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The HellBeast's Sacrifice by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBook 6 in The HellBeast King seriesFull Blurb coming soon... -
The Edge of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHell has felt like home lately to Naomi Dunbar, but her Maker is about to change everything. She has a secret crush on the man with the glowing gold eyes who saved her life, and gave her the gift of the wolf, but he is distant, and getting quieter by the day. The handsome, dominant Alpha is focused on healing her from the inside out, but it seems like it’s draining him to do it... -
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Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder
Hope might not be enough this time. The fae king continues to claim victories and Nyx is awake. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the gods are after us and we’re running out of time. The Fae King has power he shouldn’t from a sorceress who holds the key. To defeat him, we have to go through her. But the gods are hunting us, and Nyx asked for me personally... -
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Dark Lovers by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRaina wanted what every female wanted… As the only daughter of the vampire king, and a wolf shifter she was given everything she could ask for. Sheltered her entire life. Until her world was turned upside down as she was kidnapped to become Satan’s consort. Creed was equal parts good and bad, or so he said… Being the son of Satan and an angel, he lived a life filled with death and battle... -
The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHope can be a dangerous thing.It can be all consuming.Can be the only thing you think about.The only comfort you have when locked to the darkness of your own mind.The hope to find light at the end of the tunnel.A guiding hand to led you out of the nightmare.But what of love?For Ella it is the thing she clings onto when all that hope is lost.A love that is always worth fighting for... -
Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratings'A contemporary Van Helsing...' Sunday Times 'King of true-life scary tales' ObserverI know what I saw...'The ghosts of today live not in castles or stately homes, but in ordinary houses and offices, and they're witnessed by ordinary people like you and me... -
The Powerless Witch by J.S. Hart
Great power comes from pain. But pain is powerless in the face of love.Robbed of her power by a wound that not even the strongest witch can heal, Celeste is forced to make another dangerous bargain. She must venture into the Fae realm with nothing but the help of its enigmatic prince, where enemies lurk behind the lethal beauty of its court... -
Their Wicked Wolf by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’d lost her happily ever after once. She won’t do it again.Sky knew what it meant to hurt thanks to a sadistic alpha,but what she went through at the hands of a madman had her welcoming death,instead of suffering anymore pain. They’d do anything to save their mate.Raydon and River thoughtthey’d never find a mate that would love them, until they found their one true love... -
Murder on Hunter's Eve by Morgan Stang
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA werewolf terrorizes the city of Lamplight!It's the week of Hunter's Eve, a yearly celebration of monsters, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. But for Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the event is a stark reminder that in her line of work, there is never a day's rest.Murders rock the city, and Isabeau is charged with solving them before the killer strikes again... -
Seer by Hettie Ivers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen years ago, seers across the globe were wiped out, thrusting the supernatural world into figurative darkness. When word spreads that the first new seer in a decade has been found, powerful forces will hunt her. The dead will unite to defend her. And a repressed sadist werelock will abandon his century-long vow of celibacy to claim her as his own... -
Lost Girl by Dee Garcia
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWendy I was just a normal girl in a normal human world. I’d loved. I’d lost. I’d grieved, and after some time, I moved on. Then, and quite suddenly, he returned. He—Peter Pan, my first love; a monster in disguise. In the end, he paid the ultimate price, but his demise wasn’t enough... -
Grey's Tribute by Rachelle Mills
He was a wild animal cutting down anything that came in his path towards me. His icy gaze paralyzed me, holding me hostage, all I could do is watch, I tried to will myself to walk away, to move, to take myself to safety. I was firmly rooted, my heavy legs felt like anchors weighing me down, holding me in place... -
The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBefore my mother died, she warned me about these things.Werewolves would always hunt me.Sentinel Falls held a trap I wouldn't see.And I should not - no matter how romantic or inevitable I thought the idea was - believe in fate.Because Grayson Devante believed in fate.And if he has his way, I'll probably end up dead... -
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Primal Igniting by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomething wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get... -
Fatal Instincts by Shelby V. Painter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run from her haunting past, Alyssa Barnes doesn't expect too much when she strolls into the small town of Kettle's Bell, Kansas. It's just another temporary place full of temporary people that she'll never let close enough to see the lost girl hiding beneath her tough facade. She's done this all before, she'll do it all again... -
Blind Girl by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Fantasy AdventureStumbling blindly through too many ups and downs wasn’t how Rosie was hoping her life would turn out.With her sight still gone, it becomes harder and harder to find her way. Still, she’s determined to heal as many cursed citizens as she can find, restoring their lives to them at much painful cost to her... -
Dragon Claimed by Kenzie Graves
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe barrier is destroyed. Now the kingdom is at war.Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of the Dragon Throne trilogy! The blurb will be updated at a later date. Preorder date is a place holder.If you enjoyed Jaymin Eve's Shadowbeast Shifters and J... -
Shift of Morals by K. Webster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI found him when he was a boy.Bloody. Mangled. Near death.If I’d been a merciful alpha, I would’ve snapped his neck and ended him right then.Except, I didn’t.Something in his big brown eyes tugged at my heart strings.I kept him. Healed him. Raised him to be fierce, loyal, and brave.Now that he’s an adult, everything’s changing.He’s no longer the soft, scared beta I once thought he was... -
Primal Territory by Adrian Blue
Lorna has tracked and studied wolves all over the world. But this trip is different. This time she is the one being tracked. The one being studied. Something massive and savage has claimed this territory, and tonight it will claim her... -
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsAngela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, Kelly Link, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction... -
Song of the Dark Wood by Sheila Masterson
For centuries, the people of remote Ballybrine have kept the peace with their gods by sacrificing a Red Maiden to ferry souls from the Mother’s realm of the living, through the Dark Wood, to the Wolf’s realm of the dead. Soon it will be Rowan’s turn... -
Fairytales of the Macabre by Olivie Blake, Aurora Sinclair
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce upon a time, a young woman takes redemption into her own hands; a man’s precarious fate is twisted; a lover plots a bloody vengeance; a castle born from night fulfills a lifelong destiny. In Fairytales of the Macabre, Olivie Blake brings you four stories of romantic noir, each one an improbable foray into dark comedy, seductive horror, and above all, the inescapable temptation of love... -
Mating Games by Nikki Jefford
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratings* Nominated Best Romance Novel of 2018 by Penned Con. *When resistance turns to desire, all bets are off.Beautiful and vivacious wolf shifter, Jordan spurns the match her father is pushing between her and the swaggering mammoth, Raider. She'd happily let one of her fawning sisters have him, but her packmates are taking bets on who Raider will ultimately claim...Categorized as:
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Death Do We Part: Raven's Duet by Ashley Amy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEveryone knows. My secret is out. Saving them, I had to unmask who I am. Now that I've been outed, things keep spiraling out of control. The new threats lurk in places we can’t see. When an unknown enemy comes, I’m the only thing that can stop it. As Death, I have to learn my name doesn’t just mean dying. With my known generals at my side, I knew I had a circle I could trust... -
Stake-Out: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Lily Luchesi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the Underworld of Chicago. Detective Danny Mancini is on a case, following a murder suspect. When he catches him, he finds out that the perp isn't even he's a two hundred-year-old rogue vampire. The Captain doesn't believe him, and puts him on early retirement, despite his many years of service to the Chicago Police Department, which sends him into a downward spiral... -
A Song of Ash and Moonlight by Claire Legrand
New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn, Claire Legrand, enchants with a lush, sweeping, steamy enemies to lovers fantasy romance perfect for fans of Bridgerton and A Court of Thorns and Roses.THE OLD WAR IS OVER. A NEW ONE IS JUST BEGINNING.The curse plaguing the Ashbourne and Bask families has finally been broken, but Farrin, the eldest Ashbourne daughter, still struggles to find peace... -
Wanting Joycelyn by Kylee K. Yount, Kyle Kay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlpha Lennox Hall has been waiting for a shewolf to interest him. When he meets Jocelyn he senses she is different. His immediate attraction to her is completely one sided. Her fear of the big bad alpha keeps Jocelyn from seeing his attraction to her. She thinks his over protective attitude is because she's weak and doesn't want her to interact with his pack...Categorized as:
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Rejected and Regretted by Louise Clément
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI've always been the pack's outcast - an omega, unwanted by my own parents and seen as worthless by everyone around me. On my eighteenth birthday, things got even my mate, the alpha heir, cruelly rejected me and forced me into exile.But the wilderness became my sanctuary, where I found my strength. I rose from the ashes of my past, becoming the fierce leader of a rogue pack...Categorized as:
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Savage Wolves and Dangerous Deals by Daniela Romero
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is her shot at a free pass. Joaninha is leaving town first thing in the morning and wants one night to break the rules. A party and a hot night with a sexy stranger sound like the perfect way to kiss El Paso, Texas goodbye... -
Sea of Evil and Desire by J. Střelou
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA LOVE BOUND BY FATE. A KINGDOM ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. Beneath the waves, an ancient feud between the Mer and Drowned has simmered for centuries, sparked by a forbidden love and a tragic curse . . .Morgana Scott isn’t like anyone else—she senses people’s feelings.The unexpected death of her grandmother sends her to Ruadán’s Port, a windswept seaside town on Scotland’s Isle of Islay... -
Celestial Alphas by G. Bailey
They gave me away...now he has me. I know three important facts— I’m locked up, and my mates betrayed me. Severi isn’t dead. If I don’t get out, Starlight City is going down with my Nexus. After running for five years, I’m back in Starlight City and my mates finally found out what is wrong with my Nexus... -
Knight of the Hunted by Elizabeth Dunlap
400-year-old Lisbeth was born a vampire. She has lived most of her life in the castle of her Order, drinking the blood of her companion to stay healthy and maintaining the rules laid down centuries ago. But when a Lycan child inadvertently crosses their border one day, instead of killing it Lisbeth sets it free... -
小哭包进入噩梦循环以后 [After the Little Crybaby Enters the Nightmare Cycle] by 菊长大人
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChi Nan was the young man in one of the Top 10 forbidden paintings, the Crying Boy. It was said that he would bring disaster, so his memories were sealed and his soul was locked in the painting.One day, Chi Nan entered the body of a blind young master who died accidentally. The young master was the owner of this forbidden painting. However, Chi Nan had stayed in the painting for a long time... -
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The Mistake and the Lycan King by Asha Nyr
In a world shrouded in mystery and supernatural law, wolf-shifter Ragna's eighteenth birthday sends shockwaves through the realm. Every unmated male believes she is their destined companion—a contradiction to the very essence of their beliefs... -
Naga's Ova by Celeste King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe’s my enemy…but also my secret desire.I’m his possession…but also his tempting fruit.Imagine being the wedding present to the naga prince.Given to Prince Zalith as a token toy by his betrothed.She never expected the prince to stare so long at me as I kneeled before him.Now she craves my death. I only live because Zalith is intrigued by his new toy... -
Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFirekeeper only vaguely remembers a time when she didn't live with her "family," a pack of "royal wolves"-bigger, stronger, and smarter than normal wolves. Now her pack leaders are sending her back to live among the humans, as they promised her mother years ago. Some of the humans think she may be the lost heir to their throne. This could be good-and it could be very, very dangerous... -
Viciously Bitten by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Blood Alliance short story, best enjoyed after reading Rebel Bitten. Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret. This is no longer that time. This is not a love story. This is about desire. No, not even that. It’s about f*cking. Harsh, hot, violent f*cking. There’s blood. There’s biting. There’s a heck of a lot of moaning. Some screaming, too... -
Crow by Candace Robinson, Amber R. Duell
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRevenge to take...He was banished to a cornfield. She was cursed to destroy Oz. Together they will seek revenge.Reva spent the last twenty years in her own purgatory, first as the Wicked Witch of the West, then banished to eternal darkness. Now that she’s returned from oblivion, Reva’s out for blood against the witch who destroyed her life... -
The Me You Love in the Dark #1 by Skottie Young, Nate Piekos
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWriter SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a brand-new haunting tale. An artist named Ro retreats from the grind of the city to an old house in a small town to find solace and inspiration without realizing the muse within is not what she expected... -
Haunted Sanctuary by Moira Rogers
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe shadows of her past could destroy their future. Green Pines, Book 1 Eden Green can’t remember a time she didn’t believe in monsters—her cousin was born one. Her family’s dark past casts a long shadow, making it hard to make friends and harder to commit to a lover. She lives a quiet life in small-town Clover, Tennessee, but she’s always waiting for the other shoe to drop... -
Wintertide by Everly Taylor, Melody Calder
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShadow Isle Reformatory where the good, the bad, and the worst are sent to be fixed. What no one tells you is the teachers don’t give two shits and it's more of a prison than an actual reformatory. The only thing we learn here is how to survive. Being born of winter and ice, survival should have been no issue for me. There was one catch, I had no clue how to control it... -
The Vicious: Undead in New Orleans by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI died in New Orleans.My ex-husband tracked me down and murdered me in a rage. But instead of a bright light leading me to the other side, I met the man at the crossroads. He was digging the graves for all the dead in his city, but he refused to dig mine. Instead, he claimed me for "the Vicious."I awoke in my ratty apartment covered in dried blood... -
Wolf by Alaska Angelini
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings★☆★☆★☆★☆ OPTIONED FOR FILM★☆★☆★☆★☆Tragedy was something I knew all too well. My years as a detective showed me the worst life had to offer...but it wasn’t the homicides that had me stepping down from the force. Losing my fiancé and partner, Martin, to a senseless act of violence had. Now I'm a private investigator and I choose my own assignments... -
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Bessa by Rachelle Mills
“Let me see your face.”Savage, fierce, unforgiving, the world of the Far North is nothing like the land of Dunes where Bessa was birthed.From the first moment Bessa’s feet touch the Far Northern land she has to fight tooth and claw for her rightful place within a pack that holds strict to the Old Ways... -
Bessa by Rachelle Mills
“Let me see your face.”Savage, fierce, unforgiving, the world of the Far North is nothing like the land of Dunes where Bessa was birthed.From the first moment Bessa’s feet touch the Far Northern land she has to fight tooth and claw for her rightful place within a pack that holds strict to the Old Ways...Categorized as:
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Red by K.D. Miller
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey don’t go into the woods… Every full moon, the Beast rises within the woods. Every full moon, some poor soul is sent into that forsaken forest as a sacrifice. Every full moon, the village holds its collective breath that the sacrifice will be enough. Any other time, the woods are supposed to be safe, but no one dares take a chance.Not until Sloane Whelan... -
Knot A Trace: Part Two by Liliana Carlisle
Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse...My best friend is missing. Now so am I.Being held captive as an unmated Omega is just another event to add to my list of problems.But this time, there are no cookies, cakes, or macarons to distract me from the trauma.I can only hope that Landon, River, and Vincent are on the case, saving as many kidnapped Omegas as they can...Categorized as:
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The Shadowed Oracle by R.B. Sturn
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is no Prophecy.It is only Survival.When twenty-seven-year-old Ingrid Lourdes receives a series of ominous messages, the mysteries of her past quickly unravel, and the nightmares she suffered from all her life are made flesh... -
Their Thief by xoDirtyLove, D.R. Knight
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheirs series book #1A thief who dresses like a man to be safe. Three brothers, half-werewolf and half-vampire, the strongest supernatural creatures to ever exist.What happens when these three brothers find their mate but think...she's a he?* * *"No. Fucking. Way!" yelled Jace, grabbing his head...
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