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  • Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A mysterious supernatural assassin is loose in D.C. – a man made of marble, hell-bent on murdering the most popular senator the country has seen in years...
  • The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

    The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 72 ratings
    A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking crossover series...
  • River Marked by Patricia Briggs

    River Marked by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 67 ratings
    Mercy Thompson: Mechanic, Shapeshifter, Fighter.Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. And she's never known any others of her kind. Until now...
  • Magic Bleeds [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Sofyan

    Magic Bleeds [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Sofyan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kate Daniels works for the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild. Unofficially, she cleans up the paranormal problems no one else wants to handle—especially if they involve Atlanta’s shapeshifting community...
  • Queen Takes Rook by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Queen Takes Rook by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A Reverse Harem Vampire RomanceThe epic showdown between the last Isador queen and House Skye begins.Strengthened by her new queen sib, Shara Isador plans to return to her mansion-in-progress for some much needed rest. She especially wants to get to know her new twin Blood and fears she may have made a mistake in taking them. She does not love them. Yet...
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    myths  paranormal  wlw  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  bisexuality  book
  • Queen Takes Triune by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Queen Takes Triune by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Which Triune court is calling the last Isador queen to take her rightful seat? There are three Aima courts: one dead, one full of monsters, and one with an empty seat that's ruled by the queen of Rome. While Shara Isador loves her monsters, she has no plan to unseat a Skolos queen. Nor does she wish to work side by side with Marne Ceresa on a daily basis...
  • Queen Takes Checkmate by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Queen Takes Checkmate by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The god of light has met his match. But whose life will the red serpent claim? Killing the queen of New York City has added a million new responsibilities to Shara Isador’s list. The former queen’s Blood must be dealt with before they turn thrall. The queens Keisha Skye coerced into sibling relationships must either be formally sworn to House Isador or freed...
  • Adonis by L. Sherleen

    Adonis by L. Sherleen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Accused of a hate crime and expelled from school in his final year, Connor returns home to his seaside town to let everything blow over. There, not only does he have to learn to deal with the addition of two new stepbrothers and a new stepdad, but he also has to grapple with a world set against him. It’s not all bad though. Within his dad’s underwater lab, he discovers something in the deep...
  • Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor

    Kiss of Seduction by Rawnie Sabor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A succubus's kiss is deadly... to everyone but her.Evie is trapped. Held captive by the vampiric Court of Night, she has experienced nothing but pain and terror for over a year. Treasured for her rare and delectable blood, Evie knows she will never see the outside of the dark estate that is her prison. She is fated to be forever ruined by cruel monsters. Her freedom is a concept lost...
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    wlw  paranormal  romance  fantasy  vampires  lgbtq  dark  demons
  • The Cities of Dead by Alys Arden

    The Cities of Dead by Alys Arden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Cities of Dead: the highly anticipated third book in Alys Arden’s spellbinding The Casquette Girls series. Old World witches collide with the French Quarter’s strangest denizens, setting off events that could tear the fabric of the Natural and Supernatural worlds, and only the most elusive, mischievous Voodoo lwa hold the key to stopping it...
  • Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty

    Tangled Threads Of Fate by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You should go to Crete if you want to survive. Amourgeles. They’ll come for you soon. I’d lived in the city for a long time, and working the drive-thru window of a coffee shop meant I’d seen some things. From blowjobs to furries. Sometimes furries getting blowjobs. Let’s face it, no one was at their best when they were uncaffeinated...
  • Anubis by Alessa Thorn

    Anubis by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Anubis, God of The Dead, is missing a piece of his soul, and he knows just the archaeologist to help him find it. He only needs to convince her of that…ANUBIS is the third book in the new series ‘Gods of the Duat’ that centers around the Egyptian gods of war, magic, and the dead...
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    myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons  fiction  gods
  • Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing brightens up a Monday like finding out you’re the spawn of SatanThe big bad is dead and now Satan’s spawn must fight for the Morningstar throne. I’m tossed into the ring, whether I want to be there or not.I’m mostly human, a hunter by trade, and totally outmatched by my half siblings. The chance I’ll survive these tests and claim the throne is slim...
  • Monsters Within by R.L. Caulder

    Monsters Within by R.L. Caulder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Have you ever lost yourself in a fantasy world you created?That’s how I’ve survived the years alone in a reality where humans cower in fear of supernatural creatures hiding behind the veil.All I’ve ever had is my pen, my notebook, and the world I created to make it through the days as a ward of the state, suffering at the hands of the real villains of the world...Humans...
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    myths  paranormal  adult  angels  book  demons  fated-mates  fiction
  • Undergrounder by J.E. Glass

    Undergrounder by J.E. Glass

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Drowned by men. Saved by a monster.The last place Alexandra Bailey expects her routine life of domestic journalism to lead is being sucked into icy floodwaters below New York City with a knife in her ribs. Headlines like this happen to other people, but it's real, and she knows she's dead. Which makes the circumstances of her survival as impossible as the woman who drags her from the water...
  • Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 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...
  • Night Wedding by Lisa Carlisle

    Night Wedding by Lisa Carlisle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My vampire boyfriend is acting strange.Is it the seven-month itch?We’ve passed that milestone, but maybe our relationship has become routine. My best friend thinks I should spice things up. That might be easy for a half-siren, but I’m a witch. I can master spells, not seduction.My awkward attempt proves it. I'll stick to dancing in clubs rather than my bedroom...
  • Wet Behind the Ears by W.R. Gingell

    Wet Behind the Ears by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Athelas never wanted housemates. Now he has three: the gumiho for whom he provided an alibi, the tea-wielding housekeeper who poisoned him, and the young human who might pose the greatest danger of all.All of Athelas’ training tells him to kill small, soft things before something else does—or worse, before he grows fond of them and then something kills them...
  • Behind Closed Doors by W.R. Gingell

    Behind Closed Doors by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When is a curse not a curse? How does a house become a prison? Why is a reformed murderer the only hope for a far-too-easily injured boy?Athelas has always been opposed to having a small, possibly-cursed Australian boy in the kitchen. When that small boy disappears, however, and Athelas’ housekeeper Camellia strongly encourages him to do something about it, he finds himself wavering...
  • Death and the Last Vampire: A Complete Vegas Immortals Series by Holly Roberds

    Death and the Last Vampire: A Complete Vegas Immortals Series by Holly Roberds

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life as a newly made vampire? Complicated. Being the target of Death himself? Outright bonkers. I woke up with fangs, a thirst for blood, and no memories of my past. To add to my confusion, the Grim Reaper is inexplicably hell-bent on ending me...
  • Hidden by Night by Jada Storm, Emma Stark

    Hidden by Night by Jada Storm, Emma Stark

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Ace Bisset, and after a lifetime of proving magic doesn’t exist, I’m learning how to be a witch.If you’d told me a few months ago that I’d be burning sage and staking vampires, I would have laughed in your face. And yet here I am, casting spells and brewing potions while I relentlessly search for a way to lift the curse that binds my four lovers to the night...
  • Ruthless by Sophia Stafford

    Ruthless by Sophia Stafford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The love of her life wants to kill her.She should be walking away from him. Screw walking, she should be sprinting! Her mind screams at her to go, but her body, her heart, and some sick part of her soul that thrives on danger demands she stay. He’s wanted to kill her before and she had survived. She looks into Azrael’s cold, red eyes, so different to the clear blue ones she came to love...
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    myths  paranormal  angels  book  demons  fiction  monsters  new-adult
  • The Nightmare by Regine Abel

    The Nightmare by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was his obsession.For years, Zain has stalked Naima until she slipped through his fingers. He longs for the delectable taste of her terror and the divine sound of her screams. She occupies his every thought, and he aches for her. Eager to reclaim the only female that can ever complete him, Zain carefully plans his passage into the Mortal Plane...
  • Dad Bod: Minotaur by Alana Khan

    Dad Bod: Minotaur by Alana Khan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Zoey and Theo’s otherworldly chemistry cannot be denied, but evil forces threaten to shatter their fragile bond.ZoeyWhen Theo—part minotaur, part enigma—walks into my salon seeking a makeover, my quiet life explodes into a whirlwind of desire and danger. Beneath his awkward exterior lies a potent masculinity that defies the rules...
  • Risking Immortality by Alyson Root

    Risking Immortality by Alyson Root

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amelia Loch has a secret…She knows humanity’s prejudices against her kind are little more than delusional nightmares. Born, not made, vampires have been forced into the shadows by human ignorance. In any case, the Loch family, like many vampire clans, has thrived over the centuries...
  • A Whisker Behind by W.R. Gingell

    A Whisker Behind by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Searching for redemption in the shifting realm between the human and fae worlds, not-so-reformed fae steward Athelas seems likely instead to find death, dismemberment, and deadly magic…Exiled, excommunicated, and with a bounty on his head, Athelas is lying low in Seoul for exactly one reason: he has a wedding to attend. Whether or not he’s welcome is another matter...
  • Aberrant Monsters by Debbie Cassidy

    Aberrant Monsters by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evicting a monster is no easy feat. Especially when the monster lives inside you.I’m a rift walker, one of a handful of humans able to step into a world of monsters and arcane magic. We follow three simple rules:*Never step into the eldritch realm after sundown.*Never stay for more than an hour*Never, ever bring anything backI broke all three rules...
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    myths  paranormal  poc-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  dark  demons
  • Princess Takes Academy by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Princess Takes Academy by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Our favorite Princess of Unicorns is all grown up! Now seventeen years old, Xochitl is ready to gain her independence and leave the Zaniyah nest. A devastating mistake five years ago cost her everything—her power, her best friend and Blood, Keras, and very nearly her life...
  • Cerberus Unleashed by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Cerberus Unleashed by Lacey Carter Andersen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hellhounds have feelings too...If Hades thinks he's going to drag me back to the Underworld, he might just learn that this fiery hound is more than just his daughter. Or his pet. Without my leash, this bi*** has a bite that'll make him piss his godly pants.And maybe just maybe make him rethink that whole chaining me to the Underworld for eternity, decision...
  • Sweet Revenge by G.K. DeRosa

    Sweet Revenge by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One broken human-ish girl.Twelve gorgeous supernatural bachelors.A paranormal dating game with bite. What’s a half-wolf girl to do when her fated mate rejects her? Apparently, go on a supernatural reality dating show. Twelve hunky bachelors are vying for my attention and my heart. Including my ex’s twin brother… It’s the perfect recipe for revenge...
  • Into the Seas Embrace by Avery Thorn

    Into the Seas Embrace by Avery Thorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dear Reader, I hope you find this note before it gets lost in the waves. Before I get to send another letter and tell you about what happened to me.It all started when my family and I came to the quiet town of Argos, Washington to start a new life. Again. However, the more I learned about this run-down seaside town, the more mysterious it became...
  • To Her Rescue by Dria Andersen

    To Her Rescue by Dria Andersen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Celine Harris’ inheritance hinged on one tiny detail. She needed to marry. Her father will do anything to get access to that money, include marrying her off to the highest bidder. She didn’t expect the shifter she’d been secretly crushing on to step up…Mason Knight was building an empire. That took time, and nearly all his effort. He didn’t have time for dating, nevermind marriage...
  • Dad Bod Gorgon by Kat Baxter, Violet Rae

    Dad Bod Gorgon by Kat Baxter, Violet Rae

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • The Troll Bride by S.J. Sanders

    The Troll Bride by S.J. Sanders

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cavek, youngest son of the Troll King of the Middling Kingdom, never thought he would fall in love with a human, but when he sees Kate, he knows that she is his fated bloodbonded mate. They have one perfect night and he promises to return for her, but when he is delayed for a year in returning for her, he does not know how welcoming she will be...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  adult  aliens  alpha-mc  book  fiction  insta-love
  • As the Crow Flies by Zoe Parker

    As the Crow Flies by Zoe Parker

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Feather Brain… That’s me and a bag of chips. Ever since I started working here at the Unsylum—I’ve been running around in a haze of purple insanity. Somehow, this job has come to mean more to me than being an overpaid maid. It's become a calling that I can’t ignore...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  abuse  adult  book  dragons  dystopia  fae
  • Grab the Bull by the Horns by Sam Hall

    Grab the Bull by the Horns by Sam Hall

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m a total ancient history nerd and I’m about to get up close and personal with creatures I’d assumed were figments of our imagination.When a strange man gives me a chai latte the like I’ve never tasted before, somehow, I’m stumbling through a rift in reality, straight into the arms of three very big, very muscular minotaurs.Yeah, you read that right, minotaurs...
  • Wrath & Reign: A Villain Paranormal Romance Complete Series by Nikki St. Crowe

    Wrath & Reign: A Villain Paranormal Romance Complete Series by Nikki St. Crowe

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Demon King crossed over to our world looking for something that was stolen from him. What he found was me.It used to be that the president was the most powerful person in the country. That all changed when Wrath came to our world. He’s more powerful than anything we’ve ever faced.Now there are websites dedicated to worshipping him...
  • Thing by Stasia Black

    Thing by Stasia Black

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being the angel of death’s a lonely gig, so when she trespasses into my realm, I decide to keep her...Thing’s been alone all his life, even when he wasn’t chained to a dungeon wall half-mad for two centuries.He’s not like his brothers.He’s come to prefer his solitude. Or so he thinks...
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    paranormal  myths  romance  fantasy  monsters  steamy  magic  demons
  • I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage

    I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Open a book. Read a spell. Whoop, there he is... a demon.The last single friend in her group and tired of being stood up by her girls, a drunken Rayna turns to her first love, a book. After jokingly casting a spell her favorite character used to conjure a loving boyfriend, the results aren’t nearly as funny...
  • Queen Crowned by Laurel Night

    Queen Crowned by Laurel Night

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    First I was an alpha. Now? A queen.I thought getting a mate would solve my problems.I thought The Oracle would answer my questions.As it turns out, I was wrong on both counts.Because I have not one, but five mates. They’ve all claimed a piece of me, but instead of making me whole, they’ve torn me apart.The Oracle didn’t answer any questions at all...
  • Chosen by a Vampire: A Dark Paranormal Romance by Wynta Tyme

    Chosen by a Vampire: A Dark Paranormal Romance by Wynta Tyme

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dare was so deliciously otherworldly…Tempo Bondeaux thought she led a normal life. She worked closely with children with autism, did Pilates, and had wonderful friends and family. It was the usual routine until the teacher in her class fell ill and in walked the substitute. He was deliciously otherworldly like the fantasy romances she read until he spoke to her telepathically...
  • Found by the Lake Monster by Lillian Lark

    Found by the Lake Monster by Lillian Lark

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A lake monster in heat, a lost human in the woods, and the lie that gets her stuffed…Getting lost in the woods was not the adventure Amy had in mind when she jumped at the chance to search for the local lake monster. She just wanted to liven up her steady but boring life, not wonder if every shadow on the ground is a snake and worry that no one will ever find her.Luckily, someone does find her...
  • Magic Shifts [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Sofyan

    Magic Shifts [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Sofyan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time...
  • The Reapers by Ali Winters

    The Reapers by Ali Winters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The balance of life and death must be protected at all costs.Nivian had never failed to Reap a marked soul. That is, until she meets Kain Evers, a Hunter and the only being on earth with the power to destroy her.When Reapers start to go missing, the Balance is thrown into turmoil, forcing Nivian and Kain to trust each other as they search for answers...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  audiobook  book  dark  death  demons  fiction
  • Frost Giant Loki: A Fantasy Romance Adventure by Liza Penn, Natasha Luxe

    Frost Giant Loki: A Fantasy Romance Adventure by Liza Penn, Natasha Luxe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ice Planet Barbarians meets Indiana Jones in this spicy fantasy romance perfect for fans of Katee Robert!When my jerk of an ex cheats me out of archeological grant money that's rightfully mine, I refuse to let it derail my career...
  • Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk

    Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Grayson Cole is stuck: stuck with writer’s block, stuck with no love life, and stuck in a place he no longer feels is home. In an effort to free himself—and discover the mysterious reason he’s so drawn to his mother’s hometown—Gray travels to Scotland, hoping that the wild, beautiful scenery will relight his lost spark...
  • Orc-ishly Ever After by Ava Ross

    Orc-ishly Ever After by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My fiancé’s mother is a real monster -in-law & she’s determined to break us up.I’ve been dating an orc, Jarum, for a few months when he proposes. I hesitate before saying yes. I want to be with him, but I’m nervous about what might be expected from an orc bride. When I agree, he says we can’t fully mate until his parents approve and I’ve completed two ancient orc marriage tests...
  • How To Fail At Avoiding An Alpha Demon by Liz E. Cooper

    How To Fail At Avoiding An Alpha Demon by Liz E. Cooper

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She saved him from destruction, now he won’t leave her alone.Swearing to herself she’d never get involved with an alpha due to a devastating loss, Shante, a therapist with magic and an omega, has now gained the attention of an alpha demon. When he asks her for help controlling his beserker rage, she can’t say no...
  • House of Igarashi: part 2 by Crea Reitan

    House of Igarashi: part 2 by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’ve always been a part of the world of monsters. Storms thrive on the energy of other storms. In many ways, all monsters are perfect storms. That’s why they’re hunted. Content with a life of work and friends, I somehow find myself falling for the eleven gorgeous storms of House Igarashi...
  • The Kraken's Mate by Jennifer Cody

    The Kraken's Mate by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Soren:I might die down here, but dang. What a way to go.It was just supposed to be a test dive. I'd take the submersible down to the bottom of the Atlantic and then straight back up. If I got to see some cool ocean life, well, that's why we were live-streaming the dive.I didn't expect to see the most incredible thing ever. Who expects to get abducted by a kraken? Not me, but wow, he's...um...hot...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  myths  romance  mlm  fantasy  shapeshifters  lgbtq  magic
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