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  • Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception...
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    paranormal  cozy  magic  vampires  shapeshifters  fae  demons  ghosts
  • The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea

    The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They used to be enemies. Now they’re partners.I never imagined Considine Maledictus—one of the most powerful vampires alive—would go from ruling the streets at night to joining the supernatural task force just to become my partner, but here we are.Considine claims he “fancies” me. He also used to hide his identity and pose as my charming next-door neighbor, so forgive me if I don’t believe him...
  • My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Priest Vi’Aerdan wants nothing more than for his mate to be safe, but nightmares plague him with images of her being torn to shreds. Despite consulting Meryn, his anxiety persists. He remembers the helplessness associated with his failure to help his unit brothers when they were trapped in the caves of Noctem Falls...
  • My One and Only by Alanea Alder

    My One and Only by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Micah has spent so many centuries hiding who he is that he’s forgotten how to be himself, and despite always being there for others, he finds it impossible to ask for help. As weeks of sleepless nights catch up with him, he faces the fact that he needs his unit brothers no more than ever. Living in Storm Keep with mixed blood, Serenity fought for everything she has...
  • Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan

    Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sandu Berdardi continues to exist only to protect his people. An ancient Carpathian, his entire long life has been dedicated to honor above all else. He knows his time has passed, especially since he has not been able to find his lifemate — the anchor to keep him sane in a world he no longer understands...
  • Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The conclusion to the Rylee Adamson series!"My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.My final salvage, and this time I’m playing for the survival of the entire world...
  • Midlife Zombie Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Zombie Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Good rule of thumb: Don't pick a fight with Bree O'Rylee. She might be over forty and run with a limp, but that doesn't mean she won't track you down and drive the tip of her boot right up your . . .Bree was hoping for a few days off from dealing with monsters, bad guys, or general weirdness that doesn’t fit into a human box of what is supposed to be real...
  • Act of Brotherhood by Mandy M. Roth

    Act of Brotherhood by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Captain Garth Ingersson is in charge of Paranormal Security and Intelligence Agency Special Ops Team Eight. Its a position he didn't originally want, but one he has grown to accept. The men who look to him to lead are like brothers to him. Especially since he and his twin brother had a falling out years ago...
  • My Solace by Alanea Alder

    My Solace by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    For thousands of years Oron Vi’Eirson has lived each day trying to keep the pain and devastation caused by his family from hurting his precious baby brother. But despite his best efforts his past has come back to haunt him, placing not only Darian and Amelia in harm’s way, but also his newly found mate. Isabelle Campbell, or as she likes to be called, Izzy, is a mess. She knows this...
  • Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rylee by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her...
  • Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge, Caitlin Davies

    Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge, Caitlin Davies

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I wasn't even remotely interested in collecting the third instrument of assassination. It was far better for everyone involved-and Warner, specifically-if I just let it be. And since I was the only one who could retrieve the artifacts, I figured it was my call to make. I was wrong. And while that wasn't unusual, I was just so so wrong about everything...
  • Spellcasting with a Chance of Spirits by Mandy M. Roth

    Spellcasting with a Chance of Spirits by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I can see and hear the dead. I can also talk to animals. As a natural-born witch and medium, I can do a lot of odd things. In most people's eyes, that makes me a loon. I like to think of it as being unique and eccentric. Plus, now that destiny has brought me back to the town I was born in, I'm not all that different from the supernatural residents of Grimm Cove...
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    cozy  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires
  • The Necromancer's Reckoning by S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's Reckoning by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Every action has consequences.For a decade, Angel Salvatore has been the most powerful sorcerer and only necromancer in all the Northeast. Never one to ask permission nor apologies, he has acted with near impunity for years.Until now.The High Council of Sorcery has come to Boston, and Angel is their target...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  demons  dragons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • 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...
  • Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Tyson Compass, as one of the famed Compass quads, is not a wizard used to living with regrets. Except for one: Grace Carter. Grace is a healer witch he rejected many years ago. After completely disappearing from his life, she has returned, and turned his world upside down. The attraction between them flares strongly, but she has not forgotten or forgiven his callous rebuff when they were teens...
  • Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m Everly Abbott, and I work for one of the most dangerous vampires in the world.He’s known as Alexius, the Hunter and he’s also one of the oldest.We’ve been invited to a gathering of ancients like him, and we can’t pass on this opportunity...
  • Hell On Heels by Robyn Peterman

    Hell On Heels by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Where does a Demon go when she gets deported from Hell?Kentucky. Eden, Kentucky to be more specific—where nothing is exactly as it seems. My name is Dixie. I’m a Demon—a lousy Demon. I’m a twenty-one year old virgin and I have a battery operated boyfriend. My magic is iffy at best and downright dangerous at worst. Leaving Hell to represent my race is not high on my list of things to do...
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    cozy  demons  dragons  fae  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  steamy
  • Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Embracing Winter by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Winter Varik believes in only one thing-protecting his family.Even from himself.For nearly 200 years, he's kept a dangerous secret from his brothers.But Winter might have found his salvation in the form of a sexy witch named Fox.Too bad this same witch was named in a prophecy foretelling the destruction of the Variks...
  • Addict by Lexi Blake

    Addict by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...
  • Micah by Louisa Masters

    Micah by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wanted: Demon assistant for incubus genius. Personal services required…Nobody ever expected to find a secret cave protected by a giant puzzle door in the mountains near our village. Even more surprising was the knowledge that it’s been there for thousands of years and was created by a dragon. I’m not the only one who’s dying to find out what’s inside...
  • Aleron by Macy Blake

    Aleron by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aleron Eastaughffe is a billionaire griffin who knows what he wants…Namely, a gorgeous city penthouse, a life of luxury, and the respect and admiration of his peers-–all the things he’s come to expect as one of the Eastaughffes...
  • Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Wounded by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    "My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing...
  • Midlife Magic Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Magic Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Would you like an extra helping of hot flashes to go with that midlife crisis? Yeah, I thought not. And yet, here we are. Burning down buildings.You know, dating in your forties should be easier. Should be. But it really isn’t. My first date in I don’t-know-how-long is broken up by my ex-husband. I mean, he’s dead, but still.Then a cryptic note from a voodoo queen...
  • Next to Nothing by Macy Blake

    Next to Nothing by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What do you get when you mix a dragon, a vampire, a griffin, a mage, and a human? Sawyer Smith’s life sounds like a punchline, but the mates he’s come to love are no joke. They’re fierce and wonderful, protecting him from the outside forces trying to destroy him. Add in a reluctant hippocamp and an egotistical fae prince, and Sawyer has his hands full in more ways than one...
  • Amuletto Kiss  (The Magic & Mixology Mystery Series) by Gina LaManna

    Amuletto Kiss (The Magic & Mixology Mystery Series) by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hold your loved ones close, islanders… Life for Lily Locke has not been normal ever since she learned of her witchy heritage, but now more than ever, her world is spiraling out of control. When a series of strange events begins to tear her beloved island apart, it’s up to the famed Mixologist to seek out the most powerful wizard in the world and spare him from death...
  • The Vampire's Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
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    cozy  dragons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer

    Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Demons are putting rips in the veil in order to cross over and steal my friends and allies away.But, going after them isn't even close to simple...
  • The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    International bestselling hit The Beacon Hill Sorcerer series continues with Book #2, The Necromancer's Dilemma...Even love can die without trust.Angel’s brother, Isaac, has returned home, and the pair begins to make slow and awkward attempts back to each other...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  demons  dragons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters
  • Jinx and Tonic by Gina LaManna

    Jinx and Tonic by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Let the Trials begin...The time has finally arrived! The Trials are in full swing and celebratory parties fill The Isle as Candidates go head-to-head to prove themselves worthy of the coveted Ranger title. Drinks, dances, and masquerade balls set the stage for a glamorous series of events until suddenly, it all changes.The most dangerous criminal on the island escapes from prison. Tragedy strikes...
  • The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down...
  • Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Tracker by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Bringing my allies together as war approaches is my number one concern. But that means I have to play nice with a vampire who is blackmailing me. If I don’t, I’m screwed and my family is dead...
  • Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Panther Prowling returns to the Otherworld where one of the D’Artigo sisters faces a terrifying challenge that’s more personal than she ever could have imagined.  We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch...
  • His Prince by Mary Calmes

    His Prince by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jason Thorpe was content living a quiet life in New Orleans. He and his best friend Ode opened their cozy curios shop in the French Quarter, and he was making some new, albeit interesting, friends….Then Jason met Varic Maedoc, the prince of the vampyrs, and his life changed forever...
  • Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Love Springs Eternal by S.J. Himes

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Apprenticed to the infamous Necromancer of Boston, Daniel Macavoy has seen a lot of upheaval in his life since that fateful day. Rescued from an abusive father and the monster he was once enslaved by, Daniel has struggled with every trauma that scarred his heart and mind.Yet with the love and support of his found family, Daniel has become stronger than he ever imagined...
  • Infinite Magic by Linsey Hall

    Infinite Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Things aren’t looking great for Cass Clereaux. For one, her greatest fear has come true. She’s stuck in the Prison for Magical Miscreants while her nemesis, Victor Orriodor, is out in the world, putting the last pieces of his plan into place. He’s wreaking havoc, all while she’s stuck in a stone box, awaiting likely execution...
  • Demon Magic by Linsey Hall

    Demon Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Del Bellator’s simple life of treasure hunting and demon slaying ended the moment she learned she was a Guardian between the Underworld and Earth. The only problem? She has no idea what that means and no control over the magic that could help her...
  • Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I 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...
  • A Witch in Time by Robyn Peterman

    A Witch in Time by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One of these things is not like the others—life threatening community theatre, wire hangers, chipmunks, tree-house sex-capades with a hot werewolf and head-shrinking with a porno-loving rabbit Shifter...
  • Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One treasure down, two to go … Three months ago, I nearly lost my best friend while retrieving the first instrument of assassination. I also inadvertently released a rival who was definitely unhinged, way more powerful than me, and obsessed with harnessing the deadly power of the artifacts I’d been tasked by the guardian dragons to collect...
  • Demon's Bluff by Kim Harrison

    Demon's Bluff by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Rachel Morgan must go on a deadly journey—into the past—in the next thrilling Hollows novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.What’s a witch to do when the coven of moral and ethical standards demands she untwist a curse—but an essential spell component no longer exists? There’s only one choice: go back in time...
  • Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. My sister Menolly is a vampire married to a werepuma. And me? I'm Camille, a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. I'm a priestess of the Moon Mother, and I'm training under the Queen of Darkness...
  • Eternal Magic by Linsey Hall

    Eternal Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Cass Clereaux has a few problems. Sure, she just saved her whole town and is now immortal, but immortality sucks. The same spell that made her immortal also takes away her magic. It’s kaput. Finito. Gone. Being a FireSoul and finding magical treasure is who she is. Now, she couldn’t find her left leg with a map. Not even if a dragon pointed the way...
  • Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I hadn’t set foot in the human world for more than a few hours in over three and a half months. Sure, I was stronger and faster than I’d ever been before, and I had a shiny new sword, but I was seriously chocolate deprived. I don’t recommend quitting cold turkey. And the new sword was a problem — to my mind, anyway...
  • The Dragon Finds Forever by Kristen Painter

    The Dragon Finds Forever by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  dragons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires
  • Moonborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Moonborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fate has a wicked sense of humor.When I was sixteen, I met the love of my life in magic school. He'd appear exactly once a year at the annual masquerade ball, then vanish...Fast forward to the present: to the night I’m attacked and my hidden wolf emerges...
  • Beyond the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Beyond the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    He Would Do Anything to Claim HerSalvatore Giuliani is not a happy werewolf. It's his duty as leader to track down the pure-blood females who can keep his people from extinction. But the moment he catches scent of Harley, a pure-blood held by a pack of mangy curs, his savage need for her obliterates all other instincts...
  • Conjure Web by Yasmine Galenorn

    Conjure Web by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As January delves into her family history, she discovers dark secrets about her great-grandmother Colleen and those secrets threaten everything she ever thought she knew about her heritage. Now, with her confidence already on shaky ground, January takes on a case with her friend Ari...
  • Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn

    Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can 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...
  • Witching Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Witching Moon by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Ante-Fae AdventureWhen you dance with Death, you have to be willing to roll the bones... Still shaken from her run-in with the serial killer, Raven turns to a new and unlikely friend. But the Ante-Fae Trinity has dark secrets in his background, and he threatens to destabilize Raven and Kipa's relationship when he leads Raven down a wild, dangerous path...
  • The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn

    The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whisper Hollow, where spirits walk among the living, and the lake never gives up her dead...Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Crescent Lake in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. I'm Kerris Fellwater, and I'm a spirit shaman...
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