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  • Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

    Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 133 ratings
    Tell me, little butterfly, what would you do for love? In the wake of a crushing defeat, Tisaanah and Maxatarius have been ripped apart. Tisaanah is desperate to rescue Max from his imprisonment, even as her people’s fight for freedom grows more treacherous...
  • The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 26 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...
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  • Song of Sorrows and Fate by L.J. Andrews

    Song of Sorrows and Fate by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 37 ratings
    "Sing with me, Little Rose."A storyteller with the power of twisting the tales of Fate never lives long. From the beginning, Calista has always told her royals this truth, but she's determined to break the chain of violence by avoiding the attention from the tricky Norns...
  • Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 29 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...
  • Lord of Gold and Glory by Lisette Marshall

    Lord of Gold and Glory by Lisette Marshall

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 110 ratings
    “There’s no taming a fae like the Silent Death …”Emelin has escaped the Crimson Court and saved Creon from the Mother’s chains. But her newfound allies bring dangers of their own. Thrown into a world of old feuds and thorny grudges, she needs all her ingenuity to keep the Silent Death safe from his friends-turned-enemies...
  • 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...
  • Dreams of the Necromancer by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Dreams of the Necromancer by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Digging up the past might be digging her own grave.Marguerite went in search of answers. The ones she found led her to only more questions…and down a very dangerous path.Doctor Gideon Raithe claims that she has every right to hate him, and yet all she feels is drawn to him. The Ordo ut Solis, a secret order of holy warriors against the dark creatures of the world, wants her help to contain him...
  • Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau

    Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    The fae gods have woken…and they’re merciless.Sabine finally had a chance at a life with Basten. Simple. Free. But gods and men conspired to rip them apart. Now, on the eve of war, Sabine is trapped in her father’s secret-shrouded court, prized as the gods’ new plaything. She clings to memories of Basten, the only thing that grounds her in the dangerously bewitching new world...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  dark  fantasy  fae  paranormal  m-f
  • Wit'ch Star by James Clemens

    Wit'ch Star by James Clemens

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The three deadly Weirgates are destroyed but the threat of the Dark Lord remains. And so Elena and her companions have gone their separate ways to prepare for what is yet to come. Elena herself has journeyed to the beautiful city of A'loa Glen, there to recover her strength and spirit. Enter Harlequin Quail.Some might call him a fool, but the little man in the jester's suit claims to be a spy...
  • In the Wake of the Wicked by V.B. Lacey

    In the Wake of the Wicked by V.B. Lacey

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Wherever she goes, darkness follows.An orphan with a tragic past and a penchant for wicked deeds, Rose Wolff has never been accepted by her people. She’s learned to live in the darkness, content with her Alchemy magic and her quiet apothecary...
  • The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

    The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 12 ratings
    “A labyrinth of a book—vast and intricate, full of fiendish twists and clever traps—with a deeply human heart at its center. It's thrilling, romantic, often tragic, and always funny; I'm obsessed.” —Alix E...
  • A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain

    A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service...
  • Long Live the Soulless by Kel Carpenter, Lucinda Dark

    Long Live the Soulless by Kel Carpenter, Lucinda Dark

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 32 ratings
    She died protecting the man she loved. She died by his hands. And on that blood soaked grave, vengeance grew.Quinn Darkova leads a listless existence in the dark realm. As honored guest and beloved by Mazzulah, she wants for nothing. But when Risk enters the realm to save her, the dark god can’t resist a good bargain.Lazarus is not the man he once was...
  • Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta

    Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Escape the trials, lose the crown—or rebel, risking everything to save the realm.I've exposed the queen for the tyrant she is. Now it's time to show the kingdom of Embermere who I am.A rebellion has been gathering force against the queen. It needs only a spark to gain momentum. It needs the secret heir.First, I must survive the Wilds—savage, brutal, and even more dangerous than the queen herself...
  • Blood and War by Belle Walker

    Blood and War by Belle Walker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Loyalty and love can ruin you. But hope is the deadliest of all. For ten years Demitria Collins has fought the creatures of nightmares to protect the one person she has left. With a rising string of demon attacks on the forefront, she knows it’s only a matter of time until they’re next...
  • Fate of the Five: Veil of Vasara by Niamh Rose

    Fate of the Five: Veil of Vasara by Niamh Rose

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new King needs a new Queen after his parents are found dead, but the Courting Season opens his Palace to candidates from all across the Five Kingdoms, including one who has been sent there with her brother...to win and kill himAthlionSorcery is banned yet vital for the world's survival...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  horror  magic  fantasy  queer  paranormal  dark  m-m
  • Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gods aren’t born, they’re made.I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods called Asura.I’m told that I’m a demigod, that there are others like me, brought to this world to replenish their dwindling numbers...
  • Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Prequel to the Devil's Playground Series.Can be read before or after Periculum...
  • Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine

    Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • Heretic Spellblade 7 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 7 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All-out war chokes Doumahr as two prophets battle it out to become the only goddess. Nathan's preparations will be tested, as this war will be won with ancient spells and forbidden magic, not sword and bow. He'll need to gather his battered allies and utilize every trick and spell he's learned to keep the war from spiraling out of control.Storm clouds loom in the east, however...
    Categorized as:
    magic  high fantasy  horror  fantasy  harems  demons  dystopian  dark
  • Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “You are a monster, Thea. The prophet told the realm of your monstrosity. You will crumble kingdoms. You will kill kings. But the real question is, which kingdom will you be a monster for?”All Thea wants is freedom and a sense of belonging. Trapped in Exile along with all of the other elite magic users, she can't fathom a life beyond her confinement, let alone remember the life she had before it...
  • Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Warrior of the Drowned Empire is the highly-anticipated fourth book in a sensational romantic series. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Danielle L. Jensen, and Rebecca Yarros. The Guardians have returned. As Moriel's reincarnation nears, Lyr is determined to fulfil her harness the power of the red shard and defeat him...
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Follow the white rabbit. . .Tick.Jupiter only ever wanted an adventure, but she never should have gone searching for one. It finds her in the form of a white rabbit with silver eyes.Tock.When that same white rabbit turns out to be the White Rabbit from the story books, she can’t contain her curiosity. She follows him down the rabbit hole and drops right into Wonderland...
  • The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich

    The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 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...
  • Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort

    Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Trading one prison for another, one kingdom for the next—there’s no escape for Ayna.Myron is free, but freedom comes at steep cost.Back in Erina’s gilded prison, Ayna has one goal: escape. But with the King of Tavras holding her captive and her sister’s sacrifice keeping her from running, she’s forced to play a dangerous game. If she fails to outmaneuver Erina, she'll never break free...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  magic  fantasy  paranormal  dark  fae  length-long
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  new adult  fantasy  found-family  fated-mates  fae  dark
  • Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort

    Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trading one prison for another, one kingdom for the next—there’s no escape for Ayna.Myron is free, but freedom comes at steep cost.Back in Erina’s gilded prison, Ayna has one goal: escape. But with the King of Tavras holding her captive and her sister’s sacrifice keeping her from running, she’s forced to play a dangerous game. If she fails to outmaneuver Erina, she'll never break free...
  • 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...
  • Court of Claws by Briar Boleyn

    Court of Claws by Briar Boleyn

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 42 ratings
    He will drown kingdoms in blood for her sake. Bound to a man she hates more than she ever thought possible... Everything Morgan Pendragon knows and loves is gone as she wakes in the dangerous court of the Siabra. The man she was falling in love with is dead, and in his place is a man she barely knows...
  • Daindreth's Empress by Elisabeth Wheatley

    Daindreth's Empress by Elisabeth Wheatley

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 14 ratings
    An empire can have only one ruler. Amira Brindonu Fanduillion has been crowned alongside her husband, the rightful heir to the Erymayan Empire. They have survived assassination attempts and schemes within the palace to retake the throne and begin their reign. It appears to be their moment of victory, until reports of a rampaging demon horde reach them from the countryside...
  • 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...
  • Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton

    Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 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 Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Heliacle has risen.But it wasn’t without a cost. After being freed from her ordeal in Lylican,Amylia begins to heal as she forges a new life in Asteryn. But within its borders, bonds are being strained to the limit.Old wounds test the strength of those closest to each other.The eight territories of Labrynth are still dangerously divided, human distrust of Wytchlings cleaving them apart...
    Categorized as:
    magic  new adult  high fantasy  fantasy  fae  dark  paranormal
  • 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...
  • Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco

    Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    That day at the Armantrea market was the same as any other, until a tall, beautiful stranger appeared and snapped his fingers.In an instant, my world disappeared, replaced by his strange land. I’m suddenly surrounded by foreign accents, mysterious, magic-wielding Astrales like Xander, and powers I never knew existed.Except, in Xander’s eyes, I belong here...
  • The Dark Defiles by Richard K. Morgan, Ричард Морган

    The Dark Defiles by Richard K. Morgan, Ричард Морган

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The final part of Richard Morgan's fast-moving and brutal fantasy brings Ringil to his final reckoning and sees the world tipping into another war with the dragon folk. And, most terrifying of all, the prophecy of a dark lord come to rule may be coming true very close to home ..
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  magic  horror  fantasy  queer  dark  m-m  war
  • The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg

    The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A scientific young woman probes the mysterious death of her magically gifted sister in this quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy sequel to The Spirit Lens.Anne de Vernase is fighting to hold herself together as scandal and tragedy tear her family apart. Her father remains at large, convicted of treason and murder thanks to her own testimony—and his pursuit of depraved sorcery...
  • Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    RykerLost 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?KyaHaving just evaded the clutches of death, Kya is now bound by the nightmare of her reality...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  new adult  fantasy  fated-mates  fae  witches  dark
  • Court of Ice and Ash by L.J. Andrews

    Court of Ice and Ash by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 83 ratings
    She chose him. He chose revenge. But some choices have deadly consequences.When Elise agreed to break a vicious curse over the man she loved, she never imagined he was a lost fae prince. But Valen left her to carry out vengeance for his slaughtered family. So when she joins the outlaw fae in their uprising against her own sister, all Elise wants is to forget the prince who holds her heart...
  • The Elysean Trials by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Trials by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Elyseans are so wise… Elyseans are so beautiful…. Elyseans are divine…Elyseans are power hungry assholes with a god complex. Yes * gasp * I said it. Sue me and bring out your pitchforks. Unfortunately for me, the deadly Elysean Trials are right around the corner...
  • Vicious as a Darling by Kendra Moreno

    Vicious as a Darling by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beware the happy thoughts... Neverland has one rule: never grow up. So why is everyone suddenly aging? Wendy Darling knows two things. 1. She came to Neverland as a child. 2. After being frozen at sixteen for as long as she can remember, she's suddenly getting older. There's something wrong with Never Never Land and Wendy is determined to find out what it is...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  pirates  paranormal  dark  length-short
  • 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...
  • Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Something wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get...
  • Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I have been captured by the shadow fae, and it's my fault.They had us surrounded, trapped, and I did the only thing I could think of to save Zayden, Ajax and Rykon. In that moment, the only thing that mattered was keeping them safe...
  • 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...
  • Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The stars are not what they seem. So look away; they’ll whisper you your fate.Iyana’s only ambition in life is to become a healer like her grandmother, but that all changes when her village is attacked by a neighboring kingdom. She desperately calls upon the heavens for salvation and the stars respond, yet not as she had ever imagined...
  • The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford

    The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the fifth and final novel in the Five Crowns of Okrith romantasy series from bestselling author A.K. Mulford, a young fae warrior is hellbent on winning the Eastern Court crown, but when her fated lover—and hated nemesis—Ersan enters the trials she struggles to balance the competition and the chance at love...
  • Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt

    Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Wonderland is just a story....Ally spent her whole life being told Wonderland was just a fantasy, nothing more than a story that lived inside her mother's head. All it took was a tumble through a mirror to prove that was a lie. Now she must find her place within this world of madness without losing her sanity in the arms of the Mad Hatter...
  • 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: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 22 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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