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  • Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly

    Sea Spell by Jennifer Donnelly

    18 ratings
    At the end of Dark Tide, Book 3 in the Waterfire Saga, Astrid leaves her mermaid friends to confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon. Orfeo possesses one of the six talismans that the merls need in order to keep the monster locked up forever...
  • Portal Guardians by Elle Casey

    Portal Guardians by Elle Casey

    14 ratings
    This is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00AH2B9AG.NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 7 in the YA Urban Fantasy WAR OF THE FAE Series. [Formerly titled Clash of the Otherworlds, Book 3] The fae assigned by the council —shadowed by Jayne the elemental and Spike the incubus— journey to the Otherworlds, seeking the portal guardians...
  • Red Dragon's Heart by Anastasia Wilde

    Red Dragon's Heart by Anastasia Wilde

    6 ratings
    He’s been shot with an anti-shifter serum that turns him into a homicidal monster.She’s the one who made it…Zakerek’s entire life was ripped away in a single moment. While he was on a mission to rescue captive shifters from a lab, one of the scientists shot him with a bolt carrying an experimental shifter toxin...
  • Missing Wings  (Aranysargas, #1) by Andrea Luhman

    Missing Wings (Aranysargas, #1) by Andrea Luhman

    16 ratings
    Born with an ability the Veilede people of Madar believe make her ‘one of the first to be blessed by God’, Katrina’s destiny unravels when her father is poisoned and her mother steals her into the human world to hide among those who hate her kind.In a near fatal attempt to return home, Katrina’s stripped of her wings. The poison meant to kill her father leaves him in a degenerative state...
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    epic  paranormal  adult  angels  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Dark Lovers by Elle Boon

    Dark Lovers by Elle Boon

    8 ratings
    Dark Lovers Iron Wolves Book 5 Raina wanted what every female wanted…As the only daughter of the vampire king, and a wolf shifter she was given everything she could ask for. Sheltered her entire life. Until her world was turned upside down as she was kidnapped to become Satan’s consort...
  • Bronx's Wounded Wolf by Elle Boon

    Bronx's Wounded Wolf by Elle Boon

    8 ratings
    Bronx’s Wounded Wolf Blurb A WOUNDED WOLF…A FIERCE PROTECTOR…AN UNSHAKABLE BOND…Will Bronx and Taya be able to create that mystical bond without her inner wolf, or will their love be enough? A WOUNDED WOLF… Having suffered at the hands of a rogue pack, Taya’s wolf retreat’s deep inside her. She learns to rely on her humanity as she seeks sanctuary from the pack she’d been taken from as a child...
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    myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction  humor
  • Fury by Julia Mills

    Fury by Julia Mills

    8 ratings
    Drowning in visions of an ever-changing future, unable to recognize reality from fantasy, this powerful Guardsman was driven from the world of his kin and forced to take refuge atop the mountain of his Ancestors. Decades passed, the predictions eased, and Fury finally learned to deal with the loneliness...
  • Soul Screamers Volume Two by Rachel Vincent

    Soul Screamers Volume Two by Rachel Vincent

    12 ratings
    And the scream keeps coming…... Don't miss Volume Two of New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent's unique and fascinating Soul Screamers series.MY SOUL TO KEEPAside from the whole "I scream when someone is about to die" thing, Kaylee Cavanaugh's life has gotten better. She's getting to know her dad, doing okay in school and has a hot new boyfriend who understands her in every way...
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    myths  paranormal  book  contemporary  death  demons  fiction  ghosts
  • Cupcake Kisses & Dragon Dreams by Julia Mills

    Cupcake Kisses & Dragon Dreams by Julia Mills

    6 ratings
    The books in this epic saga can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills and exploits of the whole series from beginning to end. It's up to you. ENJOY! A cup of Love, a teaspoon of Hope, and a pinch of Destiny makes every recipe perfect, however, broadcasting her True Love Spell all over the world has made Kalliope the sweetest treat in the bake shop...
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    myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  dragons  fiction  humor
  • Fae Conqueror by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Fae Conqueror by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    6 ratings
    She can conquer the Fae - but at what cost?From USA Today bestselling author Sarah K. L. Wilson comes this thrilling conclusion to a deliciously trope-filled young adult romantic fantasy series about a viciously funny mortal girl and her quest to hunt, trap, and conquer powerful fae...
  • Storm Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    Storm Bear by Bianca D'Arc

    6 ratings
    Together they will reap the whirlwind... Sabrina is a weather witch losing control. Everything she touches seems to fall apart and tornadoes are whirling down Main Street in the small shifter town in the Canadian Rockies where she's lived for the past couple of years. Ace is a bear shifter on walkabout without his brothers for the first time in a long time...
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    mermaids  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction  magic
  • Unspoken by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Unspoken by Amber Lynn Natusch

    6 ratings
    The hunters become the hunted… With the Underworld still in chaos, Hades, King of the Dead, can’t return home. His traitorous wife, Persephone, remains on the loose—and she’s not the only one. Many of the souls that Khara unwittingly released from the Oudeis have not been accounted for, including former gods, and neither have some of her father’s minions...
  • Kill Switch by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Kill Switch by Amber Lynn Natusch

    8 ratings
    As the daughter of two immortals, Sapphira was born with incredible power. Mastering it nearly cost her life, but with the help of her brothers, she was able to start over in Chicago, helping them police the supernatural community. While tracking down a missing person, an unexpected accident unlocks a terrifying new power—the ability to experience the last few moments of a victim’s life...
  • Torture by Mary E. Twomey

    Torture by Mary E. Twomey

    8 ratings
    This is the third book in the 8-part Terraway series, which features characters based in Filipino folklore. After days spent locked in King Geon’s dungeon, October’s afraid her sanity has reached the point of no return...
  • Heart of Fire by Meredith Wild, Angel Payne

    Heart of Fire by Meredith Wild, Angel Payne

    10 ratings
    He’s forged from heaven. She’s promised to hell.Professor Maximus Kane can no longer deny his passion for his stunning yet mysterious student, Kara Valari. But surrendering to their desires carries more consequences than just violating the Alameda University conduct codes. Kara has defied her destiny. Higher directives have been violated. Now there’s hell to pay...
  • Wraith by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    Wraith by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    10 ratings
    Shifter Wraith Panthera has spent most of his life in a cage. Now, he lives in Seattle with other rescued shifters, surrounded by the people who saved them. His urges are strong, though, and he fears his panther side will endanger others if he can't get it under control. When he discovers he must attend a summer camp as protector to one of the Twelve Olympians, he's not singing 'Kumbaya...
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    myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  lgbtq  mlm
  • Over the Moon by Hailey Edwards

    Over the Moon by Hailey Edwards

    12 ratings
    Dell has persuaded the Bloodless army to fight alongside her pack in Butler, but she still has to get there. Halfway home, the rift detonates, blasting out a magic surge that sweeps across the globe, frying electronics and spells alike. Leaving her with no way to get home except on her own two--or four--feet...
  • Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell

    12 ratings
    A crescendo of evil could destroy their perfect harmony.The Gray Court, Book 5Oberon is well and truly lost, with no memory of who he is, where he came from, or where he’s going. One woman makes his palms sweat and his heart race, a woman with turquoise eyes and a beautiful voice. Instinct tells him she’s the only one who can save him...
    Categorized as:
    mermaids  myths  paranormal  adult  amnesia  book  contemporary  fae
  • The Mephisto Kiss by Trinity Faegen, Stephanie Feagan

    The Mephisto Kiss by Trinity Faegen, Stephanie Feagan

    12 ratings
    The eyes never lie. No one’s eyes are darker than Eryx. Not even the Devil’s.When Jax and Sasha first see Jordan Ellis, they know she is no ordinary teenager. She’s the daughter of the President after all, but she’s also Anabo – a descendant of Eve.What they don’t know is that Eryx plans to kidnap Jordan and force President Ellis to pledge his soul...
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    myths  paranormal  angels  book  contemporary  demons  fiction  magic
  • Chaos by C. Gockel

    Chaos by C. Gockel

    14 ratings
    In this final installment of the Cera story arc, the noose around Loki’s neck is tightening. Gerðr, the frost giantess, wants him dead; Cera, the World Seed, wants his head—literally and figuratively; the FBI wants him in Guantanamo; and an old friend from Asgard wants to bring him home...whether Loki likes it or not. Things can’t get any worse, but when Loki’s involved, it’s certain they will...
  • Rogue Wave by Christie Anderson

    Rogue Wave by Christie Anderson

    14 ratings
    After five months of blissful pretending, Sadie and Rayne are practically the couple of the year. At least, according to Sadie's friends at school they are. But she knows the truth. Their feelings are just an illusion. Now, with graduation and college right around the corner, Sadie realizes she can't put off the inevitable any longer. She has to make a choice...
  • Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger

    Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger

    16 ratings
    The breathtaking action and whirlwind adventure build to a climax in this thrilling conclusion to the “remarkably unpredictable” (BCCB) Sky Fall trilogy from the bestselling author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.Vane Weston is ready for battle. Against Raiden’s army. Against the slowly corrupting Gale Force. Even against his own peaceful nature as a Westerly...
  • Born of Water by A.L. Knorr

    Born of Water by A.L. Knorr

    16 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A mysterious shipwreck could unlock ancient powers… or send her to a watery grave.Targa MacAuley feels more at home on dry land than in the watery realm of her mermaid ancestors. After 17 years on solid ground, she fears she’ll never grow into the creature her mother hoped she’d become...
  • Enchanted by K.K. Allen

    Enchanted by K.K. Allen

    6 ratings
    This ebook is no longer available. For updated content, please see Book 1, Cursed, in the Enchanted Gods series...
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    myths  paranormal  book  contemporary  death  fiction  ghosts  magic
  • Sunburn by Rosanna Leo

    Sunburn by Rosanna Leo

    6 ratings
    Patience O’Conner is a travel blogger who lives for her work. Her dedication to her readers brings her to the famed Helios Resort in Mexico, a locale that stuns her with its beauty but at which she suffers from some very strange accidents.Luckily, hunky resort bartender Apollo Delos is always there in the nick of time, a malcontent guardian angel...
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    myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  gods  humor
  • Lure of the Dragon Shifter by Rinelle Grey

    Lure of the Dragon Shifter by Rinelle Grey

    6 ratings
    Dragon shifter Wayrian just wants to live a quiet life. Fat chance of that when her clan is at war and her grandfather wants her to marry a prince. As if that isn’t enough, a crazy goddess appears in her dreams and threatens to turn her clan human if Wayrian doesn’t marry her fated mate by the Blood Moon. A mate who is not a prince. Who isn’t even a dragon...
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    myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  dragons  fiction  gods
  • Flipped Off by Zenina Masters

    Flipped Off by Zenina Masters

    6 ratings
    A mermaid with no interest in a mate is pursued by a dolphin shifter who won’t be flipped off.Lorai needs humans to live. Her particular magic feeds off joy and goodwill. Human laughter fills her with power. It works with shifters, too...
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    mermaids  myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction
  • Tease by Mary E. Twomey

    Tease by Mary E. Twomey

    6 ratings
    The promise of a peaceful life can be such a tease. When October struggles to keep her baby healthy, the Vandershot brothers move in - all except for Von, who is nowhere to be found. Every day that Sama tries to reach her in her dreams is another she's driven slowly insane...
    Categorized as:
    epic  fighter  myths  paranormal  abuse  adult  book  contemporary
  • Treat by Mary E. Twomey

    Treat by Mary E. Twomey

    6 ratings
    This is the fifth book in the 8-part Terraway series, which is based in Filipino folklore. With Team Terraway separated in too many directions, October doesn’t know who needs help the most...
    Categorized as:
    epic  fighter  myths  paranormal  abuse  audiobook  book  coming-of-age
  • A Hush of Greek by Tina Folsom

    A Hush of Greek by Tina Folsom

    6 ratings
    The love god Eros has lost his belief in love and refuses to shoot his arrows. Zeus is furious and orders Triton, Dionysius, and Hermes to do something about it. Now the trio has their hands full with their disillusioned friend...
    Categorized as:
    myths  paranormal  adult  angels  book  contemporary  fiction  gods
  • Raven by Stacey Rourke

    Raven by Stacey Rourke

    6 ratings
    An infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts...
  • Temper by Mary E. Twomey

    Temper by Mary E. Twomey

    6 ratings
    This is book 6 in the 8-part Terraway series, which is based in Filipino folklore. Being pregnant wasn’t in October’s plans, but being a pregnant virgin is just one more sacrifice along her journey. With Von gone and Captain Finn stepping up, reaping is the only thing October can do to take her mind off of things...
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    epic  myths  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  dark
  • Their Phoenix by Charlie Hart, Anastasia James

    Their Phoenix by Charlie Hart, Anastasia James

    6 ratings
    After spending my life locked in my mother’s no-so-metaphorical cage, I’m ready to set myself free.Getting cast in a Vegas show was my ticket out … but I quickly realize that doesn’t mean I’m actually free as a bird.Instead of celebrating my new gig—Mom spends the evening setting me straight about a few things.
I’m not who I think I am. Not even a little...
  • Fate of Storms by Meredith Wild, Angel Payne

    Fate of Storms by Meredith Wild, Angel Payne

    8 ratings
    A stolen destiny. An impossible quest.Kara Valari has broken one of the underworld’s highest laws and is serving the ultimate sentence. But nothing—not even the impossible quest of breaching the boundaries of hell and facing off with Hades himself—will keep Maximus Kane from rescuing her. The journey will demand all of Maximus’s courage…and help from an unlikely guide...
  • Ares by Carly Spade

    Ares by Carly Spade

    8 ratings
    MMA fighter Harmony “Harm” Makos steps into the ring every day for more than the fame and glory of the fight. For her, it’s the alternative to therapy. An opportunity to tame the constant beast struggling to break free. Hardened by a broken home and high school ridicule, she’s learned to control the fury but it always lurks beneath the surface...
  • Dangerous Depths by Karen Amanda Hooper

    Dangerous Depths by Karen Amanda Hooper

    8 ratings
    Hell hath no fury like a selkie separated from his true love.The gate to the sea creature realm is finally open. Yara wants to bask in the glow of her budding relationship with Treygan and explore Medusa’s world, but as the new leader of Rathe her powers are needed to save a sea creature she’s never met...
  • Bearliest Catch by Bianca D'Arc

    Bearliest Catch by Bianca D'Arc

    8 ratings
    A woman of mystery…Jetty is a huntress of the deep ocean who finds herself fascinated by a man—a shifter—who sets anchor in her realm day after day. She is obliged to watch him, not fully understanding the fascination the handsome stranger compels within her battered heart.A man with hidden scars…Recovery from major injury isn’t easy...
  • Flood Rising by Christie Anderson

    Flood Rising by Christie Anderson

    8 ratings
    Sadie is excited to start her new life on Ambrosia training to become a Water Keeper, and it’s even more thrilling to finally be in a semi-normal relationship with the love of her life, Rayne. But the Council has made great exceptions to the laws in order to let Sadie enroll at the Academy, and the Council doesn’t give out favors freely. They expect something in return...
  • Saving Grace  (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc

    Saving Grace (Grizzly Cove) by Bianca D'Arc

    8 ratings
    As Game Warden, Jack Chambers is responsible for the wildlife in and around Grizzly Cove, but he never expected to find a badly injured mermaid washed up on the shore near his house. He takes her in and helps her back to health, only to learn of the much greater danger held at bay, just off shore, and how it’s affecting the ocean-going shifter population...
  • Exhale by Kendall Grey

    Exhale by Kendall Grey

    10 ratings
    Gavin Cassidy, rock star by day and Sentinel by night, met his muse in the Dreaming, and now he’s found her in real life. But Zoe Morgan is having a hard time believing the gorgeous guy from her dreams is real, let alone that he’s attracted to her.Gavin’s not the only one who’s interested in Zoe. Her boss wants her too, and he could end her career in marine biology if she refuses his advances...
  • The Fall by Rachel Higginson

    The Fall by Rachel Higginson

    10 ratings
    In Ivy Pierce’s world, Greek mythology is reality. Sirens, like herself, use men for money, power and status; but she has the greatest gift of all. Stronger than any of the Siren’s before her, Ivy’s attraction alludes to a prophecy that could mean the rebirth of Greek gods and goddesses for our modern time. The Fates believe she is the symbol of a new era...
  • Electric Legend by Stacey Brutger

    Electric Legend by Stacey Brutger

    10 ratings
    SOMETHING MALEVOLENT HAS INFECTED THE FREAK SHOW, SPREADING TERROR AND DEATH WHEREVER THE CIRCUS TRAVELS. ONE VISIT WILL ENCHANT YOU, BUT DON’T DARE STAY PAST DARK OR YOU MIGHT NEVER LEAVE. After her recent nearly-fatal case as a paranormal consultant, Raven decides to take a much-needed vacation with her pack...
  • Alpha Rogue Boxed Set: Paranormal shifter romance BBW by Terry Bolryder

    Alpha Rogue Boxed Set: Paranormal shifter romance BBW by Terry Bolryder

    10 ratings
    All box sets now on sale for .99 for a limited time! When Rose is sent to do surveillance on a rogue alpha working in the underground cage fighting circuit, she isn't expecting Hawes: a pretty boy with the looks of an adonis and the ability to easily crush opponents twice his size. She also isn't expecting him to be cocky, conceited, and too independent for his own good...
  • Hell to Heaven by Kylie Chan

    Hell to Heaven by Kylie Chan

    14 ratings
    Dragons and martial arts, science and magic ... great action when our world meets the gods and demons of Chinese myth and legend ...the gods and demons of ancient china are alive and kicking in this popular, bestselling series ..
  • Heaven to Wudang by Kylie Chan

    Heaven to Wudang by Kylie Chan

    14 ratings
    The demons that could control stones and elementals have been defeated, but the most powerful of Simon Wong's associates still remains to create almost undetectable copies of humans and Shen. This demon allies with Kitty Kwok to prepare a torturous trap for Emma and Simone from which they may never return...
  • Mack by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Mack by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    14 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff, Comes the New Standalone Story of Mack from the King Trilogy."THEY THINK KING IS EVIL, BUT HE'S GOT NOTHING ON ME." -MackMY NAME IS MACK. And if I play my cards right, I will soon be dead. Permanently. Not even my powerful twin brother will be able to resurrect me. A good thing. Because a man like me has no business living...
  • Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan

    Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan

    16 ratings
    When Emma's relatives come to visit her, they are totally freaked out by what they learn Emma's beloved, John Chen, is a 3000 year old Chinese god. Not only that, John is becoming weaker by the day. Demons pursue him relentlessly, hoping to use Emma, and his child, Simone, as bargaining tools against him...
  • Fruit of Misfortune by Nely Cab

    Fruit of Misfortune by Nely Cab

    6 ratings
    Isis' goals for the future included things like attending and graduating college. However, becoming a monster wasn't part of the plan. Isis and her boyfriend, David, are on the brink of a horrible transformation and they are eager to stop it. Together, they set out on a quest to Greece to find Isis' biological father—the only person that may be able to help them...
  • Poseidon by Kamery Solomon

    Poseidon by Kamery Solomon

    6 ratings
    Audrey has everything she's ever wanted. When it all gets torn away in a tragic accident, she begins to spiral out of control. How can she get back to where she was after everything that happened? Thankfully, Sy steps in to save her-literally. Over time, strong feelings begin to battle within her, feelings she does not want to have...
  • Christmas in Atlantis by Alyssa Day

    Christmas in Atlantis by Alyssa Day

    6 ratings
    I don’t want to need you more than air, or light, or life, but I do. You own me now—body and what’s left of my blackened soul—and I’ll never let you go. - Dare to Lyric The Gift of the Magi…in Atlantis Warrior-turned-pirate Dare is the black sheep of all Atlantis. He’s enraged Poseidon, the sea god, so much that he had to forfeit his ship and the water spirit who inhabits it...
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