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A Dream of Flame and Shadow by Eliza Eveland
A blacksmith unable to forge a future. Every time Nevahn closes his eyes, he is haunted by nightmares of fire and blood. Though he’ll take any distraction he can find, his favorite is his daily work at the forge, where he is the master of fire. But he’s been an apprentice too long, and his nightmares are holding him back... -
House of Kallan by Crea Reitan
I thought I knew where I belonged. That I had found my happily ever after. Looking back, I was really just blissfully unaware of how unhealthy my family was. Now I'm wandering the world, trying to find my place. Trying to heal my broken heart from a fate that no one could have predicted. The crushing blow was served to me by those who were supposed to love and support me for the rest of my life... -
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Wish for Me: Book 2 by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA life of despair, a heart-crippling desire, and a desperate wish to belong. When the opportunity to start a new life arises, I take it with an open mind, knowing quite well I had nothing left in my past life to hold me back. Making the decision lands me in the heart of Fantasia, where I become an official Jinn who grants the wishes of those who desperately need it... -
Not Quite Whole by Kaye Draper
The phoenix sovereign of Westhold might not want Sam for anything more than their hunter skills, but that won’t stop the sabertoothed hunter from defending their unclaimed mate—and the stupid utopian city of equality that Theo insists on building. Things heat up in the last installment of the Not Quite series…and someone might just get burned. Author’s Note:... -
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House of Agni by Crea Reitan
Beware the fire for it burns. It’s time to find my home. My family. In a world where strength is hunted and those unlike the rest are sentenced to death, my kind are better off in groups. Fire is not something to dabble in and when given the right fuel, it can destroy anything. Thus, we are public enemy number one in the world of supernaturals... -
Fairytales Slashed Volume 1 (Fairytales Slashed) by Megan Derr
Fairytales never grow old, because there is never an end of new ways to tell them, new ways to see them. In this first volume of many to come, see what happens when a humble blacksmith fights a duel, a prince conspires with bandits, and a lonely thief seeks shelter in a lone tower... -
Death of Gods by Scarlett Dawn, Katherine Rhodes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCruel. Criminal. Cunning. The bestselling VAMPIRE CROWN series continues with Death of Gods. Twisted characters and unfolding schemes fill this next installment with unbeatable darkness. Life is war. The Spine’s broken on S’Kir and there’ll be no reunification of the Druids and Vampires... -
Their Trials by Avah Larke
Apparently, life isn’t going to get any easier for Rhowyn. With the trials starting, Rhowyn must find a way to use what she’s got, which isn’t much except determination, survival instincts, and her MMA training to somehow make it through to the end without dying. She must learn to rely on her consorts, a concept that’s new to the independent girl that has only ever relied on herself... -
Veiled Flame by Cassandra Featherstone
One letter. That was all it took to change the course of my life forever. Typing too quickly in the application program cost me my dreams of finally being accepted for who I am and now I'm stuck here. Discordia University's acceptance made everything I knew go up in a puff of sulfur. Demons are real and they just admitted me into their elite boys' school... -
Fairytales Slashed by Megan Derr
Fairytales never grow old, because there is never an end of new ways to tell them, new ways to see them. In this first volume of many to come, see what happens when a humble blacksmith fights a duel, a prince conspires with bandits, and a lonely thief seeks shelter in a lone tower... -
Tangled Warriors by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucien Cummings. The pestilents are trying to kill him. He’s pretty sure the Water Weaver wants to kill him as well. But after two months of fighting an attraction for a man who couldn’t possibly be his mate, Lucien cracks when he’s pulled into an impulsive threesome with Calder and a sexy man they picked up in a bar. That night was earth shattering... -
Satan's little helpers: An Unlocked Mates Special Edition by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDear Satan. Those two words are some of the sweetest that Lucifer has ever read. From December first to December twenty-fifth Lucifer dedicates everything to the happiest time of the year. With a snowstorm raging out his window, his fireplace roaring and warm, and a hot cocoa in his hand, Lucifer is enjoying his favorite month when a portal opens in his office. Gage and Cary are desperate... -
The Lost and the Hunted by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat’s the worst part of being a snow leopard shifter? It wasn’t the epic-sized hairballs or the constant nudity. No, it was the fear. The fear of being captured and becoming another statistic, another underground prize. When an unintentional rescue results in some accidental consequences, Celeste knows that the sunny-natured Reese will have her back... -
The Complete Chaos of Foxes Trilogy: A Scavenger Story by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat should you do when you're outfoxed? Kenzie is the only non-witch in her family. When her younger sister's powers end up stripped from her, Kenzie promises to find a way to get them back - after all she has a very specific set of skills after trying to make up for not having any powers of her own... -
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A Tale of Steam & Cinders by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMagic is old. Steam is progressive. And the world is falling into waste. Hopefully I leave a positive mark when I’m gone. I spend my days building wonders and use every bit I can while trying to control my runoff. I’m just one person, but I don’t want to contribute to the cause of killing our world. Despite the global pollution crisis, my life is simple, peaceful, and happy... -
Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole
A terrifying vision of a deadly future…. I’ve risked everything to save my brother and taken his place in the Black Guard, and now my vision of his death has changed. I’m the one who’ll be murdered. I don’t know when it will happen, but I’m magically bound to the Black Tower and can’t leave... -
Venomous Lies by Suki Rose
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLies. Mates. Murder. Greywood Conservatory was steeped in all three and I had no idea just how deep the secrets went. But I wanted nothing to do with any of those things. My hands were full with Echo’s avoidance, Cassius’ unending opinions, and trying to find ways to spend time with my mate, Bones. I wanted an ordinary life but fate had other plans... -
A Witch Out of Time by C. Rochelle
**WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS A CLIFFHANGER** It is also RH, with multiple POV, unusual spicy smex, and a focus on romance (including MM) and body positivity. If any of those things don't work for you, please don't read it! Four hundred years is a long time to wait for your fated mates only to have two of them cruelly ripped away... -
Queen Takes More by Joely Sue Burkhart
You wanted more. More Shara. More blood. More Blood. You had so many questions after Shara Isador took the Triune. Why was Daire in the cathouse? Why didn’t she get immediate revenge against the Dauphine? These questions are answered, along with providing all of the Their Vampire Queen short stories that were previously published in other anthologies, including:. Queen Takes Alpha... -
Resting Witch Face by A.J. Macey, Jarica James
Aris Calisto is no longer the newest student at Aether Academy but after her creepy headmaster finds out about her relationship with a professor, she’s finding her seemingly new home is quickly becoming hellsticks. To make matters worse, when someone leaks Aris’s new powers, her and her guys are faced with a Council inquiry... -
Hell's Redemption by Grace McGinty
THE COMPLETE HELL'S REDEMPTION SERIES including bonus Novella! a #Whychoose romance with the devil, swearing, M/M, inappropriate gifts and orgies in Hell. THE REDEEMABLE : BOOK ONE. Arcadia’s dying. But that’s okay. She was prepared to spend her last years alone, working boring temp jobs and eating cereal straight out of the box, until the inevitable moment that her heart finally gave out... -
Blood on the Ice by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHonoris. Veritas. Potentia. Turns out killing your traitorous ex-fiancé isn’t considered good form. I knew when I went after Magnus that I’d have to face the consequences of my actions, but the punishment doled out by the Society shocked everyone—including me. Being sent to State U to clean up his damn mess is worse than being executed, if you ask me... -
Home to the Hollow by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"You can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl. ". Jolene Athena Whitley left home a decade ago and has never looked back—until her dream job rejects her. Heartbroken, she vows to get her life back on track. If she can figure out the dirty secrets that flagged her file, the job as an FBI profiler is in the bag... -
The Witch Wolf by Noah Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeller and Johnny faced the combined forces of werewolf, witch, and human. Have they finally found peace? Sequestered away Kell adjusts to his existence as the WindWard, and Johnny slowly warms to being a member of the Coven again. Everything changes when Johnny’s childhood friend, Ash, makes an unexpected appearance... -
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Ghost Deceptions by Aspen Black
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Why Choose Novel. Just when she thought she had everything she wanted. .. Victoria's life was on track. She had the love of two wonderful men, a job she adored, and she was slowly getting a grip on her powers of clairvoyance... -
Cursed in Love by Zoe Ashwood
In a magical race around the world, there can only be one winner. My powers weren’t enough to save my mother from an excruciating death. But I won’t stand by and watch anybody else I love suffer. The spells I need to protect us all are locked away, sealed by a magic I can’t break. The only key is conning my way into the magical elite and winning their deadly competition. I can’t do it alone... -
The Sun Guardian by T.S. Cleveland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsScorch is a cocky apprentice at the Guardians' Guild, a fellowship of warriors trained to protect the people of Viridor. But when his first guardianship turns out to be more treacherous than he'd bargained for, Scorch finds himself in league with an unlikely companion—the mysterious Vivid, a man as attractive as he is ill-tempered... -
Their War by Avah Larke
So, life totally sucks right now. It definitely didn’t get any easier and now Rhowyn is at the mercy of Titania as her men flee for their lives. After the mess that Titania has put Rhowyn through, she’s at her limits. No longer willing to stand by the wayside, she decides to forge ahead and become who she was destined to be... -
Their Queen by Avah Larke
Life has thrown a lot of lemons and it’s time to make lemonade. Rhowyn failed in her attempt to fully ascend to the throne and in taking Titania down. She was even responsible for the near fatal injury of one of her mates. So, she makes the decision to go it alone with the help of a friend. If she’s going to become the Queen she’s meant to be, she needs to learn how to rely on herself again... -
Silenced by Jayce Carter
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom spoiled rich girl to imprisoned siren—sometimes life sucks. My life was perfect—a cute, loving boyfriend, a rich and well-connected family and an immaculately planned-out future. As it turns out, perfection is a lie... -
Performer by Lexie Winston
Hi, my name is Lila, and I'm an alien. I have two husbands and two fiancés. I also won two more mates in a kickass battle for supremacy, and I may have been seduced and had a crazy, sexy swim with a merman when he sang to me. Oh, and did I mention I have just hatched three beautiful but slippery kraken babies? And that was just in the first month with the Galaxy Circus... -
Trial of the Vampire by Jarica James
Last semester at Obsidian Cove Supernatural Academy ended with Lennox’s heart shattering. Now Evander is stuck in the Regency Prison while she’s forced to stay at school pretending nothing is wrong. She focuses every waking hour on trying to learn how to use her constantly changing powers and free him at the same time... -
Vigil of the Gargoyle by Jarica James
In the wake of the latest high regency drama, the supernatural world is in an upheaval. Lennox and Team Kova are back in Obsidian Cove and doing everything they can to keep their town and academy safe as the supernatural world falls apart around them... -
Waxing Crescent by Serenity Rayne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe wolf does not walk alone; it always carries its pack. In the months since the Ascension, my sister and I found a new life and family to soothe our souls. But, as always, danger lurks at every turn. Discovering the truth about my heritage may lie in the town of Blackmoor gave me hope I could find answers about why the Morgensterns bound my wolf to keep me safe... -
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Descendant of Glory by M. Sinclair
Chaos. Magic. Love. Three elements to my life that have brought me to this point - traveling to the God realm. I know we can handle whatever the fates decide to toss our way. Yet between visiting Queen Titania’s court and learning far more about my demi-gods’ past than I could have expected. .. I just hope we can retain some semblance of sanity by the end of this... -
Crossing Between by Aspen Black
Only the dangerous survive the binding. She’ll risk her magic and heart to protect the ones she can’t afford to lose. Zoey Halinger has one keep her head down and her secret buried. As far as anyone knows, she’s a licensed Medium, hired to help the city’s supernatural homicide division speak to the dead. But Zoey’s magic doesn’t just listen—it controls... -
Quiet Burn: A Paranormal Shifter Demon Academy Romance by Cassandra Featherstone
Hell hath no fury like a girl pretending to be a boy at an all-demon university. I thought surviving the first few months at Discordia was a win—until The Caliphate Games were announced. Now, I’m being trained to fight in a deadly competition I shouldn’t qualify for, juggling bloodthirsty rich jerks, sneaky headmasters, and living with seven demon hybrids who are way too hot for my sanity... -
Snow White and the Seven Little Miners by Kit Barrie
Once upon a time, a beautiful prince met seven little men. Obsessed with beauty and perfection, The Evil Queen did not anticipate the day that her only son would become fairer than she. Desperate to save himself, Prince Makellos flees into the woods. Luck brings him to the house of seven little men exiled to work in the mines, digging gems for The Queen... -
Shaped by Darkness by Sara Hinds
Knowledge is power, or so they say. I'd wanted answers, but the cost was higher than I was prepared to pay. I'm supposed to be powerful, one of the last of my kind, yet I feel anything but. I've let down my friend. Someone who’s never given up on me despite our differences and how crazy I might drive him. My bonds are strained, and the people I love keep getting hurt because of me... -
The Dragon Queen Complete Series Collection by Sam Hall
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHIS IS A COMPLETE SERIES WITH A HEA AT THE END. Want a spicy, dragon rider romantasy series that's complete? Get it here! It. Dragon Found. Dragon Fight. Dragon Queen. Blurb for Book 1:. I never intended to bond with a dragon. I definitely didn’t intend to become his wife. Now I must wed the Crown Prince, a man who is as cruel as he is handsome... -
Drums in the Rain by J.C. Owens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan a deadly assassin hold on to a love he thought lost. .. ? Hredeen has been exiled from his emperor's side, the only place he had found a home, friendship. .. love. Now after changing the course of the invasion of Bhantan, he faces an uncertain future... -
Home to the Hollow by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl. Jolene Athena Whitley left home a decade ago and has never looked back—until her dream job rejects her. Heartbroken, she vows to get her life back on track. If she can figure out the dirty secrets that flagged her file, the job as an FBI profiler is in the bag... -
Unlikely Alphas by Mona Black
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAwakening as a Fae-blooded omega means I'm hunted by the Empire. My wondrous womb is dangerous, apparently. Perhaps they think I will bring back the lost Fae race all by myself? Well, not entirely by myself, of course. Even on the run, I'm already collecting alphas for my clan, and they are gorgeous. You can't have them, they're mine... -
Glass & Grim by J.A. Welch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs Amri Glass grapples with her inner demons and the enigmatic presence of the Grim Reaper, she is thrust into a web of desire and intrigue that threatens to consume her entirely... -
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Wallflower Witch by Rachelle Bonifay, Roseyk Klayborn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding peace is hard when you're surrounded by the dead. Morrigan has spent her childhood running from the ghost of people’s past to appear normal and fit in, but her necromancy powers keep bringing her spirits who need closure... -
Waxing Gibbous by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings🌙 Unleash Your Desires with "Waxing Gibbous": A Spellbinding Paranormal Shifter Romance Novel! 🌙. Step into a world where magic, desire, and adventure collide in an electrifying tale that will leave you breathless... -
Rainfall by J.C. Owens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe triad will become legend again—or fall into darkness forever. Emperor Taldan Anrodnes faces his darkest days. Assassins from the War Guild nearly killed him, leaving his brother wounded. War has begun, shattering the peace of the empire and threatening everything Taldan has worked so hard to create. First Emperor Sladeran's influence through the Illumitae is growing within him... -
Secrets Among the Tides by Aleera Anaya Ceres
The only life Maisie Fauna knows is one of poverty and tragedy. Years of war killed off her friends and neighbors one by one. So when the crown’s soldiers arrive to take their pick of able-bodied mer, it’s no surprise that the Captain of the Royal Guard takes an interest in her. Only, it’s not so she can fight. The Princess of Thalassar is missing and to save the kingdom, they’ll need a lookalike... -
Discovery by Jet Mykles
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo Kinig, the dark elves represented everything wonderful and mysterious in the world. If he could become the expert about the elves, his bardic career would be set. The elves were known for their dislike of human males, but times had changed and his request to live among the elves for a time was granted, and Kinig was given into the care of Fallil, a bard among the elves... -
Elemental Fae Queen by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
A Why Choose Paranormal Romance. I never should have listened to Cyrus. I knew better. But he has this sexy little smile that just melts my heart. Add that to all my handsome mates encouraging me to take the next step in our lives, and I agreed to what I thought was a fantastic plan. Big. F*cking. Mistake...
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