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Beware of Chicken 2 by CasualFarmer
A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.And you know what? Things ain’t actually all that bad.I mean, last year was pretty hectic... -
![Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker]()
Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker
Amaranthe Lokdon survives her reckless plan to destroy the enemy’s weapon-filled super aircraft only to learn that thousands of people perished when it crash landed. Half of her team is missing...or dead. Meanwhile, the fighting in the capital has escalated, the Imperial Barracks have been taken by a pretender, and a deadly new danger threatens the populace...Categorized as:
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![Red Havoc Bad Cat by T.S. Joyce]()
Red Havoc Bad Cat by T.S. Joyce
Barret Turgard is in a desperate battle to keep his broken panther steady. All he needs to coast through life, and stick with his routine—work, eat, sleep, and protect his crew. Anything extra could send his inner animal into a tailspin he can’t escape. And when a female flight shifter trespasses in Red Havoc territory, she threatens to do just that...Categorized as:
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![Overtaken by K.F. Breene]()
Overtaken by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsReunited with her people, Shanti knows that she must make a move in order to finally put her duty to rest. But as always, Xandre is one step ahead of her.For one brief moment when she lets down her guard, Shanti falls into enemy hands. But if Xandre thought she would be a docile prisoner, he was sadly mistaken...Categorized as:
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![Fantasea by Desiree M. Granger]()
Fantasea by Desiree M. Granger
Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter visiting a witch about her love life some years ago, Jasmine gave herself a deadline. To find true love, and to finally be happy, but after a magical night in South Carolina turned violent, she found herself hoodwinked into marrying the man who has hurt her the most. Percy Hugo Milton. The man the witch has proclaimed to be her soulmate in life...Categorized as:
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![Blood and Betrayal by Lindsay Buroker]()
Blood and Betrayal by Lindsay Buroker
The last thing Maldynado Montichelu—former aristocrat and current ladies' man—ever wanted was to be left in charge. After all, the team just blew up a train, crashed a dirigible, and kidnapped the emperor. It's kind of an important time. But, with Amaranthe captured by the nefarious Forge coalition, and Sicarius off to find her, the team is lacking in leaders... -
![Deadly Games by Lindsay Buroker]()
Deadly Games by Lindsay Buroker
When you've been accused of kidnapping an emperor, and every enforcer in the city wants your head, it's hard to prove yourself an honorable person and even harder to earn an imperial pardon. That doesn't keep Amaranthe Lokdon and her team of outlaws from trying... -
![Cast in Eternity by Michelle Sagara]()
Cast in Eternity by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsDead men tell no talesWhen Corporal Kaylin Neya is assigned front desk duty—a task hated by every Hawk—the only thing she can look forward to besides an endless stream of complaints is visits from a dotty old woman. She always brings baked goods along with information passed on by her friends…who happen to be ghosts no one else can see...Categorized as:
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![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter yet another fever, Rozemyne awakes to some shocking news: the Sovereign knights captured for interrupting her ditter match might have been under the influence of trug. The suspicion brings to mind a recent incident with Lady Georgine... but Rozemyne decides to leave the matter to the adults...Categorized as:
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![Bound to the Orc King by Krista Luna]()
Bound to the Orc King by Krista Luna
The orc king acts so grumpy. But I can read his mind… and it’s filthy!Did I mention I’m a new witch with telepathic powers? Yeah. It’s a lot. Especially since every time I get near Aldronn, the commanding orc either wants to boss me around or bed me. Or boss me around while bedding me.Ugh...Categorized as:
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![Jade Shards by Fonda Lee]()
Jade Shards by Fonda Lee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFonda Lee returns to the acclaimed Green Bone Saga with four prequel short stories that delve into the personal histories of the Kaul and Ayt families. The Witch and Her Friend. Before she was the ruthless leader of the Mountain clan, Ayt Mada was an orphan without friends at school except for Aun Ure, a teenage girl feared and renowned as an assassin but yearning for a simpler life... -
![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.. -
![Republic by Lindsay Buroker]()
Republic by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter the notorious outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius helped overthrow the corrupt faction controlling the empire and brought in a great war hero to lead the nation to prosperity, they finally earned their pardons--and some time off. A tropical vacation cruising around in a private submarine? Perfect. But their trip is interrupted by a summons from the new president: they're needed back at home...Categorized as:
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![Chade by Montana Ash]()
Chade by Montana Ash
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMax’s arrival into Cali’s world has sparked both hope and controversy for their society as a whole. Change is inevitable. For Cali, Max’s unexpected appearance is a blessing, as she is finally free to be herself; a knight, a woman … a lover. Her easy-going, slightly cynical façade hides a scarred woman who yearns to be accepted... -
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![Half Dead by Annabel Chase]()
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... -
![The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter]()
The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter
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...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning]()
High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning
There is no action without consequence… Dani O’Malley was nine years old when the delusional, sadistic Rowena transformed her into a ruthless killer. Years later, she’s tough, hardened, yet achingly vulnerable and fiercely compassionate, living alone by her own exacting code. Despite the scars on her body, driven by deeper ones carved into her soul, no one is more committed to protecting Dublin...Categorized as:
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![Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter]()
Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsBelle Jamison is finally starting to feel like a normal girl again...Categorized as:
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![Runaway by Susan Copperfield]()
Runaway by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUpon His Royal Highness of California becoming His Royal Majesty of New York, Cassandra Ferran descends into a living nightmare. Thanks to a mass exodus of aides, it falls on her shoulders to rein in the new heir’s life while navigating through a Royal mess of a transition...Categorized as:
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![Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling]()
Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling
The second novel in Olivia Rose Darling's thrilling and steamy romantic fantasy series, following Fear the Flames.In the explosive sequel to the bestselling romantasy Fear the Flames, two fated lovers must unite against warring kingdoms to defend their home and crowns from those who wish to destroy them...Categorized as:
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![The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts]()
The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSpecial gifts.....for three magical cousins. New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a special trade-size collection featuring three of her most beloved stories from the Donovan family series. Three Donovan cousins must learn to accept their mystic legacies while falling under the spell of love... -
![Reckoning by Montana Ash]()
Reckoning by Montana Ash
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA reckoning is coming – but not the one Axel was counting on. Society is still in shambles and although Axel was prepared to help stitch it back together, he was not prepared to do it alongside the woman who tore his heart out fifteen years ago. Celeste had been his entire world, that is, until she told him it had all been a lie; she’d never loved him... -
![Unhinged by A.G. Howard]()
Unhinged by A.G. Howard
Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of...Categorized as:
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![Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal]()
Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe final book of the acclaimed Glamourist Histories is the magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen walked on the darker side of the Regency...Jane and Vincent have finally gotten some much-needed rest after their adventures in Italy when Vincent receives word that his estranged father has passed away on one of his properties in the West Indies...Categorized as:
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![Grave Humor by R.J. Blain]()
Grave Humor by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMost days, Anwen regrets working at a funeral home despite the good pay. With the residents no longer inclined to stay in their coffins where they belong, she’s got her hands full making sure everyone follows the rules: In the funeral home, there is no screaming, no murdering, no mutilation, no possessions, no kidnappings, no resurrections, and no cursing of any type. Be quiet and stay polite... -
![Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast]()
Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom ?a stellar talent?( New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning) comes another ?scorchingly sensual, utterly delicious?( New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter) novel? The Goddesses have had it with the Trojan War. So much devastation?all because of some silly male egos. The worst of the bunch is that cocky, handsome brute Achilles...Categorized as:
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![Borrowed Ember by Samantha Young]()
Borrowed Ember by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEverything in Ari’s life until this point has been borrowed. Her human life with a man who wasn't her real father. A love for a boy who needed more than her to be strong. Kisses with a Jinn who refused to do anything but lend them out in moments of weakness. And even her resolve, which seemed to fail her whenever she needed it most. But Ari is done borrowing... -
![A Wilderness of Glass by Grace Draven]()
A Wilderness of Glass by Grace Draven
The treacherous waters of the Gray have widowed many women in the village of Ancilar. But the sea gives back as well as takes away, something Brida Gazi discovers one bleak autumn morning while harvesting sea wrack on its storm-battered shore...Categorized as:
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![Scorched Skies by Samantha Young]()
Scorched Skies by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFEAR THE HEAT... The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves. When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari’s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in...Categorized as:
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![Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews]()
Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews
Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades.. -
![Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur]()
Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur
Never mess with the relics of the old gods… or the pixies who once guarded them.After her mom’s disappearance six months ago, Bethany Aodhán has been running their tavern in old Deva—something her family had been doing ever since a light-fingered pixie lost them the job of guarding the treasures of the old gods eons ago... -
![Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider]()
Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFamily can be found in the most unexpected places.Gila monster shifter Jedidiah Earp is over seventy, prefers to bite first and ask questions later, and he knows the desert scrub outside Sundance, California like the back of his claws.Alpha hyena shifter Chandra Smith is in her late twenties, protective to a fault, and she knows how to hunt down enemies and make them disappear...Categorized as:
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![Everbound by Donna Grant]()
Everbound by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo live in the light, they hunt in the dark…The power of Helena’s magic has made her a target for the Coven. She wanted no part in the war of the witches, but it’s out of her hands now. She has to make a stand--and she does that by helping the Hunters and their allies against their common enemy. And now, the witch who ripped Helena’s future apart is coming... -
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![Wings of Fire by Caris Roane]()
Wings of Fire by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBy night, the winged warrior Antony Medichi fights the death vampires who threaten his world. By day, he hunts the rogue vampires who invade Mortal Earth. But deep in his heart rages the fiercest battle of all—his soul-searing passion for the one mortal he is sworn to protect…the one woman he is doomed to love... -
![Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison]()
Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the snows fall and hearths burn, four stories of Midwinter beginnings prove that love can fight its way through the chillest night… THE DARKEST MIDNIGHT, by Grace Draven The mark Jahna Ulfrida was born with has made her a target of the cruel and idle all her life. During the long, crowded festivities of Deyalda, there’s nowhere to escape... -
![Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan]()
Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAlexis Morgan continues her dazzling paranormal series about larger-than-life warriors and the women they love.... As a Paladin warrior, Blake Trahern fights and dies again and again to keep mankind safe from the Others. Sensing his humanity slipping away with each battle, he retreats from the world...until the one person who still has a claim on his soul needs his help... -
![Null and Void by Susan Copperfield]()
Null and Void by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here and here.In the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life—and love—always finds a way. Born without magic, Mackenzie Little has few prospects. In a futile attempt to break her out of the null caste, her mother ropes her into participating in a charity auction, where anything can be bought with enough money... -
![Booked for Kidnapping by R.J. Blain]()
Booked for Kidnapping by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollowing the assassination of Senator Maybelle, widespread rioting and unrest transform the presidential campaign into a lethal circus. With protests raging over the new bill, the government scrambles to restore peace and order.Armed with a probationary private investigation license, Janette and her friends race against time to prevent the next murder... -
![Huntress by Susan Copperfield]()
Huntress by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life—and love—always finds a way. Like the other men in Prince Kelvin’s line, only the love of another can free him from his family’s curse, but it’s hard finding the perfect woman able to love him despite all his flaws—and his tendency to transform into a white turkey during the spring... -
![The Alpha's Runaway Bride by Eve Bale]()
The Alpha's Runaway Bride by Eve Bale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith a looming wedding to a man I will never love just days away, if I don’t get out now, I never will.I don’t expect a car crash to give me my opportunity, but it’s a chance to escape, so I take it.Now I just have to survive this wilderness before the fiancé who killed his last wife catches up to me.I never could’ve predicted that a naked mountain man would be my hero...Categorized as:
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![Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace]()
Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer magic is coming along, her kitten is still deadly, and she is about to make an actual friend. Controlling weather is simple by comparison. Sky Breaking seemed like a useful course, but its usefulness lay in the amount of credits that would count toward Imara’s degree.Once she is in the course she meets the only other student and they strike an unlikely friendship... -
![City of Betrayal by Claudie Arseneault]()
City of Betrayal by Claudie Arseneault
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Isandor Novel The whole city is searching for Hasryan—some for revenge and justice, others to save their friends. Yet no one knows where to find him except Lord Arathiel Brasten, who vanished 130 years ago only to magically return. Lord Diel Dathirii’s struggle to free his city from the neighbouring imperialistic enclave is far from over... -
![Corsair's Curse by Shari L. Tapscott]()
Corsair's Curse by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDragon slaying isn’t for the faint of heart, but it suits Soleil Eldemyer just fine. Sure, the pay isn’t great, and the hazards are plentiful, but overall, things are going well for the mage…until Davyn and Lukas Greybrow walk back into her life.Soleil never expected to meet the infuriating brothers again, and certainly not while she was tied to a sacrificial pyre...Categorized as:
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![Alpha Games by Heather K. Carson]()
Alpha Games by Heather K. Carson
Aspen:I may have sold my soul to pass the Luna Trials and earn my place on Mating Season, but I’m going to prove to everyone on this show that they don’t scare me.I belong here and I swear I’ll make whoever threatened me pay, just as soon as I figure out how to ditch the dangerously sexy Alpha who won’t let another male near me.Ranger is a red flag walking. His dark past follows him like shadows...Categorized as:
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![Borrowed Amulet by Jilleen Dolbeare]()
Borrowed Amulet by Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMegan's world has shattered. The love of her life is gone, leaving her hollow and consumed by grief. In the midst of this despair, one venomous remark from Merlin—yes, that Merlin—sends her over the edge, pushing her into a reckless new purpose: bounty hunting across the Splinters of reality with her red dragon, Goch.One target fuels her obsession: Mordred and his dragon... -
![Dragos Meets Stinkpot by Thea Harrison]()
Dragos Meets Stinkpot by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShort-Story from May 2016 newsletter...Categorized as:
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![Soul Casting 101 by Viola Grace]()
Soul Casting 101 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImara needs a familiar, but what she ends up with is the toughest kitten in the magical world. Imara has lived a life separate from her family. She wasn’t shunned, just never acknowledged. The seventh child of a seventh child, she had had the bad taste to be born a girl. Her father’s family had no use for a girl, so she was sent to a city where the populace didn’t use magic... -
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Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries Boxed Set 1 by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHolly Boldt is a witch with a problem. Make that lots of problems. Following her banishment from the supernatural world, she is thrust into a halfway house for paranormal misfits like her. With a warring shifter and vampire roommate and a cantankerous ghost landlady, she's got a full plate... -
![Sunshine by Kiki Clark, E.M. Lindsey]()
Sunshine by Kiki Clark, E.M. Lindsey
There’s a fine line between hate and fated mates…Jeremiah has better things to do than babysit the bratty crown prince of the Sirens. His personal protection agency is the best though and the king and queen won’t settle for less.Being a practically invulnerable Hellhound doesn’t hurt either...Categorized as:
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