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  • Midlife in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Midlife in Gretna Green by Linzi Day

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s never too late to learn how to stand up for yourselfNiki McKnight has spent her entire adult life being bullied—first by her husband and then by her boss. Recently widowed, she’s in dire need of an extreme life makeover...
  • Vengeful Magic by T.J. Green

    Vengeful Magic by T.J. Green

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When lost treasure is discovered, supernatural creatures unleash violence across Cornwall.Midsummer is approaching and Avery, Alex, and the White Haven witches, are making plans to celebrate Litha, but everything stops when paranormal activities cause havoc.Smuggler's gold is found that dates back centuries, and a strange chain of events is set in motion; Newton needs magical help...
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    magic  paranormal  friendship  epic  family  myths  retellings  europe
  • Salt & the Sovereign by A.L. Knorr

    Salt & the Sovereign by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Deep in the ocean, a rivalry rages. Can one siren’s song turn the tides of hatred?After witnessing senseless murder, Bel vows to end her mother’s tyrannical reign. But as a young mermaid, she has no choice but to spend time on dry land before she can qualify for the crown...
  • Wicked Lies by Megan Montero

    Wicked Lies by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My power doesn’t lie but everyone else does…Ever since Beckett Dustwick walked into my life, I’ve only wanted one thing…him. To bad he doesn’t feel the same way. Our soulmate mark tells me we are destined to be together an important fact he lied about. But a broken heart won’t stop me from showing him exactly what I think. He may have started this game, but I will finish it...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  alpha-mc  angels  book
  • Incarnations Of Immortality by Piers Anthony

    Incarnations Of Immortality by Piers Anthony

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • The Faerie Mates by Michelle Madow

    The Faerie Mates by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the Faerie Games, it’s kill or be killed. And I’m going to survive, no matter what the cost. Who will win the next Emperor of the Villa competition? Will I tell Julian that we’re soulmates? And most importantly—will Julian, Cassia, and I defeat Octavia and make it out of the Games alive? I’ll do whatever’s necessary to survive...
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    paranormal  myths  magic  dark  romance  fantasy  fae  young-adult
  • The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A year ago, I was dragged into what I thought was hell against my will—the Daedalus Palace in the Elysean city of Idaea. Turns out that was just a place, but there’s an actual hell here, so now I'm going in there, too. This time, though? Death is pretty much guaranteed, and I'm going in willingly...
  • The Shadow Crosser by J.C. Cervantes, Jennifer Cervantes

    The Shadow Crosser by J.C. Cervantes, Jennifer Cervantes

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J.C. Cervantes' epic finale to the Storm Runner trilogy, a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem featuring gods from both Maya and Aztec mythology.Zane Obispo has been looking forward to his training at the Shaman Institute for Higher Order Magic, and not only because it means he'll be reunited with his best friend, Brooks...
  • Wicked Wish by Megan Montero

    Wicked Wish by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    They stole my power. .
  • Silver Clouds Dirty Sky by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Silver Clouds Dirty Sky by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    London Bridge is falling...but it's not their fault...mostly. Montague and Strong have left the building-in fact, they’ve left the continent. When a teleportation circle sends them to London, The Penumbra Consortium-and older, darker version of the Dark Council requests Montague & Strong look into the murder of the leading demonologist, Mage Nigel Warrenton...
  • Hidden Magic by Amy Patrick

    Hidden Magic by Amy Patrick

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The evil of the Ancient Court is spreading... Macy Moreno has been through hell. She only survived because the guy she loved — Nicolo Buonaccorsi — sacrificed his own life to save her. Though she’s discovered there’s much more to the world than she ever imagined, as far as Macy is concerned, all its magic died with him. She’s alive, but her heart will never recover...
  • The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim

    The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim's thrilling debut about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage and her magic on a perilous journey to save her witch clan family.Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations...
  • Wicked Queen by Megan Montero

    Wicked Queen by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My power, my reign…I thought I knew danger, I was wrong. That wicked potion was just the beginning. I feel strong with Tuck by my side, but we’re in way over our heads. We need heavenly Fire. It’s the only thing that can destroy Alataris’ crown. And we can’t beat him any other way. That crown is the seat of his power…and I’m going to take it from him...
  • The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons

    The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England. Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds...
  • The Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle

    The Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Fans of Harry Potter or Percy Jackson can add Fionn Boyle as a generous and brave hero from the Emerald Isle.” – School Library Connection on The Storm Keeper's Island There is magic deep within Arranmore Island, and Fionn Boyle is beginning to discover how it has woven its way through generations of his family's history...
  • Tapping the Dream Tree by Charles de Lint, Charles Vess

    Tapping the Dream Tree by Charles de Lint, Charles Vess

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Onion GirlThe city of Newford could be any contemporary North American city...except that magic lurks in its music, in its art, in the shadows of its grittiest streets, where mythic beings walk disguised. And its people are like you and me, each looking for a bit of magic to shape their lives and transform their fate...
  • Ride The Thunder by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Ride The Thunder by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An international mission tracking the source of monsters, and a familiar surprise, await the Elemental, Idina Moorfield and Hellion's Bravo Team.Now that they've recognized the pattern, Idina and her unit need to close the Monstrous Pandora's Box to balance out the scales after defeating the Olc.But supernatural entities in Scotland are nothing like what Bravo Team has dealt with back home...
  • Hidden Game by Amy Patrick

    Hidden Game by Amy Patrick

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As a royal in the Ancient Court, Nic’s life is planned out for him. Those plans do NOT include falling in love with a human… 18-year-old Macy Moreno meant to spend a few months backpacking around Europe. Instead, she’s ended up in an ancient castle belonging to international soccer sensation Nicolo Buonaccorsi...
  • Over My Head by Charles de Lint

    Over My Head by Charles de Lint

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Josh Saunders knew his troubles weren’t over. He just never thought that everything would blow up as hard and fast as it has. Sure, he’s got a mountain lion living under his skin, but he still thought he could keep his head down and get a few days of respite.But life is still complicated in the once-quiet beach town of Santa Feliz...
  • A Mixture of Mischief by Anna Meriano

    A Mixture of Mischief by Anna Meriano

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The third book in the acclaimed, delightful, character-driven middle grade series about a family of Mexican American bakers who also happen to be brujas—witches!Leo Logroño may have discovered the true nature of her magical abilities, but her education in how to use them in her family’s magical bakery has only just begun...
  • Vassago by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Vassago by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Seeker with one desire. A Goddess who safeguards an ancient curse. Sometimes even love cannot save a dark soul. Vassago is a Seeker haunted by his dark soul, making him dangerous and mysterious to everyone around him—except Lore. Lore is a goddess who wards an ancient curse...
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    dark  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  anti-hero  audiobook  book
  • Hummingbird by Helen Harper

    Hummingbird by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The best way to live in the Mage ruled city of Glasgow is to keep your head down and your mouth closed.That’s not usually a problem for Mairi Wallace. By day she works at a small shop selling tartan and by night she studies to become an apothecary. She knows her place and her limitations...
  • 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...
  • Bottle Demon by Stephen Blackmoore

    Bottle Demon by Stephen Blackmoore

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The sixth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.The Necromancer is dead. Long live the Necromancer...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  retellings  adult  anti-hero  book  contemporary
  • Dead Stare by M.R. Forbes

    Dead Stare by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, is starting to think that his life is finally coming together. His last job not only left him funded but also helped him fall off the radar of the world’s two most powerful wizards...
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    dark  magic  myths  retellings  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Ember by Mindy Hayes

    Ember by Mindy Hayes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One decision changed her life forever. One choice could seal her fate for eternity. By accepting her destiny, Calliope entered the enchanting world of Faylinn. What she wasn’t prepared for were all the compromises she would be forced to make. After being thrown into her duties as queen, it’s clear she must pick her battles wisely or risk loosing the respect of her kingdom...
  • Hidden Hero by Amy Patrick

    Hidden Hero by Amy Patrick

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A hero can come from the unlikeliest of places... After a year-long separation and a search across continents, Macy and Nic have found each other again. Now they must find her family — the birth mother who abandoned her at the hospital and fled back to her people’s secret sanctuary — if they are to beat the clock and save the human race from the onslaught of the coming Plague...
  • Enemy of the Fae by India Drummond

    Enemy of the Fae by India Drummond

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With a young monarch rising to the Caledonian throne, and traitorous plots implicating those nearest Queen Eilidh, unrest is rife in the kingdom. She must sift through the intrigues and lies to survive, all while trying to discover which of her trusted companions hates her enough to commit mass murder...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  magic  paranormal  book  contemporary  crime  fae
  • Possession of Souls by Lacey Weatherford

    Possession of Souls by Lacey Weatherford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    5 Stars!Lacey Weatherford is truly a Wordsmith, a story teller at heart. Hold on tight when you sit down with this last installment of the Of Witches and Warlocks series because it will twist you around, raise you up and throw you down! This is a one-of-a-kind emotional roller coaster that knows no mercy...
    Categorized as:
    epic  family  magic  paranormal  angst  book  contemporary  demons
  • The Three Furies by Kaza Kingsley

    The Three Furies by Kaza Kingsley

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Another task, even more dangerous than the previous ones, befalls Erec in the fourth book in the series. He must literally face his worst nightmares to succeed, but he isn’t sure if he can overcome his fears. On top of a contest he must win to continue his rise to King, he must also save Bethany, who has been entranced by Baskania, and deal with his inevitable transformation into a dragon...
  • Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block

    Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lonely CityA tangly-haired, purple-eyed girl named Witch Baby lives in glitzy L.A. She loves a guy named Angel Juan. When he leaves for New York she knows she must find him.Looking For LoveSo she heads for the city of glittery buildings and garbage and Chinese food and drug dealers and subways and kids playing hip-hopscotch...
  • Figment by Cameron Jace

    Figment by Cameron Jace

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After her encounter with the Cheshire Cat, Alice Wonder can hardly tell reality from imagination. But when kids have their head chopped off and stuffed in watermelons all over the city, it's clear that another Wonderland Monster has arrived, possibly scarier than the Cheshire...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  book  contemporary  crime
  • The Ivory and the Horn by Charles de Lint

    The Ivory and the Horn by Charles de Lint

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the city of Newford, when the stars and the vibes are right, you can touch magic. Mermaids sing in the murky harbor, desert spirits crowd the night, and dreams are more real than waking. Charles de Lint began his chronicles of the extraordinary city of Newford in "Memory & Dream" and the short-story collection "Dreams Underfoot...
  • Untamed by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Untamed by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions.Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland...
  • The Fire Ascending by Chris d'Lacey

    The Fire Ascending by Chris d'Lacey

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The much anticipated final book in Chris d'Lacey's New York Times bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles! On Earth, at the battle of Scuffenbury Hill, time has been suspended. Dragons and their natural enemies, the Ix, are trapped in a bitter conflict. But at the dawn of history, a mysterious force is rewriting the timelines, turning what was once legend into startling reality...
  • Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint

    Muse and Reverie by Charles de Lint

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "Muse and Reverie "is an all-new collection of short fiction in Charles de Lint's "Newford" universe--the fifth such collection since 1993, and the first since 2002. Previous collections are "Dreams Underfoot," "The Ivory and the Horn," the World Fantasy Award-winning "Memory and Dream," and "Tapping the Dream Tree...
  • Phoenix Child by Alica McKenna-Johnson

    Phoenix Child by Alica McKenna-Johnson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There should be a law, a Universal Rule, as to how much weirdness can happen to a person. Fifteen-year-old Sara walks into the San Francisco Center for the Circus Arts determined to ignore the freaky things happening to her. As powers she doesn't want and can't control overwhelm her, Sara must decide if she can trust the strangers who say they are her family ..
  • Paper Tigers by Meg Collett

    Paper Tigers by Meg Collett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fear University has created a new monster … The infamous fear switch research started with me, Patient Zero. But I am a failure. My mind adapted and now I move through the shadows like the creatures I was created to hunt. I spent my entire life in a cage with scalpels in my brain, but I am finally free—thanks to the Commander. I am Zero, and I will make the bad men at Fear University pay...
  • Phoenix  (Dragon Eye) by Finley Aaron

    Phoenix (Dragon Eye) by Finley Aaron

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Out of the ashes of a once-great dragon nation, a flame-colored dragon named Nia emerged. Alone for centuries, Nia is desperate to find more of her own kind. She indentures herself to the mad scientist Eudora in hopes of learning the whereabouts of her fellow dragons...
  • Elemental Air by Maddy Edwards

    Elemental Air by Maddy Edwards

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charlotte returns to Public for her junior year. She's intent on fighting the rising power of the Nocturns, but many paranormals are happy to bury their heads in the sand, or worse, side with darkness. She can rely on the loyalty of her friends, but that won't be enough to stop the forces of evil...
  • Elemental Dawn by Maddy Edwards

    Elemental Dawn by Maddy Edwards

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Charlotte's fourth semester at Public everything is about to change. Princess Lanca's father, King Daemon, has been murdered, and Lanca will ascend to the vampire throne. But danger lurks around every dark corner and no one knows whom to trust...
  • Elemental Fire by Maddy Edwards

    Elemental Fire by Maddy Edwards

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Charlotte, Sip, and Lisabelle are shocked when they aren’t allowed to return to Paranormal Public for their winter semester. Instead of rejoining their friends at Locke, they decide to break into Public and get some answers. Unfortunately, they just end up with more questions...
  • Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda

    Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a second earth-shattering adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology by Sarwat Chadda, author of City of the Plague God .While on vacation in London, Sikander Aziz gets his hands on the mythic tablet of destinies. Naturally Sik uses it to get his brother Mo back among the living. His wish is granted, but at a terrible cost...
  • Scions by Josephine Angelini

    Scions by Josephine Angelini

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A prequel to the bestselling Starcrossed series.New York City, 1993. It wasn’t Daphne’s choice to move into the heart of a struggle that has been secretly waging for thirty-three hundred years, but not much in her life has been up to her. Fate has brought Daphne, daughter of Zeus, and Heir to the House of Atreus to where the descendants of the Greek gods can shed blood over her once again...
  • The Eternity Key by Bree Despain

    The Eternity Key by Bree Despain

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fan-favorite author Bree Despain continues her modern-day romance trilogy inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades with this second book in her Into the Dark series. Haden Lord, the disgraced Prince of the Underrealm, has chosen love over honor and will do everything in his power to protect Daphne Raines, the human girl he was supposed to bring to the Underrealm...
  • Azuri Fae by India Drummond

    Azuri Fae by India Drummond

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 2 in the Caledonia Fae series.A faerie prince disappears in the borderlands, and his father enlists the help of outcast Eilidh and her bonded druid, Quinton Munro. Tantalised with hints of a lost and ancient magic, they learn that time is working against them every step of the way...
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    dark  epic  magic  paranormal  book  contemporary  crime  fae
  • Black Heart, Ivory Bones by Ellen Datlow, Brian M. Stableford

    Black Heart, Ivory Bones by Ellen Datlow, Brian M. Stableford

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hair bright as gold...Lips red as blood...Heart black as sin...Truth sharp as bone..
  • The Twice Lost by Sarah Porter

    The Twice Lost by Sarah Porter

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mermaids have been sinking ships and drowning humans for centuries, and now the government is determined to put an end to the mermaid problem—by slaughtering all of them. Luce, a mermaid with exceptionally threatening abilities, becomes their number-one target, hunted as she flees down the coast toward San Francisco. There she finds hundreds of mermaids living in exile under the docks of the bay...
  • Medusa by Alessa Thorn

    Medusa by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The most beautiful gorgon in legend. A blind thief with everything to lose...It's going to be a heist to remember.MEDUSA is book 2 of The Court of the Underworld, a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark dystopian future where Hades rules a court of gods and monsters in modern day Greece. In the city of Styx, Medusa rules her media empire from behind the safety of a thousand screens...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  book  contemporary
  • Fire World by Chris d'Lacey

    Fire World by Chris d'Lacey

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    After destroying a trace of dark fire, David, Zanna, and the Pennykettle dragons vanished. In a brand-new world, Co:per:nica, which runs parallel to that of Crescent Lane, firebirds roam the ancient librarium, a museum for books. But when 12-year-old David and Rosanna accidentally injure one of the firebirds, they are suddenly thrust into a remarkable adventure...
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