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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 8 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st
CAUGHT IN THE SPIDER'S WEBIn the aftermath of the censer's spell, Mo Ran awakens on Dragonblood Mountain beside a slumbering Chu Wanning, everything between them forever changed. Yet before he can explain himself, Hua Binan--the mastermind behind their plight--arrives on the scene and kidnaps Chu Wanning, leaving Mo Ran utterly alone... -
![Fairy Tale of London by Cassandra Clare]()
Fairy Tale of London by Cassandra Clare
This is the story of how Will Herondale and Tessa Gray finally bind their souls together as they get married in company of their friends and family. Celebrate their union with this short story, originally released as bonus content in the special first edition of Chain of Gold, now available as a free e-book for your enjoyment. Art by Cassandra Jean. -
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![The Curse That Binds by Laura Thalassa]()
The Curse That Binds by Laura Thalassa
The prequel to the Bewitched series. Two thousand years before there was Selene, there was Roxilana. Her love fated, her life doomed, and her story forgotten—until now. When young Roxilana first hears a voice in her head, she thinks she has gone mad. The truth, however, is stranger still. Because Memnon, the boy who speaks to her, claims he is real... -
![The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant]()
The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant
FOR EACH, THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE. This book contains three short stories:. 1. Dark Descent by Christine Feehan (11 in her Dark Series) an aggressive, multi-talented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. 2... -
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![Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey]()
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good. .. and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who was born with a scarlet mote in her left eye...Categorized as:
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![The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler]()
The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler
As the “audacious and subversive”* Shadow Campaigns novels continue, the weather is growing warmer, but the frosty threat of Vordan’s enemies is only growing worse. .. As the roar of the guns subsides and the smoke of battle clears, the country of Vordan is offered a fragile peace…... -
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The Gathering by Vanessa Nelson
Scarred by a brutal past, she has sworn to help those in need. As one of the Hundred, Yvonne cannot ignore a plea for help, even if all she wants is a quiet life, somewhere safe for her adopted children to grow into adulthood. Safety is in short supply. Young people, some of them children, are going missing in large numbers, leaving bewildered and grieving families behind...Categorized as:
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Dragon Slayer by Lauren Gilley
In 1931, a golden-haired man in fine clothes appeared to a Siberian boy. An apparition in the snow. In 2018, he guided a pack of misfits to his prison. A man made of sharp smiles, and smoke, who they can hear, but can never touch... -
![Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan
Embrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread... -
![Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster]()
Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster
Enemies. Allies. Lovers. When her beloved father was assassinated, Lady Aramina swore revenge. The man responsible is well beyond her grasp, but his dangerously seductive heir, Leo Barrons, is fair game. When Mina obtains evidence proving that Leo is illegitimate, she has the means to destroy both the killer and his son, a man who troubles her heart and tempts her body... -
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The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFleeing Victorian London, a witch finds her newfound independence comes with all-new perils—both mortal and immortal. Forever untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents’ disappearances still strike her as unaccountably odd. Her sister’s questionable life and untimely death have left her shaken... -
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Lost & Found by Ariana Nash
What use is a blade without a war? After giving their lives to the Order, the Ashford assassins are in crisis. The battles are over, the war is no more, but assassins cannot retire from who they are. Trey knows this. He may not have been an Assassin of the Order for long, but it was long enough to leave him scarred... -
![The Uses of Illicit Art by Wendy Palmer]()
The Uses of Illicit Art by Wendy Palmer
'Your ridiculous Art. It's as twisty as you are, and that's saying something. '. It's twenty years into the reign of Queen Victoria. The Agency for the Benefit of Registered Artisans has been established to help and protect magic-users and regulate their Artworks. The use of illicit Art is heavily punished...Categorized as:
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Royal Beasts by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss
When a two-thousand-year-old curse is the only thing keeping you safe, you should probably just leave it alone. Pie and Pell have finally figured out what the heck is going on with Saint Mark’s Sanctuary. Not only that, they each have a whole bunch of brand-new powers. But all those answers and all that power came with a whole bunch of brand-new problems too. The prisoners. Tomas and his… woman...Categorized as:
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![Vital by Abigail Kelly]()
Vital by Abigail Kelly
There's power in connection. Josephine Wyeth has only ever known the shadow of war. Sheltered by her father’s secretive work, she exists as both prisoner and caretaker as the violence creeps ever-closer. Once powerless, now she is something a new being crafted by her father’s cruel hands, proof of his genius and threat to all who meet her...Categorized as:
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White Wolf by Lauren Gilley
NYPD homicide detective Trina Baskin is having nightmares. Vivid ones. Full of blood, and snow, dead wolves…and a young man with pale hair who howls like an animal. She chalks them up to stress and an overactive imagination, too many Old Country stories from her Russian father who, when he’s had too much vodka, starts to rave about dark forces and things that look like men…but aren’t... -
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Medusa by Alessa Thorn
The most beautiful gorgon in legend. A blind thief with everything to lose. .. It's going to be a heist to remember. MEDUSA is book 2 of The Court of the Underworld, a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark dystopian future where Hades rules a court of gods and monsters in modern day Greece. In the city of Styx, Medusa rules her media empire from behind the safety of a thousand screens... -
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White Silence by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe first instalment in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor. 'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. '. Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that only she can see. But she doesn't want to see them and she definitely doesn't want them to see her... -
![Vengeance of the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair]()
Vengeance of the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
In a realm where gods walk among mortals and ancient secrets whisper from the sands, Rhea is a goddess haunted by grief and driven by guilt. Forever running away from the looming shadow of death, Rhea knows it's time to confront the very thing she fears...Categorized as:
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![The Thousand Names by Django Wexler]()
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Enter an epic fantasy world that echoes with the thunder of muskets and the clang of steel—but where the real battle is against a subtle and sinister magic. .. . Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life... -
![The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn Victorian England a witch and a detective are on the hunt for a serial killer in an enthralling novel of magic and murder. After a nearly fatal blow to the skull, traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London... -
![Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLibby is a mutant, one of the top burglars and assassins in the world. For a price, she caters to executives’ secret desires. Eliminate your corporate rival? Deliver a priceless art masterpiece or necklace? Hack into another corporation’s network? Libby’s your girl. Climate change met nuclear war, and humanity lost. The corporations stepped in, stripping governments of power...Categorized as:
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Wyrde and Wild by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'I don't know quite how it has come about, but we appear to have developed a corpse. '. It’s winter at the Werth residence, and someone has turned up dead. Not that this is unusual. There’s Great-Aunt Honoria on the premises, after all. Only this corpse is freshly dead, and nobody knows how the lady came to be leaking blood all over Lady Werth's best parlour... -
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Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love. When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize—a single wish. Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with a brand-new entry to her Dream-Hunter series. For centuries, Ariel has fought the forces of evil and her task was to protect the souls of innocent mortals when they die. Captured by a powerful sorceress, she is transformed into the body of a human who has no memory of her real life or calling...Categorized as:
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![Far From Camelot by Rylee Hale]()
Far From Camelot by Rylee Hale
Merlin. The Kingdom of Camelot did not fall with the death of King Arthur. But I did. I fled to another world because I couldn’t face the shame of my failure, of letting Mordred le Fay kill his own father. Even now, after a thousand years, I hate him. When he shows back up in my life after all this time, that hatred is rekindled. He thinks my hatred equals obsession, but he’s wrong...Categorized as:
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![The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan]()
The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan
The Beast. Strange, twisted carvings and hideous gargoyles adorned the palazzo of the great Scarletti family. But a still more fearful secret lurked within its storm-tossed turrets. For every bride who entered its forbidding walls was doomed to leave in a casket. The Bride. Mystical and unfettered, Nicoletta had no terror of ancient curses and no fear of marriage. . -
![Heir to the Throne by Katerina Martinez]()
Heir to the Throne by Katerina Martinez
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe mad Queen's crown opened a door to a place I was never meant to go back to. Now I may never leave. A couple of months ago I set foot in the Tempest for the first time. It should've been the last. My Guardian had closed the door to the realm of magic forever, but the Queen's took me back, and now everything's upside down. All I want to do is destroy the crown, but she won't let me... -
![The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan]()
The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA powerful band of women warriors must face off against an oppressive enemy in one final showdown that will determine their survival and the fate of their world in this concluding volume in Ausma Zehanat Khan's powerful fantasy series—an epic of magic, bravery, adventure, and the fight for freedom that lies "somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R. R. Martin" (Saladin Ahmed)... -
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Scholomance 2 by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe Devil's Academy. Cole has successfully survived the preschooler exam, and now he’s a full-fledged Scholomance student. More importantly, though, he now has four women bound to him forever. He’s their master, they are his slaves, and they must obey his commands. But his women also gain power and prestige out of the deal, and the Headmistress has taken a special interest in Cole and his coven... -
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Tipped in Frost and Blood by Luna Laurier
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's never easy taking a life, no matter how tainted their soul had been. But what if it was against your will? With winter's approach comes longer nights, and in the dark of night, Cassie's horrors come to life. Sleep evades her, and when rest finally comes, she finds herself trapped, forced to face the death of the one person she thought she'd wanted to kill...Categorized as:
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Witches With the Enemy by Barb Hendee
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe national bestselling author of The Mist-Torn Witches returns to a world of princes and power, magic and mystery, where two women have the ability to reveal the future and uncover the past…. When seers Céline and Amelie Fawe fled Shetâna under threat of death, they vowed never to return. Yet, less than a year later, they are summoned back—to aid the man who once tried to kill them. …... -
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This Dark Wolf by Everly Frost
I am a wolf shifter born with a human soul. Packless. Mateless. Unable to bond. Cast out of my pack, I live in a supernatural safe house filled with broken women. Other women come and go, but I remain. I'm waiting. For him. Tristan Masters—the ruthless alpha of the most vicious pack in the city. He fought for my life when my pack wanted to kill me. He saved me. I should be able to trust him...Categorized as:
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![Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase]()
Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase
“Vita’s rage overflowed until she was prepared to drown in it, and she knew that she would never again dam this anger to please another. ”. After nine years as the people’s beloved princess in the sun-soaked Kingdom of Carca, Vita witnesses the execution of her mother by her father’s hand. Forced into exile, Vita fades into obscurity with her only friends—the crows that visit her window... -
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![A Dark Vampire Curse by Nikki St. Crowe]()
A Dark Vampire Curse by Nikki St. Crowe
A cursed vampire king claims she’s the key he’s been searching for. Emery would think Rhys Roman was insane if it wasn’t for this annoying ability she’s had for her entire life: she can read minds. And oddly enough, she can’t read his. Suddenly, Emery is ushered into a dark, deadly underworld of the city she loves where Rhys is reigning king... -
![Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town) by Ray Bradbury]()
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town) by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 82 ratingsOne of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes , now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin... -
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Demonbane by Marie Robinson
To start a new life, all I have to do is seduce one of the legendary Talon warriors. Cazien "Demonbane" Talon is searching for the Lost King's treasure and he hires the Hallows to help. For what he's paying, I'm willing to go back to the island haunting my past. I have a second secret task: get close to Cazien, so when the time is right, we can take the treasure for ourselves...Categorized as:
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![Lost and Found by Nita Round]()
Lost and Found by Nita Round
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA gifted slave. A cursed woman. Together can they gain their freedom? Evie Chester is a slave with a precious gift. Living in a world that both marvels and fears magic and the unexplained. Evie dreams of being free and of acceptance. When an opportunity presents itself for escape she finds herself pursued with a bounty on her head. Eyes are everywhere, nowhere is safe... -
![Court of Death by K.A. Knight]()
Court of Death by K.A. Knight
There are many things that go bump in the night, and I am one of them. I made a deal with a god, with death itself to save someone I love. I thought I had the upper hand, but I was wrong. From the moment he saw me, this god was determined to make me his… but his life is filled with death and is no place for the living...Categorized as:
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![The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard]()
The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe white-hot conclusion to the Dominion of the Fallen trilogy by the multi-award-winning author…. The Great Houses of Paris—headed by Fallen angels and magicians—have co-existed in fragile peace. When a powerful explosion razes House Harrier, old alliances are torn apart and a race begins to fill the power void. Thuan, the beleaguered dragon head of House Hawthorn, finds a war on his doorstep... -
![Harbinger by Philippa Ballantine]()
Harbinger by Philippa Ballantine
The Deacons of the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even when they cannot protect themselves…. After the Razing of the Order, Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful Deacons, is struggling to regain control of the runes she once wielded. The Deacons are needed more desperately than ever... -
![The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson]()
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsAn extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time. The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexually adept, who dwells in the moral vacuum that is modern life. As the book opens, he is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows...Categorized as:
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![Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes]()
Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes
A treacherous bride. A heartbroken groom. Is their marriage over before it’s begun? Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She’s surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home. But to do so means to give up on the alliance. Which would spell disaster for her people...Categorized as:
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![Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts]()
Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“She almost missed the sight of a naked youth falling out of the sky. He was long and lean and muscled … He was also completely off his face. ”. A war is being fought in the skies over the city of Aufleur. No one sees the battles. No one knows how close they come to destruction every time the sun sets...Categorized as:
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![The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark]()
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly dead. Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins. Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi... -
![Darling, there are wolves in the woods by L.V. Russell]()
Darling, there are wolves in the woods by L.V. Russell
The woods are dark and wicked,. and perhaps some things would be better off staying lost…. Teya Jenkins is ten years old when her sister is taken. Niven is never found, because no one knows where to look. No one but Teya that is, who heard the whispers of the trees. and saw the beautiful creatures that dwelled in the shadows. It is only after another tragedy, years later, that Teya finally dares... -
![Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast]()
Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast
From the New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series-a passionate paranormal delight. .. Empousai family roses have bloomed for centuries, thanks to the drops of blood their women sacrifice for their gardens. But Mikki would rather forget this family quirk and lead a normal life. Until she unwittingly performs a ritual, ending up in the strangely familiar Realm of the Rose... -
![Of Visions & Secrets by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Of Visions & Secrets by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
The darkness took Emma's brother. Now it yearns to claim her. When Emma Mather's twin brother, Elliot, goes missing from Arnsmouth University, she is determined to stop at nothing to find him. Yet as she follows the clues left behind, she learns that there are far more sinister monstrosities lurking in the shadows of her city than she could have ever imagined... -
![City of Mirth and Malice by Alexis L. Menard]()
City of Mirth and Malice by Alexis L. Menard
Some debts are not so easily repaid—or forgiven. Nicolai Attano finally has everything he’s ever wanted: control over the Iron Saint Railway, safety for his family, and not a single rival syndicate to stand in his way. Never could he have imagined he’d want anything more than power—not until Camilla Marchese...Categorized as:
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![Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu]()
Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu
"I defy the stars. ". In a world where no entities exist but the Stars, cruel and merciless gods that watch over the world, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy that promises she will fall for a Star, and it will kill them both. But when one descends to wreak havoc on Elara's Kingdom, she is forced to flee into the arms of her enemy in the neighbouring country...
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