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Light Singer by Audrey Grey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsHaven escaped the clutches of the new Sun Sovereign and found solace in Shadoria, but for how long? Now that the extent of her powers is known, Solis, Noctis, and mortals all hunt her. Meanwhile, chaos reigns across the land... -
Curse Breaker by Audrey Grey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAll magic has a price. Haven survived the Devourers, but she isn’t any closer to breaking the curse. Meanwhile, her forbidden magic rages brighter and more dangerous every day. To control her powers and stand a chance against the Shade Queen, Haven made a bargain with two enemy immortals. Now her waking hours are spent fighting alongside the Sun Lord, but her dreams belong to the Shade Lord...Categorized as:
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Bound in Inked Flame by Ava Larksen
When I signed myself away in marriage, I should have read the fine print. Ink fades—blood binds.I'm a prisoner, trapped behind gilded gates, my freedom traded for safety. Magic pulses beneath my skin, wild and forbidden. In our world of ruling Houses, wielding such power means death. One slip, one spark—everyone I love dies.As a princess of the Great House, I should have been untouchable...Categorized as:
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The Crimson Snow by Laura Vega
In the ghostly town of Coldhaven, Seraphine Ashcroft is marked by her crimson eyes, a harbinger of dark magic that isolates her from humanity. Straddling the mundane and the mystic realms, she uncovers sinister secrets about her true nature that threaten to unravel everything she knows... -
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House of Shifters and Smoke by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKillian Soon, I’ll have to marry the most powerful queen and rule two kingdoms.But all I want is Barbie, the new girl in my house and the only thing I can’t have.If I take her for my own, she’ll be murdered. I know I should stay away from her, but I no longer can, even if the kingdoms collapse and the world burns as a consequence... -
Lost Towers by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWith evil rising, every secret can change the course of history.The curse is broken. The Fae are free. And so is Gandrett—at least to walk away from the palace at Lei’Vreah, from the King of Fae who she supposedly is in love with, from the prince who almost died in her arms.Her friends are out there, needing her help... -
Of Earth and Air by Cameo Renae
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPrince Roehl holds Calla’s fragile heart in his cruel hands. In a wicked twist of fate, Roehl captures the two men Calla loves most. By his command, she will come to him in Aquaris... or both will be put to death. It may be a fatal mistake, but that’s the risk Calla is willing to make when she leaves her friends behind and races through the Argent Sea... -
Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCalla escaped Morbeth only to find herself fighting for her life once more. Incendia seemed the perfect sanctuary of escape. The stories told of the mystical island claim all inhabitants were annihilated. Those tragic tales . . . were lies.Desperate to keep their truth hidden, the islanders take Calla and her friends prisoner... -
Fae's Destruction by M. Lynn, Melissa A. Craven
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBrea Robinson is a prisoner. Granted, her prison has gilded halls, servants, and an aunt intent on throwing a lavish wedding. A wedding for Brea. Fae marriages are unbreakable, everlasting. As Brea barrels toward her forever prison in a marriage to a man she doesn’t love, the three Fae kingdoms are thrown into turmoil... -
Asperfell by Jamie Thomas
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOnly the darkest and most dangerous of Mages are sentenced to pass through the gate to Asperfell. Not one has ever returned.Never did Briony dream she might set foot in the otherworldly prison of Asperfell. She was, after all, neither Mage nor criminal... -
Reborn Throne by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFighting herself is a battle she cannot win.Gandrett Brayton’s adventure finds its heart-wrenching pinnacle as the forces of Neredyn unite and fates are decided at the brink of the Dragon King’s victory.Gandrett has given everything to save them—her friends, her people, her Mate. But at a high cost that now might make her into the very tool to end them all... -
Fae's Defiance by M. Lynn, Melissa A. Craven
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBrea Robinson is a princess. Ridiculous, right? She’s left her small Ohio town behind for an exotic palace beyond her imagination, trading old jeans for ballgowns and a drunken father for two Fae mothers. Safe behind the power of Eldur, it’s easy to forget everything that brought her here. Like the two men who saved her that are now missing... -
Dark Refuge by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSaving her king gave her one more thing to lose.While Gandrett and Nehelon are struggling to fit into their new role at the Fae court and secure alliances, Valyn is making his own dangerous alliances... -
Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco
Following the grief and horror of her discovery of Jack the Ripper's true identity, Audrey Rose Wadsworth has no choice but to flee London and its memories. Together with the arrogant yet charming Thomas Cresswell, she journeys to the dark heart of Romania, home to one of Europe's best schools of forensic medicine..Categorized as:
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The Verity: Part Two by M.J. Lawrie
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is no place like home…After the harrowing and life-changing events Scarlett and her Canaries survived beyond The Wall, they return home to a less than warm welcome.And sadly, minus one of the team.Scarlett has been arrested and returned to her ‘fiancé’ to face his wrath. It is not only his retribution that she must deal with, but also the heartbreak and betrayal from those she left behind...Categorized as:
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Circus of the Dead Book #2 by Kimberly Loth
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings***Book Description will be uploaded after Book 1... -
Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFATE BELONGS TO MEBut it turns out, there's more to being Fate than just seeing visions and changing things every now and then.When I took the old god's power, I also took its responsibilities.Add in my newfound immortality, which requires proving myself to Serberus the way he proved himself to me… and my vow to the unicorns on top of that, and my life just got more complicated... -
Dark Fae Freed by Heather Renee
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI had one job—kill the king, and I failed.I’d once thought ending King Zephyr’s reign would be enough for me to move beyond my past, but the longer I’m within the fae realm, the more I realize nothing is as simple as I’d hoped.My first attempt to take down the castle might have been unsuccessful, but I refuse to accept defeat. The only problem..Categorized as:
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The Last Heir of Elsewhere by Kate King
Lonnie Skyeborne always knew at least three things to be true: 1. She was human in a land of fairies. 2. She hated the royals above everyone else. 3. She was a liar. Except, ever since becoming the queen of Elsewhere, everything Lonnie knows to be true is crumbling around her. The castle has fallen, the crown has been stolen, and the kingdom of Elsewhere is overrun by rebels and monsters... -
Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto
In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the living and the undead to save their world.Wren is still reeling from the revelation that the mother she thought was dead is actually the Corpse Queen, a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to control the undead... -
Arising Son by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyan Reyn has special abilities that allows him to help people with thier ailments.But he also has abilities that can annihilate everyone in the town, he just doesn't know it yet, and they are awakening...He goes to the one person who can help him with his conflicting nature.His Cassandra Wynstrom.Arising Son is the sequel to Mourning Grey, taking place twenty years after the Great War... -
Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSeven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined... -
A House of Cloaks & Daggers: The Gift War: Book One by Loren Little
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dark fantasy romance invites you to explore Faerie through the pages of this spicy book. This is the first instalment of a whirlwind new romantasy series filled with magic and secrets, an enemies-to-lovers storyline with hilarious banter, a delicious slow burn tension, and plot twists to keep you guessing.Faeries can’t lie, but they can keep a secret...Categorized as:
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The Fair Isle Trilogy: Complete Series Collection by Tessonja Odette
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEvery young woman dreams of marrying a king.Everyone except for me.Because the king I am to wed has razor sharp fangs and a thirst for blood…The Fair Isle Trilogy is a complete series collection, featuring three full length novels in a single volume: To Carve a Fae Heart, To Wear a Fae Crown, and To Spark a Fae War.All my life I knew I’d come of age during the Hundred Year Reaping...Categorized as:
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Of Realms and Chaos by Brea Lamb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAsher Daniox was free. After being taken from her home and shown the treachery committed by the fae king and queen, the wayward princess is now determined to end the coming war before it begins. As loss and destruction follow her every step, she will be forced to seek alliances in a frantic attempt to save the innocents she believes she wronged for years... -
Illusionary by Zoraida Córdova
Reeling from betrayal at the hands of the Whispers, Renata Convida is a girl on the run. With few options and fewer allies, she's reluctantly joined forces with none other than Prince Castian, her most infuriating and intriguing enemy. They're united by lofty goals: find the fabled Knife of Memory, kill the ruthless King Fernando, and bring peace to the nation...Categorized as:
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Happiness, Vol. 4 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDARK APPETITES Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki’s girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming... -
Flight of Sorcery and Shadow by Meg Cowley
Aedon's captivity is over when darkness descends upon the realm. The elf's only choices become escape or death—a far cry from his past fame and notoriety as a legendary thief. Lost, alone, and desperate to escape the deadly beasts now stalking him, he does not count on meeting Lief, a ranger of the woodland elves...and Aedon's natural worst enemy...Categorized as:
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The Bonds That Break Us by Erin Mainord
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sequel to The Blood That Binds Us, releasing early 2024. Cover, synopsis, art, and release date reveal will be shared on my Instagram very soon... -
The Blood Kingdom by Kate Cunningham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark omen.An ominous gift.A chance encounter with a handsome stranger that no one else remembers.Aurelia’s life has always been dictated by court politics and the watchful eye of nobility. But the glamour of court life is an ever-tightening noose, one that will never allow her to marry the man she loves or question the decisions that are made for her future.A predictable, monotonous future... -
Of Shale and Smoke by Elayna R. Gallea
The end has come.This is the final installment in The Ithenmyr Chronicles. Full blurb coming soon.This Rapunzel retelling is a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers high fantasy romance, and it is filled with banter, fated mates, fake marriage, and world-building. Of Shale and Smoke is book 5/5 in The Ithenmyr Chronicles.There will be a happy ending at the end of the series...Categorized as:
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The Curse of the Fallen by Abbey Fox
A lost prince. A powerful heiress. A destructive secret.Fleeing the castle’s gilded prison and on the run from the king, Nava and Arkimedes are confronted by a sinister shadow-figure, who looks like Arkimedes and who wants Nava dead. He vows to end the Beekeepers and bring destruction into the world... -
Malice by Heather Walter
A princess isn’t supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of “Sleeping Beauty,” true love is more than a simple fairy tale. Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love’s kiss. You’ve heard this before, haven’t you? The handsome prince...Categorized as:
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White Walls by Lauren Hammond
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAdelaide Carmichael knows that she's lost her mind. She's aware that she's being sent to The Oakhill Institution, but she's been told that she's being sent there to get better. She's been told that the staff is there to help. And it doesn't take Adelaide long to discover that she was very, very wrong about The Oakhill Institution. Patients roam the halls like zombies...Categorized as:
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Imprisoned by the Night King by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe thinks I'll bring him peace, but all I want is revenge.Twenty years ago, everyone and everything I loved was destroyed by the kings of the Night Court. Since then, I’ve been locked in a prison, tortured and used because of those same kings.Now that I’m free, there’s only thing on my mind:I have to make them pay.Most particularly, him... -
Possessed by the Dark King by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe thinks I'm his gift, but I'll be his end.I told my friends that I'd kill the Dark King, but it was a lie. After surviving twenty years of torture, the last thing I want is to bring more violence into the world.Despite my best efforts at remaining hidden from him, the king finds me and drags me back to his castle... -
Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA supernatural story of sexual awakening, growing up, and suburban vampirism, Happiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death... -
Mara and Morok by Лия Арден, Leah Arden
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to the world of belligerent kingdoms of Serat and Araken, where on the border of good and evil Mara is resurrected for revenge. Grey haired, wearing a scarlet cape, she is tied to the one who has brought her from the grave.The perfect blend of dark epic fantasy and romance swirls “Corpse Bride” and “Van Helsing” under the scarlet cape of the one, whose spirit is free... -
Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMorigan lives a quiet life as the handmaiden to a fatherly old sorcerer named Thackery. But when she crosses paths with Caenith, a not wholly mortal man, her world changes forever. Their meeting sparks long buried magical powers deep within Morigan... -
Dream Walker by Brittany Gossin
In the aftermath of a harrowing nightmare, seventeen-year-old Ella Windsor must face a chilling reality as the wounds from her dreams appear on her body. To add to her terror, she witnesses the intrusion of a nightmarish creature come to life, lurking on her high school campus...Categorized as:
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Happiness, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMakoto Okazaki is changing. Having turned his former bully Yuuki into a strange kind of friend, he’s been forced to help confront Yuuki’s own tormentors. But even if Makoto’s bizarre new physiology might solve one problem, it is creating others... -
Blessedly Bound: A Witchy Paranormal Fantasy by Lucretia Stanhope
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGwen Hensley finds herself pulled into something life altering when she inherits a sprawling manor from a grandmother she never knew. As a witch, she uses her gift of sight to experience her grandmother die in a brutal execution by flames. The vision is only the catalyst that tosses her into a mystery involving a killer with psychopathic tendencies and a vitriol for witches... -
A Heart of Bluestone: A Dark Paranormal Bully Romance by Quinn Blackbird
A secret society of witches lurk in the shadows of this world. They go by many names, but one truth stands: they are the power behind the mask, the puppeteers who pull the strings. I was born into the elites of the Videralli. But all that power and privilege turned on me when my true nature was revealed.I am a witch without magic. A dormant one.A deadblood...Categorized as:
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Prisoner of the Elements by Zian Schafer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey said it would be a great war to end all wars. To create peace between the Elemental Empires: Fire, Water and Earth. As one war ended, another started. The gods came back with a vengeance because peace was never meant to be an option.Now, the lands of Zephryine are cracking, the ocean is a living plague, and crops have become nothing more than skeletons... -
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Court of Vipers by Jacqueline Pawl
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings"We are enemies by necessity, not by desire. You are my perfect torture, and I would have it no other way."Riona Nevis has been a pawn in her uncle's court all her life. The moment she was born, her future was decided for her: when she came of age, she would marry the man her uncle chose and secure her kingdom a valuable political alliance. She obeyed once, and it nearly cost her life...Categorized as:
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Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven
A feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensation and author of The Society for Soulless Girls… Penny Paxton is the daughter of an icon. Her supermodel mother has legions of adoring fans around the world, and Penny is ready to begin her journey to international adoration, starting with joining the elite Dorian Drama School... -
The Vampire's Bargain by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNew York Times Bestseller Jasmine Walt is back with a brand-new vampire-witch fantasy series, set in a dark world filled with celestial magic, deadly alliances, and forbidden romance... Kitana Nightshade is the most powerful witch in Valentaera... -
The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe second book in a new fantasy trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, exploring the nature of self, the inevitable cost of progress, and, of course, magic and romance and betrayal so epic Queen Guinevere remains the most famous queen who never lived.EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE IN CAMELOT: King Arthur is expanding his kingdom’s influence with Queen Guinevere at his side... -
Academy of Villains by Ever King
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA dark magic academy, fated mate bonds, and secret societies collide in this Greek mythology-inspired fantasy. If you love Throne of Glass, Zodiac Academy, and Harry Potter, welcome to Academy of Villains.In a kingdom where magic is slowly disappearing, an evil king expands his territory to gain more power, destroying towns and villages along the way... -
Prisoner of the Elements by Zian Schafer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey said it would be a great war to end all wars. To create peace between the Elemental Empires: Fire, Water and Earth. As one war ended, another started. The gods came back with a vengeance because peace was never meant to be an option.Now, the lands of Zephryine are cracking, the ocean is a living plague, and crops have become nothing more than skeletons...
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