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SoL by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlanaThe question is, do I allow this dark moment in time to rob me of the life I could possibly have here? I have never known such horror or fear. If I hadn’t experienced it myself, I would have never believed any other living thing could possibly do this to another. The scars may be gone on the outside now, but they will remain forever in my soul...Categorized as:
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The Queen's Starfire Throne by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvery road must come to an end.THE DEAD. Facing a war where revenants outnumber the living, Caris Rourke must confront a future written in the stars, one she wants no part of. In order to outmaneuver the enemy, Caris must learn to trust her instincts, no matter where they lead, whether into the heart of danger or into the arms of Nathaniel, a dead man walking she should not trust, much less love...Categorized as:
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![Simply Perfect by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn]()
Simply Perfect by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, vampires, bondage, HEA] General Vedic Merrick is being hunted. Someone wants him dead. Being kidnapped by the crew of the Lady Blue actually saves his life. But once on board the outlawed spaceship, the rigid life Merrick knew before fades into the background, especially when he discovers his mate on board...Categorized as:
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![Warrior by Holly S. Roberts, D'Elen McClain]()
Warrior by Holly S. Roberts, D'Elen McClain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElectromagnetic pulses began a catastrophe that changed the world as we know it. Marinah: Holds a secret that will rock the human world. Sent to orchestrate a treaty with Shadow Warriors and stop hellhounds from annihilating humans, she’s plagued by deception and danger. King: Leader of the Shadow Warriors and the last man Marinah should trust...Categorized as:
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![Right Through Me by Shannon McKenna]()
Right Through Me by Shannon McKenna
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsStranger, speak softly... Biotech tycoon Noah Gallagher has a deadly secret: his clandestine training as a super-soldier gives him abilities that go far beyond human. Yet he's very much a man. When Caro Bishop shows up at his Seattle headquarters with a dangerous secret agenda, his ordered life is thrown into chaos...Categorized as:
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![Touch of Ice by Mary Auclair]()
Touch of Ice by Mary Auclair
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove is warm. Love is gentle. He is neither.Mating a Draekon is a risky business. Love is never part of the deal.Endora is a woman lost, a mother all out of options. There is only one cure that can save her daughter’s life, and only one way she can pay for it. This isn’t really a choice, is it? Despite the dangers, Endora signs a mating contract with the devastatingly handsome Draekon Lord...Categorized as:
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Tank's Tweak by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Tank knows that Zachary is his mate. He just doesn't understand why Zachary won't allow himself to be claimed. The waiting is tearing him apart. But with the Elite Force after them and a bounty on their heads, keeping Zachary alive seems more important than claiming him...Categorized as:
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![Crank's Craving by Stormy Glenn, Lynn Hagen]()
Crank's Craving by Stormy Glenn, Lynn Hagen
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 12 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Kidnapping your mate is wrong. Even Crank knows that. But when his mate's life is threatened, all Crank can think about is getting the little neon-green-haired man to safety. It's just too bad that Anok refuses to be mated. Crank goes into mating heat the moment he scents his mate...Categorized as:
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![Adwaka's Blade by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn]()
Adwaka's Blade by Lynn Hagen, Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 11 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Romance, M/M, shape-shifters] Adwaka can't stand to be away from Blade. The mating bond has begun, but Blade has yet to claim him. Adwaka knows that Blade merely tolerates him, so he begins to self-medicate in order to deal with the pain. Blade must leave for a short mission and leave Adwaka behind...Categorized as:
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![When the Sun Goes Down by Gabrielle Evans]()
When the Sun Goes Down by Gabrielle Evans
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves, public exhibition] Lawton Thorne neither knows nor cares who started the war or who administered the blow that eradicated all technology. There is a new order, and the paranormals are stepping out of the shadows...Categorized as:
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![The Lupercalia by SJ Sanders]()
The Lupercalia by SJ Sanders
Vicky has never been more alone in the world. Even after the ravening, she had at least had Robert. Settling in Galventry was supposed to be the start of a new life for them. No one had told her that her new life would one alone while Robert ditched her just days before the town’s Love Fest to hook up with the daughter of one of the preeminent families and at very least a decade younger...Categorized as:
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![The Darkest Day by Britt Bury]()
The Darkest Day by Britt Bury
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsALL-CONSUMING DESIRE . . . Izel Campbell was raised to believe she is an immortal Fionn with the magical skills of persuasion. But when she travels to Scotland to visit her ancestral home, Izel discovers that she is actually the world's last living human...Categorized as:
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![The Alpha's Seduction by Marlowe Roy]()
The Alpha's Seduction by Marlowe Roy
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe thought the apocalypse took everything, but in a world dominated by ruthless Alphas, there's always more to lose.Della lived through the horrors of TheEnd. Dodging danger and violence for years, she survived with only her indominable independence to protect her. After finding a fragile peace in Morris Hill, she keeps to herself and guards her patched-up heart...Categorized as:
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Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews
Ilona Andrews invites you back to the #1 New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels series in this exciting new long novella featuring Kate, Curran and Conlan, some familiar faces, some new friends, and all the special brand of chaos they create!Kate, Curran and their son, Conlan have left Atlanta, vowing to keep a low profile, and are settling into a new city and new house…but some things never...Categorized as:
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![Reaver by Larissa Ione]()
Reaver by Larissa Ione
WARRIOR OF HEAVEN Reaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels-and crazy enough to risk his wings on a one-way mission to hell-he's agreed to go where no angel has ever gone before...to steal the most seductive and dangerous prize of Satan himself...Categorized as:
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![Magic Strikes - Hot Tub by Ilona Andrews, Gordan Andrews]()
Magic Strikes - Hot Tub by Ilona Andrews, Gordan Andrews
Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV...Categorized as:
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Kye by Nyssa Kathryn
Sometimes it’s in the depths of hell, that one finds their angel.Samantha Jacobs thought she was aiding her government. She believed the chip she created, the one that could change the world, would be used for the good of mankind. But it was all a lie…and she discovered the truth too late. Now, Samantha will suffer dearly for her mistake... -
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Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh
Return to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s sensual and painfully beautiful Guild Hunter world in her new novel of sacrifice, loyalty, and the choices of love that can shatter the heart... -
![Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall]()
Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall
Krysta is used to getting the drop on vampires. Her "special abilities" aren't much, but the plan is simple--she plays helpless pretty young thing to lure them in. Then her shoto swords come out and it's bye-bye, bloodsucker. Until one night she finds herself with an unexpected ally. He's a vampire, all right, but different. Mysterious. Handsome...Categorized as:
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Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsLieutenant Eve Dallas walks the thin line between love and hate in this fabulous 40th thriller from #1 New York Times–bestseller J. D. Robb… Eve Dallas has solved a lot of high-profile murders for the NYPSD and gotten a lot of media. She—and her billionaire husband—are getting accustomed to being objects of attention, of gossip, of speculation...Categorized as:
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![Diamonds and Blood by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Diamonds and Blood by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSixty million in diamonds and a dead billionaire. Sometimes even a successful heist has its problems. Bags of diamonds and breathtaking jewelry are the only clues to a chain of puzzling murders. When Libby’s questions draw the attention of Montreal’s organized crime bosses, she finds herself a target... -
![Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian]()
Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsThe climactic novel in the bestselling Midnight Breed series, of which BookPage raves: “If you like romance combined with heart-stopping paranormal suspense, you’re going to love this book.” In the dark of night, a blood war escalates within the hidden world of the Breed...Categorized as:
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![Endless Magic by Rachel Higginson]()
Endless Magic by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn the final installment of the Star-Crossed Series, we find Eden Matthews a prisoner in the very household she set out to destroy. She is without magic and engaged to the same boy who betrayed her and everyone she loves. With her wedding looming on the horizon, conditions for her people continue to worsen and her goal of offering her kingdom freedom seems further away than ever... -
![Crave The Night by Lara Adrian]()
Crave The Night by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBorn and raised to be an emotionless killing machine, Nathan is one of the most lethal Breed vampires in existence. A key member of the Order—an elite group of warriors charged with protecting both mortals and vampires—Nathan executes each mission with flawless precision and a total lack of mercy. Now he must pursue a powerful, hidden enemy...Categorized as:
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![Magic Bites - Fernando's by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Magic Bites - Fernando's by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's...Categorized as:
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![Kate's Origin by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Kate's Origin by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPublished in Small Magics, and part of Curran's POV.This is the story Jim tells Curran about Kate’s Daddy...Categorized as:
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![Hunt the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy]()
Hunt the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
The vampire, Roke, is raw, sensual, always in control. Yet somehow he's allowed the unthinkable to happen: a nymph-like witch named Sally has used her magic to trick Roke into mating with her. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless Sally breaks the spell. The trouble is, she has no idea how. . . Mating with Roke was an accident; at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself... -
![Magic Bites - Fernando's by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Magic Bites - Fernando's by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPublished in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's...Categorized as:
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![Hopeless Magic by Rachel Higginson]()
Hopeless Magic by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAfter returning home from Romania, and successfully saving her best friend Lilly, Eden Matthews must now come to terms with her future as an Immortal. She is in love with the Crowned Prince, but he is betrothed to someone else. Her family desperately wants her to join their rebellion, but that would mean fighting against her one, true love, Kiran Kendrick... -
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Dark Prince's Dilemma by I. T. Lucas
Will Kian decide that the benefits of trusting Lokan outweigh the risks? Will Lokan betray his father and brothers for the greater good of his people?Are Carol and Lokan true-love mates, or is one of them playing the other?So many questions, the path ahead is anything but clear...
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