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Readers who enjoyed Unchained Shadows by K.C. Kean also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Bellamy by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBellamy is Book 5 in the Sons of the Fallen series. An urban fantasy MM romance featuring enemies to lovers, a ton of banter, and Nephilim warriors cursed with the seven deadly sins. Each book features a different main couple, but the series must be read in order. HEA guaranteed... -
Isolation by Bex-chan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP. Post Half-Blood Prince... -
The Auction by LovesBitca8
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl... -
Manacled by Sen Lin Yu
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHarry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret, lost but hidden in her mind, so she is sent as an enslaved surrogate to the High Reeve until her mind can be cracked... -
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Only the Brave by Solmussa
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRegulus Black is angry. He wants revenge. He wants to watch the world burn for all it's done to him. He also wants to make out with James Potter, but that's a secret he'll take to the grave. Vengeance is more important than... whatever it is that chokes him when he lays eyes on Potter.James Potter is confused, because Regulus Black is, all of a sudden, hot... -
Iron Flame (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEveryone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through... -
Moth by Lily Mayne
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen I—along with my best friend and his big purple monster boyfriend—come across a fortress-like raider camp while journeying across the monster-infested Wastes, we stop to deliver a message.Somehow, that simple pit stop turns into a seemingly impossible quest to get this camp’s missing leader out of the prison where he’s being held and forced to fight monsters and other humans...Categorized as:
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Risen by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn the final stretch of the war, the rules are changing faster than Anglia can keep up. The Kaisae of all Iliri is gone. Her mates are holding the army together. Her dreams are changing everything—and Sal? She's not done yet. The Emperor has taken too much from her. Life, loves, and much of her happiness. All she has left is desperation—and blind trust. But she's not alone. She never has been... -
Queen's Crusade by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShara Isador’s back for justice… and Blood.Her first match with the queen of Rome might have temporarily ended in a draw, but she has plenty of other battles brewing. Taking her seat at the Triskeles Triune brings immense new power to House Isador.And for a vampire queen, with great power comes great hunger.To sustain and feed her new power, she needs more Blood. Desperately... -
Secrets and Masks by Emerald_Slytherin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratings9 years after the battle of Hogwarts, the war still rages on and everyone is much changed since their days at Hogwarts.Hermione is the most lethal soldier in The Order, spending her days on rescue missions to free captured Muggleborn slaves and fight on the front line.For years, she's been meeting in secret with a spy within Voldemort's ranks to exchange information... -
Obeying Beliefs by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale, and I’m the future queen of Faerie. That’s right, I finally said it. No more being the heir or reminding people I didn’t agree to the job.Now I have and mostly because I think I’ll actually be a good queen. I have the right qualities, and I don’t let the wrong things distract me from what is important...Categorized as:
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The Fallout by Everythursday
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen does redemption begin? She likes to believe it is at the top of a tower, when a boy lowers his wand, his power, his control, his future in the ranks he had been promised and walks away to never be the same again.The question for Draco Malfoy, of course, was when it ended... -
Master Class by Annabelle Hawthorne, Virgil Knightley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Demon Lord is dead.The System is broken.Somehow, Elias Hearthsong is neither of these things, despite being at the final battle of the Demon Wars. He is a Master Enchanter, perhaps the last one alive. Determined to keep a promise, he crosses the continent to protect his dead friend's legacy: a crumbling orphanage run by a beautiful kitsune... -
Under the Oak Tree: Season 2 -5- by Suji Kim
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStuttering Maximilian Croyso spent a lifetime suffering the abuse of her cruel father, Duke Croyso. The Duke’s final act of cruelty? Marrying Maxi off to the war hero Riftan, legendary slayer of dragons. Now these two complete strangers have to try to make the arranged marriage that neither wanted work out.At first, the brooding Riftan and shy, nervous Maxi have nothing in common... -
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The Enemy's Triumph by Kristen Banet
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEveryone is someone’s enemy. The Elvasi and the Andinna are enemies. Alchan and Shadra stand against each other as rulers of opposing forces. Two races, locked in a deadly battle for control, each trying to out maneuver the other with their best strategies, their best warriors, and the all power at their disposal.And Mave?Mave faces her old nemesis. Prince Lothen of the Elvasi Empire... -
Wolf's Pack by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCorner a wolf and she will always fight back.I finally did it. I took that last step and it was everything I wanted. My relationship with my five mates has never been better. They've embraced not only me as a part of their lives, but also my daughter, and this feels like the family I always dreamed of.I don't mean just myself and my mates, but the entire pack. They call me "Alpha... -
Fire & Smoke by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFantasy RH Tick. Toc. Tick. Toc. Do you hear that? Yeah. That is the sound of a countdown. What countdown you ask? The one where everything goes to sh*t. Everything had been silent for a week. A week filled with rest and change. A week we needed. Thanksgiving is today and a feeling of apprehension has me brimming with nerves. I know something big is about to happen and I have no idea what... -
A Spark Of Revenge by B.M. Clemton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree Demon Princes. Two Realms. One War.Betrayal.My life has been a lie. Nothing is as it seems, and the world I’ve been thrown into is in shambles. My dreams are darkening, bringing more monsters to the surface, and the men I thought I could trust are the very enemy I’ve been taught to fear...Categorized as:
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Unexpected Mate by Sedona Ashe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith my mates by my side, it’s time to hunt down the one who destroyed my life.I have a habit of biting off more than I can chew, but this time will be different! Right?…Right?My bond with Mithraheal, Luke, and Levi has unlocked more of my powers, and now I’m ready to hunt down the evil that destroyed my peaceful life... -
Hunt the Night by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe angels only let me out to hunt.But it's not demons I'm sent to destroy—it's dragons.I'm corrupted. My soul was impure at birth. I’m an angel born with an insatiable need for vengeance so intense that they caged me, branded me, and kept me in the dark.I've been promised purity and redemption, freedom from my cage. Failure is not an option. My soul depends on it...Categorized as:
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Season of the Wolf (The Lost Royals Saga) by Rachel Jonas
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book four in THE LOST ROYALS SAGA. Full description coming soon! Books 1-3 available now. Series Order: *Book One: The Genesis of Evangeline *Book Two: Dark Side of the Moon *Book Three: Heart of the Dragon The Lost Royals Saga is an upper YA/NA crossover. This is a tale of long-forgotten royalty and a fated love too powerful for time to erase... -
Dirty Ross by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCole Ryker has been a man on a mission since the second he laid eyes on tall, dark and dirty-talking Ross Collins. That mission? To get the macho Delta Force soldier into his bed and out of his head, putting an end to his obsession. When Ross finally agrees to a date, Cole is overjoyed - and, frankly, rather surprised. Ross is like no man he's ever met... -
Heart of the Dragon by Rachel Jonas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven the deadliest dragon warrior has a weakness ... his answers to the name Evangeline.Liam suffered the loss of his mate once before, but with forbidden magic, Evie has returned to him. His reputation as "The Reaper" is one he earned ... one kill at a time... -
Lux Ex Tenebris by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShape shifter Killian Tenebris has spent most of his life trapped in a lab as the subject of experimentation. When he escapes, he sets out to live life without chains - and to bring down the monsters who held him captive. What he finds is a group of men hunting the same targets, men who will do anything - kill anyone - to keep each other safe... -
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Hero Bear by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is the second book in the P.O.L.A.R. series.P.O.L.A.R. (Private Ops: League Arctic Rescue) is a specialized, private operations task force -- a maritime unit of polar bear shifters. Part of a world-wide, clandestine army comprised of the best of the best shifters, P.O.L.A.R...Categorized as:
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Her Salvation by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI am a spy for my alphas and I will bring the king down from within...After winning The Rite, a brutal three-part test for Alpha Female of the Fall Mountain Pack, I was betrayed by everyone around me. I didn’t see it coming, and neither did my alphas.Ragnar Fall was a trick played perfectly by the angel king and he almost destroyed The Fall Mountain Pack... until he was fooled by me... -
Rising Fate by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome truths were best hidden.The past several months changed so much. Liam and I were fated mates and we’ve seen how awful the packs were being treated. Finally all four heirs were on the same page, and we knew something had to change.As the heirs and I joined the rebellion, more things came to light, and we learned the council has a secret they’ve been hiding-- one larger than my own... -
The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Holly Renee, author of the Stars and Shadows series, comes a scorching new fantasy romance that ignites the pages with relentless danger, forbidden passion, and the intoxicating allure of enemies to lovers. Fleeing my father's cruelty, the wicked king who robbed me of a future, I face death in the streets, caught between a rebellion and a tyrant's reign...Categorized as:
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Lovers' Victory by R.A. Steffan, Jaelynn Woolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive thousand years ago, he tried to rule the civilized world. Now, he’s the only one who can save it.Once upon a time, Menkhef stood up to a powerful pharaoh... and lost. That’s a poor track record for someone acting as the lynchpin in an imminent supernatural war.Humanity is caught between an absent Angel and a vengeful Demon... -
Ranger's Risk by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young Pyromancer teams up with five sexy soldiers in this action-packed Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance. Alyssa’s Quintelaide is getting another chance to test the Tinker superweapon.And this time it’s against a real Silithik hive... -
Shadow's Savior by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlyssa's Quintelaide stands disgraced.After a violent confrontation forces them to flee the capitol, Alyssa and her Quintmates struggle to cope with the fallout. Warrior Jaxon focuses on their path forward, while Frost Mage Arthur contemplates their place in history. Alyssa doesn’t know how to feel about her decision to disobey the Archon, and whether to blame herself for the events that followed... -
Supernatural Community: The Complete Series by Krista Street
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis complete collection includes all FOUR BOOKS in the Supernatural Community series by USA TODAY bestselling author Krista Street: Magic in Light, Power in Darkness, Dragons in Fire, and Angel in Embers .Also, exclusive to this complete collection are never before read scenes in an EXTRA CHAPTER. Only available in this edition!People on the brink of death come to me for life...Categorized as:
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Forsaken Relic by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe curse will destroy us all.’m changed beyond return, my life torn apart by the god who forced this fate upon me.Now I’m a creature of ruin and bloodshed, but the price I’ve paid comes with the sweetest of gifts.The prince who claimed my heart has seized me once again, but this time, I’m on equal ground... -
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... -
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Dark Redemption by L.A. McGinnis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall…But I’ve seen the future.And this time, none of us survive what’s coming. After a hard fought, bloody battle, the Vampire High Council lies in ruins. While some say we’ve won the war, a new enemy has emerged from the shadows, impossibly ruthless, dangerously bloodthirsty, too powerful to defeat...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Gift: The Complete Trilogy #1-3 by Jasmine Walt, May Sage
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree dragons. One woman. A reverse harem fantasy that will leave you breathless and begging for more. This boxed set contains all three books in the Dragon's Gift trilogy: Dragon's Gift, Dragon's Blood, and Dragon's Curse... -
Junk Magic by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHalf werewolf Lia de Croissets is a member of the War Mage Corps, the police branch of the world’s leading magical organization, the Silver Circle. She’s an instructor assigned to train new recruits, a job considered to be significantly tougher than combat—especially right now. There is a war going on in the supernatural world, and the other side has discovered a deadly new tactic... -
Tightrope: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance by Crystal Ash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo I save my siblings or keep all of the men I love? Hunter thought he lost his pack for good, but his brothers have reappeared. The pups are overjoyed at seeing their uncles again, and we’re all relieved to know some of his pack members survived. The only problem? His brothers hate humans. Which only adds to my confusion when I hear they have a shaman like me...Categorized as:
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Through Battle and Blades by Sam Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut of the frying pan and into the fire, they say. Well, I'm about to learn just how true that aphorism is.First I have to meet a queen in hand to hand combat and hope I come out as the victor, because only one of us will walk away from the training grounds alive.Second, I have to try and find a way to live with the fact that three of my four mates unwittingly betrayed me... -
Omega's Fight by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe courtship festival has finally come to Stormshield. With his kingdom under threat, marriage is the last thing on Prince Rex’s mind. The solution? Fake a courtship to an omega prince. Brennan, the forgotten prince of his kingdom, was banished as a child to the icy prison he calls home. When he’s offered the chance to earn his freedom, he grabs it with both hands... -
Wrathful Mortals by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe gods play havoc with our souls.’m torn in two.The mark of the gods has bound me to my mortal enemy, and not even the most desperate yearnings of my heart can break this tie.Between the slayer’s vow and the cruel tricks of Idun, my free will has been stolen from me... -
Eternal Sin by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe fate of the world hinges on their shattered love. But can it be saved? For as long as angels and demons have warred over London, battle lines have never been crossed and humans never hurt. Now, everything has changed. More powerful than ever, nothing can stop Mikhail's crusade of vengeance against the demon who betrayed him. Trapped as an angel, Severn is running out of time...Categorized as:
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The Littlest Assassin-Shifters by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe men of the Skull Blaster unit have spent most of their lives fighting together for a safer world, first in the military and now as an elite team supervised by Homeland Security. Now they have an even more pressing reason to make the world a better place.Their children are about to be born.Mateo Esposito grew up in foster homes, alone and cynical, grateful for the day he could be on his own... -
The Red Zone by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNicholas Stevens is beginning to think he'll never find the man he’s meant to spend his life with. When a college football team’s bus flips on the interstate and it’s no accident, Detective Stevens is put on the case to find out who is threatening gay football players. A routine interview with the gay quarterback yields one major lead: Sebastian Price is his mate... -
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Pleading the Fifth by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA simple trip to the airport brings Scott Delange just about everything except the passenger he was planning to pick up. Texting back and forth with a raunchy, unknown man leads to a case of mistaken identity and one hell of a huge surprise.Who knew a trip to Seattle would land Tristan Miles in the arms of his mate? Certainly not Tristan, who stopped looking for love a long time ago...Categorized as:
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Lessons Learned by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYears ago, sensitive Jude Brooks got tired of watching junior high life through the vents in his locker. Unfortunately, handsome Hayden Cox's favorite pastime was putting him in there. When Jude's werewolf friends torment Hayden for being human, he takes it out on distractingly beautiful Jude. A lot.Tired of having his son picked on, pack member Henry Cox moves his family away... -
Forbidden by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 21This book is part of a series.WARNING: Men making love, crude language, violence.Jesse Salvatore has had it. He's the youngest of three brothers -- and the only one born without the werewolf gene. Because he's human, his brothers, Jaxon and Justice, treat him like he's helpless. They constantly battle deadly rogue wolves and won't let him anywhere near the fight... -
Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor years, Jackson Murphy and Jonas Brooks have been dancing around each other in a waltz of uncertainty and longing. One unexpected kiss meant to comfort rattles the two alphas, but neither is willing to make the first move. Now, their meddling packs are conniving to force the two alphas to see what they truly share — a bond of love... -
Strange Addiction by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrock Holloway has it all -- money, friends, a bitchin' car and a promising football career. At least, that's what people see. Inside, though, Brock is fighting for something he knows he can never have: Unconditional love. As the child of Aphrodite, he is worshipped, admired, wanted - but never loved.Zack Duran is a wolverine shifter -- and not a nice guy... -
Cursed Shadows by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn life’s game, we’re all just trying to survive one move at a time. From Shadowmoor to the halls of Silvercrest Academy, I went from non-existent player to a powerful piece on the board.My parents want to control me, the enemy wants to use me, and everyone else fears the power I hold.Everyone except the Bishops - Creed, Zane, Eldon, and Brax...Categorized as:
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