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  • Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Izzy Sage is settling into her new job, enjoying her new romance, and only has one thing on her mind: Choosing a new assistant to help her at Belle Isle’s death gate. All of that changes when the gate malfunctions. Instead of dragging someone over, though, it sends five people back.Years ago, a group of trainees disappeared while on a tour of the facility...
  • Grim Vows by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Vows by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Weddings are supposed to be all about white veils, flowers and happily ever after. For Aisling Grimlock, she wants the ending … but the journey isn’t quite finished. Ever since her mother returned from the dead almost a year prior, Aisling has been riddled with doubts...
  • Grim Tempest by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Tempest by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Life should be good for Aisling Grimlock. She’s engaged to a great guy, she’s getting the hang of being a reaper, and her rich father spoils her rotten on a regular basis. All that changes when a series of storms hit and the Michigan populace starts turning downright dangerous...
  • Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy

    Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You’re only paranoid if nobody’s out to get you.Mackenzie’s paranoia hasn’t ebbed, if anything, it’s only gotten worse, and it’s starting to wear thin on her family. Add in a new familiar, and her sister’s sudden rebellion, and tempers ignite.As a hunter for Catch and Release, Mackenzie doesn’t choose her assignments, they are chosen for her...
  • Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lexi Blake comes a new epic-length story in her Thieves/Hunter world…A daughter lostSummer has spent her whole life wondering about the family she left behind. On the night she came into being she only had a few moments with them. In that brief time, she reached out to her father, looking deep into his soul, and gifted him the will to go on...
  • Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

    Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl... Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love--and she's on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago...
  • Dead to the World by Pandora Pine

    Dead to the World by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since the death of his former partner, Tony Abruzzi, at the hands of mob boss, Vito “The Dragon” Dragonni, Cold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara, has been a shell of his former self. Other than working his shifts at the police station, Ronan is going through the motions of life. The once vital and active cop is reduced to binge-watching trashy shows on Netflix to cope with his loss...
  • Perfectly Charmed Pixie: Parsnip's Story by M.J. May

    Perfectly Charmed Pixie: Parsnip's Story by M.J. May

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Youthful arrogance and misplaced trust left Parsnip’s once beautiful aqua colors little more than shades of muted gray. As a social pixie and host of a popular TV show, Parsnip desperately needs to fool everyone into believing he’s that same, stunningly colorful creature. Warlock-made charms are all Parsnip needs to keep up the rouse...
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    paranormal  lgbtq  witches-wizards  dark  romance  fantasy  mlm  magic
  • His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale

    His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It was 1972, and a teenage girl named Elizabeth Ryan thought that her world was coming to an end. Elizabeth was the daughter of two Selkies, you see, and she had just been passed up for a skin. But then a mysterious cousin who calls herself Annie appears, and Elizabeth finds other things to think about...It can be easy to forget that worlds don't wait for heroes before they begin...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  paranormal  witches-wizards  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fae
  • 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...
  • The War King by Jovee Winters

    The War King by Jovee Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ares, Greek God of War, you know the stories. Or do you?The world is not what it once was, but that's all Ares remembers. There is an emptiness inside of him, a feeling that he lost something profound, great, something that has turned him into a callous and bitter god of War. But what? That's what he aims to discover when he seeks out the Fates...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  fiction  gods  mystery  myths
  • Spells of the Heart by Ellen Dugan

    Spells of the Heart by Ellen Dugan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is a spell of the heart not easily broken... Being a Witch didn’t guarantee that Autumn Bishop would stroll through life without any challenges. Sometimes it meant quite the opposite. Autumn has spent the last six months renovating her historic home, and it turns out that she’s not alone in the bungalow...
  • Midnight Prophecy by Ellen Dugan

    Midnight Prophecy by Ellen Dugan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Midnight Prophecy: Book 3 in the Daughters Of Midnight series The prophecy awaits... Camilla (Cammy) Midnight is the youngest sister of the daughters of Midnight. Organized and confident, the pink-haired wise woman has her future all neatly mapped out. She is on the brink of launching her own business, and Camilla has no time for distractions or romance...
  • Shadows in Bloom: A Dark Romance Anthology by Lola Malone, Garry Michael

    Shadows in Bloom: A Dark Romance Anthology by Lola Malone, Garry Michael

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Long summer nights, the rustle of leaves and flowers in full bloom.It’s the perfect time of the year to live life the fullest, plan for tomorrow and forget about yesterday. But what happens when the shadows come out to play?After all…you won’t see it coming until it hits you in the Shadows in Bloom...
    Categorized as:
    dark  wlw  paranormal  lgbtq  captivity  romance  anthologies  mlm
  • Runaway Magic by Zile Elliven

    Runaway Magic by Zile Elliven

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Freak. Disaster. Mistake. Cym had heard it all.His family wasn’t content to lock him away ‘for the greater good’ anymore. No. Now they wanted him dead.Protection? What was that? Cym had never known anyone who wanted to keep him safe. Either he relied on himself or he was toast. So when he landed in the lap of an assassin, Cym thought his luck was up...
  • The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One by Mishka Jenkins

    The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One by Mishka Jenkins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. But maybe it's better to keep them closed. Knowing too much doesn’t help anyone sleep at night! Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven...
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    paranormal  lgbtq  captivity  wlw  dark  romance  fantasy  vampires
  • Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase

    Petal to the Metal by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Forty-two-year-old Mia Thorne is not living her best life. After a disastrous career-and-relationship-ending event, she escapes New York City and moves to a sleepy river town in Pennsylvania, courtesy of a dead aunt she never knew. Aunt Hazel was the reclusive family nut, a self-proclaimed psychic...
  • King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

    King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    Face your demons... or feed them.The dashing young king, Nikolai Lantsov, has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war--and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, Nikolai must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army...
  • Claiming His Fire by Ellis Leigh

    Claiming His Fire by Ellis Leigh

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A shifter with a secret that could destroy his world…A witch without a coven to keep her grounded…A fated destiny they’ll have to fight to begin.Shadow of the Feral Breed earned his road name by being a sneaky combatant—quite fitting considering he’s been hiding the truth about his heritage for decades...
  • Chasing Sparx by Milly Taiden

    Chasing Sparx by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sparx Brady is sick of playing the same role. She’s been on the same soap opera since she was fourteen. She needs change and adventure. When the role of a lifetime comes around, she’s determined to be cast. She quits her job and heads to the mountains for a week-long survivalist course. She’s a stubborn Brady woman; she’s got this.Tiger shifter Dash Jones doesn’t talk...
  • 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...
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    dark  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  fiction  magic  mystery
  • Igni Ferroque by Ashlyn Drewek

    Igni Ferroque by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This 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 Unbound Moon by May Dawson

    The Unbound Moon by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I escaped the wolves who are hunting me...But then a ghost returns from my past...
  • Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Are we destined to be star-crossed lovers or is Fate on our side?My friends are finding mates while I’m stuck with a sexy but silent vampire. Sure, Pietro is everything a boy could want- handsome, strong, brooding, and possessive. It’s just that with my gift, I’m well aware that he’s not the one fate has in store for me. He couldn’t be. For one thing, his mercury is always in retrograde...
  • Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "Look at you, as sweet as springtime, your heart and soul both. Would you destroy all of that to bring about your lost love's return?" The dead lay gone but not forgotten. War has sparked in the demonic realm of Sha’Demoni, ignited by the wrath of a vengeful goddess seeking recompense for her daughter’s death – and she deems Flowridia responsible...
  • Enemies & Shadows by Ginn Hale

    Enemies & Shadows by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • The Silent City by Ginn Hale

    The Silent City by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • Arcanum by Ashlyn Drewek

    Arcanum by Ashlyn Drewek

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    From the moment his new neighbor moves in, K9 officer Chris Brandt senses there’s something not quite right about the guy. His instincts are confirmed when he discovers the mysterious Greyson Darkholme is the prime suspect in a murder investigation—a murder that wiped out his entire family...
  • Elemental Blood by Phaedra Weldon

    Elemental Blood by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes the road to revenge is filled with sorrow...and sometimes, it's filled with death. Sam's hunt to find her mother's killer ends in Oregon when she and Bastien are confronted by an Elf asking the Elemental Witch's help in finding his lost King. Even as she and Bastien agree to help, more Elves invade Sam's shop making demands to see the Elemental Witch...
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    dark  paranormal  witches-wizards  book  fae  fiction  horror  humor
  • Wren and Oak by Sam Burns

    Wren and Oak by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has been peaceful for a now unprecedented two months, but everyone knows it’s the calm before the storm. The Summer king is coming for the thorn—a weapon destined to bring his end—and Fletcher has never felt so helpless. When the disturbing dreams start and his mentor, Oak, is hesitant to discuss them, Fletcher doesn’t know where to turn...
  • Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Despite surviving silver poisoning, Vivian isn't out of the fire yet. Rolando is still alive, as is his desire to eliminate all manipulator vampires like her. The streets of Buenos Aires prove to be a tricky hunting ground for Vivian and her husband Rafe, especially when a paranormal serial killer starts leaving bodies behind...
  • Pack Justice by R.J. Blain

    Pack Justice by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sean’s guardian angel is a feline, but his spirit cheetah prefers rival attorney, Andrea Morgan, over him. Trapped in a failing, dangerous marriage and stalked by an accomplice of one of the most dangerous criminals he’s ever prosecuted, Sean’s troubles are just beginning. A vacation should have offered him a chance to save his relationship with his wife, Idette...
  • The Stone God by Adrienne Wilder

    The Stone God by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marud is a god of legend. He has destroyed empires, erased entire civilizations, crushed armies of millions. No man, woman, or child is safe from his wrath. No god or monster. He is an unstoppable force. A god who kneels to no one. At least until Jessie Collins became a part of his life This book is an "end for now". The timeline begins before book 6 and ends after book 8...
    Categorized as:
    captivity  dark  lgbtq  paranormal  abuse  adult  alpha-mc  betrayal
  • Demons Shemons by K.B. Draper

    Demons Shemons by K.B. Draper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Most people come home with a window sticker, a shot glass, or a bottle opener cleverly disguised as a key chain from their summer vacations, not Allison Jo Maddox (a.k.a. AJ, if you want to keep your front teeth)...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  paranormal  wlw  adult  book  female-mc  fiction
  • Demon Heart by Rhys Lawless

    Demon Heart by Rhys Lawless

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s finally free.And I can finally remember.Things should have gone back to normal. They’re anything but.Chaos erupts across London, and my faith in the High Council is ruptured. Wouldn’t you know the entire paranormal community seems hell-bent on blaming it on my boyfriend.History repeating itself?Not this time. I won’t lose Wade. Not him.Not again.I’ll do anything to protect him...
  • Queen by Claire Farrell

    Queen by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three kings. Two queens. One heir. Chaos will rule..
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  wlw  adult  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • The Krinar Chronicles: Vair: Beyond the X-Club (Krinar Kindle World) by Hettie Ivers

    The Krinar Chronicles: Vair: Beyond the X-Club (Krinar Kindle World) by Hettie Ivers

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happens in an exclusive alien sex club stays in an alien sex club, right? Well... not when you pen an exposé on said alien sex club—carefully omitting the fact that the experiences detailed therein are yours rather than based on the firsthand accounts of nameless interviewees, as your article claims...
    Categorized as:
    captivity  dark  paranormal  adult  aliens  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Midnight Star by Ellen Dugan

    Midnight Star by Ellen Dugan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An old family prophecy spoke of a hidden star, and now she’s been found. Estella Flores Midnight is recently unemployed, on her own and broke. At the darkest point of her life, she discovers that her paternal grandmother is not only living, but that the woman has been searching for her—for years...
  • Every Witch Way but Ghouls by K.E. O'Connor

    Every Witch Way but Ghouls by K.E. O'Connor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the magical mystery of Crimson Cove. A spellbound town full of puzzles and twisty turns.Feisty enchanted hedgehogs with eye-watering gas, a half-dragon with an attitude, and a headless corpse aren't the best things to start the day with!But that's what we encounter in our first week working for animal control in Crimson Cove...
  • The Forest Witch Lies by Amber Nicole

    The Forest Witch Lies by Amber Nicole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An explosion takes everything from me. It should have been my ending, but it was only the beginning.A prophecy, a curse, and secrets are just the start.Alistar Academy was supposed to be a normal college right?Maybe for others but certainly not for me.Thrown into a world of mystery with lies hidden beneath the glamour.I find myself discovering satanic rituals, kidnappings, and bloodlines...
  • Beastly & Bookish by Catrina Bell

    Beastly & Bookish by Catrina Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This beauty didn’t ask for a beastly bookworm for Christmas, but maybe she should have . . .All Noelle wants is to save the Winter Bliss library. She has a plan, too—a New Year’s Eve fundraiser during the annual fire-magic festival. The last thing she needs is a distracting romance with the sexy, binge-reading demon she hasn’t seen in over a decade...
  • Married to the Vampire King by Jay Castle

    Married to the Vampire King by Jay Castle

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ETHANThe bad news is that the vampires and witches of this city are all going to kill each other. Meaning that everyone I care about is pretty much doomed. The good news is, I have a plan to stop it. Step one: Marry Nathaniel Bailey, the leader of the city’s vampires...
  • The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three by Mishka Jenkins

    The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three by Mishka Jenkins

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mad scientist vampires, supernatural carnivals! Can there be anything else?Well….As you settle into your new life working with Unit Bravo—and growing ever closer to one member in particular—life goes on. But so does the supernatural world...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  lgbtq  wlw  dark  romance  fantasy  vampires  urban-fantasy
  • Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Downside Ghosts series has been called "gripping and brilliant," "a must-read," and "one of the best paranormal fantasy series available." Now all four previously published short stories set in this world are collected in one place, plus one new, never-before-seen novella...
  • Fade by Claire Farrell

    Fade by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cara Kelly should have left the faery realm now that it has a king to rule all, but nothing is that simple. The real king is trapped in the Fade, and Cara’s journey is just beginning. Guilt-ridden by the fact Brendan’s soul was sacrificed for hers, she’s determined not to desert him after his one pure act of goodness...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  wlw  adult  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • Blade of Demons by Sara C. Roethle

    Blade of Demons by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When another ancient is murdered, Lyssandra alone cannot resist Asher’s call. Aiding him means going against the Potentate’s direct orders, and she won’t bring Steifan and Tholdri down with her.But the murder isn’t the only problem. Mysterious shadows stalk a nearby village, and ghouls are roaming free...
  • One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake

    One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes us back to the demon capital of the world in this highly anticipated sequel to In Every Generation, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankie Rosenberg is coming to terms with the fact that she’s the newest slayer, but that doesn’t mean she has it all figured out just yet...
  • Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The body of Wade Franks hangs from a gargoyle in Old Town, bathed in the harsh glow of the spring Blood moon. Terrible, bloody wounds cover his body and it’s clear he didn’t give up without a fight. But a fight against who…or what? Detective Raven Storm is assigned to uncover the truth behind Franks’ death, chalking up another ‘unsolvable’ case for the Chicago Police...
  • The Healer by Jessica Gadziala

    The Healer by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ace - All I’ve ever wanted is to go back home, get my crew back to the life we were meant to lead. After generations stuck on Earth, I’d lost two of my men to the Claiming. We needed to get back to hell before the rest of us got stuck as well.I never could have known I would be the next to fall…Josephine - I just wanted to start over. A new state, a new job, a fresh start...
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