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  • Magical Midlife Awakening by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Awakening by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With Kingsley safe and Momar subdued for the moment, it's time for healing. Jessie and the gang take a much needed break.Or, at least, the gang does.The holidays are upon them and the ex has invited Jessie to meet his new fiancée. It's off to L.A. where Jessie will face her past and the wounds she didn't realize still lingered.Niamh, too, meets a blast from her past...
  • A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler

    A Shattered Silver Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Parker Ferro is fine.Sure, he’s still recovering from his last case and his sister has started keeping secrets, but that’s just another day in the life of the Windrose of San Amaro.Then the local werewolf alpha calls in a favor when he's turned on by his own pack and the last thing Parker wants to do is get mired in the city's pack politics...
  • Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lexi Blake comes a new epic-length story in her Thieves/Hunter world…A daughter lostSummer has spent her whole life wondering about the family she left behind. On the night she came into being she only had a few moments with them. In that brief time, she reached out to her father, looking deep into his soul, and gifted him the will to go on...
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    fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons
  • Summer Shadows by Joss Stirling

    Summer Shadows by Joss Stirling

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Summer lives under a terrible shadow. It drains her, manipulates her and threatens to steal her future.A high-stakes mission offers a temporary escape. She must use her mind-shadowing abilities to hunt down her target and find the truth.Hal Robinson is a soldier. He does not get distracted. He wins. But what Hal wants begins to shift once he meets Summer...
  • Bear Facts: Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley

    Bear Facts: Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shane’s bad day gets worse when his sanctuary on the mountains is invaded by an un-Collared wolf, who thinks attacking him is a great idea. Shane has no intention of getting involved in this lady Lupine’s complicated life, but there’s something about her that raises his protective instincts to the highest they’ve ever been...
  • An Iron Fey Valentine by Julie Kagawa

    An Iron Fey Valentine by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    AN IRON FEY VALENTINE is a story of pure, unfiltered fluff that Julie Kagawa wrote just for fun, but also a thank you to her readers and fans for all their support and encouragement over the years...
  • Royally Hitched: The Fae Twins by G.K. DeRosa

    Royally Hitched: The Fae Twins by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The prince is in prison for a murder he didn’t commit—or did he? With all the intrigue at Spring Court, I don’t know who to trust anymore. Even my own sister is keeping secrets from me. The closer we get to Drake, the more dangerous it is for both of us. Not only because of the swirling rumors of murder but also for our traitorous hearts. We were never supposed to fall for the prince...
  • Fable by Chanda Hahn

    Fable by Chanda Hahn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    All that gillters is not gold. When something precious is stolen from sixteen-year-old Mina Grime, she will do anything in her power to get it back, even if it means traveling to the dangerous Fae plane and battling one of the strongest fairy-tale villains yet...
  • Lost by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    Lost by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Things have settled down at the Tulsa House of Night since Zoey and the gang closed the tear between worlds and sent Other Kevin back to the Other World. Neferet hasn't stirred. Damien and Jack are falling in love all over again. Stevie Rae and Rephaim are back in Tulsa where they belong. The Depot Restaurant is being rebuilt with the enthusiastic involvement of local humans...
  • In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It was 1972, and a teenage girl named Elizabeth Ryan thought that her world was coming to an end. Elizabeth was the daughter of two Selkies, you see, and she had just been passed up for a skin. But then a mysterious cousin who calls herself Annie appears, and Elizabeth finds other things to think about...It can be easy to forget that worlds don't wait for heroes before they begin...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fairy-tale  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary
  • The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

    The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    My name - my True Name - is Ashallayn’ darkmyr Tallyn. I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her. My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl…To cold faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought...
  • Fool's Errand by Ophelia Bell

    Fool's Errand by Ophelia Bell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In my case that was literal - I had Ozzie West’s soul and didn’t know it, but now it’s been torn from me and him along with it. I’m afraid I will never get him back. My heart is broken.My three mates may try to fill that void, but they don’t understand what he meant to me. They can’t see the memories unlocked by Fate...
  • Sons of Sorrow by Nazri Noor

    Sons of Sorrow by Nazri Noor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Tears of the Ocean. The Heart of the Flame. Lochlann Wilde is preparing for his final entering the Oriel of Fire, the most dangerous of the elemental dimensions. Acquiring the essence of fire will score him another powerful guardian, as well as complete Aphrodite’s amulet.But the world outside the oriel has its own challenges. Sylvain has discovered something difficult about his heritage...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  mlm  urban-fantasy
  • Tis the Season to Be Outed by A.J. Sherwood

    Tis the Season to Be Outed by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This is NOT how Ross intended to come out to his mom. Gay or Supernatural. Good thing she's a Young.Tags:holiday celebrations, lots of them, Ross is outed, in more ways than one, accepting family, Glenn is a good boyfriend, Ross is ready for the holidays to be over please and thank you...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  magic  lgbtq  fae  romance  mlm  vampires  contemporary
  • The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa

    The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Summer, Winter, Iron.Together at last.Dangerous faeries. Heartbreaking romance. Thrilling action and limitless adventure. The world of the fey has never been so powerful. This collection includes three novellas set in the world of The Iron Fey plus the expanded Guide to the Nevernever and exclusive information about Julie Kagawa's unforgettable world of Faery...
  • The Fiery Trial by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

    The Fiery Trial by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn become parabatai. Simon and Clary both act as their witnesses, so they can see what a parabatai bond forming looks like as they want to become parabatai as soon as Simon graduates — and because Emma asked Clary...
  • Summer of Frost by L.P. Dover

    Summer of Frost by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Land of the Fae is strong with all four courts banded as one, but uncertainty still remains as they all work together to end the dark sorcerer’s evil reign. Sorcha—the one and only Winter Court princess—has a secret, a secret that she has enjoyed keeping for the past six months...
  • Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Watching Out for Fangs by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Josh moved from the huge San Antonio pack to join the men at Cloverleah looking for a bit more adventure, and the chance to meet his mate. He’s quick to adapt to the much smaller pack, and even his status as one of the few beta wolves in a group full of Alphas. A chance visit from the Atlanta coven has him meeting the man he was waiting for. It was just a damn shame he was unconscious at the time...
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    fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Ungifted by Kelly Oram

    Ungifted by Kelly Oram

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even though her father is running for President of the United States, Grace St. Claire is as normal a girl as they come. She’s clumsy, shy, and an outcast among her peers. She even manages to nearly die in a freak accident in front of the entire school. But when Grace survives a vampire attack she quickly learns that she is anything but ordinary...
  • Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by M.J. May

    Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by M.J. May

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Size matters. Pixies are supposed to be petite, beautifully lithe creatures with gossamer wings. Sporting luscious, ombre pink hair and fluttering pink wings, Phil meets two out of three of those criteria. At over six feet tall, no one would dare call Phil petite. As a home-and-hearth pixie, Phil yearns to find a home and family he can bond to...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fairy-tale  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  angst  book  children
  • Miss Frost Saves the Sandman by Kristen Painter

    Miss Frost Saves the Sandman by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now...private investigator. Sort of. When the Sandman comes to Santa’s Workshop, the shop Jayne manages, to do his first ever book signing, it’s a major event...
  • A Long Conversation by Cassandra Clare

    A Long Conversation by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What does it mean to be married? What do we commit to when we commit to each other for life? On a tense, hot summer night at the New York Institute, one couple will begin to find out as they celebrate their engagement. Another couple will explore that step, only to be thrown back by a violent emergency that calls them to duty before love...
    Categorized as:
    fae  friendship  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  angels  book  contemporary
  • Destined by Aprilynne Pike

    Destined by Aprilynne Pike

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Destined delivers all the romance and action that fans expect as it brings Aprilynne Pike’s Wings series to a deeply satisfying conclusion. Laurel used to think she was an ordinary girl from Crescent City, California. She never would have believed she was truly a faerie from a realm called Avalon...
  • Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton

    Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Set in the same universe as the Adam Binder series, Rogue Community College is a delightful fantasy with lots of magic and mayhem … and more than a few dinosaurs.Isaac Frost is an Undertaker, a magical assassin sent to infiltrate and destroy the elves’ new school for wayward practitioners...
  • The Wolf's [Un]Lucky Fae by Michele Notaro

    The Wolf's [Un]Lucky Fae by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Call it fate, call it luck, but when a powerful wolf shifter walks into my life, everything changes. Bel I’ve made some stupid decisions in my life, and one in particular keeps coming back to haunt me. When I keep running into a handsome stranger, I know I should push him away, if only to keep him safe from my mess, keep him safe from me...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  paranormal  lgbtq  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  mlm
  • Entangled by Jessica Sorensen

    Entangled by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alana Avery’s life is becoming complicated. The more she looks into her grandfather’s case, the guiltier he looks. And Jayse, her best friend in the world, has been acting strange, but refuses to tell her what’s going on.On top of everything going on at home, more tagged paranormal creatures are popping up everywhere, and her grandfather might be linked to one of their deaths...
  • Burning Bright by Chris Cannon

    Burning Bright by Chris Cannon

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bryn is back for her senior year at the Institute for Excellence, also known as shape-shifting dragon school. She isn’t sure which is scarier, the life-force sucking dragons stalking campus or the fact that she’s officially betrothed to Jaxon, a guy who will never love her. Not that she could ever love him, either… That’s just ridiculous. Senior year should be fun...
  • Slightly Spellbound by Kimberly Frost

    Slightly Spellbound by Kimberly Frost

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With two kinds of magick at odds inside her and two gorgeous men vying for her attention, Tammy Jo Trask is used to being pulled in opposite directions. But in the latest Southern Witch novel she’ll have to make some serious decisions—like how she intends to stay alive...
  • A Man's Worth by Lynn Hagen

    A Man's Worth by Lynn Hagen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    [Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA]Being one of the last Lakeland bears to mate, Bryce isn’t too happy when he finds out the man fated to be his has covered his scent for years. Tired of Ahm shimmering in and out of his life, Bryce finally puts his paw down and demands Ahm make a choice...
    Categorized as:
    fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons
  • The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

    The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black returns to the opulent world of Elfhame in the first book in a thrilling new duology, following Jude's brother Oak, and the changeling queen, Suren.A reluctant prince. A runaway queen. And a quest that may destroy them both...
  • Reign of Ice by L.P. Dover

    Reign of Ice by L.P. Dover

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two courts to four is what needs to be … to save the land so shall we see.The scroll has been found and now the fae know how to defeat the dark sorcerer, to end his evil existence in the Land of the Fae. However, the only thing standing in the way is the one bond that must be formed; the one that will empower all four courts together and make them invincible...
  • 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...
  • Fairest by Chanda Hahn

    Fairest by Chanda Hahn

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Mirror, Mirror, on the wall,Who is the Fairest of them all?In the sequel to UnEnchanted, Mina Grime discovers that all is not fair when it comes to the Fae and their tales, especially when they don’t all play by the rules. Barely surviving the Story’s first fairy tale quest, Mina still has hundreds to go before she can end the curse on her family...
  • Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr

    Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Send the messengers for the Faery Courts. This is the end. The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey.Aislinn tends to the Summer Court, searching for her absent king and yearning for Seth...
  • The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

    The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her...
  • Alaskan Fury by Sara King

    Alaskan Fury by Sara King

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    PARASITE PUBLICATIONS ~ Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy ALASKAN FURY: Long ago, Kaashifah the Fury, Chosen warrior of the Lord of War, fought a djinni to a stalemate in an ancient duel of souls. Three thousand years later, she and ‘Aqrab, the passionate djinni prince of the Fourth Lands, are still bound together, each waiting for the other to make that final, killing blow...
  • Salmon and the Hazel by Sam Burns

    Salmon and the Hazel by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jesse’s only priority in life is protecting the people he loves, so he’s determined to see Rowan Harbor’s wards rebuilt. There’s just one problem: they’re missing an ingredient that can’t be ordered online.Jesse volunteers to search for the missing component in the realm of the fae, but his boyfriend, Sean, isn’t letting him go alone...
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    fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • Snow Time For Love by Zenina Masters

    Snow Time For Love by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Crossroads declared nova unmatchable. After three weeks, it had been decided that she wasn’t going to find anyone there, not even close. Now, with the fey coming in to try life with shifters, she is called back and faces mating with a man who isn’t even her magical species. Reygaer is a fey architect who builds in ice and snow...
  • The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe

    The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hatred is a spell only true love can break. Ángel Cruz is a dedicated session musician, until loyalty to his estranged family forces him to work for Oberon: the feared and hated envoy from the Otherworld...
  • Batty for You by Zenina Masters

    Batty for You by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The wrong kind of bat in the right place at the right time; she meets a fox who sends her completely batty.Bets has been debating making the move to the Crossroads, but the night she met a fox who was out of her league, she made up her mind. Time to stop pining and go on the hunt. Too bad the only thing she ever hunted was an apple...
  • Lost Howl by Zenina Masters

    Lost Howl by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wolf raised by humans meets a ram who wants independence. Fur flies and they butt heads. Amira was raised by humans and has lived her life knowing she is different. When she is found on her birthday, she is offered a chance to join with one of the shifter families that run in her bloodline. She learns her history and plans her future...
  • The Faerie Guardian, Part II by Rachel Morgan

    The Faerie Guardian, Part II by Rachel Morgan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NO LONGER AVAILABLE. This novelette now forms Part II of the novel The Faerie Guardian . Guardian trainee Violet Fairdale has officially been suspended for bringing a human into the fae realm. No assignments, no training, and goodbye to that position at the top of the class...
  • Purgatory Playhouse by E.J. Russell

    Purgatory Playhouse by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The very last thing out-of-work theater technician TD Baylor should have done was blow his last ten bucks on a crapshoot. He was one couch-surf shy of homeless, for Pete’s sake. But as he was trudging along suburban Boston streets with all his worldly possessions in tow, the sign in the window of an over-the-top Halloween pop-up caught his eye: Marden’s Magic Emporium...
  • Wolf, Willow, Witch by Freydís Moon

    Wolf, Willow, Witch by Freydís Moon

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A vicious romance imbued with magic, thievery, and necromancy…When Tehlor Nilsen stumbles upon an abandoned corpse hidden in her friend’s empty house, she can’t ignore the energy lingering around the broken albeit familiar body. Entranced by the promise of ritualistic power, she seizes her chance to secure a vorðr. Miraculously, Hel, the goddess of death, grants Tehlor an audience...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  paranormal  magic  friendship  romance  horror  fantasy  dark
  • Demon on the Down-Low by E.J. Russell

    Demon on the Down-Low by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After decades of unrequited love, this kangaroo will jump at the chance for a date. Any date.Lovelorn kangaroo shifter Hamish Mulherne, drummer for the mega-hit rock band Hunter’s Moon, waited years for the band’s jaguar shifter bassist to notice him. Instead, she’s just gotten married and is in a thriving poly relationship...
    Categorized as:
    fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  adult  angels  book  contemporary
  • The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke

    The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Harkin Ravenscroft, The Dragon King, never thought he would find his true mate. Harkin figured he had already lived that part of his life. Not wanting to wait, he took a squire dragon as his mate and they had five sons before Roland died at the hands of a hunter. Now his sons are grown and his son Quinn has already started a family of his own...
  • Break the Spell by Andy Gallo

    Break the Spell by Andy Gallo

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bartholomew Hollen, professor of defensive magic at Utrecht University, just wanted a no strings, no feelings, no attachment hook up. Nothing messy like when his ex-boyfriend tried to feed him to a demon. Bart’s heart, however, has other ideas...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  lgbtq  fae  romance  mlm  fantasy  urban-fantasy
  • Hawk in the Rowan by Sam Burns

    Hawk in the Rowan by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Devon Murphy has been back in Rowan Harbor for three months. He’s taken on a host of new responsibilities, and is in a serious relationship for the first time in his life. He loves the town and its inhabitants, but it’s starting to feel like too much for the former drifter. Now there’s a storm on the horizon, and it doesn’t seem like things are going to slow down and let him catch his breath...
    Categorized as:
    fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Hexes and Horns by Rowan McAllister

    Hexes and Horns by Rowan McAllister

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryan O’Byrne has rules: 1) no using his magic, 2) no getting dragged back into his family’s craziness, and 3) no dating supernaturals of any kind, especially shifters … in other words, nothing and no one who will tempt him to break rule number one...
    Categorized as:
    fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  demons
  • Three Wishes by Nikki Kardnov

    Three Wishes by Nikki Kardnov

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her Wish is His Command...AshleyAshley’s life is a mess. Her estranged husband filed for divorce and dropped an even bigger bomb—he’s leaving her for the receptionist. Heartbroken and yeah, a little blind with fury, Ashley ditches work and goes knocking on the door of the city’s dark darling, Dae Blackwell...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
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