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  • Academy Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun

    Academy Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Academy Magic bundle set includes all five books in the series full of non-stop action, adventure, magic, and irresistible romance. Magic. Isn’t. Real. At least that's what I thought. But now, my story is changing... You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight...
  • The Land: Predators by Aleron Kong

    The Land: Predators by Aleron Kong

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Welcome to Long Awaited seventh novel of the Best Selling LitRPG Saga, Chaos Seeds, by Aleron Kong.A mesmerizing tale reminiscent of the wonder of Ready Player One and the adventure of Game of Thrones#1 in Epic Fantasy || #1 in Cyberpunk || #1 in Video Game Fantasy In The Land:Predators, the Mist Village has harnessed its power...
  • Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black

    Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'll be safe in the prince's bed, from everyone but him.I stole from a brutal street gang, and now they want me dead. There’s only one place they can’t touch me. The palace. But safety comes at the cost of my freedom. I'll sell myself as a courtesan, serve for five years, and leave with enough money to pay my debt...
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    dark  paranormal  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  gothic  horror
  • The Empire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Empire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New year, new magic?A witch can make resolutions, too…right?Psh. First I have to get to the new year. Just when I thought everything was going perfect BOOM. Problems. And not just any problems…missing children problems. One of them is my soulmate’s little cousin, which is bad enough for my anxiety, but the other is a young cousin of the shifter King...
  • The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Run an entire school for magic. No pressure, right?Wrong.It’s all pressure. Nothing but pressure. The rest of my Coven got to go home and relax. All I want to do after the last few months is to sit on my couch, eat a whole box of cookies, and binge watch mindless feel-good movies. But apparently that is not on my to-do list.To top it all off…it’s Christmas season. In Manhattan...
  • Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    No one told Quinn there was a cover charge to enter Hell - or that Valhalla didn't allow bar tabs.Thanks to a witchy homebrew, Quinn MacKenna—part-time goddess, full-time troublemaker—has slipped past death’s door to rekindle an old flame and snuff out an old friend...
  • Promise of Wrath by Steve McHugh

    Promise of Wrath by Steve McHugh

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A powerful sorcerer. A forgotten past. Hellequin is back, and the end is near. A terrible storm is brewing in London, and Nathan Garrett, the sorcerer known as Hellequin, is the only one who can stop it.But his enemies have other plans...
  • Master Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Master Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One spell to save us all…No more miss nice mage. This is war. This is survival. This is my destiny.I am the Stone Keeper and I will win.No matter the cost...
  • Summoner School 2: A Reverse Portal Fantasy by Eric Vall

    Summoner School 2: A Reverse Portal Fantasy by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Andrew is rising in the class rankings at Magia Schola, but his studies are the least of his problems.A war is brewing between the rival magical factions, and he is going to be on the front lines when fighting inevitably breaks out. Andrew has promise as a summoner, but he’s just a freshman...
  • Unicorns Don't Cry by Kim McDougall

    Unicorns Don't Cry by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #20: You can’t save them all.Rage is boiling inside Kyra. Friends are dead, the world is burning, and her husband is…gone, his body and mind taken over by a demon. Death would have been kinder. But she can’t kill a demon, so Kyra must hunt down the creature wearing Mason’s face and do the unthinkable—trap him for all eternity in a bloodstone...
  • Void by Garon Whited

    Void by Garon Whited

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Eric knows it's not easy, being King. Fortunately, he has a Queen for that. Eric--or King Halar, or Vlad, or any number of aliases--doesn't want to be bothered. It's hard to pin down what he does want, if anything. He lives a quiet life, almost a solitary one, mourning in his own way for the loss of someone dear. His quiet solitude can't go on forever...
  • Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Now the spells are mine…I used to say I worked better under pressure…I was wrong. This countdown clock on my arm might just break me.Stellan is missing. Someone stole him from me. They ripped him right out of my hands and hid him somewhere I can’t find. I’m desperate to save my soulmate but Second Realm is dying…without me, they have no chance but neither does Stellan...
  • Imajica: The Reconciliation by Clive Barker

    Imajica: The Reconciliation by Clive Barker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The magical tale of ill-fated lovers lost among worlds teetering on the edge of destruction, where their passion holds the key to escape. There has never been a book like Imajica...
  • The Faerie Plague by Michelle Madow

    The Faerie Plague by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Zombies. The fae realm is overrun with ZOMBIES.Against all odds, I mastered the magic gifted to me by the gods and won the Faerie Games—a twisted, televised game to the death.After winning the Games, I was supposed to be free to return home to Earth. But that was a lie.Now a deadly plague is rampaging the realm. The Otherworld is dying, and I might have the power to save it...
  • Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz

    Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to be one of them. One night he buys a journal, its pages blank. The woman who sells him the journal extracts his promise to record his deeds for study. “Lo, the steps of your life mark the journey of your soul...
  • The Grand Game by Tom Elliot

    The Grand Game by Tom Elliot

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    One man. Assassin. Caster. A new world. And a Game that is as brutal as it is complex.Michael finds himself in the realm of the Forever Kingdom, with no memory of how he got there and who he is. Even so, he must participate in the Grand Game and forge a new destiny for himself...
  • Mobius by Garon Whited

    Mobius by Garon Whited

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Faced with war and the end of the world, Eric--or Halar the First, King of Karvalen--must find a way to stop a godlike entity bent on his destruction. His quest will be no easy thing, not a straight line to his goal, but even he can't anticipate just how far it will lead him on this epic journey...
  • Dungeon Cleaners Inc. by J.R. Saileri

    Dungeon Cleaners Inc. by J.R. Saileri

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Do you have what it takes?Lucas was just your typical guy slowly approaching his thirties. Due to the budget cuts in his company, he had been laid off, losing his job as a Project Manager and Team Leader. Just a common occurrence, not like it bothered him.But, he certainly didn't expect to get scouted by another company soon after...
  • Dragon Born 2: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King

    Dragon Born 2: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I now have my own clan, made up of five shifters and one mage. If we’re going to grow stronger, I’ll need to start making fat stacks of cash by hunting monsters. Dragons are at the top of the supernatural food chain, so that should be a cinch.One thing that’s going to cause trouble is the return of the Nightlords. And then there’s the disappearance of the beautiful thunderbird shifter...
  • Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On her 16th birthday Lana’s older brother and the king of Alpha’s, a title handed down by her mother holds the annual Alpha meeting. Lana hates all things Alpha’s having grown up under her mother’s reign and meeting plenty of Alpha’s, she longed to be normal...
  • 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...
  • The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks

    The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The entire Neteru Guardian team is on the run, having now been labeled as America’s most-wanted terrorists following the gruesome demon battle that felled the Washington Monument and crashed the front doors of the White House. The Antichrist is positioned for emergence, the powers of darkness have released the pale horse of the apocalypse, and half of the Neteru team is pregnant...
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    dark  epic  paranormal  adult  angels  book  dark-fantasy  demons
  • Knightfall by Garon Whited

    Knightfall by Garon Whited

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's not easy, being King. You can't always rule a kingdom and still do what needs to be done. Eric--or King Halar, also known as the Demon King--has more than enough problems without the crown. But quitting the job of King isn't easy, either--unless you want to be beheaded. Most people regard that as an unsatisfactory way to quit. Even vampire lords tend to be cautious about guillotines...
  • Elemental Soul by Phaedra Weldon

    Elemental Soul by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Time is running out... It's the calm before the storm, and Sam knows Dionysus is coming for her. Spirit is the only way to defeat him—the one Element she hasn't mastered...
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    dark  dragons  epic  paranormal  action-adventure  book  fae  fiction
  • Backyard Dungeon by Logan Jacobs

    Backyard Dungeon by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When I got the call that my estranged grandfather had passed away and left me his trailer and a plot of land, I was just excited to own a little property and save some money by not having to pay rent.Then I found a strange cave in my backyard. It wasn’t a sinkhole, or a bunker, or a mineshaft…It was a dungeon. Full of crazy caverns, unbelievable monsters, and sexy, fantastical women in distress...
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    dark  epic  paranormal  sword-sorcery  adult  audiobook  book  demons
  • Dragon Born 1: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King

    Dragon Born 1: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After fighting a troll in a back alley, I found out the supernatural was real.Then I discovered I'm a dragon shifter.Soon after, I learned I'm also a mage.Turns out this combination is incredibly rare, and now everyone wants a piece of me.Being a dragon, there's only one thing I want to do: gather my hoard.Power. Magic. Women. Riches. It's all going to be mine...
  • Ebony's Legacy: Year One by M. Guida

    Ebony's Legacy: Year One by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Want more Legacy? This is Raven’s sister’s story! Watch the legacy continue!!!Ebony: I’m stuck at Legacy Academy, trying to live down my big sister’s reputation.I’m not Raven. But try telling this to the other girls who want my head on a platter. I’m not special. In fact, I’m a big, fat mess. I didn’t want to go to school. I wanted revenge, but like my sister before me, I can’t control my powers...
  • Midnight's Mask by Paul S. Kemp

    Midnight's Mask by Paul S. Kemp

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The shadows deepen in every corner of the Realms.The sun no longer shines on a man who has embraced the darkness within him.The day's opposite finds Erevis Cale so far along the path away from his own humanity, he may never again walk as a man.In the end, to be Chosen by a god like Mask is more curse than blessing..
  • The Forsaken by L.A. Banks

    The Forsaken by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Chairman of the Vampire Council is dead, and Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, and the Unnamed One himself are out for revenge against Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress, and her lover, Carlos Rivera. A ruthless and carefully planned strategy---one that not even Damali will anticipate---has been developed...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy  demons  fiction
  • The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    The Sins of Desire by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.We're taught that people are sinners or saints. Who says I can't be both?See, I'm a bad, bad girl. The kind who loves Satan. Falling in bed with the demon of seduction, befriending the demon of knowledge, being guarded by Beelzebub, and making deals with Lucifer? This is what I call a normal day...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dragons  paranormal  adult  angels  book  demons  fiction
  • Brynna by Faith Gibson

    Brynna by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s a Norse Gargoyle princess who has waited over seven hundred years for her mate.He’s a human architect who lost the woman he planned on marrying.Brynna Holgersen has lived a life full of adventure. She’s tough and fearless, except when it comes to claiming her mate. When Brynna meets Travis, he is still reeling from the loss of his girlfriend at the hands of a crazed Gargoyle...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  mlm  mythical-creatures
  • Dragon's Plight by John P. Logsdon, Orlando A. Sanchez

    Dragon's Plight by John P. Logsdon, Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What do you call an unarmed PPD officer in the middle of the Badlands? A victim. Chief Zeke Phoenix survived his funeral party…barely. Now survival turns into mayhem management as he works to turn his team's begrudging respect into a force that’ll keep the Badlands in check. When an unmarked package hits his desk, mayhem turns to chaos...
  • Fae Conqueror by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Fae Conqueror by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She can conquer the Fae - but at what cost?From USA Today bestselling author Sarah K. L. Wilson comes this thrilling conclusion to a deliciously trope-filled young adult romantic fantasy series about a viciously funny mortal girl and her quest to hunt, trap, and conquer powerful fae...
  • Exiled Queen (The Thief's Talisman) by Emma L. Adams

    Exiled Queen (The Thief's Talisman) by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can Raine outwit the masters of deceit? Kicked out of Faerie and on the run from the ruling Sidhe, Raine Warren is less than happy to be tasked with saving both mortal and faerie realms from an all-too-personal threat. With her surviving allies in terrible danger, it's up to Raine to devise a scheme to stop the outcast Sidhe before they obliterate the Courts and everyone inside them...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book  fae
  • Matt Archer: Redemption by Kendra C. Highley

    Matt Archer: Redemption by Kendra C. Highley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “There’s more to me than you know…”When Matt Archer’s sister, Mamie, said those words to him three years ago, he had no idea how prophetic they were, or what this would mean for his family.Now, he knows. And it changes everything, bringing the war right to Matt’s doorstep.In the epic conclusion to the Matt Archer series, the endgame is near...
  • Sacrifice by Claire Farrell

    Sacrifice by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ~The final book in the Chaos Series.~ As a king’s life hangs in the balance, alliances are made then broken. Only trickery can help Cara protect those she cares about, but when her enemies show their true face, she realises the truth: every distraction feeds Chaos. Cara’s not the only one searching for a legendary treasure, not the only one reaching for power...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  horror  magic  supernatural
  • La nación de las bestias. Leyenda de fuego y plomo by Mariana Palova

    La nación de las bestias. Leyenda de fuego y plomo by Mariana Palova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Forced to separate from her family, Elisse leaves the spooky city of New Orleans to launch himself into a savage battle across the United States, with the sole purpose of protecting those he loves from the haunting mysteries that surround his existence. But Elisse doesn't travel alone. The monster within him roars loudly, and his pilgrimage takes him to the desert landscapes of Utah...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  dark  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  lgbtq  magic  horror
  • Skulduggery 2 by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery 2 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery We’re starting to make some coin, but I’m always looking to improve. So, how can I sell more whiskey and make even more gold? Double cross my distributor? Buy new businesses to serve as fronts for my operations? Steal a few precious artifacts from those blue-blooded elves? Yep...
  • Skulduggery 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery The best part of being a human is everyone constantly underestimates you, and that means they never see it coming when your dagger plunges into their heart. Our business is growing, but so is our list of enemies...
  • Elemental Storm by Phaedra Weldon

    Elemental Storm by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets are like our past. They always come back to screw up our future. As the French Quarter drags into the Summer heat, Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne makes plans for her future, which includes getting through her imposed stint as a Cleric and pinning down a date for her wedding...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dragons  epic  paranormal  action-adventure  book  demons  fae
  • Dragons of Asgard by Logan Jacobs

    Dragons of Asgard by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name is Volrath, and I am an Aesir of Asgard.I have no family name to speak of, but then I discovered I could tame, train, and breed the great dragons that are feared throughout Asgard. Now that I have this incredible power, it is my mission to scour the nine realms in search of more dragons to add to my menagerie...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dragons  epic  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Thawing Frost by J.L. Weil

    Thawing Frost by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The end is near. But will Olivia be able to save her dragons and the home she has come to love? Return to the Veil in the epic conclusion to the Dragon Descendants. An unexpected reunion brings new possibilities to Olivia’s quest of finding the dragon stars. She and the four dragons travel to Iculon, a kingdom as cold and brutal as its heir...
  • Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall

    Werebear Barbarian King by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was just a bison rancher from Montana when a bear attack almost killed me. Now, I’ve awoken into a brutal world where everyone is part beast, and their animal instincts are taking over. Something sinister is in the air, and werecreatures of every species are colliding with teeth and claws.But I’m the rarest and deadliest of all: the werebear...
  • Silver Magi 2 by D. Levesque

    Silver Magi 2 by D. Levesque

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Brandon is something that hasn’t been around for so long. There isn’t even a name for that race anymore. But because his mother was injected with a blood sample, unwillingly, before he was even born, he has become something that was thought long dead—a progenitor. But only Brandon knows their true name. The Elveesians...
  • Texas Showdown by Aaron Crash

    Texas Showdown by Aaron Crash

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Winning an empire was the easy part. Keeping it will be harder. After killing Rahaab, the most powerful dragon on Earth, Steven Drokharis knew he’d have to fight to keep what he’d won, but the cabal that killed his father was just the tip of the iceberg...
  • Ultimate Resolve by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Ultimate Resolve by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Evil dragonriders are the worst.And the only ones who can defeat them are the good riders—the Dragon Elite.But fighting those who refuse to play by rules can be tricky.It’s difficult for Sophia Beaufont to get the upper hand when she refuses to loosen her morals.That’s exactly what makes her a Dragon Elite though...
  • Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I love you, Sam. I will always love you." When Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne discovers her lover, Crwys Holliard, is missing, she vows to find him. With the help of her friends and an Alpha Werewolf who just won't take no for an answer, Sam follows clues that point them in the direction of the realm of Faerie, a place Sam swore she would never return to...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dragons  epic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • Illusion by S.M. Boyce

    Illusion by S.M. Boyce

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final chapter in the war for Ourea ends with blood. Kara Magari is an icon. A hero. The people love her. The royalty tolerates her. She has everything—an army, allies, and a close circle of chosen family. They believe she will end the war, and they shouldn’t. She’s as scared as they are. She just can’t show it...
  • Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire

    Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From fairy tale forest to gloomy gothic moor, from gleaming epidemiologist’s lab to the sandy shores of Neverland, Seanan McGuire’s short fiction has been surprising, delighting, confusing, and transporting her readers since 2009. Now, for the first time, that fiction has been gathered together in one place, ready to be enjoyed one twisting, tangled tale at a time...
  • The Raptor & the Wren by Chuck Wendig

    The Raptor & the Wren by Chuck Wendig

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Official Amazon description:In the fifth book of the “wildly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Miriam Black series, Miriam continues her journey to find answers on how to change her fate and begin to make right some of what she’s done wrong...
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