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The Magic of Destiny by Britt Andrews
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲.I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately and my opinion on the whole thing hasn’t mattered one bit. No, the stars have their plans and I’ve been consulted about it a whopping zero times.Finally. I finally had all of my mates together. Yeah, that lasted an impressive two seconds and now one of them is gone... -
Surviving Plagues by Erin R. Flynn
My name is Tamsin Vale. I’m the last known fairy and I haven’t gotten busted on that yet. I passed my midterms, which seemed like an impossibility a few months ago given I didn’t finish high school and I’m working on that at the same time. But with a lot of hard work and the support of people I’ve helped and new friends, I’m building a life I didn’t think I could ever have... -
Reaching Answers by Erin R. Flynn
My name is Tamsin Vale… And I’m no longer the last fairy. I found someone else finally and brought them out of the darkness.A huge part of me wishes I hadn’t. The answers he had weren’t ones I wanted. I can’t trust him, and I don’t think he’s going to be any real help with the serious trouble we’re in.Plus, he’s poking the men in my life and they aren’t handling it well... -
Necessary Respite by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m finally putting myself first. If people won’t listen to me, are so determined to force me to be what they want, then I’m done working with them. I am a person, not something the people of Faerie own or all other supes can use and abuse.So I pulled the emergency brake and it’s time for a reset... -
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Desperate Measures by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThings are starting to heat up for Sean and for some of his allies as well. The Sacramento Vestibulum council is starting to act in ways that no one had anticipated, and the Gradatim national council is by no means standing idly by either... -
Winter of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair
Erotic paranormal ménage romance After years in foster care, Breanne Gallagher has the stable life she’s always wanted, living with her foster-sister, working as a chef, enjoying her comfortable routines. Then one devastating night, a hellish creature invades her apartment and shatters her fragile existence. Shifting between monster and man, it slaughters her foster sister and assaults Bree... -
The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood
Tags:Urban fantasy anyone?, slow burn, Mikkel is dying its so slow, pray for him, age gap, millionaire CEO is loose with no limits, cinnamon roll protection squad assemble!, polyamory at its best, Dag wants to eat all the things, all, magic, healing, childhood trauma, who’s chasing who is the question, Dag’s shy, Stefan’s a little insecure, thankfully Mikkel is neither, there is far too much... -
The Reclamation by Ivy Asher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe last place I ever wanted to be was in the middle of someone else’s war. Too bad fate doesn’t give a fuck.When I first woke up in the land of the gryphons, I had one goal...getting back home.I was so focused on figuring out how to leave, that I got myself exiled from The Hidden, captured by The Avowed, and managed to claim not one, but three mates... -
As Wicked As They Come by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"We can only hide for so long, sister, before we either become nothing, or choose to rejoin the living."Mika Marshall is back at the University of Morgana. It is her first fall semester, her first Homecoming and Samhain on Morgana’s Island. So much is the same her first day and yet...so much is different... -
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The Kingdom of Ruin by K.C. Kean
Once upon a time, a wondrous Kingdom flourished under the reign of its proud Fae king and his family. Though all was not as it seemed when poisonous schemes and utter betrayal lead to the downfall of an empire. Sixteen years have since passed, the lands now lay in ruin and crime prevails despite the will of The Council... -
Magical Temptations by Jaliza A. Burwell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDr. Laila Porter has successfully kept Cyril Shanton alive. Now it's time to learn that when a dragon wants something, they get it, and Shanton wants Laila. The dragon has uncovered an old cave system, and he needs Laila's expertise to get through the dangerous traps safely because he wants what the traps protect...Categorized as:
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Demon Gate by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe last thing I expected from death was a second chance.I've been altered and now I'm a threat to Morningstar. If the forces working against me have their way, then I'll be dying again, and this time, they'll be no coming back.The clock is ticking, and I'm not sure I'll be able to get out of this situation alive.Hidden truths, secrets, and lies surround me.I hate all three...Categorized as:
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Reaper Untamed by Debbie Cassidy
Actions have consequences, and my actions are about to kick me in the teeth. I’m still reeling from the unthinkable. Lucas is gone. It’s all my fault and if the dominus can’t find evidence that my actions were under duress then the consequences will be lethal...Categorized as:
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The Rowan by Stella Brie
For over three hundred years, Arden's very existence has been hidden. Until one night, when the latest assassination attempt fails and the third Killian blade makes its appearance.A powerful witch with little knowledge of her heritage, Arden's first step on the path of destiny is The Abbey. A place of sanctuary and power, it's a haven in a sea of unknowns and where she hopes to find an ally... -
Knight Ascending by B.M. Clemton
My name is Danica Knight and I have a secret… a life changing, whisper worthy secret that will more than likely get me killed. Trust no one. Is the singular phrase my mother had whispered to me when she abandoned me in a small hospital at the young age of eight. It was the only memory I could remember before I came to live with my Aunt and Uncles here in the largest wolf pack in North America...Categorized as:
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Horror Of Your Heart by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLorcan Louvre is back. Three years ago she and her twin disappeared in the middle of the night for LA. Now they are back for their senior year with an infamous reputation for partying, a penchant for violence, and a plan for avoiding the paparazzi. So why did they leave? What are they hiding now? That is the exact question that Dean, Rhett, Cash, Desmond, and Adriel plan to find out...Categorized as:
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Reaper Unexpected by Debbie Cassidy
Your dead are our business. Got a loved one who’s passed? Want to ask your dead aunt where she hid that elusive will? Head over to Necro city and look no further than Soul Savers Inc. One day the world was normal, and the next, it was filled with ghosts. And then the reapers came. Blood-sucking hot dudes with wings and wicked scythes. They took control, and now we have a system...Categorized as:
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A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m paying bills, making powerful enemies, and collecting magical lovers. You know; everyday stuff. I’m just a tarot reader. Okay, not just. My birthright means I’m the best fortune teller you’ll ever meet. Too bad I never listen to my own advice. My name is Georgette; but only my mother gets to call me that. I’m the child of a witch and a wolf, and trust me, that union had consequences... -
Next to Nothing by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA Gay Paranormal Harem Romance What do you get when you mix a dragon, a vampire, a griffin, a mage, and a human? Sawyer Smith’s life sounds like a punchline, but the mates he’s come to love are no joke. They’re fierce and wonderful, protecting him from the outside forces trying to destroy him... -
Demon Reign by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe trials are over. A monarch must be chosen. Morningstar is about to get a makeover and I don't think the Princes are going to like it. Nyx's journey continues in Demon Reign. an Urban Fantasy Paranormal Romance filled with action, mystery, sizzle and multiple love interests for our lucky heroine... -
Regally Bitten by Lexi C. Foss
Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret.This is no longer that time. Luna An arranged marriage? F*ck. This. I'm an alpha female. I choose my future. Not society. Not my father. And certainly not him . Silas I didn't survive just to be cast aside as a low level lycan. I'm more powerful than they realize. More determined. More intelligent...Categorized as:
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Vice College For Young Demons: The Complete Series by Marie Mistry
Vice College For Young Demons: It's beautiful, deadly, and at the centre of Lilith's problems. Being a student there is not for the faint of heart, and it gets more and more dangerous every year.When Lilith does the unthinkable and grows horns in her first two weeks, she catches the eye of some powerful people who want her dead... -
Storming Snow Falls by Jenn D. Young, Aspen Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSnow Falls, Montana.I’ve found myself in A town full of shifters. Shifters I never wanted to be around ever again. My blood sings being surrounded by my own kind.But they aren’t my kind.I’m a half breed who can’t shift.Useless.But I’ve proved everyone wrong. I’ll show them all I’m more than an abomination.Yet, a snarky Wolf and sexy as sin twin leopards insist I’m their mate... -
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The Demons' Muse: Books 1-3 by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Demons' Muse: Volumes 1-3 is the first of two box sets in this series. The Kiss of Death - Book 1 : I always imagined Death's final kiss would be cold. It wasn't. Four years later, I can still remember the exact shade of his skin: a blue so pale it looked like moonlight. I dream of his touch... -
Gifted Academy: Omnibus Collection: Books 1 - 4 by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 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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Wings of Dragca: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance. by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDeath or the throne? Queen or survivor? Isola and her dragon guards are shaken after the events that forced them into hiding in Dragca Academy. With the queen of the supernaturals on earth offering Isola, and what is left of her people, a permanent home...will Isola leave Dragca to save the dragon she loves? Or will the last dragon Ice queen rise.. -
Piece of Shifter by Laurel Chase
I’m coming for Underbelly Circus… to burn it to the ground. My whole life, I’ve wished for family but found foes instead. All this changed in a matter of days when I met the guys from Haret - my dragon, shifter, mage, fae, merman, and vampire. Each man has his own unique magic, and as a Qilin, I have the power to channel it. There’s one huge problem, though... -
Jinxed by Yve Vale
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNo one has seen magic like mine. Ever.That makes me dangerous and a target.The mysterious mage abducting and draining supernaturals has tasted my unique power.Now, he’ll stop at nothing to steal my life force, too.Yet, he isn’t the only one who wants to use me for my new abilities.While I learn to control my magic, I must also carefully navigate my increasingly complicated love life...Categorized as:
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Kings of Moonlight by Eva Chase
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy power could unite the summer fae... or tear them utterly apart.The truth is out. The whole Seelie realm now knows that the cure for their full moon curse lies in my blood.I thought the gamble of revealing that secret would put only my safety on the line. But when one of the arch-lords sets his sights on me, it soon becomes clear there's so much more at stake... -
The Nine by C.M. Stunich, Tate James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTricky, like a fox. As a kitsune--a fox shifter--I have to be to survive. Sometimes it seems like the whole world wants me dead. Ironic, considering that’s my job--to kill people. Thea Hunt, professional assassin at your service. But that’s not my only vice. I’m also attracted to the darkest denizens of the supernatural world, the men I should run from instead of fall for... -
Undone by May Dawson
Dean McCauley has been replaced by a new dean—one far more dangerous to shifters and witches alike. He’ll try to break my men, and I might not even be there to fight him. My mother is locked away in one of the cells, ranting and raving about witches invading the shifter academy… And she’s named me. To clear my name, I’ll have to track down my father...Categorized as:
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Secrets of Winter by Eva Chase
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratings*Secrets of Winter is the fifth in Bound to the Fae, a new paranormal romance series featuring possessive wolf shifters, dangerous fae politics, and a wounded heroine finding her strength... -
Sinister Wizardry by Eva Chase
Do I want to spend my summer with my vicious classmates at Bloodstone University—better known as Villain Academy? No, thank you. But I've got to find a way to tackle my enemies before they try to destroy me again, and the trail to potential answers starts there. I've had it with taking the high road, though. Come at me, and you'd better believe I'll hit you back just as hard...Categorized as:
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Royals of Villain Academy: Books 5 - 8 by Eva Chase
A brewing magical war. Four impossible loves. Can we conjure a happy ending?I was starting to think I knew what I was dealing with at the university best known as Villain Academy. I’d come to believe that by owning my role as the last remaining Bloodstone, I could change this place for the better. Then a series of shocking revelations turns everything I believed on its head...Categorized as:
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Piece of Dragon by Laurel Chase
The Ringmaster is coming… to steal me away. For years, my odd ability to manipulate others kept me one step ahead of the Underbelly Circus - a place nobody like me lives through. Everything goes to hell when a gorgeous stranger dies right in front of me, resurrects himself as a dragon, and begs me to follow him straight into the Underbelly beast... -
Daemon Grudge by Stacey Brutger
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the gods vanished, daemons took over protecting humans from the things that go bump in the night... until daemons decide they deserve more.Orphaned young and raised by the military, Octavia only knows the world of duty and honor...Categorized as:
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Courted by Beasts by Eva Chase
Can you beat monsters without becoming one?Despite our best efforts, my devoted monstrous men and I have fallen into the clutches of one of our most powerful enemies. But the demon strikes a deal with me—our safety in exchange for my cooperation in a mysterious scheme.It turns out he wants me to tap into magical powers more vile than the brutality I've faced from his kind...Categorized as:
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Weakened Mountains by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale, and I survived my first semester at Artemis University… And several Biblical plagues. Of all the things I’d been expecting, plagues weren’t one of them. We still don’t know who the culprit was or if it was simply a prank, so there’s possibly another threat out there against me. Add it to the list. Unfortunately, that damn list is getting long... -
Wandering Queen by May Dawson
One minute, I’m just an innocent, brave, beautiful young woman chasing down an evil vampire. The next, three sexy Fae jerks abduct me from my life of slaying vamps and saving puppies.Okay, okay. I’m not particularly innocent. The beautiful part is really dependent on the lighting. And some people say ‘brave’, some people say ‘stupid’... -
A Legend Among Dragons by Olivia Ash
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end game is here. Come hell or high water, I will win.War is coming—one I didn’t start, but I can damn sure finish.As I gather my allies and put the final touches on my massive dragon army, there is one last thing I want.The lords orb is within reach, and I need its power...Categorized as:
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Ravage by A.L. Rook
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWe promised to stick together. And then they betrayed me.In a world where more children are being born with special abilities, we were six of the ones kidnapped and hidden away for testing and training.We banded together and became a family…until one of us was killed.The others turned on me and left me for dead...Categorized as:
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I Am the Storm by Karpov Kinrade
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Karpov Kinrade, comes the next adventure of Eve Oliver and the brothers of The Night Firm. I'm just settling into this new life in the Otherworld when it all begins to fall apart.Liam is arrested, accused of a crime he didn't commit.I'm lying to the men I'm falling in love with.Secrets from the past are threatening to destroy us all... -
Queen of the Assassins by Stacey Brutger
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTHOUGH THE ACADEMY IS AT PEACE, THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS STILL IN TURMOIL, LEAVING THE ASSASSINS TO FIGHT THEIR DEADLIEST FOE YET—THEMSELVES. A cold case. A coven gone dark. Morgan and her men decide to take some time away from the Academy to cement their bonds and investigate the mysterious disappearance...Categorized as:
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House of Aves by Crea Reitan
I’ve been a prisoner in my own home for as long as I can remember.When both of my older siblings died at a young age, my parents became obsessive in protecting me, to keep me alive. I’m not allowed contact with anyone. I’ve attended every year of school remotely straight through university...Categorized as:
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Defended by Demons by Eva Chase
Monstrous is as monstrous does...I've finally accepted my fate. I can't bury my head in the sand while vicious fiends threaten everything I care about.Even if protecting the beastly men I love means committing a betrayal more brutal than anything they've ever done.Even if getting a handle on my powers requires walking into the den of the most monstrous human beings I've ever known...Categorized as:
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Elemental Awakened by Helen Scott
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe can either save the world…or end it. When confronted by four sexy-as-sin strangers telling her she’s the key to saving her world, and four other realms, Tessa isn’t sure what to believe. She’s always been able to see other worldly creatures, but this is a far reach. Even for her.As strange things start happening, she begins to think maybe their warnings might be true...Categorized as:
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Blood Rituals by Aoibh Wood
Boston Homicide Detective, Caitlin Reagan, walks a razor's edge, propping up her life on emotional constructs designed to help her manage grueling PTSD. She keeps her mother, boyfriend, and work separated and controlled, all in service to one horrible, tragic act she committed amid the Iraq war... -
The Queen of Quintessence by Tessa Hale
My list of enemies is growing by the day. People I expect and those I never saw coming. But the one thing I know is that I’ll fight with everything I have to make it back to my mates. My charmer. My gentle giant. My psychopath. And my cruel prince. Our powers are growing as our bond deepens...Categorized as:
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Promising Changes by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and… Things are getting better. They’re not all better. That’s not possible in the weeks since I made the deal with all fairies. A little better.I have hope we might not completely self-destruct, so that’s better than where we were over the summer at least. And I think fairies are starting to see me as a person more...
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