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Crone It Down by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHawthorne Hollow is going to the birds.Literally.These birds have an agenda, though, and it’s not good.Scout Randall wants to take advantage of the fact that her current nemesis is trapped on another plane. Regrouping and resting—and strategizing—is the name of the game. A new enemy has other ideas, however.A run-in with a flock of strixes gives Scout more than she bargained for... -
From Were to Eternity by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSt. Pete Beach is getting weird. Between warlocks, shark shifters, and wolf packs going to war, Hali Waverly and Gray Hunter have their hands full. Things get even worse when shifters with ties to Gray’s pack start attacking people on the beach. What’s even weirder is that when the duo step in during a frothing melee, the shifters drop dead before they can be questioned... -
Crone Cold Dead by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsScout Randall’s life has taken more turns than she was ready for, and it’s a new dawn in Hawthorne Hollow.Her parents have arrived on the scene, and it turns out, they’ve been hiding in the shadows for years waiting for her.The prophecy that foretold her winning what should be an unwinnable war, has enemies crawling out of the woodwork... -
To Spell With It by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHadley Hunter thinks she's seen everything - okay, maybe not everything but a lot of things - but she's never seen a cupid convention.When her good friend Booker's fellow cupids descend on Moonstone Bay, she thinks it's going to be fun and games. Instead, it's mayhem and mystery when a rash of suicides and attempted suicides hit random island residents... -
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Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor years now, Scarlett Bernard has counted on two things: her ability to nullify magic, and Shadow, the bargest who guards Scarlett with her life. But after a sudden revelation turns Scarlett’s world upside down, she panics and leaves town without warning, leaving Shadow with her partner, Jesse. In the chaos that follows, the bargest is stolen—and Jesse nearly dies from a brutal psychic assault... -
No Crones About It by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsScout Randall is settling in with the northern Lower Michigan branch of Spell’s Angels. She’s feeling bold, brash … and just a little bit flirty thanks to her burgeoning relationship with Gunner Stratton, a shifter whose father happens to serve as the chief of police in Hawthorne Hollow. Things are going well … until they’re not... -
Freaky Deaky Tiki by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHadley Hunter is learning about life, love … and being a witch. She has a hot and hunky boyfriend, new friends, and family she didn’t know existed until recently. Her plate is full. Life gets even busier when a Detroit grim reaper named Aisling Grimlock hits Moonstone Bay for her honeymoon. Aisling is loud, brash … and pregnant... -
Magic & Malice by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.When Ember Rose is tasked with covering the birthday party of a wealthy 200-year-old matriarch for the local paper's society section, she doesn't bank on the guest of honor dying before the cake is served... -
Magic & Monsters by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Starry Hollow is abuzz when the famously reclusive Creature Hunter, Winston York, emerges from retirement after a rare sighting of an endangered magical creature and Ember Rose is assigned to cover the story... -
Boundary Haunted by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMonths after her battles in Wyoming, Allison “Lex” Luther is still struggling with the aftereffects of the psychic attack she suffered—and with the new developments in her own magic.Then Lex’s boss, the cardinal vampire of Colorado, passes along a strange request from her counterpart in Atlanta... -
Witch Out of Water by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHadley Hunter is the new witch in a town overflowing with paranormal beings. She’s ready to settle, but odd things keeping cropping up and knocking her off her game. In addition to dating Moonstone Bay’s sheriff Galen Blackwood, Hadley has her hands full when she helps discover a body at a local festival and uncovers a decades’ old feud between two warring families... -
Diamonds and Blood by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSixty million in diamonds and a dead billionaire. Sometimes even a successful heist has its problems. Bags of diamonds and breathtaking jewelry are the only clues to a chain of puzzling murders. When Libby’s questions draw the attention of Montreal’s organized crime bosses, she finds herself a target... -
Moonstruck by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsEvil forces are at play in this spellbinding continuation of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series. Transporting goods is part of the job, but when Keystone accepts the daunting task of moving precious cargo, the team splits up. Raven has orders to follow, but Christian’s seductive ways draw out her violent soul... -
Club Vampyre by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsClub Vampyre brings together the first three Anita Blake novels, this collection looks at the adventures of the woman vampires call The Executioner.I'm Anita Blake, expert on creatures of the night. Vampires call me The Executioner. What I call them isn't repeatable. Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead equal rights, most people think vampires are just ordinary folks with fangs... -
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Nevermore by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLERRaven Black risks it all for loyalty and love in this stunning continuation in the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series. Raven returns to her childhood home to rebuild her severed relationship with her father. After a long year of capturing violent criminals and thwarting assassination plots, she could use a vacation. But trouble is brewing on the home front... -
Boundary Broken by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsYears ago, boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther made a promise to an alpha werewolf. Now, just when the supernatural community in Colorado is enjoying a period of hard-won peace, the alpha turns up at Lex’s door to call in his marker. Two of his pack members have disappeared in the Colorado sand dunes, and he needs safe passage to hunt for them... -
Crown of Magic by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPassions run deep at Beltane - too deep.With the Beltane Festival approaching, the preparations in White Haven are in full swing, but when emotions soar out of control, the witches suspect more than just high spirits... -
Delectable Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRosemary Thorn is finally about to achieve her dream of opening a chocolate shop in the magical village of Myrtlewood...In the lead-up to the Lughnasa festival, trouble is brewing in Bermuda...Rosemary has her hands full with the launch of her much anticipated magical chocolate shop... -
Chameleon's Death Dance by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEven a chameleon can be a target. Libby makes her money as a thief and an assassin, but a girl has to have a cover. To her surprise, her business installing security systems in 23rd century Toronto is taking off, as is her romance with Wil—North America’s top cop. Then an insurance company hires her to recover a fortune in stolen art and jewelry... -
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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The Blood by Z.W. Taylor
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt took one bite to change her life forever. Now Charlotte has found herself in the middle of a war that has been brewing for longer than anyone could have imagined. And it's all in the blood...Join them as they race against time to try and solve the mystery that could destroy or deliver them from this horrible bloody mess... -
Replica by Shannon Mayer, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen the sun rises, the nightmares are supposed to fade . . .this time, they don’t. An expose on the dangerous experiments Rachel and Lea uncovered with the Asclepius project turns the world against them. Except for a single man who claims he knows about a hidden plan to complete what was started with Asclepius... -
Moon Angel by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsVampire private eye Samantha Moon must save her telepathic daughter from the Devil. When Tammy is tricked into a pact with the Evil One, he invades her mind, pulling every secret from it... Except the one he wants most. Sam vows to destroy the Devil, but she's going to need some help...a lot of help. The odds of success are slim to none until an unexpected ally appears.. -
Strayed by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**The sequel to Tarnished, book 5.5 of the Caged series** Reunited at last, Ruby and Scarlet have tried to mend their fractured relationship. But Scarlet’s unwillingness to share what she did during her three week expedition has Ruby frustrated and Sean seething... -
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Heart of the Pack by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSurvive the Holidays with Alice, Private Investigator of the Supernatural. The pack’s greatest strength is its heart. Mage private investigator Alice Worth has plenty to celebrate this holiday season. She and alpha werewolf Sean Maclin have settled into their new home just in time for their first Christmas... -
Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis short story collection includes one brand-new tale, one story previously available only at Kelley Armstrong's website, and re-prints some hard-to-find stories from various anthologies as well as the entire novella Hidden... -
Hisses and Honey by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe climactic final volume of The Venom Trilogy by USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer. Humble baker turned supernatural Alena Budrene is lovely and lethal, and for the first time, she’s owning it. Finally rid of her low-life ex-husband, she’s free to date sexy vampire mob boss Remo, who respects her as both a Supe and a woman...Categorized as:
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Homicide at the Haunted House by Beth Dolgner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsDivorced, broke, and broken down in the old mining town of Nightmare, Arizona, Olivia Kendrick is desperate for a job. At forty-two years old, she never thought she would be starting over like this, let alone in a tucked-away town filled with tourists, offbeat residents, and an outspoken UFO hunter... -
I See You by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOver a year and a half had passed since Jade Godfrey, aka the dowser, fixed my mother’s necklace, since I’d thwarted the vision of the death of love, and since I’d made a deal with a devil and acquired a demigod for a mentor.I still didn’t understand or control my power, my magic, but it had been a great year. A year of rest. A year of love and light.But now the reprieve was over... -
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... -
The Gorgon Agenda by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA planet-killing weapon, sinister sisters, and immortal monsters.All in a day’s work for the agents of SPI.I’m Makenna Fraser, seer for SPI (Supernatural Protection & Investigations). I knew SPI protected some of the world’s most dangerous relics, but I didn’t know our draconic founder, Vivienne Sagadraco, kept them in a vault deep below Manhattan.Until the most lethal relic of all was stolen... -
Slaying It by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA brand new novella in the New York Times bestselling series featuring vampires in the Windy City. Merit, Sentinel of Chicago's Cadogan House, is pregnant. She's ready to meet her daughter, but also very excited about the possibility of seeing her feet again. But trouble always seems to find her... Ethan and Merit have been married for eight months, and they're preparing for life-with-baby... -
Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSexy shapeshifters and lots of suspense combine in this scintillating new paranormal novel from the author of "Midnight Sins" and "Hotter After Midnight." Being Bullet Proof Sucks--Literally Once, Maya Black was a kick-ass cop patrolling the streets of L.A. She still keeps the city safe, but nowadays her bad guys of choice include demons, werewolves, and assorted nocturnal scum... -
Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker
You can only escape your destiny for so long…It’s been more than twenty years since tragedy prompted Luna Valens to walk away from her pack.Scarred by her past, she’s done her best to lead a normal human life. Thanks to a potion that suppresses her magic, nobody around her has a clue that she’s a werewolf... -
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Wolf House - Potter's Story by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs Potter leaves Kiera and his friends to go in search of Luke, he makes a lonely journey across the snow-capped mountains of Cumbria. Haunted by the death of Murphy, the capture of Luke and the love that he feels for Kiera, Potter reflects on his past life and the disturbing events that took place at the Wolf House... -
Moon Dragon by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNine years ago, federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire... -
Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn this fourth in Spear's series, Private Eye Cameron MacPherson and Faith O'Mallery are both on quests that lead them into the world of magical wolves… Cameron arrives in the Canadian Arctic to search for his partners in his P.I. business who are late returning from a hunting trip...Categorized as:
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Blood Catalyst by A.L. Kessler
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath threats, black magic, and vampire business is all just another day in the life of Abigail Collins. Abigail has her hands full with her first PIB case since she came back from leave. When the brother of a Cult member shows up dead, Liz requests Abby be put on the case. The cause of death? A missing heart... -
Embraced by Darkness by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsShe's hunting a killer—and shattering every boundary she’s ever known…Part vamp, part werewolf, Riley Jenson plays by her own rules, whether it’s her stormy love life or her job as a guardian. But when her family’s alpha male demands that she solve the mystery of a vanished girl, Riley can feel a trap closing in around her... -
Shifter Shadowborns by Avery Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Rejected Mates Romance...Categorized as:
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Bloodlust Curse by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m Charley Underwood. I run the best bar in Crimson, Georgia… when I’m not kicking demons and vampire thugs out of town.A local witch has been murdered. Even worse, it looks like the killer stole her magic, draining it away in a bloody ritual... -
Marked in Flames by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy mate rejected me, leaving me broken. I refuse to let that happen again—even if Steele is the one for me.I hold the power of flame and future in my hands, but I know the world is watching. Waiting for us to fall.The truth and lies that bind the Aspen Pack together are crumbling and I am to bear witness to its fate.I know the Enforcer of the Aspens is my mate... -
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... -
Blink of an Eye by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA detective who turns into a tiger. A pawn shop owner who can see how you'll die. The criminals never had a chance. If you enjoyed Sookie Stackhouse and True Blood, you’ll love Tess Callahan and the Tiger’s Eye mysteries. Tess and sexy shapeshifter Jack solve mysteries with supernatural flair, and the laughs fly as fast as the clues...Categorized as:
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Forget About Midnight by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexa's struggle with the turn has sent her straight into the arms of the one man who feeds her madness: Kale Sinclair. Together they wreak havoc on the city and discover why they are so wrong for one another. When Alexa's sister, Agent Juliet O'Brien, gets busted covering up Alexa's kills, she's arrested by the government op she works for. They offer Alexa a deal... -
Burned by A. Blythe, Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAlternative Cover Edition of ASIN: B01DFCMS5E Magic is a real bitch. Covert agent Alyse Winters is a powerful djinni until she finds herself on the wrong end of a burn notice. Cuffed and cut off from her magic, Alyse is dumped in Philadelphia where her past is only too eager to catch up with her... -
Dead in Dixie by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDead Until Dark: Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse can read minds, which makes people...uncomfortable. Then along comes Bill-and Sookie can't hear a word he's thinking. That's because Bill is a vampire who runs with other undead. So when one of her coworkers is killed, Sookie fears she's next.... Living Dead in Dallas: First, Sookie finds a body in her car...Categorized as:
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Licence To Howl by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDevereau Webb is riding high. He's a powerful werewolf with a killer combination of intelligence, wits and strength and he's learning more and more about his abilities every day. He isn't usually the type to take orders, however, and that has to change with his new role as a supernatural spy within the British security services... -
Thrown to the Wolves and Other Stories by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis anthology includes several short stories set in the BLACK DOG UNIVERSE, including the all new story, THROWN TO THE WOLVES. ___________________________________________________________ THROWN TO THE WOLVES Zed lost his mate, and it broke his wolf's heart. Now he's got a second chance at a happily-ever-after if he's brave enough to take what he wants... -
Witch Slapped by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHolly's got a big problem... And this time, there's no dead body involved. At least, not yet...
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