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  • Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar

    Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Classes continue at Haylon academy. Ken has identified who's behind the attacks on his Fieore and is determined to remove that particular problem, yet Haylon rules prevents him from taking it into his own hands.As they dive deeper into the dungeon, Crimson prepares him and the rest of the first years on how to camp in the dungeon...
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    magic  paranormal  dark  romance  fantasy  harem  steamy  demons
  • Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vince finds himself going up in the underworld, but the mafia is far from the only gang in town.The city is abuzz with an international sorcerer's conference, and the mayor is cracking down hard on anything that might make him look bad. But Vince is out to get that bag. That means fulfilling his enforcer contract for the mob, police crackdown be damned...
  • Mob Sorcery by K.D. Robertson

    Mob Sorcery by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In a city where magic is as common as air, Vince receives an offer he can't refuse. The local wolffolk mafia long for their glory days and their alluring don, Alessia Lionetti, wants a powerful enforcer to bring them back. That's Vince. This is his big break from his days as a hired thug.Working for the mafia has a short life expectancy, though...
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    magic  dark  paranormal  romance  urban-fantasy  harem  fantasy  litrpg
  • Wild Wastes 5 by Randi Darren

    Wild Wastes 5 by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm.Legend has it that an experiment failed. Catastrophically so. And when it failed, the center of the United States, from the Sierra Nevada to the Mississippi river became "The Waste", where everything changed.Except it didn't only happen in North America...
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    magic  dark  paranormal  romance  fantasy  harem  war  post-apocalyptic
  • Dragons Beyond the Pale by Maria Grace

    Dragons Beyond the Pale by Maria Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Smugglers. A kidnapping. A fire-breathing fairy dragon? The Blue Order is falling apart at the seams.After months in Bath mentoring Dragon Keepers and Friends, Dragon Sage Elizabeth Darcy actually anticipates traveling to London for the Keeper’s Cotillion. Which says a great deal considering the she-dragons who make up the Cotillion board would very much like to show the Sage her proper place...
  • Dragon Storm by Delta James

    Dragon Storm by Delta James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You cannot escape your fate. Especially when it involves a dragon who claims to be your fated mate.Aria’s visions of something old, powerful, and angry coming combined with her seriously sexy dream sharing with a dragon shifter have confused her. Her visions have proven true too often to ignore. But dragon shifters can’t be true...
  • Alien Avenged by Julie K. Cohen

    Alien Avenged by Julie K. Cohen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No way back to Earth. No ability to speak. Just one warrior who loves her for who she is…Lucy (Chloe)After being sold to slavers and getting caught up in a planet’s invasion, Lucy just wants to be left alone. She’s come to Affinia to heal, to find that part of herself she lost since leaving Earth as a mail order bride. But she’s trapped within herself...
  • The Thirteenth Month by Elizabeth Hunter

    The Thirteenth Month by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Time is the most fluid medium in the universe; humans are its most replaceable element."There are rules for traveling:A mage must never go forward. Keep the secrets of the order in all times.And never, ever travel during the thirteenth month.Born into a powerful mage family, Narine Anahid Khoren is a time traveler whose life is constantly in flux...
  • The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter

    The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly... Welcome to Unholy Island.Luke Taylor was searching for his missing twin brother when he discovered a new purpose on a magical tidal island. Living in a quirky bookshop is a dream come true - he just didn't expect it to be so damn dangerous...
  • Savage Mate by Delta James

    Savage Mate by Delta James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Small Town Grumpy Shifter RomanceThe first time she saw him he was coming out of the river... Oh! what a view.Jackson Miller (Jax) left the SEALs to return to his small hometown, Mystic River, Alaska where all the residents are shifters. He’s a grumpy bear shifter and the sheriff.Autumn Bradley was hiking with her fiancé for a birthday weekend...
  • Unawakened by R.J. Blain, Trillian Anderson

    Unawakened by R.J. Blain, Trillian Anderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Upon discovering the unawakened are a primary source of sustenance for dae without a bonded human, Alexa must come to terms with her status as Rob’s lover and provider. To complicate matters, Kenneth and his dae are convinced she belongs only to them. Unless she can rise up from her station and become a player in the games the dae play, she will remain a pawn and a victim...
  • Rescued by the Alien Vhar'Khyng by Bella Blair

    Rescued by the Alien Vhar'Khyng by Bella Blair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Follow a love that defies time and space. Holly One minute I'm about to give the lecture of a lifetime, the next I'm being swept away by a vortex, straight into Earth's past. More precisely, millions of years into its past.Lost, lonely, and afraid I walk through the strange landscape wondering what will kill me an ancient predator, hunger, or an infection...
  • Evil Genius 2 by Logan Jacobs

    Evil Genius 2 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Becoming the Apex SupervillainA supervillain from the city of Grayville has made a big mistake: he stole from one of my companies. Now he is on my radar, and it's only a matter of time before I find him, and of course, murder him. Ironically, the only thing preventing me from bringing the unknown douchebag to final justice is Grayville’s famous law-abiding superhero: The Shadow Knight...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  romance  steamy  super-powered  harem  pulp  ai
  • Defiant Mate by Delta James

    Defiant Mate by Delta James

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The sound of a cord snapping abruptly ends her climb, leaving her stranded as an arctic storm bears down. Can Asher find his mate before she freezes to death? Nicole is done with men. Her husband left her for a thinner and younger model and never looked back. She has worked hard to be an independent, successful woman without a man...
  • Maidens and Master Minds by Jay Aury

    Maidens and Master Minds by Jay Aury

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The four rules of freelance villainy are as follows: Always wear a mask Never hurt civilians Never kill the heroes you’re paid to fight. And the bad guy always loses.But there's an unspoken fifth rule: Don't get involved with heroes off the clock.Too bad that's not an option after taking down Teklin...
  • Evil Genius 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Evil Genius 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Becoming the Apex SupervillainYes, I killed all the supervillians housed in the Grayville ultramax prison. I’m sure some, like the Shadow Knight, would consider that to be crossing a line and an unforgivable act of an unrepentant mass murderer.I consider it another high performance day on the job.If the Shadow Knight has a problem with it, he knows where to find me...
  • Evil Genius 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Evil Genius 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Becoming the Apex SupervillainA horde of deadly super villains have escaped from Grayville’s maximum security super-prison, and it's up my team to hunt them down. And The Shadow Knight is helping out. Unfortunately, that means we can’t kill these villains when we catch them without shattering our tenuous alliance with the hero...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  romance  super-powered  pulp  steamy  harem  sci-fi
  • The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood

    The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations…Windsor, 1940: War rages, and as bombs rain down across Britain, nowhere is safe: not even a royal palace.Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside...
  • Runaway Hucow by Lizzy Bequin

    Runaway Hucow by Lizzy Bequin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can run, little hucow, But you can’t hide your desire.Tess Bradford is a hucow, and she’s on the auction block to be sold to the highest bidder. The men at the auction want her for her milk, but the tall dark stranger with the bulging muscles and deadly horns wants so much more. He wants Tess to be his mate, but not his alone. He has two herd brothers, and they share everything together...
  • The Day Death Stopped by Rebecca Thorne

    The Day Death Stopped by Rebecca Thorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Desperation is the most dangerous type of magic.An out-of-control spell isn't her problem. Listen. Claire Bishop is Las Vegas's greatest stage magician, and she's perfectly happy with that fame. Ozarik is the next Zaro, the leader of the world's witches, the modern-day Darcy everyone swoons over. Just because Claire shares a Zaro's unfathomable magic doesn't mean she shares the responsibility...
  • Midnight on the Marne by Sarah Adlakha

    Midnight on the Marne by Sarah Adlakha

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set during the heroism and heartbreak of World War I, and in an occupied France in an alternative timeline, Sarah Adlakha’s Midnight on the Marne explores the responsibilities love lays on us and the rippling impact of our choices.France, 1918. Nurse Marcelle Marchand has important secrets to keep...
  • Dawn of Dae by Trillian Anderson, R.J. Blain

    Dawn of Dae by Trillian Anderson, R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is a republishing of an older work, and it has undergone substantial editing and rewriting, including the addition of new scenes. The morning Alexa Daegberht’s macaroni and cheese develops sentience, the world changes. She thought escaping poverty and moving up in the world would be the challenge of her life, but the new arrivals, who call themselves the dae, waste no time proving her wrong...
  • Cowgirl Omega by Lizzy Bequin

    Cowgirl Omega by Lizzy Bequin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She hired the alphas for protection.But can they protect her from themselves?Shannon Duffy has a secret. She’s an omega. And in the wild west of 1888, an omega is a dangerous thing to be. For fifteen years, Shannon’s kept her true identity hidden, but now if she wants to save her family ranch from ruin, she’s going to have to lay it all on the line...
  • A Misunderstanding by Ilona Andrews

    A Misunderstanding by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Some days just suck, especially when your Grandma and your cousins take matters into their own hands, and then you have to take these matters away from them, because the family can’t afford to be sued and your House is not made of money. Timeline: A deleted scene from Sapphire Flames, told through Arabella's perspective...
  • All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris

    All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author returns with the fifth installment in the bestselling Gunnie Rose series as sisters Lizbeth Rose and Felicia as well as brother Eli and Peter, are reunited in Texoma only to break apart before the Wizard’s Ball held in San Diego, which will determine all their fates...
  • Dream Girl: A Why Choose Omegaverse Fated Mates Romance by Jane Handler

    Dream Girl: A Why Choose Omegaverse Fated Mates Romance by Jane Handler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He was just a dream, right?When I was young, I often dreamt of an alpha boy. With him I belonged. I was important. Loved. We were going to marry and be together. Once I actually figured out how to get to him.But that was years ago and the foolish fantasies of a lonely teenager. Parallel worlds were only a theory. Alpha males were assholes who want to get their way...
  • The Hero Game: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure: Volume One: Tutorial by August Aird

    The Hero Game: A LitRPG Superhero Adventure: Volume One: Tutorial by August Aird

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jack Jenkins is a normal college student living in a world filled with super powered beings. Until one fateful day in the library throws his whole life into chaos. An ancient and beguiling cosmic visitor bonds with him, granting him extraordinary abilities. The only he has to earn his powers like he was in a video game. And he has to learn on the fly...
  • The Adventures of Grave 2 by G.S. D'Moore

    The Adventures of Grave 2 by G.S. D'Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What kind of superpowered supervillain robs a bank?After technically being dead for twenty-six years, Marcus might be an old dog with some old-school ideas, but he’s got some new tricks up his sleeve. Now that he’s learned all about the modern world and his new abilities, he’s ready to make his move. Thanks to the women he lured to the dark side, he’s going to start things off with a bang...
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    paranormal  magic  dark  romance  harem  fantasy  sci-fi  apocalyptic
  • Fembots with Benefits by Jay Aury

    Fembots with Benefits by Jay Aury

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The four rules of freelance villainy are as Always wear a maskNever hurt civiliansNever kill the heroes you’re paid to fight.And the bad guy always loses.Following the rules is what allowed me to build a career taking on superheroes in scripted fights. It's what let me to build my own evil organization...
  • Angel & Her Champions by Rosemary A. Johns

    Angel & Her Champions by Rosemary A. Johns

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Angel, and I’m the only Beta professional matchmaker.I should be getting my own life under control but instead, I’m helping rejected Omegas find their forever pack bonds. Even if I’ll always be alone.When I save a stunningly beautiful but broken male Omega, for the first time, I wish that I was an Alpha...
  • The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

    The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books and making coffee for customers. Then one day one of her favorite customers dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved the charming old man's stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by--nothing but the last book he was reading. But this is no ordinary book--it is the Book of Doors...
  • The Orc's Auctioned Mate by Veronika Kane

    The Orc's Auctioned Mate by Veronika Kane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the huge, terrifying orc bought me, I thought my life was over. But could it be just the beginning?On the midwinter full moon, I am dragged by bandits from the only home I know and stood on a chair in a tavern under the gazes of desperate men bidding on my innocence. But then the shadowy figure in the corner calls out the winning offer, and I realize he is like no one I’ve ever seen before...
  • Hydrous by Amara Rae

    Hydrous by Amara Rae

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A witch with the gift of water. A fae bred in duty. An immortal world on the brink.NaiyaI’m supposed to lead my coven… but I don’t think there’s anything I can do to stop the vicious wave from crashing down on us. We have enemies on all fronts, including among our own kind, because our mothers mated with other immortals...
  • Bliss & Her Idols by Rosemary A. Johns

    Bliss & Her Idols by Rosemary A. Johns

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Bliss, and I’m the only Omega music journalist.When my heat hits during my favorite rock star’s concert, I don’t expect the gorgeous Beta singer to jump from the stage. It should be my dream come true to spend this heat with my fantasy pack. Their scents are intoxicating. I’m mesmerized by the sinfully beautiful Beta, his powerful, billionaire Alpha boss, and my shy Omega soulmate...
  • The Adventures of Grave by G.S. D'Moore

    The Adventures of Grave by G.S. D'Moore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marcus was never a hero . . . and he never wanted to be. He never wanted to be a lot of things. He didn’t want to go to school for a pointless degree. He didn’t want to be an office drone; working nine-to-five to barely make ends meet. Most importantly, he didn’t want to play by other people’s rules. He wanted to do things his way, and live life on his terms...
  • Kingdom of Chains by Tanya Bird

    Kingdom of Chains by Tanya Bird

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was trained to please. He was trained to kill.Isabel Maddock is living a lie. She is betrothed to a man she loathes, living in a place she does not belong. But the home she craves no longer exists, and the people from her youth are gone. Or are they? The wastelands are calling, but they are not for the faint of heart. Luckily a certain defender is close by to keep her safe. Very close...
  • Knot Too Sweet by Violet Fox

    Knot Too Sweet by Violet Fox

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She has it all. The money, the lifestyle, the clothes. Now she’s only missing one a pack to call her own...Being the youngest daughter of a billionaire tycoon may look good to some, but my life is far from perfect. Someone out there is trying to kill me, and it looks as if I may have to step away from the limelight for a while.But I refuse to hide. If my enemies want me, then they can have me...
  • Killing Time by K.J. Waters

    Killing Time by K.J. Waters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Strongest Hurricane in Decades Takes Aim at Florida. Will Ronnie Escape its Wrath or be Lost in Time Forever?Ronnie Andrews is lucky to be alive after a time travel glitch nearly took her life during Hurricane Frances...
  • Even Angels Fall by E.V. Sauvage

    Even Angels Fall by E.V. Sauvage

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    300 years ago, my world collided with Earth.My kind has been ruling over the world ever since, passing as archangels.Doves, swans, cockatoo, their white wings in half shifted form are the sign of their power.I should have been the next in line.I should have been the new archangel Michaël.But my wings aren’t white.So instead I have to stay hidden. Instead, I’ve been trained my whole life...
  • A Proper Dragon by E.B. Wheeler

    A Proper Dragon by E.B. Wheeler

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If Phoebe's magic doesn't behave, London will be a disaster.Phoebe Hart is one of the dragon-linked, those chosen by a young dragon as a companion, who get magic in return. Her family and country neighbors have never been happy about her abilities, so she hopes to find her place in London...
  • Knot for Hire by Violet Fox

    Knot for Hire by Violet Fox

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m loved the world over. Famous beyond my wildest dreams. I have everything I could ever dream of and more.So why do I feel so trapped?As the face of my agency, I have no choice but to put on a show. It’s hard getting out of bed most days.But then my prayers are finally answered when I meet Pack Steel. They want me to become their omega, and I just happen to be exactly what they’re looking for...
  • Chancellor by Lexi Ray

    Chancellor by Lexi Ray

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "She is poison. And I want it all."If we knew that Spring Break on a tropical island would turn deadly, would we have still gone?That’s the question I’ve asked myself for two years.We came from the richest families in the world. We were supposed to be invincible. But the week we partied on Zion Island, the world was ravaged by a nuclear war...
  • Dragons and Aces by J. G. Gates

    Dragons and Aces by J. G. Gates

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dragon rider. A biplane pilot. Two enemy nations, one epic love story.Essa may be the queen’s daughter, but she’s the lowest ranked of all the Skrathan—elite dragon riders tasked with defending their kingdom. When her sister is killed by enemy pilots from across the sea, Essa has a chance to compete in a deadly challenge to replace her as leader of the Skrathan...
  • Spare: The Beta Trials by Violet Fox

    Spare: The Beta Trials by Violet Fox

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All I ever wanted was a better life for me and my father.So when I discover the Beta Trials—the government’s new initiative to join a Beta to every Alpha-Omega pack—I sign up immediately.The trials just might be my one chance at finding a pack. And if I train hard enough, the government will assign me a pack before I even graduate.Sounds good, right?Except I have one little problem..
  • One Good Turn by Sarah Wallace

    One Good Turn by Sarah Wallace

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A reformed thief, a magical viscount,And one good deed that will change a life forever.In the underbelly of London, Nell Birks longs to escape the world of poverty and crime. When she rescues a wealthy gentleman from a gang of thieves, Nell is tasked with robbing the powerful spellcaster Viscount Finlington — as recompense for stealing a mark from a notorious crime lord...
  • Sugar Cookies and Sirens by Danielle Garrett

    Sugar Cookies and Sirens by Danielle Garrett

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The witch who can talk to animals meets the witch with a talking cat. What could go wrong? It’s Valentine’s Day in Winterspell, but not everyone appears to be feeling the love. And no, I’m not talking about my date-less self.Instead of being wooed by candlelight, I’m working in a candle shop...
  • Knotless Part 1 by Violet Fox

    Knotless Part 1 by Violet Fox

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's adored by the whole world. The press loves her, my family prefers her, and even my ex-boyfriend wants her.Her name is Chloé, the hottest Omega in town. She’s also my baby sister...Me? Well, I’m the boring sister. The ice maiden who never smiles. Because what pack wants a beta as a mate? Next to her, I’m invisible and it hurts because all I've ever wanted was to be an Omega...
  • These Vengeful Souls by Tarun Shanker, Kelly Zekas

    These Vengeful Souls by Tarun Shanker, Kelly Zekas

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    England, 1883. On the run with the grieving Sebastian Braddock, Evelyn wants two things: to be reunited with her friends, and to get revenge on the evil Captain Goode. Not only has he misused his and Sebastian's powers to rack up a terrible death toll, but he's also completely destroyed any hope of Evelyn or her friends regaining the life they once knew...
  • Saved by Violet Fox

    Saved by Violet Fox

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alone, frightened, and exiled.That’s what I get for trusting the Hart Pack. I was a fool to think we could ever be happy—that they would ever want me.But it turns out that I’m destined to walk this earth alone. Forsaken and forgotten. Never anyone’s first choice.And if Gryphon, Oliver, Barret, and Lachlan don’t want me, then no pack ever will...
  • Hadrian's Wall by William Dietrich

    Hadrian's Wall by William Dietrich

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A fusion of Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire and the movie Braveheart; a novel of ancient warfare, lethal politics, and the final great clash of Roman and Celtic culture.For three centuries, the stone barrier we know as Hadrian's Wall shielded Roman Britain from the unconquered barbarians of the island's northern highlands...
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