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A Broken Vow by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen life rushes at you from all sides, you widen your stance to keep from getting toppled over—you brace yourself.But no matter how well you prepare, some things you just don’t see coming.Assuming my role as the druid representative for the Lakeshore Guild of Empowered Ones is both an honor and a curse...Categorized as:
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Vindicate by Jamie Magee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWillow stands over the collapsed bodies of Drake and Landen, both of whom have been entrapped by a mysterious other, whose mystical and seductive powers have not only endangered the lives of these two boys, but will have further repercussions which threaten to bring all of Esterious to ruin... -
Betrayed: Book Two - The Road to Redemption by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow do you love again when your heart is dead? How do you know when it’s time to let go?Damien’s kicked about the country these past three years. No pack. No purpose. No reason to keep on living. When an old friend, Kane Sinclair, asks for his help, he agrees and heads to Chicago. After all, what does he have to lose?Sam’s grown up on the streets... -
The Wedding by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo matter how long they've waited and how carefully they've planned, Soni and Simon's wedding was never going to be typical, especially with so many witches, former ghosts, and who-knows-what on the guest-list. And that doesn't include Soni's recently returned uncle Wickham who might literally be immortal.It's a reunion to die for--and an event which will require more than a little blood... -
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Royally Hitched: The Fae Twins by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe prince is in prison for a murder he didn’t commit—or did he? With all the intrigue at Spring Court, I don’t know who to trust anymore. Even my own sister is keeping secrets from me. The closer we get to Drake, the more dangerous it is for both of us. Not only because of the swirling rumors of murder but also for our traitorous hearts. We were never supposed to fall for the prince... -
The Staff and the Blade by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLovers. Warriors. Enemies. Legends. Damien and Sari. Their union became pivotal in Irin history. But to understand their ending, you must go back to the beginning. A young singer and a hardened warrior meet and mate, but their life is torn apart by violence, betrayal, and grief. Yet no matter how much pain and anger stain their lives, bonds in the Irin race cannot be abandoned...Categorized as:
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The Saints by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the devastating conclusion of 'The Seekers, ' Clare finds herself trapped in a prison. With no way out, uncertain if Daniel is alive or dead, she fights to stay sane and maintain her hope. Her only ally her dwindling hope, Clare fights for survival and searches for a way to end the war once and for all... -
FIREWALKER by Jamie Begley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven brothers, all waiting for their soul mates, all born with a gift that makes them unique. A gift that comes with a cost ... if they use their power outside of their domain.Coleman Mountain.Matthew Coleman was born with the gift of fire. It dances at his fingertips. He can melt the strongest of metals, making it pliable in his hands, and scorch the earth if he gets angry enough... -
Child of the Phoenix by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBorn in a burning castle in 1218, Princess Eleyne is brought up to support the Celtic cause against the English. She is taught to worship the old gods and to "scry" into the future and the past. Eleyne's second sight, however, involves her in the destinies of England, Scotland and Wales... -
Imperial by Jamie Magee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Glory’s life was taken, her reign was appropriated—her precious charge, given to her by the Creator himself, was removed. Even worse, the king, that at one time she swore she shared her soul with, was also taken, or at the very least, had done nothing to avenge her death... -
The Velvet Cloak of Moonlight by Christina Courtenay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"As the velvet cloak of moonlight settled over the ruined towers of Raglan Castle, the shadows beneath them stirred ..." When newly widowed Tess visits Raglan Castle, she experiences an extraordinary vision that transports her to seventeenth-century Wales and a castle on the brink of a siege...Categorized as:
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Royally Hitched: The Fae Prince by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA fight to the death… Or at least that’s what it feels like when my twin sister and I are pitted against a dozen ruthless Fae females in a competition to marry the Spring Court prince. On live television.If we can survive eight weeks on Royally Hitched, we’ll earn our freedom and a one-way ticket home to the human world. All we have to do is play nice with the mean girls and stuck up ice prince... -
Infinity by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor five centuries, Immortal High Witch Nicodimus has been suspended in an eternity of darkness. His heart was stolen away in the ultimate betrayal by his love Arianna... Now Arianna discovers a way to bring him back. But the power that returns Nicodimus to her arms also summons an ancient enemy. To fight this dark danger, they must confront the past--and reclaim infinity.. -
A Discovery of Witches Vol. 2 of 2 by Deborah Harkness
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings...Categorized as:
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Order of Seven by Beth Teliho
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen-year-old Devi Bennett is surrounded by mysteries: her unknown heritage, a recurring dream about an African tribal ceremony, an inexplicable attachment to a certain tree and a psychic ability she’ll never understand—unless she finds her biological parents... -
Guardian Undone by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStealth Guardian warrior Logan Frazer is loyal to his race, but when he’s ordered to eliminate a psychic so she won’t fall into the hands of the demons and help them destroy mankind, he goes rogue and saves her instead.Winter Collins doesn’t know that she’s a psychic and that the terrible nightmares she experiences are actually visions, until demons come knocking at her door... -
Chained To The Orc Chieftain by Celeste King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis Orc Chieftain is destined for an orc mate. But there’s one problem.He's in love with a human woman. Me.Let’s face it. The Earth is broken. Humanity is destroyed.And if you’re a human female? Forget about it.You don’t have any rights. You don’t have any hope.The monsters are bad enough. But the surviving human males are even worse... -
The Seekers by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Seekers is the second installment of The Watchers Series. Clare, fully aware of the world of half angels, and still upset over the conclusion of The Watchers, sets out to find answers as to why she is hunted. Her destination is New Orleans... -
The King's Executioner by Donna Fletcher
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe King of the Pict has entered into an agreement with Cathbad, Overlord of the Western Region to wed his daughter Anin. Blyth, Anin’s mother, has given her husband four fine sons and King Talon hopes Anin will do the same for him. Unfortunately, Anin’s mother wants no part of the agreement. She intends for her daughter to pick a husband of her own choosing as the women of her tribe do...Categorized as:
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The Secret Trinity: Ignite by Jenna Bernel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf time heals all wounds, then Aria Darwin’s clock has stopped. No amount of magic elixir can repair a broken heart. In the aftermath of untruths and tainted love, Aria is unsure if she will ever recover to see the light of her destiny. Now living in the enchanted city of Draíochta, along with her two best friends, Aria struggles to find her place in the Kingdom... -
The Peculiar Talent of Miss Elizabeth Bennet by Elizabeth Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElizabeth Bennet is…special. She has been different since her sixteenth birthday, when she awoke after a dream of the future so vivid it could be nothing but a premonition.Now that she knows about her own future, is forewarned forearmed? Or will she make the same mistakes she always has? And more importantly, will Mr...Categorized as:
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A Demon's Wrath: A Steamy Fantasy Romance by Alexia Praks, Alexia X.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn order to save her mother’s life from a deadly poison, spirited Cecelia Van Zandt must retrieve the Pearl of Life, a powerful treasure that belongs to the fearsome demon king Drake McNamara... -
Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm betrothed to a dagger-toting hellionShe was a doe-eyed, freckle-faced girl when I left seven years ago.Had I known she held such fire, I would have rushed home to be in her arms much sooner.I adored her then…I ache to have her now.But the supernatural world that surrounds her may be our undoing.She's bound and determined to take her father's enemy head-on... -
Shadows at Midnight by Amanda Bonilla
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHas Darian’s past finally caught up with her? The Rakshasa queen, Padma, has a score to settle—she wants those responsible for her son’s death to pay and to pay dearly... -
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The Legacy by Jill Rowan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Fallady Galbraith accepts the legacy of an isolated house on the Welsh borders as a means of escaping from London, she soon discovers that the house conceals a number of secrets including, apparently, two household ghosts who act as cook and gardener... -
Soul Stalker by Laura Kreitzer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing the Illuminator is not all happiness and light, especially when everyone thinks you are dead. When Gabriella decides to finally let her angels know that she is alive, Joseph and an unexpected friend help her. The Darkness Illuminator is not as in control of her power as she believes, which makes for a very comedic and endearing relationship that blooms between the three... -
The Claim by Leigh Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the Vampire Kingdom trilogy! Victoria Edwards has been reunited with her mother and sister in the Vampire Kingdom. But the reunion isn't a happy one--her family is shocked that she's about to marry Prince Dominic Allard, the handsome vampire royal. Trapped between loyalties, Victoria struggles to find her footing while managing to stay alive in the treacherous kingdom... -
Drakon’s Tear by N.J. Walters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDying isn’t an option. I’ve survived a kidnapping and now I’m on the run from the Knights of the Dragon who want my gift. I’m Abigail Owens and I can sense gemstones. There’s nothing a dragon loves more than treasure. But when I find a beautiful stone at a tiny shop in Moscow, I have no idea it’s a drakon tear, or that I’ve just put myself in the middle of a war between the Knights and a Drakon...Categorized as:
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The Complete Book of Fallen Angels by Valmore Daniels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngel Fire My name is Darcy Anderson, and I am cursed with a dark power: Whenever my life is in danger, something inside me summons elemental fire to protect me. I cannot control this. One night, I was attacked in my home. The fire ... it raged out of control. I survived the inferno, but my house burned to the ground - with my parents inside... -
Dating & Dismemberment by A.L. Brody
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmily Henry meets Grady Hendrix in a hilarious and original romantic comedy full of love, laughter, and limbs.Darla Drake, Duchess of Death, has haunted Camp Clear Creek for years. Until an existential crisis forces her to take a sabbatical from wreaking havoc on teenagers while she figures out what she wants from the rest of her (possibly infinite) life... -
A Ghostly Guardian by H.P. Mallory, Fiction
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLondon, 1880I’ve returned to London with my proverbial tail between my legs.After the death of my beloved husband, I took my broken heart and retreated to Paris, where I’ve been living for the last year.But finally deciding I need to face the ghosts of my past, I’ve returned.And now find myself sitting in a jail cell in Scotland Yard, the precinct of the London police... -
Breathing Lies by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Avertonson brothers and I have been friends for as long as I can remember. They're also twins, but where Foster is all light, Kingsley is darkness and danger. I've been in love with Foster for a while, but the night I finally get the courage to tell him how I feel is the same night I nearly drown. Foster saves me, though. At least that’s what I’m led to believe... -
The Haunting at Hawke's Moor by Camille Oster
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVictorian London shows little mercy when divorce leaves Anne Kinelly destitute and abandoned by her husband. Her bleak future is avoided when the merciful actions of her solicitor results in a stroke of luck, finding a house forgotten and left in probate by previous generations... -
Cinderella Dressed in Ashes by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLoki is controlled by the Queen through his Dreamhunter's Fleece, and he's now Snow White's enemy. No one's sure what the Queen of Sorrow wants to do next, and what her plans with Sorrow are.In another Dreamory, they learn who Cinderella really is, where she came from, her relationship with Snow, and what historical period she'd affected with what she calls the Forbidden Art...Categorized as:
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The Mummy by Max Allan Collins, Stephen Sommers
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBased on the Universal Studios major motion picture starring Brendan Fraser!Rick O'Connell, dashing American and legionnaire, is in Egypt looking for a good time. His discovery of the Lost City of the Dead is a fluke—but to British librarian Evelyn Carnahan it's the archaeological find of the century. The city contains all the treasures of Egypt and possibly the secrets of life and death...Categorized as:
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The Immortal Collection by Eva García Sáenz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Adriana, a brilliant young archaeologist, accepts a position at the Museum of Archaeology in her hometown of Santander, Spain, she never imagines that her new boss has lived through the history she can only study.Iago, the charismatic technical director of the museum, is more than ten thousand years old but appears to be only thirty-five... -
A Dance with Darkness by Courtney Allison Moulton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith scorching romance and fantastic action, this original novella is a prequel to Courtney Allison Moulton's gripping and epic Angelfire series.There were shadows in this alley that no light touched, and where there was no light, anything could hide...Categorized as:
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The Wisdom of Madness by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith Alice determined to discover the truth about her past, and Seth determined to help her, the couple find themselves sucked into a world where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. On the run to escape a mad queen's wrath, and with an entire realm looking for them, tensions fray and friendships are tested...Categorized as:
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New England Witch Chronicles by Chelsea Luna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNEW ENGLAND WITCH CHRONICLES is the first book in the four-book bestselling young adult series. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were an embarrassing stain on America’s revered past... -
Oppressed by Kira Saito
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDown in New Orleans, Arelia LaRue ventures further into the world of les mysteries and comes face to face with secrets that threaten to turn her entire world upside down.A tragically painful past is revisited... Secrets are revealed… And enemies are exposed…In the intoxicating world of New Orleans Voodoo/Hoodoo expect the unexpected... -
Distant Voices by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBarbara Erskine's storytelling talent is undeniable. -- "The Times" Barbara Erskine's second volume of short stories creates a wide and vivid range of worlds and emotions, from love, romance, loneliness and grief, to betrayal, passion, adventure and compelling suspense... -
Heart of the Dove by Tina St. John
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe darkest heart . . .Everything that Randwulf of Greycliff loved was torn from his grasp in a night of fire and terror. His wife and child slain, his manor destroyed, Rand now lives for one thing alone: revenge on the man who ordered the attack. Armed with part of the legendary Dragon Chalice–the object his enemy most desires–Rand embarks on a deadly voyage to trap his foe...Categorized as:
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Sinful Treasure by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVenice, Italy - early 1800sWhen vampire rake Lorenzo Conti finds a beautiful woman sleeping in the bedchamber of his newly acquired home, he believes her to be a housewarming gift bestowed upon him by his thoughtful friends...Categorized as:
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Redwood Pack, Vol. 1 by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRedwood Pack Volume 1 contains the first 2 books in the Redwood Pack Series in a print copy.An Alpha’s Path Redwood Pack Book 1Melanie is a twenty-five year old chemist who has spent the whole of her adult life slaving at school. Now she is finally done and about to start her dream job, however before she does that she needs to let her hair down...Categorized as:
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A Diamond in My Heart by Lorena Angell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Diamond in My Heart, book two in The Unaltered series, follows teen-aged Calli Courtnae as she learns how to control her new cosmic superpowers. She's afraid she's no match for some of the other people who are showing up with different paranormal powers, including a time-rewinding teen who apparently has some romantic fantasy about her going on in his head...Categorized as:
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Sensual Danger by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVenice, Italy - early 1800sWhen vampire Nico purchases a house to further his fellow vampires' goal of creating a secure compound within Venice, he doesn't expect to get a headstrong wife in the bargain. He plans to send her to the mainland after their wedding night so he can continue his debauched bachelor life... -
Roaring Midnight by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom NEW YORK TIMES and USA Today bestselling author Colleen Gleason, the long-awaited spin-off of the international bestselling Gardella Vampire Chronicles.Amid the glitzy age of Jazz, when gangsters and bootleggers control the cities, there lies another, more insidious threat....the undead... -
Daniel And The Angel by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this classic Jill Barnett Christmas novella story, wealthy financier D. L. Stewart's finds an injured woman in the snow in front of his New York City mansion. But he has no idea she is Lillian, a big-hearted and somewhat inept fallen angel, sent back to teach him what Christmas is all about. Lilli has her work cut out for her. D.L... -
Votive by Karen Brooks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReturn to the beautiful, deadly world of The Curse of the Bond Riders, where the stakes are ever higher as Tallow morphs from talented boy apprentice to unwilling female courtesan and assassin The stakes are higher than ever when the Maleovellis inform Tallow they are now her patrons...Categorized as:
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Better in the Dark by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHere at last is a long-hinted-at chapter in the undead existence of the immortal Count Saint-Germain: the story of Ranegonda of Saxony, one of the three great loves of Saint-Germian's life.937 A.D. The Saxon fortress of Leosan is under the almost unheard-of rule of a woman...
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