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  • Elemental Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun

    Elemental Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    I thought magic was make believe...but I was way wrong.I was nobody. No matter how hard I tried, I never fit in with anyone at my high school. Now I know why.Turns out I'm a witch. A scary powerful one, too. Except The Coven that claimed me won't teach me how to use my magic.Suddenly, I'm selected by the Goddess to hunt down a mythical locket needed to save the world from destruction...
  • Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter

    Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    He's one human caught in a tangled maze of theft, politics, magic, and blood.
In other words, it's just another night.Benjamin Vecchio escaped a chaotic childhood and grew to adulthood under the protection and training of one of the Elemental world's most feared vampire assassins. He's traveled the world and battled immortal enemies.But everyone has to go home sometime...
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  • Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way. Three of them our now ours to raise—the ogre triplets...
  • Lost Talismans and a Tequila by Annette Marie

    Lost Talismans and a Tequila by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 70 ratings
    You know that squirmy sensation in your gut when you have no idea what you're doing and you're about to screw everything up?Yeah, that feeling.I thought I was a good judge of character, but recent events proved me very wrong. Now, in a brilliant demonstration of my newfound caution, I'm putting all my faith in a demon—a demon who's tried to kill me before...
  • Damned Souls and a Sangria by Annette Marie

    Damned Souls and a Sangria by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 70 ratings
    Once upon a time, I was your average spunky redhead with the lamest employment history ever, a shaky relationship with my only family member, and no idea what I was doing with my life.Now, I'm a pseudo mythic with the best bartending job in the world, the most amazing (and hot) best friends I never knew I needed, and a guild of misfit magic-users who've become my extended family...
  • The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My magic, my rules.I’m the Aether Witch.And I’m done playing this game. We’re running blind toward a target we can’t see. Everything I love is on the line. My magic. My family. My Coven. Tennessee. I’ll lose it all at the strike of midnight on Samhain if I don’t put the pieces of this puzzle together.Salem’s Prophecy says the fate of the world lies on mine and my twin’s hands...
  • Veiled Threat by Helen Harper

    Veiled Threat by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Integrity Taylor has regained possession of her ancestral lands - and inherited a whole host of new problems. The spectre of what really happened to her parents is casting a shadow over everything while Fomori demons are being sighted up and down the Highlands...
  • Roses in Winter by Patricia Briggs

    Roses in Winter by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    A young girl survives a werewolf attack, and is transformed into a werewolf. When she wasn't able to control the wolf, she was moved to Bran's pack. The law is absolute: if a werewolf cannot learn to control the wolf, they must be destroyed for the safety of all. With hope fading, Asil intervenes.A short story from the world of Mercy Thompson...
  • The Vampire and the Case of the Cursed Canine by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare

    The Vampire and the Case of the Cursed Canine by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Spells, hexes and curses. Curses are falling on this town like rain in London. Just when I think I’ve found a link between the hexed victims, someone else shows up jinxed too. It feels like the devil is playing darts with my paranormal town, and if the dart lands on you, you get whammied with a curse.Frankly, I haven’t got a clue how to find the perpetrator...
  • Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 70 ratings
    I've said it before, but sometimes I'm a bad person. I cheated on my twelfth grade math final, I've run countless yellow lights, and I gossip about how hot my kickass best friends are. (Good thing my job as a guild bartender doesn't require moral perfection.)But there's bad, and then there's bad. And I'm not sure which applies to a certain dark druid/wanted criminal/reluctant friend of mine...
  • Revival of the Court by Heather G. Harris

    Revival of the Court by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Ding dong, the bells are ringing.You are cordially invited to the Wedding of Jinx and Emory.Unfortunately, so are the Connection. A shocking arrest throws the guests into disarray and threatens my happily ever after. I think I can calm things down but they quickly go from bad to worse when I’m hauled bodily away from my own wedding...
  • Hunted by Kevin Hearne

    Hunted by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    For a two-thousand-year-old Druid, Atticus O’Sullivan is a pretty fast runner. Good thing, because he’s being chased by not one but two goddesses of the hunt—Artemis and Diana—for messing with one of their own. Dodging their slings and arrows, Atticus, Granuaile, and his wolfhound Oberon are making a mad dash across modern-day Europe to seek help from a friend of the Tuatha Dé Danann...
  • 13 by Kelley Armstrong

    13 by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    The exciting, page-turning LAST episode of Kelley Armstrong's acclaimed, bestselling Women of the Otherworld series!Savannah Levine, a young witch of remarkable power and a dangerous pedigree, staggers away from a bomb blast in New Orleans, glad that she's managed to rescue her half-brother Bryce from the supernatural revolutionaries who'd held him captive...
  • Trapped by Kevin Hearne

    Trapped by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    After twelve years of secret training, Atticus O’Sullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth and double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual, the world that thought he was dead abruptly discovers that he’s still alive, and they would much rather he return to the grave...
  • Awakening of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Awakening of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I am seizing the patriarchy by the balls, and I’m going to give it a vasectomy. I may have been crowned Queen, but it rapidly becomes clear that the title doesn’t come with an iota of respect: in fact, it’s a death sentence. My enemies have handed me a crown and now they’re sitting back to see how long I can keep it. Challenges will be coming thick and fast, and I need to be prepared...
  • Resurgence of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Resurgence of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The Queen of Werewolves Never Bows—She Hunts. Being Queen of the British Werewolves means I’m not one to back down, especially when my friend Emory is facing trial on spurious charges. I stormed in, certain that my impassioned speech would help save the king of the dragon shifters – but darker forces prevailed.The Domini, a sinister secret society, is pulling strings from the darkness...
  • Shattered by Kevin Hearne

    Shattered by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Acclaimed author Kevin Hearne makes his hardcover debut with the new novel in his epic urban fantasy series starring the unforgettable Atticus O’Sullivan. For nearly two thousand years, only one Druid has walked the Earth—Atticus O’Sullivan, the Iron Druid, whose sharp wit and sharp sword have kept him alive as he’s been pursued by a pantheon of hostile deities. Now he’s got company...
  • Moment of Truth by Hailey Edwards

    Moment of Truth by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Witches are marching down the streets, shifters are prowling the night, and portals to Faerie are popping up all over downtown.Hadley has one chance to save Atlanta, but it means trusting her dark side to get it done.The city will survive. She'll see to that...
  • Burn by Paula Weston

    Burn by Paula Weston

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Suddenly, Gaby remembers everything. For a year she believe she was a backpacker chilling out in Pandanus Beach. Working at the library. Getting over the accident that killed her twin brother. Then Rafa came to find her and Gaby discovered her true identity as Gabe: one of the Rephaim. Over a hundred years old...
  • The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie

    The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 75 ratings
    As a guild bartender, I can handle pretty much anything—mages, sorcerers, witches, the occasional demon. But show me anything family-related and I'd rather run for the hills. It doesn't even have to be my family.So I have no idea why I thought spending the holidays with Aaron's mom and pop was a good idea.Meeting his famous parents is already terrifying enough, but I've got a bigger problem...
  • Rule of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rule of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    There are some on our planet who believe you can't handle the truth, so the truth has been hidden for millennia. The only problem is the truth is coming back… Early. And Magic is Real.Leira Berens is still in search of the powerful Oriceran necklace as the mystery surrounding Rhazdon continues to unfold...
  • Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing...
  • With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

    With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt... After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble...
  • Windburn by Shannon Mayer

    Windburn by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. The King is missing and his mind is cracked. It is up to me to find him before the Rim is taken over by the bloodthirsty heir to the throne...
  • Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 97 ratings
    When I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here.It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender--but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics...
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 8 by Kore Yamazaki, マッグガーデン

    The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 8 by Kore Yamazaki, マッグガーデン

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Chise may have stopped the dragon's rampage, but at a great cost: she has been cursed, and a dragon's curse is unbreakable! Chise and Elias are visited by Marielle the witch, whose fellow witches claim to know the secret to helping Chise. There's one catch -- in exchange for their aid, Chise must join the witches' coven...
  • Devotion by Kristie Cook

    Devotion by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    New Adult Paranormal Romance by Kristie Cook ** Mature Content ** Recommended for ages 16+ due to sexual situations and language Third installment of the bestselling, award-winning Soul Savers Series When secrets and betrayals abound, where will her devotion lie? With powerful abilities gained from the Ang'dora and Tristan back by her side, Alexis thinks she's ready for the next...
  • Shadow Angel: Book Two by Leia Stone, Julie Hall

    Shadow Angel: Book Two by Leia Stone, Julie Hall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    He's gone, and the worst part is, I don't if he's dead or alive.I dealt with the curse. I picked my side. The hellish nightmare that I woke up to when I discovered I was a Watcher should be over, but it's not. Weeks have passed with no sign of Gage and I can't seem to move on, but a war is brewing and wallowing is no longer an option...
  • Staked by Kevin Hearne

    Staked by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    When a druid has lived for two thousand years like Atticus, he's bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Make that legions of them. Even his former friend and legal counsel turned out to be a bloodsucking backstabber. Now the toothy troublemakers - led by power-mad Theophilus - have become a huge problem requiring a solution. It's time to make a stand...
  • Magic Wild by Linsey Hall

    Magic Wild by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    With the Shadows from her past hot on her tail, Del Bellator is committed to growing her magic. That means hunting demons and stealing their powers, a job that’s as risky as dancing with the devil. But she’ll need all the power she can get if she wants to defeat the Shadows, so she’s willing to take the risk. While out on a demon hunt, she spots her boyfriend Roarke’s long-lost brother...
  • Unsuspecting Trouble by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Unsuspecting Trouble by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Father Time is depending on you to save his butt, you don’t ask questions.Thankfully Paris Beaufont has had her questions answered.She finally knows who she is.More importantly, she knows what happened to her parents and who is after her.But that’s only the beginning…To save Papa Creola, her parents and pretty much love itself, that’s going to take a lot of work...
  • The Angel Trap by Michelle Madow

    The Angel Trap by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Be careful who you trust, or you might walk into a trap.After putting her neck on the line to save Noah and Sage’s lives, Raven is on the brink of death. The only thing that might save her? Vampire blood.The problem is, no one’s supposed to know that vampire blood can heal humans. Anyone who finds out will be silenced. Which means Sage and Noah need to take Raven to a vampire they can trust...
  • Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Hadley is losing time, and her shadow refuses to shed light on the gaps in her memory. How can she protect her city if she can't remember where she goes or what she does when she ought to be asleep? Her grim history appears to be stuck on repeat, and the only way forward might be a scythe through her back...
  • Demon Magic by Linsey Hall

    Demon Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Del Bellator’s simple life of treasure hunting and demon slaying ended the moment she learned she was a Guardian between the Underworld and Earth. The only problem? She has no idea what that means and no control over the magic that could help her...
  • Shimmer by Paula Weston

    Shimmer by Paula Weston

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Gaby thought her life couldn’t get more complicated.She’s almost used to the idea that she’s not the nineteen-year-old backpacker she thought she was. She can just about cope with being one of the Rephaim - a 140-year-old half-angel - whose memories have been stolen. She’s even coming to grips with the fact that Jude, the brother she’s mourned for a year, didn’t die at all...
  • Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge, Caitlin Davies

    Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge, Caitlin Davies

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    I hadn’t set foot in the human world for more than a few hours in over three and a half months. Sure, I was stronger and faster than I’d ever been before, and I had a shiny new sword, but I was seriously chocolate deprived. I don’t recommend quitting cold turkey. And the new sword was a problem — to my mind, anyway...
  • Recruiter by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Recruiter by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Julie is officially an OPMA Recruitment Agent, and there’s a Bigfoot problem in the Big Apple.The pressure is on for Julie and Taylor to get their next recruit and prove that a human has what it takes to make it in the paranormal world.Their assignment takes them to the Midwest and…beyond, and Julie finds herself drawn into vampire drama thanks to her growing friendship with Malcolm Nox...
  • The Angel Gift by Michelle Madow

    The Angel Gift by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Everyone is separated, and no one is safe.Raven Danvers didn’t think her life could get any crazier since the night a demon attacked her in an alley and abducted her mom. She was wrong. Because now that same demon has abducted her too. He’s thrown her into a secret bunker with a group of humans who have unique abilities that make them “gifted...
  • Phantom Magic by Linsey Hall

    Phantom Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Del Bellator has screwed up. Big time. She’s failed to defeat her enemies the Shadows and has been forced to open a portal between Hell and Earth. Now, demons are flowing onto Earth as fast as lava down a volcano. And the effects are going to be just as deadly.With the help of her friends and her boyfriend, the powerful Warden of the Underworld, Del must find the portal and close it...
  • Revolution by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Revolution by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A 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...
    Categorized as:
    demons  new adult  magic  witches  fae  angels  young adult  paranormal
  • Shadow Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Shadow Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    In Peachville, there's a fine line between good and evil.That line is about to be crossed...
  • Vampires Will Be Vampires by Isla Frost

    Vampires Will Be Vampires by Isla Frost

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The supernaturals banished the gods from earth.They should have done a better job.My life, as I knew it, is over.My beloved career, my purpose, my very identity has been ripped from me. Because I now possess the devil's magic. And no one around me is safe.Oh, and my dragon ex-partner-in-action wants my help saving the world. Again.But this time the enemy is no mere magically-gifted human...
  • Infinite Magic by Linsey Hall

    Infinite Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Things aren’t looking great for Cass Clereaux. For one, her greatest fear has come true. She’s stuck in the Prison for Magical Miscreants while her nemesis, Victor Orriodor, is out in the world, putting the last pieces of his plan into place. He’s wreaking havoc, all while she’s stuck in a stone box, awaiting likely execution...
  • Magic Revealed by Linsey Hall

    Magic Revealed by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    At a glance, life is perfect for Del Bellator. She’s getting the hang of her magic, the shop she runs with her friends is thriving, and she has a hot almost-boyfriend in the form of were-demon Roarke Fallon. But nothing is ever as it seems. Del’s mysterious friend Draka is missing, and she’s in more danger than Del could ever realize...
  • Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 36 ratings
    You Don’t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You.The Shadowkiller is back. And he is hunting me down like a dog in the streets of New York City using every tool and ally he has—including people I once trusted.I have never been so alone in my life, and yet if I turn to my friends that puts a target on their backs too. Which means I have to keep running...
  • The Shatterproof Magician by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    The Shatterproof Magician by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love 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...
  • Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman

    Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Jem Carstairs and Tessa Gray are finally united after waiting over a century to be together, but they become aware a dark threat is looming over a child of the Shadow Market: a lost Herondale, from a line of Herondales who have used the Market to hide from their fellow Nephilim. Now is the time for the lost Herondale to be discovered. Jem and Tessa have to find him before his enemies can...
  • The Mysterious Lost Child by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    The Mysterious Lost Child by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    If 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...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  mystery  suspense  witches  new adult  fantasy  paranormal
  • Sweet Tea & Spells by Bella Falls

    Sweet Tea & Spells by Bella Falls

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Magic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow… Lots of changes in town and in her life, including her ex-fiancé's upcoming wedding to her cousin, have Charli Goodwin trying to be on her best behavior...
  • Witch out of Luck by Elle Adams

    Witch out of Luck by Elle Adams

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Blair Wilkes faces her toughest challenge meeting her boyfriend Nathan's family. That means being on her best 'normal' behaviour -- no weirdness, no magic, and definitely no unexpected appearances from her unpredictable cat, Sky.Blair's life is never that simple.A student's mysterious death by drowning casts a shadow over the town's annual summer broom flight contest...
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