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The Reclamation by Ivy Asher
The 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... -
Magical Temptations by Jaliza A. Burwell
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 21 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... -
Wolf's Pack by Auryn Hadley
Corner a wolf and she will always fight back.I finally did it. I took that last step and it was everything I wanted. My relationship with my five mates has never been better. They've embraced not only me as a part of their lives, but also my daughter, and this feels like the family I always dreamed of.I don't mean just myself and my mates, but the entire pack. They call me "Alpha...Categorized as:
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Neon Drops by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'd made the choice to survive Broken House. I'd chosen to live instead of taking the very obvious way out. At this point in my life, I shouldn't have been surprised that somehow living was more difficult than my previous ventures to find a way to die. I mean at least I had my men. Three kings. Three sexy, dominant shifters... -
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Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA collection of books 6-10 in Laurell K. Hamilton's New York Times bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series...Categorized as:
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Secrets of Winter by Eva Chase
*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...Categorized as:
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The Dragon Shifter's Mates: The Complete Series by Eva Chase
The last of her kind. Four hot alpha mates. A legacy of bloodshed. When Ren Landis goes looking for excitement on her 21st birthday, getting kidnapped is a little more than she bargained for. So is finding out that shifters exist—and that she’s one too...Categorized as:
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Horror Of Your Heart by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 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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Cider by Aspen Black
What do Jack Frost, an ancient silver haired vampire, and a goat shifter all have in common?This girl. Right here...Categorized as:
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Shade: Books 1-3 Plus Forbidden Chapters by Amanda Cashure
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Elorsins are elite warriors: a powerful alpha, a weapons-obsessed shadow manipulator, a sexy nerd with too many skeletons under his bed, and chaos personified. Surely they can handle kidnapping (I mean rescuing) one mortal woman with zero self-control from her cruel master, right? Wrong. Horribly, completely wrong. One misfired prank later and the pentad is magically bonded together... -
The Azar Omnibus by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAzar Nazemi is a firefighter with an ancient secret; she is Ifrit. A race of Djinn, or Genies as they are known to Westerners, the Ifrit can read a fire and mold it to their will. That makes her job a whole lot easier...Categorized as:
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Cursed Wolf by Angelica Aquiles
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’m racing against time. Benji’s shifting abilities aren’t helping him, and he needs a cure, or he’ll die. The council wants me dead, but the real threat to my life has nothing to do with them.Tyler is growing weaker trying to help Benji, and if they don’t make it out alive, I don’t think any of us will survive...Categorized as:
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Tiger Lily by May Dawson
LilyIn one colossally bad day, my boss fires me so he can give my job to his nephew, I find my boyfriend cheating on me, and—when being human is just too painful—I accidentally shift and trash my own apartment. My inner cat is apparently offended by table lamps.Then my grandfather falls and breaks his arm, and I head back to Silver Springs to help him... -
Chained Soul by Eva Chase
Who will win the war for my soul?My return to my mates has brought unexpected joys—and warnings of danger to come. But as we prepare for war with the greatest enemies of the Mists, a new ally arrives with an even more dire revelation.I haven't escaped the sadistic Murk king after all. His magic lurks inside me, sinking in its vicious claws...Categorized as:
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Broken by Night by Jada Storm, Emma Stark
My name is Ace Bisset, and I've finally embraced what it means to be a witch. But even with all my newfound power, I still haven't figured out how to break this damned curse. And that's a problem, because time is running out... -
The Jackal Prince by Anna McIlwraith
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA hidden stronghold in the heart of Egypt — a kingdom on the edge of ruin, ruled by fear and forgotten magic...Categorized as:
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Crime and Punishment by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe broke the rules. Now he sets the consequences. Lera crossed the line when she disobeyed River’s orders and went over the Academy wall. Now River wants Lera gone—and Coal is just the officer to make her quit. For Coal, disciplining a wayward cadet is a matter of routine—--but he may be in over his head with this fiery student...Categorized as:
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Delivered to My Koalas by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe problem with being half wolf shifter? No one wants to be my mate.Humans stay away from me. Some say I’m weird, and others keep their distance for unknown reasons. Shifters don’t like me because I’m half human and haven’t shifted. Hell, I might never shift.I’m stuck.My sister found her mate through Mail-Order Mating, and I’m curious about it...Categorized as:
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Sugar by Dolly Kalasin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe clock strikes midnight, I turn on the microphone and Flossy Fox rules the airwaves.For six hours every night I slide into a sassy and sensual persona that no one will ever guess is me.Outside of those hours everything about my life is average. Well almost everything, I have Atticus and Daisy, my two adorable sugar gliders who go everywhere with me... -
Visionary X Starlight by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBadass Princess meets Rookie Criminal Investigator… Two different worlds – one unique connection – a whole lot of madness. After being held prisoner most of her life, Makoto Heart is now free and currently staying in Realm Five, Minato. So, when her five knights surprise her with a trip to Realm Six, Earthala, she’s beyond excited to see what the hype is all about... -
The Thirteenth Sign: The Complete Series by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn ancient war, a tenuous truce, a delicate balance.Sounds ominous right?It is.The tri-pack collective has existed for centuries—three dire wolf packs bound to the most powerful coven in the world through a single witch born under the thirteenth sign of the zodiac.Through this covenant they keep an ancient threat unlike any other at bay... -
Harvest of the Gods by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first book in the Godhunter series split, Harvest of the Gods can be read alone or in conjunction with A Fey Harvest. Harvest of the Gods is set entirely in the God and Human Realms but if you wish, you may follow Vervain from Harvest of the Gods to A Fey Harvest by switching books whenever Vervain declares that she's off to the Faerie Realm and then switching back when she returns... -
Hate Awakened by Charlene Hartnady
Imagine her shock when Claire wins the shifter lottery! It’s the first one ever to be held and she’s never won anything before in her entire life. She can’t believe it. She’s going to meet a shifter in real life. For years, Claire has saved newspaper clippings, anything she can find on shifters. It’s a dream come true. A whole day on shifter territory. The big day arrives... -
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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Stalker by Letty Frame
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHealing is important to help you overcome grief. But it’s impossible to heal when there’s still a fight for survival.Lottie and her men went through a terrible ordeal, but they’re desperate to not let it tear them apart. Between Warren’s newfound powers, River’s lack of wolf, and Theo’s refusal to complete his bond with Lottie, things are tenuous at best... -
Dawn of the Pack by Laurel Night
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTime is running out for me to end the curse… and save my fourth fated mate.Being pack leader isn’t as simple as it sounds.Uncle Dom seems to have forgotten that he’s no longer the pack leader, and is testing my patience with his increasingly presumptive attitude... -
Deadworld by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHumans weren’t meant to live underground, but then artificial intelligences weren’t meant to feed off souls. Shit happens. Being a Potential is an honor. It qualifies me for the mandatory Run, the chance to become a Guardian and wield one of the only weapons that can disable a Genesis scout... -
Finding Anna by C.C. Masters
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBook 1.5 The members of the Seaside Wolf Pack are investigating a murder of a human on their territory when they start finding evidence of a female wolf that may have been involved. Females are rare and it is unheard of to find a female who has managed to survive as a lone wolf. But that is exactly what they find when they meet Anna...Categorized as:
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The Arbiter by K.B. Ladnier, Brandy Slaven
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"She is too sinful to be Divine and too righteous to be Damned." Nocturna; a hybrid, an all around smart ass, and the owner of The Apothecary, a night club for all the denizens that walk the earth to play amongst humans, is about to have her life altered by the Creator of all. The last Arbiter has fallen and a new one must be chosen, one of both Divine and Damned blood... -
Phoenix Rise by Ellie Horn
My past has been lost to me—until now...And the three men I love teeter on the edge of an abyss...The only way through is to call upon the beast inside me—and let it loose...PHOENIX RISE completes the Warrior Hearts Academy Phoenix trilogy—a dark, slow-burn, paranormal/fantasy romance where the strong female main character has many love interests that she doesn’t have to choose between... -
Light as a Feather by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagic has no weight. It has no volume or substance. The most powerful of magics can be housed in something as light as a feather... and it is. One black and one white. The two magic feathers of Tobadzistsini and Nayenezgani, twin Navajo gods. The white feather holds the power to heal all wounds and black can vanquish all enemies... -
When the Sun Burns by Lucia Ashta
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe people and creatures of Traitor’s Den are always getting into trouble. Hell, they’re supposed to. It’s the one thing I can count on to be predictable... -
A Crown of Fire and Wrath by Sloane Murphy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWe’ve been through so much, and made it through to the other side, or so I thought.Who would’ve guessed that we’d come full circle and I’d find myself back in Avalon. That one of the people who was meant to be one of my greatest enemies would be one of my closest confidants.I remember everything. Too much.Enough to make the world shatter.The war isn’t over yet, but we’re winning this battle... -
As the Crow Flies by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer star may be broken but her spirit isn't. When the man she loves and her twin sons are threatened, the Godhunter is determined to protect them at any cost. Her enemies seem obvious to her, but as she chases the Battle Crow, Morrigan, Vervain discovers that the crow doesn't always fly straight. And it's not the only bird who feeds on carrion... -
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Cry Werewolf by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Wolves are being hunted! Vervain Lavine's nine-pointed star is whole again. A victory indeed, except the Godhunter still doesn't know exactly what it's capable of. Distracted by pregnancy issues, she just doesn't have the time to search for answers... -
Magic Freed: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance Novel by Sadie Jacks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayal has a way of making things clearer.When Kiema finally makes it back to Azica, she’s expecting some time to train and learn how to actually fight. With alliances made and battle lines drawn, she’s thrown into a tug of war between her two surviving relatives. And they don’t care if she gets ripped apart.Betrayed on both sides, she’s turning to the people she knows she can trust...Categorized as:
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Shadows and Lies by Willow Hayes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter publicly declaring war on the Queen, Kenna finds herself in a race against time as she fights to free the shifters from the grip of madness and works to find and train an army equipped to take on the ruthless ruler... -
Tempest Blazing by Emma Moon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBecoming a Dragon Rider was only the beginning. Now, proving I deserve to stay might just break me.With the Final Guild Trial hurtling toward me—and the Harbingers’ shadow looming ever closer—my training has become a brutal race against time... -
Raven-Mocking by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the Twilight Court. Among the Cherokee there is a legend, a myth about witches who steal from the sick and dying. These witches are called raven-mockers, after the sound they make when they scour the night for victims. The legend is true but the Cherokee got one thing wrong about raven-mockers. They're not witches at all; they're fairies... -
Healer by Letty Frame
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the unthinkable happens and lives are endangered, will Lottie be able to save an entire pack without her mates for help? The day she moved to Lupine Valley, Charlotte Montgomery’s normal life was forever changed. In a matter of months, she discovered her wolf, her mates and her heritage. It was pack politics that brought her to an Alpha coronation to support an ally...Categorized as:
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Haunted Hearts by Salem Cross
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs it turns out, Ghosts aren't the only things that go bump in the night. Malicious warlocks do too.Fulton thought he won. As it turns out, the game has just begun. He’s on the run and causing havoc in his wake.Now that I’m home, it’s time to take over the family business.My first job: stop the warlock from throwing both realms, the Living and the Dead, into irreparable chaos...Categorized as:
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Visionary X Starlight: Valentine's Day by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwo different worlds – one unique connection – a whole lot of love. Valentine's Day - an annual holiday dedicated to love, promoting couples to emphasize their love through gifts and celebration. Makoto Heart spent her life trapped in a dark cell, never knowing the day existed or experienced love until her star knights... -
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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Eye of Re by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Award Winning Godhunter Series Continues! Vervain Lavine is finally about to become a mother. But she's also preparing for marriage... to four men... all at once... and the baby's father isn't one of them. As if all that isn't complicated enough, the memories she brought back from an altered future have found their way into the dreams of her favorite sun god... -
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Chaos by L.J. Swallow
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsQuestions will be answered. Trust will be rebuilt. And the true threat to the world will be revealed. The threat to the Four Horsemen and the world continues, but now they have solid leads and are closer to uncovering who is behind the attacks. Vee and the Four become closer as barriers fall and trust grows, yet one person remains worried about what will happen if Vee reaches full power... -
Pack Punished by J. Kearston
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen your world becomes a ticking time-bomb, you might as well time the explosion to inflict maximum damage.The real challenge comes in the aftermath, when you’re forced to face everything you lost in order to survive... -
Destined to Hide by Sterling Thomas
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEscape or die.The man I used to love is a liar. A predator who lured me in with sweet words and empty promises. Now I'm trapped, and it's only a matter of time before he loses control.I have one chance to run. Head for the wilds, and don't look back. If I leave, I might die, but he'll kill me if I stay. It seems I'm destined to spend my days alone and hiding, though at least I'm still breathing...Categorized as:
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Rules of Stone by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne elite fae warrior. Four superior officers. A bond they can’t remember—or resist. Lera was once human. Now, with dark magic leaking into the mortal world, Lera and her four fae warriors must protect her home realm - even if that means going undercover to a human military academy. But when a sudden, terrible accident melds the males with their human disguise, everything changes...Categorized as:
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Destined to Run by J. Kearston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI refuse to be a pawn.My father sees me as nothing more than a thing to trade for more wealth and power, but I’d rather die than live the life arranged for me.I need to escape, and when a half-dead shifter climbs through my window, I may just have the perfect excuse. If this stranger is found, he’ll be slaughtered, but hiding him would spell my doom.I’m not like my father... -
Worthy of Wizardry by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSummer at Salem Bridge Academy is looking to be anything but a break, but it will certainly be hot!It's looking like my old professor, the one who wanted to kill me and keep witches from ever returning, wasn't alone. He's got a whole secret society of wizards who want to make me go away, and they'll destroy my lovers, the academy, and everything I hold dear in the process...
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