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  • Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

    Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 375 ratings
    Just when Nevada Baylor has finally come to accept the depths of her magical powers, she also realizes she’s fallen in love. Connor “Mad” Rogan is in many ways her equal when it comes to magic, but she’s completely out of her elements when it comes to her feelings for him...
  • White Hot by Ilona Andrews

    White Hot by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 413 ratings
    The Hidden Legacy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews continues as Nevada and Rogan navigate a world where magic is the norm…and their relationship burns hot Nevada Baylor has a unique and secret skill—she knows when people are lying—and she's used that magic (along with plain, hard work) to keep her colorful and close-knit family's detective agency afloat...
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  • Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

    Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 208 ratings
    Hermione straddles the magical and non-magical worlds as a medical researcher and Healer about to make a Big Discovery. Draco is an Auror assigned to protect her from forces unknown -- to both of their displeasure.Features hypercompetent, fiery Hermione and lazy, yet dangerous, Draco. Slow burn...
  • Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 186 ratings
    In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, magic is coming and going in waves in post-Shift Atlanta—and each crest leaves danger in its wake… After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace...
  • Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 180 ratings
    Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is a dangerous business. But nothing she’s faced could have prepared her for this… Kate and the former Beast Lord Curran Lennart are finally making their relationship official...
  • Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 112 ratings
    LarkinLook, here’s the thing.I’m young, carefree, and my job as the assistant to Holt, manager and owner of the Goliaths of Wrestling, means I’m surrounded by half-naked beefcake wrestlers all day. Of course I’m going to be interested in… getting to know them all better...
  • Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 311 ratings
    When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it’s a job for Kate Daniels… Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot...
  • Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Charlie Adhara

    Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Charlie Adhara

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 103 ratings
    Agent Cooper Dayton and his partner, Oliver Park, are going undercover—at a retreat for couples who need counselling. They do say the best cover story is one that’s close to the truth…Agent Cooper Dayton is almost relieved to get a phone call from his former boss at the Bureau of Special Investigations...
  • Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

    Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 505 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews launches a brand new Hidden Legacy series, in which one woman must place her trust in a seductive, dangerous man who sets off an even more dangerous desire… Nevada Baylor is faced with the most challenging case of her detective career—a suicide mission to bring in a suspect in a volatile case. Nevada isn’t sure she has the chops...
  • Brothersong by T.J. Klune

    Brothersong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 100 ratings
    Brothersong is the fourth and final book in the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.“ Complex and startling... Green Creek is the perfect setting.” ―Charlaine HarrisThe Bennett family has a They're not just a family, they're a pack. Brothersong is Carter Bennett's story...
  • Magical Midlife Battle by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Battle by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 49 ratings
    The eighth book in the Wall Street Journal Bestselling series. It has all come down to this. The battle to save Kingsley's pack, and Austin's place of birth, is upon them. They have their team, they have their supplies, and they have a very nerve-wracking secret weapon that Edgar devised. They aren't even close to ready. If they lose this battle, every shifter in the world will be in jeopardy...
  • The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

    The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 301 ratings
    A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages...
  • Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 144 ratings
    Mercenary Kate Daniels must risk all to protect everything she holds dear in this epic, can't-miss entry in the thrilling #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series. Kate has come a long way from her origins as a loner taking care of paranormal problems in post-Shift Atlanta. She's made friends and enemies. She's found love and started a family with Curran Lennart, the former Beast Lord...
  • Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 296 ratings
    Atlanta would be a nice place to live, if it weren't for the magic. When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose. Kate Daniels works for the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild...
  • Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 210 ratings
    Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them—no matter the cost. Mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord, are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to control their beasts, many of the Pack’s shapeshifting children fail to survive to adulthood...
  • Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 148 ratings
    An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from her new boyfriend. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right...
  • Sin & Surrender by K.F. Breene

    Sin & Surrender by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 70 ratings
    The sixth and final book in the #1 internationally bestselling Demigods of San Francisco series!It's the moment Kieran and Lexi have been preparing for. The Magical Summit.Ready or not, they will take their assembled team into the belly of the beast. The stakes couldn't be higher. If the powers that be don't approve of Kieran, he will not earn the official title of the Demigod of San Francisco...
  • Magical Midlife Awakening by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Awakening by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 47 ratings
    With Kingsley safe and Momar subdued for the moment, it's time for healing. Jessie and the gang take a much needed break.Or, at least, the gang does.The holidays are upon them and the ex has invited Jessie to meet his new fiancée. It's off to L.A. where Jessie will face her past and the wounds she didn't realize still lingered.Niamh, too, meets a blast from her past...
  • Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 87 ratings
    Ilona Andrews invites you back to the #1 New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels series in this exciting new long novella featuring Kate, Curran and Conlan, some familiar faces, some new friends, and all the special brand of chaos they create!Kate, Curran and their son, Conlan have left Atlanta, vowing to keep a low profile, and are settling into a new city and new house…but some things never...
  • Magical Midlife Meeting by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Meeting by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 50 ratings
    It's time for a magical battle Jessie isn't sure she's prepared for. Elliot Graves has been a thorn in Jessie's side since before she agreed to take the house magic. He has constantly brought the fight to her doorstep.Not this time.With the help of Austin's shifters, the Ivy house crew will meet Elliot Graves in one of the most dangerous places imaginable - his home turf...
  • Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

    Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 197 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes an enthralling new trilogy set in the Hidden Legacy world, where magic means power, and family bloodlines are the new currency of society… In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House...
  • Magical Midlife Love by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Love by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 56 ratings
    The fourth book in the Wall Street Journal bestselling Leveling Up series.The Ivy House team is shaping up, but there are still holes to be filled, and a magical summons outstanding. Jessie needs a teacher. Someone who can fit in with the whacky Ivy House crew. And that was going just fine...until she gets a request to host a powerful, neighboring mage. A teacher isn't going to be enough...
  • Sin & Salvation by K.F. Breene

    Sin & Salvation by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 81 ratings
    Valens has noticed his two missing employees. It won't be long before he knows who is responsible. It won't be long before he claims his vengeance. The race is on. Kieran and Lexi must scrape together an army worthy of taking on the Demigod of San Francisco before he destroys them all. But Valens isn't Lexi's only problem...
  • Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs

    Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 128 ratings
    Mercy Thompson has been hailed as “a heroine who continues to grow and yet always remains true to herself.”* Now she’s back, and she’ll soon discover that when the fae stalk the human world, it’s the children who suffer... Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head...
  • Shots and Barbs by Lily Mayne

    Shots and Barbs by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 72 ratings
    NuniLook, I’m an extremely busy, handsome, charming guy. I am a paragon of physical perfection, I run a wildly successful architecture firm, and I take care of my family. I don’t have time to organise a ten-year anniversary party for my business, so it just makes sense to hire someone else to do the work...
  • Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole

    Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 222 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect, even from himself. A DANGEROUS DEMON SHE CAN'T RESIST . . . Malkom Slaine: tormented by his sordid past and racked by vampiric hungers, he's pushed to the brink by the green-eyed beauty under his guard...
  • Sin & Spirit by K.F. Breene

    Sin & Spirit by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 65 ratings
    Kieran has stepped up to take his place as the ruler of magical San Francisco. As his girlfriend, that unfortunately means I'm under the magnifying glass. Everything I do is noticed, from how I act to how I style my hair. Most notably, of course, is how little I know about my magic. The Hades Demigods want me on their team, and they don’t plan to ask nicely. Kieran and I are both under fire...
  • Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

    Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 154 ratings
    A foundling raised in a world of humans Growing up, orphaned Josephine didn’t know who or what she was—just that she was “bad,” an outcast with strange powers. Her baby brother Thaddeus was as perfect as she was flawed; protecting him became her entire life. The day he was taken away began Jo’s transition from angry girl…to would-be superhero…to enchanting, ruthless villain...
  • The Burning Witch by Delemhach

    The Burning Witch by Delemhach

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 34 ratings
    Delemhach returns with another heartwarming and humorous blend of fantasy, romance, and mystery in The Burning Witch , the first book of a new House Witch sequel series.Follow the adventures of Lady Katarina Ashowan, daughter of a beloved hero and best friend to Daxaria’s princess, as she navigates the unknown land of Troivack alongside royalty...
  • ‎Magical Midlife Alliance by K.F. Breene

    ‎Magical Midlife Alliance by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Book 7 in the ongoing Wall Street Journal bestselling Leveling Up series!After returning from the basajaunak lands, it's clear that Jessie and her crew need to find an alliance quickly. They need to head to Kingsley's in less than a couple of months. If they go as they are, they'll never be enough to save Austin's brother from total annihilation...
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