Enjoy this HOT dragon shifter alien romance by USA Today Bestselling paranormal romance author Starla Night! This Scholar Is No Gentleman Dragon shifter Flint Onyx makes his own way in the world. He doesn't fear the "forced marriage" edict of his planet's empress. While his siblings scramble to romance and find happiness with humans to avoid the crusty old empress's claws, he's content to soar through the stars alone, biding his time. Because Flint has a huge secret... He Will Marry An Empress The old empress dies, and her brutal successor stuns the universe by summoning Flint, of all dragons, to be considered for her consort. His loving family beg and plead for him to marry a human quickly and escape. A scrawny, low-caste, odd dragon like him can't survive in the deadly palace of Draconis. But the ambitious new dragon empress also has a huge secret. And Flint knows it. Their enemies have been underestimating him. Underestimating humans. Underestimating Earth. That changes. Now. Onyx Dragons: Flint is the final book in the 7 Virgin Brides for 7 Virgin Weredragon Billionaires although all stories in this series can be read as standalone romance novels with happy endings. For fans of Katee Robert, Ruby Dixon, Ursa Dax, and Calista Skye this is a sexy romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. Fated mates, high fashion, and the intriguing Earth "coffee break" collide in this fun, steamy intergalactic romp. Let this yummy dragon shifter romance abduct you!

Enjoy this HOT dragon shifter alien romance by USA Today Bestselling paranormal romance author Starla Night! An Icy Dragon Boss Cold dragon shifter Alex is head of sales for his family's clothing company. He's great at tempting people into luxuries they don't need, and it helps that he's beautiful. But being reunited with his family has awoken strange, protective feelings. Nightmares from his past threaten his newfound peace, and when he receives a direct threat, the thick wall of ice around his heart shows dangerous cracks... A Sassy Barista With A Heart Of Gold Nicole has been serving her new dragon brother-in-law ever since their families were unexpectedly united. The male knows he's gorgeous in any form, and she's far from the only woman to lose her train of thought when he gulps her iced coffee. Then he asks for her help. Can the smart-talking virgin who wears her heart on her sleeve show the imperious dragon shifter how to control his strange new feelings? The fate of Earth--and Alex--may depend on it! Onyx Dragons: Alexandrite is the sixth book in the 7 Virgin Brides for 7 Virgin Weredragon Billionaires although all stories in this series can be read as standalone romance novels with happy endings. For fans of Suzanne Wright, Anna Hackett, Ella Maven, and Regine Abel, this is a sexy romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. It contains the power of love, a dragon shifter who's found his family, and a truly addictive cup of coffee. Must love dragons!

Enjoy this HOT scarred dragon warrior romance by USA Today Bestselling paranormal romance author Starla Night! Her Grumpy Warrior Scarred dragon shifter Kyanite "Kyan" Onyx is the Security officer of the Onyx Corporation. Used to working in the shadows, this former mercenary is the only one who can safeguard hisfamily's company from growing dangers. He has no time for an unwanted marriage on his home planet, Draconis. But what choice does he have? No female will ever look on his battered body with desire. He will never redeem his blackened soul. His Sunshine Nurse Nursing intern Laura took an oath to heal whoever comes into her emergency room, even the gruff dragon alien whose iron abdomen could stop bullets. When an unknown enemy targets her, the sweet virgin nurse runs for shelter in his bulging arms. Laura and Kyan could begin a new era of dragon-human harmony--or she may plunge Earth into war! Onyx Dragons: Kyanite is the third book in the 7 Virgin Brides for 7 Virgin Weredragon Billionaires although all stories in this series can be read as standalone romance novels with happy endings. For fans of Michelle Mills, Jaymin Eve, Sadie Sears, and T.S. Joyce, this is a sexy romantic story with a guaranteed happily ever after. It features steamy dragon shifter love scenes and a cheery nurse who wants to heal this wounded warrior. Must love dragons!

Dragon shifter billionaires from space seek ordinary Earth women to marry, bear their dragonlets, and save them from a fate worse than death in this second boxed set! This second boxed set includes four Onyx Dragons novels plus an exclusive bonus short story. ONYX DRAGONS: AMBER Buttoned-up Amber has to hold in her temper when playboy Darcy flirts with her fire. But when she finally realizes he’s serious, can there be a happy ending between a charming human male and a female dragon shifter? ONYX DRAGONS: JASPER Steadfast Jasper has been keeping the peace around his explosive siblings for so long that when it’s time for him to claim his secret crush, the lovely human mate he’s craved since the moment he arrived on Earth, his rebellion might spark an intergalactic war! ONYX DRAGONS: ALEXANDRITE Cold Alex is the most beautiful dragon shifter, but only sassy barista Nicole can melt his icy heart—and save Earth from the greedy enemies who want to destroy it. ONYX DRAGONS: FLINT Flint has always walked his own path, but when he’s forced back to the dragons’ home planet to marry their empress, the Dragon Empire will never be the same. Each full novel is a linked standalone with no cliffhangers, no cheating, and a fully satisfying happily-ever-after. Contains virgins, abductions, and first-contact fun! It also includes the happily ever after stories "Jasper’s Family," "Alex’s Challenge," and "Flint's Picnic” as well as two bonus stories -- “Darcy’s Surprise” and "Flint’s First Kiss" -- that are exclusive to this boxed set. Let these dragon shifters from space abduct you! Tropes - Virgin, fated mates, marriage of convenience, alpha, alien, shapeshifter, dragon, beast, billionaire, CEO/boss, adventure, college, coworkers, office romance, first love, geeky, instalove, kidnapping, love at first sight, abduction, magical, secret crush, wedding, dragon shifter, alpha female, brother's best friend, evil twin, best friend, virgin hero, strong woman, royal romance, secret romance, romance collection, boxed set

Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

What are we? The Damned childer of caine? The grotesque lords of humanity? The pitiful wretches of eternal hell? We are vampires, and that is enough. I am a vampire, and that is far more than enough. I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine -- now and forever. No one holds command over me. No man. No god. No prince. What is a claim of age for ones who are immortal? What is a claim of power for ones who defy death? Call your damnable hunt. We shall see whom I drag screaming to hell with me. Secret rules and powers for this hidden sect.