Books like 'Tale of the Deceived'
Readers who enjoyed Tale of the Deceived by Ariana Cane also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Games of Enemies and Allies by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt night they’re enemies. During the day they’re friends. Only one of them is aware of this…My stress levels skyrocketed after I discovered the deadly vampire who has taken over downtown is Considine Maledictus, one of the most powerful vampires alive... -
![Blackwing Beast by T.S. Joyce]()
Blackwing Beast by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBeast wants only a few things out of life: to be left alone, to join the Blackwings so he can be left alone, and for everyone to stop expecting anything from him and leave him alone. He was king of the lion shifters once, but his fall from power came at a huge personal cost. Rumors run rampant over what really happened to his pride, but the truth has hardened Beast’s heart to stone... -
![The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea]()
The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBy night, they fight in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. By day, they are friendly next-door neighbors. Neither of them know that their alter egos are archenemies.I’ve spent my life training in the family business of slaying vampires, but I’m tired of all the death. I want to prove we slayers can help society, not just break it... -
![The HellBeast's Claim by Stephanie Hudson]()
The HellBeast's Claim by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt started as a HellBeast’s Mistake that ended in me making my own.And now I am paying for it.Now I am running from it.But I am soon to discover how foolish that was.Because you didn’t run from the HellBeast King.Not when that King still wanted you.Not when that King wasn’t ready to let you go.So now I am being hunted and soon he will find me.I know this.Of course, he won’t have far to look... -
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![Chance Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce]()
Chance Fur Hire by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmily Vega must avenge her father, and as the last of the Hell Hunters, she has one mission: destroy the Galena pack. Werewolves are carefully camouflaged monsters intent on taking over the world—or at least that’s what she’s been taught—but one meeting with the werewolf she’s hunting, and Chance Dawson is changing her mind, little by little... -
![Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy]()
Green Mage by J.S. Kennedy
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou’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... -
![Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Rise from the Embers by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe King has fallen! While Stavros moves to take over Lars’s throne, the war for the entire kingdom begins. However, this is no ordinary war against Seelie or Unseelie. The real enemy is the most powerful object in the world. The Stone of Fail. Lars isn’t the only one the stone wants. Zoey Daniels is next on its list. And the stone will do whatever it takes to finally get the girl... -
![Mouth of Madness by Hunter Blain]()
Mouth of Madness by Hunter Blain
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA powerful ally has gone insane and threatens to expose supernaturals to the entire world. Fueled by unbridled rage and endless sorrow, both the guilty and innocent will pay the ultimate price.Somewhere in a room illuminated by hellfire, a fierce enemy learns a terrible truth... -
![Mystic Madness by Kim Richardson]()
Mystic Madness by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll I wanted to do was sit back and relax with a certain, hot, very, very hot, panty-melting hot—wereape. But, instead, I’m busy trying to find the queen of hell.Have I found her? Not yet. And I’m running out of places to look. I know it’s only a matter of time before she does something stupid—like obliterate an entire town because they dressed better than her because that’s who she is... -
![Tested by Lindsay Buroker]()
Tested by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMatti would prefer never to see her vindictive dwarven aunt ever again. All she wants is to find her missing parents.But her aunt is extorting the elven assassin, Sarrlevi. That would be problematic on its own, but he’s become Matti’s biggest ally and the man—the elf—she’s falling in love with... -
![Blood Mosaic by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Blood Mosaic by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA ruthless fire vampire. An unsuspecting human. A bargain that will cost them everything.Tatyana Vorona has no idea that she just made a deal with a vampire. When the naïve human bookkeeper offers to help locate embezzled funds for a wealthy CEO, she doesn’t realize she’s being set up as bait. Oleg Sokolov is a fire vampire as ancient as he is vicious... -
![A United Front by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A United Front by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.The Culling draws ever nearer—looms really—like a big, fat cloud of doom.With evil brewing, our enemies grow bolder, the warriors of light and dark scramble to be ready for the Winter Solstice, and the Cumhaill fam jam digs in to face the battle of our world’s alignment.No biggie… Team Trouble is on it... -
![Between Frames by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Frames by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo fae is company, but a company of fae is trouble.Which is exactly what we’ve got. Trouble, I mean. Well, and fae. Lots of fae.Something or someone is stalking and killing high-level fae around Hobart—tearing out hearts and leaving a trail of bloody bodies behind. Fae don’t like it when they’re the ones getting killed, so of course they came to hire my owners.Owners, you ask?Hi. I’m Pet... -
![Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer]()
Realm of Demons by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final (for real this time!) book in the heartpounding, bestselling series. Get ready for the last ride with Zamira, Maks, Lila and Balder as they race to save . . .well I can't say, that would be a spoiler if you haven't ready book eight . -
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![Return of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Return of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThirty-one years have passed. Leira and Correk have made a sudden return to Austin at the behest of Estelle.No one turns down a request from Estelle.Magicals have been found unconscious all over town. Their souls ripped from their bodies.Is it a virus? Or is it a new foe with a gruesome scheme? Leira Berens is left with no magical trails to follow and the bodies keep piling up... -
![Peace, Love, and Fangs by Crystal-Rain Love]()
Peace, Love, and Fangs by Crystal-Rain Love
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the sire/boyfriend's away, the hybrid will play…Detective, that is.Eliza's missing and Danni doesn't think things are as simple as everyone else seems to believe, so even though Rider sent her to Pigeon Forge to hang out with the local wolf pack and relax… she can't get her mind off of her missing friend or the feeling in her gut telling her to check out Lovefest... -
![Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5 by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Long before Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels, [there was] sexy, strong-willed vampire hunter Anita Blake."-USA Today...The first five Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels in the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling series... -
![Taken by Fate by Shannon Mayer]()
Taken by Fate by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPlucked out of the Collector’s Pens, auctioned off to a vampire contingent, and sent across the ocean to the Alpha Territories was not exactly how I planned to spend my week.Actually, scratch that. I had planned the first bit. But I was supposed to be sold to the werewolves so I could save my friend from a fate worse than death. Instead, the bloodsuckers have me and so far? It's not going great... -
![Cursed Mate by Jen L. Grey]()
Cursed Mate by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath waits in the shadows, stalking my every move.Family is everything. So when my sister ran away to be with her new boyfriend, I chased after her.A strange, crimson-eyed man attacked me within minutes of my arrival, only to bring me my destiny.Alex, an arrogant, handsome flirt, saved me. No matter how hard we try to fight our connection, we're drawn to each other... -
![Kylest's Reign by Michelle Dare]()
Kylest's Reign by Michelle Dare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs fae prince, Kylest treated protecting his people as a sacred honor and duty. His sister’s unexplained disappearance dealt a blow to his heart and pride. He would leave no stone unturned in his search for her. Raven, a common fae, never dreamed Prince Kylest would ask her to help find the princess. Turning him down never crossed her mind... -
![Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker]()
Mist and Magic by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAs a freelance assassin, Val Thorvald leads a dangerous life.She’s learned not to stay in the same place for long and not to get too attached to anything. For example, she would never consider adopting a pet.But when she’s searching for a missing friend, she finds an abandoned silver tiger cub.The magical feline is clearly from another realm, but Val has no idea which one or how to send it back... -
![The Shifter King by Heather Killough-Walden]()
The Shifter King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSam saw him enter the club at the opposite end of the room. Everyone did. He was a dark shadow against the night, no small feat but one he accomplished with frightening ease. His suit was expertly, precisely tailored, black and expensive, and it hugged every intended curve of his six-foot-five frame... -
![All the Different Shades of Blue by W.R. Gingell]()
All the Different Shades of Blue by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s a routine day and a routine job for wheelchair-bound merman Marazul. Just hack into the protective spell around a café and lace it with an encouragement to spend more. What Marazul doesn’t know is that his employers don’t feel like paying him. Or that the person who put the protection on the café has a particular reason for wanting to keep that café safe... -
![Outfoxed by R.J. Blain]()
Outfoxed by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath is a way of life outside of the safety of Inner Tulsa, and Jade means to keep flipping Mother Nature off until old age claims her. With one eye always on the sky, the last thing she needs is a pack of bounty hunters out for her living head... -
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![Blood Bound by R.J. Blain]()
Blood Bound by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter waking in a shallow grave and clawing her way to freedom, Penelope Francis hunts for the rogue who stole her life and transformed her into a vampire. Despite being corrupted into a feared preternatural, she clings to her humanity and refuses to prey on innocents, instead slaking her thirst on other miscreant vampires... -
![Escaping Rejection by Lindsey Devin, Skye Wilson]()
Escaping Rejection by Lindsey Devin, Skye Wilson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe game is up—our love is public. Now everyone has turned against us…I knew joining The Reject Project to protect my best friend’s little sister was dangerous. But the ruthless television game show is going too far, with contestants turning feral.If anyone discovers my secret relationship with Kira, it could be the end of us...Categorized as:
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![When He’s Torn by Suzanne Wright]()
When He’s Torn by Suzanne Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt has been said that Bailey Bryant lives with her middle finger up in the air. She can agree with that. But there’s one thing she fails to be breezy about: her unrelenting attraction to fellow enforcer Deke Hammond. Broad, inked, and ruggedly masculine, the grumpy cat shifter could attract a stone. He’s also currently riddled with touch-hunger and much crankier than usual... -
![Igniting Cinder by Holly Roberds]()
Igniting Cinder by Holly Roberds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPumpkin spice and not playing nice – this ball just got more interesting, thanks to Prince Too-Handsy.The plan was as clear as glass: infiltrate a high fae court’s ball, uncover the truth behind my father's death, and avoid my sadistic stepmother and stepsisters.But now, I find myself engaged to Prince freakin' Charming, the last fae I'd ever choose for a dance partner, much less a fiancé... -
![Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder]()
Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing the sole survivor of the Van Helsing family was never a burden I wanted to carry.Yet here I was, an orphan with a score to settle against Dracula for orchestrating the near genocide of my bloodline.One small kink in that plan: I was turned into the blood sucking creature that I was born to destroy... -
![The Fall of the King by Stacey Marie Brown]()
The Fall of the King by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThere is nothing the Unseelie king doesn’t acquire. That was until he meets Fionna Cathbad. A fierce druid, who won’t bow to anyone. Especially Lars. The demon king has every right to kill her, her treasonous acts against the crown are undisputable. But, she is the key to the one thing he wants more than anything. The cauldron of dagda. A powerful treasure that no fae should possess... -
![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 ratingsPublished in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's... -
![Into Darkness by J.T. Geissinger]()
Into Darkness by J.T. Geissinger
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn New Vienna, capital of the oppressive global government formed after the Flash, three things are certain: the sun is poisonous, speaking out is dangerous, and being different will get you killed.And Lumina Bohn is extraordinarily different.Living in terror of discovery, Lu knows nothing of her past?but she knows she must pretend to be human to survive... -
![Blood Broken by Lindsay J. Pryor]()
Blood Broken by Lindsay J. Pryor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings‘Our love could save us both. Or it could destroy everything.’Leila McKay is both blessed and cursed. Her potent serryn powers are growing stronger, but they come with a heavy price. And to prove her love for vampire leader Caleb, she needs to bring his murdered brother Jake back to life... -
![Moon Fated by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor]()
Moon Fated by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI vowed to protect my brother and my pack at all cost, but this time the debt for the protection might be my life.A war between my pack and the witches is long in the making. They’d do anything to destroy us. When a close ally is nearly killed by them, Josh goes rogue and retaliates. It’s not without deadly consequences... -
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![Dreaming of a Blood Red Christmas by Nicola Claire]()
Dreaming of a Blood Red Christmas by Nicola Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou wanted more? Well, here it is! A Christmas Special Novella (just over 16,000 words) from Michel's point of view, set after the end of book eight in the Kindred Series: Kiss Of The Dragon. A sweet surprise full of a few Kindred secrets, wrapped up in a Michel package, just in time for Christmas. "When I look at her, I see the strong, independent, courageous woman I have always seen... -
![Tethers by Claire Farrell]()
Tethers by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAva’s been protecting her shifter friend from the alpha for months, but now he’s managed to come up with a brand new excuse to take Esther, and the Senate have turned their backs on her completely.While Ava works to find a way to keep Esther out of Mac’s reach for good, a series of violent murders put everyone in the cul-de-sac under suspicion... -
![Transcend by Stacy Claflin]()
Transcend by Stacy Claflin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEylin is hiding in the underground city from the group of ancients who want her dead, but she’s not safe even there. On the other side of some massive tunnels, an unknown group is systematically removing magic from each underground city. As pressure mounts, Eylin has big decisions to make, and each could have deadly consequences...Categorized as:
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![Vampire in Crisis by Dale Mayer]()
Vampire in Crisis by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 8th book in the popular Family Blood Ties series and continues the saga of Tessa and Cody as they battle both humans and vampires alike. Surrounded by friends and family, every step they take puts them further into danger - a danger that could mean the end of everything they know - including each other... -
![Solomon's Surrender by Michelle Dare]()
Solomon's Surrender by Michelle Dare
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCocky. No word better described Solomon. He projected the playboy image, but only he knew the truth. Deep inside, he wanted what his brother and friends had—a mate. Fifteen hundred years was a long time to be alone. Solomon’s pure vampire bloodline and family name made him desirable, but that didn’t take away the loneliness... -
![Sacrifice by Stacy Claflin]()
Sacrifice by Stacy Claflin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's a new generation of royal vampires.Alexis' daughter Eylin is nearly grown, in the beginning of her transformation. Born with the mark of the dragon and placed under a spell as in infant, the young princess finds herself in the middle of an age-old battle between mortal enemies.Eylin starts to fall for the son of their enemy: the one who kidnapped Eylin years earlier...Categorized as:
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![The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn]()
The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPaige owes Nico a favor - a big one. He calls it in - asking her to go undercover for him.Now Paige has to infiltrate a supernatural cult... -
![Bound by Magic by Karina Espinosa]()
Bound by Magic by Karina Espinosa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll debts must be paid. Mackenzie Grey has had it rough these past couple of months. She’s lost her job, her relationship with Sebastian is teetering on the edge, and she’s hiding from a particular warlock that’s ready to call in his favor. When Bobby Wu catches up with Kenzie, it’s not what she expects. He said he would own her, and he meant it quite literally... -
![A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon]()
A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon brings the story of second chance love. Buckle up...it's gonna be a wild ride. When a wolf catches the scent of his mate, he’ll do anything to claim and protect her, even if that means protecting the little Fey from himself... -
![Winter Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
Winter Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA trickster god, a famous sword, and the mother of all storms.All while looking for a werewolf on the run.. -
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![Revelation by Laura Hall]()
Revelation by Laura Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor 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... -
![Some Like It Psychic by Ruby West, Ella Winters]()
Some Like It Psychic by Ruby West, Ella Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a forty year old single mom, it’s been too many years since I lived for myself. So when both my kids graduate and go to college, it’s time to make some changes.When my great-aunt invites me to move to the coast to help with her bed & breakfast, I’m ready for it. Queen’s Landing has always had a magical quality to it.Maybe more than I know... -
![Life on the Border by Terri Windling, Craig Shaw Gardner]()
Life on the Border by Terri Windling, Craig Shaw Gardner
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll new stories by Emma Bull, Kara Dalkey, Charles de Lint, Craig Shaw Gardener, Michael Korolenko, Ellen Kushner, Will Shetterly, Midori Snyder, and Terri Windling (writing as Bellamy Bach); song lyrics by Emma Bull. Cover art by Rick Berry (Tor Books edition, 1991)."Life on the Border turns the volume to 11, cranking up the energy and enthusiasm as the authors really hit their groove... -
![From the Grave by Karina Espinosa]()
From the Grave by Karina Espinosa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets don’t stay buried forever. Mackenzie Grey is a lone wolf who’s earned her fair share of battle scars from the past, but that’s all over now. Or so she thought. Known as the Freedom Princess, her heroic deeds have come with a heavy price when a mysterious new villain emerges, one who’s intent on killing Sebastian... -
![E.V.I.E. Eliminate Vampiric Influence Everywhere: 13 Slayers, 13 Missions by Amelia Hutchins, Anna Edwards]()
E.V.I.E. Eliminate Vampiric Influence Everywhere: 13 Slayers, 13 Missions by Amelia Hutchins, Anna Edwards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings13 Slayers. 13 Missions. 13 Standalone Stories Set within a Universe of Violence.Welcome to the world of E.V.I.E.A place where vampires come to die.These Slayers don't play. They're fierce, badass, and court the creatures of the night. Some protect our existing reality, while others venture to realms far away to hunt down bloodsucker bounties. Each plot and twist comes at a price... -
![Escape From The Green by Jessica Gadziala]()
Escape From The Green by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmethyst Determined not to be a pawn in my mother’s game any longer, I finally decided to take my destiny into my own hands. But I had made a promise to myself many years ago when I used to dream about running away. If I was getting my freedom, he was getting his too… Drake Imprisoned. Enslaved. That was my life for longer than I cared even to admit, beaten and humiliated for what I was...
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