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  • One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

    One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 237 ratings
    Dina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about...
  • Blood Heir (Kate Daniels World) by Ilona Andrews

    Blood Heir (Kate Daniels World) by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 109 ratings
    An all-new novel set in the Kate Daniels World and featuring Julie Lennart-Olsen, Kate and Curran's ward. Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival...
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  • Wyn by Lily Mayne

    Wyn by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 284 ratings
    I am a monster. A ghoul. A demon. The bogeyman. I have been called all of them. Most creatures fear me, but humans are repulsed by me. They are terrified of me. They have created legends about me, ever since they became aware of my existence when the tear between our worlds grew and we—the monsters from their nightmares—flooded through in our droves. There is only one human who isn’t afraid of me...
  • Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

    Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 177 ratings
    When a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped, DarkRiver sentinel Mercy, a cat, and SnowDancer lieutenant Riley, a wolf, must work together to track the young man-before his shadowy captors decide he's no longer useful...
  • The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews

    The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 50 ratings
    We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be. Adaline is a Talent...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  suspense  fantasy  urban fantasy  aliens  monsters  humor
  • Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

    Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 238 ratings
    The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth, first in The Locked Tomb Trilogy, unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants...
  • Saving Time by Jodi Taylor

    Saving Time by Jodi Taylor

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Life is good for Team Weird, now heroes and fully fledged Time Police officers. Luke can't wait to bear arms. Jane has a date. And Matthew still hasn't had his hair cut. But Time waits for no one and neither do criminal masterminds. A major threat to the Timeline is looming, one far deadlier than mere idiots who want to change history...
  • Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 174 ratings
    Nalini Singh steps back into the shadows of her heartbreakingly original world where angels rule, vampires serve, and the innocent can pay the greatest price of all . .. Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil . .
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  suspense  angels  m-f  shapeshifters  witches  demons
  • Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor

    Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    'I've done some stupid things in my time. I've been reckless. I've broken a few rules. But never before have I ruined so many lives or left such a trail of destruction behind me. '. As Max would be the first to admit, she's never been one for rules. They tend to happen to other people. But this time she's gone too far and everyone is paying the price...
  • People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle

    People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Dive into the alien world of Harmony in this new novel by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Castle. His name is Joshua Knight. Once a respected explorer, the press now calls him the Tarnished Knight. He took the fall for a disaster in the Underworld that destroyed his career...
  • Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh

    Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 55 ratings
    The “alpha author of paranormal romance”* presents a stunningly sensual collection of four all-new Psy-Changeling novellas, in which taboos are broken, boundaries are crossed, and instincts prove irresistible. .. Echo of Silence. In a deep-sea station, Tazia Nerif has found her life’s work as an engineer, keeping things running smoothly...
  • Remember When by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb

    Remember When by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Part 1: Hot Rocks. Part 2: Big Jack. She's one author - with two number-one New York Times-bestselling careers. As Nora Roberts, her novels include Three Fates and Birthright. As J. D. Robb, she offers such novels as Portrait in Death...
  • Dukes Are Forever by Bec McMaster

    Dukes Are Forever by Bec McMaster

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    A compromising situation forced him into marriage. But has his wife been working for the enemy all along? In a steam-fuelled world where vampires once ruled the aristocracy, a dangerous conspiracy threatens to topple the queen, and the Duke of Malloryn knows his nemesis has finally returned to enact his plans of revenge...
  • Siren's Call by Jayne Castle

    Siren's Call by Jayne Castle

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In the mysterious world of Harmony, there are places filled with unexplored marvels. But Rainshadow Island isn’t about to give up its secrets…. In the alien catacombs of Rainshadow, there are creatures whose compelling songs lure the unwary to their death. That’s why Rafe Coppersmith, hired to clear out the catacombs for exploration, needs a music talent...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  magic  m-f  paranormal  futuristic  fantasy  mystery  humor
  • An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

    An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 106 ratings
    The Carls just appeared. Roaming through New York City at three AM, twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship—like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor—April and her best friend, Andy, make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. The next day, April wakes up to a viral video and a new life...
  • The Turn by Kim Harrison

    The Turn by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Kim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turn, the official prequel to the series that will introduce fans and readers to a whole new side of Rachel Morgan's world as they've never seen it before! Can science save us when all else fails? Trisk and her hated rival, Kalamack, have the same goal: save their species from extinction...
  • Rabble: End Game by C. Rochelle

    Rabble: End Game by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 29 ratings
    **A just-for-funsies reunion book featuring ALL the MCs from Villainous Things (and Villains in Space), trapped together on an island for Butch & Xander's wedding. Let the filthy chaos ensue! **...
  • Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger

    Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Werewolf in trouble. .. Biffy, newly minted Alpha of the London Pack, is not having a good Christmas. His Beta abandoned him, his werewolves object to his curtain choices, and someone keeps leaving babies on his doorstep. Professor Randolph Lyall returns home to London after twenty years abroad, afraid of what he might find...
  • How To Marry A Werewolf by Gail Carriger

    How To Marry A Werewolf by Gail Carriger

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 35 ratings
    Guilty of an indiscretion? Time to marry a werewolf. WEREWOLVES. The monsters left Faith ruined in the eyes of society, so now they’re her only option. Rejected by her family, Faith crosses the Atlantic, looking for a marriage of convenience and revenge. But things are done differently in London. Werewolves are civilized. At least they pretend to be. AMERICANS...
  • The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks

    The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    He's Out of Control. Dougal Kincaid has something to prove. After being injured in a battle with the Malcontents, he's ready for active duty protecting unsuspecting mortals from these villainous vampires who want to rule the world. But first he has to get control of himself . .
  • Reluctant Psychic by Dima Zales

    Reluctant Psychic by Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    Life as a seer is not all it’s cracked up to be. Especially when you’re unemployed, and your former boss blacklists you everywhere. Or when a legendary Russian witch calls in a favor owed, demanding the unthinkable. When danger threatens everyone around me, there’s only one man I can turn to—and he may not be what he seems.
  • Dragon Misfit by Eve Langlais

    Dragon Misfit by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Someone pulled a Jurassic with my genes. I am the result of an experiment—human spliced with dinosaur—or so I assumed growing up. 
According to my parents, they rescued me from a lab when I was just a roly-poly egg. All my life I’ve hidden what I am because my parents told me I had to, but when they die, my world is blown apart. Which is when I meet Urion...
  • Sloth by Lana Pecherczyk

    Sloth by Lana Pecherczyk

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    She’s a hacker, a legendary gamer, a badass vigilante… if she can get herself out of bed. Nothing much appeals to Sloan Lazarus, except the burning hatred for the man who stole her heart and then ghosted her—right after she confessed her crime-fighting secret. When he turns up two years later, completely complacent and hot-as-sin, Sloan is determined to make his life a living hell...
  • Lion and the Falcon by Eve Langlais

    Lion and the Falcon by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    What’s a poor feline to do when trouble strikes from every direction? Find a pillow and a patch of sunlight for a relaxing nap, or realize that sometimes a lion needs to make new rules and show a stubborn falcon he’s more than just a handsome kitty? Avian Soaring Security has transferred Clarice to the Furry United Coalition so she can help track some escaped psycho patients...
  • Red Phoenix by Kylie Chan

    Red Phoenix by Kylie Chan

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The intrigue deepens as the demon threat closes around mortals and gods alike. .. When Emma Donahoe took the position of nanny to John Chen's daughter Simone, she never expected to be caring for the child of a Chinese god, and she didn't expect that demons would want him dead. Nor has moving from nanny to partner in his heavenly realm made Emma's life any easier...
  • Heartless by Gail Carriger

    Heartless by Gail Carriger

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 95 ratings
    Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past...
  • Stefan by Eve Langlais

    Stefan by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    For her, he'll unleash the tiger within. Stefan’s getting married for the good of his family, because if he doesn’t, the local werewolves will run them out of town. He’s not exactly happy about it, but it could be worse. His bride is quite beautiful when she’s not completely off her canine leash. As beta for her pack, she’s used to giving orders and has a bite to go with her bark...
  • Prophecy of Magic by Dima Zales

    Prophecy of Magic by Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 5 ratings
    Find my long-lost birth parents? Check. Kiss the man I've been crushing on for years? Check. Finally kick back and enjoy my happy ending? Yeah, no such luck. With literal demons out to kill me and my loved ones in trouble, I'm starting to wonder if I'll make it out of this one alive. ..
  • Bunny Misfit by Eve Langlais

    Bunny Misfit by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Being a bunny in a family of wolves leads to Claire running away from home. But when her BFF needs someone to investigate a possible lead on her missing parents, Claire hops to the rescue. My name is Claire, and I am a bunny shifter who happened to be born in a pack of wolf shifters. Which, needless to say, didn't go over well...
  • Croc and the Fox by Eve Langlais

    Croc and the Fox by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Warning: An ornery croc discovers he does have a pulse when a hot to trot fox decides to latch on, and never let go. Tongue in cheek humor, sizzling moments and a tiny, evil villain await. A career military man, Viktor lives for the next mission – and his collection of weapons -- but a raid on an experimental lab makes him an unwilling protector, mostly because he can’t peel Renee off...
  • The Girl Who Sees by Dima Zales

    The Girl Who Sees by Dima Zales

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    I'm an illusionist, not a psychic. Going on TV is supposed to advance my career, but things go wrong. Like vampires and zombies kind of wrong. My name is Sasha Urban, and this is how I learned what I am.
  • Misfortune Teller by Dima Zales

    Misfortune Teller by Dima Zales

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    So I’m a seer. A Cognizant under the Mandate. Life should be easy now, right? Wrong. With all the “accidents” that keep befalling me, I’ll be lucky to survive the week. That is, if my crazy boss doesn’t work me to death first. ..
  • The Devil and the Deep by Ellen Datlow

    The Devil and the Deep by Ellen Datlow

    Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It’s only water, so why should we fear large bodies of it, such as the sea or the ocean? However, when you’re all alone, you realize how scary a place it can be. In Devil and the Deep, award-winning editor Ellen Datlow shares an original anthology of horror that covers the depths of the deep blue sea...
  • Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish

    Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish

    Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Fans of Kim Harrison, Jim Butcher, and Linda Hamilton will flock to the kick-ass world of Owl, a modern-day “Indiana Jane” who reluctantly navigates the hidden supernatural world. Ex-archaeology grad student turned international antiquities thief, Alix—better known now as Owl—has one rule. No supernatural jobs. Ever. Until she crosses paths with Mr...
  • The Guest With Claws by Ella Maven

    The Guest With Claws by Ella Maven

    Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    I’ve never met him before… so why do I feel as if I’ve known him all my life? Scoring a job at the exclusive and secretive Hotel Castle Verna is exactly what I need to pay off my debt and avoid a punishment I might not survive. The guests are a little eccentric, but they are great tippers...
  • Hello, Gorgeous! by MaryJanice Davidson

    Hello, Gorgeous! by MaryJanice Davidson

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    One minute I'm out with my sorority sisters; the next there's a terrible accident (beyond my friend Stacey's outfit) and I'm waking up in some weird clinic transformed into a human cyborg - with a mission: to stop evil and stuff. Uh, hello? I've got a beauty salon to run. Granted, it is cool to run faster than a Ford Mustang when I need to, even if it's totally hard on my shoes...
  • Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens

    Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 47 ratings
    All his life, Rand T’Ash has looked forward to meeting his HeartMate, with whom he could begin a family. Once a street tough, now a respected nobleman and artisan, he has crafted the perfect HeartGift, which, in the custom of the psychically gifted population of the planet Celta, is the way a man finds—and attracts—his wife…...
    Categorized as:
    shapeshifters  magic  m-f  witches  demons  angels  vampires  suspense
  • City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

    City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

    Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative, this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense. Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as it’s whispered, hell portals...
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