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A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSome days I kick life in the ass. Other days it kicks back.On a good day, wearing the Fianna mark tosses me into topsy-turvy trials. It’s a scramble but I manage to hold it together with the help of amazing family and friends: mythical, magical, and mortal.But despite best-laid plans, collateral damage occurs.I can live with me getting hurt but watching someone I love suffer—not so much... -
![What a Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken]()
What a Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
Only for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, 'Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us - the most loved of all dragons?' No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility... -
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![A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Life sucker-punched me...I have family I didn’t know about, a magical heritage laying its claim, and a mystery I apparently need to solve.There are three things I love most in life…my wild and crazy Irish family, Redbreast Whiskey at Shenanigans, and living in Toronto... -
![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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![Last Dragon Standing by G.A. Aiken]()
Last Dragon Standing by G.A. Aiken
I know what they see when they look at me. The charming, soft-spoken dragoness bred from the most powerful of royal bloodlines. A disguise strong than any battle shield that allows me to keep all suitors at tail's length. A technique that's worked until him. Until Ragnar the Cunning, handsome barbarian warlord and warrior mage from the desolate Northlands...Categorized as:
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![The Heretic Royal by G.A. Aiken]()
The Heretic Royal by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn this riveting, feminist tale perfect for fans of Katee Robert and Nalini Singh, two sisters battle for a single throne, warring factions take up arms, a land is divided, and uncertain allies become very certain lovers. With subtle commentary on today’s political polarization, this riveting epic celebrates strong female characters and champions the underdog with diverse, expert world building... -
![The Distressing Damsel by Shelly Laurenston, G.A. Aiken]()
The Distressing Damsel by Shelly Laurenston, G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsCan a powerless witch find happiness with an arrogant, impatient dragon? If the dragon has his way, she sure as hell will. Book 2 in the award-winning Dragon Kin series! Talaith's life has never been easy. A goddess has forced her into servitude. Her husband despises her. And all those in her tiny village fear her...Categorized as:
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Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon
In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner, in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon. As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken]()
The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken
Aiken's fifth book in her "New York Times"-bestselling Dragon Kin series is a wicked and witty tale of one fearless and outspoken heroine teamed up with an incorrigible barbarian.... I was raised for battle. And as the first daughter of a warrior family, I've earned my reputation the hard way... -
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Devilish Mate by Elizabeth Briggs
The devil has been my fated mate for all of time. But can I forgive him for what he's done?Lucifer and Eve. Hades and Persephone. Lucas and Hannah.We’re dark and light. Wrong and right. Day and night. I’ve lived a hundred lives, and in each one he finds me and claims me—and then I die. Violently. Usually in his arms. We’re inevitable…and cursed. Until now...Categorized as:
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Bring the Heat by G.A. Aiken
HE SAYS . . . I, Aidan the Divine, am . . . well, divine. My name was given to me by the Dragon Queen herself! I’m a delight! Cheerful. Charming. And a mighty warrior who is extremely handsome, with a very large and well-hidden hoard of gold. I am also royal-born, despite the fact that most in my family are horrendous beings who don’t deserve to live...Categorized as:
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![The Taming of the Wolf by Lydia Dare]()
The Taming of the Wolf by Lydia Dare
He could never lose control... Dashiel Thorpe, Earl of Brimsworth, has spent his life fighting the wolf within him. But when the full moon rises, Dash is helpless. A chance encounter with Caitrin Macleod on a moonlit night inadvertently binds the two together irrevocably, and Dash's impulsiveness plunges them both into a nightmare. She never saw him coming..Categorized as:
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![Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal]()
Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe final book of the acclaimed Glamourist Histories is the magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen walked on the darker side of the Regency...Jane and Vincent have finally gotten some much-needed rest after their adventures in Italy when Vincent receives word that his estranged father has passed away on one of his properties in the West Indies...Categorized as:
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![The Broken Elf King by Leia Stone]()
The Broken Elf King by Leia Stone
I never should have taken that loan but my aunt needed the meds and they were too expensive for me to afford by myself. Now I’ve been sold to slavery and the Nightfall Queen’s guards have found out I’m not entirely human.I guess I’m lucky they didn’t kill me.The next thing I know I’m transferred to the Elf King’s castle to find out that he has bought me...Categorized as:
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Everbound by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo live in the light, they hunt in the dark…The power of Helena’s magic has made her a target for the Coven. She wanted no part in the war of the witches, but it’s out of her hands now. She has to make a stand--and she does that by helping the Hunters and their allies against their common enemy. And now, the witch who ripped Helena’s future apart is coming... -
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Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Mayan God of Death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore, for readers of The Song of Achilles and Uprooted.Here we shall begin to tell a story: a tale of a throne lost, of monsters and magic. A tale of gods and of the shadow realm. But this, our story, it begins in our world, in the land of mortals.It begins with a woman...Categorized as:
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![Dance with the Demon by Stacia Stark]()
Dance with the Demon by Stacia Stark
What’s scarier than hunting demons?Being bonded to one of them.Ever since I got involved with the demons, my life has fallen apart. Now, I’m persona non grata with the mage council. And because of me, my sister is in danger. If that wasn’t bad enough, I’m also the lead suspect in an attempted murder. But it gets worse. I’m learning that everything I thought I knew about myself was a lie...Categorized as:
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![By Leigh, Lora Mass Market Paperbound on 01-Dec-2009 by Angela Knight]()
By Leigh, Lora Mass Market Paperbound on 01-Dec-2009 by Angela Knight
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsGO BEYOND YOUR WILDEST FANTASIES. GO BEYOND YOUR MOST FORBIDDEN DREAMS. GO FARTHER THAN ANY WOMAN HAS EVER DARED TO GO...BEYOND THE DARKFour bestselling authors of paranormal romance and erotic thrills now take readers into a seductive midnight world of demons, mages, vampires, and knights, of queens with devilish secrets, and of devils with secret desires... -
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Infernal by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA dark god rises...As a librarian in the most gorgeous library in the world, I'm living my book nerd dreams. The hallowed halls are my haven, until the specter of a dark god begins to haunt my days and nights.When he kidnaps me, the lethally beautiful god gains a name: Hades. That should make me Persephone, but I’m no goddess...Categorized as:
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Golden Hood by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m just your friendly neighborhood Robin Hood. Ever since my coven was destroyed, I spend my days in The Wild stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, along with my merry band of werewolves and a grumpy wizard. The people protect my identity in exchange for my good deeds...Categorized as:
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Supernatural by Larissa Ione, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsVampire Fight Club by Larissa Ione: When a wave of violence forces shape shifter Vladlena to go undercover, her first stop is a haven of vice - with a dangerously sexy vamp in charge. Both Vladlena and Nathan are hiding something, but they can't conceal the lust that simmers between them.. -
![Inner Demons by Stacia Stark]()
Inner Demons by Stacia Stark
He’s an arrogant control freak.I’m a stubborn, loose cannon.We’re a match made in hell. Luckily, that’s Samael's hometown. After the Mage Council publicly excised me, I've finally got my first real case. And I've even taken on a brand-new employee: A werewolf with impulse control issues.But my sister just lost everyone she loves, and she’s begging me to ask Samael for help...Categorized as:
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![The Paramedic's Hunter by Jamie Davis]()
The Paramedic's Hunter by Jamie Davis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParanormal paramedic Dean Flynn doesn't know he's being hunted by demons. Demon hunter Jaz Errington hunts the creatures he heals? In this case opposites do not attract.When paramedic and hunter are thrown together on a quest to rescue a kidnapped angel, who also happens to be Dean's missing girlfriend, sparks fly... -
![When a Dragon Falls by Kerrelyn Sparks]()
When a Dragon Falls by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a land of mist and magic, one dragon princess must test her wits against a ruthless and devious enemy . . .Princess Lenushka of Norveshka prides herself on her courage. She’s faced down the doubters who think a woman dragon shifter is worth less than a man. She will marry to secure the support of her nobles—and ensure she’ll hold the Norveshki throne...Categorized as:
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![The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey]()
The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe first book in the Vows and Honor trilogy unites swordmaster and sorceress in a quest for revenge in this thrilling epic fantasyShe was Tarma. Born to the Clan of the Hawk of the nomadic Shin’a’in people, she saw her entire clan slain by brigands. Vowing blood revenge upon the murderers, she became one of the sword-sworn, the most elite of all warriors... -
![Beyond the Dark by Angela Knight, Emma Holly]()
Beyond the Dark by Angela Knight, Emma Holly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA daring collection of never-before-published erotic desire from four of the hottest names in paranormal romance. Four of the most sizzling authors of paranormal romance take readers beyond their wildest fantasies, to a seductive midnight world of erotic suspense, demons, mages, vampires, and knights. A world of queens with devilish secrets, and of demons with secret desires... -
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Psychotic by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomething Psychotic this way comes. Pepper O’MalleyJill of all trades, hedonist, and dark witch.Adrenaline tastes better with a little blood and sweat. At least, that is what I tell myself after an undercover job goes awry and I get fired by my friend. He’s lucky I love him and see right through his command to keep me safe.Nowhere else to go and in need of cash... -
![Hex on the Beach by Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost]()
Hex on the Beach by Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsGirls Night Out has never been so much fun–but what are they going to do with all these bodies?New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Authors Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost, and Melissa Marr deliver a sexy summer read with this novel-length anthology containing three all-new stories from their Cursed Luck, Night Huntress, and Faery Bargains worlds...Categorized as:
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![Knight Avenged by Coreene Callahan]()
Knight Avenged by Coreene Callahan
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlone in a world on the brink of war…two unlikely allies will discover a love greater than time. Exiled from her home, powerful oracle Cosmina Cordei holds the key to uniting those protecting mankind from evil... -
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House of Rising Sands by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHOUSE OF RISING SANDS is an origin story preceding the events of HOUSE OF BEATING WINGS, yet should be read after book 1.For five hundred years, my people and I have been locked on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean because of my mother's cruel magic.Although I dreamed of escaping our prison, I never imagined a day would come when I could... -
![Blood Sanctuary Part Two by Vela Roth]()
Blood Sanctuary Part Two by Vela Roth
When an ancient evil rises, can they save the peace talks and their love?Lio and Cassia spend their nights in each other’s arms, but sit on opposite sides of the negotiation table. Their clandestine partnership has brought his immortal kin and her fellow humans close to a treaty after generations of violence. Lives hang in the balance. Failure means war...Categorized as:
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![Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima]()
Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLike father, like son… Sophie Thibodeau has been on the run from the father of her son for more than fifteen years. Now her son, Joshua, is changing, and her greatest fears are about to be realized. He’s going to end up being just like his father—a man who can change into a wolf...Categorized as:
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![The First Fall by Seanan McGuire]()
The First Fall by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt has been three years since the marriage of Jonathan and Frances Healy; three years since the birth of their son, Daniel, who has been the light of their lives for that entire time. And now, due to circumstances beyond their control, the family has come together to do the one thing that none of them has ever wanted to do. They have come together to bury Daniel... -
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We Both Go Down Together by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith their second child due to arrive any day, it would be reasonable for Jonathan and Frances Healy to stay safe at home. Unfortunately, the world has other ideas... -
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Asterion by Alessa Thorn
A club owner with a monstrous secret, an assassin with his name on a contract, a passion that neither of them can deny.Asterion is the first book in a series about a dark and sexy world where Hades rules a court of gods and monsters in a modern day Greece.Welcome to the city of Styx...Categorized as:
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![Married in Green by Seanan McGuire]()
Married in Green by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter a rocky start and a lot of dangerous adventures, the day everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived: Jonathan Healy and Frances Brown are going to be married, and none too soon, since their first child is set to arrive at any moment. Alexander and Enid couldn't be happier about their son gaining a wife and a child, while giving them a daughter-in-law... -
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Sweet Poison Wine by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJonathan and Frances Healy are beginning their new lives together with that most traditional of celebrations: the honeymoon. Leaving their infant son with Jonathan's parents, the Healys are leaving Buckley Township, Michigan for the cosmopolitan wonders of the city of Chicago, where they can properly celebrate the fact that they managed to have a wedding without anybody winding up dead... -
![The Wolf Next Door by Lydia Dare]()
The Wolf Next Door by Lydia Dare
In Lydia Dare's debut trilogy, Regency England has gone to the wolves! They can't even be in the same room together... Ever since their failed elopement years ago, Prisca Hawthorne has taunted, insulted, and in every way tried to push him away. If only her heart didn't break every time Lord William Westfield left her... But staying apart is even worse..Categorized as:
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![Doctor D'Arco, Sorcerer of London by Kathryn Colvin]()
Doctor D'Arco, Sorcerer of London by Kathryn Colvin
A dark sorcerer. His widowed apprentice.A Victorian Gothic Romance for all time.In the midnight fog of Victorian London, the young widow Elizabeth Buckingham was destitute and alone, sustained only by her vow of revenge against whoever—or whatever—caused her Egyptologist husband’s uncanny demise...Categorized as:
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![Breathing Fire by R. K. Lilley]()
Breathing Fire by R. K. Lilley
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEvery head start has a price. . .Seven years ago, Jillian burned just about every bridge she ever had. Being a lifelong fugitive, she'd seen it as her only chance to get away clean, but it had taken its toll... -
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A Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Bared to You... Adrian Mitchell is a powerful angel leading an elite Special Ops unit of Seraphim. His task is to punish the Fallen-angels who have become vampires-and command a restless pack of indentured lycans. But Adrian has suffered his own punishment for becoming involved with mortals- losing the woman he loves again and again... -
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Outcast by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 21 ratings“The arrival of the Prophetess will bring both hope and destruction for the wolves of the world.She alone will be able to save them–or damn them.”The dark prophecy that has been passed down since the first pack of shifters is coming to fruition– and I am at the center of it.An orphaned human taken in by a pack of wolves. The fate of their existence in my hands...Categorized as:
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![Unbroken Magic by Stacia Stark]()
Unbroken Magic by Stacia Stark
I thought I had found a place to belong.But the werewolf king was lying to me–the one thing I begged him never to do.Turns out, I’m his mate.When I stalked out of his house–and out of his life–I figured I’d never see him again.But then I learned that Kyla had gone into the seelie realm to steal the sword tied to her fate. Alone.So now I’m sneaking in after her... -
![The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros]()
The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros
Julian Kane is back in town. Once, as a girl of seventeen, beautiful, headstrong Portia Cabot saved the cursed life of the dashing vampire Julian Kane—who marked her forever, then left to go in search of his soul. He returns five years later to find the enchanting young girl he left behind grown into a bewitching woman with a woman's heart . . . and a woman's desires...Categorized as:
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![The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt]()
The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt
Regeane is a fatherless royal relation who happens to be a werewolf. Her guardian, Gundabald, and his venal son Hugo plan to recoup their fortunes by marrying Regeane to a wealthy bridegroom, even though she might inadvertently make him into a bedtime snack. Gundabald forces her into apparent compliance by threatening to reveal her secret to the Church, which would burn her at the stake...Categorized as:
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![The Dream Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
The Dream Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon
In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them... Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when he's in the dreams of others. For thousands of years, he's drifted through the human unconscious, searching for sensation...Categorized as:
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![Night of the Wolf by Alice Borchardt]()
Night of the Wolf by Alice Borchardt
The fearsome legions of Julius Caesar have crushed resistance to Roman rule. Watching the aftermath is Maeniel, a gray wolf and a shapeshifter. The sight of the beautiful Imona fills Maeniel with unfamiliar feelings and desires, triggering his transformation from wolf to man. When Imona vanishes, Maeniel follows her trail--unaware that a warrior woman is trying to kill him...Categorized as:
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![Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett]()
Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2014... It’s the roaring twenties, and San Francisco is a hotbed of illegal boozing, raw lust, and black magic. The fog-covered Bay Area can be an intoxicating scene, particularly when you specialize in spirits… Aida Palmer performs a spirit medium show onstage at Chinatown’s illustrious Gris-Gris speakeasy... -
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The Wages of Sin by Jenna Maclaine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDulcinea Craven descends from a long line of witches, and she has just inherited wild, untrained magical powers that she has no idea how to control. Now a ruthless vampire and an age-old demon are determined to enslave Cin and steal her power for their own. Her only hope is The Righteous, a band of warrior vampires who slay the rogue undead...Categorized as:
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![Heir of Ruin by Leigh Kelsey]()
Heir of Ruin by Leigh Kelsey
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA brand new fae romance series inspired by Hades and Persephone that fans of Truthwitch and Throne of Glass will devour.A princess with untold power…Maia Delakore is the tool of her aunt, the queen of the Vassal Empire. With her snaresong magic, Maia moulds the minds of the court, and eradicates any resistance to the queen’s reign. But when her aunt commands her to kill a prince, she refuses...Categorized as:
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