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Vengeful Magic by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen 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... -
The Gym by Lawrence H. Sola
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A humorous and thought-provoking foray into the author's Neverland and the search for his destiny." -Sublime Book Review "Sola flawlessly laces many memorable, timely, and poignant themes (love, jealously, betrayal, heartbreak, and many more) throughout this book. 4 out 4 stars! -Online Book Club It was five years later... -
Fury by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrowning in visions of an ever-changing future, unable to recognize reality from fantasy, this powerful Guardsman was driven from the world of his kin and forced to take refuge atop the mountain of his Ancestors. Decades passed, the predictions eased, and Fury finally learned to deal with the loneliness... -
It’s a Wonderful Night by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeorgia Bailey is closing up her little charity shop in Oakbarrow when she gets a mysterious late night call from a stranger, threatening to jump off the town’s bridge. Something about the man’s voice is faintly familiar but all she can do is stay on the line and after talking for hours, losing sense of time passing, coax him back from the edge... -
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Una sonata de verano by Belén Martínez Sánchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNOVELA GANADORA DEL I PREMIO PUCK¿Y si tu libro favorito fuera mucho más que una buena historia?Casio Oliver está obsesionado con Preludio de invierno, la primera obra de Óscar Salvatierra, un escritor ya retirado... -
Fable by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll 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...Categorized as:
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Witchy Tales by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLook out Hemlock Cove, Aunt Tillie is on a rampage. What else is new, right? She’s determined to move her wine business to the next level, and she needs twenty-four hours of peace and quiet to do it. There’s only one thing standing in her way. Well, make that a whole family of obstacles … and one ticked-off FBI agent... -
Die Farben des Meeres by Tanya Stewner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDas Meer braucht Alea! Endlich weiß Alea, warum sie sich immer so fremd gefühlt hat: Sie ist ein Meermädchen. Doch was ist vor elf Jahren mit ihrer leiblichen Mutter geschehen, und warum wirkt die Unterwasserwelt wie ausgestorben? Alea kann doch unmöglich der einzige Meermensch auf der Welt sein. Nach und nach und mit Hilfe der Alpha Cru findet Alea mehr über ihre Herkunft heraus... -
Hidden Magic by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
Tower of Tempest by Tee Harlowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI might be sheltered, but I’m smart enough to know that I can’t fall for the playboy prince—or his charms.I’ve spent my life locked in a tower with nothing but books and my gran to keep me company. Until the day she disappears. Despite Gran’s warnings about never leaving, I’ve finally discovered a way out, and I’m going to find her.At least that’s the plan. Until some idiot decides to rescue me... -
Save a Horse, Ride a Dragon by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe books in this epic saga can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills, and exploits of the whole series from beginning to end. It's up to you... -
Silver Threads by Bette Lee Crosby
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the day Jennifer Green was born a pile of stones was placed alongside her scale of life. A few were the dark gray of sorrow, but most were a pale blush color. The largest stone was the rose hue of a sunrise. That one would be placed on the scale the day she married Drew Bishop. Even more brilliant but a wee bit smaller was the pink stone glistening with specs of silver... -
Queen of Ice and Snow by Bekah Harris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Ivy Hawthorne of the human realm is dead. Her innocence was buried with Prince Ardan, who sacrificed his own life for hers. Now standing in her place is Ivy, Queen of the Winter Court--whose sole desire is to protect her Fae and avenge the death of her beloved prince... -
The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter 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... -
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Demon Child by Kylie Chan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAustralian bestseller Kylie Chan returns with a new, fast-paced adventure of magic, martial arts, and romanceThis trilogy follows the story of John Chen and Emma Donohoe. They have just found out that Emma has Demon blood and they have suffered the miscarriage of their first child... -
Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsNow new and old fans can relive the magic of this beloved film as it is retold in a beautiful full-color Little Golden... -
Hidden Game by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs 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... -
Dragon Got Run Over by a Reindeer by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA real quick 11,000 word Short Story to warm your heart and tickle your funny bone! The books can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills and exploits of the whole series. It's up to you... -
Zarina and the Djinn by Vivienne Savage
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZarina has sacrificed years caring for her alcoholic father. While she works, he pawns her deceased mother's belongings and gambles away the family income. Her greatest dream is to leave the city behind, but loyalty to her father and brother keeps her at home. Then one night, she meets a kind stranger, a mysterious traveler whose eyes burn golden beneath the moonlight... -
The HOOK by Jenny Hickman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTomorrow isn’t promised, no matter how immortal you think you are. In the aftermath of Vivienne’s capture, she discovers she's destined to become one of the forgetful P.A.N. The devastating diagnosis leaves her questioning her relationships—and her place in Neverland. While on her second recruitment mission, she ignores a cardinal rule, and one of her fellow P.A.N...Categorized as:
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Raven by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts... -
Once Upon a Fairy Tale Night: A Collection of Retellings by Margo Bond Collins, Eli Constant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it comes to romance, everyone could use a fairy godmother once in a while. Or at least a magic wand. This hot new collection of fairy tale retellings has it all—enchanting Regency ballrooms, demon-infested forests, billionaire-controlled boardrooms, and dark alien planets. And all our fairy tales come with a twist... -
September Doves by Emmerson Hoyt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRylee Adder is a struggling college student desperate to reconnect with the only family she has left. She finally has her chance when a late-night phone call sends her rushing to Eden, West Virginia—a small mining town with a veiled past...Categorized as:
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Fated by K.K. Allen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKatrina Summer finally comes to terms with her enchanted skin as she is challenged with an evil that threatens Apollo Beach.In a desperate search for her missing locket, Katrina is swept into a whole new world of mythological enchantment that places her at the helm of a looming threat... -
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Hidden Hero by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA 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... -
Belle: An Amish Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Sarah Price
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn author Sarah Price's fresh and inspirational retelling of a beloved classic, a dutiful young Amish woman agrees to marry a notorious recluse for her family's sake--but the consequences are more than either bargained for . . . To most townsfolk, he's known simply as The Beast... -
Black as Night: A Fairy Tale Retold (The Fairy Tale Novels) by Regina Doman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOver the summer in New York City, seven friars who work with the homeless find a runaway girl named Nora, while Bear Denniston searches for his missing girlfriend, Blanche, in a suspenseful retelling of the Snow White story... -
Don't Speak by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a new twist on a beloved fairytale.A fisherman’s daughter.The governor’s son.Two very different worlds.In this modern retelling of The Little Mermaid, a fisherman’s daughter from an Outer Banks island untouched by time, meets the son of North Carolina’s governor at a fancy party where she’s working... -
Atone by Jessica Grey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBecca Ward knows that magic is real...Two years ago not only had she and her best friend Alex found a real-life Sleeping Beauty in the middle of Los Angeles, they also discovered that they were powerful in their own right. They’ve managed to keep both their fae powers and their friend Lilia’s identity as a medieval princess a secret and live a normal life... -
Trial by Heist by Kel Carpenter, Carrie Whitethorne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrial by Heist is a full-length novella set in between Heir of Shadows and Scion of Midnight. This book is told from Johanna’s perspective.The Mother will guide you. The dragon will call.I used to believe that. I used to believe a lot of things.My name is Johanna Kozak, and I have spent over a decade living in the shadows of our very dark world... -
The PAN by Jenny Hickman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSince her parents were killed, Vivienne has always felt ungrounded, shuffled through the foster care system. Just when liberation finally seems possible—days before her eighteenth birthday—Vivienne is hospitalized with symptoms no one can explain. The doctors may be puzzled, but Deacon, her mysterious new friend, claims she has an active Nevergene...Categorized as:
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Finding Beauty in the Beast by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Rose's fiery temper has kept every potential suitor away...until now. After being spurned and humiliated for the last time, the princes forces every eligible man to present a gift to her under pain of death. The man who brings her the best gift will be chosen as her husband. When Corbin presents his gift, he hopes that his simple offering will keep him safely overlooked... -
Serpent in White by Nyla K.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeep in the Empyrean forest… Nothing stays hidden. We are The Principality, and our community is special. Some of us joined, some were born into it. But regardless of how we got here, we all serve him. Our Head Priest is a wise and fearless leader. All-knowing, the secrets of our land are spoken to him through the air. We follow him willingly, worshipping the Earth as intended... -
All in My Head by Kristen James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition for ASIN B00MH4IS7EAvery Waldorf wakes up from a concussion to find a voice inside her head—an adventurous male voice belonging to Marcus, who doesn’t know where he came from, but has an opinion on everything about her life. She just wants to work on her screenplay, go to her writing classes and flirt with the guy of her dreams, Nash, who is finally noticing her... -
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The Closed Doors by Pauline Albanese
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUPDATE: considering this is a youthful work and a very short one at that, I've decided to pull it from Createspace and make it available for free in PDF. You can download it here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ww9m...This is a coming of age story. This is about closing your eyes, shedding your skin, finding yourself, and touching your soul... -
A Contemporary Mythos Yuletide by Carly Spade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter becoming Leader and Goddess of the Muses, Laurel Berg has been able to do what she could never fully achieve as a mortal--inspiring others and giving them the spark. But as the holidays draw near, her first holiday as a Greek goddess with the love of her life, Apollo, she strives to create an entirely new spark... -
Returning (Mermaid's Return, #1) by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe series was previously published as "Mira's Return".Mira is a mermaid on a mission. It’s time to leave the ocean. Mira Belshaw has been at sea for… well, she doesn’t know how many years. It’s hard to keep track of time when you live in the ocean. But after enough time, the salt water triggers the desire to procreate, and her time is up. For weeks, she’s been swimming north... -
Etched in Frost by L.R. Friedman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJolie I always believed ballet was the love of my life.My fate.Until that tragic day that rocked my world. Now my mom is gone, I’ve lost my spot at the Institute, and I’m left to pick up the pieces and start over on my own... -
God of Darkness by Aimee Carter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon’t miss this companion novella to the enthralling Goddess Test series, perfect for fans of the Covenant, Starcrossed and Mortal Instruments series, originally published in 2012 as part of The Goddess Legacy anthology!For millennia, we’ve caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus... -
A Matter of Heart by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo longer in high school, Chloe Lilywhite is now living and working in Annar, the Magicals’ city-state plane of existence. Since moving, she’s joined the Council, gone on missions with the Guard, moved into her own apartment, and enrolled at the University of Annar. Plus, she’s happily engaged to be married to Jonah Whitecomb, the literal man from her dreams, not to mention her Connection... -
Snow White and Rose Red (A Fairy Tale Retold #1) by Regina Doman, Jacob Grimm
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this contemporary version of the traditional folk tale a mother and her two teenage daughters living in New York City offer hospitality to a stranger in need and are rewarded generously... -
Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsYou are the Key. The lock awaits.What happens when the very gods depend on mortals for help? That's what three very different young women find out when they are invited to Warrior's Peak.To librarian Dana Steele, books and the knowledge they hold are the key to contentment. But now that search for knowledge must include the second key needed to release three souls held captive by an evil god... -
Heart of Fire by Meredith Wild, Angel Payne
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s forged from heaven. She’s promised to hell.Professor Maximus Kane can no longer deny his passion for his stunning yet mysterious student, Kara Valari. But surrendering to their desires carries more consequences than just violating the Alameda University conduct codes. Kara has defied her destiny. Higher directives have been violated. Now there’s hell to pay... -
The Rose by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAuthor Tiffany Reisz returns to the world of The Red with an imaginative sequel full of lust and magic, and the dangers unleashed when the two are combined… On the day of Lia’s university graduation party, her parents—wealthy art collectors with friends in high places—gift her a beautiful wine cup, a rare artifact decorated with roses... -
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The Keepers of Metsan Valo by Wendy Webb
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe spirits of Nordic folklore come calling in this entrancing tale of family secrets and ancient mysteries by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Haunting of Brynn Wilder.In Metsan Valo, her family home on Lake Superior, Anni Halla’s beloved grandmother has died. Among her fond memories, what Anni remembers most vividly is her grandmother’s eerie yet enchanting storytelling... -
Chasing the Moon: A Standalone Second Chance Romance by S.M. Soto
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA modern-day retelling of the Greek Myth of Selene and Endymion. He was the sun, and she was the moon. A love like theirs was never destined to last. Selene Drake has always been the girl that blends into the background.The wallflower.Quiet.Unnoticed.Sweet as can be.It never bothered her, she preferred slinking into the shadows... -
Tú, Nada Más by Ana Coello
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarcel; indiferencia. Anel; fragilidad. Sin saberlo, viven escondidos en sus propias sombras, en sus mundos sin luz, en la soledad... -
More by T.M. Franklin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAva Michaels used to think she was special.As a child, she fantasized about having magical powers . . . making things happen. But Ava grew up and eventually accepted the fact that her childish dreams were just that, and maybe a normal life wasn't so bad after all... -
Hubble Bubble by Christina Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMitzi Blessing is on the scrapheap at 55: a lifetime of organising the church flower rota and making cricket teas seems to loom gloomily ahead of her. However, with the discovery of her grandmother's old cookery book her enforced early retirement starts to get very interesting... -
Sunday's Child by Grace Draven
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe holiday season has arrived, and museum archivist Claire Summerlad envisions a lonely Christmas for herself and her autistic son... until she meets a mysterious new co-worker who seems strangely familiarThe memory of a Christmas past is brought back to life when Andor Hjalmarson is introduced to the woman he once called Sunday’s Child...
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