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  • The Quarter Moon by Stephanie Hudson

    The Quarter Moon by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    With Keira finding death on her door she is suddenly plunged into a world of the unknown and has to face it alone…or does she? Soon this new life is filled with heartache, shadowed followers and cryptic messages, that only promise to lead her deeper into world of the supernatural like never before. For Keira, even taking a breath without the other half of her soul is painful enough...
  • Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection: Books 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Take a walk on the wild side with Anita Blake, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series. These five novels of human—and inhuman—passions feature vampires, werewolves, and “a heroine as sharp as a stake and slick as a silver bullet” (J.D. Robb)...
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  • Replica by Shannon Mayer, Denise Grover Swank

    Replica by Shannon Mayer, Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When the sun rises, the nightmares are supposed to fade . . .this time, they don’t. An expose on the dangerous experiments Rachel and Lea uncovered with the Asclepius project turns the world against them. Except for a single man who claims he knows about a hidden plan to complete what was started with Asclepius...
  • Blood Mosaic by Elizabeth Hunter

    Blood Mosaic by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A ruthless fire vampire. An unsuspecting human. A bargain that will cost them everything.Tatyana Vorona has no idea that she just made a deal with a vampire. When the naïve human bookkeeper offers to help locate embezzled funds for a wealthy CEO, she doesn’t realize she’s being set up as bait.  Oleg Sokolov is a fire vampire as ancient as he is vicious...
  • Dark Sentinel by Christine Feehan

    Dark Sentinel by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In an explosive novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a human woman ignites the desire of her Carpathian lifemate--and of an ancient vampire with a score to settle.After the devastating loss of her entire family, Lorraine Peters heads to the woods searching for peace of mind and anything to quell the anger in her soul...
  • Silence: Part Two of Echoes & Silence by Angela M. Hudson, Angela M. Hudson

    Silence: Part Two of Echoes & Silence by Angela M. Hudson, Angela M. Hudson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Completed Series They fought this hard for love. Now, they must fight for their child. The final book in the epic vampire series Dark Secrets...
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    dark  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Forged by Vanessa Nelson

    Forged by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Blood may be thicker than water, but not all families are meant to stay together.Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family.Max has no time to absorb the shocking news...
  • Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike

    Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The conclusion to the phenomenally successful Thirst series follows five-thousand-year-old vampire Alisa Perne as she battles a new race of immortals: the Telar. The Telar are a challenging threat. But Alisa is hungry for blood—and thirsty for revenge...
  • Dark Descent by Christine Feehan, Rebecca Cook

    Dark Descent by Christine Feehan, Rebecca Cook

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    They came from the darkest places: secluded monasteries, the Carpathian mountains, galaxies under siege. They were men with the blackest pasts-warriors, vampire monks, leaders of armies-but whose passions burned like dying stars. They had one purpose: to find those women who fulfilled them, completed them, and made them rage with a fire both holy and profane...
  • Bound 2 by Angela M. Hudson

    Bound 2 by Angela M. Hudson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New world. New powers. Old enemies. Elora enters the dark world of secrets from her parents’ past, and in the midst of discovering her new abilities and learning how to use them, she will be forced to fight battles she’s unprepared for in a war that supposedly ended twenty-two years ago...
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    female-mc  magic  paranormal  vampires  book  fiction  horror  marriage
  • Rejected Gambit by Avery Stone

    Rejected Gambit by Avery Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He stares into your eyes with nothing but hate, forced to acknowledge the truth of your brilliant strategy. Your first move puts you in the lead, but will you achieve checkmate?Being appointed leader of the Grandmasters should be another check in your column of wins, but instead, the news triggers something dangerous, because those who surround you want nothing but bloodshed...
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    alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book
  • Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On her 16th birthday Lana’s older brother and the king of Alpha’s, a title handed down by her mother holds the annual Alpha meeting. Lana hates all things Alpha’s having grown up under her mother’s reign and meeting plenty of Alpha’s, she longed to be normal...
  • Dark Peril by Christine Feehan

    Dark Peril by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A new Carpathian novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.Dominic of the Dragonseeker Carpathians is on a desperate mission, in the very heart of enemy territory. Solange Sangria is one of the last of the jaguar people. She has long been fighting to save women who are able to shift from the hands of the man who slaughtered her family and everyone she loved-her own father...
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    alpha-mc  dark  magic  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  audiobook
  • Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ramsey Olaru is a bona fide bad-ass: a lethal vampire, a seasoned warrior, and a ruthless mercenary in the king’s Sentinel Guard. He’s accustomed to taking what he wants, ramrodding his way through obstacles, and silencing anything—or anyone—who gets in his way...
  • Dark Crime by Christine Feehan

    Dark Crime by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Two strangers are bonded by a lust for revenge—and each other—in this short story from Christine Feehan’s “erotic, gripping series that has defined an entire genre.” (J. R. Ward) Blaze McGuire knows who killed her father and she has merciless plans for payback. Until a phone call from a seductive stranger pleads with her to wait. Retribution is in his blood, too...
  • Pillar of the Wolves by Lola Glass

    Pillar of the Wolves by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    CONFUSED. DETERMINED. QUEEN.With my identity in the open, I expect the Blood Pack to despise me.But… they don't.They still consider me one of them, but I'm not sure that's where I belong anymore.The traitor still lives among my guards.The fight to determine my mate begins.But my pack's at war and the Tidals are still working against me...
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    paranormal  magic  female-mc  alpha-mc  dark  steamy  romance  fantasy
  • Whispers of Fate  (The Fae Chronicles) by Amelia Hutchins

    Whispers of Fate (The Fae Chronicles) by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    From WSJ and USAT Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a story of betrayal and hope.Old acquaintances are gathering as events unravel and unmask new obstacles in war-torn Faery.Kahleena assumed the Fates had offered her a glimpse into her destiny. She expected the events to unfold as they had in her vision...
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    alpha-mc  dark  magic  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book
  • Dark Blood by Christine Feehan

    Dark Blood by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    At long last you are truly back with us…Zev Hunter was an elite warrior, a dark-blood dealer of death to rogue Lycans who preyed on mankind. He was a loner, never given to personal attachments, and damned fierce at his job...
  • Tamian by Faith Gibson

    Tamian by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s a special kind of Gargoyle. She’s a different kind of shifter. As their worlds collide, they must work together to save humanity from a monster. Tamian St. Claire, the world’s first clone, is a special Gargoyle. Until recently, he spent his life following as his sister’s shadow...
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    alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  family
  • Marked by the Moon by Helen Scott

    Marked by the Moon by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Deal with the Elf King, this forbidden love romance is sure to entice!All my life, death was right around the corner, I just never expected it to be delivered by the man I was falling in love with…Magic has been outlawed for almost a century and anyone caught wielding it, or bearing its mark, is executed. Which is why I know every day could be my last...
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    magic  dark  female-mc  alpha-mc  steamy  paranormal  romance  fantasy
  • Dark Predator by Christine Feehan

    Dark Predator by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    All New from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. As brutal as the undead he hunted, Zacarias De La Cruz was a master executioner. Now his stark and savage journey has ended...
  • The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater

    The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was born Lady Glynis Wright, the daughter of English aristocrats. When traveling in the Carpathian Mountains, my family met a tragic end. I was transformed into a creature of the night, and I suffered great horrors at the hands of my evil vampire master, Count Vlad Dracula. I vowed to one day escape him, and live a life free of his brutality...
  • Bound by Danger by Brenda K. Davies

    Bound by Danger by Brenda K. Davies

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It was supposed to be a fun night out with her friends. Instead, Callie finds herself ripped off the streets and thrust into a world filled with horrors she never imagined.Then she meets him, and the monster bites her. However, she quickly realizes the blood-sucking freak is her only hope of escaping the murderous creatures who abducted her...
  • Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier

    Inferno by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Where no hope is left, is left no fear My familiar brings us word. Another one of my mates has their life on the line with this deadly game with the Hellhounds and the mysterious Prince of Hell. They don’t seem to know Lilith is on our side. We have our secrets too. The game strikes a little too close to home and I’m in a fighting mood. It’s time to fight back...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  demons
  • Queen of All by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Queen of All by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The world of Under has been remade into what it was long before the Ancients were put in their prison. They are free, and with them comes the reign of the callous, merciless King who was once the man I loved. I always knew Aon was a monster, and as the King of All he is far worse...
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    alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult
  • Illusion by S.M. Boyce

    Illusion by S.M. Boyce

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final chapter in the war for Ourea ends with blood. Kara Magari is an icon. A hero. The people love her. The royalty tolerates her. She has everything—an army, allies, and a close circle of chosen family. They believe she will end the war, and they shouldn’t. She’s as scared as they are. She just can’t show it...
  • Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill

    Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand-new Vampire Queen novel from the award-winning author who "never ceases to amaze." -Night Owl Romance As servant to vampire mistress Lady Daniela, Elisa is unwaveringly devoted-but she recoils at one shocking request: destroy the untamed, undead children entrusted to her care...
  • Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Priest was back. Her home was safe. And Pandora had even managed to secure a powerful ally in the Zombie Queen. But in one fell swoop none of it mattered. She’s been abducted by a secret organization known only as the Triad, and they’re conducting experiments, treating her like a lab rat: cutting her open, dissecting her, and keeping her hostage. And she’s slowly going mad...
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    paranormal  magic  dark  female-mc  alpha-mc  steamy  romance  fantasy
  • The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the New York Times and international bestselling author of Gabriel's Inferno comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy paranormal romance series, following a young art restorer and the vampyre prince she loves as they fight against a mysterious figure who holds the fate of Italy's vampyre population-and their souls-in the balance...
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    alpha-mc  dark  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  audiobook  book
  • A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker

    A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Simple Truth is the second book in the slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy trilogy The Freckled Fate."After the enemy she captured reveals an earth-shattering truth, Finn finds herself in alliance with the one man she despised the most. Torn between her haunted past and her unclear future, she is determined to fulfill her promises at last, overcoming any hindrance in her path...
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    magic  dark  paranormal  female-mc  alpha-mc  steamy  romance  fantasy
  • Nikolai by S.L. Jennings

    Nikolai by S.L. Jennings

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author S.L. Jennings We met Nikolai in The Dark Prince (Dark Light #2). Now learn his story... Two centuries ago, I clawed my way into a world of immorality, filth and destruction. A world seething with secrets and lies, both mortal and immortal. Complete and utter Darkness...
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    alpha-mc  dark  magic  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book
  • Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Julien Lacusta is a troubled soul, born into tragic circumstances, and raised in a violent time. Despite being a Master Warrior in the house of Jadon, and one of the most elite trackers the Vampyr have ever seen, he is damaged to the core: tormented by endless shadows, haunted by unseen ghosts...
  • Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne

    Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When the sun goes down, four women will discover the man they desire within the beast that drives them wild in this sexy paranormal romance collection that includes an original Carpathain novella...“Dark Hunger” by New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan In a dark jungle, a beautiful activist liberates animals from a secret laboratory—and stumbles across an unexpected prisoner...
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    alpha-mc  dark  magic  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  anthologies
  • The Forbidden by L.A. Banks

    The Forbidden by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The Body of a Goddess...with the Heart of Hell itself.The devil is a dead-beat dad and his consort Lilith couldn't care less. A stolen embryo stirs in Lilith's womb and a plan pulses through her veins: To unleash her child from the gates of hell--as soon as she destroys the only two vampire hunters who can possibly stop her..
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    alpha-mc  dark  magic  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  dark-fantasy
  • The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    FOR EACH, THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE This book contains three short stories:1. Dark Descent by Christine Feehan (11 in her Dark Series) an aggressive, multi-talented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. 2...
  • Fractured Soul by Rachel McClellan

    Fractured Soul by Rachel McClellan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Llona will do whatever it takes to protect her new found friends and home, but the dark plot that is threatening Lucent Academy, a school that’s supposed to be a safe place for Auras, may be too powerful for even Llona to defeat...
  • Elements of Flames by C.R. Robertson

    Elements of Flames by C.R. Robertson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ELEMENTS OF FLAMESThe Otherworld is a shadow world that overlaps the human physical plane, a place where magical beings evolved, their heritage the missing link. These two worlds collide when behavioural profiler Morgan Skelly visits a crime scene in Norway on winter solstice. There she meets the man who has starred in her dreams for years...
  • The Hidden Court by Dominique Kristine, Vivienne Savage

    The Hidden Court by Dominique Kristine, Vivienne Savage

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic school. Hot shifters. Hidden dangers. Was your college this fun? Skylar’s only dream since childhood has been to become a sentinel, a supernatural agent trained to fight paranormal threats. Unfortunately, it’s a role assigned to non-fae only, and she’s doomed to a life of babysitting privileged mortals...
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    alpha-mc  female-mc  magic  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  crime
  • Christmas in Dark Moon Vale: A Blood Curse Series Novella by Tessa Dawn

    Christmas in Dark Moon Vale: A Blood Curse Series Novella by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Join the vampires of Dark Moon Vale in this holiday adventure filled with treachery, vengeance, and mayhem... Marquis Silivasi is an Ancient Master Warrior in the arcane house of Jadon: a clan of lethal vampires living in the Rocky Mountains...
  • The Fixer: The Supernatural Syndicate by Amelia Hutchins

    The Fixer: The Supernatural Syndicate by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scandal meets True Blood.Chevelle Reed had no idea her life was about to be turned upside when she strolled into the women’s artillery dining room. Nothing prepared her for Raithe Dravyn. He was known for his savagery and brutal response to anyone who opposed him or his syndicate. When he offered her the job of a lifetime, Chevelle turned it down...
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    paranormal  vampires  magic  female-mc  alpha-mc  steamy  dark  romance
  • Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With their kingdom in ruins, Dorian and Nyssari Eaglefyre must make a choice. Remain bound to the kingdom and people that betrayed their family and live their lives in silence, or run and be declared traitors of the realm...
  • The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps by Brooke Marley Jones

    The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps by Brooke Marley Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Walking home late one night, burned-out barista Nell accidentally incinerates someone.Whoopsie!Now, if this tale began in a fantastic, far-away land, or Nell were, perhaps, a wizard, such a mishap might make some kind of sense. But this is not a wondrous, fantasy world. This is real life, and Nell just wanted to go home and eat macaroni...
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    magic  dark  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fiction  cozy  horror
  • Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Downside Ghosts series has been called "gripping and brilliant," "a must-read," and "one of the best paranormal fantasy series available." Now all four previously published short stories set in this world are collected in one place, plus one new, never-before-seen novella...
  • Famine's Feast by Debra Dunbar

    Famine's Feast by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An 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...
  • Wicked Betrayal by Chelsea Luna

    Wicked Betrayal by Chelsea Luna

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The clock is ticking. Alex’s time is running out.Spring has hit Hazel Cove and with it, the pressure of Alex’s impending fate as Liam’s sacrifice is weighing upon her every thought. There’s so much to do and so little time. How do you stop an ancient pure blooded witch?But Liam isn’t Alex’s only problem. She must focus on what she can fix in the little time she has left...
  • Wicked Souls by Katie Wismer

    Wicked Souls by Katie Wismer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Something is wrong with Valerie Darkmore.She may have made it through her initiation into the Marionettes, but she’s quickly learning that was only the beginning. Everything she used to know has changed, including maybe herself.Adjusting to her new reality proves to be the least of her worries when bodies appear all over the city, and the death toll continues to rise...
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    alpha-mc  dark  female-mc  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book
  • Blood Hunter by C.N. Crawford

    Blood Hunter by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    With both her best friend and sister safe, Rosalind has nearly everything she wants. The three of them dream of a simple life together--a cozy little house in the woods. If nothing else, it would take Rosalind far away from the gorgeous incubus Caine and the conflicted feelings he inspires. But when Rosalind’s psychopathic cousin Drew invades the vampire kingdom, the slaughter begins...
  • First Hunter by Karpov Kinrade

    First Hunter by Karpov Kinrade

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I've had a terrible day, let me tell you. First, I ran into Elias Vane Spero, High Prince of Hell. Maybe you've heard of him? Vampire. Powerful. Dangerous. Number one on the most wanted list. My mark. At least he was... Until an even greater foe showed up. A monster from legends who turns the earth to ice and fire to frost. The White Rider. He's after Elias...
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
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    magic  paranormal  steamy  dark  romance  fantasy  retellings  horror
  • When a Lioness Pounces by Eve Langlais

    When a Lioness Pounces by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There's a new guy in town, a mysterious and domineering man with secrets.I like secrets. Reba especially loves swatting at them until they spill their guts--sometimes quite literally.But Gaston isn't swayed by her sensual allure.LIE.This slick club owner is very much intrigued by the cocoa-skinned beauty, but he doesn't dare show too much interest lest his enemies notice...
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