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  • Mason by Nyssa Kathryn

    Mason by Nyssa Kathryn

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Falling for each other was never part of the plan…Doctor Sage Porter has moved to Marble Falls to be the private physician for a group of men unlike any the world has ever known. But she has a second, secret reason for moving to the small town. A reason she can’t share with another living soul…Especially not the men under her care.Mason Ross is a born guardian...
  • The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop

    The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 50 ratings
    From the national bestselling author? the new novel set in the ?darkly fascinating world?("SF Site") of the Black Jewels. Dena Nehele is a land decimated by its past. Once it was ruled by corrupt Queens who were wiped out when the land was cleansed of tainted Blood. Now, only one hundred Warlord Princes stand?without a leader and without hope...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  m-f  contemporary  fantasy  demons  mystery  dark
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  • Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 59 ratings
    The national bestselling Black Jewels trilogy established award-winning Anne Bishop as an author whose "sublime skill...blends the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity, mesmerizing magic, lush sensuality, and exciting action."* Now the saga continues-with four all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  m-f  contemporary  fantasy  demons  dark  paranormal
  • The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling

    The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    Sometimes the price of destiny is higher than anyone imagined.... Dark Magic, Hidden Destiny For three centuries a divine prophecy and a line of warrior queens protected Skala. But the people grew complacent and Erius, a usurper king, claimed his young half sister’s throne...
  • Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sometimes vengeance isn't enough.There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law.When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.They call me Wraith for a reason.When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in.I move through the shadows and strike without mercy...
  • Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand

    Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him.Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true.I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame.The moment he touches me, everything changes...
  • The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Under the rule of a usurper king, the realm of Skala has suffered famine, plague, and invasion. But now the time for the rightful heir has come, a return to the tradition of warrior queens. And the Lightbearer’s prophecy is to be upheld at last: so long as a daughter of the royal line defends and rules, Skala will never be subjugated...
  • Viciously Mine by Nikki Landis

    Viciously Mine by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A dual perspective mc romance from twin brothers Rael & Chrome.Chrome:Everything is finally falling into place.I’ve reunited with my twin. The woman I love has become my wife.And to top it off? I’m now patched into the RBMC in Tonopah.With my ol’ lady Cameron, I move to Nevada to start our new life together...
  • The Devil's Masquerade: The Poison by Jennifer Loren

    The Devil's Masquerade: The Poison by Jennifer Loren

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Nick Jayzon has battled many enemies, and has defeated them all. But now he faces the ultimate evil. A brutal Savage of his own blood who will stop at nothing to control him, to Poison Nick, and to harden his heart forever. Many have tried to stop Asmodeus and many have died in the process. But now, he will try, and he isn't coming alone. They won't all survive...
  • Siren by Measha Stone

    Siren by Measha Stone

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My father demands I give up my dreams to follow the path he’s set for me, but I want more.And I won’t settle.In exchange for a small favor, my aunt helps get me started on a new path. My path. But I should have known life isn’t that easy. One of my father’s most trusted men catches up with me, and he’s brought a friend.I’m off limits, the boss’ daughter, but that doesn’t stop Bastian or Garrick...
  • The Isle Of Sin And Shadows by Keri Lake

    The Isle Of Sin And Shadows by Keri Lake

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    This island alone boasts more ghost stories than all of Louisiana combined.And I'm one of them.In the Louisiana swamplands, ghost stories are as much a part of childhood as chasing fireflies and crawfishing. They never much scared me, though, nor the possibility of evil out to do me harm. Until the night I watched shadows come to life and butcher everything I loved...
    Categorized as:
    magic  suspense  m-f  contemporary  mystery  paranormal  fantasy  dark
  • Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Prequel to the Devil's Playground Series.Can be read before or after Periculum...
  • Ouija by Emmaleigh Loader

    Ouija by Emmaleigh Loader

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ava:Kidnapped by a serial killer with an affinity for pain and madness.Lost to a world created by a sick and twisted monster.I died there, in the belly of the beast. But as the Fates willed it, I came back to life.Now I’m under the King’s Wolves protection, fighting to determine what is real and what are broken delusions.Hunted by the man who thought that he had killed me...
  • The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Words like unnatural and impure started the whispers. From the very beginning, Ivy Blackwood was different. She was only a child when she was accused of setting the fire, one she passively watched engulf the small house she had called home. Her fingertips burned and her hair singed. Some who watched her crossed themselves, convinced she was soulless for she showed no emotion at all...
  • Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Death.For everyone, even immortals, there is nothing after death. No takebacks, no comebacks. It's a full stop. The end of a story. The end of everything.For Sophie, it's little more than a comma. A prelude. A footnote in her true destiny.She was fated to die.Many times.To know what lay beneath in the underworld. To bring the darkness back with her...
  • Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A woman marked by death.A demon who would send her there himself.A revolution that will change it all.Death comes to us all… or so they say. But they never said that’s what I’d become… death. I’d spent my life taking care of everyone else besides myself. I finally let go for one night. One night of freedom. One night of fun. One night to dance my burdens away...
    Categorized as:
    magic  suspense  witches  dark  fantasy  demons  vampires  contemporary
  • Craving Darkness by R. Sullins

    Craving Darkness by R. Sullins

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The long awaited sequel to Lovely Darkness by USA Today Bestselling author R Sullins! Kallista had always known she was different. The shadows had always called to her. She craved to be held safe in their cool depths. To escape her parent's methods of attempting to rid her of her demons.Valen was destruction. Everything he touched crumbled. Everywhere he went, pain followed...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  m-f  paranormal  vampires  demons  horror  dark
  • The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

    The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Don’t miss the brand-new chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author . . .‘Fascinating and enthralling’ Prima‘Wonderfully atmospheric and compelling’ Rosamund Lupton‘A flawless read’ Elizabeth Lee‘Seething with gothic menace’ Caroline LeaUpon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island, Lòn Haven, stands a lighthouse.A lighthouse that has weathered more than storms...
  • Shadows and Light by Anne Bishop

    Shadows and Light by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    National bestselling author Anne Bishop’s novels have been hailed as “genuine gems” (SF Site) and “lavishly sensual” (Library Journal). In her highly anticipated second book in the Tir Alainn Trilogy, she weaves a dazzling tale of romance, high adventure, and thrilling fantasy...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  contemporary  fantasy  mystery  dark  paranormal  fae
  • Feral is the Beast by Nisha J. Tuli

    Feral is the Beast by Nisha J. Tuli

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The Feral King thinks he'll break me. But I will break him first.I’m a 400-year-old witch covered in tattoos—the source of my magic—but I’ve been hiding them for years, trying to escape my past.After spending centuries at the mercy of royals who thirst only for power and the desire to make up for their less impressive "assets," I refuse to be used as a tool for evil ever again...
  • Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff

    Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jaden Baker is unique, talented, special. And for a while there, things were looking up. Adopted by an upper-middle class couple of suburbia, Jaden believed he'd finally gotten that second chance everyone raves about. It came with potato salad. But something happened. Something always happens...
  • Temptation in Shadows by Gena Showalter

    Temptation in Shadows by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tall, lean, muscular—and definitely rough around the edges—Sean Walker is not your typical nightclub bodyguard. He’s a controller of shadows, able to wield darkness at will...
  • The Sight of Flames by A.J. Merlin

    The Sight of Flames by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four hundred years ago, my ancestor led an uprising against the Witch’s Council. And failed miserably. Now her descendants and those of her supporters must serve as Wardens to help protect witch-kind, though we’re relegated to being second best and the first ones thrown into danger. The Disgraced, as we’re called, are meant to suck it up and be grateful...
  • Belladonna by Anne Bishop

    Belladonna by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    In this follow-up to Sebastian, the Eater of the World casts its shadow over Ephemera. Only Glorianna Belladonna possesses the ability to thwart the Eater--but she is not alone. In dreams, a call has traveled beyond the Landscapes and reached Michael, a man with mysterious powers...
  • Sebastian by Anne Bishop

    Sebastian by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    A world of shifting lands connected only by bridges, Ephemera has been kept stable by the magic of the Landscapers. In one land where night reigns and demons dwell, the half-incubus Sebastian revels in dark delights. But then in dreams she calls to him: a woman who wants only to be safe and loved-a woman he hungers for while knowing he may destroy her...
  • Claimed by the Creature by Sarah Spade

    Claimed by the Creature by Sarah Spade

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    I’m used to getting all sorts of fan mail — but a spellbook? After an in incident on tour leaves me cooped up in my penthouse apartment, on vocal rest for the unforeseen future, with only my grumpy pet cat for company, I’m desperate for a distraction. At my manager’s suggestion, I do something I haven’t done in ages: I go through my fan mail...
  • The Taking by Erin McCarthy

    The Taking by Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    My Immortal and Fallen showed Erin McCarthy at her provocative best... Now she takes paranormal romance one step further with The Taking Heiress Regan Henry knows that passion can be an illusion, and she keeps her emotions in check-until she falls under the spell of the beguiling Felix LeBlanc...
  • Escaping Wonderland by Tiffany Roberts

    Escaping Wonderland by Tiffany Roberts

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 47 ratings
    Alice knows Wonderland is just a virtual world operated inside an asylum to which she’s been wrongfully committed, but she can’t find her way out—can’t find her way back to the life she lived before she woke beneath titanic trees and towering flowers...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  m-f  magic  fantasy  aliens  dark  paranormal  new adult
  • A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson

    A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    She deserves a hero. Too bad she found a villain instead. Humans are only good for food…or entertainment. And after jumping from a plane and crash landing in the desert, vampire Dante Gabor desperately needed the former. Without large prey to feed on, his injuries would never heal. Then he found her. Laney Moss should’ve been nothing more than a sweet meal...
  • On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden

    On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Time to embrace your inner evil. Rose Kinley never intended to be one of the most feared creatures to walk the earth. Once upon a time, she was a human—one who fell in love with a mysterious stranger. But when she got caught in a paranormal war, she lost her humanity and died…only to wake later as a vampire. Now Rose has a choice...
  • Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop

    Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 46 ratings
    Anne Bishop's national bestselling and critically acclaimed Black Jewels series has enthralled readers with its lavish blend of "the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity, mesmerizing magic, lush sensuality, and exciting action...
    Categorized as:
    witches  magic  m-f  contemporary  fantasy  mystery  demons  dark
  • Jacked Up: A Bloodthirsty Dark Paranormal Romance by Latrexa Nova

    Jacked Up: A Bloodthirsty Dark Paranormal Romance by Latrexa Nova

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    Some people kill for fame and fortune. I'm killing for the chance to bang my Jack-in-the-box. Yes, I mean that literally—but hear me My life blows worse than my ex. The only family member I like just died, my Mom's married to a POS perv, and if you look up 'slum lord' in the dictionary, there's a picture of my property managers...
    Categorized as:
    magic  suspense  m-f  paranormal  demons  dark  contemporary  fantasy
  • Grim by Christine Johnson, Kimberly Derting

    Grim by Christine Johnson, Kimberly Derting

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best voices in young adult literature today: Ellen Hopkins Amanda Hocking Julie Kagawa Claudia Gray Rachel Hawkins Kimberly Derting Myra McEntire Malinda Lo Sarah Rees-Brennan Jackson Pearce Christine Johnson Jeri Smith Ready Shaun David Hutchinson...
  • Fear: a Terrifying Love Story by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Fear: a Terrifying Love Story by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 17 ratings
    I have always loved fear. And now I know it loves me back.My whole life has been defined by fear. It’s what’s driven everything I’ve ever done. It’s why I’m a firefighter. It’s why I sneak into abandoned buildings. It’s why I drive a motorcycle way too fast...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  magic  non-human-hero  m-f  paranormal  dark  fantasy  demons
  • Creation's Captive by Melody Joanne

    Creation's Captive by Melody Joanne

    Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    The day I started seeing ghosts - my life went to shit. Too bad the Fates don’t hand out gift receipts because respectfully, I’d like a refund. Unfortunately, those meddlesome hags aren’t even close to being done with me.A powerful, destructive creature is on the prowl and threatens the existence of the universe. The only way to stop the creature is with equal destructive power...
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