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Academy Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Academy Magic bundle set includes all five books in the series full of non-stop action, adventure, magic, and irresistible romance. Magic. Isn’t. Real. At least that's what I thought. But now, my story is changing... You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight...Categorized as:
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Carnage by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe gods never should have opened Pandora's Box...Nate Temple has been abducted by Zeus and is thrown into the middle of an Olympian family feud that could very well kick off the Omega War all by itself.There is one weapon that Zeus believes will turn the tide. Pandora's Box. But his neglect left it on earth for far too long, and Pandora has found a new master to serve. Nate Temple... -
Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'll be safe in the prince's bed, from everyone but him.I stole from a brutal street gang, and now they want me dead. There’s only one place they can’t touch me. The palace. But safety comes at the cost of my freedom. I'll sell myself as a courtesan, serve for five years, and leave with enough money to pay my debt... -
Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNo one told Quinn there was a cover charge to enter Hell - or that Valhalla didn't allow bar tabs.Thanks to a witchy homebrew, Quinn MacKenna—part-time goddess, full-time troublemaker—has slipped past death’s door to rekindle an old flame and snuff out an old friend... -
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The Crane Diaries: Homecoming by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew Orleans is a city known for its paranormal history—and it’s the place Emma Rose Crane, AKA Mattie Hathaway, has come home to. She hopes she can start over in New Orleans, where her ability to see ghosts isn't so freaky... -
Mouth of Madness by Hunter Blain
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA powerful ally has gone insane and threatens to expose supernaturals to the entire world. Fueled by unbridled rage and endless sorrow, both the guilty and innocent will pay the ultimate price.Somewhere in a room illuminated by hellfire, a fierce enemy learns a terrible truth... -
Master Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne spell to save us all…No more miss nice mage. This is war. This is survival. This is my destiny.I am the Stone Keeper and I will win.No matter the cost... -
The Crane Diaries: The Red Church by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the swamps of New Orleans sits an old church. Its history is steeped in blood and death. For over a century, this abandoned church has inspired fear, and the rumors of the creatures that inhabit it have kept the locals away. The church has been sold, but work on the property has stalled... -
The Last Witch: Volume Three by M.J. Lawrie
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the turbulent and heart breaking events of Lilly and Gabriel's almost wedding, nothing will ever be the same.The world has been thrown into violent chaos. Hunters have declared all out war on those with magic in their blood and everyone has been caught in the crossfire.But Hunters, it would seem, are far from the world's biggest threat.A dark evil has been unleashed... -
Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow the spells are mine…I used to say I worked better under pressure…I was wrong. This countdown clock on my arm might just break me.Stellan is missing. Someone stole him from me. They ripped him right out of my hands and hid him somewhere I can’t find. I’m desperate to save my soulmate but Second Realm is dying…without me, they have no chance but neither does Stellan...Categorized as:
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Chaos Volume 2: Books 4-6 by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBooks 4-6 in the Chaos series (including bonus novella, Kings). Usurper It’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire... -
To Wield a Crown by Helen Scheuerer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA final quest. A people divided. Can one cyren turn the tides of fate?The time has come to obtain the final birthstone of Saddoriel. Reeling from a near-deadly sacrifice, Roh must rally all her strength if she is to take her place upon the throne.But with cyrenkind divided and enemies closing in, the road to Lochloria and beyond is more dangerous than ever... -
The Foul Mouth and the Mancy Martial Artist by Richard Raley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is King Henry Price. Yes, really. You'd think you'd be over that one by now. I'm the only freelance Artificer in the Western Hemisphere, crafting and experimenting to make objects of unique magical power. I'm also a geomancer, means I'm good at breaking metal, glass, and all the other important parts that keeps that box-like house over your head and not crashing down on it... -
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The Foul Mouth and the Headless Hunny by Richard Raley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is King Henry Price. Yes, really. Still here. Still alive. Still running my Artificer shop. Got me a girlfriend now. Got a decent life for maybe the first time during my stay on this messed up little planet we call Earth. Better Earth than one of the other Realms I suppose . . . but that was last time around, wasn't it? This time around . . . well, got me kidnapped again... -
The Foul Mouth and the Troubled Boomworm by Richard Raley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is King Henry Price. Yes, really. I never been one for love. Don't think I've said the word but a handful of times and was probably lying when it crossed my lips anyway. Or said it cuz that's what you're SUPPOSED to say. Not one for love, also not a SUPPOSED TO SAY kind of guy either. Say what's on my mind, no matter the consequences, no matter how much trouble it usually gets me into... -
Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn her 16th birthday Lana’s older brother and the king of Alpha’s, a title handed down by her mother holds the annual Alpha meeting. Lana hates all things Alpha’s having grown up under her mother’s reign and meeting plenty of Alpha’s, she longed to be normal... -
Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe put a spell on me...Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day... -
Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe put a spell on me...Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day... -
A Sacred Pact by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe War of the Angels has begun, and Hell hath no idea of the fury they have unleashed. Katie has decided that too many people are trying to play with power instead of doing what is right. Does she bite off more than she can chew when she makes a statement that upsets the World Council?Even the general is at a loss... -
Katie’s War by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell has decided to get political, and their efforts are directed at Katie. Unfortunately, Katie decides she won't play their games, and leaves... -
Brynna by Faith Gibson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s a Norse Gargoyle princess who has waited over seven hundred years for her mate.He’s a human architect who lost the woman he planned on marrying.Brynna Holgersen has lived a life full of adventure. She’s tough and fearless, except when it comes to claiming her mate. When Brynna meets Travis, he is still reeling from the loss of his girlfriend at the hands of a crazed Gargoyle... -
Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bleak glimpse of a world of savage tyrants, from award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky in a beautiful signed, limited-edition hardcover.Ogres are bigger than you.Ogres are stronger than you.Ogres rule the world.It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call.Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites... -
The Last Witch: Volume Two by M.J. Lawrie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow much can one person go through until they break? The chains around Lilly’s wrists are gone. The doors once locking her in, unbolted. But Lilly Hooper is as far from free as could be. Her magic has been stolen, and her power and freedom are held ransom by her coven leader... -
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Dim Glows The Horizon by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's all about a good time. Katie has the ability and desire to see Brock again, and show him and his guys a good time. Will that include any special time for the two of them? (Pandora hopes so). That stranger left a message about a sword and Armor... But is Pandora willing to help or does she even know what he was talking about?Someone is stalking Calvin's girlfriend... -
Dragon Rising 1 by Dante King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Devonte knows women and wargear. And now he gets to combine the two. All in the name of saving the world.John Devonte looked to the outskirts of the Draconic Empire for refuge. After adventuring for the past two decades, hunting monsters and collecting coin, he thought the town of Vismuth would provide some solace.Except what he discovered there was the beginning of the end... -
Sneak Peek for Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE.From Jennifer L. Armentrout, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash , comes a searing fantasy romance for adults, Fall of Ruin and Wrath . Download a FREE sneak peek today!Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared... -
Mark of Fate by W.J. May
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMark of Fate is the 9th Book of W.J. May's bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. Rae Kerrigan has proven herself a vital asset to the Privy Council and yet, they still question her loyalty. Back in London, Rae returns to find that everything isn't exactly as it seems... -
Shattered Souls by Karice Bolton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA battle is brewing among the covens… As Triss prepares to defeat the Praedivinus, a new order rises, and this one is far more deadly. Navigating her way through mystic realms, and unknown portals it is up to Triss to recognize real from imagined and stop the two from colliding...Categorized as:
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The Iron Circlet by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe war for the soul of the Ascendant Empire is coming to a head. Factions with fell intent move to undermine or destroy that which has stood for centuries, while armies muster promising slaughter.In this time of desperation, old enemies find common ground. Ancient truths emerge to shatter long held beliefs... -
Irreverent: A Dark Paranormal Romance (The Marked) by Bianca Scardoni
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE MARKED SAGA CONTINUES...If I thought things couldn't get any worse with Dominic's emotions completely shut off and the Son of Perdition on its way, I was dead wrong. Destiny wasn't done with me and she was about to pull the ground out from me all over again.Old friends and foes have come back to guide me toward a Fate sealed in my blood long before I was born... -
The Defiance of Vim by C.J. Aaron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFree from the clutches of the kingdom, yet slaves to fate.Ryl, the phrenics, and their meager army make for the security of the Erlyn Woods. As the cost of freedom continues to mount, their hold remains tenuous at best. New additions to their army present unexpected complications and danger. Choices that will define the future of Damaris hang in the balance... -
Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmmy Davis, the world’s most famous fox shifter, went missing two years ago.And I’ve just been hired to find her.If only things were that simple. The cops have no leads. Other PIs haven’t fared any better. The trail is colder than an arctic winter. And to make matters worse, a mysterious creature from Javy Diaz's past has taken an alarming interest in the case... -
Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalla escaped Morbeth only to find herself fighting for her life once more. Incendia seemed the perfect sanctuary of escape. The stories told of the mystical island claim all inhabitants were annihilated. Those tragic tales . . . were lies.Desperate to keep their truth hidden, the islanders take Calla and her friends prisoner... -
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Deep Web by Chrissy Peebles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe dreaded night, of the first full moon in January, has finally arrived. Will Taylor survive when evil threatens to destroy her life forever? Taylor relocates back to Big Bear Lake not trusting the people who signed a treaty to keep her safe. Being with her family and friends is wonderful, but knowing that she is a sacrifice is beyond unsettling... -
Shade's Edge by Leo Hull, Vanessa Moyen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTristan has their Fallen ship. The Risen want it back. Hunted by an obsessed cult, a small town hidden in the swamp seems the perfect place to hunker down with his Bound and attempt a second true binding.The Risen have something else in mind—the town’s Fallen relic and the key to binding light and shadow... -
Witching Hour by Bradford Bates, T.S. Paul
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you do if you lost it all? Rebecca was your not so normal everyday college kid. School was almost over, and that meant she would start training to take over her mother's coven. That didn't mean she wanted to, but she had years of brutal training to endure before she would be shackled by that responsibility. Hopefully, years where she wasn't forced to live at home like she was now... -
Miss Peregrine's Journal for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecord your thoughts or create your own peculiar stories in this beautifully designed journal, filled with vintage black-and-white photos and quotes from all three novels in the Peculiar Children series. Life is full of surprises. Things are rarely what they seem. We all have secret hidden talents. These are some of the lessons that Miss Peregrine’s students learn, sometimes the hard way... -
Ever Witch Chronicles Collection 1: Books 1-2 by Kit Bladegrave
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMysterious dragons. Fierce witches. Secret councils. Forbidden alliances. The Ever Witch Saga is happening.Everest thought she had it rough when she had to drop out of high school to raise her brother Mason while her mother was AWOL. Except that Everest’s mother spells AWOL as alcohol... -
The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps by Brooke Marley Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWalking home late one night, burned-out barista Nell accidentally incinerates someone.Whoopsie!Now, if this tale began in a fantastic, far-away land, or Nell were, perhaps, a wizard, such a mishap might make some kind of sense. But this is not a wondrous, fantasy world. This is real life, and Nell just wanted to go home and eat macaroni... -
The Dread Prince by Lauren Cate Leake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic is different in the Dread Lands. Magic is deceptive in the Dread Lands.At last, The Dread Prince takes the throne and begins to develop his own army while battling the darkness that still lurks in the ancient and deadly Dread Lands. Maeve is grieving a great loss as Mal slips into darker and darker Magic, driving a wedge between them... -
Fates and Furies by Raye Wagner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 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... -
Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. I never dreamed the world would end this way... Sixteen-year-old Parrish Sorrows is nothing special. She lives in the shadow of her prodigy sister, ignored by her parents and shunned as an outsider at her private school.But today, everything changes.Today, on the other side of the country, a portal to another world opens... -
Reckoning by Megg Jensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTressa’s journey to Desolation ended in tragedy. After losing someone close to her, she retreats to the Charred Barrens, hiding underground and wallowing in self-pity… until prophesy rains blood upon the Dragonlands. Alone, Tressa embarks on a quest to heal all that have been hurt and defeat the enemy for good... -
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Desolation by Megg Jensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTressa's army won the battle, but at a terrible cost. So many lives lost. So many lovers torn asunder. And that was just the beginning. An ancient beast rumbles beneath the Dragonlands, thirsting for blood. Dragon blood. Setting aside her heartbreak, Tressa ventures beyond the Dragonlands to the mysterious realm of Desolation, searching for allies and answers... -
Snakes in the Grass by Nathan Gregg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAldric's position as a professor of magic at Nevis academy has finally given the man a home. But between his eager young students wanting to know anything and everything about him and this upcoming mage tournament, Aldric can't help but be filled with unease. They've already been attacked, after all. Are they really safe?Foolish question... -
The Siege of Abythos by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLady Iskra and her followers have survived the onslaught of demons, forged powerful alliances, and are finally ready to wreck righteous vengeance on the Ascendant Empire. Yet even as they begin their endgame, a new danger arises that threatens to annihilate everything in its path, heretic or no: Tharok, the greatest peril to humanity since Ogri the Destroyer... -
Alexander Death by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe sequel to Jenny Pox and Tommy Nightmare.While Seth searches for Jenny, Dr. Heather Reynard of the CDC unravels Seth and Jenny's secrets.Alexander opens Jenny's mind to her deep past, and to the full horrific extent of her powers... -
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
Araneae Nation: The Complete Collection by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis collection features the entire Araneae Nation series in chronological order and includes:A Heart of IceA Hint of FrostA Feast of SoulsA Cast of ShadowsA Time of DyingA Kiss of VenomA Breath of WinterA Veil of SecretsA Solstice of...
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