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Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLife couldn’t be going much better for Hadley Hunter. She’s living the dream on Moonstone Bay with her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, plotting her next move as a witch for hire, and basically basking in happiness.That all changes when a summer afternoon on the beach turns into a nightmare, an odd creature from the depths of the ocean surfacing and attacking Hadley on the beach... -
To Spell with It by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHadley Hunter thinks she’s seen everything – okay, maybe not everything but a lot of things – but she’s never seen a cupid convention.When her good friend Booker’s fellow cupids descend on Moonstone Bay, she thinks it’s going to be fun and games. Instead, it’s mayhem and mystery when a rash of suicides and attempted suicides hit random island residents... -
Immortal World by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImogen's got some answers about her origins, and a promise from Rafael that he'll help to cure her immortality. But there's a few brand-new problems standing in her way...A vicious pack of disenfranchised Alphas are on their way to Backman's shifter school, coming to try and reclaim what they think is rightfully theirs... -
The Close by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe final installment in the Building the Circle series starts with a kiss.Sure, premonitions of the end of the world haunt the Time Walker. Someone has it out for the Mistress Life. Pandemonium and Lady Earth are homeless. The arrival of Love and Fear's babies is imminent. There's a wedding to plan and parents to be wooed.But, book six starts with a kiss and an ancient heartbreak... -
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Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hot, nerdy dragon content to be aloneDragon shifter Gideon wasn’t looking for love. He preferred silence, solitude, and the company of his books. So, when he runs into his mate, his first instinct is to keep her at arm’s length...Categorized as:
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A Bond of Blood by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDerek will rip Caleb's heart out the moment he lays eyes on him for what he's done.Rose is convinced that the vampire is innocent. But my daughter has been fooled. Nobody but Caleb could have stolen away our dear friend.I gaze out at the dark waters rushing past us in the submarine, as we speed closer and closer toward our destination..Categorized as:
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The Burning Claw by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsJacque’s mind wandered as she hovered somewhere between life and death. Her body longed to let go, to sink into the peaceful abyss, to the place where she didn’t have to worry about rabid, child-snatching vampires and the carnage they’d caused to so many innocent families... -
Den of Sorrows by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Romanian and Serbian Canis lupus rest in an uneasy peace. One of their own, Sally Miklos, the young and powerful gypsy healer, aids Perizada in her quest to defeat Volcan, a long-forgotten nightmare returned to our world. These two packs watch as their brothers across the world, wolves from Spain, Ireland, and America, join their own forces in the battle against the evil dark fae... -
The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes magic throws a curveball… I thought I had everything figured out. I’d gone to the academy for witches and mastered my magic. I’d opened my own witchy occult store, just as I always wanted. And my family was as close as ever. Everything was going according to plan. Until the wolves showed up and dragged me back to their land. It was all a misunderstanding... -
Léopold’s Wicked Embrace by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn erotic paranormal romance...Seductive and lethal vampire, Léopold Devereoux, returns to the Big Easy to find a killer. His search leads him to a beautiful and mysterious woman, who awakens desires and emotions that he’s long fought to keep buried... -
Freaky Deaky Tiki by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHadley Hunter is learning about life, love … and being a witch. She has a hot and hunky boyfriend, new friends, and family she didn’t know existed until recently. Her plate is full. Life gets even busier when a Detroit grim reaper named Aisling Grimlock hits Moonstone Bay for her honeymoon. Aisling is loud, brash … and pregnant... -
Witch in a Crisis by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's time for Blair Wilkes to face her biggest challenge yet.Now the Inquisitor for the paranormal hunters has given her an ultimatum, Blair finds herself in a bind. When information about her jailed father's trial comes to light, Blair is determined to prove he was imprisoned unlawfully... -
Bad Blood Leopard by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSloan McCall is a dead shifter walking. A former Shifter Special Forces operative, he’s been in hiding since his last mission imploded, causing the death of his former love, Kayisha, and leaving his snow leopard irreparably broken. Now his past is hunting him down: the military, the Shifter Intelligence Agency, and Kayisha’s vengeful ghost—who’s trying her damnedest to kill him...Categorized as:
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Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven 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... -
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A Shade of Dragon 3 by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe FINAL book of Nell and Theon's trilogy releases 5 February 2016! Return to The Hearthlands...Categorized as:
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Formidable Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the leaves fall and the fog thickens, the town of Myrtlewood prepares for the annual Samhain festival. But this year, something is different. The chill in the air is not just from the frost, but from a deeper magic, an ancient magic that has lain dormant for years.Rosemary Thorn and her daughter Athena both sense that something is amiss... -
Lord of Death by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook 9 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you.I am Death, and this is my story…No cheating! Contains hot alpha males and therefore strong sexual themes/language... -
Wicked Hunt by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo take him down, I’d use all of my power…I know exactly who Dario Malback is. I know everything about him. I know all of his dirty secrets and his evil deeds. He is more of a monster than my father ever was...because Dario just likes it.He needs to go down for what he did. He needs to pay for his crimes and I’ve dreamt of this day for a long time...Categorized as:
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A Score to Kettle by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath! It’s steeped in magic and mystery.Minnie Wells is working her marketing magic to save the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath, England. But add in a string of murders, spells to learn, and a handsome Mr. Darcy-esque boss, and Minnie’s cup runneth over with mischief and mayhem... -
Tooth and Nail by Chris Underwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA murdered vampire. No witnesses. A blood feud ignited.Some folks say the only good vampire is a dead vampire. But when the murder of a vampire threatens the fragile peace between vampires and ogres, someone has to wade into the fray to sort the truth from the lies.Guess who gets that job.But there's more to this murder than an ancient blood feud... -
Desert Rose by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxel Waldermann’s days in paradise are numbered, and he knows it. The last thing this reluctant hero needs is temptation in the form of a curvy she-wolf. One step too close, one kiss too many, and he’ll shatter the fragile alliance between his shifter clan and the powerful wolves of Twin Moon pack... -
A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsI never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires.But there are some things in life that you just can't predict. Like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us...Categorized as:
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Shifted Scars by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is law: every good thing in my life must be paid for with at least one bad thing…and I’m long overdue.Four years and I’m finally starting to feel like I’ve earned my place in the Forest Grove pack. Business is booming at the quarry. Our new pub is thriving. We are thriving... -
With Scream and Sugar by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath! It’s steeped in magic and mystery.You’d expect serving afternoon tea to a high-society ladies club to go smoothly, right?Newbie witch and marketing whiz Minnie Wells thought so... -
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Dark Protectors Box Set by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN: B00JXTNMDG. There are two other earlier cover editions here and here.Don t miss the first four volumes of the unforgettable Dark Protectors series: "Fated, Claimed, Tempted, Hunted"Driven by prophecy, the Dark Protectors are male vampires, fearless and born to mate with human females for eternity...Categorized as:
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Glimmer of Christmas by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Amber DeLea darkens my door a few days before Christmas, I'm expecting trouble. Instead, her orphan ward, Jade, has lost her Christmas stocking, and Amber wants me to find it. Simple, right?Meeting little Jade strikes a chord in me, and suddenly I find I'll do anything to make sure she still has a Christmas where she still believes in Santa. I can't let her down... -
Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe rouses the sleeping dragon...Wing Slayer Hunter Kieran "Key" DeMicca has always known he's a monster. Twisted magic saddled him with the spirit of a lethal dragon, and named him guardian of the deadly Dragon Tear. Humans and demons will do anything to get that Tear, including harm those Key loves so he remains alone... -
The Enforcers: Kane by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNever 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... -
Witchy Business by Misty Bane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow do you solve a murder no one believes happened? After a bitter divorce and a string of bad luck, Shay Graves seizes the opportunity to pack up her daughter and move back to the enchanted island of Mystic Key to work as a cosmetologist for her family's funeral business... -
The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s more magic in this world than I ever thought possible. Money means everything when you grow up with nothing. Posting risqué videos online may not be everyone’s ideal career, but it’s given me everything I need. I’m free. The hotshot lawyer Porter may not get it, but I don’t care. He can think anything he wants to… Until the jerk tries to steal my house.Sort of... -
Cookie Dough, Snow & Wands Aglow by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMurder in a magical, merry town just brimming with secrets. On the snowy road to the Earth Kingdom for the holidays, Imogen and the bakers are ambushed by Horace, villainous leader of the Badlands Army. They’re forced to detour to an idyllic, rural village, bedecked in lights, garlands and winter cheer…all a little too perfect to believe... -
Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIf there is one city that Scarlett Bernard hates, it’s Las Vegas. But when the cardinal vampire of Los Angeles convinces her to go investigate a new vampire-themed stage show, Scarlett quickly finds herself shoulder-deep in sequins, slot machines, and Old World intrigue.The show’s creators are vampire celebrities Arthur and Lucy Holmwood, who once inspired characters from the original Dracula... -
Blaze by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHis strength, his masculinity brought out something primal within her. In his arms, she felt like the Amazon warrior she'd once pretended to be as a little girl.Anson is a fierce Dragon King, a dragon shapeshifter born and bred to protect his own. But when a rogue tech company hacks into their world, he must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies: a human female. Her name is Devon Abrams... -
A Shade of Dragon 2 by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsContinue Theon and Nell's story in Book 2 of the A Shade of Dragon trilogy...Only a few hours ago, it had been New Year's night in Beggar's Hole, Maine. Nell's biggest problem had been being forced to attend a going-away party thrown by her former best friend, Michelle Ballinger. And now here she was... in the clutches of the terrifying dragon Lethe... Theon..Categorized as:
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Mercenary by Jennifer Blackstream
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPolitical intrigue is for wizards.Shade has never agreed with her old mentor’s advice more than she does now. But if unraveling a political conspiracy is her only chance to escape the past month of magical boot camp and goblin-sparring, interspersed with seductive attempts by her sidhe master to make their relationship permanent, then so be it... -
Gambling on Her Bear by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiamond thief falls for bear shifter security chief in Vegas. What could possibly go wrong? Dragon shifter Karen Proulx is in Vegas to hunt down a diamond, not a mate. But the minute she lays eyes on the brown-eyed bear of her dreams, everything changes. Bear shifter Tanner Lloyd is a man on a mission to save his hometown... -
Fire Maidens: London by Anna Lowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lionhearted hero + scheming shifter factions = unforgettable PNR! “Rebel with a cause” Gemma Archer flees Boston one step ahead of a creepy stalker. Now she’s in London, trying to build a new normal — and absolutely, positively not getting involved with any men. That is, until an irresistible stranger prowls into her life. Liam is a sweet, sexy modern-day knight who sparks her sizzling desires... -
Midnight Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJanuary Jaxson's settling into her life in Moonshadow Bay, and her new relationship with wolf-shifter Killian O'Connell. Her job with Conjure Ink is proving both fascinating as well as dangerous. But little does January realize that she's about to let the actual genie out of the proverbial bottle...Categorized as:
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Crystal Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrange events--stranger than usual--begin to happen around town, odd accidents and frightening encounters. The chief of police comes to Conjure Ink to ask us to investigate. As we delve deeper into what's going on, we find evidence that Moonshadow Bay is being visited by the infamous Mothman. And worse than that, he seems to have targeted my best friend Ari...Categorized as:
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Defying Eternity by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Obscure Magic series, book 5.Trading her services to a vampire king is a price Leo pays gladly, but her human life is not on the table. Leonora has managed to save her pregnant sister from a vampire attack, but to insure the safety of her sister and niece, Leo is willing to pay with everything but her life... -
Game of Witches by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter dealing with Rifts and demons, I thought I’d get a few days off. But I was wrong. Guests avoid The Twilight Hotel like the plague after the teeny-weeny demon invasion. To keep the hotel from financial ruin, management decides to host a Casino Week to get things going again. Sounds great. There’s just one problem. People in our paranormal community turn up dead...Categorized as:
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A Dragon's Family Album by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis book contains Dragos Takes a Holiday, Pia Saves the Day, and Peanut Goes to School (two novellas and a short story in the Elder Races series, previously published separately). All three stories focus on the Cuelebres, the First Family of the Wyr.Dragos Takes a Holiday: When the Cuelebre family heads to Bermuda for some much needed R&R, it’s no ordinary weekend in the sun... -
A Clean Sweep by Sara Bourgeois
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe witches of Coventry are all on edge when the crew of a famous ghost hunting show arrives in town. Coventry has been good at hiding its secrets from the world for hundreds of years, but in the deep dark corners of the web, whispers of a town full of witches and ghosts circulate among those who are true believers of the paranormal...Categorized as:
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Slade by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters - those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They've sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know... -
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Ancient and Immortal by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe was once an queen.He will always be a bandit.Their startling connection will change their lives.Zuri just wanted to get away. She wanted to go to her favorite territory and forget about the drama of her family. She wanted to visit her mother and just... forget.Instead, she'll find an Immortal in her territory... -
Due East, Beasts & Campfire Feasts by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hostile town. A mountaintop mission. Will their magic save the day or spoil the pudding?Imogen thought escaping the king's wrath would give her everything she wanted. But her relationship with Prince Hank is tougher than an overcooked flan and the welcome they get on Badlands Island is far less than friendly... -
Not His Werewolf by Annie Nicholas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter being disowned and labelled human because she can’t shift, Betty Newman rescues unwanted dogs to fulfill her need for pack. Being rejected by her birth pack was enough pain for a lifetime and she’ll do anything to avoid subjecting herself to their prejudices. Things change when Ken Birch wakes in her kennel still in wolf form and declares she’s his soul mate... -
Luna Conflicted by Sara Snow
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSo much in my life has changed…At first, Axel, Xavier, and I were divided, but now we are on the run together from the Council to save our lives. Unfortunately, we collided with something so much WORSE in the process.Werewolves thought that vampires no longer existed after they wiped them off the face of the planet… ...but it turns out that information was bullsh*t... -
Lead Dragon by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLead, captain of an elite team of powerful dragons, is about to embark on the most difficult mission he's ever undertaken: trying not to fall in love with the cute, curvy woman he saved and is now tasked with protecting. But how is he supposed to do that when everything inside the honor-obsessed dragon roars "mate" whenever he sees her?Brittany is just a regular human...Categorized as:
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Trial by Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy secret is out.You know that saying, to hell in a hand basket? That’s where my life is headed. Three days ago, the Vampire Court learned about my forbidden FireSoul magic. It’s basically a death sentence. Except they’ve made me a deal. I have to pass a series of trials, designed to test my magic and my loyalty. If I survive, I become an ally of the Court, which would be awesome...Categorized as:
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