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House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe luxurious Lathrop Grand Hotel is a Savannah institution that has entertained guests for more than a century and a half, offering some of the finest accommodations in the city. Famously haunted, the hotel draws tourists from around the world eager to encounter its numerous ghosts... -
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Lords of the Underworld Collection Volume 1: An Anthology by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSee 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... -
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![Nevermore by Dannika Dark]()
Nevermore by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsUSA 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... -
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For I Have Sinned by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsDarynda Jones revisits the sexy, suspenseful world of supernatural shenanigans she created in her Grave series with For I Have Sinned. In this Charley Davidson story, Charley helps a woman find out how she died and gives her the closure she needs to pass through to the other side...Categorized as:
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![Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles]()
Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"I laughed (a lot), cried (a little), and wanted to stab a certain family member... -
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Fire and Earth by A.D. Starrling
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsL.A. is teeming with demons. Only one man and his ragtag team of supernatural misfits can stop them. Three weeks have passed since Artemus Steele discovered that he is part angel, brother to a twin he knew nothing about, and now technically the unwitting leader of a gang of freaks... -
![Blood Shadows by Tessa Dawn]()
Blood Shadows by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNachari Silivasi is a bright light in a Dark World. As the youngest vampire in a family of warriors, he has studied Magick for four-hundred years and acquired a rare mastery of the universe around him. He is beloved by his family; legendary for his good-looks; and known for his uncommon valor... -
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Destiny by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen destiny is on the line, will love be enough to light the way? In order to save Ethan, Nara gets pulled deeper into his dark world, where everything she thought she knew about Ethan and herself turns on its head... -
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Adam by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHunted 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... -
![The Alpha Wolf's Shattered Mate by Brittany White]()
The Alpha Wolf's Shattered Mate by Brittany White
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe had to flee her country to escape the shifters who wanted to take her child.The Lion Shifter TeacherI always longed to be a part of the larger world.While exploring, I met a wonderful mate.Later, I got a teaching degree.We had a beautiful baby cub.But my mate was murdered. Killed in a senseless battle.His parents wanted to steal my child away.They wanted to raise her as their own... -
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Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe 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... -
![Lord of Life by Charlene Hartnady]()
Lord of Life by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI 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... -
![Angel Falls by Colleen Helme]()
Angel Falls by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSent away because she let someone die, her burgeoning powers leave her with more questions than answers. Now her only chance for redemption comes at a price... one she may not survive.As a trauma nurse in a New York City hospital, Ella St. John had no idea that refusing to help a known killer would have such dire consequences... -
![Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden]()
Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSexy 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... -
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![All Spell Breaks Loose by Lisa Shearin]()
All Spell Breaks Loose by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Raine Benares—and it sucks to be me right now. I’m a seeker who found the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone that gave me unlimited powers I never wanted. Now I’ve lost the rock—and the magic it gave me—to a goblin dark mage whose main goals are my death and world domination... -
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Consequences by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the final installment of the Guardian Trilogy, hope is born, alliances change, and the fate of a world is held in the hands of two people. Forced to face the wrath of either Heaven or Hell, Olivia and Holden must choose a side before a war begins and tears their lives apart forever... -
![Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe'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... -
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Brazen Indulgences by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing 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... -
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Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
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... -
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Blood of the White Witch by Lacey Weatherford
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen love came knocking on the door of novice witch, Portia Mullins, in the form of handsome bad boy, Vance Mangum, she had no idea how quickly the attraction between them would escalate. Now she finds her relationship with Vance taken to a whole new level, in a way she had never dreamed possible at this point and time of her life... -
![It's A Wonderful Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman]()
It's A Wonderful Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
A Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number! Whoever said life begins at forty must have been heavily medicated, drunk, or delusional. Thirty-nine was a fantastic year. I was married to the man I loved. I had a body that worked without creaking... -
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Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDez is no angel. The former gangbanger spent years in jail and alienated the love of his life, Reese Montana. Now he has a second chance to join forces with the Nightkeepers and master the Triad magic. Even better, Reese is back—taken on as the Nightkeepers' sexy bounty hunter. But this time, the stakes are even higher for Dez and Reese... -
![Seduced by Lies by Karpov Kinrade]()
Seduced by Lies by Karpov Kinrade
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Volume 2 of the wildly popular Seduced by Lies serial, Rose and Derek embark on a trip to Rome to make sure the man who killed their friends is convicted for his crimes, while Sam stays behind to fight for the life of the man she loves.Packed with mystery, romance and paranormal intrigue, The Emzara-Seduced by Lies 2 picks up where Elysium-Seduced by Lies 1 left off... -
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Pandora's Box by Gracen Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere 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... -
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![The Alpha Wolf's Human Mate by Brittany White]()
The Alpha Wolf's Human Mate by Brittany White
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter her mate lied to her for months, she vowed never to trust him again. The Human Nurse After my ex-fiancé lied to me and cheated on me, I left Louisiana for good. I moved far away from my home, all the way up to Anchorage, Alaska. Starting over was tough, but I was committed to my new life. I knew I could be happy without a man. But I wasn’t single for long... -
![Hell's Phoenix by Gracen Miller]()
Hell's Phoenix by Gracen Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings****First book in the series, Pandora's Box, is a MUST read or you will be terribly confused!!!!**** Hell’s become more than just a playground for the wicked… Going to Hell was supposed to save Madison, but knowing she’s dead because of his failure leaves Nix with only one thing to live for. Revenge. With Micah’s help he learns to use his Messianic power... -
![Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles]()
Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTasked 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... -
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Horizon by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B0077BKGBI. Much to Kara’s horror, a horde of demons is released into the mortal world, through the Mirror of Souls. Thousands of human souls are dying every day. The Guardian Angel Legion works relentlessly at trying to secure the mortal world from Demons... -
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My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIT 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... -
![Her Warrior Angel by Felicity Heaton]()
Her Warrior Angel by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne 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... -
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Charade by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDying at the hands of a psycho was a shock. Having my life returned to me by an angel was incredible. Being named a Supernatural Treasure and being given Sam as my guard was pretty darn awesome. Acquiring a debt for it all - well, I should have seen it coming... -
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The Witch's Seal by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAilin~ The demon gate needs to be sealed, at least from higher level demons. I may be the most powerful witch in the world right now, but I know I can’t do it alone. No one wants to help and risk their lives for the greater good, not that I can blame them, really. It kills me to ask my boyfriend, Emrys, but I suck it up because his magic is nearly as powerful as my own... -
![On the Hunt by Gena Showalter, Shannon K. Butcher]()
On the Hunt by Gena Showalter, Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter, Shannon K. Butcher, Jessica Andersen, and Deidre Knight present a steamy collection of all-new novellas featuring sexy paranormal hunters. With shadowy creatures, intoxicating magic, vivdly imagined worlds, and sizzling passion, this is an anthology no fan of paranormal romance will want to miss... -
![Book of the Just by Dana Chamblee Carpenter]()
Book of the Just by Dana Chamblee Carpenter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDespite Mouse’s power, her father always wanted a son—and now, at long last, he has him. And Mouse has a brother, someone else in the world just like her. Though she’s never met him, the hope of what they might mean for each other tugs at her soul, even as it terrifies her lover, Angelo... -
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![Brookland Security by Clara Kendrick]()
Brookland Security by Clara Kendrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDive into this sexy five-book series that follows five shifter security professionals in their quest for both justice and unexpected romance. Lots of suspense, mystery, and romance. No cliffhangers! Protecting Faun When Faun moves away from the big city to start up her very own cafe in the middle of nowhere, she thinks she's left her stalker behind her... -
![Her Fallen Angel by Felicity Heaton]()
Her Fallen Angel by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAn angel accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Lukas has been cast out of Heaven and sentenced to live in the mortal world. For three years, he’s searched for a way to prove his innocence, and for three years, he’s been falling for a beautiful mortal female. When Heaven strips him of his wings, Lukas seeks solace in alcohol, but finds it in Annelie’s arms...Categorized as:
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Forbidden Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWing Slayer Hunter, Ram Virtos, must find his soul mirror witch and convince her to mate with him before his Thunderbird tattoo kills him. But while that witch might be able to save Ram’s life, it is the mysterious Ginny Stone who inflames his passion... -
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Demonically Tempted by Stacey Kennedy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTess Jennings, now a member of the Memphis Police Department, is on her first cold case. The suspected suicide of Lizbeth Knapp ten years ago isn’t a theory her family accepts—they believe she was murdered. But the case is only one of Tess’s worries. Ghosts are talking, and word of her abilities rapidly spreads... -
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Dark Passage by M.L. Woolley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPeel back what we know as reality and there is an unseen world that is just waiting for you to enter. No one ever really dies and if we look hard enough we will find the unseen. The way through the veil has been closed for many centuries but great evil is being unleashed and the two worlds are merging... -
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Earth Angel by E. Van Lowe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo Angels lie? Just because Megan Barnett recently defeated Satan, has a fantastic new best friend, and has won the love of deliciously handsome Guy Matson doesn't mean her troubles are over. Far from it. For Megan doesn't realize it, but in her possession is a powerful weapon, one sought after by both angels and demons and everything in between.. -
![Marked: Warfare and Sin City by Sylvia Day]()
Marked: Warfare and Sin City by Sylvia Day
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEVE OF WARFARE Lycans, vampires, and cherubs... oh my. All Evangeline Hollis wants is to stay out of trouble long enough to lose the Mark of Cain, which drafted her into hunting demons for God. A former agnostic, she's still recovering from being the latest point of contention between the two men in her life--Cain and Abel... -
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Beg Me to Slay: Demon Slayer Romance by Lisa Kessler, Fiona Jayde
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe will slay her demons, but his love could cost her life...Four years ago, a strange creature attacked Tegan Ashton and no one believed her. Determined never to be a victim again, she's devoted her life to martial arts and self-defense. When her assailant returns to finish what he started, she has to find the one man who might be able to help...Categorized as:
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![The Singer by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Singer by Elizabeth Hunter
When you've lost everything you love, how do you fight the darkness? Ava left Istanbul with a new identity, new name, and new magic she could barely control. Laid low by Malachi's sacrifice, she searches for help from the fabled Irina... -
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Prey by Andrea Speed
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsInfected, Book One In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. The murder of a former cop draws Roan into an odd case where an unidentifiable species of cat appears to be showing an unusual level of intelligence... -
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![Day of the Demon by Julie Kenner]()
Day of the Demon by Julie Kenner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsKate Conner has incinerated hordes of demons, slow-danced with the devil, and has even saved the world from certain doom. But now she’s facing her toughest opponent teenage daughter, Allie.Allie wants to be a demon hunter just like her mom, and she refuses to take “no” for an answer. That all comes to a head, however, when they must face the truth about Allie’s true nature... -
![Edge of Desire by Rhyannon Byrd]()
Edge of Desire by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSheriff Riley Buchanan is a good man...but a man possessed. Plagued by vicious and uncontrollable impulses, he lives in fear of surrendering to real love. Even after years apart, he still craves one woman, Hope Summers, above all others, and will do anything to protect her from harm--even tempt fate. Hope is a woman with her own secrets... -
![Stealing Kathryn by Jacquelyn Frank]()
Stealing Kathryn by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank invites you to explore a strange and sensuous world of darkest desire ruled by an extraordinary being who is about to meet his earthly match. . .Sandman. Angus. Morpheus. He is known by many names, except his true one, Adrian. When he departs his world, it is to enter the sacred space of sleep, and he is not there to sow sweet dreams... -
![Hell's Pawn by Jay Bell]()
Hell's Pawn by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHell can be bittersweet… like the sting of unrequited love.After dying, John Grey finds himself in Purgatory, a pleasureless prison. Unable to stand the monotony, he makes a brave escape and falls straight into the arms of Rimmon, a sizzling hot incubus... -
![The Trouble With Witches by Shirley Damsgaard]()
The Trouble With Witches by Shirley Damsgaard
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen psychic librarian Ophelia Jensen is awakened in the middle of the night by an old friend, Rick, he amusingly asks, "Know where I can find a good witch?" But Ophelia soon learns that her friend needs help with a situation much more serious than his initial teasing suggests... -
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Child of Mercy by Lisa Olsen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsParanormal Romance Child of Mercy continues the saga of angels and demons in Book IV of The Fallen. Left to raise a child on her own, Mercy contends with normal pregnancy woes, and a slew of dangers as new enemies and old vie for a piece of the child...
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