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  • The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

    The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 87 ratings
    Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war...
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    children  humor  lgbtq  myths  paranormal  sword-sorcery  war  outdoors
  • The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 101 ratings
    He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal...
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    dark  epic  family  lgbtq  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure
  • Lover at Last by J.R. Ward

    Lover at Last by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 57 ratings
    Qhuinn, son of no one, is used to being on his own. Disavowed from his bloodline, shunned by the aristocracy, he has finally found an identity as one of the most brutal fighters in the war against the Lessening Society. But his life is not complete. Even as the prospect of having a family of his own seems to be within reach, he is empty on the inside, his heart given to another...
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    angels  dark  family  humor  lgbtq  paranormal  war  action-adventure
  • Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

    Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    FORBIDDEN TEMPTATIONS Serena Kelley is an archaeologist and treasure hunter-and a woman with a secret. Since she was seven, she's been the keeper of a powerful charm that grants her health and immortality . . . as long as she stays a virgin. But Serena isn't all that innocent...
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    angels  dark  demons  humor  myths  paranormal  war  abuse
  • Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kidnapped by the notorious rebel group, Provstat, Brexley finds her connection goes deeper than she ever imagined. Reunited with old acquaintances and an uncle she never knew, Brexley is thrown into the vicious world of politics, where human and fae leaders will do anything to come out on top...
  • Black Dawn by Rachel Caine

    Black Dawn by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Ever since the draug—mysterious creatures that prey on vampires—took over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil. Most of the town’s residents have evacuated, but Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael have chosen to stay and fight.Using the city’s water system to spread, the draug have rapidly multiplied...
  • Captive by Jex Lane

    Captive by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Matthew Callahan has spent seven years struggling against the insatiable hunger for blood consuming him. Unable to stop the vampire inside from preying on humans, he keeps himself confined to a lonely existence. Everything changes the night he is lured into a trap and taken prisoner by High Lord General Tarrick—a seductive incubus who feeds off sexual energy...
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    dark  demons  lgbtq  paranormal  war  abuse  action-adventure  adult
  • Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community..
  • Captive by Jex Lane

    Captive by Jex Lane

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Matthew Callahan has spent seven years struggling against the insatiable hunger for blood consuming him. Unable to stop the vampire inside from preying on humans, he keeps himself confined to a lonely existence. Everything changes the night he is lured into a trap and taken prisoner by High Lord General Tarrick—a seductive incubus who feeds off sexual energy...
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    dark  demons  lgbtq  paranormal  war  abuse  action-adventure  adult
  • Vampire Bound: Book One by R.A. Steffan

    Vampire Bound: Book One by R.A. Steffan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Become a bartender at The Vixen’s Den, they said. The owner isn’t really a vampire, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. And suddenly I’m neck deep in a world I’ve never really believed in, no matter what my crazy Great Aunt Mabel used to say. Seriously, I have more than enough drama in my life already, without adding an irresistibly mesmerizing nightclub owner to the mix...
  • War Witch by Layla Nash

    War Witch by Layla Nash

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hustling as a waitress is a far cry from being the most feared witch in the world. But after surviving ten years of war between humans and supernaturals, Lily finds anonymity a relief. Even a request for help from an old coven friend can’t bring Lily out of hiding -- until her friend disappears, along with the entire coven...
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    dark  demons  paranormal  war  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc
  • The Darkest Prison by Gena Showalter

    The Darkest Prison by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter has enthralled thousands of readers with her Lords of the Underworld series. Discover a new side of the saga with this novella, The Darkest Prison.Once Atlas, the Titan god of strength, was the Greek goddess Nike's slave. Now he is her master...
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    angels  dark  demons  humor  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure
  • Phantom Embrace by Dianne Duvall

    Phantom Embrace by Dianne Duvall

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Across dimensions . . . A gifted one, Yuri Sokolov was born with the ability to see spirits, but he knows better than to make contact with them. Yet he’s never seen one as lovely as Cat Seddon, the woman who haunts his home and his dreams. But amid their star-crossed love, a new danger may have Yuri facing a different kind of eternity.Previously published in On The Hunt...
  • Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr

    Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Send the messengers for the Faery Courts. This is the end. The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey.Aislinn tends to the Summer Court, searching for her absent king and yearning for Seth...
  • Crushed by Eliza Crewe

    Crushed by Eliza Crewe

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Meda's back. This time she has a friend. The battle is over; the choice has been made. Meda Melange has officially hung up her monstrous mantle and planted her feet firmly on the holy and righteous path of a Crusader-in-training. Or, at least, she’s willing to give it a shot. It helps that the Crusaders are the only thing standing between her and the demon hordes who want her dead...
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    dark  demons  humor  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure  alpha-mc
  • Bayou Born by Hailey Edwards

    Bayou Born by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Her beginning may be our end...Deep in the humid swamps of the Mississippi bayou, a mysterious, half-wild child is dragged just in time from the murky waters. She has no memories, no family and is covered in strange markings, the meaning of which no one is able to decipher...
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    amnesia  dark  demons  epic  humor  myths  paranormal  war
  • Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn

    Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    In the seventh entry in Carrie Vaughn's bestselling Kitty Norville series, a publicity stunt turns into a fight for the popular radio talk show host's life.Talk radio host and werewolf Kitty Norville has agreed to appear on TV's first all-supernatural reality show. She's expecting cheesy competitions and manufactured drama starring shapeshifters, vampires, and psychics...
  • Crossed by Eliza Crewe

    Crossed by Eliza Crewe

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    War is here. Full-scale war has erupted between the Crusaders and demons and even Chi has to admit isn’t going well. Like any sensible rat, Meda’s eager to abandon the sinking ship but, unfortunately, her friends aren't nearly as pragmatic. Instead, Meda’s forced to try to keep them all alive until the dust settles...
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    dark  demons  humor  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure  alpha-mc
  • Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells

    Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Things to do:1. Rescue sister.2. Murder grandmother.3. Don't upset the voodoo priestess.The clock is ticking for Sabina Kane. Her sister has been kidnapped by her grandmother, the Dark Races are on the brink of war, and a mysterious order is manipulating everyone behind the scenes...
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    dark  demons  humor  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult
  • Half Lost by Sally Green

    Half Lost by Sally Green

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    This is the final battle.The Alliance is losing the war, and their most critical weapon, seventeen-year-old witch Nathan Byrn, is losing his mind. Nathan’s tally of kills is rising, and yet he’s no closer to ending the tyrannical rule of the Council of White Witches in England...
  • War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

    War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Acclaimed by critics and readers on its first publication in 1987, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel, Emma Bull's War for the Oaks is one of the novels that has defined modern urban fantasy.Eddi McCandry sings rock and roll. But she's breaking up with her boyfriend, her band just broke up, and life could hardly be worse...
  • Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn

    Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Kitty Norville, Alpha werewolf and host of The Midnight Hour, a radio call-in show, is contacted by a friend at the NIH's Center for the Study of Paranatural Biology. Three Army soldiers recently returned from the war in Afghanistan are being held at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs...
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    dark  humor  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc
  • Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn

    Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Kitty's radio show is as popular as ever and she has a boyfriend who actually seems to understand her. Can she finally settle down to a normal life? Not if this is just the calm before the storm. When her mother falls ill, Kitty rushes back to Denver--and right back to the abusive pack of werewolves she escaped a year ago...
  • Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn

    Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kitty Norville has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. The conference brings together scientists, activists, protestors, and supernatural beings from all over the world - and Kitty is right in the middle of it...
  • Captured by Erica Stevens

    Captured by Erica Stevens

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Blood Slave.Captured, taken from her beloved family and woods, Aria’s biggest fear is not the imminent death facing her, but that she will be chosen as a blood slave for a member of the ruling vampire race. No matter what becomes of her though, Aria knows that she must keep her identity hidden from the monsters imprisoning her...
  • Angelbound: Kick-ass epic fantasy and paranormal romance by Christina Bauer

    Angelbound: Kick-ass epic fantasy and paranormal romance by Christina Bauer

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    The international best seller -- now with an all-new wedding epilogue!Eighteen-year-old Myla Lewis is a girl who loves two things: kicking ass and kicking ass. She’s not your every day quasi-demon, part-demon and part-human, girl. For the past five years, Myla has lived for the days she gets to fight in Purgatory’s arena...
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    angels  dark  demons  humor  myths  paranormal  war  action-adventure
  • Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn

    Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    On the heels of Kitty's return from London, a new werewolf shows up in Denver, one who threatens to split the pack by challenging Kitty's authority at every turn. The timing could not be worse; Kitty needs all the allies she can muster to go against the ancient vampire, Roman, if she's to have any hope of defeating his Long Game...
  • Finding Eden by Camilla Beavers

    Finding Eden by Camilla Beavers

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eden dreamed. She dreamed of a man, one with liquid gold eyes. But when she meets Sahariel for the first time she can't help but wonder if she's going crazy. People can see him, but she can't see any colors swirl around him, not like they do with other people. Feeling irrevocably tied to him, she can't figure him out...
  • The Taste of Night by Vicki Pettersson

    The Taste of Night by Vicki Pettersson

    Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Second Sign of the ZodiacBeing mortal isn’t easy. Being a superhero is even harder.Even mortal, Joanna Archer was nobody’s idea of a victim. But now, infused with the supernatural power to alter the battle between Shadow and Light forever, what she’s become is a target. And when a toxic virus invades the valley, her allies are targets are well...
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    dark  demons  epic  paranormal  war  action-adventure  adult  audiobook
  • Wicked Enchantment by Anya Bast

    Wicked Enchantment by Anya Bast

    Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Being spellbound has its charms...When you're half-incubus, your reputation precedes you.All eyes are on Gabriel Mac Braire the day he makes his first appearance in the Seelie Court, including those of Aislinn Finvarra...
  • Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell

    Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell

    Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    For as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home—all because her mother believes that monsters are hunting them. Now these delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself. The only saving grace is her best friend, Olivia, who’s coming with them for the summer...
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