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  • Lost Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Lost Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After tightening the Bonds with his friends, Sean worked toward new things and trying to fix past mistakes. He and his growing family had just moved into a new home and hired on new staff for day-to-day matters. All he wanted to do was craft and love his wives, and it seemed like the peaceful life he hoped for might be within his reach.Denmur and Lord Sharpeyes would not let that happen...
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    fae  harem  litrpg  magic  medieval  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • Noble Solutions by Daniel Schinhofen

    Noble Solutions by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sean had been through something close to hell— he’d taken out Klein Denmur and Knight Evan Sharpeyes, along with a few of Lord Truestrike’s servants, but Chastity and Lilly died on the fields outside the city. At the end of that battle, he claimed Helga Helsdottir, Soul Bonding her and renaming her Helga Oathsworn. With a Valkyrie by his side, Sean hoped never to lose another loved one to death...
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    fae  harem  litrpg  magic  medieval  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • Dungeon Diving 104 by Bruce Sentar

    Dungeon Diving 104 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With Ken on the run and Crimson missing, he goes to the Elven world with Neldra and Fayeth to hide out until Crimson returns.Lady Rendral isn’t quite what he expected, her reclusive life leads her to happily accept Ken and Fayeth for the summer. But the future Empress of the Elven people isn’t without her own struggles...
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    harem  magic  fae  litrpg  steamy  polyamory  paranormal  romance
  • Dungeon Diving 103 by Bruce Sentar

    Dungeon Diving 103 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ken and party are training with his grandparents, preparing themselves to the next semester of Haylon.Yet, even after the Gransmens' deaths there are still plots from the Kaiming targeting Ken. After thwarting an attack on him at the Nagato Clan, Ken heads back to Haylon to get the strength he needs...
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    harem  magic  steamy  litrpg  fae  paranormal  sword-sorcery  polyamory
  • Frigid Magic by Bruce Sentar

    Frigid Magic by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ard is hunkering down in the mountains for the winter as the war cools with the snow.That means it’s time to practice his magic and stay out of trouble. Well… Ard might not be entirely proficient at the last one. At the very least, he’s staying away from the city and his penchant for annoying other people...
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    harem  litrpg  magic  steamy  polyamory  paranormal  romance  fantasy
  • Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sean and his Bonded settled in Hearthglen to learn, train, and grow. Taking on an apprentice, setting up his shop, and Bonding both Chastity and Andrea to him, Sean felt like he would finally be able to learn about this world and try his hand at new things...
  • Magic's Mantle by Bruce Sentar

    Magic's Mantle by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Arden was left in the village by a dying mage, who never returned. With no way out of the village on his own, he had always held onto the hope that one day his magic would awaken and give him access to his spheres. But he’s about to turn eighteen, and it’s never come. Instead, he’s settled into his lot as a sarcastic and quick-witted innkeeper...
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    harem  magic  steamy  litrpg  paranormal  polyamory  romance  fantasy
  • Dragon's Justice 4 by Bruce Sentar

    Dragon's Justice 4 by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Zach and his ladies are packing up for the dragon conclave. He has enough on his hands trying to impress centuries old dragons that he’s their new king.But when a dragon arrives injured, and another dies at the conclave, things grow tense at the conclave. Zach will need to step up as their new king and solve a problem so old it’s been forgotten...
  • Welcome to Midgard by Dave Willmarth

    Welcome to Midgard by Dave Willmarth

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A simple farm boy in a mundane medieval world, turned soldier after his home and family are destroyed. Mere steps from achieving his vengeance after years of fighting, a lucky sword strike ends his life.His soul transferred against his will by one of the gods to another medieval world, one filled with magic, monsters, and races out of his childhood fairy tales...
  • Aether's Blessing by Daniel Schinhofen

    Aether's Blessing by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Every year, the empire administers the rite of passage into adulthood. That rite serves to identify those blessed by Aether to become magi. The new magi are shipped to the academy to learn the arts of magic. The academy is a dangerous place; the tournaments held twice each year can cripple or kill the students, and the clans of the empire will go to great lengths to recruit the students they want...
  • Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume III by J.R. Saileri

    Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume III by J.R. Saileri

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With the issues troubling his beloved mother fully resolved, Asterios decides to travel back to the place where she was born, the city of Tyrienheim, just to be sure that she would be completely safe from any retaliation from the prideful nobles...
  • Paladin of the Shield by Marvin Knight, Marvin Whiteknight

    Paladin of the Shield by Marvin Knight, Marvin Whiteknight

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beneath the Sacred Seas, demons are stirring.An ancient evil rises. An army from the depths of hell comes with her.In the heavens above, a seraph with more ambition than the heavens can contain is coming to confront her.The Sacred Seas have become a playground for forces beyond their power to contend with. In the war between the Heavens and the Hells, only one man can stand for humanity...
  • Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume VII by J.R. Saileri

    Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume VII by J.R. Saileri

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Even though Asterios was quite uncertain about the lavish gift he had received from the king, he accepted the responsibility of leading the village of Glimmervale...
  • The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater

    The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The saga of Nate the cheat potion maker continues!My place in this world slowly reveals itself to me. Unfortunately, I’m constantly reminded just how magicians truly screwed this place up. The Lord Ruler serves as one of the kingdom’s major problems, though there could be more to it...
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    magic  litrpg  fae  dark  sword-sorcery  paranormal  romance  fantasy
  • Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning

    Secrets and Spellcraft by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Now a student at Wurthaven, Will is confronted with the truth of the present. The powerful magic embodied by wizards like his grandfather is but a distant memory, while the practice of the current day is timid and uninspired, and yet he needs the knowledge still preserved and managed by the college...
  • Paladin of the Spirit by Marvin Knight

    Paladin of the Spirit by Marvin Knight

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the depths of Hell, Darren grew strong. Now he's ready to return as he prepares to face down the man who killed his mother.The world thinks Darren is dead. Now is the perfect time for him to build his strength and prepare to wage war on the heavens themselves. To prepare to attack the heavens, he will destroy the hells...
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    harem  magic  litrpg  steamy  medieval  sword-sorcery  dark  polyamory
  • Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume VIII by J.R. Saileri

    Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume VIII by J.R. Saileri

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With many challenges, trials, and tribulations riddling their path, Asterios and the girls successfully made it through the realm of valkyrjas and reached the Descending Spire's final floor. The task to pierce the inverted tower's defenses was an arduous one but provided them with some great revelations about Ast's past and his true identity. At the same time, Bryn discovered something new too...
  • Token of the Blessed by Cebelius

    Token of the Blessed by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It is the mettle to proceed that matters ... The Labyrinth behind him, Terry and company arrive on the Eastern Steppes in the midst of a carnival, and a fateful decision puts him under a dire curse. Stripped of his bond powers and exiled to the dreamlike Wildervast, he must find and free the ultimate witch, then kill an invincible man...
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    dark  harem  litrpg  magic  medieval  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • Sword of the Tyrant by Cebelius

    Sword of the Tyrant by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    NEVER split the party ... Tyrfing is both the key to success in Terry Mack's quest to destroy the Dust Lord, and a death sentence for any template foolish enough to go after the cursed blade...
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    dark  harem  litrpg  magic  medieval  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 4 by Brandon Varnell

    WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 4 by Brandon Varnell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A CHANCE TO START OVER…The Spiritualist Grand Tournament has begun. Eryk Veiger is determined to win, not just so he can remove Grant Leucht from Kari’s and Fay’s lives for good, but also so he can request Kari’s freedom and allow Lin to walk in the sun without fear of being mistaken for a Demon Beast...
  • Second Term by Deacon Frost

    Second Term by Deacon Frost

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Levi has finished the first term on Taryl attending the Otherworld Academy. His break has been filled with working to correct his ignorance in the basics of magic. Now school is coming back into session and all of his friends are returning. Sadly, so are the people he wants to see least...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  paranormal  magic  polyamory  romance  fantasy
  • I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody

    I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I honestly thought passing through the ward to the freezing land of Gwafellaw would be more miserable than it turns out to be. Who has time to be miserable when everything in the land wants to kill you? No one, that’s who.Between fighting dragons, finding a new species, and saving a crazy druid, Berklak and I are learning exactly what it means to be anchored, tied together, bonded, and in love...
    Categorized as:
    magic  litrpg  paranormal  fae  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  mlm
  • Ghouls Don't Scamper by Kim McDougall

    Ghouls Don't Scamper by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #17: even the smallest creature can be big in magic.Kyra Greene never thought she’d return to Asgard. Not after she burned the Rainbow Bridge, the only road home. Now she has no choice. With her unborn child’s life at stake, she must find a new route to the old world, or die trying...
  • Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume I by J.R. Saileri

    Rise of the Weakest Summoner: Volume I by J.R. Saileri

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    One fateful day, a caravan was passing by the village of Teira, which had been raided and set ablaze by bandits. Within the burning rubble, a young woman found a baby, the sole survivor of the attack, and decided to take it with her and raise it as her own. As she was leaving with the little child in her hands, two falling stars lit up the night sky, and she named the boy Asterios...
  • Extermination by E. William Brown

    Extermination by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Gaea's favored children have put her ancient plan to cleanse the Earth of humans into motion, and Kozalin stands high on their list of targets. Uncertain alliances, scheming gods and an implacable foe will push Daniel to his limits...
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    dark  harem  litrpg  magic  medieval  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • The Prince's Bargain by K.M. Shea

    The Prince's Bargain by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    When Prince Arvel was declared the heir to the throne, he was ignorant of all the forthcoming unpleasantness the title would bring him. Nobles who used to ignore him now seek to manipulate and control him. Even worse, his attendance is mandatory at every social function and party.Every. Party...
  • What Lies Within Masks & Shadows by Nicolle May

    What Lies Within Masks & Shadows by Nicolle May

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Throne of Glass meets The Witcher and Once Upon a Time in this heart-wrenching, high fantasy romance packed with trauma healing, epic magic, and high-stakes rebellion."What could be worse than death?"They made her kneel. So, she would see them burn...Alora—a Marked One—is bound to a fate of suffering...
  • Swing Shift 2 by William D. Arand

    Swing Shift 2 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Reports to write, forms to fill, coffee to drink, leads to run down. Gus’s life had been a tedium and boredom he’d grown comfortable with. One that he sought out after he’d come back from his tour of duty. That was before Melody, a contractor, more or less blew his life up as if it were a building packed full of c4...
  • Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sebastian Frost created a territory where demihumans lived peacefully.Whether they were a snake-haired gorgon, a colorful slime woman, or a fifteen foot tall Oni, they were free to live peacefully in Pluma Territory. For many of the creatures, living peacefully was something they never dared even dream of so it was only natural that they traveled from all over the continent to reach his territory...
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    dark  fae  harem  litrpg  magic  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • Storm Crossed by Dani Harper

    Storm Crossed by Dani Harper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The latest stand-alone novel in Dani Harper’s Grim Series will delight old and new fans alike, transporting them to the ancient fae realm beneath the modern human world, where magic rules and menace abounds… Heir to a noble fae house, Trahern is forced to watch helplessly as his twin brother is cruelly changed into a grim—a death dog—as punishment for falling in love with the wrong person...
  • Heretic Spellblade 3 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 3 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The time for secrets is coming to an end. Nathan has changed history and stopped the end of the world, but the future is more uncertain than ever. He can't rely on his knowledge of the future anymore.Conquering the Federation has turned Nathan into a national hero, but also earned him countless enemies. The peace he has won looks short-lived...
  • Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rys is still shaking dust from his hair after a thousand years of sleep, and he already finds himself in a two-front war. The sorcerers of the Malus League are summoning a demon lord, while his northern neighbor marches south. Now that Rys has claimed a kingdom, he needs to keep it.Naturally, he'll expand his territory while crushing his new enemies...
  • When It Falls by Jan Stryvant

    When It Falls by Jan Stryvant

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After having their success against the Ascendants used by the Vestibulum as a cover for the mass murder of their old enemies, Sean has discovered that the Vesti's are far more ruthless and dangerous than the previous two councils he's fought...
  • The Honor of Duty by A.R. Rend

    The Honor of Duty by A.R. Rend

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Phillip had spent his life living by his mother’s code of honor. One she had instilled in not just him but her household staff, her soldiers under her command as a general, and all his siblings.One that called to the familial bonds and the importance of putting those above all else. Second only to the land and the crown.If he was being honest with himself, Phillip valued that code of honor...
  • Raven House by Deacon Frost

    Raven House by Deacon Frost

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Levi Walker reached Taryl after a real bad day at college. An angry walk in the rain led to Truck-Kun and a quick trip to reincarnation. If dying wasn't bad enough, Levi wasn't off the hook for his higher education.Reborn on Taryl and sent to the Academy, Levi is expected to learn how to wield powerful magics...
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    harem  steamy  litrpg  paranormal  magic  polyamory  romance  fantasy
  • The Girl Who Cried Banshee by Kim McDougall

    The Girl Who Cried Banshee by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kyra Greene is a pest controller, not an exterminator. She has to be clear about that when the pests can be anything from pixies to dragons. But when her fledgling business teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, Kyra takes on a job that blurs those lines. Now she’s deep in the lawless Inbetween, trying to clear a mysterious infestation from a fishing village...
  • Great Falls Protector by Alex Lidell

    Great Falls Protector by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lera burned him. Now it’s Tye’s turn. Tye has sacrificed everything for his chance at the Prowess Trials, and Lera’s betrayal in reporting his injuries nearly ended it all. Now there is nothing left but to kick Lera out of his world—and ensure the eviction stays...
  • Suited for Luck by Daniel Schinhofen

    Suited for Luck by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    John Doc Henry had been on the shortest, crappiest end of the stick since the first day of his life; no parents, bad foster parents, and abysmal luck at every turn.The day his life changed started out exactly like he had come to expect. His car died on a rarely traveled road and he broke his toe shortly after dodging the one other car on the road...
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    harem  magic  litrpg  fae  steamy  polyamory  paranormal  romance
  • Black Coven by E. William Brown

    Black Coven by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Surviving Ragnarok is challenge no matter what powers you have, and new problems keep cropping up. Demanding witches, genocidal monsters, divine feuds and local politics will all keep Daniel on his toes. But his enemies have made one crucial mistake. They've given an engineer who understands the nature of magic time to build things..
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    dark  fae  harem  litrpg  magic  medieval  paranormal  polyamory
  • Forbidden Honor by May Dawson

    Forbidden Honor by May Dawson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In my world, dragon shifters rule. Dragon shifters are always royals. They’re always male. They’re always assholes.An orphaned servant like me? Everyone assumes on first shift, I’ll turn into a squirrel.Instead, I grow wings. Breathe fire. Throw the world into chaos.No one wants a girl in the Royal Dragon Guard. So I’m disguised as a man and sent off to military training...
  • Breath of Dragons by Barbara Kloss

    Breath of Dragons by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    *Best in YA Paranormal - 2015 RONE Award Winner*After Prince Alaric's death, Daria and Alex set off in search of the legendary box of the Pandors'. The box is famed to hold a secret of power--one strong enough to overcome Lord Eris and the shield of power he stole from Valdon...
  • WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 8 by Brandon Varnell

    WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 8 by Brandon Varnell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE HEAT IS ONAfter returning alive from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, Eryk tries to resume his normal activities, but there are many issues that have cropped up now that he is back.Kari has been dreaming of their previous lives together ever since they shared a bed...
  • WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 7 by Brandon Varnell

    WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 7 by Brandon Varnell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THE HEAT IS ON.Eryk has won the Spiritualist Grand Tournament, helped Kari and Fay avoid marrying Grant Leucht, and destroyed the cage preventing Kari from journeying outside of Neveria. But his task isn’t over yet. Now he must convince Fay Valstine to join him, Kari, and Lin in a polygamous relationship...
  • Cultivating Chaos 4 by William D. Arand

    Cultivating Chaos 4 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    (Book 4 of 9)Ash’s life is anything but normal these days.Having discovered his Dao, he’s grown in power. Grown to the point that others are now aware of him and that he could be a danger.In this world of martial arts, only the strong and the ruthless survive.Everyone else is merely a stepping stone on their path of Cultivation, or an obstacle to be overcome.Or knocked down...
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    harem  magic  steamy  litrpg  medieval  dark  sword-sorcery  fantasy
  • Breaking the Bank by Daniel Schinhofen

    Breaking the Bank by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Doc was happy with his new life— he’d married Fiala and Sonya, had allies who were steadfastly beside him, and was building the name of Lady Luck. Things were moving in the right direction, and life was good.Powerful enemies were starting to rise against him...
    Categorized as:
    harem  fae  magic  litrpg  steamy  paranormal  polyamory  romance
  • Power and Pentad: Part One by Amanda Cashure

    Power and Pentad: Part One by Amanda Cashure

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pax, heir to the throne, last wolf shifter in the kingdom, and mate to a woman who up until two days ago was mortal and off-limits, is facing the toughest challenge of his life. No, make that the two toughest challenges. Keeping his mate safe from the tyrant who has sent an army of released prisoners, the worst of the worst, after them...
  • Talon the Black by Melissa Mitchell

    Talon the Black by Melissa Mitchell

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What would you do if a dragon fell from the sky? Claire Evans is a small-towner from Indiana faced with this exact situation. When a dragon crash-lands in her corn field, she goes gallivanting off to find it.This incident triggers a chain of events that sweep our heroine into a complicated plot to destroy a kingdom...
  • Taken by L.V. Lane

    Taken by L.V. Lane

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Taken is the third and final book in the Omega Prey series and concludes Priya’s story!More adventures will be coming for new characters in the Omega Prey universe!First I was a broken Beta.Now I am a broken Omega.My mates are worried; I am worried.Trapped, and a prisoner of my home lest my scent send Alphas mad with lust.I just need a moment. But I won’t get one...
  • Herald of Shalia 3 by Tamryn Tamer

    Herald of Shalia 3 by Tamryn Tamer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sebastian Frost’s territory had grown massively as did his reputation. He was the Herald of Shalia that married a demoness, invited hundreds of Arachne to live in his territory, and married a princess of Zira all in the same week. All while securing peace and trade agreements with the two largest countries on the continent. Herald Frost wasn’t merely a deviant herald that laid with demihumans...
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    dark  fae  harem  litrpg  magic  paranormal  polyamory  steamy
  • Illusion by S.M. Boyce

    Illusion by S.M. Boyce

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The final chapter in the war for Ourea ends with blood. Kara Magari is an icon. A hero. The people love her. The royalty tolerates her. She has everything—an army, allies, and a close circle of chosen family. They believe she will end the war, and they shouldn’t. She’s as scared as they are. She just can’t show it...
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