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Compelled by Jaymin Eve
A standalone story in the Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Deserted for storyline continuity. Simone, of the Torma shifters, thought she was finished with the world of supernaturals that existed outside of Earth. She'd been there, done that, and had the near death experience to show for her time.Then a summons back to Valdor-the vampire world- is dropped in her lap... -
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Rise of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTo save my son, I would give up my soul. To survive this journey and stop those who face us I may have to do just that. My son is waiting for me to bring him home, to rescue him from the horrors he’s faced on his own. I won’t take the chance I will find him only to fail him again. Which means I must unearth a way to kill his captor, a man who is immortal... -
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![Blood of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer]()
Blood of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsI thought that going after those who'd destroyed my life would help me move on. At the very least, that it would ease the thirst for vengeance singing in my blood. I was wrong. With my guns at my side, I continue to search for ways to punish the one man who took everything from me. The man who killed my family. Death is far too good for him... -
![Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter]()
Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter's New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the fourth Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who channels her power from the earth.Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes... -
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![Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter]()
Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter’s New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the third, thrilling Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who draws her powers from deep within the earth.Nell Ingram has always known she was different. Since she was a child, she’s been able to feel and channel ancient powers from deep within the earth... -
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Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCaught in the middle of two powerful forces, can Thea find a way to survive?The Archon has ordered a day of celebration to mark her ascension to power. While most people in the city are looking forward to a day off and an excuse to drink and eat too much, Thea and the rest of the city's Watch are on high alert... -
![Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle]()
Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt’s been two months since Perry Palomino and Dex Foray’s relationship reached a new turning point, two months since Perry started a new life in Seattle, and two months since their Experiment in Terror show took on a new partner, ex-Wine Babe Rebecca Sims, and found a new level of success. But whenever there is light in their lives, the madness still has a way of coming back in... -
![Black Sheep by Shayne Silvers]()
Black Sheep by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat good is a man when he’s lost his soul?Callie Penrose returns home to find a year has passed, and that everyone believes her long dead.Roland Haviar, once her mentor and now a Master Vampire, has become a bloodthirsty tyrant, fulfilling his vow to bathe the City of Fountains in blood until he avenges her death. And the Vatican Shepherds, once his brothers, stand in his way... -
![Tree Of Souls by Stephanie Hudson]()
Tree Of Souls by Stephanie Hudson
Amelia…It all started with a kiss that ended in aworld of pain.Well, now I was on the run from that pain and my map of sorrows was only leading to one place,To a lover’s resurrection... -
![The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
A Holmes and Watson-style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert Jackson BennettIn Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body... -
![Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell]()
Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratings***OVER ONE MILLION READERS HAVE BEEN PLEASURED BY THE TEMPLE VERSE NOVELS. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…*** Fae are missing all over Boston, and apparently, no one else is suicidal enough to look into it. Good thing Quinn MacKenna—black magic arms dealer and Fae half-breed—has been searching for a way to earn back some of Boston’s goodwill after almost destroying the city…twice... -
![It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman]()
It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMidlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father... -
![Hurricane by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell]()
Hurricane by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhat’s a goddess to do?After being lost at sea and taken prisoner by yet another denizen of the Titan realm, Quinn finds herself cold, wet, miserable, and very much alone. Until a familiar and unexpected face steps back into her life to remind her who she is—and has always—been: a fighter... -
![It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMidlife is supposed to be messy, but this is a full-on catastrophic crisis.Just when I thought life might be getting back to normal—normal being a relative word—I couldn’t have been more wrong.Marriage proposal from the Grim Reaper? Yes.Beautiful healthy baby? Yes.Friends and family safe? Yes.Ghost of my worst enemy sitting on my front porch? OMG. Yep... -
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![Quicksilver by Dannika Dark]()
Quicksilver by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the world of crime fighting, Raven has learned that formal affairs are a necessary evil. So when Keystone receives an invitation to a winter ball, she tries to make the best of it. The most powerful elites in Cognito are attending—a perfect opportunity to network and have a few drinks. But when a guest hijacks the party in a violent display of dark power, chaos ensues... -
![Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers]()
Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn the immortal war between gods and demons, one woman’s past holds the key to humanity’s future. One year after joining the Legion of Angels in New York City, Leda Pierce returns home to visit her family in Purgatory, a rough and rugged frontier town that borders the plains of monsters. Leda’s family reunion is cut short, however, when her little sisters are captured by supernatural mercenaries... -
![Bishop's Flight: A Paranormal Mystery Romance by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Bishop's Flight: A Paranormal Mystery Romance by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe sins of the past will burn you.Four nights. Three days. The human son of two powerful vampires has been taken from his home, and if Carwyn and Brigid can’t find him, the delicate balance of power in an immortal haven might just go up in flames. Las Vegas holds a special appeal in the immortal world...Categorized as:
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![And With Madness Comes the Light by Karina Halle]()
And With Madness Comes the Light by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe Man. The Mystery. The Madness. Dex Foray has never been anyone’s fool – until he missed his chance for happiness with Perry Palomino. Broken and alone, Dex has no choice but to rise from the ashes Perry left behind and find his own path to redemption. But nothing in Dex’s life has ever come easily, especially when there’s a dark madness waiting in the wings... -
![Angel's Flight by Ella Summers]()
Angel's Flight by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe old saying is true. Knowledge really is power, especially when angels and gods play the game. The original Immortals, masters of magic, once reigned over every world in the known universe—until they suddenly vanished. The gods and demons have been fighting over the remains of their fractured empire ever since... -
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Dead Wrong by Annie Anderson
Never make a deal with a demon.There are two things Darby Adler wants more than anything: to take a vacation, and to find who is responsible for the rash of witch abductions in Knoxville.With an ancient vampire in town and a slew of fugitives on the loose, her suspect pool is vast. But Darby has a sneaking suspicion she knows the culprit all too well... -
![Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton
New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton brings Anita Blake to the world of graphic novels. Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives... -
![Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer]()
Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDaniel Faust – sorcerer, thief, and newly-minted Las Vegas crime boss – has debts to pay. One of those debts has just come due, an IOU to be paid in the form of a high-risk heist, and it’s a job he can’t refuse. The mark? Daniel’s arch-nemesis, a man with a Cheshire smile and the powers of a living god... -
![The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMidlife is sheer madness, and the facts of midlife are not taught in school. Unfortunately, some lessons are hellishly hard to learn.I thought I had it figured out. I was wrong.Proving I’m the Angel of Mercy is turning into a sh*tshow of epic proportions.Not too long ago, I was a forty-year-old gal with a stable and boring life ahead of me. Now? Not so much... -
![Killer's Kiss by Keri Arthur]()
Killer's Kiss by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn ancient vampire has returned to Castle Rock, and with her comes an even older evil intent on revenge...After tumultuous events in Canberra forced Lizzie Grace to confront her demons-literal and figurative-she returns to Castle Rock, hoping the stalemate with Aiden O'Connor can finally be resolved... -
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![The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer]()
The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDaniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever... -
![Psychopomp by Angela Roquet]()
Psychopomp by Angela Roquet
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn war, everyone loses...Reaper Lana Harvey is finding out the hard way. When Grim's new second in command, Jenni Fang, recruits her for a special mission, the biggest victory over the rebels is tainted by a crushing and immediate reprisal. The rebels have a new general working in the shadows of Limbo City, luring gods, reapers, demons, and souls to the dark side... -
![Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards]()
Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards
Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box?Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required.Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings... -
![The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer]()
The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOut of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld... -
![Dust to Dust by Karina Halle]()
Dust to Dust by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratings(New to this angsty, sexy, scary romance series? Start with book #1, Darkhouse, FREE on Amazon and other retailers. Warning: this series contains harsh language, violence, gore and sexual scenes of a graphic nature - reader discretion is advised) **The dramatic conclusion to the Experiment in Terror Series.** Perry Palomino and Dex Foray. On their own, they’re uniquely brilliant... -
![Death Wish by Angela Roquet]()
Death Wish by Angela Roquet
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLana Harvey’s been through hell and back. As a reaper, it’s all part of the job, but the afterlife has been more turbulent than usual. The Second War of Eternity is underway, and the streets of Limbo City are heavy with the scent of carnage and betrayal. With the recent death of a dear friend, a lover-turned-spy, and temperamental gods breathing down her neck, Lana’s days seem numbered... -
![The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin]()
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 87 ratingsJapan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat... -
![End of Eden by S.L. Jennings]()
End of Eden by S.L. Jennings
I thought I knew what Hell was like. I thought I had been living it all these years on Earth—abandoned, forgotten, and left with a dangerous secret that not only made me the Se7en’s #1 target but also turned me into a deadly weapon, a threat to every human in my path. I was wrong... -
![The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer]()
The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat... -
![Daughter of Souls & Silence by Annie Anderson]()
Daughter of Souls & Silence by Annie Anderson
A Council full of Ethereal Elders wants me dead. Yep, it’s a regular Tuesday.When you kill a demon there are consequences. Centuries-old witch, tattoo artist, half-demon… none of those titles are going to save me this time. The only way I’m going to get out of my death sentence is to take down the biggest, baddest demon there is… My father.And I thought being burned at the stake was bad.. -
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![All Shot to Hell by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks]()
All Shot to Hell by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPlaying devil's advocate with three demons? There's no way I am ever going to win.Things were finally going right for us. We got the relics back. We defeated the dragon. I thought we’d won. But we’ve ended up losing so much more…Cain’s severely wounded, and I don’t know how to save him. Losing him shouldn’t bother me, but it does. A lot... -
![The Archangel by Elicia Hyder]()
The Archangel by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Archangel of Death is the master of taking human life. But keeping mortals alive? Not exactly Azrael's forte. For thousands of years, Azrael’s greatest enemy has been silent. Leaving him in relative peace for the first time since the great angel war... -
![The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre]()
The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBorn without a heartbeat or a soul, James Huntsman has never felt part of the mortal world. It’s an insecurity his abusive brothers reinforced daily, and with his very existence bound to theirs through the alchemically altered blood they share, James has always been at their mercy. All that changed when James found a home within the magical community and fell in love... -
![Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer]()
Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMarie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty... -
![Rival Magic by Ella Summers]()
Rival Magic by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.From San Francisco to Munich to Las Vegas and beyond, mercenary mage Sera Dering faces her biggest challenge yet in this final installment of the bestselling Dragon Born Serafina series. After twenty-four years of pretending to be human, Sera is adjusting to her new life with magic and a deepening relationship with dragon shifter Kai... -
![Royal Beasts by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss]()
Royal Beasts by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss
When a two-thousand-year-old curse is the only thing keeping you safe, you should probably just leave it alone.Pie and Pell have finally figured out what the heck is going on with Saint Mark’s Sanctuary. Not only that, they each have a whole bunch of brand-new powers.But all those answers and all that power came with a whole bunch of brand-new problems too.The prisoners.Tomas and his… woman... -
![A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer]()
A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash... -
![Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon]()
Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"NATO's Irregulars Affairs Division is a secret organization operating in thousands of cities around the globe. Its agents police relations between the earthly realm and those beyond this world, protecting us from terrible dangers as well as enthralling temptations... -
![Ironclad by McKenzie Hunter]()
Ironclad by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor most of my life, all I wanted was magic. Now I have it. Powerful magic. And I can say with certainty, the cost for it was way too high. My life is in shambles and I've been framed to look as if I betrayed the fae. If I can't fix this, I won't even have to worry about all my other problems... -
![Sinners on Sunset by Debra Dunbar]()
Sinners on Sunset by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe tax demons want their pound of flesh. Or fifty-two thousand dollars.Unable to pay what she owes, Eden is forced to fight a never-ending stream of bounty hunters while she tries to clear her name and find the cop who set her up... -
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![Hexes and Hijinx by Annie Anderson]()
Hexes and Hijinx by Annie Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI went against the Coven. What’s the worst that could happen? When your dad is the head of the most notorious arcane crime family in the country, telling him no isn’t really in the cards. My rebellion has brought a war to our doorstep, and the last thing Savannah needs is my mob boss father in the mix... -
![The Salted Sceptre by Helen Harper]()
The Salted Sceptre by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll my dreams are coming true. But some nightmares continue to lurk in the shadows.I should be celebrating. Hell, I should be the happiest elf in the world. Unfortunately, I can’t revel in my successes when there’s a foul fiend who is relentlessly trying to lure me to his side... -
![The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson]()
The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn unbreakable bond. An ancient curse. A monster to ruin kingdoms.We survived the outliers, but now Kade, Asher, Darian, Locke, and I are in the fae kingdom with a tortured prince in our grasp. The fae hold the secrets to breaking the curse over Katakin, and I intend to find out what they are... -
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Night Tremors by Richard Amos
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs soon as the universe offers you something good, it really likes to throw you a curveball. You know, for balance.Man, when were things going to calm down?Ha! Wishful thinking at its finest.After one of our many enemies makes a life-shattering move against us, Tae and I are running for our lives again. The witches are hot on our heels, adding to our myriad of problems... -
![Kissed by Death by Harper Frey]()
Kissed by Death by Harper Frey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing in my life is as it seems.The four men who saved me have been keeping secrets—big ones—and their revelations shake my world to its foundation. They tell me I'm not who I think I am, I'm not what I think I am, but there's more to the story; I know there is.We're bound together in ways I don't fully understand, but it's becoming clear they're not only my future but my past, too... -
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Fated by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSettling the cosmic score is what Karma was drafted by the Universe to do. But what happens when all the humans start going to the dark side? She’s got to find the source and the most likely suspect is her long time rival, who outclasses her in both power and resources.Luckily, she’s got a new partner, Fate, but he comes with his own set of complications...
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