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  • The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Scorio 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...
  • Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Scorio 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...
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  • Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist

    Magician's End by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Three 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...
  • The Mountains Rise by Michael G. Manning

    The Mountains Rise by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From the dark depths of the past, comes the tale of the first wizard of Illeniel. Daniel Tennick lived simply, a young shepherd with few troubles and little to occupy his mind, until the warden appeared. Daniel’s power awakens, and he finds himself hunted by the servants of the cruel and uncaring forest gods...
  • Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton

    Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    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 Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich

    The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    Before he was the Fire Court Third, he was the Reaper.And before he was the Reaper, he was her Ash Rider.Moranna. The Baroness of a colony hidden away on the Southern Islands. She works tirelessly to keep some of the most powerful Fae of the realm safe from those who seek to use them for their gifts.Or that's what Rayner has always believed...
  • ENNEAD Vol. 4 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito

    ENNEAD Vol. 4 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ON THE BRINKThe mirror’s power—and its consequences—are slowly coming to light. Filled with remorse about what he did to Seth, Horus teeters on the brink of a decision that will affect the future of Egypt—and his relationship with the god of war...
  • The Spirit Stone by Katharine Kerr

    The Spirit Stone by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Prince Dar of the Westlands calls the new fortress of Zakh Gral "a dagger laid against our throat." It was built by the Horsekin, ancient enemies of his people. To destroy the threat, the elven prince has called upon his dwarven and human allies. Their leaders know that if the Westlands fall, their own throats will feel the dagger next...
  • The Court of Five Thrones by Pia Foxhall

    The Court of Five Thrones by Pia Foxhall

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Gwyn ap Nudd - newly crowned King of the Unseelie Kingdom - is saddled with a broken Court, not knowing who he can trust, while the bright Seelie Court bears down upon them, seeking to depower the Unseelie Kingdom once and for all. His lover and Advisor, waterhorse Augus Each Uisge, is unloved by many, fielding multiple assassination attempts...
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    fae  magic  high fantasy  bdsm  fantasy  m-m  dark  hurt-comfort
  • Curse of the Sun and Stars by Zara Storm

    Curse of the Sun and Stars by Zara Storm

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    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...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  high fantasy  fae  fantasy  dark  horror  paranormal
  • Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ryker 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...
  • Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

    Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek sayingThe great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent.The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed...
    Categorized as:
    magic  high fantasy  new adult  fantasy  queer  historical  dark  death
  • Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

    Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The second in Ed McDonald’s Chronicles of Redwinter, full of shady politics, militant monks, ancient powers... and a young woman navigating a world in which no one is quite what they seem.The power of the Sixth Gate grows stronger within Raine each day—to control it, she needs lessons no living Draoihn can teach her...
  • Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks

    Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Discover the origins of Durzo Blint in this original novella set in the world of Brent Weeks' New York Times bestselling Night Angel trilogy."I got a bit of prophecy," the old assassin said. "Not enough to be useful, you know. Just glimpses. My wife dead, things like that to keep me up late at night. I had this vision that I was going to be killed by forty men, all at once...
  • The Barbaric Fae's Soul by Lola Glass

    The Barbaric Fae's Soul by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    I formed a temporary mate bond with the unseelie king… but he wants to make it permanent.And with the klynnas now hunting us down, we don't have time to worry about a relationship.Friends with benefits?Maybe.But now that the klynnas are attacking and our world is changing, I can't risk falling in love again...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  humor  shapeshifters  dark
  • Nightstrider  by Sophia Slade

    Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When a vicious night terror lords over the waking world and the dream world, his greatest weapon, a winged assassin born of a nightmare, will have her vengeance.Wren has spent her life doing the bidding of her cruel creator Para Warwick in the dream world known as the Reverie. When she learns of a weapon with the power to destroy him, she jumps at the chance to steal it...
  • Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine

    Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    I thought I was a fake, a spiritual guide doling out nothing more than a placebo effect to the pack. Turns out I’m more legitimate than anyone realizes—and more deadly.It doesn’t matter whether I’m the real thing or not, whether the pack has accepted me or not, because Duncan’s mate never will and she’s in charge. As long as he still wants me in his bed, she’ll want me in a grave...
  • The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    She fell in love with the charming lord. Now, she has to learn to live with the dragon.The revelations of Wylhier have Cera questioning the nature of her relationship with Isael. Meanwhile, Isael finds himself reevaluating his priorities as a figure from his past reemerges.Esryian Tales is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • A Pocket of Lies by R.A. Sandpiper

    A Pocket of Lies by R.A. Sandpiper

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    BLOOD 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...
  • Sacrificed to the Fae King: The Complete Series by Lola Glass

    Sacrificed to the Fae King: The Complete Series by Lola Glass

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Marry the king, save the world.When the fae came, their magic brought destruction that only stopped when we offered them the one thing they Wives for their kings.I was selected "at random".Sacrificed to the fae.But the sexy, infuriating king I'm paired with doesn't want my body or soul; he wants my help.Thanks to some kind of prophecy, he and his people think I can get them back home...
  • The Heir of Vasilica by C.C. Davie

    The Heir of Vasilica by C.C. Davie

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I was born in blood and pain. I should have been thrown to the wolves with my mother’s body, my soul destined to roam the woods with my sisters. But fate laid its cold hand on me as I entered this world, wrapping its icy fingers around mine and leading me towards a life I could so easily have never seen.My name is Lyrik Damaris.And this is my story...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fae  fantasy  dark  f-f  paranormal  queer
  • The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams

    The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Beware 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 ratings
    What 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...
  • Blind Girl by Mary E. Twomey

    Blind Girl by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Fantasy AdventureStumbling blindly through too many ups and downs wasn’t how Rosie was hoping her life would turn out.With her sight still gone, it becomes harder and harder to find her way. Still, she’s determined to heal as many cursed citizens as she can find, restoring their lives to them at much painful cost to her...
  • Cunning as a Trickster by Kendra Moreno

    Cunning as a Trickster by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is a weapon. . .Evangeline is used to being sought after. As a star, her power is a deeply coveted prize, but when she finds herself in yet another dungeon, she’s starting to wonder if she’s destined to a life of imprisonment. She only wants to be free, but the worlds are desperate to keep her from living a life unburdened...
  • Blood Moon Sanctum by Zian Schafer

    Blood Moon Sanctum by Zian Schafer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    ‘Daughter of the Blood Moon’ they call her. ‘The winner of the war’ they said. ‘The princess that will bring the gods back’ they claim.War is waging between the Black Bloods and the Paragon Dawn. The time has come for the other kingdoms to pick a side...
  • Fires of Hatred by Erin O'Kane

    Fires of Hatred by Erin O'Kane

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Fires 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...
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    fae  magic  new adult  high fantasy  poly  reverse harem  fantasy  dark
  • When Kingdoms Fall by Callie Dahl

    When Kingdoms Fall by Callie Dahl

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Men feared monsters. Yet fear made men do monstrous things.The gods are gone, leaving three races divided, broken, and without balance. All that remains is a curse. One to haunt and devour the mortals for their unholy betrayal. A Mortal Girl. . . Traifton has two rules: Never leave the safety of the walls and never enter the Wylan Woods. Those who enter never return...
  • A Night Without Whispers: Odrin's Story by Piper C.J.

    A Night Without Whispers: Odrin's Story by Piper C.J.

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The life, love and backstory of Odrin the Reever.Intended to be read after "The Night & Its Moon"available only on the author's website at pipercj...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  queer  demons  dark  paranormal  length-novella
  • The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A gender-flipped Die Hard set in a mysterious castle, Cameron Johnston's The Last Shield is an engaging fantasy read, perfect for fans of John Gwynne and Mark Lawrence.The ancient forest realm of Sunweald is bordered on two sides by far mightier nations – a precarious situation...
  • Of Prophecies and Pomegranates: A Dark Fates Novel by T.C. Kraven

    Of Prophecies and Pomegranates: A Dark Fates Novel by T.C. Kraven

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 12 ratings
    A spicy retelling of Persephone and Hades and the first in the Dark Fates series, centering around Greek deities and Otherworlders, for fans of Sav R. Miller, Jaysea Lynn, and Katee Robert.Persephone, Goddess of Spring, struggles to meet the impossible demands of her overbearing, manipulative mother, Demeter...
  • Lady of the Lake by Colubrina

    Lady of the Lake by Colubrina

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hermione and Draco team up after the war to overthrow the Order and take over wizarding Britain. "I don't even especially mind belonging to you most of the time," he closes his eyes and just breathes for a bit, savoring not being in pain. Finally he adds, "Just… try to take better care of your toys." Dark Dramione...
  • Shadow of Fire by Kate Schumacher

    Shadow of Fire by Kate Schumacher

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A potent power is about to be unleashed. Forbidden and forged in flame.Control over the elements is a gift from the Gods, but since the creation of the Rift, fire magic has been outlawed in Merawuld. The Rift is a source of mystery, fear, and, for some, a tempting source of power...
  • The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel

    The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 5 ratings
    Raised with her brother by a brutal faerie warrior, Liserli Vaelus has grown bored of her small village life—and bored of the small village romance she has let herself enjoy.When she breaks the law to go to Shyal, the bustling faerie city full of magic, Liserli has to face the consequences. She must serve the faerie court, and its three princes, one of whom is intent on tormenting her...
  • Blade and Thistle by Jacinda Hale

    Blade and Thistle by Jacinda Hale

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Her father’s army came to conquer their homeland, but the barbarians of the Harrows will be the ones to conquer her. Vasenia has hated her life in Eretamia ever since her father, Imperator Supreme of the Sadoran Army, forced her to join him on his military campaign in the gloomy, backwater colony far away from the high society of the capital...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  dark  horror  paranormal  length-medium
  • House of Shifting Tides by Olivia Wildenstein

    House of Shifting Tides by Olivia Wildenstein

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Dive into the first standalone spin-off of the bestselling series and Booktok sensation, The Kingdom of Crows. Cathal's story takes place right after the events of House of Striking Oaths and should be read in order.TWICE UPON A TIME, A PRINCESS FELL IN LOVE WITH A BEAST.I was reborn with no memory of my previous life and no powers, save for transforming into an aberration most wish eliminated...
    Categorized as:
    fae  new adult  magic  paranormal  horror  dark  fantasy  length-long
  • The Adversary by Erin M. Evans

    The Adversary by Erin M. Evans

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In the 3rd book of the multi-author SUNDERING series kicked off by New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore, the award-winning Erin M. Evans throws her signature character Farideh into a maelstrom of devilish politics and magical intrigue...
  • Revelation by Carol Berg

    Revelation by Carol Berg

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Two years after his battle with the Lord of Demons, Seyonne is tired, troubled, angry, and frustrated. As Ezzaria's only remaining Warden, he carries the entire burden of the worsening demon war on his shoulders. But a demon encounter unlike any in Ezzarian memory leads Seyonne to question everything he has ever believed...
  • Blood Queen by Caitlin Denman

    Blood Queen by Caitlin Denman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Death gave her the throne, now death is how she’ll keep it.She may be called the Blood Queen, but Layla will do anything for her kingdom's peace.As queen of a kingdom plagued by murders, Layla struggles to live up to the expectations her parents had of her. Whispers of rebellion and dissent grow daily, and a murderer stalks the townspeople...
  • A Dance With Fire by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    A Dance With Fire by Aleera Anaya Ceres

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Shula Azzarh is Fae……in a world where it’s illegal to be.Working at Piriguini’s Circus keeps her hidden in plain sight, but when a vicious accident exposes the truth of what she is, her safe game of hiding comes to an end. Taken by the emperor’s soldiers, Shula is forced into the hands of a mysterious Brotherhood, a group of humans hell-bent on eradicating her race completely...
  • The Bones of Benevolence by Lauren M. Leasure

    The Bones of Benevolence by Lauren M. Leasure

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Reckoning, Retribution and RuinPetra’s entire life has just fallen apart and come together all in a single breath. Against her will, she’s been promised to the Rebel King, head of a bloodthirsty army amassed by force. But now that her true bloodline has been revealed, not everyone is content to sit idly by while her powers are abused in the name of conquest...
  • Wing and Arrow: Zaccai's Story by Piper C.J.

    Wing and Arrow: Zaccai's Story by Piper C.J.

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This novelette follows Zaccai, Raascot's spymaster. We peer into his life in the military camps, and his complicated romance between a mortal woman and a fae male as we get to know Gwydir's troops, queer love, and the double-edged sword of espionage.Wing and Arrow is a part of the Gyrradin universe and meant to be read after The Sun and Its Shade, Book Two...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  queer  demons  dark  m-m  paranormal
  • Favor by Jessica Lynch

    Favor by Jessica Lynch

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Never ask a favor of a fae. As a rule, the fae don’t do favors.  It’s not how they’re wired. Capricious and self-serving, unless you have an unbreakable bond with one of the fantastical creatures, you can be sure that they have no interest in helping you at all...
  • Throne of Air and Darkness by Emberly Ash

    Throne of Air and Darkness by Emberly Ash

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Down, down, down. I am being pulled away, pulled apart, ripped at the very seams of my being. But a voice in the darkness, a name in the bitter cold air, pulls me back... She was never meant to be queen. But Veyka Pendragon sits the throne nonetheless, High Queen of Annwyn, Protector of the faerie realm...
  • A Fate of Onyx & Ivory by O'Junea Brown

    A Fate of Onyx & Ivory by O'Junea Brown

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When twenty-four-year-old Amira must provide for her family, she finds herself making a bargain with a clever witch that could possibly alter her life forever. In her pursuit to return home, she crosses paths with a savior – a powerful faerie – that transports her to an alternate realm she never knew existed...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  bwwm  paranormal  dark  horror  black-mc
  • The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel

    The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Raised with her brother by a brutal faerie warrior, Liserli Vaelus has grown bored of her small village life—and bored of the small village romance she has let herself enjoy.When she breaks the law to go to Shyal, the bustling faerie city full of magic, Liserli has to face the consequences. She must serve the faerie court, and its three princes, one of whom is intent on tormenting her...
  • The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie M. Liu

    The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie M. Liu

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    New York Times bestseller and Hugo, British Fantasy, Romantic Times, and Eisner award-winning author of the graphic novel, Monstress, Marjorie Liu leads you deep into the heart of the tangled woods. In her long-awaited debut story collection, dark, lush, and spellbinding short fiction you will find unexpected detours, dangerous magic, and even more dangerous women...
  • Crow by Candace Robinson, Amber R. Duell

    Crow by Candace Robinson, Amber R. Duell

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Revenge to take...He was banished to a cornfield. She was cursed to destroy Oz. Together they will seek revenge.Reva spent the last twenty years in her own purgatory, first as the Wicked Witch of the West, then banished to eternal darkness. Now that she’s returned from oblivion, Reva’s out for blood against the witch who destroyed her life...
  • The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

    The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A world-weary woman races against the clock to rescue the children of a wrathful tyrant from a dangerous, otherworldly forest.At the northern edge of a land ruled by a monstrous, foreign tyrant lies the wild forest known as the Elmever. The villagers know better than to let their children go near—once someone goes in, they never come back out...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  magic  fae  fantasy  horror  dark  historical  monsters
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