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  • Nightfall by Shannon Messenger

    Nightfall by Shannon Messenger

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Sophie Foster is struggling. Grieving. Scrambling. But she knows one thing: she will not be defeated.The Neverseen have had their victories—but the battle is far from over. It’s time to change tactics. Make sacrifices. Reexamine everything. Maybe even time for Sophie to trust her enemies...
  • Dark Voyage Matters of the Mind by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Voyage Matters of the Mind by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As conflicting expectations strain Dagor and Frankie’s budding relationship, they join a shore excursion to the ruins of Tehuacalo, where an ancient map of dubious origins claims a powerful amulet is buried...
  • Sucker Punch by Kristen Painter

    Sucker Punch by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Newly appointed vampire governor of New Jersey, Belladonna Barrone is fast discovering that life as a vampire isn’t much easier than life as a mobster’s wife. But that experience certainly taught her some things about how to handle the problems that come with being governor. That is until a friend is kidnapped by the fae and his life put in danger, all because of her actions...
  • Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Rose Gardner novella #6.5 in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series.After her assistant DA boyfriend’s near brush with death, Rose Gardner hopes to make it through the holiday season with a minimal amount of drama. But she can’t forget the promise she made to the king of the Fenton County underworld in exchange for Mason’s life...
  • Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase

    Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Iris Hartman thought she’d finally gotten everything she’d ever wanted. She had her dream job of mayor of Premonition Pointe and was married to a handsome, charismatic man who adored her. But after finding out her husband was involved with a local drug dealer, she suddenly found herself single and forced to step down as mayor. Now she’s starting over...
  • The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily

    The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Trellis family's plunge into the world of psychic energy and love-ever-after continues in The Corners, book four of six in the Building the Circle Series.Luke has known Talise as long as he's known of circles and energy. After years trapped in her mind, she's free to live her life on her terms. And, she's decided those terms include Luke...
  • Courage of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Courage of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Keating Hollow, the magical village full of love, family, and spirit. After Hanna Pelsh lost her sister over a decade ago, she vowed to live her life to the fullest. And she does just that. When she’s not running the family coffee shop and volunteering her body to research for the mysterious disease that took her sister, Hanna dives head first into every adventure she can find...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  fiction
  • The Cool Aunt by Ilona Andrews

    The Cool Aunt by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One minute you are doing your make up and making plans, and the next your oldest sister is giving birth to a baby who awakened as a Prime mage while in the womb. You think Exorcist is scary? Connor and Nevada’s baby says, “Hold my milk. You ain’t seen nothing yet.” Timeline: Takes place at the end of Emerald Blaze...
  • Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine

    Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lovers separated in death. A family terrorized for generations. Can Jude and Cope solve the mystery before it drags them under?Cope, already plagued by dreams of a watery death aboard the Titanic, is asked to help a haunted family in Nova Scotia...
  • Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer

    Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Things have taken a darker turn for the half-human teenager with an appetite for blood. Joss, a vampire slayer and Vlad's former friend, has moved back to Bathory. A mysterious and powerful new vampire, Dorian, appears with a shocking secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad's blood. And Vlad's arch enemy, D'Ablo, has a sinister plan to eliminate Vlad once and for all...
  • Silverback Bear by Harmony Raines

    Silverback Bear by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bear shifter, Dean, has almost given up on finding a mate. Instead, he’s carved out a fulfilling role as a foster parent to older kids. Then she walks into his life, the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. His mate. His life will never be the same again. A birthmark on her face has haunted Elizabeth her whole life. She has always struggled to meet new people and visit new places...
  • Birthmark by Sydney Addae

    Birthmark by Sydney Addae

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules.After three hundred years of fighting and service to the Goddess, Silas Knight is the Patron, Alpha to the Alphas on the North American continent. As the top wolf, he fears little and has seen most things...
  • Buck This by T.S. Joyce

    Buck This by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Buck This Storme is on a tear through the bucking bull shifter circuit in the most destructive way. The annual Battle of the Bulls event is here, and he has squeaked by in the competitions to land a spot in last place for the event. His inner bull is a monster, and is completely out of control, and because of his past, he has no trainer, no coach, and no support system. He’s completely alone...
  • Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts

    Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 54 ratings
    In her new trilogy, New York Times #1 Best Selling author, Nora Roberts returns to the lush, green hills of Ireland, where love is forever touched by magic - And where the Gallagher siblings explore the depth of their fiery hearts...
  • Alpha by Audrey Faye

    Alpha by Audrey Faye

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A pack broken. A pup in danger. A submissive wolf who will fight with her last breath. Hayden Scott doesn’t know his stroll in the woods is going to start with a backpack full of watermelon and end with him the new alpha of the Ghost Mountain Pack. A very traumatized pack, and those are only the shifters he can see. Too many are missing, hiding in the woods or worse. His wolf doesn’t care...
    Categorized as:
    family  female-mc  paranormal  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  animals  book
  • The Accidental Queen: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter

    The Accidental Queen: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sparrow “Ro” Meadowcroft is about to get the promotion she’s always dreamed of – curator of the museum where she works. She loves old things and the history that surrounds them, so when a patron leaves some items to the museum, Ro is eager to dig in.The sword in the stone that comes with those items is clearly a joke. A well-made but obvious replica meant to be a conversation starter...
  • Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington

    Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sabine isn't like anyone else. For as long as she can remember, she's had two lives. Every twenty-four hours she "shifts," living each day twice. In one life, Sabine has everything: popular friends, perfect grades, expensive clothes, and the guy everyone wants. In the other, Sabine's family struggles financially, and her friends are considered rebels. But then she meets Ethan...
  • Trial by Fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Trial by Fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There can only be one alpha.  Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack—or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha when you’re a human leading a band of werewolves. Then she finds a teenage boy bleeding on her front porch. Before collapsing, he tells her his name is Lucas, he’s a Were, and Bryn’s protection is his only hope...
  • Witch Way After Forty: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Jennifer L. Hart

    Witch Way After Forty: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Jennifer L. Hart

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A quintessential soccer mom. A motorcycle-riding wild-child. With two sisters like that, she could have done without provoking the dark fae…Alys Stevens is running out of familiar road. Approaching the same age as her mother’s death and muddling through a messy divorce, the forty-something home renovator has lost the control she so deeply craves...
  • On Wicked Ground by Sharon Kay

    On Wicked Ground by Sharon Kay

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The lost memories of a thief...The first twelve years of Alina's life are a black void. An accomplished thief, she uses her cloaking ability to pick pockets as well as stage elaborate heists. Digging deeper into her past sets off a chain of events that puts her, and the family she has just discovered, in the sights of their worst enemy....and the scarred heart of a guardian..
  • The Bear Is Back In Town by Harmony Raines

    The Bear Is Back In Town by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ten years is a long time to hide from your past. After a terrible accident, Dylan left Bear Bluff, his grandpa told him never to return. If he wanted to make a good life for himself, he was better off starting again, where no one knew who he was and what he’d done. Dylan took that advice, and worked hard to achieve success. But now he’s back...
  • His Bear's Necessity by Harmony Raines

    His Bear's Necessity by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Growing up, was tough for Jed Creswell, his family struggled for money, and sometimes he had to be a little creative to help put food in his younger sibling’s stomachs. But that’s the past, and for the last few years, he’s been working away from Bear Bluff...
  • Broken Dolls by B.R. Kingsolver

    Broken Dolls by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Private investigator RB Kendrick makes her living nailing cheating spouses, digging up other dirt to help in a divorce, finding long-lost relatives, and occasionally sniffing out criminal activity and fraud. When she takes a job to find a missing girl, she has no idea she is headed for the most dangerous case of her career. Usually, her ability to read minds gives her an edge...
  • It's Getting Hot in Here by J.D. Light

    It's Getting Hot in Here by J.D. Light

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do with an alpha who seems to have made it his life's mission to irritate the hell out of you? You snap and do something that could get you arrested in some areas, applauded in others, and just might change your life completely.Working as a bar tender/manager at Slick, the strip club owned by Wagoner Foster, is a pretty good gig...
  • Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Ready or Knot by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Haven Center was supposed to be my new beginning. It was supposed to be where I figured out who Wyatt Stanislav is after kidnapping and abuse had torn apart who I was.I wasn't supposed to meet him.Jordan Peterson. The tall, buff bear of a man who saves me from my nightmares and calls me his own. His true mate.Jordan wants nothing more than to protect me...
  • Colorblind by Siera Maley

    Colorblind by Siera Maley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Harper has a secret...and it's not that she likes girls. She has a rare and special gift: she can see how old other people will be when they pass away. Nothing she does changes this number, and that becomes especially clear when her mother dies in a car crash. With only one other person in the world who knows about and shares her gift, Harper is determined to keep her distance from everyone...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  female-mc  paranormal  realistic  angst  audiobook  book
  • Switched by Sienna Mercer

    Switched by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Olivia Abbott moves to town, she's excited to join the cheerleading team and make new friends. Then she meets Ivy Vega. At first, Ivy, pale and dressed all in black, looks like Olivia's opposite...
  • Safe House by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot

    Safe House by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    JESS MASTRIANI was on vacation when Amber went missing. Most people blame Jess for Amber's brutal slaying, but how could Jess -- even with her psychic ability to find anyone, anywhere -- have stopped the cheerleader from turning up dead, without having known she was even missing? When yet another cheerleader disappears, Jess has a chance to redeem herself...
  • Sanctuary by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot

    Sanctuary by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    JESS MASTRIANI Knew she wasn't going to be able to hide her psychic powers from the U.S. government forever. But she never thought that she and Dr. Krantz, the special agent brought in to convince Jess to join his elite team of "specially gifted" crime solvers, would have something in common...
  • Spark by Brigid Kemmerer

    Spark by Brigid Kemmerer

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Gabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally. Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can't. Gabriel has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But when an arsonist starts wreaking havoc on their town, all the signs point to Gabriel. Only he's not doing it. And no one seems to believe him...
  • City of Gods and Monsters by Kayla Edwards

    City of Gods and Monsters by Kayla Edwards

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Welcome to the city of Angelthene. We hope you survive.Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. As a human struggling to survive in a city that caters to the needs of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures, she always assumed her life would remain simple, predictable, and as safe as her world would allow...
  • Afraid of the Dark by H.P. Mallory, J.R. Rain

    Afraid of the Dark by H.P. Mallory, J.R. Rain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Do you believe in love after death? I didn’t, until now…Looking for a fresh start, I just became the proud owner of a piece of New Orleans history: an Antebellum-era two-story house in the Garden District.It’s going to take time and a fat wallet to restore the fixer-upper to its former glory, but after my recent divorce, I could use the distraction...
  • The Accidental Siren by Jake Vander-Ark

    The Accidental Siren by Jake Vander-Ark

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mara Lynn is the most beautiful girl in the world. James Parker is the ordinary boy who discovers her power.James had his summer all planned out. He would enjoy the carefree days in the woods behind his castle home, avoid the maniacal Danny Bompensaro, and shoot an epic movie with his best friend Whit...
  • Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn

    Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rebel… I needed a safe place to lay low for the night. Instead, I met him, and all thoughts of leaving this town behind flew out the window. He gave me a safe place. In his arms. In his bed. In his heart. Taylor… As soon as I caught her scent, I knew she was mine. Then she approached me and willingly touched me. No fear for the behemoth with the scarred face and broken vocal chords...
  • Thief in the Light by Jaime Samms

    Thief in the Light by Jaime Samms

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucky Denver has wandering feet, sticky fingers and an unreliable moral compass-he's never had a home and he's not so sure he cares about what he's missing.Arnold Kreed, who runs a small-town B&B, knows what a home should be. So does his home, The Oaks-aka Mildred-and she has some very definite opinions on who should stay and who should go...
    Categorized as:
    drama  paranormal  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • Bash, Volume I by Candace Blevins

    Bash, Volume I by Candace Blevins

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you get when you mix a bad-ass werewolf biker with a beautiful she-wolf who grew up as the MC President’s daughter? Sparks. Book one of the Bash trilogy…Angelica was raised not only as a biker’s daughter, but as Bud’s daughter — the president of the Atlanta RTMC, which meant she also had dozens of ‘uncles’ who made sure she was safe, happy, loved, secure...
  • The One Thing by Marci Lyn Curtis

    The One Thing by Marci Lyn Curtis

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Maggie Sanders might be blind, but she won't invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her sight six months ago, Maggie's rebellious streak has taken on a life of its own, culminating with an elaborate school prank. Maggie called it genius. The judge called it illegal.Now Maggie has a probation officer...
  • Eclipse by Cate Tiernan

    Eclipse by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Hunter and Morgan join together with a surprising new ally to fight for the people they love...
  • Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

    Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Restless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants or why it isn't Lucca visiting her dreams. Nico can't stop. He's always running, trying to escape the pain of losing his brother, Lucca...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  paranormal  realistic  teens  book  contemporary  dark
  • Seeker by Cate Tiernan

    Seeker by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    It's a time of joy for Hunter as he is reunited with his father, who vanished mysteriously years before. Only Morgan senses that something is wrong, that Hunter's father is hiding a dark secret that could threaten them all...
  • Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

    Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    How do you defy DESTINY?Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is - no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood..
  • A Scottish Island Summer by Julie Shackman

    A Scottish Island Summer by Julie Shackman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get ready to fall in love with the brand new spring romance set on the Isle of Skye from bestselling author, Julie Shackman...
  • Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber

    Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Heather Webber's Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town Southern charm.Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here that Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Café...
  • The Captive Part II / The Power by L.J. Smith

    The Captive Part II / The Power by L.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Caught in the struggle between good and evil . . .Cassie has joined the most alluring—and deadly—in-crowd imaginable. But power comes with a price, and it's more dangerous than she knows...
  • The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg

    The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Dying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever. Brie's life ends at sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart—literally. But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel...
  • Shadowspell by Jenna Black

    Shadowspell by Jenna Black

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    On top of spending most of her time in a bunker-like safe house and having her dates hijacked by a formidable Fae bodyguard, Faeriewalker Dana Hathaway is in for some more bad news: the Erlking and his pack of murderous minions known as the Wild Hunt have descended upon Avalon. With his homicidal appetite and immortal powers, the Erlking have long been the nightmare of the Fae realm...
  • Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz

    Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    High school juniors Camelia and Ben have discovered a powerful bond: They both possess the power of psychometry, the ability to see the future through touch. For Ben, the gift is a frightening liability. When he senses a strong threat or betrayal, he risks losing control. Camelia's gift is more mysterious. When she works with clay, her hands sculpt messages her mind doesn't yet comprehend...
  • Perception by Kim Harrington

    Perception by Kim Harrington

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you? Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past. Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her...
  • Old Blood by Karina Halle

    Old Blood by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A haunting novella from the Experiment in Terror Series...From her harrowing introduction in Darkhouse, the spectre known as “Creepy Clown Lady” has been a constant fixture in Perry Palomino’s life. But beyond the horrid makeup and piercing stare lies Pippa, a woman just like everyone else.Well, not quite...
  • Bang by Lisa McMann

    Bang by Lisa McMann

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Jules should be happy. She saved a lot of people’s lives and she’s finally with Sawyer, pretty much the guy of her dreams. But the nightmare’s not over, because she somehow managed to pass the psycho vision stuff to Sawyer. Excellent.Feeling responsible for what he’s going through and knowing that people’s lives are at stake, Jules is determined to help him figure it all out...
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