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Dark Memory by Christine Feehan
Safia Meziane has trained since birth to protect her tribe, the family she holds so dear. All along she told herself the legends she was raised with were simply that. But now, she must call upon all of her skills to fight what lies ahead. Evil has come to their small town on the cost of Algeria, evil that Safia can feel but cannot see... -
The Ascended by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox
A part of the Sundered Realms Extended UniverseRevenge demands the ultimate sacrifice. When twins Thais and Thatcher are thrust into the deadly Trials of Ascension, they'll navigate brutal competitions and forbidden desires, discovering some secrets are worth dying for—and others are worth killing for...Categorized as:
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Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop
The national bestselling Black Jewels trilogy established award-winning Anne Bishop as an author whose "sublime skill...blends the darkly macabre with spine-tingling emotional intensity, mesmerizing magic, lush sensuality, and exciting action."* Now the saga continues-with four all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred... -
Shadow's Fall by T.M. Hart
"Everyone breaks.Everyone.It is a universal truth, an absolute with no exceptions.The only difference between us is how we break . . . and what it turns us into.This is one such story. And this will take some telling."~Enter the world of the Shadow Series where Light battles Dark and nothing is as it seems.Violet Archer knows that something is coming. She just doesn't know what . . . or who... -
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Brutal Birthright by Elliott Rose
He’s a warlord… and she’s the one he cannot claim.Black-hearted warrior.Ruthless in battle.… Professor?Rowan of Nocturne has no desire to join the academic staff at Astracadia Academy. But when tragedy strikes, his only option is to step into the training arena and commit to a role that makes his skin crawl. For an entire, torturous year...Categorized as:
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A Goddess of Life & Dawn by K.M. Moronova
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, there were two Rhythm Gods: one of brilliance and one of darkness. But there was much more to the realms than the two gods alone could provide, so the Maker created a third, unknowingly unbalancing the Rhythm and setting the realms on a path of suffering.The God of War has stolen that which I hold dearest... -
Death by Sienna Moreau
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt all began with the kiss of Death.Abaddon, the Destroyer, right hand of Lucifer, has returned from the dead with one thing on his mind: revenge on the Horseman who kept him from taking back what is his. But spending time alone with Death has awakened something between them, resulting in an experience that he enjoys more than revenge. The natural conclusion is to keep doing it, of course... -
The Secrets of Jane: Forgotten by Charlotte Mallory
Looking for a Dark Romantasy where the MMC is more like a savage dire-wolf over a golden retriever? He's lined with scars and ink from battles, sacrifice, and vengeance. His love? Possessive and deadly: "If anyone makes you speak of love that isn't me, they won't live to see the rising sun." ¤ ¤ ¤ My village is aflame, and a deadly legend becomes my captor...Categorized as:
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Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand
I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him.Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true.I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame.The moment he touches me, everything changes...Categorized as:
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Siren by Measha Stone
My father demands I give up my dreams to follow the path he’s set for me, but I want more.And I won’t settle.In exchange for a small favor, my aunt helps get me started on a new path. My path. But I should have known life isn’t that easy. One of my father’s most trusted men catches up with me, and he’s brought a friend.I’m off limits, the boss’ daughter, but that doesn’t stop Bastian or Garrick... -
Blood and War by Belle Walker
Loyalty and love can ruin you. But hope is the deadliest of all. For ten years Demitria Collins has fought the creatures of nightmares to protect the one person she has left. With a rising string of demon attacks on the forefront, she knows it’s only a matter of time until they’re next... -
To Kill a Nightmare: The Complete Series by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe best way to ruin a rogue slayer's day? Force an arranged marriage on her. Despite being the best of the best, my parents–who run our region's slayer council–decide it's time for me to get married. Apparently, being the wife of a high-born slayer will finally make me respectable. Or so they say. I see the arrangement for what it really a power grab...Categorized as:
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Deviant Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Of all the Dark Warriors, Kyran Tarakesh is the most aberrant. Having witnessed the brutal murder and rape of his mother seven centuries ago, his sexual preferences are twisted and perverse. He walks the razors edge of control and he likes it that way, until he loses that balance and accidentally kills one of his lovers... -
Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You are a monster, Thea. The prophet told the realm of your monstrosity. You will crumble kingdoms. You will kill kings. But the real question is, which kingdom will you be a monster for?”All Thea wants is freedom and a sense of belonging. Trapped in Exile along with all of the other elite magic users, she can't fathom a life beyond her confinement, let alone remember the life she had before it... -
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Jaded Hollow: The Complete Collection by Alex Grayson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow you can get the entire Jaded Hollow Series in ONE Complete Collection!Dark memories, horrific events, brutal kidnappings, and heartbreaking lies and deceit. Welcome to Jaded Hollow, where you’ll learn just how jaded love can be.Bailey’s running from her abusive past, while Jaxon stops at nothing to save her from the terrifying monster committed on destroying her...Categorized as:
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The Professor by Jessica Gadziala
Apparently, the “old gods” were “waking up.”Desperate to figure out what that means, Bael is sent to one of the world’s leading experts on those old gods. A woman who is as beautiful as she is knowledgable. Not that those things matter to Bael, a demon who despises everything to do with humans... -
Broken Mates by Skyler Andra
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHell hath no wrath like a goddess scorned.My deranged brother started a war he couldn’t possibly win. Almost ran the Jackals into the ground. Framed my mate for my father’s murder. A slight that won’t go unpunished.Without the protection of his demons, his dark players, Danny’s vulnerable. We’ll take back what he stole and finish what he started. Erase the Wolves from existence...Categorized as:
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Fawn by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Dark Mafia Shifter Romance We aren't her saviors. We're her worst nightmare. We've been called vicious monsters. Brutal. Cold. Savage. We rule the criminal underworld the same way we rule our pack—with absolute control. We take what we want and demand complete obedience. When she comes to us, she's damaged. Fragile. Wounded. And oh so tempting...Categorized as:
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Wicked Vampire Prince by Bella Klaus
Four years ago, a Vampire Prince abducted me. I wiped his memory with a voodoo doll, escaped, and tried to forget him.A magical disaster struck, breaking my curse, and he’s back.And he’s furious.Tall, dark, and utterly deadly, he’s determined to make me his. Even though I despise blood-suckers, I can’t resist his allure... -
Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhere no hope is left, is left no fear My familiar brings us word. Another one of my mates has their life on the line with this deadly game with the Hellhounds and the mysterious Prince of Hell. They don’t seem to know Lilith is on our side. We have our secrets too. The game strikes a little too close to home and I’m in a fighting mood. It’s time to fight back...Categorized as:
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His to Possess by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying... -
Zephyr by Amara Rae
Greer and Aleksandr's story.Blurb coming soon.Note: Zephyr is a deliciously dark and steamy paranormal romance. It features fated mates (rejected mate, knotting), a dirty-talking and alpha shifter hero, and a badass heroine who brings him to his knees. Each book in the Immortal Coven series has an HEA for the couple, but the series has an overarching plot...Categorized as:
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Light by Lacey Lehotzky
Perfect for fans of The Plated Prisoner, Crystal Bloom, Game of Thrones (tv show), or anyone who wanted to see trauma addressed in ACOTAR. LAST WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD! Izidora Why does this keep happening to me? Kidnapped again by the Iron Fae, I must survive long enough to get back to my friends in the Night Realm... -
Of Night and Blood by Brea Lamb
Asher Daniox was an anomaly. Feared and worshiped by her kind for a power previously unheard of, the princess of the Fae Realm sought nothing more than to prove she could rule with a just and strong hand. That she was worthy of the title of queen.Yet, as her impending marriage to a young mortal prince draws nearer, she finds herself dreaming of a different life...Categorized as:
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Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDeath.For everyone, even immortals, there is nothing after death. No takebacks, no comebacks. It's a full stop. The end of a story. The end of everything.For Sophie, it's little more than a comma. A prelude. A footnote in her true destiny.She was fated to die.Many times.To know what lay beneath in the underworld. To bring the darkness back with her... -
King of Cups by Amy Kuivalainen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings'King of Cups' is the third book in a new fated mates series based in a fantasy Venice and packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance. Nico D’Argento has a pirate problem in the Adriatic that is only getting worse. As a general in Venice's navy, he should be above petty vendettas, but the Pirate King has robbed one ship too many, and now Nico is out for blood...Categorized as:
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Another Damned Pirate by Myka Bound
The trip home should have been the end of my little adventure.I was supposed to settle back into my life, work on getting Matty through school, and try like hell to put the memories of the world I barely escaped and my brooding pirate behind me.Petra had a different ending in mind. That wicked, soul-stealing demon sent something back to the human realm in my magical wake... -
Abandoned Grace: An Interview with Devin Andersen by Marissa Honeycutt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat would you do if you received a phone call from someone you thought only existed in the pages of your book? As an author, I know that characters often take on lives of their own. But imagine my complete shock when I was called upon to perform an extraordinary and revolting travel to Russia to speak to one hailed by many as their all-time favorite villain... -
Dark Heart by Donna Grant
Deepest passion. Darkest betrayal.Once, she was my world. The only one I loved. Then it was all ripped away—including my freedom.Vengeance kept me alive. It paved every step, shaped every plot.Until I finally caught her.I learned that line between love and hate is wafer-thin... -
His in the Dark by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere are two things I’ve always known:Magic is real.The Gods have no mercy for women like me. I was born into power although what little I have is dying. Nonetheless, I’ve been protected all my life. There are myths and tales that say one day I will come to a fork in a long, long path. Either the light will take me or the dark...Categorized as:
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Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’M A BEAST. UNTAMED. WILD. I have no need for a mate, much less a witch. Her kind is untrustworthy and cruel, yet this one beckons me and the pull is near volatile. My wolf thirsts for her pinned beneath us while my teeth break flesh—mark her as ours. Rejecting her is right, but at what cost? It’s the first time the animal and I are at odds. A KING does not bend the knee...Categorized as:
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Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWonderland is just a story....Ally spent her whole life being told Wonderland was just a fantasy, nothing more than a story that lived inside her mother's head. All it took was a tumble through a mirror to prove that was a lie. Now she must find her place within this world of madness without losing her sanity in the arms of the Mad Hatter... -
A Fated Vow by Amanda Aggie
For fans of 'A Court of Thorns and Roses', 'Bride of the Shadow King', and 'The Bargainer' series, this enemies to lovers fantasy romance between a villain with the power to command death and an elf lord's daughter is bound to have you reading late into the night. As the only living child of the Elf Lord, I'm set to inherit the Elven Islands... -
Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero
A woman marked by death.A demon who would send her there himself.A revolution that will change it all.Death comes to us all… or so they say. But they never said that’s what I’d become… death. I’d spent my life taking care of everyone else besides myself. I finally let go for one night. One night of freedom. One night of fun. One night to dance my burdens away... -
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Shadowlands Omega by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“I look forward to punishing you, Kiandah.”“You’re a cruel lord.”“A hero would have no chance with you, so for you, I will be the villain.”After burning her church to the ground and throwing her family into the castle dungeons for their treason, Kiandah did not expect to be spared by Lord Yaron, the Berserker Lord who once vowed — and tried — to kill her... -
His to Claim by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was forbidden, but a beast takes his mate.For centuries my kind have hidden our feral nature, our brute strength, and our savage instincts. But this human female is my mate, and nothing will keep me from claiming and ravaging her.She is mine to tame and protect, and if my belt doesn't teach her to obey then she'll learn in a much more shameful fashion... -
Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'M KEEPING HER. The sweet psychology student with a troubled past. Her ex is stalking her, but I won't let him hurt her again. I'll finish him if he even tries. Because I love the way she submits. Her sweet soft yes, sirs. The way she gives herself over to me. I should let her go--she has her whole life ahead of her. But I can't. I'm buying her a collar and making her mine. Mine alone... -
Crossing Acheron by H.G. Birde
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMalachy Donovan was born human. But after waking up in a pool of his own blood, he knew that fact, which once felt so certain, had been changed forever.After being freed from imprisonment by Acheron and his elite unit of bodyguards, Malachy quickly learns the truth of his condition: he is a dhampir, a rare and powerful creature born half-human, half-vampire... -
Temptation in Shadows by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTall, lean, muscular—and definitely rough around the edges—Sean Walker is not your typical nightclub bodyguard. He’s a controller of shadows, able to wield darkness at will... -
The Vampire’s Prey by Vivian Murdoch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvangeline Two rules of The Family: 1. Pray without ceasing. 2. Guard your heart. The moment I stepped foot into Club Toxic, I knew I would be put to the test. What I didn’t know was that I would have my own personal tormentor sent straight from the depths of hell.I try to run from him. I try to hide who I really am. Every step I take, he’s right there with me...Categorized as:
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Year of the Rabbit by Anni Lee
Would you like sprinkles on your Murder Cupcakes?Leveret Wong, a touch adverse rabbit shifter and warlock, can help anyone who comes into his magical bakery with everything from sleep inducing raspberry buttercream to scones that can make a person fall in love. The only person he can't seem to fix, however, is himself...Categorized as:
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Kissed by a Demon by Rosalyn Stirling
A demon who feeds on her desires. An enchantress who’s desperate enough to bargain with him. Wild shadows stir within a forest that never sleeps—demons and beasts eager to ensnare their next prey... -
Sacred Struggle by Rochelle Wilcox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn elf hiding from a malicious queen.A rider whose dragon will be tortured if he chooses his fated mate.What will they risk when forbidden love threatens everything else?In the land of Vanatia, Sifa’s doomed to the elven prison if she’s found. Desperate to unearth the queen’s secrets, Sifa’s chasing answers by doing the city overseer’s dirty work...Categorized as:
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A Sensual Summoning by Rachel J. Roman
Spellbinding seduction is only a page away...When exiled witch Faye Kyteler discovers a spell book hidden in the ceiling of her home, she never expected to accidentally summon the Daemon held prisoner within its' pages. Now bound to her, the sullen, cantankerous Rafael is anything but what she expected an incubus to be when he demands she find a way to free him, or else.But something is wrong...Categorized as:
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Protect Me by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI ran from my cruel fiancé…and found myself in the arms of three powerful shifters.When I throw myself at the mercy of the Ringmaster in No Man’s Land, I’m only seeking temporary refuge. A place to hide from the corruption and death that waits for me back home.Three months. That’s all I have until the protection the circus provides me expires...Categorized as:
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Break Her by Cassie Alexander
I wanted her.She was just two floors away from me here in my castle.And some piece of her—naïve and inexperienced—wanted me.The man who was doomed to die at her hand.I could mostly ignore that fact, now that I was used to her presence, and my intermittent lust. But I wondered if not telling her about it was a bigger betrayal than not telling her about my arrangement with her father...Categorized as:
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The Witch's Fate (The Lunaterra Chronicles) by Willow Winters
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom Bestselling Author Willow Winters, comes a dark, spicy Romantasy.A reclusive moon witch. A cursed wolf shifter.A spell gone horribly wrong. After being trapped in her realm after a storm, fate pushes them together. However, they’ll soon discover that magic isn’t the only thing dangerous...desire is far more perilous. And yes, there's only one bed... -
Babydoll by Amara Rose
HarlowI feel like I am going crazy.I don’t know who I am now. After. After everything. The accident. The assault. I am so unsure of myself. The only thing I am sure of is him. Ace Wilde is the darkness that shadows run from and now he has me in his sights. Our bond is inescapable... -
Defiled by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Paranormal RomanceShe is destined to be mine... and she will be.I was born to rule, but for her sake I am banished, forced to wander the Earth among mortals. Her virgin body will pay the price for my protection, and it will be a shameful price indeed.Stripped, punished, and ravaged over and over, she will scream with every savage climax... -
A Throne of Ruin and Rose by Katherine Ann
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn enchantingly dark tale of power and survival...Follow along as Riven, a seemingly mortal woman is lured from her village during a red moon night. By a twist of cruel fate, she finds herself being held captive, beaten and starved by Faye creatures she didn't know existed until now. All for a power she didn't know she had. She is faced with a decision, Take the easy way out and give in...
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