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  • Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After a life of hiding and laying low so as not to end up trapped in the Underwold, that's exactly where Reagan finds herself.It could be worse, though. She could've had a hostile father as her jailor instead of a man eager to teach her magic. She might've been trapped with someone other than the steadfast Druid...
  • Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

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

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

    Wanted by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Half-dwarven craftswoman, enchanter, and badass hammer-wielder Matti Puletasi has achieved most of her goals and even found the love of the handsome elf assassin Sarrlevi.Unfortunately, there’s still a bounty on her head. That makes it hard to return to a normal life, start a family, or even visit the Coffee Dragon without being shot at...
  • Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way.Three of them our now ours to raise—the ogre triplets...
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    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban  vampires  adult  book
  • Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace---an immortal who protects humans from vampires---wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul and learn that love doesn't have to bite...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  adult  book
  • Outcast by Lexi Blake

    Outcast by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the hunt for a vicious killer, Kelsey discovers that the true threat lies closer than she could have ever imagined. It’s been months since Trent Wilcox was sentenced to exile, but Kelsey hasn’t given up on finding a way to bring him home. Grayson Sloane doesn’t share her enthusiasm...
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    humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  urban  vampires  adult
  • Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain

    Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    from the book's foreword: "While Doggone Mess’s beginning was written before Plaidypus, there are important reasons for why I didn’t renumber the series and insert Doggone Mess before Plaidypus. Doggone Mess’s events after Plaidypus require Plaidypus to truly make sense."Originally a novella in the anthology Dirty Deeds published in Jan, 2021, this edition has been expanded into a full novel...
  • Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards

    Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Black Hat Bureau, Book 10In this tenth and final installment of The Black Hat Bureau series, Rue races the clock to find her little moth girl before it’s too late. As much as she wants to believe that Clay will protect Colby, he isn’t himself when he’s under the director’s thrall. And the director would toss a loinnir back like a shot of pure magic if he got his hands on her...
  • Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Neil’s past catches up to him, Kelsey must choose between her new family and an old love…With tensions rising between the Council and demonkind, Kelsey finds herself investigating a series of murders that threaten the fragile truce between them. If she can’t stop these killings soon, they could ignite a fire sure to burn the supernatural world down...
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    humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  urban  vampires  adult
  • Dark Nights by Christine Feehan

    Dark Nights by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Dark Descent and Dark Dream are combined in Dark Nights. #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan revisits and expands her classic novella Dark Descent, bringing to breathtaking new life her story of an immortal Carpathian hunter, a beautiful adventurer, and their dangerous journey toward an unforeseen destiny and an undying love...
  • Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins

    Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Newly promoted Detective Jace Smithson has his hands full with solving the murders of ten men and the kidnapping of a unicorn capable of producing diamonds. On the surface, the crime appears to be a classic tale of greed and violence, but digging deeper reveals something sinister has come to Cauldron City...
  • Dragon Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Dragon Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    This is the final installment of this bestselling dragon shifter series...Tide isn’t interested in taking part in the hunt. He doesn’t like the concept. It isn’t for him. One thing he does enjoy is the stag run. He plans on finding himself a tasty human female to hole up with for the night. What he doesn’t expect is to find her stranded on the side of the road. A damsel in distress...
  • Wrath and Bones by A.J. Aalto

    Wrath and Bones by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Marnie Baranuik is confident that her new psychic detective agency will be a great success, and she has eight million business cards to prove it. But before the paint even dries on her open for business sign, she’s summoned to face the Demon King Asmodeus in His own playground, the revenant court, home of the undead nobility, to participate in a conclave of the most powerful immortals on Earth...
  • Glimmer of Christmas by Heather G. Harris

    Glimmer of Christmas by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Amber DeLea darkens my door a few days before Christmas, I'm expecting trouble. Instead, her orphan ward, Jade, has lost her Christmas stocking, and Amber wants me to find it. Simple, right?Meeting little Jade strikes a chord in me, and suddenly I find I'll do anything to make sure she still has a Christmas where she still believes in Santa. I can't let her down...
  • Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She rouses the sleeping dragon...Wing Slayer Hunter Kieran "Key" DeMicca has always known he's a monster. Twisted magic saddled him with the spirit of a lethal dragon, and named him guardian of the deadly Dragon Tear. Humans and demons will do anything to get that Tear, including harm those Key loves so he remains alone...
  • Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain

    Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Warning: This novel contains excessive humor, action, excitement, adventure, magic, romance, and bodies. Proceed with caution. Fetching a cat out of a tree should’ve been a quick, easy fifty bucks in Kanika’s pocket. Instead, following one stray thought, the devil pays her a visit and leaves her with a debt to repay...
  • Dragon King by Charlene Hartnady

    Dragon King by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Series: The Bride Hunt, Book 3 - a dragon shifter novel Blaze has loved and lost before. He’s been down that slippery path before and never wants to go there again. Especially not with a human. It’s a great pity that he has no choice. The problem is that he’s the Fire King, ruler of all four kingdoms. Blaze is expected to have heirs, and the sooner the better...
  • The Hob by Dana Marie Bell

    The Hob by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Robin Goodfellow has met his match.The Gray Court, Book 4When the Black Queen kidnaps one of the White Queen's nephews, Robin Goodfellow is sent to ensure that the young prince safely returns to the bosom of his family. True to his role as Oberon’s Hobgoblin, he is ready for anything…except meeting his truebond, the very delicious, very human Michaela Exton...
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    humor  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  adult
  • Blaze by Donna Grant

    Blaze by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    His strength, his masculinity brought out something primal within her. In his arms, she felt like the Amazon warrior she'd once pretended to be as a little girl.Anson is a fierce Dragon King, a dragon shapeshifter born and bred to protect his own. But when a rogue tech company hacks into their world, he must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies: a human female. Her name is Devon Abrams...
  • Courting Darkness by Yasmine Galenorn

    Courting Darkness by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae means our powers go haywire at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah is a Death Maiden and werecat who belongs to the Autumn Lord. My sister Menolly is a vampire who's dating a gorgeous werepuma, and the godfather of the undead-set...
  • Stealth Magic 401 by Viola Grace

    Stealth Magic 401 by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stealing an ancient artifact is a strange test, but going up against her family and the law adds a new level of difficulty. Imara wants nothing more than to find a different course, but Stealth Magic gives her the credits she needs to stay on track and there aren’t any other options rearing their heads...
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    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban  vampires  adult  book
  • Spell Crafting 501 by Viola Grace

    Spell Crafting 501 by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final classes have begun and the only thing standing in Imara’s way is an ancient and deadly enemy…of her kitten. Imara’s life is going according to her plans. She has her boyfriend, her kitten, and is about to earn her degree in Magecraft and graduate. Once she has that degree, she has the right to request an application for a commercial magic license...
  • Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 5.Trading her services to a vampire king is a price Leo pays gladly, but her human life is not on the table. Leonora has managed to save her pregnant sister from a vampire attack, but to insure the safety of her sister and niece, Leo is willing to pay with everything but her life...
  • Slade by Bianca D'Arc

    Slade by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters - those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They've sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know...
  • Tease Me by Aidy Award

    Tease Me by Aidy Award

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Curvy Girl and Dragon Shifter RomanceFulfill a destiny, save the world-- and the soul of her mate. Fleur Anthousai, a curvy earth witch, has known since birth that she has a destiny to fulfill. Too bad nobody told her what it was. She hopes her friends, the Wolfe pack of Blue Creek, might have finally pointed her in the right direction when she’s invited to the multi-pack scenting ceremony...
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    dragons  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Not His Werewolf by Annie Nicholas

    Not His Werewolf by Annie Nicholas

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After being disowned and labelled human because she can’t shift, Betty Newman rescues unwanted dogs to fulfill her need for pack. Being rejected by her birth pack was enough pain for a lifetime and she’ll do anything to avoid subjecting herself to their prejudices. Things change when Ken Birch wakes in her kennel still in wolf form and declares she’s his soul mate...
  • Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A crescendo of evil could destroy their perfect harmony.The Gray Court, Book 5Oberon is well and truly lost, with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or where he’s going. One woman makes his palms sweat and his heart race, a woman with turquoise eyes and a beautiful voice. Instinct tells him she’s the only one who can save him...
  • Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis

    Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong...
  • Hoofin' It by R.J. Blain

    Hoofin' It by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All Shane wanted was to get away from the wreckage of his career for a while. He picked New York City to provide him with a distraction from his early, unwanted retirement from the police force. New York City delivered, distracting him with three corpses and a miniature llama with a spitting problem and an attitude...
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    humor  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban  vampires  adult
  • Artistic Vision by Dana Marie Bell

    Artistic Vision by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Desire is the raw material. Lust is the spark…and love will sculpt their destiny.The Gray Court, Book 3Akane Russo, one of the Hob’s top Blades, can’t wait for her current assignment to end. She’s been tasked with protecting Shane Dunne from the Malmayne clan’s scheme to kidnap him once again. But no one—not even her Seer half—warned her she’d have to protect herself from his heated gaze...
  • After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Three of romance's hottest bestselling authors -- Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson -- invite you to explore the dark side, to taste the forbidden, to dive into danger with heroes who fire the blood and lay claim to the soul in these striking tales of sensual passion. A man hunts for a woman...
  • Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Set in the Dark-Hunter universe. Originally included in the Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet and Dark Hunter Companion .This is the short story that was given away with Unleash the Night about Acheron and his brother Styxx.It can be found in Acheron and Dark Bites...
  • Goblins Wear Suits by K.M. Shea

    Goblins Wear Suits by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Morgan thought the most difficult decision of her life was deciding to become an official employee of the MBRC. But now, a senior in high school, she’s realizing it only gets worse...
  • Lord of Hell by Charlene Hartnady

    Lord of Hell by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Book 2 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you. I hate my father. At least, I want to. He is an evil bastard. I should hate him. You see, he’s Hades. God of the Underworld. I am his son. I find I desperately want his approval and, at the same time, don’t want to be anything like him. It’s a screwed-up place to be in...
  • Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night--feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake...Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology--unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and werewolves...
  • Bloodrunner Dragon by T.S. Joyce

    Bloodrunner Dragon by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    **Brand new standalone series from T. S. Joyce. Don’t miss the thrilling first book in Harper’s Mountains.** Harper Keller is a shifter on borrowed time. After failing to find her treasure, her inner dragon is desperate to find anything to connect with. When a plea for help comes through from an old flame, she puts her life on hold to track him down...
  • The Solstice Countdown by Lisa Shearin

    The Solstice Countdown by Lisa Shearin

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As an agent of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI), I know that evil doesn’t take a vacation, but this time it made an exception and followed me on mine.I’m Makenna Fraser, seer for SPI, and I’m taking my boyfriend, goblin dark mage Rake Danescu, home for the holidays to meet my family...
  • Binding Magic by Viola Grace

    Binding Magic by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 7.A mage, a destiny and a surprising pedigree. It is hard to juggle new discoveries with a dragon on her tail. Minerva enjoys her life as a master mage. She creates spells that no one has seen before and enjoys her family and friends. She will do anything for them, and she has...
  • The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon Knight: The Crimson War by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elan Ravenscroft is a Dragon Knight and his father’s heir apparent. He is a battle-tested warrior and ready to defend his family and the Crimson Coven in his father’s name. He expected battle and danger when he accepted his father’s assignment to the Crimson Coven, but he did not expect to find himself face to face with his fated mate in the midst of war. He doesn’t know if he can handle both...
  • Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves

    Ryland's Inferno by Giovanna Reaves

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He ran because of fear, but was found because of love. . . The moment Blayze McKnight joins the Pryde Pack he knows it is only a matter of time before everyone finds out that he is not what he claims to be. Being the last of his kind, Blayze was never taught the way of the dragon. Because the man he wants he can never claim as his...
  • Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace

    Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Her magic is coming along, her kitten is still deadly, and she is about to make an actual friend. Controlling weather is simple by comparison. Sky Breaking seemed like a useful course, but its usefulness lay in the amount of credits that would count toward Imara’s degree. Once she is in the course, she meets the only other student, and they strike an unlikely friendship...
  • Ritual Space by Viola Grace

    Ritual Space by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 4.She never wanted to inherit, but being trapped in an altered body on a magical property has its perks. The 24-hour guard. In a flash of agony, Adrea knew her Aunt Neadra was dead. Waking in hospital was strange enough, but having her colouring changed to that of her dead relative was a little hard to take...
  • Eye of Danger by Alyssa Day

    Eye of Danger by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's a PI who turns into a tiger. She can see how you'll die. The bad guys never stood a chance. EYE OF DANGER: The longest and most twisty installment of the Tiger's Eye mysteries yet! When Tess Callahan's long-lost and presumed-dead father comes back to town, running from the mob, she's not sure how to feel...
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    humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  urban  vampires  adult  book
  • Not Her Gargoyle by Annie Nicholas

    Not Her Gargoyle by Annie Nicholas

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ruby is done with jerks, dead-end jobs, and eviction notices. Everyone else she knows is finding ways out of this crappy neighborhood, so why can’t she? Since opportunities refuse to fall from the sky, Ruby makes her own. To hell with the little voice in her heart whispering about love. She never met a man she wanted to keep… then she met a gargoyle. Men were boring after all...
  • Never More by Dana Marie Bell

    Never More by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love takes wing faster than a Raven in flight.The Gray Court, Book 6Amanda Pierson’s long-overdue holiday at the Dunne farm unexpectedly turns into a working vacation when she’s roped into throwing together a last-minute dream wedding for Michaela Exton and Robin Goodfellow. No biggie for one of the best party planners at Fantasy Events, Inc., right?Right...
  • Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles

    Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tasked by the Archangel Gabriel, Jackie Brighton must find two more lost archangel halos before she's free of her deal. But she's not the only one hunting for the immense power the halos bring, and everyone around her has motives - succubi, serim, and vampire. It's a race to the finish line, and only one person is going to come out on top...
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    humor  magic  paranormal  steamy  urban  vampires  adult  alpha-mc
  • A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder

    A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One of several Bewitched and Bewildered short stories released by the Author on her website...
  • Paper Stars by Devon Monk

    Paper Stars by Devon Monk

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One magical holiday. Some assembly required... Police Chief Delaney Reed loves the holidays in Ordinary, Oregon, the beach town where gods vacation and monsters reside. But this year, she has a lot on her plate. It isn’t just the creature who follows her home, or the terrible storm barreling toward town. It isn't that Mrs. Yates’s penguin has been stolen. Again...
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    paranormal  magic  vampires  dragons  myths  urban  humor  romance
  • Vampires Drink Tomato Juice by K.M. Shea

    Vampires Drink Tomato Juice by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    High School student Morgan Fae is beginning to question her sanity. After witnessing a weird incident involving a werewolf, a substitute teacher/possible vampire, and a thermos of tomato juice, she is taken to the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center. The MBRC is an organization that strives to integrate magical beings into human society and hides itself in Chicago’s Union Station...
  • The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

    The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) protect people from predatory supernaturals. This time, we’re the ones who need protection. New York is one of the most popular convention destinations in the world—for humans and supernaturals. Every hundred years, rulers of the world’s supernatural races come together to negotiate and renew a peace treaty...
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