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Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCaught in the middle of two powerful forces, can Thea find a way to survive?The Archon has ordered a day of celebration to mark her ascension to power. While most people in the city are looking forward to a day off and an excuse to drink and eat too much, Thea and the rest of the city's Watch are on high alert... -
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Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt’s been two months since Perry Palomino and Dex Foray’s relationship reached a new turning point, two months since Perry started a new life in Seattle, and two months since their Experiment in Terror show took on a new partner, ex-Wine Babe Rebecca Sims, and found a new level of success. But whenever there is light in their lives, the madness still has a way of coming back in... -
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![Hunted by Vanessa Nelson]()
Hunted by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsUnsolved murders, supernatural creatures and civil unrest. Just another day.Problems keep piling up around Max. No sooner has she dealt with one set of supernatural creatures, than she's called to the city's mortuary to an unusual death. The city's most senior spiritual leader is also trying to get hold of her. On top of that, Bryce cancelled their date and hasn't been seen for days... -
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Kelpies Don't Fly by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCritter wrangler rule #15: Always look a gift horse in the mouth. And if it has sharp teeth, never, never get on its back.For ten years, Kyra Greene thought she was the only Valkyrie this side of the rainbow bridge. Until she gets a stunning message from her cousin, Gunora, asking for bail money.But facing the ghosts of her past isn’t on Kyra’s to-do list... -
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![The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson]()
The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"The hunt is over. After fifteen years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pretends to serve. The secret society called the Cancrioth is real, and Baru is among them. But the Cancrioth's weapon cannot distinguish the guilty from the innocent... -
![Surge by M. Sinclair]()
Surge by M. Sinclair
Find out what happens next in Surge - the 3rd book in The Storm Dragons' Mate... -
![Misplaced Souls by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Misplaced Souls by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSix years, three months, and two days ago, I was kidnapped by a black witch. Then forced to bear witness as she slaughtered witches and sorcerers across Europe, siphoning their magic and corrupting what she could of my own power in order to raise vanquished demons... -
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Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe world itself in peril. Arrow’s sleep is being disturbed by nightmares that she cannot remember when awake. Her days are spent trying to build her new, simple, life in the human world and helping the shape-changers track down the last conspirators that tried to destroy the Erith. But the Erith want her help one last time... -
![The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer]()
The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDaniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever... -
![The Harbors of the Sun by Martha Wells]()
The Harbors of the Sun by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Series"Breathtakingly surprising and fun. For readers who missed earlier entry points to this delightful series, now is the time to get on board."—The New York TimesA former friend has betrayed the Raksura and their groundling companions, and now the survivors must race across the Three Worlds to rescue their kidnapped family members... -
![Came Back Haunted by Karina Halle]()
Came Back Haunted by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA lot can change in three years.For Perry and Dex Foray, it’s been a step in the right direction, a step toward living a normal life. They’re happily married, they have their own media company, they’ve done what they can to leave their sordid and scary past behind them.But something has changed recently. Perry’s biological clock is ticking.Her sister, Ada, is going down the same path she once did... -
![The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer]()
The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOut of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld... -
![Werepanther 8: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs]()
Werepanther 8: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy crew of badass women and I have officially decimated the Order of the Nile, freed the legions of paranormal creatures the AON were using for gladiator fights, and seized possession of an awesome mansion. My business ventures are also booming, so things are definitely looking up.But there’s still the issue of several rogue Egyptian gods who are out for my head... -
![A Usual Suspect by Vanessa Nelson]()
A Usual Suspect by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShe can see the truth, but when she's accused of murder, no one believes she's innocent.Hallie works as a skip tracer - hunting down people wanted by the law, for one reason or another. It's not glamourous, and it doesn't pay all that well. But it's legal work, and that's hard to come by in the cramped quarters of old town... -
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![Betrayed by Vanessa Nelson]()
Betrayed by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA missing war mage. Death in the heartland. Settling into her new life in the human world, the last thing Arrow expects is a request for aid from the Erith. The Erith’s favourite war mage is missing and Arrow is asked to investigate. For the first time in her life, she is allowed into the Erith’s fabled heartland... -
![Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter]()
Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy rules for survival: Never trust a demon or make a deal with one. But trapped in the demon realm, I have no choice but to break both rules if I want to escape.What’s waiting for me on the other side? A bloodthirsty god who wants to kill me—did I mention it’s my mother? An unforgiving fae who doesn’t care that we’re related and wants me gone, at any cost... -
![The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie]()
The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt's been six months since Lilly Hooper reunited with her family, friends, and magic.The Arcane Realm offers freedom and safety for all the witches who are rebuilding their lives and healing.But things are not as straightforward or as easy as they all hoped they would be... -
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Concealed by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA fragile peace, a suspicious death, and secrets that could destroy everyone. Oath-bound to the arrogant Erith in exchange for her life, Arrow's freedom is days away when they set her one last task; investigate the death of a high-ranking shape-changer, one of their old enemies. The shape-changers suspect the Erith of murder and Arrow nearly becomes the first victim in a new war between races... -
![The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer]()
The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat... -
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Tainted by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeace at breaking point. A dark and ambitious conspiracy. A lethal adversary. Woken from sleep by intruders, Arrow is shocked to realise that humans have managed to break through her wards. This was no simple break-in. It quickly becomes clear this was just part of a series, and the Erith's ancient enemies may be involved... -
![Werepanther 5: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs]()
Werepanther 5: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy life has definitely changed since I discovered I was a werepather, but I would argue it’s changed for the better.Instead of a broke college student, I’m the owner of a lucrative lounge, and business just keeps getting better. Money is flowing in hand over fist, and I have my pick of sexy, intelligent, badass women... -
![The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre]()
The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBorn without a heartbeat or a soul, James Huntsman has never felt part of the mortal world. It’s an insecurity his abusive brothers reinforced daily, and with his very existence bound to theirs through the alchemically altered blood they share, James has always been at their mercy. All that changed when James found a home within the magical community and fell in love... -
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Revealed by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA killer caught, the mastermind still at large, and an exile growing into her power. Arrow’s freedom from the Erith is finally in her grasp. But there is a rogue magician at large. Ruthless, determined, skilled in unclean magic, the powerful rogue threatens everyone and everything, including the life Arrow wants to live... -
![Dark Hope by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Hope by Christine Feehan
Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards—and the battle won’t just be for the survival of her remote village, but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians... -
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![The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine]()
The Nowhere Witch by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGetting back to Xest was the easy part. It’s staying here that seems to be the problem.I have three hags, also known as Xest Immigration, hot on my tail trying to deport me back to Salem. The wall I built in the Unsettled Lands is in jeopardy. Hawk, a man who was once my ally, can’t decide if he wants to lead the horde trying to drive me out or kiss me... -
![Haunted by Barbara Cartland]()
Haunted by Barbara Cartland
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter serving with distinction in his Regiment with the Duke of Wellington, civilian life bores the handsome Marquis of Heroncourt and he fills his time with empty affaires de coeur that bore him even more. But when his demure, humbly-dressed but beautiful young neighbour Lady Mimosa Field arrives unannounced at his ancestral home, Heron Hall, to beg for his help, he is instantly intrigued... -
![Wicked Hex by Megan Montero]()
Wicked Hex by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSome powers come with a price… My life is unrecognizable. I’ve never been in more danger. I thought I was safe at Evermore Academy. I thought we were finally making progress in this war. I thought I had people I could trust.I thought I could always count on Tucker…I thought wrong. But now all that’s changed. Alataris is coming for me with everything he's got, and no one is safe... -
![A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer]()
A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash... -
![Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs]()
Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNo one knows why it started, but the monster invasion all began right here, in Heathen Row.Ever since, men all over the world have been on the menu. And women have been at the frontlines, hunting the predators.But in a world where women are over-armed, over-paid, and under-satiated, Chris Hart isn’t staying safe inside while the monsters come out to feast... -
![Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer]()
Dig Two Graves by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDaniel Faust is back from hell and out for blood. He has a new face and a deadly mission: to find the tiger-queen Naavarasi and his own traitorous brother, and put them both six feet underground.But when Naavarasi’s shape-shifting minions abduct one of Daniel’s own, it’s time for a desperate rescue... -
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The Fifth Essence by Becca Andre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAddie Daulton has never backed down from a challenge. After all, doing the impossible is what makes her a master alchemist. So when she learns that her best friend, James Huntsman, has been banished from the mortal world, she believes she can get him back. But finding James isn’t her only problem... -
![The Most Wanted Witch by Donna Augustine]()
The Most Wanted Witch by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA darkness has settled over Xest, as roaming hordes of grouslies prey on the vulnerable. Witches and warlocks fear walking the streets, as lines are being drawn, and sides are taken. There’s only one way to stop the destruction coming, but tracking down an evil that doesn’t want to be found isn’t easy...Categorized as:
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![Red Rain by R.S. Black]()
Red Rain by R.S. Black
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRed Rain Pandora has been through hell and back. Literally. She’s been kidnapped and tortured, found freedom, and then lost it all over again. She’s now the newest pawn in the age-old war between Heaven and Hell. The Triad owns her mark, Asher owns her heart, but the demon Wrath might just own her soul. Death—aka Dean—is her constant companion in these final days... -
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Revenge by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI am vengeance. A bringer of fury.Love is a blade that could tear me apart.My bond with Striker Draven has been forged in blood.We fought for our freedom only to discover that our enemies are far more powerful than we thought.The Assassin’s Legion is hunting us like the monsters we are.But the students are now my family and I would die to protect them.Just as I would die to protect Striker... -
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![Toughest Deal by Alessa Thorn]()
Toughest Deal by Alessa Thorn
The occult group Aurora is closing in on the Edgeworths, and they are going to need Altun, the Sorceress of Istanbul, to help them if they are going to stay alive.'Toughest Deal' is the third book in 'Mercenaries and Magic,' a fast-paced, contemporary fantasy series full of morally gray characters, found family, passionate romance, and dark humor... -
![Howler's Night by Marie Hall]()
Howler's Night by Marie Hall
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Priest was back. Her home was safe. And Pandora had even managed to secure a powerful ally in the Zombie Queen. But in one fell swoop none of it mattered. She’s been abducted by a secret organization known only as the Triad, and they’re conducting experiments, treating her like a lab rat: cutting her open, dissecting her, and keeping her hostage. And she’s slowly going mad... -
![The Dread by Gail Z. Martin]()
The Dread by Gail Z. Martin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the epic conclusion to the Fallen Kings Cycle, set in the world of The Chronicles of the Necromancer, war has come to the Winter Kingdoms. Summoner-King Tris Drayke takes what remains of his army north for a war he is ill-prepared to fight, as reports from spies confirm Tris's worst fear... -
![New Regime by Laken Cane]()
New Regime by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRune and her people have been taken under the mysterious wing of the Annex, an agency that works toward Other equality.But with the new regime comes changes and some monstrous enemies the Annex seems to have brought with it.The crew finds themselves up against a group called the Shop, whose leader cares only about his lab and the monsters he creates there... -
![The Rise of Monsters by Brianna Jean]()
The Rise of Monsters by Brianna Jean
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“What do you do when the world hardens you? When looking in the mirror becomes too painful and using your fists to let the anger breathe isn’t enough anymore? You either drown and die in your own bullshit or you fight to survive.” Annalise. Lanier. Cabe. Quint. One fought underground to make money in the slums of New York City. One lived with crippling guilt, swimming in self-hatred... -
![Ten Arrows of Iron by Sam Sykes]()
Ten Arrows of Iron by Sam Sykes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAn outcast mage caught between two warring empires must either save the world or destroy everything she loves in the second novel of "an unforgettable epic fantasy" trilogy (Publishers Weekly).Sal the Cacophony -- outlaw, outcast, outnumbered -- destroys all that she loves... -
![Witch of All Witches by Donna Augustine]()
Witch of All Witches by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI went from being an outcast in Salem, to living in Xest, a world existing solely on magic. I have a good job brokering hopes and wishes, a hot boss, and a cool place to live. My life is a witch’s dream.Except there are a couple of teensy little problems. I might’ve accidentally gotten infused with some magic that didn’t belong to me... -
![City of Wolves by Kat Ross]()
City of Wolves by Kat Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWho is the Jack of Wolves?Kasia's cards never lie . . .And all her readings warn of mortal danger. Hunted by the Order of the Black Sun, she flees to a remote manor house in Kvengard. But evil has come to the city. Children are going missing. Ghostly figures haunt the grounds at night...Categorized as:
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![Texas Showdown by Aaron Crash]()
Texas Showdown by Aaron Crash
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWinning an empire was the easy part. Keeping it will be harder. After killing Rahaab, the most powerful dragon on Earth, Steven Drokharis knew he’d have to fight to keep what he’d won, but the cabal that killed his father was just the tip of the iceberg... -
![Alexander Death by J.L. Bryan]()
Alexander Death by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhile Seth searches for Jenny, Dr. Heather Reynard of the CDC unravels Seth and Jenny's secrets. Alexander opens Jenny's mind to her deep past, and to the full horrific extent of her powers. Torn between her feelings for Alexander and Seth, and between her past lives and her present, Jenny must prepare to face her enemies, as well as the darkness within her.. -
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![First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee]()
First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNational bestselling authors Barb and J. C. Hendee present the newest breathtaking chapter in the epic Noble Dead saga....Waylaid in their quest for the orb of the Air, Magiere, Leesil, Chap, and Wayfarer have all been wrongly imprisoned. But it is Magiere, the dhampir, who suffers the most as a cloaked interrogator employs telepathic torture... -
![The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn]()
The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPractical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn's next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch - she's a hunter.Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things - plants and men... -
![The Whimsy Witch Who Wasn't by Donna Augustine]()
The Whimsy Witch Who Wasn't by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEverybody has bad days, stories of horror and woe. Unless they have the wind calling their name and ghosts telling them they have bad debts, I don’t have time to listen. I’m too busy with the hot guy who yelled at me because of some stupid feather, and the strange people jumping through puddles and kidnapping me to Xest. If you don’t know where Xest is, join the club... -
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Elusion by Zoe Parker
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe First Prophecy Seed of Death and Dragon’s womb, suffering her fated tomb. She, our savior, the Fallen’s soul, shall shed her blood to make us whole. A vengeful Darkness she will arise, her love calls forth the Darkest tide Yet, if her heart has ceased to beat, the world shall eclipse in Dark complete...Categorized as:
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![Rose and Thorn by Connie Suttle]()
Rose and Thorn by Connie Suttle
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCrown Prince Thorn: I felt defeated. Helpless. If Sherra were alive, why didn't she mindspeak to tell me so? Every day, I floundered against that notion—that if she were alive, she'd have contacted me by now. "Don't give up, Thorn," Hunter said softly. "We don't know everything there is to know." "Hunter, every day reminds me of how little we actually do know... -
![The Lady in Glass and Other Stories by Anne Bishop]()
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories by Anne Bishop
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA magical collection of stories new and old spanning across all of Anne Bishop’s most beloved fantasy worlds.Here, together for the first time, the shorter works of New York Times bestselling fantasy author Anne Bishop are included in one dazzling volume...
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