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One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince by Kate Stewart
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom the international best-selling author of The Ravenhood Trilogy comes the first book in Ravenhood Legacy!Now an Amazon charts, USA Today, and International best-seller!“My rainy days are yours, Dominic. If you want them.”Once upon a time…There lived a man with a vengeance-filled heart that held too many secrets.And a woman, pure of soul, intent on uncovering them...Categorized as:
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Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSophia never thought she was unlucky until she was kidnapped by aliens. Twice...Sophia had simple expectations for her planetary tour. She assumed she’d see the sights, meet new people, and fend off her boredom. She never thought she’d end the trip as an alien captive... -
Big Bad Boss: Midnight by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRULE #1 OF WALL STREET: DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BILLIONAIRE BOSS.I hate my new assistant.I’ve hated them all, but this is a different kind of hate. Her presence is torture.She’s whip-smart, overly-capable, the only employee of mine who dares talk back.And the little human smells like temptation. The worst kind.She dresses to kill, and I’m in danger of dying... -
The Witchwood Boys Are Trending by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey tricked me into a dark and unholy union.Three bastards in witch hats, leather pants, and iron masks.These supernatural stalkers have claimed me for their coven.They won’t go away. These assholes will. not. leave.All because I fell for an urban Touch the Witch’s Tree on a moonless night and discover magic.Wholesome magic kinky rituals, blood sacrifice, and jizz potions...Categorized as:
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Come Dance With the Witchwood Boys by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI accidentally married three witch stalkers.They've escaped perpetual hell, courtesy of yours truly.They’ve also gone viral with their annoying thirst trap asses in leather.#theWitchwoodBoysFine. The power of magic is worth the price.Though getting trapped in those woods again is always a possibility.We’ll have to seal the gate with a little … group participation...Categorized as:
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The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHer grumpy orc is going to hammer his way into her heart!When Pippa finds herself in Fairhaven Falls with empty pockets and a brand new baby, she’s thrilled when a sweet - and slightly scary - old lady offers her a job and a place to live. Their new home isn’t much, but it offers a desperately needed shelter.Then her grumpy orc neighbor comes charging into their lives...Categorized as:
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Enforcer by L. Ann Marie
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSheila grew up in the MC. Adopted by a biker family she was always just another Brother. She’s trained for High Security and moves with the Princes when they take their new town and place within the MC Chapter. As a jack of all trades, Sheila is the Princes go to Brother. She gets the job done and can comfort the victims when needed. To her Club she’s invaluable. To Sheila it’s just another day... -
Earth Boys Are Easy by C. Rochelle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMicahWhat’s a superhero to do when his own family sees his powers as unimpressive and he’s fifth in line for the throne?Set my sights on getting space married to a hot alien, of course!For science.Ziggy Andromeda is a skinsuit-stealing mercenary who’s so far out of my league he might as well be in another galaxy, but there’s nothing I love more than a challenge...Categorized as:
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Forbidden Temptation by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a bitter cat-shifter who hates humans. She’s the human he resentfully desires. Since first meeting, Kenzie Swanson and Sawyer Lennar have shared an undeniable attraction. But there is one problem that continues to keep them apart. As a cat-shifter with a traumatic past, Sawyer hates humans—and Kenzie is all human... -
Heart of Flames by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe road to hell is paved with good intentions… and bad blood.For the vampire prince and his witch, the plan was simple:Save the wolf. Capture the traitor who took him. Torture the bastard into spilling the intel on the demons working against them...Categorized as:
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Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsReporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge...Categorized as:
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Fake Dates and Fanged Mistakes by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJulianThis week hasn’t gone the best for me unless you count Casimir, the sexy ancient vampire, bringing me back from the brink of death (and tying my fate to his in the process). Not that it matters if the werewolves and vampires don’t stop their ridiculous feud, because someone is targeting them and widening the divide between our communities with each body they leave in their wake...Categorized as:
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God Touched by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I want to start by saying none of this was my fault."Imogen Ironwood owes the God of the Dead two life debts…and Arawan isn't the kind of god to let a debt go uncollected.'God Touched' is book two of the new spin-off series in the best-selling 'Fae Universe,' featuring everyone's favorite supernatural hunting family, the Ironwoods. This series is perfect for fans of K... -
Starlight by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingstentatively adding this book..Categorized as:
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Golden Chaos by Colette Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife isn’t a fairytale, but for a few days I got to pretend it was. Now I’m back in my childhood bedroom in New York, eating breakup ice cream and listening to early 2000s emo music.Whatever, this was the wake-up call I needed. It’s time for Ria 2.0.No more bailouts.No more half-baked projects.No more impulsive decisions...Categorized as:
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Deal With the Devil by Lark Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen you make a deal with a devil, you must prepare to face the consequences…MoriI’ve loved and lost once before, and it nearly destroyed me.One might think I’d be scared to try again, but since discovering the existence of fated mates, I’ve waited on tenterhooks for mine to appear.Fate, apparently, is content to keep me in suspense...Categorized as:
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Aquorea - Inspira by M.G. Ferrey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo dia do funeral do avô, Arabela Rosialt afoga-se e, quando acorda, reencontra-o. A sua vida sofre uma reviravolta avassaladora ao descobrir que está em Aquorea: uma exótica e milenar comunidade que prosperou milhares de metros abaixo do nível do mar... -
Blackstone Ranger Chief by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA bride walks into a bar …No, it wasn’t the start of a bad joke. Damon isn’t sure what’s going on, but the moment the mysterious woman in the wedding dress saunters into the local watering hole, his bear immediately knows: she’s his mate, the one fate intended for him...Categorized as:
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Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say that power changes a person.Love changes them more.Long may they reign...You find them in the boardroom. The throne room. The bedroom.They burn brighter than the rest.They wield power as easily as they breathe.They stop at nothing to get what they want.Royalty, CEOs, mafia kings, demons, and more...Categorized as:
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Finding You by Jack Whitney
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to the Valentine's novella, Sweet Girl, is finally here!ChloeMy life was perfectly fine.I had my own business, friends, and even a fiancé. Everything was going just fine.Until he showed up again—Gavin, also known as the god of lust, Eros.He was thrown back into my life when his company, Cupid’s Arrow, hired mine for their tenth anniversary marketing plan... -
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"A uniquely charming mixture of whimsy and the macabre that completely won me over. If you ever wished for an adult romance that felt like Howl's Moving Castle, THIS IS THAT BOOK." —Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness... -
Love Sucks by Cynthia St. Aubin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone is killing werewolves. At least, that's the way Vincent Van Gogh tells it when he shows up at Mark Abernathy's art gallery seeking protection. For gallery assistant and art history addict Hanna Harvey, meeting Van Gogh is a dream come true—until death follows the troubled artist to town and Hanna becomes the murderer’s next target...Categorized as:
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Happily Ever Witch by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEsmeralda the Wicked Witch is having a lousy week. She’s fallen through a rabbit hole and landed in Wonderland, a cheerful, tea-partying place that no self-respecting villain ever wants to visit. People are threatening to chop off her head, unless she wakes up a sleeping dragon with True Love’s kiss.And not just any dragon... -
Made in Malice by Albany Walker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe thinks we’re devils. I know we are. Feared and revered, we’ve earned our place to shepherd the sheep. Harbor the secrets until she comes along and threatens our foundation. We could ruin her or use her. Either way, she’s ours, whether she knows it or not, even if it's forbidden...Categorized as:
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Chasing Goldie by Holly Roberds
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Spicy Goldilocks Retelling𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞?In a world where mages, faes, and humans coexist, I, Goldie, am taking a stand – swearing off the male species entirely. Ironically, all of them start throwing themselves at me with almost supernatural fervor the minute I make my vow. All except for one man, that is..Categorized as:
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Guarded by the Snake: Monster Security Agency by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe stole her way into my cold, serpent heart like a thief in the night.The tiny human hires me to shield her from the vengeance of a powerful organization. There’s nothing wrong with that, except she stole from them, got caught, and now I have to clean up her mess. Add to that her incessant chatter, and I’m in for the most unpleasant job in my career...Categorized as:
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Your Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn Hyde
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA runaway bride. A grumpy 600-year-old vampire pretending to be human. A disaster waiting to happen.What could possibly be the most infuriating thing to a vampire disgusted by the internet? A twenty-six-year-old social media influencer that just ran out on her cheating ex fiance and insists on staying in Vlad’s quiet castle...Categorized as:
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Grizzly Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA brand new mail-order brides series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Savannah's luck seems to finally be changing when MateMatch, a secret dating agency sends her to Ragtown to meet the match they've found for her. Under different circumstances, she would have been excited for her new life... -
Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAutumn is a time of snuggly sweaters, crisp breezes, and…. sexy, broody werewolves?When I inherit a magical house in the beautiful seaside village of Charming Cove, it’s just what I need to turn my dismal life around. Fresh off a bad breakup and with magic that I’ve ignored for a decade, I’m ready to rekindle my inner witch...Categorized as:
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Very Bad Things by Alexis Winter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe said he wants to do bad things to me…very bad things.The first time I met single dad Weston Vaughn, I thought it was my meet cute.I was in Paris looking to start over and he was right in the path of my hot coffee.But it turns out, my knight in shining armor was just a grumpy billionaire in a custom suit...Categorized as:
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Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dark Romance AnthologyYou should never fall for the bad guy…Over thirty of your favorite USA Today and bestselling authors have come together to create an epic collection of forbidden, dark romance stories.Get lost in this unputdownable mixture of short stories. From heroes to bad guys, there’s something for everyone.stalk·erA person who stalks: a person who pursues someone obsessively... -
Savage Chase by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s determined to tear down the walls around his mate’s heart, before an enemy rips out his soul. Dash Ruthless fighter, aimless drifter. Falling in love means getting ripped in pieces when everything goes to hell. Lion shifter Dash can’t fight the mating fever forever—or deny his insatiable need for the only woman who soothes his inner roar and makes him purr like a kitten... -
Pride by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorn apart by a curse...Dominion, won’t let his second chance go to waste. He lost his soulmate once and now Dominion is determined to keep Pani safe and far from danger, no matter what needs to die to make that happen.A love unrequited...Pani has spent his entire existence pining for his mate’s touch... -
By the Fae by Jemma Croft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDream job – check.Dream apartment – nearly check.Super-hot fae boyfriend – Uh, she’ll have to get back to you on that one.At age 29, good girl, Holly Briar, thought she’d have it all by now. After all, everything else on her metaphorical (and physical) list is checked off, but she’s still very much lacking in the love dept... -
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A Sea of Endless Light by Chani Lynn Feener
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFox Axford has been tasked with capturing a feared thief who has been terrorizing the Hild Empire, not flirt with the impassive captain he’s been unlikely paired with.When Fox is assigned to the Hild case by the Intergalactic Police Force, he doesn’t anticipate it taking very long... -
Obey by Lasairiona Lewis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJaggerI don't mess with vanilla girls.Especially not ones as innocent as Talia. But when a snowstorm traps us at Club Protocol, I break my own rules.It's supposed to be simple revenge against my college rival. But her eager innocence stirs my dominant nature, and I can't resist inviting her into my world of kink and ecstasy...Categorized as:
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Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates.It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix.So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us...Categorized as:
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Summoning my Grumpy Demon Boss by Ami Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOops, I just summoned my grumpy demon boss!In my defense, I need revenge on my cheating ex after he announced his engagement to the woman he left me for. And yeah, I might have been drunk...Categorized as:
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Court of Heathens by K.A. Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them.Witches are supposed to be good, powerful, and omniscient, but unluckily for me, I seem to lack all of those qualities.I have been battling the darkness that lives within me since birth, destined to eradicate goodness from our world, but one day, I have no choice but to embrace who and what I am...Categorized as:
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No Souls On The River by M. Kato
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHomicide detective Hayashi Teruo and his partner, Miyazaki Shinji are juggling their personal and work lives, trying to keep their relationship a secret from their colleagues at the Tōkyō MPD.In the supernatural realm, the souls of the dead are disappearing from the Sanzu River, before they have reached the end of their journey in the afterlife... -
Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the six USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors who brought you WICKED FIRSTS, comes an all new contemporary set of six sexy, suspenseful and very SINFUL SECONDS. Sinful Surrender by Elisabeth Naughton He's been watching her, and now he's here, in the dimly lit bar of the swanky Vail resort, pretending not to notice her... -
Jailer to the Death God by Rebecca F. Kenney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Standalone Dark Rulers Romance Vale has lost everything to the plague--friends, servants, and almost the entire royal family. Newly crowned as queen of a dying nation, she determines to stop the tide of grief by summoning and ensnaring Arawn, the Death God himself. But Arawn is none too happy at the human queen's attempt to control him, and he's determined to teach her a lesson...Categorized as:
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At First Irritation by Shelby Rhodes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome, welcome. I can only guess you are here to read about my wonderful adventures? Oh, you don’t know who I am? Well, I’m Foxx Honeywell. An adorable, fierce vampire with a kink for violence. Any who, this marks the beginning of my story. A story of violence, blood, possibly pain, and love. Though, the love part is not so apparent at first...Categorized as:
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Eternally Bound by Rebecca Rathe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrust the bonds.It’s a mantra they’ve repeated endlessly, but it’s easier said than done when their strength and resolve is being tested in the most impossible ways...Categorized as:
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Far from Neverland by River Hale
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPeter Pan left Neverland and grew up. Now I want him back.It’s been fourteen years since he left, since Neverland’s star died out, since a blanket of frost fell over the island. Despite the Jolly Roger being anchored in a layer of ice, I’m not yet willing to give up this perfect, Peter Panless Neverland.Well, it’s not completely perfect. A threat looms here, a shadow devouring the island... -
The Dragon Berserker's Mate by Harlow Blaze
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe big bad dragon doesn’t play nice, even with a little ray of sunshine. Guarding her, easy. Pulling her pigtails?Much more fun.HazelAfter a midnight escape from her stepfather, Hazel’s in serious need of a fairytale ending.She’s got two worldly possessions to turn into a roof over her head. Half a therapy degree and a massive debt.It’s not looking good...Categorized as:
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Bossed by the Boggart by Wendi Guff
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBOSSED BY A MONSTER—sounds overbearing, right?It is, and this guy’s not just any monster. He’s a Boggart—the literal being of nightmares—and I swear his sole mission in life is to make mine a bad dream come true.Every time I turn around, he’s there.Bedazzling me.Bewitching me.Befriending me.....Categorized as:
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Midnight Queen by Kayleigh King
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis isn’t a fairytale.My Prince Charming is a dark king. A ruthless ruler. A corrupt business man. A vampire.For centuries he’s reigned alone. But I’m here now and I’m coming for my throne.I’m no longer the princess in the tower. Or the damsel in distress. I’ve been traded and treated like a pawn. It’s time they learn they’re dealing with a Queen...Categorized as:
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Lethal Heat by May Dawson, Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy match-making mother tortured my omega sisters in pursuit of her kind of happily-ever-afters and generous dowries. So when my heat starts abruptly, I know the posh hell that’s coming. My marriage is arranged. Without me.Too bad for mum, I take after my crime-savvy sister. I won’t ever be some pack’s omega, some alphas’ obedient little wife...Categorized as:
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The Christmas Switch by Briar Prescott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEverybody knows Joshua Van De Bogart and Gabriel García don't get along. Haven't since the day they met in middle school and inadvertently started a rivalry to rival all rivalries. Fast forward a decade, and their feud is still going strong. When an opportunity arises to score some extra points at work they both leap at the chance. Now they're decorating the office for the annual Christmas party...
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