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  • Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer

    Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Looking to rescue dragon hatchlings? Check. Piss off a demon in the process? Check. Have my mate stolen by a raging psycho who wants his babies? Damn . . . .I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, do solemnly swear I wanted a vacation from trouble. The problem is, trouble did not want a vacation from me or those that I love...
  • A Danger Destroyed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Danger Destroyed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.It is the Time of the Colliding Realms—the Keening—the Culling.Everything that happened over the past eighteen months has led to this moment. The good and the bad. The triumphs and the tragedies. Now my family by blood, by choice, and by circumstance face the battle to balance our world’s alignment.United as Team Light...
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  • Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer

    Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The final (for real this time!) book in the heartpounding, bestselling series. Get ready for the last ride with Zamira, Maks, Lila and Balder as they race to save . . .well I can't say, that would be a spoiler if you haven't ready book eight .
  • A Fated Bond by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Fated Bond by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Magic, dragons, elves, and vampires are my new normal. At any point, I might get attacked by an angry book, be on the shit-list for forgetting to hook up my battle bear’s keg, or get called to investigate a gruesome magical murder.And how cool is that?Well… the investigating part, not so much the murder...
  • A Destiny Unlocked by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Destiny Unlocked by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Being bonded to a dragon means longevity of life… and that means I’ll outlive my family and the people I love. I would never have chosen that...
  • Follow the Crumbs by Amanda M. Lee

    Follow the Crumbs by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There’s a prominent threat on the block… and he might just be sharing Stormy Morgan’s roof.She’s a new witch but she has a big problem… and it talks. Her new roommate Krankle may look cute but he’s a huge pain in her posterior. He’s also hiding something. Before she can focus on that, however, the unthinkable happens.On the highway leading out of town, three vehicles are involved in an accident...
  • Warrior Fae Trapped by K.F. Breene

    Warrior Fae Trapped by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    The truce between the vampires and the shifters is long over. So when the two factions stumble upon a lost fae warrior who has no idea what she is, all hell breaks loose. Charity hasn't had it easy. Growing up in a bad part of Chicago, left by her mother at 16, she's a survivor. So when she gets a scholarship to a good college out in California, she thinks all her dreams have come true...
  • A Culling Tide by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Culling Tide by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.The world is about to tilt on its axis. Good versus Evil. Light versus Dark. There’s a balance to the world's alignment and every thousand years the Earth Realm, the Fae Realm, and the Spirit Realm collide, igniting a period of rebalancing.The Culling...
  • A Shaman's Power by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Shaman's Power by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The focus of my life as an urban druid is to stand as a guardian of nature. The focus of my life as Fiona Cumhaill to stand as a guardian of my family.Seriously. Don’t screw with my family.It’s a no-brainer, drop everything, and take up the fight topic for me—If you need me, I will come...
  • Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I’d been compromised, then turned against those I loved. But no one controlled me. No one took anything I didn’t willingly offer. Not for long, anyway. If the elves wanted a war, I’d bring it. The instruments of assassination would come out to play. The dragon slayer would wreak bloody, sticky vengeance. And then I was getting freaking married — no elves invited...
  • A United Front by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A United Front by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.The Culling draws ever nearer—looms really—like a big, fat cloud of doom.With evil brewing, our enemies grow bolder, the warriors of light and dark scramble to be ready for the Winter Solstice, and the Cumhaill fam jam digs in to face the battle of our world’s alignment.No biggie… Team Trouble is on it...
  • Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase

    Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Emma Hart has a lot on her paranormal plate--a wedding to plan, a trespasser to defend, and a longstanding curse to break. When a pixie dies under mysterious circumstances, her endless list of Things To Do grows even longer...
  • Accepted by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Accepted by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Julie barely made it out of the sewers alive, and her Yeti woes aren’t over yet.The IA investigation into the incursion at OPMA HQ bring Julie into contact with a trio of paras whose snark is only outmatched by their desire to meddle in Julie’s life...
  • Wrath by Kristie Cook

    Wrath by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Will a mother’s wrath make her cross the line? I didn’t want to cry. For once in my life, tears evaded me. Perhaps because I refused to grieve this loss, because it wasn’t a loss in my eyes, in my heart. It was a call for war, yes. But not a loss. I wouldn’t allow it. Besides, I was too mad to cry, even in my exhaustion, and anger would get me much further...
  • Witch Is Why Two Became One by Adele Abbott

    Witch Is Why Two Became One by Adele Abbott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    If you can’t beat ’em… Jill realises that the only way to move forward is to re-visit her past. But which one? …steal their custard creams...
  • Amuletto Kiss by Gina LaManna

    Amuletto Kiss by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hold your loved ones close, islanders… Life for Lily Locke has not been normal ever since she learned of her witchy heritage, but now more than ever, her world is spiraling out of control. When a series of strange events begins to tear her beloved island apart, it’s up to the famed Mixologist to seek out the most powerful wizard in the world and spare him from death...
  • Tactical by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Tactical by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There’s a dark moon rising in Avalon…Fresh from the battle in the temple, Julie and the rest of Unit Seven barely have time to wash off the dryad ash before they’re deployed again.Their assignment leads to the revelation of a prophecy that will destroy the para world if OPMA can’t prevent it from coming to pass...
  • Heart of Vengeance by Lisa Edmonds

    Heart of Vengeance by Lisa Edmonds

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When dealing with vampires, expect betrayal at every turn…Mage private investigator Alice Worth’s life has changed dramatically. On the plus side, she has a new home to share with alpha werewolf Sean Maclin and her ghost sidekick Malcolm. She’s also gained an office with her name on the door, a fearsome ally, and dark magic inherited from a defeated enemy...
  • Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards

    Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Forgot to feed your goldfish before your untimely demise? Need to jot down a will? Say a goodbye? See the Grand Canyon? Then come visit us at The Body Shop, where unfinished business is our business.Mary Frances Talbot—Frankie—is a necromancer, probably. Hard to say since she never met her parents. She can see the dead, talk to the dead, and a few other things that aren’t strictly legal...
  • Delectable Magic by Iris Beaglehole

    Delectable Magic by Iris Beaglehole

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Rosemary Thorn is finally about to achieve her dream of opening a chocolate shop in the magical village of Myrtlewood...In the lead-up to the Lughnasa festival, trouble is brewing in Bermuda...Rosemary has her hands full with the launch of her much anticipated magical chocolate shop...
  • Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim

    Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a harrowing visit to the Underworld, I finally shifted into my Phoenix. Flying doesn't stop Fate from insisting that I fight for my life, though. All of these brushes with death are for the birds. Catching the local murderer red-handed should have put a stop to the constant danger I'm in...
  • Wavering Aftermath by Erin R. Flynn

    Wavering Aftermath by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to do something smart… Or something really, really stupid. I give it a 50/50 chance, but keeping quiet on what’s going on with me has bitten me in the arse too many times for me not to admit it.And since my mother’s journal isn’t helping and is heartbreaking to read, it’s time to trust the people who say they care about me...
  • The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter

    The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vampire governor of New Jersey, Belladonna Barrone has just gotten an epic offer from an unexpected visitor, but it’s not something she’s ready to respond to without serious thought. Besides, she already has a lot on her plate. The recent death of a high-ranking vampire means she and her crew of staff and friends are headed off to the funeral in the middle of the country...
  • Lingering Threats by Erin R. Flynn

    Lingering Threats by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and… I’m stressed. Shocker, I know, but being a college senior at the top supe university is hard. Well, now that the curriculum is what I need and challenging.And I’m also the ruler of a whole world including two realms that have been warring for thousands of years that I’m trying to bring together. I also have five mates...
  • Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe

    Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.The hunt is on... Former supernatural covert agent Alyse Winters is determined to identify the party responsible for her handler's death. Unfortunately, local problems continue to sidetrack her when humans start committing crimes while under a spell and a link to her past shows up in need of help..
  • Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance

    Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    When Dorina Basarab, half human, half vampire, assassin-for-hire, hits New Orleans, she thinks it's for a typical job: take out a mad master vamp before he can wreak havoc on the city. But when the elusive master suddenly shows up at her hotel, things get complicated, especially when Dory realizes that the murder he has in mind is his own! And that the Big Easy is about to get a whole lot harder...
  • Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Two more elves were at large in Vancouver, but thankfully they’d been keeping a low profile while I faced the most daunting task of my twenty-seven years — planning and executing my wedding. I was dealing with a disgruntled grandmother with an extensive guest wish list of the magically inclined, all of whom didn’t particularly like each other...
  • House of Mages and Raven by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Mages and Raven by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “Mine!” he growls in the throes of passion. “Are you mine too?” I challenge him. Before he can promise anything, his betrothed shows up at his door. The demon queen is pushing for a final claim on him, and a war unlike any other rages between us. I don’t stay down, but when she brings in Barbie 2.0, an upgraded version of me, to tempt him, to replace me— Everything crumbles around me...
  • Whole Latte Magic by Samantha Silver

    Whole Latte Magic by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Welcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life. Eliza is settling nicely into her new life on Enchanted Enclave. That is, until she and Leanne come across a woman who's been stabbed. Attempted murders have a way of shaking things up a bit...
  • The Summer Palace by Kristen Painter

    The Summer Palace by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Newly crowned queen of the Radiant fae, Sparrow “Ro” Meadowcroft has two goals. First, to show her fae subjects that despite growing up in the mortal realm, she plans to honor all the customs and practices of her new world. Second, to reunite the Radiant fae with the Grym fae. Or at least broker peace between the two estranged kingdoms...
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  • The Forgettable Miss French by Kristen Painter

    The Forgettable Miss French by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse. Werewolf Virginia "Ginny" French's curse means no one can remember her. Not even for as long as it takes to ring up her groceries or make her favorite iced coffee...
  • Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen

    Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Gemma thought Alex was dead, that she’d made an irreversible mistake and would never see him again. But then her father resets time and she’s given another chance to be with Alex, if she can save the world and get rid of the star. Gemma decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and attempt to change the vision of the end of the world...
  • Deadhead by A.J. Aalto

    Deadhead by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Marnie Baranuik has barely had time to enjoy her break from the FBI’s Preternatural Crimes Unit when her favorite hunky vampire hunter comes calling. If Kill-Notch Batten can’t oust an unruly garden invader, maybe Marnie can, but when a wayward woodland sprite takes her for a joyride, it’s more than either of them can handle...
  • A Witch, Dark Roast by Samantha Silver

    A Witch, Dark Roast by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life. When another body pops up at a new construction site in Enchanted Enclave, Eliza doesn't want to have anything to do with the investigation. After all, she's had a few close calls, and Detective Andrews warned her not to get involved in police matters in the future...
  • Wuthering Frights by H.P. Mallory

    Wuthering Frights by H.P. Mallory

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A father she never knew existed, An impossible decision that had to be made, A lie she must keep to herself at all costs, And the realization that every choice she makes has consequences. Fairy and law enforcement agent, Dulcie O'Neil, has just discovered that her father is the Head of the Netherworld, and a double-dealing, illegal potions importer. Worse yet, she's now working for him...
  • Wicked Deal by Linsey Hall

    Wicked Deal by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    I've made a deal with the DevilFinally, I’ve found a place where my weirdness fits in—Guild City, a secret magical place deep in the heart of London. And it’s great… for about 2.5 seconds. Right up until the Council of Guilds discovers I’m a magical misfit with too much magic I can’t control.When they throw me in prison, my only hope is The Devil of Darkvale...
  • All Is Faerie in Love and War by Isla Frost

    All Is Faerie in Love and War by Isla Frost

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    If the devil is knocking at your door, don't open it.A simple enough rule to follow... or so you'd think.When a criminal has magic too dangerous to merely lock up, we send them to a blackout prison.Hell would've been a better destination for this guy.As a lowly cop in the LVMPD's Rapid Response unit, I'm used to dealing with all kinds of dumpster-fire scenarios...
  • Shadow Hunted by Jasmine Walt, Rebecca Hamilton

    Shadow Hunted by Jasmine Walt, Rebecca Hamilton

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    Once a whip-smart detective and a powerful Shadow, Brooke Chandler has been stripped of both her memories and identity. She now spends her days scrubbing floors, reduced to nothing more than a servant girl. But even with no memory of her previous life or how she ended up a slave, Brooke won't remain trapped for long--not with friends and enemies alike vying to find her...
  • Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn

    Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Father of Dragons has returned to the world and all hell is breaking loose. A group of vrykolakas is running loose, threatening to spread plague through Seattle. A shadow dragon has his sights set on destroying the Wild Hunt. And in the midst of the chaos, Ember’s facing a major decision brought on by a twist in her status with the Queen of Dark Fae...
  • Outback Spirit by Nicole R. Taylor

    Outback Spirit by Nicole R. Taylor

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Opal, snakes, and supernatural beings. In Outback Australia, there’s more than one thing that’ll kill you…and it’s not entirely human.Deep in the harsh and unforgiving Australian Outback lies the sleepy opal mining town of Solace. Frequently bypassed by all but the desperate, there’s nothing spectacular about it…on the surface.Solace is a haven for supernatural outcasts...
  • Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn

    Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. Menolly is a vampire married to a gorgeous werepuma. And me? I'm a Moon witch married to three gorgeous husbands, and I'm about to journey through the veils to search for a long lost legend..
  • Stolen Relics by Karina Espinosa

    Stolen Relics by Karina Espinosa

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Are all the fairy tales real?Mackenzie Grey is back at the Supernatural Investigative Unit and her first big case is not what she expects. Tasked to find stolen relics that are attached to a legend even Kenz herself is having a hard time believing. This leads to a target getting put on her back, and she finds help from an unexpected enemy. Unfortunately, the SIU isn’t all Kenz has to worry about...
  • Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn

    Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three gorgeous husbands. Menolly is a vampire married to a werepuma. And me? I’m Delilah, a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. While the war in Otherworld is expanding, so is my newly renamed PI business...
  • A Royal Witch by Danielle Garrett

    A Royal Witch by Danielle Garrett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Beechwood Manor is filling up fast and Holly’s feeling the pinch. There are several new roommates in the Beechwood Manor, and one of them is a royal witch. Literally and figuratively. Unrest in a haven-ally magical kingdom leads a foreign princess into hiding and the Supernatural Protection Agency deems the Beechwood Manor as the perfect safe house—and Holly, her perfect guardian...
  • The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

    The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) protect people from predatory supernaturals. This time, we’re the ones who need protection.   New York is one of the most popular convention destinations in the world—for humans and supernaturals. Every hundred years, rulers of thhe world’s supernatural races come together to negotiate and renew a peace treaty...
  • Flight from Hell by Yasmine Galenorn

    Flight from Hell by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Crossover from the Otherworld Series to Fly By Night Series...
  • Blood of Egypt by Bonnie Lamer

    Blood of Egypt by Bonnie Lamer

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "A simple honeymoon. That’s all we wanted. See some interesting sights and do absolutely nothing except be happy with each other. Instead, we get Egyptian Gods, Archangels and Witches with the usual amount of doom and gloom that accompanies them." Join Xandra and Kallen as they join forces with Eliana Brennan to stop the Archangel who is seeking vengeance.
  • Bloodlust by Karina Espinosa

    Bloodlust by Karina Espinosa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The countdown has begun. Mackenzie Grey is tying up loose ends before she says goodbye to the life she knows. In doing so, that means closing up all her cases that are left open at the Supernatural Investigative Unit, and nothing prepares her for the blood thirsty vampires roaming the streets of New York City. It is time to rein them in and bring order back to the city...
  • The Tainted Web by Amy Sumida

    The Tainted Web by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Married life has proven to be complicated for Vervain Lavine. Maybe it's the pressure of being the last dragon-sidhe in existence, the hope of an entire race of faeries. Or maybe it's the fact that her husband lives in the Faerie Realm where he rules the Kingdom of Fire. Or then again, it could be because he married her after abducting her and stealing her memories of her four other lovers...
  • Soul Marked by Lissa Bolts

    Soul Marked by Lissa Bolts

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Oh, hey. Nora here. Soooo magic is definitely real.And I guess I’ve been living under a rock because now they’re telling me that I’m the last in a long line of practically extinct jinn. Nuts, right?I’m having trouble believing it myself, but that’s not even my biggest problem. I’ve got fatter fae to fry. Like the fact that I put my trust in the wrong person...
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