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  • Absorbing Inevitability by Erin R. Flynn

    Absorbing Inevitability by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 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...
  • The Rowan's Destiny by Stella Brie

    The Rowan's Destiny by Stella Brie

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    The Rowan's destiny is to power the stone and save the magic of witches everywhere. Or is it? When the words of the past reveal new secrets, Arden must decide which path to follow—the one dictated by others, or the one designed by her. From the ballroom to the battlefield, Arden and the Imperium Cadre discover an intricate web of deceit and a massive abuse of power...
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  • Hunger Pains by B.L. Brunnemer

    Hunger Pains by B.L. Brunnemer

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 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...
  • Loving Fae by M. Sinclair

    Loving Fae by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 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. And now, the last line of defense against a fae god who threatens my home. Oberon wants to make a deal with me. If I come to him, if I surrender my magic, he’ll let me go. Except we all know that’s a lie...
  • Legacy Academy: Year Three by M. Guida

    Legacy Academy: Year Three by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I barely survived my second year at Legacy Academy, and I have more crazy powers that are hard to control. But I have to, right? Unfortunately, the dark demons want me and last time almost got me if it weren’t for Lucien and the Defenders. To make matters worse, there’s a reason why I’m different from all the other dragons...
  • Neve by Helen Scott

    Neve by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 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: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • Reckoning by Dakota Brown

    Reckoning by Dakota Brown

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 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...
  • Forgotten Fairytale by Yumoyori Wilson

    Forgotten Fairytale by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What if your life was like a forgotten fairytale? Would you cry in despair at losing the memories of a story you held so dearly? Or move on to start a new chapter, deciding to accept your fate? That's exactly how I feel about my current dilemma as I face this new world. My name is Mako, code name: Bloody Butterfly...
  • Vampire's Promise by Atlas Rose, Kim Faulks

    Vampire's Promise by Atlas Rose, Kim Faulks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He captured my hand and kissed my palm. “If anything happens to me they’ll take care of you. ”. Tears shimmered in my eyes, like a damn burst inside me. A car crash finally igniting. He was the flames. They were all the flames. Burning inside me like a damn inferno. He stretched my arm over my head. I lifted the other in instinct, feeling his fingers grip my wrist...
  • Fractured Souls by M. Sinclair

    Fractured Souls by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 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...
  • Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • Razing Hell: The Complete Series by Cate Corvin

    Razing Hell: The Complete Series by Cate Corvin

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    They broke my halo. Burned my wings. Sent me plummeting straight to Hell. Captured by demons and forced into the fighting pits of the Seventh Circle of Hell, I need to stay alive long enough to claw my way back to Heaven for revenge. But I’ll win more than just my freedom, and become far more than a fallen angel. .. as long as the darkness doesn’t swallow me first...
  • Van Helsing Saved by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Van Helsing Saved by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Raven's Song by Charlie Nottingham

    Raven's Song by Charlie Nottingham

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 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. .
  • Wings of Ice and Fire Collection by G. Bailey

    Wings of Ice and Fire Collection by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Four Dragon Guards. Three Curses. Two Heirs. One Choice…. Forbidden love or the throne of the dragons? Isola Dragice thought she knew what her future would bring. Only, one earth-shattering moment destroys everything. When war threatens her home, Isola returns from earth to the world of dragons she knows nothing about, and to Dragca Academy...
  • Unlikely Reaper by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Unlikely Reaper by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 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...
  • A Crown Of Smoke And Ash by Sloane Murphy

    A Crown Of Smoke And Ash by Sloane Murphy

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • Blazing Academy: Semester Two by Avery Song

    Blazing Academy: Semester Two by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Those cursive words, written in dark red ink, haunt me day by day in my new life here at Blazing Academy. I, Alice Blaze, always dreamed of staying in one school long enough to learn, grow, and make a few friends. At last, my wish has been granted at the academy for all things blazing, but it comes with heavy consequences...
  • 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...
  • Blood Bound by Harper Wylde

    Blood Bound by Harper Wylde

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 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...
  • Academy of the Forsaken by Eva Chase

    Academy of the Forsaken by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When I arrived at Roseborne College searching for my foster brother, I had no idea what I was in for. In the past few weeks, I've endured torments both physical and emotional. I've looked death in the face. And I've made an unnerving discovery that's left me scrambling to pick up the pieces of the quest I started out on. But the supernatural beings who run this school haven't conquered me yet...
  • 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.
  • Bloodfire Academy: Cursed Magic by Alexis Calder

    Bloodfire Academy: Cursed Magic by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • Van Helsing Damned by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Van Helsing Damned by Helen Scott, Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
  • Mantle by Leia King

    Mantle by Leia King

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    They branded me a harbinger. An abomination. Something to be feared and controlled. But now they need me to stop what’s risen. A new monster stalks the mortal world. Our enemies are closing in. But the four of us are ready now. Together, we’ll prevail. It’s no longer enough to stand against it. It’s time to tear everything down. Power lies in the wrong hands. And it’s time to take it back.
  • 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...
  • Courting Death by Sarah Reynolds

    Courting Death by Sarah Reynolds

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sunday Prescott has had one heck of a week. She started out with a missing brother; now her new vampire fiancé and beloved jaguar shifter are gone too. Her journey to save them will be epic, as she dazzles vampire royalty in the courts of Europe and travels to distant realms searching for answers. Secrets will be revealed and new mates will be found along the way...
  • Witching Hour by Nikki Landis

    Witching Hour by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mystic Hallows Harem. Box Set, Episodes 6 & 7. Ep. 6: Tangled Threads. Ep. 7: Familiar Deceit. AUTHOR'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 origins. Shaky alliances. Overwhelming media attention. More men than one bed can hold. Well, 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...
  • A Wolf Burned by Taylor Spratt

    A Wolf Burned by Taylor Spratt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Darkness has come to Dominion but is Amira truly to blame? Accused by the Queen of Dominion of bringing Darkness to the world, Amira and her men must go on a quest to destroy three unholy objects in order to stop the darkness before it fully engulfs the world...
  • 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
    Onyx. Why 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. Raven. They are my mates...
  • Wrath of the Gods by Eva Ashwood

    Wrath of the Gods by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 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...
  • House of Fae and Mist: Brides Selection by Meg Xuemei X

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

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • Mercy's Fall by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Mercy's Fall by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
  • 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. Then, we finally found her - alive...
  • 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...
  • Forbidden Bond by Fiona Starr

    Forbidden Bond by Fiona Starr

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 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...
  • Feral by River Ramsey

    Feral by River Ramsey

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 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...
  • Secret of the Gods by Eva Ashwood

    Secret of the Gods by Eva Ashwood

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nothing is ever as it seems. Especially when it comes to the gods. It’s official: there’s something super messed up about this school. And I want to know what it is. A smarter, saner woman would keep her nose out of it, turn a blind eye, and just focus on enjoying the three insanely hot men who’ve agreed to share her. Unfortunately, sanity isn’t really in my wheelhouse...
  • Academy of the Fateful by Eva Chase

    Academy of the Fateful by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • 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 Hell. Hunted by Heaven. A destiny written in the stars. Current mood: Over it. Have 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. .
  • A Heart of Midnight by Jenna Wolfhart

    A Heart of Midnight by Jenna Wolfhart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The deadly games are over, and the time has finally come for Taveon to take his rightful place as king. But nothing is ever simple in the Dark Fae realm. A strange and twisted curse befalls the court, assassins lurk behind every corner, and a dangerous new shapeshifter joins the academy, an alluring male who either wants me dead or in his bed. Maybe both...
  • Shifters' Secret Sin by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Shifters' Secret Sin by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The shadow world is nothing like I imagined…. I never expected my life to go down this path. One minute I’m a light fae with a plan for my life, and the next I’ve been pulled into a world I never knew existed. But one thing is for sure, I’m in danger. The shadow beasts claim I’m their mate and that I have to remain by their side, regardless of the danger in this strange place...
  • 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...
  • Wrath of One by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres

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

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 17 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...
  • 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.
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