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  • Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Ilona Andrews invites you back to the #1 New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels series in this exciting new long novella featuring Kate, Curran and Conlan, some familiar faces, some new friends, and all the special brand of chaos they create!Kate, Curran and their son, Conlan have left Atlanta, vowing to keep a low profile, and are settling into a new city and new house…but some things never...
  • Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

    Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Three against one is not the best odds in any fight. But does she dare gamble on making an enemy into an ally? The final installment in the USAT and WSJ bestselling epic urban fantasy that readers have been waiting for! There might be no rest for the wicked, but there’s no rest for the exhausted either...
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    dark  dragons  dystopia  epic  fae  magic  paranormal  post-apocalyptic
  • Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    “Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.” — MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. — Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer...
  • Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    MacKayla Lane lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully under the Lord Master’s spell.…In New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s stunning new novel, the walls between human and Fae worlds have come crashing down...
  • Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer

    Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    We survived the land of the Witch’s Reign, that much is true. But our arrival home is far from welcome. My idiot brother has taken it upon himself to ride off in search of a mythical healer, someone who might help him walk again. Assuming she doesn’t eat him first. Because she’s a dragon and happens to reside in the deepest reaches of the Dragon’s Ground. Like I said, idiot...
  • Magic Strikes - Hot Tub  (Curran POV #5) by Ilona Andrews, Gordan Andrews

    Magic Strikes - Hot Tub (Curran POV #5) by Ilona Andrews, Gordan Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV...
  • Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

    Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in...
  • Hell Hounds Don't Heel by Kim McDougall

    Hell Hounds Don't Heel by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #7: Some monsters just have to die.Someone is plotting to put all gargoyles in jail…or six feet in the ground.For decades gargoyles have patrolled the night in Montreal Ward. They are dubbed Guardians by the humans and fae who live on the fringes of society, those who survive in neighborhoods the police don't care about...
  • Kelpies Don't Fly by Kim McDougall

    Kelpies Don't Fly by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #15: Always look a gift horse in the mouth. And if it has sharp teeth, never, never get on its back.For ten years, Kyra Greene thought she was the only Valkyrie this side of the rainbow bridge. Until she gets a stunning message from her cousin, Gunora, asking for bail money.But facing the ghosts of her past isn’t on Kyra’s to-do list...
  • Elemental Witch by Shannon Mayer

    Elemental Witch by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My name is Pamela, and I am the strongest witch the world has ever seen. Only I’m not just a witch, I’m an elemental, and that truth makes me a target and a threat. The elementals of this world are done hiding in the shadows. And there is a faction of them who want to rule our world. They want to put the humans beneath their heels, and they want all the power to themselves...
  • Death Before Dawn by Amelia Hutchins

    Death Before Dawn by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Hello Diary,Not sure when I will have a chance to write again, so I’ll have to make this fast.The search for my brother has been a long one and what I have seen along the way makes me question everything I was taught to believe about people and reinforces what my father said might happen if an apocalyptic event were to occur...
  • Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers

    Psychic's Spell by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In the immortal war between gods and demons, one woman’s past holds the key to humanity’s future. One year after joining the Legion of Angels in New York City, Leda Pierce returns home to visit her family in Purgatory, a rough and rugged frontier town that borders the plains of monsters. Leda’s family reunion is cut short, however, when her little sisters are captured by supernatural mercenaries...
  • Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy

    Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You’re only paranoid if nobody’s out to get you.Mackenzie’s paranoia hasn’t ebbed, if anything, it’s only gotten worse, and it’s starting to wear thin on her family. Add in a new familiar, and her sister’s sudden rebellion, and tempers ignite.As a hunter for Catch and Release, Mackenzie doesn’t choose her assignments, they are chosen for her...
  • Glass King by Annabel Chase

    Glass King by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I didn’t ask to be part of a prophecy and I certainly didn’t ask to be held captive by zealots. They may call me a savior, but they treat me like a sacrifice they’re waiting to make to the gods. Not much of a sacrifice given what they think of me.My only saving grace is that I don’t have to face the dangers alone. This time I have an ally in the form of a knight from Britannia City—London Hayes...
  • Magic Bleeds - Awake  (Curran POV #9) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Magic Bleeds - Awake (Curran POV #9) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.Infuriated by Kate’s treatment at the hands of the Pack, the Beast Lord demands an explanation. When words fail, claws and fangs must do the talking...
  • Jacked Cat Jive by Rhys Ford

    Jacked Cat Jive by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stalker Kai Gracen knew his human upbringing would eventually clash with his elfin heritage, but not so soon. Between Ryder, a pain-in-his-neck Sidhe Lord coaxing him to join San Diego’s Southern Rise Court, and picking up bounties for SoCalGov, he has more than enough to deal with...
  • Yield the Night by Annette Marie

    Yield the Night by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    NB: New/alternate cover for ASIN# B00RH8BZOI. Original cover edition here.After surviving a round-trip to hell, Piper figures she can survive anything. After all, she just lived through the devastating loss of her Consul apprenticeship and a torturous stint at boarding school...
  • Dervishes Don't Dance by Kim McDougall

    Dervishes Don't Dance by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Guardian is dead. Fae are missing. And someone has let a golem loose in town. Ride along with Kyra Greene, the only pest controller qualified to deal with the strange and wonderful creatures that come out the shadows when magic flares.Dervishes Don’t Dance is the second book in the Valkyrie Bestiary series...
  • Magic Bleeds [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Sofyan

    Magic Bleeds [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ilona Andrews, Nora Sofyan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kate Daniels works for the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild. Unofficially, she cleans up the paranormal problems no one else wants to handle—especially if they involve Atlanta’s shapeshifting community...
  • From Burning Ashes by Stacey Marie Brown

    From Burning Ashes by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    This war is not being played on a battlefield.Killed by the man she loves, not even death is kind to Zoey. Neither life nor her fae powers will let her go in peace. In this final installment, Zoey’s strength, determination, and trust are put to the ultimate test...
  • High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning

    High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    There is no action without consequence…Dani O’Malley was nine years old when the delusional, sadistic Rowena transformed her into a ruthless killer. Years later, she’s tough, hardened, yet achingly vulnerable and fiercely compassionate, living alone by her own exacting code. Despite the scars on her body, driven by deeper ones carved into her soul, no one is more committed to protecting Dublin...
  • Steel & Stone Companion Collection by Annette Marie

    Steel & Stone Companion Collection by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Steel & Stone Companion Collection — 12 new stories from the Steel & Stone series, narrated by Ash and Lyre From her first fateful glimpse of the Sahar Stone to the explosive battle in Asphodel, Piper fought with Ash and Lyre beside her. A draconian and an incubus—an unlikely friendship of two skilled warriors, deadly in very different ways, both hiding dark secrets and dangerous pasts...
  • Bind the Soul by Annette Marie

    Bind the Soul by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The most important rule for an Apprentice Consul is simple: Don't get involved with daemons. Well, Piper is planning to break that rule — big time.After a near-deadly scandal with the Sahar Stone, she has the chance to return to the only life she's ever wanted. All she has to do to keep her Apprenticeship is forget about Ash and Lyre...
  • Ancient Vendetta by Katie Reus

    Ancient Vendetta by Katie Reus

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get ready for King and Aurora’s long awaited, action-packed story!His responsibility is to his pack, his people—the territory of New Orleans.When the world devolved into chaos and fire, Alpha wolf King kept his territory from collapsing. Now, every day it seems there’s a new challenge—rogue witches, treacherous vampires, evil dragons. But his biggest threat is Aurora...
  • Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews

    Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Atlanta is going to the dogs in this story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Daniels series.Andrea Nash of the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid—with an assist from her partner, Kate Daniels—tries to figure out why the giant three-headed dog who guards the gates of Hades is sniffing around Atlanta...
  • Black Ops Fae by C.N. Crawford

    Black Ops Fae by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Disguises are second nature at this point, and I'm used to keeping my powers concealed. But when a lethal angel starts coming after me, my cover is blown. In my escape, I’ve found an unlikely ally in Adonis—the dangerously seductive angel of death. With him by my side, I’m going undercover again...
  • Chameleon Uncovered by B.R. Kingsolver

    Chameleon Uncovered by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The dark sequel to the best-selling Chameleon Assassin.Libby has a chance to build a legitimate reputation when she’s hired by one of the world’s most prestigious museums to bolster their security. The gig is in Chicago, where her heartthrob lives, so she hopes for a little romance.She's on a first-name basis with larceny, mayhem, and death, but Libby's not used to being on the receiving end...
  • Green Shadow by J.S. Kennedy

    Green Shadow by J.S. Kennedy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two paths, one fate.Lucan now knows who—and what— Mackenzie truly is. She is Terra, the supernatural boogieman whose tales of carnage are used by parents to bring wayward children in line. But she’s captive, and all his plans for the future are decimated… unless he can find her and bring her home. Mackenzie—thrust back into the nightmare of her childhood—learns the awful truth...
  • Southern Storm by Randi Darren

    Southern Storm by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    [Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.] Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite city stands as the gateway between two worlds, and an equal power in the continent. Unfortunately it’s surrounded on all sides by those who would love to see them fail...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dragons  dystopia  epic  fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal
  • Magic Bites - Fernando's  (Curran POV #2) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Magic Bites - Fernando's (Curran POV #2) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's...
  • Aimless Witch by Shannon Mayer

    Aimless Witch by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Or so I thought.It has been three years since the Destroyer sundered our world. The land is no longer whole, but broken into pieces, most technology gone, and the continents shattered into an unrecognizable place.New monsters have risen from the depths, adding danger on top of danger...
  • Bad Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Bad Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Some myths should just stay buried.Brexley’s journey has led her to the most coveted object in the world. In discovering the Nectar, Brexley finds other secrets and truths she was not ready for, ones that destroy everything she has ever known, confronting a power within herself she is not ready to face.Magic is a balance. Things come at a cost...
  • Blood Recall by Connie Suttle

    Blood Recall by Connie Suttle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A vampire, a werewolf and a Larentii walk into a bar... Lissa, Winkler, Zaria and Breanne are forced into the past to protect the timeline from rogue gods. What seems a simple task at first turns far more sinister and deadly, when the rogues' true goals are discovered. The rogues' objective? To reverse the outcome of the God Wars in their favor..
  • Wicked Queen by Emma Dean

    Wicked Queen by Emma Dean

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death is only the beginning.Odin has spent thousands of years moving pieces across the board to prepare for the day a blood witch is born who will be his downfall. Mika Marshall may be the last blood witch, but she isn’t sure she has the magic or strength to take down a god who’s been stealing power for longer than the devil’s been alive...
  • Revelation by Laura Hall

    Revelation by Laura Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For once, my heart isn't pounding at the thought of what lies ahead. Instead, I'm relieved. I'm meant to be here. My whole life — my human childhood, Ascension, the years of isolation, meeting Connor that fateful day in Los Angeles, learning who I was, the gifts of my bloodlines, the struggles, losses, and brief periods of solace — everything has brought me to this point. To this end...
  • Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning

    Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    In Karen Marie Moning’s latest installment of the epic #1 New York Times bestselling Fever series, the stakes have never been higher and the chemistry has never been hotter. Hurtling us into a realm of labyrinthine intrigue and consummate seduction, FEVERBORN is a riveting tale of ancient evil, lust, betrayal, forgiveness and the redemptive power of love...
  • Unleash the Storm by Annette Marie

    Unleash the Storm by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    New/alternate cover edition for ASIN# B016E6Y270.Piper thought she could handle the Sahar, the most powerful magical weapon in existence. She thought she could protect her loved ones and stop a war. She thought she could make a difference.She was wrong, and her mistakes were paid for in blood...
  • Fury's Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Fury's Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "My name is Kaeleen Donovan. I'm a Theosian-a minor goddess. They call me Fury."By day, I run the Crossroads Cleaning Company, and I also read fortunes and cast hexes at Dream Wardens, a magical consulting shop. But by night, I'm oath-bound to Hecate, Goddess of the Crossroads...
  • Loyal Magic by Jenny Schwartz

    Loyal Magic by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ancient secrets and modern conspiracies swirl around Amy and her griffin partner, Istvan. The inaugural South Eastern Magisterial Circuit is underway and as Amy accompanies Istvan on his magisterial duties, she faces hostility she hadn’t expected. The Faerene of Atlanta aren’t happy that a human has magic, even if Amy has sworn hers to Istvan...
  • Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Jasper by Faith Gibson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jasper Jenkins was a solitary Gargoyle, feeling like he didn’t truly belong to a clan, until he moved to New Atlanta and joined the Stone Society. Now that he’s finally settling in, his past has reared its evil Gargoyle head and is targeting those around him, including the quirky M.E.’s assistant who happens to be his mate. Trevor McKenzie’s life is no stranger to heartache and loneliness...
  • Blood Binds by Donna Augustine

    Blood Binds by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryker calls it an accident. I call it another betrayal. He didn't want me to leave but didn't fight to keep me by his side. Wronged magically and devastated emotionally, I exile myself to another country, Dorley. Now I perform tricks under a tent, my mystical gifts a common sideshow. Just as I’m accepting my self-inflicted fate, Ryker makes a move that forces me back to the Valley...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dragons  dystopia  epic  fae  magic  paranormal  post-apocalyptic
  • With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron

    With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Standing up to Victor was only the beginning. Three weeks ago, Lola put her soul on the line to save her sister and stop an abusive blood mage from making himself a god. But while she managed to derail the worst of Victor’s plans, the rest of the world still sees her old master as the hero...
  • The Exiled by Frost Kay

    The Exiled by Frost Kay

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The dead are supposed to stay dead.Hazel's world had always been deadly, full of monsters and heartache, but the last thing she ever expected was to see her dead best friend alive, and consorting with the enemy. Captured, betrayed, and imprisoned, she's determined to find a way out, even if it meant destroying the last connection she had to her old life...
  • A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk

    A Song of Sky and Sacrifice by Lana Pecherczyk

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When famous human musician Melody wakes two thousand years after a nuclear winter, she thinks she’s landed on the right side of a war. Fae are called the Tainted. They’re warped, mutated creatures who horde the bounty of the new magical land. It’s her job in the human city to sling propaganda in the form of daily songs performed to a select tower of elite...
  • Legacy Fulfilled by Laurel Night

    Legacy Fulfilled by Laurel Night

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just when I thought this quest couldn’t end soon enough…Yet another surprise sends us sprinting further north in a desperate search for a cure.We’re running out of time, and the life of my mate—let alone the entire world—rests in the balance.Because now we know the legacy isn’t just about the Alpha Queen...
  • Wyrd Blood by Donna Augustine

    Wyrd Blood by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sometimes I wonder what life was like before magic burst into existence, before the Magical War of 810 destroyed our world. What it was like before there were Wyrd Blood, or we were forced into hiding.  And that's what I've been doing for years, hiding me and my crew. But that's about to end. My crew is starving and things are getting dire...
  • Feed the Flames by Annette Marie

    Feed the Flames by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In this short story addition to the Steel & Stone series, discover the fate of Seiya and Lyre following the conclusion of Yield the Night (Steel & Stone #3).Seiya wants nothing more than to disappear with her brother, safe from all the enemies that would tear them apart. But now she, along with Lyre, has been taken prisoner...
  • Burned by Karen Marie Moning

    Burned by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    It’s easy to walk away from lies. Power is another thing.MacKayla Lane would do anything to save the home she loves. A gifted sidhe-seer, she’s already fought and defeated the deadly Sinsar Dubh—an ancient book of terrible evil—yet its hold on her has never been stronger...
  • Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren

    Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    [Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.] Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite city stands as the gateway between two worlds. The empire of humanity to the west, and the wild wastes to the east...
    Categorized as:
    dark  dystopia  epic  fae  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  polyamory
  • Magitek by B.R. Kingsolver

    Magitek by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My name is Danica James. I'm a cop with the Arcane Division.I'm also a magitek. For most humans, demons, and Fae, magik and technology are totally incompatible. But some mages are able to manipulate mechanical and electrical devices.Hunter James was my grandfather, and a magitek. He wanted to end humanity's cycle of war, but instead he broke the world...
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