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Beware of Chicken 2 by CasualFarmer
A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming? ?? ? Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body. And you know what? Things ain’t actually all that bad. I mean, last year was pretty hectic...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning]()
Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
A laird trapped between centuries. .. Enchanted by a powerful spell, Highland laird Drustan MacKeltar slumbered for nearly five centuries hidden deep in a cave, until an unlikely savior awakened him. The enticing lass who dressed and spoke like no woman he'd ever known was from his distant future, where crumbled ruins were all that remained of his vanished world...Categorized as:
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![A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. Since being marked as the heir apparent I’ve been stabbed, kidnapped, black-listed, tortured, targeted, and accused of being the cause of pretty much every magical mishap that’s hit the streets of Toronto. To some, I’m a nuisance, to others a curiosity, and others still—a problem to be eliminated. Whatevs, haters gotta hate...Categorized as:
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![A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. Life sucker-punched me. .. I have family I didn’t know about, a magical heritage laying its claim, and a mystery I apparently need to solve. There are three things I love most in life…my wild and crazy Irish family, Redbreast Whiskey at Shenanigans, and living in Toronto...Categorized as:
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![Good Spirits by B.K. Borison]()
Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
The USA Today bestselling author of Business Casual, B. K. Borison is back with a whimsical new holiday romance—this time with a magical twist—that will have everyone falling in love with the Ghost of Christmas Past. He’s the Ghost of Christmas Past. She’s not exactly Scrooge...Categorized as:
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![Challenge of the Court by Heather G. Harris]()
Challenge of the Court by Heather G. Harris
I’m supposed to be meeting with Emory’s dragon Court and amazing them with my suave wit and shining intellect. Instead I’m on the trail of a kidnapper. Someone has stolen away a centaur teenager, Alfie, from a magical circus. The circus master has hired me and Gato to find out who took him – hopefully before Alfie swims with the fishes... -
![Brave the Tempest by Karen Chance]()
Brave the Tempest by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsCassie Palmer has been chief seer of the supernatural world for a little over four months. In that time, she's battled two gods, fallen in love with two men, and confronted the two sides of her own nature, both god and human...Categorized as:
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![Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna]()
Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna
When the king of the mermaids is poisoned, Lily is called to help with a problem she’s never faced before—one beneath the surface of the water. As she sets about creating a potion to save his life, however, she realizes this is only one part of a much, much larger problem... -
![Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day]()
Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMy powers are growing, and my tolerance is low. My second week in my new role as the Gretna Green Recorder is making the first week look relaxing. I have quite the to-do list. ✅ Fix a thousand-year-old injustice that threatens the future of the Pictish royal family and their realm? Check. ✅ Test my new Knight Adjutant candidates? Check... -
![A Crown of Cruel Lies by Lana Pecherczyk]()
A Crown of Cruel Lies by Lana Pecherczyk
Fae can’t lie. That’s the golden rule woven into the people of Elphyne, but for deaf Elf Guardian Aeron, he knows this isn’t true. Lies are told between the lines, in misdirection, and in false hope. When he turns up at the Spring Court with his newfound, broken human mate in his arms, he learns the most cruelest lie of all. He is not who he thought he was... -
![Perilous Potions by Amanda M. Lee]()
Perilous Potions by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLuna Thorn sprang into being in the middle of the night in a downtown Detroit park years ago. She had no memory of her past and no idea what the future would hold for her. The only thing she possessed was magic…and the determination to win at all costs. She’s finally about to get the answers she’s been looking for . There are zombies popping up on Detroit’s mean inner city streets... -
![That Ain't Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire]()
That Ain't Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNow a Hugo-nominated series! The eighth book in the funny and fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. Crossroads, noun:. 1. A place where two roads cross. 2. A place where bargains can be made. 3. See also "places to avoid. "... -
![Inheritance by Nora Roberts]()
Inheritance by Nora Roberts
Inheritance is the first in The Lost Bride Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts―a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations. 1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger... -
![Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning]()
Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
It's taken him eleven centuries to find the right woman. He's not about to lose her now. Jessi St. James has GOT to get a life. Too many hours studying ancient artifacts has given the archaeology student a bad case of sex on the brain. So she figures she must be dreaming when she spies a gorgeous half-naked man staring out at her from inside the glass of an ancient mirror...Categorized as:
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![Chosen Fool by Scarlett Dawn]()
Chosen Fool by Scarlett Dawn
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe second saga in the bestselling, Forever Evermore series continues with Chosen Fool, where deception runs deep and Caro’s transitioning life turns even more deadly…. Caroline Jules has received news of a lifetime. She’s going to be Queen to ‘her’ people. Instead of running, as any sane criminal would, she faces the mêlée with all the wits and savvy that her difficult life has honed... -
![Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts]()
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
The battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love for the scholarly queen of Geall will complete the circle of six - and change the face of eternity... -
![Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes]()
Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Join a brooding antihero, a master criminal, a cheeky raven, and a heroine with a big heart (and an even bigger book collection) in this hot new steamy reverse harem paranormal mystery series. When the local Banned Book Club lose their meeting room, Mina volunteers to host the group at Nevermore Bookshop (against Heathcliff’s muttered protests, of course)... -
![Soul Eater by Lindsey Sparks]()
Soul Eater by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHumans know that immortals live among them, and the world is forever changed. .. Kat Dubois saved the human world from a deadly virus…and she couldn’t be more miserable. Her life as she knew it is over. She has become a prisoner held captive in a gilded cage, courtesy of her newfound fame... -
![Mage Throne Prophecy by James Haddock]()
Mage Throne Prophecy by James Haddock
A routine physical shows Captain Ross Mitchell has a flesh-eating virus that specifically targets the brain. Prognosis says he'll be a vegetable by week's end. Having survived numerous incursions in combat around the world, Ross decides he's not going out like that. He drives a rented corvette into a cliff face at over 200 MPH. The fiery impact catapults him toward the afterlife... -
![The Power by Maggie M. Lily]()
The Power by Maggie M. Lily
What does the physical embodiment of rage look like? He's six-two with light brown hair, blue eyes, and an absolutely ripped body. He's also a really nice guy; you can't help but like him. A pediatrician and philanthropist, Adrian Trellis runs his wealthy family's charitable foundation while also treating terminally sick kids...Categorized as:
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![Her Dragon King : 50 Loving States, North Dakota Pt. 2 by Theodora Taylor]()
Her Dragon King : 50 Loving States, North Dakota Pt. 2 by Theodora Taylor
The thrilling conclusion to the DRAGON KING duet. Damianos Drákon is insanely hot, ridiculously huge, and incredibly evil. He’s the trillionaire king of dragons. And also my family’s mortal enemy. He’s a carnivorous hunter who will not stop until he seizes his prey. And now. .. I’m the mother of his child... -
![Witch on Third by Juliette Harper]()
Witch on Third by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJinx and crew have just survived Briar Hollow's first annual paranormal festival -- SpookCon1 as Tori calls it, but on the last night, they get a nasty surprise... -
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Shardless by Stephanie Fisher
Magic marked her for suffering. Magic will save her. Magic will lead her home. On Tempris, time magic is outlawed, and suspected time mages are hunted. Humans are second-class citizens, shunned by the immortal fey that live on the island. They even have a name for their kind: Shardless. Taly is one of the lucky humans...Categorized as:
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![Munro by Kresley Cole]()
Munro by Kresley Cole
The next stand-alone installment in the electrifying Immortals After Dark series by #1 New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole. Venture deeper into the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals—if you dare. . . . TORMENTED IN UNIMAGINABLE WAYS. Coming off torture at the hands of his warlock captors, Munro MacRieve never expected to find his mate, or to lose her just as abruptly... -
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![The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown]()
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go? In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It's a book - an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings...Categorized as:
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![Queen of the Magnetland by Cassandra Gannon]()
Queen of the Magnetland by Cassandra Gannon
Elementals: Water, Earth, Fire and Air are only the beginning. Elementals support everything from Darkness to Time, secretly maintaining the processes of nature. Only now the Elementals are nearly extinct. Two years ago, the Air House released a plague that killed ninety percent of them...Categorized as:
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![Salems Song by Kristen Proby]()
Salems Song by Kristen Proby
Torn apart by tragedy, Lorelei has kept Xander at arm's length, focusing on her career and gifts, rather than rekindling their love. But now that she's back in Salem, she can't avoid him and finds herself slowly softening toward the man she's loved all of her life. However, the witch hunter they've been fighting still hasn't been vanquished... -
![Of Blackened Blood by Isla Davon]()
Of Blackened Blood by Isla Davon
Death continues to stalk me…. Enemies surrounding me at every corner,. wanting to pull the very seams of my new life apart. But I’m no longer alone. I’m surrounded by the men I love and new friends that I trust. And our bonds are only growing stronger. But the demons and nightmares of my past are resurfacing,. haunting our every move and attacking not only me,. but the people I love...Categorized as:
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Afterlife by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor Kat Dubois, death is only the beginning. .. Kat is on a mission, and the fate of the universe depends on whether or not she succeeds. She must journey into the heart of the underworld and track down Isfet before time runs out. Before the bonding withdrawals claim her bond-mate’s life and her ticket out of the afterlife vanishes. Before the Mother of All attacks... -
![A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk]()
A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk
When famous human musician Melody wakes two thousand years after a nuclear winter, she thinks she’s landed on the right side of a war. Fae are called the Tainted. They’re warped, mutated creatures who horde the bounty of the new magical land. It’s her job in the human city to sling propaganda in the form of daily songs performed to a select tower of elite... -
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Underground by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen immortals clash, mortals will pay the ultimate price. Kat Dubois has been sidelined. With a single word from Heru—no—her plans to save humanity from the Cascade Virus one mortal at a time are put on hold indefinitely. But Kat isn't willing to sit by, watching the world as she knows it crumble around her... -
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Judgement by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen our universe falls in the gods' crosshairs, only one woman can stand against them. .. Kat Dubois. Immortal. Ex-assassin. Humanity's last hope. Kat has finally embraced her role as the Nejeret figurehead, diving headlong into the mission to forge an alliance between her people and the human race. Only then, will they finally be able to defeat the Senate... -
![A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams]()
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
From the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June , A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is an epic love story one hundred years in the making…. Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn’t one of them...Categorized as:
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Wicked Prince by Anya J. Cosgrove
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNever 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... -
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![One Dark and Stormy Knight: A Cozy Witch Mystery by Hermione Moon, Serenity Woods]()
One Dark and Stormy Knight: A Cozy Witch Mystery by Hermione Moon, Serenity Woods
Every girl needs a knight in shining armour…. When kitchen witch Gwen Young discovers the spirit of King Arthur in the suit of armour that stands in her café only an hour after finding a dead body in the library, she knows it’s going to be a very strange day…. ~...Categorized as:
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![Bro and the Beast 4 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy]()
Bro and the Beast 4 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
Finally reunited with Raul, but now separated from his twin brother, Devon, Brad has learned the hard way that magic is far from an exact science. Not that his grades in actual science were all that stellar to begin with...Categorized as:
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![Chosen One by Scarlett Dawn]()
Chosen One by Scarlett Dawn
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe next book in the best-selling Forever Evermore series as Caro goes where no spirit elemental has gone before. .. When Philip Masterson sends Caro back in time, he doesn’t expect to set off a series of events that will see her return stronger and more powerful than ever before...Categorized as:
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![The Highlander Next Door by Janet Chapman]()
The Highlander Next Door by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling Janet Chapman comes this delightful tale of a young woman who's had enough of men. .. until she meets her spectacular new neighbor. Legend has it love is carried on the rising mists of Spellbound Falls, and not even time-traveling highlanders are immune to its magic…. Birch Callahan has seen the trouble men can cause... -
![The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen]()
The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen
Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the U. S. and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover. The gods want her dead. .. Hades will bury them. You’d think I’d have learned by now:. Don’t mouth off to deities. Don’t fall for the King of the Underworld... -
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Outcast by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWar has broken out among the immortals. It’s time to choose a side. Kat Dubois never asked to be the emissary for the good guys. Diplomacy isn’t her strong suit, and patience isn’t one of her personal virtues. But when a millennia-old god asks you to do a job to further the war cause, you do that job…especially when you’re the opposition’s most wanted...Categorized as:
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![Relic Hunter by L.A. McBride]()
Relic Hunter by L.A. McBride
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’m a goat shifter with a checkered past and sticky fingers. I like my new life. I’ve got good friends, cheap booze, and weekly karaoke. Sure, I live in an apartment with more deadbolts than functioning windows. And yeah, I earn just enough tips as a mediocre bartender to buy name brand ramen noodles. But I can be as flamboyant and fun as I want—as long as I keep my hands clean... -
![The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley]()
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Nicola Marter was born with a gift. When she touches an object, she sometimes glimpses those who have owned it before. When a woman arrives with a small wooden carving at the gallery Nicola works at, she can see the object’s history and knows that it was named after the Firebird—the mythical creature from an old Russian fable...Categorized as:
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![Bro and the Beast 5 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy]()
Bro and the Beast 5 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
This is the fifth and final serial installment of an mpreg series following Brad, a quintessential frat bro and Raul, the brooding werewolf love interest he never asked for--and, in typical '80s alpha male hero fashion, is never gonna give him up...Categorized as:
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![Ignite the Fire: Incendiary by Karen Chance]()
Ignite the Fire: Incendiary by Karen Chance
Cassie Palmer is the Pythia, chief seer of the supernatural world. John Pritkin is a half demon and a legendary war mage. Mircea Basarab is a first-level master vampire and the general of the World Vampire Senate. Each is formidable enough alone. But they recently discovered that, together, they are far more than the sum of their parts... -
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![Servants of the Crossed Arrows by Ginn Hale]()
Servants of the Crossed Arrows by Ginn Hale
John hatches a desperate plan that lands him in the middle of a battle while Kahlil takes on a final mission. .. When John opens a letter addressed to his missing room-mate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins... -
![The Misfit of Demon King Academy 03: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants by Shu, Yoshinori Shizuma]()
The Misfit of Demon King Academy 03: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants by Shu, Yoshinori Shizuma
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if you were the strongest demon king in history. .. but nobody believed you? The demon sisters Misha and Sasha are facing a tragic fate because of a spell cast on them by a mysterious figure seeking to harvest their magical power. While Sasha schemes of a way to bend the outcome to her will, Misha calmly accepts the fact that she will not see tomorrow... -
![Forged by Fury by Kel Carpenter]()
Forged by Fury by Kel Carpenter
FORGED BY FURY is the fourth book in the DEMONS OF NEW CHICAGO series. If you can’t get enough of books by Ella Summers, Annette Marie, Shannon Mayer, Deborah Wilde, K. F. Breene, Jeaniene Frost, Kelly St. Clare, and Linsey Hall then dive right in to the dangerous depths of New Chicago. Beware of headstrong heroines with snark. These ladies don’t bark. They bite... -
![Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall]()
Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 35 ratings***THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK***Dive into the electrifying first novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall’s acclaimed Immortal Guardians series. An immortal warrior. A fearless woman. A love worth dying for...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Darkness by Deborah Cooke]()
Kiss of Darkness by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the second of a trio of novellas, following the adventures of Drake and the Dragon's Teeth Warriors with the darkfire crystal. Coming in March 2013. This is Damien's story. The three Dragon Legion Novellas together are the 9th installment in the Dragonfire series of paranormal romances...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Danger by Deborah Cooke]()
Kiss of Danger by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey will sacrifice anything to regain the loves they've lost. .. Alexander knew he had to fulfill his duty to his kind, the dragon shape shifters called the Pyr, even at the price of abandoning his new wife and young son. After he and his fellows were enchanted for centuries, then finally set free in a future long after their own time, Alexander feared he would never return to his love...Categorized as:
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