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  • Undying by Steve McHugh

    Undying by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new chapter in the Hellequin Chronicles Saga.Nearly fifty years ago, the small Welsh village of Anfarwol was the scene of a series of brutal murders. Since then, multiple people have met with accidents, or gone missing never to be found, while those responsible have evaded detection for decades...
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    myths  magic  fae  dark  retellings  paranormal  fantasy  urban-fantasy
  • Salty Dog by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Salty Dog by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Abductions rarely go as planned…but this is just ridiculous. Torn from the Faeling Games on the beaches of Scotland, Quinn MacKenna suddenly finds herself doggie-paddling in a turbulent sea of blood with no land in sight.And that’s the highlight of her day so far, because her abductors seem perfectly content to simply leave her in this strange Otherworld...
  • Lies Ripped Open by Steve McHugh

    Lies Ripped Open by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Over a hundred years have passed since a group of violent killers went on the rampage, murdering innocent victims for fun. But even back then, sorcerer Nate Garrett, aka Hellequin, knew there was more to it than simple savage pleasure—souls were being stolen.Nate’s discovery of the souls’ use, and of those supporting the group’s plan, made him question everything he believed...
  • Bring the Pain by Michael Anderle

    Bring the Pain by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The Harriken have decided James Brownstone is an unacceptable dishonor to their clan. This time, Grandfather has hired the best assassins in the business and Shay knows them.Shay won't allow Brownstone to go to Japan without backup. Her backup...
  • The False Hero, Volume 3 by Michael Plymel

    The False Hero, Volume 3 by Michael Plymel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lutz and his companions have finally arrived at the eastern edge of the Orakian kingdom, just a few short days away from the elven lands. But he's not the only one who's made the trek east. Princess Lumina has deduced his destination and is hot on his trail...
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    magic  myths  dark  retellings  fantasy  harem  litrpg  audiobook
  • With Dagger and Song by Helen Scheuerer

    With Dagger and Song by Helen Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An empty crown. A perilous journey. Will she answer when darkness calls?Against all odds, Roh survived the harrowing Queen’s Tournament, but now something far deadlier awaits her: a formidable quest for the three magic birthstones of Saddoriel. The gems have been scattered across the realms – and only when Roh retrieves them can she take her place as queen...
  • Heat of the Lava Dragon by Tracey West

    Heat of the Lava Dragon by Tracey West

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Drake and Ana must find a Lava Dragon in the latest adventure in this action-packed, bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina...
  • House Name by Michelle West

    House Name by Michelle West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb, Jewel Markess must contend with deadly court politics, and visions of looming magical threats. Jewel has been assigned the task of finding the entryways to the ancient undercity that lies beneath the streets of the empire’s capital in exchange for shelter for her and her den at House Terafin...
  • Don't Push the Button! by Bill Cotter

    Don't Push the Button! by Bill Cotter

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An enhanced eBook guaranteed to cause giggles! There’s only one rule in Larry’s book: don’t push the button. (Seriously, don’t even think about it!) It does look kind of nice though…Okay, quick. No one is looking. — push the button. Uh, oh...
  • Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caina Amalas was once a deadly Ghost nightfighter, a spy and agent of the Emperor of Nighmar. Now she only wishes to live quietly with her husband. But civil war grips the Empire, and Caina's skills are needed against the cruel sorcerers of the malevolent Umbarian Order. And Caina has a dangerous connection to the Umbarians...
  • Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley

    Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aedon's captivity is over when darkness descends upon the realm. The elf's only choices become escape or death—a far cry from his past fame and notoriety as a legendary thief. Lost, alone, and desperate to escape the deadly beasts now stalking him, he does not count on meeting Lief, a ranger of the woodland elves...and Aedon's natural worst enemy...
  • Exiled Queen  (The Thief's Talisman) by Emma L. Adams

    Exiled Queen (The Thief's Talisman) by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can Raine outwit the masters of deceit? Kicked out of Faerie and on the run from the ruling Sidhe, Raine Warren is less than happy to be tasked with saving both mortal and faerie realms from an all-too-personal threat. With her surviving allies in terrible danger, it's up to Raine to devise a scheme to stop the outcast Sidhe before they obliterate the Courts and everyone inside them...
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    dark  fae  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs

    Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No one knows about them. No one is ready. The false gods are coming. In seven days, I have to surrender myself to a demon. That was what I agreed to. That was the price to rescue a teenage girl. What would you do with your last week? My plan to drink good whisky and relax got shot to hell within hours when the police, who hate me by the way, begged for my help...
  • 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...
  • Carrion by Amarah Calderini

    Carrion by Amarah Calderini

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a world devastated by plague, Willa has spent her life on the run, both from the mysterious illness that destroys the ability to dream and a secret that would get her imprisoned forever.But when an unknown power calls her to the top of a high rise one night, there is no outrunning it...
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    dark  retellings  magic  myths  paranormal  romance  fantasy  slow-burn
  • John the Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman, David Drake

    John the Balladeer by Manly Wade Wellman, David Drake

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Collection of 17 short stories (written in two chronological periods, 1951-58 and 1979-86) plus a few ultra-short vignettes written in 1962-63, presented in the order they were written, and all set in Appalachia and featuring Wellman series character Silver John...
  • Oracle by Michelle West

    Oracle by Michelle West

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb, Jewel Markess must contend with deadly court politics, and visions of looming magical threats.Beneath the streets of Averalaan, capital city of the Essalieyan Empire, lie the three Princes of the firstborn, doomed to sleep until the end of days...
  • Shadow Kissed by Veronica Douglas

    Shadow Kissed by Veronica Douglas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I released the Dark Wolf God. Now he’s using me.Last week, I defeated a monster hellbent on killing us all. I thought I was stopping a prophecy, but it turns out, the dark omens were about me all along.Now I’m destined to steal the souls of the pack—my pack—and help the Dark God bring destruction down on the world...
  • Shadow Rule by Angelina J. Steffort

    Shadow Rule by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Breaking the curse will break her heartGandrett can no longer hope that she has a dying chance to save the Prince of Ulfray nor the friend the Dragon King has taken from her. But she won’t give up—even if it means she has to travel to the forests of Ulfray first to help the Prince of Fae to wake his people...
  • Ghost in the Stone by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Stone by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Caina Amalas is a Ghost nightfighter, an assassin and spy of the Emperor, and her cunning saved the city of Marsis from a brutal invasion.Now she must keep the war from becoming worse.The nobles of the Imperial city of Cyrioch plan to revolt, and assassins stalk the high lords of the Empire. Only Caina stands between the Empire and a ruinous civil war...
  • Ever Wrath by Alexia Purdy

    Ever Wrath by Alexia Purdy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There is no hope.Only blood and darkness await.Shade rules as Queen of the Seelie Summer Court with her love, a Teleen Faerie named Dylan at her side. But, the dark court of Unseelie faeries will do everything in their power to rule the earth, including enslaving the human world...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  book  fiction
  • The Vampire Trick by Michelle Madow

    The Vampire Trick by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In a kingdom full of secrets, no one can be trusted.Annika’s life was flipped upside down when she was kidnapped by vampires to become a blood slave in their hidden kingdom of the Vale. Now, the powerful witch Geneva has disguised her as a vampire princess, and Annika’s living in the palace to compete for Prince Jacen’s hand in marriage. But her quest to become his bride is just a facade...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • Infamous Reign by Steve McHugh

    Infamous Reign by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In late 15th century England, two young princes are given over by Merlin to the protection of their uncle, King Richard III. They soon vanish from sight, igniting tales of their demise at Richard’s hand and breeding unrest throughout the land.Nathanial Garrett, also known as Hellequin, is sent to London to decipher fact from rumor and uncovers a plot to replace the king...
  • The Witches' Blade by A.K. Mulford

    The Witches' Blade by A.K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A magic sword. A powerful curse. An untested fae princess. Eighteen-year-old Ruadora Dammacus now possesses the Immortal Blade. But when Rua discovers the Northern King’s uncle is alive and has cast a spell on a blue witch army, she realizes that the battle is just beginning. Venturing into the Northern Court, Rua finds herself with an unlikely ally in the new King...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book
  • From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court by Benedict Patrick

    From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court by Benedict Patrick

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    If you value your life, stay out of the forest. As a captive of the Owl Queen’s Court, Nascha’s life has always been one knife’s edge away from disaster. But when she is threatened for nothing more than the colour of her hair, Nascha attempts the unthinkable: escape through the dreaded Magpie King’s forest...
  • Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo

    Witches of the Deep by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fiona and her friends are on the run from the ruthless witch-hunters, seeking refuge in the werewolf city of Dogtown. But sadly for Fiona, no sanctuary awaits them there. Plagued by its inhabitants and her own twisted past, Fiona is searching for one thing: a way out. Her only hope is to complete a series of grueling tasks set forth by a gorgeous—but terrifying—sea-demon...
  • A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What would you do to protect your home? Lie? Manipulate? Kill?War awaits across the sea. In order to ensure their survival, the Oncoming Storm and a band of misfits set sail for the land beyond the horizon...
  • Hereditary Power by Emma L. Adams

    Hereditary Power by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's time for the Gatekeeper's final stand... The Lynn siblings might finally be reunited, but now their mother is held captive in Faerie and their family's magic is fading, Ilsa holds the key to saving both realms from total annihilation...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook
  • Celestial Prison by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Celestial Prison by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the deep shadows of the supernatural world lies a prison whose captives are organized by supernatural race, capabilities, and destructive power. The lower the level, the more lethal — and desirable — the individual. As a Nephilim at the Psychic Prison for Supernaturals, I'm banished to the depths of its lowest level, a hellhole from which few ever return...
  • Witch's Soul by Emma L. Adams

    Witch's Soul by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being the sole survivor of a notorious witch coven who dealt in forbidden magic isn't as fun as it sounds. I might have stopped an evil spirit from taking over my body, but now another rogue necromancer is on the loose, harnessing power by sacrificing innocent humans...
  • Elemental Earth by Maddy Edwards

    Elemental Earth by Maddy Edwards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Golden Falls University in the New York countryside is a wonder to behold. When most of the junior class from Paranormal Public University, along with two chaperons - including Charlotte's boyfriend Keller - visit Golden Falls for the semester, their first impression is that it is an idyllic place...
  • Fates and Furies by Raye Wagner

    Fates and Furies by Raye Wagner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Olympian gods cause nothing but chaos… Hope escaped the Underworld with her life, but her memories are as blank as the Book of the Fates she brought back. Still determined to break the curse, she and Xan take an offering to the Olympian temple to solicit the goddess Artemis for aid. But the petition has disastrous results, and now the gods are hunting her...
  • Goldilocks and the Bear by Vivienne Savage

    Goldilocks and the Bear by Vivienne Savage

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lady Victoria hungers for excitement, but how can she find it while cloistered in her cousin's castle? Encouraged to journey north to pursue an adventure of her own, an abandoned lodge seems as fine a place as any to stop for rest. Ramsay is a shifter without a mate...
  • Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford

    Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the smallest debt comes with the highest price. Kat went down the rabbit hole and came out changed. Now everyone wants something from her and she is hard pressed to give in to any of them. Only the irresistibly mysterious Cheshire Cat seems to be on her side. But even he has secrets of his own. Secrets that cause him to show up beaten and bloody on her doorstep...
  • Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FATE BELONGS TO MEBut it turns out, there's more to being Fate than just seeing visions and changing things every now and then.When I took the old god's power, I also took its responsibilities.Add in my newfound immortality, which requires proving myself to Serberus the way he proved himself to me… and my vow to the unicorns on top of that, and my life just got more complicated...
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    paranormal  magic  fae  myths  dark  romance  fantasy  shapeshifters
  • Wicked Crown by Angelina J. Steffort

    Wicked Crown by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She saved her enemy. Now she must save the future of Sives.All Gandrett ever wanted was to go home. Now, that there is no home for her to return to, Gandrett must decide whether she still wants to be a Child of Vala—if the goddess has forsaken her...
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
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    retellings  magic  paranormal  myths  dark  romance  fantasy  horror
  • The Vampire Prince by Michelle Madow

    The Vampire Prince by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    To destroy the enemy, she will become the enemy.Everything has been taken from Annika — her family, her friends, and even her freedom — by the vampires who enslaved her in the hidden kingdom of The Vale. But now she possesses a magical ring that contains Geneva, the most powerful witch in the world, and she’s ready for revenge...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  audiobook  book
  • Fearscape by Simon Holt

    Fearscape by Simon Holt

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Vours: Evil demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hour of the winter solstice.It's been a year since Reggie first discovered the Vours, and the winter solstice is approaching once again. It will be another night of unspeakable horror for those unlucky enough to be taken by the Vours, because this time, she won't be able to stop them...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  book  demons  fiction
  • A Flicker of Steel by Steve McHugh

    A Flicker of Steel by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Avalon stands revealed, but the war is far from over. For Layla Cassidy, it has only just begun.Thrust into a new world full of magic and monsters, Layla has finally come to terms with her supernatural powers—and left her old life behind. But her enemies are relentless...
  • Succubus Lord 13 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 13 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jake has finally succeeded in destroying two prongs of the Unholy Trio. Now, all that’s left is Public Enemy Number Beelzebub. The Lord of Flies won’t concede the Eighth Circle without a fight, though, so Jake has to find a way to power up, and fast. The answer? Hellfire. More specifically, the black Hellfire of fear...
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    myths  magic  paranormal  dark  retellings  steamy  harem  litrpg
  • Succubus Lord 8 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jacob and his succubi have defeated Azazel, and now Jacob is the Demon King of the Fourth Circle. But that doesn’t mean the war’s over yet. Now that he’s king, Jake has to figure out how to rule in Hell, keep from being stabbed in the back by the other Demon Lords and Kings, and somehow stay under Lucifer’s radar. There’s no rest for the wicked, and certainly no rest for a Succubus King...
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    myths  magic  paranormal  dark  retellings  fantasy  harem  steamy
  • The False Hero, Volume 2 by Michael Plymel

    The False Hero, Volume 2 by Michael Plymel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After their escape from the city of Silvia, Lutz and Laya evade their pursuers by fleeing into the nearby forest. Now that he has a reliable companion, Lutz's future in his new world finally looks promising as they continue to level up and pick apart the underlying mechanics that only they are able to see, thanks to Lutz's unique Status Screen...
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    magic  fae  myths  dark  paranormal  retellings  fantasy  harem
  • Rokk the Walking Mountain by Adam Blade

    Rokk the Walking Mountain by Adam Blade

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In order to free the Mistress of the Beasts from the spell she is under, Tom travels to a mountain town that has been devastated by a rockslide...
  • The Unready Queen by William Ritter

    The Unready Queen by William Ritter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Human and goblin brothers Cole and Tinn are finding their way back to normal after their journey to the heart of the Oddmire. Normal, unfortunately, wants nothing to do with them. Fable, the daughter of the Queen of the Deep Dark, has her first true friends in the brothers...
  • Darren Shan: First Bites by Darren Shan

    Darren Shan: First Bites by Darren Shan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Horror fans, it's time to feast on three FULL novels from Darren Shan! The New York Times bestselling author invites you to devour the first books in each of his best-loved series...
  • Looking Glass by Cameron Jace

    Looking Glass by Cameron Jace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final installment in the bestselling series is here!The fate of Alice Wonder, Jack Diamonds, Fabiola, Cheshire, Lewis Carroll, the March Hare, and Constance will be revealed -- and of course Professor Carter Chrysalis Cocoon Pillar's mysterious intentions...
  • Orlind by Charlotte E. English

    Orlind by Charlotte E. English

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Orlind. Locked behind impassable mountains, buried under the weight of a vast - and terrible - history, the Seventh Realm has remained a mystery all the long ages through.Until now.For the Lokant sorcerers' power and might grows by the day - and all their thought is bent upon Orlind...
  • Collide and Seek by Sara C. Roethle

    Collide and Seek by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A small part of Madeline had hoped to call the Salr home, but hope can be a cruel thing. Now it's up to her to find what everyone else is looking for, and she'll have to commune with the dead to do it. The real question is, what will she do with the ancient charm when she finds it?Enter the mischievous Viking. Mikael seems to know more about Madeline's quest than she does...
  • Haiganu. Fluviul Șoaptelor by Marian Coman, Mihai Ionașcu

    Haiganu. Fluviul Șoaptelor by Marian Coman, Mihai Ionașcu

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Când, într-o iarnă năpraznică, Zourazi, copilul prin vinele căruia curge sângele sacru al magilor, fuge din temnița căpcăunului Dekibalos pentru a întâlni un zeu aruncat pe pământ, lumea întreagă prinde a se schimba!Cu ”Fluviul șoaptelor”, Marian Coman îți deschide poarta către un univers straniu, în care unele personaje îți vor aminti, ca prin vis, de poveștile copilăriei, iar altele îți vor...
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