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Gleam by Raven Kennedy
King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His.The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out... Until you realize it’s about keeping you in.I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there’s something that’s bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark... -
![The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden]()
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden’s enchanting first novel, introduced readers to an irresistible heroine. Vasilisa has grown up at the edge of a Russian wilderness, where snowdrifts reach the eaves of her family’s wooden house and there is truth in the fairy tales told around the fire...Categorized as:
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![The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow]()
The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow
The Saint of War spares the life of a servant girl so she can fulfill her destiny as the kingdom’s greatest warrior in this short story of love and loyalty by New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow.Always mindful of the debt she owes, the girl finds her worth as a weapon in the hand of the Prince. Her victories make him a king, then an emperor... -
![Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy]()
Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy
The seductive and thrilling dark fantasy series comes to an end in this powerful finale. With sizzling romance, devastations, and triumphs, this is the epic conclusion to the gilded world of Orea that everyone has been waiting for.If there is ever a choice between her or the world, it's going to be her.One king caged my body.Another has caged my mind... -
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![Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë]()
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr...Categorized as:
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![Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler]()
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
In an "epic, game-changing, moving and brilliant" story of love and hate, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together -- and changing the destiny of the human race (Viola Davis).Doro knows no higher authority than himself...Categorized as:
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![The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù]()
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
[SATISFACTION POINTS +500!]To save his sect from destruction, Shen Qingqiu has at last submitted to Luo Binghe--though he wishes people would stop saying it like that! Unfortunately, they're not wrong.Luo Binghe has finally made his desire for his old master clear... -
![The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 2 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù]()
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 2 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
[CHARACTER DEPTH LEVEL +10]Three years have passed since Shen Qingqiu betrayed Luo Binghe, and now there are only two years left before his "deceased" disciple rises from the dead to claim his bloody glory as the protagonist. At least, that's how the story is supposed to go...Categorized as:
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![The Sea Witch by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
The Sea Witch by Rebecca F. Kenney
When Averil saves a young man from a shipwreck, she thinks she feels the Soul Echo--the sign that the young human male is her one true mate. And the malevolent Sea Witch is all too happy to offer a deal that could make all her dreams come true. He wants her to win the prince's heart--even coaches her in the art of seduction... -
![The Ever King by L.J. Andrews]()
The Ever King by L.J. Andrews
They stole his crown, so he stole their daughter…For years Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making Erik a prisoner in his own realm.But on a dare gone wrong, his enemy’s daughter recklessly breaks the chains on the Ever... -
![Nocturnal by Clio Evans]()
Nocturnal by Clio Evans
I was his toxic obsession. He was my sadistic monster.Nora:When I took a job at St. Thorns university as a psychology professor, I encountered something—someone—unexplainable. Fascinating. And deadly.Alec Briar had the eyes of a killer.He’s a botanist who would rather rot in his greenhouse alone than deal with students, professors, or me...Categorized as:
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![A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark]()
A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark
For fantasy romance readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series will enchant you…For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile.The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead.Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have... -
![Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat]()
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the truthful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave. Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince Laurent epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere... -
![Thorns of Frost by Krista Street]()
Thorns of Frost by Krista Street
Being entered into the Rising Queen Trial is equivalent to death. If I win, I’ll marry my enemy. If I lose, I’ll marry another fae of the king’s choosing. Either way, my freedom is lost unless I find a way to escape.Intent on fleeing, I train my new affinities and learn what’s needed to survive while pretending to vie for the throne... -
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![A World of Lost Words by Jane Washington]()
A World of Lost Words by Jane Washington
I was born with a shadow inside me, a beast clawing and ripping its way to freedom. I was born with a clock inside me, the tick-ticking of my heartbeat drawing us all closer to the inevitable, the inescapable. The end of everything.And now, finally, it has arrived.The world is burning, the souls are screaming, the castles are crumbling... -
![Dragon Emperor 2 by Eric Vall]()
Dragon Emperor 2 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNow tested in battle, Evan aims to become the heir of Hatra. Once that he’s a lord, Evan has even more on his plate, from rebuilding the city’s aqueducts to fighting demonic hordes. On top of all that, the King of Rahma gives Evan a quest to prove his worth: to find the lost Sword of Hatra, which was last seen a thousand years ago... -
![The Spirit Stone by Katharine Kerr]()
The Spirit Stone by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPrince Dar of the Westlands calls the new fortress of Zakh Gral "a dagger laid against our throat." It was built by the Horsekin, ancient enemies of his people. To destroy the threat, the elven prince has called upon his dwarven and human allies. Their leaders know that if the Westlands fall, their own throats will feel the dagger next... -
![The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭]()
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
A man reborn as a villain in a fantasy novel series ends up accidentally romancing the male protagonist in this fan-favorite tale... -
![In Death We Part by M. Bonnet]()
In Death We Part by M. Bonnet
My routine was simple - classes, work, repeat - then an unearthed family secret changed everything. Four mysterious men shattered my life and stomped on the pieces until I had nothing left. They were strangers to me, but I was no stranger to them. They had been watching me… waiting until the time was right to strike... -
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Riot Reunion by Callie Hart
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Callie Hart comes a brand catch-up book in the Crooked Sinners Series, featuring interwoven storylines told from multiple POVs.The residents of Riot House have graduated, but the events of the past year are far from forgotten... -
![Pirate's Witch by Jessamine Rue]()
Pirate's Witch by Jessamine Rue
A dark, spicy reverse-harem romance reminiscent of 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' with a dash of 'Treasure Island' and a hint of 'Peter Pan.' A desperate crew of pirates kidnap the witch who is the key to their freedom from a terrible curse. But she's more difficult to handle than they expect, in so many ways..Categorized as:
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![Delightful Sins by Lola King]()
Delightful Sins by Lola King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dark and sizzling, enemies to lovers, polyamorous standalone romance from bestselling author, Lola King She betrayed them and ran away. Now they want their revenge. In a town where all that matters is loyalty to your gang, I’ve been labeled a traitor. A death sentence. I ran away from the North Shore the day I knew I wasn’t safe there anymore... -
![So Below by Julie Mannino]()
So Below by Julie Mannino
Riley was his, and he better remember that even if he was currently in an angel's bed and shouting someone else's name.The image made Eren see red.Riley While healing from Eren’s betrayal, the first nephalem in centuries will have to learn to feed, do magic, and navigate a different way of life... -
![A Tainted Claim by Zoey Ellis]()
A Tainted Claim by Zoey Ellis
He will take what he is owedAnd she will not escape himAna is determined to put her nights with Maddoc behind her, but one thing becomes clear.The Alpha outlaw won’t let her go.Infuriated by Ana’s disobedience, Maddoc uses all his resources to reassert his claim, no matter what violent destruction it causes. But Ana is no longer the Omega she once was... -
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![Break Her by Cassie Alexander]()
Break Her by Cassie Alexander
I wanted her.She was just two floors away from me here in my castle.And some piece of her—naïve and inexperienced—wanted me.The man who was doomed to die at her hand.I could mostly ignore that fact, now that I was used to her presence, and my intermittent lust. But I wondered if not telling her about it was a bigger betrayal than not telling her about my arrangement with her father...Categorized as:
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![The Capital by A.H. Lee]()
The Capital by A.H. Lee
It’s a classic fairytale: Knight meets necromancer. They argue. They fight. They…make out?Prince Roland comes home from the war to bury his father and see his sister on the throne. He sneaks out to his favorite tavern for nostalgia’s sake. It’s the place where he kissed a man for the first time, the place where he used to carouse with the lover he buried on a battlefield... -
![Bite The Power That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti]()
Bite The Power That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti
Ellasara came at me with a blade—and she defeated me.But my eyes open to my bedchambers and I see Kingsnake sitting at my beside with Fang next to my pillow. I expect to feel the horrible pain of my injury, but I already feel healed. When I sit up, the room doesn’t spin and I don’t feel weak. In fact, I feel better than I ever have…Kingsnake takes my face in my hands and pulls me close... -
![Bump in the Night by Cassie Mint]()
Bump in the Night by Cassie Mint
He’s smart, handsome, and we have an instant connection.Pity all these ghosts keep interrupting our moments…All my life, I’ve wanted a ghostly encounter. It’s my greatest dream, and it’s never happened for me—not even in Belladonna Bay, where every other building is haunted...Categorized as:
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![Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker]()
Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker
They want an heir and I’m the only way they can get it. With or without my cooperation. I thought Cadieux Island would be a new beginning, but the privileged estates and elite college turned into a nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig]()
Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Novel of Robyn Hood The Hooded One. The one to breathe the dark and light and dusk between.... When an old druid foresees this harbinger of chaos, he also glimpses its outcome... -
![Appetite by Carmen Rosales]()
Appetite by Carmen Rosales
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGiaGia has found Dravin’s truth, and he isn’t the only one she belongs to. Can she accept what she means to his family? When she finds out how dangerous they are and what they are capable of, will she accept how far they will go to keep her?Her best friend is in trouble, but the danger surrounding her and Jess has Gia questioning everything except the love in her heart... -
![Viking's Bride: A Viking time travel romance by Mariah Stone]()
Viking's Bride: A Viking time travel romance by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*** - previously published as The Marriage of TimeChased by her violent mafioso boyfriend, pregnant Boston pediatrician Mia takes an insane offer to escape into the past . Touching a Norn’s golden spindle, she is flung back in time to Norway, 874 AD—where a huge Viking mistakes her for his betrothed and carries her to his stronghold... -
![The Frost Touched Queen by Ivy Fox]()
The Frost Touched Queen by Ivy Fox
From the USA Today Bestselling Author Ivy Fox comes a new angsty romance filled with intrigue and revenge, and a thick web of secrets and lies that begs to be disentangled.“The king is dead. Long live the Winter Queen in the north!”Unfortunately, those jubilant shouted-out wishes over my role as queen of the Kingdom of Aikyam were short-lived.All because three pesky kings stand in my way... -
![Nightshade by Keri Lake]()
Nightshade by Keri Lake
A love so forbidden, it would shake the heavens ...My father called them messengers.He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless city, there shined a faint sliver of hope. I had only to look for the signs... -
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![No Such King by Coralee June]()
No Such King by Coralee June
A puppet, a prince, and a playboy. One arranged marriage. Three men I must keep at arm's length.Prince August is arrogant, toxic, and viscous.I want nothing to do with the man that was once my best friend.I fled this kingdom four years ago, planning to never return.But the king is dead.The kingdom is in chaos.And I’m trapped in an arranged marriage I want no part of... -
![Court of Blood and Bindings by Lisette Marshall]()
Court of Blood and Bindings by Lisette Marshall
They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake…When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings – into the one place from which no human ever returns...Categorized as:
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![The Bayou by Arden Powell]()
The Bayou by Arden Powell
"Eugene didn’t know if he believed in the devil beyond the wicked things people did of their own accord, but if the devil had a face, it would look like Johnny Walker’s."Small-town Louisiana, 1935.When Eugene was twelve, a girl from town disappeared. Everyone said the gators must have got her when she strayed too near the bayou. No foul play, just a terrible accident... -
![The Winter Kissed Kings by Ivy Fox]()
The Winter Kissed Kings by Ivy Fox
From the USA Today Bestselling Author Ivy Fox comes the last installment in The Winter Queen Duet, where every secret and lie will be forced into the light to either save or destroy the Kingdom of Aikyam.The plan was simple.Subdue my would-be usurpers with a marriage proposal and guarantee my sovereignty.Little did I know that my reign should have been the least of my worries...Categorized as:
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![The Wolf in My Tavern by L.V. Lane]()
The Wolf in My Tavern by L.V. Lane
A father should protect his daughter.Mine sold me out to predators for coin enough to pay his debts.Sobbing and broken, I shiver in the cold stone cell, awaiting my desperate fate.Only I am not alone, and my fellow prisoner is about to change the course of my life.A poor fish market girl sold out by her father.A young blacksmith apprentice with secret ties to the rebellion... -
![One Little Nightmare by Dawn Darling]()
One Little Nightmare by Dawn Darling
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA paranoid schizophrenic with a dark passenger lurking in the shadows.A broken Siren who would give anything to end her curse.A mystery girl with the traumas of her past written on her body.Pandora's Box has been opened, and to reclaim their identities they will have to determine what is real, what is fantasy, and face the darkness within... -
![North Queen by Nicola Tyche]()
North Queen by Nicola Tyche
Gripping and action-packed, Crowns is perfect for fans of thick plots with aching romance. This is a compelling first volume to a deliciously twisting trilogy that will keep you on the edge of your seat!The Return of a Lost Heir…The kingdom of Mercia has been at war with the Shadow King and his dark army for ten years...Categorized as:
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![Rebels of Last World by Atlas Kane]()
Rebels of Last World by Atlas Kane
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsChoose a Class.Win your HaremReclaim the World.Cade Clarke spends his last night on Earth drinking with an old Army buddy. When he decides to risk his life to defend a gorgeous bartender, he pays the ultimate price.Resurrected to Antinium, Cade finds himself thrown into a world where the very rules of reality have shifted... -
![Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 by Suji Kim]()
Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 by Suji Kim
Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after—but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA. Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family’s sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name...Categorized as:
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![The Hidden Falling by Kelly Cove]()
The Hidden Falling by Kelly Cove
We were hidden.For years we have been living in secret, in a safe haven called Eridian for wolves and others alike inside The Deadlands.Hiding from the Highers laws and the eyes of the Elites, I make sure we survive the best we can while we live our simple life.When we collect a female in need to bring her back to Eridian, it was supposed to go as planned, like any other time...Categorized as:
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![Light by Lacey Lehotzky]()
Light by Lacey Lehotzky
Perfect for fans of The Plated Prisoner, Crystal Bloom, Game of Thrones (tv show), or anyone who wanted to see trauma addressed in ACOTAR. LAST WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD! Izidora Why does this keep happening to me? Kidnapped again by the Iron Fae, I must survive long enough to get back to my friends in the Night Realm... -
![Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke]()
Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLidan Tolak is the fiercest of her father’s daughters; more than capable of one day leading her clan. But caught between her warring parents, Lidan’s world begins to unravel when another of her father’s wives falls pregnant... -
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Survival by Rowen Black
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEach year, the Knightwood Academy chooses the best of the best to join them.Males from different factions are sent there to train.This year, it’s my brother's turn to take part, but sickness eats at his body every day, making it impossible for him to take part in the training... -
![The Bladesmith Queen by Sarah MacLean]()
The Bladesmith Queen by Sarah MacLean
They called her a witch. The only daughter of a long line of bladesmiths, Orsa had no choice but to take up the hammer and forge when it was her turn. But she was unlike those who came before her. Her swords are legendary—said to be undefeatable. And when she makes them, she can see their future...and the truth of the warriors who wield them. Brutal. Cruel. Unworthy of her skill. Until him... -
![Prince of Pain II by Julie Mannino]()
Prince of Pain II by Julie Mannino
Liam has jumped from the frypan and into the fire.He’d hoped the rumors were fake or exaggerated, but the nasty streak hidden under Prince Briar’s pretty exterior outshines everything else. The more Liam resists, the worse it grows, and the Prince insists he needs to change his mindset, accept it, and think only of submitting... -
![A Touch of Savagery (A Demisexual MMM Fairy Romance) by Julie Mannino]()
A Touch of Savagery (A Demisexual MMM Fairy Romance) by Julie Mannino
After a betrayal between Kingdoms, Oriel finds himself torn down from his position of Crown Prince, collared, named as a traitor, and sold. He’s lost his Kingdom, birthright, family, innocence, and the only man he ever thought he’d love. Trapped with his new Master, Roth Delwin, Oriel is sure he’ll lose what’s left of himself...
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