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Song of Sorrows and Fate by L.J. Andrews
"Sing with me, Little Rose."A storyteller with the power of twisting the tales of Fate never lives long. From the beginning, Calista has always told her royals this truth, but she's determined to break the chain of violence by avoiding the attention from the tricky Norns... -
Fire by Charlene Hartnady
Fire is the third 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."To avoid spoilers, I will not be writing a blurb for this book. If you have read Ruin, you will know that this next story is about Thor...Categorized as:
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The Dead and the Not So Dead: Completed Trilogy by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s better than being Queen of the Dead? Having four really attractive best friends that aren’t romantically interested in you.I’m joking—it sucks.I couldn’t fully blame them though. I mean, why would two powerful vampires, a century-old demon, and a lethal wolf shifter be interested in little old me?Although, I couldn’t discredit myself completely, because let’s be clear—I’m awesome... -
Dragon by Kat Blackthorne
Dragon and the crew go in search of his family. They'll find allies, and foes, in unlikely places as they travel to a mysterious castle in the sky... and a brand-new spooky town where new and old hauntings converge. They may be a world away but secrets and evils have a way of following them wherever they go.This is a dark polyamorous romance intended for readers 18+. There is no cheating... -
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The Chains of Fate by Samantha Amstutz
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShackled by destiny, chained by fate.SerennaReeling in the wake of the wraith attack on Centarya, expanding fear of the future consumes Serenna’s thoughts. Training for the conflict to come, Prince Vesryn exploits new tactics to drive Serenna toward her untapped power. But she soon finds herself confronting a dilemma that takes her focus away from the impending war... -
Monsters Above by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe fight for our lives is upon us. Running to a new realm that could hold vital information is our only chance. With that comes closing the distance between me and the godly powers that wish to use me for their own gain. What we need is time to uncover secrets and unlock the powers that reside within me, but that’s a commodity we aren’t granted... -
The Devil You Know by Erin M. Evans
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the long-awaited finale of her riveting Brimstone Angels series, Erin M. Evans thrusts her signature character Farideh into an epic battle of good versus evil, rife with deception and intrigue, where the question is as much who is evil, as how they can be defeated. The stakes have never been higher, and the fallout will shake the Hells, and through them, the Forgotten Realms... -
Secrets of Alkrose by K.M. Moronova
Wicked things are happening at Alkrose Academy.Terra, Finn, and Edgar have finally reunited, but nothing is as they hoped. Terra's beloved Raine has been blighted by her untrained powers, a fate that spells his ultimate demise. As they scour the academy for anything that might save him, they uncover secrets lying in the dark... -
Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSebastian Frost created a territory where demihumans lived peacefully.Whether they were a snake-haired gorgon, a colorful slime woman, or a fifteen foot tall Oni, they were free to live peacefully in Pluma Territory. For many of the creatures, living peacefully was something they never dared even dream of so it was only natural that they traveled from all over the continent to reach his territory... -
Bury Me by Annie Anderson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world ended the night I was born. Coincidence? I think not. Stuck living in the catacombs beneath what used to be NYC, I’ve managed to stay hidden. Alive. Safe…ish.The Supernatural Syndicates that rule the city have been looking for someone powerful enough to give them an edge against each other.Insert me: A rare female dragon shifter that’s lived underground my entire life... -
Devil by Kat Blackthorne
From international bestselling author Kat Blackthorne comes the highly anticipated and epic conclusion to the worldwide sensation The Halloween Boys. Book four, Devil, is an occult reimagining of Hades and Persephone with all the Halloween charm and heart readers have come to expect from this hit series... -
Token of the Blessed by Cebelius
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt is the mettle to proceed that matters ... The Labyrinth behind him, Terry and company arrive on the Eastern Steppes in the midst of a carnival, and a fateful decision puts him under a dire curse. Stripped of his bond powers and exiled to the dreamlike Wildervast, he must find and free the ultimate witch, then kill an invincible man... -
Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand
I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him.Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true.I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame.The moment he touches me, everything changes... -
Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought I was a fake, a spiritual guide doling out nothing more than a placebo effect to the pack. Turns out I’m more legitimate than anyone realizes—and more deadly.It doesn’t matter whether I’m the real thing or not, whether the pack has accepted me or not, because Duncan’s mate never will and she’s in charge. As long as he still wants me in his bed, she’ll want me in a grave... -
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In The Shadows by L.B. August
Damned by gods and threaded by fates, two mortals must embrace the darkness to find their true destinies.Lilith Clarke is supposed to be dead: murdered by the vicious King Oren, her blood staining a field of daisies. But death would have been merciful.After years of having no name, she is finally given a title: Queen of Umbra. But it will cost her everything... -
Shadows of the Crown by Dakota Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's the heir to the kingdom. She's the kingdom's worst nightmare. In the kingdom of Eldoria, where essence weaves the fabric of reality, whispers tell tales of the Silver Wraith -- a legendary assassin born of forbidden magic. Ariella Mistaire, known for her lethal skill and striking silver hair, is drawn into a treacherous competition by the King, a game with trials veiled in secrets and lies... -
Bewitching Her Monsters by Yve Vale
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA werewolf, a gargoyle, a phoenix, and a demon walk into the bar…Yeah, it sounds like a set-up to a bad joke. But this is my life, and it just got weird. Jade :As a hopeless romance author, I go out to a local bar, looking for something to cure my writer’s block. When I discover four of the hottest guys I’ve ever seen in real life, this forty-year-old homebody finds all the inspiration I need...Categorized as:
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Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWeapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way.But life has a way of taking trips down rabbit holes…Cal gets dragged to Wonderland and told she’s the savior of their world... -
Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“But heed this warning, and heed it well—your mate’s life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill.”With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed... -
House of Secrets by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise... -
The Tea House by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJaime is looking for sanctuary and a new start after escaping his stepfather. With little money to his name, he doubts he can afford the gorgeous bed and breakfast he stumbles upon, surrounded by tea roses inside and out. Then Logan, the handsome young concierge, surprises Jaime with a ‘pay what you can’ policy, and Jaime is instantly smitten... -
Liberation by Stella Rainbow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wyvern who doesn't trust humans. A human who implicitly trusts him. AmellI knew what monsters looked like, because I'd been raised by one, afraid and unable to get away because he was the strongest thing I knew. Until the day our village was attacked by a mythical beast and it almost made the monster wet himself... -
Primal Igniting by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get... -
Devil in Boots by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy thoughts, my drive, my goal was on one thing. I was a madman obsessed, and nothing would get in my way.Treasure.For centuries this has been the drive for humans to lie, murder, cheat, and steal, and The Nectar is the biggest fortune of them all. An object which can change the dynamics between fae and human, save lives, and gives humans fae qualities... -
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Out of Sight: Completed Duet by Katie May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve only ever known two things.Darkness and pain. Blind since a young age, I spent my life as an experiment and test subject. My days were spent in torment.Until one day…I fought back.Only to end up a prisoner once again.Nightmare Penitentiary houses the most dangerous criminals in the supernatural world...Categorized as:
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The Realm That Falls to Her by Zara Storm
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorn between two realms, the fate of a kingdom and my father hang in the balance…I need my mate—a darkly dangerous fae prince—more than ever.And he needs me to help claim his throne.But Ruskin is gone.Disappeared into a place most dare not speak of.There isn’t time to mourn.In the human realm, a cruel king holds my father captive... -
Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrightening and sensual, passionate and thrilling. I have a confession to whisper at your ear. That shadow caressing your body in the dark, that tingle which draws you to arch your spine… it tempts me to ruin. You’re beautiful when you sleep. Everything I long for. All I ask is a sip, a taste of the life coursing through those delicate veins. Just one little bite... -
Vicious as a Darling by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBeware the happy thoughts... Neverland has one rule: never grow up. So why is everyone suddenly aging? Wendy Darling knows two things. 1. She came to Neverland as a child. 2. After being frozen at sixteen for as long as she can remember, she's suddenly getting older. There's something wrong with Never Never Land and Wendy is determined to find out what it is... -
Hawke by Vera Foxx
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTHE IRON A club full of shifter rogues rejected and unloved.They were wronged for unjust reasons.Now their animals will soon go rabid, taking away their human selves.Their souls are broken, but with the little bit of life they have left,the rogues will save those who cannot save themselves.Giving humans a second chance.This is Hawke's story... -
Crown of Ashes by Amanda Aggie
"We're all villains here." - Alice WhittakerBoth The Demon Prince and Crown of Ashes hit #1 in Amazon Charts for Paranormal Angel Romance, Dark Fantasy, Dark Fantasy Horror, Folklore, and Amazon New Releases!A year ago, we managed to escape the realm of monsters, unscathed.The mistake of trying to strike a bargain with the High King has been buried in the past…Or so we thought... -
Locked by K.L. Steele
From the moment I stepped foot in Blackstone Academy I have been hunted.I am not safe within these walls, not from the monsters living in the bodies of men, or from the demons in my nightmares. They don't want me here, or so they keep saying.Their darkness feeds my soul, drawing me in and leaving me broken and bloody. They expect me to run, to fear them...Categorized as:
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This Is Halloween: A Spooky Holiday Monster Reverse Harem Romance by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMargo was just your normal Christmas elf, and sure maybe she had a bit too much Christmas cheer, but hey, if starting to decorate for Christmas in July was wrong, she didn't want to be right.At least, until the three lords of Halloween decide to kidnap her and bring her back to Halloweenland.There’s Jack, the hopelessly sexy and tall King of Halloween, who’s harboring a monster inside of him... -
Shadowed Heart by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno
Our lands are changing, three becoming one.Merged together by my sister and her monsters.The magic has returned and new life blooms, no longer are the Dead Lands dismal and gray, but not everyone welcomes the change.I expected to die when I threw myself from the Gilded Land’s tower.Instead, I find myself surrounded by the monsters I feared the most.I assumed they’d be feral and dangerous... -
Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFollow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland... -
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Skulduggery by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBuilding a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery It’s a world ruled by elves, and they have decided that alcohol and magic is illegal for all the other races. But I know how to make whiskey. In fact, that’s the easy part. Selling it under their noses and not getting caught and hung will be the hard part... -
That Time I Took Down A Cult by Rebel Carter
My name is Buffy and I’ve spent my entire life training to be a wife, but when a cult is the one leading me down the aisle there is no happily-ever-after waiting for me and I end up a virgin that can’t drive because my family totally sold me out to be a virgin sacrifice.Jokes on everyone who thought they could lie to me because the god they tried to sacrifice me to just claimed me as his bride... -
Snapdragons by January Rayne
I’m a monster DNA experiment and my beasts salivate at the thought of her. In my human life, I was a hardworking blue-collar man.And now I’m a monster.My anger is tenfold in this form.Yet I find a part of me that’s fragile and needs protecting. Every day, I turn to stone on her property to watch over her.At night, I let myself into her home.I find it impossible to stop myself... -
Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEscape the trials, lose the crown—or rebel, risking everything to save the realm.I've exposed the queen for the tyrant she is. Now it's time to show the kingdom of Embermere who I am.A rebellion has been gathering force against the queen. It needs only a spark to gain momentum. It needs the secret heir.First, I must survive the Wilds—savage, brutal, and even more dangerous than the queen herself... -
The Curse of Sins by Kate Dramis
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStay anchored in the light, they told her. But what had the light ever done for her? After discovering she's prophesied to save the realm, Aya's duty should be clear: return home with once-sworn enemy Will to serve their queen in the coming war against a rival kingdom…one whose pursuit of dark magic could bring the realm to its knees... -
Favor by Jessica Lynch
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNever ask a favor of a fae. As a rule, the fae don’t do favors. It’s not how they’re wired. Capricious and self-serving, unless you have an unbreakable bond with one of the fantastical creatures, you can be sure that they have no interest in helping you at all... -
Star Spear by Geneva Monroe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayed to save a kingdom.Consumed by wrath.Which will burn hotter, love or vengeance?Prince Callen Shadow left Innesvale with one goal: Bring the Fire Singer home, no matter the cost. Seduction and lies were easy for him - until her. Now Cal is realizing the cost of saving his kingdom may be losing the only woman he’s ever loved... -
The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the fifth and final novel in the Five Crowns of Okrith romantasy series from bestselling author A.K. Mulford, a young fae warrior is hellbent on winning the Eastern Court crown, but when her fated lover—and hated nemesis—Ersan enters the trials she struggles to balance the competition and the chance at love... -
A Taste of Magic by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a fleeting moment, I had magic. Powerful magic. But the Dark Prince’s enemy stole it from me, making them the most powerful being in the world. Their primary goal is to destroy everything close to the Dark Prince, and that includes me... -
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA war is on the horizon, and it won't be good. Long before my birth, a war between supernatural creatures raged while a silent enemy watched with a smile. When the clans were weakened, the enemy stood and took over most of the country. That enemy was the human king that trapped me all my life. He was worst than the creatures that lurked in the shadows... -
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To Break a Demon Curse by Madeleine Eliot
Elara has been thoroughly taken in by the Demon King’s trickery, and she is determined not to let him back into her heart after all the lies.But with the promise of his help rescuing her mother, Elara finds herself agreeing to a blood bargain to stay with him, learn to use her mysterious demon magic, and pretend to be his betrothed... -
Fairytales of the Macabre by Olivie Blake, Aurora Sinclair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOnce upon a time, a young woman takes redemption into her own hands; a man’s precarious fate is twisted; a lover plots a bloody vengeance; a castle born from night fulfills a lifelong destiny. In Fairytales of the Macabre, Olivie Blake brings you four stories of romantic noir, each one an improbable foray into dark comedy, seductive horror, and above all, the inescapable temptation of love... -
Love and Formaldehyde by C.M. Guidroz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove and Formaldehyde is a Horror Romance novel. If you have ever been in love then you know it can get pretty horrific and doesn’t come with a trigger warning. Lucky for you this story does, so if you are triggered by the following please do not read this book.LoveDeath of a ParentAddictionSexual AbuseViolenceNecrophiliaMurderLove and Formaldehyde is for ages 18+ readers... -
Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Zoey Ellis, Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen it comes to true love, rules are meant to be broken …Dark forests and locked doors, poisoned apples and forbidden lovers ... Bold heroines and swoon-worthy heroes break all the rules in this enchanting anthology of the fairy tales you thought you knew.Once Upon A Forbidden Desire features 20 enticing fairy tale retellings by a diverse selection of fantasy romance authors... -
Aine by Invi Wright
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA dark fantasy romance.When Aine is sent into the woods for her crimes, she accepts she'll be met with death.The beasts are known to kill any human that wanders into their territory, their razor-sharp teeth ripping through flesh and bone with practiced ease...Categorized as:
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The Phoenix and His Prince by Adara Wolf, R. Phoenix
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing Elric has ever wanted was to rule. Now his brother and a dragon sit on the throne, and his only recourse is to beg the phoenix Athan for help. Elric has already traded so much for power.Trading his body in exchange for more is nothing. There's nothing wrong with wanting power, no matter what Athan says. Elric's soul isn't broken, or dirtied, or rusted...
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