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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... -
![Song of Sorrows and Fate by L.J. Andrews]()
Song of Sorrows and Fate by L.J. Andrews
"Sing with me, Little Rose."A storyteller with the power of twisting the tales of Fate never lives long. From the beginning, Calista has always told her royals this truth, but she's determined to break the chain of violence by avoiding the attention from the tricky Norns... -
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![The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker]()
The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsScorio thought victory was within his grasp. He had bested the Final Gauntlet and overcome the treachery of Chancellor Praximar. But the Rascor Plains are full of peril, and his quest for truth has only just begun... -
![Kissed by the Gods by Caty Rogan]()
Kissed by the Gods by Caty Rogan
Leina has spent a lifetime submitting. Kneeling. Enduring.Then soldiers come for her brother, and divine fury surges through her veins. She expects execution for the bodies she left in her wake. Her people have met bloody ends for far, far less.Instead, Ryot, a godsworn warrior born to privilege and raised in order, drags her into a world that was never meant for her...Categorized as:
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![Rise Of Ashes by Stephanie Hudson]()
Rise Of Ashes by Stephanie Hudson
Amelia Lego sets, Star Trek and junk food in my pajamas, These used to be how I would spend my safe and lazy days off. Now, what am I doing with my time…? High-speed chases, running from Hellhounds, fighting witches, opening boxes that threaten the entire Vampire race, and stabbing bitches with my shoes. But hey, at least I get to wear a pretty dress on my date... -
![Lord of Gold and Glory by Lisette Marshall]()
Lord of Gold and Glory by Lisette Marshall
“There’s no taming a fae like the Silent Death …”Emelin has escaped the Crimson Court and saved Creon from the Mother’s chains. But her newfound allies bring dangers of their own. Thrown into a world of old feuds and thorny grudges, she needs all her ingenuity to keep the Silent Death safe from his friends-turned-enemies... -
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Bastion by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsScorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the ten layers of hell.Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion... -
![Duskbound by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox]()
Duskbound by Bree Grenwich, Parker Lennox
Fia Riftborne thought joining the Sidhe Guard was the hardest choice she'd ever make.She was wrong.Taken prisoner by the very shadows she was sworn to fight, Fia uncovers a devastating truth...Categorized as:
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![Shadow's Fall by T.M. Hart]()
Shadow's Fall by T.M. Hart
"Everyone breaks.Everyone.It is a universal truth, an absolute with no exceptions.The only difference between us is how we break . . . and what it turns us into.This is one such story. And this will take some telling."~Enter the world of the Shadow Series where Light battles Dark and nothing is as it seems.Violet Archer knows that something is coming. She just doesn't know what . . . or who...Categorized as:
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![The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson]()
The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHope can be a dangerous thing.It can be all consuming.Can be the only thing you think about.The only comfort you have when locked to the darkness of your own mind.The hope to find light at the end of the tunnel.A guiding hand to led you out of the nightmare.But what of love?For Ella it is the thing she clings onto when all that hope is lost.A love that is always worth fighting for... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Thorns of Frost by Krista Street]()
Thorns of Frost by Krista Street
Being entered into the Rising Queen Trial is equivalent to death. If I win, I’ll marry my enemy. If I lose, I’ll marry another fae of the king’s choosing. Either way, my freedom is lost unless I find a way to escape.Intent on fleeing, I train my new affinities and learn what’s needed to survive while pretending to vie for the throne...Categorized as:
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![A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes]()
A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes
Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin.To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her... -
![Fallen Reign by S.L. Jennings]()
Fallen Reign by S.L. Jennings
Yesterday, I had the audacity to imagine a future. One that didn’t include hunting demons hellbent on destroying humanity or being used as a pawn for my father’s revenge. One comprised of a home and a family and all the things I’d longed for as a broken child. Then in the blink of a silver speckled eye, my foolish hope was extinguished, and my world came crumbling down. We stood strong... -
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![Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta]()
Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta
Escape the trials, lose the crown—or rebel, risking everything to save the realm.I've exposed the queen for the tyrant she is. Now it's time to show the kingdom of Embermere who I am.A rebellion has been gathering force against the queen. It needs only a spark to gain momentum. It needs the secret heir.First, I must survive the Wilds—savage, brutal, and even more dangerous than the queen herself... -
![In the Wake of the Wicked by V.B. Lacey]()
In the Wake of the Wicked by V.B. Lacey
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWherever she goes, darkness follows.An orphan with a tragic past and a penchant for wicked deeds, Rose Wolff has never been accepted by her people. She’s learned to live in the darkness, content with her Alchemy magic and her quiet apothecary... -
![A Bargain So Bloody by Vasilisa Drake]()
A Bargain So Bloody by Vasilisa Drake
She’s trapped in a magical prison. To break out, she’ll make a deal with the most dangerous prisoner of them all.Sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit, Samara is bullied by guards and tormented by the screams of her fellow prisoners. She’s resigned herself to enduring her fifteen-year term… until she learns that the freedom she's been promised is the cruelest lie of all...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... -
![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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![Hollow by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Hollow by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
From the Amazon.com and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors of the Zodiac Academy series Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti.'The forest calls and the Twisted Sisters answer with a tale that's equal parts seductive and sinister.. -
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Judicium by Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTick tock…it’s time for judgment. The blood we spilled came after the riddles. Betrayal followed by those we trusted. There are so many things we could have done differently, saving ourselves from future heartache. Now, it’s too late to recast the die. By everything tainted and maleficent, we’re forever bonded. Every tragedy has an origin. This is where ours begins... -
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Blackwarden by Ciara Hartford
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRosalin Greene knows one thing for sure: the Dark Fae are monsters.When her younger sister is selected to be the town’s sacrifice to the Dark Fae Rosalin volunteers in her place. She’s dragged to a creepy mansion where she’s completely surrounded by magic for the first time in her life and left with nothing but the Gatehouse and its secretive Gatekeeper, Keres, as company... -
![Court of Blood and Bindings by Lisette Marshall]()
Court of Blood and Bindings by Lisette Marshall
They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake…When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings – into the one place from which no human ever returns...Categorized as:
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Blackwarden by Ciara Hartford
Rosalin Greene knows one thing for sure: the Dark Fae are monsters.When her younger sister is selected to be the town’s sacrifice to the Dark Fae Rosalin volunteers in her place. She’s dragged to a creepy mansion where she’s completely surrounded by magic for the first time in her life and left with nothing but the Gatehouse and its secretive Gatekeeper, Keres, as company... -
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![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... -
![Curse of the Sun and Stars by Zara Storm]()
Curse of the Sun and Stars by Zara Storm
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... -
![Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle]()
Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyker 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... -
![The Last Triumvirate by Karen C.P. McDermott]()
The Last Triumvirate by Karen C.P. McDermott
They may fall, but she will rise.Cyra of Fernweh is perfectly content to spend her days making wine on her family’s vineyard after being left there as an infant twenty-two years earlier. Those in the outer lands are not especially hospitable to anyone with magic, so only her brothers know that Cyra uses her meager elemental gifts to light stove fires and water crops around the vineyard... -
![A Vampire’s Mate: A Dark Protectors/Rebels Novella by Rebecca Zanetti]()
A Vampire’s Mate: A Dark Protectors/Rebels Novella by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s nothing Jasper Maxwell likes better than a good chase. He is patient and cunning, and he is known as one of the coldest hunters in the immortal realm. As a vampire with a hint of demon blood in him, he stands out even amongst the finest trackers in the shifter world... -
![Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort]()
Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort
Trading one prison for another, one kingdom for the next—there’s no escape for Ayna.Myron is free, but freedom comes at steep cost.Back in Erina’s gilded prison, Ayna has one goal: escape. But with the King of Tavras holding her captive and her sister’s sacrifice keeping her from running, she’s forced to play a dangerous game. If she fails to outmaneuver Erina, she'll never break free...Categorized as:
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![A Pocket of Lies by R.A. Sandpiper]()
A Pocket of Lies by R.A. Sandpiper
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBLOOD BOUND AND PENNILESS. EXILED INTO CURSED LANDS. HUNTED BY DEATH.When the thief Suri suffers a humiliating robbery, she has one day to pay off an ugly debt. Her solution: abduct and impersonate a foreign princess at the royal ball. But the wickedly handsome fae lord of the wasteland, Kol, has gatecrashed the party to find the princess she’s pretending to be... -
![Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco]()
Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat 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... -
![Magnus's Defeat by Airicka Phoenix]()
Magnus's Defeat by Airicka Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe swore to end her. All Magnus had to do was pick up a package and get his brother’s child back. A simple task that any Caster worth his salt could have done in his sleep, except nothing had been that simple for him in years. For centuries, Magnus relished in the slaughter and annihilation of the demon race. Ridding the world — and hell — of every last one was an oath he was determined to keep... -
![The Frost Witch: A Dark Romantasy by Emberly Ash]()
The Frost Witch: A Dark Romantasy by Emberly Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWitches are not born. They are made. I died alone in a frostbitten forest. It was not heroic. I did not die defending an innocent or hunting to feed my loved ones. I died because I was stupid and cowardly. I died running away. And that would have been the end of my story. Until the witches found me and made me one of their own... -
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![Fires of Hatred by Erin O'Kane]()
Fires of Hatred by Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFires of Hatred ‘My name is 625. At least, that’s the number branded into my skin, the only identity I have. My real name, whatever it was, was stripped from me when I was sold into slavery at age eight. I am now 20, and no more than property, my only purpose working in the palace. Until the day I meet him.’ The Elves and Humans have been at war for millennia... -
![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... -
![Light by Lacey Lehotzky]()
Light by Lacey Lehotzky
Perfect for fans of The Plated Prisoner, Crystal Bloom, Game of Thrones (tv show), or anyone who wanted to see trauma addressed in ACOTAR. LAST WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD! Izidora Why does this keep happening to me? Kidnapped again by the Iron Fae, I must survive long enough to get back to my friends in the Night Realm...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus]()
A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy perfect for fans of Penn Cole, Sable Sorensen, and Rebecca Yarros.In the Kingdom of Kalyn, humans are good for two things. Hunting and owning.Adina Barron was bred to serve the ruling-class vampires. Owned from birth by Blackwood House, her only desire has been to keep herself and her sister safe. But Adina harbors a dark secret...Categorized as:
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![The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams]()
The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBeware 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... -
![Stolen Destiny by C.R. Jane, Mila Young]()
Stolen Destiny by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat is a siren without her power?I'm about to find out, and I have no problems embracing the darkness to do so.I was thrown into a literal hell, and every day feels like it could be my last.But amid such darkness, I thought I found light with three men who've shown me happiness is possible even in a place like this.Except, maybe I was too quick to trust and give my heart away... -
![Curse of the Thorn King by Lisette Marshall]()
Curse of the Thorn King by Lisette Marshall
Killing a fae king is hard. Doing so politely is even harder.Briannis Iavi – well-bred lady and accidental assassin – is so close to securing the life of her dreams. All she needs to do is complete one last make her way into fae territory, sneak into the enchanted halls of Rosethorn Keep, and kill the king of Faerie...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley]()
Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI have been captured by the shadow fae, and it's my fault.They had us surrounded, trapped, and I did the only thing I could think of to save Zayden, Ajax and Rykon. In that moment, the only thing that mattered was keeping them safe... -
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![The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup]()
The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup
Sia has returned to her father's floating city, and now she must face the promise and arranged marriage she's been running from for the last several years. She can no longer hide from her magic or from the seraph she's been bound to. However, the crown prince, Alezandral, has no interest in forcing her into an unwanted marriage...Categorized as:
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![Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts]()
Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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...Categorized as:
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![The Broken Prince by Penelope Barsetti]()
The Broken Prince by Penelope Barsetti
I never should have saved her.Harlow is smart and fierce, and I should have known that she would cross me. Now I'm a prisoner under the castle--and once her father returns I'm as good as dead. I've heard tales of the king's ferocity, and I know he'll burn me alive with just his stare.But before he can kill me, I make a proposal. If he lets me live, I'll pledge the vampires to fight in this war...Categorized as:
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![The Unseelie Exile by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Unseelie Exile by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
One desperate night. Three forbidden seals. And the ruthless fae exile who will claim her soul... Ava Cole thought rock bottom was losing her mother and being cast out by her father on the same cruel day. Until she followed enchanted lights into the midnight woods—and walked straight into the claws of the Unseelie.Now she's trapped in a prison between realms... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![The Blood is Love by Karina Halle]()
The Blood is Love by Karina Halle
From the fog-shrouded bay of San Francisco to the dark cobblestone streets of Helsinki and all the hidden places in-between, The Blood is Love takes the reader on a sensual and twisted journey deep into Lenore and Solon's lush vampire world in this thrilling sequel to Black Sunshine...Categorized as:
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