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Gift from the Stone by Willa Rae
Secrets have been revealed.I’m the True Primary to the strongest Nexus in Elementra. I wield not one but two of the four elements, and the powerful Memoria stone around my neck still has my memories locked away.But we have bigger problems heading our way.They’re here. My living nightmares.In Elementra... -
![Probable Fear by Julie Trettel]()
Probable Fear by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes the path to destiny really sucks ass.I should have died on our last big mission and it’s messing with my head.I know I need to get over it, but I just can’t.There’s a lead on a new Collector and Delta’s getting called in to assist.Paralyzed by irrational fears and guilt, I don’t know if I can do this again.But if I don’t, I’ll never meet her...Categorized as:
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![The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun]()
The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSometimes magic throws a curveball… I thought I had everything figured out. I’d gone to the academy for witches and mastered my magic. I’d opened my own witchy occult store, just as I always wanted. And my family was as close as ever. Everything was going according to plan. Until the wolves showed up and dragged me back to their land. It was all a misunderstanding... -
![Oracle by Macy Blake]()
Oracle by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKoios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick... -
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![Jerrik by Janice M. Whiteaker]()
Jerrik by Janice M. Whiteaker
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpirit is fine.Living a life she didn't chose, keeping secrets she never wanted, on a mountain covered in darkness.But everything's fine.She can handle it all.Including the deputy making her life harder than it has to be.In more ways than one.****Jerrik used to be good at his job.That was before he had to fight something he couldn't see.Chase someone who was always two steps ahead of him...Categorized as:
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![One More Day: Springblood Book 1 by Cee Bowerman]()
One More Day: Springblood Book 1 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTremayne Badeaux has lived a thousand lives during his time on Earth. He’s explored the world, made lifelong friends, started empires, and destroyed enemies, but he’s never experienced an all-encompassing love that he’s willing to give up his own life for - until he meets the one woman he can never lose... -
![Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero]()
Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChaos has nothing on me…I will do whatever I have to in order to end Queen Tephine’s reign for good.Even if I go down with her.This ends now... -
![Reader and Raelynx by Sharon Shinn]()
Reader and Raelynx by Sharon Shinn
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn this novel of secret sorceries and forbidden desires, the mystic Cammon must put aside his personal feelings for Princess Amalie while he reads the souls of her suitors for any potential threats. But Cammon is unable to read Amalie, and he begins to suspect that she herself possesses magic powers-a revelation which would put her life in danger, and throw the kingdom into chaos... -
![The Edge of Fate by Sheena Jolie, S.J. Himes]()
The Edge of Fate by Sheena Jolie, S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe penultimate book in the bestselling Beacon Hill Sorcerer series is here... Fenric Feralas has a problem—either agree to assassinate the Necromancer of Boston, or lose his head... -
![Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair]()
Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was going to give him a performance he’d never forget. With our plans set to travel to the Demonic realm, my thoughts turn to the torture I endured while imprisoned in Broken House, and I find myself fearing that the experience will be a trip down nightmare lane. What I find instead is a complex, beautiful realm that in a matter of days draws out of me a determination and strength to defend it... -
![Midlife Christmas Magic by Aline Ash]()
Midlife Christmas Magic by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the season of goodwill thaw Nelson’s ice cold heart and lead him to the love he thought he didn’t deserve?LorettaA year ago, Loretta left her teaching career to cover her father's medical bills and became a live-in tutor for Orrin, a charming boy. The arrangement felt like a dream come true, despite having to deal with Orrin's father, an intense and affluent bear-shifter...Categorized as:
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![Midlife Wolf's Pack by Aline Ash]()
Midlife Wolf's Pack by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Greenacre's embrace, shadows fade, secrets unfold, and hearts dare to hope again...StephanieAfter the sour sting of a failed marriage, romance is the last thing on Steph Walker's mind. Her compass now firmly points towards her four children, dedicating herself entirely to their laughter and dreams...Categorized as:
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![Midlife Bear Protector by Aline Ash]()
Midlife Bear Protector by Aline Ash
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen their bond defies clan rules and unravels hidden secrets, can Elowen and Clay build a love strong enough to protect their family?ClayClay, a seasoned fighter with a dark past, bears the scars of his time in the cage. As a devoted father to his half-human daughter, he's struggled to find peace in both the human world and his shifter clan...Categorized as:
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![The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake]()
The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell’s mother, Claire, made her a peace sign piñata filled with wishes for a better planet instead of candy. When she got her period, her mother held a womanhood ceremony at their café and invited the neighborhood. On her sixteenth birthday, they celebrated with a drum circle... -
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![Blood Bond by Heather Hildenbrand]()
Blood Bond by Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHybrids. If I had to choose one word to sum up all of my problems, this would be it. Without hybrids, I wouldn’t have to watch my best friend slowly becoming a monster. Without hybrids, I could let go of the mentality “hunt or be hunted.” CHAS wouldn’t be scouring the Earth, intent on slaughtering and using Alex to do it... -
![Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen]()
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsAn enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go.Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways... -
![The Dragon Prince's Betrayal by Elva Birch]()
The Dragon Prince's Betrayal by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA final battle. A betrayal. And a bond that can't be broken.The capture of Alaska's greatest enemy should mean an end to hostilities, a peaceful Renewal, and a restoration of the Compact's balance of power and magic in the Small Kingdoms... -
![Dark Moon Defender by Sharon Shinn]()
Dark Moon Defender by Sharon Shinn
The third Novel of the Twelve Houses from the national bestselling author. In this story of hidden magic and forbidden love, the King's Rider Justin befriends Ellynor, a young novice at a convent-only to discover that she is a mystic being manipulated by the fanatical Daughters of the Pale Moon into hunting down and killing other mystics... -
![Sharpest Edge by Alessa Thorn]()
Sharpest Edge by Alessa Thorn
Kon and Athena's revenge on the shady organisation Aurora has painted targets on all of their backs. Now the Edgeworth's dark and bloody past is catching up with them, and there's no way to escape unscathed...'Sharpest Edge' is the second book in 'Mercenaries and Magic' a fast-paced paranormal series full of morally gray characters, found family, hot romance, and dark humor...Categorized as:
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![Lian / Roch by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright]()
Lian / Roch by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLIAN The Hunter: Lian isn’t a happy puma. He’s a lethal Hunter who should be out fighting the enemy, not babysitting a human scholar. Still, he’ll do whatever necessary to rid the world of the evil goddess, Shakpi. And there’s the bonus of spending a few hours away from his family of Nurturers who have been smothering him with love... -
![For The Love Of Her Dragon by Julia Mills]()
For The Love Of Her Dragon by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKyra St. Croix is a strong, feisty, independent woman who is not afraid to tell speak her mind. An incredibly powerful white witch born of the High Priestess and a human father, she hasn’t let a little thing like lack of height stop her from having the life she knows she deserves... -
![A Contemporary Mythos Halloween by Carly Spade]()
A Contemporary Mythos Halloween by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Stephanie became the Queen of the Underworld and goddess of the Elysian Fields, she exchanged her mortal life for an immortal one—a marriage to Hades, the King of Ash and Bone himself. In time she would become submerged into the new life of a Greek goddess, but a human life with human customs was all she knew, leaving her with momentary bouts of homesickness... -
![Savage Love by G.K. DeRosa]()
Savage Love by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I entered this competition, I never thought there would be so much at stake. Not only is my poor little battered heart on the line, but so is my life.As the dreaded family visits continue, more devastating secrets are revealed. And one changes everything.I’m only just recovering from the shock when it’s time for another elimination, and this one proves to be the hardest of all... -
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Unexpected Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOpposites attract - that’s what they say. I never believed it until the night he found me.They call him the Finder. A ruthless and brutal apex predator, he has spent most of his life alone in the caves, never believing in or needing a fated mate...until now. The night he scented her in his woods, he knew she was his, so he took her...Categorized as:
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![Spark: A Curvy Girl + Shapeshifter Romance by Ophelia Sexton]()
Spark: A Curvy Girl + Shapeshifter Romance by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Bearpaw Springs Resort is haunted by a vengeful ghost...or so local legends would have it.When a series of supernatural events terrorize the hotel's staff and guests and injure one of Sophie Markidis's shifter friends, the painfully shy, curvy Mythtrust News intern is compelled to investigate. She faces opposition from the hotel's owner and a ghost who seems to hold a grudge against shifters... -
![Dragon Mates: The Falk Clan Complete Series by C.D. Gorri]()
Dragon Mates: The Falk Clan Complete Series by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA little intro to The Falk Clan Tales… These are my stories surrounding four Dragon Shifter brothers and how they find their one true mates!Each brother's chest is marked with his rose, the magical link to his heart and his magic. They each have a matching gemstone to go with it.In The Dragon's Valentine we meet the eldest Falk brother, Callius... -
![The Angel of Paragon by Genevieve Jack]()
The Angel of Paragon by Genevieve Jack
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn angel called. A devil answered.Princess Charlotte is the sole heir to the throne of Paragon. But twenty-five years after she helped vanquish Empress Eleanor, her parents still treat her like a child—and it doesn’t help that her sunny angel disposition makes her easy to overlook...Categorized as:
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![Monster Girls Unlocked: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by Justin Trublood]()
Monster Girls Unlocked: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by Justin Trublood
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJustin Trimble's fantasies come to life when a couple of great looking, middle-aged professors give his virtual world a try and are transformed both in-game and out.As an AI researcher, Justin Trimble already has access to some of the most advanced technology on the planet. On his nights and weekends, he explores the capabilities of the virtual systems to invent an immersive game... -
![Crowns of Ice by Krista Street]()
Crowns of Ice by Krista Street
The time has come to return to the Solis continent.With my mate at my side, my strength strong and imbued, Norivun and I venture back to the capital to fix all of the wrongs that have not yet been made right.But victory won’t come easily.Choices must be made.Lives will be lost.And in the end, only the true royals will rise... -
![Burn by Penelope Fletcher]()
Burn by Penelope Fletcher
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSomething deadly lurks beneath the surface of Marina's skin, a wildness, a magickal creature born from fire and ice. After crossing dimensions to the fiery land of dragons, where not only is she a princess, but descendant from one of the most powerful dragons in existence, Marina has chosen to enter the tournamnet Aver to win the Frost Wreath... -
![Rabbit Creek Santa by Jacqueline Rhoades]()
Rabbit Creek Santa by Jacqueline Rhoades
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt's Christmas!... Things are going well in Rabbit Creek. Elizabeth has taken her duties as the Alpha's Mate to heart and as the story opens, that heart is breaking for the loneliness and isolation of one of her pack. It's Christmas Eve and no one should be lonely at Christmas. Lindy doesn't feel like she has much to celebrate... -
![Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford]()
Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSkylar struggles to save both the shifters and the slayers, but falls prey to the mastermind behind the disappearances of both. With a price on her head and her allies dwindling, she will survive only if she trusts Chace once more. She loves her dragon but fears the man inside will betray her again... -
![Dragon Guard Protector by Alicia Montgomery]()
Dragon Guard Protector by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dragon who can’t get away from his pastDragon Guard Stein has been watching his mate from afar for a very long time, but refuses to claim her. It hadn’t been difficult to ignore Lady Vera at first. She’d been a spoiled, vain, and selfish brat who pushed and clawed at anyone who got in the way of what she wanted and so no matter how his dragon felt, he decided not to pursue her...Categorized as:
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![WILLEM by Victoria Danann]()
WILLEM by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Enchanted from the very first page. I couldn't put it down!" - Night Owl Reviews 5* TOP PICK*A highwayman's ghost.*A beagle who thinks he's a bear.*A colony of witches. Yeah. Wimberley is a magical place.Willem is an out of work actor. He gave himself ten years to make it and never got a single paying job... -
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![Bear's Legacy by Juniper Hart]()
Bear's Legacy by Juniper Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in a broken home, I had two missions—to protect my sister and get the hell out of my father’s pack. I didn’t need my father, his money, or his Alpha bear legacy clouding over me and holding me back. I had almost forgotten about him, making it on my own as a solider and football player. If only he’d stayed alive, I might not have had to think about him again... -
![Riding With the Panther by Andie Fenichel]()
Riding With the Panther by Andie Fenichel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJorgeWhen I left Florida, I figured I’d be a lone shifter. It’s not ideal. I am a panther, and cats like to live in prides, but my family is dead, and my pack let me down. Well, maybe I let them down too. Broken Arrow, Montana is a long way from home, but I got a job cooking at the local diner and the Devil’s Pack Motorcycle Club hasn’t asked me to leave... -
![Her Dragon's Fire by Julia Mills]()
Her Dragon's Fire by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHer brilliant blues eyes and luscious curves have haunted his every thought for over six years. The guilt of his younger brother’s death a weight around his heart, keeping him from claiming the one the Universe has made for him and him alone... -
![A Bead of Blood by R.E. Butler]()
A Bead of Blood by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampire Sabrina Chalice has spent the last few decades righting wrongs within the vampire community as a Hunter. When she stops a vampire-run, illegal were-animal fighting ring, she finds herself head over fangs for a were-bear named Griegs. One hot moment leads to a connection that neither anticipated, and the solitary Hunter finds herself in a bear den, surrounded by love and acceptance... -
![Flukes by Nichole Chase]()
Flukes by Nichole Chase
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeena has a secret guarded closely by her family—a secret as dangerous as the sea and buried just as deep. When court-appointed community-service workers are assigned to Flukes, the family-owned animal sanctuary, everyone is on high alert. It doesn’t help that Meena finds herself attracted to sexy-as-sin Blake Weathering, one of the new workers... -
![Queen of Fire by D.N. Hoxa]()
Queen of Fire by D.N. Hoxa
When we summoned the Ether, we thought we were saving the world. We thought we were ending the reign of dragons, freeing the people of power-hungry Azarius kings and queens once and for all. Turns out, none of us had any idea what the reign of dragons truly means. Secrets finally come to light...Categorized as:
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![The Veiled Heir by S.T. Fernandez]()
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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![Second Chance Alpha by Lola Gabriel]()
Second Chance Alpha by Lola Gabriel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Chessa comes back to town, Noah will once again claim her as his own and won’t let anything get in his way. Nine years ago, Chessa walked away from her hometown and from Noah, the future alpha of the bear pack in District 175. Knowing Noah was immortal and she would get old and die, Chessa left him rather than one day become a burden to him... -
![The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland]()
The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour strangers are brought together to participate in an experimental treatment designed to heal broken hearts in this surprising and heartfelt debut novel from author Amelia Ireland.In a perfectly ordinary building, four strangers who couldn't be more different meet for the first time... -
![Bonded Nightmare by E.M. Rinaldi]()
Bonded Nightmare by E.M. Rinaldi
She can run but she can't hide...As the last unbonded nightmare in existence, Eryn Montalli has been hunted her entire life for the mere potential of her magick. She's only ever wanted a quiet life tending to the hurt and sick animals that seek her out. Those dreams go to absolute shit with four little words...They found your bond...Categorized as:
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![Wild Bear's White-Hot Romance by Amelia Wilson]()
Wild Bear's White-Hot Romance by Amelia Wilson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis fiery girl is really starting to irritate him but don’t worry because this shifter knows how to fight fires.TABITHAShe doesn’t put up with anyone’s crap.Even if that anyone is a firefighter!A sexy firefighter.A very sexy firefighter.It doesn’t matter. She has a job to do.And he’s just going to have to get out of her way.A very, very, very sexy firefighter, though...Categorized as:
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![Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner]()
Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe prophecies are coming true and the ancient race of the Kantri-or true dragons-have come back to the world of Men. It was through the actions of Young Lanen Kaelar that the Kantri were reminded of the larger world. It was bravery (and a mad belief in the old tales) that caused the young woman to start a perilous journey to find the great dragons of legend... -
![Meet Your Match by Morriganmercy]()
Meet Your Match by Morriganmercy
After the war, Draco Malfoy seeks refuge from infamy in the Muggle world. A friendly Muggle couple takes him under their wing, but there’s a problem: they are intent on setting him up with their best friend, Hermione Granger.Or, in which the Muggle friends Hermione Granger undoubtedly would have had will not take no for an answer...Categorized as:
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![My Magic Mate by Caryn Moya Block]()
My Magic Mate by Caryn Moya Block
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBrencis Solovyov, a Siberian lycanthrope, isn’t looking for a mate. When he visits the local metaphysical store, he is repulsed by the owner’s purple hair and combat boots. And when she gives him a potion that accidently poisons him, he fears for his life. The fact that she is his mate can only be a trick of destiny. After she claims to be a witch, he knows she is truly crazy... -
![The Selkie by Rosanna Leo]()
The Selkie by Rosanna Leo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis was supposed to be her year. However, after losing her job and discovering her fiancé cheating, Maggie Collins has her doubts. When her grandmother dies, she hits rock bottom. Maggie travels to her grandmother’s home in Orkney, Scotland to sort through her gran’s things, only to discover the old woman has left her a seal pelt as her inheritance. She also learns that others are after the pelt... -
![Stone Angel by Christina Dodd, Audrey Shaw]()
Stone Angel by Christina Dodd, Audrey Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmanda Reed has been given an ultimatum: risk her life as a madman's spy or her young sister will live out her life frozen in stone, a decorative statue in a wizard's cold mansion. To free her sister, Amanda needs help, help only one man can provide...the man who betrayed her and broke her heart. Handsome scoundrel Liam Gallagher is an orphan...and one of the Others...
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