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  • 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...
  • The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book Two by LeeSha McCoy

    The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book Two by LeeSha McCoy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Is love really the only thing O'Asia needs to save the waters? Or is that just the tip of the iceberg?O'Asia and Zale need to fall in love, but they're currently surrounded by angry guards ready to uphold the law...
  • House of Terrors by Beatrice Sand

    House of Terrors by Beatrice Sand

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    House of Terrors It’s been months since Laurel left her home and family to escape her destiny – a destiny that has her giving birth to a demigod. She’s getting by with the help of Aurore, a Titaness with a dangerous secret of her own, who becomes charged with Laurel’s protection. One day, when Laurel accidentally meets the now cold-blooded Sampson, she knows she has lost his love for good...
  • Forgotten Silence by Quinn Loftis

    Forgotten Silence by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Filthy. Disgusting. Unworthy trash. The same thoughts keep swirling in Sally's mind. She's broken and no one can fix her--not her friends, try as they might, and not her beautiful mate...
  • The Death King by Jovee Winters

    The Death King by Jovee Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hades is the Dark King of Legend, the god of the Underworld and the master of death itself. Calypso is a wild, capricious, and ancient goddess more powerful than all the gods of Olympus combined. Theirs was a legendary love until a curse came and tore through Kingdom and with it the end of all they'd once been. Without her he is lost and without him, she's lost her way...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  gods  mystery
  • The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book One by LeeSha McCoy

    The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book One by LeeSha McCoy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Prince, a thousand-year-old Blue Whale, and the race against time to find the single most important thing to the waters' survival. For the waters to be perfect, an Odessa must connect to all life within them, and if the reigning Odessa loses her life, her sorcery is always passed to her first-born daughter. Only, the daughter the waters know of, is not the first...
  • 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...
  • Fading Sun by Michelle Madow

    Fading Sun by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amber’s sun magic is fading, and time’s running out before it’ll disappear completely.Now, she needs to travel to the Himalayas to find and claim the Solar Scepter—the weapon forged for her by the sun goddess—to kill the Shadow Lord.Unfortunately, she can’t leave Manhattan. The fruit Damien tricked her into eating on her first night in his vampire kingdom bound her inside the city’s borders...
  • Avenging by Holly Kelly

    Avenging by Holly Kelly

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Two thousand years ago, King Triton witnessed the slaughter and total annihilation of his merchildren. He vowed then and there to never again father a child. Powerful and eternally youthful, Triton was no stranger to seduction. But his resolve was unwavering—until he met Nicole. Unable to resist the human woman, he found himself swept up in her arms...
  • Princess of Mermaids by A.G. Marshall

    Princess of Mermaids by A.G. Marshall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A mermaid without a home. A king without a queen. Can two unlikely souls bridge the gap between worlds?Under the sea lives Fiora, the child of a human and a mermaid. Despite her best efforts, she has never found a place to belong. Worse, the other mermaids have accused her of waking a kraken with dark magic and threatened to silence her.Permanently...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    mermaids  myths  paranormal  adult  amnesia  book  contemporary  fae
  • 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...
  • Ambrosia Shore by Christie Anderson

    Ambrosia Shore by Christie Anderson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sadie never dreamed she would see the world of Ambrosia with her own two eyes, just like Rayne never believed he would have the chance to share it with her. Finally, they can be together without any lies, without hiding who they are, in a world that shines brighter than Sadie could ever imagine. There’s only one problem...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Never mess with the relics of the old gods… or the pixies who once guarded them.After her mom’s disappearance six months ago, Bethany Aodhán has been running their tavern in old Deva—something her family had been doing ever since a light-fingered pixie lost them the job of guarding the treasures of the old gods eons ago...
  • Lucy at Last by Mary E. Twomey

    Lucy at Last by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucy Kincaid swore she’d never go back to Undraland, but with her mother’s promise of possibly finding Linus buried there, Lucy knows she has no choice. She’ll stop at nothing to unearth her brother, even if Jens thinks she’s lost her mind. Without a second thought, Lucy barrels through Undraland with her Merry Band of Thieves – plus Tucker...
  • The Other Side by Mary E. Twomey

    The Other Side by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With the joy of leaving Undraland behind, the anticipation of returning back to the Other Side, where Lucy is most familiar, has everyone in high spirits. Soon she realizes that there will be no white picket fence, no home, and no life until the final portal to the Land of Be is destroyed...
  • Lucy at Peace by Mary E. Twomey

    Lucy at Peace by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucy Kincaid expected to be able to keep her secret to herself, but when it's found out she has Siren blood from Pesta, the group turns on her. Jens disappears, Foss turns cold, and Britta leaves the group. When a darkness starts to grow in Jamie, Lucy suspects foul play. Her favorite prince uses his direct link to Lucy to torture her from the inside out...
  • Lucy at War by Mary E. Twomey

    Lucy at War by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a war is coming, running is not an option. After Tucker's betrayal, Lucy finds herself underground, imprisoned by the surviving Sirens. She clings to Jamie in her mind as she endures mental and physical torture when they try to break her spirit, and her laplanding bond to Jamie. Lucy must hold tight to herself, deciphering with care between the voices in her head and the ones around her...
  • Current Impressions by Kelly Risser

    Current Impressions by Kelly Risser

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After an emotionally draining year, Meara Quinn is not the same carefree and innocent girl. Graduation is over. Taking a leap of faith and temporarily separating from her one love—Evan—Meara joins her father on a journey to learn more about who she is.Too bad life is not all starfish and seashells...
  • 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...
  • Elvage by Mary E. Twomey

    Elvage by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucy and her Merry Band of Thieves are certain that if they can survive the farlig fisk, nothing is too great to tear them apart. They never counted on their ship landing in Bedra, a land filled with women who use lavender powder to suck the wills from the strongest of men. Jens faces his greatest test as he tries to make it out of Bedra unscathed by the manipulative Mares...
  • 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...
  • Arcadia Falls by Jennifer Malone Wright

    Arcadia Falls by Jennifer Malone Wright

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sixth installment of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter begins right where the fifth part left off, with Chloe and her friends running for their lives as they escape the dungeons below Trevor's home. Chloe lights their way through the darkness, but they emerge into a bloody battle with her vampire nemesis and his minions...
  • Wolf at the Door by Hailey Edwards

    Wolf at the Door by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lorimar Pack, Book 2 Prison is no one's idea of a good time, and it's even worse for Dell. Confinement has her inner wolf snarling as she paces their cell, and there's no end in sight. Just as she reaches her breaking point, the pack liaison shows up with an offer she can’t refuse. Dell’s freedom in exchange for going to Faerie and recapturing the fae prince responsible for her current digs...
  • 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...
  • The Prince and the Sea Witch by A.G. Marshall

    The Prince and the Sea Witch by A.G. Marshall

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    All mermaids long for the magic of a human soul. Only Briony isn’t willing to drown sailors to get it.She makes potions instead, earning a reputation as a witch and becoming a social outcast. When a little mermaid asks for a potion that can reunite her with the human she loves, Briony reluctantly agrees. But there is more to the mermaid’s plan than a quest for love...
  • Moonmarked by D.N. Hoxa

    Moonmarked by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I thought the worst was behind me. Arriving at the Seelie Court to heal the sick prince who saved my life when I was five was supposed to be the end of my nightmarish (for the most part) trip through the fae realm.I should have been on my way home already, far away from fae and their politics...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    mermaids  myths  paranormal  book  coming-of-age  epic  fiction  ghosts
  • To Kill the Dead by C.S. Wilde

    To Kill the Dead by C.S. Wilde

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All terrible things come in two.Mera never imagined she would have to face a necromancer without Bast, her fae partner, but the Captain decided to separate them on a whim - or so she thinks.Running against the clock to avoid an outbreak that could destroy the human borough, Mera is forced to work with Julian Smith, the man she used to love before the Night Prince came waltzing in her life...
  • The Siren and the Scholar by J.M. Stengl

    The Siren and the Scholar by J.M. Stengl

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can true love survive when memories are stolen away? When Kamoana the siren is transformed into human shape, she knows that her mother, the powerful sahira Queen Pukai, laid the spell on her, but she can't remember why...
  • Unicorn Academy: Semester 1 (Academy of Unicorns #1) by Yumoyori Wilson

    Unicorn Academy: Semester 1 (Academy of Unicorns #1) by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Argument with parents? Check. Made my Bodyguard's life a living hell...again? Check. Received an acceptance letter to the only Unicorn Academy in all the dimensions? Chec – WHAT?! As the future princess of MagiNa Realm, I never expected to be accepted to the faraway academy and am shocked to find out I got in...
  • 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:
    mermaids  myths  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  humor
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    mermaids  myths  paranormal  book  epic  fiction  magic  shapeshifters
  • 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...
  • Boundless Sea by Nadia Scrieva

    Boundless Sea by Nadia Scrieva

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trevain Murphy’s new wife has been forcibly taken. He must do all he can to search for her without falling apart. To complicate matters, his love was Queen Aazuria, ruler of the undersea kingdom of Adlivun, and he has been burdened with all of her responsibilities. The Alaskan man is unable to cope with the political unrest of his new nation, and turns to his wife’s younger sister for help...
  • The Moon and the Tide by Derrolyn Anderson

    The Moon and the Tide by Derrolyn Anderson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Moon and the Tide is book # 2 in the Marina's Tales series. Just when things seem to be all figured out, Marina discovers that there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than she ever imagined. When a terrible accident exposes her secret, she discovers that her whole life has been one big lie, and has to cope with more than one kind of betrayal...
  • The Cursed by Alexia Purdy

    The Cursed by Alexia Purdy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Cursed is a short story companion to A Dark Faerie Tale Series.Available Now:Ever ShadeEver FireEver WinterEvangeline (prequel)The Ancients of Faerie are awakening, and they don't like what they see. Imprisoned and cursed to eternal slumber in chains for centuries, Arthas, the Unseelie King of Faerie, returns to claim his realm back...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  book  coming-of-age  fae  fiction  magic  new-adult
  • Destroyed by L.A. Starkey

    Destroyed by L.A. Starkey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the second book in the Soul Keeper Series… Now I lay me down to sleep, Whom shall I trust my soul to keep? If I should die before I wake, I leave to fate my soul to take. The seal has been broken and the Soul Keeper Prophecy set in motion. Marcus and Nicolas are battling for the heart of one woman, Pandora’s only daughter; however, not everyone is playing by the rules...
  • Hearts of the Anemoi Bundle by Laura Kaye

    Hearts of the Anemoi Bundle by Laura Kaye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    North of Need Called to life by Megan Snow’s tears, snow god Owen Winters appears unconscious on the widow’s doorstep in the midst of a raging blizzard. Owen finds unexpected solace in her company and unimagined pleasure in the warmth of her body, and vows to win her heart for a chance at humanity...
  • Spellweaver by Tamara Grantham

    Spellweaver by Tamara Grantham

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Olive's to-do list: Feed the cat. Pay the rent. Save Faythander. Again.After Olive's last trip through Faythander, she wants nothing more than a nice vacation. But there's never time for relaxation when goblin treachery is afoot. When Geth, a goblin Spellweaver, destroys the Everblossom—a tree containing Faythander's pure magic—the fairy-world utopia begins to die...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  new-adult  urban-fantasy
  • 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...
  • Evermore by Brenda Pandos

    Evermore by Brenda Pandos

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The underwater world of Natatoria is enjoying a long awaited period of peace -- and with it, the merpeople's very first chance to visit human civilization. Ash and Fin's wedding marks the perfect opportunity for the mers to celebrate their newfound freedom. But when they return home to Tahoe to prepare, Ash's absence from the human world has raised more than a few questions about where she's been...
  • Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner

    Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final adventure in the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy … Meela and Lysi have unleashed Sisiutl, legendary two-headed serpent of the Pacific Northwest. It was supposed to be an ally that would help them win the war. Instead, it has fallen under the control of King Adaro, ruler of the Pacific Ocean. If Meela and Lysi can’t stop him, Adaro will use the deadly serpent to rid the oceans of mankind...
  • Atlantis Academy: The First Element by Autumn Kalquist

    Atlantis Academy: The First Element by Autumn Kalquist

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Humanity is one secret society away from extinction. The children of Atlantis use magic to keep us safe. If they make it through the Academy. Hi, I’m Lyric. And I’m kind of a mess. ADHD, that’s me. I’m a high school drop-out, late everywhere I go, and one screw-up away from being homeless. I’m a loner, and I like it that way...
  • Returning (Mermaid's Return, #1) by A.L. Knorr

    Returning (Mermaid's Return, #1) by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The series was previously published as "Mira's Return".Mira is a mermaid on a mission. It’s time to leave the ocean. Mira Belshaw has been at sea for… well, she doesn’t know how many years. It’s hard to keep track of time when you live in the ocean. But after enough time, the salt water triggers the desire to procreate, and her time is up. For weeks, she’s been swimming north...
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