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  • The Rotten Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Rotten Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Sometimes magic just isn't enough...Sometimes you have to start a war, and that’s just what I’m going to do.They took my soulmate. I will get him back, even if I have to destroy everything to do so.Don't miss the penultimate book in The Coven: Fae Magic Series!**Trigger Warning: This book contains a scene with minor sexual violence that some may find triggering...
  • Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

    Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 78 ratings
    For Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, there have been worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Dodging flaming monkey poo, for instance. Or going toe-to-leaf with a walking plant monster. Still, there is something more troubling than usual about his newest case...
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  • Hall of Blood and Mercy: The Complete Trilogy by K.M. Shea

    Hall of Blood and Mercy: The Complete Trilogy by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    I'm one scrappy wizard.As someone with barely a flicker of magic, I've spent my life being mocked and surviving fights with bullies. But when my parents die in an accident, and I find myself responsible for our whole wizard house and family, I know my usual tactics aren't going to cut it...
  • Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 70 ratings
    I've said it before, but sometimes I'm a bad person. I cheated on my twelfth grade math final, I've run countless yellow lights, and I gossip about how hot my kickass best friends are. (Good thing my job as a guild bartender doesn't require moral perfection.)But there's bad, and then there's bad. And I'm not sure which applies to a certain dark druid/wanted criminal/reluctant friend of mine...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  fae  contemporary  vampires  mystery  suspense  humor
  • Marked / Betrayed / Chosen / Untamed by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    Marked / Betrayed / Chosen / Untamed by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The House of Night is a thrilling, New York Times bestselling book series that follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird as she is “Marked” by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the “Change” into an actual vampyre. She has to leave her family in Broken Arrow, OK, and move into the House of Night, a boarding school for other fledgling vampyres like her...
  • Between Homes by W.R. Gingell

    Between Homes by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    G'day. I'm Pet. Not, not Pet--I am a pet. Well, I was a pet: I used to belong to two fae and a stroppy vampire. Now I'm homeless. I mean, I was always technically homeless, but this time it's different...
  • Between Cases by W.R. Gingell

    Between Cases by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    G’day. I’m still here. Still Pet.Well, I’m only two thirds of a Pet these days, but you might as well call me Pet anyway. Everyone does: everyone but the vampire, that is.Life is more unbalanced these days—cases are cutting closer to home than usual. I thought I was the only one, but there are others like me: kids whose parents were murdered just like mine...
  • 13 by Kelley Armstrong

    13 by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    The exciting, page-turning LAST episode of Kelley Armstrong's acclaimed, bestselling Women of the Otherworld series!Savannah Levine, a young witch of remarkable power and a dangerous pedigree, staggers away from a bomb blast in New Orleans, glad that she's managed to rescue her half-brother Bryce from the supernatural revolutionaries who'd held him captive...
  • Between Kings by W.R. Gingell

    Between Kings by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    G’day. I’m Pet. Heirling. Biter of fae lords. Trouble.I have a lot of names these days—including my own, real name. Unfortunately for me, someone else knows that name too; not to mention the names of my other heirling friends. Now those heirling friends have disappeared, stolen by the current King Behind for a fight to the death where only one contender to the throne remains...
  • Resurgence of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Resurgence of the Pack by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The Queen of Werewolves Never Bows—She Hunts. Being Queen of the British Werewolves means I’m not one to back down, especially when my friend Emory is facing trial on spurious charges. I stormed in, certain that my impassioned speech would help save the king of the dragon shifters – but darker forces prevailed.The Domini, a sinister secret society, is pulling strings from the darkness...
  • Last Breath by Rachel Caine

    Last Breath by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished without a trace. She soon discovers that the last person seen with one of the missing vampires is someone new to town-a mysterious individual named Magnus...
  • Firestorm by Shannon Mayer

    Firestorm by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. In a world of lava and fire, I am about to face my hardest trial yet. Not one of strength, or power, but intrigue and manipulation...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  suspense  mystery  contemporary  demons  dark  fantasy
  • Between Frames by W.R. Gingell

    Between Frames by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Two fae is company, but a company of fae is trouble.Which is exactly what we’ve got. Trouble, I mean. Well, and fae. Lots of fae.Something or someone is stalking and killing high-level fae around Hobart—tearing out hearts and leaving a trail of bloody bodies behind. Fae don’t like it when they’re the ones getting killed, so of course they came to hire my owners.Owners, you ask?Hi. I’m Pet...
    Categorized as:
    fae  vampires  magic  mystery  contemporary  dark  suspense  fantasy
  • Dark Dancer by B.R. Kingsolver

    Dark Dancer by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    One Master survived the inferno that destroyed the Order of the Illuminati. He may know that I survived, but does he suspect that I betrayed the Order? Rudolf Heine has sent Hunters flooding into Westport, wreaking carnage on vampires, shifters, and mages. Normal humans are taking notice, and the shadow world teeters on the verge of being revealed. The Hunters also may be hunting me...
  • Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike

    Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    It's no dream. At last the truth of what happened during those hellish days has come back to her. In her five thousand years as a vampire, Alisa - or Sita, as she was originally called - has experienced the equivalent of fifty lifetimes. Every moment of her immortal life is seared deep into her being. Every person she has loved, every victim she has killed - their faces are forever part of her...
  • Between Walls by W.R. Gingell

    Between Walls by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Don't get too close to humans.That's rule number one. Well, it is if you're an emotionally constipated fae lord. As far as I'm concerned, the vampire could do a better job of keeping his distance, but he's never been that good at following the rules.G'day. I'm Pet. Schrödinger's Pet, these days; depends who's asking...
  • Shugo Chara! 2 by Peach-Pit

    Shugo Chara! 2 by Peach-Pit

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    FRIENDS IN NEED Cute schoolgirl Amu has a secret: She has three magical companions. Only these enchanted Guardians know who Amu's true self is, and they'll do anything to help her unlock her heart! They're searching for a magic egg, a powerful weapon that could mean trouble in the wrong hands. To find this egg, Amu will have to change her life-and finally learn to be true to herself...
  • Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing...
  • With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

    With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt... After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble...
  • Unsuspecting Trouble by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Unsuspecting Trouble by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Father Time is depending on you to save his butt, you don’t ask questions.Thankfully Paris Beaufont has had her questions answered.She finally knows who she is.More importantly, she knows what happened to her parents and who is after her.But that’s only the beginning…To save Papa Creola, her parents and pretty much love itself, that’s going to take a lot of work...
  • Born of Earth by A.L. Knorr, Gabra Zackman

    Born of Earth by A.L. Knorr, Gabra Zackman

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A trip abroad. A dark secret. Her family's legacy of magic may cost a teen her life....Georjie’s summer is shaping up to be a big disappointment. Trapped in Ireland with her aunt’s gorgeous but cold adopted son, Jasher, her "vacation" gets worse with each passing day...
  • Outbreak by Annabel Chase

    Outbreak by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    This year will either make me or break me… My professors worry that I'm sliding down a slippery slope, but I know I'm still on the path of redemption. I've worked too hard for too long, and I have no intention of letting down my family. When Bryn disappears during a routine field trip, though, I must put my need to succeed on hold...
  • The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 by Cassandra Clare

    The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 4 by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION OF CASSANDRA CLARE'S BESTSELLING THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS!Maia and Simon are kidnapped, and Jace knows exactly who took them. It's time to face the terror known as Valentine to stop him from slaughtering the Downworlders and activating the Soul-Sword...
  • The Elementals by A.L. Knorr

    The Elementals by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Can they use their newfound powers to save their hometown, or will they die trying? The summer is over and the promised get-together results in an epic sharing of the transformational adventures that have gifted Akiko, Saxony, Georjayna, and Targa with their elemental powers...
  • Recruiter by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Recruiter by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Julie is officially an OPMA Recruitment Agent, and there’s a Bigfoot problem in the Big Apple.The pressure is on for Julie and Taylor to get their next recruit and prove that a human has what it takes to make it in the paranormal world.Their assignment takes them to the Midwest and…beyond, and Julie finds herself drawn into vampire drama thanks to her growing friendship with Malcolm Nox...
  • Vampires Will Be Vampires by Isla Frost

    Vampires Will Be Vampires by Isla Frost

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The supernaturals banished the gods from earth.They should have done a better job.My life, as I knew it, is over.My beloved career, my purpose, my very identity has been ripped from me. Because I now possess the devil's magic. And no one around me is safe.Oh, and my dragon ex-partner-in-action wants my help saving the world. Again.But this time the enemy is no mere magically-gifted human...
  • The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

    The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    The Sixth book in the the Rivers of London series featuring the young law officer Peter Grant—who must deal with both crime and magic.Where the Marble Arch stands today in London was once the Tyburn gallows - or The Hanging Tree. The walk toward those gallows, along Oxford Street and past the Mayfair mansions, has a bloody and haunted history as the last trip of the condemned...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  contemporary  humor  suspense  fae  dark  fantasy
  • The Vampire and the Case of the Hellacious Hag by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare

    The Vampire and the Case of the Hellacious Hag by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Portlock: where the dead don’t always stay that way.When a human inspector drops dead in the Chrome Mine, things get messy fast. The dwarves are up in arms, swearing the mine is cursed, and when a second body turns up—this time without its head—all fingers point to the local hag.But I’ve met Matilda. She’s terrifying, sure, but she doesn’t seem like the elaborate crime scene type...
  • Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    At last, in the novel every Kelley Armstrong fan will need to own, all the major heroines and heroes of Otherworld are united. It's been 10 years since Bitten, the first novel in Kelley Armstrong's New York Times best-selling Otherworld series. In that time, hundreds of thousands of fans have ravenously devoured the adventures of Armstrong's witches, demons, and werewolves...
  • A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Ollie Wit is the strongest Shadow Walker born in decades but it’s a gift with a steep price. Walking in the Shadowlands can bring untold powers and spells, and even greater risks. Every step into that other world brings her closer to the monsters that have haunted her since a child, destroyed her family and wreaked havoc all around her...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  fae  demons  contemporary  dark  mystery  humor
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