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  • 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...
  • False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    False Comeback by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    High Lord CrossbodyI’ve given up a lot to pursue a career in professional wrestling, and I’m not going to have it all derailed by an uncouth ghoul with a huge chip on his shoulder, who decided he disliked me for no reason on his very first day at Goliaths.Vince Burke has been the thorn in my side for five long years, but things have taken a turn for the worse...
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    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  shapeshifters  romance  fantasy  fae  monsters
  • Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing...
  • Unholy Trifecta X The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA: Common Sense Deserts Once Again by A.J. Sherwood

    Unholy Trifecta X The Tribulations of Ross Young, Supernat PA: Common Sense Deserts Once Again by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Remi steals something she shouldn't. Oops?In her defense, Ivan thought it was a good idea...
  • Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Fire by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fire is the third book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you enjoy fated mates, forbidden romance, sassy heroines and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you."To avoid spoilers, I will not be writing a blurb for this book. If you have read Ruin, you will know that this next story is about Thor...
  • Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Clean Finish by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LarkinLook, here’s the thing.I’m young, carefree, and my job as the assistant to Holt, manager and owner of the Goliaths of Wrestling, means I’m surrounded by half-naked beefcake wrestlers all day. Of course I’m going to be interested in… getting to know them all better...
  • The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews

    The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful green witch. She blew into my life every bit as wild as the storm magic that lived within my veins. My heart had been nothing but a lifeless organ within my chest until she breathed life back into me, ensuring that each beat from that moment forward was for her.Saige Wildes was everything good...
  • Captive of the Night by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Captive of the Night by Meg Anne, K. Loraine

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roslyn Blackthorne is dead.I should know, I watched it happen. My twin and I didn’t believe we’d ever meet our mate, and then she showed up in our bar and the world as we knew it changed. Fate hadn’t been kind to us. Not once. So it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that we lost her as soon as we claimed her...
  • Hex of the Witch by Heather G. Harris

    Hex of the Witch by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s not paranoia when they are really out to get you…I’m Amber, potion and rune mistress and all round witch extraordinaire. I’ve spent half my life building my career and I finally feel like greatness is within my grasp. I’ve been working on a special potion, a potion that could change everything for witches and wizards everywhere...
  • Ashes by Charlene Hartnady

    Ashes by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ashes is the sixth, and final, book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you enjoy fated mates, forbidden romance, sassy heroines and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you.To avoid spoilers. I will not be writing a blurb for this book. If you read Ice you will know that this next story is about Ax...
  • The Dragon's Chance by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Chance by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I know I'm destined for a fairy tale romance and I'm done kissing frogs. Believe me, I've dated enough of them to know they never turn into Prince Charming. Wayne makes my heart race. And even though I almost screwed everything up between us, I think we have a chance at the fantasy romance I've always dreamed of. That's if my creepy stalker ex doesn't ruin everything first...
  • Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Carnival Creeps by Aiden Pierce

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Sinner’s Carnival, the most gruesome, blood-curdling attraction this side of Hell.Selling myself to a shadow demon to secure a position at the devil’s circus is all fun and games until the Horsemen of the Apocalypse show up.I’ve fought too long and hard for a place at Sinner’s Sideshow to let anyone take it from me.Not Conquest. Not War. Not even Death himself...
  • Ember's Claim by Jillian West

    Ember's Claim by Jillian West

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The North American Pack was always meant to be Ember’s birthright, but she grew up far away from shifter culture in a sanctuary city for monsters.Her wolf yearns to scout pack lands and socialize with other wolves, but Ember understands the risks, especially considering female shifters are nearly endangered nowadays.So, she keeps her distance, even if she has to fight her wolf at every turn..
  • Pet Rescue Panther by Zoe Chant

    Pet Rescue Panther by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What's hotter than a sexy man holding an adorable kitten? A sexy, protective panther shifter cop holding five adorable kittens! Curvy cat-rescue volunteer Tessa Davelos can't fix her wounded soul, so she's out to save the world instead, one kitten at a time...
  • Immortal Games by Lauretta Hignett

    Immortal Games by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Immortality sucks.Just ask Imogen Gray: Over two-hundred thousand years old and teetering on the edge of total insanity. Strong as a shifter, faster than a vampire, Imogen's walked the earth forever, always alone, never growing, never changing.Never learning, either. Her smart mouth and quick temper get her into trouble far too often.When that happens, she gets hurt...
  • Queen Takes Triune by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Queen Takes Triune by Joely Sue Burkhart

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Which Triune court is calling the last Isador queen to take her rightful seat? There are three Aima courts: one dead, one full of monsters, and one with an empty seat that's ruled by the queen of Rome. While Shara Isador loves her monsters, she has no plan to unseat a Skolos queen. Nor does she wish to work side by side with Marne Ceresa on a daily basis...
  • Adonis by L. Sherleen

    Adonis by L. Sherleen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Accused of a hate crime and expelled from school in his final year, Connor returns home to his seaside town to let everything blow over. There, not only does he have to learn to deal with the addition of two new stepbrothers and a new stepdad, but he also has to grapple with a world set against him. It’s not all bad though. Within his dad’s underwater lab, he discovers something in the deep...
  • Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Swim Deeper by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Reporter, Bre Hayne, is on the hunt for a story. Finally, her big career break has fallen into her lap, and she has chance to get the scoop on one of the notoriously private shifters. Not many of them exist, but one Holt Lachlan has put an ad out for a mate, and Bre is up for the challenge...
  • The Ghost in the Hall by K.M. Avery

    The Ghost in the Hall by K.M. Avery

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Something is very wrong with the Fitzwilliam estate... It was supposed to be a regular séance job. But from the minute I met an angry ghost in the hall, I knew there wasn’t going to be anything ordinary about this house or its dead residents. First of all, there were way too many of them. Second, some of them had been helped along from living to dead...
  • The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Choice by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There’s more magic in this world than I ever thought possible. Money means everything when you grow up with nothing. Posting risqué videos online may not be everyone’s ideal career, but it’s given me everything I need. I’m free. The hotshot lawyer Porter may not get it, but I don’t care. He can think anything he wants to… Until the jerk tries to steal my house.Sort of...
  • Asher by Louisa Masters

    Asher by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When your imaginary boyfriend turns up in your hometown, marriage is the only option.I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me… which, right now, is marriage...
  • Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Gateway Catastrophe by Louisa Masters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It only took seconds for my world to change…I live a simple, small-town life. Helping with the family restaurant, my side gig as a ride-share driver, hanging with my best friend, making the most of the extra time with my ghost grandma. The only exciting thing to happen to me in the past year was when Gabe moved to town—too bad Nonna scared him off...
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    paranormal  mlm  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  ghosts  fantasy  magic
  • Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters

    Hunter's Descent by Alice Winters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LakeSnagging the hunter was the easy part. Now I have to prove to him that a life filled with chaos, the most amazing fish ever, and delightful me is so much better than normal—trust me, he isn’t too hard to convince.But when a group of insolent chimeras laughably think they can target my one true love, they have another thing coming for them—likely death...
  • The Dragon's Fate by Roxie Ray

    The Dragon's Fate by Roxie Ray

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I don’t need a mate to complicate my life. Just because I recognize that Brianna is my fated mate doesn’t mean I have to accept it.If she rejects me, I’ll be free. Easy enough.But every second we’re apart feels like my soul is being shredded. Literally.When the bond goes away, I’ll never have another shot at a mate.I thought I didn’t want one.But Brianna is like no woman I’ve ever known...
  • Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne

    Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I, Taylor Hough, am a painfully average guy.I have the soul-destroying corporate job, I iron my underpants, and I was unceremoniously dumped for an influencer hippie a few years ago. Every day feels the same, and I don’t know how much longer I can cope before I do something unhinged like rip off my shirt in the middle of my co-worker’s office birthday party and smear lemon cake all over my chest...
  • Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A human who opened the wrong magical book, her stern boss, and his “friend” who says he can help…I’ve been cursed. Not metaphorically. Not, “Oh no! I spilled my coffee!” or “I broke a heel!”No.I’ve been cursed by a book and now I’m a danger to everyone I care about.After finding out that the things that go bump in the night are real a few weeks ago, this is doing nothing for my peace of mind...
  • Hybrid Heroics by M.F. Adele

    Hybrid Heroics by M.F. Adele

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I am not a good person.I’m the villain of Alric Moore’s story. And we’ve reached the climax. Not even mental torture will stop me from becoming his demise.As havoc knocks on another realm’s doorstep, the druids prepare for a war that isn’t theirs to fight. Everyone will come face-to-face with the best version of me. Because beneath the blood and gore lies the Goddess of Wrath and Justice...
  • Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem

    Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My Fake Gargoyle FiancéSo, this is rock bottom. Not only did I lose my job and my apartment, but now, an ultra-secret snow leopard shifter group wants me to marry a guy I never met and have babies to save our species. And they’re coming in three days to take me away. Cue me getting smashed alone on a Thursday night...
  • Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark

    Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A curvy librarian looking to start a family, a clan of gargoyles, and the deception that starts it all.My family has always found me lacking. From the way I dress, how I look, to the type of magic I have. My family name is full of pomp and prestige, and I want nothing to do with it.I’m a witch that knows how to set a goal and I have one in mind. I want a real family. Dating is a travesty...
  • Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon

    Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour...
  • Johann by Grae Bryan

    Johann by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alexei is lost. On the run from his criminal family, hiding out in Hyde Park, he has no idea what the point or purpose of his life is anymore. Until he’s served coffee by a strange young man, one whom Alexei can’t get out of this head. And when Alexei realizes his favorite barista isn’t quite human after all, his obsession only deepens...
  • Hearts of Stone by Sam Hall

    Hearts of Stone by Sam Hall

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the stone gargoyles in the massive estate I just inherited start to move, I should’ve run for the door, right? So why am I still standing here? One, there was a certain cartoon from the 90s that played a pivotal role in my emotional development. Two, each one of them towers over me, blocking out the light with their massive wings, their serpentine tails flicking as they stalk closer...
  • Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Lucien by Grae Bryan

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just twenty-three. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  adult  angst  book  cheerful-mc
  • The Red Dragon's Baby by Zoe Chant

    The Red Dragon's Baby by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's vowed to give her baby a better life—all by herself. Until she meets him. Single mom Katie Miller has left everything behind. Unable to handle the idea of her six-month-old son being raised by her dangerous ex, she pulled up her life and escaped. Now she's alone with her baby, road tripping into the unknown with a little money and a lot of determination...
  • Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Ghost by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Ash Grove is a fine place to die. Blythe has accepted her fate and is tired of running. Who would miss her anyway? She attends her new and eccentric town’s month long Halloween masquerade for one last party before meeting her end. But what will she find...and what will find her? A man in a skeleton mask is watching... and he’s not the only one...
  • More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    More Than a Handful by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alpha-heir Karl Jacobs had a life he was proud of. His company was preparing for another major product launch which would add billions to his bank account, his social life was full and varied, and he had a beautiful house situated more than three hours’ drive away from his home pack...
  • Pride and Perdition by Kaye Draper

    Pride and Perdition by Kaye Draper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A member of the pride is lost. Gesa and her remaining lovers are barely holding it together. And the damned demon wants to give cooking lessons.Gesa and her pride are about to travel into fae territory to take back what was stolen from them and stop a deadly ritual. But they might already be too late. Author’s Note I was tired of reading the same old thing over and over again in reverse harem...
  • The Demon's Dealbreaker by Delaney Rain

    The Demon's Dealbreaker by Delaney Rain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A witch, two fairies, a minor god, and four demons walk into a bar and suddenly Dwyer Eamonn’s life will never be the same.Turns out that Dwyer’s parents promised him—their firstborn—as payment when they made eight different deals with various supernatural beings. At the stroke of midnight on his twenty-first birthday, every single claimant comes calling, ready to make Dwyer their heir...
  • Pain in the Ice by Arden Steele

    Pain in the Ice by Arden Steele

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Thade Maddock would literally rather die than spend four weeks aboard a cruise ship with nine hundred strangers in the middle of the Pacific. When it happens to be his best friend’s dying request, however, he can’t exactly refuse the invitation. On the bright side, the ship’s pool does offer some stunning views. Like the human male with fiery red hair and a smile to rival the sun...
  • Dark Fire Kiss by Amy Pennza

    Dark Fire Kiss by Amy Pennza

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Half human, half vampire, I’ve spent my life on the fringes of my father’s court. Born with all the vampire weaknesses and none of their gifts, I have little to offer my family—until my father, the prince, is poisoned. Only dragon tears will heal him, and the dragons are desperate for female mates.So I’m offered as a sacrifice...
  • House of Aves by Crea Reitan

    House of Aves by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’ve been a prisoner in my own home for as long as I can remember.When both of my older siblings died at a young age, my parents became obsessive in protecting me, to keep me alive. I’m not allowed contact with anyone. I’ve attended every year of school remotely straight through university...
  • The Orc and the Manny by Chloe Archer

    The Orc and the Manny by Chloe Archer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Monsters Hollow, where love knows no bounds—even in a town full of monsters!Targan WildethorneA confirmed bachelor, and a historian by training, I haven’t the faintest clue how to care for twin orclings when I unexpectedly become their guardian...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  paranormal  lgbtq  age-gap  romance  fantasy  monsters  magic
  • Salvation by Stella Rainbow

    Salvation by Stella Rainbow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A wendigo afraid of hurting people. A vampire who who revels in his bloodlust.DellNothing was worse than getting turned into a monster by the one person who was never supposed to harm you. I couldn't remember a time when I hadn't been a monster, and I'd given up hope of ever being anything else.Then Valerio showed up, and he told me things could be different...
  • His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen

    His Slender Embrace by Amanda Meuwissen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gaze long into the abyss and you might fall in love.Eldritch, Tall Man, slender and strange – Cael is all these things, with a presence humans fear, and among monsters allowed visas to the human world, he still feels like an outsider. The first time someone hears his voice, they’re knocked unconscious, and if they look at him for too long, they risk losing their minds or worse...
  • The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe

    The Billionaire Dragon's Sweet Mate by Minerva Howe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dakota is on the run from his past when he arrives in Oro Escondido, a small town in the New Mexico mountains. He thinks he might just stop there to rest and maybe save up some money, and it looks like a nice little town. When a help wanted sign pops up on the main road, he takes a chance on working at the local bookstore, but he finds so much more than a job...
  • Not Her Gargoyle by Annie Nicholas

    Not Her Gargoyle by Annie Nicholas

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ruby is done with jerks, dead-end jobs, and eviction notices. Everyone else she knows is finding ways out of this crappy neighborhood, so why can’t she? Since opportunities refuse to fall from the sky, Ruby makes her own. To hell with the little voice in her heart whispering about love. She never met a man she wanted to keep… then she met a gargoyle. Men were boring after all...
  • Orc Me Baby One More Time by Ava Ross

    Orc Me Baby One More Time by Ava Ross

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can fake dating the town’s orc blacksmith turn into something real?If I don’t find a date for my grandmother’s weekend birthday bash, my mother plans to set me up with the relative of a friend who has to be ninety. No thanks. On the spur of the moment, I ask the town’s orc blacksmith I’ve been crushing on for months to go with me...
  • Where Fools Have Tread by Jennifer Cody

    Where Fools Have Tread by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dec:I’ve never really had much in the way of direction in my life, until I walk into an eerie shop where a strange man charges me more than I should pay for a tarot reading of one card. Next thing I know, I’m graduating school to be a domestic servant and find myself employed by someone else’s weird uncle in the strangest mansion. Everyone is great even if they’re all a little… off. Except Thoren...
  • Spectacle by Lexie Winston

    Spectacle by Lexie Winston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The mission to Husdavia was a success, though the identity of the woman in the stasis box still remains a mystery. Hopefully, she will wake up and shed some light on the situation.In the meantime, the Galaxy ship has set course for Fluxx and their next mission is to rescue Silac’s family from the Basilisk syndicate and hopefully reanimate his father...
  • Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson

    Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. When his captors give him to another prisoner, one who can and probably will take Jared’s life, he comes face to face with the most terrifying thing of all: hope.Calder’s warlock captors meant to turn him into a monster, and they nearly succeeded...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  mlm  paranormal  shapeshifters  abuse  adult  angst
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