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The Beast by J.R. Ward
Rhage and Mary return in a new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series “so popular, I don’t think there’s a reader today who hasn’t at least heard of [it]” (USA Today). Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After avoiding war with the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been drawn...Categorized as:
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![King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins]()
King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins
New from USA Today Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a new Dark Urban Fantasy that will have you begging for more. Spellbinding, action-packed, mystery, and romance.I’d trained my entire life to take over the hunter guild. When the unthinkable happened, my father was taken, and I was forced to step up. The moment I took control, everything began to unravel around me... -
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![A Witch’s Revenge by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Witch’s Revenge by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Growing up with five older brothers taught me how to take a hit. Lucky for me because the hits I take as a druid make me yearn for the good old days of sucker-punches, rope burn, and steamroller.There’s no turning back and honestly—I wouldn’t if I could...Categorized as:
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![Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston]()
Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston
Livy Kowalski has no time for idiots. When you shapeshift into a honey badger, getting through life’s irritants is a finely honed skill. Until she gets stuck housing her nutso cousin and dealing with her dad’s untimely and unexplained demise. That’s where Vic Barinov comes in—or his house does... -
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![A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.My outlook on life isn’t complicated—any day that passes when nobody tries to kill me or someone I love gets put into the ‘good day’ column. Simple, right?Lately, good days have been hard to come by...Categorized as:
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![King Cave by Scarlett Dawn]()
King Cave by Scarlett Dawn
The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling, award-winning King Hall: the revolution is here, but the most dangerous attack may come from within... The safe, comfortable world of Lily Ruckler and her fellow Mystical Kings and Queens is rocked to the core by the attacks at King Hall... -
![Blade Bound by Chloe Neill]()
Blade Bound by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe thrilling final installment of Chloe Neill’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series sees a sinister sorcery advancing across Chicago, and it may usher in the fall of Cadogan House… Since the night of her brutal attack and unwilling transformation to vampire, Merit’s stood as Sentinel and protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House...Categorized as:
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![Slade by Teresa Gabelman]()
Slade by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHighly trained VC Warrior, Dr. Slade Buchanan’s, role between lifesaver and lifetaker has been a constant battle, but nothing prepared him for half-breed VC Warrior trainee, Jill Nichols. Slade realizes his struggles from the past were nothing compared to the difficulty of resisting the woman who could never belong to a man like him... -
![Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, Clint Hilinski]()
Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, Clint Hilinski
Mercedes "Mercy" Thompson is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy's next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a bus for a vampire... -
![Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes]()
Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes
After several years as a vampire, starting a business, founding his own clan, and proposing to his girlfriend, Fred is finally beginning to settle into life as an undead accountant. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy about his continued survival, or the dangerous friends he’s made along the way...Categorized as:
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![Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall]()
Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall
Krysta is used to getting the drop on vampires. Her "special abilities" aren't much, but the plan is simple--she plays helpless pretty young thing to lure them in. Then her shoto swords come out and it's bye-bye, bloodsucker. Until one night she finds herself with an unexpected ally. He's a vampire, all right, but different. Mysterious. Handsome... -
![Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright]()
Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright
It’s been five months since vampire Sam Parker Bound herself to Jared Michaels, her powerful co-commander within the Grand High Master vampire’s personal legion. Life as a Bound couple has been going just fine…until the Grand High Master announces he will be stepping down from his position and wants Sam and Jared to take his place. Oh joy. Despite Sam’s reservations, she agrees to ascend... -
![The Fangs of Freelance by Drew Hayes]()
The Fangs of Freelance by Drew Hayes
When Fred formed his own parahuman clan out of necessity, he understood that it was going to come with new responsibilities. Much as he hoped those tasks would center around extra paperwork and perhaps the occasional mandatory class, enough time around the supernatural has taught him to be ready for anything. Or so he thought...Categorized as:
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![Fashionably Dead Down Under by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Dead Down Under by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWelcome to Hell. Literally. The Hell where the Prince of Darkness is hotter than Hades, Hell Hounds smell like brownies and the Seven Deadly Sins are addicted to Facebook... Not to mention the soundtrack in the Underworld is Journey. For real...Categorized as:
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![The Staff and the Blade by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Staff and the Blade by Elizabeth Hunter
Lovers. Warriors. Enemies. Legends. Damien and Sari. Their union became pivotal in Irin history. But to understand their ending, you must go back to the beginning. A young singer and a hardened warrior meet and mate, but their life is torn apart by violence, betrayal, and grief. Yet no matter how much pain and anger stain their lives, bonds in the Irin race cannot be abandoned...Categorized as:
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![Love Bites Harder by Lola Glass]()
Love Bites Harder by Lola Glass
I've been dragged into the fae realm and given no choice but to pick a mate if I ever want to get back home. Thankfully, the fae king has offered up some of his most trusted men in an attempt to find me someone to marry. Unthankfully, he's sort of… possessive. Which means I'm sleeping in his room. In his bed. With him...Categorized as:
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![The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score]()
The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score
A nice, normal life. Is that too much to ask? For Riley Thorn it is. Divorced. Broke. Living with a pack of elderly roommates. And those hallucinations she’s diligently ignoring? Her tarot card-dealing mom is convinced they’re clairvoyant visions...Categorized as:
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![Defending Nightmares by M. Sinclair]()
Defending Nightmares by M. Sinclair
I crave my nightmares. I crave the shadows. I don’t want the light if it doesn’t include them… The human terror organization MAM has come to our doorstep—we just don’t know what they want... -
![Witches Get Stitches by Juliette Cross]()
Witches Get Stitches by Juliette Cross
Violet Savoie has a plan. A dream, rather. To open her own tattoo shop, which caters to supernaturals in need of permanent charms. As a powerful Seer, she has the potent magic to cast every kind of spell. Except the kind to give werewolves control over their beastly side. And her business partner Nico needs help in the worst kind of way.Nico Cruz has a secret. A motive, rather... -
![Dark Alpha's Fury by Donna Grant]()
Dark Alpha's Fury by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant comes another gripping story in her Reaper series featuring a brotherhood of elite assassins who wage war on the Fae at Death's behest—and the women who dare to love them.There is no escaping the Reapers—or me. If you succumb to evil, you will be judged. And we will come for you . .Categorized as:
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![Partying With Pixies by Hazel Mack]()
Partying With Pixies by Hazel Mack
ALO A good Protector is focused on one thing—duty. That’s been my guiding mantra since I came to the hidden monster haven of Ever. My roles as Protector and father come first. But I’ve got a secret—I’m desperately obsessed with the beautiful, kind, mischievous pixie who lives across the street. Miriam Saihem invaded my mind first, building a rock-solid friendship I‘ve come to rely on... -
![Bloody Acquisitions by Drew Hayes]()
Bloody Acquisitions by Drew Hayes
The third book in Drew's outrageously adventurous and satirical series, including THE UTTERLY UNINTERESTING AND UNADVENTUROUS TALES OF FRED, THE VAMPIRE ACCOUNTANT (Book 1) and UNDEATH & TAXES (Book 2). With a thriving parahuman accounting practice, a steady relationship, and a circle of trusted friends, Fred’s undead life has become more enjoyable than his normal one ever was... -
![High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning]()
High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning
There is no action without consequence… Dani O’Malley was nine years old when the delusional, sadistic Rowena transformed her into a ruthless killer. Years later, she’s tough, hardened, yet achingly vulnerable and fiercely compassionate, living alone by her own exacting code. Despite the scars on her body, driven by deeper ones carved into her soul, no one is more committed to protecting Dublin...Categorized as:
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![Dragonsworn by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dragonsworn by Sherrilyn Kenyon
There is nothing in the universe the cursed dragon, Falcyn, hates more than humanity . . . and in particular, Greek humans. In a war he wanted no part of, they systematically destroyed everything he’d ever cared for. Now he lies in seclusion, away from the world and waits for the day when evolution will finally rid him of the human vermin...Categorized as:
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![Fashionably Dead in Diapers by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Dead in Diapers by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAnd I thought being half Vampyre/half Demon was hard…That’s nothing compared to being a mother. Sweet baby Moses in a boob tube, there aren’t any books on raising True Immortals so let me give you a few tips… ~Make a map of every closet and bathroom in your home if you enjoy having sex... -
![Inextricably Tied by Aveda Vice]()
Inextricably Tied by Aveda Vice
Harbinger is reckless.It only makes sense that she keeps the world at arm’s length. No one to answer to. No one to lose. No one to touch her banshee skin and become connected forever.It’s a system that works — even if it means keeping her partner, Flint, from getting any closer to her.Flint is restrained... -
![Kingdom of Shadow and Light by Karen Marie Moning]()
Kingdom of Shadow and Light by Karen Marie Moning
MacKayla Lane is on a path to rule the race she was born to hunt--and kill.The brewing war between the Seelie and the Unseelie is threatening to explode--with a definitive outcome that will change the fate of the Fae forever and thrust humanity into either light or total darkness... -
![The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole]()
The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
The next spellbinding installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series . A demon soldier of fortune . . .Rök Kours dives into a dangerous job, only to cross swords with the one woman who bewitched him.A Wiccan mercenary . . .Poppy Dyer has never let her uncontrollable magic interfere with her work, but she can barely withstand one demon's charms... -
![Deadly Knight by Annabel Chase]()
Deadly Knight by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFrom the time I joined the Knights of Boudica, I’ve pretended to be just like all the others. A magic specialty or two. Skilled with a blade. An innate sense of justice.But normal is overrated, right?Now that I know there are more ancient and powerful stones out there, I won’t rest until I find them. If that means using more of my magic and risking exposure, then it’s a chance I have to take... -
![Grave Humor by R.J. Blain]()
Grave Humor by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMost days, Anwen regrets working at a funeral home despite the good pay. With the residents no longer inclined to stay in their coffins where they belong, she’s got her hands full making sure everyone follows the rules: In the funeral home, there is no screaming, no murdering, no mutilation, no possessions, no kidnappings, no resurrections, and no cursing of any type. Be quiet and stay polite...Categorized as:
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Summoned by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA telepath with a lethal twist. My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts. I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain. I'm in an uneasy relation-friend-ship with Lucas Blacke, an enigmatic tiger alpha that I'm drawn to, but don't fully trust...Categorized as:
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![The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya]()
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!Snow spirit descendant Himuro finds himself infatuated with his somewhat offbeat and aloof colleague, Fuyutsuki... -
![A Wilderness of Glass by Grace Draven]()
A Wilderness of Glass by Grace Draven
The treacherous waters of the Gray have widowed many women in the village of Ancilar. But the sea gives back as well as takes away, something Brida Gazi discovers one bleak autumn morning while harvesting sea wrack on its storm-battered shore...Categorized as:
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![The Kingdom of Ruin by K.C. Kean]()
The Kingdom of Ruin by K.C. Kean
Once upon a time, a wondrous Kingdom flourished under the reign of its proud Fae king and his family. Though all was not as it seemed when poisonous schemes and utter betrayal lead to the downfall of an empire. Sixteen years have since passed, the lands now lay in ruin and crime prevails despite the will of The Council... -
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![Chaos Pact by Kelly St. Clare]()
Chaos Pact by Kelly St. Clare
They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice. They are damn liars because I’m losing count of the impossibilities in my life.It turns out my presence in The Buried Knolls could mean the death of everyone around me. If the cold reactions of Wild and the quad are anything to go by, then the coven can never discover what I am... -
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Oath Sworn by Kristen Banet, K.N. Banet
Jacky Leon isn’t someone who goes looking for trouble. She owns a bar, pays her taxes, and serves her drinks cold outside a small town in Texas. The fact that she’s a werecat is just something she’s had to live with. Alone in her territory, she’s lived a secretive life for six years: under the radar, avoiding her past and the baggage that comes with it...Categorized as:
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![Sever And Split: A Fae Portal Fantasy by Teshelle Combs, Leigh Ferguson]()
Sever And Split: A Fae Portal Fantasy by Teshelle Combs, Leigh Ferguson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic belongs to the fae. It’s always been so. But when Bri, a free-spirited human, and Era, an order-seeking fae halfling, come together for their annual family dinner, magic breaks every rule, and a nightmare is unleashed on both sides of the portal... -
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Revenge Hunter by Amelia Shaw
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI couldn't be more furious with Fin. He's crossed my boundaries and betrayed me for the last time. But I have a secret, that not even he knows. I stole something off the Black Mage's person last time we almost died fighting him, and that artifact is going to lead me to the truth.But instead of finding what I need, I get my my ass handed to me by a pack of goons... -
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Inked by Rachel Rener
When Zayn, your smoking hot boss, tells you never to touch the cache of deluxe tattoo ink locked away in his office, you listen to him… until the day you run out of your own ink, your squirming client is on the verge of peeing his pants, and your boss is nowhere to be found. Desperate times call for desperate measures, right?I fully expected Zayn to yell at me when he returned to the shop... -
![The Goblin’s Bride by Leigh Kelsey, Lysandra Glass]()
The Goblin’s Bride by Leigh Kelsey, Lysandra Glass
He thinks I’m an innocent bride. He’ll learn the truth with my knife to his throat.The goblin prince killed my sister. Twisted with grief, I’ve waited for a chance to get justice for years, and the perfect opportunity presents itself: the goblin prince will agree to a ceasefire with his human enemies, but only if a sacrifice is given. A human woman. A bride...Categorized as:
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![Something Wicked This Way Comes by Elle Christensen]()
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Elle Christensen
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI live in Screamer Woods, where the monster dwell. Even so, finding love isn't easy when you're green...and have a reputation for being obsessed with sparkly shoes.I'd given up on love until my knight literally rode in on a big, black horse. For once, someone saw me as more than the Wicked Witch...maybe it was because I could see right through his head at night... -
![Strike by Abigail Kelly]()
Strike by Abigail Kelly
Passion is electric. After a millennia of longing, Hele has finally gotten her chance to live. A lightning elemental with a voracious hunger for knowledge and experience, she takes to her new life with a gusto that surprises everyone she meets. After two years of learning how to navigate the world she’s been thrust into, Hele is only missing one love...Categorized as:
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![Demon's Mercy by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Demon's Mercy by Rebecca Zanetti
Duty meets desire . . . Mercy O’Malley hates killing people. So when she’s assigned to take out Vampire-Demon Logan Kyllwood, she lures him to a seedy bar in Scotland, then decides to kidnap him instead. How can she cold-bloodedly end all that heat, those green eyes, that ripped body? Unfortunately for Mercy, attempted murder and kidnapping are just foreplay for the Kyllwood brothers...Categorized as:
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![Dark Alpha's Demand by Donna Grant]()
Dark Alpha's Demand by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThere is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I am coming for you... My secret is an ancient one. I exist to exact vengeance on the Fae for their wrongs per Death's orders... -
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![Shadows Fall by Brandy L. Rivers]()
Shadows Fall by Brandy L. Rivers
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratings18+ Adult Content Amethyst Lakes is a nymph with a problem. She left her ex-boyfriend when he started to smother her. Nothing she says seems to keep him away. Carl needs Amethyst more than he needs to breathe, but she just doesn’t get it. He’ll stop at nothing to make her stay. An old friend and teenage crush will keep her safe until Amethyst can decide how to deal with Carl once and for all... -
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Lionheart by Thea Harrison
Lionheart is the final story in the Moonshadow trilogy… King Oberon reigned over his Dark Court in Lyonesse for centuries, until an assassination attempt laid him low. Now he lies unconscious in his snow-bound palace, while his Power battles the enchantment that threatens to end his life. A skilled trauma surgeon and magic-user, Dr...Categorized as:
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![The Mirror (Dark Spirits Fairytales) by SJ Sanders]()
The Mirror (Dark Spirits Fairytales) by SJ Sanders
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all….said no one ever. Isabella Norveau was the daughter of a sorceress. Growing up, she learned the magic of her mother in their villa high in the mountains. Though she had everything she could ever desire, Isabella desired love over power... -
![Kohl by Abigail Kelly]()
Kohl by Abigail Kelly
The holiday season has arrived — and so has the kohl.Nelly Ortega has been an outcast most of her life. A witch with a highly in-demand and finicky ability, she’s spent decades forging her own path in an overcrowded world. Her new job feels like the perfect end to a long search for home, but the tiny orcish community she’s been transferred to isn’t exactly open to strangers... -
![Destined Darkness by Tessa Cole]()
Destined Darkness by Tessa Cole
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThey’ll do anything to protect her... as long as they never learn her secret. I’m Officer Essie Shaw, and I shouldn’t exist. If anyone finds out their friendly neighborhood beat cop is a nephilim — public enemy number one — I’ll be imprisoned. Or worse, dissected. I survive by keeping my head down and my barely-there magic under wraps... -
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Magic Hunter by Amelia Shaw
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA vengeful bounty hunter. A hate filled fae prince. Magic and lies abound.The Black Mage has taken the life of someone close to Fin and Zoey, and Fin almost loses his own life in the process. There's only one place to turn, and that's home.Zoey swallows her pride and askes 'The Office' for help, which leads them down the path of finding Sol, and her enigmatic bodyguard...
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