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  • The Wild Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Wild Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There are secrets in my magic…In the Old Lands, nothing is as it seems.Something lurks in the darkness…watching…waiting. I see it moving in the shadows. I hear it whisper in the wind. I sense it following our every step. I feel it on my spine like the caress of fingertips across my skin...
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    angels  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  book
  • The Fallen Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Fallen Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The pre-order date is temporary. Magic doesn’t lie. Witches do. It’s their word against mine. The Fallen Witch is the second book in a brand new, fast paced urban fantasy adventure featuring a sharp-witted heroine, swoon-worthy hero, and an Academy full of magic...
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    angels  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  book
  • The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A Coven Old Magic Stand-Alone NovelHis magic lurks in the shadows…I feel his eyes on my back with every step I take. He’s following me. Chasing me. There’s nowhere for me to go, nowhere to hide that he won’t find me. He moves in smoke and shadows. He is the darkness. He tracks my every move like a predator with gold glowing eyes in the night...
  • Gifted Connections 4 by S.M. Olivier

    Gifted Connections 4 by S.M. Olivier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Every time I think I’m finally getting a handle on my life, I learn I couldn’t be more wrong. I discovered life had a way of laughing at me and telling me…watch this. It wasn’t enough that I was reunited with a mother I didn’t want to be reunited with. Apparently, my gift thought having six men wasn’t enough either...
  • Vicious Souls by K.C. Kean

    Vicious Souls by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They say the Gods don’t give you more than you can handle, which is probably why I’m sinking in drama. As a God myself, I guess I’m not included in that little speech. But it’s about time they address me as who I am. Rhea. WIth my intentions questioned, and my battle far from over, the list of my enemies continues to grow. The Hex, Zellus, and what seems like the entire supernatural world...
  • Ruling in Flames by M. Sinclair

    Ruling in Flames by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was dead.At least I thought I was. I should have been…but when I wake up in an odd realm with only Anani and Azrael to tether me to reality, I realize that this may not be the end. That I have a larger purpose. One that includes saving everyone from the dragon god that was responsible for my death.All I have to do is find the strength to be reborn...
  • Fangs by Katie May

    Fangs by Katie May

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    So, here's the deal.I got locked up for a crime I totally committed. Yup. Your girl stabbed a ho...or four. Stabbed, maimed, ate, slaughtered. You get the picture.Not what you expected to hear from me, huh?But everything changes when I'm broken out of Prodigium Academy by the exact man I've been trying to hide from: Lucifer. Aka, my sperm donor. Aka, the man who tried to kill me as a baby...
  • Chaos Unleashed (Black Onyx Academy) Book 3 by Nikita Parmenter

    Chaos Unleashed (Black Onyx Academy) Book 3 by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    That psychopath has taken her, and the only reason we aren’t watching the world burn in our grief is because of Grey, or should I say Hades! He has assured us he would’ve felt her soul depart if she was dead...
  • Bad Blood by Cate Corvin

    Bad Blood by Cate Corvin

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Forgiveness is divine weak. A woman who desires revenge should dig two five graves. An eye for an eye makes the world blind is incredibly satisfying.Will and Sura made me believe I was one of them, only to betray me in the worst way. With a second chance to prove I deserve to be in Libra Academy, I’m going to serve the pain back in spades...
  • The Devil's Darling by Briana Michaels

    The Devil's Darling by Briana Michaels

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Packs are divided, oaths are broken, and ties are severed. No one is safe. And the traitor is still out there causing mayhem. Could it get any worse? Yes, it could.The closer Sara’s pack gets to discovering who the traitor is, the faster everything around them unravels...
  • Her Night Wolf by G. Bailey

    Her Night Wolf by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I was once a rejected wolf and now I’m the queen of the Fall Mountain Pack.I’m their alpha female.After escaping King Cenwyn and his court, I find myself back with my alphas, who are now my mates. I have everything I’ve ever wanted, and more, but the gods have a different idea of freedom for me...
  • Black Onyx by Nikita Parmenter

    Black Onyx by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ** Set in the fae realm, this is written in British English **The fae realm is notoriously dangerous, whereas most supernaturals don't get thrown into the more dangerous side of fae life until they're twenty-five thanks to her tyrant father, Farren's been dealing with it since she was fifteen, brutally trained and punished; she knows her way around a blade...
  • Knight Awakened by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Awakened by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Coming to Black Veil University irreversibly changed my life.Meeting Daxton Pierce flipped it on end and made me question everything I know.My memories and my family had been ripped from me. I have been stalked, tortured, abandoned, and betrayed… but I’m not broken...
  • The Faerie Wand by Michelle Madow

    The Faerie Wand by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I thought I could return home once the Faerie Games were over. I was wrong. Now, Julian and I must complete the dangerous quest given to us by the Empress of the Otherworld. The Holy Wand is out there. We just need to find it. No matter where the journey takes us, we'll destroy anything blocking our path. We have to. Otherwise, we'll be dead. Romance. Magic. Adventure...
  • The Shadow Queen by Sloane Murphy, Jeannie Sheneman

    The Shadow Queen by Sloane Murphy, Jeannie Sheneman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once upon a time, there was a princess who lived amongst the shadows and monsters… Pampered and coddled, Morganna didn’t know any different, until her father took the person who mattered most away from her.The brutal lesson taught her the truth. Nothing in her world is given. If you want it, you have to take it...
  • Damaged Souls by K.C. Kean

    Damaged Souls by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The prophecy declares the darkness that once brought the world to its knees will return. The timing is no coincidence and I can’t help but fear it all points back to me. With my heritage revealed, I finally know where I fit in. It’s not what I expected, but I can’t change it, just like I can’t change who I am drawn to. A shifter, a demon, a vampire, an angel...
  • Blood Bound by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Blood Bound by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love can be heaven. Or it can hurt like hell. For exiled angel Jessie, falling for Eden Reece has been her salvation. When she discovers that her angel tears, used to heal Eden, are actually poisoning him the burden of guilt is crushing. Jessie is determined to make things right and, with Eden by her side, they are a formidable team...
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    angels  dark  demons  gothic  magic  paranormal  adult  book
  • A Crown of Pride and Ruin by Sloane Murphy

    A Crown of Pride and Ruin by Sloane Murphy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I now know the faces of the ones who betrayed us and tried to tear everything we built down. Yet I know that it’s not over yet. So much is still to come.War is declared. Lives are lost. Souls are ruined.But this is not the end. This is a whole new beginning. Everything needs to come full circle, and if all of this has taught me one thing…It’s that nothing is what it seems...
  • Highway to Hell by Cerise Cole

    Highway to Hell by Cerise Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The bad guys don't trust us. The good ones want to kill us. Stuck in the middle, this will be our last stand.It feels like everyone wants to make us the villains, so fine - they can do that. I just don't feel like I'm evil. I managed to find love, and for the first time in years, I have people around me that I can actually call a real family.They're the only thing I have left to lose...
  • Crowned by Charlene Hartnady, B.E. Brouillard

    Crowned by Charlene Hartnady, B.E. Brouillard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Crowned is the third and final book in this trilogy. It's fast-paced and ultra steamy. Take care that the heroine will end up having more than one love interest. Her partners can shift into demon form, so there might be some monster action – please don’t read this book if you are put off by this sort of thing. If you’re adventurous, hop in because the water is warm…and getting warmer...
  • Knight Revelations by B.M. Clemton

    Knight Revelations by B.M. Clemton

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I'm sorry, Dani.Those three words echo through my mind and tug at the broken strings of my heart.Bonds, magic, and lies seem to make up my world right now as it crashes around me.All I wanted was a normal life, to go to college and try to put the shadows of my past behind me. Instead, my world has been turned upside down, and my bright future at Black Veil University is suddenly looking dim...
  • Falling Shadows by K.C. Kean

    Falling Shadows by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I am at home in the darkness, where brutality feeds on the weak and fuels the strong. Shadowmoor has forged me into who I am today and I have the mark and scars to prove it. I never thought I’d see the light again, but it seems destiny has other plans for me. My father’s arrival means life as I know it is about to change...
  • Nephilim the Reckoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Nephilim the Reckoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Move over Angel of Vengeance!Those that betrayed me had better run because when I catch up to them, they will wish they were burning in Hell!Just as we were coming together, our team of Guardians has been ripped apart and I will stop at nothing to getting the demon I love back home where he belongs.Leaving a trail of blood and carnage behind him, Shemyaza is seeking something...
  • Wings of Vengeance by Cameo Renae

    Wings of Vengeance by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    No one knows of Lucian’s long-held secret—a recently transformed Nephilim daughter. Unfortunately for the Gray house, Lilith believes Emma is the one responsible for killing her father, and her deep-rooted hatred has turned into an envious obsession.Powerful, with wings as dark as night, revenge consumes Lilith’s every thought, only to be fueled by Lucifer’s lies...
  • Retribution by R.K. Ryals

    Retribution by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Love can overcome many odds. And while this emotion is worth many trials and tribulations, it can also lead to death.~Bezaliel~It is a love that is forbidden . . .Dayton Blainey is the only sane Naphil ever to walk the face of the Earth, and she's in love with a Demon she's been bound to by blood. Can love triumph over fate . . .Marcas Craig is the Demon son of Lilith and Cain...
  • A Crown of Smoke and Ash by Sloane Murphy

    A Crown of Smoke and Ash by Sloane Murphy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After having my life turned upside down, I discovered past me had left more than one thing that needed fixing.  Past me was awesome. Saved by an angel, protected by him and the three other men I love, I learn there's more to the mystery of my past lives than I ever could have realized...
  • Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy

    Demon Throne by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing brightens up a Monday like finding out you’re the spawn of SatanThe big bad is dead and now Satan’s spawn must fight for the Morningstar throne. I’m tossed into the ring, whether I want to be there or not.I’m mostly human, a hunter by trade, and totally outmatched by my half siblings. The chance I’ll survive these tests and claim the throne is slim...
  • Gifted Connections 2 by S.M. Olivier

    Gifted Connections 2 by S.M. Olivier

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Of all the horrible things I've been through, waking up to a world where the past months didn't happen is something I don't think I can bear. The guys, my friends, my family, have no recollection of who I am. But I am determined to do everything in my power to get my life back no matter how many enemies come at me, and this time I'm going to do what I didn't do before: complete all my connections...
  • The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.We're taught that people are sinners or saints. Who says I can't be both?See, I'm a bad, bad girl. The kind who loves Satan. Falling in bed with the demon of seduction, befriending the demon of knowledge, being guarded by Beelzebub, and making deals with Lucifer? This is what I call a normal day...
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    angels  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  reverse-harem  adult  book
  • Monsters Within by R.L. Caulder

    Monsters Within by R.L. Caulder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Have you ever lost yourself in a fantasy world you created?That’s how I’ve survived the years alone in a reality where humans cower in fear of supernatural creatures hiding behind the veil.All I’ve ever had is my pen, my notebook, and the world I created to make it through the days as a ward of the state, suffering at the hands of the real villains of the world...Humans...
  • Messenger by Laury Falter

    Messenger by Laury Falter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this riveting account of Maggie's first life on earth with Eran, the star-crossed lovers romance transpires amidst treacherous enemies, their friends' resistance, and their own opposing wills. ​Fans of the Guardian Saga are also treated in this novel to the origins of the Book of Dossiers, how the Fallen Ones' only vulnerability is discovered, and how the first battle begins...
  • Hard to Love by Briana Michaels

    Hard to Love by Briana Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's come too far to fall now...Tilly bit off more than she could chew when she agreed to help Valor and Bishop, and now she's choking on her decision. The consequences of her actions are stacking up and her time is running out, fast. She should have known better than to get involved. And now it's too late.No do overs. No second chances...
  • Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rain Kimber thought that finding his daughter and finally being able to be a part of her life after so many years without her would be the end of his adventure. He thought he’d find her, take care of the woman who’d stolen his child away from him (you don’t want to know), and then the two of them would immediately become the family they’d been before she’d been taken...
  • Nephilim's Destiny: The Complete Series by Tessa Cole

    Nephilim's Destiny: The Complete Series by Tessa Cole

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To them, I'm the enemy…I'm officer Essie Shaw and I have a secret that could destroy me. I'm a nephilim — half angel half human — and to the world, I'm an abomination, something to be locked up or executed. All I want is to "serve and protect" and fly under the radar...
  • Rescuing Air by Elizabeth Knight

    Rescuing Air by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Dark Lord has gone too far. It’s time to end these games.Just when they thought they might have a chance to enjoy what's left of their summer, now Jay’s mother is in danger, taken to be used against us. Pushed and pulled in every direction and still trying to pick up the pieces after the latest betrayal, Lailah and her remaining Knights struggle to make headway on stopping the Dark Lord...
  • House of Malak by Crea Reitan

    House of Malak by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m the Director of Haven, a newly established sanctuary for all the misused and mistreated humans that The Harem Project recovers from the Division of Silence. I have my hands full, trying to save as many lives as I can.Then a chance meeting has me virtually running into the men that hold a piece of my heavenly soul and my world shifts...
  • Retaliation by S.D. Paine

    Retaliation by S.D. Paine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For nearly a decade, Seraphina Valdis has plotted and planned, stalked and killed. After her mother and elder sister were murdered, her father and younger sister left Seraphina behind. Alone and confused, revenge became her entire world...
  • Such Violent Delights: A Holiday Paranormal Romance Anthology by Stacey Marie Brown, S.L. Jennings

    Such Violent Delights: A Holiday Paranormal Romance Anthology by Stacey Marie Brown, S.L. Jennings

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eleven all new stories from twelve top paranormal romance authors. From Heaven to Hell, fae worlds, superheroes, and even through the looking glass, these holiday themed short stories bring a whole new meaning to the 12 days of Christmas.All proceeds from the sale of the anthology will be donated to charity...
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    dark  demons  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  adult  angst
  • Bonded by Death by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane

    Bonded by Death by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m torn between three men that I swore I wouldn’t get involved with. I know it’s wrong, but part of me loves it. Craves it.Everyone thinks I’m the good girl, but what they don’t see is that my carefully crafted persona is crumbling around me.My ex taught me that love isn’t sweet, patient, or kind. It’s cruel and it hurts...
  • Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde

    Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say I've lost my mind, but I know the truth—Wonderland, with all its madness and beauty, has always been my destiny.In my darkest hour, my desperate pleas for rescue are answered by the most unlikely of saviors—the White Knight, the Mad Hatter, and an incubus who knows where to find the best tacos in LA...
  • Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Phoenixburn by K.T. Strange

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 3 in the Rogue Witch Series follows Darcy Llewellyn, fourth year university student, music intern, secret witch, and the werewolves that make up the band Phoenixcry: Finn Gunner, Elias Gunner, Charlie Gage, Wesley “Ace” Rivers, and Cash Legend.This steamy Reverse Harem Romance is over 85,000 words in length, and is the third in a series about Darcy Llewellyn and her pack of werewolf lovers...
  • A Demon's Wings by Marie Mistry

    A Demon's Wings by Marie Mistry

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Vice College for Young Demons; it's beautiful, complicated and downright dangerous for Lilith. The Syndicate, the Assembly, the Rebels; all of them want their share of the new Lady Carazor, and it's getting hard to tell who is on her side. But Lilith has other problems too: Bane's actions have created a rift between her mates and a scar on her heart...
  • Nephilim the Summoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Nephilim the Summoning by Elizabeth Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A creature born of darkness and sin. I am Nephilim. The discovery of what I am has left me reeling, but it has also left me with some amazing powers, a gorgeous pair of black wings and four hot guys in my bed. You’ve got to look on the bright side...
  • A Demon's Gifts by Marie Mistry

    A Demon's Gifts by Marie Mistry

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vice College for Young Demons; It’s beautiful, deadly and filled to the brim with Lilith's problems. Finding her mates was just the start of the Strange God’s plan for her and, between the seven of them, they might just drive her insane before she can take her end of year exams. Her new mate, Enzo, is as mad as he is deadly, and he’s set his sights on anyone who might cause her harm...
  • Prophecy by Laury Falter

    Prophecy by Laury Falter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The enthralling conclusion of Jameson and Jocelyn's forbidden love... Jameson's love knows no end, it shows no fear, and it won't accept defeat. It is for these reasons that Jameson has infiltrated the ministry in search of Jocelyn, the woman he cannot live without. While locked inside their enemies headquarters, he witnesses the stark reality of their desperate situation..
  • Fearless Souls by K.C. Kean

    Fearless Souls by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When your soul is torn apart and your heart feels empty, how do you breathe?When the flames of hell burn bright and all hope seems lost, how do you survive?When war is coming for those you love and darkness prepares to strike, how do you face the wrath?When truths are awoken and the supernatural world is brought to its knees, how do you rise back up?The time for questions has passed...
  • Ruthless as Hell by G. Bailey

    Ruthless as Hell by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I can't escape this academy My name is Lexi Cameron, and I really need some help in the form of two sexy demons, a wayward alpha's son and an angel who is worse than the fallen. The only (tiny) problem? They'd rather kill me than help me get out of here. Welcome to Demon Academy where the new students might do more than just trying to kill you...
  • Fractured Souls by M. Sinclair

    Fractured Souls by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Time is almost up…they’re almost here.With Mr. Black destroyed, peace has been restored to the Demonic realm…well, until a prophecy is given to me in front of everyone. A prophecy that reveals the truth to all present: the truth, that I’m a siren...
  • Chosen Angels by May Dawson

    Chosen Angels by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s Hell to love a demon.Nimshi’s been struck down with a Final blade, and now he’s trapped in Hell. The devil himself tempts me to come after Nim.As if hell hounds and wraiths and the devil’s fury could keep me away.My boys and I are going to get Nim back. But as we try to slip past Hell’s defenses in the Far, we have to stay alive in the real world...
  • Liberating Water by Elizabeth Knight

    Liberating Water by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Elementi Knights have survived their first encounter with the Dark Lord, and one of his members of the Dark Army. They are now coming to the realization they are the only thing standing in the way of the dangers that are unraveling around them. The Day-Brite serum is missing and the Dark Lord is using it to build his army whose purpose is still unknown...
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