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  • The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

    52 ratings
    He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal...
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    dark  family  female-mc  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  royalty
  • Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire

    Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire

    20 ratings
    The twelfth installment of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy series!Things are not okay.In the aftermath of Amandine's latest betrayal, October "Toby" Daye's fragile self-made family is on the verge of coming apart at the seams...
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    dark  family  female-mc  friendship  humor  lgbtq  magic  myths
  • Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase

    Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase

    12 ratings
    Iris Hartman thought she’d finally gotten everything she’d ever wanted. She had her dream job of mayor of Premonition Pointe and was married to a handsome, charismatic man who adored her. But after finding out her husband was involved with a local drug dealer, she suddenly found herself single and forced to step down as mayor. Now she’s starting over...
  • The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea

    The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea

    16 ratings
    I just spent the last month pretending to be the pet cat of an elf king. Today, I discovered we’re enemies.In a supernatural society filled with vampires, werewolves, and wizards, I’ve always been an outcast with my ability to turn into a housecat. No one knew what I was.Turns out, I’m a shadow—a race of supernaturals that were wiped out by the elves centuries ago...
  • Forever by Chanda Hahn

    Forever by Chanda Hahn

    18 ratings
    With the Godmother Guild destroyed by Teague's army, Mina finds herself without the guidance of her Fae godmother. Alone and confused, she must lean on her friends for support. The dark prince threatens their very existence with a show of power on the human plane that has everyone running for their lives...
  • Consequence by Shelly Crane

    Consequence by Shelly Crane

    18 ratings
    Maggie and Caleb are married, leaders of their people, parents to their children, and happier than they ever dreamed, even with the visions they saw of it to prove it so. The council is still rebelling against Maggie’s changes, but this time it’s different. It’s almost as if something…or someone is behind them, pulling the strings and making decisions for them...
  • The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily

    The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily

    10 ratings
    The Trellis family's plunge into the world of psychic energy and love-ever-after continues in The Corners, book four of six in the Building the Circle Series.Luke has known Talise as long as he's known of circles and energy. After years trapped in her mind, she's free to live her life on her terms. And, she's decided those terms include Luke...
  • The Faire by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    The Faire by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    11 ratings
    Will Cora break, or will she bend…is this the beginning, or the end?Everything Cora thought she knew about Harrow Faire was a lie.All of it.Now as the lines in the sand are drawn, as a war for the Heart of the Faire builds, she must discover how much she is willing to sacrifice to save the people she has come to think of as Family...
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    dark  female-mc  gods  lgbtq  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult
  • Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts

    Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts

    35 ratings
    In her new trilogy, New York Times #1 Best Selling author, Nora Roberts returns to the lush, green hills of Ireland, where love is forever touched by magic - And where the Gallagher siblings explore the depth of their fiery hearts...
  • Let it All Burn by Denise Grover Swank

    Let it All Burn by Denise Grover Swank

    14 ratings
    Darcie Weatherby has a full plate—a preteen and sixteen-year-old twins, a wayward grandmother, a nightmare boss, and a manipulative ex-husband. The last thing she needs are hot flashes. Especially ones that start fires...
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    drama  family  female-mc  gods  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • The Cool Aunt by Ilona Andrews

    The Cool Aunt by Ilona Andrews

    14 ratings
    One minute you are doing your make up and making plans, and the next your oldest sister is giving birth to a baby who awakened as a Prime mage while in the womb. You think Exorcist is scary? Connor and Nevada’s baby says, “Hold my milk. You ain’t seen nothing yet.” Timeline: Takes place at the end of Emerald Blaze...
  • Lost by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    Lost by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

    16 ratings
    Things have settled down at the Tulsa House of Night since Zoey and the gang closed the tear between worlds and sent Other Kevin back to the Other World. Neferet hasn't stirred. Damien and Jack are falling in love all over again. Stevie Rae and Rephaim are back in Tulsa where they belong. The Depot Restaurant is being rebuilt with the enthusiastic involvement of local humans...
  • The Faerie Mates by Michelle Madow

    The Faerie Mates by Michelle Madow

    16 ratings
    In the Faerie Games, it’s kill or be killed. And I’m going to survive, no matter what the cost. Who will win the next Emperor of the Villa competition? Will I tell Julian that we’re soulmates? And most importantly—will Julian, Cassia, and I defeat Octavia and make it out of the Games alive? I’ll do whatever’s necessary to survive...
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    paranormal  myths  magic  gods  dark  romance  fantasy  fae
  • Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

    Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

    33 ratings
    When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead.Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. On the outskirts, off the path through the woods, tucked between mountains, is a particular tea shop, run by a man named Hugo...
  • The Ringmaster by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    The Ringmaster by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    11 ratings
    As above, so below…who was once friend is now a foe.The Faire is alive. It’s alive, it’s sentient, and it wants more from Cora Glass. Reeling from the revelations that Clown left her with, she struggles once more to find her footing. She never gets the chance.Harrow Faire wants Cora for murder. She assumed it was her death that it was after. She was wrong. It wants her to kill…to save them all...
  • Hell to Pay by Macy Blake

    Hell to Pay by Macy Blake

    12 ratings
    As a hellhound beta, Solomon has no complaints. Life is fine. His pack and his goddess-given duties as a protector of the human realm are enough. So what if he’s a little bored and a smidge lonely? Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things...
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    family  gods  humor  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  adult  age-gap
  • Part-Time Gods by Rachel Aaron

    Part-Time Gods by Rachel Aaron

    17 ratings
    Life in the magical mess of the Detroit Free Zone is never easy. When you’re laboring under the curse of a certain prideful, overbearing dragon, it can be down right impossible.My name is Opal Yong-ae, and I’m a Cleaner. At least, I used to be. Thanks to the supernatural bad luck that turns everything I do against me, these days I’m more of a walking disaster...
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    drama  family  female-mc  gods  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Wicked Queen by Megan Montero

    Wicked Queen by Megan Montero

    8 ratings
    My power, my reign…I thought I knew danger, I was wrong. That wicked potion was just the beginning. I feel strong with Tuck by my side, but we’re in way over our heads. We need heavenly Fire. It’s the only thing that can destroy Alataris’ crown. And we can’t beat him any other way. That crown is the seat of his power…and I’m going to take it from him...
  • East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye

    East of Ecstasy by Laura Kaye

    10 ratings
    Annalise Fallston made peace with postponing her big-city dreams to care for her ill father, but lately she’s been filled with a restlessness not even her beloved painting dispels. Worse, the colors don’t speak to her as they always have, and all her efforts produce dark, foreboding images of a dangerous man and a terrifying future...
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    drama  family  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  abuse  adult
  • Key of Valor by Nora Roberts

    Key of Valor by Nora Roberts

    28 ratings
    What happens when the very gods depend on mortals for help? That's what three very different young women find out when they are invited to Warrior's Peak.Light and Knowledge have succeeded in their quest, and two of the keys have been found. The final, and last, test goes to Zoe McCourt—Valor.Zoe has the courage to raise her young son alone, and to face all the adversity life has thrown at them...
  • Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret by Liz Kessler

    Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret by Liz Kessler

    18 ratings
    Follow the siren call to Emily's magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune's test--and help humans and merpeople get along? Emily Windsnap is finally enjoying a swimmingly peaceful life on Allpoints Island, hanging out with her mermaid BFF, Shona, and her new friend Aaron (half-merperson like herself )...
  • Blood Trial by Kelly St. Clare

    Blood Trial by Kelly St. Clare

    18 ratings
    The dice are rolled at midnight.As the twenty-one-year-old heiress to the Le Spyre fortune, my life should consist of strawberry mojitos and golf carts. Right?But I’m determined to forge my own path.Desperate to escape the meaningless games of the rich, I flee my family’s estate.Secret alias—check...
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    dark  drama  family  female-mc  humor  magic  paranormal  royalty
  • Eros by Carly Spade

    Eros by Carly Spade

    6 ratings
    Elani Stewart hasn't believed in "true love" or fairy tale endings since her parents' divorce.It's one of the reasons she developed her dating service "E-romantic",a scientific algorithm based process that matches one person to their most compatible partners...
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    gods  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  age-gap
  • Daughter of Hell by Tamara White

    Daughter of Hell by Tamara White

    6 ratings
    Why be good when being bad is just so much more fun? Before you read my story, you need to prepare yourself. I’m not some damsel in distress in search of her Prince Charming. I’m not a girl looking to settle down, and most of all, I’m not someone who can be controlled. No, I do the controlling around here. My name is Angel and I’m the devil’s daughter...
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    paranormal  dark  myths  magic  gods  female-mc  humor  lgbtq
  • His Christmas Magic by Drea Roman

    His Christmas Magic by Drea Roman

    6 ratings
    Wolf shifter Darren longs for his fated mate. Antsy and impatient, he is drawn to search the forest near his family lands the night before Thanksgiving. He senses his mate close by and a crashed sleigh leads him to a grievously injured man. His wolf and human sides are in complete agreement: the tiny blond with the sparkling blue eyes is their mate. But a head injury blurs his mate's past...
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    paranormal  magic  lgbtq  humor  myths  retellings  mlm  shapeshifters
  • Frost by Jaclyn Osborn

    Frost by Jaclyn Osborn

    10 ratings
    The first time I met Jack Frost, I was eight years old and lost in the snowy woods.He took my hand and leapt into the air, soaring high above the treetops. Carrying me to safety. He disappeared afterward, leaving me with nothing but a memory.Nineteen years later, I’ve convinced myself Jack was only a dream...
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    gods  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  age-gap
  • Hades by Alessa Thorn

    Hades by Alessa Thorn

    11 ratings
    A demi-goddess with the power over life and death, the God of the Underworld burning for revenge...it's a forbidden obsession waiting to happen.HADES is the third book in a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark, sexy city ruled by Hades and his court of gods and monsters...
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    dark  female-mc  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult
  • Afterglow by Karsten Knight

    Afterglow by Karsten Knight

    12 ratings
    In this conclusion to the Wildefire trilogy, teen volcano goddess Ashline Wilde learns her former love, Colt Halliday, has an evil plan to kill the Cloak, benevolent beings who oversee the gods. Also, he wants to merge Ash and her two sisters back into a single, too-powerful goddess, Pele. Ash must stop her trickster-god ex-boyfriend once and for all, by feeding a few flames...
  • Nixing the End of the World by Alice Winters

    Nixing the End of the World by Alice Winters

    12 ratings
    Nix “You are the savior of mankind” are the last words I ever expected to hear while nibbling on fries. The thing is, I’m not mankind saving material. I don’t even have magic (and just found out it exists). I’m the most boring, normal(ish) human ever...
  • Damaged Gods by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss

    Damaged Gods by K.C. Cross, J.A. Huss

    14 ratings
    When Pie stumbles into a monster’s 2000-year-old curse she has no idea that her life is about to get a bazillion times better. Damaged Gods is a fun, romantic romp through the world of ancient gods and hot monsters where fangs, and horns, and hooves are all part of “the ultimate package”. Now… if only her new monster would put on some pants...
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    paranormal  myths  magic  slow-burn  dark  gods  humor  magical-realism
  • Colorblind by Siera Maley

    Colorblind by Siera Maley

    16 ratings
    Harper has a secret...and it's not that she likes girls. She has a rare and special gift: she can see how old other people will be when they pass away. Nothing she does changes this number, and that becomes especially clear when her mother dies in a car crash. With only one other person in the world who knows about and shares her gift, Harper is determined to keep her distance from everyone...
  • Untamed by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Untamed by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    18 ratings
    A post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions.Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland...
  • The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

    The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

    61 ratings
    This is a previously published cover edition of ISBN 9780316310277. An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others...
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    dark  drama  family  female-mc  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal
  • The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe

    The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe

    6 ratings
    Hatred is a spell only true love can break. Ángel Cruz is a dedicated session musician, until loyalty to his estranged family forces him to work for Oberon: the feared and hated envoy from the Otherworld...
  • Community Service by Vaughn R. Demont

    Community Service by Vaughn R. Demont

    6 ratings
    Never forget what you are. Broken Mirrors, Book 3 The King is dead, long live the King. And, uh, could you float him a couple bucks? Life as the only human sorcerer isn't all it's cracked up to be for James Black, the Lightning Rod. Between gremlins in the closet, paladins crashing through skylights and working spells in a storage locker, hunting a body-hopping spirit is a welcome distraction...
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    family  gods  humor  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure
  • Purgatory Playhouse by E.J. Russell

    Purgatory Playhouse by E.J. Russell

    6 ratings
    The very last thing out-of-work theater technician TD Baylor should have done was blow his last ten bucks on a crapshoot. He was one couch-surf shy of homeless, for Pete’s sake. But as he was trudging along suburban Boston streets with all his worldly possessions in tow, the sign in the window of an over-the-top Halloween pop-up caught his eye: Marden’s Magic Emporium...
  • Patron of Mercy by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    Patron of Mercy by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes

    8 ratings
    Lach has spent the last few thousand years counting only on himself. What he needed, he took. What he wanted, he won with charm. All except a god he turned his back on an age ago, when he had a different name and didn’t know what he was giving up. Thanatos, god of merciful death, is one of the gentlest gods in the pantheon—easing the transition between life and death for billions of mortals...
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    gods  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary
  • The Cupcake Witch: The Witching Hour Collection by Poppy Lawless

    The Cupcake Witch: The Witching Hour Collection by Poppy Lawless

    8 ratings
    They say the course of true love never runs smooth. That’s nothing a magical cupcake can’t solve. Julie Buttercream. Vanilla. Fondant. Dark chocolate. Brown sugar. Molasses. Baking has always been my true love, but it wasn’t until my mother’s death, and the unexpected inheritance of Serendipity Gardens, that my bliss called me. Bittersweet...
  • God of Darkness by Aimee Carter

    God of Darkness by Aimee Carter

    10 ratings
    Don’t miss this companion novella to the enthralling Goddess Test series, perfect for fans of the Covenant, Starcrossed and Mortal Instruments series, originally published in 2012 as part of The Goddess Legacy anthology!For millennia, we’ve caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus...
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    gods  myths  paranormal  retellings  book  contemporary  death  fiction
  • The Iron Will of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

    The Iron Will of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

    10 ratings
    The fate of the heavens is at stake in this hilarious and highly-anticipated sequel to the The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, from the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rise of KyoshiGenie Lo thought she was busy last year, juggling her academic career with protecting the Bay Area from demons...
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    family  female-mc  friendship  gods  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Medusa by Alessa Thorn

    Medusa by Alessa Thorn

    11 ratings
    The most beautiful gorgon in legend. A blind thief with everything to lose...It's going to be a heist to remember.MEDUSA is book 2 of The Court of the Underworld, a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark dystopian future where Hades rules a court of gods and monsters in modern day Greece. In the city of Styx, Medusa rules her media empire from behind the safety of a thousand screens...
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    dark  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  adult  book
  • The Healer by C.J. Anaya

    The Healer by C.J. Anaya

    12 ratings
    Hope Fairmont is a normal teenage girl. She attends public school, gets good grades, has a normal best friend…sort of normal…and works as a janitor at the local hospital. Unfortunately, that’s where the ruse ends...
  • The Eternity Key by Bree Despain

    The Eternity Key by Bree Despain

    12 ratings
    Fan-favorite author Bree Despain continues her modern-day romance trilogy inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades with this second book in her Into the Dark series. Haden Lord, the disgraced Prince of the Underrealm, has chosen love over honor and will do everything in his power to protect Daphne Raines, the human girl he was supposed to bring to the Underrealm...
  • Embers & Echoes by Karsten Knight

    Embers & Echoes by Karsten Knight

    14 ratings
    Fan the flames: A teen goddess fires up her search for love and family in this sequel to Wildefire.Ashline Wilde may have needed school to learn that she is actually a reincarnated goddess, but she’s ready to move beyond books. She leaves her California boarding school behind and makes for Miami, where she meets a new group of deities and desperately seeks her sister Rose, the goddess of war...
  • The Twice Lost by Sarah Porter

    The Twice Lost by Sarah Porter

    14 ratings
    Mermaids have been sinking ships and drowning humans for centuries, and now the government is determined to put an end to the mermaid problem—by slaughtering all of them. Luce, a mermaid with exceptionally threatening abilities, becomes their number-one target, hunted as she flees down the coast toward San Francisco. There she finds hundreds of mermaids living in exile under the docks of the bay...
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    dark  family  female-mc  friendship  gods  magic  myths  paranormal
  • Arcadia Burns by Kai Meyer

    Arcadia Burns by Kai Meyer

    16 ratings
    Following the brutal deaths of her sister and aunt, Rosa Alcantara has become what she never thought possible: the very rich and very powerful head of the Alcantara clan. Saddled with this immense responsibility, Rosa must now conduct all business matters--legitimate and not--while negotiating among the greedy, bloodthirsty members of her own family...
  • Eclipse by Cate Tiernan

    Eclipse by Cate Tiernan

    19 ratings
    Hunter and Morgan join together with a surprising new ally to fight for the people they love...
  • A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St. Clair

    A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St. Clair

    27 ratings
    Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece, and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement.When the Olympians intervene, Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods, and they are divided...
  • The Rose by Tiffany Reisz

    The Rose by Tiffany Reisz

    17 ratings
    Author Tiffany Reisz returns to the world of The Red with an imaginative sequel full of lust and magic, and the dangers unleashed when the two are combined… On the day of Lia’s university graduation party, her parents—wealthy art collectors with friends in high places—gift her a beautiful wine cup, a rare artifact decorated with roses...
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    dark  drama  family  female-mc  gods  humor  magic  magical-realism
  • The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

    The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

    16 ratings
    Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. You know, the type who wins. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball or hitting the books, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code.But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged...
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