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  • A Keeper's Tale: The Story of Tomkin and the Dragon by J.A. Andrews

    A Keeper's Tale: The Story of Tomkin and the Dragon by J.A. Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tomkin Thornhewn, youngest son of the Duke of Marshwell, has a problem: he's not heroic. Regardless of his aspirations, the bookish, untrained young man is better suited to recording the deeds of heroes than being one himself. Which becomes an obvious problem when he finds himself clinging to a ledge above a sleeping dragon...
  • When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

    When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons.They certainly did not expect them to fall. As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught...
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    dragons  magic  paranormal  epic  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  fae
  • Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Tragic Story Comes to Light.At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya.But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems.Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth.The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him...
  • A Storm of Light and Darkness by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Light and Darkness by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What would you do to protect everyone you love?Anything. Everything. Whatever it takes.The final battle is here. With the star elves marching on Pernula, the Oncoming Storm and her friends must gather their allies and make one last stand. But it won't be easy. Their enemies have legions of soldiers, chemical weapons, and a powerful magic spell on their side. Not to mention a dragon...
  • Bright Hopes by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Bright Hopes by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Only Amel knows the truth.With a grievous head injury, even Amel can’t really trust her own memories, but what she thought she saw feels very real and if it’s true, it will change everything. On top of that, someone is hunting Lightbringers and Amel and her friends are swept up in the hunt...
  • Thorn Kissed and Silver Chains by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare

    Thorn Kissed and Silver Chains by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A continuation in the world of Honey and Ice . . .with new characters, new loves, new enemies . . .Underhill is my ruthless mother. Her realm is my deadly home. The brutal creatures here are both foe and friend.But the group of fae that just attacked me? They’re all foe. Dragged from my game of hide-and-seek with a dragon, and my home of twenty-one years, I’m thrust into a weak, ugly realm.Earth...
  • The Fowl Proposal Bonus Scenes by Lindsay Buroker

    The Fowl Proposal Bonus Scenes by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    This series of four scenes was originally published on Lindsay's blog. They take place after the events of Soulblade (Dragon Blood, Book 7) and before Shattered Past (the Therrik novel)...
  • Fuse by E.L. Todd

    Fuse by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    After being abandoned outside the gate of her village in the middle of the night as a baby, Cora has spent her life in this small village, avoiding the marriage lottery and the advances of men she considers boys, and working in her forge as the best blacksmith… even if no one will admit it.Until the Shamans come. They’re looking for someone… or something...
  • Penric's Travels by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Penric's Travels by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    TALES OF A NEW HERO IN FANTASY FROM LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD, TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME! Includes Penric’s Mission, Mira’s Last Dance, and The Prisoner of Limnos. He does it his way! FOLLOW-UP TO COLLECTION PENRIC'S  PROGRESS. Penric’s Mission Learned Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the Bastard’s Order, has faced danger and intrigue many times before...
  • Golden Daughter by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

    Golden Daughter by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beyond the realm of dreams is a world she never imaginedMasayi Sairu was raised to be dainty, delicate, demure . . . and deadly. She is one of the emperor’s Golden Daughters, as much a legend as she is a commodity. One day, Sairu will be contracted in marriage to a patron, whom she will secretly guard for the rest of her life...
  • Breath of Dragons by Barbara Kloss

    Breath of Dragons by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Best in YA Paranormal - 2015 RONE Award Winner*After Prince Alaric's death, Daria and Alex set off in search of the legendary box of the Pandors'. The box is famed to hold a secret of power--one strong enough to overcome Lord Eris and the shield of power he stole from Valdon...
  • Fury of Misfortune by Coreene Callahan

    Fury of Misfortune by Coreene Callahan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When honor demands the ultimate sacrifice…A skilled covert operator, dragon-warrior Levin moves in shadowy circles, risking death every night to protect his pack. But when the balance of power tilts, the world he knows spins out of control, leaving an innocent woman in his enemy’s crosshairs, causing him to question his tactics along with his integrity...
  • The Prison of Buried Hopes by C.J. Archer

    The Prison of Buried Hopes by C.J. Archer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the fifth instalment of this epic fantasy series, a journey south brings together nine eclectic friends and leads them ever closer to answers – and danger. On their journey south to Freedland, Josie, Dane and their friends sense that someone is following them. Hiding in the twin cities of Merrin Fahl seems like their best course of action – until they’re recognized by strangers...
  • Tempest by R.K. Ryals

    Tempest by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We must overcome and prevail ...King Raemon of Medeisia is slaughtering tattooed scribes and mages, forcing them into hiding. All marked and those associated with them are destroyed. The people are desperate. Months after challenging Raemon, the marked rebels of Medeisia must rise against their bloodthirsty king or chance being annihilated...
  • The Dark Prince by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    The Dark Prince by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who says all handsome princes are charming? Hunted by the Magikas, Amel seeks refuge on a secluded island with her beloved dragon and an injured friend. But when she meets the Prince of Baojang there, she realizes she can't stay in hiding. Someone needs to warn the Dominion of the plotted treachery she’s sure he’s a part of - and quickly before her friend Savette is married off to the Dark Prince...
  • Night of Flame by Jordan Rivet

    Night of Flame by Jordan Rivet

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the world is torn apart by magical violence, only a Wielder can save it. As the Lantern Maker terrorizes the continent with his Fireworker army, Dara struggles to master her new powers in order to stop him. She doesn’t know whether she can bring herself to destroy her father, but she’s running out of alternatives—and the fiery devastation is getting worse...
  • Prophecy's Daughter by Richard Phillips

    Prophecy's Daughter by Richard Phillips

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The epic fantasy continues as Lorness Carol’s burgeoning magical powers are the only hope in a destined war between good and primordial evil… “The silent one in the west has awakened.” A tantalizing message reignites Kragan’s centuries-old fury to find and exterminate the unwitting young adversary prophesied to destroy him...
  • 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...
  • The God-Stone War by Michael G. Manning

    The God-Stone War by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Seven years have passed since Mordecai’s battle with the Shining God, Celior, and since that time his control of his abilities has vastly improved. He has at last envisioned a use for the ‘God-Stone’, but the gods want vengeance and now seek to destroy everything he has built...
  • Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alexander’s costly victory at Northport provides only a brief reprieve from the onslaught of enemy forces converging on those loyal to the Old Law. Prince Phane has created a deadly new soldier – man mixed with darkness – imbued with terrible power and a purpose so sinister that that it could turn those Alexander loves most against him … or take them away from him forever...
  • Dragonfriend by Marc Secchia

    Dragonfriend by Marc Secchia

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Stabbed. Burned by a dragon. Abandoned for the windrocs to pick over. The traitor Ra’aba tried to silence Hualiama forever. But he reckoned without the strength of a dragonet’s paw, and the courage of a girl who refused to die. Only an extraordinary friendship will save Hualiama’s beloved kingdom of Fra’anior and restore the King to the Onyx Throne. Flicker, the valiant dragonet...
  • Carnelian Dragons: Syenite by Starla Night

    Carnelian Dragons: Syenite by Starla Night

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Someday her prince will come… in a UFO that’s decidedly scaly! Eva dreams about being swept away by a prince, but the only men she runs into are toads. When she’s ditched on her thirty-third birthday by an online hookup who's "not that desperate," she hits rock bottom. No one will every appreciate her zany hair styles and festive fashions to love her...
  • House of Shadows by K.A. Linde

    House of Shadows by K.A. Linde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kerrigan Argon, a half-human, half-Fae, has joined the Dragon Society against almost everyone’s wishes.A year of training is required with her dragon.But first she must travel with the dark Fae prince, Fordham Ollivier, back to his home in the House of Shadows. Nothing but slavery and death has ever awaited a half-Fae in their halls.Yet something is wrong within their wicked world...
  • Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say love conquers all…but what about an army of ruthless dragons?Kaida and Prince Tarrin barely escaped the dungeon of Belharnt with their lives.Now, the Remnant is hunting them while the Royal Palace is under the claw of the Council...
  • Le don de mort - Partie 1 by Anna Triss

    Le don de mort - Partie 1 by Anna Triss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    « Nous sommes tous destinés au baiser de la Mort. Seuls les dieux sont immortels. »La Guilde des Ombres règne sur les rues misérables de Clepsydre, alias la Cité des Vices. Ces assassins elfides sont les bras armés de la déesse de la Mort depuis cinq siècles. Pour accomplir leur œuvre ténébreuse, ils se servent de leurs lames affûtées ainsi que de leurs Dons surnaturels...
  • The Return of the Dragon Queen by Farah Oomerbhoy

    The Return of the Dragon Queen by Farah Oomerbhoy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The epic conclusion of The Avalonia Chronicles is here . . . War is on the horizon. Queen Morgana’s power grows every day, aided by her army and unseen dark forces. Illiador and Eldoren have fallen completely under her reign. There is no one who can stand against her now—except one...
  • The Dragon Throne by Ava Richardson

    The Dragon Throne by Ava Richardson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Whispers of war become a battle cry in this epic series finale. Invasion is imminent. Skirmishes have erupted all across Alveria’s borders, but the lingering effects of the sickness have left the dragon guard weakened. Unprepared for a strike at the heart of the kingdom, difficult alliances must now be made to protect them all. Circumstances at the Akademy are no better...
  • Castle of Bitter Thorn by Kay L. Moody

    Castle of Bitter Thorn by Kay L. Moody

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Faerie bargains are not easily broken.Elora has decided to stay in Faerie to help Prince Brannick become High King. With the element of surprise on their side, they only have to hide their sword training lessons until the last phase of testing.But Brannick is ruled by a bargain that could ruin everything. Queen Alessandra is beginning to remember her history with the prince...
  • Following Fate by M.A. Frick

    Following Fate by M.A. Frick

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “You never have to force anything that’s meant to be.”But some things are worth fighting for.Rule #1 of bonding a WildlingThey’re Wild.Avyanna’s dreams of being a Rider have finally come true. Except… it’s more of a nightmare. The dragon she bonded is unlike anything anyone ever expected, and yet, she is supposed to act like any other Rider...
  • Chosen by Elise Hennessy

    Chosen by Elise Hennessy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I only wanted to save my gryphon’s life. Giving him a second chance isn’t a crime.Arimus and I face the toughest challenge yet at Gryphon Rider Academy, the infamous Trial by Fire. If either of us fail, it will be the proof the Crown needs to take Ari from me.Passing the most grueling classes yet is just the beginning of the danger...
  • Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova

    Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Vi was supposed to be the perfect crown princess. Then, she abandoned her throne.Vi was supposed to save the world as its Champion. Then, the world she loved vanished.Now, all she knows is that she has deadly magic and brutal cunning and she's ready to settle some scores.Old loves and new allies tell her to play it safe. But Vi is done with caution...
  • Dragonlove by Marc Secchia

    Dragonlove by Marc Secchia

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a woman loves a Dragon, that love will change the world. Six years have passed since Hualiama and Grandion defied the Island-World’s most sacred law. They burned the heavens together as Rider and Dragon. For his crime, Grandion the Tourmaline Dragon suffered exile and imprisonment. The Dragons forced Hualiama to forget her past. Now, the suns must set upon the age of the Ancient Dragons...
  • La Resistència by Laura Gallego García

    La Resistència by Laura Gallego García

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Maagisen Idhun-planeetan rauha rikkoutui, kun velho Ashran Nekromanti nousi valtaan. Uusi hallitsija tappoi lähes kaikki vastustajansa sekä planeetan viimeiset lohikäärmeet ja yksisarviset. Osa idhunlaisista pakeni Ashranin hirmuhallintoa Maahan, mutta velhon kätyrit ovat jatkuvasti heidän kannoillaan...
  • The Servants Of The Storm by Jack Campbell

    The Servants Of The Storm by Jack Campbell

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A Storm that will wreck a world threatens Dematr. Only Mari, one of the Mechanics who control all technology through their Guild, has a chance to stop it. She and Mage Alain have survived numerous attempts to kill them and have gained many more followers, but the Storm of chaos, born of centuries of enslavement, grows ever closer.Mari leads an army now...
  • Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

    Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust...
  • First Message by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    First Message by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Truth lies beneath the surface.After a stunning revelation at the healing arches, Amel is more desperate than ever to deliver her message to Comard Eaglespring. But nothing is ever that simple and when old friends and adversaries resurface, Amel discovers her world is not entirely what it seemed...
  • Mage Strike by R.K. Thorne

    Mage Strike by R.K. Thorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The fight for freedom begins.The hard part should have been over. Former slave Miara and Crown Prince Aven have escaped with their freedom and their lives. From kidnapper and captive, they’ve grown into a powerful partnership. And they’ve returned to the mountain fortress of Estun, triumphant, to warn his people of the rising menace just across their border.But escape was only the first step...
  • DarkSkull Hall by Lisa Cassidy

    DarkSkull Hall by Lisa Cassidy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The world is full of evil. Some will not accept it. Some will fight back.The adventure begins here...Alyx Egalion’s future is already planned out. The only daughter of one of Rionn’s most powerful Lords, she will marry her best friend, Prince Cayr, and become wife to the future King of Rionn. Wealthy and popular, Alyx rules the young social scene of Rionn...
  • Bride of Alvar  (Redemption Book #1) by Silver Reins

    Bride of Alvar (Redemption Book #1) by Silver Reins

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All her life Lucy's mother has insisted Lucy is promised in marriage to a king from another world. Determined to take control of her life, Lucy gets engaged to her very normal boyfriend. However, before she can make it down the aisle, a darkly handsome and mysterious King Alvar appears and tells her the time has come for her to marry him and become his queen...
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    dragons  epic  magic  paranormal  sword-sorcery  book  dark  female-mc
  • No One - A Novella, Book 3.5 by Alycia Linwood

    No One - A Novella, Book 3.5 by Alycia Linwood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning: This is the book 3.5 in the Element Preservers series and should be read after book 3 since it contains spoilers for the first three books in the series. The novella has approximately 18000 words (74 pages)...
  • Sun Serpent by Geneva Monroe

    Sun Serpent by Geneva Monroe

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A cursed kingdom.A Fire Singer seeking vengeance.And a prince who is not what he seems…Under the silks of her circus troupe’s tent, Elyria Solaris dances with fire. She disguises her gift as showmanship, but longs for answers about why she has a power no one else possesses.Somewhere in the city of never-ending night, Prince Cal is looking for the girl who burns the brightest...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  epic  paranormal  romance  fantasy  slow-burn  horror
  • Kingdom of Spirits by Alisha Klapheke

    Kingdom of Spirits by Alisha Klapheke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dragon riders. Grumpy Fae/sunshine human. And a curse that wakes ancient dark magic.  Her life, or her love. Tahlia can’t have both. When Tahlia’s commander dies under mysterious circumstances, the only suspect is her former mentor’s daughter…their new commander. If Tahlia accuses her without proof, she’ll lose everything she’s worked for. Including her soul-bonded dragon...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  magic  epic  sword-sorcery  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fae
  • Midnight Quest by Honor Raconteur

    Midnight Quest by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jewel Jomadd is not a likely heroine for any tale. She's not a warrior, has no magical abilities, and the only weapon she has is her sharp tongue. To make matters worse, she's blind. Hardly the qualifications for the leading role. Jewel isn't one for borrowing trouble, and she's never left Belthain Castle in her short nineteen years...
  • Tales of the Latter Kingdoms #1-3: Dragon Rose / All Fall Down / Binding Spell by Christine Pope

    Tales of the Latter Kingdoms #1-3: Dragon Rose / All Fall Down / Binding Spell by Christine Pope

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three complete fantasy romance novels: Dragon Rose, All Fall Down, and Binding Spell. (Books 1-3 in the Tales of the Latter Kingdoms series) DRAGON ROSE: The shadow of the cursed Dragon Lord has hung over the town of Lirinsholme for centuries, and no one ever knows when the Dragon will claim his next doomed Bride...
  • Broken Stone by Kelly Walker

    Broken Stone by Kelly Walker

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    UNABLE TO AVOID HER DESTINY ANY LONGER, Emariya has become the leader her mother always envisioned. Before she can focus on embracing her gifts to unify her three lands, she must first stop her own land from dissolving into civil war. Spurred by her brother’s devious policies and thirst for power, the people of the Uplands have surged into revolt...
  • Sworn by Kate Sparkes

    Sworn by Kate Sparkes

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Not every fairy tale ends with “happily ever after.”The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne from the tyrant who stole it. But though Aren, Rowan, and Nox accomplished the first part of their task, the rest is proving to be more complicated than any of them imagined.Severn won’t give up his throne without a fight...
  • Unbound by Katherine Buel

    Unbound by Katherine Buel

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the growing conflict forces Logan to embrace his newly discovered heritage, he fights to control a power he has long kept buried—a power that threatens everything he has tried to make of himself. Desperate to spare Astarti yet another burden, he tries to hide his crumbling control, but she has long since learned to recognize a lie...
  • Heir to the Nova by T. Michael Ford

    Heir to the Nova by T. Michael Ford

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Coming fall of 2014The flow of magic to Xarparion’s world has run dry, and suddenly the quest to retrieve the key stones has taken a tragic twist. As predicted, Maya is now a queen, but not of Alex’s Sky Raven. The magic key stone formerly held by the dark elves has been stolen...
  • A Song for Orphans by Morgan Rice

    A Song for Orphans by Morgan Rice

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    “Morgan Rice's imagination is limitless. In another series that promises to be as entertaining as the previous ones, A THRONE OF SISTERS presents us with the tale of two sisters (Sophia and Kate), orphans, fighting to survive in a cruel and demanding world of an orphanage. An instant success...
  • A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova

    A Hunt of Shadows by Elise Kova

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The second book in A Trial of Sorcerers is filled with forbidden magic, shadowy intrigue, heart-pounding action, and slow-burn romance.Eira is now a champion of the Solaris Empire. She’s off to a land she’s only dreamed about. But a nightmare awaits her.Her sworn enemy has escaped. His allies are powerful and deadly...
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