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Sancte Diaboli: Part Two by Amo Jones
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe held a darkness that could never be touched. She carried a light that could never be seen. Not by anyone. Only by each other. Simply two halves of the same soul, Brantley and Saint were fused together with equal parts wrath and peace. Nothing could break through their bond. Nothing. Until now... -
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Voodoo by Kristine Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 23 of the Royal Bastards MC series. I'm Ogun "Voodoo" Dupre. There's no pretty way to put it, I do the dirty work for my club. When my services are required for a particularly delicate situation, I find myself hesitating for the first time in my life. That hesitation might get me killed. Sometimes you gotta work a little black magic to come out alive... -
![Enforcer by L. Ann Marie]()
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... -
![Salvation in Darkness by Nicole Edwards]()
Salvation in Darkness by Nicole Edwards
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeaven refers to them as Misplaced Halos. Humans don’t even know they exist. This faction of celestial warriors was sent here under the cover of darkness to protect humanity from Lucifer’s demons. In return for their servitude, these warriors expect only one thing: the love they were promised, what angels refer to as an amsouelot... -
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![Alpha Chase: six-pack series book six by C.J. Primer]()
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![Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters]()
Jinx's Fantasy by Pepper Winters
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller, Pepper Winters, comes a spin-off novella featuring Sully and Jinx from the USA Today Bestselling Series, Goddess Isles.“A marriage born from slavery and secrets.A happily ever after like no other.”Sullivan Sinclair has a wife who shares his wildness and desires. To others, she is regal and perfect on his arm... -
![Revealing the Monster by Amelia Hutchins]()
Revealing the Monster by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI ended my life to protect Lucian from his enemies. It should have been the hardest decision to make, but it wasn’t. Now I find that Lucian kept even more secrets, deadly ones that threaten to destroy me. I thought I won the game that he and Katarina played, but he’s never stopped shuffling the pieces on the board... -
![Fawn by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson]()
Fawn by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Dark Mafia Shifter Romance We aren't her saviors. We're her worst nightmare. We've been called vicious monsters. Brutal. Cold. Savage. We rule the criminal underworld the same way we rule our pack—with absolute control. We take what we want and demand complete obedience. When she comes to us, she's damaged. Fragile. Wounded. And oh so tempting... -
![Leopard's Run by Christine Feehan]()
Leopard's Run by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe 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... -
![Leopard's Blood by Christine Feehan]()
Leopard's Blood by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan cuts straight to the heart of a man who stalks the shadows in an intoxicating Leopard novel.Though born into a leopard’s lair in the bayou, Joshua Tregre’s fighting skills were honed in the rainforests of Borneo. Sleek and deadly, he’s the perfect man to take over a crime syndicate back home in Louisiana’s lush swamplands... -
![Leopard's Wrath by Christine Feehan]()
Leopard's Wrath by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's a man who's used to getting what he wants, but she's not the type of woman to take things lying down.Born into a world of crime, Mitya Amurov has had a hard life, and his leopard has developed into a feral beast to protect him. It's constantly trying to claw its way to the surface, until a chance encounter with a stranger instantly calms the predator inside him... -
![Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee]()
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... -
![Shifters Hallows Eve by Lori King, Audra Hart]()
Shifters Hallows Eve by Lori King, Audra Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTricks and Treats…Chills and thrills... Become Enchanted, Haunted, and Hunted this Halloween... -
![Reckoning by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar]()
Reckoning by Elizabeth Knox, Wander Aguiar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone around me calls me a monster. I can’t say that I blame them, over the years I was turned into one, into my worst nightmare – something that I tried so hard not to become. What no one knows is what I had to go through, and I doubt that they ever will. Sure, I married a monster and maybe he did turn me into what I am today... -
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![Kiss of Luck by Delta James]()
Kiss of Luck by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe got away once. It won't happen againSaylorMy unique relationship with Beck ten years ago made me the perfect choice for an undercover operation. My job... bring down Randall Beckett and his Phoenix Syndicate. In all these years I have never shared his secrets, what makes me think I can now?BeckA decade ago my uncle sent Saylor, my beautiful curvy girlfriend, away... -
![Ruthless Royalty by Roxie Ray, Lindsey Devin]()
Ruthless Royalty by Roxie Ray, Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s vampire royalty who craves virgin blood... and that virgin is meWhen you’re a paranormal investigator, you get used to people not believing you. But since taking a plane from Boston to Louisiana to investigate reports of a flying man, even I’m having a hard time believing things for myself.So far, I’ve been kidnapped and held in a room for ten days... -
![Taken by Kristen Luciani]()
Taken by Kristen Luciani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI watched it all happen.Our world, crushed in a hot second.I was too blinded by lust to stop the exploding bullets in time.They shattered my lifeAnd my love.I failed myself.I failed the boss.Worst of all, I failed her.But this story is far from over,And our enemies don’t like loose ends.Money and revenge – they want it all.I always knew they’d be back to finish the job... -
![The Vampire's Captive by Kay Elle Parker, Tabitha Black]()
The Vampire's Captive by Kay Elle Parker, Tabitha Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsViennaIn the space of one night, my world is thrown into the air and dropkicked into a new dimension. Sounds dramatic, right? Probably because it is. I’m no stranger to drama, but this… this takes the award for Best Dramatic Bombshell.It all starts with a carjacking on a dusty highway twenty miles outside Tucson, Arizona.That’s the normal part of that night, I guess... -
![The Devil's Masquerade: The Remedy by Jennifer Loren]()
The Devil's Masquerade: The Remedy by Jennifer Loren
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNick Jayzon is now a Savage, a part of Asmodeus’s army. Kayla has been threatened, cornered and tempted to run and hide, leaving her true love to fight on his own and be forever under the control of the greed hungry devil. However, she meets a mysterious ally that she never knew she had until she needed her the most and that ally encourages Kayla, to stay and to fight... -
![The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky]()
The Masseuse by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Jezebel Carter agreed to a spa session to appease her sickly sister, she expects one thing and one thing only: to leave tension-free. It’s a spa, after all. Instead, she leaves with memories of a gorgeous man with talented fingers, who probably doesn't work at the spa and is a possible pervert. Ramsey Stone is no pervert... -
![Damaged Princess by Jillian West]()
Damaged Princess by Jillian West
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnastasia Androff came to The Omega Exchange with an agenda. It wasn't her plan, but she found herself a pawn in the games of powerful men.It's going to take someone like Viktor Nikolov, an alpha Daddy Dom with a penchant for spanking and solving dangerous problems to flip the chessboard... -
![The Alpha's Promise by Renee Rose]()
The Alpha's Promise by Renee Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter one loser boyfriend too many, Melissa Bell is done with bad boys. So when her ex puts her life in danger once again and a buff, tattooed alpha shifter shows up to rescue her, it’s the last thing she needs. Cody quickly finds himself wishing that he’d never made an alpha’s promise to keep the haughty human safe, but for some reason his inner wolf craves her more than his next breath... -
![Reina del Inframundo: Un Oscuro Romance de la Mafia by Lee Savino, Stasia Black]()
Reina del Inframundo: Un Oscuro Romance de la Mafia by Lee Savino, Stasia Black
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe King of the Underworld saved me from the streets, Treated me like a princess, And locked me in a tower. Then he turned into a beast. There's a darkness in him. I've seen it face to face. He says I'm his light. But if our love is going to last, I'm going to have to be more than his princess. I need to become a Queen. The final chapter in Marcus and Cora's story... -
![Evading by K.L. Kreig]()
Evading by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Let me obliterate each and every last beast that's holding that beautiful mind captive, Giselle." It's no secret Detective Mike Thatcher wasn't a fan of the blood drinkers. They stole his life, his woman, his future when they kidnapped his college sweetheart. So of course Fate paired him with the one thing he'd spent the past eleven years hating...a vampire. But Giselle isn't just any vampire... -
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![Warrant by Kathy Coopmans]()
Warrant by Kathy Coopmans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery wrongdoing warrants a consequence. In my case, I’ve decided to settle the score with death.Especially when, what brought this on, what stirred up my crazy, was the vicious attack on an innocent young girl.Worse, one that ended in her death. Years, I’ve been plotting to take out the men I used to call my brothers.The men who double-crossed me by brutally murdering my sister... -
![The Kilgarin’s Gift by Shay Rucker]()
The Kilgarin’s Gift by Shay Rucker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCillian Kilgarin. He is wolf-shifter—Indomitus—Clan leader of the cursed Kilgarin’s... and he is losing himself to the madness of his Nocturnal Transition.Morgan Neale is a gun-for-hire. And she is his Rí, his Soul-Bearer, the one destined to save him from darkness and balance his existence.She does not.This human is a bloody curse... -
![Her Vampire Lord by Ines Johnson]()
Her Vampire Lord by Ines Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHE OWNS MY DEBT BUT HE WON'T TAKE MY MONEY. ALL HE WANTS IS ME.Gaius Serrano is a mysterious figure in the world of wine. He’s arrogant. Darkly handsome. And—my instinct warns me—dangerous. He’s the last person I want owning my family’s debt. Since my parents died, I’ve been responsible for my sibling's future and fortunes in the form of our family’s business. I’ll pay any price to get it back... -
![Stalkers by Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson]()
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... -
![Fate by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson]()
Fate by Elaina Jadin, Marie Robinson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story of Fawn and the Blackfang Barons concludes in book three, Fate... -
![Parasight by E.S. Carter]()
Parasight by E.S. Carter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am drowning in darkness. My limbs submerged in inky tar, my lungs asphyxiated by the stench of death's hold. My eyes see nothing but black. Yet I see him. And I am not scared. I should be. Don't look into my eyes, for my demons will eat you alive. My devil inside will feast on your soft flesh. His jagged teeth will tear the meat from your bones and drink the light from your soul... -
![Alphas on the Prowl Shifter Paranormal Boxed Set by Catherine Vale, Lashell Collins]()
Alphas on the Prowl Shifter Paranormal Boxed Set by Catherine Vale, Lashell Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll new stories! Alpha shifters are on the prowl, and they're used to getting what they want. But there's more to claiming a destined mate than raw power, and they'll have to prove themselves worthy – in more ways than one... -
![A Stop in Time by R.C. Boldt]()
A Stop in Time by R.C. Boldt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author RC Boldt brings readers an intriguing paranormal romantic suspense in A Stop in Time... I’ve been an outcast my whole life. If my scars don’t scare people off, my attitude certainly will. I don’t know what I am or how I got the power to stop time. What I do know is, there are far too many questions I need answers to... -
![Vampire Savage by Rowan Hart]()
Vampire Savage by Rowan Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a mysterious stranger promises to fulfill every dark fantasy I’ve secretly harbored, I’m intrigued. The price? I must agree to be his, completely.Growing up without a mom, I’ve strived to earn my father’s approval. But the only thing that matters to my wealth-obsessed father is marrying me off in a lucrative business deal... -
![His to Possess by Piper Stone]()
His to Possess by Piper Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt wasn't temptation. It was instinct.Stone Keeler is a six-foot-four hunk who could win any girl's heart and then make her scream in bed, but as he claimed my quivering body for the first time the look in his eyes was terrifying... -
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![To Love a Vampire by Jody Offen]()
To Love a Vampire by Jody Offen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKayla backed up for every step he advanced. Her heart pounded painfully against her chest. She swore she saw flames flickering behind the vibrant colors in his eyes. She had never felt so afraid, so...alive? When she realized she couldn't escape him, she stood her ground, lifting her head defiantly in challenge. Tray didn't move, standing over her like a warlord about to pass judgment... -
![Fated by K. Alex Walker]()
Fated by K. Alex Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEthan Stewart usually gets what he wants. Intelligent, attractive, and successful, he doesn't care about straddling the line between refined physician and well-educated "sailor." Coming from a background filled with violence and poverty, he still manages to work his way from medical school to eventually owning his own medical practice... -
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Release by Annie Nicholas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNosferatu rule from the shadow and keep order over their blood thirsty people. Bald with pointed ears, they give vampires something to fear. If a law is broken, they have only one punishment. Death. They are the most powerful clan in the Vampire Nation and the most monstrous. Only a male vampire can be transformed into a Nosferatu but not all survive... -
![Marked and Mated by Delta James]()
Marked and Mated by Delta James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe ran from her mate. Now she must be punished.Darby Callan doesn't want a mate, but it isn't up to her. Her old pack has been disbanded, and when the powerful, handsome alpha of a well-established pack makes it clear that she belongs to him, her instincts reveal the truth of his words despite her furious protests and attempts to escape... -
![Sinful Seconds by Elisabeth Naughton, Alexandra Ivy]()
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... -
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Wild by Sara Fields
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's going to scream for me and I don't care who hears it.I traveled to this city to disrupt the plans of the Brotherhood's enemies, not tame a defiant omega, but the moment Revna challenged me I knew punishing her would not be enough... -
![Tamed for Her Pleasure by L.V. Lane]()
Tamed for Her Pleasure by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the king of a barbarian horde turns out to be unexpectedly hot…All I wanted to do was stop a war.A sensible princess would have talked to her father and beseeched him to see sense. Instead, I do what I absolutely should not take my horse and leave the safety of my castle to parley with the enemy myself... -
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Power by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary Jane, a struggling comedienne, stumbled into the wrong club at the wrong time. She didn't notice the gangster gripping the gun and the two scary men on his sides. She just jumped on the stage, tested the microphone, and went into her routine. And that's where things got interesting. Noah was the gangster that gripped the gun. The Beast of Din City. The Boss of the Streets... -
![Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay]()
Tempting Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms) by Setta Jay
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConn has spent the millennia of his life fighting alongside his brethren as a Guardian of the Realms. He’s never allowed himself to imagine that he would be gifted a mate but her scent is inside him now. The intoxicating lure incites his wolf to track and claim her in a sexual frenzy she can never deny. Dacia has spent the years of her life guarding her family's secrets... -
![Own to Obsess by Zoey Ellis]()
Own to Obsess by Zoey Ellis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe owns his obsession - but will it destroy her?KardosWild and uncontrolled, Kardos faces his new circumstance with an unbound fury, but discovers that some things are not within his control.His undiluted obsession consumes him, until he is forced to see that the only thing he truly needs, he may no longer own... -
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![Bear to Need: Kodiak Den #2 by Amy Lamont]()
Bear to Need: Kodiak Den #2 by Amy Lamont
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTattoo artist Juliet Bellamy found the perfect way to get over being dumped—spending one hot night with a sexy Special Forces soldier on leave from deployment, no strings attached, no numbers exchanged. And it worked. Right up until she realized the rugged werebear left her with a little surprise. One that arrived nine months after the night they shared... -
![The Devil's Son by Jennifer Loren]()
The Devil's Son by Jennifer Loren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChief of Police, Brady Simone is determined to go after the man that killed his parents but his new brother-in-law, Nicholas Jayzon, is doing everything he can to point him away from the man known as “The Barron”. The Barron, or rather, Dennis Savage, has inflicted his own kind of evil on people for longer than anyone can remember... -
![Ember (The Seeker, #1-5) by Ditter Kellen]()
Ember (The Seeker, #1-5) by Ditter Kellen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmber Wells knows the meaning of terror. A reporter by day, her nights are spent hiding from a serial killer known as The Seeker. He's stalked her for a year, terrorizing her through the lens of a camera. Held prisoner by paranoia, fear becomes a lonely companion...until she meets bad boy, Angelo Dimitrov, a dark, mysterious vampire who sets her world on fire. Angelo Dimitrov is not what he seems... -
![Vengeance to the Max by Jasmine Haynes]()
Vengeance to the Max by Jasmine Haynes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you’re a fan of Bella Andre, Lora Leigh, Maya Banks, Janet Evanovich, Mary Janice Davidson, Charlaine Harris, and Laurell K. Hamilton, then get ready for Max Starr!Thirty-something, down-on-her-luck accountant Max Starr has the unfortunate gift of being psychic, a newly-discovered wrinkle in her already messed-up life... -
![Bash, Volume II by Candace Blevins]()
Bash, Volume II by Candace Blevins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir lives just got complicated, but neither of them are the type to travel the easy road... -
![Goddess of Were by Dixie Lynn Dwyer]()
Goddess of Were by Dixie Lynn Dwyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Paranormal Ménage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M, werewolves, HEA]Batya Venificus has lost her wolf while trying to maintain face in the human world. She decides that she wants to be in control of giving up her virginity and picks the perfect man. But her mates show up, as evil rogues abduct her...
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