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Seminal by C.M. Stunich
I don’t play the role of the kidnapped princess very well.And I really hate the fated mates trope.Hello again, I’m Eve Wakefield, and I refuse to accept that I’m in love with an intergalactic moth prince.No.I don’t care how handsome he is, I don’t want to marry him.I don’t care if his parents have a sentient spaceship capable of eating entire planets.Love is earned, not swindled by pheromones...Categorized as:
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The Trouble With Trying to Bag a Blood Witch by Jennifer Cody
Elijah:Imagine coming home from an extended stay in a foreign country to find a letter from a house sitter you didn’t hire warning you to get a protection order against your ex and informing you that you’re a terrible plant dad.I mean, I am a terrible plant dad, and I probably should get a protection order against Stalker Steve, but that letter isn’t the weirdest thing to happen to me today... -
Enter the Multi-Vers by C. Rochelle
Gabriel - Theo Coatl was supposed to be just a job. On paper, my twin and I are recent grads moving into the eccentric artist’s mansion for a once-in-a-lifetime internship opportunity. In reality, Dre and I are spies for our clan—a pair of supes known as Shock and Awe who could melt our enemy’s brain as easily as we could extract the intel we were after. Whatever works...Categorized as:
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Rogue by Regine Abel
She was lost, until he found her.For years, Shuria was a monster, the ultimate assassin created as a result of countless painful experiments. At the end of the war, she finds refuge on the Kryptid homeworld as an advisor to the Queen. But even here, she doesn’t belong... -
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Yvar by Luna Hunter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFreyaI have a bit of a problem.You see, my close friend Astra Grey just delivered a healthy, bright-blue baby boy in the best medical facility of Zirconia. The first baby with both human and Dragan blood flowing through its tiny veins. That’s not the problem, that’s the good news.No, the bad news is the debt. The soul-crushing, absolutely massive debt that we’re now in...Categorized as:
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Her Alien Neighbor by Ivy Knox
AXIL & VANESSA'S STORYHiding his true form while living among humans on Earth is not easy, but for thirteen years, Axil Monroe and his four brothers have done it. That is until an enticing, infuriating female moves in next door. All Vanessa Bradford wants is to become a successful actress, or successful enough to pay the rent on her tiny L.A. apartment... -
Damaged Goods by Poppy Rhys
The universe can go screw itself.Getting sucked through a portal and spat out on an alien planet was not how I saw my Saturday unfolding. Stranded with no money, no shelter, I’m surrounded by the worst and wealthiest the galaxy has to offer...Categorized as:
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Alien Orc for Christmas by Ursa Dax
The huge alien orc who runs the pub on Elora Station knows what he wants for Christmas: me.MAGGIESeeing my friend Sophie find happiness on the bustling Elora Station is just the kick in the pants I need to follow my dreams. I’m finally going to open my own bakery. When a coveted rental space opens up on the festive commerce station, I jump at the chance... -
My Girlfriend is a Werewolf by Eve Langlais
I’ve licked him. He’s mine. Running into a strange white wolf isn’t an everyday occurrence in Derek’s life. Neither is finding a naked—and beautiful—woman alone in the park. Had the wolf been an omen of what was yet to come? Because since meeting Athena, Derek’s life’s been upended.Chased by thugs and with a ransom on her head, Athena isn’t divulging why she’s a wanted woman...Categorized as:
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Orange Sky by Aly Tatum
She imagined she will meet a guy on her vacation. And she did.Right after she crashed on his planet.Brynn Anderson is on her way to a dream vacation in Japan. The next thing she knew she got kidnapped by aliens and crash-landed on an orange planet. The first guy he met is a big towering muscled alien with blue eyes tinged with yellow and slit like a cat...Categorized as:
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Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews
Maud Demille is a daughter of Innkeepers—a special group who provide ‘lodging’ to other-planetary visitors—so she knows that a simple life isn't in the cards. But even Maud could never have anticipated what Fate would throw at her. Once a wife to a powerful vampire knight, Maud and her young daughter, Helen, were exiled with him for his treachery to the desolate, savage planet of Karhari...Categorized as:
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Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author, continues her spellbinding series set in the Hidden Legacy world where magic controls everything…except the hearts of those who wield it.As Prime magic users, Catalina Baylor and her sisters have extraordinary powers—powers their ruthless grandmother would love to control...Categorized as:
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One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Dina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about... -
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future. Spensa's world has been under attack for decades...Categorized as:
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Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy's bond with the pack and her mate is broken, she'll learn what it truly means to be alone.. -
Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
#1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews is back with the newest book in the exciting Hidden Legacy series--the thrilling conclusion to her trilogy featuring fierce and beautiful Prime magic user Catalina Baylor... -
Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie
I promised to avenge my parents.But their killer is still on the loose, and he's stolen more than my parents' lives. Now, as he draws closer to his mysterious goals, he's poised to destroy what little I have left.I promised to translate an ancient grimoire.But it holds the secrets of my family—and the secret history of demon summoning. I fear its answers as much as I need them... -
Lor by Lily Mayne
My role as Moric—ruler of a small and prosperous fiefdom in a quiet corner of the world—has always been painfully dull and stifling.Until a beautiful, otherworldly creature with pink skin and a mane of golden hair falls through a strange void that has appeared in my guestroom.And I am instantly captivated by him.I have never seen anything like him...Categorized as:
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Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
By day, Mercy is a car mechanic in the sprawling Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, Mercy has often found herself having to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not so human. This time she may get more than she bargained for...Categorized as:
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Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews
From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring fan-favorites, Derek, and Curran and Kate’s very independent ward, Julie. Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few... -
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that go bump in the night. Sometimes I wish I was an average citizen... Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor...Categorized as:
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River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Being a different breed of shapeshifter-a walker-Mercy Thompson can see ghosts, but the spirit of her long-gone father has never visited her. Until now, on her honeymoon with the Alpha werewolf Adam. An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River-and innocent people are dying...Categorized as:
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The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering...Categorized as:
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Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Anna Latham didn’t know how complicated life could be until she became a werewolf. And until she was mated to Charles Cornick, the son — and enforcer — of Bran, the leader of the North American werewolves, she didn’t know how dangerous it could be either.. -
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Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews
Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority... -
The King by J.R. Ward
J.R. Ward's # 1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood continues as a royal bloodline is compromised by a grave threat to the throne. Long live the King… After turning his back on the throne for centuries, Wrath, son of Wrath, finally assumed his father’s mantle--with the help of his beloved mate. But the crown sets heavily on his head... -
Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet
Life for Dexter J. Daley has never been easy, but he’s always found a way to pick himself back up with a smile on his face. Taken from his home and the arms of Sloane Brodie, his boyfriend and THIRDS partner, Dex finds himself in a situation as mysterious and lethal as the Therian interrogating him. Dex learns what he’s secretly believed all along: his parents’ death wasn’t an accident...Categorized as:
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Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel.It’s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion... -
Blood & Thunder by Charlie Cochet
When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth center, injuring members of THIRDS Team Destructive Delta and causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie, peace seems unattainable. Especially when a new and frightening group, the Order of Adrasteia, appears to always be a step ahead... -
Venery by C.M. Stunich
I’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat.He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops.I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik.Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt...
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