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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsAfter her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.A flying demon feeding on human energies... -
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Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Margaret Rogerson!The shadows have risen, and the line is law. All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power... -
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Wildest Dreams by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis curvy human's dreams are about to come true when a dream fae whisks her away to his magical realm.Jerrek has been waiting to please the woman of his dreams from the moment he saw her face a thousand years ago. Now he has found her on Earth, and from their first fiery night together, Jerrek knows they're perfect for each other... -
![The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher]()
The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Gerta’s friend Kay is stolen away by the mysterious Snow Queen, it’s up to Gerta to find him. Her journey will take her through a dangerous land of snow and witchcraft, accompanied only by a bandit and a talking raven. Can she win her friend’s release, or will following her heart take her to unexpected places? A strange, sly retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s "Snow Queen," by T... -
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![The Bartender's Pride by T.J. Dallas]()
The Bartender's Pride by T.J. Dallas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis *erotica novel follows Lara as she moves to a new city and comes to terms with her desire for another woman; a seductive bartender with a supernatural secret.Lara’s world is turned upside down when her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend and she’s forced to move to a new city... -
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Outcast by K.J .
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhiannon Clarke is having a week. A week in which her identity is stolen, she is pursued by underworld thugs, then, at the back of a laundromat, she falls through a portal into another realm... -
![Always & Forever by Addison Clarke]()
Always & Forever by Addison Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpend a year with the Holland Family!Alexis and Blake are ready to expand their family. They have a new house being built for the inevitable event and are eagerly awaiting the news they’ve been waiting for... -
![Afterglow: A Spicy Sapphic Monster Romance by Emily Antoinette]()
Afterglow: A Spicy Sapphic Monster Romance by Emily Antoinette
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter my husband left, all I wanted was to find myself again. Turns out that’s a lot easier said than done when my chronic pain has me canceling plans and everything I try reminds me of my inadequacies.Things only get worse when my attempt at exploring submission is a total disaster. But hope comes in the form of my stoic, stunning vampire friend, Blair... -
![Freedom Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke]()
Freedom Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo mismatched men. One unlikely friendship. Jordan Kingsley is Hollydale’s most hated alpha. The man is seen as nothing more than a pretentious twit who doesn’t care about anyone but himself. So then, why does he find himself diving into a pond to save a life? Trevor Johnson is the most accident-prone omega around... -
![Cider Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke]()
Cider Spiced Omega by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou can’t plan when you’ll fall in love—sometimes it just kinda sneaks up on you. Todd Foxx was only looking to unwind from the stress of running The Sausage Shack when he went out for an evening of fun at The Big O. After he ended the evening by hooking up with a hot new alpha in town, he certainly never thought he’d see him again... -
![Return to Me by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
Return to Me by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDoes the heart have a memory? Noah McKinney and Maverick Rodriguez met when they were seven years old. Maverick’s family moved into the house next to Noah’s aunt, where Noah spent every summer of his childhood... -
![Beyond the Grave by Pandora Pine]()
Beyond the Grave by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Cold Case Psychic Spin off NovellaMuseum curator, Harrison Kirkpatrick, has been fascinated by the American Revolution since childhood, but never in his wildest dreams did he ever imagine falling in love from afar with a soldier who fought for America’s freedom... -
![Mamie Garrison: A Tale of Slavery, Abolition, History & Romance by Teresa McRae]()
Mamie Garrison: A Tale of Slavery, Abolition, History & Romance by Teresa McRae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMamie Garrison is a story of an ordinary woman who goes to extraordinary lengths to do what she knows is right. Everything in her young life has led her to this moment, this decision. She will embark on the greatest adventure of her life... -
![Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley]()
Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere was never any question that I would be there for him. I've known him since we were kids. We were best friends, sharing everything - until I made a mistake and got a girl pregnant. Pretty soon I was a single dad while I was still a kid myself. Our friendship suffered. He joined the military. And I thought I'd never get another chance to let him know what he really means to me... -
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![A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn]()
A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStrange supernatural events have been happening to medium Emerald O?Brien. So now it?s up to her and her friends to delve into the past to reveal secrets of the dead, lay them to rest, and ring in the autumn with a harvest of bones... -
![Wild Night by Nalini Singh]()
Wild Night by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA short story about when Hawke visits the nightclub Wild after being notified about a brewing fight involving SnowDancer juveniles. Timeline: Takes place during Chapter 9 of Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website...Categorized as:
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![Brandon's Very Merry Haunted Christmas by A.J. Sherwood]()
Brandon's Very Merry Haunted Christmas by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Brandon Havili gets recruited by the FBI, he’s immediately assigned to shadow his brother and the psychic Donovan’s anchored to. Brandon doesn’t mind this in the slightest. He loves his brother, Jon seems cool, and it’s a great way to learn how to be an anchor, which is what the FBI wants him for. It’s supposedly three weeks of just following people around and observing... -
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![Weeping Walls by Gerri Hill]()
Weeping Walls by Gerri Hill
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn abandoned old house in a small town northeast of Houston is the site of a second murder, eerily similar to a supposed cold case of fourteen years earlier. FBI Agents CJ Johnston and Paige Riley are dispatched to find the link between the two homicides. The team, including Ice and Billy, find the case to be anything but cold... -
![Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon]()
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsInfatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation. Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who’s a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn... -
![Julie and the Phantoms: Whatever Happens by Candace Buford]()
Julie and the Phantoms: Whatever Happens by Candace Buford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJulie and the Phantoms' adventures continue in this original novel based on the hit Netflix show from Descendants director Kenny Ortega!Julie Molina is about to make it big with her band, Julie and the Phantoms. There's only one catch: All her bandmates are ghosts... -
![Nothing More Certain by R. Cooper]()
Nothing More Certain by R. Cooper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmery Elward returned to Trinity Creek with no intention of doing anything but repairing the farmhouse he grew up in, starting a business, and tending to the graveyard linked to his family’s property. He has no interest in renewing past friendships. But one old friend is determined to get Emery out from behind the cemetery’s iron gates... -
![Tate by Anya Nowlan]()
Tate by Anya Nowlan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOf this or another world, this werewolf won't let anything happen to his mate... Tessa Mayberry lives a quiet life, until it couldn't get any louder. Someone, something shows up at her little antique store and everything changes. Running into the warm, protective arms of a man who could be the only thing standing between her and losing everything she loves, there's finally a sliver of hope... -
![The Hummingbird's Gift by Reese Morrison]()
The Hummingbird's Gift by Reese Morrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if the gods got it wrong?When children in Rohahen’s tribe come of age, they receive shifter forms from the gods. Sometimes these forms come with an extra gift: strength-sharers can give mental commands while heart-singers can shape others’ emotions.Rohahen has been hiding his crush on Tier for fifteen years... -
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![Picture Purrfect by Jena Wade]()
Picture Purrfect by Jena Wade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEric has lived in Vale Valley for most of his life. He’s witnessed the magic of the town help couples find their fated mates and one true loves. All he’s ever wanted was a love for himself like his dads have, unfortunately, his love may be outside of Vale Valley’s reach... -
![A Bittersweet Garden by Caren J. Werlinger]()
A Bittersweet Garden by Caren J. Werlinger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNora McNeill has always dreamed of exploring her Irish roots. When she finally gets the opportunity to spend a summer in the village where her grandparents grew up, the experience promises to live up to her very high expectations. Except for the ghost that is haunting her rented cottage and is soon invading her dreams... -
![Stargazing with a Ghost by K.L. Hiers]()
Stargazing with a Ghost by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrant Mittel is the Paranormal Probe's secret weapon for ghost hunting: he's a medium.His ability to communicate with the dead is put to the ultimate test when the crew takes on an unprecedented challenge—living at the famously haunted Allan Hotel for three months to film the new season of their ghost hunting show... -
![Iced Heart by Ariel Marie]()
Iced Heart by Ariel Marie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA vampire and a human with a strong attraction neither of them could resist. Vampires won the war years ago, and everything on Earth had changed. Alima Morgan refused to watch her people bend to the will of vampires. She hated them for all of the destruction they had caused. She was a rebel and would fight until there was no more breath left in her body. But then her name was chosen in the draft... -
![Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills]()
Sexting with a Ghost by Ashlynn Mills
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcyStarting over isn't easy. My boyfriend was abusive, my family controlling, and I lost my studio where I kept most of my work. The new room I'm renting isn't much to look at but the owner said I could use the basement as a new working space. Weird things start to happen the more I go down there and even though I'm the only person in the room, I can't help but get a feeling I'm not alone... -
![Saint, Sorrow, Sinner by Freydís Moon]()
Saint, Sorrow, Sinner by Freydís Moon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn exploration of religious mythos, Brujería, and spiritual ascension… Sophia De’voreaux never expected to escape Haven, but after a bloody confrontation in the Gideon Preserve, she finds herself under the protection of a rogue witch, her menacing guard, and their cautious friends... -
![Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby]()
Rock N Soul by Lauren Sattersby
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m Tyler Lindsey, and until recently, I had an okay apartment, an okay girlfriend, and an okay job as a bellboy at a respectable Boston hotel. Then rock star Chris Raiden died right before I brought his room service—stiffing me on the tip, by the way—and my life went to hell. My fifteen minutes of fame was more like five seconds, and my girlfriend left me in disgust... -
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My Hero, Lincoln by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCrawford Russell Lincoln Reed saved my life one night nearly five years ago when my drunken father almost killed me. I left town that night with my little sister and didn't come back until my father died two years later, and by that time, Lincoln was going to college out of state... -
![Be Mine: A Contemporary Polyamorous Omegaverse Novella by K.L. Moore]()
Be Mine: A Contemporary Polyamorous Omegaverse Novella by K.L. Moore
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy heat is early.After embracing the life of an independent omega and refusing all matches, I'm running low on options.But a chance encounter with a delicious smelling omega sets the wheel of fate in motion and there's no stopping it. Not even the fact that he's an omega just like me, or that he already has a pack.What’s an independent omega to do?The world will never accept two omegas together.. -
![Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton]()
Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJason Walker is a child star turned teen heartthrob turned reluctant B-movie regular who's sick of his failing career. So he gives up Hollywood for northern Idaho, far away from the press, the drama of LA, and the best friend he's secretly been in love with for years. There's only one problem with his new life: a strange young man only he can see is haunting his guesthouse... -
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![Meant to Be by Edie Claire]()
Meant to Be by Edie Claire
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEdie Clare writes a follow-up to her women's fiction debut "Long Time Coming" with a compelling story about a young woman who inherits an estate and finds love unexpectedly... -
![Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl]()
Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsView our feature on Lynn Viehl’s Twilight Fall.Immortal Darkyn Lord Valentin Jaus and landscape artist Liling Harper are two lost souls. Brought together by fate, bound together by passion, Valentin and Liling find solace in each other’s arms... -
![Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse by Jaime Jo Wright]()
Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1874, a battered woman awakens atop a forgotten gravesite by Lake Superior. Identified only by the locket around her neck inscribed with the name Rebecca, she seeks refuge with an elderly lighthouse keeper named Edgar...Categorized as:
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![Protecting His Own by Aja Foxx]()
Protecting His Own by Aja Foxx
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMM Shifter Romance. ~ Jackson ~ When life at home became too risky, I accepted my aunt's invitation to move to her ranch on the other side of the country. It would have been perfect if my aunt hadn't died a month after I arrived and left me her ranch. Now, I had to figure out how to run a ranch... and why a sexy stranger on a motorcycle has moved himself into my house... -
![Dead & Buried by Leighann Dobbs]()
Dead & Buried by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSummers in the seaside town of Noquit Maine are quiet and relaxing ... unless you find a mysterious dead body, a hunky ex-boyfriend shows up and you start getting instructions from ghostly relatives. Thats exactly what happens to Morgan Blackmoore... -
![Southernmost Murder by C.S. Poe]()
Southernmost Murder by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAubrey Grant lives in the tropical paradise of Old Town, Key West, has a cute cottage, a sweet moped, and a great job managing the historical property of a former sea captain. With his soon-to-be-boyfriend, hotshot FBI agent Jun Tanaka, visiting for a little R&R, not even Aubrey’s narcolepsy can put a damper on their vacation plans... -
![Wood by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Wood by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVictor Bayne might not be handy when it comes to carpentry, but if there’s one tool he does know how to wield, it’s the tiny metal doohickey that comes with ready-to-assemble furniture from SaverPlus.The shelves aren’t for the cannery—Vic would never manage to sneak cheap pressboard and veneer past Jacob’s watchful eyes. Jacob’s Uncle Leon, however, is nowhere near as fussy... -
![Kiss Your Lion Mouth by J.D. Light]()
Kiss Your Lion Mouth by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGraham Ross The night of my seventeenth birthday, I finally told my best friend I was gay…and he left town, not returning for a year and a half. A year and a half of short communications via social media and zero information on why he'd left. But deep down, I'd always known I'd run him off. Somehow, he knew that being gay wasn't the only secret I was keeping from him... -
![A Garland of Bones by Carolyn Haines]()
A Garland of Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney tackles a string of strange accidents while celebrating the holiday season in Carolyn Haines's cozy A Garland of BonesSarah Booth has traded in hosting this Christmas season for a road trip with her besties... -
![The Flame by Christopher Rice]()
The Flame by Christopher Rice
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER RICE PRESENTS HIS FIRST WORK OF EROTIC ROMANCE. IT ONLY TAKES A MOMENT… Cassidy Burke has the best of both worlds, a driven and successful husband and a wild, impulsive best friend. But after a decadent Mardi Gras party, Cassidy finds both men pulling away from her... -
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![Wolf Pact, Part II by Melissa de la Cruz]()
Wolf Pact, Part II by Melissa de la Cruz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBliss Llewellyn is back from her friend Jack and Schuyler's bonding ceremony. And she bares the scars of her own personal sacrifice, in which she broke the curse that her father, Lucifer, laid upon her. As an atonement for the sins she made on his behalf, she must seek out the hellhounds and bring them to the Silver Bloods. But she is no longer a vampire, which means she is vulnerable... -
![If Catfish Had Nine Lives by Paige Shelton]()
If Catfish Had Nine Lives by Paige Shelton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetts Winston has inherited more than her cooking skills from her grandmother—she can also see and talk to ghosts of people that once roamed the streets of Broken Rope, Missouri, in the days of the Old West… With Gram’s Country Cooking School on spring break, Betts and Gram are taking part in this year’s cowboy poetry convention, offering lessons on frying catfish over an open campfire... -
![Not That Angelic by J.D. Light]()
Not That Angelic by J.D. Light
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWest is a pest and Gabriel is cold and uncaring. Gabriel doesn't think West can give him what he wants in life, and West doesn't think someone as standoffish as Gabriel could ever want the things that he wants. It's funny what a little communication can do.Gabriel ToddI'm a tough, no-nonsense chief of police of Purdy Nebraska... -
![I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy]()
I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis emotional debut thriller follows a teen girl being haunted by the ghost of her toxic ex-girlfriend, who gives her a chilling ultimatum—help her possess another girl or go down for her murder."A blistering exploration of the ugliest and tenderest parts of love, Kennedy turns the classic ghost story on its head."—Courtney Gould, author of The Dead and the DarkMaya has always belonged to Alana... -
![Krystal Blue by Destiny Hawkins]()
Krystal Blue by Destiny Hawkins
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs far as Crystal Knew, she was just a normal girl. Sure, there were some instances where she wondered if she were something more, but what more could she be other than a foster kid from Nevada? There's no such things as vampires and witches.. -
![Adrian by Catherine Lievens]()
Adrian by Catherine Lievens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes you have to sacrifice everything for family.Adrian is a geneticist for the Glass Research Company. He’s the one who has been turning humans in shifters, but he did it only to save his brother, even if he knew it was a horrible thing to do. The company kidnapped him, and Adrian hasn’t seen him in nearly two years...
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