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  • Night's Reckoning by Elizabeth Hunter

    Night's Reckoning by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Darkness comes for everyone, and some fates are inescapable.For over a thousand years, the legendary sword Laylat al Hisab—the Night’s Reckoning—has been lost in the waters of the East China Sea. Forged as a peace offering between two ancient vampires, the sword has eluded treasure hunters, human and immortal alike.But in time, even the deep gives up its secrets...
  • Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

    Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 72 ratings
    Mercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger… A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of the best heroines in the urban fantasy genre today” (Fiction Vixen Book Reviews), and the characters she calls friends… Includes the new stories… “Silver” “Roses in Winter” “Redemption” “Hollow” …and reader favorites “Fairy Gifts”...
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  • Omens and Artifacts by Elizabeth Hunter

    Omens and Artifacts by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In the elemental world, reputation is everything, but gaining it can get you killed.Setting up shop as an antiquities hunter means nothing if you don't have clients. Benjamin Vecchio, nephew of a famed vampire assassin, is the subject of widespread speculation, but so far that speculation hasn't translated into work.What Ben needs is a job. A big job. A profitable job.A legendary job...
  • Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 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...
  • Blood Apprentice by Elizabeth Hunter

    Blood Apprentice by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    If you’re a human in a vampire’s world, nothing goes according to plan. When a map to the mysterious fortune of notorious privateer Miguel Enríquez falls in the lap of Ben and Tenzin, only one of them is jumping at the opportunity. Tenzin can’t wait to search for a secret cache of gold. Ben, on the other hand, couldn’t be less excited...
  • Imitation and Alchemy by Elizabeth Hunter

    Imitation and Alchemy by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    All Ben Vecchio wanted was a quiet summer before his last semester of university. Was that too much to ask? All Tenzin wanted was a cache of priceless medieval coins that had been missing for several hundred years. And some company. Phrases like “never again” don’t mean much when you’ve been a vampire for several thousand years...
  • Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep

    Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 55 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...
  • Caffeinated Calamity by Amanda M. Lee

    Caffeinated Calamity by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The only witch in the world? It might feel like it to Stormy Morgan but she knows better.Twenty minutes away, in a town called Hemlock Cove, witches have taken over. Sure, the bulk of the town is made up of frauds looking to shore up their tourism industry, but there are real witches, too. There’s a family, last name of Winchester, and they’re notorious...
  • Witch, Interrupted by Amanda M. Lee

    Witch, Interrupted by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Things have been quiet in Hemlock Cove. That means the Winchesters are due to find trouble.This time, the trouble comes in the form of a dead radio doctor who calls himself Dr. Lovelorn and fixes relationships in distress. Unfortunately for the Winchesters, if he can’t help his normal patients, he’s going to help them… whether they want it or not...
  • Freaky Ways by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Ways by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The honeymoon is over for Poet and Kade. After a blissful week off from the day-to-day grind of the circus—where the only problem they had to deal with was the weird snake that appeared on the front porch of their cabin—the newlyweds are back with their friends in Phoenix.And nothing will ever be the same again...
  • Something to Witch About by Amanda M. Lee

    Something to Witch About by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Life's a witch...and then you die. It's the dying part vexing Bay Winchester these days. She may be a long-suffering daughter, thankless newspaper editor, and keyed-up girlfriend, but she's barely holding off a royal freakout. Landon's family is visiting the inn -- and they're not exactly open minded...
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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...
  • Grim Offerings by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Offerings by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Grim and bear it.Being a grim reaper isn’t easy, but answering to family is even worse.Between argumentative souls, overbearing older brothers and everyday nonsense, Aisling Grimlock has her hands full.When a run-of-the-mill job goes awry, Aisling finds herself in a mess. The soul she was supposed to collect is still amongst the living, and the man who wanted to kill him is dead instead...
  • Blood and Sand by Elizabeth Hunter

    Blood and Sand by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    He's an immortal bound by duty. She's a mortal reporter chasing the truth. Together, they'll uncover buried secrets and a passion as dangerous as the desert night.When investigative reporter Natalie Ellis starts looking for the truth behind a string of mysterious deaths in the California desert, she expects danger, but not the dark, magnetic man who crosses her path...
  • Building From Ashes by Elizabeth Hunter

    Building From Ashes by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    For a thousand years, powerful earth vampire Carwyn ap Bryn has served others. God. His family. His friends. But tragedy and loss disrupt his peaceful existence, causing him to question everything he has committed his eternity to. Brigid Connor has known about vampires since they rescued her from a painful childhood...
  • Runaway Fate by Elizabeth Hunter

    Runaway Fate by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    It's paranormal women's fiction for lovers of magic, mayhem, and a solid afternoon nap (when they can squeeze one in.)Katherine wasn't looking for anything extraordinary in her life. She had a job she loved, a husband she adored, and a home in the beautiful seaside town of Moonstone Cove...
  • Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms

    Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    So far, while working at a ghost matchmaking agency, the past week has gone 1) a murdered ghost bride who is very very pissed off (don’t blame her, I’d be pissed off too) 2) adopted by chinese hellhounds (I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOGS, OKAY) 3) wake up magically soul-bonded to the sexy demon slayer Zhen (While I agree he’s -expansive hand waving- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!) I do not need a fourth incident...
  • Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter

    Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    This title includes three new stories, Lords of the Underworld, from "New York Times" bestselling author Gena Showalter. "The Darkest Fire" - He is the guardian of Hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a horde of demon lords - and discover a passion unlike any other..
  • By a Thread by Jennifer Estep

    By a Thread by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    The sixth book in the USA TODAY bestselling Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series featuring Gin Blanco, who by day owns a Tennessee BBQ joint, and by night is a tough female assassin known as the Spider. I never thought I’d need a vacation from being an assassin…. My name is Gin Blanco, and I’m the assassin the Spider...
  • Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep

    Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 56 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...
  • Duncan by D.B. Reynolds

    Duncan by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Washington, D.C. … capital of an empire. Powerful. Exhilarating. Corrupt. And in the shadows … vampires far older than the nation itself. A power unto himself, Duncan has served at Raphael’s side for a hundred and fifty years. But long laid plans have finally borne fruit, and the time has come for Duncan to leave Raphael and tackle the greatest challenge of his life...
  • Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep

    Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 49 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...
  • Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Viper by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Enter New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s breathtakingly passionate Guild Hunter world with the story of a woman who isn’t a vampire or an angel…or human… Once a broken girl known as Sorrow, Holly Chang now prowls the shadowy gray underground of the city for the angels. But it’s not her winged allies who make her a wanted woman—it’s the unknown power coursing through her veins...
  • Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young

    Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Ari Johnson wishes adjusting to living with her boyfriend was her only source of excitement and anxiety. She wishes a lot of things. But then wishing was what got her here in the first place. Ari chose to be a Guild Hunter. She wanted to hunt dangerous Jinn and destroy them before they could harm innocent people...
  • Have Stakes, Will Travel by Faith Hunter

    Have Stakes, Will Travel by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In Have Stakes Will Travel, readers get a chance to go deeper into the thrilling world of skinwalker and vampire hunter Jane Yellowrock. In “WeSa,” the Beast who lives inside Jane watches as her hunting grounds become prey...
  • How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards

    How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Savannah has fallen to the vampires, and it’s up to Grier to take out their leader, Gaspard Lacroix, and restore peace. Lacroix might be more powerful and immune to her magic, but she’s got a plan. Too bad it’s got holes big enough for a new threat to waltz through while the city is on her knees...
  • Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins

    Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Newly promoted Detective Jace Smithson has his hands full with solving the murders of ten men and the kidnapping of a unicorn capable of producing diamonds. On the surface, the crime appears to be a classic tale of greed and violence, but digging deeper reveals something sinister has come to Cauldron City...
  • Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter

    Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This desert oasis has gone to the dogs, and Vista de Lirio is about to get bloody.(Not the dogs though. The dogs are fine.)Comedian Evy Lane thought she’d done it all, but taking on the role of mistress of ceremonies for the Desert Fancy Dog Show may be her most challenging gig yet...
  • Black Widow by Jennifer Estep

    Black Widow by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    There’s nothing worse than a cruel, cunning enemy with time to kill—and my murder to plan. With wicked Fire elemental Mab Monroe long gone, you’d think I could finally catch a break. But someone’s always trying to take me down, either as Gin Blanco or my assassin alter-ago. Now along comes the Spider’s new arch-nemesis, the mysteriously named M. M...
  • 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...
  • Lover's Knot by Karen Chance

    Lover's Knot by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    One of the most powerful vampires in existence has gone missing, which is fine with Dorina Basarab. As a dhampir, a half human, half vampire hybrid, her job is killing vampires, not saving them. But then the man sent to find the missing vampire also goes missing, and he happens to be her lover, Louis-Cesare...
  • Spirit Witch by Helen Harper

    Spirit Witch by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 65 ratings
    If anyone appreciates what it means to be dead to the world, it's Ivy Wilde. Barely recovered from her brush with necromancy, Ivy is flung once more into a world of intrigue, adventure and potential death and disaster. It's not her fault - it just so turns out that she's now the only person in the entire world who can communicate with the dead. And they're a chatty bunch with a list of demands...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain

    101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Officer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes.Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die...
  • Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie

    Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    As her wedding day approaches, Abby Cooper has a disturbing premonition of her fiancé’s murder. Her husband-to-be, FBI agent Dutch Rivers, has been assigned to a suicide bombing case, and Abby’s spirit guides warn her of imminent danger. Abby vows to do everything in her power to keep Dutch safe and get him to the altar...
  • Soul of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Soul of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Welcome to Keating Hollow, the village full of love, magic, and cupcakes, and where nothing is more important than family. At age eighteen, after a spell tragically backfired, Abby Townsend left Keating Hollow and her magic behind to find redemption. Twelve years later, after being summoned by her family, she’s back...
  • Blade to the Keep by Lauren Dane

    Blade to the Keep by Lauren Dane

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Only Rowan Summerwaite can keep the peace between humans and Vampires in Blade to the Keep, the second novel in the fan-favorite Goddess with a Blade series by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane Canny and ferocious, with the power of an ancient Goddess in her belly, Rowan Summerwaite is the only person who can renegotiate the fragile Treaty between the Vampire Nation and the Hunter...
  • The Wood Wife by Terri Windling

    The Wood Wife by Terri Windling

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Leaving behind her fashionable West Coast life, Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dream. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in the canyons east of Tucson, bequeathing her his estate and the mystery of his life-- and death...
  • Grave Memory by Kalayna Price

    Grave Memory by Kalayna Price

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 62 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...
  • The Departed by J.A. Templeton

    The Departed by J.A. Templeton

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Psychic? Check. Haunted by a malevolent spirit who is making life a living hell? Check. In love with a smoking hot Scot, who is the reincarnation of the man creepy malevolent ghost murdered two centuries before? Check. Friends and family think you’re losing your mind? Check...
  • 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...
  • Evalle and Storm by Dianna Love

    Evalle and Storm 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 a special story for Evalle and Storm! This the book fans have been waiting for - Evalle and Storm's. To bond or not to bond should be a simple question, but nothing is ever easy in the life of this particular Skinwalker and Belador couple...
  • Cast in Sorrow by Michelle Sagara

    Cast in Sorrow by Michelle Sagara

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    THE END OF HER JOURNEY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING... The Barrani would be happy to see her die. So Kaylin Neya is a bit surprised by her safe arrival in the West March. Especially when enemies new and old surround her and those she would call friends are equally dangerous... And then the real trouble starts...
  • Cast in Ruin by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West

    Cast in Ruin by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Seven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon's fief. All identical, down to their clothing. Kaylin Neya is assigned to discover who they were, who killed them and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over? At least the investigation delays her meeting with the Dragon Emperor...
  • Deadly Sting by Jennifer Estep

    Deadly Sting by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Red is definitely my color. Good thing, because in my line of work, I end up wearing it a lot. Most people shy away from blood, but for an assassin like me— Gin Blanco, aka the Spider—it’s just part of the job. Still, it would be nice to get a night off, especially when I’m attending the biggest gala event of the summer at Briartop, Ashland’s fanciest art museum. But it’s just not meant to be...
  • The Captive King by Susan Copperfield

    The Captive King by Susan Copperfield

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life - and love - always finds a way. At the Texas Charity Auction, money can buy anything, and Summer Cassidy is under orders to take advantage of the opportunity. While she believes the marital collar once worn by an Aztec queen belongs in a museum, it's up to her to sell the priceless treasure to one of the elite in attendance...
  • Night Lost by Lynn Viehl

    Night Lost by Lynn Viehl

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Abandoned by his fellow Darkyn, Gabriel Seran is in continual torment as a prisoner of the religious zealots known as the Brethren. His only hope for rescue lies in Nicola Jefferson, a thief seeking a holy relic-and connected to Gabriel in more ways than she can possibly imagine..
  • Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater

    Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A little bit of sin is good for the soul.Gadriel, the fallen angel of petty temptations, has a bit of a gambling debt. Fortunately, her angelic bookie is happy to let her pay off her debts by doing what she does best: All Gadriel has to do is tempt miserably sinless mortal Holly Harker to do a few nice things for herself...
  • 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...
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