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Bane County: Returning Moon by J.R. Rice
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor nearly two decades, life in the small rural town of Silver Canyon had been peaceful and serene. People went about their daily lives as usual, completely oblivious to the inescapable horror that loomed on the horizon. All but a select few of Bane County’s residents had forgotten the macabre occurrences of the past... -
![Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce]()
Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Sinner’s Carnival, the most gruesome, blood-curdling attraction this side of Hell.Selling myself to a shadow demon to secure a position at the devil’s circus is all fun and games until the Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up.I’ve fought too long and hard for a place at Sinner’s Sideshow to let anyone take it from me.Not Conquest. Not War. Not even Death himself... -
![Morgana by Neven Iliev]()
Morgana by Neven Iliev
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe citizens of Azurvale are starting to feel the pressure. War with the Empire to the south is imminent, and there's talk of the city's adventurers being drafted into the campaign. Though this conflict seems inevitable and promises to be horrific, the common folk can do little but act like there's nothing wrong... -
![Bane County: Hungry Moon by J.R. Rice]()
Bane County: Hungry Moon by J.R. Rice
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBane County is an Ongoing Saga . . .Mystery, Suspense, an edge-of-your-seat Thriller with characters you’ll fall in love with. An old-school, heart-pounding, coming-of-age Horror Series with 100s of 5-Star Reviews... -
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![Bane County: First Moon by J.R. Rice]()
Bane County: First Moon by J.R. Rice
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBane County is an Ongoing Saga . . .Mystery, Suspense, an edge-of-your-seat Thriller with characters you’ll fall in love with. An old-school, heart-pounding, coming-of-age Horror series with 100s of 5-Star Reviews. Autumn had been a very troubling time for the residents of Bane County, and the arrival of winter and the holiday season was a welcome diversion... -
![Elemental Soul by Phaedra Weldon]()
Elemental Soul by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTime is running out... It's the calm before the storm, and Sam knows Dionysus is coming for her. Spirit is the only way to defeat him—the one Element she hasn't mastered... -
![Shifter God by Meg Xuemei X]()
Shifter God by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe beds me, whispers sweet lies, then chooses another. The Alpha Heir finds me. Broken, bruised, and with no memory.How fortunate I am that he’s my fated mate.Then he rejects me for another, even though his wolf still wants me.So he locks me up, tries to control me, tries to force me to be his again.But I know a secret. Someone much stronger, more powerful, is coming for me...Categorized as:
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![....Și la sfârșit a mai rămas coșmarul (...And Then The Nightmare Came At Last) by Oliviu Crâznic]()
....Și la sfârșit a mai rămas coșmarul (...And Then The Nightmare Came At Last) by Oliviu Crâznic
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the Castle of the Last Towers, the things are going really Bad.Invited at a stranger's wedding, in a castle supposed to be haunted by the devil, the fallen noble Arthur de Seragens finds himself trapped in a dangerous net of insanity, betrayal and murder... -
![Stolen Paradise by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks]()
Stolen Paradise by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThese monsters rule the city... and I've become their newest obsession.I've been caught in a war between the three most powerful gangs in the city... and I'm trapped with the most dangerous of them all.The Kings.With each passing day, they lurk closer, their darkness pulling me a bit deeper. They push me, demanding everything I have when my world is falling apart... -
![Wolf Mate by M. Guida]()
Wolf Mate by M. Guida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final battle is here. I have to prove that I'm worthy of the crown.Everything rests on me.But I'm willing to accept the challenge.I want justice for my parents' murder and my demon wolves' enslavement.My enemy doesn't play fair, and I know it's an ambush.Bring it on, dude. Win or lose, I'm ready... -
![Mortimer by Neven Iliev]()
Mortimer by Neven Iliev
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsArmageddon Day. That is how history will remember the date when two Overlords clashed amidst the war-torn streets of New Whitehall. The disastrous duel its explosive conclusion wreaked heavy casualties on the two armies present, rendering both the Ishigar Republic and the Lodrak Empire unable to continue to fight. And yet, it was no stalemate... -
![Bangkok Warlock by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant]()
Bangkok Warlock by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhy sell your soul when you can rent it? Mark Vedis is an average cop. Average for a mage in the Paranormal Police Department (PPD), anyway. After years of doing the jobs nobody else wanted, his career, and life, seemed to be on hold... -
![Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri]()
Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts... -
![Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo]()
Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFiona and her friends are on the run from the ruthless witch-hunters, seeking refuge in the werewolf city of Dogtown. But sadly for Fiona, no sanctuary awaits them there. Plagued by its inhabitants and her own twisted past, Fiona is searching for one thing: a way out. Her only hope is to complete a series of grueling tasks set forth by a gorgeous—but terrifying—sea-demon... -
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![Yes, Master by Simon Archer]()
Yes, Master by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if you had a genie who wanted your every last desire to come true? What if you had two? And what if they were competing to see who could do a better job?What would you wish... -
![Kings of Eden by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks]()
Kings of Eden by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI've danced for some powerful and deadly men. But lately, instead of dollars, I'm collecting death warrants. I’ve always played with danger. And as long as I followed the rules, I told myself I’d always be safe.One night is all it took, one mistake, and now every damned mafia criminal in the Black Spades gang is after me.But so are the Kings of Eden... -
![Shifters' Fae Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen]()
Shifters' Fae Captive by Lacey Carter Andersen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurviving. That’s all that matters now.I was never meant to be a light fae. There was too much darkness inside of me. So when I met my mate, I dove headfirst into the world of monsters and ghosts that he revealed to me.And then he died.Changed. Different from all the other light fae. I no longer had a place I belonged... -
![The Gulp by Alan Baxter]()
The Gulp by Alan Baxter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrange things happen in The Gulp. The residents have grown used to it. The isolated Australian harbour town of Gulpepper is not like other places. Some maps don’t even show it. And only outsiders use the full name. Everyone who lives there calls it The Gulp. The place has a habit of swallowing people.A truck driver thinks the stories about The Gulp are made up to scare him. Until he gets there... -
![Wolf Hunt 3 by Jeff Strand]()
Wolf Hunt 3 by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThough still mourning his recent loss, George Orton is surprisingly content. He's living in a secure compound where teenaged werewolf Ally is being trained to control her animalistic tendencies, and mad science experiment Eugene has regained most of his sanity. George knows they can't stay there forever, but for now, things are pretty good... -
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Grouch by Roxy Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s big and green, but he’s not the goblin I’m looking for…A year ago, my world was turned upside down when my missing twin returned - especially because he came with crazy stories of a magical world right under our feet.We’re part of the human bloodline chosen as goblin mates. But I’ve had my fill of big, pushy men for a lifetime... -
![Wicked Awakening by Sarah Piper]()
Wicked Awakening by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA witch with no power captured by four vicious, possessive, sinfully hot gargoyles…Not exactly the makings of a happy ending.Yet here in the arms of New York’s most brutal monsters, I’ve never felt so safe. So cherished...Categorized as:
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![Neon Spark by Al K. Line]()
Neon Spark by Al K. Line
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hundred years I've waited for this, my chance for revenge. To confront and kill the person who murdered my parents and caused such unbearable heartache.Tokyo has other ideas. As neon burns my retinas, and bizarre, utterly foreign Hidden try to thwart me at every turn, I lose control... -
![Slade by Kristen Middleton]()
Slade by Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChelsey is on the run from Faye and her Night Roamers... -
![The Centaur in My Dreams by L.V. Lane]()
The Centaur in My Dreams by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was a princess until my jealous sister betrayed me.Thrown into a portal, I'm picked up by a fallen centaur patrol.Here I become embroiled in a cruel and wicked world where centaurs battle the monsters that spew from the broken portal and women are kept in stables and shared by all. Grimm, the leader of the fallen centaurs, is breathtaking from his human warrior body to the stallion beneath... -
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![Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh]()
Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoy needs a deal with a demon to bring an end to the man who’d ruined her life. Malachi needs a deal with a human so he can remain in the mortal realm, far from the sentries looking to drag him back to his sect in hell.It’s a match seemingly made in heaven... -
![Sins of a Dragon by Avery Song]()
Sins of a Dragon by Avery Song
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Death is but an invitation into our world. Embrace the sins of your father, Ríona.”>/i>Bound by poverty, I’m but an offering to the gods worshipped by the Frehja.Left astray at the hands of my greed-filled father, I’m a sacrificial pawn to the Ghryadiel, leaving me with one choice: death.A fickle of hope lies in my desperate desire to rebel against fate... -
![Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall]()
Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvan continues his quest for power in an effort to defeat the Demon King of the Underworld, but things aren’t easy when you’re a dragon lord.Especially when his quest for the Nobel Swords takes him outside of Rahma and into a neighboring kingdom.Evan’s met a host of different races while in Inati, but he’s never encountered the elves before... -
![Children of Anubis by Tim Waggoner]()
Children of Anubis by Tim Waggoner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSam and Dean Winchester have spent their lives on the road, battling every kind of supernatural threat. Over the years, after dozens of bloody adventures, they have faced everything from the yellow-eyed demon that killed their mother to vampires, ghosts, shapeshifters, angels and fallen gods... -
![Smoke Signals by Craig Halloran]()
Smoke Signals by Craig Halloran
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnexpected Vows ...Having fought for their very lives to escape the clutches of Kane Lancaster, Smoke and Sid, find themselves face to face with one of the most important decisions of their lives. Marriage. While Sid mulls over Smokes proposition to be her husband he sets out to do the right thing on his own and engages in a lengthy visit with Sid's parents, Sally & Keith... -
![Shrouds of Darkness by Brock E. Deskins]()
Shrouds of Darkness by Brock E. Deskins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrooklyn is home to thousands of drug dealers, murderers, rapists, thieves, gang bangers, and mafia. There are also some really unpleasant people--like me. My name is Leo Malone, and I'm a vampire. I've lived in Brooklyn for nearly a century, and I've grown to like the place. I used to be a Sheriff; the law enforcement within the vampire enclave... -
![Smoke on the Water by Craig Halloran]()
Smoke on the Water by Craig Halloran
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe unexpected never rests … Now that she's no longer an FBI agent, Sidney is restless. She drops Megan off at Grandma and Grandpa's so she can have some adult time, and then she goes to the shooting range. An old guy called Big Jake out-shoots her and then saves Sid from two huge goons who smell like the Drake. And then Big Jake turns up dead... -
![Blood and Rain by Glenn Rolfe]()
Blood and Rain by Glenn Rolfe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGilson Creek, Maine. A safe, rural community. Summer is here. School is out and the warm waters of Emerson Lake await. But one man's terrible secret will unleash a nightmare straight off the silver screen. Under the full moon, a night of terror and death re-awakens horrors long sleeping... -
![Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer by Brian Lumley]()
Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer by Brian Lumley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarry Keogh is moving on. Though the search for his missing wife and child continues, his heart now lies in Edinburgh with Bonnie Jean--a beautiful Scottish werewolf whose friendly pack and flourishing pub have given him a place he can almost call home... -
![Tower of Ruin by Wolfe Locke]()
Tower of Ruin by Wolfe Locke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTell me, Daniel can you kill a god? A tower, perched on the edge of infinity.A man, doomed to wander its floors eternally.A mission, where the balance of the world is at stake.Daniel is a trapped soul. His life has one purpose - survive floor after floor of enemies determined to destroy him. But when a Dark Lord with his own agenda arrives offering a second chance at life, everything changes... -
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![Predatory Animals by Gabriel Beyers]()
Predatory Animals by Gabriel Beyers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIN THE TOWN OF SHADELAND, PEOPLE ARE VANISHING.After suffering a near-death accident, Casper Brown awakens with a strange new connection to three stray dogs recently adopted by his family. Casper’s nights are filled with dreams of the dogs’ activities; at times he can even see through their eyes. And what he witnesses has him worried for his family’s safety... -
![Ancient Enemy by Michael McBride]()
Ancient Enemy by Michael McBride
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSani Natonaba's ancestors have lived in these canyons for more than seven hundred years, but they aren't the only ones. When he awakens to the bleating of his family's sheep being slaughtered, he learns that something is stalking this isolated corner of the reservation, a predator unlike any he has encountered before, one that attacks with alarming stealth and ferocity... -
![The Evil And The Pure by Darren Dash]()
The Evil And The Pure by Darren Dash
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBig Sandy is an enforcer.Clint Smith is a dealer.Kevin Tyne is a pimp.Gawl McCaskey is a thug.Four men of violence, whose lives are about to intersect. It is London, the tail-end of the year 2000. A crime lord is trying to go legit. A chemical genius is working on his illegal masterpiece. A football club is up for sale. Savagely bred hounds are baying for blood... -
![The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner]()
The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDecember and Lilly have got their work cut out for them. Not only are they desperately trying to figure out the identity of the Lost Soul, and track him down, they've also got to investigate why Powell River's newest resident has got all of their men falling at her feet.But when they learn that the Nephilim might be involved, it becomes clear that they're all in extreme danger.. -
![Issaura's Claws by Katharine E. Wibell]()
Issaura's Claws by Katharine E. Wibell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“According to legend, when the world was young, the goddess Issaura appeared among men. Those who treated her with kindness received the gift of the gods—the ability to transform into an animal form. This was a great honor but one that separated this race from other humans. Before Issaura departed the mortal realm, she promised to return if her people were ever at the point of destruction... -
![Robots versus Slime Monsters by A. Lee Martinez]()
Robots versus Slime Monsters by A. Lee Martinez
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA. Lee Martinez delivers his first short story collection, featuring ten original tales based on his previous fantasy and science fiction novels. If you're a Martinez fan, this collection is surely something you've been waiting for... -
![Holes in the Ground by J.A. Konrath, Iain Rob Wright]()
Holes in the Ground by J.A. Konrath, Iain Rob Wright
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonsters exist. Linguist Andy Dennison-Jones knows this all too well. He and his veterinarian wife, Sun, have been chased by them before, and barely escaped from a secret underground government facility with their lives. Now they once again find themselves trapped alongside a collection of creatures straight out of hell... -
![Outage Super Boxed Set: Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue by T.W. Piperbrook]()
Outage Super Boxed Set: Books 1-5 Plus Epilogue by T.W. Piperbrook
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFOR A LIMITED TIME, SAVE 50% OFF BUYING THE BOOKS INDIVIDUALLY! OVER 500 5-STAR REVIEWS ACROSS THE SERIES! ____________________________________________ Contains: *Outage *Outage 2: The Awakening *Outage 3: Vengeance *Outage 4: The Reckoning *Outage 5: The Change *EPILOGUE STORY Control ABOUT OUTAGE:When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat,... -
![Pest by Anna Willett]()
Pest by Anna Willett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe takes your dreams, and then your life...A NAIL-BITINGLY SCARY SUSPENSE THRILLERSightings of a strange girl on the outskirts of the small Australian town of Thorn Tree coincide with the outbreak of a deadly sickness.The girl appears in people’s nightmares, beckoning them into nothingness.Maggie’s café lies at the heart of the town, and she quickly becomes embroiled in the unfolding events... -
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A God of Wrath & Lies by K.M. Moronova
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImportant Notice - Some of the content in this book may be triggering for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.Trauma is haunting. Twisted.It can take everything we have... can't it? All that we are.Well, at least mine did.Since my dog died, I've been cursed with dreams of blood and cries. Things that were once so clear are now foggy. Why have the gods plagued my life? With loss and rot... -
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![This Is Halloween by Melody Rose]()
This Is Halloween by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMargo was just your normal Christmas elf, and sure maybe she had a bit too much Christmas cheer, but hey, if starting to decorate for Christmas in July was wrong, she didn't want to be right.At least, until the three lords of Halloween decide to kidnap her and bring her back to Halloweenland.There’s Jack, the hopelessly sexy and tall King of Halloween, who’s harboring a monster inside of him... -
![Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres]()
Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNaomi Queen swore to herself she'd never get involved with criminals. She didn't want any part of the world that raised her because she knew the trouble the malicious underground could bring. But all that changes when she witnesses a murder between a gang of mermen shifters.Swept into the maelstrom of the paranormal criminal underbelly wasn't exactly high on her to-do list... -
![Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand]()
Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo thugs. One innocent woman. And one VICIOUS frickin' werewolf. Meet George and Lou, thugs for hire. The kind of intimidating-yet-friendly guys who will break your thumbs, but be polite about it. Their latest assignment is to drive across Florida to deliver some precious cargo to a crime lord. The cargo: a man in a cage... -
![What Vengeance Comes by Anthony M. Strong]()
What Vengeance Comes by Anthony M. Strong
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn impossible killer stalks the Bayou…NYPD detective John Decker thinks his family’s dark past is behind him when he’s offered the job as town sheriff in his sleepy southern hometown. Happy for a change in scenery, and a quieter way of life, he accepts the position... -
![Dungeon Bound 2 by Bastian Knight]()
Dungeon Bound 2 by Bastian Knight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA week ago, all Gabriel wanted was to graduate and settle into a boring but safe job. Last night he tore a man's soul out to save a gorgon.He's never felt more alive.But their victory over his longtime bully provides only a short reprieve. There are darker threats than greedy adventurers hidden deep beneath Lostbarrow, and more enemies await in the city above... -
![Vampire: The Masquerade Revised by Mark Rein-Hagen, Phil Brucato]()
Vampire: The Masquerade Revised by Mark Rein-Hagen, Phil Brucato
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey stalk in the shadows, moving gracefully and unseen among their prey. They are the blood-drinking fiends of whispered legends - Kindred, Cainites, the Damned. Above all, they are vampires. Their eternal struggle, waged since the nights of Jericho and Babylon, plays itself out among the skyscrapers and nightclubs of the modern world...
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