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  • Midlife Vampire Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Vampire Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I had her in my arms, only to lose her moments later. Frantic doesn't even begin to describe my state of mind as I search for Bree. That search takes me deep into my past and to a family home that I swore I would never return to. To find Bree, I must face a queen I defied and a monster that wants my soul. All while being heckled by a demon-infested blade. Goddess help me succeed...
  • Summer Reign by John Conroe, James Patrick Cronin

    Summer Reign by John Conroe, James Patrick Cronin

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Faced with writing college papers, prepping for tests, and teaching testy witches, Declan O'Carroll has enough on his plate. Not to mention the magical withdrawal of leaving his very own magical kingdom behind on Fairie. But when he and his friends are attacked from creatures out of folklore and fable it seems the Queens of Summer and Winter aren't done with him yet...
  • Gypsy Freak by Kristy Cunning

    Gypsy Freak by Kristy Cunning

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    What's it like to be a monster in a town full of monsters, who don't know you're a monster? Complicated and a little scary, but doable. What's it like to be the girl who can't die...that everyone seems to always want to kill? Frustrating as hell...
  • Gypsy Origins by Kristy Cunning

    Gypsy Origins by Kristy Cunning

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    I'm like a snowball rolling downhill. That's the first thing that pops into my mind when I try to explain my life. I don't know exactly 'what' I am, but I do know who I am. At least...I did. Sometimes life sends things your way that upend everything you thought you knew, and then slings you in another direction without any sort of harness or warning...
  • Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole

    Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Betrayal. Vengeance. Loyalty. Dark forces are at work in the epic conclusion of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Raven has come a long way since joining Keystone. She embraced her Vampire side, learned to work with others, and even fell in love...
  • The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Once 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...
  • Bloodline Legacy by Lan Chan

    Bloodline Legacy by Lan Chan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A hedge witch and her psychotic vampire partner enter the Unity Games. Four supernatural academies. A thousand ways to die. I don’t think I want to be Alessia Hastings anymore.My life plan is pretty simple: Learn to fight. Survive a war with the Hell dimension. Don’t die. It does not, I repeat, it does not involve a mating bond with Malachi Pendragon and spitting out Nephilim babies...
  • Heartless Souls by K.C. Kean

    Heartless Souls by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I 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...
  • Ember's Claim by Jillian West

    Ember's Claim by Jillian West

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The 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..
  • Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear

    Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In 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...
  • Anubis by Alessa Thorn

    Anubis by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Anubis, God of The Dead, is missing a piece of his soul, and he knows just the archaeologist to help him find it. He only needs to convince her of that…ANUBIS is the third book in the new series ‘Gods of the Duat’ that centers around the Egyptian gods of war, magic, and the dead...
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    demons  magic  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  gods
  • The Romeo Catchers by Alys Arden

    The Romeo Catchers by Alys Arden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Is blood thicker than magic in La Nouvelle-Orléans?Adele scours Storm-ravaged New Orleans for the truth about her family’s magical past, tormented by the fate she condemned her mother to, and by the lies she’s forced to tell to cover it up. But every turn leads her back to the one person she’s determined to forget: Niccolò Medici...
  • Hybrid Theory by Penn Cassidy

    Hybrid Theory by Penn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I'm changing... From the inside out I'm changing and I can't stop it. Who I was, who I thought I could be... It's all gone now. A single moment was all it took to shatter everything I thought I knew about myself. A single moment was all it took to make me the most wanted woman in the world.This is the third and final book in the Noc City Trilogy...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  multi-pov  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  book
  • The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’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...
  • The Monster's Den by Jillian West

    The Monster's Den by Jillian West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Emerson Parker is exhausted. She spends her days chasing around her high energy, half-shifter toddler and her nights working full-time trying to make ends meet....oh, and add in the absolute cluster of a situation her ex dumped in her lap on his way out?Well, that's just icing on the cake.With virtually no options left, Emerson heads for Haven, a sanctuary city for monsters and humans alike...
  • 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...
  • Inviting Bedlam by Grae Bryan

    Inviting Bedlam by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ivan 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...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  demons  magic  dark  romance  mlm  fantasy  vampires
  • A Gate of Night by Bella Forrest

    A Gate of Night by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome back to The Shade... Derek and Sofia are finally enjoying a well-deserved break. Staying at a resort with good food, sun and sea, Sofia is thrilled to witness Derek’s re-introduction to the human world...
  • Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards

    Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    After a black witch pitched a hissy fit in Hollis Apothecary, Rue got stuck cleaning up his mess. That was the easy part. Repairing the damage he inflicted on Camber and Arden? That makes Rue wish she could bring him back to life just to kill him again. Slower this time...
  • Fallen Stars by John Conroe

    Fallen Stars by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. Sometimes it's just best to get the hell out of Dodge. After turning an ancient vampire to dust and stirring the Coven into a mob of pitchfork- and torch-bearing vampires, Chris Gordon thinks it might be time for a road trip. So, leaving Tanya to calm the troubled masses, he heads south to help a North Carolina Pack with some demon troubles...
  • Bad Medicine by Laken Cane

    Bad Medicine by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Do you know what’s stronger than a wolf shifter?A shapeshifter.A shapeshifter is stronger than a wolf shifter.When I discover a shapeshifting serial killer is targeting human women in my city, I have to go after him.Even though he's more powerful than me.Even though he says we're exactly the same. Even though there's a connection between us...
  • Brutal Asset by John Conroe

    Brutal Asset by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Book 3 of the Demon Accords. Partnered in an uneasy alliance with federal law enforcement, Chris Gordon has been hunting down the outlaw gang, Loki's Spawn, who attacked his vampire girlfriend. But when he finds unexpected hostages who trigger his baser instincts, Chris is thrown into a search for answers to dark questions...
  • Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Rare and never-before published short stories featuring fan favorites from the New York Times bestselling seriesIt’s been more than ten years since Kelley Armstrong began the Otherworld series and drew legions of fans to a realm roamed by witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, and half-demons...
  • Lunar Witch by M. Sinclair

    Lunar Witch by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    No man would ever own me again.A simple promise I’d made to myself after escaping a brutal childhood of abuse and being trained to enact violence on unblessed witches. Since that moment, I had managed to survive on the streets by successfully pickpocketing...
  • Duel Nature by John Conroe

    Duel Nature by John Conroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Chris and Tanya have been assigned as Coven Rovers, traveling the country and trouble shooting the supernatural community. It's a job that's part cop and part auditor, one that should be long periods of boredom mixed with small parts of action...
  • Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    As a curious six-year-old, Clayton didn’t resist the bite—he asked for it. But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was more than he could manage—until Jeremy came along and taught him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a home…and introduced him to the Pack...
  • Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A 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...
  • Behold Her by Emily Antoinette

    Behold Her by Emily Antoinette

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A woman who dreams of more…I’m having a hard time. And no, that's sadly not an innuendo. Depression is slipping back into my life like a toxic ex, and I know I need to do something before it consumes me. So when I run into the man of my dreams on my first attempt to get out of the house, it feels like fate.But he turns out to be a nightmare, following me home and lurking outside my apartment...
  • Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final battle is here. I have to prove that I'm worthy of the crown.Everything rests on me.But I'm willing to accept the challenge.I want justice for my parents' murder and my demon wolves' enslavement.My enemy doesn't play fair, and I know it's an ambush.Bring it on, dude. Win or lose, I'm ready...
  • Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem

    Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My 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...
  • Night Wedding by Lisa Carlisle

    Night Wedding by Lisa Carlisle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My vampire boyfriend is acting strange.Is it the seven-month itch?We’ve passed that milestone, but maybe our relationship has become routine. My best friend thinks I should spice things up. That might be easy for a half-siren, but I’m a witch. I can master spells, not seduction.My awkward attempt proves it. I'll stick to dancing in clubs rather than my bedroom...
  • Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author sets the stage for a battle of epic proportions.Savannah Levine is all grown up. As a witch endowed with an array of spells, she is also a force to be reckoned with. As a paranormal investigator she is finally coming into her own. But her last case tore a family apart, and Savannah swore she'd give up her powers to fix the mess she helped create...
  • Gypsy Blood by Kristy Cunning

    Gypsy Blood by Kristy Cunning

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    I'm not all that special, really. Or uncommon. I'm sure there are a lot of girls with old gypsy blood who see the dead, have killer cults hunting their family, and turn into something that gets scary when they panic. Yep. Completely unoriginal, if I do say so myself. Move along. Nothing to see here. Nope. I'm just an ordinary girl. I wish people would believe that...
  • Poke the Bear by Sam Hall

    Poke the Bear by Sam Hall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    READ THE BRAND NEW STORY IN THE HOT URSA SHIFTER SERIESI’ve always been invisible. People just look at me and then away.Or worse, their eyes glaze over.Everyone but him.Adam Farrelly is the top football player in the state.Every girl in the club is dying to catch his eye.But all he seems to see is me.He offers me everything I’ve ever wanted and for just one night, I’m going to say yes...
  • Dancing with My Elf by Lisa Carlisle

    Dancing with My Elf by Lisa Carlisle

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A delusional dragon shifter thinks I need his help.Ha. I'm a detective. Why would I need help from an exotic dancer on a case that involves dark magic? We're searching for demons, not dollars.Lucas is persistent, as if he’s burned his brain flying too close to the sun.But I don't need this scaly shifter's help solving crimes. Or his all-too-personal attention...
  • Shadow Tainted by Elena Lawson

    Shadow Tainted by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Coming soon!For news and updates on this series, join Elena Lawson's facebook fan group!Reading Order:Soul Bound - May 18thMagic Untamed - June 15thBlood Pledged - July 20thShadow Tainted - August 24thDeath Kissed - September...
  • Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon

    Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour...
  • Hearts of Stone by Sam Hall

    Hearts of Stone by Sam Hall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the stone gargoyles in the massive estate I just inherited start to move, I should’ve run for the door, right? So why am I still standing here? One, there was a certain cartoon from the 90s that played a pivotal role in my emotional development. Two, each one of them towers over me, blocking out the light with their massive wings, their serpentine tails flicking as they stalk closer...
  • Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jamie 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...
    Categorized as:
    dark  fated-mates  magic  multi-pov  paranormal  adult  age-gap  angst
  • Monstrous Intent by Alice Winters

    Monstrous Intent by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DeclanIt’s really hard to pretend like life is normal when you’re staring a monster in the eyes, though he’s both tempting and irritating in his human form...
  • Blitz by M. Sinclair

    Blitz by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Three 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...
  • Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Remember that old line about how the only way out of the organization is in a pine box?Well, Rue Hollis spent ten years thinking she had escaped the Black Hat Bureau, no coffin required.Then her former partner had to go and shatter the illusion by showing up on her doorstep with grim tidings...
  • Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Ash Grove is a fine place to die. Blythe has accepted her fate and is tired of running. Who would miss her anyway? She attends her new and eccentric town’s month long Halloween masquerade for one last party before meeting her end. But what will she find...and what will find her? A man in a skeleton mask is watching... and he’s not the only one...
  • Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson

    Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world itself in peril. Arrow’s sleep is being disturbed by nightmares that she cannot remember when awake. Her days are spent trying to build her new, simple, life in the human world and helping the shape-changers track down the last conspirators that tried to destroy the Erith. But the Erith want her help one last time...
  • No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong

    No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, bestselling author Kelley Armstrong creates a present day in which humans unwittingly coexist with werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings. Now, in this spellbinding new novel, a beautiful necromancer who can see ghosts must come to terms with her power—and with an evil she never thought possible...
  • Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James

    Silent Predator by Felicity Brandon, Delta James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Paranormal Shifter RomanceA predator prowls the Sea of Cortez, protecting a mystery that has been kept silent for almost a century—damning information that some are still willing to kill for.Mason Lockheart is a highly decorated Navy SEAL with a mission that he can never reveal to anyone… even the curvy redhead who’s determined to bring everything up from the depths of the sea...
  • The Naga Next Door by Maggie Mayhem

    The Naga Next Door by Maggie Mayhem

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The naga next door has perfect pecs, washboard abs, and the world’s sharpest jawline, but that doesn’t mean he’s off the hook for disturbing the peace.But this time, when I stomp over to give the my noisy neighbor a piece of my mind, I find Zayn’s front door ajar and his groceries scattered on the ground. What the—The sexy serpent has been hiding a curse. On a whim, I offer to help him break it...
  • Bloodline Sorcery by Lan Chan

    Bloodline Sorcery by Lan Chan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blood might be thicker than water, but my blood only spells trouble. It’s a new semester at Bloodline Academy but I’m the same old Sophie Mwansa. I’m still the low-magic kitchen witch at the bottom of the totem pole. The rare human in a school full of shifters, Nephilim, Fae and vampires. And they look at me like I’m their worst nightmare...
  • Cleric of Desire by Amanda Meuwissen

    Cleric of Desire by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Giving tours of the city’s brothel underground while dressed as historical icon, Mad Madame Mattie, is the only time Jeffrey feels close to being in his right skin. It still isn’t his true self—he isn’t sure he knows who that is—but when dwindling sales and expanding gentrification threaten to take his safety net and sanctuary away from him, he will do anything to keep it...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  paranormal  multi-pov  romance  mlm  fantasy  lgbtq
  • Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed.Not just by our allies, but by the dark goddess who sent me on this doomed mission in the first place.Now, my monsters and I are prisoners of the dark fae warlord, pawns in his endless war games.But nothing in Midnight is ever what it seems.Not the warlord. Not our enemies. And not the vile magick humming beneath the surface, calling to me in ways I’m ashamed to admit to anyone..
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