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  • Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

    Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 96 ratings
    Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people ― but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture...
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    alpha-mc  demons  enemies-to-lovers  epic  fae  female-mc  gods  magic
  • Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

    Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 98 ratings
    Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past…She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her...
  • A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

    A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 94 ratings
    Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it...
  • Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 102 ratings
    Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak-but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life-and her future-forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world...
  • Gleam by Raven Kennedy

    Gleam by Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His.The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out... Until you realize it’s about keeping you in.I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there’s something that’s bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark...
  • The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

    The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  enemies-to-lovers  epic  female-mc  gods  magic
  • Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

    Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 101 ratings
    "A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown...
  • Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier

    Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    After years of comparative peace, darkness has fallen upon Ulster. Trouble is brewing and even those in the heart of the forest are not safe. Niamh, elder daughter of Sorcha, is required to make a strategic marriage, while her sister Liadan, who has the gift of Sight and her mother’s talent for healing, finds herself drawn into the shadowy world of the Painted Man and his warrior band...
  • A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 85 ratings
    A Betrayal…Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia...
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    alpha-mc  dark  enemies-to-lovers  epic  female-mc  gods  magic  myths
  • From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 97 ratings
    A Maiden…Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods...
  • Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop

    Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Return to the "intense...erotic...and imaginative" world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels with this sequel to The Shadow Queen. In Anne Bishop's "vividly painted" realm, witches and warlocks channel their power through magical jewels - and one Queen has emerged from the shadows to bring hope to an impoverished people...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  epic  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty
  • Seduction by Jaymin Eve, Jane Washington

    Seduction by Jaymin Eve, Jane Washington

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Willa Knight: Dweller? Sol? Accidental evolutionary hiccup? Willa has never been a particularly useful dweller: she isn’t very good at chores, she isn’t very good at worshipping, she isn’t very good at not having opinions, and she isn’t very good with rules—but none of that matters anymore. The rules are changing...
  • The Rise of the Dawnstar by Farah Oomerbhoy

    The Rise of the Dawnstar by Farah Oomerbhoy

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Aurora Firedrake returns in the spellbinding sequel to The Last of the Firedrakes.The seven kingdoms of Avalonia are crumbling and evil is spreading across the land like a plague. Queen Morgana is close to finding a way to open The Book of Abraxas and it’s only a matter of time until she uses the power trapped inside its pages to enslave the entire world...
  • Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

    Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Librarian's note: See alternate cover for this edition here.Enough time has passed for the young girl Jaenelle, heir to the magical Darkness, for her physical wounds to heal, while amnesia keeps her frightening memories at bay. But with Saetan--a Black-Jewelled Warlord Prince and Jaenelle's foster-father--to protect her, she will continue to grow. Her magic will mature. Her memories will return...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  epic  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty
  • Strength by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Strength by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Willa Knight: Dead? Alive? Damned to a state of eternal bad luck? Willa and the Abcurse brothers are back, and more determined than ever to stick by each other. Unfortunately, Staviti has other plans, plans that threaten to change the natural order of the worlds—though nobody really understands why...
  • The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest

    The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Elloren Gardner and her friends were only seeking to right a few wrongs, but their actions have propelled them straight into the ranks of the realm-wide Resistance against Gardnerian encroachment...
  • Persuasion by Jaymin Eve, Jane Washington

    Persuasion by Jaymin Eve, Jane Washington

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Willa Knight: Dweller? Bad-ass? Notorious pet to five magical beings? In Blesswood, there are rules, and someone is trying to teach her how to follow them. The only problem is Willa. Which shouldn’t be anything new, since she has been a problem since birth—something her pseudo-sister Emmy would agree on. So it definitely shouldn’t be new … but it is...
  • The Obsidian Palace by Benjamin Medrano

    The Obsidian Palace by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ruethwyn’s body had been made whole and her magic restored in the Frostglades to the north, though in a way she’d never anticipated. Supported by her friends, at long last, she looks to the future and her ultimate goal, to rescue those who Resvarygrath had stolen from her...
  • Pain by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Pain by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Willa Knight: The saviour of both worlds, or the destruction of everything? Sometimes history lies, and the tales of Minatsol and Topia are no different. Since the birth of Topia, Staviti has woven a web of deceit around the truth of Creation, striving only to maintain his power while destroying anything that gets in his way...
  • Wandfasted by Laurie Forest

    Wandfasted by Laurie Forest

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Magic, romance and adventure collide in WANDFASTED, the irresistible ebook prequel to THE BLACK WITCH Twenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at the illustrious Verpax University, Erthia was rent asunder during the devastating Realm War. When Tessla Harrow is driven from her home by the fighting, she discovers a depth of power she never knew she had..
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  enemies-to-lovers  epic  fae  female-mc  magic
  • The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    She's been the victim and the survivor…Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia...
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    alpha-mc  dark  enemies-to-lovers  epic  female-mc  gods  magic  myths
  • Ferran's Map by T.L. Shreffler

    Ferran's Map by T.L. Shreffler

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The bloodmage Volcrian is dead, but a new enemy lurks in the shadows. The Shade, a fanatical cult of demonic assassins, is trying to resurrect the Dark God and unleash His power back into the world. In their wake, a deadly plague is spreading across the land.Sora and her companions are the only ones who know of the plague’s true source...
  • Glint by Raven Kennedy

    Glint by Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything.Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.At the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him—Commander Rip...
  • Neutral by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Neutral by Jane Washington, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Sometimes, the end is only the beginning. Emmy was born a dweller and she expected to die as a dweller ... until Willa changed everything. Now she has no idea of her path, and she certainly wasn't prepared for what would happen after her death. Caught in the middle of a war that threatened to prove much more significant than anyone had ever expected, there is only one person who can help her ..
  • The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen

    The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kings become outcasts and lovers become foes in the thrilling sequel to Margaret Owen's The Merciful Crow.As the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word. Still she’s hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill his oath to protect her fellow Crows...
  • Volcrian's Hunt by T.L. Shreffler

    Volcrian's Hunt by T.L. Shreffler

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A plague is spreading across the land. Crops are rotting. People are dying in the streets. Sora, with the help of her magical Cat's Eye necklace, is the only one who can stop it.She must travel overseas to the Lost Isles, a place of legend and mystery. Only there can she destroy the bloodmage, Volcrian, putting an end to the curse...
  • Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Two lovers, two hearts, one soul.Only joined can they be truly complete.Only joined can they survive the darkness.The Fey King Rain and his truemate Ellysetta share a passionate love unrivaled in the history of their world—and a forbidden power that made them outcasts from the Fading Lands...
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    alpha-mc  demons  epic  fae  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty
  • Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

    Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    How far would you go for happily ever after?For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings...until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts...
  • Penric’s Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Penric’s Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    In his 30th year, Penric fell in love with light.Learned Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the Bastard's Order, travels across the sea to sunlit Cedonia on his first covert diplomatic mission, to attempt to secure the services of a disaffected Cedonian general for the Duke of Adria. However, nothing is as it seems...
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    demons  epic  female-mc  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  sword-sorcery
  • A Throne of Ruin by K.F. Breene

    A Throne of Ruin by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    The only thing protecting me from the demons...is the beast. Nyfain, the golden dragon prince, tried to set me free. But there is no freedom in this kingdom. Not for anyone. The demons have sought me out. They want to trap me. To use me against Nyfain. It's only a matter of time before they call in the demon king. Nyfain thinks I should save myself...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  enemies-to-lovers  fae  female-mc  magic  myths
  • The Rising by Kristen Ashley

    The Rising by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  epic  fae  female-mc  magic  myths
  • Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen

    Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A RUNAWAY WITH A HIDDEN PASTLydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides...
  • The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

    The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    In this sequel novella to “Mira’s Last Dance”, Temple sorcerer Penric and the widow Nikys have reached safety in the duchy of Orbas when a secret letter from a friend brings frightening news: Nikys’s mother has been taken hostage by her brother’s enemies at the Cedonian imperial court, and confined in a precarious island sanctuary...
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    demons  epic  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  witches-wizards
  • Reyr the Gold by Melissa Mitchell

    Reyr the Gold by Melissa Mitchell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After fulfilling an Unbreakable Promise to Cyrus, Claire has finally accepted her new life in Dragonwall. She has a new Promise and purpose—one she created for herself. She must save Dragonwall, that much is certain. What isn’t so certain, is how she will achieve this end. Powerful magic courses through her veins, and she has no idea how to control it.Mastering magic isn’t Claire’s only challenge...
  • The Dawn of the End by Kristen Ashley

    The Dawn of the End by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation...
  • Shadow Wings by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare

    Shadow Wings by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    I will never be controlled again. A manipulative dragon shifter. A sexy phaetyn prince. Me? I shouldn’t even exist. With peace established in Verald, I should be free; Lord Tyrrik is liberated from his blood oath, after all. But the freedom in Verald is an illusion. If I remain, destruction will surely follow. As soon as I come into my powers, the blood-thirsty emperor of Draecon will know...
  • Dynami's Wrath by Kelly St. Clare

    Dynami's Wrath by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Oily taint suffocates the realm. Experiencing the taint firsthand has convinced me to join an impossible fight to save what remains of the realm. I can hardly do otherwise with the light show occurring each time I touch Caspian and Jagger. But there’s just one problem. Saving the realm means embarking on a quest into the Dynami Sea – a place no pirate enters because no pirate leaves...
  • The Plan Commences by Kristen Ashley

    The Plan Commences by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation...
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    alpha-mc  demons  enemies-to-lovers  epic  fae  female-mc  magic  myths
  • The Princess Must Reign by Everly Frost, Jaymin Eve

    The Princess Must Reign by Everly Frost, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The battle begins. The storm will rage. In a world of elves and gargoyles hidden beneath the streets of Chicago, Storm Princess Marbella Mercy has awakened a deadly power in a bid to free Baelen Rath from the savage gargoyle king...
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    alpha-mc  epic  fae  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • Between Wrath and Mercy by Jess Wisecup

    Between Wrath and Mercy by Jess Wisecup

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A mother will do anything to save her child, no matter the cost.After her daughter is kidnapped, Emmeline Highclere—a thirty-four-year-old mother living in isolation with memories and grief her only companion—must do everything in her limited power and divine abilities to get the girl back...
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    epic  fae  female-mc  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty  sword-sorcery
  • Light Mage by Laurie Forest

    Light Mage by Laurie Forest

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Journey to the magical world of Erthia in this exciting full-length ebook prequel to The Black Witch by critically acclaimed author Laurie Forest.Before Elloren Gardner came to possess the Wand of Myth, the Wand was drawn to another bearer: Sagellyn Gaffney...
  • The Forbidden Land by Kate Forsyth

    The Forbidden Land by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After her adventures with the League of the Healing Hand, Finn the Cat finds her life at Castle Rurach boring. Snowbound for the winter and faced with the prospect of being molded into "Lady Fionnghal" by her mother, she pines to be on the battlefront with her father against the sea demons.But Finn's talents are needed elsewhere...
  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 77 ratings
    Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ..
  • Starlight by Adrienne Woods

    Starlight by Adrienne Woods

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In the Fifth and final part of the Dragonian Series, eighteen-year-old Elena Watkins and her dragon, the Rubicon, need to find the missing ingredients in order to free her father from Etan...
  • A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

    A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Captured by a king of darkness. Forced to find the light within. Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother’s. Now she’s been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King...
  • House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich

    House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE SERIESHouse of Bastiion is the first installment in the epic fantasy series, The Haidren Legacy. An immersive adventure armed with dark politics, sharp objects, and bickering characters, this treacherous saga packs a legendary punch for adult and NA readers alike. Fans of Brandon Sanderson, George R.R...
  • By Blood and Magic by Jamie A. Waters

    By Blood and Magic by Jamie A. Waters

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A priceless treasure is hidden within the ocean's depths... Sabine barely managed to escape from Akros with her life.But the ocean isn't safe for someone whose power stems from the forests.When their ship is attacked on the high seas and one of Sabine's companions is taken hostage, only an agreement forged by blood and magic may save her friend's life...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  fae  myths  gods  female-mc  demons  alpha-mc
  • The Princess Must Die by Everly Frost, Jaymin Eve

    The Princess Must Die by Everly Frost, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    FORBIDDEN TO LOVE. DESTINED TO BE TORN APART.In an Elven city beneath the streets of Chicago, the perfect storm rages, kept under control only by Marbella Mercy, the Storm Princess. Now she is of age, champions from each of the elven houses will play a game of wit and strength to fight for her hand – and for the chance to control the forces of nature...
    Categorized as:
    alpha-mc  epic  fae  female-mc  magic  paranormal  royalty  slow-burn
  • Stolen Princess by Kelly St. Clare

    Stolen Princess by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Certainty is slipping through my fingers like pirates’ gold. After escaping to our secret sanctuary, I’m haunted by the guilt of my decision. And the close call with Malice left me with more than doubt—I’m now harboring a magical fugitive. When Cosmo reveals a darkness is spreading from his wound, our crew must brave capture by our enemies to cure him...
  • Caprion's Wings by T.L. Shreffler

    Caprion's Wings by T.L. Shreffler

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A novella of The Cat's Eye Chronicles.Release Date: February 28th, 2014By the age of nineteen, all Harpies know how to fly—except Caprion. He has yet pass the test of the Singing and gain his wings. His family has disowned him in shame and people are beginning to talk. Now an evil voice haunts his dreams, taunting him, drawing out his worst fears—that he will remain wingless forever...
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