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The seven devils by Thesehunprint
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I would slit your throat before you got past Avada, Riddle."In 1926, Grindelwald is captured for the first time by Newt Scamander, making his followers go into hiding. The Petrov family, an ancient pure-blood eastern European family, is forced to flee to Romania while chased by the Ministry of Magic. While waiting for Grindlewald's return, the family has their first daughter, Varya Petrov... -
Souls in Ruin by Jacqueline White
Book One of the Soulbound SeriesA marriage forged in blood. A kingdom bathed in silence. And a princess who refuses to break.When Princess Mireille is wed to a foreign king with cold eyes and colder intentions, she expects distance, perhaps cruelty, not chains. Kept imprisoned within her own kingdom’s walls, she learns her father’s past sins are not easily buried.But neither is she...Categorized as:
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Ship of Shadows by Tee Harlowe
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe broke my heart once. Now working with him might shatter it for good.I’m chained to my crown. Queen of a court I don’t want. Ever since my brothers and father disappeared, I’ve been forced to rule, to give up the freedom I crave.It’s all the pirate lord’s fault. Bastian Lore sailed into my life, charmed me completely—then betrayed me... -
하루만 네가 되고 싶어 1 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 1] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTensions are brewing under the seemingly calm surface of the Vasilios Empire, a kingdom ruled by the Imperial Family and the Temple. Lady Medea Solon has lost her place next to Crown Prince Eros, but resolves to do whatever it will take to win back what's rightfully hers... -
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Second Offense by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBow or bleed.A decision all Noir angels must make.Because I’m their king.It wasn’t my choice. I assumed the position after the prisoners of this nightmare reformatory went after my mates.Auric is my commander, even if I’m the one giving the orders. He worships the dukedom, the princess, soon to be our queen.Layla is my crown, my purpose, the sheer essence of life.She’s the key... -
House of Fae and Mist by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsI have no intention of being anyone’s bride, let alone fighting tooth and nail to get there.All the vicious catfights in the school nauseate me. I have bigger things to worry about, like being hunted by my father, who’s getting closer every day.Yet no one leaves me alone. The princes believe I’m playing hard to get, so they pursue me fiercely... -
The Brutal Fae's Life by Lola Glass
The hot fae guy I'm in love with thinks of me like a sister… doesn't he?I've been trying to make him see that we're more than just friends for months, to no avail.But then we find an entire society of fae women, who threaten to take me from him.And he steals me away to his house to make sure no one can remove me from his side.Even after a night in his bed, he won't admit what he feels for me... -
Heart of Deceit by May Dawson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve won the bride trials and married my dragon shifter prince. But happy endings aren’t that easily won in the Ice Fae kingdom.His best friend, Thorne, tells me that he keeps the prince’s lost memories of our past life together. That through those memories, he’s fallen in love with me.And that Kaelan is about to kill me.He's under a dark enchantment...Categorized as:
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If She's Wicked by Amelia Hutchins
International, award winning, Amazon top 20 Bestselling author! She’s a war I cannot win. She’s our salvation. Erie is the one creature that can save my race from dying out. The thing is, we broke her, but we broke the wrong parts. Now, the only thing that girl craves is revenge and a need to destroy with a rage that burns hotter than the fires of Hell...Categorized as:
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Hunt Me by Heather Hildenbrand
I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him.Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true.I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame.The moment he touches me, everything changes...Categorized as:
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Shadowborn Prison by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe shadows are my prison… and I can’t escape. I’m Izora Dawn, and I’ve been locked away for something I didn’t do. But that’s what they all say, right? When rumoured only the dangerous survive Shadowborn Prison, I know I have no choice but to fight for my life. Luckily my short time at Shadowborn Academy, home to those with dark magic seducing their souls, has taught me how to do just that... -
Blood and War by Belle Walker
Loyalty and love can ruin you. But hope is the deadliest of all. For ten years Demitria Collins has fought the creatures of nightmares to protect the one person she has left. With a rising string of demon attacks on the forefront, she knows it’s only a matter of time until they’re next... -
To Kill a Nightmare: The Complete Series by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe best way to ruin a rogue slayer's day? Force an arranged marriage on her. Despite being the best of the best, my parents–who run our region's slayer council–decide it's time for me to get married. Apparently, being the wife of a high-born slayer will finally make me respectable. Or so they say. I see the arrangement for what it really a power grab... -
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Shadow Me by Annie Anderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time, I killed a god and stole his power. I’ve been paying for it ever since.After my banishment, I promised myself three things.One: I would never take a mate.Two: I would find a way to get rid of the power I stole.Three: I would punish the gods who banished me.Not necessarily in that order.There’s just one teeny, tiny little problem... -
The Broken Kingdoms 1-3: The Northern Kingdom by LJ Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***An Amazon Top 25 Bestseller***A rebellious princess. A cursed rogue. A forbidden love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs... -
Broken Mates by Skyler Andra
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHell hath no wrath like a goddess scorned.My deranged brother started a war he couldn’t possibly win. Almost ran the Jackals into the ground. Framed my mate for my father’s murder. A slight that won’t go unpunished.Without the protection of his demons, his dark players, Danny’s vulnerable. We’ll take back what he stole and finish what he started. Erase the Wolves from existence... -
Faint Hearted by Leia Stone, Julie Hall
The Summer Court princess has never failed to end the curse that ravages Faerie every hundred years, until now. As the Fall princess, the responsibility has fallen on me to stop the poison destroying my realm. I must go to Ethereum to fetch the heart of one of its dark lords, or my people will perish. Everything unravels the moment I step foot in Ethereum... -
Oracle Among Hounds by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFATE BELONGS TO MEBut it turns out, there's more to being Fate than just seeing visions and changing things every now and then.When I took the old god's power, I also took its responsibilities.Add in my newfound immortality, which requires proving myself to Serberus the way he proved himself to me… and my vow to the unicorns on top of that, and my life just got more complicated... -
Blackwarden by Ciara Hartford
Rosalin Greene knows one thing for sure: the Dark Fae are monsters.When her younger sister is selected to be the town’s sacrifice to the Dark Fae Rosalin volunteers in her place. She’s dragged to a creepy mansion where she’s completely surrounded by magic for the first time in her life and left with nothing but the Gatehouse and its secretive Gatekeeper, Keres, as company... -
Bound by Fate by A.N. Caudle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRyker Lost without his mate, Ryker is driven to the point of madness. He won’t let her escape her shadow. Not this time, not ever. But now, his enemies are threatening what was once lost. Will he find Kya before it’s too late, or will he be forced to choose between his bond and the realm? Kya Having just evaded the clutches of death, Kya is now bound by the nightmare of her reality... -
The Barbaric Fae's Soul by Lola Glass
I formed a temporary mate bond with the unseelie king… but he wants to make it permanent.And with the klynnas now hunting us down, we don't have time to worry about a relationship.Friends with benefits?Maybe.But now that the klynnas are attacking and our world is changing, I can't risk falling in love again... -
The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe fell in love with the charming lord. Now, she has to learn to live with the dragon.The revelations of Wylhier have Cera questioning the nature of her relationship with Isael. Meanwhile, Isael finds himself reevaluating his priorities as a figure from his past reemerges.Esryian Tales is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021... -
A Simple Truth: Book 2 in the Freckled Fate Trilogy by Tetyana Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Simple Truth is the second book in the slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers dark fantasy trilogy The Freckled Fate."After the enemy she captured reveals an earth-shattering truth, Finn finds herself in alliance with the one man she despised the most. Torn between her haunted past and her unclear future, she is determined to fulfill her promises at last, overcoming any hindrance in her path... -
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Reign of Betrayal: The Prince and the Prisoner Series by Amber Bowe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Dark Romantasy! Enemies to lovers. Tantalizing slow burn. Forbidden lovers. Packed full of banter and yearning. Found family. Toucher her and die, gruesomely. One bed. Traumatized shadow daddy. Strong and vengeful FMC. A cursed kingdom. Spice. This book has some dark themes so please check trigger warnings... -
Lost Girl by Dee Garcia
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWendy I was just a normal girl in a normal human world. I’d loved. I’d lost. I’d grieved, and after some time, I moved on. Then, and quite suddenly, he returned. He—Peter Pan, my first love; a monster in disguise. In the end, he paid the ultimate price, but his demise wasn’t enough... -
Warrior Hearts Academy: Centaur Bolt by Ellie Horn
My tall, dark, and gorgeous ex-Centaur warrior is not only broken, but he needs a hero.Thanks to my newly discovered talent, it seems like I’m the only one who fits the bill. But it turns out the Dragon who is keeping him company is more than just an ordinary kind of trouble.It’s a good thing that I’m no ordinary hero.. -
Violence in the Void by Alice Stanco
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat day at the Armantrea market was the same as any other, until a tall, beautiful stranger appeared and snapped his fingers.In an instant, my world disappeared, replaced by his strange land. I’m suddenly surrounded by foreign accents, mysterious, magic-wielding Astrales like Xander, and powers I never knew existed.Except, in Xander’s eyes, I belong here... -
The Warlord: An Omegaverse Romance by Jocelyn Montana
Silver Medalist in the On The Far Side Best Paranormal Science Fiction Romance Contest Enter the omegaverse world inspired by the Greek myths of Kassandra and Achilles from internationally best-selling author Jocelyn Montana. The last citadel has fallen. The Warlord now rules... -
Bones of the Bellators: Book One of the Nyxteria by A.M. Kay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I am not afraid of the dark."Lyvia Cantor will never wear the black robes of a Death Scholar. Despite her curious pull toward death, she is a woman, and her father’s influence with the king only goes so far.Amidst rumors of disappearances throughout the kingdom of Sultira, Lyvia grapples with her own fated future... -
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing by Rune Hunt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA war is on the horizon, and it won't be good. Long before my birth, a war between supernatural creatures raged while a silent enemy watched with a smile. When the clans were weakened, the enemy stood and took over most of the country. That enemy was the human king that trapped me all my life. He was worst than the creatures that lurked in the shadows... -
Between Sun and Moon by Jaclyn Kot
“But heed this warning, and heed it well—your mate’s life is linked with the very male she is destined to kill.”With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed... -
Legacy of the Gods: Jackals Wrath MC by Skyler Andra
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was lost and alone until they found me. Ruthless. Killers. Bikers.Now I belong to them. But after what they did to me, we have a long way to go before forgiveness.Someone is screwing with the Jackal’s motorcycle club business. They know what we are. Who we are. Always one step ahead. And they won’t stop until we’re six feet under.To stop our enemies, it’s time to fulfil my legacy...Categorized as:
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The House of Gaian by Anne Bishop
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn the conclusion of the Tir Alainn Trilogy, the uneasy alliance between Fae and humans may not be enough to defeat the Inquisitors-leaving them no choice but to seek out the witches of the House of Gaian... -
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The Mistress & The Renowned by Alexis Rune, Jeanette Rose
God of the Dead. King of the Underworld. The Unseen. The Renowned…Trapped.One moment, Hades was next to Persephone, having finally claimed her as his queen. The next, he knows only true void, and roots burrowing into his body, feeding from his power and essence. Every ounce of his abilities is used to keep the roots from taking everything, leaving him a broken shell. The King of the Dead... -
King of Cups by Amy Kuivalainen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings'King of Cups' is the third book in a new fated mates series based in a fantasy Venice and packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance. Nico D’Argento has a pirate problem in the Adriatic that is only getting worse. As a general in Venice's navy, he should be above petty vendettas, but the Pirate King has robbed one ship too many, and now Nico is out for blood...Categorized as:
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A Vow of Shadow and Blood by Charlene Antrobus
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAn enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy perfect for fans of Penn Cole, Sable Sorensen, and Rebecca Yarros.In the Kingdom of Kalyn, humans are good for two things. Hunting and owning.Adina Barron was bred to serve the ruling-class vampires. Owned from birth by Blackwood House, her only desire has been to keep herself and her sister safe. But Adina harbors a dark secret...Categorized as:
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Star Spear by Geneva Monroe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetrayed to save a kingdom.Consumed by wrath.Which will burn hotter, love or vengeance?Prince Callen Shadow left Innesvale with one goal: Bring the Fire Singer home, no matter the cost. Seduction and lies were easy for him - until her. Now Cal is realizing the cost of saving his kingdom may be losing the only woman he’s ever loved... -
Primal Igniting by Melody Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomething wicked this way comes…With the help of the Cintamani Stone, things are almost back to normal for my mates and me. Well, as normal as the five of us were ever going to get... -
Another Damned Pirate by Myka Bound
The trip home should have been the end of my little adventure.I was supposed to settle back into my life, work on getting Matty through school, and try like hell to put the memories of the world I barely escaped and my brooding pirate behind me.Petra had a different ending in mind. That wicked, soul-stealing demon sent something back to the human realm in my magical wake... -
The Faerie Guild Trials by Gem L. Preston, Brittany Corley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Faerie Guild Trials is the first book in a duology with angsty romance. If you love morally grey women and dirty-talking cinnamon rolls, you’ll fall in love with this dark romantasy with a jaw-dropping plot twist.Efia Mathonwy, the last Nüwch, must survive the deadly trials of the Seelie and Unseelie courts, wielding the rare power to control shadows... -
Dark Heart by Donna Grant
Deepest passion. Darkest betrayal.Once, she was my world. The only one I loved. Then it was all ripped away—including my freedom.Vengeance kept me alive. It paved every step, shaped every plot.Until I finally caught her.I learned that line between love and hate is wafer-thin... -
Assassin's Capture: Assassin's of Onisea #3 by Kira Stanley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI have been captured by the shadow fae, and it's my fault.They had us surrounded, trapped, and I did the only thing I could think of to save Zayden, Ajax and Rykon. In that moment, the only thing that mattered was keeping them safe... -
His in the Dark by Willow Winters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThere are two things I’ve always known:Magic is real.The Gods have no mercy for women like me. I was born into power although what little I have is dying. Nonetheless, I’ve been protected all my life. There are myths and tales that say one day I will come to a fork in a long, long path. Either the light will take me or the dark...Categorized as:
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Cunning as a Trickster by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is a weapon. . .Evangeline is used to being sought after. As a star, her power is a deeply coveted prize, but when she finds herself in yet another dungeon, she’s starting to wonder if she’s destined to a life of imprisonment. She only wants to be free, but the worlds are desperate to keep her from living a life unburdened... -
Blood Moon Sanctum by Zian Schafer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings‘Daughter of the Blood Moon’ they call her. ‘The winner of the war’ they said. ‘The princess that will bring the gods back’ they claim.War is waging between the Black Bloods and the Paragon Dawn. The time has come for the other kingdoms to pick a side...Categorized as:
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A Fated Vow by Amanda Aggie
For fans of 'A Court of Thorns and Roses', 'Bride of the Shadow King', and 'The Bargainer' series, this enemies to lovers fantasy romance between a villain with the power to command death and an elf lord's daughter is bound to have you reading late into the night. As the only living child of the Elf Lord, I'm set to inherit the Elven Islands... -
The Once and Never King by Lady Grim
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNeve Ashford never believed in fairy tales… until she fell into one. One minute, she’s rewriting history. The next, she’s ripped from her world and dropped into a fae court where monsters wear crowns. And one just claimed her as his queen.Artorius Pendraco is a half-fae king with a crumbling throne, a prophecy he refuses to believe in, and enemies circling like vultures... -
Queen of Blood and Vengeance by Emberly Ash
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe heart-stopping final installment in the Secrets of the Faerie Crown series! The Secrets of the Faerie Crown series is a twisted mythology retelling of the Arthur legend. It is a high-steam fantasy romance with dark elements... -
The Sheep in Sheep's Clothing by Rune Hunt
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFreedom is earned.Right? Except for the past twenty-one years of laying low, keeping my head down, and doing what the human king of Angevin requested of me, I've received nothing. Freedom is a far cry from what he gave me, flipping everything I've come to know upside down.A mother figure betrayed me. Snatching the soft rug called freedom from underneath my feet alongside the king of all people...
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