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  • Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop

    Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A young detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will learn that bargains can change your fate—for good or ill—in this darkly enthralling fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Others and the Black Jewels series. Words have power. Intentions matter. Most people come to Destiny Park for entertainment. They come to have their cards read to tell them a bit about their future...
  • Death Before Dawn by Amelia Hutchins

    Death Before Dawn by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    Hello Diary,. Not sure when I will have a chance to write again, so I’ll have to make this fast. The search for my brother has been a long one and what I have seen along the way makes me question everything I was taught to believe about people and reinforces what my father said might happen if an apocalyptic event were to occur...
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  • Hurricane by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Hurricane by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    What’s a goddess to do? After being lost at sea and taken prisoner by yet another denizen of the Titan realm, Quinn finds herself cold, wet, miserable, and very much alone. Until a familiar and unexpected face steps back into her life to remind her who she is—and has always—been: a fighter...
  • Moscow Mule by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Moscow Mule by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Quinn MacKenna is on the warpath to save her bartender. Bear-tender…whatever. And it might just break Russia. In every person’s life there comes a point where well-meaning people mutter empty Hallmark Card platitudes like “it’s all downhill from here,” or “the only way to go now is up. ”. For Quinn, black magic arms dealer and potential Fae royalty, that time is now...
  • Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    ***OVER ONE MILLION READERS HAVE BEEN PLEASURED BY THE TEMPLE VERSE NOVELS. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…***. Fae are missing all over Boston, and apparently, no one else is suicidal enough to look into it. Good thing Quinn MacKenna—black magic arms dealer and Fae half-breed—has been searching for a way to earn back some of Boston’s goodwill after almost destroying the city…twice...
  • Salty Dog by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Salty Dog by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Abductions rarely go as planned…but this is just ridiculous. Torn from the Faeling Games on the beaches of Scotland, Quinn MacKenna suddenly finds herself doggie-paddling in a turbulent sea of blood with no land in sight. And that’s the highlight of her day so far, because her abductors seem perfectly content to simply leave her in this strange Otherworld...
  • Chosen by Vanessa Nelson

    Chosen by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Demons on the loose. Ritual murders. An ancient vampire breathing down her neck. Some days Max just doesn't know where to start. The problems facing her city are piling up, and there seems no end or solution in sight. Max's job used to be dealing with supernatural creatures...
  • Darkest at Dawn by Christine Feehan

    Darkest at Dawn by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    In one volume for the first time-a Dark novel and novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author...
  • Dark and Stormy by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Dark and Stormy by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    Quinn finally gets what she’s always wanted—a Fae-Cation. But now Boston faces annihilation. A bloody murder spree in the Land of the Fae with her vampire bestie should have been all fun and games for Quinn… that is, until she finally learns the stunning truth about her past and the decision she was born to make — a decision which threatens to bring her world to a screeching halt...
  • Hunted by Vanessa Nelson

    Hunted by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Unsolved murders, supernatural creatures and civil unrest. Just another day. Problems keep piling up around Max. No sooner has she dealt with one set of supernatural creatures, than she's called to the city's mortuary to an unusual death. The city's most senior spiritual leader is also trying to get hold of her. On top of that, Bryce cancelled their date and hasn't been seen for days...
  • Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    The next captivating novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series.
  • Called by Vanessa Nelson

    Called by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In a city full of rising tension, with people going missing or turning up dead, can Max resist the call to help? When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance...
  • Forged by Vanessa Nelson

    Forged by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Blood may be thicker than water, but not all families are meant to stay together. Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family. Max has no time to absorb the shocking news...
  • Fairy Tale of London by Cassandra Clare

    Fairy Tale of London by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 19 ratings
    This is the story of how Will Herondale and Tessa Gray finally bind their souls together as they get married in company of their friends and family. Celebrate their union with this short story, originally released as bonus content in the special first edition of Chain of Gold, now available as a free e-book for your enjoyment. Art by Cassandra Jean.
  • Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter

    Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    Being part of the Midwest Pack isn’t easy—especially now. My life has never been simple—and it only keeps getting more complicated. The Alphas, Ethan, and several key players in the otherworld go missing, thrusting me into the position of Elite Alpha and tasking me with finding them. The list of suspects grows as I realize that mating with Ethan has caused allies to become enemies...
  • Hell Hounds Don't Heel by Kim McDougall

    Hell Hounds Don't Heel by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 28 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #7: Some monsters just have to die. Someone is plotting to put all gargoyles in jail…or six feet in the ground. For decades gargoyles have patrolled the night in Montreal Ward. They are dubbed Guardians by the humans and fae who live on the fringes of society, those who survive in neighborhoods the police don't care about...
  • Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards

    Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Black Hat Bureau, Book 10. In this tenth and final installment of The Black Hat Bureau series, Rue races the clock to find her little moth girl before it’s too late. As much as she wants to believe that Clay will protect Colby, he isn’t himself when he’s under the director’s thrall. And the director would toss a loinnir back like a shot of pure magic if he got his hands on her...
  • Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Vince finds himself going up in the underworld, but the mafia is far from the only gang in town. The city is abuzz with an international sorcerer's conference, and the mayor is cracking down hard on anything that might make him look bad. But Vince is out to get that bag. That means fulfilling his enforcer contract for the mob, police crackdown be damned...
  • Tangled Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Tangled Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I never got involved in the dirt and the details of an investigation. I never let my preconceptions muddy a reconstruction. And I steadfastly refrained from ever allowing my past to dictate my future. At least until the one person I couldn’t lose went missing...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  fae  fantasy  urban fantasy  paranormal  witches  dark
  • Dark Peril by Feehan C Christine Feehan

    Dark Peril by Feehan C Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Dominic of the Dragonseeker lineage - one of the most powerful lines the Carpathian people has - infiltrates the heart of the enemy camp to learn their plans. This is a one-way mission: he plans to get in fast, relay the information and go down fighting - an honourable way to end his life. But a complication lies ahead.
  • Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter

    Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    Between life and death, there’s magic. Our secrets have been exposed and now we have to deal with the consequences: Friends of the Midwest Pack are missing. Alliances are forming between enemies whose sole intent is to destroy the pack. And a mysterious group is trying to make a power grab using any means possible...
  • Shadowmark by McKenzie Hunter

    Shadowmark by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 20 ratings
    When a god wants you dead, it’s safe to assume life can’t get any worse. Wrong. I’m enemy-number-one to a powerful fae and I’ve ticked off the Master of the vampires one too many times. Life—or rather, death—is coming at me fast. I definitely didn’t expect a demon placing a bounty on me to be added to the what-the-hell-else-could-go-wrong Bingo card...
  • Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    As a freelance assassin, Val Thorvald leads a dangerous life. She’s learned not to stay in the same place for long and not to get too attached to anything. For example, she would never consider adopting a pet. But when she’s searching for a missing friend, she finds an abandoned silver tiger cub...
  • Unleashing Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Unleashing Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    For twelve years, I had managed to separate my personal life from my professional life, becoming one of the best reconstructionists in the world — and proving to myself that I could do so on my own merits. Then I’d been forced into contact with my family, reuniting with someone I thought I’d lost forever, and rescuing my best friend...
  • Spellcast by McKenzie Hunter

    Spellcast by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I longed for magic. Now I have it. Powerful magic. It has caused chaos in the supernatural world like never seen before. It’s not only my magic that’s the problem—it’s also a spell I cast that changed everything. To save my friend, I reversed vampirism, earning me the top spot on the magical elite’s most wanted list. They want me stripped of my magic or dead. Preferably the latter...
  • Betrayed by Vanessa Nelson

    Betrayed by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    A missing war mage. Death in the heartland. Settling into her new life in the human world, the last thing Arrow expects is a request for aid from the Erith. The Erith’s favourite war mage is missing and Arrow is asked to investigate. For the first time in her life, she is allowed into the Erith’s fabled heartland...
  • Academy of Shadowed Magic: The Complete Series by S.W. Clarke

    Academy of Shadowed Magic: The Complete Series by S.W. Clarke

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five books, over 2,000 pages of urban fantasy epic adventure, slow-burn romance, and magic and mayhem fill this dark academy box set. Witches, wizards, and one judgmental, talking cat. Welcome to my new life. I'm Clementine Cole. I thought I was a normal nineteen-year-old with anger issues, but I was wrong. I’m not angry, I'm just a witch...
  • The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Out of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld...
  • Werepanther 8: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Werepanther 8: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My crew of badass women and I have officially decimated the Order of the Nile, freed the legions of paranormal creatures the AON were using for gladiator fights, and seized possession of an awesome mansion. My business ventures are also booming, so things are definitely looking up. But there’s still the issue of several rogue Egyptian gods who are out for my head...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  harems  fantasy  dark  contemporary  urban fantasy  poly
  • Tainted by Vanessa Nelson

    Tainted by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Peace at breaking point. A dark and ambitious conspiracy. A lethal adversary. Woken from sleep by intruders, Arrow is shocked to realise that humans have managed to break through her wards. This was no simple break-in. It quickly becomes clear this was just part of a series, and the Erith's ancient enemies may be involved...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  horror  fantasy  urban fantasy  demons  paranormal  mystery
  • Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter

    Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    My rules for survival: Never trust a demon or make a deal with one. But trapped in the demon realm, I have no choice but to break both rules if I want to escape. What’s waiting for me on the other side? A bloodthirsty god who wants to kill me—did I mention it’s my mother? An unforgiving fae who doesn’t care that we’re related and wants me gone, at any cost...
  • My Soul to Take by Madeline Sheehan

    My Soul to Take by Madeline Sheehan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The second book in the Holy Trinity Trilogy:. When Trinity escaped a worldwide apocalyptic plague in the arms of Gerik, a Scandinavian Gypsy, she never imagined they would be soul mates . . . or what that even meant. Xan showed Trinity that love could save her from the seemingly unbreakable ties she had to Gerik . . . or so she thought...
  • The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie

    The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It's been six months since Lilly Hooper reunited with her family, friends, and magic. The Arcane Realm offers freedom and safety for all the witches who are rebuilding their lives and healing. But things are not as straightforward or as easy as they all hoped they would be...
  • Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards—and the battle won’t just be for the survival of her remote village, but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians...
  • Shades of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Shades of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    They lost the battle. Now it's time for war. What they feared has come to pass, and now, stuck in the center of an ancient war, Sienna and Daxon set out in search of a mythical stone that's rumored to have the ability to reshape their world. The magick's want it destroyed. The non-magicks want to cleanse the realm...
  • Werepanther 5: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Werepanther 5: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My life has definitely changed since I discovered I was a werepather, but I would argue it’s changed for the better. Instead of a broke college student, I’m the owner of a lucrative lounge, and business just keeps getting better. Money is flowing in hand over fist, and I have my pick of sexy, intelligent, badass women...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  harems  urban fantasy  fantasy  dark  poly  paranormal
  • The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre

    The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Born without a heartbeat or a soul, James Huntsman has never felt part of the mortal world. It’s an insecurity his abusive brothers reinforced daily, and with his very existence bound to theirs through the alchemically altered blood they share, James has always been at their mercy. All that changed when James found a home within the magical community and fell in love...
  • Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    "I love you, Sam. I will always love you. ". When Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne discovers her lover, Crwys Holliard, is missing, she vows to find him. With the help of her friends and an Alpha Werewolf who just won't take no for an answer, Sam follows clues that point them in the direction of the realm of Faerie, a place Sam swore she would never return to...
  • The Lost Souls by Madeline Sheehan

    The Lost Souls by Madeline Sheehan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Lost Souls: A Holy Trinity Novel. (Holy Trinity 2. 5). Tahyra Petros tried desperately to save herself and her sister, and instead ended up forever changed. Shandor Asenov battled with death, and lost. Hockey Sava, in a valiant attempt at saving his friends, vanished...
  • Wicked Hex by Megan Montero

    Wicked Hex by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Some powers come with a price… My life is unrecognizable. I’ve never been in more danger. I thought I was safe at Evermore Academy. I thought we were finally making progress in this war. I thought I had people I could trust. I thought I could always count on Tucker…I thought wrong. But now all that’s changed. Alataris is coming for me with everything he's got, and no one is safe...
  • Moon Fated by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Moon Fated by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I vowed to protect my brother and my pack at all cost, but this time the debt for the protection might be my life. A war between my pack and the witches is long in the making. They’d do anything to destroy us. When a close ally is nearly killed by them, Josh goes rogue and retaliates. It’s not without deadly consequences...
  • Lost & Found by Ariana Nash

    Lost & Found by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    What use is a blade without a war? After giving their lives to the Order, the Ashford assassins are in crisis. The battles are over, the war is no more, but assassins cannot retire from who they are. Trey knows this. He may not have been an Assassin of the Order for long, but it was long enough to leave him scarred...
  • Shield of Fire by Keri Arthur

    Shield of Fire by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A New Relic. A new threat. .. Resident Relic Hunter for Deva’s Fae Council is a title Bethany Aodhán never wanted, but it isn’t like she has a choice. And in truth, the appointment might just aid her quest to find her mother’s murderers—because at least one of those responsible is a member of the council, and getting access to their records could give her the connection and their identity...
  • For the Power by Debbie Cassidy

    For the Power by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Take the journey, find the lock that fits the key and get some damn answers. Get from point A to point B. Stick to the mapped-out route and take shelter at the pre-planned times. It sounds simple enough, now if only we’d factored in getting attacked by djinn and having to take a detour through The Wilds...
  • Lay the Ghost by Debbie Cassidy

    Lay the Ghost by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Change is part of life, but so is death. And I’ve about had my fair share of it. The shimmer man’s threats are coming to pass. Question is, what the hell am I going to do about it? A kick ass Urban Fantasy Adventure filled with fey, demons, vampires, gargoyles and golems.
  • The Feral Fae's Human by Lola Glass

    The Feral Fae's Human by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    I kissed a fae to start a fake mate bond between us. .. and now I'm pretending I haven't been seeing visions about our future together for the past eighteen months. At first, I didn't realize what I was seeing. Who would assume steamy dreams and brutal nightmares were what the future held? But then my fake fae mate, who was the subject of said hot dreams, hauled me off to his house...
    Categorized as:
    dystopian  fae  magic  paranormal  fantasy  humor  shapeshifters  dark
  • Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer

    Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    Daniel Faust is back from hell and out for blood. He has a new face and a deadly mission: to find the tiger-queen Naavarasi and his own traitorous brother, and put them both six feet underground. But when Naavarasi’s shape-shifting minions abduct one of Daniel’s own, it’s time for a desperate rescue...
  • The Fifth Essence by Becca Andre

    The Fifth Essence by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 8 ratings
    Addie Daulton has never backed down from a challenge. After all, doing the impossible is what makes her a master alchemist. So when she learns that her best friend, James Huntsman, has been banished from the mortal world, she believes she can get him back. But finding James isn’t her only problem...
  • Tethers by Claire Farrell

    Tethers by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Ava’s been protecting her shifter friend from the alpha for months, but now he’s managed to come up with a brand new excuse to take Esther, and the Senate have turned their backs on her completely. While Ava works to find a way to keep Esther out of Mac’s reach for good, a series of violent murders put everyone in the cul-de-sac under suspicion...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  fae  horror  urban fantasy  fantasy  demons  paranormal  dark
  • Midnight Eternal by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Midnight Eternal by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Keeping our existence a secret protected the pack. Now the wrong people know about us. That's the reason the Alphas and I have been abducted to be hunted for sport, but we have no intention of going down without a fight. Escape seems nearly impossible once it becomes apparent that we've been betrayed by those that we once considered allies and many of our secrets have been exposed...
    Categorized as:
    fae  vampires  horror  fantasy  war  contemporary  dark  urban fantasy
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