Books like 'First, Become Ashes'
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A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParker Ferro is fine.Sure, he’s still recovering from his last case and his sister has started keeping secrets, but that’s just another day in the life of the Windrose of San Amaro.Then the local werewolf alpha calls in a favor when he's turned on by his own pack and the last thing Parker wants to do is get mired in the city's pack politics... -
![Dead Serious Case #3: Mr Bruce Reyes by Vawn Cassidy]()
Dead Serious Case #3: Mr Bruce Reyes by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTristan Everett was finally getting used to the strangeness that was his life. Being able to see the dead and helping them solve their unfinished business and cross into the light wasn’t so bad after all, especially when he was accompanied by his best friend, dead drag queen Dusty Le Frey... -
![Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas]()
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsYadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free... -
![Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy]()
Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the business of unfinished business...It’s been over six months since a freak accident left pathologist Tristan Everett able to see ghosts, something he has yet to confess to his boyfriend... -
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![Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume by Vawn Cassidy]()
Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspector Danny Hayes has something very important to ask his boyfriend Tristan Everett. Over the past six months they’ve survived reapers, chaos monsters, and biblical storms, not to mention averting an apocalypse. So, what’s left to do but pop the big question?Tristan is ready for a break from world-saving, spectral crises, and most definitely from ghosts... -
![The Eveque by Lucian Bane]()
The Eveque by Lucian Bane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSahvrin Bishop--aka "The Eveque" is taking a wife.Bayou Code allows her to choose to either serve as his right hand in The Twelve or become his domestic goddess at home.He isn't allowed to sway her choice but nothing stops him from making one or the other hard to make.And with a war on the horizon with the people who trafficked her, he's fighting to keep his angel hidden and protected...Categorized as:
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![The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood]()
The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll Dag Gates wants is a place to call home. (And to practice magic freely.)All Stefan Bjorne wants is peace in his adoptive country. (And less paperwork.)All Mikkel Vinters wants is both of them. (No, really, he could do wedding bells... -
![Born of Earth by A.L. Knorr, Gabra Zackman]()
Born of Earth by A.L. Knorr, Gabra Zackman
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA trip abroad. A dark secret. Her family's legacy of magic may cost a teen her life....Georjie’s summer is shaping up to be a big disappointment. Trapped in Ireland with her aunt’s gorgeous but cold adopted son, Jasher, her "vacation" gets worse with each passing day... -
![Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharleston is reeling beneath the onslaught of demons unleashed by the vampire spirit Drugoy and his human host Yuri. Alone and drained almost to the point of death, Gray and Caleb must make their way across a city gone mad in hopes of putting an end to Yuri and Dru. But the other drakul isn’t the only enemy they have to worry about... -
![SOS Hotel: Friendly Sanctuary for the Fiendishly Fabulous by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash]()
SOS Hotel: Friendly Sanctuary for the Fiendishly Fabulous by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 2. Friendly Sanctuary for the Fiendishly Fabulous *Days since last murder: 0It’s been two weeks since the SOS Hotel opened, and everything is going . . .great.Apart from the detective who’s dead set on accusing Zee of murder, the leaking pipes, a psycho sorcerer stalker, a shadowbeast in the attic, and . . . did I mention Lord Reynard has a wife? Yeah, he didn’t mention it either... -
![The Bones of Makaidos by Bryan Davis]()
The Bones of Makaidos by Bryan Davis
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA wall of fire protects the inexperienced villagers of Second Eden from a planned invasion of dragons and Nephilim, but how long will the flames last? Billy, Walter, Ashley, Elam, and the faithful dragons help the people prepare, but they are woefully outnumbered and will have to go back to Earth and recruit the humans who have the ability to revert to their former dragon states... -
![Curtain Call: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance by Crystal Ash]()
Curtain Call: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance by Crystal Ash
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have my men. I have my powers. But are they enough to stop an evil we can’t see? Arjun’s world has been turned upside down, but he’s shoved his pain away to train me for our biggest, most dangerous shifter rescue we’ve ever done. He says we’re doomed to fail, but I can’t turn my back on the helpless. And even while he’s pushing me away, I can’t give up on us... -
![His Realm by Mary Calmes]()
His Realm by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn their first meeting, Varic Maedoc, prince of the vampyrs, told Jason Thorpe that loving him was not for the faint of heart. He wasn’t kidding. In the past two years, Jason has been kidnapped, lived through several attempts on his life, and foiled a coup. Now, his new life as the prince’s consort and adviser to the king is made even harder by Varic’s prolonged absence... -
![The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer by Jennifer Cody]()
The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRomily: Third time's the charm, right? At least that's what I tell myself when I witness the same hot guy commit mass murder three times in a few days. I'm either the luckiest mute boy ever or possibly the unluckiest. Who knows, maybe him kidnapping me will turn into the greatest love story ever told? Hey, it could happen! You never know how these things will turn out... -
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![Summoner of Storms by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Summoner of Storms by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFederal exorcist John Starkweather’s life is in tatters. His best friend Sean betrayed him. SPECTR, the agency he viewed more as a surrogate family than an employer, wants him dead. His only allies are members of the mysterious organization called the Vigilant, whose motives remain in question... -
![Waking Bel by Jocelynn Drake]()
Waking Bel by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeltran Varik believes in science.It holds all the answers he seeks.Except for one.How in the world did he end up falling in love with two werewolves?Of course, there was no way science could account for the beauty, warmth, and mind-blowing sexiness of Wyatt and River.The two shifters are outcasts from their own kind and must seek the protection of a vampire... -
![The Awakening by K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert]()
The Awakening by K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"I can't go home. It's not safe. Nowhere is." Tess Eckhart isn’t crazy. She’s not suffering from psychosis. She and Luka Williams are part of The Gifting. Before they can find out what that means, the man with all the answers turns up dead. The only thing he left behind? A few patient files that lead to the nation’s most lawless city... -
![Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune]()
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsWhen a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead.Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. On the outskirts, off the path through the woods, tucked between mountains, is a particular tea shop, run by a man named Hugo...Categorized as:
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![Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe vampire spirit Gray and his human host Caleb have sworn never to drink from a human again. But when a woman from one of Caleb’s tour groups is murdered by what appears to be a vampire, Caleb is arrested as the prime suspect. Not only does she have a bite mark on her throat, but security camera footage reveals her murderer looks exactly like Caleb, down to the clothes he was wearing that night... -
![Thrust by Kiki Burrelli]()
Thrust by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN B0BGJPQ6CZZayne wants controlZayne Andino wants his life back. For years, his father has set him up with mate after mate, but only as a pretext to gain more money and power. Zayne is sick of being a bargaining chip, but he can't anger his father without jeopardizing his own status as agent in the Lunar Council Enforcement Agency... -
![Sons of Sorrow by Nazri Noor]()
Sons of Sorrow by Nazri Noor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Tears of the Ocean. The Heart of the Flame. Lochlann Wilde is preparing for his final entering the Oriel of Fire, the most dangerous of the elemental dimensions. Acquiring the essence of fire will score him another powerful guardian, as well as complete Aphrodite’s amulet.But the world outside the oriel has its own challenges. Sylvain has discovered something difficult about his heritage... -
![Awakening The Forgotten Goddess: An Urban Fantasy, Greek Mythology Reimagining by Rebekah Sinclair]()
Awakening The Forgotten Goddess: An Urban Fantasy, Greek Mythology Reimagining by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the Underworld, lies become truth, villains become heroes. Trust nothing, and trust no one. Especially yourself.In this sequel to the urban fantasy Greek mythology series, "The Forgotten Goddess," the stakes soar to new heights... -
![The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon]()
The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the archaeology community, Christopher “Kit” Sawyer’s family is a legacy. And while he may be a historian, not a treasure hunter, he thinks he does a pretty good job of living up to the Sawyer name. He's a book-smart research fanatic and does his best work at his tidy desk. No fedora and whip for him, if you please—a nice cup of coffee and a comfy chair will do... -
![Nomad by R.J. Anderson]()
Nomad by R.J. Anderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCast into exile, she must return to free her people. Banished from her underground home by Betony, the queen of the Cornish piskeys, young Ivy sets out to forge a new life for herself in the world above. But a deadly threat lingers in the mine, and Ivy cannot bear to see her people suffer while Betony refuses to believe. Somehow she must convince the queen to let them go... -
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![Breaker of Chains by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Breaker of Chains by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaught between the worlds of human and drakul, Caleb and Gray must make a fateful choice.Big changes are afoot at SPECTR. John Starkweather, once a hotshot field agent, is now benched. Instead of chasing down demons during Charleston’s biggest outbreak, he’s stuck interviewing exorcists about a previous case... -
![Crown Of Blood by Veronica Shade, Rebecca Hamilton]()
Crown Of Blood by Veronica Shade, Rebecca Hamilton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlood Magic could be the first step in freeing the statues, but performing the spell isn’t without consequences. There’s one way to break the stone curse of La Voisin School for Witches, and the secret lies within the Soule family book of shadows... -
![Jorah by Michele Notaro]()
Jorah by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill Jorah have a chance to fall in love with the person his soul is longing for, or will the horrors of the world keep them apart? When I was fourteen, I was sucked through a portal to another realm—the land of the fae—and forced to live there for three years. Crazy, right? Welcome to my world... -
![Liar City by Allie Therin]()
Liar City by Allie Therin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA murder has Seattle on edge, and it falls to a pacifist empath—and a notorious empath hunter—to find the killer before it's too lateIt’s the middle of the night when part-time police consultant and full-time empath Reece gets an anonymous call warning him that his detective sister needs his help... -
![Breath of Life by Jocelynn Drake]()
Breath of Life by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCaelan wants his throne back.The bargain has been struck, and it’s time to return home.But the situation is worse in Erya than he previously suspected. Betrayal runs deep in the streets of Stormbreak, and finding people he can trust will be treacherous.He has no choice, though. He’s fighting for his birthright, and maybe even a little revenge if he can get it... -
![The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons]()
The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England. Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds... -
![Demon Child by Kylie Chan]()
Demon Child by Kylie Chan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAustralian bestseller Kylie Chan returns with a new, fast-paced adventure of magic, martial arts, and romanceThis trilogy follows the story of John Chen and Emma Donohoe. They have just found out that Emma has Demon blood and they have suffered the miscarriage of their first child... -
![Taken by a Vampire by Joey W. Hill]()
Taken by a Vampire by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoey W. Hill’s Vampire Queen novels keep the pages turning, your imagination running, [and] your dreams carnally vivid” (Bitten by Books)... -
![Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver]()
Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJosh moved from the huge San Antonio pack to join the men at Cloverleah looking for a bit more adventure, and the chance to meet his mate. He’s quick to adapt to the much smaller pack, and even his status as one of the few beta wolves in a group full of Alphas. A chance visit from the Atlanta coven has him meeting the man he was waiting for. It was just a damn shame he was unconscious at the time... -
![Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters]()
Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the last incident—which involved a serial killer—Chevy and Seneca are considering puppy wrangling as a new, safer profession than psychic detective work. Honestly, Seneca would prefer to focus on his new relationship with Chevy, even if he’s worried about the menacing countdown calendar leading to Chevy’s birthday... -
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![Hidden Heart by Amy Patrick]()
Hidden Heart by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratings17-year-old Ryann Carroll thought she knew who she was... a small-town Southern girl just trying to survive her parents' messy divorce and find some peace for herself. She thought she knew what she wanted... a summer job, a car, a first date that didn't suck, and NO complications from a serious relationship-any guy in her life would simply be icing on the cake. But now..Categorized as:
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![Daughter of Hell by Tamara White]()
Daughter of Hell by Tamara White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhy be good when being bad is just so much more fun? Before you read my story, you need to prepare yourself. I’m not some damsel in distress in search of her Prince Charming. I’m not a girl looking to settle down, and most of all, I’m not someone who can be controlled. No, I do the controlling around here. My name is Angel and I’m the devil’s daughter... -
![Of Bone and Ash by B.M. Clemton]()
Of Bone and Ash by B.M. Clemton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[b]To fight the monsters, sometimes you have to become one yourself.[/b]For as long as I can remember, I've been silent, ensuring my secrets remain buried in the depths of my soul. I lived the perfect life my brother set up for me, with a family I adored, never letting them see what was beneath the surface.It was all perfect, or so it seemed... -
![Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens]()
Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwo rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.Edison Rooker isn’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies... -
![Family Ties by J.E. Cluney]()
Family Ties by J.E. Cluney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the big bad handled and the bond with my men sealed, life is looking up for me. Or so I thought. With powers I need to learn to wield, and my mates all stronger than ever, we find ourselves dealing with a potential new threat. All whilst trying to continue life with my newfound family and friendships...Categorized as:
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![Knot All Is Ruined Part I by Elizabeth Knight]()
Knot All Is Ruined Part I by Elizabeth Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey told us we’d be helping our country.That we’d be preventing war.It was all one big fat lie and we believed it—until it was too late.Waking up on a bus headed for a war-torn country was just the beginning of the nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. They’d told us during our time in the Omega Care Center there was a chance we might be sent to another country if we didn’t find a pack... -
![Illuminate by Lisa Oliver]()
Illuminate by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStefan de Marco was looking for a position... again. Being a high scoring magical anchor was only useful in his world when he had someone to partner with. His slender body and elfin looks meant he was usually only chosen to anchor people who believed his duties should extend well past working hours, and that wasn't something Stefan was interested in... -
![Blood Omen by Sheena Jolie]()
Blood Omen by Sheena Jolie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRemi has been doing the same job for the last two thousand years: specialist courier of valuable magical objects and sensitive information. Sent on a mission to get a powerful talisman to the City Master of the Boston Bloodclan, Remi ends up with an unexpected complication: Celyn, a beautiful fae college student who was in the right place at the wrong time... -
![When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver]()
When No Doesn't Cut It by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsScott Peterson, beta wolf in the Cloverleah Pack, has a good life. He loves his cars, riding his Harley, and going out with pack members and friends. But when an attack on his pack by a bear shifter, brings his mate into his world, from Texas of all places, Scott realizes he could lose everything he ever held dear... -
![Off the Grid by Faith Hunter, Kristine Hvam]()
Off the Grid by Faith Hunter, Kristine Hvam
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings2 hr 23 minsIn Off the Grid, Jane goes on what looks like a simple mission for the Knoxville blood-master—finding a missing Mithran. Her search leads Jane to a young woman named Nell, a woman with a scarred past and a strange power, a woman who may hold the key to saving the missing vampire, if Jane can convince her to assist... -
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![Spellbound by Cate Tiernan]()
Spellbound by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMorgan knows that a great battle is to come. More immediately, she senses that someone is out to harm Hunter... -
![The Dark Rising by Lacey Weatherford]()
The Dark Rising by Lacey Weatherford
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Portia Mullins discovers the love of her life is still alive her heart soars. But reality sets in immediately causing it to plummet when she realizes he doesn’t remember his past life with her. Unwilling to give up, she embarks on a loving quest to restore his life to him...Categorized as:
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![Into This River I Drown by T.J. Klune]()
Into This River I Drown by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFive years ago, Benji Green lost his beloved father, Big Eddie, who drowned when his truck crashed into a river. All called it an accident, but Benji thought it more. However, even years later, he is buried deep in his grief, throwing himself into taking over Big Eddie's convenience store in the small town of Roseland, Oregon... -
![Changeling by Cate Tiernan]()
Changeling by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Morgan receives a shocking revelation about her family, she's thrown into a moral tailspin, believing that her essential nature is evil... -
![Death Undone by Richard Amos]()
Death Undone by Richard Amos
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsJust when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, the crap really hits the fan.Now what? How do you clear up a mess as big as this?Is there any coming back from absolute chaos?I have to believe in hope. I have to believe in my love for Death, for a future beyond this pain and drama.But why does hope feel like such a foolish dream at this point?Damn.An ending is coming…I just hope I survive it... -
![The Calling by Cate Tiernan]()
The Calling by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMorgan, Hunter and other members of their coven go to New York for a few days in search of the Amyranth witches. Hunter, a Seeker for the Council, is looking for Killian, a young witch in danger. It seems that Ciaran, Killian's father, is looking for him and intending to wipe his magic...
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