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After the Bridge by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsShort Story about Tessa, Jem and what happened after that meeting at Blackfriar's Bridge at the Epilogue of Clockwork Princess... -
![Waging War by April White]()
Waging War by April White
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWar is being waged against the Descendants and Saira Elian is desperate to stop the Mongers’ savage bid for power… Saira’s search for kidnapped mixed-bloods draws her into the Mongers’ stronghold, revealing the horrible truth behind the irresistible Monger ring and the vile plan to cleanse Family bloodlines … permanently...Categorized as:
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![The King & His Queen: Volume 3 by Donna Fletcher]()
The King & His Queen: Volume 3 by Donna Fletcher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA King. A Queen. An unforgettable love. Talon is King of the Picts, forefathers of the Highlanders, a fierce warrior, and he needs to find a queen. He need not care for this woman and it would be preferable if he didn’t. She need only bear him an heir thereby securing his reign. With his enemies mounting, war looming, and unrest among his people, he needs no distractions... -
![Scorched by Magic by Jasmine Walt]()
Scorched by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe seventh book in this action-packed, wildly original fantasy series by New York Times Bestselling Author Jasmine Walt. Home from their travels at last, Sunaya and Iannis are confronted with a threat against which even their strongest magic is largely helpless... -
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![Red Queen Collection (Red Queen, #0.1-2) by Victoria Aveyard]()
Red Queen Collection (Red Queen, #0.1-2) by Victoria Aveyard
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGraceling meets The Selection in Victoria Aveyard’s #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy series about seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose latent magical powers draw her into the dangerous world of the elite ruling class... -
![Changing Nature by April White]()
Changing Nature by April White
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsImmortal Descendants are disappearing one by one, and seventeen-year-old Clocker Saira Elian is next on the list…Saira and Archer’s London summer is carefree and romantic, until a brazen attempt to capture Saira looks suspiciously like the handiwork of the Descendants of War. When the kidnappings of other Descendants come to light and Mr... -
![Great Falls Protector by Alex Lidell]()
Great Falls Protector by Alex Lidell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLera burned him. Now it’s Tye’s turn. Tye has sacrificed everything for his chance at the Prowess Trials, and Lera’s betrayal in reporting his injuries nearly ended it all. Now there is nothing left but to kick Lera out of his world—and ensure the eviction stays...Categorized as:
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![To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston]()
To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNote: This story was reissued in the book Dragon Actually under the pseudonym G.A... -
![Puss in Boots by K.M. Shea]()
Puss in Boots by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThough she dreams of adventure, Gabrielle—a peasant girl—is given only a cat for her inheritance and is told she must marry, immediately. So when the cat, Puss, offers her a life of excitement in exchange for a pair of boots, Gabrielle jumps at the opportunity. Through Puss’s cunning and Gabrielle’s good deeds, they become celebrated heroes in small villages across the country...Categorized as:
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Jax by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBeing a vampire playboy has worked for Jax for 600 years. That's about to change.The Next Generation of Black Swan knights continues the struggle to rid the world of "deadheads", virus infected vampires who are barely more cognizant than zombies. Jax, one of the vampires turned by the immortals, joined the fight and became Falcon's partner...Categorized as:
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![Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan]()
Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter 450 years of living, Nastasya Crowe should have more of a handle on this whole immortal thing....After a deadly confrontation at the end of Darkness Falls, the second Immortal Beloved novel, Nastasya Crowe is, as she would put it, so over the drama. She fights back against the dark immortals with her own brand of kick-butt magick..Categorized as:
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![Everspell by Donna Grant]()
Everspell by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant “skillfully melds history and legend” (RT Book Reviews) in a thrilling series – The Kindred.Nothing stays secret forever.Runa’s world is full of mysteries. Skilled at dwelling in the shadows, she is prepared for everything.Except the truth.To save the family she never knew she had, she has to make a plan... -
![The Little Selkie by K.M. Shea]()
The Little Selkie by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDylan—a selkie—makes a terrible mistake when she brashly chases an evil sea witch onto land. Captured and stripped of her pelt—leaving her unable to return to the sea in her sea lion body—Dylan’s only chance of survival is to serve as the sea witch’s tool...Categorized as:
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![A Tale of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken]()
A Tale of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBraith of the Darkness likes going through life unnoticed. Not an easy task for a She-dragon of royal descent. But the evil plots of her father are turning her quiet, boring life upside down, and she has now become the enemy of the most vicious queen her kind has ever known. But for once, Braith won't have to fight alone... -
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![Kidnapped By The Berserkers by Lee Savino]()
Kidnapped By The Berserkers by Lee Savino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll my life I've lived in an orphanage, wondering what torment each new day will bring.One night, the Berserkers come. Screams ring out as they attack. I run, but cannot escape. These warriors did not come for gold or blood. They came for me. They are warriors, cursed to become monsters, They must find the woman who can mate with both of them and break the witch's spell...Categorized as:
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![My Funny Demon Valentine by Aurora Ascher]()
My Funny Demon Valentine by Aurora Ascher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAsmodeus, Prince of Hell, just wants to play music. Jazz, specifically.Unfortunately, he’s a demon, and he’s supposed to be evil. A career as a musician isn’t exactly an option.And he’s cursed, to top it all off.Sick of playing by the rules, Ash and his brothers escape Hell in search of freedom on Earth, only to discover it’s harder than they thought to keep their enemies off their tail... -
![The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness]()
The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA richly illustrated real-time reading guide that brings to life the world created by Deborah Harkness in A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night, retracing the events of the bestselling novels with illuminating behind-the-scenes details A world of witches, vampires, and daemons. A manuscript that holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future... -
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![Lover's Knot by Karen Chance]()
Lover's Knot by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne of the most powerful vampires alive has gone missing, which is fine with Dorina Basarab. As a dhampir, her job is killing vampires, not saving them. But then the man sent to find the missing vamp also goes missing, and she finds herself on a rescue with a flood of long forgotten memories playing out in her head... -
![Sleeping Beauty by K.M. Shea]()
Sleeping Beauty by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBriar Rose, a clever peasant girl, feels only pity for the mysterious Princess Rosalinda–the hidden princess who was cursed to prick her finger on a spindle and fall asleep until true love’s kiss awakens her. But her pity turns into horror when Briar learns she is the secret princess, and Isaia, her childhood friend, is really a Magic Knight sworn to protect her...Categorized as:
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![Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden]()
Death's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSince the beginning of time, the archangels have longed to know true love. When four female angels were created for the four archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurred by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted away to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia... -
![The Rise by Julie Plec]()
The Rise by Julie Plec
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFamily is power. The Original vampire family swore it to each other a thousand years ago. They pledged to remain together always and forever. But even when you're immortal, promises are hard to keep. Arriving in New Orleans in 1722, Original vampire siblings Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah Mikaelson believe they've escaped their dangerous past... -
![Evading by K.L. Kreig]()
Evading by K.L. Kreig
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Let me obliterate each and every last beast that's holding that beautiful mind captive, Giselle." It's no secret Detective Mike Thatcher wasn't a fan of the blood drinkers. They stole his life, his woman, his future when they kidnapped his college sweetheart. So of course Fate paired him with the one thing he'd spent the past eleven years hating...a vampire. But Giselle isn't just any vampire... -
![Resurrection of the Fallen by Jessamyn Kingley]()
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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![The Emerald Lily by Juliette Cross]()
The Emerald Lily by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Princess Vilhelmina Dragomir is awakened from her hellish sleep with a blood kiss from a handsome stranger, she learns that much has changed while she’s been away. The armies of the Black Lily and the vampire Crown have amassed and are on the brink of war.No romantic entanglements, no family. Mikhail Romanov, Captain of the Bloodguard, took a vow when he joined the Bloodguard... -
![Storm & Shield by J.D. Evans]()
Storm & Shield by J.D. Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“All you see is that I run. Why haven’t you realized I always come back?” She is lightning and storm. A spy, driven out of her home by a tyrant ruler. He is granite and earth. A guard, ordered to keep her contained.To protect herself and her family, she’s learned to go unnoticed, unseen... -
![Hidden Dragons by Bianca D'Arc]()
Hidden Dragons by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove flourishes when two knights unexpectedly find the woman of their dreams…Sir Robert finds a beautiful maiden sobbing by a small waterfall. She proves to be a very special woman who can communicate with dragons. She lives alone in the forest, on the edge of a village Robert and his fighting partner, Bear, have been sent to investigate... -
![Colorblind by Violette Dubrinsky]()
Colorblind by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKINDLE #1 BESTSELLERLeon Arnaud is a French werewolf on a mission in America. Unlike most of his kind, he cannot sit idly back and watch humans commit one of the vilest atrocities he’s ever seen: slavery. With wealth and connections at his disposal, he arrives in Louisiana with one purpose and one purpose only: to free as many slaves as possible... -
![Werewolves and Wranglers by Kristen Banet]()
Werewolves and Wranglers by Kristen Banet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s the sheriff’s job to protect the town. The town, however, doesn’t intend to make it easy for her. It was a normal day when Tobias arrived back to Redstone, paperwork and petty disputes between the various residents of town, until it wasn’t because humans were trying to attack the werewolf pack... -
![The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small]()
The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMourn me but briefly.Then find your destiny, Lara, my love, my life.Now let me go.With those words, the spirit of Magnus Hauk, Dominus of Terah, leaves his body--and thus the fate of a nation rests upon the faerie woman Lara's shoulders.While Lara's son Prince Taj is well loved by the people of Terah, he is too young to rule, and Lara must obey Magnus's dying command and govern in his stead... -
![Bewitch by Felicity Heaton]()
Bewitch by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure... -
![Claimed by Three by L.V. Lane]()
Claimed by Three by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrady took my heart then rejected me... for two years. Now he's back and determined to make me his.There's just one problem. I've moved on, and the sweetly wicked Byron has taken his place.Then there is Declan, Grady's brooding brother-in-arms who watches both Grady and me with the same barely tempered yearning.But I have a secret... -
![The soulbond and her beloved by Kiss Leilani]()
The soulbond and her beloved by Kiss Leilani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPart 4 of 'Beasts of Wrath and Madness'.This CANNOT be read as a standalone, as it is a direct continuation of Book 3: 'The Princess and her Grand King.'..I am home, yet it does not feel like home.The chains on my wrists and ankles are gone, but those around my heart tighten... -
![Chosen Champion by Elise Kova]()
Chosen Champion by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA princess on the run, with enemies on all sides... Vi Solaris is on the eve of getting everything she’s ever wanted—her family, her home, her throne—and to save the world she’s going to have to give it all up.The Empire sees her as their Crown Princess, returning at long last. But Vi only sees visions of fate guiding her to the world’s gruesome end...Categorized as:
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![Yours for Eternity by Hannah Howell, Alexandra Ivy]()
Yours for Eternity by Hannah Howell, Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Highland Blood" by Hannah Howell. Attacked by a group of demon hunters, Adeline Dunbar tries to flee her rescuer, vampire Lachann MacNachton. But there's no escaping the primal hunger he stirs within her..."Taken By Darkness"by Alexandra Ivy. Juliet Lawrence has inherited magical powers - powers that could be quite useful to Victor, Marquess DeRosa, London's most powerful vampire... -
![Oh, Holy Knight by Amelia Hutchins]()
Oh, Holy Knight by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsErie isn’t having a great week. Her time of freedom is up, and the Templar Knight who comes to claim her is an overgrown, broody, alpha a-hole who kisses like sin, and is determined to have her. What’s a girl to do other than teach him that she cannot be owned by him or his kind? Callaghan will stop at nothing to save his race... -
![The Red Lily by Juliette Cross]()
The Red Lily by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Black Lily resistance needs a larger army if they are to defeat the vampire monarchy. In order to do so, former lieutenant and traitor to the vampire Crown, Nikolai must seek help from the red-hooded temptress he needs to avoid at all costs. The secret he carries could prove dangerous for her if she gets too close...even though keeping her close—very close—is the only thing on his mind... -
![Exile of the Seas by Jeffe Kennedy]()
Exile of the Seas by Jeffe Kennedy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAround the shifting borders of the Twelve Kingdoms, trade and conflict, danger and adventure put every traveler on guard . . . but some have everything to lose. ESCAPEDOnce she was known as Jenna, Imperial Princess of Dasnaria, schooled in graceful dance and comely submission. Until the man her parents married her off to almost killed her with his brutality... -
![Thief Prince by Cheree Alsop]()
Thief Prince by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her brother’s sickness forces Kit to accept the title of heir to her kingdom’s crown, she is outcast by the others and treated as inferior; but when she is forced along with the other heirs on a dangerous journey, her differences turn into strengths that may save their lives... -
![Souls to Heal by Tilly Wallace]()
Souls to Heal by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan an injured wolf and a broken witch heal each other . . . Alice Sheffield tore her soul into pieces and hid them to escape a soul-eating demon... -
![Kisses to Steal by Tilly Wallace]()
Kisses to Steal by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne kiss at a time, he plans to steal her heart. Ianthe Wynn is weary of life as a courtesan and longs for quiet green pastures to raise horses. Her biggest problem is her distinct lack of cash and a chilling new patron. There's also the matter of the youth lounging in her parlour with his feet on the furniture and the promises in his gaze that she can never accept... -
![Chasing Time by Elena Lawson, Katie May]()
Chasing Time by Elena Lawson, Katie May
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI don’t know what I expected to happen when I swallowed the little golden pill, but passing out and waking up in another century was not a side-effect I was prepared for. Neither was being hauled out of the Thames sputtering and shivering by a man with only half a face and being taken back to his home. Or finding that he lived with three other equally mysterious and gorgeous men...Categorized as:
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![Mr. Darcy's Phoenix: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lari Ann O'Dell]()
Mr. Darcy's Phoenix: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lari Ann O'Dell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA phoenix brings them together. Will a curse keep them apart?When the hauntingly beautiful song of a phoenix lures Elizabeth Bennet to the Netherfield gardens, she has a vision of an unknown gentleman. He whispers her name with such tenderness that she wonders if this man is her match. Unfortunately, her gift of prophecy has never been exactly reliable.Mr... -
![The Ashes of Ackonir by Jennifer Cody]()
The Ashes of Ackonir by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife beyond the walls of Eoam, the commune where my mother raised me, has never tempted me. My needs are fulfilled as long as I work, and if my life is full of more sorrow than most, it’s because I was born for it. But even I have my limits, and when the people who’ve raised me do the unthinkable, I burn the walls down and walk away... -
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![Bound By Sin by Jenna Maclaine]()
Bound By Sin by Jenna Maclaine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the Civil War rages among mortal men, Cin Craven is locked in an epic battle of her own—fighting the renegade vampires whose unquenchable appetites she knows all too well. At her side are the immortal warriors of The Righteous—among them her husband, her lover, her soul-mate Michael. With a passion bordering on possession, Cin’s love for Michael knows no bounds... -
![Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr]()
Making Dragon Stew by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthor's Note:A silly fairytale type story I wrote for a friend, based on a child’s story. In punishment for harming the King’s royal cook, a baker is ordered to make Dragon Stew or else... -
![Heir to Frost and Storm by Ben Alderson]()
Heir to Frost and Storm by Ben Alderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I needed this. I needed him. My mind was a storm and I wanted him to take it all away.” At the prestigious and competitive Saylam Academy, Max trains to master his magic, surrounded by enemies who will stop at nothing to see him fail. As he fights to survive, Max’s romance with proud, passionate healer Simion grows ever more intense... -
![Wings of Change by Bianca D'Arc]()
Wings of Change by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlso published in I Dream of Dragons, Volume 1 One young woman could be the miracle that heals a dying dragon and unites a family with her love.Lucia, born a lady in a foreign land, now waits tables for her keep. When she sees Sir Reynor wasting away, she storms the Castle Lair seeking help for the dying dragon... -
![Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series by Maggie Shayne]()
Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“My inspiration has always been Maggie Shayne....” –New York Times Bestselling Author Christine Feehan For the first time, all three books of Maggie Shayne’s Award winning IMMORTAL HIGH WITCH trilogy are together in a single volume. “A rich, sensual, bewitching adventure of good vs. evil with love as the prize... -
![Crown of Destiny by Bertrice Small]()
Crown of Destiny by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hundred years have passed since the Faerie woman Lara last saved the world of Hetar from the darkness. Her youth and her beauty remain as always. The passing years, however, have taken many of her friends and kin. Her influence has waned. Those who remember her heroism in times of peril are few. Even her great-grandson, Cadarn, Dominus of Terah, denies her strong magic...
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