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  • Redeemed by April Wilson

    Redeemed by April Wilson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Redeemed is part of the McIntyre Security Bodyguard series, but it can be read standalone. It's a full-length novel with a guaranteed HEA.AnnieTen years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my lifeAnd I’ve paid the price every day since then, both in body and spiritNow I’m desperate, and the only man who can save me is the one I betrayed so long ago.I don’t deserve his forgiveness...
  • Volcrian's Hunt by T.L. Shreffler

    Volcrian's Hunt by T.L. Shreffler

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A plague is spreading across the land. Crops are rotting. People are dying in the streets. Sora, with the help of her magical Cat's Eye necklace, is the only one who can stop it. She must travel overseas to the Lost Isles, a place of legend and mystery. Only there can she destroy the bloodmage, Volcrian, putting an end to the curse...
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  • The Holy Road by Ginn Hale

    The Holy Road by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 12 ratings
    Once, John Toffler's concerns were limited to wringing rent out of his mysterious roommate, Kyle, and measuring the growth rate of moss for his graduate studies. Then one morning he opened a letter intended for Kyle and his ordinary, modern life vanished...
  • Enemies & Shadows by Ginn Hale

    Enemies & Shadows by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 12 ratings
    Book seven. When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • The Silent City by Ginn Hale

    The Silent City by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • Remain Nameless by HeyJude19

    Remain Nameless by HeyJude19

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    How did it feel? It felt like he was barely holding it together. She, of all people, should shun him. Or yell at him. Curse him. Spit at him. Take out her wand and blast him off the face of the earth. It was crushing guilt and relief and confusion all at once when he looked at Hermione Granger.The monotony of Draco’s daily routine had become both a lifeline and a noose...
  • Broken Fortress by Ginn Hale

    Broken Fortress by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 13 ratings
    The Rifter: Volume SixWhen he was ordained as the Kahlil of the Payshmura Church,Ushiri Ravishan left behind his name and home. In the foreignworld of Nayeshi, he watched over the destroyer incarnation ofthe god Parfir, though the young man—John Toffler—had no ideaof his own deadly potential.Only once in ten years does Kahlil desert his duty...
  • South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber

    South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Blue Bishop has a knack for finding lost things. While growing up in charming small-town Buttonwood, Alabama, she's happened across lost wallets, jewelry, pets, her wandering neighbor, and sometimes, trouble. No one is more surprised than Blue, however, when she comes across an abandoned newborn baby in the woods, just south of a very special buttonwood tree...
  • The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts

    The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces you to the Montgomery brothers - Beckett, Ryder, and Owen - as they bring an intimate bed-and-breakfast to life in their hometown. Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out - with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing too soft underneath...
  • Her One Wish by Marie Hall

    Her One Wish by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ON SALE OCTOBER 26! Nixie is a genie with a problem. She's just killed her Master. Kind of a big no-no for her kind, but really, what did the ruling council of genie's expect her to do? It's not like she was given a handbook on how to be a "proper genie". She was never even supposed to wind up in Kingdom. She'd been born on Earth, Chicago specifically...
  • Viper's Creed by T.L. Shreffler

    Viper's Creed by T.L. Shreffler

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sora is having visions. Strange, terrifying visions brought on by her Cat's Eye necklace, an ancient and magical device. Spurred to action, she leaves her mother's cabin to find Crash, the mysterious assassin who once changed her life. She is certain that together, they can discover what the necklace is trying to tell her...
  • A Light in the Forest by Melissa Payne

    A Light in the Forest by Melissa Payne

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From Melissa Payne, bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings, comes an emotional and suspenseful novel about the weight of secrets and the healing power of friends and family.Vega Jones escapes an abusive relationship with nothing but her two-month-old baby and the van she grew up in. Her destination is a small Ohio town her late vagabond mother left years ago...
  • Something about Tomorrow by Nora Roberts

    Something about Tomorrow by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    For the MacKade brothers, new beginnings are nothing without a happily-ever-after.The Heart of Devin MacKadeSheriff Devin MacKade has always known his destiny was to serve and protect the small town of Antietam, Maryland. And for a long while he thought that future would include Cassie Connor—the woman he’s known, and loved, forever...
  • Lian / Roch by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Lian / Roch by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LIAN The Hunter: Lian isn’t a happy puma. He’s a lethal Hunter who should be out fighting the enemy, not babysitting a human scholar. Still, he’ll do whatever necessary to rid the world of the evil goddess, Shakpi. And there’s the bonus of spending a few hours away from his family of Nurturers who have been smothering him with love...
  • Destined for Time by Stacie Simpson

    Destined for Time by Stacie Simpson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An erotic romance with a paranormal twist... One night of forbidden passion will never be forgotten - or forgiven. Prophetic visions, conspiring enemies, and epic battles are nothing unusual at the Myths and Legends Casino Resort where dreams and nightmares come to life and nothing is outside the realm of possibilities...
  • Black Blades by Ginn Hale

    Black Blades by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Volume Three. Once Kahlil had been entrusted with a holy duty: to watchover the Rifter and protect him in the world of Nayeshi until theIssusha’im Oracles decided whether to summon the destroyergod or kill him while he remained a mortal in Nayeshi. ButKahlil failed his duty, slipping away to rescue his sister froma fire and in that moment allowing the Rifter to cross into theworld of Basawar...
  • The Donovan Legacy: Charmed & Enchanted by Nora Roberts

    The Donovan Legacy: Charmed & Enchanted by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 21 ratings
    In two tales of the Donovan family, Anastasia Donovan is afraid to reveal her true self to her intriguing new neighbor, Boone Sawyer, while Rowan Murray is fascinated by her enigmatic neighbor, Liam Donovan. - She has published 101 New York Times bestsellers as of 2003, 29 of them reaching #1...
  • Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Broken Bonds by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For years, Jackson Murphy and Jonas Brooks have been dancing around each other in a waltz of uncertainty and longing. One unexpected kiss meant to comfort rattles the two alphas, but neither is willing to make the first move. Now, their meddling packs are conniving to force the two alphas to see what they truly share — a bond of love...
  • The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker by Jenni Keer

    The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker by Jenni Keer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet Lucy, aged 25, and Brenda, aged 79. Neighbours, and unlikely friends. Lucy Baker is not your usual 25-year-old. She is more at home reading and knitting in her cluttered little flat than going out partying and socialising.79-year-old Brenda is full of wise and wonderful advice, but when she’s diagnosed with dementia her life begins to change...
  • Burn by Penelope Fletcher

    Burn by Penelope Fletcher

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Something deadly lurks beneath the surface of Marina's skin, a wildness, a magickal creature born from fire and ice. After crossing dimensions to the fiery land of dragons, where not only is she a princess, but descendant from one of the most powerful dragons in existence, Marina has chosen to enter the tournamnet Aver to win the Frost Wreath...
  • The Mage by Jean Johnson

    The Mage by Jean Johnson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is the final book in the acclaimed series of "cursed brothers, fated mates, prophecies... destiny and magic."(Robin D. Owens) New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz hails Jean Johnson's writing as "fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and wildly entertaining." Now, Johnson returns for the final book in the series of eight brothers destined to fulfill a strange prophecy...
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    magic  m-f  contemporary  fantasy  paranormal
  • Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts

    Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 ratings
    With over one hundred and twelve million books in print and forty-two New York Times bestsellers to date, Nora Roberts is indisputably the most celebrated and loved women's fiction writer today. Tears of the Moon is her second book in the enchanting Irish trilogy featuring the Gallagher siblings of Ardmore, Ireland...
  • Third Time's a Charm by Marquita Valentine

    Third Time's a Charm by Marquita Valentine

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Note: Alternate/new cover edition for ASIN# B0096TKHAO To the world, Alexander "Sasha" Romanov is a sexy, globe-trotting playboy that parties with the very rich and famous. But behind the façade exists a ruthless man willing and able to destroy anyone and anything standing in the way of his ultimate goal ...until he meets Rose Holland...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  humor  contemporary  mystery  paranormal  fantasy
  • Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

    Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Heather Webber's Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town Southern charm.Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here that Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Cafe...
  • The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

    The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, independence, and finding your place in the world.Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine...
  • At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

    At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward.When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life...
  • Love Monster, Vol. 1 by Riko Miyagi

    Love Monster, Vol. 1 by Riko Miyagi

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After failing the entrance exams to her school of choice, Hiyoko Osora gets an acceptance letter from SM Academy...
  • Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts

    Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 36 ratings
    The breathtaking conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with Jewels of the Sun and Tears of the Moon... Darcy Gallagher has always believed in the pull of fate, the magic of legend... and the importance of money. She longs to find a rich man who will sweep her away - into a world filled with glamour and adventure, and the exotic life that is her destiny..
    Categorized as:
    magic  small town  m-f  contemporary  mystery  fae  paranormal  fantasy
  • Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewelling

    Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The war between Pleminar and Skala continues. There are growing rumors that Skala's ancient ally, Mycena, is about to join with the wealthier Pleminar, cutting Skala off from all trade routes. Now Alec and Seregil are sent on their most daring mission yet: convince the people of Aurenen, who exiled Seregil years ago, to join Skala and end the war...
  • Apple Pies and Other Amends by ToEatAPeach

    Apple Pies and Other Amends by ToEatAPeach

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger--------------------------------------------------Sometimes you're sad. Sometimes you need dessert. And sometimes, it's a little of both. Runner-Up of the Winter 2017 Dramione Fanfiction Awards, "Best Epic-Sized Fic...
  • Just Desserts by Mary Calmes

    Just Desserts by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Boone Walton has tried hard to create some distance between himself and his past. He's invested in his new life, his New Orleans art gallery, and his friendship with Scott Wren. Things finally seem to be settling down to normal, and Boone couldn't be happier.Chef Scott Wren wants much more than normal with Boone...
  • Rory's Mate by J.S. Scott

    Rory's Mate by J.S. Scott

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Callie Marks never knew that when she had caught the bouquet at her best friend’s wedding…she would also meet her destiny in the same place. Rory Hale was the nicest, sweetest man she had ever met. He was also the most unattainable. Gorgeous, rich and smart, Rory would never be interested in her. He wouldn’t go for a plump, boring woman that was a chef and suffered from the rejections of her past...
  • The Beast's Bride by Jill Myles

    The Beast's Bride by Jill Myles

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When an unfortunate crash down the stairs takes Pippa’s life, her fairy godmother steps in and offers her an otherworldly task. If she can convince the Beast of another magical reality to marry his Beauty, Pippa will have a new life and won’t spend eternity haunting a parking garage. Sounds easy, right? Of course, any task assigned by fairy godmother Muffin has its challenges...
  • Ares by Felicity Heaton

    Ares by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling Paranormal Romance Author Felicity Heaton presents: Ares (Guardians of Hades Romance Series Book 1) Prince of the Underworld and Lord of Fire, Ares was banished from his home by his father, Hades, two centuries ago and given a new duty and purpose—to keep our world and his from colliding in a calamity foreseen by the Moirai...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  demons  fantasy  paranormal  contemporary  open-door
  • Caressed by a Crimson Moon by Amanda J. Greene

    Caressed by a Crimson Moon by Amanda J. Greene

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Consumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years. To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack...
  • Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Morgan's Fate by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    His Fate is finally in front of him…and he’s never letting go. Morgan and Magnus Grimm return from their search for Skuld, Norn of the Future, only to find that she’s been living under their noses this whole time...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy
  • Chance's Game by Eve Langlais

    Chance's Game by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a world where magic is common, Breanna is among the rarest of her kind and highly sought after – by all the wrong men. With a roll of his dice, in steps the God of Chance, who sets her up on a quest to free the Realm from a powerful spell. There’s just one problem. Chance expects her to team up with a wizard – who is also a devilish rake...
  • Daughter of Fire and Ice by Marie-Louise Jensen

    Daughter of Fire and Ice by Marie-Louise Jensen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book by Marie-Louise...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  contemporary  vikings  paranormal  fantasy
  • Dream by Carole Cummings

    Dream by Carole Cummings

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What begins as Constable Dallin Brayden escorting the prisoner Wilfred Calder back to Putnam quickly turns into a flight for both their lives. Political betrayal and malicious magic lurk behind every bush and boulder in their flight across the countryside, resulting in Dallin becoming more protector than gaoler, and fostering a growing connection between him and his charge...
  • Feudlings in Sight by Wendy Knight

    Feudlings in Sight by Wendy Knight

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Boys of war suck at romance. Charity Delyle has lived in the shadow of her Prodigy cousin and his powerful Guard since the day she was born. And she doesn’t mind—really. Except that being in Hunter’s shadow means that he can’t see her. And she’d like that to change. Hunter has one purpose in life: Protect the Prodigy, or die trying...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy
  • Chased by Lauren Dane

    Chased by Lauren Dane

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Marc must face the biggest challenge of his life-convincing Liv Davis that he means to love her forever. Liv Davis had just about given up on her happily ever after. Burned by love more than once, she's beginning to think Mr. Right wasn't in the cards for her. Marc Chase is a confirmed bachelor and lover of women-lots of them...
  • Wicked Whispers by Nina Bangs

    Wicked Whispers by Nina Bangs

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs welcomes you back to the Castle of Dark Dreams, a place of otherworldly secrets and sensual men with the power to fulfill your most private fantasies. All Ivy had ever wanted was a safe, secure life with no drama. Now she was working in an adult theme park where visitors came to role-play their wildest imaginings...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  contemporary  paranormal  fae  demons  vampires  fantasy
  • The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman

    The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes a family treasure hunt unfurls new paths in life. The Russell family members all seem to have . . . gifts. Eldest sister Penelope naturally infuses strength or joy or love—whatever the wearer requires—into the fabric of the dresses she designs as a seamstress...
  • The Flame by Jean Johnson

    The Flame by Jean Johnson

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Seventh in the hot series from the national bestselling author that Jayne Anne Krentz hails as ?fabulously fresh.? Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day?they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. Though no longer trapped in exile, their growing family faces new problems...
  • Once Upon a Castle by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory

    Once Upon a Castle by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Once upon a time... A bewitchingly beautiful lady casts a thousand-year love spell on the man of her dreams--and unleases a nightmare that only true love can conque. Nora Robert's "Spellbound" Once upon a time... A gypsy's prophecy spells love when an unlikely pair join to fight the ultimate evil--and find themselves in their own battle of hearts...
    Categorized as:
    magic  m-f  paranormal  contemporary  fantasy
  • Once and Again by Lauren Dane

    Once and Again by Lauren Dane

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    This time, he plans to do it with class. Style. And more than a little groveling… Petal, Georgia , Book 1 Seven years ago, Lily Travis was only too glad to see her hometown of Petal, Georgia, in her rearview mirror. Thanks to her father running off with a twenty-year-old, though, here she is, trying to pick up the pieces...
  • Out of Control by Alexandra Ivy

    Out of Control by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy quenches your thirst for illicit desire with this seductive tale of the Sentinels—outcast humans with the ability to tread the line between life and death—and pleasure and pain… Ph.D student Angela Locke has a crush on her sexy professor, Dr. Nikolo Bartrev...
  • The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts, MacLeod Andrews

    The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts, MacLeod Andrews

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 42 ratings
    A new novel of a shared past, a fresh start, and a lifetime of love. #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces you to the Montgomery brothers—Beckett, Ryder, and Owen—as they bring an intimate bed-and-breakfast to life in their hometown...
  • Taryn's Wolf by Marisa Chenery

    Taryn's Wolf by Marisa Chenery

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Having inherited her uncle’s winery, Taryn Davies goes to Wulf’s Den hoping to sell her wines to Beowulf, the owner. While there, she meets Wade, Beowulf’s brother. Even though she is instantly attracted to him, her past makes it hard for her to accept his advances. Catching a whiff of Taryn’s lingering scent inside Wulf’s Den, Wade is determined to make her his...
  • The Hunter by Eve Langlais

    The Hunter by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Suzie and her twins tired of running from a violent ex, decide to settle down in sweet suburbia. But forget the quiet life, meet Hunter, Suzie’s hot next door neighbor. Masquerading as a private eye, in truth he’s a tracker from a magical realm on a quest to keep his world’s existence secret. Little does he know that love has its sight on him...
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