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  • Battle With Fire by K.F. Breene

    Battle With Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The final book in the Demon Days, Vampire Nights Series!With Lucifer wanting revenge and the elves desperate to hold onto their power, a battle is inevitable.The question is, which side will Reagan choose? The elves have treated her and her friends badly. Lucifer held her captive...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After a life of hiding and laying low so as not to end up trapped in the Underwold, that's exactly where Reagan finds herself.It could be worse, though. She could've had a hostile father as her jailor instead of a man eager to teach her magic. She might've been trapped with someone other than the steadfast Druid...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban
  • Revealed in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Revealed in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The DDVN World story continues, largely told from Reagan's point of view, but including all major players.Reagan's trip down to the underworld was never going to remain a mystery. And now Lucifer is actively looking for the woman and her vampire cohort that raised hell in his domaine...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal
  • 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..
  • My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Priest Vi’Aerdan wants nothing more than for his mate to be safe, but nightmares plague him with images of her being torn to shreds. Despite consulting Meryn, his anxiety persists. He remembers the helplessness associated with his failure to help his unit brothers when they were trapped in the caves of Noctem Falls...
  • Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’d been compromised, then turned against those I loved. But no one controlled me. No one took anything I didn’t willingly offer. Not for long, anyway. If the elves wanted a war, I’d bring it. The instruments of assassination would come out to play. The dragon slayer would wreak bloody, sticky vengeance. And then I was getting freaking married — no elves invited...
  • My One and Only by Alanea Alder

    My One and Only by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Micah has spent so many centuries hiding who he is that he’s forgotten how to be himself, and despite always being there for others, he finds it impossible to ask for help. As weeks of sleepless nights catch up with him, he faces the fact that he needs his unit brothers no more than ever. Living in Storm Keep with mixed blood, Serenity fought for everything she has...
  • Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, magic is coming and going in waves in post-Shift Atlanta—and each crest leaves danger in its wake…After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  humor  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal
  • Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    Zarek’s Point of View:Dark-Hunter: A soulless guardian who stands between mankind and those who would see mankind destroyed. Yeah, right. The only part of that Code of Honor I got was eternity and solitude.Insanity: A condition many say I suffer from after being alone for so long. But I don’t suffer from my insanity-I enjoy every minute of it.Trust: I can’t trust anyone…not even myself...
  • Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison

    Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    To save the city, Rachel Morgan will need to show some teeth in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.The new master vampire of Cincinnati has arrived . . . and she wants Rachel Morgan out...
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole

    Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Alternate cover for this ISBN here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect, even from himself.A DANGEROUS DEMON SHE CAN'T RESIST . .
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  fated-mates  humor  immortality  magic  myths
  • Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

    Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 58 ratings
    Patricia Briggs's novel River Marked was praised as "an urban fantasy where our everyday world is believably twisted into the world of fey, werewolves, vampires, and myths made real." Now Mercy Thompson faces a shapeshifter's biggest fear as the realm she has embraced is thrown into chaos...Mercy Thompson's life has undergone a seismic change...
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    alpha-mc  fae  ghosts  humor  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal
  • Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs

    Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  humor  magic  myths  north-america
  • Dimitri by Kym Grosso

    Dimitri by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An erotic paranormal romance…Dimitri LeBlanc, sexy and charismatic beta of Acadian Wolves, survives a brutal attack after his wolf succumbs to a dark force, threatening his very existence. Waking up, tied to a bed, his amusement transforms into lust as a beautiful stranger heals his beast...
  • Warrior Fae Princess by K.F. Breene

    Warrior Fae Princess by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    With Charity's fate on the line, Devon and his pack must face the perils of the Realm in search of the elusive warrior fae. With no real experience and against some of the most powerful creatures in existence, they are fighting a losing battle. Thankfully, they don't have to do it alone...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole

    Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    This seductive paranormal series continues with a brutal Highland werewolf and an exquisite young witch, adversaries with a blood vendetta between them.Her breathless kiss haunts him...Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the one woman meant for him...
  • Poison's Kiss by C.M. Owens

    Poison's Kiss by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alyssa has spent her entire life foolishly believing things are only laid out in black or white, but now she finds herself stuck in the gray area. The inner battle she faces with her own dark power that she has denied for too long starts to brew all the more fiercely...
  • Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Bride McTierney has had it with men. They're cheap, self-centered, and never love her for who she is. But though she prides herself on being independent, deep down she still yearns for a knight in shining armor.She just never expected her knight in shining armor to have a shiny coat of fur...Deadly and tortured, Vane Kattalakis isn't what he seems. Most women lament that their boyfriends are dogs...
  • My Solace by Alanea Alder

    My Solace by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    For thousands of years Oron Vi’Eirson has lived each day trying to keep the pain and devastation caused by his family from hurting his precious baby brother. But despite his best efforts his past has come back to haunt him, placing not only Darian and Amelia in harm’s way, but also his newly found mate. Isabelle Campbell, or as she likes to be called, Izzy, is a mess. She knows this...
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban
  • Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Dark-Hunter: an immortal warrior who has traded his soul to Artemis for one moment of vengeance on his enemies. In return, they swear to spend eternity protecting mankind from the daimons and vampires that prey on them. Valerius isn't a popular Dark-Hunter - he's a Roman, which means that the largely Greek Hunters have a major grudge against him and his civilization for superceding them...
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    alpha-mc  demons  ghosts  humor  immortality  louisiana  magic  myths
  • The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter

    The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Possessed by the demon of Defeat, Strider cannot lose a challenge without suffering unimaginable pain. For him, nothing stands in the way of victory. Until Kaia, an enchanting Harpy, tempts him to the razor's edge of surrender.Known among her people as The Disappointment, Kaia must bring home the gold in the Harpy Games or die...
  • Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole

    Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole enraptures again with this seductive tale of a fierce werewolf prince who will stop at nothing to protect the lovely archer he covets from afar. A DANGEROUS BEAUTY... Lucia the Huntress: as mysterious as she is exquisite, she harbors secrets that threaten to destroy her -- and those she loves. AN UNCONTROLLABLE NEED..
  • The Council by K.F. Breene

    The Council by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    With Sasha as the proclaimed Mage of high ranking power, she can't just slip under the carpet to a peaceful existance. Instead, she must present herself to the Council, a group of white mages who reside over the magical community, governing Stefan's people. There she must prove she has what it takes to be the mage of Stefan's clan, not something easily done...
  • Viktor by Teresa Gabelman

    Viktor by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After having his life shattered by the woman who held his heart, Viktor Valentino put work before everything. Many years later, learning the truth behind his lover's deceit, his anger shifts to the man responsible for not only her betrayal but her gruesome death. Viktor throws himself into finding him to not only appease his rage but to possibly save humanity...
  • Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    It's a predator-eat-predator world for the Were-Hunters. Danger haunts any given day. There is no one to trust. No one to love. Not if they want to live... An orphan with no clan that will claim him, Wren Tigarian grew to adulthood under the close scrutiny and mistrust of those around him...
  • Illusion by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Illusion by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Be careful what you wish for…You just might get it.Nick Gautier is tired of his destiny. He doesn’t want to be the son of a demon who’s fated to end the world. Nor does he want to see another demon or other preternatural creature who wants to kill or enslave him. He just wants to be normal and have normal problems like everyone else.But normality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be...
  • Jax by Kym Grosso

    Jax by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kym Grosso JAX (IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANS, BOOK 7) Agrestis Wolves’ Alpha, Jax Chandler, is on a mission to exact retribution after being captured and tortured by an enigmatic adversary. When the sophisticated publishing mogul rescues a beautiful wolf, he recognizes the woman he’d once believed to be his mate...
  • Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

    Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole comes this gripping tale of a battle-maddenend warrior driven by revenge and the Valkyrie temptress who haunts his dreams.He Vowed He'd Come For Her... Murdered before he could wed Regin the Radiant, warlord Aidan the Fierce seeks his beloved through eternity, reborn again and again into new identities, yet with no memory of his past lives...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  fated-mates  humor  immortality  magic  myths
  • Lothaire by Kresley Cole

    Lothaire by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Number-one New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals....All fear the enemy of old.Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  fated-mates  humor  immortality  magic  myths
  • Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton

    Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    GRYPHON — Honorable, loyal, dependable…tainted. He was the ultimate warrior before imprisonment in the Underworld changed him in ways he can’t ignore.She calls to him. Come to me. You can’t resist. But Gryphon will not allow himself to be ruled by the insidious whispers in his head. And there’s only one way to stop them: kill Atalanta, the goddess who enslaved him...
  • Gathering Storm by Victoria Danann

    Gathering Storm by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When Sir Engel Storm, is misplaced in a different, but similar dimension, he learns firsthand that there really is no place like home. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Victoria Danann, brings us a paranormal/scifi fantasy adventure like no other...
  • Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The world has fallen in love with Nick Gautier and the Dark-Hunters.Now Nick’s saga continues in the next eagerly anticipated volume...Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. That’s the mandate for most kids. But Nick Gautier isn’t the average teenager. He’s a boy with a destiny not even he fully understands...
  • 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...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy
  • Dark Fire by Christine Feehan

    Dark Fire by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light..."There is always a price to pay."So Darius warned her when she accepted a position with his traveling troupe. And gazing mesmerized at the merciless slash of his mouth, the implacable resolve on his face, the soulless emptiness of his black eyes, Tempest was afraid to ask what it was...
  • Midlife Magic Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Magic Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Would you like an extra helping of hot flashes to go with that midlife crisis? Yeah, I thought not. And yet, here we are. Burning down buildings.You know, dating in your forties should be easier. Should be. But it really isn’t. My first date in I don’t-know-how-long is broken up by my ex-husband. I mean, he’s dead, but still.Then a cryptic note from a voodoo queen...
  • Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

    Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her seductive Immortals After Dark series with this tale of a vampire shunned even by his own kind and a beautiful phantom, bound together by a passion they cannot resist.A RAVEN-HAIRED TEMPTRESS OF THE DARK...Néomi Laress, a famous ballerina from a past century, became a phantom the night she was murdered...
  • Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    As an ancient Sumerian god, Sin was one of the most powerful among his pantheon.  . . Until the night Artemis brutally stole his godhood and left him for dead. For millennia, this ex-god turned Dark-Hunter has dreamed only of regaining his powers and seeking revenge on Artemis. If only life were that simple. Unfortunately he has bigger fish--or in Sin's case--demons, to fry...
  • Dark Dream by Christine Feehan, Eric Michael Summerer

    Dark Dream by Christine Feehan, Eric Michael Summerer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She's known him since she was 15. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon - the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate.Love in vein: listen to more Carpathian tales in Christine Feehan's Dark Series...
  • Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

    Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    An immortal assassin is caught between desire and duty... A foundling raised in a world of humans Growing up, orphaned Josephine didn’t know who or what she was—just that she was “bad,” an outcast with strange powers. Her baby brother Thaddeus was as perfect as she was flawed; protecting him became her entire life. The day he was taken away began Jo’s transition from angry girl..
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  fated-mates  ghosts  humor  immortality  magic
  • The Rebel Guardian by Lexi Blake

    The Rebel Guardian by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After fighting her way across another plane of existence and facing off against ancient witches, there should be nothing more satisfying than coming home. Unfortunately, Kelsey Atwood had a different experience. The world she returned to has changed. Twelve years have passed, and they’ve been twelve hard years for the friends and family she never meant to leave behind...
  • Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost

    Shades of Wicked by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    In this thrilling new Night Rebel series set in New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress world, sexy and ruthless vampire Ian finally meets his match!The Rule Breaker...Master vampire Ian is unrepentant, shameless...and every shade of wicked. He's made one too many enemies in his two centuries of existence, including Dagon, a demon who now lays claim to his soul...
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    alpha-mc  demons  ghosts  humor  immortality  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    An ancient Celtic warrior cursed by a god to bring death to any woman he loves, Talon, a seductive vampire, prowls the night, serving as a protector of the innocent, until in modern-day New Orleans, a runaway Mardi Gras float brings him face to face withthe outrageous Sunshine Runningwolf...
  • Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole, เครสลีย์ โคล

    Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole, เครสลีย์ โคล

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this spellbinding story of a demon king trapped by an enchantress for her wanton purposes -- and the scorching aftermath that follows when he turns the tables and claims her as his captive.HIS OBSESSION...Sabine, Sorceress of Illusions: the evil beauty who surrenders her body, but not her heart.HER DOWNFALL..
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  fated-mates  humor  immortality  magic  myths
  • Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Poseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies - and alliances...
  • Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 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. Bringing my allies together as war approaches is my number one concern. But that means I have to play nice with a vampire who is blackmailing me. If I don’t, I’m screwed and my family is dead...
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    alpha-mc  demons  fae  ghosts  humor  immortality  magic  paranormal
  • No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole

    No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781416509882In this next installment in the Immortals After Dark Series, USA Today Bestselling author Kresley Cole delivers a scorching tale about a forbidding vampire who lives in the shadows and the beautiful assassin who hunts him there. A vampire soldier weary of life..
  • Raised in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Raised in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    It is a common truth in my life that when it rains, it pours. The killings that once plagued New Orleans are cropping up again in Seattle. The local office is stumped. I’m called out to lend a fresh set of eyes, and my unique magical touch.It’s only when I get there that I realize the Seattle office isn’t stumped at all...
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