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  • Night of the Shadow Moon by A.E. Rayne

    Night of the Shadow Moon by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 27 ratings
    Jael’s desperation to save Eadmund from Evaine’s spell leads her back to the place of her nightmares, where she quickly discovers that she is trapped, and The Following is closing in. In Hest, Jaeger is hungry for power and vengeance, making an enemy of Berard, who is forced to confront the truth of what his brother has become as he tries to save Meena from Jaeger’s clutches...
  • The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

    The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    The story continues in The Forgotten Kingdom, the second book in the astonishing Lost Queen trilogy, already hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan) and “The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker). AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to wage war against her brother, Lailoken...
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  • The Fae Artifactor by Honor Raconteur

    The Fae Artifactor by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    People really have to stop kidnapping her…. Sevana has quite enough on her plate, what with her wonky magical core still spastically melting or exploding things on her. She has every intention of seeking professional help, if such a thing exists, but is stopped before she can even go back home. That is to say, she’s kidnapped. AGAIN...
  • Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay

    Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In the golden city of Sarantium, the renowned mosaicist Crispin seeks to fulfill his artistic ambitions and his destiny high upon a dome intended to be the emperor's enduring sanctuary and legacy. But the emperor is plotting a conquest of Crispin's homeland to regain an empire. And with his fate entwined with that of his royal benefactor, Crispin's loyalties come with a very high price.
  • Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Bastard’s Eve is a night of celebration for most residents in the canal city of Lodi -- but not for sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona, who find themselves caught up in the affairs of a shiplost madman, a dangerous ascendant demon, and a very unexpected saint of the fifth god...
  • Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren

    Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    TRIBUTARY, 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 Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless

    The Words of Kings and Prophets by Shauna Lawless

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Children of Gods and Fighting Men , The Words of Kings and Prophets is the powerful new historical fantasy novel by Shauna Lawless. Ireland, 1000 AD. Gormflaith is unhappily married to Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, and although a queen she struggles with her limited position...
  • The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher

    The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Massacre of Glencoe happened at 5am on 13th February 1692 when thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were killed by soldiers who had enjoyed the clan's hospitality for the previous ten days. Many more died from exposure in the mountains. Fifty miles to the south Corrag is condemned for her involvement in the Massacre...
  • Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey

    Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    This stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series continues the story of prickly weapons-master Alberich. Once a heroic Captain in the army of Karse, a kingdom at war with Valdemar, Alberich becomes one of Valdemar's Heralds. Despite prejudice against him, he becomes the personal protector of young Queen Selenay. But can he protect her from the dangers of her own heart?
  • 외과의사 엘리제 2 by Mini, 유인

    외과의사 엘리제 2 by Mini, 유인

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 24 ratings
    “내 사람을 살리는 일이다. ‘자신의 사람’을 구하는 건데 고작 이런 일 하나 못 하겠는가? ”. 드디어 테레사 병원의 견습으로 자리를 잡은 엘리제. 이쪽 세계의 병원 시스템에 익숙해지고 주변에도 조금씩 인정을 받아가던 때, 황가의 문장을 소지한 남성이 총격당한 긴급 환자를 데리고 병원을 찾는다. 한시가 급한 순간. 엘리제는 환자를 위해 결단을 내리고……. “반드시 살려낼 테니 한 번만 저를 믿어주세요. ”. “정말 할 수 있나? 무책임한 만용은 용서치 않아. ”. “믿어주십시오. 최선을 다하겠습니다. ”. “…좋다. 반드시 살려내라. ”. 엘리제는 과연 수술을 성공시키고, 환자를 무사히 살릴 수 있을 것인가. Episodes 16-29.
  • A Warrior's Heart by Donna Grant

    A Warrior's Heart by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Regards Reader -. There are those who would love to rid themselves of painful memories, to forget nasty pasts and mistakes. They say its hell to live with those memories. I say its hell to live without them. I have no memories of my past, my friends or family. I owe my life to the Fae who discovered me bleeding and nearly dead at their doorway...
  • Infinity by Maggie Shayne

    Infinity by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    For five centuries, Immortal High Witch Nicodimus has been suspended in an eternity of darkness. His heart was stolen away in the ultimate betrayal by his love Arianna. .. Now Arianna discovers a way to bring him back. But the power that returns Nicodimus to her arms also summons an ancient enemy. To fight this dark danger, they must confront the past--and reclaim infinity. ..
  • Everspell by Donna Grant

    Everspell by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant “skillfully melds history and legend” (RT Book Reviews) in an exciting new series – The Kindred. To live in the light, they hunt in the dark….
  • Traitor of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Traitor of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 4 ratings
    After the devastating events of the arena, Lyriana Batavia is trying to live in a world where her soulmate, Rhyan Hart, has become a soulless akadim. The Empire has named Lyr a forsworn traitor, and every soldier in Lumeria has been ordered to hunt her down...
  • Corrag by Susan Fletcher

    Corrag by Susan Fletcher

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A breathtaking novel of passion and betrayal in seventeenth-century Scotland, and the portrait of an unforgettable heroine accused of witchcraft. February 13, 1692. Thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are killed by soldiers who had previously enjoyed the clan's hospitality. Many more die from exposure...
  • The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain

    The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 48 ratings
    For Karigan G'ladheon, the call of magic in her blood is too strong to resist. Karigan returns to the Green Riders, the magical messengers of the king, to find she's badly needed. Rider magic has become unstable, many Riders have been lost, and the Rider corps is seriously threatened. The timing couldn't be worse. An ancient evil, long dormant, has reawakened, and the world is in peril...
  • Dragon on Top by G.A. Aiken

    Dragon on Top by G.A. Aiken

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Try a little dragon tenderness. I am Glheanna the Decimator. I am a warrior. A soldier. I know no fear. No pain. No mercy. I do, however, know acute embarrassment! How could I not after getting dumped by a bastard dragon in front of my own troops? So I tuck tail and return to my cave, drowning my sorrows in ale—as is my family’s way...
  • The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr

    The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Read Katharine Kerr's posts on the Penguin Blog. ”Prepare to get lost in the magic” ( VOYA ) of Katharine Kerr’s newest Deverry fantasy. The Horsekin are assembling along Prince Dar’s northern border, and the Deverry alliance simply does not have the men and resources to prevent their enemies from moving into the wilderness areas known as the Ghostlands...
  • The Black Raven by Katharine Kerr

    The Black Raven by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    For the devoted followers of the dazzling Deverry and Westlands cycle, Katharine Kerr continues the magical epic saga she began in The Red Wyvern . In her latest tale, the scene shifts seamlessly between the shattered land of the Rhiddaer and the historic end of the Civil Wars, when Lilli, newly apprenticed to dweomer, fought with her untried powers to save her beloved Prince Maryn from evil...
  • Plum Duff by Victoria Goddard

    Plum Duff by Victoria Goddard

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    Magic is out of fashion. Except, obviously, at Winterturn. Winterturn in Ragnor Bella is a holiday for family, feasting, and a few religious festivities. Jemis Greenwing and Mr. Dart are both quite ready for a quiet week or two after their adventures going to and coming home from Orio City. Jemis in particular is looking forward to the first Winterturn spent with his father since he was a child...
  • The Fire Dragon by Katharine Kerr

    The Fire Dragon by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Katharine Kerr has enchanted readers with her magical Deverry and Westlands cycle, and now she brings to a breathtaking conclusion the epic saga begun with The Red Wyvern and The Black Raven . The final chapter begins in the holy city as it rises from the ashes of Deverry's long wars. Prince Maryn prepares to claim the high kingship, but still the rebel Boar clan stands fast against him...
  • Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell

    Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Two dark pasts. One bond beyond their control. For a month, Coal has tried to stay away from the beautiful cadet who makes him feel things he shouldn’t, each day of separation spiraling him deeper into worsening nightmares. Already on edge, it takes Coal one split second to plunge into violence—and find himself in shackles once more...
  • Wit'ch Gate by James Clemens

    Wit'ch Gate by James Clemens

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The dazzling epic of The Banned and the Banished has established James Clemens as an exciting new voice in fantasy fiction. Now his remarkable skills reach their peak with Wit’ch Gate, as one girl remains her realm’s only hope against the forces of darkness . .
  • Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn

    Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 58 ratings
    She was a girl with a talent for witchcraft and a taste for adventure. The illegitimate child of a royal lord, she longed for a man who could never be hers. And she lived for her summers at Castle Auburn. She is a woman who has grown accustomed to standing alone. What she once loved, she has lost. Where she once saw joy, she now sees terrible injustice...
  • The Gold Falcon by Katharine Kerr

    The Gold Falcon by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The cholera epidemic that ravaged the city of TrevHael has left many orphans in its wake, including Neb, the scribe's son, and his brother. Sent to the desolate farm of their last living relative, they soon learn that a worse plague lurks beyond the western border of Deverry...
  • The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Dream by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A year ago I was dragged into what I thought was hell against my will—the Daedalus Palace in the Elysean city of Idaea. Turns out that was just a place, but there’s an actual hell here, so now I'm going in there, too. This time, though? Death is pretty much guaranteed, and I'm going in willingly...
  • Whiskeyjack by Victoria Goddard

    Whiskeyjack by Victoria Goddard

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Magic 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...
  • Blackveil by Kristen Britain

    Blackveil by Kristen Britain

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Read Kristen Britain's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. The long-awaited sequel to Green Rider, First Rider's Call, and The High King's Tomb. Once a simple student, Karigan G'ladheon finds herself in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand when she becomes a legendary Green Rider-one of the magical messengers of the king...
  • Sword of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor, Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Sword of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor, Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 54 ratings
    The new king of Camelot wears no shining armor: Arthur and his knights have fallen and a new king rules. In the darkest forest. .. A scared, forsaken youth has become the most powerful –– and feared –– man in the world. Ruthless and unrestrained, Kerrigan has long ceased to be human. In the heart of London. .
    Categorized as:
    witches  demons  fae  medieval  magic  high fantasy  m-f  betrayal
  • Dangerous Magic by Donna Grant

    Dangerous Magic by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. With the darkness holding firmly onto his soul, Cade knows he's destined for Hell. Men like him don't perform the deeds he has, regardless if they came by order of the king, and not elude the darkness...
  • Magic and Mischief by Megan Derr

    Magic and Mischief by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Homoerotic stories involving griffons, demons, dragons, wizards, and thieves. In The Dragon's Treasure, a dragon obsessed with cleanliness quietly pines over a regular customer to his shop. In The Selkie No One Wanted, a selkie who is nothing like his beautiful siblings winds up helping the fisherman he has long admired...
    Categorized as:
    magic  angst  royalty  demons  fantasy  anthologies  paranormal  m-m
  • Hades by Alessa Thorn

    Hades by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    A demigoddess with the power over life and death, the God of the Underworld burning for revenge. .. it's a forbidden obsession waiting to happen. HADES is the third book 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...
  • Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller, Warheart , is the direct sequel to, and the conclusion of, the story begun in The Omen Machine, The Third Kingdom, and Severed Souls. All is lost. Evil will soon consume the D'Haran Empire. Richard Rahl lies on his funeral bier. It is the end of everything. Except what isn't lost is Kahlan Amnell...
  • Prowess Trials by Alex Lidell

    Prowess Trials by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When you play with fire, everyone gets burned. It’s the first day of the Prowess Trials, with all the royals—and the dark fae Owalin—gathered for Tye’s grand performance. When the magic wards fall right in the middle of Tye’s routine, Lera does what she must to save his life—giving Owalin just the opening he needs. River is in love with Lera, but he can’t be with someone who lies...
  • The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small

    The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Mourn me but briefly. Then find your destiny, Lara, my love, my life. Now let me go. With those words, the spirit of Magnus Hauk, Dominus of Terah, leaves his body--and thus the fate of a nation rests upon the faerie woman Lara's shoulders. While Lara's son Prince Taj is well loved by the people of Terah, he is too young to rule, and Lara must obey Magnus's dying command and govern in his stead...
  • Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series by Maggie Shayne

    Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Raven is a witch from the 1690s who flees the hangman’s noose in England to find a haven in Massachusetts Bay where the witch hysteria is about to tear her and her lover apart. Arianna’s beginnings were in the Scottish Highlands where her sister died to save her, and an immortal warrior loved her beyond reason and life itself...
  • Wolfsbane by N.J. Layouni

    Wolfsbane by N.J. Layouni

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Losing the twenty-first century was bad enough, but Martha Bigalow's situation is about to become a whole lot worse. Only days after her marriage to Vadim—a handsome outlaw stalked by grim shadows of the past—Martha is captured by his arch nemesis, the evil Earl of Edgeway...
  • The Devil's Diadem by Sara Douglass

    The Devil's Diadem by Sara Douglass

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In a world gone mad, is the Devil′s word the only one you can trust? A foolish monk stole the devil′s favourite diadem and the devil wants it back. It is mid-twelfth century Europe and Maeb Langtofte joins an aristocratic household to attend Adelie, the wife of the Earl of Pengraic. The earl is a powerful Lord of the Marches, the dark Welsh borderlands...
  • The Captive Throne by Kenley Davidson

    The Captive Throne by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    In a royal marriage of convenience, nothing is less convenient than love. Princess Evaraine always knew she would one day wed a stranger, but her arranged marriage to the Prince of Garimore is nothing like she expected. She never anticipated losing her heart to the man she would marry. And she certainly would not have guessed that she’d be leaving him behind within hours of their wedding...
  • Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Valdemar is once again in peril, threatened by Ancar of Hardorn, who has long sought to seize control of the kingdom by any means at his command...
  • Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant

    Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. Hiding a secret so awful that his only hope for survival is to remain hidden, Grayson has lived most of his life pretending to be someone he isn't...
  • Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    In The Mage Winds trilogy, which began with the best-selling novel, Winds of Fate , author Mercedes Lackey continues the epic that started with her first published book, Arrows of the Queen introduced readers to the remarkable land of Valdemar, the kingdom protected by its Heralds--men and women gifted with extraordinary mind powers--aided and served by their mysterious Companions--horselike...
  • The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small

    The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Lara, Domina of Terah, has mysteriously disappeared while visiting the New Outlands. The Dominus is frantic to find his beloved wife, but when no trace of her can be discovered, Magnus Hauk turns to two strong allies - Prince Kaliq of the Shadows and his mother-in-law, Ilona, the most powerful of the faerie queens...
  • Great Falls Protector by Alex Lidell

    Great Falls Protector by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Lera burned him. Now it’s Tye’s turn. Tye has sacrificed everything for his chance at the Prowess Trials, and Lera’s betrayal in reporting his injuries nearly ended it all. Now there is nothing left but to kick Lera out of his world—and ensure the eviction stays...
  • Release That Witch by Er Mu

    Release That Witch by Er Mu

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chen Yan travels through time, only to end up becoming an honorable prince in the Middle Ages of Europe. Yet this world was not quite as simple as he thought. Witches with magical powers abound, and fearsome wars between churches and kingdoms rage throughout the land...
    Categorized as:
    magic  witches  royalty  medieval  demons  fantasy  paranormal  mystery
  • Hunted by Brian K. Fuller

    Hunted by Brian K. Fuller

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    Book 3 of 4: Gen’s secret is out. The caravan is in shambles. The Chalaine is wed to the Ha’Ulrich and pregnant with the Holy Child. Dangers abound, the Uyumaak threatening to overtake and destroy the Chalaine and her companions as they desperately try to escape the Shroud Lake Shard...
  • Everkin (The Kindred .5) by Donna Grant

    Everkin (The Kindred .5) by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To live in the light, they hunt in the dark…. When natural-born witch Edra is approached by others who share her gifts, she jumps at the chance to join a Coven. Until she discovers that they’re not what they seem. They’re hell-bent on destruction, and in order to save herself and those she loves, Edra must leave her home, and the only man she’s ever loved...
  • King's War by Jill Williamson

    King's War by Jill Williamson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The remnant of the Five Realms has finally found a home in Er'Rets. However, peace is much harder to secure, and forces from within and without threaten Trevn's new rule. The Hadar family and their allies prepare to make one final stand in the name of There shall be war--in Er'Rets and in the Veil--to vanquish evil or be ruled by darkness.
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  magic  demons  betrayal  fantasy  christian  war  death
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