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  • Carpathian Collection by Christine Feehan

    Carpathian Collection by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "The queen of paranormal romance" (USA Today) presents three darkly compelling novels in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that "bring[s] vampiric Carpathians to vivid, virile life" (Publishers Weekly)...
  • Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy by Sylvain Reynard

    Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The haunting trilogy of one man’s salvation and one woman’s sensual awakening . . . The first three volumes in the story of Professor Gabriel Emerson and his beloved Julia, an unforgettable exploration of sin, seduction, forbidden love, and redemption...
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  • Charlie by Janice Whiteaker

    Charlie by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Charlie is overwhelmed. Shadow Pine is changing so fast it takes everything she has just to keep up. Every minute of the day now goes to stocking shelves. Counting inventory. Filling out freaking spreadsheets. It’s miserable. And it’s all because of one man. Adam Bollingsworth. If the newscaster hadn’t insisted on writing that story, then everything would still be like it was...
  • Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy Boxed Set by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    DARK WITCH: With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends. Ireland. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed through generations―and where her destiny awaits...
  • Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz

    Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    An unsettling investigation teaches two deeply suspicious people how to trust in the next thrilling novel of the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz.Amelia Rivers, a member of the Lost Night Files podcast team, hires private investigator Gideon Sweetwater to catch the stalker who has been watching her...
  • Bearheart Guardian: A Small Town Shifter Romance by Harmony Raines

    Bearheart Guardian: A Small Town Shifter Romance by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets are finally revealed as danger stalks the Bear Creek Guardians...
  • Vanished by April Wilson

    Vanished by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fans of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard series will love this follow-up story about Dominic and Sophie. Sophie is due to give birth to their baby any day. When she goes missing, Dominic goes on a rampage as he searches for his wife. Lots of McIntyre family members and friends make an appearance in this book, including a few unexpected surprise guests...
  • The Novels of Nora Roberts, Volume 2 by Nora Roberts

    The Novels of Nora Roberts, Volume 2 by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts takes you from an island off the coast of Savannah to the emerald forests of the Northwest in these five engrossing tales of danger, desire, and the bonds that draw men and women together even in their darkest hours...
  • The Bear's Unlikely Mate by Harmony Raines

    The Bear's Unlikely Mate by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Rosie's ex-husband lets her down at the last minute, she has no choice but to take her son with her on her business trip to Bear Creek. Not that she minds, since she loves spending every minute she can with Elliott. However, having Elliott on the trip leaves her juggling the challenge of balancing her professional commitments with her maternal duties...
  • Mountain Homecoming by Janice Whiteaker

    Mountain Homecoming by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Think you know who the most dangerous person in Greenlea is? You're wrong. Greenlea was supposed to be a temporary stop. A safe haven for Cora while a storm from her past blows over. But Greenlea isn’t safe. And her storm is far from over. **** Joel just wants to keep Cora safe. Help her in a way no one else can. But he doesn’t realize all that’s following her...
  • This Time You by T.M. Cromer

    This Time You by T.M. Cromer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s been obsessed with her in every lifetime. Will recognition come too late?She recalls the past…Margaret Holt is just an everyday, average mother of three—with one exception; she has the ability to remember her past lives. When Gabriel James moves in next door, she immediately recognizes him from an ardent—but disastrous—affair in another lifetime...
  • 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...
  • Tickety Tock: Wicked Warriors MC Arizona Chapter by Manda Mellett

    Tickety Tock: Wicked Warriors MC Arizona Chapter by Manda Mellett

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Dwarf.I’m used to women overlooking me in preference to my taller and admittedly more dashing brothers. Even if I see her first, one glance at them, and they can easily steal her away.There’s no point in hanging onto someone who doesn’t want to stay, but for once in my life I’d like to find a woman of my own who wants only me...
  • Simon Says... Hide by Dale Mayer

    Simon Says... Hide by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Simon Says... Hide, a brand new thriller series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer.Newly promoted detective Kate Morgan stands up for the victims in the world, never backing down or giving up. From a family of victims, Kate will not tolerate those who take advantage of others. The worst ones prey on the hopes of desperate people to line their own pockets...
  • Firelord by Delta James

    Firelord by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    First he will punish her. Then he will breed her.An arrowhead forged in dragon fire should have killed the beast Caitlyn came to slay, but she missed. Perhaps her aim was poor... or perhaps her body knew its master and betrayed her.Either way, it doesn't matter now. She is at her enemy's mercy, and he is not going to be gentle...
  • The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford

    The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A JUG OF WINE, A LOAF OF BREAD—AND DEATH.SHE KNOWS IT’S COMING; SHE HAS TO STOP IT!London architect Kate Benedict has barely shucked off her coat before she spots her host's aura, a swirling pattern above his head that Kate has come to recognize as a prediction of death within a few days.And she’s barely realized he’s in danger when he drops to the floor, shot by an unseen assailant...
  • Hunted and Claimed by Delta James

    Hunted and Claimed by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She thought she could run from her mate. Then he lassoed her.Riley decided years ago that she would be better off on her own, but when the alpha of the local pack finds out there's a lone wolf causing trouble on his turf he takes matters into his own hands.As far as Cameron Nichols is concerned, Riley will be joining his pack whether she likes it or not...
  • The Alpha's Broken Bond: Rejected Mate Secret Baby Second Chance Paranormal Werewolves Romance by Flora R. Leigh

    The Alpha's Broken Bond: Rejected Mate Secret Baby Second Chance Paranormal Werewolves Romance by Flora R. Leigh

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All I wanted was to surprise my fated mate after weeks of sweet office flirting—what I got was betrayal, humiliation, and an Alpha's pup.One minute, we were interns stealing glances over coffee.The next, I was standing outside a VIP booth,listening to him laugh and call me a fling.So I slapped him, ripped the bond off like a cheap name tag,and vanished—with his baby and my pride...
  • Magic Before Christmas  (Drake Sisters) by Christine Feehan

    Magic Before Christmas (Drake Sisters) by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    the 7 book series of the drake sisters...each with a different power...
  • 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...
  • Gabe by Apryl Baker

    Gabe by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    GabeGabriel Knorlin has spent his life protecting himself from the kind of pain no one should ever have to endure. The tragedy he survived sculpted every decision he ever made.The one decision he regretted? Abagail Crawford—a woman he calls family, but one he’s kept at arm’s length. He can’t live through the pain of losing someone he loves again...
  • Too Many Alphas by Viola Grace

    Too Many Alphas by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Myrtle likes a quite life, but that goes to hell when her life is drained. Help comes in a surprising offer from strangers, and she finds she isn’t alone. An alpha is in the same condition, and help has arrived.Myrtle had just taken a break from work when agonizing pain struck her. An ambulance ride later, she finds out that she is suffering from mate rejection...
  • Simon Says….Walk by Dale Mayer

    Simon Says….Walk by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Detective Kate Morgan isn’t impressed with her latest case. A terrorized woman walks into the police station, with a message for Kate. Actually a message that drags Simon into the middle of it—no, make that front and center. A challenge has been issued, one that Kate is determined to solve, hopefully keeping Simon on the sidelines...
  • Mountain Reckoning by Janice Whiteaker

    Mountain Reckoning by Janice Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Spirit is fine. Living a life she didn't choose, keeping secrets she never wanted, on a mountain covered in darkness. But everything is fine. She can handle it all. Including the deputy making her life harder than it has to be. In more ways than one. Jerrik is prying into a past that is long buried and gone. A past she promised to hide from everyone...
  • Taken Home By The Grizzly: A fated-mates romance by Ariana Hawkes

    Taken Home By The Grizzly: A fated-mates romance by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Nanny wanted for three lively kids, the ad said. Traditional mountain home.What it didn’t mention was that the kids totally wild, and the house is a creepy dump.Then the parents disappear, leaving me all alone.The furnace is broken, it’s freezing cold, and the only person in sight is the big, surly mountain man who lives next door.The kids say he’s scary and walks around naked a lot...
  • If Looks Could Kill by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Heather Graham

    If Looks Could Kill by Heather Graham Pozzessere, Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Madison Adair didn’t witness her famous mother’s brutal murder. But she saw it. Saw the gloved hand...felt the knife strike...knew her mother’s terror. That was a lifetime ago. But the nightmares have returned; only, this time they’re of a faceless serial killer stalking women in south Florida. A killer she can’t see but who knows she is watching...
  • Garden of Sorrow by Dale Mayer

    Garden of Sorrow by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Alexis Gordon has spent the last year trying to get over the loss of her sister. Then she goes to work on a normal day...and reality as she knows it...disappears. Detective Kevin Sutherland, armed with his own psychic abilities, recognizes her gift and calls in his friend Stefan Kronos, a psychic artist and law enforcement consultant, to help her develop her skills...
  • Bolt by Angel Payne, Ava Erickson

    Bolt by Angel Payne, Ava Erickson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Working the night shift at one of Downtown LA’s hottest hotels, Emmalina Crist has had her fair share of strange encounters—but none of them have prepared her for meeting Reece Richards, the charismatic bad boy of the Richards Resorts dynasty...
  • Three Souls by Janie Chang

    Three Souls by Janie Chang

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    An absorbing novel of romance and revolution, loyalty and family, sacrifice and undying love We have three souls, or so I'd been told. But only in death could I confirm this ... So begins the haunting and captivating tale, set in 1935 China, of the ghost of a young woman named Leiyin, who watches her own funeral from above and wonders why she is being denied entry to the afterlife...
  • Butterfly Lane by T.L. Haddix

    Butterfly Lane by T.L. Haddix

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Genre: Romance with paranormal elements. Book Two in the Firefly Hollow Series. When Zanny Franks Campbell walks in on her husband kissing another woman, she’s devastated but not surprised. She’s known something was wrong for a while but hasn’t had the courage to find out what...
  • Psychic Men by Adira August

    Psychic Men by Adira August

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Hunter Dane and Camden Snow have settled into a satisfying routine of solving murders and hanging at the club, when they aren't expressing their affection for one another. Vigorously. A great life in an idyllic location. Until a skinny kid who barely came up to Cam's chin sought out Detective Lieutenant Dane... "I saw my father last night," Asher Gamble told him...
  • Her Vampire Knight by Ines Johnson

    Her Vampire Knight by Ines Johnson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This little panther shifter thinks she’s captured me. Me; one of the most feared vampires in history.I like the feel of her claws, so I’ll stay put.I like the heat of her flesh in my hands, so I’ll let her think she has a hold on me.I like the sweet taste of her lips, the ones above and below her belt, so I’m more than happy to keep her sassy mouth occupied...
  • Deadline by Judy McDonough

    Deadline by Judy McDonough

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caroline's life is on track. She's about to get her nursing degree and she's engaged to rich, handsome Trevor. But, before they get married, Trevor wants Caroline to spend the summer in Louisiana, getting to know her father, who's never been in her life. She reluctantly agrees and heads south, deep into bayou country where she meets Cade...
  • The Guardians by T.M. Franklin

    The Guardians by T.M. Franklin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ava's life is . . . complicated. It’s not every day a girl discovers she’s not entirely human and unlocks hidden powers strong enough to make even the First Race take notice. Then again, Ava Michaels is no ordinary girl. Now, the Race’s Ruling Council wants her under their control, and that’s just the beginning of her problems...
  • Sinister Summer by Colleen Gleason

    Sinister Summer by Colleen Gleason

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A sexy professor. A logical lawyer.A determined ghost.And a very real killer...Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and romance.Diana Iverson needs a break—from her stressful job, from her philandering boyfriend, and from the rest of her fast-paced life...
  • Shattered by Roxanna Mason

    Shattered by Roxanna Mason

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jacey Lange always wanted a love that was life-altering. After nearly a year of chance encounters and whirlwind romances, she discovered she had it all along in her best friend, Leon. And just as she was about to spend her life with him... Leon made a confession...
  • Suddenly One Summer by Barbara Freethy

    Suddenly One Summer by Barbara Freethy

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    IN THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TOWN OF ANGEL'S BAY, AN OLD LEGEND SAYS THAT SOMETIMES, WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED, ANGELS FROM AN OLD SHIPWRECK APPEAR AND GOOD TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL. AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR BARBARA FREETHY ENCHANTS WITH THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES THAT WILL CAPTURE YOUR HEART...
  • Shadows from the Grave by T.L. Haddix

    Shadows from the Grave by T.L. Haddix

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When it comes to murder, the past is never really dead... For ten years, Chase Hudson has carried the weight of his college girlfriend’s unsolved murder on his shoulders. When a ghost from the past comes calling, Chase’s friends and family become the targets of a serial killer who’ll stop at nothing to make Chase suffer...
  • Hide and Seek by Lara Adrian, Tina Folsom

    Hide and Seek by Lara Adrian, Tina Folsom

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Catch the next “fast-paced thrill ride”* in the Phoenix Code paranormal romantic suspense series from New York Times bestselling authors Lara Adrian and Tina Folsom! HIDE AND SEEK Phoenix Code: Books 3 & 4 Darkly gifted and dangerously skilled, they were once the nation's most powerful asset...
  • Primal Instinct by Janie Crouch

    Primal Instinct by Janie Crouch

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    A killer stalks the city streets, and one FBI agent is determined to bring him down in Janie Crouch's Primal Instinct. On the crowded streets of San Francisco, a serial killer watches and waits. Known only as "Simon Says," he lures his next victim while the FBI grasps for answers. Desperate, they turn to Adrienne Jeffries...
  • What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen

    What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    It’s the deadliest poison known to man.He’s the only one who knows its true power.She’s the only one who can stop the evil.The chase is on. . . . Number-one bestselling author Iris Johansen showcases one of her most fascinating characters yet, pitted against one of the most ruthless killers, in a novel that will make you forget to breathe. . .
  • Thicker Than Water by Maggie Shayne

    Thicker Than Water by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Charismatic cult leader Mordecai Young was brought down in a government raid on the Young Believers compound sixteen years ago. So were most of his teenage followers. But not all of them. Jewel and Lizzie were making their escape with Lizzie’s baby girl when the compound caught fire. Lizzie was hit in the crossfire, and begged Jewel to save her baby, fathered by the cult leader...
  • Draycott Everlasting: An Anthology (Hqn) by Christina Skye

    Draycott Everlasting: An Anthology (Hqn) by Christina Skye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Christmas Knight As Christmas approaches, Hope O'Hara is in desperate straits: unless she can find paying guests for the house she has lovingly restored, she'll lose it to creditors. Enter one literal knight in shining armor�valiant and virile Ronan MacLeod, who is swept 700 years through time to save Hope from a potentially fatal accident…and to discover a passion for the ages...
  • Betwixt by Melissa Pearl

    Betwixt by Melissa Pearl

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Beautiful, wild-child Nicole Tepper is hit by a car and left for dead. But when she wakes the next morning, Nicole finds herself in bed without a scratch. Perhaps she was more intoxicated than usual, as her mother is giving her the silent treatment and her friends are ignoring her as well...
  • Heads Or Tails by S.K. Munt

    Heads Or Tails by S.K. Munt

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Fate is tired of being spoken for…. Hope has left the mermaid kingdom, and fear taken it’s place. Ivyanne is the most valuable resource the mermaid kingdom has left, and for every second that Ardhi exists and remains concealed, her life is in peril...
  • Desperate Choices by Kathy Ivan

    Desperate Choices by Kathy Ivan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When New Orleans police declare private investigator Max Lamoreaux’s missing godson a runaway, he reaches out to former flame Theresa Crawford for help. Her specialized skills have proven key to unlocking past investigations. Time hasn’t diminished their powerful chemistry, but Theresa’s secrets drove them apart once before...
  • Pack Forsaken by Jarica James

    Pack Forsaken by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    I’m a lone wolf with a stalker on my tail… My name is Vanya Mason, and after an incident that left me broken, I chose exile from my pack rather than facing the harsh truth.The alpha made it very clear that my pack never cared about me, they cared about my submission. And that’s not the life I want to live.Especially alone...
  • Libra by Stella Moore

    Libra by Stella Moore

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Magnetic. Brilliant. Compelling.Powerful attorney by day, playboy by night, Cyrus Banks has finally found the perfect balance for his life.Until a gorgeous, brazen reporter knocks him off kilter. Suddenly, he's consumed by the need to possess her. To own her. To drive her to her knees so he can teach her a better use for that sassy mouth of hers...
  • Shadow Dragon by Lauren Esker

    Shadow Dragon by Lauren Esker

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Sometimes you have to go through the darkness to find the light.Azarias Caine is the Shadow Dragon, utilizing his shadow-shifting power to travel instantly between patches of darkness. Secretive by necessity, he works alone, always has, and his personal life is a mess. Until a last-minute escape sends him somewhere truly into a lonely shut-in's bedroom closet...
  • Trembling by V.J. Chambers

    Trembling by V.J. Chambers

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    Everything should be idyllic now that Jason and Azazel are settled down in sunny Florida. But Azazel can't shake the fear that the Sons are still after them, no matter how much Jason reassures her they're safe. He wants to have a normal life. She can't stop looking over her shoulder for danger. Lilith's back, and she's got her eye on Jason. Jason doesn't like Azazel's new gay best friend Jude...
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