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Payback in Death by J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratings13 hours, 54 minutes A retired colleague's suspicious death puts Lt. Eve Dallas on the case in Payback in Death, the electrifying new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb.Lt. Eve Dallas is just home from a long overdue vacation when she responds to a call of an unattended death. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, retired Internal Affairs Captain... -
![The Land I Lost by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan]()
The Land I Lost by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratings3 Hours and 35 MinutesAlec Lightwood, partner of the High Warlock of Brooklyn and father of a warlock child, is sent to Buenos Aires to re-establish the Shadowhunters amidst the ruins left by the Dark War. When he arrives, he is not welcomed by the Shadowhunters there... -
![System Function by Tom Larcombe]()
System Function by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Marc and his party, their current quest seems to drag on and on. Clearing the Labyrinth, defeating Circe, destroying Medusa, and more have become a grind. The main factor that keeps them going is that Zeus is keeping his promise by helping their levels shoot up.Meanwhile, Marc's Safe Zone, Any Port, and the accompanying Safe Zone network continue expanding and growing... -
![Wildfire Sea Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
Wildfire Sea Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWildfires and demons? No sweat.His bodyguard? She’s the real danger…Noble. Dutiful. Serious. All words that no one would ever use to describe sea dragon shifter Joe, the Crown Prince of Atlantis.As the Heir to the Pearl Throne, he’s supposed to be preparing to rule a vast underwater empire…which is exactly why he’s on a fire crew in the ass-end of Montana... -
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![Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsLieutenant Eve Dallas returns in a fast-paced new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb. Nature versus nurture... The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park’s ice skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be... -
![Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston]()
Breaking Badger by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFans of Thea Harrison and Nalini Singh won’t want to miss this exciting, funny, and sexy novel in the mega-popular series. It’s instinct that drives Finn Malone to rescue a bunch of hard battling honey badgers. The Siberian tiger shifter just can’t bear to see his fellow shifters harmed. But no way can Finn have a houseful of honey badgers when he also has two brothers with no patience... -
![Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston]()
Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTen years after Blayne Thorpe first encountered Bo Novikov, she still can't get the smooth-talking shifter out of her head. Now he's shadowing her in New York-all seven-plus feet of him-determined to protect her from stalkers who want to use her in shifter dogfights. Even if he has to drag her off to an isolated Maine town where the only neighbors are other bears almost as crazy as he is.. -
![Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLt. Eve Dallas is about to walk into the shadows of her husband's dangerous past.As it often did since he'd married a cop, murder interrupted more pleasant activities. Then again, Roarke supposed, the woman lying in a pool of her own blood a few steps inside the arch in Washington Square Park had a heftier complaint... -
![Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh]()
Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsNalini 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... -
![Wildfire Unicorn by Zoe Chant]()
Wildfire Unicorn by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere's a shirtless firefighter at her door...and he's holding a baby unicorn.Animal rescue officer Candice thought she’d seen it all. That was before the unicorn.Or rather, unicorns.When a smoking hot firefighter turns up at her emergency centre, the baby unicorn in his arms turns out to be the least unusual thing about him... -
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Revenant by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHELL HATH NO FURY . . .For five thousand years, Revenant believed he was alone in the world, a fallen angel beyond any redemption. Now he finds he has a twin brother who had all the light and love Revenant was denied... -
![Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston]()
Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWhen it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out... -
![The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire]()
The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong... -
![Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAfter years on the force, Eve Dallas didn't think she could be shocked anymore... until now.It was just another after-work happy-hour bar downtown, where business professionals unwound with a few drinks, complained about the boss, maybe hooked up with someone for the night. Until something went terribly wrong. At first it was just a friction in the air. The noise intensified... -
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![Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsEve Dallas tracks a couple whose passion is fueled by cold brutality in the newest crime thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Obsession in Death and Festive in Death. When Lieutenant Eve Dallas examines a body in a downtown Manhattan alleyway, the victim’s injuries are so extensive that she almost misses the clue... -
![Between Floors by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Floors by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’m not supposed to push through the boundaries of reality without supervision. I’m definitely not meant to drag a cop Between with me. But stuff happens, you know? Hi. I’m Pet. Well, not Pet, exactly. I am a pet. Nothing too hard; I just cook and clean for the Behindkind who took over my house. Easy. But now one of my owners has gone missing... -
![Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb]()
Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind.Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead... -
![The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston]()
The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsGrowing up on the tough Philly streets, Gwen O'Neill has learned how to fend for herself. But what is she supposed to do with a nice, suburban Jersey boy in the form of a massive Grizzly shifter? Especially one with a rather unhealthy fetish for honey, moose, and…uh…well, her. Yet despite his menacing ursine growl and four-inch claws, Gwen finds Lachlan "Lock" MacRyrie cute and really sweet... -
![The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones]()
The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsI see dead people. No wait. I take that back. I see people I want dead. —eCardCharley Davidson is living in New York City as Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she came from. So when she begins to realize she can see dead people, she’s more than a bit taken aback... -
![Six Furlongs by Mark Hayden]()
Six Furlongs by Mark Hayden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSaddle up for the ride of your life...In Clerkswell, the great and the good assemble for a Samhain party. In Manchester, Mages prepare for the Warden Hustings. But on a tree in the Furness Peninsula hangs the body of a man. Someone thinks they have settled a score, but all they’ve done is start a feud... -
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Double Play by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLife is good for lodge owner and sometime hitwoman Nadia Stafford — a couple of dogs, a job she takes satisfaction in and the man she loves at her side as they literally build a home together. It’s as close to normal as a pair of contract killers can get. Jack knows that sometimes being very, very good at what you do can be very, very bad — for those around him... -
![The Belial Ring by R.D. Brady]()
The Belial Ring by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDelaney McPhearson has been through the fire more than once.This time it's not her choice to join the fight, it's her destiny.And that destiny will either be the hope of the world or its doom. _____________________________________________________________In the last two years, Professor Delaney McPhearson has uncovered two Atlantis sites. Each time, she's lost people... -
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Silver Magi 4 by D. Levesque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWild Magic: that was the last thing anyone expected. But now they need to deal with it because, intentional or not, the Organization is creating powerful monsters. Now Brandon and his wives need to take care of it.Jelina is the newest of Brandon’s wives. She is powerful in her own right. A Werebear... -
![Vengeance Served Hot by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Vengeance Served Hot by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce a cop, always a cop? Not if they become a bounty hunter... Leira Berens, former homicide detective must clean the streets, but this time it is against magic infused folks, shifters and dark wizards. There are no laws on the books to handle this situation. So, she is going to help make some. With a fireball in one hand and a pair of cuffs in the other, those she hunts can take their pick...Categorized as:
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![Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione]()
Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsPleasure is their ultimate weapon . . . Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn't resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed... -
![Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks]()
Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe battle against a vengeful goddess reaches a climactic point as Lily Yu must now face the ultimate challenge in a dangerous new realm—without her husband, Rule...When a mission to rescue five children stolen by an Old One falls apart under the assault of a demon prince, Lily wakes up in a strange reality—and is immediately taken captive by the dragon spawn who rule there... -
![BBQ Delivered with Attitude by Michael Anderle]()
BBQ Delivered with Attitude by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan't a man just enjoy a bit of BBQ without getting into a fight? Apparently not. One day, James comes home and finds his pregnant wife with drawn gun, a ready knife, and an unknown assailant in their living room. The problem is, the person in the living room is hoping the Granite Ghost will help her retrieve some valuable cargo that has gotten...lost... -
![BBQ with a Side of No Apologies by Michael Anderle]()
BBQ with a Side of No Apologies by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s hard to live a quiet life when you’ve left a trail of beatdowns and men in walls, but sometimes that’s the only way to achieve peace.James isn’t happy when the head of a Mafia family comes into his restaurant and demands his help. The reputation of James Brownstone is supposed to keep peace in the L.A. underworld, but a few new arrivals didn’t get the memo... -
![Shadows in the Water by Kory M. Shrum]()
Shadows in the Water by Kory M. Shrum
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMeet Louie Thorne. They didn't kill her — and they'll soon regret it.When DEA agent Jack Thorne's house is stormed by vengeful drug lords, both he and his wife are shot dead. Only his daughter Louie survives — by using a terrifying power that defies reason.Piecing together a life in his absence, Louie embraces her gift and her rage under the force of a single need: revenge... -
![Hexmaker by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Hexmaker by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA straight-laced policeman. A lighthearted thief. A murdered millionaire.Fox shifter Malachi steals for one of the biggest crime rings in New York City. But when he witnesses the murder of a millionaire, the only person who can keep him safe is Dr. Owen Yates, forensic hexman for the Metropolitan Witch Police—and Malachi’s witch.Owen is horrified to discover his familiar is an uneducated thief...Categorized as:
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![Black Heart by Justin Somper]()
Black Heart by Justin Somper
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's a new ship of vampirates roaming the seas, leaving a trail of fear and devastation in its wake. When a high-profile pirate is slain, the Pirate Federation takes decisive action and begins training up a ship of dedicated vampire hunters. The team will be led by newly appointed Captain, Cheng Li and will include pirate prodigy Connor Tempest... -
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Slaying It by Chloe Neill, Sophie Eastlake
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA brand new novella in the New York Times bestselling series featuring vampires in the Windy City. Merit, the Sentinel of Chicago's Cadogan House, is pregnant. She's ready to meet her daughter, but also excited to see her feet again. While out on an evening walk, Merit stops to help a man in need, only to find herself the victim of a kidnapping attempt... -
![The Lost Herondale by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman]()
The Lost Herondale by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSimon learns the worst crime a Shadowhunter can commit: desertion of their comrades. In the early nineteenth century, Tobias Herondale abandoned his fellow Shadowhunters in the heat of battle and left them to die. His life was forfeit, but Tobias never returned, and the Clave claimed his wife’s life in exchange for Tobias’s... -
![The Tempest Sea by Robin D. Mahle]()
The Tempest Sea by Robin D. Mahle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rescue mission turns into a fight against a force more powerful than they could have imagined.With the amulet still stuck around her neck, Addie must outwit her powerful captors who will do anything to get to the power held within the ancient artifact. If they find out she doesn’t know how to use it, she’s dead...Categorized as:
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![Ascension by Stacey Rourke]()
Ascension by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom best selling and award winning author Stacey Rourke comes the heart-pounding continuation of the acclaimed Gryphon Series. The turning point of the Gryphon saga is at hand ... Battle looms. Three unstoppable forces prepare to clash in a colossal explosion that could wipe Gainesboro off the map... -
![Dead of Knight by Victoria Sue]()
Dead of Knight by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA battle is coming… …and the immortal knights aren’t ready. Will an orphan be the key? For fifteen hundred years Lucan has waged war with the greatest enemy the world has ever known …and fought the ancient curse that means loving someone with all his heart and soul might be the reason they die. Tom wasn’t supposed to be born… twice...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Truth by Michael Anderle]()
Shattered Truth by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe cover-up that could bring down the Federation. On the fringes of human space, a murder will light a fuse and send two different people colliding together. He’s a thirty-year veteran of military operations, she’s the youngest daughter of a wealthy business family. Both used roundabout means to become detectives. She’s smart, he’s tactical. Now they need to learn from each other... -
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Dragged through Hedgerows by Forthright .
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe had one job. Becoming a family pet wasn’t it. For the sake of his people, Daroo-fen has lived among humans, working as a lawyer in a little mountain town. He’s vowed to protect the surrounding woodlands, no matter the cost. But in the course of duty, he meets a man who needs help … and a friend... -
![The Darkest Knight by Victoria Sue]()
The Darkest Knight by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestined to be together.Kay of Isca knows Charles St. John is his fated soul mate, but between battle, duty, and saving the world, staying in the same reality, never mind the same bed, is proving a bit more of a challenge than either stubborn man will admit...Categorized as:
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![A Velvet Glove by Nazri Noor, Zachary Johnson]()
A Velvet Glove by Nazri Noor, Zachary Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsListening Length: 8 hours and 10 minutes Jackson Pryde is too cool for school.In the middle of shearing talking sheep, Jackson Pryde and Xander Wright are visited by Hecate and Freyja, queens of magical might within their pantheons. The goddesses have summoned Jackson for a meeting among immortals, a convocation of entities who wish to study the strange nature of his prismatic powers... -
![Luthecker by Keith Domingue]()
Luthecker by Keith Domingue
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsALEX LUTHECKER lives off of the grid. He prefers the comfort of the night. He avoids the crowded and chaotic daylight hours, because the relentless anxieties of the multitudes overwhelm him. This is because Alex has a rare gift. He is a pattern reader. Patterns in nature, patterns in social groups, patterns in individual behavior, he can recognize them all... -
![Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson]()
Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFitting into the Old World isn’t going very well for Boulder boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther: she may have earned a place in a vampire’s service, but now it seems as if every supernatural creature in town has found a reason to hate her... -
![Tamiko and the Two Janitors by Forthright .]()
Tamiko and the Two Janitors by Forthright .
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn doing her part for world peace, she puts one crosser’s whole world at risk.Conspiracy theories, werewolf scares, and protest rallies have hampered the peace process in America, where social and political unrest keep most Amaranthine from declaring themselves. Those not in seclusion rely heavily on illusion to mask their true nature... -
![Strays by Cheree Alsop]()
Strays by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWerewolves are struggling to survive. Jaze and those who remain of his pack build an Academy to protect the children who endured the genocide. Alex and Cassie arrive as orphans after losing everyone they love. The twins find themselves in a new world where they have to survive the politics and dangers of being a werewolf in a world that wants them destroyed. But outside forces have found them...Categorized as:
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![The King of Fire by Ilona Andrews]()
The King of Fire by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the author's blog:"I followed the series since I was ten years old… Please write a little snippet so we know it’s not the end… Pllllllllleesas Pleeeeeease… If you write it, it will be real. I just want to know it’s real."It was a long email, the gist of which is that if we write something in the future of KD, then there would be world peace and end of famine and suffering. If only... -
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Infernal by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe ninth Repairman Jack novel begins with a tragedy that throws Jack together with his brother Tom, a judge from Philadelphia. They've never been close and Jack, the career criminal, soon finds that he adheres to a higher ethical standard than his brother the judge. Determined to get to know his brother better, Tom convinces Jack to go on a wild treasure hunt together... -
![Immortal War by Justin Somper]()
Immortal War by Justin Somper
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA bloody war is raging across the oceans, with the Pirate Federation and Nocturnals in alliance against the renegade Vampirates, led by Sidorio and Lola... -
![Empire of Night by Justin Somper]()
Empire of Night by Justin Somper
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter the surprising revelation of the Tempest family history, twins Connor and Grace face a newly-defined future marked by their Vampirate roots. Meanwhile, Sidorio's evil Vampirate Empire continues its expansion, making it tragically apparent that no ship is safe. As for the pirates, they have a new mission: wipe out the vampirates... -
![Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan]()
Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAfter living as a Mundane and a Vampire, Simon never thought he would become a Shadowhunter, but today he begins his training at Shadowhunter Academy... -
![Justice Served Cold: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Justice Served Cold: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeira's back in town and this time she's making up the rules.Leira Berens has split with the Feds and has gone out on her own to save her corner of the world. Magic is on the loose and the werewolves, Elves and Witches are causing trouble. Leira's working on a new world with her Light Elf by her side and a certain swearing troll...
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