Books like 'The Misery of Shadows'

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  • Shine by Dannika Dark

    Shine by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the short span of a year, Silver has gone from becoming a Mage to discovering the truth about her unique genetics. Logan Cross went from her mortal enemy to her immortal lover, but a threat is fast approaching like an inevitable storm. Attacks are underway against the Mageri and one man is behind it—an elusive foe who is an unstoppable force...
  • The Price of Souls by Dakota Brown

    The Price of Souls by Dakota Brown

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Heaven and Hell are after us and I’m yearning for some hot gooey cheese, the smell of marinara, and the heat of my pizza ovens.It’s not safe for my employees if I show up at work, but laying low isn’t my style. When an archangel grabs my demon prince, I’m itching for a fight.As my magical powers evolve, I’m more than willing to go on the offensive, but that isn't what fate intends...
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  • The Price of Magic by Dakota Brown

    The Price of Magic by Dakota Brown

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Demons aren't supposed to be allies, let alone lovers, but here I am. Know that expression to hell and back? Been there, done that, just to save one of them. Sure, it was terrifying, but it beats meeting the in-laws. Aaron, my half-angel boyfriend, is just dying to take me home to dear old mom and dad, but I'm worried about walking into their home trailing brimstone...
  • Necessary Respite by Erin R. Flynn

    Necessary Respite by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m finally putting myself first. If people won’t listen to me, are so determined to force me to be what they want, then I’m done working with them. I am a person, not something the people of Faerie own or all other supes can use and abuse.So I pulled the emergency brake and it’s time for a reset...
  • Don't Bait Me by Jackie May

    Don't Bait Me by Jackie May

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 48 ratings
    Now that Nora has been outed as an underworlder, all she wants to do is lay low, figure out how to hide her fey heritage and decide if she wants to date any of the men in her life. Unfortunately, fate has other plans.  Just one week after the werewolf fiasco, Terrance is nearly killed by an unknown attacker. He's not the only victim...
  • The Hunt by Ivy Asher

    The Hunt by Ivy Asher

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 14 ratings
    Fight, win, advance my alpha’s agenda, and keep my family safe. Simple.Until my little sister is taken, and everything around me comes crashing down.Betrayed by the pack I swore fealty to, I cut ties and start hunting for Harlow on my own.Little did I know that my search would put me on a collision course with everything I’ve been running from...
  • Happily Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Happily Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 59 ratings
    There was no wake-up call quite like almost exsanguinating your main love interest while being compelled by your unhinged Maker. No longer hanging onto her past as Mika McKellen, human, Raine was determined to take her new life and live it at one hundred percent. She was no longer an unwilling victim...
  • Wolf Endangered by Avery Song

    Wolf Endangered by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    At long last, I’ve unlocked the shackles that held back my awakening. I should be celebrating, but it turns out I’ve only endangered myself and my forbidden fruit. It's the eve of the biggest business deal NYC has ever witnessed, and I, Willow De Luca, am kicking foreign ass with my new Christian Dior heels. Now that I’m a wolf shifter, I find myself in four new roles: CEO. Wolf Alpha. Princess...
  • Fate Hollow Academy: Term 2 by Lyra Winters

    Fate Hollow Academy: Term 2 by Lyra Winters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Welcome to Fate Hollow Academy, a place where supernaturals come together to train for war on humans. Humans and dragons alike had declared war in Kalista. Every supernatural must stand and fight, but would it be unified or did the dragon cult hold their allegiance? Humans have been experimenting on their own, creating something more mechanical than human...
  • Roaring Flames by Katie May

    Roaring Flames by Katie May

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    The only way to control the flames is to light the match yourself. For the first time in my life, I thought I had everything I ever wanted—friends, a family, and maybe even a boyfriend…or two. But everything changes when I discover that those closest to me have been keeping secrets.Apparently, humans aren’t the only beings in the world...
  • Heartless Souls by K.C. Kean

    Heartless Souls by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    I once had everything until it all disappeared.Years later, I’m on the cusp of finally filling in the missing pieces, only for them to barge into my life at the worst possible moment. It only takes one glimpse to realize I’m not the only one who’s changed.Alexi, Talon, and Malik.Gone are the boys I once knew. Gone are my saviors from across the road...
  • Twisted Shadows by Nikita Parmenter

    Twisted Shadows by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 28 ratings
    Farren and her men suddenly find themselves thrust into the next challenge in the Warrior Games, but it appears that the fae world has taken things into her own hands, throwing things their way that they hadn’t even thought to prepare for. It doesn’t help that she hasn’t deemed it necessary to fill them in on the finer details.Yet...
  • Knight Ascending by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Ascending by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 48 ratings
    My name is Danica Knight and I have a secret… a life changing, whisper worthy secret that will more than likely get me killed. Trust no one. Is the singular phrase my mother had whispered to me when she abandoned me in a small hospital at the young age of eight. It was the only memory I could remember before I came to live with my Aunt and Uncles here in the largest wolf pack in North America...
  • Newly Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Newly Undead In Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 66 ratings
    Welcome to Dark River. Population 0. When Mika McKellen woke up in a stormwater drain while backpacking around Canada, she knew that her mother was right. If you made bad choices, you would end up dead in a ditch. But when she stumbled into Dark River, even her mother could never have dreamed up the residents of this small town in the middle of nowhere, Alberta...
  • Impulse by Dannika Dark

    Impulse by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    "You are the only female I desire, the only water that will quench my thirst, the only sun that will warm my skin, the only lips that were made for mine." Almost one year ago, a Mage attacked Silver and changed the course of her destiny. Immortals exist, and now she is one of them...
  • The Reaping of Envy by Sloane Murphy, Lily Wildhart

    The Reaping of Envy by Sloane Murphy, Lily Wildhart

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After enduring countless trials, we made it through to the other side, or so I thought.Little did I know that the Fates would lead me right back to Avalon. That the very being I believed to be one of my greatest enemies would end up being one of my closest confidants.Every memory is imprinted into my very being.The moments of elation, the depths of despair, and the heart-wrenching losses...
  • A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin

    A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I’m paying bills, making powerful enemies, and collecting magical lovers. You know; everyday stuff. I’m just a tarot reader. Okay, not just. My birthright means I’m the best fortune teller you’ll ever meet. Too bad I never listen to my own advice. My name is Georgette; but only my mother gets to call me that. I’m the child of a witch and a wolf, and trust me, that union had consequences...
  • Erratic by T.S. Snow

    Erratic by T.S. Snow

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    The plan was supposed to be simple:Graduate as a Magical Engineer? Check.Get people to finally acknowledge my amazing tech skills? Check...Though it was a little more than I bargained for. Find that special someone who wants me for me? Check...times a lot.Avoid the Arcane Heirs at all costs? Erh..
  • Twist by Dannika Dark

    Twist by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 42 ratings
    Months after moving to the mysterious city of Cognito, Silver is developing her gifts as a Mage and learning how to live under new laws. She is forced to give up her old life and live in secret among the humans. There is finally hope of leading an ordinary life . . . Until Logan Cross walks into it...
  • Karma by R.J. Blain

    Karma by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereKarma Johnson has spent her entire adult life working to become a member of FBI's Child Abduction Rapid Deployment team. She's earned her transfer to CARD, but when she's caught up in the kidnapping of an infant from a festival, she learns what it's like to be the victim...
  • Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah is a Were who turns into golden tabby when she's stressed. And Menolly's a vampire who's still trying to get the hang of being undead...
  • Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    Evil continues to terrorize vampire hunter Anita Blake and all those she loves in this gripping new novel by New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. The wedding of necromancer Anita Blake to Jean-Claude, the vampire king of America hits the next daunting challenge: her family. And with the malicious force that casts a shadow on St...
  • Hunt the Dusk by Debbie Cassidy

    Hunt the Dusk by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Vampire king’s fascination with me has drawn me into a game I’m not sure I can win. I thought I had Ezekiel under control. That his hunger was tempered, and we had an understanding, but he proved me wrong in the most horrific way.This is a game to him, and I’m his latest toy.I want to run, but the hunters’ revelations are shackles forcing me to hold my course and do my duty...
  • The Witch's Daughter by Laken Cane

    The Witch's Daughter by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In book seven of the Rune Alexander series, Rune meets new allies, enters a bizarre and vaguely familiar world, and realizes all over again that she can never really trust anyone. Except, maybe, the one she lost... Sucked into Skyll by the echoes of Wormwood, she must complete a very important task in order to return to the world in which she belongs...
  • The Devil’s Vengeance by Kira Roman

    The Devil’s Vengeance by Kira Roman

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I thought I had nothing to lose.I was wrong.I’ll fight until my last breath to save those I love, but I’m not alone in this anymore.Adjusting to this new life is difficult. Trying to find those responsible for what happened to Anika and Kora is slow-going and infuriating.Luckily I have my Familiars, my Lust Demon, a naughty Vampire, and a grumpy Wrath Demon to help me...
  • A Cursed Embrace by Cecy Robson

    A Cursed Embrace by Cecy Robson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other twenty-something girls—with one tiny exception: They are the products of a curse that backfired and gave each of them unique powers that made them, well, a little weird… After Celia Wird and her sisters help master vampire Misha save his family, their powers are exposed to the supernatural community of the Lake Tahoe region...
  • A Crown of Blood and Bone by Sloane Murphy

    A Crown of Blood and Bone by Sloane Murphy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 33 ratings
    Not all monsters are what they seem."You're a Hunter, Remy."Those four words changed my life.One minute, I'm human, engaged, and ready to start my life.Then my twenty-first birthday rocks round, bringing with it the biggest god damn shock of my life.I'm a Hunter.Nephillim.Monsters are real, And this isn't my first life...
  • Not A Ghost by Auryn Hadley

    Not A Ghost by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    From enemies to lovers, their only hope is to work together. But will this unexpected union cause more problems than it solves?Running to Iowa in search of a safe place, Dahlia is supposed to be focused on building an army. Instead, she's grieving. It's hard to worry about battle plans when the love of her life is gone. But with the help of one old friend and one new one, things are happening...
  • Jinxed by Yve Vale

    Jinxed by Yve Vale

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 34 ratings
    No one has seen magic like mine. Ever.That makes me dangerous and a target.The mysterious mage abducting and draining supernaturals has tasted my unique power.Now, he’ll stop at nothing to steal my life force, too.Yet, he isn’t the only one who wants to use me for my new abilities.While I learn to control my magic, I must also carefully navigate my increasingly complicated love life...
  • Undone by May Dawson

    Undone by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 21 ratings
    Dean McCauley has been replaced by a new dean—one far more dangerous to shifters and witches alike. He’ll try to break my men, and I might not even be there to fight him. My mother is locked away in one of the cells, ranting and raving about witches invading the shifter academy… And she’s named me. To clear my name, I’ll have to track down my father...
  • A Crown of Blood and Bone by Sloane Murphy, Sarah Puckett

    A Crown of Blood and Bone by Sloane Murphy, Sarah Puckett

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A hunter reborn. Four Immortal Alphas. What could go wrong? "You're a Hunter, Remy." Those four words changed my life. One minute, I'm human, engaged, and ready to start my life. Then my 21st birthday rocks round, bringing with it the biggest god damn shock of my life. I'm a Hunter. Nephillim. Monsters are real. And this isn't my first life...
  • Blood Redemption by Connie Suttle

    Blood Redemption by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    "Radomir handled the meeting, because Gavin wanted to kill Norian Keef. Norian sat inside Gavin's office at the palace, nervously tapping a foot. That in itself irritated Gavin to the point of red-eyed, lengthy-fanged murder. Radomir worked to calm Norian while Gavin looked on, mentally considering the many, painful ways Norian might meet his end...
  • Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn

    Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy--and sexy--operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah shapeshifts into a tabby cat whenever she's stressed. Menolly's a vampire who's still getting the hang of being undead...
  • Wanted Angel by Sadie Moss

    Wanted Angel by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    I’ve suddenly become extremely popular… in all the wrong ways. You know that feeling when the entire supernatural underworld wants to kill you? No? Huh. Must just be me then. Now the seven sins and I are in a race against time, desperate to somehow get the bounty taken off my head and stop whoever is behind the demonic portals before they strike again...
  • Blood Rebellion by Connie Suttle

    Blood Rebellion by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    "I believe you have visitors," Giff said, setting the coronet on its velvet stand. "I know." I rubbed my forehead where the pale line showed from wearing the gold band. "People waiting on me and I have hat lines." Lissa expected her life as Queen of Le-Ath Veronis to run smoothly. At least for a little while. Reality has a way of intruding on even the most idyllic of circumstances...
  • Waiting for Mercy by Shannon Dermott

    Waiting for Mercy by Shannon Dermott

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What do you do when you’ve been to hell and back, literally ? For Mercy, it meant the beginning of the end for everything. Love, Happiness, Life...
  • Bite of Justice by R.L. Caulder

    Bite of Justice by R.L. Caulder

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Bite of Justice is the fourth and final book in the Blood Oath series, which is set within the shared universe of Dark Imaginarium Academy. All series can be read independently, but characters have crossovers and it is highly encouraged to read all within the universe to understand the world in its entirety. This book has graphic violence and content that is intended for mature, adult audiences...
  • My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles

    My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    IT SUCKS TO BE HER. Living as a succubus has a bit of a learning curve, but with sexy fallen angel Noah to scratch her sensual Itch, Jackie Brighton is finally starting to feel ahead of the game. She almost doesn’t miss her gorgeous vampire master Zane—or his sinful, teasing mouth. She’s trying to convince herself of that, anyway...
  • Much Ado About Murder by Steffanie Holmes

    Much Ado About Murder by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    All’s fair in love and murder. The Shakespeare Festival has come to the village, and all of Argleton has gone bard-crazy. Mina’s excited about Nevermore being the festival’s official bookstore, but a rival bookshop opens up across the green and completely cramps her style...
  • Surge of Heat by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Surge of Heat by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dragons exist. I’m one of them. And I’m not alone.From the moment he shifted into a dragon, everything changed. Now, I’m torn between two men. One that my dragon has claimed. One that my heart has claimed.I’ve tried to fight my animalistic needs, but it’s impossible. So, I stop fighting.Except that it’s not that easy, a terrifying dragon wants me for his own...
  • Wicked Game by Sadie Moss

    Wicked Game by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    I really thought we had it. We were so freaking close.But you know what they say about counting your demonic portals before they’re closed.Now we’ve got dozens of the stupid things to deal with, and my angelic superiors don’t seem all that concerned about the literal hell that’s about to be unleashed on Earth...
  • Black Spring by Christina Henry

    Black Spring by Christina Henry

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A former Agent of death, Madeline Black now has everything to live for, most importantly, her unborn child. But Chicago has become ground zero in a struggle between ancient creatures, and only Maddy can stop the carnage… The mayor of Chicago has announced a plan to round up the city’s supernatural beings and put them in camps...
  • Black City by Christina Henry

    Black City by Christina Henry

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Former Agent of death Madeline Black may have been stripped of her wings—but she hasn’t lost her purpose… When Maddy finally killed her father, Azazel, she thought his depraved experiment died with him. But now Chicago has been infested with vampires immune to the effects of the sun, and the bloodbath is worse than she could have ever imagined...
  • Cursed By Destiny by Cecy Robson

    Cursed By Destiny by Cecy Robson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Celia Wird and her three sisters are just like other 20-something girls—with one tiny exception: they're products of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them, well, weird…... Celia’s a girl in trouble.  Her heart is bound to Aric, but he is a pureblood were who must deny her or risk condemning his species to extinction.  And that’s just her love life...
  • Finding the Fire Within by C.C. Masters

    Finding the Fire Within by C.C. Masters

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Anna may have found a place to belong in the Seaside Pack but she is starting to realize that the guys are more than just family to her. Now that she is overcoming her past and shedding the scars that years of abuse have left, she finds a whole new world opening up to her...
  • Demon's Touch by Dakota Brown

    Demon's Touch by Dakota Brown

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 22 ratings
    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...
  • Oathbreaker by Amy Sumida

    Oathbreaker by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Third Book in The Godhunter Series: Vervain Lavine needs a little time to figure things out. Things like how to control the multiple beasts and magics inside her. Or how to lead a Pride of werelions who act more like a bunch of frat boys than grown men...
  • Destined Darkness by Tessa Cole

    Destined Darkness by Tessa Cole

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    They’ll do anything to protect her... as long as they never learn her secret. I’m Officer Essie Shaw, and I shouldn’t exist. If anyone finds out their friendly neighborhood beat cop is a nephilim — public enemy number one — I’ll be imprisoned. Or worse, dissected. I survive by keeping my head down and my barely-there magic under wraps...
  • Claimed Mate by Callie Rose

    Claimed Mate by Callie Rose

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    The thrilling final book in the Feral Shifters series!NOTE: Release date will be brought forward...
  • Wolf Keeper by Yumoyori Wilson

    Wolf Keeper by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three Chosen Paths. One Destined Future. A Finale Only She Can Face.After a traumatic accident, amnesiac Harper Blake wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings and being tended to by a stranger — an important stranger she should have met long ago. Her new friend helps provide answers, but as a foreign side of her power awakens, even more questions unfold...
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