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  • Frayed Owner by Erin R Flynn

    Frayed Owner by Erin R Flynn

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 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...
  • 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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    new adult  witches  paranormal  fantasy
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  • Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    The final book of the series..
  • Blood Rains Down by H.M. Wolfe

    Blood Rains Down by H.M. Wolfe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    HISTORY WILL UNRAVEL. DEATH WILL RISE. BLOOD WILL STAIN THE FOUNDATION OF NIMBRIA. WHO WILL SURVIVE? Redelvtum has fallen. The realms stand at the edge of war. And something far darker lurks beneath the chaos, waiting to seize control. Hyacinth never asked for this power, never wanted to bear the weight of a war that could consume them all...
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    witches  new adult  fantasy  magic  fae  paranormal  length-epic
  • A Vow of Wrath and Ruin by K.W. Foster

    A Vow of Wrath and Ruin by K.W. Foster

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Prophecy Foretold. A Love Torn Apart. An Ancient Magic Revealed. With her sister safely freed from the evil king Gideon’s clutches and his kingdom in ruins, Aelia can finally begin to heal from her traumatic past and focus on her budding relationship with Tharan. But their peace does not last long...
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    new adult  witches  paranormal  fantasy
  • Dragon in Love by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon in Love by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Chadwick, purple dragon and leader of his region, has his hands full. He has to keep visiting fae princes out of trouble, watch for a potential triad to mate with, and ignore the sassy human expert on fae customs who is bent on ruining everything. Still, Isabella is winning Chad over, with her zest for life and her constant misadventures. From the first kiss, Chad knows he’s in danger...
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    witches  demons  shapeshifters  humor  fantasy  paranormal  m-f
  • Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 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...
  • Amateur Goddess by Erin R Flynn

    Amateur Goddess by Erin R Flynn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 18 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...
  • Jake by Teresa Gabelman

    Jake by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After a tragic accident, Jake, former Dark Guardian, not only mourned losing his wife but carried the burden of a secret that only one other living person knew. Confronting that secret was the only way Jake could fight his heavy guilt when a beautiful ballerina dances into his life.Jessie Reed loves everything about dance, but it didn’t pay the bills...
  • Coti's Unclaimed Mate by Elle Boon

    Coti's Unclaimed Mate by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Will they find beauty in the ashes as the fire settles, or will they go up in flames? Shifters and humans don’t mix, at least not in Coti’s opinion. He’s more than just a wolf though, but his pack and fellow MC brothers don’t know everything there is to know about him, and he likes to keep it that way… until one human female comes along and changes everything...
  • Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, and I’m the future queen of Faerie. That’s right, I finally said it. No more being the heir or reminding people I didn’t agree to the job.Now I have and mostly because I think I’ll actually be a good queen. I have the right qualities, and I don’t let the wrong things distract me from what is important...
  • Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Knowing Trust by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale, I’m the future queen of Faerie… And people need to get on board with my vision for Faerie. They wanted me to declare I would take the job—demanded and bullied me into saying it, so now they have to deal with the kind of boss I am.The Underground is no more because of the fight I started...
  • No Time to Scrooge by Milly Taiden

    No Time to Scrooge by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Christmas PDA Match unlike any you've seen before. It kicks Hallmark in the chestnuts and leaves you full of christmas cheer...
  • Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 6 by Milly Taiden

    Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 6 by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Between Ice and FrostRaven Casino loves solving mysteries. So it was only natural that she take to the Alaskan wild to find her missing friend, Juliet. She is ready to take on the world to figure out where Juliet could be. But she wasn’t expecting to meet not one, but two hunks in the icy small town of Antler, Alaska. These two were so sexy they radiated enough heat to melt the polar ice caps...
  • Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Miss Mated: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kasey Sanchez can't believe she's done the unthinkable--slept with a shifter. Oh, but he was so hot and sexy and his tongue...wow! But if he finds out who she really is, he won’t want to see her again. Living a secret life is taking a big toll on her sex life. Brannon Wolfrik knows Kasey is his mate. It's only a matter of time before he wiggles his way into her heart with charm and great sex...
  • Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Restoring Harmony by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to smack people around until they get in line… No, really this time because it almost cost Neldor his life. I refuse to let the lies, biases, and stupidity of the past ruin the future Faerie and her people could have.Not while I’m the damn boss.I knew I might not survive from the moment I swore to find out what happened to my people and stepped into Faerie...
  • Winter Takes All by Milly Taiden

    Winter Takes All by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Where’s a curvy girl with a love of snowy mountains and cold, crisp air to find a man who’ll light her fire? Gerri Wilder knows just the place and most certainly the right shifter...
  • Dragon Reformed by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon Reformed by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 3 in the Reclaimed Dragons series! Landon's...
  • E.V.I.E.: 13 Slayers, 13 Missions by Amelia Hutchins, Anna Edwards

    E.V.I.E.: 13 Slayers, 13 Missions by Amelia Hutchins, Anna Edwards

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    13 Slayers. 13 Missions. 13 Standalone Stories Set within a Universe of Violence.Welcome to the world of E.V.I.E.A place where vampires come to die.These Slayers don't play. They're fierce, badass, and court the creatures of the night. Some protect our existing reality, while others venture to realms far away to hunt down bloodsucker bounties. Each plot and twist comes at a price...
  • Third Time’s a Charm by Michelle M. Pillow

    Third Time’s a Charm by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Friends don’t let friends séance drunk.Vivien Stone lost the love of her life over twenty years ago. Now that she’s in her forties with a string meaningless relationships under her belt, she can't help but pine for what might have been. It doesn't help that she's somewhat psychic and can pretty much predict where a relationship is heading before it even starts...
  • Romancing Paris by Milly Taiden

    Romancing Paris by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Warwick Dragons Book 3Welcome to the world of the powerful Warwick family. These womanizing dragons are about to meet their matches...
  • Wrath and Patience by Rawnie Sabor

    Wrath and Patience by Rawnie Sabor

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    Nothing can quell the rage of a Wrath demon. Save for the orders given by a sweet, fledgling witch.Life hasn’t been easy for Sam O’Connor. A past filled with mistakes and tragedy means she prefers hiding rather than risking malicious comments and stares. Weird and awkward as she is, being invisible is far safer than bringing attention to herself...
  • Dragon Meets Girl by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon Meets Girl by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When a dragon waiting forever finally finds his fated mate, he'll never let her go... Janet Dixon never thought she'd fall in love. That's why she got used to quiet nights alone with her books, dreaming of fantasies that would never come true. But she never expected a ridiculously hot alpha by the name of Xander to suddenly show up into her life...
  • Soul of the Dragons by Terry Bolryder

    Soul of the Dragons by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anna is in a bind. Five dragons love her, so completely they’ll risk everything. But as much as being wanted, protected, and loved by so many sexy guys reaches beyond even Anna’s wildest fantasies, she doesn’t know how she can possibly pick between them. Unfortunately, Anna made a promise before coming to the Blur...
  • The Bad Boys of Assjacket: Magic and Mayhem Universe: Magic and Mayhem Book 9 by Robyn Peterman

    The Bad Boys of Assjacket: Magic and Mayhem Universe: Magic and Mayhem Book 9 by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dare is a dare. No self-respecting, slightly chubby, good-lookin’, crime lovin’ cat would ever pass up a dare. So I didn’t. Now, me and my boys are in hot water trying to figure out how to live on the right side of the law for a whole freakin’ week! This is complicated by a couple of hairy issues…— The half-headed bear in town had his privates pilfered...
  • Neve by Helen Scott

    Neve by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When I’m dropped off in a little podunk town called Silver Springs under orders from my jerk of a father to turn their human newspaper from a money pit into a profitable business, I want to scream. After meeting the sexy journalist that works there, a demon stripper, a reindeer shifter, and a selkie, they’ll have me screaming for a whole different reason...
  • Disabling Relics for Dummies by J.B. Trepagnier

    Disabling Relics for Dummies by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There is a cornucopia of cursed objects from one of the most dangerous cults ever headed my way and I’ve never been more excited. My twin sister, Ripley, says when your hot wolfy archaeologist exboyfriend, who likes to cosplay as Indiana Jones in the most non ironic way, shows up again, you do not add to cart...
  • Cowboy Dragon's Secret Promise:  (Cowboy Dragon's Inn) by Serena Meadows

    Cowboy Dragon's Secret Promise: (Cowboy Dragon's Inn) by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The hot cowboy I met in Colorado will definitely get me into trouble if I don’t stop him… Yes, my boss harasses me.It’s true and I hate it.But I’ll end up losing my job if I approach the matter right now.Brian doesn’t get it.He’s pressuring me to do something and I’ve had it with him.Despite his annoying behavior, we got close.Of course we did.Brian is hotter than any man I’ve ever been with...
  • Baby Got Bear by Milly Taiden

    Baby Got Bear by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lucy Benton, daughter of the Pack Benton wolf alpha, knows there’s only one man for her. Beau. He’s gentle and strong, and she just can’t seem to stay away from him. Training horses at his ranch was her way to get his attention, but it’s been two years and nothing has happened between them. What is going on? Beau Sampson can’t live without Lucy...
  • Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 5 by Milly Taiden

    Paranormal Dating Agency Volume 5 by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kiss My AsteroidIvy Grimaldi can’t stand change. Ever. But change is something she’s had to deal with a lot lately. Like when her cousin Cassandra moved away to start a new life, baby and all. That all changes when Gerri Wilder shows up at her door with a letter from her cousin. Cassie wants her to come visit. Sure, why not? There’s just one problem. Cassie lives on another planet...
  • Unbound by Lucy Auburn

    Unbound by Lucy Auburn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New teacher, new class, and a brand new challenge. My four demons may have changed my life, but now it’s time to say goodbye. They’re killing me, it turns out—or so my new Grim teacher Leo Meyer tells me. If they don’t return to Purgatory soon, my powers will be drained forever. Too bad I can’t figure out how to send them home... even worse? I don’t want to...
  • Loving York by Milly Taiden

    Loving York by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 2 of the Warwick DragonsWelcome to the world of the powerful Warwick family. These womanizing dragons are about to meet their matches.York Warwick, dragon shifter, widower, and owner of the most renowned bank in the world, is adamant that working twenty hours a day is normal. No, he doesn’t need to open his heart to love again, no matter what his meddling mother believes. He’s done with love...
  • Destined to the Wraith by Regine Abel

    Destined to the Wraith by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Would he save her or be her damnation? Hounded by a necromancer hellbent on appropriating her ancestral lands, Ronika must recover an ancient relic from a cursed mansion to keep her enemy at bay. To do so, she requires an escort. Convincing an enraged wraith to help seems like an impossible task...
  • Titanium by Terry Bolryder

    Titanium by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A dragon contractor? Expensive. Unless you're the woman Titus Kroll just fell madly in love with. As a decisive, capable, and newly awakened metal dragon, Titus is used to seeing what he wants and going after it. Right now that's Bree Durell, a sweet, curvy woman who needs help with her house badly and can't afford to pay...
  • Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 3 in the Rogue Witch Series follows Darcy Llewellyn, fourth year university student, music intern, secret witch, and the werewolves that make up the band Phoenixcry: Finn Gunner, Elias Gunner, Charlie Gage, Wesley “Ace” Rivers, and Cash Legend...
  • Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • Goldie and the Bears: Paranormal Shifter Romance: A Howls Romance by Milly Taiden

    Goldie and the Bears: Paranormal Shifter Romance: A Howls Romance by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ash Goldenlochs hasn't touched another person in years. Her gift--or curse, as she thinks of it--forces her to experience the past of anything against her hands. When she meets two of the most gorgeous men she's ever seen, she wants to rip her gloves off and let her fingers do the walking. Bear shifters, Spencer Hartz and Chaz Coco, are partners in a trio who couldn't be more opposite...
  • The Sixth Spell by Michelle M. Pillow

    The Sixth Spell by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Paranormal Women's Fiction & Romance from NYT & USAT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow.You can always go home…but sometimes home won’t let you leave.At forty, Kari Grove knows she should be over her strict childhood. The grandparents who raised her had never been loving people. But some feelings are buried deep and contain more dark secrets than even she realizes...
  • That Girl is Poison by Milly Taiden

    That Girl is Poison by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A HOT StandaloneDr. Mara Maxwell is having a crappy day. She’s covering an extra shift at the hospital, it’s a full moon bringing out all the crazies, and the senior doctor is mysteriously sneaking out with medical supplies. Too curious for her own good, she follows the doctor to the hospital’s basement. Waking in a cage wasn’t in her plans, but that’s not the worst part. Now she’s…growling...
  • Wanna Buy a Howl by Milly Taiden

    Wanna Buy a Howl by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New...
    Categorized as:
    demons  witches  paranormal  fantasy  shapeshifters  angels  m-f
  • Shifters Gone Alpha by Michele Bardsley, Reneé George

    Shifters Gone Alpha by Michele Bardsley, Reneé George

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When it comes to love, it doesn't take long for shifters to go alpha. This boxed set of NEW stories from bestselling authors shows how there's nothing a shifter won't do for their mate's pleasure. Her Alpha Mate by Michele Bardsley As the Fire Pack alpha’s wife Alice Mason will do anything ensure the future of her wolf pack and the ancient bloodline of her husband...
  • Deliverance by Victoria Danann

    Deliverance by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Choices always come with consequences. If you force a demon to agree to a deal under duress, the day will come when you’ll regret it. New York Times bestselling author, Victoria Danann, adds a long-awaited book to the Knights of Black Swan saga featuring everybody's favorite demon. Two and a half centuries ago Sixt had been a young witch with little control...
  • The Demonslayer by Jessica Gadziala

    The Demonslayer by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    He knew he could never have her.But he had no control over his reaction to her, the Claiming of her that was out of his hands.He couldn’t seem to stop coming when she called, even though he knew she was only going to use him then reject him again, leaving him heartbroken all over again.That is, of course, until she needs his help…She wasn’t supposed to want him...
  • Spookshow 5: Half-Boys and Gypsy Girls by Tim McGregor

    Spookshow 5: Half-Boys and Gypsy Girls by Tim McGregor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A reluctant psychic tries to shut out the ghosts forever only to find that the dead won't let her go. John Gantry's remains have vanished from the morgue, leaving Detective Mockler with another unsolved case on his hands. Kaitlin, suffering from post traumatic stress, is haunted by visions of her former ghost-hunting friends...
  • Her Dragon, His Demon by Julia Mills, Linda Boulanger

    Her Dragon, His Demon by Julia Mills, Linda Boulanger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 12 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. Her Dragon is strong and loyal, a leader among his kin. He makes her feel things she never thought possible and…he is her only hope for survival. His Demon is beautiful and alluring, the other half of his soul...
  • Heart of the Dragons by Terry Bolryder

    Heart of the Dragons by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 2 in the Bad Dragons series!  Ever since she entered the Blur, Anna has been in danger from kidnappers, monsters or worse. Her only friends? Bad dragons who know she's their only hope of redemption in a dark world. The black, silver and red dragons have fallen for Anna and all of them want to claim her...
  • Warrior King: New Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Warrior King: New Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 6 of the Crystal KingdomLilah McClure may be mouthy, bossy, and overly bold, but she knows what’s fair and hates injustice of any kind. When she and her cousins are captured by the mountain fae, she learns they’re living in the freakin’ stone age. Equality between genders? Nope, not even as a joke...
  • Academy Obscura - The Scorched Summer by Cassia Briar

    Academy Obscura - The Scorched Summer by Cassia Briar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The supernatural world is in chaos, and the war has barely begun. The old Council has fallen, but that is only the beginning. Now, it's up to me and my mates to finish what we started. We have to take out the Tromara and free us all from their tyranny, at any cost.Failure is not an option. The entire supernatural community is relying on us to lead them to freedom...
  • Cookies for Satan (Witching After Forty) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Cookies for Satan (Witching After Forty) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Part-time bookstore clerk, part-time author, necromancer in training, and full-time caretaker of a ghoul are titles that Ava Harper never dreamed of applying to herself.Even with all the crazy going on around her, she's determined to make this Christmas as normal as possible--without raising the dead or some other fiasco...
  • The Thrall by Jessica Gadziala

    The Thrall by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    They took away my hopes, my dreams, my future. They took away daylight. When they were done with all of that, they took all I had left. The blood running through my veins.And there was no way out.Or so I thought.Until a dirty-talking demon on a motorcycle grabbed me and ran. Starting a war between ancient immortals...
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