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  • Charming Devils by Katie May

    Charming Devils by Katie May

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Five years ago, they made my life a living hell. They teased me, abused me, and called me a witch.Little did they know...Now, I’m back for my senior year of high school. New hair, new style, new personality. I’ll no longer be the weird girl hiding in the shadows. Instead, I’ll embrace all of my darkness.The goal?Revenge on the boys—the men—who bullied me...
  • Hand and Tome by Tana Rose

    Hand and Tome by Tana Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Potestas in omni temporeI’ve always known I needed to attend Septem Stellae University, Seven Stars to those that don’t speak Latin. As soon as I found the tiny school, tucked away on a remote island in the Puget Sound, there has been an ache in my chest pulling me toward it.When I’m accepted in my sophomore year, it feels like a dream...
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  • Gallows and Ghouls by Katie May

    Gallows and Ghouls by Katie May

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    One’s a liar. One’s arrested for murder. One’s dead. The rest of us? We’re struggling to get out of this mess alive. With new secrets emerging and the Shadow Man more determined than ever to claim me, we must all do something we’ve never done before: embrace our darkness...
  • A House So Cruel by Analeigh Ford

    A House So Cruel by Analeigh Ford

    Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    There's something wrong with the inmates at Ashford Asylum.And Thalia is no exception.From the moment she set foot in this place, escape was the one thing on her mind. Until now.Until she started to wonder if maybe she belongs here.It's more than madness that haunts these crooked halls. In fact, it might not be madness at all, but something darker...
  • Rosen Blood, Vol. 1 by Kachiru Ishizue

    Rosen Blood, Vol. 1 by Kachiru Ishizue

    Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    After a horrific carriage accident, Stella Violetta awakens in a Gothic mansion to find that her saviors are gorgeous young men. The manor’s residents let her stay as a maid, but Stella soon realizes that their allure hides a savage thirst.Levi-Ruin and the mysterious men who took Stella in have a bare kitchen…and a moaning box in the storehouse...
  • Den of Vipers: A Dark Romance by K.A. Knight

    Den of Vipers: A Dark Romance by K.A. Knight

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 67 ratings
    Best of BookTok: Caught between four dangerous men, one woman indulges her hidden desires, in this deliciously dark reverse-harem romance.The Vipers run this town and everyone in it. They make deals as sordid as their business―and they have no mercy. They’re a mafia family only an idiot would mess with, so of course my estranged, abusive father did just that...
  • SSS: Year Two by Avery Song

    SSS: Year Two by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    When being different leads to the best years of your life. Powerful witch Silver Spell Solange always dreamed of getting into S.S.S School When she finally achieved it, she couldn't have been happier...
  • The Storm We Face by Katie May

    The Storm We Face by Katie May

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Well... So far, my apocalpytic upbringing has not been peaches and daisies (if that is how the saying goes). Or is it peaches and pansies? Fighting off feral beasts, surviving natural disasters, and coming face to face with the worst that humankind has to offer is quite tiresome. Psycho ex-girlfriends? Check. Creepy monsters/zombies? Check. Orgasms? Not check. Yet...
  • Reflections of Us by Yumoyori Wilson

    Reflections of Us by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Brighten Magic Academy held its set of challenges, but it didn't prepare us for the one year as Brighten Elite. A year has passed since my boyfriends and I made the executive decision to join the Brighten Elite. Not only did our experiences during our year away strengthen our use of magic, it reinforced the bonds in our relationships- both with me as a male and female...
  • Midnight Lies by Leia Stone, Raye Wagner

    Midnight Lies by Leia Stone, Raye Wagner

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Nai thought nothing could be worse than Alpha Academy’s midyear games…The first few months of school weren’t exactly easy: fated-mate from the rival clan, selkie attacks, and that minor, aka huge, plot to kill her.But things seem to be going from bad to worse.After watching a loved one’s horrific death at the hands of the alpha king, Nai decides another visit to Dark Row is in order...
  • Civil Contempt by Jade Thorn

    Civil Contempt by Jade Thorn

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The amount of pressure on Melody is only increasing. The Apex want to mate with her, her new coven wants her to choose a suitable husband from within their ranks and the new Provost wants her out of there - to graduate as soon as possible.Everyone wants something from Melody, including her mad aunt and Coven Bestia...
  • Night Shade Academy by Kelly Carrero

    Night Shade Academy by Kelly Carrero

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I thought I had it all: twin sister, cute boyfriend, and magic beyond my years. Night Shade Academy should’ve been easy for me, but nothing could prepare me for the moment when I’m kicked out of my birthright House and placed with the evil witches known as the Darks—despite being born a Light...
  • Guns and Graveyards by Katie May

    Guns and Graveyards by Katie May

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I have blood on my hands. Blood that isn't mine. I had thought I had escaped my past. I had thought I had finally freed myself. But can you really escape your monsters? With a gang war looming on the horizon, bodies piling up, and a strange new student claiming ties to the Shadow Man, I find myself looking into my past...
  • Ignited by Steffanie Holmes

    Ignited by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 20 ratings
    I’ll do whatever it takes to free them. Even if I have to sacrifice my soul. The Kings of Miskatonic Prep have fallen. Three arrogant, cruel, and broken boys defied an ancient god, a faculty who imprisoned them. and the parents who stole their future. They were never going to win. But they won’t quit. They won’t stop fighting. This time, it’s not themselves they’re trying to protect...
  • Initiated by Steffanie Holmes

    Initiated by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    They were my tormenters. Now, they’re all that stands between me and my nightmares. They were my tormenters. Now, they’re all that stands between me and my nightmares. Trey, Quinn, and Ayaz—the king, the joker, and the enigma. Three guys who’ve flipped my life upside down, set my heart on fire, and shown me that nothing is as it seems. Last quarter, they broke me...
  • Midnight Poison by A. Kirk, E. Kirk

    Midnight Poison by A. Kirk, E. Kirk

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A new paranormal urban fantasy romance thriller from the bestselling authors of The Divinicus Nex Chronicles! It's action, adventure, suspense, and crazy fun characters!   - No Memory. No Mind. No Mercy. Kiara Blackwood has a few problems.She's older than she looks - by several centuries. She can't remember who she is...
  • Change by Lyla Oweds

    Change by Lyla Oweds

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A mate bond is stronger than any other force in the world.At least, that's what they say.But what Titus and I have is... unique. Especially as, even though we'd been reborn so many times, the dragon has never had a mate. No one knows what to expect.Outside of that, everything with Damen, Julian, and Miles is not all fun and games...
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  • The Last Vocari Complete Series by Elena Lawson

    The Last Vocari Complete Series by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Binge read the complete Last Vocari series in this discounted box set. Over 1000 pages of dark and seductive vampire romance with bite.Slay, sleep, eat, repeat.The polished metal stakes strapped to Rose’s thighs have pierced the hearts of so many vampires she’s lost count. The foul creatures have even given her a name for her troubles: The Black Rose...
  • Love Potion by Mary Martel

    Love Potion by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Ariel Kimber is a seventeen year old girl who has recently discovered she is no ordinary girl. She's a witch and she's got magic. Her world is turned upside down with this discovery and the recent death of a parent. She struggles to learn the way of the world of magic while mourning for her hideous mother and trying to find her place amongst her coven...
  • Magic Forged by L.J. Swallow

    Magic Forged by L.J. Swallow

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s a way to escape from Ravenhold, but I won’t be free.When I arrived on the island, I believed the other hybrids at the reform academy were my greatest enemies. Now they’re my closest allies inside the corrupt institution.Apart from one. Dorian Blackwood.The seductive vampire hybrid almost stole my blood and magic...
  • Ever Blue by K.D. Smalls

    Ever Blue by K.D. Smalls

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After my mother’s death, my brother Evan and I were sent away to Solis Lake Academy by our father. A finishing school of sorts for Casters, people like me born with magical abilities, Solis Lake is for the rich and elite. And now I’m stuck here, having to finish out my final year of college, away from my home and my best friend...
  • Possessed by Steffanie Holmes

    Possessed by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    The Kings of Miskatonic betrayed me. Trey, Quinn, and Ayaz pulled me into their world, made me trust them. Now, I can’t even trust myself. They broke my mind, They shattered my heart. And sent me to the Dunwich Institute, where they tell me I’m insane. I am insane, all right. Insane to trust them. Insane to love them...
  • Shunned by Steffanie Holmes

    Shunned by Steffanie Holmes

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 38 ratings
    I should have kept my mouth shut. I should have let them win. Now the kings of the school are out for my blood, ... and they’re not the only ones. The fire took everything. My parents. My best friend. My life. Now I have a second chance. I only have to endure one year at this prestigious academy for rich snobs. One year of being the charity case no one wanted...
  • Fae Hunter by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Fae Hunter by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Think you know fae? Think again.Our lives are nursery rhymes and faerie stories now, Allie.When Allie Hunter's twin sister steps through a magic circle into the Faerie realm, she opens the door to deadly fae, bent on causing havoc and harm to Allie's village.Rendered blind to all but the spirit world, Allie is frustrated and angry but determined to bring the fae down...
  • Magic 101 by Jody Morse, Jayme Morse

    Magic 101 by Jody Morse, Jayme Morse

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Welcome to Paranormal Academy, a boarding school for the world's most elite witches, fairies, vampires, shifters, and other paranormal beings.At the Academy, there are five rules everyone should follow: 1. Don't go out after curfew.2. Stay away from the Vixen, the school's secret sorority.3. Never go into the Enchanted Forest alone.4. Professors are completely off-limits.5...
  • The Cursed Ones by Eileen Waite

    The Cursed Ones by Eileen Waite

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Sierra never knew where her dangerous powers came from.What she did know was that her Father was afraid of her, and her Mother was afraid for her...
  • Wolf Tamer by Yumoyori Wilson

    Wolf Tamer by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An Orphan Girl. A Group of Wolves. A Destined Fate for War. Don't you ever wish to find where you belong? A place where you can rest your head without worrying about being jumped or your possessions being taken from you? Not like I had much, to say the least. A pendant, an ancient blade, and a picture of my murdered family were all I had left when I was five years old...
  • Curse of the Sphinx by Raye Wagner

    Curse of the Sphinx by Raye Wagner

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    How long can a monster stay hidden in plain sight?Seventeen year-old Hope Nicholas has spent her entire life on the run. But no one is chasing her. In fact, no one even knows she exists. With her mom, she’s traveled from town to town and school to school, barely staying long enough to meet anyone, let alone make friends. And she’ll have to keep it that way.It’s safer...
  • A House So Mad by Analeigh Ford

    A House So Mad by Analeigh Ford

    Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Previously published as Asylum Bound by Analeigh Ford.This isn’t your ordinary asylum, and these aren’t your ordinary patients. Ashford isn't the sort of place you’re sent to get better, it’s the sort of place you’re sent to be forgotten. Thalia already knows that from the moment she arrives...
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