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  • A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

    A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 94 ratings
    Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it...
  • House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

    House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 91 ratings
    Sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller!Sarah J. Maas's sexy, groundbreaking CRESCENT CITY series continues with the second installment.Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal―they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds...
  • Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

    Emperor's Throne by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Three against one is not the best odds in any fight. But does she dare gamble on making an enemy into an ally? The final installment in the USAT and WSJ bestselling epic urban fantasy that readers have been waiting for! There might be no rest for the wicked, but there’s no rest for the exhausted either...
  • Iron Flame (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros, Khaya Fraites

    Iron Flame (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros, Khaya Fraites

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through...
  • Gleam by Raven Kennedy

    Gleam by Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His.The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out... Until you realize it’s about keeping you in.I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there’s something that’s bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark...
  • Wyvern's Lair by Shannon Mayer

    Wyvern's Lair by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The odds are stacked against her as she faces her greatest challenge yet… But that's nothing new in her world. The fifth in the plot twisting, heart pounding, magic-riddled, USA Today bestselling Desert Cursed series. I thought I had the next steps in my journey plotted out...
  • The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea

    The Order of Blood and Ruin by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They used to be enemies. Now they’re partners.I never imagined Considine Maledictus—one of the most powerful vampires alive—would go from ruling the streets at night to joining the supernatural task force just to become my partner, but here we are.Considine claims he “fancies” me. He also used to hide his identity and pose as my charming next-door neighbor, so forgive me if I don’t believe him...
  • Sin & Spirit by K.F. Breene

    Sin & Spirit by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Kieran has stepped up to take his place as the ruler of magical San Francisco. As his girlfriend, that unfortunately means I'm under the magnifying glass. Everything I do is noticed, from how I act to how I style my hair. Most notably, of course, is how little I know about my magic. The Hades Demigods want me on their team, and they don’t plan to ask nicely. Kieran and I are both under fire...
  • Rogue Alpha by K.N. Banet

    Rogue Alpha by K.N. Banet

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The world knows me as Jacqueline, daughter of Hasan, the werecat that fell in love with a werewolf. I prefer Jacky Leon and I knew what I was getting into when I allowed myself to fall in love with Heath Everson.We’re standing against centuries of animosity between the two species and it’s a dangerous place to be...
  • Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer

    Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Looking to rescue dragon hatchlings? Check. Piss off a demon in the process? Check. Have my mate stolen by a raging psycho who wants his babies? Damn . . . .I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, do solemnly swear I wanted a vacation from trouble. The problem is, trouble did not want a vacation from me or those that I love...
  • Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery

    Dragon Guard Scholar by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A hot, nerdy dragon content to be aloneDragon shifter Gideon wasn’t looking for love. He preferred silence, solitude, and the company of his books. So, when he runs into his mate, his first instinct is to keep her at arm’s length...
  • Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner

    Resurrection Reprise by Hailey Turner

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Possession is nine-tenths of the law.Spencer Bailey has spent his entire life under government oversight for something he can’t change: his magic’s affinity for breaking souls. After surviving the end of the world, Spencer joins the Supernatural Operations Agency with the intention of keeping his head down and his hands clean...
  • When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire

    When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Toby's getting married!It's hard to be a hero. There's always something needing October "Toby" Daye's attention, and her own desires tend to fall by the wayside in favor of solving the Kingdom's problems. That includes the desire to marry her long-time suitor and current fiancé, Tybalt, San Francisco's King of Cats. She doesn't mean to keep delaying the wedding, it just sort of...happens...
  • The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea

    The Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    By night, they fight in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. By day, they are friendly next-door neighbors. Neither of them know that their alter egos are archenemies.I’ve spent my life training in the family business of slaying vampires, but I’m tired of all the death. I want to prove we slayers can help society, not just break it...
  • Wolfish: fateborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Wolfish: fateborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
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  • Tangled Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Tangled Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I never got involved in the dirt and the details of an investigation. I never let my preconceptions muddy a reconstruction. And I steadfastly refrained from ever allowing my past to dictate my future.At least until the one person I couldn’t lose went missing...
  • Daman by Jaclyn Osborn

    Daman by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love is messy. Being alone is easier.Cursed with Envy, Daman has spent his life in the shadows. Relationships are too complicated when he’s in a constant battle with his very nature. His only focus is helping his half-angel brothers protect mankind from dark forces. With the son of Lucifer on the rise, stakes are high. Allies are needed...
  • Sleeping with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins

    Sleeping with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love? What if the cost of saving them is your soul? Would you pay it? I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I’m no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I’ve become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved...
  • Crowning Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

    Crowning Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The final battle for Faery is here! War has come to Faery, and there’s no escaping the final battle.We thought we were ready for anything.We were wrong.I couldn’t change who I was, so Destiny stepped in, forcing me to become what Faery needed to face down our enemies...
  • King Maker by Audrey Grey

    King Maker by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, this long awaited third book promises even more action and romance than the last! They broke the curse, but at what cost? Haven and her crew may be considered heroes, but they arrive back in Penryth harboring dangerous secrets...
  • Wickedly They Dance by May Sage

    Wickedly They Dance by May Sage

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world has learned to fear vampires and forgotten a greater threat. Before the bloodsuckers rose, the gods had perfected one race of predators. And they’ve chosen their prey. Avani was raised in another pack, another world, away from the secluded werewolves of Oldcrest. But the shadow that has followed her every step since her first shift has forced her into exile...
  • The Angel Test by Michelle Madow

    The Angel Test by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It’s time for Raven Danvers to face the Angel Trials.After months of training, Raven’s finally ready to compete in the Angel Trials. If she succeeds, she’ll earn the right to drink angel blood from the Holy Grail, which will give her Nephilim blood.No human has yet to drink angel blood from the Grail and survive. But Raven’s gift of stubbornness makes her special...
  • Shadow's Fall by T.M. Hart

    Shadow's Fall by T.M. Hart

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Everyone breaks.Everyone.It is a universal truth, an absolute with no exceptions.The only difference between us is how we break . . . and what it turns us into.This is one such story. And this will take some telling."~Enter the world of the Shadow Series where Light battles Dark and nothing is as it seems.Violet Archer knows that something is coming. She just doesn't know what . . . or who...
  • Fire Maidens: Ireland by Anna Lowe

    Fire Maidens: Ireland by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic, shifters, and a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Inheriting a cottage in Ireland seems like a stroke of pure luck to Grace Connolly — as is a chance meeting with her mysterious (and hot) new neighbor. Soon, Boston’s most up-and-coming harpist finds herself mixing business with pleasure and getting to know Finn Hurley — intimately...
  • Salvation in Darkness by Nicole Edwards

    Salvation in Darkness by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Heaven refers to them as Misplaced Halos. Humans don’t even know they exist. This faction of celestial warriors was sent here under the cover of darkness to protect humanity from Lucifer’s demons. In return for their servitude, these warriors expect only one thing: the love they were promised, what angels refer to as an amsouelot...
  • Taken by Fate by Shannon Mayer

    Taken by Fate by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Plucked out of the Collector’s Pens, auctioned off to a vampire contingent, and sent across the ocean to the Alpha Territories was not exactly how I planned to spend my week.Actually, scratch that. I had planned the first bit. But I was supposed to be sold to the werewolves so I could save my friend from a fate worse than death. Instead, the bloodsuckers have me and so far? It's not going great...
  • Her Dragon Guardian by Riley Storm

    Her Dragon Guardian by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s running from her past. He’s determined to be her future…Tara Simmons’ life had been nice and boring since she moved out of Five Peaks to avoid her family drama. All that changed when he showed up at her door: half-dead, almost naked, and begging for her help. With the storm of the decade raging outside, driving down the mountain for assistance is out of the question...
  • Unraveling Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

    Unraveling Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    I knew Destiny wasn’t done with me. I knew that she was just getting warmed up, but I had no clue just how hard my world was going to come crashing down on me. I had thought that I was going to get my fairytale wedding and marry the man of my dreams. I was wrong. Now, faced with having my world torn asunder and Faery exposed, I have to make choices I never thought I’d have to make...
  • The King's Captive by K.M. Shea

    The King's Captive by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    I can turn into a housecat.It’s a fun magic, except in a world filled with vampires and werewolves, it doesn’t exactly make me a powerhouse. Instead, the supernatural community has classified me as an outcast, which means one thing: Picking on me is open season all day, every day...
  • Her Dragon's Soul by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's Soul by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 9 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. He’d seen the golden highlights of her strawberry-blonde hair glistening in the firelight and it was obvious...
  • The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    She's been the victim and the survivor…Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia...
  • Firestorm by Donna Grant

    Firestorm by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    SCORCHED BY DESIREDimitri lives to protect the secret of the Dragon Kings from the human race. Bound by a bond stronger than blood to the Kings, Dimitri uses his strength and prowess to defend a thousand-year-old secret. But when an oh-so-sexy, slightly absent-minded archaeologist wanders into his midst, Dimitri will have to give up his rules, and give in to desire...When Dr...
  • Wild Honor by May Dawson

    Wild Honor by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ever since I planted my butt firmly in the Dragon King’s throne, my already-rogue magical powers have multiplied. My magic has developed an unfortunate tendency to blow things up whenever I’m unhappy.I’m Queen of the isle. I’m also Queen of the wreckage.So while I master my powers, I’ll be the hidden queen. Jaik rules in the north as the dragon king...
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    age-gap  dark  dragons  fae  magic  multi-pov  paranormal  slow-burn
  • Curseborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Curseborne by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Who says a girl can’t be alpha?With the Alpha Trials starting, I have to get my head in the game. Problem is, my heart is so obsessed with my infuriating cursed mate, I can’t focus. But I have to. Because with the secret of my true bloodline out, the supreme alpha wants my head on a platter. And he’s not above using the trials to get the job done...
  • Speak of the Demon by Stacia Stark

    Speak of the Demon by Stacia Stark

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I hunt demons.I don’t work for them.And I promised my mom one thing before she was murdered: Under no circumstances, would I ever go near the high demons.But I’ll break that promise over and over again if it helps me avenge her death.When my only lead winds up dead in the middle of demon territory, I’m suddenly in deep shit. Violence in Samael’s club is a death sentence… unless he can use you...
  • The Big A.S.S. Party by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    The Big A.S.S. Party by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Once upon a moon, the wild wind whispered in my ear that the true queens were returning to Solaria and I made it my mission to open up their path to the throne so that they could slip right in like an oily oyster.Now, on this most special and wonderous of days, the very day of their birth – I will prove myself to be the most loyal and dependable of their followers...
  • Bad Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Bad Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Some myths should just stay buried.Brexley’s journey has led her to the most coveted object in the world. In discovering the Nectar, Brexley finds other secrets and truths she was not ready for, ones that destroy everything she has ever known, confronting a power within herself she is not ready to face.Magic is a balance. Things come at a cost...
  • Pure Surrender by Aja James

    Pure Surrender by Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Aella Alexander:An Amazon warrior in her human life, Aella has always taken and fought for what she wanted, and what Aella wanted, she got.Until him.Cloud Drako:The mysterious new recruit to the Pure Ones’ team of Elite soldiers is not what he seems. He has a critical role to fulfill to maintain Balance in the universe…He cannot afford to be distracted by her...
  • Blood Echo: A Blood Curse Novel by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Echo: A Blood Curse Novel by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Let sleeping dogs lie…Don’t stir up the past.Especially when that past is an ancient, feral vampire sleeping at the bottom of an aged cobblestone well, one who is famished for blood, determined to claim you, and haunted by mystical shadows…remnants from the past.Long ago, in a Romanian castle, the last females of a dying race called him Nanaşule. Godfather...
  • Midnight Kiss by Bianca D'Arc

    Midnight Kiss by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It all started with a kiss…Gabe arranged it so he would kiss Margo, the lovely werewolf private investigator, on the stroke of midnight at a family New Year’s Eve celebration. They’d been paired up for a mission to find the evil mage who had messed with both their families years before.She couldn’t be sure of his motives…Gabe was a magic user and he puzzled her inner wolf...
  • Waterborn by Bianca D'Arc

    Waterborn by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A seductive sea siren and a handsome water elemental meet – and try their best to save the world.Molly, a sea siren with dangerous powers, swims to the mainland on behalf of her people. Menaced by an evil supernatural sea monster known as the leviathan, the siren conclave has no choice but to reach out to those on the mainland for help...
  • Fire Bound by Kayleigh King

    Fire Bound by Kayleigh King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Remington Weylyn is burned and broken. She made a choice and now she’s paying the price. The girl she once was is gone, replaced by someone she no longer recognizes. What once was her home now feels foreign and the people she was closest to feel like strangers. And it’s all his fault.  Jax Whitlock is dangerous and damaged. With no home or family, his place in the world is unknown...
  • Marked by the Moon by Helen Scott

    Marked by the Moon by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For 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...
  • Magictorn by Leia Stone

    Magictorn by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sloane finds herself captured, and in the presence of the evil druid Ardan. It will take all her cunning trickery and help from friends in order to break free. Now the real work begins. A war has begun and Sloane won’t stop until it ends with her and Logan’s happily ever after.*Language warning: Sloane has a potty mouth. 16+ up recommended reading age...
  • King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

    King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 74 ratings
    Face your demons... or feed them.The dashing young king, Nikolai Lantsov, has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country's bloody civil war--and he intends to keep it that way. Now, as enemies gather at his weakened borders, Nikolai must find a way to refill Ravka's coffers, forge new alliances, and stop a rising threat to the once-great Grisha Army...
  • Shadow Wings by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare

    Shadow Wings by Raye Wagner, Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    I will never be controlled again. A manipulative dragon shifter. A sexy phaetyn prince. Me? I shouldn’t even exist. With peace established in Verald, I should be free; Lord Tyrrik is liberated from his blood oath, after all. But the freedom in Verald is an illusion. If I remain, destruction will surely follow. As soon as I come into my powers, the blood-thirsty emperor of Draecon will know...
  • Vampire Bound: Book Two by R.A. Steffan

    Vampire Bound: Book Two by R.A. Steffan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My son just vanished into thin air… from a commercial jet cruising at 30,000 feet. The forces that took him aren't of this world.I've barely recovered from the revelations that my boss is a vampire and magic is real. Now my child has been kidnapped by Fae who want to rule humanity, and I've acquired powers I can't control...
  • Blood Cure by Jessica Wayne

    Blood Cure by Jessica Wayne

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She is in hell.Trapped in the shadows, Rainey is unable to do much more than watch while her entire life is destroyed.While the Original Witch's plan continues to fall perfectly in place, it's up to Elijah to put it all on the line and save his hunter.Or die trying.Picking up from Blood Captive's heartbreaking cliffhanger, Blood Cure tests Rainey and Elijah in ways they never saw coming...
  • Dark Fate by Kat Silver

    Dark Fate by Kat Silver

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ten days after the battle at Blackriver, Michael struggles with new forbidden desires, with his rampant Flame, and a deepening relationship with the taciturn werewolf, Commander Gabriel Flanagan.Feeling responsible for their loss, Michael longs to rescue the students stolen by the manipulative vampire prince, Alexei Vasiliev. But the High Council refuses to free Michael from his chains...
  • Seduced By A Dragon by Alisa Woods

    Seduced By A Dragon by Alisa Woods

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book Five of the bestselling Fallen Immortals series**START with KISS OF A DRAGON (Book 1)**Leonidas is a Dragon Prince of the House of Smoke… and he is cursed. Falling in love was never in the cards for Leonidas. An angry witch made sure of that—if he loses his heart, he loses his life...
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