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He Who Fights with Monsters 6: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsExperience an isekai culture clash as a laid-back Australian finds himself in a very serious world. See him gain suspiciously evil powers through a unique progression system combining cultivation and traditional LitRPG elements. Enjoy a weak-to-strong story with a main character who earns his power without overshadowing everyone around him, with plenty of loot, adventurers, gods and magic... -
A Soul to Protect by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Linh wanted was to feel safe.After escaping vile bandits, Linh is faced with a conundrum. She can either run through the Demon-filled wilds, or seek safety from a serpent monster.The longer she forces her presence in the monster’s territory, the more she learns a Duskwalker’s heart can be nurturing... -
The Werewolf Whoops by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCharlie Rhodes is back on her feet and ready for action. Luckily for her, The Legacy Foundation officially has its first job in weeks and they’re on the hunt for … werewolves. It seems two campers have gone missing, the campsite littered with strange animal prints. Charlie is excited for adventure but sometimes wishes are more dangerous than they seem... -
The Wandering Inn: Book 6 - The General of Izril by Pirateaba, Andrea Parsneau
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClowns, Goblins, and Erin Solstice. Not all in the same place, mind you... -
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Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn the immortal war between gods and demons, one woman’s past holds the key to humanity’s future. One year after joining the Legion of Angels in New York City, Leda Pierce returns home to visit her family in Purgatory, a rough and rugged frontier town that borders the plains of monsters. Leda’s family reunion is cut short, however, when her little sisters are captured by supernatural mercenaries... -
Of Blood and Monsters by D.G. Swank
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThird book in the Piper Lancaster Series.A demon army is descending on Asheville, prepared to drag Piper and her friends to hell for defying Okeus, the god of war and hell, a threat her band of battered and weary defenders is nowhere near strong enough to hold off... -
Sleeping with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love? What if the cost of saving them is your soul? Would you pay it? I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I’m no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I’ve become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved... -
Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe supernatural storm of the century is coming. Leda’s quest to gain the magic she needs to save her brother leads her to the castle of the Dragons, home of four soldiers in the Legion of Angels with extraordinary powers over the elements. If she makes it through their training, she might just survive her next sip of the gods’ Nectar and level up her magic... -
Shifter's Shadow by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNext to the powers of heaven and hell, we are nothing. “So this was just one gigantic, cosmic war between light and dark magic. And we were only a small part of it, a tiny dot in the gods’ empire. It was no wonder that they saw us as insignificant... -
The Return (Demon Fallout) by Mark Tufo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZombies are a nightmare of the past, the Lycan wars are over. Mike feels that he can finally settle down after 200 years of war until he hears an impossible message from beyond. Tommy, his adopted son, is in trouble and there is nothing in Heaven or Hell that will stop Mike from helping him... -
Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"We are all monsters here ..." Celestine is a land of beauty and horror where the heroic souls of men are tempted to fall from heights mere mortals were never meant to attain.Terrence Mack has managed to survive in this brutal world, gathering bonds of great power and ability, passing trials and tribulations that would crush lesser men... -
Crowned by Charlene Hartnady, B.E. Brouillard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCrowned is the third and final book in this trilogy. It's fast-paced and ultra steamy. Take care that the heroine will end up having more than one love interest. Her partners can shift into demon form, so there might be some monster action – please don’t read this book if you are put off by this sort of thing. If you’re adventurous, hop in because the water is warm…and getting warmer... -
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Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou should go to Crete if you want to survive. Amourgeles. They’ll come for you soon. I’d lived in the city for a long time, and working the drive-thru window of a coffee shop meant I’d seen some things. From blowjobs to furries. Sometimes furries getting blowjobs. Let’s face it, no one was at their best when they were uncaffeinated... -
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Anubis by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnubis, God of The Dead, is missing a piece of his soul, and he knows just the archaeologist to help him find it. He only needs to convince her of that…ANUBIS is the third book in the new series ‘Gods of the Duat’ that centers around the Egyptian gods of war, magic, and the dead... -
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThree weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches.Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion... -
Brutal Asset by John Conroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBook 3 of the Demon Accords. Partnered in an uneasy alliance with federal law enforcement, Chris Gordon has been hunting down the outlaw gang, Loki's Spawn, who attacked his vampire girlfriend. But when he finds unexpected hostages who trigger his baser instincts, Chris is thrown into a search for answers to dark questions... -
To Free a Soul by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*THIS BOOK SHOULD NOT BE READ BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE DUSKWALKER BRIDES SERIES OR BOOK 1 OF THE PREQUEL - To Trap a Soul*A hundred and fifty years have passed, and much has happened for Lindiwe. She’s bonded, she’s served her duties, and she’s brought Duskwalkers into the world.Every year, her relationship with Weldir grows steadier, only to eventually shatter... -
When Monsters Rise by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen an unexpected betrayal steals our sanctuary, only unity will save us.I trusted Michael and he betrayed us. With our sanctuary destroyed, we’re on the run. Again.Shem and his watchers’ step into the role of protectors once again but keeping a whole colony safe topside won’t be easy.New threats stalk both day and night. The rules have changed.Time is running out... -
Riding for a Fall by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFreed from her neurological condition and the suffocating attention of her parents, Kira is a whole new woman, literally. And now she’s on tour with her favourite band, travelling across foreign countries and recording what she sees with the gorgeous Marlow by her side... -
The Crimson Queen by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings#1 IN PARANORMAL ANGEL ROMANCES, DARK FANTASY, & DARK FANTASY HORROR!The Crimson Queen is the third and final instalment in the bestselling Dark Halos trilogy. Coming January 2023!“If I’m the Queen of Hearts, then be my King of Spades.”The High King–now freed from his prison–continues to wreak havoc on the seven realms, but he made one wrong move... -
Lucien by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just twenty-three. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together... -
Serpent's Game by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than darkness... Reeling from the revelations discovered in Egypt, Ace Dante is on a knife-edge, but the gods aren’t going to wait for him to come to terms with the truth. Ancient and deadly beasts straight out of the underworld are targeting Nick “Cujo” Jones and his daughter. There doesn’t seem to be a connection to Ace, until a mysterious and familiar box turns up...Categorized as:
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Kings of Eden by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI've danced for some powerful and deadly men. But lately, instead of dollars, I'm collecting death warrants. I’ve always played with danger. And as long as I followed the rules, I told myself I’d always be safe.One night is all it took, one mistake, and now every damned mafia criminal in the Black Spades gang is after me.But so are the Kings of Eden... -
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Destined to the Wraith by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWould he save her or be her damnation?Hounded by a necromancer hellbent on appropriating her ancestral lands, Ronika must recover an ancient relic from a cursed mansion to keep her enemy at bay. To do so, she requires an escort. Convincing an enraged wraith to help seems like an impossible task... -
The Women in the walls by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the detective she's fallen for needs help, a reluctant psychic must put aside her feelings to help him unravel a horrific crime. HAMILTON - Trying to maintain a normal life, psychic Billie Culpepper struggles to block out the dead souls that haunt her every move but her attempts to suppress her ability only serve to isolate her even more... -
Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. I never dreamed the world would end this way... Sixteen-year-old Parrish Sorrows is nothing special. She lives in the shadow of her prodigy sister, ignored by her parents and shunned as an outsider at her private school.But today, everything changes.Today, on the other side of the country, a portal to another world opens... -
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The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDakota is on the run from his past when he arrives in Oro Escondido, a small town in the New Mexico mountains. He thinks he might just stop there to rest and maybe save up some money, and it looks like a nice little town. When a help wanted sign pops up on the main road, he takes a chance on working at the local bookstore, but he finds so much more than a job... -
All Hallows Night by Marie Hall, R.S. Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets and truths, lies and red herrings… which is which? That’s what Pandora’s trying to figure out. Ever since the death of her best, and probably only friend by her own hands, she’s not sure who to trust anymore. The Priest is dead. The Gray Man is… she’s not even sure what. Luc, well, Luc is Luc. The Order has sent her deep into the heart of Mexico to investigate a potential zombie uprising... -
As the Crow Flies by Zoe Parker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Feather Brain… That’s me and a bag of chips. Ever since I started working here at the Unsylum—I’ve been running around in a haze of purple insanity. Somehow, this job has come to mean more to me than being an overpaid maid. It's become a calling that I can’t ignore... -
Fires of Treason by Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have been given many names.I’ve gone from a slave with only a number to identify me, to a Lady, a friend, and most recently… a saviour.They think I am soft, not a threat.However, they’ve awoken a part of me I didn’t know existed, and I’m keen to repay them for the years of cruelty they gave me.Soon, they will call me by a different name... -
Heir of Monsters by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA monster has stalked me my entire life.But now I’m hunting him.My job is to hunt monsters and I’m damn good at it—until a monster breaks into my apartment in the middle of the night and kidnaps me.Turns out he isn’t just a monster.He’s the Wyern king.Wyern’s, a race feared by everyone, are known to be stronger than the fae who rule my world, and no one has seen them in years... -
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Wolf God by Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome monsters just need to be tamed.SamanthaWhen the Dark Wolf God threatened my pack, I defied him. His retaliation was quick and brutal.The ruthless god tore me from my life and imprisoned me in his kingdom. He’s convinced I have magic that will free him from a curse.He’s as powerful as he is sexy—but he’s also wrong... -
Magic of Blood and Ash by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturning to Moonfell wasn’t part of my plan, and it completely altered my life.New house. New friends. And reuniting with my eccentric aunt brought some joy back into my soul. I even managed to crack a smile every now and then...Categorized as:
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The Tower of Sorcery by James Galloway
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first book in a unique, scandalously interesting and non-commercial fantasy series. Written by James Galloway purely for fun in the course of many years. Read by fanatical fans for even more fun. It has never been published and it can be found online, absolutely for free, on the author's website (http://forums.sennadar.com).Or download from http://www.weavespinner.net/worlds_of.. -
Night of the Wolf Moon by Kimberly Loth, Nina Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m not supposed to be sacrificed to the wolves, that fate belongs to my sister. As the eldest daughter, she’ll join our village’s claimed girls when she turns eighteen. Together, they will go to the wolf shifter city, never to return. But a terrible tragedy strikes our family, requiring me to go in her stead... -
Their Lethal Pet by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRun. Hide. Fight.It’s Monsters Night, the annual event where the portals to other realms and realities open, and monsters flood the streets to search for their potential mates.And I’m one of the candidates.Why?Because I broke all the rules. I fought back against the elitist system hellbent on enslaving humankind. And f-ck if I’m going to let one of these monsters claim me... -
Fallen University: Year Two by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf I thought year one at Fallen University was rough, year two may prove hellish...What do you do when your entire magical academy is banished to the underworld?No, seriously. If you have any ideas, I would love to hear them.Because we've been cut off from humanity and the rest of the Custodians, and the admins seem completely lost, unsure of what to do or how to get us back to earth...Categorized as:
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The Demon’s Pet by Domino Savage
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRejected by my pack and slated for execution, the only thing that can save me now might be worse than death itself.All my life I've fought. Against the rules of my insular wolf pack sequestered in the celestial havens. Against bullies, my horrible parents, and even the pack's strongest wolves who want to claim the town's rebel for their own... -
Necroscope IV: Deadspeak by Brian Lumley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBrian Lumley's Necroscope novels are one of the horror genre's most towering achievements. They chronicle the adventures of Necroscope, Harry Keogh, his successor, Jake Cutter, and the psychically gifted agents of E-Branch, Britain's super-secret spy organization, and their battles against the malevolent, shape-shifting Wamphyri and their spawn... -
A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMyth and mayhem inhabit a richly reimagined New Orleans in this sequel to Darkness Becomes Her.After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they’re up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become... -
Nowhere to Run by Elliott Kay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife on the open road is no easier than working in the wizard’s dungeon.Scars and his crew escaped their old lives by finding each other, but a found family still needs a home. Even defense of a small mountain town from bandits doesn’t change the order of exile against monsters throughout the kingdom... -
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Wicked All Night by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSet in the Night Huntress World, ancient deities are poised to wreck havoc, unless vampires Veritas and Ian can stop them!A gift from the gods… Veritas and Ian have finally defeated their worst enemy, but the power it took to pierce through to the netherworld has unexpected consequences... -
Pretty Wild by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSeven sons, each with a bloodline of supernaturals that can be traced back to them, but where did they go?Alejandra has had her whole life planned out since birth, but now that the time has come to take her place in court, everything seems to be imploding... -
Demon Kissed by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s an angel sent to Earth to kill a demon. The last thing she expected was to fall in love with him… Decades ago, the Demon King Ezekiel conquered Mexico City and cursed it with greed. The only way to end the curse? An angel needs to slay Ezekiel with Uriel’s Flaming Sword. But Ezekiel has stolen the Sword and hidden it in his Watchtower — the gleaming skyscraper where he lives and rules... -
Finding Faerie by Laura Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFINDING FAERIE is the third installment in the Karli Lane series. For Karli Lane, life used to be so simple. All she had to worry about was mixing drinks or maintaining an even tan. Nowadays her mind is plagued with things like finding a mystical portal, smelling like vampire bait, or accidentally causing destruction everywhere she goes.Oh yeah, and choosing between two irresistible men... -
Dragon Fire by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWounded, with a target still on his back, Kieren Moonring has been hiding in the last place his Morgon enemies might find him-the Sisterhood of Light. In the human convent on the southern shores of Primus, his body heals quickly, but his soul is broken. Bitterness and fury fill that gaping chasm that was opened by the evil Larkosians... -
Pandora's Heart by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer Highest Honor has one last chance to save her son. A creature who could rain destruction down on the world. A beast all gods fear. A Titan. And all she needs is a god who is not a god. A god who loves as a Doxie. A god with a heart of fire. It's the kind of story legends are made from. There's only one problem. It's all a lie...
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