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One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Dina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about...Categorized as:
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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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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... -
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... -
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Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh explores new heights of sensuality, returning to the world of the Psy - where two people who know evil intimately must unlock the good within their icy hearts... As an Arrow, an elite soldier in the Psy Council ranks, Judd Lauren was forced to do terrible things in the name of his people... -
Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh steps back into the shadows of her heartbreakingly original world where angels rule, vampires serve, and the innocent can pay the greatest price of all ...Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil ..Categorized as:
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Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us on a new adventure in this next novel of the Psy-Changeling Trinity series... The end of Silence was supposed to create a better world for future generations. But trust is broken, and the alliance between Psy, Changeling, and human is thin. The problems that led to Silence are back in full force...Categorized as:
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Encore in Death by J.D. Robb
It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, a celebrity couple who’d conquered both Hollywood and Broadway. And now Eve Dallas has made her entrance—but not as a guest. After raising a toast, Fitzhugh fell to the floor and died, with physical symptoms pointing to cyanide, and the police have crashed the party... -
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh introduces a bold new chapter in her extraordinary paranormal romance saga with the Psy-Changeling Trinity series. Wild passion will encounter the darkest of betrayal... Control. Precision. Family. These are the principles that drive Silver Mercant... -
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsLieutenant Eve Dallas walks the thin line between love and hate in this fabulous 40th thriller from #1 New York Times–bestseller J. D. Robb… Eve Dallas has solved a lot of high-profile murders for the NYPSD and gotten a lot of media. She—and her billionaire husband—are getting accustomed to being objects of attention, of gossip, of speculation...Categorized as:
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Storm Echo by Nalini Singh
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the hearts of two fractured people in a world on the brink of a psychic Armageddon . . .Silence has fallen. The Psy are free to feel emotion. Free to love. But Silence was never a prison for Ivan Mercant. The biggest threat to his future lies dormant in his brain—a psychic monster that wants only to feed... -
Hunt the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
The vampire, Roke, is raw, sensual, always in control. Yet somehow he's allowed the unthinkable to happen: a nymph-like witch named Sally has used her magic to trick Roke into mating with her. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless Sally breaks the spell. The trouble is, she has no idea how. . . Mating with Roke was an accident; at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself... -
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...Categorized as:
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Harmony's Way by Lora Leigh
Sink your fangs into Lora Leigh's series about genetically altered humans with feline DNA. When the Breeds desire the passions of the flesh, they can't help but get frisky... Harmony Lancaster is of the Lion Breed, created to be a huntress with a thirst to kill. But the way she seeks justice outside the law makes her a liability to her own kind...Categorized as:
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Tanner's Scheme by Lora Leigh
A sexy paranormal series set in a world where genetically altered Breeds and the humans who created them sometimes come together in the fiercest of passions. After the Feline Breeds' main base is attacked, Tanner desires revenge. So he kidnaps Scheme Tallant-the daughter of a one-time high-ranking member of the Genetics Council... -
Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh
In Lora Leigh's scorching new Breed novel, two adversaries are destined to explore the only thing they have in common: an irresistible mating heat... Diane Broen's lived to protect her younger sister Rachel from harm...Categorized as:
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The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison has won legions of fans with her sexy supernatural novels featuring bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan. And now comes a unique look inside her beloved Hollows series that no fan should miss. . . . The Hollows Insider In the Hollows, the supernatural Inderlanders rule, and humanity must abide by their conventions, or else...Categorized as:
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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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Demon Driven by John Conroe
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSeven months have passed since Chris Gordon met Tanya Demidova. In that time he has adapted to the vast changes in his life. Being faster and stronger, working for a paranormal police unit and dating a vampire. But new threats appear; from the South, from the North, within the NYPD and from the U.S. government. But his greatest danger is already inside him. Book 2 of the Demon Accords...Categorized as:
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Carnal: The Beast Who Loved Me by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe angel, Kellareal, stopped the genocide of a hundred and forty three human/animal hybrids, who'd been bred as a research experiment and spent their entire lives imprisoned. Against orders, he spirited them away to a dimension and gave them the job of protecting humans whose own hybrid experiment had escaped and become their nightmare... -
Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips
Working 9-to-5 has never been this wild!Desperate for a fresh start, Julie jumps at a chance to work for the boss of TalkToMe, the country’s fastest growing social network. The job's location, the enigmatic Monster Island, only adds to its appeal - she won’t be tempted to make another foolish mistake...Categorized as:
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FALCON: Resistance by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's their turn. The next generation of Black Swan knights have been inducted and vested with all the privileges and responsibilities of the legends in whose shadows they took their training. They are coming into their prime as servants of The Order, but still have most of their lives ahead. Or so each one hopes...Categorized as:
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Christmas in the Kitchen by Nalini Singh
This story slots in before Bonds of Justice and features several members of the DarkRiver leopard pack, including two sentinels (the most senior members of the pack aside from the alpha).*Found in Nalini Singh's 12/21/12 newsletter...Categorized as:
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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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Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Anna never knew werewolves existed, until the night she survived a violent attack... and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she'd learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. Then Charles Cornick, the enforcer—and son—of the leader of the North American werewolves, came into her life...Categorized as:
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Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power...Categorized as:
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Journey Man by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"A roving knight. A runaway girl. Makes for one outstanding story!"- Night Owl Reviews If you love paranormal romance, you cannot miss the newest addition to the winner of Best Paranormal Romance Series three years in a row.For five years Glendennon Catch had knocked around the globe as a floater, filling in wherever a team of vampire hunters was down a member... -
Shadow City by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe world is falling apart. The magical apocalypse has come. Now is the time to guard the covenstead against both raiders and refugees. But Max has been stolen by a powerful demi-god who is determined to force her to find a way to use a magical power she never knew she had—even if it kills her. Meanwhile, back in Horngate, a Fury is birthing...Categorized as:
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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... -
Megan's Mark by Lora Leigh
In the first book of her erotic new series, Lora Leigh invites you to an intriguing world where genetically altered Breeds and the humans who created them commingle—and sometimes cross the boundaries of desire… Cursed with the extraordinary power to feel other peoples’ emotions, Megan Fields has tucked herself away in a remote corner of New Mexico, working as a small-town sheriff’s deputy...Categorized as:
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Magic Trials by Meg Xuemei X
The demigods can't decide if they want to screw me or kill me. My name is Marigold. I'm a hunter living in the Great Merge--Lucifer has brought Hell to half of Earth, and four demigods rule the other half. The smoking-hot Demigod of War round up my team to enroll them in Half-blood Academy, aka Half-death Academy, due to the survival rate of the students... -
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...Categorized as:
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Demon's Revenge by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"I guess this isn't a good time." Lendill folded into the kitchen. "Here. It has bourbon in it." I pushed my cup of tea toward him and rose from my seat to make another. "Land and sky, Reah, this is strong." Lendill took a sip from my cup. "Yeah. Sit down," I said. "What do you want?" "Is that any way to treat a mate you haven't seen in months?" "You only show up when you want something," I said...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Always After Dark The Boxed Set Books 1 - 4: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Elle Thorne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlways After Dark is a spinoff with the white tiger from Shifters Forever: Vax, born Vittorio Tiero. He’s the one that helped Kane out during a shifter battle. Always After Dark takes place in Dallas, Texas. The Tiero family, a group of white tiger shifters is bringing some of its business interests from Europe into the United States... -
Out of Chances by V.M. Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Second Installment of the Hit Serial Featuring a Sexy SEAL Shifter and a Tough, Curvy Heroine Chay Bane’s years of experience tell him that Tara Morland is doomed, destined to lose against the panther that took over her mind and transformed her body...Categorized as:
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Fury Calling by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Kaeleen Donovan. I’m a Theosian—a minor goddess. They call me Fury. By day, I run the Crossroads Cleaning Company, and I also read fortunes and cast hexes at Dream Wardens, a magical consulting shop. But by night, I'm oath-bound to Hecate, goddess of the Crossroads...Categorized as:
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Berserker by K.J. Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story continues…Then Comes the Fighter who also become a MotherBerserkerWhy do they need a fighter who will fight until their last breath unless they are pulled back from the brink?Tessa Montgomery knew she had to leave her sister’s Pack. So she went back home to recover. Think about her next steps.Except trouble followed her there...Categorized as:
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Demon's King by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Reah, we have good information on Zellar." That had me jerking my head up to stare at Lendill. Zellar. Just the sound of that name had every member of the ASD seething. Zellar—the rogue warlock who left drained planet cores in his wake. For years, he only worked on worlds outside the Alliance—the ASD had gotten too close to him on too many occasions...Categorized as:
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A Gift for Kit by Nalini Singh
A short story that comes after Hostage to Pleasure and before Branded by Fire...Categorized as:
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Demon Revealed by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(Reah, I know you're not happy with us right now, but we didn't order the firebombing. RAA moved without consulting us.) (And I'm supposed to believe that?) (Reah, you're being disrespectful with a superior.) I didn't answer him. If he knew how disrespectful I wanted to be—I was staring at Xiri's bones, after all. I sobbed...Categorized as:
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Wolf Freed by Sadie Moss
This ends here. It ends with us.After seeing the horrors Strand inflicted in the name of research, I thought they couldn’t surprise me anymore.I was wrong.When we learn the truth behind Doctor Shepherd’s experiments, it changes everything. Armed with that knowledge, we may finally have a way to end the Shifter Initiative once and for all...Categorized as:
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Ocean Light by Nalini Singh
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh dives beneath the surface of her Psy-Changeling world into a story of passionate devotion and selfless love... Security specialist Bowen Knight has come back from the dead. But there's a ticking time bomb in his head: a chip implanted to block telepathic interference that could fail at any moment--taking his brain along with it...Categorized as:
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Ergan: Winter Valley Wolves #5 by V. Vaughn, Mating Season Collection
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKayla Hayward never expected to end up in Winter Valley for good, but when she returns for her fifth reunion it’s easy to stay and avoid the aftermath of a bad relationship. Landing a teaching job alongside her lifelong secret crush makes it even more attractive. While the popular girls didn’t date guys like Ergan Wakefield in high school, there’s nothing stopping Kayla from giving it a shot now... -
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Her Mistletoe Minotaur: A BWWM Paranormal Holiday Romance by Erin St. Charles, Shani Greene-Dowdell
The adorable little shifter town of Perdition, Texas, turns into a winter wonderland every December. Which is why minotaur shifter Mitch Wayne has carefully cultivated a Grinchy, grumpy persona for years, keeping carolers, charity solicitations, and holiday invitations at bay. He hated Christmas, and he hated how the town residents lost their ever loving minds this time of year... -
Shadow Winged by Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPiper Tikaani is a rare breed. She is a female bush pilot and an Inupiaq shapeshifter. Up until now, the worst she's had to contend with were rowdy clients, rough terrain, and turbulence. After a family friend was found dead on the roof of his remote cabin, Piper has been running into more trouble...Categorized as:
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Loved by Alpha Wolf by Sarah J. Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings*5 FREE BONUS BOOKS INCLUDED (Dragons of Umora)* For ten years, Fergus thought his mate was dead. But with the sudden appearance of the Council leader, he finds out that not only is the love of his life alive, but she is being kept as a prisoner. He is able to find her, but she has no memories of him. Diana remembers nothing aside from the darkness and the pain...Categorized as:
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Zarin by Sarah J. Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings*5 FREE BONUS BOOKS INCLUDED (Dragons of Umora)* Willow is running from an abusive relationship. On the road to freedom she finds herself drawn to the small town of Stratham where thing’s aren’t as they seem. She never expects to fall for a man again, especially not one who’s a dragon. Haunted by his past, Zarin has waited his whole life to find the woman who would complete him... -
Dragon Misfit by Eve Langlais
Someone pulled a Jurassic with my genes.I am the result of an experiment—human spliced with dinosaur—or so I assumed growing up. According to my parents, they rescued me from a lab when I was just a roly-poly egg. All my life I’ve hidden what I am because my parents told me I had to, but when they die, my world is blown apart.Which is when I meet Urion... -
Lion and the Falcon by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhat’s a poor feline to do when trouble strikes from every direction? Find a pillow and a patch of sunlight for a relaxing nap, or realize that sometimes a lion needs to make new rules and show a stubborn falcon he’s more than just a handsome kitty? Avian Soaring Security has transferred Clarice to the Furry United Coalition so she can help track some escaped psycho patients...Categorized as:
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