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Light Singer by Audrey Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHaven escaped the clutches of the new Sun Sovereign and found solace in Shadoria, but for how long? Now that the extent of her powers is known, Solis, Noctis, and mortals all hunt her. Meanwhile, chaos reigns across the land... -
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... -
Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDreams 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... -
Magic Marked: Complete Trilogy by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 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... -
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Chief of the Blackgorge by Marvin Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Cultivating Gamelit Harem AdventureA man must repay his debts.Especially when he owes those debts to the princess of the realm. Luckily, she only asks that Theo stay in the palace as her guest. That should be an easy debt to pay, but trouble is afoot in the land and no number of royal dinners or palace balls will stop it... -
Secrets of the Hearthwood by Marvin Knight
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith enemies at the gates and trouble at home, a man must defend his clan armed only with his magical martial arts and a futuristic spaceship fortress.His enemies won’t know what hit them.After finally defeating the Matriarch of the Crimson Dragon clan, Theo’s left with a disunited group of tribes swearing loyalty to him in name only. And why should they? He’s got no towering fortress... -
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... -
Whispers of Fate (The Fae Chronicles) by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom WSJ and USAT Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a story of betrayal and hope.Old acquaintances are gathering as events unravel and unmask new obstacles in war-torn Faery.Kahleena assumed the Fates had offered her a glimpse into her destiny. She expected the events to unfold as they had in her vision... -
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... -
Moon Fated by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI vowed to protect my brother and my pack at all cost, but this time the debt for the protection might be my life.A war between my pack and the witches is long in the making. They’d do anything to destroy us. When a close ally is nearly killed by them, Josh goes rogue and retaliates. It’s not without deadly consequences... -
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... -
Marked by the Moon by Helen Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Deal with the Elf King, this forbidden love romance is sure to entice!All my life, death was right around the corner, I just never expected it to be delivered by the man I was falling in love with…Magic has been outlawed for almost a century and anyone caught wielding it, or bearing its mark, is executed. Which is why I know every day could be my last... -
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... -
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... -
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Carrion by Amarah Calderini
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 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... -
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... -
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... -
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 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... -
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... -
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... -
Crown of Blood and Ruin by L.J. Andrews
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWar begins. But secrets have the power to end...everything.Fallen princess. Traitor. Queen. Forsaking her people and her birthright, Elise Lysander takes her place at the side of the new fae king of a broken land. Revered by some, hated by many, Elise’s fight for her love and freedom is only beginning... -
Death's Abyss by S.D. Simper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll are equal in death. Tallora’s world ends in a single, bloodstained night, and all the world will fall in line unless the gods interfere. But divine aid comes at a price no mortal can pay, except in death . . . and perhaps Death herself has a few tricks of her own. From the author of FALLEN GODS comes a tale of redemption and sacrifice—and the true power of forgiveness... -
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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... -
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... -
The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore he was the Fire Court Third, he was the Reaper.And before he was the Reaper, he was her Ash Rider.Moranna. The Baroness of a colony hidden away on the Southern Islands. She works tirelessly to keep some of the most powerful Fae of the realm safe from those who seek to use them for their gifts.Or that's what Rayner has always believed... -
Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith 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... -
Barbarian Assassin by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s something new, dark, and sweet at Old IronboundYmir made a vow to master magic and to take care of his women. To do that, he'll stay at the Majestrial Collegium Universitas, but he'll stay on his own terms. He has a new business idea that will make life at the college sweeter and keep all the scholars randy... -
The Sacrifice by Emily Shore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Don’t you know better than to play with monsters?”I’ve spent my life in the Borderlands with no feeling. I am half a ghost, born with half a soul and numb because of it. On my 22nd birthday, I’m bound for the Sacrifice in the Wailing Woods and come face to face with the monsters—only to discover I can feel them.Perhaps I’d rather play with the monsters than kill them... -
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... -
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... -
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A Game of Love and Betrayal by Elayna R. Gallea
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe requires a wife. She needs to kill him. All’s fair in pursuit of love and revenge.What’s a vampire to do when the fae who made her an orphan is searching for a wife?Make him choose her and end his life on their wedding night, of course.Brynleigh has been carefully planning this for years... -
In The Shadows by L.B. August
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDamned by gods and threaded by fates, two mortals must embrace the darkness to find their true destinies.Lilith Clarke is supposed to be dead: murdered by the vicious King Oren, her blood staining a field of daisies. But death would have been merciful.After years of having no name, she is finally given a title: Queen of Umbra. But it will cost her everything... -
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... -
Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined... -
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... -
The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps by Brooke Marley Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWalking 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... -
Until the World Falls Down by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer freedom or her heart…in forty-eight hours, she'll lose one forever.When a brutal betrayal leaves twenty-eight-year-old Nell heartbroken, she makes a desperate plea for love—offering anything in exchange... -
Lost Towers by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith evil rising, every secret can change the course of history.The curse is broken. The Fae are free. And so is Gandrett—at least to walk away from the palace at Lei’Vreah, from the King of Fae who she supposedly is in love with, from the prince who almost died in her arms.Her friends are out there, needing her help... -
Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWeapons 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... -
Goldilocks and the Bear by Vivienne Savage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady 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... -
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Sacrifice by Tara Maya
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReviews"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.. -
Fade by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCara 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... -
Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the smallest debt comes with the highest price. Kat went down the rabbit hole and came out changed. Now everyone wants something from her and she is hard pressed to give in to any of them. Only the irresistibly mysterious Cheshire Cat seems to be on her side. But even he has secrets of his own. Secrets that cause him to show up beaten and bloody on her doorstep... -
Curse of Darkness by Bec McMaster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Darkness is coming…Iskvien must face her darkest challenge yet, in order to save her world.Her husband... -
We're All Mad Here by Leann Belle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe White Rabbit is following me.I can't outrun him. He's fast, he's ruthless, and if he hadn't drugged me and dragged me off to this godforsaken "wonder" land, I might find his platinum hair and striking rose gold eyes attractive.But here, the only wonder I've been finding is in the gaze of these beautiful men as they watch me run. Never do they try and help...Categorized as:
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Lords of the Hunt by Kate King
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTheir 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...
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