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  • Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    “Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.” — MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. — Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer...
  • Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh

    Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Step into New York Times bestseller Nalini Singh’s explosive and shockingly passionate Psy-Changeling world . . . A dangerous, volatile rebel, hands stained blood-red.A woman whose very existence has been erased.A love story so dark, it may shatter the world itself.A deadly price that must be paid.The day of reckoning is here...
  • Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

    Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh’s exhilarating world of shapeshifters and psychics is “paranormal romance at its best” (Publishers Weekly). Now comes the story of an alpha wolf named Hawke used to getting exactly what he wants—and of the only woman who dares tangle with him...
  • Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The war is on...Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one...
  • Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    MacKayla Lane lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully under the Lord Master’s spell.…In New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s stunning new novel, the walls between human and Fae worlds have come crashing down...
  • Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

    Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    No day is ordinary in a world where Technology and Magic compete for supremacy…But no matter which force is winning, in the apocalypse, a sword will always work. Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside...
  • Feversong by Karen Marie Moning

    Feversong by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning returns with the epic conclusion to her pulse-pounding Fever series, where a world thrown into chaos grows more treacherous at every turn. As Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada struggle to restore control, enemies become allies, right and wrong cease to exist, and the lines between life and death, lust and love, disappear completely...
  • Called by Vanessa Nelson

    Called by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a city full of rising tension, with people going missing or turning up dead, can Max resist the call to help?When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance...
  • Hoards and Harbors by S.M. Olivier

    Hoards and Harbors by S.M. Olivier

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Navigating our new reality has its ups and downs. My relationships with my men and most of my family continue to grow. Together, we've made it our duty to help those who can't help themselves. We're determined to ensure good prevails despite the evil forces against us. We make new friends, giving us hope we're not alone in our mission...
  • Tiger by Laurann Dohner

    Tiger by Laurann Dohner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Zandy’s had too much to drink and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. She knows she’s going to die. When next her eyes open, a beautiful man-creature is holding her in his arms. He’s just too tempting to resist, her very own fallen angel. She wraps herself around his body, determined to have him...
  • Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Nalini Singh, the New York Times bestselling “alpha author of paranormal romance” (Booklist) returns to an immortal world of violent passion and lethal power…on the brink of a deadly archangelic war.Angels are falling from the sky in New York, struck down by a vicious, unknown force.Vampires are dying impossibly of disease...
  • Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy

    Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You’re only paranoid if nobody’s out to get you.Mackenzie’s paranoia hasn’t ebbed, if anything, it’s only gotten worse, and it’s starting to wear thin on her family. Add in a new familiar, and her sister’s sudden rebellion, and tempers ignite.As a hunter for Catch and Release, Mackenzie doesn’t choose her assignments, they are chosen for her...
  • Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    In a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere...the only survivors are those ones who are...BORN OF SHADOWSFor Caillen Dagan, a defiant soldier of fortune, survival isn't a right, it's a brutal daily battle. Moving through the Ichidaian universe like a wraith, his brushes with the law and death are legendary...
  • Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    It isn’t often that Kate Daniels and the Beast Lord Curran get to take a break from protecting their pack and enjoy some time for themselves. So when Curran offers Kate a romantic dinner in town, there’s no way she’s going to pass.But their quiet night doesn’t stay quiet for long...
  • Yield the Night by Annette Marie

    Yield the Night by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    NB: New/alternate cover for ASIN# B00RH8BZOI. Original cover edition here.After surviving a round-trip to hell, Piper figures she can survive anything. After all, she just lived through the devastating loss of her Consul apprenticeship and a torturous stint at boarding school...
  • Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh

    Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    "The alpha author of paranormal romance" draws us back into her extraordinary Psy-Changeling world, a world torn between violence and peace, passion and ice . . . Assassin. Soldier. Arrow. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be...
  • Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh

    Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The fate of millions of lives hangs in the balance in this new Psy-Changeling Trinity novel from NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh . . . Kidnapped as a young girl, her psychic powers harnessed by a madman, Memory lives a caged and isolated existence . . . until she comes face-to-face with a wolf. Labelled an empath by her bad-tempered rescuer, Memory knows that her ‘gift’ is nothing so bright...
  • Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur

    Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Some nights never end.Some desires never die. . . .She ventures where no one else dares—into realms of peril and pleasure. But will this next journey be her last?Shape-shifting werewolf and vampire Riley Jenson is through with death–causing it, solving it, surviving it. Her soul mate, Kye Murphy, is dead–and at Riley’s own hands...
  • Last Guard by Nalini Singh

    Last Guard by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to a world devastated by change in her award-winning Psy-Changeling Trinity series, where two people defined by their aloneness hold the fate of the Psy in their hands . . . Termed merciless by some, and a robotic sociopath by others, Payal Rao is the perfect Psy: cardinal telekinetic, CEO of a major conglomerate, beautiful—and emotionless...
  • Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter

    Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have. . . .With one caress, he can give unforgettable pleasure . . . or unending pain. . . .Hector Dean is shaved, tattooed, and totally ripped—and he has a deadly secret...
  • Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Ilona Andrews—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic Shifts—once again pulls readers into the dark and dangerous world of the Kate Daniels novels...Shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau may be a powerful healer and magic user, but she’s far from what might be called “normal”...
  • Kate's Origin  (Curran POV #6) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Kate's Origin (Curran POV #6) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Published in Small Magics, and part of Curran's POV.This is the story Jim tells Curran about Kate’s Daddy...
  • Traitor Born by Amy A. Bartol

    Traitor Born by Amy A. Bartol

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In the Fates Republic, Firstborns reign supreme. Secondborns kneel in servitude. Thirdborns face death. And Census shadows them all.Secondborn Roselle St. Sismode was pressed into military service to battle the rebel uprising threatening the society that enslaves her...
  • High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning

    High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    There is no action without consequence…Dani O’Malley was nine years old when the delusional, sadistic Rowena transformed her into a ruthless killer. Years later, she’s tough, hardened, yet achingly vulnerable and fiercely compassionate, living alone by her own exacting code. Despite the scars on her body, driven by deeper ones carved into her soul, no one is more committed to protecting Dublin...
  • The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

    The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    In Allison Sekemoto's world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood She has done the unthinkable: died so that she might continue to live. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren...
  • Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh

    Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The mating urge cannot be denied... #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh returns to the world of the Breeds where animal instincts can bring a feral pleasure to every man and his willing female mate..
  • Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh

    Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Explore new heights of sensuality in this return to the world of the Psy—where two people who know evil intimately must unlock the good within their icy hearts… As an Arrow, an elite soldier in the Psy Council ranks, Judd Lauren was forced to do terrible things in the name of his people. Now a defector, his dark abilities have made him the most deadly of assassins—cold, pitiless, unfeeling...
  • Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter

    Seduce the Darkness by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    SHE HAS A BODY MADE FOR TEMPTATION...AND A KISS TO DIE FOR.The war between otherworlders and humans changed Earth beyond recognition. It also saved Bride McKells's life. Before, the gorgeous vampire was a target for every fanatic with a stake and a crucifix. Now, she's free to roam the streets -- and desperate to find others of her kind. One man claims to have the answers she seeks...
  • Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh

    Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh takes us into the dangerously sensual world of the genetically altered Breeds--and the humans who fill them with insatiable desire...He always knew he would betray her...Anya Kobrin was only sixteen when she first came to Del-Rey Delgado--the genetically altered rebel known as the Coyote Ghost...
  • Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers

    Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Something wicked is brewing in New York. “A month ago, I watched in horror as six of my fellow initiates died after sipping the Nectar of the gods, a heavenly drink that either grants you magical powers or kills you. I can’t believe I’m coming back for seconds.” Leda Pierce has survived the gods’ first test and gained entry into the Legion of Angels, but the fight is far from over...
  • Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the darkness, demons come out to play…and someone must bring their sins to light.Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups—and the victims aren’t just killed, they’re beheaded...
  • Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh

    Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The “unparalleled romantic adventure” of Nalini Singh’s NYT bestselling series continues as a new dawn begins for the Psy-Changeling world . . . The Psy-Changeling world has undergone a staggering transformation and now stands at a crossroads. The Trinity Accord promises a new era of cooperation between disparate races and groups. It is a beacon of hope held together by many hands: Old enemies...
  • Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

    Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Hailed by Christine Feehan as “a major new talent,” NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh now brings together two fierce changelings in her most explosive story yet. Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her...
  • Alpha Night by Nalini Singh

    Alpha Night by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her breathtaking Psy-Changeling Trinity series with a mating that shouldn’t exist . . . Alpha wolf Selenka Durev’s devotion to her pack is equaled only by her anger at anyone who would harm those under her care...
  • Wild Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Wild Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Brexley has endured starvation and survived torture and even Warwick Farkas, the brutal legend who still haunts her like a ghost, spilling into her thoughts and life. His betrayal made her a prisoner of Killian, the gorgeous Fae Lord of Budapest...
  • Silver Silence by Nalini Singh

    Silver Silence by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her extraordinary Psy-Changeling world with a story of wild passion and darkest betrayal . . . Control. Precision. Family. These are the principles that drive Silver Mercant...
  • Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kidnapped by the notorious rebel group, Provstat, Brexley finds her connection goes deeper than she ever imagined. Reunited with old acquaintances and an uncle she never knew, Brexley is thrown into the vicious world of politics, where human and fae leaders will do anything to come out on top...
  • The Barrier Between by Stacey Marie Brown

    The Barrier Between by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Zoey’s life has taken a dramatic turn. Only a few months ago she was a Collector working for the a secret part of the government called the Department of Molecular Genetics (DMG), tracking and collecting fae. Her life had been changing and improving with a partner she loved and a sister she adored...
  • Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh

    Wild Embrace by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Echo of Silence In a deep-sea station, Tazia Nerif has found her life’s work as an engineer, keeping things running smoothly. But she wants nothing more than to break down the barrier of silence between her and her telekinetic Psy station commander . . . Dorian A changeling who can never shift lives a life of quiet frustration—until he learns how to let his leopard come out and play . .
  • Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur

    Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Seduction that kills. Pleasure to die for. She just can’t resist…Guardian Riley Jenson always seems to face the worst villains. And this time’s no different. For it’s no ordinary sorceress who can raise the dead to do her killing. But that’s exactly what Riley expects to find at the end of a trail of female corpses used—and discarded—in a bizarre ritual of evil...
  • Play of Passion by Nalini Singh

    Play of Passion by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Passion and reason collide with explosive force in the newest instalment of Nalini Singh’s “mesmerizing” Psy/Changeling series. As a conflict with Pure Psy looms on the horizon, two powerful wolves fight a far more intimate war of their own...
  • Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning

    Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    In Karen Marie Moning’s latest installment of the epic #1 New York Times bestselling Fever series, the stakes have never been higher and the chemistry has never been hotter. Hurtling us into a realm of labyrinthine intrigue and consummate seduction, FEVERBORN is a riveting tale of ancient evil, lust, betrayal, forgiveness and the redemptive power of love...
  • Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian

    Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In this pulse-pounding and thrillingly sensual novel, New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the mesmerizing world of the Midnight Breed, following new characters into a dark future where an uneasy peace can unravel into war—and a great betrayal can mask an all-consuming love...
  • Prophecy of Magic by Dima Zales

    Prophecy of Magic by Dima Zales

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Find my long-lost birth parents? Check.Kiss the man I've been crushing on for years? Check.Finally kick back and enjoy my happy ending? Yeah, no such luck.With literal demons out to kill me and my loved ones in trouble, I'm starting to wonder if I'll make it out of this one alive..
  • Lady Luck by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss

    Lady Luck by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Luck knew two things when he left Harem Station months ago. One. The silver-haired Cygnian Princess Nyleena was still safely frozen away in her cryopod. And two. There was a good chance she was his soul mate. He left anyway. Nyleena is what you might call feisty. Or sassy. Or maybe just… feral. She is wild. Much too wild for Luck’s taste. But now that he’s home there’s no way to deny it...
  • Soul Thief by Jana Oliver

    Soul Thief by Jana Oliver

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Riley Blackthorne is beginning to learn that there are worse things than death by demon. And love is just one of them...Seventeen-year-old Riley has about had it up to here. After the devastating battle at the Tabernacle, trappers are dead and injured, her boyfriend Simon is gravely injured, and now her beloved late father's been illegally poached from his grave by a very powerful necromancer...
  • Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Nalini Singh steps back into the shadows of her “heartbreakingly original”* world where angels rule, vampires serve, and the innocent can pay the greatest price of all…Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil…A vampire has attacked a girls’ school—the assault one of sheer, vicious...
  • The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa

    The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Vengeance will be hers.Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question: human or monster? With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer.Monster.Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke...
  • City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane

    City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The third book in this gritty, sexy, urban fantasy trilogy.Rogue spirits and psychopomps are terrorising people, and now someone is planning to open the gates to the City of Ghosts and unleash the dead on humanity.Faced with her greatest challenge yet, Chess has to travel to the spirit city to finally lay all her ghosts to rest… Chess Putnam has a lot on her plate...
  • Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    Wayfarer's Keep by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Branded a traitor by her people, Shea and her warlord—the fiercely dangerous Fallon—travel to the Pathfinders’ seat of power at her father’s request, hoping to form an alliance despite the distrust between them. It doesn’t take long before Shea and Fallon realize something is dangerously wrong in the place she once called home...
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