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Curran, Naked Dinner: Part 1 and 2 by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews
This POV takes place betweenMagic Strikes and Magic Bleeds and explains why Curran missed the Naked Dinner with Kate. http://www.ilona-andrews... -
Sweetwater and the Witch by Jayne Castle
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWelcome to the world of Harmony, where—despite its name, things are anything but—danger lurks just beneath the surface in this new novel by New York Times bestselling author, Jayne Castle.If there’s something Ravenna Chastain knows, it’s when to end things... -
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... -
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... -
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Forbidden by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsRiley Blackthorne is beginning to learn that there are worse things than death by demon. And love is just one of them… Seventeen-year-old Riley has about had it up to here. After the devastating battle at the Tabernacle, trappers are dead and injured, her boyfriend Simon is gravely injured, and now her beloved late father’s been illegally poached from his grave by a very powerful necromancer...Categorized as:
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Guild Hunter Novels 1-4 by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAngels rule, vampires serve, and passions ignite in the first four novels of the Guild Hunter series by New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh... -
A Guiding Light by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here and here.In the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life—and love—always finds a way. Once upon a time, Adam had been betrothed to North Dakota’s heir, and she’d been his everything, his reason for living...Categorized as:
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The Hour of Dust and Ashes by Kelly Gay
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTo save her sister, she must stop a silent killer. . . . Protecting Atlanta from the off-world criminals of Underground is tough enough, but now Detective Charlie Madigan and her siren partner, Hank, learn that the addicts of the offworld drug ash have begun taking their own lives. Ash makes humans the perfect vessels for possession, and something or someone is leading them to their deaths... -
Enchant by Penelope Fletcher
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRae’s fragile emotions are becoming unhinged. Lochlann demands she keeps the bond with his brother secret, and the duties of High Priestess threaten to crush her rebellious nature, diminishing her glow. Breandan is her warrior, her light in the dark, but even he cannot hope to protect Rae from her own blood, and the extremes his need to possess her push him to... -
Hardest Fall by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe tattooed demoness, Bone, doesn’t like anything except the magical weapons she makes. But she has hidden talents few know about. When I was brought to her near death, she used her Seraph song to manipulate flesh and bone to heal me. But she wasn’t happy about it. Now I must return the favor... -
Allegiance by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEvangeline finally got what she longed for – the cursed pendant off her neck and Caden in her arms - only it has come at a steep price. An unknown poison now courses through her body, slowly morphing her into something no one but the Fates can foresee. She has her suspicions though...and, if she is right, it will spell certain ruin for her and Caden... -
Magitek by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMy name is Danica James. I'm a cop with the Arcane Division.I'm also a magitek. For most humans, demons, and Fae, magik and technology are totally incompatible. But some mages are able to manipulate mechanical and electrical devices.Hunter James was my grandfather, and a magitek. He wanted to end humanity's cycle of war, but instead he broke the world... -
Bound in Black by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGenevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission—to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld, where no one has ever gone into and returned. But nothing can prevent her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her... -
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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Finding Magic by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKaren Marie Moning has called Stacia Kane’s Downside Ghosts series “dark, sexy urban fantasy at its finest.” Now, in this breathtakingly suspenseful eBook novella, Kane has written a prequel to her thrilling series... -
Heroes 'Til Curfew by Susan Bischoff
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the world of the Talent Chronicles, kids with supernatural abilities, Talents, are taken away to government-run research facilities from which they do not return. In this sequel to HUSH MONEY, all Joss wants is to be left alone with Dylan. But as more Talents are imprisoned by the government, everyone's looking for a leader... -
Forsaken by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsRiley Blackthorne just needs a chance to prove herself—and that’s exactly what the demons are counting on... Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps... -
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... -
Crucible Zero by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Infinity Bell returns to her “fresh and unique”* world where the truce between the ruling Houses has shattered and chaos now reigns. Only one woman has the power to save the world—but she could also destroy it...Matilda Case never thought of herself as a hero... -
Heroes 'Til Curfew by Susan Bischoff
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the world of the Talent Chronicles, kids with supernatural abilities, Talents, are taken away to government-run research facilities from which they do not return. In this sequel to HUSH MONEY, all Joss wants is to be left alone—with Dylan. But as more Talents are imprisoned by the government, everyone’s looking for a leader...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... -
Stealing Kathryn by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank invites you to explore a strange and sensuous world of darkest desire ruled by an extraordinary being who is about to meet his earthly match. . .Sandman. Angus. Morpheus. He is known by many names, except his true one, Adrian. When he departs his world, it is to enter the sacred space of sleep, and he is not there to sow sweet dreams... -
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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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... -
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A Castle of Sand by Bella Forrest
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsWhat Sofia has with Derek feels like a sandcastle; temporary and something that the waves of life and time will soon ruin... Since the return of Gregor Novak, the island has turned several shades darker. His hatred toward Sofia and thirst for fresh blood lead to a brutal war igniting between father and son... -
Bad Blood by Kristen Painter
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 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... -
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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All Things Wicked by Karina Cooper
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJuliet Carpenter thought of the coven as family, but when she falls for a man who betrays them all, she’s left alone and desperately searching for a reason why. Caleb Leigh has spent the past year in hiding, unable to escape his demons. When Juliet finds him again, her need for vengeance clashes with the hunger still burning between them... -
Anathema by K.A. Tucker
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEvangeline has spent her teenage years in obscurity. Her foster parents have the emotional aptitude of robots and her classmates barely acknowledge her existence. About to turn eighteen and feeling like a social pariah, she is desperate to connect with someone. Anyone. When Evangeline meets Sophie after literally stumbling upon her café, she believes she’s found that connection... -
Host by Faith Hunter
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a post-apocalyptic ice age envisioned by Faith Hunter in Bloodring and Seraphs, humans continue their fight to survive amid the warlike forces of Light and Darkness - and struggle to understand the seraphic and demonic beings who have invaded their world.... After risking her life to save the residents of Mineral City from a fallen seraph of the underworld, Thorn St... -
Seraphs by Faith Hunter
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLiving among humans in a post- apocalyptic ice age, neomage Thorn St. Croix is a source of both fear and fascination for the people of Mineral City?and now she faces her ultimate test. Deep under the snow-covered mountains beyond the village, an imprisoned fallen seraph desperately needs her help... -
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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Dead Man Rising by Lilith Saintcrow
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 33 ratings"Dark fantasy has a new heroine." --- SFXWhen the dead call, she answers.Bounty hunting is a helluva job, but it pays the bills. And it lets Necromance Dante Valentine forget her issues---like struggling with her half-demon side and the memory of her lover's death... -
The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAtlanta: it's the promised city for the off-worlders, foreigners from the alternate dimensions of heaven-like Elysia and hell-like Charbydon. Some bring good works and miracles. And some bring unimaginable evil.... Charlie Madigan is a divorced mother of one, and a kick-ass cop trained to take down the toughest human and off-world criminals... -
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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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Hellforged by Nancy Holzner
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 21 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... -
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... -
Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagic is corporate America's best-kept secret, and Gwen Carroway is the best at selling it... With her ability to pick up any language in an instant, Gwen Carroway is taking her family business global. As dutiful future leader of water elementals, she'll do anything to protect her people's secrets and bloodlines--including enter an arranged marriage... -
The Survivors by Amanda Havard
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn 1692, when witch trials gripped the community of Salem, Massachusetts, twenty-six children were accused as witches, exiled, and left for dead. Fourteen of them survived. The Survivors is the first installment of the tantalizing tales of the fourteen ill-fated Survivors and their descendants, who have been content in hiding for over three centuries... -
Chosen by Blood by Virna DePaul
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLeader of an Otherborn clan, half-breed vampire Knox Devereaux would do anything to find a cure for the anti-vamp vaccine slowly starving his people into extinction. When the FBI contacts him about leading a team of hand-selected Others on a mission to reclaim the stolen antidote, Knox accepts... -
Hush Money by Susan Bischoff
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThey call their abilities Talents, and that’s what they call themselves as well. Talents are people born with supernatural powers, feared by the population at large. Possession of an “unregistered ability” has become illegal, and those who are discovered are forcibly removed to government-run research facilities. For Talents, keeping their secret is the most important thing in their lives... -
House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAugustine lives the perfect life in the Haven city of New Orleans. He rarely works a real job, spends most of his nights with a different human woman, and resides in a spectacular Garden District mansion paid for by retired movie star Olivia Goodwin, who has come to think of him as an adopted son, providing him room and board and whatever else he needs... -
Bloodring by Faith Hunter
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn a novel filled with exhilarating action and lush imagery, Faith Hunter portrays a near-future world, caught in the throes of an ambiguous apocalypse, where a woman with everything to hide finds her destiny revealed.... No one thought the apocalypse would be like this. The world didn't end... -
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Spider-Touched by Jory Strong
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe author of Ghostland continues her tale of a postapocalyptic world where supernatural beings have emerged from hiding. Held prisoner by humans, his angelic memory and power lost because of the sigil-inscribed collar around his neck, Tir dreams of freedom and hungers for vengeance... -
Anathema by Megg Jensen
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsForget prophecy. Make your own destiny. Reychel is a slave girl surrounded by magic, lies, and manipulation. Her best friend disappears in the middle of the night leaving Reychel to face her fifteenth birthday, the day her master burns his brand into the back of her bald head, alone... -
Ghostland by Jory Strong
A dazzling urban fantasy romance from a fresh new voice whose bestselling e-books have put readers "in a constant state of arousal."(Fallen Angel Reviews) Welcome to a postapocalyptic world, where the afterlife holds beings that only the bravest can summon-or dare to desire...
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