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Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsI promised to avenge my parents.But their killer is still on the loose, and he's stolen more than my parents' lives. Now, as he draws closer to his mysterious goals, he's poised to destroy what little I have left.I promised to translate an ancient grimoire.But it holds the secrets of my family—and the secret history of demon summoning. I fear its answers as much as I need them...Categorized as:
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Dark Prince by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere's no escaping betrayal.My life once centered around justice. As a trained warrior for the people of Shadow City, I never questioned what I was taught... until now.My preordained mate and I are finally on the same side, with our list of enemies growing. All we have learned has changed our very foundation and put a target on both our backs... -
Revenant by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHELL HATH NO FURY . . .For five thousand years, Revenant believed he was alone in the world, a fallen angel beyond any redemption. Now he finds he has a twin brother who had all the light and love Revenant was denied... -
Charger by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharger O’Neil knows nothing but chaos. As a Dark Guardian dealing with the underworld, mayhem is to be expected. Not only is it part of the job but also his life.With his team falling apart, Charger has an important decision to make. Stay or get out while he still can. Staying means he’ll bring down the one person he’s ever cared about but walking away means he could lose her forever... -
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Crimson Truth by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor centuries, I’ve been the king’s master of interrogation—his living, breathing lie detector.Mutter a lie in my presence and it appears tattooed into my skin.That’s usually enough to keep people quiet around me.But not her.Jocelyn, heiress to the witch queendom, lives to torment me.And with the disappearance of our princess?She’s become my brand new assignment...Categorized as:
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Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsRule one: Don't look at the demon.When I arrived at my uncle's house, I expected my relatives to be like me—outcast sorcerers who don't practice magic. I was right about the sorcery, but wrong about everything else.Rule two: Don't listen to the demon.My uncle chose a far deadlier power...Categorized as:
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Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsI'm bound to a demon. For my entire life, I avoided magic at all costs. Now, I'm responsible for a demon who wields magic more powerful than the toughest mage or sorcerer. Demons are evil. That's what my textbooks say. That's what I see. He's ruthless, he's temperamental, he's cold. But he protects me without fail. I wonder if he's hiding a heart behind his hostility. My demon is a monster...Categorized as:
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Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsI thought I understood power.My parents taught me that magic attracts equal danger, and everything I've seen since becoming a demon contractor confirms it. I've witnessed how power twists and corrupts--and I've tasted power no human should wield.I thought I knew greed.Ambition and avarice drove my family into hiding. My parents died for someone else's greed...Categorized as:
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Crimson Warrior by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere’s one bed and she’s my best friend...For over two centuries, I’ve been the king’s assassin—his master of combat.It’s my job to strategize and to train potential warriors, but I’ve never looked at any of them the way I look at Olivia—my best friend.She’s all subtle curves, rich chocolate eyes, and as deadly as she is sexy... -
Unending Magic by Stacia Stark
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI can save the world…I just may have to ruin all of my friends’ lives in the process.Of all the people tasked with making sure the realms don’t burn and the worlds don’t end, I’m surely the most unlikely choice.Unfortunately for me, fate doesn’t care.Don’t get me wrong–I’m more than capable. But I prefer a direct approach... -
Someone to Hold Me by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone to Hold Me. The Gods Made Me Do It #6 (Can be read as a standalone) Hades, Lord of the Underworld, has spent years searching the world for his Fated Mate. He's watched his brother and nephews find their "light" and yet he can't find his. On the verge of giving up hope, Hades attends his brother Poseidon's wedding; so outside his comfort zone, but his discomfort proves worth it... -
Changed Mate by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone 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... -
God Touched by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I want to start by saying none of this was my fault."Imogen Ironwood owes the God of the Dead two life debts…and Arawan isn't the kind of god to let a debt go uncollected.'God Touched' is book two of the new spin-off series in the best-selling 'Fae Universe,' featuring everyone's favorite supernatural hunting family, the Ironwoods. This series is perfect for fans of K... -
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Kindred by Lydia Sherrer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBound by blood, duty, and magic. Which will win?Lily Singer’s allies and family are determined to hold John Faust accountable for his actions, but doing so may create more problems than it solves. From political intrigue to international alliances, Lily, Sebastian, and Sir Kipling must venture out into the larger wizard community and survive the first Wizard Convocation held in almost a century... -
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Crimson Highlander by Samantha Whiskey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s my enemy…and my mate.For two hundred years, I’ve been the second in command to the Vampire King.It’s my job to predict threats before they happen…but I never saw her coming.Valor Moorehouse isn’t just the daughter of our greatest enemy,she’s a real pain in the ass, and according to the mark that just appeared—my mate... -
Shadow Angel: Book One by Leia Stone, Julie Hall
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom 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...Categorized as:
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Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI had new cupcakes to bake, a new treasure to hunt, and a new dragon in town — literally. Who wouldn’t be ecstatic filling their days with chocolate, trinket collecting, and martial arts training? Yeah … me. Because no matter how much chocolate I ate, I couldn’t fill the dark pit in my soul. A darkness born from blood alchemy... -
City of Night by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWelcome 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... -
Devil's Paw by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor about five seconds, no one wanted me dead.Then someone started killing angels, and I’m the prime suspect. Me. An imp. I’m lucky if I can kill a gnat, but somehow I end up accused of flying first-class all over the world and murdering these angels.I need to find the real killer before the Ruling Council slaps a guilty verdict on me and locks me up in a heavenly jail for all of eternity... -
Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan you ever really trust ghosts from your past? As the mist rolls off the ocean and into Bedlam, October brings with it all manner of haunts and spooks. But the mist doesn’t arrive alone. Fata Morgana returns from the depths of the ocean, bringing with her a message. One of the ancient vampires has risen. He’s coming for Maddy, and he’ll eliminate anybody who stands in his way... -
Stealth Magic 401 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStealing an ancient artifact is a strange test, but going up against her family and the law adds a new level of difficulty. Imara wants nothing more than to find a different course, but Stealth Magic gives her the credits she needs to stay on track and there aren’t any other options rearing their heads... -
Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy 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... -
Fowl Play by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN B07F6Y9M9BInstead of a quiet dance retreat where she could escape the insanity of being the daughter of an angel, a succubus, and a lycanthrope, Emma Sansaul plummets into the middle of murder, mayhem, and mischief... -
Dark Legacy: A Reverse Harem Vampire Romance by Callie Rose
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRome’s dark passion.Connor’s innocence.Bastian’s betrayal.My vengeance.If the vampire court thought I’d be less of a threat like this, they were dead wrong.Because now I’m f*cking pissed. They turned me into a monster, bound my brother to the most vicious vampire bitch in the clan, and tore away my last shred of hope.It’s too late to save myself.It’s too late to save Nathan... -
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Igni Ferroque by Ashlyn Drewek
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis isn’t a tale of redemption — it’s all about the fall. An outcast amongst outcasts, Phelan Oliver nevertheless takes his duties as a Necromancer with the utmost seriousness. As one of the few in his family devoted to the “old ways,” Phelan has fully embraced the piety and severe discipline required to master demonic magic... -
The Scarecrow's Queen by Naomi Lucas, Mel Braxton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce, I was feared by all who gazed upon me. For centuries, I served, defending my crops in solitude and stillness, baring my scythe as an omen.But when the crops die around me, I find myself standing over a field of shriveled stalks.It is her fault.The female who has taken over my fields. She might be the new queen of these lands, but in her wake, she brings only death.So, I will scare her away...Categorized as:
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Ransom by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVengeance is the path of the Damned. It is not a path taken lightly. For a Naphil, it could mean ransoming his soul.~Bezaliel~Dayton Blainey is caught between two worlds: Heaven and Hell. Bound to a Demon she's beginning to care about, she is thrown into an adventure she may not survive. But she will try... -
Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection by Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong... -
Accidental Surrogate for Alpha: Chap 1-46 by Caroline Above Story
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter struggling with infertility for years and being betrayed by her lover, Ella finally decides to have a baby on her own.However everything goes wrong when she gets inseminated with the sperm of intimidating billionaire Dominic Sinclair...Categorized as:
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Atoning by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChloe's POV set after The Darkness Rising trilogy.Chloe and Derek have adjusted to life in Badger Lake. It’s not perfect, but it’s safe and they’re learning the skills they’ll need when it comes time to make a decision about their futures. They’re comfortable and they’re settled . . . until a weekend camping trip with Maya and Daniel reunites them with someone they thought they’d left in the past... -
Monstrous Intent by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeclanIt’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...Categorized as:
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After Midnight by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the outside, Becca Goldberg looks like any normal freshman girl at Tulane, but she’s been keeping a terrible secret. She’s really Allison Moore—a young witch from Peachville hiding out from an evil coven of witches known as the Order of Shadows. She thinks she is safe until an unexpected accident occurs. Now, she only has until midnight on Halloween until her identity is discovered... -
Sloth by Katie May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurviving the kings’ malicious games isn’t the only obstacle I have to conquer—if I don’t find a cure for the poison, it might just kill me before they do. We have less than three days to return to the capital with Jax before my life is on the line. But with my condition worsening every day and my body growing weaker, we find ourselves out of time... -
Hellhound in a Handbag by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLinked to a mage she hates, Freddy is willing to trade all the power of the demon zone to get her freedom. Freddy was born to take the mantle of hellhound, but she wasn’t fond of the idea. Wearing the responsibility to atone for the work of a homicidal ancestor, Freddy is the eleventh generation tied to the victim’s family, and being bonded to a mage halfway around the world is tiring... -
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Eros by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElani Stewart hasn't believed in "true love" or fairy tale endings since her parents' divorce.It's one of the reasons she developed her dating service "E-romantic",a scientific algorithm based process that matches one person to their most compatible partners... -
Charmed by Cambria Hebert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife or Death? Not many people would choose death. But what if death chooses you? What if death doesn’t mean the end of your life, but the beginning? For a Death Escort, death is life. Death is your paycheck. Death is your job.And Charming is the best Escort the Grim Reaper has ever had.But when you piss off the Reaper, being the best doesn’t matter... -
Prince of Flight by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis bad boy biker bird shifting alpha male has met a beauty that isn't scared off by what she... -
The Fixer: The Supernatural Syndicate by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScandal meets True Blood.Chevelle Reed had no idea her life was about to be turned upside when she strolled into the women’s artillery dining room. Nothing prepared her for Raithe Dravyn. He was known for his savagery and brutal response to anyone who opposed him or his syndicate. When he offered her the job of a lifetime, Chevelle turned it down... -
The Naga Next Door by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
Claimed: A Paranormal Romance by Piper Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBattling against the gods… What could go wrong?Hearing an oracle say that everything in my life has been leading up to this moment doesn’t make it any easier to go into this, arrows blazing.Crossing into the godly plane, facing down the people who cast me out, would’ve been hard enough. But knowing they’ve stolen one of my mates, that they intend to use him as leverage, is too far... -
The Incubus's Assistant by Amy Padilla
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Avery showed up for his temp job on Monday morning, he’d had certain expectations in mind. He was not expecting to end up bent over his new boss’s desk. It was an innocent mistake, and he’s determined to move on, but the experience left him breathless and more than a little curious. So when his new boss is left without a feeder, he volunteers to help... -
Sky Breaking 301 by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHer magic is coming along, her kitten is still deadly, and she is about to make an actual friend. Controlling weather is simple by comparison. Sky Breaking seemed like a useful course, but its usefulness lay in the amount of credits that would count toward Imara’s degree. Once she is in the course, she meets the only other student, and they strike an unlikely friendship... -
Northern Lights by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaphael is an Angel of Order. . . sort of. His affinity for chaos makes him the perfect choice to investigate the trespass in Alaska of supernatural creatures not seen in eons. But the locals in Juneau have been keeping a secret for thousands of years –the disgraceful offspring of an angel and a demon... -
Far From Center by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe archangel Gabriel has a score to settle. Rebellion has destroyed Aaru, and the angel that started it all is still on the loose. Gabriel go to any lengths to make the rebel pay for his crimes, but, what the he didn’t bank on was being magically deprived of his powers and having to partner with a human and two demons.Assuming a physical form opens an angel to sensation in all its tempting glory... -
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Midnight Storm by Melody Anne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPhoenix and Sadie are suddenly living in an America that is no longer a nation. Rebel troops and corrupt government have goals of building a New World. They must exterminate the old America and those who lived in it before they can rebuild.Cities are nothing but ghost towns as Americans have either been taken prisoner, gruesomely killed or are in hiding... -
A Discovery of Demonology by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book was previously released as part of the BABE23 anthology.What if Neverland existed?What if Peter Pan wasn’t a boy in tights?What if, instead, he’s a demon so powerful that he commands Hell’s Army?Rowan Teivel is the last man I should be feeling anything for. He is arrogant, dominant, and arouses something dangerously depraved within me...Categorized as:
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Succubi Are Forever by Jill Myles
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTasked by the Archangel Gabriel, Jackie Brighton must find two more lost archangel halos before she's free of her deal. But she's not the only one hunting for the immense power the halos bring, and everyone around her has motives - succubi, serim, and vampire. It's a race to the finish line, and only one person is going to come out on top... -
Eternal Demon by Laura Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Erion’s son is kidnapped by the evil vampire Cruen, Erion vows to stop at nothing to find his hideaway—including intercepting the traveling party of Cruen’s beautiful bride-to-be. But instead of a vulnerable caravan, Erion is met by a feral band of female demons that includes Hellen, the bride—a creature of dark magic and darker passion... -
Vampish: Kiss of Death by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsnever should’ve trusted him.My entire life I was certain of one thing: vampires were the enemy. Then I met him and let my guard down. That witty banter, those mischievous eyes and gorgeous smile lulled me into complacency. Now I was a prisoner, captured by the very vampire who was responsible for my parents’ death...Categorized as:
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Pair of Fools by Lillian Lark
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA trapped harpy, a demon collecting secrets, and an adventure that weaves them tighter than the bond they share.The HarpyTrouble follows me like a shadow, but I’ve flown too close to the sun this time.A few thoughtless words while drowning in guilt, and I’m trapped in a deal I didn’t ask for with my rival. I’m weakened every second we spend apart.I’ve been tricked...Categorized as:
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