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  • Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Light Singer by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Haven escaped the clutches of the new Sun Sovereign and found solace in Shadoria, but for how long? Now that the extent of her powers is known, Solis, Noctis, and mortals all hunt her. Meanwhile, chaos reigns across the land...
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 14 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 14 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Just when it seems the tragedy of Sablier is on the verge of recurring at Isla Yura's residence, the sinister blade of the Headhunter swings once more. From the darkness where the mysteries of Fianna's House and Humpty Dumpty converge, one truth will come to an unmoving reality that is itself so shocking, it seems like an illusion..
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  • Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen

    Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    From bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen comes another thrilling novel in the Dark Shores world, a series that Sarah J. Maas called "everything I look for in a fantasy novel."THEIR BATTLES ENDED IN VICTORYLydia returns to Mudaire to enter training at the healing temple. But instead of fighting to save lives, she’s convinced she is doing more harm than good...
  • Pandora Hearts, Vol. 16 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Vol. 16 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Oz. Leo. Inescapable tragedy assaults and binds the two. He is no more. That simple truth tears their hearts apart like castles of sand caving in . .
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 17 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 17 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The determined feelings of one man cross the divides of time and space, bringing to light the past hidden in the depths of his memories. Thus, reality begins to swirl and shift, as if the desires of his heart have been the darkness gnawing at everything all along . .
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 13 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 13 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Oz Vessalius makes his high-society debut at the manor of Isla Yura intending to investigate the potential location of one of the stone seals that Pandora seeks. But over the festivities and the secrets that swirl behind the masks of the merrymakers hangs a cloying scent of intrigue...
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 22 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 22 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A question is posed to Oz Vessalius once more. The answer he deduces after overcoming the chains of infinite despair that bound him becomes a blinding light, piercing through the jet-black darkness. As though hope can be spun out of the fragile threads of one's heart..
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 15 by Jun Mochizuki, Pablo Farías Alves

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 15 by Jun Mochizuki, Pablo Farías Alves

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brother, master, friend…There once was an impure soul who, unknowingly, sealed a contract with Humpty Dumpty in the dark bowels of Sablier. But the time has come for him to face both his true self and his sins...
  • Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 92 ratings
    A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food and no hope. So Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King, but can he really get away with murder?In the north, the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war...
  • The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter

    The Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    In this "relentlessly gripping, brilliant" epic fantasy (James Islington), an ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in order to reclaim her throne and save her people.Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan...
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 21 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 21 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    What you have been granted is the "possibility" of survival."I want you to be 'happy'..." With these parting words, one man sacrifices himself to save Oz and his companions, who have been chased into a corner. That sentiment succeeds in awakening Oz's heart, long held captive in the depths of his own soul, as though breaking all the chains that bind him..
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 12 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 12 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    With Pandora and the Baskervilles in a race to discover the whereabouts of the seals that secure Glen Baskerville's body, Oz and his friends are caught up in the ensuing fury of this ruthless hunt. Amidst this chaos, Oscar Vessalius organizes a brief respite for his beloved nephew and his companions in the form of an outdoor tea party...
  • Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

    Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    There's a babe in my belly that whispers the valley, Froi. I follow the whispers and come to the road . . . Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi must travel through Charyn to search for Quintana, the mother of Charyn's unborn king, and protect her against those who will do anything to gain power...
  • War of Mist by Helen Scheuerer

    War of Mist by Helen Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    War is here. Toxic mist drives all life to the brink of destruction and the conqueror queen, Ines, has her talons in the kings of the realm. Bleak, having discovered her true heritage, must now scour the lands for the one thing that might save them all. But the search is a treacherous one – and it will push her to the very limits of endurance...
  • The Rebel Mages by Laurie Forest

    The Rebel Mages by Laurie Forest

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Journey to the magical world of Erthia in these two exciting prequels to The Black WitchWandfastedTwenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at the illustrious Verpax University, Erthia was rent asunder during the devastating Realm War...
  • Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 - 1 by Suji Kim

    Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 - 1 by Suji Kim

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 37 ratings
    Maximilian (Maxi), the eldest daughter of the Croyso family, grows up being abused by her father. As a consequence of the physical and mental trauma, she develops a crippling inferiority complex about both her stutter and her physical appearance as well as a general lack of self-respect...
  • Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . Those born last will make the first . . . For Charyn will be barren no more. Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home... Or so he believes... Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been trained roughly and lovingly by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper...
  • Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling

    Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 44 ratings
    The Nightrunners are back in this gripping novel full of Lynn Flewelling's trademark action, intrigue, and richly imagined characters. More than the dissolute noblemen they appear to be, Alec and Seregil are skillful spies, dedicated to serving queen and country...
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    magic  war  new adult  contemporary  fantasy  dark  mystery  paranormal
  • Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews

    Night of Masks and Knives by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Wicked men stole the boy she loved. But when she found him again, he'd become more wicked than them all.Malin Strom has been searching for Kase, her childhood sweetheart, since he was lost at the annual masquerade years ago.With her gift for stealing memories, Malin crosses more than one dangerous line to take secrets from those who know what goes on behind the curtain of the wicked festival...
  • Tears of Dust by Sylvia Mercedes

    Tears of Dust by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    After two days in isolation, Ayleth still doesn’t know why Fendrel placed her under house arrest. Powerful drugs suppress Laranta deep inside her, leaving her alone with too many unanswered questions...
  • Firebrand by Kristen Britain

    Firebrand by Kristen Britain

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 35 ratings
    Green Rider Karigan G’ladheon, not yet recovered in heart or mind from her unexpected trip through time, is assigned a new mission. She must seek out the legendary creatures called p’ehdrosian to renew an alliance of old in the face of dire threats from enemies who seek to destroy Sacoridia using dark magic...
  • The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

    The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years. Their society has been built around war and only war. The lucky ones are born gifted. One in every two thousand women has the power to call down dragons. One in every hundred men is able to magically transform himself into a bigger, stronger, faster killing machine...
  • Curse Breaker by Audrey Grey

    Curse Breaker by Audrey Grey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    All magic has a price. Haven survived the Devourers, but she isn’t any closer to breaking the curse. Meanwhile, her forbidden magic rages brighter and more dangerous every day. To control her powers and stand a chance against the Shade Queen, Haven made a bargain with two enemy immortals. Now her waking hours are spent fighting alongside the Sun Lord, but her dreams belong to the Shade Lord...
  • Half the World by Joe Abercrombie

    Half the World by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Sometimes a girl is touched by Mother War.Thorn is such a girl. Desperate to avenge her dead father, she lives to fight. But she has been named a murderer by the very man who trained her to kill.Sometimes a woman becomes a warrior.She finds herself caught up in the schemes of Father Yarvi, Gettland’s deeply cunning minister...
  • Crown of Nightmares by Sylvia Mercedes

    Crown of Nightmares by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Who will live?Who will die?Who will be changed . . . forever?Separated from the Evanderians, Ayleth finds herself alone in the malevolent Witchwood.Or perhaps not entirely alone . . .Confronted with the reality of her living grandmother, Ayleth soon learns that the horrors once ascribed to Dread Odile’s name and legend may not be entirely true...
  • Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Dance of Souls by Sylvia Mercedes

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Venatrix Ayleth made a vow of loyalty to her Holy Order.But is the Order loyal to Ayleth?Still recovering from her deadly encounter with the Phantomwitch, Ayleth finds herself the unwilling guest of the Golden Prince, forced to enjoy his hospitality . . . and the not-so-gentle ministrations of Venator Fendrel du Glaive.There’s something strange about Fendrel...
  • Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Temple of Sand by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 18 ratings
    Sable has been exposed for who she is: Imari, the illegitimate daughter of Istraa’s king, and a Liagé—someone born with forbidden Shah power. After ten years of hiding and surviving in the bitter cold Wilds, she is finally returning home. But it's not the homecoming Imari envisioned...
  • Son of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Son of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A Treacherous Oath Lord Rhyan Hart, Heir Apparent to the Arkasva, High Lord of Glemaria, Imperator to the North, has carried the weight of his title his entire life. But never has he felt it more than now.After sacrificing everything to protect the girl he loves, a shocking revelation endangers her again. The consequences stretch across the Empire and increase his father's power over him...
  • Moonbreeze by Adrienne Woods

    Moonbreeze by Adrienne Woods

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The life of a star-studded royal has not been kind to eighteen year-old Elena Watkins. With a Council breathing down her neck and a dragon that refuses to accept her as her rider, she must convince everyone that she is ready to rule Paegeia like her parents before her. But she has made a promise to her father King Albert, that she will not go looking for him and free the people of Etan...
  • A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    OLD FATES AWAKEN. DEADLY PASSIONS MEET DEADLIER DEALS.Suri survived the fallout of Queen Lera’s ceremony, but now finds herself deep in unfamiliar territory—the City of the Damned. The City’s deadly ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the curse upon the desert wasteland. Suri just wants to save her brother and forge her own destiny away from the growing temptations of Kol’s court...
  • Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen

    Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A siege is laid against the last resistance to the Senate’s rule. As the battle rages, a commander, a soldier, and a rebel will decide how far they are willing to go for victory.THE COMMANDERMarcus is forced to choose between destroying the rebel forces and liberating his legion. He must face the true cost of being a leader. And an oppressor...
  • Fae's Defiance by M. Lynn, Melissa A. Craven

    Fae's Defiance by M. Lynn, Melissa A. Craven

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Brea Robinson is a princess. Ridiculous, right? She’s left her small Ohio town behind for an exotic palace beyond her imagination, trading old jeans for ballgowns and a drunken father for two Fae mothers. Safe behind the power of Eldur, it’s easy to forget everything that brought her here. Like the two men who saved her that are now missing...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  fantasy  fae  young adult  paranormal  dark  historical
  • Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams

    Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 50 ratings
    New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams’ landmark epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle!“One of my favorite fantasy series.” —George R. R. Martin • “Groundbreaking.” —Patrick Rothfuss • “One of the great fantasy epics of all time...
  • Of Earth and Air by Cameo Renae

    Of Earth and Air by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Prince Roehl holds Calla’s fragile heart in his cruel hands. In a wicked twist of fate, Roehl captures the two men Calla loves most. By his command, she will come to him in Aquaris... or both will be put to death. It may be a fatal mistake, but that’s the risk Calla is willing to make when she leaves her friends behind and races through the Argent Sea...
  • A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

    A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them…In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious. Over the next few hours, the only life she has ever known will turn to ash . .
  • Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae

    Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Calla escaped Morbeth only to find herself fighting for her life once more. Incendia seemed the perfect sanctuary of escape. The stories told of the mystical island claim all inhabitants were annihilated. Those tragic tales . . . were lies.Desperate to keep their truth hidden, the islanders take Calla and her friends prisoner...
  • Reborn Throne by Angelina J. Steffort

    Reborn Throne by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Fighting herself is a battle she cannot win.Gandrett Brayton’s adventure finds its heart-wrenching pinnacle as the forces of Neredyn unite and fates are decided at the brink of the Dragon King’s victory.Gandrett has given everything to save them—her friends, her people, her Mate. But at a high cost that now might make her into the very tool to end them all...
  • Broken Promise by Jen Wylie

    Broken Promise by Jen Wylie

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A year of turmoil takes its toll on Arowyn Mason and her companions. After delivering the Elven prince to his homeland, they decide to ride out the winter in the city of Westport before starting their quest to heal the Fey. Like most things in Aro’s life, nothing goes according to plan.As Kei struggles with the prophecy bound within him, his sanity begins to unravel...
  • The Last Hope by Marcus Lee

    The Last Hope by Marcus Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Against incredible odds, Malina has not only become a Chosen but has found friendship, love, and a home in the Mountain of Souls.Yet, despite the rewards, this journey has taken a heavy toll. Plagued by remorse and with her conscience stained by the many lives she's taken, Malina's growing doubts give rise to difficult questions...
  • A Tangle of Fate by Casey L. Bond

    A Tangle of Fate by Casey L. Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Tangle of Fate Two Hearts. One Curse. Once upon a time, in anger and desperation, a witch cursed Fate. It was not without consequence… “Some things once damaged, cannot be made whole again. I fear I am one of those things.”Cursed at birth, Mirren has grown up watching her loved ones suffer with worry, wondering when Death will come for her...
  • Hive Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Hive Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will the bees be her salvation or her doom?Wounded and barely escaping with her life, Aella flees downriver with her friends. Each trapped in an impossible situation, each with their lives hanging in the balance, their only hope is to find a way free from the clawing grasp of the Empire of War and Wings - a way that they are certain lies through Aella's special magic...
  • A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A dark fantasy romance invites you to explore Faerie through the pages of this spicy book. This is the first instalment of a whirlwind new romantasy series filled with magic and secrets, an enemies-to-lovers storyline with hilarious banter, a delicious slow burn tension, and plot twists to keep you guessing.Faeries can’t lie, but they can keep a secret...
  • Immortal Origins by Taryn Knightly

    Immortal Origins by Taryn Knightly

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “Champions are fated. Not even the gods can interfere. Once a name has been given, it can’t be taken back.”Born into servitude to the warrior kingdom of Eltoria, Ambrose has spent her entire life confined within the palace walls. Forced to train in secret, she’s a shadow among the warriors that are the pride of the empire...
  • Prince of Bluestone by Quinn Blackbird

    Prince of Bluestone by Quinn Blackbird

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Dray Sinclair will inherit the world one day. The devil in Prada has no use for masks—not at Bluestone. I should be among them, the Snakes, the future kings and queens of this world. But I am ostracised, a deadblood— And I pay the price for that everyday. I have one goal I cling to: Finish my senior year... I just need to avoid Dray Sinclair at all costs to do it...
  • The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen

    The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    My twin sister is the true queen of Aryd. She survives, hiding and clinging to life in the desert, while I reign as the false queen alongside the monstrous King Eidolon. There’s only one escape from this gilded prison: Reven. My Shadowraith. My heart. Only the shadows that he struggles to control are growing more sinister, more powerful.It’s just a matter of time before they turn on him…and on me...
  • A Blossom at Midnight by A.L. Knorr

    A Blossom at Midnight by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    One earns a coveted place among royalty. Another is imprisoned by her betrothed, while the third is exiled until he can prove his worth. Can these three fae prevent a war?Dreaming of escaping her simple country life and tired of keeping her winged familiars a secret, half-fae Jessica finds herself swept into a breathtaking world of an elite retinue of fae performers known as the Calyx...
    Categorized as:
    magic  new adult  war  fantasy  fae  young adult  dual-pov  dark
  • Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Nightstrider by Sophia Slade

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    To stop a vicious demon’s conquest, nightmares and humans will band together in book one of a heart-stopping new dark fantasy series.  Wren is a nightmare, a deadly manifestation of the frightening dreams of humans. She is forever bound to the insidious Para Warwick, the only night creature who can cross the boundary between the dream and waking realms...
  • Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Seven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fantasy  fae  young adult  paranormal  dark  horror
  • The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Love is not a token you pass from one person to another. It does not abide by the laws of time, or logical sense, or reality.” Serafina Bloodstone is a sorceress. After the Queen of the Giants takes her husband, she strikes a deal with an immortal trickster. The cost—her blood bond.Through her newfound partnership, she soon realizes that Riyan is not the only one she must save from captivity...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  magic  fantasy  paranormal  dark  horror  young adult
  • Wing Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Wing Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAN SHE OUTRUN HER MOST POWERFUL ALLY? Aella has used every scrap of magic at her disposal to fight against the Winged Empire and save her family but now she’s on the run from the person she thought she could trust the most. All Aella wanted to do was fight injustice and use her powerful bee swarm magic to do that. She thought she’d be spared the wrath of the crown prince when she saved his city...
    Categorized as:
    magic  war  fantasy  young adult  dark  horror  historical  paranormal
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