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  • Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from a stalker. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right...
  • Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

    Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the day - or night - may bring in a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters live beside ordinary people" (Booklist). But she is about to learn that while some secrets are dangerous whose who seek them are just plain deadly..
  • Hazards in the Hidden City by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Hazards in the Hidden City by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.A wedding on an enchanted island of magic. A guest list of gods, immortals, shifters, dragons, and druids. And a sentient city waking after centuries…What could go wrong?When Fiona’s magnet for mayhem weighs in on her special day, there’s no escaping the fallout…or the island...
  • Oracle's Haunt by Shannon Mayer

    Oracle's Haunt by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The fourth installment of the best selling "Desert Cursed Series". Hope is a four letter word. Yet, I can’t help but hope that the Oracle will be the answer to what I seek.But getting to the Oracle is no small thing as she resides in the center of the Blasted lands—toxic waste, lava, and monsters. And as the alpha of our Pride, it’s up to me to act responsibly and not get my people all killed...
  • Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The conclusion to the Rylee Adamson series!"My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.My final salvage, and this time I’m playing for the survival of the entire world...
  • Destroyer by Shannon Mayer

    Destroyer by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    “What a fantastic start to a new fantasy series! I love a strong female lead and we were delivered that in spades with Larkspur . . . This story is fast paced and exciting right from the start. I can't wait to see what comes next!” -Boundless Book Reviews From HiJinks Ink Publishing and Shannon Mayer comes The USA Today Bestselling ELEMENTAL SERIES beginning with RECURVE (Book 1). With over 1...
  • Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs

    Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman. My only "superpowers" are that I turn into a thirty-five pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I'm going to need them...
  • Play Dead by Annabel Chase

    Play Dead by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In Fairhaven, there’s no rest for the wicked, the weary, or anyone in between.This time, the Wild Hunt is on its way to town, commanded by its ruthless leader who has a score to settle with Lorelei’s friend, the Night Mallt...
  • Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs, Alexander Cendese

    Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs, Alexander Cendese

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Mercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger… A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson and the characters she calls friends… Includes the new stories…“Silver”... “Roses in Winter”... “Redemption”..
  • Midlife Blues by Victoria Danann

    Midlife Blues by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Rita Hayworth is not just the only American in town. She's also the only human!For all the everyday heroines over forty who know it's NOT TOO LATE for magic!Begins with the formerly reclusive, gentleman vampire hosting a murder mystery dinner you'll never forget, and ends with the case of the captured kelpie...
  • Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her...
  • Rising Darkness by Shannon Mayer

    Rising Darkness by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    “My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.”When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. One last salvage and the final battle with Orion and the demon hordes will be upon me. I don't know the name of the person I'm Tracking, or what she looks like so finding her is going to be . .
  • The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire

    The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    For once, it seems like the Kingdom of the Mists has reached a point of, if not perfection, at least relative peace. Queen Arden Windermere is getting settled on her family's throne; no one's going to war with anyone else; it's almost like everything is going to be okay...
  • Hell Hounds Don't Heel by Kim McDougall

    Hell Hounds Don't Heel by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #7: Some monsters just have to die.Someone is plotting to put all gargoyles in jail…or six feet in the ground.For decades gargoyles have patrolled the night in Montreal Ward. They are dubbed Guardians by the humans and fae who live on the fringes of society, those who survive in neighborhoods the police don't care about...
  • The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire

    The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Things are slow, and October "Toby" Daye couldn't be happier about that. The elf-shot cure has been approved, Arden Windermere is settling into her position as Queen in the Mists, and Toby doesn't have anything demanding her attention except for wedding planning and spending time with her family.Maybe she should have realized that it was too good to last...
  • Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire

    Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, and has finally allowed herself to grow closer to the local King of Cats. It seems like her life may finally be settling down...at least until dead changelings start appearing in the alleys of San Francisco, killed by an overdose of goblin fruit...
  • Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Darkness rises. But so do I. The false queen has taken everything from me. My throne, my people, and worst of all, my mate. Her dark curse has stolen Tarron’s mind and compels him to try kill me.I’ll do anything to cure him and stop her. When a prophecy tells me to go find the Dragon Bloods, I know I’ll be walking into a deadly situation. It won’t stop me...
  • Doomsday Magic by Linsey Hall

    Doomsday Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We've all been cursed...Against all odds, I’ve rescued my friends from the evil Roman Fates. We should all be celebrating, but there’s a big problem. Every single one of them has been tattooed with a curse that will make them slaves to an ancient evil if they step outside the castle grounds.Because I’m the Druid Dragon God, I’m linked to the Fates...
  • Dead Last by Annabel Chase

    Dead Last by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lorelei Clay is desperate to stay safe behind her castle walls.She’s also desperate for money.When a mage assassin asks for help with a delicate matter involving a ruthless vampire mobster, Lorelei agrees—for a price. Part of the deal is that Kane Sullivan can’t know. Yes, that Kane. Prince of hell. Demon to end all demons. Stubborn, nosy, and ridiculously sexy...
  • Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    It isn’t often that Kate Daniels and the Beast Lord Curran get to take a break from protecting their pack and enjoy some time for themselves. So when Curran offers Kate a romantic dinner in town, there’s no way she’s going to pass.But their quiet night doesn’t stay quiet for long...
  • Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m Everly Abbott, and I work for one of the most dangerous vampires in the world.He’s known as Alexius, the Hunter and he’s also one of the oldest.We’ve been invited to a gathering of ancients like him, and we can’t pass on this opportunity...
  • Odd Times for Sophie Feegle by Gwen DeMarco

    Odd Times for Sophie Feegle by Gwen DeMarco

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the Mythical town of Murias – a quaint little town in Cascadia where fairytale creatures quietly live among humans. When a series of unsolved and bizarre murders occurs, it threatens to expose the Mythicals in town. And the timing couldn’t be worse: Murias’s Hunter's Moon Festival – Cascadia’s largest Mythical event – is less than a week away...
  • Stitched by Shannon Mayer

    Stitched by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    NOTE: ***This novella falls between Wounded (#8) and Rising Darkness (#9) and should be read BEFORE reading (#9).*** "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot...
  • Guardian by Shannon Mayer

    Guardian by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. After months of danger, running for my life, and dealing with one crisis after another, I'm finally getting that vacation I deserve...
  • The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

    The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Ten years ago, I risked everything on a nameless boy. I came out the other side with a murder conviction, a prison sentence, and a minor case of amnesia.I forgot everything about that boy, and now I'm out on parole, just a nobody witch volunteering at an animal rescue and keeping a low profile...
  • Addict by Lexi Blake

    Addict by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...
  • Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing...
  • Midlife Soul Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Soul Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    You’d think I’d already been in hell, married to my ex. But just this one time, you’d be wrong.Surprise, surprise, the Dark Council has been plotting to force my hand. They know that I love Crash. Yes, I said the L word.And they know I’d do anything to bring him back from hell—even though it means it puts both our souls into great danger. And puts my knees into running mode. (Cue the Advil...
  • Dragon's Claw by Karen Chance

    Dragon's Claw by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A new novella in the New York Times bestselling Midnight's Daughter series! Everyone knows that vampires are hard to kill. But when Dory Basarab is called to a crime scene in a smelly basement in Queens, she discovers that that may no longer be the case. Somebody has developed a new weapon, a vamp killer, and left her plenty of clues to follow...
  • Finch Merlin and the Djinn’s Curse by Bella Forrest

    Finch Merlin and the Djinn’s Curse by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The lost city lies beyond a locked gateway. But the key is not what it seems…Now a map-maker extraordinaire, Finch must find the place Erebus so desperately seeks—although the “how” and “why” remain unclear. And a certain vengeful Necromancer is bent on beating Erebus to the punch, and he’d be more than happy to make Finch collateral damage...
  • Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rootbound by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand. The world has deteriorated in the years I was banished. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before...
  • One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye is finally doing all right—and that inevitably means it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the sons of the Duchess Dianda Lorden, regent of the Undersea Duchy of Saltmist. To prevent a war between land and sea, Toby must not only find the missing boys, but also prove that the Queen of the Mists was not behind their abduction...
  • Midlife Magic by Victoria Danann

    Midlife Magic by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    FOR ALL THE EVERYDAY HEROINES OVER FORTY WHO KNOW IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR MAGIC!If you can imagine yourself as a romantic and adventurous woman in midlife, who's come into her power and ready to claim a slice for herself, this Paranormal Women's Fiction book is for you.The day after my forty-third birthday, my husband announced he was trading me in. His words, not mine...
  • Alex by Shannon Mayer

    Alex by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."But this isn't Rylee's story. It's mine. Before I lost my ability to think like an adult. Before my body became stuck between wolf and human. Before I knew the supernatural and Rylee even existed. This is the last of what I remember before becoming a werewolf. . . .this is the last of what's important to me. And the moments I fought so hard to hang on to...
  • Windburn by Shannon Mayer

    Windburn by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. The King is missing and his mind is cracked. It is up to me to find him before the Rim is taken over by the bloodthirsty heir to the throne...
  • Change of Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Change of Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When a lethal drug targeting paranormal citizens is unleashed on the streets of Atlanta, Hadley hits the clubs to pin down the dealer. The party is just getting started when a mysterious fae with his own agenda offers her a taste of power she can’t refuse if she wants to purge the evil from her city...
  • Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, seemingly impossible illness, leaving her fiefdom undefended...
  • Firestorm by Shannon Mayer

    Firestorm by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. In a world of lava and fire, I am about to face my hardest trial yet. Not one of strength, or power, but intrigue and manipulation...
  • Call of the Wilde by Jenn Stark

    Call of the Wilde by Jenn Stark

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hello darkness, my old friend... Still recovering from an explosive family get-together, Tarot-reading mistress of the House of Swords Sara Wilde isn't ready to return to the war on magic. Then the Magician of the Arcana Council uses her to summon an ancient Greek deity for his own devious purposes, and Sara's suddenly up to her elbows in oversized egos and millennia-old conflicts...
  • The Awakening by Nora Roberts

    The Awakening by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    In the realm of Talamh, a teenage warrior named Keegan emerges from a lake holding a sword—representing both power and the terrifying responsibility to protect the Fey. In another realm known as Philadelphia, a young woman has just discovered she possesses a treasure of her own…When Breen Kelly was a girl, her father would tell her stories of magical places...
  • Forged in Magic by Linsey Hall

    Forged in Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Save the dragons, save the magic. The world as we know it is at risk. My enemy Drakon plans to take all the world’s magic for himself, and he’s close to succeeding. Worse, he’ll kill the last living dragons to do it. Then the world will be at his mercy. According to fate, it’s up to me to stop him.Fortunately, I know what Drakon plans...
  • Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hadley is losing time, and her shadow refuses to shed light on the gaps in her memory. How can she protect her city if she can't remember where she goes or what she does when she ought to be asleep? Her grim history appears to be stuck on repeat, and the only way forward might be a scythe through her back...
  • Spirit of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Spirit of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I am the true Unseelie Queen. And it will kill me.I have a knack for getting myself into some bad situations. What can I say--I like to live dangerously. But waking up partially dead in the Court of Death takes the cake. It’s small consolation that my fated mate Tarron is at my side, since it means that he’s mostly dead too. Worse, I might love him but don't know if he feels the same...
  • Harley Merlin and the Detector Fix by Bella Forrest

    Harley Merlin and the Detector Fix by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Even a demigoddess must have a weakness. On the run from the Coven she used to call home, Harley Merlin knows that Katherine’s power and influence are spreading like a poison. And she has no doubt that Katherine will follow through with her promise to torture and kill her friends, one by one...
  • Harley Merlin and the Cult of Eris by Bella Forrest

    Harley Merlin and the Cult of Eris by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Consume the Spirit of Thine Greatest Enemy, in the Land of Erebus, on All Hallows’ Eve… Harley has a game plan to stop the third ritual: infiltrate the Cult of Eris and steal back her mother’s soul. But her only way in is through her devious half-brother Finch—the same guy who was Katherine’s most devoted bootlicker not too long ago...
  • Breakwater by Shannon Mayer

    Breakwater by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. As an Ender, one of my father’s Elite guards, it’s my job to do as I’m told...
  • Ash by Shannon Mayer

    Ash by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Ash, and I am an Elemental. As an Ender, it is my place to protect the royal family at all costs. Despite being the best Ender our world has ever beheld, I have failed time and again as the personal sacrifices continue to mount. Lark has been banished to the desert by her father who is blind to the manipulation he has again fallen prey to...
  • Faerie Curse by Emma L. Adams, Luci Christian Bell

    Faerie Curse by Emma L. Adams, Luci Christian Bell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the leader of the local witch coven is murdered, all evidence suggests foul play of the faerie variety. With a group of anti-supernatural assassins running around town, I have to figure out their connection with the dark faeries before my best friend Isabel, the new coven leader, becomes the killer's next target...
  • Outfox by Annabel Chase

    Outfox by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No good deed goes unpunished… For years, my family was in possession of the top half of an ancient sword. Now this dangerous artifact has been stolen and it’s up to me to recover it. With the help of my friends, I must follow the trail of clues to find both halves of the sword before they can be reforged...
  • Queen’s Gambit by Karen Chance

    Queen’s Gambit by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—the feared and hated cross between a vampire and a human—or so she has always believed. She spent most of her life on the fringes of her two worlds, yearning to belong to one or the other, but despised and distrusted by both...
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