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  • The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Hell has felt like home lately to Naomi Dunbar, but her Maker is about to change everything. She has a secret crush on the man with the glowing gold eyes who saved her life, and gave her the gift of the wolf, but he is distant, and getting quieter by the day. The handsome, dominant Alpha is focused on healing her from the inside out, but it seems like it’s draining him to do it...
  • The Mercy of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    The Mercy of Promise by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Something big is going on in this town. Police officer Darren Callaghan has been hunting for the cause of a burned mountain on the outskirts of Leadville, Colorado, but when a woman goes missing, he can’t help the feeling that they are connected somehow. A call comes in that some fences have been cut, and he finds a ragtag group of trespassers is squatting on some abandoned land outside of town...
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  • Dark Song by Christine Feehan

    Dark Song by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Two Carpathians find hope in the bond that ties their souls in this passionate novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling series. Stolen from her home at a young age and tormented for centuries, Elisabeta Trigovise is scared to show herself to anyone...
  • Alpha's Command by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

    Alpha's Command by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    She’s a human. Forbidden. My brother’s widow. But deep down, my wolf believes she's mine. Before my brother died, he made me swear to stand by his human mate and their son. It's been 10 years since his death, and I've done my best. I joined the military, got my sh*& straight. I sent money but stayed away from Julia and my nephew. Stayed out of their life...
  • Thirst Quenched by Shelby Rhodes

    Thirst Quenched by Shelby Rhodes

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Foxx Honeywell, here. So, picking up where we left off. .. and things are decidedly not okay. But, hey. .. what is fine. .. is my love life. Which is a win in my book, considering how badly all my former relationships have gone. And really, it's not often you become someone’s boyfriend and have to deal with their strange secret camera obsession for keeping you safe...
  • King of None by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    King of None by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 41 ratings
    The Ancients are free, and all bets are off. With the rise of the primordial creators of Under everything has changed. Our world is no longer the same, and neither is Aon. I learned his dark secret the moment the sun peeked over the horizon for the first time in thousands of years. Every king and queen in Under used to be human—even Edu. But not Aon...
  • Dark Lovers by Elle Boon

    Dark Lovers by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Raina wanted what every female wanted… As the only daughter of the vampire king, and a wolf shifter she was given everything she could ask for. Sheltered her entire life. Until her world was turned upside down as she was kidnapped to become Satan’s consort. Creed was equal parts good and bad, or so he said… Being the son of Satan and an angel, he lived a life filled with death and battle...
  • Hawk by Patricia A. Rasey

    Hawk by Patricia A. Rasey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kaleb “Hawk” Tepes, as president of the Sons of Sangue and descendant of Vlad III, needs to keep his head focused on club business. Trouble is someone wants to divest him of it for a crime he committed against his vampire predecessors. He can’t afford distractions, especially those that come in the form of a five-foot-two sprite named Suzi, who once belonged to his nephew...
  • Hunted by Nicholas Bella

    Hunted by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Théoden: Far be it from me to refuse an invitation from the Celestial Dragon King, Evander. Besides, what's the point of living forever if you can't have fun? A little distraction would serve me well. I still had so much to do this night. Children to Sire, a rebel hybrid to hunt down and a test to conduct with Noel that would surely elevate his status in my eyes. That is, if he passed...
  • You Will Crave Me by Nicholas Bella

    You Will Crave Me by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dominic: I've been dreading this moment all month, the full moon. I've prayed that what everyone is saying isn't true. I don't want to turn, I don't want to feel that pain. Furthermore, I don't want to be drawn deeper into Dante's world. .. at least, that's what I want to believe is my desire. Truth is, the more I feed, the more I find myself enjoying this dark gift Dante has given me...
  • Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Death. For everyone, even immortals, there is nothing after death. No takebacks, no comebacks. It's a full stop. The end of a story. The end of everything. For Sophie, it's little more than a comma. A prelude. A footnote in her true destiny. She was fated to die. Many times. To know what lay beneath in the underworld. To bring the darkness back with her...
  • The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    The Gathering: The Ivy Blackwood Chronicles by L.A. Fiore

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Words like unnatural and impure started the whispers. From the very beginning, Ivy Blackwood was different. She was only a child when she was accused of setting the fire, one she passively watched engulf the small house she had called home. Her fingertips burned and her hair singed. Some who watched her crossed themselves, convinced she was soulless for she showed no emotion at all...
  • The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

    The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 62 ratings
    Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, Kelly Link, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction...
  • Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'M KEEPING HER. The sweet psychology student with a troubled past. Her ex is stalking her, but I won't let him hurt her again. I'll finish him if he even tries. Because I love the way she submits. Her sweet soft yes, sirs. The way she gives herself over to me. I should let her go--she has her whole life ahead of her. But I can't. I'm buying her a collar and making her mine. Mine alone.
  • My Heart Still Beats by Helen Hardt

    My Heart Still Beats by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt comes a deeply emotional tale of being lost, until light—and love—brings you back to shore…. Some days I can almost see the person I used to be. See the version of myself that felt joy, even passion. But she's gone. .. just out of reach...
  • Fallen Prey by Jen Stevens

    Fallen Prey by Jen Stevens

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    I've stared into the face of Death, falling victim to her deceptively sweet lullaby. Until she released me from her icy grip without any warning, sending me stumbling back out the other side to continue on as if nothing happened. When I come to in the hospital as their mysterious John Doe, I discover that the past year of my life never happened at all. But I remember all of it...
  • Wanting Joycelyn by Kylee K. Yount, Kyle Kay

    Wanting Joycelyn by Kylee K. Yount, Kyle Kay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Alpha Lennox Hall has been waiting for a shewolf to interest him. When he meets Jocelyn he senses she is different. His immediate attraction to her is completely one sided. Her fear of the big bad alpha keeps Jocelyn from seeing his attraction to her. She thinks his over protective attitude is because she's weak and doesn't want her to interact with his pack...
  • Between Faith and Fear by J.A. Dennam

    Between Faith and Fear by J.A. Dennam

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TESTING THE LIMITS. Melanie Parker's life takes a gut-wrenching turn when she wakes up in a crumbling, unfamiliar environment. Even worse, her small child is in the arms of a certifiable killer, but Rena Hellberg isn't the only immediate threat. Melanie's abductor lurks in the shadows, a quiet, hooded stranger who's calling the shots...
  • Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton

    Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    She's been watching us for a while now. .. Now you see her. Gillian is haunted by the disappearance of her little girl two years ago. A devastating fire burned down their home, but she remains convinced her daughter survived. Now you don't. Ten year old Tom lived by a neglected church...
  • The Thief and the Painter by Candice Clark

    The Thief and the Painter by Candice Clark

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    AmeliaPaint smudges and secret grudges. Despite the occasional ball gown and glass of champagne, my life is anything but glitz and glamor. I’m the daughter of The Southern Black Widow and a girl so full of darkness that it bleeds from my very fingers onto high-priced canvas. But what is darkness but the absence of light? Insert Merrick Stratford—my light. His cold demeanor doesn’t fool me...
  • The Alpha Wolf’s Bullied Bride by Kayla Wolf

    The Alpha Wolf’s Bullied Bride by Kayla Wolf

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was my personal tormentor. Now, I’m his forced mate and pregnant with his baby…. He was my brother’s best friend and bullied me for being shiftless and too big. My stupid heart fell for him anyway. When he found out, he publicly humiliated me. But he’s the Alpha now and announces he’ll claim me as his Omega. And I have zero choice. I’m the lowest in the pack hierarchy. The outcast. The fat one...
  • His Doll by Rainelyn

    His Doll by Rainelyn

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A haunting love that knows no boundaries. But will it last? -Her-. My life wasn’t easy. It had never been. Being dragged away from the only person I could trust, and sent to a house far away from society, taught me something; never trust anyone. They took me to a place filled with nightmares and terrors, a place where children were forced to behave like dolls...
  • Fables & Other Lies by Claire Contreras

    Fables & Other Lies by Claire Contreras

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Do you believe in curses? I never did. Not until that fated night, six years ago, when I sat in The Devil’s Chair and made a wish. Not until it came true. Not until I met River Caliban himself, heir to a fortune of curses. My fated sworn enemy. I knew I should have stayed away from him...
  • The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons

    The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Their lives would never be the same. Colquitt and Walter Kennedy enjoyed a life of lazy weekends, gathering with the neighbors on their quiet, manicured street and sipping drinks on their patios. But when construction of a beautiful new home begins in the empty lot next door, their easy friendship and relaxed get-togethers are marred by strange accidents and inexplicable happenings...
  • Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

    Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 100 ratings
    An aging death-metal rock god, Judas Coyne, is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals. .. a used hangman's noose. .. a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unlikely or as dreadful as an item he learns is for sale on the Internet. For a thousand dollars, Jude will become the proud owner of a dead man's suit, said to be haunted by the deceased's restless spirit...
  • Petal by Lexi Ray

    Petal by Lexi Ray

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I was betrayed. Burned. Tattooed from head to toe. Because of one night, four years ago. Because of the girl who took my heart in her gentle hands and never let go—Callie Mays. I thought she was my curse. But I was wrong. Four years later, my dirty broken heart is still beating. And still beating hard for her. She is my cure. My one. My world. We lost our families. And we only have each other...
  • Freed by the Pack by Layla Sparks

    Freed by the Pack by Layla Sparks

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An omega abandoned at the breeding camp and forced to serve her alphas…. When I’m at the omega breeding camp without any hope until I meet the mysterious alphas who leave birth control pills for me. But when I get caught taking them, I’m to be punished. And for days they hurt me, until the alphas I love come to my rescue. .
  • Auctioned to the Alpha by Trent Evans

    Auctioned to the Alpha by Trent Evans

    Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    I wasn't up for auction. He acquired me anyway. My job was to hunt down runaway omegas and deliver them for sale to the shifter clans. Then one day an alpha wolf ignored the girl on the auction block and demanded someone else instead. Me...
  • Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

    Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

    Rated: 3.23 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Judith is a successful novelist, but she's a little sensitive. She's from a good family, even if that family favours her more beautiful sister. She loves a drink (or three) but isn't sure if she loves the handsome doctor who is courting her. She yearns for a romance to yield to but remains a virgin. Judith receives visions from the saints...
  • Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

    Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

    Rated: 3.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A subversive take on the famous French fairy tale from the acclaimed director of The Love Witch, and for fans of Jane Eyre. When the successful British mystery writer Judith meets Gavin, a handsome and charming baron, at a birthday party on the Cornish coast, his love transforms her from a bitter, lonely young woman into a romance heroine overnight...
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