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  • The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FREE DIGITAL SAMPLER FEATURING EXTENDED EXCERPTS FROM BESTSELLING SENSATION GENA SHOWALTER'S ENTHRALLING LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD SERIES. Welcome to a dark and sensual world, where the line between good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test...
  • Probable Fear by Julie Trettel

    Probable Fear by Julie Trettel

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Sometimes the path to destiny really sucks ass. I should have died on our last big mission and it’s messing with my head. I know I need to get over it, but I just can’t. There’s a lead on a new Collector and Delta’s getting called in to assist. Paralyzed by irrational fears and guilt, I don’t know if I can do this again. But if I don’t, I’ll never meet her.
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  • A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley

    A Good Chance by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Will she be swept away? If someone had told Avery that she’d be flying to a tiny island in the Caribbean to film a reality show masquerading as her identical twin sister, she would have thought they were crazy. And yet, she finds herself in a tin can of an airplane, about to land on Siren Island where a film crew waits to document her every move for a new reality love show – Swept Away...
  • The Elemental Mysteries: Complete Series by Elizabeth Hunter

    The Elemental Mysteries: Complete Series by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    For the first time ever, get all of the best-selling Elemental Mysteries in one limited edition bundle. All four books, along with a brand new novella and other bonus content. Welcome to the ELEMENTAL MYSTERIES , where history, romance, and the paranormal collide, and where no secret stays hidden forever...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  contemporary  fantasy  paranormal
  • Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley

    Good Moon Rising by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Even mermaids fall sometimes…The ladies of The Laughing Mermaid guesthouse are renowned for both their beauty and their enchanting ways. Jolie, one of the owners, has only dated casually for years, as she is searching for the one man who has been foretold to be her future. When he arrives, Jolie is shocked to find him impervious to her charms...
  • Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Seth Quinn is finally home. It's been a long journey. After a harrowing boyhood with his drug-addicted mother, Seth had been taken in by the Quinn family, growing up with three older brothers who'd watched over him with love...
  • Shielding Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Shielding Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The next book from the World of Iniquus! How is he supposed to shield her from danger when she keeps running right toward it? Dr. Petra Armstrong has made the most of her neurodivergent gifts. She’s at the top of her game as a leading FBI brain security researcher. But it isn’t work that brings a handsome ex-Green Beret into her life. That honor belongs to an ill-fated trip to St...
  • The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook. The Kraken King, Part VIII. The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure. Arriving in Krakentown with their enemies in hot pursuit, Zenobia doesn’t know how they can even hope to win...
  • Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Elinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me? ?? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...
  • Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport

    Her Destiny by Fiona Davenport

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Peppa Leander was rising star in the Chicago restaurant scene, but she was tired of kitchen politics. And working with too many humans. The offer to become the head chef for a new restaurant in Timber Ridge came at the perfect time. Cason Kemp assumed he’d remain mateless for the rest of his life...
  • Intersect by Elizabeth O'Roark

    Intersect by Elizabeth O'Roark

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 58 ratings
    The stunning conclusion to Parallel. Someone has torn them apart in the past, and she plans to do it again…. As Nick and Quinn piece together the truth about the life they once shared, they discover it was much deeper and darker than they ever imagined...
  • Pinch of Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Pinch of Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can this stoic Dire Wolf admit the sassy feline is his fated mate and stake his claim? Ariella Golden needs to persuade sexy Dire Wolf Beta, and the amazingly talented chef at Serious Moonlight, Brock Laurent, to use her Pride’s corporation, Eat Well Live Proud, for all the roadhouse’s needs in order to win the coveted quarterly prize at her company...
  • The Kraken King and the Empress's Eyes by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Empress's Eyes by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook. The Kraken King, Part VII. The Kraken King and the Empress’s Eyes. In the imperial city, nothing escapes the attention of the empress’s spies...
  • The SAA by Darlene Tallman

    The SAA by Darlene Tallman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stealth. She’s consumed my thoughts since the day she stormed into our clubhouse looking for her best friend, Tressa. Petite, she barely comes up to my armpit, but regardless of her diminutive size, she’s a force of nature...
  • Gray Ridge - Complete Series Bundle: Fairytale Shifters by Alexa Riley

    Gray Ridge - Complete Series Bundle: Fairytale Shifters by Alexa Riley

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Welcome to the Fairytale Shifter series… where growly alphas find their mates and heroines have babies galore! This bundle includes all of our shifter books! Riding Red. Ruby is the proud owner of Red's Goodie Basket, and as the new girl in town, she's looking for business...
  • Reverence by Shelly Crane

    Reverence by Shelly Crane

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    A short, THREE CHAPTERS from Caleb's point of view from each of the first three books in the series given as a Thank You to fans. It is not necessary to read to continue on with the series. It also includes the first two chapters and a sneak peak of the last book, Independence, which has already released. THIS IS NOT A BOOK. I fell in love with her a little bit right there on the lawn...
  • The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sometimes magic throws a curveball… I thought I had everything figured out. I’d gone to the academy for witches and mastered my magic. I’d opened my own witchy occult store, just as I always wanted. And my family was as close as ever. Everything was going according to plan. Until the wolves showed up and dragged me back to their land. It was all a misunderstanding...
  • Encala by T.M. Nielsen

    Encala by T.M. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Encala, Book 3 in the Heku Series, finds Emily and Chevalier settled into the palace and life as one of the ruling heads of the Equites begins. The Equites elect Damon onto the Equites Council and he immediately finds himself at odds with Emily. Her independence and head-strong personality harshly conflict with his strict nature as one of the ‘old ones’...
  • THE HEALER by Sharon Sala

    THE HEALER by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    It is a gift that may cost him everything. All his life, Jonah Gray Wolf has had an uncanny connection to animals, and the power to heal the sick and wounded. Driven from the only home he’s ever known by those who wish to harness his gift for profit, he becomes a drifter; working in out-of-the-way towns, never staying anywhere too long...
  • Hook's Pan by Marie Hall

    Hook's Pan by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Trishelle Page has known pain in her life, but instead of it making her weak, she's stronger. Confident. That is until the day a fairy kidnaps her during her staring role in Peter Pan's play and tells her not only do fairy tales exist, but that she's the soulmate of the pirate they call Hook, making her question everything she ever thought she knew...
  • Golden Prophecy by Paulina Vasquez

    Golden Prophecy by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    He's not just an Alpha, he's THE Alpha. The one they fear. The one they whisper about. The one they call The Rogue King. Every King needs his Queen and Cassiopeia happens to be at the right place at the right time. They can't help who they are - He's the Rogue King and she's unlike anything he's ever met...
  • Golden Wolf by Paulina Vasquez

    Golden Wolf by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Alpha King and God of War walks the earth. The golden wolf of the century is born again, but that won't be enough to save the werewolves from the great war to come. Ares must accept a century-old family prophecy as it starts to unravel and seek the blessings of the Gods to master his elemental gifts. What he finds is more than he expected and everything he's wanted...
  • Kane by Callie Rhodes

    Kane by Callie Rhodes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something strange is happening in the woods…. If there’s one thing Tabitha Dunn’s followers love, it’s a mystery. For years, she’s built a loyal fan base chasing down answers others have been too afraid to search for. But this time, as she enters the wilderness surrounding alpha territory, the only thing she discovers is trouble. The drums of war are beating…...
  • Surge of Storms by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Surge of Storms by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A strange thing happens when you think you’ve lost the person you love…. Granger falling from the sky, and me not being able to save him, was one of the worst feelings in the world. But all that changes when I meet the storm dragon at last. Now, my harem is complete. Life could be perfect, if not for the pack of dangerous dragons who still want me for their own...
  • Valle by T.M. Nielsen

    Valle by T.M. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The ominous Valle Faction vows to gain possession of what the Equites has hidden in the well protected Island Coven. Just as Emily thinks she’s found peace in the volatile world of the heku, she’s brutally ripped from the protective walls of Chevalier’s coven and thrown into the harsh reality of a Valle prison...
  • Ink Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Ink Ever After by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Montgomery Ink and Talon Pack series comes an anthology filled with eleven bonus After-the-HEA novellas and short stories in most of her series. Their Wicked Future (A Redwood Pack and Talon Pack Novella). Quinn and Gina almost sacrificed everything to save their Pack and their mating...
  • Touching Eternity by Airicka Phoenix

    Touching Eternity by Airicka Phoenix

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before Fallon was created to destroy. Before love became the ultimate weapon of destruction. There was Amalie and the horror that started a revolution that tore the fabric of humanity, of everything standing in the balance between power, hope and survival. Amalie has one wish, one gnawing desire — she wants to die. She wants to leave this world behind with its pain and darkness...
  • CHECK by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    CHECK by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times bestseller, Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, comes CHECK, book #3 of the Romantic Suspense series, Mr. Rook’s Island. (Approx. 225 pages). SHE’S ONLY GOT DAYS TO LIVE. HE’S GOT HOURS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING THE WOMAN YOU LOVE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR MORE TIME? Mr. Rook, eccentric billionaire and owner of the most exclusive island resort in the world, has a secret...
  • High Intensity by Dara Joy

    High Intensity by Dara Joy

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    WHAT IS HIGH INTENSITY? Silken Caresses. Steak bomb sandwiches. A hot press of lips. A haunted chef. Seductive touches in the dark. Spirits who gobble the haute cuisine. A master strategist. A miscreant ghost. And a very, very fat cat...
  • Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler

    Lindy & The Wulfen by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a devastating blow to her already fragile self esteem, werewolf Lindy Vincent has decided to stop being the pack whore and change her life for the better. With the help of her two best friends, her alpha female, and a feisty she-wolf named Eula, Lindy starts down the road of self-improvement, happy for the first time in years...
  • Bidding on Her Orc Boss by Evangeline Priest

    Bidding on Her Orc Boss by Evangeline Priest

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Zana Estrada has been living her best introverted life. As a number cruncher for one of the elite orc families in Obsidian City, she works remotely from her cushy apartment two hours away and gets compensated well for it. So long as she continues to provide the data analysis to keep Clan Urkroz profitable, her manager keeps her as far away from social interactions as possible...
  • Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    His Fate is finally in front of him…and he’s never letting go. Morgan and Magnus Grimm return from their search for Skuld, Norn of the Future, only to find that she’s been living under their noses this whole time...
  • No Going Back: Soft Focus / After Dark by Jayne Ann Krentz, Jayne Castle

    No Going Back: Soft Focus / After Dark by Jayne Ann Krentz, Jayne Castle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Two exciting novels by one talented New York Times bestselling author, together for the first time in a single volume. SOFT FOCUS. Executive Elizabeth Cabot knows when to cut her losses--and she runs her personal life the same way. So when she learns that Jack Fairfax has deceived her, she's determined to end their romantic relationship...
  • Eternal Flame Bundle by Cynthia Eden

    Eternal Flame Bundle by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian's note: this bundle is not in chronological order. To avoid spoilers, the bundle should be read in this order: second book, third book, first book. Eternal Flame. Cynthia Eden invites you into the world of the Others--supernatural creatures who are sexy, powerful, and more than human in every way. .. No one that deadly should look that good...
  • Bayou Heat Collection One by Laura Wright, Alexandra Ivy

    Bayou Heat Collection One by Laura Wright, Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    6 Gorgeous Puma Shifters, 6 Sexy Stories. .. The Bayou Heat Collection One includes the following six bestselling paranormal romance titles by Alexandra Ivy and Laura Wright:. RAPHAEL/PARISH. BAYON/JEAN-BAPTISTE. TALON/XAVIER. Author Note: Each title can be purchased individually or as a box set. 120,000 words. A USA Today Bestseller! New Year. New World. New Species...
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    m-f  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • The Mage by Jean Johnson

    The Mage by Jean Johnson

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    This is the final book in the acclaimed series of "cursed brothers, fated mates, prophecies. .. destiny and magic. "(Robin D. Owens). New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz hails Jean Johnson's writing as "fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and wildly entertaining. " Now, Johnson returns for the final book in the series of eight brothers destined to fulfill a strange prophecy...
  • Quenched by Z.L. Arkadie

    Quenched by Z.L. Arkadie

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A sense of duty takes Clarity back to the script where she learns there's a new breed of vampires in the world, stemming from Lario Exgesis, once friend now foe. These second-generation vampires are able to hunt and feed off the first- generation vampires. Clarity also sees that Lario is looking for the power of the sun, a power gifted to the seven daughters of the House of Benel...
  • A Dangerous Hunger by J.S. Scott

    A Dangerous Hunger by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr. Talia Maris had lived her entire life as a freak—a too tall, too plain, too odd woman who sees and senses the presence of otherworldly entities. A total recluse, Talia spends all of her time on her research, living a contented, quiet life with only her loyal feline companion for company. Until that sedate existence comes crashing down around her when she starts being pursued by demon Evils...
  • Fury of a Highland Dragon by Coreene Callahan

    Fury of a Highland Dragon by Coreene Callahan

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Trapped by a future she refuses to face…. Accused of cyber espionage by the United States government, ethical hacker Ivy Macpherson is now on the FBI’s most wanted list. Out of options, she runs, desperate for time to prove her innocence...
  • Second Chance for the Lycan by Milana Jacks

    Second Chance for the Lycan by Milana Jacks

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Sometimes life gives you a second chance. But not before the Omega wolf worth having gives you hell. Freya. A rare female omega wolf. Guarded. Damaged. Broken. My twin’s widow. And a mother of my son. We have a complicated history, and she hates me. Yet, I’m back in town and knocking on her door asking her for a second chance. Turns out, I'm not the only one who wants her. *** No cheating...
  • Heart of Darkness by Felicity Heaton

    Heart of Darkness by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A vampire prince on a four hundred year old mission to avenge his murdered sister. .. Aleksandr Nemov won't stop until the last of the vampire hunter's progeny is wiped from the Earth. Each kill has stolen a piece of his humanity, pushing him towards the black abyss all vampires hold within their hearts...
  • Vampire, Vampire by Heather Killough-Walden

    Vampire, Vampire by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With her latest sizzling release, Vampire, Vampire, New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance author Heather Killough-Walden shares two scorchingly hot, sweet and savage stand-alone vampire romance novellas. (Total word count approx. 70,000 words). In the completely reconstructed Thorn and Grace, an old tale of historical romance is given a very dark make-over...
  • Be Light by Liz Schulte

    Be Light by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are no holidays in the Abyss. Despite her friends’ less than enthusiastic reception, Olivia is determined to have a wonderful Christmas—and if she has anything to say about it, Holden will too. A brilliant idea for the perfect present to remind him of what is important at this time of year opens up more than she bargained for...
  • Descent of Blood by Elizabeth Marx

    Descent of Blood by Elizabeth Marx

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When times are darkest, some vampires desire more than blood …. England, 1465. Mortal men clash in the War of the Roses for the English crown, while vampire warriors’ move undetected among their ranks, savoring the flow of blood that battlefields provide. Vampire prince, Severian Pearce, fears the revelation of the immortal clans to humankind should King Henry fall from power...
  • The Riveauxs: Wolves of the Rising Sun Volume 1 by Kenzie Cox

    The Riveauxs: Wolves of the Rising Sun Volume 1 by Kenzie Cox

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Meet the Riveauxs in the first volume of Wolves of the Rising Sun:. Jace. Aiden. Luc. Jace: In the wilds of the bayou…. Jace Riveaux has wanted her since the first moment she stepped into his bayou bar three years ago. And now she’s back, unattached, and ready for the taking. One afternoon together, and he knows she’s the one...
  • The Alpha's Heart by R.E. Butler

    The Alpha's Heart by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Alpha wolf Acksel wakes up one morning in the bed of the one human who was kind to him in school. Now, ten years later, Brynn Mara is snuggled up at his side, smelling like passion and sweet dreams. Even though Acksel has declared that his pack members can mate with humans from now on, he knows that any woman he takes as his mate will have a target on her back. Especially if she’s a fragile human...
  • Anthropologists Like It Wet by Elliot Ason

    Anthropologists Like It Wet by Elliot Ason

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Despite numerous reported sightings, anthropologist Alice knows the infamous river monster Haltamaha-ya doesn't really exist. All she wants is to get this land survey around the river done so she can go home and get back to her life. But after a run-in with a mysterious stranger she finds herself looking deeper and deeper into the river. .. and its inhabitants...
  • Shadowed Legacy by Lora Leigh

    Shadowed Legacy by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Book 2 in the Legacies series. The price Fates and Destiny demanded has been paid. The blood spilled in a time long forgotten by all but a few. Devlin, after a lifetime lost amid the shadows of his own mind, is tormented by confusing dreams of the woman he knew as wife. The face is the same, but this woman could never have been the harsh, deceitful witch he knew as Antea...
  • Feudlings in Sight by Wendy Knight

    Feudlings in Sight by Wendy Knight

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Boys of war suck at romance. Charity Delyle has lived in the shadow of her Prodigy cousin and his powerful Guard since the day she was born. And she doesn’t mind—really. Except that being in Hunter’s shadow means that he can’t see her. And she’d like that to change. Hunter has one purpose in life: Protect the Prodigy, or die trying...
  • Fated to Her Vampire by Calle J. Brookes, C.J. Brookes

    Fated to Her Vampire by Calle J. Brookes, C.J. Brookes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ★ ★ ★ FIGHT OR FLIGHT? ★ ★ ★. She chooses flight. But it doesn’t matter. He isn’t human. He catches her in an instant. .. The vampire who’d come to kill Mickey Taniss for her grandfather’s crimes is tough, hard, beautiful and dangerous. She has no hope of escaping him in a physical confrontation. So she'll just have to outwit him. But that's hard to do with a vampire who claims he sees the future...
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