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Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole
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... -
![Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs]()
Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over... -
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![The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston]()
The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston
Growing up on the tough Philly streets, Gwen O'Neill has learned how to fend for herself. But what is she supposed to do with a nice, suburban Jersey boy in the form of a massive Grizzly shifter? Especially one with a rather unhealthy fetish for honey, moose, and…uh…well, her. Yet despite his menacing ursine growl and four-inch claws, Gwen finds Lachlan "Lock" MacRyrie cute and really sweet... -
![The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston]()
The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston
Even the king of the beasts can find himself unexpectedly tamed by the right woman. . . Weddings have the strangest effect on people. Exhibit 1: Sissy Mae waking up in Mitch Shaw's bed the morning after her brother Bobby Ray's nuptials. Exhibit 2: the gunmen trying to kill Mitch. Exhibit 3: Sissy Mae escorting a bleeding yet sexy lion shifter to her Tennessee Pack's turf for safe keeping... -
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![Ever After by Kim Harrison]()
Ever After by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsThe ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse. While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation...Categorized as:
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![Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston]()
Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston
When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out... -
![A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison]()
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon ! A Perfect Blood Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other . Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S...Categorized as:
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![My Salvation by Alanea Alder]()
My Salvation by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsPriest Vi’Aerdan wants nothing more than for his mate to be safe, but nightmares plague him with images of her being torn to shreds. Despite consulting Meryn, his anxiety persists. He remembers the helplessness associated with his failure to help his unit brothers when they were trapped in the caves of Noctem Falls... -
![Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene]()
Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene
"Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that's exactly what my life becomes. Do-over.This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I'm ready to carve my own path...Categorized as:
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![When He Was Bad by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden]()
When He Was Bad by Shelly Laurenston, Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsA scorching after-dark anthology featuring Alpha males so hot, so wild, and so bad, they may just be the best you've ever had... Shelly Laurenston Miss Congeniality I'm young, good looking, and one day I'll be Alpha Male of my family's Pack. But Professor Irene Conridge acts like I don't even exist. Now she's got enemies coming out of the woodwork and I have to protect her... -
![How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards]()
How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsWhen a fledgling vampire arrives at Woolworth House searching for his maker, Grier is forced to relive her time in Atramentous. Most of those years are as dark and empty in her memory as she was in her cell. She can't remember her progeny, or the night she resuscitated him, but she can protect him from the Society. As long as she's willing to barter with her grandfather to do it...Categorized as:
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![Hunted by Suzanne Wright]()
Hunted by Suzanne Wright
Larkin is tired of her friends constantly trying to play Cupid. Just because they are all happily mated doesn't mean she needs to be. And she definitely doesn't need the over-protective men in her life vetting potential partners for her. In a bid to get them off her back, the harpy turns to the one person she knows they would never approve of . . .Teague Sullivan... -
![Dark Debt by Chloe Neill]()
Dark Debt by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsA vampire never gets old. But neither do his enemies. When a figure from Ethan's dark past makes a splashy debut in Chicago, Merit and her Master don't know whether he's friend or foe. But they'll have to figure out soon, because trouble is brewing in the Windy City... -
![Charlotte's Reject by K. R. Treadway]()
Charlotte's Reject by K. R. Treadway
Joseph Barden’s senior year can’t end fast enough. As a shifter who can’t shift, he’s found himself tormented by Charlotte Fender and her “Spiders... -
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![In a Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston]()
In a Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston
Petite, kind, brilliant, and young, Stevie is nothing like the usual women bodyguard Shen Li is interested in. Even more surprising, the youngest of the lethal, ball-busting, and beautiful MacKilligan sisters is terrified of bears. But she’s not terrified of pandas. She loves pandas. Which means that whether Shen wants her to or not, she simply won’t stop cuddling him... -
![A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Life sucker-punched me...I have family I didn’t know about, a magical heritage laying its claim, and a mystery I apparently need to solve.There are three things I love most in life…my wild and crazy Irish family, Redbreast Whiskey at Shenanigans, and living in Toronto... -
![Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands]()
Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands
It bites: New York hotels cost an arm and a leg, and Terri has flown from England to help plan her cousin’s wedding. The new in-laws offered lodging. But they’re a weird bunch -- and it isn’t just that they’re Canadian! There is the sometimes-chipper-sometimes-silent Lucern, and the wacky stage-actor Vincent: she can’t imagine Broadway casting a hungrier singing-and-dancing Dracula...Categorized as:
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![Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes]()
Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes
With his wedding behind him, Fred is looking forward to nightly life finally settling down. Unfortunately, someone from his past has other, far less peaceful, plans in mind. Finding his clan under attack, Fred must scramble to discover who is working against him and how to fight back... -
![Trolled by Lindsay Buroker]()
Trolled by Lindsay Buroker
Busy looking for her missing mother and dodging enemies that are after her magical hammer, Matti Puletasi doesn’t need any more problems. She definitely doesn’t need the person who hired an assassin to kill her mother to show up—and target her.As if that wasn’t bad enough, the handsome elven ally she’s falling in love with… may be working for the other side...Categorized as:
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![This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost]()
This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Danger waits on both sides of the grave. Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they've triumphed over the latest battle, Cat's new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance . . . With the mysterious disappearance of vampires, rumors abound that a species war is brewing... -
![Here Kitty, Kitty! by Shelly Laurenston]()
Here Kitty, Kitty! by Shelly Laurenston
What do you do when you’ve got a hillbilly tiger by the tail? Or maybe the question should be: what wouldn’t you do… Nikolai Vorislav likes his single life just as it is. Simple, relaxing and quiet. What he doesn’t need is some foul-mouthed Texan hellcat living in his house, eating his food, flirting with his idiot brothers and shooting holes in his home with his granddaddy’s gun... -
![Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes]()
Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes
Much like accountants, fey never forget a debt.Just as Fred is settling down in his new abode, he receives word that a favor is being called in, one he promised to a dangerously powerful member of otherworldly royalty. Bracing danger, adventure, and unknown threats, Fred is instead asked to take on an entirely different role than anticipated... -
![Axman Werebear by T.S. Joyce]()
Axman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Arranged marriage, hidden agendas, deep secrets, and heart-pounding romance come together to tell Bruiser’s story in the 5th installment of T. S. Joyce’s bestselling Saw Bears series. Diem Daye has led a sheltered life. As the only breeding female of her kind, her father has kept her tucked away and heavily guarded... -
![Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright]()
Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright
It’s been five months since vampire Sam Parker Bound herself to Jared Michaels, her powerful co-commander within the Grand High Master vampire’s personal legion. Life as a Bound couple has been going just fine…until the Grand High Master announces he will be stepping down from his position and wants Sam and Jared to take his place. Oh joy. Despite Sam’s reservations, she agrees to ascend... -
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![The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart]()
The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOfelia Archer has a full life … which only gets fuller when a dead body lands in her backyard. As owner of New Orleans’ premier supernatural speakeasy, Ofelia is always in the thick of things when the witch hits the fan. That’s no exception now … even when the local police start breathing down her neck.Zach Sully has a colorful background... -
![Hunted by K.M. Shea]()
Hunted by K.M. Shea
Ever feel like you don’t belong?Try being a hunter living with werewolves. I’m the definition of “doesn’t fit in”. I’m not Pack, but I’m not the enemy, either.I struggle to survive among werewolves who are stronger and faster than me, and are competitive enough to break a bone or two for the sake of “fun.”Greyson, their alpha, is the worst of them all...Categorized as:
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![The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter]()
The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter
Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town where Halloween is celebrated 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...Categorized as:
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![Berries and Greed by Lily Mayne]()
Berries and Greed by Lily Mayne
GreidI may hate everyone, but you can only take being alone for so long. Sooner or later, you get desperate enough to visit a human cult that worships your species as greater beings in the hope of finding a new roommate to fill the lonely void. We’ve all been there… right?I swear I was only looking for a roommate. Just someone to watch TV and eat dinner with. Nothing… romantic. No way...Categorized as:
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![Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon]()
Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Hannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour... -
![Love Bites Hard by Lola Glass]()
Love Bites Hard by Lola Glass
I agreed to marry the new werewolf king in exchange for my freedom. But now he's holding me hostage on his pack's land. Did I mention that he bit me, publicly, to claim me? Or that he's so lost in the darkness of his past that he's basically feral? If I could grow fur myself, maybe the situation would be a simpler one, but I can't...Categorized as:
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![Partying With Pixies by Hazel Mack]()
Partying With Pixies by Hazel Mack
ALO A good Protector is focused on one thing—duty. That’s been my guiding mantra since I came to the hidden monster haven of Ever. My roles as Protector and father come first. But I’ve got a secret—I’m desperately obsessed with the beautiful, kind, mischievous pixie who lives across the street. Miriam Saihem invaded my mind first, building a rock-solid friendship I‘ve come to rely on... -
![Newly Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty]()
Newly Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty
Welcome to Dark River. Population 0. When Mika McKellen woke up in a stormwater drain while backpacking around Canada, she knew that her mother was right. If you made bad choices, you would end up dead in a ditch. But when she stumbled into Dark River, even her mother could never have dreamed up the residents of this small town in the middle of nowhere, Alberta... -
![How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards]()
How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSavannah has fallen to the vampires, and it’s up to Grier to take out their leader, Gaspard Lacroix, and restore peace. Lacroix might be more powerful and immune to her magic, but she’s got a plan. Too bad it’s got holes big enough for a new threat to waltz through while the city is on her knees...Categorized as:
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![Witches Get Stitches by Juliette Cross]()
Witches Get Stitches by Juliette Cross
Violet Savoie has a plan. A dream, rather. To open her own tattoo shop, which caters to supernaturals in need of permanent charms. As a powerful Seer, she has the potent magic to cast every kind of spell. Except the kind to give werewolves control over their beastly side. And her business partner Nico needs help in the worst kind of way.Nico Cruz has a secret. A motive, rather... -
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![Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks]()
Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks delivers the exciting conclusion in the Love at Stake series, where a Marine-turned-vampire finds love with the shifter princess forbidden to him... Russell wakes from a coma to find he's become a vampire. Now he has a thirst for revenge. Determined to hunt down the master vampire who turned him, he's used to working alone . .Categorized as:
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![Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen]()
Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
Agent Kit Morris. Has a nice ring, doesn't it?It's a big step up from "wanted criminal" or "that weird con-artist guy with weirder psychic powers"—both of which recently applied to me. But my promotion to MagiPol agent comes with a few drawbacks.First, supremely talented and effortlessly gorgeous Agent Lienna Shen won't agree to a dinner date with me... -
![Luxuria by Colette Rhodes]()
Luxuria by Colette Rhodes
Ophelia has a dirty secret.Well, it’s not really a secret anymore.Ophelia was born into a family of Hunters, tasked with protecting the humans from the creatures of the night who feast on their fear.Except Ophelia always found the idea of monsters kind of intriguing... -
![Healed by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan]()
Healed by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Arabella MacLeod was tortured by dragon hunters a decade ago. Ever since, her clan coddled and tip-toed around her, most especially her older brother. Desperate for a chance at freedom, she volunteers to foster with the Scottish dragon-shifter clan. She's determined to stay clear of the charming Scottish leader, but not only does he keep crossing her path, her dragon is drawn to him... -
![The Gargoyle Gets His Girl by Kristen Painter]()
The Gargoyle Gets His Girl by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town where Halloween is celebrated 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs and all. Willa Iscove, fae jeweler, has her first stalker... -
![Broken Dawn by Dianne Duvall]()
Broken Dawn by Dianne Duvall
Delve into an exciting new stand-alone novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall's "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly), "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews) Immortal Guardians series.Nick Belanger can't stop thinking about the single mother who lives next door. She's smart. She's funny... -
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Double Vision by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDesert sunshine casts the darkest shadows.Successful realtor Julia Brooks moves to the quirky neighborhood of Vista de Lirio in the California desert and meets a riotous cast of eccentric characters. But her semi-retirement is spoiled when she finds the body of the neighborhood lothario dead in the kitchen of her brand new listing. Even more complicated? She also meets his ghost... -
![The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter]()
The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all... -
![Cured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan]()
Cured by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Dr. Cassidy “Sid” Jackson’s inner dragon went silent over twenty years ago. Ever since, she’s battled episodes that have tested her sanity. Aware she doesn’t have much time left, she prepares for a new doctor to come to Stonefire and take her place. However, before the new doctor arrives, Sid is attacked. Dr... -
![The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole]()
The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
The next spellbinding installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series . A demon soldier of fortune . . .Rök Kours dives into a dangerous job, only to cross swords with the one woman who bewitched him.A Wiccan mercenary . . .Poppy Dyer has never let her uncontrollable magic interfere with her work, but she can barely withstand one demon's charms...Categorized as:
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![A Little Too Familiar by Lish McBride]()
A Little Too Familiar by Lish McBride
Louise Matthews has got it good. Wonderful job? Check. Loving family? The best. Roommates? Pretty fantastic, thank you. All of this helps her stay focused on what she wants: to finish out her apprenticeship and become a fully licensed Switch - an animal mage who bonds familiars to their witches.Only a problem has just moved in - a hot, occasionally wolf-shaped problem... -
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Reese by Raven Kennedy
Five years ago, I saw something I shouldn’t have. Ominous, right? But what really sucks is I got caught. I’ve been trapped as my animal ever since, hidden away and forced to stay shifted and silent. Until one day, when I get brought to a pet shop where a shifter recognizes me for what I am and brings me to her pack. A really friggen weird pack. I need to get out of here... -
![The Bite That Binds by Suzanne Wright]()
The Bite That Binds by Suzanne Wright
It’s just over a week until Sam will be Binding with Jared, and the only thing she wants is to spend that time relaxing and preparing for the ceremony. Unfortunately, she seems to be asking too much of fate, because suddenly she’s lumbered with a number of distractions that have the potential to postpone, or even cancel, the Binding... -
![Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper]()
Always Be My Banshee by Molly Harper
The latest Mystic Bayou novel from Audie Award-nominated author Molly Harper will have you swooning with passion and wailing with laughter!Cordelia Canton is on a top-secret assignment: travel to Mystic Bayou and use her powers as a touch-know psychic to learn more about the mysterious artifact that's been pulled from the rift site...Categorized as:
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![Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston]()
Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston
It’s not every day that a beautiful naked woman falls out of the sky and lands face-first on grizzly shifter Berg Dunn’s hotel balcony. Definitely they don’t usually hop up and demand his best gun. Berg gives the lady a grizzly-sized t-shirt and his cell phone, too, just on style points. And then she’s gone, taking his XXXL heart with her... -
![The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands, Jeaniene Frost]()
The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands, Jeaniene Frost
In Lynsay Sands' "The Gift," Katricia Argeneau knows grey-eyed cop Teddy Brunswick is her life mate. She just needs to convince him they belong together, and being snowbound in a secluded cabin will make this a Christmas neither will forget. It's "Home for the Holidays" in Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series...Categorized as:
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