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The HellBeast's Soul by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never meant to change.Never meant to carry the burden of truth.All I ever wanted to do was love him.All I ever wanted was to save him.But I realize now that with wants, sometimes comes sacrifice.The strength to accept the change and the discovery that,You might not be just who you thought you were.You might be exactly who…Your King needs you to be.In order to save… A HellBeast’s soul... -
![A Throne of Fire by Bella Forrest]()
A Throne of Fire by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe heart-pounding PENULTIMATE BOOK in "Season 5" as we move toward the grand finale in Book 41.. -
![A Shield of Glass by Bella Forrest]()
A Shield of Glass by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"For now, however, we ran..."The exhilarating PENULTIMATE book of Season 6! Shadians, prepare for war.. -
![A Clash of Storms by Bella Forrest]()
A Clash of Storms by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe electrifying GRAND FINALE of Season 6!Pre-order... -
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![A Snare of Vengeance by Bella Forrest]()
A Snare of Vengeance by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReady for the breath-stealing PENULTIMATE book of Season 7? Reunite with the Shadians in A Snare of Vengeance.. -
![A Battle of Souls by Bella Forrest]()
A Battle of Souls by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"There would be blood..." The dazzling GRAND FINALE of Season 7! Order now... -
![A Rip of Realms by Bella Forrest]()
A Rip of Realms by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsREALMS WILL RIP.FAMILIES WILL UNITE.. -
![Dark Beauty by C.M. Owens]()
Dark Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe continuation of the Deadly Beauties Trilogy... Purgatory was opened for the dark ones to escape, but so much more crept out. Over twenty years later, the consequences are finally starting to appear. And the world full of deadly beauties finds even more deception and secrets to face. As an immortal, it's hard to have any new experiences after living for so long... -
![Fashionably Dead and Loving It by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Dead and Loving It by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing an undead Princess comes with baggage. And unfortunately, it’s not Prada. Getting shredded in the Daily Fang, The Bloody Times and The National Dhampir is par for the course in the life of a royal Vampyre—especially mine. However, that’s nothing compared to the sh%tshow unfolding in my life. My nightmares are coming true. Satan is throwing fits about changing diapers... -
![Quest of Stone by Stephanie Hudson]()
Quest of Stone by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen taking this journey into the past,I never expected to find what I did.It wasn’t only the time-period the Fates got wrong,It was the husband I found there waiting for me. A man of regal yet deadly grace,And one that wanted to possess me.To make me his in every way possible.But that was going to be a problem,Especially when I had a mission to complete... -
![A Tip of Balance by Bella Forrest]()
A Tip of Balance by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Whatever came after tonight, it was going to be a harrowingly bumpy ride..."Reunite with the Shadians in the action-packed 48th book of the series: A Tip of Balance... -
![A Land of Perfects by Bella Forrest]()
A Land of Perfects by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"However, the solution was clear: survive and get out..." Continue the Shadians' heartracing new adventure in A Land of Perfects, Book 2 of Season 8... -
![A League of Exiles by Bella Forrest]()
A League of Exiles by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"We'd been deceived and betrayed - and the punishment for that was going to be swift, unforgiving, and, this time, final.They'd been spared once... We had no intention of making that mistake again."Reunite with the Shadians in A League of Exiles, the pulse-pounding Book 6 of Season 7!Pre-order now... -
![Fashionably Fooled by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Fooled by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA day in the life of the Devil should be exhilarating—lying, stealing, cheating at poker and finally beating Mr. Rogers… Life should be wonderful. Right? Wrong. The love of my dastardly immortal life is eating everything that isn’t nailed down and tried to behead me over a chocolate croissant. While I take chocolate croissants very seriously, I do believe decapitation is somewhat harsh... -
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![Fashionably Fabulous by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Fabulous by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce upon a time there lived a Fairy. And not just your run of the mill kind of Fairy. The reincarnated Fairy Queen of Zanthia. The Queen. She was a modern woman—a human no less. Armed with a potty mouth, a firm grasp of every note in Michael Jackson’s song catalogue, and some friends in very high places, she was set. Yet this Queen wasn’t exactly sure she wanted the job. Fine…it’s me... -
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Happy Ever Afterlife, Part 2 by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis is book 12 in the Afterlife saga. The end of days might be over for our newlyweds, but the dark nights are closing in and what lies waiting in the shadows is what even nightmares are afraid of. Because the King of Hell is back and now he has a new bride to keep hidden from the world below…a world that shows no mercy, right along with one of their rulers... -
![A House of Mysteries by Bella Forrest]()
A House of Mysteries by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFall deeper into the journey as mysteries begin to unravel...Return to the lives of the Novaks... -
![A Gift of Three by Bella Forrest]()
A Gift of Three by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Gift of Three marks the beginning of Season 6, where you will return to The Shade and reunite with your favorite characters (and meet some awesome new ones) in a brand new pulse-pounding adventure!Fresh romances, nail-biting suspense, and a mystery waiting to be unraveled...Your Shade family awaits you... -
![Knights of Past by Stephanie Hudson]()
Knights of Past by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dust of Battle has settled over the Land.War cries of victory are Echoed throughout Hell.And now I can get back to my life of Lego and Star Trek,With one big difference,I now have a King to share it with.But it seems as if Fate had a different idea for me,And any plans for peace are shattered with the strength of my dreams,Nightmares of one last foe I must face... -
![A Meet of Tribes by Bella Forrest]()
A Meet of Tribes by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsContinue the heart-pounding journey in A Meet of Tribes... Romance and danger await... -
![A Citadel of Captives by Bella Forrest]()
A Citadel of Captives by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Billions of planets. Trillions of flickers of life. All depending on us." Return to the world of GASP as the team face their greatest challenge yet.. -
![A Plague of Deceit by Bella Forrest]()
A Plague of Deceit by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"That’s what Shadians did. When a door closed, we found a window. And if a window was shut, we made a hole in the wall..." Continue the journey... -
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Fatal Secrets by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe truth shattered everything.After having our worlds ripped apart by everything we'd uncovered, my mate and I thought the surprises were behind us. Unfortunately, Fate has other plans.As a trained warrior, I'd always been confident that I would win, especially with my love by my side. But this war is something different, and I'm not quite sure Justice will be served... -
![A Call of Vampires by Bella Forrest]()
A Call of Vampires by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBella Forrest makes a return to her vampiric roots in A Call of Vampires, the beginning of an exciting BRAND NEW season and storyline!Reunite with the Shadians in Book 1 of Season 7... -
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![A Voyage of Founders by Bella Forrest]()
A Voyage of Founders by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Book 1 of Season 8, the beginning of a brand new story... The Shade's sixth hundredth year is approaching, and the island's younger generations have organized the perfect celebration for The Shade's founders... -
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Demon Marked by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsForgiveness isn't always an option. My preordained mate left me, heartbroken and alone. Not only am I feeling these strange emotions, but my world crumbles around me as corruption and attacks threaten to destroy Shadow City. The fury of Hell continues to grow as more of their plans unravel. When my mate reappears, I can’t help but fear it could be a ploy…once more... -
![Fashionably Dead and Wed by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Dead and Wed by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI know I’m already mated…I wanna get married. What do you get when you combine a three headed monster named Charles, a rotund, gay, dancing Demon named Doug, a culinary disaster baked by Mother Nature, a celibate premarital councilor named Jeff, an offer from Satan that’s impossible to refuse and Steve Perry? You get the Royal Wedding from Hell—or to be more accurate—possibly in Hell... -
![Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe King has fallen! While Stavros moves to take over Lars’s throne, the war for the entire kingdom begins. However, this is no ordinary war against Seelie or Unseelie. The real enemy is the most powerful object in the world. The Stone of Fail. Lars isn’t the only one the stone wants. Zoey Daniels is next on its list. And the stone will do whatever it takes to finally get the girl... -
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Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith 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 ratingsWhen 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... -
![Fashionably Fanged by Robyn Peterman, Audrey Lusk]()
Fashionably Fanged by Robyn Peterman, Audrey Lusk
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI have to trap the most evil, worst bad dude in existence without actually turning him to ash. So, what's a Vampyre to do?For starters, enter an undead beauty pageant - in Oklahoma, where the hair is jacked and the contestants are busty and brainless.My name is Venus. I'm a 200-year-old killing machine, and I'm trading in my daggers and sword for a sparkly dress and an obscene swimsuit... -
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Apocalyptic by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLight and dark. Good and evil. Life and death. Power joins the twin flames. A power that will destroy them. Alexa alone stands a shred of a chance at repairing the shattered fragments of a bond as old as time. Provided she and Arys don't kill each other first. This has been a long time coming... This gritty urban fantasy series is a walk to the dark and wild side... -
![Wanted By The Elven King by Charlene Hartnady]()
Wanted By The Elven King by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom the bestselling Chosen Series Keto is soon to be crowned. He doesn’t feel quite ready even though it’s a day he’s been working towards his whole life. There are many changes he wants to bring about, all for the betterment of his people. He has a kingdom to run and a council to win over. Elven kings can be voted out of power by their councils. His position is not yet cemented... -
![A Fang in the Sass by Milly Taiden]()
A Fang in the Sass by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAria Valderi is a day walker, a vampire that can walk in the sun. Being a descendant of the original queen of the vampires has its perks, but finding out her mate is a wolf shifter isn't one of them. He's insufferable, bossy, and too damn sexy for his own good. Trevan Stone knows Aria is his... -
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![Scion by Kelly Oram]()
Scion by Kelly Oram
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuss 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... -
![Mystik Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka]()
Mystik Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter suffering a century of torture and humiliation, Jace still bears the scars that have left his heart closed to love and acceptance. He escapes the prison walls only to realize he's mystically bound to his tormentor. Believing he doesn’t deserve a Fated Mate, he keeps his distance from females... -
![The Shifter King by Heather Killough-Walden]()
The Shifter King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSam saw him enter the club at the opposite end of the room. Everyone did. He was a dark shadow against the night, no small feat but one he accomplished with frightening ease. His suit was expertly, precisely tailored, black and expensive, and it hugged every intended curve of his six-foot-five frame... -
![A Fashionable Fiasco by Robyn Peterman]()
A Fashionable Fiasco by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not nice to mess with Mother Nature. Really, it’s not. This is simply not my week. Finding out I can’t cook is appalling. My luncheon with the big-boned Immortal socialites went to Hell in a handbasket. I’ve been hoping to join the Fearsome Five and make it the Psycho Six. However, the chances of that happening now are looking slim... -
![Redeemers by Tara Brown]()
Redeemers by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHappily Ever After... They say that if you don't have your happy ending, the story isn't over. They have no idea just how right they are. This story is only just beginning... And it begins with a bang. Aimee James, along with every dream and every person she has ever loved, has changed. Each of the people she loves is holding onto their humanity by a thread that gets thinner each day... -
![Darkest Sinner by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Darkest Sinner by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI've always known pain. Existence. Night. Made a sinner. Without a soul to keep me tethered to the world I so desperately want to be a part of but am damned to rule… Life isn't living. Not when everyone sees you as enemy number one, King of the demon race and yet something much more… powerful and sinister pulses beneath the surface of my skin... -
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Gray Court by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter wiping out an entire black witch coven on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, Rue can no longer afford to have a laissez-faire attitude toward the Maudit Grimoire. Its black magic is infecting her, and it’s leaking into her familiar bond with Colby, poisoning the loinnir with its thirst for violence... -
![Awakened by the Vampire Prince by Charlene Hartnady]()
Awakened by the Vampire Prince by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsComplete Edition: Part 1-3 Author's Suggested Series Reading order:#1 Chosen by the Vampire Kings#2 Stolen by the Alpha Wolf #3 Unlikely Mates #4 Awakened by the Vampire Prince #5 Mated to the Vampire Kings#6 Wolf Whisperer#7 The Bride HuntMost of these serials are available in bundles. See the individual series pages.King Katar is gravely ill... -
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Death Wish by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomebody wants Alexa O’Brien dead. A dangerous werewolf, she’s got a shady reputation due to the immense power and unbreakable bond she shares with vampire, Arys Knight. It’s a union that joins light to darkness and life to death. A bond that threatens to consume them both. As Alexa evades attempts on her life, she discovers the source of her power and the torment that lies ahead... -
![Fashionably Forever After by Robyn Peterman]()
Fashionably Forever After by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA 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... -
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![Genesis by Kristie Cook]()
Genesis by Kristie Cook
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrequel to the best-selling, award-winning Soul Savers Series **** A father who reveals his truth. Twins who take different paths--one light, one dark. Angels who have plans for them both And Demons who do as well. So the Earthly battle for souls ignites.. -
![The Hellbeast's Queen by Stephanie Hudson]()
The Hellbeast's Queen by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHope can be a dangerous thing.It can be all consuming.Can be the only thing you think about.The only comfort you have when locked to the darkness of your own mind.The hope to find light at the end of the tunnel.A guiding hand to led you out of the nightmare.But what of love?For Ella it is the thing she clings onto when all that hope is lost.A love that is always worth fighting for... -
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The HellBeast's Betrayal by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE HELLBEAST’S BETRAYAL (BOOK 11)Love can conquer many things.Sacrifice even more.But what happens when betrayal runs deeper than blood?The journey isn’t over. Jared and Ella’s story continues in the next pulse-pounding installment of the HellBeast Kings story. As darkness looms and the past refuses to stay buried, secrets will be unearthed, alliances shattered, and destinies rewritten... -
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Releasing the Watcher by Kim Loraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final installment in the Fallen Angel Trilogy concludes the epic tale of Heaven vs. Hell and the consequences of forbidden love. She was forbidden, and I gave everything to be with her.My grace.My wings.My place in Heaven.But still, she was taken from me.Now, thousands of years later, I’ve found her in another life, but she doesn’t know me and her heart belongs to another...Categorized as:
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![Possession on the First by Viola Grace]()
Possession on the First by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new job selling the most haunted property in town leads to a possession, then another, and finally, it is time to put the hammer down.Hannah has always stuck out in her family. The carrier of a recessive skin tone, she knows a little magic, knows a lot about construction, and is happy to have found a new career to focus on, just like everyone else in the family... -
![Fire Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka]()
Fire Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBreslin Tarakesh isn’t your typical Vampire Princess. She loves designer clothes and bling, but is at home in her fighting leathers with her sais in hand. Court politics are not her thing and she eschews everything to do with the simpering suck-ups that want to use her family to gain favor. She’s meant for more than elaborate crowns and parties...
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