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The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen
Return to the world of The Bridge Kingdom in this sensuous fantasy full of romance and intrigue that is perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Silver Flames. A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths. The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother... -
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Shadows of Ruin by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico
The king is dead. Ellevail has fallen. And I’ve been kidnapped by an annoyingly sexy, shadow-wielding prick. When Kade Blackthorn kidnapped me in the middle of the siege, he sealed his fate. I will never trust his lies again. With the marriage trials interrupted and my father dead, the throne is at risk of falling into the hands of his duplicitous royal advisor... -
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![Lady of Istok by Isabelle Olmo]()
Lady of Istok by Isabelle Olmo
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The lies we tell to protect ourselves are the most important lies we ever tell. ". A heavily pregnant Almira forces Hira to return to Istok and lead her people. When Hira boards the Sea Wife, she doesn’t expect Commander Justan to be combative and surly. He questions her every decision and challenges her authority. He’s also clearly keeping his own secrets... -
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The Last Lost Girl by Casey L. Bond
Welcome to Neverland. Where shadows consume and magic is frighteningly real. Ava is struggling to provide for herself and her sister, who slips further into insanity with each passing day. Raving about Neverland. Obsessed with a Second Star that Ava can’t see in the black, velvety sky...Categorized as:
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![Crowns of Fate by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico]()
Crowns of Fate by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy mate is captured. My kingdom has fallen. And my enemies? They have no idea I’m coming to destroy them all. My entire life, I believed I had no magic. But during our battle with King Dargan, my power erupted, showing the world the magic inside of me. Light magic sparked by my acceptance of myself and my mate... -
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Shadow Queen by Nicola Tyche
For ten years, her kingdom has warred against the Shadow King. Now, she’s his queen. Treachery Within …. Reaping the consequences from her decision to ally with her kingdom’s greatest enemy to avoid war, Norah Andell, queen of Mercia and salara of Kharav, faces opposition from both realms and struggles to hang on to the fragile peace between them...Categorized as:
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![Hell-Bound: Pacts of the Infernal Book 1 by B.E. Francis]()
Hell-Bound: Pacts of the Infernal Book 1 by B.E. Francis
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRenata wakes with no memory of her life’s details. Names and faces linger at the edges of her mind, but everything else is a blur. Still, her fingers remember melodies on her instrument—along with skills that feel disturbingly natural, like lockpicking...Categorized as:
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![The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Some webs are meant to be broken. Ava Cole thought she'd escaped the Web—and the dangerously seductive spider who ruled it. She was wrong. Now the “guest” of the Moonlit Court of the Unseelie, Ava finds herself caught between two immortal brothers preparing for an ancient war. Valroy, the vicious Unseelie King, offers her power in exchange for becoming his weapon... -
![Bride of the Midnight Prince by Anastasis Blythe]()
Bride of the Midnight Prince by Anastasis Blythe
An undercover vigilante. The fae prince sworn to hunt her down. Can they survive the most impossible of arrangements: marriage? Ever since she lost her mother to the fae forest, Kat has sought to free human slaves from the cruel clutches of fae masters. Her daring escapades performed under the nose of her guardian go off without a hitch—until the fae decide to retaliate... -
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Caste Heaven, Vol. 6 by Chise Ogawa
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsToday’s top could be tomorrow’s bottom when playing the caste game! School is hard enough as it is, but when students are forced to play a cutthroat game to determine their social ranks—and subsequent treatment—all bets are off... -
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Death Cap by C. Hebert
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow can something so absolutely beautiful consist of the deadliest poison? Death A mushroom typically ingested to relieve one of their demons and other problems. The psychedelic properties make this mushroom dangerous, as the amounts consumed must be monitored and properly measured prior to use...Categorized as:
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The Beasts that Bleed Us by Erin Mainord
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA bloodwitch scorned. A beast betrayed. After recovering from a dark turn of events, Wren and Sin are more committed than ever—both to their kingdom, and to each other. But before vows can be sworn to either, they must face the harsh reality of what is waiting for them on the opposite side of the isle, and on the continent across the sea... -
![The Sorrow of Shadows by Morgana Black]()
The Sorrow of Shadows by Morgana Black
When the sudden death of the King calls General Breyla Rozaria home from the war, she is welcome by much more than the memory of her late father. His ghost now roams the castle and he's been waiting for her. But Breyla is not only being stalked by ghosts. .. The young General quickly discovers her mother's engagement to her nemesis, Lord Aurelius, and is none too pleased... -
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The Unseelie War by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
When love and vengeance collide, three worlds hang in the balance. Ava Cole thought her biggest problem was dropping out of college. Then she got pulled into the Web—a realm between dreams and nightmares—and discovered she's the prophesied Weaver, destined to reshape reality itself...Categorized as:
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![Secrets & Curses of Cerithia by Shay Taylor]()
Secrets & Curses of Cerithia by Shay Taylor
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Gods above, I know I am a monster, but I am your monster. ”. Thea has survived the deadly trials and narrowly escaped heartbreak, but now she faces her greatest challenge—breaking her curse and finding her place in Cerithia. Haunted by Cassius’ betrayal and the loss of her friends in Exile, she struggles to reclaim her identity in a kingdom that feels foreign... -
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Caste Heaven, Vol. 7 by Chise Ogawa
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsToday’s top could be tomorrow’s bottom when playing the caste game! School is hard enough as it is, but when students are forced to play a cutthroat game to determine their social ranks—and subsequent treatment—all bets are off. The third trimester begins, and the school’s atmosphere has changed... -
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Five Days by RavieSnake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one knows that they are missing. No one knows where they are. No one knows that they are trapped. No one knows that they are dying. Dramione. WORDS: 32,001. -
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반쪽 by Chyomchyom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCategorized as:
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Into the Fire by Stefanie Medrek
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNineteen-year-old Melanie Snow is desperate to untangle what happened the night her parents died. Their employer—the most powerful weapons manufacturer in the country—swears the deaths were a tragic workplace accident, but details in the police reports don’t add up. Worse, the authorities refuse to answer her questions. Something bigger is going on, and Mel won’t stop until she uncovers the truth... -
![The Muddy Princess by Colubrina]()
The Muddy Princess by Colubrina
A hidden adoption revealed, a brother found, a new world to figure out: "What are you hoping for? " he asked as they stood ready to do the spell. "I don't know," Hermione admitted. "You? " His knuckles were white on his wand. "A sister," he said, his voice very low, "I'm hoping for a sister. ". -
![A Game of High Stakes by In_Dreams]()
A Game of High Stakes by In_Dreams
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDraco/Hermione. In theory, the task is simple: kill Draco Malfoy. In practice, putting a curse through the Dark Lord's favoured lieutenant will take everything Hermione has―especially since he's trying to kill her, too. Even more so when the lines between them start to blur. Sometimes, the only way out is through. Words: WIP. -
![De Muze en de Dood by Rani De Vadder]()
De Muze en de Dood by Rani De Vadder
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetoverd door haar schoonheid, tart de Dood het Lot in een poging de stervende vrouw terug te brengen die hem bij elke ademtocht achtervolgt. Goddelijke liefde – of obsessie – is echter wispelturig en gevaarlijk. In een wanhopige poging zijn muze in leven te houden, schrikt Dood er niet voor terug haar te kooien en in een monster te veranderen... -
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품격을 배반한다 1 [Pumgyeog-eul Baebanhanda 1] by Kimpa, 김빠
전쟁이 끝나 평화를 되찾은 스완튼 왕국의 남서쪽, 작은 영지를 가지고 있는 베르디에 가문은 심각한 재정난을 겪고 있다. 아들이 없는 자작가의 아름다운 둘째 딸 앨리스가 이번 사교 시즌에 훌륭한 신랑감을 맞이하는 것 외에는 집안을 살릴 방법이 없어 보인다. 어디로 튈지 모르는 여동생의 결혼을 위해 다리가 불편한 장녀 ‘클로이 베르디에’도 고군분투하는 가운데, 그녀는 여름밤 무도회에서 재회한 ‘데미안 에른스트 폰 티세’ 공작에게 그만 큰 약점을 잡히고 만다. 3년 전 전쟁 중에 달갑지 않은 첫 만남을 했던 공작과의 악연은 현재 진행형이었던 것이다... -
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Beg The Night by Emily Blackwood
From author Emily Blackwood comes a new dark and twisted romantasy about two powerful mystics and the forces that urge them together—even if they hate each other. Athena is an earthly. She wields no power, and though war rages across the lands, she lives a relatively normal life in isolation until she’s kidnapped by the Ministry and questioned for the magic they’re certain she possesses...Categorized as:
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Hearts by Kyra Irene
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlamed for the deaths of her ex-fiancés, Rosalie Clarke has a reputation as the Outfit’s very own. black widow. But in a world where powerful men gamble with lives, Rosalie can’t tell if she’s. cursed or if her exes’ blood is on someone else’s hands. Max has always been there, a brooding, protective constant in Rosalie’s life. He’s her father’s... -
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The South Wind by Alexandria Warwick
A sizzling standalone fantasy of second-chance love inspired by Sleeping Beauty and the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur from the author of The North Wind. Princess Sarai of Ammara is cursed: on her twenty-fifth birthday she will fall into an endless, deadly sleep, plunging the kingdom into chaos and ruin...Categorized as:
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A Season for Setting Fires by mightbewriting
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTorture smells like spring. Like daffodils and tulips and snowdrops. Like the bouquets brought inside from the manor gardens to lend their life to cold stone walls that house criminals. Easter mixed with madness makes sense in this twisted landscape; Draco’s only chance at survival is to endure it. He knows this. But that doesn’t quell the twitching in his calves, the flexing in his fingers... -
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White Desert Bloom by Maddi Ferrara
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Power is madness; weakness is reason; the rest is void. ”. I live peacefully in a world of perfect lies, a land of opposites where the sun never sets and war is peace. Our leader, Lucis, banned all firearms and banished his brother, Noctis, to a lifeless desert known as the Void Valley long ago. Now Lucis recruits our firstborns to battle Noctis’s army of shadows with swords and arrows... -
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Slaying the Naga King by Jessica M. Butler, J.M. Butler
Fierce heroines. Inhuman heroes. Love that can turn the tides of fate. Slaying the Naga King is part of Mortal Enemies to Monster Lovers – a series of standalone fantasy romance novels by seven different authors, designed to be read in any order. Together, they feature steamy enemies-to-lovers romance with nonhuman love interests and a complete HEA for each story... -
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Reign of Stars and Fire by L.J. Andrews
Nothing is as it seems. It never was. With darkness spreading across the fae isles, the reluctant raven queen seeks the aid of Calista, the storyteller, and unwittingly falls into a dark tale of twisted fates. To save Ari from being lost in a fae sleep, Saga will reach into the past and uncover deadly secrets left behind by her brother, the last fate king...
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