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Magical Midlife Flowers by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPreviously part of the Magical Midlife Kickstarter. This is a bonus story that plays into elements in Magical Midlife Battle. It should be read after Magical Midlife Alliance.It isn't necessary to the overall series ARC, but rather a fun little aside into the lives of the Ivy House Crew.Edgar does not cheat in flower shows. He might use a magically enhanced serum, but anyone could do that... -
![A Soul to Protect by Opal Reyne]()
A Soul to Protect by Opal Reyne
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Linh wanted was to feel safe.After escaping vile bandits, Linh is faced with a conundrum. She can either run through the Demon-filled wilds, or seek safety from a serpent monster.The longer she forces her presence in the monster’s territory, the more she learns a Duskwalker’s heart can be nurturing... -
![Dark Whispers From Beyond by I.T. Lucas]()
Dark Whispers From Beyond by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe sacrifices Kaia and her family have to make for a chance of gaining immortality might tear them apart, and success is not guaranteed... -
![Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme]()
Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Nichols needs some time off, but for a mind-reader with ties to the police and the mob, is that even possible?Her kids want the dog she's promised them, the police need her to talk to a counselor, and Uncle Joey has unexpected news that could change her life. Is Shelby up to the task? Let's hope so, because solving a murder might be easier than granting a dying wish... -
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![Wakes and High Stakes by Trixie Silvertale]()
Wakes and High Stakes by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA flamboyant funeral. A dashing gigolo. Can this psychic sleuth beat the odds on murder?Mitzy Moon is never one to celebrate death. But a compelling invitation to a 1920s themed memorial service, aboard a riverboat casino, entices her to take a gamble. And the only thing hotter than the tables is the newly wealthy widower—until he disappears... -
![Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy]()
Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou’re only paranoid if nobody’s out to get you.Mackenzie’s paranoia hasn’t ebbed, if anything, it’s only gotten worse, and it’s starting to wear thin on her family. Add in a new familiar, and her sister’s sudden rebellion, and tempers ignite.As a hunter for Catch and Release, Mackenzie doesn’t choose her assignments, they are chosen for her... -
![Dark Voyage Matters of the Soul by I. T. Lucas]()
Dark Voyage Matters of the Soul by I. T. Lucas
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the Silver Swan leaves Acapulco, Frankie and Dagor expect smooth sailing, eight more wedding celebrations, and, hopefully, Frankie’s transition, but fate has other plans.The ancient amulet has more secrets to reveal, and when a new vision necessitates a change of course, Dagor and his teammates are pulled into the millennia-old battle between the clan and the Devout Order Of Mortdh... -
![Lor by Lily Mayne]()
Lor by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy role as Moric—ruler of a small and prosperous fiefdom in a quiet corner of the world—has always been painfully dull and stifling.Until a beautiful, otherworldly creature with pink skin and a mane of golden hair falls through a strange void that has appeared in my guestroom.And I am instantly captivated by him.I have never seen anything like him... -
![Battlemaster's Gambit by Nathan Pierce]()
Battlemaster's Gambit by Nathan Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsResurrected to dominate or die again?Andric was much like anyone else, further along in his life than he wanted to be. Much further along, and waiting to finally become the main character of his own story.Fate had a funny joke for him, though.He died.Unexpectedly he was given the strangest of plot developments... -
![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... -
![Protector by Tana Stone]()
Protector by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Vandar raiders who roam the sky are deadly and fierce. The mercenary hunting me is terrifying -- and will stop at nothing to claim me.I thought the cocky Vandar raiders I had to work alongside were my biggest problem. That was before the deranged leader of a ruthless band of mercenaries decided I belonged to him.As a member of the underground Valox resistance, there are few things I fear... -
![The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips]()
The Single Mom and the Orc by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHer grumpy orc is going to hammer his way into her heart!When Pippa finds herself in Fairhaven Falls with empty pockets and a brand new baby, she’s thrilled when a sweet - and slightly scary - old lady offers her a job and a place to live. Their new home isn’t much, but it offers a desperately needed shelter.Then her grumpy orc neighbor comes charging into their lives... -
![Warlord's Storm by Georgia Lyn Hunter]()
Warlord's Storm by Georgia Lyn Hunter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a ruthless warrior convince a broken woman to take a chance on love in his dying world? Deadly warlord Northaen has fought for millennia to preserve what’s left of his angelic dominion of Kalasder... -
![Prince of Storms by Riley Storm]()
Prince of Storms by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her... -
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![Death Is My Friend With Benefits by Katarina E. Tonks]()
Death Is My Friend With Benefits by Katarina E. Tonks
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe fourth installment of the DIMBFF series continues the thrilling journey of a young woman, Faith Williams, battling for her life, and the Angel of Death dragging her further into his world... -
![Bump in the Night by Nik Knight, Lily Mayne]()
Bump in the Night by Nik Knight, Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsYou never know what’s hiding in your closet...At twenty-six, Ivy has their life figured out. They have a decent paying job at the London office of Somnus Entertainment--the gaming company behind the wildly popular game Black Oasis--a draughty flat they inherited from their wild great aunt, and a few select friends to pass the time... -
![Blood Heart by Lexi C. Foss]()
Blood Heart by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsset File 4-7: Elizabeth Watkins Genotype: Non-Human That’s the only information Jayson Masters has about his newest assignment. To learn more, he’ll need to infiltrate her life in the most intimate of ways without getting too close. Game on. Lizzie’s new neighbor is loud, seductive, and ridiculously attractive. And he keeps flirting with her... -
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Outcast by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf no one knows that you saved the world, does it really count?Eight years ago the world almost ended and Max lost everything, accused of betrayal and failure.Now working as a Marshal, keeping the city and its people safe from supernatural dangers, Max thinks she's broken all ties to her past. She's just trying to do her job and live her life... -
![Syndicate Queen by Kira Stanley]()
Syndicate Queen by Kira Stanley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery, Ax, Falcon, Cosmo and I had stumbled upon something suspicious; something that was going on in my city right under our noses. A new drug had popped up, affecting only the paranormal community. People were starting to go missing, and those that we caught started babbling about how he was going to take the Syndicate down for good. That was never going to happen... -
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Prince by Tana Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe alien prince is on the hunt for revenge. And buying me is part of his master plan.I was safe hiding on the outskirts of the galaxy and singing in a dingy nightclub. Until the menacing alien prince with the platinum hair and claiming gaze bought my debt. Now I’m traveling on his ship as his guide while he searches for vengeance... -
![Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine]()
Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I was a fake, a spiritual guide doling out nothing more than a placebo effect to the pack. Turns out I’m more legitimate than anyone realizes—and more deadly.It doesn’t matter whether I’m the real thing or not, whether the pack has accepted me or not, because Duncan’s mate never will and she’s in charge. As long as he still wants me in his bed, she’ll want me in a grave... -
![Strange Magic by Christine Pope]()
Strange Magic by Christine Pope
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen magic spells go horribly wrong... Life for Zoe Sandoval, the future prima of the de la Paz witch clan, is not going as planned. As if being almost kidnapped by a dark warlock wasn't bad enough, Zoe’s struggling with her birthday closing in — and she still hasn’t found her destined soulmate. While searching for Prince Charming, she’s had to kiss a lot of frogs... -
![Music in the Rain by Nalini Singh]()
Music in the Rain by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA short story featuring Madame Zulenka and Zaira. Timeline: Takes place some time after Silence has fallen.The story can be found in Nalini Singh's December 2021 newsletter... -
![Barbarian Dragonslayer by Aaron Crash]()
Barbarian Dragonslayer by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ancient evil has come to Old Ironbound—is it a dragon or is it something else?Ymir has obtained six of the eight Akkiric rings—the rings that allowed Aegel Akkridor and his wives to live for a thousand years—but the more he studies, the closer he comes to learning the secret behind the great vempor’s death.A secret that may mean death for Ymir and his wives as well... -
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![Barbarian Alchemist by Aaron Crash]()
Barbarian Alchemist by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYmir has heard rumors of possible trouble with the merfolk because the fish people are not to be trusted. But everyone's favorite barbarian turned scholar has other things to worry about. He's working on forging another ring, running a business, and studying for his alchemy exams.The women of Old Ironbound aren’t making that easy... -
![Witchling Academy: Semester Eight by Avery Song]()
Witchling Academy: Semester Eight by Avery Song
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMurder? Threats? Court trials? Shocking revelations?Turning twenty is more about chaos than celebration as my final semester at Witchling Academy kicks off with a bang.Semester Eight will be the most intense one yet; with the cheer squad competition, the football league championships, kendo master matches, and the spring festival art competition, we're going to be busy around the clock... -
![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... -
![One Fell Sweep [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Achrati]()
One Fell Sweep [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Achrati
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![Rescued by the Rebel Orc by Celeste King]()
Rescued by the Rebel Orc by Celeste King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s lewd, crude, and a complete jackass.And he’s the love of my life.Before joining the Burning Sun clan, Naar used to be a rebel orc.It shows.Beasts have more manners than this orc.Watching him eat is all you need to go on a diet.Bathing is a foreign concept to this giant beast.But wait, it gets better.He's bedded most of the human women in the camp... -
![Shadows in Bloom: A Dark Romance Anthology by Lola Malone, Garry Michael]()
Shadows in Bloom: A Dark Romance Anthology by Lola Malone, Garry Michael
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong summer nights, the rustle of leaves and flowers in full bloom.It’s the perfect time of the year to live life the fullest, plan for tomorrow and forget about yesterday. But what happens when the shadows come out to play?After all…you won’t see it coming until it hits you in the Shadows in Bloom... -
![Demon Defeat: Part 2 by M.J. Haag]()
Demon Defeat: Part 2 by M.J. Haag
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsListening to Molev's intuition that the west coast isn't safe, we start making plans to return to the community he and his brothers have made. However, the infected are changing. Into what, we're not sure, and we don't want to find out.Our final stand against the infected is coming, whether we want to admit it or not, and even with Molev at my side, I'm not sure I'll survive... -
![Shaw by Milly Taiden]()
Shaw by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlpha Geek 6: ShawPanther shifter Poppy Cain has been living a secret life. She’s been hiding her nursing career from an overbearing uncle and terrifying cousins. They run a shady business in town, and when they want to use her as a pawn, Poppy makes a hard decision: run. What she didn’t expect was to find a mate in the process. Shit just got real.Shaw Eagan uses his hacking skills for good... -
![Savage Mate by Delta James]()
Savage Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Small Town Grumpy Shifter RomanceThe first time she saw him he was coming out of the river... Oh! what a view.Jackson Miller (Jax) left the SEALs to return to his small hometown, Mystic River, Alaska where all the residents are shifters. He’s a grumpy bear shifter and the sheriff.Autumn Bradley was hiking with her fiancé for a birthday weekend... -
![The First She by Waters E]()
The First She by Waters E
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKira, a NASA scientist, is teleported to a planet that has no women. When she's saved by an alien that thinks she's a boy with deformations, she fights to keep both herself and secret alive... -
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![Wed to the Basilisk by Layla Fae]()
Wed to the Basilisk by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one touches my bride. No one but me.I am the last basilisk on Alia Terra. As I roam my lands, loneliness muddles my mind and pumps violence into my veins until I don’t recognize myself. Soon I’ll become a feral beast – unless I mate.The matchmaking temple is the only way a creature like me, scaly, fanged, and with lethal eyes, can marry. Soon, I have a match... -
![Daeos by Hattie Jacks]()
Daeos by Hattie Jacks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a warrior of mayhem, a broken alien dragon shifter, and he needs to claim me to be whole again.Taken from everything I knew and dropped in the middle of an alien prison maze, what's a girl to do?Get stuck in of course! My assistance is needed everywhere and I love to help... -
![Chaos by Hattie Jacks]()
Chaos by Hattie Jacks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Gryn warrior is trouble. Two are chaos...If being abducted by aliens wasn’t bad enough, ending up stuck on a planet full of huge, hulking alien males? My worst nightmare.Until Ayar and Vypr crash into my existence. Ayar is chaos incarnate. His mate, Vypr isn't going to let him make any more mistakes... -
![The Alien's Reward by Ella Maven]()
The Alien's Reward by Ella Maven
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI don’t want to be a princess… I want to fight too. Bazel: All my life I’ve been treated with kid gloves, and I’m tired of it. I want to live up to the legacy of the proud Drixonian females with which I share half of my DNA. There’s one thing in my way—a young warrior who knows my secret and threatens to tell my father... -
![A Monster's Fate by Lynnea Lee]()
A Monster's Fate by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKAT My prestigious new job as the assistant to a colony leader starts as an honor. Then I stumble across the colony’s dirty little secrets. Hell-bent on exposing the atrocities, I reach out to a rebel group to feed them information. Too quickly, the jig is up. I manage one last message to my rebel contact, Zach, before I’m locked in the mad councilman’s basement... -
![Guarded by the Vodnik by Layla Fae]()
Guarded by the Vodnik by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe poured fire into my cold, emotionless heart. Now all I see and feel is her.I’m a cold-blooded killer from the deep, always getting MSA’s most hazardous underwater tasks. Fear and emotion are foreign to me, which makes me efficient but too callous to work with clients... -
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Protected by the Orc by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer orc bodyguard is determined to keep her close!Holdar doesn’t do commitment. Even his latest security job as bodyguard to a pretty, spoiled - and annoyingly adorable - heiress won’t last, which is just as well. The sooner he gets away from her innocent smiles and tempting curves the better... -
![From the Grave by Kresley Cole]()
From the Grave by Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKresley Cole’s New York Times bestselling Arcana Chronicles series comes to a spectacular and fiery conclusion in this final installment.When even the gods hold their breath . . .To defeat the Emperor and Fortune, Evie, the great Empress of Arcana, must repair her bond with Death, despite the earth-shattering developments between them. And danger lurks in every shadow . . -
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Secret Things by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAndromeda & NaasirNewsletter, February... -
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Syndicate Princess by Kira Stanley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey call themselves The Syndicate. The werewolf Rossey clan, the mage Winstale clan, the fae Glovefox clan, the demon Devil clan and vampire Desmond clan. The five paranormal families who rule the criminal underground. Being a vampire boss's daughter was a lot of work. Being the only girl heir from the five families, I’ve always had to work harder, fight dirtier, care less... -
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![Bound for Their Pleasure by L.V. Lane]()
Bound for Their Pleasure by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWar leaves my family destitute. My enviable life comes to an end.I shouldn’t covet the stern shifter who turns up offering to work for free. Even if he lights a fire under my curiosity when he casually mentions I’m in need of a firm, corrective hand.I definitely shouldn’t dream about the handsome barbarian who swore we would wed and then dropped me in the river... -
![Trent: Rogues United 1 by Laurann Dohner]()
Trent: Rogues United 1 by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrent had to flee his birth pack as a teenager to avoid being executed for killing someone in self-defense. It wasn’t fair and left him all alone, fighting to survive. Over the years, he found other shifters who were unjustly left on their own. Together, they built a pack, making Trent their alpha.They are Rogues United. Trent’s doing his best to make all the right decisions... -
![Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips]()
Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWorking 9-to-5 has never been this wild!Desperate for a fresh start, Julie jumps at a chance to work for the boss of TalkToMe, the country’s fastest growing social network. The job's location, the enigmatic Monster Island, only adds to its appeal - she won’t be tempted to make another foolish mistake... -
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Her Alien Husband by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m in a predicament of historic proportions. I’ve learned I can’t inherit my grandfather’s highly profitable business unless I’m married? Yes, an entirely ridiculous rule.I live with a herd of rescue cats and nary a boyfriend in sight. I’m also considered plain, sharp-tongued and overweight. And I’ve never, once been interested in marriage. Hence my reason for applying for a mail-order husband... -
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Afterlife by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Kat Dubois, death is only the beginning... Kat is on a mission, and the fate of the universe depends on whether or not she succeeds. She must journey into the heart of the underworld and track down Isfet before time runs out. Before the bonding withdrawals claim her bond-mate’s life and her ticket out of the afterlife vanishes. Before the Mother of All attacks... -
![Judgement by Lindsey Sparks]()
Judgement by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen our universe falls in the gods' crosshairs, only one woman can stand against them... Kat Dubois. Immortal. Ex-assassin. Humanity's last hope. Kat has finally embraced her role as the Nejeret figurehead, diving headlong into the mission to forge an alliance between her people and the human race. Only then, will they finally be able to defeat the Senate...
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