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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... -
Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe King has fallen!While Stavros moves to take over Lars’s throne, the war for the entire kingdom begins. However, this is no ordinary war against Seelie or Unseelie. The real enemy is the most powerful object in the world. The Stone of Fail.Lars isn’t the only one the stone wants. Zoey Daniels is next on its list. And the stone will do whatever it takes to finally get the girl... -
Mile High with a Vampire by Lynsay Sands
In the latest Argeneau novel from New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands, an immortal and her mortal pilot are on the run from hungry vampires...and discover they’re life mates along the way. Jet Lassiter likes being a pilot for Argeneau Inc. Perks included travelling to exotic locations and meeting interesting people, even if they are the blood-sucking kind... -
Rebirth of the Vampire King by Bella Klaus
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDead bodies won’t stop mounting, but who’s counting?We lost our last battle, but I’m going to win the war—with or without Valentine. This new world has more obstacles than an assault course. Vengeful gods, vicious ambushes, and vampires with brooms where the sun doesn’t shine. When will I catch a break and get my happy ever after?Rebirth of the Vampire King is book six of the Blood Fire Saga... -
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Rage by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHell hath no fury like Callie Penrose… Ever since Callie – the Vatican’s rookie monster hunter – killed a demon a few weeks ago, Kansas City’s been eerily quiet. But she soon learns it’s just the calm before the storm... -
The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain... -
FANGS, Vol. 2 by Billy Balibally, ビリー・バリバリー
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"What kind of guy is unlucky enough to get bitten... and survive?" As the sole survivor of a vampire attack, En wakes up to find that his hair has gone white as snow... and, worse, that he's developed a craving of his own for blood.Fortunately, the vampire health and welfare organization FANGS is there to help with the transition, and the handsome Ichii steps up as his guardian and mentor... -
FANGS, Vol. 1 by Billy Balibally
"What kind of guy is unlucky enough to get bitten... and survive?" As the sole survivor of a vampire attack, En wakes up to find that his hair has gone white as snow... and, worse, that he's developed a craving of his own for blood.Fortunately, the vampire health and welfare organization FANGS is there to help with the transition, and the handsome Ichii steps up as his guardian and mentor... -
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... -
Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsA woman driven by blood. A man thirsting for vengeance. A place where darkness and desire meet... As night falls, Claire Roth flees, driven from her home by a fiery threat that seems to come from hell itself. Then, from out of the flames and ash, a vampire warrior emerges. He is Andreas Reichen, her onetime lover, now a stranger consumed by vengeance...Categorized as:
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Found by B.L. Brunnemer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsForget everything you know about the world. Vampires exist, Werewolves exist, monsters hide in the shadows, and it's my job to make sure they obey our laws. My name is Evelyn, and I'm a gargoyle. The last one or so I thought. A team of Gargoyles have found me. And for the first time in over a century, I'm not the only one of my kind around... -
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... -
Nightsoul by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho would have thought that a mysterious and powerful man who chose to go by the name Mephisto would be more than meets the eye? I did! And yet I still wasn’t prepared for what I discovered about him.He’s a wildcard. But with so many people wanting me dead, I need all the friends I can get.My life is quickly becoming a cornucopia of crap, and I don’t need any more enemies or any more trouble...Categorized as:
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Control of Five by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat’s more dangerous than dark magic? Deadly secrets. And The Academy of Six is hiding both within its ancient walls. A History of Magic sends Izara on a literal trip down memory lane. She uncovers that there’s more than what the students think they know about the supernatural school in the middle of New York City... -
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Assassin's Match by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy magic is broken. His heart is unreachable.Falling in love was never my intention. Especially not with the formidable Master Assassin, Alexei Mason.When Alexei stepped into my life, he tore through every defense around my heart... until the moment I discovered his bitter secret.Now I must risk everything for a love he can't return... -
A Curse of Blood & Stone by K.A. Tucker
From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the second novel in her Fate and Flame series, an adult fantasy story that should be read in series order.“I do not know how to love you and be a good king to my people.”From jewelry thief to interloper to queen-in-waiting, Romeria flees Cirilea a traitor to all... -
Savage Hope by K.C. Kean
In this life, blood doesn’t just sustain you, it defines you.At ten years old, one drop changed my whole world, and not just because I lost my freedom, my parents, and my memories all in one night. My life is now bound to another. My blood kin, whose cursed fate is dependent upon my own.After being held captive for over a decade to protect someone I’ve never met, I’m now thrown into a new world...Categorized as:
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Wicked Hour by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the second pulse-pounding novel in the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan gets drawn into the shifting sands of Pack politics. Vampires were made, not born -- until Elisa Sullivan came along. As the only vampire child in existence, she grew up with a heavy legacy, and tried to flee her past... -
Kidnapped by the Vampire by C.C. Wood
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen my great-aunt died, she left me her home and business in Devil Springs. The last thing I expected when I came to sell them was to meet an actual vampire–who happened to be the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen.Or that he would kidnap me.At first, I was desperate to escape but, the longer I was the vampire’s hostage, the less he seemed like a villain...Categorized as:
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Shifting Loyalties by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWeregirl Unbound I have news about Charlotte, Sunny sent. Instant perk. Is she okay? Where is she? The feeling from the vampire queen wasn’t positive. I don’t know, she sent. Not in detail. But what I’ve found out worries me. I was on my feet, already reaching for my coat. I’ll be right there. Because, no matter my boy troubles, my crazy life, I would drop everything in a heartbeat... -
Enforcer by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDifficult Choices Erica Plower’s eyes widened as she set her cup aside, glancing sideways at Mom. The former second of my coven, now my representative on Council, wasn’t exactly on my side. “The law is clear, Syd,” she said, blonde hair, once a cute bob, now grown out to rival my mother’s long, black locks. “And you’ve broken it... -
Immortal Throne by J.C. McKenzie, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome crowns are worth fighting for… This one is worth dying for. When I find out I have less than a year to live, the last thing I want to do is take up some birthright left by my estranged father. Or have anything to do with the jerk who delivered the message.But it looks like my bucket list will have to wait.Not only does Hell exist, but I’m half demon and the heir to the Immortal Throne...Categorized as:
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Cackles and Cauldrons by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoses are red. Corpses are blue. I want you dead. And your boyfriend too.—Your Secret Enemy Clarissa Lawrence finally has broken through the emotional fortress of her magical mentor and proven her love to him—and he has reciprocated in return. She would like nothing more to bask in their new love. Yet mysterious forces are at work, trying to keep them apart... -
Vampish: The Hunt by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMove over Buffy, there’s a new slayer in town…And I’m going to hunt down every bloodsucker until I find the bastard that murdered my parents.After spending three years as a recruit training to kill wayward vampires, it’s finally graduation day. Now I’ll be leading an elite team, assembled by the Royal vampire queen herself.Everything is going according to plan until I meet him...Categorized as:
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The Dying: Episode 4 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEpisode 4 of Sarra Cannon's New Adult Paranormal Romance serial. Start with episode 1, The Demon, for FREE! When Franki first walked through the doors of Venom, she never imagined the dangers hidden inside. Least of all her growing attraction to the club’s owner, the sexy and mysterious Rend... -
Phase of Hate by Coralee June
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI was a prodigy. A grieving sister. A girl falling for him.I died, and now I’m reborn.Stronger. Deadlier.Angrier.I’m determined to punish those that turned me into a monster. The curse kept me alive, but at what cost?I’m at war with my nature.I refuse to ever accept my fate.Once a prodigy, now a curse.Once love, now hate... -
Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates.It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix.So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us... -
Heart of the Winter Prince by Alessa Thorn
The Winter Prince's heart is freezing solid, and only an ancient dagger and an antiques dealer with a Viking temper will be able to save him...This is the second book in a new fated mates series, 'Wrath of the Fae' about cursed fae princes and the women destined to save them. Bayn, the Winter Prince, knows that it's only a matter of time before humans break the treaty with the fae...Categorized as:
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Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen
My name is Gemma Lucas and my life’s a wreck. Alex, the guy I just might be falling in love with, and the father of my unborn child, left me. Not to mention if I do admit I’m in love with him, it could potentially kill us both. My father’s trapped in his own mind and my mom’s working for the dark side... -
Bloodlust Bites: An addictive and action-packed urban fantasy by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Crimson, Georgia. I’m Charley Underwood—witch, bar owner, and accidental demon hunter.Crimson isn’t a regular town. With vampires, shifters, and humans living side by side, tensions always run high. I try to keep the peace, and most of the time nobody gets hurt. Most of the time.Right now, Crimson is one bite away from all-out chaos.A dangerous new wolf is stirring up trouble...Categorized as:
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House of Judges by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlivia once led a House full of immortal vampires, but now everything has been stripped away. Her friends have turned their backs on her, convinced she betrayed them and their Born kind. Taken prisoner to the King’s Court, she awaits her trial. But the sins of her father threaten to blacken her chances of clearing her name. Alivia toyed with King Cyrus’ heart—and now, he’s going to make her pay... -
The Passion of Hades by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
I've been kidnapped by Zeus. Plucked from the streets of Manhattan and frightened half to death by a freaking Olympian god.And now I'm trapped in the Underworld, being forced to compete in a series of deadly trials for the position of Queen of the Underworld. Which would mean marrying Hades, the utterly terrifying Lord of the Dead...Categorized as:
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Accidentally a Dragon Daddy by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe night I got pregnant, the rest of my life went to sh*t.First I woke up alone, the jerk not even willing to stick around. Then I got thrown in jail for a crime I didn’t commit.Now I’ve been ‘volunteered’ as tribute for the dragons. It was either that or spend my life in prison.Of course, I didn’t actually get to choose. The Fed’s shipped me off against my protests... -
A Sip of Eternity by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShort story in the October Newsletter:Author’s Note: This short story began life as a scene in an early draft of Archangel’s Shadows. It focuses on Dmitri & Honor, so there are no spoilers for the Archangel’s Shadows storyline (however, if you haven’t yet read Archangel’s Blade (Honor and Dmitri’s story), then save this to read later)... -
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House of Pawns by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe town of Silent Bend is about to explode into a war. Alivia swore to take the House from Jasmine after what she did, but it won’t happen without retaliation. The whole town is caught in the crosshairs of their manipulation and the body count is climbing. The explanation for Ian’s change is one he just can’t accept... -
To Seduce a Witch's Heart by Nadine Mutas
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B00WYKHE0SAn irreverent demon is her last hope of finding her sister. If she can control him...Desperate to save her demon-abducted sister, witch Merle MacKenna breaks the law when she summons Rhun, another demon, from the magical prison of the Shadows...Categorized as:
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Corrigan Rage by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMack is, in theory, safely tucked away at the mages' academy. All seems calm amongst the Brethren. Taking advantage of the relative peace, Corrigan returns to his work on various initiatives for modernising the shifter world. Unfortunately when that work includes breaking into the Tower of London to steal back an ancient shapeshifter seal, he may be biting off more than he can chew...Categorized as:
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The Darkness: Episode 3 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEpisode 3 of Sarra Cannon’s New Adult Paranormal Serial. (*Intended for readers 16+*) Franki’s first night working at Venom hasn’t been easy, but things are about to get a lot more dangerous. When a mysterious, dark man approaches her and tells her he knows what happened to her mother, Franki can’t help but follow him into a forbidden section of the club... -
The Doorway: Episode 6 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFranki has been through hell since the day she walked into Venom, but she wouldn’t trade her experience for the world. And she’s not about to become someone’s blood sacrifice now. Not when things are looking up for her and Rend... -
Seduced by Death by Holly Roberds
Night after night, I meet Death He turns me inside out and makes me feel things I never knew possible. Day by day, his patience thins as I deprive the god of death the one thing he wants more than anything. My heart. But with my kind of childhood, one doesn’t just go dropping the L word unless it’s to a triple chocolate buttercream cupcake... -
The Shadows that Listen by Louisa Carmody, Rebecca Brewer
It's been five years since the world was brought to its knees by an immortal war.Anyone who survived the day the other worlds arrived remembers it clearly. The ground cracked open, and daemons crawled from the depths of hell. The sky bled the colour of a raging fire and angels arrived to stop them...Categorized as:
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Sacrifice Me: Season One by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to world of the bestselling Peachville High Demons series, this time from the viewpoint of a brand new, kickass heroine. On her twenty-first birthday, Franki Smith receives a dozen black roses and an unsigned invitation to a nightclub. Two handwritten words near the top haunt her. "Little Bird." Her mother's nickname for her... -
Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“In my family, when someone is born, another will die.”A symbiotic curse has plagued the Arrowood and Everhart households for generations. When a new baby is born, a member of the ancient clans die. Only a truce between the warring families can break the deadly hex once and for all.Upon hearing her cousin is in labour, Maeve Arrowood hurries home to find out which one of them will be next...Categorized as:
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Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Immortal Curse world, where angels and vampires live in secret… for now.Gabriel is a warrior. A Seraphim. An immortal of astute power and authority. He’s lived his life beneath a cloud of stoicism and practicality. Only to have his entire existence turned over on its head because of her.Clara...Categorized as:
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The Shadows that Listen by Louisa Carmody, Rebecca Brewer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been five years since the world was brought to its knees by an immortal war.Anyone who survived the day the other worlds arrived remembers it clearly. The ground cracked open, and daemons crawled from the depths of hell. The sky bled the colour of a raging fire and angels arrived to stop them... -
House of Demons and Bones by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSyI’m no longer a dirty little secret.Two powerful heirs now know about Barbie and me, but they intend to keep it that way to protect us.Killian has yet to decide which woman he’ll choose. He can’t have everything—he must choose love or the crown.While Barbie’s luck runs out, my star rises with three heirs courting me. It turns out I’m not just a monster that feeds on sex and violence... -
A Farewell To Charms by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSex sells...for everyone except the person cleaning up after it!I'm Paige Harper, and I've got problems paying the bills. My cleaning service for paranormal messes has only one major client. Charms is half gambling den, half brothel, and 100 percent of my income. Unfortunately, on the same week I'm due to get paid - Charms gets robbed... -
Supernatural Slayer by Devyn Jayse
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSome people call me an assassin, personally, I prefer the term bounty hunter.In a world where magic is hidden from the general population, I'm hired to keep our secrets safe and take care of rogues by whatever means necessary.When I accidentally targeted the wrong person, the Supernatural Bureau of Investigation offered me a deal -- go to jail or work for them... -
Dark Protectors Bundle: Teased / Tricked / Tangled by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti, comes three stories in her Dark Protectors-Reese Family series... TEASED For almost a century, the Realm’s most deadly assassin, Chalton Reese, has left war and death in the past, turning instead to strategy, reason, and technology. His fingers, still stained with blood, now protect with a keyboard instead of a weapon... -
A Bite of Sin by Kay Riley
On the run, I find myself in vampire territory. I'd planned to stay quiet. Hidden. Until I overhear a vampire's plan to overthrow humankind. Zan doesn't trust me. And he shouldn't. But for some reason, he keeps me alive.I need to stop him. The problem is, that the longer I'm stuck with him, the more I see we're not all that different. And with his plan looming closer, the truth becomes obvious...
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