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Ever After by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse.While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation... -
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Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCaught in the middle of two powerful forces, can Thea find a way to survive?The Archon has ordered a day of celebration to mark her ascension to power. While most people in the city are looking forward to a day off and an excuse to drink and eat too much, Thea and the rest of the city's Watch are on high alert... -
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Black Sheep by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat good is a man when he’s lost his soul?Callie Penrose returns home to find a year has passed, and that everyone believes her long dead.Roland Haviar, once her mentor and now a Master Vampire, has become a bloodthirsty tyrant, fulfilling his vow to bathe the City of Fountains in blood until he avenges her death. And the Vatican Shepherds, once his brothers, stand in his way... -
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The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel-demon-assassin has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting—and falling for—Olivia will endanger them all... -
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![The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun]()
The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy magic, my rules.I’m the Aether Witch.And I’m done playing this game. We’re running blind toward a target we can’t see. Everything I love is on the line. My magic. My family. My Coven. Tennessee. I’ll lose it all at the strike of midnight on Samhain if I don’t put the pieces of this puzzle together.Salem’s Prophecy says the fate of the world lies on mine and my twin’s hands... -
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The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering... -
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The Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m finally in control of my magic…and it’s much stronger than my Coven realizes.That’s not the only secret I’m keeping. I made a deal with a fairy: her secrets for some of mine. Except I have no idea how to deliver on my oath and crossing the Fae is suicidal. Tennessee knows I’m up to something, but not even my soulmate can help me now, especially when being together is against the law... -
![The Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun]()
The Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDesperate times, desperate magic. I finally have the Book of Shadows. The pages call to me, begging me to devour their hidden power. There are more than just spells inside, and there are things only the High Priestess can see. And Now I know everything I wasn’t supposed to.My Coven likes to keep secrets...well they’re about to get a taste of their own medicine... -
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A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!A Perfect BloodRitually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S... -
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The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy greatest enemy has always been myself. Over the past few weeks, I’ve painstakingly put my broken pieces back together, from the dark mysteries of my past to the heart-rending conflict of my present.But just when I finally start to feel whole again, everything around me falls apart. Lallakai, the newly ascended Queen of Shadow and Death, betrays us and takes Zak prisoner... -
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Fairy’s Touch by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe games of gods play out upon the backbones of mortals. Leda Pierce has come a long way since she left her home on the frontier of civilization one year ago to join the Legion of Angels. She is a soldier in the gods’ army, has crossed swords with demons, and shares an apartment with her angel lover in New York... -
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Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing part of the Midwest Pack isn’t easy—especially now. Sky’s life has never been simple—and it only gets more complicated. The Alphas, Ethan, and several key players in the otherworld go missing, thrusting Sky into the position of Elite Alpha and tasking her with finding them. The list of suspects grows as Sky realizes that her mating with Ethan has caused allies to become enemies... -
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The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsFor weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel-demon-assassin has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting—and falling for—Olivia will endanger them all... -
![Old Fashioned by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell]()
Old Fashioned by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 23 ratings***Welcome to Boston, where all your nightmares come to life… To the tune of a Christmas jingle.*** Quinn MacKenna learns that the cure for a blinding hangover is simple…Stay in bed, and whatever you do, don’t answer your freaking door... -
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Replica by Shannon Mayer, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the sun rises, the nightmares are supposed to fade . . .this time, they don’t. An expose on the dangerous experiments Rachel and Lea uncovered with the Asclepius project turns the world against them. Except for a single man who claims he knows about a hidden plan to complete what was started with Asclepius... -
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Angel's Flight by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe 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... -
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The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes the long-awaited story of Torin, the most dangerous Lord of the Underworld yet…Fierce immortal warrior. Host to the demon of Disease. Torin’s every touch causes sickness and death—and a worldwide plague. Carnal pleasure is utterly forbidden, and though he has always overcome temptation with an iron will, his control is about to shatter... -
![Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie]()
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsI'm bound to a demon. For my entire life, I avoided magic at all costs. Now, I'm responsible for a demon who wields magic more powerful than the toughest mage or sorcerer. Demons are evil. That's what my textbooks say. That's what I see. He's ruthless, he's temperamental, he's cold. But he protects me without fail. I wonder if he's hiding a heart behind his hostility. My demon is a monster... -
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The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDream-Hunter Lydia has been charged with the most sacred and dangerous of missions: To descend into the Nether Realm and find the missing god of dreams before he betrays the secrets that could kill her and her kind. What she never expects is to be taken prisoner by the Realm’s most vicious guardian…Seth’s time is running out... -
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Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBetween life and death – there’s magic. Friends of the Midwest Pack are missing, alliances are forming between enemies whose sole intent is to destroy the pack, and a mysterious group is trying to make a power grab using any means possible. With her pack and its allies in danger, and her love life threatened by secrets, Sky doesn’t think things could possibly get worse... -
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Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA wraith from supernatural legend walks into a shifter banquet and tries to kill the alpha. Of course I'm the idiot who gets in the way and cops the blame. I am still Alessia Hastings. My world is still insane.It's semester two at Bloodline Academy and these are the things I know:1. They still can't figure out what's wrong with my magic. At least they've ruled out I'm not a demon.2... -
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Forged by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood may be thicker than water, but not all families are meant to stay together.Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family.Max has no time to absorb the shocking news... -
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The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn this sexy new installment of Showalter's bestselling Lords of the Underworld series, the haunted Amun meets a woman who tempts him like no other...Keeper of the demon of Secrets, Amun can manipulate the darkest thoughts of anyone nearby... -
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The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsReyes is a man possessed. Bound by the demon of pain, he is forbidden to know pleasure. Yet he craves a mortal woman, Danika Ford, more than breath and will do anything to claim her—even defy the gods. Danika is on the run. For months she's eluded the Lords of the Underworld, immortal warriors who won't rest until she and her family have been destroyed... -
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![Dark Heir by Faith Hunter]()
Dark Heir by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsShapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake... -
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Burning Dawn by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Angels of the Dark tale about a winged warrior renowned for his ruthlessness, and the woman who becomes his obsession...A tormented past has left Thane with an insatiable need for violence, making him the most dangerous assassin in the skies.He lives by a single code: no mercy... -
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Into the Abyss: Volume 3 by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmaliaBorn 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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Chaos by Sarah Fine
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWith Juri in control and everything in absolute chaos, Lela plunges into the depths of hell to free Malachi from creatures that have waited decades to exact their revenge. But the Judge has her own way of doing things, and Lela must work with Ana, the new Captain, who has a very personal mission of her own... -
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Faerie Hunt by Emma L. Adams, Luci Christian Bell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm Ivy Lane, and lately, my life has been suspiciously free of faerie-related drama. But there's a storm coming.Now, the lords of Faerie know I have their magic. What they don't know is that I killed a powerful faerie, and might just have doomed both our worlds in the process... -
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Deception by Zoe Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dark is angry… Jameson, the dummy, went off chasing boobs so now I’m chasing a boob too—him. Every road so far ends at a dead end or with someone dead at the end. Mostly the latter. My patience is growing short and so is the time I have to save him... -
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Court of Darkness by C.N. Crawford
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsI would not say things are going well, exactly. I live in a burnt-out car under a bridge, surrounded by rubbish. When Ruadan shows up to bring me back to the Institute, I leap at the chance. That is, until he throws me into the dungeons. I’m on the naughty list, and the mentor who once trained me is cold as ice... -
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A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsThe evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past... -
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Silverfall by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA spell revealed I was marked by the raven. Now what?Well, I already know day drinking isn’t the answer. And Mephisto, with his increasing interest in me and my magic, isn’t either. But what is?The secrets behind the mark keep unfolding, revealing that I’m more dangerous than anyone ever suspected and that I’m the only person preventing the demise of several powerful and dangerous magical beings... -
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Nightsoul by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWho would have thought that a mysterious and powerful man who chose to go by the name Mephisto would be more than meets the eye? I did! And yet I still wasn’t prepared for what I discovered about him.He’s a wildcard. But with so many people wanting me dead, I need all the friends I can get.My life is quickly becoming a cornucopia of crap, and I don’t need any more enemies or any more trouble... -
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![The Morning Star by Debra Dunbar]()
The Morning Star by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhere’s the support group for demon parents?Samael, the OG Satan who no one has seen in over two million years is supposedly roaming the world and killing angels, just like all those Elvis sightings. If Elvis was a murdering Fallen angel, that is. As the new-and-improved Satan, it’s my responsibility to track him down and bring him to justice... -
![Shadow's Bane by Karen Chance]()
Shadow's Bane by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHalf-human, half-vampire Dorina Basarab is back—and facing her biggest challenge yet in the next urban fantasy in the New York Times bestselling series.Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. As one of the Vampire Senate’s newest members, Dory already has a lot on her plate. But then a relative of one of Dory’s fey friends goes missing... -
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Dire Blood by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsElise Kavanagh died while killing the mother of all demons, and her fight should be over. But nothing is ever that easy where the Godslayer is concerned. Elise has been resurrected--and she came back as a demon.Now the most powerful witch in the world, James Faulkner, has been dragged to Hell and accused of violating an ancient treaty. The punishment is eternity in Hellfire... -
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Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate... -
![The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow]()
The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWelcome to Avalon Academy—where supernaturals train, and only the strong survive. After a long journey across the country, Raven has finally made it to the hidden island of Avalon. But she can’t rest yet. Because she still needs to enter the Angel Trials, become a Nephilim, and save her mom from the greater demon holding her hostage. She knew the Angel Trials were going to be hard... -
![Demon Pack by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost]()
Demon Pack by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI’m no stranger to the dark. The shadows belong to me. But the dark can’t hide me forever...I run with my own pack—my four demon wolves and the two friends I would kill to protect.We might be the rejected shifters of the Vegas supernaturals, different and unwanted, but our pack is strong. Feared. Think of us as your local supernatural vigilantes... -
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The Angel Gift by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEveryone is separated, and no one is safe.Raven Danvers didn’t think her life could get any crazier since the night a demon attacked her in an alley and abducted her mom. She was wrong. Because now that same demon has abducted her too. He’s thrown her into a secret bunker with a group of humans who have unique abilities that make them “gifted... -
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The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhisper Hollow, where spirits walk among the living, and the lake never gives up her dead...Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Crescent Lake in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. I'm Kerris Fellwater, and I'm a spirit shaman... -
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The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsShe has tempted many men...but never found her equal. Until now.Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of Anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death—a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him... -
![Shadows in the Silence by Courtney Allison Moulton]()
Shadows in the Silence by Courtney Allison Moulton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsYour strength in heart and hand will fall. . . . Ellie knows that the darkest moments are still to come, and she has everything to fight for: She must fight for Will. The demonic have resorted to their cruelest weapons to put Will in mortal danger, and Ellie makes an unlikely alliance to save him and to stop Lilith and Sammael, who seek to drown the world in blood and tear a hole into Heaven... -
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Red Rain by R.S. Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRed Rain Pandora has been through hell and back. Literally. She’s been kidnapped and tortured, found freedom, and then lost it all over again. She’s now the newest pawn in the age-old war between Heaven and Hell. The Triad owns her mark, Asher owns her heart, but the demon Wrath might just own her soul. Death—aka Dean—is her constant companion in these final days... -
![Embrace by Stacey Rourke]()
Embrace by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a "normal life" would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn't know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her... -
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Midnight Shadows by Emerson Knight, McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m losing control.Past choices are coming back to haunt me, and an old curse threatens to drive me from the pack.Sky is the only person who can help me with the curse. To do so, she’ll have to perform forbidden magic that will draw the attention of the witches. They’ve been vying for a reason to kill Sky, and performing forbidden magic will give them one... -
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King Of Shadows by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSome call him a madman. Others call him a warlock. Both are true. But if it wasn’t for Aon, I’d be dead. I was mere seconds away from dying by Edu’s hands when the King of Shadows appeared in a flash of lightning, saving me from Edu’s murderous plans. Now I’m under his protection, living in his home... -
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Dark Curse by Annika West
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAster King II can handle anything.Murderous vampires? Check.Multidimensional party houses? Double check.That sexy dragon shifter she works for… okay, she’s working on that one.The point? She survived her first mission under Huxley Cayne. This next one should be a breeze.Right?This Urban Fantasy Romance series is perfect for fans of Linsey Hall, C.N... -
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The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGetting back to Xest was the easy part. It’s staying here that seems to be the problem.I have three hags, also known as Xest Immigration, hot on my tail trying to deport me back to Salem. The wall I built in the Unsettled Lands is in jeopardy. Hawk, a man who was once my ally, can’t decide if he wants to lead the horde trying to drive me out or kiss me...Categorized as:
dark demons magic paranormal shapeshifters slow-burn witches-wizards action-adventure
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