the days wear on, I find out that no one is innocent here. Not me, not the ruggedly attractive headmaster, and certainly not its dangerous, handsome students.

Me coming to Grimmstead was like a lamb running into a den of lions, only these lions are just as likely to attack each other as they are me. Mysteries lie within the heart of Grimmstead Academy, and I just might be the key to it all.

The walls of Grimmstead are painted with three things.

Depravity.

Insanity.

And blood.

If you can’t trust your own mind, who can you trust?

RH trilogy. There is graphic violence in this book, along with steamy scenes.

Her Reverse Genus by Adell Ryan

Fear. Friendship. Betrayal. Lust. Hate. Passion. Despair.

Near future, light Sci-Fi Reverse Harem Romance with a speculative spin on fated mates and a corrupt government hellbent on keeping them separated!

My name is Thessaly, and at 22, I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. Living with my parents, going to college, and hanging out with friends is pretty much the extent of my mediocre life. The biggest drama I have going on with me is fighting a growing attraction toward my best friend Bram. Oh and avoiding needles–specifically ones that draw my blood.

See, on January 27, 2044, the DNA Networking Act was set into action. This new law provides those in authority to gather genetic information from citizens in an effort to achieve nationwide resistance to diseases and other weaknesses. Sounds promising, right?

Maybe. But to me, it infringes on a person’s freedom. The act prohibits citizens from declining to undergo genetic testing when summoned, and the deadline for everyone to voluntarily submit a DNA sample is fast approaching. I’m avoiding the process as long as possible.

Until one night the unthinkable happens: I’m ruthlessly abducted. Bleeding is no longer voluntary… it’s a requirement. And as it turns out, the four guys who captured me aren’t anything like I expected.

The Red Masques by M. Sinclair

No one in our family had come from an easy life. From foster care to forming the Ravens at our small Boston college, the concept of danger had never been one we turned away from. Instead, we took it upon ourselves to serve as the lawless justice system on campus to stop unnecessary deaths from the distribution of laced drug products.

Why? Because of her. Because her death could have been stopped. That was why we formed the Ravens.

So what has changed? My boys have always been protective but now I felt as though there was a secret standing between us. As we begin to receive tips about the Letters, questions start to plague my mind. What have the boys been hiding from me? Why is my sister, Lucida, never around anymore?

Urban Fantasy RH* Our badass characters swear a lot. As well, please be advised that the book contains darker themes including assault, PTSD, and violence. Additionally, sexual themes are suitable for mature audiences +18.

NOLA Wars by Caia Daniels & April Canavan

Magic and war have cost NOLA’s Voodoo Queen nearly everything.

Adrien Falcão is lost in her own power. With a community that has betrayed her and a war on the horizon, there’s nowhere for her to run. Secrets, betrayals, and monsters that live in the dark have come to haunt her mercilessly.

Tensions are mounting, the factions are gearing up for the end of days, and Adrien is finally finding her own when it comes to the power flowing through her veins. While she fights not only for the world, she must pick up the pieces of the lives she’s inadvertently shredded in the process.

Magic and Destruction are at her fingertips, and only Adrien can face the chaos on the horizon… but she won’t survive the war alone. Three men that have claimed her heart and soul must find a way to cross the line with her, or none of them will make it out alive.

STEAMY RH Dystopian Urban Fantasy

The Fallen World Series by C.R. Jane & Mila Young

They came to earth. They destroyed my life, took those closest to me, and now they’re set on making me their own.

Ella Monroe has only one goal in life. To survive. Trapped in a world that’s been taken over, Ella is reminded daily of everything that she has lost because of the Vepar. What was supposed to be a fun night out to celebrate her birthday turns into a nightmare encounter at a Vepar club when she catches the eye of three terrifyingly alluring men.

Powerful and seductive, the three Vepar make clear they will stop at nothing to possess her. Unable to escape, Ella is plunged into their dangerous and secretive world, where everything is more than it seems. Ella doesn’t know what the future holds as their prisoner, but one thing is for sure. Their obsession knows no bounds…

Chronicles of Arcana by Debbie Cassidy

If Buffy and Angel could have banged without him going all evil, then we would have had Wilomena Bastion.

Dragons suck, like literally suck the life out of you if you let them. Trick is not to look them directly in the eyes, like ever. So, the day Wila finds herself staring into the most dangerous Draconi’s pretty, emerald peepers, she knows she’s royally fucked.

No one said saving a bunch of kids from being served up as treats to the dragon liege was going to be easy. Options are limited—immediate execution or servitude, and Wila prefers to have her head remain firmly on her shoulders.

Now, the self-professed dark avenger must work to bring down a resistance of demons hell-bent on making life difficult for the dragon liege. And, if that wasn’t bad enough, her new position comes with a partner, the dragon liege’s favoured demon enforcer; a creature of fire, fury and washboard abs who—let’s face it—is just gonna cramp her style.

With the help of a ghostly receptionist, a talking dog and the thing that lives in the basement, Wila will be forced to take on a most dangerous task. Add a dragon prince, a sexy troll blood and a billionaire mage into the mix, and things are about to get even more complicated. It looks like some serious brooding is on the menu, because for the first time in forever, Wila isn’t sure she’s up to the job.

A city filled with monsters needs a woman who can kick ass, and Wilomena Bastion is just the gal for the job.

A kick-ass Urban Fantasy with a slow burn Whychoose Romance.

Forsaken Hope by Ellabee Andrews

I don’t fear the walking dead like most people, but that may be because I grew up playing Red Rover with them. Once they begin to decay, they’re not very fast, but they’re guaranteed to break through the clenched fists of the other team when they run through them. Sometimes they break those fists off completely.

When you’ve watched a dead man do the chicken dance upon your order, it’s hard to take them seriously. So death is the one thing I don’t fear. Not when the living are more terrifying.

I grew up with a certain set of rules that my dads and mom instilled inside of me. 1. Always be aware of my surroundings. 2. When shit hits the fan, stay calm and keep a cool head. And 3. Never reveal my secrets. Keep them guarded closely or risk the interest of those that would seek to use my power for their own gain.

Those rules used to be easy. They were what I lived and breathed. That was until I met Nate. Ever since I fell into his dark eyes, nothing has been the same. Four years have passed, and guarding my secrets has only become more difficult, especially when I have the world’s biggest crush on my boss and have grown as close as family to the crew I work with day in and out.
Yet even though guilt is a bitter pill I swallow each time I lie to my crew to cover up some oddity of mine that’s surfaced, it’s what must be done.

And I could have continued to do so. The dead don’t tell my secrets, so confiding in them is cathartic, until everything changes, and everything I thought I knew is tested.
You see, dealing with the living is tough, but the problem with the dead, is that sometimes, they don’t stay dead.

This is an 18+ slow burn Whychoose novel.

Releasing the Magic by Maya Riley

What do you do when your only choice is to face your monsters?Black Moon is falling, my psycho foster mother is on the loose, and more people are arriving from all over the world than we can keep up with. People are training for a war they aren’t ready for. The mysterious veiled are at the Salvaged Lands. My most trusted companion, Puppy, has more mysteries around her than I’d ever imagined.Dr. Crane has broken away from Black Moon, and is now on a warpath to unleash the void virus into every last remaining person, attempting to create a dark world that he could rule.Magic has been released.There are no more secrets.There are no more lies.Those in hiding are coming into the light to help fight back.Will enemies from my past succeed with reigning in darkness, or can we still save humanity?

Aug 25 2019

Where The Blue Thorns Grow by Maya Riley #newrelease

Where The Blue Thorns Grow by Maya Riley

Blurb:

What do you do, when everything you’ve ever known disappears in the blink of an eye?

As children, my twin brother and I read about a mountain range called the Carbolitas. It was the only place in the world that had these blue thorned flowers. We made it our life’s dream to make it to the top and see these strange and rare flowers. Until, I watched my twin brother, Clif, fall 4,000 feet to his death during a climbing trip gone wrong.

After Clif passed, I decided I was going to achieve our dream, even if it killed me. Lucky for me, I had a team of guys who’s sole focus was to keep us all safe.

We are going to do whatever it takes to make it to the place where the blue thorns grow, no matter what.

*18+ reverse harem standalone contemporary romance

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May 17 2019

Author Maya Riley #interview

Please give a warm welcome to author Maya Riley

Tell us a bit about yourself

I’m from many places, but currently live in the south, where I learned what real sweet tea is. I live in a fixer upper house with my husband, and my turtle named Mo. We always have some kind of new home fixing project going on. I’m a substitute teacher moonlighting as a crazy writer. Coffee is a necessity in life, and I have so many hobbies that I never have to experience a moment of boredom.

Have you always wanted to become an author?

Yes! I would dream up so many worlds and characters, that they became a normal part of my life. I was always going way past the page limit for all my creative writing assignments.
As a kid I was always reading. I get car sick pretty easily but I would still read in the car until I physically couldn’t anymore because I would get sick. I never went anywhere without a book.
One year my English teacher had this thing where we kept track of all the hours we read. I won every week so she needed to change the rules. One weekend I was grounded and read from when I woke up to when I fell back to sleep. I had to explain about that, and I’m still not sure that teacher ever believed I got in over 30 or so hours of reading that weekend. While my friends looked to Hollywood as their celebrities and heroes, mine were the ones who wrote books.
I tried to actually write at one point and show others before going off into the world, but was met with harsh negativity. Enough to make me stop writing and reading. Looking back now, they were not the right people to listen to. Then a few years later I picked up a book again, and then another, and eventually discovered the amazing reverse harem community. I watched as so many authors worked hard for their dreams and they were so inspirational that I decided to give it another go. I admire each and every one of them, they are my real heroes. I’ve received so much love and positivity since I started putting my writing out there again. Going after an old dream that never died is one of the best things I’ve ever done.

What was your inspiration for your current book/series?

A couple years ago I was in a bookstore with a friend and we both got the same book. We read it individually and texted each other about it. The book is The Forest of Hands and Teeth (book 1 of 3) by Carrie Ryan and it really drew me in. It was the only zombie type book that I’ve ever read and I was just fascinated by it, plus it was the first time I could share a book I enjoyed with a friend. It stayed with me and I slowly began to day dream about my own version of a zombie-pocalypse. I began to create my own type of zombies (I call them “rotters”) and the different characters and situations they would come across.
There’s also a German Shepherd dog in my book, Infected. Her name is Puppy and she’s based off one of the dogs I had growing up, and his name was Puppy.

What are you working on now?

I have a long list of projects I’m currently working on. The first to be released is Infected: Releasing the Magic book 1. It’s about zombies and magic and all that fun stuff. I don’t know how much of it to give away right now, but I’m pretty excited for it.

Do you have any quirks while writing?

I’m not sure. I tend to write different sections for different parts of the books and then write the in-between parts to bridge them. Sometimes things change along the way and I end up deleting the separate sections I wrote earlier on, but it helps me see where I need to get to at different times. I currently have my writing space set up at the kitchen window so I’m constantly getting distracted by the wildlife out there, too.

What are your hopes for the future?

To release every book in my long list of WIPs. I aim to keep at it and get all the ideas out of my head.

Do you have any advice for new authors about the publishing world?

Just keep writing. Even if one person doesn’t like it, there’s always plenty others who will love it. Above all, never stop writing.

Do you have anything to say to your readers?

I’ve been overwhelmed with the amount of support and I see every one of you. Thank you to everyone who has helped me past a rough part, or shown love on all the teasers and character boards I share. You are all so amazing and inspirational ❤

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Apr 19 2019

Infected (Releasing the Magic) by Maya Riley #preorder

Available June 13th pre-order

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What’s the worst that could happen? Sit down and let me tell you.
The Void Virus has been let loose on the Earth. Caused by experiments gone wrong, an outbreak has ravaged the world. Anyone infected has turned into a decaying empty shell, void of their former selves. The animate decomposing bodies have become known as Rotters, stumbling around for the scent of the living.
Alone in the dark new world where even the dead don’t die, I must fight to survive. Not only against the Rotters, but the remaining uninfected who have turned savage in their plight of survival; the scavers.
As the world I once knew is lost, a new one emerges. Strange things begin to happen. Some are able to wield power over the elements. I develop a strange healing ability. It is unknown if this is a rogue symptom of the virus, or if the solitude is driving me crazy.
Puppy, my German Shepherd, and I have been on our own until four guys enter my life and refuse to leave. Strangely enough, they’re just as broken as I am.
My name is Blyss and we will set this world on fire if necessary. After all… What’s the worst that could happen?
**18+ Reverse Harem Romance. Warning: this book contains some scenes and references of abuse that some readers may find triggering**