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  • Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 125 ratings
    Nalini Singh, the New York Times bestselling “alpha author of paranormal romance” (Booklist) returns to an immortal world of violent passion and lethal power…on the brink of a deadly archangelic war. Angels are falling from the sky in New York, struck down by a vicious, unknown force. Vampires are dying impossibly of disease...
  • Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 98 ratings
    Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after. But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination...
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  • Lights, Cameras, Witches by Amanda M. Lee

    Lights, Cameras, Witches by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Bay Winchester isn’t in the mood for trouble. It seems to continually find her, however, and this time it’s coming in the form of a television production crew. Haunted Traditions has made a name for itself as the premiere reality television show catering to paranormal enthusiasts. Of course Hemlock Cove pops up on their radar...
  • Midlife Fairy Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Fairy Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 46 ratings
    A Paranormal Women’s Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass for anyone over forty! Over the hill, all outta ducks to give, and suddenly life is looking up . . . even if you’re living with a ghost and fighting off werewolves. Moving back to Savannah changed my life in all the best ways. New job. New friends. As far from my ex-husband as possible...
  • Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 85 ratings
    The 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...
  • Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is on the move after their winter break. First stop? Moonstone Bay. Poet Parker and crew are looking for a permanent location because traveling won’t be an option for much longer. They’re expecting a normal trip. They’re getting so much more … including a mystery...
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    mystery  magic  vampires  m-f  werewolves  shapeshifters  fae  witches
  • Freaky West by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky West by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    Mystic Caravan has hit Texas, and things are supposed to be quiet in Austin. The only thing of note in a city that praises itself for being weird is the nest of vampires that rules the town. They’re not the ones wreaking havoc this time, however. Poet Parker knows something is up when a walk near the river results in an attack from a manic man with an ax...
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    fae  vampires  mystery  magic  shapeshifters  m-f  werewolves  witches
  • Beach Blanket Wendigo by Amanda M. Lee

    Beach Blanket Wendigo by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Moonstone Bay is in an uproar. The DDA is on the run, but they’re not going down without a fight. While all that’s going on, Hadley Hunter is practicing her magic. She managed to join with her elemental friends for a huge wins—and feels that’s important for the DDA fight—but she needs practice. Nothing is perfect, however...
  • Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Nell Ingram faces a dark craft known as death magic in the newest pulse-pounding paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series. Nell Ingram is a rookie PsyLed agent, using the powers she can channel from deep within the earth to solve paranormal crimes. Together with her team, she's taken on the darkest magic and the direst foes...
  • White Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee

    White Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Chestnuts are roasting. Jingle bells are rocking. The halls are about to be decked. In other words, Christmas is about to hit Hemlock Cove. Hard. There’s just one little problem…or maybe two. Okay, there are three big problems plaguing Bay Winchester before she can enjoy the holidays...
  • Sucker Punch by Kristen Painter

    Sucker Punch by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Newly appointed vampire governor of New Jersey, Belladonna Barrone is fast discovering that life as a vampire isn’t much easier than life as a mobster’s wife. But that experience certainly taught her some things about how to handle the problems that come with being governor. That is until a friend is kidnapped by the fae and his life put in danger, all because of her actions...
  • Magic & Marriage by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Marriage by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When a television show called Natural Selection decides to film in Starry Hollow, the whole town is abuzz. The paranormal version of The Bachelor is the talk of the nation and the ideal vehicle to show off the town’s charm. Everyone is excited—except the chosen bachelor’s grandmother...
  • Fate and Fury by Quinn Loftis

    Fate and Fury by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 43 ratings
    The last few days have been the darkest of Sally’s life. After experiencing the joy of finding her mate, she now suffers the pain of losing everything she holds dear. Both the Romanian and Serbian packs have been captured, ripping Sally’s soul mate away from her almost as soon as she had found him...
  • Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

    Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 73 ratings
    Mercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger…. A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of the best heroines in the urban fantasy genre today” (Fiction Vixen Book Reviews), and the characters she calls friends…. Includes the new stories…. “Silver”. “Roses in Winter”. “Redemption”. “Hollow”. …and reader favorites. “Fairy Gifts”...
  • The Beast by J.R. Ward

    The Beast by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 112 ratings
    Rhage and Mary return in a new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series “so popular, I don’t think there’s a reader today who hasn’t at least heard of [it]” (USA Today). Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After avoiding war with the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been drawn...
  • How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards

    How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    When 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...
  • Magic & Misfits by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Misfits by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Bentley Smith is tired of being the red-headed stepchild in the office of Vox Populi and is determined to prove his mettle by warming up the cold case involving Sheriff Nash’s murdered father. The deeper he digs, however, the more uncomfortable he becomes when the information he unearths implicates one of Starry Hollow’s very own...
  • Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep

    Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 56 ratings
    Old habits die hard. And I plan on mur­der­ing some­one before the night is through. Killing used to be my reg­u­lar gig, after all. Gin Blanco, aka the Spi­der, assassin-for-hire. And I was very good at it. Now, I’m ready to make the one hit that truly mat­ters: Mab Mon­roe, the dan­ger­ous Fire ele­men­tal who mur­dered my fam­ily when I was thir­teen...
  • Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way. Three of them our now ours to raise—the ogre triplets...
  • Dark Debt by Chloe Neill

    Dark Debt by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 52 ratings
    A 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...
  • Broken Loyalty by Kristen Banet, K.N. Banet

    Broken Loyalty by Kristen Banet, K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 49 ratings
    Jacky Leon is a member of the strongest werecat family alive; a family that commands the loyalty of every werecat that walks the face of the earth. Her family is the definition of power and none have dared challenge that for millennia. It’s not a legacy she’s comfortable with but it’s the one she’s been given and Jacky is resolved to do her best with her new responsibilities...
  • Bewitched and Bothered by Amanda M. Lee

    Bewitched and Bothered by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    Hadley Hunter is taking some downtime with her fiancé Galen Blackwood. All she wants to do is bask in their happiness and pretend nothing bad could possibly happen. This is Moonstone Bay, however. That’s simply not reality...
  • Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, Clint Hilinski

    Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, Clint Hilinski

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    Mercedes "Mercy" Thompson is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy's next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a bus for a vampire...
  • Sid by Teresa Gabelman

    Sid by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Renowned for his playboy lifestyle and wisecrack remarks, Sid Sinclair knows he is the last pick for the lead investigator of human/half-breed trafficking. Never one to play by the rules, Sid takes his new position seriously, but not without driving the leader of the VC Council and fellow Warrior’s crazy. A human with a special gift, Lana Fitzpatrick’s life is complicated...
  • Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 41 ratings
    The thrilling final installment of Chloe Neill’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series sees a sinister sorcery advancing across Chicago, and it may usher in the fall of Cadogan House…. Since the night of her brutal attack and unwilling transformation to vampire, Merit’s stood as Sentinel and protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House...
  • Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 35 ratings
    The conclusion to the Rylee Adamson series! "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker. ". When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. My final salvage, and this time I’m playing for the survival of the entire world...
  • Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

    Sin Undone by Larissa Ione

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 83 ratings
    HER TOUCH IS DEADLY. As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin's innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence...
  • House Rules by Chloe Neill

    House Rules by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 67 ratings
    In a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps. At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before. It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace...
  • Magic & Maladies by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Maladies by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. A wedding may be a new beginning for Bentley and Meadow, but it's an ending for one of their obnoxious guests. When Sheriff Nash starts showing more wolf than warmth during the investigation, paranormals sit up and take notice, especially ones in positions of power...
  • Badge of Honor by Hailey Edwards

    Badge of Honor by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The Epilogues: Part I. Hadley has worked her butt off to earn her title as Potentate of Atlanta. All that’s left for her is the gauntlet. A show of prowess for the citizens of Atlanta. A taste of what their new POA can do. She’s ready to dazzle them and bring home the prize. Until an old friend gets kidnapped. The price of his freedom? Her flunking the gauntlet...
  • The Vampire's Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    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. Sebastian Ellingham isn’t known for being a happy vampire...
  • Seeking Crystal by Joss Stirling

    Seeking Crystal by Joss Stirling

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Sparks will fly . . . Passion will ignite . . . Crystal Brook has always been the dud Savant in her family; paranormal powers just aren't her thing. Dropping out of school with a clutch of 'E' grades and no future, she lives in the shadow of her high-flying sister Diamond...
  • Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur

    Sorrow's Song by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 28 ratings
    They say breaking up is hard to do. They're wrong. Living with the consequences is so much harder, especially when sorrow is a powerful draw to evil . .. Lizzie Grace is trying to get on with her life now that she and Aiden have gone their separate ways, but it's a difficult thing to do when just about everything reminds her of the damn man...
  • All Spell Breaks Loose by Annabel Chase

    All Spell Breaks Loose by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. The big day is quickly approaching for Emma Hart. The best laid plans go awry, however, when a potion causes her to lose important memories. Without Emma's crucial memories, the coven worries that their hard work to undo the curse on Spellbound will remain at a standstill...
  • Fallen by Suzanne Wright

    Fallen by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 79 ratings
    Only a few are brave enough to fall . . . When Raini desperately needed help, she went to the one person who she knew could save her dying friend . . . her secretive and ruthlessly powerful anchor, Maddox. His price was that she grant him access to her life, yet he's still determined not to form the anchor bond with Raini...
  • Legends by K.N. Banet

    Legends by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Everyone has something to fear. I fear going home. Over a century ago, I left my homeland and my people. I’ve never gone back. I’ve deprived myself of the community for a variety of reasons, both good and bad. I made the decision, regardless of the consequences, and never looked back. Now, I don’t have a choice and Raphael is coming along for the ride...
  • Bitter Discord by K.N. Banet

    Bitter Discord by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    I try not to look for trouble, though it always finds me. Now I’m asking for it. I’m going to host a gathering of werecats to discuss the recent changes in our small world, changes I brought about for the most part. I told Hasan I would handle this and I am going to, even if he doesn’t believe in me. For this to work, I need to be vigilant...
  • Spelldriver by Gina LaManna

    Spelldriver by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    With a wedding on the horizon and her father tucked safely away in prison, the future is looking bright for Lily Locke. Unfortunately, life on The Isle is never calm for long… and when a Ranger is killed brutally in plain sight, Lily and her fiancé—the renowned Ranger X—find themselves hunting a murderer more ruthless than any they’ve ever encountered before...
  • Magic & Mythos by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Mythos by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Big changes are afoot for Ember Rose. The descendant of the One True Witch is grappling with the fallout from a recent decision regarding Sheriff Nash and Alec, while also navigating new witchy waters with her daughter, Marley...
  • Magic & Mishaps by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Mishaps by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Ember Rose is working hard to smooth the path for her relationship with the stoic vampire Alec Hale. She hits a massive bump, however, when a body is discovered drained of blood and Alec is one of the key suspects. Sheriff Nash insists that his interest in Alec isn't personal, but Ember isn't convinced...
  • Celtic Magic by Linsey Hall

    Celtic Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I am the Druid. Finally, I know what I am. The Druid of the Dragon Gods. The knowledge comes at a price, however. Two new golden tattoos have appeared on my arms, and they’re blocking my magic. Magic that I need to survive. When two ancient druids show up at the Protectorate needing my help, it's obvious there’s something big at play...
  • Proof of Life by Hailey Edwards

    Proof of Life by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Hadley owes a wicked fae seven beating hearts, Boaz and Addie are coming for a visit, and her city is going up in magical flames. Betrayal and heartbreak. Chocolate and sentient shadows. Just another night in Atlanta.
  • Blaze of Fury by Annabel Chase

    Blaze of Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight. I’ve had enough. I’ve been at odds with my family for as long as I can remember. And I’ve been at odds with myself. Light and dark. White and black. Good and evil. To hell with the scales of justice, right now I’m willing to use every fury trait at my disposal to right the recent wrong done to my beloved Chief Fox...
  • Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison

    Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Rachel Morgan will learn that the price of loyalty is blood. .. Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, suspected that protecting the paranormal citizens of Cincinnati as the demon subrosa would be trouble. But it’s rapidly becoming way more trouble than even she could have imagined...
  • Wolf's Claim by Jen L. Grey

    Wolf's Claim by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Sometimes the truth doesn’t set you free. After defeating my uncle and reclaiming the throne that had been stolen from me, I thought life would be easy. But fate had other plans in store. After my mate's coronation, a faceless enemy left a dire warning and became the greatest threat yet...
  • Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...
  • Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase

    Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Emma Hart has a lot on her paranormal plate--a wedding to plan, a trespasser to defend, and a longstanding curse to break. When a pixie dies under mysterious circumstances, her endless list of Things To Do grows even longer. Will she manage to uncover the truth behind the pixie's death before she becomes the next victim?
  • Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna

    Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    When the king of the mermaids is poisoned, Lily is called to help with a problem she’s never faced before—one beneath the surface of the water. As she sets about creating a potion to save his life, however, she realizes this is only one part of a much, much larger problem...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  witches  mystery  vampires  shapeshifters  werewolves  m-f
  • Freaky Seas by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Seas by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is heading to Charleston and – per usual – trouble is not far behind. For Poet Parker, who is grappling with saying goodbye to her assistant, she’s looking forward to quiet nights on the beach and quality time with her boyfriend. All that changes when the sea starts giving up its dead … and they appear to be hungry. Under normal circumstances, zombies wouldn’t be a big deal...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  witches  shapeshifters  fae  vampires  m-f  paranormal
  • Change of Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Change of Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    When a lethal drug targeting paranormal citizens is unleashed on the streets of Atlanta, Hadley hits the clubs to pin down the dealer. The party is just getting started when a mysterious fae with his own agenda offers her a taste of power she can’t refuse if she wants to purge the evil from her city...
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