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Magic Strikes - Hot Tub by Ilona Andrews, Gordan Andrews
Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV... -
Curran, Naked Dinner: Part 1 and 2 by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews
This POV takes place betweenMagic Strikes and Magic Bleeds and explains why Curran missed the Naked Dinner with Kate. http://www.ilona-andrews... -
Kate's Daddy by Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThis is the story Jim tells Curran about Kate’sDaddy... -
Magic Bites - Fernando's by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's... -
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Kate's Origin by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPublished in Small Magics, and part of Curran's POV.This is the story Jim tells Curran about Kate’s Daddy... -
Stalking Hawke by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsTakes place some time after Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
Hunted by Sophie Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn need of a distraction from her best friend's betrayal, Talia jumps at the chance to pack up and head to Washington, D.C., to have a purpose once again. She is tasked with administering the annual Talent Aptitude Tests, analyzing the children of the nation’s capital to identify those with powers...Categorized as:
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Magic Bites - Fernando's by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPublished in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's... -
Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur has been hailed for her “smart, sexy”* urban fantasy novels. Now, she continues her Dark Angels series set in the realm of danger and desire known as the Guardian World… Half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones can enter the realm between life and death, and she can see the Reapers who collect the souls of the dead...Categorized as:
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Naked Dinner by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Published in Small Magics, and included in Curran's POV.This POV takes place between Magic Strikes and Magic Bleeds and is explaining why Curran missed the Naked Dinner with Kate... -
Hostage to Pleasure by singh-nalini
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWith her darkly seductive Psy/Changeling world, Nalini Singh has created “a sensual, dangerous adventure not to be missed” (NYT bestselling author Lora Leigh). Now, as the deadly Psy Council tightens its grip, a rebel Psy scientist finds herself at the mercy of a changeling who has sworn vengeance against her kind . .Categorized as:
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Cold Flame by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeaving behind her royal life should have solved most problems for Rachel of New York. While wandering the Royal States buys her peace for a while, her sister’s suicide drags her back into the cutthroat world she’d left behind. The RPS hunting her down to deal with her sister’s body is bad enough, but one nameless bachelor at a wedding in Illinois changes everything. Again... -
Caged by Sophie Davis
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAfter her brush with death at Ian Crane’s compound, Talia Lyons feels like a prisoner, confined in her childhood home. Plagued with seizures- the result of an unidentified drug injected in her neck by Crane’s men- Talia must put her dream of becoming a Hunter on hold...Categorized as:
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Wild Night by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA short story about when Hawke visits the nightclub Wild after being notified about a brewing fight involving SnowDancer juveniles. Timeline: Takes place during Chapter 9 of Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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Texture of Intimacy by Nalini Singh
A PSY/CHANGELING NOVELLA New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s phenomenal Psy/Changeling series continues with this sensual exploration of the searing joys and unexpected challenges of mating... SnowDancer healer Lara knows primal ecstasy. She wakes to it every morning, skin-to-skin with the hard male body of the quiet, powerful telepath who is her mate...Categorized as:
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Romancing Drew by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA short story about Indigo & Drew's mated life. Timeline: Takes place around the same time as Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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Rowan by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA short story featuring Sahara, Kaleb, Zach, Annie & Rowan. Timeline: Takes place some time after Allegiance of Honor.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
Blood Royal by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"Rene', what will you do if I kick his ass?" I jerked my head toward Tony. "Nothing, as long as you do not inflict permanent harm," Rene' smiled slightly. I got up to go after Tony, but Wlodek hauled me back. "We will not allow a brawl between our two youngest," he declared and settled me back in my seat... -
The Song of the Wolf by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA short story about Sienna & Hawke's mated life. Timeline: Takes place some time after Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
Blood Redemption by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Radomir handled the meeting, because Gavin wanted to kill Norian Keef. Norian sat inside Gavin's office at the palace, nervously tapping a foot. That in itself irritated Gavin to the point of red-eyed, lengthy-fanged murder. Radomir worked to calm Norian while Gavin looked on, mentally considering the many, painful ways Norian might meet his end... -
Haven by Lindsay J. Pryor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I truly do feel that if you love the Paranormal genre and have not yet discovered Lindsay J. Pryor or these novels then you need to read them, experience them first hand." Keeper Bookshelf A spin-off from the bestselling Blackthorn series by Lindsay J. Pryor, set in Lowtown, the neighbouring district to Blackthorn... -
Haven by Lindsay J. Pryor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I truly do feel that if you love the Paranormal genre and have not yet discovered Lindsay J. Pryor or these novels then you need to read them, experience them first hand." Keeper Bookshelf A spin-off from the bestselling Blackthorn series by Lindsay J. Pryor, set in Lowtown, the neighbouring district to Blackthorn... -
Asylum by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTucked away in Sofie’s wintery asylum with no hope of release for years, Evangeline must come to terms with her situation: the curse still plagues her, she’s now hunted by a two thousand-year-old vampire, and the guy she’s in love with tried to kill her. Plus, she’s locked up with a cranky Max and the Forero kids—two people everyone seems to prefer dead over alive. Things aren’t looking good...Categorized as:
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Blood Domination by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"To whom are you taking her?" Merrill asked, uncharacteristically curious. "Dragon," Griffin grinned. I stared at Griffin, my mouth surely open in surprise. Dragon? There was somebody named Dragon? That didn't sound promising. Who named their kid Dragon? Xenides has witnessed Lissa's talents first-hand and now he is desperate to find her... -
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Blood Queen by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"Thousands of Copper Ra'Ak fought throughout Veshtul, killing many as they lashed out, or crushing others as they crawled along. Screaming Comesuli ran before them, desperate to escape the deadly creatures. In the distance, Dragon's roar sounded as he fought off one of the monsters... -
Home by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA short story featuring Clay, Talin, Jon and Noor from the DarkRiver pack. Timeline: Takes place some time after Play of Passion and before Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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Pale Moon by Elizabeth Kelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnlike his siblings, Nicholas Williams has no desire to find a mate. But when a group of strange Lycans arrive at his home, bringing with them a human woman named Max, Nicky finds himself oddly attracted to her.On a dangerous quest to the outskirts to save his birth father's life, Nicholas is drawn to Max in a way he does not understand... -
Apocalypse: The Lords of Deliverance Compendium by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThey're here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Born of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell's minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride . .Categorized as:
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Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStill reeling from the death of her best friend, Kay, Billi's thrust back into action when the Templars are called to investigate werewolf activity. But these werewolves are like nothing Bilil's ever seen. They call themselves the Polenitsy: man killers. The ancient warrior women of Eastern Europe, supposedly wiped out centuries ago... -
Hot Spell by Emma Holly, Lora Leigh
Venture into a world beyond the ordinary, where the dark passions and voracious appetites of vampires, werewolves, demons, and a few undaunted mortals combine to unleash a potent spell...Categorized as:
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Flirtation of Fate by Nalini Singh
Seven years ago, Kenji broke Garnet's heart. Now the wolf packmates have to investigate the shocking murder of one of their own. And the more Kenji sees of the woman Garnet has become, the deeper he begins to fall once more. But even his primal instincts are no match for the dark secret he carries . . . Timeline: Takes place during Tangle of Need...Categorized as:
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Daybreak by Ellen Connor
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Change Is Forever. Their mission was to save the world. Their destiny was to fall in love. It's been twelve years since the Change, and Penelope Sheehan is one of the few still practicing magic for the good of humanity in this dark, dangerous world. Determined to infiltrate the notorious O'Malley organization, she poses as an abducted girl—until a furious lion thwarts her mission...Categorized as:
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Bite Me by P.J. Schnyder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook one of London Undead Few people walk the streets of London since the zombie outbreak, but that's not an issue for Seth. As a werewolf, he can handle himself and save humans reckless enough to take a nighttime stroll. While on patrol he comes across a group of people under attack...Categorized as:
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Hidden by M. Lathan
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSixteen-year-old Leah Grant has given up on being normal. She’d settle for stopping the voices in her head, intrusive visions of the future, and better odds of making it to her seventeenth birthday. That’s the thing about pretending to be human in a world where magic used to exist – at any moment, her cover could be blown and she’ll be burned to death like the rest of the witches... -
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Reaper by Mina Carter
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe World after the End of the World will never be the same again… Sanctuary. Clichéd name, but the sentiment is still the same. Ten years after the end of the world, ex-soldier Mason and a small group of humans defend their fortified town against creatures of myth and legend made real... -
Night Resurrected by Joss Ware
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis family lost forever in The Change, Wyatt is a man with nothing left to lose. But just when he thought he'd never feel anythig again, Remington Truth came into his life. Knowing the bold beauty would face unimaginable dangers on her quest to safeguard the mysterious crystal in her possession, he joins her on her journey, never expecting her to find a way past the wall he's built... -
Horizon by Sophie Littlefield
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOf living things there were few, but they carried on. Cass Dollar is a survivor. She's overcome the meltdown of civilization, humans turned mindless cannibals and the many evils of man. But from beneath the devastated California landscape emerges a tendril of hope... -
Queen of the Night by Leanne Hall
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter six months, Nia cannot forget Wolfboy and their one night in Shyness. He calls, pulls her back to the sunless suburb of Shyness, where dreams and reality are difficult to separate. There, Doctor Gregory has disappeared, the Darkness is changing, Wolfboy's friend is in trouble. Nia becomes Wildgirl again, but the Darkness no longer sets them free... -
Reaper: (Post apocalyptic paranormal romance by Mina Carter
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe World after the End of the World will never be the same again… Sanctuary. Clichéd name, but the sentiment is still the same. Ten years after the end of the world, ex-soldier Mason and a small group of humans defend their fortified town against creatures of myth and legend made real... -
Darkness Fades by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKayla knows she has to save the world from the vampire virus, but what she didn’t realize was just how complicated it could be. As the secrets to the cure start to unfold, Kayla realizes that not only will her strength be tested, but her willpower as well. Tough choices will have to be made. In the end, she must decide just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to get to a cure... -
The Renfield Syndrome by J.A. Saare
Vampires, and werewolves, and demons, oh my. Rhiannon thought facing off against a deranged child vampire was the most dangerous task she would ever have to undertake, but she’s about to discover making a deal with a demon is far, far worse...Categorized as:
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Bad Blood by Kristen Painter
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSamhain approaches, bringing with it the final melding of the mortal and othernatural worlds. No one knows just how much power the night holds... Violent murders occur in Paradise City as counterfeit comarr are systematically hunted. The police and the Kubai Mata have more than enough trouble to keep themselves occupied...Categorized as:
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Chosen by Sable Grace
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"Kyana brings a new dimension to the ranks of kick-butt heroines....I'm looking forward to more of her adventures." --Alyssa Day, New York Times bestselling author The ranks of tough, beautiful, and sexy heroines who battle supernatural evil have grown since the early days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer--and none are tougher than author Sable Grace's half Vampyre-half Lychen warrior Kyana... -
Bedeviled by Sable Grace
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe has done the unthinkable—turned her best friend into a dark breed: part Vampyre, Lychen and Witch . . . Kyana thought only to save her friend’s life when she fed Haven her blood; instead, she created a monster. Now the woman she thought of as a sister is under the spell of an ancient, vengeful god, determined to set him free and wreak havoc on the mortal world . .Categorized as:
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Healer's Choice by Jory Strong
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe author of Spider-Touched and Ghostland continues her tale of a postapocalyptic world where the afterlife has come to life... Born into a world of violence and paid-for sex, Rebekka longs for a family of her own and dreams of freeing those trapped in the shapeshifter brothels of the red zone... -
Shards of Crimson by Liz Maverick, Patti O'Shea
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFOUR BRAND NEW STORIES FROM THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS OF THE USA TODAY BEST-SELLING SERIES. Its been said there's no such thing as quiet here. Ever since the metropolis first became home to paranormals, discord was named queen. But who will be her king vampires, werewolves, demons or men? One thing remains sure: This land is a battleground and conflict is eternal...Categorized as:
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Dawn of Darkness by Daniel A. Kaine
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUnburdened by the pain of loss and heartbreak, Mikhail is content with his life of solitude. But everything began to change the day he realised he has a psychic ability -- the power to alter the emotions of those around him...Categorized as:
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A Darker Crimson by Carolyn Jewel
Just another day on the job for Officer Claudia Donovan of the Crimson City police department. Two guys dead in what looks like a paranormal kill, and now she has to deal with Tiberiu Korzha, a vampire who leads a notorious criminal enterprise. When demons kidnap her and her daughter, they work dark magic on her to enable her to open the long-closed portal to the demon world... -
Crimson Rogue by Liz Maverick
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the final installment of the USA Today bestselling Crimson City series, vempires, werewolves, and humans must work together to close the gate into the demon world, and a beautiful but tormented mortal must find her salvation--as well as the salvation of the known world--in the arms of a man who is anything but human... -
Seduced by Crimson by Jade Lee
Long ago Los Angeles became Crimson City, a glittering metropolis and sometime-battleground-sometime-home for humans, werewolves and vampires. Before that, demons ruled. And with the Crimson Veil now torn asunder, those demons are on their way back. There exist those who oppose the Dark Ones: mystics attuned to the earth, the druids...
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