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  • The Rogue Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Rogue Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Magic has never felt so good.My memory is back.Magic rages through my veins, singing the song of revenge. And it tastes better than Riah’s lips on mine.I will find my way home no matter what Prince Thorne throws at me. I don’t care Riah has to say. It’s too late for apologies. We’re beyond explanations. His words are empty and mean nothing. He betrayed me...
  • Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer

    Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    We survived the land of the Witch’s Reign, that much is true. But our arrival home is far from welcome. My idiot brother has taken it upon himself to ride off in search of a mythical healer, someone who might help him walk again. Assuming she doesn’t eat him first. Because she’s a dragon and happens to reside in the deepest reaches of the Dragon’s Ground. Like I said, idiot...
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  • The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My magic, my rules.I’m the Aether Witch.And I’m done playing this game. We’re running blind toward a target we can’t see. Everything I love is on the line. My magic. My family. My Coven. Tennessee. I’ll lose it all at the strike of midnight on Samhain if I don’t put the pieces of this puzzle together.Salem’s Prophecy says the fate of the world lies on mine and my twin’s hands...
  • War of the Four Worlds by Michael Anderle

    War of the Four Worlds by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The government and the underworld have finally learned their lesson about not taking on James Brownstone, but some enemies will never learn.  Some enemies can only be destroyed. James and Shay’s wedding is fast approaching, as is the bounty hunter’s semi-retirement. He’s ready to replace butt-kicking with barbecue, convinced he can have a life filled with something other than constant violence...
  • Spontaneous Justice by Michael Anderle

    Spontaneous Justice by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There is nothing to fear but the Vax Forerunner himself.Or is that something only aliens fear?Brownstone is at to a fever pitch to understand Shay and create something epic, so he makes a decision to ask someone hundreds of years old.The fight of his life and for his life is about to occur...
  • Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve

    Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 36 ratings
    Year Two at the Academy! The year of purple. Maddison James learned a lot about life last year. Only important stuff, of course. Like how to breathe under water, how to turn an arrow into a weapon, and how to fall in love.Asher Locke. The one who stole her heart. The one who showed her the truth of her past and ... hopefully her future.Now it's just time for them to live happily ever after...
  • Southern Potions by Amy Boyles

    Southern Potions by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    One member of Pepper's family has been turned into a toad. Can she save them? It’s New Year’s and Pepper Dunn is ready to celebrate. She’s been hard at work creating a potion for the annual Potion-Making Contest. All she must do is present her creation. Pepper’s plans go awry when a sorceress claims she can turn a witch into a toad—all she needs is a volunteer...
  • When Angels Cry by Michael Anderle

    When Angels Cry by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    All James wanted was to get some barbeque in Vegas. The Red-Eyes Killer decided to start his spree at the wrong time in the wrong town with the wrong little girl.Trey comes to Vegas in search of a relative he hasn't seen in seven years.Could the City of Sin be bringing together some good out of tragedy?  Las Vegas PD isn't prepared to fight high-level bounties like Los Angeles could...
  • She Is the Widow Maker by Michael Anderle

    She Is the Widow Maker by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The dark elves have come back to Earth. They want to find the half-Drow named Alison, and to get to Alison, they need to find James Brownstone.The Oriceran Consul doesn't want the Drow to mess up the fragile relationship between Oriceran and Earth.But he can only warn the obstinate Drow so many times. The professor needs a package picked up in Washington State and returned safely to him...
  • Alpha Unleashed by Aileen Erin

    Alpha Unleashed by Aileen Erin

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Tessa McCaide has had it up to here with supernaturals. As the only half witch/half alpha werewolf around, she’s the obvious choice for ambassador to the humans when the magical communities seek to escape the shadows for good. But coming out isn’t as easy as sending a press release...
  • A Shade of Kiev 3 by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Kiev 3 by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The greatly anticipated finale to Kiev's stand-alone trilogy!After all that's happened, I thought I was past being surprised by Mona. But standing here by the lake, I realize I've barely scratched the surface. Her soul is blacker than I could have imagined. I thought I sought redemption. But now, I wonder if this darkness is what attracted me to her all along..
  • Shadow of the Ring by Michael Anderle

    Shadow of the Ring by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    James achieved something epic with his proposal. Now it is Shay’s turn. In planning the wedding, the tomb raider soon finds she sympathizes with what James had to go through. How does someone top something so special? The world’s mightiest class-six bounty hunter believes he’s conquered his amulet...
  • Rejected by Heaven by Michael Anderle

    Rejected by Heaven by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Brownstone now has a young lady to support, what is he going to do? He requests a special Oriceran artifact the Professor is willing to trade, for a price.** AMAZON Top 100 Best Selling Author **Shay is willing to help, so long as everyone understands her help is not free. Brownstone will do whatever it takes to help Allison, and while he is at it? The orphanage that helped him is insolvent...
  • Louis by Jaymin Eve

    Louis by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Trapped in the demon world, Louis, one of the most powerful sorcerers in existence, will find himself struggling with the darkness that has seeped into his soul. His family is determined to save him, but they have no idea what the demons have unleashed. And when a sorcerer of his strength loses control, there's a chance that no one will survive the fallout...
  • A Chase of Prey by Bella Forrest

    A Chase of Prey by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    "We need to discover what the twins have. Before it's too late." With a black witch hard on their heels, Caleb and Rose embark on a race against time to escape the heart of the Amazon and make it back to The Shade. Little do they know how much more hangs in the balance than their own survival..
  • Devotion by Kristie Cook

    Devotion by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    New Adult Paranormal Romance by Kristie Cook ** Mature Content ** Recommended for ages 16+ due to sexual situations and language Third installment of the bestselling, award-winning Soul Savers Series When secrets and betrayals abound, where will her devotion lie? With powerful abilities gained from the Ang'dora and Tristan back by her side, Alexis thinks she's ready for the next...
  • The Horsemen Gather by Michael Anderle

    The Horsemen Gather by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Barbecue is life.  Everything else is just details. With his life settling into a comfortable routine and the criminals of Los Angeles finally accepting his power, James ponders a future of family and food rather than kicking bounties through walls...
  • The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow

    The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Welcome to Avalon Academy—where supernaturals train, and only the strong survive.After a long journey across the country, Raven has finally made it to the hidden island of Avalon. But she can’t rest yet. Because she still needs to enter the Angel Trials, become a Nephilim, and save her mom from the greater demon holding her hostage.She knew the Angel Trials were going to be hard...
  • The Angel Trap by Michelle Madow

    The Angel Trap by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Be careful who you trust, or you might walk into a trap.After putting her neck on the line to save Noah and Sage’s lives, Raven is on the brink of death. The only thing that might save her? Vampire blood.The problem is, no one’s supposed to know that vampire blood can heal humans. Anyone who finds out will be silenced. Which means Sage and Noah need to take Raven to a vampire they can trust...
  • BBQ with a Side of No Apologies by Michael Anderle

    BBQ with a Side of No Apologies by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s hard to live a quiet life when you’ve left a trail of beatdowns and men in walls, but sometimes that’s the only way to achieve peace.James isn’t happy when the head of a Mafia family comes into his restaurant and demands his help. The reputation of James Brownstone is supposed to keep peace in the L.A. underworld, but a few new arrivals didn’t get the memo...
  • BBQ and STFU by Michael Anderle

    BBQ and STFU by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There is one thing you do not do… go after Brownstone’s family.Powerful entities on Oriceran listen to prophecy and fear a threat to their home world.That isn’t the only threat they should worry about...
  • Keeper by Leia Stone

    Keeper by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Anya has inherited her mother's gift. Born in a set of twins, she is the next Matefinder and her brother, Jaxon, is her sworn protector. But it looks like finding mates for the werewolf kind isn’t what Spirit has in plan for her. And when she starts dreaming about a human guy in trouble, her whole life changes...
  • A Spell of Time by Bella Forrest

    A Spell of Time by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Tick tock. Tick tock..." Derek and Sofia return in the 10th book of A Shade of Vampire series! Time is slipping through the Novaks' fingers like sand. The only witch with the power to save them is already within their reach. But how does one fix what one doesn't know exists? Prepare for a wild ride back to The Shade..
  • Natural Mage by K.F. Breene

    Natural Mage by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 40 ratings
    After narrowly surviving my debut into the magical world, I made a promise to myself: no more hiding in broom closets. But with the Mages’ Guild reorganizing faster than anyone thought possible, and naming me as their number one target, that promise seems a little far-fetched...
  • Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    You Don’t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You.The Shadowkiller is back. And he is hunting me down like a dog in the streets of New York City using every tool and ally he has—including people I once trusted.I have never been so alone in my life, and yet if I turn to my friends that puts a target on their backs too. Which means I have to keep running...
  • Road Trip: BBQ and a Brawl by Michael Anderle

    Road Trip: BBQ and a Brawl by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Barbecue is life.  Everything else is just details...AGAIN! Things are going a little too well for Brownstone as he sticks around the house, and Shay is getting agitated. Can a bounty hunter be happy when he has nothing to do? James goes on a road trip expecting to just eat some barbeque. Unfortunately, trouble is waiting when he arrives...
  • Outclassed by Annabel Chase

    Outclassed by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The ace in a pack of lies. I'm doing my best to settle into life at the academy, and keep my secret under wraps. After all, I'm training for a future as a warden for the Agency of Magical Forces. Can't have a mass-murdering evil father as part of my pedigree. I still can't tell a rune from a rock, but life is good. Until I discover a dead body in the river...
  • Jewel of Darkness by Quinn Loftis

    Jewel of Darkness by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Dalton Black never thought he'd find his true mate. His dark past convinced him that he could never be worthy of one, but the Great Luna did not agree. She saw fit to give him a gypsy healer, the purest of heart among their kind. And now that he's finally found her, she slips through his grasp and into the hands of Volcan, a corrupt high fae driven mad by his own need for power...
  • Vampires Will Be Vampires by Isla Frost

    Vampires Will Be Vampires by Isla Frost

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The supernaturals banished the gods from earth.They should have done a better job.My life, as I knew it, is over.My beloved career, my purpose, my very identity has been ripped from me. Because I now possess the devil's magic. And no one around me is safe.Oh, and my dragon ex-partner-in-action wants my help saving the world. Again.But this time the enemy is no mere magically-gifted human...
  • Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman

    Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Jem Carstairs and Tessa Gray are finally united after waiting over a century to be together, but they become aware a dark threat is looming over a child of the Shadow Market: a lost Herondale, from a line of Herondales who have used the Market to hide from their fellow Nephilim. Now is the time for the lost Herondale to be discovered. Jem and Tessa have to find him before his enemies can...
  • Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone

    Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When the fae kidnapped Violet they underestimated Arianna, Queen of the wolf shifters. There was literally nothing she wouldn't do to save her best friend. Which is why she sets out with her mate and pack of dominants to rescue the magic born from the fae lands. As she expected the Otherworld is fraught with danger, but there is one thing which takes her completely by surprise...
  • Sweet Tea & Spells by Bella Falls

    Sweet Tea & Spells by Bella Falls

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Magic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow… Lots of changes in town and in her life, including her ex-fiancé's upcoming wedding to her cousin, have Charli Goodwin trying to be on her best behavior...
  • Recruiter by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Recruiter by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Julie is officially an OPMA Recruitment Agent, and there’s a Bigfoot problem in the Big Apple.The pressure is on for Julie and Taylor to get their next recruit and prove that a human has what it takes to make it in the paranormal world.Their assignment takes them to the Midwest and…beyond, and Julie finds herself drawn into vampire drama thanks to her growing friendship with Malcolm Nox...
  • Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan

    Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A wraith from supernatural legend walks into a shifter banquet and tries to kill the alpha. Of course I'm the idiot who gets in the way and cops the blame. I am still Alessia Hastings. My world is still insane.It's semester two at Bloodline Academy and these are the things I know:1. They still can't figure out what's wrong with my magic. At least they've ruled out I'm not a demon.2...
  • Being Alpha by Aileen Erin

    Being Alpha by Aileen Erin

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen ErinFor the first time since Tessa met Dastien, life is quiet. The evil witch, Luciana, is six glorious feet under, St. Ailbe's is closed due to human trespassers, and people are finally getting used to the fact that supernaturals exist in the world. It seems like the perfect time for a honeymoon...
  • Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chaos has nothing on me…I will do whatever I have to in order to end Queen Tephine’s reign for good.Even if I go down with her.This ends now...
  • Raging Rival Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

    Raging Rival Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Raging Rival Hearts is a spinoff told from Lily's point of view.Hunters are the enemy. That was what we faeries were always told.Breaking my engagement to the man I had loved my entire life was a dangerous move, one that got me expelled from the faerie isle. I’d known the risks, though...
  • Alpha Erased by Aileen Erin

    Alpha Erased by Aileen Erin

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen Erin Tessa—part witch, part werewolf, raised human and now the unofficial leader of a newly minted supernatural alliance—thinks nothing of her brother, Axel, texting her and Dastien to meet him. The location pin was in a weird spot, but maybe he’d found a magical anomaly there...
  • Forever Forty by Tia Didmon

    Forever Forty by Tia Didmon

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A witch. A vampire. An immortal mistake.As a witch, I have a healthy dislike for the undead. While they can turn a human, their venom kills those of us with power. At least that was true until I was attacked by a rogue and transitioned into a vampire.Now the entire supernatural community wants answers, including the vampire overseer who had a surprising reaction to my unnatural rebirth...
  • Darkblood Prison: Demon on a Dime by G.K. DeRosa

    Darkblood Prison: Demon on a Dime by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Welcome to Darkblood Prison, where the worst criminals in the supernatural realm roam the murky corridors, A.K.A. my new home. According to my cellmate, there are three rules to survive the notorious prison: Don’t mix with the other supes, stick to your own kind.Anything can be made into a weapon so get creative.Stay away from the infamous Triad, the three brothers who run the prison...
  • Divided by Kelley Armstrong

    Divided by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    This novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1"..the story filled in exactly the portion from where Derek left Chloe to when he found her again...
  • Forsaken by Michelle Dorey

    Forsaken by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enough is enough... Keira and her best friend Gwen tackle even more foreboding ghosts in their mission to maintain the integrity of The Veil. Some souls are confused, some are angry, and some are trapped in this realm. It’s a daunting responsibility, and has become her life’s work. If the spirits of the dead do not move on, the very fabric of the universe is threatened...
  • Earthbound by Leia Stone

    Earthbound by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    After finding out about her unique heritage, Sloane is taken under the wing of an Earth druid. She’s told she must learn to control both of her warring powers or they will consume her. She needs a special staff, made just for her, to help channel her unique magic. The problem? It’s only made by one very reclusive elf...
  • Dragonsworn by Marty Mayberry

    Dragonsworn by Marty Mayberry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I survived Orientation at Crystal Wing Academy--barely--and now it's time to learn how to control my power.After destroying a power-sucking slake before he killed my friends, I'm feeling stronger and more confident than ever.Donovan and I are together, I'm pulling in more threads than before, and I have new abilities I'm excited to master..
  • Atoning by Kelley Armstrong

    Atoning by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Chloe's POV set after The Darkness Rising trilogy.Chloe and Derek have adjusted to life in Badger Lake. It’s not perfect, but it’s safe and they’re learning the skills they’ll need when it comes time to make a decision about their futures. They’re comfortable and they’re settled . . . until a weekend camping trip with Maya and Daniel reunites them with someone they thought they’d left in the past...
  • Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things by Martina McAtee

    Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things by Martina McAtee

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Three reapers. Two worlds. One prophecy.Seventeen-year-old Ember Lonergan has made an art of isolating herself. She prefers the dead. She spends her days skipping school in old cemeteries and her nights hiding from her alcoholic father at the funeral home where she works. When her own father dies, Ember learns her whole life is a lie...
  • Cast Long Shadows by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

    Cast Long Shadows by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Matthew Fairchild is the Consul’s son and the golden-haired boy of the Nephilim. He has the love of his family and his parabatai James Herondale, and nothing to wish for, except excitement and artistry and beauty that do not seem to fit in with a warrior’s way of life...
  • Bloodshed Academy: Year Three by Jen L. Grey

    Bloodshed Academy: Year Three by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A society that you can't escape... or you can die tryingEmbracing her wolf, Raven became stronger than she ever imagined, but the next challenges she must face could break her.The culling was coming. Only the strongest survive, and with it, the potential to change everything and everyone around her.Now Raven and her friends must make decisions unlike anything they ever could have imagined...
  • Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 1 by Kelley Armstrong

    Darkest Powers Bonus Pack 1 by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Contains three companion stories to the #1 NYT bestselling Darkest Powers trilogy. Dangerous (prequel to The Summoning) The story of how Derek and Simon came to Lyle House, told from Derek’s point-of-view Divided (set between The Summoning and The Awakening) Derek and Simon’s adventures while separated from Chloe and Rae in the factory. Also told from Derek’s point of view...
  • The Dark Soul by Leia Stone

    The Dark Soul by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    After coming to grips with what I have become, I now have to step up and be what everyone needs me to be. A wife. A savior. A Queen. It will take all of my newfound powers in order to take Maz and the dark fey down, but I will stop at nothing to get my revenge.I'll risk it all just to watch the entire Society burn..
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