Books like 'The Outsorcerer's Apprentice'
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Going Rogue by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAdventuring is a costly affair, and while the tolls are often paid in blood, gold can drain away just as quickly. The party’s trek out of Solium and across the lands of Alcatham has left them with only a handful of gold between them. Fortunately, they have drawn near Camnarael, Alcatham’s capital, where all manner of quests--and rewards--await. But all is not as expected in the capital... -
![The Wandering Inn: Book 10 - The Wind Runner by Pirateaba, Andrea Parsneau]()
The Wandering Inn: Book 10 - The Wind Runner by Pirateaba, Andrea Parsneau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe floodwaters have receded, and the war is over. A ruler has fallen. The Wind Runner lives, missing yet not forgotten.The world is changing, growing larger. After the horrors of war and the loss of spring comes the renewal of summer, a chance for a new beginning.Ryoka Griffin has reappeared in Izril's north. The Quarass is dead, yet the King of Destruction's war continues... -
![Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes]()
Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith his wedding behind him, Fred is looking forward to nightly life finally settling down. Unfortunately, someone from his past has other, far less peaceful, plans in mind. Finding his clan under attack, Fred must scramble to discover who is working against him and how to fight back... -
![You Can't Fight A Prophecy, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Four by Lauretta Hignett]()
You Can't Fight A Prophecy, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Four by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA handsome stranger appears on Susan's doorstep, bringing some devastating news. War is coming. It is inevitable.But first, Susan is going to have to fight some battles far closer to home. Bonds will be tested, some will be broken... -
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![The Call by Maggie M. Lily]()
The Call by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED! Matilda was having a bad day. Caught in a bad Chicago storm, she was tossed into a disgusting drainage puddle while watching her workbag, with her laptop and phone, get run over by a bus. No one would blame her for giving up on the day and skipping the career make-or-break sales pitch meeting she had scheduled.But, Matilda's an alpha female... -
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![Witch Swindled in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Swindled in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when Lily’s settling into life in Westerham and making new friends, the Paranormal Investigation Bureau needs her help again. A witch has been misappropriating millions from unsuspecting retirees, but she’s destroyed all the evidence. Lily’s unique witchy skills are the only thing that can uncover the past and get the PIB the evidence it needs... -
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Susan, Break The Curse! by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSusan's dreams are coming true.Unfortunately... So are her nightmares.Susan Moore in back in her element as the maestro of middle management, relishing her new job as Client Experience and Customer Support Contact Center Department Manager... -
![No Were To Run by Robyn Peterman]()
No Were To Run by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMy name is Dima and I’m a Dragon. I’m also going to die soon. It's a battle I’ve waged most of my life, but now the odds are looking crappy. Before I go up flames, I have to find a way to save my horde and make sure my secret treasure is safe. There is one way I could stick around a bit longer, but the men I’ve met aren’t exactly lining up to save me... -
![The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik]()
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsSaving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.Almost singlehandedly--although backed by an increasingly large cadre of genuine friends--El has changed the nature of the Scholomance forever... -
![Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Will invites Lily to meet his grandmother at the Saint Catherine Laboure care home for witches, she learns the residents have been dying at an alarming rate. Will's grandmother is scared she'll be next--but they put it down to the paranoid ramblings of a dementia patient. Until Will's grandmother dies unexpectedly for no apparent reason... -
![Witch Undercover in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Undercover in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook three in the Paranormal Investigation Bureau series. Lily decides to go undercover to catch a killer when her art teacher goes missing. But has she targeted the right man?She also gets a not-so-nice surprise when a man wanting revenge for his brother's death comes for her.So much for witches having it easier... -
![Witch Slapped in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Slapped in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 4 in the Paranormal Investigation Bureau Cosy Mystery series.When violent crime increases in Westerham, Lily and the PIB agents have to step in to sort things out. But nothing is quite as it seems, and danger lurks in every shadow... -
![The Compleat Ankh-Morpork: City Guide by Terry Pratchett]()
The Compleat Ankh-Morpork: City Guide by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreetings, adventurer! We lay before you this most comprehensive gazetteer encompassing all the streets of Ankh-Morpork, as well as information on its principal businesses, hotels, taverns, inns, and places of entertainment and refreshment, enhanced by the all-new and compleat map of our great city state... -
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![Knight: Celeste Academy by Raquel Ann Gil]()
Knight: Celeste Academy by Raquel Ann Gil
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“You can either choose to attend this academy or continue to be detained as a prisoner. Allowing you to train as a knight is probably the best choice since having a human as a Celeste is advantageous. Because of safety purposes, the gates are never opened. Current circumstance requires, however, the re-bridging of our worlds... -
![Some Were In Time by Robyn Peterman]()
Some Were In Time by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPlanning my own wedding should mean I’m having the time of my life…not defending it every time I turn around. Dragons, feral Wolves and Were Cows…I mean who in the hell knew Were Cows even existed? All I wanna do is marry Hank, have 2.5 beautiful little Werewolf babies and live happily ever after while having sex on a very regular basis. Oh…and I still want to shoot stuff occasionally... -
![Sight for Sore Eyes by Kimbra Swain]()
Sight for Sore Eyes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife goes on after tragedy. Fairy life goes to hell in a handbasket.Struggling to balance life as a mom and a queen, Grace Ann Bryant leans on those who she trusts the most to protect her children. Astor, who returned from Summer with her, has taken up nanny duties for Aydan and Winnie while Levi has turned into her constant shadow. However, she’s made her decision to take back the Otherworld... -
![Hotter Than Blue Blazes by Kimbra Swain]()
Hotter Than Blue Blazes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell would have to freeze over for Grace Ann Bryant to go into the Otherworld. Somebody get the Devil a blanket because the lake of fire is an ice skating rink. With the disappearance of her brother, her bard, and her fiance, Grace decides her only option is to take a trip to the Summer realm to find her brother, Finley. She also needs to take Devin, the abandoned fairy child, to his father... -
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Comin' Up a Cloud by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe warning siren blares across Shady Grove, and Grace Ann's trailer sits in the path of a supernatural storm.A storm is brewing in Shady Grove, Alabama. Spring has arrived, and Grace Ann Bryant's days are filled with crabby council members, a brooding bard, turbulent townspeople, and a pouting phoenix. At least her daughter is having a great time with the pixie that she caught... -
![Tanya: Princess of the Elves by Larry Correia]()
Tanya: Princess of the Elves by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFree MHI short story.The epic saga of a young trailer park elf and her quest to be more like Elvis Presley... -
![The Fifth Britain by Charlotte E. English]()
The Fifth Britain by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCast away from the Society (sort of) and out on our own, we've got a big problem on our hands - and an exciting prospect, too. They call it time travel on TV... -
![Here Be Dragons by David P. Macpherson]()
Here Be Dragons by David P. Macpherson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mid-life crisis, a castle gardener, an unfaithful steed, a dastardly hero, a merciless king, and a dragon that needs saving. With heroes this bad who needs villains... When Orus graduated from the Cromalot School for Heroes he was ready for a life of glory and adventure... -
![Haunted Moon by K.B. Miller]()
Haunted Moon by K.B. Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore Lilyann stepped into her destiny to lead the coven, there was another powerful Moon witch...her grandmother. A teenage witch-to-be in Galway, Ireland, Leeny Moon was prepared to take her rightful place in the circle along side of her family. That was until she witnessed firsthand the forthcoming nightmares she would be expected to face, vampires... -
![The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren]()
The Dragon's Banker by Scott Warren
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAUDIO VERSIONFinance: The lifeblood of any country’s beating heart and the life’s work of Sailor Kelstern — Merchant Banker. While wizards brood in their towers and great warriors charge into battle Sailor is more interested in the price of ore, herbs, and alchemicals carried by the trade ships... -
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![The Soul Bank by Adam Eccles]()
The Soul Bank by Adam Eccles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do when the woman in your dreams becomes a living nightmare?"A unique, fresh & hilarious love story."We’ve all been there at some point. A soul-sucking, boring and drab business hotel. You stay there because you have to, not for a refreshing retreat...Categorized as:
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![A Farewell to Charms by Molly Harper, Amanda Ronconi]()
A Farewell to Charms by Molly Harper, Amanda Ronconi
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsQueen of paranormal romantic comedy Molly Harper delivers love and laughter in this magnificent series finale - available in audio first! Eva Boudreaux keeps the truth about her life before arriving in Mystic Bayou a carefully guarded secret, flying under the radar as a talented boat mechanic... -
![The Accidental Dragon by Dakota Cassidy]()
The Accidental Dragon by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom national bestselling author Dakota Cassidy comes the latest in a series that "gets better and better with each book" (Bitten By Books). Firefighter McAllister “Mick” Malone knows he has a protective streak, especially when it comes to his deceased best friend’s sister, Tessa... -
![Carpet Diem by Justin Lee Anderson]()
Carpet Diem by Justin Lee Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGood and Evil do not exist.God and Satan are brother and sister, and the Big Bang was a giant cockup.Now, over 13 billion years later, the most important item in all of creation is Simon Debovar's living room carpet. And someone just stole it... -
![Baehrly Beginning by Elizabeth A. Reeves]()
Baehrly Beginning by Elizabeth A. Reeves
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA short story introducing sassy and spunky Goldie Locke and her menagerie of magical and rare creatures. Witch Goldie Locke's mission in life is the rescue and rehabilitation of endangered Magical creatures. She will put her life and all she has at risk to save them... -
![Paint it Black by John G. Hartness]()
Paint it Black by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGoblins and Witches and Trolls . . . oh crap!In the fourth installment of The Black Knight Chronicles, Jimmy Black is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and a darned fine pity party, serving the finest alcohol, when a call from his not-quite-girlfriend-cop forces him to sober up and stare at jawbones... -
![The Undead Mr. Tenpenny by Tammie Painter]()
The Undead Mr. Tenpenny by Tammie Painter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWork at a funeral home can be mundane. Until you accidentally start bringing the dead back to life."...a clever, hilarious romp through a new magical universe" --Sarah Angleton, author of Gentleman of MisfortuneCassie Black works at a funeral home. She's used to all manner of dead bodies. What she's not used to is them waking up. Which they seem to be doing on a disturbingly regular basis lately... -
![Lady of Dreams by W.R. Gingell]()
Lady of Dreams by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo dream from a distance, or wake and risk losing it all? Confined to her couch, Clovis Sohn spends her days and nights dreaming, drifting further away from the outside world with each passing day. But Clovis' dreams are also real, giving her a glimpse into the lives of those around her.. -
![Shades of Desire: A Jude Magdalyn Novel by L.M. Pruitt]()
Shades of Desire: A Jude Magdalyn Novel by L.M. Pruitt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I wanted was a little peace and quiet.Instead, I've got dead Covenant members and a steady stream of letters from the new guy in town. His beverage of choice? A 2002 Merlot, with a shot or two of powerful virgin blood.On top of that, I'm breaking in a new police liaison, failing at playing matchmaker, and fighting nausea like it's a full time job... -
![Sun, Sand, Sex by Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Apodaca]()
Sun, Sand, Sex by Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Apodaca
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat's better than a long, lazy day at the shore? Think beachblanket bingo with a sizzling hottie (or three). So sit back, relax, and don't worry about tan lines, because in this scorching collection, swimsuits are definitely optional...LINDA LAEL MILLEROne Last WeekendCollege sweethearts Teague and Joanna Darby, once passionately in love, are on the brink of divorce... -
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![Unbearable: The Case Files of Dr. Matilda Schmidt, Paranormal Psychologist by Cynthia St. Aubin]()
Unbearable: The Case Files of Dr. Matilda Schmidt, Paranormal Psychologist by Cynthia St. Aubin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you can't grin and bear it... Paranormal Psychologist, Matilda Schmidt is sick of secrets. But when her troubled mother falls into dangerous hands, she must enlist the help of the two men who may be hiding the most: the hot-bodied demigod who's suddenly tight-lipped about his current client, and the delicious hit man who's been concealing much more than a gun in his pocket... -
![The Better Mousetrap by Tom Holt]()
The Better Mousetrap by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt touches all our lives; our triumphs and tragedies, our proudest achievements, our most traumatic disasters. Alloyed of love and fear, death and fire, and the inscrutable acts of the gods, insurance is indeed the force that binds the universe together. Hardly surprising, therefore, that Frank Carpenter, one of the foremost magical practitioners of our age, felt himself irresistibly drawn to it... -
![The Wizardry Compiled by Rick Cook]()
The Wizardry Compiled by Rick Cook
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter his adventures in Wizard's Bane, Wiz Zumwalt thinks he deserves a little peace and quiet. But The Black League is making plans to strike back at their nemesis, and Wiz must come up with another trick to defeat them... -
![The Road to Farringale by Charlotte E. English]()
The Road to Farringale by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOld Magick. New World.In 2017, little remains of magick save scattered, beleaguered pockets of magickal community and scholarship - and a vast, but rapidly decaying, heritage... -
![The Wizardry Cursed by Rick Cook]()
The Wizardry Cursed by Rick Cook
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWiz Zumwalt and his gang of Silicon Valley hackers and otherworld wizards must stop whoever has created the adjoining universe, where magic and technology both work and whose power could destroy their own world... -
![The Wizardry Consulted by Rick Cook]()
The Wizardry Consulted by Rick Cook
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComputer programmer extraordinaire "Wiz" Zumwalt, the man who mastered magic, has been taken prisoner by the dragons, who demand a piece of the magical action... -
![Wild & Hexy by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
Wild & Hexy by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter gaining twenty pounds, former Dairy Festival Queen Annie Winston dreads going back to Big Knob, Indiana, feeling like a dairy cow. But if Annie has changed, so has her quirky home town. A matchmaking witch and wizard have moved into the neighborhood…and they've found the perfect match for Annie... -
![The Wizardry Quested by Rick Cook]()
The Wizardry Quested by Rick Cook
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsComputer programming and magic have never been an easy mix, but when you add a couple of Soviet ex-spies, a 20-foot lobster hungry for a landfood dinner, 128 dwarves on a quest of their own, the Endangered Species Act, zombie dragon riders, a top-secret U.S. military base, a computer trade show, a pink mechanical rabbit with a gun and attitude--things get complicated for Wiz... -
![Must Love Magic by Erica Ridley]()
Must Love Magic by Erica Ridley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy an Office Space-meets-Princess Bride romantic comedy from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author! Daisy le Fey is good at a lot of things: Math, science, accidentally turning people into pumpkins... Unfortunately, she's hopeless at the one skill hiring managers look for when filling open positions for magical beings: Magic... -
![Jake's War by John Booth]()
Jake's War by John Booth
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe author of Wizards, The Spellbinder & Inspector Monde does it again. In this sequel to Wizards, Jake & his dragon Fluffy find themselves in trouble again.Jake is in solitary confinement in jail suspected of being involved in the disappearance of Bronwyn Matthews and the injuries to her parents... -
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![Dragon Storm by Katie MacAlister]()
Dragon Storm by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTURN ON THE CHARMAccording to some (including himself), Constantine is one of the greatest heroes of dragonkin who ever lived. Too bad he's now lonelier than ever and his biggest adventure involves a blow-up sheep—until he has an opportunity to save his kind once again. All Constantine has to do is break into a demon's dungeon, steal an ancient artifact, and reverse a deadly curse... -
![In Your Dreams by Tom Holt]()
In Your Dreams by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'A definite must for all fans of comic fantasy' - ENIGMA'Wacky humour bubbles through the polished narrative ... Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance' - SFXEver been offered a promotion that seems too good to be true? You know - the sort they'd be insane to be offering to someone like you... -
![Fairy Debt by Gail Carriger]()
Fairy Debt by Gail Carriger
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I knew it would all end in tears the moment I saw the hat." Cups is a fairy with a problem. She can't grow wings because is she under a death promise to a local king. So she takes service at his castle as the Least Jester, hoping to earn her wings and learns a great deal about cupcakes, tea daemons, and Earth dragons along the way... -
![Wishful Thinking by Evangeline Anderson]()
Wishful Thinking by Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow do you ditch your Fairy Godmother? Philomena Swann needs to find out--and fast. Why? Because Phil and her two sisters are 1/8th Fairy--not enough to give them magical powers but sufficient to rate them a fairy godmother from hell--so reckless with her wand they all live in fear of the birthday wishes she grants... -
![Casual Hex by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
Casual Hex by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGwen Dubois lives in Indiana, but her heart is in France with Marc Chevalier, a man she met online. Now he’s come to Big Knob to show Gwen the meaning of amour and spirit her back to Paris. But stiff competition is coming from another part of the world—if not exactly this world... -
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Speed Demon by Erin Lynn
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKenzie?s on the fast track? to trouble. Guys can be annoying, but the demonic kind are the worst? That is how Kenzie Sutcliffe felt about Levi. He shot out of Kenzie?s shower, a.k.a. the demon hole, not too long ago. It was hard for Kenzie to close the portal?it involved her driving the family?s minivan into the kitchen...
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