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  • A Cage of Kingdoms by K.F. Breene

    A Cage of Kingdoms by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The 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...
  • Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews

    Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dreams will become nightmares...To take her place as rightful queen, Malin Strom stands by the side of the Nightrender and his guild of thieves in the fight to take a throne she never wanted. Now, as warriors from distant kingdoms answer their call, a new battle begins...
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    magic  paranormal  dark  myths  europe  scandinavia  romance  fantasy
  • The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow

    The Faerie Pawn by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I 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 Wicked by L.A. Banks

    The Wicked by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New, deadly enemies of the Vampire Huntress join forces with the old in the battle that will lead to the Armageddon in The Wicked, the eighth installment in L. A. Banks's hot Vampire Huntress seriesDamali and Carlos have finally tied the knot, but there is no happily ever after on the horizon...
    Categorized as:
    dark  myths  paranormal  adult  angels  book  dark-fantasy  demons
  • Rejected Gambit by Avery Stone

    Rejected Gambit by Avery Stone

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He stares into your eyes with nothing but hate, forced to acknowledge the truth of your brilliant strategy. Your first move puts you in the lead, but will you achieve checkmate?Being appointed leader of the Grandmasters should be another check in your column of wins, but instead, the news triggers something dangerous, because those who surround you want nothing but bloodshed...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  book  dystopia
  • Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He 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...
  • Between the Moon & Her Night by Jaclyn Kot

    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...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  romance  fantasy  gods  fated-mates
  • Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He 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...
  • Divine Hunter by C.N. Crawford

    Divine Hunter by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All’s fair in love and magic. Rosalind is preparing for all-out war with Drew, who wields gods-magic with terrifying skill. But now Rosalind is learning to harness gods-magic, too. When she next encounters her cousin, she wants to destroy him completely. Unfortunately for her, Drew launches a surprise attack on the vampire city...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  book  demons  fiction  gods
  • Blight by Claire Farrell

    Blight by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As 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...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  horror  new-adult
  • Sacrifice by Claire Farrell

    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...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Primal Undying by Melody Rose

    Primal Undying by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
  • Carrion by Amarah Calderini

    Carrion by Amarah Calderini

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a world devastated by plague, Willa has spent her life on the run, both from the mysterious illness that destroys the ability to dream and a secret that would get her imprisoned forever.But when an unknown power calls her to the top of a high rise one night, there is no outrunning it...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  romance  fantasy  slow-burn  royalty
  • The Crimson Snow by Laura Vega

    The Crimson Snow by Laura Vega

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In 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...
  • Embrace by Stacey Rourke

    Embrace by Stacey Rourke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Whether 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...
  • Mark of Fate by W.J. May

    Mark of Fate by W.J. May

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Mark of Fate is the 9th Book of W.J. May's bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. Rae Kerrigan has proven herself a vital asset to the Privy Council and yet, they still question her loyalty. Back in London, Rae returns to find that everything isn't exactly as it seems...
  • Shadow Rule by Angelina J. Steffort

    Shadow Rule by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Breaking 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...
  • Ever Wrath by Alexia Purdy

    Ever Wrath by Alexia Purdy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There 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...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  book  fae  fiction
  • Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  lgbtq
  • The Vampire Trick by Michelle Madow

    The Vampire Trick by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In 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...
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    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  audiobook  book  fae
  • The Witches' Blade by A.K. Mulford

    The Witches' Blade by A.K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A 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...
  • Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A new series from the author of The Raven Rings trilogy - Siri Pettersen!Juva knows all about blood readers. Praised for their Sight, they are nothing but swindlers, preying on people’s fears for power and profit. Born by blood readers herself, she knows only too well, and she has vowed never to become one of them...
  • Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules

    Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I knew being the only Norm at Gifted Academy would be hard and dangerous, but I didn’t expect to be tossed out of a window. Also didn’t expect to be saved by one of the Magnificent Four.Bryce brought me back from the brink of death, but he did more than heal my broken bones. He weakened my defenses and carved a place in my heart. He’s not the only one vying for my attention...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  book  fiction  gods  high-school
  • Sister of the Night - Von Ringen und Blut by Marah Woolf

    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...
  • Queen by Claire Farrell

    Queen by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three kings. Two queens. One heir. Chaos will rule..
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction
  • Usurper by Claire Farrell

    Usurper by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’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...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With their kingdom in ruins, Dorian and Nyssari Eaglefyre must make a choice. Remain bound to the kingdom and people that betrayed their family and live their lives in silence, or run and be declared traitors of the realm...
  • Fierce as a Tiger Lily by Kendra Moreno

    Fierce as a Tiger Lily by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To 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...
  • The Aspect of Essence by Samantha Amstutz

    The Aspect of Essence by Samantha Amstutz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For 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

    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

    Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Something 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...
  • Primal Rising by Melody Rose

    Primal Rising by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Otherworld 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...
  • The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps by Brooke Marley Jones

    The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps by Brooke Marley Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Walking home late one night, burned-out barista Nell accidentally incinerates someone.Whoopsie!Now, if this tale began in a fantastic, far-away land, or Nell were, perhaps, a wizard, such a mishap might make some kind of sense. But this is not a wondrous, fantasy world. This is real life, and Nell just wanted to go home and eat macaroni...
    Categorized as:
    magic  dark  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fiction  cozy  horror
  • Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Weapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Wicked Betrayal by Chelsea Luna

    Wicked Betrayal by Chelsea Luna

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The clock is ticking. Alex’s time is running out.Spring has hit Hazel Cove and with it, the pressure of Alex’s impending fate as Liam’s sacrifice is weighing upon her every thought. There’s so much to do and so little time. How do you stop an ancient pure blooded witch?But Liam isn’t Alex’s only problem. She must focus on what she can fix in the little time she has left...
  • Goldilocks and the Bear by Vivienne Savage

    Goldilocks and the Bear by Vivienne Savage

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lady Victoria hungers for excitement, but how can she find it while cloistered in her cousin's castle? Encouraged to journey north to pursue an adventure of her own, an abandoned lodge seems as fine a place as any to stop for rest. Ramsay is a shifter without a mate...
  • Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Sacrifice by Tara Maya

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Reviews"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts orMiddle Earth."--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower"Wow. Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I canhonestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is, it was insanely easy to slip into the story..
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    dark  magic  paranormal  book  epic  fae  fiction  high-fantasy
  • Fade by Claire Farrell

    Fade by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cara Kelly should have left the faery realm now that it has a king to rule all, but nothing is that simple. The real king is trapped in the Fade, and Cara’s journey is just beginning. Guilt-ridden by the fact Brendan’s soul was sacrificed for hers, she’s determined not to desert him after his one pure act of goodness...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction
  • Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FATE BELONGS TO MEBut it turns out, there's more to being Fate than just seeing visions and changing things every now and then.When I took the old god's power, I also took its responsibilities.Add in my newfound immortality, which requires proving myself to Serberus the way he proved himself to me… and my vow to the unicorns on top of that, and my life just got more complicated...
  • Lords of the Hunt by Kate King

    Lords of the Hunt by Kate King

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Their games will change her. Their love will ruin her.Lonnie Skyeborne is a human servant bound to the immortal court, until a cruel fairy tricks her into killing the High Fae King ...and she finds herself next in line for the throne...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book  enemies-to-lovers  fae
  • Songbird of the Sorrows by Braidee Otto

    Songbird of the Sorrows by Braidee Otto

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Ask no questions. Obey your orders. Respect your masters. But most of all…Love no one.Born without breath, Aella’s life began with a solemn promise etched in fate. Ousted from the Palace of Sorrows and gifted to the Aviary at a young age, she was shaped to fit the mold they made for her.Spy. Thief. Princess. Songbird...
    Categorized as:
    myths  magic  dark  paranormal  romance  fantasy  epic  fiction
  • Wicked Crown by Angelina J. Steffort

    Wicked Crown by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She saved her enemy. Now she must save the future of Sives.All Gandrett ever wanted was to go home. Now, that there is no home for her to return to, Gandrett must decide whether she still wants to be a Child of Vala—if the goddess has forsaken her...
  • Myths of Immortality by Raye Wagner

    Myths of Immortality by Raye Wagner

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the realm of the dead, there are no lies. Hope Nicholas is desperate to believe that the truth will set her free from the bindings of Apollo's curse. But to get the truth, she must travel to the Underworld, a feat near impossible for the living...
  • Conjured by Chelsea Luna

    Conjured by Chelsea Luna

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After the disastrous fallout on Halloween and the tragic events that followed in the Hazel Cove Cemetery, Alexandria is left picking up the pieces of her broken life. Peter is adjusting. James hates her. Grandma Claudia is gone. Emma is incoherent. Victor went rogue. And Gamma still wants her dead.If that wasn't enough to deal with, two burning questions are driving Alex insane...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  female-author  fiction  horror  spooky
  • Of Dreams And Dragons by Karpov Kinrade

    Of Dreams And Dragons by Karpov Kinrade

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The land will burn. Mountains will bleed. An old magic awakens. The day darkness descends into my life begins like any other.Taking care of the kids I call my own. Fighting fires in my small town...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  dragons  fiction  horror
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  myths  dark  romance  fantasy  retellings  horror
  • Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Are you ready for the final installment of the Blood and Salt series?Ara's life is on the line as she faces down her greatest challenge yet. More details coming soon to prevent spoilers...
    Categorized as:
    magic  dark  myths  paranormal  romance  fantasy  vampires  new-adult
  • The Vampire Prince by Michelle Madow

    The Vampire Prince by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    To destroy the enemy, she will become the enemy.Everything has been taken from Annika — her family, her friends, and even her freedom — by the vampires who enslaved her in the hidden kingdom of The Vale. But now she possesses a magical ring that contains Geneva, the most powerful witch in the world, and she’s ready for revenge...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  audiobook  book  fae
  • Lady of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Lady of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Lyr's journey continues February 14,...
  • Death's Kiss by M.M. Reeves

    Death's Kiss by M.M. Reeves

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dive in to the cruel and unforgiving world of the Cardinal North Order of the Tide Raiders in M.M. Reeves debut novel. Twenty-year-old Merena Boreas has had to fight her way tooth and nail just to survive the last seven years of hellish instruction provided by the Cardinal North and has earned herself the esteemed title of Captain, just in time to complete her eighth and final year...
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