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Warlock: Book 1 by Daniel Kensington
On my eighteenth birthday, I got kicked out of my home, mugged in an alley, and killed a guy with my mind ... then things got weird.I expected aging out of the foster care system to be hard... -
![A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSome days I kick life in the ass. Other days it kicks back.On a good day, wearing the Fianna mark tosses me into topsy-turvy trials. It’s a scramble but I manage to hold it together with the help of amazing family and friends: mythical, magical, and mortal.But despite best-laid plans, collateral damage occurs.I can live with me getting hurt but watching someone I love suffer—not so much... -
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![Moment of Tooth by Lindsay Buroker]()
Moment of Tooth by Lindsay Buroker
Morgen Keller’s life has been chaotic since she inherited her grandmother’s old house—and her legacy as a witch.Werewolves regularly attack her, familiars spy on her, and enemies she didn’t ask for keep lighting her property on fire.Through everything, she’s been fortunate to have one steadfast ally: Amar... -
![Vale of Dreams by C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers]()
Vale of Dreams by C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsActing as the mistress of a terrifying Fey prince known as the Dream Stalker was never on my wishlist. But that’s exactly what happens when I journey into Brocéliande to rescue my lover, Raphael. Sometimes, fate has a twisted sense of humor.Captured by the prince, I quickly learn he’s a beautiful, living nightmare. He immediately discovers my hidden talent—mind control...Categorized as:
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![Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter]()
Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis title includes three new stories, Lords of the Underworld, from "New York Times" bestselling author Gena Showalter. "The Darkest Fire" - He is the guardian of Hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a horde of demon lords - and discover a passion unlike any other.. -
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Chade by Montana Ash
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMax’s arrival into Cali’s world has sparked both hope and controversy for their society as a whole. Change is inevitable. For Cali, Max’s unexpected appearance is a blessing, as she is finally free to be herself; a knight, a woman … a lover. Her easy-going, slightly cynical façade hides a scarred woman who yearns to be accepted... -
![Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young]()
Darkness, Kindled by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAri Johnson wishes adjusting to living with her boyfriend was her only source of excitement and anxiety. She wishes a lot of things. But then wishing was what got her here in the first place. Ari chose to be a Guild Hunter. She wanted to hunt dangerous Jinn and destroy them before they could harm innocent people... -
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The Secret by Elizabeth Hunter
Only when the darkness falls can you see the light of the stars. â¨For thousands of years, the scribes and singers of the Irin race have existed to protect humanity and guard the gifts of the Forgiven. They have lived in the shadows. They have kept their secrets. â¨But the Irin arenât the only race with secrets... -
![Zeus by Carly Spade]()
Zeus by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA god-king disguised as a criminal defense lawyer...Zeus/Zane, King of the Greek gods, holds the world in his palm in both his mortal and godly form… until Hera leaves him, forcing him to uphold Gaea's clause: There must always be a Queen, or he loses his title and part of his power along with it. Time is short. Too bad the one woman he has his sights on wants nothing to do with him... -
![Found by B.L. Brunnemer]()
Found by B.L. Brunnemer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsForget everything you know about the world. Vampires exist, Werewolves exist, monsters hide in the shadows, and it's my job to make sure they obey our laws. My name is Evelyn, and I'm a gargoyle. The last one or so I thought. A team of Gargoyles have found me. And for the first time in over a century, I'm not the only one of my kind around... -
![The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts]()
The Donovan Legacy by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSpecial gifts.....for three magical cousins. New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers a special trade-size collection featuring three of her most beloved stories from the Donovan family series. Three Donovan cousins must learn to accept their mystic legacies while falling under the spell of love... -
![The Guardian by Elicia Hyder]()
The Guardian by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe mission was supposed to be simple:Get in.Save the girl.Get the hell out.But Warren Parish knows nothing is simple with demons involved, and storming the gates of Hell will be no exception.An innocent woman is trapped in Nulterra, but this journey is so much more than a rescue mission... -
![A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk]()
A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk
When famous human musician Melody wakes two thousand years after a nuclear winter, she thinks she’s landed on the right side of a war. Fae are called the Tainted. They’re warped, mutated creatures who horde the bounty of the new magical land. It’s her job in the human city to sling propaganda in the form of daily songs performed to a select tower of elite... -
![Wild Night by Nalini Singh]()
Wild Night by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA short story about when Hawke visits the nightclub Wild after being notified about a brewing fight involving SnowDancer juveniles. Timeline: Takes place during Chapter 9 of Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website... -
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![Paladin by Montana Ash]()
Paladin by Montana Ash
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsHonour. Duty. Loyalty. Control. These are the principles Darius lives by – almost to the point of obsession. They had forged him into a noble knight but had also cost him the woman of his dreams and wrought a non-relenting hatred for his personal nemeses; the shades... -
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Fated by Sarah Fine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAislin Ferry and Jason Moros have only days until they will be called to account before the Keepers of the Afterlife. Yet as they race to restore order and make their case, their worlds fall into total disarray. Mutiny within the fractured Ferry family threatens Aislin’s hold on power and role as Charon. Meanwhile, the fearsome Lord of the Kere has family trouble of his own... -
![Bound in Black by Juliette Cross]()
Bound in Black by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGenevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission—to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld, where no one has ever gone into and returned. But nothing can prevent her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her... -
![Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider]()
Earp & Chandra by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFamily can be found in the most unexpected places.Gila monster shifter Jedidiah Earp is over seventy, prefers to bite first and ask questions later, and he knows the desert scrub outside Sundance, California like the back of his claws.Alpha hyena shifter Chandra Smith is in her late twenties, protective to a fault, and she knows how to hunt down enemies and make them disappear...Categorized as:
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![Sinful Reckonings by Salem Cross]()
Sinful Reckonings by Salem Cross
It hasn’t gotten easier, but I’ve grown stronger.With four down and one more enemy to go, it should be a walk in the park to finish taking out the last of the trash Enola associated herself with.If only it was that easy.Canaan’s been hiding out all these years, bidding his time before he re-emerges to take what he believes is his...Categorized as:
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![Immortal Throne by J.C. McKenzie, Harper A. Brooks]()
Immortal Throne by J.C. McKenzie, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome crowns are worth fighting for… This one is worth dying for. When I find out I have less than a year to live, the last thing I want to do is take up some birthright left by my estranged father. Or have anything to do with the jerk who delivered the message.But it looks like my bucket list will have to wait.Not only does Hell exist, but I’m half demon and the heir to the Immortal Throne... -
![Tears of Sweat by Sierra Knoxly]()
Tears of Sweat by Sierra Knoxly
HarperKidnapping a sick human isn’t at the top of the list of things I’m proud of, and it only gets worse when she ends up on Exerin-Mi, the most dangerous planet in the Twelve Realms. And home to the Davina rebels who ordered her kidnapping.My conscience demands I rescue her... -
![The Hybrid's Heart by Alana Khan]()
The Hybrid's Heart by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTrapped in a one-room cottage with a genetically engineered male in raging rut. He can’t control his urges… and I’m not certain that I want to. Calliope Sylas may have horns and hooves, but underneath it all, he's the kindest, most caring man I've ever met. Sharing a bed while he manages his raging rut is a temptation almost too great to resist—for both of us...Categorized as:
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Dark Defender by Alexis Morgan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAlexis Morgan continues her dazzling paranormal series about larger-than-life warriors and the women they love.... As a Paladin warrior, Blake Trahern fights and dies again and again to keep mankind safe from the Others. Sensing his humanity slipping away with each battle, he retreats from the world...until the one person who still has a claim on his soul needs his help... -
![Phase of Hate by Coralee June]()
Phase of Hate by Coralee June
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a prodigy. A grieving sister. A girl falling for him.I died, and now I’m reborn.Stronger. Deadlier.Angrier.I’m determined to punish those that turned me into a monster. The curse kept me alive, but at what cost?I’m at war with my nature.I refuse to ever accept my fate.Once a prodigy, now a curse.Once love, now hate... -
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![Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen]()
Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen
My name is Gemma Lucas and my life’s a wreck. Alex, the guy I just might be falling in love with, and the father of my unborn child, left me. Not to mention if I do admit I’m in love with him, it could potentially kill us both. My father’s trapped in his own mind and my mom’s working for the dark side... -
![Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison]()
Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the snows fall and hearths burn, four stories of Midwinter beginnings prove that love can fight its way through the chillest night… THE DARKEST MIDNIGHT, by Grace Draven The mark Jahna Ulfrida was born with has made her a target of the cruel and idle all her life. During the long, crowded festivities of Deyalda, there’s nowhere to escape... -
![Phase of Fate by Coralee June]()
Phase of Fate by Coralee June
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratings𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞.I was the average daughter. The troublemaker. The side character in my sister, Mona’s, story. My sister was a Prodigy, endowed with exceptional skills and bonded with a guardian. In a world where all leaders, scientists, and artists are selected and pledged to shifters, she was born for greatness... -
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Black Halo by S.L. Naeole
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhile nearly everyone else at Heath High is preparing for prom and graduation, Grace Shelley is coming to terms with the end of her relationship with Robert, the angel who saved her soul, her life, and then broke her heart. It's not easy, especially when she can't escape his thoughts. But Grace has other things to worry about... -
![A Sip of Eternity by Nalini Singh]()
A Sip of Eternity by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShort story in the October Newsletter:Author’s Note: This short story began life as a scene in an early draft of Archangel’s Shadows. It focuses on Dmitri & Honor, so there are no spoilers for the Archangel’s Shadows storyline (however, if you haven’t yet read Archangel’s Blade (Honor and Dmitri’s story), then save this to read later)... -
![Sealed in Sin by Juliette Cross]()
Sealed in Sin by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSometimes sin looks an awful lot like heaven. One demon prince may be festering in the bowels of the soul eater Cocytus, but Genevieve’s troubles are far from over. Prince Bamal, demon lord of New York City, still wants her. But this time, he wants her alive, to control her inherent power as a Vessel of Light... -
![Booked for Kidnapping by R.J. Blain]()
Booked for Kidnapping by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollowing the assassination of Senator Maybelle, widespread rioting and unrest transform the presidential campaign into a lethal circus. With protests raging over the new bill, the government scrambles to restore peace and order.Armed with a probationary private investigation license, Janette and her friends race against time to prevent the next murder... -
![The Book of Betrayal by Melissa McShane]()
The Book of Betrayal by Melissa McShane
Helena Davies knows all about keeping secrets. Now her secrets will come to light.Helena’s encounter with a terrible creature whose kind are bent on destroying the world revealed a terrible truth: a cabal of rogue humans works with those monsters, intent on gaining power...Categorized as:
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![Gifted Academy: Omnibus Collection: Books 1 - 4 by Michelle Hercules]()
Gifted Academy: Omnibus Collection: Books 1 - 4 by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNowhere is safe when the gods are wicked. Since the beginning of times, there have always been two Norms and Idols. But never have the scales been so unbalanced as they are today. I’m a Norm, which means, I grew up in fear of the Idols and their godly powers. And now, I’m going to be surrounded by them, day and night...Categorized as:
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![Anywhere by Brooklyn Cross]()
Anywhere by Brooklyn Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDystopian/Cult/PNR/Poly MMF/Enemies to Lovers/Possessive/Virgin MFCIn a world that had fallen apart from war, factions rose from the ashes. Can the love and power of the triads keep the peace? Or will those that seek to destroy The Brothers of Shadow & Death succeed?Rook Being a part of a triad union and the next head of the Adair family was not what I wanted... -
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![Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford]()
Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the smallest debt comes with the highest price. Kat went down the rabbit hole and came out changed. Now everyone wants something from her and she is hard pressed to give in to any of them. Only the irresistibly mysterious Cheshire Cat seems to be on her side. But even he has secrets of his own. Secrets that cause him to show up beaten and bloody on her doorstep...Categorized as:
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![Shape Shifting 201 by Viola Grace]()
Shape Shifting 201 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA would-be magus with studying on her mind must deal with a possible suitor and her feisty hellkitten.Imara made it through her first term without too many issues, but now that she is in the second term, a magic-draining fiend is stalking the students and her familiar is bored with guiding her through the early stages of magic... -
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Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer magic is coming along, her kitten is still deadly, and she is about to make an actual friend. Controlling weather is simple by comparison. Sky Breaking seemed like a useful course, but its usefulness lay in the amount of credits that would count toward Imara’s degree.Once she is in the course she meets the only other student and they strike an unlikely friendship... -
![Mouse Bones: Revenant Academy Book I by Kinsey Presley-Hornung]()
Mouse Bones: Revenant Academy Book I by Kinsey Presley-Hornung
After her untimely death, Agnes wakes up on a college campus… in purgatory. She's been selected for admittance to Revenant Academy- the leading institution in posthumous education. While Revenant Academy might look like a picturesque college campus at first glance, it’s crawling with extinct animals and a labyrinthian archive of the dead...Categorized as:
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![Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood]()
Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath wants his queen back. After her two sisters are caught up by destiny’s call, Lamarra Stonemantle is the only one left to play the role of dutiful noble daughter. A task she embraces in an effort to hide the dark magic living inside her own soul. Now that power is whispering its seductive promises again, telling her only a long dead king can complete her soul... -
![Cursed Souls by Anya J. Cosgrove]()
Cursed Souls by Anya J. Cosgrove
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBroken hearts are hard to mend, but what about shattered souls? Alana certainly hadn’t put matching tattoos, samurai swords, and falling for her mortal enemy on her bucket list. But now that she faces losing a man she might have broken beyond repair, there’s no time to waste. She’s willing to sacrifice everything to undo her mistake and earn back his trust... -
![Midnight Bound by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand]()
Midnight Bound by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI came to Midnight Falls to reclaim my life. The plan was simple. Solve murders, then return to New York and show my cheating bastard ex what he lost.If only it had been that easy.Instead of solving murders, I committed them.Instead of returning home, I'm trapped in murdery Midnight Falls right along with the pack...Categorized as:
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![Dragos Meets Stinkpot by Thea Harrison]()
Dragos Meets Stinkpot by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShort-Story from May 2016 newsletter...Categorized as:
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![Soul Casting 101 by Viola Grace]()
Soul Casting 101 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImara needs a familiar, but what she ends up with is the toughest kitten in the magical world. Imara has lived a life separate from her family. She wasn’t shunned, just never acknowledged. The seventh child of a seventh child, she had had the bad taste to be born a girl. Her father’s family had no use for a girl, so she was sent to a city where the populace didn’t use magic... -
![Hot Demon in the City by Connie Suttle]()
Hot Demon in the City by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI am Lexsi Silver, and I will determine my own future.Most people consider their wedding day as one of the happiest of their lives.Most people are not High Demon.Just before my wedding on the planet called Kifirin, I decided I wasn't going to marry someone I'd never met. Kordevik Weth was a stranger to me and I wasn't willing to accept him. That's why I asked Aunt Bree for help... -
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![Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen]()
Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“In my family, when someone is born, another will die.”A symbiotic curse has plagued the Arrowood and Everhart households for generations. When a new baby is born, a member of the ancient clans die. Only a truce between the warring families can break the deadly hex once and for all.Upon hearing her cousin is in labour, Maeve Arrowood hurries home to find out which one of them will be next...Categorized as:
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![Charmed by Magic by SK Prince]()
Charmed by Magic by SK Prince
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsYou know that dream where you look down and find you’re naked in a very public place?It actually happened to me on my last day of high school.One second, clothes. The next —boom— naked.The moment that my gift of invisibility showed itself, everything changed. Whether it was for the better, I can’t say... -
![Burning for the Dragon by Cecilia Lane]()
Burning for the Dragon by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHas fate given them everything only to cheat them of their happy ending? A reluctant ruler... When his brother is killed by a dragonslayer, Luca de Rege becomes the unexpected heir to the Dragon Throne. Used to answering only to himself, he’s now responsible for finding a mate and ensuring that the rapidly-dwindling dragon shifter population doesn’t go extinct... -
![Stolen: A Vampire Blood Courtesans Romance by Marissa Farrar, Michelle Fox]()
Stolen: A Vampire Blood Courtesans Romance by Marissa Farrar, Michelle Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE OF ONLY $0.99! REGULAR PRICE WILL BE $2.99 UPON PUBLICATION*** Stolen A Blood Courtesans Romance As a child I was stolen, cornered into a life I never wanted. Now I’m eighteen and they’ve given me to a vampire. Roman Kovak is the most beautiful man I have ever seen. He stirs up feelings inside me that I didn’t know existed... -
![Hand In Fire by Zoe Parker]()
Hand In Fire by Zoe Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer name is Sora and she’s a sin eater. The name is exactly what it implies. She takes your sin, washes your conscience clean and sends you on your merry way. Or at least, she did. She’s spent her entire life doing the right thing, being a nice person. Suffering in their places because it was her job, and most people don't even thank her for it...Categorized as:
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![Mated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle]()
Mated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the statue awakens…I love working in a private university library with its special collection of antiquarian books and works of art. My favorite sculpture is one of the massive gargoyle statues, one that’s perched near my desk. Visitors often remark how lifelike it is, and I’ll tease, “Maybe it is.”One night, I stay alone after closing to shelve a fascinating book...Categorized as:
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