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  • Lost Beauty by C.M. Owens

    Lost Beauty by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    KYA Survival. It's all I've known for as long as I can remember. I thought it was the same thing as living until him... Until one touch set me on fire. Until one look disabled all my defenses. Until one man could shatter me. Now, even though a distraction is the last thing I need, all I want to do is taste what it's like to feel alive. CHAZ She sees right through me, as I knew she would...
  • Klutz: Phoenix Revenge by Sedona Ashe

    Klutz: Phoenix Revenge by Sedona Ashe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I just want a quiet life on a beach with my mates to keep me… busy.Is that too much to ask?Clearly, the answer to that question is yes.Maybe it was payback for the whole punching-death-in-the-face thing.Whatever the reason, Fate enjoyed creating chaos in my life and then sitting back to watch the unfolding crapfest with popcorn in hand.Ridgeforce and Midnight are coming to an end...
  • Gifted Connections 4 by S.M. Olivier

    Gifted Connections 4 by S.M. Olivier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every time I think I’m finally getting a handle on my life, I learn I couldn’t be more wrong. I discovered life had a way of laughing at me and telling me…watch this. It wasn’t enough that I was reunited with a mother I didn’t want to be reunited with. Apparently, my gift thought having six men wasn’t enough either...
  • The Christmas Dragon's Heart by Zoe Chant

    The Christmas Dragon's Heart by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A curvy hotel manager longing for a real home + a broken fire dragon shifter who hates Christmas + a lost dragon hoard = a magical Christmas romance! Curvy workaholic Claire Corbett has just landed the job of her lifetime: a position managing the Snow Castle, a winter retreat in the mountains. With her little brother along for the ride, Christmas promises to be all work and no play this year...
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    humor  paranormal  psychics  steamy  adult  book  dragons  fiction
  • The Price of Exorcism by Dakota Brown

    The Price of Exorcism by Dakota Brown

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I was an exorcist, one of the best. When things got hot, I got out. I wasn’t fast enough, and I ended up with nothing but my parents’ old pizza parlor.Then my ex-best friend Darius wandered back into my life needing my skills. Innocent lives were in danger and I couldn’t say no. That dragged me deeper into the occult than I ever thought possible, and I can’t see a way back out...
  • The Vampires Human by B. Harper

    The Vampires Human by B. Harper

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “She’s our perfect match in every way. As vampires we all have darkness in us. A lifeless hollow that plagues our chests. After thousands of years we found our light in the most unexpected person.” Seven vampires. One human. An intoxicating attraction of love and lust. “You’re mine for the next few hours...
  • House Of Vampires 13: The Others by Samantha Snow

    House Of Vampires 13: The Others by Samantha Snow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    House Of Vampires: Season 3 Begins Here! We walk among you. Witches, fairies, and vampires. Humans call us the Others. I’m Jessica Clark, you’re favorite witch, straight out of the ONP. (Order of New Purgatory.)Dad likes to call me his ace, especially when I’ve manipulated someone into serving his purpose...
  • Honor Bound by J.L. Madore

    Honor Bound by J.L. Madore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The rebellion has started. The goblins are coming for us. My time to prepare is over.The battle for the Dornte crown has begun and we're not ready. Ruic Breard has an army, a stockpile of weapons from the Human Realm, and the knowledge that the Amberloq force consists of two Elbirfae warriors, and me. Go team!What our enemies don't know is that Dune, Tundra, and I have a support network behind us...
  • Honor Guards by J.L. Madore

    Honor Guards by J.L. Madore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One who possesses me. Two who revere me. And one who needs me more than ever. My mind is spinning. There’s so much I want to try, to feel, to do. I want to stay in bed forever... Except, as the Guardian of the Crown, I have a quadrant to secure and a rebellion to stop. The illegal importing of weapons from the Human Realm has empowered the goblins, making them even more dangerous...
  • Falling Shadows by K.C. Kean

    Falling Shadows by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I am at home in the darkness, where brutality feeds on the weak and fuels the strong. Shadowmoor has forged me into who I am today and I have the mark and scars to prove it. I never thought I’d see the light again, but it seems destiny has other plans for me. My father’s arrival means life as I know it is about to change...
  • Shattered Darkness (The Lost Ones) Book 4 by Nikita Parmenter

    Shattered Darkness (The Lost Ones) Book 4 by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They’re finally at the Blood Moon Academy, and the Centres are rescued, but not everything is as it seems; something very dark is stalking the halls of the academy, and no one can be trusted. There’s only so long that Sage allows her and her family to be treated as lesser before she takes matters into her own hands...
  • The Reclamation by Ivy Asher

    The Reclamation by Ivy Asher

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The last place I ever wanted to be was in the middle of someone else’s war. Too bad fate doesn’t give a fuck.When I first woke up in the land of the gryphons, I had one goal...getting back home.I was so focused on figuring out how to leave, that I got myself exiled from The Hidden, captured by The Avowed, and managed to claim not one, but three mates...
  • Elizabeth, Guardian of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth, Guardian of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A dragon’s heart. A queen’s quest. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth yearns to retake her home and regain her pack, but the Queen of Aerwyna has one more task for her. To complete it, she needs to unify her team, but can she?Her possessive dragons are pressing her to make a choice.Avery wants out but won’t say why...
  • Changed by Fire by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde

    Changed by Fire by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Death. War. Pain. Hope.I’d thought running from the Council would keep my family safe. Instead, it has exposed new dangers—undercurrents I never knew existed.With Joshua left behind enemy lines and threats emerging from all sides, I have to do all I can to protect my mates and bring my newfound family together again...
  • The Cringle Academy by Beatrix Hollow

    The Cringle Academy by Beatrix Hollow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ho! Ho! No!!Step One: Infiltrate Cringle Academy (which is filled with the snobbiest witches and wizards in existence, ugh)Step Two: Kidnap SantaStep Three: Win back my stolen crownStep Four: Take back ChristmasI'm the last Christmas elf and I'm freaking tired of that jolly, twinkle-eyed joke acting like he invented my holiday! I’m tired of witches and wizards turning Christmas into a corporation...
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    humor  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book
  • Aurora by M.J. Marstens

    Aurora by M.J. Marstens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I don’t believe in witches, spells, fated mates, and I sure as hell don’t believe in ice skating! I hate cold weather, snow, and ice. Nothing is making me visit Silver Springs...BUT—there’s always a ‘but’—apparently, three unsuspecting men trespass upon a cranky old witch’s territory and we’re talking 'hasn’t had her morning brew' cranky...
  • Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rain Kimber thought that finding his daughter and finally being able to be a part of her life after so many years without her would be the end of his adventure. He thought he’d find her, take care of the woman who’d stolen his child away from him (you don’t want to know), and then the two of them would immediately become the family they’d been before she’d been taken...
  • Desert Dragon's Hunt by Ava Ward

    Desert Dragon's Hunt by Ava Ward

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When her magic is imprisoned by her enemy’s treachery, can she free it?Layla’s Dragon-power has been chained inside her by her mortal enemy Hunter, a compelling Royal Dragon Bind whose terrible deeds know no limit.Desiring to dominate all Dragons, Hunter lacks only one thing to accomplish his plan – a powerful mate like Layla...
  • The Sun Revolves Around Apollo by Serena Akeroyd

    The Sun Revolves Around Apollo by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being alive has never been so exhilarating, or, as Ella is finding out, more dangerous... __ A few months ago, Ella was a ghost. D-E-D.Hades, the God of the Underworld, brought her back to life as a boon to his beloved wife, Cressy, but things kinda unraveled when Ella met Zeus. Saying it all went Pete Tong is just an understatement.Now, she's back on Earth in a body, but it isn't hers...
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    humor  paranormal  reverse-harem  steamy  magic  polyamory  myths  gods
  • Lost Embers by G. Bailey

    Lost Embers by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say all gods can fall, but I will rise in the embers to save us all.Queen of the Dragons. The Chosen Wolf Princess. Lost…My name is Serendipity Fall and I’m trapped in a world I don’t know how to escape. When the flames burn, I’m shown the way out, but at a price. I’m returning to my world as a goddess, and I can’t control the power I’ve taken...
  • Succubus Ascended by L.L. Frost

    Succubus Ascended by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Don’t miss the final adventure for Adeline Boo Pond and her demons of destruction, a heart-warming adventure of saving the world, finding love in unlikely places, and cupcakes.***Last month I was an unknown baker. Now, I’m an internet celebrity and responsible for destroying the world?All I wanted was to save my men and stop Cassandra from stealing everything I love...
  • Honor Empowered by J.L. Madore

    Honor Empowered by J.L. Madore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four elite warriors. One fae princess to bind them. And a destiny to realize.I had a rocky start to my appointment as Guardian of the Crown, but I am resilient and determined to seize the reigns of my destiny—even if it means going up against an evil man like Ruic Breard...
  • Retaliation by S.D. Paine

    Retaliation by S.D. Paine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For nearly a decade, Seraphina Valdis has plotted and planned, stalked and killed. After her mother and elder sister were murdered, her father and younger sister left Seraphina behind. Alone and confused, revenge became her entire world...
  • Succubus Undone by L.L. Frost

    Succubus Undone by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Adie and her loved ones are under watch as the council guards continue their search for Victor Hesse. But as he's proven before, he's able to slip out of their grasp.He's set his sights on Adie, and nothing will stand in his way. He's coming for her, and will do the unimaginable in his quest to find his revenge and claim Adie for his own...
  • Dark King by Milly Taiden

    Dark King by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jen Foxray is a badass MMA fighter. When she finds herself kidnapped and brought into another dimension, her skills are an asset. Arrows whizzing past her head? No problem. She'll still kick major goblin backside. She can take care of herself and save her friends. She doesn’t need a man to save her. Nope. Not even if he’s hot enough to melt her resistance...
  • Elizabeth and the Thunder of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth and the Thunder of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 6th book in the Fated Alpha Series. Blurb to be released soon...
  • Wild Heart by C.R. Jane, Mila Young

    Wild Heart by C.R. Jane, Mila Young

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Real Wolves Bite continues...I ran from my fated mate.I drove to the middle of nowhere, where I thought I’d be safe.And somehow, I ended up here.Amarok has secrets. And it’s a town filled with shifters.The very thing I’ve been trying to get away from.My arrival has shattered the fragile peace this town's had for the last century...
  • Elizabeth, Alpha of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth, Alpha of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A fight for dominance. She will protect what’s hers. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth prepares to win her dragons. Finally. She vows to wrest her men from Sophia’s clutches even if it means battling one of the strongest dragons of the race. Even if she must fight as a human.Sophia has left her no choice.The battle lines are drawn...
  • Elizabeth and the Magic of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth and the Magic of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An ancient book destroyed. A kingdom threatened. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth travels to Aerwyna with her four dragon protectors, a magical place she didn't know existed, where dragon shifters live out in the open. During their journey to find the legendary wolf with dragon offspring, a rare and ancient book was destroyed...
  • Oh, My Roared by Milly Taiden

    Oh, My Roared by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Paranormal Dating Agency Book 12 - STANDALONE ***You don't have to read any of the other books in the series to read this one. It's 100% standalone*** Francesca Virgata wants a mate. She longs for the perfect kind of love her parents had. There’s only one problem, she has zero prospects. Thankfully, she’s heard of Gerri Wilder who promises to make all her mating dreams come true...
  • Aurora's Betrayal by K.A. Knight

    Aurora's Betrayal by K.A. Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In 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...
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    humor  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book
  • Spells of Mist & Spirit by Sarah Piper

    Spells of Mist & Spirit by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How dark are you willing to go for the ones you love?No matter how hard we fight, no matter how much we’ve already lost, the Dark Arcana have only grown stronger. Thanks to the traitorous mages they’ve recruited into their ranks, now we’re vastly outnumbered and outmagicked.We’ve got one last choice...
  • Hidden World Academy: The Complete Series by Sadie Moss

    Hidden World Academy: The Complete Series by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This complete, steamy reverse harem series is ready to be devoured!Mistaken identities, a human in a magical world, and three sexy warlocks. Sounds like the start of a joke, but nope…It’s my life.After one too many kamikazes on my twenty-first birthday, I’ve made a few interesting discoveries.First of all… magic is real.Secondly… there’s a whole supernatural dimension that exists parallel to ours...
  • Escape by L.L. Frost

    Escape by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Join Adie on her (mis)adventures towards achieving a quasi-normal life among humans. A charming, slow burn reverse harem serial about one reluctant succubus and the sexy demons determined to have her...
  • Dash: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Dash: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dash Flynn always thought he was damaged beyond repair. Both a mother and a grandmother who had wanted him to be born a female witch, growing up, he was nothing but a disappointment to those around him. His father had fought for him as best as he could before he disappeared from Dash's life, leaving him to grow up with the two women they both had hated most in this world...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book  drama
  • Falling: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost

    Falling: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adie escaped the Hunters, but not without cost. Nightmares plague her sleep, questioning the choices she made. Or is it something more?Part 3 of Succubus Dreams.Join Adie on her (mis)adventures toward achieving a quasi-normal life among humans.A charming, slow-burn reverse harem serial about one reluctant succubus and the sexy demons determined to have her...
    Categorized as:
    humor  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book
  • Caught by L.L. Frost

    Caught by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adie escaped the Hunters, but not without cost. Nightmares plague her sleep, questioning the choices she made. Or is it something more? Part 4 of Succubus Dreams. Join Adie on her (mis)adventures toward achieving a quasi-normal life among humans. A charming, slow-burn reverse harem serial about one reluctant succubus and the sexy demons determined to have her...
    Categorized as:
    humor  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  adult  book  dark
  • School for Stolen Secrets: A Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance by Tara West

    School for Stolen Secrets: A Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance by Tara West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From USA Today Bestselling Author, Tara WestA strong siren, sexy dragon-shifters, mysterious fae, a murderous mage, and a vengeful dragon king make this fast burn reverse harem romance a wild, steamy adventure! Some secrets are better kept hidden...My grandfather still wants me dead, especially after I foiled his plot to annihilate the shifter race...
  • The Fire of the Dragon's Heart by Willa Hart

    The Fire of the Dragon's Heart by Willa Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My best friend is still missing, time's running out, and I'm all out of ideas...My five guys and I travelled to Europe to rescue Zoe from her dragon kidnappers, but my newly developed powers are failing me. Instead of pinpointing her location, the most I can manage is a little static and a lot of frustration...
    Categorized as:
    humor  magic  paranormal  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Rallying by L.L. Frost

    Rallying by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adie escaped the Hunters, but not without cost. Nightmares plague her sleep, questioning the choices she made. Or is it something more? Part 6 of Succubus Dreams. Join Adie on her (mis)adventures toward achieving a quasi-normal life among humans. A charming, slow-burn reverse harem serial about one reluctant succubus and the sexy demons determined to have her...
  • Dahlia by Tabitha Barret

    Dahlia by Tabitha Barret

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Little girls are supposed to draw pictures of rainbows and unicorns, so when I started drawing monsters in the shadows, people acted as if something was wrong with me. They didn't know I could predict the future. As I got older, I adapted and became a tattoo artist who gave helpful advice to skeptics...
  • Daeton's Journey by R.E. Butler

    Daeton's Journey by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After returning to her new home of Cholas in the Medes Realm, were-bear Daeton settles quickly into married life with her two sexy mates, Perseus and Ekho. When the arrival of her former were-bear protectors, Rysk and Tyrant, triggers a vision, Daeton and her husbands must prepare for danger from an unknown foe...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book  fiction  mfm
  • Every Heavenly Moment by R.E. Butler

    Every Heavenly Moment by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hyena shifter Heaven Gable has known since the moment she met wolf brothers Kross and Kayne Callahan that they were meant to be her mates. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to want anything to do with her, and she finds herself feeling worthless and unlovable. Kross and Kayne never meant to hurt Heaven by staying away from her...
  • Walk Faster by Kelsey Soliz

    Walk Faster by Kelsey Soliz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    And on to the next territory to find my third mate.It is just one, right? Oh, good.Caden is all healed up and Brett still makes me want to punch him in the face, but now we've got other problems to face. Namely, what seems to be some sort of stalker situation with a deranged suitor claiming we're 'meant to be'. My mates think he's crazy, but I can't help but feel like it's important that we meet...
  • Bitten and Bound: The Complete Trilogy by Amy Pennza

    Bitten and Bound: The Complete Trilogy by Amy Pennza

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The day I rode to the Rift with my brother the king, I never expected him to deliver me into the hands of our enemies. Desperate to stop the Deepnight from covering his kingdom in shadow, he’s pledged me as a blood slave to King Laurent, ruler of the vampire kingdom of Nor Doru. It’s a humiliation I never imagined I would bear. A betrayal I’m not sure I can forgive...
  • Swarmed: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost

    Swarmed: Succubus Dreams Serial by L.L. Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adie escaped the Hunters, but not without cost. Nightmares plague her sleep, questioning the choices she made. Or is it something more? Part 7 of Succubus Dreams. Join Adie on her (mis)adventures toward achieving a quasi-normal life among humans. A charming, slow-burn reverse harem serial about one reluctant succubus and the sexy demons determined to have her...
  • Ascension by Sadie Moss

    Ascension by Sadie Moss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kaius won't succeed. I'll make sure of it.The angry, vindictive god wants to make an example of me and my men. To destroy us forever.As dangerous and unlikely as it is, if there's even a chance we can find this mysterious god who will stand up to Kaius, who'll be strong enough to beat him, we have to try.I'll risk oblivion itself to protect the men I love.The keepers of my soul...
  • Swallowing Fire by Erin Bedford, J.A. Cipriano

    Swallowing Fire by Erin Bedford, J.A. Cipriano

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Raiden’s mother took over the Lightning Kingdom in a bloody coup that left the nation reeling, Maya and her suitors were forced to flee for their lives. But running away has never been an option for Maya, and she’s not about to start now. Instead, she takes her sexy suitors North to demand help from Lord Fafnir, ruler of the Ice Dragon Clan and Jack’s formidable uncle...
  • Redwood Pack, Vol. 3 by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Redwood Pack, Vol. 3 by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Redwood Pack Volume 3 contains the fourth book in the Redwood Pack series, plus a novella in a print copy and digital form. Enforcer’s Redemption – Redwood Pack Book 4 Adam Jamenson has suffered through the worst loss known to man. The only reason he lives day-to-day is to ensure the safety of his Pack...
  • Fortune Academy Underworld: Book Seven by J.R. Thorn

    Fortune Academy Underworld: Book Seven by J.R. Thorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The ultimate sacrifice has been made.Cole has paid his penance.Now it’s time for his revenge.* * *Lucifer has been crowned King of Earth, his royal boon something every mortal craves.To be powerful, immortal, and feared.He’s converting mortals into supernaturals thanks to his alliance with Calamity, but it doesn’t work out for everyone. This is an unnatural push against the balance...
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