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Beyond the Faerie Gate by Marie Mistry
A secret kept, a queen hidden, and her warriors lost. Afflicted by a mysterious and terrible illness that's haunted me since childhood, I’ve resigned myself to living life as a burden to my family. Until a fae knight comes to my village and tells me that everything I know is a lie. It seems impossible, but he swears that I’m a fae queen, raised in the mortal realm for my own safety...Categorized as:
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![Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy]()
Signs of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy
You'd think that basically being in charge of love would be an epic job, right? Wrong. Sure, I can blow some Lust into people's faces and watch the show, but I can't actually participate. It gets old, trust me. Same goes for love. I can pass it out like sugar-free lollipops at a dentist's office, but I can't get any love for myself. It totally sucks...Categorized as:
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![Gift from the Source by Willa Rae]()
Gift from the Source by Willa Rae
Time is ticking. The end is coming. And I’m not sure if I’ll survive what’s waiting on the other side.I’ve endured things I never deserved to, uncovered truths that’ve set me free, and with the help of my Nexus, my family, I’ve built myself up from the woman I used to be to the Primary I’m becoming.Everything’s coming full circle—every choice, every sacrifice, and every secret... -
![Native by Stacy Jones]()
Native by Stacy Jones
He was destined to die. Until she changed his fate. Atuk is doomed to die a slow death with his harem brothers, pining for the lost female he didn’t love and who had never wanted him. And then he meets her. Being named a healer gives Lily a place among the tribe and provides protection for herself, her mates—Frrar, Tor, Arruk, and Drrak—and the two shevari children they’ve adopted... -
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![Ghostly Touches by Salem Cross]()
Ghostly Touches by Salem Cross
They came to me in the dead of night.I should be used to ghosts, I’m a necromancer after all. But the three men who show up at my house aren’t the spiritual beings I’m used to. These Ghosts are part of a brotherhood so secret that they were thought to be a myth.When they ask for my help, I leap at the opportunity to aid these warriors.But none of us expected my help to come with a price tag... -
![Lumi by Crystal North]()
Lumi by Crystal North
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife for Lumi is tough but she’s not complaining. She’s a single mom in a new town (country!) and she’s trying to make friends, launch her own business, and deal with whatever powers her daughter is sure to emerge with any day now.The last thing on her mind is love. In fact, she actively avoids it. Romance brings her out in hives. Nasty ones...Categorized as:
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![Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell]()
Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTwo dark pasts. One bond beyond their control.For a month, Coal has tried to stay away from the beautiful cadet who makes him feel things he shouldn’t, each day of separation spiraling him deeper into worsening nightmares. Already on edge, it takes Coal one split second to plunge into violence—and find himself in shackles once more... -
![Thief of Silver and Souls by Eva Chase]()
Thief of Silver and Souls by Eva Chase
What if it takes a monster to save a kingdom?I'll never forget the sight of my little sister's lifeless body—or that my rogue magic killed her.Sorcery like mine is punishable by death. So I live in the shadows, stealing from the corrupt to give to the needy. Maybe a little good can wash the blood from my hands.It seems like a decent plan.. -
![Fated or Knot by Ella Hendricks]()
Fated or Knot by Ella Hendricks
I have one night to change my fate.The annual Omega Masquerade is my last hope to save myself from the future my stepmother has planned for me. I’ve been promised against my will to a vile pack once my first heat arrives, but I don’t intend to be around when that happens.Once I steal enough to get by, I’m leaving my old life behind for good... -
![Spin the Shadows by Cate Corvin]()
Spin the Shadows by Cate Corvin
I ate six seeds. Now I owe six months of debt to a dangerously sexy Fae hitman.I’d had everything a dryad could want- a job, an apartment, and a scandalous human boyfriend-Until I stole the wrong fruit from the wrong Fae.Dragged into the Seelie underworld of deception and lies, I do anything he commands: steal, spy, even fight as we hunt down a notorious Fae fugitive... -
![Through Battle and Blades by Sam Hall]()
Through Battle and Blades by Sam Hall
Out of the frying pan and into the fire, they say. Well, I'm about to learn just how true that aphorism is.First I have to meet a queen in hand to hand combat and hope I come out as the victor, because only one of us will walk away from the training grounds alive.Second, I have to try and find a way to live with the fact that three of my four mates unwittingly betrayed me... -
![Dragons' Future: Her Royal Dragon Pack by Alex Lidell]()
Dragons' Future: Her Royal Dragon Pack by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo save the dragons, we must save each other.It was supposed to be simple. Expose the truth, save the dragons. That was before we knew the perverted source of the priests’ power. The savage lengths our enemies will go to keep it.Our foes don’t want us dead. They want us broken.Love is our bond. Our salvation. Our power... -
![Bonding Beasts by Gina Morris]()
Bonding Beasts by Gina Morris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWell, jail went about as well as could be expected.As in, not well at all.Now that I’m free and I have Ben attached to my hip I’m doing better.Until all the rest of my problems show up on the front lawn.Now I’m investigating the missing people, helping the TGT agents, and generally trying to survive.It’s not going well...Categorized as:
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![The (Not) Satisfied Dragon by Colette Rhodes]()
The (Not) Satisfied Dragon by Colette Rhodes
Once upon a time, there was a gold dragon who would have given her life in exchange for her revenge. The (Not) Satisfied Dragon is book two of the Deadly Dragons Duet...Categorized as:
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![Clock Strikes Midnight by Alex Lidell]()
Clock Strikes Midnight by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAt the stroke of midnight, anything can happen. Lera is walking a dangerous tightrope. By night, she takes off her veil to hunt the dark creatures leaking into the mortal world. By morning, she is Leralynn of Osprey again, failing her classes and dodging Deputy Headmaster River’s keen scrutiny. River is watching Leralynn like a hawk... -
![Enemy Tyes by Alex Lidell]()
Enemy Tyes by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLera burned him. Now it’s Tye’s turn.Tye has sacrificed everything for his chance at the Prowess Trials, and Lera’s betrayal in reporting his injuries nearly ended it all. Now there is nothing left but to kick Lera out of his world—and ensure the eviction stays... -
![Hidden Nature by Elizabeth Knight]()
Hidden Nature by Elizabeth Knight
Assassin.Omega.And now Elf. Just how many different roles can I play?The mission the Organization sent me on to atone for failing the last one turned out to be a trap. The whole thing had been a set up in the hopes of selling me off in an auction run by the Dark Ring. What I don’t know is who was behind setting the trap... -
![Rebel Queen by May Dawson]()
Rebel Queen by May Dawson
To escape a curse, I married four cocky Fae kings. The arrogant sea king who would pursue me to the ends of the world. The brothers of autumn, who have loved me, and hated me, and can’t quite make their minds where they fall now. The winter king, who betrayed me to save his own court. The five of us are bound together, even if we’re not sure now if we’re enemies or lovers or both...Categorized as:
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![Prowess Trials by Alex Lidell]()
Prowess Trials by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen you play with fire, everyone gets burned.It’s the first day of the Prowess Trials, with all the royals—and the dark fae Owalin—gathered for Tye’s grand performance. When the magic wards fall right in the middle of Tye’s routine, Lera does what she must to save his life—giving Owalin just the opening he needs.River is in love with Lera, but he can’t be with someone who lies... -
![Monsterland Mayhem by Lexi C. Foss]()
Monsterland Mayhem by Lexi C. Foss
One drink. Three maniacal mates.Drink me.This is no ordinary task. It’s a compatibility test. A way for King Krolic to find a suitable mate. All because he needs an heir.Every eligible maiden in the kingdom has to drink.Including little old me—Alitha Marvel—a simple mortal living in a land of magic and wonder.Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would become the Chosen Omega... -
![A Crown Of Thorns And Lies by Sloane Murphy]()
A Crown Of Thorns And Lies by Sloane Murphy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Shadow Realm was not what I expected.With it came so many unexpected joys, but also, the worst kind of pain.Back in our Realm once more, new enemies make themselves known, and betrayal is around every corner. It stings the worst when it’s from the ones you thought you could trust with your life.We’ve sacrificed too much and waited too long to let anything stand in our way now...Categorized as:
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![Only Pretty Betas by Rosemary A. Johns]()
Only Pretty Betas by Rosemary A. Johns
When the witches throw me to the wolves… …they don’t mean the cute-as-a-button kind. The shifters are hot, deadly, and our enemies for centuries. Luckily, I’m Crimson, the last Wolf Charmer with the badass magical power to control the gorgeous werewolves. Except, my powers have been bound, and I’m at their mercy. It’s make or break time in the savage kingdoms behind the wall...Categorized as:
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![Reckless Souls by K.C. Kean]()
Reckless Souls by K.C. Kean
I’ve walked the streets of Phoenix Valley for twenty two years knowing exactly who I am - an orphan, a human, a nobody. Summoned by The Hex to test my humanity, I was prepared to fail, destined to be the same mundane girl …I was wrong. Pandora’s Box called to me, sensing a magic I never knew existed...Categorized as:
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![Earth Magic & Hot Water by Lauren Connolly]()
Earth Magic & Hot Water by Lauren Connolly
Her first hate and first love are back in town. Things are about to get heated…Cat Byrne seems sweet, but she’s hiding a volcanic temper. Her anger-fueled fire magic can melt tires off cars. Then her ex-best friend moves back to town, and the guy keeps popping up in inconvenient places, making sure she’s running at a constant simmer... -
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![Havenfall Harbor: Book One by Albany Walker]()
Havenfall Harbor: Book One by Albany Walker
Havenfall Harbor Home for wayward and orphaned supernaturals. Bridging the gap between supernaturals and humans is my only goal, or so I thought. Keeping myself alive and out of trouble is proving harder than expected. Getting a job as the first human liaison at Havenfall was a dream come true, until I realize it’s not just humans that don’t want the species mixing...Categorized as:
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![Choose The Bears by Sam Hall]()
Choose The Bears by Sam Hall
I met a man and a bear in the woods, and I chose the bear.Not just one either, but three hot bear shifters.No sooner had I escaped my awful ex when a creepy stranger advances on me in the woods. I’m alone, exposed, vulnerable… until three massive men come charging out of nowhere to save me.And when the creepy stranger turns scary stalker, they insist on sticking around to offer their protection... -
![House of Secret by Marie Robinson]()
House of Secret by Marie Robinson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI'm no Cinderella. My princes? Far from Charming. Let the masquerade begin… Every girl dreams of being the princess at the ball. For me, going out in public is forbidden. No man could love this scarred face. But when a masked ball gives me the opportunity to lose my inhibitions with three powerful men, I take the chance. Hiding my true face from them is easy—hiding my heart is harder... -
![Power of Draken by Alex Lidell]()
Power of Draken by Alex Lidell
The next generation of the bestselling Power of Five must find their fated mate—and Kai’s just happens to be human... and his sworn enemy.ROWANI’m an alchemist, not a soldier. But when your mother is an ambitious war hero and your rare magic is the key to defending the kingdom from draken-riding fae, you don’t get a choice... -
![Delightfully Charmed by Lyra Winters]()
Delightfully Charmed by Lyra Winters
One mage’s curse was another mage’s gift. The worst burden of my immortality was that being alone hurt less than the pain of losing the ones I loved. That changed after five charming mages crashed into my life, and I craved what I never let myself want; a life with them...Categorized as:
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![How to Keep a Fae: A through the portal coveted fae romance by L.V. Lane]()
How to Keep a Fae: A through the portal coveted fae romance by L.V. Lane
I’m a feeder. My role is to give blood.A transaction, nothing more.We’re not supposed to have favorites nor nurture infatuations.And we’re definitely, under no circumstances, supposed to fall in love.But I did—twice.A human alpha who steals my breath and calls me his queen.An intense, dominant fae warrior who unbridles new desires.I wonder if they feel the same way.If they ever talk about me...Categorized as:
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![Knightfall by Ann Denton]()
Knightfall by Ann Denton
Want to kill my sister? You’ll have to go through me first. I will stop you. Even if it means I have to go back to the palace. Even if it means I have to take back the crown I left behind. Even if it means I have to face the four men I left at the altar. I will take on them and their anger. I will take on anything to save Avia. Because the kingdom needs her. The kingdom needs a good queen...Categorized as:
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![Tempted by the Forbidden Mate by Ellie Pond]()
Tempted by the Forbidden Mate by Ellie Pond
Annabelle is mine to protect, but I can't help myself.I want her.I need her.And I will do anything to keep her safe... -
![Big Bad Alphas by Skye Alder]()
Big Bad Alphas by Skye Alder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe wanted to be loved, but not like this...When my grandma passed away a few months ago, she left me all alone and with one last wish. She wanted me to open up the bakery that we had always dreamed of.So that's what I did.I thought that I would be happier once it was open, that it would fill the hole that her passing left. Instead, it just made me realize how alone I am...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Bonds by Rumer Hale]()
Shadow Bonds by Rumer Hale
Death was supposed to be my end. Instead, it was just the beginning.I woke up in someone else’s body, inside the Shadow Academy, a school for elite warriors. Now they think I’m someone I'm not, and until I escape, I’ll have to play along.But things get complicated when strange powers awaken inside me, along with forgotten memories...Categorized as:
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![House of Wyn by Crea Reitan]()
House of Wyn by Crea Reitan
Monsters were real. And they were evil.My husband had me convinced that we were ridding the world of those monsters. The horrors that prey on the innocent. The darkness that shouldn’t exist.But then I saw that the true monster was my husband, and I ran.I was brought to a safe house called The Harem Project. Here I found it in the five men of the House of Wyn. Five men who weren’t men at all... -
![Elemental Fae Academy: Book Two by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn]()
Elemental Fae Academy: Book Two by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
Someone wants me dead. Worse yet, my link to Spirit is dying. Why? Because Exos has been taken by a new enemy. Now I have to rely on my other elements to find my missing link before it’s too late. Oh, and I need a guard to protect me while I learn how to defend myself. No big deal. Master the elements, find my lost Spirit, and identify the bad guy. Yeah. Easy...Categorized as:
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![Second Glances by Kelsey Soliz]()
Second Glances by Kelsey Soliz
I thought having six mate marks was more than I could handle. And then Cyrus and Dar came along and told me that I was theirs, too. Male conduits, looking for their mate for over a hundred years. No pressure, right?I thought that being someone else's fated meant everything would be easy, that our connection would be instant...Categorized as:
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![Shaped by Destiny by Sara Hinds]()
Shaped by Destiny by Sara Hinds
“You’re nothing.Just a nobody that wasn’t wanted.”Those words have played in my head since I was five years old.Every night when I close my eyes, I relive that moment. The heat, the smoke, and the cruel smile on her face. For the longest time, I believed them. All I wanted was to find a place to belong, to be needed... -
![Tenderly Bewitched by Lyra Winters]()
Tenderly Bewitched by Lyra Winters
Hex or curse, it would shatter.My world spiraled into chaos when I discovered I was nothing more than a puppet dancing on strings pulled by a deranged mage the past four centuries.Thankfully, I’d formed an unbreakable soul-bond with the five powerful mages I’d fallen for, sharing my immortality with them while they helped keep me grounded...Categorized as:
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![Lily by RM Walker]()
Lily by RM Walker
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis story has already been published in the anthology Falling For Them as Lily, also as Another Move. This is the same story in the anthology. When Lily and her mother move to a small Cornish village she never expected it to be any different from their previous moves. But truths she'd lied her whole life believing will be shattered. Myths will become reality and lies will be exposed... -
![Pack Scratch Fever by Liliana Carlisle]()
Pack Scratch Fever by Liliana Carlisle
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWho needs a pack when you can have cats?Piper has everything she wants, even if others call her a crazy cat lady.She doesn't need a pack--she has a cat rescue and enough cuddly felines to keep her company.She definitely isn't attracted to the handsome Alpha lawyer that smells like catnip and claims he doesn't like cats...Categorized as:
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![Her Irish Treasures: The Complete Trilogy by Joely Sue Burkhart]()
Her Irish Treasures: The Complete Trilogy by Joely Sue Burkhart
After I stumble into an Irish bar called Shamrocked, my life will never be the same.I may have celebrated my divorce a little too hard because I wake up in bed with a gargoyle statue. It takes a lot of coffee and my best friend's interrogation to recall exactly what happened after I stumbled into an Irish bar...Categorized as:
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![Claiming Her Beasts 2 by Dia Cole]()
Claiming Her Beasts 2 by Dia Cole
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLive by his rules or die by them…The city fell. Help never came. Now our lives depend on playing by Dominic’s punishing rules. But the icy-cold sergeant’s brutal tactics and questionable motives make him just as dangerous as the monsters outside.Even worse, my visceral attraction to Dominic and a deadly shifter is pushing Reed further into insanity... -
![Trial of the Cursed Egg by Serenity Rayne]()
Trial of the Cursed Egg by Serenity Rayne
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOur traditions are old, but my wrath is fresh. Dragonis Academy makes rulers or weapons, and I don’t need a crown to prove myself.My plan is to enter the academy, march into Shadowcarve, and sharpen into the blade my father always wanted.I’m a Shadowblade, the hidden knife in the night—unseen by you, unexpected by them, honed for a marriage I never wanted... -
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![Beautiful Beast by Devyn Sinclair]()
Beautiful Beast by Devyn Sinclair
Standing in front of a dragon means dying by fire, but the heart knows there’s more than one way to burn.Humans and dragons are at war, and I am a pawn in the battle.Princess of a dying land, my life is not my own, and a marriage to a vicious, dragon-hunting prince will save my people from deadly famine or death by fire... -
![Origins by Lyla Oweds]()
Origins by Lyla Oweds
The things I see aren’t for the faint of heart. And I am no longer willing to ignore them. Not even when my family, and my best friend, tell me to keep quiet about what’s happening. They say people will think I’m crazy. Maybe I am. But the spirit haunting my professor’s house is definitely trying to tell me something, and I’m the only one who can see it...Categorized as:
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![These Vicious Wolves by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow]()
These Vicious Wolves by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFated mates don’t exist in my world—not until two alphas claim that I’m theirs.Abandoned at birth, I’ve grown up believing I was worthless until my sixteenth birthday when I discovered I was an Omega. Since Omegas are rare and hunted by alphas to increase their power, I’m given to the future alpha of the Solarius pack—a vicious wolf who treats me worse than his father ever did...Categorized as:
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![Cordially Hexed by Lyra Winters]()
Cordially Hexed by Lyra Winters
Hexes were meant to be broken.All I wanted was to live my life peacefully alone within the Allura Empire.But my serene existence was put into jeopardy when five mages barged into my adventurer’s guild uninvited. Their orders came from the Lethium Empire, and they were clear; I had to free them of their curse or replace them as the shield of the empire...Categorized as:
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![Ribbon of Fate by Rebekah Margaret Doss]()
Ribbon of Fate by Rebekah Margaret Doss
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEverything had been a lie from the moment I woke in the hospital. They had been the very reason I had no memory.The only truth I had been given was my name.Everything else they'd told me had been lies. Oliver and I were never married. There had been no miscarriage.The faeries had stolen my daughter, leaving Oliver and Jin to deal with me. They were supposed to keep me from remembering...Categorized as:
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![Secret Witch by Letty Frame]()
Secret Witch by Letty Frame
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath always has a way of bringing secrets to light. But when the only person who knows the truth is gone, how do you figure out what was real? It’s a shame the dead can’t talk.Elzora Miller is a human. Wait, that’s not true. It turns out she’s actually a witch. When her grandma dies, a binding spell placed on her as a babe breaks, and the truth comes to light...Categorized as:
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