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Troubled Student by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy 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... -
![Blood Bonds by J. Bree]()
Blood Bonds by J. Bree
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAfter three years on the run, I’m back in a Resistance camp, chained to a chair as the resident monster.Everything I ran from, all of the villains of my past, they’re all here to take another bite out of me. But this time, I’m not alone.With my Bonds desperately trying to reach me and new friendships I never expected, I start to believe that maybe I won't become the weapon they want me to be... -
![Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTake a walk on the wild side with Anita Blake, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series. These five novels of human—and inhuman—passions feature vampires, werewolves, and “a heroine as sharp as a stake and slick as a silver bullet” (J.D. Robb)... -
![Savage Bonds by J. Bree]()
Savage Bonds by J. Bree
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsWith my gift coursing through my veins, the tables have turned on the Draven Campus.I’m no longer the Giftless reject, no longer the girl who’s fair game to the other students for daring to run away from my Bonds.But there are bigger problems heading my way.With destiny pushing me closer and closer to each of my Bonds, I’m fighting tooth and nail against nature to keep my distance... -
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![Providence by Grace McGinty]()
Providence by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf Serendipity ever got the chance, she might actually thank Uriel for locking her away in Purgatory.She’d probably tear off his balls and force feed them to him first, but still, she was woman enough to admit that if it wasn’t for him, she might have never known this kind of happiness... -
![Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair]()
Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI didn’t fear my nightmares. I loved them... and they loved me.I had never been afraid of the dark. Abandoned on the front step of ISS, I’d spent my entire life thriving in the realm of darkness that most humans avoided.I was a woman living among monsters... -
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Her Royal Wolf by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy alphas have crowns… and if I can win the rite, so will I.After arriving in Fall Mountain Pack, I found out all the secrets the Alpha’s were forced to keep from me and the terrible truths that came with them.Along with what loving them will cost me... -
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Lost by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBroken alphas. A lost wolf. A fate she never expected.Silver Falls University. There was no reason for a female bitten wolf like myself to be here. More so, there was no reason that someone who grew up as poor as I did, in an overcrowded pack house in the South side of Chicago, should be making her way up north to one of the most prestigious supernatural universities in the country... -
![Spark of Intent by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde]()
Spark of Intent by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe things of nightmares haunt my dreams. Secrets lurk around every corner. The world I’ve entered isn’t all it seems, but as a newcomer, questioning the Council isn’t the safest move. Not when my guys are so entrenched in a world that I find dangerous... -
![Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear]()
Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the world of the shifter elite, a safe female is one without power. For me, that means hide or die.When wraiths invade my neighborhood and shit goes sideways, becoming a Guardian might be the only way to earn myself—and my beast—protection.The elite training program begins at the local shifter college, so I pack up my swords and my brother, and off to school I go...Categorized as:
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![Void by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June]()
Void by Raven Kennedy, Coralee June
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI was born of nothing. I’m a Void, a rare supernatural capable of absorbing powers at the brush of my skin. Feared. Hated. Untouchable. Thibault Academy is full of supernaturals that want me dead, and the most powerful of them, the Paragons, will stop at nothing to ensure I go back to the hell I came from. They’re cruel, heartless, and have created an unlikely alliance to take me down... -
![Reckless Souls by K.C. Kean]()
Reckless Souls by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’ve walked the streets of Phoenix Valley for twenty two years knowing exactly who I am - an orphan, a human, a nobody. Summoned by The Hex to test my humanity, I was prepared to fail, destined to be the same mundane girl …I was wrong. Pandora’s Box called to me, sensing a magic I never knew existed. With my world turned upside down and full of possibilities, I must now call Paradise Heights home... -
![Queen Takes Sunfires Book 2: A Their Vampire Queen novel by Joely Sue Burkhart]()
Queen Takes Sunfires Book 2: A Their Vampire Queen novel by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret burns inside me that will very likely get me killed.The wolf king may have gotten me out of Chicago alive, but he couldn’t burn rubber fast enough to get away from me once he’d dropped me off at his sister’s. Wearing nothing but a hospital gown and his borrowed coat, I have to face an Aima queen for the first time. Alone... -
![The Wicked Will Rise by Emma Dean]()
The Wicked Will Rise by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Angel of Death wants his Death Knight and he will do anything to get her.Azrael has taken Audrey and Mika has to find a way to save her sister without endangering everyone she's sworn to protect. Too many people she thought she trusted are keeping secrets from her while the Angel of Death keeps sending his legions to test her strength and abilities... -
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![Honor Bound by J.L. Madore]()
Honor Bound by J.L. Madore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe rebellion has started. The goblins are coming for us. My time to prepare is over.The battle for the Dornte crown has begun and we're not ready. Ruic Breard has an army, a stockpile of weapons from the Human Realm, and the knowledge that the Amberloq force consists of two Elbirfae warriors, and me. Go team!What our enemies don't know is that Dune, Tundra, and I have a support network behind us... -
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Honor Guards by J.L. Madore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne who possesses me. Two who revere me. And one who needs me more than ever. My mind is spinning. There’s so much I want to try, to feel, to do. I want to stay in bed forever... Except, as the Guardian of the Crown, I have a quadrant to secure and a rebellion to stop. The illegal importing of weapons from the Human Realm has empowered the goblins, making them even more dangerous... -
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Blood of Dragons by Olivia Ash
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the dragon vessel, pretty much everyone wants me either locked up or dead. The magic I possess—the magic I’m quickly mastering—it can destroy whole cities. Start wars. Change the tides of a battle. Dragon families are run like the mob—and all seven dragon Bosses want to meet me. Oh joy. But out of the shadows comes a new threat—a fighter who reminds me of my mentor... -
![A Name Like Karma by G. Bailey]()
A Name Like Karma by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Karma...and yes, it’s my job too. Since I was eighteen, I have used my powers to deliver karma to those in need like all of my other family do. Only they are much better at it. I deliver much needed karma to both good and bad humans, but mainly the bad as it’s more fun... -
![Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty]()
Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou should go to Crete if you want to survive. Amourgeles. They’ll come for you soon. I’d lived in the city for a long time, and working the drive-thru window of a coffee shop meant I’d seen some things. From blowjobs to furries. Sometimes furries getting blowjobs. Let’s face it, no one was at their best when they were uncaffeinated... -
![The Reclamation by Ivy Asher]()
The Reclamation by Ivy Asher
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe last place I ever wanted to be was in the middle of someone else’s war. Too bad fate doesn’t give a fuck.When I first woke up in the land of the gryphons, I had one goal...getting back home.I was so focused on figuring out how to leave, that I got myself exiled from The Hidden, captured by The Avowed, and managed to claim not one, but three mates... -
![Last Chance Reform by Alex Lidell]()
Last Chance Reform by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTalonswood Reform is under new management—vampire style. And the new dean wants Reese, the academy’s dark, broody second-in-command, to teach me vampiric obedience.I want to tell Reese exactly where he can shove all his bowing and scraping. After being on my own my whole life, I’m about as likely to bend a knee to the asshole as I am to trust him... -
![Wicked Games by Emma Dean]()
Wicked Games by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA killer is on the loose at the University of Morgana. Mika has to figure out who. and fast before she loses someone she cares about. Mika's first semester at Morgana hasn't been going well. She nearly killed the boy she likes, and found out she has a rare specialty that will put her life at risk if anyone finds out what it is... -
![Torn to Bits by Katie May]()
Torn to Bits by Katie May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne prisoner, three warring, psychotic princes, and ninety days to choose between them...Or claim them allTotemic Wolves rule the north.Fenrir Wolves rule the west.And Lycans rule the east.As the lone Bitten fraction, we’re considered a dying race. Relegated to the dry south, we’re predicted to only last a few more years before complete annihilation...Categorized as:
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Unclaimed by May Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm going to war with the bullies that have tormented me at the academy. It's time to make Jensen McCauley and his minions pay. But when our prank war lands us both on restriction, the two of us are trapped together. It's all his fault. It's all his plan. Jensen wanted to be left alone so he could unravel the secrets surrounding his sister's death. I've got enough to figure out... -
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![Her Salvation by G. Bailey]()
Her Salvation by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI am a spy for my alphas and I will bring the king down from within...After winning The Rite, a brutal three-part test for Alpha Female of the Fall Mountain Pack, I was betrayed by everyone around me. I didn’t see it coming, and neither did my alphas.Ragnar Fall was a trick played perfectly by the angel king and he almost destroyed The Fall Mountain Pack... until he was fooled by me... -
![Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhat do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common...?Me. Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don't know which one did it yet... -
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Reaper Untamed by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsActions have consequences, and my actions are about to kick me in the teeth. I’m still reeling from the unthinkable. Lucas is gone. It’s all my fault and if the dominus can’t find evidence that my actions were under duress then the consequences will be lethal... -
![Magic Flame by Meg Xuemei X]()
Magic Flame by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe lit the match. Now we can't stop the mating flame.The world hasn't seen the likes of me.My power can unmake the gods and the worlds--but only after I mate with the Demigod of Sea and activate the Living Flame inside me.Mate all day and all night long.Peachy right?If only we weren't trapped in the Void where no gods, demons, or mortals are safe... -
![Changed by Fire by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde]()
Changed by Fire by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeath. War. Pain. Hope.I’d thought running from the Council would keep my family safe. Instead, it has exposed new dangers—undercurrents I never knew existed.With Joshua left behind enemy lines and threats emerging from all sides, I have to do all I can to protect my mates and bring my newfound family together again... -
![Infinity Chronicles by Albany Walker]()
Infinity Chronicles by Albany Walker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTurns out, I’m still in for a few surprises. I may have found my mom, or rather she found me, but I still have questions only she can answer. Now, getting her to cooperate has presented new challenges. She’s still ruled by fear. Hellbent on keeping my Infinity safe, we take a few chances... -
![Magic Unchained by Meg Xuemei X]()
Magic Unchained by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI abandon all hope that my demigods will come for me.In Hell's Academy, it's either kill or be eaten. Demons turn violence into an art form, and they've marked me as their newest victim.A charismatic archdemon offers me a way out of the pit. His price? Spend one night with him and his three dukes. They don't want to conquer my heart, but they have every intention of riding my body... -
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Her Defenders by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe alpha rejecting me was just the start of my revenge…Being an outcast of the wolves was always something I accepted until I met them. The four alpha wolves of Fall Mountain Pack. They showed me I could be so much more than the rejected wolf they found on a beach and saved. They healed me and made me stronger, fixing what was broken in my soul.But they lied... -
![Hidden in Smoke by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde]()
Hidden in Smoke by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy nightmares have started closing in. Now I’m just trying to survive them. When my past comes back to haunt me, I find myself relying on the men I’ve come to care so much about. With their help, and the help of my best friend, I’m trying to navigate the threats—old and new. When I’m summoned to go before the Council, I have no idea what to expect... -
![Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules]()
Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI knew being the only Norm at Gifted Academy would be hard and dangerous, but I didn’t expect to be tossed out of a window. Also didn’t expect to be saved by one of the Magnificent Four.Bryce brought me back from the brink of death, but he did more than heal my broken bones. He weakened my defenses and carved a place in my heart. He’s not the only one vying for my attention... -
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![Fool's Errand by Ophelia Bell]()
Fool's Errand by Ophelia Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou never know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In my case that was literal - I had Ozzie West’s soul and didn’t know it, but now it’s been torn from me and him along with it. I’m afraid I will never get him back. My heart is broken.My three mates may try to fill that void, but they don’t understand what he meant to me. They can’t see the memories unlocked by Fate... -
![Honor Empowered by J.L. Madore]()
Honor Empowered by J.L. Madore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour elite warriors. One fae princess to bind them. And a destiny to realize.I had a rocky start to my appointment as Guardian of the Crown, but I am resilient and determined to seize the reigns of my destiny—even if it means going up against an evil man like Ruic Breard... -
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Haunted by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBrynn of Haversey isn’t just a spirit whisperer: she’s a shadow whisperer, too, a person blessed (or some might say cursed) with both the powers of Heaven and Hell... -
![Opening Struggles by Erin R. Flynn]()
Opening Struggles by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was a rough beginning for Karma Bakery with the out-of-control sample days and interviews that went way past fluff pieces. But Arabella Baker and her two daughters, Kary and Mary, have the needed security in place and have hired the right people to fit into the new family they’re building. They even made some outside friends of the paranormal variety, and that’s not something they’re used to... -
![The Serpent Priest by Anna McIlwraith]()
The Serpent Priest by Anna McIlwraith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayed, bereft, and beaten — but not broken. Emma Chase is the Caller of the Blood, destined to command the magic of all shapechanging races. She’s been to Hell and back and she’ll never be the same, but she’s rebuilding her life — and her sanity — with the help of some totally unexpected allies. If only she knew how to heal the one person whose soul is bound to hers forever... -
![Magic in the Moonlight by Auryn Hadley]()
Magic in the Moonlight by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSugar, spice, and everything nice, that's what witches' spells should be made of...Running to Summerpoint to avoid my failed love life may have seemed drastic, but I'd just inherited a house from a distant relative. The timing was perfect, almost like magic. But the cottage is in need of repairs, the place is in the middle of a forest, and I'm not used to small towns... -
![Descendant of Chaos by M. Sinclair]()
Descendant of Chaos by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsStay away from mages. It was a singular phrase my father had ingrained in me from the time of my birth. Sorry, dad. I have a feeling that is going to be a f*cking problem. You have to understand… my life has been bland at best. Everything in my life, every single day, has been scripted, organized, and neat. Calm, cool, and collected. The problem? It wasn’t real... -
![Total Lunar Eclipse by M.J. Marstens]()
Total Lunar Eclipse by M.J. Marstens
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVenus the Genius is back! Her mission: To kill Moon or bust.I’m your Venus. . .I'm your fire. . .Wait, fire?That’s code for help!Hold on, Trust Tree Sisters, I’m coming (and not in the sexy way).Better yet, I’ll send Super Blue because I’m elbow deep in some sh*t.Not actual sh*t, but close enough. . .Because with each passing second, Lina (a.k... -
![Deadly Omen by Ashley Amy]()
Deadly Omen by Ashley Amy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Summary The game has changed. More secrets are coming out. They don’t think I’m equipped or smart enough to keep up… Too bad I’m still playing the game my bullies thought they already won. I’ll play my part while I study their movements. Strategy is equal parts planning and acting. It might be an impossible task to learn what’s going on, but I will over time... -
![South of Surrender by Laura Kaye]()
South of Surrender by Laura Kaye
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's the only one who can see through his golden boy façade to the broken god within...Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence, and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed... -
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![The Wolf's Heir by Anna McIlwraith]()
The Wolf's Heir by Anna McIlwraith
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA desperate king, a dying princess, and an orphaned boy who won’t speak of the horror that claimed his pack. Of all the shapechanger races Emma’s met so far, the wolves are the most loyal — and the least tame... -
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Take Down by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's cut a bloody swathe through my home town, my whole family, but now its time for her reign of terror to come to an end. But right as I gear up for the fight of my life, they arrive.The man who brutalised my mates' mother, who makes it his business to keep women like me down, rolls into town... -
![Tarnished by Amber Lynn Natusch]()
Tarnished by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSean has a reputation for brutality, and it is well-deserved. Centuries of inflicting pain and punishment on anything and everything he deemed worthy slowly stole whatever light had been in him when he was born. His angelic nature fell victim to the god of war within him, just as Ares had intended.After an enigmatic encounter, a vision of Ruby comes to Sean and changes all of that... -
![Run Riot by Colette Rhodes]()
Run Riot by Colette Rhodes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBy the time an agathos woman reaches 25, she’s supposed to be one thing, and one thing only:Bonded.I'm zero for four soul bonds, a disgrace to my family, and the black sheep of my community.It had me feeling reckless. Impulsive. Daring.In a moment of weakness, I let the darkness lurking inside of me rule, and it changed everything... -
![Hood's Obsession by Marie Hall]()
Hood's Obsession by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsErualis' time is running out and now Rumpelstiltskin says there are only two who can save him... Lilith Wolf, the daughter of the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood has a problem, she's an unmated female in heat. She has to get away from the males of her village unless she wants to find herself involuntarily hand fasted to the first one to tame her wolf... -
![Ill Will by Cate Corvin]()
Ill Will by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMercilessly beautiful cruel. Relentlessly sensual vicious. Utterly delicious vile. Marrying into the famous Godalming slayer-clan was supposed to be my family’s big break. Our clan is fractured, my brother is dead, and my mother’s spirit was broken by the ordeal. I’d do anything to make her proud and see her truly smile again...
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