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System End by Tom Larcombe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarc is all too aware that the end of the acclimatization year the System has provided to Earth is quickly drawing to a close and that others will be allowed onto the planet to start claiming areas shortly. Zeus has promised that his series of quests will get Marc, at least, to the maximum level reachable in that first year, but Marc is nervous that it isn't going to happen...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWe survived the land of the Witch’s Reign, that much is true. But our arrival home is far from welcome. My idiot brother has taken it upon himself to ride off in search of a mythical healer, someone who might help him walk again. Assuming she doesn’t eat him first. Because she’s a dragon and happens to reside in the deepest reaches of the Dragon’s Ground. Like I said, idiot...Categorized as:
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Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClasses continue at Haylon academy. Ken has identified who's behind the attacks on his Fieore and is determined to remove that particular problem, yet Haylon rules prevents him from taking it into his own hands.As they dive deeper into the dungeon, Crimson prepares him and the rest of the first years on how to camp in the dungeon... -
Jinn's Dominion by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn this THIRD installment of Zamira's journey, she will be faced with losing her Pride, and her two closest friends as she fights her way into the Jinn's Dominion. There was nothing that could have prepared me for Dragon’s Ground. And I thought that nothing could be worse than what I faced there.Just my black cat bad luck, the world is set to prove me wrong...Categorized as:
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Mob Sorcery 2 by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVince finds himself going up in the underworld, but the mafia is far from the only gang in town.The city is abuzz with an international sorcerer's conference, and the mayor is cracking down hard on anything that might make him look bad. But Vince is out to get that bag. That means fulfilling his enforcer contract for the mob, police crackdown be damned... -
Mob Sorcery by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a city where magic is as common as air, Vince receives an offer he can't refuse. The local wolffolk mafia long for their glory days and their alluring don, Alessia Lionetti, wants a powerful enforcer to bring them back. That's Vince. This is his big break from his days as a hired thug.Working for the mafia has a short life expectancy, though... -
Warlock: Book 2 by Daniel Kensington
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen I left my old life behind, I thought I’d seen the worst of it. Turns out, I was wrong.Six months after discovering I’m a Warlock, surviving my first semester at a magic college filled with witches, and forming a coven with my roommate, things are getting complicated... -
Hired Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNew city, new job, new threat?With my best friend going to college to learn how to use her magic, I'm job hunting in Atlanta. We're sharing an apartment and I've never been happier. The last thing I needed was to be involved in a murder investigation. Now the police are sure I had something to do with it. News alert: I don't. I've got a job, Jo's going school... -
The Foul Mouth and the Mancy Martial Artist by Richard Raley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is King Henry Price. Yes, really. You'd think you'd be over that one by now. I'm the only freelance Artificer in the Western Hemisphere, crafting and experimenting to make objects of unique magical power. I'm also a geomancer, means I'm good at breaking metal, glass, and all the other important parts that keeps that box-like house over your head and not crashing down on it... -
Up in Smoke by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDriven by her awareness someone is out to destroy Tulsa, Jade takes Sandro into the heart of New Orleans to seek help from the Voodoo queens. If anyone can wipe out a choir hellbent on destruction, it’s them.Keeping Sandro on a short leash tests Jade in ways she never imagined possible... -
The Vampire of Montana by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a member of the RPS, Daphne Niell, also known as the Vampire of Montana, lives to serve.On a good day, she hunts terrorists and eliminates them before they can strike.On a bad one, His Royal Majesty of Montana, also known as her twerp of a cousin, sends her overseas to play nice with foreign monarchs... -
Silent Stalker by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPepper Lowrance, formerly known as Penelope Francis, continues her search for the miscreant vampire who stole her life and her humanity, transforming her into a vampire. With the master of the Lowrance brood at her side, she takes the first steps towards toppling her father’s empire in order to protect her new kind and spare her mother from a fate worse than only death... -
Inherited Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMagical house, insane killer, and life altering decisions—being an adult sucks.I did it, I've graduated and no more pressure. And I've got a house, me a house! Road trip time for Jo, Sable, and me up to Albany, New York. The house both is and isn't what I expected. Beautiful-yes. Locked rooms with mysterious stuff-yes. But it also seems alive, which isn't possible... -
The Sorcerer's Loss by H.D.A. Roberts
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy twin brother has started to go mad, and my powers are the cause. Nobody knows how to stop it and all the facts are telling me that unless I can cure him, my brother is very likely going to try and kill me soon. And that's just how this whole mess starts..Categorized as:
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Cassie Palmer series 1-4 by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClairvoyant Cassandra Palmer's magical powers are a mixed blessing-she may be able to contact spirits but sometimes this can be a whole lot more trouble than it's worth. Battling with vampires, feys and mages who all seek supremacy, Cassie must use her powers wisely in order to save herself - and the world... -
Apocalypse Redux, Book One by Jakob H. Greif
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe worst thing about the end of the world is we did it to ourselvesIsaac Thoma lived to see the last handful of survivors defeat the demonic champion. He is now alone, his past in ashes, the last and most powerful human on a blighted Earth. But what if he could go back?Hurled back in time, Isaac has one chance to change it all. A chance to warn humanity of their impending doom... -
The Magician's Brother by H.D.A. Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn my world, magic is an everyday thing. It's on street corners; it's in our schools, our homes and even our governments. Magic carpets share the sky with jets, international boxing shares air time with magical duellists. It's a whole mess, but then nobody consulted me before outing every mage on the planet. My twin brother is a Wizard, and thinks he's the only magician in the family...Categorized as:
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Southern Storm by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratings[Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.] Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite city stands as the gateway between two worlds, and an equal power in the continent. Unfortunately it’s surrounded on all sides by those who would love to see them fail...Categorized as:
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Aimless Witch by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOr so I thought.It has been three years since the Destroyer sundered our world. The land is no longer whole, but broken into pieces, most technology gone, and the continents shattered into an unrecognizable place.New monsters have risen from the depths, adding danger on top of danger...Categorized as:
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My Luck by Mel Todd
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI'm not a mage, but that won't stop me.Cori Catastrophe. They call me that sometimes, and I hate to admit it, but it isn’t wrong. Things go weird around me. Electronics die, things break, and if something odd happens, I seem to find it. Finding another dead body just made me late to work... -
The Music Demon by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time Lyric heard Shivaun’s name he knew he’d kidnapped the wrong O’Malley twin. The first time Shivaun saw Lyric, she wished he’d taken her instead of her sister.The epic saga of Black Swan and all the lives it touches, human and otherwise, continues... -
Ember: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hunt is on… Victoria Brie has a target on her back. The assassin who killed Victoria’s parents has his eyes set on conquering her beloved hometown of Fairhaven… and Victoria’s dark magic is the only thing standing in his way. To beat him, Victoria has to go all in… even if it means sacrificing herself to win... -
Courts and Cabals 4 by G.S. D'Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCameron Dupree thought he had it all. His succubus girlfriend was out of jail. He was finally pulling in some serious money working for the Venetian Cabal, and he'd demonstrated his true power by completely dominating a Nosferatu of the rival Tikal Cabal. The poor, scared human who'd walked on tiptoes around the supernaturals of St. Vincent's Preparatory Academy was long gone... -
The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly... Welcome to Unholy Island.Luke Taylor was searching for his missing twin brother when he discovered a new purpose on a magical tidal island. Living in a quirky bookshop is a dream come true - he just didn't expect it to be so damn dangerous... -
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Water Witch: A Dustin Walker Anthology and Other Tales by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Dustin Walker’s witchcraft awakens, he discovers he harbors a leviathan, one that could destroy him—and his family—should he fail to learn how to control his powers. Dustin Walker first appeared in the Witch & Wolf standalone novel, Beneath a Blood Moon, and is featured in the majority of stories in this anthology...Categorized as:
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Tempting Fate by April White
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Clocker, Saira Elian is back on the run and being hunted by Mongers. The Descendants of War are amassing power in the 21st century, bent on controlling all the Immortal Descendants. Their attempt to kidnap Saira, a rare Descendant of Time and Nature, reveals just how brazen they’ve become...Categorized as:
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Bonds by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life—and love—always finds a way. When a sinking oil tanker threatens to destroy the picturesque coastline of France, search and rescue diver Jack Alders and his waveweaving talent stand between France and a record-breaking oil spill...Categorized as:
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Sybilla by David Burke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAden and team have won the day but not without paying a price.Some traitors have been defeated while others were revealed.While he gained the resources of an entire robotics company andgained independence from the board and military, it raised otherquestions about what the shadow is truly up to. Playing whack-a-molewith enemies would be enough to discourage any superhero...Categorized as:
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Courts and Cabals 2 by G.S. D'Moore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's great to be alive, but being a wanted man sucks. This ain't no spaghetti western. Cam and company are running for their lives with a UN superteam hot on their heels; not to mention one very pissed off Fae. With Lilith injured, and the UN closing in, there is only one person that can save them . . . Lilith's mom... -
You Only Live Once by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe earth has been invaded by unfathomable terrors from another dimension and international governments are doing their best to pretend nothing is happening. But you can’t keep an alien invasion hidden forever. A Hollywood production company is filming in the city: a spy thriller blockbuster that will introduce the Venislarn monsters to the viewing public... -
Small Magics by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsi>***The stories in this anthology have been previously published*** Now collected for the first time, an irresistible compilation of five previously published stories by the bestselling author of the Kate Daniels series; including Kate’s very first meeting with Saiman, some related adventures, and two unforgettable ‘outside’ excursions...Categorized as:
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The Captive King by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life - and love - always finds a way. At the Texas Charity Auction, money can buy anything, and Summer Cassidy is under orders to take advantage of the opportunity. While she believes the marital collar once worn by an Aztec queen belongs in a museum, it's up to her to sell the priceless treasure to one of the elite in attendance... -
Solatium by Becca Mills
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeth Ryder’s dangerously sexy and seemingly all-powerful boss has disappeared, leaving an increasingly desperate group of Nolanders — and one inept Second — in charge of policing other-worldly activity across much of North America... -
Scenes from the Holidays by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScenes from the Holidays consists of short Tarot Sequence vignettes, released serially beginning in December 12, 2020, on K.D. Edwards’ Twitter account. The scenes take place between the end of THE HANGED MAN and the start of the forthcoming third book, THE HOURGLASS THRONE. The scenes center around Sun Estate activities during an Equinox celebration... -
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Wood Sprites by Wen Spencer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEven though they attend a school of gifted students in New York City, child geniuses Louise Mayer and her twin sister Jillian have always felt alone in the world, isolated by their brilliance. Shortly before their ninth birthday, they make an amazing discovery. They’re not alone.Their real mother was astronaut Esme Shenske and their father was the famous inventor, Leonardo Dufae...Categorized as:
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Advent by Xander Boyce
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDrew Michalik was working in a top-secret facility in Washington, D.C. when the Advent began. As all electronics in the world simply ceased to work, blue screens filled with information appeared before him. Drew was given access to a mana interface and a limited number of reality-altering crystals called Xatherite...Categorized as:
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Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratings[Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.] Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite city stands as the gateway between two worlds. The empire of humanity to the west, and the wild wastes to the east...Categorized as:
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Project Elfhome by Wen Spencer
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStories exploring the fascinating realm of Elfhome, a world where modern day Pittsburgh has collided with the kingdom of the Elves. A special entry in the the best-selling Romantic Times Sapphire award winning Elfhome series...Categorized as:
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Wild Wastes by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBefore world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Legend has it that an experiment failed. Catastrophically so. And when it failed, the center of the United States, from the Sierra Nevada to the Mississippi river became "The Waste", where everything changed...Categorized as:
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Here for the Seer by Andie M. Long
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat use is being a Seer, if you can't see your own future? After Ebony has a vision of her own wedding, she wonders who the groom is as she isn't even dating. A trip to the Supernatural Dating Agency soon changes that. While Kim and Lucy look for her future husband, Ebony keeps busy protecting Shelley and Theo's newborn daughter from the visiting elite supernaturals of Withernsea... -
Reason by Taylor Longford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThink you know about gargoyles? Think again.When a fabulous winged sculpture mysteriously saves Elaina's life, she travels across the country in her search to learn more about him. But the good-looking gargoyle she finds in Colorado isn't exactly happy to see her. Too bad he's going to be her new college roommate. Now sparks fly every time Elaina and Reason look at each other... -
Unawakened by R.J. Blain, Trillian Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUpon discovering the unawakened are a primary source of sustenance for dae without a bonded human, Alexa must come to terms with her status as Rob’s lover and provider. To complicate matters, Kenneth and his dae are convinced she belongs only to them. Unless she can rise up from her station and become a player in the games the dae play, she will remain a pawn and a victim...Categorized as:
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Huntress by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life—and love—always finds a way. Like the other men in Prince Kelvin’s line, only the love of another can free him from his family’s curse, but it’s hard finding the perfect woman able to love him despite all his flaws—and his tendency to transform into a white turkey during the spring... -
Cast in Hellfire by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarion Garin is the teenage daughter of Metaraon, the former Voice of God. Now she's also the steward of the Winter Court, which has been in anarchy since a revolution five years earlier. Problem: Marion still doesn't remember anything that happened before two weeks ago. Seth Wilder has a lead on her memories. Whoever stole them and sold Marion's essence to a demon lord in Sheol... -
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Glow: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything you know is about to change. Victoria Brie is getting her life together. She may be just a cashier, but she has big dreams and high hopes for what comes next. In the meantime, she has everything that matters: her family and her best friend. If only life were that simple... -
Night Calls by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe werewolves came shattering the peace of the village of Sun Return. Five were taken before the girl's parents agreed to give her up. They called in Cousin Cory, Aunt Marta, all the known practitioners. The ones who could teach me how to hide in a leaf, dip into minds, and find the secret herbs that heal. Her childhood now over, the girl must face the Dark of the Other Side...Categorized as:
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The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaking place before the events of The Hourglass Throne, The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy follows Rune, Brand, and Max as they investigate a threat to peace among the ruling Arcana, all while Rune serves as a celebrity judge for an Atlantean alchemy competition.The compiled version is available for free on the author's website in PDF, MOBI, and ePUB versions... -
Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Kat’s family travels to a grand country house on the Devon coast for her sister Angeline’s wedding, Kat is stalked by a dangerous magical enemy - and finds everything she thought she knew about her late mother called into question... -
Target Rich Environment by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHard-hitting Stories from the Creator of Monster Hunter International. The first short story collection from nationally best-selling author Larry Correia...Categorized as:
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Creation Mage by Dante King
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last thing I expected was to gain the spells of the woman in my bed. Hell, I didn't even know magic existed until I'd cast a spell that morning. Then a beautiful teacher from a magical academy told me I could become the universe's most powerful mage.To get there, I need to become stronger. I need to ace all my examinations. And, most of all, I need to master the most potent spells...
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