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  • Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from a stalker. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right...
  • Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

    Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the day - or night - may bring in a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters live beside ordinary people" (Booklist). But she is about to learn that while some secrets are dangerous whose who seek them are just plain deadly..
  • Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The conclusion to the Rylee Adamson series!"My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.My final salvage, and this time I’m playing for the survival of the entire world...
  • Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

    Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 73 ratings
    I could smell her fear, and it satisfied something deep inside me that had been writhing under her cool, superior gaze. I curled my upper lip so she could get a good look at my sharp teeth. I might only weigh thirty or so pounds in my coyote shape, but I was a predator...Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape - but not her loyalty...
  • An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner

    An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Forgiveness is a hollow prayer you only hear in your dreams. Patrick Collins has spent years handling cases as a special agent for the Supernatural Operations Agency, even as his secret standing in the preternatural community has changed. He should have confessed to his role as co-leader of the New York City god pack when he and Jonothon de Vere took up the mantle months ago, but he didn’t...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  fae  law-enforcement  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Pawn by Karen Lynch

    Pawn by Karen Lynch

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Jesse James is a normal eighteen-year-old, even if her parents are the best faerie bounty hunters in New York. Jesse’s only concern is how to pay for college, but that changes the night her parents disappear.Equipped with her parents’ weapons and her own smarts, Jesse enters the dangerous world of bounty hunting in search of her mother and father...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  fae  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Nell Ingram faces a dark craft known as death magic in the newest pulse-pounding paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series.Nell Ingram is a rookie PsyLed agent, using the powers she can channel from deep within the earth to solve paranormal crimes. Together with her team, she's taken on the darkest magic and the direst foes...
  • Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her...
  • When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire

    When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Toby's getting married!It's hard to be a hero. There's always something needing October "Toby" Daye's attention, and her own desires tend to fall by the wayside in favor of solving the Kingdom's problems. That includes the desire to marry her long-time suitor and current fiancé, Tybalt, San Francisco's King of Cats. She doesn't mean to keep delaying the wedding, it just sort of...happens...
  • The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire

    The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    For once, it seems like the Kingdom of the Mists has reached a point of, if not perfection, at least relative peace. Queen Arden Windermere is getting settled on her family's throne; no one's going to war with anyone else; it's almost like everything is going to be okay...
  • Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire

    Once Broken Faith by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Politics have never been October “Toby” Daye’s strong suit. When she traveled to the Kingdom of Silences to prevent them from going to war with her home, the Kingdom of the Mists, she wasn’t expecting to return with a cure for elf-shot and a whole new set of political headaches...
  • The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire

    The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Things are slow, and October "Toby" Daye couldn't be happier about that. The elf-shot cure has been approved, Arden Windermere is settling into her position as Queen in the Mists, and Toby doesn't have anything demanding her attention except for wedding planning and spending time with her family.Maybe she should have realized that it was too good to last...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  fae  female-mc  found-family  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire

    Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, and has finally allowed herself to grow closer to the local King of Cats. It seems like her life may finally be settling down...at least until dead changelings start appearing in the alleys of San Francisco, killed by an overdose of goblin fruit...
  • Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Darkness rises. But so do I. The false queen has taken everything from me. My throne, my people, and worst of all, my mate. Her dark curse has stolen Tarron’s mind and compels him to try kill me.I’ll do anything to cure him and stop her. When a prophecy tells me to go find the Dragon Bloods, I know I’ll be walking into a deadly situation. It won’t stop me...
  • Steal the Moon by Lexi Blake

    Steal the Moon by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When an ancient artifact enslaves every werewolf on earth, humanity’s only hope is a thief…Zoey Donovan should be happy. Her love life couldn’t be better, her demonic nemesis is on the run, business is booming, and no one has tried to kill her in seven whole months. But without her best friend to share it with, it all seems a little hollow...
  • Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire

    Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The twelfth installment of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy series!Things are not okay.In the aftermath of Amandine's latest betrayal, October "Toby" Daye's fragile self-made family is on the verge of coming apart at the seams...
  • The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea

    The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I just spent the last month pretending to be the pet cat of an elf king. Today, I discovered we’re enemies.In a supernatural society filled with vampires, werewolves, and wizards, I’ve always been an outcast with my ability to turn into a housecat. No one knew what I was.Turns out, I’m a shadow—a race of supernaturals that were wiped out by the elves centuries ago...
  • Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    It’s been almost a year since October “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day’s sleep...
  • Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m Everly Abbott, and I work for one of the most dangerous vampires in the world.He’s known as Alexius, the Hunter and he’s also one of the oldest.We’ve been invited to a gathering of ancients like him, and we can’t pass on this opportunity...
  • Eternal by C.C. Hunter

    Eternal by C.C. Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    All her life, Della's secret powers have made her feel separated from her human family. Now, she's where she belongs, at Shadow Falls. With the help of her best friends Kylie and Miranda, she’ll try to prove herself in the paranormal world as an investigator—all the while trying to figure out her own heart...
  • The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire

    The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  fae  female-mc  found-family  lgbtq  magic  mermaids
  • Family and Honor by K.N. Banet, Kristen Banet

    Family and Honor by K.N. Banet, Kristen Banet

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Jacky Leon got away with it. She defended a little human girl, made a few unlikely acquaintances, and survived to tell the tale. Now she’s the only werecat in the supernatural community who can say a small family of werewolves lives in her borders. That isn’t a good thing, though...
  • Shades of Hate by K.N. Banet

    Shades of Hate by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I live a happy life. I have a lover that I am quickly falling for. I have friends and family that rely on me to keep my territory safe and secure for them. My bar’s business is booming.But I’ve made enemies, some that I know and some that I don’t. Hate for me and the life I’m building is creeping in the darkness.Hate can be insidious...
  • The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

    The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Ten years ago, I risked everything on a nameless boy. I came out the other side with a murder conviction, a prison sentence, and a minor case of amnesia.I forgot everything about that boy, and now I'm out on parole, just a nobody witch volunteering at an animal rescue and keeping a low profile...
  • Addict by Lexi Blake

    Addict by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...
  • A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A twisted killer is making his mark in London, leaving a trail of blood and devastation in his wake. It’s not only humans who are being targeted. Vampires, werewolves and pixies are in mortal danger too.I’ve been called in to help with the investigation but I can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to the murders. Someone is playing a very sick game - and it’s up to me to put a stop to it...
  • Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing...
  • A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire

    A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Things are looking up.For the first time in what feels like years, October “Toby” Daye has been able to pause long enough to take a breath and look at her life—and she likes what she sees. She has friends. She has allies. She has a squire to train and a King of Cats to love, and maybe, just maybe, she can let her guard down for a change.Or not...
  • A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner

    A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The devil you know is never the one you should trust.Special Agent Patrick Collins is dispatched to Chicago, chasing a lead on the Morrígan’s staff for the joint task force. Needing a cover for his presence in the Windy City, Patrick is ordered to investigate a politician running for mayor...
  • Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs

    Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal--or at least it starts out that way...Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums...
  • Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand. The world has deteriorated in the years I was banished. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before...
  • Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake...
  • Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    When I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here.It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender--but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics...
  • A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Saving the city was supposed to be the hard part...Parker Ferro can’t catch a break. After saving San Amaro from destruction for the second time and reconciling with his boyfriend, his current plans are to relax on his couch until his ears stop ringing.Unfortunately, the thousand realms he just saved have a way of yanking him back into service and the dead have come back to haunt him...
  • A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner

    A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Never promise a life that isn’t yours to give. New York City is decked out for the holidays, and Special Agent Patrick Collins is looking forward to a reunion with his old team when he gets assigned a new case. A human child is missing, and the changeling left in her place causes a prominent witch family to demand justice from the fae...
  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
  • All Souls Near & Nigh by Hailey Turner

    All Souls Near & Nigh by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    You can’t bargain with death if you’ve already sold your soul.Special Agent Patrick Collins has been reassigned by the Supernatural Operations Agency to New York City. Navigating his new relationship with Jonothon de Vere, the werewolf he’s now soulbound to, is nothing compared to dealing with territorial disputes between the vampires and werecreatures who call the five boroughs home...
  • Windburn by Shannon Mayer

    Windburn by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. The King is missing and his mind is cracked. It is up to me to find him before the Rim is taken over by the bloodthirsty heir to the throne...
  • Change of Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Change of Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When a lethal drug targeting paranormal citizens is unleashed on the streets of Atlanta, Hadley hits the clubs to pin down the dealer. The party is just getting started when a mysterious fae with his own agenda offers her a taste of power she can’t refuse if she wants to purge the evil from her city...
  • Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, seemingly impossible illness, leaving her fiefdom undefended...
  • Firestorm by Shannon Mayer

    Firestorm by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. In a world of lava and fire, I am about to face my hardest trial yet. Not one of strength, or power, but intrigue and manipulation...
  • Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Evil comes in all forms… and sometimes it wears a human mask. When the body of a newlywed is discovered on the reservation, Lizzie Grace throws herself into the investigation, needing a distraction from what she fears is coming not only for her but also Belle—her best friend and witch familiar...
  • Midnight Smoke by Helen Harper

    Midnight Smoke by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Supernatural Squad might be small, but we're growing in power. The vampires and werewolves of London are beginning to respect me more and I feel like I know what I'm doing - even if I don't yet understand what I truly am.Unfortunately, there might be a few snags to deal with. I'm trying to avoid Lord Horvath, the black-eyed vampire leader who seems intent on a more intimate relationship...
  • Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hadley is losing time, and her shadow refuses to shed light on the gaps in her memory. How can she protect her city if she can't remember where she goes or what she does when she ought to be asleep? Her grim history appears to be stuck on repeat, and the only way forward might be a scythe through her back...
  • Steal the Day by Lexi Blake

    Steal the Day by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a member of her crew is dragged to Hell by a demon, Zoey plans the most dangerous heist of her career. With her team at her side, Zoey intends to sneak onto the Hell plane and steal Sarah back.The job seems impossible until a new client makes them an offer too good to refuse...
  • Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker

    Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You can only escape your destiny for so long…It’s been more than twenty years since tragedy prompted Luna Valens to walk away from her pack.Scarred by her past, she’s done her best to lead a normal human life. Thanks to a potion that suppresses her magic, nobody around her has a clue that she’s a werewolf...
  • Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    Bold Mercy by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    It's hard to concentrate on work when you've just moon-shifted with your alpha...But the council that recruited me doesn't waste any time handing me my first assignment--and it just happens to be personal to me.I have to slay the warped evil that is Avis Vine--a human servant so twisted and changed by her former master's bad blood magic that she's no longer really human...
  • Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes

    Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A rookie cop. A team of supernatural detectives. A shifter with some impulse control issues.My name is Cat McKenzie, and I thought wood sprites weren’t a thing.Apparently, they are. Fun fact: they enjoy eating carrion which was how I discovered the body of a hunter in the woods. The local werewolf pack confirms it’s a bad wolf doing the biting...
  • Breakwater by Shannon Mayer

    Breakwater by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. As an Ender, one of my father’s Elite guards, it’s my job to do as I’m told...
  • Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles

    Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    His mate killed in a horrific explosion, ex-Enforcer Damien Masterson now lives as a rogue werewolf...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  suspense
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