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SoL by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlanaThe question is, do I allow this dark moment in time to rob me of the life I could possibly have here? I have never known such horror or fear. If I hadn’t experienced it myself, I would have never believed any other living thing could possibly do this to another. The scars may be gone on the outside now, but they will remain forever in my soul...Categorized as:
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![Darkyn's Mate by Lizzy Ford]()
Darkyn's Mate by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCaught between Fate and the Dark One ... Stuck in Hell, human-Deidre struggles to hold onto her hope that she can change the course of events that landed her as the mate of Darkyn, the Dark One. The chances of her leaving Hell plummet when the Dark One takes a drastic step to ensure he never loses his latest possession and blood binds her in an ancient rite from the time-before-time... -
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![Prince of Storms by Riley Storm]()
Prince of Storms by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her...Categorized as:
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![Craving the Kraken by Zoe Chant]()
Craving the Kraken by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis monster is hidden deep inside. Hers is on the outside for everyone to see.Carol Zhang is a shark shifter who can’t hide her animal side. Her eerie eyes and sharp teeth make her an outcast even among other shifters. Only her fated mate could see through her terrifying exterior to the shy, lonely woman underneath. She’s been waiting to meet him her whole life.And then she does... -
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![Dragon Kiss: A Dragon Kings Novella by Donna Grant]()
Dragon Kiss: A Dragon Kings Novella by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant’s latest installment picks up where Dragon Arisen leaves off. Alasdair and Lotti return to face the biggest foe the Dragon Kings have met yet—and the stakes have never been higher.Lotti has come a long way since finding love with Alasdair and uncovering her true origins as a Star Person... -
![Inferno by Amara Rae]()
Inferno by Amara Rae
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA witch with the gift of fire. A berserker bred in brutality. An immortal world on the brink.WillowI’ll do anything to protect my coven… even if it costs my life. We have far too many enemies, including among our own kind, because our fathers weren’t human. Witches aren’t supposed to mate other immortals.As a coven of hybrids, we have to work twice as hard to survive...Categorized as:
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![Bound by Fire by Tracey Jane Jackson]()
Bound by Fire by Tracey Jane Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPepper Brooks has always dreamed of escaping her small town life and her alcoholic mother. Working double shifts at her dead-end waitressing job, she saves every penny in order to join her best friend in Scotland. Her plans are threatened, however, when she finds herself alone and in danger with no apparent way out... -
![Tactical Magik by Mandy M. Roth]()
Tactical Magik by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBook Five in the Bestselling Immortal Ops Series. Eadan Daly has thrown himself into the role as the sixth I-Ops team member and has forged a brotherhood of sorts with the other men. When he's asked to go on a solo mission for the PSI Branch (Paranormal Security and Intelligence) he's not so sure he wants his old job back. Inara Nash is a survivor, doing what she must to get by... -
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His Little Bird by Megan Wade
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter being handed a rainbow stone with the power to find her soulmate, skeptical journalist Honey Parker decides to investigate the magical town of Whisper Valley. While she doesn’t believe a pretty little stone can lead her to true love, she’s determined to uncover the truth behind the local legends...Categorized as:
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![Deidre's Death by Lizzy Ford]()
Deidre's Death by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo women caught in a struggle between Death and the Dark One... Gabriel – Death – is winning the ground war against demons in the mortal realm. But a rebellion is brewing among his army of grim reapers in the underworld he still can’t access... -
![Love Potion No. 69 by Valerie Pepper]()
Love Potion No. 69 by Valerie Pepper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsChemical attraction is for amateurs. He’s only 27, but Quinton Henry is running out of time. As the reluctant heir to the world’s most renowned perfume manufacturer, he’s under pressure to craft a memorable scent for the company’s fast-approaching 150th anniversary...Categorized as:
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![Duron by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver]()
Duron by J.P. Sayle, Lisa Oliver
Two men from different worlds, brought together. One seeks answers to a century-old problem.The other is running from a destiny he doesn't want. What does Fate have in store for them?Duron has wasted too much time dancing to the shifter council's tune. He has enough on his plate, struggling to let go of a past infatuation... -
![Stealing Snow by Skye Alder]()
Stealing Snow by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe could show her that they're meant to be. Sayer is used to getting what he wants. He's got more money, more power, then most and he's used it to get to where he is today. Now that he's settled, he's looking for the missing piece of his life. His mate. When he catches her scent, he figures that mating her will be as easy as everything else in his life. He was wrong...Categorized as:
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![Deadly Dragon’s Intense Infatuation by Amelia Wilson]()
Deadly Dragon’s Intense Infatuation by Amelia Wilson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen a dangerous wildfire requires an emergency fire break, this dragon shifter springs into action, breathing fire to create a burn break. He thought nobody could see him but when he shifts back he finds himself face to face with a beautiful woman.MariDragons are real.Flynn is dragon.I’ve seen him as a dragon and I’ve seen him as a man.And he’s the sexiest man I’ve ever seen...Categorized as:
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![Conviction by Stella Rainbow]()
Conviction by Stella Rainbow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA half-troll hiding his insecurities behind his mask. A human who has finally found a home.SilasWhen I turned eighteen, I left the place I'd called home for five years and ventured out into the world. It didn't take me long to realize the world outside was an effed up place that would never accept me... -
![Macabre Magic by L.H. Cosway]()
Macabre Magic by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIncluded in Shiver: 13 Sexy Tales of Humor and Horror.When you’re married to an illusionist, you never know what surprise is around the corner.Matilda believes she doesn’t scare easily. Horror films make her laugh rather than jump in terror. Jay begs to differ. With just the right magic trick, he thinks he can give his wife a scare for Halloween, so the two make a bet... -
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Rose Moon by Heidi Adams
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat secrets do we keep to protect the one we love? What lies do we tell, and what are we willing to sacrifice?Karter Quint has the perfect life: star athlete, gifted pianist, straight A-student, handsome and charismatic, he seems fated for success. What nobody knows is that he has battled debilitating episodes during which a strange force invades his mind and body... -
![Bear's Little Brat by Cooper McKenzie]()
Bear's Little Brat by Cooper McKenzie
She has a knack for getting in trouble. But this Daddy knows just how to handle naughty little brats...A prank gone wrong sends Emory off to Bratburg Institute, where she's expected to learn how to become a "proper woman".But as it turns out, it's not the horrible punishment she expects it to be...Categorized as:
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![Riding With the Panther by Andie Fenichel]()
Riding With the Panther by Andie Fenichel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJorgeWhen I left Florida, I figured I’d be a lone shifter. It’s not ideal. I am a panther, and cats like to live in prides, but my family is dead, and my pack let me down. Well, maybe I let them down too. Broken Arrow, Montana is a long way from home, but I got a job cooking at the local diner and the Devil’s Pack Motorcycle Club hasn’t asked me to leave... -
![Stolen: An Outlaw Wolves Prequel Novella by Anastasia Wilde]()
Stolen: An Outlaw Wolves Prequel Novella by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwo outlaw wolves.Two sets of fated mates.Two agonizing choices.One happily-ever-after…Hawk Romero, undercover wolf shifter operative, risked everything to help Ariana De León escape from her brother Rico’s South American cartel. Now Rico is bringing an army of mercenaries to get his stolen sister back—and destroy the small town where she and Hawk are hiding, near his base at Outlaw Ridge...Categorized as:
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![Everything in Its Time by Dee Davis]()
Everything in Its Time by Dee Davis
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsYears ago while vacationing in Scotland, Katherine St. Claire believed she’d found the love of her life. She shared a night of passion with a stranger, in a hotel castle called Duncreag. But come morning, her lover had disappeared. And she has spent the last eight years trying to convince herself it was all a dream.. -
![Her River God Wolf by Ariana Hawkes]()
Her River God Wolf by Ariana Hawkes
SavannahRejected by my intended mate, humiliated, then dumped under a river bridge.Life sucks as bad as this stinking pool of mud I’ve just landed in.Maybe this is where a halfling like me belongs—with the other bottom-feeders.Then he appears, like some awesome river god.A sexy wolf shifter, with endless muscles and eyes like burning skies.He drags me out of the dirt and breathes new life into me...Categorized as:
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![Ares Is Mine by Mila Young]()
Ares Is Mine by Mila Young
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith four gods in her life, and Ares playing a bigger role than Elyse ever anticipated, things are beyond complicated. The darkness is growing and becoming unstoppable, so time is running out. She has to find a way to save more innocents from dying while juggling the struggle of dealing with four strong-willed men who insist she’s theirs. Ares is Mine is book 3 in the Gods and Monsters series... -
![Beach Shots & Monster Knots: A Monster Romance Anthology by M.J. Marstens, Gemma Nye]()
Beach Shots & Monster Knots: A Monster Romance Anthology by M.J. Marstens, Gemma Nye
This charity anthology (all proceeds to St. Jude's) is chalk full of monsters with muscles as well as heart. Light, sweet, and spicy--perfect to curl up and read on the beach or anywhere you're relaxing!_______________________________________________Authors GEMMA NYE (M.J. MARSTENS & SEDONA ASHE)JADE WALTZNESSIE SREILAMI WRIGHTEVE L...Categorized as:
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![Phoenyx by Lynn Hagen]()
Phoenyx by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a desperate attempt to get his grandmother out from under her mounting medical bills, Edward takes a loan from a fairy. Now Lyle isn’t playing by the rules. The fairy sends a soul-sucking demon after Edward just for fun. When Edward is rescued by a redheaded warrior, he thinks he is dreaming, until the warrior appears in his house, telling Edward he is his new bodyguard... -
![Finding Nessie: A steamy M/M romance inspired by Scottish folklore by Edwina Lindsey]()
Finding Nessie: A steamy M/M romance inspired by Scottish folklore by Edwina Lindsey
What happens when a Highland witch falls for the Loch Ness Monster?When Cam Walker, the last remaining Witch of the Highlands, heads to Loch Ness to investigate a potentially dangerous monster, the last thing he expects is to wind up working with that monster… let alone end up attracted to him... -
![Hungry for Red by Loni Ree]()
Hungry for Red by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn experiment gone wrong has left W. Aaron Wolfe a little different, furrier and such. He’s been living in the middle of the woods for years to hide his secrets. When he stumbles across an injured camper being attacked in the forest, his inner wolf demands that he step in to save the beauty and claim her as theirs. One minute, Isla Redmond is running from a beast in the woods...Categorized as:
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![Rory's Mate by J.S. Scott]()
Rory's Mate by J.S. Scott
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCallie Marks never knew that when she had caught the bouquet at her best friend’s wedding…she would also meet her destiny in the same place. Rory Hale was the nicest, sweetest man she had ever met. He was also the most unattainable. Gorgeous, rich and smart, Rory would never be interested in her. He wouldn’t go for a plump, boring woman that was a chef and suffered from the rejections of her past... -
![Anthropologists Like It Wet by Elliot Ason]()
Anthropologists Like It Wet by Elliot Ason
Despite numerous reported sightings, anthropologist Alice knows the infamous river monster Haltamaha-ya doesn't really exist. All she wants is to get this land survey around the river done so she can go home and get back to her life.But after a run-in with a mysterious stranger she finds herself looking deeper and deeper into the river... and its inhabitants...Categorized as:
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![Chance's Game by Eve Langlais]()
Chance's Game by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where magic is common, Breanna is among the rarest of her kind and highly sought after – by all the wrong men. With a roll of his dice, in steps the God of Chance, who sets her up on a quest to free the Realm from a powerful spell. There’s just one problem. Chance expects her to team up with a wizard – who is also a devilish rake... -
![Taking on Tory by S.E. Smith]()
Taking on Tory by S.E. Smith
Twenty-four year old Tory Carson is dying to get out of Magic, New Mexico and explore the world. She has spent her whole life cocooned in the protection of the close-knit community. When she finally gets a chance to go somewhere for three weeks, she would be crazy to say no...Categorized as:
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![Dragon of My Dreams by Andie Fenichel]()
Dragon of My Dreams by Andie Fenichel
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDiegoBeing a dragon in a town filled with monsters isn’t so bad. A bunch of scales and wings isn’t the worst affliction to hit this town’s residents. However, I don’t like being alone or having people run away when they see me. And with more humans moving to town, that happens more and more. Most of the time, I keep to myself or with a select group of good friends who are also monsters... -
![Onyx Dragon by Terry Bolryder]()
Onyx Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe dragons are back, and they're our last chance... Isaac Morningstar III, or Zach to the few who know him, has hit rock bottom. Once an immortal, nearly-invincible dragon, he's been awakened only to have his powers and his treasure locked away until he can prove himself to be a trustworthy protector of humans... -
![Number One Zombie Wife by Jin Yuanbao, 金元宝]()
Number One Zombie Wife by Jin Yuanbao, 金元宝
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTransmigrated into his own novel, Mu Yifan was very conflicted!Transmigrated into his own novel and become a zombie, Mu Yifan was even more conflicted!Transmigrated into his own novel and become the zombie king that killed the male lead, and the male lead reborn to one month before the apocalypse to take revenge, Mu Yifan has lost his calm!Therefore, he decided to become heartless, he has to get...Categorized as:
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![With the Sunrise by Fiona Davenport]()
With the Sunrise by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAthan Bancroft was drawn to a ring with a striking amethyst a century ago and has been wearing it all those years. He had no idea the piece of jewelry was meant for his destined consort—until he looked across a crowded ballroom straight into eyes that were a perfect match for the stone. Selene Brassard has always been fascinated by stories about vampires, but she had no idea they really existed... -
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Liam's Mate by J.S. Scott
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLiam Hale is a vampire healer with secrets, secrets that he has kept hidden for hundreds of years from his brothers for their own protection. He's resigned to his lot in life, to work only for the benefit of his people...until he meets mage healer Regan Taylor. Regan makes Liam want more, much more than a lonely vampire healer can ever possess... -
![A Giant Love by Flora Quincy]()
A Giant Love by Flora Quincy
He was a giant.She was a socialite.Can I make it anymore obvious?Society's golden girl, Charis Grace, is about to make an indecent proposal to her cousin's sexy as sin ex-husband.It's that or give up her trust fund.But if he says yes, what does he get out of this unusual arrangement?Hephaestus has been lusting after Charis for sixteen years... -
![Nelson & MacIlwraith by K. Sterling]()
Nelson & MacIlwraith by K. Sterling
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Moon Murder Mysteries conclude…Nelson & Nox are hunting for the real killer behind the Moon Murder Mysteries, but they’re having to do that while preventing a god from getting what he wants.Curses abound and Nelson is learning more than he ever thought possible about sex magick, but will their love be enough?Nox is a little bit witchcraft. Nelson is a little bit Federal Bureau... -
![Nathan's Mate by J.S. Scott]()
Nathan's Mate by J.S. Scott
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsJewelry maker Sasha Taylor is from an old and aristocratic line of mages and expected to mate with a mage of the same background to secure a continuing pure line of little magic children. She would probably have complied with the old mage tradition had she not had one tiny problem with the plan... -
![Tempting the Tiger by Lacey Thorn]()
Tempting the Tiger by Lacey Thorn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLegend awakened… Reno has known there was more to him since he awoke in the hospital, alive when he should have died. Only one thought consumed him. Find Tah. Watch over him. Protect him. Then everything changed. A tempted tiger… A mission gone wrong brings him face to face with a woman who tempts his tiger from hiding... -
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The Wolf by Jean Johnson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Sons of Destiny series continues in this breathtaking romantic fantasy from a fresh new voice. Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day-they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. To avoid tempting their destiny, the brothers are exiled to Nightfall Island, where women are forbidden... -
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Winter Ice by Jaci Burton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Storm for All Seasons - Winter Ice By Jaci Burton Book 3 in the Storm For All Seasons series. Control is everything to Logan Storm. Control over the family business, the Rising Storm Hotel in New Orleans, control over his emotions, and control over the magic within him. Sophie Breaux is the granddaughter of a voodoo princess and welcomes the supernatural powers that live within her... -
![To the Land of Sweets by Adrian Blue]()
To the Land of Sweets by Adrian Blue
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the outside, Nora is the perfect victim for a home invasion. She is a single woman who lives alone. But Nora is not as unprotected as she seems. Someone has been silently watching over her for years. And the two men who intend her harm are about to find out why trespassing in Nora's house is a bad idea... -
![In Dreams & Winter Rose by Nora Roberts]()
In Dreams & Winter Rose by Nora Roberts
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn DreamsDrawn to a castle in the forests of Ireland, a beautiful young woman becomes the link to a stranger's past - and the curse that has trapped him for ever in the eternity of his own dreams . . . Winter RoseOn a remote island cursed with eternal winter, a young queen risks her own life to heal others...Categorized as:
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![Stalking From the Shadows by Ember Davis]()
Stalking From the Shadows by Ember Davis
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDELLWhen the dust settled after the Halloween party that changed so many lives, I was left in the shadows. I watched the people I lived next to for years forget about me as they picked up the pieces of their lives. How could they find a new normal when I’m left no better than fog?Darkness and bitterness have become my constant companions and I have no doubt that’s how it will always be... -
![All Hallows' Eve by C.M. Steele]()
All Hallows' Eve by C.M. Steele
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMeeting the one is all a vampire craves. Once she becomes his nothing else matters but her happiness. Dietrich is over a hundred years old, and still hasn't found his mate. A masquerade ball could change it all. Evelyn has lived in her gilded cage since she was born, finding a life seemed near impossible until she saw those deep blue eyes hidden behind that mask...Categorized as:
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![The Beast Within by Erin McCarthy, Bianca D'Arc]()
The Beast Within by Erin McCarthy, Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"New York Times"-bestselling author McCarthy teams up with Bianca D'Arc and Jennifer Lyon for a spooky, sexy anthology featuring a trio of superb paranormal stories. "The Howling" BY Erin McCarthy - When Liv Lugaru's boyfriend Sebastian disappears, she finds comfort in his brother's arms. But Sebastian is much closer than Liv realizes.. -
![His Werewolf Silencer: Gay Mpreg by Anya Byrne]()
His Werewolf Silencer: Gay Mpreg by Anya Byrne
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErdi is a silencer. His life is one of blood, duty and shadows, and he has resigned himself to his role—until a mission leads him to Jensen Moore.Erdi's heart and his instincts know the truth—that Jensen is his other half. But silencers don't have mates, and Erdi knows he doesn't have the right to even desire Jensen... -
![Dragon's Kiss by Tielle St. Clare]()
Dragon's Kiss by Tielle St. Clare
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFirst in the Shadow of the Dragon series Lorran has studied dragons for years, hoping to find a way for the wild creatures and humans to live in peace. She knows better than most the devastation caused by a dragon bite. And when Kei the Dragonslayer appears on her doorstep, torn and bleeding, she knows he has only weeks to live... -
![Claimed by the Cthulhu by Wendi Gogh]()
Claimed by the Cthulhu by Wendi Gogh
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsExcept my life as a marine biologist takes a slippery turn when I mistake a cthulhu for an octopus, only to find him seated across from me on date night. Now, every time I turn around, he’s there. Watching. Winking. Waiting until I succumb to his charm. But I’m not ready for love. I have my studies, a mission to save the ocean, and a secret darker than the deepest depths of the sea...
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