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  • Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain

    Doggone Mess by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    from the book's foreword: "While Doggone Mess’s beginning was written before Plaidypus, there are important reasons for why I didn’t renumber the series and insert Doggone Mess before Plaidypus. Doggone Mess’s events after Plaidypus require Plaidypus to truly make sense."Originally a novella in the anthology Dirty Deeds published in Jan, 2021, this edition has been expanded into a full novel...
  • The Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center: The Complete Series by K.M. Shea

    The Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center: The Complete Series by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Werewolves have fleas. Cyclops need glasses. Dark Elves give villain monologues. Maybe the magical paranormal world isn’t quite what we expect? This special boxset contains the complete urban fantasy series the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center: Vampires Drink Tomato Juice, Goblins Wear Suits, and The Lost Files of the MBRC...
  • Dark Dreams and Dead Things by Martina McAtee

    Dark Dreams and Dead Things by Martina McAtee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seventeen-year-old November Lonergan spent her whole life feeling like an outsider. She was right. She’s a reaper like her mother and like her two cousins, Kai and Tristin. The supernatural world believes the three teens are part of a prophecy to save them from an evil known as the Grove. Ember just wants to survive high school and fix the fallout from bringing back her friend...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  book  demons  fiction  lgbtq
  • Witch's Fate by Linsey Hall

    Witch's Fate by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s vowed to forget him forever Powerful witch Sofia Viera has loved warlock-werewolf half-blood Malcolm Brent for centuries, ever since they trained to become warlocks together. When Malcolm chose power over her and cast her aside, she vowed to forget him. For four hundred years, it worked...
  • The Enforcers: Kane by Anastasia Wilde

    The Enforcers: Kane by Anastasia Wilde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Never trust your heart. Kane Colton, Enforcer of the Silverlake pack, has lived by those words for ten years—ever since Selina Douglass captured him in a sick mating bond that led him down a dark path and turned him into a monster. Now he only cares about three things: protecting his packmates, watching his blood brother’s back, and keeping his wolf’s bloodlust under control...
  • Her Protectors by Tamara White

    Her Protectors by Tamara White

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Death. That’s what my life has become. My mother died protecting me. My father died from poison intended for me. How long until someone tries to kill my mates? The third trial is here. The day after saying farewell to her father, she’s forced to move on and complete the next trial. To make matters worse all the elders insist coming with her...
  • A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer.Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live. I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic.She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away. I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal...
  • A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon

    A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon brings the story of second chance love. Buckle up...it's gonna be a wild ride. When a wolf catches the scent of his mate, he’ll do anything to claim and protect her, even if that means protecting the little Fey from himself...
  • The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair

    The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Library of Alexandria has been lost. The truth of history has been hidden from us. The God of War rules the earth, and we desperately need a savior.Rhea has always known she was different but never imagined that her secrets would lead her down a path of danger and adventure...
  • Ruby Mate by Lola Glass

    Ruby Mate by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A CITY IN TRANSITION… AND I'LL DETERMINE ITS FATEThings were looking up for Shifter City after Merrick took over as Alpha Male over the werewolves.But then the ruby shattered.And now it looks like he and I are the heart of the city.The war is officially over…But peace might end up costing us our lives.And maybe even each other...
  • Dark Alpha's Lover by Donna Grant

    Dark Alpha's Lover by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I am coming for you…I answer to no one but Death. I am impenetrable, impervious, immortal. I exist to do Death’s bidding and no one–not Reaper nor human nor Fae–can stand in my way. Except for the bewitching half-Fae, Catriona...
  • Linked by Heather Bowhay

    Linked by Heather Bowhay

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Leading a double life as an Amethyst and a Dentelle is difficult, loving two men is tragic, but for Lexi Adams, planning her own death is totally insane. After narrowly escaping the Ray-Pacs in Amethyst, Lexi and Jason are now headed to the safe haven on Towhead Island. Heart-broken, she understands why a Guardian-Amethyst relationship is forbidden, but that won’t stop her from trying...
  • Centaur Rivalry by Nancy Straight

    Centaur Rivalry by Nancy Straight

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Centaur world is rocked as news spreads of the Lost Herd, Camille's existence, and her Centaur protector. A death order against Camille's father and family sends all into hiding. Camille and Drake leave the country pursued by the Lost Herd as well as by Centaur Council enforcers. Camille's twin brother Cameron is manipulated by the Council Head and is quickly becoming her newest enemy...
  • West by Stacey Marie Brown

    West by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sexy, alluring, ruthless, and oh so complicated.West Moseley is known as the “charming” Dark Dweller. With his cheeky grin and southern drawl, he can charm anyone, especially women. And does.But after being held prisoner and tortured by the cruel Seelie Queen, West’s past comes back to haunt him...
  • Tarnished by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Tarnished by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sean has a reputation for brutality, and it is well-deserved. Centuries of inflicting pain and punishment on anything and everything he deemed worthy slowly stole whatever light had been in him when he was born. His angelic nature fell victim to the god of war within him, just as Ares had intended.After an enigmatic encounter, a vision of Ruby comes to Sean and changes all of that...
  • 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...
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    magic  mermaids  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  amnesia  book
  • Alpha Moon by S.M. Reine

    Alpha Moon by S.M. Reine

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Author's note: This is the last episode I have planned for The Cain Chronicles, and a little bit of a treat for Abel fans. I hope you all enjoy him in this one as much as I do...heh. :D It's 20,000 words long - same length as Red Rose Moon. Happy reading!Rylie Gresham's world is ending, and this time, it has nothing to do with silver bullets..
  • Madly & the Jackal by Michelle Leighton

    Madly & the Jackal by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    How deep does love run? Deeper than the ocean? Deeper than memory? Deeper than magic? Following their plan to save Atlas, Madly and Jackson return the spirit of Wolfhardt to his prison beneath the sea. But even the best laid plans couldn’t account for the surprises they find. This time, Lore aren’t their only challenges...
  • Rogue Wave by Christie Anderson

    Rogue Wave by Christie Anderson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After five months of blissful pretending, Sadie and Rayne are practically the couple of the year. At least, according to Sadie's friends at school they are. But she knows the truth. Their feelings are just an illusion. Now, with graduation and college right around the corner, Sadie realizes she can't put off the inevitable any longer. She has to make a choice...
  • Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez

    Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The shifters council has fallen, and Alpha Ares is ready to fulfill the prophecy. Born from Gods and blessed with elemental gifts, the golden wolf becomes the first Alpha King after a thousand years. The human hunters are at the forefront of the Golden Wars, but something more sinister has been stirring for centuries. A plan to rid the earth of werewolves once and for all...
  • Born of Water by A.L. Knorr

    Born of Water by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A mysterious shipwreck could unlock ancient powers… or send her to a watery grave.Targa MacAuley feels more at home on dry land than in the watery realm of her mermaid ancestors. After 17 years on solid ground, she fears she’ll never grow into the creature her mother hoped she’d become...
  • 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...
  • Proven by Kristen Day

    Proven by Kristen Day

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The thrilling last installment of the Daughters of the Sea series is the culmination of a breathtaking saga that will steal your heart and enchant your soul. As the Atlantean Games draw near, every Order will descend upon the magical island of Atlantis; resurrecting an ancient tradition and setting in motion a fate determined centuries earlier...
  • Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayed.Defeated.Chained.I used to be a sister, a friend, a ruler of the elflands that belonged to my family’s House. Now, I am a prisoner of the fae, my kind’s sworn enemy since the beginning of time. They put chains around me, thinking they can keep me from breaking free and taking their lives. They can’t.The only reason I stay is because I no longer need a life...
  • Fern Valley by T.L. Haddix

    Fern Valley by T.L. Haddix

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rachel Campbell is doing just fine on her own. The forty-seven-year-old divorced single mother of a nearly grown teenager, she's also a shape shifter. She isn't opposed to the idea of love, but she isn't looking for it, either. But then state trooper Lee Harrison moves in across the street...
  • Phoenix Rising by Lisa C. Morgan

    Phoenix Rising by Lisa C. Morgan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maggie Henning has lived the last ten of her 16 years surrounded by the constant reminders of her father’s crime, but never knowing the truth behind it. One letter. One last visit to the psychiatric hospital. Just one night, and Maggie’s world changes forever. She is the last of an ancient race of protectors to a world filled with the creatures of myths, legends, and nightmares...
  • Flood Rising by Christie Anderson

    Flood Rising by Christie Anderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sadie is excited to start her new life on Ambrosia training to become a Water Keeper, and it’s even more thrilling to finally be in a semi-normal relationship with the love of her life, Rayne. But the Council has made great exceptions to the laws in order to let Sadie enroll at the Academy, and the Council doesn’t give out favors freely. They expect something in return...
  • The Accidental Mermaid by Dakota Cassidy

    The Accidental Mermaid by Dakota Cassidy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Esther Williams Sanchez is busy living her life the way she’s always done. Spending time with her pets, working as a divorce mediator, and enjoying her newly renovated cottage on the beach. She’s also decided it’s high time she learn how to swim to prepare for an upcoming cruise. It’s time to let go of a horrible past experience and take some lessons...
  • Warrior Prince by Emma Raveling

    Warrior Prince by Emma Raveling

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is not a short story, novella, or stand alone. It is a collection of scenes from Tristan’s point of view and is meant to be a companion work to the Ondine Quartet series.Warrior Prince features seventeen scenes from Whirl (book 1) and Billow (book 2). Seven are extra scenes that do not appear in previous books...
  • 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...
  • Broken by C.K. Bryant

    Broken by C.K. Bryant

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    With Kira injured and dying, Octavion's last hope is to plead with the king of Panthera for a cure. But King Ramla's magic isn't free. The price he asks Octavion to pay goes against everything he's fought so hard to protect and could destroy his bond with Kira...
  • Bound by Spells by Stormy Smith

    Bound by Spells by Stormy Smith

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Amelia Bradbury is finally free from Queen Julia and Cresthaven, but she isn’t safe yet. The Keeper power runs rampant inside her and it will take an ultimate act of selflessness to contain the darkness that threatens Amelia’s sanity and the future of the Immortal race. Aidan Montgomery refuses to give up on Amelia...
  • Dawn of Ash by Rebecca Ethington

    Dawn of Ash by Rebecca Ethington

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Underneath the deep red barrier Edmund has placed over the city, Prague is in ruins… Vilỳ hide in the darkened alleys, waiting to attack anyone who passes, while Edmund’s men roam the blood-soaked streets, scouring every crumbling building in a mad attempt to flush out Ilyan and his men. Among the danger, Ilyan and Joclyn are trapped, unable to leave the city...
  • Sorceress Rising by Lisa Blackwood

    Sorceress Rising by Lisa Blackwood

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ignorance nearly killed Lillian once. That time, she’d known nothing of magic until Gregory, her Gargoyle Protector, awoke from his stone sleep and saved her from demons escaped from the Magic Realm. They defeated the demonic Riven at great personal cost, one which forced them both to hibernate for months while they mended...
  • Huntsman's Prey by Marie Hall

    Huntsman's Prey by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The long anticipated spinoff to the Bad boys series if finally here, the Dark Princess Saga begins with Hatter and Alice's daughter... Rumors abound in Wonderland, of a dark princess named Chrysalis who bears the Moon's curse. Her beauty is beyond compare, and her madness… even greater than her father’s, The Hatter...
  • Possessed by Kira Saito

    Possessed by Kira Saito

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Down in New Orleans, Arelia LaRue's once ordinary life has been transformed into something truly odd.As she ventures further into the word of Les Mysteries she realizes that nothing is ever as simple as it appears.Faced with challenges that threaten her very sanity, Arelia must decide if fighting for what is right is truly worth the risk...
  • Madly & Wolfhardt by Michelle Leighton

    Madly & Wolfhardt by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Madly is your average nearly-eighteen year old girl—for a princess, that is.Madly James is thoroughly enjoying her internship in the small town of Slumber when the unthinkable happens—there’s a prison break in Atlas, the magically-protected home of Madly’s race...
  • Chosen by Kristen Day

    Chosen by Kristen Day

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The essence of who we are lies not in what we have, but in what we are willing to give up. Because in the end, Time and Tide wait for no one.After sacrificing all that she had, the evil princess of the Underworld is still successful in her bid to tear Finn from Stasia’s life...
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    magic  mermaids  myths  paranormal  book  coming-of-age  epic  fiction
  • Everlost by Candace Knoebel

    Everlost by Candace Knoebel

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One truth will unravel them all. Faye Middleton thought the worst had come to pass the night she and her friends barely escaped from Ethryeal City and the clutches of the evil Priestess Clara. Officially shunned from the Coven, Faye is forced to lay low in order to come up with a plan to bring Clara down...
  • Aflame by Emma L. Adams

    Aflame by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ember and her sister Cori are finally reunited, but the shifter-hunting Orion League are gearing up to play their final hand and wipe out all supernaturals. Despite being held captive by the Mage Lords, Ember and Cori refuse to give up on their plans to find the other dragon shifters. But if the hunters get there first, it'll be an all-out bloodbath...
  • The Siren's Alpha by Jaymin Eve

    The Siren's Alpha by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is a novella Jaymin Eve contributed to the Hotel Paranormal Anthology published in 2017...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mermaids  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fae
  • Betrayal by Amber Garr

    Betrayal by Amber Garr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life as a mermaid can be suffocating.Eviana Dumahl has returned home as a clan leader, an orphan, and a heartbroken teenage girl. Her parents are dead and her boyfriend, Brendan, has decided that he needs some time away. While battling her inner turmoil, Eviana is forced into the war that Lucian Sutherland has incited amongst her own kind...
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    magic  mermaids  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  book  epic  fiction
  • Arise by Amber Garr

    Arise by Amber Garr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With power comes the responsibility to accept its consequences.After the betrayal of those closest to her, Eviana Dumahl struggles to cope with her new reality. Kidnapped, broken, and confused, she is forced to engage in a war that will alter merfolk politics forever. With her estranged father leading the charge, Eviana has no choice but to stand by his side...
  • Dark Days by C.A. Kunz

    Dark Days by C.A. Kunz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Surviving tenth grade is the least of Cat Colvin’s worries.Cat Colvin wants more than anything to just be an “average” teenager and blend in, but having found out the secret of her adoption has Cat questioning her entire life. Unfortunately, there are much deeper and darker secrets being withheld from her that may prove to threaten her very existence...
  • Realm of Darkness by May Sage

    Realm of Darkness by May Sage

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's the rising star of the Paranormal Investigation Agency; she'd love to burn it to the ground. Tria Winters plays the part of the loyal agent well, but she's nothing short of a prisoner. When the Agency is brutally attacked, she and her cousins should have taken their chance to run, but to her surprise, there are people she isn't quite willing to turn her back on...
  • Defiance by Taylor Longford

    Defiance by Taylor Longford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Think you know about gargoyles? The beautiful winged race disappeared eight hundred years ago. When they last walked the earth, they traveled in close-knit packs, their throats marked with ancient runes. Their greatest enemies were the ugly and brutal harpies that people today mistake for gargoyles. Defiance can't resist Whitney Anders...
  • Berserker's Rage by Elle Boon

    Berserker's Rage by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A CORE OF STEEL Hal Aldridge has always hidden his other half, but when he saves a woman beaten beyond recognition, he embraces his inner berserker. She calls to his soul more than any other. A HIDDEN STRENGTH Hospitalized for months, Felicity Evans holds onto the only thing that seems real. The voice of the man who kept her sane through the darkness...
  • All We See & Seem by Tammy Blackwell

    All We See & Seem by Tammy Blackwell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jase Donovan always knew exactly what to expect from college: frat parties, coeds, and a spot on one of the most prestigious college basketball teams in the world. It was the life he was destined for... until his sister became the Alpha Pack's Most Wanted...
  • Luna Wolf by G. Bailey, Regan Rosewood

    Luna Wolf by G. Bailey, Regan Rosewood

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve been rejected by everyone—but an alpha heir wants me to be his pretend mate.As the only wolf shifter in my pack not to shift, being rejected from my home when I turned eighteen was not unexpected when the shifter war is so close. But being sent to a secret academy full of immortal wolf shifters, demons, and teachers with no morals wasn’t something I planned for...
  • Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He'll grab hold of his Fate and never let go. True Destiny Book 4 Morgan and Magnus Grimm return from their search for Skuld, Norn of the Future, only to find that she's been living under their noses this whole time...
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