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  • A Wind of Change by Bella Forrest

    A Wind of Change by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A new hero will rise...From the ruins of the final battle, a new hero has emerged. A hero who will take The Shade into unchartered territories. Who will usher in a new world order, in which no predator may ever be safe again. And who will experience and learn to love, like no man has ever done before..
  • Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Night Pleasures/Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In Night Pleasures, Kyrian of Thrace---an immortal who protects humans from vampires---wakes up one morning handcuffed to the one thing that can scare him: a conservative woman in a button-down shirt. But Amanda Devereaux turns out to be his perfect partner for hunting down a deadly foe, and for helping him to regain his soul and learn that love doesn't have to bite...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  adult  book
  • Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman

    Forbidden Temptation: Volume 4 by Teresa Gabelman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Taking on new recruits has always been tricky business for Dell Farris, head protector of the Lee County Wolves. Add in the knowledge that his mate is one of them makes things even more complicated. He knows she has demons to fight, but he’s determined to take charge of that battle. Nothing and no one will ever hurt her again. Roslyn “Ross” Starr has secrets that she plans to take to the grave...
  • Dark Nights by Christine Feehan

    Dark Nights by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Dark Descent and Dark Dream are combined in Dark Nights. #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan revisits and expands her classic novella Dark Descent, bringing to breathtaking new life her story of an immortal Carpathian hunter, a beautiful adventurer, and their dangerous journey toward an unforeseen destiny and an undying love...
  • Peace, Love, and Fangs by Crystal-Rain Love

    Peace, Love, and Fangs by Crystal-Rain Love

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the sire/boyfriend's away, the hybrid will play…Detective, that is.Eliza's missing and Danni doesn't think things are as simple as everyone else seems to believe, so even though Rider sent her to Pigeon Forge to hang out with the local wolf pack and relax… she can't get her mind off of her missing friend or the feeling in her gut telling her to check out Lovefest...
  • The Clan Legacy Complete Series Box Set by J.S. Striker

    The Clan Legacy Complete Series Box Set by J.S. Striker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Complete 11 Book Clan Legacy Series! J. S. Striker's best selling books all in one box set!! BOOK 1: Robbie - A Dragon Shifter Novel.Sophia Gray had only a few rules in life: keep a low profile at all times and always watch your back. As a powerful witch she has many useful spells, ones that are highly sought after by the vampire clan, forming an alliance that kept her somewhat protected...
  • Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact by Bella Forrest

    Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The Goddess of Discord finally rules the world…Without magic, Harley knows the odds of defeating Katherine are stacked against them. Yet a sliver of hope survives in the pages of her parents’ Grimoire. The final, mind-boggling spell entails making a deal with a Child of Chaos. But what must be offered in return?Finch wants to be the one who ends Katherine...
  • Redeemers by Tara Brown

    Redeemers by Tara Brown

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Happily Ever After... They say that if you don't have your happy ending, the story isn't over. They have no idea just how right they are. This story is only just beginning... And it begins with a bang. Aimee James, along with every dream and every person she has ever loved, has changed. Each of the people she loves is holding onto their humanity by a thread that gets thinner each day...
  • Goddess’s Choice by I.T. Lucas

    Goddess’s Choice by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Since the dawn of human civilization, two warring factions of immortals, the descendants of the gods of old, have been secretly shaping its destiny.This is the story of Annani, the goddess who chose to follow her heart and by doing so altered the course of history.The tale would sound familiar to most mortals, as its distorted echoes were recorded in the traditions of several cultures...
  • The Hob by Dana Marie Bell

    The Hob by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Robin Goodfellow has met his match.The Gray Court, Book 4When the Black Queen kidnaps one of the White Queen's nephews, Robin Goodfellow is sent to ensure that the young prince safely returns to the bosom of his family. True to his role as Oberon’s Hobgoblin, he is ready for anything…except meeting his truebond, the very delicious, very human Michaela Exton...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  adult  book
  • The Avowed by Ivy Asher

    The Avowed by Ivy Asher

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Just when I think things are starting to look up...I manage to get myself kidnapped.All I want to do is figure out how the hell to get home. But instead, I’ve been shot out of the sky, netted, half drowned, and now I’ve been taken to Kestrel City, home of the Avowed.The Hidden claim the Avowed are the enemy, but I’m about to learn nothing is ever just black and white...
  • A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer.Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live. I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic.She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away. I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal...
  • Dreaming of a Blood Red Christmas by Nicola Claire

    Dreaming of a Blood Red Christmas by Nicola Claire

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You wanted more? Well, here it is! A Christmas Special Novella (just over 16,000 words) from Michel's point of view, set after the end of book eight in the Kindred Series: Kiss Of The Dragon. A sweet surprise full of a few Kindred secrets, wrapped up in a Michel package, just in time for Christmas. "When I look at her, I see the strong, independent, courageous woman I have always seen...
  • Sanibel Surrender by Talyn Scott

    Sanibel Surrender by Talyn Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Molly’s pristine life crumbles around her, she inadvertently steps over the immortal threshold, finding that her ex-husband led a double life. Through his nefarious secrecy, Wilson exposed her to a dangerous underworld, and she has no other choice but to rely on powerful werewolf males to escape the unthinkable...
  • Sanibel Alpha by Talyn Scott

    Sanibel Alpha by Talyn Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tatum, Jayce, and Bren welcome their precious Youngling, the next appointed Alpha, into their loving family. However, their celebration is darkened when Jayce is forced to handle a troubled Pack stricken by rogue vampires. Following his inborn need, Mike Carter takes his place next to his co-mates, protecting Tatum and her newborn son with raw determination...
  • Ward Locked by Theresa Kay

    Ward Locked by Theresa Kay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New classes. New director. And lots of new rules.After spending my three-week Winter Break under magical house arrest, I’m looking forward to returning to school. But when I get there, everything has changed.OSA has tightened its hold on every academy and Ravencrest’s new director takes the restrictions a step further, leaving me without my two closest friends...
  • To Ashes and Dust by Luna Laurier

    To Ashes and Dust by Luna Laurier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark secret, a terrible prophecy, and a dangerous bargain.An unsettling energy has settled over the city of Johnstown. When the darkling’s behavior suddenly changes and immortal families start disappearing from their homes—Cassie and Damien are called to a meeting with The Council of the Kyrios, to discuss how they intend to bring an end to Melantha and her darkling brood...
  • Wolf of Ashes by Everly Frost

    Wolf of Ashes by Everly Frost

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His dark crown will be mine.My mother was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. She was locked away in darkness, never to see light again. I was born into that darkness, that perpetual night. I learned to survive without sunlight and to thrive on the scraps that were thrown to me.All because someone didn't want me to claim my birthright.Now I'm free. And I'm coming for what's mine...
  • Ascension by Stacy Claflin

    Ascension by Stacy Claflin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two alluring vampires. Ancient prophecies. One determined queen.Cliff Montgomery and Alrekur Vidarsson both want to marry Alexis. One is an arrogant three thousand year old ancient ruler who has waited his entire life for her. The other is the love she has waited for all her life...
  • Tempt by Mary E. Twomey

    Tempt by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the fourth book in the 8-part Terraway series, which is based in Filipino folklore. Running off with Captain Finn to deliver a portion of the stone to Silo seemed to October like the perfect way to get some breathing from her two Reapers, but she soon learns how horrible life without them can be...
  • His Twisted Tail: Paranormal Dating Agency by Melanie James

    His Twisted Tail: Paranormal Dating Agency by Melanie James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Calder Lorenson inherits one hell of a mess when he’s thrust into the limelight to fill the role of Alpha at Twisted Tail Pack. With treachery in the ranks, Calder quickly finds himself in over his head. If that wasn’t enough to deal with, pack law decrees that he must be mated...
  • Moon Blest by Jay Lynn

    Moon Blest by Jay Lynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unleash this action-packed werewolf shifter romance.“Pack a bag and get out!”Three days before her sixteenth birthday, Ella’s lonely life is twisted into a full disaster. The alpha’s son, Carrel, rejects her the instant he senses their bond. Refusing his mate isn’t enough. Carrel humiliates Ella, threatens her, and then banishes her from the pack...
  • Slade by Bianca D'Arc

    Slade by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters - those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They've sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know...
  • Vampirherz by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Vampirherz by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Butch O'Neal, Ex-Cop aus Caldwell, New York und die Vampirin Marissa verbindet eine Liebe gegen jede Regel. Und Butch verliert allmählich den Glauben daran, dass sie es jemals schaffen werden, die Widerstände, die sie trennen, zu überwinden...
  • Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton

    Prophecy: Caelestis and Aurorea by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a world of darkness and danger, Prophecy will fight to her limit to save the vampire she loves and stop a terrible evil from unleashing Hell on earth...
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    magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  adult  book  demons
  • Bound by Spells by Stormy Smith

    Bound by Spells by Stormy Smith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aidan Montgomery hadn't been prepared for Amelia Bradbury to walk in and then out of his life. He also hadn't expected to find the powerful magic hidden deep within him for the last nineteen years, but he's embracing it -- finding more control and more answers every day. Now, with the help of Amelia's best friend, Bethany, Aidan is on a quest to understand his destiny and find Amelia...
  • Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A crescendo of evil could destroy their perfect harmony.The Gray Court, Book 5Oberon is well and truly lost, with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or where he’s going. One woman makes his palms sweat and his heart race, a woman with turquoise eyes and a beautiful voice. Instinct tells him she’s the only one who can save him...
  • The Somber Call by Michelle Dare

    The Somber Call by Michelle Dare

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A tragic loss. A broken pack. A lone wolf.The pack war was drawing closer, and Ariane found herself at a crossroad amid the chaos that was her life.Which road should she follow? One gave her a chance at normalcy, while the other threw her deeper into turmoil. She had new powers, a shifter for a boyfriend, and blood on her hands...
  • 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...
  • Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez

    Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The shifters council has fallen, and Alpha Ares is ready to fulfill the prophecy. Born from Gods and blessed with elemental gifts, the golden wolf becomes the first Alpha King after a thousand years. The human hunters are at the forefront of the Golden Wars, but something more sinister has been stirring for centuries. A plan to rid the earth of werewolves once and for all...
  • After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Three of romance's hottest bestselling authors -- Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson -- invite you to explore the dark side, to taste the forbidden, to dive into danger with heroes who fire the blood and lay claim to the soul in these striking tales of sensual passion. A man hunts for a woman...
  • Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Second Chances by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Set in the Dark-Hunter universe. Originally included in the Dark-Hunter Collectible Booklet and Dark Hunter Companion .This is the short story that was given away with Unleash the Night about Acheron and his brother Styxx.It can be found in Acheron and Dark Bites...
  • Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night--feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake...Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology--unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and werewolves...
  • Lost Files of the M.B.R.C. by K.M. Shea

    Lost Files of the M.B.R.C. by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The Lost Files of the MBRC is an anthology of five MBRC short stories--three of which have never before been released.When Morgan decided to stay employed at the Magical Beings’ Rehabilitation Center, she thought her life might quiet down as she started college and developed her career. She thought wrong...
  • Hunger by Felicity Heaton

    Hunger by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayed by one of her own and turned into a vampire, hunter Eve is consumed by her hunger for vengeance and has spent five years surviving hell, driven to take the life of the man she once loved...
  • An Unhuman Journey by Candace Blevins

    An Unhuman Journey by Candace Blevins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s a war brewing between good and evil, and the chess pieces are being set…Aaron has gone missing, and Mordecai has taken over Kirsten's training. She's learning by leaps and bounds under the god-of-old’s not-so-gentle tutelage, but with Nathan in charge of Drake Security during The Dragon King’s unplanned absence, everything is upside down...
  • Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayed.Defeated.Chained.I used to be a sister, a friend, a ruler of the elflands that belonged to my family’s House. Now, I am a prisoner of the fae, my kind’s sworn enemy since the beginning of time. They put chains around me, thinking they can keep me from breaking free and taking their lives. They can’t.The only reason I stay is because I no longer need a life...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  book  fae  fiction
  • Celestia by Yumoyori Wilson

    Celestia by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A magical discovery leads to a path of hope, but will the darkness be stronger than light? Celestia Rainbow never expected to find out the truth about her birth or the role she now plays in the crisis going on throughout the dimensions.Forsaken are getting stronger and are now attacking hunters and huntresses across the dimensions out of their desire for immense power...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  book  drama
  • Sanibel Sizzle by Talyn Scott

    Sanibel Sizzle by Talyn Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mistaken for Renee Shirley, Rebecca Walker remains Ciaran's captive. What breaks a blood debt oath when blood demands blood? Rebecca doesn't know, but Ciaran has an idea...or two.Gage holds a secret. Should he make a bold move to save Rebecca if it means turning Tatum's newfound happiness upside down?Curl your toes in the Sanibel sand. Whisk away to cold castles and warm Scottish beds...
  • The Scary Godmother by Dominique Kristine, Vivienne Savage

    The Scary Godmother by Dominique Kristine, Vivienne Savage

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Half-faerie Skylar Corazzi doesn't have to go hunting for trouble—it finds her on its own. After earning a spot in the university sentinel program, Sky thinks she has it made... until the first days of boot camp. The vampire and shapeshifter coaches mean serious business and have no qualms about whipping her into shape...
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    magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult  book  fae  fiction
  • Fate Of The Minotaur by Harmony Raines

    Fate Of The Minotaur by Harmony Raines

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fin's story - Fin is the Minotaur from the Her Dragon's Bane series - my wonderful readers thought he deserved a happy ever after of his own, so here it is. After centuries of living alone in his Labyrinth, Fin, the Minotaur, is offered a chance to lead a different life. With a different face, all thanks to a magic potion given to him by Serena and Charlotte...
  • Phoenix Rising by Lisa C. Morgan

    Phoenix Rising by Lisa C. Morgan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maggie Henning has lived the last ten of her 16 years surrounded by the constant reminders of her father’s crime, but never knowing the truth behind it. One letter. One last visit to the psychiatric hospital. Just one night, and Maggie’s world changes forever. She is the last of an ancient race of protectors to a world filled with the creatures of myths, legends, and nightmares...
  • Celestia by Yumoyori Wilson

    Celestia by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Darkness is always portrayed as evil, but what if the Darkness simply wants to be accepted like any other element? To be...good and save humans and shifters alike? Celestia Rainbow goes from the lands of the living to another realm far darker and more depressing than she'd ever imagined...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  book  drama
  • The Cinderella Cook-Off by Sable Sylvan

    The Cinderella Cook-Off by Sable Sylvan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bears + BBWs + BBQ + BDSM = Too Hot To Handle! The last thing that the curvy Quincy sisters expect is to meet their rivals, the Scoville brothers, in the flesh at the reading of their grandfather’s will. What the heck are a bunch of Norwegian billionaires doing at a fair in the middle of Texas? Planning a corporate takeover, of their family’s hot sauce company, The Quincy Hot Sauce Co...
  • Knight Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Knight Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Camille journeys to Otherworld on a quest to find the last member of the Keraastar Knights. There, she must face one of the ancient Fae Lords who stands between her and the key to fulfilling her destiny. And there, she also discovers that her past has come full circle to meet her future...
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    magic  myths  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy  vampires  book  family
  • The Witch's Peril by Emma Glass

    The Witch's Peril by Emma Glass

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic. Vampires. Fallen empires and dangerous prophecies. Fans of The Vampire Diaries, A Shade of a Vampire, and Twilight will be blown away by A Witch Between Worlds... The vampire lords have finally come to Stonehold. Pressure builds within the occupied castle, driving wedges between all. The young lovers Elliott and Clara must reconcile their changes or push each other apart—forever...
  • Winter's Kiss by Felicity Heaton

    Winter's Kiss by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Their lord drinks blood and they are dead men walking. The tales of the mansion don't stop Nika from falling for one of the guards, but when wolves attack her and he rides to her rescue, she discovers that her knight is anything but saintly. He is a vampire and she is becoming a werewolf, and love between their species is forbidden—the penalty death...
  • Hunter's Moon by Felicity Heaton

    Hunter's Moon by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The horror of the night he failed to save his werewolf pack from the cruelty of their vampire masters has haunted Nicolae for one hundred years, driving him deep into the Canadian wilderness in search of peace...
  • Marked: Winter by Gwen Knight, Michelle Fox

    Marked: Winter by Gwen Knight, Michelle Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the Shadow World… where vampires are real and blood is a financial asset. This is the world I live in. Being the baby sister in a family chock-full of slayers isn’t easy. My entire life, I’ve watched my brothers venture out into the darkness to hunt the things that prey on the innocent. Vampires are evil, they tell me, but they refuse to let me fight...
  • Of Flame and Light by Cecy Robson

    Of Flame and Light by Cecy Robson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Taran Wird holds the unique ability to conjure fire and lightning. She is mated to Gemini, Second in Command to the Squaw Valley Pack of the Lake Tahoe Region, and the sole werewolf to possess the ability to split into two wolves. And although they are mates, Taran's insecurities have driven them apart...
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