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  • My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Priest Vi’Aerdan wants nothing more than for his mate to be safe, but nightmares plague him with images of her being torn to shreds. Despite consulting Meryn, his anxiety persists. He remembers the helplessness associated with his failure to help his unit brothers when they were trapped in the caves of Noctem Falls...
  • Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way.Three of them our now ours to raise—the ogre triplets...
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    demons  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult  book
  • A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!A Perfect BloodRitually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie

    Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Three months ago, I landed a job as a bartender. But not at a bar—at a guild. Yeah, the magic kind. I'm not a badass mage like my three smokin' hot best friends. I'm not a sorcerer or an alchemist, or even a wussy witch. I'm just a human, slinging drinks like a pro and keeping my non-magical nose out of mythic business. Seriously, I know my limits...
  • Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her...
  • Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    I've said it before, but sometimes I'm a bad person. I cheated on my twelfth grade math final, I've run countless yellow lights, and I gossip about how hot my kickass best friends are. (Good thing my job as a guild bartender doesn't require moral perfection.)But there's bad, and then there's bad. And I'm not sure which applies to a certain dark druid/wanted criminal/reluctant friend of mine...
  • Steal the Moon by Lexi Blake

    Steal the Moon by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When an ancient artifact enslaves every werewolf on earth, humanity’s only hope is a thief…Zoey Donovan should be happy. Her love life couldn’t be better, her demonic nemesis is on the run, business is booming, and no one has tried to kill her in seven whole months. But without her best friend to share it with, it all seems a little hollow...
  • For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison

    For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Despite dating one vampire and living with another, Rachel Morgan has stayed ahead of trouble until now. A serial killer stalks the Hollows, claims victims across society, and ignites a vicious Inderland gang war. Rachel hides an ancient artifact that could stop the killer or start a battle to the death among supernatural races of Cincinnati. Every action has its price...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lexi Blake comes a new epic-length story in her Thieves/Hunter world…A daughter lostSummer has spent her whole life wondering about the family she left behind. On the night she came into being she only had a few moments with them. In that brief time, she reached out to her father, looking deep into his soul, and gifted him the will to go on...
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    demons  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult  book
  • Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie

    Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    When I first landed a bartending job at the local guild, I didn't know a thing about magic. These days, I'm practically an expert on the different magical classes, but there's one nobody ever talks about: Demonica. Turns out they have a good reason for that...
  • Don't Bait Me by Jackie May

    Don't Bait Me by Jackie May

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Now that Nora has been outed as an underworlder, all she wants to do is lay low, figure out how to hide her fey heritage, and decide if she wants to date any of the men in her life. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. Just one week after the werewolf fiasco, Terrance is nearly killed by an unknown attacker. He's not the only victim...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  polyamory
  • Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Tyson Compass, as one of the famed Compass quads, is not a wizard used to living with regrets. Except for one: Grace Carter. Grace is a healer witch he rejected many years ago. After completely disappearing from his life, she has returned, and turned his world upside down. The attraction between them flares strongly, but she has not forgotten or forgiven his callous rebuff when they were teens...
  • Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Neil’s past catches up to him, Kelsey must choose between her new family and an old love…With tensions rising between the Council and demonkind, Kelsey finds herself investigating a series of murders that threaten the fragile truce between them. If she can’t stop these killings soon, they could ignite a fire sure to burn the supernatural world down...
  • Run by B.L. Brunnemer

    Run by B.L. Brunnemer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With Evelyn unconscious, it’s up to the rest of the team to keep Chicago from breaking out into chaos. Witches, wolves, and vampires are at each other’s throats. Demons are slipping through the barrier and the dead are piling up. It’s up to Astrid and Ranulf to keep Chicago from erupting into war...
  • Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m Everly Abbott, and I work for one of the most dangerous vampires in the world.He’s known as Alexius, the Hunter and he’s also one of the oldest.We’ve been invited to a gathering of ancients like him, and we can’t pass on this opportunity...
  • Addict by Lexi Blake

    Addict by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...
  • Magically Delicious by Robyn Peterman

    Magically Delicious by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What does a hungry, pregnant witch do when her whole freaking town goes on a no carb diet? I’ll tell you what. She goes on the sly and conjures up some anchovy-chocolate chunk cookies dipped in hot sauce—that’s what. Of course my cheating gets complicated when all of the magic in the world goes on the fritz...
  • A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    A Killer's Kiss by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A twisted killer is making his mark in London, leaving a trail of blood and devastation in his wake. It’s not only humans who are being targeted. Vampires, werewolves and pixies are in mortal danger too.I’ve been called in to help with the investigation but I can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to the murders. Someone is playing a very sick game - and it’s up to me to put a stop to it...
  • Succubus Soccer Mom by Jacquelyn Faye

    Succubus Soccer Mom by Jacquelyn Faye

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    You know that bitch from hell everybody talks about? That's me. I mean that literally. I was born in the seventh circle of Hell to two demons of noble lineage. Know what that means? Squat. My brimstone birth certificate and five bucks might get me a cup of coffee from Starbucks. The minute I was born, they handed me off to a wet nurse, sent me to earth, and left me to fend for myself...
  • Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    When I found myself facing down the scariest black-magic felon in the city, practically daring him to abduct me, I had to wonder exactly how I ended up here.It all started when I accidentally landed a job as a bartender--but not at a bar. At a guild, populated by mages, sorcerers, alchemists, witches, and psychics...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  polyamory
  • Fated by K.M. Shea

    Fated by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    I thought I hated not fitting in. Turns out I hate having a target on my back even more.Someone wants me taken out. To accomplish that, they leaked the secret of my magic to all the Packs in the Midwest. Now, almost every Alpha in the region has traveled to my hometown in hopes of convincing me to join their Pack.And some of them don’t seem to think I should have a choice...
  • Revolution: 4 by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Revolution: 4 by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A King RisesA Fate SealsRealms FallEve Collins has set in motion a chain of events that could destroy everything she’s ever loved. Surrounded by dangerous creatures, dark worlds, and the struggle to become who she was meant to be, Eve must complete her ascension and accept her destiny.War has begun. Losing is not an option...
  • 101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain

    101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Officer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes.Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die...
  • Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve

    Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Year Two at the Academy! The year of purple.Maddison James learned a lot about life last year. Only important stuff, of course. Like how to breathe under water, how to turn an arrow into a weapon, and how to fall in love.Asher Locke. The one who stole her heart. The one who showed her the truth of her past and ... hopefully her future.Now it's just time for them to live happily ever after...
  • A Tale of Two Witches by Robyn Peterman

    A Tale of Two Witches by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three waxed cats, one Cookie Witch, a brazilian gone bad and the last name, Bermangoggleshitz... not the best ingredients for a successful spell. Or is it? Avoiding the truth has been working out just fine for most of my life. I'm finally happy. I have friends and a kangaroo shifter who adores me...
  • Wrath and Bones by A.J. Aalto

    Wrath and Bones by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Marnie Baranuik is confident that her new psychic detective agency will be a great success, and she has eight million business cards to prove it. But before the paint even dries on her open for business sign, she’s summoned to face the Demon King Asmodeus in His own playground, the revenant court, home of the undead nobility, to participate in a conclave of the most powerful immortals on Earth...
  • Karma's Spell by L.A. Boruff, Helen Scott

    Karma's Spell by L.A. Boruff, Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No one ever told me what to do if I ended up forty-something, divorced, and jobless.When my ex knocks at my door with his new girlfriend I somehow manage to turn them into toads. But that’s not possible, right?Still, my ex-husband’s car is in the driveway, and he’s nowhere to be found. Which doesn’t look great for me...
  • A Chip on Her Shoulder by R.J. Blain

    A Chip on Her Shoulder by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After a deal with loan sharks sours, Darlene’s brother is permanently transformed into a chipmunk. Not one to accept impossibility as a good excuse for failure, she’s determined to rescue her brother and secure revenge against those who’d poisoned him with grade-a transformatives...
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    demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult
  • Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto

    Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When an FBI Internal Affairs investigation lands the Preternatural Crimes Unit in a bureaucratic spank-fest, it feels like the perfect time for Marnie Baranuik to skip town and lend her expertise to a bear-sized Canadian cop who doesn’t want her help with his case, his love life, or his car stereo...
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    crime  demons  humor  magic  paranormal  vampires  adult  audiobook
  • All Foxed Up by Emma Dean

    All Foxed Up by Emma Dean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kenzie made a deal with the foxes to live with them for six months in exchange for the potion that saved her sister's life. What she didn't expect was how much it felt like home, more than the house she'd lived in her entire life...
  • What the Fox by Emma Dean

    What the Fox by Emma Dean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kenzie is a void witch. Only a handful have ever existed. And now she's trying to find out where she belongs in the paranormal world. Thankfully her mates have never cared about her witch status. They love her for her - even if one of them is playing hard to get. Kenzie plans to make Hunter beg.Meanwhile they still have to bring down Bradley Davis...
  • Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hadley is losing time, and her shadow refuses to shed light on the gaps in her memory. How can she protect her city if she can't remember where she goes or what she does when she ought to be asleep? Her grim history appears to be stuck on repeat, and the only way forward might be a scythe through her back...
  • A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • How to Survive an Undead Honeymoon by Hailey Edwards

    How to Survive an Undead Honeymoon by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Epilogues: Part IINothing says romance like spending a long weekend at a haunted inn famed for sending its guests to the ER with scratches, bites, and fractures. Or so Linus thinks when he books a trip for Grier and himself to Oliphant House. As far as honeymoons go, the choice is nontraditional, but then, so is his bride...
  • A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ollie Wit is the strongest Shadow Walker born in decades but it’s a gift with a steep price. Walking in the Shadowlands can bring untold powers and spells, and even greater risks. Every step into that other world brings her closer to the monsters that have haunted her since a child, destroyed her family and wreaked havoc all around her...
  • Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some people find power in the light. Others are meant to walk in the dark. Ollie Wit left it all behind: a new home, friends who saw her as something more than a fragile shadow walker and a budding relationship with Kane. She did it all in an effort to shield Asher, who should’ve never been able to escape the Shadowlands...
  • Steal the Day by Lexi Blake

    Steal the Day by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a member of her crew is dragged to Hell by a demon, Zoey plans the most dangerous heist of her career. With her team at her side, Zoey intends to sneak onto the Hell plane and steal Sarah back.The job seems impossible until a new client makes them an offer too good to refuse...
  • Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    When one of Santa’s reindeer meets a grisly end during the annual A Downtown Dickens Christmas Festival, Rue realizes her enemies are closing in on her location, and Samford will pay the price.But when one creature turns into two, and two into three, and then three into four, Rue knows the problem is bigger than a singular threat to her new hometown...
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    alpha-mc  crime  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  vampires  adult
  • Newly Undead in Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Newly Undead in Dark River by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Dark River. Population 0. When Mika McKellen woke up in a stormwater drain while backpacking around Canada, she knew that her mother was right. If you made bad choices, you would end up dead in a ditch. But when she stumbled into Dark River, even her mother could never have dreamed up the residents of this small town in the middle of nowhere, Alberta...
  • Dawn's Envoy by T.A. White

    Dawn's Envoy by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A favor owed, a hunt like no other. A courier for the shadow world no more, Aileen’s former protection is gone. Alone but still defiant, she survives one night at a time. Sure, working a dead-end job isn’t part of every young vampire’s dreams, but it pays the bills...
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    alpha-mc  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult
  • Angel of Chaos by Debra Dunbar

    Angel of Chaos by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Leveling up bites.As if I don’t have enough crap to do being the leader of Hel, I’ve been tricked into helping a pregnant woman who is fleeing an abusive relationship and carrying a very unusual baby. Of course, my hasty vow of assistance opens up a whole can of worms absolutely in keeping with my new Angel of Chaos status...
  • Winter of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair

    Winter of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys paranormal, sexy ménage, and alpha male heroes who have the right combination of dominant, bad ass and scary without ever being mean… ~ Accolades and Book BurningsAfter years in foster care, Breanne Gallagher has the stable life she’s always wanted, living with her foster-sister and working as a chef...
  • Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles

    Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    His mate killed in a horrific explosion, ex-Enforcer Damien Masterson now lives as a rogue werewolf...
  • Grace Under Fury by Annabel Chase

    Grace Under Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sightResidents are sneezing and coughing all over town and it seems like a brutal allergy season is upon us--until someone dies. When Dr...
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    crime  demons  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult
  • The Bad Boys of Assjacket by Robyn Peterman

    The Bad Boys of Assjacket by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dare is a dare. No self-respecting, slightly chubby, good-lookin’, crime lovin’ cat would ever pass up a dare. So I didn’t. Now, me and my boys are in hot water trying to figure out how to live on the right side of the law for a whole freakin’ week! This is complicated by a couple of hairy issues…— The half-headed bear in town had his privates pilfered...
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    demons  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Forging Bonds - Part Two by Nikita Parmenter

    Forging Bonds - Part Two by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The tasks are getting more challenging, and the first one wasnt exactly easy. I can't say that they're not fun though.We're all feeling hopeful that we're going to be able to get the necklace off Kylen and free Coen but getting it is going to be a challenge in itself...
  • Queso de los Muertos by Nova Nelson

    Queso de los Muertos by Nova Nelson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A town cook-off has never been so life-or-death.When it comes to Eastwind's annual cook-off, witch Nora Ashcroft is in it to win it.It's the perfect opportunity to introduce her delectable queso recipe to the magical town of Eastwind, and she'll do whatever it takes to keep Donovan from beating her...
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    crime  fae  humor  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult
  • Kiss of Smoke by Cate Corvin

    Kiss of Smoke by Cate Corvin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We’re all that stands between Avilion and ruin… The Seelie Palace was destroyed, and the royal family is in danger. But the Unstained Souls aren’t done with us. Fortunately, the guys are willing to put their differences aside to search for the princess—and the Queen herself is ready to go on the warpath and destroy all mortals living in the Fae lands...
  • Gifted by Kelley Armstrong

    Gifted by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Contains two holiday stories, one Otherworld Pack and one Cainsville.Gabriel’s Gargoyles - (Cainsville short story, Gabriel Walsh as 10 year old narrator.) Cainsville was where a boy could walk the streets safely at any time, day or night. Where everyone was genuinely glad to see you, and didn’t think you were odd if you wanted to keep to yourself. Because Cainsville was odd, too...
  • Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Vision by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, even with Myst, the Queen of the Indigo Court, temporarily out of action, the new Queens of the Golden Wood find themselves facing incredible danger..
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