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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
The Emperor Reborn and His Dearest EnemyCruel tyrant Taxian-jun killed his way to the throne and now reigns as the first ever emperor of the mortal realm. Yet somehow, he is unsatisfied. Left cold and bereft, abandoned by all he held dear, he takes his own life...only to be reborn anew... -
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Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant
The Dark Sword series reins in the magic, passion, and fury of Scotland’s legendary warriors—for whom love is always worth fighting for… DEVIL IN THE FLESH Druid-born and magic-blessed, Isla is one of the deadliest she-devils ever to serve the forces of darkness. As an immortal Highland warrior, it’s up to Hayden Campbell to destroy her and her kind...Categorized as:
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![The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant]()
The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFOR EACH, THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE This book contains three short stories: 1. Dark Descent by Christine Feehan (11 in her Dark Series) an aggressive, multi-talented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. 2... -
![Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas]()
Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
A sarcastically funny, dark fantasy romance reimagining of Hercules from Amazon bestselling author Jasmine Mas.I'm just a girl. And it turns out, I'm Hercules. I'm struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal families who have god-like powers and obscene wealth, rule over all... -
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![Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster]()
Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster
Enemies. Allies. Lovers. When her beloved father was assassinated, Lady Aramina swore revenge. The man responsible is well beyond her grasp, but his dangerously seductive heir, Leo Barrons, is fair game. When Mina obtains evidence proving that Leo is illegitimate, she has the means to destroy both the killer and his son, a man who troubles her heart and tempts her body... -
![Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan
Embrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread... -
![Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven]()
Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven
A woman with power over fire and illusion and an enslaved son of a chieftain battle a corrupt empire in this powerful and deeply emotional romantic fantasy. Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire's capital--her fate to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village's tithe has been the same woman...Categorized as:
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![Awakening The Forgotten Goddess: An Urban Fantasy, Greek Mythology Reimagining by Rebekah Sinclair]()
Awakening The Forgotten Goddess: An Urban Fantasy, Greek Mythology Reimagining by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Underworld, lies become truth, villains become heroes. Trust nothing, and trust no one. Especially yourself.In this sequel to the urban fantasy Greek mythology series, "The Forgotten Goddess," the stakes soar to new heights... -
![The Gathering by Vanessa Nelson]()
The Gathering by Vanessa Nelson
Scarred by a brutal past, she has sworn to help those in need.As one of the Hundred, Yvonne cannot ignore a plea for help, even if all she wants is a quiet life, somewhere safe for her adopted children to grow into adulthood.Safety is in short supply. Young people, some of them children, are going missing in large numbers, leaving bewildered and grieving families behind...Categorized as:
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Haunted by Barbara Cartland
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter serving with distinction in his Regiment with the Duke of Wellington, civilian life bores the handsome Marquis of Heroncourt and he fills his time with empty affaires de coeur that bore him even more. But when his demure, humbly-dressed but beautiful young neighbour Lady Mimosa Field arrives unannounced at his ancestral home, Heron Hall, to beg for his help, he is instantly intrigued... -
![Royal Beasts by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss]()
Royal Beasts by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss
When a two-thousand-year-old curse is the only thing keeping you safe, you should probably just leave it alone.Pie and Pell have finally figured out what the heck is going on with Saint Mark’s Sanctuary. Not only that, they each have a whole bunch of brand-new powers.But all those answers and all that power came with a whole bunch of brand-new problems too.The prisoners.Tomas and his… woman... -
![Vital: The New Protectorate Stories: Volume Four by Abigail Kelly]()
Vital: The New Protectorate Stories: Volume Four by Abigail Kelly
There's power in connection.Josephine Wyeth has only ever known the shadow of war. Sheltered by her father’s secretive work, she exists as both prisoner and caretaker as the violence creeps ever-closer. Once powerless, now she is something a new being crafted by her father’s cruel hands, proof of his genius and threat to all who meet her...Categorized as:
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![Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey]()
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good...and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye... -
![Monsters in Love: Wicked Tales and Monstrous Ever Afters (Monsters in Love) by Evangeline Priest, Vivienne Hart]()
Monsters in Love: Wicked Tales and Monstrous Ever Afters (Monsters in Love) by Evangeline Priest, Vivienne Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMonsters do it better—especially when they fall in love. Dive into this stunning anthology filled with wicked tales and monstrous ever afters. These sweet and steamy short stories feature drool-worthy monsters as they woo and claim their human mates.Scroll up and one-click this limited edition fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction romance collection today... -
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![The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFleeing Victorian London, a witch finds her newfound independence comes with all-new perils—both mortal and immortal.Forever untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents’ disappearances still strike her as unaccountably odd. Her sister’s questionable life and untimely death have left her shaken... -
![A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab]()
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black...Categorized as:
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![The Uses of Illicit Art by Wendy Palmer]()
The Uses of Illicit Art by Wendy Palmer
'Your ridiculous Art. It's as twisty as you are, and that's saying something.'It's twenty years into the reign of Queen Victoria. The Agency for the Benefit of Registered Artisans has been established to help and protect magic-users and regulate their Artworks. The use of illicit Art is heavily punished.The coldly self-possessed Kit Whitely is an Artisan whose specialty is opening doors and locks... -
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The Skriker by D.K. Girl, Danielle K. Girl
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSilas Mercer has faced wily boggarts, mad faerie queens and enraged forest spirits. But can he withstand a daemon who is losing his mind? Pitch and Sickle are left bruised, battered and reeling after their confrontation with the Verderer. They have learned a startling truth behind the arrowhead that wounded Silas, a truth that must be taken to the Lady Satine and the Order without delay... -
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Medusa by Alessa Thorn
The most beautiful gorgon in legend. A blind thief with everything to lose...It's going to be a heist to remember.MEDUSA is book 2 of The Court of the Underworld, a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark dystopian future where Hades rules a court of gods and monsters in modern day Greece. In the city of Styx, Medusa rules her media empire from behind the safety of a thousand screens...Categorized as:
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![Let the Night Begin by Kathryn Smith]()
Let the Night Begin by Kathryn Smith
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA Vampire Will Not Rest Until He Satisfi es His Hunger . . . And what I, Reign, hungered for most of all was Olivia Gavin. I have never met a woman more beautiful, more tantalizing, and so I made her my bride. She promised me her heart and soul . . . in return, I plundered her flesh, and bound her to me for all eternity. Then, terrified of what I'd made her, she fled...Categorized as:
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![Damaged Gods by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss]()
Damaged Gods by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss
When Pie stumbles into a monster’s 2000-year-old curse she has no idea that her life is about to get a bazillion times better. Damaged Gods is a fun, romantic romp through the world of ancient gods and hot monsters where fangs, and horns, and hooves are all part of “the ultimate package”. Now… if only her new monster would put on some pants...Categorized as:
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![Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLibby is a mutant, one of the top burglars and assassins in the world. For a price, she caters to executives’ secret desires. Eliminate your corporate rival? Deliver a priceless art masterpiece or necklace? Hack into another corporation’s network? Libby’s your girl.Climate change met nuclear war, and humanity lost. The corporations stepped in, stripping governments of power...Categorized as:
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![Court of Death by K.A. Knight]()
Court of Death by K.A. Knight
There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them. I made a deal with a god, with death itself to save someone I love. I thought I had the upper hand, but I was wrong. From the moment he saw me, this god was determined to make me his… but his life is filled with death and is no place for the living...Categorized as:
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![The Bandalore by D.K. Girl, Danielle K. Girl]()
The Bandalore by D.K. Girl, Danielle K. Girl
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis second chance at life will be the bloody death of him.Silas Mercer is a dead man. Or at least...he was.Upon waking in his grave, he finds himself without a single memory of the life he once lived. Silas is bewildered and lost, and apparently, now in the employ of the mysterious Order of the Golden Dawn. A secretive organisation who specialise in all things supernatural... -
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![Far From Camelot by Rylee Hale]()
Far From Camelot by Rylee Hale
MerlinThe Kingdom of Camelot did not fall with the death of King Arthur. But I did. I fled to another world because I couldn’t face the shame of my failure, of letting Mordred le Fay kill his own father. Even now, after a thousand years, I hate him.When he shows back up in my life after all this time, that hatred is rekindled. He thinks my hatred equals obsession, but he’s wrong... -
![Tipped in Frost and Blood by Luna Laurier]()
Tipped in Frost and Blood by Luna Laurier
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's never easy taking a life, no matter how tainted their soul had been.But what if it was against your will?With winter's approach comes longer nights, and in the dark of night, Cassie's horrors come to life. Sleep evades her, and when rest finally comes, she finds herself trapped, forced to face the death of the one person she thought she'd wanted to kill...Categorized as:
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![Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
Some things should stay buried. Repressed scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has two skills: reading dead languages and hiding in his office at the Ladysmith Museum. After the tragic death of the friend he secretly loved, he’s ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with a brand-new entry to her Dream-Hunter seriesFor centuries, Ariel has fought the forces of evil and her task was to protect the souls of innocent mortals when they die. Captured by a powerful sorceress, she is transformed into the body of a human who has no memory of her real life or calling... -
![The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn Victorian England a witch and a detective are on the hunt for a serial killer in an enthralling novel of magic and murder.After a nearly fatal blow to the skull, traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London... -
![Heir to the Throne by Katerina Martinez]()
Heir to the Throne by Katerina Martinez
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe mad Queen's crown opened a door to a place I was never meant to go back to. Now I may never leave.A couple of months ago I set foot in the Tempest for the first time. It should've been the last. My Guardian had closed the door to the realm of magic forever, but the Queen's took me back, and now everything's upside down. All I want to do is destroy the crown, but she won't let me... -
![Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister]()
Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhite picket fences can be dangerous to vampires...but the right woman can be worth even the direst of consequences... Pia Thomason doesn’t have a typical life, but she wants one. The husband, the kids, the house in the suburbs…with her fortieth birthday looming, she decides to do something drastic, and joins a singles’ tour through romantic Europe... -
![The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan]()
The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA powerful band of women warriors must face off against an oppressive enemy in one final showdown that will determine their survival and the fate of their world in this concluding volume in Ausma Zehanat Khan's powerful fantasy series—an epic of magic, bravery, adventure, and the fight for freedom that lies "somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R. R. Martin" (Saladin Ahmed)... -
![The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan]()
The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan
The Beast Strange, twisted carvings and hideous gargoyles adorned the palazzo of the great Scarletti family. But a still more fearful secret lurked within its storm-tossed turrets. For every bride who entered its forbidding walls was doomed to leave in a casket. The Bride Mystical and unfettered, Nicoletta had no terror of ancient curses and no fear of marriage..Categorized as:
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![Scholomance 2 by Logan Jacobs]()
Scholomance 2 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Devil's Academy Cole has successfully survived the preschooler exam, and now he’s a full-fledged Scholomance student.More importantly, though, he now has four women bound to him forever.He’s their master, they are his slaves, and they must obey his commands.But his women also gain power and prestige out of the deal, and the Headmistress has taken a special interest in Cole and his coven... -
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![Witches With the Enemy by Barb Hendee]()
Witches With the Enemy by Barb Hendee
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe national bestselling author of The Mist-Torn Witches returns to a world of princes and power, magic and mystery, where two women have the ability to reveal the future and uncover the past…When seers Céline and Amelie Fawe fled Shetâna under threat of death, they vowed never to return. Yet, less than a year later, they are summoned back—to aid the man who once tried to kill them... -
![Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town) by Ray Bradbury]()
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town) by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsOne of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes , now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin... -
![Lost and Found by Nita Round]()
Lost and Found by Nita Round
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA gifted slave. A cursed woman. Together can they gain their freedom?Evie Chester is a slave with a precious gift. Living in a world that both marvels and fears magic and the unexplained.Evie dreams of being free and of acceptance. When an opportunity presents itself for escape she finds herself pursued with a bounty on her head. Eyes are everywhere, nowhere is safe... -
![Harbinger by Philippa Ballantine]()
Harbinger by Philippa Ballantine
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Deacons of the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even when they cannot protect themselves… After the Razing of the Order, Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful Deacons, is struggling to regain control of the runes she once wielded. The Deacons are needed more desperately than ever... -
![A Dark Vampire Curse by Nikki St. Crowe]()
A Dark Vampire Curse by Nikki St. Crowe
A cursed vampire king claims she’s the key he’s been searching for.Emery would think Rhys Roman was insane if it wasn’t for this annoying ability she’s had for her entire life: she can read minds. And oddly enough, she can’t read his.Suddenly, Emery is ushered into a dark, deadly underworld of the city she loves where Rhys is reigning king... -
![Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes]()
Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA treacherous bride.A heartbroken groom.Is their marriage over before it’s begun?Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She’s surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home.But to do so means to give up on the alliance. Which would spell disaster for her people... -
![Night Sector by Lexi C. Foss]()
Night Sector by Lexi C. Foss
I never wanted a mate.Especially not her—the notorious assassin known for killing Alphas.But as fate would have it, she became mine.Fortunately, we have an agreement. One where I rarely have to see her and she pretends I don't exist.Everything’s fine.Until she’s kidnapped by a sadistic Vampire Alpha hellbent on turning her into his own personal Omega blood bag... -
![This Dark Wolf by Everly Frost]()
This Dark Wolf by Everly Frost
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsI am a wolf shifter born with a human soul.Packless. Mateless. Unable to bond.Cast out of my pack, I live in a supernatural safe house filled with broken women. Other women come and go, but I remain.I'm waiting.For him.Tristan Masters—the ruthless alpha of the most vicious pack in the city.He fought for my life when my pack wanted to kill me. He saved me. I should be able to trust him...Categorized as:
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![Night of the Huntress by Kathryn Smith]()
Night of the Huntress by Kathryn Smith
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBishop has been a vampire for 700 years and though he wishes nothing more than to live his life in peace, getting humans to believe that vampires are not monsters is a difficult task, and vampire hunters like The Reaper make it even more difficult. Believing that a vampire killed her mother, Irina leads a band of vigilantes, determined to rid the world of these monsters...Categorized as:
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![The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr]()
The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDr. Eliza Jekyll, heroine of the electrifying The Diabolical Miss Hyde—an edgy steampunk retelling of the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—investigates a bizarre murder case in an alternate Victorian London while battling her treacherous secret half: Lizzie Hyde.Solving the infamous Chopper case has helped crime scene physician Dr... -
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![Darling, there are wolves in the woods by L.V. Russell]()
Darling, there are wolves in the woods by L.V. Russell
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe woods are dark and wicked,and perhaps some things would be better off staying lost…Teya Jenkins is ten years old when her sister is taken.Niven is never found, because no one knows where to look.No one but Teya that is, who heard the whispers of the treesand saw the beautiful creatures that dwelled in the shadows... -
![The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James]()
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
Sarah Piper's lonely, threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist a ghost hunter. Alistair Gellis-rich, handsome, scarred by World War I, and obsessed with ghosts- has been summoned to investigate the spirit of nineteen-year-old maid Maddy Clare, who is haunting the barn where she committed suicide... -
![Of Visions & Secrets by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Of Visions & Secrets by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
The darkness took Emma's brother. Now it yearns to claim her.When Emma Mather's twin brother, Elliot, goes missing from Arnsmouth University, she is determined to stop at nothing to find him. Yet as she follows the clues left behind, she learns that there are far more sinister monstrosities lurking in the shadows of her city than she could have ever imagined...Categorized as:
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![The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson]()
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsAn extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time. The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexually adept, who dwells in the moral vacuum that is modern life. As the book opens, he is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows...Categorized as:
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![Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer]()
Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Profound and enthralling. This book is a delicate dream, mixing its own internal mythology with a brutal tale of prejudice and human frailty. I can't recommend it enough. Tanzer is absolutely one to watch." --Seanan McGuire, bestselling, award-winning author of In an Absent DreamAmityville baywoman Ellie West fishes by day and bootlegs moonshine by night... -
![Dracula, My Love: The Secret Journals of Mina Harker by Syrie James]()
Dracula, My Love: The Secret Journals of Mina Harker by Syrie James
The bestselling author of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen has crafted her most powerful novel yet, in which she uncovers the thrilling untold story of Mina Harker and her forbidden love with Dracula...
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