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Flynn by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSome pasts are harder to escape than others.When Carina Murphy is accused of a crime she didn’t commit, a fresh start in a new town is her only option. Unfortunately, Cradle Mountain may not be the safe haven she’d thought. The son of her new patient may be tall, dark and handsome…but he also knows all about her past.Keeping her job should be the hardest part...Categorized as:
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Moonlight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout
It takes a fearless woman to love the most scandalous man alive in New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s breathtaking novel Even a ghost hunter like Rosie Herpin couldn’t have foreseen the fateful meeting between two mourners that has brought her so intimately close to the notorious and seductive Devlin de Vincent...Categorized as:
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![The Masks and The Dancer by Bea Paige]()
The Masks and The Dancer by Bea Paige
The MasksZero, Nought, Nothing.We stole her away. We took her name, her identity… her life.She was our revenge. An eye for an eye.Only she became more than that.She fought against our darkest desires.She shone a light on our pitch black souls.She became our mirror.She made us see.And what do monsters do when they stare at their reflection?They break the fu*king glass... -
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Killing Emma by Annie Wild
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI abided by one rule, and one rule only... Show no mercy. Not to anyone. Not even my closest friends. So, when I was tasked with hunting Emma down and taking her life, it was just another day on the job. However, I couldn’t have been more wrong. She’s not like the others. She tangles with me without fear of the devil she might discover...Categorized as:
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![The Harsh Bite: Codename: Spithra by Candice M. Wright]()
The Harsh Bite: Codename: Spithra by Candice M. Wright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy gift has always felt more like a curse. Standing up and speaking the truth when nobody wants to hear it is terrifying. But the truth doesn’t erase the horrors I’ve seen It doesn’t silence the whispers, Or blind me to the fingers pointed my way...Categorized as:
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Sleepwalkers by Daniel May
My immortal ex was the last person I wanted to be stuck in a coffin with, and yet here we were.Broken up for over a century, I stayed in touch with Bonifacio out of necessity only. An amoral horndog and possessive leech, Bonifacio was toxic beyond words, but there was no one better at eradicating vampire hunters. I needed him...Categorized as:
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Siren by Measha Stone
My father demands I give up my dreams to follow the path he’s set for me, but I want more.And I won’t settle.In exchange for a small favor, my aunt helps get me started on a new path. My path. But I should have known life isn’t that easy. One of my father’s most trusted men catches up with me, and he’s brought a friend.I’m off limits, the boss’ daughter, but that doesn’t stop Bastian or Garrick... -
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Memories of a Life by Jewel E. Ann
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe girl I met when we were nine is now the woman who said “yes” to being my wife.But Josie’s not planning our wedding; she’s too consumed by things that happened over a century ago.She has terrible dreams and unrelenting visions of the unspeakable. I believe her, but I don’t understand her.If I can’t understand her, I can’t stop her.If I can’t stop her, I can’t save us...Categorized as:
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Judicium by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTick tock…it’s time for judgment. The blood we spilled came after the riddles. Betrayal followed by those we trusted. There are so many things we could have done differently, saving ourselves from future heartache. Now, it’s too late to recast the die. By everything tainted and maleficent, we’re forever bonded. Every tragedy has an origin. This is where ours begins... -
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Alexander by Karla Nikole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlexander Kendrick has been dumped. Everyone knows, and the humiliation is nothing compared with the heartbreak and disappointment. Eden’s most eligible purebred vampire is back on the market. Broken.Daniel Lim hates purebred vampires. He would be perfectly content to never interact with another purebred again—even if it means existing in subpar health for the rest of his life... -
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Jaded Hollow: The Complete Collection by Alex Grayson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow you can get the entire Jaded Hollow Series in ONE Complete Collection!Dark memories, horrific events, brutal kidnappings, and heartbreaking lies and deceit. Welcome to Jaded Hollow, where you’ll learn just how jaded love can be.Bailey’s running from her abusive past, while Jaxon stops at nothing to save her from the terrifying monster committed on destroying her...Categorized as:
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Ruse by Siobhan Davis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis is a companion prequel short story to Cruel Intentions. Only available via a link in the back of Cruel Intentions. This book will not be published on Amazon or any other retail store.Although it's a prequel story it gives spoilers to the main story hence why it is listed as #1.5 in the series as it should only be read AFTER reading Cruel Intentions... -
![Ouija by Emmaleigh Loader]()
Ouija by Emmaleigh Loader
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAva:Kidnapped by a serial killer with an affinity for pain and madness.Lost to a world created by a sick and twisted monster.I died there, in the belly of the beast. But as the Fates willed it, I came back to life.Now I’m under the King’s Wolves protection, fighting to determine what is real and what are broken delusions.Hunted by the man who thought that he had killed me... -
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![This Is Halloween by Melody Rose]()
This Is Halloween by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMargo was just your normal Christmas elf, and sure maybe she had a bit too much Christmas cheer, but hey, if starting to decorate for Christmas in July was wrong, she didn't want to be right.At least, until the three lords of Halloween decide to kidnap her and bring her back to Halloweenland.There’s Jack, the hopelessly sexy and tall King of Halloween, who’s harboring a monster inside of him... -
![Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe, Lucy Rivers]()
Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe, Lucy Rivers
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHalen: I’ve created a monster. When past and present collide, the fallout feels like the death of my morality. Every time I look into Kallum’s clashing, feverish eyes, I see a dark omen—the threat of what we’ll do to each other if our desires run wild. While the Hollow’s Row case comes to a head, a new heinous player enters the scene...Categorized as:
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The Monster of Hotel No. 7 by K.V. Rose
LITTLE SUNI am the princess of Writhe, a secret society slithering with evil. But I have everything I could ever want… except him. Sullen Rule disappeared two years ago from Ritual Drive, our shared, private street. After sending off dozens of unanswered letters in hopes they may one day reach him, I have nearly given up on ever seeing the boy of shadows again. But one night at Hotel No... -
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Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDeath.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... -
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Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings💀STYGIAN IᔕᒪE💀The devil disguises himself as an angel of light.That illusion doesn’t change who he is—Draven Alistair. The man I’m madly in love with.He presented me with a flawless charade, masquerading as all I ever wanted. But there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, and when the truth is revealed, its too late for me to run... -
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Monster Of Ruin by Marlowe Mack
Elliott Knight is a hunter. And I’m his prey. He’s obsessed. I’m his addiction. He won’t stop until he’s made me his. He’s decided I’ll be his no matter what. He makes the rules. And I can only live by them. He stalks me. He calls me his flower. Every bit of him is dark. Haunted. Possessed. Elliott is an evil man, a real-life nightmare. The kind your mother warns you to stay away from... -
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His in the Dark by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere are two things I’ve always known:Magic is real.The Gods have no mercy for women like me. I was born into power although what little I have is dying. Nonetheless, I’ve been protected all my life. There are myths and tales that say one day I will come to a fork in a long, long path. Either the light will take me or the dark...Categorized as:
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![Magpie by Parker A. Garner]()
Magpie by Parker A. Garner
Some houses don’t just haunt you—they claim you.Maggie isn’t sure when she started to feel it—that slow drift into numbness. Her passions feel like distant memories. Her friendships are fading. Her own life feels like something she’s watching from outside her body...Categorized as:
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Dark Flame by M.L. Philpitt
HarlowI’m the last witch of my bloodline. Since the night my parents were killed, my magick ceases to function, shadows torment me, and a stranger’s voice in my head is driving me to lose what little will to survive I’m clinging to. I’m about ready to hand myself over to the vampires who stalk me when one appears in my bedroom—one who sounds identical to the voice in my head... -
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Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is book two of three. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out... -
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![Feral is the Beast by Nisha J. Tuli]()
Feral is the Beast by Nisha J. Tuli
The Feral King thinks he'll break me. But I will break him first.I’m a 400-year-old witch covered in tattoos—the source of my magic—but I’ve been hiding them for years, trying to escape my past.After spending centuries at the mercy of royals who thirst only for power and the desire to make up for their less impressive "assets," I refuse to be used as a tool for evil ever again...Categorized as:
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![Rise of the Cinder Fae by Whitney Dean]()
Rise of the Cinder Fae by Whitney Dean
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBorn and raised in the forgotten and broken kingdom of Ashbury, Elora has spent years resenting the royals of Pumpkin Hollow, the kingdom that forced the fall of Ashbury and procured the town as its own...Categorized as:
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![Undying Thirst by Allie Santos]()
Undying Thirst by Allie Santos
After being on the run for so long, I’d finally felt like I belonged, but it was a big, bloody lie. The vampires turned against me in a blink of an eye. As soon as I had the chance, I was leaving the vampire infested city . . . Except they wouldn’t let me... -
![Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce]()
Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce
Rayven Kidnapped. Collared. Trapped. I slink through shadows and steal from the deceased. It’s my passion, until I steal from Death himself…Then it becomes my curse.I’m a prisoner in the realm of the dead, at the mercy of the beast who calls this labyrinthian castle home. The walls are alive, with shifting corridors and eyes that follow me everywhere.He’s given me three days to escape... -
![Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero]()
Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero
A woman marked by death.A demon who would send her there himself.A revolution that will change it all.Death comes to us all… or so they say. But they never said that’s what I’d become… death. I’d spent my life taking care of everyone else besides myself. I finally let go for one night. One night of freedom. One night of fun. One night to dance my burdens away... -
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Boneyard Tides by Amo Jones, Wander Aguiar
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsPicture this…you’re sitting by the ocean, sipping your favorite cocktail. The sun is setting over your skin, and the sound of waves crashing against the sand offers the perfect background music for the mellow reggae tunes that play through the salty air. Life is good...Categorized as:
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Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJaden Baker is unique, talented, special. And for a while there, things were looking up. Adopted by an upper-middle class couple of suburbia, Jaden believed he'd finally gotten that second chance everyone raves about. It came with potato salad. But something happened. Something always happens... -
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Fractured Wings by M.T. Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStarlette doesn’t remember the crimes everyone seems to assume she committed. And without any evidence of transgression, she is set free. Only for her parents to have her committed to Mount Point Psych Ward.She’s had countless therapists, none of them lasting, except him. The brooding, beautiful doctor who’s come in to rain on her parade...Categorized as:
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![Goals & Obsession by Heather C. Myers, Frankie Cardona]()
Goals & Obsession by Heather C. Myers, Frankie Cardona
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen my fiancée backs out of our engagement, her father’s bankruptcy is nearly a done deal… until he offers me her sister instead. Good thing she’s the one I’ve wanted this entire time.LiamYou do what’s good for the pack, and nothing else matters.That’s what my father always says.That’s what being a Wolfe means.But I know how to get what I want...Categorized as:
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![My Heart Still Beats by Helen Hardt]()
My Heart Still Beats by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #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...Categorized as:
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![The Thief and the Painter by Candice Clark]()
The Thief and the Painter by Candice Clark
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmeliaPaint 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... -
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Scarlet by Kayleigh Hilton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThinking I was free was a mistake...I have spent the last six years running, hiding, and thinking I would never be found.Scarlet was the creation of pure evil, where everyone was numbered, tattooed, and categorized like animals for slaughter and assigned a place within the programme...Categorized as:
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![A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson]()
A Vampire's Submission by L.E. Wilson
She deserves a hero. Too bad she found a villain instead. Humans are only good for food…or entertainment. And after jumping from a plane and crash landing in the desert, vampire Dante Gabor desperately needed the former. Without large prey to feed on, his injuries would never heal. Then he found her. Laney Moss should’ve been nothing more than a sweet meal...Categorized as:
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![Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier]()
Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA complex, adult epic fantasy from a new Australian author ... original, dramatic, unputdownable ... Sierra has a despised and forbidden gift - she raises power from the suffering of others.Enslaved by the king's torturer, Sierra escapes, barely keeping ahead of Rasten, the man sent to hunt her down... -
![Their Hallowed Queen by Carly Claire]()
Their Hallowed Queen by Carly Claire
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m the final girl.Or at least, I was, three years ago after my best friend was murdered in a haunted house on Halloween. Her death set off a chain reaction that culminated in me running from home and never looking back… until now.The last few months, I’ve known someone was watching me, following me, sneaking into my apartment. I just couldn’t prove it...Categorized as:
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Ocean of Sin and Starlight by Karina Halle
PRIEST. PIRATE. MONSTER.From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes Ocean of Sin and Starlight, a dark-fantasy romance with morally gray pirates and monstrous sirens, a standalone spinoff of A Ship of Bones and Teeth.I wasn’t always a monster.Once upon a time I had a family, a home, dreams... -
![False Idols by Darcy Dahlia]()
False Idols by Darcy Dahlia
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s going to make me pay.My name is Nevaeh Santiago and for the past fifteen years my hometown has been a living hell. Bloom, Kansas is a quiet college town where nothing bad should ever happen, but it has a deadly secret.The Reaper.He’s a sadistic serial killer and no one is safe when he chooses his prey... -
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The Untold Tale by J.M. Frey
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsForsyth Turn is not a hero. Lordling of Turn Hall, yes. Spymaster for the king, certainly. But hero? That's his older brother's job, and Kintyre Turn is nothing if not legendary. However, when a raid on the kingdom's worst criminal results in the rescue of a baffling woman, oddly named and even more oddly mannered, Forsyth finds his quaint, sedentary life turned on its head... -
![To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie 在恐怖片里当万人迷[快穿] by Jiang Zhi Yu]()
To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie 在恐怖片里当万人迷[快穿] by Jiang Zhi Yu
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHolographic viewing technology allowed audience members to enter a movie and personally experience it for themselves. Naturally, romance movies were the most popular and well-received, while nobody was interested in horror movies.Su Min was the first of the viewers to experience a horror movie... -
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His Doll by Rainelyn
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA 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... -
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![On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden]()
On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTime to embrace your inner evil. Rose Kinley never intended to be one of the most feared creatures to walk the earth. Once upon a time, she was a human—one who fell in love with a mysterious stranger. But when she got caught in a paranormal war, she lost her humanity and died…only to wake later as a vampire. Now Rose has a choice...Categorized as:
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![Hate to Love You by Charly Nicole, Nicole Fanning]()
Hate to Love You by Charly Nicole, Nicole Fanning
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLurking behind his eyes are demons as dark as mine.AbbyWe were always told as children that monsters are the things that go bump in the night, but they were wrong. Monsters are often the ones that warm your bed, poison dripping from their teeth and claws, embedding in your skin. I hunt them. I end them. Without hesitation. But…then I hesitated...Categorized as:
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Wicked Ever After by Alta Hensley, Zoe Blake
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStart your journey through these deep, dark woods...In these fairytales,there is danger in the shadows,the beasts bite,and no heroine is truly safe.Enjoy all three books from the Dark Fantasy series in one box set.Snow & the Seven HuntsmenRed & the WolvesQueen & the KingsmenCome closer my pretties..Categorized as:
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![The Way Evil Does by Amara Draska]()
The Way Evil Does by Amara Draska
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRebecca Reis considers abandoning her career as a novelist until she begins writing about convicted serial killer Thomas Eisenbrey. Nicknamed the Hunter because of his penchant for targeting groups of hunters in the forest, Eisenbrey is the worst kind of psychopath. He is crafty, aloof, at times possessing a charm that is almost hypnotizing, and he’s wheedling his way into her mind... -
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Fables & Other Lies by Claire Contreras
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDo 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... -
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Queen of the Dome by Amizah R
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCade was born on the outside.His life was simple, monotonous, until he lands himself in the Dome and on trial for a crime he didn't commit.He expected death, he was ready for it, but the harsh Queen had something else in store for him.Deianira had been Queen of the Dome for over a hundred years and her experience had taught her many things. Like when there is rebellion on the horizon...
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