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The Forgotten Realms by Silvia Shaw
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe sweeping saga of Rand continues. Her time at Falcon’s Keep over, Savannah comes into her full power as the wielder of the sacred medallion. She seeks help in Arcadia to interpret the Prophecy Chart, the black magic spell that divides the Forgotten Realms from the rest of Rand... -
![A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne]()
A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
"You asked for this, Rain. Let's go capture a pirate."While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story.On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves... -
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![The Price of Valour by Django Wexler]()
The Price of Valour by Django Wexler
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn 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... -
![Covenant of Queens by Silvia Shaw]()
Covenant of Queens by Silvia Shaw
The sweeping saga of Rand continues to its gripping conclusion ... As the battle for Rand escalates, Savannah tries to unravel the secrets of the past to enable her to understand the future. Soon it becomes a race against the clock to solve the mystery of the third moon and to find the site of the enemy's time passage... -
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![Nevermore by Kit Trace]()
Nevermore by Kit Trace
There is nothing definitive about life after death, except the involuntary enrollment at the mysterious Nevermore Academy. Now Lenore and Annabel Lee must begin their curriculum to recover the memories of their tragic demise... -
![Unworthy by J.A. Vodvarka]()
Unworthy by J.A. Vodvarka
Capture one harmless fugitive. What could go wrong?Nyssa Blacksea is eager to silence her doubters. The only warrior in her guild without magick, she’s forced to rely solely on her martial arts mastery, unwavering confidence, and charisma. When given the chance to hunt down a mysterious woman named Quinn, and earn the coveted title of Ashcloak, Nyssa seizes the opportunity... -
![The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi]()
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
In the first book of a visionary fantasy trilogy with its roots in the mythology of Africa and Arabia, three women band together against a cruel empire that divides people by blood. Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control. Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance. Clear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible... -
![The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns]()
The Prince's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe last place Lord Tristram Radcliffe ever expected to find himself was right hand to the Llangardian throne. His parentage should have seen him banished, but he managed to keep his draconic secret. Now, King Reynold is dead. Long live King Roland... -
![Art of Magic by K.J .]()
Art of Magic by K.J .
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA story where a touch of love and a slice of life creates a whole lot of magic.Cath Monroe loves her teaching job, her friends, her family, and her colleagues. They fill her life and her heart. She knows that it’s important to share love with actions and words, but that last one? About the words? That’s a problem... -
![The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner]()
The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner
Every country is built on revolution.THE WARDEN. Soren is a nameless, stateless man, tasked with keeping watch over Maricol’s borders. He isn’t meant for politics, only dealing with the dead. His past was buried in the poison fields, but after a fateful encounter with a prince, Soren comes to realize he can’t keep what magic burns inside him hidden forever.THE PRINCE... -
![Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills]()
Unusual Enemies by H.C. Mills
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTeamwork ain’t easy. Especially with your life on the line.Emma made it out of Hub Two, but now she’s faced with the next set of Trials. And this time, they will ‘involve’ combat.Whatever that’s supposed to mean.Thankfully, she’s not going in alone. Instead, she’ll be facing the Trials together with her little gang of misfits, relying on them to pull their weight in life-or-death situations.. -
![Empress of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews]()
Empress of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFour and a half years have passed since the Battle of the Empress's Last Stand, the battle that sealed the fate of the East and ended Empress Natasia's reign. The War in the East is finally over, but it didn't end the way the Empire anticipated... -
![Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne]()
Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie bestselling author Rebecca Thorne brings the Tomes & Tea series to a delightful, cozy close for our beloved lesbian book- and tea- sellers.Reyna and Kianthe have no trouble commanding the Realm, running a bookshop, or rescuing baby dragons...but can they save their town from the swarming influx of.. -
![The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale]()
The Empress's Mage by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom an early age, Jessalyn has known that she wants to be a travelling mage. Despite being sickly and weak, she has a talent for magic. It’s a shame that her family, her father in particular, doesn’t appreciate her talent, but Jessalyn still has plans. Even in her greatest imaginings, she never considered how far those plans would take her... -
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![Eternal Captive by Elle Mae]()
Eternal Captive by Elle Mae
romance between a cruel vampire princess and a cold hunter who come face to face after a prophecy foretells the princess's death by the hunter's hands.VesperMy entire life had been decided by a prophecy.Born into a family proficient in killing every type of supernatural being on the planet, there was only one path for me... -
![Demons are Forever by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou]()
Demons are Forever by Kim Baldwin, Xenia Alexiou
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsVeteran Elite Operative Landis “Chase” Coolidge’s latest mission requires every bit of her considerable tracking skills because she has to locate a colleague kidnapped by a brilliant scientist responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands. Former op Phantom is along for the ride, desperate to find her missing lover. By day, Heather Snyder works in the New York fashion industry... -
![A Game of Love and Hate by Ruby Roe]()
A Game of Love and Hate by Ruby Roe
Find out how Scarlett Grey met Quinn Adams. How they fell into hate. And all the fights and fucks that led up to book 1 in the Girl Games series: A Game of Hearts and Heists... -
![Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper]()
Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"Look at you, as sweet as springtime, your heart and soul both. Would you destroy all of that to bring about your lost love's return?" The dead lay gone but not forgotten. War has sparked in the demonic realm of Sha’Demoni, ignited by the wrath of a vengeful goddess seeking recompense for her daughter’s death – and she deems Flowridia responsible... -
![The Obsidian Palace by Benjamin Medrano]()
The Obsidian Palace by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRuethwyn’s body had been made whole and her magic restored in the Frostglades to the north, though in a way she’d never anticipated. Supported by her friends, at long last, she looks to the future and her ultimate goal, to rescue those who Resvarygrath had stolen from her... -
![Dusk Gate by Benjamin Medrano]()
Dusk Gate by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat should you do when you're dragged to the hells?As a holy maiden of the Phoenix Queen, Jasmine was a prize of immense value to the demons. To their shock, she and her nearly defeated rescuers are rescued by the beautiful but scathing Xandra, an enslaved elven sorceress who’d been damned for over a millennium... -
![Heart of Silver Flame by S.D. Simper]()
Heart of Silver Flame by S.D. Simper
The Desert Sands seeks a weapon—a weapon the Moon sealed away long ago.Six months have passed, and Tallora’s nightmares are haunted by memories of Solvira and the woman she loves—Empress Dauriel Solviraes, seated on a throne a thousand miles away... -
![Necrobane by Daniel M. Ford]()
Necrobane by Daniel M. Ford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAelis de Lenti, Lone Pine's newly assigned Warden, is in deep trouble. She has just opened the crypts of Mahlgren, releasing an army of the undead into the unprotected backwoods of Ystain.To protect her village, she must unearth a source of immense Necromantic power at the heart of Mahlgren... -
![Blackstone by Shea Godfrey]()
Blackstone by Shea Godfrey
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Captain Darrius Durand and Princess Jessa of Lyoness announce their love, they know it will be an end to many things. What they do not expect is that it will be the beginning of so much more. For good or ill, in the wake of their declaration, the tide of events that sweep through the corridors of Blackstone Keep will change the course of history... -
![Soldier of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews]()
Soldier of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA war is brewing in the Empire.Not the War in the East — that is a war everyone already knows about, the war that some wanted to end so badly that they murdered an Emperor to stop it. No, this is a different war. A war between the Shadowlands and the mortal world, a war between light and darkness. A war the Brotherhood of Culo has warned about for generations. But no one wanted to listen... -
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![Letters to Cupid by Miranda MacLeod]()
Letters to Cupid by Miranda MacLeod
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn American celebrity chef and an Italian chocolate maker cook up a magical recipe for true love. In a tiny village in the hills of Tuscany is a statue of Cupid with the power to grant the deepest desires of the heart to all who ask. The village is home to single mother Valentina, who runs a struggling chocolate shop... -
![Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper]()
Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper
On the night of the dark moon, followers of the Goddess of Stars come to pray and bask in her love and light on the ocean’s surface. All the mermaid priestesses-in-training are there—except Tallora.Tallora is at a party meeting a beautiful stranger. But she’ll arrive before the night is through... -
![A Hint of Hope by Nita Round]()
A Hint of Hope by Nita Round
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFriends. Pirates. Slavers. Who can they trust? Their lives will depend upon it.A notorious slaver has acquired the latest in airship design, an Imperial Condor Class transporter. This is a ship designed to change the world and if the slaver transforms it into a warship then no one will be safe. Anywhere.Magda and Ascara have travelled the world as pirates... -
![A Pinch of Salt by Nita Round]()
A Pinch of Salt by Nita Round
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA survivor with no memory and a warrior looking for her path unite against the pirate horde. Two hundred soldiers walk into the burning sands of Gypta, but only a handful make it out. When Magda Stoner wakes in an infirmary halfway across the world, she discovers her memories of the desert are gone... -
![The Pull of the Tide by Evelyn Shine, S.D. Simper]()
The Pull of the Tide by Evelyn Shine, S.D. Simper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMermaids, sea witches, selkies, ahoy! Dive into ten tales of sapphic romantasy. Separated by land and sea, two lovers ache with yearning. Can a human and a mermaid really make a life together? Elsewhere, a selkie despairs, trapped in an arranged marriage, only for her fated heart mate to pull her in with a sweet song... -
![Demon Princess Magical Chaos: The Tentacle Awakens by J.J. Pavlov]()
Demon Princess Magical Chaos: The Tentacle Awakens by J.J. Pavlov
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeath and Reincarnation. Kuroe Makoto, the tomboyish ace of her high school track and field club, never spared a thought for these things before. However, when she falls asleep in her Tokyo home after an exhausting marathon and wakes up in a fantasy world, those concepts become her reality... -
![Cinder House by Freya Marske]()
Cinder House by Freya Marske
Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske―a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher.Ella is a haunting.Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters... -
![Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke]()
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMoving from poison and treachery to war and witchcraft, Sam Hawke's Poison Wars continue with Hollow Empire, a fabulous epic fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Robin Hobb, Naomi Novik, and Scott Lynch.Poison was only the beginning.... The deadly siege of Silasta woke the ancient spirits, and now the city-state must find its place in this new world of magic... -
![The Iron Princess by Niall Teasdale]()
The Iron Princess by Niall Teasdale
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere are five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Thus has it been since before the physical and spirit worlds divided. There are five martial Forms inspired by the elements and humans have learned them, using them to defend themselves, for thousands of years... -
![I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 5 by Inori]()
I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 5 by Inori
Rae and Claire saved the world for each other. Now they must fight to keep it. As they lead the united forces of their kingdom and its neighbors against the demon threat, they begin to uncover strange and unsettling secrets. The hidden truth of the world has devastating implications not only for the lives of everyone they hold dear, but their very selves... -
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![Demon in the Machine by Lise MacTague]()
Demon in the Machine by Lise MacTague
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAt the height of Britain's Industrial Revolution, steam power and magic join forces to create wonders the world has never seen. But those wonders have a dark side--one that will soon force a reckoning few could have anticipated.Half-demon Briar is content with her structured life as an archivist, a far cry from the chaos of her background and upbringing... -
![Cretaceous Crushes by Kelex, Maz Maddox]()
Cretaceous Crushes by Kelex, Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSize matters…Cretaceous Crushes is bursting with fifteen queer dino romances—shifters, magic, and more. We’ve got titanic Theropods to sexy Stegosaurs and everything in between. Your purchase helps support LGBTQ GLAAD and TLDEF. Preorder your copy today!You'll find stories TaylorApril AndrewsD. K... -
![The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger]()
The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat if Beauty was the Beast?Lise’s father is dead, and the life of plenty and freedom that she has known as the daughter of the King’s Huntsman is gone. She must now live a life of duty to her mother and sisters, helping them to cope in their altered circumstances. But where her mother would have her wed a childhood friend to secure their future, Lise knows that is not what she longs for... -
![The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage by Hiyodori]()
The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage by Hiyodori
“I never forgot the sound of you calling for me. Not for a second.”The Lowest Healer and the Highest Mage is a slow-burn f/f romance set in an original modern-era fantasy world, featuring a magical tower with countless curious rooms... -
![Spellbound by Ophelia Silk]()
Spellbound by Ophelia Silk
Jane Paris is everything a young woman should be: polite, charming, and obedient, with a glowing reputation and a good man all but begging for her hand in marriage. If she has any doubts about her role in life, they’re easy to push down. But when she takes a fateful shortcut through the woods, her idyllic life is threatened by an attack from the fabled beasts who stalk the trees... -
![The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter]()
The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most villainous of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in this queer, witchy reimagining of the classic fairy tale from the author of Malice.Legends tell of a witch who became a queen—the heartless villain in the story of Snow White... -
![Under the Midnight Cloak by S.Y. Thompson]()
Under the Midnight Cloak by S.Y. Thompson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLee Grayson is a nature photographer whose father is a senator in New York. She's never felt close to him and her faith in people as a whole is lacking. She moves to the town of Harmon deep in the Adirondack Mountains after inheriting her great aunt's estate, but the local townspeople seem a little...off... -
![Spirit of the Law by Carsen Taite]()
Spirit of the Law by Carsen Taite
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time Summer Byrne met hard-nosed prosecutor Owen Lassiter, Summer was the jury forewoman who delivered the verdict that ruined Owen’s winning streak... -
![May Day Flowers by Faeri Sami]()
May Day Flowers by Faeri Sami
A tree falls in the forest — listen.Ainsley is a dryad — a spirit of the woods and leader for the local magical community — whose yearly hibernation is turning into decades-long periods of sleep. She fears the worst for her earth-walking body and dares not think of next winter.Fate has different plans, and it waits for none... -
![Tides of Desire: Curvy girl paranormal Romance by Melody Lynch]()
Tides of Desire: Curvy girl paranormal Romance by Melody Lynch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe thought she’d lost everything—until she met a beautiful monster. Faith, overwhelmed by her abusive husband and emotionally cold mother, tries to end it all by jumping into a mysterious lake. Instead of drowning, she’s saved by a stunning woman with glowing eyes. Faith soon discovers her savior is not just any woman, but a mermaid named Kamilah... -
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![Waves of Passion: Curvy Girl Paranormal Romance by Melody Lynch]()
Waves of Passion: Curvy Girl Paranormal Romance by Melody Lynch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Forbidden Love, A Dark Mission, A Choice That Could Change Everything... In a village where mermaids are captive, Malika, the outcast, rescues a wounded mermaid and hides her in her secluded cabin. As Malika tends to her, a deep bond forms, only for Malika to discover she’s saved a queen with a dark to avenge her people and free them from captivity... -
![Silk and Steel by Aliette de Bodard, Alison Tam]()
Silk and Steel by Aliette de Bodard, Alison Tam
There are many ways to be a heroine.Princess and swordswoman, lawyer and motorcyclist, scholar and barbarian: there are many ways to be a heroine. In this anthology, seventeen authors find new ways to pair one weapon-wielding woman and one whose strengths lie in softer skills.“Which is more powerful, the warrior or the gentlewoman?” these stories ask... -
![Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir by Sam Farren]()
Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir by Sam Farren
After being exiled to the farmland around her village, Rowan Northwood takes the only chance at freedom she might ever get: she runs away with a passing Knight and doesn't look back. The woman cares nothing for Rowan's company, but nor does she seem perturbed by the powers that burn within her. Rowan soon learns that the scope of their journey is more than a desperate grasp at adventure... -
![Kiss of the Immortal by Meghan Jones]()
Kiss of the Immortal by Meghan Jones
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSurvive. Humanity lost the war and now vampires rule while the defeated live between being second-class citizens and livestock. Some live as slaves to their immortal masters, others are free, traitors to their own kind while a few refused to be oppressed and began fighting back... -
![A Curse of Crows by Lauren Dedroog]()
A Curse of Crows by Lauren Dedroog
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiana speaks. Gods answer.Aedlynn strikes. Enemies fall.In the realm where gods dance with mortals, Diana's prayers wield unimaginable power. But when a deadly sickness threatens to consume her, she strikes a desperate bargain with an unlikely ally, invoking a journey of vengeance and deceit.Aedlynn is a lethal weapon forged in darkness. She feels no pity, no guilt . . . no love... -
![Her Wolf in the Wild by Rien Gray]()
Her Wolf in the Wild by Rien Gray
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hounds of God MC live outside the law and protect their own. They only have three rules:(1) look out for each other(2) obey the club president(3) never show a human your werewolf form.Christiana Arjean needs to get out. She tried to fix her relationship, but making a break for it is her only shot...
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