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Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh
Step into New York Times bestseller Nalini Singh’s explosive and shockingly passionate Psy-Changeling world…. A dangerous, volatile rebel, hands stained bloodred. A woman whose very existence has been erased. A love story so dark, it may shatter the world itself. A deadly price that must be paid. The day of reckoning is here... -
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Wyn by Lily Mayne
I am a monster. A ghoul. A demon. The bogeyman. I have been called all of them. Most creatures fear me, but humans are repulsed by me. They are terrified of me. They have created legends about me, ever since they became aware of my existence when the tear between our worlds grew and we—the monsters from their nightmares—flooded through in our droves. There is only one human who isn’t afraid of me...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh]()
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness. Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would’ve been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf...Categorized as:
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![Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh]()
Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
When a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped, DarkRiver sentinel Mercy, a cat, and SnowDancer lieutenant Riley, a wolf, must work together to track the young man-before his shadowy captors decide he's no longer useful...Categorized as:
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![Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The war is on. .. Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one...Categorized as:
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![Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh]()
Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh
The hunt for a stealthy predator takes a damaged J-Psy to the heart of falcon territory in this new Psy-Changeling Trinity novel from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh…. Justice-Psy Eleri Dias knows the end is near for her, her mind one step away from fatal psychic exposure... -
![Toxic Game by Christine Feehan]()
Toxic Game by Christine Feehan
On a rescue mission in the heart of the Indonesian jungle, Dr. Draden Freeman and his GhostWalker team need to extract the wounded as quickly as possible—or risk spreading a deadly virus unleashed by a terrorist cell. When Draden gets infected, he forces his team to leave him behind. He won’t risk exposing anyone else. He intends to find the ones responsible and go out in a blaze of glory. ..Categorized as:
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![The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon]()
The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon
The hotly anticipated third book in the bestselling Bone Season series – a ground-breaking, dystopian fantasy of extraordinary imagination. Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population... -
![Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh]()
Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh
The “alpha author of paranormal romance”* presents a stunningly sensual collection of four all-new Psy-Changeling novellas, in which taboos are broken, boundaries are crossed, and instincts prove irresistible. .. Echo of Silence. In a deep-sea station, Tazia Nerif has found her life’s work as an engineer, keeping things running smoothly... -
![Tayra by Cebelius]()
Tayra by Cebelius
Would YOU love a monster girl? Tony Platz had the respect of his peers, a career on the fast track, and the body of an Olympian. There was only one problem: it was an open secret he carried a torch for his already married partner... -
![Vivid Avowed by Kaydence Snow]()
Vivid Avowed by Kaydence Snow
Evelyn’s secrets have all been revealed, even questions she never thought to ask. Despite the turmoil surrounding her childhood and true identity, she knows one thing for sure: she belongs with her devoted Bonded Variants – Ethan, Josh, Tyler and Alec. But the truth hasn’t set Evelyn free. The division between Variants and humans continues to widen. Nowhere is safe... -
![Love and Decay, Volume Two by Rachel Higginson]()
Love and Decay, Volume Two by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after. A lot has changed for Reagan in the few months since she stumbled upon the Parker family. She has given up her isolated vagabond lifestyle and along with her best friend Haley, made a permanent home with the brothers and their sweet, little sister...Categorized as:
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![Stygian's Honor by Lora Leigh]()
Stygian's Honor by Lora Leigh
Window Rock, Arizona, is the last known location of Honor Roberts, who vanished when she was just thirteen. It was her only sanctuary from the Breed research that would surely have ended in her death—one such insidious experiment should, indeed, have killed her. That she lived is both a miracle—and a great mystery. Stygian’s mission is to find Honor Roberts, no matter the cost...Categorized as:
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![Rabble: End Game by C. Rochelle]()
Rabble: End Game by C. Rochelle
**A just-for-funsies reunion book featuring ALL the MCs from Villainous Things (and Villains in Space), trapped together on an island for Butch & Xander's wedding. Let the filthy chaos ensue! **... -
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![The Black Tide by Keri Arthur]()
The Black Tide by Keri Arthur
New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur brings her Outcast series to a breathtaking conclusion as Déchet supersoldier Tiger races against time to save humanity from darkness and total annihilation…. Though Winter Halo–the pharmaceutical company behind the evil experimentation on both children and adults–has been destroyed, the danger is far from over... -
![The Man Within by Lora Leigh]()
The Man Within by Lora Leigh
He had protected her as a child, filled all her teenaged fantasies, and as a woman, he stole her heart. Only to break it. Now, fifteen months later, the news has released. The man she loves is one of the genetically altered Feline Breeds who have shocked the world with their presence. He's also her mate. The mark on her neck attests to that...Categorized as:
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![Darkest Heart by Juliette Cross]()
Darkest Heart by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnya—a stoic, blue-winged angelic warrior—was bitten by a demon prince in battle, and now she has precious little time to find a cure for his deadly venom. But the only archangel with the power to stop the dark poison from corrupting her body and soul is missing. She’ll have to trust her guide, the outcast high demon Dommiel, who is as handsome as he is dangerous if she has any hope... -
![Evernight by Kristen Callihan]()
Evernight by Kristen Callihan
Once the night comes . . . Will Thorne is living a nightmare, his sanity slowly being drained away by a force he can't control. His talents have made him the perfect assassin for hire. But as he loses his grip on reality, there is no calming him—until he finds his next target: the mysterious Holly Evernight. Love must cast aside the shadows . .Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster]()
Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster
When Nowhere Is Safe. Most people avoid the dreaded Whitechapel district. For Honoria Todd, it's the last safe haven. But at what price? Blade is known as the master of the rookeries—no one dares cross him. It's been said he faced down the Echelon's army single-handedly, that ever since being infected by the blood-craving he's been quicker, stronger, and almost immortal... -
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Twin Flame by Liz Hambleton
Fated Mates exist. When you touch, the bond awakens, but only for a chosen few. In this world, you're a settler or a searcher. Settlers pick a partner of their choosing, but the searchers spend their lives seeking out the person made for them. Most die without finding the one. Emry Crowe's a settler, and happy in her life with Sebastian... -
![Who We Truly Are by Victoria Sue]()
Who We Truly Are by Victoria Sue
Talon’s deadly abilities are spiraling out of control. Desperate to keep Finn safe, Talon struggles to protect the man he loves with all his heart and not become the greatest risk to Finn’s life. Finn has no choice but to offer himself as bait for the evil forces kidnapping enhanced children, facing danger he is untrained and unprepared for, and he will have to do it alone...Categorized as:
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![From the Ashes by Angela White]()
From the Ashes by Angela White
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt has been six months since the world ended Adrian will now discover if the choices he’s made have cost him a son. Even Angie can’t be sure. Neither can the others like her who he's been gathering. The abilities of the descendants are growing, and so is Safe Haven's awareness of having magic in their midst. Angela is no longer the only witch in camp. .. If she ever was...Categorized as:
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![The Hero Within by Bec McMaster]()
The Hero Within by Bec McMaster
Can this villain become her hero? As the only healer in a war-stained town, Eden McClain is devastated when the Salt Plague sweeps through the wastelands she calls home. Suddenly she's racing against time to save her people–and her niece–before it's too late. When she hears whispers of a cure, she knows she can't cross the dangerous Wastelands by herself to get it. She needs a guide... -
![Death Speaks by Tamara Rose Blodgett]()
Death Speaks by Tamara Rose Blodgett
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCaleb's in high school now and thinks the chaos of last year is behind him. Unfortunately, a serial killer is on the loose and children are his victims. Caleb agrees to help the police apprehend the murderer. .. until the killer takes notice of Caleb and his paranormal friends. Carson and Brett remain the bullies they always were and their posse continues to grow... -
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![Degrees of Wrong by Anna Scarlett]()
Degrees of Wrong by Anna Scarlett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis time, the straight-and-narrow path could be the road to ruin. Dr. Elyse Morgan’s mission: find the cure to the HTN4 virus. The compensation, courtesy of the United Nations: a lab stocked with hi-tech goodies, limitless resources and enough chocolate to make her rear look like a cellulite farm. Bonus: she gets to live...Categorized as:
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![Wormwood Echoes by Laken Cane]()
Wormwood Echoes by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter all she's been through, Rune Alexander thinks she can handle anything life may throw at her. But when a mysterious disease begins to destroy the River County Others, she must gear up for trouble unlike any she's ever seen. Trouble that may force her to leave her world for an unfamiliar, hostile place inhabited by a terrifying enemy. A world in which Damascus holds the power...Categorized as:
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![The Rift Walker by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith]()
The Rift Walker by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
Princess Adele struggles with a life of marriage and obligation as her Equatorian Empire and their American Republic allies stand on the brink of war against the vampire clans of the north. However, the alliance's horrific strategy for total victory drives Adele to abandon her duty and embark on a desperate quest to keep her nation from staining its hands with genocide...Categorized as:
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![Any Given Lifetime by Leta Blake]()
Any Given Lifetime by Leta Blake
He'll love him in any lifetime. Neil isn’t a ghost, but he feels like one. Reincarnated with all his memories from his prior life, he spent twenty years trapped in a child’s body, wanting nothing more than to grow up and reclaim the love of his life. As an adult, Neil finds there's more than lost time separating them... -
![Five Minutes Longer by Victoria Sue]()
Five Minutes Longer by Victoria Sue
Talon Valdez knew when he transformed into an enhanced human, his life and his dreams were finished. Reviled, mistrusted, and often locked away, the enhanced were viewed as monsters, despised by the public, and never trusted to serve in the military or any law enforcement agency...Categorized as:
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![Where We Stand by Angela White]()
Where We Stand by Angela White
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe soldiers are coming for Adrian. .. and everyone else like him. Safe Haven has grown too powerful to be ignored any longer and the surviving government wants these dangerous Descendants secured for their own use or eliminated. And they couldn't have chosen a better time to reemerge. Safe Haven has a new leader and XO, and a thick wall of fresh challenges to overcome...Categorized as:
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![The Price We Pay by Angela White]()
The Price We Pay by Angela White
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill Controlled Chaos Be Enough To Free Them? Angela has moved Safe Haven to the Mountains of Georgia to make their stand. She has put a plan in motion that will free them all or get them all killed. For her, everything since the apocalypse has come down to this moment. It’s what she’s been training for, what her men have tried to prepare her for, but only fate knows if it will be enough...Categorized as:
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Winter Halo by Keri Arthur
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Souls of Fire novels comes the second in the futuristic fantasy series that will make you want to keep the lights on. .. When the bombs that stopped the species war tore holes in the veil between worlds, they allowed entry to the Others...Categorized as:
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![Secrets at Midnight by Nalini Singh]()
Secrets at Midnight by Nalini Singh
A changeling will do anything to find and keep his mate in this smoldering story from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh. Bastien Smith is frustrated. A changeling male should be able to track his mate anywhere—through fire and hail, snow and rain...Categorized as:
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![Night Whispers by Alisha Rai]()
Night Whispers by Alisha Rai
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen every night is a battle for survival, love is an endangered species. ShadowLands, Book 1. Analyst James Bennett has spent the years since humankind fell victim to the Illness living underground...Categorized as:
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![Her Own Devices by Shelley Adina]()
Her Own Devices by Shelley Adina
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEscaped lunatics, lost children, vengeful lords, and love. Really, the situation is becoming quite impossible. Seventeen-year-old Lady Claire Trevelyan, left alone after the Arabian Bubble financial disaster claims home and family, now leads the cleverest gang in the London underworld... -
![Kingdom of Today by Gena Showalter]()
Kingdom of Today by Gena Showalter
From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a hauntingly beautiful dystopian fantasy, where ancient powers rise and a fearless young woman must choose between the ruthless prince who tempts her heart—and a destiny that could cost her soul. When Arden Roosa returns to Fort Bala Royal Academy, nothing is as it was... -
![Bunny Misfit by Eve Langlais]()
Bunny Misfit by Eve Langlais
Being a bunny in a family of wolves leads to Claire running away from home. But when her BFF needs someone to investigate a possible lead on her missing parents, Claire hops to the rescue. My name is Claire, and I am a bunny shifter who happened to be born in a pack of wolf shifters. Which, needless to say, didn't go over well... -
![Forevermore by Kristen Callihan]()
Forevermore by Kristen Callihan
Miss Layla Starling, the young, beautiful, and extremely wealthy heiress, is the talk of London. Until now, she's managed to evade the marriage noose. Despite the fact that she is unfortunately American, she's received a staggering number of offers. And turned down every one. St. John Evernight does not want to admit the relief he feels every time he hears that she has rejected one of her suitors...Categorized as:
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![Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster]()
Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster
In Victorian London, if you’re not a blue blood of the Echelon then you’re nothing at all. The Great Houses rule the city with an iron fist, imposing their strict ‘blood taxes’ on the nation, and the Queen is merely a puppet on a string…. Lena Todd makes the perfect spy... -
![The Kingmakers by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith]()
The Kingmakers by Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
The epic Vampire Empire trilogy rushes to a heart-wrenching conclusion of honor and love, hatred and vengeance, sacrifice and loss. A war to the death. Empress Adele has launched a grand crusade against the vampire clans of the north. Prince Gareth, the vampire lord of Scotland, serves the Equatorian cause, fighting in the bloody trenches of France in his guise as the dashing Greyfriar...Categorized as:
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![Dark Horizons by Krystle Jones]()
Dark Horizons by Krystle Jones
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Librarians note: This edition only features a new cover. ASIN is B00AGC6DQ2. ***. She will risk everything to save his life. When seventeen-year-old vampire hunter Sloane McAllister went into the Red Sector to look for her brother, she never expected to meet vampire commander Aden Knight. She definitely never meant to fall in love with him...Categorized as:
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![Tears Of The Star by Viola Grace]()
Tears Of The Star by Viola Grace
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen the planet Balen finished his mourning for his lost avatar, he contacted the Sector Guard to get the miners out of his territory so that he could replenish the frozen surface. Zenina Sin Ar is the one to get the message and when she tries to inform the powers that be, they set a price on her head... -
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Guiding by Viola Grace
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTaking care of folks in the wild is her hobby, but when two of the Shadow Folk need her help getting everyone out alive, her skills as a guide will be tested. Teyha enjoys being a historian and educating the next generation of Gaia on how they arrived... -
![The Bane by Keary Taylor]()
The Bane by Keary Taylor
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBefore the Evolution there was TorBane: technology that infused human DNA with cybernetic matter. It had the ability to grow new organs and limbs, to heal the world. Until it evolved out of control and spread like the common cold. The machine took over, the soul vanished, and the Bane were born. The Bane won't stop until every last person has been infected...Categorized as:
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![Wanderlust by Ann Aguirre]()
Wanderlust by Ann Aguirre
Sirantha Jax doesn’t take chances… she jumps at them…. Sirantha Jax is a “Jumper,” a woman who possesses the unique genetic makeup needed to navigate faster than light ships through grimspace. Jax has worked for the Farwan Corporation her entire career...Categorized as:
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![Hidden Gem by Lissa Kasey]()
Hidden Gem by Lissa Kasey
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMisaki “Aki” Itou is a psi—a person with mutated DNA granting him psychic abilities. He’s also a contracted companion—a whore. It may not be the perfect profession, but having a roof over his head, food to eat, and not being subjected to torture is a dream come true. He is the top companion at the Hidden Gem, and it makes him enough money to buy the prettiest, most sparkly shoes he can find...Categorized as:
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![The Last True Hero by Bec McMaster]()
The Last True Hero by Bec McMaster
Sometimes the monsters aren't so easy to see. .. In the drought-stricken wastelands that arose out of an apocalypse, Adam McClain never thought himself the hero. Kicked out of the town he created, and shunned by his friends when they discovered what he was, he's managed to find work as a bounty hunter... -
!['Til the World Ends (Blood of Eden 0.5 - Dawn of Eden) by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre]()
'Til the World Ends (Blood of Eden 0.5 - Dawn of Eden) by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDawn of Eden by Julie Kagawa. Before The Immortal Rules, there was the Red Lung, a relentless virus determined to take out all in its path. For Kylie, the miracle of her survival is also her burden-as a doctor at one of the clinics for the infected, she is forced to witness endless suffering...Categorized as:
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![Rescued By The Orc Chieftain by Celeste King]()
Rescued By The Orc Chieftain by Celeste King
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis huge orc brings out the animal in me! Humans have been driven underground, like rats, as we try to stay safe from the marauding orcs. All my life, my only job has been to make sure my sick younger sister has enough to eat. But then on a foraging mission, one of those giant beasts get his paws on me. At first I worry that I’m going to become a plaything of the orcs...Categorized as:
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![Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson]()
Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson
A rip-roarin' new snarky, sexy sci-fi paranormal romance series with the perfect balance of humor, heat, and heart. Now that Texas has seceded and the world is spiraling into chaos, good guys come in unlikely packages and love sprouts in the most inconvenient places. .. Rogue scientist • technologically enhanced • deliciously attractive. Heron Farad should be dead...Categorized as:
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