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Life has been found beneath the icy shell of the moon of a gas giant orbiting a red dwarf at a distance of 11 light-years from Earth. When the crew of the original exploration mission crashes on the alien moon, a rescue ship is launched. Arriving decades later, the crew of the Kelvin finds a colony of survivors living in the labyrinth of caves beneath the surface of the moon. When people start dying, they realize they need to unravel the secrets of this alien world and the mystery of the minotaur.

The labyrinth is a death sentence. And I’m trapped inside with a monster. I’m being imprisoned for a crime I didn’t commit. My sentence is brief—only three months—but it doesn’t matter. No one gets out of the labyrinth alive.

At the height of the Cold War, Captain Jake Grafton becomes entangled in the hunt for a spy selling high-tech military secrets to the Soviet Union. Naval pilot Jake Grafton flies fighter jets with ice water in his veins. But when he’s assigned a desk job in the Pentagon as the head of a top-secret stealth bomber program, his nerve is tested as never before. Colleagues die mysteriously, test flights are sabotaged, and the program is threatened at every level.

Theo the minotaur is shy, gentle, and kind, and wants nothing more than a human wife to spoil. When Celeste agrees to move in and start a trial marriage, he’ll do anything in his power to keep her happy and safe in a world where a human might make a great meal for another monster. The only problem? Theo is huge in more than one way—and he knows Celeste isn’t ready for him yet. It will take trust and time to prepare her as they start to build their new life together, and it might just lead to falling in love.

The Minotaur never died. His “death” was a myth—a lie told to comfort the world. Asterion, the beast of legend, still walks among us. Immortal, cunning, and endlessly hungry, he hides in plain sight luring victims into the ancient labyrinth beneath Crete, feeding on those foolish enough to enter the maze. But this spring break, the hunter becomes the hunted.

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I was thrown into an alien gladiator ring as a prize for the victor. Christophus won me... He's kind and sweet and beyond appealing. I'm falling fast, but can I capture his heart? Join Christophus & Lily in book two of our Scifi Alien Abduction Romance Series, Minotaur's Mate. Minotaur's Mate is book two in our new Scifi Alien Abduction Romance Series, Fractured Fairytales & Mangled Myths. Look for Book one, Beast's Beauty, where Beauty & the Beast meets the Hunger Games. Our alien romance series guarantees hot males, fierce women, steamy, on-the-page romance, and a satisfying happily-ever-...

As soon as Kerstin Kvist arrives at remote, ivy-covered Lydstep Old Hall in Essex, she feels like a character in a gothic novel. A young nurse fresh out of school, Kerstin has been hired for a position with the Cosway family, residents of the Hall for generations. She is soon introduced to her...

What’s a broke baker to do when a gruff minotaur offers her a gig that’s too sticky—and too sexy—to resist? Lila Hart’s life is crumbling faster than her pastries until she stumbles onto Cloverhoof Honey Farm, where Tavros, a horned hunk with a tail that won’t quit, promises salvation… and something spicier. His honey’s magic—dark, dripping, laced with minotaur heat—and he needs her hands to harvest it. In this sweet and smutty romance book, every touch turns steamy, every glance a dare. Lila’s flour-dusted curves meet Tavros’s primal growl, and soon they’re ...

“I haven't decided yet what to do with you. But push me, and I'll show you exactly how monsters fuck their prey.” When Lysandra's village offers her to the legendary Minotaur King, they dress her in white and call it honor. But she knows the truth—she's payment for their prosperity, a virgin bride for a monster who rules an impossible maze between worlds. She expects death. She doesn't expect him. Asterion has guarded the labyrinth for years, watching sacrifices come with their fear and their resignation. But this one enters his domain with fire in her eyes and defiance in her spine. ...

An ancient secret society holds the key that could reshape the world, or destroy it. Archaeology student Ella Rosen’s idyllic life in Crete is turned upside down when she saves a priceless Minoan artifact. Now on the run, she struggles to survive while uncovering a shocking revelation that completely upends what experts once knew about the origins of human civilization. With the help of a seasoned ex-soldier, Ella searches for clues in a race against time to unravel this breathtaking mystery. But there are powerful forces arrayed against them who will stop at nothing to prevent this ...

Magic isn't real, is it? Parker's intuition has been itching for months—no, it's probably closer to years—telling him something isn't quite right in Willow Lake. But sometimes it's safer to ignore the feeling than expose truths you don't want to face. Especially when Levi, the handsome and...

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A restless soul. A bathhouse full of monsters. One forbidden maze that leads him to surrender… Julian has always been in control—at work, in life, even in love. But when loneliness drives him to a discreet bathhouse hidden beneath the city, he discovers a place unlike anything he imagined. Steam curls around shadowed halls, and at the center lies a labyrinth where desire takes shape. There, he meets Lakovos—a minotaur whose massive frame and commanding presence turn the maze into something far more than stone and steam. One look from those dark, unyielding eyes, and Julian feels the ...

Tour guide Ivy has always secretly fantasized about minotaurs. So when a Beast Hunters tour to Motham City goes horribly wrong, she's thrilled to be rescued by wickedly handsome minotaur, Bryn. Until she finds out that he runs a male escort agency with the sole purpose of pleasuring humans. And Ivy just isn't that sort of girl . . . Bryn isn't looking for love. He sells it. Besides he's too busy caring for his disabled mom and four brothers and sisters to have time for romance. 

I arrive on Alia Terra tempted by the promise of fertile land and females. Filled with longing, I cannot rest until I find a sweet mate just for me. One who will warm my bed at night, one for whom I will build my fortune under the scorching sun. There is only one way to meet a perfect match: the Temple. I do the test and focus on building a prosperous ranch for the female who is destined for me. She will have the best of everything. The wait is long. Long enough to lose hope. And then, the letter comes. My mate is ready to be claimed, and I set out immediately. Nothing can stop me now. When...

Who was the Minotaur according to the ancient traditions? Before becoming the adversary of Theseus, the Minotaur was the consequence of a broken oath, a divine punishment, and a disorder that entered the very heart of Cretan kingship. His story does not begin in the Labyrinth — it begins at the altar. This book reconstructs the complete history of the Cretan creature — from Minos’ vow to the god of the sea to his death within the Labyrinth — as it was transmitted in the sources of Antiquity. Beyond the famous episode of Ariadne’s thread, readers will find here: the religious ...

A scholar chasing forbidden legends… When I discovered ancient texts about the Sacred Groves and their mysterious Blessed Herd, everyone said I was wasting my brilliant mind on folklore. But the dreams won't stop—visions of an ancient forest and a massive guardian with amber eyes who calls to something deep in my soul. When my own family disowns me for pursuing the truth, I have nothing left to lose by following the legends into the Elderwood. A guardian who's waited centuries for his mate… I never expected to find him waiting for me. Or that my body would respond the moment I stepped...

Near-naked, flagrantly male, the Minotaur loomed out of the dark places of Greek mythology. Roaring, the bull-headed creature advanced. The razor-sharp Cretan axe swung murderously, slicing through the air, through flesh, through bone. One by one, its enemies died. Out of the past, too, came the plague - long-dormant seeds awakening to destroy. The victims would be legion, their deaths horrible.

Somebody once told a joke. A man ran in place all his life. He worked a job he didn't love for people he couldn't stand. But at the end of the day, the number in his bank account went up. That man got a second chance at life. He woke up in another world, one full of adventures and romances and monsters and gods. And floating above his head, he saw the number "1". So what did he say? "Gosh, I better make the number go up." Not today. Not for this old soul. Reborn as a beast of battle meant to live a short life and die screaming, Garek refuses.