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  • The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    The Rascor Plains by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Scorio thought victory was within his grasp. He had bested the Final Gauntlet and overcome the treachery of Chancellor Praximar. But the Rascor Plains are full of peril, and his quest for truth has only just begun...
  • LastRock by Phil Tucker

    LastRock by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Scorio has won his vengeance. His foes lie vanquished, his skeptics silenced. Yet, as the powers of hell watch eagerly, Scorio and Naomi spurn those who would recruit them, and venture into the untold depths of hell in search of the enigmatic Herdsmen...
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    magic  monsters  horror  fantasy  dark  time travel  demons  paranormal
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  • Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Bastion by Phil Tucker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Scorio will rise from the ashes to conquer the ten layers of hell.Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul, a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion...
  • Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker, Vivienne Leheny

    Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker, Vivienne Leheny

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    For centuries, wizard kings have ruled the world from their elite sky cities, battling each other to add to their wealth and power, while using normal human beings as pawns. Those without magic struggle to feed their families and live in constant fear of bringing down the wrath of their tyrannical masters.Something must change...
  • Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau

    Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 21 ratings
    The fae gods have woken…and they’re merciless.Sabine finally had a chance at a life with Basten. Simple. Free. But gods and men conspired to rip them apart. Now, on the eve of war, Sabine is trapped in her father’s secret-shrouded court, prized as the gods’ new plaything. She clings to memories of Basten, the only thing that grounds her in the dangerously bewitching new world...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  dark  fantasy  fae  paranormal  m-f
  • The Core by Peter V. Brett

    The Core by Peter V. Brett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    For time out of mind, bloodthirsty demons have stalked the night, culling the human race to scattered remnants dependent on half-forgotten magics to protect them. Then two heroes arose—men as close as brothers, yet divided by bitter betrayal...
  • Token of the Blessed by Cebelius

    Token of the Blessed by Cebelius

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    It is the mettle to proceed that matters ... The Labyrinth behind him, Terry and company arrive on the Eastern Steppes in the midst of a carnival, and a fateful decision puts him under a dire curse. Stripped of his bond powers and exiled to the dreamlike Wildervast, he must find and free the ultimate witch, then kill an invincible man...
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    magic  monsters  fantasy  harems  poly  dark  paranormal  length-medium
  • Secrets of Alkrose by K.M. Moronova

    Secrets of Alkrose by K.M. Moronova

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 15 ratings
    Wicked things are happening at Alkrose Academy.Terra, Finn, and Edgar have finally reunited, but nothing is as they hoped. Terra's beloved Raine has been blighted by her untrained powers, a fate that spells his ultimate demise. As they scour the academy for anything that might save him, they uncover secrets lying in the dark...
  • 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...
  • A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain

    A Tongue so Sweet and Deadly by Sophia St. Germain

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Half-Fae Elessia could have had everything.Literally.Since her magic allows her to compel anyone to do her bidding by merely looking into their eyes, the world was at her feet.But after a tragic accident, she is thrown into the Fae king’s dungeons and forced to swear a blood oath to him, binding her to his service...
  • Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta

    Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Escape the trials, lose the crown—or rebel, risking everything to save the realm.I've exposed the queen for the tyrant she is. Now it's time to show the kingdom of Embermere who I am.A rebellion has been gathering force against the queen. It needs only a spark to gain momentum. It needs the secret heir.First, I must survive the Wilds—savage, brutal, and even more dangerous than the queen herself...
  • Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn Tamer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Sebastian Frost created a territory where demihumans lived peacefully.Whether they were a snake-haired gorgon, a colorful slime woman, or a fifteen foot tall Oni, they were free to live peacefully in Pluma Territory. For many of the creatures, living peacefully was something they never dared even dream of so it was only natural that they traveled from all over the continent to reach his territory...
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    magic  monsters  fantasy  harems  dark  poly  paranormal  length-medium
  • 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...
  • House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise...
  • Court of Claws by Briar Boleyn

    Court of Claws by Briar Boleyn

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 42 ratings
    He will drown kingdoms in blood for her sake. Bound to a man she hates more than she ever thought possible... Everything Morgan Pendragon knows and loves is gone as she wakes in the dangerous court of the Siabra. The man she was falling in love with is dead, and in his place is a man she barely knows...
  • Blood and War by Belle Walker

    Blood and War by Belle Walker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Loyalty and love can ruin you. But hope is the deadliest of all. For ten years Demitria Collins has fought the creatures of nightmares to protect the one person she has left. With a rising string of demon attacks on the forefront, she knows it’s only a matter of time until they’re next...
  • Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Lost and Stolen Gods by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gods aren’t born, they’re made.I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods called Asura.I’m told that I’m a demigod, that there are others like me, brought to this world to replenish their dwindling numbers...
  • Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Judicium by Natalie Bennett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Prequel to the Devil's Playground Series.Can be read before or after Periculum...
  • Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine

    Surviving in the Shadow of Death by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I thought I was a fake, a spiritual guide doling out nothing more than a placebo effect to the pack. Turns out I’m more legitimate than anyone realizes—and more deadly.It doesn’t matter whether I’m the real thing or not, whether the pack has accepted me or not, because Duncan’s mate never will and she’s in charge. As long as he still wants me in his bed, she’ll want me in a grave...
  • Endless by K.M. Baker

    Endless by K.M. Baker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    LenaWe spend our entire lives searching for a spark of something that will be worth living for. Most people can find it. And then there's me.I’ve struggled to push through my dark thoughts for so long. One obstacle after another has me craving the peaceful release of the end.What if my purpose is death?I was so close to giving up, but he calls to me. It's like my soul recognizes him...
  • Heretic Spellblade 7 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 7 by K.D. Robertson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All-out war chokes Doumahr as two prophets battle it out to become the only goddess. Nathan's preparations will be tested, as this war will be won with ancient spells and forbidden magic, not sword and bow. He'll need to gather his battered allies and utilize every trick and spell he's learned to keep the war from spiraling out of control.Storm clouds loom in the east, however...
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    magic  dystopian  horror  fantasy  harems  demons  high fantasy  dark
  • Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Secrets & Curses of Exile by Shay Taylor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “You are a monster, Thea. The prophet told the realm of your monstrosity. You will crumble kingdoms. You will kill kings. But the real question is, which kingdom will you be a monster for?”All Thea wants is freedom and a sense of belonging. Trapped in Exile along with all of the other elite magic users, she can't fathom a life beyond her confinement, let alone remember the life she had before it...
  • Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Warrior of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Warrior of the Drowned Empire is the highly-anticipated fourth book in a sensational romantic series. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Danielle L. Jensen, and Rebecca Yarros. The Guardians have returned. As Moriel's reincarnation nears, Lyr is determined to fulfil her harness the power of the red shard and defeat him...
  • 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  horror  new adult  fantasy  found-family  fated-mates  fae  dark
  • When Monsters Fight by Debbie Cassidy

    When Monsters Fight by Debbie Cassidy

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Shem's actions ripped out my heart, but they also bought us time. There's not a minute to waste. The path to victory lies in Hell, but I won't be navigating it alone...
  • Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort

    Claws of Death by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trading one prison for another, one kingdom for the next—there’s no escape for Ayna.Myron is free, but freedom comes at steep cost.Back in Erina’s gilded prison, Ayna has one goal: escape. But with the King of Tavras holding her captive and her sister’s sacrifice keeping her from running, she’s forced to play a dangerous game. If she fails to outmaneuver Erina, she'll never break free...
  • The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr

    The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Teras ravage England. Only London is safe. In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards. Cassius Jones is nineteen and ready for the University...
    Categorized as:
    magic  dystopian  monsters  fantasy  dark  m-m  paranormal  queer
  • The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    The Shadow of Wings by C.C. Davie

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Heliacle has risen.But it wasn’t without a cost. After being freed from her ordeal in Lylican,Amylia begins to heal as she forges a new life in Asteryn. But within its borders, bonds are being strained to the limit.Old wounds test the strength of those closest to each other.The eight territories of Labrynth are still dangerously divided, human distrust of Wytchlings cleaving them apart...
    Categorized as:
    magic  new adult  fantasy  high fantasy  fae  dark  paranormal
  • Faint Hearted by Leia Stone, Julie Hall

    Faint Hearted by Leia Stone, Julie Hall

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Summer Court princess has never failed to end the curse that ravages Faerie every hundred years, until now. As the Fall princess, the responsibility has fallen on me to stop the poison destroying my realm. I must go to Ethereum to fetch the heart of one of its dark lords, or my people will perish. Everything unravels the moment I step foot in Ethereum...
  • Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco

    Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    That day at the Armantrea market was the same as any other, until a tall, beautiful stranger appeared and snapped his fingers.In an instant, my world disappeared, replaced by his strange land. I’m suddenly surrounded by foreign accents, mysterious, magic-wielding Astrales like Xander, and powers I never knew existed.Except, in Xander’s eyes, I belong here...
  • Magnus's Defeat by Airicka Phoenix

    Magnus's Defeat by Airicka Phoenix

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He swore to end her. All Magnus had to do was pick up a package and get his brother’s child back. A simple task that any Caster worth his salt could have done in his sleep, except nothing had been that simple for him in years. For centuries, Magnus relished in the slaughter and annihilation of the demon race. Ridding the world — and hell — of every last one was an oath he was determined to keep...
  • The Last Triumvirate by Karen C.P. McDermott

    The Last Triumvirate by Karen C.P. McDermott

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    They may fall, but she will rise.Cyra of Fernweh is perfectly content to spend her days making wine on her family’s vineyard after being left there as an infant twenty-two years earlier. Those in the outer lands are not especially hospitable to anyone with magic, so only her brothers know that Cyra uses her meager elemental gifts to light stove fires and water crops around the vineyard...
    Categorized as:
    monsters  new adult  fantasy  fae  dark  paranormal  length-long
  • Skulduggery by Logan Jacobs

    Skulduggery by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Building a Criminal EmpireLord of the Rings + Breaking Bad + The Sopranos = Skulduggery It’s a world ruled by elves, and they have decided that alcohol and magic is illegal for all the other races. But I know how to make whiskey. In fact, that’s the easy part. Selling it under their noses and not getting caught and hung will be the hard part...
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    magic  horror  fantasy  harems  dark  poly  paranormal  length-medium
  • Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    RykerLost 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?KyaHaving just evaded the clutches of death, Kya is now bound by the nightmare of her reality...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  new adult  fantasy  fated-mates  fae  witches  dark
  • The Elysean Trials by D.N. Hoxa

    The Elysean Trials by D.N. Hoxa

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Elyseans are so wise… Elyseans are so beautiful…. Elyseans are divine…Elyseans are power hungry assholes with a god complex. Yes * gasp * I said it. Sue me and bring out your pitchforks. Unfortunately for me, the deadly Elysean Trials are right around the corner...
  • Vicious as a Darling by Kendra Moreno

    Vicious as a Darling by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Beware the happy thoughts... Neverland has one rule: never grow up. So why is everyone suddenly aging? Wendy Darling knows two things. 1. She came to Neverland as a child. 2. After being frozen at sixteen for as long as she can remember, she's suddenly getting older. There's something wrong with Never Never Land and Wendy is determined to find out what it is...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  pirates  paranormal  dark  length-short
  • Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Primal Igniting by Melody Rose

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Something wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get...
  • Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri

    Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    EvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts...
  • I Prefer Peter by mia battaglia

    I Prefer Peter by mia battaglia

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Paragon is dying.Since their King sacrificed his life, the Peculiar’s have been waiting for a savior for centuries, but if he or she doesn’t show up soon, the magic of Paragon, and everyone within it, will cease to exist...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  dark  death  abuse  paranormal  length-medium
  • Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    I have been captured by the shadow fae, and it's my fault.They had us surrounded, trapped, and I did the only thing I could think of to save Zayden, Ajax and Rykon. In that moment, the only thing that mattered was keeping them safe...
  • First Light by Liz Kerin

    First Light by Liz Kerin

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    First Light, the riveting sequel to Liz Kerin’s Night's Edge, is about seizing a brighter future by confronting the shadows of our past.“I came all this way to watch you burn.”It's been nine months since the catastrophe in Tucson sent Mia fleeing from her home...
  • 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...
  • The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford

    The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In the fifth and final novel in the Five Crowns of Okrith romantasy series from bestselling author A.K. Mulford, a young fae warrior is hellbent on winning the Eastern Court crown, but when her fated lover—and hated nemesis—Ersan enters the trials she struggles to balance the competition and the chance at love...
  • Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt

    Ally and her Mad Hatter by S.N. Hunt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Wonderland is just a story....Ally spent her whole life being told Wonderland was just a fantasy, nothing more than a story that lived inside her mother's head. All it took was a tumble through a mirror to prove that was a lie. Now she must find her place within this world of madness without losing her sanity in the arms of the Mad Hatter...
  • Blood Moon Sanctum by Zian Schafer

    Blood Moon Sanctum by Zian Schafer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    ‘Daughter of the Blood Moon’ they call her. ‘The winner of the war’ they said. ‘The princess that will bring the gods back’ they claim.War is waging between the Black Bloods and the Paragon Dawn. The time has come for the other kingdoms to pick a side...
  • The Curse of Sins by Kate Dramis

    The Curse of Sins by Kate Dramis

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Stay anchored in the light, they told her. But what had the light ever done for her? After discovering she's prophesied to save the realm, Aya's duty should be clear: return home with once-sworn enemy Will to serve their queen in the coming war against a rival kingdom…one whose pursuit of dark magic could bring the realm to its knees...
  • The Court that Bleeds Gold by Zara Storm

    The Court that Bleeds Gold by Zara Storm

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    An action-packed dark fantasy romance perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy, Krista Street, and Sarah J. Maas.Desperate to escape marrying a brutal king, I make a deal with a Fae Prince...“I can spin gold,” I lie.With my life at stake, I have no other choice.I get one chance to turn my lie into truth, and I’m shocked when I succeed...
  • This Wicked Curse by Amanda Aggie

    This Wicked Curse by Amanda Aggie

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A cursed princess, a soulless pirate, and a deal that could change both of their fate. In a realm full of monsters, shadows are stolen, and promises are bound with blood… and sometimes marriage vows. Princess by birth and sacrificial lamb by royal decree, Scarlet Midicious is ready to face her fate. She’s known her entire life that this day would come...
  • Mating Games by Nikki Jefford

    Mating Games by Nikki Jefford

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    * Nominated Best Romance Novel of 2018 by Penned Con. *When resistance turns to desire, all bets are off.Beautiful and vivacious wolf shifter, Jordan spurns the match her father is pushing between her and the swaggering mammoth, Raider. She'd happily let one of her fawning sisters have him, but her packmates are taking bets on who Raider will ultimately claim...
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