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  • Cast the First Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Cast the First Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Scout Randall’s life has turned from bad to worse. With her boyfriend’s murderous mother on the loose, that means she’s a target. But where will the attack come from?Scout thought they would have time to figure things out, time to regroup and come up with a plan. She was wrong. The next enemy is on their doorstep...
  • Spells & Caramels Magical Mysteries: The Complete Series: Fresh, Funny Magical Mysteries by Erin Johnson

    Spells & Caramels Magical Mysteries: The Complete Series: Fresh, Funny Magical Mysteries by Erin Johnson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The complete series!10 full-length paranormal cozy mystery novels.Over 3,000 pages.One delightfully witchy series you'll never want to end.Twenty-nine-year-old Imogen Banks is hashtag struggling...
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  • New Ghosts, Old Tricks by Lily Harper Hart

    New Ghosts, Old Tricks by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Harper Harlow-Monroe has everything she’s ever wanted. She has a husband she loves, a best friend who is only irritating fifty percent of the time, and a daughter who refuses to be “normal.” So, basically, she has it all.Then the unthinkable happens. During an afternoon picnic with her husband and daughter, Harper’s yard is flooded with ghosts … right as five bodies float by on the river...
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    mystery  fantasy  magic  witches  paranormal  humor
  • As the Cookie Crumbles by Amanda M. Lee

    As the Cookie Crumbles by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Christmas is right around the corner, and Stormy Morgan is ready to celebrate for the first time in years. She’s been dreaming of one thing…Shadow Hills’ infamous Christmas festival.There’s just one little problem.When helping her new friend Easton pick out clothes in the thrift store, Stormy discovers the owner is missing. What’s worse, it looks as if there was a struggle in the back room...
  • Witching With Sharks by Lily Harper Hart

    Witching With Sharks by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    One of the biggest trivia competitions in the world is coming to Paradise Lodge, and Hali Waverly is expecting an influx of guests. What she’s not prepared for is murder.When a body drops on the resort’s beach, however, she finds herself knee-deep in the investigation along with her new boyfriend Gray Hunter. Unfortunately for her, there are a few too many suspects for her comfort level...
  • Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee

    Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Stormy Morgan is a witch with too much attitude, an old love fueling new fires in her soul, and a talking cat who keeps threatening to give her an ulcer. She’s got a full plate. Things get even busier in her life when a body drops outside her boyfriend Hunter Ryan’s house … and the death looks like more than a standard murder...
  • Staked in the Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Staked in the Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Vampire.Bounty Hunter.Middle-aged babe. Maybe?Now that Hailey is solidly settled in Philadelphia and her new vampire life, she's setting roots, tracking down criminals, and taking names. Things have happened so fast starting the moment she moved into her new home.But she's not one to sit on her duff and let life pass her by. Even an undead life.With her best friend, new friends, and her Mr...
  • The Oh My Gawd Couple by Robyn Peterman

    The Oh My Gawd Couple by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to my Hell… and not the good one where I’m in charge. Word on the street is that my brother’s son was potty trained at eight months old. Unacceptable. I shall not be bested by God. I have pilfered plastic potties, Cheerios and bagels. I am prepared to teach my boy to put the pee in the hole. All I need now is a potty song. Or so I thought...
  • Unraveled by Lindsay Buroker

    Unraveled by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A mission to a foreign land has left Captain Trip Yert with a responsibility he never anticipated: watching over two dozen magical stasis chambers containing half-dragon young, including eight that are half-human. As bewildering as he finds it, all of them are related to him...
  • G.A. Aiken Dragon Bundle: The Dragon Who Loved Me, What a Dragon Should Know, Last Dragon Standing & How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken

    G.A. Aiken Dragon Bundle: The Dragon Who Loved Me, What a Dragon Should Know, Last Dragon Standing & How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Only for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, "Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us--the most loved of all dragons?" No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility...
  • A Girlfriend for Mr. Snoozerton by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    A Girlfriend for Mr. Snoozerton by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Ava doesn't mind raising the dead. It's all a part of being a necromancer. And people keep telling he she's one of the strongest ones to ever live, but she doesn't believe it.Except she can also heal people, living or dead, which is unheard of.And now, her cat, Mr. Snoozerton, has brought home a girlfriend. A dead girlfriend...
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    mystery  shapeshifters  paranormal  fantasy  witches  humor  magic  m-f
  • Shades of Stars by Gina LaManna

    Shades of Stars by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    One awkward billionaire. One failed psychic. A tale as old as time... Lola Pink is in all shades of trouble. Her shop is still under construction, she’s sort-of-fired from her job, and her hottest date this week is with a microwave burrito. However, when Dane Clark finds himself at the center of a murder investigation, Lola slips on her gorgeous vintage sunglasses and takes the case...
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    mystery  humor  paranormal  witches  fantasy  length-short
  • Quit Your Witchin' by Amy Boyles

    Quit Your Witchin' by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There's a murderer on the loose again… Dylan Apel just can't stay away from murder. When a body turns up in the school gymnasium, everyone's on high alert...
  • Babysitter Bear by Zoe Chant

    Babysitter Bear by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He takes care of other people's kids ... but he craves a family of his own.Enter a single mom waitress with a broken heart and a whole lot of trouble behind her.Army vet Dan is still figuring out how to deal with being a three-legged bear, but it turns out kids don’t care how many limbs he has as long as he’s willing to be a climbing frame...
  • Pegasus Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel

    Pegasus Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's the only human counselor at a summer camp for shifters...Paige isn’t looking forward to spending her summer trying to wrangle kids who can turn into animals. But no matter her own feelings, family comes first. This job is the only way she can afford to send her little brother Archie back to camp this year - and now, more than ever, he has to get better control of his bear...
  • To Haunt a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 8 by Juliette Harper

    To Haunt a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 8 by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Still recovering from their adventure into the Middle Realm, Jinx, Tori, and the gang have settled down to enjoy some "normal" time in Briar Hollow. Then Cezar Ionescu walks in the front door asking for a favor. An abandoned house owned by the local Strigoi clan is attracting the attention of the Haunted Briar Hollow web series...
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    mystery  paranormal  witches  humor  fantasy  length-short
  • The Amulet of Caorunn by Juliette Harper

    The Amulet of Caorunn by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Creavit wizard Irenaeus Chesterfield is back, with a bigger, badder plan to go after Jinx and company. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Jinx starts having dream visions about the mysterious Amulet of Caorunn. Trying to get more details, she and Tori try a dicey double enchantment with shocking results...
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    mystery  paranormal  witches  humor  fantasy  length-long
  • Bear and Square by Milly Taiden

    Bear and Square by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Famous Hollywood actress, Paige Kirby, is sick of the limelight. Can’t a woman eat a donut without the tabloids snapping her picture? No matter how hard she tries, Paige can’t outrun the paparazzi. They always find her. After a narrow escape, Paige meets Gerri Wilder, who recommends Bear Paw Protection. A vacation with a well-paid bodyguard might be just the ticket to happiness...
  • Murder by the Cup by Abigail Lynn Thornton

    Murder by the Cup by Abigail Lynn Thornton

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She's always been her family's dirty little secret,but now she's finally free...Wynona Le Doux would never have chosen to be born into the most powerful, ruling witch family in all of Hex Haven. And she certainly wouldn't have chosen to be cursed at birth and grow up without powers. Nor would she have ever wanted to add 'amateur sleuth' to her resume.It seemed fate left her no choice...
  • Hold My Bear by Zoe Chant

    Hold My Bear by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen...Chef Charlee has spent a lifetime trying to outrun her difficult past. A head chef job in a small town might be the start of something new—but she never expected the boss to be more sizzling hot than anything she’s ever cooked! But Charlee has been burned before, so keeping her mind on the job is the only safe choice...
  • Witch on First by Juliette Harper

    Witch on First by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jinx Hamilton walks out the front door of her store in Briar Hollow on a Sunday morning only to find her werecat neighbor and boyfriend, Chase McGregor, staring at a dead man. Under the best of circumstances, a corpse complicates things, but Jinx has other problems...
  • Witch on Second by Juliette Harper

    Witch on Second by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With Halloween just a week away, Jinx and Tori have their hands full helping to organize Briar Hollow’s first ever paranormal festival. Beau and the ghosts at the cemetery are eager to help make the event a success, but tensions remain high after the recent killings. Without a mentor to lean on, Jinx must become a stronger, more independent leader...
  • Salvation by Elle Lincoln

    Salvation by Elle Lincoln

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Whelp, I didn’t see that coming.No pun intended—well, maybe a little pun with special sauce.Somehow I’ve landed in a weird space where I’m not quite dead but not quite alive either, standing on the edge of something incredible—if only I take the chance and dive into the unknown. My mates taught me to jump on in without hesitation.I hope the water is warm...
  • Never Say Sever in Deadwood: Deadwood Humorous Mystery Book 12 by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle

    Never Say Sever in Deadwood: Deadwood Humorous Mystery Book 12 by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All Violet Parker wants is a day off. Better yet, just a “normal” day. But things never go as planned, especially in Deadwood.Someone—or rather something—broke into the local taxidermy shop and took bites out of the critter displays before racing off into the dark. But this is no random crime and Violet knows it...
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    mystery  paranormal  humor  suspense  fantasy
  • Fashionably Dead and Demonic by Robyn Peterman

    Fashionably Dead and Demonic by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anastasia I’m dead. He’s demonic. It never would have worked…Getting dumped by the Demon of my dreams wasn’t exactly in the game plan. Game plans suck. Throwing caution to the wind is my new motto.I used to be a semi-happily single Vampyre...
  • Somebunny to Love by Zoe Chant

    Somebunny to Love by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s having a bad hare day...Rabbit shifter Emmy didn’t mean to get caught in a quick-release trap. Luckily, the hiker who rescued her is purely hop stuff—and Emmy is sure he’s her fated mate, too. But he’s clearly a through-hiker, probably not even stopping in her home town, so even if he’s hare today, Emmy is afraid he’ll be gone tomorrow! He finds her ear-resistible..
  • Forbidden Shifters Complete Series   by Selena Scott

    Forbidden Shifters Complete Series by Selena Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A FIGHT FOR LOVE, AND A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL! GET LOST IN A WORLD OF SHIFTER PASSION AND DESIRE WITH THIS IRRESISTIBLE SIX BOOK STEAMY PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES. Books included in this series: A Mate for Seth - Book 1 Sarah, as drawn to Seth as he is to her, can’t understand why the kind, generous hottie next door is so secretive...
  • A Hellhound for Christmas: Shifters for Christmas Book 5 by Zoe Chant

    A Hellhound for Christmas: Shifters for Christmas Book 5 by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas disaster…Things aren’t going quite to plan for Willow this Christmas. Sure, her home repair business is booming… but that’s only because her quaint, snowy hometown of Hidden Valley is being battered by a series of ferocious rainstorms that show up out of nowhere, wreak havoc, and then disappear as quickly as they came...
  • Koalafied for Love by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Koalafied for Love by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Koala shifter Oliver Campbell has spent most of his life working hard at embracing calm, because koalas are anything his koala would fight an armchair, given the chance...or a gorilla, for that matter...
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    shapeshifters  humor  paranormal  fantasy
  • To Teach a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 11 by Juliette Harper

    To Teach a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 11 by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A pen scratches in the night. A rat faces his past. A wizard pays for his crimes. The opening of the magical sanctuary of Tír na nÓg has rocked the foundations of Fae society. Isherwood sits in the Tower of Londinium awaiting trial, while Jinx and the special ops team circle the globe dealing with nonconformi incidents...
  • Jinx & Tonic by Gina LaManna

    Jinx & Tonic by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Let the Trials begin... Jinx & Tonic is the third book in The Magic & Mixology Mystery Series. Though it can be read as a standalone, it's best read in series order. Welcome back, Islanders. ** ** This novel is a full-length, humorous cozy mystery featuring a splash of magic, a handful of witches, and a dash of romance. It's rated PG-13 due to mild language and some romance...
  • The Medium Place by Erin Huss

    The Medium Place by Erin Huss

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.Sure, being a medium isn’t easy. Things like dating, working, and even sleeping are all hard to do when there’s a ghost hovering nearby, demanding your attention. But it’s not all bad, and I’d like to think I’m getting pretty good at it…most days.Except for today, when twenty-one-year-old Penelope Muffin appeared...
  • Medium Things by Erin Huss

    Medium Things by Erin Huss

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people. I'm not your typical medium. The kind portrayed on your favorite television shows. The spirits who visit me aren't interested in reuniting with loved ones. Nope. The spirits I connect with have sought me out for one thing and one thing only: justice...
  • Batshift Crazy by Carrie Pulkinen

    Batshift Crazy by Carrie Pulkinen

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀…Gaston Bellevue has been single for one hundred years. He's a bat-shifting vampire who has amassed a fortune, runs a B and B for supes, and is living his best death in The Big Easy...
  • Long Isle Iced Tea by Gina LaManna

    Long Isle Iced Tea by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Star light, star bright, the first star I see tonight…A childhood chant turns near deadly for Lily Locke when she’s swept into The Faction’s latest triumph—the overthrowing of the hidden, magical city of Wishery. When Ainsley and her team at MAGIC, Inc. beg Lily for her help, she agrees, taking on a load of problems that pile up faster than she can say Abracadabra...
  • Thorn by Kim Fox

    Thorn by Kim Fox

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The last book in the bestselling Clawed Squad series! The Clawed Squad’s alpha, Thorn Conway, is the last of the squad left to get married. Only problem is, his mate died a decade ago. The hurt is still real, the pain is still raw...
  • Desperate Covenant by Amanda M. Lee

    Desperate Covenant by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zoe Lake-Winters knows about paranormal entities. She’s fought so many she’s lost count. When zombies rise and come for her daughter, though, Zoe realizes that she’s about to encounter a terrifying new world that she can’t control or understand. Word has gotten out that Zoe and her husband Aric’s twelve-year-old daughter is about to come into her own...
  • Lumberjack Bears Boxed Set: Books 1 - 5 by Emilia Hartley

    Lumberjack Bears Boxed Set: Books 1 - 5 by Emilia Hartley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is one boxed set you do NOT want to miss! The Lumberjack Bears Box Set has all the rough, rugged and irresistibly sexy alpha males that you've been waiting for. By the time you reach the end you'll be begging for more! Book 1 - To Love a Bear So long as the guys call him Boomer, Theodore Parker is content with his life...
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    shapeshifters  humor  fantasy  paranormal
  • The Bad Boys of Assjacket: Magic and Mayhem Universe: Magic and Mayhem Book 9 by Robyn Peterman

    The Bad Boys of Assjacket: Magic and Mayhem Universe: Magic and Mayhem Book 9 by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dare is a dare. No self-respecting, slightly chubby, good-lookin’, crime lovin’ cat would ever pass up a dare. So I didn’t. Now, me and my boys are in hot water trying to figure out how to live on the right side of the law for a whole freakin’ week! This is complicated by a couple of hairy issues…— The half-headed bear in town had his privates pilfered...
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    shapeshifters  paranormal  humor  demons  witches  fantasy
  • Firebird of Glass by Zoe Chant

    Firebird of Glass by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her first Christmas might be the last ChristmasTadra has known her entire life that she was meant for a great destiny. But she never expected it to happen like this: trapped in a strange new world, her magic broken and her voice silenced, unable to shift to anything other than a tiny shadow of her firebird's glory.Ansel's kiss releases Tadra from her glass prison..
  • Not Her Dragon by Annie Nicholas

    Not Her Dragon by Annie Nicholas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Single female dragons are too rare to be left to their own devices. Or so, Bella was taught.Then her betrothed unexpectedly dies, leaving her wedding contract in the hands of his greedy father. She has no choice but to be auctioned off to the highest bidder or her family will be killed.For one week, she’s enslaved to a dragon who is obsessed with her...
  • Bound to the Fae by Zoe Chant

    Bound to the Fae by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He swore to bow his head to no fae.But one human woman has the power to bring him to his knees...Every winged unicorn dreams of being Called by their fated rider — except Aodhan. For him, books hold far more appeal than prancing around as some knight’s soulbound war-steed. He's mastered magic, learned to shapeshift and surrounded himself with powerful protective wards... and it's all for nothing...
  • Harper Hall Investigations: Books 1-5 by Isabel Jordan

    Harper Hall Investigations: Books 1-5 by Isabel Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kick-ass heroines and sexy, badass alpha male heroes solving paranormal mysteries. Oh, yeah...and snark. Lots and lots of snark. Available for the first time in one volume, this box set contains the COMPLETE Harper Hall Investigations series, which has been called "a combo of Buffy, True Blood and the snark of Charley Davidson...
  • Foiled by Terri Reid

    Foiled by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    L.J. Carter’s move back to Julep, Mississippi has been much more complicated than she ever imagined. She discovers that her momma’s death was actually a murder, and Momma’s ghost is still hanging around to talk about it...
  • Way of the Witch by Kim Richardson

    Way of the Witch by Kim Richardson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Non-stop action and laugh out loud funny. Way of the Witch is perfect for fans of urban fantasy, mystery, slow-burn romance, and humor...
  • Nanny for the Polar Daddy by Milly Taiden

    Nanny for the Polar Daddy by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A shifter in need of a nanny. A nanny looking for a job. And the family neither expected. This is the romance they were both afraid to find but needed...
  • Firefighter Midlife Wolf by Meg Ripley

    Firefighter Midlife Wolf by Meg Ripley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A midlife career switch just ignited a new chapter—With a single dad wolf as hot as the flames he fights.After my divorce, working in the same ER as my arrogant ex was off the table, so I decided to try visiting nursing instead...
  • The Hitwoman's Downward Dog by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman's Downward Dog by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    So many men….so little help. Maladroit hitwoman Maggie Lee has never been one to ask for help. But now she’s found out that her niece, Katie, will soon be discharged from the hospital - making Maggie her guardian not just in name - and her semi-psychic friend Armani Vasquez has been kidnapped. Suddenly Maggie could really use some help...
  • Bound in Eternity by Milly Taiden

    Bound in Eternity by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avery Harper hasn’t dated in two years. After losing her fiancé during his deployment, she chose to stay away from men and the games they play. That worked great until she met Jae Drachen. He overwhelms her senses from the moment she meets him. It has her wondering if love at first sight truly exists. The more time she spends with Jae, the more she believes it does. Jae wants Avery...
  • Bound in Ashes by Milly Taiden

    Bound in Ashes by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    COMPLETELY STANDALONE Check out the conclusion of the Drachen Mates Series in this sexy novel. Tiana Jonas’s life is unexciting. Nothing happens. Except her technical support calls with Ker Drachen. He’s got the sexiest voice if her wet panties are any sign. Boring goes out the window when her house is burglarized and an undiscovered body bleeds out on her kitchen floor...
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