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Infernal God by Elizabeth Briggs
I'm the only one who can save the devil from himself.Lucifer broke the curse. He unlocked my true self. Then he sacrificed everything to protect our family. I'm going to save him somehow...even if I have to kill him.The apocalypse is imminent. Pestilence and War have been freed. Famine is coming, and Death will soon follow...Categorized as:
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![The Immortality Trials: The Complete Collection by Eliza Raine]()
The Immortality Trials: The Complete Collection by Eliza Raine
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat if Hercules wasn’t the hero we all thought he was?His daughter, Lyssa, knows just how cruel he can be. But she has left that life behind and now her battered smugglers ship, the Alastor, flies under everyone’s radar - just how she likes it.The Gods have a different plan for her though... -
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![Hungerstone by Kat Dunn]()
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Hungerstone is a thrillingly seductive sapphic romance for fans of S.T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood and Emilia Hart’s Weyward.For what do you hunger, Lenore?Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage, the relationship has soured and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them... -
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Blood Feast by Vela Roth
This release date is a placeholder and will be moved earlier when the official launch day is announced.Her Grace is in danger - and her fangs are ready for battle.Cassia has risen from the ashes of her human life as a Hesperine with magic the world has never seen. The Gift of immortality from Lio seals their fated Grace bond and frees her from the ancient necromancer known as the Collector... -
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![MacGowan's Ghost by Cindy Miles]()
MacGowan's Ghost by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabe MacGowan—a sexy, brooding, guilt-ridden widower and father to mischievous seven-yearold Jake—is the proprietor of Odin’s Thumb Inn and Pub in a misty Scottish seaside village. He decides to sell the inn and move, not only to give his son a more stable environment, but to escape the ghosts who haunt him—in particular his dead wife... -
![For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill]()
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA WAR RAGES AROUND US EVERY DAY. THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE ALL MANKIND. THE ULTIMATE EVIL. The battle for souls has raged since the truce that followed the First Great War of the Angels. God has struck the ultimate blow and sacrifice to gain the advantage and defeat His fallen angel and estranged son, Lucifer... -
![Sword of Darkness by Robin Furth, Robin Gillespie]()
Sword of Darkness by Robin Furth, Robin Gillespie
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a world where Camelot is ruled by Lord Kerrigan, the peasant Seren has become a pawn between the rulers of light and the rulers of darkness... -
![Gods & Monsters by Janie Marie]()
Gods & Monsters by Janie Marie
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe human race stands on the brink of extinction; the result of a plague the likes of which the world has never seen. When salvation comes, it isn’t a miracle cure created by science or our government that saves us. No, our saviors are monsters. Jane appears to be nothing special. In fact, she’s a sad sight to behold, afflicted by the sorrow of her tragic past and failing marriage...Categorized as:
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Descent by L.J. Swallow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe story of Vee and the Four Horsemen continues in Book Six of The Four Horsemen series. The other books in this reverse harem urban fantasy series must be read first. The Four Horsemen are forced to form an alliance with their enemies to take on a new threat to the world. But can they be trusted? Vee's true self is revealed, and the Four learn more about their past...Categorized as:
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![Bite Me! A Vampire Farce by Dylan Meconis]()
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![The Last Oracle by Delia J. Colvin]()
The Last Oracle by Delia J. Colvin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan love defy death itself? From Bestselling author, Delia Colvin, THE LAST ORACLE, is the passionate finale to The Sibylline Trilogy that weaves Greek mythology with a modern tale of eternal love! Alex has waited 3000 years to finally marry his soul mate...his symbolon... -
![Feint and Doublecross by Tilly Wallace]()
Feint and Doublecross by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn unexpected move could place Sera in check…or will it be checkmate?A strange beast stalks unfashionable Southbank, taking victims in a horrific fashion. Naturally the Mage Council sends Sera to track the supernatural killer, while pressuring her to marry one of their hand picked suitors... -
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Blood Slumber by Vela Roth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHer revenge depends on waking her enemy from his hundred-year sleep...Former princess Celandine is plotting to bring down the men who stole her throne. She needs help from someone even more the immortal who battled her ancestors. With his fangs and dark magic, he can destroy her present-day enemies, and then she'll double cross the ancient creature to complete her victory...Categorized as:
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![The Haunting at Hawke's Moor by Camille Oster]()
The Haunting at Hawke's Moor by Camille Oster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVictorian London shows little mercy when divorce leave Anne Kinelly destitute and abandoned by her husband. Her bleak future is avoided when the merciful actions of her solicitor results in a stroke of luck, finding a house forgotten and left in probate by previous generations... -
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![A Vampire in Bavaria by Suzannah Rowntree]()
A Vampire in Bavaria by Suzannah Rowntree
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampires, vengeance…and a mutinous Victorian lady’s maid.It’s not always easy to deal with a ticking bomb—and Miss Sharp just happens to have thrown this one straight at Queen Victoria’s royal train.Liz was only trying to save lives, but now she must face the Kabale, a secret tribunal of royal monsters who don’t easily forgive a stray bomb... -
![Impostors' Kiss: Symphony of Light, Book #0.5 by Renea Mason]()
Impostors' Kiss: Symphony of Light, Book #0.5 by Renea Mason
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a night of passion, two lost spirits find solace in an impostor’s kiss: one longing for a love that doesn’t yet exist, the other drowning in pain and guilt over love lost... -
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Amora by Grant J. Hallstrom
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Light at the end of the arched tunnel. Blood on the stone wall. Rust on the cell’s bars. The glance of a gladiator sitting in his cell. The soldier’s sandals stepping in front of her. Amora grasped every detail as her world moved in slow motion, drawing her closer to her fate. The stench of death permeated the suffocating darkness, making a mockery of the heightened vitality within her... -
![The Fallen Queen by Janie Marie]()
The Fallen Queen by Janie Marie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEven immortality can have its tragedies. Jane’s impressive powers allowed her to secure her family’s safety but at a terrible cost. Now, with a message from two mysterious beings, a new series of trials begins on Jane’s heart, mind, and soul. The plague was just the beginning...Categorized as:
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![Heart of a Satyr: A Sci-Fi Monster Romance by Cara Wylde]()
Heart of a Satyr: A Sci-Fi Monster Romance by Cara Wylde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt was a normal day at the farm, feeding the animals as the kids played, the cats and dogs in tow. Until I heard a commotion in the barn and went to investigate. I didn’t know it then, but the one waiting for me inside, hurt and bleeding, would change my life.His name is Thyas and he comes from another planet. He’s an alien with horns, goat legs, a tail, and hooves instead of feet... -
![Unholy with Eyes like Wolves by Morgan Dante]()
Unholy with Eyes like Wolves by Morgan Dante
“Indulgent, depraved, and sanguine, UNHOLY WITH EYES LIKE WOLVES is a gory fugue that will have readers cheering for its queer women no matter the wrongs they commit in pursuit of survival and salvation... -
![Timeborne : Revamped Edition 2025 by Sara Samuels]()
Timeborne : Revamped Edition 2025 by Sara Samuels
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen the ancient scriptures are uttered.....you never know what might happen under the blinding light of a full moon. She was born in darkness, under the shadow of a full moon during a solar eclipse, with a mysterious black dagger at her side. As a child, Olivia James witnessed her mother’s gruesome murder. As an adult, her godfather has trained her to be a skilled fighter... -
![Strangers In The Night by Anne Stuart, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Strangers In The Night by Anne Stuart, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThese three spooky love stories include Anne Stuart's Dark Journey--Cloaked in the form of a stranger, he lived a lie with the one woman he couldn't deny himself. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Catching Dreams--He existed only in her dreams, until she found him in the flesh, and herself in a nightmare... -
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Blood Tide by Tess Oliver
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen four strangers move into Blackpool Cove the same week a tragic shipwreck befalls its shores, Trixie Muldoon waves it off as coincidence. Even the arrival of the appealing, young investigator, David Durham, does not convince her otherwise... -
![Immortal Dreams by C.M. Owens, Chrissy Peebles]()
Immortal Dreams by C.M. Owens, Chrissy Peebles
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings3 Stories 3 Immortal Dreams 3 Immortal Destinies From time travel, to witches and vampires, to forgotten goddesses, this anthology has it all with these three novels. Book 1 - Blood's Fury (Deadly Beauties #1) The world is laid out in black in white through the eyes of Alyssa Coldwell, until she stumbles into the gray area she naively refused to believe existed... -
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![Mansions of Darkness by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Mansions of Darkness by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmbitious in its scope and provocative in its content, the saga of Count Saint-Germain is a monumental feat of the imagination. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's powerful and evocative novels have captured Saint-Germain throughout his long existence, from the temples of ancient Eygpt to our present century... -
![Mated Exile by Lucy Auburn]()
Mated Exile by Lucy Auburn
My return from exile was just the beginning.I've found out so much more. Discovered the truth that was hidden from me. But there are more secrets and lies...No spoilers!This new series about a rejected mate has action, adventure, romance, steam, and absolutely no choosing...Categorized as:
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![Exile by Rosalind Tate]()
Exile by Rosalind Tate
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA love triangle. A medieval world. A superpower to die for.On a rescue mission to save her spurned lover, Sophie is exiled to a terrifying realm. Her ex, her dog, and her soulmate are sent there too.Fortunately, in this parallel universe, Sophie has a superpower. The catch? Her new ability horrifies her ex, endangers her dog, and alienates her soulmate... -
![Elemental Evolved by Helen Scott]()
Elemental Evolved by Helen Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDon't miss the final installment of Tessa's adventure!After being separated from most of her men, can Tessa find the final stone? Does she have what it takes to save the realms or will she be found wanting? And can she save everyone before the cult that's out to kill her succeeds?Please note that Helen plans on bringing this release forward as soon as the book is ready... -
![Immortal Desire by Maggie Shayne]()
Immortal Desire by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwo enthralling paranormal romances in one volume from the New York Times bestselling author.In Destiny , the Immortal High Witch Nidaba is captured by a madman. After endless torment, she escapes-but is deeply altered. Centuries later, she is found by Nathan King, who loved her long ago. But the beautiful woman he cherished has been replaced by a bitter, angry shell of her former self... -
![Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels]()
Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt begins as a lark -- a harmless diversion initiated by Washington, D.C., hostess Ruth Bennett as a means of entertaining her visiting niece, Sara. But the seance conducted in Ruth's elegant Georgetown home calls something back; something unwelcome ... and palpably evil... -
![Heart of the Dove by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian]()
Heart of the Dove by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe darkest heart . . . Everything that Randwulf of Greycliff loved was torn from his grasp in a night of fire and terror. His wife and child slain, his manor destroyed, Rand now lives for one thing alone: revenge on the man who ordered the attack. Armed with part of the legendary Dragon Chalice–the object his enemy most desires–Rand embarks on a deadly voyage to trap his foe... -
![Pulse and Prejudice by Colette L. Saucier]()
Pulse and Prejudice by Colette L. Saucier
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this thrilling and sensual adaptation of the classic love story, Elizabeth Bennet and the citizens of Hertfordshire know Fitzwilliam Darcy to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man, but they never suspect the dark secret of his true nature. He is not a man at all – but a vampire... -
![Rejected Exile by Lucy Auburn]()
Rejected Exile by Lucy Auburn
I was rejected by my mate. Exiled by my pack. Cast out by my own father.Seven years later, I get the call. It's time to return to pack territory and bury my father. I intend to sign some paperwork and head straight back home.But Juniper has changed since my exile. A dark curse has taken hold and killed all the female werewolves in town. The land rots as vampires drain the pack...Categorized as:
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Spirit of Denial by Kate Danley
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this sequel to A Spirited Manor, Clara O'Hare and Wesley Lowenherz learn that the phantasm set free at Lord Oroberg's seance is just the beginning. An ancient Egyptian curse has been unleashed by feuding archaeologists and everyone will be digging an early grave unless they contain this spirit of the Nile... -
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![Blood of the Rose by Kate Pearce]()
Blood of the Rose by Kate Pearce
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Rosalind Llewellyn had to join forces with her enemy, Christopher Ellis to defeat a rogue Vampire threatening Henry VIII, their alliance led to a surprising passion. Reunited after a years separation, they face a new threat that could destroy their last chance at happiness. Christopher is delighted by the spectacular rise at court of his friends George and Anne Boleyn... -
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Darker Jewels by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChelsea Quinn Yarbro's immortal vampire, the Comte de Saint-Germain, is one of the most popular characters of his kind ever created. Publishers Weekly has called him a "veritable Prince Charming of the darker arts." In Darker Jewels the Count is sent by the King Of Poland to the court of Russia's Ivan IV, to use his alchemical skills to craft unearthly gems for the mad emperor... -
![Roman Dusk by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Roman Dusk by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRome is crumbling. The child-emperor, Heliogabalus, diverts the Roman populace with parties, circuses, and celebrations, while his mother and grandmother jockey for power behind the scenes. The government is riddled with scandal and no business is conducted without bribes which grow ever larger... -
![It Sleeps in Me by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear]()
It Sleeps in Me by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSora is the wise, young High Chieftess of the Black Falcon Nation. For many winters her heart belonged to her husband, Flint, a warrior from a neighboring clan. Flint truly loved Sora, but jealousy drove him to beat men to death for merely casting a longing glance at his wife. Unable to live with his murderous rage, Flint moved back to his mother's clan, divorcing Sora and leaving her forever... -
![Black Lion's Bride by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian]()
Black Lion's Bride by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDaughter of the King of the Assassins, Zahirah was trained to be as deadly as she is beautiful. When she steals into the desert camp of the English army, she has one goal: to banish the crusaders from her homeland by murdering King Richard the Lionheart. Her deceptive strategy delivers her into the hands of the enemy--and puts her at the mercy of the dashing Black Lion, Sebastian of Montborne... -
![His Ruthless Bite by Brooklyn Ann]()
His Ruthless Bite by Brooklyn Ann
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Lord Vampire of Rochester doesn’t do a favor without a price. And now it’s time to collect. Gavin Drake, Baron of Darkwood is being pestered by nosy neighbors and matchmaking mothers of the mortal nobility. To escape their scrutiny, he concludes that it’s time to take a wife... -
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The Maid and the Vampire by Yujeong J, Seon Lee
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAreum has fallen into a strange world called 'Soltera' after a car accident.She is mistaken for a vampire because of her hair color, and she is sold to a Duke’s house by a slave trader... -
![The Ouroboros Cycle, Book One: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story by G.D. Falksen]()
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book One: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story by G.D. Falksen
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow far would you go to avenge the one you love? Would you go beyond death? Born into the stifling confines of French upper society, Babette Varanus never thought that she would have to answer that question. Surrounded by wealth yet ostracized by her peers, Babette had little interest in love until she met Korbinian, a scandalous German baron with the audacity to regard her as his equal... -
![Blood Marriage by Regina Richards]()
Blood Marriage by Regina Richards
London 1813 Elizabeth is dying of the same disease that has decimated her entire family. When a late night walk with a mysterious stranger leads to marriage, she suddenly finds herself in as much danger of losing her heart as her life. At turns fascinated and frightened by the man she has married, Elizabeth suspects her husband is hiding a dark secret... -
![The Maid and the Vampire by Dolce Yi, Yujeong Ju]()
The Maid and the Vampire by Dolce Yi, Yujeong Ju
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI’m a maid of a vampire duke?!Areum Yoon, a normal high school girl, falls into a strange isekai world called 'Soltera' after an accident. She is sold as a slave to Millard Travis, a duke and the only vampire in the world. Desperate to survive, she swears to serve the cold-hearted Lord Millard as his personal maid... -
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![A Steep and Savage Path by J.J.A. Harwood]()
A Steep and Savage Path by J.J.A. Harwood
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE THORNS REMAIN comes an enemies-to-lovers journey to the underworld unlike any other, for fans of THE CRIMSON MOTH and THE CRUEL PRINCEAn immortal vampire. A mortal bride. A vow that even death can’t break. Irina is about to be married to a dead man... -
![Krondor: The Betrayal by Raymond E. Feist]()
Krondor: The Betrayal by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe RiftWar is done. But a fearsome army of trolls and renegade humans, emboldened by the drug of destruction, has risen in strength from the ashes of defeat. There is one, however, who defies the call to battle... New York Times bestselling fantasist Raymond E... -
![Rosen Blood, Vol. 5 by Kachiru Ishizue]()
Rosen Blood, Vol. 5 by Kachiru Ishizue
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter a horrific carriage accident, Stella Violetta awakens in a Gothic mansion to find that her saviors are gorgeous young men. The manor’s residents let her stay as a maid, but Stella soon realizes that their allure hides a savage thirst.Claude and Friedrich take desperate measures to vie for Stella’s affection, when she only has eyes for Levi... -
![One With the Night by Susan Squires]()
One With the Night by Susan Squires
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFar from the glittering lights and shallow bustle of 1822 London lies another world -- a realm of shadows and secrets, where desire holds dominion and passion knows no limits... ONE DESIRE Jane Blundell's keen intellect and wit have always set her apart from her marriage-minded peers... -
![Dearly Beloved by Jackie Ivie]()
Dearly Beloved by Jackie Ivie
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE RECLUSE Dominick Miklos St. Guis is a loner, always has been. Not needing anyone makes him the perfect assassin: A shadow on the fringe. Never seen. Never surprised. But when an assignment for a wealthy businessman goes wrong, he finds something much more… THE MOTORMOUTH Courtney Dwyer makes her living opening lines of communication. She's got a plan... -
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Envisioned by Nikki Sparxx
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrielle De Luca thought she was just an average girl, despite her nightly dreams of an impending apocalypse, along with a gorgeous man that pulls at her soul...Categorized as:
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