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  • Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Ilona Andrews invites you back to the #1 New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels series in this exciting new long novella featuring Kate, Curran and Conlan, some familiar faces, some new friends, and all the special brand of chaos they create!Kate, Curran and their son, Conlan have left Atlanta, vowing to keep a low profile, and are settling into a new city and new house…but some things never...
  • Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

    Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Ilona Andrews, comes a fun and action-packed new adventure in the Innkeeper Chronicles! We invite you to relax, enjoy yourself, and above all, remember the one rule all visitors must obey: the humans must never know.Life is busier than ever for Innkeeper, Dina DeMille and Sean Evans...
  • Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

    Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Three against one is not the best odds in any fight. But does she dare gamble on making an enemy into an ally? The final installment in the USAT and WSJ bestselling epic urban fantasy that readers have been waiting for! There might be no rest for the wicked, but there’s no rest for the exhausted either...
  • Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 64 ratings
    Kate Daniels works for the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild. Unofficially, she cleans up the paranormal problems no one else wants to handle—especially if they involve Atlanta’s shapeshifting community...
  • Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    “Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.” — MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. — Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Death Stalks Them All... Kere is the second most infamous member of the shadow organization known as Sentella. An explosive engineer who strikes terror into the hearts of the League, the bounty on his head is truly staggering. No one knows his true identity.The daughter of a traitor, Zarya Starska grew up hard on the back streets of hell- her family hunted to the brink of extinction...
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    aliens  alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  humor  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The war is on...Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one...
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    aliens  alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  humor  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • 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...
  • Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews

    Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival.Eight years ago, Julie Lennart left Atlanta to find out who she was...
  • Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them—no matter the cost.Mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord, are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to control their beasts, many of the Pack’s shapeshifting children fail to survive to adulthood...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense
  • Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    MacKayla Lane lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully under the Lord Master’s spell.…In New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s stunning new novel, the walls between human and Fae worlds have come crashing down...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Into Hell by Brenda K. Davies

    Into Hell by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    River, When I find myself face to face with Lucifer, I realize that what he wants from me could destroy Hell and the world. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for those I love, but I’m not sure I can do what is necessary to stop Lucifer’s plans… even if I’m the only one who can. Kobal, As the battle for Hell rages, the line between enemies and allies blurs...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  demons  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy
  • Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

    Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    No day is ordinary in a world where Technology and Magic compete for supremacy…But no matter which force is winning, in the apocalypse, a sword will always work. Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside...
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    alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense  vampires
  • Jinn's Dominion by Shannon Mayer

    Jinn's Dominion by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    In this THIRD installment of Zamira's journey, she will be faced with losing her Pride, and her two closest friends as she fights her way into the Jinn's Dominion.  There was nothing that could have prepared me for Dragon’s Ground. And I thought that nothing could be worse than what I faced there.Just my black cat bad luck, the world is set to prove me wrong...
  • Called by Vanessa Nelson

    Called by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a city full of rising tension, with people going missing or turning up dead, can Max resist the call to help?When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance...
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    paranormal  demons  vampires  magic  female-mc  alpha-mc  dark  romance
  • Crave by Victoria Danann

    Crave by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Crave surpassed the limits of mortal endurance and survived years of torture by the Rautt. He'd been isolated, chained in darkness, kept in filth, starved, taken to the point of death only to be restored so that his enemies could begin the cycle again. His family thought he was dead, but the woman who'd held his heart and his promise never gave up hope...
  • Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the job.Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her...
  • Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Nalini Singh, the New York Times bestselling “alpha author of paranormal romance” (Booklist) returns to an immortal world of violent passion and lethal power…on the brink of a deadly archangelic war.Angels are falling from the sky in New York, struck down by a vicious, unknown force.Vampires are dying impossibly of disease...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers

    Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In the immortal war between gods and demons, one woman’s past holds the key to humanity’s future. One year after joining the Legion of Angels in New York City, Leda Pierce returns home to visit her family in Purgatory, a rough and rugged frontier town that borders the plains of monsters. Leda’s family reunion is cut short, however, when her little sisters are captured by supernatural mercenaries...
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    alpha-mc  angels  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  steamy
  • The Road by Brenda K. Davies

    The Road by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    River, Standing at the edge of the gateway, I understand two things. One, I have no idea what I’m doing. Two, the gateway to Hell is not closing. Now, there may be only one option left to me, to all of us. I may have to enter the one place I’d hoped to avoid throughout this journey. I may have to enter Hell. Unfortunately, a change in events takes the choice away from me...
  • Angel's Flight by Ella Summers

    Angel's Flight by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The old saying is true. Knowledge really is power, especially when angels and gods play the game. The original Immortals, masters of magic, once reigned over every world in the known universe—until they suddenly vanished. The gods and demons have been fighting over the remains of their fractured empire ever since...
  • Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    In a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere...the only survivors are those ones who are...BORN OF SHADOWSFor Caillen Dagan, a defiant soldier of fortune, survival isn't a right, it's a brutal daily battle. Moving through the Ichidaian universe like a wraith, his brushes with the law and death are legendary...
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    aliens  alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  humor  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Edge of the Darkness by Brenda K. Davies

    Edge of the Darkness by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BaleDreams of the darkness have haunted me since childhood. I always assumed one day I would uncover the answer to what the darkness hid... and that those answers would destroy me.However, after learning who my mate is, I know it won’t be the darkness that kills me… it will be him.No matter what happens, I plan to take Wrath with me when I die...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  demons  female-mc  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Fallen Academy: Year Four by Leia Stone

    Fallen Academy: Year Four by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Lucifer isn't happy about Brielle's escape from hell and he plans to make that known to the inhabitants of earth. Chaos has descended on Angel City and the Fallen Army needs to do everything they can to keep it from falling. Meanwhile, Brielle is training for the fight of a lifetime. She's ready to fulfill the prophecy. Lucy's going down...
  • Magic Bleeds - Awake  (Curran POV #9) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Magic Bleeds - Awake (Curran POV #9) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.Infuriated by Kate’s treatment at the hands of the Pack, the Beast Lord demands an explanation. When words fail, claws and fangs must do the talking...
  • Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers

    Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The supernatural storm of the century is coming. Leda’s quest to gain the magic she needs to save her brother leads her to the castle of the Dragons, home of four soldiers in the Legion of Angels with extraordinary powers over the elements. If she makes it through their training, she might just survive her next sip of the gods’ Nectar and level up her magic...
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    alpha-mc  angels  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  vampires
  • Foretold by Jana Oliver

    Foretold by Jana Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In FORETOLD, the fourth Demon Trappers novel by Jana Oliver, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problemsNow that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal
  • Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews

    Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Collection of Curran POVs in chronological order...
  • Siren's Song by Ella Summers

    Siren's Song by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    When gods and demons clash, mortals bleed.Leda Pierce’s latest mission brings her back to her hometown at the edge of the Frontier. But things have taken a turn for the worse in the six months since she left home to join the Legion of Angels in New York City...
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    alpha-mc  angels  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  steamy
  • Carnal  (Exiled, #1) by Victoria Danann

    Carnal (Exiled, #1) by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    NO ONE EVER EXPECTS SOMEONE LIKE CARNAL.The angel, Kellareal, stopped the genocide of generations of hybrids, who had been bred for research and spent their entire lives imprisoned. Against orders, he spirited them away to a dimension where they would have freedom and purpose. In a vindictive fit, Rosie Storm asked Kellareal for a place to hide out...
  • Yield the Night by Annette Marie

    Yield the Night by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    NB: New/alternate cover for ASIN# B00RH8BZOI. Original cover edition here.After surviving a round-trip to hell, Piper figures she can survive anything. After all, she just lived through the devastating loss of her Consul apprenticeship and a torturous stint at boarding school...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal
  • Carved by Brenda K. Davies

    Carved by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    River,As the perilous journey across a country I’d long thought destroyed begins, I don’t know who I am anymore or what I’m becoming. My abilities grow stronger with each passing day, as does the fear of what comes next. All I know is that I will do anything to avoid becoming like Lucifer, and to protect those I love, even if that means protecting them from me...
  • Shifter's Shadow by Ella Summers

    Shifter's Shadow by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Next to the powers of heaven and hell, we are nothing. “So this was just one gigantic, cosmic war between light and dark magic. And we were only a small part of it, a tiny dot in the gods’ empire. It was no wonder that they saw us as insignificant...
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    alpha-mc  angels  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense
  • Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur

    Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Some nights never end.Some desires never die. . . .She ventures where no one else dares—into realms of peril and pleasure. But will this next journey be her last?Shape-shifting werewolf and vampire Riley Jenson is through with death–causing it, solving it, surviving it. Her soul mate, Kye Murphy, is dead–and at Riley’s own hands...
  • Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh

    Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In Angel’s Wolf a vampire becomes fascinated with the seductive angel who rules Louisiana. But all is not what it appears to be in her court. In Angels’ Judgment a hunter must track one of her own gone bad, while surviving the deadly tests placed in her way by the archangels themselves. Unexpected backup comes from a stranger who might just be the most lethal threat of all..
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  suspense
  • Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the Ichidian Universe where The League is law, most live in fear. We fight back. Welcome to a world where corrupt assassination politics dominate everyone. It’s kill or be killed. Welcome back to the future…and meet hell's new breed of heroes.Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives...
  • From Burning Ashes by Stacey Marie Brown

    From Burning Ashes by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    This war is not being played on a battlefield.Killed by the man she loves, not even death is kind to Zoey. Neither life nor her fae powers will let her go in peace. In this final installment, Zoey’s strength, determination, and trust are put to the ultimate test...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  steamy
  • Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter

    Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have. . . .With one caress, he can give unforgettable pleasure . . . or unending pain. . . .Hector Dean is shaved, tattooed, and totally ripped—and he has a deadly secret...
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    aliens  alpha-mc  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal
  • Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Ilona Andrews—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic Shifts—once again pulls readers into the dark and dangerous world of the Kate Daniels novels...Shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau may be a powerful healer and magic user, but she’s far from what might be called “normal”...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense
  • Into the Abyss: Volume 3 by Brenda K. Davies

    Into the Abyss: Volume 3 by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AmaliaBorn behind a seal, I never experienced anything beyond those four walls until I was freed from my prison.On Earth, the other demons see the jinn as nothing but monsters; however, they don’t know the jinn as well as they think. I’m beginning to realize I don’t either...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  demons  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy
  • Kiss of Death by Brenda K. Davies

    Kiss of Death by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AislingVolunteering to work at the wall wasn’t my life’s goal, but in this new world, the dreams of old are things of the past... especially when I discover I’m part demon.I embraced my demon side and the freedom it offered—until it led me straight to Hawk. Now I find myself bound to a man I don’t even know...
  • Guild Hunter Novels 1-4 by Nalini Singh

    Guild Hunter Novels 1-4 by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Angels rule, vampires serve, and passions ignite in the first four novels of the Guild Hunter series by New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  paranormal  vampires
  • The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

    The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    In Allison Sekemoto's world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood She has done the unthinkable: died so that she might continue to live. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren...
  • Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh

    Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The mating urge cannot be denied... #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh returns to the world of the Breeds where animal instincts can bring a feral pleasure to every man and his willing female mate..
  • Bind the Soul by Annette Marie

    Bind the Soul by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The most important rule for an Apprentice Consul is simple: Don't get involved with daemons. Well, Piper is planning to break that rule — big time.After a near-deadly scandal with the Sahar Stone, she has the chance to return to the only life she's ever wanted. All she has to do to keep her Apprenticeship is forget about Ash and Lyre...
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    alpha-mc  angels  dark  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal
  • Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter

    Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    SHE HAS A BODY MADE FOR TEMPTATION...AND A KISS TO DIE FOR.The war between otherworlders and humans changed Earth beyond recognition. It also saved Bride McKells's life. Before, the gorgeous vampire was a target for every fanatic with a stake and a crucifix. Now, she's free to roam the streets -- and desperate to find others of her kind. One man claims to have the answers she seeks...
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    aliens  alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  steamy
  • Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh

    Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh takes us into the dangerously sensual world of the genetically altered Breeds--and the humans who fill them with insatiable desire...He always knew he would betray her...Anya Kobrin was only sixteen when she first came to Del-Rey Delgado--the genetically altered rebel known as the Coyote Ghost...
  • Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers

    Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Something wicked is brewing in New York. “A month ago, I watched in horror as six of my fellow initiates died after sipping the Nectar of the gods, a heavenly drink that either grants you magical powers or kills you. I can’t believe I’m coming back for seconds.” Leda Pierce has survived the gods’ first test and gained entry into the Legion of Angels, but the fight is far from over...
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    alpha-mc  angels  demons  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  steamy
  • Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the darkness, demons come out to play…and someone must bring their sins to light.Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups—and the victims aren’t just killed, they’re beheaded...
  • Spurn by Jaymin Eve

    Spurn by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A paranormal romance series.An epic journey.If the Seventine are released, will anyone survive?Book two in the Walker Saga follows Abigail and her friends as they tame the world of Spurn.‘Go to Spurn,’ she was told.Oh, and by the way the planet is ninety-five percent water and the inhabitants are hybrid fish. Of course, no one seems to care that Abigail can’t swim...
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