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A Court of Mist and Fury [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas, Melody Muze
The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’s spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart... -
Alpha Rising by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSupernatural war is on the horizon, and no one will escape unscathed.Enemy after enemy, foe after foe, has fallen before the combined might of the Romanian grey wolves and their allies among the supernatural races. But now the alliance doesn't fight a single supernatural threat. It's no longer a single coven of vampires, a lone deranged warlock, or a rogue pack that threatens their safety... -
Dragon's Gap: 4-5 Includes Love's Impulse by L.M. Lacee
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsL.M. Lacee's second omnibus edition in the popular fantasy-romance Dragon's Gap Saga.Ash & Olinda's StoryTo lose a whole life and not know why changes Olinda's perspective on who, and what she is. Discovering that myths and legends from the pages of fantasy are true, and you yourself are a myth, defies logic! For Olinda this is no story... -
Dragon's Gap: Dragon Shifter Romance Stories 6-7 Plus A Christmas Surprise by L.M. Lacee
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSet Includes Stories 6-7 Plus A Christmas SurpriseBook 6Will the Moon Goddess's Prediction come true? Thorn Moonwalker, King of the moon elves is traveling the universes seeking his Radiance, she who will mend his heart and save his people. The Moon Goddess has predicted Ciana Walker is his radiance... -
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Gods by Ednah Walters
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEirik has finally accomplished his mission, but he paid a steep price. Now he must start all over to prove his love to the woman he can't live without. But can he protect her from her kind without crossing the line? As new threats emerge, Celestia and Eirik will learn how far they must go to protect each other and their love... -
Radiant Fierce by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne lie began it all.I have become a traitor to my people, hated and feared by the ones I once protected, driven to destruction by the lies on which my life was based.Two traitors.Now, I have no choice but to escape with Nathaniel Shield into the heart of Fell, a land of dark creatures and brutal laws ruled by a cruel King, who wants us both dead.Three chances to survive... -
Trial by Heart by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe secrets behind the Kingmaker Curse are starting to unravel. Leslie’s initial excitement about formulating a plan to break the curse plunges into devastation when she realizes the personal cost. Each candidate has had to sacrifice what he wants most in the world, and one of them will pay with his life. Nothing can prepare her to learn one of the candidates is not who he claims to be... -
The Queen's Alpha Series Box Set #1-3 by W.J. May
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsUSA Today Bestselling Author, W.J. May brings her international bestselling series together in a box set limited edition collection! The Queen's Alpha brings you deeper into the world of shifters, fae, and magic.The Queen's Alpha Box Set Books #1-3ETERNAL - Book 1She will fight for what is hers.When the king is murdered, Katerina, his only daughter, must flee for her life... -
Forgotten Ashes by Kathryn Covens
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Asking someone to keep one deadly secret is selfish. Asking them to keep a second is unforgivable.”Briar Lennox enters the Iolite Academy ready to take her place as Luna of the shifter pack. Instead, she’s left reeling when the Alpha, a man she’d vowed not to let break her heart a second time, demands she renounce her position... -
Lion's Honor by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSometimes the Queen of the Jungle needs to lean on her King. Okay, she’s really not the queen and he’s totally not the king, but damn it, they need each other. Four years ago, werelioness Honor Mauer walked away from Ridgeville and hopped on a plane bound for London. She had college dreams and none of them included her pesky maybe-mate Grayson...Categorized as:
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Trial by Thrall by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNovella #2, Trial Series. After the shock of her first trial, Leslie believes she can handle anything, including turning into a magic elf or whatever the fae really are. But the differences between alpha werewolf Ben and Tristan - the enigmatic leader of the fae, whose abs and sexual prowess are the stuff of dreams - soon have her wading into new supernatural waters... -
Muddled Magic by Kat Lapatovich Healy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMisty examines the events that led to this inevitable family reunion and realizes the repercussions are worse than she or the Hawthornes ever imagined. The demons, and the fae, have come to collect... -
The Seer's Dragon by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Seer explores her Sight.A Dragon comes into his power.New friends and enemies push and pull them apart.But none of that will matter if they can't cross Solevar.Eirin, Drystan, and their renegade friends have escaped Torbaine for the last remaining haven city in Solevar, Mhaedin... -
The Seer's Sacrifice by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe days to fix the Time Stones are running thin.The Seer has fallen to Sun Sickness.The Blood Fire Throne still has no heir.After escaping the devastating battle between Mhaedin and Rangvald's forces, Eirin, Drystan, and their friends set out for Iilaedin, the Dragons' Fire Blood Throne, to fix the Time Stones.The journey, however, is difficult in more ways than one... -
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(Sur)real by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe final Judgement is here... My sisters hate their gifts, but they don’t know how lucky they are. They have a home and family. I have nothing. But, I am Courage, and I know my purpose. I exist for one reason only: to complete the Judgement. Olivia is blind, yet sees. And what she sees, she keeps to herself...Categorized as:
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Snowflakes by K.M. Shea
Though Rakel's battle with Tenebris is over, pieces of her story have yet to be told.Why did Phile the Robber Maiden travel to Verglas? How did Oskar become Rakel's attendant? And what became of Aleifr --the soldier who tried to assassinate Rakel? No one knew...until now... -
Meet Me in the Ether by Iris Lake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens when a beautiful liar, a cruel prince, a ruthless manipulator, a seductive enchantress, and a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to find the woman he loves, get tangled in the same web of lies and secrets?Neira Aroya is an exceptional liar and a skillful thief... -
Fire in the Blood by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA princess in a dragon-guarded tower. The prince who is to rescue her. The prince’s ensorcelled dragon. And one enchanted keep that might just be enough to kill them all... It’s widely known that Princess Kayami Koto is held captive in the Enchanted Keep by a dragon of great ferocity and skill... -
Blue Bear by Sable Sylvan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCurvy college intern Poppy Beaton was in Seattle for one reason and one reason only: for an internship at the Asher Lumber Company that could make or break her career... -
Cinderella Must Die by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCinderella is married to The Prince, and the Evil Stepsisters are banished to a pocket dimension for their punishment and rehabilitation. It’s Happily Ever After.Or is it?Jane and Charlie have been imprisoned for two years now, serving a sentence especially chosen by their stepsister as justice for her sufferings... -
A Beastly Court (A Witchy Romantic Urban Fantasy): Homesteader Hearth Witch: Book 7 by Kat Healy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brother imprisoned in the Unseelie Court.A fae bargain tighter than overworked bread dough.An entire town bespelled.Too bad I've been cursed to forget all about it.Most of the time.With the deadline of the winter solstice rapidly approaching, I have more to worry about than a spotty memory. Grandmother has put a lock on my magic, the very power I need to summon and anchor the portal to Elfame... -
A Clash of Embers: Clash Series by Britt Stark
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEveryone’s lives sit in a precarious balance, except Clara Artesia’s. Being a pawn in everyone else’s game forced her to make a choice between two men, and a final decision that would destroy her. Clara will continue her journey of self-discovery while learning of the true world in which she belongs... -
Beneath the Roots by W.K. Greyling
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings"Lots of talent here." --best-selling author D. FischerThe isle of Aure is an odd place. Half is buried under a perilous “cursed wood,” the other half is speckled with the ancient remains of a lost civilization. Aure’s newest inhabitants have made their homes on top of those ruins. Myths and legends abound. Stories about the fae are widespread, but never taken seriously...Categorized as:
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The Seer's Secret by Brittany Fichter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA failing warrior.A prince in pain.A city in the mountain where they and their loved ones hide from Solevar's curse. But this reality will soon shatter. For among the cursed ashes of Solevar, a Seer has been found.Eirin, the king's favored warrior-in-training, is going to fail her combat test. She knows this, as does everyone around her. This comes as no surprise, though... -
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Kiss of the Selkie by Tessonja Odette
A Little Mermaid RetellingA handsome fugitive seeking a marriage of convenience.A selkie with a lethal kiss sent to seal his fate…To evade a vicious sea queen’s clutches, selkie Maisie hides on land surviving as a thief. But when she rescues a human from drowning and illegally brings him to shore, she must answer for breaking fae law...Categorized as:
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Meet Me in the Ether by Iris Lake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a beautiful liar, a cruel prince, a ruthless manipulator, a seductive enchantress, and a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to find the woman he loves, get tangled in the same web of lies and secrets?Neira Aroya is an exceptional liar and a skillful thief... -
Meet Me in the Ether by Iris Lake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when a beautiful liar, a cruel prince, a ruthless manipulator, a seductive enchantress, and a man who is willing to do whatever it takes to find the woman he loves, get tangled in the same web of lies and secrets?Neira Aroya is an exceptional liar and a skillful thief... -
Taloned Heart by Emma Hamm
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan a dragon and an elf really save an entire kingdom? Lore has spent years dedicated to one purpose. Save the kingdom. Give her people the freedom they deserve, and show the humans that they were in the wrong. But when she finally returns with her dragon at her side, she realizes that some things are not so black and white. The kingdom they return to is not the one they have seen before...Categorized as:
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The Ruthless Fae King by Leia Stone
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... -
Dreams of Ice and Iron by Kayla Edwards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLocked inside an iron mask by the King of the Fey, Sable Erwyn Sylvana has waited ten years for freedom—and to take revenge on those who cursed her. But with every second that passes inside the mask, her soul begins to fade farther away. The memories of her loved ones and her former life become a blur, and soon she cannot even remember her own name...Categorized as:
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Over Hexed by Fiona Starr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat would you do if you learned you were the key to an ancient prophecy?Me? I've already signed on the dotted line, and not just because it's the right thing to do. It's because of the way they looked at me. There was no other choice. Turns out the three sexiest mages in The Society of Ancient Magic have their sights set on something other than perfect grades... -
Prophecy Awakened by Tamar Sloan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Eden starts at a new school during her senior year, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. Until she meets Noah, who immediately draws her in with his summer sky eyes and the secrets he hides behind them. Their connection is as inexplicable as it is undeniable. It's a connection that has Eden running and Noah burning to know more about this shy, wounded girl... -
Queen of Legends by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer barbarian prince promised Wren the world, and she left him in the dead of the night.With nowhere to go and price on her head, Wren goes into hiding and joins forces with the Kingdom of Myths to destroy the corrupt elf king and reclaim her kingdom, but it comes with a price.Killing her husband...Categorized as:
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Of Wolves and Wardens by Sylvia Mercedes
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsShe's his enemy. He's her target. But could they be each other's only hope?Brielle owes Granny Dorrel seven years of her life. Seven years of slavery, serving as the ward witch’s huntress in the depths of Whispering Wood.Dire is a werewolf, a former slave of Granny’s in his own right . . . and Brielle’s newest target... -
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Alpha Kaden by Midika Crane
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"Lock your doors. Hold them tight. Close your windows. Every night. Don't go out, in case he's there. Always live in total fear." Everyone knows of Alpha Kaden, a man of twisted riddles and cryptic puzzles. His identity is one of them. His touch, another. He is feared throughout all 13 packs for his reputation of stealing young women out of their beds...Categorized as:
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Marked by Sloane Murphy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWelcome to Black Water Academy. The school where all supes in the territory come to learn and master their skills as they come into their power. Eden DeMonford is just like every other teen starting at Black Water, or is she? With truths unravelling and suspicious people waiting in the wings, Eden must learn who she can trust and quickly… Before the secrets of her past catch up to her... -
Ilahara by C.M. Karys
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPrincess Asharaya Myrassar lost everything on the night of the Coup of Fire when the usurper queen, Aerella Argarys, slaughtered the royal family and claimed the throne of the fae kingdom of Ilahara. After seeking refuge on the human continent and leaving her magical past behind, Asharaya takes on a new identity: Shara, an assassin blessed with dark powers... -
The Silver Key by Kaitlyn Davis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis comes the second companion novella to the thrilling A Dance of Dragons series!Weeks have passed since King Razzaq discovered Princess Leena's affair and banished her lover from the kingdom. So when Mikza suddenly appears in the golden palace, chained and bound, Leena is floored. Even more mysterious is the man he travels with--a redheaded prince of Whylkin... -
Shadowborn Academy: Year One by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMy fate is in the dark, And my shadow there is real… The darkness likes to play in this world. It also likes to deceive. In the Enchanted Forest, secrets thrive and one girl desperately needs to find answers before it’s too late. That girl is Corvina Charles, a powerful Shadowborn—a human who touched dark magic and became something else. Something dangerous... -
Alpha Rising: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance by Sabrina Thatcher, Eden Beck
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe alpha has returned to his pack. But our welcome is far from warm. After all, we’ve brought with us a slew of problems. A turned human.A rogue succubus.A rival pack on our heels. I’m not dead yet, but whether or not I make it out alive is still yet to be seen. Roman, Elon, and Teague might do their best to protect me, but they can only do so much... -
Belle Lied by S.R. Nulton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Belle lied. If I have to hear her ridiculous story one more time, I swear I'm going to scream. Everyone knows her little fairy tale by now. Oh, the poor merchant’s daughter who selflessly goes to live with a beast and tames him with her beauty and sweet nature. Puh-leez! What a load of crock!"Nolana has been living in her siblings' shadows for nearly her whole life... -
Angel's Pain by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBriar needs just two things: blood and vengeance. The first sustains her immortal life; the second gives it meaning.First on her hit list is Gregor, the renegade vampire who schooled her in brutality, then betrayed and tortured her. To achieve her deadly ends, Briar joins the inscrutable Reaper and his misfit gang of vampires who are also hunting her old mentor...Categorized as:
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Ever After by Aya Ling
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKat has survived. She returns to Athelia as herself, Katherine Wilson. Edward, elated at learning she is alive, vows to bring her back to the palace. The obstacles, however, seem impossible to overcome. Marriage between a royal and a commoner is not recognized, not to mention that he is already legally bound to Katriona Bradshaw, who will do anything to keep her position as princess... -
Fate of Dragons by Alisha Klapheke
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDragons. Elves. And the last surviving human fated to save them from the sea.A flood is coming. The Sea Queen has a mad plan to drown the world.Only the magic of the Earth Queen can stop her.Vahly, the last human, was born to fill that role and wield the magic necessary to fight the rising oceans and save the dragons.But Vahly is the world's biggest disappointment... -
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Cat Love by Sunniva Dee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sexy thriller about the animal in all of us. Aidan uses his superpower to stabilize minds at the Hollyreed Specialist Hospital. Ulani uses hers to chase rats on rooftops. Until she’s caught and deposited in Aidan’s care. At the hospital, Aidan finds Ulani's room empty—save for a cat, whose fur retracts in favor of silky skin and a vamp-gorgeous femme fatale... -
Crystal Lake Pack: The Complete Series by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being expelled from college due to some fantastical circumstances, I come home and find my life has been a lie. As in, I'm not human. Never was. I'm a shifter. A wolf. My mom fell in love with my dad and ran away from her pack, but they've come to bring me back, to show me the life I missed. It's wrought with danger, multiple mates, and forbidden romance.. -
Of Dragons and Fae: Is a Fairy Tale Ending Possible for the Princess’s Hairstylist? by Tsukasa Mikuni
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“At last, I’ve found you, my Bondmate... -
Hemlock Veils by Jennie Davenport
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Elizabeth Ashton escapes her damaging city life and finds herself in the remote town of Hemlock Veils, Oregon, she is smitten by its quaint mystery; but the surrounding forest holds an enchantment she didn’t think existed, and worse, a most terrifying monster. The town claims it vicious and evil, but Elizabeth suspects something is amiss...Categorized as:
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Broken Kei by Jen Wylie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe time has come. Aro and Kei must head to the Were forests to heal the Fey. As always, obstacles stand in their path. This time it is not just others between them and their goal, but themselves. Kei is a battered and broken shell of who he once was. Aro still struggles with her addiction to riath and dealing with all the losses in her life... -
Feral for her Scent: Fated Mates Wolf Shifter Romance - Anthology Edition by Alex McAnders
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy past made me a lone wolf without a pack–– could I have found my fated mate?There’s something about Kendall Seers that my wolf would kill for. What is she, a shifter? Something else? She can’t be human. I could never fall this hard for her if she was.Then again, my instincts have been upside down since I left my alpha-less pack to explore the outside world. There’s no escaping my past, though...
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