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  • 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...
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  • Pearl Sky by Elizabeth Hunter

    Pearl Sky by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “If you want to make something new, my Benjamin, be wary of what you unmake in the process. ”. It’s not just any holiday season for Ben and Tenzin. Elder Zhang’s oldest servant is reaching the century mark and Ben and Tenzin arrive to honor him, but no sooner have they landed on Penglai Island than they’re confronted with the theft of a priceless artifact...
  • Lords of the Underworld Collection Volume 1: An Anthology by Gena Showalter

    Lords of the Underworld Collection Volume 1: An Anthology by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    See how the Lords of the Underworld saga began with the first four sizzling stories by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter. They dared to open Pandora’s Box, and now must carry an eternal curse. The saga begins in a remote fortress in Budapest, where six immortal warriors, each more dangerously seductive than the last, are bound by an ancient curse none has been able to break...
  • Savage by Kelley Armstrong

    Savage by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    No longer available online - now in the anthology, Men of the Otherworld. Savage is about Jeremy Danvers finding Clay.
  • 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: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    USA TODAY BESTSELLER. Raven 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...
  • Wrath by Kristie Cook

    Wrath by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Will a mother’s wrath make her cross the line? I didn’t want to cry. For once in my life, tears evaded me. Perhaps because I refused to grieve this loss, because it wasn’t a loss in my eyes, in my heart. It was a call for war, yes. But not a loss. I wouldn’t allow it. Besides, I was too mad to cry, even in my exhaustion, and anger would get me much further...
  • 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...
  • Run for Your Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Run for Your Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Lately, my life has been a big, fat, hairy midlife crisis. I could really go for a boring day or three. Apparently, there’s no rest for the over-forty crowd. Yes, I have fabulous friends. Yes, I have a beautiful baby. Yes, the ghosts are coming back home. Yes, I’m in love with the Grim Reaper...
  • Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep

    Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Gin Blanco is hard-nosed, sexy, and lethal. Nicknamed “The Spider,” she’s a stone elemental assassin who brings her unique mix of magic and tact to every assignment, no matter the target. There’s a new drug on the streets of Ashland, and its name “Burn” sums up the potent effect it has on its users...
  • Love You to Death / High Stakes by Meg Cabot

    Love You to Death / High Stakes by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 32 ratings
    I can see ghosts. I can talk to ghosts. And, if necessary, I can kick some serious ghost butt. Susannah Simon has an unearthly gift: she's a Mediator. She must help trapped and tortured souls move on to the next world. But not all spooks want her guidance or want to go quietly - that's when Suze has to get tough...
  • 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.
  • Amber Gambler by Hailey Edwards

    Amber Gambler by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The other family business at The Body Shop is slow after word gets out that Frankie had clients die—cease to exist? —on her watch. Considering they were dead to begin with, she understands why the news shook the spirit community’s faith in her, but it’s a hard hit to her bottom line. When a spirit appears in her office, ready to sign a contract, she’s eager to please...
  • Gale by Jennifer Cody

    Gale by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ranger/Hunter. After nearly losing an avatar, I’m ready to sign on with IDIA, the Interdimensional Immigration Agency. I need their resources to figure out what the hell is happening to my town...
  • Dragon's Egg by B.R. Kingsolver

    Dragon's Egg by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When did I become everyone’s paranormal Miss Fixit? When the Lords of the Icelandic Elves summon me to use my talents to find a lost Dragon's egg, I find it hard to say no. I've seen what a Dragon can do, and a young, just-hatched Dragon is a being of pure destruction. But word of the egg gets out, and the race to find it begins...
  • Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Since the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia...
  • Genesis by Kristie Cook

    Genesis by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Discover how the Amadis began in this fascinating prequel to the award-winning Soul Savers Series! While the land of Ancient Greece is plagued with mortals' wars, twins Cassandra and Jordan have lived more than a lifetime as outcasts. When their dying father divulges a secret that's been buried in his soul, his children come to opposite conclusions, launching them down two very different paths...
  • Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford

    Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Katie and Rhyn are in a race against time to free Katie from the underworld, before Death claims her soul and that of her child. When Katie’s guide in the underworld disappears, she has one option: trust the ghost of someone long-dead and seek out Death's fortress in order to try to escape through the portal leading back to the mortal world...
  • Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 35 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...
  • The Magical Romantic Comedy  (Magical Romantic Comedies) by RJ Blain

    The Magical Romantic Comedy (Magical Romantic Comedies) by RJ Blain

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    This collection contains four novels and three novellas, including Playing with Fire, Hoofin' It, Serial Killer Princess, Whatever for Hire, Hearth, Home, and Havoc, Owl Be Yours, and Fowl Play. Playing with Fire. What do you get when you mix gorgons, an incubus, and the Calamity Queen? Trouble, and lots of it...
  • Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer

    Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 31 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...
  • 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.
  • Lord of Life by Charlene Hartnady

    Lord of Life by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I never knew how much I relied on my power until it was gone. Stolen from me. I made a stupid mistake. I spent the night with a woman who was a stranger to me. One-night stands are generally not my thing. I am sure she was the one who took what was mine. My power. There is no other logical explanation. Now I can’t find her. Every lead goes up in smoke. It’s like she never existed...
  • Black Dawn by Rachel Caine

    Black Dawn by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    With its eclectic mix of vampire and human citizens, Morganville, Texas, has always been a risky place to call home. But with the invasion of the vampire’s deadliest enemy, Morganville isn’t just in danger—it’s dying….  Ever since the draug—mysterious creatures that prey on vampires—took over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil...
  • Cold Curses by Chloe Neill

    Cold Curses by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It’s all magical hands on deck for vampire Elisa Sullivan and her allies as they fight to save the Windy City from a supernatural onslaught, in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series...
  • Ghoul Interrupted by Victoria Laurie

    Ghoul Interrupted by Victoria Laurie

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    M. J. Holliday and her crew interrupt the frantic schedule of their reality TV show, Ghoul Getters , and hotfoot it to New Mexico, where a dreadful demon is waging tribal warfare. Sam Whitefeather- M. J. 's spirit guide-urgently needs her help to stop this evil spirit from wiping out the descendants of his tribe. It doesn't take a psychic to predict that M. J...
  • Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen

    Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He'll give her his heart. .. if the ghost doesn't take it first. Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion...
  • 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...
  • Brazen Indulgences by Erin R. Flynn

    Brazen Indulgences by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing makes people more vulnerable than having to open up. And for someone like Jasmine Stewart who has so much hidden, it’s terrifying to have people know her secrets. Especially when people generally don’t react well to learning them. But life goes on, and when you have people who truly love you, they won’t let the darkness eat you and help you get back on your feet...
  • Angels of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase

    Angels of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Deanna Chase, brings you book four in the Jade Calhoun series. Despite having lost half her soul, coven leader Jade Calhoun is determined to lead a regular life, and that means planning her wedding. With just five weeks until the big event, plans are halted when Jade falls victim to a ghost possession...
  • 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...
  • Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw

    Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    When Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse on zombie reconstructive surgery. Unfortunately for Greta, Paris happens to be infested with a coven of vampires - and not the civilised kind...
  • My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles

    My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    IT SUCKS TO BE HER. Living as a succubus has a bit of a learning curve, but with sexy fallen angel Noah to scratch her sensual Itch, Jackie Brighton is finally starting to feel ahead of the game. She almost doesn’t miss her gorgeous vampire master Zane—or his sinful, teasing mouth. She’s trying to convince herself of that, anyway...
  • 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...
  • Taken by Claire Farrell

    Taken by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s been months since Ava fooled the British vampires and dealt with Becca for good, but although life has been easier, it’s not without its problems. Her deal with the twins is physically harming her, Peter’s grasp on his sanity is tentative to say the least, Carl is struggling, and Esther is losing her edge...
  • ‎The Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda Jones

    ‎The Graveside Bar and Grill by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Donovan St. James’ precocious charge asks him—no questions asked—to tail the doctor who keeps their ragtag team patched up, he wants to refuse. Not because the saucy teen is getting too big for her britches, ordering him around like a mob boss, but because the woman stirs feelings in him he would rather not explore. However, when evil threatens the doc’s life, he realizes he has no choice...
  • The Thief by Dannika Dark

    The Thief by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Loving her in secret was becoming his new favorite thing. The latest installment in the Black Arrowhead series is a page-turner that will keep you up all night! Mercy Breedlove is hardworking, spirited, and eager to find a job. After receiving a trial offer for a position, she’s determined to win over her cantankerous boss, who thrives in absolute chaos...
  • Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch

    Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES. "This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…". All Detective Sergeant Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland. He'll need one once this is over. .. check. some. sort of - but that's not the only thing in the sky. ..
  • Pandora's Box by Gracen Miller

    Pandora's Box by Gracen Miller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Where does the road to Hell begin? What happens when your son turns homicidal overnight and your husband disappears on his way to work? Do you cower in fear or fight for your life? Madison Wescott fights against the odds. Distrustful of a God she doesn't believe in, she finds herself face-to-face with a world she didn't know existed and discovers her own soul is darkened with demonic connections...
  • Dark Crossroads by Debra Dunbar

    Dark Crossroads by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After three months of silence, Reynard shows up at Aria's door asking for her help in ousting a new mage who wants control of Haul Du. She sees no reason to help a man who was more than willing to toss her soul to a demon, but with the threat of an unknown enemy looming Aria needs all the friends she can get--and that might mean aligning herself with those who are more foe than friend...
  • Dead End by Heather Hildenbrand

    Dead End by Heather Hildenbrand

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bros before halos. When Adrik fell into a coma, Gem vowed to do whatever it took to bring him back. Doesn’t matter that she’s now the mother of demon triplets. Or that Faith has gone feral on her. Or that Raguel has decided to launch a full scale supernatural takeover. All that matters is giving Starla what she wants. The name of the rebellion leader...
  • Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles

    Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Tasked by the Archangel Gabriel, Jackie Brighton must find two more lost archangel halos before she's free of her deal. But she's not the only one hunting for the immense power the halos bring, and everyone around her has motives - succubi, serim, and vampire. It's a race to the finish line, and only one person is going to come out on top...
  • Taste by Claire Farrell

    Taste by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Someone is hunting down the people she's promised to protect, but Ava's taste for battle is slowly disappearing. She's losing the people in her life, one by one, and without them, her inner light can only weaken...
  • A Tale of Two Vampires by Katie MacAlister

    A Tale of Two Vampires by Katie MacAlister

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Time isn’t always on a vampire’s side…. Iolanthe Tennyson has had a very bad year—due in part to the very bad men in her life. So, she’s accepted her cousin’s invitation to spend the summer in Austria indulging in her photography hobby. There, rumors of a haunted forest draw Iolanthe into the dark woods—and into the eighteenth century…...
  • Her Warrior Angel by Felicity Heaton

    Her Warrior Angel by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One of Heaven’s top hunters, Einar is on a mission to uncover why an angel was working with demons. When he finds the first demon fighting a beautiful woman, he intervenes and saves her life, even when he knows Heaven will hold it against him. The alluring, lethally seductive female is half demon. There is no love in this world more forbidden than that between an angel and a demon...
  • Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren

    Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Every family has annoying relatives; mine just happen to be undead. My Grandmother, Agnes Bartlett, used to own Cardinal Woolsey’s knitting shop in Oxford then died and left her shop to me, without informing me that she wasn’t actually dead. She’s a vampire and part of the world’s strangest craft circle – the Vampire Knitting Club...
  • Paper Stars by Devon Monk

    Paper Stars by Devon Monk

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One magical holiday. Some assembly required. .. Police Chief Delaney Reed loves the holidays in Ordinary, Oregon, the beach town where gods vacation and monsters reside. But this year, she has a lot on her plate. It isn’t just the creature who follows her home, or the terrible storm barreling toward town. It isn't that Mrs. Yates’s penguin has been stolen. Again...
  • Killing Rites by M.L.N. Hanover

    Killing Rites by M.L.N. Hanover

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Jayn Heller has discovered the source of her uncanny powers: something else is living inside her body. She's possessed. Of all her companions, she can only bring herself to confide in Ex, the former priest. They seek help from his old teacher and the circle of friends he left behind, hoping to cleanse Jayn before the parasite in her becomes too powerful...
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