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The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
A mother struggling to repress her violent past,A son struggling to grasp his violent future,A father blind to the danger that threatens them all... -
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Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker
Amaranthe Lokdon survives her reckless plan to destroy the enemy’s weapon-filled super aircraft only to learn that thousands of people perished when it crash landed. Half of her team is missing...or dead. Meanwhile, the fighting in the capital has escalated, the Imperial Barracks have been taken by a pretender, and a deadly new danger threatens the populace...Categorized as:
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![Forged in Blood I by Lindsay Buroker]()
Forged in Blood I by Lindsay Buroker
The emperor has been ousted from the throne, his bloodline in question, and war is descending on the capital. Forge, the nefarious business coalition that has been manipulating the political situation from the beginning, has the ultimate weapon at its disposal...Categorized as:
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Three Charms for Murder by Honor Raconteur
It takes more than three charms to commit murder.When an old childhood friend comes to Henri asking for help in solving his parents’ murders, Henri agrees immediately. He knows this case is not going to be easy. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood’s bodies had been found magically posed to mimic a statue, and the investigator in charge ruled it a murder-suicide... -
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![Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey]()
Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsGroundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar universe • Lambda-Award winning novels with heartfelt high adventure and magic Wild magic is taking its toll on the land. Many Heralds and Herald-Mages have died fighting to preserve the peace... -
![Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur]()
Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur
Three modus operandi to die. Four employees, six house guests, and not a single witness.Confusing clues and no helpful leads cloud the death of Countess Giada Barese, who washed up on shore two weeks after her mysterious disappearance. Henri and Jamie have no idea if her death is a homicide, suicide, or accidental death, for nothing adds up... -
![Grimoires and Where to Find Them by Honor Raconteur]()
Grimoires and Where to Find Them by Honor Raconteur
How do you catch an elusive thief?There is nothing more delightful than a bookfaire with his lady love. At least, until Henri learns that a grimoire belonging to the dangerous Reaper’s Set has been stolen without its protective box. When Henri and Jamie go looking for answers, they are horrified to discover more than one volume has been stolen without its protective box... -
![This Potion Is da Bomb by Honor Raconteur]()
This Potion Is da Bomb by Honor Raconteur
Yay first Queen's Own case! Yay first international case! Blowing people up with bombs, not so yay.This is supposed to be a murder-suicide but the case smells. And not just because the dead potion maker lacks knowledge about the cure he supposedly created. Jamie’s got a smoking crater of an office (and body), a queen breathing down her neck, a witness clinging to life, and no answers... -
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Gold Dragon by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNow that Trip’s siblings are safely back in the capital, he would like it if life got back to normal. As normal as possible for a half-dragon army officer learning to use his magical powers when he isn’t busy piloting with Wolf Squadron. But trouble keeps popping up, and the capital isn’t the safe haven Trip had hoped... -
![Magic Outside the Box by Honor Raconteur]()
Magic Outside the Box by Honor Raconteur
Henri is quite accustomed to dangerous and unusual cases landing in his lap. Being partnered to the Shinigami Detective likely has something to do with it. What he is NOT accustomed to is the queen herself marching into his lab and handing them such a case. Former Royal Mage Joseph Burtchell was found dead in his home, all signs pointing to murder... -
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Blood and Betrayal by Lindsay Buroker
The last thing Maldynado Montichelu—former aristocrat and current ladies' man—ever wanted was to be left in charge. After all, the team just blew up a train, crashed a dirigible, and kidnapped the emperor. It's kind of an important time. But, with Amaranthe captured by the nefarious Forge coalition, and Sicarius off to find her, the team is lacking in leaders...Categorized as:
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![Breaking and Entering 101 by Honor Raconteur]()
Breaking and Entering 101 by Honor Raconteur
Since Jamie and Henri agreed to be Kingsmen consultants, they’d not had much call to actually consult. Which is a fortuitous thing, as Henri is up to his neck in labwork and interviews for a new Magical Examiner due to Sanderson’s departing. He is hardly in any position to add more tasks onto his shoulders.Which, naturally, means two disasters strike at once... -
![Conspiracy by Lindsay Buroker]()
Conspiracy by Lindsay Buroker
When you’re an outlaw hoping for a pardon, and the emperor personally sends a note requesting that your team kidnap him, you make plans to comply… Even if it’ll involve infiltrating a train full of soldiers, bodyguards, and spies loyal to a nefarious business coalition that has numerous reasons to hate you...Categorized as:
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Deadly Games by Lindsay Buroker
When you've been accused of kidnapping an emperor, and every enforcer in the city wants your head, it's hard to prove yourself an honorable person and even harder to earn an imperial pardon. That doesn't keep Amaranthe Lokdon and her team of outlaws from trying...Categorized as:
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![The Blade's Memory by Lindsay Buroker]()
The Blade's Memory by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe king is missing.A secret organization is hunting sorcerers.The enemy has powerful new weapons to deploy, and the capital is more vulnerable than it's ever been.Worst of all, at least in Ridge Zirkander's view, someone put that jackass Colonel Therrik in charge of the flier battalion... -
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Scorched by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe seventh book in this action-packed, wildly original fantasy series by New York Times Bestselling Author Jasmine Walt. Home from their travels at last, Sunaya and Iannis are confronted with a threat against which even their strongest magic is largely helpless... -
![Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire]()
Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNow in trade paperback, the eleventh book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.Love, noun: 1. An intense feeling of deep affection; may be romantic, filial or platonic. Passion, noun: 1. A strong or barely controllable emotion.2...Categorized as:
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![Charms and Death and Explosions by Honor Raconteur]()
Charms and Death and Explosions by Honor Raconteur
A dead charm maker is only the beginning. Humanity seems determined to come up with increasingly clever ways to murder one another. They seize upon new technological advances in a way that’s alarming, their creativity and blood-thirstiness knowing no bounds... -
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Republic by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter the notorious outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius helped overthrow the corrupt faction controlling the empire and brought in a great war hero to lead the nation to prosperity, they finally earned their pardons--and some time off. A tropical vacation cruising around in a private submarine? Perfect. But their trip is interrupted by a summons from the new president: they're needed back at home...Categorized as:
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Final Battle by Michael R. Hicks
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the third book of the In Her Redemption trilogy, Reza Gard awakens in a hospital on Earth after having been in a coma for months. Charged with murder and high treason, he finds himself the scapegoat for a daring plot to assassinate the President of the Confederation... -
![Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker]()
Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker
It's been three months since former enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon and the notorious assassin Sicarius thwarted kidnappers and saved the emperor's life. The problem? Nobody knows they were responsible for this good deed. Worse, they're being blamed for the entire scheme...Categorized as:
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![The House That Fought by Jenny Schwartz]()
The House That Fought by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsStill reeling from betrayal, Reality’s newest sorcerer finds herself at the heart of a centuries-old conspiracy that could destabilize worlds. Billions of lives are at risk.Hidden motivations are everywhere.Evander has family trouble.Lennu has a theory.Gale has gossip—doesn’t she always?And Kira has a plan. Maybe. If her magic would just behave... -
![Taken by Magic by Jasmine Walt]()
Taken by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJoin Sunaya one last time for this final installment in the Baine Chronicles series...Even as Sunaya's fairy-tale romance with her handsome, powerful Chief Mage is celebrated in the media, all Sunaya wants is to get past the endless duties and social engagements of her new role, and spend a bit of private time with Iannis... -
![Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash]()
Truth or Dare by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmerica. The land of the free. Unless you're a latent.Kage is missing. Alexander Kempthorne would prefer he stay that way. Life at the new-look Kempthorne & Co agency is difficult enough without adding a missing American to the mix. But John "Dom" Domenici won't abandon someone who was once their friend, even if Kage is technically an enemy... -
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![Mage Throne Prophecy by James Haddock]()
Mage Throne Prophecy by James Haddock
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA routine physical shows Captain Ross Mitchell has a flesh-eating virus that specifically targets the brain. Prognosis says he'll be a vegetable by week's end. Having survived numerous incursions in combat around the world, Ross decides he's not going out like that. He drives a rented corvette into a cliff face at over 200 MPH. The fiery impact catapults him toward the afterlife... -
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Surrendering to the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
STONEFIRE DRAGONS BOOK 7 Nikki Gray has reason to hate the dragon hunters—they brutally murdered one of her friends a year ago. Not only that, they have caused havoc on several of the British dragon clans, injuring countless individuals. Determined to defeat the hunters by kidnaping their leader, Simon Bourne, she teams up with a human male in the British special forces... -
![Vampire in Atlantis: Daniel by Alyssa Day]()
Vampire in Atlantis: Daniel by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe seventh full-length novel in the critically acclaimed series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Alyssa Day . . . The most unexpected of all allies to Poseidon’s warriors has proven to be the fiercest—Daniel, the vampire and Night Guild mage. But even the strongest alliance can be destroyed when an 11,000 year old desire is reborn... -
![Claimed by Magic by Jasmine Walt]()
Claimed by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFenris and Mia's story continues in the second book of this Baine Chronicles spinoff trilogy...Now that Fenris and Mina have finally admitted their feelings for each other, for the first time, they both face something they’d thought impossible—settling down with someone who accepts and loves them for who they are... -
![Reawakening the Dragon: Part Three by Jessie Donovan]()
Reawakening the Dragon: Part Three by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPART THREE (of Four) Will Kai finally reveal what happened with Maggie Jones? If he does, will Kai and Jane finally take their relationship to the next level? 18,750 words / 18+, explicit language and sexual situations / Cliffhanger Stonefire Dragons Reading Order: #1 – Sacrificed to the Dragon: Boxed Set, Parts #1-4 #2 – Seducing the Dragon: Boxed Set, Parts #1-4 #3 – Revealing... -
![Reawakening the Dragon: Part Four by Jessie Donovan]()
Reawakening the Dragon: Part Four by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPART FOUR While Kai and Jane try to find their happy ending, they also solve a few of the clan’s problems along the way.. -
![A Matter of Secrets and Spies by Honor Raconteur]()
A Matter of Secrets and Spies by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow many ways can a marriage proposal go wrong?One: the ring gets stolenTwo: a storm destroys the beachThree: a dead body, seriously?Four: A THEFT RING?!Come hell or highwater, he WILL propose before leaving this benighted island... -
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Reawakening the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Tired of reporting the news but never investigating, Jane Hartley is determined to expose the truth of the Carlisle dragon hunters. While meeting with one of her sources, she spots the tall, blond dragonman she first saw three months ago back on Stonefire. When the dragonman warns her off, Jane becomes more determined than ever to find the truth before he does...Categorized as:
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![Reawakening the Dragon: Part One by Jessie Donovan]()
Reawakening the Dragon: Part One by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPART ONE Tired of reporting but never investigating, Jane Hartley is determined to expose the truth of the Carlisle dragon hunters. While meeting with one of her sources, she spots the tall, blond dragonman she saw three months ago back on Stonefire. When the dragonman warns her off, Jane becomes more determined than ever to find the truth before he does... -
![Reawakening the Dragon: Part Two by Jessie Donovan]()
Reawakening the Dragon: Part Two by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPart Two of Kai and Jane's story... -
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![The Elemental’s Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
The Elemental’s Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings***INCLUDES A BONUS CHAPTER*** Elemental Earth Magic. Intergalactic Consequences. Maggie Parker holds the compass and her magic can change everything - but time is running out. Maggie’s still searching for answers... -
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Wolf Who Rules by Wen Spencer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe popular fantasy novel Tinker introduced the inventor-heroine of the same name, who lives in a near-future Pittsburgh, which shares an interdimensional border with the land of the elves. In this sequel, Wolf Who Rules , the elven noble whose destiny is intertwined with Tinker, finds himself besieged from all sides... -
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Vanished by Nicole McKeon
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Dresden Files meets The Parasol Protectorate in the first book of this clever, fast-paced Gaslamp Fantasy series about a woman ahead of her time who knows too much about magic, and not enough about self-control.Eccentric social outcast Lady Gwenevere St. James knows many secret things: magic, alchemy, artifice, and even the truth about the long-forgotten faeries... -
![The Mercenary: A Warren Parish Story by Elicia Hyder]()
The Mercenary: A Warren Parish Story by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSergeant Warren Parish is a dangerous man—in more ways than his military training would explain. Nowhere in the world is this more clear than war-torn Iraq, where his “special skill set” is crucial on more than one deadly occasion... -
![The Gnome’s Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
The Gnome’s Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMaggie Parker is an Elemental learning to make magic. After a showdown with Simon Wesley, it’s clear she’s running out of time. Nothing is going as planned.Did she just turn a mouse into a corgi? Magic is a lot more complicated than she realized. Maggie has to find the magic compass and rescue an old friend who may hold the answers... -
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The Emerald Lily by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Princess Vilhelmina Dragomir is awakened from her hellish sleep with a blood kiss from a handsome stranger, she learns that much has changed while she’s been away. The armies of the Black Lily and the vampire Crown have amassed and are on the brink of war. No romantic entanglements, no family. Mikhail Romanov, Captain of the Bloodguard, took a vow when he joined the Bloodguard... -
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A Legend Among Dragons by Olivia Ash
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end game is here. Come hell or high water, I will win.War is coming—one I didn’t start, but I can damn sure finish.As I gather my allies and put the final touches on my massive dragon army, there is one last thing I want.The lords orb is within reach, and I need its power...Categorized as:
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Wild Card by Mark Henwick
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBook 3 in the best-selling Bite Back series "Now? Now, it felt like there were claws scratching at me from the inside." Amber Farrell, Denver PI and hybrid paranormal, is hunting a rogue Were through the secret heart of her home town. Without the help she needs from Denver's paranormal community, she's unsure whether she can keep ahead of her own lethal problems long enough to catch the rogue...Categorized as:
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![The Marked Prince by M.A. Grant]()
The Marked Prince by M.A. Grant
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTorn between two worlds, desperate to save one love. The Summer Court is nothing like Sebastian remembers. The oppressed lower classes are drained of their magick, and around every corner political intrigues threaten an already unstable regime... -
![Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang]()
Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMysteries abound in Spindle Manor.For Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the countryside inn is the last stop in a deadly hunt. Armed with gaslamp and guns, she tracks an insidious beast that wears the skin of its victims, mimicking them perfectly. Ten guests reside within Spindle Manor tonight, and the creature could be any one of them... -
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![Haints by Faith Hunter, Khristine Hvam]()
Haints by Faith Hunter, Khristine Hvam
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratings(In the compilation Have Stakes Will Travel)Molly Everhart Trueblood and Jane Yellowrock try to discover if a local house is indeed haunted. But the problem that they discover is far worse than a ghostly haunting, and far more difficult to solve...Categorized as:
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![Dance of the Dryad by Bianca D'Arc]()
Dance of the Dryad by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA crippled ballerina and a Special Forces cat shifter dance a dangerous and magical pas de deux, dodging assassins and discovering the undeniable attraction that sizzles between them.Could she really be his fated mate?Captain Dennis Palmer is auditioning for a spot in the infamous shifter mercenary company known as the Wraiths... -
![Ferromancer by Becca Andre]()
Ferromancer by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSolutions aren’t always black and white—sometimes they come in shades of iron gray.Captain Bridget “Briar” Rose wants for nothing. Each day is a new adventure, living the life she loves, running cargo on the Ohio & Erie Canal. That is, until her cousin decides to sell the family boat to finance a new business venture... -
![Crucible Zero by Devon Monk]()
Crucible Zero by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Infinity Bell returns to her “fresh and unique”* world where the truce between the ruling Houses has shattered and chaos now reigns. Only one woman has the power to save the world—but she could also destroy it...Matilda Case never thought of herself as a hero... -
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Hidden Trump by Mark Henwick
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratings“I knew I was going to be betrayed this week.” Amber Farrell, Denver PI, is coming to terms with being part of the paranormal community, but she’s about to find that includes very dangerous responsibilities for her. Nothing is quite what it seems, least of all, Amber herself, and to survive, she must form alliances with powerful groups whose interests are in conflict... -
![Kits by Faith Hunter, Khristine Hvam]()
Kits by Faith Hunter, Khristine Hvam
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratings(In the compilation Cat Tales)When Molly Everhart Trueblood doesn’t show up for her shift at Seven Sassy Sisters Herb Shop and Café, Jane Yellowrock goes to the house to check on her. There Jane discovers a black cloud of wild, out of control magic attacking the small home...Categorized as:
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