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  • Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster. Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe. Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene. It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster...
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    magic  new adult  fantasy  harems  paranormal  m-f
  • Dark Territory by A.C. Cobble

    Dark Territory by A.C. Cobble

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    After uncovering the existence of an ancient, secret organization, Ben must track down its whereabouts to enlist help in a battle for the fate of humanity. He goes behind enemy lines and faces certain danger. He must convince the powerful elites that the looming threat to Alcott is real...
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  • The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The Lord of the Night is coming. The future of civilization is at stake. Miro, high lord of Altura, is in the Imperial capital to prepare the Empire for the onslaught. He knows his homeland lies directly in the enemy's path but struggles to form the alliances he needs. As the high lords bicker, Ella seeks the help of the newly crowned emperor, Killian...
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    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Fate of the Sun King by Nisha J. Tuli

    Fate of the Sun King by Nisha J. Tuli

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 63 ratings
    The highly anticipated third installment of the steamy Artefacts of Ouranos series journeys deeper into the glittering fae world as Lor puts both her life and her heart on the line in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance.With the Heart Crown now in her possession, Lor must navigate the dangers of being an heir on the run, knowing more than one power-hungry ruler is after her blood...
  • Endless Flight by A.C. Cobble

    Endless Flight by A.C. Cobble

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Endless flight continues the epic saga of Benjamin Ashwood. This classic swords and sorcery tale is inspired by Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and Tolkien's The Hobbit. If you liked them, you will love Benjamin Ashwood. As Ben flees from powerful forces, the course of political alliances and a war hinge on information he and a friend possess...
  • Queen of the Shining Sea by Miranda Honfleur

    Queen of the Shining Sea by Miranda Honfleur

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Enemy mages and ships. An all-powerful organization gone rogue. One woman refuses to stand aside. After the Divinity reveals its dark intentions, Rielle and her friends patrol the Shining Sea, doing all they can to stem the tide of gold flowing into Magehold and the dangerous goods flowing out...
  • Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole

    Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    A terrifying vision of a deadly future…I’ve risked everything to save my brother and taken his place in the Black Guard, and now my vision of his death has changed. I’m the one who’ll be murdered.I don’t know when it will happen, but I’m magically bound to the Black Tower and can’t leave...
  • Purrfectly Naughty: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Naughty: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pamela has turned her life around for the sake of her son and the Pride, but is this Tigress ready for more than one night of naughtiness?Pamela Brown is a Tigress with one singular focus, to provide her cub with the best life possible.She’s worked hard to mend her past mistakes and to forge relationships with the members of the small, but strong Maverick Pride...
  • Purrfectly Bound by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Bound by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lance is a single guard in the Maverick Pride, but this Tiger’s about to lose his stripes!Lance Jacosa has spent his youth working his way through the females of Maverick Point, but something is wrong, and the young stud has lost his mojo.It’s a good thing Gerri Wilder is down for a visit and she’s brought a friend with her...
  • Upended Life by Erin R. Flynn

    Upended Life by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and my life is about to get real… Really complicated and ridiculously dangerous. Which is almost funny given at nineteen I already know too much of the darkness of the world and people, the secrets they keep. Or so I thought. Turns out those quirky abilities I’ve been keeping secret expose me to a world I didn’t know existed...
  • Purrfectly Caught: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Purrfectly Caught: A Maverick Pride Tale by C.D. Gorri

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Kylie is determined to stay alone to keep her new Pride safe, but what’s a Tigress to do when her mate won’t take no for an answer?Kisses By Kylie has taken the world of e-commerce by storm and Kylie has never been so busy. After travelling under a dark cloud from her small South Carolina Pride to Maverick Point, New Jersey, she finally has friends, a home, and a Pride of her own...
  • Copper Chain by James Maxwell

    Copper Chain by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a desperate king threatens Dion and everything he loves, only dangerous magic can keep him safe.Dion, now king of Xanthos, is finally in command of the naval fleet he’s always dreamed of. But his hopes for peace are jeopardized when King Palemon, in dire need of ships to rescue his starving people from the frozen wastelands of the north, invades the Salesian city of Malakai...
  • The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Two years have passed since the war, yet without essence the Empire's economy has collapsed. Trade is at a standstill, famine sets in, and, with no food and no essence, the people begin to riot. In the midst of the growing unrest, Miro struggles to balance his life with Amber against his resolve to keep threats to the Empire at bay...
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    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake

    The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell’s mother, Claire, made her a peace sign piñata filled with wishes for a better planet instead of candy. When she got her period, her mother held a womanhood ceremony at their café and invited the neighborhood. On her sixteenth birthday, they celebrated with a drum circle...
  • Silver Road by James Maxwell

    Silver Road by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Chloe’s quest to escape the Oracle’s prophecy leads her to a magus with a secret: the eldren are not the only race to use magic in warfare. An ancient power is rediscovered, and a forgotten people will return. Meanwhile, cursed by his birth, Dion tries to forge a new life at sea, away from both the eldren and his former life in Xanthos, but the one thing he can’t leave behind is his heritage...
  • The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

    The Study of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 10 ratings
    Frankly, I think death is the best cure for stupidity.As Chief of Ixia’s Security, Valek’s work is never done. After rescuing Commander Ambrose with, Yelena, his heartmate’s, help and seeing her off to Sitia, Valek discovers the nefarious scheme to overthrow their country is far more complex and far reaching than anyone could have guessed...
  • The Story Collector by Evie Woods

    The Story Collector by Evie Woods

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything…One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems and Anna soon finds herself at the heart of a mystery that threatens her very way of life...
  • The Fire Soul by Marion Blackwood

    The Fire Soul by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Court of Fire has always been a difficult place to navigate, and with the High Elves plotting in the shadows, it becomes even more dangerous. Securing allies and sabotaging enemies is at the heart of Kenna's mission when she tries to wrest back control of the situation. But it is not an easy task...
  • Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Soulless - werewolves who have turned rogue with no humanity left, giving in to their beastly urges.Rejection - an act in which your soulmate rejects the mate bond, causing immense pain to the rejected...
  • Finding Home Volume 1: The Traveller by Hari Conner

    Finding Home Volume 1: The Traveller by Hari Conner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Finding Home is a slow-burn romance/drama comic set in a fantasy world, with a focus on nature, emotion and the small moments that change how you feel about someone.Having abandoned his wood nymph family and spent a disastrous few years failing to fit in among humans, Chepi now travels alone, avoiding making friends or staying anywhere too long...
  • A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    A Kingdom of Gods and Ruin by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Once upon a dark dream, the gods told me of our ruin,But I wasn’t nearly as afraid as I should have been.The walls of my world are crumbling, and it may be too late to save us.The clock is ticking, and a cruel fate has been laid at my feet,And now I am standing at a crossroads with the blade of destiny in my grip.To strike would be to end us all, but staying my hand is not an option...
  • Courting the King of Cliffs by Lola Glass

    Courting the King of Cliffs by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I ran away to live with the earth fae for a few days, and ended up sleeping in Granite's bed.It's not as kinky as it sounds.At least, not at first.But then I learn why he's been avoiding me.And why he smells so good...
  • The Wicked Betrayal by Marion Blackwood

    The Wicked Betrayal by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    After the events surrounding the Dagger of Orias, Kenna believes that her circumstances could not possibly get any worse. But fortune is a cruel mistress. Unexpected betrayal throws her life into turmoil, and while she is still trying to recover from the shock, she also has to somehow come up with a plan to save her life.The idea is simple. And dangerous beyond belief...
  • Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole

    Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    "Thrones will shatter, knees will bend. What was forgotten will rise again..."War has overtaken Emarion. In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion generations overdue.In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering...
  • A Contemporary Mythos Halloween by Carly Spade

    A Contemporary Mythos Halloween by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When Stephanie became the Queen of the Underworld and goddess of the Elysian Fields, she exchanged her mortal life for an immortal one—a marriage to Hades, the King of Ash and Bone himself. In time she would become submerged into the new life of a Greek goddess, but a human life with human customs was all she knew, leaving her with momentary bouts of homesickness...
  • Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The worst witch in school, Ava Blakely is the girl no one forgets—she’s a Blakely, she’s a potion maker, and her fiancé left her at the altar the year before. When Enforcers whisk her away from her sister’s wedding, she finds herself in the company of Lawson Abramowitz—the hottest, nicest witch she’s ever met. Weirder still—he seems interested in her...
  • Dark Arts by Fiona Starr

    Dark Arts by Fiona Starr

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Three wolf shifters tormented by a deadly secret. Two worlds torn by a twisted legacy. One girl determined to choose her own fate.They say being called to the world's oldest magic organization is the pinnacle of achievement for a witch. The lottery is done in secret. The names appear by magic. Membership in this exclusive club is like receiving a golden ticket...
  • The Beautiful Liar by Marion Blackwood

    The Beautiful Liar by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After her showdown with Mordren Darkbringer, Kenna's life has gotten even more complicated and dangerous. It certainly doesn't help that the tenuous peace between the courts is threatened by an upcoming tournament in the Court of Fire. Old rivalries between the elven princes flare up as a result of it, and anyone who gets too close risks getting burned...
  • The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood

    The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kenna's desperate gamble did not turn out the way she had expected, leaving her and her friends to face High Commander Anron alone. Against his legion, they are outnumbered and outmatched. Not to mention that their courts have been taken over and most of the magic-wielding elves in their lands are still kept in shackles...
  • Shadows Smolder by C. Rochelle

    Shadows Smolder by C. Rochelle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    **WARNING THIS BOOK CONTAINS A CLIFFHANGER**Ancient originsShaky alliancesOverwhelming media attentionMore men than one bed can holdWell, it’s official. I’m a legendary divine being with mysterious origins who needs my chosen Champions to boost my powers through supernatural sexcapades. I would care what my parents thought—if only I could find out who they were...
  • The City of New Aphros by L.B. Benson

    The City of New Aphros by L.B. Benson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Warning: The City of New Aphros is the second book in the Andromeda's Account series and this description may include spoilers for book one, The Bartered Soul. After eight years in hiding as a prostitute, former priestess Andromeda never thought she would find love...
  • Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Poseidon Trials have never been more deadly, and it’s not just my life at stake. Poseidon, my sister, and the whole realm of Aquarius are just as likely to die as I am if we don’t stop Atlas.But the revelations coming my way are so much worse than anything the insane Titan can throw at me...
  • Child of the Flames by D.W. Hawkins

    Child of the Flames by D.W. Hawkins

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Red Swords came with the sunrise, and took everything Shawna Llewan held dear. She alone escapes the slaughter, spiriting away the secret which brought them down on her family. Revenge is all she has to keep her alive...
  • Poseidon by Carly Spade

    Poseidon by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Oceanographer and professional gamer, Cordelia Bourne, has had an unexplained connection with water and aquatic life for as long as she could remember. With days spent taking photos underwater and nights spent streaming her live game play of videogame Tides of Atlantis, even as an adult she surrounds herself with anything aquatic...
  • Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Skylar struggles to save both the shifters and the slayers, but falls prey to the mastermind behind the disappearances of both. With a price on her head and her allies dwindling, she will survive only if she trusts Chace once more. She loves her dragon but fears the man inside will betray her again...
  • Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “You will damn us all.” Kiri Helena Solene thought her trial was over. She was wrong. Prophesied to be the strongest of her kind, Helena is still coming to terms with the depth of her power and what it means to rule. Unfortunately, there’s little time to learn. “Without the tether you will fracture.” As her soul mate, Von is Helena’s balance. Too bad he’s missing...
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    magic  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  length-short
  • InkBorn by Kenna Bardot, Tove Madigan

    InkBorn by Kenna Bardot, Tove Madigan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I thought limping through a year at InkHaven as an unprepared, unmagical noob would be the hardest thing I ever did. I was wrong. Returning to InkHaven after a summer spent in domestic bliss is a kick to the teeth, especially when I have to leave two of my men behind to do so. But that’s nothing compared to what the Academy has in store for me in the coming year...
    Categorized as:
    magic  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • A Contemporary Mythos Yuletide by Carly Spade

    A Contemporary Mythos Yuletide by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    After becoming Leader and Goddess of the Muses, Laurel Berg has been able to do what she could never fully achieve as a mortal--inspiring others and giving them the spark. But as the holidays draw near, her first holiday as a Greek goddess with the love of her life, Apollo, she strives to create an entirely new spark...
  • Mountain Charm by Sydney Logan

    Mountain Charm by Sydney Logan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “True love and sweet whispers, Till death do us part; Send someone to love My Appalachian heart.” At the age of thirteen, Angelina Clark followed in the footsteps of her ancestors by casting an Appalachian love spell, which promised she would find her true love...
  • Arrested By Magic by Avery Song

    Arrested By Magic by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Homeless at the age of twelve. Misfit among my peers at sixteen. Unemployed by eighteen. I have bad luck, but never thought I'd be in handcuffs by the golden age of twenty. Some would blame the universe for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I know better. So does the Alpha wolf hidden inside me...
  • Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “There are times when you should respond to a crisis with dignity and a level head. This was not one of those times.” Whether it stems from love or a sense of responsibility, Anja will do whatever it takes to break the curse and set Rob free, but the price might prove too high...
  • The Lethal Deception by Marion Blackwood

    The Lethal Deception by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ever since the High Elves landed on the coast, they have insisted that they are solely there to establish diplomatic relations, but the underlying threat of their presence has been felt throughout the lands. Danger lurks around every corner, and all it would take is one spark to ignite a war...
  • A Shield of Fate and Ruin by Nicole Bailey

    A Shield of Fate and Ruin by Nicole Bailey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the world is at war.No one is safe.Not even the gods.Apollo would hide with Hyacinth and hold him until the sun burned out.But that is not their destiny.When Ares arrives announcing a turn of the tides and war thundering towards Niria, Apollo and Hyacinth take on a journey to save everyone from Zeus’ wrath.But when things don’t go as planned, they might destroy themselves instead...
  • The Glass Butterfly by A.G. Howard

    The Glass Butterfly by A.G. Howard

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For close to a decade, twenty-five-year-old Felicity Lonsdale has masqueraded as a dowager almost twice her age--selling caterpillars to butterfly consortiums--enabling her to hide an ill-fated past while raising her late brother's daughters. Together, the three live on an isolated Irish estate bequeathed by a dying earl...
  • Enchanted Heir by Tricia Wentworth

    Enchanted Heir by Tricia Wentworth

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A crooked crown which belonged to a prince. A prince who very well might become king someday. But he wasn’t my prince. Or wasn’t supposed to be. Yet now he was.Jorah Demir has done the unthinkable, she has switched Assemblages. During an attempt to flee, Prince Krewan saved her from being apprehended by the king’s guards. But there is a catch...
  • Get Witch Quick by Daisy Prescott

    Get Witch Quick by Daisy Prescott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    After falling for tall, dark and brooding Andrew Wildes, Madison Bradbury’s life goes from boring college parties to fighting off curses and dark magic with the help of Salem’s most powerful witches and a pair of ghosts...
  • The Desperate Gamble by Marion Blackwood

    The Desperate Gamble by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A crucial mission forces Kenna and her allies into a highly unpredictable and dangerous environment. In order to save their home, they will have to navigate a culture they do not understand and trust people who have no reason to help them. But without assistance, they will never succeed.Thrust into a desperate plot, Kenna and her friends will have to rely on each other more than ever...
  • The Alice Curse by Megan Van Dyke

    The Alice Curse by Megan Van Dyke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Wonderland must always have an Alice, and Eliza Carroll is the next. Eliza flees her parent’s political machinations only to stumble into another world and the arms of a man named Finn, who declares her the next Alice. Finn, nicknamed the White Rabbit for the form he can shift into, was sent to find the new Alice and bring her to court, for only she can declare whether Red or White reigns...
  • Ash and Feather by S.M. Gaither

    Ash and Feather by S.M. Gaither

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the Ashes, a Goddess Must Rise… After proving herself through a series of harrowing trials, Karys has found a home among the gods, alongside the Marr of Fire. Her new divine family and magic have allowed her to ascend from the rebellious, dangerous life she once led. Yet the ghosts of past mistakes and betrayals linger...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fantasy  fae  high fantasy  paranormal
  • Blood of the Mage by D.D. Chance

    Blood of the Mage by D.D. Chance

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    At the academy, everyone's playing a little dirty...   Up until a few weeks ago, the only dirt I dished at the Twyst Academy of Magecraft came from scrubbing its floors. Now I’ve learned that deep within these hallowed halls, sinister secrets hide everywhere...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  reverse harem  poly
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