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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she’s going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that’s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust... -
![Blood Bond: 12 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 12 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClues are everywhere, but they don’t seem to add up, especially when a contact at the fingerprint lab gives Erin Hamilton and Dante Gabriel news that can’t possibly be accurate. Another visitor arrives with more information…and an unexpected family tie. In the midst of everything, Erin does what she can to comfort Dante, who is changing before her eyes... -
![Sleeper by Lexi Blake]()
Sleeper by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Neil’s past catches up to him, Kelsey must choose between her new family and an old love…With tensions rising between the Council and demonkind, Kelsey finds herself investigating a series of murders that threaten the fragile truce between them. If she can’t stop these killings soon, they could ignite a fire sure to burn the supernatural world down... -
![Bear Facts: Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley]()
Bear Facts: Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShane’s bad day gets worse when his sanctuary on the mountains is invaded by an un-Collared wolf, who thinks attacking him is a great idea. Shane has no intention of getting involved in this lady Lupine’s complicated life, but there’s something about her that raises his protective instincts to the highest they’ve ever been... -
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![Addict by Lexi Blake]()
Addict by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn... -
![Blood Bond: 15 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 15 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret... -
![Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo more elves were at large in Vancouver, but thankfully they’d been keeping a low profile while I faced the most daunting task of my twenty-seven years — planning and executing my wedding. I was dealing with a disgruntled grandmother with an extensive guest wish list of the magically inclined, all of whom didn’t particularly like each other... -
![Shattered Alpha by Erin R. Flynn]()
Shattered Alpha by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas made a lot of waves in already choppy waters, but progress was also made for paranormals. Some people seemed to realize they were on the same side of the real monsters and changed their tune. Others stepped up to show their support instead of staying quiet... -
![Blood Bond: 9 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 9 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsErin Hamilton and Dante Gabriel are living together and are more in love than ever, but the mysteries surrounding them continue to evolve. When two more women go missing—Dante’s sister and Erin’s best friend—they dive in more deeply, recruiting Erin’s brother to help. Despite his quest for information, Dante resists falling prey to his former captor’s drive to control his mind... -
![Blood Bond: 7 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 7 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBreaking into a cemetery isn’t anything Dante Gabriel ever thought he’d do, but he has no choice. He must recover his father’s body so he can claim his estate. Help arrives from two unexpected sources, but their plan is interrupted. Erin Hamilton’s best friend is a wolf shifter. The man she loves is a vampire. His father is a ghost. She can deal with all of that, but new worries have surfaced... -
![Blood Bond: 8 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 8 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDante Gabriel has developed some abilities never before seen in a vampire his age. Without Erin Hamilton, he’d be on the brink of insanity, but she’s always there, always willing to give him what he needs, and he’s determined to keep her safe from the vampire thugs who want her. His questions are still unanswered, and he considers turning to an evil source for results... -
![Maudlin's Mayhem by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Maudlin's Mayhem by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A little chaos is always good for the soul..."When chaos descends on the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, Maudlin finds herself at the mercy of Murphy's Law. Everything is going wrong. At first, some of the chaos is just annoying, but then it turns deadly and Maddy finds herself on the wrong side with Essie Vanderbilt, the Queen of the Northwest Vampire Court... -
![Trial by Fire by Ariana Nash]()
Trial by Fire by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the thrilling Shadows of London series.Action, MM romance and adventure combine on the streets of London. Time is running out for John "Dom" Domenici.It's not just Kempthorne's secrets bubbling to the surface of London's streets .. -
![Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsErin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret... -
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![The Dog in the Alley by K.M. Avery]()
The Dog in the Alley by K.M. Avery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome days, an elf can’t get a break.I’m overworked, underpaid and underappreciated, and up to my lavender eyeballs in missing and murdered shifters. To make matters worse, I’ve acquired a dog.Sort of.He’s not actually a dog... -
![Blood Bond: 10 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 10 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampires can’t levitate. At least that’s what Dante Gabriel always thought, until he finds himself floating above his bed along with his lover, Erin Hamilton. As he continues to exhibit unusual powers, more memories from his time in captivity surface, leaving him fearing what he might have done while imprisoned. When a new and unexpected temptation arises, he finds himself unable to resist... -
![Blood Bond: 11 by Helen Hardt]()
Blood Bond: 11 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDarkness tempts Dante Gabriel at every corner, and he struggles to maintain the control he was never taught when he came of age. His ghost father, his cousin, and the voodoo priestess under Claiborne Bridge continue to help, even as he descends further toward madness. Erin Hamilton is more in love than ever... -
![Dark Fate by Kat Silver]()
Dark Fate by Kat Silver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen days after the battle at Blackriver, Michael struggles with new forbidden desires, with his rampant Flame, and a deepening relationship with the taciturn werewolf, Commander Gabriel Flanagan.Feeling responsible for their loss, Michael longs to rescue the students stolen by the manipulative vampire prince, Alexei Vasiliev. But the High Council refuses to free Michael from his chains... -
![Blackout by J.B. Trepagnier]()
Blackout by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSantiago Suarez is needed in the Green room!How does one go about tracking down an old, cursed Unseelie fugitive who could be anywhere? I’m almost certain he’s the entire reason this ballet it fatal, though I don’t know how considering he would be old and frail by now. This ballet hasn’t killed anyone yet, but we’ve only just gotten started... -
![Beloved Vampire by Joey W. Hill]()
Beloved Vampire by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFourth in the "darkly rich"(TwoLips Reviews) Vampire Queen series. Escaping the depraved servitude of a vampire master she killed, Jessica has found her way, with three nomadic guides, to the sun-baked desolation of the Sahara-only to slowly perish... -
![Getting Close to the Omega by Lisa Oliver]()
Getting Close to the Omega by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Five - Cloverleah Pack SeriesCan be read as a standalone.Dean Weir has finally found happiness in his position as Omega wolf of the Cloverleah pack. He has his friends, his work and his art and he has never looked for anything else. Badly abused by his ex-home pack and Alpha, Dean keeps his head down and stays out of trouble. That is, until his mate joins the pack... -
![Whisper of Spirits by A.J. Macey]()
Whisper of Spirits by A.J. Macey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRitual murders?Reliving death memories?Avoiding the advances of my overly-attentive coworker who doesn’t realize he’s been firmly friendzoned?That’s just a casual Friday when you’re the Olympia Police Department’s favorite consulting psychometric medium. Yeah, that’s me, Casper Colt, the supe who can talk to dead people and see things when I touch stuff... -
![Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe]()
Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre we destined to be star-crossed lovers or is Fate on our side?My friends are finding mates while I’m stuck with a sexy but silent vampire. Sure, Pietro is everything a boy could want- handsome, strong, brooding, and possessive. It’s just that with my gift, I’m well aware that he’s not the one fate has in store for me. He couldn’t be. For one thing, his mercury is always in retrograde... -
![Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon]()
Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s a secret international organization operating in cities on every continent. It polices relations between the earthly realm and those beyond this world, enforcing immigration laws, the transfers of magical artifacts, and crimes against humanity.The agents who work for the NATO Irregular Affairs Division can’t tell anyone what they do, or how hard they work to keep us safe... -
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![Peta by Shannon Mayer]()
Peta by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe long-awaited novella from Peta's point of view is finally here . . . My name is Peta, and I am a familiar. To stand at the side of an elemental as their familiar is a gift given to few familiars. Yet here I stand with my thirteenth—Larkspur, child of the earth. I do not want this charge, for all my previous have ended in deaths I could not prevent... -
![Dark Whispers by Helen Harper]()
Dark Whispers by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Supernatural Summit is about to start at the DeVane Hotel in London. Vampires and werewolves, ghouls and gremlins, and pixies and druids have all come together to find better ways to get along with the human community and address the strict laws which govern their existence. It's a real opportunity to change the world for the better and I'm proud to be a part of it... -
![Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong]()
Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMallt-y-Nos. Matilda of the Hunt. The lone woman who rides with the Wild Hunt, tasked with finding killers who’ve escaped justice and letting the hounds reap their souls. For Olivia Taylor-Jones, Matilda isn’t just a legendary figure from Welsh lore. She is Olivia’s past, and her future, one she’s finally embraced. Having accepted her role as Matilda, Olivia must now lead her first Hunt... -
![Catching Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Catching Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI preferred it when life came in tidy packages. When it didn’t — when something went awry — I was exceedingly skilled at packaging it back up. It was my job to do so after all. I was a reconstructionist. I collected the puzzle pieces, then I gave those pieces to an investigative team to sort out. I didn't ask questions. I didn't offer answers. I saw. I recorded. I moved on... -
![The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill]()
The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen he becomes Lady Lyssa’s full servant, Jacob crosses the threshold into a darker relationship with her than he’s known before. His time as a vampire hunter certainly hadn’t prepared him to embrace a world where humans are sexual commodities, but he adapted. Now he finds the integrity of his soul challenged as he serves his Mistress’s needs as fully as he services her desires... -
![The Unseelie King by Heather Killough-Walden]()
The Unseelie King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 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... -
![Charmed by Nora Roberts]()
Charmed by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA young woman hides her talents—and herself—from the world until a man who’s already lost enough for a lifetime reminds her that any broken heart can be healed with hope and love in Charmed, a Donovan Legacy novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.Anastasia Donovan is an empath of powerful sensitivity, feeling the pain and despair of everyone she encounters... -
![Dusk's Portent by T.A. White]()
Dusk's Portent by T.A. White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSin city just got a whole lot bloodierFae trespassing in her woods is the least of Aileen’s problems when her best friend comes under magical attack on the same night. Aileen soon finds herself neck deep in trouble as news reaches her that the local Fae burrow has fallen and the werewolf pack she counts as ally has been taken hostage... -
![Bad Witch by Lauren Dawes]()
Bad Witch by Lauren Dawes
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA rookie cop. A team of supernatural detectives. A power hungry witch on a killing spree.My name is Cat McKenzie, and I’m in over my damn head. I’d finally come to grips with the fact that not all Supernaturals are a**holes when the witch downstairs is murdered and I’m rescued from certain death by the fae assassin responsible for revealing the existence of Supernaturals to humans six months ago... -
![Blood Vengeance by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Blood Vengeance by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Bewitching Bedlam Novelette When Maddy and Aegis go on vacation, a blast from the past threatens to destroy them both. Maddy and Aegis need to relax after opening the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, so they go on a post-New Year’s trip up to a mountain chalet... -
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![Twilight by Megan Derr]()
Twilight by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans... -
![Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray]()
Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLOST LIBRARY (Book 1) Lost Library brings together a mysterious, magical book and a quirky heroine to create the adventure of a lifetime! John Braxton arrives unannounced on Lizzie Smith's doorstep looking for answers she doesn't have. She may have a magical book, but she hasn't a clue what to do with it--or even how to read it... -
![Magic Remembered by Coralie Moss]()
Magic Remembered by Coralie Moss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMAGIC REMEMBERED is book 1 of the Calliope Jones series of Urban Fantasy novels.A battle over the Apples of Immortality is at hand.On an island in the Salish Sea, caretakers of the ancient orchards are vanishing. The earth witch in charge of protecting the groves is on the cusp of losing her magic. And the druid who investigates crimes of the magical kind is carrying deadly secrets... -
![Usurper by Claire Farrell]()
Usurper by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire... -
![Desire Awakened by Kathi S. Barton]()
Desire Awakened by Kathi S. Barton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“If you go out there, you’ll have to see to the woman first. The boy will make it if you help him later, but the woman won’t.”The sounds of cars screeching when she opened the door startled her. She looked back at Sam, and she nodded. Lizzy took off in the direction of the gathering crowd and wondered what had happened... -
![Ashes and Grave by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven]()
Ashes and Grave by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho’s the dragon going to call for a ghost problem? Me. I don’t normally deal with nasty ghosts, but when Nix needs help, I’m the only one qualified. His dragons are under attack, and it’s up to me to stop it. But Nix isn’t making it easy. He seems determined to hate me because I’m a necromancer, and he wants nothing to do with the attraction smoldering between us... -
![A Velvet Glove by Nazri Noor, Zachary Johnson]()
A Velvet Glove by Nazri Noor, Zachary Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsListening Length: 8 hours and 10 minutes Jackson Pryde is too cool for school.In the middle of shearing talking sheep, Jackson Pryde and Xander Wright are visited by Hecate and Freyja, queens of magical might within their pantheons. The goddesses have summoned Jackson for a meeting among immortals, a convocation of entities who wish to study the strange nature of his prismatic powers... -
![The Daredevil by Duckie Mack]()
The Daredevil by Duckie Mack
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a teen, Drake ran away and found the Black Cat Circus, he thought it was his ticket out of town. Instead, he found a family and discovered a magical world he never knew existed. Becoming the Daredevil was a perfect fit for him and the adrenaline-loving beast within.Now, ten years later, he’s returning to the town he left as a kid and it’s stirring up a lot of emotions... -
![Bounty Hunter Down Under by S.C. Stokes]()
Bounty Hunter Down Under by S.C. Stokes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy mother always warned me about the creatures of the Otherworld, but I never expected an ice troll to show up at my work.Now I’m out of a job, bills are piling up, and magical monsters keep showing up in my town.When a hotter than Hades bounty hunter crosses my path, I see an opportunity to solve all my problems. He needs an apprentice, and I need a pay check... -
![Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen]()
Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“In my family, when someone is born, another will die.”A symbiotic curse has plagued the Arrowood and Everhart households for generations. When a new baby is born, a member of the ancient clans die. Only a truce between the warring families can break the deadly hex once and for all.Upon hearing her cousin is in labour, Maeve Arrowood hurries home to find out which one of them will be next... -
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![Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton]()
Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in the same universe as the Adam Binder series, Rogue Community College is a delightful fantasy with lots of magic and mayhem … and more than a few dinosaurs.Isaac Frost is an Undertaker, a magical assassin sent to infiltrate and destroy the elves’ new school for wayward practitioners... -
![Death Unbound by Richard Amos]()
Death Unbound by Richard Amos
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThings have taken a seriously nasty turn.Can someone please let me off this rollercoaster?Everywhere I look, there’s drama and danger ready to pounce from the shadows. Nowhere feels safe, and trust seems to be a rare commodity.Damn.Just damn.But the twisted forces bringing all this chaos to the table must be stopped, no matter what.Even if it feels like I'm always ten steps behind... -
![Nikolai by Michele Notaro]()
Nikolai by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor centuries, I’ve gone through life floating from one lover to the next, never tying myself down to anyone. But then Grayson walks into my life, and I can’t imagine spending it without him. Messing with the Warriors of Tempest isn’t my greatest move, but to ensure he can stay with me, I’ll do what I have to... -
![A Drop of Witch: Sweetland Witch by Zoe Arden]()
A Drop of Witch: Sweetland Witch by Zoe Arden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMurder, cupcakes, and witches... it’s just your average day in Sweetland Cove. Page Count: around 330 pages Things are always going wrong for Ava Fortune. Ever since she discovered she was a witch, it seems like people are trying to kill her. And… New Year’s is no exception... -
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Portents by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Collection of Cainsville TalesCainsville, Illinois. A town founded by fae escaping the Old World. A town both part of the world and cut off from it. A town that a young woman will run to, fleeing her past, only to discover that her past extends further than she ever imagined, into the distant history of Cainville itself... -
![Entangled by Jessica Sorensen]()
Entangled by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlana Avery’s life is becoming complicated. The more she looks into her grandfather’s case, the guiltier he looks. And Jayse, her best friend in the world, has been acting strange, but refuses to tell her what’s going on.On top of everything going on at home, more tagged paranormal creatures are popping up everywhere, and her grandfather might be linked to one of their deaths...
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