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  • Lost Feather by Merri Bright

    Lost Feather by Merri Bright

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 87 ratings
    I’m no angel… or am I?Nameless. Forgotten. Lost on Earth for centuries with a disembodied voice as my only friend. Protecting the vulnerable without any help from above. No one to explain the rules. Nada. Zip. Zilch.So when High Angelus Gavriel finds me killing a very bad man, can he really blame me? Before I can explain, he drags me back to the place he swears is my home: Sanctuary...
  • Grave Signs by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Grave Signs by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 35 ratings
    I’ve spent my whole life seeing monsters, but they could never see me back...until now.Turns out, I’m not crazy like I’ve spent my whole life believing. Too bad it took being locked in a cage and tortured almost to the point of insanity to realize that.But I’m not alone.In a cage to my left, there’s a monster who’s given up hope...
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  • The Lure of the Devil by Auryn Hadley

    The Lure of the Devil by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 26 ratings
    There's something to be said for being bad. Mostly, that it feels very, very good. Angels keep screwing everything up. For millennia, the battle between Heaven and Hell has raged unchecked. The souls of humans unknowingly fuel it. That means it's up to us, the worst definition of evil, to save Earth. The problem is that I still can't quite understand why that makes us bad...
  • Reaper Uninvited by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Uninvited by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 41 ratings
    A Reaper who doesn’t reap is like a custard donut without the custard. Pointless.Between getting my ass kicked by Azazel in the training room, avoiding Conah, and verbally sparing with Mal, I’m beginning to get a feel for what it means to be a Dominus Reaper.The guys might not think I’m ready to get out and do my job, but I have a team of reapers relying on me, and I’m not about to let them down...
  • Her Guardian Series Box Set by G. Bailey

    Her Guardian Series Box Set by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Wolf. Vampire. Witch. Angel. What happens when you’re destined for all four?When Winter started university with her best friend Alex, she didn’t expect to find herself in the middle of a supernatural war. Who knew saving a stray wolf could earn you the alliance of the pack...
  • Demon Gambit by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Gambit by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    If you play with fire, you’re sure to get burned.The Powers that rule Morningstar believe death is a game, and my siblings and I are the unwilling players.The only way to be free is it to destroy the ascension contracts.So, I’m headed into the demon realm to convince the princes to do just that.I won’t be going alone...
  • Grave Decisions by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Grave Decisions by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    My name is Medley Bell, and if you had told me this time last week that I was demon, then I’d have said you were nuttier than a squirrel turd. Of course, that was before I started seeing the strangest things. I’ve always been a little off, but it took stumbling into a backwater bar to understand how different I really am...
  • The Reclamation by Ivy Asher

    The Reclamation by Ivy Asher

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 41 ratings
    The last place I ever wanted to be was in the middle of someone else’s war. Too bad fate doesn’t give a fuck.When I first woke up in the land of the gryphons, I had one goal...getting back home.I was so focused on figuring out how to leave, that I got myself exiled from The Hidden, captured by The Avowed, and managed to claim not one, but three mates...
  • Reaper Unhinged by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Unhinged by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Sometimes it takes a storm to clear the air.The showdown at Deadside changed everything. It’ll take us going in separate directions to stop the catastrophes that hover on the horizon. But there’s no anticipating the extra threat lying in wait. It’s been there all along.Invisible.Waiting.And it’s about to pounce...
  • Demon Reborn by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Reborn by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sacrifices are acceptable when you’re not the one making them.With Arty’s life hanging in the balance, nothing else matters.Until it does.The rift in the abyss is opening.The world as we know it is about to end, and it turns out, I’m only one who can stop it.I t's time to face the ultimate truth.It's finally time to face Fate head on...
  • Knight Resolution by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Resolution by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    And they all lived happily ever after… or did they? It’s been ten years since my family finally broke free of the man who had us under his thumb… ten years since we defeated Dante. My life is all I could ever hope for. In addition to my six husbands who I love and adore, I also have the family we fought tirelessly to create. Everything looks perfect, and for me and my guys, it really is...
  • Reaper Unleashed by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Unleashed by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Sometimes the mantles we shun are the only ones that can keep us safe.A hidden threat has risen and it’s up to me to stop it. But time isn’t on my side.While war hovers on the horizon in the Underealm, I’m pulled into a pack issue I didn’t see coming.Blood will be shed.Lives will be lost.I just hope my loved ones aren’t amongst the casualties.A kickass Urban fantasy with a why choose romance...
  • Winter's Promise by G. Bailey

    Winter's Promise by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    War is coming. The prophecy is coming true. When the world is close to falling and all those she loves are in danger, what can Winter do to save everyone? Winter finally has the answers to who she is but everything else in her life is in question...
  • Adjusting Course by Erin R. Flynn

    Adjusting Course by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and… Uuuuggghhhh! I’m so tired of saying the same things over and over again without enough changing. I get the dirty councils out of the way, and new villains pop up in the form of fairy elders and ancients.I get them handled and the commanders are the problem.I smack them into line and the nobles are my issue...
  • Reaper Untamed by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Untamed by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Actions have consequences, and my actions are about to kick me in the teeth. I’m still reeling from the unthinkable. Lucas is gone. It’s all my fault and if the dominus can’t find evidence that my actions were under duress then the consequences will be lethal...
  • Knight Forsaken by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Forsaken by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 40 ratings
    Betrayal. Chaos. Love. I came to Black Veil for a new start. A chance to find myself again, and maybe learn how to control my unruly magic.Instead, I've somehow bonded myself to three amazing men, found out I'm mated to my childhood best friend, and my magic grows more unstable by the day. Danger lurks around every corner and death lingers in the air...
  • Demon Gate by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Gate by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The last thing I expected from death was a second chance.I've been altered and now I'm a threat to Morningstar. If the forces working against me have their way, then I'll be dying again, and this time, they'll be no coming back.The clock is ticking, and I'm not sure I'll be able to get out of this situation alive.Hidden truths, secrets, and lies surround me.I hate all three...
  • Destined Blood by Tessa Cole

    Destined Blood by Tessa Cole

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Like it or not, she’s part of the team… come hell or fiery demon. Barely a week after a searing wraith battle left me with amped-up supernatural abilities, I’m back to my cover as Essie Shaw, “normal” beat cop. My frostbite-inducing empathic gift and enhanced hearing, I can work with. My combat spell — weak at best — still comes in handy...
  • The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 29 ratings
    We're taught that people are sinners or saints. Who says I can't be both? See, I'm a bad, bad girl. The kind who loves Satan. Falling in bed with the demon of seduction, befriending the demon of knowledge, being guarded by Beelzebub, and making deals with Lucifer? This is what I call a normal day. Just one problem: good and evil aren't at all what I expected. So I'm going all in...
  • Reaper Undone by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Undone by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    Sunshine, rainbows and unicorns? Yeah something's gotta give.Kick her while she’s down seems to be the motto when it comes to my life. But this time I’m clawing back. Hard.After the uncertainty and the heartache, I deserve a reprieve, and I’m damn well going to get it. My own personal Happy Ever After.But what they don’t tell you in the fairy tales is that happily ever after comes with a price...
  • Reaper Unveiled by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Unveiled by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    It’s all smoke and mirrors until someone breaks the glass.It’ll be the wedding of the century, an alliance bringing peace to the Underealm, but if Lilith recognises who I am, it could be the end of me. Thank goodness for Cora and her plan –smoke and mirrors and deception. Let’s hope it works, otherwise, if the journey doesn’t kill me, Lilith will.A kickass Urban Fantasy with a why choose romance...
  • Demon Wrath by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Wrath by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    One kiss can change everything.Satan’s killer found a way past my defences and into my heart.He stole something valuable from me and that theft could cost me something even dearer.I’ll have to race against time to stop him, and if I fail then our whole world could fall.I can’t let that happen.Not on my watch...
  • Providence by Grace McGinty

    Providence by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    If Serendipity ever got the chance, she might actually thank Uriel for locking her away in Purgatory.She’d probably tear off his balls and force feed them to him first, but still, she was woman enough to admit that if it wasn’t for him, she might have never known this kind of happiness...
  • Neon Drops by M. Sinclair

    Neon Drops by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'd made the choice to survive Broken House. I'd chosen to live instead of taking the very obvious way out. At this point in my life, I shouldn't have been surprised that somehow living was more difficult than my previous ventures to find a way to die. I mean at least I had my men. Three kings. Three sexy, dominant shifters...
  • The Demons' Muse: Books 1-3 by Auryn Hadley

    The Demons' Muse: Books 1-3 by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Demons' Muse: Volumes 1-3 is the first of two box sets in this series. The Kiss of Death - Book 1 : I always imagined Death's final kiss would be cold. It wasn't. Four years later, I can still remember the exact shade of his skin: a blue so pale it looked like moonlight. I dream of his touch...
  • Reaper Unexpected by Debbie Cassidy

    Reaper Unexpected by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 48 ratings
    Your dead are our business. Got a loved one who’s passed? Want to ask your dead aunt where she hid that elusive will? Head over to Necro city and look no further than Soul Savers Inc. One day the world was normal, and the next, it was filled with ghosts. And then the reapers came. Blood-sucking hot dudes with wings and wicked scythes.  They took control, and now we have a system...
  • Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    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...
  • Shades of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Shades of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Everyone knows that choices have consequences, and Harker is about to be landed with a bucket load of consequence. Finally free of their prison, the shades are eager for vengeance against all winged. But to get what they want they’ll need hosts, and both neph and human are on the menu...
  • Secrets of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Secrets of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    There's something new in Midnight, something hungry for the shadows, and Serenity Harker is about to get a taste of the unknown. The thrilling third installment of Serenity Harker's journey is not to be missed. A Kick-ass Urban Fantasy with a slow burn reverse harem romance...
  • Champion of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Champion of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When you hit rock bottom, the only way left is up. The Sanguinata are taking liberties and using humans like personal blood bags, but the tip is in the fine print, and the humans signing on the dotted line may as well be serving themselves up like cartons of juice...
  • Courted by Beasts by Eva Chase

    Courted by Beasts by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    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...
  • Academy of Six by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Academy of Six by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Deadly monsters live in all of us. The Academy of Six has just never seen a monster as terribly mundane as Izara Castillo. And that is a dangerous problem. She has four semesters to not only understand her supernatural abilities, but harness them as well. Everything at the Academy is a disaster, from Interdimensional Travels through hell to the other hell they like to call Gym...
  • Demon Reign by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Reign by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The trials are over. A monarch must be chosen. Morningstar is about to get a makeover and I don't think the Princes are going to like it. Nyx's journey continues in Demon Reign. an Urban Fantasy Paranormal Romance filled with action, mystery, sizzle and multiple love interests for our lucky heroine...
  • Delivered to My Koalas by Mazzy J. March

    Delivered to My Koalas by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The problem with being half wolf shifter? No one wants to be my mate.Humans stay away from me. Some say I’m weird, and others keep their distance for unknown reasons. Shifters don’t like me because I’m half human and haven’t shifted. Hell, I might never shift.I’m stuck.My sister found her mate through Mail-Order Mating, and I’m curious about it...
  • Wicked Prince by Anya J. Cosgrove

    Wicked Prince by Anya J. Cosgrove

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Never make a deal with a Fae. You'll end up on your knees...I didn't listen. I made a deal with the Fae prince that plagues Dark Falls with his sinful presence. Cole Desirys now thinks he owns me, his psycho best friend hates me, and I loathe myself for the foolish promise I made...
  • Visionary X Starlight by Yumoyori Wilson

    Visionary X Starlight by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Badass Princess meets Rookie Criminal Investigator… Two different worlds – one unique connection – a whole lot of madness. After being held prisoner most of her life, Makoto Heart is now free and currently staying in Realm Five, Minato. So, when her five knights surprise her with a trip to Realm Six, Earthala, she’s beyond excited to see what the hype is all about...
  • Hate Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Hate Awakened by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Imagine her shock when Claire wins the shifter lottery! It’s the first one ever to be held and she’s never won anything before in her entire life. She can’t believe it. She’s going to meet a shifter in real life. For years, Claire has saved newspaper clippings, anything she can find on shifters. It’s a dream come true. A whole day on shifter territory. The big day arrives...
  • Rescuing Air by Elizabeth Knight

    Rescuing Air by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Dark Lord has gone too far. It’s time to end these games.Just when they thought they might have a chance to enjoy what's left of their summer, now Jay’s mother is in danger, taken to be used against us. Pushed and pulled in every direction and still trying to pick up the pieces after the latest betrayal, Lailah and her remaining Knights struggle to make headway on stopping the Dark Lord...
  • Jumbled Positions by Erin R. Flynn

    Jumbled Positions by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Being the boss is never easy no matter the support system you have in place. Being the boss when people’s lives are on the line is not something even superheroes can do without a break. Especially when they’re your people.But Jasmine Stewart has.Everyone is worried and scared about what comes next since the news of the demons organizing went public...
  • The Night Firm by Karpov Kinrade

    The Night Firm by Karpov Kinrade

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A standalone paranormal romance. The complete trilogy with bonus content!From USA Today bestselling author Karpov Kinrade, experience a fantasy romance that will suck you in and leave you wanting more!I’ve been offered a job at the Night Firm.To work for four of the hottest men I’ve ever met.Correction. Four of the hottest vampires I’ve ever met.They don’t tell me what I’ll be doing...
  • 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 ratings
    Nowhere 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...
  • Liberating Water by Elizabeth Knight

    Liberating Water by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 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...
  • Defending Hope by Elizabeth Knight

    Defending Hope by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I am alone…I can’t feel my mates through our mate bond— even my wolf is lost, tucked away somewhere deep inside me.The new world my seven mates and I created on Kursar is now shattered, maybe gone forever.I don’t know if they are even dead or alive...I’m not even sure if I’m truly alive. I am sedated. Captured and again imprisoned by Vadik and Faulk...
  • Glittering Feather by Merri Bright

    Glittering Feather by Merri Bright

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    How hard could angelic parenting be? I had no fudging idea .You’d think, with the best birches in the universe and four smoking hot angelic soulmates on my side, I could help raise one Celestial child without too much fuss...
  • Pack Obsidian Gold by C.M. Stunich

    Pack Obsidian Gold by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    A werewolf pack is only as strong as its weakest link and ours … ours is a traitor. The only people I can trust now are my mates, the seven alpha males I call my own. Allies and enemies wear the same skins: witches, demons, faeries, vampires … werewolves. It's impossible to tell what's hiding beneath the carefully crafted facades, the sinful slashes of smiling lips...
  • Protector of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Protector of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Some secrets refuse to remain buried... The winged messiahs who rule the district beyond the pearly gates have given humanity a choice: live outside with the threat of being warped by magic, or petition for entry at the cost of their free will. The deal sucks for others, but it's fine by Serenity Harker, because outside no one can discover her secret hunger...
  • Undone by May Dawson

    Undone by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    Dean McCauley has been replaced by a new dean—one far more dangerous to shifters and witches alike. He’ll try to break my men, and I might not even be there to fight him. My mother is locked away in one of the cells, ranting and raving about witches invading the shifter academy… And she’s named me. To clear my name, I’ll have to track down my father...
  • The Arbiter by K.B. Ladnier, Brandy Slaven

    The Arbiter by K.B. Ladnier, Brandy Slaven

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "She is too sinful to be Divine and too righteous to be Damned." Nocturna; a hybrid, an all around smart ass, and the owner of The Apothecary, a night club for all the denizens that walk the earth to play amongst humans, is about to have her life altered by the Creator of all. The last Arbiter has fallen and a new one must be chosen, one of both Divine and Damned blood...
  • Horror Of Your Heart by M. Sinclair

    Horror Of Your Heart by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lorcan Louvre is back. Three years ago she and her twin disappeared in the middle of the night for LA. Now they are back for their senior year with an infamous reputation for partying, a penchant for violence, and a plan for avoiding the paparazzi. So why did they leave? What are they hiding now? That is the exact question that Dean, Rhett, Cash, Desmond, and Adriel plan to find out...
  • Royals of Villain Academy: Books 5 - 8 by Eva Chase

    Royals of Villain Academy: Books 5 - 8 by Eva Chase

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    A brewing magical war. Four impossible loves. Can we conjure a happy ending?I was starting to think I knew what I was dealing with at the university best known as Villain Academy. I’d come to believe that by owning my role as the last remaining Bloodstone, I could change this place for the better. Then a series of shocking revelations turns everything I believed on its head...
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