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  • Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The brightest light casts the darkest shadow.Would you kill to save a life?In order to save those closest to him, Tristan has stepped closer to darkness.In order to save Tristan, Simon must do the impossible.When Monty uses blood magic, he enters a schism—which puts him, and everyone close to him, in mortal danger...
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    magic  myths  retellings  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction  humor
  • Archmage by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Archmage by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Monty and Simon emerged from Hell, they did so possessing the first of the five arcane runes—Mu.Divided between the two of them, the rune is the only way to stand against and defeat a Keeper of the Arcana.Keeper Gault has only one purpose the obliteration of Montague and Strong. After his second, Tellus, failed to capture the rune, Gault finds himself forced to take extreme measures...
  • Broken Magic by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Broken Magic by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.Tristan Montague has had his ability to cast magic broken.When his confrontation with Edith and Verity leave him unable to access his magic, he must seek out another technique to regain his access.He must learn the Restoring Palm...
  • Lost Runes by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Lost Runes by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What some call lost, others call hidden..By returning to the foundations of the magical sects, Monty and Simon must locate one of the main sources of magic.The lost runes.There’s only one problem. The runes were never lost—they were hidden, kept away from mages and humanity because of the mind-numbing destructive power they contain.The Keepers of Arcana, who hid them, want them to remain that way...
  • Blood Lessons by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Blood Lessons by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The hardest lessons are taught in blood..The power unleashed during the Ascendance, lingers.After defeating the Revenant, Monty realizes Simon’s blood has been poisoned—tainted.Simon is slowly transforming. His body is harnessing dark magic in ways thought unimaginable.Now, Monty is faced with the hardest choice...
  • Wicked Warlock by Megan Montero

    Wicked Warlock by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only my power will rule them all...Death comes for us all...at least for now. My soulmate, Becket Dustwick, has been lost to a darkness inside him I don't understand and can't fight. The council's relentless violence has started a war within Evermore that I can't stop. And the walls around our world have fallen...
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    dark  magic  myths  retellings  book  coming-of-age  epic  fiction
  • Chosen by Cheree Alsop

    Chosen by Cheree Alsop

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Dangerous PathAlex knew choosing the path of the lone wolf wouldn’t be easy, but challenging Jaze Carso for the chance to bring the Werewolf Academy to the public would prove to be much harder.˃˃˃ Is the Sacrifice Worth It?Alex has to decide how far he is willing to go to give werewolves the life he has fought for...
  • Demon's Throne by K.D. Robertson

    Demon's Throne by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rys awakes to the smell of blood and nearly two thousand years of dust. Maybe he overslept a little too long. Once, he was a great champion and general in the demonic empire that ruled the world. Now, he's been erased from history.He'll need to remind the world of the price of forgetfulness.Now is the time to build his own empire, as the ancient powers of his time are long gone...
  • Death Incarnate by James E. Wisher

    Death Incarnate by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The End is Here. For centuries the governments of the world have kept the half-elf Morgana locked in a prison where she couldn’t use her magic. Now her fanatical followers are on the verge of setting her free. Meanwhile, the best hope of defeating her is trapped in an inter-dimensional library unaware of the chaos engulfing the Alliance...
  • Circus by Cameron Jace

    Circus by Cameron Jace

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... There is a loose rabbit with a ticking bomb in the streets of the London. Come closer, you won'd believe your eyes... Alice & the Pillar follow a set of clues, meticulously weaved by the most mysterious Wonderland Monster of all. Here is the Maddest Show on Earth ... The Circus! Where Alice's most unexpected secret will be revealed...
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    dark  myths  retellings  book  crime  fairy-tale  fiction  horror
  • They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When monsters come hunting…she will be their nightmare.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and the power of the Darkin.A power that threatens her enemies and makes her a target.After rescuing Acheron, she understands her problems have only just begun. Someone wants them both dead and will tear their world apart to do it...
  • They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes to fight monsters…you must become one.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and power of the Darkin.There’s only one problem, she doesn’t know how to use them…yet.Gryn, an old sorcerer, has just the solution—intense training bordering on torture...
  • Blue Blood by Brad Magnarella

    Blue Blood by Brad Magnarella

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WHERE THE DEAD WON’T DIEDays from a cure for his lupine curse, Jason takes an urgent mission. A medieval invader has returned to a remote corner of Eastern Europe. Backed by seven undead knights and a zombie horde, Lord Drago threatens the region’s oldest province with ghastly force...
  • Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs

    Unleashed Magic: A Wizard in Bremen Part 2 by Steve Higgs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No one knows about them. No one is ready. The false gods are coming. In seven days, I have to surrender myself to a demon. That was what I agreed to. That was the price to rescue a teenage girl. What would you do with your last week? My plan to drink good whisky and relax got shot to hell within hours when the police, who hate me by the way, begged for my help...
  • The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When things go bump in the night…they bump back. Mark Ronin is an operative for Division 13, a non-official agency that monitors all paranormal activity in the country. When women and children begin disappearing from the streets, Division 13 places Ronin on the case, until new evidence is uncovered implicating him in the disappearances...
  • Hunted by Steve McHugh

    Hunted by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cursed by witches centuries ago, Remy Roax was content with living his long life as a half-man/half-fox. But when he learned he had had undiscovered powers, he had no choice but to learn how to use them...
  • The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    The Four Nations Tournament by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Four Nations. One Champion. After a long Autumn, Conryu Koda is ready for a rest. His hopes are dashed when Chief Kane asks for another favor. Ratings are down for the Four Nations Tournament and having the world’s only male wizard participate is just the thing to give them a boost. An exhausted Conryu has no interest in playing in an event broadcast world wide...
  • The Awakening by James E. Wisher

    The Awakening by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing has gone right for Conryu Koda since learning he’s a wizard. On his first day at The North American Alliance’s Arcane Academy he’s greeted by protestors and pelted with tomatoes. On the second day he nearly dies in a magical ritual. It’s all downhill from there...
  • Ride The Thunder by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Ride The Thunder by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An international mission tracking the source of monsters, and a familiar surprise, await the Elemental, Idina Moorfield and Hellion's Bravo Team.Now that they've recognized the pattern, Idina and her unit need to close the Monstrous Pandora's Box to balance out the scales after defeating the Olc.But supernatural entities in Scotland are nothing like what Bravo Team has dealt with back home...
  • Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules

    Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I knew being the only Norm at Gifted Academy would be hard and dangerous, but I didn’t expect to be tossed out of a window. Also didn’t expect to be saved by one of the Magnificent Four.Bryce brought me back from the brink of death, but he did more than heal my broken bones. He weakened my defenses and carved a place in my heart. He’s not the only one vying for my attention...
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    dark  magic  myths  retellings  super-powered  book  fiction  gods
  • Sister of the Night - Von Ringen und Blut by Marah Woolf

    Sister of the Night - Von Ringen und Blut by Marah Woolf

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    „Du könntest in Coralis bleiben“, sagte Aarvand.Ich lachte kurz auf. „Dann müsste ich meine Welt verlassen. Ich würde meine Schwestern und mein Zuhause nie wiedersehen. Würdest du dein Leben für mich aufgeben? Dein Amt? Dein Land?“„Nein“, erwiderte er knapp.Ich legte ihm eine Hand auf die Wange. „Und deswegen“, sagte ich bedauernd, „werde ich all das, was ich eigentlich will, nicht mit dir tun...
  • They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sleep tight…don’t let the bedbugs bite…when the monsters come hunting, call Nyxia White.Nyxia White isn’t entirely human. She sees the things no one else can. She never counted on being called to The Seven, it was an offer she could’ve refused…if she wanted to die.Now she’s one of the beings tasked with protecting humanity...
  • Tormina by D.K. Holmberg

    Tormina by D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Finding the truth means risking everything. While trying to track down her brother, Sam discovers she isn’t through with Marin quite yet. An attack proves that a traitor sympathetic to Marin remains active in the city, but training prevents Sam from finding answers...
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    magic  myths  retellings  audiobook  book  coming-of-age  epic  fiction
  • Meta Marshal Service 2 by B.N. Miles

    Meta Marshal Service 2 by B.N. Miles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the Meta Marshal Service. Jared thought he craved an ordinary life. Clock in, do paperwork, clock out. He gave up magic, joined the Meta Marshal Service, and just wanted to be left alone...
  • Blood Ties by M.D. Massey

    Blood Ties by M.D. Massey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Best-selling urban fantasy and paranormal suspense author M.D...
  • Ilyan by Rebecca Ethington

    Ilyan by Rebecca Ethington

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the man who would be known as Jan Kowalski was found outside the door to a Ukrainian hospital, everything about him was confusing. From the heart that beat inside his chest; the heart that was not his despite there being no evidence of surgery. From the way he never aged, even though he slipped in and out of coma’s for more than ten years...
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    magic  myths  retellings  angst  book  dystopia  fiction  paranormal
  • 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...
  • Atlantis Rising by James E. Wisher

    Atlantis Rising by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Conryu’s life was supposed to be peaceful after the fall of Morgana. Two months living on the floating island and working on bikes have been among the best of his life. But that all changes when Jemma St. Simmons, Director of the Ministry of Magic in London, contacts him looking for help. Conryu is forced once more to get involved in a dangerous magical situation...
  • Dead Stare by M.R. Forbes

    Dead Stare by M.R. Forbes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, is starting to think that his life is finally coming together. His last job not only left him funded but also helped him fall off the radar of the world’s two most powerful wizards...
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    dark  magic  myths  retellings  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • A Bullet Ballet: Tales of the Gatekeepers Book 1 by Orlando A. Sanchez

    A Bullet Ballet: Tales of the Gatekeepers Book 1 by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jericho Porter was done. Out. Retired.Porter had managed the impossible: retiring from the Gatekeepers…alive. Now, he was ready to slow down and live life on his terms. He was finally free.He was also mistaken.When Malkah Hafeez, an ex-lover and fellow Gatekeeper, calls in a favor, he knows he should refuse...
  • The Raven's Shadow by James E. Wisher

    The Raven's Shadow by James E. Wisher

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Death gathers in the shadow of the floating island. Conryu returns home after an eventful first year at school, eager for a quiet summer vacation with his best friends. Unfortunately, it is not to be. Just days after he arrives home, the Le Fay Society broadcasts its demands and his life is at the top of the list...
  • Yielding to None by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Yielding to None by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Idina Moorfield’s elemental magic has changed. The problem may be spreading. Now, it’s affecting Hellion Squadron and the monsters they face. But how does Idina’s team do their job when magic keeps changing all the rules before they can learn them? Hellion’s missions can’t pause just because Bravo Team’s abilities are causing a little more havoc than normal...
  • Shade Cursed by M.D. Massey

    Shade Cursed by M.D. Massey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a shadow wizard with a dark past uncovers a supernatural conspiracy, he'll stop at nothing to get revenge on the Fae who enslaved him! I go by Crowley, no last name. The Fae took that from me when they tore me from my crib and turned me into a creature of blood and shadow. My kidnappers raised me, taught me magic, and made me their Hound...
  • Beyond the Pale by Jodi McIsaac

    Beyond the Pale by Jodi McIsaac

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Discover the beauty and tragedy of Tír na nÓg leading up to the events of Through the Door in this 90-page novella. Kier believes she has the perfect life—and the perfect love—in the Irish otherworld of Tír na nÓg. But when she is unwillingly wed to the High King in an arranged marriage, her lover takes matters into his own hands in an unexpected and horrifying way...
  • History of Fire (Elemental Fire, #1) A Dark Faerie Tale Book Five by Alexia Purdy

    History of Fire (Elemental Fire, #1) A Dark Faerie Tale Book Five by Alexia Purdy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    No one knows the secrets he keeps.No one knows of the worlds that exist right alongside ours.Benton is human, but he walks the line between two worlds: the mundane and the supernatural; the commonplace and the extraordinary. As a rare Fire Elemental Warlock, he finds himself in trouble more often than he cares to admit. It doesn’t help that his sister is a Faery Queen of the Summer Seelie Court...
  • Shadow Magic: Six Strong Heroines of Urban Fantasy by Aimee Easterling, Pippa DaCosta

    Shadow Magic: Six Strong Heroines of Urban Fantasy by Aimee Easterling, Pippa DaCosta

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dive into six full-length urban fantasy novels by USA Today and national bestselling authors! Escape into tales of shifters and sorceresses, gamers and bakers, demons and artifact hunters, plus one very mischievous Norse god. Full of adventure, mystery, romance, and plenty of snark, these novels will immerse you in magical worlds while you turn pages far into the night...
  • A Hint of Darkness by McKenzie Hunter

    A Hint of Darkness by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When I made a deal with the Prince of the Underworld, I knew a lot of things could go wrong. But I never imagined it would be imprisoned-in-the-underworld wrong. My only goals were to escape and resist the blazing chemistry between me and the Dark Prince.After he discovers I’m more than just a mere human who’s had a streak of bad luck, my escape becomes a game of survival...
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    magic  dark  myths  retellings  fantasy  paranormal  demons  vampires
  • The Dark Army by Joseph Delaney

    The Dark Army by Joseph Delaney

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Newly risen from the dead, Thomas Ward has been tasked with leading an army into battle against the dark, alongside his apprentice, Jenny, and the witch assassin Grimalkin. But their battle goes terribly wrong, and Tom’s situation seems hopeless until Alice—a powerful witch turned to the dark—appears...
  • Starcrossed City by Josephine Angelini

    Starcrossed City by Josephine Angelini

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Free online fiction.A spin-off from Josephine Angelini’s irresistible Starcrossed series. Mysterious demi-goddess Daphne meets the totally hot Ajax for the first time in sultry NYC. This is where it all begins.Available to read at: http://www.josephineangelini.com/blog..
    Categorized as:
    magic  myths  retellings  book  fiction  gods  paranormal  supernatural
  • The Trap by Michael Grant

    The Trap by Michael Grant

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the thrilling second book of the Magnificent 12 series, Mack MacAvoy is challenged by his spectral mentor, Grimluk--who only appears in the shiny chrome pipes of bathrooms.Mack must find the ancient ones, the great forgotten forces. Some will help; some not so much. But above all-- Learn the ways of Vargran Assemble the twelve Go to the nine dragons of Daidu. Go to the Egge rocks. Beware of .
  • The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock

    The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The victim of a violent attack, Alex Bradley is a damaged and visionary child. Little does he know that the distorted creations of his mind are alive inside nearby Ryhope Wood. Then the forest claims him, and his father goes in pursuit, along with a scientific expedition looking for the secret of 'mythago-genesis'...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  retellings  adult  book  contemporary  dark-fantasy
  • Always Forever by Mark Chadbourn

    Always Forever by Mark Chadbourn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The ancient gods of Celtic mythology have returned, and all that stands between them and complete domination are five flawed mortals The Eternal Conflict between the Light and Dark once again blackens the skies and blights the land. On one side stand the Tuatha de Danaan, golden-skinned and beautiful, filled with all the might of angels...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  retellings  action-adventure  adult  book  epic
  • Goblin Fruit by Laini Taylor

    Goblin Fruit by Laini Taylor

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the author of the astounding must-read novel Daughter of Smoke and Bone, comes a vividly imaginative short story, Goblin Fruit (from the award-winning short story collection Lips Touch: Three Times). Kizzy wanted it all so bad her soul leaned half out of her body hungering after it, and that was what drove the goblins wild, her soul hanging out there like an un-tucked shirt...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  retellings  21st-century  book  fae  fairy-tale
  • Shadow Unleashed by Avery Stone

    Shadow Unleashed by Avery Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When you’re fated to fall, rising up to howling glory is the last thing you’d ever expect. My birth — like that of many Shadowborns — was a mistake. A demon hybrid of wolf and dusk, I started life as a dead shifter walking with little hope of survival.Every day death tries to claim me, but somehow I keep living, only to end up in the dangerous hidden depths of Shifter Syndicate...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  retellings  adult  book  demons  fiction
  • The Blurred Lands by Ian W. Sainsbury

    The Blurred Lands by Ian W. Sainsbury

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ★★★★★"One of the most weird and wonderful books I've ever read!"★★★★★A fantastical, terrifying journey into a realm we prefer to believe doesn’t exist.In an abandoned cottage, John Aviemore faces a mystery that grows more unnerving every night. And he’s trapped there. Trapped in the place where worlds overlap.Trapped in the Blurred Lands...
  • Lifebound by D.N. Hoxa

    Lifebound by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nobody ever believed me. Not when I was five and told them about the boy with pointy ears who saved my life in the forest. Not during thirteen miserable years of bullying and being labeled the town weirdo.Until a guy with golden eyes and a royal guard escort shows up at my door to drop a bombshell.That little boy? Yeah, he’s real.And he’s a fae Prince...
    Categorized as:
    dark  myths  magic  romance  fantasy  fae  paranormal  supernatural
  • Mismatch by Lizzy Ford

    Mismatch by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Short story #2 in the Omega Beginnings Miniseries ...Mismatch hasn’t always been a statue standing guard over the Temple of Artemis. Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, he was a man who led a privileged life. Like the Greek monarchs before him, he fell victim to the family curse: he was turned to stone and forced to keep watch over the temple of a Greek god or goddess...
  • The Book of the Crowman by Joseph D'Lacey

    The Book of the Crowman by Joseph D'Lacey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The world has been condemned. Only Gordon Black and The Crowman can redeem it.The search for the shadowy figure known only as the Crowman continues, as the Green Men prepare to rise up against the forces of the Ward.It is the Bright Day, a time long generations hence, when a peace has descended across the world.It is the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, the earth wracked and dying...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  retellings  adult  apocalyptic  book  dystopia
  • Casted by Sonya Loveday

    Casted by Sonya Loveday

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jade had spent the majority of her life running from the Triad. The Triad, are a powerful group, who would stop at nothing to obtain Jade and the missing spell book for leader, Lorenzo’s, nefarious plans. And now that she has absorbed the highly coveted magic contained inside the missing book, there is nowhere left for her to hide...
  • L'Esprit de L'Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente

    L'Esprit de L'Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland comes Catherynne M. Valente's dark fantasy tale "L’Esprit de L’Escalier", a Tor.com Original.In this provocative and rich retelling of the Greek myth, Orpheus, the musician son of Apollo and Calliope, successfully rescues his wife Eurydice from Hades after her untimely death...
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