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  • Timberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Timberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Danielle Clayton is back in her old stomping grounds after years of avoiding the man she had to leave behind. She’s determined to make Saratoga her home again, but when she sets eyes on her snarly, sexy ex, it’s clear her feelings for him haven’t cooled at all in the years she’s been away. He kept too many secrets the first time around, but Denison has changed...
  • Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    Reporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge...
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  • Driven by Rebecca Zanetti

    Driven by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Unswerving: Angus Force is determined to hunt down the serial killer he'd once shot dead--or so he thought. But an anonymous source reports that Lassiter is alive. Force hasn't slept since, knowing it's only a matter of time before "the Surgeon" strikes again. And soon, a body is found, bearing Lassiter's same maniacal MO...
  • Darkness Unleashed by Stephanie Rowe

    Darkness Unleashed by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of the Order of the Blade series, Stephanie Rowe, returns to the haunted recesses of the Underworld, where the most dangerous and unpredictable Calydon of all must face his darkest past and the sensual woman who is hiding a secret that he can't afford to discover...
  • Vital by Jamie Magee

    Vital by Jamie Magee

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Willow’s journey continues in VITAL, the fourth book in the INSIGHT series. Combating a crumbling family life, a circle of suddenly inconsiderate friends who seem determined to anger her, and a plethora of emotional trials too numerous to withstand, Willow feels overwhelmed. She has pushed herself beyond her own limits and in so doing has closed her mind. Dreams are no longer coming to her...
  • Darkyn's Mate by Lizzy Ford

    Darkyn's Mate by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Caught between Fate and the Dark One ... Stuck in Hell, human-Deidre struggles to hold onto her hope that she can change the course of events that landed her as the mate of Darkyn, the Dark One. The chances of her leaving Hell plummet when the Dark One takes a drastic step to ensure he never loses his latest possession and blood binds her in an ancient rite from the time-before-time...
  • Silent Truth by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Silent Truth by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In the sizzling new adventure from New York Times bestselling authors Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love, a red-hot BAD boy teams up with a sexy television reporter on an explosive quest for revenge. Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake...
  • Of Blades and Wings by Eliza Raine

    Of Blades and Wings by Eliza Raine

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 22 ratings
    She wants to earn her Valkyrie wings. He wants to burn every Valkyrie to ash. Princess Madivia is the Ice Courts best kept secret - until the Valkyrie come for her. Only her family knows what she can really do, and how dangerous it is to leave her tower. But, she has been selected by the gods themselves to train at Featherblade to become a Valkyrie, an elite fae guardian of Odin...
  • Talon/Xavier by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Talon/Xavier by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    New Year. New Species. Welcome to the Wildlands. TALON After the tragic death of his parents when Talon was young, he’s dedicated his life to protecting the Pantera. To the strikingly gorgeous man, loyalty and honor mean everything. So it’s no surprise that he’s determined to treat Isi Rousseau as the enemy...
  • Fade To Midnight by Shannon McKenna

    Fade To Midnight by Shannon McKenna

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The "New York Times-"bestselling author of "Ultimate Weapon" and "Extreme Danger" introduces the long-lost sibling of her beloved McCloud brothers, in her steamiest and most riveting romantic suspense novel yet. Beaten and tortured almost to death, Kev Larsen was found eighteen years earlier in a warehouse alley...
  • Heat Seeker by Lora Leigh

    Heat Seeker by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be. He’d left nothing behind in the life he had once led—except for one woman, and one night of unforgettable passion...
  • Dirty Ross by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Dirty Ross by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Cole Ryker has been a man on a mission since the second he laid eyes on tall, dark and dirty-talking Ross Collins. That mission? To get the macho Delta Force soldier into his bed and out of his head, putting an end to his obsession. When Ross finally agrees to a date, Cole is overjoyed - and, frankly, rather surprised. Ross is like no man he's ever met...
  • Bayon / Jean-Baptiste by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Bayon / Jean-Baptiste by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The fight continues in the Wildlands. Facing extinction, the Pantera have been given a miracle. A child. The first one in over fifty years. But even as they prepare to celebrate, the enemy strikes, putting at risk the fragile female who carries the hope of their people...
  • Lessons Learned by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Lessons Learned by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Years ago, sensitive Jude Brooks got tired of watching junior high life through the vents in his locker. Unfortunately, handsome Hayden Cox's favorite pastime was putting him in there. When Jude's werewolf friends torment Hayden for being human, he takes it out on distractingly beautiful Jude. A lot. Tired of having his son picked on, pack member Henry Cox moves his family away...
  • Verdad silenciada by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Verdad silenciada by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Agent Hunter Thornton is no stranger to top-secret missions, hes got nothing to lose until a beautiful brunette pulls him into her own dangerous agenda. When a heiress is murdered as Abbie tries to blackmail her for clues, Abbie realizes shes stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy. They discover a connection and begin a battle against an evil enterprise...
  • Boundless Enchantment: A Limited Collection of Fantasy Romance by Stephanie Morris, Jordan Elizabeth

    Boundless Enchantment: A Limited Collection of Fantasy Romance by Stephanie Morris, Jordan Elizabeth

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Step into a realm of enchantment and mystery with where love is not bound by the ordinary. In this exclusive anthology, BIPOC characters take center stage in tales that celebrate diversity and explore the depths of desire...
  • Persephone by Alessa Thorn

    Persephone by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    'Persephone' unfolds in the captivating world of 'The God's Universe,' introducing a blend of familiar and fresh faces and the inevitable chaos accompanying them.Life in Styx is finally stable for Persephone and Hades. The city is safe, and their re-established friendship with the Egyptian Gods brings a welcomed calm—until the meddling Fates disrupt their peace with an unexpected a baby...
  • Forged in Smoke by Trish McCallan

    Forged in Smoke by Trish McCallan

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Faith Ansell could never be mistaken for an action hero. The scientist is content in her lab, working with her team on life-changing discoveries. But when a mysterious organization captures her colleagues, she’s forced to flee for her life with SEAL Team 7. Lieutenant Seth “Rawls” Rawlings, ST7’s corpsman, hasn’t been himself since a near-death experience in the Sierra Nevadas...
  • Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon

    Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    In Rhapsody , a fellowship was forged-- three companions who, through great adversity, became a force to be reckoned with: Rhapsody the Singer; Achmed the assassin-king; and Grunthor, the giant Sergeant-Major. Prophecy continues their powerful epic. Driven by a prophetic vision, Rhapsody races to rescue a religious leader while Achmed and Grunthor seek the F'dor-- an ancient and powerful demon...
  • Darkness Seduced by Stephanie Rowe

    Darkness Seduced by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Immortal warrior Gideon Roarke made an oath five hundred years ago to the woman who died for him. The ancient Calydon is ruthless in his quest to honor that promise, even if it means risking everything by teaming up with the one woman who will either destroy him, or finally bring redemption to his blackened, hardened soul...
    Categorized as:
    demons  angels  magic  m-f  contemporary  witches  fantasy  paranormal
  • Tactical Magik by Mandy M. Roth

    Tactical Magik by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Book Five in the Bestselling Immortal Ops Series. Eadan Daly has thrown himself into the role as the sixth I-Ops team member and has forged a brotherhood of sorts with the other men. When he's asked to go on a solo mission for the PSI Branch (Paranormal Security and Intelligence) he's not so sure he wants his old job back. Inara Nash is a survivor, doing what she must to get by...
  • Broken Wings by Cameo Renae

    Broken Wings by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Emma’s world is falling apart, and Kade, the only one who seems to hold her together, is missing. With death lingering right outside their door, decisions must be made before it’s too late. The Midway has refused to send help, so they are left to seek out the only other who can stop Lucian...
  • Forged In Ash by Trish McCallan

    Forged In Ash by Trish McCallan

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kait Winchester inherited a special gift from her Arapaho ancestors: she can heal with her touch. And there is no one she would like to get her hands on more than the super-sexy SEAL who seems determined to ignore their off-the-charts chemistry. When the wounded warrior finally seeks her help, she’s ready to nurse him back to health…and into her bed...
  • Christmas With The Camdens by A.M. McCoy

    Christmas With The Camdens by A.M. McCoy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Deck the halls with balls of Camden Twins… Oops, I mean boughs of holly. Fa-la-la-la- but also the twins.Three years have passed since we left Bailey, Finn, and Walker Camden in Mayfield Montana with their three-year-old daughter Eloise Jade. Now, the trio have been married for six years, and have two more kids running around causing trouble, twin boys Parker and Paxton...
  • Deidre's Death by Lizzy Ford

    Deidre's Death by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two women caught in a struggle between Death and the Dark One... Gabriel – Death – is winning the ground war against demons in the mortal realm. But a rebellion is brewing among his army of grim reapers in the underworld he still can’t access...
  • Fire with Fire by Penelope King

    Fire with Fire by Penelope King

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's been over two months since Lucky and Liora decided their fate outside the cave. Over two months since Kieron left to finish his mission. So why hasn't he returned? Crushed and confused, Liora finds comfort with a mysterious stranger, a guy whose motives include more than just healing Liora's broken heart. Meanwhile, Lucky finds herself in the arms of an old friend..
  • Broken by Layla Frost

    Broken by Layla Frost

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    From USA Today bestselling author Layla Frost… You know the deal by now. Fated mates. Nefarious baddies. Grumpy-sunshine. And all the spicy tension. I’d been called a lot of things.Cold.Cynical.Jaded. An antisocial basta—You get the point.I’d say it came with being an overworked doctor, but that wasn’t the case. In my own personal purgatory, I’d lost touch with what I was meant to do—who I was...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  paranormal  fantasy  insta-love  contemporary
  • Excess Baggage by Nicole Falls

    Excess Baggage by Nicole Falls

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Winifred “Freddie” Brown’s got an admirer. He’s handsome, charming, and persistent. The only problem? He’s eleven years her junior and she’s not trying to take anyone that close in age to her child seriously.Elijah Woolford, however, is undeterred. He’s had his eye on Freddie for some time now and is willing to do whatever it takes to break down her walls and get her to let him in...
  • Salacious Desires by Kate Oliver

    Salacious Desires by Kate Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once he fulfills all of her desires, will they be able to walk away from each other? Lily Anderson is finally free from the oppressive life she’d been forced into. As soon as the ink is dry on her divorce papers, she makes a promise to herself to try all the things she’s always dreamed about—starting with visiting Edge. She just had no idea it would be so titillating...
  • Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon

    Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A FELLOWSHIP OF THREE To stand against the F'dor-- an ancient, vile being intent on destroying the world-- a fellowship has been forged: Rhapsody, a Singer of great talent and beauty; Achmed, an assassin with unearthly talents; and Grunthor, a giant of jolly disposition and lethal skill with weapons...
  • Meet Me at the Starlight by Rachel Hauck

    Meet Me at the Starlight by Rachel Hauck

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    1987. Supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to heal from a heartbreak that shattered her entire world. To her surprise, she encounters Matt Knight--a Hollywood A-lister with a bad-boy reputation--who has returned to his hometown to help his plucky grandmother, Tuesday, save her century-old skating rink, the Starlight...
  • Always, Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Always, Angel by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the "New York Times "bestselling author of the Big Bad Wolf paranormal romances, a brand-new novella in the world of the Lost Angels. For millennia, the archangels have searched for their destined mates on earth. Now they are beginning to unite, but for Angel, it is a time of danger and fear...
  • Hellbound With You by KazzenlX

    Hellbound With You by KazzenlX

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    “Little lamb, let me tell you this. You’re standing before the gates of hell right now. Doing this means ruining your life. Are you ready to step down to hell with me?”As the silence dragged on, the man’s lips curved up into a triumphant, mocking smile and his hand landed on her head. He ruffled her hair and leaned in on her.“Hell is not a good place, at least for a little lamb like you...
  • Mayhem and Minnie by Veronica Lancet

    Mayhem and Minnie by Veronica Lancet

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's a neurotic serial killer. She's the woman he cannot kill. Marlowe Spencer-Astor is in a slump. He hasn’t killed a single soul in one hundred seventy four days. Not even therapy could solve his murderous problem, though he promised his mother he’d try.But then he sees a homeless girl by the side of the road.Minnie.She’s naked, dirty and smelly–everything that triggers his OCD...
  • Defy The Ravaged by E.M. Raegan

    Defy The Ravaged by E.M. Raegan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    My name is Willow.His name is Jason.He hated me. I hated him— while silently hiding how much all that hate hurt deep down inside me. But all that was before. Before everything changed. Before I woke up to gunshots and screaming and death.Now he still hates me, along with his Uncle Paulie and their club brothers. But I don’t hate him. I can’t, not after he came for me. Not after he saved me...
  • Alpha & Omega by K. Webster

    Alpha & Omega by K. Webster

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    One smile. One damn beautiful smile infected my heart and soul with such a force that I nearly exploded. All hopes of afterlife and the eagerness to leave this one vanished with that one handsome smile. Thump. My heart gave one painful thud and began beating for the first time in its life. And then he spoke. The beautiful smile had an even more beautiful voice...
  • His Lost Love by Ava Ryan

    His Lost Love by Ava Ryan

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I don't want her back. I want her out of my head...I don't know how his eyes manage to look so hot and so cold at the same time. Eyes like that want to either murder me or screw me...LiamI made my name fixing hearts.Most people know me as a world-class cardiac surgeon.Even more know the device I invented that made billions while saving lives...
  • The Mage by Jean Johnson

    The Mage by Jean Johnson

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    This is the final book in the acclaimed series of "cursed brothers, fated mates, prophecies... destiny and magic."(Robin D. Owens) New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz hails Jean Johnson's writing as "fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and wildly entertaining." Now, Johnson returns for the final book in the series of eight brothers destined to fulfill a strange prophecy...
  • Freaky By Nature by Mia Dymond

    Freaky By Nature by Mia Dymond

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Brett Steele, PI didn't realize there was a politically correct term for stripping until he met Holly London. Initially drawn to her talent, he soon learns there is much more to the "sensual dance" instructor than he thought. Holly has a secret that may change her life forever. When the atmosphere warns her she is the target of a madman, she must expose the secret and trust Brett to stay alive...
  • White Heat by Cherry Adair

    White Heat by Cherry Adair

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Never have the stakes been higher. Never have two people faced greater risks or grappled with deeper desire. Never has Cherry Adair–award-winning author of Hot Ice–burned the pages with so much blazing action and blistering passion. Professional art restorer Emily Greene is in no mood to see the devil-may-care Max Aries...
  • The Acropolis by R.K. Ryals

    The Acropolis by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "We have a new assignment for you, Mr. Reinhardt." These words are not comforting to me. At eighteen, I am a gargoyle who has been demoted because I broke the rules. Now I have a new mission, a new mark to protect. But I don't expect Emma Chase. I don't expect to question my own race. I don't expect to care for my own mark. And I am not prepared for what I find at The Acropolis...
  • Red Mortal by Deidre Knight

    Red Mortal by Deidre Knight

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Leonidas has long led his fellow immortal warriors in battle with quiet, unyielding strength. But when Daphne, Oracle of Delphi, confesses to having loved him from afar, Leo finds his stoic shell breaking away. Just as their love ignites, Daphne's half-brother Ares strips Leonidas of his immortality...
  • Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His Fate is finally in front of him…and he’s never letting go. Morgan and Magnus Grimm return from their search for Skuld, Norn of the Future, only to find that she’s been living under their noses this whole time...
  • Hear No by Lizzy Ford

    Hear No by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's only the end of the world ... Nathan's job for the past three thousand years has been to clean up supernatural messes. Jaded, ruthlessly effective and selfless, he's seen it all and can handle anything - demons, homicidal angels, even bad bosses. His latest challenge: A creature named Shadowman is seeking out the three keys it believes will open portals between earth and hell...
  • Beloved Son by Carole Cummings

    Beloved Son by Carole Cummings

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Newfound love might not be enough. Trust holds the possibility of both salvation and damnation. Circumstances having forced them to seek asylum in Lind, Wil and Dallin are momentarily safe, but find themselves at the center of a convergence they're not sure they're strong enough to face. The power of the land and the Mother awaits Wil in the bowels of Lind, but it comes with strings attached...
  • The Fire Within by Dana Marie Bell

    The Fire Within by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She will set his world ablaze. Detective Dante Zucco has been tasked with bringing a Shemyaza to justice. As a seris Nephilim, his inner fire comes in handy in battle, but not in love. He's been burned before, but maybe this time he'll find a blaze that matches his own. One of the families of the human victims has hired Elizabeth Rand, PI, to investigate the murders...
  • Riven by Alivia Anders

    Riven by Alivia Anders

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE THIRD BOOK TO THE AMAZON BESTSELLING ILLUMINE SERIES!Captured, imprisoned, and left to burn.You know what they say- where there's smoke there's fire...For the last two weeks, Essallie Hanley has been a prisoner, in more ways than one. Held hostage by the Queen, she is forced to endure the mind-numbing pain tearing her body- and soul -apart, killing her with every tick of the clock...
  • Heaven Sent by E. Van Lowe

    Heaven Sent by E. Van Lowe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Readers who devoured Boyfriend From Hell and Earth Angel will be captivated by the third book in the Falling Angels Saga. As summer break for Glendale Union high begins, heartsick Megan awaits Guy's return while struggling to control her emerging abilities. Love is in the air, but can the new loves in Megan, Maudrina, Suze and Aunt' Jaz's life be trusted? Nothing is what it seems...
  • Edge of Darkness by Cherry Adair

    Edge of Darkness by Cherry Adair

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    “Cherry Adair writes for those of us who love romantic-suspense fast and hot.” –Jayne Ann Krentz There was magic between them, along with undeniable passion. An anti-terrorism agent with a warrior's body and a magnetic smile, Duncan Edge is working for T-FLAC's special paranormal unit, on a mission to halt a lethal terrorist cell...
  • Edge Of Fear by Cherry Adair

    Edge Of Fear by Cherry Adair

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    He would rewrite the past to save the woman he loves. The fearless Caleb Edge is one of three brothers assigned to the top-secret paranormal unit of an elite counterterrorism group. As a prized T-FLAC agent, Caleb uses his special mystical gifts to rewind history, halt evil in its tracks, and protect innocent people . . . like Heather Shaw...
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