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  • Daughter of the Dragon by Alicia Montgomery

    Daughter of the Dragon by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What's a girl to do when her heart gets broken? Fly halfway across the world, and hope digging for mummies will help her forget. At least that's what Deedee Creed does. But then a fierce sand storm sweeps her up and sends her straight into the bed of a hot prince...
  • Necromancy in New Orleans by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Necromancy in New Orleans by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.When the magical energy of New Orleans redlines, Team Trouble responds.Caught between three hostile factions of empowered citizens—witches, wolves, and vampires—we scramble to figure out who’s leaving bodies littered around the French Quarter.Navigating the crypts, catacombs, and a cagey council doesn't go our way.Big Easy my ass...
  • Christmas Eve by Jim Butcher

    Christmas Eve by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Jim wrote a new short story, Christmas Eve, as a gift for his fans on December 24, 2018. It is posted to his website and Facebook page. The story is set after Peace Talks and Battle Ground and depicts Harry's first Christmas Eve as a dad, as well as a few other familiar faces...
  • Heart of the Fae by A.L. Knorr

    Heart of the Fae by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Make a deal with the fae at your own risk…Tricked into a slippery alliance, Georjie has no choice but to trust the only being with enough power to stop the black witch. All she has to do is lure Daracha to the right place at the right time using herself as bait, and the formidable queen will do the rest...
  • Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The brightest light casts the darkest shadow.Would you kill to save a life?In order to save those closest to him, Tristan has stepped closer to darkness.In order to save Tristan, Simon must do the impossible.When Monty uses blood magic, he enters a schism—which puts him, and everyone close to him, in mortal danger...
  • Archmage by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Archmage by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Monty and Simon emerged from Hell, they did so possessing the first of the five arcane runes—Mu.Divided between the two of them, the rune is the only way to stand against and defeat a Keeper of the Arcana.Keeper Gault has only one purpose the obliteration of Montague and Strong. After his second, Tellus, failed to capture the rune, Gault finds himself forced to take extreme measures...
  • Broken Magic by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Broken Magic by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.Tristan Montague has had his ability to cast magic broken.When his confrontation with Edith and Verity leave him unable to access his magic, he must seek out another technique to regain his access.He must learn the Restoring Palm...
  • Lost Runes by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Lost Runes by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What some call lost, others call hidden..By returning to the foundations of the magical sects, Monty and Simon must locate one of the main sources of magic.The lost runes.There’s only one problem. The runes were never lost—they were hidden, kept away from mages and humanity because of the mind-numbing destructive power they contain.The Keepers of Arcana, who hid them, want them to remain that way...
  • Blood Lessons by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Blood Lessons by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The hardest lessons are taught in blood..The power unleashed during the Ascendance, lingers.After defeating the Revenant, Monty realizes Simon’s blood has been poisoned—tainted.Simon is slowly transforming. His body is harnessing dark magic in ways thought unimaginable.Now, Monty is faced with the hardest choice...
  • Ashes of the Wise by A.L. Knorr

    Ashes of the Wise by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her power has attracted the wrong kind of attention. Now a centuries-old witch wants to burn her at the stake…Blackmouth, Scotland. After managing to bury a vicious witch with her elemental magic, Georjie is horrified to learn entombing the spellcaster in soil has enabled the dark woman to rise again…and time is running out...
  • Forged in Magical Fire (Midlife Witchery, #5) by Brenda Trim

    Forged in Magical Fire (Midlife Witchery, #5) by Brenda Trim

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Guess who just discovered her Phoenix lineage? I'd rather go back to just being cursed. Hot flashes have nothing on bursting into flames...Imps are taking over Cottlehill Wilds, wreaking havoc at every turn. Chasing them around my store with unreliable magic, while not alerting the mundies, is harder than raising twins...
  • Blood Rule by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Blood Rule by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She will teach them the meaning of fear—it will be the last thing they learn.Michiko Nakatomi, an ancient vampire and leader of the Dark Council, is missing. After giving up control of the blood blades—weapons designed to destroy supernaturals—the Dark Council challenged Michiko’s leadership…and her right to exist...
  • Shadowstrut by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Shadowstrut by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes fear of the dark can keep you alive. Grey and Koda have a lead on the supplier of Redrum X—a new strain of the deadly drug that creates UV resistant vampires. Preventing the streets of New York City from being flooded with the mindless creatures was only the first step. Each night as darkness falls, body counts rise. Someone or something has made nights in the city…fatal...
  • Fractured by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Fractured by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Returning home after three weeks of captivity in the shadows of her own mind, Ruby discovers the magnitude of the damage her absence left in its wake. With relationships to mend and unsolved mysteries still looming, she has little time to deal with the latest drama at hand: the three disreputable werewolves recently thrust into her life and a missing Scarlet...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  retellings  angels  book  fiction  gods  mystery
  • Circus by Cameron Jace

    Circus by Cameron Jace

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... There is a loose rabbit with a ticking bomb in the streets of the London. Come closer, you won'd believe your eyes... Alice & the Pillar follow a set of clues, meticulously weaved by the most mysterious Wonderland Monster of all. Here is the Maddest Show on Earth ... The Circus! Where Alice's most unexpected secret will be revealed...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  retellings  book  crime  dark  fairy-tale  fiction
  • They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When monsters come hunting…she will be their nightmare.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and the power of the Darkin.A power that threatens her enemies and makes her a target.After rescuing Acheron, she understands her problems have only just begun. Someone wants them both dead and will tear their world apart to do it...
  • They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes to fight monsters…you must become one.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and power of the Darkin.There’s only one problem, she doesn’t know how to use them…yet.Gryn, an old sorcerer, has just the solution—intense training bordering on torture...
  • The Magekiller by Orlando A. Sanchez

    The Magekiller by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dead bodies are a problem. Dead mages are an invitation…to war. When dead mages appear in the city streets, Ronin must track down the killer. Disavowed from Division 13 and hunted by Tigris, Ronin faces overwhelming odds as the body count keeps rising...
  • Blood Betrayal by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Blood Betrayal by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She will teach them the meaning of fear—it will be the last thing they learn.Michiko Nakatomi—an ancient vampire and leader of the Dark Council—is missing. After she gave up control of the blood blades—weapons designed to destroy supernaturals—the Dark Council challenged Michiko’s leadership…and her right to exist...
  • Shadow Sworn by Jess Mountifield

    Shadow Sworn by Jess Mountifield

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All things come to an end.Hiding in the shadows works for Aella and her dragon for a while, but dragons grow.With the world still in the dark about the existence of anything mythical, Aella must try and keep out of sight. But she’s living in one of the busiest cities in the world...
  • Bloody Rosary Academy: Year Two by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Bloody Rosary Academy: Year Two by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hail Mary, Full of Grace. Thanks to your mercy, the truth has been revealed.Awakened by the blood of my ancestors, I join with those who will empower me to rise to my birthright, my throne. In this moment, I can finally breathe, and while I see the light that beckons, my future is shrouded in darkness...
  • The Death King by Jovee Winters

    The Death King by Jovee Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hades is the Dark King of Legend, the god of the Underworld and the master of death itself. Calypso is a wild, capricious, and ancient goddess more powerful than all the gods of Olympus combined. Theirs was a legendary love until a curse came and tore through Kingdom and with it the end of all they'd once been. Without her he is lost and without him, she's lost her way...
    Categorized as:
    fae  myths  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  gods  mystery
  • Demon's Advocate by Stacia Stark

    Demon's Advocate by Stacia Stark

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lucifer Morningstar took everything from me. My memories. My freedom. And my powers. Now, it’s my turn to take everything from him. I’ll make alliances with former enemies, kill those who betrayed me and make my grandfather regret ever learning of my existence. Because Samael is readying our people for war. And there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to protect those I love...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  biker  book  demons  female-mc
  • A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon

    A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    USA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon brings the story of second chance love. Buckle up...it's gonna be a wild ride. When a wolf catches the scent of his mate, he’ll do anything to claim and protect her, even if that means protecting the little Fey from himself...
  • Earth Bound by Jess Mountifield

    Earth Bound by Jess Mountifield

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who is hunting who?With the Sanctuary under threat and the agency showing they’ll stop at nothing to detain mythicals and disappear them, Aella finds herself on the front lines once more. But this time the whole world is watching.Up against an agency director who appears to have unlimited resources and no hesitation in doctoring film and lying to make Aella look bad, she must be above reproach...
  • Courts and Cabals 4 by G.S. D'Moore

    Courts and Cabals 4 by G.S. D'Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cameron Dupree thought he had it all. His succubus girlfriend was out of jail. He was finally pulling in some serious money working for the Venetian Cabal, and he'd demonstrated his true power by completely dominating a Nosferatu of the rival Tikal Cabal. The poor, scared human who'd walked on tiptoes around the supernaturals of St. Vincent's Preparatory Academy was long gone...
  • 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...
  • The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When things go bump in the night…they bump back. Mark Ronin is an operative for Division 13, a non-official agency that monitors all paranormal activity in the country. When women and children begin disappearing from the streets, Division 13 places Ronin on the case, until new evidence is uncovered implicating him in the disappearances...
  • Blood Ascension by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Blood Ascension by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She will teach them the meaning of fear—it will be the last thing they learn. Michiko Nakatomi—an ancient vampire and leader of the Dark Council—is missing. After she gave up control of the blood blades—weapons designed to destroy supernaturals—the Dark Council challenged Michiko’s  leadership…and her right to exist...
  • The Perfect Cup by Orlando A. Sanchez

    The Perfect Cup by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some things are better off lost and some mysteries shouldn’t be solved. When Tristan receives a cryptic message requesting help, he and Simon must come to the aid of Quan of the White Phoenix. Someone has stolen the Holy Grail and the Order of Calyx--the group tasked with keeping it safe from abuse, and humanity is looking at the Golden Circle...
  • Excantation by Honor Raconteur

    Excantation by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being an adult is the dumbest thing I have ever done.Our Heroine: still me. A sleep-deprived me, which, considering I’m a murder and ten cups of coffee away from showing my displeasure to the world, and there’re clans to save, is not a good combination...
  • The Day Of Darkness by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend

    The Day Of Darkness by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Determined to restore order, Melany and her friends embark on a forbidden mission to find the Fates, coming face to face with a deadly new threat.After losing one of their own, they band together with others from the academy for a dangerous rescue, but they soon discover not everyone is an ally. Unfortunately, things go terribly wrong when Melany is labeled a murderer...
  • Hunted by Steve McHugh

    Hunted by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cursed by witches centuries ago, Remy Roax was content with living his long life as a half-man/half-fox. But when he learned he had had undiscovered powers, he had no choice but to learn how to use them...
  • The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four Nations. One Champion. After a long Autumn, Conryu Koda is ready for a rest. His hopes are dashed when Chief Kane asks for another favor. Ratings are down for the Four Nations Tournament and having the world’s only male wizard participate is just the thing to give them a boost. An exhausted Conryu has no interest in playing in an event broadcast world wide...
  • Surrender by Quinn Loftis

    Surrender by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “So I just might die a virgin after all. That’s what sucks about the end of the world, you just don’t plan for it and once it’s upon you it’s too late. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had time to actually write anything down, which sucks because more has happened in my life in the past three weeks than it has in all my seventeen, (soon to be eighteen) years...
    Categorized as:
    fae  myths  paranormal  book  fated-mates  fiction  high-school  magic
  • Tarnished by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Tarnished by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sean has a reputation for brutality, and it is well-deserved. Centuries of inflicting pain and punishment on anything and everything he deemed worthy slowly stole whatever light had been in him when he was born. His angelic nature fell victim to the god of war within him, just as Ares had intended.After an enigmatic encounter, a vision of Ruby comes to Sean and changes all of that...
  • Moon's Flower by Marie Hall

    Moon's Flower by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once upon a time, long, long ago a flower fairy looked up to the sky and dared to fall in love with the Man in the Moon…This is a very special and hidden story of Kingdom. WARNING: May contain treachery, happily ever afters, betrayals, and laughter… though not necessarily in that order...
    Categorized as:
    fae  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  book  fairy-tale  fiction
  • Lucifer's Fate by Skye Wilson, Roxie Ray

    Lucifer's Fate by Skye Wilson, Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I crowned her queen and lost everything. I gave everything to protect Evie from Heaven. And I won. Michael can torture me for eternity. But he will never touch her. Evie is safe in Hell while I am bound in Heaven. But my queen is stronger than the angels know. I will not be left here forever, and when we are reunited, Heaven will quake...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  angels  book  demons  fiction
  • The Awakening by James E. Wisher

    The Awakening by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing has gone right for Conryu Koda since learning he’s a wizard. On his first day at The North American Alliance’s Arcane Academy he’s greeted by protestors and pelted with tomatoes. On the second day he nearly dies in a magical ritual. It’s all downhill from there...
  • Haint Blue by Kimbra Swain

    Haint Blue by Kimbra Swain

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As the Samhain approaches, the veil thins and dark beings cross into the town of Shady Grove.Just when her enemies thought they broke her, Grace Ann Bryant shows them an inner strength that they didn't know she possessed.After the devastating events of the midsummer bonfire, Grace battles her emotions along with several new enemies include a so-called friend...
    Categorized as:
    fae  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  book  comedy  fiction
  • A Baker's Coven by Samantha Silver

    A Baker's Coven by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Spellford Cove, where the baking is sweet and the witches are wild.Robin is finally settling into Spellford Cove. Business is booming, and as the weather gets colder her relationship with Hunter seems to be heating up. And she finally gets some answers about her biological father. But when a friend of Elsa's is murdered, Robin decides to get involved...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  animals  book  cozy  culinary
  • Bangers & Mash: Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Bangers & Mash: Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When it’s all at risk and you’ve lost hope…don’t call them.You’ve been warned.Meet Robert Bangers & Steven Mash, Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane.When danger terrorizes the city, Bangers & Mash take it upon themselves to investigate, despite everyone advising against it.They won’t let common sense and the threat of a horrific creature capable of ripping them to shreds stop them...
  • Aftermath by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Aftermath by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enter a new adventure set in the Montague & Strong World! Creatures are roaming the nights of the city and only nulls can face them. Meet Ursula Bjorn, werebear and Director of the Decons and Magical Nulls-Elite Division.When buildings and structures are being destroyed in her city, Ursula thinks it’s the work of Montague & Strong—the local duo of demolition...
  • They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sleep tight…don’t let the bedbugs bite…when the monsters come hunting, call Nyxia White.Nyxia White isn’t entirely human. She sees the things no one else can. She never counted on being called to The Seven, it was an offer she could’ve refused…if she wanted to die.Now she’s one of the beings tasked with protecting humanity...
  • Familiar Shadows by Taki Drake

    Familiar Shadows by Taki Drake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some days are just BAD. A couple of thousand feet in the air, hanging from eagle talons and bleeding out. Just a typical bad day for a rebellious cat. Meet Dascha, a perfect example of contrariness and smarts. This young Russian Blue is not interested in following the family business, at all! But a moment of inattention leads to danger and pain, and she is left with some hard decisions to make...
  • Shadow of the Ghoul by Devin Hanson

    Shadow of the Ghoul by Devin Hanson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex Ascher is back! There's a new threat roaming the streets of Los Angeles. Before now, ghouls have stayed out of America, but now one is hunting Alex. Having a homicidal, unkillable djinn after you is bad enough, but nothing in Alex's life is ever so simple. Satanists, a possessed computer programmer, and haunted junk in the garage is just the beginning. Alex is not alone though...
    Categorized as:
    fae  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  angels  book  demons
  • The Green Man's Foe by Juliet E. McKenna

    The Green Man's Foe by Juliet E. McKenna

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you do a good job for someone, there’s a strong chance they’ll offer you more work or recommend you elsewhere. So Daniel Mackmain isn’t particularly surprised when his boss’s architect brother asks for his help on a historic house renovation in the Cotswolds. Except Dan’s a dryad’s son, and he soon realises there’s a whole lot more going on...
  • Meta Marshal Service 2 by B.N. Miles

    Meta Marshal Service 2 by B.N. Miles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the Meta Marshal Service. Jared thought he craved an ordinary life. Clock in, do paperwork, clock out. He gave up magic, joined the Meta Marshal Service, and just wanted to be left alone...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  harem
  • Blood Ties by M.D. Massey

    Blood Ties by M.D. Massey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Best-selling urban fantasy and paranormal suspense author M.D...
  • Kiss Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Kiss Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “I could rely on Bishop, I felt it in every fiber of my being. Only... I’d been wrong before.” Anja’s no longer the geeky newbie who couldn’t bite her way out of a paper bag. Since becoming Elder of the West, Anja stood up for what she believes in and found her place in vampire society...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  horror
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