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Winterlight by Kristen Britain
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThis seventh novel of the Green Rider series follows the adventures of messenger, magic wielder, and knight Karigan G'ladheon as she fights to save king and country from dark magic and a looming war. After her capture at the hands of Grandmother and the Second Empire, Karigan G'ladheon is making halting progress towards recovery... -
Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThere would be blood. Blood for blood. Blood to pay. An entire world of it. For the resistance in the Third Reich, the war may be over, but the fight has just begun. Death camp survivor Yael, who has the power to skinshift, is on the run: the world has just seen her shoot and kill Hitler. But the truth of what happened is far more complicated, and its consequences are deadly... -
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The Ever Mage by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen fate beckons, will you dare to listen? Fairy bargains should have been familiar for Sanja by now. But even with Eherea's best interests at heart, she can hardly come to terms with the deal she struck with the Crow King. Leaving her mate behind was supposed to protect him, but the Crow King's cruelty knows no bounds... -
Captive by Sarah Rivens
Au sein des réseaux criminels, là où règnent puissance, meurtre et pouvoir, il y avait elles. Les captives. Dangereuses, malignes et mortelles, elles sont les ombres des plus grands réseaux, les représentantes de leurs chefs, aussi appelés possesseurs. Depuis son adolescence, Ella est une captive contre son gré... -
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Court of Talons by Jennifer Chance
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor twenty-one years, Talia of the Tenth House has been her house’s deepest shame. Now, she’s their last hope. Each year at the Tournament of Gold, first-blooded and firstborn male warriors battle alongside their massive, otherworldly monsters for fame and power...Categorized as:
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The Dragon and the Sun Lotus by Amélie Wen Zhao
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the breathtaking sequel to The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, the battle has just begun. With Àn’yīng’s kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction, and amidst a budding forbidden romance, she must now risk everything to protect her world...Categorized as:
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Sick Like Me by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Carnells and the Stones have been at war for years, the Stones are our enemies. That’s just how it is, or was. Until her. Ostara Stone intrigues me like nothing and no one else, the way she moves, the way she speaks, the way she looks at me, everything about her consumes me...Categorized as:
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Kingdom of Rebels and Thorns by Frost Kay
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLong live the rebellion. Tasked with infiltrating the palace was supposed to be an easy job. When Sage's plans go south and one of her own betrays her, she finds herself captured by the crown. The cruel prince of Aermia thinks he has won, but the devastatingly handsome rogue has no idea who he is dealing with...Categorized as:
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Woven in Darkness by Lucy Holden
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis darkness will kill me . . . or set me free. A Dark Rip took my brother. Indigold lords bought my sisters. Now the Savage King has claimed me. Someone is trying to free the Serpent Queen. It seems they also want to kill me. Harken wants to use me as bait to catch them. I want to free my siblings from the slave braids that bind us all. We strike a bargain... -
The Gilded Survivor by Daniela A. Mera
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen The Prison Healer and The Hunger Games meet… “No matter what, you do not surrender. ” Carmen Asbaje only needed two things in her life: her closest friend and her Flamenco shoes. Shelter was optional, and love was a lie used to inflict pain on others. Born with Blood Magic that she wasn’t supposed to have, Carmen lived with fatal secrets...Categorized as:
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Seven Deadly Thorns by Amber Hamilton
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Cruel Prince meets Powerless in this dark academia romantasy that will tattoo itself onto your heart. In the cursed Kingdom of Aragoa, the punishment for magic is death. Even the students at Vandenberghe Academy aren't spared... -
A King So Cruel by Ellie Cassidy
Once upon a time, we were best friends. Our families ruled side by side. I lived in a castle. Nathanial was everything to me. Then came the great betrayal and I fled to the mountains with my father and our loyal followers. Now he is the cruel king. And I am the traitor’s daughter. For the last ten years, he left us alone except for the odd skirmish...Categorized as:
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Ruin by John Gwynne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures... -
Light Singer by Audrey Grey
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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Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence
The searing conclusion of the thrilling epic fantasy trilogy that saw a young girl trained by an arcane order of nuns grow into the fiercest of warriors. .. They came against her as a child. Now they face the woman. The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor’s armies are in retreat... -
Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen
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 VICTORY. Lydia 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... -
Valor by John Gwynne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe Banished Lands is torn by war as High King Nathair sweeps the land challenging all who oppose him in his holy crusade. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of Cambren, there are few who can stand against them. But Rhin is playing her own games and has her eyes on a far greater prize. . -
The Cursed Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhat is magic? My name is Saraphina Proctor. .. and that’s the only thing I can remember. I woke up alone, surrounded by darkness with no memory. No one here knows who I am, I don’t fit any of the missing persons reports, and the doctors can’t find a single thing wrong with me…my memory…my life…they’re just…gone. But something lurks in the shadows in Salem, watching me…waiting... -
The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter
In this "relentlessly gripping, brilliant" epic fantasy (James Islington), an ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in order to reclaim her throne and save her people. Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan... -
Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 98 ratingsA new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food and no hope. So Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder? In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war... -
Crush by Tracy Wolff
Everything feels off—especially me. I’ve returned to Katmere Academy, but I’m haunted by fragments of days I have no recollection of living and struggling to understand who, or what, I really am. Just when I start to feel safe again, Hudson is back with a vengeance. He insists there are secrets I don’t know about, threatening to drive a wedge between Jaxon and me forever...Categorized as:
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Infernal Creatures by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
With a heavy heart, Montana and Callie must try to move on and face the dark futures which await them. While Callie struggles with the binds of the slayer's vow, Montana faces a wedding which will deliver her into the hands of the vampire royals forever. As the murders escalate in New York City, it seems Montana is their next target...Categorized as:
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Hail to the King by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMen Will Be Men. Unfortunately, the women are in no position to stop nature's course. Tyler has figured out an additional way to make money off Brownstone. But Brownstone has to agree, first. Brownstone gets a request from his hacker support after doing a job for the Professor. It seems she might have upset someone close to home... -
Wicked Wish by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThey stole my power…but I will get it back. My ascension nearly killed me. If I don’t learn to control my magic now it could hurt everyone around me. A piece of me is missing, and whether I like it or not, the only person who can help me is Beckett. And I definitely don’t like it. Beckett is infuriating and overbearing, and no matter where I go he’s always there... -
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Eye for an Eye by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Harriken have decided James Brownstone needs to die. So, they put out a hit on him valued at $500,000. Shay is working her way back to California from a raid on artifacts in Asia, but she could be too late to help. With all of Los Angeles and Southern California's hitmen trying to take out Brownstone, even the cops are sitting this one out. Until they don't... -
Fatal Mistake by Michael Anderle
The government is trying to take down the Council. .. But they get their asses handed to them. One of the senators wanted to play hardball from the beginning but got outvoted. Now, the head of the task force is killed. Will they wise up and swallow their pride to get the best? Lt... -
Incipient by Bianca Scardoni
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDarkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Welcome Back to Season Two of The Marked Saga. My name is Jemma Blackburn and my life's just been turned on its head again. With my boyfriend back from the dead, and the vampire I'm bonded to being forced to shut his emotions off, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse arriving in town is really just the beginning of my problems...Categorized as:
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Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling
The Nightrunners are back in this gripping novel full of Lynn Flewelling's trademark action, intrigue, and richly imagined characters. More than the dissolute noblemen they appear to be, Alec and Seregil are skillful spies, dedicated to serving queen and country... -
Vax Humana by Michael Anderle
James was raised by some good men. What would have happened if twisted cultists like the Brotherhood had found him instead of Fathers McCartney and Thomas? It's time to find out more about the Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone. James isn't from Earth or Oriceran. Where he is from has been a question for years... -
War of Mist by Helen Scheuerer
War is here. Toxic mist drives all life to the brink of destruction and the conqueror queen, Ines, has her talons in the kings of the realm. Bleak, having discovered her true heritage, must now scour the lands for the one thing that might save them all. But the search is a treacherous one – and it will push her to the very limits of endurance...
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