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  • The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

    The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself...
  • Ruin by John Gwynne

    Ruin by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures...
  • Fostering Faust 3 by Randi Darren

    Fostering Faust 3 by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    ((Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)) The war with Gaelis has gone poorly for Alex’s foes and well for his allies. He’s enriched himself, empowered his county with that coin, and built his county ever higher. The war swings in favor of his Duchess. Yet the war still goes on...
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    dark  epic  steamy  action-adventure  adult  anti-hero  audiobook  book
  • Deadhouse Landing by Ian C. Esslemont

    Deadhouse Landing by Ian C. Esslemont

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After the disappointments of Li Heng, Dancer and Kellanved wash up on a small insignificant island named Malaz. Immediately, of course, Kellanved plans to take it over. To do so they join forces with a small band of Napans who have fled a civil war on their own home island...
  • Imajica: The Reconciliation by Clive Barker

    Imajica: The Reconciliation by Clive Barker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The magical tale of ill-fated lovers lost among worlds teetering on the edge of destruction, where their passion holds the key to escape. There has never been a book like Imajica...
  • Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

    Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Librarian's note: See alternate cover for this edition here.Enough time has passed for the young girl Jaenelle, heir to the magical Darkness, for her physical wounds to heal, while amnesia keeps her frightening memories at bay. But with Saetan--a Black-Jewelled Warlord Prince and Jaenelle's foster-father--to protect her, she will continue to grow. Her magic will mature. Her memories will return...
  • Fostering Faust 2 by Randi Darren

    Fostering Faust 2 by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    ((Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)) Alex has taken firm control over his County, as the Count of Brit. By and large, everything has settled into a fairly normal pattern for him, his Numbered, and his wife. The problem of course is there's still an ongoing war between two Duchies, and Regina Tanulf, Alex's liege and lord, has plans for him...
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    dark  epic  steamy  action-adventure  adult  anti-hero  audiobook  book
  • Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rys is still shaking dust from his hair after a thousand years of sleep, and he already finds himself in a two-front war. The sorcerers of the Malus League are summoning a demon lord, while his northern neighbor marches south. Now that Rys has claimed a kingdom, he needs to keep it.Naturally, he'll expand his territory while crushing his new enemies...
  • Savage Nature by Christine Feehan

    Savage Nature by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When Saria Boudreaux finds a dead body in the Louisiana bayou near her home, her first instinct is to go to the police. But there's a problem: it looks like the victim may have been killed by a big cat - and her brothers are all shape-shifting leopards...
  • Heritage by S.M. Boyce

    Heritage by S.M. Boyce

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kara Magari isn't normal, even by Ourea's standards--and in a world of shape-shifters and soul stealers, that's saying something. To the royalty, she's a loose cannon. To the masses, she's a failure. But Kara doesn't have a home to go back to anymore. This war-torn world is all she has left, and she'll save it even if she dies trying...
  • Stain by Neven Iliev

    Stain by Neven Iliev

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The world waits for no one. While Boxxy is off chasing shinies and delving dungeons abroad, Azurvale's shadows churn, fester, and ferment into a potent cocktail of trouble. Secret organizations maneuver behind the scenes, patiently advancing their nefarious plots. Government agencies lay in wait, ready to pounce at the first sign of trouble...
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    epic  steamy  dark  fantasy  audiobook  fiction  magic  humor
  • Skulduggery 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery With each rival my syndicate eliminates two more appear, and they are out for blood. The assassin’s guild, the dwarven miners, and the elven overlords are all looking to put our heads on a pike...
  • Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Magic-Scars by C.L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They took it all: his will, his memories, his freedom, his magic. Imprisoned by his enemies, tortured and drugged to keep his magic suppressed, Ian Troy returns to a world as marred and broken as he is. Ravaged by the reign of her new High King, Draken of Langor, Mirra’kelan’s citizens live in fear. The Shinree, misled by Jem Reth’s promises, are no longer slaves, but they are far from free...
  • Queen of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Queen of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her life burned to ashes. Her city under siege. She will sacrifice everything she has for bloody vengeance.Ilanna has lost everything: her friends, her home, her family, her dreams of freedom. All that remains is a burning desire to find the bastards who burned down her city and tried to kill her.But a traitor hides among the ranks of the Night Guild, poisoning her friends and allies with lies...
  • Matt Archer: Redemption by Kendra C. Highley

    Matt Archer: Redemption by Kendra C. Highley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “There’s more to me than you know…”When Matt Archer’s sister, Mamie, said those words to him three years ago, he had no idea how prophetic they were, or what this would mean for his family.Now, he knows. And it changes everything, bringing the war right to Matt’s doorstep.In the epic conclusion to the Matt Archer series, the endgame is near...
  • Monsters and Legends by Ivan Kal

    Monsters and Legends by Ivan Kal

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world has ended, and those worthy of it have received the chance for a new life in a new reality.Zach grew in power and thrived in the post-Framework world. He became a respected leader, a shining example of what it meant to be good. But as the world ended, he had only one thought: to punish the monster that had killed the world long before the Framework ended it...
  • Skulduggery 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery The best part of being a human is everyone constantly underestimates you, and that means they never see it coming when your dagger plunges into their heart. Our business is growing, but so is our list of enemies...
  • The Hindering Ones by Mike Truk

    The Hindering Ones by Mike Truk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name's Noah Kilmartin. I'm from Ruddock, Ohio, and I'm about 85% unqualified to save the universe from the slavering demonic hordes of the super evil bitch queen Lilith.But I haven't failed yet.Somehow I've passed the five trials, accumulated a team of powerful companions, and made it through the portal into Ghogiel...
  • Land of Monsters by Stacey Marie Brown

    Land of Monsters by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I am the monster they fear. And I bow to no one.​The world is aware of Princess Raven Haley Scarlet Dragen—twin sister to her charismatic twin brother, Rook, the daughter of the Queen of the Unified Nations, and the offspring of a notorious dark dweller.Or so they think they know her.But she has been hiding a secret since she was born—the monsters within...
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    dystopia  family  dark  steamy  romance  fantasy  fae  magic
  • Priest of Lies by Peter McLean

    Priest of Lies by Peter McLean

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Tomas Piety has been many things: soldier, priest, gangster...and spy. As Tomas's power grows, the nobility better watch their backs, in this dark and gritty epic fantasy series.People are weak, and the poorer and more oppressed they are, the weaker they become--until they can't take it anymore. And when they rise up...may the gods help their oppressors...
  • Fulcrum of Light by C.J. Aaron

    Fulcrum of Light by C.J. Aaron

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Freedom has come at a price.Stranded on the coast of an uncharted land, Ryl will be tested as the world outside the Palisades proves darker than within.With little to no direction save the cryptic information from a mysterious stranger, Ryl must rely on his new-found skills and place his trust in his new companion. Together they forge onward into the barren wastes of the Outlands...
  • The Free Bastards by Jonathan French

    The Free Bastards by Jonathan French

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The long-awaited war has come in the sweeping conclusion to the Lot Lands trilogy--another irresistibly swashbuckling, swaggering, foul-mouthed fantasy.The long-awaited war has come in the sweeping conclusion to the Lot Lands trilogy--another irresistibly swashbuckling, swaggering, foul-mouthed fantasy...
  • God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston

    God of Broken Things by Cameron Johnston

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An outcast magician must risk his body and mind to save the world from horrifying demons, in the heart-pounding epic fantasy sequel to The Traitor God.Tyrant magus Edrin Walker destroyed the monster sent by the Skallgrim, but not before it laid waste to Setharis, and infested their magical elite with mind-controlling parasites...
  • Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a chilling novella of the Cosmere, the universe shared by Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive.When the familiar and seemingly safe turns lethal, therein danger lies...
  • The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan

    The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In a kingdom of merciless tyrants, Jebel Rum's family is honored as royalty because his father is the executioner. But Rashed Rum is near retirement. And when he goes, there will be a contest to determine his successor. It is a contest that thin, puny Jebel has no chance of winning...
  • Crowfall by Ed McDonald

    Crowfall by Ed McDonald

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Crowfall is a gritty epic fantasy for fans of Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch and Daniel Polansky.'Dark, twisty and excellent . . . Grimdark with heart' Mark LawrenceA sorceress cataclysm has hit the Range, the final defensive line between the Republic and the immortal Deep Kings...
  • Thief of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Thief of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The impossible becomes inevitable with the fate of her loved ones hanging in the balance…A cunning thief of unrivaled ingenuity, Ilanna is determined to secure her freedom at any cost. No price is too high to break the shackles of the Night Guild's callous cruelty.With her future on the line, nothing will stand in her way, not even the most powerful man in Praamis, Duke Phonnis...
  • Legacy of Light by Matthew Ward

    Legacy of Light by Matthew Ward

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warfare, myth and magic collide in Legacy of Light, the spectacular conclusion to Matthew Ward's acclaimed Legacy trilogy.For the first time in many years, the Tressian Republic and the Hadari Empire are at peace. But war never sleeps.In Tregard, Empress Melanna Saranal struggles to protect a throne won at great cost...
  • The Blind Dragon: A Tale from the Canon of Tarn by Peter Fane

    The Blind Dragon: A Tale from the Canon of Tarn by Peter Fane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "There we are," Anna whispered. The dragon foal went still at her voice. Then it snorted and swiveled its snout towards her. Its eyes were still shut. Its tail quivered and its nostrils flared. A menacing growl rose from its chest. "Easy there," Anna said gently. "Easy." She placed her palm on its forehead, applying calm pressure between its eyes...
  • The Pillars of Sand by Mark T. Barnes, Nick Podehl

    The Pillars of Sand by Mark T. Barnes, Nick Podehl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The epic conclusion of the Echoes of Empire trilogy.Prophecy declared that corrupt politician Corajidin would rule the Shrīanese Federation, even become its new Emperor and sinister magic has helped him defy death in order to do it. But his victory is not assured, thanks to clashing rival factions that hinder any attempts to unify the nation...
  • The Fifth Empire of Man by Rob J. Hayes

    The Fifth Empire of Man by Rob J. Hayes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Pirate Isles are united under Drake Morrass’ flag, but the war has only just begun. There’s still a long way to go before he’s able to call himself King. The Five Kingdoms and Sarth have assembled a fleet of ships unlike any the world has ever seen, and they intend to purge the Pirate Isles once and for all...
  • She Dreams in Blood by Michael R. Fletcher

    She Dreams in Blood by Michael R. Fletcher

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Drawn by the shards of his obsidian heart, Khraen follows the path south. The islands, largely ignored by the Wizard’s Guild, have become a refuge for the unwanted of the world. Necromancers and sorcerers rule warring tribes haunted by the ghosts of savage and primal gods.With each fragment Khraen discovers more of the man he was.There was an Empire.There was a god.And she dreamed in blood...
  • Child of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Child of the Night Guild by Andy Peloquin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They killed her family. They ripped apart her home. But to repay her debts, she'll have to sacrifice her innocence. Robbed of everything she loves, Viola mourns the sudden loss of her mother. Now burdened with an impossible debt to the Night Guild, she’s forced to train as a cunning thief...
  • Academy of Outcasts by Larry Correia

    Academy of Outcasts by Larry Correia

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A brand new fantasy world from Larry Correia, bestselling author of Monster Hunter International! All Oz Carnavon ever wanted was to become a master mage. Except, to do so requires the natural gifts or wealth necessary to secure an appointment to one of the prestigious magical academies in the Core City at the center of the seven realms. Oz had neither...
  • The Seven by Peter Newman

    The Seven by Peter Newman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Years have passed since the Vagrant journeyed to the Shining City, Vesper in arm and Gamma’s sword in hand.Since then the world has changed. Vesper, following the footsteps of her father, journeyed to the breach and closed the tear between worlds, protecting the last of humanity, but also trapping the infernal horde and all those that fell to its corruptions: willing or otherwise...
  • Tribute at the Gates by C.J. Aaron

    Tribute at the Gates by C.J. Aaron

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cursed from birth. Forced into slavery. It's time to fight back.The blood of the Ancients is the most coveted ingredient in all of Damaris. The fabled elixir made from it grants those who drink it life that extends far beyond natural means.There is no higher honor in the kingdom then being granted the privilege of bidding for it...
  • The True Bastards by Jonathan French

    The True Bastards by Jonathan French

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The sequel to The Grey Bastards--another irresistibly swashbuckling, swaggering, foul-mouthed adventure fantasy.Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof, a band of loyal half-orcs sworn to her command. But in the year since she took power, the True Bastards have struggled to survive...
  • The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence

    The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The second novel in the thrilling and epic new fantasy series from the international bestselling author of Red Sister and Prince of Thorns.On the planet Abeth there is only the ice. And the Black Rock.For generations the priests of the Black Rock have reached out from their mountain to steer the fate of the ice tribes...
  • Bound in Blood by P.C. Hodgell

    Bound in Blood by P.C. Hodgell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Jame returned to Knorth hall to help her brother Torisen name all the fallen fighters' death banners stored there, she made the disturbing discovery that those banners splattered with their owners' blood also have trapped their owners' souls. She also found a contract proving her cousin Kindrie to be legitimate, proving that there are three full-blooded Knorth...
  • Aching God by Mike Shel

    Aching God by Mike Shel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    “Closer, mortal. You are here, finally, to feed the Aching God…” The days of adventure are passed for Auric Manteo. Retired to the countryside and isolated with his scars and riches, he no longer delves into forbidden ruins seeking dark wisdom and treasure. But just as old nightmares begin plaguing his sleep, he receives an urgent summons back to that old life...
  • The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop

    The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    POWER HAS A PRICE. SO DOES LOVE. Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga.After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast--a one-year contract of marriage...
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    dark  epic  family  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Sin Eater by Mike Shel

    Sin Eater by Mike Shel

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    "I SHALL BAPTIZE YOU, SIR, AND MY BAPTISM WILL BURN YOUR FOLLY AND FLESH AWAY!"A year has passed since Auric Manteo descended into the haunted depths of a Djao ruin to return a lethal artifact, only to face down a bloodthirsty, imprisoned god. Now his daughter Agnes comes to bring him back to the capital with promises of hidden secrets finally revealed...
  • Steel, Blood & Fire by Allan Batchelder

    Steel, Blood & Fire by Allan Batchelder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TARMUN VYKERS His awestruck opponents call him The Reaper, an iron-willed man with no memory of his past, a ruthless champion who has risen to the level of death incarnate. But The Reaper has collected a legion of enemies as he cut a bloody swath through the greatest of heroes and villains. And these dogs have finally had their day, exacting a revenge both cruel and creative...
  • Underling Revenge by Craig Halloran

    Underling Revenge by Craig Halloran

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As Venir struggles to survive the wrath of the underlings, Fogle Boon the wizard and Mood the Blood Ranger continue the search for their missing comrade. But how will they find a man that completely disappeared from Bish without a trace? Back in the City of Bone, Melegal the thief is pushed to the limits under the thumb of the powerful Royal Lord Almen...
  • The Warrior King by Michael Wallace

    The Warrior King by Michael Wallace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Marching at the head of a vast army, the young ruler of the Free Kingdoms lays siege to the Dark Citadel, hoping to throw down the Dark Wizard before he can recover from the crushing defeat of the previous summer.But the Dark Wizard's weakness was only a feint, and he emerges from his citadel at the head of an unstoppable force of undead knights...
  • First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    National bestselling authors Barb and J. C. Hendee present the newest breathtaking chapter in the epic Noble Dead saga.... Waylaid in their quest for the orb of the Air, Magiere, Leesil, Chap, and Wayfarer have all been wrongly imprisoned. But it is Magiere, the dhampir, who suffers the most as a cloaked interrogator employs telepathic torture...
  • The Desert and the Blade by S.M. Stirling

    The Desert and the Blade by S.M. Stirling

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In his novels of the Change, New York Times bestselling author S.M. Stirling presents “a devastated, mystical world that will appeal to fans of traditional fantasy as well as post-apocalyptic SF...
  • Corambis by Sarah Monette

    Corambis by Sarah Monette

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the spellbinding conclusion to the brilliant fantasy series, Doctrine of Labyrinths, two brothers discover their ultimate destiny.Exiled from Melusine for the crime of heresy, Felix Harrowgate and his half-brother Mildmay journey to the land of Corambis to face judgement from a ruling body of wizards. Both brothers carry memories, regret, and-hidden deep in their hearts-hope...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  family  slavery  abuse  action-adventure  adult  book
  • The Destroyer 2 by Michael-Scott Earle

    The Destroyer 2 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The country of Nia has fallen to the Ancients and circumstances are grim for the humans.Kaiyer must return to the broken castle to save his friends, reconcile his past, and find a way to break the hold that the enemy agents have over the country...
    Categorized as:
    epic  dark  steamy  fantasy  magic  audiobook  harem  fiction
  • Messenger’s Legacy by Peter V. Brett

    Messenger’s Legacy by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons—bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting the surface for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive...
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