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Welcome to Midgard by Dave Willmarth
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA simple farm boy in a mundane medieval world, turned soldier after his home and family are destroyed. Mere steps from achieving his vengeance after years of fighting, a lucky sword strike ends his life.His soul transferred against his will by one of the gods to another medieval world, one filled with magic, monsters, and races out of his childhood fairy tales... -
![Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews]()
Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDreams will become nightmares...To take her place as rightful queen, Malin Strom stands by the side of the Nightrender and his guild of thieves in the fight to take a throne she never wanted. Now, as warriors from distant kingdoms answer their call, a new battle begins... -
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Token of the Blessed by Cebelius
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is the mettle to proceed that matters ... The Labyrinth behind him, Terry and company arrive on the Eastern Steppes in the midst of a carnival, and a fateful decision puts him under a dire curse. Stripped of his bond powers and exiled to the dreamlike Wildervast, he must find and free the ultimate witch, then kill an invincible man... -
![Ghouls Don't Scamper by Kim McDougall]()
Ghouls Don't Scamper by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCritter wrangler rule #17: even the smallest creature can be big in magic.Kyra Greene never thought she’d return to Asgard. Not after she burned the Rainbow Bridge, the only road home. Now she has no choice. With her unborn child’s life at stake, she must find a new route to the old world, or die trying... -
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![The Stalking Jack the Ripper Collection: Books 1-4 by Kerri Maniscalco]()
The Stalking Jack the Ripper Collection: Books 1-4 by Kerri Maniscalco
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDevour the complete #1 New York Times bestselling Stalking Jack the Ripper series: Stalking Jack the Ripper, Hunting Prince Dracula, Escaping from Houdini, Capturing the Devil, and a free novella are included in this thrilling new collection!Between social teas and silk dress fittings, Audrey Rose Wadsworth leads a secret life studying corpses in the gruesome practice of forensic medicine... -
![Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews]()
Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWicked men stole the boy she loved. But when she found him again, he'd become more wicked than them all.Many enter the masquerade, but some never come out. Malin Strom has been searching for Kase, her childhood sweetheart, since he was lost at the annual masquerade years ago, and with her gift of stealing memories she crosses more than one dangerous line to do it... -
![L'Ordine della penna by Virginia De Winter]()
L'Ordine della penna by Virginia De Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAltieres, l’antica dinastia regnante nel Vecchio Continente, si è estinta dopo la violenta morte di tutti i suoi eredi e a portare il nome dell’antica casata sono rimasti solo i vampiri Blackmore, creature immortali a cui regnare non è permesso... -
![Brokenhearted by Elisa S. Amore]()
Brokenhearted by Elisa S. Amore
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA journey through dark, forbidden worlds, beyond the limits of fear.Are you strong enough to tempt Fate?From the author of the #1 bestseller TOUCHED comes the highly anticipated third episode of the saga that has bewitched thousands of readers around the world.How can you go on living if the person you love is gone? Consumed by grief and remorse, Gemma Bloom wonders that day after day... -
![The Cities of Dead by Alys Arden]()
The Cities of Dead by Alys Arden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Cities of Dead: the highly anticipated third book in Alys Arden’s spellbinding The Casquette Girls series. Old World witches collide with the French Quarter’s strangest denizens, setting off events that could tear the fabric of the Natural and Supernatural worlds, and only the most elusive, mischievous Voodoo lwa hold the key to stopping it... -
![Expiation - The Whisper of Death by Elisa S. Amore]()
Expiation - The Whisper of Death by Elisa S. Amore
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOne great sacrifice will end it all—but can true love ever be forgotten? Prepare yourself for a journey with no return. How can you look forward to the future when you know your days are numbered? Gemma has asked herself that every night since making her fateful pact with Sophìa, queen of the underworld... -
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King's Warrior by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRevolution and war come with a price in the fourth volume of USA Today Bestselling Author Frost Kay’s The Aermian Feuds Series. Returning to Aermia should’ve been easy, but nightmares and death haunt her, leaving Sage as an outsider, even in her own family... -
![Unfaithful by Elisa S. Amore]()
Unfaithful by Elisa S. Amore
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDESPERATE DECISIONSA Secret that Should Never Have Been RevealedA dark reality lies hidden under our very eyes.Since their creation, the Màsala have enforced the destiny of humankind on Earth through the Subterraneans, Angels condemned to carry the weight of death on their shoulders in order to please Fate... -
![Corrupt Me by Everly Frost]()
Corrupt Me by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am pure.He is pure temptation.There's no place for heart in a coven like mine. We are three witches, working from the shadows, weaving the fate of the new supernatural world. A world in which I know my place.I am The Maiden, pure as can be.Then, a raven shifter finds me.He is darkness and seduction. Danger and forbidden craving... -
![WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 8 by Brandon Varnell]()
WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 8 by Brandon Varnell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE HEAT IS ONAfter returning alive from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, Eryk tries to resume his normal activities, but there are many issues that have cropped up now that he is back.Kari has been dreaming of their previous lives together ever since they shared a bed... -
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![WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 7 by Brandon Varnell]()
WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 7 by Brandon Varnell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE HEAT IS ON.Eryk has won the Spiritualist Grand Tournament, helped Kari and Fay avoid marrying Grant Leucht, and destroyed the cage preventing Kari from journeying outside of Neveria. But his task isn’t over yet. Now he must convince Fay Valstine to join him, Kari, and Lin in a polygamous relationship... -
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The Broken Kingdoms 1-3: The Northern Kingdom by LJ Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***An Amazon Top 25 Bestseller***A rebellious princess. A cursed rogue. A forbidden love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs... -
![The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater]()
The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was born Lady Glynis Wright, the daughter of English aristocrats. When traveling in the Carpathian Mountains, my family met a tragic end. I was transformed into a creature of the night, and I suffered great horrors at the hands of my evil vampire master, Count Vlad Dracula. I vowed to one day escape him, and live a life free of his brutality... -
![Shadow by Colleen Oakes]()
Shadow by Colleen Oakes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWar has come to paradise, and the Neverland you know will never be the same.Wendy Darling finds herself once again in the arms of Peter Pan, a charming god-child who desires power above all things... -
![Autumn of the Grimoire by J.L. Vampa]()
Autumn of the Grimoire by J.L. Vampa
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome witches cast spells. Others slay kings.A mysterious Grimoire. A marriage full of dark secrets. A History sculpted by a quartet of ancient Sister witches.For three hundred years, Sister Autumn has incited wars, burnt villages, killed kings, and released plagues at the bidding of the Grimoire. Meanwhile, her Sister Winter, Sister Spring, and Sister Summer have brought forth only peace... -
![The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater]()
The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOlivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul with “a sharp and beautiful gothic romance” (Alix E. Harrow). Dive into The Witchwood Knot, and enjoy a dark faerie tale set in a magical version of Victorian England.The faeries of Witchwood Manor have stolen its young lord. His governess intends to steal him back.Victorian governess Winifred Hall knows a con when she sees one... -
![Infernal Odyssey by Elisa S. Amore]()
Infernal Odyssey by Elisa S. Amore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis New 2021 Edition of Dark Tournament contains Drake's Exclusive Prequel.Perfect for fans of The Maze Runner, The 100 and The Hunger Games, this fantasy romance about two lovers lost in Hell who will do everything in their power to find a way out has all the twists and turns of a mountain hiking trail and will leave you wanting more... -
![Bound By Blood: Volume 1 (Bound By Blood, #1) by Shane K.P. O'Neill]()
Bound By Blood: Volume 1 (Bound By Blood, #1) by Shane K.P. O'Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A war rages on around us every day. The struggle to save all mankind. The ultimate evil.”As his moment of death looms Dracula suffers the ultimate betrayal. The champion of the Catholic faith in Eastern Europe realises it is Lucifer who is coming to claim him. However, Lucifer does not want his soul. Instead he bites into Dracula’s neck and then offers his own blood to drink... -
![For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill]()
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA WAR RAGES AROUND US EVERY DAY. THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE ALL MANKIND. THE ULTIMATE EVIL. The battle for souls has raged since the truce that followed the First Great War of the Angels. God has struck the ultimate blow and sacrifice to gain the advantage and defeat His fallen angel and estranged son, Lucifer... -
![Fate and Flame by Miranda Lyn]()
Fate and Flame by Miranda Lyn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWould you sacrifice yourself for the world?Ara’s found her soulmate and accepted the bond, but now she must journey south with her team, keeping her secret while fighting against the power that’s threatening to destroy her and the world at every turn... -
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![Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller]()
Ghost in the Cowl by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOverviewCaina Amalas was a nightfighter of the Ghosts, the spies and assassins of the Emperor of Nighmar, and through her boldness and cunning saved the Empire and the world from sorcerous annihilation.But the victory cost her everything.Now she is exiled and alone in the city of Istarinmul, far from her home and friends... -
![Tempting Fate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Tempting Fate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEurope 1920s. Fifth [published] in the Saint-Germain series, Tempting Fate finds the count as guardian to a Russian war orphan during the Russian Revolution and the end of World War I... -
![Sacrifice by Tara Maya]()
Sacrifice by Tara Maya
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReviews"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts orMiddle Earth."--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower"Wow. Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I canhonestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is, it was insanely easy to slip into the story.. -
![Curse of Darkness by Bec McMaster]()
Curse of Darkness by Bec McMaster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Darkness is coming…Iskvien must face her darkest challenge yet, in order to save her world.Her husband... -
![The Mark of Fate by Elisa S. Amore]()
The Mark of Fate by Elisa S. Amore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the Bestselling Author of Touched - The Caress of Fate London,1720. A young boy escapes through the crowd, a young woman cries out in despair. For Evan James, one brief moment is enough to understand what has happened and to set off in hot pursuit of the little thief... -
![L'Ordine della chiave by Virginia De Winter]()
L'Ordine della chiave by Virginia De Winter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAxel Vanderberg, giovane erede al trono di Aldenor, non è altro che una matricola il cui sogno è diventare un giorno Duca dell'Ordine della Chiave, conquistando prestigio e rispetto. Adesso la carica è ricoperta da Rafael Valance, sul quale all'improvviso ricadono ricadono i sospetti per l'omicidio della fidanzata Emelyn. Ma quel delitto sarà solo il primo di una lunga serie... -
![Caging Darling: A Dark Fantasy Peter Pan Retelling by T.A. Lawrence]()
Caging Darling: A Dark Fantasy Peter Pan Retelling by T.A. Lawrence
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShackled by a fae bargain. A prisoner in her own body.Wendy Darling has been forced to choose Peter for so long, it’s starting to feel like her decision. Between her Mating Mark, now exclusively tied to Peter, and their bargain, she’s no longer sure where the real Wendy ends and the magic begins.But Peter isn’t the only fae she’s ever made a bargain with... -
![Beneath a Waning Moon by Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven]()
Beneath a Waning Moon by Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo delightfully dark tales of Gothic romance from Elizabeth Hunter and Grace Draven.In A Very Proper Monster, Josephine Shaw spends long nights filling the pages of her Gothic stories with the fantastic and the macabre, unaware that the suitor her father has arranged is one of the dark creatures she’s always dreamed... -
![Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher]()
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an abandoned manor, she stumbles into a house full of dark enchantments... -
![A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson]()
A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of Sing Me Forgotten comes a lush new fantasy novel with an art-based magic system, romance, and murder… Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she’s a portrait artist whose paintings alter people’s bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone... -
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![The Poet Empress by Shen Tao]()
The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDebut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun.In the waning years of the Azalea Dynasty, the emperor is dying, the land consumed by famine, and poetry magic lost to all except the powerful.Wei Yin is desperate... -
![A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson]()
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsA lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, A Dowry of Blood is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king... -
![Bane of Winter by Debbie Cassidy]()
Bane of Winter by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA land gripped by eternal winter. A queen with a heart of ice. A woman with a destiny. This isn’t the faerie from the storybooks…Tainted creatures hunt me and death haunts my every turn, but my Raven keeps me safe. Together we must navigate the Winter Lands and find the Winter King because only he can aid me in my quest. Only he can help me unite the Tuatha and cut off Oblivion’s power... -
![Of Flesh & Bone by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Of Flesh & Bone by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that the Darkness has tasted her, it won't let Emma go.Robbed of her memories, Emma feels like a ghost trapped in her own body. She doesn't remember much, but she knows one thing--something happened to her in Arnsmouth. Whatever had happened to her had been terrible... -
![Of Grave & Glory by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Of Grave & Glory by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmma Mather is having trouble telling friend from foe…and being wrong about whether someone is her ally or her enemy could cost her more than just her life.The Candle has taken Gigi Gage as their prisoner, and Emma will do anything to save her friend from whatever torture Dr. Thaddeus Kirkbride is putting her through in the Arnsmouth Asylum... -
![Sword of Desire by Jennifer Anne Davis]()
Sword of Desire by Jennifer Anne Davis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAckley has three goals—kill the traitorous king, put Owen on the throne, and reunite with Harley.Ackley’s tasks should be simple since he’s trained his entire life for this. However, with so many Marsden soldiers depending on him to make it home alive, his obligations weigh him down... -
![Providence Girls by Morgan Dante]()
Providence Girls by Morgan Dante
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLove changes you. So do the Outer Gods.Now: Alone in a cottage, Lavinia writes to the woman she loved.Fifteen years ago: Middle-aged Lavinia Whateley escapes her hilly Massachusetts town when the townsfolk decide to sacrifice her on Halloween. After almost dying in the woods, she's saved and housed by the stoic and mysterious Asenath Waite, or Azzie... -
![Banished by C.J. Archer]()
Banished by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn infestation of evil ghosts is too much for spirit medium Cara to handle alone. She summons Quin, and together they attempt to discover where the ghosts came from, and why they refuse to leave this realm. To protect the residents, Cara and Quin must work closely together, leading to old feelings resurfacing between them... -
![The Reign of Osiris by Anne Rice, Christopher Rice]()
The Reign of Osiris by Anne Rice, Christopher Rice
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe gilded adventures of Ramses the Damned, iconic creation of the legendary Anne Rice, continue in this breathtakingly suspenseful tale of a titanic supernatural power unleashed on the eve of war... -
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Piper Prince by Amber Argyle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan you hear him? The beast is coming for you. Long ago, a curse fell upon the land—a curse of forgetting and wraiths, a curse that ensured no daughters were born to the pied pipers in over three centuries. The pipers were all that stood between humanity and utter destruction, so they did the only thing they could: they stole the daughters of the nearby kingdom with their hypnotizing melodies... -
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![The Devil's Bible by Dana Chamblee Carpenter]()
The Devil's Bible by Dana Chamblee Carpenter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Devil’s Bible. Once considered an eighth wonder of the world, the ancient book is shrouded in mystery. No one knows who wrote it or where it was written. Even dry-boned scholars whisper about the secrets hidden in the book: How it calls to the power-hungry. How it drives people mad. How it was written in the shadows by the hand of the devil himself... -
![Lullaby Scars by Hollee Mands]()
Lullaby Scars by Hollee Mands
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s the only man she’s ever wanted. She’s everything he can never have.Killian’s scars are all people see, but with his wretched past, he doesn’t want them to look closer. He resigned himself long ago to living as an indentured slave to a powerful and capricious high mage—until a chance meeting with a temptress outside a brothel teaches him to want…If only he hadn’t asked her price for the night... -
![Blood Games by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Blood Games by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a tale of love and horror set during the last chaotic days of Nero's Rome - a time marked by excesses of high living, cruel violence and intricate political intrigue... -
![The Shadow of Fate by Elisa S. Amore]()
The Shadow of Fate by Elisa S. Amore
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeter and Gemma have been friends since childhood. Peter has always been the one Gemma has turned to. It is his shoulder she cries on, and it is he who knows her better than anyone else. And, for as long as he can remember, Peter has seen Gemma as more than just a friend. She is the only girl he has ever loved, the only one he would be willing to sacrifice everything for... -
![The Haunting at Hawke's Moor by Camille Oster]()
The Haunting at Hawke's Moor by Camille Oster
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVictorian London shows little mercy when divorce leaves Anne Kinelly destitute and abandoned by her husband. Her bleak future is avoided when the merciful actions of her solicitor results in a stroke of luck, finding a house forgotten and left in probate by previous generations... -
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Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion to return with her – never to be seen again. Now that time is drawing near once more...Mina, daughter of the duke, is grieving and lonely. She has lost all hope of any future for herself in Blumwald...
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