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  • The seven devils by Thesehunprint

    The seven devils by Thesehunprint

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I would slit your throat before you got past Avada, Riddle."In 1926, Grindelwald is captured for the first time by Newt Scamander, making his followers go into hiding. The Petrov family, an ancient pure-blood eastern European family, is forced to flee to Romania while chased by the Ministry of Magic. While waiting for Grindlewald's return, the family has their first daughter, Varya Petrov...
  • Mind Games by Nora Roberts

    Mind Games by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy and trauma, love and family, and the evil that awaits.As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmother’s...
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  • The Mountains Rise by Michael G. Manning

    The Mountains Rise by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From the dark depths of the past, comes the tale of the first wizard of Illeniel. Daniel Tennick lived simply, a young shepherd with few troubles and little to occupy his mind, until the warden appeared. Daniel’s power awakens, and he finds himself hunted by the servants of the cruel and uncaring forest gods...
  • Transcend by Jewel E. Ann

    Transcend by Jewel E. Ann

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    “In another life, she was my forever.” An unexpected tragedy leaves Professor Nathaniel Hunt a widower alone with a newborn baby. He hires a nanny. She’s young, but well-qualified, with a simple life, a crazy name obsession, and a boyfriend she met at the grocery store...
  • Wit'ch Star by James Clemens

    Wit'ch Star by James Clemens

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The three deadly Weirgates are destroyed but the threat of the Dark Lord remains. And so Elena and her companions have gone their separate ways to prepare for what is yet to come. Elena herself has journeyed to the beautiful city of A'loa Glen, there to recover her strength and spirit. Enter Harlequin Quail.Some might call him a fool, but the little man in the jester's suit claims to be a spy...
  • Don’t Look Back by Onyx_and_Elm

    Don’t Look Back by Onyx_and_Elm

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
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  • The Red Room by T.A. Cruz

    The Red Room by T.A. Cruz

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    The Los Angeles nightlife isn’t for everyone, and Natalie Calder might be at the top of that list. When this curvy photographer is pressured by her friend into an evening at Völk—the hottest club on the scene—she is certain the night will mirror every other night in LA. Deafening Music. Blinding lights. One thing she didn’t count on, though, was meeting him...
  • The Harsh Bite: Codename: Spithra by Candice M. Wright

    The Harsh Bite: Codename: Spithra by Candice M. Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My gift has always felt more like a curse. Standing up and speaking the truth when nobody wants to hear it is terrifying. But the truth doesn’t erase the horrors I’ve seen It doesn’t silence the whispers, Or blind me to the fingers pointed my way...
  • ENNEAD Vol. 2 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito

    ENNEAD Vol. 2 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The full-color Boys’ Love webtoon hit inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology! (Hardcover Edition for Mature Audiences)Nine powerful gods of ancient Egypt are known as the Ennead. When the god of war, Seth, kills his brother Osiris to take over Egypt, he ushers in an era of chaos and cruelty under his rule...
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    high fantasy  magic  angst  fantasy  queer  historical  dark  m-m
  • Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Weapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way.But life has a way of taking trips down rabbit holes…Cal gets dragged to Wonderland and told she’s the savior of their world...
  • Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Zenith by Eli Easton, R.J. Scott

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A killer haunts Prophet, and this time it’s personalThe discovery of a body at Thompson Cabins sets off a chain of events that hits too close to home for Sheriff Gabriel Thompson. When his brother Sam becomes a prime suspect in the murder investigation, Gabriel is forced to keep secrets from Tiber and call in outside help as he fights to prove Sam’s innocence...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  angst  magic  m-m  paranormal  contemporary  queer
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
  • Curse of the Sun and Stars by Zara Storm

    Curse of the Sun and Stars by Zara Storm

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    For fans of Raven Kennedy, Carissa Broadbent, and Stacia Stark, this spicy, enemies-to-lovers romantasy will ensnare your heart and leave you craving more… Powerless, alone and on the run—her only hope is a ruthless fae prince…Moments away from being captured and returned to a prison where she is hunted by her own guard, Ana strikes a desperate bargain...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  high fantasy  fantasy  fae  dark  horror  paranormal
  • Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ryker Lost without his mate, Ryker is driven to the point of madness. He won’t let her escape her shadow. Not this time, not ever. But now, his enemies are threatening what was once lost. Will he find Kya before it’s too late, or will he be forced to choose between his bond and the realm? Kya Having just evaded the clutches of death, Kya is now bound by the nightmare of her reality...
  • Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

    Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The second in Ed McDonald’s Chronicles of Redwinter, full of shady politics, militant monks, ancient powers... and a young woman navigating a world in which no one is quite what they seem.The power of the Sixth Gate grows stronger within Raine each day—to control it, she needs lessons no living Draoihn can teach her...
  • Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks

    Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Discover the origins of Durzo Blint in this original novella set in the world of Brent Weeks' New York Times bestselling Night Angel trilogy."I got a bit of prophecy," the old assassin said. "Not enough to be useful, you know. Just glimpses. My wife dead, things like that to keep me up late at night. I had this vision that I was going to be killed by forty men, all at once...
  • Nightstrider  by Sophia Slade

    Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When a vicious night terror lords over the waking world and the dream world, his greatest weapon, a winged assassin born of a nightmare, will have her vengeance.Wren has spent her life doing the bidding of her cruel creator Para Warwick in the dream world known as the Reverie. When she learns of a weapon with the power to destroy him, she jumps at the chance to steal it...
  • Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco

    Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    That day at the Armantrea market was the same as any other, until a tall, beautiful stranger appeared and snapped his fingers.In an instant, my world disappeared, replaced by his strange land. I’m suddenly surrounded by foreign accents, mysterious, magic-wielding Astrales like Xander, and powers I never knew existed.Except, in Xander’s eyes, I belong here...
  • The Warlord: An Omegaverse Romance by Jocelyn Montana

    The Warlord: An Omegaverse Romance by Jocelyn Montana

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Silver Medalist in the On The Far Side Best Paranormal Science Fiction Romance Contest Enter the omegaverse world inspired by the Greek myths of Kassandra and Achilles from internationally best-selling author Jocelyn Montana. The last citadel has fallen. The Warlord now rules...
  • The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg

    The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A scientific young woman probes the mysterious death of her magically gifted sister in this quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy sequel to The Spirit Lens.Anne de Vernase is fighting to hold herself together as scandal and tragedy tear her family apart. Her father remains at large, convicted of treason and murder thanks to her own testimony—and his pursuit of depraved sorcery...
  • Seduce My Soul by Yumoyori Wilson

    Seduce My Soul by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The seduction in my blood leads me to find not one, but two mates. Will it help me discover where I stand between love and war? Being a private secretary to two NYC billionaires is a rewarding experience. Not only do I gain a position where I keep my independence, but I'm also given the chance to get closer to the two very opposite Smith brothers...
  • Song of the Dark Wood by Sheila Masterson

    Song of the Dark Wood by Sheila Masterson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    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...
  • Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Death.For everyone, even immortals, there is nothing after death. No takebacks, no comebacks. It's a full stop. The end of a story. The end of everything.For Sophie, it's little more than a comma. A prelude. A footnote in her true destiny.She was fated to die.Many times.To know what lay beneath in the underworld. To bring the darkness back with her...
  • The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams

    The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Beware the dawning of a new mage...Wydrin of Crosshaven, Sir Sebastian and Lord Aaron Frith are experienced in the perils of stirring up the old gods. They are also familiar with defeating them, and the heroes of Baneswatch are now enjoying the perks of suddenly being very much in demand for their services...
  • Star Spear by Geneva Monroe

    Star Spear by Geneva Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed to save a kingdom.Consumed by wrath.Which will burn hotter, love or vengeance?Prince Callen Shadow left Innesvale with one goal: Bring the Fire Singer home, no matter the cost. Seduction and lies were easy for him - until her. Now Cal is realizing the cost of saving his kingdom may be losing the only woman he’s ever loved...
  • Drawn to Death by Kat Shehata

    Drawn to Death by Kat Shehata

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ghosts visit Evelyn in her dreams. The secrets of the dead could get her killed.The city is ripe with crime, and the freshly dead need help solving their murders. Evelyn is a reluctant medium who channels the dead through her art.Leo is a skeptical homicide detective who believes in evidence, facts, and witness testimonies—when the information comes from the living, not the dead...
  • His in the Dark by Willow Winters

    His in the Dark by Willow Winters

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    There are two things I’ve always known:Magic is real.The Gods have no mercy for women like me. I was born into power although what little I have is dying. Nonetheless, I’ve been protected all my life. There are myths and tales that say one day I will come to a fork in a long, long path. Either the light will take me or the dark...
  • Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes

    Half Truths: Then by Elena M. Reyes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’M A BEAST. UNTAMED. WILD. I have no need for a mate, much less a witch. Her kind is untrustworthy and cruel, yet this one beckons me and the pull is near volatile. My wolf thirsts for her pinned beneath us while my teeth break flesh—mark her as ours. Rejecting her is right, but at what cost? It’s the first time the animal and I are at odds. A KING does not bend the knee...
  • Cunning as a Trickster by Kendra Moreno

    Cunning as a Trickster by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is a weapon. . .Evangeline is used to being sought after. As a star, her power is a deeply coveted prize, but when she finds herself in yet another dungeon, she’s starting to wonder if she’s destined to a life of imprisonment. She only wants to be free, but the worlds are desperate to keep her from living a life unburdened...
  • Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The stars are not what they seem. So look away; they’ll whisper you your fate.Iyana’s only ambition in life is to become a healer like her grandmother, but that all changes when her village is attacked by a neighboring kingdom. She desperately calls upon the heavens for salvation and the stars respond, yet not as she had ever imagined...
  • The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The 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...
  • The Weaver Bride by Lydia Gregovic

    The Weaver Bride by Lydia Gregovic

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    A sweeping fantasy about a witch who must navigate a ruthless marriage competition—and try not to fall in love along the way. Part twisting mystery, part thrilling romance, The Weaver Bride is an unputdownable romantasy steeped in a lush magical world.Lovett Tamerlane is a silkwitch...
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    mystery  magic  suspense  fantasy  witches  dark  paranormal  death
  • The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Before my mother died, she warned me about these things.Werewolves would always hunt me.Sentinel Falls held a trap I wouldn't see.And I should not - no matter how romantic or inevitable I thought the idea was - believe in fate.Because Grayson Devante believed in fate.And if he has his way, I'll probably end up dead...
  • When Kingdoms Fall by Callie Dahl

    When Kingdoms Fall by Callie Dahl

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Men 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...
  • The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A gender-flipped Die Hard set in a mysterious castle, Cameron Johnston's The Last Shield is an engaging fantasy read, perfect for fans of John Gwynne and Mark Lawrence.The ancient forest realm of Sunweald is bordered on two sides by far mightier nations – a precarious situation...
  • Of Prophecies and Pomegranates: A Dark Fates Novel by T.C. Kraven

    Of Prophecies and Pomegranates: A Dark Fates Novel by T.C. Kraven

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    A spicy retelling of Persephone and Hades and the first in the Dark Fates series, centering around Greek deities and Otherworlders, for fans of Sav R. Miller, Jaysea Lynn, and Katee Robert.Persephone, Goddess of Spring, struggles to meet the impossible demands of her overbearing, manipulative mother, Demeter...
  • Stake-Out: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Lily Luchesi

    Stake-Out: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Lily Luchesi

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enter the Underworld of Chicago. Detective Danny Mancini is on a case, following a murder suspect. When he catches him, he finds out that the perp isn't even he's a two hundred-year-old rogue vampire. The Captain doesn't believe him, and puts him on early retirement, despite his many years of service to the Chicago Police Department, which sends him into a downward spiral...
  • Revelation by Carol Berg

    Revelation by Carol Berg

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Two years after his battle with the Lord of Demons, Seyonne is tired, troubled, angry, and frustrated. As Ezzaria's only remaining Warden, he carries the entire burden of the worsening demon war on his shoulders. But a demon encounter unlike any in Ezzarian memory leads Seyonne to question everything he has ever believed...
  • Blood Queen by Caitlin Denman

    Blood Queen by Caitlin Denman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Death gave her the throne, now death is how she’ll keep it.She may be called the Blood Queen, but Layla will do anything for her kingdom's peace.As queen of a kingdom plagued by murders, Layla struggles to live up to the expectations her parents had of her. Whispers of rebellion and dissent grow daily, and a murderer stalks the townspeople...
  • A Dance With Fire by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    A Dance With Fire by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Shula Azzarh is Fae……in a world where it’s illegal to be.Working at Piriguini’s Circus keeps her hidden in plain sight, but when a vicious accident exposes the truth of what she is, her safe game of hiding comes to an end. Taken by the emperor’s soldiers, Shula is forced into the hands of a mysterious Brotherhood, a group of humans hell-bent on eradicating her race completely...
  • The Bones of Benevolence by Lauren M. Leasure

    The Bones of Benevolence by Lauren M. Leasure

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Reckoning, Retribution and RuinPetra’s entire life has just fallen apart and come together all in a single breath. Against her will, she’s been promised to the Rebel King, head of a bloodthirsty army amassed by force. But now that her true bloodline has been revealed, not everyone is content to sit idly by while her powers are abused in the name of conquest...
  • Holden by D.D. Prince

    Holden by D.D. Prince

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    There was only one rule in their happily-ever-after. She broke it. Warning: This tale of horror contains violence and a monster who does monstrous things. Read at your own risk This is Part 2 of The Hollow Duet. You must read part one first...
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    suspense  angst  magic  fated-mates  paranormal  dark  fantasy  rape
  • The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg

    The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A blind mage teams up with an unlikely ally to save a friend and the world in this quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy adventure by the author of The Soul Mirror.   Indicted for crimes against the living and the dead, Dante the necromancer has become the most hated man in Sabria. Becoming blind by his enemy’s cruel vengeance only exacerbates his situation...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  high fantasy  fantasy  paranormal  demons  dark  horror
  • Favor by Jessica Lynch

    Favor by Jessica Lynch

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Never ask a favor of a fae. As a rule, the fae don’t do favors.  It’s not how they’re wired. Capricious and self-serving, unless you have an unbreakable bond with one of the fantastical creatures, you can be sure that they have no interest in helping you at all...
  • Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton

    Blood Harvest by S.J. Bolton

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    She's been watching us for a while now... Now you see her Gillian is haunted by the disappearance of her little girl two years ago. A devastating fire burned down their home, but she remains convinced her daughter survived. Now you don't Ten year old Tom lived by a neglected church...
  • A Throne of Ruin and Rose by Katherine Ann

    A Throne of Ruin and Rose by Katherine Ann

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An enchantingly dark tale of power and survival...Follow along as Riven, a seemingly mortal woman is lured from her village during a red moon night. By a twist of cruel fate, she finds herself being held captive, beaten and starved by Faye creatures she didn't know existed until now. All for a power she didn't know she had. She is faced with a decision, Take the easy way out and give in...
  • Throne of Air and Darkness by Emberly Ash

    Throne of Air and Darkness by Emberly Ash

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Down, down, down. I am being pulled away, pulled apart, ripped at the very seams of my being. But a voice in the darkness, a name in the bitter cold air, pulls me back... She was never meant to be queen. But Veyka Pendragon sits the throne nonetheless, High Queen of Annwyn, Protector of the faerie realm...
  • Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier

    Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A complex, adult epic fantasy from a new Australian author ... original, dramatic, unputdownable ... Sierra has a despised and forbidden gift - she raises power from the suffering of others.Enslaved by the king's torturer, Sierra escapes, barely keeping ahead of Rasten, the man sent to hunt her down...
  • The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder

    The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is the last book in this trilogy. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  angst  m-m  dark  paranormal  fantasy  queer
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