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Magic Strikes - Hot Tub by Ilona Andrews, Gordan Andrews
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![Diamonds and Blood by B.R. Kingsolver]()
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... -
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![Kate's Daddy by Gordon Andrews]()
Kate's Daddy by Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThis is the story Jim tells Curran about Kate’sDaddy. -
![Kate's Origin by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Kate's Origin by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPublished in Small Magics, and part of Curran's POV. This is the story Jim tells Curran about Kate’s Daddy. -
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![In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Together for the first time in one volume. .. Three dazzling stories of magic and fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. Three of the author's most thrilling stories in one fabulous volume. .. Fire and Ice. On the run, a beautiful virgin crosses paths with a sexy ex-assassin. Knightly Dreams. The dashing hero of a novel comes to life. Dragonswan... -
![Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur]()
Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur
New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur has been hailed for her “smart, sexy”* urban fantasy novels. Now, she continues her Dark Angels series set in the realm of danger and desire known as the Guardian World… Half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones can enter the realm between life and death, and she can see the Reapers who collect the souls of the dead... -
![Fortune's Ashes by Helen Harper]()
Fortune's Ashes by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA new power. A new threat. And some very new dangers. Everything is falling apart. I've been cursed with the ability to catch glimpses of the future. It's a power which Lukas despises but it's one that I can't seem to get rid of. I'm also in trouble at work. Somebody else is claiming that they are the one true phoenix and that my entire existence is built on lies... -
![A Small Fairy Tale by Nalini Singh]()
A Small Fairy Tale by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsShort story in the November Newsletter:. Authors Note:This story stands fully alone, so you’ll be able to understand it even if you’ve never read the Guild Hunter series. All you need to know is that this is a world that includes angels and vampires as well as humans. For GH series readers, this story is set after Archangel’s Shadows and contains some spoilers for earlier books in the series.Categorized as:
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![The Midnight Breed Series Companion by Lara Adrian]()
The Midnight Breed Series Companion by Lara Adrian
Part human, part otherworldly, the Breed has lived among humankind in secret for thousands of years . . . and now fans of the popular, best-selling Midnight Breed Series can delve deeper than ever before into this hidden, seductive race of vampires and the dark, thrilling universe they inhabit... -
![Naked Dinner by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Naked Dinner by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Published in Small Magics, and included in Curran's POV. This POV takes place between Magic Strikes and Magic Bleeds and is explaining why Curran missed the Naked Dinner with Kate. -
![Stalking Hawke by Nalini Singh]()
Stalking Hawke by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTakes place some time after Kiss of Snow. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website. -
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Master of Dragons by Angela Knight
The last time fairy princess Nineva Morrow engaged in magic, evil forces rendered her an orphan-isolated and incapable of trusting in anyone's survival. But after years of hiding on Earth, she'll use her powers once more-and attract more knights than she can handle. -
![Housewarming at the Orchard by Nalini Singh]()
Housewarming at the Orchard by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA short story featuring Ivy Jane, Vasic and the Arrow Squad. Timeline:. Takes place some time after Shield of Winter and before Shards of Hope. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website.Categorized as:
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Dorian by Nalini Singh
A changeling who can never shift lives a life of quiet frustration—until he learns how to let his leopard come out and play . . . Timeline:. Takes place right after Hostage to Pleasure. This story can be found in the short story anthology Wild Embrace.Categorized as:
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![Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost]()
Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsNew York Times bestselling authors Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews bring you two short stories of paranormal. Jeaniene Frost's story, One for the Money, features vampires Cat and Bones trying to protect a spoiled heiress with a price on her head and an undead hitman on her trail. Previously published in Death's Excellent Vacation... -
![Guild Hunter Novels 1-4 by Nalini Singh]()
Guild Hunter Novels 1-4 by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAngels rule, vampires serve, and passions ignite in the first four novels of the Guild Hunter series by New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh. Angels’ Blood. Archangel’s Kiss. Archangel’s Consort. Archangel’s Blade. -
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A Walk on the Cliffs by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShort story in the July Newsletter:. Authors Note:This vignette stands alone, so you can read even if you’ve never read the Guild Hunter series. For series readers, A Walk on the Cliffs fits into chapter 6 of Archangel’s Shadows... -
![Cast in Peril by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West]()
Cast in Peril by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West
It has been a busy few weeks for Private Kaylin Neva. In between angling for a promotion, sharing her room with the last living female Dragon and dealing with more refugees than anyone knew what to do with, the unusual egg she'd been given was ready to hatch. Actually, that turned out to be lucky, because it absorbed the energy from the bomb that went off in her quarters. .. -
![Wild Night by Nalini Singh]()
Wild Night by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA short story about when Hawke visits the nightclub Wild after being notified about a brewing fight involving SnowDancer juveniles. Timeline:. Takes place during Chapter 9 of Kiss of Snow. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website. -
![Bound in Black by Juliette Cross]()
Bound in Black by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGenevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission—to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld, where no one has ever gone into and returned. But nothing can prevent her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her... -
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Enchant by Penelope Fletcher
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRae’s fragile emotions are becoming unhinged. Lochlann demands she keeps the bond with his brother secret, and the duties of High Priestess threaten to crush her rebellious nature, diminishing her glow. Breandan is her warrior, her light in the dark, but even he cannot hope to protect Rae from her own blood, and the extremes his need to possess her push him to... -
![Fathers and Sons by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews]()
Fathers and Sons by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second volume of Curran POV takes place after the events of MAGIC BLEEDS and before MAGIC SLAYS. Infuriated by Kate's treatment at the hands of the Pack, the Beast Lord demands an explanation. When words fail, claws and fangs must do the talking. -
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Hardest Fall by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe tattooed demoness, Bone, doesn’t like anything except the magical weapons she makes. But she has hidden talents few know about. When I was brought to her near death, she used her Seraph song to manipulate flesh and bone to heal me. But she wasn’t happy about it. Now I must return the favor... -
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A Gate of Night by Bella Forrest
Welcome back to The Shade. .. Derek and Sofia are finally enjoying a well-deserved break. Staying at a resort with good food, sun and sea, Sofia is thrilled to witness Derek’s re-introduction to the human world. They would almost be mistaken for a normal young couple, if it were not for the red-eyed monster lurking in the shadows and watching their every move, waiting for his signal to pounce…. -
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![Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh, Brianna Bronte]()
Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh, Brianna Bronte
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDiane Broen's lived to protect her younger sister Rachel from harm. But now that Rachel has been mated off, Diane's occupied herself with less fulfilling tasks at the Genetics Council--until she's paired with a new team member, a Breed male notorious for his attitude, and a touch that makes her recoil. Lawe isn't thrilled with her either. A lion at heart, he prefers a lair of solitude... -
![Romancing Drew by Nalini Singh]()
Romancing Drew by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA short story about Indigo & Drew's mated life. Timeline:. Takes place around the same time as Shards of Hope. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website.Categorized as:
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![The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay]()
The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIt takes a strong woman to keep the peace in a city of endless night. . . . Deep beneath Underground, a cunning bid for power and revenge has begun—one that threatens to make Atlanta the new battleground in the ultimate confrontation between good and evil. The powers of hellish Charbydon have the upper hand after plunging the city into primordial night... -
![Burning Up by Angela Knight, Nalini Singh]()
Burning Up by Angela Knight, Nalini Singh
Passion runs as hot as a fever dream in these all-new stories by four New York Times bestselling provocateurs of the paranormal. .. In Angela Knights's Blood and Roses , a vampire warrior and his seductive captor join forces to stop a traitor from unleashing an army of demonic predators on their kingdom... -
![Blood Redemption by Connie Suttle]()
Blood Redemption by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Radomir handled the meeting, because Gavin wanted to kill Norian Keef. Norian sat inside Gavin's office at the palace, nervously tapping a foot. That in itself irritated Gavin to the point of red-eyed, lengthy-fanged murder. Radomir worked to calm Norian while Gavin looked on, mentally considering the many, painful ways Norian might meet his end. "... -
![Man of My Dreams by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maggie Shayne]()
Man of My Dreams by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maggie Shayne
Magic of the Night. .. Every woman dreams about meeting the perfect man--the one whose power will spark her fiery passion and make her tremble with desire. Now, in this spellbinding collection, today's hottest authors present four devastatingly handsome heroes who can possess a woman's heart and satisfy her late-night yearnings... -
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Asylum by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTucked away in Sofie’s wintery asylum with no hope of release for years, Evangeline must come to terms with her situation: the curse still plagues her, she’s now hunted by a two thousand-year-old vampire, and the guy she’s in love with tried to kill her. Plus, she’s locked up with a cranky Max and the Forero kids—two people everyone seems to prefer dead over alive. Things aren’t looking good...Categorized as:
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![A Blaze of Sun by Bella Forrest]()
A Blaze of Sun by Bella Forrest
Welcome back to The Shade. .. "Of course you know who I am. I'm a daughter of the darkness just as surely as you are his son. .. ". Ever since his brief encounter with Emilia at The Shade, Derek's thoughts and dreams have been haunted with images of the mysterious, beautiful brunette. Plagued with guilt, he struggles to understand why he is so drawn to this dark stranger from his past... -
![Rowan by Nalini Singh]()
Rowan by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA short story featuring Sahara, Kaleb, Zach, Annie & Rowan. Timeline:. Takes place some time after Allegiance of Honor. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website. -
![Kaleb and Sahara’s Meeting with Sascha and Lucas by Nalini Singh]()
Kaleb and Sahara’s Meeting with Sascha and Lucas by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA deleted scene about Sascha & Lucas' meeting with Sahara & Kaleb. Timeline:. Takes place during Chapter 7 of Shield of Winter. This story can be found in Nalini Singh's March 2015 newsletter.Categorized as:
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![The Song of the Wolf by Nalini Singh]()
The Song of the Wolf by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA short story about Sienna & Hawke's mated life. Timeline:. Takes place some time after Shards of Hope. This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website. -
![An Enchanted Season by Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy]()
An Enchanted Season by Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy
Give readers a gift-new stories from a bestselling lineup of romance authors. It's the time of year when dreams come true, miracles happen every day, and love is the greatest gift of all. .. The holidays always seem to bring out the best in everyone, with heartfelt hugs for long-missed friends, sincere smiles in the spirit of the season, and a feeling of magic in the air... -
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Pale Moon by Elizabeth Kelly
Unlike his siblings, Nicholas Williams has no desire to find a mate. But when a group of strange Lycans arrive at his home, bringing with them a human woman named Max, Nicky finds himself oddly attracted to her. On a dangerous quest to the outskirts to save his birth father's life, Nicholas is drawn to Max in a way he does not understand... -
![Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh]()
Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh
The breed guaranteed Mica no harm would come to her, but they never allowed for her sensual fascination with Navarro, or his unstoppable need to claim her as his mate, in both body and soul. Watch a Video. -
![Apocalypse: The Lords of Deliverance Compendium by Larissa Ione]()
Apocalypse: The Lords of Deliverance Compendium by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThey're here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Born of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell's minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday . . . or let it ride . . . THE LORDS OF DELIVERANCE COMPENDIUM...Categorized as:
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![Blood Royal by Connie Suttle]()
Blood Royal by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"Rene', what will you do if I kick his ass? " I jerked my head toward Tony. "Nothing, as long as you do not inflict permanent harm," Rene' smiled slightly. I got up to go after Tony, but Wlodek hauled me back. "We will not allow a brawl between our two youngest," he declared and settled me back in my seat. "Now, Anthony, where may we find your father and does he have other children? "... -
![Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda]()
Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStill reeling from the death of her best friend, Kay, Billi's thrust back into action when the Templars are called to investigate werewolf activity. But these werewolves are like nothing Bilil's ever seen. They call themselves the Polenitsy: man killers. The ancient warrior women of Eastern Europe, supposedly wiped out centuries ago... -
![Beyond the Darkness by Jaime Rush]()
Beyond the Darkness by Jaime Rush
They live ordinary lives,but they are extraordinary. They are the Offspring,children of a mysteriousexperiment gone awry—andthey are in terrible danger. Cheveyo: a name that stirs Petralike no other, reviving deepfeelings of pleasure . . . andpain... -
![Hot Spell by Emma Holly, Lora Leigh]()
Hot Spell by Emma Holly, Lora Leigh
Venture into a world beyond the ordinary, where the dark passions and voracious appetites of vampires, werewolves, demons, and a few undaunted mortals combine to unleash a potent spell. -
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Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe countdown to the end of days has begun—and Only the Nightkeepers can stop the annihilation of all mankind. .. View our feature on Jessica Andersen’s Dawnkeepers. Though a Nightkeeper, Nate Blackhawk refuses to allow others to control his fate. The gods have even tried to influence his love life, sending him visions of Alexis Gray, a sleek blonde who is everything he’s ever wanted in a woman... -
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![Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur]()
Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur
Risa Jones is as extraordinary as her heritage. Born from a lab-enhanced clone mother and an Aedh father, she can not only talk to the souls of the dying and the dead, but she can see the reapers and walk the gray fields that divide this world from the next. They are skill she rarely uses, however, preferring to concentrate on the business she shares with her two best friends... -
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Blood Queen by Connie Suttle
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"Thousands of Copper Ra'Ak fought throughout Veshtul, killing many as they lashed out, or crushing others as they crawled along. Screaming Comesuli ran before them, desperate to escape the deadly creatures. In the distance, Dragon's roar sounded as he fought off one of the monsters... -
![Heart Thief by Robin D. Owens]()
Heart Thief by Robin D. Owens
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn HeartMate , Robin D. Owens swept us away to the planet Celta, where psychic talents are the key to life—and love. Midwest Book Review predicted that "readers will want Ms Owens to return to Celta for more tales. " And the prophesy has come true—with Heart Thief . .. Ruis Elder never asked for his unusual trait—the ability to neutralize others' psychic talents... -
![Unlikely Queen by T.L. Smith]()
Unlikely Queen by T.L. Smith
The prophecy foretold of the true queen. .. In the new world, where the old world is long forgotten, an evil queen sits on the throne, and anyone who challenges her reign is a mortal enemy—I am that enemy just by breathing. The queen always gets what she wants, and she wants me dead. Then one day, my life is turned upside down by a prophecy naming me the one true queen... -
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Hidden by M. Lathan
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSixteen-year-old Leah Grant has given up on being normal. She’d settle for stopping the voices in her head, intrusive visions of the future, and better odds of making it to her seventeenth birthday. That’s the thing about pretending to be human in a world where magic used to exist – at any moment, her cover could be blown and she’ll be burned to death like the rest of the witches... -
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Reaper by Mina Carter
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe World after the End of the World will never be the same again…. Sanctuary. Clichéd name, but the sentiment is still the same. Ten years after the end of the world, ex-soldier Mason and a small group of humans defend their fortified town against creatures of myth and legend made real...
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