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  • An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner

    An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Forgiveness is a hollow prayer you only hear in your dreams. Patrick Collins has spent years handling cases as a special agent for the Supernatural Operations Agency, even as his secret standing in the preternatural community has changed. He should have confessed to his role as co-leader of the New York City god pack when he and Jonothon de Vere took up the mantle months ago, but he didn’t...
  • Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner

    Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Possession is nine-tenths of the law.Spencer Bailey has spent his entire life under government oversight for something he can’t change: his magic’s affinity for breaking souls. After surviving the end of the world, Spencer joins the Supernatural Operations Agency with the intention of keeping his head down and his hands clean...
  • On the Wings of War by Hailey Turner

    On the Wings of War by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Remembering the dead will always give them life.The coveted Morrígan’s staff is up for sale on the black market to the highest bidder, and SOA Special Agent Patrick Collins will do whatever it takes to ensure the Dominion Sect doesn’t get their hands on it. Returning the weapon to its rightful owner is another step on the long road toward clearing Patrick’s soul debt, but he won’t walk it alone...
  • The Necromancer's Reckoning by S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's Reckoning by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Every action has consequences.For a decade, Angel Salvatore has been the most powerful sorcerer and only necromancer in all the Northeast. Never one to ask permission nor apologies, he has acted with near impunity for years.Until now.The High Council of Sorcery has come to Boston, and Angel is their target...
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    crime  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Tyson Compass, as one of the famed Compass quads, is not a wizard used to living with regrets. Except for one: Grace Carter. Grace is a healer witch he rejected many years ago. After completely disappearing from his life, she has returned, and turned his world upside down. The attraction between them flares strongly, but she has not forgotten or forgiven his callous rebuff when they were teens...
  • Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m Everly Abbott, and I work for one of the most dangerous vampires in the world.He’s known as Alexius, the Hunter and he’s also one of the oldest.We’ve been invited to a gathering of ancients like him, and we can’t pass on this opportunity...
  • Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy

    Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the business of unfinished business...It’s been over six months since a freak accident left pathologist Tristan Everett able to see ghosts, something he has yet to confess to his boyfriend...
  • Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters

    Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    JulianWhen did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part?Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,” as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn… okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point...
  • SOS Hotel: Great Service from Top to Bottom by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    SOS Hotel: Great Service from Top to Bottom by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something is wrong with Tom Collins. More wrong than usual.Tom’s being nice.I should have known trouble was right around the corner. One attempted murder later, and Reynard is forced to disarm Tom (literally).No bartender, means no bar. Zee is grumpy and avoiding me, and the hotel’s measly profits are dwindling by the day.Things are not going well...
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    paranormal  mlm  vampires  magic  lgbtq  fae  shapeshifters  romance
  • Eternal by C.C. Hunter

    Eternal by C.C. Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    All her life, Della's secret powers have made her feel separated from her human family. Now, she's where she belongs, at Shadow Falls. With the help of her best friends Kylie and Miranda, she’ll try to prove herself in the paranormal world as an investigator—all the while trying to figure out her own heart...
  • Shades of Hate by K.N. Banet

    Shades of Hate by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    I live a happy life. I have a lover that I am quickly falling for. I have friends and family that rely on me to keep my territory safe and secure for them. My bar’s business is booming.But I’ve made enemies, some that I know and some that I don’t. Hate for me and the life I’m building is creeping in the darkness.Hate can be insidious...
  • Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Winter Varik believes in only one thing-protecting his family.Even from himself.For nearly 200 years, he's kept a dangerous secret from his brothers.But Winter might have found his salvation in the form of a sexy witch named Fox.Too bad this same witch was named in a prophecy foretelling the destruction of the Variks...
  • A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A twisted killer is making his mark in London, leaving a trail of blood and devastation in his wake. It’s not only humans who are being targeted. Vampires, werewolves and pixies are in mortal danger too.I’ve been called in to help with the investigation but I can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to the murders. Someone is playing a very sick game - and it’s up to me to put a stop to it...
  • Micah by Louisa Masters

    Micah by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wanted: Demon assistant for incubus genius. Personal services required…Nobody ever expected to find a secret cave protected by a giant puzzle door in the mountains near our village. Even more surprising was the knowledge that it’s been there for thousands of years and was created by a dragon. I’m not the only one who’s dying to find out what’s inside...
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    paranormal  mlm  magic  shapeshifters  vampires  lgbtq  fae  romance
  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aleron Eastaughffe is a billionaire griffin who knows what he wants…Namely, a gorgeous city penthouse, a life of luxury, and the respect and admiration of his peers-–all the things he’s come to expect as one of the Eastaughffes...
  • A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner

    A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The devil you know is never the one you should trust.Special Agent Patrick Collins is dispatched to Chicago, chasing a lead on the Morrígan’s staff for the joint task force. Needing a cover for his presence in the Windy City, Patrick is ordered to investigate a politician running for mayor...
  • Fated by K.M. Shea

    Fated by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    I thought I hated not fitting in. Turns out I hate having a target on my back even more.Someone wants me taken out. To accomplish that, they leaked the secret of my magic to all the Packs in the Midwest. Now, almost every Alpha in the region has traveled to my hometown in hopes of convincing me to join their Pack.And some of them don’t seem to think I should have a choice...
  • One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye is finally doing all right—and that inevitably means it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the sons of the Duchess Dianda Lorden, regent of the Undersea Duchy of Saltmist. To prevent a war between land and sea, Toby must not only find the missing boys, but also prove that the Queen of the Mists was not behind their abduction...
  • The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    International bestselling hit The Beacon Hill Sorcerer series continues with Book #2, The Necromancer's Dilemma...Even love can die without trust.Angel’s brother, Isaac, has returned home, and the pair begins to make slow and awkward attempts back to each other...
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    crime  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires
  • A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner

    A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Never promise a life that isn’t yours to give. New York City is decked out for the holidays, and Special Agent Patrick Collins is looking forward to a reunion with his old team when he gets assigned a new case. A human child is missing, and the changeling left in her place causes a prominent witch family to demand justice from the fae...
  • 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...
  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
  • Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone’s cat is missing and Parker Ferro, San Amaro’s best paranormal PI can’t find it.When Parker goes looking for the wayward feline, he finds himself facing witches’ familiars, dead bodies, and shadows that move. The further into San Amaro’s underbelly Parker goes looking, the more he realizes that he is heading somewhere completely new...
  • All Souls Near & Nigh by Hailey Turner

    All Souls Near & Nigh by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    You can’t bargain with death if you’ve already sold your soul.Special Agent Patrick Collins has been reassigned by the Supernatural Operations Agency to New York City. Navigating his new relationship with Jonothon de Vere, the werewolf he’s now soulbound to, is nothing compared to dealing with territorial disputes between the vampires and werecreatures who call the five boroughs home...
  • Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, seemingly impossible illness, leaving her fiefdom undefended...
  • The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The long-lost magic brings doom… We’ve been living in the shadow of the enchanter prophecy since my magic was released, and it seems that the darkness is finally closing in. There’s chaos everywhere; Brinnswick has become a war zone. The human and magical communities are doing everything in their power to save us, but it isn’t enough...
  • Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Panther Prowling returns to the Otherworld where one of the D’Artigo sisters faces a terrifying challenge that’s more personal than she ever could have imagined.  We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch...
  • His Prince by Mary Calmes

    His Prince by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jason Thorpe was content living a quiet life in New Orleans. He and his best friend Ode opened their cozy curios shop in the French Quarter, and he was making some new, albeit interesting, friends….Then Jason met Varic Maedoc, the prince of the vampyrs, and his life changed forever...
  • Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean

    Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Logan Moore is a leader without a pack...And after the rejection he faced from his last pack, he’s not sure he wants one. But when a mysterious benefactor he nicknames The Oracle offers Logan the chance to use his military expertise to lead a group of misfit shifters to protect the creatures of the magical realm, Logan’s wolf won’t allow him to say no.Bailey Cairn is a man without a protector..
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    crime  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing can go wrong with being in love with a demon and having a dragon familiar whose idea of a fun time is watching me plummet to the ground, right? Now that things have settled down, I’m hoping to finally get some peace and quiet to spend with Havoc...
  • Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    Deadly Vows by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Evil comes in all forms… and sometimes it wears a human mask. When the body of a newlywed is discovered on the reservation, Lizzie Grace throws herself into the investigation, needing a distraction from what she fears is coming not only for her but also Belle—her best friend and witch familiar...
  • Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Apprenticed to the infamous Necromancer of Boston, Daniel Macavoy has seen a lot of upheaval in his life since that fateful day. Rescued from an abusive father and the monster he was once enslaved by, Daniel has struggled with every trauma that scarred his heart and mind.Yet with the love and support of his found family, Daniel has become stronger than he ever imagined...
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    crime  fae  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Witching Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Witching Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Ante-Fae AdventureWhen you dance with Death, you have to be willing to roll the bones... Still shaken from her run-in with the serial killer, Raven turns to a new and unlikely friend. But the Ante-Fae Trinity has dark secrets in his background, and he threatens to destabilize Raven and Kipa's relationship when he leads Raven down a wild, dangerous path...
  • 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...
  • Midnight Web by Yasmine Galenorn

    Midnight Web by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    January Jaxson's settling into her life in Moonshadow Bay, and her new relationship with wolf-shifter Killian O'Connell. Her job with Conjure Ink is proving both fascinating as well as dangerous. But little does January realize that she's about to let the actual genie out of the proverbial bottle...
  • Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Parker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders...
  • Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Loose Ends by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead...
  • Dead of Night by Pandora Pine

    Dead of Night by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No one is more surprised than Cold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara when he answers his doorbell one night to see members of Salem’s Wiccan community standing on his doorstep with an unbelievable story to tell. According to them, members of their coven are being murdered in a modern-day witch hunt and they want Ronan to look into the matter for them...
  • Familiar Beginnings by Alice Winters

    Familiar Beginnings by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Smart men quit while they’re ahead—they lay low and hope disaster blows on by them. Not me. Especially when disaster seems to follow me and my soulmate Havoc, a demon I bound to me three hundred years ago with my magic.The dark mage Geoff is back from the dead and creating chaos by devouring the hearts of people with magical abilities, giving him overwhelming power as his followers grow...
  • 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...
  • Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I can’t give him up, even if it costs me my life...Miles and Cade are on the run. Without money, protection, or allies they have only each other to rely on as they flee the most powerful mage house in the country. Unfortunately, the outside world is even more dangerous than the lion’s den they just escaped from...
  • The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler

    The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A new case won't solve Parker's old problems...Parker Ferro needs a vacation. His boyfriend is MIA on a high profile murder investigation, the fae courts have him on call at all hours, and he’s still cleaning up the mess from his last big case. Of course that’s nothing compared to the demands of the debt he owes the spirit of San Amaro...
  • 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...
  • Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, even with Myst, the Queen of the Indigo Court, temporarily out of action, the new Queens of the Golden Wood find themselves facing incredible danger..
  • The Enchanter's Soul by Michele Notaro

    The Enchanter's Soul by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Many fall as the last enchanter rises… The first line of the ancient prophecy keeps playing over and over in my head, but I’m afraid to remember the rest. I don’t want to think about what’s coming for us—what’s coming for him. I’ve been keeping Brinnswick safe for years; I’ve been keeping my coven safe my whole life; and now I was responsible for keeping Sebastian safe, too...
  • Cold Curses by Chloe Neill

    Cold Curses by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s all magical hands on deck for vampire Elisa Sullivan and her allies as they fight to save the Windy City from a supernatural onslaught, in the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series...
  • Cronin's Key III by N.R. Walker

    Cronin's Key III by N.R. Walker

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    History isn’t always what it seems… Twelve months after his change, Alec MacAidan is still getting used to his many vampire talents. While most vampires would give anything to have more than one supernatural power, Alec craves nothing more than peace and time alone with Cronin. But when Alec meets entities from outside this realm, he’s left powerless in their presence...
  • Wicked Wings by Keri Arthur

    Wicked Wings by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In a reservation where magic has been unrestrained for entirely too long, there is no rest from the wicked…After dealing with the fallout of a shape-shifting, fire-throwing demon, Lizzie, Belle, and Aiden are hoping the reservation will finally catch a break from the constant influx of evil...
  • Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box?Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required.Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings...
  • Hunter's Trail by Melissa F. Olson

    Hunter's Trail by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Actions have consequences—a lesson Scarlett Bernard is learning the hard way. As a “null,” Scarlett has always been able to negate the powers of the supernatural beings that surround her. But now her reckless decision to permanently change Eli from a werewolf to a human has left the Los Angeles werewolf pack in shambles, and upset the balance of power among the city’s supernatural factions...
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