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Jinxed by Rachel Rener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI keep telling myself things could be worse.Okay, so my mom's been harboring some hefty family secrets. Big deal.And, yeah, maybe there are still two or three teensy details about Zayn that I don't know – his backstory, his private life, or his real name, for starters.Oh, and let's not forget that there's a bloodthirsty, power-hungry, magical mob boss who's due to appear at any moment. No biggie... -
Stone Song by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling author, Tricia O’Malley, comes a riveting new magickal romance set in modern day Dublin. Clare MacBride has her life in exactly the order she wants it. In a year, she’ll have finished her geology dissertation, though she’s no closer to figuring out the answer to one question that plagues her... -
The Dark Deceit by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dangerous secret lies at the heart of the Fae Lands. A secret that could save three kingdoms - or burn them all to the ground. The secret is Prince Corin's to bear alone, if his sanity can stand it. But while Corin suffers, his mother's machinations continue and queen Audrianne makes plans of her own to secure their realm's future... -
A Fey's Wolf by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author Elle Boon brings the story of second chance love. Buckle up...it's gonna be a wild ride. When a wolf catches the scent of his mate, he’ll do anything to claim and protect her, even if that means protecting the little Fey from himself... -
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Of Shadows & Fae by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brooding Winter King losing his power.A found fae princess of Summer Court who has everything he needs.A tournament that jeopardizes everything.Kidnapped from Earth and plunged into the heart of Fae court intrigue, I discover a shocking truth—I‘m the true heir to the Summer Court Throne, a crown my sister has claimed in my absence... -
The Elven Crown by F.R. Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFairy Godmother Inc. is a secretive organization keeping the forces of good and evil in balance with true love’s kiss.After a drunken night and a sloppy signature on a dotted line, Crystal is tasked with taming a bad boy Elven prince. Unfortunately for her, relationships between elves and humans are strictly forbidden... -
I am Daniel Tahi by Lani Wendt Young
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA novella that speaks from Daniel's perspective. Get to know your favorite character in a whole new way...as he reveals his sensual, passionate side. (And his sometimes angry, often funny side is pretty unforgettable too!)AUTHORS NOTE: Due to mature content, Daniel's Novella is recommended for readers 17+ only... -
Overtaken: Bonus Epilogue by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens next? Do Shanti and Cayan live Happily Ever After? Will they have a brood of Gifted children? To answer some of your burning questions, we give you the Bonus Epilogue. Available from K.F. Breene's website under Books > Bonus Material... -
Unicorn of Glass by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristmas magic...in July?Heather's life is not entirely normal. She dresses as a holiday elf for one job and a medieval peasant for the other. She has an Italian Greyhound that fits in her purse. But now there's a beautiful, buck-naked man standing in her apartment explaining that he's a unicorn who was trapped in a glass Christmas ornament. And things are just about to get a whole lot weirder... -
A Beautiful Curse by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollow your heart… But you might just end up snacking on flies. When a bumbling fairy godfather gifts a humble woodcutter’s fourth child with extraordinary beauty, she spends the next eighteen years trying to hide it—behind a book. Now, Elisette is ready to follow her dreams and become a scholar, but her admirers keep getting in the way of her ambitions... -
Broken Promise: Between Worlds: Volume 2 by Julia Crane, Talia Jager
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe follow up book in the "Between Worlds" series. Book #1 is "Dark Promise" By: Julia Crane & Talia Jager... -
Hotter Than Blue Blazes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell would have to freeze over for Grace Ann Bryant to go into the Otherworld. Somebody get the Devil a blanket because the lake of fire is an ice skating rink. With the disappearance of her brother, her bard, and her fiance, Grace decides her only option is to take a trip to the Summer realm to find her brother, Finley. She also needs to take Devin, the abandoned fairy child, to his father... -
The Rose and the Thorn by Katherine Macdonald
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA gripping and mesmerising retelling of a classic story, filled with romance, mystery and intrigue. There is a pale, penetrating loneliness etched into the walls of this forgotten place. A kind of loneliness made living.. -
Gargoyles in the Round by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinally at ease with her newly discovered talent, Abby is ready to face her public. The magical public that is. A Summit has been arranged and everyone who is anyone or anything will be there. Using her celebrity is an uncomfortable situation for her, but with the Oak Point Guard at her side, as well as her creatures, she is prepared to get through anything, even the trial of her arch nemesis... -
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Raven Dexter, Paranormal Midwife by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaven Dexter chose to pursue midwifery the moment she helped a teen friend deliver her baby. Fed up with unconcerned physicians, she studied until she could open her small practice in a moderately sized town. Her practice was slowly growing until the night a strange man demanded she come with her to attend a birth... -
The Rose and the Briar by J.M. Stengl
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPower-hungry princes are Rosa’s greatest dread.Deep within the gardens of Faraway Castle sleeps a secret Rosa the gardener has sworn to protect with her life—the legendary princess Zafira. For three years she has hidden the princess almost in plain sight. But two nosy princes threaten to undo the work of a century... -
Pixies in the Park by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBack at home, Abby is inundated by gifts and cards from the Magical community at large. When one gift is more of a surprise than anticipated, the occupants of Oak Point are going to have their hands full finding the first kidnapped Nexus in history. Abby fights for freedom in her own small way, while Xander goes out of his mind to find her... -
Dance of the Forest King by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic between the human world and Faerie is dying, and it's going to take more than the average heroes to heal the rift. It will need the Lost Fae Kings.King Oberon and his brothers, Taranis and Mananan, have been separated from the rest of Faerie and their family, the Tuatha Dé Danann, for centuries. With Morrigan and her generals dead, they are finally free to roam both realms once more... -
Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe stunning sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin--the daughter of Chang'e and the mortal archer, Houyi--as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope... -
The Ascended by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA part of the Sundered Realms Extended UniverseRevenge demands the ultimate sacrifice. When twins Thais and Thatcher are thrust into the deadly Trials of Ascension, they'll navigate brutal competitions and forbidden desires, discovering some secrets are worth dying for—and others are worth killing for... -
Blood Ties by Phoenix Daniels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBy all accounts, Chicago Police dispatcher, Enola Roux’s life would have been considered completely normal; and that was fine with her. But when Enola has to return to her native Louisiana, she learns that her life is anything but ordinary. Enola is suddenly inducted into a world of spells, curses, ancient grudges, and… Gideon... -
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... -
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... -
Prince of Seduction by Jenny Hickman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA companion novella to A Cursed Kiss, Prince of Seduction tells Tadhg's story... -
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Controlling the King of Floods by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm in a city full of fae who despise me because of my magic, with a mate who doesn't have time to see me.Yeah, it's been great .I've about decided to move to the earth fae lands when someone wakes the Mother of All Monsters, and Flood decides I have to go with him into the Aboa to put her back to sleep... -
House of Light and Ether by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe unthinkable has happened, Fallon Bane has gone dark.As hard as Fallon tries to control her power, it only gets stronger. In a fit of desperation she asks for help from the most unlikely person and is wickedly betrayed in the worst way possible.But there has always been a bright spot in Fallon’s life, someone who can reach her even when others can’t... -
Bronx's Wounded Wolf by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBronx’s Wounded Wolf Blurb A WOUNDED WOLF…A FIERCE PROTECTOR…AN UNSHAKABLE BOND…Will Bronx and Taya be able to create that mystical bond without her inner wolf, or will their love be enough? A WOUNDED WOLF… Having suffered at the hands of a rogue pack, Taya’s wolf retreat’s deep inside her. She learns to rely on her humanity as she seeks sanctuary from the pack she’d been taken from as a child... -
Moonmarked by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI thought the worst was behind me. Arriving at the Seelie Court to heal the sick prince who saved my life when I was five was supposed to be the end of my nightmarish (for the most part) trip through the fae realm.I should have been on my way home already, far away from fae and their politics... -
Court of Lies by Dyan Chick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQueen’s Trial begins, and the competition turns deadly fast. There’s danger behind every turn, and it’s not just the competition that wants Cassia dead.To make matters worse, Tristan, the Winter Prince, has a plan of his own. He takes Cassia to the Winter Court where she’ll have to compete without the Princes she’s come to depend on... -
The Devil in Apartment 13 by Tiana Laveen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShahzad Haidar has been called many things... evil, horrid, ghastly, incredible, alarming. The latest label was the usage of the word, ‘Devil.’ However, Shahzad is none of those things – he is a Jinn. But not just any Jinn...Shahzad is a slick urban genie who runs an empire. His company creates magic and grants wishes under the illusion of being merely for entertainment... -
The Siren's Alpha by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a novella Jaymin Eve contributed to the Hotel Paranormal Anthology published in 2017... -
The Cursed by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Cursed is a short story companion to A Dark Faerie Tale Series.Available Now:Ever ShadeEver FireEver WinterEvangeline (prequel)The Ancients of Faerie are awakening, and they don't like what they see. Imprisoned and cursed to eternal slumber in chains for centuries, Arthas, the Unseelie King of Faerie, returns to claim his realm back... -
Roxanne Desired by Gena D. Lutz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWaking up fur covered and fanged isn't the easiest thing for a girl to deal with. Unfortunately, for Roxanne Delaney, that is her new reality. The only upside is finding herself the bondmate to one hot and sexy werewolf, Nathan Hayes. The downside; learning to adapt to a primal element that craves the rending of flesh and the oh-so-sweet taste of blood... -
History of Fire (Elemental Fire, #1) A Dark Faerie Tale Book Five by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one knows the secrets he keeps.No one knows of the worlds that exist right alongside ours.Benton is human, but he walks the line between two worlds: the mundane and the supernatural; the commonplace and the extraordinary. As a rare Fire Elemental Warlock, he finds himself in trouble more often than he cares to admit. It doesn’t help that his sister is a Faery Queen of the Summer Seelie Court... -
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Fae King's Hunger by Layla Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA growing bond.A world that would see it destroyed.Keeping Kyra in Alfhemir will endanger her life. If I had thought a future with her was possible, the norn’s shenanigans have wrecked that hope. I cannot let my burgeoning desires endanger my mate, and I refuse to let my world consume her.So I ignore the budding ache spreading across the center of my chest... -
A Forgotten Goddess by Cecilia Randell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn abandoned Egyptian goddess follows her visions to Ireland, and finds more than she ever bargained for... An abandoned Egyptian goddess follows her visions to Ireland, and finds more than she ever bargained for... Bat Sitru used to be a goddess. Well, technically she still is... -
Orc-ishly Ever After by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy fiancé’s mother is a real monster -in-law & she’s determined to break us up.I’ve been dating an orc, Jarum, for a few months when he proposes. I hesitate before saying yes. I want to be with him, but I’m nervous about what might be expected from an orc bride. When I agree, he says we can’t fully mate until his parents approve and I’ve completed two ancient orc marriage tests... -
Born of Starlight by Mariet Kay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis loose Rapunzel retelling challenges the thin lines between devotion and love—between duty and freedom. The Legends of Henosis is a debut fantasy romance series exploring the many fables of a magical, compelling realm.—“It is time to act, Sister of the Stars.”Tower walls are all Asterie knows. As the Sisterhood’s oracle, she is used to seeing what comes next... -
A Throne of Blood and Ice by T.A. Lawrence
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilly servant girl, only princesses get happy endings.While the first three books in The Severed Realms are interconnected standalone novels, this book is not a standalone. It should be enjoyed only after reading A Word so Fitly Spoken and A Bond of Broken Glass . A Throne of Blood and Ice is the first in a two-part finale to the series. Blaise wasn’t supposed to be the villain... -
The Veil by Megan Chance
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreat stones crack and split. Storms will tell and the world is changed...Seventeen-year-old Grace has found the archdruid who can teach her to use her power as the veleda—the priestess prophesied to save Ireland. But nothing is as it should be. The archdruid is a dangerous fairy, and Grace can’t learn the spells, no matter how hard she tries. Something is wrong.. -
Entranced by Sylvia Mercedes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE PRINCE AND THE LIBRARIAN . . .Clara is an Obligate—a human servant at the Court of Dawn.She doesn’t know why. She knows only that she broke the Pledge and must therefore spend her days obliging the every whim of a capricious fae princess. If she can keep her head down and follow the rules, she might survive to the end of her Obligation, spending her days working in the vast palace library... -
The Lost Coven by Bekah Harris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFelicity Hawthorne has never been superstitious.Coming from a long line of Appalachian healers, she's helped Nan cast grounding spells and left gifts of candy and moonshine for the fair folk, but was any of it real? Not likely.But when Felicity spots a mysterious boy at school that no one else can see, she begins to question the true origins of her family's beliefs, as well as her place within it... -
All the Chaos of Constellations by Hillary Raymer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe stars never lie.Novalise has until the end of Midsummer to marry, but when fate binds her to a male who wants nothing to do with her, she finds herself uncertain of what to do—choose a husband on her own or let her brother decide for her. When a notorious assassin arrives with a tempting solution to her problem, Novalise strikes a bargain in hopes of winning her mate’s heart... -
In the Forests of the Night by Kersten Hamilton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle against goblinkind continues . . . but which side will Teagan be on? Teagan, Finn, and Aiden have made it out of Mag Mell alive, but the Dark Man’s forces are hot on their heels. Back in Chicago, Tea’s goblin cousins show up at her school, sure she will come back to Mag Mell, as goblin blood is never passive once awoken. Soon she will belong to Fear Doirich and join them... -
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Of Pixies and Spells by Emma Hamm
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo find her mother, one woman must dive into the depths of magic itself... Freya has made a name for herself as the Queen Killer. The woman who defeated the Goblin King, then killed the Goblin Queen. Now, she has a new task. One that is much more personal. Her mother is alive, trapped somewhere in the realms of the fae, and she will stop at nothing to get her back... -
A Dragon Rider's Guide to Retirement by Julia Huni, Lia Huni
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey survived the war. Now they just have to survive retirement.When dragon rider William Ordell is grounded by a battlefield injury, he trades conflict for peace and purchases an abandoned lighthouse on the island of Safe Haven. But quiet doesn’t suit a man used to action... -
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFollow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. “Oh what is stronger than a death? Two sisters singing with one breath.” In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family... -
Ceux qui vivent cachés by Roxane Dambre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLa suite de la fabuleuse série de Roxane Dambre, Scorpi : "Passionnant et addictif", PopCulteDepuis qu’elle vit au manoir Scorpi, Charlotte découvre un nouveau monde. S’il n’y avait que son fiancé Adam et sa singulière famille de tueurs à gages, et surtout son formidable petit frère Elias, les journées seraient déjà bien remplies... -
Ceux qui tombent les masques by Roxane Dambre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLe dernier tome de la fabuleuse série de Roxane Dambre, Scorpi : "Passionnant et addictif", PopCulte Une semaine à Venise avec sa meilleure amie, voyage en jet privé et chambre avec vue sur la place Saint-Marc... Trop beau pour être vrai ? Oui, Charlotte aurait dû se méfier... Roxane Dambre, née en 1987, écrit depuis toujours... -
Of Chaos and Cadence by Constance Lopez
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA half-elf woman with deadly magic. A mage hunting for his childhood friend. A bargain that will change everything.Isarrel Dalmyar is too human for her elven home, and too elven to be accepted anywhere else. Banished after her human magic endangers two elves, she must learn how to control her chaotic power if she ever wants to return home...
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