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Tarian Traitor by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratings**Don't miss this final installment of T. S. Joyce's bestselling New Tarian Pride series.** Annamora Fredrickson is turning a new leaf. Four months ago, she saw a picture of herself that made her determined to change her whole life. She’s a shifter on a mission, and nothing can stand in her way…except for perhaps one person... -
Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mysterious supernatural assassin is loose in D.C. – a man made of marble, hell-bent on murdering the most popular senator the country has seen in years... -
Bad Blood Panther by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll always find you, Jenny. Jenny Castile can’t forget the chilling words of Alton Raines, alpha of the Broken Hill panther clan—the man who wants to take her baby son from her and raise him to be a killer. Her last hope is to track down her old friend Alex Fierro, now Xander of the infamous Bad Blood Crew. They’re the only monsters badass enough—and crazy enough—to protect her and Brandon... -
Dirt Witch by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoyalty can hold us together… or it can blind us completely.Decades after her “departure” from this world, Althea Noble Bouleau has returned to reclaim the throne of Blackthorn Grove. But she’s not the same witch who left years ago, and her obsession with Emmaline could mean the end of Savannah’s most powerful coven... -
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Night Work by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen other people’s weird is your normal, what do you do when your life gets weird? For Jane Butterworth the paranormal is just a day job. She works at the Blue Moon Investigation Agency, a firm that specialises in cases that no one else will take, cases that start at strange and unexplainable and tier rapidly south from there... -
Witch Warrior Complete Series Boxed Set by T.R. Cameron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeputy US Marshal Cait Keane is a Witch with a Badge – and a Dragon for a partner.The Boston office tour will have to wait - her first day on the job in her new appointment is canceled to pursue a federal fugitive, a magical with a penchant for fire.The US Marshal with something extra wouldn’t have it any other way... -
Flashback by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollowing the explosive confrontation in Revelen, Sienna Nealon finds herself somewhere utterly unexpected...and facing familiar enemies she could never have predicted she'd face...Categorized as:
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Tarian Silver Lion by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTalon Lawson is a runner. He’s been on the move to keep his daughter safe for years, and now it’s a habit he isn’t capable of breaking. Too long in one place, and his inner lion pushes him to move on. He’s sworn to himself he will only make sure his daughter, Emerald, is settled in her new home with her mate, and then he’ll leave, but something more is anchoring him to the New Tarian Pride... -
Their Desired Luna by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKyan has lived with the shadows that cursed his family for generations. Born as an Octavian comes at a price; Kyan was no ordinary werewolf. No, Kyan lives with a monster far older, and a curse bestowed by the original Moon Goddess Celeste.When he finds his mate, he rejects her. She thinks he hates her, but little does she know he is trying to protect her...Categorized as:
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Arcane Felonies by Ava L. Bishop, Auburn Tempest
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1 missing mentor + a whole mess of nightmares + 1 stubborn Magi = Breaking some serious rules.I’ve only been a Magi for a hot second, and I’ve already had to deal with reality-shredding storms, murderous peers, and power-hungry madmen. Yeah, madmen, plural.Welcome to my life... -
Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThanks to her grandmother’s legacy, Morgen Keller has spent the summer learning about her witch heritage. She’s also spent the summer falling for the sexy werewolf next door.As an unemployed divorcée, she never expected to find love again, but the gruff Amar has been her protector since she arrived in Bellrock. He’s fierce, loyal, strong, and he hardly ever rolls his eyes at her vegetarian ways...Categorized as:
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Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSince Morgen Keller arrived in the small town of Bellrock, she’s learned that magic is real, fought battles with werewolves, and managed to turn the local witches into enemies...Categorized as:
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Scorching Secrets by Kaitlyn Hoyt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA magical prophecy, a dangerous journey, and scorching secrets.Surviving one battle was hard enough for Ryanne, but that was just the beginning. There are so many unknowns ahead of her and the path she is on is riddled with obstacles that she has to overcome if she wants to come out alive... -
Wolf Charmer by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter killing my mate to keep myself and my sister alive, I'm left picking up the pieces of my life as well as trying to deal with new problems. When two of my rabid wolves run off, my old alpha threatens to hunt them down if I don't find them. That sends me and the other rejects into overdrive as we work to retrieve the other wolves in time to prevent their deaths... -
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Rules of Justice by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEvil is in the eye of the beholder.Nothing in this world is black and white.S. Beaufont is about to learn firsthand that good doesn’t exist without evil. Crushing evil only makes it expand.That’s why the Dragon Elite are trying to protect the demon dragons.But fighting the politics surrounding them isn’t easy... -
Frenetic by T.S. Snow
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBeing a Magical Engineer is easy.You know what’s not easy?Trying to help stop a coup against one of the Arcane families.Or fighting against a bloodthirsty rebellion.As if that wasn’t bad enough, I’m kind of juggling five men who are too good looking for their own good,And who hate each other.The only thing they have in common?They want me...Categorized as:
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Mystical Alley Groove by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCali and her magical lizard, Fyre are caught in the crosshairs of two different sets of enemies. Can she get out from under one without upsetting them both? Probably not.Eyes are watching them, and not all of them human. Not to mention her trouble with renegade gangs and their random attacks.The city’s magical council is precious little help, leaving her to handle things on her own, as usual...Categorized as:
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Dark Gate Angels by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA battle-elf, gladiator and super genius walk into a bar… Actually, there’s no punch line. But you can guarantee someone’s getting decapitated.Anabella is a supermodel with a secret. She’s really an elf. And she’s bored, bored, bored. Born and bred as a warrior, Anabella wants nothing more than to trade her tiara for a dagger and a gun... -
Penang Pixie by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** THOUSANDS OF READERS HAVE FOUND A HOME WITH THE PARANORMAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. GET YOUR BADGE TODAY! *** When evil comes home, the only hope is the devil within The Shapers, the ancient enemy of the warlocks, have taken the fight to Mark, attempting to assassinate him and those he cares about... -
Eternal Endings (The Prophesized Book 5) by Kaitlyn Hoyt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe battle may be over and the prophecy may have been fulfilled, but now the mages have to face their biggest challenges yet: the rest of their lives. Follow the Prophesized characters as they attempt to pick up the pieces after the death and destruction of war. Coming out of the war alive creates more struggles and complications for the characters that they did not train for... -
Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWade Santana’s idiot bear thinks it’s found their fated mate—but Carolina’s into women.Dumb beast. It’s been nothing but trouble since Wade woke up with the thing inside him after a feral bear attack. He’s lost his family and steady work. The only upside is the chance of finding forever love, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for him, either... -
Nefarious Intentions by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo the victor go the spoils. Maybe.Zaena’s recent assault against the gangs has devastated not only her elven enemy but struck the heart of San Francisco’s organized crime. Will she get any credit for that? Unlikely... -
Spicy Beauty by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a hot, spicy fairy tale:- one dreamy BBW bookworm- one polar bear bad boy billion heir who parties like a rock star- just a pinch of spice- A Nordic prince, a Texan princess, two dragons, two big balls, and two fancy dances...!It's a fairy tale dream come true...Addison 'Addy O' Quincy is the quiet bookish middle sister of the Quincy family... -
Magus by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty one years ago, Evander Laun and Natalia Havashire went on the air throughout the world on almost every news channel simultaneously, to reveal to the human race that Elves walked among us. It is the most-watched historical event in modern times... -
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A Witch in Wolf Wood (Books 1-5): The Complete Series Bundle by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBookish introvert Morgen Keller never thought she would have a midlife crisis. That was before her husband divorced her, her boss let her go, and her grandmother died.Forty wasn’t supposed to look like this.When Morgen inherits Grandma’s old farmhouse in the small town of Bellrock, Washington, it could be a chance for a fresh start... -
The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the archaeology community, Christopher “Kit” Sawyer’s family is a legacy. And while he may be a historian, not a treasure hunter, he thinks he does a pretty good job of living up to the Sawyer name. He's a book-smart research fanatic and does his best work at his tidy desk. No fedora and whip for him, if you please—a nice cup of coffee and a comfy chair will do...Categorized as:
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Sunny with a Chance of Monsters (Sunny Day, Paranormal Badass) by Sara King, Fred Garnet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree years ago, Sunny Day’s life came to an end. Cursed, forgotten, and pushed to the fringes of society, the former EMT has hit rock bottom—which is a real achievement in an alternate-future Alaska where even granite floats. A silk-clad stranger appears, and with him, a kernel of hope: A bounty, $100,000 for one gangly math teacher...Categorized as:
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Imp Series Box Set, Books 1-3 by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA DEMON BOUND*Samantha Martin is an imp, enjoying an extended vacation from Hel. All she wants to do is drink beer by the pool, play mischievous pranks on the humans, and get her hot neighbor in the sack. It’s a relaxing break from her infernal home as long as she manages to avoid the angels, who won’t hesitate to execute her on sight... -
The Grisly Grizzlies: Kneecap by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWild. Ferocious. Untamed. Vicious. And that’s just Kneecap in his human form. His savage grizzly bear on the other hand… watch out! Nothing and no one has been able to tame this half barbarian/half shifter in thirty years, but there’s a glimmer of hope when a curvy girl named Nora walks onto the ranch. Nora Marchesi has come to Montana to find her sister... -
Ladybirds by R. Raeta
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMiracles don't come free and words are binding...His miracles have a cursed edge, but he’s not the villain Sara expected. Still, she’s not exactly thrilled about being stuck with a centuries old ghost with a flair for the dramatic and a nasty habit of pushing her buttons just for the fun of it...Categorized as:
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Dirt Nap by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJail probably would have been a better place to spend a Thursday afternoon, but when a preternatural expert is needed, there's no one else who can fill Marnie Baranuik's Keds. Beset by a rampaging stone monster and a furious quarry owner, trapped between a rock and a hard-ass, Marnie faces her biggest challenge yet, and discovers once and for all if size really does matter... -
Frozen By The Alpha by Skye Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNot even an alpha can protect me…I didn’t think there could be anything worse than teaming up with a headstrong alpha like Eli to investigate a series of shifter disappearances.Only there is something much worse, and now I’m wishing like crazy Eli was still by my side.I’ve woken up in some sort of facility. The creepy, experimental kind where nameless scientists are forcing me to do tests...Categorized as:
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Wolf Whisperer by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI THOUGHT I'D ESCPAED MY MATE…BUT I WAS WRONGThe fire at the refuge leaves us scrambling for answers, and in the process, gets me and Knox captured by my mate's dad.Things only get more complicated when I learn that he needs my help.But diving into my ex-fated-mate's past isn't exactly a fun ride, and nothing is as it seems... -
Ecstatic by T.S. Snow
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBe a Magical Engineer, they sayIt’ll be fun, they say.Yeah…not so much.From the minute I graduated, my life was turned upside down.And things only got worse when I helped AMIA in their efforts to take down the resistance.Now Logan, Theo, and I are at the rebel's mercy.They want us dead, but we’re determined to see another day...Categorized as:
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Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen it came to love, Rusty had resigned himself to never being enough, and Gem knew he would always be too much. Turns out, they were both wrong.As a Pyclon from Lust, Rusty learned early the cruel rules of the Pentagram. Happiness is for the privileged. Hope for the weak. And absolutely nothing comes free. So he accepts a life of happy enough, of good enough, of just… enough... -
Pegasus Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's the only human counselor at a summer camp for shifters...Paige isn’t looking forward to spending her summer trying to wrangle kids who can turn into animals. But no matter her own feelings, family comes first. This job is the only way she can afford to send her little brother Archie back to camp this year - and now, more than ever, he has to get better control of his bear... -
Ride The Thunder by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn international mission tracking the source of monsters, and a familiar surprise, await the Elemental, Idina Moorfield and Hellion's Bravo Team.Now that they've recognized the pattern, Idina and her unit need to close the Monstrous Pandora's Box to balance out the scales after defeating the Olc.But supernatural entities in Scotland are nothing like what Bravo Team has dealt with back home... -
The Fairhaven Chronicles Boxed Set: The Complete Series: Glow, Shimmer, Ember, Nightfall by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverything you know is about to change. Victoria Brie is getting her life together. She may be just a cashier, but she has big dreams and high hopes for what comes next. In the meantime, she has everything that matters: her family and her best friend. If only life were that simple...Categorized as:
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Seoul Demon by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s a Demon on the loose. No, another one... Mark Vedis and his team need a break. After the events of Bangkok Warlock, they’ve been working with the Thai Paranormal Police Department (PPD) to clean up the streets and get rid of the last of the supernatural threats to the Land of Smiles. Too bad the supernatural mafia is back and ready to make their lives a living hell... -
Deathly Temperance by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fae queen is beautiful. Too bad it's only skin deep... Temperance is the queen of the fae. After tasting true power at the hands of an evil mage, she's bent on ruling the Netherworld. She wants it all...and she wants it now.The chief of the Netherworld PPD calls all hands on deck to fight this new threat. But there's a problem... -
Clash of Flames by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomebody has daddy issues... Somebody has daddy issues...Four amalgamites are searching for their brother and they're willing to kill the cops in the Las Vegas PPD to get to him.There's only supposed to be one amalgamite in existence, at least that's what Ian Dex thought. All his life, he'd believed that there were no others like him. He was alone in the world. Now, though? Instant family... -
Curse of Fangs by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA vampire's bite sucks, but it's also quite powerful... When Las Vegas Paranormal Police Chief Ian Dex is injected with a healthy dose of vampire venom, he gains access to power like he's never known. He's faster, stronger, and his ability to do magic is on the rise, too.The problem is that he's becoming too powerful... -
When A Gargoyle Kidnaps by E.A. Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe gargoyles are slowly adapting to modern life while trying to remain hidden from the humans around them. But with more and more gargoyles mating humans, how long can that last. Intrigued by the new human inventions, the gargoyle Tristan inadvertently strikes up a conversation with a woman named Guinevere over an online message board... -
Reckoning by Jena Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlexandra Parker came home from the past only to find herself in the middle of an underground war—one that could affect the fate of Variants everywhere. Fighting an all-powerful government agency is tough enough, but when a secret from John Grayson’s past comes back to haunt them all, the group’s united front begins to crumble...Categorized as:
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The Grisly Grizzlies: Tito and Ronin by Kim Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTito and Ronin have always known they were destined to share a mate. Nothing is stronger than a bond between twin bear shifters. Well, except maybe a hot curvy veterinarian named Zoe. While in a two-year-long cold streak, Zoe gets propositioned by two gorgeous bear shifters... -
Wordsmith by Nick Spalding
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fast-paced fantasy sequel to Max Bloom In... The Cornerstone, by the best-selling author of the smash hit romantic comedy Love... From Both Sides and its sequels Love... And Sleepless Nights & Love... Under Different Skies.From the pages of the past, a new threat to Max Bloom rises in The Chapter Lands.. -
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The Cautious Omega by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott Lawson, recently discharged from the military, wants nothing more than to get to know his eleven year old son, Matty. Something he’s never really had a chance to do. But to do that, he needs a job, a house—a life. Something else he’s never really had a chance at.He absolutely does not need another fling that lands him in more trouble... -
Beauty And The BBQ by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecipe for a red hot romance: one part bear shifter, one part BBW, a pinch of bedroom spice, and a whole lot of BBQ!The last thing Abigail 'Abby O' Olivia Quincy needs in her life is drama. After dumping her loser ex, she goes home to Fallowedirt, Texas for winter break to focus on her thesis...but the curvy gal is distracted by polar bear shifter Clove Scoville... -
Must Love Humans by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly a vampire can love you forever, but will it be Love at First Bite?'Given a second chance at finding true love, Leo finds himself mated to a snarky, werewolf-hustling human librarian. So, as any sane vampire would do, he bets her over a game of pool. If he loses, she gets his money...but if he wins; she has to go on a date with him...
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