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  • Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 71 ratings
    A typical day in the life of Charley Davidson involves cheating husbands, missing people, errant wives, philandering business owners, and oh yeah. .. demons, hell hounds, evil gods, and dead people. Lots and lots of dead people. As a part time Private Investigator and full-time Grim Reaper, Charley has to balance the good, the bad, the undead, and those who want her dead...
  • Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace---an immortal who protects humans from vampires---wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul and learn that love doesn't have to bite...
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  • Dragon Her Heels by R.J. Blain

    Dragon Her Heels by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Crystal Culling never should have moved to Lake Hancock. Her real estate agent had warned her: the property on the end of Fox Hunt Drive was cursed, and if the Dragon of Crystal Lakes ever roused from his slumber, she’d be the first to be sacrificed to his appetite...
  • Dark Legacy by Christine Feehan

    Dark Legacy by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    In a thrilling Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a woman fights to free herself from the grip of the vampire trying to possess her. .
  • The Flame Game by R.J. Blain

    The Flame Game by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found here. Bailey and Quinn are back for one last action-filled adventure! A corrupt police chief is on the loose, and it falls to Bailey and Quinn to put an end to him before he finds some way to weaponize the spreading rabies virus, create yet another batch of potent gorgon dust, and otherwise wreck Bailey’s happily ever after...
  • Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison

    Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 74 ratings
    In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two mates find themselves on different paths, torn between their duty to the Wyr and the passion that binds them…. Before she met Dragos, half-human/half-Wyr Pia Giovanni was alone and on the run. Now she’s mated, pregnant and heading south to repair the Wyrs’ frayed relationship with the Elves...
  • Fallen by Suzanne Wright

    Fallen by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 79 ratings
    Only a few are brave enough to fall . . . When Raini desperately needed help, she went to the one person who she knew could save her dying friend . . . her secretive and ruthlessly powerful anchor, Maddox. His price was that she grant him access to her life, yet he's still determined not to form the anchor bond with Raini...
  • Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon

    Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Harper has come so far from her life as a foster child. She never imagined what her future would hold when she was first brought to the small town of Peachville. Since that day she’s faced great evil, found some of the answers she’s been looking for, and fallen deeply, madly in love. But her biggest challenge and her greatest lessons are still ahead of her...
  • Into the Dark by Gena Showalter

    Into the Dark by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Three otherworldly tales from the master of paranormal romance and a brand-new Lords of the Underworld bonus guide! The Darkest Fire a Lords of the Underworld prequel. Geryon is the guardian of hell, more monster than man. Kadence is the goddess of Oppression, more angel than woman...
  • Power by Kristie Cook

    Power by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Power, the next installment of the Soul Savers Series, takes you on a hot and edgy ride with twists and turns you'll never see coming, leaving you breathless and once again begging for more. As the stakes rise, can she find her true power? As the Amadis prepare for war, Alexis returns to Florida with orders to relax, regenerate and replenish her depleted power...
  • Dark Sentinel by Christine Feehan

    Dark Sentinel by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    In an explosive novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a human woman ignites the desire of her Carpathian lifemate--and of an ancient vampire with a score to settle. After the devastating loss of her entire family, Lorraine Peters heads to the woods searching for peace of mind and anything to quell the anger in her soul...
  • Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter

    Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    This title includes three new stories, Lords of the Underworld, from "New York Times" bestselling author Gena Showalter. "The Darkest Fire" - He is the guardian of Hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a horde of demon lords - and discover a passion unlike any other. .
  • Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez

    Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    The shifters council has fallen, and Alpha Ares is ready to fulfill the prophecy. Born from Gods and blessed with elemental gifts, the golden wolf becomes the first Alpha King after a thousand years. The human hunters are at the forefront of the Golden Wars, but something more sinister has been stirring for centuries. A plan to rid the earth of werewolves once and for all...
  • Of Fire and Storm by D.G. Swank, Shannon McManus

    Of Fire and Storm by D.G. Swank, Shannon McManus

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Book two in the Piper Lancaster series in the Curse Keepers World. Just when Piper begins to accept her new role as demon slayer, a fresh threat rises. People are disappearing and Piper is sure a sinister, otherworldly force is at play...
  • Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young

    Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Ari Johnson wishes adjusting to living with her boyfriend was her only source of excitement and anxiety. She wishes a lot of things. But then wishing was what got her here in the first place. Ari chose to be a Guild Hunter. She wanted to hunt dangerous Jinn and destroy them before they could harm innocent people...
  • The Secret by Elizabeth Hunter

    The Secret by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 45 ratings
    Only when the darkness falls can you see the light of the stars. 
For thousands of years, the scribes and singers of the Irin race have existed to protect humanity and guard the gifts of the Forgiven. They have lived in the shadows. They have kept their secrets. 
But the Irin aren’t the only race with secrets...
  • Whiskers on Kittens (A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) #22) by R.J. Blain

    Whiskers on Kittens (A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) #22) by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The next time a friend dared her to steal something, Kelsie would say no. Should the friend also be a succubus, not only would she say no, she would run for the nearest border faster than a bat fleeing the dark depths of hell. Under normal circumstances, she didn’t even mind serving community service. It added spice to an otherwise boring day and gave her something productive to do...
  • Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister

    Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 47 ratings
    I’m Aisling Grey—but you can call me “frustrated. ”. The dragon of my dreams—uber-sexy Drake Vireo, wyvern of the green dragons—has finally decided to make an honest woman of me. That is, if we ever make it to the wedding at the same time! Being left at the altar may have cooled my jets, but not my passion. .. a good thing when Drake disappears and it's up to me to find him...
  • Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher

    Living Nightmare by Shannon K. Butcher

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    View our feature on Shannon Butcher’s Living Nightmare. For nine years, the Sentinel Nika has had one goal-to save her younger sister from the Synestryn who hold her captive. Now, the psychic bond Nika forged with her sibling on that terrible night is fading, and time is running out. But the one man who can unlock the power inside her may be the greatest danger to her.
  • Hard Mated by Jennifer Ashley

    Hard Mated by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Spike, a wildcat Shifter and the champion fighter of Shiftertown, is stunned when Myka, the best friend of a dying human woman, announces that Spike has fathered a cub. What's more, the mother is giving the boy to Spike to protect and raise. Myka, who'd been raised by an abusive stepfather, is not sure that a wild fighter named Spike is the best man to bring up the cute little jaguar cub...
  • Crest by Emma Raveling

    Crest by Emma Raveling

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Illusion. Power. Identity. Tensions are reaching a fever pitch everywhere Kendra Irisavie turns. Darkness settles over elementals as a new threat stirs suspicions of a betrayal from within. Details of recent events spread through Haverleau, prompting doubts over Irisavie leadership. The mysterious Selkie Kingdom finally opens its doors, but the gesture only fans the flames of division...
  • Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne

    Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 42 ratings
    From the masters of paranormal romance, three brand-new tales of seduction…. The Darkest Angel by Gena Showalter. A Lords of the Underworld tale. An iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust—until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation…...
  • The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts

    The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Special gifts. .. .. for three magical cousins. New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a special trade-size collection featuring three of her most beloved stories from the Donovan family series. Three Donovan cousins must learn to accept their mystic legacies while falling under the spell of love.
  • 101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain

    101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Officer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes. Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die...
  • East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye

    East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Annalise Fallston made peace with postponing her big-city dreams to care for her ill father, but lately she’s been filled with a restlessness not even her beloved painting dispels. Worse, the colors don’t speak to her as they always have, and all her efforts produce dark, foreboding images of a dangerous man and a terrifying future...
  • The Magical Christmas Cat by Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy

    The Magical Christmas Cat by Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 49 ratings
    Put a little "meow" in their stocking this year with these tales of Christmas and felines―from beloved bestselling authors! New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh and top-selling authors Nalini Singh, Erin McCarthy, and Linda Winstead Jones have a special gift for readers this year: heartwarming holiday stories featuring passionate romance, paranormal adventure, and a distinctly alluring...
  • Twisted by Rebecca Zanetti

    Twisted by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 35 ratings
    Maggie is a wolf shifter who was captured and experimented on by the Kurjans. Now that a cure has finally been found for shifters (although not for vampire mates or witches), she can concentrate on creating a new life for herself and finally accepting that her memories are gone forever. Most memories, that is...
  • Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Since the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia...
  • Hell's Kitty by Eve Langlais

    Hell's Kitty by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Good thing this Hellcat has nine lives because he’s going to need them if he’s going to survive Lucifer’s latest scheme and land on his four furry feet. Okay, so Felipe ate a few of the Styx sea creatures. In his defense, they were awfully tasty. Depleting the monster reservoir didn’t mean Lucifer had to go all Lord of Hell on him and order him to go on a stupid mission...
  • Damnation Marked by S.M. Reine

    Damnation Marked by S.M. Reine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There's something in the earth deep below Elise Kavanagh's territory. A shadow is falling upon local demons to devour their flesh and harvest their souls. And it's coming for Elise next. The Union has an easy way out. They want to send Elise into hiding again with her former partner, James Faulkner...
  • Genesis by Kristie Cook

    Genesis by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Discover how the Amadis began in this fascinating prequel to the award-winning Soul Savers Series! While the land of Ancient Greece is plagued with mortals' wars, twins Cassandra and Jordan have lived more than a lifetime as outcasts. When their dying father divulges a secret that's been buried in his soul, his children come to opposite conclusions, launching them down two very different paths...
  • Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford

    Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Katie and Rhyn are in a race against time to free Katie from the underworld, before Death claims her soul and that of her child. When Katie’s guide in the underworld disappears, she has one option: trust the ghost of someone long-dead and seek out Death's fortress in order to try to escape through the portal leading back to the mortal world...
  • Earth Bound by Christine Feehan

    Earth Bound by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 42 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Air Bound returns to the mysterious coastal town of Sea Haven where six sisters of the heart are bound by the elements, and one is stalked by an inescapable past…. After escaping from a cult, Lexi found refuge with her sisters on the farm that more than sustained her body—it nurtured her soul as well...
  • Blood Torn by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Blood Torn by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    ‘Vampires might bite, honey, but lycans tear. ’. Jask Tao, lycan leader, rules his pack with absolute dedication and demands the same loyalty in return. In the world of Blackthorn, where respect is a rare commodity, Jask has earned his – few dare to cross him, and fewer survive to tell the tale...
  • Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks

    Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    “Eileen Wilks is a truly gifted writer,” (Romance Junkies) and her Novels of the Lupi have drawn readers into a seductive world of action, suspense, and passion. Now, FBI agent Lily Yu tracks a traitor into the darkest shadows yet…...
  • Borrowed Ember by Samantha Young

    Borrowed Ember by Samantha Young

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Everything in Ari’s life until this point has been borrowed. Her human life with a man who wasn't her real father. A love for a boy who needed more than her to be strong. Kisses with a Jinn who refused to do anything but lend them out in moments of weakness. And even her resolve, which seemed to fail her whenever she needed it most. But Ari is done borrowing...
  • Shattered Emotions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Shattered Emotions by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    Maddox Jamenson is the Omega of the Redwood Pack, the one burdened by emotions stronger than his own. He's spent his entire life shrouded in the secrets of his "gift" and the price he has to pay to keep it, yet the cost just escalated. He's known a mate could be in the cards for him, but he can't have what he wants. Not when the battles he has yet to fight could destroy her...
  • Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher

    Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    They are the Sentinels. Three races descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each possessing unique abilities in their battle to protect humanity against their eternal foes: the Synestryn. Now one Sentinel's survival determines the fate of them all. Lexi Johns has one purpose: to free her best friend from the hands of the Sentinels...
  • The Underworld by Lizzy Ford

    The Underworld by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The time has come for Gabriel to claim his underworld. Accompanied by the deceptive Dark One, he risks everything to find his mate and take his place as the deity Death. Between him and the only woman he’s ever loved: a handful of rebelling death dealers, the deity Karma and the Dark One’s mate, a human-turned-demon who holds his soul in the palm of her hand...
  • Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast

    Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    From ? a stellar talent? ( New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning) comes another ? scorchingly sensual, utterly delicious? ( New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter) novel? The Goddesses have had it with the Trojan War. So much devastation? all because of some silly male egos. The worst of the bunch is that cocky, handsome brute Achilles...
  • Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Someone to Hold Me. The Gods Made Me Do It #6. (Can be read as a standalone). Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has spent years searching the world for his Fated Mate. He's watched his brother and nephews find their "light" and yet he can't find his. On the verge of giving up hope, Hades attends his brother Poseidon's wedding; so outside his comfort zone, but his discomfort proves worth it...
  • Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister

    Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 61 ratings
    Aisling Grey is back-and in more trouble than ever. She thought being a courier would be easy. It's not. She thought being a Guardian would come naturally. It doesn't. She thought she could get out of being a wyvern's mate. She can't. And she never thought she'd be irresistible to men. But she is.
  • Damian's Immortal by Lizzy Ford

    Damian's Immortal by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Book 3, War of Gods series. The White God’s most trusted friend, Jule, has his powers stripped by the Watchers. They give him an impossible mission: find the mysterious Magician and kill her, before she reopens the gateway between the realms. Jule quickly discovers the beautiful Magician is not what the Watchers claim...
  • The Devil’s Vengeance by Kira Roman

    The Devil’s Vengeance by Kira Roman

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I thought I had nothing to lose. I was wrong. I’ll fight until my last breath to save those I love, but I’m not alone in this anymore. Adjusting to this new life is difficult. Trying to find those responsible for what happened to Anika and Kora is slow-going and infuriating. Luckily I have my Familiars, my Lust Demon, a naughty Vampire, and a grumpy Wrath Demon to help me...
  • Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan

    Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Martial arts, magic, demons and science. The forces of Hell are poised to strike . . . When Emma’s relatives come to visit her, they are totally freaked out by what they learn . . . Emma’s beloved, John Chen, is a 3,000-year-old Chinese god. Not only that, John is becoming weaker by the day...
  • The 13th Prophecy by H.M. Ward

    The 13th Prophecy by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The time has come for Ivy to face her dark fate. There are no other options--she must destroy Kreterus. Failure to destroy him will result in the annihilation of the world we know and Ivy being doomed to reside in the Underworld for eternity. DEMON KISSED SERIES ORDER:. #1. Demon Kissed. #2. Cursed. #3. Torn. #4. Satan's Stone. #5. The 13th Prophecy. ADDITIONAL DEMON KISSED BOOKS:...
  • Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider

    Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Family can be found in the most unexpected places. Gila monster shifter Jedidiah Earp is over seventy, prefers to bite first and ask questions later, and he knows the desert scrub outside Sundance, California like the back of his claws. Alpha hyena shifter Chandra Smith is in her late twenties, protective to a fault, and she knows how to hunt down enemies and make them disappear...
  • Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan

    Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Alexis Morgan continues her dazzling paranormal series about larger-than-life warriors and the women they love. .. . As a Paladin warrior, Blake Trahern fights and dies again and again to keep mankind safe from the Others. Sensing his humanity slipping away with each battle, he retreats from the world. .. until the one person who still has a claim on his soul needs his help...
  • Gabriel's Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Gabriel's Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The continuation of the Rhyn Trilogy saga. Death Finds Love. Recently appointed as Death, Gabriel’s life can’t get much worse. His underworld is in shambles, and he’s racing demons to collect souls in the human world...
  • Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh, Brianna Bronte

    Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh, Brianna Bronte

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Diane 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...
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