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Bonus Keefe Story by Shannon Messenger
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis short story told from Keefe's point of view was originally included in the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition of Nightfall... -
![Лабиринт Мёнина by Max Frei]()
Лабиринт Мёнина by Max Frei
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsЛабиринт Мёнина, существование которого не раз доказательно опровергалось крупнейшими теоретиками магии, что, впрочем, совершенно не мешает практикам его исследовать, это причудливое пространство, сотканное из фрагментов разных реальностей, подлинных и вымышленных, вперемешку. Путешественник по Лабиринту Мёнина не волен выбирать маршрут... -
![Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
Walking The Razor by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe brightest light casts the darkest shadow.Would you kill to save a life?In order to save those closest to him, Tristan has stepped closer to darkness.In order to save Tristan, Simon must do the impossible.When Monty uses blood magic, he enters a schism—which puts him, and everyone close to him, in mortal danger... -
![Elder by Audrey Faye]()
Elder by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain!The Ghost Mountain pack has been waiting for their fancy new den building for months, but it won't be the only thing unloading off the trucks... -
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![A Talon's Wrath by Steve McHugh]()
A Talon's Wrath by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucas Rurik faces unwanted celebrity, ancient enemies, and dangerous zealots in a thrilling urban-fantasy noir from the author of the Hellequin Chronicles.Centuries of life experience inside and outside the Rift couldn’t prepare former Raven Guild member and riftborn detective Lucas Rurik for his latest set of challenges... -
![Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell]()
Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome comebacks can be murder . . .Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she is until a man falls from the sky right in front of her, leaving a big old hole in the pavement for Manchester Council to fill. The obvious question of how he ended up in the sky in the first place has no obvious answers, which is where The Stranger Times come in... -
![The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell]()
The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor five grand a month and a million dollar chaser, Roger Mulligan didn't care how crazy the old geezer is. All he had to do was keep Joseph Perry Shackleford alive and keep him from squandering the estate for a year.They didn't tell him about the pixies... -
![Idols and Enemies by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Idols and Enemies by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI knew that opening the letter from the sorcerer Azar would have deadly consequences.So we had prepared.We’d planned.We knew we might have to defend ourselves, our freedom. And that I might finally get a chance to exact the revenge I kept telling myself I wasn’t interested in exacting... -
![Awakening Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Awakening Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe plan was to hop a train to Oslo, hang out at a coffee shop, and connect my personal archive, Infinity, to the Internet. Yes, completely disregarding the well-established fact that magic and technology didn’t mix. At all.I was also hoping to browse as many bookstores as I could before my younger brother’s patience ran out... -
![Bordertown by Terri Windling, Mark Alan Arnold]()
Bordertown by Terri Windling, Mark Alan Arnold
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOn the border between the World and Elfland sits Bordertown, a place of half-lit neighborhoods of hidden magic, of flamboyant artists and pagan motorcycle gangs. Bordertown is a hothouse laboratory for the return of magic to the life of the World--and the return of life to magic. It's an attitude and a state of mind. It's where magic meets rock & roll... -
![The 12 Dragons of Albion by Mark Hayden]()
The 12 Dragons of Albion by Mark Hayden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Conrad Clarke and I claim my reward…You’d think that staying alive and saving the girl would be enough for now.After proving himself in a desperate magickal battle, Conrad is admitted to the King’s Watch.And what does the world of magick do? It laughs in his face.At least Conrad now has a partner with some serious magickal firepower... -
![The Last Raven by Steve McHugh]()
The Last Raven by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucas is a riftborn fighter bent on vengeance in this thrilling urban fantasy/detective noir series from the bestselling author of the Hellequin Chronicles.The peace between the rift and humanity has always been tenuous. It’s up to the Guilds to protect it, removing whomever—or whatever—poses a threat, whether human or rift-fused. Lucas Rurik used to be part of the Raven Guild... -
![Susan, Break The Curse! by Lauretta Hignett]()
Susan, Break The Curse! by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSusan's dreams are coming true.Unfortunately... So are her nightmares.Susan Moore in back in her element as the maestro of middle management, relishing her new job as Client Experience and Customer Support Contact Center Department Manager... -
![Sealed by Fire by Quinn Loftis]()
Sealed by Fire by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell is easy to get into but almost impossible to escape. Tara Thompson is an elementalist, given the powers of the earth when her parents were murdered... -
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![The Soul Sacrifice by Megan Linski, Alicia Rades]()
The Soul Sacrifice by Megan Linski, Alicia Rades
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFire and Water make the ultimate sacrifice.SophiaThe final battle has arrived. We’re prepared to face the Elders, but we can’t do it without the Azaimperiai. The ancient artifact will summon the ancestors to fight beside us. It’s our only hope at winning this war.But first, we must find the Familiars the Elders stole— before they can slaughter them and kill our people... -
![Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Will invites Lily to meet his grandmother at the Saint Catherine Laboure care home for witches, she learns the residents have been dying at an alarming rate. Will's grandmother is scared she'll be next--but they put it down to the paranoid ramblings of a dementia patient. Until Will's grandmother dies unexpectedly for no apparent reason... -
![Oltre le catene dell'orgoglio by Amabile Giusti]()
Oltre le catene dell'orgoglio by Amabile Giusti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSopravvissuta allo scontro all’ultimo sangue con il suo nemico mortale, Odyssea si è ormai ambientata nella cittadina nascosta oltre il Bosco di Confine. Dopo anni di peregrinazioni ha finalmente una casa e una famiglia... -
![Tales of Christmas Villains by D.C. Gomez, Jamie Dalton]()
Tales of Christmas Villains by D.C. Gomez, Jamie Dalton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuined holiday plans and stolen gifts are only the beginning in this collection of villains gone wild for the holidays!Tales of Christmas Villains brings together the most mischievous batch of scrooges, thieves, and humbugs out to wreak havoc on the Christmas cheer... -
![Vengeance Served Hot by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Vengeance Served Hot by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce a cop, always a cop? Not if they become a bounty hunter... Leira Berens, former homicide detective must clean the streets, but this time it is against magic infused folks, shifters and dark wizards. There are no laws on the books to handle this situation. So, she is going to help make some. With a fireball in one hand and a pair of cuffs in the other, those she hunts can take their pick...Categorized as:
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![Fortune's Dance by Audrey Faye]()
Fortune's Dance by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImogene Glass isn't a Fixer who makes waves - she leaves that part to her friends. They fight. She Dances the universe into harmony. Until she gets called onto the carpet for choosing the easy road instead of the right one. Her next assignment is an observation-only mission, one where she's supposed to keep her eyes open and her Talent off... -
![Consular Times by Robert M. Kerns]()
Consular Times by Robert M. Kerns
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Job. New Faces. New Challenges.Wyatt has settled into his role as Alpha of Godwin County and the town of Precious. Lyssa has moved to Precious full-time, only traveling to Chicago for Shifter Council meetings. Life is good.But Wyatt's peace shatters when Miles arrives and says, "Lad, we need to talk."Join Wyatt as he uncovers a truth that will change the shifters' world forever... -
![The Essential Bordertown by Terri Windling, Delia Sherman]()
The Essential Bordertown by Terri Windling, Delia Sherman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBordertown. Once a normal American city, now a perilous nexus between the World and returned Elfland. From the banks of the addictive Mad River to the all-night clublands where young elves and humans fight and play, all the way up to glittering dragon's Tooth Hill, where high society seals itself away from the street--this is no city to trifle with.Bordertown... -
![Legion by Robert J. Crane]()
Legion by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMidian, Tennessee is under siege. Demons prowl the streets and the underworld is rising, bent on consuming every living thing in the town. The only thing that keeps them back is the Watch; a group of citizens that are dedicated to holding the line against the darkness. They've faced every kind of physical threat imaginable and come out victorious... -
![Family Ties (Crossroads Chronicles, # 1) by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Family Ties (Crossroads Chronicles, # 1) by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a man came into my shop in the Great Marketplace at the Crossroads of the Worlds and tried to kill me, it completely ruined my day. Not only did I have to clean up the blood, but disposing of his body made me late to meet my friends for drinks. A nagging little detail kept bugging me, though. As he died, he said he was hired by my mother’s family—people I hadn’t seen for more than a decade... -
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![Blood Tally by Brian McClellan]()
Blood Tally by Brian McClellan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlek Fitz is the lead reaper for Valkyrie Collections, an agency that gathers debts for the paranormal elements of the world. Bound into modern-day slavery by a contract he cannot break, sold by parents he never knew, Alek works alongside demons, spirits, witches, and even Death himself to collect on deals made with humanity... -
![Ascension by Kelley Armstrong]()
Ascension by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo longer available online - now inMen of the... -
![Magic 101 by Mercedes Lackey]()
Magic 101 by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBefore Buffy ever staked out a vampire, before anyone was “Grimm,” before the “Supernatural” Winchester brothers locked horns with things that go bump in the night, there was Diana Tregarde. Diana Tregarde. Occult investigator. Witch. And Guardian. Pledged to protect and shield the innocent from the deadly menaces of the Dark, the things most people have never seen--and would never want to... -
![Dresden Files Roleplaying Game: Vol 1: Your Story by Leonard Balsera, Jim Butcher]()
Dresden Files Roleplaying Game: Vol 1: Your Story by Leonard Balsera, Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTell Us Your StoryBeneath the "normal" surface of the world are things and people which most of us don't want to know about, and will do our best to forget about if we ever come near them. People won't see what they don't want to see.But that's most of us. And you-you're not most of us... -
![Sight for Sore Eyes by Kimbra Swain]()
Sight for Sore Eyes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife goes on after tragedy. Fairy life goes to hell in a handbasket.Struggling to balance life as a mom and a queen, Grace Ann Bryant leans on those who she trusts the most to protect her children. Astor, who returned from Summer with her, has taken up nanny duties for Aydan and Winnie while Levi has turned into her constant shadow. However, she’s made her decision to take back the Otherworld... -
![Hotter Than Blue Blazes by Kimbra Swain]()
Hotter Than Blue Blazes by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHell would have to freeze over for Grace Ann Bryant to go into the Otherworld. Somebody get the Devil a blanket because the lake of fire is an ice skating rink. With the disappearance of her brother, her bard, and her fiance, Grace decides her only option is to take a trip to the Summer realm to find her brother, Finley. She also needs to take Devin, the abandoned fairy child, to his father... -
![Call to Quarters by Honor Raconteur]()
Call to Quarters by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSince the days of Merlin, there have been magicians that aid king and country. In modern times, they are known as the Gældorcræft Forces. They do everything that needs to be done, from disaster relief to keeping giant cities afloat – like Los Angeles. Investigating explosions at Air Force Research Labs are outside of the norm, but this explosion doesn’t follow the rules either... -
![Seoul Demon by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant]()
Seoul Demon by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s a Demon on the loose. No, another one... Mark Vedis and his team need a break. After the events of Bangkok Warlock, they’ve been working with the Thai Paranormal Police Department (PPD) to clean up the streets and get rid of the last of the supernatural threats to the Land of Smiles. Too bad the supernatural mafia is back and ready to make their lives a living hell... -
![Raven Dexter, Paranormal Midwife by Viola Grace]()
Raven Dexter, Paranormal Midwife by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaven Dexter chose to pursue midwifery the moment she helped a teen friend deliver her baby. Fed up with unconcerned physicians, she studied until she could open her small practice in a moderately sized town. Her practice was slowly growing until the night a strange man demanded she come with her to attend a birth... -
![The Book of Destiny by Melissa McShane]()
The Book of Destiny by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelena has come far from the day she became custodian of Abernathy’s, the world’s only living oracle. Now, she faces her greatest challenge yet: the oracle’s prediction that it, and she, will end.As monstrous invaders strike city after city, leaving death and destruction behind, the Wardens scramble to defend humanity. Weakened by infighting, they turn to Abernathy’s for guidance and strength... -
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![A Spell to Unbind: Spellbound Book One by Victoria Laurie]()
A Spell to Unbind: Spellbound Book One by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the first novel of NYT’s bestselling author Victoria Laurie’s Spellbound series, Esmé Bellerose’s search for a magical trinket in the mean streets near D.C. might be the difference between getting hired or actually set on fire... -
![Comin' Up a Cloud by Kimbra Swain]()
Comin' Up a Cloud by Kimbra Swain
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe warning siren blares across Shady Grove, and Grace Ann's trailer sits in the path of a supernatural storm.A storm is brewing in Shady Grove, Alabama. Spring has arrived, and Grace Ann Bryant's days are filled with crabby council members, a brooding bard, turbulent townspeople, and a pouting phoenix. At least her daughter is having a great time with the pixie that she caught... -
![Siren Craving by R. O'Leary]()
Siren Craving by R. O'Leary
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCam’s a mystery, even to other monsters. But the fire he feels for the klutzy new girl?There’s nothing mysterious about it.Raven Falls Romances:1. Furbidden Attraction2. Unbearable Temptation3. Howling Devotion4. Deathly Desire5. Bewitching Allure6. Siren CravingNovellas:1. Frosted Kiss2... -
![Corrupted by Robert J. Crane]()
Corrupted by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWARNING: Due to graphic language and disturbing content, this book is intended for MATURE READERS ONLY. Midian, Tennessee is the site of a gradually deepening apocalypse. Demons haunt the town, causing unexplainable deaths that leave local law enforcement mystified...Categorized as:
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![Cold Company by A.J. Aalto]()
Cold Company by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore she vanished, few people knew what paralyzing fear Rachel Houseton battled every single day... -
![Booked for Kidnapping by R.J. Blain]()
Booked for Kidnapping by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing the assassination of Senator Maybelle, widespread rioting and unrest transform the presidential campaign into a lethal circus. With protests raging over the new bill, the government scrambles to restore peace and order.Armed with a probationary private investigation license, Janette and her friends race against time to prevent the next murder... -
![Fields of Blood by Sonya Bateman]()
Fields of Blood by Sonya Bateman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"The dead can't lie. At least, not to me." With the dangerous Milus Dei cult collapsed, Gideon Black is trying to get used to his new life as a half-Fae, and the DeathSpeaker -- a legendary Other with the ability to compel the dead to speak... -
![Tanya: Princess of the Elves by Larry Correia]()
Tanya: Princess of the Elves by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFree MHI short story.The epic saga of a young trailer park elf and her quest to be more like Elvis Presley... -
![A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder]()
A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne of several Bewitched and Bewildered short stories released by the Author on her website... -
![Old Tin Sorrows by Glen Cook]()
Old Tin Sorrows by Glen Cook
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen his old friend Blake Peters calls in some overdue favors. Garrett feels like he’s committed himself to a corps of corpses. Someone is trying to kill Blake’s wealthy, retired General Stantnor, in a most lingering, painful, and maybe poisonous way. Can Garrett keep the general above ground? But Stantnor’s mansion holds a host of surprises for a human detective who thought he’d seen it all... -
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![Justice Served Cold: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Justice Served Cold: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLeira's back in town and this time she's making up the rules.Leira Berens has split with the Feds and has gone out on her own to save her corner of the world. Magic is on the loose and the werewolves, Elves and Witches are causing trouble. Leira's working on a new world with her Light Elf by her side and a certain swearing troll... -
![Ballistic Kiss: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey]()
Ballistic Kiss: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"I loved where Kadrey started with this series, but I love where he's going even more."-- NYT Bestselling author Cory DoctorowSandman Slim is back in Los Angeles and kicking more supernatural ass in this inventive, high-octane page-turner—the next to last volume in the popular and acclaimed fantasy adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey... -
![Jack, the Giant Killer by Charles de Lint]()
Jack, the Giant Killer by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBehind the everyday streets of the ordinary world lies a Faerie world, where trolls and goblins lurk. Jacky Rowan didn't believe in trolls and goblins, but she has been marked for destruction--and sent on a quest that only a fool would dare take in order to save both the human and the Faerie worlds from a nightmarish demise... -
![Dead End by M.R. Forbes]()
Dead End by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSERIES FINALE! Conor Night, the world’s only necromancer, has finally learned what it means to be the world’s only necromancer. It’s a lesson he wishes he had never received, because thanks to him an ancient wizard with an apocalyptic agenda is back in business, ready to finish cleaning house. Even worse? He’s the only one who can stop it... -
![Wynter's War by K.R. Thompson]()
Wynter's War by K.R. Thompson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic and adventure abound in the Keeper Saga. Nikki's nightmares are back and they are worse than ever. In a thick blanket of fog, a beautiful woman walks the Deadlands, bringing a dark, strong evil unlike anything the forest has ever seen, threatening to destroy all that the Keepers are bound to protect... -
![To Kill a Unicorn by John Corwin]()
To Kill a Unicorn by John Corwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe gods are dead. The fae rule Gaia.Cain used to kill for the fae. The only human to become a member of the Oblivion Guard, he killed one time too many and had enough. Leaving it all behind wasn't as easy as turning in a resignation. But the fae had trained him well and soon it was they who bargained for him to leave Feary and live in exile in Gaia...
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