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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...
  • The Pentagram Child, Part 1 by Stephanie Hudson

    The Pentagram Child, Part 1 by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After finding out the traumatic truth, Keira tries to move on from the doors of Afterlife and the love lost through a world of pain. But Afterlife’s King isn’t yet done with her and Keira once again finds herself stood opposite the man who broke her heart...
  • Knight Unchained by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Unchained by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I finally have the life I’ve always dreamed of.Growing up in Stone Brook with my aunt and uncles, I wanted nothing more than to find my place in this world. I longed to discover more about my missing past and make sense of my wild magic. Little did I know those answers would come with so many more questions.My nightmares are now a reality as the forces against my men, and I tear us apart...
  • One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 75 ratings
    You can run from the grave, but you can’t hide…Half-vampire Cat Crawfield is now Special Agent Cat Crawfield, working for the government to rid the world of the rogue undead. She’s still using everything Bones, her sexy and dangerous ex, taught her, but when Cat is targeted for assassination, the only man who can help her is the vampire she left behind...
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    alpha-mc  assassins  crime  dark  demons  female-mc  ghosts  magic
  • Unspoken by C.C. Hunter

    Unspoken by C.C. Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Unspoken truths will be revealed—and they will change everything—in this dazzling final chapter of the Shadow Falls: After Dark trilogy!Della Tsang is facing the toughest fight of her life—and the most personal. In her new role as an elite paranormal investigator, she’s assigned a twenty-year-old murder case…and the accused killer is none other than her own father...
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    alpha-mc  crime  dark  fae  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal
  • Roaring by Katie May

    Roaring by Katie May

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What I thought would happen during my time at Monster Academy: long walks on the beach, a murder spree or two, and find a nice vampire to settle down with.What actually happened during my time at Monster Academy: kidnapped by my headmaster and later by my sadistic sister, developed feelings for an eccentric group of monsters, and accidentally started an anti-vampire movement...
  • The Devil's Darling by Briana Michaels

    The Devil's Darling by Briana Michaels

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Packs are divided, oaths are broken, and ties are severed. No one is safe. And the traitor is still out there causing mayhem. Could it get any worse? Yes, it could.The closer Sara’s pack gets to discovering who the traitor is, the faster everything around them unravels...
  • Wings of Stars by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair

    Wings of Stars by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Comply and excel, or fail and fall.Welcome to Alfemir.I’ve lived my entire life as a disappointment in the eyes of every angel who lives in Alfemir, but especially my Archangel father. Tarnishing our family name by being a powerless angel…that’s the legacy I’ll leave behind...
  • Knight Awakened by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Awakened by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Coming to Black Veil University irreversibly changed my life.Meeting Daxton Pierce flipped it on end and made me question everything I know.My memories and my family had been ripped from me. I have been stalked, tortured, abandoned, and betrayed… but I’m not broken...
  • 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...
  • Tea Time with the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Tea Time with the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I hadn’t been wrong about the trouble I’d felt brewing. Now, the problem was here to stay unless we could figure out a plan. A plan to stop Nero from trying to take New Orleans from me. A plan to stop Asmodeus from kidnapping me to the demonic realm. Hell. A plan to figure out what I was going to do about these six men in my life...
  • A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ollie Wit is the strongest Shadow Walker born in decades but it’s a gift with a steep price. Walking in the Shadowlands can bring untold powers and spells, and even greater risks. Every step into that other world brings her closer to the monsters that have haunted her since a child, destroyed her family and wreaked havoc all around her...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal
  • Dark of Night by Emily Goodwin

    Dark of Night by Emily Goodwin

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everything has a cost.I never thought the cost of falling in love could be my life. But when the Vampire Council gets reports of increased magical activity in the surrounding areas, they give the order for vampires to kill any witches they come across. I trust Lucas to never hurt me, but he’s not the only vampire in my life, and let’s just say the others aren’t my biggest fans...
  • Imp Forsaken by Debra Dunbar

    Imp Forsaken by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sam is banished to Hel, the bond with her angel, Gregory, broken. Six Elven kingdoms are battling for supremacy, and she’s broken and injured in the middle of the most hostile one. Shooting the top off a royal throne, committing fraud in the completion of a contract, and threatening a high lord hasn’t endeared her to the elves, either...
  • Allison and the Torrid Tea Party by C.M. Stunich

    Allison and the Torrid Tea Party by C.M. Stunich

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Holy fucking hearts.Did you just read that?!If you did, I need your advice.I met fallen angel princes; I met a Savage Duke; I met a Cheshire Cat.And remember—how could you possibly forget—I'm the fabled Alice from the prophecy.Just a twisted, dark version of the girl in Lewis Carroll's old books.Except in those books, there was a happy ending...
  • Game Night by Katie May

    Game Night by Katie May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First eliminations.First kisses.First attack.What could go wrong?For this group date, I’ll be a participant in a life-sized board game night with some of the contestants I don’t know as well.Will sparks fly? Or will we succumb to the horrors of the games?Combine that with an escape room solo date with a surly cupid, and new secrets will be revealed...
  • Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke

    Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “This isn’t just some war being waged against us from the shadows, it’s a massacre, a cull.”With the pack still reeling from their encounter with the witches, all anyone wants is time to recover. But the pack promised the vampires a favour in return for their help—and it’s time to collect...
  • First Dates by Katie May

    First Dates by Katie May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We've been through the introductions...Now, the men have one chance to prove themselves or face elimination.I've chosen a small group of men for my first group date, and one terrifying lumberjack tree for my solo date. But Kyler is more determined than ever to make this the weirdest, strangest season ever of Supernaturalette. Nothing on this show is as it seems, including the men...
  • A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton

    A Shadow of Betrayal by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Monsters exist. The only problem is… I'm the only one that can see them. I always thought I would outgrow it. That one day, I would magically wake up, and the nightmares that haunt my life would suddenly be gone. Unfortunately, that hasn't been my luck. Avoidance is key. Don't look at them. Pretend they aren't lurking in the shadows, and never make eye contact...
  • Fury of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer

    Fury of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    I knew the sins of my past would call to collect what was left of my soul. If I'd known the price I'd pay, I would've sacrificed more to stay hidden from the magic. In the middle of Wyoming--away from the abnormals of the world--I thought I was free and clear. I started a new life. Found a love I'd never known in a husband, and a son who was my everything...
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    alpha-mc  assassins  crime  dark  demons  fae  female-mc  magic
  • Lay the Ghost by Debbie Cassidy

    Lay the Ghost by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Change is part of life, but so is death. And I’ve about had my fair share of it.The shimmer man’s threats are coming to pass.Question is, what the hell am I going to do about it?A kick ass Urban Fantasy Adventure filled with fey, demons, vampires, gargoyles and golems...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  polyamory
  • Red Rain by R.S. Black

    Red Rain by R.S. Black

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Red Rain Pandora has been through hell and back. Literally. She’s been kidnapped and tortured, found freedom, and then lost it all over again. She’s now the newest pawn in the age-old war between Heaven and Hell. The Triad owns her mark, Asher owns her heart, but the demon Wrath might just own her soul. Death—aka Dean—is her constant companion in these final days...
  • Web Master by J.C. Diem

    Web Master by J.C. Diem

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lexi has faced many difficult challenges since becoming a member of the Shifter Squad. All were apparently designed to teach her the skills she needs to undertake the duty that Fate has given her. As absurd as it may seem, she is destined to save the world. Thankfully, she won’t have to tackle this daunting task alone.The rival organization known as EERI are somehow involved in the coming threat...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy
  • 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...
  • Nephilim the Summoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Nephilim the Summoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A creature born of darkness and sin. I am Nephilim. The discovery of what I am has left me reeling, but it has also left me with some amazing powers, a gorgeous pair of black wings and four hot guys in my bed. You’ve got to look on the bright side...
  • Ghost's Whisper by Ella Summers

    Ghost's Whisper by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The enemy isn’t a monster or a demon this time. It is fear, the destroyer of worlds.Life has never been better for Leda Pandora, the Angel of Chaos. She is married to the archangel Nero Windstriker, the love of her life. And she commands a vast territory, surrounded by her closest friends and family.Everything is perfect—until the Earth’s magic goes haywire...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  demons  fae  female-mc  magic  paranormal
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    crime  dark  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Otherworld Secrets by Kelley Armstrong

    Otherworld Secrets by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The next Otherworld anthology from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong...More than a decade after Kelley Armstrong first opened the doors to the Otherworld, fans are still clamoring for more. In response to their demands—and to coincide with the Syfy Network show based on the series—Plume has signed up three Otherworld anthologies, each of which revolves around a different theme...
  • Magic Untamed by Elena Lawson

    Magic Untamed by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Finding out I’m descended from royalty should have been like winning the lottery. Except I got all of the renown and none of the spoils.That’s what it means to be related to the dark prince.Still reeling, I throw myself into uncovering more about my dark heritage. Meanwhile, Cal and Adrian try to solve a mystery of their own...
  • Darkness Unmasked by Keri Arthur

    Darkness Unmasked by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Keri Arthur's explosive Dark Angels series is packed with everything you could want: a fiesty heroine, witches, vampires, werewolves, demons, angels of death, suspense and a whole lot of sexy action.The sexy, exciting, suspenseful adventures continue in New York Times bestselling author Keri Arthur's Dark Angels series, starring Risa Jones, a half-Aedh/half-werewolf...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal
  • Darkness Splintered by Keri Arthur

    Darkness Splintered by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Risa loses the second key to hell, she angers several powerful people, and she’s starting to feel the pressure from all sides. She gets a visit from her father, who gives her an ultimatum: Get back the key or he will kill her friends.Risa also finds herself under the scrutiny of the vampire council, some of whom consider her a monster who should be destroyed...
  • Vampire Sun by J.R. Rain

    Vampire Sun by J.R. Rain

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Mother, wife, private investigator...vampire. Eight years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire...
  • The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Danger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  demons  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal
  • Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah is a Were who turns into golden tabby when she's stressed. And Menolly's a vampire who's still trying to get the hang of being undead...
  • Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    IS HE HER MORTAL ENEMYLady Shay is the last of her kind. Half human, half Shalott, her blood is a precious aphrodisiac to vampires, who consider it more precious than gold...
  • Magitek by B.R. Kingsolver

    Magitek by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My name is Danica James. I'm a cop with the Arcane Division.I'm also a magitek. For most humans, demons, and Fae, magik and technology are totally incompatible. But some mages are able to manipulate mechanical and electrical devices.Hunter James was my grandfather, and a magitek. He wanted to end humanity's cycle of war, but instead he broke the world...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  demons  fae  female-mc  magic  paranormal
  • Final Curtain by J.B. Trepagnier

    Final Curtain by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five years ago, I had an audition for the ballet company of my dreams. Five years ago, my boyfriend purposely broke my toes and ruined my dreams. Two days later, I found out I’m a witch. I thought my ballet days were over. I just graduated from the academy to work as a federal agent with the Paranormal Investigation Bureau...
  • Ghostly Touches by Salem Cross

    Ghostly Touches by Salem Cross

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They came to me in the dead of night.I should be used to ghosts, I’m a necromancer after all. But the three men who show up at my house aren’t the spiritual beings I’m used to. These Ghosts are part of a brotherhood so secret that they were thought to be a myth.When they ask for my help, I leap at the opportunity to aid these warriors.But none of us expected my help to come with a price tag...
  • The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    The Curse of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An unbreakable bond. An ancient curse. A monster to ruin kingdoms.We survived the outliers, but now Kade, Asher, Darian, Locke, and I are in the fae kingdom with a tortured prince in our grasp. The fae hold the secrets to breaking the curse over Katakin, and I intend to find out what they are...
  • The Forest Witch Lies by Amber Nicole

    The Forest Witch Lies by Amber Nicole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An explosion takes everything from me. It should have been my ending, but it was only the beginning.A prophecy, a curse, and secrets are just the start.Alistar Academy was supposed to be a normal college right?Maybe for others but certainly not for me.Thrown into a world of mystery with lies hidden beneath the glamour.I find myself discovering satanic rituals, kidnappings, and bloodlines...
  • Give up the Ghost by Debbie Cassidy

    Give up the Ghost by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say not to judge a book by its cover. It's what's on the inside that counts. But what if what's on the inside could get you killed? The secret is out. Welcome to the spot between a rock and a hard place. A kick ass Urban Fantasy Adventure filled with fey, demons, vampires, gargoyles and golems...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  polyamory
  • Matter of Time by V.M. Black

    Matter of Time by V.M. Black

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fourth Book in the Serial by the New York Times Bestselling Author of Blood of LifeAfter yet another series of setbacks for the billionaire vampire Dorian Thorne's alliance, Cora Shaw struggles to regroup. She has school to attend and the wedding with Dorian to arrange--not just any wedding but a union that is to symbolize the friendship between humans and vampires...
  • By a Thread by Jennifer Estep

    By a Thread by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    When killing people is your job, there's no such thing as a vacation. Then again, how often does an assassin live long enough to enjoy her retirement? In this line of work, you either get lucky or you get dead. And since I destroyed my nemesis Mab Monroe a few weeks ago, all of Ashland's lowlifes are gunning to make a name for themselves by taking out the lethal Spider--me, Gin Blanco...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  assassins  crime  dark  fae  female-mc  magic  paranormal
  • Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott

    Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hidden from mortal eyes and divided into three factions are the creatures of darkness that coexist with mortals.In the witches’ town Morganefaire, an ancient legend tells the story of a mirror that was once shattered into four fragments, each able to entrap a powerful soul...
  • Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur

    Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    To catch a killer, Riley Jenson will use every seductive trick in the book. But this killer has found a new way to play…In Melbourne’s urban underworld, there’s a nightclub for every fantasy and desire. But for Riley Jenson, one such club has become an obsession...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  crime  dark  demons  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal
  • The Deadliest Bite by Jennifer Rardin

    The Deadliest Bite by Jennifer Rardin

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I have two choices. Carve Brude's name into Hell's bile-encrusted gates. Or lose my soul.After an assassination attempt on Vayl, I find myself pulled into a tangled web that takes the gang to Romania...
  • Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 76 ratings
    Flirting With The Grave…Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father – the one responsible for ruining her mother’s life. Then she’s captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unlikely partnership...
  • Magic Kingdom by Ella Summers

    Magic Kingdom by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.In the aftermath of the bloodbath in London, mercenary Alex Dering is just trying to get her life back to normal—whatever “normal” is for a mage with a newly-awakened dragon side. Her latest assignment: a job for the Magic Council, the leaders of the supernatural community and the people who sentenced Alex’s kind to death...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  assassins  dark  demons  fae  female-mc  ghosts  magic
  • Seduced by Blood by Sadie Moss

    Seduced by Blood by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I once was told vampires are immortal but not invincible. I’m about to find out how true that is. Thrust deep into the politics and intrigue of vampire society, I’m doing my best to keep my head above water and prove I belong here.But the threat from the shades is growing. Inside the castle walls, whispers and stares follow me everywhere I go, and I'm pretty sure the king wants me dead...
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