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  • Undying by Steve McHugh

    Undying by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new chapter in the Hellequin Chronicles Saga.Nearly fifty years ago, the small Welsh village of Anfarwol was the scene of a series of brutal murders. Since then, multiple people have met with accidents, or gone missing never to be found, while those responsible have evaded detection for decades...
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    myths  magic  retellings  fantasy  urban-fantasy  urban  fiction  fae
  • Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The brightest light casts the darkest shadow.Would you kill to save a life?In order to save those closest to him, Tristan has stepped closer to darkness.In order to save Tristan, Simon must do the impossible.When Monty uses blood magic, he enters a schism—which puts him, and everyone close to him, in mortal danger...
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    magic  myths  retellings  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction  humor
  • Archmage by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Archmage by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Monty and Simon emerged from Hell, they did so possessing the first of the five arcane runes—Mu.Divided between the two of them, the rune is the only way to stand against and defeat a Keeper of the Arcana.Keeper Gault has only one purpose the obliteration of Montague and Strong. After his second, Tellus, failed to capture the rune, Gault finds himself forced to take extreme measures...
  • Broken Magic by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Broken Magic by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.Tristan Montague has had his ability to cast magic broken.When his confrontation with Edith and Verity leave him unable to access his magic, he must seek out another technique to regain his access.He must learn the Restoring Palm...
  • Lost Runes by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Lost Runes by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What some call lost, others call hidden..By returning to the foundations of the magical sects, Monty and Simon must locate one of the main sources of magic.The lost runes.There’s only one problem. The runes were never lost—they were hidden, kept away from mages and humanity because of the mind-numbing destructive power they contain.The Keepers of Arcana, who hid them, want them to remain that way...
  • Blood Lessons by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Blood Lessons by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The hardest lessons are taught in blood..The power unleashed during the Ascendance, lingers.After defeating the Revenant, Monty realizes Simon’s blood has been poisoned—tainted.Simon is slowly transforming. His body is harnessing dark magic in ways thought unimaginable.Now, Monty is faced with the hardest choice...
  • Storm Witch by Alys West

    Storm Witch by Alys West

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Although not a witch herself, magic had always been part of Jenna’s life, guiding and nurturing her childhood. Her mother, Nina was a member of The Order of Spellworkers and Druids, enforcing the laws of the magical community. But six winter solstices ago Nina was murdered. Six winter solstices ago the other members of The Order died or disappeared...
  • Black Rose and Gold Queen by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St Clare

    Black Rose and Gold Queen by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St Clare

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Underhill has been killed and the only thing standing between all realms and utter destruction by Unbalance and his minions….Is me.Named as the new Mistress of Underhill, I must gather those I trust to untangle the deadly riddles or I will be left to face the darkness alone...
  • Death Incarnate by James E. Wisher

    Death Incarnate by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The End is Here. For centuries the governments of the world have kept the half-elf Morgana locked in a prison where she couldn’t use her magic. Now her fanatical followers are on the verge of setting her free. Meanwhile, the best hope of defeating her is trapped in an inter-dimensional library unaware of the chaos engulfing the Alliance...
  • They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When monsters come hunting…she will be their nightmare.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and the power of the Darkin.A power that threatens her enemies and makes her a target.After rescuing Acheron, she understands her problems have only just begun. Someone wants them both dead and will tear their world apart to do it...
  • They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes to fight monsters…you must become one.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and power of the Darkin.There’s only one problem, she doesn’t know how to use them…yet.Gryn, an old sorcerer, has just the solution—intense training bordering on torture...
  • Joined by Mel Todd

    Joined by Mel Todd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dearly beloved, we are gathered here….Weddings are never easy. But a wedding for your best friend has it's own certain brand of joy. Jo and Sable are getting married and I'm going to be their Person of Honor.Easy, right?Between defending my dissertation, dealing with wedding plans gone wild, freaking out brides, and my own miss givings, it's going to take a miracle to get us all to the altar...
  • The Kat Dubois Chronicles Vol 1: Books 1-3 by Lindsey Sparks

    The Kat Dubois Chronicles Vol 1: Books 1-3 by Lindsey Sparks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first three books in the Kat Dubois Chronicles bundled together! Three years ago, the gods abandoned us. We've been alone ever since. Kat Dubois is immortal, and she’s retired. She’s long since hung up her sword and left assassinating immortals to someone else...anyone else...
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    myths  retellings  adult  book  fiction  horror  urban-fantasy  fantasy
  • The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When things go bump in the night…they bump back. Mark Ronin is an operative for Division 13, a non-official agency that monitors all paranormal activity in the country. When women and children begin disappearing from the streets, Division 13 places Ronin on the case, until new evidence is uncovered implicating him in the disappearances...
  • Hunted by Steve McHugh

    Hunted by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cursed by witches centuries ago, Remy Roax was content with living his long life as a half-man/half-fox. But when he learned he had had undiscovered powers, he had no choice but to learn how to use them...
  • The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four Nations. One Champion. After a long Autumn, Conryu Koda is ready for a rest. His hopes are dashed when Chief Kane asks for another favor. Ratings are down for the Four Nations Tournament and having the world’s only male wizard participate is just the thing to give them a boost. An exhausted Conryu has no interest in playing in an event broadcast world wide...
  • The Awakening by James E. Wisher

    The Awakening by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing has gone right for Conryu Koda since learning he’s a wizard. On his first day at The North American Alliance’s Arcane Academy he’s greeted by protestors and pelted with tomatoes. On the second day he nearly dies in a magical ritual. It’s all downhill from there...
  • Elementals Academy: The Discovery of Magic by Michelle Madow

    Elementals Academy: The Discovery of Magic by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Welcome to Elementals Academy, where magic is the only hope of survival, forbidden romance beckons, and an ancient secret threatens to end it all.Summer Donovan thinks paying her way through her expensive private college is her biggest problem.She's about to find out how wrong she is...
  • They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sleep tight…don’t let the bedbugs bite…when the monsters come hunting, call Nyxia White.Nyxia White isn’t entirely human. She sees the things no one else can. She never counted on being called to The Seven, it was an offer she could’ve refused…if she wanted to die.Now she’s one of the beings tasked with protecting humanity...
  • Tormina by D.K. Holmberg

    Tormina by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Finding the truth means risking everything. While trying to track down her brother, Sam discovers she isn’t through with Marin quite yet. An attack proves that a traitor sympathetic to Marin remains active in the city, but training prevents Sam from finding answers...
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    magic  myths  retellings  audiobook  book  coming-of-age  epic  fiction
  • Ilyan by Rebecca Ethington

    Ilyan by Rebecca Ethington

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the man who would be known as Jan Kowalski was found outside the door to a Ukrainian hospital, everything about him was confusing. From the heart that beat inside his chest; the heart that was not his despite there being no evidence of surgery. From the way he never aged, even though he slipped in and out of coma’s for more than ten years...
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    magic  myths  retellings  angst  book  dystopia  fiction  paranormal
  • Atlantis Rising by James E. Wisher

    Atlantis Rising by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Conryu’s life was supposed to be peaceful after the fall of Morgana. Two months living on the floating island and working on bikes have been among the best of his life. But that all changes when Jemma St. Simmons, Director of the Ministry of Magic in London, contacts him looking for help. Conryu is forced once more to get involved in a dangerous magical situation...
  • A Bullet Ballet: Tales of the Gatekeepers Book 1 by Orlando A. Sanchez

    A Bullet Ballet: Tales of the Gatekeepers Book 1 by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jericho Porter was done. Out. Retired.Porter had managed the impossible: retiring from the Gatekeepers…alive. Now, he was ready to slow down and live life on his terms. He was finally free.He was also mistaken.When Malkah Hafeez, an ex-lover and fellow Gatekeeper, calls in a favor, he knows he should refuse...
  • The Raven's Shadow by James E. Wisher

    The Raven's Shadow by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Death gathers in the shadow of the floating island. Conryu returns home after an eventful first year at school, eager for a quiet summer vacation with his best friends. Unfortunately, it is not to be. Just days after he arrives home, the Le Fay Society broadcasts its demands and his life is at the top of the list...
  • The Chimera Jar by James E. Wisher

    The Chimera Jar by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Defeat a three-headed fire breathing monster? All in a day’s work for the world’s only male wizard. Conryu returns to the academy after surviving his first semester by the narrowest of margins. Little does he know the monstrous threats waiting for him in the second half of the year...
  • Frost by Jaclyn Osborn

    Frost by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The first time I met Jack Frost, I was eight years old and lost in the snowy woods.He took my hand and leapt into the air, soaring high above the treetops. Carrying me to safety. He disappeared afterward, leaving me with nothing but a memory.Nineteen years later, I’ve convinced myself Jack was only a dream...
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    lgbtq  magic  myths  retellings  adult  age-gap  amnesia  book
  • By Darkness Revealed by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    By Darkness Revealed by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What can you do when the thing you hate most in the world is also the only thing which might keep you alive? ★★★★★Ryan Blackwell never wanted to have magical abilities. He'd rather leave them as far behind him as possible - and never look back! Arriving at the military college of Northshield University was supposed to be a chance to start over and build a new life for himself...
  • Ashes of Gold by J. Elle

    Ashes of Gold by J. Elle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Half god and half human, Rue has made a vow to restore the magic that the Chancellor and the Grays have stolen from the Ghizoni and take back their land; she has more fully embraced her identity among the people of Yiyo Peak, but she is also from East Row in Houston, and girls from East Row do not give in to oppressors...
  • Phoenix Child by Alica McKenna-Johnson

    Phoenix Child by Alica McKenna-Johnson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There should be a law, a Universal Rule, as to how much weirdness can happen to a person. Fifteen-year-old Sara walks into the San Francisco Center for the Circus Arts determined to ignore the freaky things happening to her. As powers she doesn't want and can't control overwhelm her, Sara must decide if she can trust the strangers who say they are her family ..
  • Alternative Alamat: Stories Inspired by Philippine Mythology by Paolo Chikiamco, Timothy James Dimacali

    Alternative Alamat: Stories Inspired by Philippine Mythology by Paolo Chikiamco, Timothy James Dimacali

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Philippine mythology is full of images that ignite the imagination: gods of calamity and baldness, of cosmic time and lost things; the many-layered Skyworld, and weapons that fight their own battles; a ship that is pulled to paradise by a chain, and a giant crab that controls the tides . . . Yet too few of these tales are known and read today...
  • Magie aus Gift und Silber by Lisa Rosenbecker

    Magie aus Gift und Silber by Lisa Rosenbecker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rya ist gefangen in einem Körper aus Stein.Seit einer Ewigkeit fristet sie ein Dasein als Statue in einem Museum und beobachtet voller Neid das bunte Leben der Menschen.Bis eines Tages Nick auftaucht, der sie hinter der Fassade aus Marmor spüren kann. Mit einem Kuss erweckt er Rya zum Leben und sie stolpert in eine Welt, die magischer ist, als sie es sich erträumt hatund viel gefährlicher...
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    myths  retellings  adult  book  fiction  urban-fantasy  fantasy
  • The Phoenix Whisperer by Scarlett Reid

    The Phoenix Whisperer by Scarlett Reid

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “All my life I wanted to be a respected dragon rider. That is, until I met my phoenix.”Ana de Navalles has almost nothing, aside from her friends. Having always been a child of the slums, her fortunes change when she’s admitted to Galfour’s Point, the prestigious and almost-mythical academy, and the only place in the world where you can train to become a dragon rider...
  • Beyond the Pale by Jodi McIsaac

    Beyond the Pale by Jodi McIsaac

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Discover the beauty and tragedy of Tír na nÓg leading up to the events of Through the Door in this 90-page novella. Kier believes she has the perfect life—and the perfect love—in the Irish otherworld of Tír na nÓg. But when she is unwillingly wed to the High King in an arranged marriage, her lover takes matters into his own hands in an unexpected and horrifying way...
  • Birth of a Goddess by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Birth of a Goddess by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What's a girl to do when she finds out she has a great destiny? Reject it, of course. Until she starts having dreams that are someone else's memories. The world is on its second pandemic in a decade and EMT Angelica Morgan is burned out. An old boyfriend, and surprise her new boss, puts her on administrative leave. Believing tea and cookies is a good solution, Angelica heads to her grandmothers...
  • A Throne of Blood and Ice by T.A. Lawrence

    A Throne of Blood and Ice by T.A. Lawrence

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silly servant girl, only princesses get happy endings.While the first three books in The Severed Realms are interconnected standalone novels, this book is not a standalone. It should be enjoyed only after reading A Word so Fitly Spoken and A Bond of Broken Glass . A Throne of Blood and Ice is the first in a two-part finale to the series. Blaise wasn’t supposed to be the villain...
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    retellings  magic  myths  romance  fantasy  fae  young-adult  fiction
  • Rise of the Sea Witch by Stacey Rourke

    Rise of the Sea Witch by Stacey Rourke

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Details of the sea witch's banishment have been exaggerated. The body count that preempted it was not. Once an illustrious princess, her hands and tentacles were stained with the blood of thousands. No one could comprehend how the hooks of madness dragged her down from her life of privilege...
  • Starcrossed City by Josephine Angelini

    Starcrossed City by Josephine Angelini

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Free online fiction.A spin-off from Josephine Angelini’s irresistible Starcrossed series. Mysterious demi-goddess Daphne meets the totally hot Ajax for the first time in sultry NYC. This is where it all begins.Available to read at: http://www.josephineangelini.com/blog..
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    magic  myths  retellings  book  fiction  gods  paranormal  supernatural
  • Always Forever by Mark Chadbourn

    Always Forever by Mark Chadbourn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The ancient gods of Celtic mythology have returned, and all that stands between them and complete domination are five flawed mortals The Eternal Conflict between the Light and Dark once again blackens the skies and blights the land. On one side stand the Tuatha de Danaan, golden-skinned and beautiful, filled with all the might of angels...
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    magic  myths  retellings  action-adventure  adult  book  dark  epic
  • The Blurred Lands by Ian W. Sainsbury

    The Blurred Lands by Ian W. Sainsbury

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ★★★★★"One of the most weird and wonderful books I've ever read!"★★★★★A fantastical, terrifying journey into a realm we prefer to believe doesn’t exist.In an abandoned cottage, John Aviemore faces a mystery that grows more unnerving every night. And he’s trapped there. Trapped in the place where worlds overlap.Trapped in the Blurred Lands...
  • The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger

    The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What if Beauty was the Beast?Lise’s father is dead, and the life of plenty and freedom that she has known as the daughter of the King’s Huntsman is gone. She must now live a life of duty to her mother and sisters, helping them to cope in their altered circumstances. But where her mother would have her wed a childhood friend to secure their future, Lise knows that is not what she longs for...
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    lgbtq  magic  myths  retellings  adult  audiobook  book  fairy-tale
  • Le voyage des Huit by Michel J. Lévesque

    Le voyage des Huit by Michel J. Lévesque

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Une fois les elfes noirs exterminés, les deux médaillons ont été réunis et les alters ont à leur tour disparu de la surface de la Terre, tel que l'a annoncé la prophétie d'Amon. Les deux élus et leurs six protecteurs ont alors entamé leur ultime voyage vers l'Helheim. Là-bas, ils rencontreront enfin Hati, la mystérieuse alter qui commande les maquisards du Clair-obscur...
  • Mismatch by Lizzy Ford

    Mismatch by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Short story #2 in the Omega Beginnings Miniseries ...Mismatch hasn’t always been a statue standing guard over the Temple of Artemis. Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, he was a man who led a privileged life. Like the Greek monarchs before him, he fell victim to the family curse: he was turned to stone and forced to keep watch over the temple of a Greek god or goddess...
  • The Witch’s Blood by Katharine Corr

    The Witch’s Blood by Katharine Corr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Just who can you trust…?The final spell-binding book in THE WITCH’S KISS trilogy by authors and sisters, Katharine and Elizabeth Corr.Life as a teenage witch just got harder for Merry when her brother, Leo is captured and taken into an alternative reality by evil witch Ronan. Determined to get him back, Merry needs to use blood magic to outwit her arch-rival and get Leo back...
  • Dangerous Gifts by Gaie Sebold

    Dangerous Gifts by Gaie Sebold

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Babylon Steel, former avatar of the goddess of sex and war, currently owner of the Scarlet Lantern, the best brothel on Scalentine, city of portals, has been offered a job; as bodyguard to Enthemmerlee, the latest candidate for the Council of Incandress; and as spy for the Diplomatic Section, the barely-acknowledged government of Scalentine.She doesn't want it...
  • The Last Valkyrie: An Urban Fantasy Novel by Karina Espinosa

    The Last Valkyrie: An Urban Fantasy Novel by Karina Espinosa

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Raven Romero is a washed up Valkyrie who is unable to return to Valhalla, spending her days in a haze of sex, drugs, and alcohol.When she is wrongfully accused of murder, Raven has two options: run or clear her name. With a laundry list of enemies, she has no idea who could be framing her. One thing is for sure: they know what she is and they'll stop at nothing until she’s behind bars or dead...
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    lgbtq  magic  myths  retellings  adult  book  dark  dystopia
  • Pan by Francesco Dimitri

    Pan by Francesco Dimitri

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nelle notti romane ci sono bambini che sognano, e che nel sogno, ogni volta, ripetono il viaggio verso una grande isola che non c'è. Nelle notti romane ci sono ville borghesi illuminate dalla luna piena, e dai loro giardini spesso s'innalzano, non visti, mastodontici galeoni pirata...
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    lgbtq  myths  retellings  adult  book  dark  dark-fantasy  fiction
  • Escape From the Dragon Czar by James E. Wisher

    Escape From the Dragon Czar by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Which would you choose: Life on the run or life as a slave? All Anya Kazakov wanted for her eighteenth birthday was her favorite dessert and a quiet day with her mother. What she got was a murdered witch and a ruined life. Now fleeing with her life and freedom on the line, Anya must escape the overwhelming might of the Dragon Empire and reach safety in the Kingdom of the Isles...
  • Hex You by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    Hex You by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twin sisters, Mercy and Hunter are witches, direct descendants of the Goode family, the founders of their town. After the murder of their mother at the hands of a foul demon, they have become the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds--ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and the darkest of creatures exist...
  • Bloodlines by Erik Schubach

    Bloodlines by Erik Schubach

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ASIN moved from less recent edition hereWhen a weakness of Valkyrie sight is uncovered, Kara, Kate and an unlikely ally, must race against time to stop a saboteur before Valhalla falls.Old enemies and lost friends weave a web that could spell the end for one of Odin's own...
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    lgbtq  magic  myths  retellings  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Mercy Killer by T.S. Paul

    Mercy Killer by T.S. Paul

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Killing people to make the world a safer place. That was Genevieve Vogel's take on life. Those that break her personal code of justice are doomed to an untimely death. She's a killer and a good one. Accidental death is her specialty. Working as a nurse she's seen the best and the worst of humanity and doesn't care for it. The paranormals of the world have more honor than humans do in her eyes...
    Categorized as:
    magic  myths  retellings  adult  book  fiction  gods  law-enforcement
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