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Secrets Bound By Sand by T.A. White
When the past forms the future, how does a woman with few memories survive? No longer nameless or alone, Tate has put down roots in the city of Aurelia. She’s found a home, friends and a misfit family. When an assassination attempt leads to a dangerous loss of control over her dragon, Tate is sent to the farthest reaches of the empire on a mission she can’t refuse...Categorized as:
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Jade Shards by Fonda Lee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFonda Lee returns to the acclaimed Green Bone Saga with four prequel short stories that delve into the personal histories of the Kaul and Ayt families. The Witch and Her Friend. Before she was the ruthless leader of the Mountain clan, Ayt Mada was an orphan without friends at school except for Aun Ure, a teenage girl feared and renowned as an assassin but yearning for a simpler life... -
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![Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards]()
Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsForgot to feed your goldfish before your untimely demise? Need to jot down a will? Say a goodbye? See the Grand Canyon? Then come visit us at The Body Shop, where unfinished business is our business.Mary Frances Talbot—Frankie—is a necromancer, probably. Hard to say since she never met her parents. She can see the dead, talk to the dead, and a few other things that aren’t strictly legal... -
![The Dawn Chorus by Samantha Shannon]()
The Dawn Chorus by Samantha Shannon
A novella that bridges the third and fourth instalments of Samantha Shannon's internationally bestselling Bone Season series.Paige Mahoney and Arcturus Mesarthim have arrived in the Scion Citadel of Paris. Exhausted by her efforts against Scion, Paige has no choice but to remain in hiding, away from the revolution she started, so she can heal and come to terms with her mental and physical scars...Categorized as:
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![The Guardian by Elicia Hyder]()
The Guardian by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe mission was supposed to be simple:Get in.Save the girl.Get the hell out.But Warren Parish knows nothing is simple with demons involved, and storming the gates of Hell will be no exception.An innocent woman is trapped in Nulterra, but this journey is so much more than a rescue mission... -
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Fated by Sarah Fine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAislin Ferry and Jason Moros have only days until they will be called to account before the Keepers of the Afterlife. Yet as they race to restore order and make their case, their worlds fall into total disarray. Mutiny within the fractured Ferry family threatens Aislin’s hold on power and role as Charon. Meanwhile, the fearsome Lord of the Kere has family trouble of his own... -
![Bound in Black by Juliette Cross]()
Bound in Black by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGenevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission—to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld, where no one has ever gone into and returned. But nothing can prevent her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her... -
![Sinful Reckonings by Salem Cross]()
Sinful Reckonings by Salem Cross
It hasn’t gotten easier, but I’ve grown stronger.With four down and one more enemy to go, it should be a walk in the park to finish taking out the last of the trash Enola associated herself with.If only it was that easy.Canaan’s been hiding out all these years, bidding his time before he re-emerges to take what he believes is his...Categorized as:
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![Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen]()
Scattered Ashes by Jessica Sorensen
My name is Gemma Lucas and my life’s a wreck. Alex, the guy I just might be falling in love with, and the father of my unborn child, left me. Not to mention if I do admit I’m in love with him, it could potentially kill us both. My father’s trapped in his own mind and my mom’s working for the dark side... -
![Blackthorn Grove by Luanne Bennett]()
Blackthorn Grove by Luanne Bennett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Miss Bishop, I'm afraid we have a witch war on our hands." Katie Bishop has just been pulled back into the world of the Crossroads Society—to hunt down a murderous sorceress looking to take over the throne of Savannah... -
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Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the smallest debt comes with the highest price. Kat went down the rabbit hole and came out changed. Now everyone wants something from her and she is hard pressed to give in to any of them. Only the irresistibly mysterious Cheshire Cat seems to be on her side. But even he has secrets of his own. Secrets that cause him to show up beaten and bloody on her doorstep...Categorized as:
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![City of Betrayal by Claudie Arseneault]()
City of Betrayal by Claudie Arseneault
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Isandor Novel The whole city is searching for Hasryan—some for revenge and justice, others to save their friends. Yet no one knows where to find him except Lord Arathiel Brasten, who vanished 130 years ago only to magically return. Lord Diel Dathirii’s struggle to free his city from the neighbouring imperialistic enclave is far from over... -
![Corsair's Curse by Shari L. Tapscott]()
Corsair's Curse by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDragon slaying isn’t for the faint of heart, but it suits Soleil Eldemyer just fine. Sure, the pay isn’t great, and the hazards are plentiful, but overall, things are going well for the mage…until Davyn and Lukas Greybrow walk back into her life.Soleil never expected to meet the infuriating brothers again, and certainly not while she was tied to a sacrificial pyre... -
![City of Dawn by Kat Ross]()
City of Dawn by Kat Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeven keys and seven gates, forged by a god’s rebellious seventh son.They lead to the fabled City of Dawn.But is it a treasure trove… or a gilded prison?Hurled halfway across the world, Malach and Alexei must join forces to stop the body-snatching alchemist Balaur from stealing an elixir of immortality—assuming they don’t end up killing each other first... -
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![Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood]()
Death's Queen by Lisa Blackwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath wants his queen back. After her two sisters are caught up by destiny’s call, Lamarra Stonemantle is the only one left to play the role of dutiful noble daughter. A task she embraces in an effort to hide the dark magic living inside her own soul. Now that power is whispering its seductive promises again, telling her only a long dead king can complete her soul... -
![Cursed Souls by Anya J. Cosgrove]()
Cursed Souls by Anya J. Cosgrove
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBroken hearts are hard to mend, but what about shattered souls? Alana certainly hadn’t put matching tattoos, samurai swords, and falling for her mortal enemy on her bucket list. But now that she faces losing a man she might have broken beyond repair, there’s no time to waste. She’s willing to sacrifice everything to undo her mistake and earn back his trust... -
![Midnight Bound by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand]()
Midnight Bound by Jessica Wayne, Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI came to Midnight Falls to reclaim my life. The plan was simple. Solve murders, then return to New York and show my cheating bastard ex what he lost.If only it had been that easy.Instead of solving murders, I committed them.Instead of returning home, I'm trapped in murdery Midnight Falls right along with the pack...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen]()
Midnight Waters by Rosie Wylor-Owen
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“In my family, when someone is born, another will die.”A symbiotic curse has plagued the Arrowood and Everhart households for generations. When a new baby is born, a member of the ancient clans die. Only a truce between the warring families can break the deadly hex once and for all.Upon hearing her cousin is in labour, Maeve Arrowood hurries home to find out which one of them will be next...Categorized as:
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![Feel My Power by Debbie Cassidy]()
Feel My Power by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe bite of winter is as cruel as it's blade.Winter rules because of me, but the other courts aren't about to accept our victory without a fight. They want a rematch. They want a replay, and this time they want to watch. My hands are stained with blood, my heart is filled with darkness but there's no backing away from the precipice. Not if I hope to save the people I love... -
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Charmed by Magic by SK Prince
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsYou know that dream where you look down and find you’re naked in a very public place?It actually happened to me on my last day of high school.One second, clothes. The next —boom— naked.The moment that my gift of invisibility showed itself, everything changed. Whether it was for the better, I can’t say... -
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Burning for the Dragon by Cecilia Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHas fate given them everything only to cheat them of their happy ending? A reluctant ruler... When his brother is killed by a dragonslayer, Luca de Rege becomes the unexpected heir to the Dragon Throne. Used to answering only to himself, he’s now responsible for finding a mate and ensuring that the rapidly-dwindling dragon shifter population doesn’t go extinct... -
![Hand In Fire by Zoe Parker]()
Hand In Fire by Zoe Parker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer name is Sora and she’s a sin eater. The name is exactly what it implies. She takes your sin, washes your conscience clean and sends you on your merry way. Or at least, she did. She’s spent her entire life doing the right thing, being a nice person. Suffering in their places because it was her job, and most people don't even thank her for it...Categorized as:
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![Mated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle]()
Mated to the Gargoyle by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the statue awakens…I love working in a private university library with its special collection of antiquarian books and works of art. My favorite sculpture is one of the massive gargoyle statues, one that’s perched near my desk. Visitors often remark how lifelike it is, and I’ll tease, “Maybe it is.”One night, I stay alone after closing to shelve a fascinating book...Categorized as:
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![Path of Ascension I by Atlas Kane, Grayson Sinclair]()
Path of Ascension I by Atlas Kane, Grayson Sinclair
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen treading the path of ascension, you'd better watch your step.After incursions of Demons from another plane of existence changed the course of history, humanity learned one undeniable truth: traditional weapons wouldn't cut it. Those strong enough to resist, cultivated their Ki, and emerged as Heroes of Ascension to combat the demonic threat... -
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Taken by Charlotte Abel
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBound by love and magic. Betrayed by those they trust. Not everyone survives. In this second installment of The Channie Series, Josh and Channie are tested physically and emotionally as the tough choices they are forced to make affect not only their future together but their very existence. The risks are high but the rewards are even higher... -
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Faerie Realm by Emma L. Adams
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI feared that using my magic would bring me closer to the faerie realm I tried so desperately to escape. I was right. I made a promise to a faerie, and they’ve come to deliver. A powerful talisman has disappeared, and without it, the faeries in this realm are losing their magic. Getting involved wasn't on my plan, but if I refuse to help the faeries find the talisman, I’ll die... -
![Heroes 'Til Curfew by Susan Bischoff]()
Heroes 'Til Curfew by Susan Bischoff
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the world of the Talent Chronicles, kids with supernatural abilities, Talents, are taken away to government-run research facilities from which they do not return. In this sequel to HUSH MONEY, all Joss wants is to be left alone—with Dylan. But as more Talents are imprisoned by the government, everyone’s looking for a leader...Categorized as:
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![The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark]()
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.Nor do they have tails.But they are most assuredly dead.Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins. 2024.Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi... -
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Forged in Ice by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn undying love threatened by darkness... James' worst nightmare has come true. From the grave his father has poisoned the woman he loves, and James will do anything to save her. Ainsley is stuck in a world she barely knows. She struggles to come to terms with the new life she never asked for and her intense connection with James... -
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Love by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is nothing more powerful than love. Daisy and Owen never catch a break. After being torn apart by the powerful and ruthless Elders, the sweetness of their reunion is tempered by the knowledge that Daisy's emotions may soon disappear again. With loyal friends by their side, Daisy and Owen will stop at nothing to save her, and their love... -
![The Forgotten Earth by Brilynn O'Neal]()
The Forgotten Earth by Brilynn O'Neal
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's the soldier who is supposed to kill her for the knowledge she stole. She's the one that gets him to fight for her instead.In a world on the brink of extinction, Willow’s mission is to save everyone she can. Armed with forbidden knowledge from banned books, she attempts to fix the food system, aiming to bring back what was plants... -
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Faceless by Jus Accardo
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Brandt Cross, and I died. Again… I'm living in the body of a Six named Douglass Cain, a certifiable scumbag whose ability is on Zendean Industries—AKA Denazen's—most wanted list. There’s some serious bad going down, and Ginger, the leader of the Underground, sent me undercover to obtain information because people are dying...Categorized as:
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![Forged in Fire by Alyssa Rose Ivy]()
Forged in Fire by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA love more powerful than any other, and a darkness intent on destroying it. James and Ainsley are desperate. As darkness nearly consumes James, their only chance is to trust people who may be foes, and hope their love is strong enough to save them all... -
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Chasing Shadows by Erin Bedford
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fourth and final book of a dark and sexy fantasy series by International Bestselling Author, Erin Bedford. Sometimes death is just the beginning. Just when Kat thought it was over, a cryptic message from the beyond has her right back in the thick of things. A little blood and a few words, it was supposed to be a fix all and it shouldn't have ended this way... -
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![Birth of Chaos by Elise Kova, Lynn Larsh]()
Birth of Chaos by Elise Kova, Lynn Larsh
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA WISH FOR DESTRUCTION... HAS JOSEPHINA UNRAVELING A new wish is pushing the weary members of the Society to their breaking points. But as Jo’s complex relationship with their leader reveals dangerous truths about who she truly is, and was, her priorities quickly change... -
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Compelled by Magic by SK Prince
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy name’s Zoey Harper, and someone is definitely trying to kill me.College is hard enough without adding a nefarious stalker to the mix. Each time I escape one setup, the next comes about faster and far more dangerous. My white tiger familiar can only protect me from mortal threats, so how am I supposed to fight off a deranged magic user?Funny... -
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The Spring Queen by Jamie Applegate Hunter
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNOTE: This series will be taken down in late 2023 and undergo heavy re-writes, including making them interconnected standalones and dissolving this book, turning it into two separate books with new love interests for each of the main characters in it... -
![Avalon Tower by C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers]()
Avalon Tower by C.N. Crawford, Alex Rivers
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAvalon Spy Academy rules: spy on the fey, resist falling for your mentor, and try not to die in the process. I spent five years saving up for a European vacation. But instead of drinking champagne on the beach, I get swept into a war of espionage between the humans and the fey. It turns out, I have a magic power needed to fight an evil fey king... -
![The Fool and the Sparrow by Dana Fox]()
The Fool and the Sparrow by Dana Fox
Spy.Fixer.Assassin.Sparrow.As the top operative for a global shadow government known as the Order, Thea has served and protected the elite 1%. Her life changes suddenly when she escapes the Order with damning evidence of the group’s existence. Now she is on the run for her life, looking for a way to expose what she’s stolen...Categorized as:
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![Dragon in the Blood by Juliette Cross]()
Dragon in the Blood by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile all seems quiet in Gladium Province, the Morgon Guard—the global justice force for the dragon hybrid race—knows their enemy is rebuilding its forces in the underground...Categorized as:
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![Spell of Desire, Vol. 3 by Tomu Ohmi]()
Spell of Desire, Vol. 3 by Tomu Ohmi
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen it becomes known that Kaoruko has received the power of the Witch Queen, she and Kaname are ordered to appear before the coven of the Black Witches. There, Kaoruko discovers that she must become a Black Witch in order to control her rampaging powers... -
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Bound by Faerie by W.B. McKay, Robert McKay
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSophie Morrigan inherited many magical gifts from her death goddess mother. Most of them inflict torture, except the most beautiful. That one kills. As an agent for the Faerie Affairs Bureau, Sophie loves retrieving dangerous magical objects. The job lets her indulge her covetous nature, and most importantly, it pays the bills... -
![Dog Days Of Summer by Hailey Edwards]()
Dog Days Of Summer by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratings**This story occurs between Dog with a Bone and Heir of the Dog**When a fae boy goes missing, all evidence points to a warg being responsible for the crime. Thierry is called to lead the hunt for the rogue, but the closer she gets to locating the boy, the further she gets from the truth... -
![Sins of the Flesh by Debra Dunbar]()
Sins of the Flesh by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Hawaiian Islands in spring should be a romantic paradise, but along with rekindled passion Amber and Irix discover a magical spell gone horribly wrong. Two sex demons could set Maui aflame with desire, but there’s another creature with a more lethal inferno planned. Defeating it and saving the island will take all of Amber’s new found powers, as well as the help of friends new and old... -
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![Shifter Queen by Miranda Martin, Nadia Hunter]()
Shifter Queen by Miranda Martin, Nadia Hunter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen my home in the city dome is burned to the ground, I retreat to my Dragon Lord boyfriend's territory where he’s been keeping my little half-brother Omari safe. I need a moment to regroup and catch my breath in the aftermath of dear old dad Emberich's multiple attempts on my life...Categorized as:
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![Binding Magick by Debbie Cassidy]()
Binding Magick by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBeing left behind to hold the fort every time the world needs saving, sucks. For Carmella Hunter, a witch blood with practically no magick, being surrounded by powerful friends has taken its toll. For once it would be nice to be the one doing the saving... -
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Risky Magic by Tori Centanni
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m Avery Burke. They call me the Trash Witch because I play fast and loose with spell ingredients. Personally, I think of myself as an innovator, pushing the boundaries of what magic can do. So imagine my surprise when the handsome young Witch Council member Jaden Blackmore asks for my help finding a missing witch behind the council’s back... -
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Dreaming Down the Bones by Amber Fisher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhy is there only one necromancer in a city that should have hundreds?After freeing a cult from the evil that tormented its members, necromancer Kezia Bernard is thrilled to receive an offer to study under world-famous Evangeline Morris... -
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Autumn Winters by J.S. Malcom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn Winters has a secret that could get her killed. She just doesn't know she's keeping it. Autumn Winters doesn't realize that she's come into her powers as a protector of the veil. All she knows is that her world suddenly looks onto another, one full of ghosts and other supernatural beings that can't possibly exist... -
![The Velocity of Revolution by Marshall Ryan Maresca]()
The Velocity of Revolution by Marshall Ryan Maresca
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the author of the Maradaine saga comes a new steampunk fantasy novel that explores a chaotic city on the verge of revolution. a city being rebuilt after years of mechanized and magical warfare, the capital of a ravaged nation on the verge of renewal and self-rule. But unrest foments as undercaste cycle gangs raid supply trucks, agitate the populace and vandalize the city...Categorized as:
dystopian magic fantasy steampunk urban fantasy paranormal found-family length-medium
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