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Out of the Blue by MsKingBean89
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWritten as a bit of a bonus/gift for everyone who enjoyed reading All the Young Dudes, but specifically for everyone who wanted to know what happened to Grant, my OC from that fic.In two parts, because you know what I'm like.Set in 2016... -
![The Unwanted Guest by Tamsyn Muir]()
The Unwanted Guest by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFeaturing Ianthe Tridentarius and Palamedes Sextus, this story was originally published in the trade paperback edition of Nona the Ninth... -
![All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume Two: Years 5-6 by Rollercoasterwords]()
All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume Two: Years 5-6 by Rollercoasterwords
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMsKingBean89's "All The Young Dudes" rewritten from Sirius's perspective. Book two covers years 5-6.Cover art by moony cig... -
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![Evitative by vichan]()
Evitative by vichan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn. Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hogwarts, and he needs to be sorted again... -
![The Perfect Waters: Odessa: Book Three: The Finale by LeeSha McCoy]()
The Perfect Waters: Odessa: Book Three: The Finale by LeeSha McCoy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe time to enter the dark waters has come.But who will venture there, and who will make it out alive?Currently in Lýon, O’Asia and Prince Zale are oblivious to the dragonfish attack on the hounds. Until the waters arrive carrying a terrifying scream that sends Odessa and Royalty into panic... -
![The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson]()
The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJesse McGinnis has it all—the woman she loves—two beautiful children—a successful career... -
![Hexed Wolf: Bennett Pack by K.C. Mills]()
Hexed Wolf: Bennett Pack by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFated Bonds are absolute but what happens when that bond is cursed to destroy you and everyone you love?Toyin is a witch that knows her destiny, and being rejected by her one true love leaves her feeling empty, desperate and hopeless. However, one night, one mistake, birthed a beautiful blessing... -
![Phresh & Nykee: Loving You Past The Pain by Bianca, BriAnn Danae]()
Phresh & Nykee: Loving You Past The Pain by Bianca, BriAnn Danae
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor the majority of her life, Nykee James, 27, hasn’t had to question what her calling is on this Earth. Being a librarian and a self-made entrepreneur is what she lives for. Her parents and boyfriend Roland of four years however, aren’t as supportive of her dreams... -
![Luna Rising by Robin Roseau]()
Luna Rising by Robin Roseau
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter the wretched betrayal at Greenwood Academy, Mia loses her faith in others. She steals a car and runs from her new life. But Merida isn't going to give her up that easily... -
![The Blood We Spill by Jo Havens]()
The Blood We Spill by Jo Havens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would make the most ruthless ice-queen assassin in the Kingdom hesitate?Bound to the Kingdom for life, Cie serves a cruel King, her knives pledged to his word, her life at his mercy. She is also one of the Kingdom’s most privileged slaves – one of the Praetoria: five of the best, sworn to protect the Prince and, one day, to rule at his side... -
![Draco Black and the Bastard Dragon by starbrigid]()
Draco Black and the Bastard Dragon by starbrigid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDraco has seen and done terrible things to protect those he cares about, Harry Potter most of all. He has made a vow for the sake of his beloved godfather that will test him to the very core. But even he is unprepared for the challenges the war will provide him and those he loves, as he must finally confront the one he fears the most in the world: Bellatrix Lestrange... -
![Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills]()
Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTeamwork ain’t easy. Especially with your life on the line.Emma made it out of Hub Two, but now she’s faced with the next set of Trials. And this time, they will ‘involve’ combat.Whatever that’s supposed to mean.Thankfully, she’s not going in alone. Instead, she’ll be facing the Trials together with her little gang of misfits, relying on them to pull their weight in life-or-death situations.. -
![The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale]()
The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom an early age, Jessalyn has known that she wants to be a travelling mage. Despite being sickly and weak, she has a talent for magic. It’s a shame that her family, her father in particular, doesn’t appreciate her talent, but Jessalyn still has plans. Even in her greatest imaginings, she never considered how far those plans would take her... -
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![The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor]()
The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvocative, magical and luminously written, The Cure for Drowning is not only a brilliant, boundary-pushing love story but a Canadian historical novel that boldly centres queer and non-binary characters in unprecedented ways...Categorized as:
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![Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer]()
Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty... -
![Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath The Sun by Sam Farren]()
Dragonoak: The Sky Beneath The Sun by Sam Farren
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratings(This is the second book in a series.) The days when Rowan Northwood was exiled to the farmland around her village seem like a lifetime ago, and the passing Knight she ran away with has become a memory she does her best not to revisit. Her powers lie dormant, settling within her as glowing embers waiting to come alive once more... -
![Talyn: Rebirth by Benjamin Medrano]()
Talyn: Rebirth by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDeath isn't the end.Marie didn't expect to be given the opportunity to go to a new universe when she died, but when it was offered she held to the offer with all her might. Taking the name of Talyn, she was accompanied to the new world by the goddess Melody as her assistant, as she seeks out a more rewarding life for herself, no matter what challenges may stand before her... -
![Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard]()
Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA major first collection from a writer fast becoming one of the stars of the genre... Aliette de Bodard, multiple award winner and author of The Tea Master and the Detective, now brings readers fourteen dazzling tales that showcase the richly textured worldbuilding and beloved characters that have brought her so much acclaim... -
![Beneath the Dragoneye Moons: Book 2 by Selkie Myth]()
Beneath the Dragoneye Moons: Book 2 by Selkie Myth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe adventure continues! Elaine learns how to be a Ranger, and the cold realities of Fire magic, healing, and life at the bottom of the food chain... -
![Let Me Be Yours by Lily X.]()
Let Me Be Yours by Lily X.
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA grieving King, a lost island girl, and a love that changes them forever…After losing her intended Mate, Artemis Brimwood, future King of Nestia, is bereft. Broken. Beyond consolation. There's simply no room in her heart for someone else—anyone else... -
![Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky]()
Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss—and attempting to reshape the narrative of her life—from PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Claire OshetskyMargaret Murphy is a weaver of fantastic tales, growing up in a world where the truth is too much for one little girl to endure. Her first memory is of the day her friend Agnes died.No one blames Margaret...Categorized as:
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![V.A.M.P.: Book Two—Born by Kimberly A. Todd]()
V.A.M.P.: Book Two—Born by Kimberly A. Todd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA family secret challenges everything Katerina Davenport knows to be real. Will it enlighten or destroy her? Katerina fell madly in love with an 800-year-old lesbian vampire—that was the easy part. Now she must learn to navigate the seductive and dangerous consequences of the vampire world... -
![The Horcrux Hunt by Keysie]()
The Horcrux Hunt by Keysie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is a Slytherin, a Black, and an ex-Death Eater. Of course he makes it out of the cave.Regulus sets out to destroy the Dark Lord's Horcrux with no one but a house-elf to help, until he realises his task is bigger than he alone can handle. Reluctantly he turns to the only man Voldemort fears for assistance - Dumbledore - who loans out his pet wolf for the job, much to Regulus's dismay... -
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![Unimagined Adventures by H.C. Mills]()
Unimagined Adventures by H.C. Mills
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere’s a fine line between real and imagined, between lies and truth.Emma and her friends are about to enter Hub Three, which will undoubtedly present another explosive cocktail of dangerous inhabitants, from freaky flora and fauna to manipulative fellow survivors... -
![Firewalker by Loren K. Jones]()
Firewalker by Loren K. Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor Java Mountainstand, the only way to avoid an arranged marriage to a brute is to run away from her life, her home, and him. Java joins the all-female mercenary company called Freeholm's Firewalkers where she is made a Scout. As a scout, Java finds herself in one of the most dangerous positions in the company--and the most exciting... -
![Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey by sobsicles]()
Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey by sobsicles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Harry fails to keep his anger at bay and Voldemort possesses his mind, the events that follow lead him down a long road to realizing the world isn't as black and white as it seems.Chaos, hilarity, and tragedy ensue with a Dark Lord being honest all the time, a rival becoming something else, and a world demanding to be saved... -
![Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke]()
Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan....After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest... -
![Through the Storms by Rita Potter]()
Through the Storms by Rita Potter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDark clouds are gathering for cocky storm chaser Oakley Pierce as she throws herself into a bruising Oklahoma tempest that will change the course of four lives.Tracking her path is down-to-earth TV meteorologist Lana Monroe, who’d dearly love a commitment from her free-spirited partner, Oakley, after eight long years of absence and career sacrifice... -
![The Iron Princess (The Twilight Empress, #1) by Niall Teasdale]()
The Iron Princess (The Twilight Empress, #1) by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Thus has it been since before the physical and spirit worlds divided. There are five martial Forms inspired by the elements and humans have learned them, using them to defend themselves, for thousands of years... -
![Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams]()
Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRiley Dawson is a psychotherapist with a lycanthropic affliction. She’s a werecoyote, to be precise.A foundling adopted by wealthy parents, Riley led a privileged life until she fell in love with Fiona Bell, an evangelical preacher’s daughter. Raging hormones, the full moon, and the pull of Fiona Bell on her teenage heartstrings triggered her first transformation... -
![Mental by Sara Holmes]()
Mental by Sara Holmes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHP/DM. Harry thinks that he's already spent quite enough time sharing a mind with someone else, thankyouverymuch. A miscast Legilimency spell says otherwise... WARNINGS: Sexual content, bad language... -
![Royaume de vent et de colères by Jean-Laurent Del Socorro]()
Royaume de vent et de colères by Jean-Laurent Del Socorro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1596. Deux ans avant l'édit de Nantes qui met fin aux guerres de Religion, Marseille la catholique s'oppose à Henri IV, l'ancien protestant. Une rébellion, une indépendance que ne peut tolérer le roi... -
![New World: Stay with Me by Lily X.]()
New World: Stay with Me by Lily X.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this first of a sexy new sci-fi romance series, a galactic farmer discovers the robot she ordered is actually a flesh-and-blood woman.Cedra: Running a farm on your own is exhausting and lonely. The Servana 200 service bot I ordered was expensive, but I need the help—and if it can also hold a conversation, it will be worth the price... -
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![The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez]()
The Name-Bearer by Natalia Hernandez
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor her entire life, the Name-Bearer’s sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy from the Flowers of Prophecy. But when the child is finally born and the Name-Bearer is sent to the Flowers, they refuse to name him... -
![Back to Twelve by igsygrace]()
Back to Twelve by igsygrace
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a "growing back together" Peeta/Katniss, largely-canon compliant fic. The characters are the property of the wonderful Suzanne Collins... -
![Agla. Aurora by Radek Rak]()
Agla. Aurora by Radek Rak
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSofja, zesłana na Daleką Północ, pozna prawdę o dramatycznych losach ekspedycji naukowej swojego ojca. W rzeczywistości, w której liczy się po prostu przetrwanie, Sofja musi zachować w sobie iskrę człowieczeństwa. Przede wszystkim będzie musiała zmierzyć się z pragnieniami swego serca. Tymian zaś za wszelką cenę chce udowodnić, że nie jest tchórzem, ze wszystkimi tego konsekwencjami... -
![Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel]()
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"Patel’s mesmerizing debut shines a brilliant light on the vilified queen from the Ramayana….This easily earns its place on shelves alongside Madeline Miller’s Circe." –Publishers Weekly (starred review)“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.”So begins Kaikeyi’s story... -
![Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse]()
Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to The Meridian with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse’s sequel to the most critically hailed epic fantasy of 2020 Black Sun—finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Lambda, and Locus awards.There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying The great city of Tova is shattered... -
![Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight by Ryan Douglass, Kalynn Bayron]()
Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight by Ryan Douglass, Kalynn Bayron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNight of the Living Queers is a YA horror anthology that explores a night when anything is possible, exclusively featuring queer authors of color putting fresh spins on classic horror tropes and tales.No matter its name or occasion, Halloween is more than a Hallmark holiday, it’s a symbol of transformation... -
![Chosen by Shade Owens]()
Chosen by Shade Owens
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne dose is all it takes to become immortal.Every year, a lottery is held for the hard-working people of Lutum.The prize? Eternal life.And everyone wants it. Well, everyone except for seventeen-year-old Silverstasia Blackwood. She doesn't think it's fair that the rich get to live luxurious lives, while the people of Lutum are enslaved, forced to work hard every day to support the immortals... -
![The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer Elsbai]()
The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer Elsbai
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing up on one of the most exciting fantasy debuts, The Daughters of Izdihar , Hadeer Elsbai concludes her Alamaxa Duology—inspired by Egyptian history and myth—with a tale of magic, war, betrayal, sisterhood, and love. The world is on fire...but some women can control it... -
![Hair of Gold - Just Right by Erik Schubach]()
Hair of Gold - Just Right by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world has not been kind to Katiana, Goldilocks, as the werewolves robbed her of her family when she was young. She was spared a similar fate by three bears who came to her aid and fought off the wolves. Kat finds herself in a strange new world after the loss of her family, but finds happiness again with her new family… her new brothers... -
![Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper]()
Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the night of the dark moon, followers of the Goddess of Stars come to pray and bask in her love and light on the ocean’s surface. All the mermaid priestesses-in-training are there—except Tallora.Tallora is at a party meeting a beautiful stranger. But she’ll arrive before the night is through... -
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![Fated Breed by Charity Shane]()
Fated Breed by Charity Shane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re a thriving assistant district attorney with a record that most can only dream of, success is not just expected but guaranteed. Keyshauna Drury is the blueprint that others copy, however the one thing she can’t seem to get right is her love life.What Lobo Banes wants he gets... -
![Advocate by Daniel M. Ford]()
Advocate by Daniel M. Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAelis de Lenti is back on her home turf, but it's not quite as welcoming as she remembered.... Recalled from Lone Pine to investigate claims of murder by magic against her mentor--legendary Warden Bardun Jacques--Aelis takes to the streets of the grand city of Lascenise, and plumbs the deepest secrets of the Lyceum to clear his name... -
![Hunting Monsters by S.L. Huang]()
Hunting Monsters by S.L. Huang
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“Happy birthday, child. Careful not to shoot any grundwirgen.”Ever since she was a small girl, she has learned to be careful on the hunt, to recognize the signs that separate regular animals from human-cursed grundwirgen. To harm a grundwirgen is a crime punishable by death by the King's decree - a fatal mistake that her Auntie Rosa and mother have carefully prepared her to avoid... -
![Fires of Aggar by Chris Anne Wolfe]()
Fires of Aggar by Chris Anne Wolfe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmazon action and romance. The sequel readers have been waiting for! Chris Anne Wolfe created a wonderful medieval world full of exceptional creatures and powerful, passionate women... -
![Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn, Tami Veldura]()
Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn, Tami Veldura
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElla is transgender. She's known since she was young; being a woman just fit better. She was happier in skirts than trousers, but that was before her stepmother moved in. Eleanor can't stand her, and after Ella's father passes she's forced to revert to Cole, a lump of a son. She cooks, she cleans, and she tolerates being called the wrong name for the sake of a roof over her head... -
![Battle For Tristaine by Cate Culpepper]()
Battle For Tristaine by Cate Culpepper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a harrowing escape from the City's prison, new lovers Brenna and the Amazon Jesstin are thrown into a battle that will determine the fate of their entire world.While Brenna struggles to find her place in the clan and the love between her and Jess grows, Tristaine is threatened with destruction when a crucial betrayal brings the City soldiers down upon the village...
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