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  • Fourth Wing (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros

    Fourth Wing (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history...
  • The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 101 ratings
    He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal...
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  action-adventure
  • Gleam by Raven Kennedy

    Gleam by Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His.The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out... Until you realize it’s about keeping you in.I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there’s something that’s bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  royalty  abuse
  • Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by a nobleman who recognized that she was pricked by Kushiel's dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one...
  • Thrall by E. William Brown

    Thrall by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Without royal leadership Kozalin's defenders are falling into turmoil, but mortal problems pale into insignificance when the gods themselves take an interest in Daniel. With new enemies appearing everywhere he looks, and far too many secrets to keep, can even Daniel's magic save the day? Well, you know what they say. If you can't get results with violence, you aren't being violent enough..
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater

    The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The saga of Nate the cheat potion maker continues!My place in this world slowly reveals itself to me. Unfortunately, I’m constantly reminded just how magicians truly screwed this place up. The Lord Ruler serves as one of the kingdom’s major problems, though there could be more to it...
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    magic  fae  dark  sword-sorcery  paranormal  romance  fantasy  litrpg
  • The Dragon Queen by Penelope Barsetti

    The Dragon Queen by Penelope Barsetti

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Talon says the most horrible thing—that he doesn’t expect to survive the war. It’s an outcome I don’t want to consider. My whole life has been an endless reign of suffering until I found him. He was the one who caused this misery—but he’s also the one that healed it. Happiness is a terrifying joy, because once you have it, all you can think about is the moment you lose it...
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    paranormal  dark  royalty  fae  romance  fantasy  dragons  audiobook
  • Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop

    Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels with this sequel to The Shadow Queen. In Anne Bishop's "vividly painted" realm, witches and warlocks channel their power through magical jewels - and one Queen has emerged from the shadows to bring hope to an impoverished people...
  • Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier

    Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The “powerful and emotionally-charged” fantasy series from the author of the Sevenwaters novels continues, as Blackthorn and Grim face haunting secrets and old adversaries... Feather bright and feather fine, None shall harm this child of mine... Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her bond to the fey: seek no vengeance, help any who ask, do only good...
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  action-adventure
  • Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Mighty Kushiel, of rod and wealLate of the brazen portalsWith blood-tipp'd dart a wound unhealedPricks the eyen of chosen mortalsThe land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. The inhabiting race rose from the seed of angels and men, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child...
  • Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

    Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl... Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love--and she's on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago...
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    dark  epic  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  royalty  abuse
  • Glint by Raven Kennedy

    Glint by Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything.Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.At the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him—Commander Rip...
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  royalty
  • Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s “darkly fascinating” Black Jewel novels have enthralled readers and critics alike with their mixture of fantasy, intrigue, and romance. Now in Twilight’s Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four all-new captivating novellas...
  • His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale

    His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

    Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 77 ratings
    Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed...
  • A Throne of Ruin by K.F. Breene

    A Throne of Ruin by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The only thing protecting me from the demons...is the beast. Nyfain, the golden dragon prince, tried to set me free. But there is no freedom in this kingdom. Not for anyone. The demons have sought me out. They want to trap me. To use me against Nyfain. It's only a matter of time before they call in the demon king. Nyfain thinks I should save myself...
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    dark  fae  fated-mates  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  royalty
  • Cast in Chaos by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West

    Cast in Chaos by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Kaylin Neya is a Hawk, part of the elite force tasked with keeping the City of Elantra safe. Her past is dark, her magic uncontrolled and her allies unpredictable. And nothing has prepared her for what is coming, when the charlatans on Elani Street suddenly grow powerful, the Oracles are thrown into an uproar and the skies rain blood...
  • Dusk Gate by Benjamin Medrano

    Dusk Gate by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    As a holy maiden of the Phoenix Queen, Jasmine was a prize of immense value to the demons. To their shock, she and her nearly defeated rescuers are rescued by the beautiful but scathing Xandra, an enslaved elven sorceress who’d been damned for over a millennium...
  • The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

    The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Gujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the only law was peace now knows violence and oppression. A mysterious and deadly plague now haunts the citizens of Gujaareh, dooming the infected to die screaming in their sleep. Someone must show them the way...
  • Shadow Wings by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare

    Shadow Wings by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    I will never be controlled again. A manipulative dragon shifter. A sexy phaetyn prince. Me? I shouldn’t even exist. With peace established in Verald, I should be free; Lord Tyrrik is liberated from his blood oath, after all. But the freedom in Verald is an illusion. If I remain, destruction will surely follow. As soon as I come into my powers, the blood-thirsty emperor of Draecon will know...
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  paranormal  royalty  abuse  action-adventure
  • Superbia by Colette Rhodes

    Superbia by Colette Rhodes

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Astrid is the kind of Hunter that all Hunters aspire to be.Lethal. Focused. Ambidextrous.In contrast to her disgraced sister, Astrid has done everything right. And now, she’s coming to realize that everything she’s ever known is wrong.Soren wants to be the kind of Shade that all Shades aspire to be.Brave. Decisive. Powerful...
  • Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the Charter magic that brought them together—and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series...
  • Cast in Fury by Michelle Sagara

    Cast in Fury by Michelle Sagara

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When a minority race of telepaths is suspected of causing a near-devastating tidal wave, Private Kaylin Neya is summoned to Court—and into a PR nightmare. To ease racial tensions, the emperor has commissioned a play, and the playwright has his own ideas about who should be the focus...
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons, royal dowager Ista, released from the curse of madness and manipulated by an untrustworthy god, is plunged into a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm...
  • Unhinged by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Unhinged by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of...
  • Treason by S.M. Boyce

    Treason by S.M. Boyce

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Kara Magari ignited a war when she stumbled into Ourea and found the Grimoire: a powerful artifact filled with secrets. To protect the only family she has left, she strikes a deal that compromises everything she believes in... but things don’t go as planned. To survive this world of death and darkness, Kara can’t just overcome the evil knocking at her door… she must become it...
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  alpha-mc  book
  • Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross

    Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A story about magic and the captivating power of dreams.A curse plagues the realm of Azenor—during each new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life. Only magicians, who serve as territory wardens, stand between people and their worst dreams...
  • A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

    A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Captured by a king of darkness. Forced to find the light within. Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother’s. Now she’s been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King...
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  paranormal  royalty  action-adventure  angst
  • Witches' Blood by Ginn Hale

    Witches' Blood by Ginn Hale

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
  • House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich

    House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE SERIESHouse of Bastiion is the first installment in the epic fantasy series, The Haidren Legacy. An immersive adventure armed with dark politics, sharp objects, and bickering characters, this treacherous saga packs a legendary punch for adult and NA readers alike. Fans of Brandon Sanderson, George R.R...
  • Blood Reign by Tamara Rose Blodgett

    Blood Reign by Tamara Rose Blodgett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Julia's sworn enemies are safely sequestered in a prison of the fey and her forever mate has been chosen. Not by blood, but by a circumstance shaped from coincidence. However, it's not enough to save Julia and the others who came from Alaska their fate by the hand of the Alaska den, whose reacquisition has come alarmingly full-circle to capture them...
  • Devastation by R.L. Caulder

    Devastation by R.L. Caulder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Whatever you do, always give 100% – unless you’re donating blood.”My new role is not to be taken lightly, but I don’t even know where the hell to start.I have to learn to be vulnerable enough to admit when I need help from those that I trust.But what happens when you place your trust in the wrong person?One wrong decision on my part, could change the realms forever...
  • Rogue Elves of Ardani by Nina K. Westra

    Rogue Elves of Ardani by Nina K. Westra

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s an enslaved telepath who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. He’s a scarred elven prisoner with a deep hatred of humans. She needs him if she wants her freedom… but he just wants her dead.Crow expects her task to be simple. Breaking a man out of prison isn’t difficult for someone with the power to read and control minds. It’s just another job forced upon her by her cruel master...
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    paranormal  magic  fae  dark  sword-sorcery  myths  epic  fantasy
  • Blooms of Darkness by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico

    Blooms of Darkness by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses' meets 'The Bachelorette' in this new, exciting fantasy romance!Eight Fae fight for my hand in marriage. They’re willing to kill for it. But if they discover my secret, my future husband might kill me too...
  • The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived by one rule: don’t let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city...
  • Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks

    Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just one month ago, secret government operative Sasha Trudeau thought she'd tasted victory. Orchestrating détente between the warring factions of the supernatural world had nearly cost her life—but it also opened the door to a future with Max Hunter, her mate and fellow Shadow Wolf.Until now. A poisonous virus is wreaking havoc on Hunter's immune system...
  • Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deliciously dark bubblegum-gothic fairytale from a stunning new Australian talent.‘He's gone the same way as those little birds that bothered me with their awful songs! And you will too, you and your horrible heart-music, because you won't stay out of my woods!'There's a dead girl in a birdcage in the woods. That's not unusual. Isola Wilde sees a lot of things other people don't...
  • Their Lethal Pet by Lexi C. Foss

    Their Lethal Pet by Lexi C. Foss

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Run. Hide. Fight.It’s Monsters Night, the annual event where the portals to other realms and realities open, and monsters flood the streets to search for their potential mates.And I’m one of the candidates.Why?Because I broke all the rules. I fought back against the elitist system hellbent on enslaving humankind. And f-ck if I’m going to let one of these monsters claim me...
  • The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

    The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black returns to the opulent world of Elfhame in the first book in a thrilling new duology, following Jude's brother Oak, and the changeling queen, Suren.A reluctant prince. A runaway queen. And a quest that may destroy them both...
  • The Damned by Laura Thalassa

    The Damned by Laura Thalassa

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Taken. Whisked away to hell. Forever bound to a monstrous god. This is seventeen-year-old Gabrielle Fiori's fate. It's everything she's ever feared, and it has all come to pass. Only ... the devil isn't the monster she remembers. At times he seems gentle and, most unnerving of all, she's drawn to him. He wants her for all eternity, and if she gives in, everything he has to offer can be hers...
  • Ensnared by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Ensnared by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She's determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . .
  • The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Under the rule of a usurper king, the realm of Skala has suffered famine, plague, and invasion. But now the time for the rightful heir has come, a return to the tradition of warrior queens. And the Lightbearer's prophecy is to be upheld at last: so long as a daughter of the royal line defends and rules, Skala will never be subjugated...
  • The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth

    The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It has been 16 years since the Day of Reckoning, when magic and witchcraft were outlawed throughout all of Eileanan. And though rumors say that she is dead, the Arch-Sorceress Meghan of the Beasts still lives. Traveling with her are the true heir to the throne and the red-haired warrior Iseult. Their fates are woven together in a quest to bring magic back to the land...
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    dark  epic  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier

    Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Award-winning author Juliet Marillier’s “lavishly detailed”* Blackthorn & Grim series continues as a mysterious creature holds an enchanted and imperiled ancient Ireland in thrall. Disillusioned healer Blackthorn and her companion, Grim, have settled in Dalriada to wait out the seven years of Blackthorn’s bond to her fey mentor, hoping to avoid any dire challenges...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  action-adventure
  • Goldenhand by Garth Nix

    Goldenhand by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Lirael knows the blood that runs in her veins and her true powers. She also knows that Chlorr of the Mask has been conspiring with the clans of the steppe, from a message she’s received from her long-dead mother, Arielle. But no one else believes that nomads can be a real threat...
  • Fallen King by C.N. Crawford

    Fallen King by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Aenor's adventures continue... Life in a fae castle should be pretty sweet. Except, my lover wants to take my magic from me, and I made a deal with the devil. Literally. Salem is the light-bringer, gorgeous as sin and just as evil. Some call him Lucifer. What do I call him? Whatever he tells me to, because he’s cast a mind-control spell over me. He hates me, but I have a plan...
  • Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs

    Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    CALL TO REBELLIONWard, ruler of Hurog, is striving to restore his lands and people to prosperity, wanting nothing more than a quiet life. But when an old friend, escaping from High King Jakoven’s torturers, seeks refuge in his keep, Ward can no longer ignore the growing rebellion against the tyrannical High King. He realizes that he cannot stand aside—he must join with the rebels...
  • Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara

    Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    No good deed goes unpunished…In Elantra, a job well done is rewarded with a more dangerous task. And so, after defeating a dark evil, Kaylin must enter a place of deceit and treachery. A world where silk and jewels hide deadly secrets…Kaylin goes before the Barrani High Court, where a misspoken word brings sure death. And Kaylin’s never been known for her grace or manners...
  • Prince of Demons 3 by Victoria Danann

    Prince of Demons 3 by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WISHES ARE MYSTERIES FILLED WITH SHADOWS and LIGHT. New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author, Victoria Danann, brings us a tale of romance, suspense, and high adventure.Prince of Demons is a spin off of Knights of Black Swan. It shares characters and references with the award winning series.The third and last part of the Prince of Demons trilogy...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Of Night and Blood by Brea Lamb

    Of Night and Blood by Brea Lamb

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Asher Daniox was an anomaly. Feared and worshiped by her kind for a power previously unheard of, the princess of the Fae Realm sought nothing more than to prove she could rule with a just and strong hand. That she was worthy of the title of Queen.Yet, as her impending marriage to a young mortal prince draws nearer, she finds herself dreaming of a different life...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  dark  royalty  arranged-marriage  epic  paranormal  romance
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