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The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA country sojourn turns into a forced marriage to a dragon god for troubled writer Chiharu!Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome reluctantly returns to his rural hometown, hoping some R & R will refresh his creative juices... -
The Departed by J.A. Templeton
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPsychic? Check. Haunted by a malevolent spirit who is making life a living hell? Check. In love with a smoking hot Scot, who is the reincarnation of the man creepy malevolent ghost murdered two centuries before? Check. Friends and family think you’re losing your mind? Check... -
The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFour-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth. All is not well in the city that never sleeps... -
How to Entice a Fiend by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMadsAs a member of the vampire council, being tasked with keeping an eye on a few people shouldn’t be too hard, right?Wrong.The moment I meet the VRC, I realize how very wrong I am. It’s fascinating how in a group filled with ancient beings, the only reasonable one is the human... -
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Lord of Ravens by Amelia Faulkner, A.K. Faulkner
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHunter and prey. Which is which? Laurence Riley believed that he was nothing. He couldn’t have been further from the truth. Descended from Herne the Hunter, his own need to seek prey has long gone unfulfilled. Now it’s out of control. Something ancient is coming to take Quentin home: a creature of nightmare who feasts on the flesh of children. But Laurence has seen the real monster... -
Give Up the Ghost by Juliet Blackwell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Keeper of the Castle, San Francisco contractor and ghost whisperer Mel Turner must solve a murder mystery at a haunted mansion in the Pacific Heights...San Francisco millionaire Andrew Stirling wants to sell his Victorian mansion, but ghostly music, the squeaking of a long-disappeared weathervane, and an angry ghost keep running off potential buyers...Categorized as:
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The Haunting of Highdown Hall by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIf you sold your soul to the devil, could you ever get it back?The latest in a long line of psychically-gifted females, Ruby Davis can see through the veil that separates this world and the next, helping grounded souls to move towards the light - or 'home' as Ruby calls it. Not just a job for Ruby, it's a crusade and one she wants to bring to the High Street. Psychic Surveys is born... -
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 16-19 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMore information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin... -
Grave Intentions by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSomething has stolen the darkling mage’s face.Reports of arcane theft and violence are pouring in from all over Valero. They all have one thing in a perpetrator who looks exactly like Dustin Graves. But Dust has been hanging in the hideout, barely out of sight of his bloodthirsty companions... -
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 09 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!As winter melts into the warmth of spring, so too does the heart.. -
Priest by Kiki Clark, E.M. Lindsey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere’s a fine line between lust and love…Feeding on the pleasure of other creatures might sound like the perfect life, but Priest knows the truth. The bottomless hunger and the never-ending need for more will eventually drive him to the brink of madness.It’s the fate of all Incubi... -
Brandywine Investigations: Family Matters by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWith his career firmly established and his reputation as a successful PI growing, Hades should have the perfect life with his human lover, his faithful ferryman, his dogs and the parts of his family still speaking to him. But murder and chaos are never far away for death lords as his nephew Dionysus and his oldest friend Charon are drawn into the maelstrom... -
Dark Harvest by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDustin Graves has three days to live.The darkling mage has found himself in the company of scoundrels. Maybe that's what Dustin deserves: a werewolf, a vampire, and a talking sword for teammates, and a rogue sorcerer as his mentor and master.But a doomsday cult has surfaced. Twelve mutilated bodies are found drowned in blood and in wine... -
All Hallows Night by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSecrets and truths, lies and red herrings… which is which? That’s what Pandora’s trying to figure out. Ever since the death of her best, and probably only friend by her own hands, she’s not sure who to trust anymore. The Priest is dead. The Gray Man is… she’s not even sure what. Luc, well, Luc is Luc... -
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The Blood Alchemist by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMaster alchemist Addie Daulton hasn’t always done the right thing. To atone for sins from her forgotten past, and earn back the respect of the people she loves, she decides to show the world that alchemy can be used for good. For healing. But she can’t do anything without a lab... -
Incubus by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNathan only ever wanted a normal life, but for him, life, family, and love are anything but normal. On the other side of the Veil, dark and light fae exist outside the knowledge of most humans. Nathan Grier was born human, but his twin brother Jim is a changeling. On the run since they were children, time for both of them is running out... -
Midsummer Days by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the town of Midsummer's Night, the only thing out of place is normalcy... Midsummer Moon - A homeless werewolf travels to the town of Midsummer's Night, following a rumor that a doctor there has developed a cure for the lycanthropy that has always been the bane of his existence. But the cure he discovers is the very thing he ever expected to find.. -
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 06 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!While Himuro is the ice-prone descendant of a snow spirit living in modern times and his coworker Fuyutsuki’s poker face always makes her seem cool and aloof, both of... -
Death Enraptured by Richard Amos, Cooper North
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFollow my heart and make a mess...That’s putting it mildly.My life has really taken a complicated turn here in Oakthorne. I keep hoping some fairy godmother will show up and offer me a nice bit of time reversal. Not too much, just enough to ease this pain.Yeah. Right.Anyway, as much as there’s hurt, there’s also Death... -
Broken Spirits by S.A. Hunter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere is the long awaited third book in the Scary Mary Series -- Broken Spirits! Mary has been through a lot recently. She defeated a Shadowman, saved Vicky from a coma, and got a date to homecoming. She's ready for life to settle down and be a bit boring so she can catch her breath and process everything that she's been through. But she isn't going to get any downtime... -
Raven by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts...Categorized as:
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Wildfire by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWilder Pratt has given up trying to get his life together. Passed up for a promotion, left by his long-term boyfriend, nothing in his life seems to work how he planned. Wilder is just treading water . . . right up until the moment he trips over a dead student outside his office with a golden would-be murderer standing over the body... -
Lone Wolf by Aja Foxx, Ciena Foxx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetired Sheriff Dan Miller thought life was pretty good until he was attacked by a man bent on using him against the Wilde Wolf Pack. When he's made into a shifter to save his life, he discovers that the world he knew as a human was nothing compared to that of a wolf. He just can't seem to figure out how to shift.Lion shifter Sean is running for his life...Categorized as:
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The Last Caspian by Taryn J. Dallas, T.J. Dallas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDevin Edwards is the first geneticist after years of research to fully sequence the genome of the classified-extinct Caspian tiger. Her job at the Tiger’s Eye Sanctuary, the most dedicated tiger rescue and conservation effort in the world, is to pull Caspians back from the literal brink of extinction; the sanctuary hosts one very special tiger that isn’t found anywhere else... -
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Tied to You, Vol. 1 by What, Chelliace
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWooseo Shin was never one to believe in fate...until a ring of red thread appears around his finger, that is! This ring marks a person’s meeting of their soulmate, and with it, neither can fall asleep if the other is absent. This development is not a welcome one for Wooseo, who decides to keep it from his close friend and crush Jiseok Kang at all costs...Categorized as:
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The Thread That Binds the Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTom Renfield, a drifter possessed of extraordinary powers, and Laura Bolte, the equally gifted daughter of an ancient family, are wed amid a supernatural tumult that threatens the thread that binds the bones... -
Starlight Kisses for the Omega by Lacey Daize
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsJosh is looking forward to his biggest test so far in his career: managing an event all by himself, while his boss is out on paternity leave.Josh never strayed far from Mountain Springs, and had relegated himself to a life of service jobs, when he was able to get a job with the new event coordinator in town... -
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 07 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!As icy Himuro and cool Fuyutsuki continue to dance around each other and their blossoming mutual feelings, two of their coworkers aren't so hesitant! When Himuro and... -
Blood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate-cover edition for B019EE6PW4. "One of the first things every new mage learns about magic is that—despite your newly discovered powers over the universe—you are forever a struggling speck of krill in a very large, very cold, very dangerous ocean." My name is Alexi Sokolsky: blood mage, occult scholar, and hired killer... -
Visions of Death by Meg Anne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome rules are meant to be broken.Skye Giovanni has spent her entire life heeding the warning passed down by the women in her family: an entire line of Gyspy Seers cursed with visions of death. Their cardinal rule–don’t get involved.But that was before she met him. The sexy detective who tempts her to tear down the wall she’s built around her heart... -
The Nightlife London by Travis Luedke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVampires Aaron and Michelle prowl the dark, gritty, strip clubs and back alleys of London on the hunt for Michael Jamison, the man who stole Michelle's blood and left her for dead. To assist them, Aaron's new master, Urvashi, calls in favors from her friends, Russian mercenary werewolves... -
Creature Feature 2 by Rhys Ford, Poppy Dennison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo Men. One Apocalypse. Rise of the Revenants by Poppy Dennison Vampyres are on the loose in Detroit, and novice hunter Taz Cohen is on the job. The mission seems simple: stop the vamps. But Taz knows nothing about the mythical creatures, so he’s in for the fight of his life. Then he meets insanely attractive construction worker Darren Foster, who jumps into the battle with both feet... -
Faces by A.M. Rose
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe drew a thousand faces, but none of them were his…His whole life, the one thing Dorian wanted more than anything else, was to know who his soulmate was. But while he can find everyone else’s soulmate, he can’t do the same for himself.Resigned to a life of solitude, he spends his days giving people the key to their happiness, borrowing their joy and basking in the beauty of their love... -
Hainted by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Good Guy: Haint-working runs in Dan Miller’s blood. Not everyone can help the restless dead cross over, especially when the haunting threatens the Living. But the death of his parents six years ago forced Dan to give it up in exchange for raising his brother and sister, all the while struggling to keep their rural NC farm afloat... -
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Acceptance by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGabriel Braven is a merman, but he does not believe it. Gabriel should have drowned twice in his life, but he survived. Casillus Nerion, his beautiful merman savior, tells him the reason for this is simple: Gabriel is a merman. Long ago, a Braven ancestor fell in love and had a child with a powerful merman. This child did not inherit the Mer gifts, but Gabriel has... -
Demonspawn by Glenn Bullion
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name's Alex. I used to think I was normal. I have a job, an apartment, good friends. I have a sister I adore, and the most beautiful woman in the world happens to be my best friend. I see ghosts. So what, right? It's on television all the time. All kinds of people see ghosts. But seeing ghosts turns into seeing demons. Seeing demons turns into walking through walls... -
Love in the Time of the Dead by Tera Shanley
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLaney Landry has been fighting Deads alongside her brother and friends for three years. But she has a secret. She's immune to Dead bites and has to find the right people to trust with the information. Her team rallies around her to find a doctor who can extract a vaccine from Laney which could fight the virus that ended the world...Categorized as:
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镇魂 [Guardian] by Priest
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Special Investigations Unit is a covert organization that no-one in the city knows about, dedicated to investigating bizarre occurrences beyond the comprehension of the living. The Chief Zhao Yunlan isn’t a simple guy either, being the inheritor of the Guardian Order, he has always been a righteous conformist, excelling between realms of the living and the dead... -
Heku by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsChevalier has never been told no. For thousands of years he’s sat on the Equites Council, ruling body of his heku faction, and for thousands of years his every order has been followed immediately and without question. One of the most important rules of the heku, is that no one is to feed from unwilling donors...Categorized as:
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Burn by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWitchbane Novella #2One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal. To keep their power, each year one of the witch-disciples kills a descendant of one of the men in the posse, a twelve-year cycle that has cost dozens of lives, including that of Seth Tanner’s brother, Jesse... -
The Vampire's Kiss by Raven Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith William fighting the forces of evil in London town, Jack must cope with the monsters who will challenge him for dominance over Savannah's un-human underworld—and protect the citizenry in the process. Along the way, Jack gets reacquainted with a fuzzy former friend—sexy werewolf Seth Walker, who has a powerful history with Jack's lady love, Connie the cop...Categorized as:
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The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 08 by Miyuki Tonogaya
Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!As Himuro and his workplace crush Fuyutsuki have slowly but steadily grown closer to one another—both inside the office and out—his feelings for her can barely be held... -
The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe anticipated paperback release of the second title in Yarbro's long-running Saint-Germain series featuring immortal vampire Francesco Ragoczy da San Germano. Secluded in his Renaissance Florence palace, he falls for a beautiful courtesan and loses all desire for isolation... -
Unrest by Michelle Harrison
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Elliott hasn't slept properly for months. Not since the accident that nearly killed him. Sometimes he half-wakes, paralysed, while shadowy figures move around him. Other times he is the one moving around, while his body lies asleep on the bed. His doctors say sleep paralysis and out of body experiences are harmless - but to Elliott they're terrifying... -
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Night Betrayed by Joss Ware
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Change that devastated the earth made Theo Waxnicki something more than human-eternally young and beautiful...but not immortal. When he dies on a mission against the Strangers, he is lost to the darkness...until a miraculous healer brings him back. Born as the world fell to ruins, Selena has dedicated her life to easing others' pain. Her tender touch awakens new life in Theo-and new desire...Categorized as:
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The Vampire's Revenge by Raven Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJack McShane: lover, killer, seducer, family man, and vampire. In the shadows of Savannah, with its hip nightspots and moss-draped oak trees, Jack is trying to save humankind from a threat it doesn't know it faces: an explosion of the otherworldly, the weird, the wanton, and the wicked. Tourists are heading to Savannah for St... -
Bone Dry by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSequel to Buried Bones Ery Phillips’s muse is MIA. He’s pretty sure his job as a graphic designer is to blame, because let’s face it, what kind of muse wants to draw grocery store logos and catheterized penises? When Ery’s friends Dylan and Chris head off on a European vacation, Ery jumps at the chance to stay on their farm, hoping a stint in the country will encourage his muse to reappear... -
Fox Dish by Robin Roseau
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile pack shows its delight with the arrival of Lara and Michaela's babies, MIchaela vows to keep Celeste and Rebecca safe from all directions. This includes dealing with old enemies. Michaela's actions have unexpected results, landing Michaela in a fight for her very existence, squared off against everyone she once thought was a friend... -
The Vampire's Betrayal by Raven Hart
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack risks his life by opening a portal to the underworld to rescue Connie. While in the land of the dead, he witnesses an awesome ceremony as a band of honest-to-God angels swear Connie in as the vampire slayer! Using the power of his love, Jack manages to bring Connie back to the land of the living even though she threatens the existence of him and his kind... -
Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal by Olivie Blake
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJanuaries is a collection of new and iconic short stories and novellas from New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake.Once upon a time in a land far, far away, the tutelary spirit to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout...
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