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  • Academy Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun

    Academy Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Academy Magic bundle set includes all five books in the series full of non-stop action, adventure, magic, and irresistible romance. Magic. Isn’t. Real. At least that's what I thought. But now, my story is changing... You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight...
  • The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Run an entire school for magic. No pressure, right?Wrong.It’s all pressure. Nothing but pressure. The rest of my Coven got to go home and relax. All I want to do after the last few months is to sit on my couch, eat a whole box of cookies, and binge watch mindless feel-good movies. But apparently that is not on my to-do list.To top it all off…it’s Christmas season. In Manhattan...
  • Wicked Warlock by Megan Montero

    Wicked Warlock by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only my power will rule them all...Death comes for us all...at least for now. My soulmate, Becket Dustwick, has been lost to a darkness inside him I don't understand and can't fight. The council's relentless violence has started a war within Evermore that I can't stop. And the walls around our world have fallen...
    Categorized as:
    dark  sword-sorcery  book  coming-of-age  epic  fiction  magic  myths
  • Unicorns Don't Cry by Kim McDougall

    Unicorns Don't Cry by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #20: You can’t save them all.Rage is boiling inside Kyra. Friends are dead, the world is burning, and her husband is…gone, his body and mind taken over by a demon. Death would have been kinder. But she can’t kill a demon, so Kyra must hunt down the creature wearing Mason’s face and do the unthinkable—trap him for all eternity in a bloodstone...
  • Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Now the spells are mine…I used to say I worked better under pressure…I was wrong. This countdown clock on my arm might just break me.Stellan is missing. Someone stole him from me. They ripped him right out of my hands and hid him somewhere I can’t find. I’m desperate to save my soulmate but Second Realm is dying…without me, they have no chance but neither does Stellan...
  • The Chains of Fate by Samantha Amstutz

    The Chains of Fate by Samantha Amstutz

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Shackled by destiny, chained by fate.SerennaReeling in the wake of the wraith attack on Centarya, expanding fear of the future consumes Serenna’s thoughts. Training for the conflict to come, Prince Vesryn exploits new tactics to drive Serenna toward her untapped power. But she soon finds herself confronting a dilemma that takes her focus away from the impending war...
  • The War God's Favorite by Jenny Fox

    The War God's Favorite by Jenny Fox

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She was destined to Die.He was born to Kill.Cassandra has known nothing but suffering and slavery for her whole life. Unjustly condemned to death, she was ready to leave this Hell and expire her last breath in the arena. But destiny had other plans for her, and instead of being killed, she was offered as a tribute to the merciless Kairen, the Dragon Prince, also known as the Empire's God of War...
  • Der Kuss des Kjer by Lynn Raven

    Der Kuss des Kjer by Lynn Raven

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Mit einem Trick bringt Mordan, der erste Heerführer der kriegerischen Kjer, die junge Heilerin Lijanas vom Volk der Nivard in seine Gewalt. Im Auftrag seines Königs Haffren will er die Heilerin und ein zauberkräftiges Elixier, die »Tränen der weißen Schlange«, an den Hof bringen...
  • The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

    The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    She’d failed them. All of them. And now she was paying the price. Kiva thought she knew what she wanted—revenge. But feelings change, people change... everything has changed.After what happened at the palace, Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe, and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her...
  • The Duelist 7 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 7 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex and his family finish their business on Terr and leave the island better than they found it.But they can’t go home yet.Amaya’s fate as the Prophetess looms ever closer, but Alex comes to suspect the oryx-woman may not be what, or rather who, the Order thinks she is.To find answers, they plan to travel to Eng Isle, but Alex keeps having these dreams...
  • The Duelist 5 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 5 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alex and his crew continue their journey to Terr Island, but the sea isn’t the last obstacle they have to face.Once they land, it’s an uphill battle against the island to reach Terr’s capital, and even when they reach the city, trouble abounds.If Alex doesn’t do something, the island of Terr is in danger of being destroyed by the Red Sun demons, or worse, by civil war...
  • Court of the Shifter by Logan Jacobs

    Court of the Shifter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This gorgeous vampire princess hates me, but that’s probably because the prophecy foretells that she must bear my children…One day, I was just a park ranger in Idaho. I liked my job, but my life wasn’t particularly exciting.Then I fell into an underground spring and landed in another world.A fantasy world full of vampires, shifters, and monsters...
  • Wrath of the Dragon by Eric Vall

    Wrath of the Dragon by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was prepared to die in that last fire I fought in Tucson. I’d saved as many civilians as I could when the flames finally devoured me, but then I woke up in a vast world called Dracoria with a beautiful angel beside me.Things have only gotten crazier from there.Now, I’m battling my way through the Night Lands on a rescue mission, but the more I make love to this angel, the more powerful I become...
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    sword-sorcery  dark  romance  fantasy  harem  litrpg  audiobook  horror
  • Dragon Born 2: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King

    Dragon Born 2: The Shifter's Hoard by Dante King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I now have my own clan, made up of five shifters and one mage. If we’re going to grow stronger, I’ll need to start making fat stacks of cash by hunting monsters. Dragons are at the top of the supernatural food chain, so that should be a cinch.One thing that’s going to cause trouble is the return of the Nightlords. And then there’s the disappearance of the beautiful thunderbird shifter...
  • Dragon Crowned by Kenley Davidson

    Dragon Crowned by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dragon Crowned was previously published under Kenley’s pen name, Haley Ryan. If you love snarky dragons, dangerous fae, and sweet, slow-burn romance, don’t miss the action-packed conclusion of this urban fantasy series that’s perfect for fans of K. M. Shea, Shari L...
  • Tempests of Truth by Melanie Cellier

    Tempests of Truth by Melanie Cellier

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Having finally rescued her friend, Delphine is left with a secret that could put all of Tartora at risk. Stranded on an island and with their relationship in tatters, Delphine and Nik are further than ever from finding and defeating Grey. But now they know the truth of his ability, they can’t let anything stand in the way of stopping him...
  • A Ruse to Unchain Us by Michele Notaro

    A Ruse to Unchain Us by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s time to fight back, and by the goddess, I will help free my people. The Cloaked Freeway is finally in a position to effect real change, and I want so badly to be a part of it. Since I was a little kid, it’s been my dream to free my people from under the human’s rule. And now I have the chance to make that dream a reality. But helping them means giving up so much...
  • 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...
  • Shadow Ruin by Audrey Grey

    Shadow Ruin by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The long-awaited epic conclusion to the award-winning Shadow Fall series is finally here!My name is Maia Graystone: soldier, commander of the rebel army . . . and the Emperor’s worst nightmare. After going from scorned traitor to leader of the rebel army overnight, I’m now the most powerful girl in the empire.But power always comes with a price...
  • The Duelist by Eric Vall

    The Duelist by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Duel your enemy and kill him.Take his assets, including his wives, as your own.Grow your estate and become the most powerful warrior mage this world has ever seen...
  • Melee Mage by Michael Taggart

    Melee Mage by Michael Taggart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After getting punched in the face by a golem, Jason discovers he desperately needs two things: a much better offense and a much better defense. To a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and to a mage, everything is solved with magic. That is, unless your magic is small and restricted like Jason’s...
  • A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain

    A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Half-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...
  • Pillar of the Wolves by Lola Glass

    Pillar of the Wolves by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    CONFUSED. DETERMINED. QUEEN.With my identity in the open, I expect the Blood Pack to despise me.But… they don't.They still consider me one of them, but I'm not sure that's where I belong anymore.The traitor still lives among my guards.The fight to determine my mate begins.But my pack's at war and the Tidals are still working against me...
  • This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede

    This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches.Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion...
  • Dragon Breeder 5 by Dante King

    Dragon Breeder 5 by Dante King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After spending time with the bearmancers of Vetrusca, I have a new mission.It will take me into the heart of a desert land with a new kind of mancer, where the people are ruled by the iron fist of a tyrant.If there's one thing I love, it's mancer women, and if there's one thing I hate, it's tyrants.Good thing I'm the Dragon Breeder and know how to deal with both...
  • The Duelist 6 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 6 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The island of Terr is on the brink of civil war and destruction, so Alex will need to use every one of his “Ambassador” skills to keep that from happening.But Terr has dwelled in darkness for too long, and monsters threaten to destroy the Terran people from within and without...
  • Building Harem Town 5 by Eric Vall

    Building Harem Town 5 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It looks like the threat of an enemy god is a lot closer to home than I realized. It’s time for my loyal priestesses and I to expand my territory, build up my armies, and take on the strange beasts who prowl the northern forest.But there’s more lurking in these woods than I anticipated...
  • Building Harem Town 3 by Eric Vall

    Building Harem Town 3 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have no idea how or why I’ve become a god, or if any of this is even real, but my three beautiful priestesses certainly seem real, and they rely on me to watch over them, guide them, and impregnate them with my god-seed.Now, more devout followers have joined with my convent. My flock is growing along with my power, and my priestesses are more and more eager to worship my godly form...
  • Maelstrom by Bethany Adams

    Maelstrom by Bethany Adams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dragon without a hoardDragon shifter Kezari gave up everything to stop the poison she’d sensed on Earth. Though welcomed by the Moranaian elves, she struggles to find her place in a land with different customs and expectations. Her situation only gets worse after she’s assigned to deliver healing potions with the annoying mind healer Tynan...
  • Blood of Ancients by Sara C. Roethle

    Blood of Ancients by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Eiric won the battle, but Lyssandra plans on winning the war. With her bond broken, her magic builds, threatening to consume her—a price she is willing to pay if it means she can bring Eiric down with her.Only, not everything is as it seems. She had thought the Ivangard witches villains, not victims...
  • 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...
  • Cultivating Chaos 5 by William D. Arand

    Cultivating Chaos 5 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    (Book 5 of 9)Ash’s life is anything but normal these days.Having discovered his Dao, he’s grown in power. Grown to the point that others are now aware of him and that he could be a danger.In this world of martial arts, only the strong and the ruthless survive.Everyone else is merely a stepping stone on their path of Cultivation, or an obstacle to be overcome.Or knocked down...
  • Secrets & Curses of Cerithia by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Cerithia by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Gods above, I know I am a monster, but I am your monster.” Thea has survived the deadly trials and narrowly escaped heartbreak, but now she faces her greatest challenge—breaking her curse and finding her place in Cerithia. Haunted by Cassius’ betrayal and the loss of her friends in Exile, she struggles to reclaim her identity in a kingdom that feels foreign...
    Categorized as:
    dark  romance  fiction  horror  fantasy  book  adult
  • The Duelist 2 by Eric Vall

    The Duelist 2 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Alex is quickly becoming accustomed to life in the strange world of Aventoll.He’s won two Duels already, along with two estates and two gorgeous wives.But success breeds jealousy, and Alex discovers he has a target on his back.Alex’s enemies want him dead so they can take his wives and estate, but they don’t know Alex isn’t from their world.And he doesn’t play by their rules...
  • A Throne From the Ashes by C.C. Peñaranda

    A Throne From the Ashes by C.C. Peñaranda

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As darkness descends, two destinies will merge. But as embers fly, one may rise from the ashes.A KINGDOM…Far from the land she knows, Faythe is beckoned toward the secrets of her heritage. Through trials of her name and a challenge to her claim, does she have what it takes to rule? Faythe bears a future that haunts; Reylan harbors a past that lingers...
  • Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sable has been exposed for who she is: Imari, the illegitimate daughter of Istraa’s king, and a Liagé—someone born with forbidden Shah power. After ten years of hiding and surviving in the bitter cold Wilds, she is finally returning home. But it's not the homecoming Imari envisioned...
  • Spring Guardians & Songbirds by Wendy Heiss

    Spring Guardians & Songbirds by Wendy Heiss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬. After falling for a lie and ruling over another, Snowlin starts revealing her dealing hand. Two queens and a joker...
  • Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot

    Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “But heed this warning, and heed it well—your mate’s life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill.”With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed...
  • The Neverseen King by Anastasis Blythe

    The Neverseen King by Anastasis Blythe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only one fate awaits the bride of the Neverseen King. But I will not die.Full blurb coming soon.The Neverseen King is the second in series fantasy romance of a tortured assassin and her dangerous fae husband, perfect for fans of The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Sylvia Mercedes, and Elise Kova who love dark, swoon-worthy heroes and heart wrenching, slow-burn romance...
  • The Embrace of Steel and Sorrow by K.L. DeVore

    The Embrace of Steel and Sorrow by K.L. DeVore

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Note: To avoid massive spoilers, it is highly encouraged to read A Touch of Gold and Madness prior to reading the first installment in the prequel trilogy.Before there was Griffin Silas, there was Chrome Freyr…Two elite teen Kinetic Warriors must protect the princess at all costs, but they never anticipated that they would both fall in the process...
  • 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...
  • War Hour by Lauren Loscig

    War Hour by Lauren Loscig

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When powers are earned and not born, who shall wield them?Lysta lives in constant fear of Trialing, a deadly test that bestows an ability upon its victors, but only after pushing their mental and physical limits...
  • The White Song by Phil Tucker

    The White Song by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The White Song is the final installment in a gripping new epic fantasy series.The hour of reckoning is at hand. The skies darken with the forces of the enemy while the hopes of the armies of the light dwindle to but a candle flame. Morals, compunctions, oaths - all must be set aside, every sacrifice made, every advantage and ally sought if there is to be any chance for survival...
  • Of Elves & Embers by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle

    Of Elves & Embers by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A princess bound in flames.A king living in shadows.A forgotten vow written in the stars.When I jetted off to Vegas for a reluctant girls’ weekend, the last thing I expected was to tumble through a portal into an alternate reality...
  • Spell of Love by Auryn Hadley

    Spell of Love by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There's nothing stronger than love, except maybe desperation. All Jade wanted was her own happily ever after. Unfortunately, it's never that easy. Being a woman and a mage complicates things. Falling for three men at the same time? At least that's working out. Everything else is a mess. And it's all the Spider's fault. That man just can't help himself...
    Categorized as:
    dark  sword-sorcery  adult  audiobook  black-mc  book  fiction  horror
  • Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross

    Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A story about magic and the captivating power of dreams.A curse plagues the realm of Azenor—during each new moon, magic flows from the nearby mountain and brings nightmares to life. Only magicians, who serve as territory wardens, stand between people and their worst dreams...
  • Queen & Conqueror by Isabelle Olmo

    Queen & Conqueror by Isabelle Olmo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How does one conquer a kingdom without spilling blood? You offer your hand in marriage to the king who killed your husband. Almira was raised by a calculating father who forged her in political cunning. She’s prepared for this moment since childhood. Like pieces on a board, she lays out the players one by one. One. King Alton, the brother-killer...
  • Queen & Conqueror by Isabelle Olmo

    Queen & Conqueror by Isabelle Olmo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How does one conquer a kingdom without spilling blood? You offer your hand in marriage to the king who killed your husband. Almira was raised by a calculating father who forged her in political cunning. She’s prepared for this moment since childhood. Like pieces on a board, she lays out the players one by one. One. King Alton, the brother-killer...
  • Wicked Ties by Shanora Williams

    Wicked Ties by Shanora Williams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In Vakeeli, trust will get you killed…After being betrayed by one of the few people he trusts, Caz has become a prisoner in his own mind. For once, he can’t work his way out of a deadly situation…but with a mate like Willow, there’s always a way...
  • Ruined by the Dragon by Meg Xuemei X

    Ruined by the Dragon by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final book in the Crown of Thorns and Sins duet.RyderI thought the gods’ curse made me feel this insatiable bloodlust that turns my heart black.I assume I live only for the next hunt. But all this time, I’ve been looking for her, waiting for her, and craving her...
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