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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 8 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st
CAUGHT IN THE SPIDER'S WEBIn the aftermath of the censer's spell, Mo Ran awakens on Dragonblood Mountain beside a slumbering Chu Wanning, everything between them forever changed. Yet before he can explain himself, Hua Binan--the mastermind behind their plight--arrives on the scene and kidnaps Chu Wanning, leaving Mo Ran utterly alone... -
![Mob Sorcery 3 by K.D. Robertson]()
Mob Sorcery 3 by K.D. Robertson
The Yakuza have rolled into town and Vince finds himself caught in a standoff between the old and new worlds of magic. Doubts remain over who tried to assassinate Vince and the cops have locked down the city to protect the mayor's reputation. But Vince has a job to do. He's taken back the mafia's old territory for their don, but their rival still refuses to accept reality and bend the knee... -
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![Fairy Tale of London by Cassandra Clare]()
Fairy Tale of London by Cassandra Clare
This is the story of how Will Herondale and Tessa Gray finally bind their souls together as they get married in company of their friends and family. Celebrate their union with this short story, originally released as bonus content in the special first edition of Chain of Gold, now available as a free e-book for your enjoyment. Art by Cassandra Jean. -
![Mob Sorcery 4 by K.D. Robertson]()
Mob Sorcery 4 by K.D. Robertson
Vince prepares to pull off his largest job yet, a heist to steal an artifact containing an ancient evil. Yet another ancient evil stirs much closer to home. Vince's soul egg awakens, and he finds himself face to face with the being residing within it as she makes him an offer he knows he should refuse. Caught between scheming foxes on all sides, Vince must master his magic and gear up... -
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![The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler]()
The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler
As the “audacious and subversive”* Shadow Campaigns novels continue, the weather is growing warmer, but the frosty threat of Vordan’s enemies is only growing worse. .. As the roar of the guns subsides and the smoke of battle clears, the country of Vordan is offered a fragile peace…... -
![The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James]()
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls. Upstate New York, 1982. Viv Delaney wants to move to New York City, and to help pay for it she takes a job as the night clerk at the Sun Down Motel in Fell, New York... -
![Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk
Mysterious happenings are nothing new to reclusive scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne, but finding one of his colleagues screaming for help in the street is rather unusual. Allan Tambling claims he can’t remember any of the last hour—but someone murdered his uncle, and Allan is covered in blood. Whyborne’s lover, dashing ex-Pinkerton detective Griffin Flaherty, agrees to prove Allan’s innocence... -
![Awakening The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair]()
Awakening The Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Underworld, lies become truth, villains become heroes. Trust nothing, and trust no one. Especially yourself. In this sequel to the urban fantasy Greek mythology series, "The Forgotten Goddess," the stakes soar to new heights... -
![The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFleeing Victorian London, a witch finds her newfound independence comes with all-new perils—both mortal and immortal. Forever untangling the branches of her strange family tree, Edwina Blackwood is at a turning point. Her parents’ disappearances still strike her as unaccountably odd. Her sister’s questionable life and untimely death have left her shaken... -
![Lost & Found by Ariana Nash]()
Lost & Found by Ariana Nash
What use is a blade without a war? After giving their lives to the Order, the Ashford assassins are in crisis. The battles are over, the war is no more, but assassins cannot retire from who they are. Trey knows this. He may not have been an Assassin of the Order for long, but it was long enough to leave him scarred... -
![Reclaiming the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair]()
Reclaiming the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow far will she go? How far will she fall? Surviving captivity in Ares' Underworld, Rhea awakens to a world irrevocably altered by her actions. The God of War has thrust the mortal world upon the precipice of uncertainty; teetering on the edge of chaos. Haunted by the consequences of her choices, Rhea battles with the weight of responsibility and the ghosts of her past... -
![Monsters in Love: Wicked Tales and Monstrous Ever Afters (Monsters in Love) by Evangeline Priest, Vivienne Hart]()
Monsters in Love: Wicked Tales and Monstrous Ever Afters (Monsters in Love) by Evangeline Priest, Vivienne Hart
Monsters do it better—especially when they fall in love. Dive into this stunning anthology filled with wicked tales and monstrous ever afters. These sweet and steamy short stories feature drool-worthy monsters as they woo and claim their human mates. Scroll up and one-click this limited edition fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction romance collection today... -
![Damned by Genevieve Cogman]()
Damned by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a former English maid, the stakes have never been higher . . . Damned is the final book in the Scarlet Revolution series, a spellbinding adventure of magic, vampires and mayhem from the bestselling author of the Invisible Library series. 1794. Eleanor, former English maid, is a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel - and now a promising mage... -
![White Silence by Jodi Taylor]()
White Silence by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe first instalment in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author, Jodi Taylor. 'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. '. Elizabeth Cage is a child when she discovers that there are things in this world that only she can see. But she doesn't want to see them and she definitely doesn't want them to see her... -
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![Legacy by Gail Z. Martin]()
Legacy by Gail Z. Martin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dark witch dynasty. A malicious, immortal undersea place-spirit. Eternal guardians who wagered their souls to protect Charleston. Omens of impending disaster have the city on edge. Tremors warn of earthquake risk, while a potentially catastrophic storm gathers strength over the ocean and heads for land... -
![Oathbreaker by Ava Marie Salinger]()
Oathbreaker by Ava Marie Salinger
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen the past comes calling, Cassius and Morgan have no option but to face the dire consequences of the choices they made before the Fall. With Cassius Black’s secret operations to save the world in the last five-hundred years finally revealed by the agencies that govern the otherworldly, his status as the most vilified Fallen on Earth changes almost overnight... -
![Vengeance of the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair]()
Vengeance of the Forgotten Goddess by Rebekah Sinclair
In a realm where gods walk among mortals and ancient secrets whisper from the sands, Rhea is a goddess haunted by grief and driven by guilt. Forever running away from the looming shadow of death, Rhea knows it's time to confront the very thing she fears... -
![The Skriker by D.K. Girl, Danielle K. Girl]()
The Skriker by D.K. Girl, Danielle K. Girl
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSilas Mercer has faced wily boggarts, mad faerie queens and enraged forest spirits. But can he withstand a daemon who is losing his mind? Pitch and Sickle are left bruised, battered and reeling after their confrontation with the Verderer. They have learned a startling truth behind the arrowhead that wounded Silas, a truth that must be taken to the Lady Satine and the Order without delay... -
![The Thousand Names by Django Wexler]()
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Enter an epic fantasy world that echoes with the thunder of muskets and the clang of steel—but where the real battle is against a subtle and sinister magic. .. . Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life... -
![Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice]()
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 83 ratingsIn a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. Here are the confessions of a vampire... -
![The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith]()
The Raven Spell by Luanne G. Smith
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn Victorian England a witch and a detective are on the hunt for a serial killer in an enthralling novel of magic and murder. After a nearly fatal blow to the skull, traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London... -
![Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLibby is a mutant, one of the top burglars and assassins in the world. For a price, she caters to executives’ secret desires. Eliminate your corporate rival? Deliver a priceless art masterpiece or necklace? Hack into another corporation’s network? Libby’s your girl. Climate change met nuclear war, and humanity lost. The corporations stepped in, stripping governments of power... -
![The Mirror by Nora Roberts]()
The Mirror by Nora Roberts
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts continues the hauntingly spectacular Lost Bride Trilogy with book two, The Mirror. When Sonya MacTavish inherits the huge Victorian mansion on the coast of Maine, she has no idea that the house is haunted. The footsteps she hears at night, the doors slamming, the music playing, are not figments of her imagination... -
![The Bandalore by D.K. Girl, Danielle K. Girl]()
The Bandalore by D.K. Girl, Danielle K. Girl
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHis second chance at life will be the bloody death of him. Silas Mercer is a dead man. Or at least. .. he was. Upon waking in his grave, he finds himself without a single memory of the life he once lived. Silas is bewildered and lost, and apparently, now in the employ of the mysterious Order of the Golden Dawn. A secretive organisation who specialise in all things supernatural... -
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![Wyrde and Wild by Charlotte E. English]()
Wyrde and Wild by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'I don't know quite how it has come about, but we appear to have developed a corpse. '. It’s winter at the Werth residence, and someone has turned up dead. Not that this is unusual. There’s Great-Aunt Honoria on the premises, after all. Only this corpse is freshly dead, and nobody knows how the lady came to be leaking blood all over Lady Werth's best parlour... -
![Engraved by Karina Cooper]()
Engraved by Karina Cooper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCherry St. Croix returns to the fog-ridden streets of Victorian London, where the balance of power threatens all that she loves. I will not wither without laudanum. Sober and determined, I have chosen another way— alchemy, and the pursuit of wellness it embodies. My name is Cherry St... -
![Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister]()
Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhite picket fences can be dangerous to vampires. .. but the right woman can be worth even the direst of consequences. .. Pia Thomason doesn’t have a typical life, but she wants one. The husband, the kids, the house in the suburbs…with her fortieth birthday looming, she decides to do something drastic, and joins a singles’ tour through romantic Europe... -
![Queens of Moirai by Rhiannon Hargadon]()
Queens of Moirai by Rhiannon Hargadon
The Three Fates, a Mad Queen with a zombie horde, and a family of Ouroboros collide in this spicy mythology retelling of The Grim Reaper, and how she came to be. Morena Atropos is the Third Fate, the controller of Death, the granddaughter of Atropos. Doomed with dark gifts of destruction, and imprisoned for all of her life in a stone tower, Morena’s only view is the Obsidian Sea... -
![The Pastel Prince by V.L. Locey]()
The Pastel Prince by V.L. Locey
The fate of the wilds is in his hands. Kenton, a young druid prince, feels trapped in the bustling city life, a world away from the forests of his birth. Despite his royal duties keeping him tethered to the urban sprawl, his spirit remains tangled with the whispering trees and the ancient, mystical rhythms of the forest... -
![The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan]()
The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA powerful band of women warriors must face off against an oppressive enemy in one final showdown that will determine their survival and the fate of their world in this concluding volume in Ausma Zehanat Khan's powerful fantasy series—an epic of magic, bravery, adventure, and the fight for freedom that lies "somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R. R. Martin" (Saladin Ahmed)... -
![The Final Masquerade by Ariana Nash]()
The Final Masquerade by Ariana Nash
The winter solstice. The darkest day, the longest night. Every year the solstice heralds the return of the masquerade ball. Fae and human dance and drink and make merry, so long as they remain masked. But there's a darker side to this night. Should a guest lose their mask, their life is forfeit, cursed to dance forever for the entertainment of the masquerade's cold and cruel fae host... -
![Witches With the Enemy by Barb Hendee]()
Witches With the Enemy by Barb Hendee
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe national bestselling author of The Mist-Torn Witches returns to a world of princes and power, magic and mystery, where two women have the ability to reveal the future and uncover the past…. When seers Céline and Amelie Fawe fled Shetâna under threat of death, they vowed never to return. Yet, less than a year later, they are summoned back—to aid the man who once tried to kill them. …... -
![Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase]()
Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase
“Vita’s rage overflowed until she was prepared to drown in it, and she knew that she would never again dam this anger to please another. ”. After nine years as the people’s beloved princess in the sun-soaked Kingdom of Carca, Vita witnesses the execution of her mother by her father’s hand. Forced into exile, Vita fades into obscurity with her only friends—the crows that visit her window... -
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The Cape by Joe Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . -
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![Where Oblivion Lives by T. Frohock]()
Where Oblivion Lives by T. Frohock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lyrical historical fantasy adventure, set in 1932 Spain and Germany, that brings to life the world of the novellas collected in Los Nefilim: Spanish Nephilim battling daimons in a supernatural war to save humankind. Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world and those beyond... -
![Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town) by Ray Bradbury]()
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town) by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 82 ratingsOne of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes , now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin... -
![Demonbane by Marie Robinson]()
Demonbane by Marie Robinson
To start a new life, all I have to do is seduce one of the legendary Talon warriors. Cazien "Demonbane" Talon is searching for the Lost King's treasure and he hires the Hallows to help. For what he's paying, I'm willing to go back to the island haunting my past. I have a second secret task: get close to Cazien, so when the time is right, we can take the treasure for ourselves... -
![Lost and Found by Nita Round]()
Lost and Found by Nita Round
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA gifted slave. A cursed woman. Together can they gain their freedom? Evie Chester is a slave with a precious gift. Living in a world that both marvels and fears magic and the unexplained. Evie dreams of being free and of acceptance. When an opportunity presents itself for escape she finds herself pursued with a bounty on her head. Eyes are everywhere, nowhere is safe... -
![Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk
Introverted scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne wants nothing more than to live quietly with his lover, ex-Pinkerton detective Griffin Flaherty. Unfortunately, Whyborne's railroad tycoon father has other ideas, namely hiring Griffin to investigate mysterious events at a coal mine... -
![The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard]()
The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe white-hot conclusion to the Dominion of the Fallen trilogy by the multi-award-winning author…. The Great Houses of Paris—headed by Fallen angels and magicians—have co-existed in fragile peace. When a powerful explosion razes House Harrier, old alliances are torn apart and a race begins to fill the power void. Thuan, the beleaguered dragon head of House Hawthorn, finds a war on his doorstep... -
![Harbinger by Philippa Ballantine]()
Harbinger by Philippa Ballantine
The Deacons of the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even when they cannot protect themselves…. After the Razing of the Order, Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful Deacons, is struggling to regain control of the runes she once wielded. The Deacons are needed more desperately than ever... -
![Tempered by Karina Cooper]()
Tempered by Karina Cooper
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBook Four of The St. Croix Chronicles. Forced out of London's coal-blackened streets, Cherry St. Croix is faced with her most difficult undertaking yet: sobriety. At long last, my guardian, the enigmatic Mr. Oliver Ashmore, has revealed himself—and his order is clear: I am to be dried out at once, regardless of my wishes. I loathe the country estate I am imprisoned within... -
![Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes]()
Vow of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes
A treacherous bride. A heartbroken groom. Is their marriage over before it’s begun? Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She’s surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home. But to do so means to give up on the alliance. Which would spell disaster for her people...Categorized as:
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![Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts]()
Power and Majesty by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“She almost missed the sight of a naked youth falling out of the sky. He was long and lean and muscled … He was also completely off his face. ”. A war is being fought in the skies over the city of Aufleur. No one sees the battles. No one knows how close they come to destruction every time the sun sets...Categorized as:
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![The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark]()
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly dead. Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins. Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi... -
![Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly]()
Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA Hollywood diva. A Chinese curse. A suspense-filled fantasy from the New York Times–bestselling author “who can write well in any genre” (Charlaine Harris). It is 1923, and silent film reigns in Hollywood. Of all the starlets, none is more beloved than Chrysanda Flamande, a diva as brilliant as she is difficult to manage. Handling her falls to Norah, widow of Chrysanda’s dead brother... -
![The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr]()
The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDr. Eliza Jekyll, heroine of the electrifying The Diabolical Miss Hyde—an edgy steampunk retelling of the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—investigates a bizarre murder case in an alternate Victorian London while battling her treacherous secret half: Lizzie Hyde. Solving the infamous Chopper case has helped crime scene physician Dr... -
![Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand]()
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA Gothic fantasy set on a college campus from the author of Wylding Hall: “The unstoppable narrative just might make Waking the Moon a cult classic. Literally” (Spin). Sweeney Cassidy is the typical college freshman at the University of the Archangels and St. John the Divine in Washington, DC. She drinks. She parties... -
![20th Century Ghosts: Stories by Joe Hill]()
20th Century Ghosts: Stories by Joe Hill
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsImogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . Francis is unhappy... -
![Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast]()
Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast
From the New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series-a passionate paranormal delight. .. Empousai family roses have bloomed for centuries, thanks to the drops of blood their women sacrifice for their gardens. But Mikki would rather forget this family quirk and lead a normal life. Until she unwittingly performs a ritual, ending up in the strangely familiar Realm of the Rose...Categorized as:
mystery magic horror contemporary paranormal legends & fairy tales urban fantasy fantasy
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