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Night Broken by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsAn unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from a stalker. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right... -
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsMercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the day - or night - may bring in a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters live beside ordinary people" (Booklist). But she is about to learn that while some secrets are dangerous whose who seek them are just plain deadly.. -
Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman. My only "superpowers" are that I turn into a thirty-five pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I'm going to need them... -
Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsTensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae... -
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Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs, Alexander Cendese
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger… A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson and the characters she calls friends… Includes the new stories…“Silver”... “Roses in Winter”... “Redemption”.. -
Psychic Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe’s feeling the heat. Or it might be a hot flash. Sometimes it’s really hard to tell.It’s been four years since Monica lost the love of her life to a sudden and devastating heart attack. She’s held her family together and picked herself up with the love and help of her two best friends. Now Monica has a new business, a new wardrobe, and a new vision for the future.As in actual psychic visions... -
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsMercy Thompson: Mechanic, Shapeshifter, Fighter.Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. And she's never known any others of her kind. Until now... -
Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe heat is on, and a new threat to humanity has risen…Nick has his driver’s license and he’s not afraid to use it. But turning sixteen isn’t what he thought it would be. While other boys his age are worried about prom dates and applying for college, Nick is neck deep in enemies out to stop him from living another day... -
Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSo far, while working at a ghost matchmaking agency, the past week has gone 1) a murdered ghost bride who is very very pissed off (don’t blame her, I’d be pissed off too) 2) adopted by chinese hellhounds (I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOGS, OKAY) 3) wake up magically soul-bonded to the sexy demon slayer Zhen (While I agree he’s -expansive hand waving- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!) I do not need a fourth incident... -
Magic Unbound by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the secrets of White Haven are uncovered, the witches are in more danger than ever.Avery and the other witches are now being hunted, and they know someone is betraying them.The question is, who?Not only do they have to defend themselves against the powerful Favershams, but they also have the mysterious DI Newton to contend with... -
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsFor once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal--or at least it starts out that way...Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums... -
Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsIn 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... -
The Vow by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSometimes a wolf has to stand alone to find out what he’s made of.Book 1Melody is an ambitious entrepreneur who has always loved the thrill of a new adventure, but she’s about to get more than she bargained for when the only way to save her business is to secure a deal with a powerful tribal leader. Running Horse, Oklahoma, isn’t on the map, and Mel is about as lost as a Shifter can get... -
Lost Eden by G.P. Ching
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRules. Balance. Consequences. War.When Fate gave Dane the water from Eden to drink, she did more than save his life. She changed his destiny.Since the beginning, a compact between God and Lucifer has maintained a tenuous peace, balancing Soulkeepers and Watchers and the natural order of things. Dane upset that balance the day he became a Soulkeeper. Fate broke the rules... -
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City of Night by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWelcome to the City of Secrets & SinWhen I inherit a haunted bookstore in New Orleans, I go from demon hunter to my dream job. Unfortunately, there’s a dark side to my beautiful new life—the gorgeous demon who seems to think he owns the place.The attraction between us is insane, and we can’t keep our eyes off each other... -
The Awakening by K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"I can't go home. It's not safe. Nowhere is." Tess Eckhart isn’t crazy. She’s not suffering from psychosis. She and Luka Williams are part of The Gifting. Before they can find out what that means, the man with all the answers turns up dead. The only thing he left behind? A few patient files that lead to the nation’s most lawless city... -
Harley Merlin and the First Ritual by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFive rituals to control Chaos. That’s all it takes. Now that Harley knows her enemy’s grand plan—to become a godlike Child of Chaos and punish those deemed “unworthy”—she’s got to figure out what the heck to do about it. Many of the missing magicals are still out there, and Katherine has vowed to kill everyone Harley cares about and make her watch.So that’s fun... -
Mountain Echoes by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYou can never go home again.Joanne Walker has survived an encounter with the Master at great personal cost, but now her father is missing - stolen from the timeline. She must finally return to North Carolina to find him - and to meet Aidan, the son she left behind long ago... -
A Madness Most Discreet by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTENNYSON D'ANGELO . . .Darkness lives within each of us. Shadows. We are each capable of great goodness and unbelievable evil. It is the duality of being human. I want to live in the light. I don’t enjoy the shadows. But I’m not sure I’ve been given a choice in the matter. The shadows own me. They dance at my edges and tangle in my light. They torment my days and make my nights an anguished hell... -
Lightning Struck by Nichole Van, P.J. Ochlan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJack Knight-Snow has had a bad year for losing things. So far he has lost a ship full of ancient treasure, his family, his friends, his title, his lands and money, his fianc�, the century into which he was born...oh, and his physical body. Worse, feisty Chiara D'Angelo might just finish the job and make him lose his mind... -
Harley Merlin and the Mystery Twins by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA dark past. A hidden power. A dangerous enemy. Harley Merlin has a lot of unanswered questions in her life. What drove her father to kill her mother? How can she know the true extent of her magical abilities? Has Wade Crowley always been this annoying?After the violent gargoyle incident that left many dead, Harley fears what other evil tricks her psychotic aunt has up her sleeve... -
Silver Bullet by Colette Rhodes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery night of her life, I’ve visited my Amazing Grace in her dreams. Every morning, she wakes up with zero recollection of it.Does it hurt? Well, a little, honestly. But that doesn’t matter because the time has come for us to meet in real life. This is our moment. I’m ready to show her all the reasons why I’m her best soul bond—sorry not sorry, Riot... -
Love's Shadow by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**A WHITNEY AWARD FINALIST 2016** Branwell D’Angelo . . . Six years ago, I fell in love with Lucy—my brother’s girlfriend. Stupid of me, I know, but sometimes the heart doesn’t listen to reason. Six years, I’ve lived on the sidelines. Seeing him love her, be with her, bask in her sunshine . . . I watched her break his heart and then cleaned up the shattered pieces of him she left behind... -
No Dominion by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRecently widowed after nearly fifty years of marriage, Gary Muldoon had given up on adventure. Then shaman Joanne Walker climbed into the back seat of his cab, and since then, Gary has trifled with gods, met mystics, slain zombies and ridden with the Wild Hunt. But now he must leave Joanne’s side to face a battle only he can win... -
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Jade Calhoun Series Boxed Set by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Deanna Chase, the first three books in the Jade Calhoun series The boxed set of the first three books in the Jade Calhoun Series. Includes: Haunted on Bourbon Street Witches of Bourbon Street Demons of Bourbon Street. Book 4, Angels of Bourbon Street is available now! amazon... -
Atoning by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChloe's POV set after The Darkness Rising trilogy.Chloe and Derek have adjusted to life in Badger Lake. It’s not perfect, but it’s safe and they’re learning the skills they’ll need when it comes time to make a decision about their futures. They’re comfortable and they’re settled . . . until a weekend camping trip with Maya and Daniel reunites them with someone they thought they’d left in the past... -
Soul Catcher by G.P. Ching
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDane Michaels has been to Hell and back and isn't interested in repeating the experience. But as a human caught up in the Soulkeeper's world, his life isn't exactly his own. No one can explain why Dane was allowed through the gates of Eden, but it's changed everything. Now, the only one who can make him feel safe is Ethan, the telekinetic Soulkeeper with a dark past and a heart of gold... -
Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this explosive new world of betrayals and shaky alliances, the only Alterant not incarcerated faces an impossible task -- recapture three dangerous, escaped creatures before they slaughter more humans . . . or her.The way Evalle Kincaid sees it, saving mankind from total destruction should have cleared her name... -
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLeaving behind her fashionable West Coast life, Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dream. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in the canyons east of Tucson, bequeathing her his estate and the mystery of his life--and death... -
Demon Hunts by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSeattle police detective Joanne Walker started the year mostly dead, and she's ending it trying not to be consumed by evil. Literally.She's proven she can handle the gods and the walking dead. But a cannibalistic serial killer? That's more than even she bargained for. What's worse, the brutal demon can only be tracked one way... -
Spirit Dances by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor Seattle detective Joanne Walker, spring is about new beginnings. She's mastered her shamanic abilities (mostly), survived a cannibalistic serial killer (barely) and now she's facing the biggest challenge of her career--attending a dance concert with her sexy boss, Captain Michael Morrison... -
Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night--feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake...Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology--unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and werewolves... -
Blood Magick by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about the land we’re drawn to, the family we learn to cherish, and the people we long to love… Book Three of The Cousins O’Dwyer TrilogyBlood Magick County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O’Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch shop, which carries...Categorized as:
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Shaman Rises by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJoanne Walker has two choices: Defeat the enemy…or lose her soul trying For over a year, Joanne has been fighting the Master—the world's most abiding evil entity. She's sacrificed family, friendships, even watched potential futures fade away…and now the Master is bringing the final battle to Joanne's beloved Seattle... -
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Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsCombining elements of the supernatural with gripping suspense and seduction, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the second novel in her Circle Trilogy… He saw where the earth was scorched, where it was trampled. He saw his own hoofprints left in the sodden earth when he’d galloped through the battle in the form of a horse...Categorized as:
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Boundless by Cynthia Hand
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsThe past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life... -
Soulceress by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man desperate to save his soulThree hundred years ago, Warren sold his soul in exchange for the safety of his people. He lives immortal and inhuman, a life in the shadows, hiding his secrets... -
Forevermore by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a misty cliffside, mystery and romance await. . . .Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued... -
Shadowland by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA John Pritkin short, available for free on Karen Chance’s website and Smashwords.com."Shadowland" is a novella set between Curse the Dawn (Cassie Palmer #4) and Hunt the Moon (Cassie Palmer #5). It should be read after "A Family Affair".* Contains spoilers for the first four Cassandra Palmer books... -
A Family Affair by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"A Family Affair" is a novella connected to the New York Times bestselling Cassandra Palmer series of urban fantasy novels. It is designed primarily as an "added feature" to the series, and is intended for those already reading the books... -
Raven Calls by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSomething wicked this way comes…Suddenly, being bitten by a werewolf is the least of Joanne Walker’s problems.Her personal life in turmoil, her job as a cop over, she’s been called to Ireland by the magic within her. And though Joanne’s skills have grown by leaps and bounds, Ireland’s magic is old and very powerful…In fact, this is a case of unfinished business... -
Return to Eden by G.P. Ching
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDr. Abigail Silva has waited over 10,000 years for redemption and a chance at a real relationship with the angel she loves. But when you're made from evil itself, it's hard to remember if salvation is worth the wait. With Lucifer's plan coming to fruition, she must decide if God's offer of humanity is all it's cracked up to be, or if a deal with the devil is the more promising solution... -
Broken by S.J. West
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAt the tender age of seven, Jess Riley’s parents were ripped out of her life by the Tear, a ripple of white light in the sky which randomly transports people from Earth to alternate realities and distant planets once a year... -
Red Fox by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLibrarian note: alternate cover edition - ASIN B0055PJFA6In the forgotten town of Red Fox, a Navajo couple is tortured by things unseen and by motives unknown. Wild animals slink through their house in the dark, a barrage of stones pound their roof nightly, and mutilated sheep carcasses are turning up on their property... -
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Shifting Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSomedays, Jena Crowe just can’t get a break. Work at her diner never ends, her two boys are bundles of energy, and she’s pretty sure her oldest is about to shift into something furry or feathery. Added to that, changes seem to be coming to the tiny town of Cambio Springs—big changes that not everyone in the isolated town of shapeshifters is thrilled about... -
Touched by Death by T.L. Martin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(*This is a standalone new adult paranormal romance.)What if Death was more tempting than you had ever imagined?With Grams's recent passing and a boyfriend who cares more about his next drink than her, Lou Adaire only wants to run. To start over somewhere new — maybe in a town where her family has history... -
Mercy for the Damned by Lisa Olsen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You’d think having an angel come to visit you would be a good thing. So why did I feel like everything was about to get ten times worse as one knelt before me?”Mercy’s saga continues with Mercy for the Damned, Book III of The Fallen. When a new prophecy predicts a great evil if a fallen angel is allowed to remain in Midian, Mercy will move heaven and earth to free Adam from his deal with Raum... -
Demeter's Tablet by Ines Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe love of my life has betrayed me. A past love I forgot has returned. And they both want me back. So, what do I do? Run off to solve a brand-new ancient mystery, of course!Nia Rivers knows better than anyone that immortality comes at a terrible cost. After all, she's lost entire centuries-and a past relationship-from her memory... -
Ghost Walk by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrace Rivera just wants to be normal. She’s the only member of her spell-casting, fortune-telling family who isn’t hunting unicorns or trying to discover the lost recipe for Troll Powder. Trained as a crime scene investigator, she believes in science and cold, hard facts. And right now, the cold, hard facts are telling Grace that she’s lost her mind... -
Hell's Pawn by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn Grey is dead… and that’s just the beginning.Purgatory should have been a safe haven for souls that belong neither in Heaven nor Hell, but instead John finds himself in a corrupt prison, one bereft of freedom or pleasure. Along with his decedent friend Dante, John makes a brave escape, only to fall straight down to Hell and into the arms of Rimmon, a handsome incubus...
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