Books like 'Blood River'

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  • Undying by Steve McHugh

    Undying by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new chapter in the Hellequin Chronicles Saga.Nearly fifty years ago, the small Welsh village of Anfarwol was the scene of a series of brutal murders. Since then, multiple people have met with accidents, or gone missing never to be found, while those responsible have evaded detection for decades...
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    urban  magic  dark  paranormal  fantasy  urban-fantasy  myths  fiction
  • Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    ***OVER ONE MILLION READERS HAVE BEEN PLEASURED BY THE TEMPLE VERSE NOVELS. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…*** Fae are missing all over Boston, and apparently, no one else is suicidal enough to look into it. Good thing Quinn MacKenna—black magic arms dealer and Fae half-breed—has been searching for a way to earn back some of Boston’s goodwill after almost destroying the city…twice...
  • Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    No one told Quinn there was a cover charge to enter Hell - or that Valhalla didn't allow bar tabs.Thanks to a witchy homebrew, Quinn MacKenna—part-time goddess, full-time troublemaker—has slipped past death’s door to rekindle an old flame and snuff out an old friend...
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    dark  paranormal  urban  adult  audiobook  book  coming-of-age  fiction
  • Moscow Mule by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Moscow Mule by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Quinn MacKenna is on the warpath to save her bartender. Bear-tender…whatever.And it might just break Russia.In every person’s life there comes a point where well-meaning people mutter empty Hallmark Card platitudes like “it’s all downhill from here,” or “the only way to go now is up.”For Quinn, black magic arms dealer and potential Fae royalty, that time is now...
  • The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie

    The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's been six months since Lilly Hooper reunited with her family, friends, and magic.The Arcane Realm offers freedom and safety for all the witches who are rebuilding their lives and healing.But things are not as straightforward or as easy as they all hoped they would be...
  • Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He put a spell on me...Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day...
  • Divine Hunter by C.N. Crawford

    Divine Hunter by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All’s fair in love and magic. Rosalind is preparing for all-out war with Drew, who wields gods-magic with terrifying skill. But now Rosalind is learning to harness gods-magic, too. When she next encounters her cousin, she wants to destroy him completely. Unfortunately for her, Drew launches a surprise attack on the vampire city...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  book  demons  fiction  gods
  • Penang Pixie by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Penang Pixie by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *** THOUSANDS OF READERS HAVE FOUND A HOME WITH THE PARANORMAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. GET YOUR BADGE TODAY! *** When evil comes home, the only hope is the devil within The Shapers, the ancient enemy of the warlocks, have taken the fight to Mark, attempting to assassinate him and those he cares about...
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    dark  paranormal  urban  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  fiction
  • Blight by Claire Farrell

    Blight by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the blight spreads, destroying the land, Cara’s new subjects turn on her, and Brendan and Drake are no longer there to help her. The Darksiders thought she’d be pliable, or maybe even a miracle-worker, and it’s not as easy to scrub away Sadler’s influence as she thought...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  horror  new-adult
  • Sacrifice by Claire Farrell

    Sacrifice by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ~The final book in the Chaos Series.~ As a king’s life hangs in the balance, alliances are made then broken. Only trickery can help Cara protect those she cares about, but when her enemies show their true face, she realises the truth: every distraction feeds Chaos. Cara’s not the only one searching for a legendary treasure, not the only one reaching for power...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • The Twisted Path: A Twenty Palaces Novella by Harry Connolly

    The Twisted Path: A Twenty Palaces Novella by Harry Connolly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ray Lilly has been summoned to the headquarters of the Twenty Palace Society to answer one question: How has he managed to survive mission after mission fighting alongside his boss, Annalise? He doesn't have the power of a full peer of the society. He's a wooden man. An assistant. A diversion. The other peers want to know what's going on, so it's off to Europe for a trip to the First Palace...
  • The Shadows of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    The Shadows of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From The Wandering Witch (circa 1892) In the beginning there was only darkness. And then the Goddess, in her infinite wisdom, gave us light. But in those moments when she separated the light from the darkness, she created shadow. Formed by her divine hands, the shadow grew. And grew. Larger than our own world and without the limitations...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  cozy  fiction
  • Vengeance of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Vengeance of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A WARRIOR FIGHTING HER FATE Paige Reilley is ready for combat, with the evil Amara, their army of demons, and above all . . . the unwanted love her coven’s prophecy has planned for her. As former military, she’s no stranger to war, but the arrival of a new man in her life brings a much greater threat than potential romance...
  • Suffering of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Suffering of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    SHE WON'T GIVE UP Kylie Worthington is in love with a man who doesn't return the sentiment. She's thrown away her pride and all attempts at pretense, yet Quinn St. Germaine still pushes her away. With the arrival of her trial, she will go where Fate dictates and is destined to fall in love. At least she'll finally find the man she was meant for. Whether she likes it or not...
  • Mark of Fate by W.J. May

    Mark of Fate by W.J. May

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mark of Fate is the 9th Book of W.J. May's bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. Rae Kerrigan has proven herself a vital asset to the Privy Council and yet, they still question her loyalty. Back in London, Rae returns to find that everything isn't exactly as it seems...
  • The Curse of Dark Root: Part One by April Aasheim

    The Curse of Dark Root: Part One by April Aasheim

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I inspected the small glass orb in my hand and read the words engraved upon its mantle: Dark Root, Oregon, 1968. "Jillian, there's nothing inside," I said, shaking the globe.“You must view it before you go to sleep. The memory it contains will come to you in your dreams.” “What will I see?” I asked, staring deep into the crystal ball.“Secrets, Maggie. Secrets that should have come out long ago...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  adult  book  fiction  ghosts
  • Possession of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Possession of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Man She Wants to LoveLucia Ruiz believes in love. Though the reality of it has been scarce in her life, she chooses to look to the future. To have hope. Now fate has thrown a dark, hunk of a demon hunter into her life in the form of Ethan Drake. Set to accompany her on a dangerous quest, he persists in being aloof. Reserved. And downright unsociable. For Lucia to succeed she must do two things...
  • Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire

    Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From fairy tale forest to gloomy gothic moor, from gleaming epidemiologist’s lab to the sandy shores of Neverland, Seanan McGuire’s short fiction has been surprising, delighting, confusing, and transporting her readers since 2009. Now, for the first time, that fiction has been gathered together in one place, ready to be enjoyed one twisting, tangled tale at a time...
  • Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  lgbtq
  • Ransom by R.K. Ryals

    Ransom by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vengeance is the path of the Damned. It is not a path taken lightly. For a Naphil, it could mean ransoming his soul.~Bezaliel~Dayton Blainey is caught between two worlds: Heaven and Hell. Bound to a Demon she's beginning to care about, she is thrown into an adventure she may not survive. But she will try...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  angels  book  contemporary  demons
  • King Bullet by Richard Kadrey

    King Bullet by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The incredible finale of the page-turning, high-octane Sandman Slim series filled with an explosive ending and intense kick-ass action from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.It’s been three months since Stark stopped a death cult and a potential ghost apocalypse, and he’s at loose ends. His personal life is a mess. His professional life isn’t much better...
  • Seoul Demon by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Seoul Demon by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There’s a Demon on the loose. No, another one... Mark Vedis and his team need a break. After the events of Bangkok Warlock, they’ve been working with the Thai Paranormal Police Department (PPD) to clean up the streets and get rid of the last of the supernatural threats to the Land of Smiles. Too bad the supernatural mafia is back and ready to make their lives a living hell...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Spell Bond: More Tales From the Old World by Melissa F. Olson

    Spell Bond: More Tales From the Old World by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The ties that bind are even stronger when magic is involved. These eight all-new tales run in between and alongside the main Old World novels, allowing fan favorites to take center stage and exploring the deep bonds between allies and frenemies.Ride along with vampire ranch hand Wyatt for a night in "The Cowboy," and join Lily as she experiments with forbidden magic in "The Witching Hour...
  • Curse of Fangs by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Curse of Fangs by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A vampire's bite sucks, but it's also quite powerful... When Las Vegas Paranormal Police Chief Ian Dex is injected with a healthy dose of vampire venom, he gains access to power like he's never known. He's faster, stronger, and his ability to do magic is on the rise, too.The problem is that he's becoming too powerful...
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    dark  paranormal  urban  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  fiction
  • Lethal Engagement by Teyla Branton

    Lethal Engagement by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Guard, Protect, and Above All, Stay Alive Please note that this story from Mari's point-of-view. Two months after the announcement that rocked the entire world, Mari Jorgenson is going undercover to protect the man who has become the face of the Unbounded...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  adult  alpha-mc  book  female-mc
  • Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson

    Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emmy Davis, the world’s most famous fox shifter, went missing two years ago.And I’ve just been hired to find her.If only things were that simple. The cops have no leads. Other PIs haven’t fared any better. The trail is colder than an arctic winter. And to make matters worse, a mysterious creature from Javy Diaz's past has taken an alarming interest in the case...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Copiii întunericului by Lavinia Călina

    Copiii întunericului by Lavinia Călina

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Tu cât de mult te poți ascunde de magie?”Roxana și Nicol, două adolescente cu personalități aparent diferite, devin cele mai bune prietene după o noapte în care viața li se va schimba complet. Împărtășind același secret, ele vor încerca timp de mai mulți ani să ducă împreună o existență cât mai banală, cotidiană, pentru a se ascunde de cei care le doresc, probabil, moartea...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  drama  fiction  gothic  horror
  • Usurper by Claire Farrell

    Usurper by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When magic returned almost two decades ago, it found a modern world rooted in science, and those beliefs colored the way new abilities manifested. This New Magic is in sharp contrast to Old Magic, which has always been around, hiding in the dark and forgotten places. Addie isn’t magical, but she can wield power with the best of them...
  • Witch's Soul by Emma L. Adams

    Witch's Soul by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being the sole survivor of a notorious witch coven who dealt in forbidden magic isn't as fun as it sounds. I might have stopped an evil spirit from taking over my body, but now another rogue necromancer is on the loose, harnessing power by sacrificing innocent humans...
  • The Zombie Knight -- Volume Two by George M. Frost

    The Zombie Knight -- Volume Two by George M. Frost

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The second volume of the dark serial novel, The Zombie Knight. Includes the 4th, 5th and 6th story arcs. The first volume is available for free at Smashwords.Follows the young Hector Goffe and his grim reaper Garovel as they attempt to prevent the destruction of Hector's home country of Atreya...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  graphic-violence  horror
  • Witching Hour by Bradford Bates, T.S. Paul

    Witching Hour by Bradford Bates, T.S. Paul

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What would you do if you lost it all? Rebecca was your not so normal everyday college kid. School was almost over, and that meant she would start training to take over her mother's coven. That didn't mean she wanted to, but she had years of brutal training to endure before she would be shackled by that responsibility. Hopefully, years where she wasn't forced to live at home like she was now...
  • Deliverance by Hunter Blain

    Deliverance by Hunter Blain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the beginning, John was given the choice to avenge his family or die alongside them. He made his decision and has been seeking redemption ever since...
  • Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Downside Ghosts series has been called "gripping and brilliant," "a must-read," and "one of the best paranormal fantasy series available." Now all four previously published short stories set in this world are collected in one place, plus one new, never-before-seen novella...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  adult  alpha-mc  anthologies  dystopia
  • Three Tales from the Laundry Files by Charles Stross

    Three Tales from the Laundry Files by Charles Stross

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enjoy two short stories and a novella from the Laundry Files. Originally published on Tor.com, these stories by Charles Stross continue the adventures of the Laundry, a secret division of the British government dedicated to tracking down and containing breaches of reality by occult and otherworldly threats...
  • Forsaken by Robert J. Crane

    Forsaken by Robert J. Crane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    WARNING: Due to extremely disturbing content, this book is intended for MATURE READERS ONLY. Things in Midian, Tennessee are just going straight to hell. Demons rise, allies fall, and some prepare to make the ultimate sacrifice...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  urban  adult  book  fiction  horror  urban-fantasy  fantasy
  • Fates and Furies by Raye Wagner

    Fates and Furies by Raye Wagner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Olympian gods cause nothing but chaos… Hope escaped the Underworld with her life, but her memories are as blank as the Book of the Fates she brought back. Still determined to break the curse, she and Xan take an offering to the Olympian temple to solicit the goddess Artemis for aid. But the petition has disastrous results, and now the gods are hunting her...
  • Wicked Betrayal by Chelsea Luna

    Wicked Betrayal by Chelsea Luna

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The clock is ticking. Alex’s time is running out.Spring has hit Hazel Cove and with it, the pressure of Alex’s impending fate as Liam’s sacrifice is weighing upon her every thought. There’s so much to do and so little time. How do you stop an ancient pure blooded witch?But Liam isn’t Alex’s only problem. She must focus on what she can fix in the little time she has left...
  • All Hallows Eve by Chelsea Luna

    All Hallows Eve by Chelsea Luna

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Halloween is fast approaching and, with it, Alexandria’s eighteenth birthday...
  • Sinners on Sunset by Debra Dunbar

    Sinners on Sunset by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The tax demons want their pound of flesh. Or fifty-two thousand dollars.Unable to pay what she owes, Eden is forced to fight a never-ending stream of bounty hunters while she tries to clear her name and find the cop who set her up...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  urban  adult  book  demons  fiction  horror
  • Ventura Hellway by Debra Dunbar

    Ventura Hellway by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Beware the devils who promise miracles.When an old flame asks Eden to help find his younger brother, she initially refuses. Searching for Anton will put her smack in the middle of the Disciples—as well as on the radar of the demon who might own her soul. But a sense of obligation (plus the promised payout), overrides her instincts for self-preservation, and Eden takes the job...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  urban  adult  angels  book  demons  dystopia
  • Tanya: Princess of the Elves by Larry Correia

    Tanya: Princess of the Elves by Larry Correia

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Free MHI short story.The epic saga of a young trailer park elf and her quest to be more like Elvis Presley...
  • Conjured by Chelsea Luna

    Conjured by Chelsea Luna

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After the disastrous fallout on Halloween and the tragic events that followed in the Hazel Cove Cemetery, Alexandria is left picking up the pieces of her broken life. Peter is adjusting. James hates her. Grandma Claudia is gone. Emma is incoherent. Victor went rogue. And Gamma still wants her dead.If that wasn't enough to deal with, two burning questions are driving Alex insane...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  female-author  fiction  horror  spooky
  • Of Dreams And Dragons by Karpov Kinrade

    Of Dreams And Dragons by Karpov Kinrade

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The land will burn. Mountains will bleed. An old magic awakens. The day darkness descends into my life begins like any other.Taking care of the kids I call my own. Fighting fires in my small town...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  dragons  fiction  horror
  • Three Half Goats Gruff by Kim McDougall

    Three Half Goats Gruff by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Is he a vampire? A shifter? Something worse? Thrown together to save a middle school from an infestation of satyrs, Kyra and the mysterious Captain of the Guardians share one heart-stopping night. Critter wrangling rule #4: There isn’t much you can’t kill, confuse, or disgust with a can of bug fogger...
  • The White Gold Score by Craig Schaefer

    The White Gold Score by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When a high roller dies in his Vegas penthouse suite, that's a problem. When his ghost refuses to leave, that's a bigger problem. Daniel Faust is the solution. Called in to clean up the casino's mess, the modern-day sorcerer soon learns that the restless spirit isn't going down without a fight...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  adult  audiobook  book  crime
  • The Hunted by L.A. Banks

    The Hunted by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Each millennium brings a new Neteru, a vampire huntress whose mission is to vanquish evil from the world. This millennium's savior has come in the form of Damali Richards, a hip-hop diva with the heart of a warrior and an attitude to match. But a war in Hell has cost Damali both her powers and her past love, Carlos Rivera. Still, Damali can't let her grief stand in her way...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy  demons  fiction
  • By Darkness Revealed by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    By Darkness Revealed by Kevin O. McLaughlin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What can you do when the thing you hate most in the world is also the only thing which might keep you alive? ★★★★★Ryan Blackwell never wanted to have magical abilities. He'd rather leave them as far behind him as possible - and never look back! Arriving at the military college of Northshield University was supposed to be a chance to start over and build a new life for himself...
  • The Night Dahlia by R.S. Belcher

    The Night Dahlia by R.S. Belcher

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Laytham Ballard once protected humanity as part of the Nightwise, a secret order of modern-day mages dedicating to holding hellish supernatural forces at bay, but that was before a string of sadistic ritual murders shook everything he believed in--and sent him down a much darker path. One that has already cost him most of his soul, as well as everything he once held dear...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  urban  adult  audiobook  book  cyberpunk
  • Tooth and Claw by R. Lee Smith

    Tooth and Claw by R. Lee Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The war between Mab’s army and the lords of Arcadia is over. With winter comes a season of rest and rebuilding for the people of the Valley of Hoof and Horn. In the city of Dis, the long-displaced Cerosan have returned. Lord Antilles once again holds the throne of his fathers with Taryn MacTavish beside him. The road they built has brought them home. Their story is told...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  abuse  adult  book  fiction  horror
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