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The Prayers We Pray by Auryn Hadley
Be careful what you pray for - because even gods can be tempted. The Temple of Temptation is broken. The system is failing the priests who serve faithfully, but Zeal isn't missing. He's simply powerless - or was. As more priests believe in our god, the balance of power has been shifting. Temptation is thriving. Miracles are happening. The High Priest is struggling...Categorized as:
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The Widow and the Orcs by Finley Fenn
He’ll do anything for his wounded warrior… even wooing him a widow.In a world of orcs and men, Lady Scall is a widow besieged — by her debts, her demons, and her dangerous lord neighbour. But time is running out, and she’s about to lose everything…Until the night an orc shows up in her chambers.Killik is a cold, cruel, condescending spy, and he wants nothing to do with Lady Scall… for himself... -
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![The Paths We Lay by Auryn Hadley]()
The Paths We Lay by Auryn Hadley
To find temptation, we must lay our own path.For the last ten years, I thought I was nothing special. I was just another priestess in the Temple of Temptation. One of many. Little did I know that my god has plans for me. He intends to make me powerful.But what I will become is up to me.For centuries, things here have always been done the same way - and the gods are now paying for it... -
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Ever Dark by M. Violet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvil used to exist only in my nightmares. Until I moved to Ever Graves. A town full of secrets, curses, and death.The darkness comes for me now in the form of three wicked Bones, Draven, and Aries.They want to corrupt my soul and leave their filthy marks on my flesh. They are all that is unholy. But their depravity isn’t my only torment. I’ve been plagued by a nightmare since I was a child... -
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![A Dream of Flame and Shadow by Eliza Eveland]()
A Dream of Flame and Shadow by Eliza Eveland
A blacksmith unable to forge a future. Every time Nevahn closes his eyes, he is haunted by nightmares of fire and blood. Though he’ll take any distraction he can find, his favorite is his daily work at the forge, where he is the master of fire. But he’s been an apprentice too long, and his nightmares are holding him back... -
![Born to be Witchy by A.J. Macey, Jarica James]()
Born to be Witchy by A.J. Macey, Jarica James
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAris Calisto was not your basic witch in the world of Akasha; with pink hair, sass, and an unusual upbringing that gave her a unique perspective on things, she wouldn’t accept being held back forever. After many twists, turns, and uphill battles, Aris and her men finally have their happy ever after... -
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Rogue Treachery by Miranda May
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWe are the Femme Fatale Freakshow.The things that go bump in the night. The monster of your nightmares. The blade in the shadows. The bitter end you never saw coming.And we are sex personified... -
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Silver Bullet Everest by Rolf and Ranger, Rolf and Ranger
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTom and Jake's Everest story... -
![The Bet: Daegan, Gideon and Anwyn Vignette by Joey W. Hill]()
The Bet: Daegan, Gideon and Anwyn Vignette by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn Bound by the Vampire Queen, Gideon won a bet with his Master. We get to see Daegan fulfill the terms... -
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Their Trials by Avah Larke
Apparently, life isn’t going to get any easier for Rhowyn.With the trials starting, Rhowyn must find a way to use what she’s got, which isn’t much except determination, survival instincts, and her MMA training to somehow make it through to the end without dying. She must learn to rely on her consorts, a concept that’s new to the independent girl that has only ever relied on herself... -
![Nicky and the Night Owls: Part One by Sierra Cassidy]()
Nicky and the Night Owls: Part One by Sierra Cassidy
Nicky Marino's life suits her, or at least it would if her mom would stop nudging the beta about her dating slump. Now that her brother Sidney's gotten hitched, the pressure's on - and a new night shift job at the library makes for a tempting sanctuary.All's quiet until an unexpected encounter leads to another...and another. -
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Devour the Dark by Nikki St. Crowe
He’s my monster now. The Crocodile, the Devourer of Men, has devoured something he shouldn’ a Myth Maker Witch. Now, with the witch’s dark power swirling inside of him, he’s losing control of his monster and quickly making his way through my ship and my crew. It’s only me and Wendy Darling who can pull him back. But even we know time is running out... -
![Yuled by the Orcs by Finley Fenn]()
Yuled by the Orcs by Finley Fenn
In a world of orcs and powerful men, Lydia is a shy, widowed washerwoman, forgotten and alone — until the day the orc drops in, with a full sack of laundry on his back. He’s tall, rangy, and utterly confounding, with his silver hair, his deep jolly laugh, and his twinkling, coal-black eyes... -
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Veiled Flame by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne letter.That was all it took to change the course of my life forever.Typing too quickly in the application program cost me my dreams of finally being accepted for who I am and now I'm stuck here.Discordia University's acceptance made everything I knew go up in a puff of sulfur.Demons are real and they just admitted me into their elite boys' school... -
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![Witches Be Crazy by A.J. Macey]()
Witches Be Crazy by A.J. Macey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNothing in Aris Calisto’s life has ever been basic, and after a cauldron full of unexpected events, she finds herself a fugitive. Going on the run should have been the biggest challenge of her life, but after being separated from her tethers, she’s faced with an impossible choice--submit or run.With time ticking down, Aris and her ragtag band of witches have to risk it all... -
![The Complete Horse Mistress Collection by R.A. Steffan]()
The Complete Horse Mistress Collection by R.A. Steffan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMy secret could save my people.It will also destroy my life.My name is Carivel. I was born female, but I've been secretly living as a boy in my adoptive village of Draebard, doing a job the elders insist could never be done by a woman... -
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Feral King by Sara Fields
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe dragon king told me to stay away from him. I didn't listen.When the king of this realm saw me bathing in a stream, he did his best to warn me. Keep my distance or the curse upon him would set his blood on fire and he would ravage me brutally.I didn't, and he did.But he did more than just pin me to the forest floor and mount me like a feral beast... -
![Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole]()
Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole
A terrifying vision of a deadly future…I’ve risked everything to save my brother and taken his place in the Black Guard, and now my vision of his death has changed. I’m the one who’ll be murdered.I don’t know when it will happen, but I’m magically bound to the Black Tower and can’t leave... -
![Resting Witch Face by A.J. Macey, Jarica James]()
Resting Witch Face by A.J. Macey, Jarica James
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAris Calisto is no longer the newest student at Aether Academy but after her creepy headmaster finds out about her relationship with a professor, she’s finding her seemingly new home is quickly becoming hellsticks. To make matters worse, when someone leaks Aris’s new powers, her and her guys are faced with a Council inquiry... -
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Not Broken by Dana Marie Bell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThree hearts are stronger than the sum of their scars. True Destiny, Book 5 Slade Saeter endured centuries of torture, longing for the day he could claim Magnus Tate and Sylvia Grimm as mates. Now freedom is his, but nightmares still plague this son of Loki, and he fears his lovers will believe him too fragile to bond... -
![Tangled Warriors by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott]()
Tangled Warriors by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLucien CummingsThe pestilents are trying to kill him.He’s pretty sure the Water Weaver wants to kill him as well.But after two months of fighting an attraction for a man who couldn’t possibly be his mate, Lucien cracks when he’s pulled into an impulsive threesome with Calder and a sexy man they picked up in a bar.That night was earth shattering... -
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The Dragon Mistress: Book 4 by R.A. Steffan
We ran away, but it didn’t solve our problems.Now, we’re going back to fight for Aristede. And oh, yeah—there’s also the small matter of toppling Rayth’s corrupt younger brother from the Utrean throne, so we can remove the bounty on our dragons’ heads. I mean, what could possibly go wrong? As the king’s eldest son, Rayth grew up expecting to rule. Instead, he ended up disgraced and exiled...Categorized as:
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The Dragon Mistress: Book 3 by R.A. Steffan
Our secret is out, and now we’re marked for death. A lone survivor escaped the mountain battle, carrying news of our dragons’ existence to the court of Prince Oblisii. Utrea’s dragons were supposed to have been wiped out long ago. Only these five remain—a male and four females. They’re all that’s left to carry on the species, but first we have to keep them alive...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Horse Mistress Collection by R.A. Steffan]()
The Complete Horse Mistress Collection by R.A. Steffan
Carivel was born female, but she has been secretly living as a boy for years in her adoptive village of Draebard. The last thing she needs is to fall for not one, but two unattainable men—a dominating warrior and a reluctant wolf-shifter with a horrific past... -
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Southeast by Vera Valentine
With another summer on the Jersey shore coming to a close, Jess was more than ready to hang up her water park vest until next year. Still recovering from the shock of being kidnapped and nearly killed, she's barely had time to process the fact that monsters are real.The impulsive offer to let her repentant abductor-turned-protector crash on her couch is going better than anticipated... -
![Magic, Demons, and the Hunter by J.P. Sayle]()
Magic, Demons, and the Hunter by J.P. Sayle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThree men, destined to be together. Two believe their third is dead. The third doesn’t even know his mates exist.Mondo suffers from a five-year-old hole in his memory and recurrent dreams of two men. On a mission to Salem to determine if demons are murdering humans, his life becomes complicated when the two men are no longer in his head but a reality.Pierre is struggling... -
![Queen Takes More by Joely Sue Burkhart]()
Queen Takes More by Joely Sue Burkhart
You wanted more. More Shara. More blood. More Blood. You had so many questions after Shara Isador took the Triune... -
![All for Knot: Book Two by Ember Blaze]()
All for Knot: Book Two by Ember Blaze
Just when I think I've escaped my troubled past, everything around me blows up.My life with the Corbyn pack feels like a fairytale. I have friends, a great job, a hot boyfriend, and a rich, successful pack offering to bond with both of us.But my cheating ex has secrets of his own, and he'll do whatever it takes to make sure I can't bring him or his slimeball family down... -
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Queen Takes Venom by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dark goddess rises..."All things dark and deadly, all creatures of death and magic, all monsters poisonous and fanged, the Mother of Venom calls them all."After thousands of years, the goddess Hekate awakens to answer a sister goddess's call. The Great Mother has need of Hekate's unique bloodline.So the goddess of venom agrees to create an heir... -
![Theirs to Love by Kiki Burrelli]()
Theirs to Love by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrancesca, or Frannie to her friends, is great at finding mates--for other people. She’s ecstatic that her family and friends have all found love because it certainly never worked out for her. Her one big love ended in tears, shame and flames, literally. Now Frannie lives for her pack family and uses sarcasm to keep men at bay... -
![Vigil of the Gargoyle by Jarica James]()
Vigil of the Gargoyle by Jarica James
In the wake of the latest high regency drama, the supernatural world is in an upheaval. Lennox and Team Kova are back in Obsidian Cove and doing everything they can to keep their town and academy safe as the supernatural world falls apart around them... -
![Jaguar's Passion by JL Madore]()
Jaguar's Passion by JL Madore
The Quint is Bound. The Black Knight is Exposed. The Final Battle has Begun.With my mates and I bonded in body and soul, the quint is fully aligned. And while it feels sometimes like it's the five of us against the world, it's not. Along the way, we've built family and friends and allies invested in our success. They stand behind us as we tackle our final trials... -
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Pendulum by L.C. Davis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRemus Black is still reeling from an abusive relationship that stripped him of everything -- including his desire for love. Now all he wants is a fresh start halfway across the country, but his new roommate is determined to draw him into his strange world of chains, half-naked men and the infamous Lodge, a BDSM club as lavish as it is secretive... -
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Thief of Silver and Souls by Eva Chase
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat if it takes a monster to save a kingdom?I'll never forget the sight of my little sister's lifeless body—or that my rogue magic killed her.Sorcery like mine is punishable by death. So I live in the shadows, stealing from the corrupt to give to the needy. Maybe a little good can wash the blood from my hands.It seems like a decent plan..Categorized as:
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![Strife & Valor by Regina Watts]()
Strife & Valor by Regina Watts
Rorke Burningsoul is free. Free, and able to pursue the adventurers who left him for dead in the harrowing realm of the Nightlands. When one of those treacherous adventurers falls right into his lap, all he can do is praise Weltyr and make use of his good fortune... -
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Queen of the Unwanted by Jenna Glass
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the riveting sequel to the feminist fantasy epic The Women's War, the ability to do magic has given women control over their own bodies. But as the patriarchy starts to fall, they must now learn to rule as women, not men... -
![Daddy Cupid by Sarah Blue]()
Daddy Cupid by Sarah Blue
What’s a reaper to do when he’s desperate for love?Help his newfound best friend host an inter-veil mixer to find the cupid of his dreams.Gloom has had one thing on his mind, and that’s finding his perfect match. The reaper is a hopeless romantic at heart, who has very particular tastes. Imagine his surprise when he finds two cupids that match the exact energy he’s been looking for... -
![Quiet Burn: A Paranormal Shifter Demon Academy Romance by Cassandra Featherstone]()
Quiet Burn: A Paranormal Shifter Demon Academy Romance by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell hath no fury like a girl pretending to be a boy at an all-demon university. I thought surviving the first few months at Discordia was a win—until The Caliphate Games were announced.Now, I’m being trained to fight in a deadly competition I shouldn’t qualify for, juggling bloodthirsty rich jerks, sneaky headmasters, and living with seven demon hybrids who are way too hot for my sanity... -
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Tristan by S. Legend
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alliance forged through marriage. The cost? One Man’s dream. Tristan dreams of the day he’ll succeed his father as the next Warlord of Markaytia. Elves—creatures famous for their darker passions—approach the Markaytian king with an offer he can’t refuse: an alliance with the Elves for the one Tristan Kanes. Tristan is forced to give up his dream... -
![Shaped by Darkness by Sara Hinds]()
Shaped by Darkness by Sara Hinds
Knowledge is power, or so they say.I'd wanted answers, but the cost was higher than I was prepared to pay.I'm supposed to be powerful, one of the last of my kind, yet I feel anything but.I've let down my friend. Someone who’s never given up on me despite our differences and how crazy I might drive him.My bonds are strained, and the people I love keep getting hurt because of me... -
![The Dragon Queen Complete Series Collection by Sam Hall]()
The Dragon Queen Complete Series Collection by Sam Hall
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHIS IS A COMPLETE SERIES WITH A HEA AT THE END.Want a spicy, dragon rider romantasy series that's complete? Get it here!It Dragon FoundDragon FightDragon QueenBlurb for Book 1:I never intended to bond with a dragon.I definitely didn’t intend to become his wife.Now I must wed the Crown Prince, a man who is as cruel as he is handsome... -
![His Baby to Defend by Kiki Burrelli]()
His Baby to Defend by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBrady is a small town veterinarian living in the closet. Celibacy is a small price to pay for tranquility and a sense of community. That is, until a pair of imposing, alpha men burst into his quiet life. Wolf shifter Glenn is on a mission to deliver an injured animal to a friend of a friend who lives in some sleepy mountain town... -
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The Pirate Queen by Candace Osmond
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFind the Key. Return to the Past. Save the Devil…When Dianna Cobham accidentally breaks her only ticket back to the future, an enchanted snow globe, she finds herself stranded in her own time without Captain Devil Eyed Barrett, the love of her life... -
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Home to the Hollow by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl.Jolene Athena Whitley left home a decade ago and has never looked back—until her dream job rejects her. Heartbroken, she vows to get her life back on track. If she can figure out the dirty secrets that flagged her file, the job as an FBI profiler is in the bag... -
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![Endurance by Cari Z.]()
Endurance by Cari Z.
Three royal lovers, one to make an alliance with their neighboring kingdom before war takes away their chance for peace.Now that Symon is happily married to his husband Petur and in love with Petur’s longtime lover Deyvid, things should be easier…right? Not with the Harrier clans of the north stirring up trouble... -
![Waxing Crescent by Serenity Rayne]()
Waxing Crescent by Serenity Rayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe wolf does not walk alone; it always carries its pack. In the months since the Ascension, my sister and I found a new life and family to soothe our souls.But, as always, danger lurks at every turn.Discovering the truth about my heritage may lie in the town of Blackmoor gave me hope I could find answers about why the Morgensterns bound my wolf to keep me safe... -
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Home to the Hollow by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratings"You can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl."Jolene Athena Whitley left home a decade ago and has never looked back—until her dream job rejects her. Heartbroken, she vows to get her life back on track. If she can figure out the dirty secrets that flagged her file, the job as an FBI profiler is in the bag... -
![The Call of Monsters by J.B. Trepagnier]()
The Call of Monsters by J.B. Trepagnier
People might used to have worshipped the Olympians, but I never did. I’ll kill every last one of them to get Hephaestus back. I used to love my Greek mythology classes until I got kidnapped and actually met some Gods. I took Hephaestus as a lover and Hades and Persephone are not all that bad, but the rest of them?They hurt my monsters... -
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Discovery by Jet Mykles
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo Kinig, the dark elves represented everything wonderful and mysterious in the world. If he could become the expert about the elves, his bardic career would be set. The elves were known for their dislike of human males, but times had changed and his request to live among the elves for a time was granted, and Kinig was given into the care of Fallil, a bard among the elves... -
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Elemental Fae Queen by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
A Why Choose Paranormal Romance I never should have listened to Cyrus.I knew better. But he has this sexy little smile that just melts my heart. Add that to all my handsome mates encouraging me to take the next step in our lives, and I agreed to what I thought was a fantastic plan.Big. F*cking. Mistake.Because now I'm pregnant, and let me tell you, this is no freaking picnic! I can't see my feet...
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