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  • The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread...
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    war  magic  mystery  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan

    Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 39 ratings
    NOTE: This book is also found as the second book in the Heir of Novron Omnibus. It is released separately for those who have already read Wintertide and don't want to buy that book again as part of the bundle.IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS...THE ELVES HAVE CROSSED THE NIDWALDEN. TWO THIEVES WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE. "I saw a great journey. Ten upon the road, she who wears the light will lead the way...
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  • Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS WITH THE DEAD.After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more—but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a Keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes...
  • Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan

    Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 40 ratings
    A PUPPET IS CROWNED. THE TRUE HEIR REMAINS HIDDEN. A ROGUE'S SECRET COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.War has come to Melengar and Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game...
  • The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend by David Gemmell

    The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women to sell for gold. Rowena was among the missing...
  • Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    "A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--Publishers Weekly. "Uncommonly satisfying."--Locus Nobody knows how to play the Game of the Council better than Mara of the Acoma...
  • Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver

    Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Her cry rips the souls from your marrow. With her spear she snares them. She devours them. Eostra truly is an eater of souls. Winter is coming. Souls' Night draws near. Eostra, the Eagle Owl Mage, holds the clans in the grip of terror. Torak must leave the Forest and seek her lair in the Mountain of Ghosts, while Renn faces an agonizing decision...
  • Mistress of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Mistress of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    The world on the other side of the   Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies.  Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy...
  • The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Dernai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal..
  • Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Rich in magic and adventure, Michael J. Sullivan’s soaring fantasy novels are masterworks of heroism, love, and sacrifice. Now, in Age of War, the epic battle between humankind and the cruel godlike beings who once ruled them finally ignites in all its fury.The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before...
  • Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan.  Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of Tsuranuanni.  While in the opulent Imperial courts, assassins and spy-master plot cunning and devious intrigues against the rightful heir.  Now Mara, a young, untested Ruling lady, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic struggle for survival...
  • The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater

    The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The saga of Nate the cheat potion maker continues!My place in this world slowly reveals itself to me. Unfortunately, I’m constantly reminded just how magicians truly screwed this place up. The Lord Ruler serves as one of the kingdom’s major problems, though there could be more to it...
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    magic  war  fantasy  mystery  fae  demons  humor  historical
  • The Furyck Saga by A.E. Rayne

    The Furyck Saga by A.E. Rayne

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    >An epic adventure begins...Jael Furyck is Brekka’s greatest warrior, destined to be the queen, but when her father dies, her uncle steals the throne. And now he plans to marry her off; eager to remove the threat she poses to his reign; keen to forge an alliance with his arch-enemy that will fill his empty coffers with gold...
  • Weight of the Crown by A.C. Cobble

    Weight of the Crown by A.C. Cobble

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 25 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Benjamin Ashwood series! Ben and his friends have defeated a deadly threat to mankind, and gained powerful allies along the way, but sometimes the biggest danger is ourselves. In the final book in the Benjamin Ashwood series, Ben will have to take the mantle of leadership to prevent a war that will devastate Alcott...
  • Into the West by Mercedes Lackey

    Into the West by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to life in this second book in the new series from a New York Times-bestselling author and beloved fantasist.Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support...
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    magic  war  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Havoc by Auryn Hadley

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    HISTORY DECREES SHE MUST DIE—OR LOSE HER MIND The world has waited a long time for the Kaisae—Salryc Luxx, leader of the iliri and commander of the allied forces. Kaisaes before her have died or gone mad. But now that they are so close to finally winning the war and finding peace for her species, either option is unthinkable! She's still needed...
  • The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    The Price of Valour by Django Wexler

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    In the latest Shadow Campaigns novel, Django Wexler continues his “epic fantasy of military might and magical conflict”* following The Shadow Throne and The Thousand Names, as the realm of Vordan faces imminent threats from without and within.In the wake of the King’s death, war has come to Vordan...
  • Mana Immortal by Bruce Sentar

    Mana Immortal by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Isaac is back and the sects are going to war. Leadership puts him in leading from behind a desk and negotiating deals with the Hua Family.That is, till another sect's mountain falls and Isaac hurries to investigate.He takes Mei to investigate the fallen mountain. But even Mei isn't enough to stop what the fallen mountain brings...
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    magic  war  fantasy  harems  poly  paranormal  length-medium
  • Succubus Summoner 2 by Virgil Knightley, Annabelle Hawthorne

    Succubus Summoner 2 by Virgil Knightley, Annabelle Hawthorne

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A nation at war, and summoners in things are about to get messy. Samuel Eamon just barely escaped capture from the Justicars, but his freedom almost cost him everything. Without his own name, without the future he always yearned for, things seem bleak for the young Summoner.Or, at least, they would...if he didn't have her...
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    war  magic  harems  fantasy  high fantasy  steampunk  poly  paranormal
  • Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King by Daniel Haack

    Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King by Daniel Haack

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This follow-up to Prince & Knight is an inclusive, modern fairy tale for young readers!Praise for Prince & Knight:"Victorious . . . the premier queer-friendly fairy tale." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review"An illuminating fairy tale for young readers to be able to see that not every prince would like to marry a princess...
  • Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

    Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what devils or wicked witches are to European culture: a menacing, evil figure; the villain of countless stories which have been passed on through story and text for generations...
  • Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind, Dick Hill

    Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind, Dick Hill

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 63 ratings
    Book Four of The Sword of Truth—the series first begun in Wizard's First Rule—returns listeners to the world of Richard Cypher, a simple woods guide who never dreamed he would be named the Seeker of Truth and become caught up in magic, war, and dangers so extraordinary that the fate of his entire world would hang on his actions and decisions...
  • 외과의사 엘리제 3 by Mini, 유인

    외과의사 엘리제 3 by Mini, 유인

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    서울대 최연소 의대 교수 '송지현'! 지난 과거 삶의 잘못을 만회하기 위해 의사로서 최선을 다해 살고 있었는데, 태평양 한가운데 1만 미터 높이의 비행기에서 비상탈출을 해야 한다고?!! 아찔한 순간 모든 게 끝났다고 생각했는데… 어라? 눈을 떠보니 첫 번째 삶의 '엘리제'로 돌아왔다?첫 번째 삶의 '엘리제'는 패악했지만, 두 번째 삶의 '송지현'을 거쳐 다시 돌아온 '엘리제'는 달라!지난날의 과오를 갚기 위해 의사 '송지현'의 지식을 이용해 의사로서 새로운 삶을 살게 된 '엘리제'! 그녀의 세 번째 삶은 과연..
  • Pack Possessed by J. Kearston

    Pack Possessed by J. Kearston

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    You can’t outrun your demons, but you sure as hell can give them a run for their money. The monster that’s tormented us from the shadows has finally stepped into the light, and he has his sights set on me. But discovering that my entire life has been orchestrated as a twisted form of training to help him literally unleash hell on earth? Not exactly my idea of a romantic gesture...
  • The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara

    The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes...
  • Gift from the Tree by Willa Rae

    Gift from the Tree by Willa Rae

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Waking up on my twenty-sixth birthday, I had hoped to be left alone for one day, just one.What I didn’t expect was to receive a life-changing gift from a stranger.Or for my body to be offered up as a rite of passage for my husband’s initiation into a sick and twisted cult...
  • Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr

    Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In the peaceful land of the Rhiddaer, Jahdo the  ratcatcher's son stumbles upon a secret meeting  between a city council man and a dangerous,  mysterious woman. Suddenly the boy is tangled in a web of  intrigue and black magic that drags him far from  home. In the company of a blind bard, Jahdo must  travel to Deverry to unravel the evil that binds  him...
  • The Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

    The Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Allied with Cronus, the embodiment of all evil, Medea has raised an army of the undead to invade her family's kingdom. Now in paperback, the thrilling conclusion to the acclaimed ICEMARK trilogy!Oskan and Thirrin thought their bad-seed daughter was gone for good -- burnt to a cinder and cast out onto the Spirit Plain. But banishment did not kill Medea: It made her stronger...
  • Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller, Warheart , is the direct sequel to, and the conclusion of, the story begun in The Omen Machine, The Third Kingdom, and Severed Souls.All is lost. Evil will soon consume the D'Haran Empire. Richard Rahl lies on his funeral bier. It is the end of everything.Except what isn't lost is Kahlan Amnell...
  • The Archer's Heart Book Two by Astrid Amara

    The Archer's Heart Book Two by Astrid Amara

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes...
  • The Apothecary by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr

    The Apothecary by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    It’s 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows—a fascinating boy who’s not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy...
  • Tempting Fate by Alexa Ryder

    Tempting Fate by Alexa Ryder

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tyler My fated mate is dead, but I still seem to see her everywhere I look, feel her claws digging into every part of my life. All I want to do is throw myself into my work, return to some kind of normal where my Alpha gives me orders, and I follow them. Since Liam can’t seem actually do that, it’s a relief that our Setting Luna has figured things out...
  • A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr

    A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The world of an intricate tapestry of fate, past lives, and unfathomable magic. With A Time Of Exile , Katharine Kerr opens new territory in The Deverry Saga , exploring the history of the Elcyion Lacar, the elves who inhabit the country west of Deverry. It is years since the half-elven Lord Rhodry took the throne of Aberwyn...
  • Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Andry, the new Sunrunner Lord of Goddess Keep, must master potentially deadly magical knowledge before he can confront the ancietn foe who nearly destroyed the Sunrunners ages ago.  But the enemy is mobilizing to strike again, drawing on forbidden lore to play an ever-shifting game of treachery and betrayal...
  • The Lost Lady by Amelia M. Brown

    The Lost Lady by Amelia M. Brown

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Woman Lost in Time... Luveday is a researcher and spends most of her time behind a desk or a book. When she is transported to Anora, another world that resembles medieval England, she is at a loss, but she's smart enough to know that a woman on her own has little chances of survival and fewer rights...
  • The Rose in the Shadows by Arcadia Rayne

    The Rose in the Shadows by Arcadia Rayne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "I was not created to back down"When you’re the last Descendant of the most hated God in all the realms, who can you trust?Theadora Moore, with no memories of her past life, arrives at the Athenian Palace with magic in her veins and a mark on her chest branding her the last living Descendant of Hyrax, God of the Dead...
  • The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    It is an age when Valdemar is yet unfounded, its organization of Heralds yet unformed, and magic is still a wild and uncontrolled force. Skandranon Rashkae is perhaps the finest specimen of his race, with gleaming ebony feathers, majestic wingspan, keen magesight and sharp intelligence. Courageous, bold, and crafty, Skan is everything a gryphon should be...
  • The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

    The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Blends mythology, magic, archaeology and women. Traces four women, their path to the Masada massacre. In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Four bold, resourceful, and sensuous women come to Masada by a different path...
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    magic  war  contemporary  paranormal  fantasy  length-long
  • Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight

    Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Dragon Champion, the first book in E. E. Knight's all-ages fantasy series chronicling the adventures of a fledgling dragon, is a dramatic departure for the author of the bestselling Vampire Earth saga ( Valentine's Rising, Tale of the Thunderbolt, et al...
  • Warlock: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith

    Warlock: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    One of the world's most acclaimed adventure writers returns to the world of ancient Egypt with the stunning sequel to the New York Times bestselling River God. In the wake of a sixty-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt, two young pharaohs have risen to claim power, but only one can succeed, deciding the fate of his empire forever..
  • Darkfall by Janice Hardy

    Darkfall by Janice Hardy

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    War has come. Nya’s the one who brought it. And the people love her for it. With Baseer in shambles and Geveg now an impenetrable military stronghold, Nya and the Underground have fled to a safer location—without Tali...
  • Sky of Thorns by Fleur DeVillainy

    Sky of Thorns by Fleur DeVillainy

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The people of Kallistar believed the land was in peace… but darkness stirs in the North…On the eve of the autumn equinox, unicorn shifter Sybil Vandeleur is kidnapped and stolen away to the Kingdom of Shadowvale, charged with treason against the crown. Only, she has never committed any crimes. Aramis Adrastos, crown prince of Shadowvale, is told otherwise...
  • When the Bell Tolls by Everythursday

    When the Bell Tolls by Everythursday

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fandom: Harry PotterRelationship: Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger--------------------------------------------------As a Dark revival begins to rise four years after the war, Hermione Granger is placed on the assignment of putting an end to them – and her first task is to recruit the Ministry’s best hope and last option in the form of Draco Malfoy...
  • The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

    The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Do you remember when you believed in magic? An enchanting, magical novel set in a mysterious toyshop - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Stephanie Garber's Caraval by way of Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment...
  • Stronghold by Melanie Rawn

    Stronghold by Melanie Rawn

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    There is a devistating new challenge to the power of both the High Prince Rohan, and Andry, Lord of the Sunrunners at Goddess Keep, as a mysterious and seemingly unstoppable invasion force swarms across their lands...
  • Spellmonger by Terry Mancour

    Spellmonger by Terry Mancour

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Minalan gave up a promising career as a professional warmage to live the quiet life of a village spellmonger in the remote mountain valley of Boval. It was a peaceful, beautiful little fief, far from the dangerous feudal petty squabbles of the Five Duchies, on the world of Callidore. There were cows. Lots of cows. And cheese...
  • Blue Fire by Janice Hardy

    Blue Fire by Janice Hardy

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Part fugitive, part hero, fifteen-year-old Nya is barely staying ahead of the Duke of Baseer’s trackers. Wanted for a crime she didn’t mean to commit, she risks capture to protect every Taker she can find, determined to prevent the Duke from using them in his fiendish experiments...
  • Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott

    Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    "Prince of Dogs" returns readers to the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, and the intertwined destinies of: Alain, raised in humble surroundings but now the Count's heir; Liath, who struggles to unravel the secrets of her past while evading the traps set for her by those seeking the treasure she hides; Sanglant, believed dead by those who could save him, but actually a prisoner in the city...
  • The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris

    The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    A sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British intelligence sets her on a perilous, heartrending path. As a little girl raised amid the hardships of Michigan’s Copper Country, Fenna Vos learned to focus on her own survival. That ability sustains her even now as the Second World War rages in faraway countries...
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