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A Dream of Flame and Shadow by Eliza Eveland
A blacksmith unable to forge a future. Every time Nevahn closes his eyes, he is haunted by nightmares of fire and blood. Though he’ll take any distraction he can find, his favorite is his daily work at the forge, where he is the master of fire. But he’s been an apprentice too long, and his nightmares are holding him back... -
House of Kallan by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI thought I knew where I belonged. That I had found my happily ever after. Looking back, I was really just blissfully unaware of how unhealthy my family was.Now I'm wandering the world, trying to find my place. Trying to heal my broken heart from a fate that no one could have predicted. The crushing blow was served to me by those who were supposed to love and support me for the rest of my life... -
Hell Fae King by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
The board has been set.The players have been chosen.Vivaxia tried to make Camillia a pawn in our eternal game—when she’s wrong about her.She’s not meant to be a pawn. She’s our queen.The Hell Fae Realm is in dire need of one, especially when rogue Virtuous Fae magic strikes... -
House of Malak by Crea Reitan
I’m the Director of Haven, a newly established sanctuary for all the misused and mistreated humans that The Harem Project recovers from the Division of Silence. I have my hands full, trying to save as many lives as I can.Then a chance meeting has me virtually running into the men that hold a piece of my heavenly soul and my world shifts... -
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Born to be Witchy by A.J. Macey, Jarica James
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAris Calisto was not your basic witch in the world of Akasha; with pink hair, sass, and an unusual upbringing that gave her a unique perspective on things, she wouldn’t accept being held back forever. After many twists, turns, and uphill battles, Aris and her men finally have their happy ever after... -
Rogue Treachery by Miranda May
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWe are the Femme Fatale Freakshow.The things that go bump in the night. The monster of your nightmares. The blade in the shadows. The bitter end you never saw coming.And we are sex personified... -
The Whimsical Wolf's Alphas by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI need to protect my daughter. If that means mating a stranger… or two, so be it.When I lost my mate, leaving me a single father, my heart broke into a thousand pieces. The only thing keeping me going was our beautiful daughter, Thia I vowed to do whatever it took to keep her safe and give her the life she deserves. And I have... -
Death of Gods by Scarlett Dawn, Katherine Rhodes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCruel. Criminal. Cunning. The bestselling VAMPIRE CROWN series continues with Death of Gods. Twisted characters and unfolding schemes fill this next installment with unbeatable darkness. Life is war. The Spine’s broken on S’Kir and there’ll be no reunification of the Druids and Vampires... -
Weaving the Dragon's Heart by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen dragon shifter Elowyn arrives at the keep in the Rocky Mountains, he's just there to help out with a baby who needs a nanny. But what he gets are two very grumpy warrior dragons and a living situation that he's not sure he can handle. He's pretty certain he doesn't want to, in fact... -
House of Agni by Crea Reitan
Beware the fire for it burns. It’s time to find my home. My family. In a world where strength is hunted and those unlike the rest are sentenced to death, my kind are better off in groups. Fire is not something to dabble in and when given the right fuel, it can destroy anything. Thus, we are public enemy number one in the world of supernaturals... -
Witches Be Crazy by A.J. Macey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNothing in Aris Calisto’s life has ever been basic, and after a cauldron full of unexpected events, she finds herself a fugitive. Going on the run should have been the biggest challenge of her life, but after being separated from her tethers, she’s faced with an impossible choice--submit or run.With time ticking down, Aris and her ragtag band of witches have to risk it all... -
Twilight by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMore than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans... -
The Dragon, the Bear, and Their Sugar Glider Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDragons don’t always lay eggs. Sometimes their sugar glider mate does.Alpha dragon shifter Rome is the failure of all dragons. His hoard is useless, he no longer has a flight, and he’s working not one, but two minimum wage jobs to make ends meet. He dreams of life with a mate and a family, but who would want a loser like him?Omega sugar glider shifter Clayborne is adorable. Everyone says so... -
The Owl, the Zebra, and Their Bear Omega by Lorelei M. Hart, Wendy Rathbone
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsArranged matings don’t lead to happy ever afters at least not with your betrothed. Alpha owl shifter Kam loves his small business delivering produce to the local restaurants. The work paid the bills, but better than that, he got to make some pretty good friends along his route... -
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The Complete Chaos of Foxes Trilogy: A Scavenger Story by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat should you do when you're outfoxed?Kenzie is the only non-witch in her family. When her younger sister's powers end up stripped from her, Kenzie promises to find a way to get them back - after all she has a very specific set of skills after trying to make up for not having any powers of her own... -
Their Trials by Avah Larke
Apparently, life isn’t going to get any easier for Rhowyn.With the trials starting, Rhowyn must find a way to use what she’s got, which isn’t much except determination, survival instincts, and her MMA training to somehow make it through to the end without dying. She must learn to rely on her consorts, a concept that’s new to the independent girl that has only ever relied on herself... -
Snowed In: Volume Two by D.E. Scion, Ruby Smoke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSnowed in: Why choose holiday anthology is a collection of original, brand-new short stories for this holiday season.Volume 2 participating authors: D.E. Scion, Taylor Schafer, Ruby Smoke, Kyra Alessy, R. A. Alyse, R.K. Pierce, Jenn Bullard, Jaelle Keyes, Sydney, St... -
To Hell and Back: Enchanted Ink Paranormal MMM Romance by Kelex
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell hath no fury like a Gideon scorned.Gideon Goode is clever as the devil and twice as pretty. He even has the t-shirt to prove it. When the coven takes down a den of demons, it’s him they turn to in order to clean up the mess. While they search for a permanent solution, Gideon uses his power over memory to trap the beasts, caging them within the very humans they possessed... -
Not Quite Whole by Kaye Draper
The phoenix sovereign of Westhold might not want Sam for anything more than their hunter skills, but that won’t stop the sabertoothed hunter from defending their unclaimed mate—and the stupid utopian city of equality that Theo insists on building.Things heat up in the last installment of the Not Quite series…and someone might just get burned... -
A Witch Out of Time by C. Rochelle
**WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS A CLIFFHANGER** It is also RH, with multiple POV, unusual spicy smex, and a focus on romance (including MM) and body positivity. If any of those things don't work for you, please don't read it!Four hundred years is a long time to wait for your fated mates only to have two of them cruelly ripped away... -
Nothing Gained by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSawyer Smith’s life is a hot mess. Hot , because he’s found six of his eight mates. To say things are heating up between them is putting it mildly. A mess , because he’s the Chosen One, the son of a goddess with no powers of his own, tasked with fixing the broken magic in his world... and he has no clue how to do it... -
Maiming by A.K. Koonce
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNothing perfect ever lasts. For the first time in my entire life, I've found a community that accepts me. The village of dragon shifters knows what it's like to be different. These men care about me. And I care about them. I might even love them. Among all that perfection, terror creeps in. It haunts this place during the night... -
Queen Takes More by Joely Sue Burkhart
You wanted more. More Shara. More blood. More Blood. You had so many questions after Shara Isador took the Triune... -
Tangled Warriors by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLucien CummingsThe pestilents are trying to kill him.He’s pretty sure the Water Weaver wants to kill him as well.But after two months of fighting an attraction for a man who couldn’t possibly be his mate, Lucien cracks when he’s pulled into an impulsive threesome with Calder and a sexy man they picked up in a bar.That night was earth shattering... -
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Matched to His Wolves by Lorelei M. Hart, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSometimes the mate you’ve been looking for is only an app away… times two.Human alpha, Troy, is lonely. Sure he has a decent job and a few close friends, but it’s not enough. He sees the life his cousin has, complete with a husband, and can’t help but want the same. When he learns his cousin met the love of his life with the help of a phone app, he signs up. Maybe it will work for him too... -
The Witch Wolf by Noah Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeller and Johnny faced the combined forces of werewolf, witch, and human. Have they finally found peace? Sequestered away Kell adjusts to his existence as the WindWard, and Johnny slowly warms to being a member of the Coven again. Everything changes when Johnny’s childhood friend, Ash, makes an unexpected appearance... -
The Merry Moose's Mates: M/M Shifter by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI love living out in the middle of the woods, far from everyone. It’s the life I choose, and I wouldn’t change anything. My brother thinks I’m throwing my chance at happiness away. What does he know? He hasn’t seen me in two years, works sixty hours a week, and just watched his third marriage crumble... -
Ensnaring Their Rabbit by Jacey Davis
May the Goddess have mercy on anyone who tries to take our mate from us...My twin brother Reeve and I have called Western State Penitentiary our home for the last ten years, and that’s not changing any time soon. We’ve made our peace with that and have grown used to our lives in the only prison in the country that can hold alpha predator shifters like ourselves... -
The Complete Horse Mistress Collection by R.A. Steffan
Carivel was born female, but she has been secretly living as a boy for years in her adoptive village of Draebard. The last thing she needs is to fall for not one, but two unattainable men—a dominating warrior and a reluctant wolf-shifter with a horrific past... -
Under His Embrace by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCan three broken men feel whole again? Inexperienced alpha, Fritz knows he is called to protect Link. The fox shifter has lost everything he loved in a tragic attack, including--he thinks--his mate... -
The Lost and the Hunted - Book One by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat’s the worst part of being a snow leopard shifter? It wasn’t the epic-sized hairballs or the constant nudity. No, it was the fear. The fear of being captured and becoming another statistic, another underground prize. When an unintentional rescue results in some accidental consequences, Celeste knows that the sunny-natured Reese will have her back... -
Their War by Avah Larke
So, life totally sucks right now.It definitely didn’t get any easier and now Rhowyn is at the mercy of Titania as her men flee for their lives. After the mess that Titania has put Rhowyn through, she’s at her limits. No longer willing to stand by the wayside, she decides to forge ahead and become who she was destined to be... -
Their Queen by Avah Larke
Life has thrown a lot of lemons and it’s time to make lemonade.Rhowyn failed in her attempt to fully ascend to the throne and in taking Titania down. She was even responsible for the near fatal injury of one of her mates. So, she makes the decision to go it alone with the help of a friend. If she’s going to become the Queen she’s meant to be, she needs to learn how to rely on herself again... -
Infuse by Maya Nicole
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe last time I saw my brother, he told me to run.So, like a good little princess, I ran away from all that I knew and never looked back. I lived on the literal edge of the realm with a band of gypsies who took me in and showed me my true self.Now, centuries later, I've returned to take a seat on the Infernal Council. I should be excited to be making waves as the first woman on the council... -
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Descendant of Victory by M. Sinclair
Chaos, magic, and love collide in the explosive conclusion to the Descendants series by M. Sinclair.The end has come.The stars cry out in warning as the world eaters approach, and tensions rise as chaos reigns across every realm. Ancient primordial gods drain magic from weaker beings, and war knocks on the door of every kingdom.But no one could have predicted the key to ending it all…me... -
Resting Witch Face by A.J. Macey, Jarica James
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAris Calisto is no longer the newest student at Aether Academy but after her creepy headmaster finds out about her relationship with a professor, she’s finding her seemingly new home is quickly becoming hellsticks. To make matters worse, when someone leaks Aris’s new powers, her and her guys are faced with a Council inquiry... -
Magic, Demons, and the Hunter by J.P. Sayle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThree men, destined to be together. Two believe their third is dead. The third doesn’t even know his mates exist.Mondo suffers from a five-year-old hole in his memory and recurrent dreams of two men. On a mission to Salem to determine if demons are murdering humans, his life becomes complicated when the two men are no longer in his head but a reality.Pierre is struggling... -
Descendant of Glory by M. Sinclair
Chaos. Magic. Love.Three elements to my life that have brought me to this point - traveling to the God realm.I know we can handle whatever the fates decide to toss our way.Yet between visiting Queen Titania’s court and learning far more about my demi-gods’ past than I could have expected... I just hope we can retain some semblance of sanity by the end of this... -
Veiled Flame by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne letter.That was all it took to change the course of my life forever.Typing too quickly in the application program cost me my dreams of finally being accepted for who I am and now I'm stuck here.Discordia University's acceptance made everything I knew go up in a puff of sulfur.Demons are real and they just admitted me into their elite boys' school... -
Trial of the Vampire by Jarica James
Last semester at Obsidian Cove Supernatural Academy ended with Lennox’s heart shattering. Now Evander is stuck in the Regency Prison while she’s forced to stay at school pretending nothing is wrong. She focuses every waking hour on trying to learn how to use her constantly changing powers and free him at the same time... -
Queen Takes Venom by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dark goddess rises..."All things dark and deadly, all creatures of death and magic, all monsters poisonous and fanged, the Mother of Venom calls them all."After thousands of years, the goddess Hekate awakens to answer a sister goddess's call. The Great Mother has need of Hekate's unique bloodline.So the goddess of venom agrees to create an heir... -
Vigil of the Gargoyle by Jarica James
In the wake of the latest high regency drama, the supernatural world is in an upheaval. Lennox and Team Kova are back in Obsidian Cove and doing everything they can to keep their town and academy safe as the supernatural world falls apart around them... -
Veiled Flame: A Paranormal Shifter Demon Academy Romance by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne letter.That was all it took to change the course of my life forever.Typing too quickly in the application program cost me my dreams of finally being accepted for who I am and now I'm stuck here.Discordia University's acceptance made everything I knew go up in a puff of sulfur.Demons are real and they just admitted me into their elite boys' school... -
Blood on the Ice by Cassandra Featherstone
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHonoris. Veritas. Potentia.Turns out killing your traitorous ex-fiancé isn’t considered good form.I knew when I went after Magnus that I’d have to face the consequences of my actions, but the punishment doled out by the Society shocked everyone—including me.Being sent to State U to clean up his damn mess is worse than being executed, if you ask me... -
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Never Let Me Go by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn M/M/M Romance. Benny Lakatos has been with the Hadden Coven for a couple of years now and has healed in many ways from the traumatic years at his home pack. One would think a wolf shifter would feel out of place in a Vampire Coven, but it’s the best home Benny has ever known... -
Warrior Witch by T.L. Hamilton, Katherine Isaac
“Violence may not solve everything, but it sure as f*ck makes me feel better.”Between attempts to tame her out-of-control lightning magic and her job in security, every day has been a battle for untrained witch, Harlow. Which suits her “electrocute first, ask questions never” attitude... -
Harley & Her Ferals by Rosemary A. Johns
My name is Harley, and I’m the only Omega cage fighter.I won’t be tamed. I destroy my nest. But I’m falling hard for my scent matched Alpha who’s trapped alongside me in the underground fight club.He’s feral.He’s a savage, silent champion in the cage. But outside it, he’d burn the world to protect me... -
Shaped by Destiny by Sara Hinds
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“You’re nothing.Just a nobody that wasn’t wanted.”Those words have played in my head since I was five years old.Every night when I close my eyes, I relive that moment. The heat, the smoke, and the cruel smile on her face. For the longest time, I believed them. All I wanted was to find a place to belong, to be needed... -
The Dragon Queen Complete Series Collection by Sam Hall
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHIS IS A COMPLETE SERIES WITH A HEA AT THE END.Want a spicy, dragon rider romantasy series that's complete? Get it here!It Dragon FoundDragon FightDragon QueenBlurb for Book 1:I never intended to bond with a dragon.I definitely didn’t intend to become his wife.Now I must wed the Crown Prince, a man who is as cruel as he is handsome... -
Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole
A terrifying vision of a deadly future…I’ve risked everything to save my brother and taken his place in the Black Guard, and now my vision of his death has changed. I’m the one who’ll be murdered.I don’t know when it will happen, but I’m magically bound to the Black Tower and can’t leave...
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