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  • The Magnus Archives: Season 5 by Johnathan Sims

    The Magnus Archives: Season 5 by Johnathan Sims

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal...
  • Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson

    Ascension Day by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Caught in the middle of two powerful forces, can Thea find a way to survive?The Archon has ordered a day of celebration to mark her ascension to power. While most people in the city are looking forward to a day off and an excuse to drink and eat too much, Thea and the rest of the city's Watch are on high alert...
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  • The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

    The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 58 ratings
    A Holmes and Watson-style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert Jackson BennettIn Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body...
  • Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson

    Cloaked by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The world itself in peril. Arrow’s sleep is being disturbed by nightmares that she cannot remember when awake. Her days are spent trying to build her new, simple, life in the human world and helping the shape-changers track down the last conspirators that tried to destroy the Erith. But the Erith want her help one last time...
  • The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

    The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    "The hunt is over. After fifteen years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pretends to serve. The secret society called the Cancrioth is real, and Baru is among them. But the Cancrioth's weapon cannot distinguish the guilty from the innocent...
  • Kelpies Don't Fly by Kim McDougall

    Kelpies Don't Fly by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 24 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #15: Always look a gift horse in the mouth. And if it has sharp teeth, never, never get on its back.For ten years, Kyra Greene thought she was the only Valkyrie this side of the rainbow bridge. Until she gets a stunning message from her cousin, Gunora, asking for bail money.But facing the ghosts of her past isn’t on Kyra’s to-do list...
  • Spellcast by McKenzie Hunter

    Spellcast by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I longed for magic. Now I have it. Powerful magic. It has caused chaos in the supernatural world like never seen before.It’s not only my magic that’s the problem—it’s also a spell I cast that changed everything. To save my friend, I reversed vampirism, earning me the top spot on the magical elite’s most wanted list. They want me stripped of my magic or dead. Preferably the latter...
  • The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler

    The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    As the “audacious and subversive”* Shadow Campaigns novels continue, the weather is growing warmer, but the frosty threat of Vordan’s enemies is only growing worse..
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    high fantasy  horror  fantasy  military  queer  war  magic  historical
  • A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson

    A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A promise broken. Her future torn up. But she still has a job to do.Betrayed by her blood family, all Hallie's plans for her future are in ruins. She has no time to lick her wounds as Special Investigator Girard wants her help looking for some members of the elite who have gone missing in Hallie's territory...
  • Betrayed by Vanessa Nelson

    Betrayed by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A missing war mage. Death in the heartland. Settling into her new life in the human world, the last thing Arrow expects is a request for aid from the Erith. The Erith’s favourite war mage is missing and Arrow is asked to investigate. For the first time in her life, she is allowed into the Erith’s fabled heartland...
  • A Usual Suspect by Vanessa Nelson

    A Usual Suspect by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    She can see the truth, but when she's accused of murder, no one believes she's innocent.Hallie works as a skip tracer - hunting down people wanted by the law, for one reason or another. It's not glamourous, and it doesn't pay all that well. But it's legal work, and that's hard to come by in the cramped quarters of old town...
  • The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Daniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever...
  • The Curse That Binds by Laura Thalassa

    The Curse That Binds by Laura Thalassa

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 25 ratings
    The prequel to the Bewitched series.Two thousand years before there was Selene, there was Roxilana. Her love fated, her life doomed, and her story forgotten—until now.When young Roxilana first hears a voice in her head, she thinks she has gone mad. The truth, however, is stranger still. Because Memnon, the boy who speaks to her, claims he is real...
  • The Harbors of the Sun by Martha Wells

    The Harbors of the Sun by Martha Wells

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Nominated for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Series"Breathtakingly surprising and fun. For readers who missed earlier entry points to this delightful series, now is the time to get on board."—The New York TimesA former friend has betrayed the Raksura and their groundling companions, and now the survivors must race across the Three Worlds to rescue their kidnapped family members...
  • The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Out of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld...
  • Werepanther 8: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Werepanther 8: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My crew of badass women and I have officially decimated the Order of the Nile, freed the legions of paranormal creatures the AON were using for gladiator fights, and seized possession of an awesome mansion. My business ventures are also booming, so things are definitely looking up.But there’s still the issue of several rogue Egyptian gods who are out for my head...
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    horror  harems  magic  fantasy  dark  contemporary  urban fantasy  poly
  • Tainted by Vanessa Nelson

    Tainted by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Peace at breaking point. A dark and ambitious conspiracy. A lethal adversary. Woken from sleep by intruders, Arrow is shocked to realise that humans have managed to break through her wards. This was no simple break-in. It quickly becomes clear this was just part of a series, and the Erith's ancient enemies may be involved...
  • Revealed by Vanessa Nelson

    Revealed by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    A killer caught, the mastermind still at large, and an exile growing into her power. Arrow’s freedom from the Erith is finally in her grasp. But there is a rogue magician at large. Ruthless, determined, skilled in unclean magic, the powerful rogue threatens everyone and everything, including the life Arrow wants to live...
  • The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie

    The Last Witch: Vol 3.5 by M.J. Lawrie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It's been six months since Lilly Hooper reunited with her family, friends, and magic.The Arcane Realm offers freedom and safety for all the witches who are rebuilding their lives and healing.But things are not as straightforward or as easy as they all hoped they would be...
  • The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Nobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat...
  • Concealed by Vanessa Nelson

    Concealed by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 18 ratings
    A fragile peace, a suspicious death, and secrets that could destroy everyone. Oath-bound to the arrogant Erith in exchange for her life, Arrow's freedom is days away when they set her one last task; investigate the death of a high-ranking shape-changer, one of their old enemies. The shape-changers suspect the Erith of murder and Arrow nearly becomes the first victim in a new war between races...
  • Succubus Lord 8 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 8 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jacob and his succubi have defeated Azazel, and now Jacob is the Demon King of the Fourth Circle. But that doesn’t mean the war’s over yet. Now that he’s king, Jake has to figure out how to rule in Hell, keep from being stabbed in the back by the other Demon Lords and Kings, and somehow stay under Lucifer’s radar. There’s no rest for the wicked, and certainly no rest for a Succubus King...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  harems  menage  magic  demons  dark  paranormal
  • Shades of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Shades of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They lost the battle. Now it's time for war.What they feared has come to pass, and now, stuck in the center of an ancient war, Sienna and Daxon set out in search of a mythical stone that's rumored to have the ability to reshape their world.The magick's want it destroyed.The non-magicks want to cleanse the realm...
  • The Third Ring by A.N. Horton

    The Third Ring by A.N. Horton

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Ten Trials. Two Oaths. One Chance.To Adrian, the gods were never anything to be worshipped, just tolerated. But in the walled city of Sanctuary, whether through the religious fervor of the elite or the quaking fear of the poor, the Geist have always been served. And now it's Adrian's turn...
  • Awakening The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair

    Awakening The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the Underworld, lies become truth, villains become heroes. Trust nothing, and trust no one. Especially yourself.In this sequel to the urban fantasy Greek mythology series, "The Forgotten Goddess," the stakes soar to new heights...
  • Werepanther 5: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Werepanther 5: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My life has definitely changed since I discovered I was a werepather, but I would argue it’s changed for the better.Instead of a broke college student, I’m the owner of a lucrative lounge, and business just keeps getting better. Money is flowing in hand over fist, and I have my pick of sexy, intelligent, badass women...
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    horror  harems  urban fantasy  magic  fantasy  dark  poly  paranormal
  • Succubus Lord 13 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 13 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jake has finally succeeded in destroying two prongs of the Unholy Trio. Now, all that’s left is Public Enemy Number Beelzebub. The Lord of Flies won’t concede the Eighth Circle without a fight, though, so Jake has to find a way to power up, and fast. The answer? Hellfire. More specifically, the black Hellfire of fear...
    Categorized as:
    horror  harems  menage  magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  urban fantasy
  • Succubus Lord 16 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 16 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lucifer is trying to kickstart the Apocalypse, but Jacob and his allies aren’t about to let that happen.But when a prophecy is revealed, thwarting the Prince of Darkness involves a field trip to the last place Jake expected.Vatican City...
    Categorized as:
    horror  menage  magic  fantasy  harems  dark  paranormal  urban fantasy
  • Succubus Lord 17 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 17 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Caorthannach, Mother of all Demons and Lucifer’s ex, has been unleashed upon the world, and The Exalted One and the Devil have called a truce to deal with this new problem.Now, Cao is Public Enemy Number 1, and it’s up to Jacob and his Demon Lords to bring her down...
    Categorized as:
    horror  menage  magic  fantasy  harems  dark  paranormal  urban fantasy
  • The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre

    The Bonds of Blood by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Born without a heartbeat or a soul, James Huntsman has never felt part of the mortal world. It’s an insecurity his abusive brothers reinforced daily, and with his very existence bound to theirs through the alchemically altered blood they share, James has always been at their mercy. All that changed when James found a home within the magical community and fell in love...
  • Haunted by Barbara Cartland

    Haunted by Barbara Cartland

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    After serving with distinction in his Regiment with the Duke of Wellington, civilian life bores the handsome Marquis of Heroncourt and he fills his time with empty affaires de coeur that bore him even more. But when his demure, humbly-dressed but beautiful young neighbour Lady Mimosa Field arrives unannounced at his ancestral home, Heron Hall, to beg for his help, he is instantly intrigued...
  • Wicked Hex by Megan Montero

    Wicked Hex by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Some powers come with a price… My life is unrecognizable. I’ve never been in more danger. I thought I was safe at Evermore Academy. I thought we were finally making progress in this war. I thought I had people I could trust.I thought I could always count on Tucker…I thought wrong. But now all that’s changed. Alataris is coming for me with everything he's got, and no one is safe...
  • Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Welcome to Heathen Row by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    No one knows why it started, but the monster invasion all began right here, in Heathen Row.Ever since, men all over the world have been on the menu. And women have been at the frontlines, hunting the predators.But in a world where women are over-armed, over-paid, and under-satiated, Chris Hart isn’t staying safe inside while the monsters come out to feast...
    Categorized as:
    horror  harems  fantasy  urban fantasy  magic  survival  demons  dark
  • The Fifth Essence by Becca Andre

    The Fifth Essence by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Addie Daulton has never backed down from a challenge. After all, doing the impossible is what makes her a master alchemist. So when she learns that her best friend, James Huntsman, has been banished from the mortal world, she believes she can get him back. But finding James isn’t her only problem...
  • Tethers by Claire Farrell

    Tethers by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ava’s been protecting her shifter friend from the alpha for months, but now he’s managed to come up with a brand new excuse to take Esther, and the Senate have turned their backs on her completely. While Ava works to find a way to keep Esther out of Mac’s reach for good, a series of violent murders put everyone in the cul-de-sac under suspicion...
    Categorized as:
    horror  urban fantasy  fantasy  vampires  demons  paranormal  fae  dark
  • Succubus Lord 10 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 10 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    So, Jacob’s the son of Lucifer. Unfortunately, he can’t think about that right now, because several Demon Kings are still trying to kill his ass and take over the Fourth Circle. Jake’s not about to let that happen. He needs to get more powerful, and fast. To do that, he needs more Demon Lords...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  menage  magic  harems  dark  paranormal  urban fantasy
  • Succubus Lord 11 by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 11 by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jacob now has seven newly minted Demon Lords, but his plate is still plenty full.The Unholy Trio of Baphomet, Gressil, and Beelzebub are still out to kill him, so Jake’s gotta stay one step ahead of the game.Good thing he has dozens of new succubi all vying to become his next Demon Lords...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  menage  magic  harems  dark  paranormal  urban fantasy
  • Succubus Lord 14: Swimsuit Edition by Eric Vall

    Succubus Lord 14: Swimsuit Edition by Eric Vall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jake and his friends have finally taken down Beezlebub, and now six of the nine Circles of Hell are under their control.So, it’s time for a little vacation. Complete with beaches and all the hot succubi in sexy swimsuits!Unfortunately, Jake’s down time is interrupted by a mild inconvenience.The Apocalypse, End Times, or otherwise known as the End of the World...
    Categorized as:
    horror  menage  magic  harems  fantasy  dark  paranormal  urban fantasy
  • Reclaiming the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair

    Reclaiming the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How far will she go? How far will she fall?Surviving captivity in Ares' Underworld, Rhea awakens to a world irrevocably altered by her actions. The God of War has thrust the mortal world upon the precipice of uncertainty; teetering on the edge of chaos.Haunted by the consequences of her choices, Rhea battles with the weight of responsibility and the ghosts of her past...
  • Rise, My Minions! by Logan Jacobs

    Rise, My Minions! by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “You shall serve me in death… and beyond!”Greg was your average American college student, until he fell into an open grave and awoke in a sinister world of darkness, death, and the macabre and was then initiated into the Domotraus Academy...
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    horror  harems  urban fantasy  magic  fantasy  dark  poly  paranormal
  • Red Rain by R.S. Black

    Red Rain by R.S. Black

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Red Rain Pandora has been through hell and back. Literally. She’s been kidnapped and tortured, found freedom, and then lost it all over again. She’s now the newest pawn in the age-old war between Heaven and Hell. The Triad owns her mark, Asher owns her heart, but the demon Wrath might just own her soul. Death—aka Dean—is her constant companion in these final days...
  • Damned by Genevieve Cogman

    Damned by Genevieve Cogman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For a former English maid, the stakes have never been higher . . .Damned is the final book in the Scarlet Revolution series, a spellbinding adventure of magic, vampires and mayhem from the bestselling author of the Invisible Library series. 1794. Eleanor, former English maid, is a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel - and now a promising mage...
  • A Curse of Stars and Storms by Elayna R. Gallea

    A Curse of Stars and Storms by Elayna R. Gallea

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 9 ratings
    She has death at her fingertips. He’s off-limits, but he might be the only thing that grounds her storm. River Waterborn is the daughter of a Representative. She was born to immense privilege and is cursed with immeasurable power.For the past eight years, she’s been trying to atone for the Incident...
  • Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Priest was back. Her home was safe. And Pandora had even managed to secure a powerful ally in the Zombie Queen. But in one fell swoop none of it mattered. She’s been abducted by a secret organization known only as the Triad, and they’re conducting experiments, treating her like a lab rat: cutting her open, dissecting her, and keeping her hostage. And she’s slowly going mad...
  • The Dread by Gail Z. Martin

    The Dread by Gail Z. Martin

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In the epic conclusion to the Fallen Kings Cycle, set in the world of The Chronicles of the Necromancer, war has come to the Winter Kingdoms. Summoner-King Tris Drayke takes what remains of his army north for a war he is ill-prepared to fight, as reports from spies confirm Tris's worst fear...
  • The Keepers Box Set by Donna Augustine

    The Keepers Box Set by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For the first time, get all four books in The Alchemy Series in one ebook bundle. Or start the series with The Keepers, free for the Kindle.The KeepersTwo days ago, Jo Davids was a waitress by night and a college kid by day, with the unnerving problem of objects floating around her...
  • Ten Arrows of Iron by Sam Sykes

    Ten Arrows of Iron by Sam Sykes

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    An outcast mage caught between two warring empires must either save the world or destroy everything she loves in the second novel of "an unforgettable epic fantasy" trilogy (Publishers Weekly).Sal the Cacophony -- outlaw, outcast, outnumbered -- destroys all that she loves...
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