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The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel-demon-assassin has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting—and falling for—Olivia will endanger them all... -
Blackwing Beast by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBeast wants only a few things out of life: to be left alone, to join the Blackwings so he can be left alone, and for everyone to stop expecting anything from him and leave him alone. He was king of the lion shifters once, but his fall from power came at a huge personal cost. Rumors run rampant over what really happened to his pride, but the truth has hardened Beast’s heart to stone... -
Tragic Bonds by J. Bree
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNothing will ever be the same again.Our Bonded Group has been torn apart, and the monsters are now the prey.But we’re not going to just wait around for our enemy to strike; the blood on his hands is unforgivable, and the god living inside of me wants her revenge paid in blood.And a thousand souls... -
Reclaimed by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThey all made a terrible mistake. One they will pay for.For the past ten years I’ve been a victim. A victim to my pack. A victim to my true mate, who rejected me in the most brutal of ways. And a victim to Shadow Beast, who used me for his own gains.Or did he?The beast of mystery never reveals his whole hand, but one thing is for sure… in my time with him, I've changed... -
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Embers by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHarper and Knox are back and better than ever! The fourth book in Suzanne Wright's globally bestselling The Dark in You series is not to be missed.Harper and Knox are back and better than ever . . . Discover the unmissable fourth book in Suzanne Wright's globally bestselling The Dark in You seriesThe final horseman awaits . . . and the stakes have never been higher... -
The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsFor weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel-demon-assassin has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting—and falling for—Olivia will endanger them all... -
Blackwing Wolf by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDustin Porter is walking a fine line between the Blackwing Crew and the Valdoro pack. He’s been sent to betray Kane, but there’s a complication, and that complication is a smart-mouthed beauty who is also vying for a coveted spot on the crew. Dustin can’t keep his attention from Emma for long, and the more he gets to know about her, the more mysterious she seems... -
Lumberman Werebear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHaydan Walker is perfectly content as the only remaining bachelor in the Ashe Crew. Sure, his crew seems happy, but his bear is different and has no urge to find a mate. So when one of the Gray Backs begs him to claim his sister, Haydan’s instinct is to run as far away as he can... -
Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***New trailer park. New shifters. New lumberjack crew. Are you ready to see how the Boarlanders live?*** ***The Boarlander Bears can be read as a standalone series*** Audrey Foster is a shifter among humans... -
Deserted by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA standalone story in the Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Reborn for storyline continuity.Melalekin "Angel" of the Honor Meadows has been a warrior her entire life. Battle. Death. Loss. They were her constant companions until the day she met Mera Callahan. A shifter who ended up being so much more. A shifter who changed her life, and now... she has been reborn... -
The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn this sexy new installment of Showalter's bestselling Lords of the Underworld series, the haunted Amun meets a woman who tempts him like no other...Keeper of the demon of Secrets, Amun can manipulate the darkest thoughts of anyone nearby... -
Reborn by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the Shadow Beast Shifters.I finally have the life I always dreamed of. So why does it taste like ash on my tongue?Growing up in Torma, the strongest of the shifter packs, I wanted nothing more than to find my true mate and live my best life. Of course, that dream existed before my father betrayed the pack and turned me into their punching bag... -
Fallen by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOnly a few are brave enough to fall . . .When Raini desperately needed help, she went to the one person who she knew could save her dying friend . . . her secretive and ruthlessly powerful anchor, Maddox. His price was that she grant him access to her life, yet he's still determined not to form the anchor bond with Raini...Categorized as:
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Lord of Bones by Aiden Pierce, R.K. Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRayven Kidnapped. Collared. Trapped. I slink through shadows and steal from the deceased. It’s my passion, until I steal from Death himself…Then it becomes my curse.I’m a prisoner in the realm of the dead, at the mercy of the beast who calls this labyrinthian castle home. The walls are alive, with shifting corridors and eyes that follow me everywhere.He’s given me three days to escape... -
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Azagoth by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEven in the fathomless depths of the underworld and the bleak chambers of a damaged heart, the bonds of love can heal…or destroy. He holds the ability to annihilate souls in the palm of his hand. He commands the respect of the most dangerous of demons and the most powerful of angels. He can seduce and dominate any female he wants with a mere look... -
Fierce Impact by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrant Phillips has always been a team player. He lives his life for the Force and worked hard to land a coveted spot with Team Bravo. He follows the rules, keeps his head down, and never causes trouble. Grant does everything for everyone else and wants for very little. The mission always comes first, until she waltzes into his life.Taylor Maxwell is a wild card. A thrill seeker. A rogue wolf...Categorized as:
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Death by Laura Thalassa
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThey came to earth--Pestilence, War, Famine, Death--four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.He’s known by many names: Thanatos. Horseman. God’s last angel. And then, of course, there's the one I’m all too familiar with—Death... -
Crimson Highlander by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s my enemy…and my mate.For two hundred years, I’ve been the second in command to the Vampire King.It’s my job to predict threats before they happen…but I never saw her coming.Valor Moorehouse isn’t just the daughter of our greatest enemy,she’s a real pain in the ass, and according to the mark that just appeared—my mate... -
Three of a Kind by Jillian West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrooklyn Summers doesn't belong in the mob world, but she's all tangled up in it anyway. Sharing a daughter with one of the most notorious criminals on the East Coast isn't easy, but she's doing everything she can to protect her child and put distance between her and her ex.Maverick and Gunner make up the K-9 team for Assurance Security... -
Escaping Destiny by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsI thought things couldn't get worse. I was wrong. I found out what I really wanted and was forced to give him up. Just as I found out who I really am, I was presented to the elusive Horde King as a gift. This was the mystical being I was hidden from for more than twenty years... -
Darkness by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratings*** THIS IS A RERELEASE OF A PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK *** Kat’s boss wants dirt on the NSO. She is sent to Homeland undercover but everything goes wrong as soon as she enters the front gates. She is arrested by a big, powerful, sexy New Species but she is not frightened. He turns her on and things heat up fast between them. Now, she just hopes he doesn’t break her heart... -
Carnage Island by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to Carnage Island. Home of brutal chaos. Blood and tears. And nefarious schemes. A half-breed. A reject. A wolf without a mate. My family doesn't want me. My alpha disowned me. And my mate rejected me. So I’ve just been given a new pack assignment. Carnage Island. Home to the worst of wolf kind. Vicious. Cruel beasts. Wicked deeds. I’m not one of them. But I’m not a Nantahala wolf either... -
The Struggle by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA bloody path has been chosen… The war against the Titans continues, and they remain determined to wreak havoc on the world, but Seth has become something all gods fear. Now the most dangerous, most absolute power no longer resides in those who have been freed from their tombs. The Great War fought by the few is coming… All may doubt and fear what Seth has become... -
Alpha's Challenge by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHow to Date a Werewolf: 1. Never call him ‘Good Doggie'! I’ve got a problem. A big, hairy… sexy problem. An enforcer from the Werewolves MC broke into my house and refuses to leave. He thinks I know the Werewolves’ secret, and he’s here to keep me quiet! 2. During a full moon, be ready to get freaky! By the time he decides I’m no threat, it’s too late...Categorized as:
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Bound by Torment by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe fifth book in the Alliance Series. Cover and details coming soon. ***Due to sexual content, violence, and language, this book is recommended for readers 18+ years of age... -
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... -
Blaze by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsDefeat the enemy. Win the boy. Live happily ever after. But life "ever after" isn't as easy as it used to be. Harper's gone from being a member of a small demon lair to co-Prime of one of the most powerful lairs in the US with a mate who, though hot as hell, is just a mite overprotective - I mean, you get kidnapped by dark practitioners just once .. -
Rejected by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsMy father made a terrible mistake. One I’m left paying for. As a wolf shifter growing up in a strong pack, I should be living my best life. But after my father tried to kill the alpha, I’m labeled an outcast, traitor, less than dirt.When I can't take pack life any longer, I run, but apparently they don't like losing their punching bag. Torin, the alpha’s son, drags me back before my first shift. -
The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsShe has tempted many men...but never found her equal. Until now.Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of Anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death—a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him... -
Divine Ecstasy by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe slave of demented Gods, Sacha knew only a life of anguish and suffering until she was reborn as a Guardian of the Realms. Gifted with immense strength and rare abilities, she has spent thousands of years battling to protect the four Realms with her Guardian family... -
Wed to the Basilisk by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one touches my bride. No one but me.I am the last basilisk on Alia Terra. As I roam my lands, loneliness muddles my mind and pumps violence into my veins until I don’t recognize myself. Soon I’ll become a feral beast – unless I mate.The matchmaking temple is the only way a creature like me, scaly, fanged, and with lethal eyes, can marry. Soon, I have a match... -
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... -
To Enthrall the Demon Lord: A Novel of Love and Magic by Nadine Mutas
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWarning: Contains a hero who’s Tall, Dark, and Possessive, and may melt your heart as well as your reading device. Handle with care and a bucket of ice water nearby. And maybe some tissues. His hunger for power knows no bounds…until she binds his heart. To keep an ill-fated bargain, witch Maeve MacKenna surrenders herself to the scheming Demon Lord Arawn... -
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Piercing Ecstasy by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a hellish month of searching, Immortal warrior Jax and his brethren are nowhere near finding the sleeping God who was stolen by their enemy. As if that isn't problem enough, after millennia, other Guardians are dropping like flies to the mating frenzy. Jax never dreams he could be next... -
Binding Ecstasy by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Beautiful Weapon Contained.Natasha and her sister were created with sinister purpose. They were Apollo's most deadly and potent weapons. After finally escaping the evil God long ago, they made a secret life concealed among humanity in Earth Realm... -
Searing Ecstasy by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian Note: See Alternate Cover Edition HERE.Drake, the powerful dragon and leader of the Guardians, has spent his long life protecting all inhabitants of the four Realms, but fails to save the one who matters most. His mate. In the month since finding her feral, he’s been slowly losing control of his beast and soon he fears the dragon will reign free unleashing it’s fury upon the Realms... -
Sweet Girl by Jack Whitney
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGavin has been toying with mortals’ lust and desire for longer than he can remember. He’s ditched the wings and silly bow and arrows in exchange for something more powerful: a dating app he designed called Cupid’s Arrow.Valentine’s is Gavin’s favorite night of the year, and Cupid’s Arrow is hosting a singles event at the hottest club in town... -
Eternally Bound by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOver the centuries, anything Ronan once found pleasure in has faded away to be replaced with blood, death, and the ever-constant battle not to give in to the more savage side of his vampire nature. Every time he wakes, he questions if that day will be the one he succumbs to the beckoning darkness... -
Eros by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElani Stewart hasn't believed in "true love" or fairy tale endings since her parents' divorce.It's one of the reasons she developed her dating service "E-romantic",a scientific algorithm based process that matches one person to their most compatible partners... -
Lustre of Twilight by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJareth Bancroft doubted he’d be one of the daywalkers who was lucky enough to find his destined consort. More than five hundred years of searching had yielded nothing. But one touch proved him wrong in the very best way.Narkissa Anders thought vampires were make-believe…until she stumbled upon a nest of them and barely escaped with her life... -
A Discovery of Demonology by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book was previously released as part of the BABE23 anthology.What if Neverland existed?What if Peter Pan wasn’t a boy in tights?What if, instead, he’s a demon so powerful that he commands Hell’s Army?Rowan Teivel is the last man I should be feeling anything for. He is arrogant, dominant, and arouses something dangerously depraved within me... -
A Deal with the Devil by Amelia Wilde
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man can only have one great love, and mine was the sea.Until I pulled a half-drowned heiress out of the water. Until I kept her as mine. Until I hurt her to prove I didn't love her.Now we're surrounded. Dangerous pirates want to use her for their own purposes. I won't give her up that easy. I have a lifetime of treasure to protect. But with the ship going down, there's only thing I want to save... -
Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConn has spent the millennia of his life fighting alongside his brethren as a Guardian of the Realms. He’s never allowed himself to imagine that he would be gifted a mate but her scent is inside him now. The intoxicating lure incites his wolf to track and claim her in a sexual frenzy she can never deny. Dacia has spent the years of her life guarding her family's secrets... -
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Micah's Calling by Donya Lynne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAuthor’s Note: This is a novella supplement to the All the King’s Men series. It is highly advised that you read Rise of the Fallen before reading this novella. Reading book two of the series, Heart of the Warrior, would also be beneficial, but not absolutely necessary before reading Micah’s Calling... -
Denying Ecstasy by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRain’s nights have been restless, filled with sensual dreams of a big blonde Immortal whose glares indicate he wants nothing to do with her. She is determined to shake off her growing obsession until she finds out her dream lover is responsible for her rescue from a demented Demi-God... -
Crave Me by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, a series of portals opened on Earth, allowing magic to spill into the human world.Houses were created. Supernaturals were assigned. And a new balance was formed.All new arrivals are required to join a House.But this is the tale of a Goddess who refused and the House King who brought her to heel.Nyx.Mistress of Night.My newest obsession.The daring female killed one of my men... -
The Devil’s Vengeance by Kira Roman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I had nothing to lose.I was wrong.I’ll fight until my last breath to save those I love, but I’m not alone in this anymore.Adjusting to this new life is difficult. Trying to find those responsible for what happened to Anika and Kora is slow-going and infuriating.Luckily I have my Familiars, my Lust Demon, a naughty Vampire, and a grumpy Wrath Demon to help me... -
Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm in desperate need of a savior.Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck.Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up.He's just the man I was waiting for.I've always loved older men.I've always loved a man in uniform.With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance.He has me on board before he even says one word... -
Mack by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes the New Standalone Story of Mack from the King Trilogy."THEY THINK KING IS EVIL, BUT HE'S GOT NOTHING ON ME." -MackMY NAME IS MACK. And if I play my cards right, I will soon be dead. Permanently. Not even my powerful twin brother will be able to resurrect me. A good thing. Because a man like me has no business living...
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