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The Wolf Moon Academy Boxset by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne little party turned my world upside down. After I challenged the Blood Council's four shifter heirs at a college party, the last thing I expected was to receive a full scholarship and an admittance letter from the exclusive Wolf Moon Academy. Despite never desiring to be an alpha, this was an opportunity of a lifetime… or so I thought...Categorized as:
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Piercing Silence by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt’s been six months since Jacque Lupei was imprisoned in the dark forest with her female pack mates, wondering if they would ever see their mates again. Six months since she and Fane found out that Jen and Decebel would not be the only couple adding a new pup to the pack... -
Bayou Reckoning by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSerial Killers.Vengeful Ghosts.Soul Eaters.Fallen Angels.Rougarous.Primordial Evils.These are just some of the big bads Emma Rose Crane has survived. She always comes out the other side a little more broken, but she hides it from the world. No one knows how vulnerable she really is. Not even Officer Dan, who loves her more than she thinks she deserves... -
The Shapeshifters: The Kiesha'ra of the Den of Shadows by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFive shapeshifter novels--one fascinating read! Hawksong Danica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente--even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond... -
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Bayou Revelations by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSecrets. Emma Rose Crane thought she left all that behind in North Carolina, but she can’t escape them. She was robbed of her childhood memories and the protections she was born with, making her human body vulnerable to the superhuman gifts she’d inherited. But why? It’s just another secret she must unravel. But it’s not only her secrets she’s dealing with... -
Wolf Divided: Book 19 of the Grey Wolves Series by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLoss.Pain.Betrayal.Many mate bonds would not have survived. And Dillon and Tanya Jacobs' bond barely did. Dillon's choices almost destroyed their relationship before it ever began.Would Dillon change those choices?He couldn't. Because they led to his daughter, Jacque, who was to become mate to the strongest alpha to ever live.But the trials that grew from Dillon's choices won't be easily passed... -
Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA new series from the author of The Raven Rings trilogy - Siri Pettersen!Juva knows all about blood readers. Praised for their Sight, they are nothing but swindlers, preying on people’s fears for power and profit. Born by blood readers herself, she knows only too well, and she has vowed never to become one of them... -
Reflections by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmma Rose Crane.Mattie Louise Hathaway.Human.Demon.Living Reaper.Goddess.She is all of these things, yet she’s none of them.She doesn’t understand how to be any of them.She’s lost.She’s about to come face to face with her own demise... -
Since I Was Abandoned After Reincarnating, I Will Cook With My Fluffy Friends Volume 3 (Since I Was Abandoned After Reincarnating, I Will Cook With My Fluffy Friends (Light Novel) #3) by Yu Sakurai
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Ultimate Weapon For Any Queen Candidate: Good Food and Fluffy Friends!Laetitia has successfully returned to a life of leisure after befriending the queen candidates over their shared love of baking and cute animals, but it’s not long before she’s roped into even more unwanted trouble! Will this evil noblewoman ever be able to sit back and enjoy her time just cooking and playing with wolves,... -
Wolfskin by W.R. Gingell
‘If you want adventure, you have to march right up to it and kick it in the shins . . .’ At fourteen, barefoot and running wild, Rose is delighted to be apprenticed to Akiva, the witch of the forest. She thinks it will be all enchantment and excitement, and not so much fuss about baths... -
Since I Was Abandoned After Reincarnating, I Will Cook With My Fluffy Friends Volume 2 (Since I Was Abandoned After Reincarnating, I Will Cook With My Fluffy Friends (Light Novel) #2) by Yu Sakurai
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere Are Many Candidates, But There Can Only Be One Queen!After marrying Glenreed, the Silver Wolf King famous for his hatred of women, and becoming a figurehead queen, Laetitia spends her carefree days in the royal villa surrounded by wolves, griffins, and Gardener Cats... -
The Pygmy Dragon by Marc Secchia
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Liberated from Her Cage by a DragonStolen from her jungle home and sold to a zookeeper, Pip knows only a world behind bars, a world in which a Pygmy warrior and her giant ape friends are a zoo attraction. She dreams of being Human. She dreams of escaping to the world outside her cage.Then, the Dragon Zardon kidnaps her into a new life... -
Snowflakes by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThough Rakel's battle with Tenebris is over, pieces of her story have yet to be told.Why did Phile the Robber Maiden travel to Verglas? How did Oskar become Rakel's attendant? And what became of Aleifr --the soldier who tried to assassinate Rakel? No one knew...until now... -
Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHigh school freshman Jessica Walsh is a Virago—a woman warrior who must protect her hometown from danger. And in Nightshade, California, trouble is always lurking. At the town’s Battle of the Bands, Jess’s boyfriend, Dominic, and his band, Side Effects May Vary, are up against Hamlin, a band so popular, their fans follow them everywhere... -
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Web Master by J.C. Diem
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLexi has faced many difficult challenges since becoming a member of the Shifter Squad. All were apparently designed to teach her the skills she needs to undertake the duty that Fate has given her. As absurd as it may seem, she is destined to save the world. Thankfully, she won’t have to tackle this daunting task alone... -
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 10: Monster by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHell hath no fury like a heavenly maiden.Horror, Comedy, and Romance Made in HeavenYuu Watase , the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Yû The Mysterious Play , has turned her creativity and wry sense of humor to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Celestial Legend... -
The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle by Peter S. Beagle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFour fantastical stories: Lila the Werewolf,The Last Unicorn,Come, Lady Death,A Fine and Private Place. Each story is illustrated with a single, but intricate, black-and-white drawing by Darrell K. Sweet... -
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 11: Maiden by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHell hath no fury like a heavenly maiden.Horror, Comedy, and Romance Made in HeavenYuu Watase , the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Yû The Mysterious Play , has turned her creativity and wry sense of humor to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Celestial Legend... -
Dead Is Just a Dream by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe people of Nightshade, California, are dying in their sleep, and fifteen-year-old paranormal warrior Jessica Walsh is determined to find the killer . . . or killers. Justice isn’t the only thing on Jessica’s mind, however. Some days she’s not sure which is worse—having a creepy clown lurking outside her window or having her rock star boyfriend’s hot ex-girlfriend drop by for a surprise visit... -
Mermaid Saga Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 (Mermaid Saga (2 Volumes) #1) by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsManga legend Rumiko Takahashi's classic horror series about mermaid flesh and immortality!They say that if one consumes mermaid flesh, one can attain immortality... -
Faith by Leigh Walker
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSometimes love requires a leap of faith…Taylor Hale’s barely had time to adjust to the new world she’s living in, one filled with supernatural mysteries. Not that she’s complaining—as long as she’s with the love of her life, James Champlain, she can face anything.But the island of Dawnhaven is getting even more dangerous.Lines have been crossed. Vows have been broken. Reparations must be made... -
River's Remorse by Charlotte Abel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Sanctuary Series: Book Two River wakes up to the terrible realization that Jonathan is gone. She can't shift and has no will to live. It isn't until a shocking truth is revealed that she is able to consider life without him... -
To Love a Mate: Somewhere, TX by Krystal Shannan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a small-town cowboy win the heart of a woman who doesn’t have one? Surviving charity functions by day and automatic weapons and death threats by night, Emma Carrington learned to be as hard as the men her daddy hired to protect her. Hell, she even carried a military grade stun gun in her Prada bag and could shoot just as well as any of her ex-military bodyguards if the need arose... -
Accepting the Moon by K.S. Haigwood
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere is a new Alpha Wolf in town, and she is about to change everything. Mena had all she wanted in life: a nice house, money, a successful husband who treated her like a queen. That was, until she found out her marriage was all a lie, and things she never thought could exist, did. Vampires are real. Werewolves are real. And Mena is not human anymore... -
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The Keeper Finds Her Mate by Red Phoenix, Rebecca Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of the award-winning, bestselling Brie series comes a romantic tale of duty, love and betrayal in the mystical world of werewolves that will surprise and excite you. Keeper of the Wolves #2 The erotic and mysterious Bonding Ritual centers on the Keeper unifying the four Alphas of the powerful Daric clan. Layla is now the clan’s new Keeper, but she is still unmated... -
Magic of the Moonlight by Ellen Schreiber
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBeware of a bite under a full moon…it will complicate your love life. Celeste has more to worry about than a secret romance with a hot guy from the wrong side of town. That guy, Brandon, is a werewolf. With gossip and hostility swirling at school, it’s time to find a cure for his nocturnal condition, and perhaps the one person who can help is his scientist father... -
Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe girl who's bitten by a wolf and marked for life.A boy, shrouded in secrecy, who watches over her.The one man who can save her from her dark curse...or doom her to it. In this retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, when Liesel's mother died, Liesel felt as though the world had ended. To make matters worse, in his grief, her father moves them to a village deep in a sunless forest... -
Black Moon by Rebecca A. Rogers
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAs the rise in supernatural disturbances continually expands to more obvious locations, Candra's family and friends are on a never-ending hunt to remove the region's dark magic. Greater forces are at work, though, as an accidental link is formed between Candra and Ben, "marking" their souls and coupling them forever... -
Circus of the Dead Book #3 by Kimberly Loth
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Congratulations Callie, you’re the puppet now.”What the devil does that mean? I’ve finally succeeded in doing away with Samuel, but I’m not really in charge of the island at all. In fact the treachery runs deeper than I ever thought possible and if I’m not careful every soul on the island—both living and dead—will want to kill me for what I’ve done unless I discover who is really in charge... -
Blood Moon by Rebecca A. Rogers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNow that Candra and Ben have successfully entered the sixteenth century and left Alaric in the future, it's up to them to stop Ulric and Daciana's banishment to the Otherworld. But there's more to this secretive past than they thought; they not only have to find the wolf that bit their ancestors, but also deal with the town witch, who has the original power to destroy them all... -
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut by Cameron Jace
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhat if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong?Warning: these Grimm Prequels are like snap shots of a magical land you're about to visit soon. I like to think of them as poisoned apples. Once you taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again.This Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the form of epistolary diary entries... -
Blood on the Moon by Jennifer Knight
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs Faith Reynolds enters her freshman year of college, she is a complete and utter nervous wreck. With her best friend Derek suddenly pulling out the romance card and her dark, mysterious classmate staring her down at every turn, Faith somehow feels stuck in the middle without dating either one. And fortune may or may not be with her when a devilshly sexy stranger offers her a welcome escape... -
The Pack: Mercy's Choice by Donna Flynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn of two ancient packs Mercy was always destined to take her place amongst the werewolf community. Unfortunately, her family kept that secret from her until they were forced to admit the changes in her had more to do with being a werewolf than a growing teenager... -
The Beauty of Being a Beast by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome curses aren’t meant to be broken . . .Lady Griselle Mottern is cursed. On her sixteenth birthday, an evil wizard transformed Griselle into a wolflike beast because of a past misdeed by one of her ancestors. Now, with her twenty-first birthday approaching, Griselle has only a few days left to make a boy fall in love with her, or the curse will become permanent, and she will forever be a beast...Categorized as:
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Destiny by D.D. Larsen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 1 of the Academy Series begins with Destiny, a thrilling fantasy story with magical creatures and sizzling romance.Despondent after a failed career move, Jamie returns to her remote hometown to rekindle old relationships and hopefully rediscover her life’s purpose... -
Mortal Rites by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE UNDEAD RISEAfter finding two items they need to save Alaric’s people from the wizard who enslaves them, Sienne and her companions feel confident that success is just around the corner. But the quest takes a dark turn when they learn the next step leads them into the forbidden world of necromancy... -
Dance In The Vampire Bund, Vol. 1 by Nozomu Tamaki
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe most original vampire story in centuries! After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change...Categorized as:
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The Prophecy by Melissa Luznicky Garrett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“There is a custom among my people,” he said, his voice shaking with emotion as it bobbed too near the surface of his tightly-lidded calm. “When one commits an immense wrong, he must sing a lament for the preservation of his soul. That is why the great wolf howls. He sings not only for his soul, but for the souls of his forefathers and all the ones who bear the curse of Kamut... -
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The Crowded Shadows by Celine Kiernan
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMerron glossary as audio New Friends. Old Enemies. Who can you trust? Wynter Moorehawke travels alone and unprotected in bandit-infested forests, searching for the rebel Prince Alberon. But many enemies are lurking in the shadows. It seems that every tyrant and zealot who has ever threatened the Kingdom is sending emissaries to meet Alberon... -
He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 3 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUpon Eve's invitation, Aki agrees to attend the Soiree on his own. However, Kana and Jin aren't far behind, trailing him in secret... -
The Wolf Fey by Kailin Gow
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLogan looks into his werewolf fairy shifter bloodline in The Red Wolf, and makes a discovery about Feyland, the Summer King, and Breena. The Second Book of The Wolf Fey Series, but can be a separate novel... -
Crescent Moon, Vol. 1 by Haruko Iida
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMahiru Shiraishi is haunted by images of the Descendent of the Princess in a disturbing recurring dream. There, she meets members of the Lunar Race, a group of vampires, werewolves and vixens who need Mahiru's help to recover their power source that was stolen a thousand years ago in an incident involving the princess... -
Hunted by D.J. DeSmyter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Lily Atwater has always kept to herself, living a lonely life with her workaholic dad. Not the most thrilling life, but it’s quiet and ordinary, two things she’s come to expect from living in Victor Hills, Michigan. When kind and mysterious Alex takes refuge in her home, she is suddenly thrown into his world of werewolves, a world he wants to keep her safe from... -
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Vampire Haiku by Ryan Mecum
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou hold in your hands a recently discovered poetry journal—the poetry journal of a vampire. William Butten was en route to a new land on the Mayflower when he was turned into a vampire by a fellow passenger, a beautiful woman named Katherine. These pages contain his heartbreaking story—the story of a vampire who has lived through (and perhaps caused) some of America's defining events... -
Promised by Olivia Arran
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe's fighting for her freedom...she never counted on finding her true mate Wolf Shifter Kara Smith is on the run from her old pack. Her only goal – to escape the man she has been promised to and live on her own terms. The problem is that her chosen protector – the Alpha of the Colstone Wolf Pack – is sexy as hell, making her wolf sit up and pant, begging for a taste... -
Scarlet Vol. 1 by Chiri Yuino
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFiné would do anything for her friend, Iris Redhood, even take the illegal magical drug Elixir and become a bloodthirsty monster. Iris would do anything for Finé, including letting Finé drink her blood, the only thing that can calm Finé down when the cravings get too much... -
Cursed Academy: Year One by Holly Hook
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGiselle Bowman never thought she'd be descended from a Greek god...or a monster. Klutzes and small-town girls don't get taken to Olympian Academy to learn to hone their godlike powers. But when Giselle accidentally summons a void that almost eats her friend, it's done... -
Eternity by M.E. Timmons
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJuliet always knew she was different. Not only because she could see auras, but also because her own aura was unlike any other she'd ever seen. When she enters Winterwood Academy, a school for those with magical traits, she expects to find answers, but things aren't so simple. Books offer little guidance, and even the teachers can't explain the meaning of her white aura... -
The Importance of Turning Around Three Times Before Lying Down by A. Otter
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSterekIt’s like this dog has walked out of all of Stiles’ childhood dreams and into the real world just because Stiles wanted it hard enough. He is the most awesome dog ever, and Stiles and his new dog totally have a bond. A deep, unbreakable bond because this dog is his spirit animal, obviously. Now he just has to convince the dog of that...
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