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Finn


Angel Martinez - 2009
    He’ll need to catch up fast to survive. Diego’s impulse to rescue a naked bridge jumper starts as just that—talk the man down and get him to social services. But there’s something odd about this homeless person, more than just his delusions of being a pooka, and something so vulnerable that Diego’s determined to help him stabilize rather than see him institutionalized or deported.Finn went into the Dreaming centuries ago to escape a heartbreak he couldn’t bear. Now that he’s back, he finds the Veil to the Otherworld closed. The fae courts have abandoned him in a poisoned human world where a displaced pooka has little chance of survival. His human rescuer is kind and compassionate—and shockingly familiar. One thing at a time, though. He needs Diego to believe he’s not human first.

Black Magic Woman


John G. Hartness - 2011
    Hilarity does not ensue when an ancient soul-sucker shows up to drain the local nerd population of vitality and life energy.If you've ever wondered who would win in a knock-down, drag out fistfight between Jimmy Black and Greg Knightwood, here's your chance to find out!This Black Knight Short Story is about 6,000 words, or roughly 20 pages long.

The Line Unbroken


N.D. Roberts - 2020
    America is the last holdout against the corruption causing nanocytes to malfunction.Bethany Anne is far away fighting for the survival of the entire universe, unaware that her technology has turned on humanity.Earth needs a protector from Bethany Anne’s line, and the Kurtherian Lilith has found her champion.Sarah Jennifer might not be Bethany Anne’s last blood descendant on Earth, but she’s the only one with the ability to unite Salem’s Weres and magic users and shape them into a force capable of facing the Madness head on.Join her in The Line Unbroken as she takes her first steps on the road to the Age of Magic.

In Absentia: A Demon's Apprentice Anthology


Ben Reeder - 2017
    It falls to Chance’s friends to pick up the slack. In Mage Enough, Lucas is confronted with the consequences of helping Chance during an earlier adventure, and must delve into the vampire subculture of New Essex in order to find a missing priest. As he uncovers another, greater threat, he also discovers that he’s capable of far more than he ever thought possible. In Freedom, Shade learns that there is much more to the world behind the Veil than she ever suspected. When Lucas shows up needing her help for a newfound friend, she’s more than willing to assist. But they quickly discover that he’s taken something that the vampires will go to any lengths to get back. In trying to keep those around her safe, she will discover what it truly means to live free, and how far she’ll go to safeguard that right. In Those Who Can, Dr. Corwyn discovers how far the conspiracy Lucas and Shade have uncovered goes, and how much the Conclave doesn’t know. Drafted back into a role he had given up years ago, he must figure out how the Sentinels have changed over the years, and if he can do the job now. As he struggles to find his way in his old/new role, he finds an even bigger conspiracy, and the hint of something familiar.

Welcome to the Dragon Show


S.W. Clarke - 2020
    Traveling from city to city, she’s hunting the blood-sucking fiends who killed everyone she’s ever loved. But taking care of a dragon is tough, and revenge is a long and lonely road.She’s tracked her enemies to the Big Apple, where they’ve planned a dark, deadly ritual. If Tara doesn’t stop them, she could lose everything—her friends, her new family, even her soul.If you ever wanted to know what it would be like what it would be like if Mercy Thompson or Buffy the Vampire Slayer got a dragon, then WELCOME TO THE DRAGON SHOW ... the greatest show on Earth! ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!The Dragon Rider Series - Upcoming Releases!1. Welcome to the Dragon Show - Out Now!2. The Fire Eater and Her Dragon - Out on February3. Don't Feed the Dragon - Out on March4. Trampolining with Dragons - Out on March5. Dragon Buskers - Out on April

Unbound (The Lenna Blakely Series Book 1)


Emily Dawn - 2019
    Sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? Unfortunately for me, it's not. These guys are looking for a missing magical amulet and think I can help them find it. As a librarian by day and magical version of Indiana Jones by night, it's not unheard of for me to take private contract jobs. The thing is I like to work alone, it's easier to protect my secrets that way. They're insisting I need to be part of their team for this job and make me an offer I can't refuse. It also doesn't hurt that they're each dangerously sexy. But when everything in my life starts to go sideways, I have serious second thoughts about this whole thing. Can I survive secrets, betrayal, and uncovered prophecies that change everything I thought I ever knew? Will this team still have my back when life as I knew it shatters around me and the truth is finally revealed? I'm about to find out. Recommended for readers 18+

Dragon Royalty


Scarlett Haven - 2019
    I’m in the middle of a world I don’t belong in. A world where people flaunt their wealth and look down on girls like me. I was hoping things would be different here—that maybe I could make friends and not feel so alone for the first time in my life. One touch. One spark. It changes everything. I now have three guys vying for my attention, including my step-cousin who is hotter than the summer sun in the desert. Maybe the world isn’t as black and white as I once thought. Maybe the supernatural does exist. And maybe… maybe I do belong here after all. Dragon Royalty is book 1 in the Dragon Shifter Academy Series. This is a RH, why choose series. Book 1: Dragon Royalty Book 2: Dragon Elite (coming April 2019!)

Hunter's Kiss


Niall Teasdale - 2016
    Of course, vampires are a myth. Everyone knows that, especially Mike’s rationalist girlfriend, Leanne. Mike stopped a serial killer with a blood fetish. Nothing to look at here, folks. Please move along.And then Mike meets Dione: stunningly attractive, strong, fast, intelligent, and Mike’s new boss. Together, Mike and Dione have the job of making sure that vampires remain mythical, even the ones walking the streets of New York.

Blackthorne: A Beautiful Nightmare


Scottie Futch - 2018
    Scott Logan spends his days pretending to be a joyful person to mask his soul-crushing loneliness. Intimate human relations seem an impossibility to him, until one day the inexplicable happens. The entire world fell asleep at the same time. The Earth was set to be upgraded by those who supposedly ruled over it, and from that moment on The Dream was born. Join Scott Logan on his journey into another world linked with his own, one where onions walk on two feet and force people to cry for them... and into a reality where the truth of his very soul is revealed. This story is one of the more important tales in the Project Scott multi-verse. It is here that people eventually come to understand just why 'Scott' in any iteration seems to constantly be involved in weird shenanigans and draws in the attention of lonely people in need of cuddles and the occasional baked goods.

Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Omnibus 3


Ken Akamatsu - 2011
    However, he's still focused on following in his father's footsteps and has stepped up his training by enlisting Evangeline as his magic master and Ku Fei as his martial arts master. How can a ten-year-old find the time to learn magic and martial arts from two demanding teachers and still be able to deal with his crazy class of hyperactive students?

Daughter of Death


Lexi C. Foss - 2018
     A missing daughter. A silver blade. All the clues point to one person: Me. My name is Evangeline, and I’m a retired assassin who wants nothing to do with the underworld. But an edict from a Demonic Lord forces me to return to the man and the life I left behind. I have seven days to prove my innocence. Whoever set me up is going to die. *This is a standalone paranormal romance novel with a HEA and violent/dark elements

Roses and Revenants


Cate Corvin - 2019
    All I want is peace to work through the endless grief of my parents' horrific demise, but the universe seems determined to prevent that. The Great Covens are desperate to matchmake their way into my family fortune, and a new, sinister revenant lurks behind every mirror, a dark figure stalking me from the threshold of Death.Thankfully, I have Eric, my ever-loyal human guardian, protecting my body and soul as I traverse the deadside. He’s watched over me my entire life, but his vow to my father to keep me safe didn't extend to my heart, still in tatters over his rejection of my feelings for him.My childhood friend has finally tracked me down, intent on keeping me from running away again. In the five years I've been gone, Joss has become a gorgeous warlock who won't take no for an answer.Adrian -stoic, secretive, and far too enticing for his own good- has his own reasons for dragging me away from the world of humans, but his coven is plagued by rumors of dark magic I shouldn’t get involved with.I could handle all of that, if only Warden Stone hadn't made it his mission to annoy me to death. A deadline I'm not ready to face is looming, and this beautiful but irritating man is intent on forcing my hand.And I thought being on my own was hard. With four alluring men pushing and pulling me where they want me, can I uncover the dark skeletons in my family’s closet before it’s too late? Or will the last of the Bell exorcists join them in Death forever?Roses and Revenants is the first full-length novel in the House of Mirrors series, a dark, medium-burn paranormal reverse harem romance set in the Cimmerian Cage universe. With a strong heroine, steamy scenes, plenty of action and romance, and four gorgeous men in the harem, this witch will never have to choose. For mature readers only.

Curvy and Cursed?


Rosalie Hunter - 2020
    Because she’s spent the better part of her life waiting for her best friend to realize she’s in love with him. Just when she’s worked up the courage to tell him how she feels, he returns from abroad with a hot Italian fiancé in tow.Now, after spending half her life waiting for the wrong man, she decides its time for a fresh start—at forty.And nothing says ‘fresh start’ like a change of scenery.But who knew that a simple day trip to Brewster, Massachusetts, would lead Simone directly into the magical world she’s always been destined for?Surrounded by two astonishingly hot immortals, a crazy plant lady and a gnomish bookseller, Simone finds herself at the center of supernatural mystery only she can solve. But as fun as it is being in the middle of a hot man-sandwich, Simone doesn’t know who she can really trust.Because in a world built on secrets and illusions—the true bad guys are hard to find.Curvy and Cursed, is the first book in the Enchanted at Forty Series featuring: a sassy, imperfect heroine. A group of magical misfits. And a few handsome supernatural love interests!For those who believe age doesn’t define you, and that there is no expiration date when it comes to finding love or fulfilling your dreams!

Monster Hunter for Hire: Filthy Creatures


L. West - 2021
    With the help of a few shape-shifting friends, they pick up the scent of the vampire responsible for the child’s disappearance.Helena is no stranger to dangerous villains. She’s fought more than her fair share thanks to her own strange supernatural heritage.Reluctantly, Helena decides to ask Dominick Pierce, the local vampire king, to help her find the boy before it’s too late.Will this new alliance change the way Helena has always viewed the monsters once and for all?

The Lycanthrope's Lawyer: An Urban Fantasy Legal Thriller (Colt Valentine Arcane Justice #2)


Jason Rose - 2019
    Colt used to be a super normal lawyerUntil a few months ago, Colt was just your average overworked and underpaid San Francisco Public Defender and the only monsters he ever met were the rapists and murderers he was sworn to defend.Now he’s a supernatural paladinIn The Knight Advocate (Book One of the Arcane Justice series), Colt unwittingly became a lawyer for actual monsters after a mysterious man claiming to be a long-lost relative invited him out to drinks. At first, Colt thought he was joking when the man told him he descended from an ancient blood line of heroes and offered him a chance to save the world. And, then drunk, when the man claimed he was an ancient vampire who was one of twenty-four Advocates sworn to enforce supernatural law. But Colt quickly found out how deadly serious the man was when he impaled himself on a knife Colt happened to be holding and, with his dying breath, told Colt the torch had been passed. Now Colt’s desperately trying to survive attacks from inhuman monsters of all kinds while struggling to figure out whatever the hell he’s become.You don’t learn about lycanthropes in law schoolColt’s newest client is the king of America’s werewolves. His father has been framed for murder and an ancient law is being invoked to usurp the crown. A werewolf civil war is brewing and, as usual, Colt and his team need to solve the case, save the day, and try not to get beheaded in the process. Just another day at the newly minted Arcane Justice law firm. On top of it all, Colt has serious girl problems. The kind that truly bite.