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  • Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 83 ratings
    In New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's most complex and nuanced adventure yet, bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan fights a deadly battle - mind, body, and soul. Black Magic Sanction Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter - and lived to tell the tale...
  • Midlife Demon Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Demon Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Goblins and ghouls and magic, oh my! Hang tight to your britches, this laugh out loud adventure is about to light you up!Ousted from the Hollows Group, the shadow world has officially taken notice of me.With loan sharks sniffing around and knocking on my door, I need to figure out how my ex-husband pushed all his debt onto me, because it stinks of black magic and back alley dealings...
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  • Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    The ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse. While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation...
  • A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon ! A Perfect Blood Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other . Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S...
  • Fate and Fury by Quinn Loftis

    Fate and Fury by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    The last few days have been the darkest of Sally’s life. After experiencing the joy of finding her mate, she now suffers the pain of losing everything she holds dear. Both the Romanian and Serbian packs have been captured, ripping Sally’s soul mate away from her almost as soon as she had found him...
  • Trouble With the Cursed by Kim Harrison

    Trouble With the Cursed by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Rachel Morgan must keep her friends close—and her enemies closer—in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, has one unspoken rule: take chances, but pay for them yourself...
  • Elimination by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Elimination by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Deception. Demons are experts at it.I thought I could control my fate. I thought I could send the Master of Demon Runes back to the Underworld where he belongs, but instead, I'm the one forced into a dangerous game of elimination.Now I must fight for my life against the strongest demons—demons who have waited their whole lives for the chance to rule the Underworld...
  • Legends by K.N. Banet

    Legends by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Everyone has something to fear.I fear going home.Over a century ago, I left my homeland and my people. I’ve never gone back. I’ve deprived myself of the community for a variety of reasons, both good and bad. I made the decision, regardless of the consequences, and never looked back.Now, I don’t have a choice and Raphael is coming along for the ride...
  • Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison

    Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Rachel Morgan will learn that the price of loyalty is blood...Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, suspected that protecting the paranormal citizens of Cincinnati as the demon subrosa would be trouble. But it’s rapidly becoming way more trouble than even she could have imagined...
  • Nightfall's Prophet by T.A. White

    Nightfall's Prophet by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    How long can a vampire hold a grudge? The answer, it turns out, is an eternity.Aileen Travers is about to get a lesson in the nature of vendettas and how far some will go to avenge any slight. When a representative of the vampire council sweeps into town, he brings with him a deadly conspiracy that could wind up threatening the very foundation of Aileen’s life...
  • Portal Guardians by Elle Casey

    Portal Guardians by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    --The Final Installment of the Clash of the Otherworlds Series-- The fae assigned by the council, shadowed by Jayne the elemental and Spike the incubus, journey to the Otherworlds, seeking the portal guardians. An epic journey filled with danger, adventure, and revelations that even the most ancient fae do not expect...
  • After the Fall by Elle Casey

    After the Fall by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The Light and Dark Fae have come together, a tenuous peace formed at the urging of the Overworld. Potty-mouthed teen, Jayne Sparks, and her fellow changeling friends find themselves once again in the middle of a maelstrom of conflict, mystery, and magic that they must struggle to not only understand but to overcome. Jayne Sparks Blackthorn hereby cordially invites you to follow her into the Gray.
  • Between the Realms by Elle Casey

    Between the Realms by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Jayne Sparks Blackthorn continues her journey as a changeling member of the Fae living in the Green Forest. Decisions have been made and the Fae Council has spoken. The chosen few must leave the Here and Now to undo the damage begun over a thousand years ago. Loyalties are questioned. Intentions are suspect. Angels and demons, witches and werewolves, pixies and elves...
  • Darkness & Light by Elle Casey

    Darkness & Light by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The animosity between Darkness & Light continues to grow, as do Jayne's supernatural, elemental abilities in the Green Forest. Long-lost friends arrive, new friends leave, passion burns, and mysteries abound...
  • Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim

    Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a harrowing visit to the Underworld, I finally shifted into my Phoenix. Flying doesn't stop Fate from insisting that I fight for my life, though. All of these brushes with death are for the birds. Catching the local murderer red-handed should have put a stop to the constant danger I'm in...
  • Call to Arms by Elle Casey

    Call to Arms by Elle Casey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Call to Arms is Book Two in the War of the Fae, YA fantasy series. Follow Jayne Sparks, the (still) potty-mouthed seventeen-year-old and newly changed elemental fae and her friends - an incubus, a daemon, a green elf, a water sprite and a pixie - as they struggle to find their places in the Light Fae community of the Green Forest and prepare for the upcoming battle against the Dark Fae...
  • This Caged Wolf by Everly Frost

    This Caged Wolf by Everly Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I am a wolf shifter torn apart.Hunted. Broken. Destined to spark a war.My freedom has come at a cost. Anyone who cares about me will be hurt by the true nature of my power. To protect the ones I love, I must push them away.Only Tristan Masters may stand beside me, but his fate is closing in as fast as my options are running out...
  • Courting Darkness by Yasmine Galenorn

    Courting Darkness by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae means our powers go haywire at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah is a Death Maiden and werecat who belongs to the Autumn Lord. My sister Menolly is a vampire who's dating a gorgeous werepuma, and the godfather of the undead-set...
  • A Demon and His Psycho by Eve Langlais

    A Demon and His Psycho by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Warning:This story centers around a grumpy demon holding onto an ancient vow and a perky psycho (with killer tendencies) who is determined to make him snap. There's cursing, melt-your-screen hotness, messed up religious tropes and snort out loud fun. If you enjoy raunchy humor, sizzling moments and already know you’re going to Hell, then dive on in. I'm not crazy. I just have anger issues...
  • Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher

    Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    View our feature on Shannon Butcher’s Living Nightmare. For nine years, the Sentinel Nika has had one goal-to save her younger sister from the Synestryn who hold her captive. Now, the psychic bond Nika forged with her sibling on that terrible night is fading, and time is running out. But the one man who can unlock the power inside her may be the greatest danger to her...
  • Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    In a world of shadows, desire conquers all… Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that. Holly Storm already knows too much about his kind, and Niol has no wish to help her get in deeper over her head...
  • Hard Mated by Jennifer Ashley

    Hard Mated by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Spike, a wildcat Shifter and the champion fighter of Shiftertown, is stunned when Myka, the best friend of a dying human woman, announces that Spike has fathered a cub. What's more, the mother is giving the boy to Spike to protect and raise. Myka, who'd been raised by an abusive stepfather, is not sure that a wild fighter named Spike is the best man to bring up the cute little jaguar cub...
  • Moonlight's Ambassador by T.A. White

    Moonlight's Ambassador by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Aileen has always been certain of a few undeniable facts—black raspberry is the only ice cream flavor that matters, vampires can't be trusted, and her loyalty, once given, is unquestionable. When a late-night visitor shows up needing her help, she agrees without hesitation. It's not long before a pounding at her door reminds her that nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems...
  • Biergarten of the Damned by Seana Kelly

    Biergarten of the Damned by Seana Kelly

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    I’m Sam, the werewolf book nerd owner of The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar. I’ve always thought of Dave, my red-skinned, shark-eyed, half-demon cook, as a kind of foul-mouthed uncle, one occasionally given to bouts of uncontrolled anger.Something’s going on, though. He’s acting strangely, hiding things. When I asked what was wrong, he blew me off and told me to quit bugging him...
  • Atlantis Unmasked by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Unmasked by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    A warrior scarred... A descendant of Diana... When two worlds collide... Atlantis is unmasked. Alexios survived two years of unspeakable torture at the hands of a vampire goddess. Now he's been ordered to team up with a beautiful warrior and take on the most dangerous mission of his life: to retrieve the Vampire's Bane...
  • Devoured by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Devoured by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Tane is a Charon, sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires. His new assignment seems like a waste of his talents…until he catches up with the Jinn he's been sent to capture. Half human, half demon, Laylah has a vulnerable streak that strikes right through to Tane's cold heart. He should be furious when she uses her powers to bind them together, preventing him from dragging her before the Commission...
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    vampires  witches  werewolves  fae  demons  magic  shapeshifters  m-f
  • Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Poseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies--and alliances. And one of the most powerful of all Atlantean warriors will soon find both…in one daring beauty...
  • River Cast by Samantha Young

    River Cast by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Enter a world of fierce wolves, stunning magic and romance... Swept into the world of the Daylight Coven, Caia is caught between her loyalty to the Daylights and her new insight into the hearts of the Midnights. As more obstacles are thrown in her and Lucien's way, Caia is pushed further adrift from him and Pack Errante. With no one to turn to, Caia has to make the most difficult choice of all.
  • Forget Me Not by Belinda Boring

    Forget Me Not by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Only a fool would think they could steal from a werewolf... Anticipating a quiet night alone with the man she loves, Darcy’s world is sent into a spin with the arrival of someone from the past - Mason’s. She is further shocked by the intruder’s claim she may not even be the true mate of the Mystic Wolves Alpha...
  • Blood Deep by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Blood Deep by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Bad can feel good, Jessie. Bad can feel as good as it can get. The tattoos covering Eden Reece’s arm tell the tale of a con with an appetite for danger. Even so, arriving at The Circus – the criminal heart of Blackthorn – and demanding an audience with the notorious Pummel, is the sign of a death wish. Jessie knows that Eden is trouble. Serious trouble...
  • Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection ) by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis

    Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection ) by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong...
  • Spellbinder by Thea Harrison

    Spellbinder by Thea Harrison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    From author Thea Harrison comes the latest story in the New York Times bestselling Moonshadow trilogy…. Kidnapped while on tour, musician Sidonie Martel is transported to the mystical land of Avalon. A human without magical ability, she is completely vulnerable to the deadly forces surrounding her...
  • Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn

    Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: half-human, half-Fae, we're sexy, we're savvy and we just turned in our badges to the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch. Delilah's a werecat and blossoming Death Maiden. And as for me? I'm Menolly, acrobat extraordinaire turned vampire...
  • Testing Fate by Belinda Boring

    Testing Fate by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Nothing burns as bright as the flames of the refiner’s fire. Moments after hearing the Council sentence her enemy to life imprisonment for attempted murder and illegal use of magic, Darcy is whisked away by the Fates - accused of tampering with destiny. The cherished dream she shared with Mason has been called into question, placing doubt about whether they are actually true mates...
  • Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 46 ratings
    It’s not easy being life’s own personal joke, but Josette Landry has made an unstable peace with the beast. Life will continue to throw every bad thing it has at her, and she will continue to not put her head in an oven. But that’s okay. That which doesn’t kill her will just require a few hours of mental insanity...
  • Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    We’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. My sister Menolly is a vampire married to a werepuma. And me? I’m Camille, a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. I’m a priestess of the Moon Mother, and I’m training under the Queen of Darkness...
  • Dirty Deeds 2 by Diana Pharaoh Francis, Faith Hunter

    Dirty Deeds 2 by Diana Pharaoh Francis, Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty.Join NY Times bestselling authors Faith Hunter and Jennifer Estep along with USA Today bestselling authors R.J. Blain, Diana Pharaoh Francis, and Devon Monk on a brand-new romp through magical worlds where the damsels bring the distress, what can go wrong will go wrong, and nothing is as it seems...
  • Shattered Emotions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Shattered Emotions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Maddox Jamenson is the Omega of the Redwood Pack, the one burdened by emotions stronger than his own. He's spent his entire life shrouded in the secrets of his "gift" and the price he has to pay to keep it, yet the cost just escalated. He's known a mate could be in the cards for him, but he can't have what he wants. Not when the battles he has yet to fight could destroy her...
  • Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher

    Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    They are the Sentinels. Three races descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each possessing unique abilities in their battle to protect humanity against their eternal foes: the Synestryn. Now one Sentinel's survival determines the fate of them all. Lexi Johns has one purpose: to free her best friend from the hands of the Sentinels...
  • Enforcer's Redemption by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Enforcer's Redemption by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Adam Jamenson has suffered through the worst loss known to man. The only reason he lives day-to-day is to ensure the safety of his Pack. As the Enforcer of the Redwood Pack, it is his job to protect all in his path, though he was unable to protect the ones he held dear. The war with the Centrals is heating up and Adam must try and grit through it in order to survive...
  • Kiss of Fate by S. Young

    Kiss of Fate by S. Young

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A standalone adult paranormal romance from New York Times Bestselling author Samantha Young writing as S. Young.Fionn Mór was once a high king of Ireland; a fierce warrior who led his tribes against the invading fae. It was a war he couldn’t win and to save his family he turned consort for the Fae Queen. Fionn escaped as the thing he once despised, and the people he loved betrayed him for it...
  • The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands, Jeaniene Frost

    The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands, Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 58 ratings
    In Lynsay Sands' "The Gift," Katricia Argeneau knows grey-eyed cop Teddy Brunswick is her life mate. She just needs to convince him they belong together, and being snowbound in a secluded cabin will make this a Christmas neither will forget. It's "Home for the Holidays" in Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series...
  • Shadow Rising by Yasmine Galenorn

    Shadow Rising by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    We’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and Death Maiden. And me? I’m Menolly, a jian-tu turned vampire in love with a wildly hot werepuma...
  • Night Seeker by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Seeker by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, the Vampiric Fae are on the move, hunting anyone in their path. As the war with the vampires ratchets up, Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court, enshrouds New Forest in her chilling grasp...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  werewolves  witches  shapeshifters  demons  magic  fae  m-f
  • Ancient Enemy by Katie Reus

    Ancient Enemy by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s out for revenge…Ancient dragon shifter Rhys awoke from his slumber hungry for revenge against the witch who killed his sister. When his year-long hunt takes him to the rebuilding city of New Orleans, he finds a witch—but not the one he’s pursuing...
  • Wolf at the Door by Hailey Edwards

    Wolf at the Door by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Lorimar Pack, Book 2 Prison is no one's idea of a good time, and it's even worse for Dell. Confinement has her inner wolf snarling as she paces their cell, and there's no end in sight. Just as she reaches her breaking point, the pack liaison shows up with an offer she can’t refuse. Dell’s freedom in exchange for going to Faerie and recapturing the fae prince responsible for her current digs...
  • Darkness Taunts by Susan Illene

    Darkness Taunts by Susan Illene

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Melena Sanders has managed to avoid all things inhuman for most of her life, but after coming to Fairbanks, Alaska to rescue her best friend from supernaturals she hasn’t been allowed to leave. That is, until her long-time nemesis comes to collect a favor she owes him. Lucas might be half angel, but he’s all bad as far as she’s concerned...
  • A Crown of Blood and Bone by Sloane Murphy, Sarah Puckett

    A Crown of Blood and Bone by Sloane Murphy, Sarah Puckett

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A hunter reborn. Four Immortal Alphas. What could go wrong? "You're a Hunter, Remy." Those four words changed my life. One minute, I'm human, engaged, and ready to start my life. Then my 21st birthday rocks round, bringing with it the biggest god damn shock of my life. I'm a Hunter. Nephillim. Monsters are real. And this isn't my first life...
  • Finding the Lost by Shannon K. Butcher

    Finding the Lost by Shannon K. Butcher

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    They are the Sentinels: three races descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each possessing unique abilities in their battle to protect humanity against their eternal foes–the Synestryn. Now a young woman must put faith in a warrior whose power frightens her even as it draws her in. Andra Madison knows that monsters are real...
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