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Tenacity by Auryn Hadley, A.H. Hadley
WAR, HEARTBREAK, MORE WAR…AND A NEW FRIEND. In the fifth epic of the Rise of the Iliri, Auryn Hadley interjects a compelling sci-fi action fantasy with a heart-warming tale of everyday community and the heart-wrenching reality of war—and the loss it mandates... -
![Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey]()
Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey
Groundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar universe • Lambda-Award winning novels with heartfelt high adventure and magic. Wild magic is taking its toll on the land. Many Heralds and Herald-Mages have died fighting to preserve the peace... -
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![A Wish Upon the Stars by T.J. Klune]()
A Wish Upon the Stars by T.J. Klune
Sequel to The Consumption of Magic. Nearly a year ago, blinded by grief and betrayal, Sam of Wilds made a desperate decision to follow the Great White into the Dark Woods. Now, he emerges to a world changed. The City of Lockes is a prison. The King has been locked away in the dungeons. The Kingdom of Verania has fallen, and the Dark wizard Myrin sits on the throne... -
![Through Each Tomorrow : An Inspirational Elizabethan and Victorian-Era Time-Travel Romance by Gabrielle Meyer]()
Through Each Tomorrow : An Inspirational Elizabethan and Victorian-Era Time-Travel Romance by Gabrielle Meyer
In 1883, Charles Hollingsworth is a poor farmer desperate to secure financial stability for his mother and sister, as he is unsure which of his time-crossing paths he will choose on his twenty-fifth birthday. Posing as the Earl of Norfolk, he enters the opulent circles of Newport's elite to assist a fellow time-crossing friend, Drew... -
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![The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune]()
The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune
Sam of Wilds faced the Dark wizard Myrin and lived to tell the tale. Granted, the battle left him scarred, but things could be a hell of a lot worse. It’s not until he reunites with Morgan of Shadows and Randall that he realizes just how much worse things could be. Because the scars have meaning and hint at Myrin’s true plans for Sam and the Kingdom of Verania... -
![The Rise of the Iliri: Books 7-9 by Auryn Hadley]()
The Rise of the Iliri: Books 7-9 by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBooks 7-9 in the action-packed, science-based, epic reverse harem fantasy series, Rise of the Iliri… all for only $6. 99! WAR, HEARTBREAK, MORE WAR…AND UNBREAKABLE DEVOTION... -
![Between Tides & Thunder by Leena Kazak]()
Between Tides & Thunder by Leena Kazak
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe was raised to hate him. Now she shares his bed. Princess Mayah of Tundrayn isn’t allowed to want. Not freedom. Not love. Not even her own future. Instead, she’s spent her life healing others’ pain and swallowing her own... -
![Oaths by Lindsay Buroker]()
Oaths by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsGeneral Ridgewalker Zirkander is getting married. Sardelle—the woman who’s battled dragons, shamans, and countless enemy soldiers at his side—has accepted his proposal, and it’s the perfect time for a wedding... -
![Wild Scottish Charm by Tricia O'Malley]()
Wild Scottish Charm by Tricia O'Malley
She’s hiding something. He sees too much. And in Loren Brae, secrets have a way of rising to the surface. Faelan Fletcher never stays in one place too long. She knows what happens when a town turns against someone like her. But something about Loren Brae feels different. The land hums with old magic. The people watch her too closely. And the wounded fox at her side refuses to leave... -
![Resilience by Auryn Hadley, A.H. Hadley]()
Resilience by Auryn Hadley, A.H. Hadley
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN IS NEAR…BUT WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY? Auryn Hadley’s sixth action-adventure in The Rise of the Iliri fantasy series asks how far mankind will go to protect their pride. Because it seems they’ll guard it at the expense of all else... -
![Draco Malfoy and the Wheel of Hecate by starbrigid]()
Draco Malfoy and the Wheel of Hecate by starbrigid
Whatever Draco does in the past, it seems he is unable to change much for the better. But he hasn't given up trying, and in the year where Voldemort rises again, he will stop at nothing to ensure he prevents it, leading him down a dangerous path...Categorized as:
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![Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren]()
Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTRIBUTARY, a novella (1/2 the length of a normal novel), picks up a year after BOURNE. .. Lia struggles to overcome the fear that constant battle has heaped upon her; Gabi and Marcello face an unexpected crisis; and Lord Greco just may be ready to leave the grief and loss of his past behind him, so that he might grab hold of the future. .. -
![The Rise of the Iliri: Books 10 & 11 by Auryn Hadley]()
The Rise of the Iliri: Books 10 & 11 by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe End has to come to all. .. RISEN, Book 10 In the final stretch of the war, the rules are changing faster than Anglia can keep up. The Kaisae of all Iliri is gone. Her mates are holding the army together. Her dreams are changing everything—and Sal? She's not done yet. The Emperor has taken too much from her. Life, loves, and much of her happiness... -
![The Chaos Queen by Aubrey Winters]()
The Chaos Queen by Aubrey Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI found my brother. .. But I wish I hadn't. ---. Alvyrians are sick. They're dying. But they're not my people, and this isn't my world. All I wanted was to find my twin so we could go home--to where we belong. But I've also made new friends, new enemies, and I'm finding my powers to raise the dead are as much a part of me as my own mind and soul...Categorized as:
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![A Reign of Embers by Eva Chase]()
A Reign of Embers by Eva Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCan you make peace with the god of war? The balance of power has finally swung in my favor—on the mortal plane. It seems one of our gods objects to my new position and will stop at nothing to unseat me. I'll have to rely on every trick up my sleeve, all the devotion the men I love have to offer, and the faith that's kept me strong through so many trials before...Categorized as:
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![Marjorie & Me by Melissa Grace]()
Marjorie & Me by Melissa Grace
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKat Simon’s life revolves around the ones she gets paid to chronicle on the radio every weekday morning, those embedded within the treasures she finds at her favorite antique shop, Whimsy and Wu, and the ones in her head that tell her she’s not good enough... -
![Draco Malfoy and the House of Black by starbrigid]()
Draco Malfoy and the House of Black by starbrigid
After going back in time, Draco has tried to follow the path he remembers. But third year brings a new Ravenclaw cousin, a new Boggart, and a newly admiring Harry Potter, along with castle grounds full of Dementors and what they make him remember... -
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Godling by Nicole Conway
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn a battle of assassins and dragonriders, the true power of mercy will be tested . .. Thatcher Renley is not ready to go to war. Ahead of him, a mysterious army of assassins and war criminals gathers for a surprise invasion, poised to make the first deadly strike. Behind him, a small group of dragonriders and band of unlikely allies rush to assemble a resistance... -
![Embark by K.M. Shea]()
Embark by K.M. Shea
With the long awaited arrival of the Round Table, Britt introduces questing and a code of honor to her young knights. While Britt tries to sneak off on the first Order of the Round Table quest with Sir Gawain, King Pellinore, and the newly knighted Sir Tor, Merlin receives word of a threat against Britt’s life coming from the north...Categorized as:
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![Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters]()
Eternal Luck (Ghostly Guardians) by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLuck brought us together… but can it last forever? I was working a dead-end job and living with too many roommates when I met Carlos. That meeting was our first stroke of luck, changing both our lives and tying us together. I’ll never regret it, but after eight amazing years, I’m starting to think he does... -
![The Shattered Vigil by Patrick W. Carr]()
The Shattered Vigil by Patrick W. Carr
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAward-Winner Carr Delivers Latest in Fantasy Saga. Victory over the dark forces during the feast of Bas-solas should have guaranteed safety for the continent. Instead, Willet and the rest of the Vigil discover they've been outsmarted by those seeking to unleash the evil that inhabits the Darkwater... -
![DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul]()
DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsTrapped in an evil spell… can the knights of Paladin be rescued? Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, N’Rae, on a mission to rescue the woman’s son trapped in a chamber of sleep... -
![From the Silence of the Shadows by V.B. Lacey]()
From the Silence of the Shadows by V.B. Lacey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHades and Persephone meets Six of Crows in this dark fantasy romance standalone with dragons, shadow wielders, hate-to-love no spice romance, and an epic rebellion against their darkest foe. Not all prisons are made of stone. For nineteen years, Nox Duma has been a pawn to the Veridian Empire’s most ruthless tyrant, a man who tortures his own kind with cruel magical experiments...Categorized as:
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![Blackcurrant Fool by Victoria Goddard]()
Blackcurrant Fool by Victoria Goddard
Magic is out of fashion. Orio City is where that's decided. When his best friend Mr. Dart unexpectedly needs to make an urgent trip to Orio City, Jemis Greenwing's immediate response to ask when... -
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![Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen]()
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsAn enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways... -
![Lessons in Trickery - Hekate & Hermes by Ever King]()
Lessons in Trickery - Hekate & Hermes by Ever King
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark academia romantasy inspired by the Greek mythology love story of Hekate and Hermes. In a kingdom where magic is slowly disappearing, an evil king hunts witches, brands their kind as traitors, and forces mages to serve under his endless rule... -
![A Whisper of Chaos and Crowns by Jordan A. Day]()
A Whisper of Chaos and Crowns by Jordan A. Day
Pain. Fury. Two things Ainsley has found after the events that have led to her greatest loss yet. But with war looming and the charge of regicide hanging over her head, will she be able to push aside her grief and move forward or will her darkness win once again? Dashiell had everything he could have ever wanted, just to lose it all in the blink of an eye...Categorized as:
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![Crown of Fate by Everly Frost]()
Crown of Fate by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis dark soul will be my ruin…. My enemy has been revealed and my heart is in tatters. A power far greater than any I ever imagined has now laid claim to me. Every move I make tightens the web of secrets that have been wound around me, filling me with a burning need for answers to match the heat of this dark king's touch and bring me the vengeance I seek... -
![A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper]()
A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOLD FATES AWAKEN. DEADLY PASSIONS MEET DEADLIER DEALS. Suri survived the fallout of Queen Lera’s ceremony, but now finds herself deep in unfamiliar territory—the City of the Damned. The City’s deadly ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the curse upon the desert wasteland. Suri just wants to save her brother and forge her own destiny away from the growing temptations of Kol’s court... -
![The Serpent Prince of Hades by Riley Knight]()
The Serpent Prince of Hades by Riley Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeneath the white city, a song of dread hums. No one has set foot on Duath Nun’s shores in centuries. Isolated from the world, its people guard a dangerous secret - and protect the entrance to the Empty with their lives. Seth never meant to fall in love again. Never intended to return home. Failing both, he's faced with his worst nightmare - a fate worse than death awaits Aethra...Categorized as:
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![A Legacy of Wrath and Reckoning by Victoria J. Price]()
A Legacy of Wrath and Reckoning by Victoria J. Price
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo living free. Held captive after a failed attack to take down her enemies, Zylah is determined to uphold her vow—for herself, and for those terrorised by the monsters set loose across Astaria. In her darkest hour she dreams of only two things: revenge, and to be reunited with those she’s lost...Categorized as:
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![Whiskeyjack by Victoria Goddard]()
Whiskeyjack by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMagic is out of fashion. Outlaws make their own. Jemis Greenwing has slain a dragon, been acknowledged as the Viscount St-Noire, and not incidentally also been given a raise. After a chaotic first month back in Ragnor Bella, he’s finally feeling confident that he can make it to the Winterturn Assizes and the reading of his stepfather’s will without falling headlong into any more disaster... -
![Carved in Crimson by Annabelle McCormack]()
Carved in Crimson by Annabelle McCormack
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSworn enemies. Bound by blood. Tempted by fate. In the cursed forests of Lirien, Seren Ragnall lives by blood and blade. As a warrior of the rebel Viori, she’s sworn to kill any Lirien loyalist she encounters. But when a Lirien soldier saves her life—wounding himself in the process—Seren does the unthinkable: she spares him...Categorized as:
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![Draco Black and the Prisoner of Nurmengard by starbrigid]()
Draco Black and the Prisoner of Nurmengard by starbrigid
WHORE. BLOOD TRAITOR. MURDERER. I will accept no restitution but your life. Those are the words Theo sent Draco, once Draco Malfoy and now Draco Black. The words Draco will never tell anyone that Theo sent. As Draco enters into that fatal sixth year, those are the words that hang over him as he tries to protect his friends, his new family, his godfather... -
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![A Heart On A Sleeve by Kelli Cooke]()
A Heart On A Sleeve by Kelli Cooke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlive Bowman has a penchant for discovering old stories as long as they aren't her own. When a position opens in a place where fall leaves decorate the ground with whimsy and a witchy past lurks around every corner, she can’t say no to the job opportunity or the chance to live close to her best friend...Categorized as:
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![Blue Willow by Ki Stephens]()
Blue Willow by Ki Stephens
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsComing home was never part of the plan. Leaving again might be even harder. When Elsie Hart returns to Blue Willow for the first time in eight years, it’s only to settle her grandmother’s estate—not to rekindle old memories or untangle the magic she’s worked hard to forget. But the inn she once loved is more stubborn than it looks. So is the man who’s been keeping it alive...Categorized as:
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![The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber]()
The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA detour. A chance encounter. Two women who alter the pages of each other’s story. Juliet Nightingale is lucky to be alive. Months after a freak accident involving lightning, she’s fully recovered but is left feeling that something is missing from her life. Something big... -
![The Fire Soul by Marion Blackwood]()
The Fire Soul by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe 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... -
![Stealing Time: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Christine Gael]()
Stealing Time: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Paranormal Women’s Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number! Just when Cricket thought things couldn't get much worse, Mee-maw's a witch now too! And she might be the most powerful of them all. The Crow's Feet Coven of three is finally complete, but hell if any of them know what to do next... -
![The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood]()
The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsKenna'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... -
![What Tomorrow Will Be by Julianne MacLean]()
What Tomorrow Will Be by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom. USA Today. bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes a captivating tale of a life caught between the past and the present…and a true love unbound by space and time. Some loves never die. But only one will shape her future…. At nineteen, Sienna MacKay believed she had it all—a promising career ahead of her and a young love destined to last forever... -
![Polar Outbreak: A Barvale Clan Tale 2 (Barvale Clan Tales) by C.D. Gorri]()
Polar Outbreak: A Barvale Clan Tale 2 (Barvale Clan Tales) by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"She's looking for a mate who can handle all of her, and he's the only Bear who can! ". Locke Nanouk is one big Polar Bear Shifter. Standing seven-feet three-inches and half as wide, he towered over most everyone he met. The largest of his fellow triplet brothers, he was used to being the odd man out whenever the boys went to town for a drink on a Saturday night. He never thought he'd fit in... -
![Hope and Happiness in Bluebell Wood by Ali McNamara]()
Hope and Happiness in Bluebell Wood by Ali McNamara
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWelcome to Bluebell Wood where the sun shines, the locals are kind and there's something more than a little bit magical about the place. Ava loves city life but when something happens to make her feel unsafe, she retreats to the calm and quiet of Bluebell Wood... -
![The Wicked Betrayal by Marion Blackwood]()
The Wicked Betrayal by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter 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... -
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![The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker by Jenni Keer]()
The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker by Jenni Keer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMeet Lucy, aged 25, and Brenda, aged 79. Neighbours, and unlikely friends. Lucy Baker is not your usual 25-year-old. She is more at home reading and knitting in her cluttered little flat than going out partying and socialising. 79-year-old Brenda is full of wise and wonderful advice, but when she’s diagnosed with dementia her life begins to change... -
![The Long Journey to Jake Palmer by James L. Rubart]()
The Long Journey to Jake Palmer by James L. Rubart
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat if there was a place where everything wrong in your life could be fixed? Corporate trainer Jake Palmer coaches people to see deeper into themselves--yet he barely knows himself anymore. Recently divorced and weary of the business life, Jake reluctantly agrees to a lake-house vacation with friends, hoping to escape for ten days... -
![This Safe Darkness by Alexis Maragold]()
This Safe Darkness by Alexis Maragold
The Hunt was intended to make us an example, not a threat. That changes now. Thirty-year-old Orelle Bren knows the best way to avoid death is to play by the rules of a society that only values women as wives and wombs...Categorized as:
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![This Safe Darkness by Alexis Maragold]()
This Safe Darkness by Alexis Maragold
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Hunt was intended to make us an example, not a threat. That changes now. Thirty-year-old Orelle Bren knows the best way to avoid death is to play by the rules of a society that only values women as wives and wombs...Categorized as:
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![Message in the Grave by Dawn Merriman]()
Message in the Grave by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA psychic suspense thriller. The darker the secret, the harder it is to keep buried. I’m finally accepting that my psychic talents serve a purpose, that I can use them to help people. But two mysteries plague me... -
![Courier Quest by Flossindune]()
Courier Quest by Flossindune
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou have been summoned here for one reason. Trevor, you need a break. Trevor Anderson is just another normal, overworked retail worker. All he wants is his promised promotion, a chance to use some of his vacation days without feeling guilty about it, and time for his hobbies...
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