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  • Traitor Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Traitor Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vaughn Hall is ready for war.The Piston Mountain Pack has been begging him to get rid of the ghosts he’s been dragging, and he’s finally ready to say goodbye to the things that built him. Everything happens for a reason, and going back to his old stomping grounds puts him right in the path of a girl he used to know. She’s different now, but he glimpses the same old kindness in her...
  • Ravensong by T.J. Klune

    Ravensong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves.It should have been enough.And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett. In the end, they faced the beast together as a pack… and won...
  • Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Famous psychic, Iris Moon, seeks refuge in Grace’s Cove after her boyfriend betrays her and sells a fake story to the tabloids. With her business and reputation unfairly shattered, Iris hopes to find space to heal and figure out how to move forward.Little does she expect to find love.Kane Wallace, known to the world as bestselling author, K.L...
  • Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing...
  • The Song of David by Amy Harmon

    The Song of David by Amy Harmon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    She said I was like a song. Her favorite song. A song isn’t something you can see. It’s something you feel, something you move to, something that disappears after the last note is played. I won my first fight when I was eleven years old, and I’ve been throwing punches ever since. Fighting is the purest, truest, most elemental thing there is. Some people describe heaven as a sea of unending white...
  • Is This Love? by Kaylee Ryan

    Is This Love? by Kaylee Ryan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you the continuation of the stand-alone series surrounding five best friends who co-own a tattoo studio. "Is This Love?” is an age gap, marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, small-town romance.LegendA marriage of convenience is one thing… but falling for your fake wife is all kinds of complicated...
  • The Fifth Sense by Michelle M. Pillow

    The Fifth Sense by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some secrets refuse to stay buried.By all rights, Sue Jewel should be dead. In place of celebrating her fortieth birthday, she was wrapped in plastic and stuffed in the trunk of a car. Worst part is the man she promised to spend her life with is the one who tried to kill her. With a little help from Fate, Sue walks away from the ordeal, but her husband doesn’t...
  • Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Captured by the Lion by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others. Leigh Hale is on the run from a dangerous ex-boyfriend after she turned him into the police for running a Ponzi scheme. Now, she’s back home and looking to start fresh...
  • Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten...
  • Zachary by Louisa Masters, Joel Leslie

    Zachary by Louisa Masters, Joel Leslie

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A dragon with endless secrets meets a demon with nothing to hide…I’m the easygoing one. The fun one. The rare member of my family who gets along with anyone. Except there’s a chance I may have got off on the wrong foot with our new dragon liaison, Ronan. In my defense, he rubs everyone the wrong way...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  family  romance  fantasy  dragons  magic
  • Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan

    Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    One of seven daughters in a line of extraordinary women, Hannah Drake has been the elusive object of affection for Jonas Harrington for as long as the rugged sheriff can remember. If only the stunning supermodel was driven by a passion other than her career. But Jonas isn t the only one with desires for Hannah...
  • Highland Hearts Holiday Bookshop by Tricia O'Malley

    Highland Hearts Holiday Bookshop by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Delicious banter, bookstore magic, adorable puffins, and a heartwarmingly happily-ever-after makes this an enchanting Christmas treat. The universe is playing a joke on me.An unexpected inheritance has gifted me with the dream of a lifetime – owning a charming bookshop in small-town Scotland...
  • Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Fractured Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Talon Pack continues with a dark secret that could shatter the future of the Packs, or save them all. Parker Jamenson is the son of three Packs, the sole mediator between every Pack in the United States and Europe, and…he’s dying. He knows he doesn’t have much left in him and is in desperate need of a mate...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  audiobook  book
  • Lost Spirit by H.A. Wills

    Lost Spirit by H.A. Wills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As a Spirit Witch, seventeen-year-old Callie has magical powers that rival gods, but having control over the four elements and life itself won’t help her with her current problem: falling in love with her five supernatural best friends...
  • Sealed With a Kiss by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy

    Sealed With a Kiss by Zoe Chant, C.E. Murphy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can he get her seal of approval?Missy has 99 problems, and her funnel-cake booth at the Virtue town fair is 98 of them. Looks like this is another year she's going to spend with a spatula in hand, splattered in hot grease, watching other people have fun.Her 99th problem is that the hot guy manning the dunk tank across from her booth just turned into a seal...
  • Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Memphis Sullivan thought he was coming to Blissville to help his cousin out, but instead, he gained three meddlesome females, a tribe, and a permanent home. More than a year later, he owns a popular comic book and vinyl record store and doesn’t think his life could get any better...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  celebrity
  • Asher by Louisa Masters

    Asher by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When your imaginary boyfriend turns up in your hometown, marriage is the only option.I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me… which, right now, is marriage...
  • Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It only took seconds for my world to change…I live a simple, small-town life. Helping with the family restaurant, my side gig as a ride-share driver, hanging with my best friend, making the most of the extra time with my ghost grandma. The only exciting thing to happen to me in the past year was when Gabe moved to town—too bad Nonna scared him off...
  • Crave by Grace McGinty

    Crave by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Susannah is a b*tch.”If you asked any of the residents of Maxton what they thought of me, it would basically boil down to that.In reality, I have a huge secret. One that I’ve been keeping for nearly a decade to protect someone I love. If I had to wear a mask to keep people at arm's length and away from the truth, then so be it. At least I had my best friend and lover, Quinn, to fortify me...
  • The House on Blackberry Hill by Donna Alward

    The House on Blackberry Hill by Donna Alward

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Family secrets, a ghost from the past, and new love will draw readers into this compelling story, first in the Jewell Cove series by NYT Bestselling Author, Donna Alward. Abby Foster arrives in Jewell Cove to take possession of the family mansion she’s inherited from a relative she never knew existed. Her plan is to refurbish it, put it on the market, and head back to Nova Scotia...
  • Milo by Lily Morton

    Milo by Lily Morton

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Once upon a time a brave knight rescued a young man. Unfortunately, he then spent the next few years bossing the young man around and treating him like a child. Milo has been burying himself at Chi an Mor, hiding from the wreckage of his once promising career and running from a bad relationship that destroyed what little confidence he had...
  • The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter

    The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
  • Of Sunlight and Stardust by Riley Hart, Christina Lee

    Of Sunlight and Stardust by Riley Hart, Christina Lee

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    After the death of his wife, Tanner Rowe takes a step toward making her dying wish come true and buys the house with the dilapidated barn she'd been inexplicably drawn to in the picturesque Upper Peninsula. But after a year, he still can't get past his grief long enough to make the repairs he'd promised.   Recently out of prison, Cole Lachlan has little to his name...
    Categorized as:
    friends-to-lovers  ghosts  grief  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  angst
  • Chasing Riddick by Alexandra St. Pierre

    Chasing Riddick by Alexandra St. Pierre

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Finn Summers can’t feel fear.This causes Finn to take unnecessary risks — especially when it comes to his favorite sport in the world:Surfing.When Finn hears a rumor about a beach called Leviathans — located in the small town of Stars Cove California — the promise of twenty-five-foot swells is too exciting for him to pass up.However, Leviathans beach has a dark history...
  • Circumstantial Evidence by Lisa Clark O'Neill

    Circumstantial Evidence by Lisa Clark O'Neill

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Selected as a Best of 2015 by All About Romance Book Blog As Chief of Police in Sweetwater, South Carolina, Will Hawbaker has seen more than his share of violent crime. But none of it has prepared him for the aftereffects of a young boy dead at the hand of his mother’s boyfriend. And when the suspected killer turns up dead himself, it raises more questions...
  • Charming and the Cherry Blossom by L.J. Evans

    Charming and the Cherry Blossom by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Today was a fairy tale… I inherited a fortune from a dad I never knew,And a thoroughly charming guy asked me out.Unfortunately, my fairy tale could disappear in ninety days... Because there’s an impossible task to complete,And a greedy cousin plotting against me.Plus, I’m not your typical fairy tale princess...
  • Dusk Bitten by Milly Taiden

    Dusk Bitten by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wolf shifter and loner Navy Amana doesn’t want much out of life. A few good books and a quiet place to read to his heart’s content. When his family sends him on business to San Diego, Navy isn’t pleased. But a chance meeting with his dream woman changes everything…Karina Sai is furious that her father is selling their family business...
  • Rancher Wolf's Forbidden Mate: by Serena Meadows

    Rancher Wolf's Forbidden Mate: by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I kept my identity a secret from her… but the reason we couldn’t be together was much worse.I spent my life living at a family ranch in Montana with my three brothers.Cheryl was a breath of fresh air.She was all I could think about after I laid my eyes on her.If only I’d known that she was off limits.That she was my nephew’s teacher...
  • Howling for Attention by Milly Taiden

    Howling for Attention by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Mason Pierce rolls into Half Moon Key, he knows it isn’t an ordinary small town. The place is a mystery locals just accept, but the wolf shifter is intrigued. It might be the enigmatic Lila Ford that has Mason longing for a simple small-town life. She’s exactly the perfect mix of sweet and untouchable he never thought he’d fall for...
  • After All the Wreckage by L.J. Evans

    After All the Wreckage by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if the future is already written? GageWhen Rory Marlowe Bishop walks out of my past and into my bar, I realize she’s not just a kid anymore. Now she’s hell on wheels and a special kind of temptation. But I can’t afford the distraction, not with the responsibility I’ve inherited...
  • Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis

    Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women's fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins. They say life can change in an instant… After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  ghosts  grief  adult  animals  audiobook  book
  • Fluke and the Faultline Fiasco by Sam Burns

    Fluke and the Faultline Fiasco by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When an earthquake shakes up Sage's night, his instinct is to forget about it. They live in California—quakes happen. But this one sends the consciousness that lives in the ley lines running to him in fear, so he and his gunslinger boyfriend set out to investigate. What they uncover is a century-old plot to destroy not only the ley lines, but the city of Junction itself...
  • The Betrayed by Jana Deleon

    The Betrayed by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One day on the job and contractor Zach Sargent is ready to believe the dilapidated old LeBeau mansion is haunted. Some intruder – earthly or not – is threatening the youngest LeBeau sister, back to claim her inheritance. And though Danae keeps her distance from the sexy hired hand, he falls for her in a heartbeat...
    Categorized as:
    family  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  crime  death
  • Serendipity by Kristen Proby

    Serendipity by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author, Kristen Proby, comes Serendipity, the final installment in her gripping Bayou Magic series…My sight is a gift and also a curse. It cost me the love of my life. We may have been young, but some things you don’t get over. Like being the cause of the biggest tragedy of your boyfriend’s life. It’s something I’ll never forget, and a reflection of who I am...
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes by Elle Christensen

    Something Wicked This Way Comes by Elle Christensen

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I live in Screaming Woods, where the monsters dwell. Even so, finding love isn't easy when you're green...and have a reputation for being obsessed with sparkly shoes.I'd given up on love until my knight literally rode in on a big, black horse. For once, someone saw me as more than the Wicked Witch...maybe it was because I could see right through his head at night...
  • The Way We Touch by Tia Louise

    The Way We Touch by Tia Louise

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My brother’s best friend might be a cocky wide receiver with an ego the size of Texas, but I swear I did not try to almost kill him with a ghost pepper. He did that all by himself.Logan Murphy should come with a warning.He’s as hot as a Carolina Reaper on black asphalt in the middle of July...
  • Let Sleeping Foxes Lie by Sam Burns

    Let Sleeping Foxes Lie by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Max has settled nicely into life in Welling. He’s got the best boyfriend ever born and a life he never imagined he could have. He’s also written his new screenplay, and the hottest director in Hollywood has snapped it up enthusiastically.So what’s the problem? She’s asked for a two-week long retreat, hosted by him, in his home, with the actors who’ve been cast in the movie...
  • Face the Fire by Nora Roberts

    Face the Fire by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Mia Devlin knows what it is like to love with your whole heart—and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared an incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared—and determined to live without love...
  • Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts

    Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet, peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps her busy and happy, and she has no trouble finding men when she wants them - which, lately, isn't all that often. She's perfectly content, except for one thing: she has special powers that both frighten and confuse her, and though she tries hard to hide them, she can't get them under control...
  • Rising Tides by Nora Roberts

    Rising Tides by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Ethan Quinn shares his late father's passion for the ocean, and he's determined to make the family boat-building business a success. But as well as looking out for his young brother Seth, the strong but guarded Quinn is also battling some difficult home truths.Grace Monroe, the woman Ethan has always loves but never believed he could have, is learning that appearances can be deceptive...
  • Apex Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Apex Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    For most of his life, Gunnar the basilisk has spent his time as a gigantic, fearsome monster, defending the wild Texas landscape from invaders and rival shifters. Now that he and the other basilisks have awakened into the modern world, they’re on a new mission: to find mates, and help bring peace to a world growing more chaotic by the day...
  • The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    The Deputy and His Enforcer by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deputy bent on finding the truth and the Enforcer whose job it is to stop him...Nothing is more important to Marcus Rivera than protecting his pack, so he doesn’t understand why he has the sudden urge to tell a nosy human deputy things he shouldn’t. Marcus follows the rules. Always. But something about Robson’s scent has him tempted to break them...
  • Johann by Grae Bryan

    Johann by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alexei is lost. On the run from his criminal family, hiding out in Hyde Park, he has no idea what the point or purpose of his life is anymore. Until he’s served coffee by a strange young man, one whom Alexei can’t get out of this head. And when Alexei realizes his favorite barista isn’t quite human after all, his obsession only deepens...
  • Conduit Crisis by Louisa Masters

    Conduit Crisis by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being in love with my straight friend isn’t easy…I thought pining for Daniel was an epic tragedy, but then I found out I’m a conduit—someone who can communicate with beings from the otherworld—and my unrequited love for one of my best friends seems less of a problem...
  • The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark

    The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As personal assistant to a powerful alpha of a large pack, there are certain rules Jamie has for himself to make sure he’s successful at his job.First, nothing and no one gets to the alpha without his say so.Second, schedules will be enforced for everyone. At all costs.Third, a certain Enforcer with an enticing scent and scarred face is not to be stared at, drooled over, and/or daydreamed about...
  • Don't Let Go by Harper Fox

    Don't Let Go by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What’s haunting Lee Tyack? He’s moved in with Gideon Frayne, and they’re both loving their new lives. But the shadow is still there – a voice from hell that torments clairvoyant Lee, and which even the pragmatic copper Gideon can hear. Gideon’s determined to protect his lover. But after a serious injury on duty, Gideon finds out the hard way that he needs protection too...
    Categorized as:
    family  ghosts  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts

    Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Recently widowed Stella Rothschild has found a new love in Logan Kitridge. But there is someone who isn't happy about Stella's growing feelings for Logan: the Harper Bride, an unidentified woman whose grief and rage have kept her spirit alive long past the death of her body...
  • Water Bound by Christine Feehan

    Water Bound by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    On the shores of Sea Haven, six women touched by great loss have come together in a sisterhood strengthened by the elements—a bond each will need as new love and danger enter their lives...The last thing Lev Prakenskii remembers is being lost in the swirling currents of the ocean. Just as quickly, he is saved—pulled ashore by a beautiful stranger...
  • The Next Always by Nora Roberts, 諾拉·羅伯特

    The Next Always by Nora Roberts, 諾拉·羅伯特

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 61 ratings
    The historic hotel in Boonsboro has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it’s getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. Beckett is the architect of the family, and his social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer...
  • Key of Light by Nora Roberts

    Key of Light by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    Malory Price’s life plan has hit a snag. She’s in danger of losing her job managing an art gallery in Pleasant Valley, Pennsylvania. A welcome distraction comes in the form of an invitation to a cocktail party at Warrior’s Peak, an infamous estate overlooking the town...
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