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Forged in Magical Fire (Midlife Witchery, #5) by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGuess who just discovered her Phoenix lineage? I'd rather go back to just being cursed. Hot flashes have nothing on bursting into flames...Imps are taking over Cottlehill Wilds, wreaking havoc at every turn. Chasing them around my store with unreliable magic, while not alerting the mundies, is harder than raising twins... -
The Rise of the Dawnstar by Farah Oomerbhoy
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAurora Firedrake returns in the spellbinding sequel to The Last of the Firedrakes.The seven kingdoms of Avalonia are crumbling and evil is spreading across the land like a plague. Queen Morgana is close to finding a way to open The Book of Abraxas and it’s only a matter of time until she uses the power trapped inside its pages to enslave the entire world... -
The Blood Curse Bonus Epilogue by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive years after the events of The Blood Curse (Spell Weaver #3), catch up with Lyre and Clio in this exclusive extended epilogue.The Blood Curse Bonus Epilogue is available for free exclusively to members of Annette Marie’s mailing list... -
The Demon King's Destiny by Roxie Ray, Skye Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo save the world, I have to marry a demon…My mother, who is a powerful witch, had a prophecy—I will marry Mal, one of the Kings of Hell, become pregnant, and our child will save the earth. It’s not exactly the life I dreamed of, but I’ll do whatever it takes to save those I love... -
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Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Goddess of Discord finally rules the world…Without magic, Harley knows the odds of defeating Katherine are stacked against them. Yet a sliver of hope survives in the pages of her parents’ Grimoire. The final, mind-boggling spell entails making a deal with a Child of Chaos. But what must be offered in return?Finch wants to be the one who ends Katherine... -
Of Ash and Spirit by D.G. Swank, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B078GWH8KVThe first book in a Curse Keepers spinoff series by New York Times bestselling author Denise Grover Swank writing as D.G. Swank.Who's afraid of ghosts? Not Piper Lancaster, because even though she's a ghost whisperer, she's a skeptic. Piper helps her clients settle their inner demons, and that's good enough for her-even if ghosts aren't real... -
Messenger by Laury Falter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this riveting account of Maggie's first life on earth with Eran, the star-crossed lovers romance transpires amidst treacherous enemies, their friends' resistance, and their own opposing wills. Fans of the Guardian Saga are also treated in this novel to the origins of the Book of Dossiers, how the Fallen Ones' only vulnerability is discovered, and how the first battle begins... -
Lorehnin by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI threw an arm over my eyes and just breathed. Oddly enough, it wasn’t my near-death experience that had me so bothered. It was the confrontation with the blond guy and the odd conversation we’d had. He knew about the Otherworld. His words had proved as much. But was I reading too much into it? Was I secretly hoping he was Faelorehn? And if so, what good was it now? I was human... -
Embrace by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhether she likes it or not, eighteen year old Celeste Garrett has come to terms with being the Chosen One. She knew having a "normal life" would be tricky, between intense training sessions and epic demonic battles, but she didn't know at what cost it would come. That is, until a dear friend is harmed by the malicious forces hunting her... -
Lunatics by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dark fae king has left me with no choice. He threatened my guard and my brother. My need to enact revenge for the brutal massacre of my parents is all-encompassing. If he wants war, a war he will receive. First order of business... returning to a land and home that I haven't seen in years... -
The Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a new story in her Lords of the Underworld series…Forsaken. Deathless. A monster in every way. Mostly, Brochan is determined. He craves what fate promised him—the woman who will help him conquer a heavenly kingdom. He will stop at nothing to win her... -
Drake of Tanith by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEons ago, the darkly handsome and infamous bounty hunter Drake of Tanith turned his back on his diabolical heritage in favor of freedom from the infernal influences of his kind. But now his indomitable father has delivered the worst kind of ultimatum: He must give up his soul and return to the life he left behind – or he must give up his love... -
Blood of Destiny by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do you do when you make a stupid deal with a sleazy Angel in a moment of panic? Xandra is about to find out. But first, she has to tell Kallen what she did and he is not going to be happy about it, to say the least. In this sixth addition to the Witch Fairy series, Xandra finds out that just because they're all called Angels doesn't mean that they all act like Angels... -
Blood of Half Gods by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow did she get herself into this? Trapped for two weeks with her biological father in the outback. With Giants. Xandra's convinced this trip is going to be a nightmare, and the fates are determined not to let her down. But, with Kallen and her friends by her side, there isn't anything she can't handle... -
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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 Mephisto Kiss by Trinity Faegen, Stephanie Feagan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe eyes never lie. No one’s eyes are darker than Eryx. Not even the Devil’s.When Jax and Sasha first see Jordan Ellis, they know she is no ordinary teenager. She’s the daughter of the President after all, but she’s also Anabo – a descendant of Eve.What they don’t know is that Eryx plans to kidnap Jordan and force President Ellis to pledge his soul... -
Prophecy by Laury Falter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe enthralling conclusion of Jameson and Jocelyn's forbidden love... Jameson's love knows no end, it shows no fear, and it won't accept defeat. It is for these reasons that Jameson has infiltrated the ministry in search of Jocelyn, the woman he cannot live without. While locked inside their enemies headquarters, he witnesses the stark reality of their desperate situation.. -
Song of the Sea King by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe seas of Faerie and Albion need to be healed in order for magic to flow again, and it's up to one surly fae king and a lighthouse keeper with a strange gift to get the job done.Mananan has to fix the oceans between Faerie and the human world to stop them both from dying... -
Forever in Darkness by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**This is a novella approximately 60 pages in length**Cursed to die for a choice his ancestor made, Ian Fitzgerald has spent six hundred years fighting the curse and trying to restore honor to his family's name. But his time to die has finally come, and his doom is in the guise of the one woman he cannot walk away from: his soul mate... -
The Law of Stars and Sultans by Samantha Young, S. Young
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling author Samantha Young writing as S. YoungPreviously released in 2013 under the title Darkness, Kindled (A Fire Spirits Novel)The Law of Stars and Sultans is the action-packed final installment in the epic romantic fantasy series Seven Kings of Jinn.Ari Johnson wishes adjusting to living with her boyfriend was her only source of excitement and anxiety... -
The Unseelie King by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Unseelie King, by Heather Killough-Walden For thousands of years, two realms of unspeakable magic and mystery have existed in peace side by side. One is a land of light, of kindness, of dreams, and of color. The other is rendered in the gray lines of wickedness and seeped in the unbearable beauty of all that is forbidden. The first is ruled by the Seelie King... -
Sister of the Moon: Von Siegeln und Knochen by Marah Woolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings„Wir sind, was wir tun.“Vianne hat den Angriff der Dämonen überlebt, aber nun sind sie und ihre Schwestern Gefangene am Hof des Hochkönigs von Kerys. Er will sie zwingen, ihm schwarzmagische Artefakte zu beschaffen, die ihm unbegrenzte Macht verleihen. Macht, die er gegen die gesamte Menschheit einsetzen wird.Um einen Ausweg zu finden, bleiben Vianne nur wenige Wochen... -
Dark God by T.C. Southwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter breaking the Seventh Ward and unleashing the dark god Arkonen upon the Overworld, Bane, Demon Lord, is close to death. The Black Lord has betrayed him and left him to die from exhaustion and the ill effects of the dark power... -
Queen of Abaddon by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaven shoved herself to her feet, pulling from willpower she didn’t know she had, to scramble to the railing that overlooked the remainder of the library seven floors below. Drake of Tanith stood at the base of the stairs, looking up. The gray marble flooring at his feet appeared to have been scorched; a black scar of searing evidence radiated out from his boots in a star pattern... -
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Entangled by Sylvia Mercedes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE LIBRARIAN AND THE PRINCE . . .Clara is an Obligate, an indentured servant of the fae.If she ever wants to see home again, she must survive ten more years of servitude, developing her newly-discovered magic and battling powerful nightmare monsters in the Doomed City Library. She can’t afford any distractions . . -
Forgotten Promise by Talia Jager
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I did the spell to save your life, but I also did it to fulfill a promise I made to you,” Rylie said. “What promise was that?” I asked. “I promised you I’d find a way for you to be together—with Drake—with me." “I don’t remember that promise,” I said sadly, really wishing I did... -
Snow the Vampire Slayer by Rebekah R. Ganiere
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Snow Gwyn is tired of playing "mother" to her seven Vampire Slaying brothers. For the past two years, she's yearned to be out there fighting at their side as they hunt for bloodsuckers in the black of night. Snow is as good a fighter as any man, but she wasn't called to be a Slayer. A mere formality in her book... -
Phoenix Rising by Lisa C. Morgan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaggie Henning has lived the last ten of her 16 years surrounded by the constant reminders of her father’s crime, but never knowing the truth behind it. One letter. One last visit to the psychiatric hospital. Just one night, and Maggie’s world changes forever. She is the last of an ancient race of protectors to a world filled with the creatures of myths, legends, and nightmares... -
Blazing Moon by Julie Wetzel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrouble has once again found its way to BrentonWhen a pack of rogue werewolves makes a grab for the local pack's land, Rupert, the local alpha, does his best to keep the peace. Unfortunately, his people have been having some issues of their own that complicate matters... -
Escape by Heather Renee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFamily isn't always everything.I should be dead. I was pretty sure I did die—at least for a few seconds—but thanks to having the right kind of friends, I get another chance to gain my freedom back. Except now I'm in even more danger than before... -
Immortal Craving by Magen McMinimy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKale, the youngest of the elite Light Fae Warriors chosen to protect the Human World from the dark creatures that lurk in the shadows, has had a life that’s been hard fought and racked with betrayal, loss and heartache... -
Compel by Rachel Van Dyken, Patti Stanger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken and bestselling author Patti Stanger comes a gripping love story of cursed soulmates who are forced to relive tragedy over and over again until their curse is broken…Compelled to seduce, designed to kill... -
Faint Hearted by Leia Stone, Julie Hall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn inter-connected romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. MaasWith the curse that’s plagued their lands for the last two millennia running out of control, the task now falls to the Fall Court princess, Aribella, to stop it from spreading further... -
The Fairy Queen by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCruel. Cold. Wicked. Just a few adjectives used to describe the most ancient of fairies—Galeta The Blue. But did you know, dear reader, that once upon a time, long, long ago, the Blue was the Benevolent Pink? Few know the trials of the fae reviled by all, save for one. The ancient and wise Creator. Galeta is the Creator’s daughter, and It will stop at nothing to save her... -
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Hate, Date, or Mate? by Andie M. Long
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe seer says I'm destined for a wolf shifter called Darius… Personally, I think Ebony has had too much vodka again. She says I've now started a Were war due to my date with a shifter from a different pack. Just as I admit to myself that I like Darius, I find my Red Riding Hood fantasies are going to have to wait — because he's not talking to me... -
Blood of Retribution: Book 9 of the Witch Fairy Series by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomeone from the past is back in the Fairy realm and is seeking retribution. When the realm is flooded with dark magic, Xandra must find the one hellbent on destroying Fairy society and make things right again. But, some cuts may be too deep to heal... -
Entrapped by Casey Odell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClaire finally has a clue to her mother’s whereabouts, and she won’t let anything stand in her way this time. Not even the Syndicate, the fact that it could be a trap to lure her out of hiding, or the seemingly insurmountable mission she is currently tasked with: to find the other Star Children while she still can... -
Dawn of Ash by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnderneath the deep red barrier Edmund has placed over the city, Prague is in ruins… Vilỳ hide in the darkened alleys, waiting to attack anyone who passes, while Edmund’s men roam the blood-soaked streets, scouring every crumbling building in a mad attempt to flush out Ilyan and his men. Among the danger, Ilyan and Joclyn are trapped, unable to leave the city... -
Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark forces stand poised to crush mankind beneath a vicious rule of terror and blood sacrifice. Our only hope rests with a group living in secret among us: modern magic-wielders called the Nightkeepers.Dez is no angel. The former gangbanger spent years in jail and alienated the love of his life, Reese Montana... -
Magic Unchained by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark forces stand poised to crush mankind beneath a rule of terror. The world’s only hope rests with a group living in secret among humans: modern magic wielders called the Nightkeepers.Cara Liu is determined to unite the winikin under her leadership. But her rule is far from secure as the traditionalists and younger warriors vie for control... -
Magic of the Demon Fae by Ava Mason
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do if you were forbidden to be with your fated mates?Break the rules, of course.The rules#1. Never talk to a demon#2. Never tell a demon who you are#3. Never, ever kiss one, no matter how hotI’ve lived in hiding my whole life with these dumb rules permanently tattooed onto my brain. It’s because I have both demon and fae blood running through my veins... -
Savior by Laury Falter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook Three in the Residue Series...Jocelyn's mother is being held captive. The Sevens are bent on killing Jocelyn and Jameson. And if The Sevens don't kill him then Jocelyn is destined to. Jocelyn Weatherford's life is not easy. And it's about to get harder... -
Birthright by Laury Falter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook Two of the Residue Series...Jameson and Jocelyn know their love is forbidden, but that doesn't end their feelings for each other. Because of it they are in incredible danger. Now, with their enemies watching - ones who pose a far greater threat than anyone they've ever encountered - they have no choice but to hide the truth... -
House of War and Bone by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFallon thought that living her entire life cursed to feel pain every time she was touched was the worst thing that could ever happen to her.She was wrong.The worst thing would be to find a handsome guy who could touch her, and then accidentally trap him in the Realm of Eternity. Not only does Fallon lose Ariyon, but she swaps powers with him... -
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March in Atlantis by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Poseidon’s Warrior Jake finds the woman of his dreams, can he save her from becoming a shapeshifter? When an enchanting woman betrays Poseidon's Warrior Lucas to save her child, will he help her or seek revenge? In the exciting sequel (and cliffhanger resolution!) to February in Atlantis, not one, but TWO love stories unfold, with Alyssa Day's characteristic fast-paced action, humor, and... -
Shadows at Midnight by Amanda Bonilla
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHas Darian’s past finally caught up with her? The Rakshasa queen, Padma, has a score to settle—she wants those responsible for her son’s death to pay and to pay dearly... -
Breaking the Nexus by Lindsay Avalon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThroughout history, myths and legends of extraordinary creatures have been told and retold. Fantastic tales of demons and banshees, gryphons and dragons, and of course, magic. Stories that every child grows to learn are nothing more than fantasy…or are they?Beyond the world you see lies a hidden realm, the Mythrian Realm, inhabited by all of the creatures you’ve been told are mere fiction... -
Revelation by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRedemption series book 4 There is a prophecy forbidding Angels from ever being with Demons. Love cannot exist between the races. The prophecy wasn't supposed to concern Dayton Blainey and Marcas Craig, a hybrid Demon ruler and a Naphil. But there are those who believe otherwise... -
Blood Prophecy: Kallen's Tale by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Witches are going to try to kill his new girlfriend. And her grandmother is keeping a major secret that he can't tell or he'll die a horrendous death. Add that to the pressure of trying to get her parents to like him after he had been so rude the last time they met, and Kallen's life gets pretty stressful... -
Betrothed To Jack Frost by Alex Gedgaudas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElle grew up thinking myths and magic belonged in the land of make-believe. Little did she know, she belonged there as well. On the night of her twenty first birthday Elle’s life changes when she learns of an ancient prophecy dictating a fate that binds her to every fairy tale ever told. Marry Jack Frost...
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