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To Have It All by B.N. Toler
Rock bottom. Liam had set up shop there. After an accident left him injured and unable to work, it wasn’t long before he ended up on the street with his dreams in the gutter. This was it. This was his life. Until the day he met Max Porter—a man who appeared to have it all... -
Enslave by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis determination to succeed in business has left no room in his life for love. Now, a beautiful and deadly succubus has teleported into his dark, decadent world and is in danger of enslaving his heart... -
Merlin's Keep by Madeleine Brent
THEY CALLED HER JANI BUT SHE ONCE HAD ANOTHER NAME. AND A PAST SHE NEVER KNEW. From far-off Tibet to England's rich countryside, this marvelously enchanting novel unfolds the incredible saga of a beautiful, young half-caste whose strange destiny pulls her into a world of love and terror--a worlds a mysterious power moves slowly toward her, threatening her sanity...and her life... -
Encala by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEncala, Book 3 in the Heku Series, finds Emily and Chevalier settled into the palace and life as one of the ruling heads of the Equites begins. The Equites elect Damon onto the Equites Council and he immediately finds himself at odds with Emily. Her independence and head-strong personality harshly conflict with his strict nature as one of the ‘old ones’... -
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Daric's Mate by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsGENRE: Adult Paranormal Erotic Romance Book 5 of The Vampire Coalition: Prince Daric Carvillius is the twelve hundred year old Prince of the Vampire Healers, the most powerful being on earth, and very accustomed to getting his own way in every situation... -
Wallflower Seeks Mountain Man by Marley Michaels
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSerena Black has never liked being the center of attention. She’s always been the girl swaying to the music at the side of the room, happy to watch everyone else. Having put her life on hold and moved back home to look after her father, she’s happy to read her beloved mountain man books and work at their family store. The less peopling involved, the better... -
Stranded with an Alien Vampire by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsStaying in a charming cabin in the Montana wilderness, during off season, sounds like a lovely vacay because I’m cheap. But it turns out someone else has rented this small cabin at the same time as me (ugh) and I quickly learn three things about this ferocious guy I’m double-booked He’s handsome as hell in an edgy ‘dressed always in black leather’ kind of way.He’s not of this planet... -
Valle by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ominous Valle Faction vows to gain possession of what the Equites has hidden in the well protected Island Coven. Just as Emily thinks she’s found peace in the volatile world of the heku, she’s brutally ripped from the protective walls of Chevalier’s coven and thrown into the harsh reality of a Valle prison... -
Destined for Time by Stacie Simpson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn erotic romance with a paranormal twist... One night of forbidden passion will never be forgotten - or forgiven. Prophetic visions, conspiring enemies, and epic battles are nothing unusual at the Myths and Legends Casino Resort where dreams and nightmares come to life and nothing is outside the realm of possibilities... -
The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn THE TALE OF THE VAMPIRE BRIDE, Lady Glynis suffered great horrors at the hands of her evil vampire master, Count Vlad Dracula, and vowed she would one day escape him... -
Time Without End by V.M. Black
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBound to the Vampire Cora Shaw was bonded twice to the billionaire vampire Dorian Thorne, once though blood and again through her promise to marry him. She knew that her life with him could never be easy. But the dangers that lurk in their bond—the incredible power it gives him over her and the recklessness that it stirs in her—are only a start of the peril that they face... -
Mine by J.R. Ward
The hotly anticipated thrilling conclusion of the Lair of the Wolven series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward.In this finale, Lydia and Daniel are bracing themselves for his inevitable decline but first, they must go on a rescue mission that will put both their lives in danger... -
Micaela's Big Bad by Tijan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA Halloween NovellaI found my boyfriend mid-thrust in a vampire.Gross. WTH, right? Also, a fork might've been thrown.I expected to spend the night commiserating with my best friend.That didn't happen. I found myself on a mission to save her.And somehow, I woke up in the back of a vehicle, across from a guy who could be described as literal sex on a stick... -
Always, Angel by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the "New York Times "bestselling author of the Big Bad Wolf paranormal romances, a brand-new novella in the world of the Lost Angels. For millennia, the archangels have searched for their destined mates on earth. Now they are beginning to unite, but for Angel, it is a time of danger and fear... -
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Run To Me by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s used to getting what he wants… Jennings “Jay” Maverick is a tech billionaire. He has the world at his feet, and he thinks he can buy anything…but he can’t buy her. One look at the mysterious Willow, and Jay knows that he is a goner... -
The Veiled Heir by S.T. Fernandez
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeir to a Fae throne she didn't know was hers. A daunting task to save humanity. A passionate love nurtured through her grief. Asherah Delmar led a happy and quiet life. Her career as a marine biologist was about to take off, but her mother, Neleah’s, sudden murder stopped her life harshly in its tracks. When she discovers her mother’s true identity, the world as she knew it begins to unravel...Categorized as:
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Hard Days Night by C.L. Quinn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy name is Mal. I'm a cop in Los Angeles. I can tell you, I thought I'd seen everything... turns out, I was wrong . One night, on a forced vacation, watching a sunset on a lovely beach, I intercepted a call for a homicide. It wasn't my jurisdiction, but I decided to respond until the locals could get there... -
Off-Limits To The Grizzly: An age-gap fated mates romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen I told my BFF that I thought her dad was kinda hot, she totally freaked.Fast forward ten years, and she’s gone from my life, and I’m trying (failing) to make it in the big city.But when I crash and burn, Mr Johnson is right there, ready to catch me.To take me back to his little log cabin, deep in the forest.And keep me safe from the blizzard...Categorized as:
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Eternal Flame Bundle by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: this bundle is not in chronological order. To avoid spoilers, the bundle should be read in this order: second book, third book, first book Eternal Flame Cynthia Eden invites you into the world of the Others--supernatural creatures who are sexy, powerful, and more than human in every way... No one that deadly should look that good... -
All the King's Men: The Beginning by Donya Lynne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: This book is a prequel. Reading the first five books of the series will greatly enhance your reading experience of this book. Micah Black is a vampire in trouble. He already lost one mate in the Middle Ages and barely survived her passing. Now, he's about to lose another, and this time it could kill him. Except he's not entirely convinced he has actually mated Jackson... -
Off Limits & Irresistible by Jenna Gunn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe ghosted her blind date because of a panic attack. He never forgot the way she felt in his arms. When the firefighting single dad ends up her boss the rules say no. But the chemistry says yes, yes, oh, yes!Avery I was so far outside my comfort zone I was practically in outer space. A blind date with an older man...the dad of a teenage son...Categorized as:
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Quenched by Z.L. Arkadie
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sense of duty takes Clarity back to the script where she learns there's a new breed of vampires in the world, stemming from Lario Exgesis, once friend now foe. These second-generation vampires are able to hunt and feed off the first- generation vampires. Clarity also sees that Lario is looking for the power of the sun, a power gifted to the seven daughters of the House of Benel... -
To Have It All by B.N. Toler
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRock bottom. Liam had set up shop there. After an accident left him injured and unable to work, it wasn’t long before he ended up on the street with his dreams in the gutter. This was it. This was his life. Until the day he met Max Porter—a man who appeared to have it all... -
Heart of Darkness by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA vampire prince on a four hundred year old mission to avenge his murdered sister... Aleksandr Nemov won't stop until the last of the vampire hunter's progeny is wiped from the Earth. Each kill has stolen a piece of his humanity, pushing him towards the black abyss all vampires hold within their hearts... -
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Vampire, Vampire by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith her latest sizzling release, Vampire, Vampire, New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance author Heather Killough-Walden shares two scorchingly hot, sweet and savage stand-alone vampire romance novellas. (Total word count approx. 70,000 words) In the completely reconstructed Thorn and Grace, an old tale of historical romance is given a very dark make-over... -
Dark Moon by Elizabeth Kelly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSophia Williams, a powerful and strong-willed Lycan, never thought she would fall for a human. Yet, she cannot deny the instant attraction she feels for Bree’s brother, Kaden. Used to getting what she wants, Sophia pursues him, determined to prove that she can be trusted. Beaten and enslaved by Lycans, Kaden wants nothing to do with the family of Lycans his sister is marrying into... -
Helpless by Scott Prussing
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHelpless is the third book in the paranormal romance series Blue Fire Saga. I don't want to write any "spoilers" for books 1 and 2 by summarizing the plot of Helpless here. Helpless continues the adventures of Leesa and her vampire hunter boyfriend Rave. Rest assured it is filled with the same passion, humor, suspense and supernatural danger as the Breathless and Deathless (books 1 and 2)... -
The Third Kiss: Dorian's Dream by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis title is being re-released in 2013 Product Description An ancient Roma foretelling speaks of vampire kings one day dreaming of the women who could bear them children. These children would be powerful vampire warriors and treasures to their kingdoms. Their mothers would become queens... -
Step by Cindy Paterson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00A1X69X8. ‘Only her love can restore his trust—only with his trust can she win her battle.’ Kilter, an immortal Senses Visionary, excels at being rude and crass with little hope of finding peace after being betrayed and tortured by his brother more than a hundred years ago... -
Malevolence by Devyn Dawson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Phelan Pack has found out the vampires are planning on outing the supernatural world to humans. Pru and Dolly are in Paris to recover from the loss of their alpha and mate. Pru and her new bodyguard Gus are finding Paris is full of vampires and obstacles that are unexpected. Abel has grown into a man and facing decisions that will change the future for packs around the world...Categorized as:
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Dead Sexy by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe city is in a panic. In the still of the night, a vicious killer is leaving a trail of mutilated bodies drained of blood. A chilling M.O. that puts ex-vampire hunter Regan Delaney on the case, her gun clip packed with silver bullets, her instincts edgy. But the victims are both human and Undead, and the clues are as confusing as the vampire who may be her best ally—she hopes... -
Blood of Life by V.M. Black
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe First Three Books of the Bestselling Vampire Serial, Together for the First Time In a world where vampires are made, not born.... She wanted life. He needed her blood. Battling a terminal diagnosis, Cora Shaw will do anything to live, even seeking out a mysterious man who promises an impossible—and insanely dangerous—cure. She knows him only as Mr...Categorized as:
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Animal Instincts by Gena Showalter
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsUnleashing your inner tigress isn't easy when you're a doormat by nature! Still, after escaping a wretched marriage to a cheating SOB, Dallas party planner Naomi Delacroix isn't about to let another man sweet-talk her into sheathing her protective claws. Not even hunky millionaire Royce Powell, who's hired her to arrange his mother's surprise party...Categorized as:
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Alphas Unleashed: A J. S. Scott Romance Sampler by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis book is free on most venues This collection contains: (all available free individually) Mine For Tonight: Down on her luck, nursing student and full-time waitress Kara Foster gets a massive blow to her already desperate financial situation that will surely find her living on the streets... -
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A Dangerous Bargain by J.S. Scott
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 16 ratings27 year old Kat Larson is haunted by demons. Literally. And how was she to know that there was more than one type of demon? The Evils want to destroy her soul, while billionaire Sentinel demon, Zachary Winston, claims that he wants to protect her. Kat opts for Zach’s protection…but it doesn’t come without a price... -
Neck Deep In Trouble by Georgette St. Clair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCurvy news reporter Frankie Alexander had heard all the warnings about life in New York City, but unfortunately, her parents left out the one about avoiding sexy, infuriating vampires. It’s too late now…she’s craving blood, sizzling when sunlight touches her, and yearning for the kisses of Nicholas Hamilton, the sexiest 300-year-old she’s ever seen... -
Caressed by a Crimson Moon by Amanda J. Greene
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConsumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years. To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack... -
All That Falls by Kimberly Frost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe should never have touched his blood... The Etherlin muses have long served as a source of divine inspiration. Now their world stands between the forces of Heaven and Hell. As his muse, Cerise propelled her musician boyfriend to the heights of fame, but when he died under mysterious circumstances, her powers vanished. Now she's plagued by disturbing half-formed memories of his final night. -
Foreseen Hunger by Marisa Chenery
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook six in the Ra’s Chosen series.Takan has hidden who he is for three thousand years, but the time for secrecy is coming to an end. He knows it, and more importantly, Ra knows it. To complicate matters, Takan has found his mate. And she means more than happily-ever-after and smokin’ hot sex. She’s the key to ending the demon god Apep’s threat to the mortal realm... -
Love's Prophecy by Brenda Dyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B00702YWF0. Dark warriors of might... Mel is a vampire warrior sworn to hunt and kill demons in the dark streets of Vancouver. But he's burdened with a new assignment: find the meaning behind the Vampire Prophecy... -
Color Me Wicked by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmanda Harcourt had one scorching night of incredible sex with Conleth Maguire on a Galveston, Texas beach ten years ago. Then she’d left Con for a career in New York City. She’s back in Galveston now as the interior designer for the weird and wacky Castle of Dark Dreams, a theme park attraction. Old memories surface when she finds out that Con has been hired to paint the castle... -
Eternal Flame by Valerie Twombly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA woman he cannot have, a man who is only a dream... When guardian Marcus Dagotto, discovers the gods have gifted him with a mate, he is pissed. He has no room for love and even less for a human who has no idea he exists. Cassandra Jensen, has a shattered heart and has given up on men. Only one man can set her body on fire, but he is a fantasy that haunts her sleep. Two worlds, one desire... -
Jaguar's Mate by Katie Reus, Savannah Stuart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s not looking for a mate… Sapphire is cursed. Every relationship she’s ever been in has ended poorly. So she’s sworn off relationships and is happy with her life. Until Eli comes along—a one-night stand that turned into two nights. When things got too intense, she did what she always did. She ran...Categorized as:
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Fall by Cindy Paterson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780991732715. “He’s destroying me—us. I need him like my next breath, yet I’m suffocating.” An unrequited love that has ripped her to pieces. Delara has loved Waleron for over a century. Their intense chemistry is sensual, gripping, irresistible... -
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Puppy Problems by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFree short story published in Thea Harrison's February 2017... -
Saving Midnight by Emma Holly
Graham Fitz Clare became a vampire to save his adoptive father from a deadly enemy. Sadly, the price of that rescue may have been too high. Edmund's captors are at large again, and are amassing the sort of power that could make them unstoppable. In the end, the love the Fitz Clares share with each other could be all that stands between them and a desperate storm of destruction... -
Hunter's Pride (The Hunters ) by Shiloh Walker
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA woman determined to find answers, a man sworn to keep secrets She was a child when it happened, an innocent brutalized by a man who was meant to protect her. When Kennedy ran, he came after her with every intention to kill—only to find himself face to face with creatures no rational human could explain... -
Vampire Love Story Boxed Set by H.T. Night
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBoxed set of five #1 bestselling Vampire Love Story novels: 1. Vampire Love Story 2. The Werewolf Whisperer 3. Forever and Always 4. Vampires vs. Werewolves 5. Werewolf Love Story VAMPIRE LOVE STORY Josiah Reign is a lover and a fighter. Out for a simple jog, he happens upon a young woman who needs help. So Josiah does what he does best. He takes on her attackers.. -
Touching Darkness by Jaime Rush
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey live ordinary lives, but they are extraordinary. They are the Offspring, children of a mysterious experiment gone awry—and they are in terrible danger. Nicholas Braden has an uncanny psychic talent for finding things—which is why he's been recruited for a covert government program designed to hunt down terrorists... -
Midnight Lover by Rosemary Laurey
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRosemary Laurey’s newest novel is a wickedly delicious tale of love, lust, and the otherworldly with a decidedly sexy twist... There Are Beings Worse Than Vampires... Vampire Toby Wise knows there is a spy in his organization. He thinks Laura Fox, the beautiful nurse who looks after the invalid founder of Connor Corp., is one. But Laura is no mere spy -- she’s a reporter out for a hot story...
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