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  • Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Haven escaped the clutches of the new Sun Sovereign and found solace in Shadoria, but for how long? Now that the extent of her powers is known, Solis, Noctis, and mortals all hunt her. Meanwhile, chaos reigns across the land...
  • Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by a nobleman who recognized that she was pricked by Kushiel's dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one...
  • Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

    Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0451456734 here.Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her enemies once and for all...
  • The Reckoning by Vanessa Nelson

    The Reckoning by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Missing girls. A plea for help she can’t ignore. An ancient enemy with plans of his own. Nine-year-old girls are missing from across the lands. Yvonne has promised to find them, and she always keeps her promises. Even when she doesn’t know where to start looking. There’s more trouble around. Mercenaries are disappearing...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow

    The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I need to learn how to control my new magic—before it gets me killed. As the first ever Faerie Games player gifted with magic from the king of the gods—Jupiter—all eyes are on me. Especially since I won the first competition of the Games. Now I need to send three other players to fight in the Coliseum until one of them is dead. The two that survive will be gunning for me later...
  • The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop

    The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In her national bestselling Black Jewels novels, Anne Bishop’s “surefire spell craft…leave[s] readers’ hearts pounding.” Now her “feverish pacing and terrifying twists” are showcased once again. In a tumultuous world ruled by witches and warlocks who wear their power as jewels, one Queen’s chance at redemption is the last hope for a desperate people…Dena Nehele is a land decimated by its past...
  • Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Dreams Made Flesh by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Return to the realm of the Blood in Dreams Made Flesh—featuring four revelatory all-new adventures of Jaenelle and her kindred….Jaenelle is the most powerful Witch ever known, centuries of hopes and dreams made flesh at last...
  • Son of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Son of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Treacherous OathLord Rhyan Hart, Heir Apparent to the Arkasva, High Lord of Glemaria, Imperator to the North, has carried the weight of his title his entire life. But never has he felt it more than now.After sacrificing everything to protect the girl he loves, a shocking revelation endangers her again. The consequences stretch across the Empire and increase his father's power over him...
  • A Drop of Blood by Charlene Hartnady

    A Drop of Blood by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I should’ve known better than to trust a stranger.Twelve years ago, our realm was thrust into perpetual darkness. The fae kings abandoned their posts and left us to her . Snow is our self-proclaimed queen and an evil dictator. Once a human herself, she’s turned into something else. Something vile. She hates humans. Perhaps we remind her too much of what she once was...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  ghosts  dark  romance  fantasy  vampires  fae  magic
  • Blood Witch by M. Sinclair

    Blood Witch by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My heart beat only for these men.Any defenses that I had against these men were falling now that they knew the truth about my past—about the darkness that resided under my very skin.After a ritual gone wrong, I find myself even more connected to them than before and embracing the intensity of what was growing between us and the strength it provided me with...
  • Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s “darkly fascinating” Black Jewel novels have enthralled readers and critics alike with their mixture of fantasy, intrigue, and romance. Now in Twilight’s Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four all-new captivating novellas...
  • Inferno by Kat Ross

    Inferno by Kat Ross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the last volume of the Fourth Talisman series, the worlds of the living and the dead collide in a final confrontation that will leave Nocturne and Solis forever changed....Three talismans adrift.Two mad kings. One poisonous crown.As dark forces gather at the Rock of Ariamazes in Samarqand, Nazafareen discovers that there are worse places than the afterlife...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  myths  audiobook  book  drama  fiction  high-fantasy
  • The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco

    The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    In the highly anticipated finale to the Bone Witch trilogy, Tea’s life—and the fate of the kingdoms—hangs in the balance Tea is a bone witch with the dark magic needed to raise the dead. She has used this magic to breathe life into those she has loved and lost…and those who would join her army against the deceitful royals...
  • Crisis of Faith by Benjamin Medrano

    Crisis of Faith by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Reconciling two divergent faiths to a single goddess is much more difficult when the conference begins with an assassination attempt. As her followers have to deal with the multiple unknown attackers which are assaulting them, Tyria finds her hands tied by divine law and her struggle to decide who she is, and who she should be...
  • Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the living and the undead to save their world.Wren is still reeling from the revelation that the mother she thought was dead is actually the Corpse Queen, a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to control the undead...
  • Magic of Lust by Auryn Hadley

    Magic of Lust by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The rules of magic are changing, and she's going to make sure they work for her. Mages are always men. Until her. They harvest the power of simple, primitive emotions. Until her. Jaeda is something new, and the best way to protect herself is to make sure the enemy doesn't have a clue. That's going to be difficult with an Adevian mage about to take her town. Shahwa has become her home...
  • Crown of Embers  (The Chosen) by Meg Anne

    Crown of Embers (The Chosen) by Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “If it’s a war she wants, I’ll damn well give her one.”Kiri Helena Solene may have gotten her Mate back, but that was just the beginning. The battle lines have been drawn and her nemesis has already struck the first blow.Surrounded by her Circle, Helena’s power continues to grow. However, this time power alone will not be enough...
  • Autumn of the Grimoire by J.L. Vampa

    Autumn of the Grimoire by J.L. Vampa

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some witches cast spells. Others slay kings.A mysterious Grimoire. A marriage full of dark secrets. A History sculpted by a quartet of ancient Sister witches.For three hundred years, Sister Autumn has incited wars, burnt villages, killed kings, and released plagues at the bidding of the Grimoire. Meanwhile, her Sister Winter, Sister Spring, and Sister Summer have brought forth only peace...
  • Captured by Devyn Sinclair

    Captured by Devyn Sinclair

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The ruler of the world has stolen me. He wants me by his side as his possession, as his salvation, as his bride. He offers me everything.I will offer only destruction.The five men who love me are on the run—fleeing for their lives so they can save mine. Nothing will stop the Emperor from hunting them down, and nothing will stop my lovers from rescuing me.If I can survive that long...
  • The White Song by Phil Tucker

    The White Song by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The White Song is the final installment in a gripping new epic fantasy series.The hour of reckoning is at hand. The skies darken with the forces of the enemy while the hopes of the armies of the light dwindle to but a candle flame. Morals, compunctions, oaths - all must be set aside, every sacrifice made, every advantage and ally sought if there is to be any chance for survival...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  coming-of-age  demons
  • Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A brand new novel in the beloved world of Sevenwaters, a fantasy series that should appeal to "Lord of the Rings" fans (VOYA). The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest. Human and Otherworld dwellers have existed there side by side, sharing a wary trust...
  • A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura

    A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 099112765X / ISBN-13: 9780991127658."The redemption of the fallen man is neither easy nor quick. It is fraught with hardship and loss, and those who seek to aid someone traveling this twisted path might do best to journey ahead and light the way." (The Word and the Deed)Rukh Shektan has lost everything: his home, his standing, and his future...
  • Ancient Ruins by Benjamin Medrano

    Ancient Ruins by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Newly edited for clarity. Sistina awakened after millennia of dormancy, her memories in tatters and born anew. Residing in the ruins of an ancient city, she finds herself drawn into a war between two elven nations and the slaver kingdom of Kelvanis when she rescues a princess from slavery...
  • Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the Charter magic that brought them together—and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series...
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons, royal dowager Ista, released from the curse of madness and manipulated by an untrustworthy god, is plunged into a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm...
  • 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...
  • The Duke's Demon by Iris Foxglove

    The Duke's Demon by Iris Foxglove

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Devon Chastain has always been angry. He burns with it, is consumed by it, lashing out at friend and foe alike and securing his reputation as a difficult noble son for all to see...
  • Celestial Prison by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Celestial Prison by Avery Song, Veronica Agnus

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the deep shadows of the supernatural world lies a prison whose captives are organized by supernatural race, capabilities, and destructive power. The lower the level, the more lethal — and desirable — the individual. As a Nephilim at the Psychic Prison for Supernaturals, I'm banished to the depths of its lowest level, a hellhole from which few ever return...
  • Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With their kingdom in ruins, Dorian and Nyssari Eaglefyre must make a choice. Remain bound to the kingdom and people that betrayed their family and live their lives in silence, or run and be declared traitors of the realm...
  • Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    OverviewCaina Amalas was a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through her boldness and cunning saved the Empire and the world from sorcerous annihilation.But the victory cost her everything.Now she is exiled and alone in the city of Istarinmul, far from her home and friends...
  • Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reviews"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts orMiddle Earth."--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower"Wow. Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I canhonestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is, it was insanely easy to slip into the story..
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  high-fantasy  historical
  • Blood of Desiderium by Ali Stuebbe

    Blood of Desiderium by Ali Stuebbe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the lands of Deyadrum, where every Fae possesses power, Princess Emma is the only one forced without. Confined in the walls of her palace by her father, she’s desperate for a taste of freedom.That is, until she discovers the truth: everything she thought she knew was a lie, for something evil plagues her lands - promising death and darkness.A betrothal that tests her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  paranormal  epic  romance  fantasy  fae  high-fantasy
  • Claimed by the Flame of Faery by Mallory Dunlin

    Claimed by the Flame of Faery by Mallory Dunlin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I meant to slay the dragon—not save him.All my life, I've known what it means to be a human in Faery, and I've always fought back. But when my father attacks a half-dragon duke - and fails - I make the only bargain I can think my life for my his.I expect to be treated like a slave, but my new master keeps me in luxury...
  • The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived by one rule: don’t let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city...
  • Stormy Nights by Elle Middaugh

    Stormy Nights by Elle Middaugh

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alexis Ravenel: Damaged. Determined. Deadly. In order to control me, the Storm King does his best to damage me. And unfortunately, he’s quite good at it. But I suppose what doesn’t kill me, ticks me off enough to make me stronger. I’m now more determined than ever to rid the world of his wicked ways, but for that, we’ll need allies...
  • Barbarian Outcast by Aaron Crash

    Barbarian Outcast by Aaron Crash

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The lands to the South are full of depraved women driven mad by forbidden sorcery. Now that sounds like fun for a barbarian from the Black Wolf Clan. The barbarians of the frozen north live to fight, drink, hunt, and screw, and Ymir is a true son of the Ax Tundra, until a demon curses him with magic...
  • Child of the Flames by D.W. Hawkins

    Child of the Flames by D.W. Hawkins

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Red Swords came with the sunrise and took everything Shawna Llewan held dear. Her family massacred, her home destroyed, she escapes with nothing but her mother’s heirloom and the desire for vengeance. When she’s found by Dormael, a Warlock of the Conclave, she learns that her mother’s keepsake—the reason her family was killed—holds the power to unleash boundless destruction...
  • The Black Shriving by Phil Tucker

    The Black Shriving by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When invasion looms...After a harrowing battle Lady Kyferin and her stalwart followers have earned themselves a brief respite from Lord Laur's fury. They know, however, that the next assault will be impossible to resist. Their sole hope of survival lies in forging an alliance with the only force capable of resisting the empire's might: the Agerastian heretics themselves.But time is running out..
  • The Witches' Blade by A.K. Mulford

    The Witches' Blade by A.K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The second powerful novel in the Five Crowns of Okrith fantasy series brings us into a new part of the world as the fae princess Rua joins forces with a truly unlikely ally--all with the same romance and adventure readers have come to expect from A.K. Mulford's viral sensation!A magic sword. A powerful curse. An untested fae princess.And a continent on fire..
  • Twisted is the Crown by Kel Carpenter

    Twisted is the Crown by Kel Carpenter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Quinn Darkova made a vow from the very beginning.And now she’s home.For revenge . . .Except N’skara isn’t the same as it was ten years ago, and the person she came for is nowhere to be found. After being taken ashore by armed guards of the same Council they came to sway, Quinn knows it’s up to her to uncover the truth about what really happened, while seeking the retribution owed to her...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  myths  paranormal  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc
  • Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

    Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Bryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an abandoned manor, she stumbles into a house full of dark enchantments...
  • The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Under the rule of a usurper king, the realm of Skala has suffered famine, plague, and invasion. But now the time for the rightful heir has come, a return to the tradition of warrior queens. And the Lightbearer's prophecy is to be upheld at last: so long as a daughter of the royal line defends and rules, Skala will never be subjugated...
  • Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong

    Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    SISTERS MORIA AND ASHYN ARE THE KEEPER AND SEEKER OF EDGEWOOD.OR AT LEAST, THEY WERE.Their village is gone. Their friends have betrayed them. And now, they are all but prisoners in court, forced to watch and wait while the Emperor decides whether to help the children of Edgewood, who remain hostages of the treacherous Alvar Kitsune...
  • The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop

    The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    POWER HAS A PRICE. SO DOES LOVE. Return to the dark, sensual, and powerful world of the Black Jewels in this long-awaited new story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga.After a youthful mistake, Lord Dillon's reputation is in tatters, leaving him vulnerable to aristo girls looking for a bit of fun. To restore his reputation and honor, he needs a handfast--a one-year contract of marriage...
  • Goldenhand by Garth Nix

    Goldenhand by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Lirael knows the blood that runs in her veins and her true powers. She also knows that Chlorr of the Mask has been conspiring with the clans of the steppe, from a message she’s received from her long-dead mother, Arielle. But no one else believes that nomads can be a real threat...
  • Daughter of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Daughter of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Cleopatra meets Throne of Glass in this stunning debut.19-year-old mage Lady Lyriana Batavia is third in line to the Seat of Power in Bamaria: a position of wealth and privilege, but not safety. Bamaria falls under the rule of the Lumerian Empire, survivors of a celestial war whose island sank in the Drowning. Now all Lumerians submit to the Emperor and his strict laws about magic...
  • Uprooted by Naomi Novik

    Uprooted by Naomi Novik

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 83 ratings
    “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon...
  • Bright Familiar by Jeffe Kennedy

    Bright Familiar by Jeffe Kennedy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He wanted her with consuming passion... and so did the monster within.Lady Veronica Elal has been freed from her tower—and entered a life of servitude. It doesn’t matter that her wizard master has odd ideas about circumventing Convocation tradition and making their relationship equal. Nic prides herself on her practicality and that means not pretending her marriage is full of hearts and flowers...
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