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One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Dina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about...Categorized as:
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Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
#1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews is back with the newest book in the exciting Hidden Legacy series--the thrilling conclusion to her trilogy featuring fierce and beautiful Prime magic user Catalina Baylor... -
The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews
We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be. Adaline is a Talent...Categorized as:
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Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The war is on... Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one... -
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The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering... -
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison
At long last... The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison! Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking . She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon... -
Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh steps back into the shadows of her heartbreakingly original world where angels rule, vampires serve, and the innocent can pay the greatest price of all ...Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil ..Categorized as:
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Dark Alliance Kindred Souls by I. T. Lucas
In the next epic installment in I. T. Lucas’s bestselling Children of the Gods series, a hardened leader finds reprieve in the arms of an unlikely ally and discovers the healing power of love... -
Dark Alliance Turbulent Waters by I. T. Lucas
When a dangerous foe turns the tables on the clan, complicating the Kra-ell rescue operation in unforeseeable ways, Kian and his crew bet all on a brilliant misdirection. On board the Aurora, Phinas and Jade brace for battle while enjoying a few stolen moments of passion... -
Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "A Quick Bite" and "A Bite to Remember" continues her popular vampire series starring the Argeneau family. RClever, steamy, deliciously wicked.S--Kate MacAlister. Original. One minute Leigh is walking home in the early hours of the morning, and the next a vampire is sinking his teeth into her neck...Categorized as:
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Dark Encounters Of The Close Kind by i. T. Lucas
Convinced that her family is hiding a terrible secret from her, Gabi decides to pay them a surprise visit. Something is very fishy about the stories her brothers have been telling her lately. Her niece, a nineteen-year-old prodigy with a Ph.D... -
A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire
When October is informed that Simon Torquill—legally her father, due to Faerie's archaic marriage traditions—must be invited to her wedding or risk the ceremony throwing the Kingdom in the Mists into political turmoil, she finds herself setting out on a quest she was not yet prepared to undertake for the sake of her future.... and the man who represents her family's past...Categorized as:
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Dark Healing Blind Curve by i. T. Lucas
Kian is still reeling from the shocking revelations about the twins when a new threat manifests, eclipsing everything he had to deal with until now. In light of the new developments, Igor, the other Kra-ell prisoners, and the pending trial are no longer at the forefront of his mind, but the opposite is true for Vanessa... -
Adonis by L. Sherleen
Accused of a hate crime and expelled from school in his final year, Connor returns home to his seaside town to let everything blow over. There, not only does he have to learn to deal with the addition of two new stepbrothers and a new stepdad, but he also has to grapple with a world set against him. It’s not all bad though. Within his dad’s underwater lab, he discovers something in the deep... -
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Power Game by Christine Feehan
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan is “one of the best storytellers around” (RT Book Reviews). Find out why as two lovers surrounded by greed and corruption discover there’s no telling whom you can trust—or who will come out on top..Categorized as:
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Toxic Game by Christine Feehan
On a rescue mission in the heart of the Indonesian jungle, Dr. Draden Freeman and his GhostWalker team need to extract the wounded as quickly as possible—or risk spreading a deadly virus unleashed by a terrorist cell. When Draden gets infected, he forces his team to leave him behind. He won’t risk exposing anyone else. He intends to find the ones responsible and go out in a blaze of glory...Categorized as:
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Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette Marie
Rule one: Don't look at the demon. When I arrived at my uncle's house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don't practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else. Rule two: Don't listen to the demon. My uncle chose a far deadlier power... -
Leopard's Scar by Christine Feehan
Animal attraction takes over in this exhilarating Leopard novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.The moment Meiling sees Gedeon she knows he's a leopard shifter--just as she knows she can't trust him. Meiling doesn't take chances, life has taught her better than that... -
Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives. Refusing to play those politics, he became a Runner - someone who makes sure planets get the weapons, medicine and supplies they need to survive. May the gods have mercy on any who get in his way, because he definitely won't... -
Dane's Mark by Lora Leigh
A new kind of Breed is faced with what happens when destiny and desire collide in the latest novel in the highly charged series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh. A decade ago Katy Chavos was a proud misfit who had her heart broken, crushed by a man who drew her close with one breath and pulled away the next. He left a mark she’s done everything in her power to erase...Categorized as:
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Glimmer of Death by Heather G. Harris
I’m Jinx, a private investigator, a truth seeker and an empath. Even with all that magic at my fingertips, I don’t know if I can save my best friend.And she’s not the only ill one. The magical creatures of the Other Realm are falling sick – even the supposedly immortal ones. The illness is striking two by two like a plague filled Noah’s Ark... -
Hunt the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
The vampire, Roke, is raw, sensual, always in control. Yet somehow he's allowed the unthinkable to happen: a nymph-like witch named Sally has used her magic to trick Roke into mating with her. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless Sally breaks the spell. The trouble is, she has no idea how. . . Mating with Roke was an accident; at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself... -
That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire
Crossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross.2. A place where bargains can be made.3. See also “places to avoid.”Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been able to depend on her parents, siblings, and cousins to help her out when she’s in a pinch—until now. After fleeing from the Covenant of St...Categorized as:
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Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands
PB Romance Anthology Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits, like an allergic reaction to the sun, excellent night vision, and not much of an appetite for food. And to top it all off, he just tried to bite her neck . . . but maybe that was a sign of passion...Categorized as:
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Guarded by the Kraken by Cassie Alexander
A kraken, a scientist, and a love under pressure…. As a kraken bodyguard, I rarely get human clients. When I do, the only way to protect them is to form a telepathic bond. I don’t like it, but after my wife’s death years ago I’ve learned to build an impenetrable shield around myself and my emotions, until I meet my newest client. She's a scientist investigating an ancient relic on the ocean floor... -
Rabble: End Game by C. Rochelle
**A just-for-funsies reunion book featuring ALL the MCs from Villainous Things (and Villains in Space), trapped together on an island for Butch & Xander's wedding... -
Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire
Fifth book in Seanan McGuire’s funny and fast-paced urban fantasy InCryptid series featuring ballroom dancer and monster expert Verity Price.Verity Price is back on the West Coast and getting back into the swing of the family business: cryptozoology... -
Darkness Revealed by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsTwo hundred years have passed since Anna Randal gave herself to Conde Cezar in a night of relentless passion. Since then, Anna has become filled with unearthly power she can't begin to comprehend. And the sexy, charming vampire responsible has eluded all of her efforts to track him down, until now... Cezar's blissful encounter with Anna cost him two centuries of penance... -
Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire
Improbable, adjective:1. Not very likely to happen; not probable.2. Probably not a very good idea anyway.3. See also “bad plan.”As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her...Categorized as:
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Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes
Murder is bad for business, especially when the hot local crime writer is garrotted between the shelves! With grudging permission from Heathcliff, Mina Wilde has transformed Nevermore Bookshop. She’s running author events, hosting Quoth’s art show, and using her creative flair to attract more customers...Categorized as:
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Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the third installment in the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, the vampires in Elisa Sullivan's world are out for blood.Elisa Sullivan is the only vampire ever born, and she bears a heavy legacy. After a sojourn with the North American Central Pack of shifters in the wilderness—where she turned a young woman into a vampire to save her life—Elisa returns to Chicago...Categorized as:
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Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon brings us back to the astonishing world of the Dark-Hunters in Battle Born, with a hero misunderstood by many…but most of all by himself. Born before man recorded time, I lived for thousands of years believing myself to be something I’m not.Someone I’m not...Categorized as:
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Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire
Penance, noun:1. Punishment for past actions.2. An attempt to pay for what can’t be bought.3. See also “exile.”Antimony Price is on the run. With the Covenant on her tail and her family still in danger, she needs to get far, far away from anyone who might recognize her—including her own mice. For the first time in a long time, a Price is flying without a safety net... -
Righteous Monsters by Debbie Cassidy
Be careful what you wish for.At the start Telarion and I had one goal—to find a way to be separated.Then feelings changed and so did our goal. To find a way to be separated so we could know if what we felt was real.But just when we allow ourselves a taste of what we truly desire, our world is turned upside and our connection is put to the test.The order of Yaga have a plan...Categorized as:
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Insidious Monsters by Debbie Cassidy
Never fall for the monster inside you.Telarion and I have an understanding:*Never talk about our emotions.*Never express our feelings to each other.*Never spend the evenings together.Luckily, catching eldritch is time consuming and exhausting work... -
Red City by Marie Lu
The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles. Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation...Categorized as:
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Bound By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe Sylvermysts have a reputation as sinister cousins to the fey, and none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his people from banishment, he faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture him. By rights, he should kill her on sight... -
Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank
At one with the darkness, the mysterious Shadowdwellers must live as far from light-loving humans as possible in order to survive. Yet one damaged human woman will tempt the man behind the Shadowdweller throne into a dangerous desire... Worlds Couldn't Keep Them Apart Among the Shadowdwellers, Trace holds power that some are willing to kill for... -
Breaking Sass by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a sassy Dire Wolf, with a penchant for breaking rules, and a Lion, who’s in love with the law, clash?She’s a sassy Dire Wolf with a fondness for speed, and he’s a Lion who knows how to lay down the law. Get ready for fireworks when these two dominant personalities clash.Sheila Rand is the only female member of the Dire Wolf Motorcycle Club...Categorized as:
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Devouring Darkness by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan unearths an ancient grudge, with potentially devastating consequences.As the only vampire ever born, and the daughter of two very powerful Chicago vampires, Elisa Sullivan knew her life was going to be...unusual... -
Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire
Endangered, adjective: Threatened with extinction or immediate harm.Australia, noun: A good place to become endangered.Alexander Price has survived gorgons, basilisks, and his own family—no small feat, considering that his family includes two telepaths, a reanimated corpse, and a colony of talking, pantheistic mice...Categorized as:
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Pride and Premeditation by Steffanie Holmes
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune will be gruesomely murdered at the ball. Mina’s excited to attend the annual Argleton Jane Austen Experience at the stately Baddesley Hall... -
Black Dog Blues by Rhys Ford
Ever since being part of the pot in a high-stakes poker game, elfin outcast Kai Gracen figures he used up his good karma when Dempsey, a human Stalker, won the hand and took him in...Categorized as:
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Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
The classified experiment is the brainchild of renowned scientist Peter Whitney and his brilliant daughter, Lily. Created to enhance the psychic abilities of an elite squadron, it can transform their natural mental powers into a unique military weapon. But something goes wrong. In the isolated underground labs, the men have been dying-victims of bizarre accidents...Categorized as:
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Wicked Nights by M.J. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey say magic has a price. In my experience they’re right. Sure, I’m a witch and I’ve even defeated a demon or two. But that doesn’t mean that I’ve got it all figured out. Or that trouble is done with me…Maggie Lachlan has become a Techwitch in all senses of the world. Once she was just a super geek, taming wild programs with ease, now magic has become part of her repertoire... -
Alexandru's Kiss by S.E. Smith
Internationally acclaimed, New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling author of Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance brings another action, adventure, and suspense-filled story to transport readers out of this world. Far from home... Alexandru Carson has a major problem and it isn't with the woman who captured him - it is the fact that he can't remember anything but his name...Categorized as:
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Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Walmart and magic is a fairytale–and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny… Cerise Mar and her unruly clan are cash poor but land rich, claiming a large swathe of the Mire, the Edge swamplands between the state of Louisiana and the...Categorized as:
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The Awakening by Nora Roberts
#1 New York Times bestselling author of the epic Chronicles of The One trilogy returns with the first in a brand new series where parallel worlds clash over the struggle between good and evil.Breen Kelly had always been a rule follower. So when her father left when she was twelve years old, promising to return, she waited. Now, more than a decade later, she needs to move forward... -
Faerie Hunt by Emma L. Adams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI'm Ivy Lane, and lately, my life has been suspiciously free of faerie-related drama. But there's a storm coming. Now, the lords of Faerie know I have their magic. What they don't know is that I killed a powerful faerie, and might just have doomed both our worlds in the process... -
First Contact by SJ Sanders
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore humanity met the Budo, before humans were sold for breeding compatibility experimentation to the Agraak, there was a crash landing on an unknown world—Earth. If a male wasn’t born into the upper tiers of Forad society, he would never know the comfort of his own mate. Ehmhy was not such a fortunate male, he was a trader of a long line of traders...Categorized as:
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