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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... -
![Blood and Sand by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Blood and Sand by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found here Dead women are showing up in the desert east of San Diego, and no one understands why. When the story comes to the attention of reporter Natalie Ellis, she can't help but make comparisons to the tragic deaths she'd investigated years ago... -
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![Mage Assassins & Other Misfits by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen]()
Mage Assassins & Other Misfits by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
The weirdness level of my life has reached an all-time high. Which is saying something, considering I started out as a psychic conman and somehow ended up as a MagiPol agent. And not just any agent. Lately, I’ve been Captain Blythe’s right-hand man and most trusted confidant.Yeah, I know. Super weird... -
![Undone by Brenda K. Davies]()
Undone by Brenda K. Davies
It’s been six years since Abigail Byrne laid eyes on Brian Foley, but since then she’s been unable to keep him out of her thoughts and dreams. Determined to try to forget him, she moves on with her life until the day her twin sister disappears without a trace. Abby has no choice but to turn to Brian for help in locating her twin, even if it results in having her heart broken...Categorized as:
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![Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh]()
Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh
Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out.… As the dark Lord who condemns souls to damnation in the Abyss, Micah is nothing but a feared monster wrapped in impenetrable black armor... -
![Fallen by Suzanne Wright]()
Fallen by Suzanne Wright
Only a few are brave enough to fall . . .When Raini desperately needed help, she went to the one person who she knew could save her dying friend . . . her secretive and ruthlessly powerful anchor, Maddox. His price was that she grant him access to her life, yet he's still determined not to form the anchor bond with Raini...Categorized as:
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![The Warlord by Gena Showalter]()
The Warlord by Gena Showalter
New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter begins a dark, sexy new series—Rise of the Warlords—with a fan-favorite character from her beloved Lords of the Underworld series, Taliyah Skyhawk. The ice maiden faces off with her greatest enemy, a villain brutal beyond imagining.For centuries, Taliyah Skyhawk has prepared to become Harpy General, leader of the deadliest female army in existence...Categorized as:
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![Slay the Dawn by Everly Frost]()
Slay the Dawn by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe hunt is mine.But now I'm hunting the man I love.The war between dragons and angels has taken everything from me. Instead of vengeance, I found heartbreak.I awakened the soul of a destroyer and set him free. Now I’m caught in a game of his making, and I have no choice but to form alliances with those I once called my enemies... -
![Zeus by Carly Spade]()
Zeus by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA god-king disguised as a criminal defense lawyer...Zeus/Zane, King of the Greek gods, holds the world in his palm in both his mortal and godly form… until Hera leaves him, forcing him to uphold Gaea's clause: There must always be a Queen, or he loses his title and part of his power along with it. Time is short. Too bad the one woman he has his sights on wants nothing to do with him...Categorized as:
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![A Trial of the Heart by J.E. Larson]()
A Trial of the Heart by J.E. Larson
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe trials begin.Skylar arrives in the Inner Kingdom, but the danger of the trials is only half the battle she will have to face. The courts of the High Fae are as treacherous as they are mysterious to a foreign outsider. Skylar will have to navigate obstacles in the trials, along with the politics and mind games of the other fae creatures living in the Inner Kingdom... -
![Bishop by Teresa Gabelman]()
Bishop by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWitch hunter and new VC Warrior, Bishop Valentino, takes pride in his duties, both past and present. Never once has he doubted his past as a witch hunter. That changes when a beautiful, independent witch occupies his mind more than he’s comfortable with. Helping his new brothers of the VC keep all the Dragonfly Coven safe from the diabolical warlock, Orjyll, is Bishop’s number one priority...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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![Hunted by Fate by Shannon Mayer]()
Hunted by Fate by Shannon Mayer
The Vampire King is dead… So now I’m on the run from his maniacal successor, with a critically wounded vampire prince who needs feeding and the maid who loves him at my side...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Fate by S. Young]()
Kiss of Fate by S. Young
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA standalone adult paranormal romance from New York Times Bestselling author Samantha Young writing as S. Young.Fionn Mór was once a high king of Ireland; a fierce warrior who led his tribes against the invading fae. It was a war he couldn’t win and to save his family he turned consort for the Fae Queen. Fionn escaped as the thing he once despised, and the people he loved betrayed him for it...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless by Gena Showalter]()
Ruthless by Gena Showalter
Don't miss the second book in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter's captivating and unforgettable Immortal Enemies series…Forbidden. Powerful. Ruthless. Micah the Unwilling, fae King of the Forgotten, can tame even the most violent of beasts... -
![Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher]()
Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThey are the Sentinels. Three races descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each possessing unique abilities in their battle to protect humanity against their eternal foes: the Synestryn. Now one Sentinel's survival determines the fate of them all. Lexi Johns has one purpose: to free her best friend from the hands of the Sentinels...Categorized as:
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![Conveniently Convicted (Paranormal Prison) by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy]()
Conveniently Convicted (Paranormal Prison) by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy
Nightmare Penitentiary is no joke. The worst of the worst in the paranormal world end up at NP, and I just got sentenced there.For others, this might be cause for freaking the hell out. But for me, it's a fucking relief...Categorized as:
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![A Curse of Blood & Stone by K.A. Tucker]()
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... -
![Wicked And Wilde by Jenn Stark]()
Wicked And Wilde by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B01DO5JTBS Hell hath no fury... Tarot reader Sara Wilde has spent her whole life finding the lost with the use of her trusty cards--from missing kids to shifty criminals to ancient, arcane artifacts. But when her newest assignment sends her straight to Hell, she discovers more than she bargained for... -
![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... -
![Lost Queen by May Dawson]()
Lost Queen by May Dawson
No princess is guaranteed a happy ending. We have to fight for it. The Blood Fae infiltrate my lands, seeking to take over the Four Kingdoms. Their high leader wants my brother dead… and because her body is decaying, she wants to wear me as her new second skin. I’m not in the mood to be turned into a coat, or to bury my brother. I just saved him, and united my males... -
![Immortal Throne by J.C. McKenzie, Harper A. Brooks]()
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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![Wolf's Gambit by Eve L. Mitchell]()
Wolf's Gambit by Eve L. Mitchell
My whole life, I’ve been the outsider. The wolves of the Anterrio Pack took my brother and me into their pack after our parents died. To the pack, I remained the wild, untamed misfit despite my efforts to belong.My first heat loomed ahead of the Luna Ball, and once again, I found myself attracting unwelcome attention, not just from my pack but also from the visiting Blackridge Peak Pack... -
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Gifted Academy: Omnibus Collection: Books 1 - 4 by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNowhere is safe when the gods are wicked. Since the beginning of times, there have always been two Norms and Idols. But never have the scales been so unbalanced as they are today. I’m a Norm, which means, I grew up in fear of the Idols and their godly powers. And now, I’m going to be surrounded by them, day and night...Categorized as:
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![Wings of Dragca: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance. by G. Bailey]()
Wings of Dragca: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance. by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDeath or the throne? Queen or survivor? Isola and her dragon guards are shaken after the events that forced them into hiding in Dragca Academy. With the queen of the supernaturals on earth offering Isola, and what is left of her people, a permanent home...will Isola leave Dragca to save the dragon she loves? Or will the last dragon Ice queen rise.. -
![Gabriel's Mate by Tina Folsom]()
Gabriel's Mate by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAfter Maya is turned into a vampire against her will, vampire and Scanguards bodyguard Gabriel is charged with protecting her and finding her attacker. Gabriel has never guarded a body as perfect as Maya's. Moreover, Maya's enticing blend of vulnerability and strength is difficult to resist. Yet resist he must... -
![A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare]()
A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare
Orphaned. Trained to fight. Raised to fear the power of Underhill. Secretly in love with a man who doesn’t want me.I’m still just Alli, aka the half-human orphan fae, but my life is looking up for the first time. It only took me my whole 24 years. But when Underhill—the ancestral home of the fae—shatters, making it impossible for any fae to enter, I’m the only one who knows who did it... -
![Secret of the Broken King by Eliza Raine]()
Secret of the Broken King by Eliza Raine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m Poseidon’s secret bride, cast out of Aquarius and told never to return.I don’t recall our wedding vows saying anything about me obeying him though...I’m supposed to be the last of my kind, all-powerful and marked by prophecy for greatness. But, something, somewhere, must have gone wrong because I have no power or greatness. Just a flare for theft and a quick mouth that gets me in trouble... -
![Ancient Enemy by Katie Reus]()
Ancient Enemy by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s out for revenge…Ancient dragon shifter Rhys awoke from his slumber hungry for revenge against the witch who killed his sister. When his year-long hunt takes him to the rebuilding city of New Orleans, he finds a witch—but not the one he’s pursuing...Categorized as:
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![Sinister Wizardry by Eva Chase]()
Sinister Wizardry by Eva Chase
Do I want to spend my summer with my vicious classmates at Bloodstone University—better known as Villain Academy? No, thank you. But I've got to find a way to tackle my enemies before they try to destroy me again, and the trail to potential answers starts there. I've had it with taking the high road, though. Come at me, and you'd better believe I'll hit you back just as hard...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...Categorized as:
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![Royals of Villain Academy: Books 5 - 8 by Eva Chase]()
Royals of Villain Academy: Books 5 - 8 by Eva Chase
A brewing magical war. Four impossible loves. Can we conjure a happy ending?I was starting to think I knew what I was dealing with at the university best known as Villain Academy. I’d come to believe that by owning my role as the last remaining Bloodstone, I could change this place for the better. Then a series of shocking revelations turns everything I believed on its head...Categorized as:
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![Sealed in Sin by Juliette Cross]()
Sealed in Sin by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes sin looks an awful lot like heaven. One demon prince may be festering in the bowels of the soul eater Cocytus, but Genevieve’s troubles are far from over. Prince Bamal, demon lord of New York City, still wants her. But this time, he wants her alive, to control her inherent power as a Vessel of Light...Categorized as:
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Paladin by Montana Ash
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHonour. Duty. Loyalty. Control. These are the principles Darius lives by – almost to the point of obsession. They had forged him into a noble knight but had also cost him the woman of his dreams and wrought a non-relenting hatred for his personal nemeses; the shades... -
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![Pounding Earth by Erin Bedford, J.A. Cipriano]()
Pounding Earth by Erin Bedford, J.A. Cipriano
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaya and her three sexy mates thought they were safe in the North as they prepared to take back the Eastern dragon kingdom, but they were wrong. As Maya’s pregnancy brings new surprises and powers, treachery leads to one of her three beloved men being taken from her. And to add to the brewing chaos, an army of the West appears on her doorstep, led by none other than her sister...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen]()
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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![Magic Strikes - Midnight Games by Ilona Andrews]()
Magic Strikes - Midnight Games by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings4th Curran's POV, takes place during Magic StrikesFeatured in Small Magics...Categorized as:
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![Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood]()
Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath wants his queen back. After her two sisters are caught up by destiny’s call, Lamarra Stonemantle is the only one left to play the role of dutiful noble daughter. A task she embraces in an effort to hide the dark magic living inside her own soul. Now that power is whispering its seductive promises again, telling her only a long dead king can complete her soul... -
![Wandering Queen by May Dawson]()
Wandering Queen by May Dawson
One minute, I’m just an innocent, brave, beautiful young woman chasing down an evil vampire. The next, three sexy Fae jerks abduct me from my life of slaying vamps and saving puppies.Okay, okay. I’m not particularly innocent. The beautiful part is really dependent on the lighting. And some people say ‘brave’, some people say ‘stupid’... -
![The High Priestess by Erin Mc Luckie Moya]()
The High Priestess by Erin Mc Luckie Moya
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDisowned from her family, shunned from her history and the next in line to quell a war she has no knowledge about, Marie takes on a series of foes as she explores the muddy waters of history, discovering that witches and demons have far more in common than she is comfortable with...Categorized as:
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![The Memory Puller by Kris K. Haines]()
The Memory Puller by Kris K. Haines
She stole his memory. Will he steal her heart? Shrouded Sister Cassandra Fortin is a wannabe rebel hidden beneath midnight blue dress robes.By day, she toils at the Temple, pulling the human memories craved by her Fae overlords. By night, she hunts through those same memories for treasures to steal, buying freedom for the mortal colonies’ least fortunate families...Categorized as:
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![World of Danger by Meg Anne]()
World of Danger by Meg Anne
Her enemies are coming, and they’re out for blood.Lina thought the threats of her past would die along with Mataius. She should have known better. Nothing in her life is ever easy. Nord and Lina may have dealt with her murderer, but along the way they also managed to land themselves at the top of several shit lists...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Wolf by K. Easton, Amanda Richardson]()
Shadow Wolf by K. Easton, Amanda Richardson
What do you get when you mix a pissed off omega wolf in heat with a wicked, possessive alpha?Trouble—in the form of Phoenix Adair.The brutal alpha of our rival Shadow Pack has a reputation for serving up malice and pain. Where he comes from, wolves roam free and lawless.A treaty forged over a hundred years ago is the only thing standing between all-out war between our packs... -
![The Queen of Quintessence by Tessa Hale]()
The Queen of Quintessence by Tessa Hale
My list of enemies is growing by the day. People I expect and those I never saw coming. But the one thing I know is that I’ll fight with everything I have to make it back to my mates. My charmer. My gentle giant. My psychopath. And my cruel prince. Our powers are growing as our bond deepens... -
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![Raphael/Parish by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright]()
Raphael/Parish by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRAPHAEL The brilliant and dangerous diplomat of the Pantera shapeshifters, Raphael has devoted his life to discovering the key to the infertility that is threatening the extinction of his puma race. Creating a vast network of spies worldwide, he never expected to discover that the answer might be beneath his very nose...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon’s Fake Mate by Harlow Blaze]()
The Dragon’s Fake Mate by Harlow Blaze
Marrying her brutal dragon-shifter nemesis is the only way to save her friend.StarlaStarla’s witchcraft hides a terrible secret.She’s a rare human able to have shifter children. Her magical disguise is the only thing keeping her from becoming a dragon baby factory.Over her dead body. She has a job . Too many people need her for a stupid destiny to upend her life.There’s one problem... -
![Love Bites by Lola Glass]()
Love Bites by Lola Glass
A vampire bit me while we were making out. Now, I'm being forced to marry him. Okay, not forced. I just don't have any other options. My family is being targeted by a dangerous wolf pack, so we turned to our king for help. But he happens to be the guy I kissed. He agrees to keep us safe—for the small price of my hand in marriage. Or mating. Whatever you want to call it, he demands my future... -
![Shadow Born by Rebecca Hamilton, Heather Marie Adkins]()
Shadow Born by Rebecca Hamilton, Heather Marie Adkins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChicago Police Detective Brooke Chandler is keeping a secret…and if she’s not careful, it could get her killed. Brooke is no stranger to the supernatural. In Chicago, vampires are just as prevalent as drug lords, and infinitely more bloodthirsty. So when her partner and fiancé dies in a mysterious fire while chasing down a lead in Salem, she suspects something dark and otherworldly is at play... -
![To Kiss a Dragon by Miranda Bridges]()
To Kiss a Dragon by Miranda Bridges
If I fail to seduce the dragon lord, the vampires will kill my sister.But if the dragon-shifter finds out about my plans, it will be my life that is forfeit. As the thrall of a vampire, I’m used to being subjected to another’s will. Until a chance of fate sets me free from his compulsion.Only it comes with strings that I can’t untie... -
![Bound by Danger by Meg Anne]()
Bound by Danger by Meg Anne
She was never supposed to go and fall in love. Quinn Satori has been keeping secrets. Big ones. As a memory weaver, the mind has always been her playground, the truth whatever she needed people to believe. After years of being the one holding all the cards, she never expected her gift would come back to haunt her in the form of Finley St. Aubyn. Hunky British billionaire. Immortal Guardian...Categorized as:
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