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Coming For What's Mine pt 2: The Politician by Edwina Fort
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Conclusion of Book 1 I almost believed the look of pain that came across his face. Almost! My heart had turned to stone. At least that’s what I convinced myself. So, no matter what he said or what he did, I will not turn back. “J please, ask me to do anything else. Anything. Just—” He paused for a moment, his eyes searching mine... -
Raven by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe pack is coming out of the shadows—but some of its shifters don’t know how to live anywhere else. Fallon grew up on the street. She’s a survivor, and her skills kept her pack alive in the darkest of times. Now the sun is coming out, and she has no idea how to be a bird who lives in the light. She’ll do anything to help her baby pack get there, though... -
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsYadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free... -
Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when a Havili researcher meets a psychic dreamwalker? A dreamy meet-cute, that’s what. (In more ways than one... -
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How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Complete Works by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat’s a white knight to do when his princess is causing utter havoc leading in mass murder? Go to the famous Black Sorcerer of Grimslock for help, apparently.What’s a black sorcerer to do when the white knight comes to him for help? Keep him, naturally.Devan does not approve of this payment plan. Tan does.(This compilation includes a bonus short story. It is utter crack... -
The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll Dag Gates wants is a place to call home. (And to practice magic freely.)All Stefan Bjorne wants is peace in his adoptive country. (And less paperwork.)All Mikkel Vinters wants is both of them. (No, really, he could do wedding bells... -
A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWicky’s never been magically stalked before.He kinda likes it, to be honest.For some reason, it’s upsetting everyone else though... -
A Mage's Guide to Aussie Terrors by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne ghost from the past.Two unknown Australian monsters eating people.Three men who won’t let either problem win... -
Provoking The Force by Jade Royal
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a matter of seconds, Onyx Triton’s life was changed forever. Onyx didn’t know what was worse, losing his memories or fighting his own identity battle. How could he be the man he used to be when he didn’t know who that man was? The only thing that burned through him was the harsh desire to get back what he lost. And then she came into his life... -
The Perfect Waters: Odessa. Book Two by LeeSha McCoy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs 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... -
Broken Arrow by Mel Dau
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArrow Nez is all about that pack life. If it’s not about the pack or his business, it’s not about him. He’s put in a lot of work to prove himself to his pack and his adopted father after an indiscretion that was punishable by death. Childhood trauma has broken him to the point of feeling incapable of loving and being loved... -
Ruins by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSamuel has one goal in life: fix his broken core.What does he not want? A bossy, overprotective, possessive, teasing dragon sticking his nose in business that is not his.Even if he is sexy. And supports Samuel on his quest to find the lost Sousa Mage Clan.Utterly beside the point. He does not need a dragon boyfriend.(Un)fortunately, Dimitri disagrees... -
King & Queen by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRunning into your one night stand is always awkward.It’s especially awkward when said hunky hookup pulls you into a secret war over fossils and a kidnapped, newly awakened Albertosaurus shifter... -
Rising Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSince the Mayflower brought the first five Cubi to America, the race has looked forward to this day. But an overlooked historical detail can bring everything they have worked toward to an end. Daniel is settling in and trying to find a rhythm after the latest change in his life... -
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Expired by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn assassin goes into a bar...Actually, she buys the bar. A truckstop town bar called the Dusty Cactus Saloon. Now, if everyone will stop asking for her help, she might actually find some time to run the damn thing.A full-length novel from Chandra's point of view. Just a little shorter than Neely's books... -
Restored by Christina C. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething is off.But it's been that way for Eryn since before the accident, and doesn't seem to be getting better.Maybe... worse.Strange dreams, hallucinations, and a confusingly intense connection with a stranger have her wondering if she'll ever be "okay" again.A fate she can't accept.But one she'll have to risk everything to avoid... -
Tangled Warriors by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucien CummingsThe pestilents are trying to kill him.He’s pretty sure the Water Weaver wants to kill him as well.But after two months of fighting an attraction for a man who couldn’t possibly be his mate, Lucien cracks when he’s pulled into an impulsive threesome with Calder and a sexy man they picked up in a bar.That night was earth shattering... -
Wolf Betrayed by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Talon Pack continues with the daughter of a traitor, the man who can never be her lover, and another man she should never want…her enemy.Charlotte Jamenson was born to the Pack that threatened the world, but grew up in the one that saved it. She’s spent her entire life repenting for lies and faults that were never hers to bear... -
The Enforcer and His Heart by Kiki Clark
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith Keegan's safety on the line, there is nothing Nico won't do to protect him.The mysterious Keegan has been haunting Nico's dreams.Ever since the night he stormed through the pack's protections like they were nothing, Nico hasn't been able to forget the powerful young witch. Not his scarred face, his loyalty, or his fierce but sad eyes.Nico just wished he'd caught Keegan's scent... -
Witchling Academy: Semester Three by Avery Song
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFinishing our first year at Witchling Academy brings a wave of new experiences. Now with Semester Three approaching it's time for me to decide what path I want to walk as I enter young adulthood. I, Brianne Marie Harlow, am now dating the Notorious Four... -
Witchling Academy: Semester Five by Avery Song
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when you die? Do you simply disappear? Or does some part of you live on forever, perhaps in the hearts and minds of those who cherished you?I, Brianne Marie Harlow, never thought much about death... -
The Stars and the Stage by D.N. Bryn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“If you want to prove yourself, then bleed for me.”Diego refuses to see themselves as their society’s monster. Since fleeing their hometown—and the high school sweetheart who spurned their fangs—a decade ago, they’ve found a new home with the staff of a sensual role play club that creates fantasies for vampire-human couples... -
Conquer the Dark by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe rapidly approaching battle between Dark and Light threatens to destroy mankind in this action-packed new series from New York Times bestselling author L.A. Banks... -
Claimed Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaniel was an Untouchable destined to be trained as a companion to a high-ranking Cubus. A red-eyed Incubus screwed all that up at a dinner party, and Daniel is now a confused Changeling with a libido far exceeding anything he could ever have dreamed off. Seldon failed in keeping the Untouchable under his care safe, and he accidentally dosed the too young human... -
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Dead Lez Walking by G. Benson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne hospital. One zombie virus. One desperate group. One way out.A new virus has appeared, and all Taren can do is groan. Being a nurse in Accident and Emergency has its downsides, and dealing with the flood of people freaking out over symptoms they don’t really have is definitely one of them... -
Under His Cover by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill two men, as different as can be, find love? Jaesun Park isn’t a spy, not until the Protectors of the Pure, an organization bent on eradicating shifters from the world, blackmail and coerce him into using his job at The National Press to uncover and publish anti-shifter propaganda... -
The Arrival by Karla Nikole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe vampire comfort read you didn’t know you needed. Nino and Haruka are starting their family with the pending arrival of a new baby, but it’s freaking Nino out a little. Old wounds and complicated familial relationships come to a head, and the two vampires must work together to smooth things out before they become fathers... -
Julio's Wolf by A.C. Katt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulio Reyes has had a hard life. Orphaned at fourteen, he ran away from a group home to avoid rape but wound up being an independent prostitute in NYC. He has a life plan—go to school, become a stylist and open his own salon. Etienne Daurensbourg is one-hundred and thirty-nine years old and fears he’ll never find his Mate until his friend Alexei introduces him to Julio... -
Panda Bear Buns by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese panda bears can’t be bamboozled… Ashley Ortiz goes to Bear Buns with her coworkers Linda and Miranda to have a good time and watch their premier show staring The Twelve Dancing Bears, but the last thing she expects is to become part of the show! When she meets the hot cocoa sweet Onyx and his dance partner Jet, she learns that panda bear shifters can be downright sexy…but when a fire... -
Trading in Blood by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRheland is the king of vampires and in these trying times, he is reminded that ruling with fear alone isn’t good enough. People change and Rheland is the embodiment of that. He knows his past isn’t the cleanest but he wants to spend the rest of his eternity trying to clear off a spot.Lynk needs housing for his pack and Rheland wants the man closer. A win-win... -
The Vulnerable Human by Stella Rainbow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA protective gargoyle who works as a bodyguard. A human chef in need of protection. A stalker that brings them together.VoWhen my instincts reacted after overhearing a panicked phone call, all I could do was follow the human home and watch over him. Discovering he had a cute little daughter and someone was stalking him, I couldn't stop myself from offering my bodyguard services to him... -
Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCristina and Clement Trudeau have conjured the impossible: justice.They took back their family’s stolen throne to lead New Orleans’ magical community into the brighter future they all deserve.But when Cris and Clem restored their family power, Valentina Savant lost everything. Her beloved grandparents are gone and her sovereignty has been revoked—she will never be Queen... -
Make Mine a Unicorn by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnicorns are supposed to sparkle.Alpha Roscoe works from home creating jingles for ads. It's a lucrative business, and he works as much or as little as he wants. But recently, he’s taken to doodling on scraps of paper, and without giving it much thought, each time he’s drawn a unicorn.Intrigued, he heads to the local library to research the mythical beasts where he meets an elderly man named Mr... -
Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight, Heather Caryn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jude entered The Passing Through Cafe, Toni thought he’d be nothing more than a fun night, a challenge to win, a fixation to satisfy; Toni didn’t expect Jude to be exactly what he never knew he was looking for.As the rightful heir to the Maryno family dynasty, Toni grew up with clear expectations of who he was supposed to be, and more importantly, who he wasn’t... -
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Three Kings by Freydís Moon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEthan Shaw—lighthouse keeper and local witch—lives a charmed life in his chilly, coastal hometown. Blessed with a flourishing garden and a stable livelihood, Ethan can’t complain. But when his husband, Captain Peter Vásquez, brings home a wounded leopard seal after an impromptu storm, Ethan is faced with a curious situation: caring for a lost selkie named Nico Locke... -
Secrets in Smoke by Ashe Moon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn M/M Mpreg Shifter RomanceThomas is the captain of the Watch, a rank reserved for only the strongest human alphas. But he holds a deep secret: He’s an omega. When he’s forced to partner up with his rival and number one nuisance, the dragon firefighter Rainor, Thomas struggles to keep his natural scent hidden from the alpha’s sharp senses... -
Ascent by Bethany Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lost prince Between years surviving on the streets and an ill-advised stint with Kien’s group of half-blood fae, Fen has seen his fair share of darkness. Sure, he helped capture Kien and put an end to the trouble he caused, but his actions contributed to one of the greatest upheavals of all—the return of magic to Earth... -
His Apprehensive Mate by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrue mates are found in the most unlikely of places. Wolf shifter Morgan thinks he’s finally found a place to belong: in the arms of his fated mate. But with Morgan’s life endangered by his old pack, he’s not willing to risk his mate’s safety. Even if his very soul cries out for Kenny. Snow Leopard shifter Kenny always wanted a family of his own... -
Forever Midnight by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe are two souls torn apart by tragedy and brought back together by fate. Are we doomed to repeat history?TruI’m a one man army intent on saving my family from certain ruin. I’m the only one who knows my sister’s terrible secret, and I intend to keep it that way. It’s just that I may be a little in over my head taking on the city’s worst gang... -
The Dragon's Discovery by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Department of Dragon Affairs sends Dr. Kiyana Barnes to Lochguard with a group of human women open to having dragon mates. She's supposed to help them adjust to being around dragon-shifters while also observing how the clan works on a day-to-day basis... -
The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm Constantine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality" by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers of her generation... -
The House in the Cerulean Sea [Sneak Peek] by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.An enchanting love story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours.The House in the Cerulean Sea is Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s breakout contemporary fantasy... -
The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA: Additional Incident LARPing by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe clan goes LARPing. Do they understand it’s a game? No. Does Ross regret all life decisions? Yes. LARPing is now on Ross's shit list... -
Xolani's Second Flame: A Vampire Shifter Romance by September Knight
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dragon Empress mourning a love lost.A vampire King with secrets older than time.When chaos rises from the Underworld,ancient enemies and fractured loyalties collide.To help end a war, she must face her second flame... -
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Casual Felonies by Kelly Fox
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt what point does casually stalking your hot barber become a felony?Look, I swear I’m harmless. Just a mildly obsessed, extremely hot influencer trying to figure out why my barber-slash-hookup-slash-possible-soulmate kicked me out after the best [redacted] of my life... -
Adopt a Vampire by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNewly turned vampire Jesse Hunt has been spotted by two werewolves! Should-Run-Fight-Ask for nomsBarrett Walker, alpha of the local pack, has two options upon meeting the starving but sweet Jesse! Should -Hand him over to the local vampire clan-Adopt himBarrett’s in favor of adoption but can adoption include smexy bite bite times too?Tags:Who’s on ship building duty this time?, Coconut water is... -
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsInfatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation. Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who’s a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn... -
Bayou Wolf by Heather Long
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe rise of so many lone wolves into a prospective sixth pack brings the Alphas of all the North American packs to Willow Bend for a summit meeting... -
Shatterproof by Xen Sanders, Xen.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBack and better than ever, from bestselling queer romance author Cole McCade writing as Xen: the new 2018 edition of SHATTERPROOF, with 30% more content, new scenes, new fae mythos, vampires, and more. There are worse ways to die than by falling in love.Grey Jean-Marcelin has given up on life...
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