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  • The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

    The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 29 ratings
    The Folk of the Air Series 4 Books Collection Set By Holly. The Cruel. One terrible morning, Jude and her sisters see their parents murdered in front of them. The terrifying assassin abducts all three girls to the world of Faerie, where Jude is installed in the royal court but mocked and tormented by the Faerie royalty for being mortal...
  • The Legend Trilogy Collection by Marie Lu

    The Legend Trilogy Collection by Marie Lu

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The complete collection of Marie Lu's bestselling Legend trilogy: Legend, Prodigy, and Champion. Additional bonus material also included: Marie Lu’s Life Before Legend, original short stories offering a sneak peek at the lives of Day and June before they met.
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  • The Desperate Quest by A.M. Sohma

    The Desperate Quest by A.M. Sohma

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Chronicles of Retha was meant to be a full submersion video game filled with adventure and magic…but it has become a prison. Kit and her party of misfit players have managed to collect two of the four seals that are required to face Malignus—Retha’s ultimate villain whose defeat may be the only way out of the game...
  • The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas

    The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 116 ratings
    Meet the Assassin: beautiful, defiant, destined for greatness. Celaena Sardothien has challenged her master. Now she must pay the price. Her journey to the Red Desert will be an arduous one, but it may change the fate of her cursed world forever. ..
  • Fake Dating a Human 101 by Jennifer Kropf

    Fake Dating a Human 101 by Jennifer Kropf

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    The High Court of the Coffee Bean is back again! Only this time there aren't even any cookies. In this fantasy rom com series finale, things take a sinister turn for the Coffee Bean Crew when Shayne Lyro disappears to the Ever Corners to face the family he once knew and assassinate a dreamslipper who's been sending him nightmares and calling him home...
  • Court Duel by Sherwood Smith

    Court Duel by Sherwood Smith

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 48 ratings
    Young Countess Meliara swears to her dying father that she and her brother will defend their people from the growing greed of the king. That promise leads them into a war for which they are ill-prepared, which threatens the very people they are trying to protect. But war is simple compared to what follows, in peacetime...
  • Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken

    Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Don't miss this breathtaking collection of stories set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Featuring ebook original novellas In Time and Sparks Rise, and a gripping, brand-new novella, Through the Dark is a must-have for fans of the Darkest Minds...
  • 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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    fae  fantasy  young adult  magic  paranormal  audiobook
  • The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani

    The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I did not choose this fate. But I will not walk away from it. Children have been disappearing from across Menaiya for longer than Amraeya ni Ansarim can remember. When her friend’s sister is snatched, Rae knows she can’t look away any longer - even if that means seeking answers from the royal court, where her country upbringing and clubfoot will only invite ridicule...
  • The Captured by S.K. Horton

    The Captured by S.K. Horton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The fate of the kingdoms is under lock and key. Lucas is missing. Heartbroken from losing Cate to Daniel, he sets out on a mission to rally the dragons of the north, only to be captured by the Embers. Finally, a message arrives in Caelum demanding a peace treaty in exchange for Lucas’s safety. But there’s a catch. King Aldridge must negotiate in person...
  • The Frost Gate: A Retelling of Snow White by Hanna Sandvig

    The Frost Gate: A Retelling of Snow White by Hanna Sandvig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mirror mirror made of gold,Here's the story you were never told . . . I've always suspected some sort of mystery surrounding my adoption—I mean, who doesn't remember anything before they were five? But the tall, dark, axe-wielding fae huntsman showing up at my door yelling that I'm a lost princess and the Unseelie Queen is coming to kill me? That I didn't see coming...
    Categorized as:
    fae  fantasy  young adult  magic  paranormal  length-long
  • Wrath of the Fae by Alessa Thorn

    Wrath of the Fae by Alessa Thorn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Cursed. Betrayed. Banished. Fifteen hundred years is a long time to wait to get revenge. The Fae know how to nurse a grudge, and now they have returned to England to claim their rightful place. This boxset collects the complete trilogy of 'The Wrath of the Fae,' with each book following three fae princes as they journey to break their curses and find their fated mates...
  • Failed Future by Elise Kova

    Failed Future by Elise Kova

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    When worlds collide, and things are rarely what they seem, there may be no one Vi can trust. Having forsaken her crown for a chance to save her family, and the world, Vi Solaris washes up on the shores of Meru. She's wounded and barely alive. But Vi's fight for survival is only just beginning. As a princess in a foreign land, everyone is after her...
  • The Princess Paradigm by Lindsay Buroker

    The Princess Paradigm by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 13 ratings
    The Ever War has ended, and the curse that compelled the elven princess Hysithea to attack her own people has been lifted. But she’s haunted by nightmares, plagued by guilt, and unable to access the magical power that once flowed through her veins. It is not the time to seek out romance. Then a fearsome warrior from the human empire arrives, a supposed diplomat...
  • The Traitor's Kingdom by Erin Beaty

    The Traitor's Kingdom by Erin Beaty

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 36 ratings
    Unlikely alliances are forged and trust is shattered in the stunning conclusion to The Traitor’s Trilogy. A new queen under threat. An ambassador with a desperate scheme. Two kingdoms with everything to lose. Once a spy and counselor to the throne, Sage Fowler has secured victory for her kingdom at a terrible cost...
  • Sora's Quest by T.L. Shreffler

    Sora's Quest by T.L. Shreffler

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    This book is permanently free on Amazon, BN. com, Apple, Kobo and more! Sora Fallcrest always dreamed of adventure, but as a member of the nobility, she learned the ways of a Lady instead. Now seventeen, she is expected to choose a husband and marry. She plots to run away, but just as she is stepping out the door, she runs into a mysterious man--and is kidnapped...
  • Dawn of Darkness by Shari L. Tapscott

    Dawn of Darkness by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Princess Amalia of Renove expected to find plague and death when she and Rhys entered the kingdom of Draegan, but she didn’t realize she’d find herself in a nest of lies and deception. Now the princess’s world is crumbling. She must learn to navigate a wicked court, where everyone wants something from her—including the one man she thought she could trust. And Amalia isn’t the only one struggling...
  • Sword Art Online 4: Fairy Dance by Reki Kawahara

    Sword Art Online 4: Fairy Dance by Reki Kawahara

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon! Kirito plunges into a suspicious new VRMMORPG called ALfheim Online to rescue Asuna, who never returned from Sword Art Online. ALO offers many features to entertain players in the wake of SAO: ultra-high-end graphics, action-heavy gameplay, a choice of fairy races, and a next-generation flight engine...
  • The Caller by Juliet Marillier

    The Caller by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Neryn has made a long journey to perfect her skills as a Caller. She has learned the wisdom of water and of earth; she has journeyed to the remote isles of the west and the forbidding mountains of the north. Now, Neryn must travel in Alban's freezing winter to seek the mysterious White Lady, Guardian of Air...
  • The Winter Prince by Constance Lopez

    The Winter Prince by Constance Lopez

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    A beastly prince. A cursed land. One last hope. Breaking his bargain with another fae has earned Revi, Prince of the Winter Court, a terrible curse: he lives as a beast and must watch his people suffer under a withering blight. The only cure? A heart freely given. When a human patrol steals one of Revi’s magical roses, a sliver of opportunity strikes...
  • The Traitor's Ruin by Erin Beaty

    The Traitor's Ruin by Erin Beaty

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    After proving her worth in book one as a deft spy and strategic matchmaker, Sage Fowler is now comfortably positioned in high society as the royal tutor. When she’s called upon to teach his majesty’s soldiers how to read and write, she jumps at the chance to serve her kingdom of Demora—and to be reunited with her fiancé, Captain Alex Quinn. During a skirmish, Sage and Alex are separated...
  • Sword Art Online, Vol. 3: Fairy Dance by Reki Kawahara

    Sword Art Online, Vol. 3: Fairy Dance by Reki Kawahara

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    \Kirito has escaped Sword Art Online, the forbidden VRMMORPG of death, and returned to reality. He heads off to find his game partner and lover, Asuna Yuuki. But Asuna never made it back from the nightmare. Lost and desperate, Kirito's only clue to her virtual whereabouts is a mysterious screenshot of Asuna as a fairy trapped in a giant birdcage...
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    fae  fantasy  young adult  paranormal  mystery
  • The Doomsday Trial by Claire Luana, J.A. Armitage

    The Doomsday Trial by Claire Luana, J.A. Armitage

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to the final round of The Faerie Race—an epic adventure through a realm as compelling as it is deadly…. The final trial of the Faerie Race has arrived: a head-to-head battle through the streets of Elfame city. Jacq and Orin should be ecstatic to have made it this far—but tragedy overshadows them both—leaving the pair wondering if the cost to continue is too high...
  • Awakened by Casey Odell

    Awakened by Casey Odell

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    After escaping from the elves and the General, Claire is on the run again with the last person she’d thought she’d end up with— Farron. Shadowy forces are nipping at their heels, and soon they are attacked. But they have bigger worries. An old friend of Farron’s shows up: a beautiful woman with a mark shockingly similar to her own. As it turns out, she is not alone...
  • Entrapped by Casey Odell

    Entrapped by Casey Odell

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Claire finally has a clue to her mother’s whereabouts, and she won’t let anything stand in her way this time. Not even the Syndicate, the fact that it could be a trap to lure her out of hiding, or the seemingly insurmountable mission she is currently tasked with: to find the other Star Children while she still can...
  • A Dream So Wicked by Tessonja Odette

    A Dream So Wicked by Tessonja Odette

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    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...
  • Ties of Bargains by Tara Grayce

    Ties of Bargains by Tara Grayce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A hapless human prince. A cynical fae mercenary. An unbreakable bargain. Prince Harmen of Tulpenland, an idyllic duchy of flowers, farm fields, and windmills, has been bargained to the fae to save his little brother’s life. He’s woefully unprepared for the challenges he’s about to face, but he’s determined to escape once the bargain is fulfilled...
  • Blood Tithe by Bekah Harris

    Blood Tithe by Bekah Harris

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After being tricked into serving as the Mage for the Lost Cove Darklings, Felicity Hawthorne is considered sacred, finally valued for her magic after leaving the world that shunned her. And while her blood is off-limits to the Laltogs, the vampire-like Fae that hide in Lost Cove, there is a certain dark prince Felicity wouldn't mind baring her neck to...
  • A Ballad of Beasts and Brothers by Morgan Gauthier

    A Ballad of Beasts and Brothers by Morgan Gauthier

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After making a deal with the King of Tronovia, Shaye attends the School of Magic to master her power and learn more hand-to-hand combat. With unlimited access to Calmara, the biggest library in the known world, she seeks answers to all of her burning questions...
  • A Star of Darkness: A Scented Court Standalone by A.L. Knorr

    A Star of Darkness: A Scented Court Standalone by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A warrior's honor meets a fae’s secrets. In the scented court, where every bloom is power, Vesper—a member of the elite fae retinue that entertains the aristocracy with rare flora magic—hides her true identity while saving for her future. But when she receives a threatening message, Vesper realizes she can't run from her past forever...
  • My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison

    My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Tansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn't exactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum "Chrissy" Everstar, Tansy's fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair godmother, of course, so Tansy's three wishes don't exactly go according to plan...
  • The Ruthless Fae King by Leia Stone

    The Ruthless Fae King by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 42 ratings
    Lucien Thorne is the most vile monster in all of Thorngate. As Winter King, he rules our land with an iron fist and a cold, dead heart. And my father has just informed me that I am betrothed to marry him…. As the Princess of Fall, it is my duty to marry whatever suitor my father chooses for me, but Lucien is not someone I can fathom spending the rest of my life with. Not even for duty...
  • Beast of Rosemead by Lucy Tempest

    Beast of Rosemead by Lucy Tempest

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, comes the highly anticipated new installment in the #1 bestselling Fairytales of Folkshore series! A BOOKISH BEAUTY. A BEASTLY PRINCE. A DEADLY CURSE. Bonnie Fairborn’s wish to escape her small-town life for one of adventure is granted in the worst way when she’s flung along with her family into the unknown...
  • The Soulstoy Inheritance by Jane Washington

    The Soulstoy Inheritance by Jane Washington

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Exiled for a treason that she did not commit and estranged from her friends, Beatrice Harrow finds herself caught up in the politics of her unwanted kingdom. With the looming Throne Test and a High Council to contend with, she soon discovers that the Synfee Empire without Nareon is a dangerous, duplicitous place...
  • Sennar's Mission by Licia Troisi

    Sennar's Mission by Licia Troisi

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    In book two of the bestselling Chronicles of the Overworld trilogy, Nihal and Sennar forge ahead on their quest. Nihal joins the most prestigious chivalric order of the Overworld: the Dragon Knights. Sent to complete her training, she finds herself up against a determined and valiant gnome, an Oarf named Ido...
  • In the Time of Dragon Moon by Janet Lee Carey

    In the Time of Dragon Moon by Janet Lee Carey

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    An epic fantasy about dragons, dark secrets, Pendragons, and magic. On the southernmost tip of Wilde Island--far from the Dragonswood sanctuary and the Pendragon Castle--live the native Euit people. Uma, who is half Euit and half English, and not fully accepted by her tribe, wants to become a healer like her Euit father...
  • The Echo Saga Books 1 & 2: Echo Across Time and Echo Into Darkness Book Bundle by Skye Genaro

    The Echo Saga Books 1 & 2: Echo Across Time and Echo Into Darkness Book Bundle by Skye Genaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book Bundle featuring the first two books in The Echo Echo Across Time "A fun, teen novel packed full of paranormal powers and a sprinkling of romance. A BRONZE medal winner and highly recommended. " -The Wishing Shelf Book Awards, 2016 Fall in love with the achingly beautiful story of Echo and Connor, supernaturally gifted teens, as they fight to live out their destiny together...
  • To Shatter a Slipper by Abigail Manning

    To Shatter a Slipper by Abigail Manning

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What if the glass slipper fit the wrong girl? Kirsi Allerednic was never one to enjoy balls, corsets, or fake smiles. She would much rather chat with the charming servant, Caden, than catch the eye of a prince who is already far more interested in a girl with glass slippers...
  • Hollowfell Huntress by Kate Avery Ellison

    Hollowfell Huntress by Kate Avery Ellison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The exciting third installment in the Spellwood Academy series! Half-human, half-fae Kyra Solschild still doesn't know who wants her dead, but she's getting closer to the truth. With a clue in hand, she is determined to uncover the identity of the enemy sending assassins after her...
  • Veil of Monsters by G. Bailey

    Veil of Monsters by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    King Emerson Eveningstar was my enemy. Now he is my mate, my king, and I will make him remember. Full description added soon. Veil of Monsters is a full-length Fae Romance with a Beauty and the Beast twist. This is a spicy, slow burn, enemies to lovers romance. This is book four of the series.
  • From the Earth by A.R. Colbert

    From the Earth by A.R. Colbert

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What's a girl to do when her only option to live means destroying everyone she loves? Claren didn't ask to join her society's Leadership. She was forced into it. And under the watchful eyes of her superiors, she's left with no choice but to carry out a mission that will destroy everything and everyone she believes in, including the man who has her heart. The Leaders want her to kill the rebels...
  • A Sword of Ice by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    A Sword of Ice by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The Empire of Illyk was never safe…. …especially not for Iona Wylde. Living in the corrupt city of Porir, working for meager earnings at the run-down zoo, and paying a monthly tithe to the humans? It was supposed to keep the reality of what she was hidden. A Fae. An Elemental. The last of her kind. But the day the emperor’s soldiers invade her home is the day her careful life falls apart...
  • The Griever's Mark by Katherine Hurley

    The Griever's Mark by Katherine Hurley

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Astarti’s master controls her through a Leash, a bond of energy anchored deep within her. Despite being one of the few remaining Drifters, able to manipulate the energy world, she cannot break free. She knows her fate: she will serve until she dies, at which point her master will harvest her energy to augment his own. Oh, yes, she’s done some bad things in her master’s name...
  • The Charmed Return by Allan Frewin Jones

    The Charmed Return by Allan Frewin Jones

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The thrilling conclusion to the Faerie Path series, in which Tania, the long-lost princess of Faerie, ultimately must choose between her two worlds. She was once a princess of Faerie, the seventh daughter of King Oberon...
  • The Thirteenth Princess by Nina Clare

    The Thirteenth Princess by Nina Clare

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The true story of the twelve dancing princesses has now been recorded…. Thirteen sisters have grown up hidden away by their Uncle, who rules the kingdom by proxy. When the eldest sister marries, her husband will take the throne. But the king has no intention of giving up his crown...
  • Bittersweet by Michele Barrow-Belisle

    Bittersweet by Michele Barrow-Belisle

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    OPTIONED FOR A MOTION PICTURE. To save the Faery world and her mother’s life, Lorelei sacrificed everything, and the dangerous bargain she made in Nevermore had lasting repercussions. Now safely back in her own world, Lorelei seems the same to her highschool friends and her supernatural boyfriend...
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    fae  fantasy  young adult  paranormal  magic  length-long
  • The Midnight Prince by Angie Grigaliunas

    The Midnight Prince by Angie Grigaliunas

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    A bitter prince. A rejected servant. A revelation that could change everything. When Prince Kirran of the autumn fey returns home from war, all he wants is food, drink, and sleep. But with his older brothers dead, he’s now the only heir — and he needs a wife. As soon as possible. Which wouldn’t be a problem, except that he’s not over the girl who shattered his heart seven years ago...
  • Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce

    Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Love is a distraction when the Library is on the line. Despite being humans living in the Fae Realm, Viola, along with her brother Sebastian, have achieved their dream to become librarians and establish their own outpost library in the Court of Islands. When an attack on their way to the outpost separates them, Viola arrives alone, not knowing if Sebastian is alive or dead...
  • Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier

    Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Neryn has finally found the rebel group at Shadowfell, and now her task is to seek out the elusive Guardians, vital to her training as a Caller. These four powerful beings have been increasingly at odds with human kind, and Neryn must prove her worth to them. She desperately needs their help to use her gift without compromising herself or the cause of overthrowing the evil King Keldec...
  • Crown of Bitter Thorn by Kay L. Moody

    Crown of Bitter Thorn by Kay L. Moody

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Faerie is forever changed. Prince Brannick is still determined to become High King of Faerie but doing so will require support from the other courts. Many fae are still hesitant to back him because of the sins of his mother. He will have to offer favors and bargains that put him in danger. He wants to fight for his rightful place as High King...
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