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Highland Magic: The Complete Series by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe entire Highland Magic series in one thrilling volume. Daring adventure, captivating romance - and maybe a haggis or two. Gifted Thief Honour Bound Veiled Threat Last Wish Integrity Taylor walked away from the Sidhe when she was a child. Orphaned and bullied, she simply had no reason to stay, especially not when the sins of her father were going to remain on her shoulders... -
A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSome days I kick life in the ass. Other days it kicks back.On a good day, wearing the Fianna mark tosses me into topsy-turvy trials. It’s a scramble but I manage to hold it together with the help of amazing family and friends: mythical, magical, and mortal.But despite best-laid plans, collateral damage occurs.I can live with me getting hurt but watching someone I love suffer—not so much... -
A Throne Of Feathers and Bone by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare
Chosen. Framed by my father’s murderer. Running from the fae courts. Fated to never touch the man who sets my blood on fire. Life was looking up for me not long ago. Now, it’s looking all the way down. This latest shitstorm? Yeah, it takes the cake and the beetroot tickle. The father who shunned me from birth lays cold and dead. The courts are in turmoil and after blood. My blood... -
Mage Assassins & Other Misfits by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
The weirdness level of my life has reached an all-time high. Which is saying something, considering I started out as a psychic conman and somehow ended up as a MagiPol agent. And not just any agent. Lately, I’ve been Captain Blythe’s right-hand man and most trusted confidant.Yeah, I know. Super weird... -
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Lightness Falling by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn gaining the crown, Kennedy lost friends, her first love, and her heart. And now her throne is being threatened. In this time of turmoil, radical groups surface trying to kill her and take down the kingdom. Kennedy is forced to go undercover and penetrate one of these groups with the help of the one person she has sworn against ever seeing again. Lorcan Dragen... -
Cursed Dragon by Brogan Thomas
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe’s stuck working a dead-end job in an isolated paranormal community. When they come under attack, can this snarky teen defend those she loves? Kricket Jones is bored. Trapped with her family in a heavily warded enclave because of their dormant dragon DNA, the nineteen-year-old’s biggest adrenaline rush comes from crafting forbidden charms on the sly... -
The Blood by Z.W. Taylor
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt took one bite to change her life forever. Now Charlotte has found herself in the middle of a war that has been brewing for longer than anyone could have imagined. And it's all in the blood...Join them as they race against time to try and solve the mystery that could destroy or deliver them from this horrible bloody mess... -
City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Final ConfrontationCaelan is done being a pawn of the gods.He’s been herded and molded by the liars and manipulators.He’s put the lives of his family in danger again and again.And he is done.It’s time to face the mad Goddess of the Hunt in the last place any of them want to go—the Ordas.If they’re lucky, the special assistance he’s called in will arrive in time... -
A Trial of the Heart by J.E. Larson
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe trials begin.Skylar arrives in the Inner Kingdom, but the danger of the trials is only half the battle she will have to face. The courts of the High Fae are as treacherous as they are mysterious to a foreign outsider. Skylar will have to navigate obstacles in the trials, along with the politics and mind games of the other fae creatures living in the Inner Kingdom... -
Claimed by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFenris and Mia's story continues in the second book of this Baine Chronicles spinoff trilogy...Now that Fenris and Mina have finally admitted their feelings for each other, for the first time, they both face something they’d thought impossible—settling down with someone who accepts and loves them for who they are... -
A Dragon's Fate by Heather Renee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn war, there are never any winners.DawsynTrusting family should be easy, but with an entire realm at risk of destruction, the task isn’t that simple.We only have days to find the solution we need to end Knox once and for all. And when the path leads us back to Earth, we have no idea what to expect...Categorized as:
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Budget Cuts for the Dark Arts and Crafts by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClarissa Lawrence’s lifelong dream of being a witch living in a magical realm came true when she learned she was descended from a powerful witch. Those dreams are shattered now that she has been drained of her magic. She doesn’t know if she will ever be able to cast spells again, let alone survive teaching juvenile delinquent students who can hex her... -
The Guardian by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe mission was supposed to be simple:Get in.Save the girl.Get the hell out.But Warren Parish knows nothing is simple with demons involved, and storming the gates of Hell will be no exception.An innocent woman is trapped in Nulterra, but this journey is so much more than a rescue mission... -
Wild Night by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA short story about when Hawke visits the nightclub Wild after being notified about a brewing fight involving SnowDancer juveniles. Timeline: Takes place during Chapter 9 of Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen
Gemma thought Alex was dead, that she’d made an irreversible mistake and would never see him again. But then her father resets time and she’s given another chance to be with Alex, if she can save the world and get rid of the star. Gemma decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and attempt to change the vision of the end of the world... -
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!Snow spirit descendant Himuro finds himself infatuated with his somewhat offbeat and aloof colleague, Fuyutsuki... -
Purrfectly Kissed by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe’s a curvy Tigress searching for the purrfect kiss, he’s a Black Bear who doesn’t want a mate. Will Brayden change his mind once he gets a taste of Jessica? The Beta of the Maverick Pride has no desire to find a mate. He’s tried that once and all it got him was hurt and alone...Categorized as:
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The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 02 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!Snow spirit descendant Himuro finds himself infatuated with his somewhat offbeat and aloof colleague, Fuyutsuki... -
The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Crave by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat doesn’t kill you ... seriously messes with your love life. Nava is happily settling into her new relationship and life is all giddy joy and stolen kisses. Except when it’s assassins. Talk about a mood killer... -
The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Need by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLess Hopelessly Devoted, more Worse Things I Could Do. Nava is hot on the heels of a demonic serial killer and finally working with her brother. The assignment should be a dream come true, not a nightmarish power struggle made worse by her twin's refusal to believe there's corruption within the Brotherhood... -
Paladin by Montana Ash
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsHonour. Duty. Loyalty. Control. These are the principles Darius lives by – almost to the point of obsession. They had forged him into a noble knight but had also cost him the woman of his dreams and wrought a non-relenting hatred for his personal nemeses; the shades... -
Assassin's Match by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy magic is broken. His heart is unreachable.Falling in love was never my intention. Especially not with the formidable Master Assassin, Alexei Mason.When Alexei stepped into my life, he tore through every defense around my heart... until the moment I discovered his bitter secret.Now I must risk everything for a love he can't return... -
Wicked And Wilde by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B01DO5JTBS Hell hath no fury... Tarot reader Sara Wilde has spent her whole life finding the lost with the use of her trusty cards--from missing kids to shifty criminals to ancient, arcane artifacts. But when her newest assignment sends her straight to Hell, she discovers more than she bargained for... -
Wish for Me: Book 1 by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA life of despair, a heart-crippling desire, and a desperate wish to belong. My life was perfect. Successful career underway, supportive family by my side, a comfortable lifestyle, and my hot, hunky fiancé I assumed would become my life partner. But then in the span of twenty-four hours, betrayal, rejection, and heartbreak made my world crash down around me... -
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Wings of Dragca by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDeath or the throne? Queen or survivor? Isola and her dragon guards are shaken after the events that forced them into hiding in Dragca Academy. With the queen of the supernaturals on earth offering Isola, and what is left of her people, a permanent home...will Isola leave Dragca to save the dragon she loves? Or will the last dragon Ice queen rise.. -
Fierce Enchantment by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Dante's Circle Novel Humans aren't as alone as they choose to believe. Every human possesses a trait of supernatural that lays dormant within their genetic make-up. Centuries of diluting and breeding have allowed humans to think they are alone and untouched by magic... -
Deception by B.C. Burgess
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA Magical Journey of Epic Romance Layla Layla Callaway has found comfort in her new role as a coven member, and she’s declared her love for the heartthrob who led her home, but as beautiful as her life appears, it’s shadowed by the evil threatening to rip it away... -
Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen
My name is Gemma Lucas and my life’s a wreck. Alex, the guy I just might be falling in love with, and the father of my unborn child, left me. Not to mention if I do admit I’m in love with him, it could potentially kill us both. My father’s trapped in his own mind and my mom’s working for the dark side... -
Foolish Aspirations; April May Snow Novel #1: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by M. Scott Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI wouldn't mind. If it weren't for my paranormal "gifts."After the implosion of my law career, what option do I have besides moving back in with my parents?Where my supernatural powers grow exponentially.I'm grateful for the room and board while I regain my confidence. Still, it leaves me cobbling together part-time jobs to pay for my monstrous student loan debts... -
A Matter of Truth by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNot long ago, Chloe Lilywhite seemingly had it all: a prized spot on the Magicals’ Council as lead Creator, a loving fiancé and Connection, and a wealth of good friends. But the poised young woman she projected was nothing more than a façade. Her parents all but disowned her. Power plays and accusations of murder within the Council rocked her confidence...Categorized as:
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The Book of Harmony by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith the Mercy’s attacks on the Wardens neutralized, Helena prepares for her upcoming wedding to Malcolm Campbell. But when Helena steps into the oracle’s space and finds herself somewhere unfamiliar, the mystery threatens to destroy the Wardens’ tentative peace.Having no explanation for the oracle’s strange behavior, Helena reaches out to a new ally she hopes can answer her questions... -
A Matter of Forever by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt all comes down to this . . . Chloe Lilywhite has struggled for years to find her footing in a series of dangerous and demanding worlds. Creator, first tier Council member, and one of the most powerful Magicals in existence, she was little more than one of Fate’s pawns. But now, Chloe is back home and ready to call the shots. She knows what she wants and who she wants to be...Categorized as:
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Ancient Enforcer by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn ancient dragon warrior determined to protect what’s his…Former general Mikael lost everything thousands of years ago. His clan, his family, his honor. Now he’s awakened in a new world that has devolved into chaos—fire, blood and destruction. He and his brothers are ordered to live with Avery, a human female, and her younger brothers. Avery is nothing he should want...Categorized as:
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Possession by Andrea Hagan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I’m learning that lesson the hard way. My name’s Aubry Brooks, and here’s the thing—I’ve got myself a little possession problem.Yes, I led a séance I had no business leading in the first place. No, I’m not a channeler, but let me explain... -
Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the smallest debt comes with the highest price. Kat went down the rabbit hole and came out changed. Now everyone wants something from her and she is hard pressed to give in to any of them. Only the irresistibly mysterious Cheshire Cat seems to be on her side. But even he has secrets of his own. Secrets that cause him to show up beaten and bloody on her doorstep...Categorized as:
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Shape Shifting 201 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA would-be magus with studying on her mind must deal with a possible suitor and her feisty hellkitten.Imara made it through her first term without too many issues, but now that she is in the second term, a magic-draining fiend is stalking the students and her familiar is bored with guiding her through the early stages of magic... -
Foolish Beliefs; April May Snow Novel #2: A Southern Paranormal Fiction by M. Scott Swanson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDusty's ghost hunting team is investigating Sloss Furnaces this weekend. He offers me an absurd amount of cash to travel with them as a consultant for my psychic abilities. Why not? I like Birmingham, and everyone knows those old legends about the Furnaces are a bunch of bull malarkey. Besides, things have taken a turn for the crazy bordering on stupid in Guntersville... -
Ancient Warrior by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last time she saw him…Long before The Fall, before the world changed forever, tiger shifter Harlow worked in Black Ops for the safety of all shifters. She excelled at her job, loved everything about it, until the male she loved tried to kill her. So she was forced to kill him first.She killed him.Now Aodh is back. And this fierce, dominant dragon shifter won’t stop until he gets answers...Categorized as:
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Corsair's Curse by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDragon slaying isn’t for the faint of heart, but it suits Soleil Eldemyer just fine. Sure, the pay isn’t great, and the hazards are plentiful, but overall, things are going well for the mage…until Davyn and Lukas Greybrow walk back into her life.Soleil never expected to meet the infuriating brothers again, and certainly not while she was tied to a sacrificial pyre... -
City of Lust by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsItaly is for lovers—unless those lovers are on opposite sides of a 900-year-old family feud. Mastering the intricacies of winemaking isn't the only challenge Amber is facing on her and Irix's trip to Northern Italy. Two prominent families with secrets of their own are on the edge of war, and a young romance might be the spark that ignites their hostilities into flame... -
Realms of Lightning and Dragons by J.S. Malcom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAccording to prophecies, I’m the veil witch meant to save Faerie. The problem being, nowhere in those prophecies was it mentioned that I could pull it off twice. They say desperate times call for desperate measures, but I doubt they meant anything as risky as what I have planned. But things have gone from bad to worse to downright abysmal... -
Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath wants his queen back. After her two sisters are caught up by destiny’s call, Lamarra Stonemantle is the only one left to play the role of dutiful noble daughter. A task she embraces in an effort to hide the dark magic living inside her own soul. Now that power is whispering its seductive promises again, telling her only a long dead king can complete her soul... -
Cursed Souls by Anya J. Cosgrove
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBroken hearts are hard to mend, but what about shattered souls? Alana certainly hadn’t put matching tattoos, samurai swords, and falling for her mortal enemy on her bucket list. But now that she faces losing a man she might have broken beyond repair, there’s no time to waste. She’s willing to sacrifice everything to undo her mistake and earn back his trust... -
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Song for the Dead by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy name is Ada Palomino. By day, I'm studying my ass off at design school in Portland, Oregon. By night, I'm slaying demons and ghosts who have dared to slip through the Veil. Or at least, that's what I should be doing. The problem is Jay, who also happened to be my immortal guardian and now ex-boyfriend, was banished from being with me...Categorized as:
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Duality by Becca Fogg
Jex thought she was an average, post-college girl—until she crippled a drunk and nearly incinerated a gas station. When her elemental powers manifest, she’s torn from her placid life and shoved into the war between good and evil... -
Sinful Reckonings by Salem Cross
It hasn’t gotten easier, but I’ve grown stronger.With four down and one more enemy to go, it should be a walk in the park to finish taking out the last of the trash Enola associated herself with.If only it was that easy.Canaan’s been hiding out all these years, bidding his time before he re-emerges to take what he believes is his...Categorized as:
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Midnight Bound by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI came to Midnight Falls to reclaim my life. The plan was simple. Solve murders, then return to New York and show my cheating bastard ex what he lost.If only it had been that easy.Instead of solving murders, I committed them.Instead of returning home, I'm trapped in murdery Midnight Falls right along with the pack...Categorized as:
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Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“In my family, when someone is born, another will die.”A symbiotic curse has plagued the Arrowood and Everhart households for generations. When a new baby is born, a member of the ancient clans die. Only a truce between the warring families can break the deadly hex once and for all.Upon hearing her cousin is in labour, Maeve Arrowood hurries home to find out which one of them will be next...Categorized as:
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Four Shifters and a Stranger by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen a bounty hunting job goes wrong, a mysterious aeromage saves Aaron's life..
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