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Lost Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKYA Survival. It's all I've known for as long as I can remember. I thought it was the same thing as living until him... Until one touch set me on fire. Until one look disabled all my defenses. Until one man could shatter me. Now, even though a distraction is the last thing I need, all I want to do is taste what it's like to feel alive. CHAZ She sees right through me, as I knew she would...Categorized as:
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Multiplying Storms by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the only living heir to all of Faerie. It’s still hard to accept that, but given how often people call me “Princess” or “Your Highness” like it’s my actual name, I can’t deny it.I simply hate that I am.Yeah, it’s going that well.The councils’ win might have seemed small, but the ripples from that decision are drowning me at every turn... -
Son of the Dragon by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDeep in a high security shifter prison dwells the most dangerous shifter in the world. Vyr Daye is the Red Dragon, alpha to the Sons of Beasts Crew, loner, watcher, fire-breather…and he’s also completely misunderstood. The media has dragged him through the mud, his reputation is shot, and his own father helped to put him in prison for a one-year sentence... -
Klutz: Phoenix Revenge by Sedona Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI just want a quiet life on a beach with my mates to keep me… busy.Is that too much to ask?Clearly, the answer to that question is yes.Maybe it was payback for the whole punching-death-in-the-face thing.Whatever the reason, Fate enjoyed creating chaos in my life and then sitting back to watch the unfolding crapfest with popcorn in hand.Ridgeforce and Midnight are coming to an end... -
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Gifted Connections 4 by S.M. Olivier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEvery time I think I’m finally getting a handle on my life, I learn I couldn’t be more wrong. I discovered life had a way of laughing at me and telling me…watch this. It wasn’t enough that I was reunited with a mother I didn’t want to be reunited with. Apparently, my gift thought having six men wasn’t enough either... -
The Wolf Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSometimes magic throws a curveball… I thought I had everything figured out. I’d gone to the academy for witches and mastered my magic. I’d opened my own witchy occult store, just as I always wanted. And my family was as close as ever. Everything was going according to plan. Until the wolves showed up and dragged me back to their land. It was all a misunderstanding... -
Unexpected Heat by Sedona Ashe
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThings are falling apart.I’ve been betrayed and captured, but that’s not even the worst part…I’m in heat. Three hundred years early.When I get my hands on those who betrayed me, I’m going to punt their butts over the dang moon! First, though, I need to work on escaping this dungeon while also surviving the torture by the traitors trying to steal my power.Idiots... -
The Price of Exorcism by Dakota Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI was an exorcist, one of the best. When things got hot, I got out. I wasn’t fast enough, and I ended up with nothing but my parents’ old pizza parlor.Then my ex-best friend Darius wandered back into my life needing my skills. Innocent lives were in danger and I couldn’t say no. That dragged me deeper into the occult than I ever thought possible, and I can’t see a way back out... -
Promising Changes by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and… Things are getting better. They’re not all better. That’s not possible in the weeks since I made the deal with all fairies. A little better.I have hope we might not completely self-destruct, so that’s better than where we were over the summer at least. And I think fairies are starting to see me as a person more... -
Dragon Found by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI never intended to bond with a dragon.I definitely didn’t intend to become his wife.Now I must wed the Crown Prince, a man who is as cruel as he is handsome.Yet as soon as my dragon and I are presented to the king and queen, we are rejected.My dragon is not big enough, not good enough, and neither am I... -
The Rowan's Destiny by Stella Brie
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Rowan's destiny is to power the stone and save the magic of witches everywhere. Or is it?When the words of the past reveal new secrets, Arden must decide which path to follow—the one dictated by others, or the one designed by her.From the ballroom to the battlefield, Arden and the Imperium Cadre discover an intricate web of deceit and a massive abuse of power... -
Fall of Embers by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was trained to be the dragon king’s mate. His pure, blessed by the gods, fire queen.But my fate was never to be his.My name is Serendipity Fall, and I’m one of the only wolf shifters living with a bunch of immortal dragon shifters in a city I can never leave...Categorized as:
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Blood and Hexes by May Sage
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven names. Seven families of royal vampires on Night Hill. One stands above all. After centuries of freedom, no one is happy to kneel to a new Eirikrson. Diana intended to stop by Oldcrest for a pit stop. Catch up with her brother, meet his mate, maybe convince them to name their firstborn after her. She’ll soon learn, as a Helsing, she must pick a side. Before one is picked for her... -
Into the Void by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Void, the source of all souls, is a place very few gods remember anymore. It's also the one place Vervain Lavine needs to find if she wants to bring Odin back to life. There's only one god who can help her, a god who not only remembers the Void but has been there himself. Lucifer Morningstar, Satan, Beelzebub, the Devil, yeah that guy. He also happens to be her boyfriend's father... -
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Perchance to Die by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Godhunter enters the Realm of Dreams.The excitement continues as Vervain discovers that even her dreams are no longer safe.Vervain Lavine, Godhunter, Witch, Shapeshifter, Goddess, and Faerie. Life has become a little confusing with so many titles but the one place Vervain could always find sanctuary was in her dreams... -
Witchbane by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKnowing is the heart of love. The battle for Unseelie has been won, and Lord Raza Tnyn is now King Raza the Second. But Uisdean, the last king of Unseelie, is on the loose in the Human Realm with his resurrected wife, Rue, and an ancient fairy weapon. The Councils and the Coven are on the case, and Princess Seren is happy to leave the problem in their capable hands... -
The King's Bargain by J.A. Stowe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if your bargain with a king is a deal with the devil?I knew accepting that Aegis case could only mean trouble.After her attack on the Colosseum, Valeria launched a campaign of cruelty on Draqaar. With every death, her army grows, and I’m the only one that can turn the tide of battle. I’m the only one that can break the daeva curse...Categorized as:
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Falling Shadows by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI am at home in the darkness, where brutality feeds on the weak and fuels the strong. Shadowmoor has forged me into who I am today and I have the mark and scars to prove it. I never thought I’d see the light again, but it seems destiny has other plans for me. My father’s arrival means life as I know it is about to change... -
Shattered Darkness (The Lost Ones) Book 4 by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey’re finally at the Blood Moon Academy, and the Centres are rescued, but not everything is as it seems; something very dark is stalking the halls of the academy, and no one can be trusted. There’s only so long that Sage allows her and her family to be treated as lesser before she takes matters into her own hands... -
The Reclamation by Ivy Asher
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe last place I ever wanted to be was in the middle of someone else’s war. Too bad fate doesn’t give a fuck.When I first woke up in the land of the gryphons, I had one goal...getting back home.I was so focused on figuring out how to leave, that I got myself exiled from The Hidden, captured by The Avowed, and managed to claim not one, but three mates... -
Night Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a siren he can’t resist…Phoenix Torq is the devilishly handsome bad boy of the Wing Slayer Hunters. Tormented by a mysterious singing in his head, he tracks the compelling voice and discovers his soul mirror witch and his ultimate salvation. Awesome, except that she’s already engaged—to a demon... -
Between Ice and Frost by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsParanormal Dragon RomanceRaven Casino loves solving mysteries. So it was only natural that she take to the Alaskan wild to find her missing friend, Juliet. She is ready to take on the world to figure out where Juliet could be. But she wasn’t expecting to meet not one, but two hunks in the icy small town of Antler, Alaska. These two were so sexy they radiated enough heat to melt the polar ice caps... -
Upended Life by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and my life is about to get real… Really complicated and ridiculously dangerous. Which is almost funny given at nineteen I already know too much of the darkness of the world and people, the secrets they keep. Or so I thought. Turns out those quirky abilities I’ve been keeping secret expose me to a world I didn’t know existed... -
Succubus Trials (The by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo demons walk into a courtroom, and all hell breaks loose.Adie thought her past was behind her, but the demon council isn’t so sure. When an innocent pink slip turns into a summons, Adie finds herself yanked into a courtroom alongside Julian.Claims have been made against them, and they must now stand trial for their actions... -
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a realm of reflections, how do you know what's real? The Godhunter has amassed an impressive collection of allies, lovers, and magic but when she gets pulled into an enchanted mirror with her lion and wolf husbands, she finds herself stripped of all her power except that which she was born with... -
Hear No Evil by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsListen at your own risk.The Godhunter has been given a warning; a prophecy of a coming apocalypse in the God Realm. Her family and friends have gathered to help her stop it, but then Gods begin to disappear, and Vervain suspects that it might all be connected. A new nightclub may also be involved; run by a group of ancient gods, humans and Gods alike have been flocking to it... -
Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This isn’t just some war being waged against us from the shadows, it’s a massacre, a cull.”With the pack still reeling from their encounter with the witches, all anyone wants is time to recover. But the pack promised the vampires a favour in return for their help—and it’s time to collect... -
Aurora by M.J. Marstens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI don’t believe in witches, spells, fated mates, and I sure as hell don’t believe in ice skating! I hate cold weather, snow, and ice. Nothing is making me visit Silver Springs...BUT—there’s always a ‘but’—apparently, three unsuspecting men trespass upon a cranky old witch’s territory and we’re talking 'hasn’t had her morning brew' cranky... -
Lost Embers by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say all gods can fall, but I will rise in the embers to save us all.Queen of the Dragons. The Chosen Wolf Princess. Lost…My name is Serendipity Fall and I’m trapped in a world I don’t know how to escape. When the flames burn, I’m shown the way out, but at a price. I’m returning to my world as a goddess, and I can’t control the power I’ve taken... -
Top Scale Academy - The Complete Dragon Shifter Series by Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet all six of these fire-breathers in one complete boxed series. Six dragons coming to grips with their powers, their future, and most importantly, their mates. The prestigious Top Scale Academy is where all dragons go to learn the ways of their kind. Once there though, student and teacher alike are just as likely to fall in love... -
Let Sleeping Demons Lie by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere will be Hell to pay.Deep within the Devil's house there's a room where demons sleep. They send their souls into humans and entrust their bodies to Satan. No one has ever disturbed them. No one would dare. Until now.Demons are dying; their souls taken before they can return to Hell. With only weeks to spare, Vervain and the God Squad attempt to track down the murderer...Categorized as:
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Vigil of the Gargoyle by Jarica James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the wake of the latest high regency drama, the supernatural world is in an upheaval. Lennox and Team Kova are back in Obsidian Cove and doing everything they can to keep their town and academy safe as the supernatural world falls apart around them...Categorized as:
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Facets of Power by Jamie A. Waters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hardest stone protects the most precious gems…Someone is killing dwarves. Sabine is new to the city of Razadon, a mecca of stone and dwarven magic. When a clan leader is murdered in a strange ritual, suspicion falls on the most likely culprits and those newest to the city—Sabine and her companions... -
Thawing Frost by J.L. Weil
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe end is near. But will Olivia be able to save her dragons and the home she has come to love? Return to the Veil in the epic conclusion to the Dragon Descendants. An unexpected reunion brings new possibilities to Olivia’s quest of finding the dragon stars. She and the four dragons travel to Iculon, a kingdom as cold and brutal as its heir... -
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Turbulent Expansion by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter surviving Halloween, Arabella Baker is determined to do things better while achieving what she planned with her daughters in moving to Boston. The fates seem to help her a bit, and the stars align along with putting together some helpful suggestions, and she manages a way to expand... -
Opening Struggles by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was a rough beginning for Karma Bakery with the out-of-control sample days and interviews that went way past fluff pieces. But Arabella Baker and her two daughters, Kary and Mary, have the needed security in place and have hired the right people to fit into the new family they’re building. They even made some outside friends of the paranormal variety, and that’s not something they’re used to... -
Out of the Darkness by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeasons have returned to Faerie and the fey are not happy about it. There hasn't been anything but summer in the land of the fey for thousands of years, so long that most have forgotten what the seasons are. The nights grow longer and Faerie grows colder as winter approaches, and it falls upon Vervain to help the fey through these changes... -
Defeating Wicked Blaze by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI couldn’t remember what life was like before Wicked Blaze Correctional. The place had left a permanent imprint on my brain. A bloody, savage tattoo that seemed to shade everything in dark, cynical colors. Jaded.That was the lens I viewed the world through. Any rose-colored glasses I once owned had been dropped and stepped on, ground into the cold, hard floor of my cell... -
Soaring in Flames by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMy father is back from the dead. He won't leave town without me and no one can figure out why. Is it because of what I am? Does he want to use me as part of his religious cult? My mates are furious and I can't help but feel like I have brought this trouble on them. The supernatural community is upset by the light I've brought on them with the rightful murder of my mother and Jed... -
Dark King by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJen Foxray is a badass MMA fighter. When she finds herself kidnapped and brought into another dimension, her skills are an asset. Arrows whizzing past her head? No problem. She'll still kick major goblin backside. She can take care of herself and save her friends. She doesn’t need a man to save her. Nope. Not even if he’s hot enough to melt her resistance... -
Lunatics by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dark fae king has left me with no choice. He threatened my guard and my brother. My need to enact revenge for the brutal massacre of my parents is all-encompassing. If he wants war, a war he will receive. First order of business... returning to a land and home that I haven't seen in years... -
Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I love you, Sam. I will always love you." When Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne discovers her lover, Crwys Holliard, is missing, she vows to find him. With the help of her friends and an Alpha Werewolf who just won't take no for an answer, Sam follows clues that point them in the direction of the realm of Faerie, a place Sam swore she would never return to... -
Evading Wicked Blaze by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWicked Blaze Correctional has fallen, and along with it, my chance to take revenge against Drake for Clara’s death.For now. Mark my words, though, he would suffer at my hands. It was only a matter of when. Instead of burying my hand in his chest cavity and removing his heart, I was making my way through an unknown realm with my men... -
Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 3 in the Rogue Witch Series follows Darcy Llewellyn, fourth year university student, music intern, secret witch, and the werewolves that make up the band Phoenixcry: Finn Gunner, Elias Gunner, Charlie Gage, Wesley “Ace” Rivers, and Cash Legend.This steamy Reverse Harem Romance is over 85,000 words in length, and is the third in a series about Darcy Llewellyn and her pack of werewolf lovers... -
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Elizabeth and the Thunder of Dragons by Ava Mason
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 6th book in the Fated Alpha Series. Blurb to be released soon...Categorized as:
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Dark Alpha's Temptation by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Alpha’s Temptation is a brand new paranormal romance in New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's Reapers series that features a brotherhood of elite assassins and the women who bring them to their knees. There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death... -
Kiss of Smoke by Cate Corvin
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe’re all that stands between Avilion and ruin… The Seelie Palace was destroyed, and the royal family is in danger. But the Unstained Souls aren’t done with us. Fortunately, the guys are willing to put their differences aside to search for the princess—and the Queen herself is ready to go on the warpath and destroy all mortals living in the Fae lands... -
Of Gods and Wolves by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs the Godhunter becoming a god?Vervain Lavine finally has a moment to relax. She's defeated Aphrodite, reclaiming the magic that the goddess stole from humans. Now the Godhunter holds the powers of Love, Sex, War, and Victory inside her but she's not really sure if that makes her a goddess... -
Elizabeth, Alpha of Dragons by Ava Mason
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA fight for dominance. She will protect what’s hers. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth prepares to win her dragons. Finally. She vows to wrest her men from Sophia’s clutches even if it means battling one of the strongest dragons of the race. Even if she must fight as a human.Sophia has left her no choice.The battle lines are drawn... -
Elizabeth and the Magic of Dragons by Ava Mason
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn ancient book destroyed. A kingdom threatened. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth travels to Aerwyna with her four dragon protectors, a magical place she didn't know existed, where dragon shifters live out in the open. During their journey to find the legendary wolf with dragon offspring, a rare and ancient book was destroyed...
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