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  • Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 3 (Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) #3) by Wu Zhe, Tayue Jin

    Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 3 (Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) #3) by Wu Zhe, Tayue Jin

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A SHOT IN THE DARKBasketball, homework, goofing off, making out. .. His budding relationship with Gu Fei is a bright spot for Jiang Cheng as he begins to settle into life away from the big city where he grew up. But it's not all high school sports tournaments and kissing in the back of the movie theater...
  • Torn by Fury by S.M. Reine

    Torn by Fury by S.M. Reine

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Elise Kavanagh is marching on New Eden, the city angels have built from the bones of human victims. She's hellbent on making them atone for their sins--no matter the cost. Rylie Gresham has realized that werewolves are the key to defeating angels. They're apex predators, designed to bring powerful, immortal beings to heel...
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  • Lost in Prophecy by S.M. Reine

    Lost in Prophecy by S.M. Reine

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Book 5, The Ascension Series. Elise Kavanagh is too busy liberating slaves in the City of Dis to worry about what’s happening on Earth. She hasn’t even noticed that more than three thousand people have gone missing—not until an anonymous client hires her organization, The Hunting Club, to rescue them. The man asking for help doesn’t seem to exist...
  • Magic Betrayed by Kenley Davidson

    Magic Betrayed by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Well that didn’t go quite the way I expected…. So the short version is, I used my forbidden magic. But weirdly enough, I’m still breathing. Not only that, but I have a job, a great apartment, and a boss who isn’t nearly as grumpy as he wants everyone to think. The only flaw in all this happiness? I can’t leave the Shadow Court. Ever...
  • See You in My 19th Life, Vol. 6 by Lee Hye

    See You in My 19th Life, Vol. 6 by Lee Hye

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jieum and Seoha’s first official date ended in complete disaster, and now Seoha isn’t answering any of her calls or messages! When Seoha’s persistent anxiety surrounding their relationship reaches a breaking point, Jieum must ask herself what’s truly best for him—reveal that she’s actually Juwon Yun, or keep it a secret forever? And even if the truth does come out, will it be enough to save their...
  • Beyond Oria Falls by Sheryl Seal

    Beyond Oria Falls by Sheryl Seal

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Oria is the Golden Queen of the Ahwahneechees and a Dweller of Ahwahnee. Together with her friends she travels back to find out why the village of lost souls cannot find their way home to the West. The Ala is back in this second book full of action packed magic and shapeshifting...
  • The Alpha 13: Protect. Procreate. Prevail. by Eric Vall

    The Alpha 13: Protect. Procreate. Prevail. by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One more shifter trying to expose our secret existence to the world is just one too many, but the proof is too crystal clear this time. And the trail is a bloody one. It’s starting to look like we’re stalking a maniac across Scotland, but this game he’s playing could put more than just shifters in danger...
  • Beyond by Mary Ting

    Beyond by Mary Ting

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Torn between the past she can't remember and a future she isn’t ready for, Claudia feels at a loss. With unanswered questions, she is certain there is more to her past than just being a venator. Finding the missing pieces in her life won’t be easy because duty calls. When mysterious dark shadows get released, an apocalypse sets in motion. The venators and the alkins must work together once again...
  • Seduced by a Steele by Brenda Jackson

    Seduced by a Steele by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A notorious heartbreaker. is about to meet his match…. When the “thief” caught driving his stolen vintage car turns out to be a stunning runaway heiress, Mercury Steele is conflicted.  On the one hand, Sloane Donahue triggers the billionaire playboy’s protective instincts. But she also triggers red-hot desire.
  • A Christmas Rose by Breeana Puttroff

    A Christmas Rose by Breeana Puttroff

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Haven't yet read the first four books in the Dusk Gate Chronicles? Pick up Book One, Seeds of Discovery, FREE for a limited time! Over 45,000 books sold in series! Find out why everyone is falling in love with The Dusk Gate Chronicles...
  • Bloodlust by Helen Harper

    Bloodlust by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Life's no fun being a dragon, especially when you are forced into responsibilities that involve trying to keep the peace between an array of shifters, mages and faeries in order to bring down the scariest and deadliest foe the Otherworld has ever seen. And that's not to mention the fact that your own soul mate hates your guts. .
  • The Island God by Sarah Painter

    The Island God by Sarah Painter

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly… Welcome to Unholy Island. Book 3 coming soon! *The Unholy Island series is set in the same world as the urban fantasy mystery books, Crow Investigations, but it can be enjoyed independently. Praise for Sarah. ‘I’m a huge fan! ’. Charlaine Harris, NYT bestselling author. Praise for The Ward. ‘Fast paced read full of mysterious and quirky characters...
  • Magic Claimed by Kenley Davidson

    Magic Claimed by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s all fun and games until you accidentally knock down a building…. Rumors are flying, and none of them are very flattering—or true. But ever since the kidnapping, it seems I’ve acquired a reputation. My neighbors want me evicted, my customers whisper behind their drinks, and I’m getting recruitment offers from mercenary guilds slipped under my door at all hours...
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  • Pledged To Him 11: An Unconventional Romance by Neil Bimbeau

    Pledged To Him 11: An Unconventional Romance by Neil Bimbeau

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With graduation only a day away, Jackson Avery's journey in Stillwell has never seemed closer to being finished. Three women wear his engagement rings; the end-of-semester party the Delta Rho sorority plans to throw in their honor is going to be truly spectacular. Only his position at Ramsey Engineering remains in jeopardy, but no matter what happens, he won't be going back to Boston empty-handed...
  • Eternity by Mary Ting

    Eternity by Mary Ting

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Having happily ever after is never easy when evil lurks nearby. Now that Claudia has her memories back and her life seems to have settled down, the fallen have come out of hiding with the news about Aliah’s and his demons’ death. The fallen coming out of hiding is not a concern; there are those who want to be left alone. However, one particular fallen, Dantanian, is hungry for revenge...
  • Halo City by Mary Ting

    Halo City by Mary Ting

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a massive group of angels known as nephilim—half human, half angel—had been found by the Royal Council, they were taken to Halo City. Instead of cleansing the Earth with a flood, which had been done before, the Royal Council created a place just for this group of angels...
  • Nightmares & Night Sweats by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Nightmares & Night Sweats by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Sandman is causing trouble for the residents of Harrow Bay.
  • Pledged To Him 5: An Unconventional Romance by Neil Bimbeau

    Pledged To Him 5: An Unconventional Romance by Neil Bimbeau

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since coming to Stillwell University to complete the degree he left unfinished seventeen years ago, everything's gone Jackson Avery's way. His relationships with Yukiko and Samantha Lowry are stronger than ever, and it seems like every girl in the Delta Rho sorority wants to get to know him a little better...
  • Beloved by C.K. Bryant

    Beloved by C.K. Bryant

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The highly anticipated conclusion to The Crystor Series. Refusing to believe that Kira is dead, Octavion searches for the truth about her disappearance. But time is running out. The king of Panthera will come for him soon and Octavion can’t leave without knowing she is safe...
  • For the Birds by Angela Roquet

    For the Birds by Angela Roquet

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Lana Harvey isn't just any reaper. She's the new captain of the Posy Unit, a specialty group dedicated to harvesting mass quantities of souls from natural disaster sites, battlefields, and the like. The new title didn't come without a price though. Lana made some promises along the way, and now it's time to follow through. .
  • Lost by M. Lathan

    Lost by M. Lathan

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Three months ago, Christine Grant found herself, love, and impossible friends, while losing the memories of the biggest piece of her past. Now, her powers are spinning out of control and must be tamed by the woman who saved the world, the same woman Christine is predicted to kill in less than a month. Wanting to punish catty orphans was just the beginning...
  • Monster Girl Islands 6 by Logan Jacobs, Marissa Parness

    Monster Girl Islands 6 by Logan Jacobs, Marissa Parness

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ben is really coming into his title of Draco Rex. Not only has he discovered a new species of dragon, but now Jemma has bonded to the baby fire-breather named Tirian. And there are more dragons out there just waiting to be found.
  • A Cold Day in Hell by Sharon Hannaford

    A Cold Day in Hell by Sharon Hannaford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    The City may be calm, but is the Hunter about to become the hunted? For the first time in months the City is peaceful, so peaceful that Gabi’s suspension from the Societas Malus Venatori doesn’t feel like a punishment. Her relationship with Julius is stronger than ever and Kyle has finally found his soul mate, even if he seems to need some convincing...
  • Checkmate 1 by Tiece

    Checkmate 1 by Tiece

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    At 23, Monty Banks is at the very top of his game. He is wanted by many attractive women, who will do any and everything for his attention. These thrill seeking women are known to him as his pawns and they anxiously wait for him to fulfill their sexual fantasies. In return, he's paid generously for his adventurous deeds...
  • Love Spells & Liver Spots: Paranormal Women's Fiction by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Love Spells & Liver Spots: Paranormal Women's Fiction by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is spreading like a virus…Love is in the air in Harrow Bay, and it’s spreading like a contagion. Between the canoodling couples practically stripping in the street and the swift escalation of her own newly developing relationship with Drake, Jody becomes suspicious. There seems to be more to this love than natural causes...
  • Warlocks & Wrinkles by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Warlocks & Wrinkles by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A coven or warlocks is making Jody's life difficult .
  • Phantasms & Presbyopia: Paranormal Women's Fiction by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Phantasms & Presbyopia: Paranormal Women's Fiction by Aurelia Skye, Kit Tunstall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Secrets and revelations…With the return of the coroner’s report, Jody learns Artie was definitely magically murdered. Suspicion turns to Sally, but they need more concrete proof...
  • Ehriad by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson

    Ehriad by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the author of the Otherworld Trilogy . . . Three scenes from Faelorehn, told from Cade’s point of view. A Single Thread of Magic. Cade MacRoich is Ehríad, a faelah bounty hunter. When he is compelled to deal with a collection of particularly nasty monsters in the mortal world, he stumbles upon a stream of Faelorehn magic that leads him to something astonishing. The Morrigan’s Game...
  • After School Nightmare, Volume 10 by Setona Mizushiro

    After School Nightmare, Volume 10 by Setona Mizushiro

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    You have just awakened to find your darkest, ugliest secret revealed to classmates who would do anything to destroy you. This is what's happened to Ichijou Mashiro, whose elite school education turns into the most horrifying experience of his life when he's enlisted by a mysterious school nurse to take an after-hours class...
  • Pocket Full of Posies by Angela Roquet

    Pocket Full of Posies by Angela Roquet

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Not Your Grandma's Afterlife…. The promise of peace in Limbo City is threatened once again, but this time the terrorists have a more specific target in mind: Lana Harvey...
  • Medicine Road by Charles Vess

    Medicine Road by Charles Vess

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Medicine Road will be the first in a series of linked novels by Charles de Lint, profusely illustrated by Charles Vess. Each of the projected three volumes will feature various combinations of the seven red-haired Dillard sisters (from Seven Wild Sisters) as well as new characters introduced as the stories progress...
  • After School Nightmare, Volume 9 by Setona Mizushiro

    After School Nightmare, Volume 9 by Setona Mizushiro

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mashiro has finally come to terms with his feelings, but even though Sou has cast aside his controlling sister, her hold on him goes deeper than he thinks. When Kureha finds her own strength and decides not to graduate, Mashiro throws himself into his relationship with Sou. .. but was Sou ever really serious about him?
  • Divine Scales by Jennifer Blackstream

    Divine Scales by Jennifer Blackstream

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Marcela is a mermaid who takes her duties as a daughter of Triton seriously. Like all of her siblings, she takes her turn with every duty rotation - including saving the lives of sailors when a ship comes under distress. Never has she been distracted from her responsibilities, never has she stopped to dream a little dream for herself...
  • A Witch to Live by Glenn Bullion

    A Witch to Live by Glenn Bullion

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Kevin always had one ability that set him apart from everyone else. Healing. He healed his classmate Rachel when they were six years old, even though it almost exposed him. He lost his parents after starting high school. Now a senior, he struggles to stay out of his sister’s way as she takes care of both of them. He sleeps on the couch in their one-bedroom apartment and walks to school...
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