Books like 'The Bawdy Ballads of Bodrick the Bard'

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  • Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world...
  • The Princess Must Die by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    The Princess Must Die by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    The curse is set. The game is rigged. In an Elven city beneath the streets of Chicago, the perfect storm rages, kept under control only by Marbella Mercy, the Storm Princess. Now she is of age, champions from each of the elven houses will play a game of wit and strength to fight for her hand – and for the chance to control the forces of nature...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  length-medium  open-door  audiobook
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  • The Disgraced Fae by Shari L. Tapscott

    The Disgraced Fae by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eleanor has only a few memories of her childhood—white roses, a beautiful but cold queen, a garden with mirrors, and terrifying creatures.But mostly, she remembers a boy. A boy who saved her from whatever her memory is holding hostage—a boy who wasn’t human.Now eighteen, Eleanor is old enough to leave the orphanage she’s lived in for the last twelve years...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  new adult  length-medium
  • Of Dust and Stars by Jenna Wolfhart

    Of Dust and Stars by Jenna Wolfhart

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tessa will never again see her mate. Even in her dreams she cannot find him. Trapped in a vow with the God of Death, she’s cursed to live the rest of her days in captivity. Until the gods offer her a deal. If Tessa undergoes a series of trials designed to strip her of her humanity, Andromeda will release her from the vow...
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    fae  magic  fantasy  new adult  audiobook
  • The Sun, The Storm, & The Shadows by Mikayla D. Hornedo

    The Sun, The Storm, & The Shadows by Mikayla D. Hornedo

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Two sisters, Xio and Camila, woke up ten years ago in Zuma, the human lands, with absolutely no memory as to how they got there or anything that happened previously. They are forced to lie, cheat, and steal to make a living. But when one of their jobs goes wrong, they must flee into the Cursed Forest...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  black-mc  length-medium  open-door
  • Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy by W.R. Gingell

    Shards of a Broken Sword: The Complete Trilogy by W.R. Gingell

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In TWELVE DAYS OF FAERY, King Markon of Montalier is at the end of his tether. His son, Prince Parrin, is afflicted by a nasty curse that brutally attacks any woman with whom he so much as flirts. Markon, accompanied by a mysterious enchantress, must enter Faery to break the curse...
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    magic  fae  christian  fantasy  length-medium  audiobook
  • Bound by Blood by Jessica M. Butler

    Bound by Blood by Jessica M. Butler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A lonely soup maker's bargain with a cursed blood fae for a magical pup opens the door to love, soup, and a chance something special in the midst of loss.Erryn lets everyone believe she lost her memory years ago through a deal gone wrong with the fae, but that’s because the truth is too painful to speak about. She lost everything. Her home. Her family...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  length-short
  • Wicching Hour by Seana Kelly

    Wicching Hour by Seana Kelly

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’m Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the Sea Wicche of Monterey. My new art gallery is finally open, my boyfriend is the new Alpha of the Big Sur pack, and my sorcerer cousin is still on the loose. It’s been a lot. I’m just sayin’.Detectives Hernández and Osso are asking for my help again. Bodies have been found torn up in the woods in a manner that has those in the know thinking werewolf...
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    magic  fae  demons  fantasy  paranormal  humor  witches  length-medium
  • The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Don't miss Book 6 of this action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia.About the This is a mix between LitRPG and Xianxia. It's like a car that looks like a LitRPG with dungeons and skills, but the interior and engine are all Xianxia...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  m-f  paranormal  audiobook
  • Thrall by E. William Brown

    Thrall by E. William Brown

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Without royal leadership Kozalin's defenders are falling into turmoil, but mortal problems pale into insignificance when the gods themselves take an interest in Daniel. With new enemies appearing everywhere he looks, and far too many secrets to keep, can even Daniel's magic save the day? Well, you know what they say. If you can't get results with violence, you aren't being violent enough..
  • Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Sean and his Bonded settled in Hearthglen to learn, train, and grow. Taking on an apprentice, setting up his shop, and Bonding both Chastity and Andrea to him, Sean felt like he would finally be able to learn about this world and try his hand at new things...
  • Accord by Daniel Schinhofen

    Accord by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Being a noble is not something Sean ever wanted, but life just propelled him along noble paths. First, he was an Aspirant, then a Knight, and finally, he had become a Lord. In the end, he stopped fighting it, realizing that he would need the social status to keep his promise to Myna and avenge the deaths at Oakwood...
  • Cultivating Chaos 2 by William D. Arand

    Cultivating Chaos 2 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ash’s life is anything but normal these days.Having unlocked his Dantian, he’s grown in power. Grown to the point where he has others that depend on him for that power.In this world of martial arts, only the strong and the ruthless survive.Everyone else is merely a stepping stone on their path of Cultivation, or an obstacle to be overcome.Or knocked down...
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    harems  magic  fantasy  erotica  paranormal  length-medium
  • Hearthglen by Daniel Schinhofen

    Hearthglen by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Having accepted the love of both Myna Mooncaller and Fiona Mithrilsoul, Sean discovered happiness he hadn’t ever thought he would know, and began to acknowledge how different this society was from his old world. Everywhere they went, they ran into trouble. First had been bandits, which actually proved to be fortuitous, with Ryann Cullin entering Sean’s service after that attack...
  • The Gods We Defy by Soraya Cole

    The Gods We Defy by Soraya Cole

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Of fire, of flames, born one that will favor,Of light and darkness, a powerful savor.Unravel before us in shadows of gray,Shards of glass that splinter, and a death to outweigh.Cloaked in shadows, covered in smoke,Carved in sin, a serpent awoke.A sea full of ice, a snow covered in red,A descent into ashes, a life bound by thread...
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    magic  fae  demons  fantasy  paranormal  length-long  open-door
  • Monster's Mercy  2 by William D. Arand

    Monster's Mercy 2 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster.Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe.Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene.It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster...
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    harems  magic  fantasy  western  paranormal  length-medium
  • Dawn of Magic: City of Ashes by Sara C. Roethle

    Dawn of Magic: City of Ashes by Sara C. Roethle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Tree of Ages series!The heartbeat of the land thrums louder, faster, like soldiers charging into war. Finn drew a line in the sand when she used the faie to attack her enemy. There is no going back from what she has become.And she’s done running. The final battle will commence, and true villains will be revealed...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  young adult  paranormal  audiobook
  • Lightness Falling by Stacey Marie Brown

    Lightness Falling by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    In gaining the crown, Kennedy lost friends, her first love, and her heart. And now her throne is being threatened. In this time of turmoil, radical groups surface trying to kill her and take down the kingdom. Kennedy is forced to go undercover and penetrate one of these groups with the help of the one person she has sworn against ever seeing again. Lorcan Dragen...
  • Backyard Dungeon 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Backyard Dungeon 3 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Things have only been looking up for me since I found the hole in my backyard that led to a secret, underground world.Now, I have my own property, a lot of loot that I’ve converted into cash, and two beautiful women to come home to every day.But one of my neighbors seems to have a problem with me, and there’s still the issue of my wife Ibseth’s crazy half-brother that keeps getting crazier...
  • Emerita Boxing Day by Daniel Schinhofen

    Emerita Boxing Day by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Doc left Deep Gulch behind him, setting out to Furden to continue spreading Luck’s name. The trip to the capital of Coalrud gave him yet another opportunity to use his knowledge to start new business ventures. While the hot springs would take time to prepare— Doc had a vision for it becoming a tourist destination— that was far from the last thing he’d get involved in during his stay...
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    harems  magic  fantasy  western  length-long  audiobook
  • Black Bird, Vol. 8 by Kanoko Sakurakouji

    Black Bird, Vol. 8 by Kanoko Sakurakouji

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    He loves her blood, but does her love her?!Reads R to L (Japanese Style) T+ audience. There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend...
  • Luck's Holdings by Daniel Schinhofen

    Luck's Holdings by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Since Lady Luck had sent Doc to this weird, western world, a lot had happened. It started in Deep Gulch, a small mining town in what he would have called Colorado if he’d been on Earth. Doc hit the ground running, making enemies and friends from his very first day.With Luck beside him, Doc went to work improving the lives of those he counted as friends...
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    magic  harems  western  fantasy  audiobook
  • Exile by Chase Kilgore

    Exile by Chase Kilgore

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world changed the day the rifts happened. Trolls, elves, and other races from fantasy and myth emerged into a modern world, bringing magic with them. The world governments worked to segregate these new arrivals into refugee camps, which eventually became the nation of De’Vas. A nation of paranormals...
  • Lusam: The Dragon Mage Wars Book Three by Dean Cadman

    Lusam: The Dragon Mage Wars Book Three by Dean Cadman

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    After accidentally discovering the possible existence of a second Guardian book, Lusam and his party are remorselessly hunted high into the Elveen mountains by the Empire agents, who are intent on killing or capturing them. What they discover there, may very well change the balance of power in their favour against the Thule Empire...
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    magic  fae  demons  fantasy  young adult  paranormal  audiobook
  • Heretic Spellblade 5 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 5 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    A cold dawn rises after a civil war, but far worse lurks over the horizon. Nathan barely finishes burying friends before he must rally a furious, discordant nation around a new empress and stem the tide of holy war.Two prophets fight for the hearts and minds of a desperate, divided populace...
  • The Blood Curse Bonus Epilogue by Annette Marie

    The Blood Curse Bonus Epilogue by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Five years after the events of The Blood Curse (Spell Weaver #3), catch up with Lyre and Clio in this exclusive extended epilogue.The Blood Curse Bonus Epilogue is available for free exclusively to members of Annette Marie’s mailing list...
  • Black Bird, Vol. 13 by Kanoko Sakurakouji

    Black Bird, Vol. 13 by Kanoko Sakurakouji

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    He loves her blood, but does he love her?!Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+. There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend...
  • A Lick of Flame by Charlene Hartnady

    A Lick of Flame by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Find the lost kings.Break the curse.Save the realm.Which is all well and good, but not for someone like me. I’m timid and small. I’ve always been good at growing things, looking after animals and children, that kind of thing. Fighting is not for me. I run, and I hide. Bottom line, I know my limits.I lost everything when the plague hit, and Snow took over as our evil queen...
  • Psychos by M. Sinclair

    Psychos by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I had thought the hard part was over.Mario was dead and my vengeance achieved. However, the past was still causing problems, namely in the form of the Light Fae. Yeah... them. Remember how I am supposed to be getting married to their True Heir? That wasn't going to happen. I needed to find a solution and fast before my guard loses it...
  • Herald of Shalia 3 by Tamryn Tamer

    Herald of Shalia 3 by Tamryn Tamer

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sebastian Frost’s territory had grown massively as did his reputation. He was the Herald of Shalia that married a demoness, invited hundreds of Arachne to live in his territory, and married a princess of Zira all in the same week. All while securing peace and trade agreements with the two largest countries on the continent. Herald Frost wasn’t merely a deviant herald that laid with demihumans...
    Categorized as:
    harems  magic  demons  fantasy  dark  poly  paranormal  length-long
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