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  • Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace---an immortal who protects humans from vampires---wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul and learn that love doesn't have to bite...
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    gods  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  book
  • Glamoured by Jaymin Eve

    Glamoured by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A standalone story in the Wall Street Journal bestselling Shadow Beast Shifters world. Best read after Compelled for storyline continuity.Samantha, of the Clarity shifters, has a secret. And it’s going to cost her everything.To save the most important person in her life, Samantha promises to form a mate bond with her pack’s future leader...
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    alpha-mc  gods  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult  angels
  • Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton

    Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    GRYPHON — Honorable, loyal, dependable…tainted. He was the ultimate warrior before imprisonment in the Underworld changed him in ways he can’t ignore.She calls to him. Come to me. You can’t resist. But Gryphon will not allow himself to be ruled by the insidious whispers in his head. And there’s only one way to stop them: kill Atalanta, the goddess who enslaved him...
  • Revenge of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve

    Revenge of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    After losing Cronus, Maisey had to make a choice; lay broken on the floor and sink into depression, or charge into the underworld and get her man back.Not one to sit around, she and Hyperion waltz into Thanatos‘s office and demand the god of Death give them safe passage through the seven levels of the underworld to retrieve her love.It seemed like a good idea at the time..
  • Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Poseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies - and alliances...
  • Anubis by Alessa Thorn

    Anubis by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Anubis, 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...
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    gods  magic  myths  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary
  • Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Baby It's Cold Out Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ****Baby It's Cold Out Bear was part of the USA Today Bestselling anthology, A Very Alpha Christmas. It can absolutely be read as a standalone short story.**** Emry Mason doesn’t expect to be pulled out of an icy ditch by a registered bear shifter, and she certainly doesn’t expect her rescuer to be as alluring as Graylan Young...
  • Wrath of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve

    Wrath of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    #NeverTrustATitan Maisey thought the worst thing to happen to her was Insta shaming or a midnight shift at the Crab Shack. Until she got dragged into the world of the gods. Or more specifically, the world of one very annoying, bad at sarcasm, sex on legs, Titan. Cronus was everything she never knew she wanted, or needed, in her life. And then he just left...
  • Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Poseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies--and alliances. And one of the most powerful of all Atlantean warriors will soon find both…in one daring beauty...
  • Vampire in Atlantis by Alyssa Day

    Vampire in Atlantis by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The most unexpected of all allies to Poseidon's warriors has proven to be the fiercest-Daniel, a vampire and Night Guild mage. But even the strongest alliance can be destroyed when a vampire's oath crosses paths with a maiden's quest, and an eleven-thousand-year-old desire is reborn...
  • Overkill: Snippets of Demonica Life by Larissa Ione

    Overkill: Snippets of Demonica Life by Larissa Ione

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Free short stories to update readers on the lives of the Demonica characters...
  • Bound By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Bound By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The Sylvermyst have a reputation as sinister cousins to the fey, and none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his people from banishment, he sold himself to the evil Morgana. Finally free, he faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture him. By rights, he should kill her on sight. Yet he cannot bring himself to hurt her--or to resist her. .
  • Atlantis Unmasked by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Unmasked by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A warrior scarred... A descendant of Diana... When two worlds collide... Atlantis is unmasked.Alexios survived two years of unspeakable torture at the hands of a vampire goddess. Now he's been ordered to team up with a beautiful warrior and take on the most dangerous mission of his life: to retrieve the Vampire's Bane...
  • Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton

    Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    ORPHEUS — To most he’s an enigma, a devil-may-care rogue who does whatever he pleases whenever he wants. Now this loose cannon is part of the Eternal Guardians­—elite warriors assigned to protect the human realm—whether he likes it or not.Orpheus has but one goal: to locate a magical medallion with supernatural powers...
  • Winter Born by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Winter Born by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Two enemy Were-Panthers discover that fate has destined they become lovers. Pandora must learn to trust Dante's foreign nature. But as she slowly succumbs to the truest passion she has ever known, dark forces have already set out to reclaim her... The short story was originally printed in the anthology, Stroke of Midnight.This edition was a free ebook from St...
  • Heart of the Hounded by Grace McGinty

    Heart of the Hounded by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hey, 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...
  • Bound by Elisabeth Naughton

    Bound by Elisabeth Naughton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    TITUS — To most his gift seems like a blessing, but for him it’s a curse the other Eternal Guardians—those who protect the mortal realm—seek to exploit. One he would gladly trade for the chance to be free…Obsessed. Her touch is like a drug. From the moment he met her, Titus knew she was different. Even dangerous...
  • The Finding by Nicky Charles

    The Finding by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She discovered a dark secret, witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life. Three years later, Cassie is still hiding from her past, haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control a terrifying beast that seems to grow stronger each day. When Bryan, pack Beta, appears to claim her, Cassie is forced to face the truth of her existence...
  • Bonded by Nicky Charles

    Bonded by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Reno’s a tough Enforcer for Lycan Link who finds himself drawn to Brandi but duty rules his life. Brandi, just on the edge of starting her career as a Disaster Control officer, falls for Reno at first sight, but are they really meant to be? Is it love or lust and does it really even matter? Enforcers and DCs don't get along...unless fate forces them to. Bonded precedes The Mating...
  • Bobcat by Bianca D'Arc

    Bobcat by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can Bob Redstone help a shifter woman hiding from her past, face the demons that shadowed her youth, or will they both fall while trying to prevent disaster?On a mission far from home, he finds a sweet vulnerable lady...Bob is a cougar shifter, one of the elite Redstone Alphas. On a mission for his Clan, he meets a fragile young woman, and finds himself drawn to her as never before...
  • The Immortal by Gena Showalter

    The Immortal by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter delivers The Immortal, the second dark and sexy book in her Rise of the Warlords series, featuring a cold, merciless assassin and a stubborn harpy warrior... one fated to die by the other's hand.Halo Phaninon, assassin of gods, is as cold and merciless as a machine. For victory, he crosses any line...
  • Xander's Chance by Lizzy Ford

    Xander's Chance by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A continuation of the "War of Gods" saga ...As the single-most powerful vampire on the planet, Xander is the ultimate bored predator with too much time on his hands. He manipulates the minds of immortals for fun and bullies around the Gods, while guarding the secret source of his power, a crystal that can wipe out the planet...
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    alpha-mc  gods  immortality  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book
  • South of Surrender by Laura Kaye

    South of Surrender by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She'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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    alpha-mc  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  adult
  • Over the Moon by Hailey Edwards

    Over the Moon by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dell has persuaded the Bloodless army to fight alongside her pack in Butler, but she still has to get there. Halfway home, the rift detonates, blasting out a magic surge that sweeps across the globe, frying electronics and spells alike. Leaving her with no way to get home except on her own two--or four--feet...
  • Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A crescendo of evil could destroy their perfect harmony.The Gray Court, Book 5Oberon is well and truly lost, with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or where he’s going. One woman makes his palms sweat and his heart race, a woman with turquoise eyes and a beautiful voice. Instinct tells him she’s the only one who can save him...
  • Ravaged by Elisabeth Naughton

    Ravaged by Elisabeth Naughton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ARI — Once an Eternal Guardian, now he's nothing but a rogue mercenary with one singular focus: revenge.His guardian brothers all think he’s dead, but Ari is very much alive in the human realm, chipping away at his enemies every chance he can, reveling in his brutality and anonymity. Until, that is, he abducts the wrong female and his identity is finally exposed...
  • Artistic Vision by Dana Marie Bell

    Artistic Vision by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Desire is the raw material. Lust is the spark…and love will sculpt their destiny.The Gray Court, Book 3Akane Russo, one of the Hob’s top Blades, can’t wait for her current assignment to end. She’s been tasked with protecting Shane Dunne from the Malmayne clan’s scheme to kidnap him once again. But no one—not even her Seer half—warned her she’d have to protect herself from his heated gaze...
  • Beneath the Skin by Lauren Dane

    Beneath the Skin by Lauren Dane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A whole world exists…beneath the skin.De La Vega Cats, Book 3Gibson de La Vega is the Bringer, one of the Alpha’s right-hand cats. It is his job to mete out justice and defend the law that holds their jamboree together.After a contentious meeting with another jamboree, he’s shot—Mia stumbles onto the scene and saves his life...
  • Into the Dark by Gena Showalter

    Into the Dark by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Three otherworldly tales from the master of paranormal romance and a brand-new Lords of the Underworld bonus guide!The Darkest Fire - a Lords of the Underworld prequelGeryon is the guardian of hell, more monster than man. Kadence is the goddess of Oppression, more angel than woman...
  • Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Set in the Dark-Hunter universe. Originally included in the Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet and Dark Hunter Companion .This is the short story that was given away with Unleash the Night about Acheron and his brother Styxx.It can be found in Acheron and Dark Bites...
  • Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night--feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake...Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology--unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and werewolves...
  • Atlantis Unleashed by Alyssa Day

    Atlantis Unleashed by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Eleven thousand years ago, Poseidon's warriors swore an oath to protect humanity from those who stalked the night. Now those powerful forces are uniting. So are two souls who are all that stand between justice and the eternal darkness...Lord Justice made the ultimate sacrifice for his brother and paid for it with unimaginable torture...
  • Reason by Taylor Longford

    Reason by Taylor Longford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Think you know about gargoyles? Think again.When a fabulous winged sculpture mysteriously saves Elaina's life, she travels across the country in her search to learn more about him. But the good-looking gargoyle she finds in Colorado isn't exactly happy to see her. Too bad he's going to be her new college roommate. Now sparks fly every time Elaina and Reason look at each other...
  • Shake That Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Shake That Sass by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s an Alpha looking for a home. She’s an outsider with no one to call her own. Can they find what they’re searching for in each other? Derrick Rand is an Alpha Dire Wolf, a rare and powerful species of Shifter. Tired of the nomadic life, he’s looking for a place to call home. He receives an email from a female Shifter inviting him to a small town called Blue Creek...
  • Laverna: The Lost Goddesses by Alessa Thorn

    Laverna: The Lost Goddesses by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rome has always had two rulers - Romulus, the god of the above, and Laverna, the goddess of the below. But the time for their hostile peace is at an end, and if they don't come together, the whole city will burn. Laverna, the goddess of thieves, has always ruled Rome's underground with her army of outcasts...
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    myths  paranormal  magic  shapeshifters  gods  steamy  romance  fantasy
  • The Shadow Wolf by G. Bailey

    The Shadow Wolf by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The houses of Dawn and Violeta have declared war and I have to stop them.But I’m not alone.My name is Anastasia Noble and I have to go against my family to save everyone I love. After finding out secrets that have been hidden for years, now more than ever Anastasia and her men need to stop her sister before it’s too late.They say dreams don’t always come true.But mine do...
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    alpha-mc  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  book
  • Saving Grace  (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc

    Saving Grace (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As Game Warden, Jack Chambers is responsible for the wildlife in and around Grizzly Cove, but he never expected to find a badly injured mermaid washed up on the shore near his house. He takes her in and helps her back to health, only to learn of the much greater danger held at bay, just off shore, and how it’s affecting the ocean-going shifter population...
  • Forbidden Hunger by Teresa Gabelman

    Forbidden Hunger by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A shifter without a pack, Janna Lawson goes in search of the man who her mother died trying to protect. What she finds is Garrett Foster, a man who has the power to decide her fate and causes a hunger inside her that is forbidden to them both...
  • Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler

    Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Michael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way.Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met...
  • The Darkest Facts by Gena Showalter

    The Darkest Facts by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I, Cronus, King of the Titans, powerful warrior god, defender of the people, hereby command you to read and enjoy this Lords of the Underwold guide. I am not mentioned nearly enough, but that is neither here nor there...
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    gods  immortality  magic  myths  paranormal  steamy  adult  angels
  • Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast

    Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When modern-day Mikki ends up in the strange Realm of the Rose, Hecate has been waiting for her. So too has her gorgeous guardian beast, who soon has Mikki swooning. But to save the realm, Mikki will have to sacrifice her life-giving blood...
  • Hunted by a Jaguar by Felicity Heaton

    Hunted by a Jaguar by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A jaguar shifter with a dark secret, Kyter has spent his entire life running from his demons. When a tragedy takes him back to his pride’s village, he is set on a path of vengeance that will see him collide with the terrible ghosts of his past and a beautiful vision of his future...
  • Her Guardian Angel by Felicity Heaton

    Her Guardian Angel by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A love so strong it will shake Heaven and Hell.A guardian angel dedicated to his duty, Marcus will do whatever Heaven asks of him, but even his loyalty has its limits. When his superior orders him to gain Amelia’s trust through seduction, Marcus starts to question his mission and his feelings for the beautiful woman he has watched over since her birth...
  • Fur Ever Yours by Melanie James

    Fur Ever Yours by Melanie James

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The legends and sagas of the Norse tell tales of mystic warriors, the Berserkers. Heroes with hearts so fierce, loyal and courageous the Gods endowed them with a supernatural gift—the spirit of the wolf. As the time of the Gods faded into the shadows of yesterday, the wolf warriors held fast to their old ways, becoming outlaws in their ancestral lands...
  • Burning for the Dragon by Cecilia Lane

    Burning for the Dragon by Cecilia Lane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Has fate given them everything only to cheat them of their happy ending?A reluctant ruler...When his brother is killed by a dragonslayer, Luca de Rege becomes the unexpected heir to the Dragon Throne. Used to answering only to himself, he’s now responsible for finding a mate and ensuring that the rapidly-dwindling dragon shifter population doesn’t go extinct...
  • Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn

    Wolf's Wild Woman by Lacey Thorn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rebel… I needed a safe place to lay low for the night. Instead, I met him, and all thoughts of leaving this town behind flew out the window. He gave me a safe place. In his arms. In his bed. In his heart. Taylor… As soon as I caught her scent, I knew she was mine. Then she approached me and willingly touched me. No fear for the behemoth with the scarred face and broken vocal chords...
  • Batty for You by Zenina Masters

    Batty for You by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The wrong kind of bat in the right place at the right time; she meets a fox who sends her completely batty.Bets has been debating making the move to the Crossroads, but the night she met a fox who was out of her league, she made up her mind. Time to stop pining and go on the hunt. Too bad the only thing she ever hunted was an apple...
  • Lost Howl by Zenina Masters

    Lost Howl by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wolf raised by humans meets a ram who wants independence. Fur flies and they butt heads. Amira was raised by humans and has lived her life knowing she is different. When she is found on her birthday, she is offered a chance to join with one of the shifter families that run in her bloodline. She learns her history and plans her future...
  • Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd

    Bloodrunners Bundle by Rhyannon Byrd

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Bloodrunners, a fierce band of hunters and protectors, half-human, half-Lycan. Only through the act of Bloodrunning, the hunting and assassination of rogue werewolves, may these extraordinary warriors gain full acceptance within their respective packs...
  • The Mistress and the Hellhound by Mina Carter

    The Mistress and the Hellhound by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Mistress’ work is never done… Not when there’s a hellhound in town. Mistress of the City, Reena Leroy, has been bedding new werewolf Archer Davis since the Choosing. He’s hot, the sex is fantastic. Just one problem… He’s never shifted properly, and without it, he’s seen as ‘less’ in Lycan society. Of course, there’s always someone with an angle...
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