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Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThree against one is not the best odds in any fight. But does she dare gamble on making an enemy into an ally? The final installment in the USAT and WSJ bestselling epic urban fantasy that readers have been waiting for! There might be no rest for the wicked, but there’s no rest for the exhausted either... -
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Wyvern's Lair by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe odds are stacked against her as she faces her greatest challenge yet… But that's nothing new in her world. The fifth in the plot twisting, heart pounding, magic-riddled, USA Today bestselling Desert Cursed series. I thought I had the next steps in my journey plotted out... -
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![A Danger Destroyed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Danger Destroyed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.It is the Time of the Colliding Realms—the Keening—the Culling.Everything that happened over the past eighteen months has led to this moment. The good and the bad. The triumphs and the tragedies. Now my family by blood, by choice, and by circumstance face the battle to balance our world’s alignment.United as Team Light... -
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King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins
New from USA Today Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a new Dark Urban Fantasy that will have you begging for more. Spellbinding, action-packed, mystery, and romance.I’d trained my entire life to take over the hunter guild. When the unthinkable happened, my father was taken, and I was forced to step up. The moment I took control, everything began to unravel around me... -
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![The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun]()
The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA Coven Old Magic Stand-Alone NovelHis magic lurks in the shadows…I feel his eyes on my back with every step I take. He’s following me. Chasing me. There’s nowhere for me to go, nowhere to hide that he won’t find me. He moves in smoke and shadows. He is the darkness. He tracks my every move like a predator with gold glowing eyes in the night... -
![Midlife Vampire Hunter by Shannon Mayer]()
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... -
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A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.My outlook on life isn’t complicated—any day that passes when nobody tries to kill me or someone I love gets put into the ‘good day’ column. Simple, right?Lately, good days have been hard to come by... -
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Elemental Compass by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJacob Compass is stuck in the human world, navigating a peaceful treaty so that supernaturals are not exposed. Justice Winter reluctantly finds herself helping him with this task, all the while dreaming about punching him in his perfect, smug face. Suffice it to say, their coexistence is a challenge in many ways... -
![A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSome days I kick life in the ass. Other days it kicks back.On a good day, wearing the Fianna mark tosses me into topsy-turvy trials. It’s a scramble but I manage to hold it together with the help of amazing family and friends: mythical, magical, and mortal.But despite best-laid plans, collateral damage occurs.I can live with me getting hurt but watching someone I love suffer—not so much... -
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A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Since being marked as the heir apparent I’ve been stabbed, kidnapped, black-listed, tortured, targeted, and accused of being the cause of pretty much every magical mishap that’s hit the streets of Toronto.To some, I’m a nuisance, to others a curiosity, and others still—a problem to be eliminated.Whatevs, haters gotta hate... -
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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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Elimination by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDeception. Demons are experts at it.I thought I could control my fate. I thought I could send the Master of Demon Runes back to the Underworld where he belongs, but instead, I'm the one forced into a dangerous game of elimination.Now I must fight for my life against the strongest demons—demons who have waited their whole lives for the chance to rule the Underworld... -
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Driven by Destiny by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsArwen Forester is on a quest to remove her dark-elven tattoo and get her mother’s evil people out of her life forever. The last thing she wants is for them to magically manipulate her into betraying Azerdash Starblade, the half-dragon refugee she has feelings for... -
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Gossamer by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe fate of the world rests on my shoulders as we hang on the edge of Ragnarök. And I can't catch a freaking break. Not even for ice cream and strippers. Facing down the monsters of my past left me on the cusp of death, wounded and running from the one person I trusted with my life. Havoc. My chosen mate is consumed by a curse so powerful it overrides his natural desire to protect me... -
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![The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones]()
The Graveyard Shift by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsGuarding a precocious five-year-old who is half-human, half-god, and 100% destined to save the world is no easy feat.Garrett Swopes was the ultimate skeptic until he met a certain hellion and her husband. They vanished after stopping a catastrophic event and left him, a mere mortal, in charge of protecting their gift to mankind... -
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Deserted by Jaymin Eve
A standalone story in the Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Reborn for storyline continuity.Melalekin "Angel" of the Honor Meadows has been a warrior her entire life. Battle. Death. Loss. They were her constant companions until the day she met Mera Callahan. A shifter who ended up being so much more. A shifter who changed her life, and now... she has been reborn... -
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Tested by Temptation by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn the final installment of the Tracking Trouble series, Arwen must confront her dark-elven kin once and for all while helping Azerdash win a war against all of dragon kind.Ambitious tasks under any circumstances. But, to make matters worse, Gemlytha, the powerful woman Azerdash has admitted having feelings for, isn’t as dead as everyone believed... -
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Torched by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe King of Silvers. Cunning, perceptive, resourceful. Determined. Banished from Dreagan eons ago because of a betrayal that shattered his entire existence, his sole focus in life is to exact revenge against the Dragon Kings. A formidable fighter with centuries of rage on his side, Ulrik will stop at nothing to take down those who exiled him...Categorized as:
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Bound by Blood by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMagically compelled by bad guys, Arwen Forester shot her half-dragon ally in the thigh. She longs to make amends to him, but she’s busy with a new quest:Get rid of the tattoo that lets dark elves control her.Unfortunately, such magical marks aren’t easily removed. When the troll tattoo artist she visits is killed, she’s framed for murder... -
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Freaky Seas by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMystic 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... -
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Dane by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis mysterious island hermit managed to avoid entanglements ... until she walked into his cabin.Mira froze.It wasn't fear. It was a strange mix of curiosity, compulsion, and desire.He was bare to the waist, and she hadn't been wrong about his strong, muscular body. There wasn't a scrap of fat on him anywhere, just lean muscle rippling beneath light bronze skin dusted with curls of dark hair... -
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Eren by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEren wasn't expecting the stowaway to be so small or so ... female.He let go in surprise.She immediately tried to duck around him.Eren grabbed her around the waist. She started kicking him. For someone who didn't weigh half what he did, she was extremely energetic."Let me go!" she yelled, struggling... -
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Heart of Vengeance by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen dealing with vampires, expect betrayal at every turn…Mage private investigator Alice Worth’s life has changed dramatically. On the plus side, she has a new home to share with alpha werewolf Sean Maclin and her ghost sidekick Malcolm. She’s also gained an office with her name on the door, a fearsome ally, and dark magic inherited from a defeated enemy... -
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Bulletproof Damsel by Amelia Hutchins
One sassy female weapons master...who doesn't get out much. One alpha-hole who lays claim to her the moment he sets eyes on her. She's a weapon in the hands of her enemies, and Rhys intends to use her. An ancient family feud between the legendary Van Helsing’s and Silversmith's who once made their legendary weapons.. -
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![The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily]()
The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAvailable for pre-order now!The Trellis family's plunge into the world of psychic energy and love-ever-after continues in The Corners, book four of six in the Building the Circle Series.Luke has known Talise as long as he's known of circles and energy. After years trapped in her mind, she's free to live her life on her terms. And, she's decided those terms include Luke... -
![The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain... -
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Miss Frost Says I Do by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWelcome to the North Pole, the town where Christmas is everyone’s job.Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and soon to be newlywed. Now that she and fiancé Sinclair (and their cats, Spider and Sugar) have moved back to the North Pole, they’re firmly entrenched in planning their wedding... -
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Eros by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsElani Stewart hasn't believed in "true love" or fairy tale endings since her parents' divorce.It's one of the reasons she developed her dating service "E-romantic",a scientific algorithm based process that matches one person to their most compatible partners...Categorized as:
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Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPoseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies - and alliances...Categorized as:
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I Am Only One by Emeline Rousselot
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOn WP After Dark App 100 Most Read List!Her body was exquisite. I wanted to run my tongue around her hardened nipples and grasp her hips while sinking inside her. I contemplated what sounds she would make when I nudged her deep, and how long it would take before she screamed my name. It wasn't a matter of if she would scream my name, only when.I shook my head, trying to clear my rampant thoughts... -
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Skullduggery by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOkay. I’ll admit I’ve got problems. But surrender is word wholly absent from my vocabulary.My grasp on magic is shaky at best and my dependence on spider’s silk is a battle I’m still fighting. But while my heritage and my health might be problematic, I’m certainly not going to roll over and give up.Not me. Not ever... -
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Bound by Forever by S. Young, Samantha Young
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNiamh Farren has been burdened by knowledge for most of her life. As one of seven fae children born into the human world with the ability to open the gate to Faerie, Niamh’s mission is to guide her fae brethren to do what’s right. Because Niamh has seen what will happen to the human world if she does not protect the gate... -
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Zeus by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA god-king disguised as a criminal defense lawyer...Zeus/Zane, King of the Greek gods, holds the world in his palm in both his mortal and godly form… until Hera leaves him, forcing him to uphold Gaea's clause: There must always be a Queen, or he loses his title and part of his power along with it. Time is short. Too bad the one woman he has his sights on wants nothing to do with him... -
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A Queen of Thieves & Chaos by K.A. Tucker
From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the third novel in her Fate and Flame series, an adult fantasy novel that should be read in series order. "You betrayed your brother to steal a broken crown." The kingdom stands on the brink of chaos... -
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![On a Clear Winter Night by Elizabeth Hunter]()
On a Clear Winter Night by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHoliday price of only $0.99! Sale lasts through January 1st. A very special holiday short story for readers of the Irin Chronicles Join Ava, Malachi, and their friends for Midwinter holidays in Prague. The Irin might not celebrate Christmas, but that doesn’t mean Ava has to give up on the holidays... -
![Piece of Vampire by Laurel Chase]()
Piece of Vampire by Laurel Chase
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne step forward, two steps back. Our enemies are out in the open now - we have them in our sights. Unfortunately, that means we’re more exposed than ever, too. We found the Qilin, but we’ve lost my vampire. My guys tell me he’ll be fine, but will we? Just when I think I have Haret figured out, I find a new piece to the puzzle... -
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The Prince by Jennifer L. Armentrout
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a new story in her Wicked series… She’s everything he wants…. Cold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone bring fear to fae and mortals alike. The Prince. There is nothing in the mortal world more dangerous than him...Categorized as:
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Heart of Lies by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen the truth will get you killed, lies are the only way to save your soul… Mage private investigator Alice Worth and alpha werewolf Sean Maclin have finally moved in together. Their new domestic arrangement is strained by the presence of Alice’s father, a longtime lone wolf struggling to fit into his daughter’s dangerous and unpredictable life... -
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Tor by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Bernie," Tor said, reaching for her.She leaned into his grasp and allowed herself to be drawn inside, as if some part of her had crumpled inwardly at the sympathetic touch. And Tor already had her inside before he remembered what she was going to see... -
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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... -
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Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPoseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies--and alliances. And one of the most powerful of all Atlantean warriors will soon find both…in one daring beauty... -
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Wild Things by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWolf Shifter Mason McNaughton is tired of the crazy feral living in his house, endangering him, his brothers, and his sweet auntie Cora. Ferals are Shifters who’ve reverted to the wild stage, forgetting all about the joys of pizza and satellite TV. Not to mention, Mason is sick of waking up to the feral’s rampages in the bedroom next to his... -
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Wolf God by Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSome monsters just need to be tamed.SamanthaWhen the Dark Wolf God threatened my pack, I defied him. His retaliation was quick and brutal.The ruthless god tore me from my life and imprisoned me in his kingdom. He’s convinced I have magic that will free him from a curse.He’s as powerful as he is sexy—but he’s also wrong... -
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Bad Wolf by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBroderick is stuck looking after some Collar-less Shifters who are driving him crazy, but he’s putting up with them for Joanna, the human woman he, for some reason, wants to impress. The new Shifters are bringing danger to Broderick’s family, though, and he’ll need Joanna’s help to protect them. A short novel of the Shifters Unbound series, this story follows Bear Attraction and Mate Bond... -
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![The Summer Palace: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter]()
The Summer Palace: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNewly crowned queen of the Radiant fae, Sparrow “Ro” Meadowcroft has two goals. First, to show her fae subjects that despite growing up in the mortal realm, she plans to honor all the customs and practices of her new world. Second, to reunite the Radiant fae with the Grym fae. Or at least broker peace between the two estranged kingdoms... -
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Exiled Queen by Emma L. Adams
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCan Raine outwit the masters of deceit? Kicked out of Faerie and on the run from the ruling Sidhe, Raine Warren is less than happy to be tasked with saving both mortal and faerie realms from an all-too-personal threat. With her surviving allies in terrible danger, it's up to Raine to devise a scheme to stop the outcast Sidhe before they obliterate the Courts and everyone inside them... -
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Treoir Dragon Hoard by Dianna Love
New York Times Bestseller Dianna Love's Beladors are back with Evalle, Storm, the dragon king and allies, all ready to face a conflict no one saw coming.Two thousand years ago, someone stole the king’s treasure from Daegan’s father... -
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Weapons Training by Nalini Singh
Free short story in Nalini Singh's Newsletter. A short story about Jessamy and Galen. For those of you unfamiliar with the Guild Hunter series, this story features Galen, Weaponsmaster to the Archangel Raphael, and Jessamy, Historian of the angelic race and teacher of their young... -
![The Stone Secret by Debbie Cassidy]()
The Stone Secret by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe secrets of Stonehaven won’t stay buried for long.I’ve barely had time to wrap my head around the revelations doled out by my gargoyle sire when a knock at my dorm door brings a blast from the not-so-distant past back into my life.I thought I’d left Levi behind.I was wrong.He’s here for me, and things are about to get complicated...
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