Romances/Action/Fantasy. I know something you don't know! A secret is just another lie, and these characters sometimes forgot what the truth actually is...
These story characters can't let on to who they really are, what they really want, or what they actually know. They are stuck in a past that has their futures in a tight choke hold. These books are filled with characters who lie by omittance, but it's only to protect them and those they care for. The thing about secrets, is that they never stay secret forever. Dive into this secretive bunch!
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“Everyone who keeps a secret, itches to tell it.”
― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places
In the city of Magic's Bend, I protect what's mine. No matter what.
To the world, I'm a just a Conjurer. To my closest friends, I'm a FireSoul--a dangerous Magica with forbidden powers and a dragon's soul. The downside? If anyone discovers what I am, I'm dead. So I lay low, kicking butt with my weapons, not my magic.
Things get ugly when I witness the murder of a powerful vampire ally and become the key suspect. Soon, I'm hunted by the sexiest, strongest supernatural I've ever met. Ares is an unheard of vampire hybrid, and it's hard to say if he wants to kiss me or kill me.
I've got three days to catch the real killer. The bad news? It will take my forbidden magic to succeed. But can I control it, much less keep my secret with Ares watching my every move? Especially when the stakes get ever higher?
I'm used to protecting others...now I have to protect myself.
Fugitive of Magic is a fast-paced fantasy mystery with a kick-butt heroine, a tough hero,
Personal Review: This is a great read. One of magic and secrets. Born with a power no one should know about, this protagonist is of the cautious sort, when she's of course not kicking ass against evil with her best friend. Trying to keep a secret is hard, but its harder when your accused of murder, and the guy you're beginning to crush on, keeps giving you "the eye." It makes for a very entertaining read. The protagonist shouldn't be using her magic, but she has to, which makes it hard to keep the secrets she was willing to die with. Jump into this one, where magic and mystery is all rolled up in one, leading lady.
-Completed series
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She was born to love then taught to kill. She has become everything but is no one.
Known only as Bullet, she was long ago forced to shed the name her parents gave her. Changed, molded, and trained to kill with sharp-shooting efficiency, she is one of The Collective’s most valuable assets. In a cadre of killers, Bullet is death waiting, but her time for vengeance has come.
He was loved, and then he lost. He has become a hunter in search of revenge.
Everything was taken from Rand the day a bullet ended the lives of his beloved wife and daughter. He has searched for their killer seven long years and may have her in his hands. Rand has suffered, but now the time has come to make The Collective pay or die trying.
Joy and sorrow. Two sides of one coin. Retribution draws them together but before all is said and done they will learn love can either break you or make you stronger.
Personal Review: What a wild read. One of the best really. I enjoyed this one for what it was, pure lady badassary. This assassin protagonist, is all about stealth, until she's caught, because she didn't take the killing shot. Our protagonist, is a secretive lady, and when she eventually grows to love, she can't bare to let the man of her dreams, know what she's been through, and that includes hazardous training and killing as a child. Dive into this assassin's tale, and find out the consequences of getting shot directly in the heart!
-Standalone/Completed series
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I'm not all that special, really. Or uncommon. I'm sure there are a lot of girls with old gypsy blood who see the dead, have killer cults hunting their family, and turn into something that gets scary when they panic. Yep. Completely unoriginal, if I do say so myself.
Move along. Nothing to see here. Nope. I'm just an ordinary girl.
I wish people would believe that.
I've been labeled as one thing or another for most of my life:
Death Girl.
Crazy Gypsy Girl.
Gothic Chick.
Monster...
It took my mother's death for me to finally start getting answers about what's really been going on. Unfortunately, most of the answers come from men...who aren't just men. Somehow, I've gone and landed myself in a world truly filled with monsters, and I'm starting to think this is where I should have been all along.
Only...I don't understand what's going on. I'm walking into the middle of a story that's thousands of years old, and I'm the new girl on the block who doesn't have a clue how this world even works. My only guides happen to be the most lethal of the bunch.
They decide who lives or dies. They decide who gets stabbed or tortured.
Yeah...
I've gone and drawn attention to myself, and the ones paying attention are the ones everyone else seems to fear.
How do these things always happen to me?
**Reverse Harem
**Language warning
**Sexual content
**Dark Humor
Personal Review: My, my, what a read? It also happens to be in my top five favorite books, and as a total binge reader, that says a lot. This read is great for its humor, action, and romance, but what's really exciting about it, is it's mystery. The secrets that our protagonist keeps, and its pretty big and pretty dark. Being a near immortal being comes with some secrets and its a secret she herself barely understands. Dive into the wild, and near horrific tale, it'll be one you won't be able to forget.
-Completed Series
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Long ago, the Dragon Born were hailed as the most powerful mages in the world. Today, they are condemned as abominations and have been hunted to near extinction.
Sera Dering has spent her entire life hiding her forbidden magic from the supernatural council who would kill her for the crime of being born. After years of drifting, she’s finally found a new life working as a low-grade mercenary for San Francisco’s oldest monster cleanup guild. She’s safe—as long as she pretends to be human.
But a dark and mysterious power is taking control of mages’ minds, and Sera’s guild sends her in to investigate. To save her city from a magical apocalypse, she must work together with a sexy and deadly mage who represents the very council that sentenced the Dragon Born to death. And if he finds out what she is, she’ll be next…
Mercenary Magic is the first book in the Dragon Born Serafina urban fantasy series.
Personal Review: Another book that sucked me into it's secretive tale. The protagonist, Serafina, has a job to do, and she must do it with a badass, sexy man, at her side. All Serafina can hope for, is that the truth never comes out, especially since her badass partner can have her killed. Her kind has been hunted to near extinction, and her only way to ensure she survives, is to lie through the heaping mess that becomes her life. Her lies get harder when her partner's keen eye takes notice of some differences about her. It gets harder still, when she notices just how sexy her partner truly is. Get lost in this deadly tale, where a woman's only hope, is to keep her truths close to her chest.
-Completed series
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It’s been so long, Warrior… I can feel you…
Is Idina Moorfield going crazy or has an ancient magic found its source?
Her family says she’s not a true Moorfield and will never be good enough for the family business.
Sometimes what looks like the worst day ever, is the beginning of our best adventure.
Idina takes that first step into a new life and gets the hell away from them to forge her own future.
But her calling is the one thing they are the most against. She joins the military just like Uncle Rick. The other family outcast.
What is everyone in the Moorfield family so afraid of?
A new Warrior is about to find out the true roots of the Moorfield name. Nothing will ever be the same.
Personal Review: This is a read that sucks you in almost immediately. Our protagonist, has been different all her life. Different especially from her family. While they are all about finances, and business, she's all about art, and heart. Oh, and green sparks shoot out of her fingers. When she finally overhears, something about her abilities, from none other than her family themselves, who also refuse to tell her the truth, she makes a decision that'll change her life forever. On a journey to becoming a independent woman, away from her family, our protagonist must navigate her turbulous and hazardous future with the secret that strange things tend to happen around her. It makes for an anxious and thrilling read. Jump in now, and see how these sparks fly.
-Completed Series
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The things that go bump in the night are supposed to be headboards, not monsters.
Leaving my husband was hard. Trying to face the world alone with my teenage daughter is the sort of thing nightmares are made of, but I caught a break. My best friend just hired me for a great job. It's not anything special, simply managing the leasing office of this very fancy and highly exclusive neighborhood, yet the perks mean I get my second chance.
Speaking of perks, my rent-free house is right beside not just one handsome man, but five! Each one is hotter than the last, and all of them seem interested in me. Maybe I can't remember the last date I was on, but if I want to master being a strong woman, then this is a good place to start. It's just dating, right?
Normal life stuff.
Not so much.
Everyone around us has these strange golden eyes. Then there are the questions no one will answer. And who cares if there's a lot of wildlife running around at night? I do, especially when a wolf keeps sneaking into my backyard. I have a kid to worry about. Things have got to change before someone gets bitten!
Normal is going out the window, and fast. My neighbors say I don't belong here, and they don't mean because I'm Hispanic. Never mind that I just heard a man growl. Now they're talking about fated somethings, and I'm pretty sure they mean me.
I feel like I'm going crazy!
Because when I said I wanted to learn how to be strong, this wasn't what I meant at all. Still, when it comes to taking care of my little girl, I will definitely learn how to be the biggest bitch on the block.
I just hope that doesn't become literal.
Personal Review: Look out! Something wicked this way comes. Oh wait. No. Its just this's book's protagonist's boy crazed, sassy, fourteen-year-old daughter. Well the next door neighbors might have something to say about oncoming evils, and this time its in the form of the leading protagonist, who is unknowing about the community she's been invited into. The leader of said community lives next door, and sees his new neighbor as only a threat to him, his people and their secrets. His fears are pretty valid, since its very dangerous for someone out of the loop to be part of his community. Unwilling to bend, the leading man, decides its only right to run his new neighbor out of his self made sanctuary. Only now, that he's up close, and is getting to know her, his secret doesn't seem all that important, instead love does. Especially when his roommate, forms an immediate attachment to the leading lady. Run with this lovable and secretive read. Where secrets kept can cause you to howl at the moon!
-Completed Series
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Starting over sucks.
When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring...until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.
And then he opened his mouth.
Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens.
The hot alien living next door marks me.
You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.
If I don't kill him first, that is.
Personal Review: I know I may say this a lot. But I give you guys only gold. This is one of the greatest reads ever. Looking for romance? Its there. Searching for action and sci fi. This has it. But if you want secrets...well this is defiantly the book for you! Our leading characters are oblivious to each other, until the leading lady moves in next door. Our leading male instantly knows that's he's in danger. All his life he's been plagued with a secret, one that he can't ever tell. Now, with fires of passion stirring, he's got to keep that lock on his lips tighter than ever. For if he spill his truth, he'll face deadly consequences, and he won't be the only one who suffers. Dive into this secretive, and romantic tale, you won't be disappointed!
-Completed Series
John Smith seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life with his guardian Henri in Paradise, Ohio. But for John, keeping a low profile is essential, because he is not an ordinary teenager. He’s an alien from the planet Lorien, and he’s on the run. A group of evil aliens from the planet Mogadore, who destroyed his world, are hunting anyone who escaped.
Nine Loric children were sent to Earth to live in hiding until they grew up and developed their Legacies, powers that would help them fight back—and help them save us. Three of them are now dead. John is Number Four, and he knows he’s next….
Michael Bay, director of Transformers, raved: “Number Four is a hero for this generation.” This epic story is perfect for fans of action-packed science fiction like The 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner, and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.
Personal Review: Obsession, as a teen sure. Guilty pleasure, as an adult. Yes. I watched the, "I Am Number Four," movie just over ten times in my younger years, who knows how many more times, since. It took me too long to realize that my childhood favorite was actually based on a book and there were more than just one! This is a tale of secret societies, and people with abilities who are on the run from those that hunt them down. Our male protagonist, just wants to be as normal as he seems. To go out, party, kiss the girl and such, but his secrets way him down, and soon enough more of them come knocking, and things get deadly. Dive into this, and I'm sure you'll be just as obsessed as I was.
-Completed Series
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Tall, dapper, and handsome…yep
Made millions…yep
20 years and still going strong in the porn industry…wait… no? Damn.
Tony DiMarco left college to be porn star, but he certainly didn’t aspire to be one. Life happens. The same industry that’s embraced him—made him Ting Tang Tony—has spit him out faster than an actress does after a money shot when the director calls cut. He was resigned to enjoying his life alone with friends—the family—he’d made in the business. Tony didn’t expect his world to turn upside down in Florida…of all places. Bowled over by love, or more like he bowled over the gorgeous and ever upstanding, Emily Grant—literally. She’s beautiful, hilarious, and intelligent and she knows nothing about him and his shortcomings, but he has to have her. He knows she’s perfect for him and won’t stop until she’s his. Will the 2,500 miles between them, insecurities, and the aspects of his past keep them apart?
Can Tony prove it’s not the size of the package that’s important, but what’s inside that matters most?
The Has-Been Series follows four men on their journeys through their careers, loves, friendships, and the eventual pursuit of happiness in this rat race called life. Their paths just happen to intertwine in the adult industry, where they have all made a name for themselves at one point. Despite their different backgrounds, the men bonded—made their own family. Each man, each story, is its own, but related to the next. It’s not a series about porn, it’s about growth and the very flaws that make us interesting and unique. There will be times throughout these books when you won’t think it’s possible for the men to sink any lower, or for you to adore them and their tales any more. One thing always rings true throughout this series: enjoy your life, your family, and your friends—cherish every moment and remember to laugh your ass off the whole way through. Everyone needs to hear a good dick joke once in a while. Come take a ride on this boundary pushing series with depth and humor.
Personal Review: Now this protagonist's secret is much more sensitive than others, quite literally. One of his biggest secrets may be extremely, 'sensitive.' Finding the woman he believes could be the one, the protagonist's secrets begin to suffocate him with fear and embarrassment. This is a romance filled with humor and oddities, that you'll defiantly like. And the secrets kept in this one just might shock you with its...size.
-Standalone
They handed her a sword and bid her to take a throne...
Lorelei is half elf in a kingdom where that bloodline is synonymous with "slave". The Umbra King holds everyone captive with his pet dragon who knows no mercy. She hides in the shadows and steals to stay alive, until a rebel group gives her an offer she can't refuse.
The King seeks a bride. If she can get close enough, she could drive a dagger into that wicked man's heart. But the bridal games are more difficult than most. Lorelei must prove herself not only beautiful, but talented, poised, and deadly as the king. However, the closer she gets to saving her kingdom, the more she realizes a singular problem stands in her way.
The dragon.
The King's bodyguard is more than a slathering beast. He's a man. And the longer she's near him, the more she realizes that perhaps the king isn't the most dangerous person in the kingdom. Perhaps she had to guard not only her body, but her heart. For a dragon mates for life, and they're hard pressed to give up their treasures.
Personal review: I've only just started this one. But the description made this the perfect add to this list. The protagonist is as secretive as they come. Only so her kind is able to survive, and thrive. Dive into this new and killer read with me!
Ready to break the rules?
Emma, Callie, Maya, and Avalon have a few things in common:
1. They're all part of a secret society that exists within the human world.
2. They're big fans of Converse, great food, and sarcasm.
3. They're about to find themselves co-existing alongside some of the most alpha, frustrating, gorgeous men in both worlds.
Yeah, that's right. Two worlds. Two worlds that might end if someone isn't ready to break the rules.
Lucky these four have never been a huge fan of rules, and together with the overlords, they're going to figure out how to save everyone.
Or die trying.
Personal Review: No review yet! But the book title says it all! Full review coming soon!
More soon!!
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