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The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own tortured past. The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck... -
![Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas]()
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsYadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free... -
![死亡万花筒 Kaleidoscope of Death by Xi Zi Xu, 西子绪]()
死亡万花筒 Kaleidoscope of Death by Xi Zi Xu, 西子绪
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings起初的异样，是家里的猫不让抱了。林秋石发现周围的一切都开始变得充满了不协调感。然后某一天，当他推开家中的门，却发现熟悉的楼道变成了长长的走廊。走廊的两头，是十二扇一模一样的铁门。故事由此开始。阮南烛对林秋石说，当你凝视深渊时，深渊也在凝视着你。林秋石听后陷入沉思，然后对着深渊拉下了裤子拉链……阮南烛：“……你把裤子给我好好穿上！”不皮会死病娇攻X一起皮的沉稳受，双皮奶组合，灵异风格升级流。"Kaleidoscope of Death"It started off peculiarly; first, his domestic cat refused to let him cuddle it... -
![Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood]()
Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten... -
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![Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…will keep a PsyCop from his duty. Because ghosts don’t take snow days.Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 contains four novelettes and fourteen short stories. This all-new, novel length collection begins right where PsyCop 12, Other Half, left off... -
![Dilemmas by A.K. Michaels]()
Dilemmas by A.K. Michaels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMac is loving his life within Cam’s new Pack in the US, particularly loving his part-time work in Chastity’s new orphanage for abandoned, or abused, Shifter kids. Life is good, almost perfect. Then his beast starts acting strange and what entails tests him beyond anything he’s ever dealt with in his life. A dilemma that can only end in one of two ways: unending misery or a lifetime of joy... -
![Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharleston is reeling beneath the onslaught of demons unleashed by the vampire spirit Drugoy and his human host Yuri. Alone and drained almost to the point of death, Gray and Caleb must make their way across a city gone mad in hopes of putting an end to Yuri and Dru. But the other drakul isn’t the only enemy they have to worry about... -
![Gilliflowers by Gillibran Brown]()
Gilliflowers by Gillibran Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘Fasten your seatbelts for another round of domestic adventures with houseboy Gillibran Brown. In his own words: ‘think of me as a gay male version of Flora Thompson writing not so much about Larkrise to Candleford as Arsehole to Breakfast Time. The BBC will never commission it as a series, but there you go, it’s their loss... -
![Dead Man Walking by Pandora Pine]()
Dead Man Walking by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara is stunned to see the breaking news that a well-known mobster he helped to put behind bars, Vito “The Dragon” Dragonni, has been released from prison after his life sentence is overturned on a technicality. When prominent members involved in the original case against The Dragon start turning up dead, Ronan starts to wonder if he’s next... -
![Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot]()
Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrepare for more spooky, swoony YA from BookTok star @Merrowchild! Charlie Frith and his new love, Sam, have just saved the dead from the living! Now it's time to focus on being a normal couple - if such a thing exists?But when a new threat lurks in the shadows, this time to the living, and all who Charlie and Sam hold near, they must put everything on the line - including their lives - to work... -
![The Ringmaster by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Ringmaster by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs above, so below…who was once friend is now a foe.The Faire is alive. It’s alive, it’s sentient, and it wants more from Cora Glass. Reeling from the revelations that Clown left her with, she struggles once more to find her footing. She never gets the chance.Harrow Faire wants Cora for murder. She assumed it was her death that it was after. She was wrong. It wants her to kill…to save them all... -
![Vampire Trinity by Joey W. Hill]()
Vampire Trinity by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampire hunter Gideon Green never intended to become a vampire's servant. But when Anwyn, a woman with whom he shared an unforgettable night, is turned by a vampire pack, Gideon is forced into an uneasy alliance with one of the most terrifying vampires he's ever encountered: the mysterious Daegan Rei.Daegan has a vested interest in Anwyn... -
![NoX by Adrienne Wilder]()
NoX by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA nude man invades Luca Suarez's home and protects him from creatures who cannot exist.Creatures hunting him.The stranger can't tell Luca why. He can't even tell Luca his name.He remembers nothing until the moment he sees Luca... -
![Take Two by Sienna Mercer]()
Take Two by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe fifth funny book in a girly series with a dark twist—cheerleaders, vampires, and cute boys all add up to a killer story with biteHollywood has come to Franklin Grove! Olivia is very excited. Jackson Caulfield—the hot teen movie star—is shooting a movie in her home town, and there's a chance to win a part in the film... -
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![Eirwen by Jewels Arthur]()
Eirwen by Jewels Arthur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincesses are meant to be chaste and Queens are meant to provide heirs.Thanks, but no thanks. I want lose my virtue. Have my cherry popped. Get bedded. Bump uglies. Whatever it is you humans call it. So I flee with my unicorn to Silver Springs, a magical town where nothing is as it seems.There, a dark elf shows up to kill me. An incubus wants to devour me... -
![The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North]()
The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a battle between good and evil, her survival depends on her sorcerer Pappa.Tough and tenacious, Sienna has refused to count on anyone for all of her 22 years. But when she’s swept away to a magical new world full of frights and delights, her stubbornness begins to subside in the arms of the gorgeous sorcerer who claims to be her fated mate... -
![Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill]()
Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty, and threatened with damnation for betrayal, Jacob entered Lady Lyssa’s servitude as a human servant... -
![Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters]()
Lost in the Mind by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the last incident—which involved a serial killer—Chevy and Seneca are considering puppy wrangling as a new, safer profession than psychic detective work. Honestly, Seneca would prefer to focus on his new relationship with Chevy, even if he’s worried about the menacing countdown calendar leading to Chevy’s birthday... -
![Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot]()
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have glitter-bombed his prosthesis (again), and he's a seer-of-spirits in York, the most haunted city in England, and all his friends are ghosts.To make matters worse, it seems that famous spirits are mysteriously vanishing from York's haunted streets and alleys... -
![Beyond by Catina Haverlock, Angela Larkin]()
Beyond by Catina Haverlock, Angela Larkin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Sequel out 2018***“Dangerous. Wrong. She could be so close to finding out who I really am, and I don’t want to think about how badly that could damage her. If I have any conscience,I’ll turn and run. But I can’t let her go.” Presley Hale has no idea the guy she just told off in the school parking lot died in a drowning accident four months ago... -
![Stalker of Shadows by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Stalker of Shadows by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome stones are better left unturned… John Starkweather feels restless. Though still technically an agent for SPECTR, his only job now seems to be hanging out with his boyfriends, Caleb and the vampire spirit Gray, and binge-watching TV in their New Orleans apartment. The inactivity comes to an abrupt end when a rougarou attacks John’s estranged grandfather... -
![Raven by Stacey Rourke]()
Raven by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts... -
![Anubis by Adrienne Wilder]()
Anubis by Adrienne Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be over: The Utah Facility discovered, New World Genetics dismantled, and those hunting Luca—dead.Then strangers who call themselves Varu come for Luca for help. They claim he’s a Cana and tell him he’s the only one who can bring back their wolves.Nox doesn’t want to trust them, then he learns people called Mah are responsible for the atrocities committed in the Utah Facility... -
![Revelations by Rebecca Rathe]()
Revelations by Rebecca Rathe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiya Steele, born of violence and condemned to the prejudice of heaven and hell alike, wanders the earth consumed by fear. Fear of the realms determined to kill her, and fear she will hurt innocents if she ever loses control.The Dzhavo, a fearsome team of elite demons, are ordered to capture Diya and bring her in to face the Legion... -
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![A Bear for Christmas by C.D. Gorri]()
A Bear for Christmas by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt 47 years old, Jillian Osborn was too old to believe in fairy tales and finding love twice in one lifetime wasn't in the cards for her, or was it? Every time she saw him, she couldn't help but long for the handsome Tim Jacobs in spite of her honorable husband's memory.Ornery widower and Black Bear Shifter, Tim Jacobs had already found his true love... -
![The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn]()
The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss... -
![Point Pleasant: Illustrated Edition by Jen Archer Wood]()
Point Pleasant: Illustrated Edition by Jen Archer Wood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBen Wisehart grew up in the idyllic town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. An early encounter with the supernatural shaped his worldview and served as the catalyst for his career as a bestselling horror writer.Thirteen years after abandoning his home, Ben returns to the town to investigate the apparent reemergence of the terrifying creature responsible for his childhood nightmares... -
![Calluna by Jewels Arthur]()
Calluna by Jewels Arthur
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCalluna is sassy, snarky, and doesn't give a crap about, well, anything. Calluna doesn't believe in all this love garbage that she keeps seeing all over the town. Nope, she is just fine keeping to herself and her pet store, Beastie Besties, spank you very much... -
![Elixir by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Elixir by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWild Bill and Michael might have thought they made it out of the subterranean vampire nest unscathed, but in her anger, Silk left Michael a taste of her wrath that's impossible to shake.It's a race against time to cure Michael of a bizarre affliction, and though the hunter and his favorite vamp have few enough friends, Bill can't ash a cigarette without burning another bridge... -
![The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines]()
The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this darkly magical, romantic YA fantasy debut, a closeted teenage psychic in small-town Washington foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but the dead are restless, and some ghosts don't want to stay buried...Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls... -
![Discord by J.B. Trepagnier]()
Discord by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate losing and I appear to be on some streak. Dorian Gray’s painting was never in the vault of the library. We currently have no idea where it is and the only person who can track it is probably being held hostage in a storage yard with all kinds of cursed objects. Balthazar’s dick is still cursed and there’s no easy way to remove it. I already made it worse once... -
![Wolf Tales VI by Kate Douglas]()
Wolf Tales VI by Kate Douglas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Woman's Secrets. A Man's Search.An Unexplored Realm Of Pure Pleasure. . . Pride. Power. Passion. They are the hallmarks of the shapeshifting Chanku--although not every member can immediately accept these gifts. Some, like Eve, must learn to love themselves before they can fully embrace their heritage. Eve's journey takes her far from Montana and her mate, Adam... -
![Heart, Haunt, Havoc by Freydís Moon]()
Heart, Haunt, Havoc by Freydís Moon
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLaced with romance, gothic imagery, Catholic mysticism, diaspora, and horror…When lonely transgender exorcist, Colin Hart, finds himself challenged by an unruly haunted house in Gideon, Colorado, he’s kept awake by ghosts, demons, ghouls, and the handsome nonbinary owner of the house, Bishop Martínez... -
![Soul Bound by Mari Mancusi]()
Soul Bound by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSunny McDonald and her vampire boyfriend, Magnus, are on the run-accused of treason and wanted alive...or undead. And her twin is the slayer sent to track them down. Rayne would do anything to save her twin sister, Sunny, from the Vampire Consortium dictator who wants her dead. Instead, she's been commissioned by Slayer Inc. to find Sunny and Magnus and deliver them to the Consortium.. -
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![Lightbearer by L.C. Davis]()
Lightbearer by L.C. Davis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce upon a time, the devil knocked up a delivery guy.Not your typical intro to a romance, but I promise, it is one. The devil in this scenario would be a sexy horned demon named Apollyon and the delivery guy would be me, Levi Curtis. Just an average guy who got in way over his head trying to keep his twin sister from selling her soul... -
![Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne]()
Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s the most perfect man I’ve ever met, but something is… wrong.I don’t see it at first. All I see is the gorgeous man with dark eyes and long hair and that unusual blue beard. The piercings and the tattoos, the beautiful smile. All I can focus on is the way he touches me, the sound of his voice in my ear, the perfect life he draws me into.I hide it from him at first... -
![Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw]()
Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA charmingly witty fantasy adventure in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must solve a dangerous medical mystery at a secret French spa for mummies.Oasis Natrun: a private, exclusive, highly secret luxury health spa for mummies, high in the hills above Marseille, equipped with the very latest in therapeutic innovations both magical and medical... -
![Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe]()
Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElien Martel is a survivor, but surviving, he’s beginning to discover, isn’t the same thing as living. In the house he shares with his much older boyfriend, Elien spends his days trying to stay as far away from living as possible. Living, he has learned, means that sooner or later you’ll get hurt... -
![Sexy Beast VI by Kate Douglas, Anya Howard]()
Sexy Beast VI by Kate Douglas, Anya Howard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWild and untamed, these men like the hunt—but it's the capture they love even more. For that is when they can indulge in their most primal sexual instincts... "Chanku Honor" by Kate DouglasBy invitation of Mik, Tala and AJ, a new group of six young people are discovering their Chanku heritage... -
![Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres]()
Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNaomi Queen swore to herself she’d never get involved with criminals. She didn’t want any part of the world that raised her because she knew the trouble the malicious underground could bring. But all that changes when she witnesses a murder between a gang of mermen shifters.Swept into the maelstrom of the paranormal criminal underbelly wasn’t exactly high on her to-do list... -
![Spindrift by Amy Rae Durreson]()
Spindrift by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSiôn Ruston has fled to Rosewick Bay to recover from a breakdown which led him to attempt suicide. He needs the peace and tranquility of this lovely North Yorkshire seaside village to recover, but instead he is awoken by the ghost that walks across his bedroom at dawn... -
![Everything Carries Me to You by S.P. Wayne]()
Everything Carries Me to You by S.P. Wayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything Carries Me to You is the third and final act in the Axton and Leander series. What started off as a sweet story about a reclusive gay werewolf finding love has become a high stakes action packed drama, and now lives are on the line.Love is all you need--unless love is not enough... -
![Dark Rivers by Morgan Brice]()
Dark Rivers by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal. To keep their power, each year one of the witch-disciples kills a descendant of one of the men in the posse, a twelve-year cycle that has cost dozens of lives, including that of Seth Tanner’s brother, Jesse... -
![Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills]()
Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcyStarting over isn't easy. My boyfriend was abusive, my family controlling, and I lost my studio where I kept most of my work. The new room I'm renting isn't much to look at but the owner said I could use the basement as a new working space. Weird things start to happen the more I go down there and even though I'm the only person in the room, I can't help but get a feeling I'm not alone... -
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![Night Owls by A.R. Vishny]()
Night Owls by A.R. Vishny
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever.Clara loves rules... -
![Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been a couple of decades since Wild Bill has been able to savor the bite of an ice-cold, freshly tapped keg. Twenty-odd years since the shivery pucker of a cheap, boxed wine has assaulted his palate. But that doesn't mean Bill's forgotten how to party... -
![Lovelorn by Nicholas Bella]()
Lovelorn by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“It’s one thing to know that I’m a knight in King Adriel’s court, but it’s another thing to know what that really means.” I’ve had one successful mission that I managed to complete by the skin of my… well, let’s just say that I wouldn’t have been able to do it without Raphael’s help... -
![Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor some time, Michael has suspected that Wild Bill's done more than just dabble in art. As with every other piece of his personal history, Bill plays his cards close to his chest. But when he lets on that a mural he painted before his change might still exist, Michael's dying to see it -- and Bill's never been good at saying no... -
![Snare by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Snare by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith summer ending and temperatures dipping low at night, Michael's eager to get his leather jacket back, and although Wild Bill could easily vamp any sales clerk into giving Michael some new duds, it wouldn't be quite the same as the jacket he left at his parents' house. Not unless the malls have begun selling clothing with Rohypnol and ketamine sewn into the seams... -
![Stone Blood Legacy: A Fae Urban Fantasy by Jayne Faith]()
Stone Blood Legacy: A Fae Urban Fantasy by Jayne Faith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Stone Order is under attack. Wrathful gods are closing in. Unlikely allies Petra and Jasper may be Faerie's only hope.After her victory in the battle of champions, Petra thought she was a step closer to freedom from her sovereign and the politics of Faerie...Categorized as:
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