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The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal by Jodi Taylor
From the globally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's and Time Police series - the origin story of bounty hunters Smallhope and Pennyroyal. Meet Lady Amelia Smallhope, for whom there is no problem that can't be solved by a drink and a think. And Pennyroyal, for whom there is no problem. Ever. Everyone's favourite bounty hunters. Sorry - recovery agents. No bad guy they can't handle...Categorized as:
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Twice by Mitch Albom
What if you got to do everything in your life —twice? The heart of Mitch Albom’s newest novel is a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might mean losing what we’ve had all along. When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a second chance at everything. He can undo any moment and live it again...Categorized as:
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![A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Gilded Cage by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. Life sucker-punched me. .. I have family I didn’t know about, a magical heritage laying its claim, and a mystery I apparently need to solve. There are three things I love most in life…my wild and crazy Irish family, Redbreast Whiskey at Shenanigans, and living in Toronto...Categorized as:
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Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
The USA Today bestselling author of Business Casual, B. K. Borison is back with a whimsical new holiday romance—this time with a magical twist—that will have everyone falling in love with the Ghost of Christmas Past. He’s the Ghost of Christmas Past. She’s not exactly Scrooge...Categorized as:
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![The Something Girl by Jodi Taylor]()
The Something Girl by Jodi Taylor
From the bestselling author of The Chronicles of St Mary's. The Nothing Girl has grown up… It’s life as usual at Frogmorton Farm – which is to say that events have passed the merely eccentric and are now galloping headlong towards the completely bizarre... -
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Brave the Tempest by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsCassie Palmer has been chief seer of the supernatural world for a little over four months. In that time, she's battled two gods, fallen in love with two men, and confronted the two sides of her own nature, both god and human...Categorized as:
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![Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna]()
Mermaid Mimosa by Gina LaManna
When the king of the mermaids is poisoned, Lily is called to help with a problem she’s never faced before—one beneath the surface of the water. As she sets about creating a potion to save his life, however, she realizes this is only one part of a much, much larger problem... -
![Midlife in Gretna Green by Linzi Day]()
Midlife in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s never too late to learn how to stand up for yourself. Niki McKnight has spent her entire adult life being bullied—first by her husband and then by her boss. Recently widowed, she’s in dire need of an extreme life makeover... -
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The Power by Maggie M. Lily
What does the physical embodiment of rage look like? He's six-two with light brown hair, blue eyes, and an absolutely ripped body. He's also a really nice guy; you can't help but like him. A pediatrician and philanthropist, Adrian Trellis runs his wealthy family's charitable foundation while also treating terminally sick kids...Categorized as:
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Inheritance by Nora Roberts
Inheritance is the first in The Lost Bride Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts―a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations. 1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger... -
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Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
The battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love for the scholarly queen of Geall will complete the circle of six - and change the face of eternity... -
![Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes]()
Of Mice and Murder by Steffanie Holmes
Join a brooding antihero, a master criminal, a cheeky raven, and a heroine with a big heart (and an even bigger book collection) in this hot new steamy reverse harem paranormal mystery series. When the local Banned Book Club lose their meeting room, Mina volunteers to host the group at Nevermore Bookshop (against Heathcliff’s muttered protests, of course)...Categorized as:
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![Skullduggery by Helen Harper]()
Skullduggery by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOkay. I’ll admit I’ve got problems. But surrender is word wholly absent from my vocabulary. My grasp on magic is shaky at best and my dependence on spider’s silk is a battle I’m still fighting. But while my heritage and my health might be problematic, I’m certainly not going to roll over and give up. Not me. Not ever... -
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Ride the Storm by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of Reap the Wind returns to the “fascinating world”* of Cassie Palmer. Ever since getting appointed the chief seer of the supernatural world, Cassie Palmer has been playing catch up. Catch up on the training she missed being raised by a psychotic vampire instead of at the pythian court. Catch up on the dangerous world of supernatural politics... -
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![Bones by Layla Frost]()
Bones by Layla Frost
From USA Today bestselling author Layla Frost… The FINAL book in this twisty urban fantasy romance series about fated mates, evil soul-stealers, and love so beautiful, it must be magicks. The battle was fought. And the battle was lost. Waking up in the middle of nowhere, my connection to my siblings was gone. Jaggedly severed like a stolen soul. I searched for centuries...Categorized as:
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Marking Time by April White
Seventeen-year-old tagger Saira Elian can handle anything. .. a mother who mysteriously disappears, a stranger who stalks her around London, and even the noble English Grandmother who kicked Saira and her mother out of the family... -
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Munro by Kresley Cole
The next stand-alone installment in the electrifying Immortals After Dark series by #1 New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole. Venture deeper into the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals—if you dare. . . . TORMENTED IN UNIMAGINABLE WAYS. Coming off torture at the hands of his warlock captors, Munro MacRieve never expected to find his mate, or to lose her just as abruptly...Categorized as:
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Queen of the Magnetland by Cassandra Gannon
Elementals: Water, Earth, Fire and Air are only the beginning. Elementals support everything from Darkness to Time, secretly maintaining the processes of nature. Only now the Elementals are nearly extinct. Two years ago, the Air House released a plague that killed ninety percent of them...Categorized as:
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Midlife is the Cat's Meow by Miranda MacLeod, T.B. Markinson
A witch without powers. A secret to die for. A midlife sapphic awakening. A few months ago, I thought I had it all. My life as a forty-something suburban mom in Cleveland might not have been stimulating, but sometimes excitement is overrated. Like when FBI agents knock down your door on the hunt for your crook of a husband. Thrilling? Maybe. But I wouldn’t recommend it... -
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Salems Song by Kristen Proby
Torn apart by tragedy, Lorelei has kept Xander at arm's length, focusing on her career and gifts, rather than rekindling their love. But now that she's back in Salem, she can't avoid him and finds herself slowly softening toward the man she's loved all of her life. However, the witch hunter they've been fighting still hasn't been vanquished... -
![Witches' Blood by Ginn Hale]()
Witches' Blood by Ginn Hale
Volume Four. After using a key intended for his roommate, John Toffler. and his two closest friends—Laurie and Bill—are thrown into the. harsh world of Basawar. John and his friends survive the winter. wilderness with the aid of a rebellious young priest, Ravishan, and. eventually join Basawar society in the city of Amura’taye. While Laurie and Bill find shelter in the household of the exiled...Categorized as:
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Midnight's Temptation by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEver since that fateful night, he can’t stop thinking about her. A timeless beauty in a nightclub, she moved across the dance floor like an angel, surrendering to the music—and casting a spell that could only be magic. When Phelan took her in his arms and kissed her, the Highlander knew this was no ordinary woman. This was a Druidess who could fulfill his every desire—or destroy him completely…...Categorized as:
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Dark Embrace by Brenda Joyce
Aidan, the Wolf of Awe, has abandoned the Brotherhood and forsaken his vows. Feared by all and trusted by none, he hunts alone, seeking vengeance against the evil that destroyed his son. He has not saved an Innocent in sixty-six years--until he hears Brianna Rose's scream of terror across centuries, and leaps to modern-day Manhattan to rescue her...Categorized as:
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Shadowland by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA John Pritkin short, available for free on Karen Chance’s website and Smashwords. com. "Shadowland" is a novella set betweenCurse the Dawn(Cassie Palmer #4) andHunt the Moon(Cassie Palmer #5). It should be read after "A Family Affair". * Contains spoilers for the first four Cassandra Palmer books. -
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![A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams]()
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
From the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June , A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is an epic love story one hundred years in the making…. Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn’t one of them... -
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Bro and the Beast 2 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
This is what Brad gets for finally "sinking his teeth into a book," like his nerdy brother is always hounding him to. He definitely wasn't expecting the book to sink its teeth into him. With the newfound knowledge that he can get pregnant as an omega, Brad's urgency to get back to his world of touchdowns and keg stands is intensifying by the minute...Categorized as:
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![Tempting Fate by April White]()
Tempting Fate by April White
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Clocker, Saira Elian is back on the run and being hunted by Mongers. The Descendants of War are amassing power in the 21st century, bent on controlling all the Immortal Descendants. Their attempt to kidnap Saira, a rare Descendant of Time and Nature, reveals just how brazen they’ve become... -
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Bro and the Beast 4 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
Finally reunited with Raul, but now separated from his twin brother, Devon, Brad has learned the hard way that magic is far from an exact science. Not that his grades in actual science were all that stellar to begin with...Categorized as:
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![Of Blackened Blood by Isla Davon]()
Of Blackened Blood by Isla Davon
Death continues to stalk me…. Enemies surrounding me at every corner,. wanting to pull the very seams of my new life apart. But I’m no longer alone. I’m surrounded by the men I love and new friends that I trust. And our bonds are only growing stronger. But the demons and nightmares of my past are resurfacing,. haunting our every move and attacking not only me,. but the people I love...Categorized as:
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Bro and the Beast 1 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
When musclebound frat bro Brad gets run off the road by a reckless driver, he thinks it's game over. When he wakes up inside his twin brother's favorite corny shifter romance novel, he realizes the real game is just beginning...Categorized as:
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![White Silence by Jodi Taylor]()
White Silence by Jodi Taylor
"I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. ". Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that only she can see. But she doesn’t want to see them and she definitely doesn’t want them to see her . What is a curse to Elizabeth is a gift to others – a very valuable gift they want to control... -
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Midnight's Warrior by Donna Grant
Defenders against evil. Bound by the gods. The Dark Warriors are taking their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world—where a woman’s love can set them free…. A HEART IN HIDING. For ten long years, Tara has been a woman on the run, hiding from the magic-wielding Warriors and Druids of modern-day Scotland... -
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Midnight's Master by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGwynn Austin has no idea why her father has disappeared on a mysterious trip to Scotland. When she goes on a desperate mission to search for him, she finds more than she bargains for in a ruggedly handsome, wickedly exciting Highlander who exudes danger and mystery. And when she discovers her own link to Scotland, she'll have to trust her heart to help lead her . . -
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Bro and the Beast 5 by L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy
This is the fifth and final serial installment of an mpreg series following Brad, a quintessential frat bro and Raul, the brooding werewolf love interest he never asked for--and, in typical '80s alpha male hero fashion, is never gonna give him up...Categorized as:
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![Demon's Touch by Dakota Brown]()
Demon's Touch by Dakota Brown
The only thing more dangerous than being a mage is other people knowing that you have supernatural abilities. And here I am, untrained, untried, and ripe for the picking. With the magical black market chasing my untrained powers, I'm running a race I can't win. The wolves who have added me to their pack are no match for the dark mages hunting me... -
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The Dragon Legion Collection by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey will sacrifice anything to regain the loves they've lost. .. When the Dragon Legion take custody of the darkfire crystal, Drake and his fellow dragon shifters fear that the sorcery trapped in the stone is bent on destroying them. In Kiss of Danger, Alexander defends his wife and son from a vicious killer who has followed him through time...Categorized as:
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![Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women by Virgil Knightley]()
Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women by Virgil Knightley
She's the most beautiful woman he's ever met. She's also his archnemesis. It would be an understatement to call Trevon Beaumont an accomplished monster slayer. He's traversed the European countryside upholding the legacy of his clan one completed mission at a time for the whole of his adult life. Now he's on his most perilous quest slay the cruel but beautiful Countess Dracula... -
![A Dagger of Twisted Starlight by Max Walker]()
A Dagger of Twisted Starlight by Max Walker
Xavier Blackthorne. As a bodyguard, I’ve protected all kinds of people, but I never expected my next client to be the Vice President’s son. Blake King is all awkward smiles and high walls, but from the moment I meet him, I’m hooked. Keeping him safe should be my top priority, but getting closer to him is quickly becoming my second... -
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Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 35 ratings***THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK***Dive into the electrifying first novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall’s acclaimed Immortal Guardians series. An immortal warrior. A fearless woman. A love worth dying for... -
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Midnight's Master by Donna Grant
Defenders against evil. Bound by the gods. The Dark Warriors are taking their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world—where a woman’s love can set them free…. A MYSTERY OUT OF TIME. Gwynn Austin has no idea why her father has disappeared on a mysterious trip to Scotland... -
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Kiss of Darkness by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the second of a trio of novellas, following the adventures of Drake and the Dragon's Teeth Warriors with the darkfire crystal. Coming in March 2013. This is Damien's story. The three Dragon Legion Novellas together are the 9th installment in the Dragonfire series of paranormal romances...Categorized as:
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Kiss of Danger by Deborah Cooke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey will sacrifice anything to regain the loves they've lost. .. Alexander knew he had to fulfill his duty to his kind, the dragon shape shifters called the Pyr, even at the price of abandoning his new wife and young son. After he and his fellows were enchanted for centuries, then finally set free in a future long after their own time, Alexander feared he would never return to his love...Categorized as:
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![Stoned by Layla Frost]()
Stoned by Layla Frost
Once upon a time, there lived a witch. A kickass, brilliant, dope as hell witch whose magicks inspired fear and envy. Like all classic fairy tales, her story had the usual goodies. Destiny. Adventure. Missing souls. Unfathomable evil, the precarious fate of the entire universe, blah, blah, blah. But let’s get back to that witch with the awesome hair…. Fine, it’s me...Categorized as:
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![Rendezvous With Yesterday by Dianne Duvall]()
Rendezvous With Yesterday by Dianne Duvall
Special Pre-Order Price -- $4. 99 -- Save $1! Modern-day bounty hunter Bethany Bennett helps her brother track two fugitives to a forest outside of Houston, Texas. But what should have been a routine apprehension of two bail skippers spirals out of control and ends in violence. After Beth and her brother are both seriously injured, a mysterious figure suddenly looms over her...Categorized as:
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![The Future Falls by Tanya Huff]()
The Future Falls by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Auntie Catherine warns the family of an approaching asteroid, the Gales scramble to keep humans from going the way of the dinosaurs. Fortunately for the world, they're wielding a guitar and a dragon. The Gale family can change the world with the charms they cast, which has caused some supernaturally complicated family shenanigans in the past... -
![Ink Witch by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Sparks]()
Ink Witch by Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe gods are gone. Her brother is missing. One retired assassin must confront her past to save his future…. Immortal Kat Dubois has traded in her sword for a flask. Hard drinking helps ease the grisly memories of her former an assassin of immortals... -
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Witchful Thinking by H.P. Mallory
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJolie thinks she’s seen it all, but life continues to spring surprises. The latest shocker? She’s just been crowned queen of the underworld. Jolie may possess a rare gift for reanimating the dead, but she doesn’t know the first thing about governing disparate factions of supernatural creatures... -
![Tangled in Time by Barbara Longley]()
Tangled in Time by Barbara Longley
To set him free from an ancient curse, she must travel to a time of myth and legend…. Regan MacCarthy’s ability to see ghosts is a gift inherited from her Irish ancestors, but it’s one she’d dearly like to give back. In an attempt to return her powers to their source, she travels to Ireland to harness the ancient magic that still permeates the mystical site of Newgrange...Categorized as:
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![The Wild Ways by Tanya Huff]()
The Wild Ways by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"The Gales are an amazing family, the aunts will strike fear into your heart, and the characters Allie meets are both charming and terrifying. " -#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris Alysha Gale's cousin Charlotte is a Wild Power, who allies herself with a family of Selkies in a fight against offshore oil drilling... -
![Nightfall in the Garden of Deep Time by Tracy L. Higley]()
Nightfall in the Garden of Deep Time by Tracy L. Higley
What if you stumbled into a timeless party, in a secret garden only you could see? Kelsey Willoughby doesn’t have time to pursue her writing dreams. Imagination doesn’t pay the bills, and she’s busy saving her beautiful city bookshop from online competition, hotel developers, and the sneaking suspicion that nobody reads anymore. Not to mention all those voices telling her she doesn’t have talent...
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