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House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 91 ratingsSequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller!Sarah J. Maas's sexy, groundbreaking CRESCENT CITY series continues with the second installment.Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal―they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds... -
![Reaching Answers by Erin R. Flynn]()
Reaching Answers by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale… And I’m no longer the last fairy. I found someone else finally and brought them out of the darkness.A huge part of me wishes I hadn’t. The answers he had weren’t ones I wanted. I can’t trust him, and I don’t think he’s going to be any real help with the serious trouble we’re in.Plus, he’s poking the men in my life and they aren’t handling it well... -
![Coven of the Witch by Heather G. Harris, Alyse Gibbs]()
Coven of the Witch by Heather G. Harris, Alyse Gibbs
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFull blurb to follow but don't miss this witchy series if you like humour, heart and a strong heroine with a slow burn, enemies to lovers, fade-to-black romance.Written in British English...Categorized as:
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![The Vampire and the Case of the Cursed Canine by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare]()
The Vampire and the Case of the Cursed Canine by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSpells, hexes and curses. Curses are falling on this town like rain in London. Just when I think I’ve found a link between the hexed victims, someone else shows up jinxed too. It feels like the devil is playing darts with my paranormal town, and if the dart lands on you, you get whammied with a curse.Frankly, I haven’t got a clue how to find the perpetrator...Categorized as:
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![Resurgence of the Pack by Heather G. Harris]()
Resurgence of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Queen of Werewolves Never Bows—She Hunts. Being Queen of the British Werewolves means I’m not one to back down, especially when my friend Emory is facing trial on spurious charges. I stormed in, certain that my impassioned speech would help save the king of the dragon shifters – but darker forces prevailed.The Domini, a sinister secret society, is pulling strings from the darkness...Categorized as:
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![To Spell with It by Amanda M. Lee]()
To Spell with It by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHadley Hunter thinks she’s seen everything – okay, maybe not everything but a lot of things – but she’s never seen a cupid convention.When her good friend Booker’s fellow cupids descend on Moonstone Bay, she thinks it’s going to be fun and games. Instead, it’s mayhem and mystery when a rash of suicides and attempted suicides hit random island residents... -
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Liam by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way.Three of them our now ours to raise—the ogre triplets... -
![Managing Expectations by Erin R. Flynn]()
Managing Expectations by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale… And I’m no longer no one. I’m not simply an abandoned orphan without any answers. Granted, most of the answers led me to ask more questions, but I have at least some now.Fairies aren’t what I was promised they would be and I’m certainly not what they want, but I’m the only one who can save them from their magical prisons... -
![Play Dead by Annabel Chase]()
Play Dead by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Fairhaven, there’s no rest for the wicked, the weary, or anyone in between.This time, the Wild Hunt is on its way to town, commanded by its ruthless leader who has a score to settle with Lorelei’s friend, the Night Mallt...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Olson]()
Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor years now, Scarlett Bernard has counted on two things: her ability to nullify magic, and Shadow, the bargest who guards Scarlett with her life. But after a sudden revelation turns Scarlett’s world upside down, she panics and leaves town without warning, leaving Shadow with her partner, Jesse. In the chaos that follows, the bargest is stolen—and Jesse nearly dies from a brutal psychic assault...Categorized as:
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![Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery]()
Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hot, nerdy dragon content to be aloneDragon shifter Gideon wasn’t looking for love. He preferred silence, solitude, and the company of his books. So, when he runs into his mate, his first instinct is to keep her at arm’s length...Categorized as:
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Awakening of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI am seizing the patriarchy by the balls, and I’m going to give it a vasectomy. I may have been crowned Queen, but it rapidly becomes clear that the title doesn’t come with an iota of respect: in fact, it’s a death sentence. My enemies have handed me a crown and now they’re sitting back to see how long I can keep it. Challenges will be coming thick and fast, and I need to be prepared...Categorized as:
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![False Security by Lindsay Buroker]()
False Security by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsI never thought I would date a dragon, or feed him chicken strips late at night, but life has gotten interesting.My steady dragon—you may know him as Lord Zavryd’nokquetal, but I get to call him Zav—is offering to take me to the elven homeland to meet my father and learn to harness the magic in my blood...Categorized as:
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![Erupting Shadows by Erin R. Flynn]()
Erupting Shadows by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale… And I’m Queen Meira’s daughter and heir to the light realm. After all I’ve been through, it turns out I’m an actual pri—nope, still can’t say the “P” word.Oh, and my dad’s a demigod. Sure, of course he is.Things aren’t going well given my new status, and too many of the fairy elders are as big of problems as the supe ones... -
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![Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmbrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread... -
![Moon Blade by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
Moon Blade by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSam doubts Detective Sherbet's new homicide case is the work of a vampire...Until she sees the body.Ever since that night in Hillcrest park so long ago, Samantha Moon knew her life would be far from ordinary. She never expected the weirdest part would be watching Tammy and Anthony turn into adults. Other than her fears of an empty nest, life is as normal and happy as it's ever been...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Spells by Kim Richardson]()
Midnight Spells by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsGet ready for this heart-pounding and laugh out loud magical adventure!Just when I thought I’d finally gotten my life back on track, the unexpected happens.It’s the annual Night Festival in Hollow Cove, a paranormal festival extravaganza that lasts for five nights and features a multitude of powerful faces in our paranormal circles.There’s only one little problem. Someone ends up dead... -
![Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve]()
Magical Compass by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTyson 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...Categorized as:
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![Were We Belong by Robyn Peterman]()
Were We Belong by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI need a new freakin’ job. It’s not what you think. I’m desperate to resign from the Werewolf Treaty Federation aka WTF. Don’t judge. I didn’t name this crew of misfit Shifters so hear me out. After investigating a deadly Jazz Cabbage outbreak, I discover we need a necromancing Demon to help solve the crime... -
![Odd Times for Sophie Feegle by Gwen DeMarco]()
Odd Times for Sophie Feegle by Gwen DeMarco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to the Mythical town of Murias – a quaint little town in Cascadia where fairytale creatures quietly live among humans. When a series of unsolved and bizarre murders occurs, it threatens to expose the Mythicals in town. And the timing couldn’t be worse: Murias’s Hunter's Moon Festival – Cascadia’s largest Mythical event – is less than a week away...Categorized as:
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![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 ratingsThat 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... -
![Forever Forty by Tia Didmon]()
Forever Forty by Tia Didmon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA witch. A vampire. An immortal mistake.As a witch, I have a healthy dislike for the undead. While they can turn a human, their venom kills those of us with power. At least that was true until I was attacked by a rogue and transitioned into a vampire.Now the entire supernatural community wants answers, including the vampire overseer who had a surprising reaction to my unnatural rebirth... -
![Dragon Rising by Linsey Hall]()
Dragon Rising by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe epic finale to this hit series!Acius, the darkest fallen angel in the world, knows what I am. And he wants me—to be his queen, to be his puppet. He’ll stop at nothing, which leaves me with only one choice.Kill him.Normally, my prey run from me. But he’s the hunter too. When he delivers word of his plan to destroy Magic’s Bend with an enormous serpent, it’s obviously a trap meant to ensnare me...Categorized as:
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![Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison]()
Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat... -
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![Gray Seas by Hailey Edwards]()
Gray Seas by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter the challenge for the throne of Hael went sideways, Rue expected Stavros to place a bounty on Asa’s head, but she didn’t expect him to pin an even bigger target on her back. Then again, it was her fault he was forced to turn tail and run from the fight during a live broadcast to the entire kingdom. That had to sting his pride...Categorized as:
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![The Rowan's Stone by Stella Brie]()
The Rowan's Stone by Stella Brie
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsArden's search for her destiny inadvertently revealed the true lineage of witches everywhere and a secret history hidden long ago. Now, she needs to find the meaning and purpose of the Rowan. With questions piling up and a parchment stingy with answers, she must look to the past before she can embrace her future... -
![The Rowan's Destiny by Stella Brie]()
The Rowan's Destiny by Stella Brie
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Rowan's destiny is to power the stone and save the magic of witches everywhere. Or is it?When the words of the past reveal new secrets, Arden must decide which path to follow—the one dictated by others, or the one designed by her.From the ballroom to the battlefield, Arden and the Imperium Cadre discover an intricate web of deceit and a massive abuse of power... -
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Magical Mojo by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHollow Cove was never a dangerous city. Weird and eccentric, maybe. But not dangerous. Until now.A new magic threatens our paranormal community and competes for dominance. Something awakens in the night, and it’s a real stinker. Not kidding.I’m a Merlin now, and my plan is simple: get in, protect my family and friends, and defeat this new evil. But it’s never that simple...Categorized as:
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![Witch Out of Water by Amanda M. Lee]()
Witch Out of Water by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHadley Hunter is the new witch in a town overflowing with paranormal beings. She’s ready to settle, but odd things keeping cropping up and knocking her off her game. In addition to dating Moonstone Bay’s sheriff Galen Blackwood, Hadley has her hands full when she helps discover a body at a local festival and uncovers a decades’ old feud between two warring families... -
![Pickups and Pirates by Bella Falls]()
Pickups and Pirates by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA little sweet tea and a whole lot of spells won’t always put out the fire… After a hurricane attacks the Crystal Coast, Ruby Mae Jewell and her friends and family will have to deal with more than just the wreckage of harsh weather. When the ancient shipwreck of the notorious pirate Captain “Bonny Anne” Bonnet is discovered off the shore, there’s a race to claim the uncovered treasure... -
![Disrespected Chief by Erin R. Flynn]()
Disrespected Chief by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas is tired of the men in her world making her life so much more difficult. From Brian getting promoted and bringing Murray into her life to Murray treating her like he’s her boss and she has to play along to set him up because of what Director Galvin wants. Then there’s Enzo’s plans and new crazy all the way up to the damn president... -
![Splintered Haven by Jilleen Dolbeare]()
Splintered Haven by Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrigid's battle with the witches is over. Her new supernatural bed and breakfast is open. Content to live the life of a low key small business owner, she settles into her new role. Only things are afoot. With the witches gone, a power vacuum calls to those who want new territory...Categorized as:
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![Dark Peril by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Peril by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA new Carpathian novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.Dominic of the Dragonseeker Carpathians is on a desperate mission, in the very heart of enemy territory. Solange Sangria is one of the last of the jaguar people. She has long been fighting to save women who are able to shift from the hands of the man who slaughtered her family and everyone she loved-her own father... -
![I'm Not Lion To You by Krystal Shannan]()
I'm Not Lion To You by Krystal Shannan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe wants her more than life, but can she trust him with her biggest secret? Kann is a lion shifter from another world. Literally. Even though he’s learned how to walk, talk, dress and sound just like everyone else in Mystery, Alaska, he still can't find his mate. Until she walks right into the local grocery store. Her blue eyes and killer legs make his lion stand up and roar... -
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![The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro]()
The Enchanter's Heart by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe long-lost magic brings doom… We’ve been living in the shadow of the enchanter prophecy since my magic was released, and it seems that the darkness is finally closing in. There’s chaos everywhere; Brinnswick has become a war zone. The human and magical communities are doing everything in their power to save us, but it isn’t enough...Categorized as:
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![Don't Tempt Fate by Lisa Oliver]()
Don't Tempt Fate by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't Tempt Fate Book 11 of the Cloverleah Pack series. Pack enforcer, Marius Reef has a lot on his mind. Life in Cloverleah has been quiet for months; giving him too much time to think. He still suffers nightmares from his father's abuse decades ago and now his brothers are mated, he is struggling to find and keep his place in the pack...Categorized as:
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Glimmer of Christmas by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Amber DeLea darkens my door a few days before Christmas, I'm expecting trouble. Instead, her orphan ward, Jade, has lost her Christmas stocking, and Amber wants me to find it. Simple, right?Meeting little Jade strikes a chord in me, and suddenly I find I'll do anything to make sure she still has a Christmas where she still believes in Santa. I can't let her down... -
![Southern Myths (Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries) by Amy Boyles]()
Southern Myths (Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries) by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJust when Pepper Dunn starts accepting her ability to communicate with animals she’s thrown for a loop—an egg containing a baby dragon winds up on her doorstep. Convinced the creature will grow up to become a destructive force of nature, Pepper gives the dragon to the first person interested in buying—a traveling magician named Mysterio, who claims he can communicate with the dead... -
![Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco]()
Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSophie Feegle needs a break. Rent is due on her crappy apartment and she's halfway through her last loaf of bread.Sophie doesn't have big ambitions. She only wants a job that will keep her landlord off her back, enough extra cash for whiskey at the neighborhood bar and a bit of free time to hang out with the naughty old lady next door... -
![Testing Fate by Belinda Boring]()
Testing Fate by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNothing burns as bright as the flames of the refiner’s fire.Moments after hearing the Council sentence her enemy to life imprisonment for attempted murder and illegal use of magic, Darcy is whisked away by the Fates - accused of tampering with destiny. The cherished dream she shared with Mason has been called into question, placing doubt about whether they are actually true mates... -
![Dragon Released by Terry Bolryder]()
Dragon Released by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a curvy baker help this broken dragon find peace?Born in a lab and tortured for a lifetime, hybrid dragon Dallin has never had a real home or a purpose beyond revenge. And he doesn't expect that to change now, even if he's forced to be some human's bodyguard. Then he meets Jo, the curvy baker he needs to protect... -
![Demons by G.K. DeRosa]()
Demons by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI barely survived my first year at Darkhen Academy, and now with Ryder gone and my heart shattered I’m not sure I’ll outlive the second.But I have to, right? Because Luxora and her evil minions aren’t waiting around for me to get over my broken heart. With increased attacks in the human world, the supe slayer squad must ride on!Then there’s my father... -
![Charmed Nights by Kim Richardson]()
Charmed Nights by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThey took my Merlin license away.To get it back, I must complete the witch trials. Okay, so I have to pass a few magical trials. No big deal. Right? Wrong.The trials are treacherous, ominous, and deadly. I’m not prepared for such brutal, magical tests, but I can’t stop. Stopping means failure, and too many people are counting on me.But then the worst happens... -
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Winter's Promise by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWar is coming. The prophecy is coming true. When the world is close to falling and all those she loves are in danger, what can Winter do to save everyone? Winter finally has the answers to who she is but everything else in her life is in question as she is thrown into the world of witches... -
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![Davy Harwood in Transition by Tijan]()
Davy Harwood in Transition by Tijan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe vampire nations sent their armies for her. They feared and sought to destroy her. The werewolves sent their own in the hopes to take her magic. One stood against them all to protect her. And in the midst of everything, as she watched her human life crumble to her feet, Davy grew as the Immortal every day. Her powers transitioned until she would save them all in the end... -
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Moonborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFate 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...Categorized as:
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![Hammered by Lindsay Buroker]()
Hammered by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSeattle native Matti Puletasi has the strength of a bear, the stamina of an ox, and a magical hammer inherited from her dwarven mother.She’s happy renovating homes and occasionally thumping bad guys until she learns of a mysterious artifact hidden under the house she’s working on. Everybody from humans to orcs to werewolves wants it, and they’re willing to kill to get it...Categorized as:
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![Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu]()
Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsChristine FeehanDark DreamShe's known him since she was fifteen. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon - the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate.Margorie M...Categorized as:
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![Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the fog rolls in from the sea, sometimes ghosts from the past follow it... Sandy’s under attack. First, she’s almost mowed down at the supermarket, then her new shore-front burger stand is destroyed on its grand opening day. But when she’s found in a coma, the danger heats up. As she falls into a coma, parts of her dreaming world escape into reality... -
![Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke]()
Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This isn’t just some war being waged against us from the shadows, it’s a massacre, a cull.”With the pack still reeling from their encounter with the witches, all anyone wants is time to recover. But the pack promised the vampires a favour in return for their help—and it’s time to collect...
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