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  • Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide by Michelle Rowen, Richelle Mead

    Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide by Michelle Rowen, Richelle Mead

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Prepare to be Tested.The story that kicked off the international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series is NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE...
  • A Broken Vow by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Broken Vow by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When life rushes at you from all sides, you widen your stance to keep from getting toppled over—you brace yourself.But no matter how well you prepare, some things you just don’t see coming.Assuming my role as the druid representative for the Lakeshore Guild of Empowered Ones is both an honor and a curse...
  • Dimitri by Kym Grosso

    Dimitri by Kym Grosso

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An erotic paranormal romance…Dimitri LeBlanc, sexy and charismatic beta of Acadian Wolves, survives a brutal attack after his wolf succumbs to a dark force, threatening his very existence. Waking up, tied to a bed, his amusement transforms into lust as a beautiful stranger heals his beast...
  • An End of Night by Bella Forrest

    An End of Night by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The thrilling finale of Rose & Caleb's series!Thanks to Mona's discovery, the residents of The Shade finally understand their enemies' ultimate weakness.But this knowledge will soon be worthless if they lose the race against the black witches.Starting out on what seems like an impossible journey, the Novaks and their closest companions must solve the mystery that is Magnus..
  • Dark Prince by Jen L. Grey

    Dark Prince by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There's no escaping betrayal.My life once centered around justice. As a trained warrior for the people of Shadow City, I never questioned what I was taught... until now.My preordained mate and I are finally on the same side, with our list of enemies growing. All we have learned has changed our very foundation and put a target on both our backs...
  • Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A mysterious supernatural assassin is loose in D.C. – a man made of marble, hell-bent on murdering the most popular senator the country has seen in years...
  • Year of the Chameleon 3 by Shannon Mayer

    Year of the Chameleon 3 by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    You Don’t Choose the Academy. The Academy Chooses You.Broken, bruised, and battered beyond anything else, I’ve survived what I shouldn’t have. But my day isn’t done yet. We finally have the key to stopping Frost—literally. Even if we don’t know how to use it...
  • I See Us by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    I See Us by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for B01LK2HDWE Here be an oracle. Despair all ye who seek her. Magic will have its cake and eat it too.Okay, well. So I was mixing metaphors. I was new to the gig.But as far as I could tell, there were three kinds of people. Those who wanted confirmation that they’d chosen the correct path. Those who wanted to deny there was any sort of destiny at all...
  • Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey

    Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With my world in shambles, it’s hard to tell friend from foe. The joy of finding my fated mate is overshadowed by a dark reality. Someone is hunting wolf shifters. Everyone is in danger unless we can stop those responsible. But we have to find them first. Our only lead is a familiar face. Once a friend. Now an enemy. It makes it impossible to trust anyone...
  • Gathering Storm by Victoria Danann

    Gathering Storm by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When Sir Engel Storm, is misplaced in a different, but similar dimension, he learns firsthand that there really is no place like home. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Victoria Danann, brings us a paranormal/scifi fantasy adventure like no other...
  • The Heart of Arima by Emma V. Leech

    The Heart of Arima by Emma V. Leech

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An eternity bound to the man you love may seem like a dream come true unless you were forced to do something he could never forgive you for.That man is Corvus, ancient vampire and Master of the Albinus family and his patience is wearing thin. He has waited for Jéhenne Corbeaux's return for many centuries and now, her time is up...
  • Last Gift by Kelly St. Clare

    Last Gift by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The pendant, gem, dagger, and robe of a dead woman have decided my fate.Now over three hundred magus look to me to save them from the impossibly powerful demon king.It’s safe to say my life took a little turn. But defeating a mere demon army would make life too simple, apparently. The demon king’s magic also permeates the knolls, driving the wedge of discord deep in the coven. So much has changed...
  • SOS Hotel: Sleep With Us by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    SOS Hotel: Sleep With Us by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The third book in the SOS Hotel series...Three weeks in, and the SOS Hotel is still standing. I know, crazy right? Despite the gremlins, lethal electrics, shadowbeast in the attic, vampire threats, and psycho sorcerer, our doors remain open to all Lost Ones. Also, nobody has died… in a few days...
  • Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

    Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    James and Cordelia must save London—and their marriage—in this conclusion to the Last Hours series from author Cassandra Clare.Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel.Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her...
  • Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact by Bella Forrest

    Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The Goddess of Discord finally rules the world…Without magic, Harley knows the odds of defeating Katherine are stacked against them. Yet a sliver of hope survives in the pages of her parents’ Grimoire. The final, mind-boggling spell entails making a deal with a Child of Chaos. But what must be offered in return?Finch wants to be the one who ends Katherine...
  • Scion by Kelly Oram

    Scion by Kelly Oram

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Russ Devereaux used to have it all—loving father, beautiful best friend, a carefree life in a town he loved, and strong magic. He was the king of his happy universe. Five months ago, that life was taken from him. Do not pass Go. Do not collect two hundred dollars. He’s spent months fighting back and building himself a new life, in a new city, with new friends he now considers family...
  • Call of Night by Emily Goodwin

    Call of Night by Emily Goodwin

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    True love never dies.Not even when those around me are trying to kill it. With vampire bounty hunters still out for me, having the Grand Coven accuse me of treason against witches is the last thing I need. No one should tell me who I can and cannot love...
  • Simon Says by Victoria Danann

    Simon Says by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rosie Storm is about to get the chance to head up a new Black Swan unit, D.I.T. The Department of Interdimensional Trespass.Twenty years ago Sir Simon was a vampire hunter. He took three month's bereavement leave to go wild camping in the far north of Scotland following the death of his team leader. He expected solitude and fresh air to clear his mind and heart. He did not expect to fall in love...
  • Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The world of the Dark-Hunters is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It’s dark. It’s gritty. It’s dangerous…And it’s a whole lot of unexpected action and snarky comebacks.My name is Nick Gautier and I was born to end the world.Or so I thought.For years, I believed my destiny was beyond my control. But the Fates love to play with folks and I seem to be their favorite punchline...
  • Outtakes from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Outtakes from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Cat and Bones fans, sink your teeth into this new outtakes compilation from New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost!Indulge your love of paranormal super couple Cat and Bones with this ultimate “director’s cut” collection of deleted scenes and alternate versions from the first four novels in the Night Huntress series, complete with author commentary on each selection...
  • Break the Day by Lara Adrian

    Break the Day by Lara Adrian

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    After a shocking betrayal nearly killed him and the people he cares about the most, what Breed warrior Rafe wants more than anything is revenge against the insidious brotherhood called Opus Nostrum. But to achieve that goal, he must turn his back on the Order and infiltrate a dangerous gang with ties to Opus...
  • Lord of Rain by Charlene Hartnady

    Lord of Rain by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Book 5 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you.BoltI am the son of a god.Not just any god, but the mighty Zeus.I take after my father in many ways. I am powerful and astute. I can be ruthless when I need to be. You have to be driven and relentless when you run an empire...
  • Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall

    Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Fated Mates....if they can surviveWhen Sora, a beautiful mage with broken magic, walks into my bar, two things are obvious. One: she needs my help. Two: she’s my fated mate.I’ll stop at nothing to save her from the magical mob boss she’s pissed off. It’s the only way I’ll ever be able to make her mine.Then the unexpected happens...
  • Fashionably Forever After by Robyn Peterman

    Fashionably Forever After by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A movie deal for the Devil’s autobiography slash romance? Priceless. Maybe I should choose George Clooney to play me in the movie… No. Too gray. As much as I can’t see anyone playing me but me, I have far more important issues on my agenda—like finding the woman who stole my soul...
  • Unleashing Fire by Julie Hall

    Unleashing Fire by Julie Hall

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The world will ignite and so will I.The Forsaken hunger for vengeance, leaving Steel and me with no choice but to follow Camiel to the only place strong enough to protect me—Eden, an ancient, hidden city darkened by my family’s secrets.But Eden isn’t the safe haven I expected, and family runs deeper than blood...
  • Kiss Me by Linsey Hall

    Kiss Me by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I think I hate him. But I know I want him to kiss me.I need answers about my past and my magic. But more than anything, I need answers about Drakon, the first and most powerful vampire. He’s my fated mate, and I want to kiss him as much as I want to kill him.He feels the same about me...
  • Outclassed by Annabel Chase

    Outclassed by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The ace in a pack of lies. I'm doing my best to settle into life at the academy, and keep my secret under wraps. After all, I'm training for a future as a warden for the Agency of Magical Forces. Can't have a mass-murdering evil father as part of my pedigree. I still can't tell a rune from a rock, but life is good. Until I discover a dead body in the river...
  • Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    You Don’t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You.The Shadowkiller is back. And he is hunting me down like a dog in the streets of New York City using every tool and ally he has—including people I once trusted.I have never been so alone in my life, and yet if I turn to my friends that puts a target on their backs too. Which means I have to keep running...
  • Suck It by Linsey Hall

    Suck It by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    All I want to do is tell the most powerful vampire in history to suck it.I thought I could trust my memories. I was wrong. A spell has made me forget who I am. But there are two things I do know: I'm the fated mate of the first and most powerful vampire, Drakon, and I'm the Daughter of the Arcane Order...
  • The Lost Soul by Jessica Sorensen

    The Lost Soul by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Spin-off of the Fallen Star Series. My name is Gemma Lucas and my life is good. Alex and I eliminated the star and Stephan and the Death Walkers. Finally I can relax and focus on freeing my father from the Room of Forbidden.At least that’s what I thought. But things are never that easy.Just when I’ve put the past behind, Lost Souls cross over into the Real World...
  • Bruja by Aileen Erin

    Bruja by Aileen Erin

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Claudia de Santos has always looked out for every witch but herself. She fought from the shadows as her coven turned dark, and with a little help from her half-witch/half-Alpha werewolf cousin, Teresa McCaide, Claudia is doing everything she can to keeper friends and family in the light...
  • The Black God by Lizzy Ford

    The Black God by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jonny Rodriquez ascended to his position as the Black God mere days after learning he was a Natural, a human with supernatural abilities. He gave up all thoughts of a normal life, as well as his humanity, to lead the ongoing struggle between the vampires he commands and the Guardians – the immortals charged with protecting humans...
  • Rogue by Patricia A. Rasey

    Rogue by Patricia A. Rasey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ROGUE Sons of Sangue: Book 4 Vampire MC member Anton “Rogue” Balan, aka Blondy, has turned his back on the powerful Sons of Sangue, betraying the brotherhood he once considered his family. Or so his vampire brethren think. Changing his appearance, his persona, and signing up with rival gang, the Devils, Rogue has gone deep undercover to catch the La Paz Cartel’s kingpin...
  • Rise of the Gryphon by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Rise of the Gryphon by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In the fourth novel of the bestselling Belador paranormal series, Evalle Kincaid must turn her back on the Beladors to protect those she loves, and the world, from annihilation...
  • Forget About Midnight by Trina M. Lee

    Forget About Midnight by Trina M. Lee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alexa's struggle with the turn has sent her straight into the arms of the one man who feeds her madness: Kale Sinclair. Together they wreak havoc on the city and discover why they are so wrong for one another. When Alexa's sister, Agent Juliet O'Brien, gets busted covering up Alexa's kills, she's arrested by the government op she works for. They offer Alexa a deal...
  • Dire Destiny of Ours by John Corwin

    Dire Destiny of Ours by John Corwin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THE END IS NIGH The last battle with Daelissa took a tremendous toll on the resistance. Elyssa is hanging onto life with the help of a preservation spell and Daelissa has new elite troops ready to conquer Eden. Justin realizes the only way to save the woman he loves and his home realm is to travel to Seraphina and ask the Darklings for help...
  • Embrace by Stacey Rourke

    Embrace by Stacey Rourke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Whether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a "normal life" would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn't know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her...
  • Sacrifice of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Sacrifice of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She Waits No MoreAnna St. Germaine has finally entered her long-awaited trial, and the task set for her is clear. A once-banished demon has been planning his resurrection for centuries. All she has to do...is kill him. The countdown has begun, and her coven is more prepared than ever. But while Anna may be psychic, she knows the future is never certain...
  • Vengeance of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Vengeance of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A WARRIOR FIGHTING HER FATE Paige Reilley is ready for combat, with the evil Amara, their army of demons, and above all . . . the unwanted love her coven’s prophecy has planned for her. As former military, she’s no stranger to war, but the arrival of a new man in her life brings a much greater threat than potential romance...
  • Blood of a Huntsman by May Sage

    Blood of a Huntsman by May Sage

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The vampires have always feared the first of their kind and his descendants. Now all immortals know there’s a new Eirikrson threatening their way of life. And they don’t intend to let her. Catherine Stormhale has spent decades trying to crawl out of her family’s shadow. Now they’re calling her back home, to serve their clan against her new friends, and she has a choice to make...
  • Skin by Charlene Hartnady

    Skin by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Although this book can be read as a standalone, it would be best enjoyed as a part of the series. (Adult Content) Demon Chasers… Protectors of humanity. Sworn to uphold the peace. Oath bound to keep the existence of demons a secret. Demon Chaser Gaby has lost her demon. It's left her vulnerable and afraid. Thankfully, a delectable demon wolf is there to save her...
  • Outlier by Annabel Chase

    Outlier by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    My family's past threatens my future... It's my second year training to become a Sentry of the South at Spellslingers Academy of Magic and I'm still fighting a reputation I don't deserve. It was my grandmother's addiction to magic that tarnished our family name--a grandmother I still love and adore. When she asks a favor of me, I can't refuse her dying wish..
  • Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks

    Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The 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...
  • Scion of Midnight by Kel Carpenter

    Scion of Midnight by Kel Carpenter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Selena Foster has slain both monsters and men alike, but will she come out on top when the only opponent left standing is herself? After months of training to hone her ability and self-control, Selena’s life is thrown into disarray when a war she never expected looms on the horizon...
  • Darkness Arisen by Stephanie Rowe

    Darkness Arisen by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Darkness Hunts Him.Calydon warrior Ian Fitzgerald refuses to die. Cursed by black magic, he has stayed alive through sheer force of will and unyielding commitment to a mission he is sworn to complete. There is only one thing that can defeat him…and she has just found him. Desire Torments Her...
  • The 13th Prophecy by H.M. Ward

    The 13th Prophecy by H.M. Ward

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The time has come for Ivy to face her dark fate. There are no other options—she must destroy Kreterus. Failure to destroy him will result in the annihilation of the world we know and Ivy being doomed to reside in the Underworld for eternity...
  • A Cold Day in Hell by Sharon Hannaford

    A Cold Day in Hell by Sharon Hannaford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The City may be calm, but is the Hunter about to become the hunted? For the first time in months the City is peaceful, so peaceful that Gabi’s suspension from the Societas Malus Venatori doesn’t feel like a punishment. Her relationship with Julius is stronger than ever and Kyle has finally found his soul mate, even if he seems to need some convincing...
  • Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In this explosive new world of betrayals and shaky alliances, the only Alterant not incarcerated faces an impossible task -- recapture three dangerous, escaped creatures before they slaughter more humans . . . or her.The way Evalle Kincaid sees it, saving mankind from total destruction should have cleared her name...
  • Das ewige Feuer by Julia Dippel

    Das ewige Feuer by Julia Dippel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Geheime Organisationen und eine verbotene Liebe.Ari hält sich für ein ganz normales Scheidungskind: Sie lebt bei ihrer labilen Mutter, verabscheut ihren reichen Vater und jobbt neben der Schule, um sich ein Auto leisten zu können. Doch all ihre durchschnittlichen Sorgen rücken schlagartig in den Hintergrund, als übernatürliche Wesen versuchen, sie zu töten...
  • Contractor by Andrew Ball

    Contractor by Andrew Ball

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Earth is under siege - and no one knows about it, because the invaders erase those whom they consume.A handful of men and women stand on the border between the mundane and the magical. They have a special spark of soul; not quite enough to be naturally gifted in spellcraft, but greater than the average person, a tiny flame that can ignite incredible potential...
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