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  • The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

    The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    As Rune Saint John grapples with the challenges of assuming the Sun Throne, a powerful barrier appears around New Atlantis’s famed rejuvenation center. But who could have created such formidable magic . . . what do they want from the immortality clinic . .
    Categorized as:
    dark  found-family  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  adult  book
  • A Wind of Change by Bella Forrest

    A Wind of Change by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A new hero will rise...From the ruins of the final battle, a new hero has emerged. A hero who will take The Shade into unchartered territories. Who will usher in a new world order, in which no predator may ever be safe again. And who will experience and learn to love, like no man has ever done before..
  • Claiming the Alpha by Alicia Montgomery

    Claiming the Alpha by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Adrianna Anderson’s rise to Alpha wasn’t going to be easy. The mages are back and have made it their mission to destroy her and every last Lycan on earth. To make matters worse, a notorious shifter crime organization, The Family, has been building an empire in her territory. When their leader agrees to a truce and offers his fiercest enforcer to keep her safe, she can’t help but feel suspicious...
  • Giovanni's Jackpot by Taylor Rylan

    Giovanni's Jackpot by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can vampires from two separate worlds figure out how to mesh their lives together?Giovanni Cardello loves life. He is more than content in his position as a craps dealer aboard the Beloved Gem, and his special bond with the coven master and close friends is all he needs. But mistaken identity leads to him being kidnapped, and he wonders if he’ll ever see his coven family again...
  • Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Benjamin by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can a powerful warlock from an original line be everything a broken shifter needs to heal? Benjamin Ward loves seeing his fellow enforcers find their fated mates. He wants that and has made it no secret that he would love someone to cherish and spend his life with. When his aura reacts to the adorable cutie cooking, his heart hurts when he realizes who his fated One is and what he’s been through...
  • A Purpose That Restores Us by Michele Notaro

    A Purpose That Restores Us by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dark witches here, bloody witches there, evil witches everywhere.At home, my life is amazing, thanks to my boyfriend, Cosmo Ono-Nai, and his wonderful family that I’ve become a part of. I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my life.But work is a different story.All anyone’s talking about is the Red Cloth this, the Red Cloth that...
  • Dark Dreams and Dead Things by Martina McAtee

    Dark Dreams and Dead Things by Martina McAtee

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Seventeen-year-old November Lonergan spent her whole life feeling like an outsider. She was right. She’s a reaper like her mother and like her two cousins, Kai and Tristin. The supernatural world believes the three teens are part of a prophecy to save them from an evil known as the Grove. Ember just wants to survive high school and fix the fallout from bringing back her friend...
  • Melee Mage by Michael Taggart

    Melee Mage by Michael Taggart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After getting punched in the face by a golem, Jason discovers he desperately needs two things: a much better offense and a much better defense. To a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and to a mage, everything is solved with magic. That is, unless your magic is small and restricted like Jason’s...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  dark  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy
  • A Twist of Fate by Alicia Montgomery

    A Twist of Fate by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Astrid Jonasson’s life has been a series of disappoints, both to her family and herself, which is why she’s chosen to stay clear of her Lycan clan. When a series of events forces her back into the center of the New York clan life, she bumps into an old childhood crush. Zac Vrost, son of the clan’s Beta, has always been out of reach for her...
  • For the Good of All by Nicky Charles

    For the Good of All by Nicky Charles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Elijah Stone – a man committed to justice; his heart is as hard as his body. Held prisoner for years, he returns home to tie up loose ends only to find a psychedelic witch capturing his attention. When a rescue mission to Central America spins out of control, he’s forced to make a difficult decision. Every action has its own consequences...
  • Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley

    Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    High Arcanist Delaney D’Vaire is the world’s only dark wizard, something that has alienated him from his people since birth. Orphaned as a child, he is shuffled around until the Prism Wizard sees his potential, steps in, and enrolls him in school. Though he never truly feels like he belongs, Delaney excels...
  • Stone Cold Obsidian by Lisa Oliver

    Stone Cold Obsidian by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Arrowtown #6 - Can be read as standaloneObsidian River, known to his friends as 'Dian' has lived a long and comfortable life, working as an enforcer for the Paranormal Council with his friend Eagle. Being sent to Arrowtown to track down a faint lead on a missing rhino shifter was an everyday occurrence...
  • Thrust by Kiki Burrelli

    Thrust by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ASIN B0BGJPQ6CZZayne wants controlZayne Andino wants his life back. For years, his father has set him up with mate after mate, but only as a pretext to gain more money and power. Zayne is sick of being a bargaining chip, but he can't anger his father without jeopardizing his own status as agent in the Lunar Council Enforcement Agency...
  • Blood Prophecy by Mary Rundle

    Blood Prophecy by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is part of a continuing series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised. Readers will enjoy catching up with members of the Blackwood Pack and reading about what is happening to them as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another, fighting evil, and helping shifters everywhere...
  • Being Loki by Lisa Oliver

    Being Loki by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A little concerned that he seemed to have skipped the Norn's notice when it came to getting a mate, Norse God Loki decided to embark on a path of self-discovery. He believed that the Norns hadn't put a mate in his path, yet, because he didn't know much about living as a mortal...
  • A Heart To Revitalize Me by Michele Notaro

    A Heart To Revitalize Me by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lately my straight best friend has been very… handsy, which is killing me because I’ve been in love with the idiot for years.I love my best friend, I always have, but I never wanted him to realize just how much. He’s never seemed to notice before, but since he broke up with his girlfriend, he’s been really clingy. Like way more than I’ve ever seen.I love it. And it’s killing me...
  • The Elf Beside Himself by K.M. Avery

    The Elf Beside Himself by K.M. Avery

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing can prepare you for the phone call from your best friend telling you his dad was murdered. Not even if you’re a former homicide cop.But here I am, getting on a plane to fly halfway across the country to hold his hand and hope to hell that I’m not walking into a complete disaster...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  dark  magic  shapeshifters  suspense  romance
  • The Alpha Decides by A.K. Michaels

    The Alpha Decides by A.K. Michaels

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    alternate cover edition for ASIN B00UY3LLY2Cameron Sinclair, multi-billionaire businessman, and now he is also the Alpha Wolf, a position he never wanted.With his instinct to protect the Pack and those he cares for stampeding through his system, he struggles to awaken the white She-Wolf who now lies in a coma...
  • Matteo's Whirlwind by Taylor Rylan

    Matteo's Whirlwind by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How could fate match Matteo with a less than ethical alpha?Matteo Romano isn’t like the others. He had a happy family growing up, yet Master Nikolai welcomed him into the coven family without question. Time and again, he’s proven his abilities, even if he’s the shortest and smallest vampire in the coven, thanks to his fae mother...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  suspense  abuse  adult
  • A Date to Impress Him by Michele Notaro

    A Date to Impress Him by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who knew taking my little mage on a date would be so difficult? With so much change happening at the house—three shifter kids are a lot to handle—Mads and I have been too busy to spend much alone time together. So I figured a date night was in order. Too bad every time we try, we have to put a fire out somewhere. At this rate, I’m not sure I’ll ever get to take my mage on a date...
  • Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Ghost Walker by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Blackwood Pack saga continues…This is part of an on-going series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • Moon Blest by Jay Lynn

    Moon Blest by Jay Lynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Unleash this action-packed werewolf shifter romance.“Pack a bag and get out!”Three days before her sixteenth birthday, Ella’s lonely life is twisted into a full disaster. The alpha’s son, Carrel, rejects her the instant he senses their bond. Refusing his mate isn’t enough. Carrel humiliates Ella, threatens her, and then banishes her from the pack...
  • Grantham by Taylor Rylan

    Grantham by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They’ve been betrayed by loved ones before. Together, they learn to forgive.Since leaving his birth coven, Grantham has found his home with Master Edison’s warlocks. Though the Amherst Coven has been blessed by the Fates and its members are finding their fated ones, will he find that perfect One that belongs with him?Theodore is on the run with an omega that isn’t his mate...
  • A Kiss to Revive Me by Michele Notaro

    A Kiss to Revive Me by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A prickly mage has me under his spell, and I think I kinda like it. The first time I met him, I knew I was in trouble, but I hadn’t known just how much. I hadn’t been looking for a relationship, hadn’t wanted one, but it seems that a stubborn little mage did it for me because he’s impossible to resist...
    Categorized as:
    dystopia  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book
  • Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I can’t give him up, even if it costs me my life...Miles and Cade are on the run. Without money, protection, or allies they have only each other to rely on as they flee the most powerful mage house in the country. Unfortunately, the outside world is even more dangerous than the lion’s den they just escaped from...
  • Eclipsed Heart by Jen L. Grey

    Eclipsed Heart by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fate made a mistake that we may never recover from.For seventeen years, I was the outcast of the Northwest Territory— the only wolf shifter who couldn’t shift or connect with the pack.Seen as worthless and weak.Leaving was my only escape.But everything changed the day I met Bodey, my sexy fated mate.With him by my side, magic surges through my veins, making me stronger than anyone...
  • The Wolf vs Santa by Lauretta Hignett

    The Wolf vs Santa by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Little Christmas MysteryThis year, Santa’s on the naughty list.It’s two days before Christmas, and the kids of the Hidden City have suddenly gone on a crime spree after writing their letters to Santa. Has the jolly red guy turned evil?Or is it… the other guy?Join Daphne, our wolfy sleuth, and Dwayne, the Lord of Chaos, as they solve the mystery of the Hidden City Evil Santa...
  • Lone Wolf by Lynn Leite

    Lone Wolf by Lynn Leite

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Matt Woodland has dreamed of being a pack enforcer for most of his life. When his brother Aiden asks Matt to join his pack as his Beta, it is more than he could have ever hoped for.There’s only one problem.Aiden already has one Beta, Brianna Robbins, and she and Matt don’t really get along. The two Betas are forced to work together when King turns out to be more of a threat than they once thought...
  • Love Lives by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Love Lives by Ann-Katrin Byrde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The fourth and final book in the Thicker Than Water series. I've never been in love. Never wanted to be, either. Love was always for other people. This vampire doesn't seem to get that, though. No surprise, he's only thinking with his little brain, after all. Again and again, he keeps trying to get into my pants. Again and again, I shoot him down. It's almost like a dance, like a game we play...
  • Blood Diamond by R.J. Blain

    Blood Diamond by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The world is full of corpses, and Jackson knows them by name. When a group strives to destroy the Inquisition, his powers may be all standing between the supernaturals and extinction. However, when he learns the truth behind the deaths of his wife and unborn daughter, Jackson may prove to be the greatest threat of all to the survival of mankind..
  • Demon Heart by Rhys Lawless

    Demon Heart by Rhys Lawless

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s finally free.And I can finally remember.Things should have gone back to normal. They’re anything but.Chaos erupts across London, and my faith in the High Council is ruptured. Wouldn’t you know the entire paranormal community seems hell-bent on blaming it on my boyfriend.History repeating itself?Not this time. I won’t lose Wade. Not him.Not again.I’ll do anything to protect him...
  • Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray

    Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LOST LIBRARY (Book 1) Lost Library brings together a mysterious, magical book and a quirky heroine to create the adventure of a lifetime! John Braxton arrives unannounced on Lizzie Smith's doorstep looking for answers she doesn't have. She may have a magical book, but she hasn't a clue what to do with it--or even how to read it...
  • Fables Retold by Rhys Lawless, Sam Burns

    Fables Retold by Rhys Lawless, Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tales as old as time…reimagined. What if your favorite fairy tales…kicked some serious, urban fantasy ass? Fueled by magic, steam, and scorching men, this MM romance anthology has just the thrill you’re looking for.6 paranormal and urban fantasy authors.6 fairy tales retold in modern day.6 gorgeous couples to fall in love with. Over 1,200 pages.A limited edition anthology you don’t want to miss...
  • Wolf Whistle by A.C. Katt

    Wolf Whistle by A.C. Katt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a whistleblower find a new future with a wolf while being chased by a corrupt cop and the Serbian mob?Richard Kerrigan is on the verge of losing hope. Fired from his job for blowing the whistle on a defect that would harm service members if used as designed, he is now blacklisted in the Chicago area. A local Serbian mobster wants Richard and won't take no for an answer...
  • Love at First Bite by Kian Rhodes

    Love at First Bite by Kian Rhodes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love at First Bite is the second book in the Omega Destiny, International series but can be read as a stand alone. Mutt was only four years old when he was sold into servitude by the very people who were supposed to protect him. What followed were two decades of abuse, misuse, and maltreatment at the hands of adoptive father with no end in sigh...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • Henri's Little One by A.C. Katt

    Henri's Little One by A.C. Katt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha Henri Giraud has finally found his Mate; but Vitas Kosloff comes with a host of problems not the least of which he carries a great gift and the Russian First, Fydor Chernof, claims Vitas is his.After much hardship, Vitas Kosloff finds his Mate, Henri Giraud, Director of Security for the North American Council and Garou Industries...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  assassins  book
  • Julio's Wolf by A.C. Katt

    Julio's Wolf by A.C. Katt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Julio Reyes has had a hard life. Orphaned at fourteen, he ran away from a group home to avoid rape but wound up being an independent prostitute in NYC. He has a life plan—go to school, become a stylist and open his own salon. Etienne Daurensbourg is one-hundred and thirty-nine years old and fears he’ll never find his Mate until his friend Alexei introduces him to Julio...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  adult  book  fiction
  • Ezra's Awakening by B.A. Stretke

    Ezra's Awakening by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ezra Bentley loves his life with his beloved, Louis DuCane, and has come to see the Palace and the Coven in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan as his home. There have been trying moments, forces within the coven who didn’t see him as worthy, but those days are passed and there looks to be a bright future ahead. But as they say, two steps forward means one step back...
  • Addicted to His Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Addicted to His Blood by Brea Alepoú

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At one point blood was all they had.Being a witch in Multicity is hard enough. It’s a vampire run territory but Finnely enjoys his days there… until his ex, freaking prince of the vampires, moves there.There has been a change in the world recently. Power struggles abound in the supernatural community and peace is fragile at best...
  • Absolution by Lissa Kasey

    Absolution by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A witch doesn’t always wear black, sometimes he wears snark and blood.Sam is well known for his attitude and now that he’s a vampire, he’s not taking crap from anyone. Not his mentor Gabe, his rival Seiran, or even his roommate Constantine. He wants to be left alone to be the brooding monster the media promised he could be.
But war is on the horizon between vampires and humans...
  • A Star So Dark and Peculiar by Cyan Crowe

    A Star So Dark and Peculiar by Cyan Crowe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s time to embrace the night and show the true might of the stars so bright… My name is Gage Odysseus Declan.You could say I’m a complicated man with uncomplicated needs. I’m Alpha Wolf for the City, charged with protecting my kind. I enjoy law and order, sexy times at Circus, and being left alone.Step too close, and I’ll cut you down...
  • Make Mine a Unicorn by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Make Mine a Unicorn by Harper B. Cole, Colbie Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Unicorns are supposed to sparkle.Alpha Roscoe works from home creating jingles for ads. It's a lucrative business, and he works as much or as little as he wants. But recently, he’s taken to doodling on scraps of paper, and without giving it much thought, each time he’s drawn a unicorn.Intrigued, he heads to the local library to research the mythical beasts where he meets an elderly man named Mr...
  • Found in Obscurity by A.M. Rose

    Found in Obscurity by A.M. Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a born witch doesn’t mean you actually want to be a witch. At least not in Lorin’s case. He made the decision to run from it over a decade ago, sequestering himself away from his coven and the idea of magic.Magic isn’t so easy to hide away from, however.Drawn back to his hometown, Lorin finds himself tangled up with the one thing he was trying to avoid above all else. A familiar...
  • Three Kings by Freydís Moon

    Three Kings by Freydís Moon

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ethan Shaw—lighthouse keeper and local witch—lives a charmed life in his chilly, coastal hometown. Blessed with a flourishing garden and a stable livelihood, Ethan can’t complain. But when his husband, Captain Peter Vásquez, brings home a wounded leopard seal after an impromptu storm, Ethan is faced with a curious situation: caring for a lost selkie named Nico Locke...
  • Ascendance by Lissa Kasey

    Ascendance by Lissa Kasey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He descends from a witch they burned.With graduation on the horizon Seiran should be flying high with plans for the future. But his lover, Gabe, is saddled with a new vampire apprentice to babysit, leaving Seiran lonely and looking for direction...
  • Peace Maker by Mary Rundle

    Peace Maker by Mary Rundle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SummaryThe Blackwood Pack saga continues....This is part of an on-going series by Amazon best-selling author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Listeners of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best - caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere...
  • The Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire, Book 2 by A.K. Michaels

    The Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire, Book 2 by A.K. Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Peri has finally stopped running and found safety with Gabe and Josef ... her Wolf and her Vampire. Now she is getting strong, physically and magically, and she is ecstatic with her two mates. She is not about to let anyone take that away and she surprises even herself with her power. However, a psycho sect has been hunting her for over six years, and they are closing in...
  • An Embrace to Hearten Me by Michele Notaro

    An Embrace to Hearten Me by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I can’t seem to choose between the two shifters who mean the world to me… but what if I can have them both?Trying to navigate my feelings has never been easy. Growing up, I had to keep my emotions locked down and hidden from the world or suffer the consequences. But now, well, now I’ve had a taste of freedom, and with it, my heart has been running wild...
  • The Wolf's [Un]Lucky Fae by Michele Notaro

    The Wolf's [Un]Lucky Fae by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Call it fate, call it luck, but when a powerful wolf shifter walks into my life, everything changes. Bel I’ve made some stupid decisions in my life, and one in particular keeps coming back to haunt me. When I keep running into a handsome stranger, I know I should push him away, if only to keep him safe from my mess, keep him safe from me...
  • The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards

    The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Taking place before the events of The Hourglass Throne, The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy follows Rune, Brand, and Max as they investigate a threat to peace among the ruling Arcana, all while Rune serves as a celebrity judge for an Atlantean alchemy competition.The compiled version is available for free on the author's website in PDF, MOBI, and ePUB versions...
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