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  • Battle With Fire by K.F. Breene

    Battle With Fire by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The final book in the Demon Days, Vampire Nights Series!With Lucifer wanting revenge and the elves desperate to hold onto their power, a battle is inevitable.The question is, which side will Reagan choose? The elves have treated her and her friends badly. Lucifer held her captive...
  • Rise of the Alago: The Noru, Book 6 by Lola St. Vil

    Rise of the Alago: The Noru, Book 6 by Lola St. Vil

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Death was warned. Fate was ignored. Time has run out. A new evil is here; Angel blood will shed And a dark secret will shatter the team forever..
  • Act of Passion by Mandy M. Roth

    Act of Passion by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. Book five in the bestselling series PSI-Ops!Paranormal Security and Intelligence operative and lion-shifter Malik "Tut" Nasser's past is about to catch up to the ancient Egyptian.When he agreed to help test a drug that could help supernaturals with control issues, he never thought it would have the opposite effect on him...
  • 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...
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    military  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts  romance
  • Agony to Ashes by Autumn Jones Lake

    Agony to Ashes by Autumn Jones Lake

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The twenty-third book in the Lost Kings MC series by USA Today bestselling author Autumn Jones Lake...
  • 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
  • Wildfire Unicorn by Zoe Chant

    Wildfire Unicorn by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There's a shirtless firefighter at her door...and he's holding a baby unicorn.Animal rescue officer Candice thought she’d seen it all. That was before the unicorn.Or rather, unicorns.When a smoking hot firefighter turns up at her emergency centre, the baby unicorn in his arms turns out to be the least unusual thing about him...
  • Afterlife by Dannika Dark

    Afterlife by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Another addicting installment of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Only a week after solving their last case, Raven is itching for a new assignment. In her downtime, she’s focusing on the two most important men in her life: her father and Christian. But there’s no rest for the wicked.When an old friend seeks Raven’s expertise on a delicate matter, Viktor reluctantly accepts the case...
  • Royal Bear by Candace Ayers

    Royal Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the search for her missing brother, Free-spirited Grace finds some firsts— friends, family, a home, and a hot shifter who captures her heart. To claim Grace as his mate, Konstantin must not only renounce his title and shun his duties, he must betray his friends. Being a Royal Bear is a royal b*tch. AUTHOR'S NOTE: P.O.L.A.R...
  • Fire Breathing Ovide by Candace Ayers

    Fire Breathing Ovide by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ovide lost his mate years ago. Now, he’s just biding time until his own demise which, thankfully, will come soon. The eclipse leading him to a slow descent into sweet oblivion is just around the corner. Margo has never found a man who was worth the risk of heartbreak. No problem, because her caustic demeanor and sharp tongue scare away even the most persistent suitors...
  • The Elysean Academy of Darkness and Secrets by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Academy of Darkness and Secrets by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the Elysean Academy of Divine Light and Beauty, where darkness lurks in every corner, and secrets just might cost you your life… I never wanted to have anything to do with Elyseans, descendants of the Olympian gods. But when I'm forced to participate in their deadly trials, I also learn that not everything is as it looks, and my past might just be very different from what I remember...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  psychics  ghosts  magic  gothic  demons  angels  romance
  • 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:
    magic  demons  angels  paranormal  ghosts  gothic  psychics  romance
  • Night of the Beast by Lisa Ladew

    Night of the Beast by Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jaggar is a half-wolf, half-mountain lion shifter, but his halves don't make a whole. Instead, they form the beast, a misshapen killing machine that terrifies even the hard-charging wolf shifters of the KSRT, especially after the mauling. "Jaggar has tragic down," his friend says about him, which must be why his one true mate, Leilani, is also steeped in tragedy. She's a time-traveler...
  • Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Jagger needs a mate. Fast. He’s running from a dark past and his life as the self-appointed sheriff of the outcast community of Ragtown was supposed to keep him on track. But his duties are pushing his bear to the dark side—not least when a new threat appears in town, with the ability to destroy everyone in it...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  magic  paranormal  demons  military  psychics  angels  romance
  • The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant

    The Master Shark's Mate by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    He's the most feared shifter in the sea. She's a middle-aged grandma from Arizona. He may have finally met his match... Hated and mistrusted. Feared and misunderstood. For decades, the Master Shark has protected the underwater city of Atlantis. Now, his Empress has set him his most difficult mission yet: A relaxing beach vacation. Coyote shifter Martha Hernandez doesn't want to take a vacation...
  • Act of Freedom by Mandy M. Roth

    Act of Freedom by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. Book eight in the bestselling series PSI-Ops!Paranormal Security and Intelligence operative and wolf-shifter Dougal "Striker" McCracken is known for his wild ways, and devil may care attitude. He's worked long and hard to build the persona. It disarms others and protects his emotions. The ones he keeps buried within...
  • Vlad by Patricia A. Rasey

    Vlad by Patricia A. Rasey

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Vlad Tepes, king of the vampires, has a problem on his hands. His brother is taking out humans at an alarming rate and drawing unwanted attention, threatening exposure for their entire race. Vlad needs to stop Mircea before that happens, even if it means taking his head. In his mission to hunt Mircea down, Vlad encounters a stunning special agent who’s out to stop a killer—namely his brother...
  • Changed Mate by Candace Ayers

    Changed Mate by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone once said, “Opposites attract.” (Clearly, they’d never met these two.) Mariah comes from humble beginnings. She’s worked her tail feathers off. Her dream is now at her fingertips. Her motto: Achieving goals requires sacrifice. Patton works in the family construction business. When he has to. He’d rather hang out on his boat all day. His motto: Life is meant to be enjoyed...
  • Prince of Storms by Riley Storm

    Prince of Storms by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My storms brought only thunder and darkness.Until her.She is the lightning that charges my soul and tempts my body. I’m supposed to be composed and regal, a future prince of dragons. But a simple look from her sets the tempest inside me raging. I cannot be expected to control myself around her. I have needs, and they start and end with her...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  psychics  ghosts  magic  gothic  demons  angels  romance
  • A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest

    A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    I never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires.But there are some things in life that you just can't predict. Like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us...
  • Sam by Candace Ayers

    Sam by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Paranormal Werebear Bear Shifter Romance Series This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Sam has watched his buddies go through the mate bonding process, and he couldn’t be happier for them. Really. He can’t help the little twinge of jealousy, though...
  • Forbidden Bonds by Lexi C. Foss

    Forbidden Bonds by Lexi C. Foss

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Exile never felt so good. . .Tom’s a trained sniper, not a babysitter. He kills rogue immortals for a living, but after releasing classified information to a friend, he’s banished to a remote location with the CRF’s most prized asset.Can two tortured souls find solace and love in one another?Secrets unfold as Tom forms a forbidden relationship with his new charge...
  • Chased Mate by Candace Ayers

    Chased Mate by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Arden Richardson has no excuse. It’s a total lapse in judgement. The comatose man isn’t even her patient. But…. Her stolen kiss awakens the sleeping giant. Flynn Bennett has a shady past. It extends back almost to the cradle. He’s trouble with a capital T. But… One kiss is all it takes. The bad boy. The ex-con. The bootlegger. Vows to be a better man—for her… The beauty. The nurse...
  • Covert Bear by Candace Ayers

    Covert Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vilified by strangers, Friendships aren’t Heidi’s forte. Unless it happens to be with a displaced polar bear. Hey, he’s a great listener! Alexei knows she’s his mate. But she refuses to date him. All he wants is a chance. And, as far as he can tell, there’s only one way to get it—as a Covert Bear. AUTHOR'S NOTE: P.O.L.A.R...
  • Tactical Bear by Candace Ayers

    Tactical Bear by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Parker is fighting extinction— Of her own shifter species! She’d already be mated. If not for those bullying polar bears. They've scared away all decent prospects. Maxim has met the one But, she’s an activist with silly notions. And she wants nothing to do with him. As a Tactical Bear, he’ll need all his strategic skills...
  • 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:
    military  demons  ghosts  angels  psychics  gothic  magic  paranormal
  • The Woman with the Target on Her Back by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman with the Target on Her Back by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The mafia owed her a favor. One she never meant to cash in on. Until one night, she found herself needing help, and desperate enough to call the last man in the world she ever wanted to have to rely on. A man who she couldn’t seem to have a single civil conversation with. But for better or worse, she needed him to keep her safe...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  angels  paranormal  ghosts  gothic  psychics  romance
  • Sway by Jessica Gadziala

    Sway by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He’s an arms-dealing biker tasked with finding a weapon designer who is late on a deal with his organization.He never expected that the designer would be one of the hottest women he’d ever seen.She’s a weapon designer who has real problems...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  angels  paranormal  ghosts  gothic  psychics  romance
  • The Woman on the Jury by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman on the Jury by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The last thing in the world she needed was to be stuck on a murder trial for some mafia capo. All she wanted to do was hear the facts and get this all over with, so she could get back to rebuilding her family’s crumbling antique business...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  angels  paranormal  ghosts  gothic  psychics  romance
  • Destiny by P.T. Michelle

    Destiny by P.T. Michelle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When destiny is on the line, will love be enough to light the way? In order to save Ethan, Nara gets pulled deeper into his dark world, where everything she thought she knew about Ethan and herself turns on its head...
  • Act of Submission by Mandy M. Roth

    Act of Submission by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Haven Carey has given up everything to seek out the man responsible for her brother's death, but she gets a lot more than she bargained for when she comes face-to-face with the tall, dark, and delicious alpha. When her world is turned on its head, she soon discovers that nothing is as it appears to be...
  • Darkness Unleashed by Stephanie Rowe

    Darkness Unleashed by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A warrior with blackened honor.Intensely loyal and yet violently unpredictable, immortal warrior Ryland Samuels has hours left to save the soul of the man he owes his life to, but with each passing moment, he spirals closer and closer to a hell that once trapped him, a nightmare that has been waiting to reclaim him for almost a thousand years. An angel driven to the edge...
  • Shadow Fire by Christine Feehan

    Shadow Fire by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Journey deeper into the world of Chicago’s most dangerous, alluring crime family in this incendiary installment of the Shadow Riders series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.Shadow Rider Elie Archambault has been called many things: domineering, brash, loyal, but most of all fast. And there’s nothing faster than choosing to marry a woman you’ve never met...
  • 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:
    military  gothic  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts
  • Taken by Fire by Sydney Croft

    Taken by Fire by Sydney Croft

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    HIS MISSION WAS TO DESTROY HER. BUT DESIRE GOT IN THE WAY.   A product of genetic manipulation, Melanie Milan shares a body with her malevolent sister, Phoebe. A sleek, blond predator with a heart of pure darkness, Phoebe puts their body through the wicked underbelly of sex for thrills—when she’s not igniting her pyrokinetic skills for an evil organization bent on taking over the world...
  • 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...
  • Rancher Wolf's Runaway Bride by Serena Meadows

    Rancher Wolf's Runaway Bride by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Willa ran away from her wedding and ran into the arms of a wolf shifter… me.Her ex-fiancé, Bill, was not only utterly wrong for her.He might have also killed her father.I saw Willa’s helplessness when I found her.A muddy wedding dress and her wrinkled forehead told me all I needed to know.Those rosy cheeks and full lips were inviting.It was hard to ignore the instant attraction between us...
  • Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan

    Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Torn between two lovers on a pretty but deadly island, London King must survive the ravages of the wilderness and a battle for her heart.My first day at New Ocean Prep was supposed to be a fresh start. A chance to return to my hometown—leaving my ruined life behind me. My goal is simple. Keep my grades up, my head down, and focus on securing my spot in a top journalism program...
    Categorized as:
    gothic  angels  ghosts  magic  paranormal  psychics  demons  romance
  • Lincoln by P.J. Fiala

    Lincoln by P.J. Fiala

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lincoln Winter never misses his mark. Not as a Ranger, or as a security expert with Big 3 Security.Hot on the trail of a crime family dealing in illegal weapons, Lincoln’s intel leads him to Skye Sommers, the stunning HR manager of the company the family uses as a front. His mind warns she could be a suspect, but his gut insists she's an innocent in need of protection...
    Categorized as:
    animals  military  angels  paranormal  psychics  demons  magic  ghosts
  • 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:
    psychics  gothic  demons  paranormal  ghosts  angels  magic  animals
  • Matt by Candace Ayers

    Matt by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Paranormal Werebear M/M Bear Shifter Romance This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Matt has known since puberty that the promise of finding a mate that drove other shifters wasn’t for him. Matt is different. Nature doesn’t provide mates for freaks like him...
  • Darkness Possessed by Stephanie Rowe

    Darkness Possessed by Stephanie Rowe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A fatal mistake stripped Zach Roderick of the powers that define him, leaving him a tormented shadow of the warrior he once was. Now, his teammate's life depends on Zach resurrecting the fire that once burned within him. As he undertakes a battle he has no way to win, he is derailed by a tempestuous beauty that awakens in him the dark desires that destroyed him once before...
  • Sterling by Candace Ayers

    Sterling by Candace Ayers

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Paranormal Werebear Bear Shifter Romance Series. This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Sterling Mallory likes fast—fast cars and faster women, anything to keep the ghosts at bay. Living life on the edge catches up to him when he carelessly makes an enemy of Kyle Barns...
  • Serendipity by Kristen Proby

    Serendipity by Kristen Proby

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author, Kristen Proby, comes Serendipity, the final installment in her gripping Bayou Magic series…My sight is a gift and also a curse. It cost me the love of my life. We may have been young, but some things you don’t get over. Like being the cause of the biggest tragedy of your boyfriend’s life. It’s something I’ll never forget, and a reflection of who I am...
  • Third Knock the Charm by Nova Nelson

    Third Knock the Charm by Nova Nelson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When fate knocks, answer the door. Unless it knocks three times. Then pretend you didn't hear it.Nora Ashcroft knows all too well that life is full of trouble when you can speak to the dead.When she accidentally lets in a dark entity to the house she shares with Ruby, it's up to her to banish the who-knows-what before the rest of Eastwind devolves into complete chaos...
  • Taken for a Pride by Milly Taiden

    Taken for a Pride by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand new PDA featuring two strong males and on sassy female in this triad.Exiled from her wolf pack, Savannah Rex is lucky to run into Gerri Wilder, though she has no idea that the matchmaker has a plan for her. She thinks Gerri is helping her get a new job, until she ends up colliding head-on with two very sexy lion shifters...
  • Dante's Demons by K.L. Barstow

    Dante's Demons by K.L. Barstow

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DanteAs President of the Demon Dawgs, I don’t always keep my hands clean. After all, dogs love to dig in the dirt. While my MC brothers and I may work on both sides of the law, we draw the line at hurting women. So when we find a young woman, broken and dumped outside our clubhouse, we swear to find her attacker and stop him. Permanently...
    Categorized as:
    magic  ghosts  paranormal  demons  gothic  angels  psychics  romance
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