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A Ride of Peril by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrepare for a breathtaking ride.. -
![A Passage of Threats by Bella Forrest]()
A Passage of Threats by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"I had to do my Novak lineage proud..."Continue the electrifying journey in A Passage of Threats... -
![A Tangle of Hearts by Bella Forrest]()
A Tangle of Hearts by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHearts will tangle,romance will ignite.. -
![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... -
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![Honor of the Witch by Deanna Chase]()
Honor of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe moment Brinn Danvers arrived in Keating Hollow, she knew she’d found her forever home. The ghosts that had haunted her for years had vanished, and she finally found the peace she craved. Fifteen years later, Brinn has everything she ever wanted. Well, almost everything. The one person she’d had to give up was Austin Steele, the love of her life, when he left town to follow his own dreams... -
![The Aether by T.M. Cromer]()
The Aether by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where magic and the mundane coexist, Damian Dethridge, known as the Aether, possesses the power to manipulate and redistribute magical energies. From a young age, he’s been responsible for maintaining balance among the witch community. However, his extraordinary abilities attract unsavory characters, working to destroy his family from within... -
![Goddess’s Hope by I. T. Lucas]()
Goddess’s Hope by I. T. Lucas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt is said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Hungry for power and infatuated with the beautiful Areana, Navuh plots his father’s demise. After all, by getting rid of the insane god he would be doing the world a favor. Except, when gods and immortals conspire against each other, humanity pays the price... -
![Switch of Fate 2 by Grace Quillen, Lisa Ladew]()
Switch of Fate 2 by Grace Quillen, Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“All vampires must die.” Flint Gibson is ready to lay down his life for The Cause, just so long as doing so results in a ton of dead vampires. He’s been planning a kamikaze mission for decades, not-so-patiently waiting for news about the vampires who killed his family. Because all vampires must die. Especially those vampires... -
![Quintus by Kym Grosso, Wen Ross]()
Quintus by Kym Grosso, Wen Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPowerful vampire, Quintus Tullius, returns to New Orleans after a demon attacks. Elusive and lethal, he conceals his true powers from all others, wielding his strength over the centuries as he sees fit. When he's healed by an attractive stranger, he quickly realizes her altruistic actions are driven by more than kindness, and she is not who she appears to be... -
![Layering Resentment by Erin R. Flynn]()
Layering Resentment by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m pissed.I’m confused.And I’m scared. I’d be an idiot if I wasn’t scared when demons suddenly made a move and someone I love almost died. I’m pissed they did it, confused why now… But I’m also pissed that no one seems to hear me that Cluym messed up and they’re upset with me instead.Classic... -
![Ashes by Charlene Hartnady]()
Ashes by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAshes is the sixth, and final, book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you enjoy fated mates, forbidden romance, sassy heroines and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you.To avoid spoilers. I will not be writing a blurb for this book. If you read Ice you will know that this next story is about Ax... -
![House of Mages and Raven by Meg Xuemei X]()
House of Mages and Raven by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA sequel to House of Shifters and SmokeBarbie's story continues.. -
![Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc]()
Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething evil is calling to her. Is it the mysterious man who finds her in the woods, or something within the forest, itself?An ancient evil hidden among the trees... Crystal is driving across the state for a job interview when she feels a pressing need to stop her car and get out... -
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A Mate for Titan by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition of ASIN/ISBN B06Y3LRTX5. You can find the new edition hereStandalone Vampire Novel. Includes the novella, A Mate for Brynn Have you ever wanted to date a vampire? Human women required. Must be enthusiastic about interactions with vampires. Must be willing to undergo a stringent medical exam... -
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![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... -
![Blood and Hexes by May Sage]()
Blood and Hexes by May Sage
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven names. Seven families of royal vampires on Night Hill. One stands above all. After centuries of freedom, no one is happy to kneel to a new Eirikrson. Diana intended to stop by Oldcrest for a pit stop. Catch up with her brother, meet his mate, maybe convince them to name their firstborn after her. She’ll soon learn, as a Helsing, she must pick a side. Before one is picked for her... -
![Keeper by Leia Stone]()
Keeper by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAnya has inherited her mother's gift. Born in a set of twins, she is the next Matefinder and her brother, Jaxon, is her sworn protector. But it looks like finding mates for the werewolf kind isn’t what Spirit has in plan for her. And when she starts dreaming about a human guy in trouble, her whole life changes... -
![A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest]()
A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer.Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live. I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic.She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away. I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal... -
![A Mate for Griffin by Charlene Hartnady]()
A Mate for Griffin by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsVampire Novel Human women required. Must be enthusiastic about interactions with vampires. Must be willing to undergo a stringent medical exam. Must be prepared to sign a contractual agreement which would include a nondisclosure clause. Limited positions available… Griffin intends to find his misunderstood, heartbroken friend a mate... -
![Luther's Return by Tina Folsom]()
Luther's Return by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter twenty years incarcerated in a vampire prison, Luther is finally free. But before he can close this chapter of his life once and for all, a kidnapping thrusts him back into the world of Scanguards and into a confrontation with the vampires whose mates he very nearly killed two decades earlier... -
![Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Father of Dragons has returned to the world and all hell is breaking loose. A group of vrykolakas is running loose, threatening to spread plague through Seattle. A shadow dragon has his sights set on destroying the Wild Hunt. And in the midst of the chaos, Ember’s facing a major decision brought on by a twist in her status with the Queen of Dark Fae... -
![Casting Curses by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Casting Curses by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA November windstorm smashes through the roof of the Bewitching Bedlam, and the damage exposes a hidden room containing a dark secret. An ancient force has been unleashed, and a curse is endangering everyone who Maddy loves, and everything she’s worked for. With her loved ones in danger, Maddy must undergo an arcane ritual in order to lift the curse and exorcise the angry spirit... -
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Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the fog rolls in from the sea, sometimes ghosts from the past follow it... Sandy’s under attack. First, she’s almost mowed down at the supermarket, then her new shore-front burger stand is destroyed on its grand opening day. But when she’s found in a coma, the danger heats up. As she falls into a coma, parts of her dreaming world escape into reality... -
![Spells of the Heart by Ellen Dugan]()
Spells of the Heart by Ellen Dugan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is a spell of the heart not easily broken... Being a Witch didn’t guarantee that Autumn Bishop would stroll through life without any challenges. Sometimes it meant quite the opposite. Autumn has spent the last six months renovating her historic home, and it turns out that she’s not alone in the bungalow... -
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![Requiem by S.J. West]()
Requiem by S.J. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the final installment of the Vampire Conclave series, Sarah delves further into her family’s dark and stormy past, unlocking a disturbing truth surrounding her ancestor, Thallan Moonshade. With the help of an unexpected ally, Sarah comes across a secret so shocking from Thallan’s life that it makes her even more determined to thwart his malevolent plans... -
![Midnight Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Midnight Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJanuary Jaxson's settling into her life in Moonshadow Bay, and her new relationship with wolf-shifter Killian O'Connell. Her job with Conjure Ink is proving both fascinating as well as dangerous. But little does January realize that she's about to let the actual genie out of the proverbial bottle... -
![Shifters in the Shadows: Seventeen Paranormal Romances of Sexy Shifters, Dangerous Vamps, & Things That Go Bump in the Night by J.K. Harper, Jacqueline Sweet]()
Shifters in the Shadows: Seventeen Paranormal Romances of Sexy Shifters, Dangerous Vamps, & Things That Go Bump in the Night by J.K. Harper, Jacqueline Sweet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings17 Brand-New, Exclusive, Stand-Alone Paranormal Romances. Never before released! The night is dark and something bewitching hides in its depths. These seductive vampires, sexy-as-hell shifters, dominating dragons, and possessive spirits will take your breath away. After one taste of their delicious darkness you'll never miss the light again... -
![Midnight Kiss by Bianca D'Arc]()
Midnight Kiss by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt all started with a kiss…Gabe arranged it so he would kiss Margo, the lovely werewolf private investigator, on the stroke of midnight at a family New Year’s Eve celebration. They’d been paired up for a mission to find the evil mage who had messed with both their families years before.She couldn’t be sure of his motives…Gabe was a magic user and he puzzled her inner wolf... -
![Shadow Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Shadow Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe holidays are here, and this year, they’re deadly…It’s my first Thanksgiving back in Moonshadow Bay, and everything is hunky-dory until the Witches Guild assigns me a research project for the upcoming Winter Solstice Festival. Not only do I melt down my computer, but I download a demon who ends up stuck in my house... -
![Wicked Savior by Stella Brie]()
Wicked Savior by Stella Brie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the archangel Gabriel sends his angels to eliminate a woman, Lucifer knows she’s the critical pawn in his quest for revenge. Intent on pushing Gabriel to the edge of his sanity, he assigns himself as her protector.A scientist, Evren is focused on two things: finding her mother and helping the nearly extinct Druids... -
![Promise of the Witch by Deanna Chase]()
Promise of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter ditching her cheating boyfriend, Zya Rossi left Salem and all her meddling ancestors for a fresh start in Keating Hollow. While she managed to lose the boyfriend, unfortunately her ancestors followed her. While her dead aunts are trying to set her up with every eligible bachelor, Zya is just trying to make friends. She’s not interested in dating anyone... -
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Turbulent Expansion by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter surviving Halloween, Arabella Baker is determined to do things better while achieving what she planned with her daughters in moving to Boston. The fates seem to help her a bit, and the stars align along with putting together some helpful suggestions, and she manages a way to expand... -
![Dusk Unveiled by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Dusk Unveiled by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her magical paranormal series where a town keeps its secrets, but an aging curse might just be their downfall.The Christopher curse is one of legend—so old that every new generation knows they will be touched by it... -
![The Vampire's Mate by Zara Novak]()
The Vampire's Mate by Zara Novak
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA war is rising in the vampire world, and a new enemy emerges from the darkness, threatening to wipe vampires from the earth forever. All Kat can do is try to survive, but she already made the most crucial mistake: she fell in love with a vampire, and now it could cost her life. Ansel and Kat are summoned to help the Belmont vampires with the troubles that plague their family... -
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![Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising by Felicity Heaton]()
Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn enemy with unimaginable power and vampire houses locked in an ancient blood feud threaten to tear Prophecy and Valentine apart as they fight for their lives and their future.With the gathering storm on the horizon and a dark evil on the rise, Prophecy and Valentine try to join their vampire bloodlines, but their attempts to form an army leave them more vulnerable than ever... -
![Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier]()
Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhere no hope is left, is left no fear My familiar brings us word. Another one of my mates has their life on the line with this deadly game with the Hellhounds and the mysterious Prince of Hell. They don’t seem to know Lilith is on our side. We have our secrets too. The game strikes a little too close to home and I’m in a fighting mood. It’s time to fight back... -
![A Slash of Savagery by R.E. Butler]()
A Slash of Savagery by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Eight in the Wiccan-Were-Bear SeriesNatural Wiccan Arissa Kensington takes a job at the vampire club, Fang, in an attempt to help protect the vampires’ mates who are being targeted by anti-vampire fanatics. She expects to perform protection spells and help out around the coven’s office, but she never expects to meet her mate or that he will have flashing purple eyes and double fangs... -
![Slade by Bianca D'Arc]()
Slade by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters - those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They've sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know... -
![Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Ice Shards by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn comes "Ice Shards," a passionate story of redemption long overdue, and "Shattered," an all-new, never before published short story. Finnish house sprite Iris Kuusi has fallen in love again. But she is carrying a dark secret... -
![Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton]()
Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a world of darkness and danger, Prophecy will fight to her limit to save the vampire she loves and stop a terrible evil from unleashing Hell on earth... -
![Shadow Blood by Bonnie Lamer]()
Shadow Blood by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter years of trying, Xandra's aunt has finally figured out astral projection. Unfortunately, she astral projects her and Zac's souls out of their realm and into the Shadow realm. Or, as some like to call it - Hell. Xandra has no choice but to go in after them; otherwise, their souls will be trapped there forever... -
![Kissed by Moonlight by Cate Corvin]()
Kissed by Moonlight by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLife in the Cage is already hard, and my four gorgeous guardians aren’t making it any easier.I’m Lu Darke, student, prisoner, and wielder of the rare magic wildfire. The Headmistress of the Cimmerian Reform Academy is definitely up to something sinister, but I’m not escaping the Cage until I’ve unraveled its mysteries... -
![Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSet in the Dark-Hunter universe. Originally included in the Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet and Dark Hunter Companion .This is the short story that was given away with Unleash the Night about Acheron and his brother Styxx.It can be found in Acheron and Dark Bites... -
![The Evanescence by Jessica Sorensen]()
The Evanescence by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook two in the Fallen Souls Series.My name is Gemma Lucas and everything in my life is falling apart. Lost Souls are roaming the world, possessing people and the fey have made it their mission to torture the innocent. Death and suffering is becoming a way of life and no matter what I do, things keep tearing Alex and me apart... -
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![Possess Me at Midnight by Shayla Black]()
Possess Me at Midnight by Shayla Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe sexy warrior Ice Rykard finds himself craving beautiful Sabelle RionAs a mysterious dark cloud drains the life of her beloved brother, Doomsday Brethren leader Bram, Sabelle Rion can think of little else. Still, every time she meets Ice Rykard’s intense green gaze, her body aches with need for the sexy warrior. Their attraction is explosive, incredible—and forbidden... -
![Aurora's Betrayal by K.A. Knight]()
Aurora's Betrayal by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn helping someone I love, I lost my life. Or did I? Cut off from my body, I live in the home of a god who’s willing to train me, to help me fully embrace my powers, both as a witch and as a reaper. But while I lay in a coma, the men I left behind suffer, desperate to find a way to bring me back.I want to return to them, but our family is not complete... -
![Cravings by Bryce Evans]()
Cravings by Bryce Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZoey Malone has it all. Her best friend is now her sister in law, and her partner in a new and thriving business, she’s treated like a princess by the members of her pack, and she’s found the man she wants to give her heart to in Kayden Lynn, Alpha of the Panther Pride... -
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Ride: The Bet by A.C. James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPUCA MATES SHORT #2 *** This a NOT a full-length book. This novella is part two of a serial romance.*** Felicity Forrest’s investigation to find the púca shape shifter responsible for strange accidents haunting a construction site takes an unexpected turn. Niall O’Leary is tall, dark, and totally alpha. He’s also the Chieftan’s son... -
![Demon Marked by Samantha Britt]()
Demon Marked by Samantha Britt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say keep your friends close and your enemies closer… but my enemies might be a little too close for comfort.My first semester at Shadowguard Academy has not gone how I expected... -
![Big, Bad Alpha by Bryce Evans]()
Big, Bad Alpha by Bryce Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn book two of the Ashland Pack: Mace, the alpha of the Ashland Pack, is restless, irritable, and starting to be quite unpleasant even with his family and friends. Mace recognizes the changes in himself but for the life of him, he doesn't know what the problem is...
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