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A Crone to Pick by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsScout Randall knows what she is, more than a witch, more powerful than she ever thought imaginable. She’s only hit the tip of the iceberg on what she can do. Now she has to grapple with another problem.When her former partner Evan was believed dead in a vampire attack, she blamed herself, mourned, and tried to move on. Now he’s back, and he’s more than anybody ever imagined, too... -
Changing Beauty by C.M. Owens
THAD I've never had to play games to get what I want, and we both know exactly what I want. And the second I get a chance, I'm bringing her into my world permanently. ROSLYN Thad isn't like anyone I've ever met. I'm not sure if he's the best or the worst thing that has ever happened to me. But I do know I'm becoming addicted, and he seems to love the hell out of it... -
Freaky Gifts by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinter break is upon Mystic Caravan, which is supposed to mean a full month of rest and relaxation. Upon arriving at their destination, however, Poet and company find that murder isn’t far behind.Their off-season park is full of paranormals – something that normally makes Poet comfortable – but the death of a local girl points to one of their own being the culprit... -
Bitten Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsZEE I didn't choose this life. I didn't choose my fate. In fact, fate seems to have thing for fucking me over. Leah is just one more thing I didn't choose, and now I'm fighting everything in me not to turn her into the monster I never wanted to be. But we both know what's going to happen in the end, because as always, I have no control. LEAH He's wrong and right in the same breath... -
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Unchained Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI've spent my life thinking I knew the worst that could happen. Battles come and go. Wars are almost always won in the end. It's easy to grow complacent and forget even the deadliest should glance over their shoulder from time to time. We thought we had it all figured out. We were poised for this win before we even went to battle. We didn't win. We didn't lose... -
Lost Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKYA Survival. It's all I've known for as long as I can remember. I thought it was the same thing as living until him... Until one touch set me on fire. Until one look disabled all my defenses. Until one man could shatter me. Now, even though a distraction is the last thing I need, all I want to do is taste what it's like to feel alive. CHAZ She sees right through me, as I knew she would... -
The Stars Afire by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA new anthology of short fiction featuring your favorite characters from the Elemental Mysteries. In Lost Letters and Christmas Lights, Christmas in Rome wasn’t quite what Giovanni and Beatrice had in mind, until a set of misplaced letters leads them back to their library in the heart of Italy... -
Magic Julep by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Lily Locke receives a royal decree summoning her to the Kingdom of Crystalvia, she can hardly turn down the request. However, the invitation doesn’t come without a catch. When the queen begs Lily to crack a curse that has held their village captive for three years, Lily promises to do everything she can to free them. If she doesn’t, the kingdom will eventually languish… and disappear forever... -
Viktor by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom NYTs and USA Today Bestselling Author Kym Grosso...a novel in the IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANSAncient vampire, Viktor Christianson, thrived for thousands of years without love. Enjoying the finer things in life, the international playboy embraced the essence of his immortal existence... -
A Good Soul by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the sixth book in this much-loved series, Tricia O'Malley whisks you away to magickal Siren Island where a mermaid discovers that sometimes love comes around twice.Irma’s life has been defined by tragedy – one which the legends of Siren Island will never let her forget. Because of this, she’s learned that taking a chance on love isn’t worth the high cost that comes with it... -
Hocus My Pocus by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you’ve got it, haunt it… Once upon a time, I had big ideas, big dreams, and big plans. But when my mother left my kid sister with me when I was only fifteen, I was suddenly the single mother I never thought I’d be. Someone had to raise Torren and show her love and support, the way parents were supposed to love their children, the way our mother never did... -
Carve My Pumpkin by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGive ‘em pumpkin to talk about… The perfect job is only two weeks away. Two. Short. Weeks. All I have to do is survive the trial period for this new position and the future I’ve always wanted will be my reality. Once it’s mine, I’ll travel the world helping my fellow supernaturals blend into the human world and craft the lives they dreamed of. And in turn…maybe I’ll find myself... -
Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to her bestselling Dante’s Circle series with a collection of four never before published and highly anticipated romances. FALLEN FOR ALPHAS Liam and Alec watched their Pack fall from grace and fought with tooth and claw to make it rise from the ashes again for the Alpha... -
Savage Possession by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGrowing up, Darcy knew that life would be filled with challenges and tough decisions, but none so difficult as the one that would alter her future forever. Given the choice between losing Mason or becoming a vampire, Darcy risks the overwhelming threat of insanity, and places her destiny, her hopes and dreams, in the hands of Devlin... -
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Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing... -
Switch of Fate 2 by Grace Quillen, Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“All vampires must die.” Flint Gibson is ready to lay down his life for The Cause, just so long as doing so results in a ton of dead vampires. He’s been planning a kamikaze mission for decades, not-so-patiently waiting for news about the vampires who killed his family. Because all vampires must die. Especially those vampires... -
Heart of Flames by Sarah Piper
HEART OF FLAMES is the third and final book in Gabriel and Jacinda's trilogy in the Vampire Royals of New York world. It's a steamy enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance featuring a filthy-mouthed, red hot British vampire prince and the dark witch sent to destroy him... -
Blood of Night by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey say when one door closes, another opens. And in my case, that door leads right to Hell—literally. Though it’s not necessarily a bad thing, as crazy as it may sound since this specific hell dimension is ruled by Osiris, God of the Underworld.And he just might be the only one who can help me save the world from the total devastation the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will bring... -
Break the Day by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a shocking betrayal nearly killed him and the people he cares about the most, what Breed warrior Rafe wants more than anything is revenge against the insidious brotherhood called Opus Nostrum. But to achieve that goal, he must turn his back on the Order and infiltrate a dangerous gang with ties to Opus... -
A Very Proper Monster: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPower, passion, and politics collide in an Elemental World that is ruled by the ancients. A Very Proper Monster In Victorian-era Dublin, Josephine Shaw spends long nights filling the pages of her Gothic stories with the fantastic and the macabre, unaware that the suitor her father has arranged is one of the dark creatures she’s always dreamed... -
Benny by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBig body. Big heart. Desperate to finally claim her. Benny, owner of Club Crimson, is not what he appears to be. Outwardly, he's a handsome, friendly giant of a man who treats everyone like family. Inwardly he's fighting a battle, and if he ever slips, it could mean certain death for those around him... -
GOD OF WINE by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Comes Book #3 of the Immortal Matchmakers Inc. Series. (Standalone)CAN ROCK-HARD ABS SAVE THE WORLD? HE SURE THINKS SO Reckless and wild, the God of Wine has been partying for over ten thousand years. And New Year's Eve, when humans around the world succumb to his naturally occurring spike in powers, is his biggest night... -
Encala by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEncala, Book 3 in the Heku Series, finds Emily and Chevalier settled into the palace and life as one of the ruling heads of the Equites begins. The Equites elect Damon onto the Equites Council and he immediately finds himself at odds with Emily. Her independence and head-strong personality harshly conflict with his strict nature as one of the ‘old ones’... -
Sage by Talyn Scott
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2 in the Amazon Bestselling Series: Sanibel Immortals. For centuries, Sage and Roman Noskov have served the vampiric race, protecting fellow vampires as required of their birthrights... -
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Dark Possession by Aja James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlend Ramses is not who he seems…The first-ever Dark King, the most powerful vampire ruler in the world, was once the lowest of the low. A slave who became a Consort who became a King…he’s lived long enough to learn from his mistakes and never repeat them... -
Blood Moon Rising: Paranormal Women's Fiction Romance by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeredith and her family are adjusting to their new lives in Wishing Moon Bay. However, a new threat soon puts them in peril and threatens their happiness.As the past catches up with Silas... -
Jake by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRise to Alpha With Alpha blood coursing through his veins, charismatic wolf Jake Louvière, can no longer deny his true nature. As his beast demands his rightful place within Acadian Wolves, he’s forced to choose between killing his Alpha or leaving New Orleans forever. When a mysterious woman trespasses into the bayou, Jake is instinctively wary of the creature that is not wolf... -
Darkness Seduced by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsImmortal warrior Gideon Roarke made an oath five hundred years ago to the woman who died for him. The ancient Calydon is ruthless in his quest to honor that promise, even if it means risking everything by teaming up with the one woman who will either destroy him, or finally bring redemption to his blackened, hardened soul... -
Bewitch by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure... -
Dragon Released by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCan a curvy baker help this broken dragon find peace?Born in a lab and tortured for a lifetime, hybrid dragon Dallin has never had a real home or a purpose beyond revenge. And he doesn't expect that to change now, even if he's forced to be some human's bodyguard. Then he meets Jo, the curvy baker he needs to protect... -
The Demon's Path by Domino Savage
To claim my destiny, I have to go through hell. Literally.When I left my sheltered haven, I never thought I’d end up at a gothic cathedral, training with immortals of all kinds to prepare for an epically dangerous journey.We need to go to hell and find the most powerful slayer of all time, who just happens to be the demonic brother of the half-god, half-incubus angel I’m dating...Categorized as:
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The Witches' Companion (Lives of the Mayfair Witches) by Katherine Ramsland, Anne Rice
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"The Mayfair family is a huge imaginative refuge for me; it is living and growing in my mind all the time." --Anne Rice In the spellbinding tradition of her bestselling The Vampire Chronicles, the prolific Anne Rice has created the sensuous saga of the Mayfair witches... -
Valle by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ominous Valle Faction vows to gain possession of what the Equites has hidden in the well protected Island Coven. Just as Emily thinks she’s found peace in the volatile world of the heku, she’s brutally ripped from the protective walls of Chevalier’s coven and thrown into the harsh reality of a Valle prison... -
Black Swan COLLECTED TALES, Books 1-3 by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings2013 Winner of BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES, Reviewers' Choice Awards, the Paranormal Romance Guild. These are single titles presented in a bundle, the first three installments of the serial bundled for your pleasure. Included are: Book 1, My Familiar Stranger: The Vampire Hunters... -
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Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJareth Bancroft doubted he’d be one of the daywalkers who was lucky enough to find his destined consort. More than five hundred years of searching had yielded nothing. But one touch proved him wrong in the very best way.Narkissa Anders thought vampires were make-believe…until she stumbled upon a nest of them and barely escaped with her life... -
The Dragon and The Vampire by A.K. Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Director of the Supernatural Enforcement Bureau, powerful Vampire Ronan, thought he had seen it all...until he discovers that Dragons actually exist. Can he help the Dragon being hunted on his patch? He certainly has the means at his disposal...if they can find it first...before the dark magic-wielding Witches and their Vampire cohorts... -
The Dark Light Series Box Set by S.L. Jennings
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet ALL FOUR titles in the bestselling DARK LIGHT SERIES at one LOW PRICE for a LIMITED TIME! BOOK 1: DARK LIGHT Love. Sex. Magic. Before her 20th birthday, Gabriella was pretty much clueless about all three. In love with her best guy friend since the age of 14 and too crass and intimidating for most of the male population of Colorado Springs, love and good sex were virtually a myth... -
Stained Bonds by Serena Akeroyd, Helen Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll her life Marcella strove for one thing. Becoming a Sixth. Now, she’s got so much more than she bargained for. Not only does she have six mates to contend with, but her powers are growing and changing too, and, just to top it off, her father is trying to kidnap her. Daddy dearest is evil. There's no denying that. But that propensity for darkness? It's inside her... -
Root Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy by Rhea Watson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoot Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy includes all three full-length books from the Root Rot Trilogy + a short follow-up for those who love reconnecting with the main characters after The End. The trilogy is a supernatural academy Why-Choose romance centered around the professors and staff. It contains mature subject matter that might not be suitable for all readers... -
Guardian's Patience by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShort and round, she dresses like a gypsy in vibrant and sometimes clashing colors. She’s been known to dye her hair to match her mood. She does a Good Deed every day and smiles at everyone she meets. But underneath her happy-go-lucky exterior, Patience Delecourt is lonely and afraid. She’s the mouse in a demon’s Cat-and-Mouse game that’s been going on for years... -
Dragon's Fire by Lili Zander, Rory Reynolds
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsStealing from one dragon is lunacy. Stealing from five of them? I must have a death wish. Contrary to popular opinion, I really don’t have a death wish. Yes, I’m a thief, but after almost being torn limb from limb by an irate panther shifter, I’ve given up my law-breaking ways. From now on, I’m sticking to the straight and narrow... -
The Sigma Menace Collection by Marie Johnston
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe entire series at a savings! The Sigma Menace Collection contains FIVE fast-paced books and also includes the short story Reclaim!! Lose yourself in sexy wolf shifters, fierce mates, and hot chemistry as the West Creek Guardians fight to save their world. Fever Claim (Book 1) Primal Claim (Book 2) True Claim (Book 3) Reclaim (Book 3... -
Supernatural Enforcement Bureau, Book 2, The Imprisoned Dragon and The Witch: Book 2 by A.K. Michaels, Missy Borucki
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe call finally comes. Serge has located a remote cavern in the Rockies that holds a Dragon prisoner. Time is of the essence. Ronan and Starr rush to implement a rescue party and the Director of the SEB calls on his Sire, Josef, for help. After all, with Josef comes a very powerful Witch and a deadly Wolf... -
Eternity's Awakening by Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeartbeats had a pesky way of complicating things. They almost always came with the nasty side effect of humanity and finally... death. Since Thorne came into my life, I'd been plagued with both. Heartbeats and humanity. Both of these things were going to be the death of me. One way or another... -
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Blood Echo by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLet sleeping dogs lie... Don't stir up the past. Especially when that past is an ancient, feral vampire sleeping at the bottom of an aged cobblestone well, one who is famished for blood, determined to claim you, and haunted by mystical shadows...remnants from the past. Long ago, in a Romanian castle, the last females of a dying race called him Nanaşule . Godfather... -
Master Tuscano: Dark Vampire Romance by Sylvia Black
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChristian Tuscano wants revenge. As one of the Masters of the Consulate, it is his right to seek justice for Delilah. Unfortunately, the syndicate leaves her dead at his feet, and he has no choice but to bring her into the powerful underworld she has always shunned.It turns their lives upside down... -
Forever Touched by Becky Moynihan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA debt to a vampire is forever . . .As a witch living among bloodthirsty vampires, I’m always in danger. But I can’t leave, not until my father’s debt is repaid—a debt that is now mine.By day, I serve my strict mistress and her two spoiled daughters. By night, I’m a dancer at an exclusive vampire-owned nightclub.And that’s not all... -
Perfect Match 2: King’s Chosen by I. T. Lucas
When Lisa's nutty friends get her a gift certificate to Perfect Match Virtual Fantasy Studios, she has no intentions of using it. But since the only way to get a refund is if no partner can be found for her, she makes sure to request a fantasy so girly and over the top that no sane guy will pick it up. Except, someone does... -
The Court of Truth by K.C. Kean
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, that’s what they say. Who knew my biggest enemy would share my blood. I’ve been dreaming of this moment my entire life. The day I reclaim my birthright, ascend the throne, and claim my crown. Yet the instant I am proclaimed Queen of Floodborn, chaos ensues. My aunt is fueled by revenge, her sights set on me and my kingdom... -
Punished by Zara Novak
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen I arrived in Vrakal I wasn’t sure what to expect. Humans don’t often go to vampire cities, they are dark, chaotic and lawless places. A small human like me wouldn’t last long on her own. I’m barely there for all of fifteen minutes when a huge and powerful vampire proves me right. He destroys an entire pack of vampires just to claim me. I try to run. No one claims me...
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