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Impulse by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"You are the only female I desire, the only water that will quench my thirst, the only sun that will warm my skin, the only lips that were made for mine." Almost one year ago, a Mage attacked Silver and changed the course of her destiny. Immortals exist, and now she is one of them...Categorized as:
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The Heart's Ashes by A.M. Hudson
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDeath never leaves us. Once it's touched our souls, it hungers for our return--waiting for us to fall. And if it finds Ara again, she will have no way to escape. Moving on from David was hard, forgetting the abduction and torture was almost impossible, but nothing as devastating as the thought that now, because of her, David might face the horrific punishments of the Set...Categorized as:
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Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsBelle Jamison is finally starting to feel like a normal girl again...Categorized as:
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Hunter's Trail by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsActions have consequences—a lesson Scarlett Bernard is learning the hard way. As a “null,” Scarlett has always been able to negate the powers of the supernatural beings that surround her. But now her reckless decision to permanently change Eli from a werewolf to a human has left the Los Angeles werewolf pack in shambles, and upset the balance of power among the city’s supernatural factions...Categorized as:
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Darkmoon by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRylie Gresham has survived becoming a werewolf, going crazy from silver poisoning, and being hunted by her fiance's family. But that was nothing compared to the challenge Rylie faces now: being pregnant...with twins. And it definitely doesn't help that her fiance's brother has declared himself the father, either... -
When Twilight Burns by Colleen Gleason
After narrowly escaping Rome with her mortality, vampire hunter Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacey returns to London - where not even sunrise can stop a vampire's carnage. Not only is Victoria unable to detect the vampire with her heightened senses, but she's being framed as the prime suspect behind the killings...Categorized as:
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As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason
Directly descended from the very first vampire hunter in the Gardella family, Victoria knows she must continue the lineage so humanity will have protectors against the undead. While Sebastian Vioget appears to be both the perfect warrior and lover to ensure the Gardella Legacy, Victoria cannot forget Max Pesaro - the former slayer still haunted by the vampire queen Lilith's obsession with him...Categorized as:
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Borrowed Ember by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEverything in Ari’s life until this point has been borrowed. Her human life with a man who wasn't her real father. A love for a boy who needed more than her to be strong. Kisses with a Jinn who refused to do anything but lend them out in moments of weakness. And even her resolve, which seemed to fail her whenever she needed it most. But Ari is done borrowing...Categorized as:
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Scorched Skies by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFEAR THE HEAT... The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves. When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari’s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in...Categorized as:
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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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Billow by Emma Raveling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt has been six months since ondine Kendra Irisavie arrived in Haverleau, the hidden capital of the water elemental world. Six months since she discovered her destiny as the sondaleur. Six months since a series of devastating events left behind their mark...Categorized as:
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Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAbove all else, though I try not to think about it, I know which life I prefer. And every night when I Cinderella myself from one life to the next a very small, but definite, piece of me dies. The hardest part is that nothing about my situation has ever changed. There is no loophole.Until now, that is... For as long as she can remember, Sabine has lived two lives...Categorized as:
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Fractured Souls by Jessica Sorensen
**Mature Content Warning** 17+ for language and sexual content. (this is a re-imagining of my Young Adult Paranormal book, The Underworld (Book 2 in the Fallen Star Series) told as a New Adult Paranormal) Gemma thought she had said her good-byes and had felt every possible emotion she could before her soul was detached again...Categorized as:
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Mortal Defiance by Nichole Chase
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOne short week turned Ree McKenna’s life upside down. Not only does she have the weight of the world on her shoulders, but she still has to juggle homework, a job, and a curfew. While Ree tries to find her footing amidst the chaos, the Dark Ones and their champion are busy hunting down any humans that have a touch of the gods running through their veins...Categorized as:
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Immortal Grave by Nichole Chase
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFOR MATURE YA AUDIENCES. This novel contains violence and sexual situations. While darklings ransack the city, Ree and her friends will learn the depth of the gods' manipulations. Unsure of who is really on their side, Ree must accept her destiny and assume the role of leader. The stakes are higher than they've ever been. Death is waiting for them in every shadowy corner...Categorized as:
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A Matter of Truth by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNot long ago, Chloe Lilywhite seemingly had it all: a prized spot on the Magicals’ Council as lead Creator, a loving fiancé and Connection, and a wealth of good friends. But the poised young woman she projected was nothing more than a façade. Her parents all but disowned her. Power plays and accusations of murder within the Council rocked her confidence...Categorized as:
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Miss Frost Saves the Sandman by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now...private investigator. Sort of. When the Sandman comes to Santa’s Workshop, the shop Jayne manages, to do his first ever book signing, it’s a major event...Categorized as:
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Ungifted by Kelly Oram
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEven though her father is running for President of the United States, Grace St. Claire is as normal a girl as they come. She’s clumsy, shy, and an outcast among her peers. She even manages to nearly die in a freak accident in front of the entire school. But when Grace survives a vampire attack she quickly learns that she is anything but ordinary...Categorized as:
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Fairest by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsMirror, Mirror, on the wall, Who is the Fairest of them all? In the sequel to UnEnchanted, Mina Grime discovers that all is not fair when it comes to the Fae and their tales, especially when they don’t all play by the rules. Barely surviving the Story’s first fairy tale quest, Mina still has hundreds to go before she can end the curse on her family...Categorized as:
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A Matter of Forever by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt all comes down to this . . . Chloe Lilywhite has struggled for years to find her footing in a series of dangerous and demanding worlds. Creator, first tier Council member, and one of the most powerful Magicals in existence, she was little more than one of Fate’s pawns. But now, Chloe is back home and ready to call the shots. She knows what she wants and who she wants to be...Categorized as:
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Sweet Revenge by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne broken human-ish girl.Twelve gorgeous supernatural bachelors.A paranormal dating game with bite.What’s a half-wolf girl to do when her fated mate rejects her?Apparently, go on a supernatural reality dating show.Twelve hunky bachelors are vying for my attention and my heart.Including my ex’s twin brother…It’s the perfect recipe for revenge...Categorized as:
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Waiting for Mercy by Shannon Dermott
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat do you do when you’ve been to hell and back, literally ? For Mercy, it meant the beginning of the end for everything. Love, Happiness, Life...Categorized as:
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Original Sin by Samantha Towle
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOriginal Sin is book two in the Alexandra Jones series, the sequel to First Bitten. Alex has run. Leaving everything she knows and loves … Nathan, behind. She’s a fugitive; hiding from the Original Vârcolacs who want to claim her for themselves. Hiding in Italy, she has changed her identity and her appearance; working in a coffee shop in the quiet town of Sassano...Categorized as:
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Coveted by Stephanie Nelson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHaving prevented the war between the witches and vampires, Gwen Sparks was ready to move on and heal. She thought she could go home and her life would return to normal—she thought wrong. Being a spirit walker offers her protection, but it also put her life in danger as others covet what she possesses...Categorized as:
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Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe author of the acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series returns with her latest novel featuring an exciting heroine with a lethal hidden talent. This time she's hot on the trail of a young woman no one else cares about--and a killer who's bound to strike again. Nadia Stafford isn't your typical nature lodge owner...Categorized as:
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River Road by Suzanne Johnson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHurricane Katrina is long gone, but the preternatural storm rages on in New Orleans. New species from the Beyond moved into Louisiana after the hurricane destroyed the borders between worlds, and it falls to wizard sentinel Drusilla Jaco and her partner, Alex Warin, to keep the preternaturals peaceful and the humans unaware...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Frost: Vol 1 of a 2-part serial by Tanya Holmes, Nikki Busch
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGENRE: A Gothic paranormal romance with a twist. CLIFFHANGER: **YES** This is a two-part serial. When the ghost of her best friend begs for her help, psychic detective Denieve Knight goes undercover as a live-in domestic to catch a killer. She sets her sights on the most likely suspect: her friend’s mysterious employer, Doctor Braeden Frost. Dubbed "Dr...Categorized as:
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Elysian Fields by Suzanne Johnson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn undead serial killer comes for DJ in this thrilling third installment of Suzanne Johnson’s Sentinels of New Orleans series The mer feud has been settled, but life in South Louisiana still has more twists and turns than the muddy Mississippi. New Orleanians are under attack from a copycat killer mimicking the crimes of a 1918 serial murderer known as the Axeman of New Orleans...Categorized as:
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A Secret to Die For by Sierra Dean
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecret McQueen, Book 8 No one is safe. Secret McQueen thought she’d seen it all, but that was before she, Desmond and Holden came home to find New York City burning and the streets overwhelmed with the walking dead. Now, in a race against time, she must find out who is responsible for unleashing hell on Earth...Categorized as:
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Eve of Chaos by Sylvia Day, S.J. Day
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHow do you tell Satan that you ran over his dog? Evangeline Hollis has no idea, and she doesn’t want to find out. She’d rather forget the Infernal that nearly wiped out her training class and killed some of the best demonhunting Marks in the world. Living with the Mark of Cain—and the two sexy brothers who come with it—is trouble enough...Categorized as:
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The Moth in the Mirror by A.G. Howard
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAn original ebook-only novella in the Splintered series, told from the points of view of both Jeb and Morpheus. Morpheus wants to know more about his rival for Alyssa's affections, so he digs into Jeb's memories of his time in Wonderland. But he may be surprised by what he finds. This brand-new story and perspective from A.G... -
Succubi Like It Hot by Jill Myles
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNOBODY SAID SUCKING WAS EASY. With a hot new figure, her dream job as an archaeologist, and two gorgeous boyfriends to scratch her seductive Itch an angel and a vampire Jackie Brighton is totally getting the hang of life as a succubus. Then she accidentally knocks the pizza guy unconscious with her touch. Great she's cursed...Categorized as:
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The Sharpest Blade by Sandy Williams
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTorn between two worlds. Torn between two lives. McKenzie Lewis’s ability to read the shadows has put her—and …those she loves—in harm’s way again and again. The violence must end, but will the cost of peace be more devastating than anyone ever imagined? After ten years of turmoil, the life McKenzie has always longed for may finally be within her grasp...Categorized as:
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Horizon by Sophie Littlefield
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCass 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. A mysterious traveler arrives at New Eden with knowledge of a passageway North—a final escape from the increasingly cunning Beaters...Categorized as:
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Fate by Amanda Hocking
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsFate - the second installment in the My Blood Approves series... Alice Bonham thinks she's finally found a balance in her life between the supernatural and real life with her brother Milo. Jack - her sorta vampire boyfriend - keeps her at arm's length to keep her safe. As for his brother Peter... she's not sure where he's at, or what he wants with her... -
Vengeance by Tara Brown
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA man once told me there are infinite places love will take you, but revenge is the business of hate and there is only one place hate will take you, the end. The end of you and the end of everything you once stood for. His words still echo in my mind, next to the images of the millions of places I might have gone. Vengeance Amillia Morgenstein wants nothing but freedom...Categorized as:
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A Sliver of Shadow by Allison Pang
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWAR IS HELL. AND WAR WITH HELL IS NO FUN EITHER. Just when her new life as a TouchStone—a mortal bound to help OtherFolk cross between Faery and human worlds—seems to be settling down, Abby Sinclair is left in charge when the Protectorate, Moira, leaves for the Faery Court. And when the Protectorate’s away . .Categorized as:
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Reckoning by S.J. Harper
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin Agents Emma Monroe and Zack Armstrong. She’s sacrificed. He’s suffered. They’ve both been betrayed. Now it’s time for a reckoning. Special Agent Emma Monroe has a secret. She’s a Fallen Siren, cursed by the gods and banished to Earth for her failure to prevent the kidnapping of Persephone. As an FBI agent she saves the lives of others believing redemption could be one rescue away...Categorized as:
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Taste by Kate Evangelista
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAt Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable...Categorized as:
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Duplicity by Nikki Jefford
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIf Graylee Perez thought sharing a body with her twin sister was bad, dealing with a duplicate of herself is two times worse. Gray the second doesn't seem to get that Lee's boyfriend, Raj, is off limits. Then there's the problem of Adrian. He expects one of the Graylees to be his...Categorized as:
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Wicked Circle by Linda Robertson
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe fifth in the exciting urban fantasy series featuring Persephone Alcmedi, a modern-day witch with a sexy werewolf boyfriend. Persephone Alcmedi has helped her waerewolf lover Johnny unlock his powers. Now she must come to the aid of Menessos, the vampire overlord she has secretly marked...Categorized as:
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The Big Fix: A Novel by Linda Grimes
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLinda Grimes’s sexy and hilarious urban fantasy series that began with In a Fix and Quick Fix continues in The Big Fix...Categorized as:
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The Light of the World by Tara Brown
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs if going off to college isn't hard enough, Rayne discovers she has other challenges beyond roommates or first-year workload. She discovers the fate of the world resting on her small shoulders, not to mention the creepy whispers that taunt her in her sleep each night. In the haze of her dreams she hears it, 'You're dead. You're dead and I just forgot to tell you...Categorized as:
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Crystal Iris by Blair M. Shadows
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet ready to immerse yourself in a magical romance series filled with mystery, modern conflicts, and a love story that will leave you craving more.Professor Iris De Loughery’s life takes an unexpected turn on the night of her thirtieth birthday...Categorized as:
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Fatal Circle by Linda Robertson
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDestiny sucks. . .Categorized as:
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Hallowed Circle by Linda Robertson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAnd you think beauty pageants are scary? Persephone Alcmedi has been persuaded to compete for the position of High Priestess of the Cleveland, Ohio, coven now that the former priestess, Vivian Diamond, has strangely gone missing. Unfortunately, there are a few small problems with the idea...Categorized as:
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The Gathering Darkness by Lisa Collicutt
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say "third time's the charm", and for sixteen-year-old Brooke Day, they had better be right. She’s been here before, twice in fact, and an evil demon-witch wants her dead a third time. When Brooke is forced to leave Boston for the small town of Deadwich, she thinks her life is over. Before long, her new friends start acting strange—downright evil...Categorized as:
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ReVamped by Ada Adams
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 16 ratings*teen/young adult, urban fantasy, paranormal, action/adventure, humor* A simple mission turned deadly. Nineteen-year-old vampire Dawn has led a sheltered life within the confines of her father’s presidential headquarters. Upon being sent on a mission to revamp four goofy misfits into guardians of a peaceful little town of Angel Creek, Dawn believes that all her dreams have finally come true...Categorized as:
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Touched by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe media has a nickname for Marnie Baranuik, though she’d rather they didn’t; they call her the Great White Shark, a rare dual-talented forensic psychic. Twice-Touched by the Blue Sense--which gives her the ability to feel the emotions of others, and read impressions left behind on objects--Marnie also has a doctorate in preternatural biology and a working knowledge of the dark arts...Categorized as:
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Nightshade by Michelle Rowen
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJillian Conrad never believed in vampires-until she was unwillingly injected with a serum that was supposed to act as a deadly poison to them. Now, tormented half-vampire Declan Reese wants her blood to destroy the undead kingdom. Unfortunately, the serum has also made her blood irresistible to all vampires-including Declan, whose desire for Jillian is more than mere hunger...Categorized as:
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