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  • The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

    The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, Vasya and Morozko return in this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Winternight Trilogy, battling enemies mortal and magical to save both Russias, the seen and the unseen. Now Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answers—and for someone to blame...
  • Memories of Prophecies by Davis Ashura

    Memories of Prophecies by Davis Ashura

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The memories of the past may be forgotten, but prophecies linger.Cinder Shade and his fellow cadets have survived a brutal mission in the vast wilds of the Dagger Mountains. Laying to rest many of their brother warriors, they return to the Third Directorate, battered, bruised, and weary of soul.But the world turns, and new challenges press...
  • Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier

    Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    After years of comparative peace, darkness has fallen upon Ulster. Trouble is brewing and even those in the heart of the forest are not safe. Niamh, elder daughter of Sorcha, is required to make a strategic marriage, while her sister Liadan, who has the gift of Sight and her mother’s talent for healing, finds herself drawn into the shadowy world of the Painted Man and his warrior band...
  • Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by a nobleman who recognized that she was pricked by Kushiel's dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one...
  • Disciple of War by Michael G. Manning

    Disciple of War by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    War looms on the horizon but Selene’s training as a wizard must begin, even though her age makes success nearly unattainable. Will searches for a solution, but their only hope may be a dangerous bargain with the king.The fate of two nations lies on Will’s shoulders and the future is paved with violence. With few options, he needs the aid of uncertain allies and dubious friends...
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    fae  medieval  paranormal  audiobook  book  demons  epic  fiction
  • Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning

    Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Now a student at Wurthaven, Will is confronted with the truth of the present. The powerful magic embodied by wizards like his grandfather is but a distant memory, while the practice of the current day is timid and uninspired, and yet he needs the knowledge still preserved and managed by the college...
  • Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

    Crown of Crystal Flame by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    A Song of Love won her heart.A Song of Darkness haunted her soul.A Song in the Dance would seal her fate.Seers had long foreseen an extraordinary destiny for Ellysetta Baristani. Already she had won the heart of the Fey King—the magnificent Rain, ever her ally, eternally her love. She had saved the offspring of the magical tairen and fought beside her legendary mate against the armies of Eld...
  • Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Having learned a lesson about thwarting the will of the gods, Imriel and Sidonie publicly confess their affair, only to see the country boil over in turmoil. Younger generations, infatuated by their heart-twisting, star-cross romance, defend the couple...
  • Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier

    Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The “powerful and emotionally-charged” fantasy series from the author of the Sevenwaters novels continues, as Blackthorn and Grim face haunting secrets and old adversaries... Feather bright and feather fine, None shall harm this child of mine... Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her bond to the fey: seek no vengeance, help any who ask, do only good...
  • A Fae Coin Transported Me Into Another World and Now I'm the Gay Holy Maiden by A.J. Sherwood

    A Fae Coin Transported Me Into Another World and Now I'm the Gay Holy Maiden by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when you fall and hit the webtoons trope tree? You get killed by Truck-kun, get transported to a fantasy world by a sentient Fae coin, and become the first gay holy maiden.Jake Alexander is Not Happy to be sure. Fortunately in Jake’s case, part of the trope tree includes the gorgeous Duke of the North, Theon. And starting a business from scratch, which he’s always wanted to do...
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    fae  paranormal  steamy  medieval  romance  fantasy  mlm  magic
  • Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

    Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 56 ratings
    A magnificent saga set in the Celtic twilight of 10th century Ireland, when myth was law and magic was a power of nature, brilliantly brought to life: the legendary story of an evil stepmother opposed by a seventh child.The keep at Sevenwaters is a strange, remote place, guarded by silent men who slip through the woodlands clothed in grey, and keep their weapons sharp...
  • The Ciphers of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler

    The Ciphers of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    From the moment she was banished by her father, the king, Princess Maia journeyed to seek sanctuary at Muirwood Abbey, the epicenter of magic and good in the land. Now safe for the first time since her cruel abandonment, Maia must foster uneasy friendships with other girls training to be Ciphers: women who learn to read and engrave tomes of ancient power, despite the laws forbidding them to do so...
  • Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    My blood beat hard in my veins and hammered in my ears, like the sound of bronze wings clashing. And I understand for the first time what it meant that Kushiel, the One God's punisher, had loved his charges too well...Imriel de la Courcel's blood parents are history's most reviled traitors, while his adoptive parents, Phèdre and Joscelin, are Terre d'Ange's greatest champions...
  • King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson

    King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    King of Sword and Sky is the third book in the epic romantic adventure that combines sweeping fantasy with breathtaking paranormal romance. USA Today and New York Times bestseller C. L...
  • Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Lady of Light and Shadows by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    She feared the dark visions and the magic within her. And she dreamed of the miraculous love that could save her.Like an enchanted fairy tale prince he stepped from the sky to claim her—the Fey King, her destiny, her one and true love.But behind the mesmerizing beauty of Rain’s violet eyes Ellysetta saw the passionate hunger of the beast . .
  • Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Two lovers, two hearts, one soul.Only joined can they be truly complete.Only joined can they survive the darkness.The Fey King Rain and his truemate Ellysetta share a passionate love unrivaled in the history of their world—and a forbidden power that made them outcasts from the Fading Lands...
  • Black Coven by E. William Brown

    Black Coven by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Surviving Ragnarok is challenge no matter what powers you have, and new problems keep cropping up. Demanding witches, genocidal monsters, divine feuds and local politics will all keep Daniel on his toes. But his enemies have made one crucial mistake. They've given an engineer who understands the nature of magic time to build things..
  • Bonded Fate by Beck Michaels

    Bonded Fate by Beck Michaels

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The stakes are higher, new questions will surface, and more blood will spill in the thrilling sequel of the Guardians of the Maiden fantasy series.Reeling from Cassiel's confession, Dyna struggles to understand what the Blood Bond means for them both, all the while trying to stay one step ahead of a newfound enemy...
  • Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

    Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The Black Dogs are on the hunt, but who is their prey?When a cursed dragon-witch kidnaps fairest Lady Gleamdren, the Bard Eanrin sets boldly forth on a rescue mission...and a race against his rival for Gleamdren's favor. Intent upon his quest, the last thing the immortal Faerie needs is to become mixed up with the troubles of an insignificant mortal...
  • A Tale of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken

    A Tale of Two Dragons by G.A. Aiken

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Braith of the Darkness likes going through life unnoticed. Not an easy task for a She-dragon of royal descent. But the evil plots of her father are turning her quiet, boring life upside down, and she has now become the enemy of the most vicious queen her kind has ever known. But for once, Braith won't have to fight alone...
  • I Destroyed the Elf Prince's Harem by Jocelynn Drake

    I Destroyed the Elf Prince's Harem by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who hasn't wanted to disappear into their favorite book? Live in the world of their favorite characters?Well, when this author fell off a bridge thanks to flipping a magic coin, I woke up in the one place I didn't want to be—my own unfinished novel.Now I'm trying to untangle this twisted plot, put the hero back on track to finding his brother's killer, and getting his happily ever after...
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    fae  paranormal  medieval  romance  fantasy  mlm  magic  mystery
  • Winter Sun by Hollee Mands

    Winter Sun by Hollee Mands

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    He’d do anything to keep her safe...except give her up.Declan lost her once. Never again. He is an archmage. Fearsome. Terrible. Divine. Yet deadly whispers dare echo in his ear. None more threatening than those of his still-incomplete mate bond and his love’s failing health. In a twist of irony, he must now protect his mate from the greatest danger she's ever faced...Himself...
  • The Plan Commences by Kristen Ashley

    The Plan Commences by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton. The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation...
  • Scent of a Wolf by Alex Lidell

    Scent of a Wolf by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Lera isn’t a hero. The world doesn’t know that. Lera needs to keep her head down—not an easy feat when a giant gray wolf with a fondness for her dorm room starts roaming the Academy...
  • The Well of Shades by Juliet Marillier

    The Well of Shades by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Juliet Marillier continues the epic fantasy begun with" The Dark Mirror, " which" Interzone" called: "A fascinating evocation of life in Pictish England and an emotional roller coaster of a story." King Bridei is a man with a mission. His wish to unite his kingdom seems almost within his grasp but there are forces working to undo his dream...
  • Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    A brand new novel in the beloved world of Sevenwaters, a fantasy series that should appeal to "Lord of the Rings" fans (VOYA). The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest. Human and Otherworld dwellers have existed there side by side, sharing a wary trust...
  • Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen, Paul Russell Garrett

    Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen, Paul Russell Garrett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An epic fantasy trilogy from Norway about thousand-year-old secrets, forbidden romance, and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil comes at last to the United States! 15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail, and the only one unable to access the Might, a current of power that runs through the earth...
  • The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker

    The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In this new stand-alone fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty. When Gwennie pricks her finger and the whole castle falls asleep, only Annie is awake, and only Annie-blessed (or cursed?) with being impervious to magic-can venture out beyond the rose-covered hedge for help. She must find Gwen's true love to kiss her awake...
  • East by Edith Pattou

    East by Edith Pattou

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Rose has always been different. Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose's birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home... but she can't suppress Rose's true nature forever...
  • Tomes Apprentice by Honor Raconteur

    Tomes Apprentice by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s like the start of a bad joke: a Master of Tomes, his apprentice, and ninety world-saving records get lost at sea. Mei Li really wishes the joke wasn’t her life. For two years she’s been stranded in a remote village with no knowledge of where her master is or what’s going on in the world...
  • Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey

    Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel's Legacy series, delivers book two in her new lushly imagined trilogy featuring daughter of Alba, Moirin.Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile Ch'in fighter who holds the missing half of her diadh-anam, the divine soul-spark of her mother's people...
  • Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart

    Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The thrilling sequel to Blood Song. The rain wanted to be ocean; the ice in the mountain caps wanted freedom. I never knew that water held such longing. The clouds above my head rumbled like a growling wolf, impatient to release their burden. I held the rain there a moment longer. I turned to Renata, heard her gasp and knew my eyes glowed blue.I spoke a single word. 'Rain...
  • 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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    fae  paranormal  book  dark  epic  fiction  high-fantasy  historical
  • A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark

    A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The unimaginable has happened,And none of our lives will ever be the same.Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown...Or closer to death.Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to Lorian – before his fury lays waste to this continent...
    Categorized as:
    europe  scandinavia  fae  paranormal  steamy  medieval  myths  romance
  • The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

    The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Compared to Outlander and The Mists of Avalon, this thrilling first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth—a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland—twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin. I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history..
  • Awakened by Casey Odell

    Awakened by Casey Odell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After escaping from the elves and the General, Claire is on the run again with the last person she’d thought she’d end up with— Farron. Shadowy forces are nipping at their heels, and soon they are attacked. But they have bigger worries. An old friend of Farron’s shows up: a beautiful woman with a mark shockingly similar to her own.As it turns out, she is not alone...
    Categorized as:
    fae  medieval  paranormal  book  dystopia  epic  fiction  high-fantasy
  • The Ice Dragon by Bianca D'Arc

    The Ice Dragon by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A wild Northern Ice Dragon and the girl who raised him save the life of a fierce, shapeshifting royal black dragon, only to have him save them in return with his love. Third book in the Dragon Knights series. When a royal black dragon falls under enemy fire, only the wild Northern Ice Dragon and his unlikely female rider can save him...
  • The Heir by Frost Kay

    The Heir by Frost Kay

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All hail the assassin queen.Becoming the depraved king’s consort was never the plan–neither was being tossed in the turbulent waters of the Crown’s court–but Tempest was trained to roll with the punches. Even if it means getting her hands dirty and betraying what her heart wants the most.But being the king’s betrothed is no protection...
  • Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

    Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    To hell with love, this goddess has other plans...Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused the Earth to start dying.The real story is much more interesting.Persephone wasn't taken to hell: she jumped...
  • Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey

    Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn, the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. But generations ago, the greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Now only small gifts remain to them. Through her lineage, Moirin possesses such gifts—the ability to summon the twilight and conceal herself, and the skill to coax plants to grow...
  • The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope

    The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folk—whose customs are even older than the Druids’ and include human sacrifice...
  • In The Darkest Midnight by Grace Draven

    In The Darkest Midnight by Grace Draven

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The mark Jahna Uhlfrida was born with has made her a target of the cruel and idle all her life. During the long, crowded festivities of the winter holiday known as Delyalda, there's nowhere to escape and no one to save her from the taunts and mockery.Until a handsome swordmaster promises to teach her how to save herself...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  bullying  epic  female-mc  fiction
  • The Caller by Juliet Marillier

    The Caller by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Neryn has made a long journey to perfect her skills as a Caller. She has learned the wisdom of water and of earth; she has journeyed to the remote isles of the west and the forbidding mountains of the north. Now, Neryn must travel in Alban's freezing winter to seek the mysterious White Lady, Guardian of Air...
  • Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier

    Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Child of the Prophecy is the thrilling conclusion to Juliet Marillier's award-winning Sevenwaters Trilogy.Magic is fading... and the ways of Man are driving the Old Ones to the West, beyond the ken of humankind. The ancient groves are being destroyed, and if nothing is done, Ireland will lose its essential mystic core...
  • Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Maeve, daughter of Lord Sean of Sevenwaters, was badly burned as a child and carries the legacy of that fire in her crippled hands. After ten years she’s returning home, a courageous, forthright woman. But while her body’s scars have healed, her spirit remains fragile, fearing the shadows of her past. Sevenwaters is in turmoil...
  • Pillars of Six by Kelly St. Clare

    Pillars of Six by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Darkness crashes over the angry sea. After the bloody skirmish on Pleo, my future is a jumbled mess...
  • Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

    Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father. It's an idyllic life for Jena, the second eldest, who spends her time exploring the mysterious forest with her constant companion, a most unusual frog. But best by far is the castle's hidden portal, known only to the sisters...
  • Foxmask by Juliet Marillier

    Foxmask by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Norseman Eyvind, a fierce and loyal Wolfskin, came to a new land on top of the world to find his destiny. With his priestess bride Nessa he saved the land and weathered the treachery that was caused by Eyvind's blood-sworn friend Somerled...
  • The Immortal Game by Talia Rothschild, A.C. Harvey

    The Immortal Game by Talia Rothschild, A.C. Harvey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An exiled goddess goes on a quest to clear her name and save Mount Olympus.Galene, daughter of Poseidon, desperately wants to earn her place among the gods. But when a violent attack leaves Mount Olympus in chaos and ruins, she is accused of the crime. Banished from Olympus, Galene sets out to prove her innocence and discovers a more deadly plot—one that threatens even the oldest of Immortals...
  • The Empire of Empty Wars by S.M. Gaither

    The Empire of Empty Wars by S.M. Gaither

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death. Betrayal. Destruction. This was Alaya's destiny, written in the stars on the night she was born. She should have been killed because of it.She wasn’t.The once crown prince of the highest throne in Sundolia is now the high king, and all of his advisors agree on one thing: He should have destroyed that dangerous Dragon woman when he had the chance.He didn’t...
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