*RONE Finalist for Best Fantasy/Paranormal Romance* His dark Gift threatens everything he loves... Rock Run shapeshifterTiago do Rio is hiding a dark Gift, one so powerful and easily misused it could make him an outcast in his own clan. Worse, he wants a woman he can never have. The temptation to use his Gift to make his darkest fantasies come true is almost irresistible. The only good thing in his life is his friendship with a local dryad. Wild, solitary dryad Alesia lives on an uninhabited island in Rock Run territory. She spends her days nurturing her forest home, but her nights are lonely. Tiago is her best friend, but she wants more. Then a den of rogue shifters threatens to bring war down on the Rock Run clan—and Tiago and Alesia are caught in the middle. Can Tiago master his terrifying Gift in time, or will he lose his mate as well as his soul? A gripping best-friends-to-lovers romance! TEMPTING THE DRYAD is a steamy paranormal romance with an HEA. If you crave dark shifters, red-hot romance and intense emotional storylines, this book is for you. Keywords: strong female protagonist, paranormal romantic suspense, dryad fantasy romance, shifter romance, gripping paranormal romance, woman in danger romance, happily ever after, alpha male shifter romance, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, urban fantasy romance

He’s the crown prince of a vampire syndicate...and I’m his newest obsession. "One of the best series out today! Every book is action-packed and steamy." -Series Addict *Winner, 2023 RONE Award (Best novella)* MILA He's the crown prince of a vampire syndicate. An alpha vampire who will rule after his father. One evening, I accidentally trespass on his family estate. Instead of kicking me out, he gives me a tour of his mother's amazing garden. After, he sends me home in a car to keep me safe...and now I'm his newest obsession. I know he’s dangerous, but I can’t give him up. GABRIEL She’s sunshine...and I’m night. A field of summer flowers, and I’m the cool green forest. Human, and I’m a supernatural. But from the evening I come upon her trespassing on syndicate property, I crave her with an unreasoning desire that shreds my control—and threatens everything I've worked for. *A gothic vampire mafia romance* “Tempted is sensuality and desire. Like a smooth dark chocolate river, the forbidden romance unfolds with longing and elegance."~InD'Tale Magazine, Crowned Heart Review TEMPTED is a 40,000-word prologue available as a free download that sets the stage for the Vampire Syndicate Dark Angel Trilogy by USA Today bestseller and award-winning author Rebecca Rivard. Download the book now and immerse yourself in a darkly romantic world of love, temptation and ruthless vampires! **NOTE: Ends in a cliffhanger.** THE VAMPIRE SYNDICATE Billionaire vampire mafia princes who will burn down the world to possess the women they crave... START THE SERIES WITH THE DARK ANGEL TRILOGY TEMPTED (FREE Prologue to PURSUED) PURSUED (Gabriel) CRAVED (Rafe) TAKEN (Zaq) They call us the Dark Angels: Gabriel, Zaquiel and Rafael. We’re brothers. Princes. Billionaires. The richer-than-sin heirs to one of the world’s most powerful vampires. But we’re not vampires, we’re dhampirs. Half-human, half-vampire, with panty-melting good looks. The media love us. Vampires hate us. And Slayers, Inc. will do anything to take us down. Prepare to be spellbound as you unravel the secrets of the Vampire Syndicate and indulge in a breathtaking saga of love, ruthless vampires and betrayal! Keywords: vampire, vampire syndicate, supernatural romance, vampire romance book, vampire romance ebook, dhampir, billionaire romance book, billionaire romance ebook, billionaire hero ebook, mafia romance book, paranormal fiction series, fated mates, forbidden mates, forbidden lovers, forbidden love, dark prince lover, dark prince romance, dark prince romance ebook, dark prince paranormal romance, mate bond, aristocrat lover, urban fantasy, fantasy romance, strangers to lovers, heat level, forbidden mates novella, vampire mates, steamy paranormal romance novel, steamy vampire romance novel, vampire bite, college student romance, college student paranormal romance; free ebook; free paranormal romance, free download, suspenseful cliffhanger, gothic romance, gothic vampire romance, gothic setting, seductive, enchanting, lovers of filthy rich vampires, alpha vampire, dark angel trilogy, free series starter, free series starters

Meet the badass shifters of the Rock Run clan... *BEST SHIFTER SERIES of 2018 ~ Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer's Choice Awards* THE FADA SHAPESHIFTERS. When these men love, it's forever. The Wild Hearts Box Set contains three complete novels featuring the badass men of the Rock Run River Fada Clan. If you crave dark shifters, seductive fae and intense emotional storylines, this series is for you. But be warned, your ereader may self-combust! SEDUCING THE SUN FAE (Book 1) A ruthless shifter alpha. A glittering fae queen. A game of seduction that only one can win. A sIzzling enemies-to-lovers romance! CLAIMING VALERIA (Book 2) A tortured shifter assassin who craves another chance. A woman who isn't sure she can forgive. Can he win back her love before he loses her to a den of rogue shifters? A second-chance romance that will melt your heart—and your panties. TEMPTING THE DRYAD (Book 3) A young shifter warrior with a dark magical Gift. A wild-child dryad determined to win his heart. Can he master his Gift before time runs out on their love? A best-friends-to-lovers romance. REVIEWERS SAY: "Steamy, spellbinding romance with phenomenal pacing..."~IndD'Tale Magazine "A powerfully written paranormal romance with an alpha male who takes no prisoners..."~Goodreads reviewer "This series is such a fresh take on the shifter subgenre..."~Nerd Girl Book Blog "One of the best world building and complex character driven box sets that I've read. I was hooked from the first book and by the end of the third I was a firm Fada believer and cheerleader. A very well developed storyline with intersecting time lines of the main characters in all three stories."~Goodreads reviewer *2016 EPIC Awards Finalist for Best Fantasy/Paranormal Romance (Seducing the Sun Fae)* *2017 RONE Finalist for Best Fantasy Romance (Tempting the Dryad)* Keywords: alpha male romance book, alpha male romance ebook, alpha shapeshifter romance, alpha shifter fated mates, rebecca rivard mates, fated mates paranormal romance, shifter fae romance book, shifter fae romance series, strangers to lovers, instant attraction, heat level, fated mates novel, soul mates, second chance romance, friends to lover romance, second chance paranormal romance, friends to lovers paranormal romance, destined mates, shifter romance ebook, paranormal fiction series, strong heroine, fae romance novel, fae queen romance novel, shifter mates, fated mates, enemies to lovers romance, enemies to lovers paranormal romance book, sexy shifter book, sexy paranormal romance book, steamy paranormal romance novel, steamy shifter mates, shapeshifter clan romance series, shapeshifter found family series, found familes, urban fantasy, sexy urban fantasy, fantasy romance, sexy fantasy romance, unusual shapeshifters, dolphin shapeshifters, shark shapeshifters, water shapeshifters, river shapeshifters

A tortured shifter assassin who craves another chance. A woman who isn't sure she can forgive. Can he win back his mate before he loses her to a rogue shifter? Rui do Mar had it all. He was the Rock Run Clan's second and he'd found his mate, the beautiful Portuguese shifter Valeria. But everything fell apart when he assassinated an innocent man, leaving the man's young daughter an orphan. Sick at heart, he brought the little girl home to Valeria and then left. Two years have passed, and Valeria has forged a new life for herself and her adopted daughter. She's even found a new man. Then Rock Run's alpha goes missing and Rui steps up to reclaim his position as second. Now he's determined to win back his mate as well. But Valeria's new man is hiding a dark magical Gift. Soon she and Rui are in a fight for not just their love but their lives—and that of the little girl they've both come to adore. A steamy, high-stakes redemption romance with a heart-warming HEA! "This book brought me to tears... I was sitting on the edge of my seat wondering what path the story was going to go."~Goodreads review EXCERPT: Rui turned and there she was, coming across the meadow. Alone, that dark and primitive part of him noted with satisfaction. She strolled toward the dance floor, clothed in a simple green dress that flowed like water over her lush curves. The late afternoon sun touched her rich brown hair with golden highlights. She'd left it unbound so that it swayed to and fro over her breasts. He stared at her, mesmerized, chest tight. All around the dance floor, unmated males did the same. Spines straightened and stomachs sucked in. A dozen hungry gazes ran over her voluptuous body. Rui rumbled a warning. Those fada close enough to hear shot him a look, then dropped their eyes. Even the sun fae men glanced around uneasily... "Fresh, dramatic, deep…"~Tome Tender Book Blog KEYWORDS: shifter, alpha male, fated mates, mate bond, happily ever after, alpha male romance book, alpha male romance ebook, alpha shapeshifter romance, alpha shifter fated mates, rebecca rivard mates, fated mates paranormal romance, shifter fae romance book, shifter fae romance series, strangers to lovers, instant attraction, heat level, fated mates novel, soul mates, destined mates, shifter romance ebook, paranormal fiction series, strong heroine, redemption romance, rejected mate shifter romance, shifter mates, fated mates, rejected mate paranormal romance book, sexy shifter book, sexy paranormal romance book, steamy paranormal romance novel, steamy shifter mates, shapeshifter clan romance series, urban fantasy, sexy urban fantasy, fantasy romance, sexy fantasy romance, unusual shapeshifters, Latino hero paranormal romance, Latino hero romance, Latina heroine romance, treacherous fae encounters, captivating world-building, romantic suspense, intense chemistry between characters, HEA (happily ever after), everlasting love and bonds, riveting paranormal romance series, strong female protagonist, paranormal romantic suspense

Princess Alethea is drowning in the expectations of her throne. Frustrated by the constant pressure to conform and the inability to find true love, she yearns for a life beyond the gilded cage. Day in and day out she’s pressured to changing everything about herself, and to top it off, she can’t find a man worthy of her love—let alone her father’s approval. Enter Blair, a rare male dryad from Prism, seeking more than the typical forest fling. His desire for genuine connection leads him to the Celestial Soul Mates service and a once-in-a-lifetime chance at freedom. The catch? He can never return to Prism. As sparks fly between Alethea and Blair, they must navigate the treacherous waters of royal duty and tradition. With a deadline looming over Blair's newfound freedom, they face a battle against time and a kingdom's rules. Will their love defy the odds, or will Alethea's happily-ever-after remain a dream?

Willard Spiegelman is considered one of the finest critics of poetry writing today and this volume collects his best work on the subject, offering essays that span his entire career and chart his changing relationship to an elusive form. He takes the measure of a wide spectrum of poetry, ranging from the Romantic era to the present, through an examination of those poets whose language, formal experiments, and music have fascinated him throughout his career. With his trademark engaging and stylish prose, Spiegelman takes readers on a tour of the rich and diverse landscape of British and American poetry, as he provides nuanced, insightful readings of works by William Wordsworth, John Keats, Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, and John Ashbery, to name just a few.

Here we are in Paris, where we will visit the exhibition. On the square next to our hotel, we are planting a tree that will shelter a dryad. This dryad, when its tree lived in the forest, could only think of Paris, the city that lit up the clouds at night. With the arrival of the chestnut tree in Paris, its greatest dream came true. But will this dream lead to its downfall? Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl". His books have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen's whimsical characters. His fairy tales have been adapted to stage and screen countless times, most notably by Disney with the animated films "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and "Frozen", which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", in 2013. Thanks to Andersen's contribution to children's literature, his birth date, April 2, is celebrated as International Children's Book Day.

Thinking that engineer Nigel Armine will soon inherit a title and large fortune, widow Mrs. Ruby Chepstow, known to London society as Bella Donna, weds him despite the warnings to Nigel of his friend, Dr. Isaacson, about her scandalous past. They go to live in Egypt, where, while Nigel is away, Bella Donna begins an affair with the wealthy Baroudi, whose brutal manner attracts her. As Nigel's fortune dwindles, his wife's disdain for him increases until she agrees to Baroudi's suggestion that she slowly poison him. After Isaacson saves Nigel's life and fails to convince him of his wife's subterfuge, Bella Donna, exasperated with her husband's naive trust, confesses the murder attempt in a fit of abuse, and leaves. Baroudi, who is with another woman, tells Bella Donna that she is too dangerous a toy for him, and turns her away. After Isaacson refuses to allow her to re-enter Nigel's home, she wanders into the Sahara and perishes in a sandstorm as a lean jackal watches.

Lorraine never imagined her desperate escape would lead her into the arms of a creature from her darkest fantasies. Fleeing a life of terror, she stumbles into an enchanted forest, where the shadows are alive and nothing is as it seems. There, she’s rescued by Ash—a powerful dryad with glowing eyes and a body forged from ancient magic. Ash offers her protection, but his help comes at a price: her freedom in exchange for a bond that ties her to him until the next full moon. As Lorraine’s fear gives way to a passion she’s never known, she must navigate a world of dark magic and dangerous secrets, all while fighting the growing attraction between them. Will Lorraine risk her heart and her life for the monster who saved her, or will she be consumed by the darkness? Perfect for fans of alpha males, fated mates, and steamy monster romance.