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  • 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...
  • 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...
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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 Queen's Price by Anne Bishop

    The Queen's Price by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Enter the dark and sensual realms of the Black Jewels in this sweeping story in the New York Times bestselling fantasy saga of three young women who must navigate life within the powerful SaDiablo family—and come to terms with Witch, the Queen who is still the heart and will of that family.The Queen’s price is to stand against what you know is wrong...
  • 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...
  • Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot

    Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    “But heed this warning, and heed it well—your mate’s life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill.”With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed...
  • A Promise so Bold and Broken by Sophia St. Germain

    A Promise so Bold and Broken by Sophia St. Germain

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 24 ratings
    After saving her rebel friends on the final day of the election, Elessia is on the run.But the danger is far from over...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  war  dark  horror  paranormal  length-long
  • 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
  • Summoner 2 by Eric Vall

    Summoner 2 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Between his studies at the Varle Academy for Gifted Mages and his duties to the monster response team, Gryff will find himself fighting not just monsters, but bandits, thugs, and a local street gang as well. But hey, no one ever said becoming the world’s greatest summoner while also juggling three hot girlfriends would be easy...
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    magic  high fantasy  fantasy  harems  menage  poly  dark  paranormal
  • The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich

    The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 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
    · 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • The Blood of Doves by Melissa McSherry

    The Blood of Doves by Melissa McSherry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    As an orphan, Kasia was raised in the slums of Lethe, forced to steal and kill to survive, but somehow always managed to evade the law. Her luck eventually runs out when she finds herself on the brink of death. A handsome stranger rescues her, bringing her back to his realm. Once there, he informs her of her past, a past she refuses to believe to be true...
  • The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
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    magic  high fantasy  fae  fantasy  new adult  dark  paranormal
  • A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker

    A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Simple Truth is the second book in the slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy trilogy The Freckled Fate."After the enemy she captured reveals an earth-shattering truth, Finn finds herself in alliance with the one man she despised the most. Torn between her haunted past and her unclear future, she is determined to fulfill her promises at last, overcoming any hindrance in her path...
  • 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...
  • The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 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
  • 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...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  new adult  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...
  • 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
    · 23 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...
  • The Heart of What Was Lost by Tad Williams

    The Heart of What Was Lost by Tad Williams

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams’ ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! The perfect introduction to the epic fantasy world of Osten Ard, The Heart of What Was Lost is Tad Williams’ follow-up to his internationally bestselling landmark trilogy. Osten Ard inspired a generation of modern fantasy writers, including George R.R...
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    high fantasy  fae  fantasy  military  historical  war  dark  paranormal
  • 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...
  • 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...
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    fae  magic  new adult  paranormal  horror  dark  fantasy  length-long
  • Restoration by Carol Berg

    Restoration by Carol Berg

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    In the third Book of the Rai-kirah, Seyonne is besieged by doubt, madness, and visions that insist that he will destroy the world. Even his steadfast hope, that somehow Prince Aleksander is destined for greatness, seems doomed. For a royal murder sends Aleksander on the run as the Derzhi Empire crumbles around him...
  • 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
    · 32 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...
  • 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
  • The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg

    The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A blind mage teams up with an unlikely ally to save a friend and the world in this quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy adventure by the author of The Soul Mirror.   Indicted for crimes against the living and the dead, Dante the necromancer has become the most hated man in Sabria. Becoming blind by his enemy’s cruel vengeance only exacerbates his situation...
    Categorized as:
    magic  high fantasy  fantasy  mystery  paranormal  demons  dark  horror
  • 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...
  • A Throne of Ruin and Rose by Katherine Ann

    A Throne of Ruin and Rose by Katherine Ann

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An enchantingly dark tale of power and survival...Follow along as Riven, a seemingly mortal woman is lured from her village during a red moon night. By a twist of cruel fate, she finds herself being held captive, beaten and starved by Faye creatures she didn't know existed until now. All for a power she didn't know she had. She is faced with a decision, Take the easy way out and give in...
  • 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...
  • 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
  • The Iron Ring by Auston Habershaw

    The Iron Ring by Auston Habershaw

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Tyvian Reldamar—criminal mastermind, rogue mage, and smuggler of sorcerous goods—has just been betrayed by his longtime partner and left for dead in a freezing river. To add insult to injury, his mysterious rescuer took it upon himself to affix Tyvian with an iron ring that prevents the wearer from any evildoing.Revenge just got complicated...
  • Surrender: A Lily of the Valley Novella by Evie Kent

    Surrender: A Lily of the Valley Novella by Evie Kent

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    In the twilight hours of summer, he claims me.Always.SURRENDER is a standalone dark paranormal romance novelette set in the Lily of the Valley series...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  high fantasy  fantasy  paranormal  dark  suspense  witches
  • To Bleed a Kingdom by Ella Dawes

    To Bleed a Kingdom by Ella Dawes

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A bastard princeA fiery beauty A star-crossed love that will bleed through the realms...For over thirty years, the city of Seboia has barricaded itself against the Gods Cursed kingdom of Brecca and their monstrous creations. Now, the Soulless' numbers are swelling and their attacks are rising in frequency — an ominous prelude for the darkness sure to come...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  dark  horror  new adult  paranormal  length-long
  • A Kingdom of Monsters by Kate King

    A Kingdom of Monsters by Kate King

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Lonnie Skyborne’s life has been defined by secrets and lies, but now that her mother has been found alive she’s about to get some answers. Unfortunately in the royal court of Elsewhere, the truth won’t always set you free. The Everlasts remain imprisoned by an ancient curse, and Lonnie, Bael, Scion and Ambrose must figure out how to break it in order to finally get their happy ending...
  • A Secret Shared with Death by Ariella Isabella

    A Secret Shared with Death by Ariella Isabella

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    “Sometimes it's the people who hurt us the most that turn out to be our greatest love.”After watching my village be burned to the ground by elves, I feel the darkness stir below my skin and bones. This deep itch, and voiceless whisper tells me that there’s a way to get my revenge, if I only take the hand that’s offered to me...
    Categorized as:
    fae  high fantasy  magic  fantasy  new adult  dark  horror  paranormal
  • Her Dark Enchantments by Rosalyn Briar

    Her Dark Enchantments by Rosalyn Briar

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Wicked Fairy. The Mistress of All Evil. The villain of Sleeping Beauty goes by many names, but where did she come from?Myravelle Spinner grew up in a tower with only spiders, spindles, and stone walls for friends while her mother spun gold for the king...
  • The Curse of the Seelie King by Chloe Everhart

    The Curse of the Seelie King by Chloe Everhart

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    A BETROTHAL LACED WITH LIESA CURSE NOT EASILY BROKENTWO FATES INTERTWINEDRoselyne Vaughn, Princess of Althene, knew any betrothal to her would exist to better serve her father’s kingdom, but she’d never expected a betrothal to him—the ruthless Seelie King an ocean away...
  • The Dark Hand of Magic by Barbara Hambly

    The Dark Hand of Magic by Barbara Hambly

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Sun Wolf knew he had the power of magic, but he needed a master wizard to teach him to fully use his skills. But there was no one who could do the job. When he was called upon to help old friends against the ancient wizard, he did -- thus ensuring a curse that would be executed, unless Sun Wolf could harness his own powers and find a way out...
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