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Fantasea by Desiree M. Granger
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter visiting a witch about her love life some years ago, Jasmine gave herself a deadline. To find true love, and to finally be happy, but after a magical night in South Carolina turned violent, she found herself hoodwinked into marrying the man who has hurt her the most. Percy Hugo Milton. The man the witch has proclaimed to be her soulmate in life... -
![Unicorn Vet by Zoe Chant]()
Unicorn Vet by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho do you call when you find a tiny baby dragon? Shifter Vets!Angel is a small-town veterinarian with a horny secret. Everly is a stressed-out manager on vacation who just found a darling baby dragon. He knows they were made for each other. But a few things stand between them and true love, namely...1. A truckload of mystery fish.2. His suspicious werewolf colleague.3... -
![Becoming Hank by Maggie M. Lily]()
Becoming Hank by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHank & Darla Trellis have nine adult children that are just a smidge different. But, long before parenthood, they were in love.Take a step back in time to meet a young Henry "Trip" Trellis before he met Darla and changed the course of his destiny.Haven't read the Building the Circle series? No worries...Categorized as:
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Malcolm by S.J. West
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDisclaimer: This series is a continuation of my Watcher series of books. You need to have read the following series (in this order) to understand what is happening in this story: The Watchers Trilogy, The Watcher Chronicles, and Caylin's Story. Please be advised that this series will contain sexual situations of a mature nature. If I were to rate this series like a movie, I would rate it 'R'... -
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![Ascension by S.J. West]()
Ascension by S.J. West
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the finale of The Watcher Chronicles, Jess finally learns what Lucifer’s plans are for the world. The vessels discover what their destinies are and Jess must face the most difficult decision of her life... -
![Second Chance by W.J. May]()
Second Chance by W.J. May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by international bestselling author, W.J. May. ‘Take me to the time when things were fine, it’s all broken now.’ The Maine A little persuasion goes a long way... Rae Kerrigan thought that her father's trial was going to be the single most defining moment of her life. Little did she know, the trial was only the beginning...Categorized as:
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![Soul of Flame by Rebecca Ethington]()
Soul of Flame by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Time for the final battle has come. Edmund's armies have surrounded the Rioseco Abbey, trapping the few survivors inside. The sight that Ilyan was given a thousand years ago is about to come to pass. If only Joclyn was able to fight. Joclyn is tormented by the hallucinations that Cail’s mind has left her with, her magic an uncontrollable torrent that even Ilyan cannot control... -
![Vampire in Chaos by Dale Mayer]()
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... -
![The Quest by Adrian Howell]()
The Quest by Adrian Howell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe psionic war, once thought to be at an end, has been reignited by the rise of a new and exceptionally powerful Angel master. Escaping the fall of their psionic city with a group of refugee children in tow, Adrian and his team face the daunting challenge of keeping their young charges alive as the Guardians are slowly pushed to the brink of destruction... -
![The Case of the Banishing Spell by Amorette Anderson]()
The Case of the Banishing Spell by Amorette Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you could banish something in your life, what would it be? When a local innkeeper calls Penny in to investigate a bloody paw print, Penny suspects that foul play is afoot. With the help of her telepathic cat, PI Penny takes on the case... -
![The Case of the Desire Spell by Amorette Anderson]()
The Case of the Desire Spell by Amorette Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you really, really want -- more than anything else in the world? When Hillcrest's only lawyer is found dead in her office, it's up to Penny and her crew to track down the killer. Penny believes that the lawyer’s death might have been caused by a trouble-making magical being... -
![Short Stories from Book 5 by Lola St. Vil]()
Short Stories from Book 5 by Lola St. Vil
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan't get enough "Guardians?"Read these short stories AFTER reading book 5 part 2 and find out:Why Marcus made the decision he did at the end of book 5... -
![Garden of Graves by Keary Taylor]()
Garden of Graves by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe King has arrived in Boston. Lexington confessed to a crime he didn’t commit to save Elle’s life. Now she’s summoned the one and only person who can spare him, but it comes at a dangerous price: confessing every one of her secrets to the King. That she is the one who has been curing the Bitten, and who the true father of her unborn child is... -
![A Madness Most Discreet by Nichole Van]()
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... -
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![Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff]()
Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdapting to life in a new world would have been challenging in the best of circumstances, and Zander’s circumstances were anything but the best. Trapped in Deusterros with tragedy behind him and only the unknown before him, he wasn’t sure he would ever find his way back to the carefree teenager he’d been such a short time ago... -
![Wanted: Vampire's Assistant by Dusty Rose, Dusty Lynn Holloway]()
Wanted: Vampire's Assistant by Dusty Rose, Dusty Lynn Holloway
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's scrappy and pure sunshine.He's a 1,000 year old vampire.Together they're magic.Ever had life kick you in the teeth after it shoved you down the stairs?Yeah, that’s how my day was heading.And then I saw an ad in the paper that changed my life—Wanted: Vampire’s Assistant... -
![Central by Raine Thomas]()
Central by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**Optioned for movie rights by multiple-award winning producer Chase Chenowith of Back Fence Productions.**For avid student Olivia Murdoch, life on the Estilorian plane is filled with wondrous adventure. Every lesson about her new existence is both exciting and challenging. Along with her sisters, she embraces this non-human half of herself.Helping with her lessons is her Gloresti, James... -
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Foretold by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**Optioned for movie rights by multiple-award winning producer Chase Chenowith of Back Fence Productions.**Centuries before she was born, Skye Tomaganuk was a subject of the most important prophecy in Estilorian history. As one of three half-human daughters born of the Corgloresti, Saraqael, she is part of the fulfillment of Knorbis’ Great Foretelling... -
![First Touch by Teyla Branton]()
First Touch by Teyla Branton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan she find the missing girl before it’s too late? Detective Shannon Martin believes Autumn Rain’s gift is a hoax. But he is desperate to find the missing little girl. Can they put aside their differences and find her before it’s too late? Autumn Rain didn’t always possess the ability to read emotions imprinted on objects... -
![Blessed by Brandi Elledge]()
Blessed by Brandi Elledge
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI have been touched by angels. Blessed. Seven simple words that changed my world forever. Now, forced to enroll at the Academy of Seraph, I soon realize that my enemies could be anywhere, including behind the very walls that are supposed to protect me. And, thanks to my hidden abilities, I know it’s only a matter of time before I’m forced into a war that I inherited but did not choose... -
![Raven: The Balance: Book Two by Nick Shamhart]()
Raven: The Balance: Book Two by Nick Shamhart
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaven is the second book in The Balance series - a collection of paranormal thrillers dealing with the unseen world of balancing powers.Too often life is viewed in terms of good and evil, black or white, and the balance point tipping in either direction is ignored... -
![Wager's Price by G.P. Ching]()
Wager's Price by G.P. Ching
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinn Wager's luck has run out. Arrested for the one crime he didn't actually commit, he's forced to finish his education at an alternative school. The Revelations Institute is an upscale, private reform school with a 100% success rate. Delinquents go in and model citizens come out. But students who don't perform to expectations disappear... -
![Reclaimed by Kelly Carrero]()
Reclaimed by Kelly Carrero
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJade Two weeks ago I thought the worst was over. Now, I’m trapped in a cage and a woman I never knew existed has taken over my life. Aiden Two weeks ago I began to lose the girl I loved. Something had changed in her, and no matter how much I didn’t want to believe it, the reality was that Jade was turning into the monster she feared she would become... -
![Into the Fire by Cheree Alsop]()
Into the Fire by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGaldoni Book 2: Into the Fire is about Saro, a Galdoni misplaced by the closing of the Academy and taken in by a man whose motives are directed by a dangerous enemy. As Saro’s world crashes around him, he finds the one thing that was never meant to exist, a female Galdoni... -
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![Vampire in Deceit by Dale Mayer]()
Vampire in Deceit by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNote: This book ends on a cliffhanger as did the other books in the series. Book 5 is likely to be the conclusion of this series and will be out soon. Hurt and hurting, Tessa wages war against her own as she tries to protect those she loves and save those that can't save themselves... -
![The Seventh Door by Bryan Davis]()
The Seventh Door by Bryan Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn apocalypse approaches, and only Matt Bannister and his mother, Bonnie, can stop it. Forced to participate in the demon Tamiel’s scheme, Matt, Bonnie, and Darcy, (Matt’s former foster sister) must travel to seven destinations. Behind each of the seven doors, they find a unique brand of evil that is designed to weaken Bonnie’s soul-healing song and bring about God’s wrath upon the Earth... -
![Guardian Angel by Adrian Howell]()
Guardian Angel by Adrian Howell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdrian Howell carries a dark secret: one that could save the world from psionic domination. But this secret must be kept even from his allies... -
![The Ghosts of Phoenix No 7 by M.L. Bullock]()
The Ghosts of Phoenix No 7 by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the devastating loss the team experienced on their last investigation, Midas is hesitant to return to the paranormal field. However, a desperate phone call from a local fire chief and a terrifying experience at an old Mobile fire station draws the leader of Gulf Coast Paranormal back to find answers for the chief and the firefighters... -
![Garden Of Thorns; Blood Descendants Universe by Keary Taylor]()
Garden Of Thorns; Blood Descendants Universe by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s easy to blend in and disappear on the streets of Boston. Elle Ward has finally taken control of her own destiny—away from the dark shadow of her family’s reputation. Putting her botany and chemistry degree to work, she’s the successful owner of her own apothecary. But she lives by a secret identity... -
![Vampire in Conflict by Dale Mayer]()
Vampire in Conflict by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe blood farm is gone. Those behind it have either died, been caught, or are on the run. Time to return to the real world.Only normal life isn't quite what Tessa expected. Good thing, because there is no 'normal' anymore. She's different. Her family is different. Her friends are different. The world around her is different. Trying to find her place is not easy... -
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Clothed with the Sun by J.B. Simmons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe dragon stood before the woman, so that he might devour her child. Elijah still has his doubts. As crazy as things have become, he figures there has to be a reasonable explanation. Except about the dragon. And maybe about Don. And definitely about the baby... He's either going to find some answers or run away. He doesn't want to leave Naomi... -
![Black Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan]()
Black Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese black bears…are black sheep… Curvy Ann’s always the bridesmaid and never the bride, but when her friend Chastity’s bachelorette party is held at Bear Buns, fate changes everything Ann had planned. The headliners at Bear Buns are the black bear shifters, Liam and Nick, but these sensual men aren’t just black bears. They’re their family’s black sheep... -
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Montrose Paranormal Academy The COMPLETE Box Set by Barbara Hartzler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Montrose Paranormal Academy— where the Three Societies rule all.Hi, I’m Lucy. And I just found out I’m not normal... Three years ago, my brother went missing in Europe without a word. I just have to play nice with the Three Societies long enough to dig up some dirt. Before they figure out who I really am ..Categorized as:
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![Solstice at Stonewylde by Kit Berry]()
Solstice at Stonewylde by Kit Berry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYul stands at the threshold between life and death. Poisoned at the festival of the dead, his life now hangs by a thread. More than his own will to survive, it's his fellow Stonewylders who must save him. But will they, when Magus has done so much to undermine Yul and turn the people against him? Yet there are cracks in Magus' following... -
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![Vampire in Design by Dale Mayer]()
Vampire in Design by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTessa and her friends were supposed to be on their way home. On their way to safety. Instead she wakes up alone, with her friends kidnapped. Targeted and hunted, Tessa goes on the attack, desperate to find her friends and family. But her attackers want her throwback genes and will do anything to have her locked down in their lab... -
![Black by Angelina J. Steffort]()
Black by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sequel to White."I was the weak link in the chain, and the best I could do was surround myself with forces of the good. It would increase my chances of survival. But I couldn't replace Adam; not the way Ben meant. My heart was full of Adam's memory. There was little space to fit anyone else in."After Adam’s death, Claire has to readjust to life...Categorized as:
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![Crown of Bones by Keary Taylor]()
Crown of Bones by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe time for blood has returned. Logan’s biological father has been building an army to rise against the Crown, to challenge Cyrus and Sevan for control over the vampires, and their voices will be heard: every one of them is a rightful Royal. He is not the only one who is tired of hiding in the shadows... -
![The Reluctant Demon by Mark Cain]()
The Reluctant Demon by Mark Cain
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSatan has made a new demon, and he’s a doozy, maybe the most powerful ever created. There’s just one problem … this freshly-minted hellion isn’t sure he wants the job. In the wacky final volume of the Circles in Hell series, Steve Minion attends Beast Barracks, where he learns both the arcane and mundane arts of being a servant of the Devil... -
![Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody]()
Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCurious about the day that Saint Christopher found out he'd been declared non-existent by the pope? What exactly is a cat in Hell's chance? How would an annual Christmas present exchange between Heaven and Hell work out? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions in this collection of short stories from the world of Clovenhoof... -
![House of Ravens by Keary Taylor]()
House of Ravens by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlivia has returned to Silent Bend, and the House of Conrath is stronger than it has been in centuries. She knows exactly who she is as a leader, and those that surround her are loyal—family willing to die for one another.She will need each and every one of them, because an army has been building in the dark, biding its time, ready to break out into civil war... -
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Midnight Moon by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the second exciting book in the Rise of the Dark Angel Series, Phoenix comes to terms with the fact that the world isn’t what she always believed it to be. Jayden, who she’s fallen in love with, is a Dark Angel. He fell from the light, and followed Vyco through the darkest of places... -
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Starbound by Brenda Hiatt
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing a Princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!Between keeping high security secrets from everyone (including Rigel) and trying to keep Rigel and Sean from killing each other (with no help from Trina, of course!) M has more than enough on her plate already...Categorized as:
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House of Pawns by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe town of Silent Bend is about to explode into a war. Alivia swore to take the House from Jasmine after what she did, but it won’t happen without retaliation. The whole town is caught in the crosshairs of their manipulation and the body count is climbing.The explanation for Ian’s change is one he just can’t accept... -
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House of Kings by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlivia’s father left her a letter before he died, begging her to stay away from the King and the Royals. But it was a plea made in vain. She never could have run from this life, not when she might be Cyrus’ resurrected queen. The King has arrived in Silent Bend and with him, he brought the end to Alivia’s mortal life.Uncontrollable bloodlust and an ever-shifting world rule her nights now...Categorized as:
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![Beyond by Mary Ting]()
Beyond by Mary Ting
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTorn between the past she can't remember and a future she isn’t ready for, Claudia feels at a loss. With unanswered questions, she is certain there is more to her past than just being a venator. Finding the missing pieces in her life won’t be easy because duty calls. When mysterious dark shadows get released, an apocalypse sets in motion. The venators and the alkins must work together once again... -
![Dominion by Julie Hall, Nathalia Suellen]()
Dominion by Julie Hall, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing comes without a cost. After defeating the red dragon’s legion of bloodthirsty demons, Audrey can finally settle into the afterlife with the knowledge her family is safe. But her quest for a perfect existence shatters the moment Logan is kidnapped in an attempt to bend her to Satan’s will. Audrey must now travel to the one place no hunter has ever ventured to save the man she loves . . -
![Grey: The Balance: Book One by Nick Shamhart]()
Grey: The Balance: Book One by Nick Shamhart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrey is a paranormal thriller dealing with the unseen world of balancing powers. Too often life is viewed in terms of good and evil, black or white, and the balance point tipping in either direction is ignored... -
![Game Over by Andrew Klavan, Andrew Kanies]()
Game Over by Andrew Klavan, Andrew Kanies
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis time, there’s no escape from The Realm.The MindWar Realm is a computerized world created by a deranged terrorist named Kurodar. Built through a link between Kurodar’s mind and a network of supercomputers, The Realm is a pathway through which the madman can project himself into any computer system on the planet...Categorized as:
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![The Law of Three by M.R. Sellars]()
The Law of Three by M.R. Sellars
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE INQUISITOR IS BACK AND HE WANTS REVENGESaint Louis is once again the hunting ground for Eldon Andrew Porter, the deranged spree killer who reenacted the horrors of the 15th century Inquisition upon his victims. Everyone believed he had fallen to his death in the icy waters of the Mississippi river on a dark February night – Everyone except Rowan Gant, that is... -
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The Awakener by Amanda Strong
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeeing Micah for the first time in years, Eden wants nothing more than to run and hide. Tall and handsome, Micah is no longer the scrawny kid she remembers. Eden tries to slip by him unnoticed but unfortunately, her body acts on its own accord. In a moment of sheer embarrassment, she throws her arms around his neck, unaware she's just changed her childhood friend forever...
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