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Readers who enjoyed Emily and the Strangers #1 by Mariah Huehner & Rob Reger also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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A Good Soul by Tricia O'Malley
14 ratingsIn the sixth book in this much-loved series, Tricia O'Malley whisks you away to magickal Siren Island where a mermaid discovers that sometimes love comes around twice.Irma’s life has been defined by tragedy – one which the legends of Siren Island will never let her forget. Because of this, she’s learned that taking a chance on love isn’t worth the high cost that comes with it... -
Redemption of a Wolf by T.S. Joyce
14 ratingsMountain Lion shifter, Trina Chapman, is having a rough year. Trying to find her legs over the loss of her Clan, she has bought a local bar and just needs to keep her focus until it can pay the bills. That would probably be easier to do if she didn’t have a rogue werewolf sniffing around and showing up in unexpected places... -
Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black
6 ratingsI'll be safe in the prince's bed, from everyone but him.I stole from a brutal street gang, and now they want me dead. There’s only one place they can’t touch me. The palace. But safety comes at the cost of my freedom. I'll sell myself as a courtesan, serve for five years, and leave with enough money to pay my debt... -
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5 by Laurell K. Hamilton
10 ratings"Long before Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels, [there was] sexy, strong-willed vampire hunter Anita Blake."-USA Today...The first five Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels in the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling series... -
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The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
10 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain... -
The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
13 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a thrilling new look at the iconic origin story of Cat and Bones, as experienced by Bones…from the other half of the grave... -
Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals by C. Toni Graham
18 ratingsAn ordinary school day in Middlefield turns into a mystical tale filled with endless adventures of magic, fairies, flying horses, and danger. A modern-day saga of four young teens who find themselves trapped in another realm-"The Otherworld"-where they must abide by an evil druid's bidding or risk endangering the lives of their loved ones and the magical beings they have befriended... -
Vampire Academy 10th anniversary edition . by Richelle Mead
6 ratingsRichelle Mead celebrates ten years of Vampire Academy with an exclusive, never-before-seen collection of stories that sheds new light on the world and its players: The Turn and the Flame takes a deeper look into the dark stain on the Ozera dynasty... From the Journal of Vasilisa Dragomir unearths the princess private thoughts from a transformative period of her life.. -
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by Michael Todd
8 ratingsIt's time to ask the right team for the solution. The Demons have turned the tables on the Damned, and it takes a little while to catch up.It's quiet, too quiet. Pandora reveals a little bit more about herself, who she is, and what she can do. And Damian has to make some hard choices.There is someone new coming to the team, and he is just this side of ... different... -
The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere
8 ratingsAsher Stanton has devoted his entire, long life to protecting the shifter world — but he couldn't save his own beloved human wife and child. Walling off his emotions and turning his life into a mission to consolidate power, he is ruthless, determined — and most definitely never falling in love with another human again... -
The Hitwoman and the Fallen Angel by J.B. Lynn
8 ratingsEven a good man makes mistakes… In Maggie Lee’s topsy-turvy world, Angel Delveccio is one of the good guys, but now it seems he’s gotten himself into some trouble. Can Maggie get him out of it? It’s not like she doesn’t have enough problems of her own... -
Family by Cameron Jace
10 ratingsHow far would you go to save your family? Family stands for 'Gathering' In search of her real family, Alice receives a mysterious invitation to a dark place she thought she'd never visit again. Sometimes for 'Loyalty' Little does she know of those invited along. Now she has to figure out real friends from foes... -
The Hitwoman's Downward Dog by J.B. Lynn
10 ratingsSo many men….so little help. Maladroit hitwoman Maggie Lee has never been one to ask for help. But now she’s found out that her niece, Katie, will soon be discharged from the hospital - making Maggie her guardian not just in name - and her semi-psychic friend Armani Vasquez has been kidnapped. Suddenly Maggie could really use some help... -
The Hitwoman Plays Chaperone by J.B. Lynn
10 ratingsMaggie Lee’s done a lot of questionable things that have made her question her own sanity. Chaperoning her niece’s class trip is one of them. Not only must she attempt to corral a bunch of energetic kids, but at the same time she has to argue with the talking lizard in her bra, avoid a mysterious doppelganger, and chase down runaway horses! And that’s just the beginning... -
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When He’s Torn by Suzanne Wright
12 ratingsIt has been said that Bailey Bryant lives with her middle finger up in the air. She can agree with that. But there’s one thing she fails to be breezy about: her unrelenting attraction to fellow enforcer Deke Hammond. Broad, inked, and ruggedly masculine, the grumpy cat shifter could attract a stone. He’s also currently riddled with touch-hunger and much crankier than usual... -
A Pride Christmas in Brooklyn by Shelly Laurenston
14 ratingsThis story is also in The Mane Event (Pride, #1) and is named Christmas Pride.Mason “Mace” Llewellyn has just gotten out of the Navy after a 14 year career as a SEAL. He is also a lion shape shifter. Mace has one thing – one woman – on his mind. Desiree “Dez” MacDermot, his childhood crush and good buddy, has been on his mind since they were both 14... -
Our Time by W.J. May
6 ratingsThe highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by international bestselling author, W.J. May. If Rae Kerrigan thought that planning one wedding was hard, imagine trying to plan two. Especially if one of them happens to be for the future King and Queen of England... -
Elias The Wicked by K. Alex Walker
6 ratingsI, Kerah Moss, was on the fast-track to becoming the first veterinarian in my family. Academics - check. Accolades - double-check. But then, a drop of forbidden passion entered my life, and like with all things forbidden, trouble followed and trapped me in the relationship that led to the near-fatal car accident that ended my veterinary career.Five years later, my life is mostly back on track... -
The Keeper by Lynnie Purcell
6 ratingsClare has woken up in the desert with no memory of her past and no true direction, beyond the impulse to walk west. She has never been more lost.With no clue about the darkness circling her, Clare is on a direct path with Odette... -
The Destiny of Ren Crown by Anne Zoelle
6 ratingsOn the run with two of her most powerful—and quarrelsome—allies, Ren has to outwit the Department and all those who seek to exploit her powers as she fights for the lives of those she loves and the freedom to live in a world that fears her.The Destiny of Ren Crown is the final book in the Ren Crown series... -
Devils Don't Lie by Kim McDougall
6 ratingsBeing a working mom chosen to save the world is going to take practice, courage, and a whole crew of creature companions as backup.The forest whispers to Kyra. Something is coming. The creatures are restless. Ash falls on their homestead. And Montreal ward is bursting with refugees.But Kyra doesn’t need omens...Categorized as:
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Hunter's Wish by Lynnea Lee
8 ratingsSARAHIt’s not you. It’s me.Fen’k is a total cinnamon roll of a Xarc’n hunter who makes me want what I’ll never have: to live happily ever after. He deserves someone who isn’t afraid to love him back.After the last person I trusted stomped on my heart and stole all that I cared about , I stopped believing in love. I’m sure it still exists; just not for me... -
The Hitwoman and the Neurotic Witness by J.B. Lynn
10 ratingsBook 5 in the Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman series When her apartment building is blown to smithereens, bumbling hitwoman Maggie Lee is forced to move back into the Bed & Breakfast she grew up in. Living with her three meddling aunts is bad enough, but it just so happens that the B&B is also occupied by a U.S... -
Fighting Darius by Nicole Riddley
10 ratingsI still remember the first moment our eyes met, something happened. Those icy blue eyes. I couldn't take my eyes off him. I could feel the magnetic pull and we're both helpless against it. Our eyes constantly met across the room. He would always be the first to pull away.He's so powerful though, so charismatic. He's a lycan, I'm just a regular werewolf. I couldn't stop thinking about him... -
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The Hitwoman and the 7 Cops by J.B. Lynn
10 ratingsAll reluctant hitwoman Maggie Lee really wants is to have a calm, normal life. She doesn’t want to go around killing people for money.She doesn’t want her sister to be terrified of her ex-pimp.She doesn’t want her Dad to disappear from the Witness Protection program. But Maggie rarely gets what she wants. Instead, she finds herself trying to keep everyone out of trouble... -
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement (Light Novel) Vol. 1 by FUNA
5 ratingsMitsuha Yamano falls off a cliff, at which point she finds herself transported to some sort of medieval European fantasy world! While there, during a battle with some wolves that almost costs her her life, she realizes that she has the ability to come and go between Earth and this new world. Mitsuha decides to use this ability as much as she can... -
Origins by Honor Raconteur
6 ratingsA Deepwoods Book - A Collection of Deepwoods Short StoriesAs Rune grows curious about his new fellow guildmates, he decides he needs to hear their stories in full. So he asks. Set in the midst of "Blackstone" as the group travels to Saoleord, learn with Rune how Deepwoods came to be. In true Wynnguardian, this is the story of Deepwoods...Categorized as:
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Prophecy's End by Richard Phillips
6 ratingsA mage’s ungodly goal: rule among the dead. A noblewoman’s destiny: deliver the kingdom of Endar from evil. The final battle is at hand.Kragan, wielder of malignant magic, is nearing his ultimate goal. Lorness Carol Rafel is pursuing her millennia-old destiny as well... -
The Kilgarin’s Gift by Shay Rucker
6 ratingsCillian Kilgarin. He is wolf-shifter—Indomitus—Clan leader of the cursed Kilgarin’s... and he is losing himself to the madness of his Nocturnal Transition.Morgan Neale is a gun-for-hire. And she is his Rí, his Soul-Bearer, the one destined to save him from darkness and balance his existence.She does not.This human is a bloody curse... -
Crisanta Knight: The Severance Game by Geanna Culbertson
6 ratingsA lot of questions ran through my head as I desperately clung to the roof of a magic train crossing over a gaping canyon... -
Damned and Desperate by Tara West
6 ratings**Warning, this book contains scenes of dead people having sex, only really sexy dead people, not zombies or sparkly vampires. Rest assured, no body parts fell off during the making of these sex scenes, just bras and undies, and no fangs or hammers were used during foreplay... -
A Bite Before Dying by E.A. Price
6 ratingsVampires and shifters don’t mate. It’s impossible, deadly even. Vampires and humans can. Vampires and witches – no problem! But vampires and shifters are incompatible. Unfortunately, the remorseless sabre-tooth tiger shifter trying to woo her doesn’t seem to have got the message... -
Storm Secrets by D.N. Hoxa
6 ratingsWho would have thought that I, Scarlet Jones, the first ever Storm witch of the world, would one day work for the ECU? I sure as hell didn't, but here we are. When Jane Dunham came to the monastery to look for her sister Elisa, she had a parting gift for us: a horde of demons who came into our home and killed without mercy. It put an end to our illusion of safety pretty quickly... -
Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole Volume 1 by Aloha Zachou
6 ratingsLooks like I’ve been reincarnated into a game-like world filled with monsters and dungeons. But don’t worry—it’s nothing I can’t handle. I chose Creation Magic for my unique skill, you see, and it lets me make whatever item I want…so long as I’ve got enough mana... -
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Serving the Senator by L.M. Mountford
6 ratingsShe was ready to do anything, even sell herself to Hades himself.Billionaire. Politician. War Hero.Senator Richard Sharpe, the most powerful man in New York City.And A founding member of the Olympus Club.An exclusive gentlemen’s club.Where anything can be bought, for a price.Kora wasn’t supposed to be on offer.She was the new girl, innocent and inexperienced... -
Her Pampered Pussy by Tonya Brooks
6 ratingsIt all started with a stolen baby… Harper Stone had the best of intentions when she stole a baby from the lab where he was being tortured. To prove that no good deed goes unpunished, now she's got bad guys after her, one of her sisters has been kidnapped, another one shifted into a freaking jaguar, and she's stuck with an arrogant lion shifter bodyguard who thinks she's his mate... -
Noir by Renita Nozaria
6 ratings"Kalau aku bilang aku suka kamu, kamu bakal jawab apa?""Sori, tapi lo bukan tipe gue.""Emang kurangnya aku apa, sih?""Lo itu masih SMA.""Cuma itu?""Lo punya tiga kakak cowok yang buasnya nyaingin raja hutan.""Itu aja?""Lo bisa liat hantu. Gue benci hantu. Apalagi pacaran sama cewek yang bisa liat hantu. Ogah!"Sebastian memang takut hantu... -
The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (Light Novel) Vol. 4 by Yuka Tachibana, 橘由華
7 ratingsAt long last, Sei knows how to control the power of the Saint that resides within her...which means it's time to wield it. She must cleanse the forest of Klausner's Domain, or her new friends will never again know peace and prosperity. But Sei's first foray into the forest depths nearly ends in disaster... -
Wicked *itch: Magic and Mayhem Universe by Teresa Gabelman
8 ratingsWhat do tattoos, witches, vampires, a sexy shifter, and an earring-wearing cat have in common…? Definitely something WICKED! Being a woman in the tattoo business isn't easy, but Wicked makes it work. But being a witch with a headbanging, rock 'n' roll familiar, and having a sexy panther shifter as a landlord makes life… interesting... -
Boot Points by Ann Charles
10 ratingsListening Length: 1 hour, 11 minutesIt’s not really about the boots … or is it?BOOT POINTS is a set of short tales about Violet Parker’s purple boots. It is set in the story time between the third and fourth books in the Deadwood Mystery series. Each tale not only explains more of Violet’s history, but also shows the role each character plays in Violet’s life... -
The Enticement of an Earl by Chasity Bowlin
10 ratingsSpencer, Lord Wolverston and newly named Earl of Kinraven, has found peace in the wilds of Scotland. Free from the torment of seeing the woman he desires above all things but can never have, he’s slowly finding his footing in the world again as he attempts to restore the impoverished estate... -
When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais
12 ratingsA trip to paradise. A mystery to solve. And a seriously uptight dude who doesn’t know how to smile. Stacey’s been intrigued by Jean Francois since the moment she first saw his granite countenance. Then when she found out he could fly… She never was one to leave her four feet on the ground. While she might act like a princess, adventure is her middle name... -
An Unexpected Guest by Nalini Singh
12 ratingsShort story that features in the December 2016 newsletter complementing the Guild Hunter series... -
Forbidden Hunger by Teresa Gabelman
14 ratingsA shifter without a pack, Janna Lawson goes in search of the man who her mother died trying to protect. What she finds is Garrett Foster, a man who has the power to decide her fate and causes a hunger inside her that is forbidden to them both... -
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Sword of Rage by Jennifer Anne Davis
6 ratingsHarley has three goals—stay alive, avenge her brother’s death, and overthrow the traitorous king.When Harley receives an invitation to the royal castle for her cousin’s birthday, she’s elated at the offer. As the queen’s niece, she’s expected to make an appearance, but this will also be her first time attending a formal function as a married woman...Categorized as:
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Guardian's Joy by Jacqueline Rhoades
6 ratingsJJ Justice has spent her adulthood lost and alone and vulnerable to the haunting of a past she can’t remember... -
Arcane by Viola Grace
6 ratingsIsobel Marlin is one of the most powerful mages ever born. She has been trained by her father and mother using any and all magical races to supplement her education... -
Reggie: Changing a Wolf's Heart by Jana Leigh
6 ratingsIn Book Five, Reggie finally finds what he has been searching for. He never thought he would have a female mate as well as a male one. It is the best of both worlds for him. When he wakes after being unconscious for months, he finds not only his mother has lost her mind and kidnapped him. When he discovers she kidnapped his mate as well, he is pissed... -
Forsaken Power by K.J. Colt
6 ratingsAfter being chosen as The Rider of Bivinia by the pegan, Sala, Adenine must choose to enforce her supremacy as Rider and subjugate the Bivinians to her will, or allow Prince Eiridan, her trusted friend and the rightful heir, to take the throne. New dangers emerge to bring civil unrest to Bivinia. Meanwhile, beneath the city, deadly ancient secrets are uncovered... -
Fox's Bride by A.E. Marling
6 ratingsEveryone in Oasis City worships the fennec fox as a sacred animal, except for the one woman forced to marry him. Enchantress Hiresha believes her fiancé is possessed by nothing more divine than fleas, and she also objects to the wedding venue: the afterlife. Priests will trap her in an airless sarcophagus with the fox. She has only four days of engagement left to live...
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