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  • The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

    The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
    The story continues in The Forgotten Kingdom, the second book in the astonishing Lost Queen trilogy, already hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan) and “The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker). AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to wage war against her brother, Lailoken...
  • The Axe Falls 2 by William D. Arand

    The Axe Falls 2 by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dominic’s world had been a fairly simple life. To live his life to the best of his abilities, gain experience, level up, and strive to enjoy himself as best as one could in a backwater. Which, while tough on its own, was made infinitely harder by his father being the local executioner. All of that becomes infinitely worse when his entire family is murdered...
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  • Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren

    Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    TRIBUTARY, a novella (1/2 the length of a normal novel), picks up a year after BOURNE. .. Lia struggles to overcome the fear that constant battle has heaped upon her; Gabi and Marcello face an unexpected crisis; and Lord Greco just may be ready to leave the grief and loss of his past behind him, so that he might grab hold of the future. ..
  • The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher

    The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Massacre of Glencoe happened at 5am on 13th February 1692 when thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were killed by soldiers who had enjoyed the clan's hospitality for the previous ten days. Many more died from exposure in the mountains. Fifty miles to the south Corrag is condemned for her involvement in the Massacre...
  • Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey

    Exile's Valor by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    This stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series continues the story of prickly weapons-master Alberich. Once a heroic Captain in the army of Karse, a kingdom at war with Valdemar, Alberich becomes one of Valdemar's Heralds. Despite prejudice against him, he becomes the personal protector of young Queen Selenay. But can he protect her from the dangers of her own heart?
  • The Highlander's Fury by Maeve Greyson

    The Highlander's Fury by Maeve Greyson

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An immortal Fury nearing burnout from vanquishing evil. A raging Highlander determined to remain miserably alone. The goddesses’ plan to save them both with the greatest magic of all. An average day in the life of an immortal flex powers, locate evil, administer justice. Until Ciara’s goddess mothers convince her to seduce a brooding mortal. All she must do is swap places with his betrothed...
  • Otherlife Awakenings by William D. Arand

    Otherlife Awakenings by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Runner and his team managed to bring peace to Tirtius, successfully log the crew out, and have begun settling in to make a home on the isle of Vix. North Wood fort itself. Fate isn’t going to let them go that easily though. She clearly hasn't decided on what to do with him. Plots are in motion...
  • Primal Conjurer 2 by Danny Rogan

    Primal Conjurer 2 by Danny Rogan

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    On the day of his graduation, Ryn and his loyal auxiliaries face an unprecedented challenge. Before a mage can graduate from the prestigious Primal Academy and travel the world, they must pass the dangerous and unpredictable Firmament Trials. Successfully completing these tests assures the academy, the Righteous Sect, and the world that the mage will never make a deal with a devil...
  • DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul

    DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Trapped in an evil spell… can the knights of Paladin be rescued? Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, N’Rae, on a mission to rescue the woman’s son trapped in a chamber of sleep...
  • Primal Conjurer 3 by Danny Rogan

    Primal Conjurer 3 by Danny Rogan

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ryn Xaven is now free to travel the realm. .. if he can protect it. Having graduated and bonded three loyal and beautiful mages to his side, Ryn is now officially a primal the most powerful mage in the realm. Even so, his first official mission is no easy task. Armed with knowledge gleaned from a dark future, he must stop a second devil war before it starts...
  • Power and Pentad: Part Two by Amanda Cashure

    Power and Pentad: Part Two by Amanda Cashure

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 11 ratings
    ♥ Power & Pentad Part-Two promises the reuniting of our beloved harem, the introduction of long-awaited key players in the battle to win this war, Shade finding her Alpha voice and Pax learning to trust mortals (well, a select few mortals) as well as a bubble bath scene, shower scene, and the beginning of answers to so many of the questions we've all been waiting for (though not all of them)...
  • Primal Conjurer 6 by Danny Rogan

    Primal Conjurer 6 by Danny Rogan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With the war almost won, one final confrontation awaits. Against all odds, Primal Conjurer Ryn Xaven has beaten back the devil army time and again. Now only one terrifying threat the devil plague. He must ensure it never spreads. After the rescue of an unexpected ally reveals the last of the devil plot, Ryn must act quickly to defeat them...
  • Primal Conjurer 5 by Danny Rogan

    Primal Conjurer 5 by Danny Rogan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To save his realm from a plague, he must make a deal with a devil. After dealing the devil army blow after blow, Primal Conjurer Ryn Xaven learns they have one last weapon in a plague they will release if they lose the war. If the devils can’t invade Ryn’s realm, they’ll simply slaughter everyone in it. Only one narrow route to victory remains...
  • The Lost Bloodline by M. Tress

    The Lost Bloodline by M. Tress

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Keeping his head up and moving forward was what Koda Burke was best at. After having to emancipate himself as a teen and find his own way at a young age, it became part of who he was. The most important part, or so he thought...
  • Corrag by Susan Fletcher

    Corrag by Susan Fletcher

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A breathtaking novel of passion and betrayal in seventeenth-century Scotland, and the portrait of an unforgettable heroine accused of witchcraft. February 13, 1692. Thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are killed by soldiers who had previously enjoyed the clan's hospitality. Many more die from exposure...
  • Dragon on Top by G.A. Aiken

    Dragon on Top by G.A. Aiken

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Try a little dragon tenderness. I am Glheanna the Decimator. I am a warrior. A soldier. I know no fear. No pain. No mercy. I do, however, know acute embarrassment! How could I not after getting dumped by a bastard dragon in front of my own troops? So I tuck tail and return to my cave, drowning my sorrows in ale—as is my family’s way...
  • Clock Strikes Midnight by Alex Lidell

    Clock Strikes Midnight by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    At the stroke of midnight, anything can happen. Lera is walking a dangerous tightrope. By night, she takes off her veil to hunt the dark creatures leaking into the mortal world. By morning, she is Leralynn of Osprey again, failing her classes and dodging Deputy Headmaster River’s keen scrutiny. River is watching Leralynn like a hawk...
  • Enemy Tyes by Alex Lidell

    Enemy Tyes by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Lera burned him. Now it’s Tye’s turn. Tye has sacrificed everything for his chance at the Prowess Trials, and Lera’s betrayal in reporting his injuries nearly ended it all. Now there is nothing left but to kick Lera out of his world—and ensure the eviction stays...
  • The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr

    The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Read Katharine Kerr's posts on the Penguin Blog. ”Prepare to get lost in the magic” ( VOYA ) of Katharine Kerr’s newest Deverry fantasy. The Horsekin are assembling along Prince Dar’s northern border, and the Deverry alliance simply does not have the men and resources to prevent their enemies from moving into the wilderness areas known as the Ghostlands...
  • Dragon Queen by Elizabeth Knight

    Dragon Queen by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    No one wants to be crowned queen on the brink of war, but fate doesn’t pick the weak. After saving the Crown Prince and returning to find her people now hidden away in a mountain hideout, Cassarah can no longer put off the inevitable. Once she is made queen her Birthright selects her guardians that will be by her side in this upcoming battle...
  • The Forgotten Throne by Elizabeth Knight

    The Forgotten Throne by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    After the shocking deceit of the false guardian, the Restless Mountain hideout has been exposed and the Lost King has forcefully claimed Norden Castle. Danger comes, not only to Cassarah but to the mercenaries that stand with her. Forced to make sudden and unexpected decisions to save them all, Cassarah does the unthinkable. .. taking them back to Sheca. Sheca - The land forgotten by generations...
  • The Black Raven by Katharine Kerr

    The Black Raven by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    For the devoted followers of the dazzling Deverry and Westlands cycle, Katharine Kerr continues the magical epic saga she began in The Red Wyvern . In her latest tale, the scene shifts seamlessly between the shattered land of the Rhiddaer and the historic end of the Civil Wars, when Lilli, newly apprenticed to dweomer, fought with her untried powers to save her beloved Prince Maryn from evil...
  • The Fire Dragon by Katharine Kerr

    The Fire Dragon by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Katharine Kerr has enchanted readers with her magical Deverry and Westlands cycle, and now she brings to a breathtaking conclusion the epic saga begun with The Red Wyvern and The Black Raven . The final chapter begins in the holy city as it rises from the ashes of Deverry's long wars. Prince Maryn prepares to claim the high kingship, but still the rebel Boar clan stands fast against him...
  • Sleeper's Castle by Barbara Erskine

    Sleeper's Castle by Barbara Erskine

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Two women, centuries apart. One endless nightmare tearing Wales apart – and only they can stop it. Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Erskine returns to Hay in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of her sensational debut bestseller, Lady of Hay. Hay-On-Wye, 1400 – War is brewing in the Welsh borders, Catrin is on the brink of womanhood and falling in love for the first time...
  • Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell

    Dungeons and Dreamers by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Two dark pasts. One bond beyond their control. For a month, Coal has tried to stay away from the beautiful cadet who makes him feel things he shouldn’t, each day of separation spiraling him deeper into worsening nightmares. Already on edge, it takes Coal one split second to plunge into violence—and find himself in shackles once more...
  • The Gold Falcon by Katharine Kerr

    The Gold Falcon by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The cholera epidemic that ravaged the city of TrevHael has left many orphans in its wake, including Neb, the scribe's son, and his brother. Sent to the desolate farm of their last living relative, they soon learn that a worse plague lurks beyond the western border of Deverry...
  • Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier

    Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 35 ratings
    Five Winters have passed since young king Bridei ascended the throne of Fortriu. Five years, in which the people have felt a contentment unknown for generations. But the security of a people can vanish in a heartbeat, for wolves are often drawn to fields filled with fattened sheep. Bridei is determined to drive the Gaelic invaders from his lands once and for all...
  • Primal Conjurer 4 by Danny Rogan

    Primal Conjurer 4 by Danny Rogan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With a legendary academy in peril, Ryn Xaven must decide who to trust. Having dealt the devils seeking to invade his realm blow after blow, Primal Conjurer Ryn Xaven and his loyal auxiliaries now travel to the Clarion Flight the training ground for Clarion’s legendary valkyries. There, according to Nephale, a traitor plots to get half its students killed...
  • Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr

    Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    In the peaceful land of the Rhiddaer, Jahdo the  ratcatcher's son stumbles upon a secret meeting  between a city council man and a dangerous,  mysterious woman. Suddenly the boy is tangled in a web of  intrigue and black magic that drags him far from  home. In the company of a blind bard, Jahdo must  travel to Deverry to unravel the evil that binds  him...
  • Whiskeyjack by Victoria Goddard

    Whiskeyjack by Victoria Goddard

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Magic is out of fashion. Outlaws make their own. Jemis Greenwing has slain a dragon, been acknowledged as the Viscount St-Noire, and not incidentally also been given a raise. After a chaotic first month back in Ragnor Bella, he’s finally feeling confident that he can make it to the Winterturn Assizes and the reading of his stepfather’s will without falling headlong into any more disaster...
  • Dangerous Magic by Donna Grant

    Dangerous Magic by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. With the darkness holding firmly onto his soul, Cade knows he's destined for Hell. Men like him don't perform the deeds he has, regardless if they came by order of the king, and not elude the darkness...
  • Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Warheart by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Terry Goodkind's New York Times bestseller, Warheart , is the direct sequel to, and the conclusion of, the story begun in The Omen Machine, The Third Kingdom, and Severed Souls. All is lost. Evil will soon consume the D'Haran Empire. Richard Rahl lies on his funeral bier. It is the end of everything. Except what isn't lost is Kahlan Amnell...
  • Prowess Trials by Alex Lidell

    Prowess Trials by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When you play with fire, everyone gets burned. It’s the first day of the Prowess Trials, with all the royals—and the dark fae Owalin—gathered for Tye’s grand performance. When the magic wards fall right in the middle of Tye’s routine, Lera does what she must to save his life—giving Owalin just the opening he needs. River is in love with Lera, but he can’t be with someone who lies...
  • The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small

    The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Mourn me but briefly. Then find your destiny, Lara, my love, my life. Now let me go. With those words, the spirit of Magnus Hauk, Dominus of Terah, leaves his body--and thus the fate of a nation rests upon the faerie woman Lara's shoulders. While Lara's son Prince Taj is well loved by the people of Terah, he is too young to rule, and Lara must obey Magnus's dying command and govern in his stead...
  • Academy of Legends by Vic Void

    Academy of Legends by Vic Void

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In a land where the Towers rise high and the Demon War rages, En is part of those who will become Climbers—mages that climb the tower to gain the power necessary to fight back the demon tide. Before that, though, they must enter academies, where they will learn to use their power—and the Marked, a divinely-selected elite cohort, will come into their own special powers...
  • Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson

    Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    How do you rebuild a broken nation? Iskandir doesn’t know, but as resistance leader turned peacetime governor, he’s trying his best, even though he believes his best will never be good enough. But things are about to get a lot worse in Tiallat. First, the rats begin to die. Next, humans begin to sicken too...
  • Once Found: The Pocket Watch Chronicles by Ceci Giltenan

    Once Found: The Pocket Watch Chronicles by Ceci Giltenan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Elsie thought she had found love. The handsome young minstrel awoke her desire and his music fed her soul. But just as love was blossoming, the inconceivable happened—Elsie awoke more than seven hundred years in the future, in the body of Dr. Elizabeth Quinn. Gabriel Soldani thought he had found love several times, only to have it slip from his grasp...
  • The Mystery of Rufford Abbey: A dual timeline novel with a paranormal twist by Stephen Taylor

    The Mystery of Rufford Abbey: A dual timeline novel with a paranormal twist by Stephen Taylor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An absorbing Medieval mystery you won’t be able to put down! For fans of Freda Lightfoot, Anthony Doerr, Sebastian Faulks and Kate Atkinson. A medieval girl’s testimony holds the key to a present-day investigation…...
  • Hexblade Warlock 2: A Slow Burn LitRPG Fantasy Adventure by Jack Spry, Marcus Sloss

    Hexblade Warlock 2: A Slow Burn LitRPG Fantasy Adventure by Jack Spry, Marcus Sloss

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    One dungeon stands between Seven and the legendary Quintasia Academy. He’s completed his Novice training, and is a master of the sword, spear and staff. Not only that, he has conquered dungeons one to four, and several hearts along the way. His relationship with Keller is blossoming into something special, and he couldn’t be happier...
  • Daughter of the Lion by Jennifer Roberson

    Daughter of the Lion by Jennifer Roberson

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    She is Keely, twin sister to Corin, and daughter to Niall, the ruler of Homana, and she alone has the power to shapechange into any form—a power akin to that of the Firstborn. Like her brothers, Keely has been chosen to play a crucial part in the Firstborn's prophecy. Yet Keely is no weak pawn to be used in men's games of power and diplomacy...
  • At Death's Door by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    At Death's Door by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestseller Sherrilyn Kenyon brings us the final chapter in the Deadman's Cross saga with At Death's Door, an epic pirate fantasy perfect for her millions of Dark-Hunter fans. Welcome to the latest Deadmen’s Quest. .. Valynda Moore was born cursed...
  • Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Valdemar is once again in peril, threatened by Ancar of Hardorn, who has long sought to seize control of the kingdom by any means at his command...
  • The Final Battle by Elizabeth Knight

    The Final Battle by Elizabeth Knight

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Attacked on the eve of her coronation by the Lost King’s crazed dragon, Cassarah is left reeling. Dealing with the destruction to the castle and having almost lost her life, along with Vasin, has her wondering if they will ever be able to defeat this mad man. Her guardians rally around her along with a few others, surprising Cassarah when she thought that door had been closed...
  • Cinders & Ashes Book Six by X. Aratare

    Cinders & Ashes Book Six by X. Aratare

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Accept your fate…. The dread Death Mage Marikoth Ravenspar rules the Empire of the Eclipse Throne. Now, he intends to conquer all the lands that made up the Empire’s former glory, including the Kingdom of Rirea. Only Finn and Rohan truly stand in his way of conquest and destruction. But to defeat Marikoth and heal the land, both lovers must accept their fates...
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  • Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant

    Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From bestselling, award-winning author Donna Grant comes a trilogy of three women who happen to be a dying race of witches that were cursed by one of their own, and the men who stood by their side. Hiding a secret so awful that his only hope for survival is to remain hidden, Grayson has lived most of his life pretending to be someone he isn't...
  • Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    In The Mage Winds trilogy, which began with the best-selling novel, Winds of Fate , author Mercedes Lackey continues the epic that started with her first published book, Arrows of the Queen introduced readers to the remarkable land of Valdemar, the kingdom protected by its Heralds--men and women gifted with extraordinary mind powers--aided and served by their mysterious Companions--horselike...
  • The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small

    The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Lara, Domina of Terah, has mysteriously disappeared while visiting the New Outlands. The Dominus is frantic to find his beloved wife, but when no trace of her can be discovered, Magnus Hauk turns to two strong allies - Prince Kaliq of the Shadows and his mother-in-law, Ilona, the most powerful of the faerie queens...
  • Dragon Slayer 2 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Dragon Slayer 2 by Michael-Scott Earle

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Pulp Fantasy Harem Adventure. Chicago firefighter Ethan DePaolo saved the kingdom of Whitespire from the dragons of fire and frost, but when word of an approaching horde controlled by both a blue and green dragon reaches them, the dragon slayer knows that Whitespire will need more help...
  • A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr

    A Time of Exile by Katharine Kerr

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The world of an intricate tapestry of fate, past lives, and unfathomable magic. With A Time Of Exile , Katharine Kerr opens new territory in The Deverry Saga , exploring the history of the Elcyion Lacar, the elves who inhabit the country west of Deverry. It is years since the half-elven Lord Rhodry took the throne of Aberwyn...
  • The Novice by Trudi Canavan

    The Novice by Trudi Canavan

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    "Even if a magician's powers surface of their own accord, he will. soon be dead if he does not gain the knowledge of how to control. them. " Alone among all the novices in the Magicians' Guild, only. Sonea comes from lowly beginnings. Yet she has won powerful. allies—including Lord Dannyl, newly promoted to Guild Ambassador. But...
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