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  • Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

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

    Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is a dangerous business. But nothing she’s faced could have prepared her for this…Kate and the former Beast Lord Curran Lennart are finally making their relationship official...
  • Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

    Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

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

    Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    No matter how much the paranormal politics of Atlanta change, one thing always remains the same: if there’s trouble, Kate Daniels will be in the middle of it…As the mate of the Beast Lord, Curran, former mercenary Kate Daniels has more responsibilities than it seems possible to juggle...
  • Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Kate has come a long way from her origins as a loner taking care of paranormal problems in post-Shift Atlanta. She’s made friends and enemies. She’s found love and started a family with Curran Lennart, the former Beast Lord. But her magic is too strong for the power players of the world to let her be...
  • Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 64 ratings
    Kate Daniels works for the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild. Unofficially, she cleans up the paranormal problems no one else wants to handle—especially if they involve Atlanta’s shapeshifting community...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dystopia  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 63 ratings
    Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that’s saying a lot.But when Kate’s werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dystopia  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    “Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.” — MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. — Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer...
  • Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

    Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh’s exhilarating world of shapeshifters and psychics is “paranormal romance at its best” (Publishers Weekly). Now comes the story of an alpha wolf named Hawke used to getting exactly what he wants—and of the only woman who dares tangle with him...
  • Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, magic is coming and going in waves in post-Shift Atlanta—and each crest leaves danger in its wake…After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dystopia  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews

    Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews

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

    Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews

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

    Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    We survived the land of the Witch’s Reign, that much is true. But our arrival home is far from welcome. My idiot brother has taken it upon himself to ride off in search of a mythical healer, someone who might help him walk again. Assuming she doesn’t eat him first. Because she’s a dragon and happens to reside in the deepest reaches of the Dragon’s Ground. Like I said, idiot...
  • Into Hell by Brenda K. Davies

    Into Hell by Brenda K. Davies

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

    Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

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

    Jinn's Dominion by Shannon Mayer

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

    Fairy’s Touch by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The 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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    alpha-mc  demons  drama  dystopia  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Called by Vanessa Nelson

    Called by Vanessa Nelson

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

    Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 69 ratings
    Down in Atlanta, tempers – and temperatures – are about to flare…As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels has seen her share of occupational hazards. Normally, waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow across Atlanta like a tide. But once every seven years, a flare comes, a time when magic runs rampant...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dystopia  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

    Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in...
  • Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the job.Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her...
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    alpha-mc  demons  dystopia  female-mc  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Elemental Witch by Shannon Mayer

    Elemental Witch by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Pamela, and I am the strongest witch the world has ever seen. Only I’m not just a witch, I’m an elemental, and that truth makes me a target and a threat. The elementals of this world are done hiding in the shadows. And there is a faction of them who want to rule our world. They want to put the humans beneath their heels, and they want all the power to themselves...
  • Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers

    Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers

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

    The Road by Brenda K. Davies

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

    Glass King by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn’t ask to be part of a prophecy and I certainly didn’t ask to be held captive by zealots. They may call me a savior, but they treat me like a sacrifice they’re waiting to make to the gods. Not much of a sacrifice given what they think of me.My only saving grace is that I don’t have to face the dangers alone. This time I have an ally in the form of a knight from Britannia City—London Hayes...
  • Angel's Flight by Ella Summers

    Angel's Flight by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The old saying is true. Knowledge really is power, especially when angels and gods play the game. The original Immortals, masters of magic, once reigned over every world in the known universe—until they suddenly vanished. The gods and demons have been fighting over the remains of their fractured empire ever since...
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    alpha-mc  demons  drama  dystopia  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Fallen Academy: Year Four by Leia Stone

    Fallen Academy: Year Four by Leia Stone

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

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

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

    Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers

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

    Foretold by Jana Oliver

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

    Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews

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

    Siren's Song by Ella Summers

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

    Carnal (Exiled, #1) by Victoria Danann

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

    Yield the Night by Annette Marie

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

    Carved by Brenda K. Davies

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

    Dervishes Don't Dance by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Guardian is dead. Fae are missing. And someone has let a golem loose in town. Ride along with Kyra Greene, the only pest controller qualified to deal with the strange and wonderful creatures that come out the shadows when magic flares.Dervishes Don’t Dance is the second book in the Valkyrie Bestiary series...
  • Shifter's Shadow by Ella Summers

    Shifter's Shadow by Ella Summers

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

    Arcana Rising by Kresley Cole

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Losses mount and deadly new threats converge in this next action-packed tale of the Arcana Chronicles by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole. When the battle is done . . . The Emperor unleashes hell and annihilates an army, jeopardizing the future of mankind--but Circe strikes back...
  • From Burning Ashes by Stacey Marie Brown

    From Burning Ashes by Stacey Marie Brown

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

    Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter

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

    Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews

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

    Into the Abyss: Volume 3 by Brenda K. Davies

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

    Kiss of Death by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    AislingVolunteering to work at the wall wasn’t my life’s goal, but in this new world, the dreams of old are things of the past... especially when I discover I’m part demon.I embraced my demon side and the freedom it offered—until it led me straight to Hawk. Now I find myself bound to a man I don’t even know...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  demons  drama  dystopia  female-mc  ghosts  magic  myths
  • The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

    The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

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

    Fallen Academy: Year Three by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    It will take every ounce of strength and training Brielle has to survive year three. Meanwhile, Lincoln will also be fighting his own battle for survival. Each of them worlds apart...
  • Bind the Soul by Annette Marie

    Bind the Soul by Annette Marie

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

    Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring fan-favorites, Derek, and Curran and Kate’s very independent ward, Julie. Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few...
  • Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter

    Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter

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

    Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers

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

    Full Blood by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One monster wants my soul. One man wants my magic. Me? I want to be left alone to live my life out like a dull, one of the lucky people who were born devoid of magic. But that won’t happen because being born a Wyrd Blood gives me two choices in life: ruler or slave. I’d rather die than be a slave and I’m not cut out to rule. Instead I’ve been hiding out in the Valley...
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