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Bear's Redemption by Lisa Ladew
14 ratingsBruin has never fit in with his kind because the bears hate him for something he can't control. The wolves like him OK, but now that his wolf bff is mated, Bruin prepares for more lonely days and nights... until he meets a female so 'purrfect', the sight of her breaks him... -
![No Regrets by Jan Stryvant]()
No Regrets by Jan Stryvant
10 ratingsSean is back in the Onderwereld, but this time it's on his own terms and he brought some friends. Their investigations of the djevels and the race that created the mechanisms that power the gateways bear unexpected fruits however, leading Sean and the rest of the lions to some very unexpected discoveries, as well as results... -
![Dragon's Justice 5 by Bruce Sentar]()
Dragon's Justice 5 by Bruce Sentar
10 ratingsHeavy is the head who wears the crown. That goes double for the dragon king.Zach is wrapping up the end of the school year, trying to juggle his new independent study, where Sabrina and the dragons teach him magic, while also being the king of dragons, a sitting member of the Philly Council and a good mate to six... -
![Simple Things by Jan Stryvant]()
Simple Things by Jan Stryvant
12 ratingsSean's found himself trapped in the realm of the demons, and he's also found a mystery there as well - a lioness. How and why she's there, and if she'll help him, he doesn't know yet. But if anyone knows the lay of the land, the demons, and how to get out of there, he figures it would have to be her. Back home, Adam is doing his best to fit in and not make too many mistakes... -
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![Demon Days by Jan Stryvant]()
Demon Days by Jan Stryvant
12 ratingsThe war has finally begun and the duty of fighting it has fallen to Sean. Now if only he could convince the rest of the world that there really is a war on and it isn't just another 'art installation' at Burning Man. Maybe then he could get some help. Fronting the costs of a war isn't cheap, and while Sean may be making money hand over fist, he's spending it twice as fast... -
![Times Like These by Jan Stryvant]()
Times Like These by Jan Stryvant
12 ratingsThe war has begun in earnest. The main gateway has opened and the minions of the Onderwereld are starting to come through in greater and greater numbers. For now they can hold them off, but when your enemy just reincarnates a week after you kill them, what can you do? It's a war of attrition for Sean's side, a war that will come with a very high price... -
![Trying Times by Jan Stryvant]()
Trying Times by Jan Stryvant
12 ratingsAs if Sean doesn't have enough problems, is seems that the crazies have finally decided to take him on. Whether it's fanatics who think he's the devil incarnate, or just people looking for any excuse to spread carnage, they've decided that Sean and the lycans present a problem that needs to be eliminated... -
![Swing Shift 3 by William D. Arand]()
Swing Shift 3 by William D. Arand
12 ratingsReports to write, forms to fill, coffee to drink, leads to run down, organized crime syndicates to break.Gus’s life had been a tedium and boredom he’d grown comfortable with. One that he sought out after he’d come back from his tour of duty.That was before Melody, a contractor, more or less blew his life up as if it were a building packed full of c4... -
![Secret Treaties by Jan Stryvant]()
Secret Treaties by Jan Stryvant
14 ratingsHaving killed Gradatim's pet demon, Sean now has to move onto Portland, a true Gradatim stronghold. When the Gradatim breaks the silence with an attack on Sean's family, Sean's response is drastic and immediate, yet the Gradatim cannot help but to escalate their own response... -
![Desperate Measures by Jan Stryvant]()
Desperate Measures by Jan Stryvant
14 ratingsThings are starting to heat up for Sean and for some of his allies as well. The Sacramento Vestibulum council is starting to act in ways that no one had anticipated, and the Gradatim national council is by no means standing idly by either... -
![Vegas Rules by Jan Stryvant]()
Vegas Rules by Jan Stryvant
14 ratingsFresh from his victory in Reno, Sean's now in Las Vegas to fulfill his promise to help the lycans there with their own slavery problems. Thankfully there aren't any mages councils in Las Vegas, the mob took care of that years ago. However, there are a number of casinos that are still very entrenched in the use of lycan slaves, not just as workers, but as entertainment, both public and private... -
![Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce]()
Dawson Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
14 ratingsDalton Dawson is reeling on the anniversary of an event that changed his life forever. All he wants to do is hide from his past for a few days, but in walks trouble in the form of a timid human who has his heart thawing for the first time in years. He’s not looking for a mate, but Kate Hawke is a fascinating and complicated woman that his wolf is desperate to figure out... -
![BeDeviled by Jan Stryvant]()
BeDeviled by Jan Stryvant
10 ratingsTwo down and three to go! If Dan was keeping score, and he is, that's about where his life sits right now. Of course there's still a nasty curse that's taking every opportunity to mess with his life causing him problems, but Wrath, one of the sexier aspects of his curse seems to know how to keep all of that under control... -
![Fire & Smoke by M. Sinclair]()
Fire & Smoke by M. Sinclair
10 ratingsFantasy RH Tick. Toc. Tick. Toc. Do you hear that? Yeah. That is the sound of a countdown. What countdown you ask? The one where everything goes to sh*t. Everything had been silent for a week. A week filled with rest and change. A week we needed. Thanksgiving is today and a feeling of apprehension has me brimming with nerves. I know something big is about to happen and I have no idea what... -
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![Right of Retribution 2 by William D. Arand]()
Right of Retribution 2 by William D. Arand
10 ratingsWarner spent his days like no one else.He got up, went to work, forced people to balance their scales— either through taking lives or forced penance— went home, spent time with his daughter, slept with one of his girlfriends, and went to sleep.Only to repeat the pattern over and over and over.Life was the furthest thing from mundane that it could ever be... -
![Venery: A Why Choose Alien Romance by C.M. Stunich]()
Venery: A Why Choose Alien Romance by C.M. Stunich
10 ratingsI’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat.He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops.I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik.Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt... -
![Firestarter by Jan Stryvant]()
Firestarter by Jan Stryvant
12 ratingsUp until now, Sean has only been fighting battles. He's been fighting them against the demons coming through temporary gates, demonically backed agencies, magic users, or even just plain crazies. But now, now the war, the real war, is about to start as the date for the main gateway, which will be open for two years, draws near... -
![Red Skies by Jan Stryvant]()
Red Skies by Jan Stryvant
12 ratingsWith the President on his side and the failure of the Vestibulum's last-ditch attempt to stop him, it seems that Sean's goal is almost complete. Until, that is, the First moves up Sean's timetable to deal with Canada and Mexico. Also it seems that a group in Congress is starting to push back against the President's executive order, but no one really seems to know why. Or even who's behind it... -
![Stand On It by Jan Stryvant]()
Stand On It by Jan Stryvant
14 ratingsOnce again, Sean's home has been attacked by one of the Councils, only this time they've committed what they hoped would be an overwhelming force. While Sean and his family win the fight, Sean has been seriously wounded and taken out of action. For Roxy and the others, saving Sean's life has become the priority, but there are still things that must be done to secure their victory... -
![When It Falls by Jan Stryvant]()
When It Falls by Jan Stryvant
14 ratingsAfter having their success against the Ascendants used by the Vestibulum as a cover for the mass murder of their old enemies, Sean has discovered that the Vesti's are far more ruthless and dangerous than the previous two councils he's fought... -
![Head Down by Jan Stryvant]()
Head Down by Jan Stryvant
14 ratingsThings are starting to look up for Sean, he has a safe place to stay, allies, way too many wolves and a couple of dangerously cute werefoxes around now as well. However the other Councils now know that he's serious, after the raid on Gradatim that left several important people dead... -
![Walker by Leia Stone]()
Walker by Leia Stone
14 ratingsWith humans and werewolves on the brink of war, Anya finds herself right in the middle. When she has a terrifying vision, which her Shaman mentor says will come to pass, she stops at nothing to try and save everyone. Armed with new responsibilities, Anya is stalked by the Skin Walker who wants nothing more than to see her dead... -
![Reaper Undone by Debbie Cassidy]()
Reaper Undone by Debbie Cassidy
14 ratingsSunshine, rainbows and unicorns? Yeah something's gotta give.Kick her while she’s down seems to be the motto when it comes to my life. But this time I’m clawing back. Hard.After the uncertainty and the heartache, I deserve a reprieve, and I’m damn well going to get it. My own personal Happy Ever After.But what they don’t tell you in the fairy tales is that happily ever after comes with a price... -
![Dragon Conjurer 6 by Eric Vall]()
Dragon Conjurer 6 by Eric Vall
6 ratingsThe fight against displaced monsters has sent my team to the Magical Institution of Africa, but the situation is turning out to be more dire than we expected.Something big is brewing in this corner of the world, and secrets we never anticipated are suddenly coming to light.Secrets that could mean an all-out monster war is on our horizon... -
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![Claimed by the Shifters by Meg Anne, K. Loraine]()
Claimed by the Shifters by Meg Anne, K. Loraine
6 ratingsI made a deal with a demon so I could be free. Boy did that blow up in my face. Everything is falling apart just as I thought it was coming together.The Mercer twins say I’m their mate. I believe them, even if I can’t let them claim me. No matter how badly my soul yearns to be theirs.Pan laid out his terms and I ignored them once already... -
![Over Our Heads by Jan Stryvant]()
Over Our Heads by Jan Stryvant
16 ratingsSean's still up to his neck in trouble, but at least he's finally found an example of his father's work, along with all of his notes. Now all Sean has to do is figure out not only how to reproduce his father's greatest achievement, but to solve the one problem his father wasn't able to... -
![Perfect Strangers by Jan Stryvant]()
Perfect Strangers by Jan Stryvant
16 ratingsDuring his junior year in college, Sean finds himself suddenly dropped into the middle of a world that he didn't even know existed. A secret world of magic and magic users, lycanthropes, goblins, and all the other things that go bump in the night... -
![Heritage by Jan Stryvant]()
Heritage by Jan Stryvant
8 ratingsDan's freed the remaining three girls from their prisons, but thereis still the little matter of the curse binding them to him, and ofcourse binding him to an early grave. But if nothing else, he's kept his word, and thankfully they really do want to keep him because the onlyplace they've been abusing him is in bed... -
![Roc by Robert M. Kerns]()
Roc by Robert M. Kerns
8 ratingsA woman on the run. An unexpected meeting. Rising tensions.Sloane happily worked as a farmhand for an elderly couple in Nebraska...until people arrived in blacked-out SUVs asking about a woman who turns into a giant bird. When Sloane refused to go with them, they killed her elderly employers and razed the farm to the ground. Then? They pinned the crimes on her. Sloane's been running ever since... -
![The Great Cleric: Volume 1 by Broccoli Lion]()
The Great Cleric: Volume 1 by Broccoli Lion
8 ratingsOne moment, a certain salaryman is on cloud nine, that promotion finally within his grasp, and the next, he’s keeled over pain, and that was all she wrote. Luckily for him, fate had a bit more to say. A world of magic, monsters, and other such life-shortening entities await his newly reincarnated self for a second shot at life... -
![Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk
8 ratingsCharleston is reeling beneath the onslaught of demons unleashed by the vampire spirit Drugoy and his human host Yuri. Alone and drained almost to the point of death, Gray and Caleb must make their way across a city gone mad in hopes of putting an end to Yuri and Dru. But the other drakul isn’t the only enemy they have to worry about... -
![Take Two by John Van Stry]()
Take Two by John Van Stry
8 ratingsBreck was a heavy metal rock star, to some perhaps even a rock god. Playing bass since he was ten, he learned to sing and write music under the tutelage of some of the industry's best. His band was one of the loudest and heaviest out there and they had moved from one hit record to the next with ease... -
![Test Flight: Otherworld Academy 03 by Deacon Frost]()
Test Flight: Otherworld Academy 03 by Deacon Frost
8 ratingsThe Venture has taken flight and set off to explore the dimension of Taryl. Their trip should have been an easy one, traveling from town to town, instead they're facing monsters and mayhem at every turn... -
![The Alpha 5: Protect. Procreate. Prevail. by Eric Vall]()
The Alpha 5: Protect. Procreate. Prevail. by Eric Vall
8 ratingsIt seems like just when things start to settle down, another group of shifters shows up with a bone to pick.But the game is different this time.I’m not the same pup I was when I first found out I was a werewolf, and my shifter powers are growing strong enough to complicate things. There’s also a certain stubborn agent who still hasn’t learned that I call the shots around here... -
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![Incubus Inc. III by Randi Darren]()
Incubus Inc. III by Randi Darren
8 ratings(Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)Sameerixis, or Sam for those who actually know him, isn’t what you’d call normal.He had been a door-to-door salesman, of sorts.One that peddled wares, wishes, and whims to anyone willing to pay his prices.Except that life is gone now.His old business model had been modernized... -
![The Alpha 6: Protect. Procreate. Prevail. by Eric Vall]()
The Alpha 6: Protect. Procreate. Prevail. by Eric Vall
8 ratingsIt looks like the wolves are on the prowl.Strange howls are echoing in the north, and the scent of a new pack is drifting closer to my territory. But things get complicated when a werewolf omega joins the mix.And her story brings up the ghosts of my family’s past.Something big is headed our way now, but an unexpected new power of mine just might turn this fight in our favor... -
![Knight Resolution by B.M. Clemton]()
Knight Resolution by B.M. Clemton
8 ratingsAnd they all lived happily ever after… or did they? It’s been ten years since my family finally broke free of the man who had us under his thumb… ten years since we defeated Dante. My life is all I could ever hope for. In addition to my six husbands who I love and adore, I also have the family we fought tirelessly to create. Everything looks perfect, and for me and my guys, it really is... -
![Chosen of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano]()
Chosen of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano
9 ratingsEvelyn enjoyed living a nice, quiet life in an anarchic pirate port, far from the world she’d once conquered.Then came an attack by mercenaries that made her angry... -
![Incubus Inc. II by Randi Darren]()
Incubus Inc. II by Randi Darren
10 ratings((Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.))Sameerixis, or Sam for those who actually know him, isn’t what you’d call normal.He had been a door-to-door salesman, of sorts. One that peddled wares, wishes, and whims to anyone willing to pay his prices.Except that life is gone now.His old business model had been modernized... -
![Cursed! by Jan Stryvant]()
Cursed! by Jan Stryvant
10 ratingsLife for Dan Westridge used to be easy.Used to be. His father was once one of the richest men in the City of Sacramento... -
![Power Mage 3 by Hondo Jinx]()
Power Mage 3 by Hondo Jinx
10 ratingsTHEY WERE HUMANITY’S LAST HOPE… AND HUMANITY WANTED THEM DEAD. Blamed for the Miami massacre, Brawley lays low with a Carnal biker gang, vowing to train hard and crack strands. Seven orders. Seven amazing powers. Seven beautiful teachers... -
![Demis by David Burke]()
Demis by David Burke
10 ratingsA new Prism has appeared but the monsterwaves are coming faster than ever.Will humaity's hope prove to be too little,too late?Meanwhile, Aden has too many voicesto listen to. This is his life but it turnsout much of what he thought he knewabout his past may be false... -
![Right of Retribution by William D. Arand]()
Right of Retribution by William D. Arand
12 ratingsWarner spent his days like almost anyone else. He got up, went to work, answered phone calls in a call center, went home, spent time with his daughter, and went to sleep. Only to repeat the pattern over and over and over. Life was as mundane as anyone could ever fear it to be. Today was the day that all that would change...Categorized as:
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![Swing Shift by William D. Arand]()
Swing Shift by William D. Arand
16 ratingsReports to write, forms to fill, coffee to drink, leads to run down. Gus’s life was a tedium and boredom he’d grown comfortable with. One that he sought out after he’d come back from his tour of duty. A Detective in the Paranormal Investigations Department. A job he could work day in and day out in relative peace. One cold and forgotten cup of coffee at a time... -
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![Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn
18 ratingsWe're the D'Artigo sisters: half-human, half-Fae, we're sexy, we're savvy and we just turned in our badges to the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch. Delilah's a werecat and blossoming Death Maiden. And as for me? I'm Menolly, acrobat extraordinaire turned vampire... -
![Vengeance by Jan Stryvant]()
Vengeance by Jan Stryvant
6 ratingsFree of the curse that killed his family and cured of the condition that was slowly draining the life from him, Dan's life would be perfect except for one last problem that he needs to take care of once and for all: The Mage Weson who is still trying to kill Dan, his women, and take over Sacramento. The city that Dan and his girls all agree now rightfully belongs to him... -
![Ryder by Patricia A. Rasey]()
Ryder by Patricia A. Rasey
6 ratingsRyder Sons of Sangue: book 6 Chasing down the cartel is serious business. Taking out the kingpin, though, can be downright deadly.To locate the leader of a ruthless cartel, vampire Ryder Kelley must become one with the locals, leaving no room for mistakes. The plan? Infiltrate the ring, find the kingpin, and get out. What Ryder doesn't count on is his mark's stunning niece... -
![Rising Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne]()
Rising Beauty by Meraki P. Lyhne
6 ratingsSince the Mayflower brought the first five Cubi to America, the race has looked forward to this day. But an overlooked historical detail can bring everything they have worked toward to an end. Daniel is settling in and trying to find a rhythm after the latest change in his life... -
![Inferno by Liz Schulte]()
Inferno by Liz Schulte
6 ratingsOlivia's once-shining light now blazes with the fury of an avenging angel, leaving ruin in her wake. Gone are the days of soft hearts; endless compassion doesn't win wars with Hell. Without an anchor to his human self, the jinni side of Holden grows stronger every day... -
![A Dragon's Sacred Mate: The Guardian Dragons Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven]()
A Dragon's Sacred Mate: The Guardian Dragons Complete Series Bundle by Aiden Bates, Jill Haven
6 ratingsI don't have time for mysterious strangers. Even the really hot ones. I met him in a bar the night before I left to move across the country - and I never expected to see him again. But then he followed me... It would be creepy if he was just a stalker - but he’s not. He’s a protector, shielding me from a group of nutjobs who believe in dragons. He saved my life - but now it’s my turn...
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