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Embrace the Suck by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmbrace The Suck: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (First Fangs Club Book 5)Vampire governor Belladonna Barrone is facing the challenge of her life. Literally. Can she outwit and outlast the vampire council? She has no idea, but she has no plans to go down without a fight.If she manages to survive, another challenge awaits her... -
Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVince finds himself going up in the underworld, but the mafia is far from the only gang in town.The city is abuzz with an international sorcerer's conference, and the mayor is cracking down hard on anything that might make him look bad. But Vince is out to get that bag. That means fulfilling his enforcer contract for the mob, police crackdown be damned... -
Cursed Witch by Brogan Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer conjury was out of reach. But when she’s flooded with strength, can she survive becoming a target? Tuesday Larson thought she’d settled for normal. A disappointment to her mother for never taking well to magic, she deliberately put distance between her family and any witchery. But the supernatural destroys her barriers when a group of mercenaries tears through her home looking for blood...Categorized as:
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Mob Sorcery by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a city where magic is as common as air, Vince receives an offer he can't refuse. The local wolffolk mafia long for their glory days and their alluring don, Alessia Lionetti, wants a powerful enforcer to bring them back. That's Vince. This is his big break from his days as a hired thug.Working for the mafia has a short life expectancy, though... -
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Trojan Nightmare by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Earth has been overrun with monsters... Post-Apocalypse America is unrecognizable from the past. Jake survives by working as the leader of a scavenging adventuring team. A former mage, now he follows the strange path of cultivation, taught to him by a mysterious traveler. As far as he knows, he is one of the only people on Earth with this power... -
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... -
Soul of the Sentinel by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA mysterious mark, an ancient spirit, and a message from beyond the Aether… After uncovering and destroying a Necromancer plot to take over Skye Príosún, Jess and Finn are united at last and longing to move on with their life together. But the Durupinen world has other plans... -
Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one knows why it started, but the monster invasion all began right here, in Heathen Row.Ever since, men all over the world have been on the menu. And women have been at the frontlines, hunting the predators.But in a world where women are over-armed, over-paid, and under-satiated, Chris Hart isn’t staying safe inside while the monsters come out to feast... -
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... -
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... -
Down The Chimney by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoped into being the Ruling Council's Christmas ambassador, Sam finds herself more Santa than Satan at a slew of human social events, all while trying to score an impossible-to-get gift for Lux and plan the most amazing Christmas celebration any imp has ever thrown... -
Dead City by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow many times can you cheat death? I’m not sure but I have a feeling I’m about to be tested.First there were thirteen and now there’s only one. But the responsibilities don’t lessen. Bring the Harvest in, they say, take the soul orb to Haven, they order.One of me, and too many places to be. Like hell am I putting my ass on the line without back up... -
Insidious Monsters by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever fall for the monster inside you.Telarion and I have an understanding:*Never talk about our emotions.*Never express our feelings to each other.*Never spend the evenings together.Luckily, catching eldritch is time consuming and exhausting work... -
Deadworld by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHumans weren’t meant to live underground, but then artificial intelligences weren’t meant to feed off souls. Shit happens. Being a Potential is an honor. It qualifies me for the mandatory Run, the chance to become a Guardian and wield one of the only weapons that can disable a Genesis scout... -
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The Living by Isaac Marion
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore he was a flesh-eating corpse, R was something worse. He remembers it all now, a life of greed and apathy more destructive than any virus, and he sees only one path to redemption: he must fight the forces he helped create... -
A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA promise broken. Her future torn up. But she still has a job to do.Betrayed by her blood family, all Hallie's plans for her future are in ruins. She has no time to lick her wounds as Special Investigator Girard wants her help looking for some members of the elite who have gone missing in Hallie's territory... -
Grunge by Roxy Collins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s big and green and he's in my backyard…When my mom skips town, forcing me to dance in a strip club to cover her debts, you’d think I’d hit rock bottom.But there’s something much bigger brewing under my feet.Right outside, in my backyard, in fact.He’s big and green and he’s looking for a mate.Grunge is everything I never knew I wanted in a monster... -
Thirst for Vampire by D.S. Murphy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVampires destroyed my world. Now I'm going to destroy theirs.I took it all for granted. I grew up protected in an elite compound, waiting for the day I'd be claimed by an elite and taken to the citadel of lights to begin my training. But after barely surviving my trials, the king discovers I'm renitent - a rare human that can resist his compulsion... -
Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse in this darkly atmospheric and sweepingly romantic novel perfect for fans of The Raven Boys , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and The Rest of Us Just Live Here .High school is hard enough to survive without an apocalypse to navigate... -
Righteous Monsters by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBe careful what you wish for.At the start Telarion and I had one goal—to find a way to be separated.Then feelings changed and so did our goal. To find a way to be separated so we could know if what we felt was real.But just when we allow ourselves a taste of what we truly desire, our world is turned upside and our connection is put to the test.The order of Yaga have a plan... -
Ancient Monsters by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one claims what's mine.I've been fighting for as long as I can remember.For myself.For my friends and family.Now it's time to fight for him... -
Beat of Temptation by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsInnocent Tamsyn has always had a place in her heart for Nathan, a blooded DarkRiver sentinel. But is she ready for the fierce demands of the mating bond?This story can be found in the short story anthology Wild Invitation...Categorized as:
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The Nightmare's Kiss by Skyla Gray
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow can a living nightmare bring such sweet dreams?Mara Vance never thought her “useless” psychology degree would lead to studying an actual monster. Subject X-13, aka “The Nightmare,” is armed with sharp teeth, claws, and a constantly shifting form… yet Mara finds the huge shadow creature as intriguing as he is terrifying... -
The Alpha’s Betrayed Mate by Kayla Wolf
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe betrayed my deepest feelings. Now I’m forced to be his kid’s live-in nanny.He’s a single dad and my brother’s best friend. We grew up together until he rejected me.Today I’m the outcast of the pack. As punishment I’m forced to live in the Alpha’s house.Vulnerable feelings are forbidden…but soon my belly starts to grow with his seed.I hoped I’d never see him again but hope is for the foolish... -
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Truth in the Ashes by Melody Lynch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrinity Jones would do anything for the people she loves, even if that means working at a run-down strip club to buy a new house for the aunt who raised her to live.Trinity moonlights as a clairvoyant for the local police force, and life seems pretty normal until the night she's attacked.A handsome werewolf named Elijah saves her life, and now she owes him a favor... -
The Revenant's Heart: a Monster Romance by Skyla Gray
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a dead heart learn to beat again? After dropping out of med school, Lucy Sullivan thought her skill with a scalpel would only be useful for her hobbyist taxidermy. But life takes another unexpected turn when she becomes the doctor for a most unusual one who’s already dead. Or undead, rather... -
Entity by Meg Smitherman
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“You thought you knew pleasure before you met me. You were wrong.”Kit Fox needs a fresh start. Her essays on quantum physics are too outlandish for the mainstream, and her writing career is fizzling. But things look up when she’s offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a private three-day interview with reclusive billionaire Ian De Leon, inventor of the Pleasurebot... -
Shifter Alpha Claim 1 by Tamara Rose Blodgett, Marata Eros
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second set of Alpha Claims featuring new characters in the same world.... EPISODE 1: Shifter/Vampire Serial Talyn Phisher is a counselor in a world that has been turned on its ear by an unthinkable discovery: vampires roam among humans. If all this upheaval was not enough, Talyn's body is changing. Signs that something is seriously wrong plague her... -
Married to the Mahr by Delilah Dare
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe smelled her nightmare miles away and had to feast upon the dreamer capable of such a tantalizing scent...But at the first taste of her, he knew...He would break his centuries-long vow just to ride her chest every night.Traeyr's favorite thing about being the demon that inspired the word nightmare is traveling the world... -
Captured by Eva Brandt, Cara Wylde
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Isabel, and I was born in a family of killers. For their crimes, I must now pay a terrible price.The brutes come for me after dark and tear apart everything I’ve known. I scream, cry, and crawl at their feet. It’s all in vain. They spare my life and take me as their slave, as their plaything, and when they get bored of me, they’ll throw me away.Jax, Reid, and Thorn... -
Swamp Bromeliad by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe next stop on Verity and Dominic's great road trip brings them back to where it all began: Buckley Township, Michigan, the town where two expatriates from the Covenant of Saint George once decided to settle down and rebuild their shattered family. It's a sleepy, rural community, long removed from the excitement of those early days.. -
The Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Emile’s aunt declares he must marry or be disowned for being gay—he runs away to hide as a servant in Count Montoni’s mansion. In their service, Emile tends to the family who all suffer a strange affliction on the full moon... -
Aisle Nine by Ian X. Cho
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“It's Black Friday—and the apocalypse is on sale!Ever since the world filled with portals to hell and bloodthirsty demons started popping out on the reg, Jasper’s life has gotten worse and worse. A teenage nobody with no friends or family, he is plagued by the life he can’t remember and the person he’s sure he’s supposed to be... -
Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEighteen-year-old Victoria is a Wildblood. Kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, she’s worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns using their magic to protect travelers in a Jamaican jungle teeming with ghostly monsters... -
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Virtue by Amanda Hocking
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn a world filled with magic, love might be the final answer in the eternal battle between good and evil. When Lux is tasked with retrieving the virtuous Lily for his master, his entire world is put in jeopardy. Lux must battle goblins, demon dogs, and sea dragons to rescue the one he loves, and that's only the beginning of what he must face..
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