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  • The Void of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler

    The Void of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    When banished Princess Maia is captured by her father and threatened with execution, it appears that all is lost…until the people rise in rebellion against their king. Suddenly, the cast-aside royal finds herself crowned the first Queen of Comoros. But enemies appear on all sides as her father’s conniving supporters assemble a new army against the fledgling ruler...
  • Wings of Shadow by Nicki Pau Preto

    Wings of Shadow by Nicki Pau Preto

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the heart-stopping finale to the Crown of Feathers trilogy, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake calls “absolutely unforgettable,” Veronyka must face her most devastating enemy yet: her own sister...
  • The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

    The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The official guide to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series complete with characters, creatures, new artwork, and more!Everyone knows the story of the assassin queen. But now, fans of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series will be immersed in her journey like never before...
  • Dragon Tear by Lindsay Buroker

    Dragon Tear by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Now that Jev is no longer obligated to marry a manipulative noblewoman, Zenia can finally pursue a relationship with him. But there’s something else she must deal with first. She’s learned that the magical dragon-tear gem she wears around her neck is linked to a living dragon, one that is being held prisoner and tortured. Zenia owes her life several times over to the creature...
  • Fuse by E.L. Todd

    Fuse by E.L. Todd

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    After being abandoned outside the gate of her village in the middle of the night as a baby, Cora has spent her life in this small village, avoiding the marriage lottery and the advances of men she considers boys, and working in her forge as the best blacksmith… even if no one will admit it.Until the Shamans come. They’re looking for someone… or something...
  • Reyr the Gold by Melissa Mitchell

    Reyr the Gold by Melissa Mitchell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After fulfilling an Unbreakable Promise to Cyrus, Claire has finally accepted her new life in Dragonwall. She has a new Promise and purpose—one she created for herself. She must save Dragonwall, that much is certain. What isn’t so certain, is how she will achieve this end. Powerful magic courses through her veins, and she has no idea how to control it.Mastering magic isn’t Claire’s only challenge...
  • Blood: Becoming the Vampire Queen by B.E. Brouillard

    Blood: Becoming the Vampire Queen by B.E. Brouillard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What is that old saying? “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”I think I took it too far.I got intimately close to the vampire king and then lied to him.I betrayed him in the worst of ways.Now I have to work closely with the one person who hates me most of all in order to help save his people.But he forgets that he lied too, and all’s fair in love and war...
  • Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima

    Deathcaster by Cinda Williams Chima

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    SPLINTERED ALLEGIANCE.Warrior Alyssa ana’Raisa would do anything to protect her home, the Fells, and her legacy, the Gray Wolf Line. But as a prisoner of Empress Celestine, Lyss is forced to turn her fearsome talents as an army commander against her beloved homeland. Refusal would swiftly lead to her death, and her death would end the Gray Wolf Line.ANCIENT DANGER...
  • The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

    The King of Koraha by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hard on the heels of trouble in Zirdai city, Shyla Sun-Kissed and Rendor are ordered to report to the King of Koraha - a summons that is deadly to ignore. The King holds the key to Koraha's existence, but a formidable new enemy threatens Koraha's very survival and the King desperately needs Shyla and Rendor's help...
  • Fist of the Furor by R.K. Ryals

    Fist of the Furor by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “People die for freedom …”There is chaos in the kingdom of Medeisia. The rebels have gone into the mountains to hide, protected by the dragons...
  • Tempest by R.K. Ryals

    Tempest by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    We 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...
  • The Dark Prince by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    The Dark Prince by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who says all handsome princes are charming? Hunted by the Magikas, Amel seeks refuge on a secluded island with her beloved dragon and an injured friend. But when she meets the Prince of Baojang there, she realizes she can't stay in hiding. Someone needs to warn the Dominion of the plotted treachery she’s sure he’s a part of - and quickly before her friend Savette is married off to the Dark Prince...
  • Warlord by Jennifer Fallon

    Warlord by Jennifer Fallon

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Marla Wolfblade is reeling from the loss of her closest confidant, Elizaar the Fool, who taught her the Rules of Gaining and Wielding Power, and helped shape her into a force in Hythria. But Marla's plans for revenge are disrupted when she discovers she has a dangerous adversary...
  • Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alexander’s costly victory at Northport provides only a brief reprieve from the onslaught of enemy forces converging on those loyal to the Old Law. Prince Phane has created a deadly new soldier – man mixed with darkness – imbued with terrible power and a purpose so sinister that that it could turn those Alexander loves most against him … or take them away from him forever...
  • The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr

    The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’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...
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    mlm  magic  lgbtq  epic  paranormal  fantasy  omegaverse  historical
  • The Heart of a Dragonslayer by Megan Derr

    The Heart of a Dragonslayer by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The 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...
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    dragons  magic  mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  romance  fantasy  polyamory
  • Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool

    Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In 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...
  • Dragonsbane by Shae Ford

    Dragonsbane by Shae Ford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With the thrones of the Sovereign Five broken, the Kingdom sits on the brink of ruin. A new threat rises from the north — an alliance between two rulers. While the Earl and the Countess plot for the throne, King Crevan slips deeper into madness. All of their fates are intertwined … and may yet be tied to a boy from the mountains...
  • The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton

    The Crystal Gryphon by Andre Norton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The 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...
  • Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon

    Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In Rhapsody, a fellowship was forged-- three companions who, through great adversity, became a force to be reckoned with: Rhapsody the Singer; Achmed the assassin-king; and Grunthor, the giant Sergeant-Major. Prophecy continues their powerful epic. Driven by a prophetic vision, Rhapsody races to rescue a religious leader while Achmed and Grunthor seek the F'dor-- an ancient and powerful demon...
  • Blood Ties by Lindsay Buroker

    Blood Ties by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Recently appointed Crown Agents Jev and Zenia must prove that they're worthy of their new jobs and young King Targyon’s trust. Their mission? To research the strange “disease of the blood” that killed Targyon’s three cousins and left him unexpectedly ruling an entire kingdom at barely twenty years of age. There are just a few problems...
  • Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

    Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust...
  • The Sundered Blade by Kenley Davidson

    The Sundered Blade by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    War is coming.Under the shadow of dragons’ wings, the Five Thrones wait to learn whose hand will direct their future.Will the tyrant, Melger, fall?Or will Vaniell and Karreya fail in their quest to save the the lands and the people they love?Bonds will be tested. Hearts will be broken. And by the choices of a destined few, the fate of the world will be forever changed...
  • First Message by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    First Message by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Truth lies beneath the surface.After a stunning revelation at the healing arches, Amel is more desperate than ever to deliver her message to Comard Eaglespring. But nothing is ever that simple and when old friends and adversaries resurface, Amel discovers her world is not entirely what it seemed...
  • The Uncrowned Prince by Kenley Davidson

    The Uncrowned Prince by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kiss him or kill him?After years of living a double life as a wastrel and a cad, Prince Vaniell has walked away from his position and privilege with only two goals in mind—to save the Five Thrones, and to build a world where mages can live in peace. His greatest enemy in this endeavor? A power hungry king, whose dreams of empire march ever closer to fruition.Melger. The ruler of Garimore...
  • Ascension by Kristopher Cruz

    Ascension by Kristopher Cruz

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When Endrance had defeated the corrupt King of Balator, he thought the hard part was over. He was wrong. Given a short time to prepare before he is to return to Ironsoul for trial, Endrance gets dragged into a fight to save not only his life, but the life of everyone living on Mount Balator. Armies of the dead arise, and only the crowning of a new king will stop them...
  • Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    It began with the discovery of the star scroll—the last repository of forgotten spells of sorcery, the only surviving record of the ancient foe who in times past had nearly destroyed the Sunrunners and their magic...
  • Descent of Ravens by A.C. Andrews

    Descent of Ravens by A.C. Andrews

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The old covenant of the gods is broken. Will the world break, too?When an army of vampires invades their home, Rio and Turi must fight for their future while the fate of an empire hangs in the balance...
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    mlm  lgbtq  paranormal  magic  sword-sorcery  epic  romance  fantasy
  • The Door into Sunset by Diane Duane

    The Door into Sunset by Diane Duane

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The author of The New York Times bestseller Spock's World continues the story of Freehorn, Herewiss, Segnbora, Sunspark, and Hasai in an entertaining and magical sequel to The Door into Fire. "Expands the limits of the Swords and Sorcery genre . . . exciting, magical, intelligent".--Publishers Weekly...
  • Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson

    Emyr's Smile by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life 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...
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    lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  angst  book
  • The Shadow Mark by Mason Thomas

    The Shadow Mark by Mason Thomas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Auraq 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...
  • The Forge of Dawn by Jesse Hajicek, Jumping Jack Flash

    The Forge of Dawn by Jesse Hajicek, Jumping Jack Flash

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Barbarian swordsman Kastor Auberlane has no problem with this saving-the-world thing; it's putting up with Mikah that's a little hard to take.Status: CompleteWord count: approx. 109,222 Art credit: http://kanarae.deviantart.com/art/Mik..
  • Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert

    Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After her entire clan was massacred, a young woman assumes her brother's identity and becomes a warrior - all to exact revenge upon the chieftain who ordered her family slain. But the chieftain, Lord Medb, has resurrected the forbidden art of sorcery and plans to destroy all who oppose him in this dark ages fantasy world...
  • Chaos by Megan Derr

    Chaos by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world, until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved.Sealed off from the world for nine hundred years, Schatten is a country of darkness and mystery. The power of Teufel, Shadow of the Lost Licht, keeps the rest of the world out, and his deadly Sentinels keep the people of Schatten in...
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    lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  age-gap  book
  • Prince and Betrothed by Tavia Lark

    Prince and Betrothed by Tavia Lark

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being claimed shouldn’t feel so lonely.Sei’s power isn’t truly his. As a grail, his role is to serve a mage by augmenting their magic. He’s equally nervous and excited about his arranged betrothal. After a life without intimacy, Sei will finally fulfill his true purpose as a treasured, valuable grail.There’s only one problem: Sei’s new betrothed is the legendary Marek Dire...
    Categorized as:
    mlm  magic  dragons  lgbtq  paranormal  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy
  • Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Burning Bright by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nine gods ruled the world, until the ultimate betrayal resulted in their destruction. Now, the world is dying and only by restoring the Lost Gods can it be saved. In the land of Pozhar, the people fear the return of Zhar Ptitsa, the god of souls and rebirth who nearly destroyed them nine hundred years ago in a terrible rage...
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    epic  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book
  • The Living God by Dave Duncan

    The Living God by Dave Duncan

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    War had engulfed the whole world. The imposter imperor ruling in Hub was the tool of the paranoid and almighty sorcerer Xinixo, who wielded the combined power of thousands of sorcerer slaves. And yet, despite his seeming omnipotence, the pathetic few who resisted him were still at liberty, even making a little progress...
  • The Last Talisman by Licia Troisi

    The Last Talisman by Licia Troisi

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nihal must make an impossible journey to defeat an army of the dead   Nihal wakes in the forest, a talisman heavy around her neck. Her armies are scattered, she is sick with fever, and the Tyrant’s grip on the Overworld is tighter than ever...
  • The Cerulean Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    The Cerulean Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sarah Kozloff's breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms, which began with A Queen in Hiding, comes to a thrilling conclusion in The Cerulean Queen.The true queen of Weirandale has returned.Cerulia has done the impossible and regained the throne. However, she's inherited a council of traitors, a realm in chaos, and a war with Oromondo...
  • A Broken Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    A Broken Queen by Sarah Kozloff

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sarah Kozloff, author of Queen of Raiders, continues her breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms with book three, A Broken Queen, and all four books will be published within a month of each other, so you can binge your favorite new fantasy series.Time can heal all wounds, but not all wounds are visible...
  • The Star Scroll by Melanie Rawn

    The Star Scroll by Melanie Rawn

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    When Rohan was crowned High Prince and his Sunrunner wife Sioned became High Princess, they swore to keep the peace of the lands and preserve the secret of the dragons, an inheritance they would one day pass on to their only child, Pol, heir to both princely and Sunrunner powers. But the evil influence of the former High Prince Roelstra had not ended with his death at Rohan’s hands...
  • Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner

    Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The prophecies are coming true and the ancient race of the Kantri-or true dragons-have come back to the world of Men. It was through the actions of Young Lanen Kaelar that the Kantri were reminded of the larger world. It was bravery (and a mad belief in the old tales) that caused the young woman to start a perilous journey to find the great dragons of legend...
  • Sword-Sworn by Jennifer Roberson

    Sword-Sworn by Jennifer Roberson

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The sixth book in the Sword-Dancer saga continues the legendary adventures of Tiger and Del, magic wielders and skilled warriorsThe South had always been Tiger’s home. Left as an infant to die in the desert, his real origins were unknown...
  • The Assassin King by Elizabeth Haydon

    The Assassin King by Elizabeth Haydon

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Assassin King opens at winter's end with the arrival by sea of a mysterious hunter, a man of ancient race and purpose, who endlessly chants the names of the pantheon of demons that are his intended victims, as well as one other: Ysk, the original name of the Brother, now known as Achmed, the Assassin King of Ylorc...
  • Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

    Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    In this gorgeous, queer standalone fantasy, a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens!Music runs in Sofi’s blood. Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs...
  • Sennar's Mission by Licia Troisi

    Sennar's Mission by Licia Troisi

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The adventures of the young warrior Nihal, the last halfelf of the Emerged World, and her inseparable wizard friend Sennar continue. Together they fight against the forces of the Tyrant, who is determined to conquer the Free Lands and enslave all of its inhabitants...
  • The Heart of Stars by Kate Forsyth

    The Heart of Stars by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    An evil necromancer has kidnapped the princess Olywynne and her twin brother, plotting to spill their blood-for revenge, and to restore his own family to life. Chaos reigns in the capital, and no one can stop the necromancer but Rhiannon and her winged mare...
  • Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner

    Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the epic finale to the #1 internationally bestselling Fallen Gods trilogy that started with Godkiller, the fate of Middren hangs in the balance as mighty gods and mortal heroes clash in a final battle for supremacy.War has come. The fire god Hseth is leading an unstoppable army south, consuming everything in her path...
  • All the Wandering Light by Heather Fawcett

    All the Wandering Light by Heather Fawcett

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After the terrifying events on Mount Raksha, the witches have returned, and River has betrayed Kamzin to regain his dark powers. The witches’ next step: march on the Three Cities and take over the Empire—led by River’s brother, Esha.If Kamzin is to save Azmiri and prevent the fall of the Empire, she must find a star that fell in the Ash Mountains to the north...
  • The Dragon Society by Lawrence Watt-Evans

    The Dragon Society by Lawrence Watt-Evans

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One Man Must Stand Against the Dragon Menace!It all began with Dragon Weather: a wave of incredible heat, oppressive humidity, dark angry clouds . . . and dragons. Dragons with no remorse, no sympathy, no use for humans; dragons who destroyed an entire village and everyone in it. Everyone, that is, except the young boy, Arlian...
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