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  • Wild Irish Dreamer by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Dreamer by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What would happen if dreams came true?It's said that the world is made of dreamers. Which is a lovely thought and all, except for when those dreams come with a foretelling of the future. In order to find out what she really wants, Fiona MacAuliffe has spent her life running from who she truly is...
  • Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Moon by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Famous psychic, Iris Moon, seeks refuge in Grace’s Cove after her boyfriend betrays her and sells a fake story to the tabloids. With her business and reputation unfairly shattered, Iris hopes to find space to heal and figure out how to move forward.Little does she expect to find love.Kane Wallace, known to the world as bestselling author, K.L...
  • Demon Marked by Jen L. Grey

    Demon Marked by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Forgiveness isn't always an option. My preordained mate left me, heartbroken and alone. Not only am I feeling these strange emotions, but my world crumbles around me as corruption and attacks threaten to destroy Shadow City. The fury of Hell continues to grow as more of their plans unravel. When my mate reappears, I can’t help but fear it could be a ploy…once more...
  • Ruling in Flames by M. Sinclair

    Ruling in Flames by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was dead.At least I thought I was. I should have been…but when I wake up in an odd realm with only Anani and Azrael to tether me to reality, I realize that this may not be the end. That I have a larger purpose. One that includes saving everyone from the dragon god that was responsible for my death.All I have to do is find the strength to be reborn...
  • Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey

    Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With my world in shambles, it’s hard to tell friend from foe. The joy of finding my fated mate is overshadowed by a dark reality. Someone is hunting wolf shifters. Everyone is in danger unless we can stop those responsible. But we have to find them first. Our only lead is a familiar face. Once a friend. Now an enemy. It makes it impossible to trust anyone...
  • Trapped Wishes: A Genie and Her Goon by B. Love

    Trapped Wishes: A Genie and Her Goon by B. Love

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Genevieve “Genie” Yates has been trapped inside of her lamp for two-hundred years because a previous master, Quenton, was in love with her and she didn’t feel the same way. Anger, hurt, shame, and embarrassment caused Quenton to trap Genie and toss her out into the sea. Genie has been cursed to have every man that she encounters to fall in love with her, but she is never able to return that love...
  • Saved and SAINTified by Tiana Laveen

    Saved and SAINTified by Tiana Laveen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Peace comes at a price… Committed to his fight for interracial peace for Rainbeaus and black Goddesses across the globe, Dr. Saint Aknaten is a proud husband and father. However, the arrival of a third child—a beautiful daughter—poses a threat to Saint’s blissful life and could very well bring the destruction of everything he holds dear...
  • Missing Wings (Aranysargas, #1) by Andrea Luhman

    Missing Wings (Aranysargas, #1) by Andrea Luhman

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Born with an ability the Veilede people of Madar believe make her ‘one of the first to be blessed by God’, Katrina’s destiny unravels when her father is poisoned and her mother steals her into the human world to hide among those who hate her kind.In a near fatal attempt to return home, Katrina’s stripped of her wings. The poison meant to kill her father leaves him in a degenerative state...
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    angels  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  drama  epic  fiction
  • Dalton by Ariana Hawkes

    Dalton by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dalton has only made one enemy in his easy-going life. Too bad that Shiftr has just matched him with her... Dalton Tucker has always been the odd bear out of his wealthy family. Years ago, he escaped to live a simple life in Hope Valley. But now he’s off to Running Bear Lodge to be best man at his older brother’s fancy wedding...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons  fiction  humor
  • The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A year ago, I was dragged into what I thought was hell against my will—the Daedalus Palace in the Elysean city of Idaea. Turns out that was just a place, but there’s an actual hell here, so now I'm going in there, too. This time, though? Death is pretty much guaranteed, and I'm going in willingly...
  • The Elysean Illusion by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Illusion by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Monster Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Monster Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Too destructive to love... Brock Redgrave loathes the monster he’s become. He was supposed to be the ultimate weapon, but a failed military experiment has left the lion shifter with a split personality that turns uncontrollably violent under stress. His only sanctuary is in Ragtown where he brews his own beer and stays out of trouble...
  • Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh

    Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Short story from authors July Newsletter. Part of the Guild Hunter Series...
  • Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Kindred by Lydia Sherrer

    Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Kindred by Lydia Sherrer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bound by blood, duty, and magic. Which will win?Lily Singer’s allies and family are determined to hold John Faust accountable for his actions, but doing so may create more problems than it solves. From political intrigue to international alliances, Lily, Sebastian, and Sir Kipling must venture out into the larger wizard community and survive the first Wizard Convocation held in almost a century...
  • Catalyst by Shelly Crane

    Catalyst by Shelly Crane

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the third installment of the Collide series, we start off with Sherry, taken prisoner in the enforcement facility. The little bunker family must now decide whether it's worth the risk to try to save her or if it would bring doom to them all. Lily has started showing signs of her gift progressing, which may not be a desirable thing...
  • Unspoken by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Unspoken by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The hunters become the hunted… With the Underworld still in chaos, Hades, King of the Dead, can’t return home. His traitorous wife, Persephone, remains on the loose—and she’s not the only one. Many of the souls that Khara unwittingly released from the Oudeis have not been accounted for, including former gods, and neither have some of her father’s minions...
  • Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde

    Queen of Hearts by Jekka Wilde

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say I've lost my mind, but I know the truth—Wonderland, with all its madness and beauty, has always been my destiny.In my darkest hour, my desperate pleas for rescue are answered by the most unlikely of saviors—the White Knight, the Mad Hatter, and an incubus who knows where to find the best tacos in LA...
  • Samael by Heather Killough-Walden

    Samael by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the fevered mind of Samuel Lambent, a storm brews. At its dark heart is a need unlike any other, the kind that ravishes the soul and lays waste to both kindness and sanity. And that storm is mirrored in the skies over Chicago. The Culmination is approaching. For Samuel Lambent is actually Samael – the Fallen One...
  • The Mephisto Kiss by Trinity Faegen, Stephanie Feagan

    The Mephisto Kiss by Trinity Faegen, Stephanie Feagan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The eyes never lie. No one’s eyes are darker than Eryx. Not even the Devil’s.When Jax and Sasha first see Jordan Ellis, they know she is no ordinary teenager. She’s the daughter of the President after all, but she’s also Anabo – a descendant of Eve.What they don’t know is that Eryx plans to kidnap Jordan and force President Ellis to pledge his soul...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  book  contemporary  demons  fiction  magic  myths
  • A Small Fairy Tale by Nalini Singh

    A Small Fairy Tale by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Short story in the November Newsletter:Authors Note:This story stands fully alone, so you’ll be able to understand it even if you’ve never read the Guild Hunter series. All you need to know is that this is a world that includes angels and vampires as well as humans.For GH series readers, this story is set after Archangel’s Shadows and contains some spoilers for earlier books in the series...
  • To Kill an Angel by Michelle Leighton

    To Kill an Angel by Michelle Leighton

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ridley Heller thought her life would be perfect and trouble-free once she had Bo back. Unfortunately, she couldn’t have been more wrong. Learning Bo’s true identity has left them with their most difficult decision yet. They have two options. One, they can run away together and spend eternity looking over their shoulder, hiding from both God and Sebastian...
  • Ten Lows A-Leaping by Debra Dunbar

    Ten Lows A-Leaping by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beatrix has to work on Christmas Day...
  • Saving Evangeline by Nancee Cain

    Saving Evangeline by Nancee Cain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evangeline is the town pariah. Everyone knows she’s crazy and was responsible for the death of her last boyfriend. Even her mother left her and moved cross-country. Lonely and desperate, Evie decides to end her life.Rogue angel Remiel longs to return to earth, but there’s just one problem. He tends to invite trouble and hasn’t been allowed back since Woodstock...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • A Hush of Greek by Tina Folsom

    A Hush of Greek by Tina Folsom

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The love god Eros has lost his belief in love and refuses to shoot his arrows. Zeus is furious and orders Triton, Dionysius, and Hermes to do something about it. Now the trio has their hands full with their disillusioned friend...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  gods  humor
  • Raven by Stacey Rourke

    Raven by Stacey Rourke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts...
  • The Forest Pack Collection by G. Bailey

    The Forest Pack Collection by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ever heard the saying “Never follow the big bad wolf into the woods”?
 Well, I wish I had listened to Little Red Riding Hood’s advice.

 One bite. That's all it took to turn Harper into a wolf and change her entire life. Turning eighteen was meant to be a fun night out, a party in the woods to celebrate with friends, but it ends in disaster...
  • Beyond Neverland by Heather Killough-Walden

    Beyond Neverland by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the wake of Neverland’s destruction, Michael Darling harbors a heart that cannot find its place in the real world. John Darling is haunted by the memories of a native princess’s kiss. Tootles is a Lost Boy well and truly lost. And Wendy Darling writes of longing, and wears a gold button on a chain around her neck that once belonged to a notorious pirate captain...
  • Far From Center by Debra Dunbar

    Far From Center by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The archangel Gabriel has a score to settle. Rebellion has destroyed Aaru, and the angel that started it all is still on the loose. Gabriel go to any lengths to make the rebel pay for his crimes, but, what the he didn’t bank on was being magically deprived of his powers and having to partner with a human and two demons.Assuming a physical form opens an angel to sensation in all its tempting glory...
  • Tirade by Cambria Hebert

    Tirade by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayal burns. Death hurts and the clock ticks…Minutes and hours stretch into days. How long can Sam survive being confined in Hell? I have a plan… a plan with a lot of holes. I need someone who can make up for my weaknesses, someone who possesses the power that I lack. Riley is supposed to be off limits. He’s dangerous, he’s mean and he’s not to be trusted. But I do...
  • Gray by Angelina J. Steffort

    Gray by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming May, 15!„Good or bad is not who you are, it’s who you choose to be.“In the final showdown of The Wings Trilogy, Claire has to choose between temptation and destiny, and has to learn that there is more to her family history than she could have ever imagined..
  • Midnight Storm by Melody Anne

    Midnight Storm by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Phoenix and Sadie are suddenly living in an America that is no longer a nation. Rebel troops and corrupt government have goals of building a New World. They must exterminate the old America and those who lived in it before they can rebuild.Cities are nothing but ghost towns as Americans have either been taken prisoner, gruesomely killed or are in hiding...
  • Newsletter Exclusives: Volume 1 by Nalini Singh

    Newsletter Exclusives: Volume 1 by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A newsletter exclusives e-book...
  • Prowled Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Prowled Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Humans aren’t as alone as they choose to believe. Every human possesses a trait of supernatural that lays dormant within their genetic make-up. Centuries of diluting and breeding have allowed humans to think they are alone and untouched by magic. But what happens when something changes? Eliana Sawyer’s life was rocked from its foundation twice in as many years...
  • King of Clubs by Jekka Wilde

    King of Clubs by Jekka Wilde

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The King of Clubs thinks he can break me...Not if I break him first.I took a gamble and accidentally made a deal with a demon—an incubus—whatever that is.Now the King of Clubs is holding me prisoner, which is ironic since his name is Ransom.But he doesn't want money.He wants my submission.Good luck with that.The King of Clubs rules over The Rabbit Hole, his casino and exotic club...
  • Forging Darkness by Julie Hall

    Forging Darkness by Julie Hall

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    No one knows if Steel is dead or alive... except me.For months I kept the late night calls from Steel a secret, until he let it slip that he tracked down his villainous sister, Silver. He needs help—even if the powerful angel-shifter is too stubborn to admit it.But the Steel I find isn’t the same boy from Seraph Academy. He’s darker. Haunted...
  • An Unexpected Guest by Nalini Singh

    An Unexpected Guest by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Short story that features in the December 2016 newsletter complementing the Guild Hunter series...
  • Hell's Calling by Skye MacKinnon, Bea Paige

    Hell's Calling by Skye MacKinnon, Bea Paige

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She never meant to sell her soul… least of all to Lucifer.The devil has taken her sister. Now she's going to bring her back.Luckily, she's not alone: An angel with a dark past. A wolf with anger issues. A hellhound who's actually quite cuddly.Yes, this is a journey into hell. Grab your tissues and snacks for this will be a rollercoaster into darkness...
  • A Suburban Summoning by Debra Dunbar

    A Suburban Summoning by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Halloween is all fun and games until you're summoned into a closet. Forced to help two children rid their father of a murderous girlfriend to satisfy the terms of her summoning, Sam finds neither the girlfriend, or the father, are quite what they seem. This short story was originally published in 2015 under the title Full Moon Mischief in the Nightshade anthology...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  dark  demons  fae
  • Mail-Order Bear by Natalie Kristen

    Mail-Order Bear by Natalie Kristen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lauren Sanchez is up to her eyeballs in trouble. There is no way she can pay off her brother's debt, but the wolves aren't going to let her off. Unless...her name isn't Sanchez. Being a mail-order bride is the only way she can get married in a hurry and get out of this dangerous situation. She has to stay alive, not just for herself, but for her young nephew, Eddie, who has just been orphaned...
  • Mark of the Sylph by Rosalie Lario

    Mark of the Sylph by Rosalie Lario

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Half-demon Taeg is desperate to free his pregnant sister-in-law, who is spellbound to an indestructible book that will create an army of the undead. He is convinced that an ancient sword can destroy the book and the spell forever, but this relic has been hidden for a millennia by a powerful glamour...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons  dragons  fae
  • Crimson Sin by Trina M. Lee

    Crimson Sin by Trina M. Lee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An angel girl with a destiny.Spike.The feisty Crimson Sin guitarist with commitment issues, a werewolf best friend and a penchant for partying. She's a nephilim, half human and half angel. Like all undecided nephilim, she has to choose: serve the light or the dark.Rowen.The intriguing bass player who catches Spike's eye even though he's her competition in the annual Battle of the Bands contest...
  • Seven Weeks to Forever by Jennifer Farwell

    Seven Weeks to Forever by Jennifer Farwell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cassidy Jordan won't open her heart to anyone, and with good reason. She's a second-timer, returned from the afterlife after a devastating romance caused her death. All that stands between her and eternity is finding Riley Davis and helping him get his life on track. But nobody told her helping Riley would mean dating him...
  • Mercy for the Damned by Lisa Olsen

    Mercy for the Damned by Lisa Olsen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “You’d think having an angel come to visit you would be a good thing. So why did I feel like everything was about to get ten times worse as one knelt before me?”Mercy’s saga continues with Mercy for the Damned, Book III of The Fallen. When a new prophecy predicts a great evil if a fallen angel is allowed to remain in Midian, Mercy will move heaven and earth to free Adam from his deal with Raum...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons  fiction  magic
  • Demons by Heather Frost

    Demons by Heather Frost

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kate's life is far from normal. She can see Auras, her boyfriend is immortal, and her powers make her a target. But now that the Demon Lord is hunting her, things are about to go from dangerous to truly deadly. Packed with action, mind-blowing plot twists, and characters you can't get enough of, this is a fast-paced, heart-pounding read from cover to cover...
  • Expose Me by Kaydence Snow

    Expose Me by Kaydence Snow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic is power in the new world order, but all my coveted ability has ever gotten me is doing someone else’s dirty work. I’ve busted my ass to become a valuable asset to the privileged supernaturals who rule this brutal world, and build a life I love.Until an arrogant, sanctimonious jerk saunters through a portal and ruins everything.Zey is something my world has never seen and he’s on a mission...
  • The Resurrection by Dahlia Lu

    The Resurrection by Dahlia Lu

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "An eternity is such a long time to rule alone. Will you join me in Hell?"The Archangel Lucifer, Sovereign of Hell, was awakened ahead of his time by the blood of a teenage girl. To satisfy his curiosity, he revived her from her untimely death and granted her a final wish worth dying for...
    Categorized as:
    angels  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons  fiction  shy-mc
  • Lethed by Anyta Sunday

    Lethed by Anyta Sunday

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sylva Lark made her choice. Now she has to adjust to Guardian life. Training. Killing demons. Controlling her powers. If only giving up her family wouldn’t hurt so damn much, . . . and if there wasn’t a strange attraction to the betrothed Prince Atticus she just met . .
  • A Contemporary Mythos Yuletide by Carly Spade

    A Contemporary Mythos Yuletide by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After becoming Leader and Goddess of the Muses, Laurel Berg has been able to do what she could never fully achieve as a mortal--inspiring others and giving them the spark. But as the holidays draw near, her first holiday as a Greek goddess with the love of her life, Apollo, she strives to create an entirely new spark...
  • My Two Wolves by Mia Wolf

    My Two Wolves by Mia Wolf

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have to go on a trip with the two hottest guys in the pack. They’re devastatingly attractive, and I’ve had this stupid crush on them for ages.But I’m not going to show it.I’m not interested in the bad boy party bro thing that they have going on.They’re just irresponsible womanizers who chew women up and spit them out again.I have no business being a part of that.So, here’s the plan...
  • Revelation by Katie Klein

    Revelation by Katie Klein

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Genesis Green's life is unraveling at the seams. The Council has stripped her protection, Viola has taken Seth, and she and Carter have fled South Marshall. When an opportunity to save her fallen angel arises, she'll have one chance to find and eliminate the most powerful demon walking the earth...
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