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Claimed by the Flame of Faery by Mallory Dunlin
I meant to slay the dragon—not save him.All my life, I've known what it means to be a human in Faery, and I've always fought back. But when my father attacks a half-dragon duke - and fails - I make the only bargain I can think my life for my his.I expect to be treated like a slave, but my new master keeps me in luxury...Categorized as:
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![These Immortal Truths by Rachelle Raeta]()
These Immortal Truths by Rachelle Raeta
Both epic and intimate, These Immortal Truths is a powerful and romantic historical fantasy that explores not only what it means to live forever, but what it means to live fully.A shapeshifting god. A divine peach. And a woman gifted with forever.Anna is used to hunger and hardship...Categorized as:
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![Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey]()
Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe long-awaited story of the founding of Valdemar comes to life in this 3rd book of a trilogy from a New York Times bestselling author and beloved fantasist.The refugees from the Empire have established a thriving city called Haven with the help of the Tayledras and their allies...Categorized as:
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![Faraway by Abigail Kelly]()
Faraway by Abigail Kelly
You're never alone in the water.Clementine Ortega is adrift. Isolated by her powerful abilities and left behind by a sister trying to forge her own path, she accepts a job no one in their right mind would ever agree a lifetime position on the barren Farallon Islands... -
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![Night Meets the Elf Queen by J.M. Kearl]()
Night Meets the Elf Queen by J.M. Kearl
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fourth and final book in J.M. Kearl's bestselling The Elf Queen romantasy series!Valeen, the goddess of night, fears no one and is never commanded by anyone.Layala Lightbringer has embraced her goddess side, Valeen, but she has the fight of her life against the Council of the Gods before she can reclaim her throne and immortality.No longer is she the confused, lost elf afraid of her power... -
![A Suitable Bodyguard by R. Cooper]()
A Suitable Bodyguard by R. Cooper
For nearly twenty years, noble families have torn the country apart battling for the throne. Until now, the Tialttyrin have avoided the chaos, since no other nobles will risk offending the mysterious, powerful fae by attacking their favorites. But as the violence encroaches into the Tialttyrin’s green valley, continued peace might require action...Categorized as:
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![Bound to the Orc Guardian by Krista Luna]()
Bound to the Orc Guardian by Krista Luna
Ooops! That grumpy orc I just met? Forget hello. I stripped him naked! It’s an accident, I swear. When I wind up in a fantasy world, I see this gorgeous older guy who’s green, and wonder, “What does he look like everywhere?” I don’t realize my new magical healing powers will make it happen! No regrets. Sturrm’s got muscles for days and one seriously impressive pierced package...Categorized as:
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![Wedded to the Wanton Witch by S.L. Prater]()
Wedded to the Wanton Witch by S.L. Prater
The Bargainer …Just like the fae of legend, Jonas Moen makes advantageous deals no desperate soul can turn away. A talented trickster, he’s amassed such great wealth he’s rumored to have more gold than the king himself. But there’s one thing he’s yet to acquire: a fae lord’s title. Born a commoner, he continues to be denied entry to the best the Lunar Court has to offer...Categorized as:
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![Fox of Fox Hall by R. Cooper]()
Fox of Fox Hall by R. Cooper
Throughout the kingdom of Kaska and into the countries beyond, they gossip about the scandalous Fox, the beautiful commoner who went from singing in taverns to being court musician and the king’s lover. But the king has grown distant and now seeks a proper consort, leaving Fox shut out of the king’s bedroom and uncertain of his place at court... -
![Winter Sun by Hollee Mands]()
Winter Sun by Hollee Mands
He’d do anything to keep her safe...except give her up.Declan lost her once. Never again. He is an archmage. Fearsome. Terrible. Divine. Yet deadly whispers dare echo in his ear. None more threatening than those of his still-incomplete mate bond and his love’s failing health. In a twist of irony, he must now protect his mate from the greatest danger she's ever faced...Himself...Categorized as:
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![Resurrect by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods]()
Resurrect by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA deadly disease has spread through the Blooming Courts of Tuatha.The louloudi are meant to flourish for a thousand years before they return to the Earth. Death has been a distant foe for so long, no one spares it any thought. Until now. As sickness sweeps through the kingdom, with the cure always just out of reach, the courts have never been filled with so many blossoms... -
![The Fallout by Everythursday]()
The Fallout by Everythursday
When does redemption begin? She likes to believe it is at the top of a tower, when a boy lowers his wand, his power, his control, his future in the ranks he had been promised and walks away to never be the same again.The question for Draco Malfoy, of course, was when it ended...Categorized as:
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![Power of Draken by Alex Lidell]()
Power of Draken by Alex Lidell
The next generation of the bestselling Power of Five must find their fated mate—and Kai’s just happens to be human... and his sworn enemy.ROWANI’m an alchemist, not a soldier. But when your mother is an ambitious war hero and your rare magic is the key to defending the kingdom from draken-riding fae, you don’t get a choice...Categorized as:
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![The Elven Healer's Apprentice by Elisa Rae]()
The Elven Healer's Apprentice by Elisa Rae
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMerlon, the king of Eldarlan’s healer, hides his soft heart beneath a prickly exterior. Despite a traumatic childhood, he strives to excel as a healer and an elf. But he gets more than he bargained for when he rescues a human woman from certain death right before being snared in the curse put on the king of Eldarlan... -
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![The Faceless Woman by Emma Hamm]()
The Faceless Woman by Emma Hamm
Once upon a time… A town will only suffer the presence of a witch for as long as she is useful. Aisling watches the flames lick her thighs and prays for a quick death. But when an Unseelie prince appears through the smoke, she does what any self respecting witch would do. She curses him. Bran should never have traveled to the human realm, and is shocked when a witch binds them together...Categorized as:
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![The Musician and the Monster by Megan Van Dyke]()
The Musician and the Monster by Megan Van Dyke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMusic says things words never can. I love you. I miss you. I’m sorry I killed you.Every night, Ceridwen Kinsley plays music on her rooftop for the spirit of her dead mother. A peaceful if odd ritual, until she witnesses a murder by something not quite human. The monstrous encounter earns her notoriety within the city and a visit from the reclusive Lord Protector Drystan Winterbourne...Categorized as:
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![Quartz Mountain by Audrey Lynn]()
Quartz Mountain by Audrey Lynn
Caught between two worlds, she holds a power that could change everything…Avery Hollis has always preferred being outside in the rugged Montana mountains than indoors. On an annual camping trip at Quartz Mountain with her twin sister, Avery wants nothing more than to explore the wilderness...Categorized as:
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![Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall]()
Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall
Romance Rules for Werewolves is a magical romantic comedy set in Charming Cove, a seaside village in Cornwall, England. It's a grumpy-sunshine romance between a sexy boat-building werewolf and a witch who's trying to start over. When she inherits a rambling old house from her grandmother, she gets the perfect opportunity. Sparks fly when the only available living space is with the grumpy werewolf...Categorized as:
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![Hades by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
Hades by Rebecca F. Kenney
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLet's get one thing straight. I never wanted Persephone to live in the Underworld.But I owed Peter Pan a favor, and even I don't want to screw over an influential Fae like him. So when he asked me to take Persephone to the Realm of the Dead with me, for her protection, I had to say yes...Categorized as:
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![Wendy, Darling by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
Wendy, Darling by Rebecca F. Kenney
A grown-up and depressed Peter Pan is fighting to protect Neverland from the realm-conquering Commodore Hook. When Peter's runaway shadow shows up at Wendy's workplace, she's eager for the chance to visit Neverland again, to help protect it--and sure, to see the Fae man she's been in love with for ten years... -
![Rift by CB Woods]()
Rift by CB Woods
Romantic fantasy fans will be swept away by this tale of fated mates, court intrigue, and a love that defies the gods who grasp for crumbling control over the realms between and below. The ties that bind often break us.So few understand how the weight of a crown breaks your neck and straightens your spine the way Lunar demi-goddess Astra does...Categorized as:
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![Ruin by Gillian Eliza West]()
Ruin by Gillian Eliza West
Oralia Solis hasn’t felt the touch of another in 245 years. Not without them crumbling to ash at her feet. Cursed by the bite of a daemoni, she has been sequestered away for the greater good of Aethera by her adopted father, King Typhon.King Renwick rules the rival kingdom of Infernis, the land of the dead... -
![Fated: An MM Hanahaki Novella by Zile Elliven]()
Fated: An MM Hanahaki Novella by Zile Elliven
Hanahaki is a fictional disease created in the fanfiction community in the early 2000s. According to the lore, a person can develop Hanahaki when they fall in love with a person so deeply they can’t live without them. Symptoms begin with a sore throat followed by intermittent coughing that eventually results in coughing up flowers... -
![Arctic Hearts by T.A. Note]()
Arctic Hearts by T.A. Note
What happens when a family of renowned monsters has a human child? They hide them away out of shame until they can toss them out for good...or at least, that's my story. I've spent my whole life cursing the Fates for the life I was born into, but that all changed when my brother whisked me away to an isolated cabin. He gave me a sanctuary, a place of freedom to be myself... -
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![Sexual Tyrannosaurus by Cassandra Gannon, Elizabeth Gannon]()
Sexual Tyrannosaurus by Cassandra Gannon, Elizabeth Gannon
Barbarism and passion inflame the pagan pleasure empire of the Dinosaurs! Discover a savage, primeval world whose only law is lust! Cassandra and Elizabeth Gannon bring you two never before published views of a world where dinosaurs hunt for passion in a prehistoric land of blood and romance, where desire roars hot and loud as a volcano!Lust & Fury! by Elizabeth The Dinosaur God-King claims... -
![End of the Forest by Zora Fox]()
End of the Forest by Zora Fox
Inspired by the poem “Goblin Market” and the myth of Endymion, this sizzling, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas or Scarlett St. Claire.Everyone knew to stay away from the wood at twilight. Maidens most of all... -
![I Fell Through A Portal And Into A Gargoyles Arms by Dana Isaly]()
I Fell Through A Portal And Into A Gargoyles Arms by Dana Isaly
After getting laid off from my job, all I want to do is go home, put on a Halloween movie, and take a hot bath to soak away my troubles. But things take a turn as soon as my head sinks below the water. When I come back up for air and open my eyes, I’m not in my bathtub anymore—I’m in the arms of a very large, very gray, very masculine man. Turns out, he’s a gargoyle, and I’m no longer in my world...Categorized as:
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![The Songbird & the Forest by Emma Elizabeth]()
The Songbird & the Forest by Emma Elizabeth
Ilex the Dryad has lived alone in the forest for years, content with only the trees for companions. Their greatest joy in life is feeling the sun on their face, until a woman with red hair rides into their forest astride a horse made of bone.Dahlia is a necromancer who has a knack for crafting potions... -
![A Court of Thorns and Roses Box Set by Sarah J. Maas]()
A Court of Thorns and Roses Box Set by Sarah J. Maas
Passionate, violent, sexy and daring ... A true page-turner - USA TODAY on A Court of Thorns and RosesFeyre is a huntress. The skin of a wolf would bring enough gold to feed her sisters for a month. But the life of a magical creature comes at a steep price, and Feyre has just killed the wrong wolf .. -
![The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun]()
The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA Coven Old Magic Stand-Alone NovelHis magic lurks in the shadows…I feel his eyes on my back with every step I take. He’s following me. Chasing me. There’s nowhere for me to go, nowhere to hide that he won’t find me. He moves in smoke and shadows. He is the darkness. He tracks my every move like a predator with gold glowing eyes in the night...
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