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Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLooking to rescue dragon hatchlings? Check. Piss off a demon in the process? Check. Have my mate stolen by a raging psycho who wants his babies? Damn . . . .I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, do solemnly swear I wanted a vacation from trouble. The problem is, trouble did not want a vacation from me or those that I love... -
Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe final (for real this time!) book in the heartpounding, bestselling series. Get ready for the last ride with Zamira, Maks, Lila and Balder as they race to save . . .well I can't say, that would be a spoiler if you haven't ready book eight . -
A Throne Of Feathers and Bone by Kelly St Clare, Shannon Mayer
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... -
A United Front by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.The Culling draws ever nearer—looms really—like a big, fat cloud of doom.With evil brewing, our enemies grow bolder, the warriors of light and dark scramble to be ready for the Winter Solstice, and the Cumhaill fam jam digs in to face the battle of our world’s alignment.No biggie… Team Trouble is on it... -
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Gossamer by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe fate of the world rests on my shoulders as we hang on the edge of Ragnarök. And I can't catch a freaking break. Not even for ice cream and strippers. Facing down the monsters of my past left me on the cusp of death, wounded and running from the one person I trusted with my life. Havoc. My chosen mate is consumed by a curse so powerful it overrides his natural desire to protect me...Categorized as:
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Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe King has fallen!While Stavros moves to take over Lars’s throne, the war for the entire kingdom begins. However, this is no ordinary war against Seelie or Unseelie. The real enemy is the most powerful object in the world. The Stone of Fail.Lars isn’t the only one the stone wants. Zoey Daniels is next on its list. And the stone will do whatever it takes to finally get the girl... -
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... -
The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain... -
The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampire governor of New Jersey, Belladonna Barrone has just gotten an epic offer from an unexpected visitor, but it’s not something she’s ready to respond to without serious thought. Besides, she already has a lot on her plate. The recent death of a high-ranking vampire means she and her crew of staff and friends are headed off to the funeral in the middle of the country... -
Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsForgot to feed your goldfish before your untimely demise? Need to jot down a will? Say a goodbye? See the Grand Canyon? Then come visit us at The Body Shop, where unfinished business is our business.Mary Frances Talbot—Frankie—is a necromancer, probably. Hard to say since she never met her parents. She can see the dead, talk to the dead, and a few other things that aren’t strictly legal... -
Rand by Silvia Shaw
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn epic story of magic, heroism, love, and treachery, Rand is a magical world ruled by an imperial line of Queens. Three hundred years ago, its most powerful talisman, a medallion called the Circle of Sheda, was taken through the portal and lost. When Dr... -
Jade Shards by Fonda Lee
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFonda Lee returns to the acclaimed Green Bone Saga with four prequel short stories that delve into the personal histories of the Kaul and Ayt families. The Witch and Her Friend. Before she was the ruthless leader of the Mountain clan, Ayt Mada was an orphan without friends at school except for Aun Ure, a teenage girl feared and renowned as an assassin but yearning for a simpler life... -
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... -
Origin of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI thought I knew the world of magic. I knew nothing. By the skin of my teeth, I passed the Vampire Court trials. I’m officially an ally, with the seductive vampire Ares on my side. Everything should be good, except that there’s a magical mob boss on the hunt for dragons. Problem is: dragons are supposed to be dead... -
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Stalk the Dark by Debbie Cassidy
A Vampire King without a heart needs a watcher who guards hers dearly, but I didn’t expect that watcher to be me.The Order of Helsing have protected the innocent from the Vampire King’s ravenous hunger and cruel games for centuries.He can’t be killed.He can’t be stopped.Because this ancient being has no master...Categorized as:
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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... -
Servant of the Blood by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI grew up with them, the creatures of the night, the blood suckers, the monsters. I knew vampires before I could walk, not that I knew what they really were. Just that they weren’t really like me. I was human, just like my parents, and when I turned eighteen, I decided to work for the vampires after college, too... -
Control of Five by A.K. Koonce, Aleera Anaya Ceres
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat’s more dangerous than dark magic? Deadly secrets. And The Academy of Six is hiding both within its ancient walls. A History of Magic sends Izara on a literal trip down memory lane. She uncovers that there’s more than what the students think they know about the supernatural school in the middle of New York City... -
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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Vampish: The Hunt by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMove over Buffy, there’s a new slayer in town…And I’m going to hunt down every bloodsucker until I find the bastard that murdered my parents.After spending three years as a recruit training to kill wayward vampires, it’s finally graduation day. Now I’ll be leading an elite team, assembled by the Royal vampire queen herself.Everything is going according to plan until I meet him...Categorized as:
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Kindred Spirits by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarnie Baranuik, psychic detective and DaySitter to Lord Guy Harrick Dreppenstedt, returns home to Canada for double-helpings of Thanksgiving turkey and undead treachery after hearing disturbing reports from beyond the Bitter Pass. Mark Batten was last known to be lying in wait for Aston Sarokhanian, digging into the secret of what happened to his grandfather, Colonel Jack Batten... -
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... -
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 Forgettable Miss French by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse. Werewolf Virginia "Ginny" French's curse means no one can remember her. Not even for as long as it takes to ring up her groceries or make her favorite iced coffee... -
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Last Strand: An Elemental Assassin book by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvery bloody thread has been leading to this . . .I’ve battled a lot of bad guys in my time, both as Gin Blanco and as the notorious assassin the Spider. But I’ve never faced off against anyone quite as powerful and deadly as the dastardly leader of the Circle secret society... -
In Vino Veritas by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"In Vino Veritas" was Karen Chance's contribution to theChicks Kick Buttanthology (June 2011). It is now available on her website as a free short as per the contract with the publisher.Contains spoilers for Midnight's Daughter, Dorina Basarab #1and Death's Mistress, Dorina Basarab #2... -
Dark Nightingale by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThree vampires walk into a tattoo shop… Some people would welcome their long-lost family. But when your father is a ruthless, ancient vampire, it’s best to run in the opposite direction. Emmaline is a demure witch with a heart of gold. She’s also more powerful than all of Blackthorn Grove’s witches combined... -
Cassie Palmer series 1-4 by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClairvoyant Cassandra Palmer's magical powers are a mixed blessing-she may be able to contact spirits but sometimes this can be a whole lot more trouble than it's worth. Battling with vampires, feys and mages who all seek supremacy, Cassie must use her powers wisely in order to save herself - and the world... -
Freak Show by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlexa’s arrival in Sin City is greeted with a warning: leave town or be forced out. The return of her lover, Arys, has the Vegas vampires on edge. The Wicked Kiss Las Vegas location has changed in his absence. Werewolf death fights and vampire performance art takes it to a whole new level of crazy. The new club owner, Jenner, shares Arys’s bloodline and a few bad memories... -
House of Judges by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlivia once led a House full of immortal vampires, but now everything has been stripped away. Her friends have turned their backs on her, convinced she betrayed them and their Born kind. Taken prisoner to the King’s Court, she awaits her trial. But the sins of her father threaten to blacken her chances of clearing her name. Alivia toyed with King Cyrus’ heart—and now, he’s going to make her pay... -
Blood of a Huntsman by May Sage
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe vampires have always feared the first of their kind and his descendants. Now all immortals know there’s a new Eirikrson threatening their way of life. And they don’t intend to let her. Catherine Stormhale has spent decades trying to crawl out of her family’s shadow. Now they’re calling her back home, to serve their clan against her new friends, and she has a choice to make... -
Stitching the Talisman by L.A. McBride
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSome women settle for charm bracelets. I get a murder of crows tattooed on my body.And that's the good news. After sending a demon back to hell, I thought I'd have a few weeks to kick back with my girls, go on that hot date with a certain stony-eyed enforcer, maybe even catch an outdoor concert or two... -
Fangs and Fennel by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAlena Budrene is not just a gifted Seattle baker—she’s also a supernatural. Having survived the virus that made her transformation necessary and outwitted an attack by a Greek hero, she’s ready to settle down and deal with the challenges of living as a “Super Duper.” But nothing is easy for a woman who can turn into a giant snake... -
Secret of the Broken King by Eliza Raine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m Poseidon’s secret bride, cast out of Aquarius and told never to return.I don’t recall our wedding vows saying anything about me obeying him though...I’m supposed to be the last of my kind, all-powerful and marked by prophecy for greatness. But, something, somewhere, must have gone wrong because I have no power or greatness. Just a flare for theft and a quick mouth that gets me in trouble... -
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Shadow Hunted by Jasmine Walt, Rebecca Hamilton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce a whip-smart detective and a powerful Shadow, Brooke Chandler has been stripped of both her memories and identity. She now spends her days scrubbing floors, reduced to nothing more than a servant girl. But even with no memory of her previous life or how she ended up a slave, Brooke won't remain trapped for long--not with friends and enemies alike vying to find her... -
Damian's Immortal by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBook 3, War of Gods series. The White God’s most trusted friend, Jule, has his powers stripped by the Watchers. They give him an impossible mission: find the mysterious Magician and kill her, before she reopens the gateway between the realms. Jule quickly discovers the beautiful Magician is not what the Watchers claim... -
A Curse of Blood & Stone by K.A. Tucker
From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the second novel in her Fate and Flame series, an adult fantasy story that should be read in series order.“I do not know how to love you and be a good king to my people.”From jewelry thief to interloper to queen-in-waiting, Romeria flees Cirilea a traitor to all... -
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... -
Born of Ashes by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEnter a hidden world of winged vampire warriors—and the women they are sworn protect...For years, she was kept as a human slave—one of seven unwilling “blood donors” for the death vampires who thirst for absolute power. Now, Fiona is a free woman, haunted by her memories of being strapped to a gurney, drained of blood, then revived at the last moment... -
Fugitive of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the city of Magic's Bend, I protect what's mine. To the world, I'm a just a Conjurer. To my closest friends, I'm a FireSoul--a dangerous Magica with forbidden powers and a dragon's soul. The downside? If anyone discovers what I am, I'm dead. So I lay low, kicking ass with my weapons, not my magic... -
House of Pawns by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe town of Silent Bend is about to explode into a war. Alivia swore to take the House from Jasmine after what she did, but it won’t happen without retaliation. The whole town is caught in the crosshairs of their manipulation and the body count is climbing. The explanation for Ian’s change is one he just can’t accept... -
One Knight Stand by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI’ve spent a lifetime hiding my identity just to survive. I’ve concealed my true nature from our vampire overlords, including the one who’s captured my heart, and I’ve kept my friends at arm’s length to protect us both.And now I stand to lose them all because of it... -
Splinter by Sarah Fine
Mattie Carver has relinquished the world of magic, with all its dark temptations. In six weeks, she’ll marry Ben Ward and claim the safe, small-town life she craves. But Mattie’s talents as a reliquary—someone able to smuggle magic within her body—make her a valuable commodity, even to those she trusts the most... -
Lord of the Vampires: 4-in-1 Bundle by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLord of the Vampires Royal House of Shadows #1 Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out... -
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Death Games by Ariel Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy name is Friday St. Salvatore and I’m what’s known as a living vampire . But just means I haven’t died yet. Once that happens… I become the real deal. Except, I’m not really sure if being undead is what I want. I like being human. Or well, humanish . Unfortunately for me, I was just kidnapped by hunters who are hell bent on playing their sick death games... -
Amber and Shadow by Marie Mackay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first book in an enemies to lovers, paranormal—No. Stop.I’m not sorry. Cut the blurb, I need to vent.Sylas.Mate.You. Absolute. Prat.You remember what we had to sacrifice to get to this godforsaken academy, right? All for you, I might add. And while I downed that potion to qualify—the one with fifty percent chance of killing me—what were you doing?That’s right...Categorized as:
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Graveyard Dog: A Charley Davidson Novella by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Darynda Jones comes a new story in her Charley Davidson series…Michael Cavalcante has one thing on his mind when he knocks on Izzabel Walsh’s door at two in the morning, half-dressed and a bit toasted: fix the woman’s heater and get back to bed... -
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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Corrigan Lust by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThings aren't looking particularly rosy for Corrigan, Lord Alpha of the Brethren. Just when he'd thought that Mack was going to be his forever, she dumped him front of half the Otherworld leaders. With the growing threat of the necromancer, Endor, to deal with, not to mention his turbulent feelings concerning the fiery, red-headed dragon, Corrigan is going to have a lot on his plate...Categorized as:
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A Court of Honey and Ash by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare
Orphaned. Trained to fight. Raised to fear the power of Underhill. Secretly in love with a man who doesn’t want me.I’m still just Alli, aka the half-human orphan fae, but my life is looking up for the first time. It only took me my whole 24 years. But when Underhill—the ancestral home of the fae—shatters, making it impossible for any fae to enter, I’m the only one who knows who did it...
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