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LastRock by Phil Tucker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsScorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen... -
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Dungeon Diving 301 by Bruce Sentar
Ken and company come back from summer break after arduous training for their third year at Haylon. No longer are they the fresh adventurers that once didn’t know the right end of the sword. Instead they have settled into Star City among the Orkai and are thriving deep within the dungeon and even locating trails for the class to get powerful new abilities. Things in the dungeon are never so simple... -
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![Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom]()
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsSet in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only dark fantasist Brom can tell it. Connecticut, 1666. An ancient spirit awakens in a dark wood. The wildfolk call him Father, slayer, protector. The colonists call him Slewfoot, demon, devil... -
![Damned and Broken Gods by Debbie Cassidy]()
Damned and Broken Gods by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestiny cannot be forged until it is chosen. As the gods continue to fight their eternal war, they have no clue that another one is brewing. One much closer to home than they could ever realise. Leela's story continues in Damned and Broken Gods. -
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![House of Chaos and Gilded Dream by Meg Xuemei X]()
House of Chaos and Gilded Dream by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKillian. They took her. The one thread holding my chaos together. My mate. Now the dragon is unleashed. Let the realm panic. Let them call me a villain. Their fear is the fuel I will use to burn their world down. The oracle says she must sacrifice herself and our bond to save them all. F*uck. No. Prophecy is a sham. Fate is a chain I will break. If armies stand in my way, they become ash... -
![The Chains of Fate by Samantha Amstutz]()
The Chains of Fate by Samantha Amstutz
Shackled by destiny, chained by fate. Serenna. Reeling in the wake of the wraith attack on Centarya, expanding fear of the future consumes Serenna’s thoughts. Training for the conflict to come, Prince Vesryn exploits new tactics to drive Serenna toward her untapped power. But she soon finds herself confronting a dilemma that takes her focus away from the impending war. Jassyn... -
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Bent and Twisted by Macronomicon
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWizard-King for Life! Calvin emerges from The Siphon a Legend, bearing strange magics and the will to build himself a kingdom. Unfortunately, before you can build anything new, you must first tear down the old. Follow Calvin as he uses his magic to establish his land and bind the disparate countries of the continent together in friendly trade. .. whether they want it or not. -
![Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins]()
Into the Uncanny by Danny Robins
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratings'A contemporary Van Helsing. .. ' Sunday Times 'King of true-life scary tales' ObserverI know what I saw. .. 'The ghosts of today live not in castles or stately homes, but in ordinary houses and offices, and they're witnessed by ordinary people like you and me... -
![Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy]()
Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy
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... -
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Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWeapons don’t weep…. Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way. But life has a way of taking trips down rabbit holes…... -
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The Devil You Know by Erin M. Evans
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the long-awaited finale of her riveting Brimstone Angels series, Erin M. Evans thrusts her signature character Farideh into an epic battle of good versus evil, rife with deception and intrigue, where the question is as much who is evil, as how they can be defeated. The stakes have never been higher, and the fallout will shake the Hells, and through them, the Forgotten Realms... -
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Venomous by Nicole M. Rubino
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo save him, she will destroy everything…. I survived my first year at Alystair University. Barely. Now, I’m haunted by nightmares that blur the line between waking life and dreams. An ache in my chest serves as a constant reminder of the friends I failed to protect. Letting Nick go was the only way to protect him, but my plan backfires as Nick's own monster surfaces, threatening to consume him... -
![Their Wicked Wolf by Elle Boon]()
Their Wicked Wolf by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’d lost her happily. ever after once. She won’t do it again. Sky knew what it meant to hurt thanks to a sadistic alpha,. but what she went through at the hands of a madman had her welcoming death,. instead of suffering anymore pain. They’d do anything to save their mate. Raydon and River thought. they’d never find a mate that would love them, until they found their one true love. Not... -
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![Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno]()
Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno
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... -
![House of Secrets by Darcy Coates]()
House of Secrets by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsSophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise... -
![The Shadows of Stars by Samantha Amstutz]()
The Shadows of Stars by Samantha Amstutz
Fate reunited them—but it may yet tear them apart. Barely surviving a battle with rogue wraith, Serenna races against time to save Fenn’s life. But he’s slipping away, fading with every heartbeat as he succumbs to grievous wounds. Just as despair threatens to claim her, Vesryn rips through the veil of distance. Drawn by her presence through the bond, he portals directly into the wraith fortress... -
![Claimed by the Rival Alpha by Lindsey Devin]()
Claimed by the Rival Alpha by Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve always been the outsider. Human in a world of wolves. Found and raised by the woman who loved me as her own—but never accepted by the pack she called family. Now Troy, my childhood bully, is Alpha. He chains me. Breaks me. Promises I won’t survive his reign. Until Night takes me. The rival Alpha. My enemy. The wolf who calls me mate. Troy wants me back and broken... -
![Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue]()
Sweet Azalea: A Short and Spicy Monster Romance by Adrian Blue
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWorking the graveyard shift at a roadside diner, Willa Grace has grown numb to her dead-end life. But everything changes the night she discovers something monstrous has been watching her every move. The creature that emerges from the Appalachian darkness is massive, predatory, and utterly inhuman, yet his touch ignites a hunger she never knew existed... -
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Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrightening and sensual, passionate and thrilling. I have a confession to whisper at your ear. That shadow caressing your body in the dark, that tingle which draws you to arch your spine… it tempts me to ruin. You’re beautiful when you sleep. Everything I long for. All I ask is a sip, a taste of the life coursing through those delicate veins. Just one little bite... -
![The Realm That Falls to Her by Zara Storm]()
The Realm That Falls to Her by Zara Storm
Torn between two realms, the fate of a kingdom and my father hang in the balance…. I need my mate—a darkly dangerous fae prince—more than ever. And he needs me to help claim his throne. But Ruskin is gone. Disappeared into a place most dare not speak of. There isn’t time to mourn. In the human realm, a cruel king holds my father captive... -
![Reign of Betrayal: The Prince and the Prisoner Series by Amber Bowe]()
Reign of Betrayal: The Prince and the Prisoner Series by Amber Bowe
A Dark Romantasy! Enemies to lovers. Tantalizing slow burn. Forbidden lovers. Packed full of banter and yearning. Found family. Toucher her and die, gruesomely. One bed. Traumatized shadow daddy. Strong and vengeful FMC. A cursed kingdom. Spice. This book has some dark themes so please check trigger warnings...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Throne by Jocelyn A. Fox]()
The Dark Throne by Jocelyn A. Fox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter reaching the Seelie Court, Tess O’Connor has freed Queen Titania…. and crowned a new High Queen, imbuing an outcast of the Fae world with incredible power. With Brightvale destroyed by her coronation, the High Queen leads her new Wild Court into the Deadlands, determined to fight the malevolent ancient deity spreading its shadow over Faeortalam... -
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![Insatiable Hunger by C. Hebert]()
Insatiable Hunger by C. Hebert
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInsatiable Hunger - Living Nightmares Book Two. When a group of friends investigate the rumored ghost hauntings of a notorious cemetery, the band of complicated friends never expected their late night adventures would lead them to stumble into the hunting grounds of an ancient evil lurking nearby, enslaved by an unnatural fleshly craving. Everything and everyone that they know is not as they seem... -
![Silk & Iron by Alexis Calder]()
Silk & Iron by Alexis Calder
The emperor. The prince. The enforcer. I want them all dead. Until I fall for one of them. After losing all my family to the rebellion, I lost hope. When my ex-boyfriend begs me to pose as the prince’s betrothed, I know it’s an opportunity the rebellion won’t ever get again... -
![Magnus's Defeat by Airicka Phoenix]()
Magnus's Defeat by Airicka Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe swore to end her. All Magnus had to do was pick up a package and get his brother’s child back. A simple task that any Caster worth his salt could have done in his sleep, except nothing had been that simple for him in years. For centuries, Magnus relished in the slaughter and annihilation of the demon race. Ridding the world — and hell — of every last one was an oath he was determined to keep... -
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Riot by R.K. Pierce
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter a breakup with my ex nearly tore our band apart, I swore I'd never date another musician. Who has time for romance when they're on their first nationwide tour anyway? However, that all changes when I find myself swooning for the guitar players of Rhage, the masked metal band we're opening for... -
![The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt]()
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA war is on the horizon, and it won't be good. Long before my birth, a war between supernatural creatures raged while a silent enemy watched with a smile. When the clans were weakened, the enemy stood and took over most of the country. That enemy was the human king that trapped me all my life. He was worst than the creatures that lurked in the shadows... -
![Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta]()
Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta
For readers of Nightbitch and We Ride Upon Sticks, this strange and sexy novel of queer love in a small town is an unsettling reminder that the horrors of modern life are monsters ready to possess us all. In the valley at the intersection of three towering mountains sits Cadenze, an ugly, remote town with little to its name... -
![Fae Reckoning by Lucia Ashta]()
Fae Reckoning by Lucia Ashta
Defeat the queen and reclaim the realm—or all is lost forever. Despite beating the queen at her own wicked game and completing the Fae Heir Trials, the tyrant refuses to hand over the crown. Instead, she claims she’ll rule forever. Using corrupt blood magic, she’s made herself immortal. As true mates, Elowyn and Rush are supposed to be in this fight together... -
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Raiding the Seven Seas by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKill them all. Take their Loot. Let the gods sort them out. Look at your library. Sadly, none of those books are about orc pirates, but if you bought this book, one of them could be. Now, look at this book. It’s about a badass orc on a giant pirate ship about to raid the closest human village. What’s in his hand? A big ass axe as he stomps up the gangplank to slaughter all who stand in his way... -
![What Beats Within the Tunnels by Ashley O'Donovan]()
What Beats Within the Tunnels by Ashley O'Donovan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the man who shattered her heart also be the key to saving her soul? Lyra has endured far more than any woman her age should. She has a heart full of scars and a mind teeming with questions that can only be answered in Zomea, the alleged realm of the dead. To get there, she must complete the last ceremony to open a bridge... -
![Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor]()
Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Valynth, fourth-borns are forbidden by the gods. Morrigan, as a fourth-born, is a direct violation of their law—one they’ll erase if they discover her. Raised in the shadows of the Nightfall Court, Morrigan has always lived as an outcast. But in a realm drained of magic, she holds a haunting power: the ability to see death before it comes—and to collect the souls it leaves behind... -
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![Midnight Prey by Adrian Blue]()
Midnight Prey by Adrian Blue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorking the night shift at an abandoned office building, security guard Renee Carter expects nothing but empty rooms and quiet hallways. But when a violent storm reveals something lurking in the shadows—something with glowing red eyes and an inhuman form—her lonely nights take a dangerous turn... -
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First Light by Liz Kerin
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFirst Light, the riveting sequel to Liz Kerin’s Night's Edge, is about seizing a brighter future by confronting the shadows of our past. “I came all this way to watch you burn. ”. It's been nine months since the catastrophe in Tucson sent Mia fleeing from her home... -
![A Taste of Magic by McKenzie Hunter]()
A Taste of Magic by McKenzie Hunter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor a fleeting moment, I had magic. Powerful magic. But the Dark Prince’s enemy stole it from me, making them the most powerful being in the world. Their primary goal is to destroy everything close to the Dark Prince, and that includes me... -
![The Unknown Daemon by M.M. Parks]()
The Unknown Daemon by M.M. Parks
A new path…. After Ena’s bold decision to join Ty in the Underworld, she must navigate her status as the only witch in a society of daemons. Charged with posing as his witch-slave for her own safety, she learns to embrace her dark side, all while grappling with the guilt of her decision to leave her sister and Coven behind. A growing love…... -
![Love & Monsters Vol. III: A Collection of Monster Romance Quick Reads by Adrian Blue]()
Love & Monsters Vol. III: A Collection of Monster Romance Quick Reads by Adrian Blue
A collection of beauties with various beasts, the Love and Monsters Anthology, contains nine tales of passion, romance, and everything that goes bump in the night. Between these pages, you will find a treasure hunter who becomes part of a lustful dragon's hoard, a miner who finds love in the deep dark, and a reclusive woman's fairytale romance. Buckle up. Here there be monsters... -
![Dolls of Ruin by Quinn Hawthorne, Mae Celeste]()
Dolls of Ruin by Quinn Hawthorne, Mae Celeste
Owning a thrift shop isn’t glamorous, but it’s mine—my tiny corner of quiet where nothing weird ever happens. Until the dolls arrived. The moment I opened the first crate, my quiet little thrift shop turned into something… unexplainable. Porcelain and cloth dolls, beautiful and eerie, each with a presence that seems to command the room. They're more than antiques—they feel alive... -
![Bride of Demonio by Mae Royal, Natalie Bennett]()
Bride of Demonio by Mae Royal, Natalie Bennett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKings of Terror. One for misery. Two for despair. Three for the nightmare inside my head. Four for the demons sleeping in my bed. .. A woman like me has no soul to save. I’m the shell of a corpse, my insides rotted and warped. This life I’ve lived has been a mess of sorrow and secrets... -
![Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray]()
Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings*This standalone novella is a character-driven, slow burn dark villain romance set in an original fantasy universe. *. River Anderson finally snapped. Now she’s on the run, the stench of copper clinging to her fingers like the phantom smell of sin... -
![Of Blood and Roses by Samantha Ziegler]()
Of Blood and Roses by Samantha Ziegler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDive into a world where love clashes with betrayal, and dark desires awaken. Forced into hiding, Elyse battles with her guilt. She cannot leave the security of her new home, which feels more like a prison than a place to heal. Killian spends his days hunting down Elyse, honing his magic, and trying to forget that he's been dishonorably removed from the Royal Guard... -
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![Love and Formaldehyde by C.M. Guidroz]()
Love and Formaldehyde by C.M. Guidroz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLove and Formaldehyde is a Horror Romance novel. If you have ever been in love then you know it can get pretty horrific and doesn’t come with a trigger warning. Lucky for you this story does, so if you are triggered by the following please do not read this book. Love. Death of a Parent. Addiction. Sexual Abuse. Violence. Necrophilia. Murder. Love and Formaldehyde is for ages 18+ readers... -
![Sea of Evil and Desire by J. Střelou]()
Sea of Evil and Desire by J. Střelou
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA LOVE BOUND BY FATE. A KINGDOM ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. Beneath the waves, an ancient feud between the Mer and Drowned has simmered for centuries, sparked by a forbidden love and a tragic curse . . . Morgana Scott isn’t like anyone else—she senses people’s feelings. The unexpected death of her grandmother sends her to Ruadán’s Port, a windswept seaside town on Scotland’s Isle of Islay... -
![A Curse of Tooth and Claw by Nicolette Elzie]()
A Curse of Tooth and Claw by Nicolette Elzie
A Curse of Tooth and Claw reimagines the Mexican folktale The Bear Prince. Quirera (Kiki) Xochicale is a Slayer patrolling the border between Ozero, where demons roam the shadows, and the Cicatrix, a mass of darkness, splits the kingdom in two. It's her job to ensure the demons don’t make it past her... -
![Orc's Vengeful Bride (Orc Warlord) by Kayla St. James]()
Orc's Vengeful Bride (Orc Warlord) by Kayla St. James
When my sister was kidnapped on her wedding day, I vowed that I would find her and bring her safely home to be married to the orc she had been promised to. But what I hadn’t counted on was that my father would be so dead set on his alliance with the orc clans that he would hand me over to the massive brute in Edeyra’s place. The marriage could not be real, I would never allow it... -
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Moonflower by Shaina Anastasi
MOONFLOWER by author Shaina Anastasi is a horrantasy novel, book one of the Script of Serun series. It blends horror, fantasy, and a splash of romance in a dystopian setting. The goddess of Kepler vanished fifty-seven years ago, taking the light with her. Since then, darkness has consumed the world, and creatures of the night have emerged from the shadows to take control... -
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小哭包进入噩梦循环以后 [After the Little Crybaby Enters the Nightmare Cycle] by 菊长大人
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsChi Nan was the young man in one of the Top 10 forbidden paintings, the Crying Boy. It was said that he would bring disaster, so his memories were sealed and his soul was locked in the painting. One day, Chi Nan entered the body of a blind young master who died accidentally. The young master was the owner of this forbidden painting. However, Chi Nan had stayed in the painting for a long time...
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