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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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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... -
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... -
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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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Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston
A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do anything to shake, in the next sparkling, magical book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and A Novel Love Story... -
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... -
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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Hook's Pan by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 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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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... -
History and Haunts by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecret Springs historical society manager Hank Vargas has two passions: history and hauntings. By day he's a mild-mannered historian. By night he hunts ghosts in old buildings and antique hotels...Categorized as:
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The Lethal Touch: Codename: Rana: Apex Tactical Book 4 by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBorn to a man of faith who let his vision for the future twist his mind,I learned to stay in the shadows, collecting the kids that ended up in this godforsaken place with me.They’re the lost ones, and I’m their Wendy.The forgotten one, the dud, the failure.My only use now is as a future breeder to the cause.But they’ve taken enough, and I’ll be damned if I let them take more... -
Apple Pies and Other Amends by ToEatAPeach
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 31 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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Bound by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIngolf von Dirchs is all that remains of the royal house of Kria. The bastard son of the dead Kaiser, he barely escapes the winter palace before it is overtaken by the armies of Salhara, Kria's oldest and bitterest enemy... -
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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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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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... -
The Tinder Chronicles: Complete 3-Volume Series by Alexa Land
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTinder’s world is black and white, good and evil clearly defined. The young vampire hunter was taught to hate his enemy with a passion, and hating them is easy since they killed his entire family. His attraction to Bane, a gorgeous, mysterious vampire, contradicts everything Tinder believes in, but the heat between them is undeniable... -
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... -
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... -
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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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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Jinni's Wish by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 30 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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Bonded Nightmare by E.M. Rinaldi
She can run but she can't hide...As the last unbonded nightmare in existence, Eryn Montalli has been hunted her entire life for the mere potential of her magick. She's only ever wanted a quiet life tending to the hurt and sick animals that seek her out. Those dreams go to absolute shit with four little words...They found your bond...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... -
War on Christmas by Elle Campbell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA witchy loner . . .Freya Nilsen knows exactly how she wants to spend her winter solstice: alone on her couch with a mug of mulled wine watching her favorite spooky TV show. Instead, she’s returning home to Northview, Wisconsin, where she’s always been the moody black sheep of the sunshiny Nilsen family...Categorized as:
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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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Saving Helena by Haven Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 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... -
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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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: 3.96 of 5 stars · 13 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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Eyes in the Darkness by Rebecca Royce, Ripley Proserpina
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThere's something in the darkness, and it's watching her... Lacey Madison wants to be like every other teenager. She wants to wave to her best friend, and have him wave back. She wants to kiss a boy, and for him to stay in town. She wants to go to school, and not be accused of murder...Categorized as:
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Secrets and S'mores by Aly Hollis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEmber is being sent into enemy territory and forced to stay with the one wolf shifter she can’t stand. Cozy fantasy meets paranormal romance in this sweet and spicy standalone shifter rom-com.Onyx, the tech-savvy cousin of the pack’s Alpha, has a reputation as a troublemaker. He doesn’t always make the best choices, like flirting with the daughter of their rival pack’s Alpha... -
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... -
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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... -
A Second Look by RiverWriter
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
Our Final Love Song by N.S. Perkins
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsANOTHER SCORCHING SUMMER ROMANCE BY THE AUTHOR OF THE INFINITY BETWEEN US!Jamie and Emma’s relationship is on the brink of death. After five years of dating, the high school sweethearts have run their course. At least that’s what Emma thinks. While they are both highly-trained pianists on the verge of their big break, Jamie’s the only one who can’t seem to prioritize them, and she’s had enough...Categorized as:
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Twin Curse by Rinelle Grey
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition Born together, wed together… The ancient law is a curse to Brianna, whose twin sister has fallen in love with a man Brianna can’t bring herself to marry. To avoid disappointing her family, she fakes her death and escapes Eryvale to hide in the dazzling city of Bymere…but the city doesn’t live up to its promise... -
Dragon's Kiss by Tielle St. Clare
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFirst in the Shadow of the Dragon series Lorran has studied dragons for years, hoping to find a way for the wild creatures and humans to live in peace. She knows better than most the devastation caused by a dragon bite. And when Kei the Dragonslayer appears on her doorstep, torn and bleeding, she knows he has only weeks to live... -
Awakened Blood: A fated mates steamy vampire romance by Tala Moore
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI don’t have a choice. I have to help billionaire vampire, Adam Cadell, find his Forever Bound. The fated mate who will ensure his lineage and power are uncontested.It never occurred that it would be me.One taste of my blood and the undeniable bond is awoken.Except I can’t be his Forever Bound, no matter how much I’m starting to crave Adam’s presence, touch…everything...Categorized as:
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