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Semi-Fated


Isabel Jordan - 2021
    If you’re really lucky, sometimes he’s also in your bed…Adrianne Riddick is far from normal. But her latest psychic vision, the one of her death, is weird even for her. To stop it from coming true, she’ll need help from her family of supernatural hunters. She’ll also need to avoid Gabriel Malek, her first love. The demon who shattered her young heart.But as complicated as all that is, her life doesn’t really go to hell (literally) until a new enemy shows up and knocks Adrianne and Gabriel into another dimension. (Long story)Now, if they want to get home and stop Adrianne’s vision, they need to work together—all while dealing with the fact that her unrequited feelings for Gabriel aren’t exactly unrequited anymore. Yeah…his timing could be better.So, what’s a vampire hybrid, misfit of magic to do when her happily ever after—and, you know, her life—is on the line?She’ll get back to you on that…Semi-Fated is book 8 in the Harper Hall Investigations paranormal romance series. You could read it as a stand-alone, but it definitely works best if you've read the rest of the series, starting with Semi-Charmed. It also works best if you like strong, kick-ass heroines and the sometimes befuddled alpha heroes who love them. You also might want to skip this one if you don't have a healthy appreciation for characters who cuss, and snark. Lots and lots of snark. Happy reading!

Bad Bear


Natalie Kristen - 2016
    She has just accepted a transfer to the small town of Shadow Point and is having a girls' night out with her new colleagues. She has never slipped out of a bar to make out with a hot, handsome hunk in an alley before. But she didn't move to a new town to live the same unadventurous, unexciting life. Why should she say no to some harmless no-strings-attached fun? What could possibly go wrong? But of course in Shadow Point where paranormals outnumber humans, magic and mayhem rule and it's Murphy's law that applies. Marcus Beck knows that one taste of that sexy, curvy human woman isn't going to be enough. Staci is mortified when a whole conga line of unapologetic, infuriating witches interrupts them in the alley. She leaves in a fluster but his bear promises to track her down. Nothing can keep a bear from its mate. But Marcus has skeletons in his closet, skeletons which aren't really dead and done. Will Staci run from him when she learns of his past? Or is she brave and foolish enough to love him? Either way, Staci's life is about to change in a way she could never have imagined...

The Darkest Dragon


Anya Nowlan - 2016
    except for his mate. Donovan Silvertip has hidden away from the prying eyes of Shifter Grove for as long as he can remember. Nestled in a mountain that's barely accessible, he guards his hoard and revels in his loneliness, until one day, everything changes. The most gorgeous and infuriating woman stumbles upon him on Halloween of all nights, and despite all the questions Donovan has, one thing prevails above all - he has to have her. Even if it means giving up everything he's believed in so far. Sabrina Corrolie is a woman willing to face her fears. You know, like spooky haunted houses in the middle of nowhere... Why she had to pick Halloween to tackle her phobias, she isn't entirely sure, though. One thing is certain, she didn't expect to stumble on a real, live dragon in the process! While this dragon is scary, he's also hotter than the fire he breathes and sexier than sin... Maybe he's just what she needs to conquer her insecurities? Or maybe a fairy tale is just too good to be true, dragon or no dragon. The Darkest Dragon is a holiday novella set in Shifter Grove. It includes plenty of steam and spooky haunted houses, so be warned!

Dragon Sass


Selena Kitt - 2016
    There’s only one problem—they don’t exist anymore. Or do they? Kai is just trying to live the quiet life of a billionaire recluse. He might still like spicy food and spicy women, but he sacrificed his dragon’s heart over a thousand years ago and hasn’t been able to shift since. But Kai’s old nemesis, Nigel, has come back—from the dead—and the old Necromancer has his sights set on the wolf shifters. Nigel is wreaking havoc all over Blue Creek and, unfortunately, the only thing that can kill him is dragon fire. It’s feisty, orphaned horsewoman Jules, whose therapeutic ranch is in serious financial trouble, who holds the dragon’s heart—and she doesn’t even know it. But renowned shifter-matchmaker Barb Wolfe knows—and this is the most important match she’ll ever make. The whole town, and maybe the entire shifter race, depend on it.

Bite of Frost


Gena D. Lutz - 2015
    After Jericha Frost is thrust into a paranormal existence she knows nothing about, she learns that the scorching blood from an infuriating dragon-shifter is her only hope of survival.

Edited For Content


Amanda M. Lee - 2018
    Macomb County's favorite reporter is about to take on enemies, politicians and the typical criminals who populate her world. She's also prepared to win at all costs while going through life with a smile on her face and an insult on the tip of her tongue. That's why people love her … and sometimes hate her … and almost always want to gag her. This omnibus includes three full books: Off The Record, Unwritten & Underwater, and Extra! Extra! Dead All About It.

Honey and Fur: Hedging His Bets / Dragon Her Feet


Celia Kyle - 2015
    But there are two things that dim her love of the place: cocky assholes who think they own the world, and cocky assholes who think they can flex their muscles and wreck her bar when throwing a temper tantrum. Unfortunately, the drop-dead gorgeous, hotter than hot, shifter man she secretly loves is both. Dragon Her Feet – Sometimes a girl’s gotta flex her quills and lay down the law… Katie Carmichael may not be a scary badass dragon capable of toasting her enemies to a crisp, but that doesn’t mean she’s a pushover. And sure, the roaring, fire-breathing hottie is, uh, hot, but she’s a chick with a plan. A plan that includes a secluded old farmhouse and doesn’t include a tall, heavily muscled, and totally delicious weredragon. This book contains the following novellas in the Honey and Fur series: “Hedging His Bets” and “Dragon Her Feet”. If you already own these books, please do not purchase this title.

Underdead with a Vengeance (Underdead Mysteries)


Liz Jasper - 2013
    Why not?Who cares. She has everything under control.Except she's not sure Will is really dead dead. And Detective Gavin Raines, her vampire-hunting crush, has popped back in her life to investigate an odd string of murders...and maybe finally ask her out on a real date.At least her her teaching job is straightforward. Or rather it was before the world's most perfect teacher joins the staff and seems to be noticing that her vampire traits are, well, a lot more apparent than she'd like them to be.Caught between two worlds and fitting into neither, Jo must risk it all to take her own path--before the next person dead is her. Buy your copy today!

Fang Girl


Helen Keeble - 2012
    Not sure which.Being an undead, eternally pasty fifteen-year-old isn't quite the sexy, brooding, angst-fest Jane always imagined...Helen Keeble’s riotous debut novel combines the humor of Vladimir Tod with Ally Carter’s spot-on teen voice. With a one-of-a-kind vampire mythology and an irresistibly relatable undead heroine, this uproarious page-turner will leave readers bloodthirsty for more.

Wounds To Bear


Terra Wolf - 2015
     A beautiful, curvy woman… Dr. Jenna Morgan is running from her own past – and hopes to find her place in the small town of Pine Heart. When a wounded bear shows up at her door, she discovers that the rumors about this small town are true, and that one of those shifters is bleeding all over her front porch. She treats him, and learns that he was shot protecting a group of shifter and human kids who are now being held by an old enemy bent on revenge. Two hearts, one goal. Roman’s family joins together to find them – but it will be Roman who has to end this, redeem himself to his family, and to the woman who has stolen the heart of the bear. This is a standalone story, with an HEA.

Jax


Emilia Hartley - 2018
    Zero connections. It was an unsolvable case… No, if she was going to get the position of Lead Detective, Sydney would have to prove that she could do the impossible. After being told not to return to the station without a new lead, she knew that she would have to find something quickly. Virginia Mountain Town. That’s where the roads had taken him. Although the Vancourt brothers solidified the packs of Stonefall, the sins of his failures still haunted him. Jax couldn’t see a place for himself among them. No pack needed a shifter who couldn’t protect his Alpha. So, he hit the road, looking to outrun his ghosts and his problems. Just when things were beginning to look hopeless, Sydney had found her first clue. Smoldering and sexy, a man with no ties and no story. Suspicious… what was his name… Jax? This is book 1 in a new spin-off series of the Outcast Bears series, however it can be read as a standalone! Content Warning: This book contains lots of sexy shifter action. Intended for a mature audience only.

Client from Hell


R.J. Blain - 2021
    It’s simple. It gets the job done. It reduces the devil’s house to smoldering ruins.Life is good—at least for the year she has left of it, assuming the devil doesn’t kill her first.Instead of the quick end and the retribution she deserves, Sandra gets the client from hell for the case of a lifetime, one that could forever change the war between the heavens and the devil’s many hells.

The Ghost and the Goth


Stacey Kade - 2010
    Is it my fault I was born with it all-good looks, silky blond hair, a hot body, and a keen sense of what everyone else should not be wearing? But my life isn’t perfect, especially since I died. Run over by a bus of band geeks—is there anything more humiliating? As it turns out, yes—watching your boyfriend and friends move on with life, only days after your funeral. And you wouldn’t believe what they’re saying about me now that they think I can’t hear them. To top it off, I’m starting to disappear, flickering in and out of existence. I don’t know where I go when I’m gone, but it’s not good. Where is that freaking white light already?Will Killian–Senior in high school, outcast, dubbed “Will Kill” by the popular crowd for the unearthly aura around him, voted most likely to rob a bank…and a ghost-talker.I can see, hear, and touch the dead. Unfortunately, they can also see, hear and touch me. Yeah, because surviving high school isn’t hard enough already. I’ve done my best to hide my “gift.” After all, my dad, who shared my ability, killed himself because of it when I was fifteen. But lately, pretending to be normal has gotten a lot harder. A new ghost—an anonymous, seething cloud of negative energy with the capacity to throw me around—is pursuing me with a vengeance. My mom, who knows nothing about what I can do, is worrying about the increase in odd incidents, my shrink is tossing around terms like “temporary confinement for psychiatric evaluation,” and my principal, who thinks I’m a disruption and a faker, is searching for every way possible to get rid of me. How many weeks until graduation?

Tall, Dark & Lonely


R.L. Mathewson - 2010
    After years of scraping just to get by she lands her dream job and finally has a decent down payment for a house so she can move her brother and sister into a real home. It's too bad nothing ever goes the way it's supposed to. When the mother that abandoned them years ago suddenly shows up and moves them to New Hampshire Madison has no choice but to go or lose her brother and sister. Shoving her dreams aside yet again, Madison tries to make things work. It's really cold, her fifteen year old sister acts like a hooker in training, men act funny around her, her boss is a real jerk, she feels like an outsider, her best friend turns out to be a sixteen year old punk, and the incredibly handsome guy renting the room adjoining hers not only hogs the bathroom, taking three showers a day leaving her with cold water, but he also has a secret. A secret that she becomes a bit obsessed with and can't let go no matter how many times she's warned off.Detective Ephraim Williams learned long ago not to show any emotion or allow himself to get attached to humans. What was the point? They came and went and he remained. This time wouldn't be any different or so he thought. When his landlady told him her grandchildren were moving in he didn't expect much, well other than to be left alone. What he didn't expect was to have to fight bloodlust every time he so much as caught a whiff of his delectable neighbor's scent or her bombarding him with questions every time she cornered him. If that's not bad enough a Master from his past has found him once again and is demanding his blood and is willing to do anything to get it, even using the exasperating neighbor that makes him feel more than pain for the first time in centuries.

Sharp Change


Milly Taiden - 2012
    But in her excitement over her discovery--dancing in the lab is never a good idea--she has a teeny little accident with the samples, one canine, one feline, and winds up landing on the syringes, pointy side up.Werewolf Chase is head over heels in lust with Sophia. He can't stop thinking about the human's sexy body or how badly he wants to get her naked. But she acts as if he has fleas. So why, all of a sudden, does she stare at him like a wolf in heat? And what smells like cat?When she experiences her first mating heat, Sophia isn't prepared for the new feelings she's experiencing, and her secret desire for Chase refuses to remain under wraps. For Chase, this is his wildest fantasy come true--to finally get his hands on the curvy, caramel-skinned Latina. But when some serious predators come sniffing around her research, Sophia will have to find out what she's really made of, and Chase will have to decide if he's man--or wolf--enough to make things permanent...