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A Court of Mist and Fury (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas, Amanda Forstrom
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’s spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects, and cinematic music!Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart...Categorized as:
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A Court of Mist and Fury : Rhysand's POV by IllyrianTremors
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSPOILERS FOR THE ORIGINAL BOOK BELOW :ACOMAF Part 1: The House of Beasts (Rhys POV) by illyriantremorsThe first 13 chapters of ACOMAF told from Rhys's POV. Includes some brief details of his three months without her after he comes home from UtM and some improvised scenes, but most of it concerns his time with Feyre.~~~~~~~~~~~ACOMAF Part 2...Categorized as:
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Placeres mortales by Belén Martínez Sánchez
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEn un mundo donde las apariencias sirven como velo ante la cruda verdad, Cixi no es más que una criada. Pero en su interior late un poder oscuro y prohibido.Su existencia se basa en cuidar y acompañar a su joven ama, Lilan, la única hija de la familia Yehonala... -
The Right Thing to Do by LovesBitca8
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl... -
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MateHub: Legend by Marie Reynard
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe contract was simple: three months, seven scenes, zero feelings. Following it was not.Richard Knotz is a legend in the world of supernatural adult entertainment, and he knows it. While most paranormal adult actors shy away from the temporary bonds needed to perform knotting scenes, he's made them his brand...Categorized as:
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Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrynn has spent the better part of her life waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta, the very same people who exiled the Alaha to live a life over the sea. A rite of passage for all young guards, she’s not sure what to expect from it, but breaking a century- long peace treaty certainly isn’t on her map.Neither is the encounter with an enemy soldier...Categorized as:
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When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons.They certainly did not expect them to fall. As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught...Categorized as:
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Broken Bond: a six-pack series companion novel by C.J. Primer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"And let me guess, you're a bad boy type, huh?"Callum grins menacingly, running his tongue over his straight white teeth. "The worst, babe."*****VANESSA : I'm a good girl. I don't get into trouble, I don't break curfew, and I don't even date. I broke my own rules for him; the man that so many people fear... -
The Dragon Prince's Secret by Elva Birch
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecret doesn’t always mean safeKenth left the Alaskan palace to raise his secret daughter alone, outside of the spotlight of royalty, and away from the pressures of fame and celebrity. Her abduction drives him raging back for answers, straight to his estranged family...and his spell-fated mate... -
Clash of Claws by Elizabeth Dear
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the world of the shifter elite, a safe female is one without power. For me, that means hide or die.When wraiths invade my neighborhood and shit goes sideways, becoming a Guardian might be the only way to earn myself—and my beast—protection.The elite training program begins at the local shifter college, so I pack up my swords and my brother, and off to school I go...Categorized as:
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Abyss by Bethany Adams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mage out of her elementAfter five hundred years as a magic teacher, Selia thought she'd seen everything. But nothing prepared her for the chaos of her assignment at Braelyn. Assassins, rogue princes, and a grown, half-human student--all had caught her off guard. Now, things have settled down, and her life has begun to take on a sense of normalcy... -
Sisterwives for The Orc by Amanda Milo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is Jumanji meets Elder Scrolls meets medieval romance with a blacksmith Orc. Basically a fantasy union for the ages. It'd be downright perfect... Except for the fact that my new husband comes with a side of three other wives.I spend five bucks to play an old arcade game that promises adventurers a chance to choose their very own epic romance.I'm transported to another reality... -
Measure of a Man by Inadaze22
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCompleted Dramione fanfiction.To truly know someone is to differentiate between who they once were, who they are now, and who they're capable of being. Hermione realises the duality of one man as she rectifies what she knows of the past and begins to understand the pieces of who Draco Malfoy is now: a father, a son, and a man... -
Draco Malfoy and the House of Black by starbrigid
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter going back in time, Draco has tried to follow the path he remembers. But third year brings a new Ravenclaw cousin, a new Boggart, and a newly admiring Harry Potter, along with castle grounds full of Dementors and what they make him remember... -
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A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHalf-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service... -
The Scarlet Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnly magic can save us from this nightmare… Everest is my soulmate. Yet somehow knowing this feels worse. Because now I know this isn’t some silly little teenage-puppy-love crush, I know my feelings for someone I barely know are very, very real.Because now I know this love I feel…he feels it too... -
Reign of Cinders and Glass by Linsey Hall, Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a world ruled by immortals, her only hope may lie in the heart of their darkest prince.When my sister Belle goes missing, I venture deep into the cursed woods to find her. Ruthless vampires rule over our kingdom, and I’m terrified she’s been murdered like so many others.As I’m searching, I’m caught by the worst immortal of them Prince Cassius, dark Lord of the Bloodvale... -
Seared by Bethany Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA reluctant prince After more than three hundred years on Earth, Prince Ralan has finally returned to Moranaia. But with his wicked brother Kien on the loose, the homecoming is a short one. A dire vision sends Ralan back to Earth to save his soulbonded from his dark brother. The problem? Ralan’s Sight grows more erratic by the moment even as danger closes in on every side... -
The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Holly Renee, author of the Stars and Shadows series, comes a scorching new fantasy romance that ignites the pages with relentless danger, forbidden passion, and the intoxicating allure of enemies to lovers. Fleeing my father's cruelty, the wicked king who robbed me of a future, I face death in the streets, caught between a rebellion and a tyrant's reign...Categorized as:
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The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAurora is caught between powerful alphas as they fight for the Wolf Throne. But darker forces are rising. . .The highly anticipated sequel to The Wolf King. Pre-order now!Aurora may have survived the Wolf King. But his bite marks her skin, and in accordance with Wolf Law, that makes her his property. Now, he wants her back...Categorized as:
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Achilles: Soul of Her King by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 3 in the Kings of the Blood 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. A scream in the night. A panicked call for help. There’s no time to think. The rules be damned. A fate worse than death. Buried alive…lost…alone… A centuries old secret her only hope. May the gods be on her side... -
The Poseidon Trials: The Complete Collection by Eliza Raine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe married me, exiled me, and now he’s the only thing stopping me from saving my sister's life. My sister is turning to stone. She's been asleep for eight years – the same amount of time I’ve been the secret, exiled wife of the King of the Ocean.Poseidon is fierce, unforgiving, and terrifyingly powerful.I’m just a broken sea nymph whose magic never surfaced... -
Flame and Sparrow by S.M. Gaither
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the eve of her twentieth birthday, Karys woke to the sight of a divine creature dying outside her home.Two weeks later, her sister disappeared, leaving nothing but a trail of blood in her wake.Convinced the gods were responsible for the disappearance, Karys has spent the past five years plotting her revenge with the help of a cutthroat band of likeminded elven rebels...Categorized as:
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A Shade of Darkness and Deception: Book 2 by Jordan A. Day
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFriendship. Love. Two things Ainsley had found for the first time in her life, only to lose them in the blink of an eye. Betrayed and heartbroken, she must work to overcome the pain of her past. Now trapped in a new kingdom ruled by a king who wants far more from her than he’s leading on, she will have to find the strength to persevere... -
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Of Shadows & Fae by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brooding Winter King losing his power.A found fae princess of Summer Court who has everything he needs.A tournament that jeopardizes everything.Kidnapped from Earth and plunged into the heart of Fae court intrigue, I discover a shocking truth—I‘m the true heir to the Summer Court Throne, a crown my sister has claimed in my absence... -
Ship of Shadows by Tee Harlowe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe broke my heart once. Now working with him might shatter it for good.I’m chained to my crown. Queen of a court I don’t want. Ever since my brothers and father disappeared, I’ve been forced to rule, to give up the freedom I crave.It’s all the pirate lord’s fault. Bastian Lore sailed into my life, charmed me completely—then betrayed me... -
Spark of Pursuit by Annika Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCatching a vigilante sounds simple… until you find out that vigilante is your soulbound.Aravenna Kalladine isn’t just used to keeping secrets; she is one. Publicly, she’s the jilted heir of the world’s largest anti-magic arms company, as Mortal as her late parents and those they protected from dangerous Immortals...Categorized as:
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Kissed by the Gods by Caty Rogan
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeina has spent a lifetime submitting. Kneeling. Enduring.Then soldiers come for her brother, and divine fury surges through her veins. She expects execution for the bodies she left in her wake. Her people have met bloody ends for far, far less.Instead, Ryot, a godsworn warrior born to privilege and raised in order, drags her into a world that was never meant for her... -
Seducing the Dragon: Part 4 by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWill Evie be able to bring back Bram’s human half? Will they rescue baby Murray? And is Evie Bram’s true mate? All of these questions, and more, will be answered in this final installment! 29,300 words / 18+, explicit language and sexual contest / HEA (no cliffhanger!) (Please read these installments in order... -
Captured by the Cupid by Emily Shore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you love Valentine’s Day, you will love this book.If you hate Valentine’s Day, you will also love this book!Captured by the Cupid is a dark romantasy standalone in the Roars and Romances series following the Amazon bestseller, Kidnapped by the Krampus... -
Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice by Mary Mecham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo assassinate her target, she must marry her enemy.Azora has dedicated her life to exacting revenge on the phoenix shifters who murdered her parents. When Prince Tarquin of Pyren demands a bride as part of a peace treaty, the elite strike squad of assassins Azora belongs to agree—she’s the perfect candidate to eliminate the monstrous shifter... -
The Neverseen King by Anastasis Blythe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnly one fate awaits the bride of the Neverseen King. But I will not die.Full blurb coming soon.The Neverseen King is the second in series fantasy romance of a tortured assassin and her dangerous fae husband, perfect for fans of The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Sylvia Mercedes, and Elise Kova who love dark, swoon-worthy heroes and heart wrenching, slow-burn romance...Categorized as:
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Phase of Hate by Coralee June
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was a prodigy. A grieving sister. A girl falling for him.I died, and now I’m reborn.Stronger. Deadlier.Angrier.I’m determined to punish those that turned me into a monster. The curse kept me alive, but at what cost?I’m at war with my nature.I refuse to ever accept my fate.Once a prodigy, now a curse.Once love, now hate...Categorized as:
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Gilded Wings by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓.When my phone rings after a night drinking with my best friend, I had no idea my whole world was about to change. "A book is missing," a deep, unnaturally enticing voice growls down the line... -
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Pétalos de papel / Paper Petals by Selene M. Pascual, Iria G. Parente
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsUn mundo en el que caben todos los mundos.Un chico con el poder de crear puentes entre ellos.Una chica que llega por accidente... y que no puede regresar a casaDani es una chica normal. O lo era hasta que un libro se la tragó y llegó a Albión, una dimensión regentada por una clase noble que impone sus normas escondida tras sonrisas fingidas y bailes a medianoche... -
A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Simple Truth is the second book in the slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy trilogy The Freckled Fate."After the enemy she captured reveals an earth-shattering truth, Finn finds herself in alliance with the one man she despised the most. Torn between her haunted past and her unclear future, she is determined to fulfill her promises at last, overcoming any hindrance in her path... -
Throne in the Dark by A.K. Caggiano
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHis dark destiny awaits, and nothing will stand in his way. Except her.Dark lordDemon spawnProphesied realm destroyerWith a demon for a father, Damien Maleficus Bloodthorne’s destiny could be nothing but nefarious, and with the completion of his most vicious spell, Damien is on the cusp of fulfilling the evil inevitability all of his dark machinations have led to.And then, her...Categorized as:
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The Silversmith by L.J. Claren
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPower is awakening. Love is a liability. And the fate of the world rests in the hands of a grieving girl who never asked to be chosen.Still reeling from the deaths of her father and brother, Ary Gold survives only by sheer will in the icy wilds of the North...Categorized as:
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Lies That Bleed by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFor tonight, we either lived or died in The Wilds. Nothing else mattered. As the daughter of the emperor, Aisling Everhart was born into privilege. She has trained her entire life to go into The Wilds and have a chance at bonding with a creature that can give her unknown power. Half of the candidates will die the first night, and only a few will make it out... -
With These Last Breaths by Vanessa Rasanen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery journey must end... one way or another.And in Declan's experience, that usually means death.Death of his enemies. Death of his friends.Their one hope of surviving is in the hands of a man he wants to see suffer... even if it means letting the darkness within take over.But even if he retrieves the dagger, he could still lose everything.He could still lose her...Categorized as:
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The Dominion of Sin by Alexandra St. Pierre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaven wakes up in the Court of Pride to find that it is not the firey hellscape she had expected it to be. However, she is a prisoner, trapped by her life debt to Amon, the Dark Prince of the Court of Pride. She is still reeling from the torture she has endured at the hands of Ash Nevra’s dark wizard, Kieran, and the murder of one of the only people she had ever loved weighs heavily on her heart... -
In The Shadows by L.B. August
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDamned by gods and threaded by fates, two mortals must embrace the darkness to find their true destinies.Lilith Clarke is supposed to be dead: murdered by the vicious King Oren, her blood staining a field of daisies. But death would have been merciful.After years of having no name, she is finally given a title: Queen of Umbra. But it will cost her everything... -
The Rose in the Shadows by Arcadia Rayne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I was not created to back down"When you’re the last Descendant of the most hated God in all the realms, who can you trust?Theadora Moore, with no memories of her past life, arrives at the Athenian Palace with magic in her veins and a mark on her chest branding her the last living Descendant of Hyrax, God of the Dead...Categorized as:
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Echo of Wings by Sophia St. Germain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings18-year-old Lillian is dying. But she is not going down without a fight. Sheltered by her father her whole life, Lillian’s greatest wish has always been to join the rebel group he leads, to leave a mark on the world she is soon to leave.In the aftermath of a tragedy, Lillian decides to seek revenge by killing the King of Orios...Categorized as:
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The Beautiful Liar by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter her showdown with Mordren Darkbringer, Kenna's life has gotten even more complicated and dangerous. It certainly doesn't help that the tenuous peace between the courts is threatened by an upcoming tournament in the Court of Fire. Old rivalries between the elven princes flare up as a result of it, and anyone who gets too close risks getting burned...Categorized as:
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Crown of Slumber: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling by R.L. Perez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo feuding kingdoms. One unbreakable sleeping curse.When a deadly sleeping curse befalls her family, Princess Aurelia's only hope lies in the hands of the wicked Prince Fenn. His kingdom maintains the only known supply of stardust, a rare substance that is the key to breaking the spell...Categorized as:
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Kuxtal Academy: The Beginning by Nelle Nikole, Mikayla D. Hornedo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the shadowed corridors of Kuxtal Academy, ancient whispers echo through the hallways. Mira Canek finds herself pulled back into the grasp of her family’s political influence when she's called to attend Kuxtal Academy—Inecha’s school for the elite. However, the reunion with her older brother Koa is far from simple... -
The Ascended by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA part of the Sundered Realms Extended UniverseRevenge demands the ultimate sacrifice. When twins Thais and Thatcher are thrust into the deadly Trials of Ascension, they'll navigate brutal competitions and forbidden desires, discovering some secrets are worth dying for—and others are worth killing for... -
Lost Towers by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith evil rising, every secret can change the course of history.The curse is broken. The Fae are free. And so is Gandrett—at least to walk away from the palace at Lei’Vreah, from the King of Fae who she supposedly is in love with, from the prince who almost died in her arms.Her friends are out there, needing her help...Categorized as:
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Enthralling the Orc by Tracy Lauren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperate to find answers to the whereabouts of her niece, Ellyn does the unthinkable and releases a criminal brought in from the Perished Woods. Believing him to be nothing more than a man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, she enlists his aid as a tracker...
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