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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 06 by Yuu Toyota
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIt's complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he's the object of his male coworker's affections! Pure and innocent businessman-turned-reluctant wizard Adachi has at long last found a person he can't stand to be apart from—Kurosawa, of course! As a couple, Adachi and Kurosawa are more in love than ever... -
Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 3 (Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) #3) by Wu Zhe
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA SHOT IN THE DARKBasketball, homework, goofing off, making out. .. His budding relationship with Gu Fei is a bright spot for Jiang Cheng as he begins to settle into life away from the big city where he grew up. But it's not all high school sports tournaments and kissing in the back of the movie theater... -
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Reunion by Ariana Nash
After a vicious storm delivers Eroan and Lysander's battered ship to the new world, where elves are in power and dragons must follow the law, the peace seems almost too good to be true. Until Lysander ends up on the wrong side of those laws, and discovers the real reason Eroan brought him half way around the world: The brother he thought was dead, is very much alive. ***. Akiem is missing... -
Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) Vol. 2 (Run Wild: Sa Ye (Novel) #2) by Wu Zhe
A MOMENT ON THE LIPS. Since that night of revelry with charming slacker Gu Fei and their unexpected kiss, Jiang Cheng has been spiraling. Was it the spark of something real or a drunken mistake? After all, in this nothing town, Jiang Cheng cherishes the bonds he’s formed with Gu Fei and his curious sister Gu Miao... -
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Façade by Sam Burns
Flynn Knight has a million things to do. From the mundane, like helping his new friends open the restaurant next door, to feeding his cat—a near full-time job. Then there are the unexpected things, like trying to find out about his father’s people, now that one has tried to kill him... -
Unpredictable Fate by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChieftain Kalthekor Valzadari is an elf with many regrets. Once a man concerned only with what would bring glory to his tribe at the expense of people he should’ve protected, everything changes when his son is born. Trapped in a loveless matebond, Kalthekor wants to leave his old life behind, but he is bound for eternity... -
Yagi the Bookshop Goat by Fumi Furukawa
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn this tranquil world where all animals live in peace, carnivores and herbivores have an agreement to live amicably. Yagi is a goat who loves reading (and eating! ) books; his dream is to become a bookstore clerk, but goats who eat paper aren't exactly welcomed at places that sell books! But maybe he can charm Ookami, the scary wolf store manager into giving him a job. . -
Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 2 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, BOKI
"The game of death begins now. "Only weeks after the fire at Chen Kang Psychiatric Hospital, Huzhou University is plunged into chaos by a spate of murders that seem linked to what happened at the mental institution--and to the deaths of Xie Qingcheng's parents... -
Mismatch, Lovematch by Megan Derr
Match is a hedge witch, part of a group of Guards that protect their town and the surrounding area from supernatural danger. He is not fierce and glamorous like his teammates, the paladins who do most of the fighting, a werewolf who does most of their hunting and tracking, or their sleek, crafty hacker who fights from a modern angle... -
The Peacock and the Jackal by Harrison J. Phillips, Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow hard can it be? Rescue the Prince and live happily every after. Easy right? Especially for a jackal war correspondent who considered battles just another day in paradise. But what Eryk didn't count on was a vain, determined, neurotic peacock who was turning out to be more trouble than an entire pack of Siberian wolves... -
Clashing With A Titan by Shea Balik
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Oliver Pierce always thought Omegas weren’t worth his time. He’d even fought hospital management to keep Omegas from working there. But what if he was wrong? It was something he’d never imagined possible. That was, until he met Anson. Anson Shaw had barely managed to get free from his ex-husband alive. After months of therapy he’d decided it wasn’t worth being under the thumb of an Alpha... -
No Ordinary Drakeling by Jessamyn Kingley
Emperor Chrysander Draconis rules not only the dragons but the entire Council of Sorcery and Shifters. From the moment Fate selected him, he has devoted himself to ensuring his people thrive and prosper. His life revolves around duty; nothing stands in the way of his dedication to his job... -
Fey Empire by S. Rodman
My mother raised me to worship monsters. Now she’s given me to one. I was born into her cult, raised on stories of the fey, of the magic slumbering in my blood, of the glory that would come when they returned to conquer Earth. I was taught to kneel, to serve, to prepare myself for the day I would give up my magic. My body was never mine. It was a gift waiting to be claimed... -
Imperial Twist by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsImperial Duke Damian Draconis has always known he would have two mates. His whole life, he’s yearned to prove to his parents and the world that such a match is not doomed for failure. His household is brimming with happy couples, and he wants the same joy in his heart—but on his own terms... -
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Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh Arcanist Delaney D’Vaire is the world’s only dark wizard, something that has alienated him from his people since birth. Orphaned as a child, he is shuffled around until the Prism Wizard sees his potential, steps in, and enrolls him in school. Though he never truly feels like he belongs, Delaney excels... -
Wyrmwood by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
A dragon searching for a crowning jewel for his fabulous hoard. A misanthropic incubus who just wants to swim. Declan might be the world’s only shut-in incubus, but with a father like Elrith, it’s little wonder his faith in people is nonexistant. He skates through life as a computer programmer, closed into his tiny apartment, only feeding by ordering sex workers to his door... -
Protecting the Runaway Omega by Lydia Thorn
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe ran away from a nightmare and found his fated mate. Elijah wants a fresh life for himself and the babe he’s carrying. His predatory ex-mate has other ideas. Elijah's one hope for safety and happiness is to sign up with the Alpha Protection Service of Miami until the bond with his abuser is broken. The Alpha protecting him is his new drop-dead gorgeous neighbor Liam... -
Lavender Fields by Natalina Reis, Claire Smith
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOne angel to bind you, one angel to save you. Sky Heavensent, an angel of death, is charged with the collection of souls of the recently departed. Known to his peers and immediate supervisor, the archangel Gabriel, as the liability, Sky puts his heart and soul into everything he does. When he meets Caleb Pierce, Sky is immediately smitten... -
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
History stands poised to repeat itself as Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are besieged by walking corpses atop the Burial Mounds. It is here fate offers them a second chance to protect their loved ones and unmask the true instigator of this grisly onslaught... -
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR, SOMEONE TO LIVE FOR. Gods should never meddle in the affairs of mortals, but Xie Lian is not one to follow the rules when lives are at risk. He spits in the face of heaven and its laws and descends in a fury to save his country from drought and civil war... -
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 7 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st
POINT OF NO RETURNAfter failing in their quest to capture the treacherous Xu Shuanglin, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning pursue him to the impenetrable Mount Jiao, accompanied by the noble Nangong Si and the leaders of the cultivation realm's great sects. There, they find the ancestral tomb of Rufeng Sect transformed into a macabre spectacle under the influence of Xu Shuanglin's forbidden magic... -
The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA country sojourn turns into a forced marriage to a dragon god for troubled writer Chiharu! Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome reluctantly returns to his rural hometown, hoping some R & R will refresh his creative juices. Instead of finding respite, he’s quickly entangled by an old promise to wed a local god! Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome is betrothed to Rin, the local water dragon god... -
Elysium by Nik Knight
Riley and his angels have finally found their Elysium, and together, they will defend it. After enduring two months in Purgatory at the Seven’s mercy, Riley Shepard emerges alive but forever altered. To protect his angels, he must embrace the powerful darkness inside him, or risk the fate of the realms... -
Nugget by Athena Steller
Rated: 0.00 of 5 stars · 0 ratingsStryker. One of the best hackers in the world, Stryker knows how to get what he wants and get away. Getting kidnapped and imprisoned by a coven of evil witches was a complication he hadn’t prepared for... -
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The Demons' Muse: Books 1-3 by Auryn Hadley
The Demons' Muse: Volumes 1-3 is the first of two box sets in this series. The Kiss of Death - Book 1. :. I always imagined Death's final kiss would be cold. It wasn't. Four years later, I can still remember the exact shade of his skin: a blue so pale it looked like moonlight. I dream of his touch... -
Inferno by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRanger/Hunter:. After an encounter with gremlins that almost kills one of my avatars, I’m forced to get involved with the government agency that enforces the laws that govern non-humans on Earth. The Inter-dimensional Immigration Agency—IDIA, according to the office agent assigned to my case—has a vested interest in me... -
Gale by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRanger/Hunter. After nearly losing an avatar, I’m ready to sign on with IDIA, the Interdimensional Immigration Agency. I need their resources to figure out what the hell is happening to my town... -
What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsMagnus Bane may or may not be dating Alec Lightwood, but he definitely needs to find him the perfect birthday present. Set in the time between City of Ashes and City of Glass, warlock Magnus Bane is determined to find the best birthday present possible for Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter he may or may not be dating... -
Illusion by Nik Knight
Riley’s Guardians are breaking apart, and he fears he can’t put them back together again. A hybrid born of an Angel-Fallen union, Riley Shepard is an anomaly coveted by both sides of an ancient war. But he doesn’t want to fight their war; he has his own battles to face. As his family fractures, bonds are tested, and forbidden feelings threaten to tear his heart into bloody thirds... -
Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters
Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc...
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