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The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDon't miss Book 6 of this action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia.About the This is a mix between LitRPG and Xianxia. It's like a car that looks like a LitRPG with dungeons and skills, but the interior and engine are all Xianxia... -
The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn unholy attack upon his brother-in-law General Arisaydia pitches sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona headlong into the snake-pit of Cedonian imperial politics. But they will not travel alone. The mission from his god brings Penric some of his strangest new allies yet, and the return of some of his most valued old ones... -
Held by Heat by Terry Bolryder
When a fire prince falls for a woman he can’t have, the whole world may just go up in flames… Flynn, a notorious fire fae who always has some hungry princess on his tail, doesn’t think love exists. At least, not for him... -
Dark Alpha's Command by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I’m coming for you…I’ve been a part of so many different worlds I’m not sure who I am or where I fit in anymore... -
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The Fae Artifactor by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeople really have to stop kidnapping her…. Sevana has quite enough on her plate, what with her wonky magical core still spastically melting or exploding things on her. She has every intention of seeking professional help, if such a thing exists, but is stopped before she can even go back home. That is to say, she’s kidnapped. AGAIN... -
The Silver Siren by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery journey has an end. Unable to find the answers she sought in Skyfell, Thalia, Joss, and Kael travel to Haven with a prisoner in tow. An attack on the road waylays their plans, and Thalia finds herself traveling alone with Kael to the hidden sanctuary of the SwordBrothers. But war is on the horizon and the Raven is amassing his army...Categorized as:
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Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Jagger needs a mate. Fast. He’s running from a dark past and his life as the self-appointed sheriff of the outcast community of Ragtown was supposed to keep him on track... -
Rebel's Karma by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere’s no denying destiny . . . For too long, Benjamin Reese has masked his deadly skills and temper with loyalty and humor. A vampire-demon hybrid, he fiercely protects his family, guards his brothers, and destroys the enemy without mercy. But when he discovers one fragile, beautiful blonde—a woman once mated to a Kurjan, no less—every primal instinct he has buried for centuries roars to life... -
The Princess Must Reign by Everly Frost, Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe battle begins. The storm will rage. In a world of elves and gargoyles hidden beneath the streets of Chicago, Storm Princess Marbella Mercy has awakened a deadly power in a bid to free Baelen Rath from the savage gargoyle king... -
Psychos by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI had thought the hard part was over.Mario was dead and my vengeance achieved. However, the past was still causing problems, namely in the form of the Light Fae. Yeah... them. Remember how I am supposed to be getting married to their True Heir? That wasn't going to happen. I needed to find a solution and fast before my guard loses it... -
Darkyn's Mate by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCaught between Fate and the Dark One ... Stuck in Hell, human-Deidre struggles to hold onto her hope that she can change the course of events that landed her as the mate of Darkyn, the Dark One. The chances of her leaving Hell plummet when the Dark One takes a drastic step to ensure he never loses his latest possession and blood binds her in an ancient rite from the time-before-time... -
The Ghost Who Stayed Home by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLeft alone at Marlow House with Sadie and Max, Walt expects Danielle and Lily to return by the end of the week. When they don’t, he begins to wonder what happened to them. The ghost of Marlow House doesn’t scare six-year-old Evan MacDonald. When the child sneaks into the house in the middle of the night, seeking Walt’s help, the resident spirit learns something has happened to Danielle and Lily... -
The Fortune Teller by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 9 in the Claire Rollins mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. It is September and Claire, Nicole, and Robby have just begun shooting the new cooking show for their local television station. Each episode showcases a location around Massachusetts and highlights a recipe related to the location... -
Sweet Thanksgiving by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 21 in the Sweet Cove paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting.A cozy mystery with recipes.It is November in the seaside town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and Ellie and Jack 's wedding is fast approaching. But first, there's a mystery to solve.A well-known author and celebrity chef is in town for book signings when something unexpected happens... -
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브링 더 러브 1 by Zestkyo, 제스트쿄
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings아름다운 외모와 멋진 매너로 사교계에서도 인기가 높은 힐데브란트가의 장녀 레아. 하지만 그녀에겐 누구에게도 말 못할 고민거리가 있다... -
The Ghost and the Halloween Haunt by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J McIntyre
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTurning the one-time seaside B & B into a Halloween haunted house for a local fundraiser seems like a good idea. After all, Eva and Marie’s ghosts are willing to help. However, the two spirit friends of Marlow House are not the only ghosts to stop by... -
The Ghost and the Christmas Spirit by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J McIntyre
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt’s once again Christmastime at Marlow House and the mediums of Beach Drive have all decided to stay in Frederickport for the holiday. Surprises await for them when the true Spirit of Christmas comes for a visit... -
The Ghost from the Sea by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen a shipwreck washes up on a beach across from Marlow House, Frederickport residents wonder what happened to the ship’s crew. Danielle discovers the ship brought a stowaway—a spirit with ties to Frederickport that go back to the 1920s—when Walt, Marlow House’s resident ghost, was still alive... -
Signed In Incubus by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNote to self: never cast a spell you find on the internet.Most people cry when they’re left at the altar. Me? I cast a spell to find the perfect man. But when a very bare and uh…impressive…incubus appears in my living room, I know I messed up. Serves me right for trying a spell I found on the internet!I’m both disappointed and relieved when Prax is summoned away... -
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The Ghost and Little Marie by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe family of Adam Nichols show up in Frederickport when Marie ends up in a nursing home with a broken hip. Yet unlike Adam, who is trying to get his grandmother home, the new arrivals are more concerned with selling off her assets and keeping her in the questionable facility... -
The Ghost of Christmas Secrets by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt’s hard to know who to trust when you’re worth billions. Christmas brings uninvited family members to Marlow House, vying for Chris Glandon’s favor. One of them may have already killed for it... -
The Ghost Who Was Says I Do by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Valentine’s Day Wedding at Marlow House? Love is in the air—along with secrets—some are deadlier than others... -
The Ghost and the Silver Scream by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHollywood descends on Marlow House in preproduction for the movie adaptation of Walt’s bestselling novel, Moon Runners. Hoping for inspiration, they found death instead. There's a murderer loose, and as the body count increases, secrets are revealed—and it starts to get a little crowded with all these new ghosts hanging around... -
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Hanatsukihime, Vol. 02 by Hibiki Wataru
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Lys was born, her heart did not beat at all. To save her, her mother made a contract with a devil: Lys can borrow his heart until the day she turns 16, but after that, he will eat her body. Together with her companion, Siva, someone she met by chance on the desert at night, she travels around as a dancer girl to find the devil who sealed her fate... -
The Ghost of Halloween Past by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSpending Halloween in a haunted house is nothing out of the ordinary for Danielle and Lily. After all, Marlow House Bed & Breakfast has its own full-time ghost. But there is another haunted house in Frederickport, Oregon. Yet, its ghost only shows up on Halloween... -
Carved by Brenda K. Davies
River, As the perilous journey across a country I’d long thought destroyed begins, I don’t know who I am anymore or what I’m becoming. My abilities grow stronger with each passing day, as does the fear of what comes next. All I know is that I will do anything to avoid becoming like Lucifer, and to protect those I love, even if that means protecting them from me... -
Broken Prince by Jen Wylie
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes, when you're broken, you can heal on your own. Sometimes, you need the help of your friends, your family, and the people you love. Keeping those pieces together when the world seems intent on ripping you apart is the greatest challenge of all. Especially when the ones you love, the ones who hold you together, start falling apart themselves... -
Bound by Fate by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter a month of hunting for her, Asher isn’t expecting to stumble across Brie again, but once he does, he’s determined not to let her go.Brie knew it was a mistake to warn the hunter about the approaching danger facing the Alliance compound. She learned long ago that getting involved resulted in pain. However, she couldn’t resist trying to help, and now she’s paying for her mistake...Categorized as:
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Demons and Darkness by Meredith Hart
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe second Demon War has begun, and no one is safe.Vethe and Lyria stand outside the gates of Ocrus Sheau, a mysterious kingdom where all wildmages are forced into slavery, hoping to unearth information that could help Prince Kyalam in his struggle against the Citadel without ending up in chains... -
When Fortune Knocks by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book 7 in the Claire Rollins Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. On a warm April evening in Boston, Claire Rollins and her boyfriend, Detective Ian Fuller, are walking the Corgis when they a hear a woman’s scream. When they enter the historic Granary burial ground, Claire and Ian discover a dead woman on the ground at the back of the cemetery... -
SWEET ADDITIONS by J A WHITING
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 17 in the Sweet Cove Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J. A. Whiting. It is deep winter in Sweet Cove and Angie and Jenna Roseland are expecting their babies in a few weeks, but before the new additions arrive, Chief Martin needs their help. A well-regarded non-profit in the nearby town of Silver Cove has been broken into and the security tapes show something unusual... -
The Pine Hill Inn by J A WHITING
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 1 in the Ella Daniels Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J. A. Whiting. Ella Daniels, a professor of American history at Green Hill University, comes from a family with many talents, and seeing ghosts is one of them. The family matriarch, Aunt Jin, has agreed to allow a journalist to do a story on their business, Green Hill Investigations... -
HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 8 in the Claire Rollins mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Thirty years ago, on a cold winter night, a young mother disappeared without a trace. Her husband admitted they’d had a fight, but he told police that his wife left the house on her own... -
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Bones of Fire by Eric M. Hill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEdwin Styles’ life is about to be turned upside down. He doesn’t believe in demons and warlocks. He should. They’re out to get him and his family. He doesn’t know that his precious daughter is being stalked by a demon of witchcraft and will soon suffer such a devastating betrayal that her faith will be shaken to its core... -
Exalted Mage: A Litrpg Harem Fantasy by Kingsley Khan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEric Grayson was just a welder by day and fantasy junky by night. His free days were spent camping in the woods and reading. When he falls through a crack in the foundation of reality his life is going to get a lot more interesting. Making his way through the sea of chaos, he finds himself, with a little help from a Goddess, in a new universe, on a new planet... -
Barbarian Dragonslayer by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn ancient evil has come to Old Ironbound—is it a dragon or is it something else?Ymir has obtained six of the eight Akkiric rings—the rings that allowed Aegel Akkridor and his wives to live for a thousand years—but the more he studies, the closer he comes to learning the secret behind the great vempor’s death.A secret that may mean death for Ymir and his wives as well... -
Dark Surrender by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsComplete Stand Alone/No Cliffhanger Never met a male siren before? You're about to.... I grew up as a prince... And lead the life of a King. There isn't anyone or anything that doesn't want me, that isn't attracted to me. They can't help it. And I sure as hell don't want them to... -
The Hunt of Night by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFate plays funny games. It crowned me a princess, then ripped it away overnight. It gave me the determination to restore my family name, despite the hatred of my kind throughout the kingdom. It gave me the courage to walk through the gates of Heir Academy and fight for what’s mine. But the funny thing about fate is, no matter how much I want to take the reins, it has its own plan for me... -
Deidre's Death by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo women caught in a struggle between Death and the Dark One... Gabriel – Death – is winning the ground war against demons in the mortal realm. But a rebellion is brewing among his army of grim reapers in the underworld he still can’t access... -
Frostbound Throne: Song of Winter by May Sage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYesterday, she was a pampered princess and he, a willful prince. Yesterday, she knew her place, her purpose. He didn’t care about his. Now, there’s war, and one of them must conquer, and rule, or the Isle will fall into chaos... -
Goblin Candy: A Monsterly Yours Romance by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrimsal has always enjoyed life and the numerous pleasures it brings—perhaps more so than most. But when his hunger brings him back to the human world with a particular sweet tooth to satisfy, he discovers that coming into her fertile, sexual prime has brought new appetites to assuage. He craves something delectably sweet that can only be found with the right mate... -
A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Once upon a dark dream, the gods told me of our ruin,But I wasn’t nearly as afraid as I should have been.The walls of my world are crumbling, and it may be too late to save us.The clock is ticking, and a cruel fate has been laid at my feet,And now I am standing at a crossroads with the blade of destiny in my grip.To strike would be to end us all, but staying my hand is not an option... -
The Road by Brenda K. Davies
River, Standing at the edge of the gateway, I understand two things. One, I have no idea what I’m doing. Two, the gateway to Hell is not closing. Now, there may be only one option left to me, to all of us. I may have to enter the one place I’d hoped to avoid throughout this journey. I may have to enter Hell. Unfortunately, a change in events takes the choice away from me... -
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House of Wyn by Crea Reitan
Monsters were real. And they were evil.My husband had me convinced that we were ridding the world of those monsters. The horrors that prey on the innocent. The darkness that shouldn’t exist.But then I saw that the true monster was my husband, and I ran.I was brought to a safe house called The Harem Project. Here I found it in the five men of the House of Wyn. Five men who weren’t men at all... -
Lover Uncloaked by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPLEASE NOTE: Lover Uncloaked was previously published under the title Edge of Passion. Able to render themselves invisible, immortal Stealth Guardians like Aiden have been protecting humans from the dark power of the Demons of Fear for centuries. But the demons might soon have a powerful tool in their hands to seduce humans to the dark side... -
The Shadow & The Sun by Monica Enderle Pierce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAmong the living or the dead, he’s never needed anything from anyone. Shadow Mage Gethen is a powerful necromancer, keeper of the border between the living and the dead, and brother to the king of Besera. But with his dark powers failing and a vengeful entity attacking, Gethen should be happy when a formidable lady knight appears at his gates. He’s not... -
Dust by Devon Ashley
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratings4. The number of times my delicate wings have been broken and clamped behind my back. 68. The number inked upon my skin, marking me the sixty-eighth pixie to be stolen. 87. The number of days I’ve been wrongfully imprisoned. 88. The first day the faeries will regret stealing me. Healthy. Cheery. Vivacious... -
The Cursed Fae King by A.K. Koonce, Rebecca Grey
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCurses and crowns. That’s what it takes to make a crumbling kingdom. And the Northern Kingdom, it’ll soon be an empire of dusty remains if we can’t find our enemies hiding in plain sight. King Iri isn’t exactly my ally in all of this either. The prophecy and our marriage are all he’s focused on. It’s all he thinks he needs to keep his kingdom’s faith... -
A Monster’s Prey by Lylah Taylor
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHe says he can’t let me go… and when he touches me, I forget why I’d want to leave.The streets have become a dangerous place, something to avoid at all costs once the sun goes down.Unable to resist breaking the curfew, Jade finds herself in a vulnerable position. Now she must decide, either help the creature who protected her, or run...
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