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  • The Path of Ascension by C. Mantis

    The Path of Ascension by C. Mantis

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 34 ratings
    Orphaned by Monsters. Matt must power up to save others from the same fate.Matt plans to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that destroyed his city and murdered his parents. But his dreams are crushed when his Tier 1 Talent is rated as detrimental and no guild or group will take him.Working at a nearby inn, he meets a mysterious and powerful couple...
  • Of Blood and Monsters by D.G. Swank, Denise Grover Swank

    Of Blood and Monsters by D.G. Swank, Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book three in the Piper Lancaster Series by D.G. SwankA demon army is descending on Asheville, prepared to drag Piper and her friends to hell for defying Okeus, the god of war and hell, a threat her band of battered and weary defenders is nowhere near strong enough to hold off...
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  • The Gift by Dannika Dark

    The Gift by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Despite a powerful snowstorm that has shut down the city, Silver and the Mageri crew are preparing to spend a peaceful holiday at home, surrounded by family, food, and merriment. But the party comes to an abrupt end when Logan receives an unexpected call, one that forces him to make a life-changing decision that could affect his relationship with Silver forever...
  • Midlife Magic by Victoria Danann

    Midlife Magic by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    For all no-mercy heroines over forty!From the five time winner of Best Paranormal Romance Series (Knights of Black Swan), a hot and humorous new series by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Victoria Danann.The day after my forty-seventh birthday, my husband announced he was trading me in - his words, not mine...
  • Odds and Ends by Gwen DeMarco, Janine Granda

    Odds and Ends by Gwen DeMarco, Janine Granda

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The thrilling conclusion to the Sophie and the Odd Ones series…A cryptic message from the Great Mother sends Sophie on a mission to uncover her own dark past. This quest will lead her on a journey to the Queen Maeve’s former stronghold on Earth. Sophie soon discovers the shocking truth about her erased history and the destiny that awaits her...
  • Blood of a Huntsman by May Sage

    Blood of a Huntsman by May Sage

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The vampires have always feared the first of their kind and his descendants. Now all immortals know there’s a new Eirikrson threatening their way of life. And they don’t intend to let her. Catherine Stormhale has spent decades trying to crawl out of her family’s shadow. Now they’re calling her back home, to serve their clan against her new friends, and she has a choice to make...
  • Academy of Magic by Linsey Hall

    Academy of Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    I've got one chance to prove myself and earn my place. Against all odds, I’ve snagged myself a spot at the elite Undercover Protectorate. It’s basically a supernatural Scotland Yard, but in a castle. A dream come true. All I have to do is make it through their academy. No big deal. Except that I’m a magical nightmare—a supernatural with a strange brand of unknown dragon magic...
  • Trickster King by Susan Copperfield

    Trickster King by Susan Copperfield

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Patrick Laycal loves his family above all else, but he needs time off work from ruling over stubborn Texans. Rather than rest and relax, Pat does what he does best, sowing the seeds of chaos and progress wherever he goes...
  • Immortal Vegas Boxed Set: Books 1-3 Kindle Edition by Jenn Stark

    Immortal Vegas Boxed Set: Books 1-3 Kindle Edition by Jenn Stark

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The first three full-length novels of the fast-paced, high-adventure, international urban fantasy Immortal Vegas Series in one box set! Deal yourself in for the smart-mouthed jokes, stay for the adventure, and never bet against the house…Wilde Magic: Tarot-reading artifact hunter Sara Wilde has had her share of tough assignments, but this one just might take the cake...
  • Reaching Retribution by Kaitlyn Hoyt

    Reaching Retribution by Kaitlyn Hoyt

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Scorching secrets, descending darkness, and a chance to reach retribution. It seems as if everything Ryanne does results badly for her or those around her. Her last attempt to save someone’s life ended up killing her. Now stuck in limbo with no idea how to get back to her body, Ryanne is in desperate need of some guidance...
  • Tarma and Kethry by Mercedes Lackey

    Tarma and Kethry by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    This omnibus of the acclaimed Vows and Honor trilogy, set in the New York Times bestselling world of Valdemar, follows Tarma and Kethry, swordswoman and sorceress, as they seek justice for past wrongs.The Introduces Tarma--swordswoman trained by elite warriors in all forms of deadly combat--and Kethry, former noblewoman whose magical skills were shaped by a powerful school of sorcery...
  • An Assassin's Deception by A.K. Koonce, Harper Wylde

    An Assassin's Deception by A.K. Koonce, Harper Wylde

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    As a rogue assassin, all the rules I used to live by have changed. I find myself working with four sexy assassin’s who test all of my self-control. Dedicating my life to a greater cause, I’m thrown into a new case - one meant to help rather than harm. If I can just save this missing girl, I know that I’ll be able to make a new life for myself...
  • Shadow Guild: Hades & Persephone Complete Series by Linsey Hall

    Shadow Guild: Hades & Persephone Complete Series by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hades never saw me coming...Tuesday night in the library started out normal--alone with cheap beer and a murder mystery. Partying, librarian style. Until the god Hades appears.When he abducts me, I try to say he's got the wrong girl--I'm no goddess. At least, I don't think so.Suddenly, I'm in his world, captive...
  • Grace of Day by S.L. Naeole

    Grace of Day by S.L. Naeole

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Grace's senior year is almost over and it's ending in a way she's never imagined. Her best friend is by her side, her boyfriend is now her fiance, and her life is moving forward. But good things never last...
  • Damian's Immortal by Lizzy Ford

    Damian's Immortal by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Book 3, War of Gods series. The White God’s most trusted friend, Jule, has his powers stripped by the Watchers. They give him an impossible mission: find the mysterious Magician and kill her, before she reopens the gateway between the realms. Jule quickly discovers the beautiful Magician is not what the Watchers claim...
  • Fiendish Delights by Helen Harper

    Fiendish Delights by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Yeah, I’m a treasure hunter. No, I’m not rich. Or busy. Or successful. Not yet.Daisy Carter is doing her best at making a living in her newfound career. She’s got magic, a pair of brownie side-kicks and bucket-loads of ambition. What she doesn’t have is any actual treasure to hunt...
  • Brewing Trouble by Christine Gael

    Brewing Trouble by Christine Gael

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After barely escaping the business end of the hangman’s noose, Cricket Hawthorne wants nothing more than to forget it all...Maude the magical typewriter, Zoe’s stolen cauldron, Patrick the betrayer, and definitely the witch-hating, robe-wearing cult who tried to end her. Unfortunately, pressing the reboot button isn’t an option...
  • Blood Debts by Lieu Pham

    Blood Debts by Lieu Pham

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Black Ops Wizard For Hire! When Things Go Bump In The Night, Nate and His Crew of Supernaturals Are On Call... It’s Mardi Gras in St. Louis, but Nate Temple – plagued with horrifying night terrors of carnage and chaos that could qualify him as a card carrying psychopathic insomniac – is not celebrating...
  • Wounded, Vol. 2 by Amy Lane

    Wounded, Vol. 2 by Amy Lane

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Green and Bracken’s beloved survived their enemy's worst—with help from unexpected vampiric help. But survival is a long way from recovery, and even further from safety. Green’s people want badly to return to the Sierra Foothills, but they’re not going with their tails between their legs...
  • Sever And Split: A Fae Portal Fantasy by Teshelle Combs, Leigh Ferguson

    Sever And Split: A Fae Portal Fantasy by Teshelle Combs, Leigh Ferguson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic belongs to the fae. It’s always been so. But when Bri, a free-spirited human, and Era, an order-seeking fae halfling, come together for their annual family dinner, magic breaks every rule, and a nightmare is unleashed on both sides of the portal...
  • Revenge Hunter by Amelia Shaw

    Revenge Hunter by Amelia Shaw

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I couldn't be more furious with Fin. He's crossed my boundaries and betrayed me for the last time. But I have a secret, that not even he knows. I stole something off the Black Mage's person last time we almost died fighting him, and that artifact is going to lead me to the truth.But instead of finding what I need, I get my my ass handed to me by a pack of goons...
  • Last Strand by Jennifer Estep

    Last Strand by Jennifer Estep

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Every bloody thread has been leading to this . . .I’ve battled a lot of bad guys in my time, both as Gin Blanco and as the notorious assassin the Spider. But I’ve never faced off against anyone quite as powerful and deadly as the dastardly leader of the Circle secret society...
  • With Flying Colors by Amy Sumida

    With Flying Colors by Amy Sumida

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Their love must endure Hell to survive.Prince Malik Starsiene has proposed and wants to marry Amara on his home planet of Hell. The fresh truce between the Bleiten and the Triari may not be enough to protect Amara but the title of Princess of Hell will be. All she has to do is survive long enough to be crowned...
  • 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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    magic  urban fantasy  paranormal  fantasy  military
  • Silver Tongue by Shayne Silvers

    Silver Tongue by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My resume is pretty full: I’ve cow-tipped the Minotaur, decimated a gang of weredragons, sucker-punched an Angel, and eaten pancakes with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse… I’ve kidnapped one of the most powerful wizards on the planet, and slaughtered the Brothers Grimm. I’m kind of a big deal...
  • The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 05 by Miyuki Tonogaya

    The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl 05 by Miyuki Tonogaya

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a winter wonderland of emotions!As the descendant of a snow spirit living in modern times, Himuro often finds himself on the verge of causing a blizzard due to his strong feelings for his coworker...
  • Fables, Vol. 7: Arabian Nights by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham

    Fables, Vol. 7: Arabian Nights by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Winner of Fourteen Eisner AwardsCulture ClashWith the identity of the Adversary finally revealed to the citizens of Fabletown, it's time to begin making preparations in earnest for the defense of their stronghold in the mundane world - and that means forging new alliances with whoever remains unconquered by the Adversary's legions...
  • Institute of Magic by Linsey Hall

    Institute of Magic by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Where winning means survival According to legend, I’m supposed to be some kind of all-powerful DragonGod—gifted with the magic of gods. Instead, I’m a dud. In fact, I'm currently failing out of the Undercover Protectorate’s magical institute. It's the supernatural version of Scotland Yard, and I’ve got one chance left to earn my place here...
  • Autumn Dawn by Lizzy Ford

    Autumn Dawn by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three months after turning Dark and being granted a second trial, Summer has succeeded in winning back not only her soul, but saving that of the Master of Dark as well. She leaves the hospital with some doubts as to whether or not she and Decker can be together, given all they’ve been through and how Dark his deeds were...
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    magic  urban fantasy  paranormal  witches  fantasy
  • Blood of the Exiled: Book 10 of The Witch Fairy Series by Bonnie Lamer

    Blood of the Exiled: Book 10 of The Witch Fairy Series by Bonnie Lamer

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's time to check on the Witches. Something Xandra would rather not do, but she has an obligation to make sure they are safe. She is their princess, after all. Even if they would prefer she wasn't. Her grandfather has shaken things up a bit since the last time she saw him...
  • Shifter's Moon by Luanne Bennett

    Shifter's Moon by Luanne Bennett

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hell hath no fury like a shifter scorned. Savannah has just been invaded by a pack of dangerous bikers—killer cats with greed and vengeance on their minds. Jackson Hunter’s past has finally caught up to him. So has the woman who refuses to let him go—a cat with some sharp claws. Katie Bishop is starting to wonder if she knows her boyfriend at all...
  • The Lost Reavers by Mike Truk

    The Lost Reavers by Mike Truk

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    The curse that made Hugh the most dangerous man in the empire also destroyed his will to live. He now yearns for nothing more than to lose himself in strong wine, reckless gambling, and in the arms of countless beautiful women...
  • 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 ratings
    Maggie 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...
  • Charmed by Cambria Hebert

    Charmed by Cambria Hebert

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life or Death? Not many people would choose death. But what if death chooses you? What if death doesn’t mean the end of your life, but the beginning? For a Death Escort, death is life. Death is your paycheck. Death is your job. And Charming is the best Escort the Grim Reaper has ever had. But when you piss off the Reaper, being the best doesn’t matter...
  • Fury's Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Fury's Magic by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "My name is Kaeleen Donovan. I'm a Theosian-a minor goddess. They call me Fury."By day, I run the Crossroads Cleaning Company, and I also read fortunes and cast hexes at Dream Wardens, a magical consulting shop. But by night, I'm oath-bound to Hecate, Goddess of the Crossroads...
  • Queen of Jade by L.J. Andrews

    Queen of Jade by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dragons and mages unite, but darkness waits to divide them once again.Discovering he was a lost mage and destined to protect a hidden dragon queen wasn't on the agenda when Teagan met Jade Drake. He certainly didn't expect to fall in love.Not all love stories are easy.An unwelcome visitor soon reveals people Jade and Teagan thought were allies might very well be the most sinister enemies...
  • Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood

    Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death wants his queen back. After her two sisters are caught up by destiny’s call, Lamarra Stonemantle is the only one left to play the role of dutiful noble daughter. A task she embraces in an effort to hide the dark magic living inside her own soul. Now that power is whispering its seductive promises again, telling her only a long dead king can complete her soul...
  • Horn of Winter by Keri Arthur

    Horn of Winter by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revenge is a dish best served cold…When Bethany Aodhán, resident—and reluctant—relic hunter for Deva’s Fae Council, is assigned her next task, little does she realize just how many unwanted ghosts it will raise.The missing relic—Borrhás’s Horn—enables the user to raise elements of winter against their enemies...
  • Duality by Becca Fogg

    Duality by Becca Fogg

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Jex thought she was an average, post-college girl—until she crippled a drunk and nearly incinerated a gas station. When her elemental powers manifest, she’s torn from her placid life and shoved into the war between good and evil...
  • Heroes 'Til Curfew by Susan Bischoff

    Heroes 'Til Curfew by Susan Bischoff

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In the world of the Talent Chronicles, kids with supernatural abilities, Talents, are taken away to government-run research facilities from which they do not return. In this sequel to HUSH MONEY, all Joss wants is to be left alone with Dylan. But as more Talents are imprisoned by the government, everyone's looking for a leader...
  • The Savage God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    The Savage God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In order to save my only friend’s life, I am being forced to complete three Trials set by the Lords of War; Pain, Panic and Terror. And I have to work with the most arrogant, stubborn, untrustworthy jerk in Olympus to do so. Ares not only won’t teach me how to use my powers, he also keeps trying to steal them. And he's crossed a line that should be unforigvable...
  • Spicy Little Curses by Laini Taylor

    Spicy Little Curses by Laini Taylor

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    From the author of the astounding must-read novel Daughter of Smoke and Bone , comes a vividly imaginative short story, Spicy Little Curses (from the award-winning short story collection Lips Touch: Three Times ). A demon and the ambassador to Hell tussle over the soul of a beautiful English girl in India. Matters become complicated when she falls in love and decides to test her curse...
  • The Eldritch Files Series, Books 1-3 by Phaedra Weldon

    The Eldritch Files Series, Books 1-3 by Phaedra Weldon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Eldritch...eerie, weird, or spooky. Perhaps, all three. Come to New Orleans where the Witches rule and the weird just keeps getting weirder. This is an omnibus of the first three books of The Eldritch Files , together in one convenient volume. Book I - Elemental Arcane Samantha Hawthorne lives a rather curious life in New Orleans running a magic and herb shop...
  • Forest of Lost Souls by K.R. Thompson

    Forest of Lost Souls by K.R. Thompson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Less than normal...More than human.I finally found a place where I belonged. Shifter's University.And I'd found more than that, with Logan. Now he is gone—exiled to the Forest of Lost Souls for a crime he didn't commit.I won't stop until I've found a way to save him from his fate. Even if it costs me dearly...
  • Feel the Burn by Nicole MacDonald

    Feel the Burn by Nicole MacDonald

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Continuing from the second book of the BirthRight Trilogy, Awakening, is the final installment—Feel the Burn. The battle to save Gar’nyse is upon them and already the costs are insurmountable. With no other option but to knowingly sail into a trap, the girls, the Griffon Guard, and the gathered forces set forth to reach the castle and destroy Jenviet...
  • Age of Misrule by Mark Chadbourn

    Age of Misrule by Mark Chadbourn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All over the country, the ancient gods of Celtic mythology are returning to the land from which they were banished millennia ago. Following in their footsteps are creatures of the Fabulous Beasts, shape-shifters and Night Walkers, and other, less wholesome beings. As they grow in power, so technology is swept away. It is myth and magic that now rule supreme in this new Dark The Age of Misrule...
  • Cassie Palmer series 1-4 by Karen Chance

    Cassie Palmer series 1-4 by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Clairvoyant Cassandra Palmer's magical powers are a mixed blessing-she may be able to contact spirits but sometimes this can be a whole lot more trouble than it's worth. Battling with vampires, feys and mages who all seek supremacy, Cassie must use her powers wisely in order to save herself - and the world...
  • Bone Hunter by Thea Atkinson

    Bone Hunter by Thea Atkinson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Isabella owes the dark fae...Big Time. But can she afford to repay that debt when it might cost her life? A dark fae master is calling in all his favors. And Isabella has no choice but to retrieve a stolen relic or lose the protection he's put on her apartment. The trouble is: helping him means getting involved with vampires. Lots of vampires...
  • Scorching Bite by Demi Warrik

    Scorching Bite by Demi Warrik

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A seemingly cursed witch, an obsessed vampire lord, and three shifters on the outs… What else could possibly go wrong? Still everything, apparently... As if getting bit by a feral vampire wasn’t enough, now I’ve been witchnapped? Hexes, I think I’m cursed. Thankfully, the mysterious vampire lord comes to my rescue, in more ways than one… But my problems don’t end there...
    Categorized as:
    magic  urban fantasy  fantasy  paranormal
  • Magic Hunter by Amelia Shaw

    Magic Hunter by Amelia Shaw

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A vengeful bounty hunter. A hate filled fae prince. Magic and lies abound.The Black Mage has taken the life of someone close to Fin and Zoey, and Fin almost loses his own life in the process. There's only one place to turn, and that's home.Zoey swallows her pride and askes 'The Office' for help, which leads them down the path of finding Sol, and her enigmatic bodyguard...
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