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The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn unholy attack upon his brother-in-law General Arisaydia pitches sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona headlong into the snake-pit of Cedonian imperial politics. But they will not travel alone. The mission from his god brings Penric some of his strangest new allies yet, and the return of some of his most valued old ones... -
Beyond by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this new series from a New York Times bestselling author and beloved fantasist.Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFREE DIGITAL SAMPLER FEATURING EXTENDED EXCERPTS FROM BESTSELLING SENSATION GENA SHOWALTER'S ENTHRALLING LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD SERIESWelcome to a dark and sensual world, where the line between good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test... -
James by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames is in trouble.After spending a little too much time in once place, a few of her secrets started to rear their ugly little heads in front of the wrong people. People who don’t bat an eye at doing very bad things.Now she’s on the run with nowhere to go and no one to help.Until he shows up.Phillip Foster is not the savior she would have picked. He’s too clean-cut. Too uptight. Too strait-laced... -
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Rebel's Karma by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThere’s no denying destiny . . . For too long, Benjamin Reese has masked his deadly skills and temper with loyalty and humor. A vampire-demon hybrid, he fiercely protects his family, guards his brothers, and destroys the enemy without mercy. But when he discovers one fragile, beautiful blonde—a woman once mated to a Kurjan, no less—every primal instinct he has buried for centuries roars to life... -
Into Hell by Brenda K. Davies
River, When I find myself face to face with Lucifer, I realize that what he wants from me could destroy Hell and the world. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for those I love, but I’m not sure I can do what is necessary to stop Lucifer’s plans… even if I’m the only one who can. Kobal, As the battle for Hell rages, the line between enemies and allies blurs...Categorized as:
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Kyle, Jack, & Ryan: Devil Souls MC Novellas by LeAnn Ashers, Wander Aquiar
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratings- KYLE -The second my eyes met hers, the world as I knew it stopped. All I could see was her. She took over my life and gave me everything I never even imagined I needed. But her demons haunt her. Luckily for her, I am a devil himself and demons are mine to handle. - RYAN -She came face-to-face with an entire club to protect her daughter... -
Their Controlled Chaos by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe exciting conclusion to the Wintervale Packs series is here!Book 4 of the Wintervale PacksJinelle Sutton has known from a young age that she is more than human. Chaos is a big part of her life and she's learned to ball it up and hide it away from the world. Which isn’t too hard because she's always been a bit weird. A high IQ and social awkwardness means she's got very few friends... -
Savage Caress by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZelda Primrose's world comes crashing down when a family crisis calls her back to her hometown. A town she hates. Everything she’s ever wanted is under threat, but Zelda’s used to heartache and disappointment. This time, she isn’t backing down. She’s been through too much to quit. Determined, she sets her sights on her goal... -
Monster Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsToo destructive to love Brock Redgrave loathes the monster he’s become. The victim of a failed military experiment that was supposed to make him the ultimate weapon, he’s been left with a personality that turns violent and uncontrollable in situations of stress. He was the only one to get out alive, and the military has been looking for him ever since... -
Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Jagger needs a mate. Fast. He’s running from a dark past and his life as the self-appointed sheriff of the outcast community of Ragtown was supposed to keep him on track... -
Dragon Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCallan Balter’s dragon is dying. Ever since he lost his family and his ancestral home, Ragtown has been a sanctuary to the noble Scottish dragon. But without his clan, his own territory, and his mate, his dragon cannot survive. Arch matchmaker, Florence, believes she has to solution to at least one of these problems--the only issue? He needs to rescue his match first... -
Trials of Dusk and Dreams by Lana Pecherczyk
The only way for Willow to defeat an oppressive faerie queen is to make six villains remember they’re obsessed with her, except . . . One hates her. One confuses her. One distrusts her. One is encased in stone. One rejects her, and, One thinks she’s a dangerous distraction. The task seems impossible... -
Dalton by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDalton has only made one enemy in his easy-going life. Too bad that Shiftr has just matched him with her... Dalton Tucker has always been the odd bear out of his wealthy family. Years ago, he escaped to live a simple life in Hope Valley. But now he’s off to Running Bear Lodge to be best man at his older brother’s fancy wedding... -
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Ghost Friends Forever by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if your imaginary friend wasn’t so imaginary after all?Detective Jude Byrne, sick of working alleged cases of infidelity, takes on client Sam Jones, a man looking to reconnect with his first love. As the search for Greta begins, Jude realizes Sam might be the reason his lost love has fallen off the grid... -
Dead Tired by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a late night slip and fall in his kitchen, Detective Ronan O’Mara awakens to find his mother, Erin, who’s been dead for the last decade, at his side comforting him. Thanks to the blow to the head, he’s able to see and speak with spirits... -
Rebel Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Aidan has been on the run for too long. From his psychopathic family; from the mountain of secrets he’s been hiding from everyone; and from himself. He wears his heart on his sleeve—that’s what everyone thinks anyways—always full of pranks and jokes. But deep down, his heart is tortured and dark... -
Grizzly Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brand new mail-order brides series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Savannah's luck seems to finally be changing when MateMatch, a secret dating agency sends her to Ragtown to meet the match they've found for her. Under different circumstances, she would have been excited for her new life... -
Fall of Night: A Midnight Breed Novel by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBreed warrior Micah is one of the Order’s best, his reputation for cold justice and lethal skill rivaled only by that of his formidable father, Tegan. So, when a mission Micah’s leading in an off-limits area called the Deadlands goes terribly wrong, leaving him the sole survivor of an apparent Atlantean attack, he won’t rest until he has answers...and vengeance for his fallen team... -
Shaw by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlpha Geek 6: ShawPanther shifter Poppy Cain has been living a secret life. She’s been hiding her nursing career from an overbearing uncle and terrifying cousins. They run a shady business in town, and when they want to use her as a pawn, Poppy makes a hard decision: run. What she didn’t expect was to find a mate in the process. Shit just got real.Shaw Eagan uses his hacking skills for good... -
Romancing The Paranormal: All New Tales by Stephanie Rowe, Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratings13 BRAND NEW paranormal stories from your favorite USA Today, New York Times, and Amazon Bestselling authors. Here’s a list of all 13 paranormal anthology authors! 1. Stephanie Rowe 2. Robyn Peterman 3. Victoria Danann 4. Kym Grosso 5. Dakota Cassidy 6. Claudy Conn 7. Teresa Gabelman 8. Melanie James 9. Gena D. Lutz 10. D’Elen McClain 11. Julia Mills 12. Brandy L. Rivers 13... -
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Crimson Kiss by Lyra Winters
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a couple of months, Lilith Whitlock had gone from human to vampire to demon. Turned out, she was destined for more than human life all along. She was Lilith... Mother of demons. Yep. That Lilith. With all of her memories intact and four protective supernatural men by her side, she was more than ready to take on the prophecy everyone kept blabbing on about... -
Shiftr: Swipe Left for Love : BBW Bear Shifter Romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes all it takes is a second chance. Niall Crawford has given up on dating. He’s sick of Shiftr, with its glittering promises of 90% matches that turn out to be nothing but mistakes. That’s just fine, because he’s stuck in Devil’s Back Ridge, two hours outside of Hope Valley, being temporary Alpha to a ragtag bunch of half-civilized beasts... -
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Hill Bear Christmas: Bear Shifter Holiday Romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gutsy B&B owner with a ski-resort-sized problem. A single father and his children who never celebrate Christmas. Together, can they bring the magic of Christmas to their hometown? Grace Jensen has been working hard to prepare the small log cabin business she runs with her mother for the most exciting time of the year – Christmas... -
Bones of Fire by Eric M. Hill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdwin Styles’ life is about to be turned upside down. He doesn’t believe in demons and warlocks. He should. They’re out to get him and his family. He doesn’t know that his precious daughter is being stalked by a demon of witchcraft and will soon suffer such a devastating betrayal that her faith will be shaken to its core... -
The Ice is Right by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new PDA in a chilly new location... -
Delphini: Situation Critical by Hannah Walker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBray and Hunter, separated from their teammates, have crash-landed onto an unknown planet. Their first encounter with the inhabitants of this strange, new world is not what they expected. The Avanti finally meet a foe they aren’t sure they want to engage in battle, much to the amusement of the men who come to investigate the crash... -
Wild Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs the wildest and shyest of the Ragtown bears, Timon doesn’t expect to find a mate, let alone a human one. Rejected by his clan for his different-colored eyes, all he wants is to live in Ragtown in peace, running his pizza parlor. But when a petite, dark-haired human and her scatter-brained friend crash into town in their RV, his life is thrown into a spin... -
Savvy Negotiator by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFive women of “questionable professions” have been murdered, and that means Acadia Collins—according to her new alias—is heading to Denver. She tries to avoid mixed areas, but corporate also wants to expand into the area. It seems a dangerous move to make when she has an ancient vampire interested in her and vowing not to let her go... -
Mountain Calling by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHiking through the mountains hunting for Bigfoot wasn't her idea of a great time, but a paycheck was a paycheck. Having a giant, grumpy mountain man as her guide couldn't hurt either... Except there was something odd about the frowny Thor lookalike tasked with keeping her group safe in the mountains of Appalachia... -
Demons are Forever by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsVeteran Elite Operative Landis “Chase” Coolidge’s latest mission requires every bit of her considerable tracking skills because she has to locate a colleague kidnapped by a brilliant scientist responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands. Former op Phantom is along for the ride, desperate to find her missing lover. By day, Heather Snyder works in the New York fashion industry... -
Master Unchained by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter a painful betrayal in his past, Immortal Stealth Guardian Hamish MacGregor vows to never get involved with another human. But when he is charged with protecting Councilwoman Tessa Wallace from the Demons of Fear, his powerful desire for her soon makes this routine assignment the greatest challenge he’s ever faced... -
Bear Cop Undone by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOne minute I’m running from a crazed stalker. The next I’m in the arms of Kade Reynolds. Huge, fierce, ex-military, and apparently, intent on protecting me at all costs.My one rule as far as guys are concerned: never date a cop. But the pull between us is doing very bad things to me... -
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Hell's Gift by K.S. Haigwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDepression consumes the guardian angel, Rhyan, after his human charge chooses her soulmate over him. Filled with anger and despair, he lashes out. And when his hate-filled words land him neck-deep in Hell, he realizes he's gone too far. He expects trouble, but not to discover his own soulmate in the fiery depths... -
Jeepers Creepers: Royal Bastards MC Las Vegas, NV by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe road to hell is paved with good intentions.Balen “Creature” Hobbs doesn’t call anywhere home.He’s been a nomad since the day he finished active duty.Fate has other plans when he bumps into a girl beaten outside a local bar.Being a good Samaritan didn’t cross his mind—only justice.Getting involved pulls him into a dark world where the strong prey on the weak... -
Salacious Desires by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce he fulfills all of her desires, will they be able to walk away from each other? Lily Anderson is finally free from the oppressive life she’d been forced into. As soon as the ink is dry on her divorce papers, she makes a promise to herself to try all the things she’s always dreamed about—starting with visiting Edge. She just had no idea it would be so titillating... -
Wicked by Elisabeth Naughton
ZAGREUS—Dark, depraved, cursed. In every way the Prince of Darkness.Then he found her.She was his salvation. His sanity. His strength. The only constant in his immortal life. Even when fate ripped her from his arms, he always found her again... -
How to Hide Your Stolen Baby by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEx-thief Joey has been sent to live with a policeman. Thing is, he stole his baby.Ever since Joey stole a dragon-shifter baby, his life has become infinitely more difficult. The bad guys are after him, and Joey has absolutely no experience with flame-breathing little children... -
Toghat the Vile by Cara Wylde
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSnowbound with Toghat the Vile - a sweet Christmas novellaIsabella Jensen is in over her head. She should've never gone hiking with her friends in the snowy mountains of Utah. With no training for this kind of physical effort, she fell behind, and then a snowstorm hit out of the blue. Now she's lost, and with every passing minute, her chances of survival are quickly dropping to zero... -
Passionate Bites: Hot Tales of Vampire Romance by Sharon Hamilton, K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen hot vampire romance novels by NY Times & USA Today bestselling authors. ***Only available until Jan. 2015***Full novels Passionate Bites is a paranormal romance collection loaded with sizzling hot alpha-males & badass heroines... -
Spell of the Ball by Deanna Chase, Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust in time for Halloween. Check out this spooky collection of magical short stories by eight bestselling paranormal authors. Spirits, Hurricanes, and the Krewe of Ghoul by Deanna Chase It’s Halloween and Pyper Rayne’s all vamped up, ready to play the vampire bride. And so is Ida May, her resident ghost... -
Bad Boy Alphas Collection by Alexis Davie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThese SEXY Bad Boy Shifters Protect, Cherish, and Claim Their Mates! A pair of green eyes in the woods haunts Annabelle while she is on a camping trip with her possessive boyfriend. Who is behind the green eyes, and will he protect her when she needs it most?Annabelle is engaged to her high school sweetheart, even after years of being treated badly... -
The Elf King's Sacrifice by Elisa Rae
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe King of Eldarlan hates parties. Superficial conversations and social niceties never come easy for him. When cursed to host human princesses at a party every night, he considers it mild torture until an unusual princess appears one night...Categorized as:
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Kiss of Death by Brenda K. Davies
AislingVolunteering to work at the wall wasn’t my life’s goal, but in this new world, the dreams of old are things of the past... especially when I discover I’m part demon. I embraced my demon side and the freedom it offered—until it led me straight to Hawk. Now I find myself bound to a man I don’t even know... -
Crimson Soul by Lyra Winters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLilith Whitlock was destined for a Hell of a lot more than she bargained for. Her being The Crimson Demon entailed immense power, and the longer it took her to figure out exactly what that meant, the more danger she was in.The enemies she’d faced until now were pawns... -
Into the Abyss by Brenda K. Davies
Amalia Born behind a seal, I never experienced anything beyond those four walls until the jinn were freed from our prison. On Earth, the other demons see us as nothing but monsters; however, the demons don’t know the jinn as well as they think they do. I’m beginning to realize I don’t either... -
A Seer Among Shifters by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI belong to fate.The Supernatural Underworld has called to me for longer than I can remember, sending visions as it reaches for me.Or at least, that's what I thought was happening.In reality, I somehow managed to tap into the stream of fate and have been stealing bits and pieces from it throughout my life.But every time I took from fate, it took from me as well. Over time, it captured my soul... -
Stakes, Cakes and Mandrakes by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJacqueline Finch and her mystical, magical bookshop is back in this third entry of the bestselling Three Tomes Bookshop series!Spring is in full swing in lakefront Button Cove, and Jacqueline is embracing her new life—her friends, her new home, the crones down the street, and especially the detective with a hot-Viking vibe... -
Blaze by Rowan Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBLAZE is the first book in the Knights of Hades MC Security series, a gritty series about demons who ride motorcycles offering specialized security services and the women they claim as their own. It's an action packed thriller that can be read on its onw and is intended for mature audiences. It may contain scenes upsetting to some readers...
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