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Dungeon Diving 103 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKen and party are training with his grandparents, preparing themselves to the next semester of Haylon.Yet, even after the Gransmens' deaths there are still plots from the Kaiming targeting Ken. After thwarting an attack on him at the Nagato Clan, Ken heads back to Haylon to get the strength he needs... -
The Land I Lost by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 19 ratings3 Hours and 35 MinutesAlec Lightwood, partner of the High Warlock of Brooklyn and father of a warlock child, is sent to Buenos Aires to re-establish the Shadowhunters amidst the ruins left by the Dark War. When he arrives, he is not welcomed by the Shadowhunters there... -
Magical Midlife Flowers by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPreviously part of the Magical Midlife Kickstarter. This is a bonus story that plays into elements in Magical Midlife Battle. It should be read after Magical Midlife Alliance.It isn't necessary to the overall series ARC, but rather a fun little aside into the lives of the Ivy House Crew.Edgar does not cheat in flower shows. He might use a magically enhanced serum, but anyone could do that...Categorized as:
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Dark Whispers From Beyond by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe sacrifices Kaia and her family have to make for a chance of gaining immortality might tear them apart, and success is not guaranteed...Categorized as:
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The Dragon Realm by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExperience the thrilling second book in The Dragon Twins series—a spell-binding adventure full of magic, romance, and twists you'll never see coming!After killing the dark supernatural who could sense their rare elemental abilities, twin sisters Gemma and Mira are no longer being tracked every time they use their magic. But they can’t let their guard down yet... -
Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClasses continue at Haylon academy. Ken has identified who's behind the attacks on his Fieore and is determined to remove that particular problem, yet Haylon rules prevents him from taking it into his own hands.As they dive deeper into the dungeon, Crimson prepares him and the rest of the first years on how to camp in the dungeon... -
House of Earth and Blood (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah J. Maas's CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone... -
Sentinel by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNewborns change everything—even when they haven’t arrived yet.The birth of a baby raven is expected any day now, and Ghost Mountain Pack is kind of falling apart, or at least their dominants are. A tiny ball of fluff calls on some of their most powerful instincts—and slices into their deepest wounds.Rio knows it’s his job as sentinel to walk alongside those dominants as they struggle... -
Elder by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain!The Ghost Mountain pack has been waiting for their fancy new den building for months, but it won't be the only thing unloading off the trucks... -
Revival of the Court by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDing dong, the bells are ringing.You are cordially invited to the Wedding of Jinx and Emory.Unfortunately, so are the Connection. A shocking arrest throws the guests into disarray and threatens my happily ever after. I think I can calm things down but they quickly go from bad to worse when I’m hauled bodily away from my own wedding... -
Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to get married.Wow, I never thought I’d ever really say that. Seriously.And apparently, I’m not allowed to elope, so there will be a wedding that keeps growing in size no matter how many times I yell or threaten people. I swear, if something goes wrong, this will be the only one I have, and there will be some men who will angrily lay the smack down... -
The Dragon King by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo save his beloved kingdom from a devastating war, the Crown Prince of Trieste makes a deal with a witch that costs him half of his humanity and dooms him to an eternity of loneliness.Now king, he’s a fearsome cobalt-winged dragon by day and a short-tempered monarch by night... -
Elf King by Tara Grayce
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the story of the elf kings of Tarenhiel.Iron HeartIt all started with an arranged marriage.When Ellarin, heir to the King of Tarenhiel, finds out that he is dying, his father forces him into an arranged marriage with Lady Leyleira... -
Cursed Witch by Brogan Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHer conjury was out of reach. But when she’s flooded with strength, can she survive becoming a target? Tuesday Larson thought she’d settled for normal. A disappointment to her mother for never taking well to magic, she deliberately put distance between her family and any witchery. But the supernatural destroys her barriers when a group of mercenaries tears through her home looking for blood...Categorized as:
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Second Term by Deacon Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLevi has finished the first term on Taryl attending the Otherworld Academy. His break has been filled with working to correct his ignorance in the basics of magic. Now school is coming back into session and all of his friends are returning. Sadly, so are the people he wants to see least... -
House of Earth and Blood (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas, Colleen Delany
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSarah J. Maas's CRESCENT CITY series begins with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone... -
Linked by Rachel Rener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA lot can change in a week.Seven days ago, I was just Talia – an art school drop-out with an affinity for tattoos, a hopeless crush on my boss, and a knack for finding trouble.Now, I’m a gold-blooded, magic-harnessing, Runemaster-in-training.The good news is, all of that has resulted in one hell of a promotion. Instead of sweeping floors, I’m sweeping swarms of venomous squatters out of castles... -
Dervishes Don't Dance by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Guardian is dead. Fae are missing. And someone has let a golem loose in town. Ride along with Kyra Greene, the only pest controller qualified to deal with the strange and wonderful creatures that come out the shadows when magic flares.Dervishes Don’t Dance is the second book in the Valkyrie Bestiary series... -
Every Exquisite Thing by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAnna Lightwood, eldest child of Gabriel and Cecily, is mad, bad and dangerously dapper. Every rake has an origin story, though: now under Brother Zachariah’s eye we see Anna’s doomed love story unfold... -
Chosen of Chaos by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvelyn enjoyed living a nice, quiet life in an anarchic pirate port, far from the world she’d once conquered.Then came an attack by mercenaries that made her angry... -
Outcast by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf no one knows that you saved the world, does it really count?Eight years ago the world almost ended and Max lost everything, accused of betrayal and failure.Now working as a Marshal, keeping the city and its people safe from supernatural dangers, Max thinks she's broken all ties to her past. She's just trying to do her job and live her life... -
Raven House by Deacon Frost
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLevi Walker reached Taryl after a real bad day at college. An angry walk in the rain led to Truck-Kun and a quick trip to reincarnation. If dying wasn't bad enough, Levi wasn't off the hook for his higher education.Reborn on Taryl and sent to the Academy, Levi is expected to learn how to wield powerful magics... -
Syndicate Queen by Kira Stanley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery, Ax, Falcon, Cosmo and I had stumbled upon something suspicious; something that was going on in my city right under our noses. A new drug had popped up, affecting only the paranormal community. People were starting to go missing, and those that we caught started babbling about how he was going to take the Syndicate down for good. That was never going to happen... -
Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world of the Dark-Hunters is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It’s dark. It’s gritty. It’s dangerous…And it’s a whole lot of unexpected action and snarky comebacks.My name is Nick Gautier and I was born to end the world.Or so I thought.For years, I believed my destiny was beyond my control. But the Fates love to play with folks and I seem to be their favorite punchline... -
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Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought I was a fake, a spiritual guide doling out nothing more than a placebo effect to the pack. Turns out I’m more legitimate than anyone realizes—and more deadly.It doesn’t matter whether I’m the real thing or not, whether the pack has accepted me or not, because Duncan’s mate never will and she’s in charge. As long as he still wants me in his bed, she’ll want me in a grave... -
The Girl Who Cried Banshee by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKyra Greene is a pest controller, not an exterminator. She has to be clear about that when the pests can be anything from pixies to dragons. But when her fledgling business teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, Kyra takes on a job that blurs those lines. Now she’s deep in the lawless Inbetween, trying to clear a mysterious infestation from a fishing village... -
Tested by Temptation by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the final installment of the Tracking Trouble series, Arwen must confront her dark-elven kin once and for all while helping Azerdash win a war against all of dragon kind.Ambitious tasks under any circumstances. But, to make matters worse, Gemlytha, the powerful woman Azerdash has admitted having feelings for, isn’t as dead as everyone believed... -
We Shall Not Bow by Adaline Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDisguised as our saviors, the Fae flooded into our world. Twenty years later, humanity is on the brink of extinction and Earth has become a magical playground for the Fae.~ Luna ~ As the Dark Menace, I fight for the resistance and for my family who are struggling against the odds for survival. I’ve given them everything I have—my life, my heart, and my devotion...Categorized as:
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A Gray Area by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife can be a gray area. Amaranthine Madison is now a part of the secret, supernatural, special forces team; First Extraordinary Abilities Regiment. And FEAR has just been given their first assignment; to discover what is leeching the color from the people and landscape of a Washington D.C. neighborhood...Categorized as:
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An Iron Fist by Nazri Noor, Zachary Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMight and magic, fist and flame, to send evil back from where it came.Jackson Pryde and Xander Wright delve into the mountain halls of the dvergar, the dwarven people of Norse myth known for their mining and metalwork. Seeking jewels and ore, they make a deadly discovery instead: a cluster of Chrysanthemysts... -
Barbarian Alchemist by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYmir has heard rumors of possible trouble with the merfolk because the fish people are not to be trusted. But everyone's favorite barbarian turned scholar has other things to worry about. He's working on forging another ring, running a business, and studying for his alchemy exams.The women of Old Ironbound aren’t making that easy... -
Witchling Academy: Semester Eight by Avery Song
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMurder? Threats? Court trials? Shocking revelations?Turning twenty is more about chaos than celebration as my final semester at Witchling Academy kicks off with a bang.Semester Eight will be the most intense one yet; with the cheer squad competition, the football league championships, kendo master matches, and the spring festival art competition, we're going to be busy around the clock...Categorized as:
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Rock and a Hard Place by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy Fake Gargoyle FiancéSo, this is rock bottom. Not only did I lose my job and my apartment, but now, an ultra-secret snow leopard shifter group wants me to marry a guy I never met and have babies to save our species. And they’re coming in three days to take me away. Cue me getting smashed alone on a Thursday night...Categorized as:
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Shifter by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***First published in Kindle Vella***She's a wolf-shifting scientist who needs cover...and He’s an alpha without a pack…As the only living wolf pack member with the tiniest drop of alpha blood in her veins, Luna McElhanney should be happy. Instead, she just wants to be left alone in her lab with her experiments, until she discovers something that could end them all... -
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Satyr's Mate: Mated to the Monster by Maggie Mayhem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe plan was pretend to be my sister and attend the Monsters & Magic Charity Gala in her stead. I score a fancy meal, and she gets to dodge the fortune teller’s prediction that she’ll meet her future husband at the event and be tied down forever. Win-win. Easy, peasy.Everything goes smoothly until a rogue spell goes off, and a smoking hot satyr comes to my rescue... -
Spark of Pursuit by Annika Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCatching a vigilante sounds simple… until you find out that vigilante is your soulbound.Aravenna Kalladine isn’t just used to keeping secrets; she is one. Publicly, she’s the jilted heir of the world’s largest anti-magic arms company, as Mortal as her late parents and those they protected from dangerous Immortals... -
Heart Bond by Tara Grayce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFan favorites find their happy endings in this collection of Elven Alliance short stories and novellas!King of Escarland – When King Averett is shot on his coronation day, sparks fly between him and the captain’s daughter Paige... -
Pursued by Peril by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe dragons of the Cosmic Realms aren’t pleased now that Azerdash has recovered a legendary galaxy blade. It makes him more of a threat in his quest to oust their kind from power. To stop him, the dragons have sent one of their own after him, a deadly assassin who likes a challenge…Arwen wants to help Azerdash, but she has her own problems... -
Ravage by A.L. Rook
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe promised to stick together. And then they betrayed me.In a world where more children are being born with special abilities, we were six of the ones kidnapped and hidden away for testing and training.We banded together and became a family…until one of us was killed.The others turned on me and left me for dead...Categorized as:
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Land of Monsters by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am the monster they fear. And I bow to no one.The world is aware of Princess Raven Haley Scarlet Dragen—twin sister to her charismatic twin brother, Rook, the daughter of the Queen of the Unified Nations, and the offspring of a notorious dark dweller.Or so they think they know her.But she has been hiding a secret since she was born—the monsters within... -
From the Grave by Kresley Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKresley Cole’s New York Times bestselling Arcana Chronicles series comes to a spectacular and fiery conclusion in this final installment.When even the gods hold their breath . . .To defeat the Emperor and Fortune, Evie, the great Empress of Arcana, must repair her bond with Death, despite the earth-shattering developments between them. And danger lurks in every shadow . . -
Zenith Academy 1: A Haremlit Fantasy Adventure by Cassius Lange
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is James, but my mom’s the only person that can call me that. To everyone else, I’m JD—a struggling artist, working my fingers to the bone for my shot with one of the big comic book companies. Oh, and I work nights, managing a dive called Judson’s Bar and Grill. I know, the dream life. Things were boring, disappointing, even. Until one faithful night, when everything changed... -
Her Orc Husband by Zoe Ashwood
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis arranged marriage is my last hope for a better future. The city’s best matchmaker has all but despaired over me and my brother is threatening to throw me on the street if I don’t find a husband soon. But the revulsion I feel every time anyone touches me has made it impossible for me to find a good match...Categorized as:
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Creature of the Wild by Maya Nicole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the wind at our backs and the dagger forcing our will, we’re on our way to find my next mate. New information from my brother makes me question everything. There’s no escaping what’s to come.A creature from the wild will hold me tight, but what if I’m already in pieces?*Creature of the Wild is book three in the Her Creatures series and is a paranormal shifter romance told in multiple POVs...Categorized as:
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Howl for the Gargoyle by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHannah never wanted to be a werewolf. After over thirty years as a human, she finds her new life on the other side of the species line too full of sudden changes. Especially when those changes risk her band's chance at a world tour...Categorized as:
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Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWorking 9-to-5 has never been this wild!Desperate for a fresh start, Julie jumps at a chance to work for the boss of TalkToMe, the country’s fastest growing social network. The job's location, the enigmatic Monster Island, only adds to its appeal - she won’t be tempted to make another foolish mistake... -
Afterlife by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Kat Dubois, death is only the beginning... Kat is on a mission, and the fate of the universe depends on whether or not she succeeds. She must journey into the heart of the underworld and track down Isfet before time runs out. Before the bonding withdrawals claim her bond-mate’s life and her ticket out of the afterlife vanishes. Before the Mother of All attacks... -
Judgement by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen our universe falls in the gods' crosshairs, only one woman can stand against them... Kat Dubois. Immortal. Ex-assassin. Humanity's last hope. Kat has finally embraced her role as the Nejeret figurehead, diving headlong into the mission to forge an alliance between her people and the human race. Only then, will they finally be able to defeat the Senate... -
A Deeper Love by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratings1 Hour and 22 MinutesIt is only three years since Tessa Gray lost her beloved husband William Herondale, and she is searching for a reason to live, trying to find the path of being a warlock with the guidance of her friend Catarina Loss... -
Night's Fall by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Four Realms are experiencing an unprecedented period of peacе... At thirteen years old, it became known Prince Aleksei Knightstar of Night's Fall was the True Heir. The next king, the fiercest warrior, the mightiest beast in all the realm.The Fall rejoiced at having the first True Heir in over a century...
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