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The Forgotten Dead by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsParapsychologist Dr. Nigel Taylor doesn’t work with psychic mediums. Until, that is, a round of budget cuts threatens his job and an eccentric old woman offers him a great deal of grant money. The only catch: he must investigate a haunted house with a man she believes to have a true gift... -
Dark Healing Blind Justice by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe sanctuary is Vanessa’s life project. The monumental task of rehabilitating the traumatized victims of trafficking doesn’t leave much time for personal life, let alone dating or finding her one and only. When Kian asks her to help the Kra-ell, she’s torn between her duty to the sanctuary and a group of emotionally wounded aliens who no other psychologist can treat... -
Dark Alliance Kindred Souls by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA daring operation half a world away devolves into a full-scale crisis that escalates rapidly, requiring the clan's full might and technological wizardry to manage and survive.Hardened by duty and tragedy, Jade is driven by a burning desire for revenge. When Phinas saves her second-in-command, Jade's gratitude quickly becomes something more... -
Dark Encounters of the Close Kind by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConvinced that her family is hiding a terrible secret from her, Gabi decides to pay them a surprise visit.Something is very fishy about the stories her brothers have been telling her lately. Her niece, a nineteen-year-old prodigy with a Ph.D... -
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Dark Healing Blind Trust by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRiddled with guilt over the crimes he was forced to commit, Mo-red is ready to stand trial and accept the death sentence he believes he deserves, but when the clan’s alluring psychologist offers a new perspective on his past and hope for a better future, he resolves to fight for his life... -
Rage by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRage is the fourth 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.There are stories circling about a lone wolf in a town called Cherokee Hills. Talk of a creature who walks on two legs…a werewolf. I decide to go and investigate this for myself... -
Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to her bestselling Dante’s Circle series with a collection of four never before published and highly anticipated romances.FALLEN FOR ALPHASLiam and Alec watched their Pack fall from grace and fought with tooth and claw to make it rise from the ashes again for the Alpha... -
Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething evil is calling to her. Is it the mysterious man who finds her in the woods, or something within the forest, itself?An ancient evil hidden among the trees... Crystal is driving across the state for a job interview when she feels a pressing need to stop her car and get out... -
Resting Witch Face by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwelve years ago, Jules Savoie ended her relationship with the vampire overlord of New Orleans, Ruben Dubois. For good reasons. A woman in power must often make sacrifices to protect others. She knows the truth of it down to her aching heart.When Ruben watches his best friend Devraj get married, a stinging realization hits him hard…he’s done waiting. They say time heals all wounds... -
Visiting the Variks by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s time to visit the Varik Clan.While everyone has found their happily ever after, the four brothers and their loving father are still finding mischief and tender moments.This collection of EIGHT stories touches on each of the Variks and includes a never-before-release novella, Gideon’s Ghost Story.Fall in love with Aiden, Marcus, Rafe, Bel, and Winter all over again... -
Thomas's Choice by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsScanguards vampire and master of mind control Thomas has mentored newbie vampire Eddie for over a year-and been in love with him for just as long. But he believes that his love will never be reciprocated.While patrolling San Francisco for evil vampires, Eddie kisses Thomas as a diversionary tactic and is shaken to the core by his reaction... -
Found by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFog rolls into Tulsa, and with it comes Darkness. Zoey knows something is up, and that the something involves Neferet, but Neferet can't possibly be freed, right?Other Neferet and her companion, Lynette, arrive in Woodward Park to set this world's Neferet free from her grotto prison, and discover there may be those who sympathize with their cause... -
Shifter Night Box Set: Complete Set by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComplete Box Set Book 1 – 3 of the Shifter Night series Saturday night is shifter night… It’s that one night of the week when the shifters head into Sweetwater to blow off a little steam. Sometimes, when they’re lucky enough, it’s to find a mate…a sweet, human mate…since shifter females are in such short supply... -
Becoming D'Vaire by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh Arcanist Delaney D’Vaire is the world’s only dark wizard, something that has alienated him from his people since birth. Orphaned as a child, he is shuffled around until the Prism Wizard sees his potential, steps in, and enrolls him in school. Though he never truly feels like he belongs, Delaney excels... -
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The Dragon Beast's Virgin by Jasmine Wylder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan true love blossom amidst kidnappings and assassins? Sylvia has always known what she wants in a man. When she meets Hendric, he fits all her criteria, and he’s handsome to boot. Until recently, she didn’t even know dragon shifters existed, and now she’s in love with one. After his first wife abandoned him and his young son, Hendric has avoided relationships... -
One-on-One: Daegan and Gideon Vignette by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story of Daegan and Gideon when left alone as per Anwyn's conditions for Gideon becoming their third marked servant... -
The Bet: Daegan, Gideon and Anwyn Vignette by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Bound by the Vampire Queen, Gideon won a bet with his Master. We get to see Daegan fulfill the terms... -
Small Town Dragon Prisoner by Lisa Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew job, same old misery – or so I thoughtUntil I was put in charge of caring for a trespasser – a dragon shifter prisoner.Taking care of his numerous injuries, I know that my thoughts are forbidden.But years of celibacy have made me almost feral as I uncover this bound man’s perfection... -
Shifter Dating Agency: The Complete 12 Book Box Set by Haley Weir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExperience the Rush of True Love Twelve Times Over.Live In The Drama That Comes When You're Bound To Your Perfect Match Through Fate.Share a bed with Giddeon Black. As the Alpha and creator of Kismet Dating Agency, he's always the first to indulge.Take a trip to Haden Springs and meet true, unbridled masculinity... -
Matt by Candace Ayers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Paranormal Werebear M/M Bear Shifter Romance This is a standalone of about 150 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy! Matt has known since puberty that the promise of finding a mate that drove other shifters wasn’t for him. Matt is different. Nature doesn’t provide mates for freaks like him... -
Bound by Blood by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Cloverleah Pack series spin-off story.Maximillian "Max" Lipovsky has been Regent of the Atlanta coven for the past six months. His days are full of meetings and paperwork as he does his best to straighten out the mess left during the disastrous reign of Vadim's brother Ermine... -
The Vampire's Club Book Seven by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucas Daniels is a vampire... and a witch. Can he use his newfound powers to help Konstantin “the Wolf” Volk, the dangerous and mysterious Nomad, and the witch, Gaia, to stop the destruction of all vampires by the coven leader Rachel? If Lucas does, he’ll have to convince the Nomad that he is not a threat to Konstantin... -
Hunter's Curse by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1418, Wales: Hunter Conroy, the youngest in a family of powerful demon slayers, is captured by the evil warlock Osian. Young Hunter is given a choice: join forces with his enemy and kill his own family, or be cursed to live through the ages as a stone gargoyle. Once a century, Hunter is released from his prison, and tempted with the chance to build a life for himself... -
Tricked, Bewildered and Bitten by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLoki Kirkberry hasn't had it easy. Abandoned as a newborn, Loki has had to navigate life under difficult and shame-inducing circumstances. When firefighters Cole Ryker and Chaz Savage rescue him from an apartment fire, Loki is embraced by all of their friends and welcomed as family. He quickly finds out that shifters and vampires do exist... -
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Wraith by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShifter Wraith Panthera has spent most of his life in a cage. Now, he lives in Seattle with other rescued shifters, surrounded by the people who saved them. His urges are strong, though, and he fears his panther side will endanger others if he can't get it under control. When he discovers he must attend a summer camp as protector to one of the Twelve Olympians, he's not singing 'Kumbaya... -
Embrace of the Vampires by Erin Bedford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing makes a human feel more helpless than living in the world of vampires.With one vampire down in the Durand house, everyone is on edge. Most of all, Piper. There were only so many drapes to clean and sexy vampires to keep her busy and her mind off what was missing... -
Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre 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... -
The Summoner's Path by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrand Summoner Dre’Kariston D’Vaire understands firsthand the brutal reality of war. Barely surviving a gruesome battle, he is one of the few remaining warlocks. After recovering from his wounds, he returns to the castle of his birth only to find his entire race annihilated. For centuries he disguises his power and appearance, refusing to be another victim... -
Irresistible Indigo by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSince arriving at the Draconis Court of D’Vaire at the age of sixteen, Idris has done everything he can think of to make his new family proud of him. After five years of challenging work, he is finally poised to reach the highest rank within the Spectra Wizardry. The only glaring thing missing is his mate... -
Vampire's Soul by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLoss left them only rage...Until they found each other…Cai doesn’t want to be with anyone. He doesn’t want a damn servant, he doesn’t want to be associated with damn vampires. Rand just wants to forget his human side, stay in his wolf form and find a satisfying and hopefully violent, bloody way to bring it all to an end... -
Demon Heart by Rhys Lawless
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’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... -
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... -
Scanguards Vampires: The First Generation by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSPECIAL SALE: Only available on June 17 & 18! Get the entire first generation of Scanguards Vampires for only $2.99! Regular list price is $24.99 Books 1 – 9 of Tina's Folsom's wildly popular, action-packed, erotic vampire series is now available as an exclusive box set... -
Addicted to His Blood by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt one point blood was all they had.Being a witch in Multicity is hard enough. It’s a vampire run territory but Finnely enjoys his days there… until his ex, freaking prince of the vampires, moves there.There has been a change in the world recently. Power struggles abound in the supernatural community and peace is fragile at best... -
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The Dragon's Secret Son by Jasmine Wylder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe just left her high and dry…and pregnant. Bernie is over him. Completely, irrevocably over him. What was she thinking when she let Tyler seduce her on the jobsite a year ago? She must have been blinded by all those tattoos and muscles. And now, all she has left from their passionate affair is her greatest sorrow and her greatest joy. Tyler Freeman’s family is his motorcycle club... -
Bitten and Bound: The Complete Trilogy by Amy Pennza
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe day I rode to the Rift with my brother the king, I never expected him to deliver me into the hands of our enemies. Desperate to stop the Deepnight from covering his kingdom in shadow, he’s pledged me as a blood slave to King Laurent, ruler of the vampire kingdom of Nor Doru. It’s a humiliation I never imagined I would bear. A betrayal I’m not sure I can forgive... -
Protecting His Vampire Mate by Jay Castle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBRYANAfter everything I've done, I don't deserve love. Especially not from Tobias Hawthorne—the brave, gorgeous, annoyingly perfect warlock who insists he's my fated mate.Actually, I might already be halfway in love with him, but Tobias doesn't need to know that. Because it can't happen. I can't put him in danger. Not when I've hurt so many people already... -
Unchained by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThird and final installment. Shifter novel set in the same world as, the bestselling, Chosen and Program series Long ago Gage failed at love. He recently failed the human female he'd been assigned to protect. Now, the Alphas have clearly lost their ever-loving minds because they’ve given him the same duty a second time. Well, he isn’t going to take the mission... -
Sterling's Treasure by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSterling grew up knowing exactly who he was. He is from an ancient line and as such, he knew what was expected of him and how that would impact his future and that of his fated mate. But there were those that wanted what he had, and they’d stop at nothing to get it... -
The Vampire's Club: Book Five by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucas Daniels senses secrets all around him. Lucas left home for good and believes he is safe at Club Dyavol. His whole world is now Konstantin’s world. But though he trusts Konstantin completely, the more time he spends in the club, the more questions he has about those that call it home... -
The Vampire's Club: Book Six by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucas Daniels knows that witches and vampires are real. Lucas has discovered that witch blood flows through his veins and he can perform magic, but it is hardly within his control. And the more he delves into his gifts, the more dangerous they appear... -
Date Monsters for Alphas & Bad Boys: Complete 13 Book Box Set by Lisa Daniels
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI wanted to show my sister up at the wedding.So I hired a bear shifter to help.It was more of a whim, hiring him from the dating agency.After all the hell my sister Rachel put everyone through, enough was enough. Best way to humiliate someone like her?Have a hot guy at my side... -
The Vampire's Club: Book Four by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucas Daniels is in danger! Not from his mysterious new job, but from someone in his own house: his stepfather. Just when he thought Garrett’s intentions were all in his head, his stepfather’s actions send him running to Dyavol and Konstantin for protection. Count Konstantin “the Wolf” Volk will do anything to protect Lucas, and not only because Lucas’ blood may be curing him... -
Diego's Heart by Taylor Rylan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan Diego prove to sweet Nigel that he’s not the monster that some think he is?As head of security aboard the Beloved Gem, Diego Santiago loves his job and position in the coven. He’s happy for his fellow vampires that have found their beloveds and longs for that connection—someone to care for, love, and call his own. Because he often wonders if he truly is a monster like those in his birth coven... -
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How to Keep an Author by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe old days of vampires slinking sexily through the night are definitely a thing of the past. Now, vampires hold day jobs like everyone else, and Justus is no exception. The funny thing about living forever is that you still somehow have laundry and bills to deal with. Enter stage left: JD Cooper, Justus’s new employer. Supposedly, the man is a writing raconteur, known to craft a mean mystery... -
Healing Bite by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr. Tage Bentley has dedicated his life to helping others, from his design of a blood substitute which has helped both vampires and humans alike, to his fight to eradicate human disease. Caregiving is hardwired into him, and there is one thing he longs to care for above all else; a special boy of his own... -
The Banning of Bath Bombs by A.J. Sherwood, Devon Vesper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTurns out bath bombs are actually magical portals. Or at least, in the hands of Master Mage Declan, they became portals. Even he’s not sure why.Said magical portal connects to Ross’s bath tub.Which means this is also now the Unholy Trifecta’s problem because Ross absolutely refuses to deal with portal magic by himself. Thanks muchly... -
The Vampires of Shadow Hills Series: Book 1-3 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries comes a new addiction impossible to put down. All ten books in the series are out now! Robyn can't picture life without her childhood best friend Jayden. And now that they’re in high school in the sleepy town of Shadow Hills, she’s hoping they can take their friendship to the next level... -
Love Heals by Ann-Katrin Byrde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDo vampires deserve love?I should have died, the night I got stabbed. Instead, I was reborn as a vampire. New name, new identity--new master. My sire treated me like his pet. It was rough, at first, but I learned to adapt, learned to please him. Learned to follow every one of my sire's commands.Now he's gone, killed by a pack of mortals. Mortals who seem to think they've rescued me... -
Protected by a Vampire by Susan Griscom
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found hereCan love like theirs withstand the ravages of time?Gage McAllister, the oldest vampire in The Lost Boys Rock Band, tries to stay away from the brave young woman who helped him recover from a debilitating stab wound five years ago. She reminds him of his past love and he vowed centuries ago to never go down that path again...
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