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Bewitched and Bothered by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHadley Hunter is taking some downtime with her fiancé Galen Blackwood. All she wants to do is bask in their happiness and pretend nothing bad could possibly happen.This is Moonstone Bay, however. That’s simply not reality.When Galen gets a call that an old-timer on the island is holding a gun on the guests at a local bar, Hadley accompanies him to the scene…and watches as the unthinkable happens... -
Jill (The Protectors Series) Book #27 by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce again, Jill stood at the crossroads of her life. The decision to leave her role as a VC Warrior had been a devastating choice that shattered her very being. Yet, the Warrior she had been molded into demanded the sacrifice, pushing her toward an uncertain future... -
Jax by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kym Grosso JAX (IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANS, BOOK 7) Agrestis Wolves’ Alpha, Jax Chandler, is on a mission to exact retribution after being captured and tortured by an enigmatic adversary. When the sophisticated publishing mogul rescues a beautiful wolf, he recognizes the woman he’d once believed to be his mate... -
Unexpected Mate by Sedona Ashe
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe is finally ready to take her revenge! But will she be able to handle the evil hiding behind all this?Tia’s bond with Mithraheal, Luke, and Levi has unlocked her powers, and now the Dragoness of the Sea is ready to hunt down the one that destroyed her peaceful life... -
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Savage Possession by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrowing up, Darcy knew that life would be filled with challenges and tough decisions, but none so difficult as the one that would alter her future forever. Given the choice between losing Mason or becoming a vampire, Darcy risks the overwhelming threat of insanity, and places her destiny, her hopes and dreams, in the hands of Devlin... -
Forever Changed by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWaking up after an amazing night with her new husband and mate, nothing could've prepared Darcy for the epic bombshell Devlin dropped - explaining her heritage and revealing truths that completely blow her mind. When all she wants is to settle into marital bliss and Pack life, Darcy's world is once again thrown into turmoil, forced to face a challenge that may very well break her and Mason... -
Wild Heat by Alisa Woods
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe's a hot cop. She's a wild artist. Making art has never been so dangerously SEXY. Kaden Grant is well aware that the Seattle Police Department is no friend of shifters. But when the mayor’s favorite artist is targeted by the local hate-fanatic, he orders protective custody for her… and Kaden is desperate to land the assignment. Because any other cop would just get the girl killed... -
One More Day: Springblood Book 1 by Cee Bowerman
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTremayne Badeaux has lived a thousand lives during his time on Earth. He’s explored the world, made lifelong friends, started empires, and destroyed enemies, but he’s never experienced an all-encompassing love that he’s willing to give up his own life for - until he meets the one woman he can never lose... -
Not Her Alpha by Annie Nicholas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChris Jenkins, alpha werewolf, wants the woman who destroyed his life dead. Then he finds her imprisoned and beaten by her own family. So, he rescues her instead. Too make things worse, her soul is bound to a grimoire of black magic and he volunteers his pack to protect the book from falling into the wrong hands. Now, Jade has to live with him. It’s the only way to keep his city safe. Really... -
Marked in Flames by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy mate rejected me, leaving me broken. I refuse to let that happen again-even if Steele is the one for me. I hold the power of flame and future in my hands, but I know the world is watching. Waiting for us to fall. The truth and lies that bind the Aspen Pack together are crumbling and I am to bear witness to its fate. I know the Enforcer of the Aspens is my mate... -
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Wild Love - New Adult Paranormal Romance by Alisa Woods
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Army is in Noah’s past… and he hopes his dark secret stays buried there. Noah Wilding’s family is being targeted by an anti-shifter hate group—so he took medical leave from the Army to return home and help out. At least, that’s the story he’s told everyone… meanwhile, he’s going undercover to lure out the haters trying to kill the Wilding pack... -
Evernight Unleashed by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the dramatic conclusion to the Ravenwood Coven series by NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan, this sleeping magical paranormal town knows that war can be a beginning…and an ending.Rowen Ravenwood is the final witch of her line—the only one standing in the way of Oriel, the dark necromancer who wants the core of the town’s magic for his own... -
Harbored in Silence by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA witch on the run who could save the world–or destroy it with one touchI am who they fear.The Harvester Death Witch.The one who holds the power of their fate in my hands.Or at least…that’s what they whisper.The coven has fallen. The vampires are circling our den. And if we don’t find new allies, our Pack won’t be able to fight much longer... -
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A Sky Full of Stars by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse.Lexi Gardner is a rare creature with a nearly unlimited supply of magic. Unfortunately, that magic has gotten a little low. That’s all right... -
Passionate Bites: Hot Tales of Vampire Romance by Sharon Hamilton, K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen hot vampire romance novels by NY Times & USA Today bestselling authors. ***Only available until Jan. 2015***Full novels Passionate Bites is a paranormal romance collection loaded with sizzling hot alpha-males & badass heroines... -
Red by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTales of the Were: Red Redstone Clan #2 Steve Redstone agrees to keep an eye on his friend's little sister while she's partying in Las Vegas. He's happy to do the small favor to an old Army buddy. What he doesn't expect is the wild woman who heats his blood and attracts too much attention from Others in the area... -
Magnus by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagnus (Includes: Tales Of The Were, #7, The Redstone Clan, #3) Magnus Redstone is the middle of five brothers. As a result, he's always had a little bit of a hard time forging his own identity. While he excels at martial arts, he didn't want to be a soldier like Grif and Steve, his two older brothers. He also doesn't have time for practical jokes like the younger two, Bob and Matt... -
Touch of Temptation by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKellan Scott, the Lycan shape-shifter, has vowed to redeem his playboy past…even allowing himself to be captured by his enemies to save a woman he's never met. Once imprisoned, stealing into Chloe Harcourt's cell is the easy part—withstanding her irresistible beauty is next to impossible... -
One Bite Stand by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDaria never quite lived up to the nightmare reputation the rest of her kind had. Now she has a chance to prove herself. She can win the favor of Hades by delivering vampire Declan Mackenzie to Tartarus. Easier said than done once love enters the games... -
Moon Thrall by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant gives readers a double dose of the Louisiana bayous in the second book of her searing LaRue series (connected to the bestselling Chiasson series) filled with suspense, voodoo, and romance. HER QUEST FOR THE TRUTH Skye Parrish is living her dream... -
Night Demon: New World Immortal Mayan Vampire Romance by Lisa Kessler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeep within the Yucatan jungle a demon has awakened...Gretchen Finch's job would be much easier if she weren't alone in the jungle with a brilliant recluse whose every glance sets her on fire. But the more she focuses on her work, the closer she gets to unlocking the mysteries of a terrible creature - the Night Demon - that threatens the world as she knows it...Categorized as:
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Rush of Pleasure by Rhyannon Byrd
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDangerous passion and primal instincts… With his sinister good looks, Noah Winston is the one man—a human with Casus ties—who Willow Broussard has never been able to resist. Once enemies, then lovers, Noah broke her heart... -
Accidentally Dead, Again by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe was just looking for a night of fun. After a wild work-sponsored Halloween party, entomologist Sam McLean wakes up with a spotty memory—and a pointy set of fangs. Sam’s one-night stand wasn’t just dressed as a vampire; she had the bite to match... -
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Moon Kissed by Donna Grant, Michelle Leah Olson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant ventures into New Orleans with her Chiasson spinoff, the first book in her scorching LaRue series complete with sizzling romance and the enchantment of the paranormal. BROUGHT TOGETHER BY CHANCE For years, Addison Moore worked herself ragged to achieve her goals... -
The Wolf by Jean Johnson
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Sons of Destiny series continues in this breathtaking romantic fantasy from a fresh new voice. Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day-they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. To avoid tempting their destiny, the brothers are exiled to Nightfall Island, where women are forbidden... -
Mysteria Nights by P.C. Cast, MaryJanice Davidson
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour New York Times bestselling authors. One supernaturally seductive town where "Desperate Housewives meets Charmed" (Fresh Fiction). Welcome to Mysteria, Colorado, home to a vegan vampire, a neighborly werewolf, a pair of sisterly witches, a demon nanny, and more. Passions run high in this hot two-in-one omnibus edition of Mysteria and Mysteria Lane... -
One Bite by Jennifer Blackstream
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIrina is determined to continue her fight for freedom. Freedom for her from her evil sorceress stepmother, and freedom for every faction in the kingdom of Dacia. Unfortunately, her stepmother isn’t about to let that happen and she’s got a poisoned apple and a glass coffin with Irina’s name on them… Kirill is a vampire prince determined to be a vampire king...Categorized as:
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Forever by Cheri Schmidt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanielle and Ethan may have solved their problem with vampires, but other magical beings have taken interest in the ones who discovered the cure. On the run trying to escape a gaggle of evil pixies, a clan of creepy werewolves, a coven or two of wicked witches, and a school of lovely but malicious mermaids, they fight to have a normal life... -
Prince of Fire by Linda Winstead Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe firstborn children of the Fyne witches have finally come into their own, each with a special gift... Despite the prophesies, Keelia, Queen of the Anwyn, would never let a wild Caradon, a man who can shape-shift into a mountain cat, touch her... -
The Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire by A.K. Michaels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsUrban Fantasy: Peri has been running since she was fifteen - using her magic to stay safe. 'They' can track her magic tho, so she has to use it sparingly. In Vegas, for a cash in hand job, and things turn nasty! She knows the amount of magic she would have to use to escape unscathed would bring 'them' right to her. Before she can use the vast magic required two males appear and aid her... -
After Sundown by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe Has Become What He Once Destroyed Edward Ramsey has spent his life hunting vampires. Now he is one of them. Yet Edward's human conscience--and his heart--compel him to save beautiful Kelly Anderson, and soon their growing love is his reason for living... -
The Devil To Pay by Michele Hauf
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter the devil Himself claims Ivan Drake's soul on his twenty-first birthday, the vampire phoenix has no choice but to enforce his wicked rule. But when the devil sends him to claim the Book of All Spells, the last thing Ivan expects is to square off with its gorgeous protector, the witch Dez Merevech--or to be so attracted to her... -
Ember's Curse by Gena D. Lutz
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor Prime-Werewolf Ember Stilwell, life has been far from normal. Decades ago, a vengeful Witch cursed her Pack, leaving the women of her line incapable of feeling love. When an organized group of immortal killers begin to stalk and capture wolves from her pack, she sets out on a path fraught with danger... -
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Touch If You Dare by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"Rowe is a paranormal star!" -JR Ward, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Black Dagger Brotherhood Series He's just about the hottest warrior she's ever seen... Reina Fleming really appreciates a man who's on a mission-especially when he's a badass warrior doing his best to impress her. And Jarvis is charmed by the way Reina's magic touch can soothe his dark side... -
Breaking Midnight by Emma Holly
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdmund is an elder among the upyr, a shape-changing race of immortals. Kidnapped by rivals, he's now a pawn in a deadly game to control the world, and only the love of the mortal beauty, Estelle, can save him... -
Be Mine Forever by Rosemary Laurey
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove Can Change You. . .For Eternity. . .Tom Kyd has smoldering eyes, a sculpted body, and supernatural staying power--even for a vampire. He also thinks he knows best about everything--including how to figure out who Angela Ryan was before he and his clan rescued her from a mysterious attack that stole her memory. But whoever she is, Tom wants her. . -
The Shifters by Alexandra Sokoloff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharged with overseeing the shapeshifters of New Orleans, Caitlin MacDonald has her reasons for being wary of their kind. So when charismatic bounty-hunting shifter Ryder Malloy blows into town claiming to be on the trail of a horde of malevolent entities called Walk-Ins, Caitlin has no reason to trust him--with her city or her heart... -
Silvers Alpha by Samantha Bates, Nicki Taylor
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA girls night out takes a dramatic twist, when Lucky meets a handsome stranger. As a police officer in the Paranormal Task Force, Lucky's life is far from ordinary. When she meet's the Alpha of the Silver Wolf Pack, life is set to get hot and steamy. Strong, confident and fiercely independent, Lucky has no intention of sharing her life with any man... -
Midsummer's Moon by Megan Derr
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHomeless, lonely, and desperate for a cure to his lycanthropy, Lowell chases a rumor of a cure to the small town of Midsummer's Night. What he doesn't expect to find is a town that accepts his kind, the mischievous vampire who immediately befriends him, or the beautiful, sad-eyed doctor he can't stop thinking about.. -
Midnight Cravings by Michele Hauf, Karen Whiddon
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsUnder the cover of night exists the dark and sensuous world of Midnight Cravingsa world conjured up in six seductive tales of paranormal passion. Follow some of the genre's best writers, including Michele Hauf, Karen Whiddon and Lori Devoti, on a mesmerizing journey where the extraordinary comes breathtakingly close with every turn of the page. So, please, come on in... -
Pixie Dust by Laura Lee
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*A lonesome fairy with no clue how to wield her powerful magic. *A ruggedly handsome warlock torn between his past and his present. *A five hundred year old, sinfully sexy vampire who's obsessed with solving the mystery of a particularly interesting bartender. Karli Lane is the only fairy left on the planet... -
Pixie Dust, A Paranormal Romance by Laura Lee
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 12 ratings*A lonesome fairy with no clue how to wield her powerful magic. *A ruggedly handsome warlock torn between his past and his present. *A five hundred year old, sinfully sexy vampire who’s obsessed with solving the mystery of a particularly interesting bartender. Karli Lane is the only fairy left on the planet... -
His Dark Embrace by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA VAMPIRE’S KISS. A WOMAN’S SURRENDER. Tall, dark, mysterious—and with a faint scar on his cheek that only makes him more gorgeous—Kaiden Thorne is one schoolgirl obsession Skylynn never forgot. Now, returning to her childhood home after eight years, she can’t believe her reclusive neighbor is still living across the street—and hotter than ever... -
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Desire the Night by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeld captive in a basement prison, wrapped in silver chains, the vampire Gideon is too weak to fight the monster who enslaves him. For years, she's tapped his precious blood like a fountain of youth - sustaining him with human females she captures for his pleasure. But with the latest victim she brings him, he senses something intriguingly different. Something dangerous, yet oh so tempting... -
Desire the Night by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHeld captive in a basement prison, wrapped in silver chains, the vampire Gideon is too weak to fight the monster who enslaves him. For years, she's tapped his precious blood like a fountain of youth - sustaining him with human females she captures for his pleasure. But with the latest victim she brings him, he senses something intriguingly different. Something dangerous, yet oh so tempting... -
Night Falls on the Wicked by Sharie Kohler
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDarby lives her life below the radar, moving from town to town in the coldest climates, eluding the demons that hunt her - and never allowing herself to get close to anyone. Now, in frigid isolation, Darby waits tables in a small town and tries to forget who she is - what she is - and the danger forever nipping at her heels... -
Loup Garou by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLindsay Willows craves a simple life. One where she can make a difference without drawing too much attention to herself. As the daughter of both a vampire and a fay, the cards were already stacked against her. Finding out she's the supposed mate of a dark fay prince doesn't help matters... -
Gravity by Michelle Leighton
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is irresistible. Gravity is undeniable. Holy men have foretold their birth for thousands of years. Supernatural creatures have awaited it for thousands more. Now, in the presence of an eclipse, three souls mature for a single purpose—to fight. They must fight for their lives, for their freedom and for the liberation of everyone possessed of a second nature... -
Sabine by Moira Rogers
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA curse can erase her from his mind, but never from his heart. " and the Beast, Book 1" After three years at war, the High Lord of the Forest returns to his lands, a victorious wolf leader intent on claiming his mate. Instead Ciar finds an empty bed and a court with no recollection of the woman he loved. Following her long-cold trail proves far easier than facing what awaits him at the end...
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