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Her Fae-vorite Bear: A Wishing Moon Bay Shifter Romance by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA silverback shifter romanceAiden’s mate is a fae. Fae don’t always like shifters.Can the bear shifter convince Flora he’s worthy of her love?When Aiden’s mate arrives in town, she isn’t interested in exploring their relationship. Not when she has a child to save.As she journeys to the world beyond Wishing Moon Bay, this shifter isn’t going to get left behind... -
Undying by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new chapter in the Hellequin Chronicles Saga.Nearly fifty years ago, the small Welsh village of Anfarwol was the scene of a series of brutal murders. Since then, multiple people have met with accidents, or gone missing never to be found, while those responsible have evaded detection for decades... -
Heart of the Fae by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMake a deal with the fae at your own risk…Tricked into a slippery alliance, Georjie has no choice but to trust the only being with enough power to stop the black witch. All she has to do is lure Daracha to the right place at the right time using herself as bait, and the formidable queen will do the rest... -
Troy (Valens Heritage Book 4) by Jan Stryvant
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnlike his brother SJ who wants to run things for their dad, or Mihalis who looks like he's about to stake his own claim on an outlaw city, Troy Valens just wants to have a good time... -
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Storm Witch by Alys West
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlthough not a witch herself, magic had always been part of Jenna’s life, guiding and nurturing her childhood. Her mother, Nina was a member of The Order of Spellworkers and Druids, enforcing the laws of the magical community. But six winter solstices ago Nina was murdered. Six winter solstices ago the other members of The Order died or disappeared... -
Ashes of the Wise by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer power has attracted the wrong kind of attention. Now a centuries-old witch wants to burn her at the stake…Blackmouth, Scotland. After managing to bury a vicious witch with her elemental magic, Georjie is horrified to learn entombing the spellcaster in soil has enabled the dark woman to rise again…and time is running out... -
Saving the Fae by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything Lily thought she knew about Liam was a lie. After kicking him out of Faerie, she decides to seek the crystals alone. State after state, she scours the country but comes up with nothing.When she gets back to Faerie, defeated and broken hearted, she finds a peace offering from Liam. Faerie needs her now more than ever and she needs Liam’s help... -
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... -
Mate Tracker by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKISS AND… RUN LIKE HELLThat's the motto I was supposed to be living my life by.Supposed to, being the key phrase there.Because my friend-with-benefits is in love with me.And I think I'm in love with him too... -
Abyss by Bethany Adams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mage out of her elementAfter five hundred years as a magic teacher, Selia thought she'd seen everything. But nothing prepared her for the chaos of her assignment at Braelyn. Assassins, rogue princes, and a grown, half-human student--all had caught her off guard. Now, things have settled down, and her life has begun to take on a sense of normalcy... -
Call Sign: Cupid by M. Guida, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChelby Duncan never knew who her parents were, or why they gave her up.Knowing when people belong together is what she's best at doing, but her success at fixing people up isn’t exactly career-worthy. Chelby’s foster father is a retired general who is running for Senate, so joining the army is the natural direction for her to take when she turns eighteen... -
Bordertown by Terri Windling, Mark Alan Arnold
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOn the border between the World and Elfland sits Bordertown, a place of half-lit neighborhoods of hidden magic, of flamboyant artists and pagan motorcycle gangs. Bordertown is a hothouse laboratory for the return of magic to the life of the World--and the return of life to magic. It's an attitude and a state of mind. It's where magic meets rock & roll... -
Synced by Rachel Rener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWar is coming – and this time, I swear it’s not my fault.Sol and his reanimated Unseelie army are hell-bent on destroying the Seelies once and for all. Worse, he’s stolen the most priceless relic in this land – Zayn’s grimoire – along with my magic-unleashing gilded blood.Oh yeah, and Sol’s claim is slowly killing me (though I’m so pent-up, I might actually die of horniness first)... -
Rules of Justice by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEvil is in the eye of the beholder.Nothing in this world is black and white.S. Beaufont is about to learn firsthand that good doesn’t exist without evil. Crushing evil only makes it expand.That’s why the Dragon Elite are trying to protect the demon dragons.But fighting the politics surrounding them isn’t easy... -
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The Magekiller by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDead bodies are a problem. Dead mages are an invitation…to war. When dead mages appear in the city streets, Ronin must track down the killer. Disavowed from Division 13 and hunted by Tigris, Ronin faces overwhelming odds as the body count keeps rising... -
Shadow Sworn by Jess Mountifield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll things come to an end.Hiding in the shadows works for Aella and her dragon for a while, but dragons grow.With the world still in the dark about the existence of anything mythical, Aella must try and keep out of sight. But she’s living in one of the busiest cities in the world... -
Familiar Trials - Fledgling by Taki Drake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSlave or partner? Bond or shackles? Dascha swore that she would never become a slave to a Witch, used for energy and reduced to the role of an animated battery. Zhanna never thought that she would have a Familiar since none of the Russian Witches seemed to have them. Now Dascha has found her Witch and Zhanna has found her Familiar... -
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... -
The Dark Deceit by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dangerous secret lies at the heart of the Fae Lands. A secret that could save three kingdoms - or burn them all to the ground. The secret is Prince Corin's to bear alone, if his sanity can stand it. But while Corin suffers, his mother's machinations continue and queen Audrianne makes plans of her own to secure their realm's future... -
The Death King by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHades is the Dark King of Legend, the god of the Underworld and the master of death itself. Calypso is a wild, capricious, and ancient goddess more powerful than all the gods of Olympus combined. Theirs was a legendary love until a curse came and tore through Kingdom and with it the end of all they'd once been. Without her he is lost and without him, she's lost her way... -
Deja Blue by Julie Cassar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuby's back with her fairy friends and this time, she stumbles upon some of the mysteries of the Water Court. Now, being pursued by an unknown force, Ruby's fairy friends step in to protect her. However, trouble seems to follow Ruby around every corner and even her fairy guardians need to call in reinforcements.. -
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... -
Wicked Pack by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFIGHTING FIRE WITH… FANGSWhen I was rejected two years ago, my pack began hunting for me.Better dead than rejected, they said.The Outcast Pack gave me a home and kept me hidden from them, and I got comfortable.Too comfortable.My pack's hunters have closed in on me...Categorized as:
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Pan's Delight (Poppy's Potions, #6) by H.P. Mallory, J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe cold touch of winter has hit Haven Hollow…Something naughty is plaguing the mundanes of Haven Hollow lately... -
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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... -
Prophecy Fulfilled by Tamar Sloan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA divided Were nation. A hidden Fae heritage. Newly crowned Prime Alpha pair, Noah and Eden are preparing for the destiny they have been chosen for. When the final Precept appears, three words etched in stone that change everything, they know their fated connection is about to be tested as never before. Because the need to conquer is exactly what the prophecy is asking for... -
The Essential Bordertown by Terri Windling, Delia Sherman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBordertown. Once a normal American city, now a perilous nexus between the World and returned Elfland. From the banks of the addictive Mad River to the all-night clublands where young elves and humans fight and play, all the way up to glittering dragon's Tooth Hill, where high society seals itself away from the street--this is no city to trifle with.Bordertown... -
Hidden Danger by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Danger is Everywhere... The Dark Council has struck a shocking and powerful blow against the Light Court and its human allies, defying their own king, Nox, and seeking to re-establish Dark Elven influence and domination over the human world... -
Dark Alpha's Lover by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I am coming for you…I answer to no one but Death. I am impenetrable, impervious, immortal. I exist to do Death’s bidding and no one–not Reaper nor human nor Fae–can stand in my way. Except for the bewitching half-Fae, Catriona... -
Blood of Dragons by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt turns out that some of the fairy tales Xandra learned as a child were true after all. Xandra's world is turned upside down when her changed destiny comes back to haunt her. Her only way back to the life she craves is by standing up against beings who are stronger than she is. With her relationship with Kallen hanging in the balance, she had better hope fate is truly on her side this time... -
Hidden Darkness by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Darkness is Coming...Ryann and Lad are together and in love, but they are not yet bonded. Wedding plans are underway, but they cannot marry until the mourning period for his father, the murdered king, ends. Waiting is sweet torture and gets harder all the time. Nox and Vancia are touring the world with his band The Hidden and enjoying their honeymoon... -
Surrender by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“So I just might die a virgin after all. That’s what sucks about the end of the world, you just don’t plan for it and once it’s upon you it’s too late. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had time to actually write anything down, which sucks because more has happened in my life in the past three weeks than it has in all my seventeen, (soon to be eighteen) years... -
The Chronicles of Spiderwick: A Grand Tour of the Enchanted World, Navigated by Thimbletack by Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTheir world is closer than you think! From the #1 New York Times bestselling series comes an interactive look at the world of Spiderwick.Take a tour with Thimbletack, resident and caretaker of the Spiderwick mansion, as he guides you through his scrapbook and personal collection of faerie artifacts... -
Blood Lines by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGiven an impossible task by the Angels, Xandra takes the first step in completing it when she travels to the Fae realm to protect the one man she would like to kill herself.Along the way, she discovers that Kallen has been keeping yet another secret from her. One that could tear them apart forever... -
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Pitchin' a Hissy Fit by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll's fair in war and gravy...As Grace and Levi make final preparations for war, more truths and surprises shake their resolve. Loyalties divide and priorities shift as the battle begins. Grace makes tough decisions for her family, her people, and the human world.While attacking Brockton's stronghold in the Winter Palace, the veil weakens and the Wild Hunt is unleashed... -
Sight for Sore Eyes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife goes on after tragedy. Fairy life goes to hell in a handbasket.Struggling to balance life as a mom and a queen, Grace Ann Bryant leans on those who she trusts the most to protect her children. Astor, who returned from Summer with her, has taken up nanny duties for Aydan and Winnie while Levi has turned into her constant shadow. However, she’s made her decision to take back the Otherworld... -
Hotter Than Blue Blazes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell would have to freeze over for Grace Ann Bryant to go into the Otherworld. Somebody get the Devil a blanket because the lake of fire is an ice skating rink. With the disappearance of her brother, her bard, and her fiance, Grace decides her only option is to take a trip to the Summer realm to find her brother, Finley. She also needs to take Devin, the abandoned fairy child, to his father... -
Bangers & Mash: Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it’s all at risk and you’ve lost hope…don’t call them.You’ve been warned.Meet Robert Bangers & Steven Mash, Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane.When danger terrorizes the city, Bangers & Mash take it upon themselves to investigate, despite everyone advising against it.They won’t let common sense and the threat of a horrific creature capable of ripping them to shreds stop them... -
Pain Seeker by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayed.Defeated.Chained.I used to be a sister, a friend, a ruler of the elflands that belonged to my family’s House. Now, I am a prisoner of the fae, my kind’s sworn enemy since the beginning of time. They put chains around me, thinking they can keep me from breaking free and taking their lives. They can’t.The only reason I stay is because I no longer need a life... -
Crown of Shadows by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNever mess with the relics of the old gods… or the pixies who once guarded them.After her mom’s disappearance six months ago, Bethany Aodhán has been running their tavern in old Deva—something her family had been doing ever since a light-fingered pixie lost them the job of guarding the treasures of the old gods eons ago... -
Scarlett by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeadly power. Stunning beauty. She will not be controlled. Sixteen-year-old Beth’s ordinary life is shattered the night her dormant magic awakens and she almost kills her boyfriend. Horrified at what she’s done, she flees into the fae realm to find the siren mother who disowned her a decade ago. When it turns out her power cannot be controlled, she is once again cast out from the siren community... -
Bone Fairy by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaught between a death sentence at home, and a threat of war made by my own father in the fairy realm, the future isn't looking very good for me. Being accused of treason against the paranormal community on Earth, and getting dragged out of my apartment by ECU soldiers was nothing short of what I deserved... -
Crown of Dragons by Nina Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe normal world is an illusion. Separated from other realms by a thin layer of powerful magic, humans are protected from the fae and dragons, the ghosts and warlocks, and an unfurling evil. Khali Elliot is a princess —of sorts. She wasn’t born royal and yet she’s destined to become queen... -
The Scent of Legacy by Drina Steinberg
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever wondered if a dream is not just a dream? If a memory is more than a memory? Whether everyone is the master of their own fate, or everyone’s destiny is written in the stars? Have you ever had the feeling that there are no coincidences and that losing one’s mind is just a way of hiding the truth? Would you dare to explore the secrets the origin of our blood holds? The Scent of... -
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My Fair Invader by C.J. Anaya
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s not every day a girl finds out her fated mate has a mistress. Reeling from the sudden revelation that Jareth loves another, Crysta decides happily ever after is completely bogus and forms alliances with the most unlikely inhabitants; from a Fae Dragon sidekick, to a Satyr King, a Mermaid Queen, and an army of Dark Elves... -
Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden by Wen Spencer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA free novellaStory from the Elfome unverse that takes place during Elfhome #1."Welcome to Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden. Today, we're tackling a common garden pest, the strangle vine." Hal Rogers grinned at Jane Kryskill's camera and motioned for her to pan right with the slightest tilt of his pith helmet."No way in hell," Jane murmured... -
Ripples by Meaghan Rauscher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMARINA. THAT DREADED NAME IS ALWAYS ON LISSIE’S MIND. BUT NOW THERE IS A NEW NAME THAT HAUNTS HER EVERY NIGHTMARE. After weeks of endless waiting and anxious worrying, Lissie is more than ready to save Patrick from his captors in Hyvar. The Lathmorians are ready to attack and this time she’s going with them... -
Queen by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree kings. Two queens. One heir. Chaos will rule.. -
Ghalien: A Novel of the Otherworld by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the end of the long hallway I stepped through the broken stone and out onto the terrace behind the castle. The waterfall cascading down the steep hillside overwhelmed me with its mist, but I brushed aside its icy chill and headed for the second staircase that led into the caverns. Using touch alone, I located the dolmarehn that would take me to the foot of the Weald and stepped through... -
Wish for Me: Book 2 by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA life of despair, a heart-crippling desire, and a desperate wish to belong. When the opportunity to start a new life arises, I take it with an open mind, knowing quite well I had nothing left in my past life to hold me back. Making the decision lands me in the heart of Fantasia, where I become an official Jinn who grants the wishes of those who desperately need it...
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