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One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.But nothing comes for free, especially magic...Categorized as:
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![Gleam by Raven Kennedy]()
Gleam by Raven Kennedy
King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His.The thing about being confined is that you believe it’s to keep the bad out... Until you realize it’s about keeping you in.I’m now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own, but I won’t sit idly by and let myself wither. No, there’s something that’s bloomed from the pit of my repression. Something dark...Categorized as:
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![Reign of Stars and Fire by L.J. Andrews]()
Reign of Stars and Fire by L.J. Andrews
Nothing is as it seems. It never was.With darkness spreading across the fae isles, the reluctant raven queen seeks the aid of Calista, the storyteller, and unwittingly falls into a dark tale of twisted fates. To save Ari from being lost in a fae sleep, Saga will reach into the past and uncover deadly secrets left behind by her brother, the last fate king... -
![The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden]()
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden’s enchanting first novel, introduced readers to an irresistible heroine. Vasilisa has grown up at the edge of a Russian wilderness, where snowdrifts reach the eaves of her family’s wooden house and there is truth in the fairy tales told around the fire...Categorized as:
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![The Road of Bones by Demi Winters]()
The Road of Bones by Demi Winters
A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance. And the secret which could destroy them all.Silla Nordvig is running for her life. The Queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where death awaits her...Categorized as:
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![Reign of Darkness by Ariana Nash]()
Reign of Darkness by Ariana Nash
"Know your place, Nikolas." "Under the heel of your boot, Your Highness?"After a terrible inferno destroys the Caville palace, and with the people of Loreen turned against him, Prince Vasili is left with no choice but to flee his ancestral home, leaving Amir to proclaim himself king. But the prince's life isn't the only one left in ashes...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy]()
Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy
The seductive and thrilling dark fantasy series comes to an end in this powerful finale. With sizzling romance, devastations, and triumphs, this is the epic conclusion to the gilded world of Orea that everyone has been waiting for.If there is ever a choice between her or the world, it's going to be her.One king caged my body.Another has caged my mind... -
![The Burning Sea by A.E. Rayne]()
The Burning Sea by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIN A WORLD RULED BY MEN, ONE WOMAN WILL RISE As the kingdoms prepare for war, unexpected visitors and a horrifying murder, throw everyone’s plans into disarray. Amidst the chaos, Jael must find a way to lead her men to victory against King Haaron and his sons, watching as Eadmund drifts away from her, powerless to save him... -
![Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist]()
Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThree decades . . . Five Riftwars . . . One magnificent saga: From New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist comes Magician's End, the final book in the epic Riftwar Cycle... -
![Crown of Blood and Ruin by L.J. Andrews]()
Crown of Blood and Ruin by L.J. Andrews
War begins. But secrets have the power to end...everything.Fallen princess. Traitor. Queen. Forsaking her people and her birthright, Elise Lysander takes her place at the side of the new fae king of a broken land. Revered by some, hated by many, Elise’s fight for her love and freedom is only beginning... -
![Wicked Highlander by Donna Grant]()
Wicked Highlander by Donna Grant
The most reckless and fierce of the MacLeod brothers, Quinn is a prisoner of the god inside him, tormented by his inability to save his family from slaughter. His fury governs him, and day by day he loses himself to the darkness in his soul. But Quinn has a profound yearning for a woman's love…... -
![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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![The Ever King by L.J. Andrews]()
The Ever King by L.J. Andrews
They stole his crown, so he stole their daughter…For years Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making Erik a prisoner in his own realm.But on a dare gone wrong, his enemy’s daughter recklessly breaks the chains on the Ever...Categorized as:
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![A Promise of Lies by Clare Sager]()
A Promise of Lies by Clare Sager
The King is dead. Long live the King. And death to his enemies. Bargained away to Dawn Court, Kat must play the part of a helpless human bewitched by the Day King. But beneath the veneer of submission, she’s playing a far more dangerous game—spying for Dusk Court, and for the one person who holds her heart: Bastian... -
![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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![The Sea Witch by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
The Sea Witch by Rebecca F. Kenney
When Averil saves a young man from a shipwreck, she thinks she feels the Soul Echo--the sign that the young human male is her one true mate. And the malevolent Sea Witch is all too happy to offer a deal that could make all her dreams come true. He wants her to win the prince's heart--even coaches her in the art of seduction... -
![A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark]()
A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark
For fantasy romance readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series will enchant you…For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile.The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead.Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have...Categorized as:
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![How to Marry a Lich by Lizzie Strong]()
How to Marry a Lich by Lizzie Strong
Fans of The Addams family, Mary Shelley, and eldritch horror will gobble up this deliciously gothic monster romance.For the last five years, Dahlia Grayskull has sought solace in the shadows of the decrepit, and supposedly abandoned, Rosemont Manor. She's been hiding from her reputation as the shrew of King's Fall, her wicked stepfather, and the shadow of something much more deadly... -
![남편을 내 편으로 만드는 방법 1 by Spice&Kitty]()
남편을 내 편으로 만드는 방법 1 by Spice&Kitty
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratings판타지 소설 속 남편의 손에 죽는 악역 조연, ‘루드베키아’가 되었다. 이 세계의 망할 아버지는 내 정략결혼 상대를 또 물어왔다. 문제는 그 상대가 바로 날 죽이게 될 남편이라는 것! 일단은 살길을 찾아야 한다... -
![In Death We Part by M. Bonnet]()
In Death We Part by M. Bonnet
My routine was simple - classes, work, repeat - then an unearthed family secret changed everything. Four mysterious men shattered my life and stomped on the pieces until I had nothing left. They were strangers to me, but I was no stranger to them. They had been watching me… waiting until the time was right to strike... -
![Bite The Terror That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti]()
Bite The Terror That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti
He gave me his word—and he broke it.Kingsnake promised me he would let me go once he found the cure, but he’s known this entire time and never once shared it with me. And now that I know the truth, that there is no cure, he still won’t let me go. Now I’m his prisoner once again.He asks to feed from me several times, but I refuse all his advances... -
![Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis]()
Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarrior of the Drowned Empire is the highly-anticipated fourth book in a sensational romantic series. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Danielle L. Jensen, and Rebecca Yarros. The Guardians have returned. As Moriel's reincarnation nears, Lyr is determined to fulfil her harness the power of the red shard and defeat him... -
![Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn]()
Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn
Blumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion to return with her – never to be seen again. Now that time is drawing near once more...Mina, daughter of the duke, is grieving and lonely. She has lost all hope of any future for herself in Blumwald...Categorized as:
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![Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton]()
Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton
The first in a new epic fantasy series from David R. Slayton, Dark Moon, Shallow Sea is a powerful story of divine betrayal, ghosts, and self-discovery, perfect for fans of the Dark Souls series or Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.When Phoebe, goddess of the moon, is killed by the knights of the sun god, Hyperion, all who follow her are branded heretics... -
![The Blood of Doves by Melissa McSherry]()
The Blood of Doves by Melissa McSherry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs an orphan, Kasia was raised in the slums of Lethe, forced to steal and kill to survive, but somehow always managed to evade the law. Her luck eventually runs out when she finds herself on the brink of death. A handsome stranger rescues her, bringing her back to his realm. Once there, he informs her of her past, a past she refuses to believe to be true... -
![Slayer of the Pirate Lord by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
Slayer of the Pirate Lord by Rebecca F. Kenney
Risa works the docks in the port city of Knockaine, servicing multiple men each night. When she's offered a large sum of money to seduce and slay a particular man, she thinks the job will be easy--until she discovers he's a magically-gifted pirate captain with a suspicious nature... -
![So Below by Julie Mannino]()
So Below by Julie Mannino
Riley was his, and he better remember that even if he was currently in an angel's bed and shouting someone else's name.The image made Eren see red.Riley While healing from Eren’s betrayal, the first nephalem in centuries will have to learn to feed, do magic, and navigate a different way of life...Categorized as:
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![A Hunt So Wicked by Britt Andrews]()
A Hunt So Wicked by Britt Andrews
Fans of Bridgerton and Game of Thrones will love this brand new dark fantasy romance.The guards arrive at my humble cottage with a ridiculous offer: Come to an exclusive and mysterious isle to compete for the hand of a royal husband.Enjoy a week of glittering balls, dancing, ostentatious wealth…and a royal hunt... -
![A Tainted Claim by Zoey Ellis]()
A Tainted Claim by Zoey Ellis
He will take what he is owedAnd she will not escape himAna is determined to put her nights with Maddoc behind her, but one thing becomes clear.The Alpha outlaw won’t let her go.Infuriated by Ana’s disobedience, Maddoc uses all his resources to reassert his claim, no matter what violent destruction it causes. But Ana is no longer the Omega she once was...Categorized as:
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![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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![The Capital by A.H. Lee]()
The Capital by A.H. Lee
It’s a classic fairytale: Knight meets necromancer. They argue. They fight. They…make out?Prince Roland comes home from the war to bury his father and see his sister on the throne. He sneaks out to his favorite tavern for nostalgia’s sake. It’s the place where he kissed a man for the first time, the place where he used to carouse with the lover he buried on a battlefield... -
![Bite The Power That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti]()
Bite The Power That Feeds by Penelope Barsetti
Ellasara came at me with a blade—and she defeated me.But my eyes open to my bedchambers and I see Kingsnake sitting at my beside with Fang next to my pillow. I expect to feel the horrible pain of my injury, but I already feel healed. When I sit up, the room doesn’t spin and I don’t feel weak. In fact, I feel better than I ever have…Kingsnake takes my face in my hands and pulls me close... -
![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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![Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker]()
Honed in Havoc by Albany Walker
They want an heir and I’m the only way they can get it. With or without my cooperation. I thought Cadieux Island would be a new beginning, but the privileged estates and elite college turned into a nightmare... -
![Appetite by Carmen Rosales]()
Appetite by Carmen Rosales
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGiaGia has found Dravin’s truth, and he isn’t the only one she belongs to. Can she accept what she means to his family? When she finds out how dangerous they are and what they are capable of, will she accept how far they will go to keep her?Her best friend is in trouble, but the danger surrounding her and Jess has Gia questioning everything except the love in her heart... -
![Brutal Rival by Ember Holt]()
Brutal Rival by Ember Holt
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe wants his bloodthirsty rival for a wife.She only wants the queen's head on a pike.Scarlett Bloodletter narrowly escaped her own assassination at the tender age of fourteen. Why had her mother, the queen, tried to kill her? Beats Scarlett, but she assumed it was because she was a nomaj. Without a drop of magic in Scarlett’s blood, she was useless to the throne... -
![The Silent Prince by L. Eveland]()
The Silent Prince by L. Eveland
I will be free, even if it kills me.As a prince of Ostovan, I had everything I the finest wine in my cup, scores of attractive knights to duel and bed, and an endless library of books. I never even saw my brother’s betrayal coming.Captured and stripped of my voice by a magical collar, I’m sold as a slave to a warband of elves... -
![Fires of Hatred by Erin O'Kane]()
Fires of Hatred by Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 22 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... -
![Rise of the Cinder Fae by Whitney Dean]()
Rise of the Cinder Fae by Whitney Dean
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBorn and raised in the forgotten and broken kingdom of Ashbury, Elora has spent years resenting the royals of Pumpkin Hollow, the kingdom that forced the fall of Ashbury and procured the town as its own...Categorized as:
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![No Redemption by Alexis Winter]()
No Redemption by Alexis Winter
“It’s not the big bad wolf you need to be afraid of kitten; it’s the devil in disguise that you sleep next to.” She thinks she’s found the perfect husband—the one in a million who isn’t like the rest...my best friend Dane Ashford. He would never betray her. He would never lie or cheat on her. He loves her... -
![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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![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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![Captive of the Pirate King by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
Captive of the Pirate King by Rebecca F. Kenney
Veronica wants nothing more than to find her brother, who sailed away years ago. But when Veronica's ship is captured by pirates, she's determined to save her own skin, while keeping her magic and her gender a secret. Disguised as male, she finagles a spot as a cabin boy aboard the buccaneers' vessel--which is bound for Ravensbeck, a stronghold where the Pirate King holds sway...Categorized as:
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![Princes of Sin by Amanda Richardson]()
Princes of Sin by Amanda Richardson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPlay dangerous games… win dangerous prizes.It starts with revenge.A decade ago, I embraced death–or so they believe.It’s my life’s mission to make the Lords of Darkness pay for their actions.A perfectly-timed opportunity propels me into the heart of the malevolent order that shattered my very existence... -
![A Sword of Shadow and Deceit by Lucinda Dark, Lucy Smoke]()
A Sword of Shadow and Deceit by Lucinda Dark, Lucy Smoke
Desperation makes warriors of captives. The Gods split the skies and rained down tyranny upon the mortal realm long ago. Ever since then, the only thing worse than being human is being of Divine Blood.For someone like me—an undocumented God child, indebted to the Underworld Assassination Guild—that means only one thing: A life in the shadows.Or so it should have been … until Mortal Gods Academy... -
![결혼 장사 1 [Gyeolhon Jangsa 1] (Marriage of Convenience (Novel) #1) by Ken, 켄]()
결혼 장사 1 [Gyeolhon Jangsa 1] (Marriage of Convenience (Novel) #1) by Ken, 켄
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings비앙카 드 블랑쉐포르.자카리 드 아르노의 아내였지만 그의 사후, 사치와 배덕함, 그리고 음탕함을 명분으로 아르노가(家)에서 내쳐진 여자. 친가인 블랑쉐포르가(家)의 몰락으로 오갈 데 없이 방황한 끝에 초라한 변방의 수도원으로 쫓겨나다시피 한 여자. 그리고 그 끝에 결국 차가운 돌바닥 위에서 죽게 된 여자.명예를 모르는 악녀.그것이 바로 비앙카의 회귀 전 생이었다.***“이게 현실이라고? 정말, 과거로 돌아온 거란 말이야?”꿈도, 환각도 아니다. 이 배고픔은, 피로는, 생생함은….이 모든 것은 현실이었다.정말, 정말 그렇다면. 신이 나에게 다시 한 번의 값진 기회를 주신 거라면…!‘나는 장사를 하는 거야. 결혼도 결국 장사니까. 자카리의 아이는 좋은 장사 밑천이 되어 줄 거야. 내 지참금도 지켜 주겠지... -
![The Bard and the Fairy Prince by Amanda Meuwissen]()
The Bard and the Fairy Prince by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Prince Nemirac learns of his heritage, he vows to become the most powerful demon in history. But he can’t do it alone.Feeling betrayed by his parents’ lies about his true lineage, Nemirac embarks on a quest to visit all five Gemstone Kingdoms and drain the stones of their power to ascend as a new being. But until he obtains that magic, he’s vulnerable.Enter Janskoller the warrior bard... -
![The Lost Princess by Raven Storm]()
The Lost Princess by Raven Storm
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was the diamond of my father's court, and his most prized possession--his 'gift from the gods'. My shimmering skin and pale complexion set me apart from the other nobles of the court. I was cherished. I was loved.Until I wasn't. My father sold me north to settle his debts, and I was shipped off to a strange kingdom...Categorized as:
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Fractured Wings by M.T. Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStarlette doesn’t remember the crimes everyone seems to assume she committed. And without any evidence of transgression, she is set free. Only for her parents to have her committed to Mount Point Psych Ward.She’s had countless therapists, none of them lasting, except him. The brooding, beautiful doctor who’s come in to rain on her parade...
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