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  • A Danger Destroyed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Danger Destroyed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. It is the Time of the Colliding Realms—the Keening—the Culling. Everything that happened over the past eighteen months has led to this moment. The good and the bad. The triumphs and the tragedies. Now my family by blood, by choice, and by circumstance face the battle to balance our world’s alignment. United as Team Light...
    Categorized as:
    magic  vampires  witches  m-f  urban fantasy  fantasy  paranormal  fae
  • Beach Blanket Wendigo by Amanda M. Lee

    Beach Blanket Wendigo by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Moonstone Bay is in an uproar. The DDA is on the run, but they’re not going down without a fight. While all that’s going on, Hadley Hunter is practicing her magic. She managed to join with her elemental friends for a huge wins—and feels that’s important for the DDA fight—but she needs practice. Nothing is perfect, however...
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  • Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is in flux. Things are shifting in the organization, new faces are joining the fray, and manager Poet Parker isn’t certain how to deal with it. Unfortunately for her, she doesn’t have time to figure it out. Kentucky is on the horizon, and a roadside accident that claims a family has caught Poet’s attention...
  • Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep

    Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 56 ratings
    Old habits die hard. And I plan on mur­der­ing some­one before the night is through. Killing used to be my reg­u­lar gig, after all. Gin Blanco, aka the Spi­der, assassin-for-hire. And I was very good at it. Now, I’m ready to make the one hit that truly mat­ters: Mab Mon­roe, the dan­ger­ous Fire ele­men­tal who mur­dered my fam­ily when I was thir­teen...
  • Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    Izzy Sage is settling into her new job, enjoying her new romance, and only has one thing on her mind: Choosing a new assistant to help her at Belle Isle’s death gate. All of that changes when the gate malfunctions. Instead of dragging someone over, though, it sends five people back. Years ago, a group of trainees disappeared while on a tour of the facility...
  • Only the Quiet by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Quiet by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Izzy Sage is settling into her new life despite the pall hanging over her past. While the memories of the catastrophe that took her parents when she was a child remain elusive, she finds she’s comfortable in her new environment… even though she happens to have taken up the same position her father held when he was killed...
  • Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan

    Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    In this pulse-pounding novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Leopard series, animal instinct unites two elite shifters whose heads are at war with their hearts. Gorya Amurov might be known as his family's peacekeeper, but the leopard inside him wants nothing more than to claw to the surface and unleash hell...
  • A Dangerous Witch by Debora Geary

    A Dangerous Witch by Debora Geary

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    It's the end of an era. This is the final release in the world of A Modern Witch. If you haven't met my witches yet, this is not the book you want to read . Go find A Modern Witch and begin where it all started. I figure the final book doesn't need much introduction. Take one last journey with your favorite witches as an oversized marble calls another member of Witch Central on a journey. .
  • An Unlikely Witch by Debora Geary

    An Unlikely Witch by Debora Geary

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A toddler and a snowman. Everyone in Witch Central knows about Jamie Sullivan's precog vision. The one he saw when he first laid eyes on the woman who would one day be his wife. Now Nat and Jamie have it all. A fiery, adorable daughter, the kind of marriage that lasts to forever and beyond, and deep roots in the love, antics, and magic of Witch Central's leading family...
  • Freaky Seas by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Seas by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is heading to Charleston and – per usual – trouble is not far behind. For Poet Parker, who is grappling with saying goodbye to her assistant, she’s looking forward to quiet nights on the beach and quality time with her boyfriend. All that changes when the sea starts giving up its dead … and they appear to be hungry. Under normal circumstances, zombies wouldn’t be a big deal...
  • Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep

    Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    I used to murder people for money, but these days it’s more of a survival technique. Once an assassin, always an assassin. So much for being plain old Gin Blanco. With every lowlife in Ashland gunning for me, I don’t need another problem, but a new one has come to town...
  • Undying Magic by T.J. Green

    Undying Magic by T.J. Green

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Winter grips White Haven, bringing death in its wake. It’s close to the winter solstice when Newton reports that dead bodies have been found drained of their blood. Then people start disappearing, and Genevieve calls a coven meeting. What they hear chills their blood. This has happened before, and it’s going to get worse. The witches have to face their toughest challenge yet – vampires...
  • The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward

    The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 44 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward delivers a behind-the-scenes look at her “to die for”( Publishers Weekly) Black Dagger Brotherhood series—and a brand-new short story starring Zsadist and Bella. This is a book no Black Dagger Brotherhood fan should miss—an insider’s guide that will seduce readers as powerfully as the sexy band of Brothers and the world they live in...
  • Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep

    Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 59 ratings
    I’d rather face a dozen lethal assassins any night than deal with something as tricky, convoluted, and fragile as my feelings . But here I am. Gin Blanco, the semi-retired assassin known as the Spider. Hovering outside sexy businessman Owen Grayson’s front door like a nervous teenage girl. One thing I like about Owen: he doesn’t shy away from my past—or my present...
  • Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh

    Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Short story from authors July Newsletter. Part of the Guild Hunter Series.
  • The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter

    The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly. .. Welcome to Unholy Island. Luke Taylor was searching for his missing twin brother when he discovered a new purpose on a magical tidal island. Living in a quirky bookshop is a dream come true - he just didn't expect it to be so damn dangerous...
  • Let Sleeping Ghosts Lie by Elle Adams

    Let Sleeping Ghosts Lie by Elle Adams

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Welcome to Hawkwood Hollow, where the dead outnumber the living. When a local witch shows up in an apparent drowning, everyone thinks it's a tragic accident. New witch in town Maura would, too, except her Reaper senses are telling her there's something not quite right about the woman's death. When the victim's ghost vanishes, she knows her instincts were right...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  m-f  vampires  paranormal  mystery  fantasy  new adult
  • Witch Is When Everything Went Crazy by Adele Abbott

    Witch Is When Everything Went Crazy by Adele Abbott

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    An apple a day. .. A love struck cat, a wedding, and a hit-and-run murder-there's never a dull moment for P. I. (and budding witch), Jill Gooder. But how will she cope when the magic goes to a whole new level? . .. is no substitute for a custard cream.
  • The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts

    The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Special gifts. .. .. for three magical cousins. New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a special trade-size collection featuring three of her most beloved stories from the Donovan family series. Three Donovan cousins must learn to accept their mystic legacies while falling under the spell of love.
  • Crimson Kiss by Samantha Whiskey

    Crimson Kiss by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    She’s a vampire princess and I’m a deadly assassin. For centuries, I’ve used our enemies’ worst fears against them as our King’s most deadly assassin. But there is only one creature alive who fears for me. Princess Avianna—the king’s little sister. She’s exquisite, from her stunning curves to her smart mouth. And she’s one-hundred percent forbidden...
  • Forget Me Not by Belinda Boring

    Forget Me Not by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 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...
  • Vampire in Atlantis by Alyssa Day

    Vampire in Atlantis by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    The most unexpected of all allies to Poseidon's warriors has proven to be the fiercest-Daniel, a vampire and Night Guild mage. But even the strongest alliance can be destroyed when a vampire's oath crosses paths with a maiden's quest, and an eleven-thousand-year-old desire is reborn...
  • Testing Fate by Belinda Boring

    Testing Fate by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 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...
  • 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...
  • A Family Affair by Karen Chance

    A Family Affair by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    "A Family Affair" is a novella connected to the New York Times bestselling Cassandra Palmer series of urban fantasy novels. It is designed primarily as an "added feature" to the series, and is intended for those already reading the books.
  • Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Set in the Dark-Hunter universe. Originally included in the. Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet and Dark Hunter Companion. This is the short story that was given away with Unleash the Night about Acheron and his brother Styxx. It can be found in Acheron and Dark Bites.
  • A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary

    A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    With great power comes great responsibility. So says the tradition of witching. One teenage witch missed that lesson…. As a child, Sierra Brighton traveled the world. She swam with the baby whales, danced in storm funnels, and lived in complete magical freedom. And then Momma died and Sierra ended up in foster care, an unhappy and very secret witch...
  • The Redemption of Boaz Pritchard by Hailey Edwards

    The Redemption of Boaz Pritchard by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ever wonder how Boaz and Addie met? Why they got engaged? How they fell in love? Well, this story will answer one of those questions. Which one? Good question! Wait. Does that count as the one question? Guess you'll have to read on to find out. * This material was previously published as a blog serial. *...
  • Born of Ashes by Caris Roane

    Born of Ashes by Caris Roane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Enter a hidden world of winged vampire warriors—and the women they are sworn protect. .. For years, she was kept as a human slave—one of seven unwilling “blood donors” for the death vampires who thirst for absolute power. Now, Fiona is a free woman, haunted by her memories of being strapped to a gurney, drained of blood, then revived at the last moment...
  • Freak Show by Trina M. Lee

    Freak Show by Trina M. Lee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Alexa’s arrival in Sin City is greeted with a warning: leave town or be forced out. The return of her lover, Arys, has the Vegas vampires on edge. The Wicked Kiss Las Vegas location has changed in his absence. Werewolf death fights and vampire performance art takes it to a whole new level of crazy. The new club owner, Jenner, shares Arys’s bloodline and a few bad memories...
  • A Witch Central Wedding by Debora Geary

    A Witch Central Wedding by Debora Geary

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    An important note from Debora: If you haven’t read my A Modern Witch series, please do that before you read A Witch Central Wedding - it won’t make any sense otherwise. This is a gift to my existing readers - a story they insisted needed its time in the sun. It’s a Witch Central wedding - and you’re invited :). This is a short read, about the length of two chapters in my series books...
  • An Unexpected Guest by Nalini Singh

    An Unexpected Guest by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Short story that features in the December 2016 newsletter complementing the Guild Hunter series.
  • Enchant by Penelope Fletcher

    Enchant by Penelope Fletcher

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Rae’s fragile emotions are becoming unhinged. Lochlann demands she keeps the bond with his brother secret, and the duties of High Priestess threaten to crush her rebellious nature, diminishing her glow. Breandan is her warrior, her light in the dark, but even he cannot hope to protect Rae from her own blood, and the extremes his need to possess her push him to...
  • Broken by Heather Fleener

    Broken by Heather Fleener

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Light’s Duty to Protect. A war over the fate of mankind sparked the creation of the Ancients - Light and Dark - one divinely-created guardians, the other hell-spawned killers. The conflict raged within the Realm for millennia, neither faction triumphant in its purpose...
  • Cursed Web by Yasmine Galenorn

    Cursed Web by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Now that I know where Gretchen Wyre lives--the witch who hexed my great-great grandmother and all her female descendants--it's time to break the curse. I enlist my grandmother Rowan and my grandmother Naomi--who's visiting from Ireland--to help. But just because we know where Gretchen is, doesn't guarantee success...
  • Marked for Ruin by Lissa Bolts

    Marked for Ruin by Lissa Bolts

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    Hey… it’s Nora. Again. And this time, I’m in way over my head. The jinn are being hunted right and left, and as their unwitting leader, that paints a sparkly neon target on my back. Yay, me. The druids are my biggest threat—dark sorcerers who fuel their filthy magic by feasting on the souls of others like they’re at an all-you-can-eat buffet. As for me, well… I’m the main course...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  witches  m-f  fantasy  fae  urban fantasy  paranormal
  • Phantom Kiss by Chloe Neill

    Phantom Kiss by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    In this all-new novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight Marked, Merit, Ethan, and the rest of Cadogan House crew discover that not all undead creatures are kindred spirits…. Vampires generally aren’t afraid of things that go bump in the night, but Merit and Ethan are extra jumpy after a recent attack by a dark sorcerer...
  • A Gate of Night by Bella Forrest

    A Gate of Night by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    Welcome back to The Shade. .. Derek and Sofia are finally enjoying a well-deserved break. Staying at a resort with good food, sun and sea, Sofia is thrilled to witness Derek’s re-introduction to the human world. They would almost be mistaken for a normal young couple, if it were not for the red-eyed monster lurking in the shadows and watching their every move, waiting for his signal to pounce….
  • Big Ghosts Don't Cry by Danielle Garrett

    Big Ghosts Don't Cry by Danielle Garrett

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fresh off my Voodoo-tastic vacation to New Orleans, I find myself presented with the first test of my newly discovered magic. There’s been a murder in the neighboring town of Pine Shoals and the victim has decided she’s not cut out for the spectral life and needs a gentle push into the Otherworld...
  • The Hunt by Heather Killough-Walden

    The Hunt by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Byron Caige has been a prisoner for the last fifty years of his supernaturally long life. Just when he gives up hope of ever knowing the taste of freedom again, he is unwittingly rescued by the very same woman who only wants to see him dead...
  • Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast

    Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A lover's bond or a deadly bind. .. A sultry dream can become a real-life nightmare. .. Accounting consultant Charlotte Bennett isn't the type to lose control. Until she's seduced in a dream by a handsome, rugged man. In her dream state, she decides to let loose, letting pleasure and desire lead the way. But she quickly discovers her "safe" night of passion has dangerous repercussions...
  • Allegiance by K.A. Tucker

    Allegiance by K.A. Tucker

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Evangeline finally got what she longed for – the cursed pendant off her neck and Caden in her arms - only it has come at a steep price. An unknown poison now courses through her body, slowly morphing her into something no one but the Fates can foresee. She has her suspicions though. .. and, if she is right, it will spell certain ruin for her and Caden...
  • In Vino Veritas by Karen Chance

    In Vino Veritas by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "In Vino Veritas" was Karen Chance's contribution to theChicks Kick Buttanthology (June 2011). It is now available on her website as a free short as per the contract with the publisher. Contains spoilers for Midnight's Daughter, Dorina Basarab #1and Death's Mistress, Dorina Basarab #2.
  • The Prince of New York by Susan Copperfield

    The Prince of New York by Susan Copperfield

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    His Royal Highness Prince Ian Ambrose of New York longed to fade into the background and vanish following the supposed deaths of his parents and the rise of his sister to Queen of New York. While serving as his sister’s advisor creates trouble, it also allows him to turn trash into treasures in his junkyard...
  • Entice Me at Twilight by Shayla Black

    Entice Me at Twilight by Shayla Black

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In national bestselling author Shayla Black's electrifying new novel, the Doomsday Brethren fight their mortal enemy for the newest weapon in a bloody magical war: the one woman a warrior shouldn't claim . . . yet can't resist...
  • Dark Magic by Adam J. Wright

    Dark Magic by Adam J. Wright

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Zombies on Main Street. Not my finest moment. The police aren’t exactly thrilled with me, but when a cold case heats up and starts to stink of the supernatural, suddenly the sheriff is in my office offering me a job. When the case hits boiling point, I’m dealing with monsters, black magic, and ritual killings. I even have to call on the two craziest witches in town for help...
  • Master of Shadows by Angela Knight

    Master of Shadows by Angela Knight

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Court seducer La Belle Coeur has met her match in Tristan, a Knight of the Round Table unafraid of blood-or lust. Joining together to combat a werewolf wizard and sworn enemy of Arthur, they must put their lives on the line-while coming to grips with the rising heat between them.
  • Lord of the Vampires: 4-in-1 Bundle by Gena Showalter

    Lord of the Vampires: 4-in-1 Bundle by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lord of the Vampires Royal House of Shadows #1. Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out. …...
  • Null and Void by Susan Copperfield

    Null and Void by Susan Copperfield

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here and here. In the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life—and love—always finds a way. Born without magic, Mackenzie Little has few prospects. In a futile attempt to break her out of the null caste, her mother ropes her into participating in a charity auction, where anything can be bought with enough money...
  • Flight from Hell by Yasmine Galenorn

    Flight from Hell by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Crossover from the Otherworld Series to Fly By Night Series. New York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn returns with another thrilling foray into Otherworld—introducing a new cast of heroes alongside the D’Artigo sisters…...
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