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  • Held by Heat by Terry Bolryder

    Held by Heat by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    When a fire prince falls for a woman he can’t have, the whole world may just go up in flames…. Flynn, a notorious fire fae who always has some hungry princess on his tail, doesn’t think love exists. At least, not for him...
    Categorized as:
    witches  fae  demons  shapeshifters  humor  fantasy  paranormal  magic
  • Wrapped up in Christmas by Kristen Painter

    Wrapped up in Christmas by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Princess Jayne Frost and Prince Consort Sinclair Crowe have been called back to Nocturne Falls for Christmas so that Jayne can help out at the short-staffed Santa’s Workshop. Being back means seeing some old friends, but also finding new trouble that Jayne just can’t stop thinking about...
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  • Trim My Tree by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Trim My Tree by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A present under the wrong tree…. I stopped believing in Santa Claus and happily-ever-afters when I lost my parents…so ten years ago I stopped trying. I threw myself into running my dad's hotel, The Diamond, where I make California dreams come true for the rich and famous. But now I realize there’s no one to come home to...
  • Made: Midlife Romantasy by Victoria Danann

    Made: Midlife Romantasy by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ". .. a delicious cast of characters, multiple points of view and voyeuristic toned story lines that are masterfully woven into a magical tapestry of artful storytelling. " - Amazon Reader. #1 Women's Fantasy Fiction. #1 Fairy Tales. #1 Mythology...
  • Wicching Hour by Seana Kelly

    Wicching Hour by Seana Kelly

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the Sea Wicche of Monterey. My new art gallery is finally open, my boyfriend is the new Alpha of the Big Sur pack, and my sorcerer cousin is still on the loose. It’s been a lot. I’m just sayin’. Detectives Hernández and Osso are asking for my help again. Bodies have been found torn up in the woods in a manner that has those in the know thinking werewolf...
    Categorized as:
    fae  witches  fantasy  magic  demons  paranormal  humor  length-medium
  • Blood Rains Down by H.M. Wolfe

    Blood Rains Down by H.M. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    HISTORY WILL UNRAVEL. DEATH WILL RISE. BLOOD WILL STAIN THE FOUNDATION OF NIMBRIA. WHO WILL SURVIVE? Redelvtum has fallen. The realms stand at the edge of war. And something far darker lurks beneath the chaos, waiting to seize control. Hyacinth never asked for this power, never wanted to bear the weight of a war that could consume them all...
  • Stuff My Stocking by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Stuff My Stocking by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A new kind of gift exchange…. My life has never been typical. Most people weren’t professional ballerinas. Most people didn’t have two happily married, four century old dads and an aunt who was actually your mother. Most people didn’t have pointed ears they had to hide or wings that would pop out of their back when they got too excited or angry. Most people didn’t have my problems...
  • Shadowborn Academy: Year Two by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Academy: Year Two by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My past is left in the dark,. And my shadow is no longer there. In the Enchanted Forest, some secrets are better left in the past. Year two at Shadowborn Academy is looking like it will be the deadliest yet. Will Corvina and her friends find a way to survive? Full cover and description coming soon! Shadowborn Academy is a Dark Reverse Harem Paranormal Fae Romance for 18+...
  • Shadowborn Academy: Year Three by G. Bailey

    Shadowborn Academy: Year Three by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    My fate is in the darkness,. And the war there is real…. Secrets thrive in the Enchanted Forest and one girl must find a way to stop the fae war before it’s too late. With her sister raising titans and gods, the light in her dreams turning out to be a lie, and her men in grave danger. .. life at the academy has never been this dangerous...
  • The Elflaine Chronicles: Ballad of Dawn by Haley Hamilton

    The Elflaine Chronicles: Ballad of Dawn by Haley Hamilton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    There is magic, still, in Scotland. Elflaine, the fabled faerie realm, was supposed to be a myth. Ailia Danu certainly never expected her older sister, Elideh, to find it. After Elideh's disappearance into Elflaine, Ailia must uncover the long-buried history of the faeries, learn to control her newly-awakened magic, and navigate fabled creatures dragged straight out of Scottish lore...
  • Here There be Dragons by Amy Sumida

    Here There be Dragons by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Return to the Twilight Court with Princess Seren Firethorn! "Adventurous and sexy, this book will keep you hungry for more! " ~ BooksYesICan. From the soaring spires of Castle Unseelie to the grandeur of the Court of the Nine Sons, Seren Firethorn seems destined to encounter dragons. But even surrounded by the fierce fairies, it's her uncle, the Unseelie King, who truly troubles her...
  • Tamed by the Berserkers: A menage shifter romance by Lee Savino

    Tamed by the Berserkers: A menage shifter romance by Lee Savino

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “You are wild and disobedient. A threat to yourself and all others. To save your life, we must prove you are bonded and submitted fully to us. ” His voice was a guttural growl. I lick my lips and challenged, “And what if you fail? ”. Thorsteinn snarled. “We will not fail,” Vik said. "Sorrel, we’re going to tame you. ”. ***...
  • Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 4 of the Crystal Kingdom. Running is Chelsea Golby's escape. Literally. She runs to get away from the pain of being rejected after asking the love of her life to marry her. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, or a pint of Ben and Jerry's, she heads to the Crystal Kingdom to hang out with her sister Avery, the new Elf Queen...
    Categorized as:
    witches  fae  demons  angels  shapeshifters  fantasy  paranormal  magic
  • That Good Hex by M.J. Caan

    That Good Hex by M.J. Caan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are few things in life that can’t be made better by some good old- fashioned Hex. Torie Bliss had accepted the gifts that were bestowed on witches of her lineage. Gifts that manifested themselves after her fortieth birthday. Gifts that had come in handy when trying to solve the case of a supernatural serial killer...
  • Cold Flame by Ann Charles

    Cold Flame by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Some old flames won't stop smoldering . .. Zoe Parker knew better than to play with fire. Fireman Reid Martin sparked a flame in her that she couldn't put out. Will Zoe be able to escape with her heart before she gets burned? COLD FLAME is the third story in the "Deadwood Shorts" collection, set between the sixth and seventh books in the Deadwood Mystery Series.
    Categorized as:
    witches  fae  paranormal  mystery  humor  fantasy  m-f  magic
  • The Evanescence by Jessica Sorensen

    The Evanescence by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Book two in the Fallen Souls Series. My name is Gemma Lucas and everything in my life is falling apart. Lost Souls are roaming the world, possessing people and the fey have made it their mission to torture the innocent. Death and suffering is becoming a way of life and no matter what I do, things keep tearing Alex and me apart...
  • The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae

    The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    To save her kingdom, she must ally herself with a rising rebellion, a powerful sorceress, and master the force of a wyvern's inferno…. Lia and Jace have found an unexpected love in each other that spans across enemy lines, and with it, the means to end the fae and human war. That is, until Lia is kidnapped, Jace is injured, and hope has never seemed so far out of reach...
  • Heir of Shadow by Sara C. Roethle

    Heir of Shadow by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Witch blood. The idea haunts Lyssandra as she leaves her life with the Helius Order behind. She’ll move forward, if only to thwart her greatest enemy yet. Only the witches aren’t what she expects. They’re guarded, and scared. Because someone is stealing their skins...
  • Heir of Shadow by Sara C. Roethle

    Heir of Shadow by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Witch blood. The idea haunts Lyssandra as she leaves her life with the Helius Order behind. She’ll move forward, if only to thwart her greatest enemy yet. Only the witches aren’t what she expects. They’re guarded, and scared. Because someone is stealing their skins...
  • Ironwood: Books 1-4 by Alessa Thorn

    Ironwood: Books 1-4 by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the fae invaded England with their armies and their magic, everyone felt like the world had changed overnight. It hadn’t. Especially if you were an Ironwood. While humans lost their knowledge of magic and monsters, the Ironwoods have been fighting against evil for centuries...
  • Taken: An Evan's Alphas Prequel by D.J. Heart

    Taken: An Evan's Alphas Prequel by D.J. Heart

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    When someone tries to kidnap his mate, Peter Tank sees red. No one messes with what’s his and gets away with it. .. Chad thinks it’s a little weird when Peter sends a bodyguard to pick him up at the airport instead of one of the usual drivers, but not that weird. Peter is often a little overzealous where Chad’s safety is concerned...
  • Shadowborn Royals by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Royals by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The light is my prison…and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn and this is the second prison I find myself locked in for something I didn’t do. Only this prison is worse and far more dangerous. Beyond the prison walls, the fae world is at war and nothing I can do will stop it. I may come from the light, but to win this war, to keep my family and lovers safe, I will embrace the darkness...
  • Roman: Destined Paranormals Book Seven by Taylor Rylan

    Roman: Destined Paranormals Book Seven by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    An overly protective alpha tiger. A sweet fae omega. Will Roman’s natural instincts to protect be too much for Beau? Roman Nelson’s life has been anything but relaxing. After spending a little over two decades raising his younger twin brothers and protecting them from the shifter that killed their parents, he finally found help from the newly formed paranormal council...
  • Bewitch by Felicity Heaton

    Bewitch by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure...
  • Piece of Fae by Laurel Chase

    Piece of Fae by Laurel Chase

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    Carlyle's journey continues in book 4 of the Haret Chronicles! Official blurb coming soon. Reverse Harem - one girl loving six guys. Medium Burn - harem collection over several books. Steamy - suitable for eighteen and up. Reading Order for Haret Chronicles Qilin Series. Piece of Dragon. Piece of Shifter. Piece of Mage. Piece of Fae (early spring 2019). Piece of Merman (late spring 2019)...
  • Evading Wicked Blaze by M. Sinclair

    Evading Wicked Blaze by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 16 ratings
    Wicked Blaze Correctional has fallen, and along with it, my chance to take revenge against Drake for Clara’s death. For now. Mark my words, though, he would suffer at my hands. It was only a matter of when. Instead of burying my hand in his chest cavity and removing his heart, I was making my way through an unknown realm with my men...
  • Witchbane by Amy Sumida

    Witchbane by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Knowing is the heart of love. The battle for Unseelie has been won, and Lord Raza Tnyn is now King Raza the Second. But Uisdean, the last king of Unseelie, is on the loose in the Human Realm with his resurrected wife, Rue, and an ancient fairy weapon. The Councils and the Coven are on the case, and Princess Seren is happy to leave the problem in their capable hands...
  • Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Three. Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions...
  • Savage King: New Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Savage King: New Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Through magic gone totally wrong, Wren and her cousins wind up on Gecire, sister dimension to the Crystal Kingdom. Wren McClure, journalist by day, romance writer by night, has a hard time facing the world’s ever-increasing responsibilities. Her life is already pretty messy. She doesn’t have time to think of falling in love, but she has no say in matters of her heart...
  • Shadowborn Queen by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Queen by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The throne is my fate…and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn and I’m finally free from the prisons I was stuck in. Except for a tiny problem: The Enchanted Forest is at war, the Shadowborn Academy is nearly destroyed and I have to stop the titans before they destroy the world and take the last of my family with them. Turns out the outside world is far more dangerous than any prison could be...
  • Root Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy by Rhea Watson

    Root Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy by Rhea Watson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Root Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy includes all three full-length books from the Root Rot Trilogy + a short follow-up for those who love reconnecting with the main characters after The End. The trilogy is a supernatural academy Why-Choose romance centered around the professors and staff. It contains mature subject matter that might not be suitable for all readers...
  • Captured by the Berserkers by Lee Savino, Lunatic Design

    Captured by the Berserkers by Lee Savino, Lunatic Design

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    She’ll be ours forever…. Long ago, a witch turned us into monsters. Our only hope is to wait for the woman who could lift the curse. A century later, we find her. Willow. Our miracle. She’s hidden away in an abbey full of orphans, while evil men plot to sell her as a bride. We’ll break her out. But she’ll remain captive to her desires until we set her free…...
  • Unfettered by L.A. Boruff, Daphne Moore

    Unfettered by L.A. Boruff, Daphne Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ceridwen Gault: Mom of Teens, Teacher of School, Mage-In-Hiding. After staying as far away as inhumanely possible from the supernatural, Ceri finds herself unable to escape any longer when a death omen literally brings trouble to her door. Now, she and her children are exposed to the kin—magical beings who live disguised among humanity—and she has a supernatural chore list a mile long...
  • A Sword of Gilded Embers by B.C. FaJohn

    A Sword of Gilded Embers by B.C. FaJohn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 6 ratings
    The legend of the Winter Court King would prevail. The fragile peace between realms shatters as Eero's fight to reclaim his throne pushes the rebellion forward. War looms on the horizon, and his destiny rests on a blade's edge. Amidst the chaos, Aurelie and Eero uncover the darkest shadows of their realm that threatens the fabric of their bond...
  • Peacemaker by Bianca D'Arc

    Peacemaker by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting her might mean confronting his past—and igniting a fiery future. Colt, the youngest of three Navy SEAL brothers, is used to living on the edge. With his siblings mated and settled, he’s now solo, on a high-stakes mission to protect a young woman from deadly danger...
  • Heir of Blood & Fire by Marina Laurendi

    Heir of Blood & Fire by Marina Laurendi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two thousand years ago, the Blackblood witches and their dragons were wiped from existence. Only one remains. Serena Avery wants a life like her favorite book characters. One full of adventure, passion, and purpose. She gets more than she bargained for when she is thrust into the world of the fae, accused of being a witch, and held captive by the King of Aegar...
  • The Jaguar Star: Howls Romance by Bianca D'Arc

    The Jaguar Star: Howls Romance by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A tempestuous fling on a tropical island with a secretive movie star or love that will last a lifetime? Ren is a jaguar shifter whose inner cat is very close to the surface. All the human world knows is he’s got stunning green eyes and a killer physique...
  • The Witch Apothecary by A.K. Mulford

    The Witch Apothecary by A.K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    The magic of a traveling carnival is nothing compared to the magic of a beautiful red witch. Eighteen-year-old Heather Doledir has never left her hometown in the Western Court. As the eldest child of a brown witch family, she is slated to take over the family apothecary and help care for her ailing father...
  • The Qualm Before the Storm by Lilo Quie

    The Qualm Before the Storm by Lilo Quie

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Rayne has never been close with his family, never found love or even someone who understands him. He finds himself graduating college at the tail end of another bad breakup and needs to get as far away as possible. A thousand miles away sits the most striking horse he’s ever seen, and he cannot resist petting it. Now he’s stuck with a god, but he’s not too mad about it...
  • Fire Struck  by Alessa Thorn

    Fire Struck by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Magic has returned to the world, but it's brought more than just wonder in its wake. As Layla Ironwood-Steelsinger prepares to host a massive Midsummer celebration, she can't shake the feeling that something dark looms on the horizon. And she's not wrong...
  • Hungry, Hungry, Hoodoo by Liz Schulte

    Hungry, Hungry, Hoodoo by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One simple revelation about her past turns Selene Warren’s life upside down. Determined not to let her elf half ruin her future, she fights for the love she’s found at Cheney’s side, despite her increasing doubts about the bond they share. However, when her studio burns down, a new enemy emerges and threatens the lives of those she holds most dear...
  • Pickup Styx by Liz Schulte

    Pickup Styx by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Selene and Cheney are almost to happily ever after. Just one small promise stands in their way. The spirits make a request Selene can’t refuse without forfeiting her soul, but to fulfill their desire, she will have to sacrifice her life. Traveling to a world beyond the reach of the living, Selene has to dig deep within herself to find a way back home...
  • Breath of Frost by Cate Corvin

    Breath of Frost by Cate Corvin

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    If I thought working for one Fae fixer was hard, working for two should be great. Jack Frost stole me away from Avilion for more than kicks and giggles: someone is plotting an attempt on Queen Nicnevin's life, and I'm just the dryad to help hunt down the assassin. But the underworld of Annwyn holds more than just knives in the shadows—it holds the secrets of my past and future...
  • Lily by RM Walker

    Lily by RM Walker

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This story has already been published in the anthology Falling For Them as Lily, also as Another Move. This is the same story in the anthology. When Lily and her mother move to a small Cornish village she never expected it to be any different from their previous moves. But truths she'd lied her whole life believing will be shattered. Myths will become reality and lies will be exposed...
    Categorized as:
    witches  fae  fantasy  paranormal  mystery  magic  reverse harem  poly
  • The City Dragon's Mate by Silvia Violet

    The City Dragon's Mate by Silvia Violet

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Best Decision Ever: Hiring a man in need of discipline and finding out he’s your fated mate. Bartholomew. When a friend calls, hoping I’ll take a problem employee off his hands, I jump at the chance. Despite running a large company and having a bustling city at my feet, I’m bored. I need a project. And if that project happens to be teaching a young man discipline, all the better...
  • Of Demons and Witches by Mona Black

    Of Demons and Witches by Mona Black

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Two of my boys are under my cousin's enchantment. They don't remember me, they don't know that they are being manipulated, their minds controlled. They don't remember that it's me they want, not my cousin. My plan, my goal has changed. I'm not here to hurt them anymore but to help them...
  • Second Chance by Barbara Elsborg

    Second Chance by Barbara Elsborg

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ryder’s on the company bonding trip from hell, five days of competitive cycling with competitive colleagues and an even more competitive boss. Faced with yet another vertical climb, he ignores his uninvited, insistent inner cheerleader. No, he cannot keep up, and what’s more, he’s had enough. And the weather appears to agree he should stop, when sun turns in an instant to thick fog...
  • Sugar Cookies and a Witch's Love by C.W. Gray

    Sugar Cookies and a Witch's Love by C.W. Gray

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Holiday Omegas: Book Two. Sonny and Leo are settling into their relationship, but there are just a couple of problems. Leo hasn't claimed Sonny as his mate, and Sonny hasn't met Leo's family. Sonny may be a talented kitchen witch that can make perfect honey cakes, but he can't read his bear's mind. All he knows is that Leo isn't acting like a shifter that has found his mate...
  • The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell

    The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    It began with the chiming of the tiny copper bell on the mantel, warning them someone was passing the ward stone her mother had placed on the path to their house . .. One terrible day, Makenna, a young hedgewitch, witnesses her mother's murder at the hands of their own neighbors. Striken with grief and rage, Makenna flees the village that has been her home...
  • Elf King by Milly Taiden

    Elf King by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Avery Lotusmist, a pro gamer, went on a camping trip to celebrate her friend's birthday and ended up kidnapped. Maybe? Avery thinks she's really in a dream-like video game simulation. The catch? In order to wake up and go home, she has to beat every level! This is gonna be awesome. Being sucked into a game was great way to test her skills. Unless it's not really a game...
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