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  • Refuge by Karen Lynch

    Refuge by Karen Lynch

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 65 ratings
    To keep the people she loved safe, Sara left everything she knew behind. She soon learns this new world is nothing like her old one, and she struggles to make a place for herself among the Mohiri. But it soon becomes apparent to Sara and to everyone one around her that she is not your typical warrior...
  • Darkest Powers Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong

    Darkest Powers Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 52 ratings
    The SummoningThe Darkest Powers Series, Book I After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, meeting boys. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. But when puberty does hit, it brings more than hormone surges...
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  • When the Dead Come Home by B.L. Brunnemer

    When the Dead Come Home by B.L. Brunnemer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    I’m Lexie Delaney, and I’m a necromancer. Which means, I can see the dead, talk to them, affect them. Not as fun as it sounds. Especially since the Veil closed and the dead have been stuck here. Things in town are getting tense. School is starting, and I’m already tired of our plan to keep our relationships quiet. Bodies keep showing up and no one has a clue as to why...
  • Out of the Dark by Quinn Loftis

    Out of the Dark by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    Darkness has descended on the Transylvanian Alps. Four packs of the powerful Grey wolves – in a rare show of cooperation – had joined together here in an effort to help their pack members find true mates. Then they were betrayed by one of their own – an Alpha hell-bent on becoming the most powerful of the Canis lupis...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Hall of Blood and Mercy: The Complete Trilogy by K.M. Shea

    Hall of Blood and Mercy: The Complete Trilogy by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    I'm one scrappy wizard.As someone with barely a flicker of magic, I've spent my life being mocked and surviving fights with bullies. But when my parents die in an accident, and I find myself responsible for our whole wizard house and family, I know my usual tactics aren't going to cut it...
  • Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve

    Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Year Three at the Academy. The year of Aqua. Maddison has been fighting the gods from the first moment she found out they existed. Those arrogant and power hungry deities have a plan ... a plan that includes destroying everything she holds dear, and she fears that one day soon, they're going to succeed...
  • Covet by Tracy Wolff

    Covet by Tracy Wolff

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 79 ratings
    I may have reached my breaking point. As if trying to graduate from a school for supernaturals isn’t stressful enough, my relationship status has gone from complicated to a straight-up dumpster fire. Oh, and the Bloodletter has decided to drop a bomb of epic proportions on us all... Then again, when has anything at Katmere Academy not been intense?And the hits just keep coming...
  • Between Homes by W.R. Gingell

    Between Homes by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    G'day. I'm Pet. Not, not Pet--I am a pet. Well, I was a pet: I used to belong to two fae and a stroppy vampire. Now I'm homeless. I mean, I was always technically homeless, but this time it's different...
  • Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The thrilling final installment of Chloe Neill’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series sees a sinister sorcery advancing across Chicago, and it may usher in the fall of Cadogan House… Since the night of her brutal attack and unwilling transformation to vampire, Merit’s stood as Sentinel and protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House...
  • Angels Twice Descending by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman

    Angels Twice Descending by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Simon’s journey to become a Shadowhunter nears its end as his Ascension ceremony draws closer. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.Simon’s Ascension ceremony draws near in this brilliant conclusion to Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy...
  • Blood Games by Chloe Neill

    Blood Games by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    While Merit didn’t choose to become a vampire or Sentinel of Cadogan House, she vowed to fight for her House and its Master, and she’s managed to forge strong alliances with powerful supernaturals across Chicago. But even though Merit has had wild adventures, this may be her deadliest yet... A killer is stalking Chicago, preying on humans and leaving his victims with magical souvenirs...
  • Reborn by C.C. Hunter

    Reborn by C.C. Hunter

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Return to the beloved world of Shadow Falls, a camp that teaches supernatural teens to harness their powers—and where a vampire named Della will discover who she’s meant to be. For Della Tsang, Shadow Falls isn't just a camp: it's home. As a vampire who's never fit in with her human family, it's the one place she can truly be herself...
  • 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...
  • Ascension of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Ascension of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Full blurb to follow!Don't miss this werewolf shifter series if you like humour, heart and a strong heroine with a slow burn, loyal-beta fade-to-black romance.Written in British English...
  • Ghost Town by Rachel Caine

    Ghost Town by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Get ready for "non-stop vampire action" (Darque Reviews) in the latest Morganville Vampire novel from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine. While developing a new system to maintain Morganville's defenses, student Claire Danvers discovers a way to amplify vampire mental powers...
  • Hellion by Karen Lynch

    Hellion by Karen Lynch

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Jordan Shaw is one of the Mohiri’s best young warriors. Fearless and bold, she’s passionate about completing every job and living life to the fullest, even if that means breaking all the rules.When Jordan encounters a demon believed to have been killed off centuries ago, her discovery sends ripples up to the highest levels of the Mohiri...
  • 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...
  • Restraint by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Restraint by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    A FORBIDDEN LOVE WILL BECOME DEEPER. A LOYALTY WILL BE TESTED. AND ONLY DARKNESS WILL REMAIN. One revelation changed everything, turning Eve Collin’s world upside down. Now, she’s left to struggle with her identity and allegiance...
  • Dealing in Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Dealing in Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Magic. Is. Real. Leira and Correk have been to hell and back together. How much more can they handle?Enough to save the world, with a little help from everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed troll. Dealing Magic hits the ground running with Leira and Correk scrambling to get out ahead of the corporations and their plots to exploit magic...
  • 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...
  • Bite Club by Rachel Caine

    Bite Club by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine is "a first-class storyteller" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris). After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. But someone else wants them to get ready to rumble...
  • Between Walls by W.R. Gingell

    Between Walls by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Don't get too close to humans.That's rule number one. Well, it is if you're an emotionally constipated fae lord. As far as I'm concerned, the vampire could do a better job of keeping his distance, but he's never been that good at following the rules.G'day. I'm Pet. Schrödinger's Pet, these days; depends who's asking...
  • 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...
  • Davy Harwood in Transition by Tijan

    Davy Harwood in Transition by Tijan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The vampire nations sent their armies for her. They feared and sought to destroy her. The werewolves sent their own in the hopes to take her magic. One stood against them all to protect her. And in the midst of everything, as she watched her human life crumble to her feet, Davy grew as the Immortal every day. Her powers transitioned until she would save them all in the end...
  • Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 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 am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand. The world has deteriorated in the years I was banished. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Outbreak by Annabel Chase

    Outbreak by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    This year will either make me or break me… My professors worry that I'm sliding down a slippery slope, but I know I'm still on the path of redemption. I've worked too hard for too long, and I have no intention of letting down my family. When Bryn disappears during a routine field trip, though, I must put my need to succeed on hold...
  • 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...
  • Bitter of Tongue by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

    Bitter of Tongue by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    When Simon is kidnapped by the fey, he’s amazed to find a friend in former Shadowhunter Mark Blackthorn. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.After Simon is kidnapped by faeries (why is he always kidnapped?), he uncovers rumors of a secret weapon Sebastian left behind for the faerie queen...
  • 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...
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    new adult  magic  witches  fae  demons  angels  young adult  paranormal
  • 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...
  • The Fiery Trial by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

    The Fiery Trial by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn become parabatai. Simon and Clary both act as their witnesses, so they can see what a parabatai bond forming looks like as they want to become parabatai as soon as Simon graduates — and because Emma asked Clary...
  • A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    I never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires.But there are some things in life that you just can't predict. Like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us...
  • 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...
  • 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  suspense  witches  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  mystery
  • 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...
  • Mateborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Mateborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Let the hunt for the cure begin…I never thought I’d lose so much when I first set foot in Moon Valley, but I refuse to believe it was all in vain. I won’t stop until Tyrien is punished, the curse is broken, and my mate is free.With the Alpha Trials in full swing, I need to stay focused on what’s really at stake...
  • The Vision by Jessica Sorensen

    The Vision by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The Vision is book 3 in the Fallen Star Series. Gemma thought she was trapped—that Stephan had finally won. But then time resets and she’s given another chance. The clock is ticking as Gemma tries to figure out how to change the vision that ends the world in ice. If she can, then maybe she can save the world from Stephan and give her and Alex a chance at a real future...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    magic  witches  werewolves  vampires  fae  paranormal  fantasy  mystery
  • Saved at Sunrise by C.C. Hunter

    Saved at Sunrise by C.C. Hunter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Nestled deep in the woods, Shadow Falls is a secret camp where teens with supernatural powers learn to harness their abilities and live in the normal world.  But Shadow Falls is facing a problem that could finally expose them to the rest of the world.  Humans are showing up dead, and rogue vampires may be to blame...
  • The Underworld by Jessica Sorensen

    The Underworld by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    **New Cover, Same Edition** Gemma thought her mind was gone, but she was wrong. And now she is left trying to figure out the truth to what Stephan is planning to do with her and the star, before it's too late. But finding out the truth is hard, especially since Gemma doesn't know who she can trust...
  • Freaky Days by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Days by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 30 ratings
    The show must go on … even when monsters are afoot.Poet Parker is Romani by birth and a fortune teller by choice. As a member of Mystic Caravan Circus, she’s spent the past ten years using her psychic talents to tell people what their future holds by day and hunting paranormal monsters by night...
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