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  • Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer

    Dragon's Ground by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    We survived the land of the Witch’s Reign, that much is true. But our arrival home is far from welcome. My idiot brother has taken it upon himself to ride off in search of a mythical healer, someone who might help him walk again. Assuming she doesn’t eat him first. Because she’s a dragon and happens to reside in the deepest reaches of the Dragon’s Ground. Like I said, idiot...
  • The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My magic, my rules.I’m the Aether Witch.And I’m done playing this game. We’re running blind toward a target we can’t see. Everything I love is on the line. My magic. My family. My Coven. Tennessee. I’ll lose it all at the strike of midnight on Samhain if I don’t put the pieces of this puzzle together.Salem’s Prophecy says the fate of the world lies on mine and my twin’s hands...
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  • Alison Brownstone by Michael Anderle

    Alison Brownstone by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Alison is back to share summer with James. The problem is that James' lawyer says that they are going to fight his effort to adopt her.James has to pull in his natural proclivity to punch something until it gives in with the government. Unfortunately for the government, James' friends have his back. The Drow Queen makes an unexpected appearance, fighting James in the courtroom...
  • Emerald Darkness by Sarra Cannon

    Emerald Darkness by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for B00XGKCS2E Killing a priestess in the most evil organization of witches in the world has its consequences.Harper Brighton is standing on the precipice of a great and terrible war...
  • Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle

    Fight Fire with Fire by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The Drow are back. Unfortunately, the Drow are looking to get hold of Alison. An order to locate the princess means they need to find and deal with Brownstone. They will have to go through him first. Brownstone is pulling his company together, working on his relationship, and dealing with bounties.  Additionally, James needs to pay up with the Professor. He owes him a few filthy rhymes...
  • War of the Four Worlds by Michael Anderle

    War of the Four Worlds by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The government and the underworld have finally learned their lesson about not taking on James Brownstone, but some enemies will never learn.  Some enemies can only be destroyed. James and Shay’s wedding is fast approaching, as is the bounty hunter’s semi-retirement. He’s ready to replace butt-kicking with barbecue, convinced he can have a life filled with something other than constant violence...
  • Spontaneous Justice by Michael Anderle

    Spontaneous Justice by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    There is nothing to fear but the Vax Forerunner himself.Or is that something only aliens fear?Brownstone is at to a fever pitch to understand Shay and create something epic, so he makes a decision to ask someone hundreds of years old.The fight of his life and for his life is about to occur...
  • Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve

    Supernatural Academy: Year Two by Jaymin Eve

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Year Two at the Academy! The year of purple. Maddison James learned a lot about life last year. Only important stuff, of course. Like how to breathe under water, how to turn an arrow into a weapon, and how to fall in love.Asher Locke. The one who stole her heart. The one who showed her the truth of her past and ... hopefully her future.Now it's just time for them to live happily ever after...
  • Karma Is a Bitch by Michael Anderle

    Karma Is a Bitch by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The Council Is Dead. Long Live the New Council. How do you have a Council of one? Brownstone is working to get back into a rhythm, but the last remaining Council member is seeking Brownstone. Shay has jobs to do, but can she leave Brownstone alone without him dying? Can Lt...
  • One Epic Ring by Michael Anderle

    One Epic Ring by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    “But you haven’t taken brain damage. I don’t want to have to take the time to get to know you again. The first time was exhausting enough...” Brownstone accepts a simple job and pisses off the most dangerous criminal in LA.Shay is approached by a powerful billionaire, one who knows her past. Now, Brownstone is ready to provide a beat down, but Shay is asking him for help...
  • She Is the Widow Maker by Michael Anderle

    She Is the Widow Maker by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The dark elves have come back to Earth. They want to find the half-Drow named Alison, and to get to Alison, they need to find James Brownstone.The Oriceran Consul doesn't want the Drow to mess up the fragile relationship between Oriceran and Earth.But he can only warn the obstinate Drow so many times. The professor needs a package picked up in Washington State and returned safely to him...
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 2 by Kore Yamazaki

    The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 2 by Kore Yamazaki

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Great power comes at a price... Chise Hatori's life has recently undergone shocking change. As a sleigh beggy--a person capable of generating and wielding tremendous magical power--she has transformed from an unwanted child to a magician's apprentice who has been introduced to fae royalty. But Chise's newly discovered abilities also mean a cruel fate awaits her...
  • Shadow of the Ring by Michael Anderle

    Shadow of the Ring by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    James achieved something epic with his proposal. Now it is Shay’s turn. In planning the wedding, the tomb raider soon finds she sympathizes with what James had to go through. How does someone top something so special? The world’s mightiest class-six bounty hunter believes he’s conquered his amulet...
  • The Summer King Bundle: The Prince / The King / The Queen by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    The Summer King Bundle: The Prince / The King / The Queen by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes The Summer King Bundle… THE PRINCEShe’s everything he wants….Cold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone bring fear to fae and mortals alike. The Prince. There is nothing in the mortal world more dangerous than him...
  • Rejected by Heaven by Michael Anderle

    Rejected by Heaven by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Brownstone now has a young lady to support, what is he going to do? He requests a special Oriceran artifact the Professor is willing to trade, for a price.** AMAZON Top 100 Best Selling Author **Shay is willing to help, so long as everyone understands her help is not free. Brownstone will do whatever it takes to help Allison, and while he is at it? The orphanage that helped him is insolvent...
  • Dealing in Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Dealing in Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Magic. Is. Real. Leira and Correk have been to hell and back together. How much more can they handle?Enough to save the world, with a little help from everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed troll. Dealing Magic hits the ground running with Leira and Correk scrambling to get out ahead of the corporations and their plots to exploit magic...
  • One Bad Decision by Michael Anderle

    One Bad Decision by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Shay goes to a museum and consults with the AET. Then, she doesn't come home on time. Brownstone goes on a rampage when he learns what happens.Using his contacts, Brownstone gets Tyler involved when he learns that Lt. Hall is in trouble.The criminals are powerful, and clever.It seems the hit on the Los Angeles Museum was planned far in advance...
  • The Horsemen Gather by Michael Anderle

    The Horsemen Gather by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Barbecue is life.  Everything else is just details. With his life settling into a comfortable routine and the criminals of Los Angeles finally accepting his power, James ponders a future of family and food rather than kicking bounties through walls...
  • BBQ with a Side of No Apologies by Michael Anderle

    BBQ with a Side of No Apologies by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s hard to live a quiet life when you’ve left a trail of beatdowns and men in walls, but sometimes that’s the only way to achieve peace.James isn’t happy when the head of a Mafia family comes into his restaurant and demands his help. The reputation of James Brownstone is supposed to keep peace in the L.A. underworld, but a few new arrivals didn’t get the memo...
  • BBQ and STFU by Michael Anderle

    BBQ and STFU by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There is one thing you do not do… go after Brownstone’s family.Powerful entities on Oriceran listen to prophecy and fear a threat to their home world.That isn’t the only threat they should worry about...
  • BBQ Delivered with Attitude by Michael Anderle

    BBQ Delivered with Attitude by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Can't a man just enjoy a bit of BBQ without getting into a fight? Apparently not. One day, James comes home and finds his pregnant wife with drawn gun, a ready knife, and an unknown assailant in their living room.  The problem is, the person in the living room is hoping the Granite Ghost will help her retrieve some valuable cargo that has gotten...lost...
  • Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Year of the Chameleon 2 by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 39 ratings
    You Don’t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You.The Shadowkiller is back. And he is hunting me down like a dog in the streets of New York City using every tool and ally he has—including people I once trusted.I have never been so alone in my life, and yet if I turn to my friends that puts a target on their backs too. Which means I have to keep running...
  • Theft of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Theft of Magic by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    <History got it wrong. Magic is real. Leira Berens is a federal agent with some kickass magic of her own and she’s come face to face with what happens when magic collides with technology and organic matter. Not pretty but very powerful...
  • Road Trip: BBQ and a Brawl by Michael Anderle

    Road Trip: BBQ and a Brawl by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Barbecue is life.  Everything else is just details...AGAIN! Things are going a little too well for Brownstone as he sticks around the house, and Shay is getting agitated. Can a bounty hunter be happy when he has nothing to do? James goes on a road trip expecting to just eat some barbeque. Unfortunately, trouble is waiting when he arrives...
  • Revolution by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Revolution by Randi Cooley Wilson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A King Rises. A Fate Seals. Realms Fall. Eve Collins has set in motion a chain of events that could destroy everything she’s ever loved. Surrounded by dangerous creatures, dark worlds, and the struggle to become who she was meant to be, Eve must complete her ascension and accept her destiny. War has begun. Losing is not an option...
  • Jewel of Darkness by Quinn Loftis

    Jewel of Darkness by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Dalton Black never thought he'd find his true mate. His dark past convinced him that he could never be worthy of one, but the Great Luna did not agree. She saw fit to give him a gypsy healer, the purest of heart among their kind. And now that he's finally found her, she slips through his grasp and into the hands of Volcan, a corrupt high fae driven mad by his own need for power...
  • Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone

    Queen Fae by Jaymin Eve, Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When the fae kidnapped Violet they underestimated Arianna, Queen of the wolf shifters. There was literally nothing she wouldn't do to save her best friend. Which is why she sets out with her mate and pack of dominants to rescue the magic born from the fae lands. As she expected the Otherworld is fraught with danger, but there is one thing which takes her completely by surprise...
  • Transcendent by A.L. Knorr, Martha Carr

    Transcendent by A.L. Knorr, Martha Carr

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The countdown to a more intolerant Rodania has begun. At a ceremony to honour the fallen Strix soldiers, Prince Diruk delivers the ultimate insult, foreshadowing the kind of kingdom Rodania will become when he takes his ailing father’s throne.Toth believes that the harpy threat will never be over unless the harpies are exterminated...
  • The Mysterious Lost Child by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    The Mysterious Lost Child by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    If love was what made the Earth go round, then it was about to freeze on its axis.Worldwide, true love was dwindling more and more every single year.Now it’s at an all time low.Few people knew the repercussions of love being created or, more importantly, of love being lost.A fairy godmother knew.It was her job to ensure matches were made and love achieved...
  • Recruited by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Recruited by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Flushed with the signing bonus to end all signing bonuses, Julie has one more recruit in mind.Herself.Despite Lillie’s bequeathment giving her options she had never imagined she’d have, Julie knows it’s time to move on.The assassination attempts on the heirs keep coming, and completing her military training puts Julie in the position to do more to protect the people she cares about...
  • With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron

    With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Standing up to Victor was only the beginning. Three weeks ago, Lola put her soul on the line to save her sister and stop an abusive blood mage from making himself a god. But while she managed to derail the worst of Victor’s plans, the rest of the world still sees her old master as the hero...
  • Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan

    Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A wraith from supernatural legend walks into a shifter banquet and tries to kill the alpha. Of course I'm the idiot who gets in the way and cops the blame. I am still Alessia Hastings. My world is still insane.It's semester two at Bloodline Academy and these are the things I know:1. They still can't figure out what's wrong with my magic. At least they've ruled out I'm not a demon.2...
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    fae  witches  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  demons  vampires  magic
  • Feared by Hell by Michael Anderle

    Feared by Hell by Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    You never mess with a young girl around James Brownstone. It doesn't matter what crime syndicate you belong to, that just doesn't sit well with him.The world has changed since the news of Oriceran came out twenty years before. Now, countries all over the world have agreed to using a bounty system for dangerous criminals using advanced magic or advanced technology...
  • Raging Rival Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

    Raging Rival Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Raging Rival Hearts is a spinoff told from Lily's point of view.Hunters are the enemy. That was what we faeries were always told.Breaking my engagement to the man I had loved my entire life was a dangerous move, one that got me expelled from the faerie isle. I’d known the risks, though...
  • Unraveler by Marty Mayberry

    Unraveler by Marty Mayberry

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My first winter at Crystal Wing Academy brings frigid weather, intense magical classes, and…a hunter. After defeating the nightlace vine eager to kill every outling on campus, I’m feeling cocky. But nothing ever goes smoothly for me, does it? The good news first. I’ve not only figured out how to ride an aldakor, I’ve convinced the naiad living in the moat I can be trusted...
  • Darkblood Prison: Demon on a Dime by G.K. DeRosa

    Darkblood Prison: Demon on a Dime by G.K. DeRosa

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Welcome to Darkblood Prison, where the worst criminals in the supernatural realm roam the murky corridors, A.K.A. my new home. According to my cellmate, there are three rules to survive the notorious prison: Don’t mix with the other supes, stick to your own kind.Anything can be made into a weapon so get creative.Stay away from the infamous Triad, the three brothers who run the prison...
    Categorized as:
    fae  witches  new adult  paranormal  fantasy  demons  vampires  magic
  • Combatant by A.L. Knorr, Martha Carr

    Combatant by A.L. Knorr, Martha Carr

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rodania's protective magic is broken. There is no military. Who's going to step up? Jordan’s father is in deep trouble. He's trapped in the tombs of Trevilsom, and rescuing him is only the first of her challenges. When she, Toth and Eohne find him, Allan is a shadow of his former self and even Eohne isn't sure how to help him...
  • Earthbound by Leia Stone

    Earthbound by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    After finding out about her unique heritage, Sloane is taken under the wing of an Earth druid. She’s told she must learn to control both of her warring powers or they will consume her. She needs a special staff, made just for her, to help channel her unique magic. The problem? It’s only made by one very reclusive elf...
  • Forsaken by Michelle Dorey

    Forsaken by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Enough is enough... Keira and her best friend Gwen tackle even more foreboding ghosts in their mission to maintain the integrity of The Veil. Some souls are confused, some are angry, and some are trapped in this realm. It’s a daunting responsibility, and has become her life’s work. If the spirits of the dead do not move on, the very fabric of the universe is threatened...
  • Brokenhearted by Elisa S. Amore, Leah D. Janeczko

    Brokenhearted by Elisa S. Amore, Leah D. Janeczko

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A journey through dark, forbidden worlds, beyond the limits of fear. Are you strong enough to tempt Fate? From the author of the #1 bestseller TOUCHED comes the highly anticipated third episode of the saga that has bewitched thousands of readers around the world. ​ How can you go on living if the person you love is gone? Consumed by grief and remorse, Gemma Bloom wonders that day after day...
  • Ascendant by A.L. Knorr, Martha Carr

    Ascendant by A.L. Knorr, Martha Carr

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What if the one person who is supposed to love you unconditionally, wants to kill you instead? Before you go looking for answers, make sure you can handle the truth. Jordan is a step closer to uncovering the mystery of her mother’s disappearance. Sol can finally make his urgent delivery and Allan has received Jordan’s message, but instead of giving him comfort it has only made him desperate...
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 13 by Kore Yamazaki

    The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 13 by Kore Yamazaki

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Chise and her classmates at the College are forging new bonds and friendships, but while they look to the future, the past still has a powerful grip on the older generation -- and the futures some of those elder alchemists are working toward aren't bright ones. Oblivious to the things taking place in the shadows, Chise and her friends head for the Scottish highlands on a training trip..
    Categorized as:
    fae  horror  fantasy  magic  young adult  paranormal  contemporary  m-f
  • Mercy Thompson: Moon Called Vol. 2 by Patricia Briggs, David Lawrence

    Mercy Thompson: Moon Called Vol. 2 by Patricia Briggs, David Lawrence

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In the past week, coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has seen her friends kidnapped, killed, and assaulted - and things are about to get worse A war between werewolves is erupting, and Mercy is caught smack in the middle Can she unravel the secrets of the dark conspiracy that threatens them all in time to save her friends..
  • Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch

    Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    In Tufnell Park, North London, a set of railway tracks run under a school playground, leading to and from King's Cross. Wet, filthy, dangerous. Lovely place. And one Sunday before Christmas, Abigail Kamara, one of my endless brood of cousins, dragged me and my long-suffering colleague Lesley May down there to look for a ghost.We found one.And that was that, I thought come Monday...
  • Ties of Legacy by Melanie Cellier

    Ties of Legacy by Melanie Cellier

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A merchant girl with a life of freedom.A young man who just wants to settle down.A journey through three enchanted kingdoms.As a roving merchant—or peddler, as many call her—Avery lives a life of freedom that few ever experience. She can navigate the enchanted landscapes of six kingdoms, and she’s an expert at finding unique items and matching them with the right customer...
  • The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife, Vol. 2 by Iwatobineko

    The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife, Vol. 2 by Iwatobineko

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    HE'S CHARMED, SHE'S GUARDED.Tounome, invisible man and private eye, is the owner of a detective agency and boss of a small set of essential employees. With his dapper suits and kind nature, the last person Tounome expects to be flustered by is his blind receptionist, Yakou, who can always tell when he’s near...
  • Call Sign: Cupid by M. Guida, Michael Anderle

    Call Sign: Cupid by M. Guida, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Chelby Duncan never knew who her parents were, or why they gave her up.Knowing when people belong together is what she's best at doing, but her success at fixing people up isn’t exactly career-worthy. Chelby’s foster father is a retired general who is running for Senate, so joining the army is the natural direction for her to take when she turns eighteen...
  • Heritage by Michelle Dorey

    Heritage by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s a dream job until it becomes a nightmare. A few months ago, Keira was an aimless 23 year old, but her Nana changed all that. She’s inherited her grandmother’s psychic gifts as well as a massive fortune. But there’s a catch. She must carry on the work of shepherding lost souls to the next plane of existence...
  • Reading, Writing and Necromancy by Sarina Dorie

    Reading, Writing and Necromancy by Sarina Dorie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Happily ever after is short-lived for Clarissa Lawrence while working as the arts and craft teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. After being reunited with her long-lost love, Derrick disappears mysteriously. Staff members at the school start unexpectedly dying. Right away, Clarissa sees that the wicked librarian is up to no good...
  • Hexes and Exes by Sarina Dorie

    Hexes and Exes by Sarina Dorie

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth.The ghosts of boyfriends past are haunting Clarissa Lawrence, the most unmagical teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches.She has visions of Julian, the dead boyfriend she killed in self-defense, and worries his ghost intends to harm her...
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