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A Cage of Kingdoms by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe resolution of Weston's story in the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Deliciously Dark Fairytales world.He wasn't supposed to fall in love.Weston has made a mess of things. Since he realized the woman he was supposed to find and bring to justice was his true mate, things have spiraled out of control... -
Embracing Destiny by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWar has finally come to Faery.Everything I thought I knew was wrong.Truths have become lies, and they have all begun to unravel around us. I can no longer trust my instincts. Ryder has changed, but so have I. We’re evolving, but into what? I’m not sure, but I do know that it isn’t what I wanted to become. I don’t know if I will survive this war... -
The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Coven Old Magic Stand-Alone NovelHis magic lurks in the shadows…I feel his eyes on my back with every step I take. He’s following me. Chasing me. There’s nowhere for me to go, nowhere to hide that he won’t find me. He moves in smoke and shadows. He is the darkness. He tracks my every move like a predator with gold glowing eyes in the night... -
Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow the spells are mine…I used to say I worked better under pressure…I was wrong. This countdown clock on my arm might just break me.Stellan is missing. Someone stole him from me. They ripped him right out of my hands and hid him somewhere I can’t find. I’m desperate to save my soulmate but Second Realm is dying…without me, they have no chance but neither does Stellan... -
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The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI need to learn how to control my new magic—before it gets me killed. As the first ever Faerie Games player gifted with magic from the king of the gods—Jupiter—all eyes are on me. Especially since I won the first competition of the Games. Now I need to send three other players to fight in the Coliseum until one of them is dead. The two that survive will be gunning for me later... -
The Faerie Plague by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZombies. The fae realm is overrun with ZOMBIES.Against all odds, I mastered the magic gifted to me by the gods and won the Faerie Games—a twisted, televised game to the death.After winning the Games, I was supposed to be free to return home to Earth. But that was a lie.Now a deadly plague is rampaging the realm. The Otherworld is dying, and I might have the power to save it... -
Bound by Light by Demi Warrik
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFate always has a plan for us. But sometimes I wonder if fate really knows what the hell she’s doing.With my best friend missing, my life is a chaotic mess. This supernatural world I’ve found myself in is placing new pawns on the table faster than I can keep track. The line between friend and foe is murky, and I don’t plan on pulling a knife out of my back anytime soon...Categorized as:
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Between the Moon & Her Night by Jaclyn Kot
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“It was like he had lifted the lid to a small locket box, because a soft, beautiful melody began to play—happy and sad, and filled with love and loss.It was the song of us.The song of Life and Death.”Centuries before the events of Between Life and Death and Between Sun and Moon . . . Centuries before she was Sage . . . She was Aurelia, the Goddess of Life... -
Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe put a spell on me...Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day... -
Chaos Pact by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice. They are damn liars because I’m losing count of the impossibilities in my life.It turns out my presence in The Buried Knolls could mean the death of everyone around me. If the cold reactions of Wild and the quad are anything to go by, then the coven can never discover what I am... -
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHalf-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service... -
Blight by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the blight spreads, destroying the land, Cara’s new subjects turn on her, and Brendan and Drake are no longer there to help her. The Darksiders thought she’d be pliable, or maybe even a miracle-worker, and it’s not as easy to scrub away Sadler’s influence as she thought... -
Fae Conqueror by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe can conquer the Fae - but at what cost?From USA Today bestselling author Sarah K. L. Wilson comes this thrilling conclusion to a deliciously trope-filled young adult romantic fantasy series about a viciously funny mortal girl and her quest to hunt, trap, and conquer powerful fae... -
Sacrifice by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings~The final book in the Chaos Series.~ As a king’s life hangs in the balance, alliances are made then broken. Only trickery can help Cara protect those she cares about, but when her enemies show their true face, she realises the truth: every distraction feeds Chaos. Cara’s not the only one searching for a legendary treasure, not the only one reaching for power... -
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Catalpa's Curse by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver one hundred years ago, a group of witches, escaping a second wave of Witch Trials made their way from New England to Whitewater, Wisconsin, known as Second Salem. Others, seeking knowledge in spiritualism and the occult, also made their way to the city and, through their ignorance, unleashed an evil entity poised to destroy the city... -
A Touch of Gold and Madness by K.L. DeVore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFairytales are for the naive. Princess Assassin Gray Monroe is ordered by her father to kill the villainous prince responsible for starting a war that threw the world into a post-apocalyptic society. In a decrepit landscape where two magical species war with one another, while a human militia hunts them all, Gray has only one thing on her mind: vengeance... -
Primal Undying by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA spirit of light turned into a goddess of darkness… and a world at the brink of war… With the Morrigan unleashed in my heart and five men now in my bed, my dreams of ever being a normal Prime Academy student have long been out the window. Now, new dreams and visions decide my fate… and the fate of us all.But as I tame the darkness within, the darkness against us grows impatient...Categorized as:
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Sneak Peek for Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE.From Jennifer L. Armentrout, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash , comes a searing fantasy romance for adults, Fall of Ruin and Wrath . Download a FREE sneak peek today!Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared... -
The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo save her kingdom, she must ally herself with a rising rebellion, a powerful sorceress, and master the force of a wyvern's inferno…Lia and Jace have found an unexpected love in each other that spans across enemy lines, and with it, the means to end the fae and human war. That is, until Lia is kidnapped, Jace is injured, and hope has never seemed so far out of reach... -
The Butcher and the Ballerina by Kris K. Haines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is the deadliest performance.Ronin Matakos, the Butcher of Aethalia, was once a great war hero.He was once a lot of things—revered, respected, worshipped. But ever since the Empire caged his wolf, he’s suffocated beneath his tarnished reputation, wandering through an aimless fog of fights, females, and that most intoxicating of substances, Delirium...Categorized as:
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The Crimson Snow by Laura Vega
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the ghostly town of Coldhaven, Seraphine Ashcroft is marked by her crimson eyes, a harbinger of dark magic that isolates her from humanity. Straddling the mundane and the mystic realms, she uncovers sinister secrets about her true nature that threaten to unravel everything she knows... -
The Broken Kingdoms 1-3: The Northern Kingdom by LJ Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***An Amazon Top 25 Bestseller***A rebellious princess. A cursed rogue. A forbidden love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs... -
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A Throne From the Ashes by C.C. Peñaranda
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs darkness descends, two destinies will merge. But as embers fly, one may rise from the ashes.A KINGDOM…Far from the land she knows, Faythe is beckoned toward the secrets of her heritage. Through trials of her name and a challenge to her claim, does she have what it takes to rule? Faythe bears a future that haunts; Reylan harbors a past that lingers... -
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Sleeping BBW and the Billionaire Bear by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCurvy Talia Ackerson wasn’t looking for love, but love was looking for her. After an eventful day at her three aunts’ knitting store Spinning A Yarn, Talia ends up with an invitation to a moon watching ceremony…and her date is the most eligible billionaire bear in the Pacific Northwest. Cedar Asher is the last of the Asher Lumber Co... -
Midnight Shadows by Emerson Knight, McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m losing control.Past choices are coming back to haunt me, and an old curse threatens to drive me from the pack.Sky is the only person who can help me with the curse. To do so, she’ll have to perform forbidden magic that will draw the attention of the witches. They’ve been vying for a reason to kill Sky, and performing forbidden magic will give them one... -
Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“But heed this warning, and heed it well—your mate’s life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill.”With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed... -
Shadow Rule by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBreaking the curse will break her heartGandrett can no longer hope that she has a dying chance to save the Prince of Ulfray nor the friend the Dragon King has taken from her. But she won’t give up—even if it means she has to travel to the forests of Ulfray first to help the Prince of Fae to wake his people... -
Dark Curse by Annika West
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAster King II can handle anything.Murderous vampires? Check.Multidimensional party houses? Double check.That sexy dragon shifter she works for… okay, she’s working on that one.The point? She survived her first mission under Huxley Cayne. This next one should be a breeze.Right?This Urban Fantasy Romance series is perfect for fans of Linsey Hall, C.N... -
Elemental Flame by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I love you, Sam. I will always love you." When Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne discovers her lover, Crwys Holliard, is missing, she vows to find him. With the help of her friends and an Alpha Werewolf who just won't take no for an answer, Sam follows clues that point them in the direction of the realm of Faerie, a place Sam swore she would never return to... -
Ever Wrath by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is no hope.Only blood and darkness await.Shade rules as Queen of the Seelie Summer Court with her love, a Teleen Faerie named Dylan at her side. But, the dark court of Unseelie faeries will do everything in their power to rule the earth, including enslaving the human world... -
The Vampire War by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFind the Holy Grail. Win the war. Save the world.A lot has changed for Annika since being kidnapped by vampires to become a blood slave in their hidden kingdom of the Vale. Not only has she learned she’s a Nephilim—a race that’s supposedly extinct—but she’s found herself on a dangerous quest for the Holy Grail... -
The Vampire Trick by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a kingdom full of secrets, no one can be trusted.Annika’s life was flipped upside down when she was kidnapped by vampires to become a blood slave in their hidden kingdom of the Vale. Now, the powerful witch Geneva has disguised her as a vampire princess, and Annika’s living in the palace to compete for Prince Jacen’s hand in marriage. But her quest to become his bride is just a facade... -
A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Simple Truth is the second book in the slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy trilogy The Freckled Fate."After the enemy she captured reveals an earth-shattering truth, Finn finds herself in alliance with the one man she despised the most. Torn between her haunted past and her unclear future, she is determined to fulfill her promises at last, overcoming any hindrance in her path... -
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The Witches' Blade by A.K. Mulford
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA magic sword. A powerful curse. An untested fae princess. Eighteen-year-old Ruadora Dammacus now possesses the Immortal Blade. But when Rua discovers the Northern King’s uncle is alive and has cast a spell on a blue witch army, she realizes that the battle is just beginning. Venturing into the Northern Court, Rua finds herself with an unlikely ally in the new King... -
Irreverent: A Dark Paranormal Romance (The Marked) by Bianca Scardoni
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE MARKED SAGA CONTINUES...If I thought things couldn't get any worse with Dominic's emotions completely shut off and the Son of Perdition on its way, I was dead wrong. Destiny wasn't done with me and she was about to pull the ground out from me all over again.Old friends and foes have come back to guide me toward a Fate sealed in my blood long before I was born... -
Sister of the Night - Von Ringen und Blut by Marah Woolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings„Du könntest in Coralis bleiben“, sagte Aarvand.Ich lachte kurz auf. „Dann müsste ich meine Welt verlassen. Ich würde meine Schwestern und mein Zuhause nie wiedersehen. Würdest du dein Leben für mich aufgeben? Dein Amt? Dein Land?“„Nein“, erwiderte er knapp.Ich legte ihm eine Hand auf die Wange. „Und deswegen“, sagte ich bedauernd, „werde ich all das, was ich eigentlich will, nicht mit dir tun... -
Elemental Blood by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the road to revenge is filled with sorrow...and sometimes, it's filled with death. Sam's hunt to find her mother's killer ends in Oregon when she and Bastien are confronted by an Elf asking the Elemental Witch's help in finding his lost King. Even as she and Bastien agree to help, more Elves invade Sam's shop making demands to see the Elemental Witch... -
Queen by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree kings. Two queens. One heir. Chaos will rule.. -
Usurper by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire... -
Called by Fate by Demi Warrik
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFate always has a plan for us and I’m finally ready to own mine.My destiny is spread out before me and like all things in life, I’m going to tackle it head on with fists and magic blazing. I couldn’t dodge this magical shitstorm even if I wanted to, and now, it just engulfed me, sucking me into this mystical world that’s starting to feel like my own... -
To Flame a Wild Flower by Sarah A. Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s not in my nature to beg, but I’ll stay on my knees until I feel that flame sputter out. And then … I’ll rip the world to shreds. I’ve tumbled into a darkness so deep it’s hard to see the light, my petals curling inward as I tip my face from the sun. Hide from my monstrous actions. Traitor. Murderer. High Mistress... -
Ghostly Touches by Salem Cross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey came to me in the dead of night.I should be used to ghosts, I’m a necromancer after all. But the three men who show up at my house aren’t the spiritual beings I’m used to. These Ghosts are part of a brotherhood so secret that they were thought to be a myth.When they ask for my help, I leap at the opportunity to aid these warriors.But none of us expected my help to come with a price tag... -
Fierce as a Tiger Lily by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo die is no adventure. . .Tiger Lily knows that better than anyone. Death and the Tribes of Neverland have an intimate relationship, if only because their magic feeds the deity. Tiger has always walked in the darkness, and as a Daughter, she calls Death a friend.But Neverland is in trouble and Tiger finds herself in the middle of darkness she knows and a new insanity she doesn't... -
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The Aspect of Essence by Samantha Amstutz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor over a millennium, the elves have concealed their powers.Until now.Since arriving on the mortals’ shores, the elves have systematically colonized the primitive human race. As subjugated peasants, the mortals toil to supply the elven realm with riches.The elves’ magic has degraded their race to a point where they have been rendered infertile... -
A Broken Promise: Book 1 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Finn has lost everything – her family, her love and her purpose. Betrayed and sold into slavery, she existed awaiting her end... Until she was mistakenly taken for a Magic Wielder and gifted to the brutal, blood thirsty Destroyer General to be tortured and killed.Surrounded by her enemies, Finn makes a promise.One she will fight to keep... -
Primal Igniting by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get...Categorized as:
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Primal Rising by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOtherworld feels shattered, but my mates and I are there to pick up the pieces.The memory of the Capitol still hangs heavy in the air, but my mates and I are prepared to do what we can to battle for what’s right. With all of Prime Academy behind us, and newer, more powerful allies, I’m finally prepared to take on the role of the phoenix...Categorized as:
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Devil in Boots by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy thoughts, my drive, my goal was on one thing. I was a madman obsessed, and nothing would get in my way.Treasure.For centuries this has been the drive for humans to lie, murder, cheat, and steal, and The Nectar is the biggest fortune of them all. An object which can change the dynamics between fae and human, save lives, and gives humans fae qualities... -
Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Collection of Urban Fantasy Adventures Beyond the veil lies a world of magic, mystery, and adventure! From author Nicole R. Taylor comes five full length novels, each a first in a series...
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