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Wild Scottish Fortune by Tricia O'Malley
Can an artisan builder with a haunted past learn to break down her own walls? Orla Clarke is a master builder with a secret—she can see ghosts. Tasked with building Common Gin’s newest distillery in Loren Brae, Orla faces more than just architectural challenges...Categorized as:
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Lance by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKari is the shoulder everyone in town loves to cry on and Lance was no exception.The last time Mister tall blonde and handsome was in town the single dad got sloppy drunk and confessed all his sins concerning the opposite sex.Then he puked on her floor.Now he’s back in town and back in her bar, but this time Lance isn’t spilling his secrets…He’s trying to uncover hers...Categorized as:
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The Holy Road by Ginn Hale
Once, John Toffler's concerns were limited to wringing rent out of his mysterious roommate, Kyle, and measuring the growth rate of moss for his graduate studies. Then one morning he opened a letter intended for Kyle and his ordinary, modern life vanished...Categorized as:
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Enemies & Shadows by Ginn Hale
Book seven. When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world... -
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The Silent City by Ginn Hale
When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world... -
Of Sword & Silver by January Bell
We’re supposed to hate each other, but I need him if I want to live.I stole from the wrong mark— a disciple of the death god. Instead of a priceless treasure, I’m left with a killer curse. The only one who can stop it? A dark warrior known as The Sword, the most feared of all the death god’s worshippers. Wonderful...Categorized as:
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Petals and Plot Twists by Jenny Proctor
Unlucky in love Sophie Stewart might need a miracle to find her one true love…or maybe just a little bit of magic.Sophie Stewart knows a lot about plants. The rooftop garden she tends and beautifies is ample evidence of that. What she doesn’t know is anything about love, not with her long track record of always picking the wrong guy... -
Our Radiant Embers by Zarah Detand
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTheir rivalry? Explosive. Their chemistry? Magical. When a regrettable drunken hookup becomes your partner in a high-stakes magical project, sparks are bound to fly—just not the kind Liam Morgan was hoping for. Teaming up with Adam Harrington, the golden boy of a legendary magical lineage, was not on his to-do list... -
SPIRITWARRIOR by Jamie Begley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJody had been born a warrior. Entrusted to protect his family at all costs, he fought hard and played even harder. He followed the rules Silas had set over the family in order to protect their gifts, but Jody didn’t consider it breaking the rules to have a little fun when he was away from the mountain... -
Black Blades by Ginn Hale
Volume Three. Once Kahlil had been entrusted with a holy duty: to watchover the Rifter and protect him in the world of Nayeshi until theIssusha’im Oracles decided whether to summon the destroyergod or kill him while he remained a mortal in Nayeshi. ButKahlil failed his duty, slipping away to rescue his sister froma fire and in that moment allowing the Rifter to cross into theworld of Basawar...Categorized as:
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Broken Fortress by Ginn Hale
The Rifter: Volume SixWhen he was ordained as the Kahlil of the Payshmura Church,Ushiri Ravishan left behind his name and home. In the foreignworld of Nayeshi, he watched over the destroyer incarnation ofthe god Parfir, though the young man—John Toffler—had no ideaof his own deadly potential.Only once in ten years does Kahlil desert his duty... -
The Dragon Prince's Betrayal by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA final battle. A betrayal. And a bond that can't be broken.The capture of Alaska's greatest enemy should mean an end to hostilities, a peaceful Renewal, and a restoration of the Compact's balance of power and magic in the Small Kingdoms... -
Fighting for Infinity by Karen Amanda Hooper
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"On par with (if not better than) most of the "big six" paranormal releases out there, I would place this highly romantic series among the best of the best, not to be missed... -
Apple Pies and Other Amends by ToEatAPeach
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger--------------------------------------------------Sometimes you're sad. Sometimes you need dessert. And sometimes, it's a little of both. Runner-Up of the Winter 2017 Dramione Fanfiction Awards, "Best Epic-Sized Fic...Categorized as:
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Hook's Pan by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTrishelle Page has known pain in her life, but instead of it making her weak, she's stronger. Confident. That is until the day a fairy kidnaps her during her staring role in Peter Pan's play and tells her not only do fairy tales exist, but that she's the soulmate of the pirate they call Hook, making her question everything she ever thought she knew...Categorized as:
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Bear Ex Next Door by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy new neighbor is irresistible, but he’s already broken my heart once...Being a fashion model had its perks until stalkers and a nasty tabloid scandal forced me to return to my hometown of Lily Valley. When I thought things couldn't get any worse, I meet my new neighbor—my old high school sweetheart.Steff used to be my brother’s best friend before he shattered my heart into a million pieces...Categorized as:
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Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta
Immortality is a dangerous affair when it isn’t done right. Basie Yeats knows he’s doing immortality all wrong, spending endless days in the same place, but he doesn’t see a reason to leave the home he loves in Long Lily, Pennsylvania...Categorized as:
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Love Potion No. 69 by Valerie Pepper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsChemical attraction is for amateurs. He’s only 27, but Quinton Henry is running out of time. As the reluctant heir to the world’s most renowned perfume manufacturer, he’s under pressure to craft a memorable scent for the company’s fast-approaching 150th anniversary...Categorized as:
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Unexpected Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOpposites attract - that’s what they say. I never believed it until the night he found me.They call him the Finder. A ruthless and brutal apex predator, he has spent most of his life alone in the caves, never believing in or needing a fated mate...until now. The night he scented her in his woods, he knew she was his, so he took her...Categorized as:
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Beneath the Indigo Sky by Rayne Hawthorne, D.W. Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNamidI may not know where I come from, or who I am, but I’ve done my best to build a life for myself. I know a handful of people in town, I have a nice place to live, and I enjoy my job. I look just like everyone else. But I don’t feel like everyone else, because I feel…everything.The emotions of others get tangled with my own as they race through my heart and sink into my soul... -
Ten out of Ten by Morriganmercy
"On a scale of one to ten, how comfortable would you say you are with me physically?" she asked."Zero."Hermione's lips pursed in annoyance because she really should have seen that coming. How charming that the extent of his arseholery could still surprise her.In which Hermione is determined to find a loophole to free her from a forced marriage with Draco Malfoy... -
Wish You Weren't Here by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Clementine has accidentally freed a British genie from his ancient British teapot, and she’s not thrilled about it.However, appalled by his living conditions—and grudgingly impressed by his jawline—she vows to set him free. But before he can join the human world, the genie must prove he can live like a human—and he must do it in one month, or he’ll fade away for good...Categorized as:
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One More Wish by Lindsey Lanza
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAlways be careful what you wish for. Maya Bloom has a secret.For as long as she can remember, all her wishes have come true. One quick plea to the universe, and whatever she wants is hers. The they always backfire.Which is why Maya is done wishing. Well, until her wedding day when she’s in desperate need of the truth...Categorized as:
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Holly's Unjolly Christmas by Lark Green
Just because she’s snowed in with a monster doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy herself a little…or a lot… Holly loves people. But that doesn’t mean she wants to be around any over the holidays. So, booking an isolated cabin on top of idyllic Mount Winter Bliss is exactly the escape from reality she needs... -
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Berta's Choice by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA 37,000 Word Novella of the Soul-Linked Saga: When she was just twenty years old, Berta Simms had her life stolen from her... -
The Kingmaker Chronicles Complete Set by Amanda Bouchet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe complete USA Today bestselling trilogy The Kingmaker Chronicles! KINGDOMS WILL RISE AND FALL FOR HER...BUT NOT IF SHE CAN HELP IT Promise of Fire Catalia "Cat" Fisa lives disguised as a soothsayer in a traveling circus. She is perfectly content avoiding the danger and destiny the Gods—and her homicidal mother—have saddled her with...Categorized as:
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Sate the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyshi—half-jinn, half-imp—is the only male who has ever managed to slip through the minotaur labyrinth and lived to tell the tale. He wasn’t so lucky when it came to stealing prized vampire artifacts. Caught and imprisoned, he now has a chance at freedom if he can rescue the gargoyle Levet from that same labyrinth...Categorized as:
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Haunted by Love by Keri Lane
Fate and circumstance won’t stop bringing me, Phee Carter-Wright, a paranormal influencer, and Darwin Chen, a paranormal debunker, together. Everywhere I turn, there’s Darwin with that half-quirk smile and a million sarcastic snipes at my job.It’s absolutely infuriating.What’s even more infuriating, though, is the fact that we can’t keep our hands off each other...Categorized as:
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Elfemies to Lovers by Jennifer Chipman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe daughter of a runaway Christmas Elf. The son of Santa Claus. A whole lot of Christmas Magic. What could go wrong?Ivy WintersAs the head elf at Santa’s Christmasland, I never expected to be butting heads with the new executive—or going on a date with him. But when he asked me to go home with him for Christmas, I surprised myself by saying yes.Oh, and he’s from the North Pole...Categorized as:
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Jinni's Wish by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA long, long time ago there lived a man. A Jinni, who had one wish. To know love. But the woman he thought he knew betrayed him and the love he thought they shared. Tortured for his crimes, he was cast out of Kingdom, stripped of all his powers, left to langour in pain and solitude, until eventually he becomes nothing but a ghost... Paz Lopez is an artist with a dream...Categorized as:
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ZE, Volume 3 by Yuki Shimizu
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen a kotodama-sama dies, his or her kami-sama – a healer made of living paper – typically chooses to die as well, returning to a blank state as “hakushi.” But when Himi’s master passes away, a deep sense of obligation forces him to choose another path. Instead, Himi becomes kami-sama for his master’s estranged son, Genma... -
Ares Is Mine by Mila Young
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith four gods in her life, and Ares playing a bigger role than Elyse ever anticipated, things are beyond complicated. The darkness is growing and becoming unstoppable, so time is running out. She has to find a way to save more innocents from dying while juggling the struggle of dealing with four strong-willed men who insist she’s theirs. Ares is Mine is book 3 in the Gods and Monsters series... -
Meet Your Match by Morriganmercy
After the war, Draco Malfoy seeks refuge from infamy in the Muggle world. A friendly Muggle couple takes him under their wing, but there’s a problem: they are intent on setting him up with their best friend, Hermione Granger.Or, in which the Muggle friends Hermione Granger undoubtedly would have had will not take no for an answer...Categorized as:
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The Alpha’s Bullied Pregnant Mate by Alexa Griffin
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe tormented me for years. Now I have to pretend I’m his mate and carry his baby…His bullying made me an outcast in the pack until it almost broke me.Now he’s the Alpha and under pressure to find a mate. So he grabs the first female he sees—me.He tells me to pretend I’m his luna. And soon my curves can’t hide my growing belly…He chose to bully me because I’m the sunshine to his thunder...Categorized as:
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Switched by Sarah Ready
For Serena Otaki, free-spirited Californian, life is simple. She loves smashing atoms at The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. She loves Star Trek, spicy tofu, and her cat, Captain Purrk. She loves her messy (slob-fest) apartment, her chaotic brand of organizing, and staying permanently, happily unattached.Life is perfect. She has one true love—physics...Categorized as:
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Kiss of the Betrayer by Boone Brux
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor fifteen years Luc Le Daun has blamed himself for the death of the woman he loved. His secret guilt has led him into a life of danger, risking all and committing to none. Killing Luc Le Daun has been all Jade Kendell has thought about for years. But when her plan goes awry and she’s brought into the Bringers’ fold, her own dark secret threatens to be revealed... -
The Dark God's Bride Trilogy, #3 by Dahlia L. Summers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNote: New cover/author name edition for ASIN# B00D96E5HQ “If you die without my permission, I will drag you back from the Realm of the Dead.” Once again imprisoned in an elaborate trap, Summit spends three years trying to break free. When he returns to the mortal world, he finds that Amara is holding secrets from him...Categorized as:
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Seas of Crimson Silk by Emma Hamm
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dragon can be loyal forever, if you tame her first. But Sigrid would sooner be dead than tamed. Dragon shifter Sigrid of Wildewyn has spent her life in a cage, quite literally. Whether she's hidden from her own people, or masked so they cannot see her face, she's dedicated her life to her country and king...Categorized as:
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Monster Roommate by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA witty heroine and a sexy, alpha-hole hero.I'm Nora and in my entire afterlife, I never expected to be roommates with a possessive, cocky, sexy-as-sin vampire. Since I've been dead, no one has been able to see me, but that changed the second he stepped through the front door of my internal prison--aka my old house from before I flew the coop...Categorized as:
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Omega on the Run by M.M. Farmer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn omega who is desperate to reclaim his life teams up with an alpha with nothing left to lose…MadsThe only thing worse than being the son of The RV King of Barrington is having my father hire an ESA for my heats because he doesn’t trust any alphas around me. I’m so tired of having my life controlled just because I messed up my college experience by trusting the wrong people...Categorized as:
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A Seduction Of Death by B.M. Clemton
Human. Umbra Hunter. Demon. Everything we know is about to change. We've tried so hard to keep the Devil at bay, remove the Seniorem's corruption, and restore its true purpose. But with the betrayal and deception of a trusted brother and friend, I fear all our efforts will be wasted. The Devil is on our doorstep, and he wants what he can’t have... -
Happily Ever Haunted by Ellie Hall
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI fell in love with a ghost. Yes, from my past, and I just can’t seem to forget about him.They say it’s bad luck for a black cat to cross your path—one has been tailing me for days—but it didn’t start there. Years ago, I was trapped in a railcar for twenty-four hours. Also, I accidentally shattered two mirrors and got struck by lightning once...Categorized as:
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With Pride by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen his sister falls ill, Kristof is ordered to assume a duty never meant for him: become the Duke of Stehlmore and marry a notorious Prince of the Blood. It is one of the oldest honors and duties undertaken by his family, but Kristof feels only resentment that he must leave behind all he knows to serve an arrogant half-demon...Categorized as:
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Help! I'm the Big City Boy in My Christmas Comfort Movie by Joel Abernathy
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMerry Christmas... FOREVER.If there’s anyone who can help Matthew Harrington get over his broken heart, it’s the man who made him believe in love in the first place.Unfortunately, Ben Clark, the six-foot-six Christmas tree farmer with soulful blue eyes and rugged good looks, is literally too good to be true—he’s the love interest in Mistletoe Hollow, Matthew's favorite Christmas comfort movie...Categorized as:
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Christmas Spirit by Ali Ryecart
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsForced together, can past and present enemies become future lovers?A lowly kitchen boy, looked down upon and despised by all, sweet-natured Georgie’s a modern day Cinderfella. Roland’s an award-winning chef. Arrogant, frosty, and a silver fox in the making, he’s also Georgie’s boss. The only thing the two have in common is a mutual loathing — and a mutual attraction neither will admit to...Categorized as:
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Race the Sun by Gabrielle Evans
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Fantasy Romance, M/M, sex toys, HEA] The only thing Jade Blevins has ever been good at is hustling pool tables. He never saw it as a life-changing sport, until he wins a gold bottle in a local bar—along with the ancient warrior inside. Now, he has ninety days to free the gorgeous Thessalian—or find a way to let him go forever... -
Happily Haunted Afters by Brittany Kelley
Nothing is spookier than a second chance at love.I’m done juggling dead-end jobs and deadbeat boyfriends. It’s time to nail down my goal of owning a hotel — and fix my friendship with my ex-best friend, Jack Colson. He's a big shot investor, and I’m going to need one. Nailing him barely crosses my mind...Categorized as:
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Recipe for a Charmed Life by Rachel Linden
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter a day of unrivaled disappointments, a promising young chef finds every bite of food suddenly tastes bitter. To save her career, she travels to the Pacific Northwest to reconnect with her estranged mom, and discovers a family legacy she never suspected in this delicious novel from the bestselling author of The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie... -
Saving Helena by Haven Fox
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaddox The day I joined the Iron Brotherhood MC and set eyes on her, I knew I needed to stay far away from her. She was too young, too beautiful, and completely untouchable.I might have indulged in stalking her while she was away, but who could blame me? Those were empty years without her …, and I needed my fix.Now, she had returned to where it all began, to her home with the Iron Brotherhood MC... -
A Second Look by RiverWriter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHer best friend's life was a mess and she would have done anything to make things better for him and his sons. So, when she found her former enemy in a similar situation her heart went out to him as well... and the beautiful blond baby in his arms didn't hurt his case. It was certainly enough for her to give him a second look...
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