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The Avowed by Ivy Asher
Just when I think things are starting to look up. .. I manage to get myself kidnapped. All I want to do is figure out how the hell to get home. But instead, I’ve been shot out of the sky, netted, half drowned, and now I’ve been taken to Kestrel City, home of the Avowed. The Hidden claim the Avowed are the enemy, but I’m about to learn nothing is ever just black and white...Categorized as:
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![Gift from the Nexus by Willa Rae]()
Gift from the Nexus by Willa Rae
Five gifts, three elements, and two bonds at my disposal, yet I find myself chained to a table in my father’s clutches. Unfortunately, he’s not the only nightmare here that’s ready to take a piece out of me. As enemies make themselves known and unexpected allies join the fight, I’m left standing at multiple crossroads. I laid a path for my men and my family to follow so they could find me...Categorized as:
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![Demon Reform Academy Term 4 by Lyra Winters]()
Demon Reform Academy Term 4 by Lyra Winters
Survive Demon Reform Academy, break the curse, seal my fate, and destroy Dark Veil before it destroys demonkind. The curse woven into my soul wasn’t just draining my powers—it was killing me. And the only way to break it was to claim each one of my mates, ensuring all five matebonds connected to my soul were sealed... -
![Grim: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine]()
Grim: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
I did the unthinkable and rejected the only woman who ever really wanted me. What else was I supposed to do when she was asking for a future that could never exist? Horsemen didn’t have souls. And if a future did exist for our kind, it was bathed in blood and unholy fire. Hardly the stuff dreams were made of. Merri deserved more than nightmares... -
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![Rogue's Crisis by Jillian West]()
Rogue's Crisis by Jillian West
Rogue is a rule follower through and through. Working as a bounty hunter for the paranormal council is the perfect job for this Seelie fae, especially considering she can sense mistruths. Things get muddy when what the council believes doesnʼt line up with what she sees with her own two eyes. Everything points to her suspects being innocent, while one of her coworkers begins to look guilty... -
![Grab the Bull by the Horns by Sam Hall]()
Grab the Bull by the Horns by Sam Hall
I’m a total ancient history nerd and I’m about to get up close and personal with creatures I’d assumed were figments of our imagination. When a strange man gives me a chai latte the like I’ve never tasted before, somehow, I’m stumbling through a rift in reality, straight into the arms of three very big, very muscular minotaurs. Yeah, you read that right, minotaurs...Categorized as:
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Dinosaurs, Doubts & Albert Einswine by Sedona Ashe
I’m ready for the chaos of Texas to be a speck in my rearview mirror. So when the museum director throws me a bone by arranging for us to visit a fossil dig in Utah, I jump at the opportunity. I need a breather from all the craziness that has become my life since waking multiple dino shifters. A dig in Utah sounds like exactly what I need, the perfect getaway... -
![Hybrid Heroics by M.F. Adele]()
Hybrid Heroics by M.F. Adele
I am not a good person. I’m the villain of Alric Moore’s story. And we’ve reached the climax. Not even mental torture will stop me from becoming his demise. As havoc knocks on another realm’s doorstep, the druids prepare for a war that isn’t theirs to fight. Everyone will come face-to-face with the best version of me. Because beneath the blood and gore lies the Goddess of Wrath and Justice... -
![Charming Her Monsters by Yve Vale]()
Charming Her Monsters by Yve Vale
Book 2 in the Bewitching Monsters Series! The big, bad monsters under the bed have come out to play. When the hot guys from the bar reveal their hidden monsters, I’m stunned and intrigued. Now I know the supernatural world from my paranormal romance novels is real, I naturally make a list of things to experience… For research. Yet, it’s finding out I’m a witch that rattles my grasp on reality...Categorized as:
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![The Hidden by Ivy Asher]()
The Hidden by Ivy Asher
I am a latent wolf shifter. Or so I thought. Then life as I knew it changed in a flash—or more accurately, an electrocution. I’ve woken up in a strange place, surrounded by strange people who hate me. They’re in the middle of a war, and I look like I belong on the wrong side of it...Categorized as:
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![Unexpected Mate by Sedona Ashe]()
Unexpected Mate by Sedona Ashe
She is finally ready to take her revenge! But will she be able to handle the evil hiding behind all this? Tia’s bond with Mithraheal, Luke, and Levi has unlocked her powers, and now the Dragoness of the Sea is ready to hunt down the one that destroyed her peaceful life... -
![Unforgivable by May Dawson]()
Unforgivable by May Dawson
I’ll do anything to protect my men and my pack. Even if I have to leave them all behind. The witches want to cure me of being a shifter. The wolves want to kill me for being a witch. I don’t belong in either world. But at least I’m useful. The Alpha Council sends me on a special mission to infiltrate The Day... -
![Fated In Blood: Nocturne Vampire Clan: 1 by L.A. McGinnis]()
Fated In Blood: Nocturne Vampire Clan: 1 by L.A. McGinnis
I’ve always known vampires were the enemy. For years, I’ve hidden in the shadows, hoping they forget I exist. Then the bloodsuckers did the unthinkable—they stole my sister. When my rescue mission goes terribly wrong, I'm forced to make an impossible choice. Perish, or become one of the immortal creatures I despise... -
![Petting Them: An Anthology of Claw-ver Tails by Tate James, C.M. Stunich]()
Petting Them: An Anthology of Claw-ver Tails by Tate James, C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**Charity Anthology. 100% of proceeds will go towards saving cats and dogs from kill shelters thanks to the incredible work of Pacific North Pets. **. Introducing eleven purrrrfect stories featuring strong women and the men that love them. Inside these pages, you’ll find heartfelt and action-packed books that highlight the friendship between heroine and animal... -
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![Unwinnable by May Dawson]()
Unwinnable by May Dawson
Cain’s Shield is broken into two pieces, hidden in the land of the Fae and the world of the rebel magicians. It’s the one thing that could restore the shifters’ ability to transform into their wolves. Time for me to fix my mistakes…. But it’s no easy mission ahead of us. Tyson will need to embrace his Fae roots to bring us through their world alive... -
![Fate Hollow Academy by Lyra Winters]()
Fate Hollow Academy by Lyra Winters
Welcome to Fate Hollow Academy, where supernaturals blessed by the Fates cultivate their manifested powers and master ancient magic. Fate Hollow is the academy of the elite, where supernatural beings with special magic train for war against humans. A big-hearted, naïve arctic fox shifter like me couldn’t have prepared for the treachery lurking within the walls of the academy... -
![Unbound Magic by Alexis Calder]()
Unbound Magic by Alexis Calder
Raven survived the trials with her wolf shifter, sexy billionaire twins, and the demon prince by her side. But it’s not over. Not by a long shot. Another Fae got through the portal the night Raven and her men stopped Professor Halifax. He’s after something Raven has, and he’ll stop at nothing to get it. On top of that, the school board decided the first trials didn’t count... -
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Flash by M. Sinclair
Clanguard has started a war—and I will do anything to stop it. Eight years ago, Linan Clanguard successfully staged the attack and slaughter of my family’s clan. I will not let it happen again. The proof of his betrayal lies in my parents' imprisonment—because after all of these years, the truth has been revealed. My parents are alive, and I just have to find a way to free them...Categorized as:
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Remnanix by Luna May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHave you ever had a dream where it felt so real, that it leaves you questioning reality when you wake up? Yeah, well…welcome to my world. After almost dying like a noob in my last boss fight and having serious heart to hearts with NPC’s, the wires between reality and fantasy are starting to blur... -
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Unstoppable by May Dawson
It’s time for Silas, the rest of the team and me to retrieve the last half of Saint Cain’s shield from the Greyworld. Not only is that how we’ll bring back our wolves, but it’s how we’ll save Skyla, Chase’s little sister. But the Greyworld, full of rebel magicians, war and darkness, will be an adventure like no other…. The universe is tearing itself apart, and only we can stop it... -
![Last Chance World by Alex Lidell]()
Last Chance World by Alex Lidell
Stranded. Hunted. Tempted. When Jake and I jumped into Talon, I intended to come right back. That was before I learned what King Bryant does to humans he kidnaps here—and that to stop him, I must become prey myself. Now Cassis and I must go undercover as human slaves into the mines. Except something about the vampire is different here in Talon. He’s darker, more violent… more bloodthirsty... -
![Pack Scratch Fever by Liliana Carlisle]()
Pack Scratch Fever by Liliana Carlisle
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho needs a pack when you can have cats? Piper has everything she wants, even if others call her a crazy cat lady. She doesn't need a pack--she has a cat rescue and enough cuddly felines to keep her company. She definitely isn't attracted to the handsome Alpha lawyer that smells like catnip and claims he doesn't like cats...Categorized as:
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![Gwen by Calliope Stewart]()
Gwen by Calliope Stewart
London, 2023. Guinevere “Gwen” Ramos is starting her life over. After her mother passes away she accepts a job in London and flees from all of the sad memories still lingering in the states...Categorized as:
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![The Gryphons' Dream by Laura Jo Phillips]()
The Gryphons' Dream by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe language of love need not be translated, for it is spoken by all. The Gryphons' Dream is a full-length 102,500 word novel, and is the fifth installment in The Soul-Linked Saga... -
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![Uniting Their Pack by Aisling Cousins]()
Uniting Their Pack by Aisling Cousins
Why does everyone underestimate me? We might have been one step behind, but I’m done standing by and allowing the good things in my life to be interrupted, attacked, or broken. After my fathers’ deaths and the two packs joining together, I thought our biggest concern would be searching for answers while navigating inter-pack politics... -
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Death Kissed by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOF RITE AND RUIN is the 5th and FINAL book in the Arcane Arts Academy series by bestselling author Elena Lawson. Pre-order now to be among the first to read it! Full blurb coming soon! -
![Genesis by Christie Rich]()
Genesis by Christie Rich
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHaving just escaped the nefarious plans of the Order, Rayla Tate thinks all she has to do now is rescue her family and sort through her feelings, but bonding with five men might just be her undoing. Not only does she have to deal with all of them reading her mind, Rayla must choose a bondmate before she will be allowed to venture into the mortal realm to save those she loves most... -
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Finding Evil by Kerry Taylor
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Lana Glenn fled from the abuse and uncertainty of her childhood, she hadn’t known where she was going or what would come next. She certainly hadn’t expected four handsome, kind, protective men to stumble into her life and claim her as theirs... -
![Bittersweet Revenge by Scarlett Snow]()
Bittersweet Revenge by Scarlett Snow
I've survived until now but my journey is far from over. Just when I think I'm free again, I'm brought to the Fae Realm where I'll stand trial for a crime I didn't even know I committed. There's spies everywhere—even on the fae council—but I won't go down without a fight. I need to get back to Tristan. His cure is within reach and we can finally be together with... -
![Discovering Synergy by Elizabeth Knight]()
Discovering Synergy by Elizabeth Knight
Lots of friends, crazy parties, and unforgettable memories. College was going to be great! So what’s the worst that could happen? Lailah, a small-town girl from Wisconsin, is stuck in her mundane life with no clear ambitions. Surprisingly, she finds herself the recipient of a scholarship to attend Ryevick University... -
![Empath Found: The Complete Trilogy by Colette Rhodes]()
Empath Found: The Complete Trilogy by Colette Rhodes
Fi has always known there’s something not quite right about herself. Not quite human. For as long as she can remember, Fi has been sensitive to other people’s emotions. So sensitive, she works a night job as a cleaner to avoid being overwhelmed by all of their feelings. After a night on the town goes wrong, Fi comes to the attention of the Academy of Avalon... -
![Fated Magic by Alexis Calder]()
Fated Magic by Alexis Calder
Trying to juggle a sexy wolf shifter, hot AF incubus, and billionaire twins can be……. .hard. You’d think that with the magic thief gone and my magic back, things would get easier. So. Not. True. Spring semester means it’s time for the trials. And since I passed the practice trials guess who gets to take the real ones. This girl... -
![The Bone Wolf by Lucy Scott Bryan]()
The Bone Wolf by Lucy Scott Bryan
The Bone Wolf - Book One in Cedar Mountain Pack. “We’re born as wolves, we die as wolves, but the night of your ascension you will find your place. ”. The Blackall Pack had been showing me my place since the day Dad, my brother Max and I arrived. I’m a weak wolf. The weakest in the pack. And everyone, aside from my family and King, have no problem reminding me of my place. Constantly...Categorized as:
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Cross and Spider by Tana Rose
My first year at Septem Stellae is over. I should be enjoying my summer, relaxing, focusing on my Youtube channel and on getting a tan. But when my world is suddenly turned upside down, it becomes even more imperative that I learn how to control the magic swirling in my body. Ezra, Fielder, Gideon and Hardin think they can teach me everything I need to know. But I have my doubts...Categorized as:
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![Broken Magic by Alexis Calder]()
Broken Magic by Alexis Calder
What’s worse than having untamed magic? Not having any magic. My magic is broken after being attacked by the magic thief. And I need it back fast, before she tries again. I’ll do anything to get it back - including private tutoring with a crazy professor and private time with the sexy billionaire twins - and their mother. FML... -
![Shadowcraft Academy: The Complete Series: A Dark Academy Paranormal Romance by Yve Vale]()
Shadowcraft Academy: The Complete Series: A Dark Academy Paranormal Romance by Yve Vale
I never wanted magic. I was supposed to escape. Fate had other plans for me. .. meeting my fated dragon mate and triggering a mate bond. So now I’m forced to attend a magic academy. I'm surrounded by tempting, but confounding males: the alphahole dragon, his mysterious vampire best friend, a druid who was my childhood crush and good friend, and the forbidden fruit, my wolf-shifter professor...Categorized as:
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![Bond & Protect: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance by Laura Wylde]()
Bond & Protect: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance by Laura Wylde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFour Fated Mates. My Protectors. My Primal Guides. A numbness has spread through me like cancer. My memories float beyond my reach. The only memory I have is waking up to four infuriating, ex-special forces wolf shifters standing by my side. They make me crazy - in more ways than one. And it doesn’t stop there. One day I have a stalker. The next, I’m accused of murder... -
![A Killer Crescent Valentine by Leigh Kelsey]()
A Killer Crescent Valentine by Leigh Kelsey
A killer just made Blake Hall, home of Rebel "Graves" Falcon, their hunting grounds. And they're picking off residents one by one. The killer is either ballsy or just plain dumb, because with Rebel - the notorious hitlady - determined to find them, they're a hundred percent dead. No one messes with Rebel's family of criminal weirdos and lives to tell the tale... -
![These Vicious Wolves by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow]()
These Vicious Wolves by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFated mates don’t exist in my world—not until two alphas claim that I’m theirs. Abandoned at birth, I’ve grown up believing I was worthless until my sixteenth birthday when I discovered I was an Omega. Since Omegas are rare and hunted by alphas to increase their power, I’m given to the future alpha of the Solarius pack—a vicious wolf who treats me worse than his father ever did... -
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Blood Magic by Mary Martel
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood Magic is book 3 in the Ariel Kimber Series. Ariel Kimber isn’t your average seventeen-year-old girl. She’s recently discovered she’s a witch with magic and is looking to find her place in a brand-new world. Her place in this new world is in a coven with seven guys... -
![Masked by Chaos by Suki Williams, Jarica James]()
Masked by Chaos by Suki Williams, Jarica James
Nightmares become reality when I end up back in Kensington. But this time is different, I won’t break from their lies and abuse now that I have my eight mates to fight for. Plus, this time I know the truth. Supernaturals are real. And I am one. But there’s even more danger than I could have anticipated waiting for me within Kensington’s walls... -
![Never Kiss a Fae: Elemental Fae Complete Series by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn]()
Never Kiss a Fae: Elemental Fae Complete Series by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
My one piece of Never kiss a stranger. See, I kind of kissed this sexy man at the bar on a dare once, and it turns out he’s a Royal Fae destined to be my mate. Now I’ve been dragged to the Elemental Fae Academy to control the powers I unlocked that night. So kissing? Yeah, that won’t happen again. Nope. Lesson learned. Except, I kind of kissed Titus, too. And, well, now, I’m in a world of trouble...Categorized as:
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![Tempted By Magic by E.M. Moore]()
Tempted By Magic by E.M. Moore
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen their magic doesn't work. .. people die. The coven o' hot witches are back with a murderous problem. (No, Norah hasn't killed Travis--yet. ) Innocent residents of Salem are found dead with the stench of evil magic. The coven's early warning system is frustratingly late time and time again, causing a rift between the witches... -
![Cruel Delights by Scarlett Snow]()
Cruel Delights by Scarlett Snow
I escaped one prison only to wake up in a crueler one. This time, I’m surrounded by light instead of darkness and a wicked captor bloodthirsty for revenge. Solas makes Killian look like a saint now that I know what the Light Alpha truly intends to do with me, and for the first time in my life, I want the shadows to find me...Categorized as:
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![Misfit Princess by Daria Binx]()
Misfit Princess by Daria Binx
Freedom. My newest treasure, earned through escaping my abusive boyfriend thanks to the help of my best friend. I’m a survivor, but it comes with a price. I constantly feel like someone’s watching me, and between this paranoia and the panic attacks, my new life has not been easy. It’s a constant battle to hold onto my fragile new self-control... -
![Fated for Dawn by J.C. Dark]()
Fated for Dawn by J.C. Dark
How did it come to this? We’d won. Morgana was defeated. Her lifeless form lay on the ground, and I dared to hope that it was the end. But then something even more terrifying emerged. A god. Chaos incarnate has been reborn, and she’s crowned herself the new ruler of our world...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Rejection by Scarlett Snow]()
Wicked Rejection by Scarlett Snow
The alpha chose me as his mate only to offer me as a sacrifice to the Gods of Arithym. On the night of my claiming, I’m betrayed by my pack in the most brutal of ways. Left for dead by those I had trusted, my only hope for survival is to form an alliance with the most feared alpha in the Shadowlands. The only problem is, Killian hates me as much as I hate him. And I did try to kill him. Twice... -
![Untamed Magic by Alexis Calder]()
Untamed Magic by Alexis Calder
My name is Raven Winters and I’m a mage. Who the hell knew? When I somehow summon fire in an act of self defense, I’m given two choices by the magic cops: attend some stuck-up magic school, or go to magic jail. Well, shit. There go my plans for the next year. Apparently, I have Untamed Magic, whatever the hell that means... -
![Hemlock Academy : The Complete Series by Kelsey Soliz]()
Hemlock Academy : The Complete Series by Kelsey Soliz
I was so close to getting everything I wanted, an internship with my Uncle, an officer with the special-ops team. If it weren't for a stupid boy that had to go and make me angry, causing me to turn a certain part of his anatomy purple and sparkly, I wouldn't have accidentally revealed to my family what I really was. What I had been hiding... -
![Sanctified Echoes by L.A. Marin]()
Sanctified Echoes by L.A. Marin
I swore I’d never set foot in Axis Spire again. Seven years of freedom ended the night the REAPER Commander dragged me back to the place I once called home, only to throw me into the dungeon. This academy isn’t just built on bones. It feeds on them. And mine are marked by a bloodline that makes me both weapon and target...
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