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Covenant of Queens by Silvia Shaw
The sweeping saga of Rand continues to its gripping conclusion ... As the battle for Rand escalates, Savannah tries to unravel the secrets of the past to enable her to understand the future. Soon it becomes a race against the clock to solve the mystery of the third moon and to find the site of the enemy's time passage... -
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Nevermore by Kit Trace
There is nothing definitive about life after death, except the involuntary enrollment at the mysterious Nevermore Academy. Now Lenore and Annabel Lee must begin their curriculum to recover the memories of their tragic demise... -
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![Relinquishing Control by J.J. Arias]()
Relinquishing Control by J.J. Arias
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only deal she can’t close might just open her heart.Natalia Flores rules her exclusive talent agency with an iron fist, brokering blockbuster deals while keeping everyone at arm’s length. But beneath the cold exterior lies a heart that yearns to be understood.Enter Professor Samantha Reyes—brilliant, fierce, and unwilling to let Natalia manipulate her way into the film rights to her book... -
![Gillette Park by Gerri Hill, Nicol Zanzarella]()
Gillette Park by Gerri Hill, Nicol Zanzarella
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGillette Park, a sleepy town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, harbors a secret.Twenty-three years ago, a young girl went missing. Three days later her body was found lodged beneath the footbridge over Gillette Creek. The murder shook the town but they soon found it was only the beginning. A serial killer hides among them—a serial killer who strikes twice, sometimes three times a year... -
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![Wild by Meghan O'Brien]()
Wild by Meghan O'Brien
The only thing that frightens shapeshifter Selene Rhodes more than the full moon is the idea of falling in love.Selene Rhodes has lived her whole life with a terrible secret: not only can she take the form of any animal at will, but once a month the full moon transforms her into a fierce wolf-creature without a human conscience... -
![Black Mirror: A Cait Reagan Novel by Aoibh Wood]()
Black Mirror: A Cait Reagan Novel by Aoibh Wood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTerror stalks from beneath the Streets of Boston.Detective Cait Reagan, forever changed by her relationship with Marcella Carson, has survived the opening of the Black Gate and the vampire curse. Now, seemingly cured, Cait has a new lease on her mortal life, but difficulties beset her at every turn... -
![The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand]()
The Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the aftermath of an assassination attempt, Sylvan Mir, wolf Were Alpha, and her mate Drake McKennan turn their backs on the government that has threatened their survival, vowing to protect their own with primal force, regardless the cost in blood... -
![Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills]()
Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTeamwork ain’t easy. Especially with your life on the line.Emma made it out of Hub Two, but now she’s faced with the next set of Trials. And this time, they will ‘involve’ combat.Whatever that’s supposed to mean.Thankfully, she’s not going in alone. Instead, she’ll be facing the Trials together with her little gang of misfits, relying on them to pull their weight in life-or-death situations.. -
![Empress of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews]()
Empress of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFour and a half years have passed since the Battle of the Empress's Last Stand, the battle that sealed the fate of the East and ended Empress Natasia's reign. The War in the East is finally over, but it didn't end the way the Empire anticipated... -
![The Dragon's Alliance by Samantha Sabian]()
The Dragon's Alliance by Samantha Sabian
Raine enjoys a respite with her dragon lover in the land of the Ha’kan, recovering from the wounds sustained battling the dark demons of the Underworld. Skye is melancholy, thinking she has endangered everyone with her uncontrolled magic... -
![The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale]()
The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom an early age, Jessalyn has known that she wants to be a travelling mage. Despite being sickly and weak, she has a talent for magic. It’s a shame that her family, her father in particular, doesn’t appreciate her talent, but Jessalyn still has plans. Even in her greatest imaginings, she never considered how far those plans would take her... -
![The Assassin's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns]()
The Assassin's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Atheldinas, everyone’s secrets have been uncovered. Tristram is a half-dragon, Nicholas is a villain scheming to take the throne from his cousin Roland, and eternally sharp Bet is nothing less than a hero.The cost has been high, and now Tristram is forced to amass the armies of Llangard to save his king from Jarl Vidar, the mysterious figure who’s hellbent on tearing Llangard in two... -
![Hell's Highway by Gerri Hill]()
Hell's Highway by Gerri Hill
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFBI Agents Cameron Ross and Andrea Sullivan found the unexpected when they met amongst the warm red rocks and cliffs of Sedona—each other. That commitment, along with their ingenuity, courage and resolve, will be tested along the most barren of stretches in California’s Mojave Desert... -
![The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns]()
The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last place Lord Tristram Radcliffe ever expected to find himself was right hand to the Llangardian throne. His parentage should have seen him banished, but he managed to keep his draconic secret. Now, King Reynold is dead. Long live King Roland... -
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![Letters to Cupid by Miranda MacLeod]()
Letters to Cupid by Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn American celebrity chef and an Italian chocolate maker cook up a magical recipe for true love. In a tiny village in the hills of Tuscany is a statue of Cupid with the power to grant the deepest desires of the heart to all who ask. The village is home to single mother Valentina, who runs a struggling chocolate shop... -
![Demons are Forever by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou]()
Demons are Forever by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsVeteran Elite Operative Landis “Chase” Coolidge’s latest mission requires every bit of her considerable tracking skills because she has to locate a colleague kidnapped by a brilliant scientist responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands. Former op Phantom is along for the ride, desperate to find her missing lover. By day, Heather Snyder works in the New York fashion industry... -
![Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin]()
Sylver and Gold by Michelle Larkin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBoston Homicide Detective Reid Sylver closes every case that comes her way. Her secret? She can talk to the dead. Reid’s perfect record has earned her the freedom to work with the only partner she can tolerate: a scarred one-eyed mastiff called Mugshot. Then the new boss saddles her with rookie London Gold... -
![The Empress And the Acolyte by Jane Fletcher]()
The Empress And the Acolyte by Jane Fletcher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter three years of studying with the Empress Bykoda, Jemeryl has learned all that the elderly sorcerer can teach her and is ready to return to Lyremouth. However, before she leaves, Bykoda reveals a grim secret - an oracle of death, and asks her to perform one final assignment. Jemeryl must take Bykoda's talisman to a place of safety... -
![The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend]()
The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-lovers can really mess up your life. Kate Vincent's ex, Anna, certainly does. Not only does Anna interfere in Kate's love life, but she totally screws up the world by traveling back in time to 11th century Spain and changing one crucial event. As any sane person knows, you cannot alter an event in history without altering everything that follows—but Anna has an agenda, and a score to settle... -
![A Touch of Truth by Nita Round]()
A Touch of Truth by Nita Round
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree women. One bloody mystery, and a prophesy that transcends time. People have gone missing and no one knows where they've gone. The only clue left behind is blood, lots of blood, and a single silver brooch.Magda Stoner, captain of the airship Verity, has questions, and the Order for which she works has no answers to give... -
![The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones]()
The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAntuniet Chazillen lost everything the night her brother was executed. In exile, she swore that treason would not be the final chapter of the Chazillen legacy in Alpennia’s history. A long- hidden book of alchemical secrets provides the first hope of success, but her return to the capital is haunted by an enemy who wants those secrets for himself. Jeanne, Vicomtesse de Cherdillac is bored... -
![Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams]()
Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams
Riley Dawson is a psychotherapist with a lycanthropic affliction. She’s a werecoyote, to be precise.A foundling adopted by wealthy parents, Riley led a privileged life until she fell in love with Fiona Bell, an evangelical preacher’s daughter. Raging hormones, the full moon, and the pull of Fiona Bell on her teenage heartstrings triggered her first transformation... -
![Champion of Fire & Ice by Megan Derr]()
Champion of Fire & Ice by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwo years ago, while he was away on a diplomatic mission, Davrin's best friend was murdered in cold blood. Finally home, with the mourning period ended, Davrin is determined to have justice—but as a noble, the law forbids him from fighting Lord Tekker directly. Instead, he must have a champion to face off against Tekker's champion... -
![Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke]()
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMoving from poison and treachery to war and witchcraft, Sam Hawke's Poison Wars continue with Hollow Empire, a fabulous epic fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Robin Hobb, Naomi Novik, and Scott Lynch.Poison was only the beginning.... The deadly siege of Silasta woke the ancient spirits, and now the city-state must find its place in this new world of magic... -
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![The Balance of Fates by RAQUEL RAELYNN]()
The Balance of Fates by RAQUEL RAELYNN
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFAMILY OR LOVE? When her grandmother falls ill, Lucia Dol'Auclair has to leave her sheltered life and travel to Eirini Academy of Mystics to compete in the Triune.In three events, she will compete against vampires and werewolves to take her grandmother's place as the guardian vessel of a destructive celestial of magic and prove her worth as heir to her royal coven... -
![Like Pizza and Beer by Elle Parker]()
Like Pizza and Beer by Elle Parker
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDino Martini Mysteries, #1 Working for his ex and his boyfriend, Dino’s past and present cross. Dino is caught off guard when his ex shows up out of the blue asking for help. His current lover, Seth, is pushing him to find dirt on his sister’s boyfriend... -
![The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger]()
The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat if Beauty was the Beast?Lise’s father is dead, and the life of plenty and freedom that she has known as the daughter of the King’s Huntsman is gone. She must now live a life of duty to her mother and sisters, helping them to cope in their altered circumstances. But where her mother would have her wed a childhood friend to secure their future, Lise knows that is not what she longs for... -
![To Kidnap a Princess by Katee Robert]()
To Kidnap a Princess by Katee Robert
It’s been ten years since the love of Juliette’s life sailed away and never looked back. The date they agreed to meet again has long since passed, and Juliette isn’t interested in waiting around any longer... -
![Balance of Forces: Toujours Ici by Ali Vali]()
Balance of Forces: Toujours Ici by Ali Vali
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKendal Richoux’s life began during the reign of Egypt’s only female pharaoh. After accepting the opportunity to drink the elixir of the sun, Kendal becomes immortal and the Genesis Clan’s slayer. History has taught her the dangers of getting too close to anyone who hasn’t harnessed the power of time. After many years, she returns to New Orleans to finish a job she’s trained for all her life... -
![Venandi by KC Luck]()
Venandi by KC Luck
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe dark and mysterious Saxon Montague is Hollywood’s most sought after movie director. Savvy and brilliant, she is a rising talent—and secretly a two-hundred-year-old vampire. When circumstances force her to fulfill her studio contract and make one more film, she is not happy with the script. In fact, a vampire thriller is the last thing she wants to direct... -
![Shadow of the Knife by Jane Fletcher]()
Shadow of the Knife by Jane Fletcher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMilitia rookie Ellen Mittal is well aware that the world cannot be reduced to simple questions of black and white, but she has no idea of just how complex and dangerous her life is about to become. The most vicious gang in the Homelands, led by the infamous Butcher, is extending its operations to Roadsend... -
![The Consciousness: When love never dies by Claire Highton-Stevenson]()
The Consciousness: When love never dies by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’ve walked among us for centuries, but you’d never know.Plasmadians hide in plain sight, long since outliving the myths and rumours about vampires and Dracula.On a dark and lonely street, Journalist Ruth Evan’s finds herself in trouble, until she is rescued by a man with a story to tell, a story she will help him keep secret... -
![Thief of Hearts by Elora Bishop, Bridget Essex]()
Thief of Hearts by Elora Bishop, Bridget Essex
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly love can set her free… Envy is a lucky lady with a secret vice: she’s (arguably) one of the best thieves in the kingdom–something her current employer, the queen herself, has no knowledge of. When one of her more audacious gambles gets her caught, Envy thinks her luck’s run out. The queen banishes her to Bran Tower, a haunted, forgotten prison of no escape... -
![Hunger for You by Jenny Frame]()
Hunger for You by Jenny Frame
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing Principe of an ancient vampire dynasty comes with difficult choices. For Byron Debrek that means putting the good of her clan and innocent mortals over her own desires. When she falls for the first woman to set her blood on fire in centuries, Byron must harden her heart and walk away... -
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![Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe]()
Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree women caught in a web of secrets and dark desires— Rooke Tyler lives a solitary life in a small town on the Hudson River, carving intricate headstones in an exclusive cemetery for the county's wealthy families. At night she pours her dreams and desires into the figures she sculpts—waiting for the woman she senses in the stone... -
![All That Lies Within by Lynn Ames]()
All That Lies Within by Lynn Ames
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHow far would you go to hide who you really are inside? And what do you do when you find the one person from whom hiding your true self isn’t an option?Glamorous movie star Dara Thomas has it all—an Oscar nomination, dozens of magazine covers proclaiming her the sexiest woman alive, and people of both sexes clamoring for her attention. She also has a carefully guarded secret life... -
![Beauty and the Wolf by Bridget Essex]()
Beauty and the Wolf by Bridget Essex
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEven a beast can be beautiful... Bella has lived her whole life in the little town of Paris, Vermont. Her family's restaurant, the Rose Garden Diner, has been a point of pride...until they're forced to sell it. Unfortunately, the diner's buyer is Andrew, a cruel bully, and when he fires Bella's friend for stealing food scraps, Bella's had it up to here... -
![The Sea by K.L. Hughes]()
The Sea by K.L. Hughes
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLiterature professor Louise Richards has a secret. She isn’t human. Her evergreen body harbors a weathered soul, jaded and no longer thriving. That is, until fascinating student Nicole Stark walks into her classroom and awakens something within.Nicole is different and alluring in ways Louise can’t quite put her finger on... -
![The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave]()
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. Kiran Millwood-Hargrave effortlessly intertwines the stories of women tenderly and sympathetically, creating a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horror... -
![Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe]()
Secrets in the Stone by Radclyffe
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRooke Tyler lives a solitary life in a small western Pennsylvania town, making a living by carving intricate headstones in an exclusive cemetery for the county's wealthy families. At night she sculpts stone, pouring her dreams and desires into the figures she chisels. Then two women enter life, one offering her passion, the other fame. Rooke's choice may expose her secrets and change her life.. -
![Half to Death by Robin Alexander]()
Half to Death by Robin Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSloan Hawkins cheated death when she slipped from its icy grip. It wasn't until then she realized that she'd only lived half a life in more ways than one. She now accepts that to truly live life to its fullest she must bring down the walls she had built to protect herself. Sloan is ready to let go and love, but finds herself behind a new wall not of her own making... -
![The Clinic by Cate Culpepper]()
The Clinic by Cate Culpepper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrenna has achieved the most prestigious assignment a City medic could hero for -- working with the renowned scientist Caster in The Clinic's top-secret Military Research Unit. That her new duties include monitoring the health of tortured political prisoners shouldn't faze Brenna -- such humanistic concerns have long been dismissed by an oppressive City Government... -
![The Protector by Bridget Essex]()
The Protector by Bridget Essex
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if the woman you loved was the one person you could never be with? Elizabeth Grayson doesn't want a bodyguard. She's worked hard for her normal life and her job as a violinist in the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and the last thing she needs is a reminder of how much power her father still has over her... -
![The Awakening by Yvonne Heidt]()
The Awakening by Yvonne Heidt
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunny Skye, a psychic medium, is the head investigator and founder of Sisters of Spirits, a paranormal society dedicated to helping others understand what they can’t see. She is excellent at finding ghosts but finds it difficult to cope in the real world. When she meets Jordan, she is instantly attracted and completely unnerved by the personal demons she carries around with her... -
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![Heart of a Wolf by Natalie Brunwick]()
Heart of a Wolf by Natalie Brunwick
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter living with a faulty heart her entire life and finally getting the surgery she needs, Jo expects a long recovery. Instead, she experiences almost no pain, has a heightened sense of smell, and more energy than she knows what to do with. Of course, getting back to a normal life would be a lot easier without the ears and tail... -
![Kiss of the Immortal by Meghan Jones]()
Kiss of the Immortal by Meghan Jones
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSurvive. Humanity lost the war and now vampires rule while the defeated live between being second-class citizens and livestock. Some live as slaves to their immortal masters, others are free, traitors to their own kind while a few refused to be oppressed and began fighting back... -
![Cage the Darlings by Elora Bishop]()
Cage the Darlings by Elora Bishop
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOnly a blackbird girl can set her free... Envy is a lucky lady with a secret vice: she's one of the best thieves in the kingdom--something her current employer, the king himself, has no knowledge of. When one of her more audacious gambles gets her caught, Envy thinks her luck's run out. Infuriated, the king banishes her to Bran Tower, a haunted, forgotten prison of no escape... -
![Alpha by Bridget Essex]()
Alpha by Bridget Essex
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIs love forever? Melanie Goodman has been running her entire life. Born a werewolf, she escaped to the other side of the country to try to run away from who she was...but it didn't work. Her wife cheated on her, her business is in ruins, and down on her luck and destitute, Mel has no other choice but to return home...and to the pack... -
![The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang]()
The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang
Explore its many rooms, pick something nice off the shelf, and have a little read by the fire at the Cozy Quill Bookshop.Running from strife in her homeland, Maribella Waters becomes the new owner of the fabled Cozy Quill. After finding squatters on her property, she employs Asteria Helsdottir, a giant, barbarian warrior woman more accustomed to swinging an axe than opening a book... -
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Exalted by Anna Dorn
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmily Forrest runs the hottest astrology account on Instagram, @Exalted, but astrology is on the outs, and her finances are dwindling. Emily doesn't even really believe in astrology, despite her gift for deciphering the moons and signs, until she comes across a birth-chart that could potentially change her mind. Beau Rubidoux’s chart has all the planets in their right places—it is exalted...
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