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  • Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 4 by SUOL, Gwon Gyeoeul

    Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 4 by SUOL, Gwon Gyeoeul

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 50 ratings
    “When I’m with you, there’s truly never a dull moment.”The Hunt is on! Penelope heads off to the small-game area in hopes of finding a present for Eckles…only to run into a hostile bear! Armed with desperation and a crossbow, Penelope holds it off, until Callisto unexpectedly comes to her rescue...
  • Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Haven escaped the clutches of the new Sun Sovereign and found solace in Shadoria, but for how long? Now that the extent of her powers is known, Solis, Noctis, and mortals all hunt her. Meanwhile, chaos reigns across the land...
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  • Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen

    Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    From bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen comes another thrilling novel in the Dark Shores world, a series that Sarah J. Maas called "everything I look for in a fantasy novel."THEIR BATTLES ENDED IN VICTORYLydia returns to Mudaire to enter training at the healing temple. But instead of fighting to save lives, she’s convinced she is doing more harm than good...
  • The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente

    The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    This final book in the New York Times-bestselling Fairyland series finds September accidentally crowned the Queen of Fairyland. But there are others who believe they have a fair and good claim on the throne, so there is a Royal Race--whoever wins will seize the crown...
  • Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews

    Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Wicked men stole the boy she loved. But when she found him again, he'd become more wicked than them all.Malin Strom has been searching for Kase, her childhood sweetheart, since he was lost at the annual masquerade years ago.With her gift for stealing memories, Malin crosses more than one dangerous line to take secrets from those who know what goes on behind the curtain of the wicked festival...
  • Tears of Dust by Sylvia Mercedes

    Tears of Dust by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    After two days in isolation, Ayleth still doesn’t know why Fendrel placed her under house arrest. Powerful drugs suppress Laranta deep inside her, leaving her alone with too many unanswered questions...
  • Spy, Spy Again by Mercedes Lackey

    Spy, Spy Again by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In this third novel of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily's youngest child must follow in his parents' footsteps to protect both his family and the realm.Thirteen year old Prince Kyril and Mags and Amily's fourteen-year-old son Tory "share" the Gift of Farsight--although neither of them are Chosen...
  • Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 58 ratings
    The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest?and a new heir has been born. But the family?s joy turns to despair when the baby is taken, and something unnatural is left in his place...
  • Blackthorn by Emily Eve

    Blackthorn by Emily Eve

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A brutal head wound left twenty-year-old Bonnie unable to read, write, or speak the languages of the continent.Nursed back to health and trained as an assassin within the Amlucen rebellion, Bonnie has dedicated her life to removing the tyrannical King Aborn from his throne in order to avenge her murdered family...
  • Curse Breaker by Audrey Grey

    Curse Breaker by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    All magic has a price. Haven survived the Devourers, but she isn’t any closer to breaking the curse. Meanwhile, her forbidden magic rages brighter and more dangerous every day. To control her powers and stand a chance against the Shade Queen, Haven made a bargain with two enemy immortals. Now her waking hours are spent fighting alongside the Sun Lord, but her dreams belong to the Shade Lord...
  • Crown of Nightmares by Sylvia Mercedes

    Crown of Nightmares by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Who will live?Who will die?Who will be changed . . . forever?Separated from the Evanderians, Ayleth finds herself alone in the malevolent Witchwood.Or perhaps not entirely alone . . .Confronted with the reality of her living grandmother, Ayleth soon learns that the horrors once ascribed to Dread Odile’s name and legend may not be entirely true...
  • Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Venatrix Ayleth made a vow of loyalty to her Holy Order.But is the Order loyal to Ayleth?Still recovering from her deadly encounter with the Phantomwitch, Ayleth finds herself the unwilling guest of the Golden Prince, forced to enjoy his hospitality . . . and the not-so-gentle ministrations of Venator Fendrel du Glaive.There’s something strange about Fendrel...
  • The Powerless & Reckless Collection by Lauren Roberts

    The Powerless & Reckless Collection by Lauren Roberts

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The first two novels in the New York Times bestselling Powerless romantic fantasy series packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal are now available together in one collectible hardcover boxed set—perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen.She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be...
  • Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Sable has been exposed for who she is: Imari, the illegitimate daughter of Istraa’s king, and a Liagé—someone born with forbidden Shah power. After ten years of hiding and surviving in the bitter cold Wilds, she is finally returning home. But it's not the homecoming Imari envisioned...
  • Moonbreeze by Adrienne Woods

    Moonbreeze by Adrienne Woods

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The life of a star-studded royal has not been kind to eighteen year-old Elena Watkins. With a Council breathing down her neck and a dragon that refuses to accept her as her rider, she must convince everyone that she is ready to rule Paegeia like her parents before her. But she has made a promise to her father King Albert, that she will not go looking for him and free the people of Etan...
  • A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    OLD 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 Crimson Snow by Laura Vega

    The Crimson Snow by Laura Vega

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    In the ghostly town of Coldhaven, Seraphine Ashcroft is marked by her crimson eyes, a harbinger of dark magic that isolates her from humanity. Straddling the mundane and the mystic realms, she uncovers sinister secrets about her true nature that threaten to unravel everything she knows...
  • Spy's Mask by Frost Kay

    Spy's Mask by Frost Kay

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Freedom from tyranny comes with a cost.No one could have prepared Sage and Tehl for the ruin the Warlord would wreak on the world to get to Aermia. Sage thought she knew how to play his deadly games, but his warped crimes prove she’s out of her depth. To dethrone the demon, she enlists the help of her former enemies.A spy with ulterior motives.A monarch known for wicked crimes...
  • Fae's Defiance by M. Lynn, Melissa A. Craven

    Fae's Defiance by M. Lynn, Melissa A. Craven

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Brea Robinson is a princess. Ridiculous, right? She’s left her small Ohio town behind for an exotic palace beyond her imagination, trading old jeans for ballgowns and a drunken father for two Fae mothers. Safe behind the power of Eldur, it’s easy to forget everything that brought her here. Like the two men who saved her that are now missing...
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    fae  magic  betrayal  fantasy  young adult  paranormal  war  dark
  • Lost Towers by Angelina J. Steffort

    Lost Towers by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    With evil rising, every secret can change the course of history.The curse is broken. The Fae are free. And so is Gandrett—at least to walk away from the palace at Lei’Vreah, from the King of Fae who she supposedly is in love with, from the prince who almost died in her arms.Her friends are out there, needing her help...
  • House of Shifters and Smoke by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Shifters and Smoke by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Killian Soon, I’ll have to marry the most powerful queen and rule two kingdoms.But all I want is Barbie, the new girl in my house and the only thing I can’t have.If I take her for my own, she’ll be murdered. I know I should stay away from her, but I no longer can, even if the kingdoms collapse and the world burns as a consequence...
  • Of Earth and Air by Cameo Renae

    Of Earth and Air by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Prince Roehl holds Calla’s fragile heart in his cruel hands. In a wicked twist of fate, Roehl captures the two men Calla loves most. By his command, she will come to him in Aquaris... or both will be put to death. It may be a fatal mistake, but that’s the risk Calla is willing to make when she leaves her friends behind and races through the Argent Sea...
  • Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae

    Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Calla escaped Morbeth only to find herself fighting for her life once more. Incendia seemed the perfect sanctuary of escape. The stories told of the mystical island claim all inhabitants were annihilated. Those tragic tales . . . were lies.Desperate to keep their truth hidden, the islanders take Calla and her friends prisoner...
  • Asperfell by Jamie Thomas

    Asperfell by Jamie Thomas

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Only the darkest and most dangerous of Mages are sentenced to pass through the gate to Asperfell. Not one has ever returned.Never did Briony dream she might set foot in the otherworldly prison of Asperfell. She was, after all, neither Mage nor criminal...
  • Reborn Throne by Angelina J. Steffort

    Reborn Throne by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fighting herself is a battle she cannot win.Gandrett Brayton’s adventure finds its heart-wrenching pinnacle as the forces of Neredyn unite and fates are decided at the brink of the Dragon King’s victory.Gandrett has given everything to save them—her friends, her people, her Mate. But at a high cost that now might make her into the very tool to end them all...
  • Dark Refuge by Angelina J. Steffort

    Dark Refuge by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Saving her king gave her one more thing to lose.While Gandrett and Nehelon are struggling to fit into their new role at the Fae court and secure alliances, Valyn is making his own dangerous alliances...
  • Broken Promise by Jen Wylie

    Broken Promise by Jen Wylie

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A year of turmoil takes its toll on Arowyn Mason and her companions. After delivering the Elven prince to his homeland, they decide to ride out the winter in the city of Westport before starting their quest to heal the Fey. Like most things in Aro’s life, nothing goes according to plan.As Kei struggles with the prophecy bound within him, his sanity begins to unravel...
  • Breath and Bone by Carol Berg

    Breath and Bone by Carol Berg

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    As the land of Navronne sinks deeper into civil war and perilous winter, everyone wants to get their hands on the rebellious sorcerer Valen -a murderous priestess, a prince who steals dead men's eyes, and even the Danae guardians, whose magic nurtures the earth and whose attention could prove the most costly of all...
  • Of Realms and Chaos by Brea Lamb

    Of Realms and Chaos by Brea Lamb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Asher Daniox was free. After being taken from her home and shown the treachery committed by the fae king and queen, the wayward princess is now determined to end the coming war before it begins. As loss and destruction follow her every step, she will be forced to seek alliances in a frantic attempt to save the innocents she believes she wronged for years...
  • Fate and Flame by Miranda Lyn

    Fate and Flame by Miranda Lyn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Would you sacrifice yourself for the world?Ara’s found her soulmate and accepted the bond, but now she must journey south with her team, keeping her secret while fighting against the power that’s threatening to destroy her and the world at every turn...
  • A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A dark fantasy romance invites you to explore Faerie through the pages of this spicy book. This is the first instalment of a whirlwind new romantasy series filled with magic and secrets, an enemies-to-lovers storyline with hilarious banter, a delicious slow burn tension, and plot twists to keep you guessing.Faeries can’t lie, but they can keep a secret...
  • What Lies Within Masks & Shadows by Nicolle May

    What Lies Within Masks & Shadows by Nicolle May

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Throne of Glass meets The Witcher and Once Upon a Time in this heart-wrenching, high fantasy romance packed with trauma healing, epic magic, and high-stakes rebellion."What could be worse than death?"They made her kneel. So, she would see them burn...Alora—a Marked One—is bound to a fate of suffering...
  • Immortal Origins by Taryn Knightly

    Immortal Origins by Taryn Knightly

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “Champions are fated. Not even the gods can interfere. Once a name has been given, it can’t be taken back.”Born into servitude to the warrior kingdom of Eltoria, Ambrose has spent her entire life confined within the palace walls. Forced to train in secret, she’s a shadow among the warriors that are the pride of the empire...
  • Dark Fae Freed by Heather Renee

    Dark Fae Freed by Heather Renee

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I had one job—kill the king, and I failed.I’d once thought ending King Zephyr’s reign would be enough for me to move beyond my past, but the longer I’m within the fae realm, the more I realize nothing is as simple as I’d hoped.My first attempt to take down the castle might have been unsuccessful, but I refuse to accept defeat. The only problem..
  • The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen

    The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    My twin sister is the true queen of Aryd. She survives, hiding and clinging to life in the desert, while I reign as the false queen alongside the monstrous King Eidolon. There’s only one escape from this gilded prison: Reven. My Shadowraith. My heart. Only the shadows that he struggles to control are growing more sinister, more powerful.It’s just a matter of time before they turn on him…and on me...
  • A Blossom at Midnight by A.L. Knorr

    A Blossom at Midnight by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    One earns a coveted place among royalty. Another is imprisoned by her betrothed, while the third is exiled until he can prove his worth. Can these three fae prevent a war?Dreaming of escaping her simple country life and tired of keeping her winged familiars a secret, half-fae Jessica finds herself swept into a breathtaking world of an elite retinue of fae performers known as the Calyx...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  new adult  fantasy  young adult  dual-pov  dark  war
  • Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    To stop a vicious demon’s conquest, nightmares and humans will band together in book one of a heart-stopping new dark fantasy series.  Wren is a nightmare, a deadly manifestation of the frightening dreams of humans. She is forever bound to the insidious Para Warwick, the only night creature who can cross the boundary between the dream and waking realms...
  • Fae's Promise by Melissa A. Craven, M. Lynn

    Fae's Promise by Melissa A. Craven, M. Lynn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Griffin O’Shea is trapped.Again. His prison sentence was supposed to end when the magic keeping the Dark Fae captive in Myrkur finally fell. But when King Egan’s army clashed with the armies of Iskalt and Fargelsi on the battlefield, there was no winner and no clear path forward...
  • A Realm of Shattered Lies by T.A. Lawrence

    A Realm of Shattered Lies by T.A. Lawrence

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 ratings
    Silly servant girl, no one cares about saving the villain.A Realm of Shattered Lies is the second in a two-part finale to The Severed Realms series. Blaise wasn’t supposed to be the villain, but now Nox is gone, and Blaise will stop at nothing to get him back. Even if that means betraying everyone she holds dear. Meanwhile, Asha can’t help but shake the feeling that Az is closing in on her...
  • Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Seven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fae  fantasy  young adult  paranormal  dark  horror
  • The Fair Isle Trilogy: Complete Series Collection by Tessonja Odette

    The Fair Isle Trilogy: Complete Series Collection by Tessonja Odette

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Every young woman dreams of marrying a king.Everyone except for me.Because the king I am to wed has razor sharp fangs and a thirst for blood…The Fair Isle Trilogy is a complete series collection, featuring three full length novels in a single volume: To Carve a Fae Heart, To Wear a Fae Crown, and To Spark a Fae War.All my life I knew I’d come of age during the Hundred Year Reaping...
  • The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Love is not a token you pass from one person to another. It does not abide by the laws of time, or logical sense, or reality.” Serafina Bloodstone is a sorceress. After the Queen of the Giants takes her husband, she strikes a deal with an immortal trickster. The cost—her blood bond.Through her newfound partnership, she soon realizes that Riyan is not the only one she must save from captivity...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  dark  horror  young adult
  • Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    To stop a vicious demon’s conquest, nightmares and humans will band together in book one of a heart-stopping new dark fantasy series.  Wren is a  a deadly manifestation of the frightening dreams of humans. She is forever bound to the insidious Para Warwick, the only night creature who can cross the boundary between the dream and waking realms...
  • Fae's Power by Melissa A. Craven, M. Lynn

    Fae's Power by Melissa A. Craven, M. Lynn

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Griffin O’Shea is Forgotten.Maybe it’s a good thing no one outside the prison realm remembers everything he did to earn his place in the dark kingdom. Now that he’s back in the world of the Light Fae, he wants to earn their trust, their loyalty, and that means going after the missing prince and princess of Iskalt, children who call him uncle...
  • Stolen Mayfly Bride by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Stolen Mayfly Bride by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 18 ratings
    Sometimes stealing a life is the only way to save it.Elkhana is the Mayfly Seer. Ripped from her family, drowned, and set into a magical cage, she lives only one day a year to tell fortunes for her former people.When Vidar meets her, he sees a resource he can use to save himself from his enemies and the torturous demands of his own liege and court.But the bond between Elkhana and Vidar is growing...
  • Unbound by Katherine Hurley, Katherine Hurley

    Unbound by Katherine Hurley, Katherine Hurley

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As the growing conflict forces Logan to embrace his newly discovered heritage, he fights to control a power he has long kept buried—a power that threatens everything he has tried to make of himself. Desperate to spare Astarti yet another burden, he tries to hide his crumbling control, but she has long since learned to recognize a lie...
  • Malice by Heather Walter

    Malice by Heather Walter

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 66 ratings
    A princess isn’t supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of “Sleeping Beauty,” true love is more than a simple fairy tale. Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love’s kiss. You’ve heard this before, haven’t you? The handsome prince...
  • A Lair of Bones by Helen Scheuerer

    A Lair of Bones by Helen Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Marie Rutkoski and Alexandra Christo, A Lair of Bones is the first book in a binge-worthy epic dark fantasy series. As the daughter of an infamous criminal, Roh only cares about three things: her friends, finding her deathsong, and the upcoming royal Queen’s Tournament.A treacherous competition determines the ruler of magic every fifty years...
  • Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley

    Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    Aedon's captivity is over when darkness descends upon the realm. The elf's only choices become escape or death—a far cry from his past fame and notoriety as a legendary thief. Lost, alone, and desperate to escape the deadly beasts now stalking him, he does not count on meeting Lief, a ranger of the woodland elves...and Aedon's natural worst enemy...
  • Fae's Rebellion by Melissa A. Craven, M. Lynn

    Fae's Rebellion by Melissa A. Craven, M. Lynn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A powerful fae princess desperate to escape her future.A broody prince holding her captive. Tia O’Shea just wants to go home, back to the palace among snowy fields where her twin brother amplifies the power inside her, and her father tries to secure the future of the throne through her marriage.A marriage she doesn’t want and refuses to consider...
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