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Magic Strikes - Hot Tub by Ilona Andrews, Gordan Andrews
Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV... -
Magic Bites - Fernando's by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's... -
Kate's Origin by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPublished in Small Magics, and part of Curran's POV.This is the story Jim tells Curran about Kate’s Daddy... -
Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur has been hailed for her “smart, sexy”* urban fantasy novels. Now, she continues her Dark Angels series set in the realm of danger and desire known as the Guardian World… Half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones can enter the realm between life and death, and she can see the Reapers who collect the souls of the dead...Categorized as:
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Naked Dinner by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Published in Small Magics, and included in Curran's POV.This POV takes place between Magic Strikes and Magic Bleeds and is explaining why Curran missed the Naked Dinner with Kate... -
Stalking Hawke by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsTakes place some time after Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
Master of Dragons by Angela Knight
The last time fairy princess Nineva Morrow engaged in magic, evil forces rendered her an orphan-isolated and incapable of trusting in anyone's survival... -
Housewarming at the Orchard by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA short story featuring Ivy Jane, Vasic and the Arrow Squad. Timeline: Takes place some time after Shield of Winter and before Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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Dorian by Nalini Singh
A changeling who can never shift lives a life of quiet frustration—until he learns how to let his leopard come out and play . . . Timeline: Takes place right after Hostage to Pleasure.This story can be found in the short story anthology Wild Embrace...Categorized as:
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Magic Graves by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsNew York Times bestselling authors Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews bring you two short stories of paranormal. Jeaniene Frost's story, One for the Money, features vampires Cat and Bones trying to protect a spoiled heiress with a price on her head and an undead hitman on her trail. Previously published in Death's Excellent Vacation... -
Texture of Intimacy by Nalini Singh
A PSY/CHANGELING NOVELLA New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s phenomenal Psy/Changeling series continues with this sensual exploration of the searing joys and unexpected challenges of mating... SnowDancer healer Lara knows primal ecstasy. She wakes to it every morning, skin-to-skin with the hard male body of the quiet, powerful telepath who is her mate...Categorized as:
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Fragile Beings by Abigail Kelly
In the first volume of The New Protectorate Stories...Fate can't be contained.#376: A fey Changeling is rescued from captivity by a reluctant demon on a quest to find his fate. Of course Dom expects trouble, but he is shocked to discover his fate is tied to an imprisoned fey woman. Charlotte's a kicking, spitting, hissing little Changeling — and she’s his.A dragon's kiss burns cold... -
Urijah by Faith Gibson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo Alpha Gargoyles… Urijah Aldobrand and Banyan Sorensen spend the first two hundred years of their lives together, first playing as boys, then fighting alongside each other as warriors. Urijah is searching for a female mate, denying what is in front of him his whole life. He sets off alone, in denial, leaving his best friend behind... -
Fathers and Sons by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second volume of Curran POV takes place after the events of MAGIC BLEEDS and before MAGIC SLAYS.Infuriated by Kate's treatment at the hands of the Pack, the Beast Lord demands an explanation. When words fail, claws and fangs must do the talking... -
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A Gate of Night by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWelcome back to The Shade... Derek and Sofia are finally enjoying a well-deserved break. Staying at a resort with good food, sun and sea, Sofia is thrilled to witness Derek’s re-introduction to the human world...Categorized as:
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Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh, Brianna Bronte
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDiane Broen's lived to protect her younger sister Rachel from harm. But now that Rachel has been mated off, Diane's occupied herself with less fulfilling tasks at the Genetics Council--until she's paired with a new team member, a Breed male notorious for his attitude, and a touch that makes her recoil.Lawe isn't thrilled with her either. A lion at heart, he prefers a lair of solitude...Categorized as:
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Romancing Drew by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA short story about Indigo & Drew's mated life. Timeline: Takes place around the same time as Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Edge of Dawn by Kelly Gay
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIt takes a strong woman to keep the peace in a city of endless night. . . . Deep beneath Underground, a cunning bid for power and revenge has begun—one that threatens to make Atlanta the new battleground in the ultimate confrontation between good and evil. The powers of hellish Charbydon have the upper hand after plunging the city into primordial night... -
Trouble for My Troll by Honey Phillips
Her troll mechanic is determined to get her engine revving! Alison is looking forward to finally settling down in Fairhaven Falls. Surely a town full of monsters will make it easier to guard her vulnerable heart. When she runs into a truck driven by a massive troll with a charming smile, she realizes it might not be so easy after all... -
A Blaze of Sun by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWelcome back to The Shade... "Of course you know who I am. I'm a daughter of the darkness just as surely as you are his son..." Ever since his brief encounter with Emilia at The Shade, Derek's thoughts and dreams have been haunted with images of the mysterious, beautiful brunette. Plagued with guilt, he struggles to understand why he is so drawn to this dark stranger from his past... -
Asylum by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTucked away in Sofie’s wintery asylum with no hope of release for years, Evangeline must come to terms with her situation: the curse still plagues her, she’s now hunted by a two thousand-year-old vampire, and the guy she’s in love with tried to kill her. Plus, she’s locked up with a cranky Max and the Forero kids—two people everyone seems to prefer dead over alive. Things aren’t looking good...Categorized as:
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Rowan by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA short story featuring Sahara, Kaleb, Zach, Annie & Rowan. Timeline: Takes place some time after Allegiance of Honor.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
Kaleb and Sahara’s Meeting with Sascha and Lucas by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA deleted scene about Sascha & Lucas' meeting with Sahara & Kaleb. Timeline: Takes place during Chapter 7 of Shield of Winter.This story can be found in Nalini Singh's March 2015 newsletter...Categorized as:
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The Song of the Wolf by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA short story about Sienna & Hawke's mated life. Timeline: Takes place some time after Shards of Hope.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
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Home by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA short story featuring Clay, Talin, Jon and Noor from the DarkRiver pack. Timeline: Takes place some time after Play of Passion and before Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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An Enchanted Season by Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy
Give readers a gift-new stories from a bestselling lineup of romance authors. It's the time of year when dreams come true, miracles happen every day, and love is the greatest gift of all... The holidays always seem to bring out the best in everyone, with heartfelt hugs for long-missed friends, sincere smiles in the spirit of the season, and a feeling of magic in the air... -
Pale Moon by Elizabeth Kelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnlike his siblings, Nicholas Williams has no desire to find a mate. But when a group of strange Lycans arrive at his home, bringing with them a human woman named Max, Nicky finds himself oddly attracted to her.On a dangerous quest to the outskirts to save his birth father's life, Nicholas is drawn to Max in a way he does not understand... -
Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe breed guaranteed Mica no harm would come to her, but they never allowed for her sensual fascination with Navarro, or his unstoppable need to claim her as his mate, in both body and soul...Categorized as:
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The Witch's Wolf: Fated Destines by Heather K. Carson
Fate doesn’t exist.But try telling that to the growling wolf shifter who thinks I’m his mate…This is not my week.Or month.Or year.My boyfriend cheating on me with my best friend?I’d get over it.Pretentious chefs who looked down on me since I never went to culinary school because I had to raise my little sister?Screw ‘em...Categorized as:
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Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStill reeling from the death of her best friend, Kay, Billi's thrust back into action when the Templars are called to investigate werewolf activity. But these werewolves are like nothing Bilil's ever seen. They call themselves the Polenitsy: man killers. The ancient warrior women of Eastern Europe, supposedly wiped out centuries ago... -
Rebel Fae by Alexa B. James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s worse than a sadistic werewolf? A fae queen hellbent on revenge.Two months after meeting my mates, we’ve settled into a semi-comfortable life. Yet as the new alpha of the Six Rivers pack, it falls to me to make peace with the fae and other supernatural beings surrounding Heartland Forest.But not everyone wants peace...Categorized as:
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Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe countdown to the end of days has begun—and Only the Nightkeepers can stop the annihilation of all mankind... View our feature on Jessica Andersen’s Dawnkeepers. Though a Nightkeeper, Nate Blackhawk refuses to allow others to control his fate...Categorized as:
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Ruin Me by Jenna Wolfhart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last place I expected to meet my fated mate was in an alley. On the run from angry supernaturals and drenched in at least a tidal wave’s worth of rain, I fall—literally—into his arms.Only problem is, he’s Silas Thorn, an infamous vampire assassin who’s killed more people than I can count...Categorized as:
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Guardian by Angela Knight
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRiane Arvid is a superhuman cop from the future, trapped in the year 2009 by group of murderous fanatics called the Xeran. Nick Wyatt is a handsome twentyfirst century warrior who has been a target of the Xeran his entire life. He's the only one Riane can turn to, but his intentions are as mysterious as his origins...Categorized as:
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Hidden by M. Lathan
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSixteen-year-old Leah Grant has given up on being normal. She’d settle for stopping the voices in her head, intrusive visions of the future, and better odds of making it to her seventeenth birthday. That’s the thing about pretending to be human in a world where magic used to exist – at any moment, her cover could be blown and she’ll be burned to death like the rest of the witches... -
Feral Protector by Amy Pennza
He’s the most savage of them all. A shifter who takes what he wants. And now he’s my best hope for surviving the dangerous journey between fortified cities.After the Lykos-D virus ravaged the world, the survivors were left with a choice: suppress the virus with drugs and retain your humanity, or give in and embrace the shift...Categorized as:
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A Shadow of Light by Bella Forrest
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSince the implosion at The Oasis and Derek's stay at Hawk Headquarters, The Shade has fallen into a state of utter chaos. To make matters worse, the citizens of Derek's kingdom have become suspicious of his loyalties and accuse him of siding with the enemy... At a time when Derek desperately needs full cooperation from his subjects, they wish to put their own King on trial... -
Bad Blood by Kristen Painter
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSamhain approaches, bringing with it the final melding of the mortal and othernatural worlds. No one knows just how much power the night holds... Violent murders occur in Paradise City as counterfeit comarr are systematically hunted. The police and the Kubai Mata have more than enough trouble to keep themselves occupied...Categorized as:
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Bedeviled by Sable Grace
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe has done the unthinkable—turned her best friend into a dark breed: part Vampyre, Lychen and Witch . . . Kyana thought only to save her friend’s life when she fed Haven her blood; instead, she created a monster. Now the woman she thought of as a sister is under the spell of an ancient, vengeful god, determined to set him free and wreak havoc on the mortal world . .Categorized as:
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Hellforged by Nancy Holzner
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsRead Nancy Holzner's posts on the Penguin Blog. A demon is stalking Vicky's dreams-just as several of Deadtown's zombies are viciously attacked and become really dead. And when Vicky realizes she is the only connection between the victims, she suspects that the demon is somehow working through her dreams to become Deadtown's living nightmare... -
Dawn of Darkness by Daniel A. Kaine
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUnburdened by the pain of loss and heartbreak, Mikhail is content with his life of solitude. But everything began to change the day he realised he has a psychic ability -- the power to alter the emotions of those around him...Categorized as:
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Dusk Conspiracy by Lakisha Spletzer
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Laylah Le Croix has a rich father, mansion, and servants. Yet she is lonely and neglected. Her father would rather work than speak to her. At the academy she is bullied and mistreated. When Weres attempt to kidnap Laylah, she is saved by the mysterious Donil Silentshadow...Categorized as:
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Hunting Julian by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAs an Advocate for his colony, Julian Sawyer travels to Earth to bring back the Chosen--women who possess energy potent enough to help revitalize his people. The stunning, silver-clad beauty who strides into his club one night radiates a sensual magnetism unlike any he's encountered, and Julian realizes that Asia Callahan is not just Chosen, she is his kindra: his one true mate...Categorized as:
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Unseen by Lauren Stewart
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJob security isn’t something Addison is all that concerned with. Death, however? Yeah, death is a major concern. After Addison finds a nearly-dusted vampire in the garbage outside her building, her ability to stay off the paranormal radar is deader than the vamp. Almost as dead as she’ll be if anyone thinks she put him there... -
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Lure of the Wicked by Karina Cooper
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNaomi West was plucked from one prison and placed undercover in another: the gilded cage that is Timeless, New Seattle’s premier spa and resort, where owner Phinneas Clarke—the most seductive man Naomi has ever met—may be hiding a killer. She’s an agent of the Holy Order, trained to hunt the guilty and render justice... -
The Witchkin Murders by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour years ago, my world—the world—exploded with wild magic. The cherry on top of that crap cake? The supernatural world declared war on humans, and my life went straight to hell. I used to be a detective, and a damned good one. Then Magicfall happened, and I changed along with the world. I’m witchkin now—something more than human or not quite human, depending on your perspective...Categorized as:
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A Shade of Blood by Bella Forrest
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsIn A Shade Of Blood , Bella Forrest transports you deeper into a unique, enthralling and beautifully sensitive story. Prepare to be lost in its pages… When Sofia Claremont was kidnapped to a sunless island, uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet, she believed she’d forever be a captive of its dark ruler, Derek Novak... -
Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFirst in an all-new paranormal romance series Caution : readers may feel the heat coming off the pages. They are the Sentinels... Three races descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each possessing unique abilities in their battle to protect humanity against their eternal foes-the Synestryn... -
Before the Witches by Karina Cooper
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn America, they didn’t care about witches. But all that was about to change. Katya Zhuvova fled a country that fearedher gifts, but her escape to Seattle left her at themercy of a ruthless man. With no one left toturn to, Katya hatches a desperate escape plan.Undercover Detective Nigel Ferris is determinedto bring down a prostitution ring, whatever the cost...Categorized as:
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Descendant by Eva Truesdale
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Deadly Encounter... A vicious werewolf attack leaves Alex infected, confused, and suddenly surrounded by strangers who all claim they want to help her. All she has to do is decide who to trust. A Dangerous Boy... Kael is infuriating. Arrogant. And entirely too hot for his own good. He also has secrets-- and a dark past that could turn her whole world upside down. An Ancient Blood Pact..Categorized as:
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