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  • Vampire Academy Box Set by Richelle Mead

    Vampire Academy Box Set by Richelle Mead

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Vampire Academy Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest and most dangerous vampires--the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir...
  • A Good Soul by Tricia O'Malley

    A Good Soul by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the sixth book in this much-loved series, Tricia O'Malley whisks you away to magickal Siren Island where a mermaid discovers that sometimes love comes around twice.Irma’s life has been defined by tragedy – one which the legends of Siren Island will never let her forget. Because of this, she’s learned that taking a chance on love isn’t worth the high cost that comes with it...
  • Mission: Her Justice by Anna Hackett

    Mission: Her Justice by Anna Hackett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a dangerous redhead invades his office and his base, and warns that his team is in danger, Director Jonah Grayson doesn’t know if she’s friend or foe.Former elite Army aviator Jonah Grayson was forced to give up flying, but now serves as director of the covert black ops team, Team 52. He takes care of the brass in Washington D.C...
  • Martyr's Promise by Elizabeth Hunter

    Martyr's Promise by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When Summer Mackenzie and her boyfriend disappear in the fog-shrouded forests of Northern California, it sets off more than one alarm. The sheriff’s department is looking for them, the state rangers are on their trail, and even private security companies have gotten involved...
  • Tropical Dragon's Destiny by Zoe Chant

    Tropical Dragon's Destiny by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It all leads up to this. All the questions are answered.All the secrets are revealed.And all hell breaks loose.Scarlet Stanson, the owner of Shifting Sands Resort, has spent decades guarding her secrets... and her heart. Now both are at stake when she discovers that her resort isn't the safe place she intended it to be..
  • The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter

    The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain...
  • Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer

    Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Listening length: 4 hours, 22 minutesNicole Callahan, mate to fierce and brooding VC Warrior Damon DeMasters, has been trying to find her place in his world. Without a doubt, it’s been interesting, but she believes there’s a lot more she can offer the children she spent so much of her human life fighting for...
  • Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Neil’s past catches up to him, Kelsey must choose between her new family and an old love…With tensions rising between the Council and demonkind, Kelsey finds herself investigating a series of murders that threaten the fragile truce between them. If she can’t stop these killings soon, they could ignite a fire sure to burn the supernatural world down...
  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Howard Shore

    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Howard Shore

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    (Easy Piano Songbook). The third installment of the megahit Twilight saga was released in movie theatres nationwide on June 30th. This songbook includes 10 selections from the score penned by Howard Shore, arranged for easy piano solo: As Easy as Breathing * Compromise/Bella's Theme * Eclipse (All Yours) * First Kiss * Imprinting * Jacob's Theme * Jasper * The Kiss * Victoria * Wedding Plans...
  • The Blackstone Bear by Alicia Montgomery

    The Blackstone Bear by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ben Walker’s bear is out of control and he can’t let anyone know, not even his family and closest friends. The darkness inside is threatening to consume him, but when he meets Penny, he knows she’s the one: his mate, the one who can calm his bear. And for once in his life, he feels he has a bright future ahead.Even though she’s human, Blackstone has become a sanctuary for Penny Bennet...
  • Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Long before Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels, [there was] sexy, strong-willed vampire hunter Anita Blake."-USA Today...The first five Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels in the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling series...
  • Purrfectly Kissed by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Kissed by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a curvy Tigress searching for the purrfect kiss, he’s a Black Bear who doesn’t want a mate. Will Brayden change his mind once he gets a taste of Jessica? The Beta of the Maverick Pride has no desire to find a mate. He’s tried that once and all it got him was hurt and alone...
  • License to Kill by R.J. Blain

    License to Kill by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being the mate of Jake Thomas isn’t what Karma expected. He wants to keep her safe. She wants to find out the truth behind the kidnapping of baby Annabelle Greenwich, the case that had resulted in their marriage. The truth can only be found in murky waters, and with a betrayer in their midsts, Karma is forced to choose between the man she loves and justice...
  • Crimson Hunter by Samantha Whiskey

    Crimson Hunter by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ll do anything to save her.As an immortal, elite Hunter with the ability to stop time,I’ve never lost a battle.Until her.Grace is gorgeous, smart, and has zero fear of all six and half feet of me.But she’s the last person I should be falling for.First, she’s human.Second, she’s dying.And stopping time won’t save her...
  • Wicked Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Wicked Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Samantha Moon is back and doing what she does best: solving crime, finding killers, and helping those who can't help themselves...For years, Samantha Moon has wanted to be normal. It seemed an impossible dream—right up until it happened.Well, sorta happened; after all, normality is a relative thing for a vampire detective.With the final defeat of Elizabeth, Sam's world was rocked again...
  • Wolfing Her Down by Milly Taiden

    Wolfing Her Down by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ava North is more comfortable talking to a dead man than a live one. Unfortunately, that also means it's that much harder to find love. She's in her forties and an introvert. Chasing down bad guys and being the best homicide Lieutenant is a piece of cake. Mmm cake. Finding a good man to share life with? That's another story...
  • Chosen by Tiffany Patterson

    Chosen by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I never belonged until I was chosen by an alpha, but our love is forbidden…Volunteering was supposed to be a way to honor my grandmother’s memory, not a place to meet hot guys. But that’s exactly what happens when Chael lands in my life due to a string of disappearances and deaths at the nursing home I volunteer at...
  • Betray the Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Betray the Bear by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On the verge of war, Chase Hale has no time to think about anything other than preparing his clan to battle the savage Long Claws, who are intent on annihilating Bear Valley. But when a supposed mate of the enemy shows up, he can’t help but be intrigued by the unsettling mysteries that swirl around the beautiful bear shifter...
  • In the Roar by Milly Taiden

    In the Roar by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alivia Vela is a big girl tired of dating. She's at the point she's going to find a frozen pop and get artificially inseminated. Or she would, until big, growly and oh, so sexy Karel shows up, saves the day and gives her a night she won't soon forget. That, mouth...that tongue. Oh my. Karel Yaghar needs a mate faster than he can growl the word MINE...
  • Leopard's Run by Christine Feehan

    Leopard's Run by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He keeps his emotions on a tight leash, but she can see the desire burning in his eyes...Timur Amurov has one purpose in life: protect his family at all costs...
  • Savage Hunger by Milly Taiden

    Savage Hunger by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Isaline Primrose doesn’t let anyone cut the line at her mom’s bakery, no matter how tall or sexy he his. His custom suit, expensive haircut, and deep brown eyes are making her want things. Very dirty things. It’s totally fine to look even if he is a bossy jerk...
  • To Find a Mate by Camryn Rhys, Krystal Shannan

    To Find a Mate by Camryn Rhys, Krystal Shannan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's nursing a broken heart, and he's her first love... she just needs to tell him... Everyone in Adam VonBrandt's world seems to have found their mate. Except him. With several families of wolves in town for a moon run, there have never been so many choices. Surely, he can find a mate among all those single women. Paige Wheeler sees the big, smiling rancher every Friday morning for six years...
  • Redwood Pack, Vol. 5 by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Redwood Pack, Vol. 5 by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Redwood Pack Vol 5 contains the sixth book in the Redwood Pack series and a special novella in print and digital form.Hidden Destiny (Redwood Pack Book 6)North Jamenson has always held his wolf closer to the surface then others. He's the quiet one, the one no one really knows about yet he holds the darkest secret...
  • Alpha Female by L.J. Breedlove

    Alpha Female by L.J. Breedlove

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Fitness Spa Like You've Never Experienced BeforeProfessor Abby Stafford was burned out. She was overweight, middle-aged, and tired. She'd even thought about suicide, but there were her dogs. Who would care for them? So she kept trudging on. A summer as a test subject for a supplement that was designed to help her feel better, look younger, sounded just like what the doctor ordered...
  • Brazen Indulgences by Erin R. Flynn

    Brazen Indulgences by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing makes people more vulnerable than having to open up. And for someone like Jasmine Stewart who has so much hidden, it’s terrifying to have people know her secrets. Especially when people generally don’t react well to learning them. But life goes on, and when you have people who truly love you, they won’t let the darkness eat you and help you get back on your feet...
  • Tempted, Twisted, Tamed: The Dark Protectors Novellas by Rebecca Zanetti

    Tempted, Twisted, Tamed: The Dark Protectors Novellas by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TemptedOn the run from a mental institution and her vindictive half-brother, it's safe to say that Sarah Pringle's happy life as a schoolteacher is on hold. Too bad that as far as self-defense goes, "run and hide" is the best she's got. And with the monsters that started her escape hot on her heels, that's not going to cut it for long..
  • Ember by Liz Schulte

    Ember by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Holden told Olivia it was only a matter of time before Hell came for them. After all, one doesn’t just walk away from the life he lived unscathed, but the longer Hell waited, the more Olivia let down her guard. She believed maybe happily ever after was possible—he knew it wasn’t. But when Baker shows up beaten and bloody on their doorstep with a message, all hope evaporates...
  • Purrfectly Mated by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Mated by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He’s the leader of his pride, she’s a normal with no idea Shifters exist. Can Hunter convince Elissa she’s his purrfect mate? The leader of the Maverick Pride needs a mate and who better to help him out than the incomparable Gerri Wilder! Hunter Maverick is having trouble keeping his Tiger under control...
  • Frostbite by Milly Taiden

    Frostbite by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Royal Claws Book 2***Standalone Romance***Piper Flammia knows two things: she is the best park ranger in all of Alaska, and Colin Relik is a jerk. All she has to do is stay away from the man and focus on her dream job. So what if her one-night stand with Colin was amazing; she hasn’t heard from him in months. Who cares if she keeps running into him? She can definitely stay away from him...
  • The Finding by Nicky Charles

    The Finding by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She discovered a dark secret, witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life. Three years later, Cassie is still hiding from her past, haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control a terrifying beast that seems to grow stronger each day. When Bryan, pack Beta, appears to claim her, Cassie is forced to face the truth of her existence...
  • Bonded by Nicky Charles

    Bonded by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Reno’s a tough Enforcer for Lycan Link who finds himself drawn to Brandi but duty rules his life. Brandi, just on the edge of starting her career as a Disaster Control officer, falls for Reno at first sight, but are they really meant to be? Is it love or lust and does it really even matter? Enforcers and DCs don't get along...unless fate forces them to. Bonded precedes The Mating...
  • Apple of My Eye by Alyssa Day

    Apple of My Eye by Alyssa Day

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A detective who turns into a tiger. A pawn shop owner who can see how you'll die. The criminals never had a chance. If you enjoyed Sookie Stackhouse and True Blood, you’ll love Tess Callahan and the Tiger’s Eye mysteries. Tess and sexy shapeshifter Jack solve mysteries with supernatural flair, and the laughs fly as fast as the clues...
  • Scorched Ice by Erica Stevens

    Scorched Ice by Erica Stevens

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Julian will stop at nothing to keep Quinn safe from the vampires seeking to use her for her special abilities. Deciding that desperate times call for desperate measures, Julian sets a plan into motion that will force him to do something he’s managed to avoid for five hundred years. Willing to do what she must in order to find peace for her and Julian, Quinn agrees to go along with his plan...
  • Bite the Bullet by C.C. Wood

    Bite the Bullet by C.C. Wood

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I don't know what happened to my life. Just a few months ago, I was independent and had an exciting job I loved. Now, along with my friends, I'm in hiding. Why? Because I'm one of the Five, a group of human women bestowed with powers and abilities to fight and control supernatural beings. A prophesy was written about us centuries ago...
  • Trial by Blood by Lizzy Ford

    Trial by Blood by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An 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...
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  • Deal With The Devil by Cynthia Eden

    Deal With The Devil by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden spins a hot new paranormal Purgatory story with…DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. Eric Pate is used to making his own rules—as the director of the PARA Unit, he is the boss. Everyone rushes to obey his commands, and no one knows his secrets. No one ever gets too close to him. But then he meets her. Ella Lancaster is tired of being a prisoner...
  • Lion's Honor by Celia Kyle

    Lion's Honor by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sometimes the Queen of the Jungle needs to lean on her King. Okay, she’s really not the queen and he’s totally not the king, but damn it, they need each other. Four years ago, werelioness Honor Mauer walked away from Ridgeville and hopped on a plane bound for London. She had college dreams and none of them included her pesky maybe-mate Grayson...
  • Bound in Darkness by Milly Taiden

    Bound in Darkness by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lexi Eden’s life has always revolved around helping others in need. So when all her romantic relationships end in disaster, she blames it on trying to fix men who don’t want to be fixed. Enter Clacher. He’s big, bad and tattooed all over. And he’s got a tongue piercing that’s making her biggest wet dreams come true...
  • Semi-Human by Isabel Jordan

    Semi-Human by Isabel Jordan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Harper Hall finally has everything she ever wanted. Thriving paranormal PI business? Check. At least some control over her psychic ability? Check. Smokin’ hot ex-slayer fiancé? Check...
  • Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter

    Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 13: 97813011361863"wa-ter-lockedadjectiveDefinition: enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by waterExample: What happens when the water vampire you’ve promised yourself to actually wants you to go through with the wedding? For Gemma Melcombe, her engagement to Terrance Ramsay was a political maneuver...
  • Hell's Geek by Eve Langlais

    Hell's Geek by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being smart in Hell isn’t a blessing, it’s a curse. Poor Adexios, he just can’t live up to his dad's reputation—nor does he want to. He’s got bigger dreams than ferrying damned souls the rest of his life.Problem is Lucifer’s up to his matchmaking tricks again and is determined to pair him with a violent Amazon warrior—with bodacious curves...
  • Beneath the Skin by Lauren Dane

    Beneath the Skin by Lauren Dane

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A whole world exists…beneath the skin.De La Vega Cats, Book 3Gibson de La Vega is the Bringer, one of the Alpha’s right-hand cats. It is his job to mete out justice and defend the law that holds their jamboree together.After a contentious meeting with another jamboree, he’s shot—Mia stumbles onto the scene and saves his life...
  • The Unseelie King by Heather Killough-Walden

    The Unseelie King by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The 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...
  • Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a world of shadows, desire conquers all…Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that. Holly Storm already knows too much about his kind, and Niol has no wish to help her get in deeper over her head...
  • Jane Davey's Locket by Eve Langlais

    Jane Davey's Locket by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Lucifer has created his own version of the love boat, which means no one is safe. Not even a witch. My crazy witch of a grandma placed a spell on my locket. A love spell. I don’t think so. Which means I’ll have to find my cursed necklace and nullify the magic. But first, I apparently have to go on a cruise with Grandma. She’s booked a berth on some fancy boat with others like us...
  • Dante by Eve Vaughn

    Dante by Eve Vaughn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dante Grimaldi has traveled the world to track down an elusive rogue vampire and its cohorts who are responsible for the torment of his family. Now, they've crossed the final line by kidnapping the Grimaldi offspring. In a race against time to save his family, Dante will destroy anyone who gets in his way. Even the sexy shifter who has offered to help him in his search, if he has to...
  • Pursued by Rebecca Royce

    Pursued by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alone, devastated, and on the run, McKenzie Harper is crossing the country with her brother, the only ally left to her after losing not only her mates but their entire family to some mad corporate scheme. When those same corporations send her mates after her, she will have to fight to save them before they slaughter her, or worse, capture her...
  • Call of the Cougar by Terry Spear

    Call of the Cougar by Terry Spear

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Special Agent for the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services, Tracey Whittington, takes down wildlife traffickers and more, but what she doesn't expect is to be in a shootout, multiple times, when the business turns deadly. Nor does she suspect she'll be working with Hal Haverton, who serves as a part-time deputy for Yuma Town, Colorado, and runs his own horse ranch...
  • Bearback Bride (Paranormal Dating Agency World) by Liv Brywood

    Bearback Bride (Paranormal Dating Agency World) by Liv Brywood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Arizona needs to get married immediately. After fleeing an arranged marriage with a Mob boss, she’s in a world of trouble. Gorgeous cowboy bear shifter Garrett agrees to protect her as long as she poses as his fiancée. Their relationship may be fake, but their mutual desire is very real. And trying to resist the sexy shifter may be the most dangerous game she’s ever played...
  • The Flame of the Dragon's Heart by Willa Hart

    The Flame of the Dragon's Heart by Willa Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Just when things can’t get any worse, they do. My bestie’s been kidnapped and I’m desperate to find her…but my inability to sprout wings like my dragon shifter guys means we have to adopt a more mundane form of flight. We just have one more important task to complete before we can hop on a plane and follow the kidnapper’s trail to Romania...
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