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  • Hunger Pains by B.L. Brunnemer

    Hunger Pains by B.L. Brunnemer

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Lexie and I raise the dead. But Necromancy isn't all I can do. But that's for another time. It's my first week at the university and an accident has sent our world spinning. A decision that should be years in the making now has to be made in mere days. And the repercussions are big. And not just for my life but for the guys' as well. Everyone will feel my choice...
  • Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Take a walk on the wild side with Anita Blake, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series. These five novels of human—and inhuman—passions feature vampires, werewolves, and “a heroine as sharp as a stake and slick as a silver bullet” (J.D. Robb)...
  • Fangs by Katie May

    Fangs by Katie May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    So, here's the deal.I got locked up for a crime I totally committed. Yup. Your girl stabbed a ho...or four. Stabbed, maimed, ate, slaughtered. You get the picture.Not what you expected to hear from me, huh?But everything changes when I'm broken out of Prodigium Academy by the exact man I've been trying to hide from: Lucifer. Aka, my sperm donor. Aka, the man who tried to kill me as a baby...
  • Dead Witches Tell No Tales  (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison

    Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat...
  • Black Magic Voodoo by Nikki Landis

    Black Magic Voodoo by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cassie Howe is a descendant of one of the famous Salem witches. Each year Samhain and the festival of the dead marks the new year, an end to the old while embracing the new. As Cassie begins the month long celebration, she encounters a dark and sinister presence that threatens the balance of her world...
  • Extending Family by Erin R. Flynn

    Extending Family by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name is Inez Garner, and I’m a vampire princess, wife to two vampire nobles, fiancée to two more, and girlfriend to another. I’m the leader of a new coven that is made up of mostly shifter clans and thriving better than established covens and they love that. But we’re still in a precarious position as our main location for the coven only has the castle...
  • Team Inez by Erin R. Flynn

    Team Inez by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Inez Garner, and I’m a vampire princess. It still sounds crazy to me too, but again, the fangs sold me, especially now that I have my own and drink blood. Things have become more complicated as people give me answers, but I’m no longer alone to handle it all. I have Darius and Jaxon, plus my knights, and maybe one of the oldest vampires alive joining us to help keep me alive...
  • Dying for the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Dying for the Dead by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My mission? To save New Orleans from Nero’s demonic clutches. Should be simple, right? I mean, hell, I am literally the Queen of the Dead. I fear that we are running out of time though.Time to save the missing supes taken by Nero and Asmodeus.Time to get out of the Demonic realm, before we can’t leave.Time to save our city and my kingdom.The biggest snap in my plan? I’ve died...
  • Nephilim the Reckoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Nephilim the Reckoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Move over Angel of Vengeance!Those that betrayed me had better run because when I catch up to them, they will wish they were burning in Hell!Just as we were coming together, our team of Guardians has been ripped apart and I will stop at nothing to getting the demon I love back home where he belongs.Leaving a trail of blood and carnage behind him, Shemyaza is seeking something...
  • Death Untold by Sarah Piper

    Death Untold by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All magic comes with a price tag.It's a lesson witches are taught from a young age, along with the ones about how we'll never survive a vampire turning, how hunters will always seek to eradicate us, and how a devil's bargain can never be broken.But together, my rebels and I have shattered every last rule, ignored every last warning...
  • Wild Honor by May Dawson

    Wild Honor by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ever since I planted my butt firmly in the Dragon King’s throne, my already-rogue magical powers have multiplied. My magic has developed an unfortunate tendency to blow things up whenever I’m unhappy.I’m Queen of the isle. I’m also Queen of the wreckage.So while I master my powers, I’ll be the hidden queen. Jaik rules in the north as the dragon king...
  • Rebel Reborn by Sarah Piper

    Rebel Reborn by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When darkness descends, who will survive the Battle for Blackmoon Bay?The fight at the cemetery was hard-won. But from the enemy’s perspective, the cemetery was just a minor outpost.Blackmoon Bay is ground zero for their entire operation, and it’s no longer simply the home we’re desperate to reclaim. It’s the spark that will eventually set the whole world on fire.If we fail, we will all die...
  • Strange Fate by L.J. Smith

    Strange Fate by L.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sarah Strange is a normal teenager with annoying siblings and a crush on two boys, Mal and Kierlan, who happen to be her best friends. But Sarah also has visions of a place where dragons darken the sky and feast on humans. When Sarah confides in Mal and Kierlan about her visions, she discovers her friends are not who they seem. They are part of the Night World...
  • Game Night by Katie May

    Game Night by Katie May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First eliminations.First kisses.First attack.What could go wrong?For this group date, I’ll be a participant in a life-sized board game night with some of the contestants I don’t know as well.Will sparks fly? Or will we succumb to the horrors of the games?Combine that with an escape room solo date with a surly cupid, and new secrets will be revealed...
  • Requiem by S.J. West

    Requiem by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the final installment of the Vampire Conclave series, Sarah delves further into her family’s dark and stormy past, unlocking a disturbing truth surrounding her ancestor, Thallan Moonshade. With the help of an unexpected ally, Sarah comes across a secret so shocking from Thallan’s life that it makes her even more determined to thwart his malevolent plans...
  • Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke

    Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “This isn’t just some war being waged against us from the shadows, it’s a massacre, a cull.”With the pack still reeling from their encounter with the witches, all anyone wants is time to recover. But the pack promised the vampires a favour in return for their help—and it’s time to collect...
  • Eirlys by Jenn D. Young

    Eirlys by Jenn D. Young

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I crashed into Silver Springs fifteen years ago—literally crashed. The only reason I survived is by the kindness of a passing vampire who turned me. Now I live in a town filled with vampires, demons, angels and even shifters that turn into dildos. What the hell did I get myself into?My name is Eirlys, but please call me Lys...
  • Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rain Kimber thought that finding his daughter and finally being able to be a part of her life after so many years without her would be the end of his adventure. He thought he’d find her, take care of the woman who’d stolen his child away from him (you don’t want to know), and then the two of them would immediately become the family they’d been before she’d been taken...
  • Raven's Cry: A Dark Paranormal Romance Reverse Harem by Charlie Nottingham

    Raven's Cry: A Dark Paranormal Romance Reverse Harem by Charlie Nottingham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone has skeletons in their closet, but Rain's are learning to open the door. Rain's lost everything in the last decade. Her grandmother, her brother, and her family home might be next. All she has is Graham - a powerful Fae who illegally escaped the Fae Realm and has been her best friend ever since. Until Ezra - the sexiest Vampire she's ever seen - commissions her for one hell of a job...
  • Raven's Song by Charlie Nottingham

    Raven's Song by Charlie Nottingham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A morally gray necromancer, a playful fae, and a kindhearted vampire: all bound by one witch.When a vengeful demon burned her house down, Rain Carter had no choice but to move into the haven of Copperfield House with her boyfriend, Graham, her other boyfriend, Ezra, and his partner, Warren.She wants to believe she's safe here, but considering Warren's a murderer for hire..
  • Blood Feud by C.J. Cooke

    Blood Feud by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes the blood that bonds us together is what causes the greatest of rifts.The pack is balancing on an edge, trying to hold together after the last fight tried to tear them apart. Calli throws herself into trying to learn as much magic as she can, and her mates watch on helplessly as her obsession starts to take over...
  • Vigil of the Gargoyle by Jarica James

    Vigil of the Gargoyle by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the wake of the latest high regency drama, the supernatural world is in an upheaval. Lennox and Team Kova are back in Obsidian Cove and doing everything they can to keep their town and academy safe as the supernatural world falls apart around them...
  • Power of the Mage by Jarica James

    Power of the Mage by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To anyone other than Lennox and Team Kova, doing a mission for the high regency would be an honor. But to them it might be a death sentence. With Tristan’s visions warning them of horrible things to come, and High Regent Klein watching their every move, the team has to tread carefully.Once again they’re forced to rely on each other as they navigate the regency territories...
  • Stalker by Letty Frame

    Stalker by Letty Frame

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Healing is important to help you overcome grief. But it’s impossible to heal when there’s still a fight for survival.Lottie and her men went through a terrible ordeal, but they’re desperate to not let it tear them apart. Between Warren’s newfound powers, River’s lack of wolf, and Theo’s refusal to complete his bond with Lottie, things are tenuous at best...
  • Moonlit Agate by Katherine Isaac

    Moonlit Agate by Katherine Isaac

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Moving to Moonlit Falls was supposed to be Agate's fresh start.As the boss, and only full-time employee, of Soil Sprite Gardening & Landscaping, she's working on her dream renovation - an unkempt patch of land surrounding the town's beautiful, ancient oak tree.Unfortunately in doing so, she may have accidentally wrecked the town. Maybe...
  • Raven's Redemption by Charlie Nottingham

    Raven's Redemption by Charlie Nottingham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Follow the ghost , they’d said. It’ll be fun, they said Rain, Graham, Ezra, and Warren have been on the hunt for answers for weeks after learning that Rain’s brother is alive, and that Warren played a part in his disappearance. After facing off with the demon who took Rain’s brother, all of them nearly dying in the process, the woman in black leads them to reinforcements...
  • When Hell Freezes Over by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young

    When Hell Freezes Over by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There are enemies everywhere… But none as deadly as the one lurking inside me.Vampire gangs, Lucifer rising, hellhounds on the loose, and an unruly shadow creature hell-bent on taking control… And no, that’s not the beginning of a bad joke. It’s a nightmare.And it’s my life.To get to Hell and stop the coming war, we need to find the last three relics and open the gates...
  • Shadowborn Royals by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Royals by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The light is my prison…and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn and this is the second prison I find myself locked in for something I didn’t do. Only this prison is worse and far more dangerous. Beyond the prison walls, the fae world is at war and nothing I can do will stop it. I may come from the light, but to win this war, to keep my family and lovers safe, I will embrace the darkness...
  • 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...
  • Succubus Blessed by Heather Long

    Succubus Blessed by Heather Long

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If I told you, that would be spoiling the last book. I know, I know. Not everyone likes secrets, but that's half of the fun of telling my story. I'll tell you when the time is right. Promise.The following blurb might contain spoilers for Succubus Unchained. Be warned before you scroll down.There might be something to this new life of mine.Being mated to Maddox and bonded to Alfred isn’t so bad...
  • Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I love you, Sam. I will always love you." When Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne discovers her lover, Crwys Holliard, is missing, she vows to find him. With the help of her friends and an Alpha Werewolf who just won't take no for an answer, Sam follows clues that point them in the direction of the realm of Faerie, a place Sam swore she would never return to...
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    fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  book  dark  dragons
  • Legacy Academy: Year Two by M. Guida

    Legacy Academy: Year Two by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Whew, my first year at the academy is over--what a ride.I found a magical orb that showed me Mom is alive, but I don't know where she is. The only way to find her is for me to master my powers, but I'm failing. If I don't pass, I'll be kicked out of school. Without my powers, I won't be strong enough to defeat the Dark Demons and rescue Mom. My two handsome princes are still with me...
  • Legacy Academy Year Three by M. Guida

    Legacy Academy Year Three by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I barely survived my second year at Legacy Academy, and I have more crazy powers that are hard to control.But I have to, right?Unfortunately, the dark demons want me and last time almost got me if it weren’t for Lucien and the Defenders.To make matters worse, there’s a reason why I’m different from all the other dragons...
  • Enemy Tyes by Alex Lidell

    Enemy Tyes by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lera burned him. Now it’s Tye’s turn.Tye has sacrificed everything for his chance at the Prowess Trials, and Lera’s betrayal in reporting his injuries nearly ended it all. Now there is nothing left but to kick Lera out of his world—and ensure the eviction stays...
  • The Last Bell by Alex Lidell

    The Last Bell by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hostages. Memories. Heartbeats. The long awaited finale to the epic Power of Five story is here.The quint has finally reunited, but their stunning new discovery changes everything.Just as Lera and the males navigate their redefined future, Owalin violently ups the stakes, giving the humans one hour to hand over their kingdoms...
  • Path of the Bear by Jarica James

    Path of the Bear by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lennox thought life would be easier when she started Obsidian Cove Supernatural Academy. All she has to do is learn about who she is, make new friends, and spend time with her sexy boyfriends, right? This is her chance at a new life. Of course, nothing is ever that simple...
  • Shadowborn Prison by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Prison by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The shadows are my prison… and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn, and I’ve been locked away for something I didn’t do. But that’s what they all say, right? When rumoured only the dangerous survive Shadowborn Prison, I know I have no choice but to fight for my life. Luckily my short time at Shadowborn Academy, home to those with dark magic seducing their souls, has taught me how to do just that...
  • Blood Cursed by Sarah Piper, Aletha George

    Blood Cursed by Sarah Piper, Aletha George

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "My whole life, you've been making deals for my future - for my soul - with other people. Now, you're going to deal with me." The prince of Hell has been gunning for a Silversbane heir for decades - a witch whose blood can summon the spirits of the most powerful magic users ever to walk the earth. A witch like me. Thanks to a soul-shattering devil's bargain, I'm now his most prized possession...
  • Wildflower by Willow Hadley

    Wildflower by Willow Hadley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cricket Kendall moved to Colorado expecting to learn more about her magic and heritage. Since befriending three hot werewolves from the local pack, things haven’t gone exactly as planned.As her eighteenth birthday looms closer and closer, her magic and abilities grow stronger than she ever imagined they could...
  • Demon Sworn by Sarah Piper

    Demon Sworn by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bloodthirsty demons. Deadly, ever-shifting hellscapes. Brutal psychological torments. And that’s just day one.When I ripped out my enemy’s soul and banished him to the Shadowrealm, I knew I’d condemned myself to the same fate, cursing my soul to eternal imprisonment while my body rotted away on earth.No one ever said anything about my body coming along for the ride...
  • Magic Untamed by Elena Lawson

    Magic Untamed by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Finding out I’m descended from royalty should have been like winning the lottery. Except I got all of the renown and none of the spoils.That’s what it means to be related to the dark prince.Still reeling, I throw myself into uncovering more about my dark heritage. Meanwhile, Cal and Adrian try to solve a mystery of their own...
  • Spells of Mist & Spirit by Sarah Piper

    Spells of Mist & Spirit by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How dark are you willing to go for the ones you love?No matter how hard we fight, no matter how much we’ve already lost, the Dark Arcana have only grown stronger. Thanks to the traitorous mages they’ve recruited into their ranks, now we’re vastly outnumbered and outmagicked.We’ve got one last choice...
  • A Dream Before Dawn by K.C. Kingmaker

    A Dream Before Dawn by K.C. Kingmaker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The academy intrigue, supernatural sexiness, and dark mysteries just keep coming... and so do I. Going into Briarwitch Academy, I wasn’t a big fan of supernaturals. But I learned to appreciate something: Other than their magic and unreasonable attractiveness (seriously, it’s not fair), they’re not so different than humans. There are good ones and bad ones.Currently, I have a bad one locked away...
  • Moon Thrall by Donna Grant

    Moon Thrall by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant gives readers a double dose of the Louisiana bayous in the second book of her searing LaRue series (connected to the bestselling Chiasson series) filled with suspense, voodoo, and romance. HER QUEST FOR THE TRUTH Skye Parrish is living her dream...
  • Kings of Eden by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    Kings of Eden by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I've danced for some powerful and deadly men. But lately, instead of dollars, I'm collecting death warrants. I’ve always played with danger. And as long as I followed the rules, I told myself I’d always be safe.One night is all it took, one mistake, and now every damned mafia criminal in the Black Spades gang is after me.But so are the Kings of Eden...
  • Shadowborn Queen by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Shadowborn Queen by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The throne is my fate…and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn and I’m finally free from the prisons I was stuck in. Except for a tiny problem: The Enchanted Forest is at war, the Shadowborn Academy is nearly destroyed and I have to stop the titans before they destroy the world and take the last of my family with them.Turns out the outside world is far more dangerous than any prison could be...
  • 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...
  • Shifters' Fae Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Shifters' Fae Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Surviving. That’s all that matters now.I was never meant to be a light fae. There was too much darkness inside of me. So when I met my mate, I dove headfirst into the world of monsters and ghosts that he revealed to me.And then he died.Changed. Different from all the other light fae. I no longer had a place I belonged...
  • 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...
  • Revenge by C.Y. Jones

    Revenge by C.Y. Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Shadow. Assassin, taker of lives I’m what fears are based on, the one who exists in the shadows, only seen when you look death in the eye, and beg for its forgiveness. I am the nightmare whose name you whisper in the dark of night. Your jailer, judge, and executioner all rolled in one. In my world, my brother and I are ghosts, and we don’t give out second chances...
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