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Dark Whispers From The Past by I. T. Lucas
A brilliant scientist and programmer, William lives for his work, but when he recruits a young bioinformatician to help him decipher the gods’ genetic blueprints, he find himself smitten with more than just her brain. A PhD at nineteen, Kaia is considered a prodigy and expects a bright future in academia...Categorized as:
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Blake by Nyssa Kathryn
A past that can't be changed. A future as uncertain as their relationship. Willow Foster has been a single mother for most of her young daughter's life, ever since the girl's father-a man Willow thought she'd be with forever-inexplicably disappeared. Now, just as mysteriously, he's back, living in Cradle Mountain, Idaho... -
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![Dark Whispers From Afar by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark Whispers From Afar by I. T. Lucas
William knows that his budding relationship with the nineteen-year-old Kaia will be frowned upon, but he’s unprepared for her family’s vehement opposition. Family means everything to Kaia, so when she finds herself in the impossible position of having to choose between them and William, she resorts to unconventional means to resolve the conflict.Categorized as:
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Dark Horizon New Dawn by I. T. Lucas
What begins as a carefree vacation quickly spirals into a heart-pounding adventure when a chance encounter with a mysterious woman entangles Margo in a shadowy world of deceit and danger. Meanwhile, aboard the Silver Swan, the Fates weave their intricate web. Armed with Margo's photograph, Frankie is on a mission to match her with the last unmated god... -
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![Dark God's Reviviscence by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark God's Reviviscence by I. T. Lucas
Toven might have failed in his attempts to improve humanity's condition, but he isn't going to fail to improve Mia's life, making it the best it can be despite her fragile health, and he can do that not as a god, but as a man who possesses the means, the smarts, and the determination to do it... -
![Dark Choices The Accord by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark Choices The Accord by I. T. Lucas
"Suspense meets romance. Imagination meets gifted writer. Readers meet a story so creative you won't (can't! ) put it down. The fun of reading this stunning series CONTINUES! !! I highly recommend this and ALL the books in this amazing series. .. .. .unlike anything you've read before. ". "This is the only series that has kept me coming back through 43 books...Categorized as:
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Dark Haven Illusion by I.T. Lucas
Welcome to Safe Haven, where not everything is what it seems. On a quest to process personal pain, Anastasia joins the Safe Haven Spiritual Retreat. Through meditation, self-reflection, and hard work, she hopes to shed the shackles of society, free herself of her father's crippling expectations, and most importantly, make peace with the voices in her head. This is where she belongs... -
![Dark Choices: The Quandary by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark Choices: The Quandary by I. T. Lucas
When Rufsur and Edna meet, the attraction is as unexpected as it is undeniable. Except, she's the clan's judge and councilwoman, and he's Kalugal's second-in-command. Will loyalty and duty to their people keep them apart?Categorized as:
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![Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey]()
Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Sequel to Dragonsong.Categorized as:
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![Buck Wild Orc Cowboy by Ava Ross]()
Buck Wild Orc Cowboy by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I was done with romance, until a lonely orc in an apron offers me forever. Holly: Starting over in a bakery in an orc Wild West tourist town wasn’t my plan, but for my twelve-year-old son, Max, I’d do just about anything. He needs stability, and maybe even a father figure, though he probably won’t admit it... -
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Dark Secrets Absolved by I. T. Lucas
Absolution. David had given and received it. The few short hours since he'd emerged from the coma had felt incredible. He'd finally been free of the guilt and pain, and for the first time since Jonah's death, he had felt truly happy and optimistic about the future...Categorized as:
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![The Sixth Day by Catherine Coulter, J.T. Ellison]()
The Sixth Day by Catherine Coulter, J.T. Ellison
Special agents Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine take on a ruthless mastermind in the fifth highly anticipated thriller in the New York Times bestselling A Brit in the FBI series. When several major political figures die mysteriously, officials declare the deaths are from natural causes... -
![Shadow's Howl by Riley Storm]()
Shadow's Howl by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSome secrets are too shameful to reveal…. Academy-trained mage Jennifer Shaw is setting out to make things right. First stop is the hideout of the wolf shifter rebels, where she’s greeted by the most suspicious, untrusting, and downright gorgeous man she’s ever met...Categorized as:
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Rescued by the Orc Enforcer by Kate Rudolph
Vorok knows the rules of the Red District. Bust heads. Take names. And never cross the boss. But when the boss's daughter tries to run away from an unwanted engagement, Vorok has a choice to send her home. .. or help her escape. He's had his eye on the pretty human for years, but there's no way a pampered princess like her would want an orc enforcer... -
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![Stroke of Fortune (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James]()
Stroke of Fortune (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark mafia fated mates paranormal romance. Different Vices. Different Beasts. Different Mafias. The need to claim their mates hearts is the same. -
![Bidding on the Orc Outcast by Honey Phillips]()
Bidding on the Orc Outcast by Honey Phillips
What happens when you win the town’s grumpiest orc? Posy is brand new to Fairhaven Falls, but she’s determined to find her place in the charming small town—even if it means participating in an unusual bachelor auction. But she certainly doesn’t expect to end up bidding on the mysterious orc who everyone seems to avoid... -
![Bad Blood Bear by Anastasia Wilde]()
Bad Blood Bear by Anastasia Wilde
Lissa Ramsey is on the run from the cult of the Bear God, moving from town to town, living rough and staying under the radar. But she can’t outrun the demon inside her—the one planted there by the cult leader. It’s angry and hungry—and out for blood. Grizzly shifter Tank Morrison has vowed never to help another damsel in distress—not after the last one led him into a shifter hunter’s trap... -
![Terrene by Amara Rae]()
Terrene by Amara Rae
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA witch with the gift of earth. A demon bred in deception. An immortal world on the brink. Cassandra. I’m weak, useless to my coven… but with so many enemies hunting us, that has to change. Even our own kind wants us eliminated because our mothers mated with other immortals. As the only coven of hybrids, we have to work twice as hard to survive the prejudice of our kind... -
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Hexes & Howls by Loni Ree
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen magic goes awry, fairytales come to life. The beautiful, curvy witch’s spell goes astray and snares the big, bad wolf. One second I’m happy with my solitary life then, boom! I feel like I’ve been clobbered between the eyes by a two-by-four. She turns my world upside down, and my cravings for the little vixen roar out of control. Her godmother's crystal ball is wrong...Categorized as:
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![Gargoyles Just Want to Have Fun by Ava Ross]()
Gargoyles Just Want to Have Fun by Ava Ross
There’s more to being a gargoyle’s wife than just saying I do. While struggling to raise my little sister, I suddenly inherit a run-down B&B from a grandmother I didn’t know existed. The only condition to inherit is that I marry and live with my husband for a year. One problem. I’m not dating, and the only one I want to propose to is the gargoyle I’ve been crushing on for months...Categorized as:
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![The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston]()
The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe third installment of a bewitching series brimming with charm and charisma that will make fans of Outlander rejoice! (Woman's World Magazine). New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's second novel in the Found Things series, Secrets of the Chocolate House, was called a time-swapping romance [that] will please fans of Alice Hoffman (Publishers Weekly)... -
![GigaBeasts by Gwen Grayson, Edgar Riggs]()
GigaBeasts by Gwen Grayson, Edgar Riggs
Some inherit money. He inherited a farm, monsters and hot neighbours. Samuel West’s world turns upside down when his estranged father leaves him a mysterious farm in a secluded village. Thrust into a realm where creatures called GigaBeasts live, he finally finds the opportunity he's been looking for... -
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Darkness Eternal by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor the Guardians of Eternity, battle is a way of life—whether the plight of their world is at stake, or the fate of their heart…. After being held captive by one vampire for four centuries, Kata had no intention of taking another one to the underworld with her. Yet even in the pits of Hell, there’s no ignoring the intoxicating desire awakened by Uriel’s touch…... -
![Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston]()
Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe second novel in a bewitching series "brimming with charm and charisma" that will make "fans of Outlander rejoice! " (Woman's World Magazine). New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston’s The Little Shop of Found Things was called “a page-turner that will no doubt leave readers eager for future series installments” (Publishers Weekly)... -
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![The Key of the Keplian by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie]()
The Key of the Keplian by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAll of Witch World knows to fear the hated, fire-eyed Keplian horses who lure riders to their deaths. All that is, save for one young Native American girl new to Witch World, who rescues a Keplian mare and her foal and discovers an awesome truth--the Keplians were created to serve light, not darkness, and to ride with humans. This is the first in a new trilogy.Categorized as:
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![Goldilocks by L. Sherleen]()
Goldilocks by L. Sherleen
Sam isn’t sure where he belongs. A fisherman’s son with hands more suited to painting than hauling traps, he’s spent his life caught between two worlds—between land and water, duty and passion. He keeps to the tides, drifting through life unseen, unnoticed... -
![Kidnapped By My Fated Mate by Elle Adams]()
Kidnapped By My Fated Mate by Elle Adams
What happens when a simple ancestry test leads to being kidnapped by your fated mate? Bella Malum leads a perfectly normal life given her upbringing. But after being convinced to submit a DNA test to determine where her long-lost parents came from, her entire world shifts. Somehow, she’s a powerful psi who was promised to a Domini prince. .. as his mate... -
![Bad Boy Minotaur by Michele Mills]()
Bad Boy Minotaur by Michele Mills
My neighbor is a huge, undeniably powerful Minotaur. You heard me right—a Minotaur. With curved horns on either side of his head and a heavy gold ring that pierces both nostrils. He’s often shirtless while he tinkers with his motorcycle, which exposes a sweaty six pack of abs and the intricate tats that sleeve both of his muscular arms... -
![People Collide by Isle McElroy]()
People Collide by Isle McElroy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Eli leaves the cramped Bulgarian apartment he shares with Elizabeth, his more organized and successful wife, he discovers that he now inhabits her body. Not only have he and his wife traded bodies but Elizabeth, living as Eli, has disappeared without a trace... -
![The Alpha’s Betrayed Mate by Kayla Wolf]()
The Alpha’s Betrayed Mate by Kayla Wolf
He betrayed my deepest feelings. Now I’m forced to be his kid’s live-in nanny. He’s a single dad and my brother’s best friend. We grew up together until he rejected me. Today I’m the outcast of the pack. As punishment I’m forced to live in the Alpha’s house. Vulnerable feelings are forbidden…but soon my belly starts to grow with his seed... -
![How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno]()
How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno
Life is tough when you’re an eldritch abomination. Trillin isn’t technically a person. She’s a tiny breakaway piece of consciousness from the all-devouring Endless, doomed to eventually rejoin it. But when a human witch stumbles into her world, Trillin suddenly has a new reason to figure out individuality–one shape-shifting tentacle at a time... -
![Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh]()
Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGeneral Wyl Thirsk of Morgravia has died many times . . . But thanks to the miraculous gift bestowed upon him by the slain witch Myrren, Wyl lives on—though greatly altered and unrecognizable. Only by assuming Morgravia's throne will he be freed from the dark spell that has both cursed and sustained him. But Wyl's time is running out... -
![The Serpent Bride by Sara Douglass]()
The Serpent Bride by Sara Douglass
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSara Douglass has won legions of fans around the world for her epic tales of sorcery, forbidden love, and heart-pounding action. Now, with the DarkGlass Mountain saga, she reveals her biggest adventure yet. Rescued from unspeakable horror, Ishbel Brunelle has devoted her life to a Serpent cult that reads the future in the entrails of its human sacrifices...Categorized as:
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![The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston]()
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA new series about a young woman whose connection to antiques takes her on a magical adventure, reminiscent of Outlander. New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter Paula Brackston returns to her trademark blend of magic and romance to launch a new series guaranteed to enchant her audience even more... -
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![Five First Chances by Sarah Jost]()
Five First Chances by Sarah Jost
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A compassionate ode to the beautiful messiness of being human. " — Glendy Vanderah. "Reminiscent of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library and Rebecca Serle's In Five Years. " — Booklist. A life-affirming debut that blends a poignant exploration of friendship and loss with a truly unforgettable love story... -
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Quatrain by Sharon Shinn
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFour original novellas, all set in the fantastical worlds of national bestselling author Sharon Shinn. National bestselling author Sharon Shinn's Twelve Houses books have fascinated readers and critics alike with their irresistible blend of fantasy, romance, and adventure... -
![The Practical Guide to Trying Not to Die (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sam Schooler]()
The Practical Guide to Trying Not to Die (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sam Schooler
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanny Marlaeto’s life has gone to shit. In the past three hours, he’s been attacked by Lord of the Rings lookalikes, saved by his hot but weird next-door neighbor, threatened with a pair of Manolos, and been told he has to move out of his house. Oh, and he has to leave this dimension, too. So there’s that...Categorized as:
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![Divine and Dateless by Tara West]()
Divine and Dateless by Tara West
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDivine and Dateless by Tara West. Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go all the way. . -
![Irresistible Forces by Jo Beverley, Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Irresistible Forces by Jo Beverley, Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling authors Mary Jo Putney, Jo Beverley, and Lois McMaster Bujold join forces with award-winning authors Catherine Asaro, Jennifer Roberson, and Deb Stover in this all-new anthology of original stories proving that love can conquer all. .. even the boundaries of time and space...Categorized as:
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