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Heart of the Wolf by Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll she wanted was a family. It wasn’t to be.Ripped apart at the loss of her unborn babies and the uncaring lovers who’d rejected her, Heather locks away her heart. Her dreams never come true.With nothing left to lose, the wolf shifter risks death to warn the God that the appointed guardian of Rainier territory is destroying the clan. If she dies during the ritual, so be it... -
Outcast by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the hunt for a vicious killer, Kelsey discovers that the true threat lies closer than she could have ever imagined. It’s been months since Trent Wilcox was sentenced to exile, but Kelsey hasn’t given up on finding a way to bring him home. Grayson Sloane doesn’t share her enthusiasm... -
Twisted Shadows (Black Onyx Academy) Book 2 by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFarren and her men suddenly find themselves thrust into the next challenge in the Warrior Games, but it appears that the fae world has taken things into her own hands, throwing things their way that they hadn’t even thought to prepare for. It doesn’t help that she hasn’t deemed it necessary to fill them in on the finer details.Yet...Categorized as:
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Viktor by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter having his life shattered by the woman who held his heart, Viktor Valentino put work before everything. Many years later, learning the truth behind his lover's deceit, his anger shifts to the man responsible for not only her betrayal but her gruesome death. Viktor throws himself into finding him to not only appease his rage but to possibly save humanity...Categorized as:
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Steal the Moon by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen an ancient artifact enslaves every werewolf on earth, humanity’s only hope is a thief…Zoey Donovan should be happy. Her love life couldn’t be better, her demonic nemesis is on the run, business is booming, and no one has tried to kill her in seven whole months. But without her best friend to share it with, it all seems a little hollow...Categorized as:
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Boarlander Boss Bear by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings***New trailer park. New shifters. New lumberjack crew. Are you ready to see how the Boarlanders live?*** ***The Boarlander Bears can be read as a standalone series*** Audrey Foster is a shifter among humans... -
Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree days. That was all the reprieve we got before one of the Five showed up, injured and on the run. The snowstorm that had encased the property, as well as stifled the town, hadn’t even melted away.That wounded prey led our newest adversary directly to me, to Christopher. Inconvenient timing, but not unexpected... -
Healing of the Wolf: 5 by Cherise Sinclair
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA decade in captivity tore away all hope.But Margery never lost her resolve to help the sick. The village she’d hoped to serve as banfasa, caring for the ill and injured, is long gone. Humans captured the young shifters and killed the adults. Finally rescued, she has a chance at her dreams—at least for meaningful work... -
Serendipity by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom Purgatory To Damnation. Some one-night stands are bad, and some are just epic moments of fail. Two pump chumps, three-inch champions, guys who still live in the basement of their Mom's house; these are bad. Having sex with a slumming Archangel and ending up in Purgatory? Way, way worse... -
The Wicked Will Rise by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Angel of Death wants his Death Knight and he will do anything to get her.Azrael has taken Audrey and Mika has to find a way to save her sister without endangering everyone she's sworn to protect. Too many people she thought she trusted are keeping secrets from her while the Angel of Death keeps sending his legions to test her strength and abilities... -
Envious Omen by Ashley Amy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Summary My mind has been made up. Salvatore’s most recent play had him assuming he became the victor. That I’d crumble from his power being used. If only he knew how good I was at plotting. He should’ve asked his son how I strike back. Now, his son would help me to save those he cared for as well. In the kingdom I will one day inherit, I readied my army...Categorized as:
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Wicked Blood by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYield or die...Back in San Francisco, Mika is working on bringing the Marshall greenhouse back to its full glory despite her sister constantly breathing down her neck about the Matriarch ritual. Claire tries to force Mika's hand, but she refuses to give her sister the power to control her, or Audrey's life. She just can't take the risk...Categorized as:
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Night Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s a siren he can’t resist…Phoenix Torq is the devilishly handsome bad boy of the Wing Slayer Hunters. Tormented by a mysterious singing in his head, he tracks the compelling voice and discovers his soul mirror witch and his ultimate salvation. Awesome, except that she’s already engaged—to a demon... -
All Foxed Up by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKenzie made a deal with the foxes to live with them for six months in exchange for the potion that saved her sister's life. What she didn't expect was how much it felt like home, more than the house she'd lived in her entire life...Categorized as:
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Luna Cursed by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCiara Wolf Slayer is the one Ironwood that all wolves fear. When a deranged cult decides to awaken Fenris to start Ragnarök, Ciara must put aside her vicious past and work with the one wolf strong enough to take them down.‘Luna Cursed’ is book four of the new spin-off series in the best-selling 'Fae Universe,' featuring everyone's favorite supernatural hunting family, the Ironwoods... -
Runes of Royalty by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsProtector. Angel. Assassin…and now Queen. Evie is now queen of the protectors, and rumoured queen of the demons aswell, but dealing with the black magic she can’t control is far more dangerous than either of those titles. The protectors have fallen, demons along with them, and earth is not far behind...Categorized as:
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Infinity Chronicles by Albany Walker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTurns out, I’m still in for a few surprises. I may have found my mom, or rather she found me, but I still have questions only she can answer. Now, getting her to cooperate has presented new challenges. She’s still ruled by fear. Hellbent on keeping my Infinity safe, we take a few chances...Categorized as:
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Fated Mates by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA secret Lycan world, hidden in plain sight. An outsider suddenly drawn in...She can't resist him, but he knows he can never have her... Private investigator Alynna Chase is drawn in to the world of werewolf shifter clans when she encounters charming and sexy Lycan, Alex Westbrooke. For centuries, werewolf shifters have moved among human society undetected, hiding in plain sight... -
Succubus Trials (The by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo demons walk into a courtroom, and all hell breaks loose.Adie thought her past was behind her, but the demon council isn’t so sure. When an innocent pink slip turns into a summons, Adie finds herself yanked into a courtroom alongside Julian.Claims have been made against them, and they must now stand trial for their actions... -
Trials by Eve Newton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sixth instalment of the Forever Series goes deeper and darker as a mysterious Power sets its sights on Liv and help to understand it and defeat it comes from a surprising and not very pleasant source. She is thrown with time shifts and the manifestations and not helping her mood is Cole’s turn towards the dark side and CK’s plea which she just doesn’t understand... -
The Ties That Bind by Eve Newton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarrying on from where 'Choices' leaves off, Devon has a decision to make which sets off a chain of events and changes the plans for Liv and her ever growing group... -
Not That Kind of Demon by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHybrid shifter Cyrus was really happy in his life. He'd seen the dark side of life, and was content to fix cars and small motors in his rural workshop. His animal sides had plenty of space to run around during his down time, and there was a bakery next door to the workshop. A man didn't need much else in life...Categorized as:
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Poke the Bear by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsREAD THE BRAND NEW STORY IN THE HOT URSA SHIFTER SERIESI’ve always been invisible. People just look at me and then away.Or worse, their eyes glaze over.Everyone but him.Adam Farrelly is the top football player in the state.Every girl in the club is dying to catch his eye.But all he seems to see is me.He offers me everything I’ve ever wanted and for just one night, I’m going to say yes... -
Take Down by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's cut a bloody swathe through my home town, my whole family, but now its time for her reign of terror to come to an end. But right as I gear up for the fight of my life, they arrive.The man who brutalised my mates' mother, who makes it his business to keep women like me down, rolls into town...Categorized as:
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Dark Legacy: A Reverse Harem Vampire Romance by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRome’s dark passion.Connor’s innocence.Bastian’s betrayal.My vengeance.If the vampire court thought I’d be less of a threat like this, they were dead wrong.Because now I’m f*cking pissed. They turned me into a monster, bound my brother to the most vicious vampire bitch in the clan, and tore away my last shred of hope.It’s too late to save myself.It’s too late to save Nathan... -
A Wicked Raven by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAssassin. Raven. Corbin is one of those elusive raven shifters and the best assassin in his flock. The Council of Paranormals assigned him to watch a nineteen year old witch with orders to kill if need be, but the last thing he expected was to fall for his mark. Now that he knows who she is, what she is..Categorized as:
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Hearts of Stone by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the stone gargoyles in the massive estate I just inherited start to move, I should’ve run for the door, right? So why am I still standing here? One, there was a certain cartoon from the 90s that played a pivotal role in my emotional development. Two, each one of them towers over me, blocking out the light with their massive wings, their serpentine tails flicking as they stalk closer...Categorized as:
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Choose The Bears by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI met a man and a bear in the woods, and I chose the bear.Not just one either, but three hot bear shifters.No sooner had I escaped my awful ex when a creepy stranger advances on me in the woods. I’m alone, exposed, vulnerable… until three massive men come charging out of nowhere to save me.And when the creepy stranger turns scary stalker, they insist on sticking around to offer their protection... -
After Midnight by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the outside, Becca Goldberg looks like any normal freshman girl at Tulane, but she’s been keeping a terrible secret. She’s really Allison Moore—a young witch from Peachville hiding out from an evil coven of witches known as the Order of Shadows. She thinks she is safe until an unexpected accident occurs. Now, she only has until midnight on Halloween until her identity is discovered... -
No Rest for the Wicked by Emma Dean
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA raven assassin will be her greatest ally, or her worst enemy. Mika knew the Council of Paranormals would suspect her, which is why they assigned a raven to 'guard' her. But there is a 'we' behind the killer and she has no idea if that they are still out there, or worse, still on the island of Morgana waiting for the right opportunity to strike again...Categorized as:
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Bears With Me by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy ex tried to take everything from me.My last chance at happiness.One of the men I've given my heart to.But while before he was content to terrorise me to get what he wants, now his ambitions have widened. He's got the whole town in his sights and he doesn't care who he has to hurt to get what he wants.But that's OK...Categorized as:
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Wolf's Call by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYou don't have to be a wolf to show your claws, but it helps.My five boyfriends - yes, five - are being much too patient with me. That's pissing a few people off. It seems that when living with a pack of wolves, there are certain expectations for the alpha's mate - and I suck at this... -
Rabid by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI’ve been waiting my whole life to get my wolf. But now that the time is here, I need to run. Three years ago, a nightmare of an alpha took over my pack by force, and ever since, he’s been trying to do the same to me.I can’t let that happen.I need to escape him before he can lay a claim, flee from what I’ve always wanted, or risk getting a wolf that will submit to him...Categorized as:
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Sloth by Katie May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurviving the kings’ malicious games isn’t the only obstacle I have to conquer—if I don’t find a cure for the poison, it might just kill me before they do. We have less than three days to return to the capital with Jax before my life is on the line. But with my condition worsening every day and my body growing weaker, we find ourselves out of time...Categorized as:
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Bonded By Fate by Brooke Warren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow far do I need to go to keep everyone I love safe?I thought I knew the answer, but when my past comes knocking on my door - literally - my days of running are over.Enemies, new and old, threaten the bonds with Milo, Granger, Ascher, and even Blave. To win this fight, I'll have to learn to trust them and accept the love and protection they're offering...Categorized as:
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Their Royal Compromise (Paranormal Dating Agency) by Godiva Glenn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOtherworld Shifters #2 - STANDALONE ღ*¨¨*•.¸★¸.•*One Curvy Fae + Three Primal Dragon Shifters = Sparks and Flames Flying*•.¸★¸.•*•ღ Fianni has been looking for love for a while, but for this aspect of Harmony, it's surprisingly hard to find. After ending a relationship going nowhere, she consults none other but the notorious Gerri Wilder, matchmaker of legends...Categorized as:
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Devoured by Darkness Bundle with When Darkness Comes & Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDevoured By Darkness BundleDevoured By DarknessThey are the Guardians of Eternity, strong, skilled, seductive vampires chosen to protect--and to destroy. And they will risk anything to fulfill their duty, and satisfy their desires. . .Tane is a Charon, sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires...Categorized as:
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Succubus Dreams by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdie escaped the Hunters, but not without cost. Nightmares plague her sleep, questioning the choices she made. Or is it something more? After taking down the Hunters, Adie should be living in bliss. She has everything she wanted, her bakery, friendships, and possibly the love of three powerful demons. But nightmares haunt Adie's sleep, reminding her of the danger her love can bring... -
The Demon Lord by B.A. Stretke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Nael DuFour, the Demon Lord, has been sealed in the Demon Sphere for a Millennia. The Dragon Stone has set him free. Little did Jai and his chosen Levi realize what they were unleashing when they made their deal with the Demon Lord to help save the Crimson Coven. Nael is just looking for a little fun when he drops in on the Crimson Plantation... -
What Goes Bump In The Night: A Halloween Paranormal Romance Anthology by C.R. Jane, Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever been tempted to investigate that scratching noise coming from under your bed? Or the shadows that seem to shift on the wall from the corner of your eye? Well, this is your chance... Sometimes the monsters that watch you from the darkness aren’t scary—they’re sexy. And, of course... sometimes they’re both...Categorized as:
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Fool’s Folly by Ophelia Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t f*ck with Fate. Deva Rainsong has found her dragon soul, but she still feels incomplete. As a chimera, bred in a lab from the blood of all four higher races and human blood combined, it will take no less than a fragment of a soul from all five races to complete hers...Categorized as:
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The Naga Next Door by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe naga next door has perfect pecs, washboard abs, and the world’s sharpest jawline, but that doesn’t mean he’s off the hook for disturbing the peace.But this time, when I stomp over to give the my noisy neighbor a piece of my mind, I find Zayn’s front door ajar and his groceries scattered on the ground. What the—The sexy serpent has been hiding a curse. On a whim, I offer to help him break it... -
Visions by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy mouth doesn’t want to stay quiet. In fact, I have a lot to ask.Like why I feel ravenous all of a sudden. Not for food either. For a four-letter word that rhymes with lick.Don’t act all coy, we all know what I’m talking about, and I just so happen to have four very delicious men vying for my attention...Categorized as:
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Claimed: A Paranormal Romance by Piper Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBattling against the gods… What could go wrong?Hearing an oracle say that everything in my life has been leading up to this moment doesn’t make it any easier to go into this, arrows blazing.Crossing into the godly plane, facing down the people who cast me out, would’ve been hard enough. But knowing they’ve stolen one of my mates, that they intend to use him as leverage, is too far... -
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Famine's Feast by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn epidemic is overloading Baltimore hospitals, and this time the vampires are finding themselves susceptible. Those infected are unable to control their hunger, crazed and insatiable no matter how much blood they consume...Categorized as:
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The Shadow Wolf by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe houses of Dawn and Violeta have declared war and I have to stop them.But I’m not alone.My name is Anastasia Noble and I have to go against my family to save everyone I love. After finding out secrets that have been hidden for years, now more than ever Anastasia and her men need to stop her sister before it’s too late.They say dreams don’t always come true.But mine do... -
Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTasked by the Archangel Gabriel, Jackie Brighton must find two more lost archangel halos before she's free of her deal. But she's not the only one hunting for the immense power the halos bring, and everyone around her has motives - succubi, serim, and vampire. It's a race to the finish line, and only one person is going to come out on top... -
The Devil’s Vengeance by Kira Roman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I had nothing to lose.I was wrong.I’ll fight until my last breath to save those I love, but I’m not alone in this anymore.Adjusting to this new life is difficult. Trying to find those responsible for what happened to Anika and Kora is slow-going and infuriating.Luckily I have my Familiars, my Lust Demon, a naughty Vampire, and a grumpy Wrath Demon to help me... -
Soul Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKISS OR KILLWhen an ancient pact is broken, powerful witches who once used their magic to help humanity become the twisted playthings of demons, and the mortal men who once protected the sorceresses become witch hunters, cursed with the longing to spill the witches’ blood: an irresistible craving that will cost witches their lives and witch hunters their souls... -
Ripe for the Alpha by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm in desperate need of a savior.Kidnapped. Tied to a bed. Out of options. Out of luck.Until the Sheriff comes roaring in and busts the place up.He's just the man I was waiting for.I've always loved older men.I've always loved a man in uniform.With the Sheriff, I don't stand a chance.He has me on board before he even says one word...
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