Books like 'Blooming Desire'
Readers who enjoyed Blooming Desire by Octavia Kore, Lula Monk, Dani Morrison, Charity Wells, Diana Rose Wilson, Julie L. Vance & SJ Sanders also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering...Categorized as:
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![Velise by Cebelius]()
Velise by Cebelius
Would YOU love a monster girl?Andrew hunts monsters as a member of the Non-Human Investigative Corps, and he's very good at his job...Categorized as:
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![Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison]()
Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTo save the city, Rachel Morgan will need to show some teeth in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.The new master vampire of Cincinnati has arrived . . . and she wants Rachel Morgan out... -
![Selena by Cebelius]()
Selena by Cebelius
All they needed was a second chance ...As former police officer, his back broken in the line of duty, James' life hung by a thread. Securing treatment landed him deep in debt and working for a soldier of fortune company to pay for his recovery. When he learned just how dirty that company was, he had to decide if his conscience was worth becoming a lifelong paraplegic... -
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![A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk]()
A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk
Silver is a beautiful liar.She's human.And a fierce killer of fae.She marks her kills on a silver vambrace so everyone can see her savagery and stay away. As long as she keeps protecting downtrodden humans from monstrous fae-folk, and hiding the true reason for wearing magic-cutting silver, her loneliness is of no consequence...Categorized as:
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![It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI did not order the extra slice of Armageddon to go with my midlife crisis. Apparently , if you’re an Immortal, it comes free of charge. I have until sundown tomorrow to get to a parallel plane of existence, save my family, and kick bad-guy butt all before the world ends. Impossible, right? Not according to my posse of whackado buddies... -
![Hunt the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy]()
Hunt the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
The vampire, Roke, is raw, sensual, always in control. Yet somehow he's allowed the unthinkable to happen: a nymph-like witch named Sally has used her magic to trick Roke into mating with her. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless Sally breaks the spell. The trouble is, she has no idea how. . . Mating with Roke was an accident; at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself...Categorized as:
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![The Nightshade's Touch by Pippa DaCosta]()
The Nightshade's Touch by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBe careful which star you wish upon... The unseelie—banished by Oberon long ago—are stirring awake, and there's one name on their poisoned lips: Nightshade. Kesh is beginning to settle into her role as Halow's messenger, saving people from the fae with the help of Kellee, Talen, Arran and Sota, but if she has any hope of making her wrongs right, she must trust those around her...Categorized as:
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![Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire]()
Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire
Fifth book in Seanan McGuire’s funny and fast-paced urban fantasy InCryptid series featuring ballroom dancer and monster expert Verity Price.Verity Price is back on the West Coast and getting back into the swing of the family business: cryptozoology...Categorized as:
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![The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison]()
The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison has won legions of fans with her sexy supernatural novels featuring bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan. And now comes a unique look inside her beloved Hollows series that no fan should miss. . . . The Hollows Insider In the Hollows, the supernatural Inderlanders rule, and humanity must abide by their conventions, or else... -
![When Darkness Ends by Alexandra Ivy]()
When Darkness Ends by Alexandra Ivy
The Guardians of Eternity are facing a final battle to save their world—but battles of the heart may be the most difficult to fight… Cyn, the vampire clan chief of Ireland, is an unabashed hedonist whose beauty is surpassed only by his insatiable appetite for pleasure... -
![Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill]()
Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the third installment in the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, the vampires in Elisa Sullivan's world are out for blood.Elisa Sullivan is the only vampire ever born, and she bears a heavy legacy. After a sojourn with the North American Central Pack of shifters in the wilderness—where she turned a young woman into a vampire to save her life—Elisa returns to Chicago...Categorized as:
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![Dragons Don't Eat Meat by Kim McDougall]()
Dragons Don't Eat Meat by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSomeone is killing dragons. And the killings point to a civil war brewing among the fae.When Kyra finds an abandoned baby dragon, she doesn’t want to bring him home. But until she can hunt down his thunder and stop the dragon killers, she’s on babysitting duty... -
![Roc by Robert M. Kerns]()
Roc by Robert M. Kerns
A woman on the run. An unexpected meeting. Rising tensions.Sloane happily worked as a farmhand for an elderly couple in Nebraska...until people arrived in blacked-out SUVs asking about a woman who turns into a giant bird. When Sloane refused to go with them, they killed her elderly employers and razed the farm to the ground. Then? They pinned the crimes on her. Sloane's been running ever since... -
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![Consular Times by Robert M. Kerns]()
Consular Times by Robert M. Kerns
New Job. New Faces. New Challenges.Wyatt has settled into his role as Alpha of Godwin County and the town of Precious. Lyssa has moved to Precious full-time, only traveling to Chicago for Shifter Council meetings. Life is good.But Wyatt's peace shatters when Miles arrives and says, "Lad, we need to talk."Join Wyatt as he uncovers a truth that will change the shifters' world forever... -
![Bound By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy]()
Bound By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe Sylvermysts have a reputation as sinister cousins to the fey, and none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his people from banishment, he faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture him. By rights, he should kill her on sight... -
![Call of Magic by Becca Blake, Avery Song]()
Call of Magic by Becca Blake, Avery Song
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen power beckons, anyone can answer. Let the call of magic charm you!Curses and hexes haunt the worlds of the witches, werewolves, dragons, vampires and the hunters who stalk them in the night.Fall under the spell of these fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance stories by New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors... -
![Shadows of Betrayal by Brenda K. Davies]()
Shadows of Betrayal by Brenda K. Davies
As Cole plunges into war against the rebellion in the Gloaming, his enemies aren’t the only things to fear on the battlefield.The Shadow Realms hold more monstrous secrets than Cole or Lexi ever knew, and some of them are about to break free. When allies become enemies and betrayals unfold, Lexi and Cole will learn who they can trust and who wants them dead... -
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Shadow City by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe world is falling apart. The magical apocalypse has come. Now is the time to guard the covenstead against both raiders and refugees. But Max has been stolen by a powerful demi-god who is determined to force her to find a way to use a magical power she never knew she had—even if it kills her. Meanwhile, back in Horngate, a Fury is birthing...Categorized as:
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![Oops, I Elf'd it Again by Ava Ross]()
Oops, I Elf'd it Again by Ava Ross
I’m teaching a gorgeous elf how to fit in with humans and now I’m falling in love.With thirty-six looming on my horizon, I’m determined to have a child. I don’t need romance. I don’t need love. And definitely don’t need a happily ever after... -
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Devouring Darkness by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan unearths an ancient grudge, with potentially devastating consequences.As the only vampire ever born, and the daughter of two very powerful Chicago vampires, Elisa Sullivan knew her life was going to be...unusual... -
![Green Gryphon by JS Kennedy]()
Green Gryphon by JS Kennedy
The Dragon Protector asking Mackenzie for a favor—Maybe the sky truly has fallen.Mackenzie works for Catch and Release, a bounty-hunting guild, and she loves her job. She goes after the usual suspects: Rogue vampires, feral shifters, and crazed mages. Nightmare stuff...Categorized as:
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![Black Dog Blues by Rhys Ford]()
Black Dog Blues by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEver since being part of the pot in a high-stakes poker game, elfin outcast Kai Gracen figures he used up his good karma when Dempsey, a human Stalker, won the hand and took him in... -
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Burn the Night by Jocelynn Drake
The Great Awakening approaches . . . After eons in exile, the naturi have broken their chains and now roam the Earth bent on revenge. It is the sworn duty of Mira, the Fire Starter, to protect the nightwalker race—though even she may be powerless to withstand the horrific onslaught... -
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![The Hero Within by Bec McMaster]()
The Hero Within by Bec McMaster
Can this villain become her hero? As the only healer in a war-stained town, Eden McClain is devastated when the Salt Plague sweeps through the wastelands she calls home. Suddenly she's racing against time to save her people–and her niece–before it's too late. When she hears whispers of a cure, she knows she can't cross the dangerous Wastelands by herself to get it. She needs a guide... -
![Wicked Nights by M.J. Scott]()
Wicked Nights by M.J. Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey say magic has a price. In my experience they’re right. Sure, I’m a witch and I’ve even defeated a demon or two. But that doesn’t mean that I’ve got it all figured out. Or that trouble is done with me…Maggie Lachlan has become a Techwitch in all senses of the world. Once she was just a super geek, taming wild programs with ease, now magic has become part of her repertoire... -
![Demon's King by Connie Suttle]()
Demon's King by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Reah, we have good information on Zellar." That had me jerking my head up to stare at Lendill. Zellar. Just the sound of that name had every member of the ASD seething. Zellar—the rogue warlock who left drained planet cores in his wake. For years, he only worked on worlds outside the Alliance—the ASD had gotten too close to him on too many occasions... -
![We Shall Not Bow by Adaline Winters]()
We Shall Not Bow by Adaline Winters
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDisguised as our saviors, the Fae flooded into our world. Twenty years later, humanity is on the brink of extinction and Earth has become a magical playground for the Fae.~ Luna ~ As the Dark Menace, I fight for the resistance and for my family who are struggling against the odds for survival. I’ve given them everything I have—my life, my heart, and my devotion...Categorized as:
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![Demon Revealed by Connie Suttle]()
Demon Revealed by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(Reah, I know you're not happy with us right now, but we didn't order the firebombing. RAA moved without consulting us.) (And I'm supposed to believe that?) (Reah, you're being disrespectful with a superior.) I didn't answer him. If he knew how disrespectful I wanted to be—I was staring at Xiri's bones, after all. I sobbed... -
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Faerie Hunt by Emma L. Adams
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI'm Ivy Lane, and lately, my life has been suspiciously free of faerie-related drama. But there's a storm coming. Now, the lords of Faerie know I have their magic. What they don't know is that I killed a powerful faerie, and might just have doomed both our worlds in the process... -
![First Contact by SJ Sanders]()
First Contact by SJ Sanders
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore humanity met the Budo, before humans were sold for breeding compatibility experimentation to the Agraak, there was a crash landing on an unknown world—Earth. If a male wasn’t born into the upper tiers of Forad society, he would never know the comfort of his own mate. Ehmhy was not such a fortunate male, he was a trader of a long line of traders...Categorized as:
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![The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin]()
The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMen in Black meets Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum in the new urban fantasy novel starring seer Makenna Fraser and her fellow agents at Supernatural Protection & Investigation. The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) know that fighting evil is a full-time job, especially when a new designer drug—with mind-blowing side effects—hits the streets.. -
![Guardians of Moonlight by Elizabeth Hartwell]()
Guardians of Moonlight by Elizabeth Hartwell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne strong woman. Four devoted Guardians. The fate of all Fae resting on their shoulders...Categorized as:
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Mated Seers by J.C. Andrijeski
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“And Death will live among them in the guise of a child…”They call her The Bridge. She leads them now. The reality of that, of leading a people and culture she barely understands, would be daunting even without what the myths say about her.As it is, they look at her, and see the end of the world.More unnerving still, they want to follow her there.She’s married now...Categorized as:
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![The Ghoul Vendetta by Lisa Shearin]()
The Ghoul Vendetta by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMen in Black meets Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum in the fourth urban fantasy novel in the series starring seer Makenna Fraser and her fellow agents at Supernatural Protection & Investigation.The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) are paid to keep the peace. But that’s not so easy when an endless evil threatens to tear that peace to pieces.. -
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Three Half Goats Gruff by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIs he a vampire? A shifter? Something worse? Thrown together to save a middle school from an infestation of satyrs, Kyra and the mysterious Captain of the Guardians share one heart-stopping night. Critter wrangling rule #4: There isn’t much you can’t kill, confuse, or disgust with a can of bug fogger... -
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Claimed by Sarah Fine
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsGalena Margolis, a brilliant scientist with a tragic past, is determined to fulfill her destiny and develop the vaccine that could save millions. Yet when Galena’s test subjects meet with foul play, it’s clear that someone is still determined to stop her, and that Galena herself is a target... -
![Dark and Stormy Knights by P.N. Elrod, Ilona Andrews]()
Dark and Stormy Knights by P.N. Elrod, Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 32 ratings9 stories from the hottest writers in paranormal fantasy. 1. A Questionable Client (Kate Daniels, #0.5) by Ilona Andrews: Kate Daniels guards shifter Saiman, less trustworthy than the enemy.2. Even Hand (Dresden Files, #11.6) by Jim Butcher: "Gentleman" John Marcone, Chicago's most dangerous crime lord, fights water demon with defenses against White Council wizard Harry Dresden. 3... -
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Crimson Wind by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTHERE ARE GOOD GUYS. THERE ARE BAD GUYS. AND THEN THERE'S MAX. Max knows what trusting the wrong person can cost you. Her former friend Giselle, a powerful witch, enslaved Max years ago, turning her into a Shadowblade, a deadly warrior compelled to fight for Giselle. But there's more at stake now than Max's thirst for revenge...Categorized as:
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![Nobody's Hero by Bec McMaster]()
Nobody's Hero by Bec McMaster
First rule of surviving the Wastelands: don't be caught out after the sun sets... After her father was killed in a warg attack, Riley Kincaid was forced to stand on her own two feet in the brutal Wastelands she calls home. She knows how to survive, but when a lapse in judgment leaves her out after dark, Riley realizes she's in trouble... -
![Vampire God by Meg Xuemei X]()
Vampire God by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe listed release date is a placeholder. Vampire God is expected to release in April/May 2022. Marlowe I want my Bride more than the world, but she’s the only woman I can’t have.Every second in her presence is both torment and ecstasy. I crave her blood as much as her body.One slip, and I’ll drain her...Categorized as:
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![The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson]()
The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAnger management isn’t so bad when your shrink is gorgeous. It’s less great when you turn up to find him dead on the floor, and an armored giant dressed like a freaking ancient warrior standing over his body though. Ares, the God of War, has lost his power and the only way for him to get it back? Me. Apparently, I’m a goddess. One with the power of war. I mean, it does explain a lot... -
![Loch and Key by Seanan McGuire]()
Loch and Key by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDaniel Healy has been dead for two years, and his parents are still in the process of healing both themselves and their relationship...Categorized as:
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![Thoruk's Gift by Celeste King]()
Thoruk's Gift by Celeste King
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThoruk is a huge scary monster of an Orc. He could break me without a thought. And somehow I’m in love with him.There isn’t much left of my world after the Orcs came rampaging through the portal. If you’re a woman, you’re property – and that’s if you’re lucky enough to end up in a human bunker. Life can’t get much worse.And then I get captured by a band of primal, savage Orcs...Categorized as:
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![Monstrous Lies by K.A. Knight]()
Monstrous Lies by K.A. Knight
Thirty years ago the world as we know it was lost. Now humans live like rats, desperate for food and safety, the wall towering before us as a mocking reminder of what happened…The wall that keeps the monsters locked away from us. The wall that keeps us safe.The wall that every day I sneak through...Categorized as:
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![Stone Blood Legacy by Jayne Faith]()
Stone Blood Legacy by Jayne Faith
The Stone Order is under attack. Wrathful gods are closing in. Unlikely allies Petra and Jasper may be Faerie’s only hope. After her victory in the battle of champions, Petra thought she was a step closer to freedom from her sovereign and the politics of Faerie...Categorized as:
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![Cursed Witch by Brogan Thomas]()
Cursed Witch by Brogan Thomas
Her conjury was out of reach. But when she’s flooded with strength, can she survive becoming a target? Tuesday Larson thought she’d settled for normal. A disappointment to her mother for never taking well to magic, she deliberately put distance between her family and any witchery. But the supernatural destroys her barriers when a group of mercenaries tears through her home looking for blood... -
![The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod]()
The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes a bit of magical help might cost more than you bargained for . . . London is hosting the Carnival Fantastique, and Genny's job has never been busier or more fulfilling. Only not everyone is so happy. Genny believed she'd cracked the fae's infertility curse . . . but the fae are still barren... -
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Fury Rising by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFirst in a New Series! "My name is Kaeleen Donovan. I'm a Theosian-a minor goddess. They call me Fury." By day, I run the Crossroads Cleaning Company, and I also read fortunes and cast hexes at Dream Wardens, a magical consulting shop. But by night, I'm oath-bound to Hecate, goddess of the Crossroads... -
![Maid for Her Snow Beast by Evangeline Priest]()
Maid for Her Snow Beast by Evangeline Priest
WELCOME TO AVALON VALE!The newest monster-controlled city is open to new residents and visitors alike!Whether you want to take a walk on the wild side for a night or find your happily ever after, we have what you need right here!◆◆◆Another monster-controlled city has opened their portals for new residents, and Valiana Seitta sees it as an opportunity for a fresh start...Categorized as:
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