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Tiger's Curse Preview by Colleen Houck
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPassion. Fate. Loyalty.Would you risk it all to change your destiny?The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that's exactly what happened... -
The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRun an entire school for magic. No pressure, right?Wrong.It’s all pressure. Nothing but pressure. The rest of my Coven got to go home and relax. All I want to do after the last few months is to sit on my couch, eat a whole box of cookies, and binge watch mindless feel-good movies. But apparently that is not on my to-do list.To top it all off…it’s Christmas season. In Manhattan...Categorized as:
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Wicked Warlock by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnly my power will rule them all...Death comes for us all...at least for now. My soulmate, Becket Dustwick, has been lost to a darkness inside him I don't understand and can't fight. The council's relentless violence has started a war within Evermore that I can't stop. And the walls around our world have fallen... -
Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow the spells are mine…I used to say I worked better under pressure…I was wrong. This countdown clock on my arm might just break me.Stellan is missing. Someone stole him from me. They ripped him right out of my hands and hid him somewhere I can’t find. I’m desperate to save my soulmate but Second Realm is dying…without me, they have no chance but neither does Stellan...Categorized as:
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The Faerie Plague by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZombies. The fae realm is overrun with ZOMBIES.Against all odds, I mastered the magic gifted to me by the gods and won the Faerie Games—a twisted, televised game to the death.After winning the Games, I was supposed to be free to return home to Earth. But that was a lie.Now a deadly plague is rampaging the realm. The Otherworld is dying, and I might have the power to save it...Categorized as:
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Red Dragon's Heart by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’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... -
A Kingdom of Ruin by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsNever sell your soul to the Demon King.Too late.In an effort to save all that I love, I have to finish the job Nyfain started… and ruin myself.I've made a trade with the most cunning creature alive.Me for them.The dungeons will be my new home. Dolion's destruction will be my new goal.I just have to get out of here and back to my golden dragon. Preferably alive... -
Dark Dragon's Wolf by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMayah, princess of the Draken House of Al-Maddeiri, has been haunted by ghosts for years. Visions, dreams, and nightmares—ghosts reaching out to her, begging her to save them...Categorized as:
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Second Chance by W.J. May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by international bestselling author, W.J. May. ‘Take me to the time when things were fine, it’s all broken now.’ The Maine A little persuasion goes a long way... Rae Kerrigan thought that her father's trial was going to be the single most defining moment of her life. Little did she know, the trial was only the beginning...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Storm by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA witch with the power of prophecy. A dragon whose business is to believe in fairy tales. Their bond may be the last hope to keep evil from rising…or it may ignite an apocalypse… All her life, Tempest has been burdened with the ability to see the future—and the responsibility to stop bad things from happening...Categorized as:
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The Ciphers of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the moment she was banished by her father, the king, Princess Maia journeyed to seek sanctuary at Muirwood Abbey, the epicenter of magic and good in the land. Now safe for the first time since her cruel abandonment, Maia must foster uneasy friendships with other girls training to be Ciphers: women who learn to read and engrave tomes of ancient power, despite the laws forbidding them to do so...Categorized as:
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Of Thieves and Shadows: A Dark Fairy Tale Retelling by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAika's story continues in the fourth installment of the Twisted Pages series.Note: This is book 4 of 6 in the series. There are two books that focus on each sister, so Aika's primary plot line will wrap up with this book. Books 5 & 6 will focus on Melodi... -
The Magic King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDecades have passed since Rumpel last saw his beloved bride Shayera. Single-minded in his determination to bring her back at all costs Rumpel has discovered that in the process of reacquiring her he’s lost all sense of who he even is anymore. Tired, and world-weary he feels the only thing left to do now is to retreat and gather himself. He is not a good man, he knows that... -
Cupcake Kisses & Dragon Dreams by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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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Court of the Hawk by Debbie Peterson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a single moment challenges your perception of truth...Epigraphist Dr. Essie DeSpencer travels to an ancient Welsh castle in order to decipher an Ogham inscription discovered by the handsome and enigmatic, Garreth ap Daffyd. But the journey is not what she expects. She doesn’t plan to fall for the Lord of the castle, or to find herself deeply entrenched in legends, myths, and magic... -
Son of Truth by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a killer find forgiveness?The war in the north is over, but the war for all the Lands has just begun. As the Shadonae solidify their hold on the city of Thyra, Rowen Mar, the last Eldaran and savior of the White City, awakens to find herself hunted by those she has saved.Meanwhile, the assassin Caleb Tala finds himself in the presence of the Word...Categorized as:
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Rapunzel and the Griffin Prince: An Adult Fairytale Romance by Vivienne Savage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUndertake a magical journey in Vivienne Savage's new romantic fantasy series loosely based on the lore of multiple fairy tales. Meet strong heroines supported by a cast of sexy heroes, intriguing friends, and devious villains. As always, the story is predominant with an intimate scene or two -- or even an innocence-claiming reformed manwhore... -
Cinders, Stars, and Glass Slippers by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if the prince didn't throw the ball to meet his true love? What if he was trying to save her life instead? Since the murder of her gifted mother, Elaina has been sheltered on her father’s ship. But when Elaina’s secret is compromised, she must return to land and live under the king’s protection...much to Elaina’s objection. Ashland's crown prince, Nicholas, has never been without... -
Angeldust by Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the Dark Angel series...Everything about Michael's dark plan has been hidden - until now. On an island off the coast of Egypt, a fourth Seraphim city has been discovered; a city that doesn't appear on any Seraphim map. This city is hidden, the air smells of blood and there is something very, very wrong with the inhabitants...Categorized as:
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Piece of Mage by Laurel Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDoing what’s right made so many things wrong.I had to get Jack - no question. I just didn’t realize bringing him home would require so much trust from everyone.When that trust is strained, we all suffer.I’ll protect what’s mine, but my team’s bonds are being tested. Threats are suddenly everywhere - inside our magical barrier, inside our safe house, and even inside my mind... -
Blood of Dragons by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt turns out that some of the fairy tales Xandra learned as a child were true after all. Xandra's world is turned upside down when her changed destiny comes back to haunt her. Her only way back to the life she craves is by standing up against beings who are stronger than she is. With her relationship with Kallen hanging in the balance, she had better hope fate is truly on her side this time... -
The Mysterious Daughter by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRose Harkness is not just mortal. She’s half magician. And she’s in a lot of trouble.By the way, she’s not a Harkness, either.Her entire life, she’s been guarded, shielded, protected.She’s also been lied to…When a magical dragon emerges, Rose learns the truth.Now, Rose must leave the safety of her only home—and embrace her birthright. Can she do it?The House of Fourteen is relying on her... -
Moon's Flower by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce upon a time, long, long ago a flower fairy looked up to the sky and dared to fall in love with the Man in the Moon…This is a very special and hidden story of Kingdom. WARNING: May contain treachery, happily ever afters, betrayals, and laughter… though not necessarily in that order... -
Hood's Obsession by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsErualis' time is running out and now Rumpelstiltskin says there are only two who can save him... Lilith Wolf, the daughter of the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood has a problem, she's an unmated female in heat. She has to get away from the males of her village unless she wants to find herself involuntarily hand fasted to the first one to tame her wolf... -
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Blood Prophecy by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Fairy mercenaries may be back in their own realm, but the Witches still want Xandra dead. Fearing an ancient prophecy, the Witches are determined to keep Xandra from destroying the world. Still new to her magical powers, she must learn to use her Witch magic in order to protect herself and those she loves. Now, if only she can get her magic to cooperate... -
Shadow Blood by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter years of trying, Xandra's aunt has finally figured out astral projection. Unfortunately, she astral projects her and Zac's souls out of their realm and into the Shadow realm. Or, as some like to call it - Hell. Xandra has no choice but to go in after them; otherwise, their souls will be trapped there forever... -
The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOne dark and stormy night, lost and alone, Alyssa finds herself knocking on the door of a castle. After a lifetime spent in the deep forest, Alyssa has no idea what to expect on the other side. What she finds is two unruly young princesses and one very handsome prince. When Alyssa accepts the job of Princess Companion she knows her life will change...Categorized as:
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Kingdom of Cinders: A Retelling of Cinderella by Deborah Grace White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re hiding forbidden magic, a royal ball is the last place you want to beBorn into a kingdom where power is outlawed, Penny has little reason to love her magic. She barely remembers her mother, and even her father dies unaware of her abilities. Now, magic or not, Penny is powerless to escape the bitter tangle of competition her stepmother has created between her and her stepsisters... -
Kingdom of Slumber: A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty by Deborah Grace White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe only thing worse than being cursed to sleep is being the only one left awakeUnlike everyone around her, Princess Azalea has never been especially troubled by the curse placed on her at her christening. But, as her sixteenth birthday approaches, even Ben—usually her only sanctuary from her well-meaning protectors—starts to worry... -
The Autumn Fairy of Ages by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaty and Peter want nothing more than to be married and to begin life together as king and queen of the Third Isle. But before they can take their vows, they must venture to the legendary King's Isle to meet their long-lost people and the chancels of the Lairis Isles must bless the marriage... -
Betrayed: Ruby's Story by Kaylin Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lonely girl. A dangerous Wolf. A plan that will either save them or break them. Ruby Contos is the best young journalist in her city. She has interviewed hostile criminals and a former assassin without flinching. Just don’t ask her to stand up to her grandmother, the blunt newspaper editor who rules her life with an iron fist... -
A Curse of Gems: A Retelling of Toads and Diamonds by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan she risk trusting a man if it means saving her sister? And what will she do when that reluctant trust begins changing into something more? Jaelle knows better than to trust men. Every girl in Terrefantome knows that. But when her plan to escape her oppressive kingdom with her sister goes awry, she finds herself with an unwanted gift and her sister in peril...Categorized as:
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Snow the Vampire Slayer by Rebekah R. Ganiere
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Snow Gwyn is tired of playing "mother" to her seven Vampire Slaying brothers. For the past two years, she's yearned to be out there fighting at their side as they hunt for bloodsuckers in the black of night. Snow is as good a fighter as any man, but she wasn't called to be a Slayer. A mere formality in her book... -
The Jaded King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time, there was a man named Gerard and a woman named Betty. He was Kingdom’s most notorious Lothario. She was a librarian from Earth. Magic brought them together. And a love was born that created one of the most enduring fairy tales of all time. This was where their story should have ended... -
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The Afterlife of Alyx & Israel by Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a lifetime, Alyx & Israel lost each other... In their new mortal lives, Alyx & Israel don't remember anything about their past. And they have never crossed paths. Until some old friends decide to secretly nudge destiny along, their efforts almost destroying everything… Now Alyx’s life lies in the balance, trapped in a coma deep within a DreamScape maze city...Categorized as:
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The Immortal and Damned by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no place for immortal love in the world of the damned. Vampires. Witches. Sirens and Hellcasters. Can one queen rule them all? Who will survive when the final war is over? Riona Dark survived being sold at the auction, living with two vampire princes, and taking the magic of the island as her own. But losing Maddox, the mad prince, and the vampire who owns her heart, is too much... -
The Bridesmaid Earns Her Wings by Heather Horrocks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoonchuckle Bay ... Movies ... Monsters ... Magic! DIXIE’S GOOD LUCK STREAK IS TAKING HER ACROSS STATE LINES! When a Vegas psychic tells Dixie and Stacy that their “lifemates” are waiting for them in a small town in Utah, of all places, they take a road trip. Everyone in Moonchuckle Bay is incredibly nice to her, so Dixie decides to stay for a while... -
Splintered by Dean Murray
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMost girls would have killed to be in Adri's shoes, in fact several people think that's exactly what she did. Of course life with a pack of shape shifters isn't quite what she expected...Categorized as:
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The Rose Gate: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Hanna Sandvig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, a girl from our world found a gate to the Faerie realm... All Isobel wants is a quiet place to read, but apparently that's too much to ask. She only needs to make it through one last summer with her broken family before she can leave for university and get on with her life. At least she has her books and the solitude of the woods. But there are wolves in these woods... -
Enchanting the Fae Prince by Alisha Klapheke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn outcast maiden. A fae prince. A match bound by fate.When outcast cobbler Rhianne braves the enchanted wood to find her fated love, absolutely everything that could go wrong does. The Matchweaver witch’s magical loom reveals Rhianne is fated for the most powerful fae prince in history... -
Twisted: Belle's Story by Kaylin Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBelle has it all—beauty, brains, and an extravagant inheritance from her father, the most powerful banker in the city. There’s only one problem. Her glittering life is a waking nightmare just beneath the surface. When Belle’s brain is damaged in a horrible attack on the morning of her final exam, everything unravels. Before long, she’s lost it all—her memories, her inheritance, and her freedom...Categorized as:
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The Return of the Dragon Queen by Farah Oomerbhoy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic conclusion of The Avalonia Chronicles is here . . . War is on the horizon. Queen Morgana’s power grows every day, aided by her army and unseen dark forces. Illiador and Eldoren have fallen completely under her reign. There is no one who can stand against her now—except one... -
The Magic Queen: Dark Queens Book 4 by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBaba Yaga is probably the darkest of all the queens. An unrepentant bad girl, she has no time for men, or something as pedestrian as love. Too bad Calypso and Aphrodite never got that memo. They've decided to make the witch their pet project. Baba's choice is simple, fall in love with the male they found her, or die. She'd laugh, except for the little fact that they're totally serious... -
Kingdom of Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Deborah Grace White
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeasant girls don’t mingle with dragons, princes, and beastly curses…or so Felicity thoughtAfter a lifetime with a grief-stricken father and a self-absorbed brother, Felicity isn’t daunted by sacrifice. But when protecting her father means falling afoul of the curse that has swallowed the Summer Castle, and Prince Justin along with it, her own safety is not all that’s at stake... -
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City of Wishes 3: The Moonlight Masquerade by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCinderella retold: Fae, vampires, shifters, and a Godmother who’ll grant you any wish—if you pay the price.Elle is desperate enough to do the one thing she promised herself she’d never do: bargain with the Godmother for a wish. But if she pays the price, it will leave her forever changed.So she makes the daring decision to lie to the Godmother.She’ll pretend to pay the price... -
Angelblood by Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeven days… Israel seems…different since he came out of his coma. His life has been saved but Alyx had to make a deal with the devil to do so. She has to hand Israel over to Lucifer unless she finds a way to defeat Samyara. But to do this Alyx will need Israel and Jordan, the two men fighting for her heart, to work together...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Honor by McKenzie Rogue
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy dragon-shifter clan is in shambles after the Opal Clan attacked, killing our king and queen—my parents. Now, everyone is looking to me, expecting me to mate with a female dragon and take the throne. All I want is to hunt down the dragons who destroyed my family. To protect my siblings and get vengeance for my parents’ deaths. And then I meet her...Categorized as:
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Huntsman's Prey by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe long anticipated spinoff to the Bad boys series if finally here, the Dark Princess Saga begins with Hatter and Alice's daughter... Rumors abound in Wonderland, of a dark princess named Chrysalis who bears the Moon's curse. Her beauty is beyond compare, and her madness… even greater than her father’s, The Hatter... -
The Passionate Queen by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Passionate Queen Once upon a time a dragon dared to fall in love with the Queen of Hearts… Zelena Hermosa wants only one thing, to be free. But for a morphling like her freedom will never be possible. Bought by a witch as a baby, she’s been raised in a household that knows no kindness or love. She’s a broken, dirty child the day she meets her prickly little dragon boy... -
Beyond by Mary Ting
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTorn between the past she can't remember and a future she isn’t ready for, Claudia feels at a loss. With unanswered questions, she is certain there is more to her past than just being a venator. Finding the missing pieces in her life won’t be easy because duty calls. When mysterious dark shadows get released, an apocalypse sets in motion. The venators and the alkins must work together once again...
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