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  • Magi Guard by Daniel Schinhofen

    Magi Guard by Daniel Schinhofen

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 24 ratings
    At the end of their apprentice year, Aether’s Guard headed off to Buldoun for an international tournament. They had allies there in the Swift Wind and Iron Hand clans, but they also had to deal with the Eternal Flame; Nick Shun had no interest in letting go of his perceived grudge against Aether’s Guard. However, with the academy overseer on the trip, Nick had no chance to act out against them...
  • Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Monster's Mercy by William D. Arand

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An existence spent being forced to kill others to satiate a Monster. Where the only thing to look forward to was the blessed, if brief, period of time between paying that bribe. Except that very same Monster is and isn’t Rene. It just happened to live inside his own mind and force him to do what it wanted. Rather than being an actual Monster...
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    magic  new adult  fantasy  harems  paranormal  m-f  audiobook
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  • Broken by Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Broken by Magic by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Even before our heroes discovered a portal to other realms, Jak Freedar wanted to seek out powerful allies to help overthrow the tyrannical wizard rulers of his home world. Instead, he chanced across a dragon egg and is now the surrogate father of a hatchling. Since he found the egg, taking care of the young dragon is his responsibility...
    Categorized as:
    military  magic  fantasy  paranormal  audiobook
  • Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker, Vivienne Leheny

    Kingdoms at War by Lindsay Buroker, Vivienne Leheny

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    For centuries, wizard kings have ruled the world from their elite sky cities, battling each other to add to their wealth and power, while using normal human beings as pawns. Those without magic struggle to feed their families and live in constant fear of bringing down the wrath of their tyrannical masters.Something must change...
  • Dark Territory by A.C. Cobble

    Dark Territory by A.C. Cobble

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    After uncovering the existence of an ancient, secret organization, Ben must track down its whereabouts to enlist help in a battle for the fate of humanity. He goes behind enemy lines and faces certain danger. He must convince the powerful elites that the looming threat to Alcott is real...
  • The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    The Lore of the Evermen by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The Lord of the Night is coming. The future of civilization is at stake. Miro, high lord of Altura, is in the Imperial capital to prepare the Empire for the onslaught. He knows his homeland lies directly in the enemy's path but struggles to form the alliances he needs. As the high lords bicker, Ella seeks the help of the newly crowned emperor, Killian...
  • By Blood Oath Bound by Kenley Davidson

    By Blood Oath Bound by Kenley Davidson

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Better to die than to swear a blood oath to a clanless night elf… Sky has had enough of being used for her magic. She’s been betrayed one too many times, and now she wants nothing more than to be left alone. But fate won’t let her hide for long. Something evil is stalking the residents of her village, and they think she’s just the person to stop it...
  • Endgames by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Endgames by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Endgames is the twelfth novel in L. E. Modesitt, Jr's, New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series the Imager Portfolio, and the third book in the story arc that began with Treachery's Tools and Assassin's Price.Solidar is in chaos...
  • Brightless by Teshelle Combs

    Brightless by Teshelle Combs

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For lovers of fated mates, plot twists, shadow and light magic, and curses that need to be shattered. The world is drowning in perpetual darkness, and a dark-heart named Struggle has been working himself to death to care for his family. But when a terrifying turn of events shatters his reality, he is sent to find the only one who can break the curse and save them all...
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    dystopian  magic  fantasy  paranormal  length-long
  • The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    The Path of the Storm by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Two years have passed since the war, yet without essence the Empire's economy has collapsed. Trade is at a standstill, famine sets in, and, with no food and no essence, the people begin to riot. In the midst of the growing unrest, Miro struggles to balance his life with Amber against his resolve to keep threats to the Empire at bay...
  • The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake

    The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    For her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell’s mother, Claire, made her a peace sign piñata filled with wishes for a better planet instead of candy. When she got her period, her mother held a womanhood ceremony at their café and invited the neighborhood. On her sixteenth birthday, they celebrated with a drum circle...
  • Heartsridge Shifters: Brent by Olivia Arran

    Heartsridge Shifters: Brent by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Team South-One Bear shifter Brent Casey has a secret. He’s not the calm, easy going guy everyone thinks he is. Even his team aren't aware of the battle he fights daily to stay in control. Underneath his skin lives his beast. Sounds like every normal, regular shifter, right? Only his bear is broken, ready to erupt at the slightest loss of control...
  • Heartsridge Shifters: Jake by Olivia Arran

    Heartsridge Shifters: Jake by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bear shifter Jake Hunter is the resident psycho of team South-One. He lives his life by his own set of rules, screw the consequences or what anyone else might think. His rules are simple: no one is allowed to get too close. The reason? Because they might die. So why is he even wasting time thinking about Harper and what it would be like to be with a woman like her? Because he’s a fool, that’s why...
  • Warrior Wolf by Zoe Chant

    Warrior Wolf by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A runaway dragon princess who wants to experience life outside of castle walls + an ex-gangster werewolf bodyguard with a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas + uptown parties, downtown nightclubs, and deadly assassins = one action-packed good girl/bad boy romance! Dragon princess Raluca, desperate to escape her pampered but suffocating life, renounced her title and fled her country...
  • Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rejecting the Future Moon Goddess by Alana Dyer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Soulless - werewolves who have turned rogue with no humanity left, giving in to their beastly urges.Rejection - an act in which your soulmate rejects the mate bond, causing immense pain to the rejected...
  • Finding Home Volume 1: The Traveller by Hari Conner

    Finding Home Volume 1: The Traveller by Hari Conner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Finding Home is a slow-burn romance/drama comic set in a fantasy world, with a focus on nature, emotion and the small moments that change how you feel about someone.Having abandoned his wood nymph family and spent a disastrous few years failing to fit in among humans, Chepi now travels alone, avoiding making friends or staying anywhere too long...
  • Heartsridge Shifters: Austin by Olivia Arran

    Heartsridge Shifters: Austin by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It’s a new world. Shifters are no longer a secret and they’re ready to fight for their right to live free. Everything is different. Six years ago, the Registration Act forced shifters out into the open and the world changed. Towns were created to provide a safe haven for those shifters who chose to follow the law, and those who didn’t were declared rogue...
  • The Hidden Relic by James Maxwell

    The Hidden Relic by James Maxwell

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The second book in the epic Evermen Saga. With the fate of their homeland still in jeopardy, siblings Ella and Miro must face the Primate’s evil as he discovers a new technique: a way to extract essence from human blood. The Primate has been temporarily defeated, but his home was once inhabited by the Evermen, and their ancient secrets still remain there...
  • A Contemporary Mythos Halloween by Carly Spade

    A Contemporary Mythos Halloween by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When Stephanie became the Queen of the Underworld and goddess of the Elysian Fields, she exchanged her mortal life for an immortal one—a marriage to Hades, the King of Ash and Bone himself. In time she would become submerged into the new life of a Greek goddess, but a human life with human customs was all she knew, leaving her with momentary bouts of homesickness...
  • Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Hexed and Vexed: A Paranormal Romance by Rebecca Royce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The worst witch in school, Ava Blakely is the girl no one forgets—she’s a Blakely, she’s a potion maker, and her fiancé left her at the altar the year before. When Enforcers whisk her away from her sister’s wedding, she finds herself in the company of Lawson Abramowitz—the hottest, nicest witch she’s ever met. Weirder still—he seems interested in her...
  • Heartsridge Shifters: Cade by Olivia Arran

    Heartsridge Shifters: Cade by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Team South-One Bear shifter Cade Ayers has been tasked with the mission of bringing a rogue fox shifter in for questioning, something that should be relatively easy, since all intel points to the shifter being only a boy. He already feels bad for the kid, but it isn’t his job to pass judgment. That would happen back home, in the shifter town of Heartsridge...
  • Tides of Tranquility by Nadia Scrieva

    Tides of Tranquility by Nadia Scrieva

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Five years ago, Adlivun defeated the Clan of Zalcan in a crushing victory. Since then, Queen Aazuria has liberated all of the oppressed underwater nations and joined them together under the crown of the Oceanic Empire. Everyone is enjoying this time of peace, prosperity, and rebuilding, when whispers begin to surface that danger might be afoot again...
  • Heartsridge Shifters: Nate by Olivia Arran

    Heartsridge Shifters: Nate by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final book in the South-One Bears series… Bear shifter Nate Dean is the joker of team South-One. The prankster. The one without a dozen skeletons hidden in his closet. He is what he is, and that’s always been good enough, until now. Now he needs to be more. To step up and be the person his fated mate needs him to be...
  • Of Earth and Flame by Elayna R. Gallea

    Of Earth and Flame by Elayna R. Gallea

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    She refuses to be bound to anyone; he’s trying to find freedom.Aileana is the King’s pet. She has lived her entire life in a tower, waiting for the day she will be forced to marry his son.When that day arrives, she has a plan. Armed with her daggers and her desire for freedom, she runs from the King and his deadly power.Xander has spent his entire life on the run...
  • The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood

    The Last Stand by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kenna's desperate gamble did not turn out the way she had expected, leaving her and her friends to face High Commander Anron alone. Against his legion, they are outnumbered and outmatched. Not to mention that their courts have been taken over and most of the magic-wielding elves in their lands are still kept in shackles...
  • The City of New Aphros by L.B. Benson

    The City of New Aphros by L.B. Benson

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Warning: The City of New Aphros is the second book in the Andromeda's Account series and this description may include spoilers for book one, The Bartered Soul. After eight years in hiding as a prostitute, former priestess Andromeda never thought she would find love...
  • Master of Furies by Raymond E. Feist

    Master of Furies by Raymond E. Feist

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    From King of Ashes to Queen of Storms, it's all built up to this--the thrilling conclusion to legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist's epic Firemane saga.War has swept across Marquensas. Ruthless raiders have massacred the inhabitants of Beran's Hill, including Gwen, the beloved wife of Declan Smith...
  • Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Poseidon Trials have never been more deadly, and it’s not just my life at stake. Poseidon, my sister, and the whole realm of Aquarius are just as likely to die as I am if we don’t stop Atlas.But the revelations coming my way are so much worse than anything the insane Titan can throw at me...
  • Hopeless Sacrifice by A.K. Koonce

    Hopeless Sacrifice by A.K. Koonce

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    War is hell. A war built from reckless fae magic is total annihilation. Even the gods are turning their backs on the dwindling race of mortals. But Kara and her friends refuse to let the world crumble without a fight. An unlikely friend offers them one thing. The mysterious gift might be their last hope. There will be destruction. There will be bloodshed. There will be death...
  • Star Mage by R.K. Thorne

    Star Mage by R.K. Thorne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Some magic should be forbidden. Reunited safely in Panar, Miara, Aven, and their friends have conquered more obstacles than they thought possible. The Akarian Assembly has accepted Aven and his magic -- and Miara as his queen. But the problems for Akaria and its freemages are only beginning. One ally has vanished. Another teeters on the edge of death...
  • Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Charred Hope by Lizzy Ford

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Skylar struggles to save both the shifters and the slayers, but falls prey to the mastermind behind the disappearances of both. With a price on her head and her allies dwindling, she will survive only if she trusts Chace once more. She loves her dragon but fears the man inside will betray her again...
  • Hunter Bear by Zoe Chant

    Hunter Bear by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A BBW artist who fears she's lost her muse + a scarred, reclusive bear shifter hunting danger + a mysterious treasure map = one adventurous romance! Curvy artist Cleo Waters has inherited an old house by a lake in Linden Creek. With her old life in ruins, she wants to take a break in the lonely forests, restoring the house her grandmother lived in...
  • Wedding Bear by Zoe Chant

    Wedding Bear by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A curvy librarian in desperate need of a date + a bear shifter in search of a home + the past that's pursuing him = one sweet and steamy small-town romance! Sidney Lewis is an eternally-single maid of honor with no date for the wedding. Nothing exciting ever happens to her... until she finds a naked stranger unconscious on her patio...
  • Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Reign of Ash by Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “You will damn us all.” Kiri Helena Solene thought her trial was over. She was wrong. Prophesied to be the strongest of her kind, Helena is still coming to terms with the depth of her power and what it means to rule. Unfortunately, there’s little time to learn. “Without the tether you will fracture.” As her soul mate, Von is Helena’s balance. Too bad he’s missing...
  • Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools Volume 6 by Hisaya Amagishi

    Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools Volume 6 by Hisaya Amagishi

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Dahlia’s quiet evening with Volf gets interrupted when a rain-soaked Marcella appears at her front gate pleading for help. Not all problems can be remedied with mere words, and Dahlia must fly into the face of danger now that lives are on the line...
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    magic  military  fantasy  paranormal  length-medium
  • Silver Diamond, Volume 4: Granting Purpose by Shiho Sugiura

    Silver Diamond, Volume 4: Granting Purpose by Shiho Sugiura

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rakan makes the bold decision to return to the other world with Chigusa and the others. But what awaits them is a world without light or green, a world that is beginning its end. To top it off, as soon as they arrive, Rakan is immediately mistaken for the Prince and attacked by a strange group of people...
  • Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “There are times when you should respond to a crisis with dignity and a level head. This was not one of those times.” Whether it stems from love or a sense of responsibility, Anja will do whatever it takes to break the curse and set Rob free, but the price might prove too high...
  • Falling with Folded Wings by Plum Parrot

    Falling with Folded Wings by Plum Parrot

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stranded on a hostile planet, one man finds himself thrust into a fight for survival that could decide the fate of an entire world . . .As an engineer on the arkship Pilgrim-9, bound for the Tau Ceti solar system, Morgan Hall thought his life would revolve around maintaining and repairing the ship and supporting the needs of the five thousand colonists aboard...
  • Fate and Fury by Emily Colin

    Fate and Fury by Emily Colin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Break me like your promises..."Katerina Ivanova is the most powerful Dimi in Iriska. She uses her command over the four elements alongside Niko, her blood-bonded Shadow, to guard the portals to the Underworld and protect their realm from demonic invasion...
  • The Desperate Gamble by Marion Blackwood

    The Desperate Gamble by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A crucial mission forces Kenna and her allies into a highly unpredictable and dangerous environment. In order to save their home, they will have to navigate a culture they do not understand and trust people who have no reason to help them. But without assistance, they will never succeed.Thrust into a desperate plot, Kenna and her friends will have to rely on each other more than ever...
  • Realm of Shadows and Flame by B.L. Talley

    Realm of Shadows and Flame by B.L. Talley

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Throne of Glass and Red Queen meets It Ends With Us in a tantalizing new world of gods and fae. Realm of Shadows and Flame brings a new twist to mythology you’ve never seen before and will leave you begging for more.Myths of the Sun and the Moon have circulated for millennia throughout Albionne. They were the stories Renata Orion was raised on...
    Categorized as:
    magic  new adult  fantasy  paranormal  fae  length-long
  • Split by the Mercs: A Dark Sci-Fi Romance by Lizzy Bequin

    Split by the Mercs: A Dark Sci-Fi Romance by Lizzy Bequin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They split everything three ways,Including me.When my village is threatened by a mutant gang, the elders turn to the Mercenaries Guild for assistance. The Mercs are the deadliest warriors in the whole galaxy, but their services come at a cost. And when my village can't pay the fee, the Mercs suggest a different form of payment...A woman of their choosing...
  • Darkfall by Janice Hardy

    Darkfall by Janice Hardy

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    War has come. Nya’s the one who brought it. And the people love her for it. With Baseer in shambles and Geveg now an impenetrable military stronghold, Nya and the Underground have fled to a safer location—without Tali...
  • The Wolf King's Mate by Olivia Arran

    The Wolf King's Mate by Olivia Arran

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A woman betrayed… When the opportunity to flee the States for the wild beauty of Switzerland falls into her lap, Tahlia Bromley seizes it with both hands. Now nanny to a real-life prince, she lives in a palace, surrounded by such wealth and beauty that her life seems like a dream...
  • Mated to the Pack by Jade Alters

    Mated to the Pack by Jade Alters

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Four big, strong, hot Green Berets and one reporter. Courtney Seagal’s life was more or less dictated by her father. She’s now in Afghanistan because her “caring” father insisted that she work there. Now she’s suddenly in the care of 4 hot bodyguards. 4 hot wolf shifting protectors...
  • Beloved Son by Carole Cummings

    Beloved Son by Carole Cummings

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Newfound love might not be enough. Trust holds the possibility of both salvation and damnation. Circumstances having forced them to seek asylum in Lind, Wil and Dallin are momentarily safe, but find themselves at the center of a convergence they're not sure they're strong enough to face. The power of the land and the Mother awaits Wil in the bowels of Lind, but it comes with strings attached...
  • A Tale of Two Horns by Catherine Dair, Hannah Walker

    A Tale of Two Horns by Catherine Dair, Hannah Walker

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being one of the rarest shifters that exist, Charlie tends to hide his unicorn from the world, choosing to surround himself with what he loves — books. Owning one of the best bookstores in the area, he dedicates his life to his passion, and to spending time with family and friends...
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    military  magic  m-m  paranormal  fantasy  queer  length-medium
  • Sylfic by Kenna Bardot, Tove Madigan

    Sylfic by Kenna Bardot, Tove Madigan

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The tides have turned.After years of waiting for my time to come, of waiting for the rest of my males to Ascend, the Head of Sylfeshire House finally deems me ready for presentation to the Gods.There’s just one problem. They aren’t the only ones who want to claim me for themselves. And this time, they’ll have to compete.For me...
  • The Song of Sunrise by Monica J. DeLoy

    The Song of Sunrise by Monica J. DeLoy

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, Zodiac Academy , Fall of Ruin and Wrath and The Witcher , THE SONG OF SUNRISE is a plot-forward fantasy romance with enemies-to-lovers, open door spice, deadly trials, and found family set at a magical war academy in a distant post-apocalyptic North America...
  • His Outlaw Omega by P. Jameson, Kristen Strassel

    His Outlaw Omega by P. Jameson, Kristen Strassel

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An omega on the run will show this alpha general the truth can heal... I’ve been accused of treason against the Kingdom of Luxoria. Not only is the king looking for me, but the rebel army has also put a bounty on my head. Problem is, I didn’t do it.Solen promises he can keep me safe. He knows I’d never betray a secret. I’ve kept his for years. It wasn’t just for honor. He’s my mate...
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