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  • The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 27 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...
  • LastRock by Phil Tucker

    LastRock by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Scorio 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...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  horror  fantasy  dark  time travel  monsters  paranormal
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  • Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 30 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...
  • Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Dark Memory by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 28 ratings
    Safia Meziane has trained since birth to protect her tribe, the family she holds so dear. All along she told herself the legends she was raised with were simply that. But now, she must call upon all of her skills to fight what lies ahead. Evil has come to their small town on the cost of Algeria, evil that Safia can feel but cannot see...
  • The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson

    The Hellbeast's Queen: The Final Book In The Series by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Hope can be a dangerous thing.It can be all consuming.Can be the only thing you think about.The only comfort you have when locked to the darkness of your own mind.The hope to find light at the end of the tunnel.A guiding hand to led you out of the nightmare.But what of love?For Ella it is the thing she clings onto when all that hope is lost.A love that is always worth fighting for...
  • The seven devils by Thesehunprint

    The seven devils by Thesehunprint

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "I would slit your throat before you got past Avada, Riddle."In 1926, Grindelwald is captured for the first time by Newt Scamander, making his followers go into hiding. The Petrov family, an ancient pure-blood eastern European family, is forced to flee to Romania while chased by the Ministry of Magic. While waiting for Grindlewald's return, the family has their first daughter, Varya Petrov...
  • Ship of Shadows by Tee Harlowe

    Ship of Shadows by Tee Harlowe

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    He broke my heart once. Now working with him might shatter it for good.I’m chained to my crown. Queen of a court I don’t want. Ever since my brothers and father disappeared, I’ve been forced to rule, to give up the freedom I crave.It’s all the pirate lord’s fault. Bastian Lore sailed into my life, charmed me completely—then betrayed me...
  • The Core by Peter V. Brett

    The Core by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose—men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal...
  • Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck

    Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When you spark a match in hell, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯?Some wonder how deep the curse runs through Castle Pointe.I never realized the malevolent roots are embedded into every fiber of this town.A simple game turned into devastation, wreaking havoc upon us, spreading it’s wickedness through our veins.Haunting us around every turn.Death rises. Evil corrupts. Fear consumes us...
  • Damned and Broken Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Damned and Broken Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Destiny 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...
    Categorized as:
    demons  horror  fantasy  paranormal  dark  length-medium
  • In the Wake of the Wicked by V.B. Lacey

    In the Wake of the Wicked by V.B. Lacey

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Wherever she goes, darkness follows.An orphan with a tragic past and a penchant for wicked deeds, Rose Wolff has never been accepted by her people. She’s learned to live in the darkness, content with her Alchemy magic and her quiet apothecary...
  • Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Weapons 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…Cal gets dragged to Wonderland and told she’s the savior of their world...
  • House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sophie 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...
  • Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Julien Lacusta is a troubled soul, born into tragic circumstances, and raised in a violent time. Despite being a Master Warrior in the house of Jadon, and one of the most elite trackers the Vampyr have ever seen, he is damaged to the core: tormented by endless shadows, haunted by unseen ghosts...
  • Heretic Spellblade 8 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 8 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The end of Nathan's struggle arrives as the immortal masterminds threatening his world show a personal interest. Demonic invasions ripple across the land, and Nathan questions if any moral line in the sand is worth the death of his loved ones. His years of preparation to save Doumahr may vanish overnight as he faces an onslaught intended to end everything...
    Categorized as:
    demons  magic  horror  harems  fantasy  dark  poly  paranormal
  • Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Tick tock…it’s time for judgment. The blood we spilled came after the riddles. Betrayal followed by those we trusted. There are so many things we could have done differently, saving ourselves from future heartache. Now, it’s too late to recast the die. By everything tainted and maleficent, we’re forever bonded. Every tragedy has an origin. This is where ours begins...
  • Alpha Warlock Academy by Noah Layton

    Alpha Warlock Academy by Noah Layton

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was just a normal guy making his way in the big city until I found myself transported to another world to train at the Alpha Warlock Academy. Not only do they want me among their ranks – they want me to train among the most powerful of warlocks at the Academy.I’ve got a lot on my plate; cramming spells, training for combat and trying not to get myself killed during my initial challenges...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  horror  harems  fantasy  dark  poly  paranormal
  • The Powerless Witch by J.S. Hart

    The Powerless Witch by J.S. Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Great power comes from pain. But pain is powerless in the face of love.Robbed of her power by a wound that not even the strongest witch can heal, Celeste is forced to make another dangerous bargain. She must venture into the Fae realm with nothing but the help of its enigmatic prince, where enemies lurk behind the lethal beauty of its court...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  magic  demons  horror  suspense  fantasy  fae  reverse harem
  • Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    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...
  • A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What would you do to protect your home? Lie? Manipulate? Kill?War awaits across the sea. In order to ensure their survival, the Oncoming Storm and a band of misfits set sail for the land beyond the horizon...
  • Wicked Vampire Prince by Bella Klaus

    Wicked Vampire Prince by Bella Klaus

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Four years ago, a Vampire Prince abducted me. I wiped his memory with a voodoo doll, escaped, and tried to forget him.A magical disaster struck, breaking my curse, and he’s back.And he’s furious.Tall, dark, and utterly deadly, he’s determined to make me his. Even though I despise blood-suckers, I can’t resist his allure...
  • Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake

    Bite Me: A Vampire Anthology by Addison Cain, Zoe Blake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Frightening 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...
  • Blood Rites by Peter North

    Blood Rites by Peter North

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Awaken the power. Unlock your potential. Grow stronger.Embrace the blood…Lazarus Cross wakes after centuries of slumber, a single objective burning in his revenge.His newfound thirst for blood is insatiable. But when the woman who awakened him disappears before he can learn his identity or purpose, he must rely on his own strength and cunning to survive...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  vampires  demons  fantasy  harems  paranormal  medieval
  • Reign of Betrayal: The Prince and the Prisoner Series by Amber Bowe

    Reign of Betrayal: The Prince and the Prisoner Series by Amber Bowe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    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...
  • Princess of Bael by Lexi C. Foss

    Princess of Bael by Lexi C. Foss

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    A standalone enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance.A lifetime of vengeance and decades of pain…He abandoned her in Hell. She’s returned to make him pay.KayOnce upon a time, I fell for an Archangel’s trick.He bonded me to him for eternity.Then left me in Hell to survive alone.I’m no longer the woman I was before.I’m stronger. Faster. Harder. And lethal.It’s my turn to deliver justice where it’s due...
  • The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    The Choice by V.P. Nightshade

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “No, i psychí mou. I am not a dream.” He told her softly, touching the bare skin of her arms and his eyes widened in wonder and discovery.As he ran his warm, soft, but slightly calloused hands cautiously up her arms, she was shocked into a state of apperception, and went quite still. Her teal-colored eyes widened also and locked with his amber ones...
  • A Myrmaid's Kiss by Ashleigh Bello

    A Myrmaid's Kiss by Ashleigh Bello

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A MYRMAID WITH A THIRST FOR BLOOD. A HUMAN WITH A TASTE FOR FIRE.When their worlds collide, there can be only one survivor. Eloise has been kissed by the Sea, blessed with extraordinary magic and immortality—she is now a myrmaid of Olleb-Yelfra who feasts on the blood of men at night...
  • A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What would you do if your past sins came back to haunt you?Hide? Fight them head on? Or scheme and stab them in the back?After barely surviving last year’s lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as the Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people’s problems is the way to live...
    Categorized as:
    magic  suspense  horror  fantasy  reverse harem  dark  paranormal  poly
  • Death's Kiss by M.M. Reeves

    Death's Kiss by M.M. Reeves

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Dive in to the cruel and unforgiving world of the Cardinal North Order of the Tide Raiders in M.M. Reeves debut novel. Twenty-year-old Merena Boreas has had to fight her way tooth and nail just to survive the last seven years of hellish instruction provided by the Cardinal North and has earned herself the esteemed title of Captain, just in time to complete her eighth and final year...
  • Vicious as a Darling by Kendra Moreno

    Vicious as a Darling by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beware the happy thoughts... Neverland has one rule: never grow up. So why is everyone suddenly aging? Wendy Darling knows two things. 1. She came to Neverland as a child. 2. After being frozen at sixteen for as long as she can remember, she's suddenly getting older. There's something wrong with Never Never Land and Wendy is determined to find out what it is...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  pirates  paranormal  dark  length-short
  • Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Buried Destiny by Anne Malcom

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Death.For everyone, even immortals, there is nothing after death. No takebacks, no comebacks. It's a full stop. The end of a story. The end of everything.For Sophie, it's little more than a comma. A prelude. A footnote in her true destiny.She was fated to die.Many times.To know what lay beneath in the underworld. To bring the darkness back with her...
  • A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus

    A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy perfect for fans of Penn Cole, Sable Sorensen, and Rebecca Yarros.In the Kingdom of Kalyn, humans are good for two things. Hunting and owning.Adina Barron was bred to serve the ruling-class vampires. Owned from birth by Blackwood House, her only desire has been to keep herself and her sister safe. But Adina harbors a dark secret...
  • 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...
  • Brutal Rival by Ember Holt

    Brutal Rival by Ember Holt

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He wants his bloodthirsty rival for a wife.She only wants the queen's head on a pike.Scarlett Bloodletter narrowly escaped her own assassination at the tender age of fourteen. Why had her mother, the queen, tried to kill her? Beats Scarlett, but she assumed it was because she was a nomaj. Without a drop of magic in Scarlett’s blood, she was useless to the throne...
  • Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor

    Shadows of the Gods by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In 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...
  • 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...
  • The Curse of Sins by Kate Dramis

    The Curse of Sins by Kate Dramis

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Stay anchored in the light, they told her. But what had the light ever done for her? After discovering she's prophesied to save the realm, Aya's duty should be clear: return home with once-sworn enemy Will to serve their queen in the coming war against a rival kingdom…one whose pursuit of dark magic could bring the realm to its knees...
  • Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Of Death and Darkness by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    A woman marked by death.A demon who would send her there himself.A revolution that will change it all.Death comes to us all… or so they say. But they never said that’s what I’d become… death. I’d spent my life taking care of everyone else besides myself. I finally let go for one night. One night of freedom. One night of fun. One night to dance my burdens away...
    Categorized as:
    demons  vampires  magic  suspense  horror  dark  fantasy  contemporary
  • The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    The Wolf in the Watchtower by Sue Wilder

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Before my mother died, she warned me about these things.Werewolves would always hunt me.Sentinel Falls held a trap I wouldn't see.And I should not - no matter how romantic or inevitable I thought the idea was - believe in fate.Because Grayson Devante believed in fate.And if he has his way, I'll probably end up dead...
  • Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “You are a monster, Thea. The prophet told the realm of your monstrosity. You will crumble kingdoms. You will kill kings. But the real question is, which kingdom will you be a monster for?”All Thea wants is freedom and a sense of belonging. Trapped in Exile along with all of the other elite magic users, she can't fathom a life beyond her confinement, let alone remember the life she had before it...
  • Nicodemus by D.B. Reynolds

    Nicodemus by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe...
  • The Ruthless by Peter Newman

    The Ruthless by Peter Newman

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THE REBEL.For years, Vasin Sapphire has been waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. Now, as other Deathless families come under constant assault from the monsters that roam the Wild, that time has come.THE RUTHLESS.In the floating castle of Rochant Sapphire, loyal subjects await the ceremony to return their rule to his rightful place...
    Categorized as:
    magic  demons  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-long  audiobook
  • 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...
  • Dolls of Ruin by Quinn Hawthorne, Mae Celeste

    Dolls of Ruin by Quinn Hawthorne, Mae Celeste

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    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...
    Categorized as:
    horror  magic  demons  dark  fantasy  paranormal  length-novella
  • Bride of Demonio by Mae Royal, Natalie Bennett

    Bride of Demonio by Mae Royal, Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kings of TerrorOne 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. It’s led to days spent pretending I’m normal and nights trying to find myself in a murky past I struggle to remember...
  • Blade and Thistle by Jacinda Hale

    Blade and Thistle by Jacinda Hale

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Her father’s army came to conquer their homeland, but the barbarians of the Harrows will be the ones to conquer her. Vasenia has hated her life in Eretamia ever since her father, Imperator Supreme of the Sadoran Army, forced her to join him on his military campaign in the gloomy, backwater colony far away from the high society of the capital...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  fae  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • The Crimson Princess by Zoey Voss

    The Crimson Princess by Zoey Voss

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    For the rulers of Ravengale, there is only us and them...until the rule of law becomes the path to destruction. As princess of Ravengale, Satima is bound by her father's rule to sit back as others compete in the Challenge and watch the champions travel to the human realm to shelter the innocents from the monsters of the Third World...
  • Of Monsters Of Kings by Kelly St. Clare

    Of Monsters Of Kings by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A gothic romantasy unlike any other…Five soldiers rode across the plains,At a cave they arrived.Green light shone from far within,So sought it, the brave five.A pulsing power, a stone half-buried,Beckoned, taunted, coaxed.Til five brave men, in unison did,Touch left hand to olden rock.Bring. Take. Raise. Change. See.Three princes, each, shall come to thee...
  • Eternal Damnation by Stacy Reid

    Eternal Damnation by Stacy Reid

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Heavy is the crown of darkness…Lachlan Ravenswood lives in cold, emotionless exile lest he tempts the demon within him to rise. For centuries he’s denied its darkest urgings, his duty to the realm as a shadow assassin the only call to which he responds. Until her...
  • King of the Damned by Ariel N. Anderson

    King of the Damned by Ariel N. Anderson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 8 ratings
    "It's like you were created solely to be my ruin, my sweet agony...but we both know you were meant for more than that, don't we?" A god amongst his race, and a tyrant to others, Kaius Voroninov has only one desire in the Mortality.When whispers in the dark begin to speak of Kaius holding the cursebreaker prisoner in his Obsidian Palace, discontent festers within his once loyal subjects...
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