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A Stone-Kissed Sea by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAn immortal wanderer. A brilliant scientist. A centuries-old menace written in blood. Lucien Thrax, son of the earth and child of the ancients, is a healer of immense power. But years of work on a deadly vampire virus have not led to a cure, nor have they softened the wall he built around his heart...Categorized as:
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![Poet by Audrey Faye]()
Poet by Audrey Faye
A long-awaited mating ceremony.A polar bear delegation.A wolf who burns sausages and has no claws.A poet who doesn't feel worthy.What could possibly go wrong?Read the next installment of Ghost Mountain (or if you haven't met my wolves yet, go start with Alpha... -
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![Hidden by Fate by Shannon Mayer]()
Hidden by Fate by Shannon Mayer
A prophecy foretold of a journey across the seas that would solve all my problems. But now I'm stuck between an old flame who wants to rekindle what we had, and a jealous vampire who would take the other's head if permitted... -
![By the Pint by Jemma Croft]()
By the Pint by Jemma Croft
Dima Black might be the richest, most successful vampire in all of Borderlands, but all he wants to do is sew his quilts.Dima enjoys a quiet life in his inner-city Remy apartment with his flatmates, a fridge full of B+, and his fluffy bunny slippers. At least, as quiet as things can be for a mind-reading vampire... -
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![Rebirth of the Vampire King by Bella Klaus]()
Rebirth of the Vampire King by Bella Klaus
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDead bodies won’t stop mounting, but who’s counting?We lost our last battle, but I’m going to win the war—with or without Valentine. This new world has more obstacles than an assault course. Vengeful gods, vicious ambushes, and vampires with brooms where the sun doesn’t shine. When will I catch a break and get my happy ever after?Rebirth of the Vampire King is book six of the Blood Fire Saga... -
![King of the Asheville Coven by T.S. Joyce]()
King of the Asheville Coven by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratings****King of the Asheville Coven can be read as a standalone Vampire Romance, or as a spinoff of T. S. Joyce's International Bestselling Harper's Mountains series**** Aric Teague is the king of the local coven, and trying to do a better job than the last leader. Add to that a new job at the Winterset Fire Department, and the last thing he needs is to complicate his life further...Categorized as:
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![Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper]()
Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
Nothing sucks the romance out of world travel like a boyfriend who may or may not have broken up with you in a hotel room in Brussels. Jane Jameson’s sexy sire, Gabriel, has always been unpredictable...Categorized as:
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![Edge of Twilight by Maggie Shayne]()
Edge of Twilight by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHis name is Edge, and he is the last of a band of Immortals who have been hunted down and murdered by Frank Stiles -- an enemy determined to unlock their deepest secrets. Vengeance has become Edge's obsession. To claim it, he must find the young woman whispered to be the Golden Child...Categorized as:
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Adam by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHalf-breed vampire, Adam Pride, has an almighty chip on his broad shoulders. Trying to move on after finding Angelina married to another, Adam has a decision to make. Remove the chip and move on or kill the man who took what he wanted most in the world, his Angel. With his heart in pieces, Adam’s on a mission to become the best VC Warrior he can be...Categorized as:
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![Secrets of Winter by Eva Chase]()
Secrets of Winter by Eva Chase
*Secrets of Winter is the fifth in Bound to the Fae, a new paranormal romance series featuring possessive wolf shifters, dangerous fae politics, and a wounded heroine finding her strength...Categorized as:
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![Fated Crown by Eva Chase]()
Fated Crown by Eva Chase
Are some bonds meant to be broken?I thought I'd lost everything when the vicious fae murdered my family and stole me away. I've made a life with more love than I could have imagined in these dangerous, magical lands. But it turns out I left something behind in the human world.My heart longs to make up for the time I've lost—but it also can't let go of the four fae men I adore... -
![Chained Soul by Eva Chase]()
Chained Soul by Eva Chase
Who will win the war for my soul?My return to my mates has brought unexpected joys—and warnings of danger to come. But as we prepare for war with the greatest enemies of the Mists, a new ally arrives with an even more dire revelation.I haven't escaped the sadistic Murk king after all. His magic lurks inside me, sinking in its vicious claws...Categorized as:
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![A Monster Worth Fighting For by Ava Ross]()
A Monster Worth Fighting For by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGrumpy, growly wyverns don’t deserve true love—or do they?I’ve worked hard to accept what happened after I sipped that strange brew and turned into a wyvern. Scaly skin? It protects me from the weather. Wings? Flying’s cool. And the claws on my thumbs make it easier to craft chainsaw wood sculptures...Categorized as:
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![Snake Believe by Karla Doyle]()
Snake Believe by Karla Doyle
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCORASent to Screaming Woods to write a fluff piece on its resident monsters, I'm ready to meet hairy beasts, ogres, vampires… Heck, I even have an interview scheduled with an actual invisible man. What I'm not prepared for? A snake man. I'm terrified of snakes...Categorized as:
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![Grace by Cebelius]()
Grace by Cebelius
Would YOU love a monster girl?Grace Daytau is a gargoyle with a fresh lease on life. After turning state's evidence gets her witness protection at a university campus, she's determined to play it straight. There's just one problem: she hasn't been to school in almost twenty years! If she can't make the grade Daytau will revoke her witpro scholarship, leaving her at the mercy of the syndicates... -
![Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy]()
Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy
Nothing brightens up a Monday like finding out you’re the spawn of SatanThe big bad is dead and now Satan’s spawn must fight for the Morningstar throne. I’m tossed into the ring, whether I want to be there or not.I’m mostly human, a hunter by trade, and totally outmatched by my half siblings. The chance I’ll survive these tests and claim the throne is slim... -
![Royal Mate by Eva Chase]()
Royal Mate by Eva Chase
Love bound us together... but fate has other plans.Just when a happily ever after with my Seelie men was within reach, the Heart of the Mists tied me to one of the foreboding winter arch-lords. I can't escape the connection between us. The enemy can speak from right within my soul.I'm not willing to give up on my happiness that easily, but I can't let the realms descend into all-out war... -
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Summoned by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA telepath with a lethal twist. My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts. I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain. I'm in an uneasy relation-friend-ship with Lucas Blacke, an enigmatic tiger alpha that I'm drawn to, but don't fully trust...Categorized as:
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![Releasing The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve]()
Releasing The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve
Maisy Parker isn’t asking for a lot in life. Just good friends, good fun, and finally reaching one hundred thousand followers on Instagram. She’s well on her way to all of that, until one drunken dare ends up with a cut hand, blood sacrifices, and a thousand-year-old prison opening to reveal a giant of a man...Categorized as:
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![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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![Wolf on the Hunt by N.J. Walters]()
Wolf on the Hunt by N.J. Walters
In the hunt for love, there’s no going halfway. Salvation Pack, Book 5 Drawn to Salvation by her passion for nature, Gray Everson’s looking forward to some peace and quiet to work on her paintings. She didn’t expect hunters shooting up the forest around the cabin she rented. And she certainly didn’t expect to find a wounded wolf... -
![The Cat Proposed by Dentō Hayane]()
The Cat Proposed by Dentō Hayane
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMatoi Souta is an overworked office worker tired of his life. Then, on his way home from a long day of work one day, he decides to watch a traditional Japanese play. But something strange happens. He could have sworn he saw one of the actors has cat ears.It turns out that the man is actually a bakeneko — a shapeshifting cat from Japanese folklore... -
![Kidnapped by the Vampire by C.C. Wood]()
Kidnapped by the Vampire by C.C. Wood
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen my great-aunt died, she left me her home and business in Devil Springs. The last thing I expected when I came to sell them was to meet an actual vampire–who happened to be the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen.Or that he would kidnap me.At first, I was desperate to escape but, the longer I was the vampire’s hostage, the less he seemed like a villain...Categorized as:
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![The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book One by LeeSha McCoy]()
The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book One by LeeSha McCoy
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Prince, a thousand-year-old Blue Whale, and the race against time to find the single most important thing to the waters' survival. For the waters to be perfect, an Odessa must connect to all life within them, and if the reigning Odessa loses her life, her sorcery is always passed to her first-born daughter. Only, the daughter the waters know of, is not the first...Categorized as:
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![Elemental Summoner 2 by D. Levesque]()
Elemental Summoner 2 by D. Levesque
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnward! Toward an adventure that they didn’t expect. Alex, Leeha, and Bridget are about to learn what’s going on at the Lake of Ruins. What they find there will provoke Alex to seek vengeance.But the gate at the Lake of Ruins is not what he expected. Even God is silent about it. To be frank, Alex’s God is not only just silent but completely mute. Now he knows he’s on his own... -
![The Hybrid's Heart by Alana Khan]()
The Hybrid's Heart by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTrapped in a one-room cottage with a genetically engineered male in raging rut. He can’t control his urges… and I’m not certain that I want to. Calliope Sylas may have horns and hooves, but underneath it all, he's the kindest, most caring man I've ever met. Sharing a bed while he manages his raging rut is a temptation almost too great to resist—for both of us...Categorized as:
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![Orc's Maiden by Ava Ross]()
Orc's Maiden by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m determined to control my own life—until I meet a gruff orc who makes me dream about a future by his side.Alwen: A year ago, one of the males in my village hurt me. When he tried to do it a second time, I took care of that problem—permanently. Then I’m selected for the annual Monster Mate Hunt where two village women must enter the forest to be claimed as an orc’s bride... -
![Gargoyles Don't Rock by Juliann Whicker]()
Gargoyles Don't Rock by Juliann Whicker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne mystery, one romance, and a possessed raven.In the corridors of Singsong's Magical College, Gabriela the janitor's flesh began turning to stone. Why didn't anybody say that kissing gargoyles is a bad idea? Things are rocky enough, but then someone summons a malevolent demon on her shift in the school's library, and now he's stalking her... -
![Dad Bod: Minotaur Labyrinth by Alana Khan]()
Dad Bod: Minotaur Labyrinth by Alana Khan
Stephanie and Alfie’s steamy attraction could make an icicle spontaneously combust. As the heat rises, will Alfie’s rock-star lifestyle extinguish the fire or ignite an inferno? Stephanie: Between his horns, hooves, and the otherworldly music he creates, Alfie’s the hottest male on the planet... -
![Dad Bod Dragon by Ava Ross]()
Dad Bod Dragon by Ava Ross
I’ve fallen for a grumpy dad bod dragon shifter—who’s also my boss. When my old boss makes unreasonable demands, I quit. Now my rent’s overdue and my cupboard’s bare. Blackballed by her, no one will hire me. That’s when I spy a nanny position in my old hometown. Moving back home feels like a failure, but the salary’s amazing... -
![In Darkness Reborn by Alexis Morgan]()
In Darkness Reborn by Alexis Morgan
Alexis Morgan continues her red-hot paranormal series with a mysterious warrior and his forbidden love for a woman who's allegiance lies with his sworn enemy. . . . Once a warrior for the Others, Barak q'Young is caught between two worlds -- exiled from his homeland, and a pariah among his enemies, the Paladins...Categorized as:
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![Dad Bod: Vampire by Kat Baxter]()
Dad Bod: Vampire by Kat Baxter
This is the story of how I, Rosie Breit, intrepid assistant to eccentric, reclusive, hotel mogul, Hudson Wells, finally met face to face. Turns out, the stories aren't true. They're worse. He isn't agoraphobic. He's a cranky vampire staying out of the spotlight. So why did I practically beg him to bite me?!There is no real happy ending when one of you is immortal...Categorized as:
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![Twilight Fulfilled by Maggie Shayne]()
Twilight Fulfilled by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsUtanapishtim has paid dearly for the sin of creating the vampire race—imprisoned in a living death for centuries, driven to near madness. With a single white-hot glance, he immolates his descendants…and the vampire Armageddon begins.Beautiful and deadly Brigit Poe, not wholly vampire but fiercely loyal to that shared bloodline, is called into action...Categorized as:
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![Howling Eve (Ragoru Romances) by S.J. Sanders]()
Howling Eve (Ragoru Romances) by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Halloween seasonal short story in the Ragoru Universe following the events of RagoruA widow, alone without any surviving family left, Eve has little in the world except her family’s orchard in their little misty valley tucked away from the regular routes of travel... -
![Serpent's Game by Pippa DaCosta]()
Serpent's Game by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMore than darkness...Reeling from the revelations discovered in Egypt, Ace Dante is on a knife-edge, but the gods aren’t going to wait for him to come to terms with the truth. Ancient and deadly beasts straight out of the underworld are targeting Nick “Cujo” Jones and his daughter. There doesn’t seem to be a connection to Ace, until a mysterious and familiar box turns up... -
![The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 04 by Miyuki Tonogaya]()
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 04 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!Modern-day snow spirit Himuro and his cool and self-assured colleague Fuyutsuki decide to cosplay together for the office's Halloween party... -
![Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright .]()
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright .
Tsumiko inherits an ancestral home, a vast fortune, and a butler who isn’t exactly human. Humanity is rocked by the Emergence of a people who call themselves the Amaranthine. They are our myths and legends come to life. Neither human nor animal, yet embracing qualities of both, the inhuman races inspire both awe and fear...Categorized as:
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![Heart of the Mists by Eva Chase]()
Heart of the Mists by Eva Chase
Will I sacrifice my heart to save my home?War has finally come to the Mists. The Murk have invaded, and if they have their way, the men I love and all the other fae in the place I now call home will fall before their twisted magic.I may be only human, but I won't let my lovers fight alone. I've proven again and again that I'm more than a cure for their curse...Categorized as:
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![A Very Vampy Christmas by Kerrelyn Sparks]()
A Very Vampy Christmas by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsMaggie O'Brien is thrilled when she lands a starring role on the Digital Vampire Network's hottest soap opera, As the Vampire Turns. Doesn't hurt that her leading man is Don Orlando de Corazon, the greatest lover in the vampire world! But who is Don Orlando really? Nobody knows, not even Don Orlando... -
![Bound by Darkness by Alexis Morgan]()
Bound by Darkness by Alexis Morgan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCaught between two worlds, a powerful warrior must choose between impossible destinies when he meets a woman whose love will either make or break him. . . . As the daughter of a Regent, Sasha has long known about the secret underworld of the Paladins and their work protecting her kind from the dark forces on the other side of the energy barrier...Categorized as:
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![Dad Bod: Troll by Hattie Jacks]()
Dad Bod: Troll by Hattie Jacks
One billionaire troll, one accidental auction, one huge mistake…'Earn extra £££ in just one night, human females only.' Never look a gift...troll in the mouth. Or answer a flyer pushed through your door..Categorized as:
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![Her Dragon Savior by Milly Taiden, Ava Hunter]()
Her Dragon Savior by Milly Taiden, Ava Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDragon-shifter Evair awakens to an attack and is wounded as he defends himself. He’s drawn to a beautiful but strong-willed witch who helps him control his power and shifting abilities. But he’s much more interested in finding out how to make her his. And once he gets a taste of her, he knows he’s never letting her go.Penelope can’t believe the gorgeous dragon needs her... -
![A Bite of Sin by Kay Riley]()
A Bite of Sin by Kay Riley
On the run, I find myself in vampire territory. I'd planned to stay quiet. Hidden. Until I overhear a vampire's plan to overthrow humankind. Zan doesn't trust me. And he shouldn't. But for some reason, he keeps me alive.I need to stop him. The problem is, that the longer I'm stuck with him, the more I see we're not all that different. And with his plan looming closer, the truth becomes obvious... -
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![Rumbling Rattlers - A MC Monster Romance Short by Elliot Ason]()
Rumbling Rattlers - A MC Monster Romance Short by Elliot Ason
The Ridgeclaw brothers rule the county through their motorcycle club the Rumbling Rattlers. Every woman wants to be with the charismatic lizard man but for some reason Cannon Ridgeclaw has his sights set on me, a human.But I'm not so sure I'm ready for the attention...Categorized as:
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![Single Orc Dad by Ava Ross]()
Single Orc Dad by Ava Ross
Will my roller coaster romance with my hunky orc neighbor fly off the rails or ignite our hearts forever?After inheriting my estranged dad's defunct kiddie amusement park, I turn in my corporate badge and return to my old hometown. Despite the issues I had with my dad, I rediscover the fun I missed out on while I lived ten years in the city...Categorized as:
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![The Mirror (Dark Spirits Fairytales) by SJ Sanders]()
The Mirror (Dark Spirits Fairytales) by SJ Sanders
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all….said no one ever. Isabella Norveau was the daughter of a sorceress. Growing up, she learned the magic of her mother in their villa high in the mountains. Though she had everything she could ever desire, Isabella desired love over power... -
![Mated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle]()
Mated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the statue awakens…I love working in a private university library with its special collection of antiquarian books and works of art. My favorite sculpture is one of the massive gargoyle statues, one that’s perched near my desk. Visitors often remark how lifelike it is, and I’ll tease, “Maybe it is.”One night, I stay alone after closing to shelve a fascinating book...Categorized as:
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![Ice Lord Incognito: A Cozy Monster Romance by Ava Ross]()
Ice Lord Incognito: A Cozy Monster Romance by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m falling for an ice lord with a demeanor as chilly as his species. Can true love thaw his frozen heart?Melly: When my grandmother is arrested for poisoning the members of her church social club, I hire Monsters, PI to help clear her name. My case is assigned to an ice lord, Elrik, the guy I met weeks ago at a wedding and can’t stop thinking about...Categorized as:
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![Top Secret Vampire: A Cozy Monster Romance by Ava Ross]()
Top Secret Vampire: A Cozy Monster Romance by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to Mystic Harbor where a vampire, Wolfram, & Ellie fall in love while solving another cozy mystery...
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