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My Eternal Light by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsKincaid Bayberry has been serving with the Eta unit since coming of age and only recently feels like he’s a true warrior. With Kendrick’s help, his magic seems to be cooperating for once, and he’s making a difference. But, with a mate on the way and so much at stake, he knows that even a single mistake could result in tragedy, which has skyrocketed his anxiety... -
Martyr's Promise by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen Summer Mackenzie and her boyfriend disappear in the fog-shrouded forests of Northern California, it sets off more than one alarm. The sheriff’s department is looking for them, the state rangers are on their trail, and even private security companies have gotten involved...Categorized as:
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The Midnight Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThree Anita Blake novels in collector's edition hardback; Lunatic Cafe, Bloody Bones and Killing... -
No Crone Unturned by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsScout Randall is on the verge of getting information about her past. Patience has never been one of her virtues, though. As she’s waiting for her source to get settled, a new problem arises … and it has fangs. When she was a kid, a chance encounter in a park left Scout questioning the existence of monsters... -
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Freaky Lies by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Mystic Caravan Circus is a place of magic and mayhem. Unfortunately for Poet Parker these days, it’s also packed full of lies. It’s been more than a week since she found out an unsightly Her boss Max is her boyfriend’s father. Despite giving Max an ultimatum, he’s yet to tell Kade Denton the truth, and that’s left Parker in a sticky situation... -
Pearl Sky by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“If you want to make something new, my Benjamin, be wary of what you unmake in the process.”It’s not just any holiday season for Ben and Tenzin. Elder Zhang’s oldest servant is reaching the century mark and Ben and Tenzin arrive to honor him, but no sooner have they landed on Penglai Island than they’re confronted with the theft of a priceless artifact...Categorized as:
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Club Vampyre by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsClub Vampyre brings together the first three Anita Blake novels, this collection looks at the adventures of the woman vampires call The Executioner.I'm Anita Blake, expert on creatures of the night. Vampires call me The Executioner. What I call them isn't repeatable. Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead equal rights, most people think vampires are just ordinary folks with fangs... -
Paladin's Kiss by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt’s the vampire wedding of the century… and maybe the end of an empire.The upper echelons of immortal society have gathered in New Orleans, all of them curious to witness the joining of Gavin Wallace, the immortal business mogul, to the human woman who captured his heart... -
The Vampire and the Case of the Hellacious Hag by Heather G. Harris, Alyse Gibbs
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to where the dead don’t always stay that way.When a human inspector drops dead in the Chrome Mine, things get messy fast. The dwarves are up in arms, swearing the mine is cursed, and when a second body turns up—this time without its head—all fingers point to the local hag.But I’ve met Matilda. She’s terrifying, sure, but she doesn’t seem like the elaborate crime scene type... -
Badge of Honor by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Epilogues: Part IHadley has worked her butt off to earn her title as Potentate of Atlanta. All that’s left for her is the gauntlet. A show of prowess for the citizens of Atlanta. A taste of what their new POA can do. She’s ready to dazzle them and bring home the prize.Until an old friend gets kidnapped. The price of his freedom? Her flunking the gauntlet...Categorized as:
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A Bender of Spirit by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Reapers have found Unending. But now she must find herself... Continue the journey. Buy now... -
Client from Hell by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStep one: add some gasoline.Step two: light a match.Step three: watch the devil’s house burn.As far as plans go, Sandra Moore rather likes hers. It’s simple. It gets the job done. It reduces the devil’s house to smoldering ruins.Life is good—at least for the year she has left of it, assuming the devil doesn’t kill her first...Categorized as:
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Pet Psychic Mysteries Boxset Books 5-8 by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTalking animals. Quirky cases. An enchanting town. This series has it all, like you’ve never read before!Jolene Hartgrave, here! I went from being a top dog lawyer to a hangdog pet psychic in the ruff part of town, all thanks to a pesky curse that gave me the gift of gabbing with animals.But my luck is finally looking up... -
Rising Darkness by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 29 ratings“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. One last salvage and the final battle with Orion and the demon hordes will be upon me. I don't know the name of the person I'm Tracking, or what she looks like so finding her is going to be . .Categorized as:
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Chameleon's Challenge by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLibby's chameleon mutation has led to a lucrative career as a thief and assassin. She normally doesn't worry about the comfort of corporate executives, but when she stumbles onto the grisly murder of a rich man's mistress, it gets her attention.The murder leads Libby to believe her best friend's life is in danger, and she vows to protect her...Categorized as:
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Chameleon's Death Dance by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEven a chameleon can be a target. Libby makes her money as a thief and an assassin, but a girl has to have a cover. To her surprise, her business installing security systems in 23rd century Toronto is taking off, as is her romance with Wil—North America’s top cop. Then an insurance company hires her to recover a fortune in stolen art and jewelry... -
Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsI used to murder people for money, but these days it’s more of a survival technique. Once an assassin, always an assassin. So much for being plain old Gin Blanco. With every lowlife in Ashland gunning for me, I don’t need another problem, but a new one has come to town...Categorized as:
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A Birth of Fire by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to Book 1 of Season 9, the beginning of a brand new story...It's been a year since GASP brought Ta'Zan's reign of terror to an abrupt end. A year in which all The Shade's residents have enjoyed a much-deserved break. Relationships have blossomed. Babies have been born. And peace has settled throughout the realms... -
Boot Scootin' Boogeyman by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHannah Hickok didn’t know she was a witch but now that she’s embracing her destiny, she can’t wait to learn about magic. Given the trouble that seems to find Casper Creek on a regular basis, that’s probably a good thing.Cooper Wyatt is enjoying watching Hannah open up and learn about herself... -
Forsaken by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThis description contains spoilers, don't read it if you aren't caught up with the series!Being Alpha of the North American Pack is like being a small-town sheriff — nobody wants the job, but someone’s gotta do it.For the most part, Elena Michaels likes it just fine, even if it means dealing with arrogant misogynists in the werewolf world who are convinced that a woman isn’t up to the job...Categorized as:
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Soldier by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJulie and her Griffin unit are sent from one mission to the next as the tension in the para world rises.The emergence of Julie’s magic has come just in time to help her fight the para group taking their efforts to remove the Eternity Queen to deadly lengths... -
A Piece of Scythe by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDeath’s Scythe is missing. Broken into three pieces and scattered across the universe—Taeral and his team must retrieve it if they wish to save their worlds from certain destruction.But they have no idea what sort of obstacles lie in the path of such a mission. And even though Seeley has been tasked with following them, he has been forbidden to intervene… No matter what.Return to the adventure... -
A Phantom of Truth by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe final Reaper. The final chance.. -
A Fate of Time by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinally armed with a complete Thieron, Taeral has had to make a desperate choice. But with Death nowhere to be found, he can no longer rely on her to end this. That responsibility rests on his shoulders now... as it was always meant to, in the end. Grab your copy of Season 9's thrilling finale... -
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A Search for Death by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhere does Death dwell? It's the question of the century. Perhaps even the millennium. Because the Hermessi are growing dangerously close to completing their catastrophic ritual, and if Death can't stop them, no one will... -
A Blade of Thieron by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn spite of the news about his father, Taeral has no choice but to push forward with the mission and retrieve the second piece of Death’s scythe: the blade. But the Soul Crusher, the blade’s reaper guardian, has a plan to protect it—one that will test the team’s friendship in a way nothing has done before.Meanwhile, back in The Shade, Derek and Sofia are heading up a task of their own... -
Bountiful Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe autumn equinox is drawing near and the mystical town of Myrtlewood is plunged into a spellbinding adventure.Rosemary's chocolate shop is thriving with the help of Papa Jack, but it isn't long before town is under attack by mysterious swampy monsters, and the local election reveals a dark side to the normally peaceful village... -
Southern Omens by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPepper in her first trimester...and what a trimester it is!All of Magnolia Cove is buzzing when soothsayers arrive to offer blessings to Pepper's and Axel's unborn child. But when one of the soothsayers foresees death, the celebration quickly turns sour.Don't worry because there is a solution... -
An Origin of Vampires by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if the Elders were not the beginning? Amal and Amane have discovered something remarkable: the location of the protein which allows Derek to walk in the sun, even as a vampire.Along with Tristan and Esme Vaughn, the grown-up grandchildren of Anna and Kyle, Derek and Sofia set out to learn more about the world from which the protein originates - and, most importantly, its residents... -
Gunner by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA bear shifter in need of redemption. A mate in need of revenge. Something called to Gunner. Something he could not describe. A need to go into the mountains. He’d heeded the call even though he had no idea what he’d find. Certainly, he’d never expected to find his mate. Gunner had long stopped hoping she would walk into his life. Not that Sadie did walk into his life... -
Bitten in the Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJilted at the altar a month before her fortieth birthday. Poor Hailey. Midlife really does have a crisis. Or is it that midlife is the crisis? Either way, it sucks.Hailey Whitfield can’t take anymore run-ins with her ex. It’s time for a big change.She’s never considered moving away, but it’s her best plan yet... -
Rebel Vampire by Brogan Thomas, Poppy Royana
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey warned her to be more careful. If she’d listened, she wouldn’t be staring down the ultimate betrayal. Tru Dennison won’t be burned again. Still reeling from her angel mentor breaking her heart, the half-vampire, half-unicorn shifter greets everyone with suspicion...Categorized as:
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A Purge of Nature by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne thousand and one fae. An ancient full-moon ritual. A final battle that will shape the fate of the universe…Prepare for the unputdownable GRAND FINALE of Season 8... -
Steel Heart by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith the Hope Diamond locked around her throat, Jesse Alexander finds herself in the unfortunate position of being a walking national treasure. With the Starfall stone poised to pulse and flood the world with more of its magic, she must figure out how to remove it before she becomes its pawn yet again. Unfortunately, the stone has a mind—and plans—of its own... -
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Animal Rescue Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen closure threatens the animal sanctuary in Bear Creek, Ronni knows she has to act. And act fast. But finding the money needed to buy the land before it’s sold seems impossible. However, she soon realizes she is not alone. Especially when fate steps in and her mate walks into her office—in the heavenly form of Lucas Chance. Tall, dark, and handsome.. -
Dowser Series: Box Set 1 by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThree bestselling urban fantasies from award-winning author Meghan Ciana Doidge. Dowser 1, 2, and 3 complete the first of three trilogies in the Dowser Series. The magic and mayhem continues in books four to nine.The customer looked familiar, like maybe he'd been in the bakery a few times before. The vampire, however, was new... -
Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe next thrilling book in Jennifer Estep’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Elemental Assassin series—“an extraordinary series… One of the most intriguing heroines in the genre” (Romantic Times Book Reviews). Keep your friends close but your enemies within stabbing distance... -
Eagle Eye by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Jack—the tiger shifter turned PI—gets a visit from an old friend ……the friend is hiding a dangerous secret.What happens when a cunning rogue tries to steal a treasure—and Jack's girlfriend, too?Tess is enchanted by a mysterious eagle that keeps visiting her at her pawnshop. But eagles aren't the only thing endangered when a criminal mastermind decides to make Dead End his home...Categorized as:
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Pig Little Lies by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn elixir party gone sour. An expired entrepreneur. Can a cursed shifter discover what’s in love potion number crime? After confessing her dark secret, Jolene is left devastated when her cop-crush, Peter, ghosts her. But when a popular potion maker drinks her last draught, Jolene and Peter are forced to team up to find the butcher behind the brew... -
Mouse of Cards by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA cursed sleuth. A gallery of secrets. Will this cryptic case be her last?Pet psychic Jolene is still plagued by a hex that keeps her powers on a leash. So when her detective crush asks for help solving a strange murder at the Museum of Magical Artifacts, she hopes to find clues to break her own sorcerous chains... -
The Gorgon Agenda by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA planet-killing weapon, sinister sisters, and immortal monsters.All in a day’s work for the agents of SPI.I’m Makenna Fraser, seer for SPI (Supernatural Protection & Investigations). I knew SPI protected some of the world’s most dangerous relics, but I didn’t know our draconic founder, Vivienne Sagadraco, kept them in a vault deep below Manhattan.Until the most lethal relic of all was stolen... -
A Breed of Elements by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Book 2 of Season 9…Exploding fire fae. Rogue Hermessi. A smattering of murderous cults.Where will this story lead?Order now to find out.. -
A Conspiracy of Realms by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe rogue Hermessi are spiraling out of control. But GASP might have finally found the key to their demise... The problem? It might mean tracking down Death herself. And with the Hermessi birthing monsters from the literal bowels of the earth—and stepping up their game with a sinister side plot... let’s just say GASP’s to-do list is filling up. Continue the journey... -
Vampire Empress by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDark Masters vs. Light WarriorsSam vs. ElizabethThe final battle begins!Samantha Moon would go to the ends of the Earth to stop Elizabeth—or into another world entirely.Fourteen years ago, her life forever changed, entwined with the darkest of dark vampires. From that night forward, Elizabeth has been part of her, ever a step ahead. However, the dark one grows impatient...Categorized as:
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Unicorn Moon (Vampire for Hire (world) #33) by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe latest "Vampire for Hire" novel is here!Samantha Moon figured her daughter's birthday would be nice and normal, not usher in a magical apocalypse.Amid the frequent chaos in her life, Sam has learned to take comfort in the boring moments. She's one of the few people who doesn't mind a long day in the office...Categorized as:
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Caretaker by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSix months ago Angus Stark was sent to prison, and no one on the outside has seen him since. Denied the visitor passes that would get her into the prison, Trinity grows more desperate with each passing day, convinced something terrible is happening to him. She's not wrong. When the sentencing judge's wife goes missing, Captain Crawford brings Trinity in to help track the woman... -
Phoenix’s Refrain by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere are forces greater than gods or demons at work here.Leda Pandora, the Angel of Chaos, isn’t like other angels. She fights dirty, in ways totally unbecoming of a soldier in the Legion of Angels. She cracks jokes at the other angels, even when she should really keep her mouth shut. And she stubbornly insists on doing the right thing, even if it’s totally against the rules... -
Cast in Ruin by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSeven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon's fief. All identical, down to their clothing. Kaylin Neya is assigned to discover who they were, who killed them and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over? At least the investigation delays her meeting with the Dragon Emperor...Categorized as:
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Ranger Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPolice officer, Avery, is on the trail of two drug dealers. In an attempt to break up a smuggling ring, she finds herself in the small town of Bear Creek. There is just one problem, she isn’t exactly there in an official capacity. Determined to clear the name of a family friend, and unmask a dirty cop, Avery is determined to succeed... -
The Catalyst of Corruption by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAddie Daulton wants nothing to do with her dark past as an Alchemica alchemist. Content with her new life surrounded by the people she cares about, she has chosen to live with amnesia rather than face the person she was. She focuses on alchemy’s healing properties, helping others and hoping to find a way to save Rowan before his magic consumes him. But Addie isn’t the only one with a dark history...
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