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  • The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Scorio thought victory was within his grasp. He had bested the Final Gauntlet and overcome the treachery of Chancellor Praximar. But the Rascor Plains are full of peril, and his quest for truth has only just begun...
  • LastRock by Phil Tucker

    LastRock by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Scorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen...
  • Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Scorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the ten layers of hell.Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion...
  • Mother of Learning 3 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103

    Mother of Learning 3 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The time loop is coming to an end. With limited restarts remaining, Zorian and his allies must redouble their efforts to discover how they can prevent the release of an ancient primordial being once the time loop expires and they are returned to the real world—where choices can’t be undone...
  • Dungeons by Rohan M. Vider

    Dungeons by Rohan M. Vider

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Humanity has inherited a contested Dominion and a Patron intent on enslaving it. Others, too, gather, sensing weakness. Can Jamie and Sierra defy the odds? Can they save humanity? And at what cost?Enter the world of the Trials again and join Jamie on his journey to gather power and save humanity...
  • Second Story Man by Eric Ugland

    Second Story Man by Eric Ugland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The continuing adventures of Clyde Hatchett in the city of Glaton...
  • Four Beheadings and a Funeral by Eric Ugland

    Four Beheadings and a Funeral by Eric Ugland

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    We join Montana, recently returned from an impromptu study abroad trip, a bit wiser, a bit broader in perspective, and a lot freaked out by the once-dead person who’s currently in his bedroom.Possible zombie sightings aside, he’s finally ready to take his job as Duke seriously...
  • The Wound of the World by Edward W. Robertson

    The Wound of the World by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dante and Blays have forced Gladdic from the Collen Basin. But the victory might only be the first battle in a much larger war. With the land on the brink of starvation and politically fractured, Dante and Blays scramble to secure Collen's food, borders, and allies. Before their work is done, rumor arrives from Mallon. The enemy is mustering for another attack...
  • The Silver Thief by Edward W. Robertson

    The Silver Thief by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dante Galand has cured the sickness that trapped him on the Plagued Islands. Now, it's time to leave. And kill a priest. The target is Gladdic of Bressel. Gladdic, who executed Dante's friend, the pirate Captain Twill. Who all but enslaved the Plagued Islands. And whose visions of empire are far from over...
  • Summoner 8 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Gryff learns more about the Shadowscape and the god-like Archons that rule it, the stakes keep getting higher. The angel-monster Phi is still hellbent on destroying humanity, so Gryff and his friends must spread out to the far corners of Mistral to make sure she doesn’t succeed. And then they must end her. Once and for all...
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    dark  epic  harem  steamy  sword-sorcery  adult  book  fiction
  • What Lies Beyond by Edward W. Robertson

    What Lies Beyond by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The White Lich has conquered Mallon and smashed all resistance to him. Now, he marches on the north. Within weeks, Narashtovik will fall to his armies. Gask will follow. And after that, there can be no stopping him. Dante and Blays have a single hope of victory: the Spear of Stars, the long-lost weapon that may be capable of killing the lich. There's just one problem...
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    dark  epic  magic  sword-sorcery  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • The Light of Life by Edward W. Robertson

    The Light of Life by Edward W. Robertson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After a year of fighting across three different lands, Dante and Blays have finally brought Gladdic to justice—and in the process, they've unleashed a horror beyond all reckoning.The enemy is known as the White Lich. He is ancient. He is immensely powerful. And Gladdic believes he will soon enslave all of Tanar Atain...
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    dark  epic  magic  sword-sorcery  21st-century  adult  audiobook  book
  • Summoner 4 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 4 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In an academy that trains people to deal with monsters and mayhem, there's one challenge even Gryff may not be ready to face: Final Exams. On the plus side, he'll capture a giant armored monster and get to ride around on its shoulder while the beast smites things with its sword...
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    harem  magic  steamy  litrpg  epic  dark  heroic-fantasy  fantasy
  • Wild Wild Quest by Eric Ugland

    Wild Wild Quest by Eric Ugland

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Straight out of the West (or, you know, somewhere through a gloom portal), in a thunder of hooves (but they’re kinda like giant turtle hooves, if you can picture it?), comes Montana Coggeshall, gun (sword) slinger.Sure, he’s survived Fiends’ Night and an all-out goblin war. But for his people in Coggeshall to truly be safe, Montana needs to go out and find the source of all these crazy attacks...
  • Dungeon Lord: Ancient Traditions by Hugo Huesca

    Dungeon Lord: Ancient Traditions by Hugo Huesca

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The secrets of the Factory of Nightmares are free for the taking... and Dungeon Lord Edward Wright intends to claim them. War is coming to Starevos, delivered by the navy of the Kingdom of Heiliges. The only hope Edward and his friends have at surviving the wrath of the Light is an ancient Factory whose defenses are as deadly as those seeking to conquer it...
  • As Iron Falls by Bryce O'Connor

    As Iron Falls by Bryce O'Connor

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The High Citadel cannot be seen to harbor a killer. This is a simple truth, and one that Raz i'Syul Arro has little choice but to respect. As the winter storms fall away in favor of the North's pleasant summer months, Raz finds himself having once more to face the cruelties of the world with spear and sword in hand. For the first time, though, the Monster no longer walks his path alone...
  • The Duelist 7 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 7 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex and his family finish their business on Terr and leave the island better than they found it.But they can’t go home yet.Amaya’s fate as the Prophetess looms ever closer, but Alex comes to suspect the oryx-woman may not be what, or rather who, the Order thinks she is.To find answers, they plan to travel to Eng Isle, but Alex keeps having these dreams...
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    steamy  harem  epic  sword-sorcery  dark  fantasy  paranormal  romance
  • Betrayer's Bane by Michael G. Manning

    Betrayer's Bane by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Tyrion was a good person who had been born to a simple family and raised with love, but the world has shaped him for a different fate. Twisted by violence and torture, he is obsessed with a relentless desire for vengeance, and he has sown the seeds of wrath in his children...
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    dark  epic  magic  sword-sorcery  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Summoner 11 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 11 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As if one Archon loose on the Southern continent wasn’t enough, now the snake-goddess Utuni has awakened. And she’s joined forces with Miralea. But the jaguar goddess is still weak after her defeat at Gryff’s hands, so there’s still a chance for Gryff to capture her...
  • Summoner 9 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 9 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Phi might be taken care of, but now another problem arises to the South. Gryff and his team travel to the Southern Continent to address rumors of a risen goddess, and as they trek through the treacherous jungles, Gryff has to keep his wits about him … Because something is watching...
  • Summoner 10 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 10 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gryff and his team have tracked down the Archon Miralea to her temple fortress. But that was the easy part. Now, they must fight their way through her hundreds of crazed followers, continue to survive the perils of the jungle, and try to defeat their third Archon...
  • Creation Mage 4 by Dante King

    Creation Mage 4 by Dante King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'm Justin Mauler, student of Mazirian Academy, Creation Mage, and now the new owner of a poltergeist named Barry Chillgrave.Who'd have expected having a deceased buccaneer as your resident dungeon-running poltergeist would lead to trouble?Yeah, it's pretty much a given.And now I’ve discovered that my spell list might be limited...
  • Metal Mage 10 by Eric Vall

    Metal Mage 10 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As always, Mason has his hands full protecting several kingdoms, but at least he’s finally getting some reward for all his hard work. Now that he’s a baron, Mason has to figure out what to do with all his new land, his new riches, and his new mansion. But life is not all rich baron sex and giant statues made of precious gemstones...
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    dark  epic  harem  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  magic  steamy  sword-sorcery
  • Dragon Emperor 7 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 7 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evan has won the allegiance of Tikal through a little dragon diplomacy, but his work isn’t done yet. The Green Glass Sect make another appearance as Evan works to get the city back on its feet, so he decides to put the campaign on hold and root the traitorous Sect members out of the jungle...
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    dark  epic  harem  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  magic  steamy  sword-sorcery
  • Creation Mage 5 by Dante King

    Creation Mage 5 by Dante King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I've collected the souls required to speak with my dead father, and he's got a lot to tell me.Hopefully, what he has to say will help me succeed in the coming Mage Game Qualifiers.Because if I get through, then I'll finally find my mother's white staff.You've read the last 4 books, you know what to expect. This is more of that. Grab it, sit back, and have the time of your life...
  • Dragon Emperor 8 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evan’s campaign across Rahma continues, and this time, they encounter a city of intelligent, if proud, shape-shifting centaurs.Evan is fascinated by the horse-people, but he is more enthralled with their gorgeous queen. To win her over, Evan and his party work to clear the nearby forest of monsters, traps, and traitorous Green Glass Sect members...
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    harem  steamy  magic  litrpg  epic  dark  sword-sorcery  heroic-fantasy
  • The Primal Hunter by Zogarth

    The Primal Hunter by Zogarth

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On just another average day, Jake finds himself in a forest filled with monsters, dangers, and opportunity...It was a day like any other when suddenly the world changed. The universe reached a threshold humanity didn’t even know existed, and it was time to finally be integrated into the vast multiverse. A place where power is the only thing anyone can truly rely on...
  • The Lost Reavers by Mike Truk

    The Lost Reavers by Mike Truk

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The curse that made Lord Hugh the most dangerous man in the empire also destroyed his will to live. But it makes him perfect for a suicide mission that'll send him against an enemy no mortal can defeat.His only aid comes in the form of three lethally gorgeous women: Morwyn, a deadly guard captain who has honed her skills as a warrior while hiding her soul behind a shield of violence...
  • Summoner 6 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 6 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Free from the Shadowscape, Gryff returns to the world only to find two months have passed him by, but it’s nothing compared to what’s in store for him next. Gryff has his hands full between Enclaves falling, undead bounty hunters hell bent on revenge, and oh yeah, the council is out to get him, too...
  • Summoner 7 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 7 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gryff and his friends have spent the last two years battling constant rifts and hunting down ancient ciphers, but now that they’re starting to get some answers, only more questions arise. Gryff will have to be on the top of his game to stay ahead of betrayals, political coups, and goddess monsters from the shadowscape attempting to seduce him...
  • Dragon Emperor 5 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 5 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With Evan and Alyona’s campaign around Rahma drawing near, Evan is under a time crunch to make safe the city. First, he must clear out any beasts and enemies that lurk in the tunnels beneath Hatra. Then he needs to complete the reconstruction of the Lunar Palace. And finally, he’s got to deal with the assassins that have somehow infiltrated his home. Just another day for a Dragon Lord...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  magic  epic  dark  sword-sorcery  heroic-fantasy
  • Sylver Seeker by Kennit Kenway

    Sylver Seeker by Kennit Kenway

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After fulfilling the duty all Arch Necromancers are tasked with, the last thing Sylver Sezari expected was to be reborn. He was usually the one reanimating dead things. How ironic. But reborn he was. And after crawling his way back into the land of the living, he finds himself a strange land, a strange time, and with a strange floating screen in front of his new face...
  • Dungeon Lord: Abominable Creatures by Hugo Huesca

    Dungeon Lord: Abominable Creatures by Hugo Huesca

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Light strives to purify the kingdom of Starevos from evil... and only Dungeon Lord Edward Wright stands in their way. The Heroes of the Militant Church, led by Inquisitor Gallio, scour the forest in search of the Haunt, while Ed desperately attempts to uncover the secret behind the Heroes' origin...
  • The Dungeon Leader by Konrad Ryan

    The Dungeon Leader by Konrad Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Trapped in a dungeon and infected with a werewolf virus, Tad wrestles with Fenrir, the wolf inside his dagger. Somehow the wolf can hear his thoughts. He taunts Tad. Can Tad escape the dungeon? And what of Titan and the danger it poses to Earth?Even if he returns to Earth, it has its own problems. The creators have all entered Titan; Titanspawn blocks the sky and the world is freezing over...
  • Transcendence and Rebellion by Michael G. Manning

    Transcendence and Rebellion by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The world is on the cusp of destruction as Mordecai’s power grows beyond the limits of his own control, yet most of the powers that rule the world are oblivious. The only hope of salvaging their civilization lies with his children, but they have been scattered and branded outlaws...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  sword-sorcery  adult  book  fiction  high-fantasy  horror
  • Skulduggery 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery With each rival my syndicate eliminates two more appear, and they are out for blood. The assassin’s guild, the dwarven miners, and the elven overlords are all looking to put our heads on a pike...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  harem  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  magic  steamy  sword-sorcery
  • Summoner 18 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 18 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has been extended an offer and invitation to the Shadowscape by the Archon Carth: If he stays in her palace for a week, she will spare Varle Enclave.Sounds easy enough, but little does Gryff know what this trip will cost him.Or what he’ll soon learn...
  • Resurrected as a Drow by Logan Jacobs

    Resurrected as a Drow by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    My name is Fynn Draven, and I used to be from this world.I think I might have died, but I can’t remember. All I know is that I woke up on an altar as a drow male, and the beautiful dark-elf priestesses said they begged their Spider Goddess for help.They ended up with me...
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    dark  epic  harem  sword-sorcery  adult  book  fiction  high-fantasy
  • Summoner 17 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 17 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff is a married man, a professor, and a soon to be father now.But his life is still far from ordinary, boring, or safe.Especially when massive, mega monsters start appearing on his honeymoon...
  • Forbidden Arcana: Morgana by Tamryn Tamer

    Forbidden Arcana: Morgana by Tamryn Tamer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death in Forbidden Arcana wasn’t much more than an inconvenience but losing his home, that wouldn’t be easy to come back from. So, when Grim and their new alliance discovers a way to take down the protective barriers surrounding villages and cities, Jericho has no choice but to seek out a new way to protect Dayrose...
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    dark  harem  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  steamy  sword-sorcery  adult  book
  • Dragon Emperor 12 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 12 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evan and his party continue on to the peninsula of Rahma, but an ultimatum from the king hangs over Evan’s head.If he can’t get the Lord of Atheson to swear fealty to the crown, then he has been tasked with breaking the peninsula off the continent and letting it sink to the bottom of the ocean...
  • Dragon Emperor 10 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 10 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The campaign across Rahma continues, and this time Evan and his party travel to the desert city of Kana.The lizard Demi-Human lord is quick to welcome Evan, but his stoic mage of a sister tells Evan she isn’t impressed with him.Men don’t impress her in general, so she prefers a woman’s touch, and nothing Evan can say will change her mind...
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    dark  epic  harem  heroic-fantasy  litrpg  magic  steamy  sword-sorcery
  • The Lost Reavers 2 by Mike Truk

    The Lost Reavers 2 by Mike Truk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Having defeated the monstrous foe lurking at Erro's doorstep, Hugh swears to do whatever it takes to protect his new home and the beautiful women he loves.Toward that end, he seeks to form troubling alliances against a common foe, only to discover that nothing is as it seems...
  • King of Shadows by Mike Truk

    King of Shadows by Mike Truk

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revenge, they say, is a dish best served bloody and twitching.For Kellik, nothing matters so much as defeating his father and destroying his reign over Port Gloom.But as powerful as Kellik has become, his father will surely crush him if he doesn't stay three steps ahead...
  • Summoner 12 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 12 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The capital Umo Portana has fallen to the goddess Utuni. But Gryff isn’t about to let the rest of Utun fall to the serpent Archon. The only problem is, Utuni’s blood aura makes her legions more powerful with each monster that’s killed, so Gryff and his team realize they’re going to need a little help. Gryff expects maybe a few Utun men to join his cause...
  • Summoner 13 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 13 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has finally captured Miralea and Utuni, the two goddesses who wreaked havoc upon the Southern Continent. Now, it’s time to go home. Or … at least that was the plan. But after a surprise rift and a hurricane, Gryff finds himself stranded on an unknown island with his friends nowhere in sight...
  • Summoner 14 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 14 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has gained a new power and a new shapeshifting wife.But his impromptu vacation is over.When his Mistral friends find him again, they inform him that Varleth is still missing, and the Archon Veopa has awakened in the country of Vay.Now, it’s up to Gryff to search for his friend and hopefully bring peace to the shapeshifting territories...
  • Summoner 15 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 15 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff has his hands pretty full in the south.Not only is Varleth still missing, but now Veopa has awakened in the country of Vay.Plus, his women have been emboldened by his hawk wife Freya, and now they all want to bear him children.It’s a hard job, but someone’s gotta do it, and Gryff is certainly not complaining...
  • Summoner 16 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 16 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gryff is finally returning to Mistral.But home is not the same as he left it, and neither is he.Now, Gryff has to figure out how to reintegrate himself into his classes and the Academy, just in time for midterms.Oh, and he’s got a wedding to plan, too...
  • The Duelist 6 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 6 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The island of Terr is on the brink of civil war and destruction, so Alex will need to use every one of his “Ambassador” skills to keep that from happening.But Terr has dwelled in darkness for too long, and monsters threaten to destroy the Terran people from within and without...
    Categorized as:
    harem  steamy  epic  sword-sorcery  dark  fantasy  paranormal  romance
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