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Absorbing Inevitability by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale… And I don’t know who I am anymore. I only have the labels and titles. There are only the masks I wear to make it through the day and try to survive the pressure.And it’s killing me.Nothing is changing for the better, at least not for me. I’m doing so much to change the lives of millions, but there’s no improvement for me... -
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Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTake a walk on the wild side with Anita Blake, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series. These five novels of human—and inhuman—passions feature vampires, werewolves, and “a heroine as sharp as a stake and slick as a silver bullet” (J.D. Robb)... -
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Dead Last by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLorelei Clay is desperate to stay safe behind her castle walls.She’s also desperate for money.When a mage assassin asks for help with a delicate matter involving a ruthless vampire mobster, Lorelei agrees—for a price. Part of the deal is that Kane Sullivan can’t know. Yes, that Kane. Prince of hell. Demon to end all demons. Stubborn, nosy, and ridiculously sexy... -
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A Crown of Thorns and Lies by Sloane Murphy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Shadow Realm was not what I expected.With it came so many unexpected joys, but also, the worst kind of pain.Back in our Realm once more, new enemies make themselves known, and betrayal is around every corner. It stings the worst when it’s from the ones you thought you could trust with your life.We’ve sacrificed too much and waited too long to let anything stand in our way now... -
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Layering Resentment by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m pissed.I’m confused.And I’m scared. I’d be an idiot if I wasn’t scared when demons suddenly made a move and someone I love almost died. I’m pissed they did it, confused why now… But I’m also pissed that no one seems to hear me that Cluym messed up and they’re upset with me instead.Classic...Categorized as:
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Reaper Unhinged by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes it takes a storm to clear the air.The showdown at Deadside changed everything. It’ll take us going in separate directions to stop the catastrophes that hover on the horizon. But there’s no anticipating the extra threat lying in wait. It’s been there all along.Invisible.Waiting.And it’s about to pounce... -
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Promising Changes by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and… Things are getting better. They’re not all better. That’s not possible in the weeks since I made the deal with all fairies. A little better.I have hope we might not completely self-destruct, so that’s better than where we were over the summer at least. And I think fairies are starting to see me as a person more... -
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Reaper Unveiled by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s all smoke and mirrors until someone breaks the glass.It’ll be the wedding of the century, an alliance bringing peace to the Underealm, but if Lilith recognises who I am, it could be the end of me. Thank goodness for Cora and her plan –smoke and mirrors and deception. Let’s hope it works, otherwise, if the journey doesn’t kill me, Lilith will.A kickass Urban Fantasy with a why choose romance... -
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Misty by Tabitha Barret
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMisty is the name of the woman who once had everything, a powerful pack, a family who protect her and a man who loved her deeply. Gray is the shell of a woman who was forced to pick up the pieces of her shattered life and move on.After my father's death, my lover suddenly wasn't good enough for me, according to my mother, so I was expected to love another wolf, breaking our rules and traditions... -
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Cry Werewolf by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Wolves are being hunted!Vervain Lavine's nine-pointed star is whole again. A victory indeed, except the Godhunter still doesn't know exactly what it's capable of. Distracted by pregnancy issues, she just doesn't have the time to search for answers... -
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Queen Takes Sunfires Book 2: A Their Vampire Queen novel by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret burns inside me that will very likely get me killed.The wolf king may have gotten me out of Chicago alive, but he couldn’t burn rubber fast enough to get away from me once he’d dropped me off at his sister’s. Wearing nothing but a hospital gown and his borrowed coat, I have to face an Aima queen for the first time. Alone... -
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The Wicked Will Rise by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Angel of Death wants his Death Knight and he will do anything to get her.Azrael has taken Audrey and Mika has to find a way to save her sister without endangering everyone she's sworn to protect. Too many people she thought she trusted are keeping secrets from her while the Angel of Death keeps sending his legions to test her strength and abilities... -
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Disrespected Chief by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas is tired of the men in her world making her life so much more difficult. From Brian getting promoted and bringing Murray into her life to Murray treating her like he’s her boss and she has to play along to set him up because of what Director Galvin wants. Then there’s Enzo’s plans and new crazy all the way up to the damn president...Categorized as:
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Call of the Wilde by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHello darkness, my old friend... Still recovering from an explosive family get-together, Tarot-reading mistress of the House of Swords Sara Wilde isn't ready to return to the war on magic. Then the Magician of the Arcana Council uses her to summon an ancient Greek deity for his own devious purposes, and Sara's suddenly up to her elbows in oversized egos and millennia-old conflicts... -
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![Blood and Hexes by May Sage]()
Blood and Hexes by May Sage
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven names. Seven families of royal vampires on Night Hill. One stands above all. After centuries of freedom, no one is happy to kneel to a new Eirikrson. Diana intended to stop by Oldcrest for a pit stop. Catch up with her brother, meet his mate, maybe convince them to name their firstborn after her. She’ll soon learn, as a Helsing, she must pick a side. Before one is picked for her... -
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Rebuilding the Wolf by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas got knocked on her ass when a witch bespelled the people she cared for most to attack her. But a month later and she’s glad she listened to her best friend that it was well past time to focus on herself and build a better foundation for her life. And that’s why she’s testifying before Congress to make the vampire SWAT idea a reality... -
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Into the Void by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Void, the source of all souls, is a place very few gods remember anymore. It's also the one place Vervain Lavine needs to find if she wants to bring Odin back to life. There's only one god who can help her, a god who not only remembers the Void but has been there himself. Lucifer Morningstar, Satan, Beelzebub, the Devil, yeah that guy. He also happens to be her boyfriend's father... -
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Ancestral by Cassandra O'Donnell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHistoire de bien commencer la saison, le Mortefilis a décidé d'envahir la Nouvelle Angleterre. Ça tombe bien, avec la disparition de Raphael, repousser une armée de redoutables vampires était tout ce dont j'avais besoin...Malgré mon inquiétude et une situation plus que critique, je me dois d'organiser la défense de notre territoire...Categorized as:
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A Fey Harvest by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Fey are being hunted.After five-hundred years, the Faerie Realm is open once more. A shaky truce has been made between the gods and the fey and hope has begun to grow for a peaceful future between all races. Vervain Lavine, Godhunter and now Faerie Queen, desperately wants the truce to work... -
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Perchance to Die by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Godhunter enters the Realm of Dreams.The excitement continues as Vervain discovers that even her dreams are no longer safe.Vervain Lavine, Godhunter, Witch, Shapeshifter, Goddess, and Faerie. Life has become a little confusing with so many titles but the one place Vervain could always find sanctuary was in her dreams... -
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Witchbane by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKnowing is the heart of love. The battle for Unseelie has been won, and Lord Raza Tnyn is now King Raza the Second. But Uisdean, the last king of Unseelie, is on the loose in the Human Realm with his resurrected wife, Rue, and an ancient fairy weapon. The Councils and the Coven are on the case, and Princess Seren is happy to leave the problem in their capable hands... -
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A Crown of Shadows and Secrets by Sloane Murphy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne thing I’ve learnt since I became a Hunter…Anyone can betray you.Its exactly why I find myself travelling to a place I never thought I’d go.The Shadow Realm.Demons hide in every shadow and around every corner,But here in the darkness I discover even more surprises.Things I never thought possible...Categorized as:
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The King's Bargain by J.A. Stowe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if your bargain with a king is a deal with the devil?I knew accepting that Aegis case could only mean trouble.After her attack on the Colosseum, Valeria launched a campaign of cruelty on Draqaar. With every death, her army grows, and I’m the only one that can turn the tide of battle. I’m the only one that can break the daeva curse... -
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The Reclamation by Ivy Asher
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe last place I ever wanted to be was in the middle of someone else’s war. Too bad fate doesn’t give a fuck.When I first woke up in the land of the gryphons, I had one goal...getting back home.I was so focused on figuring out how to leave, that I got myself exiled from The Hidden, captured by The Avowed, and managed to claim not one, but three mates... -
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Wicked Games by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA killer is on the loose at the University of Morgana. Mika has to figure out who. and fast before she loses someone she cares about. Mika's first semester at Morgana hasn't been going well. She nearly killed the boy she likes, and found out she has a rare specialty that will put her life at risk if anyone finds out what it is... -
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Unclaimed by May Dawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm going to war with the bullies that have tormented me at the academy. It's time to make Jensen McCauley and his minions pay. But when our prank war lands us both on restriction, the two of us are trapped together. It's all his fault. It's all his plan. Jensen wanted to be left alone so he could unravel the secrets surrounding his sister's death. I've got enough to figure out... -
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Three Dog Knight by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsI survived a job for royal vampires with my life and identity intact. That means I can return to my normal life as a knight, right?Wrong.When a group of werewolves goes berserk in our local pub, there’s a new threat in the city and the local pack hires me to find out what it is... -
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Reaper Untamed by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsActions have consequences, and my actions are about to kick me in the teeth. I’m still reeling from the unthinkable. Lucas is gone. It’s all my fault and if the dominus can’t find evidence that my actions were under duress then the consequences will be lethal... -
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Reaper Undone by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSunshine, rainbows and unicorns? Yeah something's gotta give.Kick her while she’s down seems to be the motto when it comes to my life. But this time I’m clawing back. Hard.After the uncertainty and the heartache, I deserve a reprieve, and I’m damn well going to get it. My own personal Happy Ever After.But what they don’t tell you in the fairy tales is that happily ever after comes with a price... -
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A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy 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... -
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Piece of Vampire by Laurel Chase
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne step forward, two steps back.Our enemies are out in the open now - we have them in our sights. Unfortunately, that means we’re more exposed than ever, too.We found the Qilin, but we’ve lost my vampire. My guys tell me he’ll be fine, but will we?Just when I think I have Haret figured out, I find a new piece to the puzzle... -
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The Lost Queen by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot all who wander are lost. As Justice of the Arcana Council and an experienced artifact hunter, Tarot-reading Sara Wilde prefers to track down the missing on her own. With her latest case, unfortunately, everyone's dying to help her out.Determined to locate the Lost Queen, a witch destined to fulfill a dark and twisted prophecy, Sara finds herself corpse-blocked at every turn...Categorized as:
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Vampire in Chaos by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTessa's life has plummeted into chaos. Her father is missing, Goran is unconscious and showing no signs of healing, her mother has taken several steps off the deep end and David, well, she'll deal with him when she sees him - if she can find him... -
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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... -
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Let Sleeping Demons Lie by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere will be Hell to pay.Deep within the Devil's house there's a room where demons sleep. They send their souls into humans and entrust their bodies to Satan. No one has ever disturbed them. No one would dare. Until now.Demons are dying; their souls taken before they can return to Hell. With only weeks to spare, Vervain and the God Squad attempt to track down the murderer... -
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Rise of the Gryphon by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the fourth novel of the bestselling Belador paranormal series, Evalle Kincaid must turn her back on the Beladors to protect those she loves, and the world, from annihilation... -
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My Soul to Take by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Award-Winning Godhunter Series continues! With the birth of her twins, the Godhunter has begun a new phase of her life. Unfortunately, this phase may be her last if she doesn't figure out how to fix her shattered star. And then Yemanja, a goddess Vervain owes her life to, comes to her for help... -
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Alpha Magic by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy whole life, I’ve kept the secret of what I really am far away from the entire world. It was safer that way, but I always knew that the day would come when the Sacri Guild would finally find out about my existence.The Uprising doesn’t intend to leave me alone. If I don’t do something about them, they are going to kill me. That was the reason I gave to myself when I decided to go after them...Categorized as:
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Turbulent Expansion by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter surviving Halloween, Arabella Baker is determined to do things better while achieving what she planned with her daughters in moving to Boston. The fates seem to help her a bit, and the stars align along with putting together some helpful suggestions, and she manages a way to expand...Categorized as:
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Opening Struggles by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was a rough beginning for Karma Bakery with the out-of-control sample days and interviews that went way past fluff pieces. But Arabella Baker and her two daughters, Kary and Mary, have the needed security in place and have hired the right people to fit into the new family they’re building. They even made some outside friends of the paranormal variety, and that’s not something they’re used to... -
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Out of the Darkness by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeasons have returned to Faerie and the fey are not happy about it. There hasn't been anything but summer in the land of the fey for thousands of years, so long that most have forgotten what the seasons are. The nights grow longer and Faerie grows colder as winter approaches, and it falls upon Vervain to help the fey through these changes... -
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Heart of the Hounded by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHey, are you okay?Are you a supernatural too, being hunted as a trophy? Do you have nowhere to go and no one to turn to?Eden is here. We can provide protection. Safety. Understanding.You just have to find us first.When Layla stumbled across the Big, Bad Wolf, her life changed forever. Now that her eyes are open to all the things that go bump in the night? There's no going back...Categorized as:
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The Serpent Priest by Anna McIlwraith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayed, bereft, and beaten — but not broken. Emma Chase is the Caller of the Blood, destined to command the magic of all shapechanging races. She’s been to Hell and back and she’ll never be the same, but she’s rebuilding her life — and her sanity — with the help of some totally unexpected allies. If only she knew how to heal the one person whose soul is bound to hers forever... -
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Descendant of Chaos by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsStay away from mages. It was a singular phrase my father had ingrained in me from the time of my birth. Sorry, dad. I have a feeling that is going to be a f*cking problem. You have to understand… my life has been bland at best. Everything in my life, every single day, has been scripted, organized, and neat. Calm, cool, and collected. The problem? It wasn’t real... -
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![A Demon's Debt by Cece Rose]()
A Demon's Debt by Cece Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPay your debt or forfeit your soul. Mona thought her troubles were over, but little did she know, they were only just beginning. When you owe a demon, they will always come to collect. Mona must enter the demon realm to repay her debt to the demon Adramelech. If she fails to complete her task, the forfeit is her soul... -
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Wolf's Claim by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the truth doesn’t set you free.After defeating my uncle and reclaiming the throne that had been stolen from me, I thought life would be easy. But fate had other plans in store.After my mate's coronation, a faceless enemy left a dire warning and became the greatest threat yet...Categorized as:
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South of Surrender by Laura Kaye
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's the only one who can see through his golden boy façade to the broken god within...Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence, and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed... -
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The Wolf's Heir by Anna McIlwraith
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA desperate king, a dying princess, and an orphaned boy who won’t speak of the horror that claimed his pack. Of all the shapechanger races Emma’s met so far, the wolves are the most loyal — and the least tame... -
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Magical Temptations by Jaliza A. Burwell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr. Laila Porter has successfully kept Cyril Shanton alive. Now it's time to learn that when a dragon wants something, they get it, and Shanton wants Laila. The dragon has uncovered an old cave system, and he needs Laila's expertise to get through the dangerous traps safely because he wants what the traps protect... -
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Unnatural Magic by Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf there’s one thing I loathe, it’s being told what to do.I was kept ignorant and sheltered my whole life. Now that I’m free, I’ll never be coddled again.Even if the smoking hot werewolf king thinks coddling is perfectly acceptable.Because something’s hunting humans in my city. Something that kills like a werewolf, but displays those kills publicly–as if taunting the authorities...
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