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Knight by Karen Lynch
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsJesse's adventures in bounty hunting continue. Will she discover why her parents were taken? Will she ever forgive Lukas and his men? New dangers and intrigues await her because the Fae games are far from over... -
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Pawn by Karen Lynch
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJesse James is a normal eighteen-year-old, even if her parents are the best faerie bounty hunters in New York. Jesse’s only concern is how to pay for college, but that changes the night her parents disappear.Equipped with her parents’ weapons and her own smarts, Jesse enters the dangerous world of bounty hunting in search of her mother and father... -
Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve
Year Three at the Academy. The year of Aqua. Maddison has been fighting the gods from the first moment she found out they existed. Those arrogant and power hungry deities have a plan ... a plan that includes destroying everything she holds dear, and she fears that one day soon, they're going to succeed... -
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Whispers of the Walker by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSomething whispers in the shadows... From E.E. Holmes, author of the award-winning Gateway Trilogy, comes the first in the highly anticipated companion series The Gateway Trackers... -
Alison Brownstone by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAlison is back to share summer with James. The problem is that James' lawyer says that they are going to fight his effort to adopt her.James has to pull in his natural proclivity to punch something until it gives in with the government. Unfortunately for the government, James' friends have his back. The Drow Queen makes an unexpected appearance, fighting James in the courtroom... -
The Immortals Boxed Set by Alyson Noel
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsTrue love never dies in Alyson Noel's extraordinary paranormal series featuring Immortal teens. The books follow Ever Bloom and Damen Auguste’s epic romance as they travel through eternity to be together forever. These two soul mates are thwarted at every turn by jealous rivals, evil ex-girlfriends, enemies at school and even their own weaknesses... -
Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Drow are back. Unfortunately, the Drow are looking to get hold of Alison. An order to locate the princess means they need to find and deal with Brownstone. They will have to go through him first. Brownstone is pulling his company together, working on his relationship, and dealing with bounties. Additionally, James needs to pay up with the Professor. He owes him a few filthy rhymes... -
War of the Four Worlds by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe government and the underworld have finally learned their lesson about not taking on James Brownstone, but some enemies will never learn. Some enemies can only be destroyed. James and Shay’s wedding is fast approaching, as is the bounty hunter’s semi-retirement. He’s ready to replace butt-kicking with barbecue, convinced he can have a life filled with something other than constant violence... -
Spontaneous Justice by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere is nothing to fear but the Vax Forerunner himself.Or is that something only aliens fear?Brownstone is at to a fever pitch to understand Shay and create something epic, so he makes a decision to ask someone hundreds of years old.The fight of his life and for his life is about to occur... -
Karma Is a Bitch by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Council Is Dead. Long Live the New Council. How do you have a Council of one? Brownstone is working to get back into a rhythm, but the last remaining Council member is seeking Brownstone. Shay has jobs to do, but can she leave Brownstone alone without him dying? Can Lt... -
One Epic Ring by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 17 ratings“But you haven’t taken brain damage. I don’t want to have to take the time to get to know you again. The first time was exhausting enough...” Brownstone accepts a simple job and pisses off the most dangerous criminal in LA.Shay is approached by a powerful billionaire, one who knows her past. Now, Brownstone is ready to provide a beat down, but Shay is asking him for help... -
When Angels Cry by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAll James wanted was to get some barbeque in Vegas. The Red-Eyes Killer decided to start his spree at the wrong time in the wrong town with the wrong little girl.Trey comes to Vegas in search of a relative he hasn't seen in seven years.Could the City of Sin be bringing together some good out of tragedy? Las Vegas PD isn't prepared to fight high-level bounties like Los Angeles could... -
She Is the Widow Maker by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe dark elves have come back to Earth. They want to find the half-Drow named Alison, and to get to Alison, they need to find James Brownstone.The Oriceran Consul doesn't want the Drow to mess up the fragile relationship between Oriceran and Earth.But he can only warn the obstinate Drow so many times. The professor needs a package picked up in Washington State and returned safely to him... -
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Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve
Year Two at the Academy! The year of purple. Maddison James learned a lot about life last year. Only important stuff, of course. Like how to breathe under water, how to turn an arrow into a weapon, and how to fall in love.Asher Locke. The one who stole her heart. The one who showed her the truth of her past and ... hopefully her future.Now it's just time for them to live happily ever after... -
Shadow of the Ring by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJames achieved something epic with his proposal. Now it is Shay’s turn. In planning the wedding, the tomb raider soon finds she sympathizes with what James had to go through. How does someone top something so special? The world’s mightiest class-six bounty hunter believes he’s conquered his amulet... -
Restraint by Randi Cooley Wilson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA FORBIDDEN LOVE WILL BECOME DEEPER. A LOYALTY WILL BE TESTED. AND ONLY DARKNESS WILL REMAIN. One revelation changed everything, turning Eve Collin’s world upside down. Now, she’s left to struggle with her identity and allegiance... -
Rejected by Heaven by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBrownstone now has a young lady to support, what is he going to do? He requests a special Oriceran artifact the Professor is willing to trade, for a price.** AMAZON Top 100 Best Selling Author **Shay is willing to help, so long as everyone understands her help is not free. Brownstone will do whatever it takes to help Allison, and while he is at it? The orphanage that helped him is insolvent... -
The Chronicles of Kerrigan: Box Set Books 1-6 by W.J. May
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Chronicles of Kerrigan Box Set - Books #1-6 by USA Today WJ May Book 1 - Rae of Hope How hard do you have to shake the family tree to find the truth about the past? Fifteen year-old Rae Kerrigan never really knew her family's history... -
The Blood Curse by Annette Marie
The Spell Weaver trilogy concludes in the third installment, THE BLOOD CURSE. When Clio conned her way into the Underworld, her job was to steal magic that could protect her homeland. Instead, she escaped with the rebel son of a notorious spell weaver family.And in the process, she exposed his most calamitous spell, putting her people—and all magic—in peril... -
The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn this thrilling historical fantasy, time-traveling Librarian spy Irene will need to delve deep into a tangled web of loyalty and power to keep her friends safe.Irene is trying to learn the truth about Alberich-and the possibility that he's her father... -
The Hidden Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsMagic. Isn’t. Real.At least that's what I thought. But now, my story is changing...You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight. No matter how hard I try I just never fit in with my classmates.Now I know why. I’m a witch...apparently... -
The Horsemen Gather by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBarbecue is life. Everything else is just details. With his life settling into a comfortable routine and the criminals of Los Angeles finally accepting his power, James ponders a future of family and food rather than kicking bounties through walls... -
Guardians Of Magic: The Revelations of Oriceran by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLeira is done making nice fighting magical demons with everyone else’s rules. Too many dead bodies and not enough answers. The dark Wizarding families have put a target on her back and made it their mission to put a stop to her. The shifters are coming out of the shadows and they have a big bad alpha, Lucius at the front of the pack... -
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The Summer King Bundle: The Prince / The King / The Queen by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes The Summer King Bundle… THE PRINCEShe’s everything he wants….Cold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone bring fear to fae and mortals alike. The Prince. There is nothing in the mortal world more dangerous than him...Categorized as:
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BBQ with a Side of No Apologies by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s hard to live a quiet life when you’ve left a trail of beatdowns and men in walls, but sometimes that’s the only way to achieve peace.James isn’t happy when the head of a Mafia family comes into his restaurant and demands his help. The reputation of James Brownstone is supposed to keep peace in the L.A. underworld, but a few new arrivals didn’t get the memo... -
BBQ and STFU by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere is one thing you do not do… go after Brownstone’s family.Powerful entities on Oriceran listen to prophecy and fear a threat to their home world.That isn’t the only threat they should worry about... -
BBQ Delivered with Attitude by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan't a man just enjoy a bit of BBQ without getting into a fight? Apparently not. One day, James comes home and finds his pregnant wife with drawn gun, a ready knife, and an unknown assailant in their living room. The problem is, the person in the living room is hoping the Granite Ghost will help her retrieve some valuable cargo that has gotten...lost... -
Trylle: the Complete Trilogy by Amanda Hocking
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe must dare to be different to unlock the key to her past. When Wendy Everly was six, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. 11 years later, when do you discovers her mother was almost right. She's not the person she's always believed to self to be, and her whole life begins to unravel - all because of Finn Holmes... -
Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen the fae kidnapped Violet they underestimated Arianna, Queen of the wolf shifters. There was literally nothing she wouldn't do to save her best friend. Which is why she sets out with her mate and pack of dominants to rescue the magic born from the fae lands. As she expected the Otherworld is fraught with danger, but there is one thing which takes her completely by surprise... -
Road Trip: BBQ and a Brawl by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBarbecue is life. Everything else is just details...AGAIN! Things are going a little too well for Brownstone as he sticks around the house, and Shay is getting agitated. Can a bounty hunter be happy when he has nothing to do? James goes on a road trip expecting to just eat some barbeque. Unfortunately, trouble is waiting when he arrives... -
Revolution by Randi Cooley Wilson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA King Rises. A Fate Seals. Realms Fall. Eve Collins has set in motion a chain of events that could destroy everything she’s ever loved. Surrounded by dangerous creatures, dark worlds, and the struggle to become who she was meant to be, Eve must complete her ascension and accept her destiny. War has begun. Losing is not an option... -
Jewel of Darkness by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDalton Black never thought he'd find his true mate. His dark past convinced him that he could never be worthy of one, but the Great Luna did not agree. She saw fit to give him a gypsy healer, the purest of heart among their kind. And now that he's finally found her, she slips through his grasp and into the hands of Volcan, a corrupt high fae driven mad by his own need for power... -
Queen by Karen Lynch
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsJesse recovered the missing ke’tain to keep her parents safe, but it came at a high price. In the weeks after her brush with death, she struggles to adapt to her new life, while burdened with the terrible secret she learned about her brother Caleb.On her first visit to Faerie, Jesse faces new challenges and perils amid the splendor of the Unseelie court... -
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The Shatterproof Magician by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is on the rise, but not everyone is happy about it.Some stand to gain when hate reigns.The fairy godmothers are challenged in new ways when social media breaks up lovers all over the world.To overcome this new challenge, Happily Ever After College is going to have to do something drastic…They will need to evolve. And fast... -
The Mysterious Lost Child by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIf love was what made the Earth go round, then it was about to freeze on its axis.Worldwide, true love was dwindling more and more every single year.Now it’s at an all time low.Few people knew the repercussions of love being created or, more importantly, of love being lost.A fairy godmother knew.It was her job to ensure matches were made and love achieved... -
Revenge of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAfter losing Cronus, Maisey had to make a choice; lay broken on the floor and sink into depression, or charge into the underworld and get her man back. Not one to sit around, she and Hyperion waltz into Thanatos‘s office and demand the god of Death give them safe passage through the seven levels of the underworld to retrieve her love. It seemed like a good idea at the time.. -
Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA wraith from supernatural legend walks into a shifter banquet and tries to kill the alpha. Of course I'm the idiot who gets in the way and cops the blame. I am still Alessia Hastings. My world is still insane.It's semester two at Bloodline Academy and these are the things I know:1. They still can't figure out what's wrong with my magic. At least they've ruled out I'm not a demon.2... -
Violet's Story by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsViolet has one protect humans from dangerous magical creatures. It's a job she's good at—until the cute human guy whose life she just saved follows her into the fae world.Now she's broken faerie law, risking her future at the Guild of Guardians. She needs to get Nate home and make him forget everything he's discovered.If only someone wasn't intent on hunting him down... -
Raging Rival Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRaging Rival Hearts is a spinoff told from Lily's point of view.Hunters are the enemy. That was what we faeries were always told.Breaking my engagement to the man I had loved my entire life was a dangerous move, one that got me expelled from the faerie isle. I’d known the risks, though... -
Call Sign: Cupid by M. Guida, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsChelby Duncan never knew who her parents were, or why they gave her up.Knowing when people belong together is what she's best at doing, but her success at fixing people up isn’t exactly career-worthy. Chelby’s foster father is a retired general who is running for Senate, so joining the army is the natural direction for her to take when she turns eighteen... -
Darkblood Prison: Demon on a Dime by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWelcome to Darkblood Prison, where the worst criminals in the supernatural realm roam the murky corridors, A.K.A. my new home. According to my cellmate, there are three rules to survive the notorious prison: Don’t mix with the other supes, stick to your own kind.Anything can be made into a weapon so get creative.Stay away from the infamous Triad, the three brothers who run the prison... -
Royally Hitched: The Fae Twins by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe prince is in prison for a murder he didn’t commit—or did he? With all the intrigue at Spring Court, I don’t know who to trust anymore. Even my own sister is keeping secrets from me. The closer we get to Drake, the more dangerous it is for both of us. Not only because of the swirling rumors of murder but also for our traitorous hearts. We were never supposed to fall for the prince...Categorized as:
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Feed the Flames by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn this short story addition to the Steel & Stone series, discover the fate of Seiya and Lyre following the conclusion of Yield the Night (Steel & Stone #3).Seiya wants nothing more than to disappear with her brother, safe from all the enemies that would tear them apart. But now she, along with Lyre, has been taken prisoner... -
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With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStanding up to Victor was only the beginning. Three weeks ago, Lola put her soul on the line to save her sister and stop an abusive blood mage from making himself a god. But while she managed to derail the worst of Victor’s plans, the rest of the world still sees her old master as the hero... -
The Lost Files of the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe Lost Files of the MBRC is an anthology of five MBRC short stories--three of which have never before been released. When Morgan decided to stay employed at the Magical Beings’ Rehabilitation Center, she thought her life might quiet down as she started college and developed her career. She thought wrong... -
The Dawn Chorus by Samantha Shannon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA novella that bridges the third and fourth instalments of Samantha Shannon's internationally bestselling Bone Season series.Paige Mahoney and Arcturus Mesarthim have arrived in the Scion Citadel of Paris. Exhausted by her efforts against Scion, Paige has no choice but to remain in hiding, away from the revolution she started, so she can heal and come to terms with her mental and physical scars... -
Bright Wicked by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne forbidden touch.Two champions sworn to destroy each other.Three days to break the spell ... or die.When Aura Lucidia becomes the fae Queen’s Champion, her only goal is to destroy the dark Fell who killed her parents and stole her memories... -
The Lost Clan Trilogy by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Vampire Diaries with faeries. Welcome to Rowan... I wasn’t the sort of girl who believed in fairytales, let alone tales about faeries. But that changed the day Faeries came to my small town and Hunters rose from their graves. Discover a haunting story of love, loss, and friendship, set between the imaginary town of Rowan and the magical world of Neverra... -
Brokenhearted by Elisa S. Amore, Leah D. Janeczko
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA journey through dark, forbidden worlds, beyond the limits of fear. Are you strong enough to tempt Fate? From the author of the #1 bestseller TOUCHED comes the highly anticipated third episode of the saga that has bewitched thousands of readers around the world. How can you go on living if the person you love is gone? Consumed by grief and remorse, Gemma Bloom wonders that day after day...
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