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The Seeker by Elizabeth Hunter
12 ratingsHe’s a scribe looking for answers. If only a cagey—and frustratingly attractive—singer will let him help. Summoned to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Rhys of Glast, Irin archivist and scribe of Istanbul, must convince a legendary Irina singer to trust him. His success could shift the balance of power all over the Irin world and give singers an important key to their past... -
![The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell]()
The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
16 ratingsFor five grand a month and a million dollar chaser, Roger Mulligan didn't care how crazy the old geezer is. All he had to do was keep Joseph Perry Shackleford alive and keep him from squandering the estate for a year.They didn't tell him about the pixies... -
![Consequence by Shelly Crane]()
Consequence by Shelly Crane
18 ratingsMaggie and Caleb are married, leaders of their people, parents to their children, and happier than they ever dreamed, even with the visions they saw of it to prove it so. The council is still rebelling against Maggie’s changes, but this time it’s different. It’s almost as if something…or someone is behind them, pulling the strings and making decisions for them... -
![Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by A.J. Sherwood]()
Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by A.J. Sherwood
10 ratingsWhat happens when a Havili researcher meets a psychic dreamwalker? A dreamy meet-cute, that’s what. (In more ways than one... -
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![A Witch of a Time by Amanda M. Lee]()
A Witch of a Time by Amanda M. Lee
10 ratingsThe Winchester witches are all about love and family – and, well, snark and sarcasm – and no one knows that better than the family members themselves, plus the people who love them. Follow Clove, Thistle, Landon, Winnie and Aunt Tillie as they share their lives – and innermost thoughts – through a series of short novellas that take you from the present, to the past, and then back again... -
![The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood]()
The Magic That Binds by A.J. Sherwood
12 ratingsAll Dag Gates wants is a place to call home. (And to practice magic freely.)All Stefan Bjorne wants is peace in his adoptive country. (And less paperwork.)All Mikkel Vinters wants is both of them. (No, really, he could do wedding bells... -
![The Call by Maggie M. Lily]()
The Call by Maggie M. Lily
14 ratingsAVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED! Matilda was having a bad day. Caught in a bad Chicago storm, she was tossed into a disgusting drainage puddle while watching her workbag, with her laptop and phone, get run over by a bus. No one would blame her for giving up on the day and skipping the career make-or-break sales pitch meeting she had scheduled.But, Matilda's an alpha female... -
![Elfhome by Wen Spencer]()
Elfhome by Wen Spencer
16 ratingsBook Three of the Elfhome series, the follow-up to exciting Wolf Who Rules and the award-winning fantasy-SF novel that started it all, Tinker.Elfhome. A world of powerful magic, beautiful elves, man-eating trees, frost-breathing wargs, and god-like dragons. Pittsburgh. A city that has been stranded deep in virgin elfin forest to stave off an invasion by the merciless oni... -
![101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain]()
101 Ways to Die by R.J. Blain
8 ratingsOfficer McMarin of the NYPD is in for the ride of her life when the Chief Quinns storm into her station, promote her to the rank of detective, and relocate her to Manhattan. Saddled with the dubious honor of being Chief Bailey Quinn’s primary rider is only the beginning of her woes.Her first case delves into the dark waters of the many ways in which a person can die... -
![All the Different Shades of Blue by W.R. Gingell]()
All the Different Shades of Blue by W.R. Gingell
10 ratingsIt’s a routine day and a routine job for wheelchair-bound merman Marazul. Just hack into the protective spell around a café and lace it with an encouragement to spend more. What Marazul doesn’t know is that his employers don’t feel like paying him. Or that the person who put the protection on the café has a particular reason for wanting to keep that café safe... -
![Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant]()
Tropical Panther's Penance by Zoe Chant
10 ratingsHe ain't no one’s idea of a true mate. Panther shifter Wrench hasn't got the first frickin’ clue about poems and flowers and all that crap. But he’s gonna learn, or die trying. He ain’t giving up on the best thing to ever happen to him... -
![Scorching Secrets by Kaitlyn Hoyt]()
Scorching Secrets by Kaitlyn Hoyt
12 ratingsA magical prophecy, a dangerous journey, and scorching secrets.Surviving one battle was hard enough for Ryanne, but that was just the beginning. There are so many unknowns ahead of her and the path she is on is riddled with obstacles that she has to overcome if she wants to come out alive... -
![The Dark Deceit by Emma V. Leech]()
The Dark Deceit by Emma V. Leech
6 ratingsA dangerous secret lies at the heart of the Fae Lands. A secret that could save three kingdoms - or burn them all to the ground. The secret is Prince Corin's to bear alone, if his sanity can stand it. But while Corin suffers, his mother's machinations continue and queen Audrianne makes plans of her own to secure their realm's future... -
![Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley]()
Teasing Fate by Emilia Hartley
6 ratingsWade Santana’s idiot bear thinks it’s found their fated mate—but Carolina’s into women.Dumb beast. It’s been nothing but trouble since Wade woke up with the thing inside him after a feral bear attack. He’s lost his family and steady work. The only upside is the chance of finding forever love, but it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards for him, either... -
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![Charmed Caper by Lucia Ashta]()
Charmed Caper by Lucia Ashta
6 ratingsNot a day over fabulous.Marla Gawama is the new detective of Gales Haven.She knows nothing about sleuthing, but her nan assigned her the job, and what Bessie Gawama wants, she gets.Marla does her best to carry out her new detective doo-ties. She even dons her comfortable running shoes and sets out to get ’er done... -
![Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia]()
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia
8 ratingsBest-selling author Rick Riordan presents the finale of Kwame Mbalia's trilogy, in which Tristan Strong faces off with his archenemy, King Cotton, once and for all, now in paperback. "Imagine if you combined Anansi the Spider, John Henry, and Marvel into, like, one book... -
![Claused by Harmony Raines]()
Claused by Harmony Raines
8 ratingsBear shifter Kain, who also happens to be a lawyer, has just met his mate. There’s just one problem, she’s crazy. Like, two sandwiches short of a picnic crazy. Why? Because his mate, a wonderfully curvy woman, named Marraine Le Fey, thinks someone has stolen her magic wand. That’s right. Her. Magic. Wand... -
![BELOVED by C.K. Bryant]()
BELOVED by C.K. Bryant
8 ratingsThe highly anticipated conclusion to The Crystor Series.Refusing to believe that Kira is dead, Octavion searches for the truth about her disappearance. But time is running out. The king of Panthera will come for him soon and Octavion can’t leave without knowing she is safe.Kira thinks the only way she can keep her friends alive is by faking her death, but the lie has only put them in more danger... -
![The Essential Bordertown by Terri Windling, Delia Sherman]()
The Essential Bordertown by Terri Windling, Delia Sherman
10 ratingsBordertown. Once a normal American city, now a perilous nexus between the World and returned Elfland. From the banks of the addictive Mad River to the all-night clublands where young elves and humans fight and play, all the way up to glittering dragon's Tooth Hill, where high society seals itself away from the street--this is no city to trifle with.Bordertown... -
![Which Witch is Which? by Cynthia St. Aubin, Cindy Stark]()
Which Witch is Which? by Cynthia St. Aubin, Cindy Stark
10 ratingsFour identical sisters are prophesied to hold the fate of the entire world in their powerful hands.Meet the Witches of Port Townsend...Moira. A water witch, Moira has always been a healer, but the one soul she can't mend is her own... -
![Slade by Bianca D'Arc]()
Slade by Bianca D'Arc
10 ratingsThe fate of all shifters rests on Slade’s broad shoulders, but all he can think about is her.Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters - those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They've sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know... -
![Ambrosia Shore by Christie Anderson]()
Ambrosia Shore by Christie Anderson
12 ratingsSadie never dreamed she would see the world of Ambrosia with her own two eyes, just like Rayne never believed he would have the chance to share it with her. Finally, they can be together without any lies, without hiding who they are, in a world that shines brighter than Sadie could ever imagine. There’s only one problem... -
![Black Arts, Tarts & Gypsy Carts by Erin Johnson, Hannah Somerville]()
Black Arts, Tarts & Gypsy Carts by Erin Johnson, Hannah Somerville
12 ratingsWith the Summer Sea Carnival visiting the enchanted island of Bijou Mer, Imogen jumps at the chance to help run the royal bakery booth. It’ll get her out of the palace and allow her to continue avoiding her feelings for a certain engaged prince... -
![Magic 101 by Mercedes Lackey]()
Magic 101 by Mercedes Lackey
12 ratingsBefore Buffy ever staked out a vampire, before anyone was “Grimm,” before the “Supernatural” Winchester brothers locked horns with things that go bump in the night, there was Diana Tregarde. Diana Tregarde. Occult investigator. Witch. And Guardian. Pledged to protect and shield the innocent from the deadly menaces of the Dark, the things most people have never seen--and would never want to... -
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![The Alion King by Milly Taiden]()
The Alion King by Milly Taiden
16 ratingsParanormal Shape Shifter Romance Isabella Barca is great at organizing-not so great at keeping her nose out of trouble. When Bella goes to work as Mrs. Wilder's assistant, the opportunity of a lifetime pops up: travel with Gerri to another planet, a shifter planet, and help Gerri find a lion king his mate. Alyx Treyvaal isn't known for being patient. A lion doesn't ask for help... -
![Wednesday by Victoria Danann]()
Wednesday by Victoria Danann
6 ratingsThe book's message: save the planet, find true love, trust in what you believe, have fun and make your own Happy Hours!New York Times bestselling author, Victoria Danann, adds some warlock wizardry to the captivating witch series. Wednesday's not just a witch. She's a modern woman who doesn't like being told what to do... -
![Lost Souls Paraagency and the Three Witches of Burberry by K.M. Waller]()
Lost Souls Paraagency and the Three Witches of Burberry by K.M. Waller
6 ratingsFamily legacies are a curse! Welcome to the Lost Souls ParaAgency, where agents work together to ensure the safety of humans and to prevent exposure of the paranormal community. The Assignment-stop witches from creating magical chaos in the small town of Burberry, South Carolina. There's no dead body... yet. And there won't be if Lex Dimas takes this assignment... -
![River Wolf by Heather Long]()
River Wolf by Heather Long
6 ratingsBrett Dalton, Alpha of Hudson River, isolated himself from his pack mates after one betrayed him. The once, easygoing Alpha has become taciturn, remote and unforgiving. His pack worries for him, but they too have suffered a devastating blow... -
![Mischievous Prince by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Mischievous Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
6 ratingsHe's a dragonshifting prince, and she's a human. What could possibly go wrong? Dragonshifter Prince Finn will do whatever it takes to save his people from extinction, even if that means sneaking through a portal to Earth to find a bride. With dragon men disappearing and threats to cut off their supply to eligible women, he knows the portal is their only hope of survival... -
![A Taste of Honeybear Wine by Jacqueline Sweet, Eva Wilder]()
A Taste of Honeybear Wine by Jacqueline Sweet, Eva Wilder
6 ratingsWhen he broke into her house, he never expected to meet his mate. When Alison Meadows inherits an old farmhouse, it's the perfect opportunity to put her bad breakup behind her and start anew. The house is hers, free and clear. There's just one catch: she has to find a mysterious lockbox amongst the mountains of junk her grandfather hoarded... -
![Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens]()
Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens
6 ratingsTwo rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.Edison Rooker isn’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies... -
![Daggers and Smoke: Year One by Avery Song, Quinn Ashwood]()
Daggers and Smoke: Year One by Avery Song, Quinn Ashwood
6 ratingsWilla Silvers. Academy Investigator. Top agent at the Magic Elite Investigators Department. If only my real biography were half as glorious as the one in my head. Instead, I’m Willa Silvers, a clumsy, disaster-prone eighteen-year-old and daughter of two powerful M.E.I.D. agents... -
![Mal's First Birthday by Starla Night]()
Mal's First Birthday by Starla Night
6 ratingsWill Mal’s mother recognize her first grand dragonlet? Or, will she subject him to the same lifelong rejection, loneliness, and low class destiny forced upon the Onyx siblings — and Mal? This is a super sweet “happily ever after” bonus story for the full length science fiction romance novel Dragon VIP: Malachite... -
![A Arma Escarlate by Renata Ventura]()
A Arma Escarlate by Renata Ventura
8 ratingsO ano é 1997. Em meio a um intenso tiroteio, durante uma das épocas mais sangrentas da favela Santa Marta, no Rio de Janeiro, um menino de 13 anos descobre que é bruxo.Jurado de morte pelos chefes do tráfico, Hugo foge com apenas um objetivo em mente: aprender magia o suficiente para voltar e enfrentar o bandido que ameaça sua família... -
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![A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder]()
A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder
10 ratingsOne of several Bewitched and Bewildered short stories released by the Author on her website... -
![Cloudy With a Chance of Dropbears by W.R. Gingell]()
Cloudy With a Chance of Dropbears by W.R. Gingell
10 ratingsKill the kid and you can come back. That's what the note says. Five-Four-One is just a lowly leprechaun, working for the Behindkind Tax Office. He has no idea why he's suddenly been dumped into the terrifying death-trap known as Australia: no idea who the kid is, or why someone wants them both dead... -
![BirthControl (La Patron, The Alphas Alpha) by Sydney Addae]()
BirthControl (La Patron, The Alphas Alpha) by Sydney Addae
12 ratingsWhen you’re the top wolf on the continent with the backing of the Goddess, how does an enemy topple your kingdom? By challenging you to a fight? No. By changing the rules.After three hundred years of fighting and service to the Goddess, Silas Knight is the Patron, Alpha to the Alphas on the North American continent. As the top wolf, he fears little and has seen most things... -
![Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke]()
Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
12 ratingsFor one woman, he will risk more than his life...Rafferty Powell has exchanged challenge coins with his arch-nemesis Magnus Montmorency, and their next battle will be their last. But Rafferty never expected to meet a woman whose desire for Magnus’ downfall matches his own—and whose presence sparks Rafferty’s long-awaited firestorm... -
![Stefan by V.A. Dold]()
Stefan by V.A. Dold
12 ratingsBeautiful, successful, and plus-sized El suffered a violent attack that has left her hating all handsome, wealthy men. Unfortunately for Stefan, he’s exactly what she hates. Stefan is a playboy to the extreme with one hard and fast rule: date a woman once, take her to bed, and be gone before morning. Until El... -
![Shell Game by Ridley Pearson]()
Shell Game by Ridley Pearson
18 ratingsAs the Disney Fantasy joins the cruise fleet, a special treat is in store for guests aboard its inaugural sail from Cape Canaveral to Los Angeles: the Disney Host Interactive teenage guides will be part of the Fantasy crew.Finn, Maybeck, Charlene, Willa, and Philby are to attend the cruise as celebrity guests, and to perform a ribbon cutting for the DHI server to go live... -
![Dead End by M.R. Forbes]()
Dead End by M.R. Forbes
6 ratingsSERIES FINALE! Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, has finally learned what it means to be the world’s only necromancer. It’s a lesson he wishes he had never received, because thanks to him an ancient wizard with an apocalyptic agenda is back in business, ready to finish cleaning house. Even worse? He’s the only one who can stop it... -
![Legends Walking by Jane Lindskold]()
Legends Walking by Jane Lindskold
6 ratingsIn the emergent Nigerian city of Monamona, a scourge once eradicated has resurfaced--a terrible disease reintroduced into the world by a fanatic who may or may not be athanor: Shopona, the one time God of Smallpox. Conquering Aferica with plague is only the first step in this madman's dream of power... -
![Seeker by Kim Chance]()
Seeker by Kim Chance
6 ratingsLainey’s normal, bookworm life no longer exists. With her family murdered by the Master, she joins forces with a group of Supernatural rebels. But as she struggles to cope with her new role as Keeper and the uncontrollable power it gives her, Lainey realizes that magic does indeed leave a mark—but it’s not always physical. Ty isn’t one of the good guys... -
![Witch Dust by Marilyn Messik]()
Witch Dust by Marilyn Messik
6 ratingsFor Sandra, daughter of illusionists, Adam and Ophelia, life’s never been run of the mill! But when Adam’s wandering eye lights on yet another conquest, it proves a chorus girl too far, and Sandra’s caught in the reverberations of her parents acrimonious parting... -
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![A Life Less Pink by Zenina Masters]()
A Life Less Pink by Zenina Masters
6 ratingsRaised by a mother who loved everything pink, Cori has decided to give up her colouration and go pale. Rejecting pink, she makes costumes in any other colour for a living. A ball, a prize and a trip to the Crossroads change everything. Artur has decided that he wants a woman who doesn’t want him for what he can do or how much money he has. He wants to fall in love and sweep a woman off her feet... -
![Witch's Bell 2 by Odette C. Bell]()
Witch's Bell 2 by Odette C. Bell
6 ratingsEbony has had just enough time to pat her hair down and wipe the ash and magical residue off her heels, before yet another ridiculously powerful entity starts threatening her lovely little town again. This time she's a little distracted though. Sure, there might be something incredibly sinister going on underneath the streets of Vale... -
![Second Chance Bear and a Baby by Harmony Raines]()
Second Chance Bear and a Baby by Harmony Raines
6 ratingsDoes a bear deserve a second chance? Liam’s mate was murdered by a drug dealer. Now that same drug has given him a second chance. But will he ever find happiness? Can he live with the loss of one true mate, and learn to love another? These are the questions Liam must find the answers to, if he is ever to become a second chance bear... -
![Dear Satan... by Eve Langlais]()
Dear Satan... by Eve Langlais
6 ratingsCareful what you ask for, because Lucifer sees you when you’re sleeping. Spies when you’re awake. Knows if you’ve been nauseatingly good, so try to be bad for the devil’s sake.Merry is determined to make Christmas special for her son. He hasn’t spoken or smiled since his father died, so she writes a letter hoping for a holiday miracle... -
![Creatures of Midnight by Shannon Lynn Cook]()
Creatures of Midnight by Shannon Lynn Cook
6 ratingsTwenty-two-year-old Madeline Bennet is certain of three things: she’s sick and tired of being kidnapped, her love life is a royal mess, and something is wrong with her magic. Madeline is fabled to be the only woman alive who can open the thresholds to Aparia, but there’s a tiny problem—she can’t sense the magic to unlock them, and time is running out... -
![The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell]()
The Skinny on Djinni by E.J. Russell
6 ratingsBeing in tech time-out totally sucks.Hector Gonzales knew the danger when he hacked the magic grid to marry it with human technology. He’d never imagined this system crash: A total tech suspension while the tradition-bound supe council reviews his case...
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