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My One and Only by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMicah has spent so many centuries hiding who he is that he’s forgotten how to be himself, and despite always being there for others, he finds it impossible to ask for help. As weeks of sleepless nights catch up with him, he faces the fact that he needs his unit brothers no more than ever. Living in Storm Keep with mixed blood, Serenity fought for everything she has... -
Dimitri by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn erotic paranormal romance…Dimitri LeBlanc, sexy and charismatic beta of Acadian Wolves, survives a brutal attack after his wolf succumbs to a dark force, threatening his very existence. Waking up, tied to a bed, his amusement transforms into lust as a beautiful stranger heals his beast... -
Poison's Kiss by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlyssa has spent her entire life foolishly believing things are only laid out in black or white, but now she finds herself stuck in the gray area. The inner battle she faces with her own dark power that she has denied for too long starts to brew all the more fiercely... -
Logan's Acadian Wolves by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLOGAN'S ACADIAN WOLVES (IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANS, BOOK 4)Releasing September 17th, 2013Deep in the heart of New Orleans, Acadian Wolves’ Alpha, Logan Reynaud, rescues a beautiful woman in the dead of night. Intrigued by the mysterious human, the commanding Alpha is determined to elicit all of her secrets, including her deepest fantasies... -
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My Solace by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor thousands of years Oron Vi’Eirson has lived each day trying to keep the pain and devastation caused by his family from hurting his precious baby brother. But despite his best efforts his past has come back to haunt him, placing not only Darian and Amelia in harm’s way, but also his newly found mate. Isabelle Campbell, or as she likes to be called, Izzy, is a mess. She knows this... -
Charles by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCharles is a guy that likes to play the field. He's highly sought after in the Mansion, both for his prowess, and his position. He's content to stay the playboy for life, too, steeped in the culture in which he was raised. That is, until he finds himself on a mission with Ann, trying to figure out why shifters are mysteriously going missing. Suddenly things that were so clear cut, get muddled... -
Viktor by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter having his life shattered by the woman who held his heart, Viktor Valentino put work before everything. Many years later, learning the truth behind his lover's deceit, his anger shifts to the man responsible for not only her betrayal but her gruesome death. Viktor throws himself into finding him to not only appease his rage but to possibly save humanity... -
Lords of the Underworld Collection Volume 1: The Darkest Fire (novella)\The Darkest Night\The Darkest Kiss\The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSee how the Lords of the Underworld saga began with the first four sizzling stories by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter.They dared to open Pandora’s Box, and now must carry an eternal curse. The saga begins in a remote fortress in Budapest, where six immortal warriors, each more dangerously seductive than the last, are bound by an ancient curse none has been able to break... -
Jax by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kym Grosso JAX (IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANS, BOOK 7) Agrestis Wolves’ Alpha, Jax Chandler, is on a mission to exact retribution after being captured and tortured by an enigmatic adversary. When the sophisticated publishing mogul rescues a beautiful wolf, he recognizes the woman he’d once believed to be his mate... -
Afterlife by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAnother addicting installment of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Only a week after solving their last case, Raven is itching for a new assignment. In her downtime, she’s focusing on the two most important men in her life: her father and Christian. But there’s no rest for the wicked.When an old friend seeks Raven’s expertise on a delicate matter, Viktor reluctantly accepts the case... -
Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGRYPHON — Honorable, loyal, dependable…tainted. He was the ultimate warrior before imprisonment in the Underworld changed him in ways he can’t ignore.She calls to him. Come to me. You can’t resist. But Gryphon will not allow himself to be ruled by the insidious whispers in his head. And there’s only one way to stop them: kill Atalanta, the goddess who enslaved him... -
Gathering Storm by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen Sir Engel Storm, is misplaced in a different, but similar dimension, he learns firsthand that there really is no place like home. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Victoria Danann, brings us a paranormal/scifi fantasy adventure like no other... -
Luna Chosen by Sara Snow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNineteen years ago…...a mother and her baby died during childbirth.But two minutes later, that baby CAME BACK TO LIFE.A miracle, according to everyone involved...However, that child grew up to hate her life because it’s been nothing but a trip through hell.Yes, you guessed it. I’m that child, Ruby Saunders.The truth is, at birth my fate was sealed...Categorized as:
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Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA DEMON ENSLAVEDLore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission. AN ANGEL TEMPTEDIdess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting... -
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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... -
Found by B.L. Brunnemer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsForget everything you know about the world. Vampires exist, Werewolves exist, monsters hide in the shadows, and it's my job to make sure they obey our laws. My name is Evelyn, and I'm a gargoyle. The last one or so I thought. A team of Gargoyles have found me. And for the first time in over a century, I'm not the only one of my kind around... -
Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsAn ancient Celtic warrior cursed by a god to bring death to any woman he loves, Talon, a seductive vampire, prowls the night, serving as a protector of the innocent, until in modern-day New Orleans, a runaway Mardi Gras float brings him face to face withthe outrageous Sunshine Runningwolf... -
Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPoseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies - and alliances... -
Dark Protectors Box Set by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN: B00JXTNMDG. There are two other earlier cover editions here and here.Don t miss the first four volumes of the unforgettable Dark Protectors series: "Fated, Claimed, Tempted, Hunted"Driven by prophecy, the Dark Protectors are male vampires, fearless and born to mate with human females for eternity...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsNew York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter returns with her long-awaited next installment of the Lords of the Underworld series...He is the keeper of Doubt and his entire world's about to be rocked.Bound by the demon of Doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers... -
Charming by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter seven hundred years, Prince has acquired everything a Packmaster could desire. But when he meets the enchanting Nadia Kozlov, he realizes there’s one thing he doesn’t have: answers. Prince owes his life to a man he hasn’t seen in centuries, and Nadia holds the key to his whereabouts, because that man is her father. Destinies collide when Nadia’s sister shows up unexpectedly... -
Moonlight by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe story continues to touch on the lives of former B Team members and their families while new characters and situations are introduced.THE NEWSLETTER: Ram and Elora move into temporary quarters at Jefferson Unit to protect mother and baby. Storm gives a surprising answer when he’s tapped by Sol to replace him as Jefferson Unit Sovereign. Litha solicits her father to help Black Swan... -
The Adversary: A Novella of the Elder Races by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom NYT bestselling author Thea Harrison comes the explosive conclusion to The Unseen!When Dragos and Pia move to the Other land of Rhyacia, they hope starting a new life will bring safety and freedom to their family, especially their young baby, Niall. And at first their new home seems perfect… but looks are deceiving... -
Heart of Atlantis by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs a war wages between the immortals of Atlantis and those of the vampire realm, a Poseidon warrior fights to save his world—and the woman he loves. And no risk is too great.The desires of a high priest.Alaric, Poseidon’s High Priest, has made a vow to Quinn, the woman he loves and the leader of the Resistance: to save her friend Jack before his last bit of humanity has been drained... -
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Bad Medicine by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDo you know what’s stronger than a wolf shifter?A shapeshifter.A shapeshifter is stronger than a wolf shifter.When I discover a shapeshifting serial killer is targeting human women in my city, I have to go after him.Even though he's more powerful than me.Even though he says we're exactly the same. Even though there's a connection between us... -
Journey Man by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"A roving knight. A runaway girl. Makes for one outstanding story!"- Night Owl Reviews If you love paranormal romance, you cannot miss the newest addition to the winner of Best Paranormal Romance Series four years in a row.For five years Glendennon Catch had knocked around the globe as a floater, filling in wherever a team of vampire hunters was down a member... -
Overkill: Snippets of Demonica Life by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFree short stories to update readers on the lives of the Demonica characters... -
Bold Mercy by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt's hard to concentrate on work when you've just moon-shifted with your alpha...But the council that recruited me doesn't waste any time handing me my first assignment--and it just happens to be personal to me.I have to slay the warped evil that is Avis Vine--a human servant so twisted and changed by her former master's bad blood magic that she's no longer really human... -
Atlantis Unmasked by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA warrior scarred... A descendant of Diana... When two worlds collide... Atlantis is unmasked.Alexios survived two years of unspeakable torture at the hands of a vampire goddess. Now he's been ordered to team up with a beautiful warrior and take on the most dangerous mission of his life: to retrieve the Vampire's Bane... -
Tempted by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDEMETRIUS—He’s the hulking, brooding warrior his fellow Guardians avoid. Too dark. Too damaged. And given his heritage, he knows it’s best to keep everyone at arm’s length.Isadora is missing. The words pound through his head like a frantic drumbeat. For her own protection, Demetrius did all he could to avoid the fragile princess, his soul mate. And now she’s gone—kidnapped... -
Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsORPHEUS — To most he’s an enigma, a devil-may-care rogue who does whatever he pleases whenever he wants. Now this loose cannon is part of the Eternal Guardians—elite warriors assigned to protect the human realm—whether he likes it or not.Orpheus has but one goal: to locate a magical medallion with supernatural powers... -
Harley Merlin and the Broken Spell by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMagic always comes at a price.Harley is a ticking time bomb, ready to detonate with uncontrollable magic. The only solution? Find the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, make some risky deals, and balance the Light and Darkness within her—before she’s torn apart, atom by atom.If only she didn’t have a million other problems standing in her way... -
Beyond the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHe Would Do Anything to Claim HerSalvatore Giuliani is not a happy werewolf. It's his duty as leader to track down the pure-blood females who can keep his people from extinction. But the moment he catches scent of Harley, a pure-blood held by a pack of mangy curs, his savage need for her obliterates all other instincts... -
Winter Born by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTwo enemy Were-Panthers discover that fate has destined they become lovers. Pandora must learn to trust Dante's foreign nature. But as she slowly succumbs to the truest passion she has ever known, dark forces have already set out to reclaim her... The short story was originally printed in the anthology, Stroke of Midnight.This edition was a free ebook from St... -
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Crave The Night by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn Crave the Night, Adrian brings the Breed and its world to the brink of war, where even the deepest passion can shatter into violence. Born and raised to be an emotionless killing machine, Nathan is one of the most lethal Breed vampires in existence... -
Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 41 ratings#1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole introduces The Dacians: Realm of Blood and Mist, a new paranormal series following the royal bloodline of Dacia, a vampire kingdom hidden within the Lore of the Immortals After Dark... -
Bound by Elisabeth Naughton
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTITUS — To most his gift seems like a blessing, but for him it’s a curse the other Eternal Guardians—those who protect the mortal realm—seek to exploit. One he would gladly trade for the chance to be free…Obsessed. Her touch is like a drug. From the moment he met her, Titus knew she was different. Even dangerous... -
The Darkest Promise by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Lords of the Underworld story about an iron-willed sovereign and the somber beauty who melts him with a glancePossessed by the demon of Misery, Cameo isn't allowed to experience joy. If she dares, her memory is wiped clean... -
Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two mates find themselves on different paths, torn between their duty to the Wyr and the passion that binds them…Before she met Dragos, half-human/half-Wyr Pia Giovanni was alone and on the run. Now she’s mated, pregnant and heading south to repair the Wyrs’ frayed relationship with the Elves... -
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsSee how it all began…Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be immortal? To journey through the night stalking the evil that preys on humans? To have unlimited wealth, unlimited power?That is my existence, and it is dark and dangerous. I play hero to thousands, but am known to none. And I love every minute of it... -
A Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBook 9.5 (a novella) in the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Midnight Breed vampire romance series For fans who have been been waiting to devour Darker After Midnight, as well as new readers tempted by the seductive thrills of her Midnight Breed novels, New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian offers up a tantalizing appetizer in A Taste of Midnight... -
Noah by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe Nightwalkers have lived in the shadows of our world for centuries, gifted with abilities few humans can comprehend. For Noah, duty is all--until he meets the woman who is his destiny...SHE WILL TAKE HIM BEYOND HIS WILDEST DREAMS.As Demon King, Noah is dedicated to protecting his kind from their human and Nightwalker enemies... -
Darkness Arisen by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDarkness Hunts Him.Calydon warrior Ian Fitzgerald refuses to die. Cursed by black magic, he has stayed alive through sheer force of will and unyielding commitment to a mission he is sworn to complete. There is only one thing that can defeat him…and she has just found him. Desire Torments Her... -
Undead Or Alive by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDon’t fear Death. Desire him. Cassius “Cass” Garvan is the last Reaper. One of the baddest of the bad…Cass can literally kill with a touch. He’s the bounty hunter who always brings in his prey, undead or alive. This time, he has a new target…the all-too-tempting Amber Fortune. Hunting her down was the easy part. Giving her up? Cass isn’t so sure that he can let her go... -
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The Goblin King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDamon Chroi has known the weight of ruling in loneliness for thousands of years. The tall, painfully handsome fae lord was born with so much power, the fae kings not only envied but feared him, and banished him to a forbidden realm to be forgotten. There, he was tasked with ruling over the deadliest creatures known to the fae worlds, and his veritable battle as their sovereign is never-ending... -
Burning Skies by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEnter a hidden world of winged vampire warriors -- bound by duty to protect humankind, and sworn to fight for the women they love....THE HUNGER WITHINA vampire warrior in exile, Marcus Amargi resists the call to return to the ranks of the Guardians who fight the death vamp armies. Here on Mortal Earth, Marcus has another battle on his hands -- the seductive lure of Havily Morgan... -
Rhyn's Redemption by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKatie and Rhyn are in a race against time to free Katie from the underworld, before Death claims her soul and that of her child. When Katie’s guide in the underworld disappears, she has one option: trust the ghost of someone long-dead and seek out Death's fortress in order to try to escape through the portal leading back to the mortal world... -
Rogue Magic by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNo one said life was going to be easy, but mine just keeps getting harder. My best friend has been abducted by a madman who seems to have returned from the dead with the sole goal of seeking revenge against me. She’s my friend, but she’s also essential in finding a cure for a virus that has the potential to destroy the supernatural world... -
Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this explosive new world of betrayals and shaky alliances, the only Alterant not incarcerated faces an impossible task -- recapture three dangerous, escaped creatures before they slaughter more humans . . . or her.The way Evalle Kincaid sees it, saving mankind from total destruction should have cleared her name... -
Darkness Seduced by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan a warrior condemned to an eternity without love find salvation in the courageous, sassy witch to destroy him?★★★★★ "A wonderful story full of action, suspense, love, and lots of passion! It really takes you away. I couldn't put it down!" ~Patricia (Five-star Amazon Review)Immortal warrior Gideon Roarke made an oath five hundred years ago to the woman who died for him...
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