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Refuge by Karen Lynch
To keep the people she loved safe, Sara left everything she knew behind. She soon learns this new world is nothing like her old one, and she struggles to make a place for herself among the Mohiri. But it soon becomes apparent to Sara and to everyone one around her that she is not your typical warrior...Categorized as:
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The Fire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
My magic burns inside me. .. Not all soulmates are created equal. Some of them are relieved to find each other. Some build a relationship nice and slow. And for some of them it’s that all consuming, love-at-first-sight kind of magic, like my twin sister Tegan and her other half, Tennessee... -
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![Sacrifice of Love by Quinn Loftis]()
Sacrifice of Love by Quinn Loftis
As one evil falls, another rises in its place. The powerful witch, Desdemona, has finally been killed by an alliance of wolf, elf, and fae. But Reyaz, brother to Cypher the warlock king, has vowed retribution for a life that was taken from him. Now Cypher must decide not only how to protect his newfound mate and his people, but also how to destroy the only family he has left...Categorized as:
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Just One Drop by Quinn Loftis
Jennifer Adams, best friend to Jacque Pierce and Sally Morgan, spicy, out spoken, a little crazy and human. .. or so she thought. Jen has just found out that human DNA is not the only thing that resides in her veins, she happens to share that little pesky werewolf gene, although it isn't more than just a drop...Categorized as:
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Out of the Dark by Quinn Loftis
Darkness has descended on the Transylvanian Alps. Four packs of the powerful Grey wolves – in a rare show of cooperation – had joined together here in an effort to help their pack members find true mates. Then they were betrayed by one of their own – an Alpha hell-bent on becoming the most powerful of the Canis lupis... -
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The Wedding by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 34 ratings"This is the never before seen "real" wedding between Daemon and Kat from the Lux Series. This should not be read unless you have read the Lux series. ". Found on Wattpad here. -
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Lovesong by T.J. Klune
She has lived. She has lost. Everything she has is blue. But here, in the end, she'll be given one last chance. A gift for all she has endured. And her lovesong will be heard. Author's Note: This is part of a series meant to be read in order, starting with Wolfsong followed by Ravensong. If you haven't read both books, this will spoil major events. You've been warned. _______________... -
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Covet by Tracy Wolff
I may have reached my breaking point. As if trying to graduate from a school for supernaturals isn’t stressful enough, my relationship status has gone from complicated to a straight-up dumpster fire. Oh, and the Bloodletter has decided to drop a bomb of epic proportions on us all. .. Then again, when has anything at Katmere Academy not been intense? And the hits just keep coming...Categorized as:
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Eternal by C.C. Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAll her life, Della's secret powers have made her feel separated from her human family. Now, she's where she belongs, at Shadow Falls. With the help of her best friends Kylie and Miranda, she’ll try to prove herself in the paranormal world as an investigator—all the while trying to figure out her own heart... -
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Blood Rites by Quinn Loftis
With the challenge complete and the corrupt Alpha of Coldspring defeated Fane is now free to complete the mate bond with Jacque and perform the Blood Rites. Although the challenge is done, the affects are far reaching. Once it is known that Vasile, one of the strongest Alphas in the world is in America, specifically Coldspring, TX, there is one Alpha who cannot over look the significance of this...Categorized as:
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Blood Games by Chloe Neill
While Merit didn’t choose to become a vampire or Sentinel of Cadogan House, she vowed to fight for her House and its Master, and she’s managed to forge strong alliances with powerful supernaturals across Chicago. But even though Merit has had wild adventures, this may be her deadliest yet. .. A killer is stalking Chicago, preying on humans and leaving his victims with magical souvenirs...Categorized as:
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Wolf of Stone by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDalton Black, a Canis lupis full of guilt and anger, never expected to find his true mate. Perhaps already slipping into madness, he had resigned himself to the fact that he would walk the earth without the other half of his soul. He was convinced that his sins were enough to keep the Great Luna from giving him such a blessing. He knew it was probably better that way...Categorized as:
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Davy Harwood in Transition by Tijan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe vampire nations sent their armies for her. They feared and sought to destroy her. The werewolves sent their own in the hopes to take her magic. One stood against them all to protect her. And in the midst of everything, as she watched her human life crumble to her feet, Davy grew as the Immortal every day. Her powers transitioned until she would save them all in the end... -
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Consequence by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSignificance Novella. Maggie and Caleb are married, leaders of their people, parents to their children, and happier than they ever dreamed, even with the visions they saw of it to prove it so. The council is still rebelling against Maggie’s changes, but this time it’s different. It’s almost as if something…or someone is behind them, pulling the strings and making decisions for them... -
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Devotion by Kristie Cook
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew Adult Paranormal Romance by Kristie Cook ** Mature Content ** Recommended for ages 16+ due to sexual situations and language. Third installment of the bestselling, award-winning Soul Savers Series... -
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The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie
As a guild bartender, I can handle pretty much anything—mages, sorcerers, witches, the occasional demon. But show me anything family-related and I'd rather run for the hills. It doesn't even have to be my family. So I have no idea why I thought spending the holidays with Aaron's mom and pop was a good idea. Meeting his famous parents is already terrifying enough, but I've got a bigger problem... -
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Wrath of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve
#NeverTrustATitan. Maisey thought the worst thing to happen to her was Insta shaming or a midnight shift at the Crab Shack. Until she got dragged into the world of the gods. Or more specifically, the world of one very annoying, bad at sarcasm, sex on legs, Titan. Cronus was everything she never knew she wanted, or needed, in her life. And then he just left... -
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Moonborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFATE HAS A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR. When I was sixteen, I met the love of my life in magic school. He'd appear exactly once a year at the annual masquerade ball, then vanish. .. Fast forward to the present: to the night I'm attacked and my hidden wolf emerges...Categorized as:
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[Un]bidden by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsI left home because I didn’t want to end up in a cage like a lab rat. Hitching rides, begging for cash, and sleeping on the ground got old fast. That was the only reason I braved an overgrown path to a group of buildings. I’d hoped to find a bed and a decent night’s sleep. However, what I found was a place overrun by werewolves...Categorized as:
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Alpha Divided by Aileen Erin
Life has been crazy since Tessa McCaide moved to Texas. She’s gone from being a normal-ish girl with visions to a super-powered werewolf. She’s fought off vampires and broken a nearly unbreakable curse. And she’s got a hot mate, Dastien Laurent, to keep her busy. Things are looking up until the full moon ceremony rolls around...Categorized as:
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Shiver Trilogy Boxset by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe amazing, haunting Shiver trilogy is complete! shiver. Sam's not just a normal boy - he has a secret. During the summer he walks and talks as a human, but when the cold comes, he runs with his pack as a wolf. Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house - but never dreamed that she would fall in love with one of them...Categorized as:
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Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsLife as the Preliator is harder than Ellie ever imagined. Balancing real life with the responsibility of being Heaven’s warrior is a challenge for Ellie. Her relationship with Will has become all business, though they both long for each other. And now that the secret of who she really is has come out, so have Hell’s strongest reapers...Categorized as:
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[Dis]content by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI hate. I thought I hated before the letter, before the werewolves, but now I understand that was nothing more than a chip on my shoulder. The urbat took what was mine. And, they will pay. Isabelle leads a very normal life. .. for an emotional syphon. If not for Ethan and his bar, she would have lost her sanity long ago...Categorized as:
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Alpha Girl by Leia Stone
war and I’ll do whatever it takes to turn the tides in the wolves' favor, even if it means stepping up in my new role. The Paladins are a secretive people that I know nothing about. What I thought would be a quick trip into their lands turns into a fight for my life. The future Sawyer and I have dreamed of together threatens to crumble. I’m torn...Categorized as:
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Hidden by Kelley Armstrong, Angilram
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHiking through the snow, holiday baking and playing board games by the fire – what’s not to love about an old-fashioned family Christmas? Werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers want to give their four-year-old twins, Kate and Logan, something their parents never had: a nice, normal holiday... -
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Mateborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLet the hunt for the cure begin…. I never thought I’d lose so much when I first set foot in Moon Valley, but I refuse to believe it was all in vain. I won’t stop until Tyrien is punished, the curse is broken, and my mate is free. With the Alpha Trials in full swing, I need to stay focused on what’s really at stake... -
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[Un]bidden by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI left home because I didn’t want to end up in a cage like a lab rat. Hitching rides, begging for cash, and sleeping on the ground got old fast. That was the only reason I braved an overgrown path to a group of buildings. I’d hoped to find a bed and a decent night’s sleep. However, what I found was a place overrun by werewolves...Categorized as:
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The Sorcerer's Loss by H.D.A. Roberts
My twin brother has started to go mad, and my powers are the cause. Nobody knows how to stop it and all the facts are telling me that unless I can cure him, my brother is very likely going to try and kill me soon. And that's just how this whole mess starts. . -
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A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMy name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer. Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live. I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic. She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away. I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal. -
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Belonging by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 2A novella that takes place after the events in The Reckoning. Written in Derek's POV.Categorized as:
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[Un]wise by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe dreams start and Bethi’s very normal life goes down the toilet. Reliving past lives, where Dog-men chase her and she sees her eventual tormented death, Bethi sets out to find a way to live this time around. The dreams hint at an answer. She needs to be strong enough to find it, or die…...Categorized as:
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Divided by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1". .the story filled in exactly the portion from where Derek left Chloe to when he found her again. ".Categorized as:
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Soulmate by L.J. Smith
Eternal Love Hannah Snow's life was so together. Friends, terrific grades, dreams of a career in paleontology. Everything was perfect. .. until the notes started appearing. Notes in her own handwriting, warning her of the danger that was coming. Dead Before Seventeen. The psychiatrist was supposed to help. But what came out of the age regressions were memories of another time, another life... -
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Trial by Fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThere can only be one alpha. Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack—or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha when you’re a human leading a band of werewolves. Then she finds a teenage boy bleeding on her front porch. Before collapsing, he tells her his name is Lucas, he’s a Were, and Bryn’s protection is his only hope...Categorized as:
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The Boulder Wolves Trilogy by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEnter a world where humans transform into wolves and hearts beat as hard as they break. When the Alpha of the Boulder Pack dies, his son vies to become the next Alpha, and no one dares challenge him. Except Ness. The only female in her pack. Thus begins a treacherous game. The rules: winner takes all. .. including loser's heart...Categorized as:
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Midnight Star by Karpov Kinrade
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsI was an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life, until I sold my soul to save my mother. Now, I am forced to choose between my heart and my conscience. Either way, someone I love will die. -
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Blood Ties by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"Dark, delicious and full of surprises, the Blood Coven series is like vampire candy. " -New York Times bestselling author Heather Brewer. Officially back in the arms of her vampire boyfriend Magnus, Sunny finds she still can't forget the gentle mortal Jayden who once saved her life...Categorized as:
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(Mis)fortune by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsOur world is being judged and even they remain unaware. Michelle, another young woman with an unexplainable gift, finds herself surrounded by the previously undiscovered werewolf society. Kept prisoner for the predictions that torment her, she meekly follows orders waiting for her opportunity to run. When her stepfather dies, she takes a chance and escapes...Categorized as:
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Righteous Hood by Kendrai Meeks
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe cannot win. I won’t let him. When Igor Kharmarov sacrificed himself to save me, he unwittingly left his eldest son as the paterfamilias of the most lethal of vampiric bloodlines. Now Dracula commands more than a few surviving sycophants. He has an entire army at his command, and they’re all coming for me. But when they find me, I won’t be alone...Categorized as:
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The Savage Grace by Bree Despain
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA troubled soul. An impossible choice. A final battle. Wrestling with the werewolf curse pulsing deep inside of her, Grace Divine was finally able to find her brother, but it nearly cost her everything. With her boyfriend, Daniel, stuck in wolf form and Sirhan's death approaching, time is running out for Grace to stop Caleb Kalbi and his gang of demons...Categorized as:
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The Chosen by L.J. Smith
Vampire Slayer She stalks the lonely back alleys of Boston, the deserted industrial docks of the harbor, seeking revenge on the vampires who killed her mother. Rashel Jordon knows where they live. But they don't yet know that the black-haired, green-eyed girl is as deadly as she is beautiful, killing the Night People one by one... -
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Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 2 by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsContains two companion stories to the Darkest Powers trilogy. In Facing Facts (short story set after The Reckoning), Tori discovers who her father is, and Chloe deals with a vengeful ghost. Narrated by Chloe. This was previously published in Enthralled. In Belonging (the novella set after The Reckoning), Derek's werewolf family comes to claim him. Narrated by Derek.Categorized as:
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Bad Blood by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe newest Blood Coven novel-accompanied by edgy repackages of the rest of the series. Sunny McDonald is in the ultimate forbidden relationship. Her boyfriend Magnus is a vampire, and the leader of the Blood Coven. And when the Coven decides that Magnus needs a mate to be his co-ruler, Sunny's humanity puts her out of the running...Categorized as:
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Fury Freed by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile preparing to leave Uttira after graduation, Megan finds the Book of Fury. The answers she's needed about who she is, her purpose, and her powers have been there the whole time, along with a shocking revelation. Now, it's not just a matter of finding Megan's mother. Megan must find the two preceding generations as well, because the book is clear on one thing: there can only be three furies.Categorized as:
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First & Forever by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEver wonder what Levi was thinking in FLIGHT? Find out in the two Levi POV novellas FIRST & FOREVER. This combined edition includes both FIRST (previously released) and FOREVER, a brand new novella. This edition also includes the bonus short story: The Royal Wedding. FIRST. Levi's got it all...Categorized as:
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Shades of Deceit by Heather Renee
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe need for vengeance can chase away everything. .. even those she loves most. Taya's worst fears are coming true as Liam's grief begins to consume him. Watching him slip away, she teeters on the edge of being a patient mate and a desperate woman. With an uncertain future, one misstep could be the end of their new love...Categorized as:
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Strange Angels and Betrayals by Lili St. Crow, Lilith Saintcrow
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe first two books in Lili St. Crow’s New York Times bestselling Strange Angels series are published together in one volume for the first time! Sixteen-year-old Dru Anderson exploded onto the paranormal scene in Strange Angels —and fought for her life at a secret Schola for djamphir and wulfen teens in Betrayals...Categorized as:
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Wicked Magic by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey all fear my power…they should. Finding out I’m a witch was a shock. But now that I’m in the world of Evermore I’ll do anything to protect it even if that means dying…. The evil King Alataris has stolen my mother, my life, and now he’s taken something that could unleash hell on earth. With a powerful Ice Dragon under his every command there is no telling where he will strike next... -
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Wolfed: Cursed By Love by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFollowing a trail of blood into the woods isn't the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but when I find an injured wolf, I can’t bring myself to leave him behind. That decision might end up being my last because when a pack of wolves tries to attack us, it looks like we won’t make it out alive...Categorized as:
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Found by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLevi might be hot, strong, and have a cool set of wings, but it's not enough to make up for keeping Allie in the dark. Allie's tired of being left with more questions than answers. She's tired of loving a guy who refuses to level with her. Most of all, she's tired of her life spinning out of control...Categorized as:
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