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  • Heretic Spellblade 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Changing history is harder than it appears. Every time Nathan thinks he has stopped a world-ending war, he learns that somebody is trying to start it again. But once this is over, he’ll be free to relax and spend some quality time with his Champions.As the war heats up, Nathan finds himself caught up in the schemes and fluffy tails of one of his former Champions, Narime...
  • Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle

    Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    With the Experiment in Terror show finding some success, amateur ghost hunters Perry Palomino and Dex Foray embark on their most terrifying investigation yet. A tiny, fog-shrouded island in the rough strait between British Columbia and Washington State has held a dark secret for decades: It was a former leper colony where over forty souls were left to rot, die and bury each other...
  • Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I would go to war to protect the nightmares I loved.War was at our doorstep threatening to kill my father, and with him were enough humans that if battle ensued, it would make national headlines. Ones that would only further divide and enhance the hatred between humans and nightmares.War had to be defeated, I just didn’t know how...
  • The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward

    The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Prepare to enter the dark, passionate world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and get up close and personal with each of the Brothers....You'll find insider information on the Brotherhood, including their dossiers, stats, and special gifts...
  • Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Soothing Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn’t fear my nightmares. I loved them... and they loved me.I had never been afraid of the dark. Abandoned on the front step of ISS, I’d spent my entire life thriving in the realm of darkness that most humans avoided.I was a woman living among monsters...
  • Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes

    Posthumous Education by Drew Hayes

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Much like accountants, fey never forget a debt.Just as Fred is settling down in his new abode, he receives word that a favor is being called in, one he promised to a dangerously powerful member of otherworldly royalty. Bracing danger, adventure, and unknown threats, Fred is instead asked to take on an entirely different role than anticipated...
  • Dark Descent by Christine Feehan, Rebecca Cook

    Dark Descent by Christine Feehan, Rebecca Cook

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    They came from the darkest places: secluded monasteries, the Carpathian mountains, galaxies under siege. They were men with the blackest pasts-warriors, vampire monks, leaders of armies-but whose passions burned like dying stars. They had one purpose: to find those women who fulfilled them, completed them, and made them rage with a fire both holy and profane...
  • Devil's Dream by Shayne Silvers

    Devil's Dream by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The greatest trick the First Vampire ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist.Before the now-infamous Count Dracula ever tasted his first drop of blood, Sorin Ambrogio owned the night...and now he's back...
  • Heretic Spellblade 3 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 3 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The time for secrets is coming to an end. Nathan has changed history and stopped the end of the world, but the future is more uncertain than ever. He can't rely on his knowledge of the future anymore.Conquering the Federation has turned Nathan into a national hero, but also earned him countless enemies. The peace he has won looks short-lived...
  • Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rys is still shaking dust from his hair after a thousand years of sleep, and he already finds himself in a two-front war. The sorcerers of the Malus League are summoning a demon lord, while his northern neighbor marches south. Now that Rys has claimed a kingdom, he needs to keep it.Naturally, he'll expand his territory while crushing his new enemies...
  • Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No one knows why it started, but the monster invasion all began right here, in Heathen Row.Ever since, men all over the world have been on the menu. And women have been at the frontlines, hunting the predators.But in a world where women are over-armed, over-paid, and under-satiated, Chris Hart isn’t staying safe inside while the monsters come out to feast...
    Categorized as:
    harem  magic  steamy  dark  polyamory  paranormal  romance  fantasy
  • Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ramsey Olaru is a bona fide bad-ass: a lethal vampire, a seasoned warrior, and a ruthless mercenary in the king’s Sentinel Guard. He’s accustomed to taking what he wants, ramrodding his way through obstacles, and silencing anything—or anyone—who gets in his way...
  • Redemption by Nik Knight

    Redemption by Nik Knight

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Riley is missing, and it’s up to his angels to find him.With help from their allies, Gideon, Jai, and Noel fight to locate the missing piece to their family—and their hearts—before they lose him forever. Realms will topple, and worlds will burn. Because they will not stop until they get him back.But for Riley, time is running out...
  • Forbidden Honor by May Dawson

    Forbidden Honor by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In my world, dragon shifters rule. Dragon shifters are always royals. They’re always male. They’re always assholes.An orphaned servant like me? Everyone assumes on first shift, I’ll turn into a squirrel.Instead, I grow wings. Breathe fire. Throw the world into chaos.No one wants a girl in the Royal Dragon Guard. So I’m disguised as a man and sent off to military training...
  • Come Alive by Karina Halle

    Come Alive by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    It’s one thing to bring the woman you love back into your life. It’s another to try and keep her there. For Dex Foray, con­vinc­ing Perry Palomino to open her­self to their bur­geon­ing rela­tion­ship has been more chal­leng­ing than hunt­ing ghosts, bat­tling demons and stalk­ing Sasquatch com­bined...
  • Mob Sorcery 3 by K.D. Robertson

    Mob Sorcery 3 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Yakuza have rolled into town and Vince finds himself caught in a standoff between the old and new worlds of magic.Doubts remain over who tried to assassinate Vince and the cops have locked down the city to protect the mayor's reputation. But Vince has a job to do. He's taken back the mafia's old territory for their don, but their rival still refuses to accept reality and bend the knee...
    Categorized as:
    harem  steamy  magic  dark  polyamory  paranormal  romance  fantasy
  • Branded by Nicholas Bella, Heidi Ryan

    Branded by Nicholas Bella, Heidi Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Théoden: Now that my King's decree has been fulfilled, I need to get my city in order. I have my boys to brand before I send them off, and a stubborn wolf, vampire and dragon hybrid son to House train. Fun times ahead. Noel: My night started off full of passion and pleasure. So that must mean I'm really bonding with my brothers and their sons. I'm also looking forward to my training with Marco...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  paranormal  steamy  abuse  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Sadistic Mates by Jessica Hall

    Sadistic Mates by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is Book 2 of the Savage Series, but can be read as a standalone! Book 1 is Sinful Mates.My name was enough to send most people running. Those that didn’t were fools, for they would feel my wrath. I am the King of Darkness. The Dark Tribrid is what they call me. Destruction is what I am and what I am known for. Countries have fallen by my hands. A world changed by me and the blood I spilled...
  • With This Ring by Debra Dunbar

    With This Ring by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bring on the shots and the strippers!I’m the ruler of Hel as well as a demon-controlled section of North America, elven labor relations, and a bachelorette party.The bachelorette party thing is kinda cool, but the bridesmaid dress I’m being forced to wear isn’t, and neither is the fact that Gabe is going to be the one walking me down the aisle...
  • Red Rain by R.S. Black

    Red Rain by R.S. Black

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Red Rain Pandora has been through hell and back. Literally. She’s been kidnapped and tortured, found freedom, and then lost it all over again. She’s now the newest pawn in the age-old war between Heaven and Hell. The Triad owns her mark, Asher owns her heart, but the demon Wrath might just own her soul. Death—aka Dean—is her constant companion in these final days...
  • The Vampires' Fae: The Complete Series by Sadie Moss

    The Vampires' Fae: The Complete Series by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A complete reverse harem series in one binge-able box set! Book One: Saved by BloodThey found me nearly dead. To save me, they had to turn me…When I moved to New York after a bad divorce, I planned to re-invent myself… I just had no idea the ‘new me’ would be a vampire.Or that the three (yes, three!) vampires who turned me would be the hottest, most frustrating men I’d ever met...
  • Radley's Home for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Radley's Home for Horny Monsters by Annabelle Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "If you like sexy fantasy, and I do, this is one great read." -Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth series With thousands of readers worldwide, Radley's Home for Horny Monsters is the exciting debut novel of Annabelle Hawthorne. When Mike Radley inherited a mysterious old house from a long-lost relative, he wasn't sure what to expect...
  • The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine

    The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Getting back to Xest was the easy part. It’s staying here that seems to be the problem.I have three hags, also known as Xest Immigration, hot on my tail trying to deport me back to Salem. The wall I built in the Unsettled Lands is in jeopardy. Hawk, a man who was once my ally, can’t decide if he wants to lead the horde trying to drive me out or kiss me...
  • Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Priest was back. Her home was safe. And Pandora had even managed to secure a powerful ally in the Zombie Queen. But in one fell swoop none of it mattered. She’s been abducted by a secret organization known only as the Triad, and they’re conducting experiments, treating her like a lab rat: cutting her open, dissecting her, and keeping her hostage. And she’s slowly going mad...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  magic  dark  zombies  steamy  romance  fantasy  demons
  • Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost

    Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    She's a mortal with dark powers...After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude..
  • White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland

    White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Angel Crawford has finally pulled herself together (literally!) after her disastrous dismemberment on Mardi Gras. She’s putting the pieces of her life back in order and is ready to tackle whatever the future holds.Too bad the future is a nasty bitch. There’s a new kind of zombie in town: mindless shamblers, infectious and ravenous...
  • The Escape by Teyla Branton

    The Escape by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Renegade Unbounded are the last line of defense between the ruthless Emporium and unsuspecting humanity, but how long can they continue the struggle alone?Three weeks of waiting to free their allies from an Emporium compound in New York City have Erin Radkey and her Renegade friends on edge...
  • Vampire Mistress by Joey W. Hill

    Vampire Mistress by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The fifth book in the sensational series of "sizzling paranormal erotica." (Fresh Fiction) Joey W. Hill returns to the dark and seductive landscape of her Vampire Queen novels as a desperate woman named Anwyn finds herself trapped between the desires of two men, each with his own mission of the night: vampire hunter Gideon Green and vampire Daegan Rei...
  • Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen

    Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Gemma thought Alex was dead, that she’d made an irreversible mistake and would never see him again. But then her father resets time and she’s given another chance to be with Alex, if she can save the world and get rid of the star.Gemma decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and attempt to change the vision of the end of the world...
  • Descendant of Victory by M. Sinclair

    Descendant of Victory by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Chaos, magic, and love collide in the explosive conclusion to the Descendants series by M. Sinclair.The end has come.The stars cry out in warning as the world eaters approach, and tensions rise as chaos reigns across every realm. Ancient primordial gods drain magic from weaker beings, and war knocks on the door of every kingdom.But no one could have predicted the key to ending it all…me...
  • Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren

    Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    [Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.] Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite city stands as the gateway between two worlds. The empire of humanity to the west, and the wild wastes to the east...
  • Incubus Inc. II by Randi Darren

    Incubus Inc. II by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    ((Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.))Sameerixis, or Sam for those who actually know him, isn’t what you’d call normal.He had been a door-to-door salesman, of sorts. One that peddled wares, wishes, and whims to anyone willing to pay his prices.Except that life is gone now.His old business model had been modernized...
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    anti-hero  dark  harem  litrpg  magic  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • The Black Rider by J.B. Trepagnier

    The Black Rider by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s the apocalypse, and apparently, I can’t trust anyone. Aeron had every opportunity to explain the horses that were haunting my drawings. I asked him several times about his crazy zombie killing horse. He omitted to tell me he was the Horseman of Death until Leif let it slip he was the Horseman of Pestilence when he introduced himself to me...
  • Chosen Warriors by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Chosen Warriors by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everything I thought I knew was wrong.The good guys and bad guys are switching sides. An evil I never imagined looms ahead. And if we can’t rescue an innocent in time, all will be lost.Including our freedom.My dark fae fears from my life. My vampire and my shapeshifter have sworn to protect me. And my wolf believes this is our destiny. But I have no idea what I believe. I just want us to survive...
  • Devastation by R.L. Caulder

    Devastation by R.L. Caulder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Whatever you do, always give 100% – unless you’re donating blood.”My new role is not to be taken lightly, but I don’t even know where the hell to start.I have to learn to be vulnerable enough to admit when I need help from those that I trust.But what happens when you place your trust in the wrong person?One wrong decision on my part, could change the realms forever...
  • Risky Business by J.B. Trepagnier

    Risky Business by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    And then Daddy Dearest enters stage left. So, I met my father. I beat the crap out of him, but I haven’t killed him yet. Yet being the operative word. I still haven’t made up my mind about that. I had my to-do list before I broke out of Scorchwood and killing him was a major part of my big kill list. I mean, the man framed me, sent me to prison in Hell, then had a mad warlock experiment on me...
  • The Heir of Death by Becca Andre

    The Heir of Death by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elysia Mallory has never embraced her magic, not when doing so comes at the price of her sanity. Her family is cursed with bizarre necromantic gifts that have driven each recipient mad, and she doesn’t want to be another dead branch on the family tree...
  • Blood Gifts by Becca Andre

    Blood Gifts by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seventeen-year-old Ian is used to pressure. Born into a necromancer family, he and his twin brother Lex exhibited uncommon magical potential at an early age that led their father to expect great things—from them both. That is until Lex’s blood gift fails to manifest. Or so everyone believes. For the past five years, Ian has been keeping a secret...
  • Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women by Virgil Knightley

    Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women by Virgil Knightley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's the most beautiful woman he's ever met. She's also his archnemesis.It would be an understatement to call Trevon Beaumont an accomplished monster slayer. He's traversed the European countryside upholding the legacy of his clan one completed mission at a time for the whole of his adult life. Now he's on his most perilous quest slay the cruel but beautiful Countess Dracula...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  paranormal  humor  magic  harem  dark  polyamory  romance
  • Famine's Feast by Debra Dunbar

    Famine's Feast by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An epidemic is overloading Baltimore hospitals, and this time the vampires are finding themselves susceptible. Those infected are unable to control their hunger, crazed and insatiable no matter how much blood they consume...
  • White Wolf by Lauren Gilley

    White Wolf by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NYPD homicide detective Trina Baskin is having nightmares. Vivid ones. Full of blood, and snow, dead wolves…and a young man with pale hair who howls like an animal. She chalks them up to stress and an overactive imagination, too many Old Country stories from her Russian father who, when he’s had too much vodka, starts to rave about dark forces and things that look like men…but aren’t...
  • The Lost Souls by Madeline Sheehan

    The Lost Souls by Madeline Sheehan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Holy Trinity Novella. Tahyra Petros tried desperately to save herself and her sister. Instead, she ended up forever changed. Shandor Asenov battled with death and lost who he had been. During a valiant attempt to rescue his friends, Hockey Sava vanished. Carrie Andrews's brother died during a violent struggle for survival, leaving her stranded and alone...
  • The Blood of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    The Blood of Monsters by Mia Hartson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every decade, twelve young women from my island are gifted to the monsters. This year, I’m in the line-up. But unlike the others, I want to be taken. Correction, I need to be taken—for my sister's sake. It's my fault she was chosen during the last offering, and I have to find out if she’s alive.I thought I was ready, but nothing could have prepared me for the four monsters who claim me...
  • Dragon War by Debbie Cassidy

    Dragon War by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Threat hovers on the horizon, and it's time to meet it head on.An unexpected betrayal, revelations, and a reunion that I didn't know I needed. But there is no time to revel in what I've gained because there is too much to lose.Anya's Journey continues in Dragon War, the thrilling finale to the Dragon Guard series...
  • The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton

    The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 62 ratings
    Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold's zombie--and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it...
  • Mob Sorcery 4 by K.D. Robertson

    Mob Sorcery 4 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vince prepares to pull off his largest job yet, a heist to steal an artifact containing an ancient evil.Yet another ancient evil stirs much closer to home. Vince's soul egg awakens, and he finds himself face to face with the being residing within it as she makes him an offer he knows he should refuse.Caught between scheming foxes on all sides, Vince must master his magic and gear up...
    Categorized as:
    harem  steamy  magic  dark  polyamory  paranormal  romance  fantasy
  • Darkness Wanes by Susan Illene

    Darkness Wanes by Susan Illene

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 6 of the Sensor Series. Melena Sanders is locked away in Purgatory, which is no vacation, but she'll soon be returning to Alaska where troubles are mounting once again. Suspicious fires are breaking out, supernaturals are being attacked, and there's an enemy lurking out there waiting for his chance to strike...
  • Silver Crown King by Morgan Blayde

    Silver Crown King by Morgan Blayde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FIRE WITH HELLFIRE, THERE’S CAINE DEATHWALKER, RAISED AS A DEMON, ARMED LIKE A GUN MERCHANT, AND FUELED BY BOOZE. NICE IS A DIRTY WORD AND KILLING IS WHAT HE DOES BEST. MAKE A CONTRACT WITH HELL, AND HE COULD BE ON YOUR SIDE—GOD HELP YOU. IN SILVER CROWN KING: CAINE’S CORONATION DATE AS A LORD OF FAIRY IS FAST APPROACHING...
  • Myths of Immortality by Raye Wagner

    Myths of Immortality by Raye Wagner

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the realm of the dead, there are no lies. Hope Nicholas is desperate to believe that the truth will set her free from the bindings of Apollo's curse. But to get the truth, she must travel to the Underworld, a feat near impossible for the living...
  • Snake Charmer by J.C. Diem

    Snake Charmer by J.C. Diem

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Defying the cycle of the moon that binds all shape shifters, Lexi transforms into her alter ego in an attempt to flee from her sorrow and anguish. Little does she know that no matter how far or fast she runs, she can’t escape from her grief at being abandoned by her mate. Locked in her werewolf form, it takes a catastrophe to force her to become human again...
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