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  • Untitled by Leigh Bardugo

    Untitled by Leigh Bardugo

    12 ratings
    Leigh Bardugo confirmed that her longterm plan for the Grishaverse involves a third Six of Crows book "many years down the line"...
  • The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune

    The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune

    16 ratings
    Sam of Wilds faced the Dark wizard Myrin and lived to tell the tale. Granted, the battle left him scarred, but things could be a hell of a lot worse. It’s not until he reunites with Morgan of Shadows and Randall that he realizes just how much worse things could be. Because the scars have meaning and hint at Myrin’s true plans for Sam and the Kingdom of Verania...
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    dragons  epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure
  • Memories of Prophecies by Davis Ashura

    Memories of Prophecies by Davis Ashura

    14 ratings
    The memories of the past may be forgotten, but prophecies linger.Cinder Shade and his fellow cadets have survived a brutal mission in the vast wilds of the Dagger Mountains. Laying to rest many of their brother warriors, they return to the Third Directorate, battered, bruised, and weary of soul.But the world turns, and new challenges press...
  • The Avatar's Flight by Kristen Banet

    The Avatar's Flight by Kristen Banet

    10 ratings
    Mave Lorren has had many titles. Slave, gladiator, mercenary, warrior, rebel, enemy of the Empire, and her most treasured, Champion of King Alchan.Now she had one more.Avatar.A new title, new powers, and a terrible burden that only Mave can carry.She is the most powerful Andinna of all time. War, death, and darkness are her domain...
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    dragons  epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal
  • Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

    Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

    26 ratings
    Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince’s Council of 11...
  • The Price We Pay by Auryn Hadley

    The Price We Pay by Auryn Hadley

    14 ratings
    Everyone wants to give in to temptation, but no one wants to pay the price.I was a child when my father surrendered me to the Temple of All Gods. No one gave me a choice. No one even bothered to explain. I was simply tossed aside, unwanted.That was the day the God of Temptation claimed me as his.Now, I'm studying how to become the perfect priestess...
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    epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  adult
  • Sun Warrior by P.C. Cast

    Sun Warrior by P.C. Cast

    14 ratings
    The blockbuster bestselling series is back! #1 New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series, P.C. Cast, brings us Sun Warrior, an epic fantasy set in a world where humans, their animal allies, and the earth itself has been drastically changed...
  • How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 2 by A.J. Sherwood

    How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 2 by A.J. Sherwood

    14 ratings
    What’s Devan to do when badly injured? Call on Tan, of course.What’s Tan to do against the creature who dared touch his knight? Destroy it utterly.A Necromancer, eight skelebabies, a dark sorceress, and a horrified knight as backup are not as helpful as one would think...
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    epic  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  poc-mc  action-adventure  adult
  • Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale

    12 ratings
    Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara...
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    dragons  epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure
  • The Silent City by Ginn Hale

    The Silent City by Ginn Hale

    12 ratings
    When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world...
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    epic  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book
  • The Rise of the Dawnstar by Farah Oomerbhoy

    The Rise of the Dawnstar by Farah Oomerbhoy

    12 ratings
    Aurora Firedrake returns in the spellbinding sequel to The Last of the Firedrakes.The seven kingdoms of Avalonia are crumbling and evil is spreading across the land like a plague. Queen Morgana is close to finding a way to open The Book of Abraxas and it’s only a matter of time until she uses the power trapped inside its pages to enslave the entire world...
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    dragons  epic  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  book  demons
  • Wings of Fire by Jocelynn Drake

    Wings of Fire by Jocelynn Drake

    6 ratings
    Secrets can kill.The Goddess of Fire calls from the Isle of Stone, and Caelan must obey.But the new king must first unravel a lifetime of secrets if he wants to have any chance of saving Drayce’s life.Caelan and his companions battle dragon clans and cranky gods in their quest to protect their world from the Goddess of the Hunt...
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    dragons  epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure
  • The Obsidian Palace by Benjamin Medrano

    The Obsidian Palace by Benjamin Medrano

    7 ratings
    Ruethwyn’s body had been made whole and her magic restored in the Frostglades to the north, though in a way she’d never anticipated. Supported by her friends, at long last, she looks to the future and her ultimate goal, to rescue those who Resvarygrath had stolen from her...
  • The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

    The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

    17 ratings
    In 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...
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    epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa

    Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa

    18 ratings
    Master storyteller Julie Kagawa concludes the enthralling journey into the heart of the fantastical Empire of Iwagoto in the third book of the Shadow of the Fox trilogy. As darkness rises and chaos reigns, a fierce kitsune and her shadowy protector will face down the greatest evil of all. A captivating fantasy for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Sarah J. Maas and Marie Lu...
  • Sting & Song by Benjamin Medrano

    Sting & Song by Benjamin Medrano

    9 ratings
    What happens when the god of chaos wins a divine poker game? Bee-girls. The life of a giant bee is a simple one. The life of a giant bee when her queen turns the entire hive into human-like apis to fend off an attack? That’s a good deal more complicated. Getting down from a 50-foot giant rose without wings, while surviving the attacks of malevolent wasps is just a start...
  • Daughter of the Sun by Effie Calvin

    Daughter of the Sun by Effie Calvin

    10 ratings
    Orsina of Melidrie is a paladin of the Order of the Sun, sworn to drive out corruption and chaos wherever she finds it. She has been ordered to leave her home and travel around Vesolda in search of a great evil she is supposedly destined to destroy. But after two years of fighting monsters and demons and evil gods, she does not seem to be any closer to her goal—or ever returning home...
  • When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

    When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

    20 ratings
    The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover—a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty—and discover how truth can survive becoming history...
  • Magic of Lust by Auryn Hadley

    Magic of Lust by Auryn Hadley

    14 ratings
    The rules of magic are changing, and she's going to make sure they work for her. Mages are always men. Until her. They harvest the power of simple, primitive emotions. Until her. Jaeda is something new, and the best way to protect herself is to make sure the enemy doesn't have a clue. That's going to be difficult with an Adevian mage about to take her town. Shahwa has become her home...
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    gods  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  poc-mc  action-adventure  adult  book
  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

    The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

    16 ratings
    Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair...
  • Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

    19 ratings
    In this sequel to the novella “Penric’s Mission”, the injured Penric, a Temple sorcerer and learned divine, tries to guide the betrayed General Arisaydia and his widowed sister Nikys across the last hundred miles of hostile Cedonia to safety in the Duchy of Orbas...
  • Reyr the Gold by Melissa Mitchell

    Reyr the Gold by Melissa Mitchell

    6 ratings
    After fulfilling an Unbreakable Promise to Cyrus, Claire has finally accepted her new life in Dragonwall. She has a new Promise and purpose—one she created for herself. She must save Dragonwall, that much is certain. What isn’t so certain, is how she will achieve this end. Powerful magic courses through her veins, and she has no idea how to control it.Mastering magic isn’t Claire’s only challenge...
  • Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey

    Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey

    25 ratings
    Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel's Legacy series, delivers book two in her new lushly imagined trilogy featuring daughter of Alba, Moirin.Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile Ch'in fighter who holds the missing half of her diadh-anam, the divine soul-spark of her mother's people...
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    dragons  epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure
  • Dark Dragon's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    Dark Dragon's Mate by Anastasia Wilde

    10 ratings
    Trish Waverly of the Silverlake pack is hiding a dark secret. Her wolf has gone rogue, overcome with a murderous rage that blanks out Trish’s consciousness when she Changes. If anyone finds out, she'll be imprisoned by the Shifter Council—or even put down. Her only hope is the Darkwing Dragon—Emon, the exiled prince of a lost Draken clan...
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    dragons  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  high-fantasy
  • The White Song by Phil Tucker

    The White Song by Phil Tucker

    12 ratings
    The White Song is the final installment in a gripping new epic fantasy series.The hour of reckoning is at hand. The skies darken with the forces of the enemy while the hopes of the armies of the light dwindle to but a candle flame. Morals, compunctions, oaths - all must be set aside, every sacrifice made, every advantage and ally sought if there is to be any chance for survival...
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    dragons  epic  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  coming-of-age
  • Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir by Sam Farren

    Dragonoak: The Complete History of Kastelir by Sam Farren

    13 ratings
    After being exiled to the farmland around her village, Rowan Northwood takes the only chance at freedom she might ever get: she runs away with a passing Knight and doesn't look back. The woman cares nothing for Rowan's company, but nor does she seem perturbed by the powers that burn within her.Rowan soon learns that the scope of their journey is more than a desperate grasp at adventure...
  • As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool

    As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool

    14 ratings
    In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed There Will Come a Darkness, kingdoms have begun to fall to a doomsday cult, the magical Graced are being persecuted, and an ancient power threatens to break free. But with the world hurtling toward its prophesized end, Anton’s haunting vision reveals the dangerous beginnings of a plan to stop the Age of Darkness...
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    epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  poc-mc  action-adventure
  • Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman

    Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman

    28 ratings
    Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army...
  • Incendiary by Carole Cummings

    Incendiary by Carole Cummings

    6 ratings
    "Book 4 of Wolf's-own"Fen Jacin-rei finds himself again on the run after discovering the reality of what he is and why the gods won't let him go. His one source of support, Kamen Malick, is suddenly unavailable, and now hounded and chased by ghosts who want to drive him into insanity and keep him there, Fen will have to face life all alone.Or maybe not...
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    epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  poc-mc
  • Dark God by T.C. Southwell

    Dark God by T.C. Southwell

    6 ratings
    After breaking the Seventh Ward and unleashing the dark god Arkonen upon the Overworld, Bane, Demon Lord, is close to death. The Black Lord has betrayed him and left him to die from exhaustion and the ill effects of the dark power...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  adult  book  demons  fiction  high-fantasy
  • The Cat Returns to Adderly by Sam Burns

    The Cat Returns to Adderly by Sam Burns

    6 ratings
    Orphaned, Luke Miller is left alone and homeless with only his cat for company. But Wentworth is more than an average feline, and when Luke makes a set of leather boots to keep his paws safe, it might help them both find the path to where they belong. Previously published in Fables Retold under the same title...
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    lgbtq  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Kingdom of Cinders: A Retelling of Cinderella by Deborah Grace White

    Kingdom of Cinders: A Retelling of Cinderella by Deborah Grace White

    6 ratings
    When you’re hiding forbidden magic, a royal ball is the last place you want to beBorn into a kingdom where power is outlawed, Penny has little reason to love her magic. She barely remembers her mother, and even her father dies unaware of her abilities. Now, magic or not, Penny is powerless to escape the bitter tangle of competition her stepmother has created between her and her stepsisters...
  • By Blood and Magic by Jamie A. Waters

    By Blood and Magic by Jamie A. Waters

    6 ratings
    A priceless treasure is hidden within the ocean's depths... Sabine barely managed to escape from Akros with her life.But the ocean isn't safe for someone whose power stems from the forests.When their ship is attacked on the high seas and one of Sabine's companions is taken hostage, only an agreement forged by blood and magic may save her friend's life...
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    magic  paranormal  dragons  myths  gods  epic  fae  shapeshifters
  • The Avatar's Flames by Benjamin Medrano

    The Avatar's Flames by Benjamin Medrano

    7 ratings
    Ruethwyn’s life was promising. Talented in magic, the young elven woman didn’t fit in in her hometown, but was scheduled to attend the most renowned academy of magic in the kingdom, and was even building up the courage to confess her love in the hope that it might be returned. That all ended in a dragon’s fire...
  • Caprion's Wings by T.L. Shreffler

    Caprion's Wings by T.L. Shreffler

    10 ratings
    A novella of The Cat's Eye Chronicles.Release Date: February 28th, 2014By the age of nineteen, all Harpies know how to fly—except Caprion. He has yet pass the test of the Singing and gain his wings. His family has disowned him in shame and people are beginning to talk. Now an evil voice haunts his dreams, taunting him, drawing out his worst fears—that he will remain wingless forever...
  • Kingdom of Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Deborah Grace White

    Kingdom of Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Deborah Grace White

    10 ratings
    Peasant girls don’t mingle with dragons, princes, and beastly curses…or so Felicity thoughtAfter a lifetime with a grief-stricken father and a self-absorbed brother, Felicity isn’t daunted by sacrifice. But when protecting her father means falling afoul of the curse that has swallowed the Summer Castle, and Prince Justin along with it, her own safety is not all that’s at stake...
  • Child of the Flames by D.W. Hawkins

    Child of the Flames by D.W. Hawkins

    10 ratings
    The Red Swords came with the sunrise and took everything Shawna Llewan held dear. Her family massacred, her home destroyed, she escapes with nothing but her mother’s heirloom and the desire for vengeance. When she’s found by Dormael, a Warlock of the Conclave, she learns that her mother’s keepsake—the reason her family was killed—holds the power to unleash boundless destruction...
  • Death and Night by Roshani Chokshi

    Death and Night by Roshani Chokshi

    12 ratings
    An exclusive Star-Touched novella over 100 pages long! Before The Star-Touched Queen there was only Death and Night.He was Lord of Death, cursed never to love. She was Night incarnate, destined to stay alone. After a chance meeting, they wonder if, perhaps, they could be meant for more...
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    epic  magic  myths  paranormal  poc-mc  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Frostbound Throne: Song of Winter by May Sage

    Frostbound Throne: Song of Winter by May Sage

    12 ratings
    They’ve escaped the destruction of the Court of Night, only to find greater perils awaiting them.  A demon has long watched in the shadows, biding his time. Now he’s ready to strike, and the likelihood that Devi and Vale can stop him is close to nil.  There is only one hope… Court of Sin isn’t suitable for sensitive readers...
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    dragons  epic  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc
  • Dragonsbane by Shae Ford

    Dragonsbane by Shae Ford

    12 ratings
    With the thrones of the Sovereign Five broken, the Kingdom sits on the brink of ruin. A new threat rises from the north — an alliance between two rulers. While the Earl and the Countess plot for the throne, King Crevan slips deeper into madness. All of their fates are intertwined … and may yet be tied to a boy from the mountains...
  • Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner

    Redeeming the Lost by Elizabeth Kerner

    14 ratings
    The prophecies are coming true and the ancient race of the Kantri-or true dragons-have come back to the world of Men. It was through the actions of Young Lanen Kaelar that the Kantri were reminded of the larger world. It was bravery (and a mad belief in the old tales) that caused the young woman to start a perilous journey to find the great dragons of legend...
  • Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

    Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald

    14 ratings
    To hell with love, this goddess has other plans...Thousands of years ago, the gods told a lie: how Persephone was a pawn in the politics of other gods. How Hades kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. How her mother, Demeter, was so distraught she caused the Earth to start dying.The real story is much more interesting.Persephone wasn't taken to hell: she jumped...
  • Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark

    Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark

    15 ratings
    He’s supposed to kill Prince Julien. Not fall for him.Whisper doesn’t remember his real name. All he knows is the elite assassin guild that raised him—and controls him with the threat of blood magic. Plagued by nightmares, he doesn’t get to refuse assignments, even when his new job doesn’t make sense:Infiltrate Prince Julien’s court, protect him until the signal arrives, then kill him...
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    animals  dragons  epic  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  action-adventure
  • A Painted Goddess by Victor Gischler

    A Painted Goddess by Victor Gischler

    16 ratings
    When the gods go to war, who will stand against their divine fury? In the thrilling conclusion to the A Fire Beneath the Skin trilogy, the enchanted kingdom of Helva faces a nightmarish future of endless bloodshed, and Rina Veraiin—a young warrior-duchess armed with mysterious, magical tattoos—must use her fantastic powers to save her home from eternal war...
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    epic  gods  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book
  • Brighid's Quest by P.C. Cast

    Brighid's Quest by P.C. Cast

    18 ratings
    In this follow-up to Elphame's Choice, Brighid flees her centaur clan's rigid traditions and prejudice to find peace and acceptance among the humans of Clan MacCallan. When her family summons her home, Brighid must make a fateful decision...
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    epic  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  book  demons
  • Starless by Jacqueline Carey

    Starless by Jacqueline Carey

    19 ratings
    Jacqueline Carey is back with an amazing adventure not seen since her New York Times bestselling Kushiel’s Legacy series. Lush and sensual, Starless introduces us to an epic world where exiled gods live among us, and a hero whose journey will resonate long after the last page is turned...
  • Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto

    Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto

    20 ratings
    I had a sister, once… In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders—legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire—until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart. I promised her the throne would not come between us. Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of becoming a Phoenix Rider from the stories of old...
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    animals  dragons  epic  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  poc-mc
  • The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

    The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

    27 ratings
    In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a homeless man who glows like a living sun to her strange sight. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering godlings, leaving their desecrated bodies all over the city...
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    afrofuturism  epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  poc-mc
  • Koan by Carole Cummings

    Koan by Carole Cummings

    6 ratings
    Still recovering from the events in Ada, Fen and Malick have apparently gotten all the reprieve they're going to get on their voyage to Tambalon. Shortly after stepping ashore, old ghosts resurface and new dangers arise. Dealing with past lives and legendary beings is somehow just as critical as tracking down the vicious creatures that have been abducting and murdering citizens of Tambalon...
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    epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  poc-mc
  • Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson

    Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson

    6 ratings
    Reawakening: Book Two Overthrowing the Shadow that ruled Tiallat was only the first step. For rebel leader Iskandir, rebuilding his shattered country is an even greater challenge. A poor harvest, religious conflict, and years of tyrannical governance combine with the challenge of getting the soldiers of the Shadow’s army home and rehousing the exiled who are flooding back into free Tiallat...
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    dragons  epic  gods  lgbtq  magic  mlm  paranormal  adult
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