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Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsJust when you thought doomsday was over...Centuries ago Acheron saved the human race by imprisoning an ancient evil bent on absolute destruction. Now that evil has been unleashed and it is out for revenge.As the twin to Acheron, Styxx hasn’t always been on his brother’s side. They’ve spent more centuries going at each other’s throats than protecting their backs... -
![The Clan MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #2, #4 & #9) by Kresley Cole]()
The Clan MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #2, #4 & #9) by Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree dark heroes, three destined heroines, a trio of legendary love stories. In this sizzling Immortals After Dark collection, bestselling author Kresley Cole delves deep into the sensual but dangerous world of the Lykae, a Highland clan of werewolves. The mighty king: In A Hunger Like No Other, Lachlain MacRieve will stop at nothing to capture his ethereal vampire mate and make her his queen... -
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Flame of War by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsForged Bonds was growing fast and becoming the talk of the city. Those opposed to Sean and his new association would be forced to act quickly, and so Sean was called to City Lord Sharpeyes’ party, where traps had been laid for him.After crushing the first obstacle, he was now set to fight a duel as Fredrick’s champion... -
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The Gods We Obey by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs priests, we are meant to obey - but our duties are to our gods, not mere men.Zeal is back, and he's seen by more people every day. The God of Temptation grows stronger, but High Priest Kinen has found the one thing that can stop a god: disbelief. The return of our gods means an end to his power.And Kinen isn't ready to lose... -
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![The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley]()
The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTo protect those who matter most, we will betray others in ways we never expected.This is supposed to be a good year. With a new set of instructors - and ones I know well - I'm sure it will be. For once, things are finally starting to go my way. My mentors are proud, my family is closer than ever before, and I am happy.Unfortunately, the gods are tired of waiting... -
![Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius]()
Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"We are all monsters here ..." Celestine is a land of beauty and horror where the heroic souls of men are tempted to fall from heights mere mortals were never meant to attain.Terrence Mack has managed to survive in this brutal world, gathering bonds of great power and ability, passing trials and tribulations that would crush lesser men... -
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The Bronze Blade by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLibrarian Note: Previous cover can be found here."You may call me Tenzin, if you like."A girl. A mother. A slave. A monster. A survivor. Descended into madness. Forged in fire and darkness, she became one of the fiercest warriors the immortal world had ever known.But in the beginning, there was a girl.THE BRONZE BLADE is a novella of approximately 100 pages... -
![Midnight's Captive by Donna Grant]()
Midnight's Captive by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBound by the gods. Champions against evil... -
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Destroy by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDestroy is beautiful, strong, charismatic and charming. He is also selfish, shallow, petty and jealous — or is he? One misunderstanding centuries ago resulted in his being labeled as not good enough, untrustworthy, self-serving. To hell with them, he knew who he really was! A strong, dependable, good male of strong character who was very pleasant to be around and even more pleasant to look at... -
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The Prayers We Pray by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBe careful what you pray for - because even gods can be tempted.The Temple of Temptation is broken. The system is failing the priests who serve faithfully, but Zeal isn't missing. He's simply powerless - or was.As more priests believe in our god, the balance of power has been shifting. Temptation is thriving. Miracles are happening. The High Priest is struggling... -
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Midnight's Seduction by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDefenders against evil. Bound by the gods. The Dark Warriors are taking their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world—where a woman's love can set them free…SEDUCED BY PASSIONCaptivating and enticing, Saffron Fletcher is a rarity in the Druid world—a Seer. She is the ultimate prize in an epic battle... -
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Midnight's Kiss by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBound by the gods. Champions against evil. The Dark Warriors have taken their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world - where a woman’s love is the greatest danger of all... DEEPER THAN DESIRE Dr. Veronica Reid is a world-renowned archeologist whose Druid abilities help her to unearth ancient magical items... -
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Midnight's Lover by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDriven by the fierce god within him, highlander Ian Kerr is sworn to fight for the land he loves—and the brother he lost. But when he’s transported four centuries into the future, he finds himself fighting his own desires—for a beautiful, bewitching woman who could hold a warrior spellbound…Danielle Buchanan has heard the legends. She has felt the power of Druid blood in her veins... -
![The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike]()
The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt's no dream.At last the truth of what happened during those hellish days has come back to her.In her five thousand years as a vampire, Alisa - or Sita, as she was originally called - has experienced the equivalent of fifty lifetimes. Every moment of her immortal life is seared deep into her being. Every person she has loved, every victim she has killed - their faces are forever part of her... -
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![To Free a Soul by Opal Reyne]()
To Free a Soul by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*THIS BOOK SHOULD NOT BE READ BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE DUSKWALKER BRIDES SERIES OR BOOK 1 OF THE PREQUEL - To Trap a Soul*A hundred and fifty years have passed, and much has happened for Lindiwe. She’s bonded, she’s served her duties, and she’s brought Duskwalkers into the world.Every year, her relationship with Weldir grows steadier, only to eventually shatter... -
![Mortal Trinity by Kelly St. Clare]()
Mortal Trinity by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe battle is over. My fathers are insistent that we keep fighting and end the pillars’ evil reign. As far as I’m concerned, the battle was lost when hell burst open and someone I loved died. But Mutinous Cannon didn’t just take the root of magic when he broke free, he took Jagger. No matter that I’m lost to grief. No matter that I’m floating in an abyss... -
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Shadow Highlander by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Dark Sword series captures all the power, passion, and magic of Scotland’s legendary warriors—sworn to fight for victory, in battle and in love…HE CAN FEEL HER MAGICSent on a dangerous mission into the shadowy world of the Druids, Galen must find a powerful ancient relic to defeat the enemies of MacLeod Castle. But what he discovers is far more powerful—and far more dangerous... -
![Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander]()
Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives……while the sunlit world withers.Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter... -
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Lore by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLore is an Ancient and is just what his name describes - Lore. The lore of a thousand peoples and places, their magics and their beliefs all evolved over the passage of time and now walking the Earth as this male — Lore. He’s wandered this realm and the next for eons in search of his beloved mate... -
![Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden]()
Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSince the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia... -
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In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTogether for the first time in one volume... Three dazzling stories of magic, fantasy, and romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. Three of the author's most thrilling stories in one fabulous volume... Fire and Ice On the run, a beautiful virgin crosses paths with a sexy ex-assassin. Knightly Dreams The dashing hero of a novel comes to life... -
![Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco]()
Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stalking the Jack the Ripper series comes the steamy conclusion to Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy. Two curses.One prophecy.A reckoning all have feared.And a love more powerful than fate. All hail the king and queen of Hell. Emilia is reeling from the shocking discovery that her twin sister, Vittoria, is alive... -
![Wicked Highlander by Donna Grant]()
Wicked Highlander by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe most reckless and fierce of the MacLeod brothers, Quinn is a prisoner of the god inside him, tormented by his inability to save his family from slaughter. His fury governs him, and day by day he loses himself to the darkness in his soul. But Quinn has a profound yearning for a woman's love. . . -
![House of the Rising Son by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
House of the Rising Son by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNow released for the first time as a standalone e-story, House of the Rising Son, previously published in the Dark Bites story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Sherrilyn Kenyon.The eldest son in a family of three boys, Aricles had no desire to be a soldier, even though his fighting skills were among the best in the world... -
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![Changeling by Lee Colgin]()
Changeling by Lee Colgin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDominus, an incubus who runs a brothel called The Twig and Berries, has become bored with his life and his customers.Sebastian, a changeling fairy swapped at birth for a human infant, has just learned his true heritage. Reeling with the knowledge, and unsafe among humans, he lets a vampire guide him north through Hungary to a place where he can meet others of his kind... -
![Twilight by Megan Derr]()
Twilight by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans... -
![Traveling with Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon]()
Traveling with Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis novella takes place between the last chapter and the epilogue of A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor. It's mainly little slice of life and heap of smut scenes between Esther and her gentlemen, but there's also an adventure at the end that ties in with the over arching conflict of the Tempting Monster series... -
![Bewitch by Felicity Heaton]()
Bewitch by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure... -
![A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark]()
A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe unimaginable has happened,And none of our lives will ever be the same.Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown...Or closer to death.Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to Lorian – before his fury lays waste to this continent... -
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Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo hell with love, this goddess has other plans...Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused the Earth to start dying.The real story is much more interesting.Persephone wasn't taken to hell: she jumped... -
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The Warrior Queen by Emily R. King
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the final volume of The Hundredth Queen Series, Kalinda will risk everything to save the man she loves.Kalinda has brought peace to the Tarachand Empire, at least for now. Bhutas no longer need to hide their gifts. The last of the rebels have been banished. And Prince Ashwin is set to take over as rajah.But for Kalinda, this all came at a great loss. Her childhood home. Her best friend... -
![The Beginning by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
The Beginning by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAppearing as a bonus story on Sherrilyn's web site and at the back of early editions of Sins of the Night, it can now be found in print form in its entirety in the novel Acheron in the Dark-Hunter series.This is a short story written years ago by Sherri as an intro to the Dark-Hunter world.The Beginning was originally published as a short story in a small press magazine called The Voice in 1990... -
![The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson]()
The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAnger management isn’t so bad when your shrink is gorgeous. It’s less great when you turn up to find him dead on the floor, and an armored giant dressed like a freaking ancient warrior standing over his body though. Ares, the God of War, has lost his power and the only way for him to get it back? Me. Apparently, I’m a goddess. One with the power of war. I mean, it does explain a lot... -
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Oh, Holy Knight by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsErie isn’t having a great week. Her time of freedom is up, and the Templar Knight who comes to claim her is an overgrown, broody, alpha a-hole who kisses like sin, and is determined to have her. What’s a girl to do other than teach him that she cannot be owned by him or his kind? Callaghan will stop at nothing to save his race... -
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![Pillars of Six by Kelly St. Clare]()
Pillars of Six by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDarkness crashes over the angry sea. After the bloody skirmish on Pleo, my future is a jumbled mess... -
![Celaeno's Fate by Lacey Carter Andersen]()
Celaeno's Fate by Lacey Carter Andersen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone hates a harpy...For the record, I don't drag people to Hades. I'm not a guardian of the Underworld. And I'm not an evil monster. I'm just... a shifter who happens to control birds. Dangerous? Yes. A monster? No.Unfortunately, most people disagree with me. For some stupid reason.So, it's no surprise when monster hunters, the stoic gargoyles themselves, track me down... -
![The Red Lily by Juliette Cross]()
The Red Lily by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Black Lily resistance needs a larger army if they are to defeat the vampire monarchy. In order to do so, former lieutenant and traitor to the vampire Crown, Nikolai must seek help from the red-hooded temptress he needs to avoid at all costs. The secret he carries could prove dangerous for her if she gets too close...even though keeping her close—very close—is the only thing on his mind... -
![The Immortal Game by Talia Rothschild, A.C. Harvey]()
The Immortal Game by Talia Rothschild, A.C. Harvey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn exiled goddess goes on a quest to clear her name and save Mount Olympus.Galene, daughter of Poseidon, desperately wants to earn her place among the gods. But when a violent attack leaves Mount Olympus in chaos and ruins, she is accused of the crime. Banished from Olympus, Galene sets out to prove her innocence and discovers a more deadly plot—one that threatens even the oldest of Immortals... -
![A Demon's Wrath: A Steamy Fantasy Romance by Alexia Praks, Alexia X.]()
A Demon's Wrath: A Steamy Fantasy Romance by Alexia Praks, Alexia X.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn order to save her mother’s life from a deadly poison, spirited Cecelia Van Zandt must retrieve the Pearl of Life, a powerful treasure that belongs to the fearsome demon king Drake McNamara... -
![Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz]()
Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm betrothed to a dagger-toting hellionShe was a doe-eyed, freckle-faced girl when I left seven years ago.Had I known she held such fire, I would have rushed home to be in her arms much sooner.I adored her then…I ache to have her now.But the supernatural world that surrounds her may be our undoing.She's bound and determined to take her father's enemy head-on... -
![Bane of Winter by Debbie Cassidy]()
Bane of Winter by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA land gripped by eternal winter. A queen with a heart of ice. A woman with a destiny. This isn’t the faerie from the storybooks…Tainted creatures hunt me and death haunts my every turn, but my Raven keeps me safe. Together we must navigate the Winter Lands and find the Winter King because only he can aid me in my quest. Only he can help me unite the Tuatha and cut off Oblivion’s power... -
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All Fired Up by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesire can heal the coldest heart—or burn it to ashes. Alrik Gunn knows from bitter experience that change isn’t always for the better. From the woman who annihilated his Viking clan to the goddess who tricked him into centuries of slavery, betrayal has dogged his existence. The Goddess of Love is going to let him avenge his family, but for a price... -
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Inevitable by Sariah Skye
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA few short weeks ago, I knew exactly who I was: Ava Dawson, a woman with a surprising magical ability, data entry worker, anxiety sufferer, daughter of Marian, friend of Summer, and invisible to men. Now? Everything has changed. The only family I’ve ever known? Betrayed me. My best friend lives clear across the city, and I seem to have the favor of four gorgeous, reluctant incubi... -
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The Exile's Curse by M.J. Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo save her new life, she needs the man who destroyed her old one...Chloe de Montesse never thought she’d return from exile. Now she has a chance to reclaim the life she fled after her husband was executed for treason. But coming home again isn’t as simple as it sounds. Her magic is rusty, her family want her to wrap her in cotton wool, and Illvyan society views her as a scandal waiting to happen... -
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![The Trickster's Lover by Samantha MacLeod]()
The Trickster's Lover by Samantha MacLeod
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaroline Capello doesn't take chances.A graduate student at the prestigious University of Chicago, Caroline dedicates her carefully-planned life to the serious, academic study of mythology.Until a god shows up in her bedroom... -
![Fires of Ruin by Erin O'Kane]()
Fires of Ruin by Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSaviour. Traitor. Beloved.These are just some of the names they call me.All I want is a home, a place of safety, and answers about my past, but there’s danger around every corner.I have many names, but I have no idea who I am anymore.Clarissa and Vaeril finally escaped Arhaven, but Clarissa is not who she thought she was... -
![The Reckoning by Jennifer Ashley, Joy Nash]()
The Reckoning by Jennifer Ashley, Joy Nash
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree USA Today bestselling authors combine their talents in an anthology of sexy, action-packed novellas set in the hugely popular world of the multi-author series, Immortals.---For centuries they have walked among us ... vampires, shape-shifters, the Celtic Sidhe, demons, and other magical beings... -
![This Place is Death by Denise Grover Swank]()
This Place is Death by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s one of the most enduring mysteries in American history: What became of the English colony off the Virginian coast on Roanoke Island? Why, and how, did they vanish so completely?No one suspected an ancient curse....Ananias Dare and his expectant wife are among the pioneers who have come to brave an uncharted frontier... -
![The Key to Erebus by Emma V. Leech]()
The Key to Erebus by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B009OEKJ0EThe truth can kill you…Taken as a small child, from a life where faeries, sirens and mythical creatures are real and treacherous, Jéhenne Corbeaux is totally unprepared when she returns to France to stay with her eccentric Grandmother... -
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Golden Hood by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m just your friendly neighborhood Robin Hood. Ever since my coven was destroyed, I spend my days in The Wild stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, along with my merry band of werewolves and a grumpy wizard. The people protect my identity in exchange for my good deeds...
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