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Pir-e-Kamil: The Perfect Mentor by Umera Ahmed
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 36 ratings'What is next to ecstasy? ' 'Pain. ' 'And what is next to pain? ' 'Nothingness. ' 'What is next to nothingness? ' 'Hell! The place which has nothing ahead. .. everything is left behind. .. There’ll come a time when all this will make sense to you. .. and you’ll never ask anyone what is next to ecstasy. '... -
![The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan]()
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsTWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING. A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm’s most valuable possessions... -
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![Evitative by vichan]()
Evitative by vichan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn. Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hogwarts, and he needs to be sorted again... -
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Starfallen by Fern Cole
Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, ACOTAR, and Fourth Wing! A 23-year-old morally grey, grief-fuelled, self-destructive, sarcastic little menace enters deadly fae trials, hoping to bring back her dead boyfriend. Officially, Cassandra competes for a wish. Secretly, she has another agenda. But the Court is more than a stage for bloodsport... -
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![Mysterious Fathoms Below by J.A. Good]()
Mysterious Fathoms Below by J.A. Good
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery civilization, every culture has a story about the creature that lives in the sea, but what if they were all real? Rosamund Bailey used to be in love, but as always happens, her heart ended in pieces. For the last year, she has tried to carve out a new life in London Society, but when her former fiancé’ returns with an ultimatum, Rose has to choose between herself and the family she loves...Categorized as:
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![The Book of Beginnings by Sally Page]()
The Book of Beginnings by Sally Page
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes the next uplifting story of how the most unexpected friendships are forged in the most unlikely of places . . . Jo Sorsby knows she is hiding from her past when she steps in to look after her uncle’s stationery shop... -
![The Judgment of Persephone by Giulia Calligola, Jessica Curreli]()
The Judgment of Persephone by Giulia Calligola, Jessica Curreli
Born in the 90s, university student, short and with lots of human friends: Persephone really has a terrible divine curriculum. Mortals don't worship her, Gods don't invite her to their mundane events, and all in all it would be fine for her. Or at least that is what she thinks. Everything changes when at a conference she meets Hades, God of the dead and old-fashioned gentleman... -
![Fractured by R Phillips]()
Fractured by R Phillips
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"All of it existing somewhere in between everything. ". What is a life? A collection of memories? A series of glorious highs and heartrending lows? Is it a purpose, cumulative or singular? Or is it something more? Something beyond what is tangible or immaterial? Something beyond even what is found within us... -
![This Hallowed Accord by Raven Jean]()
This Hallowed Accord by Raven Jean
A silent war between worlds…. For millennia, the three planes of existence have been at war with one another. The Celestials wish to rule the mortal plane to create a utopian society, while the Noctis wish to rule for far more sinister purposes. The mortals are caught in the middle, and just wish to be left alone. A lone traveler, caught in the middle…... -
![A New Path by Xander Jade]()
A New Path by Xander Jade
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMaximus Drago was out searching for supplies for his mother when he ends up in a fight for his life. Becoming injured he ends up saving a legendary creature, then bonds with it. After he heals he has no idea of what life has for him, but fate has decided on what he has to become... -
![The Ryn by Serena Chase]()
The Ryn by Serena Chase
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDESTINED by prophecy. GUARDED by deception. PURSUED by Love. Centuries ago, an oracle foretold of the young woman who would defeat E’veria’s most ancient enemy, the Cobelds. But after two centuries of relative peace, both the prophecy and the Cobelds have been relegated to lore—and only a few remain watchful for the promised Ryn... -
![The Dragons' Innamorata by Elizabeth Clare]()
The Dragons' Innamorata by Elizabeth Clare
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSerenity has been forced to hide away from a world where supernaturals, dragon shifters specifically, now rule, and the human population have been forced into subjugation. Nothing has more value in this new world order than being a human female of mating age. Supernaturals want them, and human families want the riches that come from their daughters being claimed... -
![The Moon's Daughter by Leena Kazak]()
The Moon's Daughter by Leena Kazak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe was destined to rule. He was destined to ruin her plans. In a world where kingdoms rise and fall like shifting sands, Princess Layna stands on the edge of ruin—caught between her kingdom’s survival and the pull of her heart. The desert kingdom of Alzahra is on the brink of war... -
![To Bewitch a Beast by Greenwriter]()
To Bewitch a Beast by Greenwriter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a land not so far away, there lives a place that lives in the past. .. She is the governess. .. Agatha Blair has been with the Everards for nearly two years. She is plain and barely passes the category of pretty. And she is secretly in love with him. He is the Lord of Devonshire. .. Benedict Everard is the eldest of all Everard children... -
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![Magic Dungeon Academy: School Life Isekai Harem Fantasy Light Novel by Atucim Sanumar]()
Magic Dungeon Academy: School Life Isekai Harem Fantasy Light Novel by Atucim Sanumar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat Happens When A Book Nerd Reincarnates Into A Magic Fantasy World? Being a book nerd as he was, Anthony's life couldn't have been better. Reading books all day, and all night, until he fell asleep with the book in his hands was his every day life. Things would've been great, and he would've enjoyed his quiet, sixteenth birthday if not for his twin sister having an outrageous birthday party... -
![Revenge of the Forgotten by Dany Crooks]()
Revenge of the Forgotten by Dany Crooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s cursed to forget. He remembers everything. Vega Caelum's life has always felt like a long string of bad luck. When she finally hits rock bottom, a stranger sits beside her in a rundown bar and changes the course of her life forever. There are memories, people, and a dawning rebellion waiting for her a realm away... -
![Echo of Deceit by Sophia St. Germain]()
Echo of Deceit by Sophia St. Germain
Haunted by nightmares from the fateful final trial, Lillian is struggling to come to terms with her newfound reality. And after a less than warm welcome from the Valkyries, she realizes getting the warrior women to aid her in taking on King Alek might just cost her more than she is willing to lose... -
![The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm Constantine]()
The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm Constantine
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality" by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers of her generation... -
![Queen of the Lost Boys by T.S. Kinley]()
Queen of the Lost Boys by T.S. Kinley
All she ever wanted was a happily ever after…. Fate has never been kind to Gwendolyn Mary Darling Carlisle. For a brief moment, she was given a taste of the fairytale… and it was divine. Until a darkness descended upon Neverland. Now, the island is ripe for the taking. An evil usurper, cloaked in black wings, seeks the realm for himself. And he is ripping the Lost Boys apart from within... -
![Survive the Monsters and Breed by Logan Jacobs]()
Survive the Monsters and Breed by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name is Jake. At least, I think it is. That’s what the note in my pocket said when I woke up in this jungle, but it said a bit more than that. It gave me two assignments: Survive the monsters and breed with as many women as possible. The future of the human race depends on you. So… There's a lot I’m pretty confused about... -
![Of Darkness and Fire by Amber Palmer]()
Of Darkness and Fire by Amber Palmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOver 100 years ago, Aethion was in the middle of what would be forever known as The Great War. Kingdoms were torn apart, countless innocent lives were lost due to the greed and lust of power by one man - Lachlan Roarke. His band of misfits called themselves The Horde, as they overran and eradicated everything in their path. He's the reason I lost my mother... -
![The Moon's Daughter by Leena Kazak]()
The Moon's Daughter by Leena Kazak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe was destined to rule. He was destined to ruin her plans. In a world where kingdoms rise and fall like shifting sands, Princess Layna stands on the edge of ruin—caught between her kingdom’s survival and the pull of her heart. The desert kingdom of Alzahra is on the brink of war... -
![A Corruption of Gilded Ashes by Jessica Cage]()
A Corruption of Gilded Ashes by Jessica Cage
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hidden kingdom. A broken promise. A dying home. Against the Queen’s wishes, Maluai, princess of a hidden race of underwater beings, will stand as champion in the Eldritch Trials to atone for the crimes of the land Griffins. In the world of Eldritch the Griffins have lived at the top of the food chain for centuries... -
![Swift Wings Shadowed Heart by Ingrid Seymour]()
Swift Wings Shadowed Heart by Ingrid Seymour
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsVengeance has wings—and I’ve just learned to fly. My power is a secret—a forbidden gift the kings of Embernia have hunted for generations. When they tried to rip it from me, I escaped. But they destroyed my family. Now, all I want is revenge. And I’ll get it by becoming what they never a dragon rider... -
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![Clean by olivieblake]()
Clean by olivieblake
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMalfoy's handsome face was contoured into a condescending smirk. "No faith in that giant brain of yours, Granger? ". She looked up at him defiantly. "Maybe I don't have faith in you! " she said, raising her voice. Malfoy only looked at her. "You'll find I'm very surprising. ". Dramione AU, Year 6 with a slow burn and a killer twist. Book I of "This World or Any Other" series. COMPLETE. -
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Revelation by Shienny M.S.
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVrey, pencuri andal anggota komplotan Kucing Liar,. terbiasa menghalalkan segala cara untuk mendapatkan keinginannya. Valadin, Elvar terhormat yang menjalani hidupnya sebagai seorang Eldynn,. kesatria suci yang bersumpah melindungi sesamanya. Kisah mereka terjalin di Ther Melian,. sebuah benua tropis kecil yang diselimuti kabut dan misteri... -
![Imager by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
Imager by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsImager is the beginning of a whole new fantasy in a whole new magical world from the bestselling creator of Recluce... -
![Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone]()
Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFive millennia ago, on the eastern bank of the river Tigris, the course of human history changed forever . . . The people of Orak cherish their peaceful village and the life they have made. Though not proficient with the bow or sword, they possess a weapon far stronger: the ability to coax food from the ground. This is why the barbarian leader Thutmose-sin hates and fears them... -
![The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy]()
The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWHEN EARTH MEETS KELTIA WILL STAR EMPIRES FALL? When lore became legend on ancient Earth and the powers of magic waned, the Kelts and their allies fled the planet for the freedom of distant star realms. But the stars were home to dangerous foes, and millenia later, the worlds of Keltia still maintained uneasy truce with two enemy empires -the Imperium and the Phalanx... -
![Palace by Katharine Kerr, Mark Kreighbaum]()
Palace by Katharine Kerr, Mark Kreighbaum
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBestselling author Katharine Kerr joins with Mark Kreighbaum to present a vivid, alluring and terrifying world of the future. They call it Palace, the capital of a planet located in a region of space known as the Pinch... -
![The Midwinter Queen by R.H. Linehan]()
The Midwinter Queen by R.H. Linehan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years after marrying to secure a delicate alliance, Queen Asenna flees the palace in the dead of night, desperate to protect her newborn son from the whims of his cruel and fickle father. She learns to rely on strangers and new friends as she searches desperately for her people, whose mystical connection with the kingdom's giant wolves is the only thing her husband fears... -
![The House Of Grenville: A Deliciously Dark, Fantasy Romance. by B. Green]()
The House Of Grenville: A Deliciously Dark, Fantasy Romance. by B. Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYour new, spicy Dark Fantasy obsession is here. Power, corruption, immorality. Louisa Garrick wants nothing more than her father out of prison and her family back together again. So when she’s offered a scholarship at Britains most prestigious university, she takes it without question... -
![Emerald: The Talisman of Eldon by M.L. Hamilton]()
Emerald: The Talisman of Eldon by M.L. Hamilton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn one terrible instant, Kai is thrown from his privileged life and plunged into a conflict that began before he was born. Worse yet, he learns that the one man who can help him is his enemy. Kiameron is the crown prince of DiNolfol... -
![A Lady of Embers by Erin O'Kane]()
A Lady of Embers by Erin O'Kane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAfter a long war between the elves and humans, Morrowmer is a land full of divided people. Finally free from decades of captivity, Annalise, a high elf, is on the run. Moving from refugee camp to refugee camp, she keeps to herself. These places are dangerous, especially for an elf. One night, the camp is attacked by strange, ferocious beasts... -
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![Summoned by M.B. Thurman]()
Summoned by M.B. Thurman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis version is the out-of-print original version of the work. The new version with an updated cover is now available and is the official book that is book one of the Summoned Series. Hadley Weston reunites with her secret love interest, Fitz MacGregor, in Paris, defying orders from governing officials that they remain apart... -
![Embers at Galdrilene by A.D. Trosper]()
Embers at Galdrilene by A.D. Trosper
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B0080R4LPK. *** Finalist in the Readers Favorite Reviews and Book Award Contest***. “A ray of light, a stain of shadow, shall endure to breathe life and death into the future”. The war between the Guardians and the Shadow Riders ended in total devastation. The final battle killed all the dragons and left nothing but fields of ash... -
![Lion of Senet by Jennifer Fallon]()
Lion of Senet by Jennifer Fallon
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOn the world Ranadon there is no night as both suns shine brightly. The intervention of Belagren, High Priestess of the Shadowdancers, and the sacrifice of a child of royal blood, has banished the Age of Shadows from the skies. Belagren's position is unquestioned . . . until circumstances begin to tip political rivalries into a deadlier game altogether... -
![Kingdom in Exile by Jenna Wolfhart]()
Kingdom in Exile by Jenna Wolfhart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA promise is as deadly as a sword. Once a Shieldmaiden for her beloved kingdom, now Princess Reyna Darragh is nothing more than a captive of the exiled Shadow Court. The shadow fae believe in strange visions that foretell of the upcoming war. If Reyna helps them, they will win. If she refuses, their realm will fall. The High King gives her an ultimatum... -
![Of Secrets and Beginnings by Ashlyn B. Rudd]()
Of Secrets and Beginnings by Ashlyn B. Rudd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the outskirt villages of Irropia, twenty-one-year-old Atallia has only ever glimpsed bits of magic on her slowly dying world. Outcasted and shunned, she longs to be left alone and live her life in peace, but as fate would have it a mysterious disease has begun to spread across the land, cursing those who fell ill to a slow, cruel death... -
![In Legend Born by Laura Resnick]()
In Legend Born by Laura Resnick
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor a thousand years, Sileria has toiled under the yoke of foreign conquerors, Savage Moorlanders, sorcerous Kints, and now the hedonistic Valdani have forced the Silerian mountain clans into harsh slavery. Villages have been razed, and the innocent populace dragged to the mines, there to toil until death with no hope of escape. But there is hope... -
![Tide of Darkness by Amarah Calderini]()
Tide of Darkness by Amarah Calderini
The first book in a captivating new fantasy series, Tide of Darkness is a page-turning read full of intrigue, adventure and passion, perfect for fans of Jennifer Armentrout and Raven Kennedy. They say the land flourished once, ripe with wealth and blessed by nature, but those are only stories. There is no light now—there is only the Darkness... -
![The Chosen One by Anna Erishkigal]()
The Chosen One by Anna Erishkigal
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"At the dawn of time, two ancient adversaries clashed over control of Earth. One man rose to stand at humanity's side. A soldier whose name we still remember today. .. ". Mikhail awakens, mortally wounded, in his crashed ship... -
![Giver of Roses by Kathleen Morgan]()
Giver of Roses by Kathleen Morgan
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a grueling, three year siege Vartan Karayan, royal heir of Gadiel, is the only obstacle between the enemy and his beloved city of Astara. Yet when an invincible adversary leaves him critically wounded, the true battle has just begun. Escaping with help from Danae, a captive who saves his life, Vartan struggles to trust the God Danae follows... -
![Amazon Companion by Robin Roseau]()
Amazon Companion by Robin Roseau
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaya Softpeace is a schoolteacher from the oceanside village of Gallen's Cove in the world of Morehama. Gallen's Cove is a peaceful village, except of course during winter gales. But one day, the peace is broken by a band of Amazon women, who round up the villagers. "This village has broken our centuries-old agreement," the head Amazon explains... -
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![Forbidden Heart by Kira Nyte]()
Forbidden Heart by Kira Nyte
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA blood-filled night he can’t remember changed Shaye’s life from that of a roguish young Fae lord with a love for human delights to that of a man magically bound to answer the depraved whims of a scorned Seelie princess. Only Shaye’s devotion to his family and the downtrodden Talaenian people has kept him going. Until her... -
![The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin]()
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe city burned beneath the Dreaming Moon. In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its rooftops and amongst the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the Gatherers - the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess, their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping mind and use it to heal, soothe . . . and kill those judged corrupt... -
![Crimson Kiss by Jodie Angell]()
Crimson Kiss by Jodie Angell
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRE-RELEASE: COMING SOON FEATURING ALL NEW CONTENT. When the Orcs lay siege to the Eyre, Evalyn’s family are murdered, and she finds herself the last surviving heir to the kingdom of Arogath. She has no choice but to flee the only place she’s called home. With Felix, a sworn bodyguard by her side, she desperately seeks refuge... -
![Finders-Seekers by Gayle Greeno]()
Finders-Seekers by Gayle Greeno
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsTheir technological resources destroyed, a colonizing expedition from Earth has been stranded on the world of Methuen for over two hundred years... -
![The Shadow of Albion by Andre Norton, Rosemary Edghill]()
The Shadow of Albion by Andre Norton, Rosemary Edghill
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThrust into a volatile world where King Henry IX rules over the English Empire, America never revolted, and Napoleon Bonaparte marches unchecked across Europe, is young Sarah Cunningham, ripped from our history by magic and the machinations of the dying Duchess of Roxbury... -
![Yseult: A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur by Ruth Nestvold]()
Yseult: A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur by Ruth Nestvold
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Once upon a time beyond history, in an age almost beyond imagination, there was a girl as fair as the moon, sitting on a horse and watching a fire. The bonfire is a part of history, but the princess is a part of legend...
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