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  • Loved by Light by Terry Bolryder

    Loved by Light by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A down on her luck human gets the break of a lifetime when a prince of light comes to the rescue...Things haven't been the same for light prince Ian ever since a fateful trip to his world showed him everything he knew was a lie. But when a mission to protect a new beacon on Earth puts him face to face with perhaps the unluckiest woman alive, he feels a pull to her unlike anything before...
  • Held by Heat by Terry Bolryder

    Held by Heat by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a fire prince falls for a woman he can’t have, the whole world may just go up in flames…Flynn, a notorious fire fae who always has some hungry princess on his tail, doesn’t think love exists. At least, not for him...
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    dark  demons  fae  kidnapping  magic  myths  paranormal  psychics
  • Rage by Charlene Hartnady

    Rage by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rage is the fourth 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.There are stories circling about a lone wolf in a town called Cherokee Hills. Talk of a creature who walks on two legs…a werewolf. I decide to go and investigate this for myself...
  • The Angel Test by Michelle Madow

    The Angel Test by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s time for Raven Danvers to face the Angel Trials.After months of training, Raven’s finally ready to compete in the Angel Trials. If she succeeds, she’ll earn the right to drink angel blood from the Holy Grail, which will give her Nephilim blood.No human has yet to drink angel blood from the Grail and survive. But Raven’s gift of stubbornness makes her special...
  • Misty by Tabitha Barret

    Misty by Tabitha Barret

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Misty is the name of the woman who once had everything, a powerful pack, a family who protect her and a man who loved her deeply. Gray is the shell of a woman who was forced to pick up the pieces of her shattered life and move on.After my father's death, my lover suddenly wasn't good enough for me, according to my mother, so I was expected to love another wolf, breaking our rules and traditions...
  • Queen Takes Sunfires Book 2: A Their Vampire Queen novel by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Queen Takes Sunfires Book 2: A Their Vampire Queen novel by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A secret burns inside me that will very likely get me killed.The wolf king may have gotten me out of Chicago alive, but he couldn’t burn rubber fast enough to get away from me once he’d dropped me off at his sister’s. Wearing nothing but a hospital gown and his borrowed coat, I have to face an Aima queen for the first time. Alone...
  • Disrespected Chief by Erin R. Flynn

    Disrespected Chief by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Division Chief Seraphine Thomas is tired of the men in her world making her life so much more difficult. From Brian getting promoted and bringing Murray into her life to Murray treating her like he’s her boss and she has to play along to set him up because of what Director Galvin wants. Then there’s Enzo’s plans and new crazy all the way up to the damn president...
  • Storm Dragon’s Desire by Ava Ward

    Storm Dragon’s Desire by Ava Ward

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When everything she loves is stolen, can she reclaim it?Layla Price's life has never been more complex. With three sexy, passionate Royal Dragon billionaires bound to her, she's got all the hotness she can handle.Add to that her debut as a Courtesan for the Red Letter Hotel - a deadly gamble to draw out her mate Adrian Rhakvir's enemies - and tensions couldn't be higher...
  • Shifted Scars by Elena Lawson

    Shifted Scars by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It is law: every good thing in my life must be paid for with at least one bad thing…and I’m long overdue.Four years and I’m finally starting to feel like I’ve earned my place in the Forest Grove pack. Business is booming at the quarry. Our new pub is thriving. We are thriving...
  • Here There be Dragons by Amy Sumida

    Here There be Dragons by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Return to the Twilight Court with Princess Seren Firethorn! "Adventurous and sexy, this book will keep you hungry for more!" ~ BooksYesICan From the soaring spires of Castle Unseelie to the grandeur of the Court of the Nine Sons, Seren Firethorn seems destined to encounter dragons. But even surrounded by the fierce fairies, it's her uncle, the Unseelie King, who truly troubles her...
  • Moon Shimmers by Yasmine Galenorn, Cassandra Campbell

    Moon Shimmers by Yasmine Galenorn, Cassandra Campbell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. Menolly is a vampire married to a gorgeous werepuma and a vampire prince. And me? I'm Camille, a Moon Witch married to three gorgeous husbands, and I'm about to ascend to the throne of Dusk & Twilight...
  • Mother May I by Genevieve Jack

    Mother May I by Genevieve Jack

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love will launch the mother of all battles. Grateful Knight is one stressed out witch. Not only has she failed to restore her caretaker, Rick, from an evil witch’s mind-control spell, but the loss he endured extends well beyond his memory. To make matters worse, compensating for his absence could cost her the job she loves and the strength she needs...
  • Siren's Battle by Erin R. Flynn

    Siren's Battle by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Now Alpha of the Chicago werewolves and the first female one in North America, Seraphine Thomas has more on her plate than she can handle or wants to. Engle had to go, and while she’s glad the threat to everyone in the city—both humans and paranormals—is dead and gone, now there is a huge mess to clean up...
    Categorized as:
    demons  fae  immortality  magic  mermaids  myths  paranormal  polyamory
  • Death Wish by Trina M. Lee

    Death Wish by Trina M. Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Somebody 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...
  • Death Untold by Sarah Piper

    Death Untold by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All magic comes with a price tag.It's a lesson witches are taught from a young age, along with the ones about how we'll never survive a vampire turning, how hunters will always seek to eradicate us, and how a devil's bargain can never be broken.But together, my rebels and I have shattered every last rule, ignored every last warning...
  • Rebel Reborn by Sarah Piper

    Rebel Reborn by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When darkness descends, who will survive the Battle for Blackmoon Bay?The fight at the cemetery was hard-won. But from the enemy’s perspective, the cemetery was just a minor outpost.Blackmoon Bay is ground zero for their entire operation, and it’s no longer simply the home we’re desperate to reclaim. It’s the spark that will eventually set the whole world on fire.If we fail, we will all die...
  • The Hellhound's Legion by Tate James

    The Hellhound's Legion by Tate James

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Join Kit and her new husbands as they face the high courts of Hell to answer for River's dual nature as a Hellhound. This is an epilogue novella and it's strongly recommended to read the full Kit Davenport series, including the bonus scene in the box set, for context...
  • The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow

    The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Avalon Academy—where supernaturals train, and only the strong survive. After a long journey across the country, Raven has finally made it to the hidden island of Avalon. But she can’t rest yet. Because she still needs to enter the Angel Trials, become a Nephilim, and save her mom from the greater demon holding her hostage. She knew the Angel Trials were going to be hard...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  immortality  magic  myths  paranormal  psychics
  • Neon Drops by M. Sinclair

    Neon Drops by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'd made the choice to survive Broken House. I'd chosen to live instead of taking the very obvious way out. At this point in my life, I shouldn't have been surprised that somehow living was more difficult than my previous ventures to find a way to die. I mean at least I had my men. Three kings. Three sexy, dominant shifters...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  magic  mermaids  myths  paranormal  polyamory
  • King of Khoth by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    King of Khoth by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ASIN B073ZKMP9VDragon shifter, Angus Callanach, is returning to his home realm after one of the Vampire Princes reopens the portal to Khoth. Having spent two hundred years as the majordomo at Zeum, he is ready to once again take up his mantle as the king of the Cuelebre...
  • Game Night by Katie May

    Game Night by Katie May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    First eliminations.First kisses.First attack.What could go wrong?For this group date, I’ll be a participant in a life-sized board game night with some of the contestants I don’t know as well.Will sparks fly? Or will we succumb to the horrors of the games?Combine that with an escape room solo date with a surly cupid, and new secrets will be revealed...
  • Scarred Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    Scarred Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ASIN B01B2I624GBeing a Dark Warrior and protecting others has been the only focus in Gerrick Haele’s life for centuries, until he receives the shock of his life when one of the females he rescues from the archdemon’s clutches ignites an arousal that hints at her being his Fated Mate...
  • Turbulent Expansion by Erin R. Flynn

    Turbulent Expansion by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After 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...
  • That Girl is Poison by Milly Taiden

    That Girl is Poison by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A HOT StandaloneDr. Mara Maxwell is having a crappy day. She’s covering an extra shift at the hospital, it’s a full moon bringing out all the crazies, and the senior doctor is mysteriously sneaking out with medical supplies. Too curious for her own good, she follows the doctor to the hospital’s basement. Waking in a cage wasn’t in her plans, but that’s not the worst part. Now she’s…growling...
  • Court of Betrayal by M. Sinclair

    Court of Betrayal by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was born different, never fit in. I don’t know why, but I also don’t question it. Until…A massive storm blows into our village and changes everything.Now I find myself missing large chunks of my memory. Even the things I can remember seem to be lies.What’s real? And why am I suddenly so unsure about my life, my past, my purpose?Something is coming for me—to destroy me...
  • The Darkest of Dreams by Emigh Cannaday

    The Darkest of Dreams by Emigh Cannaday

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A heinous crime. An empire in turmoil. And a modern girl at the center of it all. Darkness has fallen on the Marinossian family, leaving ruined lives in its blood-stained wake and leaving Annika to pick up the pieces. With a deadly doppelgänger still loose and most likely in deadly pursuit, she’s escorted back home to wait out the storm and heal her broken heart…however long that may be...
  • Jinxed by Yve Vale

    Jinxed by Yve Vale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No one has seen magic like mine. Ever.That makes me dangerous and a target.The mysterious mage abducting and draining supernaturals has tasted my unique power.Now, he’ll stop at nothing to steal my life force, too.Yet, he isn’t the only one who wants to use me for my new abilities.While I learn to control my magic, I must also carefully navigate my increasingly complicated love life...
  • Demon's King by Connie Suttle

    Demon's King by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "Reah, we have good information on Zellar." That had me jerking my head up to stare at Lendill. Zellar. Just the sound of that name had every member of the ASD seething. Zellar—the rogue warlock who left drained planet cores in his wake. For years, he only worked on worlds outside the Alliance—the ASD had gotten too close to him on too many occasions...
  • Demon's Revenge by Connie Suttle

    Demon's Revenge by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Wizard Bel is missing, after investigating two crimes on Surnath. Reah agrees to work this special assignment for the ASD, and discovers that Bel's disappearance is linked to far deeper and much darker crimes. The criminals behind these crimes hold the survival of both Alliances in their grip and it is up to Reah to expose them before their final plans become a reality...
  • Demon's Quest by Connie Suttle

    Demon's Quest by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After Reah's brush with death, she is understandably distrustful of most of her mates. Striking out on her own, she is determined to investigate a rash of child disappearances across the universes, in and outside the Alliances. The evil she discovers in the course of her investigations could bring all worlds to their knees if Reah doesn't find a way to destroy it...
  • A Demon's Debt by Cece Rose

    A Demon's Debt by Cece Rose

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Pay your debt or forfeit your soul. ​ Mona thought her troubles were over, but little did she know, they were only just beginning. ​ When you owe a demon, they will always come to collect. Mona must enter the demon realm to repay her debt to the demon Adramelech. If she fails to complete her task, the forfeit is her soul...
  • Broken by Night by Jada Storm, Emma Stark

    Broken by Night by Jada Storm, Emma Stark

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Ace Bisset, and I've finally embraced what it means to be a witch. But even with all my newfound power, I still haven't figured out how to break this damned curse. And that's a problem, because time is running out...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  gothic  kidnapping  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory
  • All Shot to Hell by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young

    All Shot to Hell by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Playing devil's advocate with three demons? There's no way I am ever going to win.Things were finally going right for us. We got the relics back. We defeated the dragon. I thought we’d won. But we’ve ended up losing so much more…Cain’s severely wounded, and I don’t know how to save him. Losing him shouldn’t bother me, but it does. A lot...
  • Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton

    Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In 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...
  • Demon Revealed by Connie Suttle

    Demon Revealed by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    (Reah, I know you're not happy with us right now, but we didn't order the firebombing. RAA moved without consulting us.)(And I'm supposed to believe that?)(Reah, you're being disrespectful with a superior.) I didn't answer him. If he knew how disrespectful I wanted to be—I was staring at Xiri's bones, after all. I sobbed...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  kidnapping  magic  paranormal  polyamory  psychics
  • Queen of The Hill by Genevieve Jack

    Queen of The Hill by Genevieve Jack

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's good to be the queen! Book 3 in the Knight Games series. After saving her caretaker, Rick, from certain death, Grateful Knight is ready for their happily ever after. The date is set and wedding plans are in the works. But when the witch responsible for the candle that almost ended Rick's life shows up in Red Grove expecting payment, the price is more than Grateful can bear...
  • Blood Cursed by Sarah Piper, Aletha George

    Blood Cursed by Sarah Piper, Aletha George

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    "My whole life, you've been making deals for my future - for my soul - with other people. Now, you're going to deal with me." The prince of Hell has been gunning for a Silversbane heir for decades - a witch whose blood can summon the spirits of the most powerful magic users ever to walk the earth. A witch like me. Thanks to a soul-shattering devil's bargain, I'm now his most prized possession...
  • Wolf Rejected by Avery Song

    Wolf Rejected by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    S.O.S. Psychotic wolf-witch hybrid on the loose. Aurelia Clementine is about to make this new pack her b*itch! I, Aurelia Delianna Clementine, used to have all my screws intact as the strongest — and sole hybrid — of the Clementine family...
  • Demon Sworn by Sarah Piper

    Demon Sworn by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bloodthirsty demons. Deadly, ever-shifting hellscapes. Brutal psychological torments. And that’s just day one.When I ripped out my enemy’s soul and banished him to the Shadowrealm, I knew I’d condemned myself to the same fate, cursing my soul to eternal imprisonment while my body rotted away on earth.No one ever said anything about my body coming along for the ride...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem
  • Luna Conflicted by Sara Snow

    Luna Conflicted by Sara Snow

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    So much in my life has changed…At first, Axel, Xavier, and I were divided, but now we are on the run together from the Council to save our lives. Unfortunately, we collided with something so much WORSE in the process.Werewolves thought that vampires no longer existed after they wiped them off the face of the planet… ...but it turns out that information was bullsh*t...
  • Dead to the World by Annabel Chase

    Dead to the World by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Lorelei Clay isn’t like other people. She isn’t even like other supernaturals. Her specialties are the nightmares of the living, communication with the dead, and cooking bacon until it’s golden brown and perfectly crispy—no magic required...
  • Witch Untold by Debbie Cassidy

    Witch Untold by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There’s an arctic chill on the horizon, and I’m headed straight into it.My friends are missing, and the Sons of Adam may be responsible.It’s an obvious trap to snare me. Still, sitting back and allowing others to take the lead is the hardest decision of all. I’m a woman of action, and waiting isn’t my strong suit. But knowing Jasper and Conah are on the case helps...
  • Night Shivers by Yasmine Galenorn

    Night Shivers by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revisit the world of the Indigo Court. Cicely, Queen of Snow and Ice, is slowly getting used to her new role in life as Queen of Winter. The Vampiric Fae have been conquered and Myst is gone, but now something new is unsettling her kingdom. A ship sails across the Crashing Sea from the Golden Isle with new members for her kingdom, but all of the Sidhe aboard are missing...
  • Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayed.Defeated.Chained.I used to be a sister, a friend, a ruler of the elflands that belonged to my family’s House. Now, I am a prisoner of the fae, my kind’s sworn enemy since the beginning of time. They put chains around me, thinking they can keep me from breaking free and taking their lives. They can’t.The only reason I stay is because I no longer need a life...
  • Master Unchained by Tina Folsom

    Master Unchained by Tina Folsom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is Hamish’s story. Special appearance by: a beloved character from Scanguards… (Want to know who it is? Make sure to read Blake’s Pursuit.)After a painful betrayal in his past, Immortal Stealth Guardian Hamish MacGregor vows to never get involved with another human...
  • Final Curtain by J.B. Trepagnier

    Final Curtain by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five years ago, I had an audition for the ballet company of my dreams. Five years ago, my boyfriend purposely broke my toes and ruined my dreams. Two days later, I found out I’m a witch. I thought my ballet days were over. I just graduated from the academy to work as a federal agent with the Paranormal Investigation Bureau...
  • Light In Darkness by Brandy L. Rivers

    Light In Darkness by Brandy L. Rivers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes light comes from the darkest shadows… Lincoln, having been sheltered his whole life, is finally finding his path after losing his mother. Gaining confidence isn’t easy, but he can’t resist going after the woman he craves. Victoria believes she is a monster. Her past is full of darkness and pain, horrors she would protect Lincoln from...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  psychics  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Ashen Feathers by Aster North

    Ashen Feathers by Aster North

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sharpened Edges. Spilled Lifeblood. Avenging Magics. My name is Everly Banks, assassin, creator, and loner. Or I was, until four hunters pushed their way into my life. Add in a cursed goat, sassy fox, and stubborn witch, and I have a whole circus following me.That's the least of my problems though. I have promises to keep and enemies to slaughter...
  • Blood Diamond by R.J. Blain

    Blood Diamond by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The world is full of corpses, and Jackson knows them by name. When a group strives to destroy the Inquisition, his powers may be all standing between the supernaturals and extinction. However, when he learns the truth behind the deaths of his wife and unborn daughter, Jackson may prove to be the greatest threat of all to the survival of mankind..
  • Risky Business by J.B. Trepagnier

    Risky Business by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    And then Daddy Dearest enters stage left. So, I met my father. I beat the crap out of him, but I haven’t killed him yet. Yet being the operative word. I still haven’t made up my mind about that. I had my to-do list before I broke out of Scorchwood and killing him was a major part of my big kill list. I mean, the man framed me, sent me to prison in Hell, then had a mad warlock experiment on me...
    Categorized as:
    dark  demons  fae  kidnapping  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory
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