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LastRock by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsScorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen... -
Fire by Charlene Hartnady
Fire is the third book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you enjoy fated mates, forbidden romance, sassy heroines and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you."To avoid spoilers, I will not be writing a blurb for this book. If you have read Ruin, you will know that this next story is about Thor...Categorized as:
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A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes
Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin.To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her... -
Token of the Blessed by Cebelius
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt is the mettle to proceed that matters ... The Labyrinth behind him, Terry and company arrive on the Eastern Steppes in the midst of a carnival, and a fateful decision puts him under a dire curse. Stripped of his bond powers and exiled to the dreamlike Wildervast, he must find and free the ultimate witch, then kill an invincible man... -
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Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta
Escape the trials, lose the crown—or rebel, risking everything to save the realm.I've exposed the queen for the tyrant she is. Now it's time to show the kingdom of Embermere who I am.A rebellion has been gathering force against the queen. It needs only a spark to gain momentum. It needs the secret heir.First, I must survive the Wilds—savage, brutal, and even more dangerous than the queen herself... -
Cottonmouth by Naomi Lucas
Ever since humans arrived, my world has changed. Tensions are high as we quarrel over territory, reforming our fractured clans.I will have none of it. I did not capture a bride.But then my world goes dark—and she appears.A female so lovely she possesses my mind, a bride who blushes every time she catches my eye.She is sweet.She is young.She is everything I am not.Except nothing is as it seems... -
The Teeth in the Tide by Rebecca F. Kenney
This new 'Extended Edition' of "The Teeth in the Tide" contains the full, open-door, intimate scenes between characters, plus the first chapter of the sequel, "The Demons in the Deep," at the very end. Otherwise, the content is exactly the same as the previous edition, which only had fade-to-black intimate scenes... -
Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSebastian Frost created a territory where demihumans lived peacefully.Whether they were a snake-haired gorgon, a colorful slime woman, or a fifteen foot tall Oni, they were free to live peacefully in Pluma Territory. For many of the creatures, living peacefully was something they never dared even dream of so it was only natural that they traveled from all over the continent to reach his territory... -
Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWeapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way.But life has a way of taking trips down rabbit holes…Cal gets dragged to Wonderland and told she’s the savior of their world... -
The Devil You Know by Erin M. Evans
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the long-awaited finale of her riveting Brimstone Angels series, Erin M. Evans thrusts her signature character Farideh into an epic battle of good versus evil, rife with deception and intrigue, where the question is as much who is evil, as how they can be defeated. The stakes have never been higher, and the fallout will shake the Hells, and through them, the Forgotten Realms... -
House of Igarashi: part 1 by Crea Reitan
There is beauty in a perfect storm – even in its violent destruction.I’ve always been a part of the world of monsters. Storms thrive on the energy of other storms. In many ways, all monsters are perfect storms.That’s why they’re hunted.Content with a life of work and friends, I somehow find myself falling for the eleven gorgeous storms of House Igarashi... -
Minotaur: Prayer by Naomi Lucas
Orcs to the north Goblins to the east Centaurs to the south Minotaurs to the west Calavia was known as the hag, a swamp witch, and a dangerous being to those who threatened her sanctuary, Prayer. No one knew the lost girl that she truly was, surviving each day in the cursed Labyrinth, hiding her humanity from the hordes of monsters who would tear each other limb-from-limb to possess it...Categorized as:
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The Nightbound Soldier by Milana Jacks
The woman I want is the very person who threatens my plans…NottuzaMy undead army is in need of a general. The soldiers are divided. Weak. Ruled by the leader of Summer court. The brother of the princess…Fleur is alluring, everything I’ve ever desired.The type of female who can topple kingdomsand bring males to their knees.Her presence is hard to resist,Which makes her dangerous... -
Claiming the Beast by Holly Roberds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ll claw down the walls around her heart, if it’s the last thing I do.My angel of death succeeded in killing me, but I didn’t count on her bringing me back to life. My resurrection unleashed every monster and god ever slain by the Blade of Bane, including my immortal enemy...Categorized as:
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Bounty and Bone by L. Eveland
My disciplinary file at ESCU is almost as thick as my personnel file, which is saying something since I’ve been working for them for more than twenty years. I do the jobs no one else wants, go places no one is supposed to go to deal with monsters that don’t exist. After a while, you get a feel for how a mission’s going to go, and I have a feeling this next one is going to be fifty shades of FUBAR... -
Magnus's Defeat by Airicka Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe swore to end her. All Magnus had to do was pick up a package and get his brother’s child back. A simple task that any Caster worth his salt could have done in his sleep, except nothing had been that simple for him in years. For centuries, Magnus relished in the slaughter and annihilation of the demon race. Ridding the world — and hell — of every last one was an oath he was determined to keep... -
Riot by R.K. Pierce
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter a breakup with my ex nearly tore our band apart, I swore I'd never date another musician. Who has time for romance when they're on their first nationwide tour anyway?However, that all changes when I find myself swooning for the guitar players of Rhage, the masked metal band we're opening for... -
Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E... -
The Elysean Trials by D.N. Hoxa
Elyseans are so wise… Elyseans are so beautiful…. Elyseans are divine…Elyseans are power hungry assholes with a god complex. Yes * gasp * I said it. Sue me and bring out your pitchforks. Unfortunately for me, the deadly Elysean Trials are right around the corner... -
Deal with the Devil by Lizzie Strong
Amelia is an author crashing on her sister's couch in King's Fall. One fateful day, on the way back from a well earned break, she notices goons following her and her sister. As a struggling thriller/mystery author, she knows how this ends. So, naturally, they book it... only to run into Knox, the black market Devil of King's Fall... -
Legacy of the Gods: Jackals Wrath MC by Skyler Andra
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was lost and alone until they found me. Ruthless. Killers. Bikers.Now I belong to them. But after what they did to me, we have a long way to go before forgiveness.Someone is screwing with the Jackal’s motorcycle club business. They know what we are. Who we are. Always one step ahead. And they won’t stop until we’re six feet under.To stop our enemies, it’s time to fulfil my legacy...Categorized as:
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Pandora's Box by Eve Newton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Reverse Harem Fantasy While trying to fix what Shax's has broken with my Kingdom, I'm thrown into a maelstrom of events that not only lead me to the box I was seeking but a whole lot more. I realize that there are things about my brother that I never even knew and that I don't think I can accept... -
Midnight Monsters by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsYou're going to lose.Those four words meant nothing when I first heard them, but now they feel like a dark prophecy.My power has been bound, my mate bond broken. My mother demands Dane's death, while the witches call for Bastian's head. Valen is the only one who might be safe, but the threat from his father looms over us like an angry storm cloud... -
Anna's Heir by Eve Newton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Hell burns down around me, my daughter is born into the chaos that follows. Struggling to find my place in her life, along with the aftermath of the almost-Apocalypse, not only am I missing my Super-Alpha more than I can bear, my Incubus has a secret that becomes blindingly obvious. I also have the newcomer to Hell to deal with... -
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Torment Me by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Remember, remember, the fifth of November,Fireworks, betrayal and rot.We have no desire,To put out the fire,She'll never escape from our plot.Ashes Boys, Ashes Boys, she's locked in our sight,And we'll tear down her King once we're done with this night.All that remains will be blood and bone,Grimy old London, we'll continue to own... -
Four for a Boy by Louise Collins
The compromise is working.They’re happy…Chad thinks.But when Romeo reveals his fantasy to Chad, their carefully crafted life comes undone.Romeo wants Chad to kill their next victim, but it’s a line he can’t cross, being the killer, not just enabling one.That’s a step into the grey that he’s not prepared to take... -
Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI have been captured by the shadow fae, and it's my fault.They had us surrounded, trapped, and I did the only thing I could think of to save Zayden, Ajax and Rykon. In that moment, the only thing that mattered was keeping them safe... -
Craving Madness by R.K. Pierce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt'll take luck, strength, and madness to rid this wondrous land of its current nightmare. I'd written off my trip down the rabbit hole as a fever dream until the Hatter sends me a plee for help. Wonderland is in trouble, and everyone's counting on me to save them.Only this isn’t the Wonderland I remember... -
Haunted Field of Love : Part 1 by Des Sweet, Tasha Creed
The Scarecrow doesn’t just walk at midnight. Don’t run little bird, he loves a good chase through the cornfield. Come a little closer and he just might steal your heart...Categorized as:
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Haunted Field of Love Part 2 by Des Sweet, Tasha Creed
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Scarecrows and Slick by V.T. Bonds
Silly little city girl The corn maze is no place for fancy little morsels like her, especially on Halloween. Monsters creep among the stalks… and we’re starving.My mortal enemy and I have never been properly paid for our services. That changes tonight. We’ll take our payment from the lost little human wandering through our field.We’ll feast on her slick. Revel in her fear...Categorized as:
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Midnight Prey by Adrian Blue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorking the night shift at an abandoned office building, security guard Renee Carter expects nothing but empty rooms and quiet hallways. But when a violent storm reveals something lurking in the shadows—something with glowing red eyes and an inhuman form—her lonely nights take a dangerous turn... -
But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo, H. Pueyo
The Shape of Water meets Mexican Gothic in this sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappingsThe old keeper of the keys is dead, and the creature who ate her is the volatile Lady of the Capricious House―Anatema, an enormous humanoid spider with a taste for laudanum and human brides... -
This Wicked Curse by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cursed princess, a soulless pirate, and a deal that could change both of their fate. In a realm full of monsters, shadows are stolen, and promises are bound with blood… and sometimes marriage vows. Princess by birth and sacrificial lamb by royal decree, Scarlet Midicious is ready to face her fate. She’s known her entire life that this day would come...Categorized as:
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Love & Monsters Vol. III: A Collection of Monster Romance Quick Reads by Adrian Blue
A collection of beauties with various beasts, the Love and Monsters Anthology, contains nine tales of passion, romance, and everything that goes bump in the night. Between these pages, you will find a treasure hunter who becomes part of a lustful dragon's hoard, a miner who finds love in the deep dark, and a reclusive woman's fairytale romance. Buckle up. Here there be monsters... -
Knotty List by Taylor Fox
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’ve always wanted the small-town Christmas dream.Unfortunately, this Christmas, I might become a monster's dinner.My Christmas dream involved a small town, Christmas markets,and maybe a handsome man who would sweep me off my feet.But I was never very lucky.This small town thinks I’m wicked andAfter a series of attacks, they decide I’m the perfect gift to calm Krampus down.Krampus. Yes...Categorized as:
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Sea of Evil and Desire by J. Střelou
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA LOVE BOUND BY FATE. A KINGDOM ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. Beneath the waves, an ancient feud between the Mer and Drowned has simmered for centuries, sparked by a forbidden love and a tragic curse . . .Morgana Scott isn’t like anyone else—she senses people’s feelings.The unexpected death of her grandmother sends her to Ruadán’s Port, a windswept seaside town on Scotland’s Isle of Islay... -
To Ignite a Flame by Daniela A. Mera
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe spark has been lit, and now they'll burn the world to return to each other's arms.Teo made Estela queen of the Enduares—his queen—only for the giants to steal her away on their wedding night.Locked in a cage, far away from her new home, she plots to paint the palace with Rholker's blood. He will pay for everything he's taken...Categorized as:
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결혼 장사 1 [Gyeolhon Jangsa 1] (Marriage of Convenience (Novel) #1) by Ken, 켄
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings비앙카 드 블랑쉐포르.자카리 드 아르노의 아내였지만 그의 사후, 사치와 배덕함, 그리고 음탕함을 명분으로 아르노가(家)에서 내쳐진 여자. 친가인 블랑쉐포르가(家)의 몰락으로 오갈 데 없이 방황한 끝에 초라한 변방의 수도원으로 쫓겨나다시피 한 여자. 그리고 그 끝에 결국 차가운 돌바닥 위에서 죽게 된 여자.명예를 모르는 악녀.그것이 바로 비앙카의 회귀 전 생이었다.***“이게 현실이라고? 정말, 과거로 돌아온 거란 말이야?”꿈도, 환각도 아니다. 이 배고픔은, 피로는, 생생함은….이 모든 것은 현실이었다.정말, 정말 그렇다면. 신이 나에게 다시 한 번의 값진 기회를 주신 거라면…!‘나는 장사를 하는 거야. 결혼도 결국 장사니까. 자카리의 아이는 좋은 장사 밑천이 되어 줄 거야. 내 지참금도 지켜 주겠지... -
Of Sins and Psychos by A.K. Koonce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSleep with the closet door shut.Keep the blankets firmly tucked in.And never, ever look under the bed.Because that’s how he took me.Instead of fearing the Sand Man who stole me away … I loved him. I killed for him. I nearly died for him.Only my darkest sin made me see what he’d turned me into. I fled that cruel realm. I swore I’d never come back to the Kingdom of Carnal... -
Embraced by Shadows by Harper Frey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSome little girls have imaginary friends; I had imaginary monsters. I’d try to conjure fluffy unicorns and happy, smiling faeries, but after a brush with Death as a kid, those figments of light seemed beyond my reach. When I say I had a brush with Death, I mean he held me in his arms in the pulsing darkness as doctors and nurses worked to revive my body in a sterile hospital room... -
A Curse of Tooth and Claw by Nicolette Elzie
A Curse of Tooth and Claw reimagines the Mexican folktale The Bear Prince. Quirera (Kiki) Xochicale is a Slayer patrolling the border between Ozero, where demons roam the shadows, and the Cicatrix, a mass of darkness, splits the kingdom in two. It's her job to ensure the demons don’t make it past her... -
Hellborn Angel by Leigh Kelsey
Hell hath no fury like a demon psycho scorned. The first thing you should know about me is I’m completely cuckoo. A hundred years ago, a monster of abusive proportions killed my fated mates. And me. Don’t ask how I’ve been reborn. All I know is I still have my memories, my rage, and the power to make blood boil in someone’s veins. Both literally and because I’m a sarcastic little sh!t... -
Orc's Vengeful Bride (Orc Warlord) by Kayla St. James
When my sister was kidnapped on her wedding day, I vowed that I would find her and bring her safely home to be married to the orc she had been promised to. But what I hadn’t counted on was that my father would be so dead set on his alliance with the orc clans that he would hand me over to the massive brute in Edeyra’s place. The marriage could not be real, I would never allow it... -
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The Twisted Apprentice by Sadie Sins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEpisode #6. Sorcerers are living and slaving in Blackstone Falls… Ky faces off against Liem Kane, a young sorcerer apprentice who might just be a sociopath. Liem has no problem slicing up his demon for fun while in the middle of class. When Ky lets his outrage show, Liem finds a new target in the naïve, newly bonded sorcerer... -
Naga's Ova by Celeste King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s my enemy…but also my secret desire.I’m his possession…but also his tempting fruit.Imagine being the wedding present to the naga prince.Given to Prince Zalith as a token toy by his betrothed.She never expected the prince to stare so long at me as I kneeled before him.Now she craves my death. I only live because Zalith is intrigued by his new toy... -
Darkness Consuming by A.K. Koonce
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Wild Hunt is determined to save Violence. Too bad she doesn’t intend to be saved. The imprisonment she’s kept in is tearing away at her magic as well as her sanity. When help does arrive, will she even recognize it? She’ll destroy the king and his reckless magic. Unless he destroys her first. This is a reverse harem series, recommended for readers 18+... -
His First Bite by D.N. Bryn
Maybe a little blood is a fair trade for being wanted... Vincent hoped the anonymity of college would finally set him free of the outcast, melancholic cloud he'd been living under—but his first party leaves him tucked in a corner, pining for men he can't find the courage to come out to... -
Of Beasts and Bruises: A Beauty & the Beast retelling with two beasts by Rebecca F. Kenney
(Previously published as the serial story "Beauty and Two Beasts" on Kindle Vella. This version has been spiced up quite a bit more!)When Lyrical's family sells her to slavers, she expects the worst. But demon wolves attack the slavers' cart, freeing her to run into the forest, where she discovers a mysterious castle surrounded by a garden maze...Categorized as:
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The Manticore's Mate by Amber Foy
What can Doctor Lacy Abbot, xenobiologist, surveyor and currently trapped under the paws of a wicked and lascivious beast do other than say...thank you! All Beast Bites can be read as standalone stories...
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