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Souls in Ruin by Jacqueline White
Book One of the Soulbound SeriesA marriage forged in blood. A kingdom bathed in silence. And a princess who refuses to break.When Princess Mireille is wed to a foreign king with cold eyes and colder intentions, she expects distance, perhaps cruelty, not chains. Kept imprisoned within her own kingdom’s walls, she learns her father’s past sins are not easily buried.But neither is she...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier]()
Pretty Dead by Anne Frasier
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA serial killer stalks the streets of Savannah...Homicide detective Elise Sandburg and her partner, profiler David Gould, are all too familiar with the terrible costs of chasing evil. Despite their wounded psyches, the detectives delve into the deranged killer’s twisted mind, determined to unravel the clues in the taunts he leaves behind.A city gripped by fear.. -
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![The Chains of Fate by Samantha Amstutz]()
The Chains of Fate by Samantha Amstutz
Shackled by destiny, chained by fate.SerennaReeling in the wake of the wraith attack on Centarya, expanding fear of the future consumes Serenna’s thoughts. Training for the conflict to come, Prince Vesryn exploits new tactics to drive Serenna toward her untapped power. But she soon finds herself confronting a dilemma that takes her focus away from the impending war... -
![The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich]()
The Reaper by Melissa K. Roehrich
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAnd before he was the Reaper, he was her Ash Rider. Moranna. The Baroness of a colony hidden away on the Southern Islands. She works tirelessly to keep some of the most powerful Fae of the realm safe from those who seek to use them for their gifts. Or that's what Rayner has always believed... -
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![Hell on Wheels by Nikki Landis]()
Hell on Wheels by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one is safe in the city of sin.Flint “Maddog” Shepherd is used to moving through the shadows.As a Marine veteran who served two tours overseas, he’s become skilled at hiding in plain sight and eliminating the enemy.When a bomb took the lives of his entire unit, he returned home a scarred and broken man.The nightmares from his past still play havoc with his head... -
![A Goddess of Life & Dawn by K.M. Moronova]()
A Goddess of Life & Dawn by K.M. Moronova
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, there were two Rhythm Gods: one of brilliance and one of darkness. But there was much more to the realms than the two gods alone could provide, so the Maker created a third, unknowingly unbalancing the Rhythm and setting the realms on a path of suffering.The God of War has stolen that which I hold dearest...Categorized as:
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![Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta]()
Fae Exile by Lucia Ashta
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... -
![Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck]()
Wicked Little Games by A.R. Breck
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you spark a match in hell, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯?Some wonder how deep the curse runs through Castle Pointe.I never realized the malevolent roots are embedded into every fiber of this town.A simple game turned into devastation, wreaking havoc upon us, spreading it’s wickedness through our veins.Haunting us around every turn.Death rises. Evil corrupts. Fear consumes us... -
![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 ratingsWherever 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 Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes]()
A Requiem for Fallen Stars by Hazel S. Wilkes
Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin.To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her... -
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The Broken Kingdoms 1-3: The Northern Kingdom by LJ Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***An Amazon Top 25 Bestseller***A rebellious princess. A cursed rogue. A forbidden love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs... -
![Jaded Hollow: The Complete Collection by Alex Grayson]()
Jaded Hollow: The Complete Collection by Alex Grayson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow you can get the entire Jaded Hollow Series in ONE Complete Collection!Dark memories, horrific events, brutal kidnappings, and heartbreaking lies and deceit. Welcome to Jaded Hollow, where you’ll learn just how jaded love can be.Bailey’s running from her abusive past, while Jaxon stops at nothing to save her from the terrifying monster committed on destroying her...Categorized as:
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![Blackwarden by Ciara Hartford]()
Blackwarden by Ciara Hartford
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRosalin Greene knows one thing for sure: the Dark Fae are monsters.When her younger sister is selected to be the town’s sacrifice to the Dark Fae Rosalin volunteers in her place. She’s dragged to a creepy mansion where she’s completely surrounded by magic for the first time in her life and left with nothing but the Gatehouse and its secretive Gatekeeper, Keres, as company... -
![Faint Hearted by Leia Stone, Julie Hall]()
Faint Hearted by Leia Stone, Julie Hall
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... -
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![Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno]()
Late as a Rabbit by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFollow 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... -
![Blackwarden by Ciara Hartford]()
Blackwarden by Ciara Hartford
Rosalin Greene knows one thing for sure: the Dark Fae are monsters.When her younger sister is selected to be the town’s sacrifice to the Dark Fae Rosalin volunteers in her place. She’s dragged to a creepy mansion where she’s completely surrounded by magic for the first time in her life and left with nothing but the Gatehouse and its secretive Gatekeeper, Keres, as company... -
![Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle]()
Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyker 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... -
![A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood]()
A Storm of Smoke and Flame by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do to protect your home? Lie? Manipulate? Kill?War awaits across the sea. In order to ensure their survival, the Oncoming Storm and a band of misfits set sail for the land beyond the horizon... -
![A Promise so Bold and Broken by Sophia St. Germain]()
A Promise so Bold and Broken by Sophia St. Germain
After saving her rebel friends on the final day of the election, Elessia is on the run.But the danger is far from over... -
![The Realm That Falls to Her by Zara Storm]()
The Realm That Falls to Her by Zara Storm
Torn between two realms, the fate of a kingdom and my father hang in the balance…I need my mate—a darkly dangerous fae prince—more than ever.And he needs me to help claim his throne.But Ruskin is gone.Disappeared into a place most dare not speak of.There isn’t time to mourn.In the human realm, a cruel king holds my father captive... -
![A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker]()
A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Simple Truth is the second book in the slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy trilogy The Freckled Fate."After the enemy she captured reveals an earth-shattering truth, Finn finds herself in alliance with the one man she despised the most. Torn between her haunted past and her unclear future, she is determined to fulfill her promises at last, overcoming any hindrance in her path... -
![A Pocket of Lies by R.A. Sandpiper]()
A Pocket of Lies by R.A. Sandpiper
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBLOOD BOUND AND PENNILESS. EXILED INTO CURSED LANDS. HUNTED BY DEATH.When the thief Suri suffers a humiliating robbery, she has one day to pay off an ugly debt. Her solution: abduct and impersonate a foreign princess at the royal ball. But the wickedly handsome fae lord of the wasteland, Kol, has gatecrashed the party to find the princess she’s pretending to be... -
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Pompous by Elle Lincoln
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm chaotic power and charmed trouble,Like a hell-broth that boils and bubbles...No one and I mean no one is prepared for the wrath I am about to inflict...(Preorder will get moved up!)Pompous is Book 3 in a 5 Book series full of magic, chaos and one witch who refuses to choose between all the demons vying for her attention (contains MMFMM). This book ends on a cliffhanger... -
![Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco]()
Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat 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... -
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![The Frost Witch: A Dark Romantasy by Emberly Ash]()
The Frost Witch: A Dark Romantasy by Emberly Ash
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWitches are not born. They are made. I died alone in a frostbitten forest. It was not heroic. I did not die defending an innocent or hunting to feed my loved ones. I died because I was stupid and cowardly. I died running away. And that would have been the end of my story. Until the witches found me and made me one of their own... -
![Deadly Blooms by Sadie J. Foxx]()
Deadly Blooms by Sadie J. Foxx
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe’s a witch. He hunts killers.Solving murders is just the foreplay.Maggie Maxwell didn’t mean to become the town’s newest scandal.But moving into her dead uncle’s haunted manor came with more than creaky headboards—it came with murders. Multiple. Right in her backyard.And a six-foot-four officer, built like a wall of muscle and her filthiest desires, babysitting her like she’s breakable...Categorized as:
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![The Shadows of Stars by Samantha Amstutz]()
The Shadows of Stars by Samantha Amstutz
Fate reunited them—but it may yet tear them apart. Barely surviving a battle with rogue wraith, Serenna races against time to save Fenn’s life. But he’s slipping away, fading with every heartbeat as he succumbs to grievous wounds.Just as despair threatens to claim her, Vesryn rips through the veil of distance. Drawn by her presence through the bond, he portals directly into the wraith fortress... -
![The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt]()
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA war is on the horizon, and it won't be good. Long before my birth, a war between supernatural creatures raged while a silent enemy watched with a smile. When the clans were weakened, the enemy stood and took over most of the country. That enemy was the human king that trapped me all my life. He was worst than the creatures that lurked in the shadows... -
![A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood]()
A Storm of Shadows and Pearls by Marion Blackwood
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat would you do if your past sins came back to haunt you?Hide? Fight them head on? Or scheme and stab them in the back?After barely surviving last year’s lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as the Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people’s problems is the way to live... -
![Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe, Lucy Rivers]()
Lovely Wicked Things by Trisha Wolfe, Lucy Rivers
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHalen: I’ve created a monster. When past and present collide, the fallout feels like the death of my morality. Every time I look into Kallum’s clashing, feverish eyes, I see a dark omen—the threat of what we’ll do to each other if our desires run wild. While the Hollow’s Row case comes to a head, a new heinous player enters the scene...Categorized as:
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![Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot]()
Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot
“But heed this warning, and heed it well—your mate’s life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill.”With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed... -
![Cruel Is My Court by L.A. McGinnis]()
Cruel Is My Court by L.A. McGinnis
They were right to call me a thief. I stole the king’s magic and made his power mine. The day I claimed the magic, I was cursed by an ancient prophecy, binding me to four others—a beastly gambler, an honorable slave, the Shadow King’s deadly general and a mysterious aristocrat. Every time I use my new power, we’re tangled more tightly togethe...Categorized as:
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![King of Cups by Amy Kuivalainen]()
King of Cups by Amy Kuivalainen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings'King of Cups' is the third book in a new fated mates series based in a fantasy Venice and packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance. Nico D’Argento has a pirate problem in the Adriatic that is only getting worse. As a general in Venice's navy, he should be above petty vendettas, but the Pirate King has robbed one ship too many, and now Nico is out for blood...Categorized as:
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![Fae Reckoning by Lucía Ashta]()
Fae Reckoning by Lucía Ashta
Defeat the queen and reclaim the realm—or all is lost forever.Despite beating the queen at her own wicked game and completing the Fae Heir Trials, the tyrant refuses to hand over the crown. Instead, she claims she’ll rule forever. Using corrupt blood magic, she’s made herself immortal.As true mates, Elowyn and Rush are supposed to be in this fight together. But the queen has stolen Rush’s memory... -
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![A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus]()
A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy perfect for fans of Penn Cole, Sable Sorensen, and Rebecca Yarros.In the Kingdom of Kalyn, humans are good for two things. Hunting and owning.Adina Barron was bred to serve the ruling-class vampires. Owned from birth by Blackwood House, her only desire has been to keep herself and her sister safe. But Adina harbors a dark secret... -
![The Faerie Guild Trials by Gem L. Preston, Brittany Corley]()
The Faerie Guild Trials by Gem L. Preston, Brittany Corley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Faerie Guild Trials is the first book in a duology with angsty romance. If you love morally grey women and dirty-talking cinnamon rolls, you’ll fall in love with this dark romantasy with a jaw-dropping plot twist.Efia Mathonwy, the last Nüwch, must survive the deadly trials of the Seelie and Unseelie courts, wielding the rare power to control shadows... -
![Void of Endings by Hillary Raymer]()
Void of Endings by Hillary Raymer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe fourth and final installment of the Faeven Saga! A sweeping fantasy romance, details coming... -
![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 ratingsI 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... -
![His in the Dark by Willow Winters]()
His in the Dark by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere are two things I’ve always known:Magic is real.The Gods have no mercy for women like me. I was born into power although what little I have is dying. Nonetheless, I’ve been protected all my life. There are myths and tales that say one day I will come to a fork in a long, long path. Either the light will take me or the dark... -
![The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup]()
The Obsidian Blaze by Beka Westrup
Sia has returned to her father's floating city, and now she must face the promise and arranged marriage she's been running from for the last several years. She can no longer hide from her magic or from the seraph she's been bound to. However, the crown prince, Alezandral, has no interest in forcing her into an unwanted marriage...Categorized as:
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![Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts]()
Secrets and Stardust by Jeannin Counts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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...Categorized as:
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![The Once and Never King by Lady Grim]()
The Once and Never King by Lady Grim
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNeve Ashford never believed in fairy tales… until she fell into one. One minute, she’s rewriting history. The next, she’s ripped from her world and dropped into a fae court where monsters wear crowns. And one just claimed her as his queen.Artorius Pendraco is a half-fae king with a crumbling throne, a prophecy he refuses to believe in, and enemies circling like vultures... -
![Queen of Blood and Vengeance by Emberly Ash]()
Queen of Blood and Vengeance by Emberly Ash
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe heart-stopping final installment in the Secrets of the Faerie Crown series! The Secrets of the Faerie Crown series is a twisted mythology retelling of the Arthur legend. It is a high-steam fantasy romance with dark elements... -
![Rise of the Cinder Fae by Whitney Dean]()
Rise of the Cinder Fae by Whitney Dean
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBorn and raised in the forgotten and broken kingdom of Ashbury, Elora has spent years resenting the royals of Pumpkin Hollow, the kingdom that forced the fall of Ashbury and procured the town as its own... -
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![The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston]()
The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gender-flipped Die Hard set in a mysterious castle, Cameron Johnston's The Last Shield is an engaging fantasy read, perfect for fans of John Gwynne and Mark Lawrence.The ancient forest realm of Sunweald is bordered on two sides by far mightier nations – a precarious situation... -
![Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray]()
Love Like Gilded Bones by Cyran Faringray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*This standalone novella is a character-driven, slow burn dark villain romance set in an original fantasy universe.*River Anderson finally snapped.Now she’s on the run, the stench of copper clinging to her fingers like the phantom smell of sin... -
![Cirque du Mort by Tammi Lynn]()
Cirque du Mort by Tammi Lynn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCome one, come all! Welcome to the first and last greatest show of your lives! Shake in terror as you see the unimaginable, and open your minds to the nightmares that crawl through your simple human brains. Not for the faint of heart, but we’ll take any heart that beats. I want to hear your gasps of disbelief before your moans of pleasure and pain... -
![Of Blood and Roses by Samantha Ziegler]()
Of Blood and Roses by Samantha Ziegler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDive into a world where love clashes with betrayal, and dark desires awaken.Forced into hiding, Elyse battles with her guilt. She cannot leave the security of her new home, which feels more like a prison than a place to heal.Killian spends his days hunting down Elyse, honing his magic, and trying to forget that he's been dishonorably removed from the Royal Guard... -
![Sacred Struggle by Rochelle Wilcox]()
Sacred Struggle by Rochelle Wilcox
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn elf hiding from a malicious queen.A rider whose dragon will be tortured if he chooses his fated mate.What will they risk when forbidden love threatens everything else?In the land of Vanatia, Sifa’s doomed to the elven prison if she’s found. Desperate to unearth the queen’s secrets, Sifa’s chasing answers by doing the city overseer’s dirty work...Categorized as:
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![The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel]()
The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel
Raised with her brother by a brutal faerie warrior, Liserli Vaelus has grown bored of her small village life—and bored of the small village romance she has let herself enjoy.When she breaks the law to go to Shyal, the bustling faerie city full of magic, Liserli has to face the consequences. She must serve the faerie court, and its three princes, one of whom is intent on tormenting her...
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