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  • An Empire of Stones by Bella Forrest

    An Empire of Stones by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    SOME STONES SHOULD BE LEFT UNTURNED..
  • Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery

    Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the exciting conclusion to the True Mates Series, Lone Wolf Meredith and powerful warlock Daric fight their growing attraction for one another. Lone Wolf shifter Meredith is trying to make the next ten years of her life pass by quickly. After being caught trying to steal from the New York clan, she’s sentenced to servitude to them for the next decade to make up for her crimes...
  • Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain

    Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    from the book's foreword: "While Doggone Mess’s beginning was written before Plaidypus, there are important reasons for why I didn’t renumber the series and insert Doggone Mess before Plaidypus. Doggone Mess’s events after Plaidypus require Plaidypus to truly make sense."Originally a novella in the anthology Dirty Deeds published in Jan, 2021, this edition has been expanded into a full novel...
  • An End of Night by Bella Forrest

    An End of Night by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The thrilling finale of Rose & Caleb's series!Thanks to Mona's discovery, the residents of The Shade finally understand their enemies' ultimate weakness.But this knowledge will soon be worthless if they lose the race against the black witches.Starting out on what seems like an impossible journey, the Novaks and their closest companions must solve the mystery that is Magnus..
  • The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes magic throws a curveball… I thought I had everything figured out. I’d gone to the academy for witches and mastered my magic. I’d opened my own witchy occult store, just as I always wanted. And my family was as close as ever. Everything was going according to plan. Until the wolves showed up and dragged me back to their land. It was all a misunderstanding...
  • Kiss of the Dragon by Nicola Claire

    Kiss of the Dragon by Nicola Claire

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "You do realise," he whispered, his hand reaching up to brush my hair from my face. He began twining a strand around one of his fingers. "That you are my most magnificent obsession." Magnificent obsession. I think I liked that. I certainly understood it. He was mine too.The explosive conclusion to the Kindred Series...
  • Awakened Magic by Jen L. Grey

    Awakened Magic by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Something boils inside of me, making me lose control.All throughout my childhood, I was complacent vying for my father’s approval. Of course, that never happened and I finally relinquished the fantasy when he attempted to kill my fated mate.Making matters worse, I learn that my life was a lie.The man who claims to be my father hunts me. After all, he has all the power and control...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  book  dystopia  fae  fiction
  • The Dragon's Pregnant Mate by Zoe Chant

    The Dragon's Pregnant Mate by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She’s pregnant, in danger, and thinks she’s alone. He’s going to prove her wrong. Lawyer and lioness, Elizabeth is used to making her own way and solving her own problems. That’s what she did with her corrupt pack leader: he’s going to jail, and she made it happen, because she wanted a better world for her unborn child. But the repercussions could be deadly...
  • House of Royale by Jaymin Eve

    House of Royale by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Avalon has always felt different and alone. The ocean, along with the friends she’s made under the water, is the only constant in her life. She comforts herself with the notion that alone is at least safe. There’s no one to hide her extraordinary abilities from, to hide her dreams of living beneath the crashing waves forever. Then Xander comes for her, reluctantly, judging by his snarly attitude...
  • Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray

    Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    No guy is worth risking my heart until Maddox gets close … I can’t keep using my daughter as an excuse to stay out of the dating pool, but finding a partner as a single mom is hard. I’d much rather get lost in my work, but I don’t want to be alone forever. Enter Madd. He’s not what I expected: too young, not settled, but he might be just what I need...
  • Mated to the Enemy by Riley Storm

    Mated to the Enemy by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Jessica flees the vicious werewolves for what she hopes will be the safety of House Ursa, she never expects anything more than a cold welcome. After all, she’s spent years listening to her sister’s mate preaching about the evil bear shifters. Now, one of those same bear shifters has been assigned as her guardian. Handsome, kind and utterly protective, she can’t help but think it’s an act...
  • Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins

    Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Newly promoted Detective Jace Smithson has his hands full with solving the murders of ten men and the kidnapping of a unicorn capable of producing diamonds. On the surface, the crime appears to be a classic tale of greed and violence, but digging deeper reveals something sinister has come to Cauldron City...
  • Entwined with the Dark by Nicola Claire

    Entwined with the Dark by Nicola Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What was wrong with me to antagonise a vampire of his standing to such a degree? I knew I had become too rebellious, too sure of my own place in this world. I was aware that Dark had been encroaching, that I played so often in its shadow I was losing sight of the sun, of my Light. There were times when I truly felt consumed in anger, for all that had happened, for all that I had suffered and lost...
  • Sea Dragon's Command by Ava Ward

    Sea Dragon's Command by Ava Ward

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her magic is running wild. Can he help her tame it before it destroys her?Layla Price's magic has been unleashed. Set free during a confrontation with her enemy Hunter, her fury as the world's most dangerous Dragon-shifter knows no bounds...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  angels  book  crime
  • Winter Takes All by Milly Taiden

    Winter Takes All by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Where’s a curvy girl with a love of snowy mountains and cold, crisp air to find a man who’ll light her fire? Gerri Wilder knows just the place and most certainly the right shifter...
  • Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She rouses the sleeping dragon...Wing Slayer Hunter Kieran "Key" DeMicca has always known he's a monster. Twisted magic saddled him with the spirit of a lethal dragon, and named him guardian of the deadly Dragon Tear. Humans and demons will do anything to get that Tear, including harm those Key loves so he remains alone...
  • Destroy by Sandra R. Neeley

    Destroy by Sandra R. Neeley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Destroy is beautiful, strong, charismatic and charming. He is also selfish, shallow, petty and jealous — or is he? One misunderstanding centuries ago resulted in his being labeled as not good enough, untrustworthy, self-serving. To hell with them, he knew who he really was! A strong, dependable, good male of strong character who was very pleasant to be around and even more pleasant to look at...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  demons
  • The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s more magic in this world than I ever thought possible. Money means everything when you grow up with nothing. Posting risqué videos online may not be everyone’s ideal career, but it’s given me everything I need. I’m free. The hotshot lawyer Porter may not get it, but I don’t care. He can think anything he wants to… Until the jerk tries to steal my house.Sort of...
  • Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco

    Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sophie Feegle needs a break. Rent is due on her crappy apartment and she's halfway through her last loaf of bread.Sophie doesn't have big ambitions. She only wants a job that will keep her landlord off her back, enough extra cash for whiskey at the neighborhood bar and a bit of free time to hang out with the naughty old lady next door...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fae  female-mc
  • Strange Fate by L.J. Smith

    Strange Fate by L.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sarah Strange is a normal teenager with annoying siblings and a crush on two boys, Mal and Kierlan, who happen to be her best friends. But Sarah also has visions of a place where dragons darken the sky and feast on humans. When Sarah confides in Mal and Kierlan about her visions, she discovers her friends are not who they seem. They are part of the Night World...
  • Blaze by Donna Grant

    Blaze by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    His strength, his masculinity brought out something primal within her. In his arms, she felt like the Amazon warrior she'd once pretended to be as a little girl.Anson is a fierce Dragon King, a dragon shapeshifter born and bred to protect his own. But when a rogue tech company hacks into their world, he must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies: a human female. Her name is Devon Abrams...
  • A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer.Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live. I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic.She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away. I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal...
  • Stealth Magic 401 by Viola Grace

    Stealth Magic 401 by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stealing an ancient artifact is a strange test, but going up against her family and the law adds a new level of difficulty. Imara wants nothing more than to find a different course, but Stealth Magic gives her the credits she needs to stay on track and there aren’t any other options rearing their heads...
  • Spell Crafting 501 by Viola Grace

    Spell Crafting 501 by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final classes have begun and the only thing standing in Imara’s way is an ancient and deadly enemy…of her kitten. Imara’s life is going according to her plans. She has her boyfriend, her kitten, and is about to earn her degree in Magecraft and graduate. Once she has that degree, she has the right to request an application for a commercial magic license...
  • Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley

    Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    High Arcanist Delaney D’Vaire is the world’s only dark wizard, something that has alienated him from his people since birth. Orphaned as a child, he is shuffled around until the Prism Wizard sees his potential, steps in, and enrolls him in school. Though he never truly feels like he belongs, Delaney excels...
  • Dragon Sass (Sassy Ever After Universe) by Selena Kitt

    Dragon Sass (Sassy Ever After Universe) by Selena Kitt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blue Creek needs a dragon. There’s only one problem—they don’t exist anymore. Or do they? Kai is just trying to live the quiet life of a billionaire recluse. He might still like spicy food and spicy women, but he sacrificed his dragon’s heart over a thousand years ago and hasn’t been able to shift since...
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    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fiction  humor
  • How To Train A Witch by Donna McDonald

    How To Train A Witch by Donna McDonald

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s the Jezibaba, not the Jezibooboo. Sleeping with Professor Hottie is out of the question… or is it? After three hundred years of keeping the magical peace in the world, Jezibaba is a hundred years past being ready to hang up her witch’s hat. The Council of Witches still can’t be trusted but she will happily step aside to leave their treachery to her successors to punish...
  • Dark Nightingale by Luanne Bennett

    Dark Nightingale by Luanne Bennett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three vampires walk into a tattoo shop… Some people would welcome their long-lost family. But when your father is a ruthless, ancient vampire, it’s best to run in the opposite direction. Emmaline is a demure witch with a heart of gold. She’s also more powerful than all of Blackthorn Grove’s witches combined...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Portents and Oddities by Gwen DeMarco

    Portents and Oddities by Gwen DeMarco

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After defeating a Fae fanatic set on closing the portal between earth and the magic realm, things are looking up for Sophie Feegle. She can finally relax, drink whiskey at her favorite ogre pub, and get back to the autopsy assistant job she loves. Maybe she’ll even go on a romantic date with a certain sexy fox shifter.Yeah, right. Things never seem to work out quite the way Sophie wants...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fae  female-mc
  • Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Defying Eternity by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Obscure Magic series, book 5.Trading her services to a vampire king is a price Leo pays gladly, but her human life is not on the table. Leonora has managed to save her pregnant sister from a vampire attack, but to insure the safety of her sister and niece, Leo is willing to pay with everything but her life...
  • Marked by a Dragon by Alisa Woods

    Marked by a Dragon by Alisa Woods

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Leksander is a Dragon Prince of the House of Smoke… and he is in love with the wrong woman.   Leksander never meant to fall for an angeling, and he certainly never meant to hurt her...
  • Dragon's Tears by Lisa Oliver

    Dragon's Tears by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Byron Hollingsworth was an emotional wreck and after ranting at his younger brother Samuel, and calling his brother's impending offspring an abomination, now everyone else knew how unstable Byron was too. It’s not as though he hadn’t tried to be the perfect son, brother, and cousin. He tried to keep his affliction hidden from others...
  • Cosmo and the King by Macy Blake

    Cosmo and the King by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Cosmo learns the faun king is in the human realm, he panics. See, Silenus happens to be his fiance... and he's never told any of his friends in the human realm that he ran away on his wedding day, leaving his king at the alter. Silenus made a deal with the devil--the queen of the fae--when he learned the human realm was going to be closed, keeping him separated from his mate and betrothed...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  magic  shapeshifters  dragons  romance  fantasy  mlm  fae
  • A Dragon's Family Album by Thea Harrison

    A Dragon's Family Album by Thea Harrison

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This book contains Dragos Takes a Holiday, Pia Saves the Day, and Peanut Goes to School (two novellas and a short story in the Elder Races series, previously published separately). All three stories focus on the Cuelebres, the First Family of the Wyr.Dragos Takes a Holiday: When the Cuelebre family heads to Bermuda for some much needed R&R, it’s no ordinary weekend in the sun...
  • Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I love you, Sam. I will always love you." When Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne discovers her lover, Crwys Holliard, is missing, she vows to find him. With the help of her friends and an Alpha Werewolf who just won't take no for an answer, Sam follows clues that point them in the direction of the realm of Faerie, a place Sam swore she would never return to...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  book  dark  epic  fae
  • Bite Me by Aidy Award

    Bite Me by Aidy Award

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Curvy Girl and Dragon Shifter RomanceShe’s stolen a soul… and his heart. Ky Puru is the best chance anyone has to get the soul of the Golden Dragon Wyvern back. Nothing will stand in his way - not demons, not witches, not even the king of hell himself. There’s only one problem. Jada, the thief, is a succubus...and his true mate...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  dark  demons
  • Linked by Heather Bowhay

    Linked by Heather Bowhay

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Leading a double life as an Amethyst and a Dentelle is difficult, loving two men is tragic, but for Lexi Adams, planning her own death is totally insane. After narrowly escaping the Ray-Pacs in Amethyst, Lexi and Jason are now headed to the safe haven on Towhead Island. Heart-broken, she understands why a Guardian-Amethyst relationship is forbidden, but that won’t stop her from trying...
  • Peta by Shannon Mayer

    Peta by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The long-awaited novella from Peta's point of view is finally here . . . My name is Peta, and I am a familiar. To stand at the side of an elemental as their familiar is a gift given to few familiars. Yet here I stand with my thirteenth—Larkspur, child of the earth. I do not want this charge, for all my previous have ended in deaths I could not prevent...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  audiobook  book  epic
  • Hood's Obsession by Marie Hall

    Hood's Obsession by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Erualis' time is running out and now Rumpelstiltskin says there are only two who can save him... Lilith Wolf, the daughter of the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood has a problem, she's an unmated female in heat. She has to get away from the males of her village unless she wants to find herself involuntarily hand fasted to the first one to tame her wolf...
  • Alpha Moon by S.M. Reine

    Alpha Moon by S.M. Reine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Author's note: This is the last episode I have planned for The Cain Chronicles, and a little bit of a treat for Abel fans. I hope you all enjoy him in this one as much as I do...heh. :D It's 20,000 words long - same length as Red Rose Moon. Happy reading!Rylie Gresham's world is ending, and this time, it has nothing to do with silver bullets..
  • Billionaire Dragon's Nanny by Brittany White

    Billionaire Dragon's Nanny by Brittany White

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After years alone, a dragon shifter has found his one true mate — his gorgeous human nanny. The Southern NannyAfter my escape from an abusive ex, I lost everything. Resigned to sleeping on the streets, I was broken and alone.But a hot billionaire rescued me and saved me from that fate. He took me in and gave me shelter. Now I’m living with my powerful boss — as his nanny...
  • A Mate for the Christmas Dragon by Zoe Chant

    A Mate for the Christmas Dragon by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Christmas-loving dragon + an overworked retail assistant who hates the holidays + five days to win his mate's heart before a curse destroys his life = a Christmas clash with a heart-warming happy ever after. Jasper Heartwell needs to find a mate before Christmas. Jasper is a dragon on a mission...
  • Whisper Kiss by Deborah Cooke

    Whisper Kiss by Deborah Cooke

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One man’s mission ignites one woman’s fire… Niall Talbot has volunteered to hunt down and destroy all the remaining shadow dragons – who were weakened by the destruction of the Dragon’s Blood Elixir – before they can wreak more havoc. Among them is his dead twin brother, making Niall’s mission not only dangerous but personal...
  • Lead Dragon by Terry Bolryder

    Lead Dragon by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lead, captain of an elite team of powerful dragons, is about to embark on the most difficult mission he's ever undertaken: trying not to fall in love with the cute, curvy woman he saved and is now tasked with protecting. But how is he supposed to do that when everything inside the honor-obsessed dragon roars "mate" whenever he sees her?Brittany is just a regular human...
  • Red Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Red Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The dragons on Mistveil Island are not your run-of-the-mill kind. They’re something else entirely…In an attempt to escape Draig Island and my duties as Tribute – whatever those might be – I steal a helicopter. Probably not the best idea since I’m still learning how to become a helicopter pilot. I thought I had enough hours under my belt to be able to pull it off...
  • Hope and Vengeance by Connie Suttle

    Hope and Vengeance by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Adam Chessman. I am Chief Enforcer for the Vampire Council. In nearly two hundred fifty years, I've seen just about everything. Until I was proven very, very wrong. The peace treaty between vampires and werewolves is relatively new and extremely fragile...
  • Other Worldly Ways by Connie Suttle

    Other Worldly Ways by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Falchan to Earth to the heavens and places in between, join Devin, Dragon, Conner and others as they travel through this collection of short stories...
  • A Demon's Work Is Never Done by Connie Suttle

    A Demon's Work Is Never Done by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Lexsi Tears of flame dripped down my cheeks--tears for Kory and me. The fire net burned my hands whenever I touched it, but I couldn't let it harm him any more than it already had. Kory's wings, with burn-holes between ribs, beat to help me get the net off him...
    Categorized as:
    aliens  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book  demons
  • Perpetual Prey by Viola Grace

    Perpetual Prey by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hunted through history, Elsinor has had enough. She is going to fight her stalker, whoever he is. Elsinor has walked the earth for thousands of years, but every few decades, she must start over. Waking up in agony with her organs slowly regenerating, she has coined a new phrase Prometheus Syndrome...
  • Dragon Defiant by Viola Grace

    Dragon Defiant by Viola Grace

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Born nameless in a tank, they try and make her into a weapon, but she chooses defiance. Eltrinia sounds like a good name, and Lem comes naturally. After falling through the sky during a lightning storm, Eltrinia is free of the tube that they grew her in, and while she doesn’t yet know her name, she knows that she needs to get in touch with society...
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