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The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey used to be enemies. Now they’re partners.I never imagined Considine Maledictus—one of the most powerful vampires alive—would go from ruling the streets at night to joining the supernatural task force just to become my partner, but here we are.Considine claims he “fancies” me. He also used to hide his identity and pose as my charming next-door neighbor, so forgive me if I don’t believe him...Categorized as:
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Resurgence of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Queen of Werewolves Never Bows—She Hunts. Being Queen of the British Werewolves means I’m not one to back down, especially when my friend Emory is facing trial on spurious charges. I stormed in, certain that my impassioned speech would help save the king of the dragon shifters – but darker forces prevailed.The Domini, a sinister secret society, is pulling strings from the darkness... -
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An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsForgiveness 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... -
![Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie]()
Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThree months ago, I landed a job as a bartender. But not at a bar—at a guild. Yeah, the magic kind. I'm not a badass mage like my three smokin' hot best friends. I'm not a sorcerer or an alchemist, or even a wussy witch. I'm just a human, slinging drinks like a pro and keeping my non-magical nose out of mythic business. Seriously, I know my limits... -
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![Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery]()
Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hot, nerdy dragon content to be aloneDragon shifter Gideon wasn’t looking for love. He preferred silence, solitude, and the company of his books. So, when he runs into his mate, his first instinct is to keep her at arm’s length...Categorized as:
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![Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner]()
Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPossession 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... -
![One Second by Dannika Dark]()
One Second by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 30 ratings***USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES*** EXPLOSIVE FINAL INSTALLMENT IN THE SEVEN SERIES Book 1 is on sale for a limited time! Love. Family. Brotherhood. Lexi has faced personal struggles, but nothing has prepared her for the most perilous battle of her life. Shifters are on the brink of war as Northerners target Colorado in an attempt to infiltrate the borders... -
![On the Wings of War by Hailey Turner]()
On the Wings of War by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRemembering 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... -
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How to Defy a Vampire by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFinnStumbling into a crime scene is pretty typical for me. As a human, joining the VRC has done everything but keep me out of trouble. And now I seem to be playing a part that I’d really rather not play… if I want to keep my head, that is.By my side is my partner Marcus, a vampire who has vowed to tear the world apart—and even a mattress—to keep me safe... -
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Scout by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCoal Volsunga is a dragon convinced he’s better off alone…As alone as a dragon who is part of a pack can be, that is. Although he loves the work, his feelings are starting to get involved, especially for a wolf entirely too involved with pack life for a loner like Coal... -
![Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie]()
Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsI've said it before, but sometimes I'm a bad person. I cheated on my twelfth grade math final, I've run countless yellow lights, and I gossip about how hot my kickass best friends are. (Good thing my job as a guild bartender doesn't require moral perfection.)But there's bad, and then there's bad. And I'm not sure which applies to a certain dark druid/wanted criminal/reluctant friend of mine... -
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The Necromancer's Reckoning by S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEvery 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... -
![Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie]()
Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen I first landed a bartending job at the local guild, I didn't know a thing about magic. These days, I'm practically an expert on the different magical classes, but there's one nobody ever talks about: Demonica. Turns out they have a good reason for that... -
![City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake]()
City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Final ConfrontationCaelan is done being a pawn of the gods.He’s been herded and molded by the liars and manipulators.He’s put the lives of his family in danger again and again.And he is done.It’s time to face the mad Goddess of the Hunt in the last place any of them want to go—the Ordas.If they’re lucky, the special assistance he’s called in will arrive in time... -
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![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 ratingsIn 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 ratingsJulianWhen 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 ratingsSomething 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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Bloodline Legacy by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hedge witch and her psychotic vampire partner enter the Unity Games. Four supernatural academies. A thousand ways to die. I don’t think I want to be Alessia Hastings anymore.My life plan is pretty simple: Learn to fight. Survive a war with the Hell dimension. Don’t die. It does not, I repeat, it does not involve a mating bond with Malachi Pendragon and spitting out Nephilim babies...Categorized as:
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![Addict by Lexi Blake]()
Addict by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn... -
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Micah by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWanted: 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... -
![Aleron by Macy Blake]()
Aleron by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAleron 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 ratingsThe 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... -
![Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes]()
Mastering the Flames by S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGuilt-ridden after the massacre of his family, Isaac Salvatore turned to binge drinking to escape the pain. Now twenty-four years old, Isaac is a recovering alcoholic woefully out of practice in the magical arts, leaving his fire affinity hanging on the edge of disaster... -
![Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie]()
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsWhen I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here.It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender--but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics... -
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The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsInternational 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... -
![A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler]()
A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSaving the city was supposed to be the hard part...Parker Ferro can’t catch a break. After saving San Amaro from destruction for the second time and reconciling with his boyfriend, his current plans are to relax on his couch until his ears stop ringing.Unfortunately, the thousand realms he just saved have a way of yanking him back into service and the dead have come back to haunt him... -
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A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNever 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... -
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Airships, Crypts & Chocolate Chips by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA bewitched prison. A brother with a deadly request. Can a magical baker launch a jailbreak and still keep her prince in the process?Imogen’s magical bakery is thriving and she loves the company of the Water Kingdom’s dashing prince. But she’s not so enamored with the time she’s forced to spend with his awful Royal Family... -
![The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler]()
The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn 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... -
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Saffron Wilds by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone’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 ratingsYou 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... -
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Raised in Fire by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIt is a common truth in my life that when it rains, it pours. The killings that once plagued New Orleans are cropping up again in Seattle. The local office is stumped. I’m called out to lend a fresh set of eyes, and my unique magical touch.It’s only when I get there that I realize the Seattle office isn’t stumped at all... -
![The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro]()
The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
![How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake]()
How the Necromancer in the Gold Vest Saved My Life: Disaster #4 by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDisaster #4: Who Woke the Dead?Something has escaped from the underworld!Sky would like to point out that this is NOT his fault.But, yes, something has escaped, and it has all the dead crawling out of their graves.Naturally, the humans are freaking out.Except for the sexy one living across the street.Nolan is ready to jump into the fray and help Sky round up the underworld fugitive... -
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![Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 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... -
![Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean]()
Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLogan 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.. -
![Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters]()
Malicious Midpoint by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNothing 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... -
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Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsApprenticed 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... -
![Sorcerers Always Satisfy by Louisa Masters]()
Sorcerers Always Satisfy by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust because I enjoy planning and researching doesn’t mean I’m not the most dangerous badass mothercracker around.The world sees me as boring, dependable David. And I like it that way. I know things and I’m organized. Plus, I’ve seen firsthand the harm a chaotic life can inflict, and I’d rather have my lists and be called dull... -
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Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI had new cupcakes to bake, a new treasure to hunt, and a new dragon in town — literally. Who wouldn’t be ecstatic filling their days with chocolate, trinket collecting, and martial arts training? Yeah … me. Because no matter how much chocolate I ate, I couldn’t fill the dark pit in my soul. A darkness born from blood alchemy...Categorized as:
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![A Witch in Time by Robyn Peterman]()
A Witch in Time by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne of these things is not like the others—life threatening community theatre, wire hangers, chipmunks, tree-house sex-capades with a hot werewolf and head-shrinking with a porno-loving rabbit Shifter...Categorized as:
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![Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne treasure down, two to go … Three months ago, I nearly lost my best friend while retrieving the first instrument of assassination. I also inadvertently released a rival who was definitely unhinged, way more powerful than me, and obsessed with harnessing the deadly power of the artifacts I’d been tasked by the guardian dragons to collect... -
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Moonborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFate has a wicked sense of humor.When I was sixteen, I met the love of my life in magic school. He'd appear exactly once a year at the annual masquerade ball, then vanish...Fast forward to the present: to the night I’m attacked and my hidden wolf emerges...Categorized as:
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![Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes]()
Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA rookie cop. A team of supernatural detectives. A shifter with some impulse control issues.My name is Cat McKenzie, and I thought wood sprites weren’t a thing.Apparently, they are. Fun fact: they enjoy eating carrion which was how I discovered the body of a hunter in the woods. The local werewolf pack confirms it’s a bad wolf doing the biting... -
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![Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler]()
Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParker 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... -
![Forging Bonds - Part Two by Nikita Parmenter]()
Forging Bonds - Part Two by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe tasks are getting more challenging, and the first one wasnt exactly easy. I can't say that they're not fun though.We're all feeling hopeful that we're going to be able to get the necklace off Kylen and free Coen but getting it is going to be a challenge in itself...Categorized as:
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![Cat's Chance in Hell by Meghan Maslow]()
Cat's Chance in Hell by Meghan Maslow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a feline fatale meets his magical match, Baltimore might just go up in flames.Carter Strike here. Siamese shifter extraordinaire, Tommy Tittoti’s right-hand cat . . . and the star of this book. Don’t let the author whatsherface tell you otherwise. That’s why its 113k. I’ve got A LOT to say.Terrible things are afoot in Charm City. Snark happens. Bad guys die. And I have a new favorite donut... -
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Wicked Burn by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIncludes the brand new Dark Protectors novella, 'Talen'Simone Brightston knows she can beat the rap her enemies are pinning on her. An Irish witch is nobody's fool, and she didn't get to her position on the Coven Nine high council without serious power. But her cousins want her to hide out—and they somehow convinced her arch nemesis to play getaway driver... -
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Circle of Trust by Nicholas Bella, Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLorcán Kennedy is a take-no-prisoner vampire whose grit is tested when slain vampires start showing up in his sector. His investigation reveals a blessed weapon was used in the slayings, which leads him to a rogue hunter with a grudge against vampires. Christian Wolfe is a no-nonsense hunter who believes the only good vampire is a dead one, but his code of honor keeps his hatred in check... -
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The Witch's Blood by Michele Notaro, Kenneth Obi
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsListening Length: 9 hours and 36 minutes. I’ve been living with this burden for years, but my secret has finally been revealed, and I feel like I can breathe again. I’ve wanted to ask - to beg - for help, but the spell that’s held me captive wouldn’t allow it. With it out in the open, I’m more determined than ever to break the seal from my chest, so I can truly be free...
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