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  • The Quarter Moon by Stephanie Hudson

    The Quarter Moon by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    With Keira finding death on her door she is suddenly plunged into a world of the unknown and has to face it alone…or does she? Soon this new life is filled with heartache, shadowed followers and cryptic messages, that only promise to lead her deeper into world of the supernatural like never before. For Keira, even taking a breath without the other half of her soul is painful enough...
  • Draakenwood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Draakenwood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Someone is killing members of the old families…and the evidence points to Whyborne. Widdershins has been unusually quiet for months. But now a mysterious creature from the Outside is on the loose, assassinating members of the town’s old families by draining their blood...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  steamy  vampires  action-adventure  adult
  • Bloodlines by Andrea Speed

    Bloodlines by Andrea Speed

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sequel to PreyIn a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.The newly married Roan is struggling to balance his work with his home life as he grows increasingly distracted by his husband Paris's declining health...
  • Dead Witches Tell No Tales  (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison

    Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat...
  • Dark Destiny by Christine Feehan

    Dark Destiny by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light.... Her childhood had been a nightmare of violence and pain until she heard his voice calling out to her. Golden and seductive. The voice of an angel.He had shown her how to survive, taught her to use her unique gifts, trained her in the ancient art of hunting the vampire...
  • Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Charleston is reeling beneath the onslaught of demons unleashed by the vampire spirit Drugoy and his human host Yuri. Alone and drained almost to the point of death, Gray and Caleb must make their way across a city gone mad in hopes of putting an end to Yuri and Dru. But the other drakul isn’t the only enemy they have to worry about...
  • Dark Peril by Christine Feehan

    Dark Peril by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A new Carpathian novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.Dominic of the Dragonseeker Carpathians is on a desperate mission, in the very heart of enemy territory. Solange Sangria is one of the last of the jaguar people. She has long been fighting to save women who are able to shift from the hands of the man who slaughtered her family and everyone she loved-her own father...
  • Silent Omen by Ashley Amy

    Silent Omen by Ashley Amy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Summary What had I gotten myself into? This game wasn’t just for show on a board. No. These monsters played something I was foreign to. I didn’t know the rules when I started, but I didn’t know this was what the game would turn into. Still, I keep trying. I have nothing left. I’ll play until it’s done because I can’t let them win...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  book  contemporary
  • Mysterious Omen by Ashley Amy

    Mysterious Omen by Ashley Amy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Summary Somewhere, deep inside of me… I still exist. The girl that I was… She still wants to fight and show everyone what I’ve got… But after everything I was put through, how do I overcome this? My mask had been impenetrable before, but I’m not fooling anyone with it anymore. Tears are shed in a long shower, touches are rejected, and words no longer leave my mouth...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  book  contemporary
  • The Ghost in the Hall by K.M. Avery

    The Ghost in the Hall by K.M. Avery

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something is very wrong with the Fitzwilliam estate... It was supposed to be a regular séance job. But from the minute I met an angry ghost in the hall, I knew there wasn’t going to be anything ordinary about this house or its dead residents. First of all, there were way too many of them. Second, some of them had been helped along from living to dead...
  • Destroyer of Worlds by Jordan L. Hawk

    Destroyer of Worlds by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After becoming possessed by the vampire spirit Gray, telekinetic Caleb Jansen thought his situation couldn’t get any worse. But that was before Graham Forsyth, head of SPECTR’s sinister Research Division, took him into custody.Forsyth claims he can exorcise Gray before the forty-day time limit runs out. But once at RD, Caleb and Gray find themselves ensnared in a web of lies...
  • Summoner of Storms by Jordan L. Hawk

    Summoner of Storms by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Federal exorcist John Starkweather’s life is in tatters. His best friend Sean betrayed him. SPECTR, the agency he viewed more as a surrogate family than an employer, wants him dead. His only allies are members of the mysterious organization called the Vigilant, whose motives remain in question...
  • NoX by Adrienne Wilder

    NoX by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A nude man invades Luca Suarez's home and protects him from creatures who cannot exist.Creatures hunting him.The stranger can't tell Luca why. He can't even tell Luca his name.He remembers nothing until the moment he sees Luca...
  • Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

    Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Manolito De La Cruz knew he was dangerously close to turning into a vampire. The last thing he expected after being called back to his Carpathian homeland by Prince Mikhail was to catch the scent of his destined lifemate in MaryAnn Delaney. MaryAnn is human, but she knows all too well the overwhelmingly aggressive instincts of Carpathian males...
  • Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu

    Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Christine FeehanDark DreamShe's known him since she was fifteen. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon - the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate.Margorie M...
  • Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk

    Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The vampire spirit Gray and his human host Caleb have sworn never to drink from a human again. But when a woman from one of Caleb’s tour groups is murdered by what appears to be a vampire, Caleb is arrested as the prime suspect. Not only does she have a bite mark on her throat, but security camera footage reveals her murderer looks exactly like Caleb, down to the clothes he was wearing that night...
  • The Bones in the Yard by K.M. Avery

    The Bones in the Yard by K.M. Avery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I… have issues.I know. Who’d have thought that a jaded ex-cop elf would have problems with emotional commitment and self-esteem?Yeah, me, too.I’m trying to work on that. I’ve also got a new job, new boss, and a pile of bones I’m trying to identify while not stepping on too many official police-business toes...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  shapeshifters  dark  vampires  romance  magic
  • The Dust Feast by Gregory Ashe

    The Dust Feast by Gregory Ashe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only days have passed since Vie Eliot’s murderous half-brother—a dangerous, out-of-control psychic—was stopped from killing the people Vie loves most, but Vie is ready for his life to return to normal. He has plans. Big plans. Make the cross country team, pick up his grades, and spend a lot of time with his boyfriend...
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    dark  lgbtq  love-triangle  mlm  paranormal  abuse  book  contemporary
  • Breaker of Chains by Jordan L. Hawk

    Breaker of Chains by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caught between the worlds of human and drakul, Caleb and Gray must make a fateful choice.Big changes are afoot at SPECTR. John Starkweather, once a hotshot field agent, is now benched. Instead of chasing down demons during Charleston’s biggest outbreak, he’s stuck interviewing exorcists about a previous case...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  steamy  vampires  action-adventure  adult
  • Iron Oracle by Merry Ravenell

    Iron Oracle by Merry Ravenell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabel, obsessed with finding the traitors in his growing kingdom, embarks on a ruthless campaign to stamp out every ember of rebellion. But his enemies have been waiting, and they have laid a trap for the IronMoon Alpha. The Moon watches it all, weaving these mortal machinations into Her Own cruel design...
  • Witch Magic by Kelley Armstrong

    Witch Magic by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fiction...
  • Lover Unveiled by J.R. Ward

    Lover Unveiled by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Meet Sahvage: a powerful MMA fighter with a buried secret that could change the world of Caldwell forever... Sahvage has been living under the radar for centuries-and he has every intention of staying 'dead and buried.' But when a civilian female sucks him into her dangerous battle with an evil as ancient as time, his protective side overrides his common sense...
  • Queen of All by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Queen of All by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The world of Under has been remade into what it was long before the Ancients were put in their prison. They are free, and with them comes the reign of the callous, merciless King who was once the man I loved. I always knew Aon was a monster, and as the King of All he is far worse...
  • Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Drinker of Blood by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An outbreak of demon attacks across Charleston has worn SPECTR agent John Starkweather to the bone. Now a new threat faces his team: a demon with bullet—and bite—proof skin, which can’t be stopped by ordinary means. John’s only solace comes in the form of his lovers: Caleb Jansen and the vampire spirit Gray. Caleb and Gray have their own problems, however...
  • Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters

    Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After the last incident—which involved a serial killer—Chevy and Seneca are considering puppy wrangling as a new, safer profession than psychic detective work. Honestly, Seneca would prefer to focus on his new relationship with Chevy, even if he’s worried about the menacing countdown calendar leading to Chevy’s birthday...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Imp And The Beast by Stephanie Hudson

    Imp And The Beast by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hell.Just do your time, they said.It will be easy, they said.What's a hundred years, sentenced to a prison in Hell?Well, I can tell you, for an Imp like me, it was a pretty long time.Because like most Imps, we were a mischievous sort and that tended to annoy people, say people like the prison guards. Which meant that my time in Hell had just gotten a lot more complicated...
  • Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon

    Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s a secret international organization operating in cities on every continent. It polices relations between the earthly realm and those beyond this world, enforcing immigration laws, the transfers of magical artifacts, and crimes against humanity.The agents who work for the NATO Irregular Affairs Division can’t tell anyone what they do, or how hard they work to keep us safe...
  • Wolf House - Potter's Story by Tim O'Rourke

    Wolf House - Potter's Story by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "O'Rourke certainly knows how to deliver twists that the reader never sees coming and that will leave him/her reeling for days on end. Five stars." A Book Vacation Book Reviews.As Potter leaves Kiera and his friends to go in search of Luke, he makes a lonely journey across the snow-capped mountains of Cumbria...
  • The Shadow by Sylvain Reynard

    The Shadow by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel trilogy comes the hotly anticipated follow-up to The Raven, a sensual novel set in Florence featuring the dangerously intoxicating coupling of Raven and William…Raven Wood’s vampyre prince has returned, pledging his love and promising justice for every wrong done to her...
  • The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill

    The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When he becomes Lady Lyssa’s full servant, Jacob crosses the threshold into a darker relationship with her than he’s known before. His time as a vampire hunter certainly hadn’t prepared him to embrace a world where humans are sexual commodities, but he adapted. Now he finds the integrity of his soul challenged as he serves his Mistress’s needs as fully as he services her desires...
  • Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Ash Grove is a fine place to die. Blythe has accepted her fate and is tired of running. Who would miss her anyway? She attends her new and eccentric town’s month long Halloween masquerade for one last party before meeting her end. But what will she find...and what will find her? A man in a skeleton mask is watching... and he’s not the only one...
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    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  adult
  • Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards—and the battle won’t just be for the survival of her remote village, but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians...
  • Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Despite surviving silver poisoning, Vivian isn't out of the fire yet. Rolando is still alive, as is his desire to eliminate all manipulator vampires like her. The streets of Buenos Aires prove to be a tricky hunting ground for Vivian and her husband Rafe, especially when a paranormal serial killer starts leaving bodies behind...
  • Harvester of Bones by Jordan L. Hawk

    Harvester of Bones by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Federal exorcist John Starkweather is consumed by the search for the truth about his past. A new lead takes him away from New Orleans, to confront the twisted man who experimented on him as a teen.Left behind yet again, Caleb and Gray throw themselves into the hunt for a murderous demon lurking deep in the swamp...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  vampires  abuse  adult  angst
  • Endless Magic by Camilla Chafer

    Endless Magic by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Stella awakens, the last thing she remembers is being kidnapped by The Brotherhood. Robbed of her magic and memories, she struggles to discover what happened to her and why. She’s not even sure how she escaped until her terrifying memories begin to return...
  • A Clever Sacrifice by A.J. Merlin

    A Clever Sacrifice by A.J. Merlin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything was supposed to have gone back to normal. After watching and waiting for weeks, I’d been sure that the threat of more ritual sacrifices was over. However, when I wake up in the middle of an unfamiliar swamp during a storm that’s the worst I’ve ever seen only to stumble on an unwelcome surprise, I have to admit that I was right all along. Something worse is out there...
  • Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet

    Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revenge. Jenna had thought she wanted it before but it’s nothing compared to the scorching ire she lives with now. With her home and heart in ruins, she’s ready to repay the favor. The duke has taken her in, but not out of the kindness of his heart. The lavish suite and full-service harem at her disposal are not enough to disguise the setup for what it is: a gilded cage...
  • The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three by Mishka Jenkins

    The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three by Mishka Jenkins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mad scientist vampires, supernatural carnivals! Can there be anything else?Well….As you settle into your new life working with Unit Bravo—and growing ever closer to one member in particular—life goes on. But so does the supernatural world...
  • One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake

    One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes us back to the demon capital of the world in this highly anticipated sequel to In Every Generation, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankie Rosenberg is coming to terms with the fact that she’s the newest slayer, but that doesn’t mean she has it all figured out just yet...
  • Mocker of Ravens by Jordan L. Hawk

    Mocker of Ravens by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Caleb has spent the last six months adjusting to life possessed by the vampire spirit Gray. Unfortunately, after the events of Fort Sumter, the other agents of SPECTR view him more as a ticking time bomb than a co-worker. The one bright spot is Caleb and Gray’s boyfriend, federal exorcist John Starkweather. But John has problems of his own...
  • Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The body of Wade Franks hangs from a gargoyle in Old Town, bathed in the harsh glow of the spring Blood moon. Terrible, bloody wounds cover his body and it’s clear he didn’t give up without a fight. But a fight against who…or what? Detective Raven Storm is assigned to uncover the truth behind Franks’ death, chalking up another ‘unsolvable’ case for the Chicago Police...
  • Dancer of Death by Jordan L. Hawk

    Dancer of Death by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Revenge. Murder. Ballet?Vampire spirit Gray wants to hunt demons. Unfortunately, the foolish mortals at SPECTR have put his host, Caleb, their lover John, and their partner Zahira on desk duty. Gray longs to leave Charleston with John, but if they flee, SPECTR will make them the hunted.A series of paranormal murders returns the team to the field, at least temporarily...
  • Love Bites by Cynthia St. Aubin

    Love Bites by Cynthia St. Aubin

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A girl’s gotta eat—and so do her three cats. Recently divorced art history grad student Hanna Harvey has just fibbed her way into a job as the assistant to dangerously drool-worthy art gallery owner Mark Abernathy. For Hanna, working in the field she desperately loves provides the perfect opportunity to begin putting her life back together...
  • Eater of Lives by Jordan L. Hawk

    Eater of Lives by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a supernatural killer is implicated in a string of cannibalistic murders, federal exorcist John Starkweather must track the demon down with the help of his live-in lover, Caleb Jansen. Caleb is possessed by Gray, a vampire spirit who is a natural demon hunter.Caleb's desire to find the killer is tempered by the knowledge his own time is running out...
  • Taken by Claire Farrell

    Taken by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s been months since Ava fooled the British vampires and dealt with Becca for good, but although life has been easier, it’s not without its problems. Her deal with the twins is physically harming her, Peter’s grasp on his sanity is tentative to say the least, Carl is struggling, and Esther is losing her edge...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  angels  book  demons  fae
  • Vampire Wake by Tim O'Rourke

    Vampire Wake by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Since escaping from The Ragged Cove and finding herself suspended from the police force, Kiera Hudson is hired by the mysterious Lady Hunt to protect her 16-year-old daughter from a stranger she believes is lurking on the moors. But little does Kiera know that it is she who will need protecting...
  • Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vivian and Rafe venture into the Seat of Darkness, the Tribunal’s base, to uncover who’s plotting against them and why. From a cold, windy island off the southern Argentine coast, to the decadence of Buenos Aires, the group has plenty to keep their attention—seductive twins, deadly games, and a bunch of bloodsucking fiends who hate our much-loved, despotic innkeeper enough to see her dead...
  • Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur

    Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    She’s a woman, a werewolf, and a vampire, and she’s having the time of her life!In a world of sorcery and seduction, the nights bring out the beautiful, the damned, and the desired. Here, Riley Jenson is on her own—half werewolf, half vampire, working for an organization created to police the supernatural races...
  • The Stalker by Lauren Gilley

    The Stalker by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rain fell against the roof and the windowpanes, sealing them in together in their den of antiques and crumbling books and the nail polish bottles lined up in the dormer ledges. It was all so ordinary and human; the only monsters were them, just the way he liked it...
  • Ghost Deceptions by Aspen Black

    Ghost Deceptions by Aspen Black

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Why Choose Novel Just when she thought she had everything she wanted... Victoria's life was on track. She had the love of two wonderful men, a job she adored, and she was slowly getting a grip on her powers of clairvoyance...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book  demons
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