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Midlife Vampire Hunter by Shannon Mayer
The final installment in the Forty Proof Series is HERE. The story is broken into two POV's, Crash and Bree, as they fight their way to one another. Crash: I had her in my arms, only to lose her moments later. Frantic doesn't even begin to describe my state of mind as I search for Bree. That search takes me deep into my past and to a family home that I swore I would never return to... -
![Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter]()
Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNell Ingram and her team face a dire, supernatural evil in this newest thrilling paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series. Nell Ingram draws her powers from deep in the earth, and uses them to help Psy-LED, the Psychometric Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes... -
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![Heartless by Dannika Dark]()
Heartless by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDespite the spoils of a solid relationship and an idyllic life at Keystone, Raven is itching for the thrill of another big case. Things begin to heat up when a dangerous assignment falls in her lap.Searching for the mastermind behind an illegal fighting ring is no easy feat, but as the weeks roll by, Raven's undercover job begins to take an unexpected emotional toll... -
![Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh]()
Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s dangerous and beautiful world of archangels, vampires, and mortals has never faced a threat this cataclysmic…Raphael and Elena are experiencing their first ever year of true peace. No war. No horrors of archangelic power. No nightmares given flesh... -
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![Redemption by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Redemption by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn Redemption, demigod Seth and Were-Hunter/Dream-Hunter Lydia will see if light can shine through the darkness... With new plot and storyline details, the bonus scene should only be read after finishing The Guardian.Bonus Short story available for free on Kenyon's website. It is available in print in Dark Bites... -
![Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan]()
Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn this pulse-pounding novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Leopard series, animal instinct unites two elite shifters whose heads are at war with their hearts. Gorya Amurov might be known as his family's peacekeeper, but the leopard inside him wants nothing more than to claw to the surface and unleash hell... -
![Dying For My Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett]()
Dying For My Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHow can you catch a monster when you're running for your life?Conrad and Sandy are on the run, framed for every single vicious murder Lord Seth has ever committed. Not only are they being hunted by both the human police and some bloodthirsty rogue supernaturals, they're forced to watch while Lord Seth gains the hearts and minds of the masses during his election campaign... -
![Into the Dark by Gena Showalter]()
Into the Dark by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThree otherworldly tales from the master of paranormal romance and a brand-new Lords of the Underworld bonus guide! The Darkest Fire a Lords of the Underworld prequel Geryon is the guardian of hell, more monster than man. Kadence is the goddess of Oppression, more angel than woman... -
![Eyes Of Crimson : Vampire Paranormal Romance by Stephanie Hudson]()
Eyes Of Crimson : Vampire Paranormal Romance by Stephanie Hudson
The plan was simple, step into Hell,Find some infected roots, try my hand at fixing them,And then it was well done Amelia, you saved the day!But I didn’t bargain on a few factors set against me,The most obvious being that this…well this was Hell.And in this realm of Hell there were rules, there was a hierarchy and as for me,I was at the bottom of it... -
![Eden's Enforcer by Stephanie Hudson]()
Eden's Enforcer by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI was just a data analyst.I paid my taxes on time.I used to feed a cat that wasn’t my own and bake cookies for the office.I was a good girl... -
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Stitched by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"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. When the dust settles, my heart feels as though it will never be pieced back together. But there are too many lives riding on my ability to function at my best. So I push through... -
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The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward delivers a behind-the-scenes look at her “to die for”( Publishers Weekly) Black Dagger Brotherhood series—and a brand-new short story starring Zsadist and Bella.This is a book no Black Dagger Brotherhood fan should miss—an insider’s guide that will seduce readers as powerfully as the sexy band of Brothers and the world they live in... -
![Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter]()
Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis title includes three new stories, Lords of the Underworld, from "New York Times" bestselling author Gena Showalter. "The Darkest Fire" - He is the guardian of Hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a horde of demon lords - and discover a passion unlike any other.. -
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Spellcasting with a Chance of Spirits by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI can see and hear the dead. I can also talk to animals. As a natural-born witch and medium, I can do a lot of odd things. In most people's eyes, that makes me a loon. I like to think of it as being unique and eccentric. Plus, now that destiny has brought me back to the town I was born in, I'm not all that different from the supernatural residents of Grimm Cove... -
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![Hexing with a Chance of Tornadoes by Mandy M. Roth]()
Hexing with a Chance of Tornadoes by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI've been told I'm a force to be reckoned with. That I blow onto the scene like a tornado.At age forty I've stopped caring if that's a compliment or a dig. Now I just wear it like a badge of honor. So when life threw me a curveball and I ended up going from a cushy job in New York City to the tiny Southern town of Grimm Cove I thought I was ready for anything.Ha! Not quite... -
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Half Dead by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLorelei Clay wants to play offense for a change. She’s tired of hiding from the past she didn’t even know she had. With a promising relationship and new friends in a small town she loves, Lorelei wants to be free to live life on her terms, without the threat of death or capture hanging over her.Kane Sullivan hasn’t exactly been hiding from his past—more like he moved without a forwarding address... -
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Plaidypus by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter a close encounter of the hotspot kind, Nadine’s paws are full figuring out how to feed her thirsty vampire of a brother, trying to convince the CDC she actually can be a shapeshifter infected with the lycanthropy virus, and dodging the pack of crazy women out for her blood—or her brother’s body.She’s not sure if they want her or her brother, but she doesn’t want to find out... -
![Kingdoms Of Hell by Stephanie Hudson]()
Kingdoms Of Hell by Stephanie Hudson
A 'date' he said. Just one date with a Vampire King who had been hunting me down for months…what could go wrong, right?One picnic, one witch, an ex-girlfriend out for my blood, and an army of zombie vampire rogues later, and what I had was an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ style cocktail for disaster... -
![Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank]()
Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsMagnus is a man of contradictions - a spiritual leader in a warrior's body. To him, laws are for enforcing and visions must be followed - even if that means freeing a beautiful slave and making her his reluctant handmaiden. Betrayed once before, Magnus can barely bring himself to trust another woman. Yet Daenaira's fiery innocence is drawing them both into a reckless inferno of desire... -
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The Scarlet Deep by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOn the waves of the North Atlantic, a poison spreads, sapping the life from humans and striking madness into immortals. Patrick Murphy, the immortal leader of Dublin, has been trying to stem the tide of Elixir washing into his territory, but nothing seems to stop the vampire drug... -
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New World Order by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWill the fae will be able to make the sacrifices they must to survive? Jayne Sparks and her Light Fae changeling friends face off in the final battle against their enemies. But the identify of their true enemies isn't as clear as it once was. Are they the ones breaking down their doors .. -
![In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsTogether for the first time in one volume... Three dazzling stories of magic and fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. Three of the author's most thrilling stories in one fabulous volume... Fire and Ice On the run, a beautiful virgin crosses paths with a sexy ex-assassin. Knightly Dreams The dashing hero of a novel comes to life... -
![Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young]()
Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAri Johnson wishes adjusting to living with her boyfriend was her only source of excitement and anxiety. She wishes a lot of things. But then wishing was what got her here in the first place. Ari chose to be a Guild Hunter. She wanted to hunt dangerous Jinn and destroy them before they could harm innocent people... -
![Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dark Bites by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFor years, eager fans have been clamoring for an all-in-one collection of #1 bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon’s novellas... -
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![The Locust Job by Craig Schaefer]()
The Locust Job by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe first story ever told left a scar on the skin of the universe, with its characters doomed to an endless cycle of reincarnation and death. Trapped by his enemies, Daniel Faust — magician, mobster, and newly-minted knight of hell — has been cast in the role of the eternal Thief. Now the story is dead-set on writing his final chapter, the one that ends with a knife in his back... -
![Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms]()
Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSo far, while working at a ghost matchmaking agency, the past week has gone 1) a murdered ghost bride who is very very pissed off (don’t blame her, I’d be pissed off too) 2) adopted by chinese hellhounds (I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOGS, OKAY) 3) wake up magically soul-bonded to the sexy demon slayer Zhen (While I agree he’s -expansive hand waving- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!) I do not need a fourth incident... -
![Lord of Hell by Charlene Hartnady]()
Lord of Hell by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBook 2 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you. I hate my father. At least, I want to. He is an evil bastard. I should hate him. You see, he’s Hades. God of the Underworld. I am his son. I find I desperately want his approval and, at the same time, don’t want to be anything like him. It’s a screwed-up place to be in... -
![Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister]()
Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsI’m Aisling Grey—but you can call me “frustrated.” The dragon of my dreams—uber-sexy Drake Vireo, wyvern of the green dragons—has finally decided to make an honest woman of me. That is, if we ever make it to the wedding at the same time! Being left at the altar may have cooled my jets, but not my passion...a good thing when Drake disappears and it's up to me to find him... -
![Charger by Teresa Gabelman]()
Charger by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCharger O’Neil knows nothing but chaos. As a Dark Guardian dealing with the underworld, mayhem is to be expected. Not only is it part of the job but also his life. With his team falling apart, Charger has an important decision to make. Stay or get out while he still can. Staying means he’ll bring down the one person he’s ever cared about but walking away means he could lose her forever... -
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Lord of Destiny by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook 6 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you.I’m the son of a god.The other half of a coin.Where my identical twin brother, Jarrod, can see the past. I can see into the future.An awesome ability. I’m lucky, right? Nope, I think I’m cursed... -
![Fashionably Felonious : Book Nineteen, The Hot Damned Series by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Felonious : Book Nineteen, The Hot Damned Series by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when I thought I’d get a vacation with the love of my undead life, my life blows up. Again.Sun and naughty fun is off the docket. Eliminating deadly Dhampirs is at the top of the to-do list. Crap... -
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Dragon Avalanche by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt booksAvalanche finds himself in the deep, dark recesses of the earth. It’s nothing like he ever imagined it would be. All he needs to do is to survive long enough to win the prize.No cheating! Contains mature themes/language... -
![Ties That Bind by Pippa DaCosta]()
Ties That Bind by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“I am fire. I am destruction. I will be their nightmare.” The veil fell. Demons are here. Muse knows she can stop the slaughter, but to do so, she must return to the battle-scarred streets of Boston and face the cold, hard, truth. Her old life is ashes. Her love, turned to dust. But all is not lost; a spark of hope remains. A spark from which an inferno can blaze... -
![Heart of Atlantis by Alyssa Day]()
Heart of Atlantis by Alyssa Day
As a war wages between the immortals of Atlantis and those of the vampire realm, a Poseidon warrior fights to save his world—and the woman he loves. And no risk is too great. The desires of a high priest. Alaric, Poseidon’s High Priest, has made a vow to Quinn, the woman he loves and the leader of the Resistance: to save her friend Jack before his last bit of humanity has been drained... -
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![Demon Blood by Jen L. Grey]()
Demon Blood by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe shadow taunts me even in death.Everything has changed, and the reflection in the mirror is almost unrecognizable. My soul mate, Alex, and our friends help to ground me.However, what I've become is still unknown, and the abilities I have aren't anything we're familiar with... -
![Knives and Sheaths by Nalini Singh]()
Knives and Sheaths by Nalini Singh
Free short story in Nalini Singh's Newsletter. What she writes about this story: "The original version of this short story was meant to be a scene in ARCHANGEL’S STORM, but I deleted it in an earlier draft and the information shared here about Lijuan eventually became part of chapter 8 in the book... -
![The Taken by Elicia Hyder]()
The Taken by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSloan Jordan's days are numbered. She has 139 to be exact. In that time, there's a lot to do - a missing friend to find, a wedding to plan, and her own murder plot to overthrow. When a lead takes the crew back to Chicago, the truth they uncover is more shocking than they ever imagined - to fight the enemies of the present, they must first face the demons from the past... -
![Hell's Geek by Eve Langlais]()
Hell's Geek by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBeing smart in Hell isn’t a blessing, it’s a curse. Poor Adexios, he just can’t live up to his dad's reputation—nor does he want to. He’s got bigger dreams than ferrying damned souls the rest of his life. Problem is Lucifer’s up to his matchmaking tricks again and is determined to pair him with a violent Amazon warrior—with bodacious curves... -
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Genesis by Kristie Cook
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDiscover how the Amadis began in this fascinating prequel to the award-winning Soul Savers Series! While the land of Ancient Greece is plagued with mortals' wars, twins Cassandra and Jordan have lived more than a lifetime as outcasts. When their dying father divulges a secret that's been buried in his soul, his children come to opposite conclusions, launching them down two very different paths... -
![Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne]()
Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsFrom the masters of paranormal romance, three brand-new tales of seduction… The Darkest Angel by Gena Showalter A Lords of the Underworld tale An iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust—until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation…... -
![Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford]()
Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsKatie and Rhyn are in a race against time to free Katie from the underworld, before Death claims her soul and that of her child. When Katie’s guide in the underworld disappears, she has one option: trust the ghost of someone long-dead and seek out Death's fortress in order to try to escape through the portal leading back to the mortal world... -
![The Dead Don’t Drink at Lafitte’s by Seana Kelly]()
The Dead Don’t Drink at Lafitte’s by Seana Kelly
I’m Sam Quinn, the werewolf book nerd owner of the Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar. Things have been busy lately. While the near-constant attempts on my life have ceased, I now have a vampire gentleman caller. I’ve been living with Clive and the rest of his vampires for a few weeks while the Slaughtered Lamb is being rebuilt. It’s going about as well as you’d expect... -
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Ranger by Montana Ash
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAfter a miserable childhood, Lark has finally found the family he always wanted. There isn’t much he wouldn’t do for his new liege, Max, including undertaking a secret and dangerous mission to save the most hated creatures in their society – the chades. He only wishes his partner wasn’t a lethal, stoic ranger with a mouth he yearned to make smile.Ivy is a ranger... -
![Hunter Hunted by Keri Arthur]()
Hunter Hunted by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsChristmas is fast approaching, and Lizzie Grace and her witch familiar, Belle Kent, are hoping it’s going to be a quiet one. But those hopes are dashed when, on a quest to find a customer’s errant husband, Lizzie comes across the body of a witch and a dark circle of power neither she nor Ashworth can break. Then werewolves begin to turn up dead—skinned... -
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![Origin of Magic by Linsey Hall]()
Origin of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI thought I knew the world of magic. I knew nothing. By the skin of my teeth, I passed the Vampire Court trials. I’m officially an ally, with the seductive vampire Ares on my side. Everything should be good, except that there’s a magical mob boss on the hunt for dragons. Problem is: dragons are supposed to be dead... -
![Highway to Hell by Cerise Cole]()
Highway to Hell by Cerise Cole
The journey concludes...Highway to Hell is a complete paranormal romance novel with a slow burn romance where the heroine doesn't have to choose between her love interests. Book 4 of 4 - Release scheduled - Dec 3, 2021 This is a joint writing project between Auryn Hadley and Kitty Cox, we've teamed up under a combined pseudonym, Cerise Cole... -
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Whiskey and Hellfire by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA demon, or a demon witch?Jessica James may not be a demon at all, but something else entirely.Lucifer has never come across a bloodline that was so mysterious and protected - even from the devil who owns blood rights to the James line.Jessica James is more interested in her future than her past though - and that is why she seeks out the notorious witch, Morgan Faye... -
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Caretaker by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSix months ago Angus Stark was sent to prison, and no one on the outside has seen him since. Denied the visitor passes that would get her into the prison, Trinity grows more desperate with each passing day, convinced something terrible is happening to him. She's not wrong. When the sentencing judge's wife goes missing, Captain Crawford brings Trinity in to help track the woman... -
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Dragon Hunter by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dragon shifter series set in the same world as the bestselling Bride Hunt booksRiley and her best friend Ashlyn decide to go out for a night on the town. Slightly buzzed and grinning from ear to ear, they leave the club to wait for their ride home. From there, it’s all a big blur. One thing Riley knows for sure is that it definitely goes pear-shaped and fast... -
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Bones by Layla Frost
From USA Today bestselling author Layla Frost… The FINAL book in this twisty urban fantasy romance series about fated mates, evil soul-stealers, and love so beautiful, it must be magicks.The battle was fought.And the battle was lost.Waking up in the middle of nowhere, my connection to my siblings was gone. Jaggedly severed like a stolen soul.I searched for centuries. Living under countless names...
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