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He Who Fights With Monsters 7 by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJason arrives at a kingdom in peril and he's surprised to discover that it's not his job to save it.With the authorities fulfilling their responsibilities (for once), he looks forward to some quiet time to rest and recuperate.The locals might not find ceaseless monster onslaughts and an inter-dimensional invasion relaxing, but Jason has had a rough few years... -
Final Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception... -
Storm Forged by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMoving into a rundown Victorian house with a vampire living in the basement isn’t as bad as I thought, but things go from weird to weirder when a badly injured gnome collapses in my back yard.The surprising part? It’s my friend Nin’s long-lost grandfather.Since he’s unconscious, we can’t figure out who’s chasing him, or where he’s been all these years, but if we can’t help him, he’ll die... -
Anghellic by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCallie Penrose has taken over Castle Dracula all for herself, finally feeling like she has time to take a breath and relax. Until she learns that her new real estate acquisition comes with a few unsavory job perks, Nate Temple has been abducted, and Darling and Dear—the mysterious Armorers of the Apocalypse—have been hiding much more than even she suspected... -
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Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBlack Hat Bureau, Book 10In this tenth and final installment of The Black Hat Bureau series, Rue races the clock to find her little moth girl before it’s too late. As much as she wants to believe that Clay will protect Colby, he isn’t himself when he’s under the director’s thrall. And the director would toss a loinnir back like a shot of pure magic if he got his hands on her... -
Badge of Honor by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Epilogues: Part IHadley has worked her butt off to earn her title as Potentate of Atlanta. All that’s left for her is the gauntlet. A show of prowess for the citizens of Atlanta. A taste of what their new POA can do. She’s ready to dazzle them and bring home the prize.Until an old friend gets kidnapped. The price of his freedom? Her flunking the gauntlet... -
Dangerous Ways by R.R. Virdi
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the Dragon Award-nominated author, R.R. Virdi.Jonathan Hawthorne has lived over a century beholden to one rule: do not meddle in mortal affairs. He's broken it twice. So when he crosses paths with Cassidy Winters, he's forced to interfere again.Strike three. And the third time's not the charm.Hawthorne is swept along as Cassidy slips through the cracks in reality... -
Creepy Hollow 9 by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fae world's biggest secret has been revealed ...Having escaped an Unseelie prince and a world of shadows, Emerson and Calla are now hunted by the Guild of Guardians. On the run, constantly trying to remain one step ahead, they must figure out how to find and rescue everyone the Guild has taken from them... -
A Faerie's Curse by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A witch’s curse. A world-ending prophecy. A daring rescue mission. Don’t miss the heart-pounding finale to Calla’s story! On the run from the Guild of Guardians, Calla Larkenwood and her team of fellow outlaws plan a daring rescue operation into the Seelie Court itself... -
House of Royale by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAvalon has always felt different and alone. The ocean, along with the friends she’s made under the water, is the only constant in her life. She comforts herself with the notion that alone is at least safe. There’s no one to hide her extraordinary abilities from, to hide her dreams of living beneath the crashing waves forever. Then Xander comes for her, reluctantly, judging by his snarly attitude... -
A Faerie's Revenge by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecrets define her past… Dangerous visions threaten her future… Framed for a crime she didn’t commit… Whom can she... -
Forged by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlood may be thicker than water, but not all families are meant to stay together.Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family.Max has no time to absorb the shocking news... -
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsMagnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run, he has lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.One day, Magnus learns that someone else is trying to track him down—his uncle Randolph, a man his mother had always warned him about... -
The Enchanted by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy Pennington’s course was set long before she ever stepped foot in Alitheia, and when she returns for her fourth visit to the magical realm, she finds even more outside her control than ever before...Categorized as:
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The Bone Whistle by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy burned with the pain of knowing she’d failed. What happened when a prophecy didn’t come true? It must not have been much of a prophecy in the first place. And if they couldn’t trust in that, then they couldn’t trust in anything at all. Thrust back into Alitheia through unexpected means, Darcy winds up alone, scared, and without her recent memory...Categorized as:
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Moment of Truth by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWitches are marching down the streets, shifters are prowling the night, and portals to Faerie are popping up all over downtown.Hadley has one chance to save Atlanta, but it means trusting her dark side to get it done.The city will survive. She'll see to that... -
Blood Bonds by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA night of seduction and pleasure in exchange for information... Caro never should have consented to such a foolish agreement. Now she’s on the run for her life with the very being who put her at risk. Sethios saw Caro as a challenge to be conquered. Something new to play with, to pass the time. But their mutual arrangement created a consequence neither of them anticipated... -
Incubus Inc. III by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)Sameerixis, or Sam for those who actually know him, isn’t what you’d call normal.He had been a door-to-door salesman, of sorts.One that peddled wares, wishes, and whims to anyone willing to pay his prices.Except that life is gone now.His old business model had been modernized... -
The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been six months since Lilly Hooper reunited with her family, friends, and magic.The Arcane Realm offers freedom and safety for all the witches who are rebuilding their lives and healing.But things are not as straightforward or as easy as they all hoped they would be... -
Grimoires and Where to Find Them by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHow do you catch an elusive thief?There is nothing more delightful than a bookfaire with his lady love. At least, until Henri learns that a grimoire belonging to the dangerous Reaper’s Set has been stolen without its protective box. When Henri and Jamie go looking for answers, they are horrified to discover more than one volume has been stolen without its protective box... -
For Love of Evil by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsfour of them. Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Samyaza. I left everything behind to help change the world. My big plan was to fight back, to stand up for what I believed in. Instead, I'm useless. A failure. I thought we were supposed to be a united front. I thought my guys would be at my side for the rest of eternity. I thought we had something special... -
Inferno by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsInferno is the explosive, most anticipated, final book in Donna Grant's Dark Kings series featuring Con, the King of the Dragon Kings!I knew what I wanted. And nothing was going to stop me.King of Dragon Kings. Driven, ruthless, shrewd. The weight of survival for Constantine and his brethren has pushed him to set aside his own yearnings—for now... -
Inherited Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMagical house, insane killer, and life altering decisions—being an adult sucks.I did it, I've graduated and no more pressure. And I've got a house, me a house! Road trip time for Jo, Sable, and me up to Albany, New York. The house both is and isn't what I expected. Beautiful-yes. Locked rooms with mysterious stuff-yes. But it also seems alive, which isn't possible...Categorized as:
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Glass Faerie by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Emerson Clarke: Sarcastic. Independent. Possibly losing her mind.Because that’s the only explanation for why she occasionally sees things that aren’t there, right? But one night, an impossible power erupts from her, and Em realizes the truth is crazier than she ever thought: she isn’t losing her mind; she’s magical... -
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Soul Eater by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHumans know that immortals live among them, and the world is forever changed...Kat Dubois saved the human world from a deadly virus…and she couldn’t be more miserable. Her life as she knew it is over. She has become a prisoner held captive in a gilded cage, courtesy of her newfound fame... -
Stop at Nothing by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeries Finale With all of his mates assembled, Sawyer Smith should be ready for his own version of the end game. He must defeat the god of air and restore both of their broken magics to all of the realms. There’s only one problem: he still doesn’t know how to do it. HIs brother is a god and is raising the forces of darkness against Sawyer and his mates more quickly than he can mount a defense... -
Drafted Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDraft here I come, ready or not.Doctorate achieved! Now time to pay off my mandatory service obligation to the government. The same government that may, or may not, be trying to occasionally kill me. But hey a job is a good thing, right?I didn't expect it to be all rainbows and sprinkles, but neither did I envision being thrown in with a training group of misfits and potential criminals... -
Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe're the D'Artigo sisters: half-human, half-Fae, we're sexy, we're savvy and we just turned in our badges to the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch. Delilah's a werecat and blossoming Death Maiden. And as for me? I'm Menolly, acrobat extraordinaire turned vampire... -
The First Sentinel by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSkeleton Lord Albrecht Daray spent nearly two thousand years trapped behind thick walls in a compound that tore away his memory. Now, the sentinels belong the Council of Sorcery and Shifters and Albrecht’s little more than a blackened set of bones struggling to find his place in this new world... -
The Oracle by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA year ago Darcy Pennington would have laughed at the idea of magical worlds, prophecies, and talking animals, but everything changed when she visited Cedar Cove Family Camp and stumbled through a gateway. It is the summer before freshman year, and Darcy and her five friends have returned through the gateway to the world of Alitheia...Categorized as:
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The White Thread by K.B. Hoyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy Pennington spent her freshman year agonizing over the sacrifice of her dear friend Yahto Veli, the nark who gave himself to the Oracle to set her free. But when she returns to Alitheia determined to rescue him, she soon comes to realize there's much more at stake than just the fate of her friend. Alitheia is in turmoil, and a new riddle from the Oracle hangs over their heads... -
House of Leights by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMaya has never had much to complain about. Sure, her parents are absent a lot, having important jobs in the government, but at the end of the day she has all the material possessions a girl could want. Not to mention a great best friend, and secure spot in the popular group at her school. Yet she can never shake the feeling of displacement... -
Loyal Magic by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAncient 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... -
The Elemental Ruins by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do the day after the world doesn’t end?If you’re River Keyes (yeah, me), you try to figure out how you’re going to live without the internet. Because we might have kept two worlds from being destroyed, but now I’m trapped in a place with no electricity, no takeout, and no phoning home... -
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Pawsitively Swindled by Melissa Erin Jackson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAppearances can be deceiving.Amber Blackwood, Edgehill’s secret resident witch, recently found her parents’ grimoires and the powerful time spells within. The malevolent Penhallow clan has been ruthlessly seeking the grimoires so they can travel back in time to undo their clan’s cursed magic... -
Stolen Magic by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe New York Shade is home to all kinds of supernaturals. It is a safe haven for all of us and it makes no exceptions. Until I did something to piss it off and now it doesn't like me. Bad smells at every turn, empty bags of food on my face, and you can forget all about shortcuts. I don't even know what I did wrong, but that's about to become the least of my problems... -
Fates by C. Gockel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Leader Who Rules Chaos, Rules the Realms… Two years ago Loki, God of Mischief and Chaos, destroyed a large chunk of Chicago’s financial district and then vanished into thin air. He still has not been found. Odin, ruler of the Nine Realms, is desperate. To find Loki, he sends his son Thor on a dangerous quest to consult the all-seeing Norns. But Thor needs humanity’s help.. -
Underground by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen immortals clash, mortals will pay the ultimate price. Kat Dubois has been sidelined. With a single word from Heru—no—her plans to save humanity from the Cascade Virus one mortal at a time are put on hold indefinitely. But Kat isn't willing to sit by, watching the world as she knows it crumble around her... -
Nothing Gained by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSawyer Smith's life is a hot mess.Hot, because he's found six of his eight mates. To say things are heating up between them is putting it mildly.A mess, because he's the Chosen One, the son of a goddess with no powers of his own, tasked with fixing the broken magic in his world... and he has no clue how to do it... -
Queen Witch by Amy Boyles, Angela Dawe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDylan Apel just wants to run her dress-design shop, spend time with sexy witch detective Roman Bane, and do her best to keep her crazy family out of trouble... -
Adventure Capital by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBy working together, Henry Sato and Jason Booth have managed to survive their unwanted trip to Ludus, an experiment planet. However, Delvers LLC has made some enemies...if monsters, bandits, mages, criminals, bounty hunters, and even dark cults can be called, "some enemies." After their latest battle, the two have been separated and must adapt or die... -
Nothing Ventured by Macy Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSawyer Smith is woefully unprepared for the dangers that come with being part of the supernatural world. As a magical null, he is human and vulnerable, even with the powerful, sexy guardians who have claimed him as their own. When a simple visit turns deadly, Sawyer’s mates take action and whisk him away to the clan of rich and powerful griffins... -
Obligations Incurred by Blaise Corvin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHenry and Jason somehow survived being kidnapped to Ludus, a monster-filled sword-and-sorcery world. They managed to make friends, pay their rent, and they even founded their own adventuring business, Delvers LLC. Unfortunately, by overcoming the odds and creating a reputation for themselves in such short time, monarchs and nobles have taken notice of the two men from Earth... -
Misfit Hunt by Stephanie Foxe
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe prophecy was clear: break the curse before magic is purged from the world, or lose everything.Amber wanted nothing more than to keep her pack safe, but that is no longer an option. They are outnumbered. Two steps behind. And the clock is ticking.They must fight back.But they can’t do it alone... -
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Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe moment of truth...This is where it begins. The showdown for Halla. At stake is nothing less than all that ever was and all that will be.There's only one thing missing - Bobby Pendragon.While Bobby remains trapped on Ibara, the battle moves to his home territory: Second Earth. Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde are left on their own to defend Second Earth against the forces of Saint Dane...Categorized as:
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Warriors by C. Gockel
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 16 ratings~ The Continuation of the USA Today Bestselling Series ~When science meets Chaos, what could go wrong?Bohdi Patel is keeping the revelation that he is Chaos incarnate a secret, and handling the revelation about as well as one would expect. He’s in a downward spiral: losing his lease, totaling his car, and trying to keep everyone he cares about at arm's length... -
The Stranger by Max Frei
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe millions-selling fantasy epic of the new Russian literary icon-a freeloading freebooter who finds a new home in a magical world Max Frei's novels have been a literary sensation in Russia since their debut in 1996, and have swept the fantasy world over. Presented here in English for the first time, The Stranger will strike a chord with readers of all stripes... -
The Talisman by Stephen King, Peter Straub
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsOn a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change...Categorized as:
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The Door (Part Two) by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer heart or her world?Grappling with the consequences of locking the door, Gianna’s life takes an even stranger turn when she tries to make things right. She struggles to learn more about the Caretaker’s duties and soon uncovers a terrifying secret: all the other Caretakers have begun to disappear and it looks like she’s next on the list... -
Resurrection of the Fallen by Jessamyn Kingley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReverent Knight Drystan Kempe has no use for the rumors that have swirled around him for the past two centuries. There is no way he could be the former emperor of the dragons. All they share is a common name. After all, Emperor Drystan had a love that has become legendary since his death and the fallen knight Drystan is very much alone...
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