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  • Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Haven escaped the clutches of the new Sun Sovereign and found solace in Shadoria, but for how long? Now that the extent of her powers is known, Solis, Noctis, and mortals all hunt her. Meanwhile, chaos reigns across the land...
  • The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter

    The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    In this "relentlessly gripping, brilliant" epic fantasy (James Islington), an ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in order to reclaim her throne and save her people.Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan...
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  • The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 3 by Mokumokuren

    The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 3 by Mokumokuren

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A strange man arrives to investigate the strange occurrences that seem to be happening more and more frequently around the village. Everything seems to be linked to the mountain where Hikaru died and “Hikaru” came from..
  • Spy, Spy Again by Mercedes Lackey

    Spy, Spy Again by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    In this third novel of the Family Spies series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily's youngest child must follow in his parents' footsteps to protect both his family and the realm.Thirteen year old Prince Kyril and Mags and Amily's fourteen-year-old son Tory "share" the Gift of Farsight--although neither of them are Chosen...
  • Tears of Dust by Sylvia Mercedes

    Tears of Dust by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    After two days in isolation, Ayleth still doesn’t know why Fendrel placed her under house arrest. Powerful drugs suppress Laranta deep inside her, leaving her alone with too many unanswered questions...
  • Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Sable has been exposed for who she is: Imari, the illegitimate daughter of Istraa’s king, and a Liagé—someone born with forbidden Shah power. After ten years of hiding and surviving in the bitter cold Wilds, she is finally returning home. But it's not the homecoming Imari envisioned...
  • Crown of Nightmares by Sylvia Mercedes

    Crown of Nightmares by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Who will live?Who will die?Who will be changed . . . forever?Separated from the Evanderians, Ayleth finds herself alone in the malevolent Witchwood.Or perhaps not entirely alone . . .Confronted with the reality of her living grandmother, Ayleth soon learns that the horrors once ascribed to Dread Odile’s name and legend may not be entirely true...
  • Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Venatrix Ayleth made a vow of loyalty to her Holy Order.But is the Order loyal to Ayleth?Still recovering from her deadly encounter with the Phantomwitch, Ayleth finds herself the unwilling guest of the Golden Prince, forced to enjoy his hospitality . . . and the not-so-gentle ministrations of Venator Fendrel du Glaive.There’s something strange about Fendrel...
  • Moonbreeze by Adrienne Woods

    Moonbreeze by Adrienne Woods

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The life of a star-studded royal has not been kind to eighteen year-old Elena Watkins. With a Council breathing down her neck and a dragon that refuses to accept her as her rider, she must convince everyone that she is ready to rule Paegeia like her parents before her. But she has made a promise to her father King Albert, that she will not go looking for him and free the people of Etan...
  • The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett

    The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 47 ratings
    The first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett’s groundbreaking Demon Cycle series—The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, and The Daylight War—set a new standard for heroic fantasy. The powerful saga of humans winnowed to the brink of extinction by night-stalking demons, and the survivors who fight back, has kept readers breathless as they eagerly turned the pages...
  • Wicked Thirst by Megan Montero

    Wicked Thirst by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His power will end…He is a monster and it’s all my fault. I heard whispers of a curse, but I didn’t want to believe it was true . . . I was wrong.I’ve loved Grayson Shade from the day we met and now that love has doomed him to death. He tried to warn me, he tried to protect himself but I wouldn't let him. If he'd only told me the truth, I would've let him go...
  • Spy's Mask by Frost Kay

    Spy's Mask by Frost Kay

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Freedom from tyranny comes with a cost.No one could have prepared Sage and Tehl for the ruin the Warlord would wreak on the world to get to Aermia. Sage thought she knew how to play his deadly games, but his warped crimes prove she’s out of her depth. To dethrone the demon, she enlists the help of her former enemies.A spy with ulterior motives.A monarch known for wicked crimes...
  • Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils: A Brimstone Angels Novel by Erin M. Evans

    Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils: A Brimstone Angels Novel by Erin M. Evans

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Now bound by a warlock pact, Farideh sets out to protect her twin—only to discover something that will change their relationship forever Mere weeks after escaping Neverwinter, Farideh’s dreams are still haunted by Lorcan, the cambion devil whose power fuels her own...
  • Circus of the Dead Book #2 by Kimberly Loth

    Circus of the Dead Book #2 by Kimberly Loth

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ***Book Description will be uploaded after Book 1...
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    demons  horror  fantasy  magic  witches  vampires  paranormal  dark
  • Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn

    Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 19 ratings
    A haunting songA deadly danceAn explosive finaleAllemar may be dead, but his cause festers in the dark. Strange beasts stalk the night as haunting music corrupts the fog. When morning comes, nothing but dust remains. Rumors are quick to spread, with many speculating that Allemar had a son … and the evil sorcerer’s heir wants blood...
  • Fate and Flame by Miranda Lyn

    Fate and Flame by Miranda Lyn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Would you sacrifice yourself for the world?Ara’s found her soulmate and accepted the bond, but now she must journey south with her team, keeping her secret while fighting against the power that’s threatening to destroy her and the world at every turn...
  • A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A dark fantasy romance invites you to explore Faerie through the pages of this spicy book. This is the first instalment of a whirlwind new romantasy series filled with magic and secrets, an enemies-to-lovers storyline with hilarious banter, a delicious slow burn tension, and plot twists to keep you guessing.Faeries can’t lie, but they can keep a secret...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 12 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 12 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Setsuna is ready to storm the gates of Heaven and rescue his sister Sara, but things are not that simple. He accepts help from the enigmatic angel Zaphikel, but finds a difficult price attached--Zaphikel is looking for someone to lead an army against the Angels and he wants Setsuna to head the charge. Sara has her own plans for escape, but they also come with a price...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 20 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 20 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In this final volume, Setsuna and the high angels have entered the Tower of Etenamenki and approached the throne of God. There they find all secrets revealed--the reason for the creation of angels and demons, the origins of the two wars of Heaven and Hell, and the real whereabouts of Adam Kadamon. Meanwhile, the battle outside the Tower rages on...
  • Wicked Little Sins by A.R. Breck

    Wicked Little Sins by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Castle Pointe, where the dead never sleep. What does it feel like to kiss death?Being thrust into a town so sinister, corrupted by such malevolence, was never my intent.It was foolish to play with the dead, but so was falling for my cruel, wicked stepbrother.The fact he looked like a God didn’t matter, because I’m almost positive he was my very own devil...
  • Arising Son by Marie Montine

    Arising Son by Marie Montine

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryan Reyn has special abilities that allows him to help people with thier ailments.But he also has abilities that can annihilate everyone in the town, he just doesn't know it yet, and they are awakening...He goes to the one person who can help him with his conflicting nature.His Cassandra Wynstrom.Arising Son is the sequel to Mourning Grey, taking place twenty years after the Great War...
  • Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Seven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  horror  fantasy  magic  fae  young adult  paranormal  dark
  • Blade of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Blade of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Every surface of the land creeps with monsters. I escaped from the first wave of monsters with a magic sword, a kidnapped duke, and a big chip on my shoulder. It's not enough for me to run. Not when this tide threatens to sweep over the entire world. I'm the only one who can warn people of what's coming. I'm the only one who knows the truth...
  • A Lair of Bones by Helen Scheuerer

    A Lair of Bones by Helen Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Marie Rutkoski and Alexandra Christo, A Lair of Bones is the first book in a binge-worthy epic dark fantasy series. As the daughter of an infamous criminal, Roh only cares about three things: her friends, finding her deathsong, and the upcoming royal Queen’s Tournament.A treacherous competition determines the ruler of magic every fifty years...
  • The Fair Isle Trilogy: Complete Series Collection by Tessonja Odette

    The Fair Isle Trilogy: Complete Series Collection by Tessonja Odette

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Every young woman dreams of marrying a king.Everyone except for me.Because the king I am to wed has razor sharp fangs and a thirst for blood…The Fair Isle Trilogy is a complete series collection, featuring three full length novels in a single volume: To Carve a Fae Heart, To Wear a Fae Crown, and To Spark a Fae War.All my life I knew I’d come of age during the Hundred Year Reaping...
  • Shadows & Flame: Books 1-4 by C.N. Crawford

    Shadows & Flame: Books 1-4 by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's forgotten her past. Too bad her past won't return the favor. Ursula can't remember a single thing from before three years ago, so she has to keep her life simple. All she wants is to earn enough money for rent--and maybe a bit left over for a new pair of boots.But on her eighteenth birthday, all hell breaks loose... quite literally... when a hellhound shifter shows up in her kitchen...
  • The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Love is not a token you pass from one person to another. It does not abide by the laws of time, or logical sense, or reality.” Serafina Bloodstone is a sorceress. After the Queen of the Giants takes her husband, she strikes a deal with an immortal trickster. The cost—her blood bond.Through her newfound partnership, she soon realizes that Riyan is not the only one she must save from captivity...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  horror  fantasy  paranormal  dark  young adult  magic
  • Of Realms and Chaos by Brea Lamb

    Of Realms and Chaos by Brea Lamb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Asher Daniox was free. After being taken from her home and shown the treachery committed by the fae king and queen, the wayward princess is now determined to end the coming war before it begins. As loss and destruction follow her every step, she will be forced to seek alliances in a frantic attempt to save the innocents she believes she wronged for years...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 15 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 15 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Things look bleak for the rebellion as Sevy tightens his grip on heaven. While Setsuna is locked in a cage, severely wounded, Sara heads to court for a trial that Sevy has rigged to insure her conviction. But the evil prime minister's plotting may be beginning to unravel. More and more of the company of Heaven turn against him, and Setsuna begins to receive aid from unexpected sources...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 14 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 14 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Setsuna and his team have broken into prison to rescue their ally Zaphikel. But they are shocked to find out that they're too late--Zaphikel's wings have already been cut off. Without their protection, he is infected with disease, and is on his way to becoming a flesh-devouring ghoul. Meanwhile, the evil angel Rosiel chairs a meeting of the leaders of heaven...
  • The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen

    The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    My twin sister is the true queen of Aryd. She survives, hiding and clinging to life in the desert, while I reign as the false queen alongside the monstrous King Eidolon. There’s only one escape from this gilded prison: Reven. My Shadowraith. My heart. Only the shadows that he struggles to control are growing more sinister, more powerful.It’s just a matter of time before they turn on him…and on me...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 16 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 16 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Prime Minister of Heaven Sevothtarte's plans to cement his control over the astral domain end in ruin. At the show-trial, the testimony of archangels Jibril and Raphael reveals his evil machinations, turning public opinion against him...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 18 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 18 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As the pieces fall into place, High Angel Rosiel's master plan becomes clear. With Lucifer under his control, he intends to enter Atziluth, the highest plane of Heaven, through the Gate of the Grand Cross and take control of the Tablet of Heaven, an object that can grant all wishes...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 13 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 13 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Setsuna and Sara reunite briefly in Heaven, only to be torn apart once again by the cruel angel Sevothtarte. But while Sara is finally ready to accept the responsibility that goes along with her position as Jibril, Angel of Water, Setsuna still refuses to accept his role as the savior...
  • No Time to Die by Elizabeth Chandler

    No Time to Die by Elizabeth Chandler

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Message from a dead girl... It's too late to call back. Jenny will never speak to Liza again. But it seems that even from beyond the grave, Liza is begging her sister for help.... They say it's a serial killer. Is it? Jenny can't afford to trust anyone. Now she's here, in Wisteria, anonymously registered at the Chase College theater camp where her sister died...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 17 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 17 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Now that his rivals are out of the way, Angel Rosiel's plans to control Heaven are moving forward, with Lucifer at his side, and Sandalphon under his control. But the Angel of Judgment Uriel is trying to unite the opposition by arranging a meeting between himself and Setsuna on one side, and the Elemental Angels Michael and Raphael on the other...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 19 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 19 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The war of angels against demons reaches its climax, as all the players converge on the Tower of Etenamenki, where lies the Tablet of Heaven--the key to unlimited power. Having fought their way through the Gate, Setsuna and his crew find that Lucifer and High Angel Rosiel are already inside. Meanwhile, Sara, possessed by Angel of the Apocalypse Sandalphon, has made her own way to the Tower...
  • Happiness, Vol. 4 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Happiness, Vol. 4 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    DARK APPETITES Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki’s girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming...
  • Songs of the Wicked by C.A. Farran

    Songs of the Wicked by C.A. Farran

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fear is not my master. I will never submit. A grave threat looms over the mortal world. The veil that separates the realms has weakened over time, and monsters-Undesirables-claw their way out of the Netherworld to torment the living. What once dwelled in whispered stories now stalks the shadows. The only guard against chaos is balance...
  • The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler, Sandy Young

    The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler, Sandy Young

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Let Sleeping Ghosts LieTwelve years ago Kate's family left the Westbrook estate on a stormy night, just after young Ashley Westbrook drowned in an icy pond. Now kate, alone in the world, has returned to the estate to tutor another spoiled Westbrook child, Patrick. The seven-year-old says he talks to Ashley by the pond. He does dangerous, deadly things because, he says, "Ashley dared me to...
  • The Curse of the Fallen by Abbey Fox

    The Curse of the Fallen by Abbey Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    A lost prince. A powerful heiress. A destructive secret.Fleeing the castle’s gilded prison and on the run from the king, Nava and Arkimedes are confronted by a sinister shadow-figure, who looks like Arkimedes and who wants Nava dead. He vows to end the Beekeepers and bring destruction into the world...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  fae  young adult  war  dark  paranormal  length-long
  • Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A supernatural story of sexual awakening, growing up, and suburban vampirism, Happiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death...
  • Piper Prince by Amber Argyle

    Piper Prince by Amber Argyle

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can you hear him? The beast is coming for you.Long ago, a curse fell upon the land—a curse of forgetting and wraiths, a curse that ensured no daughters were born to the pied pipers in over three centuries. The pipers were all that stood between humanity and utter destruction, so they did the only thing they could: they stole the daughters of the nearby kingdom with their hypnotizing melodies...
  • This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede

    This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 51 ratings
    Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches.Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion...
  • Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown

    Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Morigan lives a quiet life as the handmaiden to a fatherly old sorcerer named Thackery. But when she crosses paths with Caenith, a not wholly mortal man, her world changes forever. Their meeting sparks long buried magical powers deep within Morigan...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  paranormal  magic  young adult  dark
  • Dream Walker by Brittany Gossin

    Dream Walker by Brittany Gossin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 8 ratings
    In the aftermath of a harrowing nightmare, seventeen-year-old Ella Windsor must face a chilling reality as the wounds from her dreams appear on her body. To add to her terror, she witnesses the intrusion of a nightmarish creature come to life, lurking on her high school campus...
  • Happiness, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Happiness, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Makoto Okazaki is changing. Having turned his former bully Yuuki into a strange kind of friend, he’s been forced to help confront Yuuki’s own tormentors. But even if Makoto’s bizarre new physiology might solve one problem, it is creating others...
  • Into the Darkness by Kira Adams

    Into the Darkness by Kira Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It was supposed to be a way to end the devastation in the Middle East, but instead a darkness has been unleashed unlike anything the world has ever seen. Ike Glass is well versed in chaos, but even he is unprepared for what the world will become after the outbreak...
  • A Heart of Bluestone: A Dark Paranormal Bully Romance by Quinn Blackbird

    A Heart of Bluestone: A Dark Paranormal Bully Romance by Quinn Blackbird

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    A secret society of witches lurk in the shadows of this world. They go by many names, but one truth stands: they are the power behind the mask, the puppeteers who pull the strings. I was born into the elites of the Videralli. But all that power and privilege turned on me when my true nature was revealed.I am a witch without magic. A dormant one.A deadblood...
  • Siren's Lure by Frost Kay

    Siren's Lure by Frost Kay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Pirates. Sirens. Revenge.Vengeance is Lilja's middle name.As a pirate captain, she's made it her life goal to destroy those who have stolen from her. After one miscalculation, she finds herself cast into the sea with a man's life in her hands. She should let him drown, but despite the warnings ringing in her mind, she saves the human, exposing a secret she's protected all her life...
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