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Rise of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTo save my son, I would give up my soul. To survive this journey and stop those who face us I may have to do just that. My son is waiting for me to bring him home, to rescue him from the horrors he’s faced on his own. I won’t take the chance I will find him only to fail him again. Which means I must unearth a way to kill his captor, a man who is immortal... -
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Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCaught in the middle of two powerful forces, can Thea find a way to survive?The Archon has ordered a day of celebration to mark her ascension to power. While most people in the city are looking forward to a day off and an excuse to drink and eat too much, Thea and the rest of the city's Watch are on high alert... -
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![Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell]()
Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratings***OVER ONE MILLION READERS HAVE BEEN PLEASURED BY THE TEMPLE VERSE NOVELS. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…*** Fae are missing all over Boston, and apparently, no one else is suicidal enough to look into it. Good thing Quinn MacKenna—black magic arms dealer and Fae half-breed—has been searching for a way to earn back some of Boston’s goodwill after almost destroying the city…twice... -
![It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman]()
It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMidlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father... -
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![Moscow Mule by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell]()
Moscow Mule by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsQuinn MacKenna is on the warpath to save her bartender. Bear-tender…whatever.And it might just break Russia.In every person’s life there comes a point where well-meaning people mutter empty Hallmark Card platitudes like “it’s all downhill from here,” or “the only way to go now is up.”For Quinn, black magic arms dealer and potential Fae royalty, that time is now... -
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Bound by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMage Alex Verus is caught between a rock and a hard place in the eighth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned.Right now I wasn’t seeing Richard as the teacher out of my nightmares, he was just another Dark mage, and I looked into the future to see what would happen if I turned that knife on him instead.. -
![Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer]()
Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDaniel Faust – sorcerer, thief, and newly-minted Las Vegas crime boss – has debts to pay. One of those debts has just come due, an IOU to be paid in the form of a high-risk heist, and it’s a job he can’t refuse. The mark? Daniel’s arch-nemesis, a man with a Cheshire smile and the powers of a living god... -
![Tangled Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Tangled Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI never got involved in the dirt and the details of an investigation. I never let my preconceptions muddy a reconstruction. And I steadfastly refrained from ever allowing my past to dictate my future.At least until the one person I couldn’t lose went missing... -
![Idols and Enemies by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Idols and Enemies by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI knew that opening the letter from the sorcerer Azar would have deadly consequences.So we had prepared.We’d planned.We knew we might have to defend ourselves, our freedom. And that I might finally get a chance to exact the revenge I kept telling myself I wasn’t interested in exacting... -
![Unleashing Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Unleashing Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor twelve years, I had managed to separate my personal life from my professional life, becoming one of the best reconstructionists in the world — and proving to myself that I could do so on my own merits. Then I’d been forced into contact with my family, reuniting with someone I thought I’d lost forever, and rescuing my best friend... -
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Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe world itself in peril. Arrow’s sleep is being disturbed by nightmares that she cannot remember when awake. Her days are spent trying to build her new, simple, life in the human world and helping the shape-changers track down the last conspirators that tried to destroy the Erith. But the Erith want her help one last time... -
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Marked by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsMage Alex Verus is hanging on by a thread in the ninth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned.When Mage Alex Verus ends up with a position on the Light Council, no one is happy, least of all him. But Alex is starting to realize that if he wants to protect his friends, he'll need to become a power player himself... -
![The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer]()
The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDaniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever... -
![The Harbors of the Sun by Martha Wells]()
The Harbors of the Sun by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Series"Breathtakingly surprising and fun. For readers who missed earlier entry points to this delightful series, now is the time to get on board."—The New York TimesA former friend has betrayed the Raksura and their groundling companions, and now the survivors must race across the Three Worlds to rescue their kidnapped family members... -
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![Driven by Kelley Armstrong]()
Driven by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCains are known for being big, brutish and not-too-bright. The mutt clan embodies all the supernatural world’s worst stereotypes about werewolves. But not even the Cains deserve to be hunted down and skinned like animals.When young Davis Cain comes to the Pack for help, Alpha Elena Michaels can’t refuse him. It isn’t about morality or justice... -
![The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer]()
The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOut of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld... -
![A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson]()
A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA promise broken. Her future torn up. But she still has a job to do.Betrayed by her blood family, all Hallie's plans for her future are in ruins. She has no time to lick her wounds as Special Investigator Girard wants her help looking for some members of the elite who have gone missing in Hallie's territory... -
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Betrayed by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA missing war mage. Death in the heartland. Settling into her new life in the human world, the last thing Arrow expects is a request for aid from the Erith. The Erith’s favourite war mage is missing and Arrow is asked to investigate. For the first time in her life, she is allowed into the Erith’s fabled heartland... -
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A Usual Suspect by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe can see the truth, but when she's accused of murder, no one believes she's innocent.Hallie works as a skip tracer - hunting down people wanted by the law, for one reason or another. It's not glamourous, and it doesn't pay all that well. But it's legal work, and that's hard to come by in the cramped quarters of old town... -
![Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep]()
Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep
The hotly anticipated ninth novel in the hugely popular Elemental Assassin series finds Gin Blanco on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend. When a terror from the past threatens Gin’s friend and body-disposer, Sophia, Gin will stop at nothing to protect her, even if it means walking straight into a killer’s trap... -
![The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie]()
The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt's been six months since Lilly Hooper reunited with her family, friends, and magic.The Arcane Realm offers freedom and safety for all the witches who are rebuilding their lives and healing.But things are not as straightforward or as easy as they all hoped they would be... -
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Concealed by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fragile peace, a suspicious death, and secrets that could destroy everyone. Oath-bound to the arrogant Erith in exchange for her life, Arrow's freedom is days away when they set her one last task; investigate the death of a high-ranking shape-changer, one of their old enemies. The shape-changers suspect the Erith of murder and Arrow nearly becomes the first victim in a new war between races... -
![A Shifter's Revenge by Raven Steele, Ava Mason]()
A Shifter's Revenge by Raven Steele, Ava Mason
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Never kick me when I'm down, because when I get back up ... you're screwed." Briar should be living the easy life. She finally checked off the last name on her kill list. The new pack Alpha isn't an a-hole, and her smoking hot shifter boyfriend is finally ready to spelunk her bat-cave. But she should've remembered that life hates her... -
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Tainted by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeace at breaking point. A dark and ambitious conspiracy. A lethal adversary. Woken from sleep by intruders, Arrow is shocked to realise that humans have managed to break through her wards. This was no simple break-in. It quickly becomes clear this was just part of a series, and the Erith's ancient enemies may be involved... -
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![Wreaking Havyk by Faith Gibson]()
Wreaking Havyk by Faith Gibson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a Gryphon. The youngest biker mercenary in their family.She's a pawn. A mother who’d do anything to protect her son.Hayden “Havyk” Lazlo, youngest of the Lazlo brood, is finding his feet in the family mercenary business. The jobs he has taken so far have been cut and dried. This one? Not so much... -
![Catching Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Catching Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI preferred it when life came in tidy packages. When it didn't -- when something went awry -- I was exceedingly skilled at packaging it back up. It was my job to do so after all. I was a reconstructionist. I collected the puzzle pieces, then I gave those pieces to an investigative team to sort out. I didn't ask questions. I didn't offer answers. I saw. I recorded. I moved on... -
![Revealed by Vanessa Nelson]()
Revealed by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA killer caught, the mastermind still at large, and an exile growing into her power. Arrow’s freedom from the Erith is finally in her grasp. But there is a rogue magician at large. Ruthless, determined, skilled in unclean magic, the powerful rogue threatens everyone and everything, including the life Arrow wants to live... -
![Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer]()
Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMarie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty... -
![Wicked Hex by Megan Montero]()
Wicked Hex by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSome powers come with a price… My life is unrecognizable. I’ve never been in more danger. I thought I was safe at Evermore Academy. I thought we were finally making progress in this war. I thought I had people I could trust.I thought I could always count on Tucker…I thought wrong. But now all that’s changed. Alataris is coming for me with everything he's got, and no one is safe... -
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Five Down by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Downside Ghosts series has been called "gripping and brilliant," "a must-read," and "one of the best paranormal fantasy series available." Now all four previously published short stories set in this world are collected in one place, plus one new, never-before-seen novella... -
![The Most Wanted Witch by Donna Augustine]()
The Most Wanted Witch by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA darkness has settled over Xest, as roaming hordes of grouslies prey on the vulnerable. Witches and warlocks fear walking the streets, as lines are being drawn, and sides are taken. There’s only one way to stop the destruction coming, but tracking down an evil that doesn’t want to be found isn’t easy...Categorized as:
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![False Value by Ben Aaronovitch]()
False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsNow in hardcover, the eighth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm... -
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Air Bound by Christine Feehan
The sisters of Sea Haven, bound by the heart and the magical power of the elements, return in this soul-stirring new novel from Christine Feehan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spirit Bound... For as far back as she can remember, Airiana Ridell has always been aware of her extraordinary gift... -
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Destiny by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis fight has always been my destiny.In a previous life, I had run from it, and that choice was the death of me. That mistake went down in history, becoming a story that haunted my people for centuries.I won’t run this time. I’ve regrouped, collected my allies, and sheltered my people. Now, I go hunting. I can’t rest until my people are safe. I can’t stop until the ones we lost are avenged... -
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![The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFleeing Victorian London, a witch finds her newfound independence comes with all-new perils—both mortal and immortal.Forever untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents’ disappearances still strike her as unaccountably odd. Her sister’s questionable life and untimely death have left her shaken... -
![The King of Fire by Ilona Andrews]()
The King of Fire by Ilona Andrews
From the author's blog:"I followed the series since I was ten years old… Please write a little snippet so we know it’s not the end… Pllllllllleesas Pleeeeeease… If you write it, it will be real. I just want to know it’s real."It was a long email, the gist of which is that if we write something in the future of KD, then there would be world peace and end of famine and suffering. If only... -
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Bramble and Blood by Ashley Beasley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to St. Louis, home to mythological creatures, magic beings, and necromancer Eve Williams -expert on death and disappointment.Especially disappointment since being fired from a prestigious job a with the Druid Brotherhood - the elite law enforcement of the magical community and the only family she’s ever known... -
![The Living End by Craig Schaefer]()
The Living End by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAs the FBI closes in on the Las Vegas underworld, Daniel Faust -- grifter, thief, and sorcerer -- isn't the only one feeling the heat. Half-demon racket boss Nicky Agnelli is fighting to hang onto his empire, leaving a trail of dead informants in his wake, while Daniel's ex-girlfriend Jennifer rallies her forces on the street and aims her sights at Nicky's crown... -
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Cruel Enchantment by Anya Bast
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsView our feature on Anya Bast’s Cruel Enchantment. The Dark Magick series continues from this New York Times bestselling author. To keep her fae race from being eradicated, Emmaline Gallagher must retrieve an object of fae power from a locked ancient box. Only Aeric O'Malley has the forging skills to create a key... -
![The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn]()
The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPractical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch - she's a hunter.Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things - plants and men... -
![See No Evil by Pippa DaCosta]()
See No Evil by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Wanted dead or alive sounds like a lot more fun when it’s not my head on the block.” Word is out, the soul eater has gone rogue and not even the might of Osiris can stop him. Or so everyone believes. That would suit Ace just fine, but after he narrowly escapes an assassination attempt, he knows it’s just a matter of time before those around him end up in the gods' crosshairs... -
![The Lady in Glass and Other Stories by Anne Bishop]()
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories by Anne Bishop
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA magical collection of stories new and old spanning across all of Anne Bishop’s most beloved fantasy worlds.Here, together for the first time, the shorter works of New York Times bestselling fantasy author Anne Bishop are included in one dazzling volume... -
![The Search by L.L. Frost]()
The Search by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAddie is less than amused to find herself trapped in a haunted house. Especially since Kellen let her walk right into it... -
![Back from the Undead by D.D. Barant]()
Back from the Undead by D.D. Barant
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAnother work day, another case for the Bloodhound Files. But this time, Jace is truly stumped: How is she, a mere human, supposed to penetrate the dark heart of a child-trafficking ring of pire orphans—one that turns out to be part of a blood-farm operation, in the crime-ridden border city of Vancouver, British Columbia?Jace is in over her head... -
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![Endless Terrors by K.J. Sutton]()
Endless Terrors by K.J. Sutton
Every child had a monster in their closet. Not every child opened the door and slaughtered it.To protect the ones she loves, Fortuna has left behind everything familiar and dear.She can't let down her guard. She can't rest. She can't stop moving. Not if she doesn't want her ever-growing abilities to be used as a catalyst for a monster's entrance into the world... -
![The Element of Death by Becca Andre]()
The Element of Death by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBetrayed by the first woman he ever loved, James lashes out at Rowan, the man who won her heart. When James nearly kills him, he panics and strands them both far from home, leaving them to take shelter in an abandoned crematorium. But the decaying building isn’t unoccupied... -
![The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn Victorian England a witch and a detective are on the hunt for a serial killer in an enthralling novel of magic and murder.After a nearly fatal blow to the skull, traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London... -
![Ever Fire by Alexia Purdy]()
Ever Fire by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMagic & Fire burn... The Serenity of the Land of Faerie is threatened as the Unseelie Queen Aveta rages war against the three remaining Seelie Realms of Faerie. As Shade's powers grow, she finds she is running out of time to keep the war from spilling into the human world. Winter is growing in strength as the evil Queen's horrifying legions scar the land in their frigid wake. No one is safe... -
![Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly]()
Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFormer car thief Ray Lilly is now the expendable grunt of a sorcerer responsible for destroying extradimensional predators summoned to our world by power-hungry magicians. Luckily, Ray has some magic of his own, and so far it’s kept him alive. But when a friend from his former gang calls him back to his old stomping grounds in Los Angeles, Ray may have to face a threat even he can’t handle... -
![The Naughty List by Debra Dunbar]()
The Naughty List by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSam and her angel Gregory are off on a pre-Christmas vacation to a sleepy little town in the Alps. Sam looks for a decent spa while Gregory soaks up the history of local martyrs. What they don't expect is a series of murders - murders that take place every at this time and target the sinful in the town...
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