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Magic & Misfits by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Bentley Smith is tired of being the red-headed stepchild in the office of Vox Populi and is determined to prove his mettle by warming up the cold case involving Sheriff Nash’s murdered father. The deeper he digs, however, the more uncomfortable he becomes when the information he unearths implicates one of Starry Hollow’s very own... -
The Vampire and the Case of the Hellacious Hag by Heather G. Harris, Alyse Gibbs
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to where the dead don’t always stay that way.When a human inspector drops dead in the Chrome Mine, things get messy fast. The dwarves are up in arms, swearing the mine is cursed, and when a second body turns up—this time without its head—all fingers point to the local hag.But I’ve met Matilda. She’s terrifying, sure, but she doesn’t seem like the elaborate crime scene type... -
Magic & Maladies by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.A wedding may be a new beginning for Bentley and Meadow, but it's an ending for one of their obnoxious guests. When Sheriff Nash starts showing more wolf than warmth during the investigation, paranormals sit up and take notice, especially ones in positions of power... -
Magic & Mishaps by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Ember Rose is working hard to smooth the path for her relationship with the stoic vampire Alec Hale. She hits a massive bump, however, when a body is discovered drained of blood and Alec is one of the key suspects. Sheriff Nash insists that his interest in Alec isn't personal, but Ember isn't convinced... -
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Savage by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNo longer available online - now in the anthology, Men of the OtherworldSavage is about Jeremy Danvers finding Clay...Categorized as:
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Witchin' USA by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsHadley Hunter has lived a normal life, in a normal suburb, with a normal job and a normal father. All that changes when a grandmother she didn’t even know existed dies and leaves her a fabulous lighthouse on Moonstone Bay Island. Hadley, ready for an adventure, decides to check things out and finds herself plunged into a world she never envisioned... -
Portal Guardians by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratings--The Final Installment of the Clash of the Otherworlds Series-- The fae assigned by the council, shadowed by Jayne the elemental and Spike the incubus, journey to the Otherworlds, seeking the portal guardians. An epic journey filled with danger, adventure, and revelations that even the most ancient fae do not expect... -
After the Fall by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe Light and Dark Fae have come together, a tenuous peace formed at the urging of the Overworld. Potty-mouthed teen, Jayne Sparks, and her fellow changeling friends find themselves once again in the middle of a maelstrom of conflict, mystery, and magic that they must struggle to not only understand but to overcome. Jayne Sparks Blackthorn hereby cordially invites you to follow her into the Gray. -
Between the Realms by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJayne Sparks Blackthorn continues her journey as a changeling member of the Fae living in the Green Forest. Decisions have been made and the Fae Council has spoken. The chosen few must leave the Here and Now to undo the damage begun over a thousand years ago. Loyalties are questioned. Intentions are suspect. Angels and demons, witches and werewolves, pixies and elves... -
Call to Arms by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCall to Arms is Book Two in the War of the Fae, YA fantasy series. Follow Jayne Sparks, the (still) potty-mouthed seventeen-year-old and newly changed elemental fae and her friends - an incubus, a daemon, a green elf, a water sprite and a pixie - as they struggle to find their places in the Light Fae community of the Green Forest and prepare for the upcoming battle against the Dark Fae...Categorized as:
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Forsaken by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThis description contains spoilers, don't read it if you aren't caught up with the series!Being Alpha of the North American Pack is like being a small-town sheriff — nobody wants the job, but someone’s gotta do it.For the most part, Elena Michaels likes it just fine, even if it means dealing with arrogant misogynists in the werewolf world who are convinced that a woman isn’t up to the job...Categorized as:
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Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsFor years, eager fans have been clamoring for an all-in-one collection of #1 bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon’s novellas...Categorized as:
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Darkness Unleashed by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Midwest Pack stands together—and they might fall together.We’ve always kept our existence hidden from humans, but when a video of a were-animal in a violent confrontation goes viral, the other denizens take drastic measures to protect themselves from exposure. Alliances are broken and friendships strained as the vampires, witches, and elves all work to protect their own interests... -
Waifs And Strays by Helen Harper
Nobody is just a cat lady.Kit McCafferty's life is quiet, unremarkable and filled with cat hair. In the magical city of Coldstream, located on the border between Scotland and England, Kit is viewed as little more than mildly eccentric and mostly harmless...Categorized as:
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Beginnings by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBook One: Bitten Where it all began. Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader...Categorized as:
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Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First Death by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jonathon Green
Her fans have been asking for it - now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake's past! Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, The First Death takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in Guilty Pleasures... -
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTake a walk on the wild side with Anita Blake, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series. These five novels of human-and inhuman-passions feature vampires, werewolves, and "a heroine as sharp as a stake and slick as a silver bullet" (J.D. Robb)...Categorized as:
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Vampire in Atlantis: Daniel by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe seventh full-length novel in the critically acclaimed series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alyssa Day . . . The most unexpected of all allies to Poseidon’s warriors has proven to be the fiercest—Daniel, the vampire and Night Guild mage. But even the strongest alliance can be destroyed when an 11,000 year old desire is reborn... -
Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPoseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies--and alliances. And one of the most powerful of all Atlantean warriors will soon find both…in one daring beauty... -
Forget Me Not by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOnly a fool would think they could steal from a werewolf... Anticipating a quiet night alone with the man she loves, Darcy’s world is sent into a spin with the arrival of someone from the past - Mason’s. She is further shocked by the intruder’s claim she may not even be the true mate of the Mystic Wolves Alpha...Categorized as:
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Darkness Falls by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur brings her Dark Angels series to a breathtaking conclusion as half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones treads a knife’s edge between the salvation of the human race and its total annihilation. The search for the last key to the gates of hell has begun, and half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones is in more danger than ever—and one misstep could prove ruinous... -
The Goblin King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDamon Chroi has known the weight of ruling in loneliness for thousands of years. The tall, painfully handsome fae lord was born with so much power, the fae kings not only envied but feared him, and banished him to a forbidden realm to be forgotten. There, he was tasked with ruling over the deadliest creatures known to the fae worlds, and his veritable battle as their sovereign is never-ending... -
Blood Deep by Lindsay J. Pryor
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBad can feel good, Jessie. Bad can feel as good as it can get. The tattoos covering Eden Reece’s arm tell the tale of a con with an appetite for danger. Even so, arriving at The Circus – the criminal heart of Blackthorn – and demanding an audience with the notorious Pummel, is the sign of a death wish. Jessie knows that Eden is trouble. Serious trouble...Categorized as:
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Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection ) by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Kiss by eri Arthur Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsDanger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own... -
Darkness Splintered by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen Risa loses the second key to hell, she angers several powerful people, and she’s starting to feel the pressure from all sides. She gets a visit from her father, who gives her an ultimatum: Get back the key or he will kill her friends. Risa also finds herself under the scrutiny of the vampire council, some of whom consider her a monster who should be destroyed...Categorized as:
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Testing Fate by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNothing burns as bright as the flames of the refiner’s fire. Moments after hearing the Council sentence her enemy to life imprisonment for attempted murder and illegal use of magic, Darcy is whisked away by the Fates - accused of tampering with destiny. The cherished dream she shared with Mason has been called into question, placing doubt about whether they are actually true mates...Categorized as:
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Broken: A Fated Mates Wolf Shifter Romance by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the biggest outcast in a wolf pack full of criminals and outcasts, he’s erased not only his past, but his identity—to the point that he’s known only as “Boomer’s brother.”But now that Boomer has found a mate, Bro feels like he’s been set adrift without an anchor. Until he meets Ireland, a half-feral shifter who’s even more of a loner than he is—and more of an outcast...Categorized as:
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Red Rooster by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn New York City, a string of increasingly-grisly murders leads Detective Trina Baskin, and her newly-immortal partner, Lanny, to a frightening facility with designs on studying all the immortals they can get their hands on. When one of their own is abducted, they’ll have to rely on dangerous new allies, plunged into a world they can barely believe exists…much less survive... -
Dirty Deeds 2 by Diana Pharaoh Francis, Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty.Join NY Times bestselling authors Faith Hunter and Jennifer Estep along with USA Today bestselling authors R.J. Blain, Diana Pharaoh Francis, and Devon Monk on a brand-new romp through magical worlds where the damsels bring the distress, what can go wrong will go wrong, and nothing is as it seems...Categorized as:
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Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSet in the Dark-Hunter universe. Originally included in the Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet and Dark Hunter Companion.This is the short story that was given away with Unleash the Night about Acheron and his brother Styxx.It can be found in Acheron and Dark Bites... -
Redemption by Elaine Pierson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRedemption - the final book in the Lacey Hannigan Trilogy Cole is missing and everyone is certain that he's dead. That is, everyone but Lacey. She refuses to give up hope even after two weeks of searching. As the days pass, she becomes more depressed. And her powers become more unstable. The trust she had with Jesse has been broken...Categorized as:
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Iron Wolves MC Books 1-4 by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGet the First 4 books in the Best Selling Iron Wolves Series, Plus The Bonus Christmas Novella only available here. by USA Today Bestselling Author Elle BoonFour larger-than-life alphas. Four sexy as sin heroes. Four complete stories that will capture all your emotions in one complete set plus a bonus story available nowhere else... -
Witch Way Home by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLife on magical parole can be a real witch…I’ve got a final shot at freedom, but when my strongest ally is found murdered, everything is on the line—including my own life.With my rag-tag band of supernatural friends in tow, I have to launch my biggest—and most dangerous—investigation yet. I’ve got to stop the killer without setting off the SPA’s alarms or else I can kiss my last chance goodbye... -
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Darker by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlexa O’Brien is fighting a losing battle with the dark power growing inside her as she struggles to cope with the absence of her wolf mate, Shaz. There’s no time to feel sorry for herself. She must find a way to stop Lilah, a demon queen hell bent on forcing Alexa to willingly surrender her blood to break a centuries old curse. With her power bound, Lilah is ready to play dirty...Categorized as:
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Chaotic by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsPreviously published in the print anthology Dates From Hell.Kelley Armstrong returns to the Otherworld with "Chaotic," where a half-demon tabloid journalist's boring date is saved...by a supernatural explosion? She's off to save the day—if only her less-than-stellar date wouldn't tag along! Luckily, the intriguing, infuriating, and just plain sexy werewolf/jewel thief Karl Marsten also appears... -
Cold Blood by Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWood Point Academy is not at all what I expected. For one thing, it looks like a cross between military school and Buckingham Palace. Everyone stares, the floors shine so bright you can see your reflection in them from a mile away, and no one smiles. Unless they're kicking your butt in the process...Categorized as:
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Master of Fire by Angela Knight
A new Mageverse novel-from the New York Times bestselling author of Master of Dragons A beautiful, brilliant chemist, Giada Shepherd is an immortal witch charged with saving the life of Logan MacRoy, the mortal son of a vampire. Passionately attracted to Giada, Logan has no idea that sex would turn him into a vampire...Categorized as:
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Alex by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker" But this isn't Rylee's story. It's mine. Before I lost my ability to think like an adult. Before my body became stuck between wolf and human. Before I knew the supernatural and Rylee even existed. This is the last of what I remember before becoming a werewolf. . . .this is the last of what's important to me... -
Thrall by Jennifer Blackstream
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVillage witch turned PI Shade Renard receives her latest case from a most unlikely source in this pulse-pounding installment of USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackstream’s latest urban fantasy series.The dream sorceress who once tried to kill Shade is after her again—To hire her.An evil being from the astral plane is building an empire in the physical world... -
Ryde the Lightning by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSiberian pack alpha Dane Durov endured a lot in his young life and managed to survive, so he always assumed that he had a special purpose in life. If he’d had to guess, though, ‘bodyguard to the child of an Olympian god’ wouldn’t have been his first guess. Frankly, he still thought it sounded like something out of a romance writer’s imagination. Romance... -
Primal Desires by Susan Sizemore
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEnter a world of dark, irresistible passions, where a powerful vampire finds the one woman who can satisfy his every hunger.... In Las Vegas, Jason Cage is known as "The Beast Master." But his onstage feats of magic are nothing compared to the abilities he keeps hidden from human eyes. Jason is Prime of his vampire family, and once used his telepathic skills to tame wild werewolves... -
Change:A Lacey Hannigan Novel by Elaine Pierson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsChange is the second book in The Lacey Hannigan trilogy. Eighteen year old Lacey Hannigan always thought her human life was hard and unfair, but now that she is no longer human, her life is about to get a whole lot harder...Categorized as:
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Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn enemy with unimaginable power and vampire houses locked in an ancient blood feud threaten to tear Prophecy and Valentine apart as they fight for their lives and their future. With the gathering storm on the horizon and a dark evil on the rise, Prophecy and Valentine try to join their vampire bloodlines, but their attempts to form an army leave them more vulnerable than ever...Categorized as:
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Downfall by Rob Thurman
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI let it go—all of it. Everything I’d been saving up all my life, building and growing inside me, too much to hold in one half-human body. It pushed and fought to be free with a force that turned me into a bomb with a timer vibrating on zero. I was free... -
Master of Shadows by Angela Knight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsCourt seducer La Belle Coeur has met her match in Tristan, a Knight of the Round Table unafraid of blood-or lust. Joining together to combat a werewolf wizard and sworn enemy of Arthur, they must put their lives on the line-while coming to grips with the rising heat between them...Categorized as:
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Must Love Lycans by Michele Bardsley
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSince the moment Damien showed up-gloriously naked-Kelsey Morningstone has been having a hard time keeping her relationship with the clinic's latest amnesiac patient strictly professional. Even with her empathy abilities Kelsey's not sure she can get past Damien's anger to find the cause of his delusions... -
One Bad Witch by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHolly’s cauldron is bubbling over and ready to blow! Following six months of intense training under some of the country’s most skilled potion masters, Holly’s head is full to the brim. When she’s offered a new assignment with the Supernatural Protection Agency, she jumps at the chance to take her newfound skills out of the workshop and into the real world... -
Stefan by V.A. Dold
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBeautiful, successful, and plus-sized El suffered a violent attack that has left her hating all handsome, wealthy men. Unfortunately for Stefan, he’s exactly what she hates. Stefan is a playboy to the extreme with one hard and fast rule: date a woman once, take her to bed, and be gone before morning. Until El...Categorized as:
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Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJust one month ago, secret government operative Sasha Trudeau thought she’d tasted victory. Orchestrating détente between the warring factions of the supernatural world had nearly cost her life—but it also opened the door to a future with Max Hunter, her mate and fellow Shadow Wolf. Until now. A poisonous virus is wreaking havoc on Hunter’s immune system...Categorized as:
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