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Lady of Embers by Melissa K. Roehrich
There was no preparing for her storm.Wrath.When they met her, she was a whirlwind of shadows and darkness. Standing among the ashes of betrayal and grief, now she is a tempest of rage and malice. Queen Scarlett Aditya will hunt them all down, one by one, and make them pay. Starting with the one who took her brightest star from her.Acceptance.She knows she will come for her... -
![The Sea by A.H. Lee]()
The Sea by A.H. Lee
Knights and necromancers are never on the same side… are they? Sairis has known all his life that knights are not his friends…until the last few weeks, when he somehow forgot, and tumbled into bed with one. He told Roland to leave, hurt him badly, used as many cruel words as possible. And yet Roland stubbornly refuses to leave Sairis alone, half-naked and friendless in the wilderness... -
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![Breath Mints / Battle Scars by Onyx_and_Elm]()
Breath Mints / Battle Scars by Onyx_and_Elm
For a moment, she's almost giddy. Because Draco Malfoy's been ruined by this war and he's as out of place as she is and — yes, he has scars too. He's got an even bigger one. She wonders whether one day they'll compare sizes.Fanfiction for Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling... -
![The Sword-Witch's Heart by Tavia Lark]()
The Sword-Witch's Heart by Tavia Lark
Desire is his downfall.Rejected by his ruthless family and the god he betrayed them for, Leth is desperate for a chance to prove himself. A purpose for his sword and magic. Anything beyond the legacy of restraint and repression that’s broken him down again and again.But his new quest comes with an infuriatingly familiar companion.Evain draws power from human desire...Categorized as:
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![The Ever Queen by L.J. Andrews]()
The Ever Queen by L.J. Andrews
Welcome to the conclusion of the tantalizing romance of Erik and Livia. The Songbird: Captive. Challenger. Queen. Enemies took her from the man who holds her heart. They might see her as weak, as a pawn in wicked games, but they’re no match for the first Ever Queen. Let them think they’ve won... -
![Court of Vice and Death by Alexis Calder]()
Court of Vice and Death by Alexis Calder
The stories about the fae court were true and I’m not sure if any of us will survive.Everything in the fae court wants me dead. The monsters who live here, the royal family, even the other tributes. I’m surrounded by enemies but I won’t forget the cause of all this suffering: The Fae King. If I’m going down, I’m going to take him with me.But nothing is easy in Konos...Categorized as:
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![Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau]()
Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau
The fae gods have woken…and they’re merciless.Sabine finally had a chance at a life with Basten. Simple. Free. But gods and men conspired to rip them apart. Now, on the eve of war, Sabine is trapped in her father’s secret-shrouded court, prized as the gods’ new plaything. She clings to memories of Basten, the only thing that grounds her in the dangerously bewitching new world... -
![Hunter's Kiss by Veronica Douglas]()
Hunter's Kiss by Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI can’t escape the truth.I broke out of the Dark Wolf God’s realm, but I know he’s always there, watching me from the shadows. I should hate him, but I can’t deny that I’m drawn to the ruthless beast, and the heat between us is only growing stronger...Categorized as:
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![A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain]()
A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly: Compelling Fates Saga by Sophia St. Germain
Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service... -
![Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields]()
Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields
A princess determined to survive an arranged marriage to a heartless faerie prince is saved by a twist of fate that could destroy their world in this all-new standalone fantasy romance. As the half faerie daughter of a human king, my days were spent tucked out of sight—until the Seelie Fae sought an alliance with our kingdom...Categorized as:
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![Fate of a Royal by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones]()
Fate of a Royal by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones
“You will go to Rathe University, live among the giftless and those of light magic. You, Knight Deveraux, will learn to coexist.” I’ve never heard more wasted words in my life. Then again, the gifted counsel never did have much to say that wasn’t. The only members amongst them who speak a thing worth listening to are my parents, the King and Queen of the Stygian’s, the people of Dark Magic... -
![Long Live the Soulless by Kel Carpenter, Lucinda Dark]()
Long Live the Soulless by Kel Carpenter, Lucinda Dark
She died protecting the man she loved. She died by his hands. And on that blood soaked grave, vengeance grew.Quinn Darkova leads a listless existence in the dark realm. As honored guest and beloved by Mazzulah, she wants for nothing. But when Risk enters the realm to save her, the dark god can’t resist a good bargain.Lazarus is not the man he once was... -
![Lords of the Hunt by Kate King]()
Lords of the Hunt by Kate King
Their games will change her. Their love will ruin her.Lonnie Skyeborne is a human servant bound to the immortal court, until a cruel fairy tricks her into killing the High Fae King...and she finds herself next in line for the throne...Categorized as:
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Blood and War by Belle Walker
Loyalty and love can ruin you. But hope is the deadliest of all. For ten years Demitria Collins has fought the creatures of nightmares to protect the one person she has left. With a rising string of demon attacks on the forefront, she knows it’s only a matter of time until they’re next... -
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![To Kill a Nightmare: The Complete Series by Rory Miles, Harper Frey]()
To Kill a Nightmare: The Complete Series by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe best way to ruin a rogue slayer's day? Force an arranged marriage on her. Despite being the best of the best, my parents–who run our region's slayer council–decide it's time for me to get married. Apparently, being the wife of a high-born slayer will finally make me respectable. Or so they say. I see the arrangement for what it really a power grab... -
![The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich]()
The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBefore he was the Fire Court Third, he was the Reaper.And before he was the Reaper, he was her Ash Rider.Moranna. The Baroness of a colony hidden away on the Southern Islands. She works tirelessly to keep some of the most powerful Fae of the realm safe from those who seek to use them for their gifts.Or that's what Rayner has always believed... -
![Bewitching Her Monsters by Yve Vale]()
Bewitching Her Monsters by Yve Vale
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA werewolf, a gargoyle, a phoenix, and a demon walk into the bar…Yeah, it sounds like a set-up to a bad joke. But this is my life, and it just got weird. Jade :As a hopeless romance author, I go out to a local bar, looking for something to cure my writer’s block. When I discover four of the hottest guys I’ve ever seen in real life, this forty-year-old homebody finds all the inspiration I need... -
![Wicked Vampire Prince by Bella Klaus]()
Wicked Vampire Prince by Bella Klaus
Four years ago, a Vampire Prince abducted me. I wiped his memory with a voodoo doll, escaped, and tried to forget him.A magical disaster struck, breaking my curse, and he’s back.And he’s furious.Tall, dark, and utterly deadly, he’s determined to make me his. Even though I despise blood-suckers, I can’t resist his allure... -
![House of the Raven by Ingrid Seymour]()
House of the Raven by Ingrid Seymour
DANGER LURKS. READY YOURSELF.They exiled him from his realm, and soon, the lone wanderer shall have his revenge.For two decades, Rífíor of the Veilfallen has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who trapped him in the human realm, making him a pariah... -
![Court of Claws by Briar Boleyn]()
Court of Claws by Briar Boleyn
He will drown kingdoms in blood for her sake. Bound to a man she hates more than she ever thought possible... Everything Morgan Pendragon knows and loves is gone as she wakes in the dangerous court of the Siabra. The man she was falling in love with is dead, and in his place is a man she barely knows...Categorized as:
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![The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie]()
The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Heliacle has risen.But it wasn’t without a cost. After being freed from her ordeal in Lylican,Amylia begins to heal as she forges a new life in Asteryn. But within its borders, bonds are being strained to the limit.Old wounds test the strength of those closest to each other.The eight territories of Labrynth are still dangerously divided, human distrust of Wytchlings cleaving them apart... -
![Of Night and Blood by Brea Lamb]()
Of Night and Blood by Brea Lamb
Asher Daniox was an anomaly. Feared and worshiped by her kind for a power previously unheard of, the princess of the Fae Realm sought nothing more than to prove she could rule with a just and strong hand. That she was worthy of the title of queen.Yet, as her impending marriage to a young mortal prince draws nearer, she finds herself dreaming of a different life...Categorized as:
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![Sanguine and Stygian by Sara Sellers]()
Sanguine and Stygian by Sara Sellers
A Heart of Blood and Ashes meets The Witcher in this sexy, action-packed fantasy romance.In a world where mercenary clans hold all the power and children are cursed from birth by blood magic, Kara McKenna is one of the unlucky ones. Marked by a curse that awakens if she’s responsible for someone’s death, she’s spent her entire life as an outcast...Categorized as:
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![The House of Gaian by Anne Bishop]()
The House of Gaian by Anne Bishop
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn the conclusion of the Tir Alainn Trilogy, the uneasy alliance between Fae and humans may not be enough to defeat the Inquisitors-leaving them no choice but to seek out the witches of the House of Gaian... -
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![Dark & Deadly Predators by Lola Glass]()
Dark & Deadly Predators by Lola Glass
After eight years in a cave, I was finally rescued… by a terrifying fae king who tells me I'm his mate.He's rough, growly, and refuses to answer any of my questions as he takes me back to the fae lands.When we get there, I learn that a large faction of his people want him dead, so they paid in blood and magic for an ancient assassin to hunt him down... -
![Break Her by Cassie Alexander]()
Break Her by Cassie Alexander
I wanted her.She was just two floors away from me here in my castle.And some piece of her—naïve and inexperienced—wanted me.The man who was doomed to die at her hand.I could mostly ignore that fact, now that I was used to her presence, and my intermittent lust. But I wondered if not telling her about it was a bigger betrayal than not telling her about my arrangement with her father...Categorized as:
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![A Dream So Wicked by Tessonja Odette]()
A Dream So Wicked by Tessonja Odette
A vicious rivalry.A forbidden desire.A curse only her enemy can break.After twenty years stuck in a fae convent with no word from whoever abandoned her there, Briony Rose is all out of hope. But when her parents suddenly claim her and reveal she’s a lost fae princess, she’s burdened with the weight of a kingdom on the brink of collapse...Categorized as:
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![Deal with the Devil by Lizzie Strong]()
Deal with the Devil by Lizzie Strong
Amelia is an author crashing on her sister's couch in King's Fall. One fateful day, on the way back from a well earned break, she notices goons following her and her sister. As a struggling thriller/mystery author, she knows how this ends. So, naturally, they book it... only to run into Knox, the black market Devil of King's Fall... -
![Court of Ice and Ash by L.J. Andrews]()
Court of Ice and Ash by L.J. Andrews
She chose him. He chose revenge. But some choices have deadly consequences.When Elise agreed to break a vicious curse over the man she loved, she never imagined he was a lost fae prince. But Valen left her to carry out vengeance for his slaughtered family. So when she joins the outlaw fae in their uprising against her own sister, all Elise wants is to forget the prince who holds her heart... -
![Cruel Is My Court by L.A. McGinnis]()
Cruel Is My Court by L.A. McGinnis
They were right to call me a thief. I stole the king’s magic and made his power mine. The day I claimed the magic, I was cursed by an ancient prophecy, binding me to four others—a beastly gambler, an honorable slave, the Shadow King’s deadly general and a mysterious aristocrat. Every time I use my new power, we’re tangled more tightly togethe...Categorized as:
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![To Poison a King by S.G. Prince]()
To Poison a King by S.G. Prince
S.G. Prince's new standalone is a breathtaking fantasy about sacrifice, self-discovery, and a girl tasked with saving the very man she aimed to kill.Selene is the youngest daughter in a gifted line of healers, born to serve as the king's royal physician. Yet when Selene's mother Persaphe embroils her in a plot to kill the king, Selene finds herself poisoning the very man she is sworn to protect...Categorized as:
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![Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett]()
Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFilthy. Clandestine. Unorthodox.Stygian Isle was born from the brilliant mind of an abominable man. The Alistair patriarch and sovereign of the nonconformist crafted a peaceful refuge for those unashamedly wicked.From his creation came a secret society of filthy heretics.Carnal sin and mayhem fuel their religion.Sex and death drench their doctrine...Categorized as:
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![Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri]()
Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts...Categorized as:
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![Of Rain and Wrath by Katie May]()
Of Rain and Wrath by Katie May
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsI was born under the shadow of death, and my life since has been intricately entwined with that of the Grim Reaper. They call me the Death Whisperer.One hand fixes; the other breaks.All I have ever known is a life full of pain and suffering, because what the legends don’t tell you about my power…is that there’s always a price.And I’m the one who has to pay it...Categorized as:
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![Blood Moon Sanctum by Zian Schafer]()
Blood Moon Sanctum by Zian Schafer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings‘Daughter of the Blood Moon’ they call her. ‘The winner of the war’ they said. ‘The princess that will bring the gods back’ they claim.War is waging between the Black Bloods and the Paragon Dawn. The time has come for the other kingdoms to pick a side...Categorized as:
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![A Fated Vow by Amanda Aggie]()
A Fated Vow by Amanda Aggie
For fans of 'A Court of Thorns and Roses', 'Bride of the Shadow King', and 'The Bargainer' series, this enemies to lovers fantasy romance between a villain with the power to command death and an elf lord's daughter is bound to have you reading late into the night. As the only living child of the Elf Lord, I'm set to inherit the Elven Islands... -
![Of Mischief & Mages by L.J. Andrews]()
Of Mischief & Mages by L.J. Andrews
A sorceress with lost power to claim the throne.A royal thief fading to a cursed heart.A forgotten love that will destroy their world.When Adira’s crook of a boss sends her to a Las Vegas casino as one of his goons, her world turns upside down and she’s tossed through the gates of a strange, dangerous world of Mage courts and curses... -
![Song of the Dark Wood by Sheila Masterson]()
Song of the Dark Wood by Sheila Masterson
For centuries, the people of remote Ballybrine have kept the peace with their gods by sacrificing a Red Maiden to ferry souls from the Mother’s realm of the living, through the Dark Wood, to the Wolf’s realm of the dead. Soon it will be Rowan’s turn... -
![Bargain With the Demon Lord by Skye Wilson, Viola King]()
Bargain With the Demon Lord by Skye Wilson, Viola King
My heart hates him. My body needs him. My love could save him.Pushing paper in some forgotten back office is the perfect way to go unnoticed here. This multibillion-dollar corporation tore my family apart, and once I get a job inside it, I have everything I need to burn it to the ground.Until Caezar comes shattering into my world...Categorized as:
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![The Unseelie Throne by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Unseelie Throne by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
If she loses, she becomes his queen, and he unleashes war across Earth and Tir n’Aill alike. If she wins, he dies. The answer seems clear. But then why can’t she bring herself to want victory?The longer Abigail wanders through his Maze of Shadows, the less sure she becomes of anything—allies, enemies, wrong, right, evil, good, hate…and love... -
![Feral is the Beast by Nisha J. Tuli]()
Feral is the Beast by Nisha J. Tuli
The Feral King thinks he'll break me. But I will break him first.I’m a 400-year-old witch covered in tattoos—the source of my magic—but I’ve been hiding them for years, trying to escape my past.After spending centuries at the mercy of royals who thirst only for power and the desire to make up for their less impressive "assets," I refuse to be used as a tool for evil ever again... -
![Long Live by V.B. Lacey]()
Long Live by V.B. Lacey
Isla Belthare lives an ordinary life in her small village of Lockhurt. Since losing both her mother and the man she loved two years ago, all she wants is stability and peace. But her world is forever changed when her family is attacked on a journey away from home and she must travel to the Aataran mountain range to find them...Categorized as:
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![Make Her by Cassie Alexander]()
Make Her by Cassie Alexander
The final book in the Transformation Trilogy, an intense fantasy romance retelling of Beauty and the Beast: Rhaim produced a key from somewhere upon his person. “The collar has a lock.” He tossed it out onto the table. “If I cannot solve the Deathless, I will become your loyal servant, until the end of my time.” I was suddenly in danger of fainting...Categorized as:
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![When Kingdoms Fall by Callie Dahl]()
When Kingdoms Fall by Callie Dahl
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMen feared monsters. Yet fear made men do monstrous things.The gods are gone, leaving three races divided, broken, and without balance. All that remains is a curse. One to haunt and devour the mortals for their unholy betrayal. A Mortal Girl. . . Traifton has two rules: Never leave the safety of the walls and never enter the Wylan Woods. Those who enter never return...Categorized as:
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![This Wicked Curse by Amanda Aggie]()
This Wicked Curse by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA cursed princess, a soulless pirate, and a deal that could change both of their fate. In a realm full of monsters, shadows are stolen, and promises are bound with blood… and sometimes marriage vows. Princess by birth and sacrificial lamb by royal decree, Scarlet Midicious is ready to face her fate. She’s known her entire life that this day would come...Categorized as:
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![Lady of the Lake by Colubrina]()
Lady of the Lake by Colubrina
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHermione and Draco team up after the war to overthrow the Order and take over wizarding Britain. "I don't even especially mind belonging to you most of the time," he closes his eyes and just breathes for a bit, savoring not being in pain. Finally he adds, "Just… try to take better care of your toys." Dark Dramione... -
![Starkeeper of the Fractured Crown by H.G. Johnston]()
Starkeeper of the Fractured Crown by H.G. Johnston
His obsession began from the shadows.Her nightmare began there too.Kyra was known to the world as Therian's Thief. She spent her mornings stealing and her afternoons studying a world most denied. She was going to leave this place one day, take her brother and run.But there was something dark lurking in the shadows. Something that whispered her name, beckoned her... -
![Fate of A Faux by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones]()
Fate of A Faux by Meagan Brandy, Amo Jones
The King of Darkness is dead.It’s time for a new one to rise…London Crow isn’t who I thought she was. She’s worse. My hate for her knows no bounds. My need for her has no end. But it’s my inability to have her that might just end us all, as the fates refuse to be ignored... -
![North Queen by Nicola Tyche]()
North Queen by Nicola Tyche
Gripping and action-packed, Crowns is perfect for fans of thick plots with aching romance. This is a compelling first volume to a deliciously twisting trilogy that will keep you on the edge of your seat!The Return of a Lost Heir…The kingdom of Mercia has been at war with the Shadow King and his dark army for ten years...Categorized as:
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![The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten]()
The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten
In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten's lush, romantic epic fantasy series, a young woman who can raise the dead must navigate the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King's royal court. The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore—a necromancer and former smuggler—to his right hand side...
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