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Reign of Ice by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo courts to four is what needs to be … to save the land so shall we see. The scroll has been found and now the fae know how to defeat the dark sorcerer, to end his evil existence in the Land of the Fae. However, the only thing standing in the way is the one bond that must be formed; the one that will empower all four courts together and make them invincible... -
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Broken Prince by Jen Wylie
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes, when you're broken, you can heal on your own. Sometimes, you need the help of your friends, your family, and the people you love. Keeping those pieces together when the world seems intent on ripping you apart is the greatest challenge of all. Especially when the ones you love, the ones who hold you together, start falling apart themselves... -
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![The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain]()
The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain
For Karigan G'ladheon, the call of magic in her blood is too strong to resist. Karigan returns to the Green Riders, the magical messengers of the king, to find she's badly needed. Rider magic has become unstable, many Riders have been lost, and the Rider corps is seriously threatened. The timing couldn't be worse. An ancient evil, long dormant, has reawakened, and the world is in peril... -
![The Evanescence by Jessica Sorensen]()
The Evanescence by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBook two in the Fallen Souls Series. My name is Gemma Lucas and everything in my life is falling apart. Lost Souls are roaming the world, possessing people and the fey have made it their mission to torture the innocent. Death and suffering is becoming a way of life and no matter what I do, things keep tearing Alex and me apart... -
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![Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver]()
Cain's Shadow by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHellhounds who love scritches, a hellhound baby who’s as adorable as he is menacing, a special tree with beautiful buds, and Lord Hades in a pale pink shirt. This story has everything to make you smile. Hellhound Cain was beyond frustrated. He couldn’t even visit his pack mate in New York without some curly headed blond following him around... -
![Catch & Hold by Claudy Conn]()
Catch & Hold by Claudy Conn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRadzia MacDaun’s mission of vengeance has turned into a rescue operation… but will she need to be rescued, too? When Gaiscioch killed her father, Radzia—Z to her friends—vowed to take the Seelie traitor down as painfully as possible. Plans for revenge were put on hold, however, when Gaiscioch abducted her housekeeper and friend, and Z had no choice but to dive into the pit to save her... -
![Bewitch by Felicity Heaton]()
Bewitch by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure... -
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Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsDeep inside a palace on the edge of the world, the orphan Nepenthe pores over books in the royal library, translating their languages and learning their secrets. Now sixteen, she knows little of the outside world—except for the documents that traders and travelers bring her to interpret...Categorized as:
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![In the Coils of the Snake by Clare B. Dunkle]()
In the Coils of the Snake by Clare B. Dunkle
Clare Dunkle's acclaimed fantasy trilogy-- now available in paperback. For thousands of years, young women have been vanishing from Hallow Hill, never to be seen again. Now Kate and Emily have moved there with no idea of the land's dreadful heritage--until Marak decides to tell them himself... -
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Scorched by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 2 in the USA Today Bestselling series, The Dragons of Eternity. As a half-breed dragon, Torque never had the luxury of choosing his future. Not only did his father barter him to the highest bidder, but a rare Shinto fey claimed to see him in a vision that involved recovering a lost treasure for the powerful dragon, Synge... -
![Princess of the Sword by Lynn Kurland]()
Princess of the Sword by Lynn Kurland
The stirring conclusion to the "superb romantic fantasy trilogy"( Midwest Book Review ) from the USA Today bestselling author of The Mage's Daughter . Born out of "a fantasy world. . -
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Consume by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEli and Clara's story continues as she tries to finish high school. Eli is as over protective as ever and Tate and his group of friends are no help. They wait for the Horde, always looking over their shoulder. But the ever annoying but strangely prophetic bird begins to become more of a chatter box and Eli learns something that could change some things... -
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Healed by Fire by Catherine Banks
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“The dark approaches. Fire will consume and restore, happiness and pain must be experienced collectively. Death for three will be the end. ”. Her memory taken and her whereabouts unknown Artemis is taken in by a coven of witches who give her the name Chandra... -
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Frost by Kathryn James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLast time Nell went into the mist she rescued her sister. This time she’ll have to go farther than the Elven forest, farther than the frozen wastes beyond and onto a lake of primal ice so treacherous she’ll be lucky to return at all. It’s the New Year, Woodbridge School is closed and the country is snowed in... -
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![The Princess Tales, Volume I by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott]()
The Princess Tales, Volume I by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott
Once upon a time. .. A kind sister and a cruel one. A charming prince. A spiteful fairy. A hundred-year snooze. A pea under a pile of mattresses. A kiss...Categorized as:
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![The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell]()
The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIt began with the chiming of the tiny copper bell on the mantel, warning them someone was passing the ward stone her mother had placed on the path to their house . .. One terrible day, Makenna, a young hedgewitch, witnesses her mother's murder at the hands of their own neighbors. Striken with grief and rage, Makenna flees the village that has been her home... -
![Wicked Whispers by Nina Bangs]()
Wicked Whispers by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs welcomes you back to the Castle of Dark Dreams, a place of otherworldly secrets and sensual men with the power to fulfill your most private fantasies. All Ivy had ever wanted was a safe, secure life with no drama. Now she was working in an adult theme park where visitors came to role-play their wildest imaginings... -
![Stone of Destiny by Laura Howard]()
Stone of Destiny by Laura Howard
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAllison thought it was crazy enough when she found out her father, Liam, wasn't entirely human. But now she has to join his magical allies to unravel his former mistress's plans. Aoife wants to keep Allison's parents apart forever. Despite Allison's efforts to keep Ethan, the only guy she's ever cared about, out of this supernatural mess, fate keeps throwing him back into the mix... -
![The Ancient Fae by Terry Spear]()
The Ancient Fae by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPrincess Ritasia misses the adventure of getting her brother and cousins out of trouble, but when the hawk fae king arrives to court her, she becomes involved in trouble nothing like she's ever faced before... -
![Kiss of a Star by Catherine Banks]()
Kiss of a Star by Catherine Banks
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArtemis' life completely changed when she met Ares and learned of her true genetics. Achilles comes to her and her life is changed yet again as she learns more about herself and Ares' past. Now nothing is simple and life is anything but calm... -
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The Phoenix Charm by Helen Scott Taylor
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParanormal Romance. HE'S PURE TEMPTATION. Cordelia has sworn she'll abstain from looking into Michael's future--particularly when the image in the gilded smoke of her divination mirror shows him half naked... -
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Traitor by Megan Curd
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAshlyn never believed in fairy tales until she was in one. They say ignorance is bliss, but not when you're on a centuries old hit list. .. and there's a traitor in your midst. Ashlyn must decide what's most important: trusting the allies she has, or siding with those she thought were enemies... -
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Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMerlin (BBC), Modern AU, Fan FictionIn which Prince Arthur meets Merlin and all hell promptly breaks lose. Words: 46,059 - Complete. -
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Memory's Wake by Selina Fenech
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLost in a world full of monstrous fairies, a troubled sixteen year old has to find out who she is and why her memories were stolen before she is found by those who want her dead. She takes the name "Memory" and knows she has just one goal - to find her way home, wherever that is. But this land is strange...Categorized as:
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Mist by Kathryn James
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA chilling fairy-tale thriller for 10+ girls. Midnight: a mist-haunted wood with a bad reputation. A sweet sixteen party, and 13 year old Nell is trying to keep her sister, spoilt birthday-girl Gwen, out of trouble. No chance. Trouble finds Gwen and drags her through the mist. Only Nell guesses who’s behind the kidnap - the boy she hoped was her friend, the cute but mysterious Evan River...Categorized as:
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Summon by Penelope Fletcher
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBreandan is a godling doing godless things. For the one he loves, he is prepared to destroy the balance of nature. His beloved Rae has passed into the Otherworld, and he's determined to bring her back, no matter the consequence. Blood sacrifice is not the only cost for summoning a divine spirit to mortal form... -
![Through Time-Pursuit by Claudy Conn]()
Through Time-Pursuit by Claudy Conn
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMilesian immortal Chancemont LeBlanc is determined to avenge his sister’s death at the hands of Dark Prince Pestale, who remains free after the war between the Seelie Fae and the Dark Fae. Nothing will stop Chance from fulfilling his mission of vengeance, not even the time barrier... -
![The Fire King by Amber Jaeger]()
The Fire King by Amber Jaeger
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the author of The Cold King comes a dark tale of passion, vengeance and redemption. Revenge can be its own poison…. Katiyana Nix was a princess but only wanted what every other little girl had—a mother to love and teach her and a father to care for her. Instead, she grew up lonely in the shadow of her mother’s death while her father was absent in his grief...Categorized as:
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![Princess at Sea by Dawn Cook]()
Princess at Sea by Dawn Cook
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOne day Tess was the crown princess of Costenopolie, and the next she discovered she was a beggar's child, reared as a decoy to keep the real princess safe from assassins. But Tess's flair for politics, self-defense, and shopping--and her recently discovered magical powers thwarted the kingdom's enemies and restored the real princess to the throne... -
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Rua by Miranda Kavi
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA girl with an unknown destiny. A boy from a hidden world. When Celeste starts at a new school in a small, Kansas town, she hears whispering voices, has vivid nightmares, and swarms of blackbirds follow her every move. She is oddly drawn to aloof Rylan, the other new student who has his own secrets...Categorized as:
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![Radiant Desire by Inara Scott]()
Radiant Desire by Inara Scott
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe object of every man’s fantasy just lost her wings…. Kaia Verde is one of the four Faerie Handmaids of Zafira, Queen of the Fey. To redress an ancient wrong done to Zafira by a human king, the Handmaids make sport of mortal men, seducing and humiliating them. When Kaia sets out to seduce Garrett Jameson, but ends up being the one surrendering to pleasure, Zafira is furious...Categorized as:
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![Song of the Fairy Queen by Valerie Douglas]()
Song of the Fairy Queen by Valerie Douglas
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's said of Fairy that if you're in dire need and you call their name they'll come. With his castle under siege and his young son in his arms, High King Oryan couldn't be in more dire need. With only his High Marshal, Morgan, and a handful of Morgan's men at his back, he has only one direction left to run. .. up. And only one ally to whom he can turn. Kyriay, the Queen of the Fairy. -
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Captured by Maggie L. Wood
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFifteen-year-old Willow Kingswell has been listening to her Nana's tales of faeries and enchanted kingdoms for as long as she can remember. But when she is magically transported to the realm of Mistolear, she is stunned to learn that the stories were true, and that she is actually a princess...Categorized as:
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![The Elf and Shoemaker by M.L. Rhodes]()
The Elf and Shoemaker by M.L. Rhodes
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLogan Shoemaker’s honest, hardworking, and loves what he does. Though he never expects to get rich, he’s fared well enough to stay comfortable with his quirky metaphysical store, Shoemaker’s Magick Shoppe. But when the economy falls on hard times, his store pays the price... -
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![Bridger by Megan Curd]()
Bridger by Megan Curd
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAshlyn McVean doesn’t believe in fairy tales. That is, until Ashlyn is thrown into the crosshairs of grudges her grandmother created long ago. After finding out she is one of two people able to cross between faerie realms, Ashlyn is faced with trying to understand her abilities, along with navigating a new relationship with her boyfriend, Liam...Categorized as:
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![Bride By Command by Linda Winstead Jones]()
Bride By Command by Linda Winstead Jones
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere can be but one empress. .. Finally willing to choose a bride, Emperor Jahn of Columbyana has decided to have a last bit of fun by going undercover as a sentinel to collect his next candidate. Unfortunately, the young and beautiful Lady Morgana Ramsden has no interest in becoming an empress... -
![My Eternal Love by Stormy Glenn]()
My Eternal Love by Stormy Glenn
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBrandon Thomas liked his job as an orderly at the Gervais Institute of Study, but then, things had started to get a little weird. The military moved in, and armed soldiers roamed the halls. Told to report to his supervisor, he's surprised to learn that he has received a promotion... -
![Twice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris]()
Twice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
Since Queen Olympia's fateful fall into the river, newlyweds Christian and Marigold have been living happily ever after. And they had every intention of keeping it that way--until they find out that Olympia may not be as gone as they thought. Turns out Olympia is alive and well in a faraway village, having lost her memory after her ill-timed tumble...Categorized as:
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![Stay by C.C. Jackson, Shannon Hicks]()
Stay by C.C. Jackson, Shannon Hicks
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCallie is shocked when she is ripped from her home in the middle of the night. She is taken to a city that she never knew existed only to find that she has a strange connection to her sexy captor. To top it all off, he tries to convince her that she is not even human. She learns that she is actually a fairy. Not just any fairy, but a fairy who has been destined to become queen of the fairies...Categorized as:
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![Of Two Minds by Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman]()
Of Two Minds by Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe complex plot follows the adventures of Lenora, a headstrong princess with the power to make anything she imagines real, and Coren, the shy prince chosen by her parents to be her husband...Categorized as:
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![Once Upon a Winter's Night by Dennis L. McKiernan]()
Once Upon a Winter's Night by Dennis L. McKiernan
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDennis L. McKiernan the bestselling author of the Mithgar novels, presents a new version of a fable that fires the imagination and touches the heart. .. . Once upon a winter's night, a poor crofter trades his daughter Camille to wed Prince Alain of the Summerwood in exchange for a lifetime of riches...Categorized as:
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![Hansel and Gretel by Jenni James]()
Hansel and Gretel by Jenni James
Hansel's father finds a child lost and alone during a violent thunderstorm. After bringing her in from the tempest, he and his son are startled to discover that she is Gretel, a princess of Larkein the enemy kingdom their own king has just destroyed. Fearful for her life, Hansel pleads with his father to save her. He believes they can make Gretel good by teaching her their ways...Categorized as:
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![Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl]()
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIt starts when Alexandria, a poor, plain goose girl, offers her own bread and water to a hungry old woman-who just happens to be a witch in disguise. Poof! Alexandria is suddenly heartstoppingly beautiful. Her hair rains down gold dust, and the tears she sheds turn to diamonds. Soon a prince and a king are fighting for her hand, and they've locked her in a tower to keep her "safe... -
![The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen]()
The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen
Rated: 3.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe was an orphan, ushered into the royal palace on the prayers of her majesty. Yet, decades later, her time spent in the embrace of the Romanovs haunts her still. Is she responsible for those murderous events that changed everything? If only she can find the heir, maybe she can put together the broken pieces of her own past - maybe she can hold on to the love she found... -
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