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  • The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread...
    Categorized as:
    war  magic  mystery  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan

    Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 39 ratings
    NOTE: This book is also found as the second book in the Heir of Novron Omnibus. It is released separately for those who have already read Wintertide and don't want to buy that book again as part of the bundle.IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS...THE ELVES HAVE CROSSED THE NIDWALDEN. TWO THIEVES WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE. "I saw a great journey. Ten upon the road, she who wears the light will lead the way...
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  • Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS WITH THE DEAD.After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more—but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a Keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes...
  • Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan

    Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 40 ratings
    A PUPPET IS CROWNED. THE TRUE HEIR REMAINS HIDDEN. A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.War has come to Melengar and Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game...
  • The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 33 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..
  • Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Rich in magic and adventure, Michael J. Sullivan’s soaring fantasy novels are masterworks of heroism, love, and sacrifice. Now, in Age of War, the epic battle between humankind and the cruel godlike beings who once ruled them finally ignites in all its fury.The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before...
  • Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan.  Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of Tsuranuanni.  While in the opulent Imperial courts, assassins and spy-master plot cunning and devious intrigues against the rightful heir.  Now Mara, a young, untested Ruling lady, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic struggle for survival...
  • The Furyck Saga by A.E. Rayne

    The Furyck Saga by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    >An epic adventure begins...Jael Furyck is Brekka’s greatest warrior, destined to be the queen, but when her father dies, her uncle steals the throne. And now he plans to marry her off; eager to remove the threat she poses to his reign; keen to forge an alliance with his arch-enemy that will fill his empty coffers with gold...
  • Weight of the Crown by A.C. Cobble

    Weight of the Crown by A.C. Cobble

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 25 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Benjamin Ashwood series! Ben and his friends have defeated a deadly threat to mankind, and gained powerful allies along the way, but sometimes the biggest danger is ourselves. In the final book in the Benjamin Ashwood series, Ben will have to take the mantle of leadership to prevent a war that will devastate Alcott...
  • Into the West by Mercedes Lackey

    Into the West by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this second book in the new series from a New York Times-bestselling author and beloved fantasist.Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support...
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    magic  war  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    HISTORY DECREES SHE MUST DIE—OR LOSE HER MIND The world has waited a long time for the Kaisae—Salryc Luxx, leader of the iliri and commander of the allied forces. Kaisaes before her have died or gone mad. But now that they are so close to finally winning the war and finding peace for her species, either option is unthinkable! She's still needed...
  • Mana Immortal by Bruce Sentar

    Mana Immortal by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Isaac is back and the sects are going to war. Leadership puts him in leading from behind a desk and negotiating deals with the Hua Family.That is, till another sect's mountain falls and Isaac hurries to investigate.He takes Mei to investigate the fallen mountain. But even Mei isn't enough to stop what the fallen mountain brings...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  fantasy  harems  poly  paranormal  length-medium
  • Shadow's Savior by Cassie Cole

    Shadow's Savior by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Alyssa's Quintelaide stands disgraced.After a violent confrontation forces them to flee the capitol, Alyssa and her Quintmates struggle to cope with the fallout. Warrior Jaxon focuses on their path forward, while Frost Mage Arthur contemplates their place in history. Alyssa doesn’t know how to feel about her decision to disobey the Archon, and whether to blame herself for the events that followed...
  • Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Loving Nightmares by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    I would go to war to protect the nightmares I loved. War was at our doorstep threatening to kill my father, and with him were enough humans that if battle ensued, it would make national headlines. Ones that would only further divide and enhance the hatred between humans and nightmares.War had to be defeated, I just didn’t know how...
  • Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall

    Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Evan continues his quest for power in an effort to defeat the Demon King of the Underworld, but things aren’t easy when you’re a dragon lord.Especially when his quest for the Nobel Swords takes him outside of Rahma and into a neighboring kingdom.Evan’s met a host of different races while in Inati, but he’s never encountered the elves before...
  • Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King by Daniel Haack

    Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King by Daniel Haack

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This follow-up to Prince & Knight is an inclusive, modern fairy tale for young readers!Praise for Prince & Knight:"Victorious . . . the premier queer-friendly fairy tale." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review"An illuminating fairy tale for young readers to be able to see that not every prince would like to marry a princess...
  • Bonded by Death by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane

    Bonded by Death by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    I’m torn between three men that I swore I wouldn’t get involved with. I know it’s wrong, but part of me loves it. Craves it.Everyone thinks I’m the good girl, but what they don’t see is that my carefully crafted persona is crumbling around me.My ex taught me that love isn’t sweet, patient, or kind. It’s cruel and it hurts...
  • 旦那が美貌を隠す訳 2 by Jungyeon, Harara

    旦那が美貌を隠す訳 2 by Jungyeon, Harara

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    その怪物領主の真実の姿は…!?...
  • The Wronged: Completed Series by M. Sinclair

    The Wronged: Completed Series by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Wicked Blaze Correctional, home to the world’s most dangerous criminals…and me. My only crime was knowing too much, yet somehow I took a fall for the real bad guy. Drake thought I’d be an easy scapegoat, that I’d cower and accept the punishment I hadn’t earned.Absolutely not. Pushed to the brink, my magic boiled over, and now it’s ready to burn anyone who gets too close...
  • The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara

    The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes...
  • March Story, Vol. 4 by Kim Hyung-Min

    March Story, Vol. 4 by Kim Hyung-Min

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Among the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence. Only the hunters of the Ciste Vihad can dispel the Ill...
  • March Story, Volume 2 by Kim Hyung-Min

    March Story, Volume 2 by Kim Hyung-Min

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Reads R to L (Japanese Style) M audience.Among the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence...
  • Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller, Warheart , is the direct sequel to, and the conclusion of, the story begun in The Omen Machine, The Third Kingdom, and Severed Souls.All is lost. Evil will soon consume the D'Haran Empire. Richard Rahl lies on his funeral bier. It is the end of everything.Except what isn't lost is Kahlan Amnell...
  • The Archer's Heart Book Two by Astrid Amara

    The Archer's Heart Book Two by Astrid Amara

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes...
  • March Story, Vol. 3 by Kim Hyung-Min

    March Story, Vol. 3 by Kim Hyung-Min

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Reads R to L (Japanese Style)...
  • A Reaper Is Forever by Karla Doyle

    A Reaper Is Forever by Karla Doyle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A cozy, steamy paranormal romance with a bewitching seer, an alluring reaper, and a happily ever afterSHAYOne seer is born in the Winterlock coven in each generation. The elders call it a gift, but if I could return or exchange it, I would. Witches born with the ability to see the future don’t possess other magic, and my precognitive skill isn’t exactly in demand...
  • Tinker's Trial by Cassie Cole

    Tinker's Trial by Cassie Cole

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    A young Pyromancer teams up with five sexy soldiers in this action-packed Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance.Dragon Quintelaides aren’t meant to be split up—even for just a few days. But that’s exactly what the Archon has planned for Alyssa's Quintelaide...
  • The Apothecary by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr

    The Apothecary by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    It’s 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows—a fascinating boy who’s not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy...
  • Tempting Fate by Alexa Ryder

    Tempting Fate by Alexa Ryder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tyler My fated mate is dead, but I still seem to see her everywhere I look, feel her claws digging into every part of my life. All I want to do is throw myself into my work, return to some kind of normal where my Alpha gives me orders, and I follow them. Since Liam can’t seem actually do that, it’s a relief that our Setting Luna has figured things out...
  • The Retired S Ranked Adventurer : Volume III by Wolfe Locke, James Falcon

    The Retired S Ranked Adventurer : Volume III by Wolfe Locke, James Falcon

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    *Every new beginning comes at the end of another*They called him Sven, the Shatterfist.And they will again.An S Ranked Adventurer who lost his way.His journey will take him far and wide.Back to the places he used to know.He’s not alone. Friends, comrades.Ash.Memories found and memories gained.Answers give rise to other questions.The Shatterfist moves on...
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    monsters  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-medium
  • Disney Animated Classics: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas by Sally Morgan, Marilyn Easton

    Disney Animated Classics: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas by Sally Morgan, Marilyn Easton

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    See how Halloween Town, Jack Skellington, and others came to life in this retelling of Disney  Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas .Illustrated with a variety of paintings, sketches, and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists, this fresh retelling of Disney  Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas  follows the story of the classic animated film...
  • Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Andry, the new Sunrunner Lord of Goddess Keep, must master potentially deadly magical knowledge before he can confront the ancietn foe who nearly destroyed the Sunrunners ages ago.  But the enemy is mobilizing to strike again, drawing on forbidden lore to play an ever-shifting game of treachery and betrayal...
  • Mate Me, Save Me by Silvana Falcon

    Mate Me, Save Me by Silvana Falcon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Scarred. Broken. Healed by his vampire mate.Born and raised in a vampire coven, Rhyme knows vampires are all sadistic, manipulative monsters who'll never see mortals like him as anything more than blood-slaves. So when he finds himself 'rescued' by another coven, he knows it's a lie. These new vampires are not his saviors...
  • The Lost Lady by Amelia M. Brown

    The Lost Lady by Amelia M. Brown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Woman Lost in Time... Luveday is a researcher and spends most of her time behind a desk or a book. When she is transported to Anora, another world that resembles medieval England, she is at a loss, but she's smart enough to know that a woman on her own has little chances of survival and fewer rights...
  • The Rose in the Shadows by Arcadia Rayne

    The Rose in the Shadows by Arcadia Rayne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • March Story, Vol. 5 by Kim Hyung-Min, Kyung-Il Yang

    March Story, Vol. 5 by Kim Hyung-Min, Kyung-Il Yang

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Born of tragedy, damned by desireAmong the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence. Only the hunters of the Ciste Vihad can dispel the Ill...
  • The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    It is an age when Valdemar is yet unfounded, its organization of Heralds yet unformed, and magic is still a wild and uncontrolled force. Skandranon Rashkae is perhaps the finest specimen of his race, with gleaming ebony feathers, majestic wingspan, keen magesight and sharp intelligence. Courageous, bold, and crafty, Skan is everything a gryphon should be...
  • Winning the Orc's Heart by Lyonne Riley

    Winning the Orc's Heart by Lyonne Riley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Graz is an inventor, utterly obsessed with magic and its hidden history. While following clues toward the source, he meets a human woman investigating the very same ancient ruin—unleashing a rivalry between them to get to the next clue first...
  • The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

    The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Blends mythology, magic, archaeology and women. Traces four women, their path to the Masada massacre. In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Four bold, resourceful, and sensuous women come to Masada by a different path...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight

    Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Dragon Champion, the first book in E. E. Knight's all-ages fantasy series chronicling the adventures of a fledgling dragon, is a dramatic departure for the author of the bestselling Vampire Earth saga ( Valentine's Rising, Tale of the Thunderbolt, et al...
  • The Relic Bond by Jasper Alden, D.K. Holmberg

    The Relic Bond by Jasper Alden, D.K. Holmberg

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dragons will rise again...The Dragon War has raged for years, but ancient relics of power may be the key to stopping it for good.When the discovery of a rare relic awakens a long lost power within Hal, he learns a truth of the war that challenges all that he believes.Mastering his new connection may bring about peace-or it might fully destroy the kingdom...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  fantasy  paranormal  length-medium
  • Sky of Thorns by Fleur DeVillainy

    Sky of Thorns by Fleur DeVillainy

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The people of Kallistar believed the land was in peace… but darkness stirs in the North…On the eve of the autumn equinox, unicorn shifter Sybil Vandeleur is kidnapped and stolen away to the Kingdom of Shadowvale, charged with treason against the crown. Only, she has never committed any crimes. Aramis Adrastos, crown prince of Shadowvale, is told otherwise...
  • Guarded by the Reaper by Cara Wylde

    Guarded by the Reaper by Cara Wylde

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    There’s only death for her, and eternity for me.My client, Millie, made the wrong deal - her soul for her sister's life. Now she must pay up, and she's ready, but she needs fourteen days to take care of one last thing. The creature who's waiting to dine on her soul won’t give her an extension, so Millie hires me to guard and protect her for the little time she has left on this earth...
  • When the Bell Tolls by Everythursday

    When the Bell Tolls by Everythursday

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger--------------------------------------------------As a Dark revival begins to rise four years after the war, Hermione Granger is placed on the assignment of putting an end to them – and her first task is to recruit the Ministry’s best hope and last option in the form of Draco Malfoy...
  • The Goblin King by Jovee Winters

    The Goblin King by Jovee Winters

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Goblin King, also affectionally known as phlegm, has a problem. A big one. Kingdom is a land built on magick, fairy tales, and happily ever afters. But who wants a man with puke green skin as their partner? No one, that's who. Not even in Kingdom and so he sets out to find himself in a place called Earth where he can be normal for once...
  • Ean: Bladebound Orcs by Becca Saylor

    Ean: Bladebound Orcs by Becca Saylor

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Fiona is a highlander, born and raised. Just like any decent highlander, she loathes orcs.Ean is the chief of the Mornal orc clan - a clan that is doomed to diminish because of winter battles with monsters in the underland.When Fiona challenges Ean with his own blade during an autumn raid, she is proposing in the most orcish was possible...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  war  magic  fantasy  from hate to love  paranormal  m-f  orcs
  • Bound to the Alpha King by KA Iris

    Bound to the Alpha King by KA Iris

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    An evil alpha is coming to kill me for revenge.And to top it off,I’m pregnant with Alpha Jax’s pup...
  • The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

    The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Do you remember when you believed in magic? An enchanting, magical novel set in a mysterious toyshop - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Stephanie Garber's Caraval by way of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment...
  • Dekar by Julie K. Cohen

    Dekar by Julie K. Cohen

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    An exiled alien. The woman he vows to protect. And a dangerous past he can’t shake…SaraNow that Earth’s conquerors have fled, Sara’s excited about her future. Until a handsome alien complicates her life. Dekar, with his glowing hands and sweet smile, claims that she’s his fated mate. Yeah, right. But it’s hard to hate him even though he’s an alien...
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