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  • Carnage by Shayne Silvers

    Carnage by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The gods never should have opened Pandora's Box...Nate Temple has been abducted by Zeus and is thrown into the middle of an Olympian family feud that could very well kick off the Omega War all by itself.There is one weapon that Zeus believes will turn the tide. Pandora's Box. But his neglect left it on earth for far too long, and Pandora has found a new master to serve. Nate Temple...
  • Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I would go to war to protect the nightmares I loved.War was at our doorstep threatening to kill my father, and with him were enough humans that if battle ensued, it would make national headlines. Ones that would only further divide and enhance the hatred between humans and nightmares.War had to be defeated, I just didn’t know how...
  • Wonder by Cameron Jace

    Wonder by Cameron Jace

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ever Wondered... Who You Really Are? Alice Wonder gets an offer from a Wonderland Monster. A little help to locate the Six Impossible Keys in exchange of knowing who she really is and why she killed her classmates in the school bus. Alice agrees, knowing the consequences might put the whole world in danger.One step into the truth, she realizes she needs the Pillar for help...
  • Imajica: The Reconciliation by Clive Barker

    Imajica: The Reconciliation by Clive Barker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The magical tale of ill-fated lovers lost among worlds teetering on the edge of destruction, where their passion holds the key to escape. There has never been a book like Imajica...
  • Hail to the King by Michael Anderle

    Hail to the King by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Men Will Be Men. Unfortunately, the women are in no position to stop nature's course.Tyler has figured out an additional way to make money off Brownstone. But Brownstone has to agree, first. Brownstone gets a request from his hacker support after doing a job for the Professor.It seems she might have upset someone close to home...
  • Hell for the Holidays by D.M. Guay

    Hell for the Holidays by D.M. Guay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The tree is trimmed. The mistletoe is hung. The eggnog is spiked. It’s time to celebrate the merriest, most heart-warming Christmas ever! Or not? No. Definitely, absolutely not. This Christmas won’t be cheerful. It’ll be more like Ash vs Evil Dead meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Because the Wallace family’s annual Christmas Eve party is about to skid off the rails...
  • Fatal Mistake by Michael Anderle

    Fatal Mistake by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The government is trying to take down the Council... But they get their asses handed to them.One of the senators wanted to play hardball from the beginning but got outvoted.Now, the head of the task force is killed.Will they wise up and swallow their pride to get the best? Lt...
  • Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    As a freelance assassin, Val Thorvald leads a dangerous life.She’s learned not to stay in the same place for long and not to get too attached to anything. For example, she would never consider adopting a pet.But when she’s searching for a missing friend, she finds an abandoned silver tiger cub.The magical feline is clearly from another realm, but Val has no idea which one or how to send it back...
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    dark  military  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  dragons  fae
  • Blue Venom by Brad Magnarella

    Blue Venom by Brad Magnarella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESSWith his time as the Blue Wolf winding down, Jason knows the dangers of looking past the next mission. And Legion has just been called to its most challenging one yet.In a closed kingdom in Southeast Asia, a town of 5,000 people has disappeared from the map...
  • Blue Blood by Brad Magnarella

    Blue Blood by Brad Magnarella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WHERE THE DEAD WON’T DIEDays from a cure for his lupine curse, Jason takes an urgent mission. A medieval invader has returned to a remote corner of Eastern Europe. Backed by seven undead knights and a zombie horde, Lord Drago threatens the region’s oldest province with ghastly force...
  • Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs

    Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No one knows about them. No one is ready. The false gods are coming. In seven days, I have to surrender myself to a demon. That was what I agreed to. That was the price to rescue a teenage girl. What would you do with your last week? My plan to drink good whisky and relax got shot to hell within hours when the police, who hate me by the way, begged for my help...
  • Matt Archer: Redemption by Kendra C. Highley

    Matt Archer: Redemption by Kendra C. Highley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “There’s more to me than you know…”When Matt Archer’s sister, Mamie, said those words to him three years ago, he had no idea how prophetic they were, or what this would mean for his family.Now, he knows. And it changes everything, bringing the war right to Matt’s doorstep.In the epic conclusion to the Matt Archer series, the endgame is near...
  • Devils Don't Lie by Kim McDougall

    Devils Don't Lie by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a working mom chosen to save the world is going to take practice, courage, and a whole crew of creature companions as backup.The forest whispers to Kyra. Something is coming. The creatures are restless. Ash falls on their homestead. And Montreal ward is bursting with refugees.But Kyra doesn’t need omens...
  • Blue Howl by Brad Magnarella

    Blue Howl by Brad Magnarella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B07HDQFM8TI have met the enemy... With Jason Wolfe’s ragtag team of monster hunters hardening into a lethal unit, they’re ready to roll. And not a moment too soon. In the wilds of northern Canada, something is stalking humans and leaving a trail of scattered remains. The team arrives, armed for mayhem...
  • The Shadows of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    The Shadows of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From The Wandering Witch (circa 1892) In the beginning there was only darkness. And then the Goddess, in her infinite wisdom, gave us light. But in those moments when she separated the light from the darkness, she created shadow. Formed by her divine hands, the shadow grew. And grew. Larger than our own world and without the limitations...
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    dark  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  cozy  fiction  horror
  • Iron Oracle by Merry Ravenell

    Iron Oracle by Merry Ravenell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gabel, obsessed with finding the traitors in his growing kingdom, embarks on a ruthless campaign to stamp out every ember of rebellion. But his enemies have been waiting, and they have laid a trap for the IronMoon Alpha. The Moon watches it all, weaving these mortal machinations into Her Own cruel design...
  • Shadow Kissed by Veronica Douglas

    Shadow Kissed by Veronica Douglas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I released the Dark Wolf God. Now he’s using me.Last week, I defeated a monster hellbent on killing us all. I thought I was stopping a prophecy, but it turns out, the dark omens were about me all along.Now I’m destined to steal the souls of the pack—my pack—and help the Dark God bring destruction down on the world...
  • Legion by Robert J. Crane

    Legion by Robert J. Crane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Midian, Tennessee is under siege. Demons prowl the streets and the underworld is rising, bent on consuming every living thing in the town. The only thing that keeps them back is the Watch; a group of citizens that are dedicated to holding the line against the darkness. They've faced every kind of physical threat imaginable and come out victorious...
  • Haunting of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Haunting of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her Troubled PastHayden Wells deals with plenty of ghosts, but she’s never met one who was terrified. Not until now. And the only way to help the dead is to find the living. Unfortunately, the man she seeks is a killer, so she must go to the only ones who can help her, the ones she fears most.His Ominous FutureDetective Trevor Roch knows Savannah, its streets, its people, and its secrets...
  • Darkness Shatters by Susan Illene

    Darkness Shatters by Susan Illene

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Winter has come to Alaska and it’s about to be joined by death.Since moving to Fairbanks, Melena Sanders has watched too many of her friends die because she couldn’t react fast enough. When a mysterious illness comes along targeting only supernatural races she’s determined to stop it. But as the death toll climbs she realizes finding a cure is more complicated than she thought...
  • The Escape by Teyla Branton

    The Escape by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Renegade Unbounded are the last line of defense between the ruthless Emporium and unsuspecting humanity, but how long can they continue the struggle alone?Three weeks of waiting to free their allies from an Emporium compound in New York City have Erin Radkey and her Renegade friends on edge...
  • Matt Archer: Bloodlines by Kendra C. Highley

    Matt Archer: Bloodlines by Kendra C. Highley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When seventeen-year-old Matt Archer set out on his last mission in the Australian Outback, he thought it would be like every other hunt. Not even close. After only two days on the ground, his best friend is possessed, a long-lost family member has returned and hidden truths have come to the surface...
  • Hereditary Power by Emma L. Adams

    Hereditary Power by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's time for the Gatekeeper's final stand... The Lynn siblings might finally be reunited, but now their mother is held captive in Faerie and their family's magic is fading, Ilsa holds the key to saving both realms from total annihilation...
  • Iron Bound: Volume 2 by Emma L. Adams

    Iron Bound: Volume 2 by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Raine Warren, unwilling heir to the Whitefall family of the Winter Court, might have lived long enough to claim the magic she inherited, but there are others who'd like to make sure she can never use it again. With the Summer Court dangerously close to discovering her deadly secret, her only option to avoid a trial for murder is to ally with the same family who nearly killed her...
  • The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When magic returned almost two decades ago, it found a modern world rooted in science, and those beliefs colored the way new abilities manifested. This New Magic is in sharp contrast to Old Magic, which has always been around, hiding in the dark and forgotten places. Addie isn’t magical, but she can wield power with the best of them...
  • Night's Favor by Richard Parry

    Night's Favor by Richard Parry

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Bad hangovers don’t usually come with a pile of bodies.Valentine surfaces after a drunken night to find drug megacorp Biomne has unleashed hired guns to bring Val in: no questions, and no witnesses. A criminally insane Russian's also hungering at his heels. Could one ravening sociopath be worse than an army?Val's newfound strength and speed might not be enough to save him...
  • White Wolf by Lauren Gilley

    White Wolf by Lauren Gilley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NYPD homicide detective Trina Baskin is having nightmares. Vivid ones. Full of blood, and snow, dead wolves…and a young man with pale hair who howls like an animal. She chalks them up to stress and an overactive imagination, too many Old Country stories from her Russian father who, when he’s had too much vodka, starts to rave about dark forces and things that look like men…but aren’t...
  • Binding of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Binding of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Woman's QuestAs a scientist and a witch, Viv Sakurai understands how crucial it is to solve the riddle she's been given and take the next step toward destiny. She's been called to stand for her coven and battle the Amara for the future of humanity. She can't afford any distractions, and she certainly doesn't need any man getting in her way...
  • Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks

    Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just one month ago, secret government operative Sasha Trudeau thought she'd tasted victory. Orchestrating détente between the warring factions of the supernatural world had nearly cost her life—but it also opened the door to a future with Max Hunter, her mate and fellow Shadow Wolf.Until now. A poisonous virus is wreaking havoc on Hunter's immune system...
  • Fearscape by Simon Holt

    Fearscape by Simon Holt

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Vours: Evil demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hour of the winter solstice.It's been a year since Reggie first discovered the Vours, and the winter solstice is approaching once again. It will be another night of unspeakable horror for those unlucky enough to be taken by the Vours, because this time, she won't be able to stop them...
  • The Neon Court by Kate Griffin

    The Neon Court by Kate Griffin

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    War is coming to London. A daimyo of the Neon Court is dead and all fingers point towards their ancient enemy - The Tribe. And when magicians go to war, everyone loses.But Matthew Swift has his own concerns. He has been summoned abruptly, body and soul, to a burning tower and to the dead body of Oda, warrior of The Order and known associate of Swift...
  • Demon Dawn by William Massa

    Demon Dawn by William Massa

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Over the years, I’ve racked up a pretty interesting resume. Monster Hunter. Demon Slayer. Paranormal Investigator. Now I’m about to add "thief" to the list. The mastermind behind this high-risk heist is Vincent Taske, a billionaire dying of cancer. A man desperate to cheat death no matter what the cost. His plan? Break into the Hagen Bank...
  • Matt Archer: Legend by Kendra C. Highley

    Matt Archer: Legend by Kendra C. Highley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Matt Archer was fourteen, he was chosen—by a magic, spirit-inhabited knife—to hunt monsters with a special paranormal division of the Army. When he was fifteen, he was thrown into a global war the rest of the world didn’t know existed.Now Matt’s sixteen and the war has cost him more than he ever thought it would...
  • Cabal by David Delaney

    Cabal by David Delaney

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens when you accidentally bring one of the world's most powerful blood-mages back from the dead? Orson Reid and his friends are about to find out. But first they'll need to deal with the Paragon Society's ever-growing web of lies, an ancient shape-shifter blood sport and a very unexpected display of magic ability—but not necessarily in that order...
  • Ava's Revenge by Teyla Branton

    Ava's Revenge by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To Seek Revenge, The First Step is to Survive Ava O’Hare just wanted to love her child and live in peace, but a normal life was never her destiny. One stark day in 1745, everything she loved was taken from her, ripped away by the very man who should have protected her. Somehow, miraculously, Ava survived. Now it was time for revenge...
  • Ghoulish by Kat Bellamy, Joel Abernathy

    Ghoulish by Kat Bellamy, Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Older cover edition of ASIN B089VMTG3JColt Jager has always found his best friend mouthwatering, just...not the way he does now. Out of all the ways Colt thought he’d be spending his twenty-fifth birthday, sinking his teeth into a random stranger definitely wasn’t on the list. Neither was falling headfirst into a hidden world of superhuman beasts who claim he’s one of them...
  • In the Blood by Nancy A. Collins

    In the Blood by Nancy A. Collins

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vampire and vampire-hunter Sonja Blue is back, taking out her rage on the demonic blood-drinkers who hide among the living. But her hunt is attracting attention: Morgan, the monster who remade her 20 years ago wants to bring his beloved daughter to heel, and Sonja has found her existence entwined with that of a mortal man...
  • Blood Mate by Mina Carter

    Blood Mate by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    NB: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WITH A DIFFERENT PUBLISHER UNDER THE SAME TITLE. Escaping from the Project comes with a price: the life of another. Once a soldier, Toni is now less than human. A blood-infected subject, aka vampire, she lives to serve the command of the powers that be, but that hasn’t stopped her looking for a way out...
  • The Reckoning by Teyla Branton

    The Reckoning by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Only One Can Survive The Reckoning Erin Radkey has always known the day would come when she would have to personally confront the Triad leader of the power-hungry Emporium. But she never thought it would be with a snake in her head that feeds on her energy. Or that she’d be in the company of an uncertain ally who might turn on her at any moment...
  • The Cure by Teyla Branton

    The Cure by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Even When You CHANGE, Some Things Remain the Same . . . Erin Radkey’s life has altered completely since her Change made her one of the Unbounded. Yet she has learned the hard way that some things never change. Greed...
  • Darkness Clashes by Susan Illene

    Darkness Clashes by Susan Illene

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Between her service in the U.S. Army and her new life living with supernaturals in Alaska, Melena Sanders has had her loyalty and duty tested in every possible way.Or so she thought.Tensions among supernatural factions in Fairbanks are growing after the city’s recent attacks and she must pick a side...
  • Not Dead Enough by Mina Carter

    Not Dead Enough by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There is life after death, unfortunately for them, it's the same one...Brett Perkins was a soldier until the Project killed him. Now he's finding that life after death isn't so hot. With the Project base destroyed, he and his team have been tasked with running down and destroying a group of rogue Bloods. Unfortunately the vampires always seem to be one step ahead. Then they start kidnapping women...
  • Cursed to Death by L.A. Banks

    Cursed to Death by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secret government operative Sasha Trudeau arrives at the scene of a murder, only to discover that a Fae creature has been killed—in a whole new kind of way. What is the meaning behind this mysterious ritualistic killing? What did the victim do to deserve it? Sasha fears that the Vampires and Unseelies have formed an unholy alliance…and they're ready to unleash their darkest arsenal of magick yet...
  • Angel Souls and Devil Hearts by Christopher Golden

    Angel Souls and Devil Hearts by Christopher Golden

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Shadows have been exposed. The ancient vampiric race now finds itself in danger of the most powerful demon of all--human prejudice. In a world where the good are no longer recognizable from the bad, where Shadows are indeed the saints, a holy war is about to begin, pitting humans and vampires against the darkest demons of the Pit...
  • The Passion by Donna Boyd

    The Passion by Donna Boyd

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In finely crafted prose and lush detail, Donna Boyd weaves a spell-binding tapestry of romance and suspense set against richly imagined landscapes of sensuousness. An intense saga of love and betrayal, The Passion is a story of those who walk the fine line between man beast...
  • Matt Archer: Monster Hunter by Kendra C. Highley

    Matt Archer: Monster Hunter by Kendra C. Highley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fourteen-year-old Matt Archer spends his days studying Algebra, hanging out with his best friend and crushing on the Goddess of Greenhill High, Ella Mitchell. To be honest, he thinks his life is pretty lame until he discovers something terrifying on a weekend camping trip at the local state park. Monsters are real. And living in his backyard. But that's not the half of it...
  • Kill Baxter by Charlie Human

    Kill Baxter by Charlie Human

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With echoes of Neil Gaiman, China Mieville and Terry Pratchett, this is a rip-roaring entertainment from one of the brightest stars in the South African literary scene.Charlie Human is part of the South African writing scene, whose fans include Lauren Beukes and SJ Hall...
  • Defiant by Karina Sumner-Smith

    Defiant by Karina Sumner-Smith

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once, Xhea’s wants were simple: enough to eat, safety in the underground, and the hit of bright payment to transform her gray-cast world into color. But in the aftermath of her rescue of the Radiant ghost Shai, she realizes the life she had known is gone forever.In the two months since her fall from the City, Xhea has hidden in skyscraper Edren, sheltered and attempting to heal...
  • The Vampire's Kiss by Raven Hart

    The Vampire's Kiss by Raven Hart

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With William fighting the forces of evil in London town, Jack must cope with the monsters who will challenge him for dominance over Savannah's un-human underworld—and protect the citizenry in the process.Along the way, Jack gets reacquainted with a fuzzy former friend—sexy werewolf Seth Walker, who has a powerful history with Jack's lady love, Connie the cop...
  • The House of War and Witness by Mike Carey

    The House of War and Witness by Mike Carey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    1740. With the whole of Europe balanced on the brink of war, an Austrian regiment is sent to the furthest frontier of the empire to hold the border against the might of Prussia. Their garrison, the ancient house called Pokoj.But Pokoj is already inhabited, by a company of ghosts from every age of the house’s history...
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