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  • The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    The Path of Ascension 6 by C. Mantis

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Don't miss Book 6 of this action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia.About the This is a mix between LitRPG and Xianxia. It's like a car that looks like a LitRPG with dungeons and skills, but the interior and engine are all Xianxia...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  m-f  paranormal
  • The Princess Must Reign by Everly Frost, Jaymin Eve

    The Princess Must Reign by Everly Frost, Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 22 ratings
    The battle begins. The storm will rage. In a world of elves and gargoyles hidden beneath the streets of Chicago, Storm Princess Marbella Mercy has awakened a deadly power in a bid to free Baelen Rath from the savage gargoyle king...
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  • Fate of the Sun King by Nisha J. Tuli

    Fate of the Sun King by Nisha J. Tuli

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 63 ratings
    The highly anticipated third installment of the steamy Artefacts of Ouranos series journeys deeper into the glittering fae world as Lor puts both her life and her heart on the line in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance.With the Heart Crown now in her possession, Lor must navigate the dangers of being an heir on the run, knowing more than one power-hungry ruler is after her blood...
  • Dark Alpha's Temptation: A Reaper Novel by Donna Grant

    Dark Alpha's Temptation: A Reaper Novel by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dark Alpha’s Temptation is a brand new paranormal romance in New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's Reapers series that features a brotherhood of elite assassins and the women who bring them to their knees. There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death...
  • The Shadow King by Heather Killough-Walden

    The Shadow King by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    King of the Shadow Realm… Beyond the Twixt, just past the Unlit Forest lies a realm so gravely perilous, it has been cut off from the mortal world for thousands of years. The powerful man who rules this tangled, twisted land is as dark and merciless as his realm...
  • 旦那が美貌を隠す訳 2 by Jungyeon, Harara

    旦那が美貌を隠す訳 2 by Jungyeon, Harara

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    その怪物領主の真実の姿は…!?...
  • Catch & Hold by Claudy Conn

    Catch & Hold by Claudy Conn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Radzia MacDaun’s mission of vengeance has turned into a rescue operation… but will she need to be rescued, too? When Gaiscioch killed her father, Radzia—Z to her friends—vowed to take the Seelie traitor down as painfully as possible. Plans for revenge were put on hold, however, when Gaiscioch abducted her housekeeper and friend, and Z had no choice but to dive into the pit to save her...
  • Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc

    Night of the Nymph by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Something evil is calling to her. Is it the mysterious man who finds her in the woods, or something within the forest, itself?An ancient evil hidden among the trees...Crystal is driving across the state for a job interview when she feels a pressing need to stop her car and get out...
  • A Crown of Cursed Hearts by Alaya Wells

    A Crown of Cursed Hearts by Alaya Wells

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    A woman determined to forge a better future. A fae lord bound by magical chains to the wicked. A kingdom that must surrender to the past in order to begin anew. Vexxion and I have escaped Bledmire Court, but the king and his minions hunt us. It’s all I can do to remain strong...
  • The Last Bell by Alex Lidell

    The Last Bell by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hostages. Memories. Heartbeats. The long awaited finale to the epic Power of Five story is here.The quint has finally reunited, but their stunning new discovery changes everything.Just as Lera and the males navigate their redefined future, Owalin violently ups the stakes, giving the humans one hour to hand over their kingdoms...
  • The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless

    The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-life history, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men is the thrilling debut novel by Shauna Lawless.They think they've killed the last of us...981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead...
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    magic  fae  paranormal  historical  vikings  fantasy  medieval
  • By Blood and Magic by Jamie A. Waters

    By Blood and Magic by Jamie A. Waters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A priceless treasure is hidden within the ocean's depths... Sabine barely managed to escape from Akros with her life.But the ocean isn't safe for someone whose power stems from the forests.When their ship is attacked on the high seas and one of Sabine's companions is taken hostage, only an agreement forged by blood and magic may save her friend's life...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood

    The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kenna's desperate gamble did not turn out the way she had expected, leaving her and her friends to face High Commander Anron alone. Against his legion, they are outnumbered and outmatched. Not to mention that their courts have been taken over and most of the magic-wielding elves in their lands are still kept in shackles...
  • Peacemaker by Bianca D'Arc

    Peacemaker by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Protecting her might mean confronting his past—and igniting a fiery future. Colt, the youngest of three Navy SEAL brothers, is used to living on the edge. With his siblings mated and settled, he’s now solo, on a high-stakes mission to protect a young woman from deadly danger...
  • Scorched by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Scorched by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 2 in the USA Today Bestselling series, The Dragons of Eternity As a half-breed dragon, Torque never had the luxury of choosing his future. Not only did his father barter him to the highest bidder, but a rare Shinto fey claimed to see him in a vision that involved recovering a lost treasure for the powerful dragon, Synge...
  • Under the Earth, Over the Sky by Emily McCosh

    Under the Earth, Over the Sky by Emily McCosh

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the woods where human lands meet fae, an ancient king born before the history of men finds a dying baby.Iohmar will take in the child and care for him until a suitable home in the human realm is found...
  • Triumph by Serena Akeroyd

    Triumph by Serena Akeroyd

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Thalia Lyndhoven's in a quandary. The Devil wants her daughter, and Thalia? Not unsurprisingly, she's not too fond of the idea. Thalia's proven, time and time again, that she'll do whatever it takes for those she loves, and for her unborn child? Well, Thalia's about to prove that momma bears have got nothing on her...
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    magic  fae  shapeshifters  fantasy  paranormal  m-f  length-long
  • Frost by Kathryn James

    Frost by Kathryn James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Last time Nell went into the mist she rescued her sister. This time she’ll have to go farther than the Elven forest, farther than the frozen wastes beyond and onto a lake of primal ice so treacherous she’ll be lucky to return at all. It’s the New Year, Woodbridge School is closed and the country is snowed in...
  • Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters

    Snarling at the Moon by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sera has been trying to make ends meet since her family kicked her out. After years away from home in a fey menagerie, she had dreamed of being normal again. It wasn’t possible, and she lived a subsistence life until a strange woman named Pansy arrived in her field...
  • Crown of Slumber: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling by R.L. Perez

    Crown of Slumber: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling by R.L. Perez

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two feuding kingdoms. One unbreakable sleeping curse.When a deadly sleeping curse befalls her family, Princess Aurelia's only hope lies in the hands of the wicked Prince Fenn. His kingdom maintains the only known supply of stardust, a rare substance that is the key to breaking the spell...
  • The Desperate Gamble by Marion Blackwood

    The Desperate Gamble by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A crucial mission forces Kenna and her allies into a highly unpredictable and dangerous environment. In order to save their home, they will have to navigate a culture they do not understand and trust people who have no reason to help them. But without assistance, they will never succeed.Thrust into a desperate plot, Kenna and her friends will have to rely on each other more than ever...
  • The Forbidden Fae King by Rosa Heart

    The Forbidden Fae King by Rosa Heart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    “Stay away from the High Fae. He is hunting for you.”We don’t send our men to steal magic from the fae realm. We don’t send our warriors. Instead, our women slip into their world, under the guise of sweet, innocent girls. They kill, deceive and maim for what we need.I fight tooth and nail for my place in the pilgrimage to the fae realm...
  • Ash and Feather by S.M. Gaither

    Ash and Feather by S.M. Gaither

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the Ashes, a Goddess Must Rise… After proving herself through a series of harrowing trials, Karys has found a home among the gods, alongside the Marr of Fire. Her new divine family and magic have allowed her to ascend from the rebellious, dangerous life she once led. Yet the ghosts of past mistakes and betrayals linger...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  new adult  high fantasy  paranormal
  • The Elven Lord's Concubine: Volume Two by Leona Sure

    The Elven Lord's Concubine: Volume Two by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A union forged in blood and magic...Despite knowing their relationship is founded on circumstance, Cera struggles to resist Isael's seductive allure. As developments in their bond and in her magic make escape impossible, Cera finds herself questioning what eternity will look like while serving the high lord.The Elven Lord's Concubine is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
  • Tempted by Fae: A Midnight Coven Anthology by May Sage, Amelia Hutchins

    Tempted by Fae: A Midnight Coven Anthology by May Sage, Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Fourteen worlds. Fourteen women. One fate they can’t escape. From bestselling authors of fantasy and paranormal romance comes a breathtaking set of all new stories, available for a limited time only. Whether kick ass, shy, or vulnerable, the women in Tempted by Fae get more than they bargain for when mysterious and sexy immortals cross their paths. Give in. It’s only forever...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  paranormal  anthologies  fantasy
  • The Danu by Kelly Lucille

    The Danu by Kelly Lucille

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katrine was a child of the Danu. Her people were peaceful forest dwellers with a connection to the natural world and forest magic that others came to both envy and fear. When the lands of her people where claimed by invaders, fear turned to fire and everything she knew was destroyed...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  paranormal  m-f  length-novella
  • Entangled by Casey Odell

    Entangled by Casey Odell

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Set two years before the events in Cursed, Entangled follows Claire as she navigates through her seemingly normal life where things are about to get a bit more difficult. Take a sneak peek into the life of Farron when he was Sin de Reine, The King's Shadow. Short story. Approx. 23,000 words...
  • Foretold by Chantal Fernando

    Foretold by Chantal Fernando

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do when the person you are bonded to eternally has betrayed you?Simple.You make his life hell.As the Shadow Prince’s secrets finally unravel, I’m left scrambling to pick up the pieces.Hiding in another kingdom might fix all my problems, right?My mate will be left in the darkness this time.I hope those shadows choke him.Let the games begin...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  paranormal  betrayal  length-short
  • Roar of Magic by Zenina Masters

    Roar of Magic by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Anessa is self-sufficient, bright, reasonably attractive and works at a spell-supply shop. She negotiates with shifters for their saleable goods and sells those same parts to mages on a daily basis. When a fey walks in to purchase some fur, she finds out that touching him will send a shock through her hand. One year later, he returns with startling information for her...
  • Blue Skies on Fire by Zenina Masters

    Blue Skies on Fire by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Teebie has spent the last few years making her guests happy and easing them into the life of newly mated couples. Things have been a little more involved with the arrival of the fey, but the basic dance was the same. Keep them fed, keep them happy and nudge them in the right direction. Andor has lived his five centuries pursuing his own happiness, but his mother puts her foot down...
  • Butting In by Zenina Masters

    Butting In by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the last unmarried daughter in her family, Gera has only one choice left—a trip to the Crossroads to find a mate before her sister’s wedding seems like a good idea. Riox has been at the Crossroads helping his brother set up the new bed and breakfast. He was there to assist and to flirt with all the pretty ladies. Meeting the first guest surprises him...
  • Winter's Reign: A dark fantasy romance by Corina Douglas

    Winter's Reign: A dark fantasy romance by Corina Douglas

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trigger violence and sexual content...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Fae's Consort by Lily Archer

    Fae's Consort by Lily Archer

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    They call me the village spinster. I rather enjoy it. Single and free to dance with the witches under the moonlight whenever I please—what could be better than that? When the day king shows up to take ten changelings as his consorts, I’m happy those selection days are behind me. At least I thought they were. But instead of ten young females, King Solano chooses only one. Me...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  paranormal  length-medium
  • A Crown of Petals and Ice by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare

    A Crown of Petals and Ice by Shannon Mayer, Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Full Blurb Coming Soon . . .Shannon: ONE LAST THING! See, it's here.Kelly: OMG. You made them come all the way over here?Shannon: One last thing, I said on the 'not-quite-a-blurb' for book 2. This is book three. The last thing. Get it?Kelly: You know, they probably are wondering what we're up to. (Also that was a terrible joke)Shannon: I just know that this is probably my favorite cover...
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    fae  magic  paranormal  fantasy  length-medium
  • Orfeia: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author by Joanne M. Harris, Bonnie Helen Hawkins

    Orfeia: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author by Joanne M. Harris, Bonnie Helen Hawkins

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A powerful and moving story of one mother's quest for her missing daughter - dead, or stolen away by the fae - this retelling of the Orpheus myth combines music, mythology and a mother's determination in one beautifully told novella. Stunningly illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins...
  • All That Falls by A.N. Horton

    All That Falls by A.N. Horton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Fae were supremely powerful beings, vessels for the most potent magic. It was why they were the self-appointed guardians of the Immortal Realm. Because they were the only beings powerful enough to keep all the others in check."Someone is dropping ancient mythical beasts through giant rifts in the fabric of the universe and, somehow, it is Ren Belling's job to stop them...
  • Sugar Apple Fairy Tale 1 by Miri Mikawa, YozoranoUdon

    Sugar Apple Fairy Tale 1 by Miri Mikawa, YozoranoUdon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a world where fairies are caught and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren’t exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he’s not so keen on the idea...
    Categorized as:
    fae  magic  fantasy  historical  paranormal  length-short
  • Stone of Destiny by Laura Howard

    Stone of Destiny by Laura Howard

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Allison thought it was crazy enough when she found out her father, Liam, wasn't entirely human. But now she has to join his magical allies to unravel his former mistress's plans. Aoife wants to keep Allison's parents apart forever. Despite Allison's efforts to keep Ethan, the only guy she's ever cared about, out of this supernatural mess, fate keeps throwing him back into the mix...
  • Hawking a Future by Zenina Masters

    Hawking a Future by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Being a shifter that doesn’t shift has left Hayley living a nice, normal human life. Her parents dumped her into the human system where she used her senses to keep herself safe, and it wasn’t until she was a teen that the full scope of her genetics was explained to her...
  • Stripes of Fury by Zenina Masters

    Stripes of Fury by Zenina Masters

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Born to a shifter in horse form, Nika has always had trouble dealing with family. Her mother’s herd cast them out because of the pedigree of Nika’s father. Fey shapeshifters are not acceptable genes. Keeping her heat at bay has taken up a lot of Nika’s energy, but she has no option. No other shifter will come near her because of what her father is...
  • Crowned by the Fae by Jada McCrary

    Crowned by the Fae by Jada McCrary

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She only wants to save her world, but in doing so, she may lose it all....Hi. I’m Ash, the most fearless and ambitious fae you’ll meet. Well, only sometimes.Today, I decided to kill a dragon. No one’s ever done that before, but I figured it would be a way to get in with the high queen. I want to be a crown guardian, you see...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  fantasy  paranormal  length-novella
  • The Ancient Fae by Terry Spear

    The Ancient Fae by Terry Spear

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Princess Ritasia misses the adventure of getting her brother and cousins out of trouble, but when the hawk fae king arrives to court her, she becomes involved in trouble nothing like she's ever faced before...
  • Memory's Wake by Selina Fenech

    Memory's Wake by Selina Fenech

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lost in a world full of monstrous fairies, a troubled sixteen year old has to find out who she is and why her memories were stolen before she is found by those who want her dead. She takes the name "Memory" and knows she has just one goal - to find her way home, wherever that is. But this land is strange...
  • The Traitor Spy by Marion Blackwood

    The Traitor Spy by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Blackmail always seems like a good idea… until you are cornered by an elven prince.The elven Court of Stone has many spies, and Kenna is one of its most prized ones. Being a half-elf, she is skilled, dangerous, and beautiful. She's also a traitor. Desperately yearning for freedom, she blackmails people for ransom behind the back of the elven prince who holds her leash...
  • The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell

    The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It began with the chiming of the tiny copper bell on the mantel, warning them someone was passing the ward stone her mother had placed on the path to their house ... One terrible day, Makenna, a young hedgewitch, witnesses her mother's murder at the hands of their own neighbors. Striken with grief and rage, Makenna flees the village that has been her home...
  • Fate's Star by Elizabeth Vaughan

    Fate's Star by Elizabeth Vaughan

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Five years before the events in Warprize and Destiny’s Star . . . . Her family dead, her home destroyed, all she has left are her wits and her songs . . . . When the flames of civil war rage across the Kingdom of Palins, Warna of Farentell has no choice but to flee to the neighboring Barony of Tassinic...
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    magic  fae  fantasy  captive  paranormal  length-medium
  • The Phoenix Charm by Helen Scott Taylor

    The Phoenix Charm by Helen Scott Taylor

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Paranormal Romance. HE'S PURE TEMPTATION. Cordelia has sworn she'll abstain from looking into Michael's future--particularly when the image in the gilded smoke of her divination mirror shows him half naked...
  • Traitor by Megan Curd

    Traitor by Megan Curd

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ashlyn never believed in fairy tales until she was in one. They say ignorance is bliss, but not when you're on a centuries old hit list...and there's a traitor in your midst. Ashlyn must decide what's most important: trusting the allies she has, or siding with those she thought were enemies...
  • The Dreaming Forest by L.B. Black

    The Dreaming Forest by L.B. Black

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LYDIA REYES WILL KILL THE FEY KING.She was one of thirteen humans stolen from their beds by the fey and returned a year later, each with a frightening gift. Now that Lydia can understand any language, the library is the perfect place for her to hide from the outside world, with only her raven for company.Until she is again kidnapped by fey who want her to translate a mysterious book...
  • Mist by Kathryn James

    Mist by Kathryn James

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A chilling fairy-tale thriller for 10+ girls. Midnight: a mist-haunted wood with a bad reputation. A sweet sixteen party, and 13 year old Nell is trying to keep her sister, spoilt birthday-girl Gwen, out of trouble. No chance. Trouble finds Gwen and drags her through the mist. Only Nell guesses who’s behind the kidnap - the boy she hoped was her friend, the cute but mysterious Evan River...
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