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What The Hex by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy demon ex has me trapped in a devil’s bargain.My mother is dying, and I need the help of my soulmates to save her: all four of my soulmates. That means I’ll have to rescue the half-witch, Hex Sorciere, from his evil coven before the clock runs out on Mom’s curse... -
![Beauty's Beasts: A why choose Beauty and the Beast retelling by Alex Hanson]()
Beauty's Beasts: A why choose Beauty and the Beast retelling by Alex Hanson
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsI am not a woman.But I am also not a man.I won't pretend to be something I’m not, but those around me—both friends and enemies alike—are determined to make me. My village is adamant I marry the pastor's son, dress like a proper lady, and go only by the name given to me at birth... -
![Grin and Bear It by Sam Hall]()
Grin and Bear It by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHIS BOOK IS A STANDALONE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE READ OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES.I’m a strong independent woman, but sometimes I just want someone else to fix my life. Enter four, big, strong, hunky someones...Lately I've got a lot of problems.My house is falling apart.My situationship just imploded because he messaged me for a date and he meant to invite someone else...Categorized as:
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![Anubis by Alessa Thorn]()
Anubis by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAnubis, God of The Dead, is missing a piece of his soul, and he knows just the archaeologist to help him find it. He only needs to convince her of that…ANUBIS is the third book in the new series ‘Gods of the Duat’ that centers around the Egyptian gods of war, magic, and the dead... -
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![Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy by Honey Phillips]()
Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne very large orc. One very small human. Does size matter?When Elara flees corporate life to open a coffee shop in the small southern town of Fairhaven Falls, the last thing she is looking for is a relationship. But when she meets Grondar, the gruff orc owner of the bakery next door, sparks fly. Literally.Grondar has been burned by human females before...Categorized as:
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![Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder]()
Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing the sole survivor of the Van Helsing family was never a burden I wanted to carry.Yet here I was, an orphan with a score to settle against Dracula for orchestrating the near genocide of my bloodline.One small kink in that plan: I was turned into the blood sucking creature that I was born to destroy... -
![Snowball's Chance in Hell by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young]()
Snowball's Chance in Hell by Harper A. Brooks, Mila Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour demons for Christmas? It pays to be naughty.Being the Queen of Hell has its perks... Like having four sexy demon lovers at your beck and call, and the power of the underworld at your fingertips.It has its downsides too, like everyone trying to kill you for your throne. And that includes Krampus... -
![The Knitter's Guide to Banishing Boyfriends by Kathryn Moon]()
The Knitter's Guide to Banishing Boyfriends by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Stitch Witch trapped in a cage, a Demon in search of a challenge, and old enemies creating unlikely allies.June Byrne, stitch witch and unofficial leader of the Sweet Pea coven, just wants a little peace and quiet. She has everything under control, even the demons of Hell’s Bells MC, until a stranger steps into her knit shop asking for help... -
![Maneater: A Monsters of Moonvale Novella by Emily Antoinette]()
Maneater: A Monsters of Moonvale Novella by Emily Antoinette
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA witch seeking connection…If something ever seems too good to be true, it probably is. That’s how the “friendly” invitation to join a new coven turned into a surprise demon summoning. At least it wasn't a virgin sacrifice. Then I really would have been screwed—and not in the way they plan for with the succubus they’ve bound... -
![Perfectly Perplexing Zombie: Wendall's Story by M.J. May]()
Perfectly Perplexing Zombie: Wendall's Story by M.J. May
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlessed with eternal fire, Hellfire Rayburn is Fairy Queen Silvidia’s most trusted and feared warrior. In a world living under fairy rule, Ray’s accustomed to serving his queen by upholding the law. Now, Queen Silvidia wants more.Wendall Galen never expected to wake up reanimated as a zombie. Then again, he never expected to be murdered either... -
![Land of Monsters by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Land of Monsters by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am the monster they fear. And I bow to no one.The world is aware of Princess Raven Haley Scarlet Dragen—twin sister to her charismatic twin brother, Rook, the daughter of the Queen of the Unified Nations, and the offspring of a notorious dark dweller.Or so they think they know her.But she has been hiding a secret since she was born—the monsters within... -
![Their Blood by Brea Alepoú]()
Their Blood by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Four vampires and one werewolf. A perfect match made in hell.It never failed. Karter was the storm that could destroy even the calmest seas. He’d tried to change, swore he would be better, but it was inevitable. He would screw something up and they'd get rid of him, or he would push them too far... -
![Her Orc Husband by Zoe Ashwood]()
Her Orc Husband by Zoe Ashwood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis arranged marriage is my last hope for a better future. The city’s best matchmaker has all but despaired over me and my brother is threatening to throw me on the street if I don’t find a husband soon. But the revulsion I feel every time anyone touches me has made it impossible for me to find a good match... -
![Harry's Beast by Kat Baxter]()
Harry's Beast by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou know what they say about satyrs… Jace Like many of the people in Screaming Woods, I’m cursed. My plight goes beyond my hooved feet, horns and my tail. My problem–my curse– is a different kind of hard. The perpetually stiff kind of hard, if you know what I mean. Only true love can give me “release.” I know it’s too much to hope the pretty, curvy human is my fated mate... -
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![Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon]()
Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour...Categorized as:
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![Undercover Orc by Ava Ross]()
Undercover Orc by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe’s doesn’t do anything spontaneous or wild . . . until a hot orc dares her to try something new.Bailey: As head librarian in my small town, I take my job seriously. So when I hear a sound in the library’s attic while I’m working late and alone, and then a big, green, muscular orc creeps up behind me, I smack him in the head with a stapler... -
![When a Gargoyle Dreams by E.A. Price]()
When a Gargoyle Dreams by E.A. Price
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in the gargoyle clan continues as normal – they are still eager to find the remaining gargoyles and wake them. But the gargoyle, Drago isn’t interested in being part of a clan. Discarded by his own clan and tortured by humans, he cares nothing for no one... -
![Snake Believe by Karla Doyle]()
Snake Believe by Karla Doyle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCORASent to Screaming Woods to write a fluff piece on its resident monsters, I'm ready to meet hairy beasts, ogres, vampires… Heck, I even have an interview scheduled with an actual invisible man. What I'm not prepared for? A snake man. I'm terrified of snakes... -
![Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James]()
Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Paranormal Shifter RomanceA predator prowls the Sea of Cortez, protecting a mystery that has been kept silent for almost a century—damning information that some are still willing to kill for.Mason Lockheart is a highly decorated Navy SEAL with a mission that he can never reveal to anyone… even the curvy redhead who’s determined to bring everything up from the depths of the sea... -
![The Naga Next Door by Maggie Mayhem]()
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... -
![Oops, I Elf'd it Again by Ava Ross]()
Oops, I Elf'd it Again by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m teaching a gorgeous elf how to fit in with humans and now I’m falling in love.With thirty-six looming on my horizon, I’m determined to have a child. I don’t need romance. I don’t need love. And definitely don’t need a happily ever after... -
![Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix by Ava Ross]()
Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf I don’t find my true love soon, I’ll die.The dating scene can be tough for a phoenix, especially when I burn to cinders at the most inconvenient times. It’s gotten to the point where no one will even go out with me.Worse, my spontaneous combustions are accelerating. I’ve been cursed with a rare phoenix abnormality and my time’s ticking away... -
![Saved by the Orc by Rena Marks]()
Saved by the Orc by Rena Marks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI owe him. He saved me, even when his kind destroyed my family. When orcs invaded our village, everything changed. The newly self-appointed mayor chose me as his wife—no matter what my choice had been. Living taxes were imposed—if you want to live, you pay.My new husband pays the tax for both of us, and it keeps me working wage-free in his eatery for my room and board... -
![Her Orc Blacksmiths by Zoe Ashwood]()
Her Orc Blacksmiths by Zoe Ashwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted a husband…and got two orc mates instead.When my groom-to-be leaves me standing alone at the altar, I only want to escape. So I pack my bags and sneak out of my parents’ house in the middle of the night. But instead of going to a larger human city, I turn north, toward the orc lands... -
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![Risking Immortality by Alyson Root]()
Risking Immortality by Alyson Root
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmelia Loch has a secret…She knows humanity’s prejudices against her kind are little more than delusional nightmares. Born, not made, vampires have been forced into the shadows by human ignorance. In any case, the Loch family, like many vampire clans, has thrived over the centuries... -
![Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight, Heather Caryn]()
Gratification in Gluttony by Nik Knight, Heather Caryn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Jude entered The Passing Through Cafe, Toni thought he’d be nothing more than a fun night, a challenge to win, a fixation to satisfy; Toni didn’t expect Jude to be exactly what he never knew he was looking for.As the rightful heir to the Maryno family dynasty, Toni grew up with clear expectations of who he was supposed to be, and more importantly, who he wasn’t... -
![Sweet Revenge by G.K. DeRosa]()
Sweet Revenge by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne broken human-ish girl.Twelve gorgeous supernatural bachelors.A paranormal dating game with bite. What’s a half-wolf girl to do when her fated mate rejects her? Apparently, go on a supernatural reality dating show. Twelve hunky bachelors are vying for my attention and my heart. Including my ex’s twin brother… It’s the perfect recipe for revenge... -
![Without a Stitch: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Honey Phillips]()
Without a Stitch: Monster Between the Sheets: Season 2 by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a bookish scientist find the man inside the monster? Uncomfortable with people, Victoria spends her days - and her nights - working in her lab. When her funding is terminated, her only option is a dilapidated building in the tiny town of Screaming Woods... -
![Uptown Ogre by Ava Ross]()
Uptown Ogre by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA suit-wearing ogre is pretending to be my boyfriend, and I think I’m falling in love.After being ousted from my small town by an underhanded wedding planner who is also now my ex, I moved to Monsterville for a fresh start. There, I find myself in direct competition with the hottest ogre in town, Raze. He’s too cocky and snobby for his own good, and he wears designer suits and ties all the time... -
![The Orc and the Manny by Chloe Archer]()
The Orc and the Manny by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Monsters Hollow, where love knows no bounds—even in a town full of monsters!Targan WildethorneA confirmed bachelor, and a historian by training, I haven’t the faintest clue how to care for twin orclings when I unexpectedly become their guardian... -
![His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen]()
His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGaze long into the abyss and you might fall in love.Eldritch, Tall Man, slender and strange – Cael is all these things, with a presence humans fear, and among monsters allowed visas to the human world, he still feels like an outsider. The first time someone hears his voice, they’re knocked unconscious, and if they look at him for too long, they risk losing their minds or worse... -
![Siren Craving by R. O'Leary]()
Siren Craving by R. O'Leary
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCam’s a mystery, even to other monsters. But the fire he feels for the klutzy new girl?There’s nothing mysterious about it.Raven Falls Romances:1. Furbidden Attraction2. Unbearable Temptation3. Howling Devotion4. Deathly Desire5. Bewitching Allure6. Siren CravingNovellas:1. Frosted Kiss2...Categorized as:
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![Dad Bod Gorgon by Kat Baxter, Violet Rae]()
Dad Bod Gorgon by Kat Baxter, Violet Rae
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingscoming in...Categorized as:
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![The Recruit: Book Two by Elizabeth Kelly]()
The Recruit: Book Two by Elizabeth Kelly
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHannah Torrington has used her newfound training to seek revenge for her sister’s death at the hands of the vampires. Her relationship with Will ruined and her abilities growing stronger each day, she is determined to graduate from the program and help end the vampire uprising... -
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![A Bride for the Beast by Nichole Rose, Fern Fraser]()
A Bride for the Beast by Nichole Rose, Fern Fraser
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInternational award-winning author Nichole Rose and USA Today Bestselling author Fern Fraser have teamed up to take you on a steamy-sweet adventure to a town where nothing is what it seems.DRAVENI've spent my life in darkness, hidden away from the world.It's where monsters belong after all, isn't it?But my curvy maid, Dahlia, brings more than just order to my world... -
![Wolf God by Veronica Douglas]()
Wolf God by Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome monsters just need to be tamed.SamanthaWhen the Dark Wolf God threatened my pack, I defied him. His retaliation was quick and brutal.The ruthless god tore me from my life and imprisoned me in his kingdom. He’s convinced I have magic that will free him from a curse.He’s as powerful as he is sexy—but he’s also wrong... -
![Thing by Stasia Black]()
Thing by Stasia Black
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing the angel of death’s a lonely gig, so when she trespasses into my realm, I decide to keep her...Thing’s been alone all his life, even when he wasn’t chained to a dungeon wall half-mad for two centuries.He’s not like his brothers.He’s come to prefer his solitude. Or so he thinks... -
![I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage]()
I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOpen a book. Read a spell. Whoop, there he is... a demon.The last single friend in her group and tired of being stood up by her girls, a drunken Rayna turns to her first love, a book. After jokingly casting a spell her favorite character used to conjure a loving boyfriend, the results aren’t nearly as funny... -
![His Human Rebel by Michele Mills]()
His Human Rebel by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a teeny incident with red paint, my hometown votes that it’s done with my activist ways . . .Now I’m on an entirely different planet, holding a single suitcase, standing on a platform, waiting for my new alien husband to arrive . . . I bite my lip as I wait because there’s one serious problem with this whole situation . . . after a best forgotten, one-night stand gone wrong . . -
![Four Trials by Kelsey Soliz]()
Four Trials by Kelsey Soliz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI've FINALLY succeeded in closing my conduit after the Goddess kept making it get bigger, and bigger. (Double entendre?) We have been facing off against creatures of the Night, with strange warnings that the worst is yet to come.The Goddess wants us to prove ourselves to her, to show her we can work together to defeat our greatest enemy. And no, I'm not talking about carbs or sugar... -
![Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon]()
Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSunny has spent years of her life hiding from her own desires and hiding them from those she loves. Forced to face the idea of denying that part of herself forever, Sunny takes a nose dive out of her routine and into her fantasies. All she needs is the help of Monster Smash Agency and one exceptionally talented Orc... -
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Wolfgang by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWolfgang Volker is many things: vampire, psychopath, connoisseur of fine living. But impulsive? Never that. Until the day he sets foot in Hyde Park and catches a certain enticing scent on the wind. His mate is here, gorgeous and oblivious and undeniably human. And it doesn’t take long for Wolfe to make the most impulsive move of his whole undead existence.Dr... -
![My Orc Nanny by Veronika Kane]()
My Orc Nanny by Veronika Kane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when I think I’m at the end of my rope, the universe sends a gorgeous, talented, and oh-so-caring nanny to rescue me. What’s the catch?Every morning I wake up and remind myself I was the one who decided to kick out my horrible ex, and it’s my choice to raise my kids alone...Categorized as:
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![Dragon in the Blood by Juliette Cross]()
Dragon in the Blood by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsValla Moonring is a dragon hybrid assassin who is ordered on a mission into the Wastelands of Aria—a formidable, icy wilderness fraught with all manner of dangers. Outlaws and lethal predators lie in wait to attack intruders.To her great distaste, she’s partnered with a Nightwing Security operative, Conn Rowanflame, a Morgon with the aggravating ability to get under her skin... -
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![Rotanev by Lexi C. Foss]()
Rotanev by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKailiani MikosMy life is a mess.One minute, I’m on my way to graduating, and the next, I find out my mother handed me over as collateral to a loan shark.Now I’m standing inside a fancy hotel suite in a tiny little dress, auditioning to become an escort for Jasmine Black Incorporated.That’s when I see him. God in a suit. Ocean-blue eyes. Dark, wavy hair. All sensual lines and hard masculinity...Categorized as:
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![Reaper Hospital: Code Hot Nurse by Lacey Carter Andersen]()
Reaper Hospital: Code Hot Nurse by Lacey Carter Andersen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhy can't the dead stay dead?I'm in serious trouble. When the sweet nurse, possessive boss, and hot doctor at the hospital helped me kill a man, I knew they'd have questions. What I didn't know was that the man we killed would be up and walking again.This time with a serious need for revenge...Categorized as:
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![Draco by Layla Fae]()
Draco by Layla Fae
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy boss is a dragon and he tastes like magic.When I say I’m a clumsy woman, I’m not being cute. With the amount of things I have tripped over, dropped on myself, and fallen into, it’s a miracle I am still alive.One might even say I’m cursed... -
![Hunt the Wood by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza]()
Hunt the Wood by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m not a powerful witch, just a fortune teller making ends meet. But when my grandmother, the leader of the Rathmore Coven, summons me, I have no choice but to answer her call. To reach her, I must cross the Wood, the realm of Wotan, lord of the hunt. Rumors of his cruelty and brutality precede him, but nothing prepares me to meet the monster face to face.Because Wotan is more than a monster... -
![Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk]()
Och, Ness! by Eryn Hawk
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrayson Cole is stuck: stuck with writer’s block, stuck with no love life, and stuck in a place he no longer feels is home. In an effort to free himself—and discover the mysterious reason he’s so drawn to his mother’s hometown—Gray travels to Scotland, hoping that the wild, beautiful scenery will relight his lost spark... -
![The Orc's Reluctant Bride by Jessica Grayson]()
The Orc's Reluctant Bride by Jessica Grayson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone fears the Orc Commander. Rhagar is known as a savage and brutal warrior; none can stand against his armies.To broker peace between our kingdoms, my father—the king—offers him my hand.The moment our eyes meet, Rhagar claims I am his Fated One—his Ash'kyra...
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