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  • Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

    Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 145 ratings
    No day is ordinary in a world where Technology and Magic compete for supremacy…But no matter which force is winning, in the apocalypse, a sword will always work. Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside...
  • Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 75 ratings
    The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over...
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    magic  fae  vampires  witches  fantasy  paranormal  mystery  werewolves
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  • The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 84 ratings
    To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her...
  • Psycho Academy: Aran's Story by Jasmine Mas

    Psycho Academy: Aran's Story by Jasmine Mas

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 136 ratings
    Fight like a man...or a girl disguised as one.I'm a princess disguised as a boy at a supernatural academy. But this isn't any normal school, we're training to be assassins.All I have to do is survive.I didn't count on the 7 foot tall warriors who call themselves Kings. Covered in strange tattoos, gorgeous, and powerful they're like no men I've ever met.They think I'm a pretty boy...
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    fae  vampires  magic  monsters  witches  dystopian  fantasy  paranormal
  • The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger

    The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    A vampire, a witch, and a siren get accepted into a magical HBCU. The rest I am not allowed to say but just know there is a talking cat named Quan, a few murders that went cold, and a world that is just below our feet...
  • Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May

    Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 53 ratings
    One month after Nora's violent induction to the dangerous supernatural side of Detroit, she's finally settling into her new life as the underworld's token human. All she wants to do is mind her own business, enjoy her new friends, and stay safe. But that's easier said than done when she's such an enigma to everyone around her...
  • Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 105 ratings
    T here's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice...
  • Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter

    Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Slaying vampires is child’s play for skinwalker Jane Yellowrock. But handling the complicated politics of New Orleans’ supernatural players is another story... Jane is keeping the peace between visiting groups of witches and vamps in the city, but then trouble comes knocking on her doorstep...
  • It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Midlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father...
  • It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Midlife is supposed to be messy, but this is a full-on catastrophic crisis.Just when I thought life might be getting back to normal—normal being a relative word—I couldn’t have been more wrong.Marriage proposal from the Grim Reaper? Yes.Beautiful healthy baby? Yes.Friends and family safe? Yes.Ghost of my worst enemy sitting on my front porch? OMG. Yep...
  • Quicksilver by Dannika Dark

    Quicksilver by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In the world of crime fighting, Raven has learned that formal affairs are a necessary evil. So when Keystone receives an invitation to a winter ball, she tries to make the best of it. The most powerful elites in Cognito are attending—a perfect opportunity to network and have a few drinks. But when a guest hijacks the party in a violent display of dark power, chaos ensues...
  • Eternal by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Eternal by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Demons don't belong in the light.I played a game of deception, and my world was torn apart.Now my pack, my family, and the ruthless demon who has claimed my heart could pay with their lives.To save them, I must walk a treacherous path between hope and destruction—a path that leads me out of the shadows and into the light.Where betrayal waits.With every move I make, my enemies close in...
  • Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter

    Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Being part of the Midwest Pack isn’t easy—especially now.My life has never been simple—and it only keeps getting more complicated. The Alphas, Ethan, and several key players in the otherworld go missing, thrusting me into the position of Elite Alpha and tasking me with finding them. The list of suspects grows as I realize that mating with Ethan has caused allies to become enemies...
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison

    The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 106 ratings
    It's a tough life for witch Rachel Morgan, sexy, independent bounty hunter, prowling the darkest shadows of downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night.She can handle the leather-clad vamps and even tangle with a cunning demon or two. But a serial killer who feeds on the experts in the most dangerous kind of black magic is definitely pressing the limits...
  • Bishop's Flight: A Paranormal Mystery Romance by Elizabeth Hunter

    Bishop's Flight: A Paranormal Mystery Romance by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The sins of the past will burn you.Four nights. Three days. The human son of two powerful vampires has been taken from his home, and if Carwyn and Brigid can’t find him, the delicate balance of power in an immortal haven might just go up in flames. Las Vegas holds a special appeal in the immortal world...
  • One Second by Dannika Dark

    One Second by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Love. Family. Brotherhood. Lexi has faced personal struggles, but nothing has prepared her for the most perilous battle of her life. Shifters are on the brink of war as Northerners target Colorado in an attempt to infiltrate the borders. Texas winds up on the hit list, and the Weston pack prepares to fight for their land… and for their lives...
  • The First Family by Granger

    The First Family by Granger

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A mysterious murder has been committed at a mythical and magical HBCU campus. Nobody knows who did it.School is covering it up in order to protect the students. Until it happens again..
  • Siren's Song by Ella Summers

    Siren's Song by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    When gods and demons clash, mortals bleed.Leda Pierce’s latest mission brings her back to her hometown at the edge of the Frontier. But things have taken a turn for the worse in the six months since she left home to join the Legion of Angels in New York City...
  • Lake Silence by Anne Bishop

    Lake Silence by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 51 ratings
    In this thrilling and suspenseful fantasy, set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, Vicki DeVine and her lodger, the shapeshifter Aggie Crowe, stumble onto a dead body . . . and find themselves enmeshed in danger and dark secrets. Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others–vampires, shapeshifters, and paranormal beings even more deadly...
  • Dead Wrong by Annie Anderson

    Dead Wrong by Annie Anderson

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Never make a deal with a demon.There are two things Darby Adler wants more than anything: to take a vacation, and to find who is responsible for the rash of witch abductions in Knoxville.With an ancient vampire in town and a slew of fugitives on the loose, her suspect pool is vast. But Darby has a sneaking suspicion she knows the culprit all too well...
  • Gypsy Freak by Kristy Cunning

    Gypsy Freak by Kristy Cunning

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 139 ratings
    What's it like to be a monster in a town full of monsters, who don't know you're a monster? Complicated and a little scary, but doable. What's it like to be the girl who can't die...that everyone seems to always want to kill? Frustrating as hell...
  • It's Called Magic, Susan by Lauretta Hignett

    It's Called Magic, Susan by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    She knows it's real... she just has to learn how to use it.Before she blows someone else up.Susan's neck-deep in trouble - the Songbird has been kidnapped, her vile mother is out for Susan's blood, and Connor is hunting some very powerful spark stones...
  • Fury's Kiss by Karen Chance

    Fury's Kiss by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. But so far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who deserve killing... Dory is used to fighting hard and nasty...
  • Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter

    Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Between life and death, there’s magic.Our secrets have been exposed and now we have to deal with the consequences: Friends of the Midwest Pack are missing. Alliances are forming between enemies whose sole intent is to destroy the pack. And a mysterious group is trying to make a power grab using any means possible...
  • Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 25 ratings
    As a freelance assassin, Val Thorvald leads a dangerous life.She’s learned not to stay in the same place for long and not to get too attached to anything. For example, she would never consider adopting a pet.But when she’s searching for a missing friend, she finds an abandoned silver tiger cub.The magical feline is clearly from another realm, but Val has no idea which one or how to send it back...
  • The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    The Facts of Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Midlife is sheer madness, and the facts of midlife are not taught in school. Unfortunately, some lessons are hellishly hard to learn.I thought I had it figured out. I was wrong.Proving I’m the Angel of Mercy is turning into a sh*tshow of epic proportions.Not too long ago, I was a forty-year-old gal with a stable and boring life ahead of me. Now? Not so much...
  • Dead Ahead by Annie Anderson

    Dead Ahead by Annie Anderson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 20 ratings
    Some secrets should stay buried.After accidentally freeing a demon, ticking off the werewolf alpha, and possibly inciting a war, Darby Adler’s Warden job is in serious peril.With the council up in arms and a literal god on her doorstep, Darby needs to figure her life out and pronto. If she can’t, losing her job might be the least of her problems...
  • Possess Me! (I Want You To) by Fae Quin

    Possess Me! (I Want You To) by Fae Quin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    The Spooky Boys Series invites you to visit a world where things that go bump in the night aren't just fantasy. These standalone novels feature monsters that are spicy, fun, and sometimes furry.LucaWhat was I thinking, trading my last painting for a "lucky" necklace? Instead of good fortune, the cursed trinket saddled me with a stocky, heavily tattooed ghost named Prudence...
  • Chameleon Uncovered by B.R. Kingsolver

    Chameleon Uncovered by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The dark sequel to the best-selling Chameleon Assassin.Libby has a chance to build a legitimate reputation when she’s hired by one of the world’s most prestigious museums to bolster their security. The gig is in Chicago, where her heartthrob lives, so she hopes for a little romance.She's on a first-name basis with larceny, mayhem, and death, but Libby's not used to being on the receiving end...
  • Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 48 ratings
    Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box?Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required.Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings...
  • Cute but Creepy by Beatrix Hollow

    Cute but Creepy by Beatrix Hollow

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    I've come to wreak vengeance on the man who killed my parents. My own little brother—an abomination, a snake in the nest. I'm Hazel Fury—a phoenix, a killer—and I'm not leaving this insane asylum until Baz is in a body bag. Someone has to do it and that someone will be me. Bring on your friends, little brother. Bring on death and mayhem—there's no stopping a phoenix. Nothing but you...
  • In The Devil's Shadow by M. Bonnet

    In The Devil's Shadow by M. Bonnet

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Alive or dead?Hunted or the hunter?Hide, stand, or run?Satan wants me dead. Someone unknown wants me taken alive. Why am I so special? I don’t even know what I am. My survival depends on finding out, which means finding my father–a man who abandoned me before I was born...
  • Oops I Ate A Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Oops I Ate A Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Getting possessed by a demon wasn’t on my to-do list. I was just too busy for that sort of thing. I had a fifty-hour work week, a hellraiser of a toddler, debilitating morning sickness and a husband who thought his only job was taking out the trash. I was at breaking point...
  • Jacked Cat Jive by Rhys Ford

    Jacked Cat Jive by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Stalker Kai Gracen knew his human upbringing would eventually clash with his elfin heritage, but not so soon. Between Ryder, a pain-in-his-neck Sidhe Lord coaxing him to join San Diego’s Southern Rise Court, and picking up bounties for SoCalGov, he has more than enough to deal with...
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    fae  magic  dystopian  fantasy  urban fantasy  m-m  paranormal  mystery
  • Caged by Fate by Shannon Mayer

    Caged by Fate by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    I am the Queen of the Werewolf Territory, a place that has always been my sanctuary, and yet I must leave my people if I am to save them.Our world is falling apart, and I must take the task my father set to me, and heal the Veil that protects us all.A deadly journey lies ahead of me, and no one can know that I am leaving—too many would steal the crown with me gone...
  • Shadow of Doubt by Hailey Edwards

    Shadow of Doubt by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 33 ratings
    Hadley Whitaker is a liar, a killer, and a chocoholic, but she’s getting better about the first two. Or maybe she’s just getting better at them. Some days it’s hard for her to tell fact from fiction, but only one truth matters. Goddess willing, she’s going to be the next Potentate of Atlanta...
  • Conquering the King of Storms by Lola Glass

    Conquering the King of Storms by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A few months ago, I woke up in a world full of fae with a sexy king who called me his mate.I've managed to avoid him for the most part, if you don't count the way his magic is constantly whispering dirty things in my ears. His power makes him pretty much insane unless I kiss him, which simplifies the avoidance...
  • Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan

    Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Embrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series.   Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  witches  magic  humor  demons  fantasy  historical  dark
  • Bewicched by Seana Kelly

    Bewicched by Seana Kelly

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bewicched: The Sea Wicche Chronicles:We here at The Sea Wicche cater to your art-collecting, muffin-eating, tea-drinking, and potion-peddling needs. Palmistry and Tarot sessions are available upon request and by appointment. Our store hours vary and rely completely on Arwyn—the owner—getting her butt out of bed.I’m Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the sea wicche, or the wicche who lives by the sea...
  • Cat's Chance in Hell by Meghan Maslow

    Cat's Chance in Hell by Meghan Maslow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    When a feline fatale meets his magical match, Baltimore might just go up in flames.Carter Strike here. Siamese shifter extraordinaire, Tommy Tittoti’s right-hand cat . . . and the star of this book. Don’t let the author whatsherface tell you otherwise. That’s why its 113k. I’ve got A LOT to say.Terrible things are afoot in Charm City. Snark happens. Bad guys die. And I have a new favorite donut...
  • A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    It's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash...
  • The Most Wanted Witch by Donna Augustine

    The Most Wanted Witch by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A darkness has settled over Xest, as roaming hordes of grouslies prey on the vulnerable. Witches and warlocks fear walking the streets, as lines are being drawn, and sides are taken. There’s only one way to stop the destruction coming, but tracking down an evil that doesn’t want to be found isn’t easy...
  • False Value by Ben Aaronovitch

    False Value by Ben Aaronovitch

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Now in hardcover, the eighth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm...
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    magic  witches  fae  fantasy  urban fantasy  mystery  paranormal  humor
  • The Salted Sceptre by Helen Harper

    The Salted Sceptre by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All my dreams are coming true. But some nightmares continue to lurk in the shadows.I should be celebrating. Hell, I should be the happiest elf in the world. Unfortunately, I can’t revel in my successes when there’s a foul fiend who is relentlessly trying to lure me to his side...
  • Rebel Magic by Alex Fox

    Rebel Magic by Alex Fox

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Fast Urban Fantasy Series with a Badass Female Bounty HunterMy name is Rebel Weston and I'm going to hunt you down...My talent for tracking has made me a damn good bounty hunter for the past decade, but it's also gotten me solidly under the thumb of notorious casino boss, Kai Warcloud.I need to break free before I kill him or he kills me...
  • Steal the Sky by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza

    Steal the Sky by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    As the heir to a powerful vampire gang, I should be a master thief by now. But my own abilities have always been flawed. I’m good at one thing, though—stealing. When my uncle sets his sights on a prized possession owned by Gothel, the ruler of the Sky Syndicate, I’m tasked with the job of taking it.Everything changes when I meet the captivating gargoyle...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  monsters  dystopian  fae  witches  magic  paranormal  fantasy
  • Blood Magic by Ella Summers

    Blood Magic by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.Branded as an abomination, Dragon Born mage Alex Dering has spent her whole life hiding what she is—a secret her father died to protect. Eight years after his death, Alex finally gets the chance to track down the mage responsible...
  • Great Hexpectations by H.P. Mallory

    Great Hexpectations by H.P. Mallory

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    I know I'm at fault for failing to arrest a wanted criminal but when my partner gets pinned for the crime, I'll stop at nothing to ensure his innocence.What I'm not planning on is a trip to the infamous Netherworld where chaos rules...
  • Real Vampires Do It in the Dark by Amy Fecteau

    Real Vampires Do It in the Dark by Amy Fecteau

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After his disownment, Matheus finds himself more confused than ever. He lashes out, losing Quin, the one constant presence in his new life. Alone, penniless, and clueless, Matheus is forced to carve out a new (un)life, amid the chaos of a hidden war. Friends and enemies, old and new, appear with secrets, betrayals, and a surprising revelations...
  • Ten Arrows of Iron by Sam Sykes

    Ten Arrows of Iron by Sam Sykes

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    An outcast mage caught between two warring empires must either save the world or destroy everything she loves in the second novel of "an unforgettable epic fantasy" trilogy (Publishers Weekly).Sal the Cacophony -- outlaw, outcast, outnumbered -- destroys all that she loves...
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