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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 West by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky West by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Mystic Caravan has hit Texas, and things are supposed to be quiet in Austin. The only thing of note in a city that praises itself for being weird is the nest of vampires that rules the town.They’re not the ones wreaking havoc this time, however.Poet Parker knows something is up when a walk near the river results in an attack from a manic man with an ax...
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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...
  • Freaky Mage by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Mage by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The members of Mystic Caravan have Georgia on their minds as they land in Savannah … and immediately find trouble.In a city full of ghosts, Poet Parker expects a few magical things to happen, but when an evil cult sacrifices a young woman on the beach next to their camp, things take a turn nobody was expecting. Thankfully, she’s not alone for this fight...
  • Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Nell Ingram faces a dark craft known as death magic in the newest pulse-pounding paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series.Nell Ingram is a rookie PsyLed agent, using the powers she can channel from deep within the earth to solve paranormal crimes. Together with her team, she's taken on the darkest magic and the direst foes...
  • Beyond the Veil by Quinn Loftis

    Beyond the Veil by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Though the Serbian pack has been brought to heel thanks to the downfall of their Alpha, the war is far from over. Desdemona, a witch of unfathomable power, has escaped the wolves’ wrath, but she will not go quietly into the night. She takes refuge in a place where even the smallest sliver of light does not dare to enter...
  • Midlife Magic Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Magic Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Would you like an extra helping of hot flashes to go with that midlife crisis? Yeah, I thought not. And yet, here we are. Burning down buildings.You know, dating in your forties should be easier. Should be. But it really isn’t. My first date in I don’t-know-how-long is broken up by my ex-husband. I mean, he’s dead, but still.Then a cryptic note from a voodoo queen...
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    fae  m-f  fantasy  paranormal  urban fantasy  mystery  magic  witches
  • Midlife Soul Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Soul Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    You’d think I’d already been in hell, married to my ex. But just this one time, you’d be wrong.Surprise, surprise, the Dark Council has been plotting to force my hand. They know that I love Crash. Yes, I said the L word.And they know I’d do anything to bring him back from hell—even though it means it puts both our souls into great danger. And puts my knees into running mode. (Cue the Advil...
  • Freaky Games by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Games by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Look out Sin City, here comes the Mystic Caravan Circus. The city that never sleeps has something lurking in the darkness and Poet Parker can’t decide if it’s friend or foe. The rich history of the area comes into play when research uncovers a mine disaster more than a hundred years in the past … and a tragic outcome that still haunts the locale to this day...
  • Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna

    Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When the king of the mermaids is poisoned, Lily is called to help with a problem she’s never faced before—one beneath the surface of the water. As she sets about creating a potion to save his life, however, she realizes this is only one part of a much, much larger problem...
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    fae  m-f  magic  fantasy  paranormal  witches  mystery  vampires
  • Freaky Seas by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Seas by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 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...
  • Pia Saves the Day by Thea Harrison

    Pia Saves the Day by Thea Harrison

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 44 ratings
    In the latest story of the Elder Races, two mates face their deadliest challenge yet—each other… Pia and Dragos’s magical young son Liam (the Peanut), is growing at an unprecedented rate, and if that isn’t enough, he is also exhibiting new, and unpredictable, magical gifts. To protect him, the concerned parents decide to move to upstate New York...
  • Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Poseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies - and alliances...
  • Fear the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Fear the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The Guardians of Eternity are embroiled in an epic battle for survival. They are as dangerous as they are sensual—and their lustful appetites are legendary... Her Visions Lead Her To Danger Beautiful Cassandra is a Were, a prophet both vulnerable and defiant, blessed with visions that portend the fate of the world. A rare and delicate creature, Cassie must be protected at all costs...
  • 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 Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 54 ratings
    Has this immortal finally met her match? Rogue hunter Drina Argenis (from the Spanish side of the Argeneau family) has been many things in her years as an immortal, but bodyguard/babysitter to a teenage vampire is something new. There's an incentive, however: the other vampsitter, Harper Stoyan, may be Drina's life mate...
  • Guardian's Mate by Jennifer Ashley

    Guardian's Mate by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    She wasn’t ready to lead... Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition—for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities...
  • Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Poseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies--and alliances. And one of the most powerful of all Atlantean warriors will soon find both…in one daring beauty...
  • Wild Things by Jennifer Ashley

    Wild Things by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Wolf Shifter Mason McNaughton is tired of the crazy feral living in his house, endangering him, his brothers, and his sweet auntie Cora. Ferals are Shifters who’ve reverted to the wild stage, forgetting all about the joys of pizza and satellite TV. Not to mention, Mason is sick of waking up to the feral’s rampages in the bedroom next to his...
  • Grave Memory by Kalayna Price

    Grave Memory by Kalayna Price

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 55 ratings
    When the dead need to talk, Alex Craft is always ready to listen… As a Grave Witch, Alex solves murders by raising the dead—an ability that comes at a cost, and after her last few cases, that cost is compounding. But her magic isn’t the only thing causing havoc in her life...
  • Bad Wolf by Jennifer Ashley

    Bad Wolf by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Broderick is stuck looking after some Collar-less Shifters who are driving him crazy, but he’s putting up with them for Joanna, the human woman he, for some reason, wants to impress. The new Shifters are bringing danger to Broderick’s family, though, and he’ll need Joanna’s help to protect them. A short novel of the Shifters Unbound series, this story follows Bear Attraction and Mate Bond...
  • Treoir Dragon Hoard by Dianna Love

    Treoir Dragon Hoard by Dianna Love

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 ratings
    New York Times Bestseller Dianna Love's Beladors are back with Evalle, Storm, the dragon king and allies, all ready to face a conflict no one saw coming.Two thousand years ago, someone stole the king’s treasure from Daegan’s father...
  • Five Mornings by Elizabeth Hunter

    Five Mornings by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One morning can change everything. Five mornings can change a life. Friends. Lovers. Enemies. Allies. Alex McCann and Teodora ‘Ted’ Vasquez never had a simple relationship. But you couldn’t call it a boring one, either. Five mornings in their past shape who they will become to each other. To their families. And to the mysterious town they call home...
  • Artistic Vision by Dana Marie Bell

    Artistic Vision by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Akane Russo, part dragon, part Seer and one of Robin’s top Blades, has been given a job to do, and damn it she’s going to do it. The Malmaynes are up to their old tricks, and the Dunne family still has no plans to accommodate them. She’s been tasked with keeping Shane Dunne safe from the Malmaynes and their kidnapping ways...
  • 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...
  • Dark Alpha's Redemption by Donna Grant

    Dark Alpha's Redemption by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I’m coming for you… My duty to Death drives me forward. I've never once strayed from my path – not even when the future seemed uncertain. However, Maeve's intelligence, cunning and determination challenges me in ways I never imagined...
  • Drake of Tanith by Heather Killough-Walden

    Drake of Tanith by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eons ago, the darkly handsome and infamous bounty hunter Drake of Tanith turned his back on his diabolical heritage in favor of freedom from the infernal influences of his kind. But now his indomitable father has delivered the worst kind of ultimatum: He must give up his soul and return to the life he left behind – or he must give up his love...
  • Widdershins by Charles de Lint

    Widdershins by Charles de Lint

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    While bitter conflict rages between the magical North American "animal people" and the more newly-arrived fairy folk, the long-awaited romance between Jilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell begins to blossom...
  • Night Seeker by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Seeker by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, the Vampiric Fae are on the move, hunting anyone in their path. As the war with the vampires ratchets up, Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court, enshrouds New Forest in her chilling grasp...
  • Red Wolf by Jennifer Ashley

    Red Wolf by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Guardian’s Mate returns to the world of the Shifters and a tale of a new love under fire... Lupine Shifter Dimitri has always had to defend himself to other Shifters. As a red wolf, he’s not considered a “pure” wolf, and the battles have honed him into a tough fighter, a champion of the fight clubs...
  • Choices by Liz Schulte

    Choices by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Hearts break. Loved ones are lost. Life keeps moving. Olivia Martin’s afterlife was more dangerous and confusing than her life ever was. She thought she was ready to come back, to forget about Holden and to let go of the rage consuming her. Fulfilling her destiny as a guardian was all that mattered—the past could stay hidden in the crevices of her mind...
  • Grave New World by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn

    Grave New World by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Join us for an exciting new series set in the same world as Mount Olympus Academy, Amazon Academy, and Underworld Reformatory!I'm Paige Harper, a cleaning lady with no supernatural powers or abilities. My parents disappeared into an alternate dimension and my boyfriend turned out be a fae changeling...
  • Betsy the Vampire Queen by MaryJanice Davidson

    Betsy the Vampire Queen by MaryJanice Davidson

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's been a helluva year. First I lose my job. Then, I'm in a car accident. Next, I'm waking up dressed in clothes I wouldn't be caught dead in (pink polyester and cheap shoes courtesy of my evil stepmother). But guess what? I am dead and what really bites is that I can't seem to stay dead. Every night, I wake up with a horrible craving. Not chocolate—mom would approve of that...
  • Breaking Free by Brandy L. Rivers

    Breaking Free by Brandy L. Rivers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    18+ They say that dreams can come true, but as a Dreamwalker, Devlin had yet to experience anything but nightmares. Then again, the druid had been held by sadistic vampires and dark mages for twenty years, forced to do their bidding. Newly escaped, he stumbles upon a dreamrealm where he can't resist a little werewolf. Jamie just wants someone to call her own...
  • Ember by Liz Schulte

    Ember by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Holden told Olivia it was only a matter of time before Hell came for them. After all, one doesn’t just walk away from the life he lived unscathed, but the longer Hell waited, the more Olivia let down her guard. She believed maybe happily ever after was possible—he knew it wasn’t. But when Baker shows up beaten and bloody on their doorstep with a message, all hope evaporates...
  • War of the Fae Gods: A Fae Urban Fantasy by Jayne Faith

    War of the Fae Gods: A Fae Urban Fantasy by Jayne Faith

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Seelie hold on Faerie is slipping, and wrathful gods are closing in . . . Petra Maguire, newly-crowned Queen of the Carraig Sidhe, wishes she could focus on her own fledgling kingdom, but Faerie is facing threats unlike any seen in generations. If the Seelie are to have any hope of victory, she must unravel the mystery of the ancient power running through her veins...
  • Betrayals of Spring by L.P. Dover

    Betrayals of Spring by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The smell of rain vastly approaches as we are lying on the ground in a sea of flowers. They surround our bodies while the fresh Spring wind caresses our skin with its soft, gentle touch. Combined as one, we stare into each other’s eyes as we bask in the pleasure of our love and OUR land. The Land of the Fae has flourished bringing a new beginning and a new court, the Fall Court...
  • Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn

    Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn comes "Ice Shards," a passionate story of redemption long overdue, and "Shattered," an all-new, never before published short story. Finnish house sprite Iris Kuusi has fallen in love again. But she is carrying a dark secret...
  • The Book of Dreams by O.R. Melling

    The Book of Dreams by O.R. Melling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a landscape of Canadian myth and magic, the fairy tale continues... The gateways between Faerie and the Earthworld have been destroyed by the Enemy. The only hope of ever bridging the two worlds again lies with Dana, a troubled teenager now living in Toronto. In a dream, Dana is told by her fairy mother, Edane, that the key to restoring the gateways is in The Book of Dreams...
  • Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong, Xavière Daumarie

    Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong, Xavière Daumarie

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The disappearing hitchhiker is one of the hoariest urban legends, and no one knows that better than Gabriel Walsh, a lawyer who grew up on folklore and myth...
  • Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast

    Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 17 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...
  • A Kiss of Shadow by Linsey Hall

    A Kiss of Shadow by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Accepting the throne could be a death wish....My corronation is near, but everything is more dangerous than ever. As the king and I travel to the High Court of the Fae for our wedding, a stalker lurks in the shadows. Someone doesn't want me to be queen, and they're willing to kill me to keep me off the throne.A Kiss of Shadow is the second in a new fantasy romance trilogy by Linsey Hall...
  • Charmed by Nora Roberts

    Charmed by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Anastasia Donovan knew that her gift marked her as different, special - perhaps even dangerous. She had spent years hiding herself from the world, terrified about the consequences of revealing what she really was. When Boone Sawyer came into her life, bent on finding out the truth about her...
  • Night Veil by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Veil by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the Dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic energy more powerful than they could have imagined. Quietly amassing their strength for centuries, the Vampiric Fae — led by the merciless Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court — are determined to enslave the world. Only one witch stands in her way...
  • Midnight Moon by Melody Anne

    Midnight Moon by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0084CMINI. In the second exciting book in the Rise of the Dark Angel Series, Phoenix comes to terms with the fact that the world isn’t what she always believed it to be. Jayden, who she’s fallen in love with, is a Dark Angel. He fell from the light, and followed Vyco through the darkest of places...
  • Incubus by Amanda Meuwissen

    Incubus by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nathan only ever wanted a normal life, but for him, life, family, and love are anything but normal. On the other side of the Veil, dark and light fae exist outside the knowledge of most humans. Nathan Grier was born human, but his twin brother Jim is a changeling. On the run since they were children, time for both of them is running out...
  • Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn

    Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A novella set in NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Yasmine Galenorn’s Otherworld series.Camille D’Artigo, a wicked-good witch and an Otherworld supernatural agent, is on the trail of a sadistic serial killer, when an unexpected—and dangerously seductive—ally comes to her aid, setting in motion a magical ritual that may end up binding them together, body and soul...
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    fae  m-f  contemporary  witches  paranormal  mystery  vampires  magic
  • Rebel Obsession by Donya Lynne

    Rebel Obsession by Donya Lynne

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Former cobalt addict and AKM drug counselor, Io is a male vampire known as much for his abrasive personality as for his playboy lifestyle. In other words, he's not the likeliest to make friends and settle down. Life on the edge suits him, and he lives full throttle, making his own rules, and damn the consequences. What he wants, he takes, and what he wants now is Miriam...
  • The Summer King by O.R. Melling

    The Summer King by O.R. Melling

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Sequel to the critically-acclaimed "The Hunter's Moon" This second book in a series "shimmering with magic, myth, and romance" ("Booklist"), follows sixteen-year-old Laurel as she tries to understand the cause of her twin sister's mysterious death. Honor believed in Faerie, a parallel land of mischievous immortals. Laurel doesn't...
  • Wicked Magic by Cheyenne McCray

    Wicked Magic by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Rhiannon Castle is a D'Anu witch whose  is a D'Anu witch whose Coven sisters know nothing of the Shadows that lurk within her. Rhiannon can't reveal the truth to anyone--least of all Keir, a rugged warrior soldier who walks into Rhiannon's life and awakens her to a wanton reckless desire… Keir's Tuatha D'Danann Tuatha D'Danann  brethren are the only real family he has ever known...
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