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  • The Sins of Silas by Kylie Snow

    The Sins of Silas by Kylie Snow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 36 ratings
    In this second book in the spicy and heart-wrenching dark romantasy series, one mage must unite forces with her cruel enemy—and first love—while fighting the growing angst and passion between them. Five years ago, Silas La’Rune lost everything. After the deaths of his mother and Lena Daelyra, the love of his life, something in Silas changed, turning him into a cold, merciless man...
  • Devil's Doom: A Dark Fantasy Romance by Layla Fae

    Devil's Doom: A Dark Fantasy Romance by Layla Fae

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The devil won’t let me run. I feel his hot breath on my nape wherever I go.I’m trapped in a world of magic and monsters, ruled by laws I don’t understand, inhabited by creatures older and far more vicious than me. Here, I am a mere mortal. I am food or entertainment or both...
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  • Rise Of Ashes by Stephanie Hudson

    Rise Of Ashes by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    Amelia Lego sets, Star Trek and junk food in my pajamas, These used to be how I would spend my safe and lazy days off. Now, what am I doing with my time…? High-speed chases, running from Hellhounds, fighting witches, opening boxes that threaten the entire Vampire race, and stabbing bitches with my shoes. But hey, at least I get to wear a pretty dress on my date...
  • The seven devils by Thesehunprint

    The seven devils by Thesehunprint

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 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...
  • A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes

    A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin.To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her...
  • The Burning Sea by A.E. Rayne

    The Burning Sea by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    IN A WORLD RULED BY MEN, ONE WOMAN WILL RISE As the kingdoms prepare for war, unexpected visitors and a horrifying murder, throw everyone’s plans into disarray. Amidst the chaos, Jael must find a way to lead her men to victory against King Haaron and his sons, watching as Eadmund drifts away from her, powerless to save him...
  • The Mountains Rise by Michael G. Manning

    The Mountains Rise by Michael G. Manning

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    From the dark depths of the past, comes the tale of the first wizard of Illeniel. Daniel Tennick lived simply, a young shepherd with few troubles and little to occupy his mind, until the warden appeared. Daniel’s power awakens, and he finds himself hunted by the servants of the cruel and uncaring forest gods...
  • The Last Witch: Volume Three by M.J. Lawrie

    The Last Witch: Volume Three by M.J. Lawrie

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    After the turbulent and heart breaking events of Lilly and Gabriel's almost wedding, nothing will ever be the same.The world has been thrown into violent chaos. Hunters have declared all out war on those with magic in their blood and everyone has been caught in the crossfire.But Hunters, it would seem, are far from the world's biggest threat.A dark evil has been unleashed...
  • 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...
  • A Goddess of Life & Dawn by K.M. Moronova

    A Goddess of Life & Dawn by K.M. Moronova

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once upon a time, there were two Rhythm Gods: one of brilliance and one of darkness. But there was much more to the realms than the two gods alone could provide, so the Maker created a third, unknowingly unbalancing the Rhythm and setting the realms on a path of suffering.The God of War has stolen that which I hold dearest...
  • Blood Rights by Eve Newton

    Blood Rights by Eve Newton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The bond severance is spreading faster than anyone predicted, and my dad’s vast vampire lineage is unravelling. Each broken bond sends another vampire into a feral rage, and we're running out of time to stop it.Luke’s carefully maintained control is slipping as his sire bond weakens which complicates our already intricately twisted relationship...
  • Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot

    Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    “But heed this warning, and heed it well—your mate’s life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill.”With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed...
  • Détraquée by Hystaracal

    Détraquée by Hystaracal

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "All her growth was the conveying of a corpse of hope."(From 'The Rainbow', D.H. Lawrence)It was definitely the worst of times...
    Categorized as:
    magic  dark  fantasy  paranormal  length-epic
  • 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...
  • Dragon Emperor 7 by Eric Vall, Alex Perone

    Dragon Emperor 7 by Eric Vall, Alex Perone

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Evan has won the allegiance of Tikal through a little dragon diplomacy, but his work isn’t done yet. The Green Glass Sect make another appearance as Evan works to get the city back on its feet, so he decides to put the campaign on hold and root the traitorous Sect members out of the jungle...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  harems  dark  poly  paranormal  audiobook
  • Darkbeam Part III by Adrienne Woods

    Darkbeam Part III by Adrienne Woods

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Third part in the Darkbeam Novels: The Rubicon's Story. Blake Leaf is fighting against the Dent. He truly believes that the Dent is an enslavement spell. One where he would loose himself and that the bond is not natural. He takes extreme measures with the help of Sam and Dimitri, a very dark sorcerer, that might cost him his life, if he caves...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  paranormal  dark  length-long
  • Forgotten Curse by C.M. Owens

    Forgotten Curse by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Araya Crush has suffered another broken heart after falling for Hale again, and she has started all over once more. But fate is meddling in her will to stay away this time, making it almost impossible to push her feelings aside. Her full blood hasn't given up his rights to her either, and she finds herself constantly falling into his consoling arms...
  • Empty as a Scarecrow by Kendra Moreno

    Empty as a Scarecrow by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Emerald City yearns for blood. . .Cinder had no idea what she was getting into when she fell into Oz, but the devilishly sexy Scarecrow was as unexpected as the glass shards in her feet. He’s dangerous, that much she knows, but despite his penchant for villainy, Crow is nothing compared to what she’s running from...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-short
  • 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...
  • Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ryker Lost without his mate, Ryker is driven to the point of madness. He won’t let her escape her shadow. Not this time, not ever. But now, his enemies are threatening what was once lost. Will he find Kya before it’s too late, or will he be forced to choose between his bond and the realm? Kya Having just evaded the clutches of death, Kya is now bound by the nightmare of her reality...
    Categorized as:
    magic  found-family  fantasy  fated-mates  fae  dark  horror  new adult
  • Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks

    Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Discover the origins of Durzo Blint in this original novella set in the world of Brent Weeks' New York Times bestselling Night Angel trilogy."I got a bit of prophecy," the old assassin said. "Not enough to be useful, you know. Just glimpses. My wife dead, things like that to keep me up late at night. I had this vision that I was going to be killed by forty men, all at once...
  • The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She fell in love with the charming lord. Now, she has to learn to live with the dragon.The revelations of Wylhier have Cera questioning the nature of her relationship with Isael. Meanwhile, Isael finds himself reevaluating his priorities as a figure from his past reemerges.Esryian Tales is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  fae  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • Destroyer: The Dark Angel Chronicles by Serenity Rayne

    Destroyer: The Dark Angel Chronicles by Serenity Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Loss… War… Retribution… You know the final straw? The one that makes everything snap and then all hell breaks loose? Lucifer crossed that line tenfold. He stole my daughter… Killed my grandfather… I’m out for blood, and there will be no force in Heaven or Hell able to stop me. My sights are set on the Prince of Lies and I will bring him to his knees. Lucifer will pay for all the pain he’s caused...
    Categorized as:
    magic  dark  paranormal  angels  demons  fantasy  length-short
  • Cruel as a Queen by Kendra Moreno

    Cruel as a Queen by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fall down the Rabbit Hole one last time. . . Four stories. Four adventures. The past will meet the future in this final companion installment of the Sons of Wonderland. CRUEL AS A QUEEN Villains are made, not born. Alice knows that better than anyone, her story starting with an accidental fall down a rabbit hole...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • Star Spear by Geneva Monroe

    Star Spear by Geneva Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed to save a kingdom.Consumed by wrath.Which will burn hotter, love or vengeance?Prince Callen Shadow left Innesvale with one goal: Bring the Fire Singer home, no matter the cost. Seduction and lies were easy for him - until her. Now Cal is realizing the cost of saving his kingdom may be losing the only woman he’s ever loved...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  fated-mates  length-long
  • Silent Screams by M.H.B.

    Silent Screams by M.H.B.

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    *Previously published as Kisser of Death by M . H . B .*One accident.Two men.Almost three years of despair.Four beating hearts growing in pain.Five lives forever changed.Everything fell apart in the blink of an eye.These days my own misery keeps me company.I never thought this would be me—a twenty-four-year-old—stuck in a dead-end relationship.Gone are the thrilling adventures with Harvey Stark...
  • Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The stars are not what they seem. So look away; they’ll whisper you your fate.Iyana’s only ambition in life is to become a healer like her grandmother, but that all changes when her village is attacked by a neighboring kingdom. She desperately calls upon the heavens for salvation and the stars respond, yet not as she had ever imagined...
  • Bitter as a Captain by Kendra Moreno

    Bitter as a Captain by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Belladonna has always cared more for beasts and creatures than people. How could she not when she sees the cruelties of humanity every day while working? She’s plenty ready to take on the poachers who dare enter Yellowstone, but nothing could prepare her for a portal opening and dropping her into another world...
    Categorized as:
    magic  dark  fantasy  paranormal  length-short
  • The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup

    The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Sia has returned to her father's floating city, and now she must face the promise and arranged marriage she's been running from for the last several years. She can no longer hide from her magic or from the seraph she's been bound to. However, the crown prince, Alezandral, has no interest in forcing her into an unwanted marriage...
  • Freedom and Fire by Courtney Thorne

    Freedom and Fire by Courtney Thorne

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I was a Queen, and I would bow to no male. After finally freeing herself from a life’s worth of manipulation and control, Aurelia experiences true independence for the first time in her life. With her newfound freedom, Aurelia chooses to spend her days exploring the connection between herself and the Prince of Fire, Alev...
  • Unleashing Chaos by Crystal J. Johnson, Felicity Vaughn

    Unleashing Chaos by Crystal J. Johnson, Felicity Vaughn

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Desideria is looking for true love…When your father, the king of demons, tells you to find an eternal partner in ninety days, you do it―because the alternative is worse.Jace’s heart is shattered and guarded…All I asked for was a quiet roommate to help with the bills instead I got a sassy demon princess...
  • The Seldom Wings by Beka Westrup

    The Seldom Wings by Beka Westrup

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For years, Sia’s hidden herself in the gnashing forest, dodging her father’s bounty hunters and ignoring the nameless magic in her veins. When she receives a letter from an estranged lover, she returns to the coast she used to call home, within reach of her father’s magical city hovering above the smog and the arranged marriage waiting for her...
  • Blood of My Heart by K.P. Burchfield

    Blood of My Heart by K.P. Burchfield

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    She's done with death, but death is not done with her...With a dark prophecy looming over her head, Mora, a skilled thief, would do anything to break free from her fate. Anything, that is, except kill again…or love again.But when tragedy strikes and truths are revealed, Mora is dragged into a truce with Vale’s most dangerous enemies: a notorious assassin and his mysterious companions...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  dark  paranormal  length-long
  • Darkness: The Complete Series by Nora Ash

    Darkness: The Complete Series by Nora Ash

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    If there was an award for Worst Ever Choice of Lover, curvy blogger Kathryn Smith would have won it. Twice. When Kathryn inadvertently stumbles into a tangled web of politics, corruption and lies, there are only two men powerful enough to get her out of it alive. Only problem is that both of them demand more than a polite “thank you” in return. They want her, every ounce and every curve...
  • Venom by Dee Garcia

    Venom by Dee Garcia

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    -Tink- From the moment I befriended him, I set a conspiracy in motion. A revolution. Kill Peter Pan. And I was their ultimate weapon. I was also none the wiser, falling hopelessly and irrevocably in love with him as the years went by. Just as they hoped I would...
  • Siren by Hazel Grace

    Siren by Hazel Grace

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I’m one of the most alluring creatures in the world. Dangerous. Beautiful. Powerful.A siren.One of seven princesses of Lacuna.But I wanted more than that, so much more than the trinkets I stowed in my caverns. I wanted my own piece of the world. And I got it. However with that wish came a price, and that price came with secrets...
  • The Dreamer by Meg Anne

    The Dreamer by Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Kieran, crown prince of Eatos, has everything. And nothing. The glitter and sparkle of the royal court only serves to conceal a harrowing life and a deep secret that will cost Kieran his title and the love of his family. It’s a secret he thinks he can keep. But somethings can’t remain hidden...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  paranormal  dark  length-novella
  • When the Stars Alight by Camilla Andrew

    When the Stars Alight by Camilla Andrew

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    A maiden of the stars. A monster from the shadows. A collision that rewrites their worlds.Princess Laila Rose is a fallen star in human form. A beloved guardian to humanity. Yet in spite of these fantastical origins, she has never much believed in prophecies. That’s why when a demon of apocalyptic legend is presented to her in a block of ice, she feels fascination rather than fright...
  • A Kingdom of Frost and Fear: Whitney's Version by Whitney Dean

    A Kingdom of Frost and Fear: Whitney's Version by Whitney Dean

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 20 ratings
    After years of wondering where she came from and what her story was, Raven received the answers she had been craving: she has a family and is the true heir to the throne of Seolia. But the answers she so hopelessly sought only bred more questions...
  • Who I Was With You by Curly_Kay

    Who I Was With You by Curly_Kay

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three years after leaving Hogwarts, Hermione is at the top of her field and presenting a breakthrough potion at a worldwide conference in Paris. When there are threats on her life by a radical wolf pack, she's assigned security for the week. As fate would have it, her security just happens to be the same man who was her first love...
  • Evilest Omega by S. Rodman

    Evilest Omega by S. Rodman

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silas Darkstar is a powerful necromancer, an aspiring supervillain, a wolf shifter and an omega. After years alone as an outcast, he is enjoying life with his mate Dean and the pack they have created.Sure, they are on the run from the Council and as the only magic weaver, a lot falls on his shoulders to keep them safe. But his found family is worth it...
  • A Path of Darkness and Runes by Marnie L. Norton

    A Path of Darkness and Runes by Marnie L. Norton

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Debut novel by Marnie L. Norton - A Path of Darkness and Runes, Book 1New Adult Epic Fantasy - *Trigger warnings below*The Fallow, a hallowed place and sanctuary for the beasts and creatures of the Continent, has been desecrated. The balance between the human and magical world has been ruptured...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fantasy  witches  dark  paranormal  length-long
  • Brand New World by NinaBinaBallerina

    Brand New World by NinaBinaBallerina

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Draco Malfoy had the perfect plan: use Polyjuice to turn into the Weasel, infiltrate Gryffindor tower, and steal the memories implicating his father. But the Golden Girl had to ruin everything by kissing him. Now Draco's developed a strange addiction for bushy-haired know-it-all Mudbloods, and nothing but the best will do...
  • Bessa by Rachelle Mills

    Bessa by Rachelle Mills

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    “Let me see your face.”Savage, fierce, unforgiving, the world of the Far North is nothing like the land of Dunes where Bessa was birthed.From the first moment Bessa’s feet touch the Far Northern land she has to fight tooth and claw for her rightful place within a pack that holds strict to the Old Ways...
  • Bessa by Rachelle Mills

    Bessa by Rachelle Mills

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    “Let me see your face.”Savage, fierce, unforgiving, the world of the Far North is nothing like the land of Dunes where Bessa was birthed.From the first moment Bessa’s feet touch the Far Northern land she has to fight tooth and claw for her rightful place within a pack that holds strict to the Old Ways...
  • A Secret Shared with Death by Ariella Isabella

    A Secret Shared with Death by Ariella Isabella

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    “Sometimes it's the people who hurt us the most that turn out to be our greatest love.”After watching my village be burned to the ground by elves, I feel the darkness stir below my skin and bones. This deep itch, and voiceless whisper tells me that there’s a way to get my revenge, if I only take the hand that’s offered to me...
  • Real by Joel Abernathy

    Real by Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Nothing is more dangerous than a beautiful lie.Unable to cope with the death of his beloved son, the brilliant but eccentric alchemist Gustavo crafts an automaton in his likeness. Desperate and mad with grief, Gustavo makes a deal with a strange angel to breathe familiar life into his new creation, but he soon learns that wrenching a soul from the hands of death comes at too great a cost...
  • The Beastly Brothers: A Beauty & the Beast retelling with two beasts by Rebecca F. Kenney

    The Beastly Brothers: A Beauty & the Beast retelling with two beasts by Rebecca F. Kenney

    Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    (Previously published as the serial story "Beauty and Two Beasts" on Kindle Vella)When Lyrical's family sells her to slavers, she expects the worst. But demon wolves attack the slavers' cart, freeing her to run into the forest, where she discovers a mysterious castle surrounded by a garden maze. Two cursed brothers inhabit the castle and its grounds...
  • Fate Of Water And Wind by Lashell Rain

    Fate Of Water And Wind by Lashell Rain

    Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 5 ratings
    How do I bring peace when I’ve never known it? For over a century, as war waged, Emelyn and Ace have been in hiding and constantly moving, knowing that Ember’s emperor is searching for them with the suspicion that Ace is more than a Sky Elf. But the truth has been revealed and now Emelyn has to save a world she doesn’t have a place in...
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