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Sin & Salvation by K.F. Breene
Valens has noticed his two missing employees. It won't be long before he knows who is responsible. It won't be long before he claims his vengeance. The race is on. Kieran and Lexi must scrape together an army worthy of taking on the Demigod of San Francisco before he destroys them all. But Valens isn't Lexi's only problem...Categorized as:
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![Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole]()
Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect, even from himself. A DANGEROUS DEMON SHE CAN'T RESIST . . . Malkom Slaine: tormented by his sordid past and racked by vampiric hungers, he's pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty under his guard...Categorized as:
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![Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene]()
Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene
"Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that's exactly what my life becomes. Do-over. This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I'm ready to carve my own path... -
![Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston]()
Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston
He's big, burly, and way smarter than your average shapeshifting bear. He's also about to get trapped by own his game. . . Lou Crushek is a reasonable, mellow, easygoing kind of guy. But once someone starts killing the scumbags he works so hard to bust, that really gets under his fur...Categorized as:
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![The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips]()
The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips
Her grumpy orc is going to hammer his way into her heart! When Pippa finds herself in Fairhaven Falls with empty pockets and a brand new baby, she’s thrilled when a sweet - and slightly scary - old lady offers her a job and a place to live. Their new home isn’t much, but it offers a desperately needed shelter. Then her grumpy orc neighbor comes charging into their lives...Categorized as:
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![Sin & Chocolate by K.F. Breene]()
Sin & Chocolate by K.F. Breene
Some people are ordained for greatness…. Those people usually have a lot of drama in their life. Drama I happily do without. I live in a forgotten corner of nowhere for a reason: there is safety in anonymity. I have enough problems just trying to get by. But when Kieran, a sinfully sexy demigod at the pinnacle of power, crashes into my life, suddenly my whole world is turned upside down...Categorized as:
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![Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty]()
Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty
You should go to Crete if you want to survive. Amourgeles. They’ll come for you soon. I’d lived in the city for a long time, and working the drive-thru window of coffee shop meant I’d seen some things. From blowjobs to furries. Sometimes furries getting blowjobs. Let’s face it, no one was at their best when they were uncaffeinated...Categorized as:
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![A Hero in Hiding by Alice Winters]()
A Hero in Hiding by Alice Winters
My days are filled with perusing August’s sexy body, reading, and petting my villain cat. Or they should be. Of course I can’t just kick back and let the world burn around me because August “cares” about people and while I really… don’t, the idea of my one true love waltzing off into danger has me chasing after him, flinging bad guys as far as I can with my telekinesis... -
![Mantras & Minotaurs by Ashley Bennett]()
Mantras & Minotaurs by Ashley Bennett
Leviathan Fitness is a sanctuary for monsters, muscles, and a widow on a journey of self-discovery. When Pam Rollins decides to shake things up after her kids leave the nest—she makes two major changes. Starting yoga classes and joining a dating app. After her daughter urges her to connect with other singles, Pam meets a minotaur who is ready to sweep her off her feet...Categorized as:
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Frenetic by T.S. Snow
Being a Magical Engineer is easy. You know what’s not easy? Trying to help stop a coup against one of the Arcane families. Or fighting against a bloodthirsty rebellion. As if that wasn’t bad enough, I’m kind of juggling five men who are too good looking for their own good,. And who hate each other. The only thing they have in common? They want me. Bast might be okay with the harem life,... -
![The Monster's Den by Jillian West]()
The Monster's Den by Jillian West
Emerson Parker is exhausted. She spends her days chasing around her high energy, half-shifter toddler and her nights working full-time trying to make ends meet. . .. oh, and add in the absolute cluster of a situation her ex dumped in her lap on his way out? Well, that's just icing on the cake. With virtually no options left, Emerson heads for Haven, a sanctuary city for monsters and humans alike... -
![Broken Dawn by Dianne Duvall]()
Broken Dawn by Dianne Duvall
Delve into an exciting new stand-alone novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall's "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly), "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews) Immortal Guardians series. Nick Belanger can't stop thinking about the single mother who lives next door. She's smart. She's funny... -
![Bent Out of Shade by Deborah Wilde]()
Bent Out of Shade by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiriam Feldman’s road to happiness is littered with potholes. Between her search for a vampire’s missing fiancée and getting answers about a creepy amulet tied to my parents’ murders, she's making enemies across the whole supernatural spectrum. Fun! Meanwhile, her daughter is acting out, and teen attitude is sooo delightful when you throw magic into the mix...Categorized as:
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![Ace of Shades by Deborah Wilde]()
Ace of Shades by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGehenna isn’t on Google Maps and there’s no Angel Annihilation for Dummies. To Miriam Feldman, list lover extraordinaire, this is an irritating oversight. It’s fine. She’s got this mission under control. Sure, her instructions are vague, and her team is trigger-happy, but she’s got plenty of motivation to carry them to victory...Categorized as:
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![Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman]()
Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman
New York Times. bestselling author Janet Chapman takes us to charming Spellbound Falls, where strange things have started happening ever since Maximilian Oceanus came to town…. Maximilian Oceanus arrives in Spellbound Falls just in time to save Olivia Baldwin from an overly aggressive suitor, only to find himself attracted to the beautiful, if rather aloof, widow...Categorized as:
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![Hell on High Heels by Jay Aury]()
Hell on High Heels by Jay Aury
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe four rules of freelance villainy are as follows:. Always wear a mask. Never hurt civilians. Never kill the heroes you’re paid to fight. And the bad guy always loses. And the rules worked, until I had to take down the Heroes of Earth to get Psyren back. Now, I'm not only infamous, but have a mob of villains looking to join my 'evil' organization and take over the world... -
![Erratic by T.S. Snow]()
Erratic by T.S. Snow
The plan was supposed to be simple:. Graduate as a Magical Engineer? Check. Get people to finally acknowledge my amazing tech skills? Check. .. Though it was a little more than I bargained for. Find that special someone who wants me for me? Check. .. times a lot. Avoid the Arcane Heirs at all costs? Erh. . -
![The Hero Game Volume 4: Those Summer Fights: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure by August Aird]()
The Hero Game Volume 4: Those Summer Fights: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure by August Aird
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe city faces threat after threat — the defenders are stretched too thin. Jack Jenkins, aka the Boxer, and his superteam the Knuckleheads are getting a chance to prove themselves. If they can step up to the challenge then they will become a City Level team, with all the prestige and rewards that entails... -
![Shay's Acceptance by Bre Rose]()
Shay's Acceptance by Bre Rose
Mav We hit her! Who the fuck was she running from? Two wolves, a vampire and a fae. Then those dreaded words, she’s not breathing. We‘ve come so close, I can’t lose her now before we reconnect. What does this mean for my child, the one I never knew existed? If she survives, how do I explain who she is, what her role is in the prophecy that could bring the end to all supernatural beings... -
![A Villain for Christmas by Alice Winters]()
A Villain for Christmas by Alice Winters
Despite growing up in a family of villains, I’d rather curl up and read than commit crimes. When I get coerced by my brother into helping him rob a bank, I run into August, my childhood crush—also known as Chrono, the city’s greatest superhero. He’s sexy, sweet, and suddenly he’s asking me to Thanksgiving with his parents... -
![Hungry for the Alpha by Celia Kyle]()
Hungry for the Alpha by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMitchell is the only alpha that can make Tilly purr. Mitchell Blake’s wolf can’t help but howl when he catches Tilly’s heavenly sweet scent. One sniff tells him the delicious lioness shifter is his. The problem? Apparently she’s too busy running the Bless Your Tart bakery to have a mate. Well, too bad. What the Alpha wants, the Alpha gets...Categorized as:
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![Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead]()
Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead
Georgina Kincaid has been a bad, bad succubus. . . . . . which should be a good thing. But lately, thanks to her foul mood over breaking up with bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, she's been so wicked that Seattle's über-demon Jerome, decides to "outsource " Georgina to a rival—and have her spy for him in the process...Categorized as:
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![Tested by the Alpha by Lola Glass]()
Tested by the Alpha by Lola Glass
All it took was one dang food delivery order. .. Because when the guy answered the door to tip me, my wolf took over. And now I'm hunting him. I thought my first mate was bad enough. My wolf rejected him after he hit me, and I was more glad than I can ever say. Especially when I found out a few weeks later that I was pregnant. But things are more complicated this time. Now, my toddler is involved...Categorized as:
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![Silver Spells by Kate Moseman]()
Silver Spells by Kate Moseman
Luella Campbell is having the weirdest day ever. Getting fired from her job at the sunscreen factory for no good reason is bad enough, but when a mysterious dog brings a tempest into her former workplace, Luella’s life is completely upended by the sudden gift of wild and windy magical powers... -
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![Shay’s Awakening by Bre Rose]()
Shay’s Awakening by Bre Rose
Raised by the strictest of parents, I was never allowed to enjoy my childhood. A chance encounter on my high school graduation night leaves me with the greatest gift of my life but a conversation I overhear has me fleeing the only home I’ve ever known. Ten years later and down on my luck, I run to the aid of my best friend, in a town with men I can’t help but be drawn to...Categorized as:
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![Vampromance by Kaye Draper]()
Vampromance by Kaye Draper
Reluctant necromancer Esper Jones had a quiet life, hidden away with her freak looks, and her freak powers, in her freaky old witch’s house. But her beautiful, ghost-whispering boyfriend Toma has destroyed her carefully crafted, people-free life. Now she’s hearing voices in her head, monsters are running amok in Hellsfork, and there’s this vampire she can’t seem to shake... -
![Supervillains Anonymous by Lexie Dunne]()
Supervillains Anonymous by Lexie Dunne
New superhero Gail Godwin, the one and only Hostage Girl, is in big trouble: her nemesis Chelsea is loose, someone close to her is dead, and everybody thinks Gail did it. To make matters worse, Davenport Industries has thrown her into a prison that just happens to be full of the very same supervillains who used to kidnap her on an almost daily basis...Categorized as:
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![Transparent Is a Color by Kaje Harper]()
Transparent Is a Color by Kaje Harper
Perry's mother told him he'd develop the superpower of flight, like his grandfather. She even named him Peregrine, so folks would call him "The Falcon. " Spoiler— they don't. Because when he did come into his power, all he got was the ability to change colors. Not even himself, like some kind of Chameleon Man, but the color of objects... -
![Hollywood Heroine by Sarah Kuhn]()
Hollywood Heroine by Sarah Kuhn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fifth book in the smart, snarky, and action-packed Heroine series continues the adventures of Asian-American superheroines Evie Tanaka, Aveda Jupiter, and Bea Tanaka in a demon-infested San Francisco... -
![Blow Me Down by Katie MacAlister]()
Blow Me Down by Katie MacAlister
In the Internet virtual reality game Buckling Swashes, Earless Erika and Black Corbin are two of the most deadly pirates to sail the online seas. And now they’ve met their matches: each other. But fearless Earless Erika is really just Amy—a financial analyst with little time in her life for anything but work...Categorized as:
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Nightingale by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAnxious brides. Drunken businessmen. Panicked partygoers. As Bigtime, New York’s premiere event planner, Abby Appleby is capable of handling almost any crisis, but even she’s not prepared when she finds herself in the middle of a fight between superhero Talon and his ubervillain nemesis Bandit...Categorized as:
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![Hot Air by T.J. Land]()
Hot Air by T.J. Land
Bluster is the most incompetent supervillain around. He’s a klutz. He’s forgetful. His schemes never work. He never remembers to plan his escape, which doesn’t matter given that most superheroes don’t even bother sending him to prison anymore. Hardly anyone takes him seriously. That’s why he decided to retire a while ago... -
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Fandemic by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPiper Perez has always wanted to be a superhero. Always wanted to wear a cool costume, have amazing abilities, and save the day. There’s just one problem—Piper doesn’t have any superpowers. So she focuses on other things. Facts, figures, memorabilia. Piper knows and collects it all, about both the superheroes and the ubervillains who roam the streets of Bigtime, N. Y...Categorized as:
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![The “Super” Secret Life of an Accidental Daddy by J. Kenner, Julie Kenner]()
The “Super” Secret Life of an Accidental Daddy by J. Kenner, Julie Kenner
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe “Super” Secret Life of an Accidental Daddy. For six years, shapeshifter Jason Murphy has been held prisoner by the most notorious outcast in the superhero world—his father. But that’s not the worst of it. No, the real cherry on the horrible sundae is that Jason was captured only moments after the women he loved told him that she was pregnant... -
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![A Karma Girl Christmas by Jennifer Estep]()
A Karma Girl Christmas by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Christmas time in Bigtime, New York, but society reporter Carmen Cole isn't in the mood to celebrate since her husband, Sam, has to go on a business trip and might not make it home for the holiday. But Carmen has plenty to keep her busy, since she moonlights as Karma Girl, a member of the Fearless Five superhero team...Categorized as:
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![Sidekick by Auralee Wallace]()
Sidekick by Auralee Wallace
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeroes meets Bridget Jones in this brilliant, hilarious debut novel about a girl who just wants to save the world . .. Bremy St James, daughter of billionaire Atticus St James, has been cut off from the family fortune and is struggling to survive in a world that no longer holds its breath every time she buys a new outfit...Categorized as:
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![Aphrodite's Flame by Julie Kenner]()
Aphrodite's Flame by Julie Kenner
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![The Charmed Affair of an Invisible Bodyguard by J. Kenner, Julie Kenner]()
The Charmed Affair of an Invisible Bodyguard by J. Kenner, Julie Kenner
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Charmed Affair of an Invisible Bodyguard. Growing up in the shadow of her Hollywood royalty grandmother, Tracy Tannin has always felt like the most ordinary girl in the world. But that all changes when Hale shows up. Ridiculously gorgeous, the sexy romance cover model only has eyes for Tracy. Or so it seems... -
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Hot Mama by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBy day, Fiona Fine is a successful couture designer, catering to the high society players of Bigtime, New York. By night, she's Fiera, a member of the heroic Fearless Five who can create and manipulate fire with her bare hands. Fiona's personal life, though, isn't so hot. She still misses her fiancŽ, who was killed by ubervillains a year ago...Categorized as:
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![Aphrodite's Passion by Julie Kenner]()
Aphrodite's Passion by Julie Kenner
Aphrodite’s Girdle is missing, and the magical artifact will take all of Hale’s superpowers to retrieve. The woman who found the belt—one Tracy Tannin—wasn’t exactly Ms. Popular before donning it. Now everyone wants her, including some very nasty bad guys. But the golden girdle can only be recovered through honest means, so becoming invisible and snatching it simply won’t work...Categorized as:
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![Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep]()
Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep
Bigtime, New York, is not big enough for both Carmen Cole and the superheroes and ubervillains who stalk its streets. An intrepid reporter, Carmen's dedicated her life to unmasking the spandexwearers, all because her fiancé turned out to be a superhero, and a cheating one at that-sleeping with none other than his nubile nemesis...Categorized as:
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![Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner]()
Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner
Kate Connor used to be a demon hunter: Now she's a stay-at-home mom, a "glorified chauffeur for pep squad practice and Gymboree play dates. " But when a demonic assassin shows up at her suburban home minutes before an important dinner party, the retired Hunter is forced back into action to save her town -- and her freshly baked mini-quiches -- from the invading fiend and his army of the undead... -
![Duking It Out by E.J. Russell]()
Duking It Out by E.J. Russell
Royal dukes from rival countries, shipwrecked on a deserted island. The grudge match of the century—or a love story of super-heroic proportions? Sander Fiala, Duke of Roses, is fourth in line to the South Abarran throne, even though his rogue power earned him the nickname “The Monster of Roses” and got him banished from the Castle... -
![Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner]()
Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner! APHRODITE’S KISS Winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award “Like a carnival fun house, full of surprises and just plain good old-fashioned entertainment... -
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