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  • Horseman by Shayne Silvers

    Horseman by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ABANDON ALL HOPE, THE FIFTH HORSEMAN SHALL RIDE... Nate Temple is on the hunt to right a wrong. Mordred – King Arthur's son – has escaped from Hell. And it's all Nate's fault.Pro-Tip: Don't let escapees rob the dreaded Nine Souls on their way out of Hell's Gates. It makes the escapee just an itsy-bitsy bit stronger.But what are the Nine Souls? And what does St...
  • Savage by Shayne Silvers

    Savage by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Boys want attention. Men want respect. Legends just don’t care…Nate Temple is finally taking some time off to appreciate the finer things in life…like his new Valkyrie, Kára. But their weeks of romance come to a swift end and lethal end when assassins invade the sanctity of Chateau Falco...
  • Anghellic by Shayne Silvers

    Anghellic by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Callie Penrose has taken over Castle Dracula all for herself, finally feeling like she has time to take a breath and relax. Until she learns that her new real estate acquisition comes with a few unsavory job perks, Nate Temple has been abducted, and Darling and Dear—the mysterious Armorers of the Apocalypse—have been hiding much more than even she suspected...
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    magic  myths  retellings  adult  audiobook  book  coming-of-age  dark
  • Dark Horse by Shayne Silvers

    Dark Horse by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rage, rage against the dying of the lightIn the stygian darkness beneath his ancestral mausoleum, Nate sets out to explore the shadowed history of his infamous Temple ancestors.And to brutally destroy a poisonous weed threatening to strangle his family tree.Aiden Maxon, Nate’s half-brother, is on the warpath, committed and capable of killing everything and everyone Nate loves and holds dear...
  • Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My powers are growing, and my tolerance is low. My second week in my new role as the Gretna Green Recorder is making the first week look relaxing.I have quite the to-do list.✅ Fix a thousand-year-old injustice that threatens the future of the Pictish royal family and their realm? Check.✅ Test my new Knight Adjutant candidates? Check...
  • Dangerous Ways by R.R. Virdi

    Dangerous Ways by R.R. Virdi

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    From the Dragon Award-nominated author, R.R. Virdi.Jonathan Hawthorne has lived over a century beholden to one rule: do not meddle in mortal affairs. He's broken it twice. So when he crosses paths with Cassidy Winters, he's forced to interfere again.Strike three. And the third time's not the charm.Hawthorne is swept along as Cassidy slips through the cracks in reality...
  • The Second Realm by Michael Chatfield

    The Second Realm by Michael Chatfield

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    When Erik and Rugrat entered the ten realms they didn’t know what was going on. They only knew that they had contracted the two week curse. When entering the second realm they came to understand their character sheets, and part of the system that is called the ten realms. A place that the strong make the rules and the weak cling to them for protection and hope that they might be left in peace...
  • The Frontier by Alexey Osadchuk

    The Frontier by Alexey Osadchuk

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    No one knows for certain what caused the Shadow to come into existence. Clerics say it was the gods laying a curse upon this world. Philosophers maintain that the Shadow of Strix is nothing short of a blessing and new milestone in human progress. But both sides agree that the Shadow will eventually swallow up this world and change it beyond recognition...
  • A Faerie's Curse by Rachel Morgan

    A Faerie's Curse by Rachel Morgan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A witch’s curse. A world-ending prophecy. A daring rescue mission. Don’t miss the heart-pounding finale to Calla’s story! On the run from the Guild of Guardians, Calla Larkenwood and her team of fellow outlaws plan a daring rescue operation into the Seelie Court itself...
  • A Faerie's Revenge by Rachel Morgan

    A Faerie's Revenge by Rachel Morgan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Secrets define her past… Dangerous visions threaten her future… Framed for a crime she didn’t commit… Whom can she...
  • Holy Sheoly by Hunter Blain

    Holy Sheoly by Hunter Blain

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company, and Sheol for…well, the screaming silence of eternal nothingness?In the frigid lands belonging to the Queen of the Unseelie, a beautiful stranger dressed all in ivory makes his approach. A debt is owed, and payment is due.Below the burning lakes of everlasting woe and the single, vast city of Hell, lies Sheol—the Hell below Hell...
  • The Enchanted by K.B. Hoyle

    The Enchanted by K.B. Hoyle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darcy Pennington’s course was set long before she ever stepped foot in Alitheia, and when she returns for her fourth visit to the magical realm, she finds even more outside her control than ever before...
  • The Scroll: The Gateway Chronicles 5 by K.B. Hoyle

    The Scroll: The Gateway Chronicles 5 by K.B. Hoyle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darcy Pennington may once have been an average teenager, but not anymore. Living each year twice, once in her world and once in Alitheia, has made her into someone who cares little for normal teenage activities. She’s got more important things to do, like save the mythical, magical world of Alitheia. But this time, Darcy can’t save Alitheia until she saves Tellius, the love of her life...
  • The Bone Whistle by K.B. Hoyle

    The Bone Whistle by K.B. Hoyle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darcy burned with the pain of knowing she’d failed. What happened when a prophecy didn’t come true? It must not have been much of a prophecy in the first place. And if they couldn’t trust in that, then they couldn’t trust in anything at all. Thrust back into Alitheia through unexpected means, Darcy winds up alone, scared, and without her recent memory...
  • The Reginnaglar Ceremony by D.C. Haenlien

    The Reginnaglar Ceremony by D.C. Haenlien

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Worthiness isn't given but taken.After her twelfth birthday, Adelheid von Vuldar, must take the next step for her ascension to the throne, the Reginnaglar Ceremony. For generations, members of the imperial family have tested their mettle in dungeons to prove their abilities, and now, it's Adelheid's turn...
  • The Seventh Princess by D.C. Haenlien

    The Seventh Princess by D.C. Haenlien

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Tale of Ambition and PowerA soul from Earth awakens as Seventh Princess Adelheid of the Vuldar Empire. With a weak body but a monstrous reservoir of mana that threatens her very life, Adelheid engraves an oath into her very soul. She shall seize the throne no matter the sacrifices. Never again, shall her birthright be stolen...
  • Inherited Luck by Mel Todd

    Inherited Luck by Mel Todd

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Magical house, insane killer, and life altering decisions—being an adult sucks.I did it, I've graduated and no more pressure. And I've got a house, me a house! Road trip time for Jo, Sable, and me up to Albany, New York. The house both is and isn't what I expected. Beautiful-yes. Locked rooms with mysterious stuff-yes. But it also seems alive, which isn't possible...
  • Soul Eater by Lindsey Sparks

    Soul Eater by Lindsey Sparks

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Humans know that immortals live among them, and the world is forever changed...Kat Dubois saved the human world from a deadly virus…and she couldn’t be more miserable. Her life as she knew it is over. She has become a prisoner held captive in a gilded cage, courtesy of her newfound fame...
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    magic  myths  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Drafted Luck by Mel Todd

    Drafted Luck by Mel Todd

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Draft here I come, ready or not.Doctorate achieved! Now time to pay off my mandatory service obligation to the government. The same government that may, or may not, be trying to occasionally kill me. But hey a job is a good thing, right?I didn't expect it to be all rainbows and sprinkles, but neither did I envision being thrown in with a training group of misfits and potential criminals...
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    animals  magic  action-adventure  adult  book  cats  dragons  fiction
  • Silksinger by Laini Taylor

    Silksinger by Laini Taylor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    One faerie, the last of her clan, must fight to complete her sacred dutyWhisper Silksinger is the last of the secret guardians of the Azazel, one of the powerful Djinn who dreamed the world into being. Relentlessly pursued by bloodthirsty devils, she flees to the city of Nazneen to restore the Azazel to his temple...
  • The Rivers of Zadaa by D.J. MacHale

    The Rivers of Zadaa by D.J. MacHale

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    THE BATTLE CONTINUES.THE STRUGGLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL continues as Bobby Pendragon follows Saint Dane to the territory of Zadaa. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Rokador and the Batu. This is also the territory where the Traveler Loor lives as a member of the Batu...
  • The Golden Compass: Lyra's world by Kay Woodward, Philip Pullman

    The Golden Compass: Lyra's world by Kay Woodward, Philip Pullman

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    [Reader Level 3]There are worlds beyond our own--the Compass will show the way . . .Created especially with younger readers in mind, this book will use simple words and basic sentence structure to introduce the characters of the story...
  • Sacrifice by K.M. Shea

    Sacrifice by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sacrifice: the thrilling conclusion to the Snow Queen series! Rakel, once feared and exiled for possessing magic, is now hailed a hero. Leading resistance forces against the Chosen—an army of magic users that invaded her homeland—she is granted everything she has longed for: acceptance, a home, and the love of her friends. But the battle for her country has just begun...
  • The Lady and the Wish by J.M. Stengl

    The Lady and the Wish by J.M. Stengl

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gillian set her heart on marrying a prince. Lady Gillian Montmorency is determined to win Prince Fidelio’s heart, but her plans are crashing around her ears. First, Fidelio’s older cousin with a beard like a bird’s nest proposes to her. Next, intimidating Prince Max insists she will be his next trophy.Worst of all, her parents reveal a financial scandal...
    Categorized as:
    fairy-tale  myths  retellings  amnesia  book  comedy  contemporary  fae
  • The Oracle by K.B. Hoyle

    The Oracle by K.B. Hoyle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A year ago Darcy Pennington would have laughed at the idea of magical worlds, prophecies, and talking animals, but everything changed when she visited Cedar Cove Family Camp and stumbled through a gateway. It is the summer before freshman year, and Darcy and her five friends have returned through the gateway to the world of Alitheia...
  • The White Thread by K.B. Hoyle

    The White Thread by K.B. Hoyle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darcy Pennington spent her freshman year agonizing over the sacrifice of her dear friend Yahto Veli, the nark who gave himself to the Oracle to set her free. But when she returns to Alitheia determined to rescue him, she soon comes to realize there's much more at stake than just the fate of her friend. Alitheia is in turmoil, and a new riddle from the Oracle hangs over their heads...
  • I Shall Seal the Heaven! by Er Gen

    I Shall Seal the Heaven! by Er Gen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Diese Geschichte stammt zwischen dem achten und neunten Berg. Es geht um die ausgefallenen jungen Wissenschaftler namens Meng Hao, die gezwungen wurde, in eine Sekt Immortals Praxis zu betreten. Welt Anbau, wo die Starken die Schwachen isst, wo das Gesetz des Dschungels herrscht. Meng Hao muss in der neuen Welt oder untergehen anzupassen...
  • The Shadow of Glory by D.C. Haenlien

    The Shadow of Glory by D.C. Haenlien

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scarred but Victorious.Adelheid returned to the capital of the Vuldar Empire after completing her Reginnaglar Ceremony. Armed with prestige and power, the seventh princess lays down the foundation for her rise. Although Adelheid has set her sights on the future, the past never escaped her eyes. Now, is the time for vengeance for both herself and her fallen knight.For Neun...
  • Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 7 by Kumanano, くまなの

    Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 7 by Kumanano, くまなの

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A bouncy light novel series about a girl transported to her favorite video game world with her magical bearsuit equipped--and don't miss the adorable manga version, also published by Seven Seas! (Now an anime!) Fifteen-year-old Yuna prefers staying home and obsessively playing her favorite VRMMO game to doing anything else, including going to school...
  • Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 5 by Kumanano

    Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 5 by Kumanano

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The kraken has been slain, but Yuna's seaside commerce career is just beginning! Faced with the problem of transporting goods, the Bloody Bear sets out to establish a secure trade route between Mileela and Crimonia—even if she has to cut her way across the land with magic to do it...
  • The Pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale

    The Pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    When Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise. There is beauty all around and the people of Ibara are blissfully happy. It's not long before Bobby discovers, however, that they are also blissfully...oblivious...
  • Shadow Castle by Marian Cockrell

    Shadow Castle by Marian Cockrell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the middle of a deep forest is an enchanted valley and a castle where only shadows live, shadows of kings and queens who have waited for hundreds of years for the spell cast upon them to be broken...
  • Underground by Lindsey Sparks

    Underground by Lindsey Sparks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When immortals clash, mortals will pay the ultimate price. Kat Dubois has been sidelined. With a single word from Heru—no—her plans to save humanity from the Cascade Virus one mortal at a time are put on hold indefinitely. But Kat isn't willing to sit by, watching the world as she knows it crumble around her...
    Categorized as:
    magic  myths  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Asgard Awakening by Blaise Corvin

    Asgard Awakening by Blaise Corvin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After years of slavery, subjected to torments of body and spirit by the inhuman Kin, Travis Sterling can barely recall his old life. Memories of Earth, and of disappointing his family barely seem real anymore. But even without the occasional voice in his head, Trav knows he’s different...
  • Riven by Sever Bronny

    Riven by Sever Bronny

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Betrayal.Sacrifice.Forgiveness.And one awesome and ancient spell...Augum, Bridget and Leera want only to study new spells and make their legendary mentor proud. But when she unexpectedly departs on a crucial quest, they run afoul of a devious old witch and are forced to make a hasty getaway—straight into the hands of a notorious maniac known as the Blade of Sorrows...
  • Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale

    Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    The moment of truth...This is where it begins. The showdown for Halla. At stake is nothing less than all that ever was and all that will be.There's only one thing missing - Bobby Pendragon.While Bobby remains trapped on Ibara, the battle moves to his home territory: Second Earth. Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde are left on their own to defend Second Earth against the forces of Saint Dane...
  • Fearless by Cornelia Funke

    Fearless by Cornelia Funke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    With the fatal fairy moth on his chest giving only a few months to live, Jocob Reckless tries, the blood of a Northern Djinn, then a mythical crossbow that can kill thousands, or heal one, when shot through the heart. But famed Goyl assassin treasure hunter is also searching for the prized crossbow. Jacob must find it first--and somehow convince Fox to do whatever it takes to save him...
  • Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen, Paul Russell Garrett

    Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen, Paul Russell Garrett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An epic fantasy trilogy from Norway about thousand-year-old secrets, forbidden romance, and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil comes at last to the United States! 15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail, and the only one unable to access the Might, a current of power that runs through the earth...
  • Iron's Prophecy by Julie Kagawa

    Iron's Prophecy by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Meghan Chase is finally getting used to being the Iron Queen, ruler of the Iron Fey. Her life may be strange, but with former Winter prince Ash by her side at last, she wouldn’t have it any other way...
  • The Quillan Games by D.J. MacHale

    The Quillan Games by D.J. MacHale

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    LET THE GAMES BEGIN....Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat...
  • Silver Thread by Kathleen Duey

    Silver Thread by Kathleen Duey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When her beloved Moonsilver, the unicorn, is nearly killed by a hunter's arrow, Heart sneaks back into her village to get help froth the healer, Ruth Oakes. But even greater danger awaits Heart and Moonsilver in Ash Grove. Rumors of Moonsilver's secret have reached the ears of the cruel Lord Dunraven...
  • The Silver Bracelet by Kathleen Duey

    The Silver Bracelet by Kathleen Duey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heart must hide her beloved unicorn, Moonsilver, from Lord Dunraven's hunters. She and her animal friends join a troupe of traveling minstrels. Everyone thinks Moonsilver's horn is fake -- just part of the act. Then Moonsilver heals a badly injured boy right in front of the audience, and the unicorn's secret is in danger...
  • In Another World With My Smartphone: Volume 15 by Patora Fuyuhara, Andrew Hodgson

    In Another World With My Smartphone: Volume 15 by Patora Fuyuhara, Andrew Hodgson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After a series of troubling events, Mochizuki Touya takes some much-needed downtime. The fate of two worlds still hangs in the balance, he needs to secure more allies in the Reverse World, and Yula and the wicked god continue their dark machinations in the background, but that doesn't mean that our hero can't take a little time for romance and relaxation...
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    animals  magic  action-adventure  book  cats  comedy  fiction  harem
  • Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayed.Defeated.Chained.I used to be a sister, a friend, a ruler of the elflands that belonged to my family’s House. Now, I am a prisoner of the fae, my kind’s sworn enemy since the beginning of time. They put chains around me, thinking they can keep me from breaking free and taking their lives. They can’t.The only reason I stay is because I no longer need a life...
  • The Rose and the Briar by J.M. Stengl

    The Rose and the Briar by J.M. Stengl

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Power-hungry princes are Rosa’s greatest dread.Deep within the gardens of Faraway Castle sleeps a secret Rosa the gardener has sworn to protect with her life—the legendary princess Zafira. For three years she has hidden the princess almost in plain sight. But two nosy princes threaten to undo the work of a century...
    Categorized as:
    fairy-tale  magic  myths  retellings  book  fae  fiction  humor
  • Wings of Shadow by Katerina Martinez

    Wings of Shadow by Katerina Martinez

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Find my brother. Learn the truth. Remember my home.The Obsidian Order is tough, they have to be if they want to turn prospects into elite agents. I want to be one of those agents, and right now I'm closer than ever to achieving that goal. Hunting Valoel down is my primary goal. The word on the street is he's recruiting mages to fight for his cause...
    Categorized as:
    magic  myths  retellings  adult  alpha-mc  angels  audiobook  book
  • Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

    Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is a tale of blood.And love.And the many things that lie between. By her father's wish, Lady Daylily is betrothed to the Prince of Southlands. Not the prince she loves, handsome and dispossessed Lionheart, but his cousin, the awkward and foolish Prince Foxbrush. As her wedding day dawns, Daylily flees into the dangerous Wilderlands, her only desire to vanish from living memory...
  • Deception by Rachel Callahan

    Deception by Rachel Callahan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pass my classes—check.Complete the Ascension and get a badass power—double check.Defeat one of the dark majors—wait what, how did that get on my list?Sometimes a girl just needs to get away from it all and sip some margaritas on the beach with her besties. Well, that was my plan until the very guys I’m trying to get away from somehow find me.Apparently, I’m their mate..
  • Legacy of the Lost by Lindsey Sparks

    Legacy of the Lost by Lindsey Sparks

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some secrets are buried for a reason. She’s about to uncover the deadliest secret of all... Anxious and reclusive, Cora Blackthorn uses online gaming as her sole tether to the outside world. Due to a condition that makes human touch crippling, she lives her life confined to a small island in the Puget Sound, never accompanying her mother on her tomb-raiding adventures...
  • Wings of Night by Katerina Martinez

    Wings of Night by Katerina Martinez

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Find my magic. Be the best. Beat the odds. I survived the Obsidian Order's first series of trials. I stopped a madman from putting a massive crater in the middle of New York City. Good job, Seline, but that was only the beginning. As I take on my silver trials, friends become competition, competitors turn ruthless, and I still can't touch my magic without it nearly killing me every time I do...
    Categorized as:
    magic  myths  retellings  adult  angels  audiobook  book  boss-employee
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