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  • Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is on the move after their winter break. First stop? Moonstone Bay. Poet Parker and crew are looking for a permanent location because traveling won’t be an option for much longer. They’re expecting a normal trip.They’re getting so much more … including a mystery...
  • Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 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...
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  • Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Olson

    Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    For years now, Scarlett Bernard has counted on two things: her ability to nullify magic, and Shadow, the bargest who guards Scarlett with her life. But after a sudden revelation turns Scarlett’s world upside down, she panics and leaves town without warning, leaving Shadow with her partner, Jesse. In the chaos that follows, the bargest is stolen—and Jesse nearly dies from a brutal psychic assault...
  • Bewitched and Bothered by Amanda M. Lee

    Bewitched and Bothered by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Hadley Hunter is taking some downtime with her fiancé Galen Blackwood. All she wants to do is bask in their happiness and pretend nothing bad could possibly happen.This is Moonstone Bay, however. That’s simply not reality.When Galen gets a call that an old-timer on the island is holding a gun on the guests at a local bar, Hadley accompanies him to the scene…and watches as the unthinkable happens...
  • Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur

    Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    They say breaking up is hard to do. They're wrong. Living with the consequences is so much harder, especially when sorrow is a powerful draw to evil ...Lizzie Grace is trying to get on with her life now that she and Aiden have gone their separate ways, but it's a difficult thing to do when just about everything reminds her of the damn man...
  • Broken Bonds by Keri Arthur

    Broken Bonds by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The winds of change are finally whispering through the Faelan Werewolf Reservation...Lizzie Grace is doing her utmost to ignore the portents of doom, wanting nothing more than enjoy her life and her time with Aiden O'Connor while she still can...
  • Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I wasn’t even remotely interested in collecting the third instrument of assassination. It was far better for everyone involved — and for Warner, specifically — if I just let it be. And since I was the only one who could retrieve the artifacts, I figured it was my call to make. I was wrong. And though that wasn’t unusual, I was just so … so … wrong … about everything...
  • Blaze of Fury by Annabel Chase

    Blaze of Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I’ve had enough.I’ve been at odds with my family for as long as I can remember.And I’ve been at odds with myself.Light and dark. White and black. Good and evil.To hell with the scales of justice, right now I’m willing to use every fury trait at my disposal to right the recent wrong done to my beloved Chief Fox...
  • Nevermore by Dannika Dark

    Nevermore by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    USA TODAY BESTSELLERRaven Black risks it all for loyalty and love in this stunning continuation in the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series. Raven returns to her childhood home to rebuild her severed relationship with her father. After a long year of capturing violent criminals and thwarting assassination plots, she could use a vacation. But trouble is brewing on the home front...
  • Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    If there is one city that Scarlett Bernard hates, it’s Las Vegas. But when the cardinal vampire of Los Angeles convinces her to go investigate a new vampire-themed stage show, Scarlett quickly finds herself shoulder-deep in sequins, slot machines, and Old World intrigue.The show’s creators are vampire celebrities Arthur and Lucy Holmwood, who once inspired characters from the original Dracula...
  • 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: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 43 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...
  • Witchin' USA by Amanda M. Lee

    Witchin' USA by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Hadley Hunter has lived a normal life, in a normal suburb, with a normal job and a normal father. All that changes when a grandmother she didn’t even know existed dies and leaves her a fabulous lighthouse on Moonstone Bay Island. Hadley, ready for an adventure, decides to check things out and finds herself plunged into a world she never envisioned...
  • Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    I had new cupcakes to bake, a new treasure to hunt, and a new dragon in town — literally. Who wouldn’t be ecstatic filling their days with chocolate, trinket collecting, and martial arts training? Yeah … me. Because no matter how much chocolate I ate, I couldn’t fill the dark pit in my soul. A darkness born from blood alchemy...
  • Maps, Artifacts, and other Arcane Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Maps, Artifacts, and other Arcane Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    One treasure down, two to go … Three months ago, I nearly lost my best friend while retrieving the first instrument of assassination. I also inadvertently released a rival who was definitely unhinged, way more powerful than me, and obsessed with harnessing the deadly power of the artifacts I’d been tasked by the guardian dragons to collect...
  • Darkness Unleashed by Alexandra Ivy

    Darkness Unleashed by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    A scarred recluse, Jagr makes no secret of his disdain for others' company. But now, as a member of Chicago's powerful vampire clan, he has certain obligations to fulfill. The latest: track down a missing were pureblood and return her to her sister. The problem: Regan Garrett has no intention of complying...
  • Whiskers on Kittens (A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) #22) by R.J. Blain

    Whiskers on Kittens (A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) #22) by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The next time a friend dared her to steal something, Kelsie would say no. Should the friend also be a succubus, not only would she say no, she would run for the nearest border faster than a bat fleeing the dark depths of hell.Under normal circumstances, she didn’t even mind serving community service. It added spice to an otherwise boring day and gave her something productive to do...
  • Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur

    Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur has been hailed for her “smart, sexy”* urban fantasy novels. Now, she continues her Dark Angels series set in the realm of danger and desire known as the Guardian World… Half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones can enter the realm between life and death, and she can see the Reapers who collect the souls of the dead...
  • Darkness Rising by Keri Arthur

    Darkness Rising by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The sexy, thrilling adventures continue in bestselling author Keri Arthur’s new Dark Angels series, starring half-werewolf/half-Aedh Risa Jones.   Risa will go to any lengths to avenge her mother’s murder—even if it means making a pact with the most evil vampire she’s ever met...
  • Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister

    Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    I’m Aisling Grey—but you can call me “frustrated.” The dragon of my dreams—uber-sexy Drake Vireo, wyvern of the green dragons—has finally decided to make an honest woman of me. That is, if we ever make it to the wedding at the same time! Being left at the altar may have cooled my jets, but not my passion...a good thing when Drake disappears and it's up to me to find him...
  • Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    In a world of shadows, desire conquers all… Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that. Holly Storm already knows too much about his kind, and Niol has no wish to help her get in deeper over her head...
  • The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Cafe by Seana Kelly

    The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Cafe by Seana Kelly

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m Sam, the werewolf book nerd owner of The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar. Clive, Fergus, and I are moving into our new home, the business is going well, and our folly is taking shape. The problem? Clive’s maker Garyn is coming to San Francisco for a visit, and this reunion has been a thousand years in the making...
  • Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    This short story collection includes one brand-new tale, one story previously available only at Kelley Armstrong's website, and re-prints some hard-to-find stories from various anthologies as well as the entire novella Hidden...
  • Guardian by Shannon Mayer

    Guardian by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. After months of danger, running for my life, and dealing with one crisis after another, I'm finally getting that vacation I deserve...
  • Devoured by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Devoured by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Tane is a Charon, sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires. His new assignment seems like a waste of his talents…until he catches up with the Jinn he's been sent to capture. Half human, half demon, Laylah has a vulnerable streak that strikes right through to Tane's cold heart. He should be furious when she uses her powers to bind them together, preventing him from dragging her before the Commission...
  • Darkness Unmasked by Keri Arthur

    Darkness Unmasked by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Keri Arthur's explosive Dark Angels series is packed with everything you could want: a fiesty heroine, witches, vampires, werewolves, demons, angels of death, suspense and a whole lot of sexy action. The sexy, exciting, suspenseful adventures continue in New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur's Dark Angels series, starring Risa Jones, a half-Aedh/half-werewolf...
  • Forget Me Not by Belinda Boring

    Forget Me Not by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 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...
  • Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost

    Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    New York Times bestselling authors Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews bring you two short stories of paranormal. Jeaniene Frost's story, One for the Money, features vampires Cat and Bones trying to protect a spoiled heiress with a price on her head and an undead hitman on her trail. Previously published in Death's Excellent Vacation...
  • Blood Deep by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Blood Deep by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Bad can feel good, Jessie. Bad can feel as good as it can get. The tattoos covering Eden Reece’s arm tell the tale of a con with an appetite for danger. Even so, arriving at The Circus – the criminal heart of Blackthorn – and demanding an audience with the notorious Pummel, is the sign of a death wish. Jessie knows that Eden is trouble. Serious trouble...
  • Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection ) by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis

    Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection ) by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong...
  • Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Bringing my allies together as war approaches is my number one concern. But that means I have to play nice with a vampire who is blackmailing me. If I don’t, I’m screwed and my family is dead...
  • Testing Fate by Belinda Boring

    Testing Fate by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 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...
  • Adam by Jacquelyn Frank

    Adam by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Hunted by magic, beset by evil, the Nightwalkers face their darkest hour yet. And when the unthinkable happens, only one legendary male has the power, the will, to save them: Adam. . . For 400 Years He Was Lost To Her, But He Is Hers Tonight. . . From their first tantalizing touch, Jasmine knows he is different...
  • Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer

    Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.Demons are putting rips in the veil in order to cross over and steal my friends and allies away.But, going after them isn't even close to simple...
  • Darkness Hunts by Keri Arthur

    Darkness Hunts by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    "New York Times" bestselling author Keri Arthur returns to the enthralling Guardian World--and a twilight realm of danger and desire... Risa Jones, half-Aedh/half-werewolf, can enter the realm between life and death. She can speak to the dying and the dead, and she can see the reapers, collectors of souls...
  • Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Shadowdwellers live in a realm of darkness and sensuality, where order is prized and sin must be punished. Yet for Magnus, the head priest of Sanctuary, salvation rests with the one woman who can entice him to break every rule. . . She Was The Ultimate Temptation Magnus is a man of contradictions--a spiritual leader in a warrior's body...
  • 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...
  • The Noose of a New Moon by Helen Harper

    The Noose of a New Moon by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Devereau Webb is in uncharted territory. He thought he knew what he was doing when he chose to enter London’s supernatural society but he’s quickly discovering that his new status isn’t welcome to everyone.He’s lived through hard times before and he’s no stranger to the murky underworld of city life...
  • Midnight Curse by Melissa F. Olson

    Midnight Curse by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Scarlett Bernard is used to cleaning up messes. As a human who cancels out any magic around her, Scarlett's job is to keep the supernatural world hidden—at any cost. But on the eve of the Vampire Trials, a two-day tribunal that allows the otherworldly community to air their grievances, Scarlett receives a blood-soaked message from Molly, her estranged former roommate...
  • Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden

    Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sexy shapeshifters and lots of suspense combine in this scintillating new paranormal novel from the author of "Midnight Sins" and "Hotter After Midnight." Being Bullet Proof Sucks--Literally Once, Maya Black was a kick-ass cop patrolling the streets of L.A. She still keeps the city safe, but nowadays her bad guys of choice include demons, werewolves, and assorted nocturnal scum...
  • Angel Betrayed by Cynthia Eden

    Angel Betrayed by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When you betray an angel, there is hell to pay.Sammael. His name is whispered. He is feared. Once upon a time, Sammael—Sam to his enemies—was the most powerful angel of death in heaven. But he went rogue and was cast down to live with humans. Since Sam is well acquainted with sin, he enjoys being earthbound. He’s a supernatural powerhouse, the baddest of the bad, and he always gets what he wants...
  • Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister

    Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    Aisling Grey is back-and in more trouble than ever. She thought being a courier would be easy. It's not. She thought being a Guardian would come naturally. It doesn't. She thought she could get out of being a wyvern's mate. She can't. And she never thought she'd be irresistible to men. But she is...
  • Thrall by Jennifer Blackstream

    Thrall by Jennifer Blackstream

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Village witch turned PI Shade Renard receives her latest case from a most unlikely source in this pulse-pounding installment of USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackstream’s latest urban fantasy series.The dream sorceress who once tried to kill Shade is after her again—To hire her.An evil being from the astral plane is building an empire in the physical world...
  • Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank

    Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 56 ratings
    They're called the Nightwalkers--proud, ancient beings who live in the shadows, existing just beyond the human world. But there are also dangerous humans who hunt them--necromancers who use the blackest magic to manipulate them. And for a Demon named Gideon, the battle against these evil forces will soon be all too personal... AS A HEALER, HE KNOWS HER BODY. BUT IT'S HER HEART HE WANTS...
  • 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...
  • Wild Wild Wolf by B. Perkins, Aimee Vance

    Wild Wild Wolf by B. Perkins, Aimee Vance

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    She doesn't believe in fated mates? Game on.JadeThere’s nothing I want more than to forget my past, especially everything that makes me a part of supernatural society. I’d do anything to keep my sister’s and my secret safe and keep our tormentors far, far away. Turns out it’s harder to disappear than I thought, especially once Alpha wolf West Larkin catches my scent...
  • 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...
  • Boundary Crossed by Melissa F. Olson

    Boundary Crossed by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    After her twin sister’s brutal murder, former US Army Sergeant Allison “Lex” Luther vowed to protect her niece, Charlie. So when two vampires try to kidnap the baby, it quickly turns into a fight to the death—Lex’s death, that is.She wakes up to two shocking discoveries: she has miraculously survived the fight, and baby Charlie is a “null,” gifted with the ability to weaken supernatural forces..
  • One Bad Witch by Danielle Garrett

    One Bad Witch by Danielle Garrett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Holly’s cauldron is bubbling over and ready to blow! Following six months of intense training under some of the country’s most skilled potion masters, Holly’s head is full to the brim. When she’s offered a new assignment with the Supernatural Protection Agency, she jumps at the chance to take her newfound skills out of the workshop and into the real world...
  • Traitor by Claire Farrell

    Traitor by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final book in the Ava Delaney series. When Ava first saved Carl from a vampire, she had no idea what would happen next. Thrust into a world of magic, secrets, and betrayal, she’s barely managed to survive. All of the choices she’s made have led her deeper into trouble, and now, a year later, it’s time to grab some control again...
  • Eternal Flame by Cynthia Eden

    Eternal Flame by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Cynthia Eden invites you into the world of the Others - supernatural creatures who are sexy, powerful, and more than human in every way... No one that deadly should look that good. Hybrid demon Zane Wynter specializes in tracking the most lethal criminals, whether human or Other. But Jana Carter is nothing like his previous targets. She's an Ignitor, able to conjure and control fire...
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