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Guild Boss by Jayne Castle
Welcome to Illusion Town on the colony world of Harmony—like Las Vegas on Earth, but way more weird.Living in this new, alien world doesn’t stop the settlers from trying to re-create what they’ve left behind. Case in point—weddings are still the highlight of any social calendar. But it’s the after-party that turns disastrous for Lucy Bell... -
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Ecstasy in Darkness by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsGrowing up poor on New Chicago’s meanest streets, Ava Sans had two options: be the predator or be the prey. No contest. Now, working for Alien Investigation and Removal, she’s been ordered to capture the biggest, baddest warrior of all—a vampire too beautiful to be real, with the ability to manipulate time... -
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![Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter]()
Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have. . . . With one caress, he can give unforgettable pleasure . . . or unending pain. . . . Hector Dean is shaved, tattooed, and totally ripped—and he has a deadly secret... -
![Dying Wish by Shannon K. Butcher]()
Dying Wish by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJackie Patton has been rescued by the Theronai from her captivity and torture at the hands of the Synestryn, only to learn that she's a potential match for the Theronai warriors who need a woman to literally save their lives. Forced to choose, she unexpectedly selects Iain, a cold-hearted warrior who doesn't want to be saved...Categorized as:
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![Silver Master by Jayne Castle]()
Silver Master by Jayne Castle
Cadence City matchmaker and para-resonator Celinda Ingram meets her match in security specialist Davis Oakes... -
![Xander's Chance by Lizzy Ford]()
Xander's Chance by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA continuation of the "War of Gods" saga ... As the single-most powerful vampire on the planet, Xander is the ultimate bored predator with too much time on his hands. He manipulates the minds of immortals for fun and bullies around the Gods, while guarding the secret source of his power, a crystal that can wipe out the planet...Categorized as:
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![After Glow by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
After Glow by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz
Life is complicated for Lydia Smith. She's working at that tacky, third-rate museum, Shrimpton's House of Ancient Horrors, trying to salvage her career in para-archaeology - and dating the most dangerous man in town. Just when she thinks she might be getting things under control, she stumbles over a dead body and discovers that her lover has a secret past that could get him killed... -
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Falling Blind by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThey are the Sentinels. Three races descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each possessing unique abilities in their battle to protect humanity against their eternal foes: the Synestryn. Now a warrior must protect a strong-minded woman from an incredible evil..Categorized as:
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Blood Hunt by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHope appeared out of nowhere, naked and alone, a woman without a past. The only thing she knows is that she is imbued with a strange power. It's in her blood. And two men want to posses it. One is Logan, a Sanguiner demon-fighter who needs Hope's essence to survive. The other is Krag, a Synestryn lord whose desire is to enslave Hope, and drain her of the lifeforce...Categorized as:
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Bound by Vengeance by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn original novella in the Sentinel Wars series by Shannon K. Butcher. The guilt that Defender Dakota Kacey feels about her brother’s death is all-consuming, making her determined to find and kill the demon who murdered him. But the leader of the Defenders is worried about what Dakota is capable of, and calls in Liam Lann to keep an eye on her...Categorized as:
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Legacy of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSidelined demon summoner Kara Gillian has her hands full when dimensional rifts allow demons to cause widespread panic and destruction on Earth. These aren't the human-tolerant summonables she's known before, but demons from the far reaches of the demon realm. Add three demonic lords with conflicting ambitions to the mix, and Kara has the perfect recipe for global disaster... -
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Rise of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe long-awaited ninth book in the Demon series returns to the adventures of Kara Gillian and the supernatural threats that surround her Kara’s drastic ceasefire deal with the formidable demon Imperator Dekkak slowed the attacks on Earth to a trickle, but her troubles are far from over... -
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Illusion Town by Jayne Castle
A new adventure begins on Harmony… With its opulent casinos and hotels, the desert city of Illusion Town is totally unique—and will take you on a thrill ride you’ll never forget. Hannah West isn’t the first woman to wake up in Illusion Town married to a man she barely knows, but she has no memory of the ceremony at all. For that matter, neither does Elias Coppersmith, her new husband... -
![Marked By The Alpha Wolf Part 1 by Scarlett Grove]()
Marked By The Alpha Wolf Part 1 by Scarlett Grove
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCassandra Kline is taken in by Pyramid Corporation in the midst of global nuclear war. For the next five years, she lives safely inside a protective domed city. Working in The Program, a virtual reality simulation, she is confronted by her dead mother who tells Cassie she is in danger... -
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![Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine]()
Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagic is corporate America's best-kept secret, and Gwen Carroway is the best at selling it... With her ability to pick up any language in an instant, Gwen Carroway is taking her family business global. As dutiful future leader of water elementals, she'll do anything to protect her people's secrets and bloodlines--including enter an arranged marriage...Categorized as:
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![Seduce Me in Dreams by Jacquelyn Frank]()
Seduce Me in Dreams by Jacquelyn Frank
From the "New York Times" bestselling author of the Nightwalkers and Shadowdwellers series, "Seduce Me in Dreams" begins a sexy new futuristic series featuring an elite group of military heroes. Dark. Mysterious. Sensual... -
![After Dark by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
After Dark by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz
Welcome to Harmony—where the rules are a little different. Life is tough these days for Lydia Smith, licensed para-archaeologist. Seriously stressed-out from a nasty incident in an alien tomb, she is obliged to work part-time in Shrimpton’s House of Ancient Horrors, a very low-budget museum. She has a plan to get her career back on track, but it isn’t going well. Stuff keeps happening... -
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Lucan by Susan Kearney
THEIR LOVE IS FORBIDDEN Healer and high priestess of her people, Lady Cael is fated to life without a mate. But a mysterious explorer named Lucan Rourke doesn't know her secrets, and his touch makes her crave a future that her extraordinary birthright has forbidden her. . -
![The Demon in Me by Michelle Rowen]()
The Demon in Me by Michelle Rowen
Hell hath no fury like a woman possessed... After her hunky police detective partner guns down a serial killer in front of her, "psychic consultant" Eden Riley realizes that she's no longer alone. A voice in her head introduces himself as Darrak. He's a demon. But not in a bad way. He was cursed 300 years ago and he wants to find a way to break free... -
![Taste Me by Tamara Hogan]()
Taste Me by Tamara Hogan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first novel in a gritty, fast-paced, and sexy new urban fantasy romance series featuring a world where incubi, sirens, valkyries, vampires, and werewolves live undetected alongside humankind. Someone has to keep the peace—and the secrets. He Wants Her So Badly He Can Taste It.. -
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Warrior Ascended by Addison Fox
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsView our feature on Addison Fox’s Warrior Ascended. First in the dark and sexy paranormal romance seriesStarring the immortal warriors of the zodiac Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning Stones of Egypt...Categorized as:
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![Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs]()
Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy's bond with the pack and her mate is broken, she'll learn what it truly means to be alone.. -
![Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare]()
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
Would you trade your soul mate for your soul?A Shadowhunter’s life is bound by duty. Constrained by honor. The word of a Shadowhunter is a solemn pledge, and no vow is more sacred than the vow that binds parabatai, warrior partners—sworn to fight together, die together, but never to fall in love... -
![Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs]()
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
By day, Mercy is a car mechanic in the sprawling Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, Mercy has often found herself having to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not so human. This time she may get more than she bargained for... -
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![River Marked by Patricia Briggs]()
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Being a different breed of shapeshifter-a walker-Mercy Thompson can see ghosts, but the spirit of her long-gone father has never visited her. Until now, on her honeymoon with the Alpha werewolf Adam. An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River-and innocent people are dying... -
![The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison]()
The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering... -
![Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews]()
Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews
Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority... -
![Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 28 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter]()
Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJane Yellowrock must dig deep and find strength within herself if she is to survive in the latest novel in this New York Times bestselling series.Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker, and vampire killer-for-hire, but her last battle with an ancient arcane enemy has brought her low... -
![The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison]()
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsAt long last... The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison! Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking . She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon...
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