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Reign by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsGoing to the Fae plane against Jared's orders has cost Mina dearly. Her decision haunts her as a new danger surfaces back on the human plane. The Grimms are fading from existence. To save her family's future, Mina Grime will have to travel to the past with the help of her Fae Godmother and a pair of magic shoes... -
Forever by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWith the Godmother Guild destroyed by Teague's army, Mina finds herself without the guidance of her Fae godmother. Alone and confused, she must lean on her friends for support. The dark prince threatens their very existence with a show of power on the human plane that has everyone running for their lives... -
An Iron Fey Valentine by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAN IRON FEY VALENTINE is a story of pure, unfiltered fluff that Julie Kagawa wrote just for fun, but also a thank you to her readers and fans for all their support and encouragement over the years... -
It’s a Wonderful Night by Jaimie Admans
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeorgia Bailey is closing up her little charity shop in Oakbarrow when she gets a mysterious late night call from a stranger, threatening to jump off the town’s bridge. Something about the man’s voice is faintly familiar but all she can do is stay on the line and after talking for hours, losing sense of time passing, coax him back from the edge... -
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Brine and Bone by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTWO WORLDS COLLIDE Magdalena of Ondile adores the crown prince of Corenden, but she'd sooner die than admit it. Ejected from the royal court, she spends her days at a sage's seminary, where her sparkling memories and destructive empathy magic prey upon her. Until the ocean rips her charming prince into its depths... -
Fable by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll that gillters is not gold. When something precious is stolen from sixteen-year-old Mina Grime, she will do anything in her power to get it back, even if it means traveling to the dangerous Fae plane and battling one of the strongest fairy-tale villains yet... -
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The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsMy name - my True Name - is Ashallayn’ darkmyr Tallyn. I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her. My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl…To cold faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought... -
Hidden Magic by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe evil of the Ancient Court is spreading... Macy Moreno has been through hell. She only survived because the guy she loved — Nicolo Buonaccorsi — sacrificed his own life to save her. Though she’s discovered there’s much more to the world than she ever imagined, as far as Macy is concerned, all its magic died with him. She’s alive, but her heart will never recover... -
Rapunzel and the Griffin Prince: An Adult Fairytale Romance by Vivienne Savage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUndertake a magical journey in Vivienne Savage's new romantic fantasy series loosely based on the lore of multiple fairy tales. Meet strong heroines supported by a cast of sexy heroes, intriguing friends, and devious villains. As always, the story is predominant with an intimate scene or two -- or even an innocence-claiming reformed manwhore... -
Tower of Tempest by Tee Harlowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI might be sheltered, but I’m smart enough to know that I can’t fall for the playboy prince—or his charms.I’ve spent my life locked in a tower with nothing but books and my gran to keep me company. Until the day she disappears. Despite Gran’s warnings about never leaving, I’ve finally discovered a way out, and I’m going to find her.At least that’s the plan. Until some idiot decides to rescue me... -
The Kingpin of Camelot by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Queen: Guinevere must save Camelot. Ever since Arthur died, the evil Scarecrow has been trying to marry her and gain the crown. If she and her daughter are going to survive his mad schemes, Gwen needs to find Merlyn’s wand. Fast. Unfortunately, the only man strong enough to help her on her quest is Kingpin Midas, a flashy, uneducated mobster dealing with a curse... -
Dragon Got Your Tongue by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe books in this epic saga can be read as stand-alone stories, or you can experience all the love, thrills, and exploits of the whole series from beginning to end. It's up to you. ENJOY!Take one fed-up Queen of the lions, add one foolhardy Dragon Guardsman then mix-in the wildest matchmaker in the universe and you've got a rollercoaster ride of mayhem, mischief and mate-trimony... -
Shadow by Kara Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPeter Pan has crash-landed back on Neverland. But this is not the island he remembers.Desperate to rescue Claire and the fractured Lost Boys, Peter must unravel what truly tore his dreamland apart. But with each step, he is haunted by more of his own broken memories. Not even Pan himself is what he seems... -
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Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsNow new and old fans can relive the magic of this beloved film as it is retold in a beautiful full-color Little Golden... -
Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSarah Ruhl re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story... -
Wicked Prince Charmings by Blue Saffire, Tiya Rayne
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAward-winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents Wicked Prince Charming Six fairy tales reimagined by four talented authors. Enjoy Blue Saffire and the rest of the Perceptive Illusions Publishing, Inc. authors as they breathe new life into some old favorites. Four perceptions and six illusions of stories that will tug the heart... -
Rise and Shine by Sandra D. Bricker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShannon Malone thought she’d found her happy ending when she married Edmund Ridgeway, but a diving accident on their honeymoon left her in a coma. Waking up to the news that she’s thirty years old would have been daunting enough . . . but she also learns that Edmund has lost his interim battle with cancer and the world has marched on without her... -
Zarina and the Djinn by Vivienne Savage
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZarina has sacrificed years caring for her alcoholic father. While she works, he pawns her deceased mother's belongings and gambles away the family income. Her greatest dream is to leave the city behind, but loyalty to her father and brother keeps her at home. Then one night, she meets a kind stranger, a mysterious traveler whose eyes burn golden beneath the moonlight... -
The Rose Gate: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Hanna Sandvig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce upon a time, a girl from our world found a gate to the Faerie realm... All Isobel wants is a quiet place to read, but apparently that's too much to ask. She only needs to make it through one last summer with her broken family before she can leave for university and get on with her life. At least she has her books and the solitude of the woods. But there are wolves in these woods... -
Hidden Hero by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hero can come from the unlikeliest of places... After a year-long separation and a search across continents, Macy and Nic have found each other again. Now they must find her family — the birth mother who abandoned her at the hospital and fled back to her people’s secret sanctuary — if they are to beat the clock and save the human race from the onslaught of the coming Plague... -
Belle: An Amish Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Sarah Price
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn author Sarah Price's fresh and inspirational retelling of a beloved classic, a dutiful young Amish woman agrees to marry a notorious recluse for her family's sake--but the consequences are more than either bargained for . . . To most townsfolk, he's known simply as The Beast... -
Black as Night: A Fairy Tale Retold (The Fairy Tale Novels) by Regina Doman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOver the summer in New York City, seven friars who work with the homeless find a runaway girl named Nora, while Bear Denniston searches for his missing girlfriend, Blanche, in a suspenseful retelling of the Snow White story...Categorized as:
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Prince Xander by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors. One wild project. The Taken by a Trillionaire series is an escapism fantasy that was born at a party at RWA. Over cocktails, J.S. Scott, Melody Anne, and Ruth Cardello laughed as they plotted this book with the help of two industry friends, Chris and Brian... -
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Hook's Pan by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrishelle Page has known pain in her life, but instead of it making her weak, she's stronger. Confident. That is until the day a fairy kidnaps her during her staring role in Peter Pan's play and tells her not only do fairy tales exist, but that she's the soulmate of the pirate they call Hook, making her question everything she ever thought she knew... -
Don't Speak by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a new twist on a beloved fairytale.A fisherman’s daughter.The governor’s son.Two very different worlds.In this modern retelling of The Little Mermaid, a fisherman’s daughter from an Outer Banks island untouched by time, meets the son of North Carolina’s governor at a fancy party where she’s working... -
Untamed by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions.Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland...Categorized as:
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Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsLong before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend... -
Atone by Jessica Grey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBecca Ward knows that magic is real...Two years ago not only had she and her best friend Alex found a real-life Sleeping Beauty in the middle of Los Angeles, they also discovered that they were powerful in their own right. They’ve managed to keep both their fae powers and their friend Lilia’s identity as a medieval princess a secret and live a normal life... -
Finding Beauty in the Beast by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Rose's fiery temper has kept every potential suitor away...until now. After being spurned and humiliated for the last time, the princes forces every eligible man to present a gift to her under pain of death. The man who brings her the best gift will be chosen as her husband. When Corbin presents his gift, he hopes that his simple offering will keep him safely overlooked... -
The Siren and the Scholar by J.M. Stengl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan true love survive when memories are stolen away? When Kamoana the siren is transformed into human shape, she knows that her mother, the powerful sahira Queen Pukai, laid the spell on her, but she can't remember why... -
Cinder Ellie by J.M. Stengl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling romance novelist J.M. Stengl steps into the realm of fairy tales with this sparkling new series of love, laughter, light, and—of course—magic. Trained by an enchantress but obliged to work summers for her living, fifteen-year-old Ellie Calmer serves as a maid at a world-famous mountain resort... -
Burning for the Dragon by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHas fate given them everything only to cheat them of their happy ending?A reluctant ruler...When his brother is killed by a dragonslayer, Luca de Rege becomes the unexpected heir to the Dragon Throne. Used to answering only to himself, he’s now responsible for finding a mate and ensuring that the rapidly-dwindling dragon shifter population doesn’t go extinct... -
Heart of a Royal by Hannah Currie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrought to the palace as a newborn, the royal life bestowed upon Mackenna Sparrow was never meant to last forever. With Princess Alina engaged to be married, Mackenna's presence as companion is no longer required and, like it or not, she must return to the birthright which should have been hers - that of a commoner. But not everyone at the palace wants her gone... -
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Ashes by M.K. Harkins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf the dead could talk, they might warn her to never fall in love.Known as the girl whose wretched stepmother owned the local mortuary, Ashley Adams had no shortage of strange things in her life, and it wasn't the dead that surrounded her... -
Stolen by Darkness by Samantha Britt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the unique ability to see pixies, trolls, and Fae comes danger. And Serafina Richards is about to learn just how much.Off to college with her best friend, Sera can’t wait to embark on new adventures, but she never expected one of them would involve her being stolen away by Fae sentries... -
Cursed: Gowns & Crowns, Book 5 by Jennifer Chance
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the prince she was supposed to marry falls for someone else, Edeena Saleri is done with Garronia's courts, crowns, and family curses. She grabs her sisters and escapes to the nobility-free coast of South Carolina, USA. Refuge isn't anything like it's supposed to be, however. The family's island vacation home now borders a singles' retreat, which Edeena's sisters embrace all too eagerly... -
The Closed Doors by Pauline Albanese
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUPDATE: considering this is a youthful work and a very short one at that, I've decided to pull it from Createspace and make it available for free in PDF. You can download it here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ww9m...This is a coming of age story. This is about closing your eyes, shedding your skin, finding yourself, and touching your soul... -
Royal Romance by Flora Ferrari
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFAITH I was only here to walk the dogs. Just hired help for the palace. But to me it was so much more. I longed for Prince Alistair. The more the papers bashed him, the more I cried for him...because I knew the truth. He didn't have to tell me. I knew because the pain that ailed him ailed me too. But no matter my silly wishes there was no way I'd ever be more than just another royal servant... -
Wild Hearts in Atlantis by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Atlantis Betrayed and Vampires in Atlantis comes the story of an immortal Atlantean warrior who falls in love with a panther shapeshifter as they battle vampires... -
Glamour: Contemporary Fairytale Retellings by A.L. Jackson, Sophie Jordan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time... Remember the fairy tales your parents read to you when you were little? These are NOT those fairy tales. From modern day royalty to metaphorical dragons, contemporary castles to sexy heroes, these bestselling authors twist tales as old as time into something new. GLAMOUR contains eight exclusive never-before-seen novellas that each have an HEA.. -
Diamond Empire by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll Hail Her Royal Majesty… In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, Emilia Lancaster has become something she never imagined possible: the reigning Queen of Germania... -
Rytuał by Iwona Czapla
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuet Diaczenków to Coelho wschodu, a "Rytuał" to "Alchemik". Tytułowy "Rytuał" to przepiękna przypowieść o miłości, która potrafi się narodzić tam, gdzie nikt by się tego nie spodziewał, która potrafi przełamywać bariery zdawałoby się nie do pokonania... -
My Fairly Dangerous Godmother by Janette Rallison
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome people bomb auditions. Sadie Ramirez throws up during her tryouts on TV show America's Top Talent. Her performance is so bad, it earns her a fairy godmother through the Magical Alliance's Pitiful Damsel Outreach Program. Enter Chrysanthemum Everstar: a gum-chewing, cell phone-carrying, high heel wearing fairy godmother in training... -
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Snow White and Rose Red (A Fairy Tale Retold #1) by Regina Doman, Jacob Grimm
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this contemporary version of the traditional folk tale a mother and her two teenage daughters living in New York City offer hospitality to a stranger in need and are rewarded generously... -
The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDare to enter the Forest of Good and Evil, where strength is weakness and weakness is strength. Don’t miss book two of New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s magical, romantic and fascinating fairy-tale series, in which the fairy tales we know and love are prophecies of the future…Pitied.Sickly.Unfit to rule... -
Lost Girl by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWendy doesn't remember anything about Neverland—or the experiments done on her there as a child. Seven years later, all she wants is a normal life, but shape-shifting shadows plague her dreams and turn her life into a waking nightmare. When the shadows attack at a football game and a boy disappears right in front of her, she realizes these wraith-like shadows are real...Categorized as:
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Filthy Ever After by Madison Faye
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsForget the glass slipper. Ditch the fairy godmother. F**k being charming. They’ll say this is filthy. They’ll say this is wrong. I say she’s mine , and nothing’s going to stop me from claiming my Queen. It’s hard being King. And being a king without a Queen has made me very hard indeed. A royal ball to find my bride is the last thing I want – that is, until I lay eyes on her... -
Jared's Quest by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings*** This short story is part of the "Once in a Lifetime Fractured Fairy Tale Set" ***EVER WONDER WHAT JARED DOES WHEN HE’S NOT SAVING MINA GRIME’S SKIN FROM FAIRY TALE BADDIES?Mina Grime is a Grimm, bent on sending Jared, and his Fae kind back to their own world to end the curse on her family. Jared is her Fae protector, and an all around pain in the neck... -
King Sized by Madison Faye
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYou might say it’s poor form to throw the bride over your shoulder caveman-style and run off with her, especially if it’s not your wedding. Whoops. It’s her wedding day. I’m not the groom. Oh, but I’m going to be… The world may call me a King and a gentleman, but there’s nothing gentle about me...
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