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Saviour of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy mum told me I could be anything I wanted to be – and it turns out that I want to be an alpha werewolf. I’m finally starting to get a hang of this alpha malarkey when destiny sticks her oar in once again.There’s a prophecy about me, and it’s time for me to find out what it says... -
Wizard by Trade by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFantasy: For Harry Dresden, the only wizard listed in the Chicago phone book, when it rains, it pours. In fact, it pours toads, always a sign something bad is about to happen, But Harry takes such omens in stride, given that his rattletrap VW Bug needs constant upkeep, and his 30 pound guard cat wants regular meals... -
Power by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSienna Nealon seems like a woman beaten. Imprisoned by her enemies, facing the extinction of her entire race, she is up against overwhelming odds. But overwhelming odds have never stopped her before... -
Destiny by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNOTE: This is a tightly intertwined series wherein each book builds on previous volumes.In the aftermath of her confrontation with Sovereign, Sienna Nealon finds herself low on allies. The organization Century continues their genocide of the entire race of metahumans unchecked, working toward an ultimate goal that they have yet to reveal... -
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Wicked Hunt by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo take him down, I’d use all of my power…I know exactly who Dario Malback is. I know everything about him. I know all of his dirty secrets and his evil deeds. He is more of a monster than my father ever was...because Dario just likes it.He needs to go down for what he did. He needs to pay for his crimes and I’ve dreamt of this day for a long time...Categorized as:
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Noble's Honor by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsVassal of the Queen of the Fae Noble of the Wild Hunt Child of the Horned King. Bait. Jason Kilkenny has learned his full heritage and the nature of the bloodline that runs in his veins. One quarter mortal, he is also the child of a Power, the Horned King of the Wild Hunt of the Fae. But his father is dead, murdered in a fae civil war that ended before Jason was born... -
Hired Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNew city, new job, new threat?With my best friend going to college to learn how to use her magic, I'm job hunting in Atlanta. We're sharing an apartment and I've never been happier. The last thing I needed was to be involved in a murder investigation. Now the police are sure I had something to do with it. News alert: I don't. I've got a job, Jo's going school...Categorized as:
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Legacy by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTime is running out for Sienna Nealon. The mysterious organization Century is only weeks from wiping out the entire metahuman race. But just as Sienna has made the decision to fight them, her past catches up to her and she finds herself in the hands of the U.S. Government. Secrets long buried begin to rise, putting Sienna and everyone she cares about directly in the path of Century..Categorized as:
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Chew the Bullet by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIdina Moorfield isn’t the only one on her team with unusual powers.Her buddy, Stop remembers everything he sees, and Cake is a new kind of man of steel.That’s the last two, which means everyone in Idina’s unit has a unique talent.Why would the Army want to bring them all together?Her commander, Hines is still refusing to answer her questions...Categorized as:
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Enemies by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFar from home, having failed in her quest to kill Old Man Winter, Sienna Nealon finds herself in the city of London, working with Omega, her oldest enemies... -
Destiny by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen destiny is on the line, will love be enough to light the way? In order to save Ethan, Nara gets pulled deeper into his dark world, where everything she thought she knew about Ethan and herself turns on its head...Categorized as:
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Scorching Secrets by Kaitlyn Hoyt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA magical prophecy, a dangerous journey, and scorching secrets.Surviving one battle was hard enough for Ryanne, but that was just the beginning. There are so many unknowns ahead of her and the path she is on is riddled with obstacles that she has to overcome if she wants to come out alive... -
Drafted by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulie Meadows is down on her luck when she receives an e-mail drafting her into the Official Para-Military Agency.She didn’t expect “para” to mean paranormal. Her partner is an Aether Elf prince, her boss is a Were…something, and the IT department is staffed by literal trolls... -
Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDax Jones is an ordinary schoolboy . . . until something extraordinary happens one day. Whilst frightened for his life, he inexplicably changes into a fox! Before long, both a government agent and an ambitious young journalist are on his tail...Categorized as:
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Born of Fire by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. Right? Saxony Cagney counts herself lucky when she wins a position as an au pair in Venice for the summer. It's her responsibility to take care of two young boys - speak to them in English, make sure they get to their swimming lessons on time. Piece of cake, right? She unexpectedly forms a strong bond with the youngest, Isaia, although its a mystery why...Categorized as:
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(Dis)content by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI hate. I thought I hated before the letter, before the werewolves, but now I understand that was nothing more than a chip on my shoulder. The urbat took what was mine. And, they will pay. Isabelle leads a very normal life...for an emotional syphon. If not for Ethan and his bar, she would have lost her sanity long ago...Categorized as:
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Annihilate by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere are two things Charlie Bennett despises: bullies and vampires. Which in her experience, is really the same thing.After their battle with the Quorum, she's left with no other option. The vampire's rule must end.But when more shocking secrets are uncovered Charlie wonders if she'll be alive long enough to follow through with her plan...Categorized as:
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Limitless by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTwo years after the explosive Girl in the Box Series ends, Sienna Nealon is called to London, England, where she is drawn into a murder investigation involving an old friend. Paired up with a young, handsome Detective Inspector, she finds herself in a race against time to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder as victim after victim falls to the careful, clever killer... -
The Good Troll Detective by Ramy Vance, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHalf-troll. Half-human. All badass.Maine doesn’t like her father. It doesn’t help that he’s a troll. As in a literal, lives-under-a-bridge troll.When her father is killed, Maine returns home to settle his estate and learns that he wasn’t any ordinary troll, but the town hero.Seems trolls can be superheroes, too...Categorized as:
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Mom’s The Word by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagical medieval artifacts are on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. They are the perfect target for magical thieves.Look out Lucy Heron. It’s not the usual menace looking to steal a strange magical crown.Good thing Lucy and the Silver Griffins are on the case.Meanwhile, the Underfoot Brigade are on a case of their own. Monsters are in the underground tunnels. Time to find out why...Categorized as:
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One Mom Army by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeave it to a Magical Mom to clean up the streets of the city of Los Angeles. Lucy Heron, Agent 485 is on the job, and trying to keep things together at home.It’s not an easy job…. Especially when pipes are bursting, your kids are trying to solve crimes and a dangerous new monster is polluting the city.Gives a whole new meaning to the LA smog...Categorized as:
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The Mom Identity by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilver Griffins Agent 485 Lucy Heron is on the trail of a string of magical thefts. But first, she has to pick up the kids from school.Talk about trying to find a life and work balance.Dylan is in that awkward middle school phase when magic can turn a friend into a frog and back again...Categorized as:
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Rogue Mom by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHas anyone noticed Los Angeles is going to the monsters?The City of Angels is under attack and the Silver Griffins are calling all agents.What monster is making the rounds and threatening to expose magic?Mr. No has returned and is invading dreams. The sinister Dwarf has figured out how to sap away magicals’ dreams and aspirations...Categorized as:
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Dark Light by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe second novel in the new, gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi TaylorFrom the frying pan into the fire.Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old ceremony that will end in death... -
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Protector by Christine Pope
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaitlin McAllister has been keeping a secret. While her clan suffers for lack of a seer, she’s been hiding her gift of second sight—hiding and running away from a destiny she does not want and has done her best to escape... -
Tiger's Dream by Colleen Houck
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA tiger left behind.A goddess in need of an ally.Stranded in a time and place he never wished for, Kishan Rajaram must carry out his destiny of assisting the beautiful yet extremely irritable goddess Durga. This daunting task is not made easy by the fact that he must also face the truth about the girl he loves and the brother who stole her away... -
Pyro by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill she give up her greatest secret for the greatest opportunity? Saxony has barely stepped off the plane from her life-altering summer in Venice when friction in her family rises up to meet her...Categorized as:
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Firecracker by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn love with one twin, bonded by fire to the other. Welcome to Arcturus Academy.98% of fire magi who attempt the agonizing forbidden ritual known as The Burning don’t survive. Those who do… level up in ways undreamt of by the Unburned.I survived.Now I've got other problems...Categorized as:
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Redux by Jena Leigh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings* Book #3 in the Variant Series * Alex Parker sits at the crossroads, out of time and out of place. She went back to fix the past, not to imperil the future. Rescued from the icy waters of the Bering Sea by one familiar face, she's helpless to find another. Declan O'Connell jumped with her, but where did he go? In the middle of her search, a new threat confronts Alex...Categorized as:
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Orphan Witch by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes the real monsters are those within your own family. Sometimes it takes an outsider like Raine to come to your rescue. Raine Campbell has survived her first semester at the School of Necessary Magic, but only just. Time to throw herself into her studies and get a better grasp on magic. No more close calls with spells.. -
Desire by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings**Grab DESIRE while it's on SALE for just $2.99. You'll also get a signed digital copy ONLY during release week, April 1-8! **Now that Nara and Ethan are working together to uncover the Corvus' secrets, they're confident nothing can stop them...Categorized as:
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House of Cards by W.J. May
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRae Kerrigan is three months away from graduating from Guilder Boarding school. She is now moonlighting as an operative for the Privy Council, a black ops division for British Intelligence. She’s given a mentor, Jennifer, who fights like a demon –fast, tough, and incredibly strong-willed. Rae finds a strange maternal bond with her...Categorized as:
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Lucid by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce Nara combines her prophetic ability with Ethan’s power to outsmart Fate at his own deadly cat-and-mouse game, she’s more determined than ever to help Ethan learn the meaning behind the raven sword tattoo that suddenly appeared on his back after their confrontation with Fate...Categorized as:
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Invision by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThink your life is complicated and confusing? Nick Gautier was born to bring about the end of the world…It’s not easy being the heir of a demon overlord.But Nick is determined to thwart his destiny and get into a good college. To be more than his genetics and prophecy foretell. No one is ever going to tell this stubborn Cajun who and what he really is. Or how to live his life...Categorized as:
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Misty Falls by Joss Stirling, Джос Стърлинг
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMisty is a one-girl disaster zone. Born with a Savant 'gift' that means she can never tell a lie, her compulsive truth-telling gets her into trouble wherever she goes.So when she meets Alex: gorgeous, confident, and impossibly charming, Misty instantly resolves to keep her distance . . . Someone so perfect could never be hers, surely?But a dark shadow has fallen across the Savant community...Categorized as:
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Blood of the Innocent by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA war older than the nation An enemy with agents at every turn An ancient foe with an offer of peace The alliance with the Elfin Warriors has allowed the United States Government’s supernatural forces, the Omicron Branch, to hold the line against the demons and take the war to the Vampire Familias, defeating them in battle and reclaiming their resources... -
Split Second by Kasie West
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLife can change in a split second.Addie hardly recognizes her life since her parents divorced. Her boyfriend used her. Her best friend betrayed her. She can’t believe this is the future she chose. On top of that, her ability is acting up. She’s always been able to Search the future when presented with a choice. Now she can manipulate and slow down time, too... but not without a price...Categorized as:
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(Un)wise by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe dreams start, and Bethi’s very normal life goes down the toilet. She soon realizes the dreams are actually memories from past lives…and not just hers. She sees the lives of other women like her. The recalled memories follow the same terrifying pattern: Dog-men chase her, and she sees her eventual tormented death. Learning from the past, Bethi sets out to find a way to live this time around...Categorized as:
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Seals by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKara has survived the threat of the Reapers, but at an unspeakable cost—the Archfiends have escaped their eternal prison. Now, with the mortal world on the brink of the apocalypse, with the threat of evil beings as powerful as gods, she must break the rules and travel across the mortal world on an unauthorized mission. Along the way she must face her darkest truth . .Categorized as:
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The Scrolls of Gideon by Sonya Bateman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's NOT safe to go back in the water... After a promise gone horribly wrong, Gideon Black has sworn off doing favors for people. But when the mysterious Lady Tethys offers him a house -- a home of his own for the first time in his life -- in exchange for retrieving an artifact, he agrees...Categorized as:
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Powerless by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Max Campbell and I do not have a superpower. I don't need one. I have a genius level IQ, nerves of steel, and great hair. I've been trained to be a healer and a killer by some of the most elite soldiers in the world, and I excel at the task. No tricks. No cheat codes. Just me. Pure, unaltered, awesome me...Categorized as:
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Gray by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsComing May, 15!„Good or bad is not who you are, it’s who you choose to be.“In the final showdown of The Wings Trilogy, Claire has to choose between temptation and destiny, and has to learn that there is more to her family history than she could have ever imagined.. -
Awaken by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS series...With her family life in emotional turmoil, Nara turns her focus to the one thing she knows is most important for everyone: convincing the raven spirit inside Ethan that he is the Master Corvus. Of course, Ethan trying to protect her by keeping his distance makes that goal near impossible to accomplish...Categorized as:
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The Rogue Regiment by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZ Thornbrook and her cousins are like any other Oriceran pixie on Earth. Mischief is their middle name, and for the last hundred and fifty years, that's been their game.But what happens when a gang of rogue pixies takes the troublemaking just a little too far?They get noticed. By the U.S. Army. And playtime is over...Categorized as:
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Displaced by Bridget E. Baker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBridget E. Baker begins a saga of shocking truths, deadly intrigue, and sisterly betrayal among the descendants of Eve.My mom should have killed me the day I was born.Being a twin complicates the Evian line of succession, but Chancery Alamecha is fine letting Judica inherit the throne. After all, she’s the stronger sister—the merciless fighter, the ruthless politician, and the groomed heir...Categorized as:
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Shadowstitch by Cari Thomas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnna survived the attempt to bind her magic, but Anna and her coven aren’t free from danger yet.Haunted by her aunt’s death, living in fear of her curse, and fated to love the one man she can never have, the last thing Anna needs is a witch hunt. Now she must conceal her magic once more or risk losing everything... -
Ready For All by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDescriptionIdina Moorfield and Hellion Squadron are going on their first mission.Months and months of training is finally paying off.No amount of training could have prepared them for this.A monster unlike anything they have seen before.Idina and her team are going to have to come up with new tactics to capture or kill this monster… if they can.The world is changing. Magic is changing... -
Quell the Storm by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIdina Moorfield and her team face a new threat—silent, potentially deadly, and coming from within Hellion Squadron this time.Video footage of their last mission is threatening the program's anonymity, making tensions rise.Bravo Team even took out their last target, but they still can't seem to win...Categorized as:
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Dealing with Demons by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome deals can’t be broken. According to the family curse, Tessa has until her next birthday to select her future husband. However, choosing would mean his premature death. Unwilling to condemn any man to that fate, Tessa searches for an explanation behind the curse and the rules that dictate her life. What she learns is more terrifying than she could have imagined...Categorized as:
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Slayers: Friends and Traitors by C.J. Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn C. J. Hill's action-packed sequel to Slayers, the group of teens known as Slayers have been betrayed—but they won’t give up without a fight.Tori’s got a problem. She thought she’d have one more summer to train as a dragon Slayer, but time has run out. When Tori hears the horrifying sound of dragon eggs hatching, she knows the Slayers are in trouble...
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