It should have been an easy task... Verity Hastings has a little trick; she can find anything, no matter where it's hidden. It's a skill that's kept her safe and fed all the way from the orphanages and workhouses of her youth. But when she steals a mysterious item for a masked man, she knows the con is on her this time. In order to protect herself from his associates, she can turn to only one person: Adrian Bishop, the sorcerer she stole the relic from. Scarred recluse, Adrian Bishop, is rarely surprised anymore. But when a rather enticing little handful turns up on his doorstep claiming to be his mysterious thief, he doesn't know what to think. He needs the relic back, no matter the cost, and he's not above using Verity to find it. But as Verity begins to sneak under his guard, for the first time in years there's a ray of light in his dark world. He will do anything to protect her–anything–but can Verity ever love him once she learns the truth of his darkest secret? HEXBOUND is the second story in Bec McMaster's steamy Dark Arts trilogy set against the stunning backdrop of Victorian-era London. If you like heartwarming, sexy and adventurous paranormal romances with a tortured hero, you’ll love sharing the journey with Verity and Bishop. The Dark Arts series: —Victorian gothic romance —myth and magic —sorcerer romance —enemies to lovers romance —witches romance —demons romance —demon romance paranormal —marriage of convenience romance —gaslight fantasy

Lily Parker is new to St. Sophia's School for Girls, but she's already learned that magic can be your best friend-or your worst enemy. That's why Lily has to learn how to control her newly discovered paranormal abilities while fighting the good fight with her best friend Scout as they take on Chicago's nastiest nightlife-including the tainted magic users known as Reapers...

Welcome to the McMasterverse. Escape the ordinary with these six steamy first-in-series fantasy and paranormal romances, all contained in one amazing box set! From wicked fae princes to powerful dreki shifters, dangerous vampires, cursed alpha shifters, demons and sorcerers, there’s a McMaster hero to whet every fantasy romance reader’s appetite. If tales of fated mates, epic quests, fairy tales, forbidden romance, and enemies-to-lovers make you weak at the knees, then this box set is for you! Find the following in Flames and Fated Mates: PROMISE OF DARKNESS (Dark Court Rising #1) A fairy tale twist inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth. He was supposed to be a wicked prince. The enemy. But from the moment my mother was forced to gift me to him as part of a peace treaty, I knew he was meant to be mine.... When the Queen of Thorns sends her daughter, Iskvien, as war prize to an enemy prince, she puts a knife in Vi’s hand and tells her she could end the war between their two countries with one strike. But one look into this wicked fae prince’s eyes and Vi knows she’s no assassin. THIEF OF DREAMS (Court of Dreams #1) Twenty brides. One prince. Who will survive when the competition turns deadly? When Prince Keir of the Court of Dreams sends out a summons in search of a bride, the Wraith King sees a chance to steal the powerful Dragon's Heart. He sends his best thief, Zemira Az Ghul, to penetrate the court as one of the potential brides. Get in. Steal the relic. Don’t get chosen as his bride. Should be easy, right? HEART OF FIRE (Legends of the Storm #1) The old eddas speak of dreki—fabled creatures who haunt the depths of Iceland's volcanoes and steal away fair maidens. Prince Rurik intends to claim Freyja, but to do so he must take mortal form. It's the only time dreki are vulnerable, and with a dragon-hunter arriving on the shores of Iceland, he can barely afford the risk—but lonely Freyja, with her elf-cursed eyes and pragmatic soul, tempts him in ways he's never felt before. MISSION: IMPROPER (London Steampunk: The Blue Blood Conspiracy #1) He promised her vengeance. She threatened to steal his heart instead…. Caleb Byrnes works best alone. The cold and brooding blue blood is the best tracker the Guild of Nighthawks has, and he rules the vampiric craving within him with an iron hand. Nobody escapes him. Nobody gets the better of him. And nobody has ever come close to unleashing the hunger within him. Until now…. Ingrid Miller is the one who got away. The passionate and fiery verwulfen bounty hunter once worked a case with him—and left him tied to his bed. Naked. When they’re partnered together on a new case, Byrnes finally sees his chance to have his revenge. He will have her in his bed and he will ruin her with his kisses, and vengeance will be so, so sweet. SHADOWBOUND (Dark Arts #1) When a powerful relic goes missing from a secret society, Ianthe Martin is charged with finding it at all costs. She needs help, but all clues point to someone on the inside being the thief. The only sorcerer she knows that can't possibly be involved is the very man she saw locked in Bedlam a year ago... When the seductive Miss Martin appears in his cell, Lord Rathbourne fears he's finally lost his mind. The devilish sorceress played a hand in his incarceration, and now she comes asking for help? Perhaps she should begin by begging for mercy... NOBODY’S HERO (Burned Lands #1) Cursed alpha shifter, Lucius Wade, lives only for revenge. But when he kidnaps Riley in order to lure an old friend into a trap, suddenly the tables are turned. Riley has no intentions of being bait, and she tempts him in ways he hasn't felt for a long time. He's never played the hero, but suddenly a part of him wants to…. One click now to dive into six seductive worlds and escape the ordinary!

When a powerful relic goes missing from a secret society that dabbles in the occult, Miss Ianthe Martin is charged with finding it at all costs. She needs help, but all clues point to someone on the inside being the thief. The only sorcerer she knows that can't possibly be involved, is the very man she saw locked in Bedlam a year ago... The mad, bad, dangerous Earl of Rathbourne. When the seductive Miss Martin appears in his Bedlam cell, Rathbourne fears he's finally lost his mind. The devilish sorceress played a hand in his incarceration, and now she comes asking for help? Perhaps she should begin by begging for mercy... But Ianthe's offer of freedom is one he can't refuse, although he has a clause of his own to add. She may bind him with her power–the only way to still the demons haunting him–but for every day spent under her command, the nights will be his... to wreak delicious revenge on her willing flesh. The Dark Arts series: —Victorian gothic romance —myth and magic —sorcerer romance —enemies to lovers romance —witches romance —demons romance —demon romance paranormal —marriage of convenience romance —gaslight fantasy

Protecting Chicago from the dark side of life can be an exhausting job, especially when you're in high school. So when the girls of St. Sophia's start gearing up for Sneak, their fall formal, Lily decides to take a break from fighting to get ready for the event. But when a Reaper unexpectedly crashes the party prep and Lily's firespell fails, she realizes that she has a much bigger problem than a full social calendar...

The thrilling final installment of Chloe Neill’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series sees sinister sorcery advancing across Chicago, and it might usher in the fall of Cadogan House.... Since the night of her brutal attack and unwilling transformation into a vampire, Merit has stood as Sentinel and protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House. She’s saved the Windy City from the forces of darkness time and again with her liege and lover, Ethan Sullivan, by her side. When the House is infiltrated and Merit is attacked by a vampire who seems to be under the sway of dark magic, Merit and Ethan realize the danger is closer than they could have imagined. As malign sorcery spreads throughout the city, Merit must go to war against supernatural powers beyond her comprehension. It is her last chance to save everything—and everyone—she loves.