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The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune
Sam of Wilds faced the Dark wizard Myrin and lived to tell the tale. Granted, the battle left him scarred, but things could be a hell of a lot worse. It’s not until he reunites with Morgan of Shadows and Randall that he realizes just how much worse things could be. Because the scars have meaning and hint at Myrin’s true plans for Sam and the Kingdom of Verania... -
Oracle by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKoios, AKA the Oracle, is a man with a mission: hunt down and destroy the manticore who’s been tormenting his pack. There’s only one thing standing in his way…a giant, stubborn bear named Ben Jerrick... -
astra inclinant by Eleventy7
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"The stars incline us, they do not bind us." For Harry, it's something he learned long ago on the battlefield. But for his son, James, it will be a painful lesson in the form of a friendship with a boy named Scorpius Malfoy... -
Contested Crown by Kai Butler
I can’t give him up, even if it costs me my life... Miles and Cade are on the run. Without money, protection, or allies they have only each other to rely on as they flee the most powerful mage house in the country. Unfortunately, the outside world is even more dangerous than the lion’s den they just escaped from... -
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Wild Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBaer Manning What happens when Baer spills his big secret about monsters and magic to a total stranger? Chaos. In Baer’s defense, he really thought Wiley was a lost brother. This case of mistaken identity forces the cute artist to stay at the plantation house for his own protection while they search for a way to take down a witch. Wiley Stuart He never should have gotten in Baer’s Jeep... -
Gideon by Macy Blake
Gideon is a centuries-old vampire warrior with a broken heart... Which is why he’s vowed never to risk it again... -
Monster and the Beast, Vol. 3 by renji
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter the world conspired to separate Cavo and Liam before there burgeoning romance could really begin, the two are left to wander the world separately, desperately hoping for a reunion. But when Liam is feeling lonely without Cavo's touch, will he stay true the sweet, innocent Cavo or find solace in another man.. -
Draco Malfoy and the Heir of Slytherin by starbrigid
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDraco Malfoy never asked for a second chance, nor did he particularly want one... -
Strong Alpha by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m too busy for an omega. That’s what everyone tells me. My passion is my work and my work is my passion. When those two things collide, there is no such thing as a day off.I’m a strongman, and that means my days are structured from the time I wake up until the time I collapse into bed when I’m prepping for a competition. My meals. My workouts. Even my free time, all of it is consumed by my work... -
Candy Hearts and a Witch's Ring by C.W. Gray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHoliday Omegas: Book Three Meeting your fated mate doesn't automatically lead to mated bliss. Sonny is settling into mated life with Leo, but as wonderful as it is, something is missing. While shifters claim their mates with a bite, witches have a whole different set of traditions... -
Snow Dragon by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Romance High in the Utah mountains, dragon Seth feels like his brothers and his cousins are all one step ahead of him. They're smarter or more useful or stronger... When his youngest brother Samuel takes a mate who shares some of Seth's interests. his isolated life improves. and he hopes against hope that his mate is coming soon... -
Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHellhounds who love scritches, a hellhound baby who’s as adorable as he is menacing, a special tree with beautiful buds, and Lord Hades in a pale pink shirt. This story has everything to make you smile.Hellhound Cain was beyond frustrated. He couldn’t even visit his pack mate in New York without some curly headed blond following him around... -
Sebastian by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagical balls of energy, brioche bread, and mangoes. Sebastian never thought those three things would lead him to his One. Can he charm his way into Drew’s heart? Sebastian Ainsworth left his life behind in Spain to join the Paranormal Council enforcers when Master Edison reached out in need of warlocks for their extra abilities... -
Dimitri by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey both come from powerful lines. What will that mean for their future together? Dimitri Vasiliev has led an interesting life. Being the grandson of the created dragon comes with certain perks, but he’s never let who he is dictate his life. He’s always pulled his own weight, no matter what the task... -
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Cupcake: Unlocked Mates Book 9 by Athena Steller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLoganBeing kicked out of my pride, I wandered around the country until Axel found my malnourished lion side and invited me into his home. I’ve found family, brotherhood, and happiness here. Now as paramormals are starting to find mates once more, it’s been amazing to see my brothers find their perfect matches.I want a mate too! So badly... -
A Highland Gargoyle's Lucky Star (Tales from the Tarot) by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA gargoyle hotter than Goliath (IYKYK) meets a human bad luck magnet with a coveted power that attracts trouble like catnip to cats. Is it destiny or disaster?Noah PriceWhen a mysterious magic shop owner draws the lucky tarot Star card for me, I drop everything and hop on a plane to Scotland for the bucket-list trip of a lifetime... -
Cinders & Ashes Book Three by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA gay fantasy series based on Cinderella.Can a human king and a Fae prince’s love overcome ancient hate?Former servant Finn Ashton is now Prince Finrael Ravenspar, beloved son and heir of Fae King Thalanil. Though Finn has finally found his true family, Finn’s heart belongs to human King Rohan De Clare, whom his father has banished from the Fae Empire forever... -
Cinders & Ashes Book 3: A Gay Retelling of Cinderella by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Gay Fantasy Series Based on Cinderella.Can a human king and a Fae prince’s love overcome ancient hate?Former servant Finn Ashton is now Prince Finrael Ravenspar, beloved son and heir of Fae King Thalanil. Though Finn has finally found his true family, Finn’s heart belongs to human King Rohan De Clare, whom his father has banished from the Fae Empire forever... -
Trust in the Moon (Tales from the Tarot) by Delaney Rain
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFresh off of a bad breakup, Zeke Castro is done with men and love even though he’s in a resort town in Colorado for his cousin’s big gay wedding. After a ruggedly handsome man kisses him in the hotel lobby, though, Zeke realizes his heart might not be so frozen after all.Sacha Lupescu knows he’s found his fated mate and though he’s thrilled, he already knows that his mother won’t be... -
The Demon Lord: The Crimson Vampire Coven 11 (The Crimson Coven) by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLord Nael DuFour, the Demon Lord, has been sealed in the Demon Sphere for a Millennia. The Dragon Stone has set him free. Little did Jai and his chosen Levi realize what they were unleashing when they made their deal with the Demon Lord to help save the Crimson Coven. Nael is just looking for a little fun when he drops in on the Crimson Plantation... -
Canyon's Choice: Timber Valley Wolf Pack Book 6 by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if in order to accept the one fated for you, you had to give up everything else you ever wanted?Canyon has spent his entire adult life wanting what any other alpha wants: a mate and family. He’s watched every one of his siblings find theirs, and just when he thinks it’s finally his turn, the Fates get things wrong.Thomas knows not everything works out as planned... -
Omega's Savior by Kian Rhodes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Alpha from a bloodline so long forgotten that most believed them to be fictional characters. An Omega who was (for all intents and purposes) locked up and forgotten after the tragic death of his Dad when he was in his teens... -
Frost Dragon by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Brandon is a scholar who is willing to go anywhere to follow the myths and legends he's been obsessed with since he was a child. Dragons. So when his quest for those legends take him from Colorado to deep within the heights of the Uintah range in Utah, where his twin Justin has been hiding out, he happily follows the trail. Abraham is a contented dragon... -
Aiden by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGriffin thinks he might be watching dragons through his binoculars while he's on a research project for his graduate program. He desperately wants it to be true, but he also wants to warn any dragons that might be up in the Sierra Nevada mountains that his professor wants to study them. He wants to help keep them safe... -
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Wishes and Research by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPaxtonBugs. Well, beetles, but it doesn’t matter because they keep disappearing. Poof. Insects, bugs, or just creepy crawlies, Paxton doesn’t care what they’re called because they’re the most fascinating creatures he’s ever seen, and as an entomologist, that’s saying a lot. But since he’s currently in the most frustrating town he’s ever seen, there might be a connection.Fraser Bugs... -
Ice Dragon by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dragon Veil Universe Mpreg Declan is trying hard not to be jealous of his bestie Justin, who has mated with a dragon and is learning to fly. Owen, who is Justin's mate's brother, and a dragon himself, keeps trying to tell Declan how special he is, but he doesn't believe it. He's just a guy, right? Not as good an athlete as Justin, not a smart as Owen, not as cool as anyone.. -
Wrath: Wolves of Resurrection Road by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsControl. Obsession. Alpha.Mateo’s soulmate may be out there, but Mateo has no intention of finding him. Being bound to Mateo would be a punishment. He doesn’t have the charm or patience of his pack mates and he refuses to let fate force a person to be with him. As the mission to save the world continues, his once small pack is growing and Mateo can see there is no place for him and his disdain... -
Sweet Things For A Crocodile by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFocus. You’re sharing a room with a brooding hulk who hasn’t said anything in over an hour. He’s just sharpening that damn machete and muttering to himself. Pax, a cute little pixie (his words), is having a bad day. It started off nice enough, but finding himself chained to a floor watching a bear shifter sharpening a machete wasn't how he preferred to spend his afternoon... -
Imperfect Bonds: Kolton's Story by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Someone has opened my box?” His voice was barely a whisper. “While I wasn’t there?” Hellhound Kolton was having a rough couple of months. After the person he thought was his mate died in hospital, Kolton didn't know which way was up, or what he was meant to do next... -
Make Mine A Grizzly by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIf they think I’m a bear in the morning, wait until they see me when they try to take what’s mine.Omega human Cedric has had his heart shattered—by his boss—and is desperate to leave his job. Offered a new position in a town far from the city and his unfaithful ex-fiancé, he decides to take a vacation to explore the possibility of moving... -
天涯客 [Tiān Yá Kè] Faraway Wanderers by Priest
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratings番外已更~谁是谁的天涯过客?一场始料未及的邂逅,一个没有结局的开始,一座城,一个人。第一篇文章,分两次更新,感谢大家的支持。欢迎关注微博@-浅青衣-"Faraway Wanderers"A tale about the former leader of a special organization that served under royalty, now leaving his past life behind and unintentionally getting involved with the martial world... -
The Sorcerer's Thief by Lee Colgin
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ThiefCricket thought he'd stolen the ultimate a rare coin rumored to possess magical powers. But when an alluring sorcerer upends his world in a moonlit alley, Cricket discovers the coin is more powerful than he’d ever imagined.And he’ll risk his life to keep it... -
The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHarkin Ravenscroft, The Dragon King, never thought he would find his true mate. Harkin figured he had already lived that part of his life. Not wanting to wait, he took a squire dragon as his mate and they had five sons before Roland died at the hands of a hunter. Now his sons are grown and his son Quinn has already started a family of his own... -
Under His Cover by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWill two men, as different as can be, find love? Jaesun Park isn’t a spy, not until the Protectors of the Pure, an organization bent on eradicating shifters from the world, blackmail and coerce him into using his job at The National Press to uncover and publish anti-shifter propaganda... -
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Azure Seas & Dragon Isles by Tygati, Megan Derr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFar to the east lie the mysterious Dragon Isles - none have seen the creatures they are named for in so long that their existence is now naught but myth. When a young man fleeing for his life reaches the shores of the Dragon Isles, what he finds will change not only his life, but his entire world... -
Harassing Mitch by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpence Rodgers Being bodyguarded by a gorgeous, enormous, slightly terrifying police officer might sound like fun and games, but there is a real live serial killer running around targeting blond haired, blue eyed boys… and I happen to be blond haired and blue eyed and a boy. With me not having a big strong mate of my own, my brother has pawned me off on the unflappable Mitch Arborrow... -
Protecting Peter by Casey Drake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHawk Connolly knows Joshua Thornston is their bad guy, but his pack needs an in to get the proof they need. Enter Peter Thornston and his celebutante siblings—pretty faces whose only talents are wearing clothes and being seen. Taking a shot at them in public is the quickest way to get in the door, and Hawk is prepared for everything… except discovering Peter is his mate... -
Tucker's Trouble by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTucker had been many things in his long life, but never what he and his wolf wanted most—mate and father. When a group of refugees shows up at the nearby den seeking sanctuary from a deranged alpha, Tucker never expected to scent his mate. His hopes are quickly doused when he discovers his mate isn’t yet of age and shows no signs of even knowing he exists... -
The Slightly Supernatural Sheriff by Ardy Kelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow long does a man have to wait for his happy ending?Sheriff Chet Thompson has seen the future. He's even met his mate-to-be, built a dream house (with a nursery), and kept an eye on Lone Wolves Ranch for the man of his visions to return.But it's been two years. And all he's gotten in that time is the nickname Chastity Chet... -
The Basilisk Baby by Hawke Oakley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJett the alpha basilisk wears his sunglasses 24/7. Even in human form, his gaze petrifies all who look into his eyes. Terrified of turning his fated mate into stone, he's given up searching for his true love. Now he spends all day running his garden store while daydreaming of an omega mate and a baby of his own. Tomah is on the hunt for the perfect statue for his apartment balcony... -
Paranormal Protectors: Atlas by Michelle Frost
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAtlas’s simple crush gets complicated when Gavin turns out to be more than human. Can Atlas protect him as he becomes part of the paranormal world? Paranormal Atlas is the prequel to Paranormal Gavin. This series is best read in order... -
Sparkles and Scowls by M.A. Innes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLorne Sparkles. As the most fabulous dragon that has ever graced the skies, Lorne always pictured his mate as…well…at least slightly shiny. He knows he’s incomparable, but he thought his mate would match him in some wonderfully glittery way. What he’s not expecting are two mates who seem to think black is a lifestyle and not a sin against fashion.MonroeMages... -
Running with the Wind by Shira Anthony
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWith the final confrontation between the island and mainland Ea factions looming, Taren and Ian sail with Odhrán to investigate a lost colony of merfolk in the Eastern Lands. Upon their arrival, the King of Astenya welcomes them as friends... -
The Carpenter's Dilemma by Noah Harris
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFamily secrets can be buried but never erased. Eventually, the unspoken shadows of the past will threaten even the strongest promise of love. Dean Matthews should be enjoying the steady and fulfilling life he’s built for himself. He’s triumphed over the land, making a real go of a new life working and rebuilding his late grandfather’s farm... -
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His Determined Bear by Skye R. Richmond
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGraham’s biggest passion is baking delicious treats. So when his favorite teacher asks him to bake a wedding cake, he can’t turn it down! However, he isn’t prepared to meet Cooper, the son of the bride who looks good enough to lick. One sniff and he knows Cooper’s his mate... -
Full Circle by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart.” Faced with eternal banishment to hell, Anubis, god of the underworld, has found a loophole in one of the oldest laws which will allow him to unleash his evil on an unsuspecting human world. Orion’s only hope to stop him is to accept his challenge: send a champion to win the love of the wolf with the hardest heart... -
Of the Wild by Elizabeth Wambheim
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAeris, a shapeshifter of the Wild, steals children from unloving homes and raises them as his own in an enchanted grove deep in the Woods. Under the protective eye of their new guardian, the children absorb the forest's magic and grow more fey-like than human: some of them sprout mushrooms or flowers while others develop scales or wings... -
The Reclusive Dryad by Stella Rainbow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA forest spirit protective of his home. A unicorn determined to befriend him. A slowly strengthening bond. AldenMy magic had never failed me, and when it guided me to Silent Creek Park, I followed my instincts. The forest spirit who called the park home was shy and not very talkative, but my magic told me he was important, maybe the most important person I'd ever meet... -
定海浮生录 [Dinghai Fusheng Records] by Arise Zhang, Fei Tian Ye Xiang
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings仙术、法宝、神通,以及天地间浩浩瀚瀚的灵气,一夜之间消踪匿迹,众多驱魔师尽成凡人。三百年后,五胡入关,拉开了华夏大地一场大动荡的序幕,亦随之带来了千魃夜行,神州覆灭的末日。幸而在这万法归寂的长夜里,尚有一枚星辰,在地平线上熠熠生辉。心灯现世,光耀四野,一名年方十六,并将在二十岁那天结束自己生命的少年,踏上了找回被封印的天地灵气的道路——只剩四年时间前路荆棘重重,看上去不太像能成功的样子。陈星:“关键现在全天底下就只有我一个驱魔师,唯一能用的法术就是发光,我能怎么办?”耐心等候吧,待定海珠再现人间之际,众生浮沉的命运轨迹,将被彻底打乱重新交汇。陈星:“给我配个正常点的护法武神行吗?”你的护法不是很能打吗?陈星:“能打是能打,可他疯起来连我都打……”这没办法,怪就怪你自己色令智昏吧。"Dinghai Fusheng Records"Immortal arts, magic weapons,... -
Naughty Elf: Humbug by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHumbug has no intention of letting Santa dictate what he does or who he mates with. He's planning on just walking away. Barclay has a very different plan, one that involves loving his new elf on the shelf into a puddle, keeping him happy and safe, and making him his mate...
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