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All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 by MsKingBean89
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This first book covers Years 1 - 4... -
How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 3 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat’s Tan to do when he has to reclaim a holy sword he can’t touch? Call upon his White Knight to save him.What’s Devan to do when he learns the sword was stolen in order to defeat Tan? Save the poor fools from utter annihilation.Tan is not amused by this quest line. Devan can’t stop laughing... -
How I stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 4 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat’s Devan to do when his cousin’s ships and the crew go missing? Set sail with Tan to figure it out.What’s Tan to do when Devan finally makes a move? N.S.F.W. Many times. On many surfaces.Damn creatures are trying to interrupt them. Murder ensues... -
How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDid Tan go looking for an apprentice? No. Is Tan going to keep Zi Rui? Yes... -
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How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 1 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSentient dragon skull acquired! Do you wish to find rest of body? (yes) (no) Yes! No, but why? We get half of his hoard~ We leave tomorrow... -
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu and Profit : Bone 2 by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRibs located! Penalty activated if you refuse. Proceed with quest? (YES) (no) But the ribs are in the middle of a barbarian village. Historically speaking, fireball would fix– Charred bone. No. Time to do this the hard way... -
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI honestly thought passing through the ward to the freezing land of Gwafellaw would be more miserable than it turns out to be. Who has time to be miserable when everything in the land wants to kill you? No one, that’s who.Between fighting dragons, finding a new species, and saving a crazy druid, Berklak and I are learning exactly what it means to be anchored, tied together, bonded, and in love... -
How I Stole The Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Coronation: The Complete Works Bonus Short Story by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe bonus short story from the compilation... -
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLawton:I don’t know if I appreciate learning new things about myself. Bonding with Berklak has been eye-opening, but I might be a tiny bit terrified by it, because suddenly I have more magic than I’m supposed to, and now I kind of understand why other necromancers have rampaged across thyr... -
Grave Situation by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre you looking for......a snarky mage who’s forced to go on a quest to save the world with his twin sister (the dragon rider), and that one really hot healer who saved his life when he did something phenomenally stupid? Oh, and he's at war with his horse. She's winning.Meet Talon Silverbright. He's in a Grave Situation.He’s not the hero they deserve, but he’s the hero they’ve got. No, seriously... -
Breath of Dragons by Barbara Kloss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Best in YA Paranormal - 2015 RONE Award Winner*After Prince Alaric's death, Daria and Alex set off in search of the legendary box of the Pandors'. The box is famed to hold a secret of power--one strong enough to overcome Lord Eris and the shield of power he stole from Valdon...Categorized as:
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I Destroyed the Elf Prince's Harem by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho hasn't wanted to disappear into their favorite book? Live in the world of their favorite characters?Well, when this author fell off a bridge thanks to flipping a magic coin, I woke up in the one place I didn't want to be—my own unfinished novel.Now I'm trying to untangle this twisted plot, put the hero back on track to finding his brother's killer, and getting his happily ever after... -
Tempest by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe must overcome and prevail ...King Raemon of Medeisia is slaughtering tattooed scribes and mages, forcing them into hiding. All marked and those associated with them are destroyed. The people are desperate. Months after challenging Raemon, the marked rebels of Medeisia must rise against their bloodthirsty king or chance being annihilated... -
Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe only thing worse than trekking across a dangerous desert on a nearly impossible mission? When your guide is intolerable—and irresistible.Seth spends his days hunting down mystical artifacts. As a Curator for the Arcanum College, that’s his job. But when an arcanist murders a fellow scholar, Seth finds himself assigned instead to a dusty, thirsty, frustrating manhunt... -
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Prophecy's Daughter by Richard Phillips
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe epic fantasy continues as Lorness Carol’s burgeoning magical powers are the only hope in a destined war between good and primordial evil… “The silent one in the west has awakened.” A tantalizing message reignites Kragan’s centuries-old fury to find and exterminate the unwitting young adversary prophesied to destroy him... -
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBerklak:Being a half-orc is fun most of the time. Most people think I’m all orc, and that usually slicks things up so I can glide in and out of town without much fuss. Most of the time things go really smoothly for me... -
As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this sequel to the critically-acclaimed There Will Come a Darkness, kingdoms have begun to fall to a doomsday cult, the magical Graced are being persecuted, and an ancient power threatens to break free. But with the world hurtling toward its prophesized end, Anton’s haunting vision reveals the dangerous beginnings of a plan to stop the Age of Darkness... -
Dark Heir by C.S. Pacat
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Dark Rise, Will and his allies have survived the Dark’s first assault, but at a terrible cost.A new threat from the past is rising, and only a handful of heroes remain to fight... -
Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marlow Briggs reluctantly pretends to be in love with one of the most powerful nobles in Caraza City to gain entry into an illustrious—and deadly—society that holds clues to her mother's disappearance. Perfect for fans of Veronica Mars, These Violent Delights, and Chain of Iron... -
Changeling by Lee Colgin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDominus, an incubus who runs a brothel called The Twig and Berries, has become bored with his life and his customers.Sebastian, a changeling fairy swapped at birth for a human infant, has just learned his true heritage. Reeling with the knowledge, and unsafe among humans, he lets a vampire guide him north through Hungary to a place where he can meet others of his kind... -
Twilight by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans... -
Fairs' Point by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring Dog Moon, the chief entertainment in the great city of Astreiant, for nobles and commons alike, is the basket-terrier races at New Fair. This year, with spectacularly bad timing, the massive and suspicious bankruptcy of a young nobleman has convulsed the city, leading to suicides, widespread loss of employment, and inconvenient new laws around the universal practice of betting on the races... -
Dead of Knight by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA battle is coming… …and the immortal knights aren’t ready. Will an orphan be the key? For fifteen hundred years Lucan has waged war with the greatest enemy the world has ever known …and fought the ancient curse that means loving someone with all his heart and soul might be the reason they die. Tom wasn’t supposed to be born… twice... -
The Darkest Knight by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestined to be together.Kay of Isca knows Charles St. John is his fated soul mate, but between battle, duty, and saving the world, staying in the same reality, never mind the same bed, is proving a bit more of a challenge than either stubborn man will admit... -
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Eternal Knight by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final battleThe only thing standing between the evil of Morgan le Fay and plunging the world into the depths of unending darkness is a beggar and his love of another man.Struggling to feel worthy, Gawain fears some sins can never be forgiven.Imprisoned for over fifteen hundred years, Galahad knows that freedom can be an illusion... -
The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re lost in the wilderness. And there’s only one tent. When a routine mission goes horribly awry, expert wilderness scout Marut finds himself solely responsible for protecting one of the powerful court sorcerers. Marut is suspicious of magic and more comfortable with horses than people, but he comes to begrudgingly respect Sycamore as they flee for their lives... -
Breaker by Amy Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWalking Disaster. Ruiner. Spook. Sorcerer. The reason we can't have nice things.The citizens in the town of Bristle have called Blaise every name in the book. Born a Breaker, his unbridled magic wreaks havoc with a touch. As his peers land apprenticeships, Blaise faces the reality that no one wants a mage who destroys everything around him... -
A Marriage of Necessity: Two Princes this time by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Marriage of Necessity - Jasper and Avalon I owe my mother everything. Jasper, the youngest Prince from Lowenthorp, had one driving need - to get away from the castle. After being abducted, abused, and having lost an eye, Jasper believed his only chance of keeping his Mother safe was to be as far away from her as possible... -
The Diviner by Tobias Begley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a stressful first year at Yesgol, Evan Tailor is looking forward to a vacation with his boyfriend and a stress free year of schooling. Unfortunately, life has other plans. Despite his relative success in last year's tournament, Evan can't rest on his laurels... -
Arrows of Promise by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt takes more than wizards and kings to mold a kingdom…. “Da. I think it be time we press matters.” “About getting more wizards here? Aye. That be a sound notion.” Lately, Estole has more problems than solutions, and not enough resources to implement the ones they do have. When Ash collapses from magical exhaustion, the group decides the only course is to bring in more wizarding help... -
In Fine Form by Eressë
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGuile is an asset in foreign relations, but an affliction when it comes to affairs of the heart. A bastard of unknown parentage, Yandro Vaidon was born saddled with a huge disadvantage. The nigh rigid class structure of the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre relegated him to the bottom rungs of the social ladder and promised a dim future... -
Fool Me Once by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe king of the Court of Love wants me dead, the queen wants me in her bed, and the prince… He wants the only piece of me I will never surrender.They call me jester, dancer, trickster, lover.I exist to entertain.But behind my sideways smiles, my quick hands and magicians tricks, I trade in their lies, their secrets. I know their deepest desires, their wicked schemes. Their sins are my currency... -
The Heart of a Dragonslayer by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe youngest son in a large family, easily overlooked by busy parents and siblings all significantly older than him, Remira has worked hard to get to where he is, though most would consider it little enough. A soldier at the local garrison, he spends his days protecting the village and surrounding land from encroaching beasts, and his nights assisting his parents with the family business... -
The Curse of the Goddess: The Queen and the Heiress Book 1 by C.C. González
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe eyes are the windows to the soul. The Oracle foretold that Princess Valda Aither of the Sky Kingdom would discover her mate on her twenty-fifth birthday. They would lock eyes and find each other, as has happened since the dawn of time... -
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Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLibrarian Sebastian Rath and his lover Vesper Rune are tasked with seeking and containing the evil Books of the Bound. But one of the Books has been freed from its prison—and is in the hands of a killer.As more bodies turn up, Sebastian finds himself tempted to use forbidden magic to locate the Book and stop the murderer... -
The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm Constantine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality" by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers of her generation... -
Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the jaw-dropping conclusion to the Age of Darkness trilogy, hearts will shatter, cities will fall, and a god will rise. "Solidifies Katy Rose Pool's status as one of the best fantasy writers of the 21st century."—Popsugar on As the Shadow RisesFollowing the destruction of the City of Mercy, an ancient god has been resurrected and sealed inside Beru's body... -
Pool of Dreams by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA fae who betrayed his prince for a doomed passion.Syren sacrificed the man he loved to spare humanity from the wrath of the fae. For three hundred years, he’s been stuck on the mortal plane, floating alone in his pool while his powers slipped away... -
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 6 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinal boss fight! Fight necromancer? (yes) (NO) I’m not beating up an old lady. Pretty sure the old lady could take you. Still not doing it. Time to negotiate... -
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 5 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou must negotiate return of dragon wing. Penalty levied against party members. Piemu unleashed. Accept quest? (YES) (no) How is this harder than the pirates? I’m looking at the reason. Uncalled for. True, but still uncalled for... -
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 4 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDragon wing located on pirate ship! Board ship? (YES) (NO?!) I feel like this is a bad idea... -
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 3 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDo you wish to deploy the necromancer to fight? (YES) (no) The leg bone’s connected to the ~ leg bone... -
The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe story of Kerovan, whose cloven hooves set him apart from the human folk of the Dales, as he seeks his rights as heir to the throne of Ulm at a time when strange sea invaders are shattering the old kingdoms, and equally enigmatic manifestations of the Old Ones coming to interfere with humanity... -
Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Your lordship.” It’s a title Oliver will have to get used to: in just a few short months, he’s gone from the bastard son of a dead duke’s equally-dead brother, plain Oliver Meacham, to Lord Oliver, the royal consort of King Erik of Aeretoll... -
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Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLord Oliver and King Erik’s party survived capture with the help of some unlikely allies, and now hurry back through treacherous mountain paths to the site of the Midwinter Festival, where Northern celebration turned to bloodshed. From Dreki Hörgr, the ancestral seat of the North, the lords of Aeretoll will march back across the kingdom, wounded, exhausted, and waiting for Ragnar’s next strike... -
Point of Sighs by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn downpours soak the city of Astreiant and cast a gloomy pall over its streets, while storms at sea have delayed merchant ships bearing important cargoes from distant lands. For Philip Eslingen, whose stars are bad for water, the season adds damp misery to the complications of organizing the new and controversial City Guard... -
Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is easy for young artist Heilyn, as he travels between the floating islands of Ys with nothing more urgent to worry about than what to paint next. Then he meets sad, serious Emyr and forms a new ambition. Before he leaves for the next island, Heilyn's going to make Emyr smile... -
The Paladin's Shadow by Tavia Lark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKidnapping with benefits.Karis is the arrogant young prodigy of the Radiant Order, and his talents have found him plenty of admirers but far fewer friends. There’s one thing he has to hide, though: the voice in his head that tells him to do very un-paladin-like things. Sometimes it’s helpful. Sometimes it gets him into trouble.This time, trouble’s name is Ronan.Ronan does the dirty work... -
Ruby Run by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAugustus Ambrose never planned to return to the United States after graduation. His mother’s final letter, with its dire threats about what would await if he did, had been more than enough to keep him away. But when his Aunt Grace dies unexpectedly and leaves him her ranch in the New Mexico Territory, he can’t ignore it... -
The Shadow Mark by Mason Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuraq Greystone, once a military officer with a promising future, exists on the fringe of society. Accused of murder, Auraq is on the run from the ax—until two fugitives crash into his solitary life. One is a young man named Kane. The glowing marks on his arm pulse with an otherworldly power, and they have made him the target of a sinister organization called the Order of the Jackal...
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