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Mentored in Fire by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter a life of hiding and laying low so as not to end up trapped in the Underwold, that's exactly where Reagan finds herself.It could be worse, though. She could've had a hostile father as her jailor instead of a man eager to teach her magic. She might've been trapped with someone other than the steadfast Druid... -
![The Burning Witch 2 by Delemhach]()
The Burning Witch 2 by Delemhach
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fiery young witch contends with magical adversaries, courtly fights, and unexpected attractions in this romantasy set in the world of the House Witch.Lady Katarina Ashowan has never quite fit the mold of a noblewoman—and it’s not only because she’s a mutated fire witch... -
![A Witch’s Revenge by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Witch’s Revenge by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Growing up with five older brothers taught me how to take a hit. Lucky for me because the hits I take as a druid make me yearn for the good old days of sucker-punches, rope burn, and steamroller.There’s no turning back and honestly—I wouldn’t if I could... -
![Magical Moxie (Midlife Witchery, #10) by Brenda Trim]()
Magical Moxie (Midlife Witchery, #10) by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Dark One, Blood Magic, and a goddess with a vendetta are all in a day's work for the Backside of Forty. And they pale in comparison to being the single mom of a dragon baby.The magical world doesn't believe in maternity leave. As soon as my baby arrives the Dark One doubles her efforts to steal enough power to become a goddess... -
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![Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer]()
Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsListening length: 4 hours, 22 minutesNicole Callahan, mate to fierce and brooding VC Warrior Damon DeMasters, has been trying to find her place in his world. Without a doubt, it’s been interesting, but she believes there’s a lot more she can offer the children she spent so much of her human life fighting for... -
![Magical Twist (Midlife Witchery, #3) by Brenda Trim]()
Magical Twist (Midlife Witchery, #3) by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRumor has it that midlife is for drinking wine, traveling, and discovering the joy of life. But there's no rest for the wicked. Or for a Fae-witch hybrid like myself.Danger follows me everywhere - even to the grocery store - as the evil entity continues to stalk supernaturals in Cottlehill Wilds. But I barely have time to worry about that now that the Fae Queen is dead.My bad. No, seriously... -
![Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall]()
Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDarkness rises. But so do I. The false queen has taken everything from me. My throne, my people, and worst of all, my mate. Her dark curse has stolen Tarron’s mind and compels him to try kill me.I’ll do anything to cure him and stop her. When a prophecy tells me to go find the Dragon Bloods, I know I’ll be walking into a deadly situation. It won’t stop me... -
![Invoking Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Invoking Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot all dragons breathe fire and horde treasure, some have a real thing for artifacts, rare books, and magical creatures.I’d given myself and Sisu twelve days to get settled into our new life before tackling my first official day as the head archivist of the magical archives at the National Museum of Ireland... -
![Kiss of the Dragon by Nicola Claire]()
Kiss of the Dragon by Nicola Claire
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You do realise," he whispered, his hand reaching up to brush my hair from my face. He began twining a strand around one of his fingers. "That you are my most magnificent obsession." Magnificent obsession. I think I liked that. I certainly understood it. He was mine too.The explosive conclusion to the Kindred Series... -
![Waging War by April White]()
Waging War by April White
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWar is being waged against the Descendants and Saira Elian is desperate to stop the Mongers’ savage bid for power… Saira’s search for kidnapped mixed-bloods draws her into the Mongers’ stronghold, revealing the horrible truth behind the irresistible Monger ring and the vile plan to cleanse Family bloodlines … permanently... -
![Ashe by E.L. Todd]()
Ashe by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCora's visit with the elves proves to be more than she bargained for. She learns her parentage, but it's the last thing she ever expected to hear. She came to the elves for help to defeat King Lux, to free the dragons still trapped in captivity, but she discovers a timeless place, where outside matters mean nothing... -
![Creepy Hollow 9 by Rachel Morgan]()
Creepy Hollow 9 by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fae world's biggest secret has been revealed ...Having escaped an Unseelie prince and a world of shadows, Emerson and Calla are now hunted by the Guild of Guardians. On the run, constantly trying to remain one step ahead, they must figure out how to find and rescue everyone the Guild has taken from them... -
![Bam's Ever by Sandra R. Neeley]()
Bam's Ever by Sandra R. Neeley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBramley, Bam, as he’s known to his friends and family is a Bear shifter. He’s also a healer. He senses things about others and the world around him, but he can’t get a sense of what’s right for himself. He’s always known he wasn’t enough for a Mate. And he’d accepted it; until her. The female that would have been his Mate, had he been born worthy of one... -
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Fallen by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor Mage Alex Verus, everything is on the line in the tenth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Marked.Once Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now he's a member of the Light Council who's found success, friends...and love. But it's come with a price--the Council is investigating him, and if they find out the truth, he'll lose everything...Categorized as:
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![A Faerie's Revenge by Rachel Morgan]()
A Faerie's Revenge by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecrets define her past… Dangerous visions threaten her future… Framed for a crime she didn’t commit… Whom can she... -
![Soul of the Pack by Lola Glass]()
Soul of the Pack by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsALONE. POWERLESS. HUMAN.Tendira is a world of beastly shifters and deadly animals… except me.The Human Queen.When my home is taken over by an angry pack who wants me dead, I'm forced to run, so I go to the one place my attackers won't dare follow:The Blood Lands.But the Blood Alpha watches his territory more closely than I imagined. His people catch me, and drag me to their pack's capitol... -
![WarMage: Night Riders by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
WarMage: Night Riders by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe clock is ticking for Raven and her friends and things are only going to get worse before they get better.Will the vision from the Keeper monks’ magical gardens give Raven the edge?The search is on for a spell in the Valley of Keepers, while everyone else tries to keep things running smoothly back home. Easier said than done.But Raven Alby is a war mage and she never needed things to be easy...Categorized as:
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![Wicked Hunt by Megan Montero]()
Wicked Hunt by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo take him down, I’d use all of my power…I know exactly who Dario Malback is. I know everything about him. I know all of his dirty secrets and his evil deeds. He is more of a monster than my father ever was...because Dario just likes it.He needs to go down for what he did. He needs to pay for his crimes and I’ve dreamt of this day for a long time...Categorized as:
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Alex by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."But this isn't Rylee's story. It's mine. Before I lost my ability to think like an adult. Before my body became stuck between wolf and human. Before I knew the supernatural and Rylee even existed. This is the last of what I remember before becoming a werewolf. . . .this is the last of what's important to me. And the moments I fought so hard to hang on to... -
![Rule of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Rule of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are some on our planet who believe you can't handle the truth, so the truth has been hidden for millennia. The only problem is the truth is coming back… Early. And Magic is Real.Leira Berens is still in search of the powerful Oriceran necklace as the mystery surrounding Rhazdon continues to unfold...Categorized as:
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![Bonds and Broken Dreams by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Bonds and Broken Dreams by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe had chosen our place, etching our lives into a new land. Then we had defended that land when called upon to do so. And we’d won. We’d maintained our freedom.But magic attracts magic.As they say.So when the sorcerers showed up, holding my recent past hostage — along with a future I had dreamed I might build — it was just as expected...Categorized as:
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![Dragon's Rebel by Anastasia Wilde]()
Dragon's Rebel by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree Wild Dragons. Three Destined Mates. One impossible mission. And an ancient prophecy that binds them all together... The evil Dragon Lord Vyrkos is about to rise from captivity in a devastating volcanic eruption. Only the Greystone brothers can stop him—and only if they find the three women prophesied to hold the keys to sealing Vyrkos’ tomb forever. Rebel Smith is no fairy-tale princess...Categorized as:
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![Entwined with the Dark by Nicola Claire]()
Entwined with the Dark by Nicola Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat was wrong with me to antagonise a vampire of his standing to such a degree? I knew I had become too rebellious, too sure of my own place in this world. I was aware that Dark had been encroaching, that I played so often in its shadow I was losing sight of the sun, of my Light. There were times when I truly felt consumed in anger, for all that had happened, for all that I had suffered and lost... -
![Threat of Magic by Linsey Hall]()
Threat of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEvil has escaped, and only I can stop it.Finally, I’m getting control of my magic. Thank fates, because I really need it. The ancient Greek Titans have escaped their prison in Tartarus, and their dark magic is filling up the earth, causing violence and despair to spread through humanity. We’re running out of time before the planet is thrown into deadly chaos... -
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![Dragon Blood by Linsey Hall]()
Dragon Blood by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA Race Against Time There’s no rest for the wicked. Or for demon slayers. I’m both, so things have been busy. The sort of busy where I spend all my time trying not to get killed or discovered for what I really am—a Dragon Blood with the deadly power to create new magic... -
![Revolution by C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant]()
Revolution by C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“No matter what,” she said, “tomorrow ends with blood.” Adrien’s master plan has been revealed and the battle lines are drawn. With the ashes of the Boulevard still hanging in the air, Hannah and team must race to prepare their ragtag army before the full might of Arcadia descends upon them...Categorized as:
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![The King's Bargain by J.A. Stowe]()
The King's Bargain by J.A. Stowe
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if your bargain with a king is a deal with the devil?I knew accepting that Aegis case could only mean trouble.After her attack on the Colosseum, Valeria launched a campaign of cruelty on Draqaar. With every death, her army grows, and I’m the only one that can turn the tide of battle. I’m the only one that can break the daeva curse... -
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Susan, Break The Curse! by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSusan's dreams are coming true.Unfortunately... So are her nightmares.Susan Moore in back in her element as the maestro of middle management, relishing her new job as Client Experience and Customer Support Contact Center Department Manager... -
![Cast in Conflict by Michelle Sagara]()
Cast in Conflict by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKeep your friends close, and your enemis closerA Dragon and ten Barrani wouldn’t be anyone’s ideal roommates if a person wants peace and tranquility at home. The residue of three Draco-Barrani wars can make things pretty awkward—on a good day. Kaylin Neya has run out of good days.In the upheaval surrounding the Academia, the Tower in the fief of Candallar is now without its lord... -
![Protection of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Protection of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere are some on our planet who believe you can't handle the truth, so the truth has been hidden for millennia. The only problem is the truth is coming back… Early. The magic has returned, but it’s not what Leira was expecting...Categorized as:
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![Institute of Magic by Linsey Hall]()
Institute of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhere winning means survival.According to legend, I’m supposed to be some kind of all-powerful DragonGod—gifted with the magic of gods. Instead, I’m a dud. In fact, I'm currently failing out of the Undercover Protectorate’s magical institute.It's the supernatural version of Scotland Yard, and I’ve got one chance left to earn my place here... -
![Cast in Flight by Michelle Sagara]()
Cast in Flight by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara returns to the city of Elantra with a thrilling tale rife with ancient magic, assassination attempts and political intrigue. Private Kaylin Neya already has Dragons and Barrani as roommates. Adding one injured, flightless Aerian to her household should be trivial...Categorized as:
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![WarMage: Unrelenting by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
WarMage: Unrelenting by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaven Alby is graduating from her first year at Fowler Academy. There are parties and dates with William and a long summer with friends, just like any other teenager with a large dragon.Until a letter arrives from her grandfather.Magic is returning to Brighton. But not everyone is ready to handle it.It’s a race against the fear spreading through Lomberdoon...Categorized as:
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![New Egypt: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke, Martha Carr]()
New Egypt: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a century, magic’s greatest enemy has returned—Vampires. Queen Azure sets off on a world tour of Oriceran, thinking she’ll strengthen relations with neighboring kingdoms. On her first stop in New Egypt she finds something chilling. People all over the kingdom are being bitten, many of them turned...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Queen by Jenn Stark]()
The Lost Queen by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot all who wander are lost. As Justice of the Arcana Council and an experienced artifact hunter, Tarot-reading Sara Wilde prefers to track down the missing on her own. With her latest case, unfortunately, everyone's dying to help her out.Determined to locate the Lost Queen, a witch destined to fulfill a dark and twisted prophecy, Sara finds herself corpse-blocked at every turn... -
![The Shadow Court by Jenn Stark]()
The Shadow Court by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDon’t you forget about me… She’s a Tarot-reading artifact hunter finally willing to own her supernatural abilities. He’s the all-powerful Magician of the Arcana Council who once loved her…but now doesn’t remember her, the result of a battle to defeat a terrifying enemy... -
![The Hallowed Knight by Jenn Stark]()
The Hallowed Knight by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is full of magical things... With a day job that requires her to hunt down psychics who use their metaphysical gifts as weapons, Tarot-reading Justice of the Arcana Council Sara Wilde has no time for fairy tales. So when her newest case pleads for her assistance against brownies, sprites, and pixie dust, she's more than ready to file it under "not a chance... -
![Blood Recall by Connie Suttle]()
Blood Recall by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA vampire, a werewolf and a Larentii walk into a bar... Lissa, Winkler, Zaria and Breanne are forced into the past to protect the timeline from rogue gods. What seems a simple task at first turns far more sinister and deadly, when the rogues' true goals are discovered. The rogues' objective? To reverse the outcome of the God Wars in their favor.. -
![Dreaming of a Blood Red Christmas by Nicola Claire]()
Dreaming of a Blood Red Christmas by Nicola Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou wanted more? Well, here it is! A Christmas Special Novella (just over 16,000 words) from Michel's point of view, set after the end of book eight in the Kindred Series: Kiss Of The Dragon. A sweet surprise full of a few Kindred secrets, wrapped up in a Michel package, just in time for Christmas. "When I look at her, I see the strong, independent, courageous woman I have always seen... -
![Facets of Power by Jamie A. Waters]()
Facets of Power by Jamie A. Waters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hardest stone protects the most precious gems…Someone is killing dwarves. Sabine is new to the city of Razadon, a mecca of stone and dwarven magic. When a clan leader is murdered in a strange ritual, suspicion falls on the most likely culprits and those newest to the city—Sabine and her companions... -
![Trial By Fire by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Trial By Fire by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter a brief visit to the Blighted Lands, in hopes of recovering something useful from Shadye’s Dark Fortress, Emily returns to Whitehall for her fourth year, bracing herself for the exams that will determine her future. But as she resumes her education, she discovers that the shadows of the past are hanging over the school...Categorized as:
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![Twiceborn Endgame by Marina Finlayson]()
Twiceborn Endgame by Marina Finlayson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHalf human, half dragon, all vengeance.No one said being half dragon would be easy, but Kate O'Connor's life has gone completely off the rails. She thought she'd won the succession war between the daughters of the dragon queen, until a shocking betrayal changed everything... -
![Alpha Magic by D.N. Hoxa]()
Alpha Magic by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy whole life, I’ve kept the secret of what I really am far away from the entire world. It was safer that way, but I always knew that the day would come when the Sacri Guild would finally find out about my existence.The Uprising doesn’t intend to leave me alone. If I don’t do something about them, they are going to kill me. That was the reason I gave to myself when I decided to go after them... -
![The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey called me an amplifier. And they had bred me, raised me, and trained me to be a killer with preternatural precision. I was capable of taking, holding, and transferring power that wasn’t my own with a simple touch. Skin-to-skin contact. Along with four others of my generation, I could infiltrate any magical organization, extracting whoever or whatever I’d been ordered to extricate... -
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![Solatium by Becca Mills]()
Solatium by Becca Mills
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeth Ryder’s dangerously sexy and seemingly all-powerful boss has disappeared, leaving an increasingly desperate group of Nolanders — and one inept Second — in charge of policing other-worldly activity across much of North America...Categorized as:
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![Hunger by Alexis Calder]()
Hunger by Alexis Calder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhy can’t I stay away from the Vampire King?I thought if I kept my head down and ignored the supernatural drama, I’d make it to the solstice and finally get free of Lost Harbor.Instead, the dead vampires were just the beginning.Something even worse has come to town and I’m forced to choose between the life I think I want and the male who has my heart.Any choice I make feels like the wrong one...Categorized as:
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![A Cold Day in Hell by Sharon Hannaford]()
A Cold Day in Hell by Sharon Hannaford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe City may be calm, but is the Hunter about to become the hunted? For the first time in months the City is peaceful, so peaceful that Gabi’s suspension from the Societas Malus Venatori doesn’t feel like a punishment. Her relationship with Julius is stronger than ever and Kyle has finally found his soul mate, even if he seems to need some convincing... -
![Magic Bites - Unicorn Lane by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews]()
Magic Bites - Unicorn Lane by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPublished in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.How/when Kate and Curran first meet... -
![WarMage: Dragon Rider by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
WarMage: Dragon Rider by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaven and Leander have discovered the source of all magic and it’s changing the dragons of Lomberdoon.Not even William Moss knows how to train magical dragons.Can he trust that Raven will know what to do?But the Consortium has secrets they need to keep, adding a dangerous wrinkle...Categorized as:
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Reawakening by C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRevenge is a dish best served with magic—and a pet dragon.Hannah killed those who destroyed her family, but the man who ordered their deaths is still alive—and in power. It’s time someone worked to end Adrien’s evil rule.But to find justice, Hannah needs to increase her skills...
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