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Reptile Dysfunction: Harmony Glen by Alana Khan
His head snakes aren't the only thing twitching with interest over her. Turns out, "reptile dysfunction" isn't permanent when the right woman knows exactly how to handle a Gorgon. SLOANE. I returned to Harmony Glen to care for my injured mom, not to obsess over a grumpy Gorgon whose snakes have better game than most humans... -
![Octopi My Heart by Amanda Meuwissen]()
Octopi My Heart by Amanda Meuwissen
Daren Montgomery is a fisherman in his small hometown off Nova Scotia. His heart is as empty as the waters in winter—until he meets Lilo, a beautiful creature of the ocean depths that Daren never believed could be real. Their courtship may be a fairy tale, but the gentle curl of a tentacle or wet kiss in magically warm waters has him dreaming of summer and a storybook ending. -
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![Night's Master by Tanith Lee]()
Night's Master by Tanith Lee
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNIGHT'S MASTER is the first book of the stunning arabesque high fantasy series Tales from the Flat Earth , which, in the manner of The One Thousand and One Nights , portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales... -
![Nevermore by Crea Reitan]()
Nevermore by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIra is a Fixer, a child raised and trained to “fix” broken fairy tales by an organization the Fixers refer to as DeadEnd. Because once you enter a fairy tale, there’s no getting out. Ira has been assigned to Neverland. You know Neverland, where Peter Pan lived because he didn’t want to grow up. Neverland, with fairies and pirates... -
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![Beefcakes by L. Eveland]()
Beefcakes by L. Eveland
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFalling for a minotaur is no piece of cake. Wedding planner Ezra Higgins is having a bad day. He’s lost his phone, he’s got six weeks to plan the biggest wedding of his career, and now the minotaur baker won’t stop flirting with him. It’s enough to make anyone’s anxiety spike... -
![F*ck My Luck by Olivia Dove]()
F*ck My Luck by Olivia Dove
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis book is full of spice and humor... -
![Of Snow and Scarlet by Katherine Macdonald]()
Of Snow and Scarlet by Katherine Macdonald
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI found myself caught somewhere between nightmares—bitter flashes of fur and fang, hot breath, full snarls—and hopes and dreams as soft as gossamer, fleeting as sparrow in the snow, impossible to pin. Through it all was the memory of Finn’s mouth on mine, the brush of his lips, the shaking of his body as it pressed against me. He was all nerves and quiet, tender desperation... -
![Promised To the Orc by Liz Paffel]()
Promised To the Orc by Liz Paffel
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe were just children when we pledged our forbidden love to one another. It wasn’t meant to stick. But the Fates intervened and now the bond can’t be undone—even if I’d rather willingly go back to the ice camps than marry an orc. I’m not a child anymore... -
![Healed by My Hyde by Honey Phillips]()
Healed by My Hyde by Honey Phillips
He’s the one man in town she’s been warned about. So why does he feel like the only safe place to be? Pregnant and seeking a quiet place to start over, Chloe arrives in Fairhaven Falls hoping for a peaceful sanctuary. What she finds is Dr. Victor Jackson—a male as handsome as he is rigidly controlled...Categorized as:
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![Saving Jacob by Tessa Stone]()
Saving Jacob by Tessa Stone
A witch destined to save her fated mate and their supernatural community from an ancient evil must embrace her hidden powers before it's too late. Jacob. After suffering alone in wolf form for a thousand years, unable to shift back to human, I thought my existence was over. But then the mysterious Hazel showed me that my true mate was out there and gave me hope again...Categorized as:
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![Bonds of the Vampire King by Bella Klaus]()
Bonds of the Vampire King by Bella Klaus
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEnemies to the left of us, schemers to the right, and I'm stuck with the worst of them all. Kresnik has gone too far. Not content with taking over the world, he has to drive a wedge between Valentine and me. Neither will any of our enemies attempts to drive us apart. We're going to will this war, defeat those who stand against us, or die trying. This time, I'm fighting fire with blood... -
![Someone Save My Midlife Tonight by Robyn Peterman]()
Someone Save My Midlife Tonight by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 0.00 of 5 stars · 0 ratingsI’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again…. Whoever said life begins at forty must have been heavily medicated, drunk, or delusional. Three funerals without the deceased present? Crisis. One wedding run by drag queens with questionable taste in music? Semi-crisis, but doable. Dead showing up on my porch who have already crossed over? Colossal sh*tshow. This is what forty looks like for me... -
![Alien Mercenary's Prize by Mina Carter]()
Alien Mercenary's Prize by Mina Carter
Natalia Heath is a survivor. She’ll survive an alien fight pit. No problem. On the run from her crime lord father most of her life, Nat knows how to survive in the worst places in the universe. Being kidnapped by aliens and thrown into a gladiatorial arena to fight for her life is just another turn of bad luck in a lifetime of them. She just needs to figure out a plan to escape... -
![Buck Wild Orc Cowboy by Ava Ross]()
Buck Wild Orc Cowboy by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I was done with romance, until a lonely orc in an apron offers me forever. Holly: Starting over in a bakery in an orc Wild West tourist town wasn’t my plan, but for my twelve-year-old son, Max, I’d do just about anything. He needs stability, and maybe even a father figure, though he probably won’t admit it...Categorized as:
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![Seduced by an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross]()
Seduced by an Alien Warlord by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe's a proud alien warlord. She’s a single mom hoping to find love again. When their worlds collide, sparks fly. Bruge: I’m a serious warlord, not a youngling warrior in need of a mate. Ensuring the duskhorde don’t kill us and that the clan gathering runs smoothly is enough to keep me busy. Court an Earthling female? Perhaps later... -
![Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood]()
Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood
I escaped a life of crime to save my daughter…. But my plan for making it to a safer town has gone awry. The driver of the wagon we snuck on isn’t human at all, and now we’re stuck in a traveling caravan of massive orc merchants. And the driver who first noticed me? He claims I’m his fated mate. The one person destined to be everything to him. He says we’re safe...Categorized as:
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![Silver Basilisk by Zoe Chant]()
Silver Basilisk by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou're never too old for a second chance. What would you do if the love of your life, who vanished without a trace sixty years ago, walked into the cafe where you're peacefully having tea with your friends, as handsome as ever and calling you his long-lost darling? If you're Godiva, you throw a custard pie at him. The course of true love never did run smooth. Godiva gave up on love . . -
![The Platinum Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant]()
The Platinum Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA woman whose world is crumbling beneath her feet…. Single mom and red dragon shifter Sage is working as hard as she can to keep her clan alive. But with a dangerous, dictatorial leader, a tiny camp in the woods, and dwindling numbers, it’s a daunting job. She just wants her daughter to grow up safe and happy. Is that so much to ask? It seems like it might be—until she meets her mate... -
![A Summoner's Tale - The Vampire's Confessor by Victoria Danann]()
A Summoner's Tale - The Vampire's Confessor by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE NOVEL of 2013,Reviewers' Choice Awards, the Paranormal Romance Guild. "Danann is Queen of alpha male characters. " - Slashed Reads. "Let me just say ~ Squeeeee! " - Reviewing in Chaos... -
![Snowed in at Hallow's Cove by Petra Palerno]()
Snowed in at Hallow's Cove by Petra Palerno
Learning to ski is hard enough without a Yeti making you weak in the knees. Daphne thought she finally found her family with her wealthy fiancé. So much so that the fact that he’s her professor seems like an unimportant detail. But when he drags her to a snowy monster ski town called Hallow’s Cove, it’s not for romance (or even fun)... -
![Angel: RBMC: Ankeny IA by Kristine Allen]()
Angel: RBMC: Ankeny IA by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAngel is the second book in the Royal Bastards Ankeny Iowa series. I’m Jude “Angel” Bearheart—newly appointed Enforcer for the Ankeny RBMC. They didn’t call me the Angel of Death for nothing. I do the “disposal and cleaning” for the club. Ridding the world of evil, was my justification for my actions. I was the executioner when the judge and jury failed the victims... -
![Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall]()
Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvan continues his quest for power in an effort to defeat the Demon King of the Underworld, but things aren’t easy when you’re a dragon lord. Especially when his quest for the Nobel Swords takes him outside of Rahma and into a neighboring kingdom. Evan’s met a host of different races while in Inati, but he’s never encountered the elves before. -
![Dragon’s Obsession For Darkness by Brittany White]()
Dragon’s Obsession For Darkness by Brittany White
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is put to the test when secrets become unraveled. After losing my mother to vampire hunters when I was eighteen, I moved with my siblings and father across the country – until the hunters found us again. That was how my family and I ended up in Snow Haven, Alaska. I saw a dragon shifter, Josiah Bazin, the second day after we moved to the area and I fell in love... -
![Fated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle]()
Fated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy long-lost grandmother left me a letter with major revelations:. I have a twin sister. We come from a family of witches. Gargoyles are real and to trust them. Still, reading a note is different than seeing a gray creature with a massive wingspan flying down at me. Instinct kicks in and I run. When it comes to fight or flight, I choose flight every time... -
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![Panther's Passion by Zoe Chant]()
Panther's Passion by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA single mom with a terrifying ex…. …and a Marine veteran on fire with the need to protect her. Stella Davidson is caught in a trap. She wants a stable life and a good future for her teenaged daughter—but her old home near Glacier National Park isn’t safe. Her ex-boyfriend is stalking her... -
![Bellis: Skin Walkers by Susan Bliler]()
Bellis: Skin Walkers by Susan Bliler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBellis StCroix, Skin Walker Assassin, only comes out of the shadows when he’s called to duty. The reason? Because he is a shadow himself. Pitch black skin, silky ebony hair, and inky wells for eyes, Bellis’ looks have set him apart from his kind his entire life. Because he’s so different there will never be hope for an Angel in his future. Angels don’t exist in hell... -
![James by Susan A. Bliler]()
James by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSkin Walker Sentry, James, is known for his jokes and good humor, but when he comes face-to-face with his past, there isn’t anything funny about it. Prim is the woman who wrecked him all those years ago. She’s his enemy, and regardless of the passion they once shared, James is determined to put her where she belongs, in a cell. PrimRose is done running from her past... -
![Greed's Siren by Stephanie Hudson]()
Greed's Siren by Stephanie Hudson
The age-old story of hating my job was nothing new. Many lived it. Many had experienced it. So going into work that day just felt like any other dreaded day at the office. That was until there was him. A thief who stole more than gold that night. A thief who stole my heart. But I was about to learn how risky that truly was. Because Ryker Wyeth wasn’t just any thief. He was dangerous one...Categorized as:
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![Wednesday: A Dark Monster Romance Novella by Adrian Blue]()
Wednesday: A Dark Monster Romance Novella by Adrian Blue
When Carmen takes a night security job at Oakwood Cemetery, she's desperate enough to overlook the warnings about previous guards who left without notice. The position comes with housing—a small cottage on the grounds—and after weeks of living in her car, she can't afford to be picky... -
![Dad Bod: Minotaur Labyrinth by Alana Khan]()
Dad Bod: Minotaur Labyrinth by Alana Khan
Stephanie and Alfie’s steamy attraction could make an icicle spontaneously combust. As the heat rises, will Alfie’s rock-star lifestyle extinguish the fire or ignite an inferno? Stephanie:. Between his horns, hooves, and the otherworldly music he creates, Alfie’s the hottest male on the planet...
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