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Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the exciting conclusion to the True Mates Series, Lone Wolf Meredith and powerful warlock Daric fight their growing attraction for one another. Lone Wolf shifter Meredith is trying to make the next ten years of her life pass by quickly. After being caught trying to steal from the New York clan, she’s sentenced to servitude to them for the next decade to make up for her crimes... -
Love of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted village full of love, magic, and second chances. Hope “Luna” Scott just wants a new life. After growing up in a round robin of foster homes, she has no family or ties to anyone… until she moves to Keating Hollow and starts to get close to the Townsend sisters... -
Cursed by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHidden and tornI'd broken out of the half-breed prison but the memories still haunt me. Now I'm living with my biological parents and their pack.To make matters worse, the guard and sexy inmate escaped with me. Each one tugs at my soul and I'm not even sure why.As I tried acclimate to my new life and new powers, I find that I'm more confused than ever.My path was clear before me... -
Knox by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen I broke my year-long vow of celibacy for a one night stand with a beautiful, intriguing wolf girl I met in a Las Vegas bar, I thought I’d be chalking it up to just another notch on my bedpost—as much as I’d actually wished it could have been more... -
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Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe put a spell on me...Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day... -
Bite of Vengeance by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy opponent thinks he’s making all the right moves to crush me, but apparently no one ever told him the Queen is the most dangerous piece on the board.I won’t allow him to move me around like a Pawn, despite the emotional blow he dealt me by using one of my mates against me.I won’t give up on my mates.I won’t give up on my blood oath.I won’t give up on me... -
Bond by Piper Scott, Virginia Kelly
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAdorably naive and shockingly brilliant Harrison Lessardi only needs two things in life: his pet iguana, Steve, and his undying love of science. That is until he witnesses his best friend lay eggs, and a third must-have strolls into his apartment—the sardonic and mischievous Everard Drake... -
The Forbidden Wolf King by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAxil Moon broke my heart when I was fifteen and I’ve dreamed of getting revenge ever since.So when he becomes the king of all Wolven and summons me to compete for his hand inmarriage in the deadly Queen Trials, I gladly accept. I want nothing more than to defeat thecompetition and leave him cold and alone when I slam the bedroom door in his face everynight... -
Hell on Earth by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe journey's been Hell... but it's time to give the devil his due.This is it. This is where it all ends.It’s me, my shadow, and my demons against Lucifer.With the relics stolen, the only way to get them is to go back into the hellfire--back to Hell where Lucifer awaits. Defeating him may mean making the ultimate sacrifice, but even with so much at stake, I don’t know if I can... -
A Holiday to Sustain Us by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne kiss under the mistletoe and now I’m hooked. I can’t get him out of my head… and I think I might like it.Convincing my pride to have a holiday celebration was supposed to be a fun way to bring everyone together. But my plan went awry when my younger pride mate convinced everyone I needed a kiss. I hadn’t expected Ash to volunteer... -
Blood Harvest by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeneath the dusky glow of a millennium moon, an ancient mystery is unfolding. Two very different vampires have each consumed a vial of blood containing the life force of two primordial princes, both presumed to be dead: “Drink this blood and welcome life; drink this blood and welcome death.” And the contents are stirring, quickening…awakening... -
Shred of Darkness by J. Kearston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a dragon sinks their claws into you, it leaves more than a mark. It’s a promise they’ll never let you go.When my stalker closes in, my fated mates convince me to return to the place I swore I'd never see again; Khalida, the shifter safe haven. I sought refuge there once before, only to end up drugged and once again fighting for my freedom... -
Beneath a Blood Moon by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSara’s life turns upside down when someone leaves her funerary urns, black roses, and death threats on her doorstep. Fearing her work as a stripper and showgirl has put her in the sights of a demented stalker, she turns to her best friend and fellow dancer for help. Instead of a safe haven, all Sara finds is betrayal... -
Jorah by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill Jorah have a chance to fall in love with the person his soul is longing for, or will the horrors of the world keep them apart? When I was fourteen, I was sucked through a portal to another realm—the land of the fae—and forced to live there for three years. Crazy, right? Welcome to my world... -
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Ruthless War by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one will ever make me bow to him again.For years, a small kernel of hope for my freedom was all that kept me alive while imprisoned by the brutal Thaician Emperor, Malakai. Now, those wishing to return me to him threaten everything I’ve fought so desperately for.This time is different, though, because they’ve underestimated me... -
Daughter of Aphrodite by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust when Adisia Titan gives up on men, she finds Devin Cole. He's sexy, rich, and... persistent. Against her better judgment, she falls for him harder than she ever thought she could. But, Devin's secretive eyes and cryptic conversations leave her worried a stinging heartbreak is inevitable. Devin's secrets come to light, leaving her completely shocked and horrified... -
A Very Declan Christmas by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"I’ve done a holiday short for the last few years. Here’s another one from the Raven Cycle universe... -
End of Eden by S.L. Jennings
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI thought I knew what Hell was like.I thought I had been living it all these years on Earth—abandoned, forgotten, and left with a dangerous secret that not only made me the Se7en’s #1 target but also turned me into a deadly weapon, a threat to every human in my path.I was wrong.In order to survive Lucifer’s plans for me, and his unquenchable thirst for more power, I have to surrender my humanity... -
Dead Certain by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDead Certain The world’s most intrepid vampire is tossed from the frying pan into the crucible in this stunning conclusion to the Trilogy. Eve, working her day, and night, job is given a new task by the Vampire Council. If she can survive it, her fortune will be secured. If not, she’ll end up dead for the final time... -
What the Heart Desires by Kelli McCracken
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA seed of doubt. A blind devotion. A soul divided.Dylan McBride is desperate to protect his wife and child from The Fallen. He'll stop at nothing to keep them safe, even if it means killing his father. With a devastating secret on the verge of destroying his life with Heaven, Dylan hides the truth from his soulmate. His deceit isn't the only threat to his relationship... -
Rebel And Reign by Willow Hayes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQueen Isadora reigns with secrets and lies and will do whatever it takes to keep her throne, including killing the rightful heir. Hunted by the Queen, Kenna is thrust into the center of a rebellion that seeks to end her tyranny... -
Keeper Under Fire by Jennifer Malone Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Reapers are coming… The Keepers are ready to fight … to defend their home and the souls, no matter what the cost. Olivia Estmond is tired of waiting to be attacked. It is time for the Keepers to strike first against the Reaper Empress. Preparing to fight is not a new concept for Liv, but living with a target on your back is not something she has ever dealt with... -
Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmmy Davis, the world’s most famous fox shifter, went missing two years ago.And I’ve just been hired to find her.If only things were that simple. The cops have no leads. Other PIs haven’t fared any better. The trail is colder than an arctic winter. And to make matters worse, a mysterious creature from Javy Diaz's past has taken an alarming interest in the case... -
Blood Diamond by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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.. -
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Death Scream by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElise Kavanagh has been hired to exorcise a castle in Ireland. Easy job. But her partner, James Faulkner, thinks they aren't dealing with a demon -- and if he's right, then what they're facing is far rarer and more dangerous than anything they've fought before.. -
Unstable by Lacey Carter Andersen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe House of Berserkers must fall…My kidnapper believes that taking me as his wife will make him a true king of my people. But with a soul as black as his, I can never let that happen.But he knows just how to break me.My mutant is his plaything. My berserker stands at his side. And my dragon shifter may betray everything he holds dear to protect me.It’s said that I’m destined for greatness... -
Caught by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdie 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... -
Awakening / Spellbound by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second three Sweep books bound into one gorgeous edition at a fabulous price! Morgan Rowlands is a blood witch, the last of a long line of ancient and powerful witches and the holder of an unfathomable power. With the help of her love, her soul mate, Cal, she has realized her true self-but at a price... -
Laughing At Danger by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLima enjoys her life as a hunter for the shifter guild and council, but she has no idea that this routine retrieval and rescue will flip her fate into high gear. Lyros knew that the dog-headed creature that came in to rescue him was a shifter and a woman. He admired her fighting skills but was unable to shake the feeling that she was important to his life... -
House of Agni by Crea Reitan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeware the fire for it burns. It’s time to find my home. My family. In a world where strength is hunted and those unlike the rest are sentenced to death, my kind are better off in groups. Fire is not something to dabble in and when given the right fuel, it can destroy anything. Thus, we are public enemy number one in the world of supernaturals... -
Jules's Sanctuary by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJules knows that as an alpha he must fight against those that set out to hurt others. But he’s tired and it’s been well over a year since he’s seen his family. He doesn’t even know if they were able to escape from their old den’s alpha and flee to safety. He can only hope that the fates were on their side. Orin has only ever wanted two things. A mate and cubs of his own... -
Sterling's Treasure by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSterling grew up knowing exactly who he was. He is from an ancient line and as such, he knew what was expected of him and how that would impact his future and that of his fated mate. But there were those that wanted what he had, and they’d stop at nothing to get it... -
Booked for Kidnapping by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing the assassination of Senator Maybelle, widespread rioting and unrest transform the presidential campaign into a lethal circus. With protests raging over the new bill, the government scrambles to restore peace and order.Armed with a probationary private investigation license, Janette and her friends race against time to prevent the next murder... -
Black as Midnight: An Ariel Kimber Novel by Mary Martel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlack as Midnight is the next full-length novel in the Ariel Kimber series.Ariel Kimber has finally settled into her life. Not only does she have a safe place to call home, one she actually loves living at, but she's got the best roommate a girl could ask for. Oh, and he comes with an adorable little black cat as well.And that's not all that's looking bright and shiny in Ariel's life... -
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The Protector's Heart by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNila Caruthers doesn’t want anything to do with wolves. Her werewolf ex-husband continues to stalk her and their son, terrifying her to no end. The last thing she wants to do is acknowledge her attraction to the very sexy Malachi Slattery, who has been watching her for weeks. She’s not about to forget that Malachi is a wolf, and she’s learned the hard way that wolves are not to be trusted... -
Después del océano by Belén Martínez Sánchez
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings11 de marzo de 2011. Nanami Tendo tuvo que abandonar Miako, su pueblo natal. Ese mismo día, un terremoto resquebrajó Japón y produjo uno de los tsunamis más letales de la historia. Ella sobrevivió, pero su hogar y su mundo quedaron arrasados... -
La Nación de las bestias 3: Luna de hueso (3) (Nación de las Bestias/ Beast Nation) by Mariana Palova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTras los fatídicos eventos ocurridos en Stonefall y de la casi aniquilación de la tribu Red Buffalo, Elisse nos arrastra a una nueva sombría y aventura a través del norte de Estados Unidos, en búsqueda de los orígenes de Wéndigo, con la esperanza de encontrar la forma de separarse de él... -
Secret by Brigid Kemmerer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEARTH. FIRE. AIR. WATER.Nick Merrick is stretched to breaking point. He's trying to keep his grades sky-high or he won't get in to college. He's trying to keep his brother's business afloat or the Merricks will be out on the street. He's trying to keep the secret of where he's going in the evenings from his twin brother Gabriel - or he fears he'll lose his family... -
House of War and Bone by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFallon thought that living her entire life cursed to feel pain every time she was touched was the worst thing that could ever happen to her.She was wrong.The worst thing would be to find a handsome guy who could touch her, and then accidentally trap him in the Realm of Eternity. Not only does Fallon lose Ariyon, but she swaps powers with him... -
Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wolverine with a painful past collides with an elf who glows like the full moon. Her rage meets his calm.Sera has been trying to make ends meet since her family kicked her out. After years away from home in a fey menagerie, she had dreamed of being normal again. It wasn’t possible, and she lived a subsistence life until a strange woman named Pansy arrived in her field... -
Ours To Keep by Willow Hayes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Primrose King has ever wanted was to make her father proud. A daughter born to the pack alpha, she’s always known she would be mated to an alpha heir of her father’s choosing, but when he announces that she’s to be mated to Trent Walker, the heir to a pack rumored to hunt humans for sport, she’s devastated... -
Silence of Winter by Avery Blake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNormal is overrated. At least that's what Oliver Cromwell tells himself when he's being bullied for being different. He's a lover of all things paranormal, and when his nose isn't shoved into his sketchpad, drawing haunted houses and monsters, he and his best friend Bailey hang out in abandoned buildings and take long—very non-romantic—walks through graveyards looking for ghosts... -
Blackstone by Shea Godfrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Captain Darrius Durand and Princess Jessa of Lyoness announce their love, they know it will be an end to many things. What they do not expect is that it will be the beginning of so much more. For good or ill, in the wake of their declaration, the tide of events that sweep through the corridors of Blackstone Keep will change the course of history... -
No Time for Goodbye by Marion Myles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA psychic with a shady past. A detective with a missing sister. Together, sparks fly. Psychic Mia Reeves is still trying to let go of the past, but when a gruesome vision keep haunting her thoughts, she can't ignore the truth. But getting the sexy, smoldering detective to believe her story is going to be harder than she imagined... -
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Black and White by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTy was raised by a mage who took her on as a favour to her mother. She can read magic, feel magic but not use it. Her skills come in handy while working for the Shifter Council as a hunter or bounty hunter for misbehaving shifters.On assignment to find a man guilty of the ultimate betrayal to their kind, she is doped and caged by some mages, and what a shock, so is her opposite number, Alatas... -
Snake Charmer by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYvena needs to start over and leaving for the Crossroads is what she has planned. Being followed by the mongoose of her dreams is a shock. Yvena was one of the stolen shifters, and her recovery has not been easy. Six months of healing after two months of torture is not enough to make her whole, but she knows that not everyone is out to get her... -
Wolf Dancer by Rachel M. Raithby
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe war's over but danger still lurks. As the packs align, hidden currents are about to cast a shadow over the peace. Charming, handsome, and with a smile on the edge of sin, Nico has loved Olivia from afar for what seems like forever. When Olivia is kidnapped, he not only finds himself alone with her, but standing between her and an angry wolf out for revenge... -
Santa's Baby by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoel hired Santa to help his photography business. He wound up with so much more.Noel’s photography business is thriving. Every single slot in his Magical Christmas photo shoots were booked and paid in full. He is looking forward to the best holiday season yet… until everything falls apart... -
Legacy Witches by Cass Kay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComing from a long line of murderous witches hasn’t exactly been sunshine and rainbows for Vianna Roots. When she inherits the family’s haunted house after her mother dies, she decides flipping the rundown dump is her smartest move—but the ghosts that haunt her have a different plan... -
A Night Without Whispers: Odrin's Story by Piper C.J.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe life, love and backstory of Odrin the Reever.Intended to be read after "The Night & Its Moon"available only on the author's website at pipercj...
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