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Highland Magic: The Complete Series by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe entire Highland Magic series in one thrilling volume. Daring adventure, captivating romance - and maybe a haggis or two. Gifted Thief Honour Bound Veiled Threat Last Wish Integrity Taylor walked away from the Sidhe when she was a child. Orphaned and bullied, she simply had no reason to stay, especially not when the sins of her father were going to remain on her shoulders... -
A Druid Hexed by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSome days I kick life in the ass. Other days it kicks back.On a good day, wearing the Fianna mark tosses me into topsy-turvy trials. It’s a scramble but I manage to hold it together with the help of amazing family and friends: mythical, magical, and mortal.But despite best-laid plans, collateral damage occurs.I can live with me getting hurt but watching someone I love suffer—not so much... -
A Destiny Unlocked by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Being bonded to a dragon means longevity of life… and that means I’ll outlive my family and the people I love. I would never have chosen that... -
A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.My outlook on life isn’t complicated—any day that passes when nobody tries to kill me or someone I love gets put into the ‘good day’ column. Simple, right?Lately, good days have been hard to come by... -
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Dead Weight by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLorelei Clay is determined to put down roots in the small town of Fairhaven no matter what the universe throws at her. After all, she’s invested her entire savings in the rundown monstrosity known as the Castle—and she’s on the verge of investing her heart in a certain prince of hell, if he can overcome his literal internal demon.Lorelei and Kane aren’t the only ones haunted by their histories...Categorized as:
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Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks delivers the exciting conclusion in the Love at Stake series, where a Marine-turned-vampire finds love with the shifter princess forbidden to him... Russell wakes from a coma to find he's become a vampire. Now he has a thirst for revenge. Determined to hunt down the master vampire who turned him, he's used to working alone . .Categorized as:
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Black Soul, White Heart by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVonda Winterbourne is, sadly, a lady. Much to her regret. And her parents expect her to act like one. That includes marrying a nice white witch who can provide her safety, companionship, and all the comforts one could desire in their gilded cage.Hiram Nádasdy is no gentleman. He’s a black witch with a reputation that strikes terror in the hearts of his enemies. But not in the girl... -
Detonation by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“If I was meant to be controlled, I would have come with a remote.”It’s time to become the queen I was prophesied to be.The journey to save my kingdom and restore balance to the realm might break me, but I’ll be damned if I give up without one hell of a fight.I’m not that arrogant girl they all knew in my previous life. Let them underestimate me, it’ll make victory that much sweeter...Categorized as:
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Cursed Angel by Veronica Douglas, Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe’re almost out of time.Magic Side is under attack and the prison has been cursed. If I can’t break the spell, my city will be overrun. The problem is, my magic is out of control, and I can’t fight this battle alone.There’s only one person to turn to—Damian Malek.But my strongest ally might also be my greatest threat...Categorized as:
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Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne look could turn you to stone... The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party--to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with the host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library with its rare volumes on the Fae... -
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
The battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love for the scholarly queen of Geall will complete the circle of six - and change the face of eternity... -
Awakened by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 16 ratings'm going back to hell, and Hades awaits...Two weeks ago, I escaped Hades fortress. He might not admit it, but we’re on opposite sides of a war. He wants to spread eternal darkness; I want to stop him.To succeed, I must master my magic before it destroys me. But Hades still thinks he can seduce me to the dark side...Categorized as:
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Captured by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe god of hell wants me to be his queen.I’ve screwed up. Big time. A day ago, I mistakenly released the evil Titan Chronos onto the Earth. He’s spreading devastation in his pursuit of ultimate power, and it’s all my fault.The only way to stop him is to fulfil an ancient prophecy and unite with Hades. Problem is, Hades plans to rule in Chronos’ place, spreading the underworld to earth...Categorized as:
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Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
Number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers an extraordinary new trilogy—an epic tale that breaks down the boundaries between reality and the otherworldly, while forging together the passions of the men and women caught in a battle for the fate of humanity .. -
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Everbound by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo live in the light, they hunt in the dark…The power of Helena’s magic has made her a target for the Coven. She wanted no part in the war of the witches, but it’s out of her hands now. She has to make a stand--and she does that by helping the Hunters and their allies against their common enemy. And now, the witch who ripped Helena’s future apart is coming... -
Fractured Souls by Ava Marie Salinger
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHumans are dying in San Francisco. The most shunned angel on Earth may very well hold the key as to why... When Cassius Black moves to San Francisco for a fresh start, the angel's hopes of staying below the radar of the supernatural organizations that oversee the otherworldly and magic users in the city are dashed when he stumbles across a dead body in the sewers...Categorized as:
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Shade: Books 1-3 Plus Forbidden Chapters by Amanda Cashure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Elorsins are elite warriors: a powerful alpha, a weapons-obsessed shadow manipulator, a sexy nerd with too many skeletons under his bed, and chaos personified. Surely they can handle kidnapping (I mean rescuing) one mortal woman with zero self-control from her cruel master, right? Wrong. Horribly, completely wrong. One misfired prank later and the pentad is magically bonded together...Categorized as:
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The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Library of Alexandria has been lost. The truth of history has been hidden from us. The God of War rules the earth, and we desperately need a savior.Rhea has always known she was different but never imagined that her secrets would lead her down a path of danger and adventure...Categorized as:
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Fated Goddess by Nikki Kardnov, Cadence Price
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe mortal world isn’t so bad, except it’s lacking in one thing: the sinfully-sexy Haven Knightfall, the victor of the God Games (thanks to me!), Prince of Hades House and my sworn enemy.I’m trying not to miss his stupid handsome face or the way he fights me one minute and kisses me the next...Categorized as:
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Everwylde by Donna Grant
Re-enter the world of New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant’s spellbinding Kindred series. To live in the light, they hunt in the dark…Strong-willed and cunning, Ravyn was taken in as a child by a group of witch Hunters who raised her to be the best of the best. When she receives word that the witch who murdered her mother and ripped apart her world is nearby, Ravyn begins her hunt... -
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
With one vampire determined to rule the earth, the Circle of Six prepares to battle for their lives—and their hearts... Blair Murphy has always worked alone. Destined to be a demon hunter in a world that doesn't believe in such things, she lives for the kill. But now, she finds herself the warrior in a circle of six, chosen by the goddess Morrigan to defeat the vampire Lilith and her minions... -
Devilish Mate by Elizabeth Briggs
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe devil has been my fated mate for all of time. But can I forgive him for what he's done?Lucifer and Eve. Hades and Persephone. Lucas and Hannah.We’re dark and light. Wrong and right. Day and night. I’ve lived a hundred lives, and in each one he finds me and claims me—and then I die. Violently. Usually in his arms. We’re inevitable…and cursed. Until now...Categorized as:
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Bring the Heat by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHE SAYS . . . I, Aidan the Divine, am . . . well, divine. My name was given to me by the Dragon Queen herself! I’m a delight! Cheerful. Charming. And a mighty warrior who is extremely handsome, with a very large and well-hidden hoard of gold. I am also royal-born, despite the fact that most in my family are horrendous beings who don’t deserve to live... -
Sixpence and Selkies by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA heart as lonely as the ocean... Hannah and Wycliff arrive at his ancestral estate in Dorset as tragedy strikes the coastal village. A young woman has lost her life to the tempestuous ocean, but only Hannah suspects the woman's death is anything but a horrible accident. As Hannah learns more about life in the closeknit community, she discovers two other women lost their lives to the sea... -
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The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea by Kerrelyn Sparks
Four sisters have become queens, rulers of all that Aerthlan's two moons embrace. The last sister will forge her own path . . . Signs and SealsRaised on the magic-seeped Isle of Moon, Maeve is used to unusual powers--and the way they fuel the politics of her world. But when she discovers an ability to shape-shift at will, she knows who she wants to share it with first... -
Surge by Maya Nicole
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThey say oil and water don't mix.I made it until senior year virtually unscathed until the oil spill by Kline Industries changed everything.No one cared about my name until now. Now, a group that has dubbed themselves the Tritons, hate that my father is Robert Kline, the owner of Kline Industries.They swim their way into the hearts of every girl at Salinity Cove High. But not me...Categorized as:
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The Vampire Hunter and the Heiress by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe asked for a monster hunter. She got him instead.Wildly wealthy Miss Elizabeth Delane has spent her last twenty-two years hiding from marriage offers in small, picturesque Oakenridge, a quaint village hidden from society in the heart of the wooded northern mountains. Her planned spinsterhood was working out just fine until vampires moved in a year ago... -
Hades Is Mine by Mila Young
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe much anticipated book in the Gods and Monsters series... He was fallen… but to Elyse, Hades would always be a hero. Even if he didn’t see it himself... -
Psychotic by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSomething Psychotic this way comes. Pepper O’MalleyJill of all trades, hedonist, and dark witch.Adrenaline tastes better with a little blood and sweat. At least, that is what I tell myself after an undercover job goes awry and I get fired by my friend. He’s lucky I love him and see right through his command to keep me safe.Nowhere else to go and in need of cash... -
Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs the snows fall and hearths burn, four stories of Midwinter beginnings prove that love can fight its way through the chillest night… THE DARKEST MIDNIGHT, by Grace Draven The mark Jahna Ulfrida was born with has made her a target of the cruel and idle all her life. During the long, crowded festivities of Deyalda, there’s nowhere to escape... -
The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman
When a princess is kidnapped by an alpha , war rages between the humans and the wolves. But soon, forbidden attraction starts to grow. . .Princess Aurora longs to escape the castle and the marriage that has been arranged for her.But on the night before her wedding, at a dog fight where captured werewolves are made to fight for sport, she spares the life of a young wolf...Categorized as:
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The Dragonian's Witch by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe abducts me to find his fated mate, unaware that I am she. I am Freyja, the First Witch. I was born with a cruel curse: anyone I touch with my bare skin will die an agonizing death. That is, until a formidable, drop-dead gorgeous Dragonian prince invades my forest home. The prince’s lust burns hot and bright for me, yet he resists, wanting his destined witch more...Categorized as:
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Hades Descendants by Nikki Kardnov, Cadence Price
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeware, Olympus, because this dark horse might be your downfall...Every year, the immortals of Mt. Olympus assemble for a brutal series of games. Welcome to The Trials, where the offspring of the gods must compete for their immortality.There's only one rule: Winner takes all.I’m just Ana, an orphan, a cast-off...Categorized as:
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The Redeeming by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor centuries they have walked among us--vampires, shape-shifters, the Celtic Sidhe, demons, and other magical beings. Their battle to reign supreme is constant, but one force holds them in check, a race of powerful warriors known as the IMMORTALS He is going to take her. And it won't be gentle. After all, the last 700 years of torture and captivity haven't been gentle on Tain... -
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Tethered by Meljean Brook
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSurviving on the treacherous Iron Seas requires a heart of steel…but how can Yasmeen hope to survive when her heart has already been stolen by Archimedes Fox…? Tethered along the south dock of Port Fallow, Captain Yasmeen Corsair’s magnificent new airship, Lady Nergüi, awaits its departure with adventurer and treasure-hunter Archimedes Fox... -
Infernal by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA dark god rises...As a librarian in the most gorgeous library in the world, I'm living my book nerd dreams. The hallowed halls are my haven, until the specter of a dark god begins to haunt my days and nights.When he kidnaps me, the lethally beautiful god gains a name: Hades. That should make me Persephone, but I’m no goddess...Categorized as:
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Beyond the Dark by Angela Knight, Emma Holly
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA daring collection of never-before-published erotic desire from four of the hottest names in paranormal romance. Four of the most sizzling authors of paranormal romance take readers beyond their wildest fantasies, to a seductive midnight world of erotic suspense, demons, mages, vampires, and knights. A world of queens with devilish secrets, and of demons with secret desires... -
Shifter's Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIncludes Patricia Briggs' debut novel Masques and its sequel Wolfsbane—together in one volume. Before there was Mercy Thompson… In a world far removed from the Alpha and Omega werewolves… There was the shapeshifting mercenary Aralorn. Masques After an upbringing of proper behavior and oppressive expectations, Aralorn has fled her noble birthright for a life of adventure as a mercenary spy...Categorized as:
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The First Fall by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt has been three years since the marriage of Jonathan and Frances Healy; three years since the birth of their son, Daniel, who has been the light of their lives for that entire time. And now, due to circumstances beyond their control, the family has come together to do the one thing that none of them has ever wanted to do. They have come together to bury Daniel... -
Making Midlife Magic by Heloise Hull
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA new Paranormal Women’s Fiction adventure for those who believe that finding your true self late in life is a blessing, not a curse—even if it turns out you may actually be cursed.After finding my soon-to-be ex-husband together with my soon-to-be ex-assistant, I realize his “for better or for worse” didn’t include my forties... -
Mistletoe and Mireworth: A Manners and Monsters Christmas Novella by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWill Mireworth yield her secrets to her new mistress...? The family gather at Mireworth for their first Christmas and Hannah is determined to unravel the secrets within its walls. Why did Wycliff's ancestor hide the tower, and what grip did the long ago shadow-mage cast over his family? With Barnes as her assistant, Hannah sets out to discover the truth... -
Sun, Sand, Sex by Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Apodaca
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhat's better than a long, lazy day at the shore? Think beachblanket bingo with a sizzling hottie (or three). So sit back, relax, and don't worry about tan lines, because in this scorching collection, swimsuits are definitely optional... LINDA LAEL MILLER One Last Weekend College sweethearts Teague and Joanna Darby, once passionately in love, are on the brink of divorce... -
Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s being murdered.It was supposed to be a fun girls’ weekend in Salem, but when a past-life regression session instead sends a terrifying vision of murder to Kylie Connelly, she’s shaken and doesn’t know what to think. Worse, later she identifies the attacker from her vision: he’s a prominent local politician... -
Tomb of the Queen by Joss Walker
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA librarian. A spell book. And a terrorist organization set on enslaving the world. Librarian Jayne Thorne enjoys her quiet life of tea and books. That is, until she finds a spell book in the Vanderbilt archives that accidentally gives her access to a magical dimension... -
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Hex on the Beach by Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGirls Night Out has never been so much fun–but what are they going to do with all these bodies?New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Authors Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost, and Melissa Marr deliver a sexy summer read with this novel-length anthology containing three all-new stories from their Cursed Luck, Night Huntress, and Faery Bargains worlds... -
Fantasy by Christine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhere Do Your Fantasies Take You?Under the blazing heat of the Borneo sun......a beautiful naturalist's dream comes true--to live among the feral jungle creatures. But an untamed, irresistible beast of another sort forces her to explore her own wild side.In an exclusive gentleman's club in Victorian London......adventurous ladies are available to the highest bidder... -
Celtic Moon by Jan DeLima
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLike father, like son… Sophie Thibodeau has been on the run from the father of her son for more than fifteen years. Now her son, Joshua, is changing, and her greatest fears are about to be realized. He’s going to end up being just like his father—a man who can change into a wolf...Categorized as:
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Married in Green by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter a rocky start and a lot of dangerous adventures, the day everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived: Jonathan Healy and Frances Brown are going to be married, and none too soon, since their first child is set to arrive at any moment. Alexander and Enid couldn't be happier about their son gaining a wife and a child, while giving them a daughter-in-law... -
Sweet Poison Wine by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJonathan and Frances Healy are beginning their new lives together with that most traditional of celebrations: the honeymoon. Leaving their infant son with Jonathan's parents, the Healys are leaving Buckley Township, Michigan for the cosmopolitan wonders of the city of Chicago, where they can properly celebrate the fact that they managed to have a wedding without anybody winding up dead... -
We Both Go Down Together by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWith their second child due to arrive any day, it would be reasonable for Jonathan and Frances Healy to stay safe at home. Unfortunately, the world has other ideas...
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