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Mother of Learning 1 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsZorian Kazinski has all the time in the world to get stronger, and he plans on taking full advantage of it.A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy... -
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The Law by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom the number one New York Times bestselling The Dresden Files series, a brand new novella set after Battle Ground, that thrusts Chicago’s only professional Wizard, Harry Dresden, back into battle–both a legal one… and the kind with explosions.Not every danger comes in the form of a mega-threat like a Titan. Some predators are a lot cozier... more personal... -
![A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.My outlook on life isn’t complicated—any day that passes when nobody tries to kill me or someone I love gets put into the ‘good day’ column. Simple, right?Lately, good days have been hard to come by... -
![Salty Dog by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell]()
Salty Dog by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAbductions rarely go as planned…but this is just ridiculous. Torn from the Faeling Games on the beaches of Scotland, Quinn MacKenna suddenly finds herself doggie-paddling in a turbulent sea of blood with no land in sight.And that’s the highlight of her day so far, because her abductors seem perfectly content to simply leave her in this strange Otherworld... -
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![Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett]()
Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mysterious supernatural assassin is loose in D.C. – a man made of marble, hell-bent on murdering the most popular senator the country has seen in years... -
![Doomsday Magic by Linsey Hall]()
Doomsday Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe've all been cursed...Against all odds, I’ve rescued my friends from the evil Roman Fates. We should all be celebrating, but there’s a big problem. Every single one of them has been tattooed with a curse that will make them slaves to an ancient evil if they step outside the castle grounds.Because I’m the Druid Dragon God, I’m linked to the Fates...Categorized as:
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![Power by Robert J. Crane]()
Power by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSienna Nealon seems like a woman beaten. Imprisoned by her enemies, facing the extinction of her entire race, she is up against overwhelming odds. But overwhelming odds have never stopped her before... -
![Broomsticks and Bones by Misty Bane]()
Broomsticks and Bones by Misty Bane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing summoned to attend a mandatory Flyers Education course – aka Broomstick Riding 101 - is bad enough. Immediately being entangled in a web of witchy drama from the moment I arrive? Well, that’s just my luck. Word has it a young woman has mysteriously fallen from the dormitory roof... -
![Destiny by Robert J. Crane]()
Destiny by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNOTE: This is a tightly intertwined series wherein each book builds on previous volumes.In the aftermath of her confrontation with Sovereign, Sienna Nealon finds herself low on allies. The organization Century continues their genocide of the entire race of metahumans unchecked, working toward an ultimate goal that they have yet to reveal... -
![Ruthless by Robert J. Crane]()
Ruthless by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen a mission in New York City goes terribly wrong, Sienna Nealon finds herself replaced as head of the government agency in charge of policing people with powers beyond those of a normal human. Marginalized, humiliated, she ponders her place in the world now that her war is over... -
![Waking Hearts by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Waking Hearts by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen everything you’ve longed for is standing right in front of you, would you find the courage to chase it when you’ve given up on dreams? Fox shifter Alison Smith gave up on happy endings when her ex-husband walked out, but that didn’t mean she was allowed to give up on happy... -
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Captured by Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen my world comes crashing down around me…After years on the run, I’ve finally found a home. I’m getting control of my magic and finding my place at the Undercover Protectorate. We look out for each other, and keep the world safe. It’s the life I’ve always wanted.But when most of the Protectorate staff are kidnapped, my world is thrown into chaos...Categorized as:
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Cabinet Jack by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClose your doors and cabinets tight, or Jack will climb out to see you tonight.The former railroad stop of Timbermill, Georgia has grown ever more quiet and empty since its boom era faded decades ago... -
![The Case of the Voice Spell by Amorette Anderson]()
The Case of the Voice Spell by Amorette Anderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGobins visiting in the middle of the night. A spell that seems impossible to do. A dead body in the creek... -
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![Crime of Magic by Linsey Hall]()
Crime of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTo solve this crime, I'll have to risk it allTraining at the Undercover Protectorate’s Academy is kicking my butt. My sister aced it in a few months—but I’m lagging behind like a three-legged poodle at a greyhound race. I don’t want to have to leave my new home in this amazing castle, so I’ve got to get a grip on my magic. Soon... -
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Pickups and Pirates by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA little sweet tea and a whole lot of spells won’t always put out the fire… After a hurricane attacks the Crystal Coast, Ruby Mae Jewell and her friends and family will have to deal with more than just the wreckage of harsh weather. When the ancient shipwreck of the notorious pirate Captain “Bonny Anne” Bonnet is discovered off the shore, there’s a race to claim the uncovered treasure... -
![Fatal [Family] Traditions by Ann Charles]()
Fatal [Family] Traditions by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s a real trick to catching a soul-stealing Hungarian devil made of shadow and smoke. Unfortunately, Violet Parker doesn’t know what that trick is and her aunt’s life depends on her figuring it out. But killing is an old family tradition for her ... or rather a fatal tradition... -
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Splintered Haven by Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrigid's battle with the witches is over. Her new supernatural bed and breakfast is open. Content to live the life of a low key small business owner, she settles into her new role. Only things are afoot. With the witches gone, a power vacuum calls to those who want new territory... -
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Enemies by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFar from home, having failed in her quest to kill Old Man Winter, Sienna Nealon finds herself in the city of London, working with Omega, her oldest enemies... -
![Murky Seas by Lily Harper Hart]()
Murky Seas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRowan Gray has a new job, home and potential boyfriend. Things should be going swimmingly, especially given the fact that she now calls a cruise ship home. All of that changes when a group of feisty women from a cosmetics company take over the Bounding Storm for a week of sun, fun and murder. For Quinn Davenport, things aren’t at all what he expected... -
![Relatively Familiar by Belinda White]()
Relatively Familiar by Belinda White
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man is innocent until proven guilty. Why isn't that true for witches and their familiars too? Arc kept his end of our bargain and helped me with my family's problem. Now it was time to return the favor.He's been on the run ever since waking up next to his dead on again/off again girlfriend. He swears he didn't kill her. I believe him.He also says she wasn't in his bed when he went to sleep... -
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With Scream and Sugar by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath! It’s steeped in magic and mystery.You’d expect serving afternoon tea to a high-society ladies club to go smoothly, right?Newbie witch and marketing whiz Minnie Wells thought so... -
![Luck of the Iris by Nancy Warren]()
Luck of the Iris by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrettiest garden contestHow delightful…How deadlyI thought judging the Willow Waters garden contest would be fun. A nice way to get to know a few more of my neighbors in this beautiful Cotswold village. I’d get to see how the best gardens grew, maybe nab a few tips for my own garden. I did not expect the competition to be to the death. Literally.I’m Peony Bellefleur and I own Bewitching Blooms... -
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Boundary Broken by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYears ago, boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther made a promise to an alpha werewolf. Now, just when the supernatural community in Colorado is enjoying a period of hard-won peace, the alpha turns up at Lex’s door to call in his marker. Two of his pack members have disappeared in the Colorado sand dunes, and he needs safe passage to hunt for them... -
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![San Francisco Night by Stephen Leather]()
San Francisco Night by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJack Nightingale fights his battles in the shadows – in the grey areas where the real world meets the supernatural. But when he arrives in San Francisco to take on a group of Satanists bent on opening a doorway to Hell, the danger is out in the open and all too real... -
![Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes]()
Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDax Jones is an ordinary schoolboy . . . until something extraordinary happens one day. Whilst frightened for his life, he inexplicably changes into a fox! Before long, both a government agent and an ambitious young journalist are on his tail...Categorized as:
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Powerless by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Sienna Nealon finally comes home to Minnesota, she finds old enemies returning and new ones rising... -
![Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi]()
Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 21 ratings“Quick, clean action, solid character work and pacing. This series is worth your time.” — Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden FilesAnother day, another hijacked body. And just 13 hours to solve a murder…Detective Vincent Graves has made a habit of dying... -
![Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles]()
Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHis mate killed in a horrific explosion, ex-Enforcer Damien Masterson now lives as a rogue werewolf... -
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Cast in Flight by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara returns to the city of Elantra with a thrilling tale rife with ancient magic, assassination attempts and political intrigue. Private Kaylin Neya already has Dragons and Barrani as roommates. Adding one injured, flightless Aerian to her household should be trivial... -
![Well of Magic by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Well of Magic by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI never expected to see a mage battle on national TV. When the ley lines—the orderly rivers of magical energy that circle the globe—went wild, chaos ensued. Magic hid in the shadows for hundreds of years, but then a secret order took control of one of the world's largest religions. Their goal is to rule the world, and the first step is to control the ley lines and magic users...Categorized as:
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![Broken by Robert J. Crane]()
Broken by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSienna Nealon is a broken human being. Her lover is dead, her closest friends have deserted her, and her employers have betrayed her. From the ashes of her desperation, she must master the metahuman powers at her command and finally tame the souls that share her body for one ultimate purpose - revenge against the ones who destroyed her life... -
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The Atlas Defect by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe NightShade Forensic Files: Book... -
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The Elf Beside Himself by K.M. Avery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing can prepare you for the phone call from your best friend telling you his dad was murdered. Not even if you’re a former homicide cop.But here I am, getting on a plane to fly halfway across the country to hold his hand and hope to hell that I’m not walking into a complete disaster... -
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![Mom’s The Word by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Mom’s The Word by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagical medieval artifacts are on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. They are the perfect target for magical thieves.Look out Lucy Heron. It’s not the usual menace looking to steal a strange magical crown.Good thing Lucy and the Silver Griffins are on the case.Meanwhile, the Underfoot Brigade are on a case of their own. Monsters are in the underground tunnels. Time to find out why...Categorized as:
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Rogue Mom by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHas anyone noticed Los Angeles is going to the monsters?The City of Angels is under attack and the Silver Griffins are calling all agents.What monster is making the rounds and threatening to expose magic?Mr. No has returned and is invading dreams. The sinister Dwarf has figured out how to sap away magicals’ dreams and aspirations...Categorized as:
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Ash by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy name is Ash, and I am an Elemental. As an Ender, it is my place to protect the royal family at all costs. Despite being the best Ender our world has ever beheld, I have failed time and again as the personal sacrifices continue to mount. Lark has been banished to the desert by her father who is blind to the manipulation he has again fallen prey to... -
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Stand With My Unit by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDescriptionWelcome to Hellion Squadron.A new unit, new challenges and possibly new friends await Idina Moorfield as she joins other magicals in the military to train against magical monsters.The soldiers in this unit are different, yet all the same. They were in the military, had issues because they had magic and nobody to teach them, then were recruited to the unit... -
![The Loyal Friend by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle]()
The Loyal Friend by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe truth would change everything. But no one knows it. Except for Liv Beaufont and those who have been hiding it for centuries. Fueled to uncover the facts and restore the House of Seven to what it’s supposed to be, Liv starts searching for resources. However, the Council has different plans for her. They put her on a case that is sure to keep her busy…if not get her killed... -
![Missy's Operation Demon Lore by P.G. Allison]()
Missy's Operation Demon Lore by P.G. Allison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter gaining yet another new ability, Missy is seeking her proper balance back at West Point. The routine of studies, sports, duties … these all help her adjust. So do having friends and helping others. Of course, her life can’t be that simple... -
![Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor]()
Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe book you've been waiting for... With Kaitlin in critical condition after a fatal stab wound, reluctant psychic Billie Culpepper has learned that the body she found in the Murder House is actually her own father... -
![The Finding by Nicky Charles]()
The Finding by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShe discovered a dark secret, witnessed a murder and fled into the night fearing for her life. Three years later, Cassie is still hiding from her past, haunted by a dream lover and fighting to control a terrifying beast that seems to grow stronger each day. When Bryan, pack Beta, appears to claim her, Cassie is forced to face the truth of her existence... -
![Bonded by Nicky Charles]()
Bonded by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReno’s a tough Enforcer for Lycan Link who finds himself drawn to Brandi but duty rules his life. Brandi, just on the edge of starting her career as a Disaster Control officer, falls for Reno at first sight, but are they really meant to be? Is it love or lust and does it really even matter? Enforcers and DCs don't get along...unless fate forces them to. Bonded precedes The Mating... -
![Forever Changed by Belinda Boring]()
Forever Changed by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWaking up after an amazing night with her new husband and mate, nothing could've prepared Darcy for the epic bombshell Devlin dropped - explaining her heritage and revealing truths that completely blow her mind. When all she wants is to settle into marital bliss and Pack life, Darcy's world is once again thrown into turmoil, forced to face a challenge that may very well break her and Mason... -
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![The Emperor's Wolves by Michelle Sagara]()
The Emperor's Wolves by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSet in the bestselling world of The Chronicles of Elantra, THE EMPEROR'S WOLVES is a prequel spin-off based on a fan-favorite character, and broadens the beloved fantasy world with another action-packed tale of intrigue and magic.As an orphan scrounging in the lawless slums, young Severn Handred didn't have the luxury of believing in anything beyond his own survival... -
![Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff]()
Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsQuinn Robbins has just returned from spending ten days in Eirentheos, a world she had never known existed. Trying to settle back into her familiar life and establish a relationship with her new boyfriend, Zander, is more of a challenge than she ever dreamed it would be... -
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Peony Dreadful by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWitches, Murder and Flowers make quite the bouquetPeony Bellefleur runs Bewitching Blooms, the charming flower shop in a picture-perfect Cotswold village in England. Her flowers seem to make the sick improve, wedding days happier, and birthdays more special because she infuses her bouquets with a little magic.Peony’s a witch in a village that seems too perfect to be true. Probably because it is... -
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Hidden Darkness by W.J. May
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHidden Darkness is the 7th Book of W.J. May's bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. A race against time, a sprint across the world. The enemy has a new face now, Jonathon Cromfield. Except he's not really new, is he? Cromfield has a plan, one that includes Rae whether she likes it or not. Rae is terrified by the idea that she can't die... -
![Desert Bound by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Desert Bound by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan you turn the clock back on your first love? Would you even want to try?Alex McCann and Teodora "Ted" Vasquez left Cambio Springs together. Ted came back. Alex didn't.Now, years later, the future alpha of the McCann wolves has returned with plans to bring new life to the dying desert community... -
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Nightmare by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe last case of police negotiator Jack Nightingale’s career ended in the death of nine-year-old Sophie Underwood. Since then, he’s saved his own soul from the devil...but now he is haunted by Sophie’s cries for help...
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