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  • Wild Irish Dreamer by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Dreamer by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What would happen if dreams came true?It's said that the world is made of dreamers. Which is a lovely thought and all, except for when those dreams come with a foretelling of the future. In order to find out what she really wants, Fiona MacAuliffe has spent her life running from who she truly is...
  • Wild Irish Sage by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Sage by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Kira Delaney is a free spirit – following the whims of her creative heart as her photography career whisks her around the world. For the first time, Kira is taking a much-needed sabbatical from work to return to Grace’s Cove to run her mother’s art gallery...
  • Dark Hunter’s Prey  (The Children Of The Gods) by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Hunter’s Prey (The Children Of The Gods) by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Can’t get enough. I have never read a long series that has held my interest more than this one. IT Lucas is an amazing storyteller. I even learned several new things (I verified) with this book which confirms that her research is thorough and adds credibility and a sense of realism to what is otherwise a paranormal romance...
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    angels  demons  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  adult  book  contemporary
  • Dare by Chelle Bliss

    Dare by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Austin Moore found his purpose in the military, but there was always something missing. He wanted what everyone in his family had…someone to call his own. But his life didn’t make it easy to find a soul mate, someone to be his forever.Sage Hill enlisted to follow in the footsteps of her father, but never wanted to be in his shadow...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  drama  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic
  • Rust or Ride by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rust or Ride by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dixon “Dex” Watts has devoted his life to the Lost Kings MC. They’re the only family he needs. He found love young, lost it, and swore to never give his heart to another woman.Emily isn’t just another woman. She’s the best friend of a brother’s wife. Not someone who should spark emotions he thought had rusted out years ago.Heartbreak has visited Emily one too many times...
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    angels  paranormal  psychics  family  demons  magic  ghosts  romance
  • A Bond of Blood by Bella Forrest

    A Bond of Blood by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Derek will rip Caleb's heart out the moment he lays eyes on him for what he's done.Rose is convinced that the vampire is innocent. But my daughter has been fooled. Nobody but Caleb could have stolen away our dear friend.I gaze out at the dark waters rushing past us in the submarine, as we speed closer and closer toward our destination..
  • Shifter's Homecoming by Lisa Ladew

    Shifter's Homecoming by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Trent Burbank is a wolf shifter who has never shifted into a man. He’s on a mission—send the beast home. He’s given his word that the beast will be coming home, and Trent always keeps his word.After a devastating trauma, his plans are interrupted. Trent is yanked away from the life he knows and charged with a critical task that only he can complete.Now his vow has changed...
  • Inferno by Chelle Bliss

    Inferno by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stone Gallo has lived life like every day is a party. No attachments, no responsibilities, and absolutely no falling in love. He spent his days at Inked and his nights wherever he pleased. But when Stone rescues a beautiful woman in need, his entire world gets turned upside down, and he’ll never be the same.Opal hasn’t had much luck in life. No family, no friends, and absolutely no love...
    Categorized as:
    family  gothic  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts
  • Smoke's Tigress by Ciara St. James

    Smoke's Tigress by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Smoke found his home with the Archangel’s Warriors. His days of working solely at the whim of the U.S. government are behind him. He chooses when he takes a job and when he doesn’t.He is always the one to save the day for his club, no matter the problem. However, this time he fails and the sexy, brilliant woman who walks into his club not only saves the day, she puts him on alert...
    Categorized as:
    gothic  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts  romance
  • Devil Dog's Precious by Ciara St. James

    Devil Dog's Precious by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Devil Dog:He never thought his days as a Marine would beneeded like this.A young pregnant mother falls practically at hisfeet: beaten, scared, running and then in labor.Everything about her captivates him in one glance:her, her daughter, and now her newborn son.But she’s not free. Her soon-to-be ex isn’t done withher yet.Devil is willing to bide his time...
    Categorized as:
    magic  ghosts  paranormal  demons  gothic  angels  psychics  romance
  • Viper's Vixen by Ciara St. James

    Viper's Vixen by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Viper:Viper didn’t get his name for his disposition.He got it from his days as a Navy Seal. He could be the silent killer waiting to strike.He was untamed and loved his brothers in the MCThen he met the woman who tried to take off his head.The one who wouldn’t let him forget her.She was a president’s sister. Off limits.But he’d seen her and now he wanted her...
    Categorized as:
    magic  ghosts  paranormal  demons  gothic  angels  psychics  romance
  • Ranger's Enchantress by Ciara St. James

    Ranger's Enchantress by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ranger is the sergeant at arms for the Dublin Falls Archangel’s Warriors MC. He has begun to suspect he needs a change in his life. Only the change he gets isn’t what he expects. But when he saw that tiny woman in the common room of the clubhouse, he was instantly hooked. Brielle is looking to support herself and her daughter, Rowan. She isn’t looking for a man...
    Categorized as:
    family  magic  ghosts  paranormal  demons  gothic  angels  psychics
  • The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily

    The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Trellis family's plunge into the world of psychic energy and love-ever-after continues in The Corners, book four of six in the Building the Circle Series.Luke has known Talise as long as he's known of circles and energy. After years trapped in her mind, she's free to live her life on her terms. And, she's decided those terms include Luke...
  • Roar of the Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Roar of the Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Prince Archon loves his life on the planet Haize. As a lion shifter, he’s one of the fiercest predators out there. The one thing he’s missing? A mate. He knows he can find one on Earth, but the journey hasn’t been tempting enough until he develops a fascination with the human vehicle called motorcycles.Leah isn’t used to having good luck. She’s had the worst of it with men and with jobs...
    Categorized as:
    angels  demons  female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  adult  aliens
  • Cinder by Chelle Bliss

    Cinder by Chelle Bliss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Olive Thornbury only had one crush in high school, and his name was Asher Gallo. She was smitten with him from the first time she had laid eyes on him. But instead of acting on how she felt, she kept her nose stuck in a book, finding safety in the words rather than emotions.Asher had never thought of Olive as anything more than a friend. She was aloof, preferring to read books...
    Categorized as:
    family  friendship  gothic  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic
  • Seth by Jessica Gadziala

    Seth by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was supposed to be focusing on his new businesses. But he couldn’t help it if the first client to walk through the doors was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. One who had a desperate need to learn to use a gun. One who also wanted to rent out his guest house...
    Categorized as:
    family  magic  demons  angels  paranormal  ghosts  gothic  psychics
  • The Gift by Leeanna Morgan

    The Gift by Leeanna Morgan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hannah Williams is an artist and co-owns a successful event management company. For the first time in her life, the things she’s always dreamed about are coming true. When she meets Brett Forster, she knows she has to be careful. Falling for a cattle rancher from Montana is the worst thing she could do—even if he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to her...
  • Blaze's Spitfire by Ciara St. James

    Blaze's Spitfire by Ciara St. James

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Blaze never expected the surprise waiting for him in Dublin Falls. One that he wasn’t sure he wanted. A woman who would disrupt the lives of him and his brothers. The past wasn’t going to repeat itself if he could help it. By the time Blaze realizes he’s all wrong about her, it might be too late. His prejudice sent Teagan running and into danger. Danger that keeps calling...
    Categorized as:
    gothic  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts  romance
  • It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I did not order the extra slice of Armageddon to go with my midlife crisis. Apparently , if you’re an Immortal, it comes free of charge. I have until sundown tomorrow to get to a parallel plane of existence, save my family, and kick bad-guy butt all before the world ends. Impossible, right? Not according to my posse of whackado buddies...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  magic  demons  angels  gothic  ghosts  psychics  romance
  • A Doctor's Promise by Laura Scott

    A Doctor's Promise by Laura Scott

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr. Jared O'Connor has given his parents a promise--to find his dead brother's fiancee and child. But his mission is derailed when he meets beautiful flight nurse Shelly Bennett. The sadness in her eyes, mirrors his own, and he is drawn to her and to her young son in a way he's never experienced before. Shelly can't afford to be distracted by Jared's attention...
  • Royals of Italy by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte

    Royals of Italy by Annie Rose Welch, Bella Di Corte

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Royal Organized Crime RomanceThere was one secret that I kept from my wife.The Fausti famiglia was one of the most infamous and powerful crime families in the world. Their rule spanned the thickness of history books—and I was one of them.My dangerous lineage had been hidden until my wife, Scarlett, the curious farfalle that she was, started fluttering around, awakening the monsters of my past...
    Categorized as:
    drama  demons  ghosts  angels  gothic  psychics  magic  paranormal
  • The Elysean Illusion by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Illusion by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    **Coming...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  psychics  ghosts  magic  gothic  demons  angels  fantasy
  • River on Fire by Leanne Davis

    River on Fire by Leanne Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The ranch was their life. It was supposed to last forever.It wasn’t supposed to end this way.Hailey Starr seeks refuge at the Rydell River Resort in the wake of her bitter divorce and from the ensuing hatred she receives from her daughter and her confused, hurt son. While her ex honeymoons with his new wife, Hailey decides not to care...
  • Rebel Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rebel Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Aidan has been on the run for too long. From his psychopathic family; from the mountain of secrets he’s been hiding from everyone; and from himself. He wears his heart on his sleeve—that’s what everyone thinks anyways—always full of pranks and jokes. But deep down, his heart is tortured and dark...
    Categorized as:
    angels  demons  family  paranormal  psychics  adult  book  contemporary
  • Cowboy Dragon's Next Door Neighbor by Serena Meadows

    Cowboy Dragon's Next Door Neighbor by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I saved my next-door neighbor when her house was on fire…But it didn’t just end there.Our little daughters are friends.So when I heard that Lauren was in danger, I couldn’t ignore my protective instinct.She needs to get away from her abusive husband and every danger he puts her in.Lauren is slowly claiming all of my heart.A heart that was broken after my wife was murdered...
  • A Covert Affair by Kennedy L. Mitchell

    A Covert Affair by Kennedy L. Mitchell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A SEAL Romance NovelWOW! This book was crazy suspenseful and insanely sexy! From the first page I was hooked and immediately loved this story…” He wants her off his base . . . and in his bed...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  angels  psychics  gothic  magic  paranormal  romance
  • Awakened by the Vampire Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Awakened by the Vampire Prince by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Complete Edition: Part 1-3 Author's Suggested Series Reading order:#1 Chosen by the Vampire Kings#2 Stolen by the Alpha Wolf #3 Unlikely Mates #4 Awakened by the Vampire Prince #5 Mated to the Vampire Kings#6 Wolf Whisperer#7 The Bride HuntMost of these serials are available in bundles. See the individual series pages.King Katar is gravely ill...
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    angels  demons  drama  ghosts  magic  paranormal  psychics  adult
  • Christian by Anna Blakely

    Christian by Anna Blakely

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    CHRISTIAN is Book 1 in Anna Blakely's newest R.I.S.C. spinoff series, Delta Team...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  gothic  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts
  • Love Me by Tiffany Patterson

    Love Me by Tiffany Patterson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “...give me three months.” “Three months for what?” “To make you love me.” For years I’ve withheld my feelings for my best friend, Monique. After dating losers, she needs a man who’s docile, safe … a nice guy.I’ve never been that.When we were younger, I couldn’t control my temper when it came to keeping her safe. My loss of control forced the only woman I loved to move hundreds of miles away...
  • Shadow Angel: Book One by Leia Stone, Julie Hall

    Shadow Angel: Book One by Leia Stone, Julie Hall

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From the moment I saw the shadows come to life, I knew my world would never be the same.Yesterday I was a teenager waiting tables in Manhattan, and today, monsters exist and I can see them...
  • Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay by Ali McNamara

    Secrets and Seashells at Rainbow Bay by Ali McNamara

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The sun is shining on the golden castle on Rainbow Bay - and change is in the air!Amelia is a single mother, doing her very best to look after her young son, Charlie - but money is tight and times are tough. When she first hears that she is the last descendent of the Chesterford family and that she has inherited a Real-Life Castle by the sea, Amelia can't quite believe her ears...
  • Longing for Forever by Debra Clopton

    Longing for Forever by Debra Clopton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A burned-out trauma doctor at a crossroads returns home to help out at a small-town family practice, a coffee shop owner with a second chance at living, is she just what the doctor needs? Doctor Adam Sinclair is at a crossroads, burned-out and searching, after losing a young patient he felt he should have been able to save...
  • A Shade of Dragon 2 by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Dragon 2 by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Continue Theon and Nell's story in Book 2 of the A Shade of Dragon trilogy...Only a few hours ago, it had been New Year's night in Beggar's Hole, Maine. Nell's biggest problem had been being forced to attend a going-away party thrown by her former best friend, Michelle Ballinger. And now here she was... in the clutches of the terrifying dragon Lethe... Theon..
  • City of Night by Linsey Hall

    City of Night by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Welcome to the City of Secrets & SinWhen I inherit a haunted bookstore in New Orleans, I go from demon hunter to my dream job. Unfortunately, there’s a dark side to my beautiful new life—the gorgeous demon who seems to think he owns the place.The attraction between us is insane, and we can’t keep our eyes off each other...
    Categorized as:
    demons  female-mc  friendship  ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  book
  • To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen

    To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trent's heart may belong to Tina, but a shadow demon is after his soul…Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion...
    Categorized as:
    demons  drama  family  friendship  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  adult
  • Dusk Bitten by Milly Taiden

    Dusk Bitten by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wolf shifter and loner Navy Amana doesn’t want much out of life. A few good books and a quiet place to read to his heart’s content. When his family sends him on business to San Diego, Navy isn’t pleased. But a chance meeting with his dream woman changes everything…Karina Sai is furious that her father is selling their family business...
    Categorized as:
    angels  demons  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  adult  audiobook  book
  • Jackson's Nanny by Meg Ripley

    Jackson's Nanny by Meg Ripley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beverly Hills, 1985 Jackson Casey’s nightclubs are exactly the kind of places Hollywood’s A-listers flock to. His newest club, Indulgence, is no different, quickly becoming the most exclusive place to be seen in L.A. Life is fabulous for this dragon shifter -- until his wife decides to follow her spirit guides, -- abandoning him and their two children...
  • Carnal Creek Shifters Box Set by Haley Weir

    Carnal Creek Shifters Box Set by Haley Weir

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Born into a cursed bloodline of Viking Lords.. Heirs to the Silverblood Pack have lived a life most would envy. Pleasure. Recklessness. Now, a prophecy of destruction threatens their world. The bloodline must be preserved at ALL costs. The mates to the Silverblood Pack have already been chosen. The pack must preserve themselves, their mates, and their world. It's an impossible task...
  • Old Friend of The Damaged Wolf by Serena Meadows

    Old Friend of The Damaged Wolf by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex was a wolf shifter, the man I fell in love with when we were kids.But years later, I was forbidden to him in Macon but still as much in love.Humans weren’t supposed to end up with shifters.But Alex was sure that I was the one for him.Alex’s clan had ignored science to the point where it was now in serious trouble.He was already torn between his loyalty and education...
  • Bed of Roses by D.V. Fischer

    Bed of Roses by D.V. Fischer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I never thought I'd fall for a murderer. As an old employee at a funeral home, Tegan's life had been full of corpses. When her parents died, she couldn't take being surrounded by death anymore. She had to get away, and to do that, she moved to a small, sleepy town in Utah. When Tegan rented a house sight-unseen, she had been told it would need a lot of work...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  drama  gothic  angels  ghosts  magic  psychics  demons
  • It Will Be Forever by Jennifer Rodewald

    It Will Be Forever by Jennifer Rodewald

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’d left on purpose. Thought she’d stay gone…Big-hearted Dre Rustin fled her small Nebraska hometown to distance herself from her brother’s troubled past. Texas seemed like a good place to start a new life. Now she’s looking forward to graduating from college, but first she’s got to handle Thanksgiving break. She’ll head home for the first time in years...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  angels  psychics  ghosts  female-mc  demons  romance
  • River's Winter by Leanne Davis

    River's Winter by Leanne Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A tragic incident turns him into a hero… but what if all the unwanted attention leads him back into old, dark habits?Terrible mistakes in Jacob Starr’s youth made him disappear far away from those he loved most, while leaving behind the only decent thing he'd ever created in his life, his son...
  • Murder Before Dawn by Delta James

    Murder Before Dawn by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The only thing more exciting than a famous local author staying at the bed and breakfast is a real murder mystery.Mystery novelist and member of the Mystery Writer’s Murder Club, Jessica Murdoch, heads off for a staycation at a bed and breakfast in her hometown of Badger’s Drift, Maine for some rest and relaxation...
    Categorized as:
    drama  psychics  female-mc  gothic  demons  paranormal  ghosts  angels
  • Hannah's Hometown Hero by Lyn Cote

    Hannah's Hometown Hero by Lyn Cote

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a shy girl find her moxie and win her hometown hero? Or "let" him win her? Food blogger and columnist Hannah, recently “unengaged,” strikes out to help her parents get settled in their new house and show them the new forceful Hannah...
    Categorized as:
    family  paranormal  demons  psychics  angels  ghosts  magic  romance
  • Always & Forever by Addison Clarke

    Always & Forever by Addison Clarke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Spend a year with the Holland Family!Alexis and Blake are ready to expand their family. They have a new house being built for the inevitable event and are eagerly awaiting the news they’ve been waiting for...
  • Everything We Haven't Said by Nina Lindsey, Nina Lane

    Everything We Haven't Said by Nina Lindsey, Nina Lane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN B08N9PF3L2 can be found hereComputer genius Rory Prescott is all set to leave Bliss Cove for good. No real shock there since coming home to help her family a few years ago was always supposed to be temporary...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  demons  ghosts  paranormal  angels  magic  psychics  romance
  • Finding Home by Samantha Skye

    Finding Home by Samantha Skye

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Our attraction is instant, but everything comes at a price. My life is simple, easy, no frills, no extravagance. It is nice. Until it isn’t. Everything starts to crumble until a cup of coffee changes the trajectory my life. Stephen Sullivan lives his life in darkness. It is where he is most comfortable. As a billionaire club owner, he is nocturnal, secluded and plays by his own rules...
    Categorized as:
    gothic  ghosts  magic  paranormal  demons  psychics  angels  romance
  • Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Grow with Me by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Will and Meg short story...
    Categorized as:
    family  magic  ghosts  paranormal  demons  angels  psychics  romance
  • Cato by Jessica Gadziala

    Cato by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was idling by the curb, waiting for one of his friends when a woman jumped on the back of his bike, wrapped her arms around him, and begged him to drive...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  angels  paranormal  ghosts  gothic  psychics  romance
  • Mail Order Soulmate by Jean Oram

    Mail Order Soulmate by Jean Oram

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something borrowed, something (baby) blue…Zach, a former international agent, orders everything from socks to groceries online. Including—after a spontaneous click of his mouse—his new bride...
    Categorized as:
    psychics  demons  paranormal  ghosts  angels  magic  female-mc  romance
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