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  • Fourth Wing (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros

    Fourth Wing (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Rebecca Yarros

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history...
  • 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 Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Dernai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal..
  • Linked by Rachel Rener

    Linked by Rachel Rener

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A lot can change in a week.Seven days ago, I was just Talia – an art school drop-out with an affinity for tattoos, a hopeless crush on my boss, and a knack for finding trouble.Now, I’m a gold-blooded, magic-harnessing, Runemaster-in-training.The good news is, all of that has resulted in one hell of a promotion. Instead of sweeping floors, I’m sweeping swarms of venomous squatters out of castles...
  • The Wicked by L.A. Banks

    The Wicked by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New, deadly enemies of the Vampire Huntress join forces with the old in the battle that will lead to the Armageddon in The Wicked, the eighth installment in L. A. Banks's hot Vampire Huntress seriesDamali and Carlos have finally tied the knot, but there is no happily ever after on the horizon...
    Categorized as:
    dark  myths  paranormal  adult  angels  book  dark-fantasy  demons
  • Son of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Son of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Treacherous OathLord Rhyan Hart, Heir Apparent to the Arkasva, High Lord of Glemaria, Imperator to the North, has carried the weight of his title his entire life. But never has he felt it more than now.After sacrificing everything to protect the girl he loves, a shocking revelation endangers her again. The consequences stretch across the Empire and increase his father's power over him...
  • The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks

    The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The entire Neteru Guardian team is on the run, having now been labeled as America’s most-wanted terrorists following the gruesome demon battle that felled the Washington Monument and crashed the front doors of the White House. The Antichrist is positioned for emergence, the powers of darkness have released the pale horse of the apocalypse, and half of the Neteru team is pregnant...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  adult  angels  book  dark-fantasy  demons
  • The Queen's Weapons by Anne Bishop

    The Queen's Weapons by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Enter the dark and sensual realms of the Black Jewels, a world where power always has a price, in this sweeping story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga. They are Warlord Princes, men born to serve and protect. They are the Queen's Weapons, men born to destroy the Queen's enemies--no matter what face that enemy wears...
  • The Forsaken by L.A. Banks

    The Forsaken by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Chairman of the Vampire Council is dead, and Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, and the Unnamed One himself are out for revenge against Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress, and her lover, Carlos Rivera. A ruthless and carefully planned strategy---one that not even Damali will anticipate---has been developed...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy  demons  fiction
  • The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae

    The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To save her kingdom, she must ally herself with a rising rebellion, a powerful sorceress, and master the force of a wyvern's inferno…Lia and Jace have found an unexpected love in each other that spans across enemy lines, and with it, the means to end the fae and human war. That is, until Lia is kidnapped, Jace is injured, and hope has never seemed so far out of reach...
  • The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence by Storm Constantine

    The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence by Storm Constantine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Darquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of his identity, and as he grows up, Darq realizes he is different from any other har. After a disastrous attempt to incept his closest friend, he attracts the attention of the mysterious Thiede, and learns that his origins are more astounding than he imagined...
  • 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...
  • Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A new series from the author of The Raven Rings trilogy - Siri Pettersen!Juva knows all about blood readers. Praised for their Sight, they are nothing but swindlers, preying on people’s fears for power and profit. Born by blood readers herself, she knows only too well, and she has vowed never to become one of them...
  • Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "Look at you, as sweet as springtime, your heart and soul both. Would you destroy all of that to bring about your lost love's return?" The dead lay gone but not forgotten. War has sparked in the demonic realm of Sha’Demoni, ignited by the wrath of a vengeful goddess seeking recompense for her daughter’s death – and she deems Flowridia responsible...
  • The Faerie Games by Michelle Madow

    The Faerie Games by Michelle Madow

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’m Selena Pearce, and in the past few days I’ve been kidnapped by faeries, gifted with powerful magic, and forced by the gods to compete in a twisted game to the death. Growing up on the magical island of Avalon should be great... but I have no magic to speak of. And my parents forbid me from leaving...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  myths  paranormal  sword-sorcery  alpha-mc  angels  book
  • 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...
  • For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill

    For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A WAR RAGES AROUND US EVERY DAY. THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE ALL MANKIND. THE ULTIMATE EVIL. The battle for souls has raged since the truce that followed the First Great War of the Angels. God has struck the ultimate blow and sacrifice to gain the advantage and defeat His fallen angel and estranged son, Lucifer...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction  gothic
  • Rogue Elves of Ardani by Nina K. Westra

    Rogue Elves of Ardani by Nina K. Westra

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s an enslaved telepath who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. He’s a scarred elven prisoner with a deep hatred of humans. She needs him if she wants her freedom… but he just wants her dead.Crow expects her task to be simple. Breaking a man out of prison isn’t difficult for someone with the power to read and control minds. It’s just another job forced upon her by her cruel master...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  dark  sword-sorcery  myths  epic  fantasy  magic  fae
  • Nightstrider : Book One of the Nightstrider Series by Sophia Slade

    Nightstrider : Book One of the Nightstrider Series by Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a vicious night terror lords over the waking world and the dream world, his greatest weapon, a winged assassin born of a nightmare, will have her vengeance.Wren has spent her life doing the bidding of her cruel creator Para Warwick in the dream world known as the Reverie. When she learns of a weapon with the power to destroy him, she jumps at the chance to steal it...
    Categorized as:
    epic  dark  sword-sorcery  paranormal  romance  fantasy  lgbtq  wlw
  • 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...
  • Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined...
  • A Throne of Wings and Embers by Emilia Jae

    A Throne of Wings and Embers by Emilia Jae

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say the wrath of a female scorned could rival that of the gods. But the wrath of two vengeful queens will set the realm ablaze. First, she was the outcast captain of the fae army. Then, a rebel prisoner. Now, the heir of the realm will come to take her rightful place on the throne—by blade, blood, and flame...
  • An Isle of Secrets and Shadows by Lily Archer

    An Isle of Secrets and Shadows by Lily Archer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This island holds secrets in its dark heart, ones that threaten to destroy all of Neverland and me with it. Peter has weakened me, Hook has beguiled me, and there’s no one else I can trust. Even so, I can’t stop my search for the fae or for the heart of the island. I have to find answers. But like everything else in Neverland, answers come at a price...
  • Labyrinth of Lies and Sacrifice by C.F.E. Black

    Labyrinth of Lies and Sacrifice by C.F.E. Black

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All Vera wants is to survive her wedding day without disaster striking, no easy task for a quarter-mage like Vera. But all her hopes fade when a stranger traps Vera, claiming she’s dangerous. The day gets worse when she is shoved inside the Labyrinth, an enchanted prison for the worst of criminals.In this place, madness reigns...
  • Live Wire by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Live Wire by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sapphira is a ticking time bomb. Two years ago, she lost control of the unstable energies within her and caused a horrific supernatural incident. Since then, she and her family have lived in constant fear of another—and her freedom seems only a distant memory. In Huskers Grove, Iowa, a darkness looms. A great and faceless evil. An evil that wants Sapphira...
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    dark  myths  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  dark-fantasy  fiction
  • The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss

    The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sable hated the gods. She hated what men did in their name.Magic is forbidden throughout the Five Provinces; those born with it are hunted and killed. Sable doesn’t know her music holds power over souls—not until, at age nine, she plays her flute before the desert court and accidentally stops her baby sister’s heart, killing her...
  • Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Are you ready for the final installment of the Blood and Salt series?Ara's life is on the line as she faces down her greatest challenge yet. More details coming soon to prevent spoilers...
    Categorized as:
    dark  myths  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic  vampires  new-adult
  • Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

    Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought - perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching.Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders...
  • Darkbeam Part I by Adrienne Woods

    Darkbeam Part I by Adrienne Woods

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone in Paegeia knows that only one Rubicon dragon lives at a time.If more than one, they will destroy Paegeia and eventually the rest of the world as they crave that constant power for dominance.Blake Leaf is this era's Rubicon, and is destined for great things if his darkness can be won.Darkbeam Part 1 follows the story of the Rubicon and how he tries to keep his beast, the darkness, at bay...
  • Guardian Of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Guardian Of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Captured.Tortured.Persecuted.  Sienna isn't sure how much longer she can hang on to the shred of humanity left within her.Not when her only chance at escape would be to destroy what is left of her soul. Daxon is hell-bent on tearing apart the realm in order to find the Sage who has saved his life more times than he can count...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction  magic
  • Sacrifice by Jennifer Quintenz

    Sacrifice by Jennifer Quintenz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Just when Braedyn Murphy thought she understood the danger descending on her little town of Puerto Escondido, a new threat arrives. A cult devoted to Lilith has taken up residence in town, led by a charismatic old woman with more than one secret. When Cassie gets tangled up in the mystery, Braedyn realizes her two worlds are colliding...
  • The Fate of the Tala by Jeffe Kennedy

    The Fate of the Tala by Jeffe Kennedy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The exciting conclusion of the story begun in The Mark of the TalaAn Uneasy Marriage,An Unholy Alliance. The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, conquered her inner demons to become the high queen. The youngest, and most beautiful outlived her Prince Charming and found a strength beyond surface loveliness...
  • City of Storms by Kat Ross

    City of Storms by Kat Ross

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the Shadow is a tight passage, a narrow door, whose painful constriction no one is spared who goes down the deep well . . .After decades of civil war, the Via Sancta has declared victory over humanity’s basest instincts. Anger, hatred and greed are suppressed by intricate Marks on the skin. Wards have tamed the wild psychic magic of the ley...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  dark  epic  romance  fantasy  magic  urban-fantasy  fiction
  • The Prince's Captive by Celeste Baxendell

    The Prince's Captive by Celeste Baxendell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A decoy bride sent to die. The soldier prince sent to capture her. How far will he go to save her life when even she has accepted her death? Marcella is a mediocre mage whose only value to her people is the fact she looks like the clan’s heir. When she is ordered to take her place and be captured by their enemies so the heir can fulfill a marriage alliance, Marcella obeys...
    Categorized as:
    dark  myths  epic  paranormal  romance  fantasy  magic  fiction
  • This Wicked Bond by Amanda Aggie

    This Wicked Bond by Amanda Aggie

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This new adult romantasy, featuring a morally gray dragon shifter and a strong female heroine, is perfect for fans of the ACOTAR series, Carissa Broadbent, Clare Sager, KF Breene, LJ Andrews, and those who love steamy fairy tale retellings. Calamity plans to kill the ruthless King of Monsters...
  • Herz aus Schatten by Laura Kneidl

    Herz aus Schatten by Laura Kneidl

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seit Jahrhunderten wird die Stadt Praha von dunklen Kreaturen bedroht. Sie lauern in den Wäldern und gieren nach dem Blut der letzten verbliebenen Menschen. Als Bändigerin ist es die Aufgabe der 17-jährigen Kayla, die Stadt vor den Ungeheuern zu schützen. Mit ihren Fähigkeiten gelingt es ihr, einen Schattenwolf zu zähmen...
  • First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    National bestselling authors Barb and J. C. Hendee present the newest breathtaking chapter in the epic Noble Dead saga.... Waylaid in their quest for the orb of the Air, Magiere, Leesil, Chap, and Wayfarer have all been wrongly imprisoned. But it is Magiere, the dhampir, who suffers the most as a cloaked interrogator employs telepathic torture...
  • A God of Wrath & Lies by K.M. Moronova

    A God of Wrath & Lies by K.M. Moronova

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Important Notice - Some of the content in this book may be triggering for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.Trauma is haunting. Twisted.It can take everything we have... can't it? All that we are.Well, at least mine did.Since my dog died, I've been cursed with dreams of blood and cries. Things that were once so clear are now foggy. Why have the gods plagued my life? With loss and rot...
  • Shadowed Heart by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno

    Shadowed Heart by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Our lands are changing, three becoming one.Merged together by my sister and her monsters.The magic has returned and new life blooms, no longer are the Dead Lands dismal and gray, but not everyone welcomes the change.I expected to die when I threw myself from the Gilded Land’s tower.Instead, I find myself surrounded by the monsters I feared the most.I assumed they’d be feral and dangerous...
  • The Last Descendant by Megan Haskell

    The Last Descendant by Megan Haskell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trained as an elite fighter and educated in the ways of the elves, Nuriel "Rie" Lhéthannien has worked decades to be accepted into the High Court messenger service. It's a simple enough occupation, but in a realm where humans are treated as little better than slaves, it's a position she'll do anything to protect...
  • Upon Buried Embers by Kelly Cove

    Upon Buried Embers by Kelly Cove

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I made a deal with him,only he made a deal with someone else.A Dark MF Captive Fantasy RomanceThere I was, being thrown into The Pit where my fate awaited.I was ready, prepared even.Accepting what was to come.But running into a Dragonbond and his clan was something I didn't expect.He says he has use for me, but I would rather be burned alive than be taken by him and their cruel ways...
  • Of Withering Dreams by Rowyn Adelaide

    Of Withering Dreams by Rowyn Adelaide

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enchanting, atmospheric, and addictive—Of Withering Dreams is a steamy dark fantasy romance set in a dying world where dreams, magic, and corruption intertwine. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrou, and LJ Andrews. DREAMS DECAY. The Dormancy was meant to be the mortal realm’s salvation...
  • From Titans by Mary Ting

    From Titans by Mary Ting

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone is searching for Mason. Zeus sent Hermes, and the Oracles have used their magic, with no success. A sparkle of hope arises when Eris, the goddess of Chaos, sends an invitation to her wedding engagement party. She’s holding Mason hostage, and Skylar and her friends only need permission to enter Eris’s world to rescue him...
  • Doll Face by D.J. Krimmer, C Hebert

    Doll Face by D.J. Krimmer, C Hebert

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Doll FaceShall We Play A Game?Amid the suffocating embrace of night,I stumble upon him, a beacon of light.The Boogeyman, a seductive terror,Whispers haunting promises, cruel and fair.Eyes that glint with otherworldly fire,In his grasp, I’m consumed by dark desire.A love twisted and sickeningly sweet,Tangled in the depths of darkness, where nightmares meet...
    Categorized as:
    dark  myths  paranormal  romance  retellings  horror  fantasy  monsters
  • The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither

    The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    An ancient evil is stirring. The old gods are growing restless. Can she stop the coming storm? A Devastating Sickness For decades, the Kethran Empire has been plagued by a strange illness that leaches the very life and soul from its victims. The Girl Who Survived Casia is one of the Fade-Marked—one of the few people who caught this sickness and lived...
  • Crown of Darkness by Bec McMaster

    Crown of Darkness by Bec McMaster

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Thiago and Iskvien survived a dangerous curse, but will they survive the coming war?Princess Iskvien made a dangerous bargain with an ancient goddess in order to break her mother’s curse. Now she must find the Crown of Shadows within a year, or the goddess will take her firstborn child.Thiago—her heart and soul—stands at her side, but their love has never been tested like this...
  • Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee

    Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Delusion's Master is the third book of the stunning arabesque high fantasy series Tales from the Flat Earth, which, in the manner of The One Thousand and One Nights, portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales...
    Categorized as:
    dark  epic  myths  sword-sorcery  20th-century  adult  audiobook  book
  • Darkwitch Rising by Sara Douglass

    Darkwitch Rising by Sara Douglass

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Darkwitch Rising is the third title in Sara Douglass's compelling Troy Game series, a riveting historical fantasy series of love and revenge set against the very fabric of time itself.Britian. An ancient land. Most think they know its history. But few suspect and fewer still know the truth...
  • Bad Santa by Mina Carter

    Bad Santa by Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’s finally free… if she can stay alive. Freed from marriage to a brutal pixie warlord by his death, Joy knows her life could be counted in weeks… days probably. her husband’s death put a price on her head as every pixie warrior in the city plots to claim her and take her husbands place as Lord. Surviving long after that… yeah, she’s not that stupid...
  • Silver Birch, Blood Moon by Ellen Datlow, Garry Kilworth

    Silver Birch, Blood Moon by Ellen Datlow, Garry Kilworth

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The four previous volumes in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's anthology series of fairly tales retold with a distinctively modern edge have been hailded by reviewers as "brilliant," "provocative," and "disturbing...
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