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  • Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    The final book of the series. .. Blurb coming soon!
  • A Duet of Sword and Song by Lisa Cassidy

    A Duet of Sword and Song by Lisa Cassidy

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 24 ratings
    The time of the Shadowhawk was gone. Now he needed to be more. In the space of a night Cuinn Acondor lost his crown and almost his life. Devastated by Talyn’s disappearance, he’s on the run, fleeing from Armun and Shadow hunters who want to destroy everything he stands for. But he won’t give up. Together with the resurgent Wolves, he begins preparing to take back what Azrilan stole from them...
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  • Troubled Student by Erin R. Flynn

    Troubled Student by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    My name is Bevin Millen—yes, Millen! I was able to separate from my family. Legally, at least. Father doesn’t listen to anyone and will never give up since he can’t bear to lose. In this case, he lost me, and unfortunately he’s still deluded into thinking I’m an asset he owned...
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  • Amateur Goddess by Erin R Flynn

    Amateur Goddess by Erin R Flynn

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    My name is Bevin Millen and I’m doing my best to survive the waters I’m swimming… Being CEO of a successful magical company hidden from the rest of the world. A college student who has never had a conventional education before or friends and has had to hide her magic from her psychotic family...
  • Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to get married. Wow, I never thought I’d ever really say that. Seriously. And apparently, I’m not allowed to elope, so there will be a wedding that keeps growing in size no matter how many times I yell or threaten people. I swear, if something goes wrong, this will be the only one I have, and there will be some men who will angrily lay the smack down...
  • Only the Brave by Solmussa

    Only the Brave by Solmussa

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    Regulus Black is angry. He wants revenge. He wants to watch the world burn for all it's done to him. He also wants to make out with James Potter, but that's a secret he'll take to the grave. Vengeance is more important than. .. whatever it is that chokes him when he lays eyes on Potter. James Potter is confused, because Regulus Black is, all of a sudden, hot...
  • Empire of Death by Penelope Barsetti

    Empire of Death by Penelope Barsetti

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    With my father indisposed, I become Queen of the Southern isles -- and it's the heaviest responsibility of my life. I know the Barbarians will come for the kingdom, and I have to prepare for war. But I don't have to do it alone. .. because Wrath is with me. My advisor and my protector, he helps me secure the aid of my allies, helps me remember my strength...
  • Redefined Sister by Erin R Flynn

    Redefined Sister by Erin R Flynn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Bevin Millen… And the shit has hit the fan. AGAIN. I’m really tired of that being my life, but I don’t see that changing anytime soon. The only thing I can change is how I respond to it. How I handle the drama and my ability to process it all. How I adapt and survive so that one day I can thrive in this messed up world… And that starts with drawing a line in the sand...
  • Redemption by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Redemption by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    For Eve Collins, darkness has descended after her love vanished into the night sky. A new protector has been appointed, one who challenges everything she’s believed to be true. In this third installment of The Revelation Series, Eve will become aware of dangers and worlds that exist only in her nightmares, and bloodline secrets that will trigger a centuries old war...
  • The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The Lord of the Night is coming. The future of civilization is at stake. Miro, high lord of Altura, is in the Imperial capital to prepare the Empire for the onslaught. He knows his homeland lies directly in the enemy's path but struggles to form the alliances he needs. As the high lords bicker, Ella seeks the help of the newly crowned emperor, Killian...
  • Blood Skye by Donna Grant

    Blood Skye by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The only choice is surrender. . In my world, magic and danger go hand-in-hand. It has from my earliest memory. Magic was currency, and if you have it, you have power. I was shaped by some of the most influential Druids into a lethal weapon. Their weapon. Until the night they betray me—and I wind up in the hands of my enemy. He’s nothing but a job for me. To him, I’m the key to finding his father...
  • After Midnight by Donna Grant

    After Midnight by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was always my weakness. Now she’s my only hope. She was my salvation once—wild magic in her blood, fire in her kiss, and a body I still dream about. I touched heaven with her. Then dragged us both to hell. Now she looks at me like I’m the enemy. But I see the way she trembles when I get too close. Feel her power pulse when I say her name. She hasn’t forgotten...
  • Uprising by S.J. West

    Uprising by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As Jess and Mason continue their battle against the princes of Hell on alternate Earth, they must first deal with the aftermath of their failures. After neglecting to prevent the fourth seal from being opened, a new threat is unleashed on the world that only Jess and the other vessels can neutralize...
  • Criminology of a Character by Nicole Scarano

    Criminology of a Character by Nicole Scarano

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    What on earth is a homicide detective supposed to do with two unexpected weeks off? While on their first romantic vacation, Detective Isobel 'Bel' Emerson & Eamon Stone accidentally uncover a black market operation. Agent Jameson Barry and the FBI rush to their aid, but during the raid, Bel finds an inconsequential piece of evidence that the FBI dismisses as trash...
  • Aequus by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Aequus by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Serenity is being with the one you love. Despair is being kept apart. After the rain comes the war. What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours? For Serena St. Michael and Tristan Gallagher, this is reality. Tristan has accepted his impending nuptials. He’s returned to his realm and his betrothed. Their unification will create peace...
  • Spark of Pursuit by Annika Snow

    Spark of Pursuit by Annika Snow

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Catching a vigilante sounds simple… until you find out that vigilante is your soulbound. Aravenna Kalladine isn’t just used to keeping secrets; she is one. Publicly, she’s the jilted heir of the world’s largest anti-magic arms company, as Mortal as her late parents and those they protected from dangerous Immortals...
  • Bellicose by Jan Stryvant

    Bellicose by Jan Stryvant

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mihalis finds himself in a new situation, one which all of the training he's received growing up isn't helping him to cope as much as he'd hoped. He's angry. He's never truly been angry before in his life and the anger he's dealing with isn't even coming from him! It's coming from the djevels...
  • Troyland by Jan Stryvant

    Troyland by Jan Stryvant

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With family friend Steve Bryson having been sworn in as the new President, Troy can finally go home and have that great big party. .. Err, Wedding! Still, Troy's happy; he's got four of the most wonderful women in the world and knows better than to question the circumstances that got him here...
  • Her Purr-fect Christmas Mate by Zoe Chant

    Her Purr-fect Christmas Mate by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    His kiss turned her into a cat. Kissing her fated mate was meant to give Peony the power to transform into a mystical creature-not a cute little kitten. And her true love was not meant to be arrogant, powerful Mordecai Leith, who plans to knock down her beloved bookshop and throw her out of her apartment right before Christmas. Fall in love with him? She'd rather kiss a frog...
  • House of Crimson Nights by Ruby Roe

    House of Crimson Nights by Ruby Roe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Three bonus spicy scenes set prior to House of Crimson Hearts. Octavia and Red's points of view. Approximately 40 pages long. Scenes:. Festival of Blood. Whisper Club scene. Moonlight lake scene.
  • Kiss of Death by Penelope Barsetti

    Kiss of Death by Penelope Barsetti

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    From the moment our paths crossed, Wrath has always been with me. Until he's not. The Barbarians come for the Southern Isles by land and sea, and once the battle commences, I quickly learn that the command of the dead has been stripped from me. All I have left is the strength of a god, but that's more powerful than armor made of dragon scales...
  • Empress of Fae by Briar Boleyn

    Empress of Fae by Briar Boleyn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    Divided by Oceans but Eternally Bonded. Morgan Pendragon has another name now: Morgan Le Fay...
  • Frayed Owner by Erin R Flynn

    Frayed Owner by Erin R Flynn

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    My name is Bevin Millen, and everything is a bit too complicated. Yeah, okay, duh, but let me explain. Okay, maybe I can’t really explain it so it makes sense because people would kill to have powerful magic like mine. I understand how cool it is and it’s awesome that it makes toys, treats, and everything for familiars that everyone else can’t. But everyone else can’t. See, that’s the problem...
  • Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Her Second Chance Wolf by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    Elinor Back in high school, Blake Waldgrave was my nemesis. Now he’s back in my life. Hotter than ever, and… interested in me? ?? I had a rocky past—dumped in a cardboard box by my family, and so broken I’d never be able to shift. But I’ve got my sh*t together now. I’m no longer the strange little bird that nobody wanted...
  • Serving the Fae by Leia Stone

    Serving the Fae by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Will Lily be able to forgive Liam and form an alliance? She must bring all of the crystals back to faerie and restore the lands. But Liam is hiding a secret and so are the elders. If Lily can reveal the text in her mothers journal, she may just find the key to saving everything, including her heart.
  • The Second Sanctum by A.N. Horton

    The Second Sanctum by A.N. Horton

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Victor. She never would have bowed. Dante can’t help but think the words. Even as he stands in the city of gods, surrounded by faces of legend, he can’t stop seeing her falling through that endless void, mentally shouting that one word up at him so viciously he knows it’s forever branded upon his soul. Betrayal. The Fallen...
  • Purrfectly Trapped: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Trapped: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Gretchen has searched for love her entire life, but what happens when the only man she wants thinks he’s a Tiger? Gretchen has finally done it! Cut It Out, her new salon, has officially opened for business. Of course, her first client is six-feet of gorgeousness in need of a serious trim and shave. As the only employee at the moment, she takes care of Mr. Sexy herself...
  • Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Fate has once again torn my world apart, leaving me shattered. For years, I've lived with a cold void, clueless about my life before joining my childhood pack. Just as the secrets of my past were about to be unveiled, tragedy struck. The one person who held the key to unlocking my memories was taken from me, and with them, my fated mate, Bodey—leaving me exposed and fractured...
  • Reckoning by S.J. West

    Reckoning by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    After spending most of her life trapped in Hell, Helena relishes her earthly freedom. In order to protect her future, she sets a plan into motion that will help solidify her earthbound status. A major part of her scheme includes keeping Anna and her unborn children alive. It’s an endeavor that has proven challenging and nearly impossible at times...
  • The Witch's Forbidden Wolf: Enemies to Lovers Rejected Mate Wolf Shifter Cozy Small Town Romance by Harmony Raines

    The Witch's Forbidden Wolf: Enemies to Lovers Rejected Mate Wolf Shifter Cozy Small Town Romance by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Prophecies! Who writes this stuff? A prophecy is the reason she’s been estranged from her coven. A prophecy is the reason she’s been stranded on a faraway island for five years. And Tamsin suspects a prophecy is the reason she’s wound up in this strange tavern with someone trying to kill her…again. 5 years ago, wolf shifter Mason was sent to kill his mate. He didn’t. Obviously...
  • Crowns Of Stars And Tides by Jenessa Ren

    Crowns Of Stars And Tides by Jenessa Ren

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    What if happily ever after is too good to be true? No longer locked in isolation, Princess Rhea Maxwell has been given everything she’s ever dreamed of, yet her newfound freedom has come at a cost that she isn’t prepared to pay...
  • Savage Crown by Leia Stone

    Savage Crown by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 19 ratings
    To save a kingdom, I may have to surrender my soul. My hard won victory in the Arcane Trials came with a price I never expected. Now, as Kaelric fights to reclaim his shattered kingdom, I must choose between answering the dangerous call of my heart, or protecting the family I've always sworn to keep safe...
  • Devils' Line Vol. 7 by Ryo Hanada

    Devils' Line Vol. 7 by Ryo Hanada

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ishimaru, still shrouded in suspicion, leads F Squad on a raid of the CCC’s hideout to get ahold of the list of members, but the CCC turns out to be several steps ahead in this cat-and-mouse game. When Anzai gets caught in the crossfire, Tsukasa has to make a life-or-death decision….
  • Devils' Line Vol. 5 by Ryo Hanada

    Devils' Line Vol. 5 by Ryo Hanada

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dr. Kano sets up a "chance meeting" between the unsuspecting Anzai and his mother. Lee visits a blood donor as we catch a glimpse into his past at ONLO. Anzai’s breach of the stand-down order has repercussions for F Squad, which gets a new leader, Ishimaru, who makes a surprising suggestion on how to handle the rogue Seven and Nine….
  • The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Two years have passed since the war, yet without essence the Empire's economy has collapsed. Trade is at a standstill, famine sets in, and, with no food and no essence, the people begin to riot. In the midst of the growing unrest, Miro struggles to balance his life with Amber against his resolve to keep threats to the Empire at bay...
  • Autumn Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Autumn Knights Dream by Ariadne Breylard

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. Lyra’s surprising reveal to her Winter Mate leaves her feeling ambivalent. But his unwavering support and dominant reassurance bring out a new confidence within her...
  • The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

    The Luna Trials by Marissa Gilbert

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    After Savannah’s mate turned out to be a traitor who tried to kill her family, she decided she did not want to love or feel anything anymore. So, when the Lycan King of the Northern Kingdom comes to her brother to demand her hand in marriage in return for his support, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and accept the proposal...
  • Delivered to My Bigfoots by Mazzy J. March

    Delivered to My Bigfoots by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When my friend Anais was called out by the university to find actual tiger shifters or lose the right to defend her thesis as well as the lucrative grant she’d secured, I never dreamed the same thing could happen to me. After all, my subject of study was definitely on the mythical side. But I’m not going to hide it like she did. I’m making my profile on the Mail-Order Matings app clear...
  • The Werewolf Hunter and the Apprentice by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    The Werewolf Hunter and the Apprentice by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To have and to hold, until werewolves do us part…. At twenty-four years old, Catriona Mason is the youngest trainer in GHOST’s thirty-year history. She’s never met a monster she couldn’t kill, nor a challenge she couldn’t overcome…until the guild president’s wayward son walked into her training room eighteen months ago...
  • A Whisper of Chaos and Crowns by Jordan A. Day

    A Whisper of Chaos and Crowns by Jordan A. Day

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Pain. Fury. Two things Ainsley has found after the events that have led to her greatest loss yet. But with war looming and the charge of regicide hanging over her head, will she be able to push aside her grief and move forward or will her darkness win once again? Dashiell had everything he could have ever wanted, just to lose it all in the blink of an eye...
  • Queen of the Wicked by Deanna Faison

    Queen of the Wicked by Deanna Faison

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    With the future of Heaven and Hell at stake, the lost queen must step into her power to claim her rightful throne, even if the arrogant and insufferably attractive Lord of Hell is the only way to do it. .. Alessia Eastwood was born with a dark halo and magic in her veins...
  • Rule by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Rule by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since Eva's birth, Will has done everything in his power to protect her from harm. Icepond, burning slowly from the overwhelming power of two suns, must turn to its king for survival. Eva has known of the prophecy all of her life and understands the decision she must face...
  • Crazy For You by Stephanie Feagan

    Crazy For You by Stephanie Feagan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ~~ She's dying to love him. ~~. After the tragic death of her twin, British concert pianist Euri begins channeling a stranger in America, an otherworldly guy who leads an extraordinary life and shares her deep love of music. She hears him play, listens to his thoughts, knows his loneliness, and understands his yearning for love and acceptance...
  • Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Her Desired Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Marabella has lived with a curse her entire life. Born as a Gemini twin, she was considered a bad omen. Always living in the shadow of her twin. Marabella is believed to be tainted by the mark of death, everyone in her pack fears her. After the rejection of her mate, she learns that there are more secrets out there than just hers. Kyan and his best friend Jonah have a dark secret of their own...
  • Pet Project by Caeria

    Pet Project by Caeria

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hermione overhears something she shouldn't concerning Professor Snape and decides that maybe the House-elves aren't the only ones in need of protection. Words: 338,788.
  • A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    OLD FATES AWAKEN. DEADLY PASSIONS MEET DEADLIER DEALS. Suri survived the fallout of Queen Lera’s ceremony, but now finds herself deep in unfamiliar territory—the City of the Damned. The City’s deadly ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the curse upon the desert wasteland. Suri just wants to save her brother and forge her own destiny away from the growing temptations of Kol’s court...
  • Bad Boy Biker Bear by Lauren Esker

    Bad Boy Biker Bear by Lauren Esker

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Biker bear on the open road + BBW runaway-bride hitchhiker + evil motorcycle gang = an unforgettable red-hot road trip! Tattooed bad boy and bear shifter Remy Hayes never felt like he fit in at his bear clan's rural Montana ranch. Now, after a fight with his alpha, he's taking his Harley and hitting the road. But it's more than just wanting to see what's over the next hill...
  • Fall by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Fall by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After learning that her life's purpose is to fulfill a prophecy to save our world, Roam finds that she is pregnant- and missing the love of her life with all of her heart. Logan, her best friend, stands by her, helping her to find a way back to West. .. despite his own love for her...
  • Rise by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Rise by Kimberly Adams Stedronsky

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Roam, imprisoned in an ancient land and left to the mercy of Troy's cruel reign, longs for freedom, her child, and West. Surviving with only Logan's presence to save her from certain insanity, she turns to herself and finds that she alone possesses the strength and power to save her own life. Deep within her soul, Roam remembers her timeless love for West and their child...
  • Carlos' Peace by Melissa Haag

    Carlos' Peace by Melissa Haag

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Carlos has spent his entire life avoiding attachments to individuals and has devoted his time to protecting his race. His childhood taught him that something is out there, threatening the existence of werewolves, and he will let nothing interfere with his vendetta to stop the threat. Physical attachment and vendetta collide when he sees Isabelle...
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