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Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her enemies once and for all. Even so, she cannot stand alone... -
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Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter's New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the fourth Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who channels her power from the earth.Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes... -
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![Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter]()
Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter’s New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the third, thrilling Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who draws her powers from deep within the earth.Nell Ingram has always known she was different. Since she was a child, she’s been able to feel and channel ancient powers from deep within the earth... -
![It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman]()
It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMidlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father... -
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![Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop]()
Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop
View our feature on Anne Bishop’s Shalador's Lady. Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen... -
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Chosen by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDemons on the loose. Ritual murders. An ancient vampire breathing down her neck.Some days Max just doesn't know where to start. The problems facing her city are piling up, and there seems no end or solution in sight.Max's job used to be dealing with supernatural creatures... -
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Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBeing part of the Midwest Pack isn’t easy—especially now.My life has never been simple—and it only keeps getting more complicated. The Alphas, Ethan, and several key players in the otherworld go missing, thrusting me into the position of Elite Alpha and tasking me with finding them. The list of suspects grows as I realize that mating with Ethan has caused allies to become enemies... -
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Bound by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMage Alex Verus is caught between a rock and a hard place in the eighth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned.Right now I wasn’t seeing Richard as the teacher out of my nightmares, he was just another Dark mage, and I looked into the future to see what would happen if I turned that knife on him instead.. -
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Forged by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBlood may be thicker than water, but not all families are meant to stay together.Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family.Max has no time to absorb the shocking news... -
![It's Called Magic, Susan by Lauretta Hignett]()
It's Called Magic, Susan by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe knows it's real... she just has to learn how to use it.Before she blows someone else up.Susan's neck-deep in trouble - the Songbird has been kidnapped, her vile mother is out for Susan's blood, and Connor is hunting some very powerful spark stones... -
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Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton
The living cannot be allowed to infect the dead.Adam Binder has lost what matters most to him. Having finally learned the true identity of the warlock preying on his family, what was supposed to be a final confrontation with the fiend instead became a trap that sent Vic into the realm of the dead, where none living are meant to be... -
![Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter]()
Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBetween life and death, there’s magic.Our secrets have been exposed and now we have to deal with the consequences: Friends of the Midwest Pack are missing. Alliances are forming between enemies whose sole intent is to destroy the pack. And a mysterious group is trying to make a power grab using any means possible... -
![Misplaced Souls by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Misplaced Souls by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSix years, three months, and two days ago, I was kidnapped by a black witch. Then forced to bear witness as she slaughtered witches and sorcerers across Europe, siphoning their magic and corrupting what she could of my own power in order to raise vanquished demons... -
![Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine]()
Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSome people find power in the light. Others are meant to walk in the dark. Ollie Wit left it all behind: a new home, friends who saw her as something more than a fragile shadow walker and a budding relationship with Kane. She did it all in an effort to shield Asher, who should’ve never been able to escape the Shadowlands... -
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![Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper]()
Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper
A vicious demonic plot. A curse decades in the making. An epic love that burns hotter than the very fires of hell…Charlotte...All Charley’s nightmares are real.Demons. Dark witches. Her murderous uncle.With her soul bound to an ancient demon lord and her sister taken captive by a monster, hope is in short supply.But Charley will not go down without a fight... -
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Marked by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsMage Alex Verus is hanging on by a thread in the ninth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned.When Mage Alex Verus ends up with a position on the Light Council, no one is happy, least of all him. But Alex is starting to realize that if he wants to protect his friends, he'll need to become a power player himself... -
![Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop]()
Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop's Black Jewels novels have enthralled readers and critics alike. Now, in Twilight's Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four captivating novellas: Winsol Gifts, Shades of Honor, Family, and The High Lord's Daughter... -
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Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards
Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box?Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required.Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings... -
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Deceptions by Kelley Armstrong
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Otherworld series delivers her most suspenseful novel yet, where the discovery of Cainsville’s dark past and the true nature of its inhabitants leads to murder, redemption, love, and unspeakable loss.Olivia Taylor Jones’s life has exploded. She’s discovered she is not only adopted, but her real parents are convicted serial killers... -
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Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep
The hotly anticipated ninth novel in the hugely popular Elemental Assassin series finds Gin Blanco on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend. When a terror from the past threatens Gin’s friend and body-disposer, Sophia, Gin will stop at nothing to protect her, even if it means walking straight into a killer’s trap... -
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Shadow of Doubt by Hailey Edwards
Hadley Whitaker is a liar, a killer, and a chocoholic, but she’s getting better about the first two. Or maybe she’s just getting better at them. Some days it’s hard for her to tell fact from fiction, but only one truth matters. Goddess willing, she’s going to be the next Potentate of Atlanta... -
![The Ruin of Souls by Sloane Murphy, Lily Wildhart]()
The Ruin of Souls by Sloane Murphy, Lily Wildhart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNot all monsters are what they seem.“Our families are different. We are Nephilim. Elite beings descended from Angels, created to help keep the balance in the five factions of our world. We are the peacekeepers, the enforcers, and the protectors. We do not know a true death, and this isn’t your first life.”In that instant my entire life changed... -
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Night Treasures by Richard Amos
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere’s no rest for the, erm… Well, for me.Or for Tae Frost.Chaos reigns supreme, everything turned upside down.The world is calling out for a hero.Can I rise to the challenge, or am I doomed to linger in the dark?I have to hold on to hope.For Tae.For Fizz.For the whole of my heart... -
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![Night's End by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Night's End by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, in a final push, Myst returns with a vengeance to bring the Golden Wood forever under the rule of the Indigo Court. Newly crowned Fae Queens Cicely and Rhiannon have embraced their destinies and claimed their thrones... -
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Off the Grid by Faith Hunter, Kristine Hvam
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratings2 hr 23 minsIn Off the Grid, Jane goes on what looks like a simple mission for the Knoxville blood-master—finding a missing Mithran. Her search leads Jane to a young woman named Nell, a woman with a scarred past and a strange power, a woman who may hold the key to saving the missing vampire, if Jane can convince her to assist... -
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Air Bound by Christine Feehan
The sisters of Sea Haven, bound by the heart and the magical power of the elements, return in this soul-stirring new novel from Christine Feehan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spirit Bound... For as far back as she can remember, Airiana Ridell has always been aware of her extraordinary gift... -
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Destiny by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis fight has always been my destiny.In a previous life, I had run from it, and that choice was the death of me. That mistake went down in history, becoming a story that haunted my people for centuries.I won’t run this time. I’ve regrouped, collected my allies, and sheltered my people. Now, I go hunting. I can’t rest until my people are safe. I can’t stop until the ones we lost are avenged... -
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Rebel Magic by Alex Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Fast Urban Fantasy Series with a Badass Female Bounty HunterMy name is Rebel Weston and I'm going to hunt you down...My talent for tracking has made me a damn good bounty hunter for the past decade, but it's also gotten me solidly under the thumb of notorious casino boss, Kai Warcloud.I need to break free before I kill him or he kills me... -
![Toughest Deal by Alessa Thorn]()
Toughest Deal by Alessa Thorn
The occult group Aurora is closing in on the Edgeworths, and they are going to need Altun, the Sorceress of Istanbul, to help them if they are going to stay alive.'Toughest Deal' is the third book in 'Mercenaries and Magic,' a fast-paced, contemporary fantasy series full of morally gray characters, found family, passionate romance, and dark humor... -
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Ever Wrath by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere is no hope. Only blood and darkness await. Shade rules as Queen of the Seelie Summer Court with her love, a Teleen Faerie named Dylan at her side. But, the dark court of Unseelie faeries will do everything in their power to rule the earth, including enslaving the human world... -
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Great Hexpectations by H.P. Mallory
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsI know I'm at fault for failing to arrest a wanted criminal but when my partner gets pinned for the crime, I'll stop at nothing to ensure his innocence.What I'm not planning on is a trip to the infamous Netherworld where chaos rules... -
![Kissed by the Dark by Donna Augustine]()
Kissed by the Dark by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLife with Kane is wonderful, right up until it’s not. People like me, Shadow Walkers, who know that monsters are real and nightmares don’t only happen when you’re sleeping, are always waiting for the worst. But no one believes me when I tell them disaster is looming, not even Kane, the man who has seen more than I can imagine. When the worst does happen, I’m not prepared... -
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Thayer by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOur world is slowly healing after surviving a horrific war. The magical and non-magical creatures of Brinnswick have pulled together to mend the world, but the man I think—really, I know—is my viramore, my soulmate, has somehow been left behind. I felt drawn to him as soon as I met him, and I wanted to explore what we were to each other, but I never got the chance... -
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Night Tremors by Richard Amos
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs soon as the universe offers you something good, it really likes to throw you a curveball. You know, for balance.Man, when were things going to calm down?Ha! Wishful thinking at its finest.After one of our many enemies makes a life-shattering move against us, Tae and I are running for our lives again. The witches are hot on our heels, adding to our myriad of problems... -
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Night Troubles by Richard Amos
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe nights are loaded with troubles...I guess the days are too…There’s so much danger out there. Coming for me, coming for the world. Demons and darkness and craziness everywhere. Plus, the mysteries keep on piling up. So many of them!Not good for my already overloaded mind.Ah, well. It’ll get sorted. It’s all about the determination, right? And I've got heaps of it... -
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Ever Winter by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShade has been left all, but shattered. Travelling to the Ice kingdom, along with her 'body guard' Dylan-who continues to be bound to her-to where the holder of her magic dwells. The war of Faerie amplifies and her only chance to save it will be to resist the enchantments of the Ice King, one of the Ancient rulers of Faerie... -
![The Living End by Craig Schaefer]()
The Living End by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAs the FBI closes in on the Las Vegas underworld, Daniel Faust -- grifter, thief, and sorcerer -- isn't the only one feeling the heat. Half-demon racket boss Nicky Agnelli is fighting to hang onto his empire, leaving a trail of dead informants in his wake, while Daniel's ex-girlfriend Jennifer rallies her forces on the street and aims her sights at Nicky's crown... -
![The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop]()
The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to the world of her Black Jewels Trilogy with a prequel that follows a man who is determined to rebel against the course set before him... Jared is a Red-Jeweled Warlord bound as a pleasure slave by the Ring of Obedience... -
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The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPractical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch - she's a hunter.Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things - plants and men... -
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Deepest Cut by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Aurora cult is down to one last powerful member. The enemy of my enemy can be a friend, and the Edgeworths might have to make a deal with the devil herself if they are going to succeed in stopping Serapis. 'Deepest Cut' is the fourth book in 'Mercenaries and Magic,' a fast-paced, contemporary fantasy series full of morally gray characters, found family, passionate romance, and dark humor...Categorized as:
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![Back from the Undead by D.D. Barant]()
Back from the Undead by D.D. Barant
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAnother work day, another case for the Bloodhound Files. But this time, Jace is truly stumped: How is she, a mere human, supposed to penetrate the dark heart of a child-trafficking ring of pire orphans—one that turns out to be part of a blood-farm operation, in the crime-ridden border city of Vancouver, British Columbia?Jace is in over her head... -
![The Burning Bush by Kenya Wright]()
The Burning Bush by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter Dante Bottelli’s slaughter of Vamp-owned Mixbreeds, Lanore and Zulu execute a well-planned attack that hits Dante where it hurts the most—his pockets. But their attack triggers a chain of unfortunate events, and allows Detective Rivera to blackmail Lanore. Rivera forces Lanore to investigate his case, the Burning Bush Murders. Someone's been tying girls to bushes and setting them on fire... -
![Close to You by Stacia Kane]()
Close to You by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Holidays Are Hell Churchwitch Chess Putnam has seen, and banished, her share of ghosts, but not of the Christmas Past variety—the holiday has been illegal since the Church of Real Truth defeated the undead and took control of the world in 1997... -
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![A Ghost of a Chance by Debbie Cassidy]()
A Ghost of a Chance by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey say the dead don’t speak. That’s a lie. They speak to Kat Justice, but most of the time, she chooses not to hear them.I’m a Nightwatch agent, a nightblood charged with enforcing the supernatural laws. Humans can’t know the shit that goes bump in the night is real. It’s sweaty, tough work, with crappy pay, but I love it.Things would be perfect if not for my secret... -
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Night Trials by Richard Amos
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets are like hot coals—you can’t hold onto them for long. And my big secret just burned right through my hands.Damn.Things have really turned sour. I’d been looking for answers, but then along came the biggest plot twist of my life, with me as the star. Core-shaking stuff, details I would’ve been happy to never know.Sometimes it’s good to be left in the dark.Damn... -
![Under Her Skin by Jeaniene Frost, Meljean Brook]()
Under Her Skin by Jeaniene Frost, Meljean Brook
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThree short stories of paranormal romance… “Pack” brings you a tale of a lost hiker and her encounter with some very frightening–and sexy–wolves. A female werewolf helps a sheriff track down a killer “In Sheep’s Clothing.” A woman must repay her family’s debt to a shapeshifting magician in “Grace of Small Magics... -
![Ever Fire by Alexia Purdy]()
Ever Fire by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMagic & Fire burn... The Serenity of the Land of Faerie is threatened as the Unseelie Queen Aveta rages war against the three remaining Seelie Realms of Faerie. As Shade's powers grow, she finds she is running out of time to keep the war from spilling into the human world. Winter is growing in strength as the evil Queen's horrifying legions scar the land in their frigid wake. No one is safe... -
![Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly]()
Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFormer car thief Ray Lilly is now the expendable grunt of a sorcerer responsible for destroying extradimensional predators summoned to our world by power-hungry magicians. Luckily, Ray has some magic of his own, and so far it’s kept him alive. But when a friend from his former gang calls him back to his old stomping grounds in Los Angeles, Ray may have to face a threat even he can’t handle... -
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The Naughty List by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSam and her angel Gregory are off on a pre-Christmas vacation to a sleepy little town in the Alps. Sam looks for a decent spa while Gregory soaks up the history of local martyrs. What they don't expect is a series of murders - murders that take place every at this time and target the sinful in the town...
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