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A Throne of Ruin by K.F. Breene
The only thing protecting me from the demons...is the beast. Nyfain, the golden dragon prince, tried to set me free. But there is no freedom in this kingdom. Not for anyone. The demons have sought me out. They want to trap me. To use me against Nyfain. It's only a matter of time before they call in the demon king. Nyfain thinks I should save myself... -
How to Find a Nameless Fae by AJ Lancaster
What happens when a first-born bargain goes wrong?Princess Gisele has spent her life preparing for an evil fae sorcerer to claim her. That was the bargain her mother was tricked into: one royal first-born in exchange for spinning straw into gold.But it’s been decades, and he still hasn’t shown up.The unfulfilled fairytale-debt, however, is refusing to lie quietly... -
Penric’s Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn his 30th year, Penric fell in love with light.Learned Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the Bastard's Order, travels across the sea to sunlit Cedonia on his first covert diplomatic mission, to attempt to secure the services of a disaffected Cedonian general for the Duke of Adria. However, nothing is as it seems... -
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel set in the world of The Spellshop! Follow her to The Enchanted Greenhouse, a cozy fantasy nestled on a far-away island brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes, and honeyed love. Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant...Categorized as:
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The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn this sequel novella to “Mira’s Last Dance”, Temple sorcerer Penric and the widow Nikys have reached safety in the duchy of Orbas when a secret letter from a friend brings frightening news: Nikys’s mother has been taken hostage by her brother’s enemies at the Cedonian imperial court, and confined in a precarious island sanctuary... -
The House Witch and The Enchanting of the Hearth by Delemhach, Emilie Nikota
A heartwarming blend of cosy fantasy and romance in this tale of a wayward house witch and the magical adventures in and out of the royal kitchen . . .--When Finlay Ashowan joins the kitchen of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he’s an enigma. Which suits Fin just fine... -
Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe boys are back—the AnyDayNow boys, that is! RJ, Bodhi's best friend from Like the Wind, finds himself at a crossroads a year after the band officially broke up. After his solo career fails to take off, RJ retreats to a no-frills apartment where he can hide out from the world and wallow in self-pity... -
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, a holy maiden was summoned. Not just any holy maiden—one hailing from modern Japan. But this story is not her story. This is the tale of the humble accountant, Kondou, who accompanied her and his trials and woes as he accounts in a new world... But no tale is complete without a love interest...Categorized as:
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Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn this novella set in the World of the Five Gods and four years after the events in Penric’s Demon, Penric is a divine of the Bastard’s Order as well as a sorcerer and scholar, living in the palace where the Princess-Archdivine holds court... -
Rock Me To The Top (Gracefall: Vicious Love Tour Book One) by Victoria Zak
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGracefall, the Vicious Love tour, coming to a digital bookstore near you.Gracefall hit the rock scene and never looked back. Now one of the hottest metal bands on the charts, things are looking up, until a tragic accident threatens to rip the band apart. Can the guys recapture the beat that rocketed them to the top, or will they crash and burn?He believed the lie... -
Wicked Sea and Sky by Jenna Collett
She’s a treasure hunter bound by dark magic. He’s the thief who shattered her trust. And now? He’s her only shot at survival. Betrayed during a treasure hunt and sentenced to a watery prison, Marin has spent the last few years trapped beneath the waves. Now she’s back on land with three weeks to break her curse or die trying...Categorized as:
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The Bold and the Bullheaded by Willow Aster, Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBestselling authors Willow Aster and Laura Pavlov return with this laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers, standalone romance.A bullheaded alpha. The bane of my existence. I can’t escape him no matter how hard I try. Emma…I don’t do feelings.Especially not with an arrogant, broody Taylor brother.But one moment of weakness on an elevator wrecks me.I curse his name.I curse said elevator... -
Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESOnce Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance.REWARD OFFERED: Apprentice to The Villain wanted for treason (light), magical property damage (alleged), and one incident involving a weaponized scone (accurate)...Categorized as:
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The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities by Iris Lake
Nepheli’s Little Shop of Grand Curiosities is the last scrap of magic left in the humdrum city of Elora as the Dreadful Mundane slowly takes over its residents’ hearts, and she is determined to preserve it any way she can... -
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Three Lives Three Worlds, the Pillow Book I by Tang Qi Gong Zi, 唐七公子
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Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall
Romance Rules for Werewolves is a magical romantic comedy set in Charming Cove, a seaside village in Cornwall, England. It's a grumpy-sunshine romance between a sexy boat-building werewolf and a witch who's trying to start over. When she inherits a rambling old house from her grandmother, she gets the perfect opportunity. Sparks fly when the only available living space is with the grumpy werewolf... -
I Ran Away to Evil by Mystic Neptune
A reluctant heroine finds unexpected love when she’s sent to assassinate a lonely dark lord in the first book of this cozy romantasy series.Henrietta Doryn has never enjoyed fighting. She’d rather be in the kitchen baking cookies. But it’s her duty as Warrior Princess to face off against the forces of evil...Categorized as:
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Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
#1 New York Times -bestselling author Nora Roberts explores the wilds of the Grand Tetons-and the mysteries of love, murder, and madness-in her engrossing and passionate new novel. Reece Gilmore has come a long way to see the stunning view below her. As the sole survivor of a brutal crime back East, she has been on the run, desperately fighting the nightmares and panic attacks that haunt her... -
Dragon Falls by Davis Lavender
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn ordinary guy crashes into a cozy fantasy. Chaos ensues.How did I end up married to a dragon tamer? I guess you could say I fell into it — down a bottomless ravine and into a strange world of fierce dragon-riding warriors. They think I’m their leader’s missing son, and if they find out I’m Feliks, a nobody from modern Kraków, I’m in trouble...Categorized as:
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To the Gallows by Elizabeth Skarpnes
When Lorali Wynmar oversees the last blessing of Athera’s most wanted criminal before he is hung from the gallows, she receives a surprising command from a dark save him. With the noose tightening around his neck, she invokes the forgotten rite of a gallows marriage to free him from his fate.For the next year, Eldric Lorecaster is now bound to the enigmatic high cleric that saved him...Categorized as:
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Wed By Proxy by Alice Coldbreath
Thrice wedded, but never bedded, Mathilde Martindale has long lived in the shadow of her indomitable mother, and meekly done as she was told. Until one day she decides to become mistress of her own destiny and leave the royal court to find her own path. Married by proxy, Lord Martindale has never even met his bride of three years... -
The Darkwood Wand by ThebeMoon
Draco/HermioneDraco Malfoy is harsh and cold and hated at Hogwarts. And Draco is fine with this. He’s even casting the Vanishing Cabinet spell again, although for a much less nefarious purpose. This time he's using Harmonia Nectere Passus to link his bed with the bed of a willing witch...Categorized as:
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Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
The queen has returned. Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past… She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight...Categorized as:
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Immortal Fire by Annette Marie
Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity's only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality...Categorized as:
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Beware of Chicken 2 by CasualFarmer
A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.And you know what? Things ain’t actually all that bad.I mean, last year was pretty hectic...Categorized as:
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Mark of the Fool 6 by J.M. Clarke
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTo preserve the future, Alex must find the secrets of the past.After a devastating battle, Alex Roth is left with more questions than answers, and—as the Ravener grows more aggressive—he and his companions struggle to learn the truth of Thameland’s Cycle.But—thanks to an old enemy—they do have one lead, though it will take them into the bowels of the darkest Hells... -
At Charm's Length by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHadley Hunter’s world is about to get bigger…and maybe not in a good way.When bodies wash up on the Moonstone Bay beach, it’s obvious there’s trouble afoot. Where, though? When her future mother-in-law identifies one of the bodies as belonging to Julian Nichols’ bodyguard, Hadley knows they’re in trouble.Julian Nichols is Miami’s biggest and baddest shifter…and he’s out there, somewhere... -
All Witches on Deck by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHadley Hunter never saw herself as mayor of Moonstone Bay. Now she has the job, and it seems to be a whole lot of squabbling neighbors and missing foul-mouthed birds instead of the action and adventure she was expecting. All of that changes when a local worker for one of the hotels calls in to report seeing a child wandering in the road in the middle of nowhere... -
Cursed Princess Club Volume One by LambCat
Meet Gwendolyn – living proof that princesses don’t always have it all. See, although she lives in a castle and her father is the King, Gwendolyn isn’t like a movie princess, or even a fairly-tale princess. She’s got a big heart, but isn’t particularly attractive and doesn’t have a Disney-quality singing voice...Categorized as:
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Mark of the Fool 4 by J.M. Clarke
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Fool has returned to a realm in chaos.As Generasi recovers from the wrath of a demon knight, Alex Roth travels to Thameland to uncover the mysteries of the Ravener. He and his friends have grown in power, ready to take on any threat lurking in the hills of Greymoor, where their university mounts their expedition.But some things await Alex that no amount of training can counter...
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