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  • The Magnus Archives: Season 2 by NOT A BOOK

    The Magnus Archives: Season 2 by NOT A BOOK

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal...
  • The Unwanted Guest by Tamsyn Muir

    The Unwanted Guest by Tamsyn Muir

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Featuring Ianthe Tridentarius and Palamedes Sextus, this story was originally published in the trade paperback edition of Nona the Ninth...
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    lgbtq  romantic-love  fantasy  fiction  horror  wlw  mystery  dystopia
  • Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

    Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Welcome to the Shop Where the Lost Things Go.If you ever lost a sock, you’ll find it here.If you ever wondered about favorite toy from childhood... it’s probably sitting on a shelf in the back.And the headphones that you swore that this time you’d keep safe? You guessed it….Antoinette has lost her father. Metaphorically. He’s not in the shop, and she’ll never see him again...
  • A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

    A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When a fall from the mast leaves Alba Marsh unable to sail, he finally has the chance to run away from his family debts in search of a better life. He hopes to reunite with his mother, Edythe, where they always promised to meet if things went awry, but finding the small, secluded, secretive town of Moon Harbor proves a greater challenge than Alba ever expected...
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    lgbtq  mlm  romance  fantasy  horror  mermaids  trans-mc  paranormal
  • Angels & Man by rafael nicolás

    Angels & Man by rafael nicolás

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Queer Retelling of the Watcher's FloodThe angel Azazel is miserable in Heaven. In the aftermath of Satan's fall, the angels live in the reconstructed ruins of an old utopia, oppressive and paranoid of any new rebellion.The angel Samyaza is content in Heaven, but he longs for the eternal city's former glory...
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    lgbtq  mlm  romance  fantasy  retellings  angels  myths  horror
  • Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

    Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews’ debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into the woods.Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him...
  • Deathmarked by David Estes

    Deathmarked by David Estes

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    While the war for the Four Kingdoms drags on, a new threat emerges from across the sea…To the north, Annise Gäric seek to rescue Lady Zelda and retake Castle Hill from the sellswords known as the Brotherhood. In the back of her mind is a growing fear, something she can’t quite explain...
  • Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley

    Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aedon's captivity is over when darkness descends upon the realm. The elf's only choices become escape or death—a far cry from his past fame and notoriety as a legendary thief. Lost, alone, and desperate to escape the deadly beasts now stalking him, he does not count on meeting Lief, a ranger of the woodland elves...and Aedon's natural worst enemy...
  • a great, big tragedy by Zeppazariel

    a great, big tragedy by Zeppazariel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Trojan War lasted for ten years...
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    lgbtq  mlm  romance  fantasy  wlw  horror  young-adult  drama
  • Havoc by Nicholas Bella

    Havoc by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “As if chasing down a seriously dangerous demon that's killing people like that's the thing to do at night, I've got even more romance trouble brewing!” I think I'm seriously in over my head at this point. First off, we're nowhere close to finding Xora, the hell demon that's killing more people than the morgue has room for. On top of that, I've found my other mate...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  age-gap  book  dark  demons  fiction
  • Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Théoden: Tonight, I have to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. I have to choose which two on my children to send off with my Sire, my King, Ara. As you know, I don't like to share what belongs to me, but I can't deny my King what he's commanded of me. The highlight of my evening, however, will be my ascension to Prince of the City...
  • 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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    lgbtq  romantic-love  adult  book  dark  fiction  horror  magic
  • Death's Abyss by S.D. Simper

    Death's Abyss by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All are equal in death. Tallora’s world ends in a single, bloodstained night, and all the world will fall in line unless the gods interfere. But divine aid comes at a price no mortal can pay, except in death . . . and perhaps Death herself has a few tricks of her own. From the author of FALLEN GODS comes a tale of redemption and sacrifice—and the true power of forgiveness...
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    lgbtq  romantic-love  audiobook  book  dark  fiction  horror  mermaids
  • A Wind From the Rift by Bonnie Wynne

    A Wind From the Rift by Bonnie Wynne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The sorceress has broken free of her shackles. Months of imprisonment have forged Gwyn into something new; something dangerous. Eight dead sorceresses whisper in her ear, hungry for blood and vengeance – and after unleashing the red magic to make her escape, she fears she won’t be able to stop.All Gwyn really wants is to go home...
  • Into the Shadows by Jayda Marx

    Into the Shadows by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An ancient evil has resurfaced. For the first time in nearly seven hundred years, ghouls are roaming the earth again. And this time, they're not alone. Head Elder Abel of the Fairview Vampire Coven has made a pact with the creatures; to join their strengths and take control of the world by fear and force...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  horror  magic
  • Stained Glass by James Osiris Baldwin

    Stained Glass by James Osiris Baldwin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Twenty shapeshifter children are kidnapped from a group home and their guardians murdered in a bizarre Occult ritual, and the werecreatures of New York City are baying for blood. Frustrated by weeks of botched Government investigation, they are taking the law into their own hands and need an Occult expert capable of doing the dirty work the police cannot...
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    lgbtq  mlm  romantic-love  adult  anti-hero  book  fiction  horror
  • From Darkness to Darkness by Jay Bell

    From Darkness to Darkness by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the cradle to the grave…The Black Oligarch is dead. Some call his replacement a boy, others call him a threat. Cole lost everything the night he became Oligarch: his family, his home… even Jonah. Now he’s alone, left only with painful memories and the power to destroy the Five Lands.When Dylan is sent to help Cole, he finds they have more in common than expected...
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    lgbtq  mlm  book  fiction  ghosts  horror  magic  paranormal
  • A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York

    A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Benjamin Prichard has spent much of his life feeling like an outsider. Growing up, his odd behaviour and visions of ghosts left him isolated, not to mention being the child of an immigrant mother and an absent father. Benjamin walks the line between not being Chinese enough for one community, and not English enough for the other.Whisperwood School for Boys changes everything...
  • Ever Witch Chronicles Collection 1: Books 1-2 by Kit Bladegrave

    Ever Witch Chronicles Collection 1: Books 1-2 by Kit Bladegrave

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mysterious dragons. Fierce witches. Secret councils. Forbidden alliances. The Ever Witch Saga is happening.Everest thought she had it rough when she had to drop out of high school to raise her brother Mason while her mother was AWOL. Except that Everest’s mother spells AWOL as alcohol...
  • Bioshifter: Volume 1 by Natalie Maher, Thundamoo

    Bioshifter: Volume 1 by Natalie Maher, Thundamoo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hannah has a routine. Wake up, take a shower, go to school, go to work, come home, and pass out. It's a perfectly normal routine for a perfectly normal girl who does not have to remember how her limbs work every morning because of haunting nightmares of being a very different creature in a very different world...
  • The Lamb by Lucy Rose

    The Lamb by Lucy Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Margot and Mama have lived by the forest ever since Margot can remember. When Margot is not at school they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door—"strays," Mama calls them, people who have strayed too far from the road. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm...
  • The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss...
  • The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine

    The Bewitchments of Love and Hate by Storm Constantine

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As the savage clan of the Wraeththu and the Gelaming of the South prepare for an inevitable war, Calanthe, certain that his beloved Pellaz has been slain by Theide, prepares to seek revenge...
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    coming-of-age  lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  dark  dark-fantasy  dystopia
  • Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

    Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with a little love story in between –In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself...
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    lgbtq  mlm  romance  fantasy  retellings  myths  horror  fiction
  • Rebel Robin by A.R. Capetta

    Rebel Robin by A.R. Capetta

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Discover the backstory of the new Stranger Things fan favorite, Robin, played by Maya Hawke! The perfect read while you're waiting for Season 4 to drop on Netflix! High school is a monster, and it's eating everyone Robin knows. As sophomore year starts, Robin's Odd Squad friends have decided to try to be just like everyone else...
  • The Mindmage's Wrath: A Book of Underrealm by Garrett Robinson

    The Mindmage's Wrath: A Book of Underrealm by Garrett Robinson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A murder in the Academy reveals a darkness growing upon the Seat. Ebon has survived the attack upon the High King's Seat, and now the Academy struggles to piece itself together in the midst of civil war. Now a quiet urgency hangs over all the lessons taught within the citadel; every student knows the spells they learn now may one day save their lives from the enemies of the King...
  • In the Eyes of Mr Fury by Philip Ridley

    In the Eyes of Mr Fury by Philip Ridley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the day Concord Webster turned eighteen, the Devil died. The Devil’s real name was Judge Martin, but Concord’s mother called him the Devil. She said he boiled babies for dinner and made lampshades out of human skin. So why did she, who hated him so venomously, have a key to his house? The key will unlock more than just Judge’s front door...
  • Rogue in the Making by T.J. Nichols

    Rogue in the Making by T.J. Nichols

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The blood sacrifices have brought rain to Demonside, but across the void, the Warlock College of Vinland is still storing and gathering magic, heedless of the warnings of the international magical community...
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    coming-of-age  lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book  dark  demons
  • Real Vampires Do It in the Dark by Amy Fecteau

    Real Vampires Do It in the Dark by Amy Fecteau

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After his disownment, Matheus finds himself more confused than ever. He lashes out, losing Quin, the one constant presence in his new life. Alone, penniless, and clueless, Matheus is forced to carve out a new (un)life, amid the chaos of a hidden war. Friends and enemies, old and new, appear with secrets, betrayals, and a surprising revelations...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  audiobook  book  dark  fiction  horror
  • Blood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin

    Blood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "One of the first things every new mage learns about magic is that—despite your newly discovered powers over the universe—you are forever a struggling speck of krill in a very large, very cold, very dangerous ocean."Alexi Sokolsky is a spook, a hitman who uses his mediocre magical talents to help him in the hunt...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  fiction  horror  magic  new-york-state
  • Weremage by Garrett Robinson

    Weremage by Garrett Robinson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Loren searches across Underrealm for the merchant traitor Damaris, under the orders of the High King herself. But even with a party of Mystics now under her command, the search proves fruitless, for the merchant is crafty and knows her life is forfeit.But even as she tracks Damaris into the Yerrin’s homeland of Feldemar, Loren becomes aware of someone dogging her heels...
  • Creature Feature 2 by Rhys Ford, Poppy Dennison

    Creature Feature 2 by Rhys Ford, Poppy Dennison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Creature Feature: Volume Two Two Men. One Apocalypse. Rise of the Revenants by Poppy Dennison Vampyres are on the loose in Detroit, and novice hunter Taz Cohen is on the job. The mission seems simple: stop the vamps. But Taz knows nothing about the mythical creatures, so he’s in for the fight of his life...
  • The Secret History of a Teenage Vampire by Will Hill

    The Secret History of a Teenage Vampire by Will Hill

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Larissa Kinley is a fully armed Operator for Department 19, a secret branch of the British government dedicated to saving us all from the supernatural. She’s also a vampire. And a teenage girl...
  • This is Not a Horror Movie by Sara Dobie Bauer

    This is Not a Horror Movie by Sara Dobie Bauer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emory Jones loves two things: horror movies and Connor Nichols.For the past four years, Emory, Connor, and their families have vacationed side by side on Longboat Key, Florida. Eighteen-year-old Emory has pined for his neighbor from behind the covers of Stephen King books, but college boy Connor has never noticed him. Probably because Emory looks like Jack Skellington with good hair...
  • There's No Place Like Oz by Leann Belle

    There's No Place Like Oz by Leann Belle

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The road to Hell is paved with Yellow BricksI was perfectly single and content up until the wild winds brought me to this strange world of Oz. Suddenly I'm a hero who killed a wicked witch, and my dog, Toto, is startlingly human: a tall, gorgeous, dark-haired one at that, who's ready to ruthlessly protect me from all of the strange creatures along the Yellow Brick Road...
  • Ghoulish by Kat Bellamy, Joel Abernathy

    Ghoulish by Kat Bellamy, Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Older cover edition of ASIN B089VMTG3JColt Jager has always found his best friend mouthwatering, just...not the way he does now. Out of all the ways Colt thought he’d be spending his twenty-fifth birthday, sinking his teeth into a random stranger definitely wasn’t on the list. Neither was falling headfirst into a hidden world of superhuman beasts who claim he’s one of them...
  • 他们都说我遇到了鬼 [They All Say I Encountered a Ghost] by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼

    他们都说我遇到了鬼 [They All Say I Encountered a Ghost] by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hello, everyone. My name is Shen JianGuo. I’m a night school teacher. I mainly teach the subjects of (Marxist) philosophy and ethics. I occasionally review new policies and measures for the students. I never see my colleagues and students during the day. The training institute classrooms are all abandoned schools, hospitals, or houses...
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    mlm  lgbtq  romance  fantasy  fiction  horror  paranormal  humor
  • The Bayou by Arden Powell

    The Bayou by Arden Powell

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    "Eugene didn’t know if he believed in the devil beyond the wicked things people did of their own accord, but if the devil had a face, it would look like Johnny Walker’s."Small-town Louisiana, 1935.When Eugene was twelve, a girl from town disappeared. Everyone said the gators must have got her when she strayed too near the bayou. No foul play, just a terrible accident...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  dark  fiction  gothic  historical
  • Seventh Mark by W.J. May

    Seventh Mark by W.J. May

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Like most teenagers, Rouge is trying to figure out who she is and what she wants to be. With little knowledge about her past, she has questions but has never tried to find the answers. Everything changes when she befriends a strangely intoxicating family. Siblings Grace and Michael, appear to have secrets which seem connected to Rouge...
  • Brothers of the Wind by Tad Williams

    Brothers of the Wind by Tad Williams

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set in the New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard, this short novel continues the saga that inspired a generation of fantasistsPride often goes before a fall, but sometimes that prideful fall is so catastrophic that it changes history itself...
  • Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price

    Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's been a couple of decades since Wild Bill has been able to savor the bite of an ice-cold, freshly tapped keg. Twenty-odd years since the shivery pucker of a cheap, boxed wine has assaulted his palate. But that doesn't mean Bill's forgotten how to party...
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    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction  horror
  • In the Still of the Knight by John G. Hartness

    In the Still of the Knight by John G. Hartness

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The bodies are piling up!Murders are happening outside Charlotte’s hottest nightspots. A new vampire society has set up shop in the sewers. And Jimmy Black’s about to run afoul of the Master of the City. If Jimmy weren’t already a vampire, the week ahead would be the death of him...
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    mlm  romantic-love  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  fiction  horror
  • Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price

    Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For some time, Michael has suspected that Wild Bill's done more than just dabble in art. As with every other piece of his personal history, Bill plays his cards close to his chest. But when he lets on that a mural he painted before his change might still exist, Michael's dying to see it -- and Bill's never been good at saying no...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction  horror
  • Snare by Jordan Castillo Price

    Snare by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With summer ending and temperatures dipping low at night, Michael's eager to get his leather jacket back, and although Wild Bill could easily vamp any sales clerk into giving Michael some new duds, it wouldn't be quite the same as the jacket he left at his parents' house. Not unless the malls have begun selling clothing with Rohypnol and ketamine sewn into the seams...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  mlm  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction  horror
  • Shadow Walker by Jayda Marx

    Shadow Walker by Jayda Marx

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Silas - For nearly seven hundred years, I’ve protected my coven, fighting against every foe that plagued us. I never imagined that an ancient evil would resurface, or that it would attack what means more to me than anything; my mate. Now my closest friends and I are tasked with spreading warning to other vampires in covens across the country, and recruiting as many as we can to fight alongside us...
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    lgbtq  mlm  action-adventure  adult  book  fiction  horror  insta-love
  • The Complete Lost Children Series: Books 1-6 by Krista Street

    The Complete Lost Children Series: Books 1-6 by Krista Street

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Over 1500 pages of romance, action, thrills, and mysterious twists you won't see coming! This box set includes all six books in the Lost Children Series by USA TODAY bestselling author Krista Street that reviewers have called, "the perfect mix of romance, mystery, action, and fantasy!" After waking up in an alleyway without a whisper of a memory, Lena begins an arduous journey west following...
  • Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 1 by Xi Zi Xu

    Kaleidoscope of Death Vol. 1 by Xi Zi Xu

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Open the wrong door… and you may never return.One ordinary day, Lin Qiushi discovers a black door in the corridor outside his flat—a door that shouldn’t exist. When he steps through, he finds himself in a world governed by a deadly set of rules, where cryptic villagers speak in riddles, and the only way out is to take their obscure “tests”. The reward for passing: a key...
  • Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks

    Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Meet Margaret. At age twelve, she was head detective of the mystery club Girls Can Solve Anything. Margaret and her three best friends led exciting lives solving crimes, having adventures, and laughing a lot. But now that she's entered high school, the club has disbanded, and Margaret is unmoored--she doesn't want to grow up, and she wishes her friends wouldn't either...
  • Revenant Winds by Mitchell Hogan

    Revenant Winds by Mitchell Hogan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a secret cabal schemes to awaken an evil thought defeated millennia ago, the lives of three unlikely heroes are fated to converge:Aldric, a veteran priest and sorcerer, who seeks acceptance from the church that shuns him. On the brink of their approval, he receives a mission that brings him face to face with a long-buried evil...
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