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  • Enzo by Tiya Rayne

    Enzo by Tiya Rayne

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    EnzoI despise vampires. They're bloodthirsty, manipulative, and violent creatures. And now, my Alpha has two of them living with us. But that’s alright because we have a plan. To show our Luna the truth about her so-called best friend, we need to expose the vampires as the power-hungry, vile creatures they truly are. There's just one Michaela won’t break...
  • Laid Bare by Kotah Jean

    Laid Bare by Kotah Jean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    How can this possibly be my life?If I could go back to the morning before the gala, trust my gut, and stay home, I would in a heartbeat.But that’s not possible, so I’m stuck with the repercussions.Because of what I am—not who, mind you—there’s a whole new set of rules for me to follow.And I’m doing it completely exposed...
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  • Blackmailing Belle by Holly Roberds

    Blackmailing Belle by Holly Roberds

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Beast doesn’t ask for beauty—he demands obedience.There’s nothing worse than a customer who sneers at your romance-only bookstore, calls your favorite genre trash, and still expects a refund for a wrinkled paperback they’ve clearly read.Or so I thought.Turns out, being dragged to a mansion by the Beast of Boston—a terrifying Werebeast and notorious mafia boss—is far worse...
  • The Rise by Z.W. Taylor

    The Rise by Z.W. Taylor

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It takes more than a bite. Charlotte has gone from being a broken human to a strong she-wolf and a damn Thorne, but now she and her mate, are standing on the edge of deliverance or doom as they grapple with a revelation that changes everything...
  • Made: Midlife Romantasy by Victoria Danann

    Made: Midlife Romantasy by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "...a delicious cast of characters, multiple points of view and voyeuristic toned story lines that are masterfully woven into a magical tapestry of artful storytelling." - Amazon Reader.#1 Women's Fantasy Fiction#1 Fairy Tales#1 MythologyYule Court is days away, but who can think about that when Esme's been kidnapped?This BIG, juicy installment of Rita Hayworth’s adventures is not to be missed...
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    vampires  magic  fae  fantasy  witches  paranormal  length-epic
  • Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chaos 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...
  • Carve My Pumpkin by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Carve My Pumpkin by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Give ‘em pumpkin to talk about… The perfect job is only two weeks away. Two. Short. Weeks. All I have to do is survive the trial period for this new position and the future I’ve always wanted will be my reality. Once it’s mine, I’ll travel the world helping my fellow supernaturals blend into the human world and craft the lives they dreamed of. And in turn…maybe I’ll find myself...
  • Trick My Treat by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Trick My Treat by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mischief night meets magic… I never realized just how trapped I felt under the water until my sister married the wolf pack alpha last year. Suddenly, a life on land was actually possible. I love the ocean and my family, and I’m super protective of them…I just feel like I’m living life for the first time...
  • Broken Prince by Jen Wylie

    Broken Prince by Jen Wylie

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sometimes, when you're broken, you can heal on your own. Sometimes, you need the help of your friends, your family, and the people you love. Keeping those pieces together when the world seems intent on ripping you apart is the greatest challenge of all. Especially when the ones you love, the ones who hold you together, start falling apart themselves...
  • That Good Hex by M.J. Caan

    That Good Hex by M.J. Caan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There are few things in life that can’t be made better by some good old- fashioned Hex.Torie Bliss had accepted the gifts that were bestowed on witches of her lineage. Gifts that manifested themselves after her fortieth birthday. Gifts that had come in handy when trying to solve the case of a supernatural serial killer...
  • Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, Vol. 2 by HYBE, ENHYPEN

    Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, Vol. 2 by HYBE, ENHYPEN

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As life at Decelis goes on, both the vampires and werewolves fight for Sooha’s attention―but the only thing on Sooha’s mind is her old friend, Chris! Lately, Chris has been appearing everywhere, from the corner of Sooha’s eye to the deep recesses of her dreams. But Chris died years ago..
  • The Shadow King by Heather Killough-Walden

    The Shadow King by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    King of the Shadow Realm… Beyond the Twixt, just past the Unlit Forest lies a realm so gravely perilous, it has been cut off from the mortal world for thousands of years. The powerful man who rules this tangled, twisted land is as dark and merciless as his realm...
  • Obsidian Cove Supernatural Academy: The Complete Series by Jarica James

    Obsidian Cove Supernatural Academy: The Complete Series by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Lennox’s life was hell… until they found her When a girl with a lonely past is thrown into a world she doesn’t understand, five mysterious guys offer to help her learn about herself and her new powers. Now that she’s part of the supernatural world, she quickly finds that she’s being hunted. There’s a price on her head and they will stop at nothing to get their hands on her...
  • Witch Moon Wishes by Harmony Raines

    Witch Moon Wishes by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It should have been a simple wish. All Merri wants is for Keely to find the man of her dreams.Unfortunately, the consequences are anything but simple and Merri sets of a chain of events that might cost Keely any chance of finding true love.Keely had almost given up hope of finding a man to love her. But thanks to Merri she has no shortage of suitors...
  • Hexing on a Hunter's Moon by Harmony Raines

    Hexing on a Hunter's Moon by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Halloween is a couple of days away. Unfortunately, this year it coincides with the Hunter’s Moon. But it’s not vampires and werewolves the people of Wishing Moon Bay should fear.It’s the ghostly fae army that will rise when blood is spilled on their final resting place...
  • Unchained by a Forbidden Love by Felicity Heaton

    Unchained by a Forbidden Love by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lost to the darkness, Fuery wages a daily war against the corruption that lives within him, constantly in danger of slipping into the black abyss and becoming the monster all elves fear. Work as an assassin gives him purpose, but what reason is there to go on when he killed the light of his life—his fated mate? Shaia has spent forty-two centuries mourning her mate...
  • Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc

    Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Something evil is calling to her. Is it the mysterious man who finds her in the woods, or something within the forest, itself?An ancient evil hidden among the trees...Crystal is driving across the state for a job interview when she feels a pressing need to stop her car and get out...
  • Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Soulless - werewolves who have turned rogue with no humanity left, giving in to their beastly urges.Rejection - an act in which your soulmate rejects the mate bond, causing immense pain to the rejected...
  • A Knack for Metal and Bone by Kim McDougall

    A Knack for Metal and Bone by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A royal tinker and a rogue soldier must unite to stop the monsters threatening their city—and unravel the secrets lurking within it. Rowan doesn’t just work with machines—she hears them. The hum of engines, the whisper of gears and wires—they speak to her through the magic that flows from her mech hand...
  • Crave by Felicity Heaton

    Crave by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    USA TODAY Bestselling Author Felicity Heaton presents: Praise for Crave (V.E.T Vampire Romance Series Book 2) "Ms. Heaton has delivered another scorching hot vampire romance book for us to enjoy. This book can be compared to 9 1/2 Weeks and Indecent Proposal combined with Erotic paranormal romance. It truly exceeded my expectations and as the title of the book, it made me CRAVE for more...
  • The Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

    The Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Allied with Cronus, the embodiment of all evil, Medea has raised an army of the undead to invade her family's kingdom. Now in paperback, the thrilling conclusion to the acclaimed ICEMARK trilogy!Oskan and Thirrin thought their bad-seed daughter was gone for good -- burnt to a cinder and cast out onto the Spirit Plain. But banishment did not kill Medea: It made her stronger...
  • Mandy's Story by D'Elen McClain

    Mandy's Story by D'Elen McClain

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mandy’s Story is a standalone, humorous and little bit kinky side story to the Fang Chronicles series. Every beastkind knows you don’t mess with a Kodiak bear—everyone that is except Mandy, the wolf-pack Alpha’s sister. When Mandy hears whispers that the bad attitude bear, Honey, has chosen a mate, she takes matters into her own hands because her wolf decided months before that Honey was hers...
  • Filthy Fae by Alexa B. James, Vanesa Garkova

    Filthy Fae by Alexa B. James, Vanesa Garkova

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The only thing worse than a sadistic werewolf is a sadistic fae queen hellbent on revenge. Two months after meeting my mates, I’ve settled into a semi-comfortable life with them. But as the new alpha of the Six Rivers pack, it’s my job to make peace with the fae and the other werewolf packs that surround Heartland Forest. And not everyone wants peace...
  • Moon Thrall by Donna Grant

    Moon Thrall by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant gives readers a double dose of the Louisiana bayous in the second book of her searing LaRue series (connected to the bestselling Chiasson series) filled with suspense, voodoo, and romance. HER QUEST FOR THE TRUTH Skye Parrish is living her dream...
  • Peacemaker by Bianca D'Arc

    Peacemaker by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting her might mean confronting his past—and igniting a fiery future. Colt, the youngest of three Navy SEAL brothers, is used to living on the edge. With his siblings mated and settled, he’s now solo, on a high-stakes mission to protect a young woman from deadly danger...
  • The Rogues Who Went Rogue by Stina's Pen

    The Rogues Who Went Rogue by Stina's Pen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An ally bonded to a rogue, a pack evading eradication, and vampires facing an unknown enemy . . . King Alexandar and Queen Lucianne have their work cut out for them.When the line between allies and enemies blurs, a king and queen must trust each other—even when trust seems lost...
  • The Broken Warrior's Daughter by Cooper

    The Broken Warrior's Daughter by Cooper

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cara Nelson is the daughter of two Guardians. Her mother gave her life saving the pack's Luna and their young son, Rik, the future alpha. Her father became paralyzed while protecting the pack's Alpha. Cara is meant to become the Guardian for Rik when he takes over as Alpha, but Rik doesn't even know who she is...
  • Healed by Fire by Catherine Banks

    Healed by Fire by Catherine Banks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “The dark approaches. Fire will consume and restore, happiness and pain must be experienced collectively. Death for three will be the end.” Her memory taken and her whereabouts unknown Artemis is taken in by a coven of witches who give her the name Chandra...
  • Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters

    Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sera has been trying to make ends meet since her family kicked her out. After years away from home in a fey menagerie, she had dreamed of being normal again. It wasn’t possible, and she lived a subsistence life until a strange woman named Pansy arrived in her field...
  • Fangs of Anarchy - In the Zone by Dakota Cassidy

    Fangs of Anarchy - In the Zone by Dakota Cassidy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Claire Montgomery’s heart is in the right place. It is. Honest! Now if only she’d stop doing things that could make her heart stop beating forever… He might as well admit it. Irish McConnell can’t stay away from Claire, no matter what all the rules say. And anyway, clan and pack politics have nothing on the fine mess he and Claire have gotten themselves into...
  • Natural Witch [Dramatized Adaptation] by K.F. Breene

    Natural Witch [Dramatized Adaptation] by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Something has always been missing from my life. A hole that I could never seem to fill.When I accidentally turn a coven of witches into nightmares, I find out what that something is.Magic.And it turns out, I have a crap load of it. As a latent power awakens deep inside of me, I’m exposed to one of the most powerful and corrupt organizations in the magical world—the Mages’ Guild...
  • Slade's Feisty Mate by R.E. Butler

    Slade's Feisty Mate by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Slade Carmichael, second oldest saber-tooth tiger shifter, is happy his brother found his mate. He can’t wait to begin mate-dreaming and get started on the next chapter of his life. It’s a typical night at the supernatural hotel for she-wolf Gretchen Havers, a handsome guy walks in the front door, locks eyes with her, and promptly passes out...
  • Darkest Wolf by Rebecca Royce

    Darkest Wolf by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    *This book was previously published, the author got her rights back and is republishing the book* Rex Kane has always known he was different than his brothers, down to the fact that when he shifts into his wolf form, his coat is completely black...
  • A Bead of Blood by R.E. Butler

    A Bead of Blood by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vampire 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...
  • The Elven Lord's Concubine: Volume Two by Leona Sure

    The Elven Lord's Concubine: Volume Two by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A union forged in blood and magic...Despite knowing their relationship is founded on circumstance, Cera struggles to resist Isael's seductive allure. As developments in their bond and in her magic make escape impossible, Cera finds herself questioning what eternity will look like while serving the high lord.The Elven Lord's Concubine is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
  • Cherished by Belinda Boring

    Cherished by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This novella is no longer available. It is now part of the full-length novel "Mystic Wolves". Can Darcy let go of the shame of failure consuming her or will Mason convince her that after all is said and done, she truly is...cherished? For a moment, Darcy almost convinced herself the last twelve hours didn't happen...
  • Blood Oath by Belinda Boring

    Blood Oath by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    This novella is no longer available. It is now part of the full-length novel "Mystic Wolves". Someone is trying to send a deadly message to Mason, arranging the deaths of those he loves and it puts the entire pack and Alpha on high alert. Plans are made but when the enemy strikes another painful blow by entering into the heart of pack property and kidnapping Darcy, Mason declares war...
  • Dr. Luna by J.M. Snap

    Dr. Luna by J.M. Snap

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lilly Strummer never wanted to find her mate. She had been ostracized by her pack and knew that her mate would likely reject her too. No one would want someone like her. She was different. With no social life she decided to enter college at a young age to study to become a doctor.Then everything changed one day when she heard the word MATE.A secret to bare and some truths yet to be learned...
  • Love Immortal by Felicity Heaton

    Love Immortal by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rescued from werewolves by the most breathtaking man she's ever seen, Lauren is dragged into the fight of her life and a dark world she never knew existed. There, she discovers that she's the latest reincarnation of a goddess and must drink the blood of her immortal protector, Julian, in order to reawaken and continue her three thousand year old mission to defeat Lycaon, the original werewolf...
  • Broken Magic by India Kells

    Broken Magic by India Kells

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A cursed witch. A vengeful werewolf. A twisted love spell.In this world where legendary creatures roam, and magic is ruled by an unyielding High Council, Valeria Lancaster knows, from her strict upbringing as a witch, the value of order, rank and discipline. So when her powers wreak havoc around her, killing people - even her own mother - she has no other choice but to flee...
  • His Outlaw Omega by P. Jameson, Kristen Strassel

    His Outlaw Omega by P. Jameson, Kristen Strassel

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An omega on the run will show this alpha general the truth can heal... I’ve been accused of treason against the Kingdom of Luxoria. Not only is the king looking for me, but the rebel army has also put a bounty on my head. Problem is, I didn’t do it.Solen promises he can keep me safe. He knows I’d never betray a secret. I’ve kept his for years. It wasn’t just for honor. He’s my mate...
  • The Wizard King by Dana Marie Bell

    The Wizard King by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s the queen of his soul. Heart’s Desire Book 1 Gareth Beckett has to take his place as the king of the wizards in three days. There's only one problem. The woman who stole his heart, the one he wants as his queen, is missing. He casts the Beckett mate spell, hoping with everything in him that it will call Gen home. Gen is a Warlock Own...
  • Roxanne Desired by Gena D. Lutz

    Roxanne Desired by Gena D. Lutz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Waking up fur covered and fanged isn't the easiest thing for a girl to deal with. Unfortunately, for Roxanne Delaney, that is her new reality. The only upside is finding herself the bondmate to one hot and sexy werewolf, Nathan Hayes. The downside; learning to adapt to a primal element that craves the rending of flesh and the oh-so-sweet taste of blood...
  • Fangs of Anarchy - Were in the World is Gannon Dodd? by Dakota Cassidy

    Fangs of Anarchy - Were in the World is Gannon Dodd? by Dakota Cassidy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    While Irish McConnell and Claire Montgomery try to hide their sizzling attraction for one another, and in order to keep the peace between his vampire clan and her werewolf pack, Claire begins to dig deeper into the mystery surrounding the very bad thing she's done (it's really bad!) based on a rather obscure clue...
  • Roar of Magic by Zenina Masters

    Roar of Magic by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Anessa is self-sufficient, bright, reasonably attractive and works at a spell-supply shop. She negotiates with shifters for their saleable goods and sells those same parts to mages on a daily basis. When a fey walks in to purchase some fur, she finds out that touching him will send a shock through her hand. One year later, he returns with startling information for her...
  • Blue Skies on Fire by Zenina Masters

    Blue Skies on Fire by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teebie has spent the last few years making her guests happy and easing them into the life of newly mated couples. Things have been a little more involved with the arrival of the fey, but the basic dance was the same. Keep them fed, keep them happy and nudge them in the right direction. Andor has lived his five centuries pursuing his own happiness, but his mother puts her foot down...
  • Butting In by Zenina Masters

    Butting In by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the last unmarried daughter in her family, Gera has only one choice left—a trip to the Crossroads to find a mate before her sister’s wedding seems like a good idea. Riox has been at the Crossroads helping his brother set up the new bed and breakfast. He was there to assist and to flirt with all the pretty ladies. Meeting the first guest surprises him...
  • This Vampire Won't Give Up! Vol. 2 by Madoka Kitaji

    This Vampire Won't Give Up! Vol. 2 by Madoka Kitaji

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Shojo manga editor Minami Matsuoka has fallen for a string of losers in her past. But now, she’s in charge of their magazine’s cover author, Rara Takumi-sensei, and he’s an extremely handsome guy who also happens to be a vampire!! There’s Rara Takumi-sensei, Hokuto Takumi, and the now physically intimate pair of Minami and Hokuto...
  • Blood Born by Rayanne Haines

    Blood Born by Rayanne Haines

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The week before Olivia Dawson died, everything changed. Her little publishing house that could started pumping out best-sellers. A mysterious uncle passed away, leaving her a penthouse loft looking over Central Park. And her experimental cancer treatments finally seemed to be working. Who could’ve known that after her death life would literally suck...
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