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  • Absorbing Inevitability by Erin R. Flynn

    Absorbing Inevitability by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale… And I don’t know who I am anymore. I only have the labels and titles. There are only the masks I wear to make it through the day and try to survive the pressure.And it’s killing me.Nothing is changing for the better, at least not for me. I’m doing so much to change the lives of millions, but there’s no improvement for me...
  • Hunger Pains by B.L. Brunnemer

    Hunger Pains by B.L. Brunnemer

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    My name is Lexie and I raise the dead. But Necromancy isn't all I can do. But that's for another time. It's my first week at the university and an accident has sent our world spinning. A decision that should be years in the making now has to be made in mere days. And the repercussions are big. And not just for my life but for the guys' as well. Everyone will feel my choice...
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  • Fractured Souls by M. Sinclair

    Fractured Souls by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lorcan's fractured soul will save everyone . Note from The Tears of the Siren series will feature characters from both the Reborn series and the Descendant series. It will not be necessary to read either of those to understand the plot, however, they do intertwine in a way that enhances the universe...
  • Cheating Death by Sarah Reynolds

    Cheating Death by Sarah Reynolds

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    The last thing Sunday Prescott wanted to do was rescue her brother from another problematic adventure, but that is exactly where she ended up.When Colton found himself in the holding cells of the Ruby Star Casino, Sunday knew that the only way to get him out what to appeal to the casino's owner...
  • Reckoning by Dakota Brown

    Reckoning by Dakota Brown

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    After rescuing me from the Andersons, my men are dreaming of a bloody revenge. Me? All I want is to be left alone long enough to work through finals and enjoy my free time with the boys who love me so much.But we can't find peace until the Andersons are gone. I have the knowledge I need to fight back, but the enemy still has an ace in the hole...
  • Tea Time with the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Tea Time with the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    I hadn’t been wrong about the trouble I’d felt brewing. Now, the problem was here to stay unless we could figure out a plan. A plan to stop Nero from trying to take New Orleans from me. A plan to stop Asmodeus from kidnapping me to the demonic realm. Hell. A plan to figure out what I was going to do about these six men in my life...
  • Neve by Helen Scott

    Neve by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When I’m dropped off in a little podunk town called Silver Springs under orders from my jerk of a father to turn their human newspaper from a money pit into a profitable business, I want to scream. After meeting the sexy journalist that works there, a demon stripper, a reindeer shifter, and a selkie, they’ll have me screaming for a whole different reason...
  • Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair

    Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was going to give him a performance he’d never forget. With our plans set to travel to the Demonic realm, my thoughts turn to the torture I endured while imprisoned in Broken House, and I find myself fearing that the experience will be a trip down nightmare lane. What I find instead is a complex, beautiful realm that in a matter of days draws out of me a determination and strength to defend it...
  • Smoke and Wishes by A.J. Macey

    Smoke and Wishes by A.J. Macey

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 51 ratings
    What do you do when your whole life is a lie? Go to college... I just found out that I’m a supernatural and now I’m attending Redwood Supernatural University. With its magic and mix of beings from myth and legend, I’m definitely not in the human world anymore. But not everything is picture perfect...
  • Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 3 in the Rogue Witch Series follows Darcy Llewellyn, fourth year university student, music intern, secret witch, and the werewolves that make up the band Phoenixcry: Finn Gunner, Elias Gunner, Charlie Gage, Wesley “Ace” Rivers, and Cash Legend...
  • Master Juggler by Erin R. Flynn

    Master Juggler by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Going undercover with a fake name to solve murders, shut down bad clubs, and punish people is a ridiculously difficult job even with a team to support her. Using two covers in LA to play the bad guys from both sides to take down an abduction ring using lust demons as sex slaves and getting to the bottom of problems at the club just might get Jasmine Stewart killed...
  • Van Helsing Saved by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Van Helsing Saved by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Secrets. Lies. Danger. Sometimes it feels like the whole world is out to get us... A powerful group of supernaturals have found me and my men. They’re determined to take me back as their prisoner and kill every last member of the Immortal Hunters MC.I can’t let that happen.Four men saved me. Crash. Phoenix. Dragon. Striker. Their love and strength has helped me overcome things I never imagined...
  • Dying for the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Dying for the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My mission? To save New Orleans from Nero’s demonic clutches. Should be simple, right? I mean, hell, I am literally the Queen of the Dead. I fear that we are running out of time though.Time to save the missing supes taken by Nero and Asmodeus.Time to get out of the Demonic realm, before we can’t leave.Time to save our city and my kingdom.The biggest snap in my plan? I’ve died...
  • Freeing Fae by M. Sinclair

    Freeing Fae by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    My name is Maize.Poisonous to the touch.The bastard child of one very dead Dark Fae King.A refugee of a war that freed me from my three-year imprisonment.Captured by one of the monsters that haunted my nightmares each night. I may have been free, but I would never forget the torture I’d gone through at the hands of my father’s guard. It seemed they hadn’t forgotten either...
  • A Crown Of Smoke And Ash by Sloane Murphy

    A Crown Of Smoke And Ash by Sloane Murphy

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After having my life turned upside down, I discovered past me had left more than one thing that needed fixing.Past me was awesome.Saved by an angel, protected by him and the three other men I love, I learn there's more to the mystery of my past lives than I ever could have realized.With danger around every corner, I try to realign a world gone awry...
  • Wrath of One by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Wrath of One by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Hell has come. And her name is Izara Castillo. Portals are open, hell spawns are destroying the academy from the inside out, and even the ancient Vampiric Citadel is no match for this kind of power. Lucian Morningstar wanted a war? Well he just got one. He may have trained and strengthened Izzy’s Prod into a true apocalyptic monster but he forgot about one small detail...
  • Demon Demands by M.F. Adele

    Demon Demands by M.F. Adele

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    I am not a good person.I'm definitely a liar and a murderer, but this time "justified" isn't going to cover it. I will level the entire f*****g realm if I don't get back what's mine.The roller coaster that is my life has veered off course and is plummeting head first off a steep cliff. I can't decide if I should keep my eyes open and watch my impending doom or shut them an hope for the best...
  • Forbidden Bond by Fiona Starr

    Forbidden Bond by Fiona Starr

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They’re the ones in power, so why are they are so afraid of me? Newly minted magic user? Check. Hot-as-hell boyfriends who want only me? Check. A fresh start after surviving a murderous attack? Yeah, about that… They said choosing a life at Stormwood Academy wouldn’t be easy. But nobody mentioned it would make me a target...
  • Blood Bound by Harper Wylde

    Blood Bound by Harper Wylde

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 16 ratings
    Everything is different now—including me. Turns out I’m not a witch after all. I’m shadow touched, a rare breed of supernatural with the ability to fight off demons and keep the mundane world safe. And the cherry on top? The fate of the mortal realm lies solely in my hands...
  • Exploring Fae by M. Sinclair

    Exploring Fae by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Maize.Poisonous to the touch.The bastard child of one very dead Dark Fae King.A refugee of a war that freed me from my three-year imprisonment.Eager to explore a kingdom that while not welcoming, could hold everything I’d ever dreamed for. Hope. Hope for a real future. That was if someone didn’t kill me first, due to their hatred of what I represented...
  • Fortuna Academy Box Set Books 1-4 by J.B. Trepagnier

    Fortuna Academy Box Set Books 1-4 by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Complete Fortuna Academy Series, Available in one boxed set. Hayley Killoran was not ready to find out she was the daughter of Lucifer and a powerful witch. Lucifer was not ready for one of his brothers to stage a hostile takeover of Hell. Hell was not ready for Hayley Fortuna Academy is an adult reverse harem Academy series with one snarky female and five fated mates...
  • Van Helsing Damned by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Van Helsing Damned by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Betrayed. Used. Left for dead.Everything changed when a group of men from the Immortal Hunters MC rescued me from the Necron Order’s experimentation facility.Crash. Phoenix. Dragon. Striker.These four men have a connection with me I don’t understand, but can’t turn away from...
  • Academy of the Fateful by Eva Chase

    Academy of the Fateful by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I thought I'd found a way to destroy the malicious power Roseborne College held over all its students—but I seem to have unleashed a host of fresh horrors instead. The school's ruling spirits are flying free, even more intent on tormenting us...
  • Mating My Mob by Amanda Cashure

    Mating My Mob by Amanda Cashure

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Meanwhile, in Australia… a feisty chick in her red ballgown is jumping off the Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour to escape dingo shifters. She’s saved by five guys with mixed feelings over whether to kill her or use her to form the mate bond that will move their lives from 'fight and run' into 'safety and belonging'... if only one of them wasn’t keeping a secret that completely changes the game...
  • Institute of Supernaturals: Savage Heart by J.E. Cluney

    Institute of Supernaturals: Savage Heart by J.E. Cluney

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Turns out, evil has a way of returning, and now we need to watch our backs.I have mates. I’m a kitsune. And I’m stronger than I ever thought.My life really has changed in just a few short weeks.My new mates and I have been through a lot since becoming bonded, but now we have a chance to settle in and begin our bounty hunting life together.Take a step towards a future.Or so I thought...
  • Raven's Song by Charlie Nottingham

    Raven's Song by Charlie Nottingham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A morally gray necromancer, a playful fae, and a kindhearted vampire: all bound by one witch.When a vengeful demon burned her house down, Rain Carter had no choice but to move into the haven of Copperfield House with her boyfriend, Graham, her other boyfriend, Ezra, and his partner, Warren.She wants to believe she's safe here, but considering Warren's a murderer for hire..
  • Witching Hour by Nikki Landis

    Witching Hour by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mystic Hallows HaremBox Set, Episodes 6 & 7Ep. 6: Tangled ThreadsEp. 7: Familiar DeceitAUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a romance about a snarky, stubborn witch who doesn't have to choose between multiple love interests to find her HEA. Not suitable for anyone under 18. Contains dark themes, violence, paranormal elements, a little humor, and a handful of sinful immortals...
  • Shadows Smolder by C. Rochelle

    Shadows Smolder by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    **WARNING THIS BOOK CONTAINS A CLIFFHANGER**Ancient originsShaky alliancesOverwhelming media attentionMore men than one bed can holdWell, it’s official. I’m a legendary divine being with mysterious origins who needs my chosen Champions to boost my powers through supernatural sexcapades. I would care what my parents thought—if only I could find out who they were...
  • Dramonia Academy : The Completed Series by Kira Roman

    Dramonia Academy : The Completed Series by Kira Roman

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Dramonia Academy was supposed to be a new start for my bestie. When we find out I’m not entirely Human, it becomes a new start for me as well. My dark past still haunts me, and when the most important person in my life is stolen from me, I lose myself in the pain. The father I thought had abandoned me offers me what I want most, power...
  • Semester 7 by Mazzy J. March

    Semester 7 by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    OnyxWhy is three so much harder to wrap my head around than two? Valentina has no problem with four, but it’s a very different kind of relationship than this would be, and there is the distraction of dear Daddy trying to kill my cousin and me and steal the powers bestowed upon us by our ancestor Circe. It’s a real buzzkill.RavenThey are my mates...
  • Tainted Rose by Yumoyori Wilson, Arizona Tape

    Tainted Rose by Yumoyori Wilson, Arizona Tape

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I failed... My name is Ryder Carter, future heir of Realm Five, Minato. I was destined to do great things, to walk alongside my fellow star knights, as we desperately searched for the woman who would lead our galaxy to salvation. My spirit and I had failed her once, unable to prevent the chain of events and challenges she’d faced for sixteen cycles...
  • House Of Vampires 4: The Puzzle by Samantha Snow

    House Of Vampires 4: The Puzzle by Samantha Snow

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The highly anticipated 4th book from the betselling "House Of Vampires" series is here! "Wow, this series just gets better and better." ★★★★★ "Samantha Snow you are the best, I am so addicted!" ★★★★★ Lorena awakens in the Fae Court, with only one clear memory; that she is engaged to the Prince of Shadows...
  • Feral by River Ramsey

    Feral by River Ramsey

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Things are heating up at Felidae Academy. Literally, in Ella’s case--as if her arch enemy trying to kill her wasn’t enough. Then again, with the incredibly gorgeous Bishop and her lifelong crush vying for the right to court and claim her, maybe it’s not all that bad...
  • SEDUCE MY BLOOD by Yumoyori Wilson

    SEDUCE MY BLOOD by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When seduction runs in your veins, what better way to use it than making yourself a millionaire? I never wanted to be the sole succubus-vampire hybrid in the overpopulated city of New York. In fact, I would have been fine with being a vampire, seriously. You see, mama dearest had a onetime fling, got preggos and gave birth to little old me...
  • Brimstone Academy: Semester One by Alexis Calder

    Brimstone Academy: Semester One by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I’ve always made terrible decisions when it came to men. And I’m going to make more terrible decisions. Four of them.  When my mom ran out on me, she also ran out on a deal with the devil. And guess who gets to pay the price? This girl. Yep. Thanks for that, mom.So now I’m stuck in the underworld at some reform academy where the men are as sexy as they are dangerous...
  • Mage Massacres by M.F. Adele

    Mage Massacres by M.F. Adele

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    I am not a good person.And I’ll prove it again. My body count is inconsequential to me. The angel poses a bigger problem than I thought he would. That f*****g roller coaster of emotions has derailed, leaving my sanity amongst the twists and turns.A massacre is going to befall Belfast, and I’ll paint the streets crimson when I join.Maybe I’ll find some truth under all the layers of lies...
  • Shadows Spark by C. Rochelle

    Shadows Spark by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rejected by HellHunted by HeavenA destiny written in the starsCurrent mood: Over itHave you ever had the kind of week where you're supposed to be escorting souls to Hell but instead you save a handsome human with some lightning power you didn't know you possessed then end up in a naughty angel's bed?Well, that's what's new in my life..
  • Lone Wolf's Attack by Bobbie Jo Hart

    Lone Wolf's Attack by Bobbie Jo Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Werewolves are anything but a fairytale for Melanie Lopez. Men with wolves in them are as vicious and rabid as they come, for only wild animals can truly tame their beasts. Women who carry wolves get ripped up from the inside out, unable to shift and sentenced to a painful death.Mel's mother is on her deathbed, fighting back her wolf as it tries to claim her. The same thing will happen to Mel...
  • Bloodfire Academy: Cursed Magic by Alexis Calder

    Bloodfire Academy: Cursed Magic by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When things go sideways, what a girl really needs by her side is a sexy wolf shifter, a steamy incubus, and a smoldering mage. Prove me wrong.Everyone has heard of Bloodfire Academy. It’s an elite school that takes the best of the best in the supernatural world. The students at Bloodfire are the children of members of a secret order. Think Illuminati but for the magical world...
  • Unlikely Reaper by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Unlikely Reaper by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I hate what I've become, but no one can say I didn't have a choice...Reaping. Killing. Being the judge, jury, and executioner of the world. That's who I am now.All to save my child's life.The heavy burden of what I am and what I must do weighs on me every day, but starting a new job at a hospital is a chance for me to find my place in this world...
  • Mercy's Fall by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Mercy's Fall by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I got into the guild… but that was just the beginning.Imprisoned for attempting to kill a dangerous vampire, I finally gained my freedom after years of suffering. Now, I’ve been sent to the Guild of Assassins where I must succeed or lose my freedom once more.But nothing is that easy.The three men I’ve vowed to kill have been keeping secrets. Secrets about me...
  • Saving Her Vampire: Embracing The Bond by T.D. Edwards

    Saving Her Vampire: Embracing The Bond by T.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Can she save the vampire that wants to possess her? Bash, a four-hundred-year-old vampire, doesn’t want a mate. He believes he doesn’t deserve to be blessed with a woman to Bond with him. His past is traumatic, and he does everything to push the memories deep within him. He has a mission; to rid the world of the men that harm others. That is his only mission...
  • House of Fae and Mist: Brides Selection by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Fae and Mist: Brides Selection by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I have no intention of being anyone’s bride, let alone fighting tooth and nail to get there.All the vicious catfights in the school nauseate me. I have bigger things to worry about, like being hunted by my father, who’s getting closer every day.Yet no one leaves me alone. The princes believe I’m playing hard to get, so they pursue me fiercely...
  • Wrath of the Gods by Eva Ashwood

    Wrath of the Gods by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everything I’ve been told about the gods and magic is a lie.I wanted answers. And, holy shit, did I get them.But now all I have are more questions and a bunch of powers I don’t know how to control.After the shocking revelation that left me reeling, I’m left questioning everything about myself. But at least there are three men who still believe in me...
  • Forgotten Monsters by Anya J. Cosgrove

    Forgotten Monsters by Anya J. Cosgrove

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    One witch to rule them all...Lost in a realm full of monsters, I have only myself to blame, and my unplanned trip to the Underworld will cost me more than I could have imagined.Forgotten Monsters is the fourth and final book in Dark Falls Academy, a spicy polyam paranormal fantasy series. Fall under the spell of Dark Falls gorgeous beasts...
  • Their Dark Imaginings by May Dawson

    Their Dark Imaginings by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Hunters’ academy wants me to be their pet angel on a leash, killing on order. The demons want to use my powerful body to host the devil himself. What do I want? I want to protect my sister, my friends, and most of all, Nix, Cade and Tristan, from the chaos that follows everywhere I go. My path is marked in blood. But it won’t be their blood...
  • Hell's Calling by Skye MacKinnon, Bea Paige

    Hell's Calling by Skye MacKinnon, Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She never meant to sell her soul… least of all to Lucifer.The devil has taken her sister. Now she's going to bring her back.Luckily, she's not alone: An angel with a dark past. A wolf with anger issues. A hellhound who's actually quite cuddly.Yes, this is a journey into hell. Grab your tissues and snacks for this will be a rollercoaster into darkness...
  • Gorgon's Mates by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Gorgon's Mates by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Medusa met her gargoyles. Fell in love. And had her babies. Now what?In the sanctuary, life’s never boring. Between keeping up with twins, and keeping things hot with her gargoyles, Medusa has a chaotic life. Which she loves!But what happens when a strange creature is found hurt in their sanctuary?Her gargoyles don’t trust it. Her daughters love it...
  • Hellfire by J.B. Trepagnier

    Hellfire by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    New enemies, new allies. I survived my first year at Fortuna Academy. Lucifer met my mates and it wasn’t totally mortifying. I met Azriel’s mom and she’s not that bad. We’re all back at school and we have a mission—find that prophecy and figure out who tried to poison Keane. Everyone in our group has a least favorite Hellhound they suspect of doing the deed, but really, we have nothing...
  • Infuse by Maya Nicole

    Infuse by Maya Nicole

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The last time I saw my brother, he told me to run.So, like a good little princess, I ran away from all that I knew and never looked back. I lived on the literal edge of the realm with a band of gypsies who took me in and showed me my true self.Now, centuries later, I've returned to take a seat on the Infernal Council. I should be excited to be making waves as the first woman on the council...
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