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Enchanter by Terry Mancour
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMinalan The Moody! Meanwhile, back at the castle . . . Minalan the Spellmonger faces the boredom of house arrest after being confined to his lands by Prince Tavard for his defiance with the Wilderlands refugees... -
![The Forgotten Kingdom: A Novel by Signe Pike]()
The Forgotten Kingdom: A Novel by Signe Pike
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom the author of The Lost Queen , hailed as “ Outlander meets Camelot ” (Kirsty Logan, the author of The Gloaming) and “ The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker, the author of The Golden Wolf), a “rich, immersive” ( Kirkus Reviews ) new novel in which a forgotten queen of 6th-century Scotland claims her throne as war looms and her family is scattered to the winds.AD 573...Categorized as:
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![A Winter's Rose by Tanya Anne Crosby]()
A Winter's Rose by Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt has been five years since King Stephen took the English throne. The border lands are fraught with tensions. Loyalties are uncertain. Only the strong will hold their lands, and behind every strong man is an even stronger woman... -
![Peaches & Honey: These Immortal Truths by R. Raeta]()
Peaches & Honey: These Immortal Truths by R. Raeta
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA shapeshifting god,an immortality granting peach,and a woman gifted with forever.England, 1184: Anna is used to hunger and hardship. Ever since she was seventeen, when the pale shadows of her vitiligo were spotted, she has spent more than a decade struggling to survive alone and in exile... -
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![Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander]()
Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives……while the sunlit world withers.Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter... -
![Love Beyond Belief by Bethany Claire]()
Love Beyond Belief by Bethany Claire
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUSA TODAY Bestselling Author Bethany Claire continues her Morna's Legacy Series beautifully with Love Beyond Belief The best surprises are the ones you never see coming. All Sydney Pearce needs is some time away from the stress and chaos of running her own restaurant. Maybe then she’ll be able to remember why it was such a dream come true to open the place... -
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Medea by Hewlett Rosie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShunned by her mother. Beaten by her father. Separated from her sister. Medea has never fit in because she possesses a unique and dangerous power - witchcraft.When the dashing young hero and leader on the famed Argonauts, Jason, arrives to claim the Golden Fleece that her father fiercely protects, Medea takes her opportunity to escape...Categorized as:
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![Infamous Reign by Steve McHugh]()
Infamous Reign by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn late 15th century England, two young princes are given over by Merlin to the protection of their uncle, King Richard III. They soon vanish from sight, igniting tales of their demise at Richard’s hand and breeding unrest throughout the land.Nathanial Garrett, also known as Hellequin, is sent to London to decipher fact from rumor and uncovers a plot to replace the king...Categorized as:
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An Enchantment Of Thorns by Helena Rookwood, Elm Vince
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fae beast. An enchanted forest. A beauty destined to break the curse upon them...As town greenwitch, Aster’s spent her whole life defending her people from the nightmarish fae of the forest. Yet despite her best efforts, each year a girl is taken by the fae Beast who rules the Folkwood, sacrificed to the ancient faerie magic of the Tithe.And this year, the Beast claims Aster... -
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Tree of Ages: Books 1-3 by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA tree’s memory is long. Magic’s memory is longer, and far more dangerous. After a century spent as a tree, Finn awakens into a world she barely recognizes. Whispers of the Faie, long thought destroyed, are spreading across the countryside, bringing fears that they are returning to wreak havoc amongst the mortals once again... -
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Pariah of Dragons by Cordelia Castel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Wild Dragon, A Murderous Poacher, A Dozen Stolen Dragonets Threatened with expulsion and imprisonment for her offenses against the Magical Militia, Alba must stay out of trouble and obey the rules. But when a mysterious thief steals the dragonets, Alba and Fyrian must find the culprit before he escapes through the wards... -
![Eochaidh by Terri Reid]()
Eochaidh by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver a thousand years ago a brave band of Knights of the Round Table agreed to enter Morganna’s castle and remove an ancient spell that allowed the sorceress the ability to travel in time. But they had been betrayed, Morganna caught the young men and despite Merlin’s protection, cast a spell upon them that would age them a year for every day they lived as men... -
![Witch Fall by Amber Argyle]()
Witch Fall by Amber Argyle
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Supreme in their dominion over seasons, storms, and sea, the witches have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind. And among the weapons men seek are the magical songs of the witches. Born of witches but raised among their enemies, Lilette searches for a way to heal the rift between mankind and the witches...Categorized as:
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![A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by W.B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory]()
A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by W.B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo milestones of folklore by giants of the Irish Renaissance: Yeats's anthology of magical Irish tales and Lady Gregory's retelling of the myth of Ireland's national hero. B&W illus... -
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![Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald]()
Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo hell with love, this goddess has other plans...Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused the Earth to start dying.The real story is much more interesting.Persephone wasn't taken to hell: she jumped... -
![The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart]()
The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNow, the spellbinding, final chapter of King Arthur's reign, where Mordred, sired by incest and reared in secrecy, ingratiates himself at court, and sets in motion the Fates and the end of Arthur...Categorized as:
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![Sword of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson]()
Sword of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFiery visions, a lost king, and a forthcoming destiny.A boy raised in secret after traitors kill his parents returns to Avalon faced with a formidable task: to prove his worth as a son of the kings and priestesses of his land and lead his followers to victory, wielding the newly-forged sword Excalibur...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz]()
Midnight Captive by Arial Burnz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm betrothed to a dagger-toting hellionShe was a doe-eyed, freckle-faced girl when I left seven years ago.Had I known she held such fire, I would have rushed home to be in her arms much sooner.I adored her then…I ache to have her now.But the supernatural world that surrounds her may be our undoing.She's bound and determined to take her father's enemy head-on... -
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![Immortal Tyranny: A Judas Chronicles Novel by Aiden James, J.R. Rain]()
Immortal Tyranny: A Judas Chronicles Novel by Aiden James, J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKrontos Lazarevic may be the vilest sorcerer to ever live. He stands in the way of William Barrow (aka Judas Iscaritot) finishing his quest to reclaiming thirty pieces of silver paid to him to betray Jesus Christ.Forced to flee an underground fortress in Abingdon, Virginia, William and his companions end up in the quirky spiritual town of Sedona, Arizona...Categorized as:
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Viking Academy by S.T. Bende
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBOOK 1 IN THE BRAND NEW SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR S.T. BENDE Erik held me until my shoulders stopped shaking--whether it was a minute or an hour, I couldn't tell. The only things I knew for sure were: (1) I was trapped a thousand years in the past, with little hope of ever going home... -
![The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales by Patrick K. Ford]()
The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales by Patrick K. Ford
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe title Mabinogi refers to the first four stories in this collection of tales from Welsh tradition. They are best known as the "Four Branches of the Mabinogi," and comprise the tales of Pwyll, Branwen, Manawydan, and Math. The remaining stories also spring from the same tree, and together they form a collection that comprises the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle... -
![The Unicorn by Nancy Hathaway]()
The Unicorn by Nancy Hathaway
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat is this elusive creature with a horn growing from its forehead? Who is this animal with the power to neutralize poison, a fatal attraction to maidens, and the mythic ability to enrich the cultures of Asia, Arabia, and Europe? Of all the legendary animals of art, folklore, and literature, the unicorn is the one with the greatest hold on our imaginations... -
![Witch Rising by Amber Argyle]()
Witch Rising by Amber Argyle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.A ship burns, sinking into the dark sea. There is only one survivor—a child hunted for the power of her song. Hidden away on an isolated island, Lilette buries her power deep, convinced it caused the deaths of those she loves.But she can’t run from who she is. And when her secret is revealed, the only thing that can save her is her song...Categorized as:
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![Cobweb Empire by Vera Nazarian]()
Cobweb Empire by Vera Nazarian
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a world where no one can die, she alone can kill... Cobweb Empire (Cobweb Bride Trilogy #2) is the second book of the intricate epic fantasy flavored by Renaissance history and the romantic myth of Persephone, about death's ultimatum to the world...Categorized as:
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![Krystalhjertet by Josefine Ottesen]()
Krystalhjertet by Josefine Ottesen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMira har mistet det kraftfulde smykke, hun har arvet efter sin farmor, og hun bliver holdt fanget i minerne, hvor hun oplever sine medmennesker fra deres værste side. Men selv midt i rædslen bliver hun mindet om, at hun har en opgave at løse: uden hende kan de dæmoner, der har besat Dakjas indbyggere, ikke bekæmpes... -
![Witch Born by Amber Argyle]()
Witch Born by Amber Argyle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA witch. Her guardian. Centuries of secrets . . . Brusenna defeated the dark witch, saving her fellow witches from imprisonment and death. She found love and a place to belong. But the longer she stays with the witches, the more disturbing secrets she dredges up from their sordid past.Secrets that threaten to destroy them all...Categorized as:
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![Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas by Michael Scott]()
Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas by Michael Scott
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsYears before Sophie and Josh Newman met Nicholas Flamel, two legendary warriors fought together for the first time. Billy the Kid and Scathach the Shadow. Now that lost story can be told . . . Billy the Kid is immortal. And being immortal means following unpredictable paths... -
![The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan]()
The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to the world of A Secret History of Witches with the bewitching tale of Ursule Orchiere and her discovery of magical abilities that will not only change the course of her life but every generation that comes after her. Brittany, 1741There hasn’t been a witch born in the Orchière clan for generations... -
![Crown of Fate by Everly Frost]()
Crown of Fate by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis dark soul will be my ruin…My enemy has been revealed and my heart is in tatters. A power far greater than any I ever imagined has now laid claim to me.Every move I make tightens the web of secrets that have been wound around me, filling me with a burning need for answers to match the heat of this dark king's touch and bring me the vengeance I seek... -
![The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun by J.R.R. Tolkien]()
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun by J.R.R. Tolkien
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsComing from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, "The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun" is an important non Middle-earth work to set alongside his other retellings of existing myth and legend, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, The Fall of Arthur and The Story of Kullervo... -
![The Ice People 33 - Demon of the Night by Margit Sandemo]()
The Ice People 33 - Demon of the Night by Margit Sandemo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings(Description from the back of the book)SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen...Han var Tamlin, nattens demon, sendt av Tengel den onde for å spionere på Isfolket. Han oppsøkte dem i deres mareritt og fralistet dem deres planer for fremtiden... -
![Gods' Concubine by Sara Douglass]()
Gods' Concubine by Sara Douglass
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom ancient Greece they came, remnants of the glorious Trojans. Led by Brutus, Kingman, holder of the bands of gold that wield the very magic of the Gods, these travelers are bowed but not broken, and they have come to Albion to begin anew... -
![Red The Were Hunter by Rebekah R. Ganiere]()
Red The Were Hunter by Rebekah R. Ganiere
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if you were the key to an ancient prophecy that would begin to heal your lands, but fulfilling your destiny meant you had to turn your back on everything you'd been taught to believe in? Redlynn of Volkzene, member of the Sisterhood of Red, is heartbroken to discover another girl kidnapped and her best friend slain by werewolves... -
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![With My Last Breath by Courtney Cole]()
With My Last Breath by Courtney Cole
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJust when Harmonia thought she had saved everyone she loved, the unthinkable happens and her life is shattered… in the space of just one breath. Now, she is left alone to shoulder a challenge, because she alone can fulfill a prophecy and restore Olympus. She knows she can succeed; she is the daughter of gods, after all... -
![With My Last Breath by Courtney Cole]()
With My Last Breath by Courtney Cole
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJust when Harmonia thought she had saved everyone she loved, the unthinkable happens and her life is shattered… in the space of just one breath. Now, she is left alone to shoulder a challenge, because she alone can fulfill a prophecy and restore Olympus. She knows she can succeed; she is the daughter of gods, after all... -
![Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and the Fianna of Ireland by Lady Augusta Gregory]()
Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and the Fianna of Ireland by Lady Augusta Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Gregory tells about Ireland's gods and her fighting men from the old Irish sagas... -
![Gods of Manhattan II: Spirits in the Park by Scott Mebus]()
Gods of Manhattan II: Spirits in the Park by Scott Mebus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA month has passed since Mannahatta?the spirit city that coexists alongside Manhattan?was revealed to Rory, when an earthquake rocks New York. The island itself is attempting to shake off the Trap around Central Park, and only Rory has the power to open it before even greater catastrophe strikes. But centuries-old wounds must be healed before Rory turns the key... -
![Sworn To Vengeance by Terah Edun]()
Sworn To Vengeance by Terah Edun
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCiardis Weathervane is nothing if not resourceful but she and her friends are running out of time and options. They stand at the westernmost edge of the Algardis Empire with a mission from their emperor - bring home the collar that will stop a god in its tracks or die trying.But nothing is ever that simple. In their way stands thousands of people trapped inside a walled city for half a century... -
![The Ghost of Ivy Barn by Mark Stay]()
The Ghost of Ivy Barn by Mark Stay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Witches of Woodville Part 3August, 1940In a quiet village in England, the enemy is at the gates...The Battle of Britain rages and Faye Bright encounters the ghost of a pilot who won't give up the fight. Before she can help him, Faye is whisked away to join a motley crew of witches to perform a ritual on the White Cliffs of Dover that could repel the invaders.But there's a catch... -
![The Sorcerer's Secret by Scott Mebus]()
The Sorcerer's Secret by Scott Mebus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar is brewing in Mannahatta, the spirit city that coexists alongside Manhattan, as the truce between the Munsee Indians and the Gods grows increasingly fragile. Rory—who has the ability to see both worlds—is the City’s last, best hope for survival... -
![Cuchulain of Muirthemne: the Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster by Lady Augusta Gregory]()
Cuchulain of Muirthemne: the Story of the Men of the Red Branch of Ulster by Lady Augusta Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy Dear Friends, When I began to gather these stories together, it is of you I was thinking, that you would like to have them and to be reading them... -
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Sacrifice by Cindy Pon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSacrifice, the sequel to Serpentine, plunges Skybright into the terrifying underworld where demons are bred and whisks her up to the magnificent Mountain of Heavenly Peace where the gods dwell. Stone is stripped of his immortal status and told to close hell's breach, which mysteriously remains open, threatening mortals... -
![The Beauty of Being a Beast by Jennifer Estep]()
The Beauty of Being a Beast by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome curses aren’t meant to be broken . . .Lady Griselle Mottern is cursed. On her sixteenth birthday, an evil wizard transformed Griselle into a wolflike beast because of a past misdeed by one of her ancestors. Now, with her twenty-first birthday approaching, Griselle has only a few days left to make a boy fall in love with her, or the curse will become permanent, and she will forever be a beast... -
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![A Rush of Wings by Laura E. Weymouth]()
A Rush of Wings by Laura E. Weymouth
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of Serpent & Dove and A House of Salt and Sorrows comes a “transportive and beautiful” (Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights) romantic fantasy about an untrained witch who must unlock her power to free her brothers from a terrible curse and save her home.Rowenna Winthrop has always known there’s magic within her... -
![The Last Knight by Nicola S. Dorrington]()
The Last Knight by Nicola S. Dorrington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings17-year-old Cara Page is the last descendant of an ancient and powerful bloodline, living in a world where magic isn't supposed to exist. Until the day she starts seeing terrifying visions of the future and hearing the voice of a long-dead King. The new guy in town, with his battered leather jacket and knowing smirks, might just have the answers she's looking for...Categorized as:
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![The White Jade Fox by Andre Norton]()
The White Jade Fox by Andre Norton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaranna had heard rumors about Tiensin, the strange old mansion with its oriental treasures. She had heard it was haunted. Now with her own eyes she had seen it was true. The Macabre circle of small foxes ringing the dancer in the secret garden, the mysterious robed woman with a fox’s face. Had Saranna realy seen them? Or had she dreamed it? Saranna had gone to Tiensin under protest... -
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Goddess Born by Kari Edgren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPennsylvania, 1730Selah Kilbrid keeps a dangerous secret: she has the power to heal.A direct descendent of the Celtic goddess Brigid, it's Selah's sacred duty to help those in need. But as the last of the Goddess Born living in the New World, she learned from an early age to keep her supernatural abilities hidden... -
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Blue Voodoo by Jennifer Blackstream
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA pirate with the blues. . . literallyulian is a pirate with a demand. Years ago, his vehement determination to protect his freedom at any cost drove him from the warm embrace of a young voodoo priestess and out into the open sea. Her retribution for his abandonment was a curse that turned his beard a disturbingly vibrant shade of blue... -
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My Tattered Bonds by Courtney Cole
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt is always darkest before the dawn. Harmonia has certainly found this to be true. She has faced more than any one person, goddess or mortal, should ever have to. She has lost her soul mate time after time, lies and deceit have surrounded her and in fact, she has even been misled about her very identity. Yet she has always emerged with strength and grace. But now she will face the unthinkable...
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