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The Mark of Athena Excerpt by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsExclusive Excerpt from chapter 10 from The Heroes of Olympus, Book Three: The Mark of... -
![Daughter of Kaos by C.M. Owens]()
Daughter of Kaos by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJust when they think it's okay to be happy, fate's cruel sense of humor strikes again, stripping them of their right. Adisia and Devin find themselves in a place where they've never been before, and all of Adisia's crippling insecurities hit her harder than ever when her faith in the man she loves is lost... possibly gone forever... -
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Fate Undone by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA god in disguise No one in the Prison for Magical Deviants knows that prisoner Logan Laufeyson has a secret identity. He is the ancient trickster god Loki, in magical disguise on a mission of his own... -
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The Cursed Academy Complete Series Boxset #1-6 by Holly Hook
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Complete Cursed Academy Series is now here as a single omnibus! Binge on six full academy novels for one low price! On sale this January. Giselle Bowman never thought she'd be descended from a Greek god...or a monster. Klutzes and small-town girls don't find out they're descended from the Greek gods. They don't get taken to Olympian Academy to learn to hone their godlike powers... -
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![Of Ash and Spirit by D.G. Swank, Denise Grover Swank]()
Of Ash and Spirit by D.G. Swank, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B078GWH8KVThe first book in a Curse Keepers spinoff series by New York Times bestselling author Denise Grover Swank writing as D.G. Swank.Who's afraid of ghosts? Not Piper Lancaster, because even though she's a ghost whisperer, she's a skeptic. Piper helps her clients settle their inner demons, and that's good enough for her-even if ghosts aren't real... -
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Fractured by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReturning home after three weeks of captivity in the shadows of her own mind, Ruby discovers the magnitude of the damage her absence left in its wake. With relationships to mend and unsolved mysteries still looming, she has little time to deal with the latest drama at hand: the three disreputable werewolves recently thrust into her life and a missing Scarlet... -
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The War King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAres, Greek God of War, you know the stories. Or do you?The world is not what it once was, but that's all Ares remembers. There is an emptiness inside of him, a feeling that he lost something profound, great, something that has turned him into a callous and bitter god of War. But what? That's what he aims to discover when he seeks out the Fates... -
![The Stone Queen by Jovee Winters]()
The Stone Queen by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMedusa. We all know the myth. A man-hating gorgon with snakes for hair and one nasty attitude. But is that really true? Did you know that once she was a beautiful maiden with wings of white and gold? That once she knew how to laugh, how to smile, that once she even knew the love of a man. A god the world knew as War, but that she simply knew as hers... -
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The Death King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHades is the Dark King of Legend, the god of the Underworld and the master of death itself. Calypso is a wild, capricious, and ancient goddess more powerful than all the gods of Olympus combined. Theirs was a legendary love until a curse came and tore through Kingdom and with it the end of all they'd once been. Without her he is lost and without him, she's lost her way... -
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Avenging by Holly Kelly
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTwo thousand years ago, King Triton witnessed the slaughter and total annihilation of his merchildren. He vowed then and there to never again father a child. Powerful and eternally youthful, Triton was no stranger to seduction. But his resolve was unwavering—until he met Nicole. Unable to resist the human woman, he found himself swept up in her arms... -
![A Dangerous Demon King by J.S. Scott]()
A Dangerous Demon King by J.S. Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final book in The Sentinel Demon series by New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author J.S. Scott. Please NOTE: The Sentinel Demon books don't stand alone well. Although each Sentinel gets a HEA in their book, there is so much of the overlying story arch that would be missed if you haven't read the other three books... -
![Where Skies Fall by Casey L. Bond]()
Where Skies Fall by Casey L. Bond
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith these three tenets, we will live. With these three, we will fight.Bravery. Breath. Brine.Bravery.Neera, Goddess of the Sky, claims the war will end in the place where oceans burn. God of the Sea, Talay, believes it to be in the place where skies fall. Yet battles unlike any our people have fought before still wait to be waged. Like it or not, Crest and I find ourselves caught in the middle... -
![Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez]()
Golden Wars by Paulina Vasquez
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe shifters council has fallen, and Alpha Ares is ready to fulfill the prophecy. Born from Gods and blessed with elemental gifts, the golden wolf becomes the first Alpha King after a thousand years. The human hunters are at the forefront of the Golden Wars, but something more sinister has been stirring for centuries. A plan to rid the earth of werewolves once and for all... -
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Selena's Men by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings[Menage Amour: Erotic Fantasy Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, F/M/F elements not involving the main characters, paranormal elements, gods, spanking, HEA] Max and Malcolm King had been part of an Elite group of twelve men created by Zeus, called the Ravens of War. When they were no longer needed they were sent to Earth in hopes they'd find happiness... -
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![Chosen Gods by G. Bailey]()
Chosen Gods by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Karma, and I will do anything to save my family and my gods… even from myself.All the secrets are out, and the world as I know it is changed forever. The higher gods take me as their prisoner, and it’s not just me they take to play games with. My family, my best friend, and my gods are all on the line. I’ve already lost one friend; I won’t lose another... -
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Proven by Kristen Day
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thrilling last installment of the Daughters of the Sea series is the culmination of a breathtaking saga that will steal your heart and enchant your soul. As the Atlantean Games draw near, every Order will descend upon the magical island of Atlantis; resurrecting an ancient tradition and setting in motion a fate determined centuries earlier... -
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Sunburn by Rosanna Leo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPatience O’Conner is a travel blogger who lives for her work. Her dedication to her readers brings her to the famed Helios Resort in Mexico, a locale that stuns her with its beauty but at which she suffers from some very strange accidents.Luckily, hunky resort bartender Apollo Delos is always there in the nick of time, a malcontent guardian angel... -
![The Jaded King by Jovee Winters]()
The Jaded King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time, there was a man named Gerard and a woman named Betty. He was Kingdom’s most notorious Lothario. She was a librarian from Earth. Magic brought them together. And a love was born that created one of the most enduring fairy tales of all time. This was where their story should have ended... -
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Captive by Avery Duncan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmbrose. The name is not only feared, but shunned and reviled. He’s a monster sentenced to a life of desolation and loneliness, and no one but his tormentor knows his whereabouts — at the bottom of the ocean. A creature of the sea cursed because of one simple mistake… Mari... -
![The Turning Tides by Derrolyn Anderson]()
The Turning Tides by Derrolyn Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarina has been through a lot in the past year; she knows what she wants, and she decides to take matters into her own hands to get it. When a twist of fate takes her away from Aptos, she returns to find that her whole world has changed once again... -
![Lure of the Dragon Shifter by Rinelle Grey]()
Lure of the Dragon Shifter by Rinelle Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDragon shifter Wayrian just wants to live a quiet life. Fat chance of that when her clan is at war and her grandfather wants her to marry a prince. As if that isn’t enough, a crazy goddess appears in her dreams and threatens to turn her clan human if Wayrian doesn’t marry her fated mate by the Blood Moon. A mate who is not a prince. Who isn’t even a dragon... -
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Flipped Off by Zenina Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mermaid with no interest in a mate is pursued by a dolphin shifter who won’t be flipped off.Lorai needs humans to live. Her particular magic feeds off joy and goodwill. Human laughter fills her with power. It works with shifters, too... -
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A Hush of Greek by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe love god Eros has lost his belief in love and refuses to shoot his arrows. Zeus is furious and orders Triton, Dionysius, and Hermes to do something about it. Now the trio has their hands full with their disillusioned friend... -
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Fusion Magic by Lucía Ashta
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSince Selene was flung onto land, she’s been on the run. And legs aren’t her thing. As knowledge of Selene’s unique powers spread throughout the supernatural community, her enemies have grown. Power-hungry vamps, witches, and shifters hunt her relentlessly. To claim the power of the angels, they’ll stop at nothing. Never has Selene loved another as she loves Quinn... -
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![A God Possessed by Skye Wilson]()
A God Possessed by Skye Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrometheus is out for vengeance. And so am I...The end is near. I can sense it. The relic in me has only one goal—to obliterate anything and anyone who threaten Persephone and our son. Its hunger is consuming me.My love for Persephone is keeping me grounded... for now. Soon she’ll give birth to our child, and I will do anything to protect them. Even if it means I’m destroyed in the process... -
![Queen of Night by Katherine Macdonald]()
Queen of Night by Katherine Macdonald
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Hades and Persephone Retelling The courts divided. A heart broken. A lover lost. Reeling from the loss of Hades, Persephone grudgingly takes on the mantle of Queen of the Underworld, a role she struggles to fill... -
![The Fairy Queen by Jovee Winters]()
The Fairy Queen by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCruel. Cold. Wicked. Just a few adjectives used to describe the most ancient of fairies—Galeta The Blue. But did you know, dear reader, that once upon a time, long, long ago, the Blue was the Benevolent Pink? Few know the trials of the fae reviled by all, save for one. The ancient and wise Creator. Galeta is the Creator’s daughter, and It will stop at nothing to save her... -
![Fated by K.K. Allen]()
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... -
![Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen]()
Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark forces stand poised to crush mankind beneath a vicious rule of terror and blood sacrifice. Our only hope rests with a group living in secret among us: modern magic-wielders called the Nightkeepers.Dez is no angel. The former gangbanger spent years in jail and alienated the love of his life, Reese Montana... -
![Immortal Grave by Nichole Chase]()
Immortal Grave by Nichole Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFOR MATURE YA AUDIENCES. This novel contains violence and sexual situations. While darklings ransack the city, Ree and her friends will learn the depth of the gods' manipulations. Unsure of who is really on their side, Ree must accept her destiny and assume the role of leader. The stakes are higher than they've ever been. Death is waiting for them in every shadowy corner... -
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Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA woman’s heart proves as infinite as the night sky in a breathtaking fantasy by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg.When a star dies, a new one must be born.The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb... -
![The Forge King by Jovee Winters]()
The Forge King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou know the tales of the Greek Gods. Mighty and ancient gods of old. Ares, the foreboding and handsome god of War. Aphrodite, the embodiment of sensuality and sexuality, the goddess of Love and consort of War. Hephaestus, the lame and twisted god of the Forge. He is nothing really, only the lightning maker. He is nothing at all. But the stories you know aren’t always the full truth... -
![Chosen by Kristen Day]()
Chosen by Kristen Day
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe essence of who we are lies not in what we have, but in what we are willing to give up. Because in the end, Time and Tide wait for no one.After sacrificing all that she had, the evil princess of the Underworld is still successful in her bid to tear Finn from Stasia’s life... -
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Storm Gods by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m the child of a goddess of karma and a higher god...and I’m destined to destroy the world.My father is alive and I’m the key to his plan to bring back magic to the world…and make sure it is shattered at the same time.My only hope is three sexy gods, my family with the talking goat, and the addictive power I have no control over.If anyone needs some good karma…it’s me... -
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![Cupid's Heart by Nicole Garcia]()
Cupid's Heart by Nicole Garcia
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCupid, God of Love, has not used his bow and arrow to create love in twenty-five years. Being solely responsible for producing love amongst the humans, had proven to be too much for him to handle. His only disastrous mistake made him feel guilty, and thought he deserved to be alone for the rest of eternity. Valentina Hart, a human, has a few problems of her own... -
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Desolate by Ali Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhere darkness lives, all will become desolate. Desi chose Midgard over Hel, over her father, Loki, but she couldn't banish the Shadow that lives within her. Working with The Hallowed, she remains vigilant against her father's forces... -
![Betrayal by Amber Garr]()
Betrayal by Amber Garr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife as a mermaid can be suffocating.Eviana Dumahl has returned home as a clan leader, an orphan, and a heartbroken teenage girl. Her parents are dead and her boyfriend, Brendan, has decided that he needs some time away. While battling her inner turmoil, Eviana is forced into the war that Lucian Sutherland has incited amongst her own kind... -
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Arise by Amber Garr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith power comes the responsibility to accept its consequences.After the betrayal of those closest to her, Eviana Dumahl struggles to cope with her new reality. Kidnapped, broken, and confused, she is forced to engage in a war that will alter merfolk politics forever. With her estranged father leading the charge, Eviana has no choice but to stand by his side... -
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Adrastia by Kamery Solomon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom author Kamery Solomon comes Adrastia, the fourth title in the bestselling series, The God Chronicles.“This series is excellently written. Much more compelling for a woman than the original "Thor" movies/books. You end up loving the inner fight that these characters go through. You won't regret this read at all... -
![Reincarnated Hunger by Marisa Chenery]()
Reincarnated Hunger by Marisa Chenery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook five in the Ra's Chosen series.Unlike his fellow warriors, Kysen already found his mate-the woman who stirred his blood like no other. But he'd been mortal at the time. When she died, he vowed to never love again. He feared the day Ra's decree that all his warriors take mates would fall upon him... -
![Foreseen Hunger by Marisa Chenery]()
Foreseen Hunger by Marisa Chenery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook six in the Ra’s Chosen series.Takan has hidden who he is for three thousand years, but the time for secrecy is coming to an end. He knows it, and more importantly, Ra knows it. To complicate matters, Takan has found his mate. And she means more than happily-ever-after and smokin’ hot sex. She’s the key to ending the demon god Apep’s threat to the mortal realm... -
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The Children of Wisdom Trilogy by Stephanie Erickson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis omnibus edition includes all three books in The Children of Wisdom Trilogy (The Fate, The Reaper, and The Human). It's over 500 pages of spinners, reapers, love, loss, magic, mythology, hell, and demons. The Fate (Book 1) The thread of life is a delicate thing. It is so easily broken… My name is Penn, and I’m a spinner... -
![Their Shade by Charlie Hart, Anastasia James]()
Their Shade by Charlie Hart, Anastasia James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in River Styx wasn’t exactly an ideal childhood … everyone around me is dead, souls waiting to go to their final resting place.Me? I’m stuck.And it would be crappy except my three best friends are here, too.But then they decided to go and eff everything up by confessing their love for me.Now their souls are fading.And soon they will be gone forever... -
![A Contemporary Mythos Yuletide by Carly Spade]()
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... -
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Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final adventure in the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy … Meela and Lysi have unleashed Sisiutl, legendary two-headed serpent of the Pacific Northwest. It was supposed to be an ally that would help them win the war. Instead, it has fallen under the control of King Adaro, ruler of the Pacific Ocean. If Meela and Lysi can’t stop him, Adaro will use the deadly serpent to rid the oceans of mankind... -
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Sacrificed to the Sea Lord by Starla Night
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTattooed mer-shifters are climbing out of the secret depths to claim their soul mates and save their race! Steadfast mer king Kadir has endured ridicule, banishment, and undersea prison for his belief that modern human women will save their dwindling race. Freed to found a city of mermen shifters who share his beliefs, he sets out to the surface to woo his bride... -
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The Mad King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new world in chaos, and a legendary love that never was… Hatter and Alice. Alice and Hatter. Two parts making up one whole. Their love was legend, until a curse came and ripped them apart forever. Rewriting their past, present, and future... -
![The Heart by Rachel Higginson]()
The Heart by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIvy Pierce has been to Hades and back trying to escape Nix and his evil plans to use her. After a failed attempt to save her loved ones, she was forced to leave her friends, her sister and the boy she had fallen in love with, Ryder Sutton.And yet Olympus isn't finished with her yet... -
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Spartan Destiny by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis Spartan makes her own destiny . . .Most kids at the Colorado branch of Mythos Academy know me as Rory Forseti, the daughter of Reaper assassins. Secretly, I’m a member of Team Midgard, a group of students and adults tasked with stopping Covington, the evil leader of the Reapers of Chaos. For me, the mission is a deeply personal one, since Covington is also the man who murdered my parents... -
![God of Darkness by Aimee Carter]()
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...
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