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Fashionably Fabulous by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce upon a time there lived a Fairy. And not just your run of the mill kind of Fairy. The reincarnated Fairy Queen of Zanthia. The Queen. She was a modern woman—a human no less. Armed with a potty mouth, a firm grasp of every note in Michael Jackson’s song catalogue, and some friends in very high places, she was set. Yet this Queen wasn’t exactly sure she wanted the job. Fine…it’s me... -
Freaky Rites by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNorthern California beckons the Mystic Caravan crew and they’re looking forward to some down time after their previous stop. Emotions are running high and the workers are desperate to return to their normal lives. Poet Parker and Kade Denton, for instance, have a new camper to move into and they’re both excited at the prospect of an adventure that has nothing to do with monsters... -
Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lexi Blake comes a new epic-length story in her Thieves/Hunter world…A daughter lostSummer has spent her whole life wondering about the family she left behind. On the night she came into being she only had a few moments with them. In that brief time, she reached out to her father, looking deep into his soul, and gifted him the will to go on... -
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Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsExclusive chapter outtakes... -
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Growing Alpha by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas knows that progress isn’t made without sacrifices. Their side has lost people, and the cost to her own life is sometimes too high.But now that the political climate for supes shifts widely back the wrong way, everyone is scrambling to secure the protections supes desperately need. It’s simply impossible to play a fair game when the other side cheats... -
Bear Facts: Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShane’s bad day gets worse when his sanctuary on the mountains is invaded by an un-Collared wolf, who thinks attacking him is a great idea. Shane has no intention of getting involved in this lady Lupine’s complicated life, but there’s something about her that raises his protective instincts to the highest they’ve ever been... -
Southern Fortunes by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Pepper teaches a class at the Southern School of Magic, she expects a run of the mill experience. But when a gaggle of mean teachers invades her classroom, Pepper is on high alert.These women are nasty and they make no bones about disliking Pepper... -
Into the Fae by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWith peace finally descending on the Romanian Grey Wolves, the longtime fae ambassador to the wolves, Perizada, has been given a new mission by the Great Luna. But Peri’s desire for revenge against her sister, Lorelle, burns in her heart... -
Freaky Games by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLook out Sin City, here comes the Mystic Caravan Circus. The city that never sleeps has something lurking in the darkness and Poet Parker can’t decide if it’s friend or foe. The rich history of the area comes into play when research uncovers a mine disaster more than a hundred years in the past … and a tragic outcome that still haunts the locale to this day... -
Miss Frost Says I Do by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the North Pole, the town where Christmas is everyone’s job. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and soon to be newlywed. Now that she and fiancé Sinclair (and their cats, Spider and Sugar) have moved back to the North Pole, they’re firmly entrenched in planning their wedding... -
Tequila & Time by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTequila is a slippery devil ...Tequila is a slivvery depil ...Tequila issa slipperppery debil ... depil ...Recipe for drunken two best friends since childhood;Add four shots of tequila each;Sprinkle in a handful of secrets;Shake... -
A Fairy Good Brew by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life.Invited to the paranormal world at last, Tina and Kaillie's trip gets off on the wrong foot - literally - when they stumble on a fairy's body just after arriving in Palm Rings.Between navigating this whole new world, meeting relatives they didn't know they had, and being accused of murder, Eliza has her hands full... -
Scion by Kelly Oram
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRuss Devereaux used to have it all—loving father, beautiful best friend, a carefree life in a town he loved, and strong magic. He was the king of his happy universe. Five months ago, that life was taken from him. Do not pass Go. Do not collect two hundred dollars. He’s spent months fighting back and building himself a new life, in a new city, with new friends he now considers family... -
Heels, Hexes and . . . Heirlooms? by Melinda Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis far into my magical forty makeover, I thought I’d seen it all.That I knew it all.Boy, was I wrong.After I’d found my Elven grandfather, Laslow, and brought him back to the human world, I was convinced that my life was on the upswing. Things with Hunter were good. Gram’s and mom were happy. And it seemed all the fires in my life had been put out.I could’ve left well enough alone . . -
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Charming by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*A string of murders point to a hybrid killer.*A girl on the run is dropped off at Charming's door.*His previously well-ordered world has turned into one big hot mess.For six years humans have lived in peace with the human-animal hybrids known as the EXILED, integrating, intermarrying, and sharing culture... -
Cassie Palmer series 1-4 by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClairvoyant Cassandra Palmer's magical powers are a mixed blessing-she may be able to contact spirits but sometimes this can be a whole lot more trouble than it's worth. Battling with vampires, feys and mages who all seek supremacy, Cassie must use her powers wisely in order to save herself - and the world... -
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLawton:I expected challenges along the way in this adventure, but I didn’t expect to come face to corpse with the work of another necromancer. It pains me, but I can’t let just anyone carry on creating potential wights and contagious zombies. Fortunately, I know exactly how to fix the problem, even if it drains me dry. Thankfully, I have a Berklak to help me recover.Berklak:Mead—that’s all I need... -
Fallen Star Series by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBooks 1-3 of the Fallen Star Series. In Book One, The Fallen Star, eighteen year-old Gemma's life has never been normal. Up until recently, she has been incapable of feeling emotion. And when she’s around Alex, the gorgeous new guy at school, she can feel electricity that makes her skin buzz. Not to mention the monsters that haunt her nightmares have crossed over into real-life... -
Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFated Mates....if they can surviveWhen Sora, a beautiful mage with broken magic, walks into my bar, two things are obvious. One: she needs my help. Two: she’s my fated mate.I’ll stop at nothing to save her from the magical mob boss she’s pissed off. It’s the only way I’ll ever be able to make her mine.Then the unexpected happens... -
Fashionably Forever After by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA movie deal for the Devil’s autobiography slash romance? Priceless. Maybe I should choose George Clooney to play me in the movie… No. Too gray. As much as I can’t see anyone playing me but me, I have far more important issues on my agenda—like finding the woman who stole my soul... -
Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSophie Feegle needs a break. Rent is due on her crappy apartment and she's halfway through her last loaf of bread.Sophie doesn't have big ambitions. She only wants a job that will keep her landlord off her back, enough extra cash for whiskey at the neighborhood bar and a bit of free time to hang out with the naughty old lady next door... -
Dragon Released by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a curvy baker help this broken dragon find peace?Born in a lab and tortured for a lifetime, hybrid dragon Dallin has never had a real home or a purpose beyond revenge. And he doesn't expect that to change now, even if he's forced to be some human's bodyguard. Then he meets Jo, the curvy baker he needs to protect... -
Spells of the Heart by Ellen Dugan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is a spell of the heart not easily broken... Being a Witch didn’t guarantee that Autumn Bishop would stroll through life without any challenges. Sometimes it meant quite the opposite. Autumn has spent the last six months renovating her historic home, and it turns out that she’s not alone in the bungalow... -
The Bad Boys of Assjacket by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dare is a dare. No self-respecting, slightly chubby, good-lookin’, crime lovin’ cat would ever pass up a dare. So I didn’t. Now, me and my boys are in hot water trying to figure out how to live on the right side of the law for a whole freakin’ week! This is complicated by a couple of hairy issues…— The half-headed bear in town had his privates pilfered... -
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The Death King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHades 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... -
True Blood Collection: Dead Reckoning, Dead in the Family, a Touch of Dead, Dead and Gone, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, All Together Dead and More by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Sookie Stackhouse Novels True Blood Collection... -
Rowan's Responsibility by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOver one hundred years ago, a group of witches, escaping a second wave of Witch Trials made their way from New England to Whitewater, Wisconsin, known as Second Salem. Others, seeking knowledge in spiritualism and the occult, also made their way to the city and, through their ignorance, unleashed an evil entity poised to destroy the city... -
Portents and Oddities by Gwen DeMarco
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter defeating a Fae fanatic set on closing the portal between earth and the magic realm, things are looking up for Sophie Feegle. She can finally relax, drink whiskey at her favorite ogre pub, and get back to the autopsy assistant job she loves. Maybe she’ll even go on a romantic date with a certain sexy fox shifter.Yeah, right. Things never seem to work out quite the way Sophie wants... -
Cold Flame by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome old flames won’t stop smoldering … Zoe Parker knew better than to play with fire. Fireman Reid Martin sparked a flame in her that she couldn’t put out. Will Zoe be able to escape with her heart before she gets burned? COLD FLAME is the third story in the “Deadwood Shorts” collection, set between the sixth and seventh books in the Deadwood Mystery Series... -
Claiming His Fire by Ellis Leigh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA shifter with a secret that could destroy his world…A witch without a coven to keep her grounded…A fated destiny they’ll have to fight to begin.Shadow of the Feral Breed earned his road name by being a sneaky combatant—quite fitting considering he’s been hiding the truth about his heritage for decades... -
The Rise of Fortune and Fury by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s time to meet my destiny. Kymaris has everything she needs to bring down the veil between Earth and the Underworld. If she’s successful in completing the ritual, Earth will be darkened by evil. Demons will swarm our lands and the human race will be decimated.It’s up to me to stop her. My fate is to thwart the prophecy, but I’m not sure what to do... -
Trial by Blood by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Leslie wants nothing to do with Myca, the bloodsucking predator of humans she’s stuck with for her third trial. When he’s not trying to wear her down, he’s messing with her head. If not for the simple fact every human she crosses smells like dinner, she’d leave him fast... -
Outfox by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo good deed goes unpunished… For years, my family was in possession of the top half of an ancient sword. Now this dangerous artifact has been stolen and it’s up to me to recover it. With the help of my friends, I must follow the trail of clues to find both halves of the sword before they can be reforged... -
Trial by Thrall by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the shock of her first trial, Leslie believes she can handle anything, including turning into a magic elf or whatever the fae really are. But the differences between alpha werewolf Ben and Tristan—the enigmatic leader of the fae, whose abs and sexual prowess are the stuff of dreams—soon have her wading into new supernatural waters... -
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Spell Linked by Theresa Kay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSchool sucks, even for the supernaturally gifted.The fallout from last quarter is worse than I could have ever imagined and hostilities between shifters and witches are intensifying by the day. OSA has practically taken over campus in their search for Bitten witches—and any traitors who didn’t report them. Including... me. But that's not the only secret I have to hide... -
Goddess Claimed by Rozie Marshall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWater, Fire, and Air Only Elementals remain. I think I’m getting the hang of this and things have settled into a nice rhythm. I have uncovered more information on opening the portals. I have three men left to claim, and then we begin to journey around to open the portals. Ashe has been the hardest to get through to, but he’s opened up a lot. Ty is still my sweet innocent one... -
Of Rite and Ruin by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOF RITE AND RUIN is the 5th and FINAL book in the Arcane Arts Academy series by bestselling author Elena Lawson... -
Peta by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe long-awaited novella from Peta's point of view is finally here . . . My name is Peta, and I am a familiar. To stand at the side of an elemental as their familiar is a gift given to few familiars. Yet here I stand with my thirteenth—Larkspur, child of the earth. I do not want this charge, for all my previous have ended in deaths I could not prevent... -
Outlier by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy family's past threatens my future... It's my second year training to become a Sentry of the South at Spellslingers Academy of Magic and I'm still fighting a reputation I don't deserve. It was my grandmother's addiction to magic that tarnished our family name--a grandmother I still love and adore. When she asks a favor of me, I can't refuse her dying wish.. -
Dark Whispers by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Supernatural Summit is about to start at the DeVane Hotel in London. Vampires and werewolves, ghouls and gremlins, and pixies and druids have all come together to find better ways to get along with the human community and address the strict laws which govern their existence. It's a real opportunity to change the world for the better and I'm proud to be a part of it... -
Embody by Jamie Magee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNot many Scorpio’s are known for their patience, and Willow Haywood is no different. Her only desire is to love Landen Chambers and redeem the lost souls of Esterious, but the path to that desire is long, dark and dangerous...Before Willow’s life had a chance to balance the sudden revelations and grief she had to endure to get to Chara a disturbing discovery is made... -
Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMallt-y-Nos. Matilda of the Hunt. The lone woman who rides with the Wild Hunt, tasked with finding killers who’ve escaped justice and letting the hounds reap their souls. For Olivia Taylor-Jones, Matilda isn’t just a legendary figure from Welsh lore. She is Olivia’s past, and her future, one she’s finally embraced. Having accepted her role as Matilda, Olivia must now lead her first Hunt... -
Hidden Darkness by W.J. May
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHidden Darkness is the 7th Book of W.J. May's bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. A race against time, a sprint across the world. The enemy has a new face now, Jonathon Cromfield. Except he's not really new, is he? Cromfield has a plan, one that includes Rae whether she likes it or not. Rae is terrified by the idea that she can't die... -
The Unseelie King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Unseelie King, by Heather Killough-Walden For thousands of years, two realms of unspeakable magic and mystery have existed in peace side by side. One is a land of light, of kindness, of dreams, and of color. The other is rendered in the gray lines of wickedness and seeped in the unbearable beauty of all that is forbidden. The first is ruled by the Seelie King... -
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Charmed by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA young woman hides her talents—and herself—from the world until a man who’s already lost enough for a lifetime reminds her that any broken heart can be healed with hope and love in Charmed, a Donovan Legacy novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.Anastasia Donovan is an empath of powerful sensitivity, feeling the pain and despair of everyone she encounters... -
Unholy Pleasures by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmber’s summer internship is dying on the vine. Dozens of different diseases and pests have suddenly infected the California winery’s grapes in a biblical-scale blight. The warmonger she thought was a one-night stand has shown up uninvited with an indecent proposal... -
City of Lust by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsItaly is for lovers—unless those lovers are on opposite sides of a 900-year-old family feud. Mastering the intricacies of winemaking isn't the only challenge Amber is facing on her and Irix's trip to Northern Italy. Two prominent families with secrets of their own are on the edge of war, and a young romance might be the spark that ignites their hostilities into flame... -
Blood Vengeance by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Bewitching Bedlam Novelette When Maddy and Aegis go on vacation, a blast from the past threatens to destroy them both. Maddy and Aegis need to relax after opening the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, so they go on a post-New Year’s trip up to a mountain chalet... -
Barbed Wire Heart by Alexes Razevich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPsychic and empath Oona Goodlight has had more than enough of the dark side of magic. She wants nothing more than to dust her hands clean of all things born in the gloom and go back to a quiet life in her oceanfront cottage. If only the supernatural would leaver her alone... -
Entangled by Sylvia Mercedes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE LIBRARIAN AND THE PRINCE . . .Clara is an Obligate, an indentured servant of the fae.If she ever wants to see home again, she must survive ten more years of servitude, developing her newly-discovered magic and battling powerful nightmare monsters in the Doomed City Library. She can’t afford any distractions . .
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