Books like 'Stiltz'

Readers who enjoyed Stiltz by C.M. Stunich also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

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  • Absorbing Inevitability by Erin R. Flynn

    Absorbing Inevitability by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale… And I don’t know who I am anymore. I only have the labels and titles. There are only the masks I wear to make it through the day and try to survive the pressure. And it’s killing me. Nothing is changing for the better, at least not for me. I’m doing so much to change the lives of millions, but there’s no improvement for me...
  • Dodging Calamities by Erin R. Flynn

    Dodging Calamities by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the last known fairy… And I think I’m out of time. The walls are closing in from all sides and we’re quickly running out of options. But I don’t think help is coming. Making up with Darby and Lucca—having them at my side—has helped my soul, but I’m still missing pieces of it. I want to let Hudson back in, though I don’t know how...
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  • Compounding Traumas by Erin R. Flynn

    Compounding Traumas by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 32 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the last known fairy, fighting to find out what happened to all fairies and our world. But I’m running out of hope, and it has a lot to do with the four pieces of my soul I no longer have with me. Going through one breakup is terrible, but four in rapid succession is… More than one person can handle...
  • Thwarting Cheaters by Erin R. Flynn

    Thwarting Cheaters by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 31 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the last known fairy. Someone found out and that was why I was abducted, which I survived. And my boyfriend freaking out after drinking my blood. And all the drama with Mel’s family. And getting the havens running, which we received so much flack over. And… A lot. There’s been a lot and it’s sort of a miracle I’ve not been outed or taken out...
  • Loving Fae by M. Sinclair

    Loving Fae by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    My name is Maize. Poisonous to the touch. The bastard child of one very dead Dark Fae King. A refugee of a war that freed me from my three-year imprisonment. And now, the last line of defense against a fae god who threatens my home. Oberon wants to make a deal with me. If I come to him, if I surrender my magic, he’ll let me go. Except we all know that’s a lie...
  • Legacy Academy: Year Three by M. Guida

    Legacy Academy: Year Three by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    I barely survived my second year at Legacy Academy, and I have more crazy powers that are hard to control. But I have to, right? Unfortunately, the dark demons want me and last time almost got me if it weren’t for Lucien and the Defenders. To make matters worse, there’s a reason why I’m different from all the other dragons...
  • Elemental Fae Academy: The Complete Trilogy by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn

    Elemental Fae Academy: The Complete Trilogy by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Welcome to Elemental Fae Academy where fae are real, the mentors are hot, and a magical plague has wiped out entire kingdoms. Oh, and the fae think I'm to blame. ╰☆☆Elemental Fae Book One☆☆╮I kiss one guy at a bar on a dare and suddenly I'm whisked away to the fae realm, thrown into an Academy to control my gifts, and dodging mean girls who want to pin me for crimes I didn't commit...
    Categorized as:
    menage  new adult  m-f  reverse harem  fantasy  paranormal  fae  magic
  • Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair

    Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I was going to give him a performance he’d never forget. With our plans set to travel to the Demonic realm, my thoughts turn to the torture I endured while imprisoned in Broken House, and I find myself fearing that the experience will be a trip down nightmare lane. What I find instead is a complex, beautiful realm that in a matter of days draws out of me a determination and strength to defend it...
  • Keeper of Death by J.B. Trepagnier

    Keeper of Death by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    So, it started with me waking up in a hostel with a severed dick on the pillow. It ended with masked men bursting in shooting me with something, and me waking up in another country. England to be precise. I'd be traveling while I waited for the IRS to sort my mega church pastor father illegally claiming me on his taxes so I couldn't get financial aid to go to college. College was always the plan...
  • Wings of Ice and Fire Collection by G. Bailey

    Wings of Ice and Fire Collection by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Four Dragon Guards. Three Curses. Two Heirs. One Choice…. Forbidden love or the throne of the dragons? Isola Dragice thought she knew what her future would bring. Only, one earth-shattering moment destroys everything. When war threatens her home, Isola returns from earth to the world of dragons she knows nothing about, and to Dragca Academy...
  • Myth-Behaving by M.J. Marstens

    Myth-Behaving by M.J. Marstens

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It's a bird. It's a plane. It's. . . Belle Harper trying to flap away from all her problems. I thought being a sex addict was bad—but a war with men who can turn into bloodthirsty predators and want to breed me totally tops that. Add on I'm turning into some unknown monster, and I miss the good ol' days where I knew what I was—a dirty little pervert...
  • Blazing Academy: Semester Two by Avery Song

    Blazing Academy: Semester Two by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Those cursive words, written in dark red ink, haunt me day by day in my new life here at Blazing Academy. I, Alice Blaze, always dreamed of staying in one school long enough to learn, grow, and make a few friends. At last, my wish has been granted at the academy for all things blazing, but it comes with heavy consequences...
  • Destroy Me by Elena Lawson

    Destroy Me by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    Destroy Me is the explosive conclusion to The Last Vocari series. Follow Rose as she takes her place among the monsters she once hunted to fight her greatest battle yet.
  • Fortuna Academy Box Set Books 1-4 by J.B. Trepagnier

    Fortuna Academy Box Set Books 1-4 by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Complete Fortuna Academy Series, Available in one boxed set. Hayley Killoran was not ready to find out she was the daughter of Lucifer and a powerful witch. Lucifer was not ready for one of his brothers to stage a hostile takeover of Hell. Hell was not ready for Hayley. Fortuna Academy is an adult reverse harem Academy series with one snarky female and five fated mates.
  • A Crown Of Thorns And Lies by Sloane Murphy

    A Crown Of Thorns And Lies by Sloane Murphy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The Shadow Realm was not what I expected. With it came so many unexpected joys, but also, the worst kind of pain. Back in our Realm once more, new enemies make themselves known, and betrayal is around every corner. It stings the worst when it’s from the ones you thought you could trust with your life. We’ve sacrificed too much and waited too long to let anything stand in our way now...
  • Root Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy by Rhea Watson

    Root Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy by Rhea Watson

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Root Rot Academy: The Complete Trilogy includes all three full-length books from the Root Rot Trilogy + a short follow-up for those who love reconnecting with the main characters after The End. The trilogy is a supernatural academy Why-Choose romance centered around the professors and staff. It contains mature subject matter that might not be suitable for all readers...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  m-f  reverse harem  fantasy  paranormal  witches  fae  poly
  • Dragon's Fire by Lili Zander, Rory Reynolds

    Dragon's Fire by Lili Zander, Rory Reynolds

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Stealing from one dragon is lunacy. Stealing from five of them? I must have a death wish. Contrary to popular opinion, I really don’t have a death wish. Yes, I’m a thief, but after almost being torn limb from limb by an irate panther shifter, I’ve given up my law-breaking ways. From now on, I’m sticking to the straight and narrow...
  • Witching Hour by Nikki Landis

    Witching Hour by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mystic Hallows Harem. Box Set, Episodes 6 & 7. Ep. 6: Tangled Threads. Ep. 7: Familiar Deceit. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a romance about a snarky, stubborn witch who doesn't have to choose between multiple love interests to find her HEA. Not suitable for anyone under 18. Contains dark themes, violence, paranormal elements, a little humor, and a handful of sinful immortals...
  • Bloody Wonderland by Crea Reitan

    Bloody Wonderland by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Queens have managed more success in the Second Purging than Mal ever intended them to have. Laddenworn itself is starting to bleed again, as it did when The Culling began centuries ago. Patches are being burned, Villages destroyed, Colonies demolished. In the midst of the horror, Mal is determined to carve out a little bit of time with her men...
  • Freed in Love by Zoe Ashwood

    Freed in Love by Zoe Ashwood

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    I’m so close to winning this competition…or dying. Without all my men by my side, I’m unsettled, and I can’t figure out how to tackle the third task of the dangerous games. This is my last chance to protect my family. My last attempt to make those who killed my mother pay. But I need Levi, Isak, and Raphaël first. Together, we’re stronger. Together, we have a shot at winning...
  • Delivered to My Gargoyles by Mazzy J. March

    Delivered to My Gargoyles by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    So I take a dare. As a “human” I have no real right to be looking for a “mate” on an app for shifters and other paranormal beings. But I never have been able to hold my liquor, which is why I rarely drink to excess. I am not entirely sure shifters or vampires or whoever exist beyond cosplay anyway...
  • Semester 7 by Mazzy J. March

    Semester 7 by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Onyx. Why is three so much harder to wrap my head around than two? Valentina has no problem with four, but it’s a very different kind of relationship than this would be, and there is the distraction of dear Daddy trying to kill my cousin and me and steal the powers bestowed upon us by our ancestor Circe. It’s a real buzzkill. Raven. They are my mates...
  • House of Fae and Mist: Brides Selection by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Fae and Mist: Brides Selection by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I have no intention of being anyone’s bride, let alone fighting tooth and nail to get there. All the vicious catfights in the school nauseate me. I have bigger things to worry about, like being hunted by my father, who’s getting closer every day. Yet no one leaves me alone. The princes believe I’m playing hard to get, so they pursue me fiercely...
  • Forbidden Bond by Fiona Starr

    Forbidden Bond by Fiona Starr

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    They’re the ones in power, so why are they are so afraid of me? Newly minted magic user? Check. Hot-as-hell boyfriends who want only me? Check. A fresh start after surviving a murderous attack? Yeah, about that…. They said choosing a life at Stormwood Academy wouldn’t be easy. But nobody mentioned it would make me a target...
  • Delivered to My Polar Bears by Mazzy J. March

    Delivered to My Polar Bears by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I didn’t mean to sign up for the Mail-Order Mating App. I swear. I was drunk, in my wedding dress and my heart had been smashed into pieces by the man I thought loved me. Spoiler he didn’t even bother to text to let me know he wasn’t planning to show up. Instead of the husband-and-wife hand-in-hand prance down the aisle, I did the walk of shame and horror...
  • Awakened Destiny by Rowan Shane

    Awakened Destiny by Rowan Shane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    COMPLETED SERIES! She’s losing herself to the darkness. And no one knows if she can be saved. Brigid fights to hold on, but every minute pulls her deeper into the darkness. Worse, her fated mate bonds are slipping away. If they break completely, there may be nothing left of her to save. Rory, Lochan, Tiernan, and Callen are desperate to bring her back...
  • Severed by Magic by Lexie Scott

    Severed by Magic by Lexie Scott

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When you're saved from the absolute worst-case scenario, you're supposed to be happy, right? At the very least, I should be grateful but we've been thrown to the wolves--literally--but I'm not the only one struggling to adjust. When we were at Drexel Academy, we knew our enemies. Now the only people my mates and I know we can trust is each other. Fans of Meg Xuemei X and & G...
  • Waiting to Ignite by E.J. Everette

    Waiting to Ignite by E.J. Everette

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All Gray Marshall wanted to do was spend her summer surfing and enjoying lazy days with her besties and watch movies with her kid brother, Charlie. Unfortunately, summer school had to ruin her lovely plans and she is forced to spend two months in geometry work hell...
  • Ghosted by Jenee Robinson, Jarica James

    Ghosted by Jenee Robinson, Jarica James

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Halloween night…check. Ghost tour…check. A dare…check. The accident wasn’t part of the plan. And neither was the ghost that’s trying to attach itself to us. We realize his warnings aren’t just to scare us, when all of us end up fighting for our lives. How do you come back from the dead, but see them everywhere you turn? In fact, we all woke up with our lives forever changed...
  • Savage Wolves by Ginna Moran

    Savage Wolves by Ginna Moran

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    I thought after surviving the wild world of Shadow Moon that my life would be easier. Being moon-blessed saved my life, but it ruined my future. I’m still trapped on this messed up island, forced beneath the men who think I deserve to bow at their feet. But down here, I have an advantage. I can use their savage natures against them...
  • Hellfire by J.B. Trepagnier

    Hellfire by J.B. Trepagnier

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    New enemies, new allies. I survived my first year at Fortuna Academy. Lucifer met my mates and it wasn’t totally mortifying. I met Azriel’s mom and she’s not that bad. We’re all back at school and we have a mission—find that prophecy and figure out who tried to poison Keane. Everyone in our group has a least favorite Hellhound they suspect of doing the deed, but really, we have nothing...
  • Clash with the Magi Council by J.L. Madore, Ruby Night

    Clash with the Magi Council by J.L. Madore, Ruby Night

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Well, the jig is up—Jesse James Storme, social pariah and the guy bullied and hated as Wyatt's undeserving Plus One is now outed. After a hellish year, I'm free to be me—Jesse James Helm, proud daughter of John Helm and legacy to Helm House and my magi bloodline. Dean Belmont and the Celestial Council are apoplectic that I exposed their propaganda about my dad not being a traitor...
  • Delivered to My Pandas by Mazzy J. March

    Delivered to My Pandas by Mazzy J. March

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m never falling in love again. And I cannot stay in the same pride where my ex and my ex best friend are planning their mating. We were high school sweethearts and, while it was never said in so many words, I always expected we’d mate one day. Everyone did...
  • Fortune Academy Underworld: Book Ten by J.R. Thorn

    Fortune Academy Underworld: Book Ten by J.R. Thorn

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My magic has been taken. My mates are being held hostage. And I’m completely powerless. Because for now… I’m human. * * *. I made a deal with a demon and it didn’t end well. What else is new? But this is the right path. I know it. All that matters to me is getting all of my mates in one place. Including my newest an incubus named Asher. I used the last of my power to imprison Lucifer...
  • Seeing Red by Colette Rhodes

    Seeing Red by Colette Rhodes

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Me. I am very much afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, like any human with a healthy sense of self-preservation would be. I miss the days when wolves were just animals in the forest rather than a thing people turn into, but thanks to Frank, this is the world I live in now. The blinders are off, and the world is nothing like I thought it was...
  • Smoke and Survival by A.J. Macey

    Smoke and Survival by A.J. Macey

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    What do you do when your past comes back to haunt you? Fight back. .. Life at Redwood Supernatural University is about as predictable as you could imagine a supe college would be- mean girls, douchebags, drama, and a lot of studying, but things are looking up. The Bitch Crew has started to leave me alone, and Justin has been expelled...
  • Redeem Me by Elena Lawson

    Redeem Me by Elena Lawson

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    In the latest Last Vocari novel, set in bestselling author Elena Lawson’s World of Thorn, cunning vampire huntress Rose takes her place at the heart of a battle that’s been waging for centuries. After the shitstorm in the streets of Baton Rouge, one thing has become startlingly clear: I’m not safe, and as long as I’m still breathing, I may never be...
  • Claiming Darkness: A Supernatural Academy Paranormal Romance by Laney Powell

    Claiming Darkness: A Supernatural Academy Paranormal Romance by Laney Powell

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    When I arrived at Darklight Academy, all I wanted was to leave. Now I’ll do whatever it takes to stay. There’s only one demon who is supposed to be up in my business, and his name is Xavier. So when Rafael—the demon who has taken up residence in my nightmares—decides that I am the only thing standing between him and his freedom, I’m forced to make a choice. Find the key, or lose Xavier forever...
  • Ghostbound by J.E. Cluney

    Ghostbound by J.E. Cluney

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Life is hard. Especially when you’re dead. Well, mostly dead. Ivy McCloud had it all, the looks, the perfect apartment, a well paying job with a hot boss who was into her. The downside? He’s a vampire, and where’s the possible future with an immortal being when you’re simply human? The choice was too difficult, until he accidentally killed her. What a charmer. Too bad he did a terrible job...
  • Ruling Darkness: A Supernatural Academy Paranormal Romance by Laney Powell

    Ruling Darkness: A Supernatural Academy Paranormal Romance by Laney Powell

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    When evil demons need something, blood is thicker than water. I thought getting Xavier back was the solution to all of our problems, but it turns out that the demon from Hell, Rafael, has other plans. Oh yeah, and Rafael? He’s claiming to be my father. Which explains some things—like how he’s able to torment me in my dreams...
  • Sanguine by HK Khan

    Sanguine by HK Khan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Vampires 'came out' nearly a century ago, and have convinced the world that they are model citizens. There are official donor centers where you can give your blood freely in exchange for the high that vampire venom can give you, and everything seems on the up and up. But that's not necessarily the case...
  • Silver Moon Academy: Book Two: A Reverse Harem Academy by Storm Song

    Silver Moon Academy: Book Two: A Reverse Harem Academy by Storm Song

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Things at Silvermoon Academy are heating up as details about who I once was are revealed. But there are enemies lurking, both inside and out of the school's walls. The pressure is on and I find myself questioning if I really have what it takes to be a student at the elite paranormal college.
  • Necromancer Bitten by Romy Lockhart

    Necromancer Bitten by Romy Lockhart

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kelly is heartbroken when her sister tells her she’s being sent halfway across the world to a medical facility for supernaturals. She doesn’t want to go, but she hates being a burden to Roxy, so she resigns herself to leaving Wolf Creek. It’s not long before she regrets that choice...
  • Dying Wonderland by Crea Reitan

    Dying Wonderland by Crea Reitan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    At the declaration of the Second Purging by the Bloody Queens, Mal and her coterie know it's time to step up their game. After some quick but thorough planning, the group head off on their first true mission: to visit the Kingdoms of Dymund, Klubb, and Wyte in search of support...
  • My Name Is Saffir by Colette Rhodes

    My Name Is Saffir by Colette Rhodes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    My name is Saffir Castell. I am nineteen years old. I have a water affinity. My name is Saffir Castell…. My name is Saffir. My entire life, I’d used those three sentences to center myself when my emotions got the better of me. It was a quick way to reign myself in before I attracted my parents’ ire. Now, I reached  the fifth word, and my stomach churned in revulsion...
  • Shifters Anonymous by M.J. Marstens

    Shifters Anonymous by M.J. Marstens

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    Who says you can't be smart and loose-legged? The University of Oxford—that's who. Meaning Jezebel Harper has a problem because the gorgeous American really wants to keep her scholarship. What's a sex addict to do? Join Sexaholics Anonymous, obviously—except, Belle doesn't read the fine print. S. A. means something completely different...
  • Ashes to Ashes by Penn Cassidy

    Ashes to Ashes by Penn Cassidy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    They thought they could exile me and I'd go quietly? Not likely. It's been five years and I've only gotten stronger, and more pissed off. Now the Sanctum wants me back, and I'm half tempted to tell them to suck it. But I've got a score to settle, and fights to pick with the community that turned its back on me when I needed them most. In other words, I came here to kick a$$ and suck blood. .
  • Omega Vanished by Ava Gray

    Omega Vanished by Ava Gray

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There’s no way I would return to that hell…. Not after it took every ounce of courage in me to escape my pack. And yet, when I saw those three sexy wolf shifters at my door, my knees buckled. I knew I was in trouble. They wanted me back, and they needed me to defeat the demons. And what did I want? I wanted Everett, the trained warrior and the future Alpha of the pack...
  • Snow and the Shadows by Cara Carnes

    Snow and the Shadows by Cara Carnes

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Princess Snow Cavell finds herself captured by her evil stepmother and handed over to seven ruthless men known as Shadows—the most feared assassins in the known galaxies. Snow’s link to the Cosmos is a threat, one that can no longer be tolerated if her stepmother intends to win the war and rule the Intergalactic Alliance...
  • Immortal Secrets by Renae Wright

    Immortal Secrets by Renae Wright

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Five immortal males. One heir to the Glass Throne. One huge secret. It should’ve been as simple as Kira laying low and not drawing attention to herself at the academy. But laying low when your mother is the infamous Cinderella, and you’re supposed to be one of the last sirens, is harder than it sounds...
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