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Avaritia by Colette Rhodes
If there’s one thing Verity will consistently do, it’s spontaneously make terrible decisions. Sometimes they work out well—so far, smuggling her rescue cat into the shadow realm has been a great success—but more often than not, she ends up with a bigger mess to clean up than she started with...Categorized as:
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![Wild Scottish Love by Tricia O'Malley]()
Wild Scottish Love by Tricia O'Malley
Wicked banter, kitchen witches, and hot men in kilts make this friends-to-lovers modern day Scottish fairytale a romping good time. I draw the line at serving people grasshoppers for dinner. As luck would have it, on the same day I quit my job as head chef at Suzette’s, a fine-dining restaurant in Boston, I was offered an opportunity to open a restaurant at a castle in Scotland... -
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![Green and Gold by Gwendolyn Harper]()
Green and Gold by Gwendolyn Harper
Sloane Brady should have watched where she was walking...After upending her high pressure life in Chicago, Sloane elects herself as caretaker of her ailing grandfather, moving in with him in the rural Irish village he calls home... -
![Love Bites Hard by Lola Glass]()
Love Bites Hard by Lola Glass
I agreed to marry the new werewolf king in exchange for my freedom. But now he's holding me hostage on his pack's land. Did I mention that he bit me, publicly, to claim me? Or that he's so lost in the darkness of his past that he's basically feral? If I could grow fur myself, maybe the situation would be a simpler one, but I can't... -
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![Sin: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine]()
Sin: The Mate Games by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
I always thought I’d start the apocalypse. Instead I’ve been asked to help end it.How does one stop the end of the world, you might ask? You gotta knock up Lucifer’s vessel before he does.I know, I know. I was surprised too. But let me tell you, if ever there was an incubus made for the job, it’s me.With a name like Sin, you’d think this should have been the easiest task I’d ever been assigned...Categorized as:
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![The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score]()
The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score
From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Left Behind Her spray-tanned, self-absorbed news anchor ex-husband careening back into her life was not on this psychic detective's bingo card. But not only does Griffin Gentry show up unexpectedly at Riley Thorn's door―the real shock is that he's begging for her help... -
![Wild Scottish Knight by Tricia O'Malley]()
Wild Scottish Knight by Tricia O'Malley
Opposites attract in this modern-day fairytale when American, Sophie MacKnight, inherits a Scottish castle along with a hot grumpy Scotsman who is tasked with training her to be a magickal knight before the Kelpies wreak havoc on the people of Loren Brae. The knight was supposed to be a man.Not me, Sophie MacKnight, a marketing associate from California... -
![Mantras & Minotaurs by Ashley Bennett]()
Mantras & Minotaurs by Ashley Bennett
Leviathan Fitness is a sanctuary for monsters, muscles, and a widow on a journey of self-discovery.When Pam Rollins decides to shake things up after her kids leave the nest—she makes two major changes. Starting yoga classes and joining a dating app. After her daughter urges her to connect with other singles, Pam meets a minotaur who is ready to sweep her off her feet...Categorized as:
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![Hard for a Harpy by Lauren Connolly]()
Hard for a Harpy by Lauren Connolly
Zara plans on finding a magical mate, starting a small family, and living a quiet life as a harpy in the town of Folk Haven. She does not plan on dating a sensual witch who hates magic. When Zara’s ex messes up her chance for happily ever after, she decides to organize her approach to love...Categorized as:
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![The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck by Kylie Scott]()
The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck by Kylie Scott
“Be quiet and listen: He is cheating on you. The name of your soulmate is Alistair George Arthur Lennox. You will be passed over for the promotion. The winning numbers are 5-8-12-24-39-43. And I’m very sorry to tell you this, but you will die next Sunday.” When Lilah Goodluck saves the life of Good Witch Willow as they’re crossing a busy L.A... -
![Petals and Plot Twists by Jenny Proctor]()
Petals and Plot Twists by Jenny Proctor
Unlucky in love Sophie Stewart might need a miracle to find her one true love…or maybe just a little bit of magic.Sophie Stewart knows a lot about plants. The rooftop garden she tends and beautifies is ample evidence of that. What she doesn’t know is anything about love, not with her long track record of always picking the wrong guy... -
![The Serendipity: a whimsical romance by Emma St. Clair]()
The Serendipity: a whimsical romance by Emma St. Clair
He’s a no-nonsense businessman. She’s a free-spirited baker. But the magical building they live in seems to think they’re a perfect match… When billionaire Archer Gaines needs to escape his father’s corrupt shadow and a related scandal, he purchases The Serendipity, a historic apartment building far from New York City... -
![Healing Magic & Playboys by Lauren Connolly]()
Healing Magic & Playboys by Lauren Connolly
Ava Bellerose may use men to charge up her healing magic, but that doesn’t mean she wants to date one. She’s fine living life as a single witch working a day job as a college librarian and spending nights as the masked performer Pearl at The Jewelry Box. Every routine on the stage means more magic power in the bank, courtesy of the customers craving her body... -
![Glamour & Gumballs by Lola Glass]()
Glamour & Gumballs by Lola Glass
I'm being forced to play in the world's worst reality game show, Survival of the Mated . In the end, I'll have to choose which one of the three hot, gigantic fae finalists I'm going marry.I knew this was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier.Neither does the rain that won't stop falling.Or the fact that one of the guys on the island, Rhett, doesn't want to be here any more than I do...Categorized as:
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![A Very No Strings Halloween by Kayley Loring, Connor Crais]()
A Very No Strings Halloween by Kayley Loring, Connor Crais
Halloween: it’s a holiday where people shed their boring everyday personalities and become fantastic beings ready for an epic party. Well, guess what? That’s Billy Boston 24/7, 365, baby! It’s who I was before I became a millionaire and it’s who I’ll always be.My beautiful next door neighbor, Donna, is a hardworking nurse who takes her job seriously and her fun even more so...Categorized as:
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![The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner]()
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is given a second chance at fixing her life and trying one year all over again. Perfect for readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle. Sadie Thatcher’s life has fallen apart in spectacular fashion...Categorized as:
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![By the Horns by Jemma Croft]()
By the Horns by Jemma Croft
When Joey Silver stumbled into the wrong classroom at night school, she never expected to find love. Especially not with a minotaur.Joey likes things fast. Life, relationships, driving. But when she mixes up the rooms and walks into Cake Decorating 101 instead of the speed correctional course she’d been ordered to do, she finds herself in uncharted territory. He’s there. He’s big, and surly... -
![Cam's Treasure by Stella Rainbow]()
Cam's Treasure by Stella Rainbow
Cam and Micah have been waiting for their mates for years, but they didn't expect them to crash into their lives. Literally.CamAfter roaming the world looking for our two mates, Micah and I returned home to Mistvale because we missed our family and clan. Of course, if we'd remembered Mistvale was Fate-blessed, we might have saved ourselves all that trouble... -
![One Night Only: A Shifter Romance Novella by Elle Kayson]()
One Night Only: A Shifter Romance Novella by Elle Kayson
Zuri Price has no intention of responding to the strange invitation she’d received to some unknown place called the Red Key Club. She doesn’t even like Valentine’s Day, after all. But a charming neighbor and a cheating boyfriend change her mind and, skeleton key in hand, Zuri steps into a new world and into a painful but unforgettable memory of her old one...Categorized as:
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![Wish You Weren't Here by Gracie Ruth Mitchell]()
Wish You Weren't Here by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Clementine has accidentally freed a British genie from his ancient British teapot, and she’s not thrilled about it.However, appalled by his living conditions—and grudgingly impressed by his jawline—she vows to set him free. But before he can join the human world, the genie must prove he can live like a human—and he must do it in one month, or he’ll fade away for good...Categorized as:
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![Petty Cupid by Sarah Blue]()
Petty Cupid by Sarah Blue
What’s a cupid to do when she lies about having a date for the Valentine’s Day Ball?Think outside of the heart-shaped box. With revenge on her mind, she’s hunting for another being in the veil who might escort her to the biggest event in Cupidale.What starts as a ploy to make her ex-boyfriend jealous quickly turns into something far more complicated... -
![One More Wish by Lindsey Lanza]()
One More Wish by Lindsey Lanza
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAlways be careful what you wish for. Maya Bloom has a secret.For as long as she can remember, all her wishes have come true. One quick plea to the universe, and whatever she wants is hers. The they always backfire.Which is why Maya is done wishing. Well, until her wedding day when she’s in desperate need of the truth...Categorized as:
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![Your Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn Hyde]()
Your Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn Hyde
A runaway bride. A grumpy 600-year-old vampire pretending to be human. A disaster waiting to happen.What could possibly be the most infuriating thing to a vampire disgusted by the internet? A twenty-six-year-old social media influencer that just ran out on her cheating ex fiance and insists on staying in Vlad’s quiet castle...Categorized as:
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![The Cat Returns to Adderly by Sam Burns]()
The Cat Returns to Adderly by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOrphaned, Luke Miller is left alone and homeless with only his cat for company. But Wentworth is more than an average feline, and when Luke makes a set of leather boots to keep his paws safe, it might help them both find the path to where they belong. Previously published in Fables Retold under the same title... -
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![Santa's Secrets by K.C. Wells, Meredith Russell]()
Santa's Secrets by K.C. Wells, Meredith Russell
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAnthony has a secret.One Christmas Eve when he was twelve, he found Santa laying presents under the tree.He never told a soul. And the following year he snuck out of bed to see if he could repeat the event.Every Christmas Eve for more than forty years, he and Santa have met, only now, they’re friends. But although Anthony is ageing, Santa hasn’t changed since that first night...Categorized as:
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![A Gargoyle Gripe by Sabrina Cassidy]()
A Gargoyle Gripe by Sabrina Cassidy
When your witchy family has lived on Monster Island for generations there’s certain standards to uphold.Too bad my only claim to magic is being able to heal people through baking. A power my ex-fiancé Brad never fails to give me grief over. After he cheated and left me, I buried myself in pastries. It was better to be alone than to trust my heart to anyone else...Categorized as:
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![Love is Trash in Hallow's Cove by Emily Antoinette]()
Love is Trash in Hallow's Cove by Emily Antoinette
After a string of awful relationships and cheating exes, Hayley is fed up with dating. Her solution? Swear off dating humans and look for a monster mate in Hallow’s Cove.When she moves to the quaint town inhabited by more monsters than humans, she quickly realizes that finding her match isn’t as simple as she’d hoped...Categorized as:
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![Catch and Release by Isabel Murray]()
Catch and Release by Isabel Murray
Joe McKenzie’s high-flying London life imploded six years ago, and it happened dramatically enough that paramedics were involved. That’s all in the past. Now, Joe couldn’t be happier living a solitary life as a fisherman on England’s wild northern coast.Okay, he could be happier.It’s not like he’s depressed or anything but, you know. The weather’s not great. Life’s a bit samey...Categorized as:
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![Raphael by Toby Wise]()
Raphael by Toby Wise
Raphael has resigned himself to being the matchmaker but never the match. Dating and intimacy are scary, but there’s something about Damien that draws him in. Maybe it’s the lightheartedness that Damien always projects. Maybe it’s his cute horns and dexterous tail. Either way, before Raphael knows it, he’s longing to have Damien as more than just his friend...Categorized as:
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![Boss Level by Kira Roman]()
Boss Level by Kira Roman
Moonlight's story isn't over yet... This is the last, and final book of the series. It's an MMFMMMMMMMMM PNR Romance... -
![I Accidentally Hooked Up with a Vampire by Jessica Cage]()
I Accidentally Hooked Up with a Vampire by Jessica Cage
Who needs a job when you just signed a new mortgage?When Whitney Harris loses her dream job as an art broker, she drowns her sorrows in a few too many cocktails. But her night takes a turn for the bizarre when she accidentally hooks up with Domino, a drop-dead gorgeous vampire with a flair for the dramatic and a taste for trouble...Categorized as:
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![A Selkie's Secret by Lauren Connolly]()
A Selkie's Secret by Lauren Connolly
She’s here to claim her mate. So, why is she looking at his best friend?Isla Brown saw the will of the Gods when they revealed her fated partner at the age of sixteen. But who needs to rush into a mating that young? Older now, Isla has returned to her childhood home on Lake Galen and is ready to build a life with her selkie mate...Categorized as:
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![Vexing the Viper by Ashley Rayne]()
Vexing the Viper by Ashley Rayne
NikoBeing a Gorgon in a world predominantly run by humans isn’t easy. Creelin U was supposed to be my sanctuary, the one place I could be myself without the stares and whispers.Until it wasn’t.They have officially opened their doors to humans, and now there’s one in particular who seems to get under my skin. A human who’s sunshiny aura has me wondering if I should change my ways... -
![Bred by the Dragon by Lyonne Riley]()
Bred by the Dragon by Lyonne Riley
Sammy is on her fifth visit to DreamTogether, a breeding program designed to help monsters create the families they’ve always wanted. But as hard as she and her dragon partner have tried to create a hatchling, every test turns up negative.Dragons are dying out, so Zakarion came to DreamTogether to continue his species... -
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![Claimed in Forbidden by Keira Blackwood, Liza Street]()
Claimed in Forbidden by Keira Blackwood, Liza Street
I don’t date—especially when it comes to humans. She rolls in like a bulldozer, smashing all my rules to bits. She’s human, and she’s my mate. She’s got scrapbooks. She’s got dreams. She’s got an obnoxious tendency to micromanage everything I do. It’s her bed and breakfast and her renovation project, but I don’t take orders. I can’t stop watching her...Categorized as:
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![The Flamingo's Fated Mate by Elva Birch]()
The Flamingo's Fated Mate by Elva Birch
To win his mate, he'll have to put his foot down.Anita is tickled pink when billionaire Frank Wilson picks her little bakery to provide desserts for The Wet and Wild Charity Gala. But what was supposed to be the opportunity of a lifetime turns into the storm of a century...Categorized as:
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![Wicked by D.D. Prince]()
Wicked by D.D. Prince
Wolf shifter Riley Savage thought his fated mate was lost in the river almost seven years ago. But when it’s revealed that not only is she alive, but also she’s a witch who’s been hiding from him, fury doesn’t begin to describe how Riley feels. He’s determined to get answers and hits nothing but dead ends. And then she shows up in Arcana Falls... -
![Clouds & Daydreams: Part 1 by Elizabeth Knight]()
Clouds & Daydreams: Part 1 by Elizabeth Knight
Clouds & Daydreams is going to be the omegaverse so sweet it gives you cavities!Sweet artist omega Bailey-Rose is dumped by the only man she thought would love her because of her congenital heart condition. Cut off from being able to participate in the national Scent Matching services Bailey-Rose has decided she will be single for life after this heartbreak... -
![From Cocktails to Sleigh Bells by Wren K. Morris]()
From Cocktails to Sleigh Bells by Wren K. Morris
It was one night before Christmas, but for Cole and Kris, one night might not be enough.Nicole “Cole” Barnes can’t seem to summon any Christmas cheer, not even while donning her best irreverent reindeer sweater for her bar’s annual contest. Slipping on the ice after a long Christmas Eve shift feels like the perfect nightcap to her lackluster holiday… until she’s rescued by a handsome stranger... -
![Wishful Thinking by Evangeline Anderson]()
Wishful Thinking by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Swann Sisters Chronicles, Book 1 How do you ditch your Fairy Godmother? As her 25th birthday approaches, mild-mannered Philomena Swann lives in terror of her annual birthday wish. Sure, she has a disinterested fiance and a misogynistic boss, but from experience she knows wishing both away could result in disaster. Why? Because she and her sisters are one-eighth fairy... -
![The King and His Vigilant Valet by Charlie Cochet]()
The King and His Vigilant Valet by Charlie Cochet
JEAN The past has a way of catching up with you, even if you are immortal. I’ve spent thousands of years as the valet and companion to the powerful King of All Shifters. It has been my honor and duty to protect, serve, and advise him. I never intended to fall in love with him. My past is filled with death and bloodshed, but I never once regretted keeping Alarick safe...Categorized as:
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![The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson]()
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson. Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months... -
![This Spells Love by Kate Robb]()
This Spells Love by Kate Robb
A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but she wakes up in an alternate reality where she’s lost more than she wished for in this witty, whimsical friends-to-lovers debut...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Sutton by J.D. Light]()
Sweet Sutton by J.D. Light
Sutton Hilliard I've been watching my sexy neighbor lounge around his back yard in the nude for like three months now. Like a creepy weirdo, I do it with all the lights in my house off, so he won't know I'm there. When I think he is being attacked by wild animals, I run out to save him, shotgun in hand. And that is how I find out about shifters, mates and chosen... -
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![Claiming a Demon by Amy Padilla]()
Claiming a Demon by Amy Padilla
As an exuberant extrovert, Zach has been known to adopt nervous introverts and take them under his wing. So when he sees the quiet demon struggling to find a gift for his friends, he can’t help but step in. So maybe he’s also drumming up business for his job. Who says you can’t multitask? But this demon is in need of more than a massage, and Zach finds himself falling head first...Categorized as:
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![Monster Match by Isabel Jordan]()
Monster Match by Isabel Jordan
She met a hot reanimated dead guy at a monster speed dating event. Then things really got weird…Lucy West wasn’t looking for a husband at the Monster Match. She was just there to admire some gothic architecture and score a free meal.Then she met him.Viktor Adamovic defied science. Literally. He was amonster who’d been stitched together from multiple, um, donors and resurrected centuries ago...Categorized as:
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![A Cupid Bet by Sedona Ashe, Starling Dax]()
A Cupid Bet by Sedona Ashe, Starling Dax
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsStupid cupids, save your arrows and stop betting on me.I’m not playing hard to get.I just don’t want to fall in love! Seen it, gagged over it.No thanks.I don’t care how hard those two sexy cupids try to make me fall for someone. It’s not happening! Thanks for the effort boys… but I’ll pass.Besides, I know their secret.I’m nothing more than a bet to them...Categorized as:
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![Wish I Were Here by Melissa Wiesner]()
Wish I Were Here by Melissa Wiesner
Opposites attract when a buttoned-up professor and carefree doorman must restore a magically missing identity in this sparkling romance, perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens and Ashley Poston.For type-A mathematician Catherine Lipton, growing up with a free-spirited single dad who worked part-time as a clown was more than a little stressful... -
![The 7 Rules of Moving On by Jess K. Hardy]()
The 7 Rules of Moving On by Jess K. Hardy
A lighthearted, sweet and steamy Valentine's Day novella perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Emily Henry, Rosie Danan, and a little bit of magic with their romance!For jingle writer Kissie Mitchell, rules are all that stand between order and chaos...Categorized as:
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![Dating Cupid by Eve Langlais]()
Dating Cupid by Eve Langlais
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRoxanne knows where she’d like to shove Cupid’s arrow. Tired of cheating men and false promises of love, Roxanne launches a campaign against Cupid’s Dating Service. But it’s hard to smear a company when you’ve got the hots for the owner. Maverick Eros is more than the CEO of CDS, he’s Cupid himself...
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