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Twisted Soul by Morgan B. Lee
The secret is out: I’m the prophesied scourge, and according to the Legacy Council, my quintet and I must be hunted down and destroyed immediately. With the size of the bounty they’ve put on our heads, there’s no telling who we can trust. Going on the run feels cowardly, but it’s necessary...Categorized as:
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Sauter by Jane Washington
As friends become enemies and enemies become villains, the Ironside underbelly casts a very wide shadow over everyone within its walls. The academy that once promised Isobel Carter salvation has pulled back the curtain and revealed itself for what it truly is. A pretty little prison...Categorized as:
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![The Monster's Mate by Jillian West]()
The Monster's Mate by Jillian West
Life as a single mom to a kid that’s an entirely different species isn’t easy, but Charity is chugging along, doing the best she can. Keeping up with a precocious dragon shifter and working at The Monster’s Den account for all her free time. And she’s mostly okay with that, if a little lonely... -
![Loving My Pack by Lane Whitt]()
Loving My Pack by Lane Whitt
As the craziest year of her life comes to a close, Kitten finds herself on the brink of a new journey. Motherhood. That’s right, there’s new life coming to the Ivaskov pack. Since meeting her mates, Kitten’s world has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs and everything in between...Categorized as:
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![Into Their Woods by Ivy Asher, Ann Denton]()
Into Their Woods by Ivy Asher, Ann Denton
I didn’t think pulling off for a quick bite to eat in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere would change everything.I was wrong.Now I’m running through the forest wearing nothing but a red cloak, being hunted by wolves.I don’t know what in the fucked up Red Riding Hood role play is going on here, but I’m desperate, terrified, and not ready to die.When they attack, I know this is it.Except…it isn’t...Categorized as:
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![A Surrender Of Hope by B.M. Clemton]()
A Surrender Of Hope by B.M. Clemton
Four Demon Princes. Three Betrayals. Two Realms. One moment… One decision… One life saved. Not many people get a second chance at life, and if I hope to survive, I’ll need to learn how to navigate the world in which I’ve found myself. Lennox, Creed, Valen, and Razar not only turned my life upside down, they completely altered my reality and plan for a future I didn’t know could exist...Categorized as:
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![Don't Bait Me by Jackie May]()
Don't Bait Me by Jackie May
Now that Nora has been outed as an underworlder, all she wants to do is lay low, figure out how to hide her fey heritage and decide if she wants to date any of the men in her life. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. Just one week after the werewolf fiasco, Terrance is nearly killed by an unknown attacker. He's not the only victim...Categorized as:
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![Deathly Delinquency by Eva Chase]()
Deathly Delinquency by Eva Chase
When psychos fall...A whole family of monsters has menaced my home for far too long. And in the battle to take them down, one of resurrected gangsters I love may have lost his life all over again.Am I pissed off? Understatement of the century.But my men have already survived one set of murders. I made it out of the looney bin and rescued my sister. We've proven we don't back down..Categorized as:
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![Defending Nightmares by M. Sinclair]()
Defending Nightmares by M. Sinclair
I crave my nightmares. I crave the shadows. I don’t want the light if it doesn’t include them… The human terror organization MAM has come to our doorstep—we just don’t know what they want... -
![Newly Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty]()
Newly Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty
Welcome to Dark River. Population 0. When Mika McKellen woke up in a stormwater drain while backpacking around Canada, she knew that her mother was right. If you made bad choices, you would end up dead in a ditch. But when she stumbled into Dark River, even her mother could never have dreamed up the residents of this small town in the middle of nowhere, Alberta...Categorized as:
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![Demons at Deadnight by A&E Kirk]()
Demons at Deadnight by A&E Kirk
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFor seventeen-year-old Aurora Lahey, survival is a lifestyle. DEMONIC DESTINY Aurora has the crappiest superpower on the planet. And it's just unleashed a hit squad from hell. Demons are on the hunt, salivating to carve her carcass into confetti. CHARISMATIC KILLERS The Hex Boys--mysterious, hunky, and notorious for their trails of destruction--have the answers Aurora needs to survive...Categorized as:
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![Hunted by Erica Woods]()
Hunted by Erica Woods
The only way to escape is to die. For eighteen years I’ve suffered at the hands of the Hunters. For eighteen years they’ve done their best to break me, to tear me open and unleash the terrifying monster that lives within. Until the day they go too far. When a desperate escape leads to another brush with death, I’m forced to place my trust in the hands of four formidable strangers...Categorized as:
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![Of Lavender and Ash by K.R. Rainbolt]()
Of Lavender and Ash by K.R. Rainbolt
What would you do to live?The Eternium Ball grows ever closer, and with it, comes old foes that threaten to shatter the already strained bond of the Vivas Crypt. Now, I'm left stumbling with a whole new set of problems, each more complex than the last...Categorized as:
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![Magical Academy for Delinquents by Ann Denton]()
Magical Academy for Delinquents by Ann Denton
No one wants to be sent to Academie Metamorphose, the magical academy for delinquents. No one but me. I’ve purposely gotten kicked out of three prestigious academies. It’s taken two and a half years. Finally, I’m about to get put into their reform program. And I’m thrilled. Not about the shit classes at this boarding school. Definitely not about the intense physical regimen...Categorized as:
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![Threat by Sadie Moss]()
Threat by Sadie Moss
I have four boyfriends. Four official boyfriends. Go me. I may be a bit of a chicken when it comes to emotional stuff, but I finally laid it all on the line and told my men what I wanted. That I wanted them. Now that things are going so well in my personal life, I'm hoping to spend the semester at Griffin Academy enjoying my last bit of time with the guys before they graduate. So..Categorized as:
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![Cricket by Willow Hadley]()
Cricket by Willow Hadley
Witches come of age when they turn eighteen—the age where they reach the full potential of their power and magical abilities.Cricket Kendall's birthday is a little more than a month away. She's just moved to Emery Ridge, Colorado for her senior year of high school in the hopes her eccentric aunt Aurora might help her learn all she needs to know about becoming a full-fledged witch...Categorized as:
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Thief by Sadie Moss
Someone at this school is keeping a secret.Someone is stealing what doesn’t belong to them.And we might all be in danger… I’m still recovering from the chaos of the Trials, but there’s no time to fall behind. Strange things are afoot at the Academy of Unpredictable Magic, and somehow, I’ve found myself in the middle of it all again...Categorized as:
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![For Love of Evil by Auryn Hadley]()
For Love of Evil by Auryn Hadley
I'd always thought bad boys were sexy, but this was taking it to the extreme. Clearly, I had issues. After becoming obsessed with Death, the angels came for me, and then I ended up in Hell. Oddly, that sounds a lot worse than it really is. Don't get me wrong, the demons in this place are pretty annoying, but there are a few perks. At least four of them...Categorized as:
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![The Vixen's Lead by Tate James]()
The Vixen's Lead by Tate James
I want vengeance so badly that I can almost taste it. It's all I've ever wanted. So, I did what anyone in my unique position would do. I slapped on a secret identity and became an internationally renowned thief, known as The Fox. Nobody knows me. Nobody can catch me. Or so I thought... It turns out; I have what they want. Special abilities...Categorized as:
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![Courted by Beasts by Eva Chase]()
Courted by Beasts by Eva Chase
Can you beat monsters without becoming one?Despite our best efforts, my devoted monstrous men and I have fallen into the clutches of one of our most powerful enemies. But the demon strikes a deal with me—our safety in exchange for my cooperation in a mysterious scheme.It turns out he wants me to tap into magical powers more vile than the brutality I've faced from his kind...Categorized as:
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![A Twist of Luck by Jaymin Eve]()
A Twist of Luck by Jaymin Eve
Avoiding fate is a lot harder than I expected. The day the alphas dragged me to Golden Claw I'd thought my life was over. After years of running from the packs and the shifter cities they ruled over, I finally found myself trapped within their borders. Trapped and surrounded by my scent matches. My fated mates. Four, disturbingly perfect alphas, who claimed me as one of their quintet... -
![Criminal Spirits by Eva Chase]()
Criminal Spirits by Eva Chase
Not the only psychos in town...Falling for the ghosts of murdered gangsters who were your imaginary friends once upon a time? I'll admit it's a little unusual. But they're back and totally real, and it's hard to argue with their admittedly obsessive level of devotion.Unfortunately, their violent dedication isn't enough to bring down the powerful man who hurt my little sister...Categorized as:
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![Blood of Dragons by Olivia Ash]()
Blood of Dragons by Olivia Ash
As the dragon vessel, pretty much everyone wants me either locked up or dead. The magic I possess—the magic I’m quickly mastering —it can destroy whole cities. Start wars. Change the tides of a battle. Dragon families are run like the mob—and all seven dragon Bosses want to meet me. Oh joy. But out of the shadows comes a new threat—a fighter who reminds me of my mentor...Categorized as:
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![The Totally True Tales of Minerva Krauss by J.B. Trepagnier]()
The Totally True Tales of Minerva Krauss by J.B. Trepagnier
Hi, I’m Minerva Krauss. You’ve probably heard of me or read one of my books on curse breaking. Except an old friend with an exceptionally big mouth just revealed a big secret of mine to people I’ve come to care about. The drama has somewhat died down for now, so it’s time to tell my story from the beginning. And my story has a lot of beginnings and ends...Categorized as:
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![Spark of Fate by Tessa Hale]()
Spark of Fate by Tessa Hale
It was supposed to be a fresh start. A completely blank slate in a place where no one knew about the tragedy that ripped her family apart six months ago. A tragedy Rowan can’t help but blame herself for. Now the only thing she wants is to blend in. To escape the house that has become more like a prison. Her new school is her only hope. Somewhere she can pretend she’s just like everyone else...Categorized as:
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![A Demon's Heart by Marie Mistry]()
A Demon's Heart by Marie Mistry
Vice College for Young Demons; it's where Lilith's life as a demon began. Now, it might just be where it ends. Only the Strange God has the power to save her from Vendra's poison, and his help comes at a price. Yet Lilith has no choice. To rescue her mates from the Syndicate she'll have to accept his bargain and go head to head with the organisation who tried to kill her...Categorized as:
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![Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair]()
Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair
I didn’t fear my nightmares. I loved them... and they loved me.I had never been afraid of the dark. Abandoned on the front step of ISS, I’d spent my entire life thriving in the realm of darkness that most humans avoided.I was a woman living among monsters...Categorized as:
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![The Terrible Gift by Colette Rhodes]()
The Terrible Gift by Colette Rhodes
Fi has always known there’s something not quite right about herself. Not quite human. For as long as she can remember, Fi has been sensitive to other people’s emotions. So sensitive, she works a night job as a cleaner to avoid being overwhelmed by all of their feelings. After a night on the town goes wrong, Fi comes to the attention of the Academy of Avalon...Categorized as:
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![By Her Sight by Sunny Hart]()
By Her Sight by Sunny Hart
In the Unitam Realm, power determines where you belong. Blind, orphaned witch Claire has spent her entire life wondering where she belonged. She’s grown up in a small coven on the outskirts of the Unitam Realm. While the teasing about her blindness hurts, the ridicule the coven members give her about her orphan status cuts deeper...Categorized as:
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![Fate of Dragons by Olivia Ash]()
Fate of Dragons by Olivia Ash
A dangerous and cruel dragon shifter is holding my sister hostage. And I am going to kill him. With my bare hands, if I have to. He wants to trade—Irena’s life, for mine. For my freedom. For the ancient and deadly dragon magic I fused with when his cronies kicked me into a pit to die. I came back from the dead, and I brought the fury of hell with me...Categorized as:
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![Gifted Academy: Omnibus Collection: Books 1 - 4 by Michelle Hercules]()
Gifted Academy: Omnibus Collection: Books 1 - 4 by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNowhere is safe when the gods are wicked. Since the beginning of times, there have always been two Norms and Idols. But never have the scales been so unbalanced as they are today. I’m a Norm, which means, I grew up in fear of the Idols and their godly powers. And now, I’m going to be surrounded by them, day and night... -
![Aurora's Coven by K.A. Knight]()
Aurora's Coven by K.A. Knight
I have a secret. Darkness exists. I try to hide, but where can I go when it lives inside me?On the run from those who want to kill me, I made an uneasy alliance and found a new home. Everything goes just fine until a coven of witches walk into the pub where I work. Broody, sexy, and scary as hell, I’m determined to avoid them, no matter how much attraction sizzles between us...Categorized as:
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![Liberating Water by Elizabeth Knight]()
Liberating Water by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Elementi Knights have survived their first encounter with the Dark Lord, and one of his members of the Dark Army. They are now coming to the realization they are the only thing standing in the way of the dangers that are unraveling around them. The Day-Brite serum is missing and the Dark Lord is using it to build his army whose purpose is still unknown...Categorized as:
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![Scheme: An On The Shelf Omegaverse Romance by Colette Rhodes]()
Scheme: An On The Shelf Omegaverse Romance by Colette Rhodes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMargot doesn’t have time for a mate. Between her legal career, and the multitude of friends and siblings who rely on her, her schedule is full.And if her schedule is full specifically so she doesn’t have time to find a mate? Well, that’s a matter between her and the therapist she keeps forgetting to make another appointment with...Categorized as:
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![Chaotic by T.S. Snow]()
Chaotic by T.S. Snow
Battle Mage or Magical Engineer?Easy choice, right?Engineer. Obviously.I'm Charisma Carter, tech genius and nerd extraordinaire.I actually used to be Charisma Silverstorm, member of one of the six elite Arcane Families, until my family shunned me when I turned 18 because my magic wasn't strong enough...Categorized as:
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![Welcome to Summerland by Kathryn Moon]()
Welcome to Summerland by Kathryn Moon
Lucy Carson isn't really looking forward to her honeymoon in Summerland. Can she still call it a honeymoon if her fiance, Greg, left her at the altar? Probably not. The situation doesn't get better when she discovers that the bed and breakfast won't let her keep her reservation now that she's single...Categorized as:
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![Reign of Dragons by Olivia Ash]()
Reign of Dragons by Olivia Ash
No one screws with my family. My sister and I are human orphans raised by the world’s best assassin, taught to steal and kill our way through the dragonlands under her watchful eye. Grown men fear us, and no one knows we’re coming until it’s too late to run. Irena and I—we’re good. The best. In a dog-eat-dragon kind of world, we have to be. But someone betrayed us...Categorized as:
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![Court of Heathens by K.A. Knight]()
Court of Heathens by K.A. Knight
There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them.Witches are supposed to be good, powerful, and omniscient, but unluckily for me, I seem to lack all of those qualities.I have been battling the darkness that lives within me since birth, destined to eradicate goodness from our world, but one day, I have no choice but to embrace who and what I am... -
![The Unwanted Challenge by Colette Rhodes]()
The Unwanted Challenge by Colette Rhodes
Things I have learned since arriving in Avalon:1. I am a fae2. I am an empath3. I am collecting hot AF fae boyfriends like they're going out of style4. My two dads are both kind of jerksAfter twenty years as a not-quite-human, wondering where I belong, I've finally found my place among the fae in Avalon and my dads want to take it away...Categorized as:
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![Creature of the Sky by Maya Nicole]()
Creature of the Sky by Maya Nicole
We were warned about the threats we would face, and now our lives are in danger.The dagger is more powerful than we'd ever imagined and now that the flames have died off, we're off to a new destination with uncertainty around every corner.Time is running out for me, and I hope we aren't being taken on a wild goose—or chicken—chase to find the next creature... -
![Magic Gambit by Sadie Moss]()
Magic Gambit by Sadie Moss
Okay, so things have gotten a little bit crazy around here.The good news is, we know what we’re up against now.The bad news? I don’t know if we stand a chance.Magic Gambit is the final book in the Hidden World Academy series, a medium-burn reverse harem story intended for ages 18+, featuring a sassy human who's a little out of her depth and the three men who win her heart... -
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Hunt by Sadie Moss
My whole world is on shaky ground. I've only got one more year at Griffin Academy, but it's a little hard to focus on school after the bomb that was dropped on my personal life. On top of that, whoever has been targeting Unpredictables is only stepping up their game. If we don't find out who it is and stop them, there'll be no academy left...Categorized as:
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![Dead Wolf Walking by Rory Miles]()
Dead Wolf Walking by Rory Miles
One bite changed my life.I was living life to the fullest when a wolf attacked.Now I’ve been ripped from my home and shipped off to Bad Moon Academy, a place for changed wolves. Or so I’m told.There’s something sinister lurking within the confines of the academy, and I’m starting to think I was brought here as a sacrifice.This is a dark academy reverse harem with dangerously possessive shifters...Categorized as:
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![Royal Honor by May Dawson]()
Royal Honor by May Dawson
My unruly kingdom will bow to me as queen… or we will all perish.My men and I are under attack from all sides. My evil uncle invades the isle. The chaos god stalks Caldren. The uncontrolled Scourge sweep across the kingdom.I’m fighting for the future of the isle. But I’m also fighting for a happy ending—for Talisyn’s eyes to light up with memories and for Zehr to finally take his place at my side...Categorized as:
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![The Fallen by Grace McGinty]()
The Fallen by Grace McGinty
Hope had always been different. The child that should never have been. A fragile creature who’s empathy made her universally loved by those who knew her. An anomalous mixture of both humanity and the Divine, she walked the line between human and something more... -
![Royally Enraged by Catherine Banks]()
Royally Enraged by Catherine Banks
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs battle looms closer, problems plague Jolie and the princes. Nico keeps sneaking off, Justina and Brayden are still on the loose, and Jolie must learn to harness her powers before the battle. It’s going to take everyone working together to win. Join Jolie, and the Four Princes of Jinla, in the final book of the Her Royal Harem Series... -
![No Rest for the Wicked by Emma Dean]()
No Rest for the Wicked by Emma Dean
A raven assassin will be her greatest ally, or her worst enemy. Mika knew the Council of Paranormals would suspect her, which is why they assigned a raven to 'guard' her. But there is a 'we' behind the killer and she has no idea if that they are still out there, or worse, still on the island of Morgana waiting for the right opportunity to strike again... -
![Spells of Iron and Bone by Sarah Piper]()
Spells of Iron and Bone by Sarah Piper
“Forget magick, Stevie. It’s a curse.” Since my parents’ deaths, I’ve done my best to fly under the magickal radar, just like they always wanted. But when a rogue mage sets me up for murder, securing my freedom means making a deal with the world’s most powerful witches: Arcana Academy of the Arts. Two decades ago, they branded my mother a heretic...Categorized as:
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![Horrid Charms by Eva Chase]()
Horrid Charms by Eva Chase
With her enemies multiplying and a terrible accusation hanging over her head, Rory’s position in the magical world is more precarious than ever. Clearing her name and keeping her freedom may require trusting the people she’d never have wanted to turn to...Categorized as:
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