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The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey used to be enemies. Now they’re partners.I never imagined Considine Maledictus—one of the most powerful vampires alive—would go from ruling the streets at night to joining the supernatural task force just to become my partner, but here we are.Considine claims he “fancies” me. He also used to hide his identity and pose as my charming next-door neighbor, so forgive me if I don’t believe him...Categorized as:
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![A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories by Lily Mayne]()
A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRevisit the Monstrous couples from the first seven novels of the series in this collection of sixteen short stories. Plus, meet a new Monstrous couple in a brand new 20k-word novella, Ruke... -
![Blaze of Wrath by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde]()
Blaze of Wrath by Quinn Arthurs, Harper Wylde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPolitics are a deadly game, and things are heating up. As winter sets in, my mates and I are in a careful dance as we try to avoid the Council's suspicions and gain acceptance into the rebellion. Every secret we uncover is more deadly than the last, as the truth of the Council is brought to light... -
![Shadow Heart by Morgan B. Lee]()
Shadow Heart by Morgan B. Lee
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAssassinating the headmaster didn’t go as planned. Now Everbound University is on strict magical lockdown, and the Immortal Quintet has arrived to hunt down the person who killed their mage—which, ironically, isn’t me.I’m also looking for the true culprit so I can find Kenzie...Categorized as:
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![Clean Finish by Lily Mayne]()
Clean Finish by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLarkinLook, here’s the thing.I’m young, carefree, and my job as the assistant to Holt, manager and owner of the Goliaths of Wrestling, means I’m surrounded by half-naked beefcake wrestlers all day. Of course I’m going to be interested in… getting to know them all better...Categorized as:
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![The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews]()
The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOnce upon a time, there was a beautiful green witch. She blew into my life every bit as wild as the storm magic that lived within my veins. My heart had been nothing but a lifeless organ within my chest until she breathed life back into me, ensuring that each beat from that moment forward was for her.Saige Wildes was everything good...Categorized as:
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![Little Souls of Fire by Clio Evans]()
Little Souls of Fire by Clio Evans
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBarista's BookCreatures of all kinds go to the Barista to find love.Even the slimy, demented, horned ones.Even the psychopathic, hellish, tentacled ones... -
![Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May]()
Don't Cheat Me by Jackie May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne month after Nora's violent induction to the dangerous supernatural side of Detroit, she's finally settling into her new life as the underworld's token human. All she wants to do is mind her own business, enjoy her new friends, and stay safe. But that's easier said than done when she's such an enigma to everyone around her... -
![The Dragon's Chance by Roxie Ray]()
The Dragon's Chance by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI know I'm destined for a fairy tale romance and I'm done kissing frogs. Believe me, I've dated enough of them to know they never turn into Prince Charming. Wayne makes my heart race. And even though I almost screwed everything up between us, I think we have a chance at the fantasy romance I've always dreamed of. That's if my creepy stalker ex doesn't ruin everything first... -
![Heartless Souls by K.C. Kean]()
Heartless Souls by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI once had everything until it all disappeared.Years later, I’m on the cusp of finally filling in the missing pieces, only for them to barge into my life at the worst possible moment. It only takes one glimpse to realize I’m not the only one who’s changed.Alexi, Talon, and Malik.Gone are the boys I once knew. Gone are my saviors from across the road...Categorized as:
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![Ember's Claim by Jillian West]()
Ember's Claim by Jillian West
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe North American Pack was always meant to be Ember’s birthright, but she grew up far away from shifter culture in a sanctuary city for monsters.Her wolf yearns to scout pack lands and socialize with other wolves, but Ember understands the risks, especially considering female shifters are nearly endangered nowadays.So, she keeps her distance, even if she has to fight her wolf at every turn..Categorized as:
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![King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins]()
King of the Shadow Fae by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNew from USA Today Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a new Dark Urban Fantasy that will have you begging for more. Spellbinding, action-packed, mystery, and romance.I’d trained my entire life to take over the hunter guild. When the unthinkable happened, my father was taken, and I was forced to step up. The moment I took control, everything began to unravel around me... -
![Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray]()
Her Dragon Destiny by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo guy is worth risking my heart until Maddox gets close … I can’t keep using my daughter as an excuse to stay out of the dating pool, but finding a partner as a single mom is hard. I’d much rather get lost in my work, but I don’t want to be alone forever. Enter Madd. He’s not what I expected: too young, not settled, but he might be just what I need... -
![Defending Nightmares by M. Sinclair]()
Defending Nightmares by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI crave my nightmares.I crave the shadows.I don’t want the light if it doesn’t include them…The human terror organization MAM has come to our doorstep—we just don’t know what they want...Categorized as:
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![Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear]()
Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the world of the shifter elite, a safe female is one without power. For me, that means hide or die.When wraiths invade my neighborhood and shit goes sideways, becoming a Guardian might be the only way to earn myself—and my beast—protection.The elite training program begins at the local shifter college, so I pack up my swords and my brother, and off to school I go...Categorized as:
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![Desire in His Blood by Zoey Draven]()
Desire in His Blood by Zoey Draven
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA monster wants her as his bride…and he will stop at nothing to claim her.Gemma Hara is drowning under the weight of her father’s debts. Working herself to the bone, she knows that if she doesn’t pay them off in time, the sadistic creditors will take everything: their home, their respected name, and, worst of all, her two beautiful sisters...Categorized as:
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![Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce]()
Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsReporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge... -
![Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett]()
Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLeviathan Fitness is the favorite place of monsters, muscles, and a tentacled creature who can seduce even the hardest to win over human.When parks department supervisor Reece Rollins decides to sign up for a triathlon– there are two things holding him back. One, his fear of monsters. Two, his sub-par swimming skills...Categorized as:
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![Defeating Nightmares by M. Sinclair]()
Defeating Nightmares by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI would remind the humans why they feared the dark…and why I loved it. Our home is under threat, and I was across the country being threatened by a god terror in the Oceanic Forest. To say our situation is far from ideal is an understatement… So when Hate threatens my mates, something is unleashed in me that none of us could have expected...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray]()
The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s more magic in this world than I ever thought possible. Money means everything when you grow up with nothing. Posting risqué videos online may not be everyone’s ideal career, but it’s given me everything I need. I’m free. The hotshot lawyer Porter may not get it, but I don’t care. He can think anything he wants to… Until the jerk tries to steal my house.Sort of... -
![Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters]()
Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLakeSnagging the hunter was the easy part. Now I have to prove to him that a life filled with chaos, the most amazing fish ever, and delightful me is so much better than normal—trust me, he isn’t too hard to convince.But when a group of insolent chimeras laughably think they can target my one true love, they have another thing coming for them—likely death...Categorized as:
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![Inviting Bedlam by Grae Bryan]()
Inviting Bedlam by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIvan Kozlov doesn’t make mistakes, no matter what his brothers might say. Mistakes in his world mean death. So while he may have summoned the wrong sort of demon to aid him in cementing his empire, binding himself to the creature with an irreversible contract, that doesn’t mean he can’t make use of him... -
![The Dragon's Fate by Roxie Ray]()
The Dragon's Fate by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI don’t need a mate to complicate my life. Just because I recognize that Brianna is my fated mate doesn’t mean I have to accept it.If she rejects me, I’ll be free. Easy enough.But every second we’re apart feels like my soul is being shredded. Literally.When the bond goes away, I’ll never have another shot at a mate.I thought I didn’t want one.But Brianna is like no woman I’ve ever known... -
![Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark]()
Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA human who opened the wrong magical book, her stern boss, and his “friend” who says he can help…I’ve been cursed. Not metaphorically. Not, “Oh no! I spilled my coffee!” or “I broke a heel!”No.I’ve been cursed by a book and now I’m a danger to everyone I care about.After finding out that the things that go bump in the night are real a few weeks ago, this is doing nothing for my peace of mind...Categorized as:
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![Courting Darkness by Katie May, Quinn Arthurs]()
Courting Darkness by Katie May, Quinn Arthurs
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy whole life has been characterized by fighting. Fighting my family. And fighting for my life. Trust me—the first one is completely voluntary, and a lot of fun. The second? Not so much. To say my family dynamic is weird is the understatement of the century. I held my first sword when I was only five years old, and I learned how to dispose of a body before I turned ten...Categorized as:
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![One Knight Stand by Annabel Chase]()
One Knight Stand by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsI’ve spent a lifetime hiding my identity just to survive. I’ve concealed my true nature from our vampire overlords, including the one who’s captured my heart, and I’ve kept my friends at arm’s length to protect us both.And now I stand to lose them all because of it... -
![Wolf Games by Caroline Peckham]()
Wolf Games by Caroline Peckham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the trials of the V Games have come to an end, peace has fallen over The Sanctuary for Immortal beings. But for Jameson and Cass, their troubles are only just beginning. On the verge of their happily ever after, their world is torn apart, forcing the two lovers on separate paths. And with both of their hearts broken in the process, they have to find a way to live on without one another... -
![Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem]()
Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy Fake Gargoyle FiancéSo, this is rock bottom. Not only did I lose my job and my apartment, but now, an ultra-secret snow leopard shifter group wants me to marry a guy I never met and have babies to save our species. And they’re coming in three days to take me away. Cue me getting smashed alone on a Thursday night... -
![Satyr's Mate: Mated to the Monster by Maggie Mayhem]()
Satyr's Mate: Mated to the Monster by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe plan was pretend to be my sister and attend the Monsters & Magic Charity Gala in her stead. I score a fancy meal, and she gets to dodge the fortune teller’s prediction that she’ll meet her future husband at the event and be tied down forever. Win-win. Easy, peasy.Everything goes smoothly until a rogue spell goes off, and a smoking hot satyr comes to my rescue... -
![Vengeance and Fire by Dreia Wells]()
Vengeance and Fire by Dreia Wells
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve lost so much.I don’t plan on losing anymore.Arcadia welcomes its new queen and I am determined to do the best for my people. With my mates by my side helping me along the way the future seems brighter.So much hangs in the balance. I want to honor my father’s wishes and unite us all but, darkness in the form of the Fae queen looms on the horizon... -
![Ruthless Liege by L.A. McGinnis]()
Ruthless Liege by L.A. McGinnis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI should have belonged to Rowan Forge forever.A vampire king’s fated mate—then I fled, to save my clan.Now I’m back, but claiming the males love might be impossible.The High Council is hunting me.Battle lines are being drawn because of the terrible secret I’m hiding. Darrow and Finn have sworn to protect me, but my mate…Rowan will never forgive me for my betrayal... -
![Murder by Sandra R. Neeley]()
Murder by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMurder is the last of the gargoyles in Whispers to find his mate. Or so he thinks… A fateful mission into Hell to rescue his best friend’s stolen mate leads Murder to a female he can’t look away from... -
![Shadow Slayer by Rory Miles, Harper Frey]()
Shadow Slayer by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe best way to ruin a rogue slayer's day? Force an arranged marriage on her.Despite being the best of the best, my parents–who run our region's slayer council–decide it's time for me to get married. Apparently, being the wife of a high-born slayer will finally make me respectable. Or so they say. I see the arrangement for what it really is: a power grab... -
![Happily Ever Witch by Cassandra Gannon]()
Happily Ever Witch by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEsmeralda the Wicked Witch is having a lousy week. She’s fallen through a rabbit hole and landed in Wonderland, a cheerful, tea-partying place that no self-respecting villain ever wants to visit. People are threatening to chop off her head, unless she wakes up a sleeping dragon with True Love’s kiss.And not just any dragon...Categorized as:
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![His Darkest Desire by Tiffany Roberts]()
His Darkest Desire by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA cursed goblin sorcerer. The human female he’s waited an eternity for. A secret that could tear them apart.A quaint cottage in a Scottish forest seemed the perfect place for Kinsley to start anew. But when a tragic accident leaves her isolated and dying, her new life is over before ever beginning.Until a dark, mysterious being emerges from the night gloom and offers to save her—for a price... -
![V Games: Dead Before Dawn by Caroline Peckham]()
V Games: Dead Before Dawn by Caroline Peckham
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the explosive breakout on the Isle of Lidelse, Selena and Varick have made it to safety. But the Helsings are already plotting their revenge and will hunt them to the ends of the earth to have it. Selena must rely on new allies as well as old to remain safe, but trust is not a thing she finds easy anymore.Soon, she's forced to decide whether to fight or keep running... -
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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...Categorized as:
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![V Games: Fresh From the Grave by Caroline Peckham]()
V Games: Fresh From the Grave by Caroline Peckham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSelena Grey has faced death and won. Freedom awaits so long as she can let go of the last thing that ties her to the island where the V Games were held. But despite the fact surviving has always been her priority, suddenly, she finds herself torn between her head and her heart...Categorized as:
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![Johann by Grae Bryan]()
Johann by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlexei 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...Categorized as:
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![How to Fall in Lust with a Devil by Lola Glass]()
How to Fall in Lust with a Devil by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy new roommate is a gorgeous demon.The most uptight, boring demon in all of existence.Did I mention that he hates me?I'm only living with him because my brother trusts him to prevent me from having any amount of freedom.Until he loses control for a second.Just a split second, but that second is enough.I learn that he doesn't hate me... he just doesn't want to admit I'm his potential mate... -
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Lucien by Grae Bryan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just twenty-three. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together... -
![Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight]()
Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen it came to love, Rusty had resigned himself to never being enough, and Gem knew he would always be too much. Turns out, they were both wrong.As a Pyclon from Lust, Rusty learned early the cruel rules of the Pentagram. Happiness is for the privileged. Hope for the weak. And absolutely nothing comes free. So he accepts a life of happy enough, of good enough, of just… enough...Categorized as:
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![Blitz by M. Sinclair]()
Blitz by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree dominant dragon alphas who seemingly have it all... except the one thing they want: me.My life hasn’t been typical. All I remember is waking up in an alley when I was ten, scrounging for scraps to survive until I was taken to the Bronzeheart estate.That’s where my life began, where I’ve lived for the past eight years with the ruling family, the Blitz Clan...Categorized as:
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![A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Sam Hall]()
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGrowing up I had nothing but my good grades and them. The Vanguard brothers are the golden boys of our school, destined to be the alphas of our pack. They’re possessive, scaring away everyone else who might get close to me… until the night of their first shift.I’m been told over and over I can never be their mate, but the boy’s wolves have other ideas…...Categorized as:
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![Magpies & Mayhem by Elsie Winters]()
Magpies & Mayhem by Elsie Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when you stumble upon your childhood crush, only to discover that he’s been turned into a vampire?I feel like I spend my whole life putting out fires. That's probably just part of the territory with being a magpie-shifter from such a chaotic family. All I want is to keep my loved ones safe and have some fun. I’ve never been cut out to be the responsible one...Categorized as:
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![Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland]()
Hearts and Halos by L. Eveland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForgive me, Father, for I’m about to sin… My life is a country song. I lost my abuela, my wife, my house, and my religion. After helping my two best friends find love, I’m broke, out of shape, and lonelier than ever. Until I find an injured winged monster in the church basement I’m remodeling. He’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen... -
![Manticore Madness by Maggie Mayhem]()
Manticore Madness by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA creature of nightmares, and I’m his next obsession.When my brother steals a treasure from a dragon’s precious hoard, I find myself facing down the monster sent to retrieve the locket. Mateo gives me three days to produce the stolen goods, or he’ll lock me in the dungeon and throw away the key.The catch? He’s not letting me out of his sight... -
![Dragonfly by Calliope Stewart]()
Dragonfly by Calliope Stewart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wingless gargoyle, a woman on the run, and a tattoo parlor turned sanctuary. Cashiel Two-hundred years ago Cashiel “Cash” Windheart was cast out of his clan, his wings ripped from his back, doomed to a life of isolation as one of the Wingless. Now, he leads a quiet life at the Monstrous Ink tattoo parlor as one of the few monsters who can tattoo stone skin... -
![By the Fae by Jemma Croft]()
By the Fae by Jemma Croft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDream job – check.Dream apartment – nearly check.Super-hot fae boyfriend – Uh, she’ll have to get back to you on that one.At age 29, good girl, Holly Briar, thought she’d have it all by now. After all, everything else on her metaphorical (and physical) list is checked off, but she’s still very much lacking in the love dept... -
![Blood Bound by Harper Wylde]()
Blood Bound by Harper Wylde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything is different now—including me.Turns out I’m not a witch after all. I’m shadow touched, a rare breed of supernatural with the ability to fight off demons and keep the mundane world safe. And the cherry on top? The fate of the mortal realm lies solely in my hands...
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