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Wicked Prince Charmings by Blue Saffire, Tiya Rayne
8 ratingsAward-winning, Bestselling, Author Blue Saffire presents Wicked Prince Charming Six fairy tales reimagined by four talented authors. Enjoy Blue Saffire and the rest of the Perceptive Illusions Publishing, Inc. authors as they breathe new life into some old favorites. Four perceptions and six illusions of stories that will tug the heart... -
It’s a Wonderful Night by Jaimie Admans
8 ratingsGeorgia Bailey is closing up her little charity shop in Oakbarrow when she gets a mysterious late night call from a stranger, threatening to jump off the town’s bridge. Something about the man’s voice is faintly familiar but all she can do is stay on the line and after talking for hours, losing sense of time passing, coax him back from the edge... -
Brine and Bone by Kate Stradling
10 ratingsTWO WORLDS COLLIDE Magdalena of Ondile adores the crown prince of Corenden, but she'd sooner die than admit it. Ejected from the royal court, she spends her days at a sage's seminary, where her sparkling memories and destructive empathy magic prey upon her. Until the ocean rips her charming prince into its depths... -
The Lady and the Wish by J.M. Stengl
6 ratingsGillian set her heart on marrying a prince. Lady Gillian Montmorency is determined to win Prince Fidelio’s heart, but her plans are crashing around her ears. First, Fidelio’s older cousin with a beard like a bird’s nest proposes to her. Next, intimidating Prince Max insists she will be his next trophy.Worst of all, her parents reveal a financial scandal... -
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Rapunzel and the Griffin Prince: An Adult Fairytale Romance by Vivienne Savage
6 ratingsUndertake a magical journey in Vivienne Savage's new romantic fantasy series loosely based on the lore of multiple fairy tales. Meet strong heroines supported by a cast of sexy heroes, intriguing friends, and devious villains. As always, the story is predominant with an intimate scene or two -- or even an innocence-claiming reformed manwhore... -
Finding You by Jack Whitney
6 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to the Valentine's novella, Sweet Girl, is finally here!ChloeMy life was perfectly fine.I had my own business, friends, and even a fiancé. Everything was going just fine.Until he showed up again—Gavin, also known as the god of lust, Eros.He was thrown back into my life when his company, Cupid’s Arrow, hired mine for their tenth anniversary marketing plan...Categorized as:
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Queen of Ice and Snow by Bekah Harris
8 ratingsThe Ivy Hawthorne of the human realm is dead. Her innocence was buried with Prince Ardan, who sacrificed his own life for hers. Now standing in her place is Ivy, Queen of the Winter Court--whose sole desire is to protect her Fae and avenge the death of her beloved prince... -
Bearly a Memory by Moxie North
10 ratingsLabels on everything ... deeply satisfying. Clothing organized by color ... wonderfully soothing. Witnessing a mob hit at work ... utterly terrifying. Brooklyn Nishi likes order, and stability, and following the rules. Then she has to run for her life -- and everything familiar vanishes in an instant... -
Eros by Carly Spade
6 ratingsElani 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... -
Rise and Shine by Sandra D. Bricker
6 ratingsShannon Malone thought she’d found her happy ending when she married Edmund Ridgeway, but a diving accident on their honeymoon left her in a coma. Waking up to the news that she’s thirty years old would have been daunting enough . . . but she also learns that Edmund has lost his interim battle with cancer and the world has marched on without her... -
Sunburn by Rosanna Leo
6 ratingsPatience O’Conner is a travel blogger who lives for her work. Her dedication to her readers brings her to the famed Helios Resort in Mexico, a locale that stuns her with its beauty but at which she suffers from some very strange accidents.Luckily, hunky resort bartender Apollo Delos is always there in the nick of time, a malcontent guardian angel... -
A Hush of Greek by Tina Folsom
6 ratingsThe love god Eros has lost his belief in love and refuses to shoot his arrows. Zeus is furious and orders Triton, Dionysius, and Hermes to do something about it. Now the trio has their hands full with their disillusioned friend... -
Once Upon a Fairy Tale Night: A Collection of Retellings by Margo Bond Collins, Eli Constant
6 ratingsWhen it comes to romance, everyone could use a fairy godmother once in a while. Or at least a magic wand. This hot new collection of fairy tale retellings has it all—enchanting Regency ballrooms, demon-infested forests, billionaire-controlled boardrooms, and dark alien planets. And all our fairy tales come with a twist... -
The Beast of Talesend by Kyle Robert Shultz
7 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition of ASINB01NBVJF02. Fairy tales aren’t real. Private detective Nick Beasley knows that. This is 1922 E.A. (Ever After), an age of big cities, automobiles, and airships. Nobody in the Afterlands believes in magic and monsters anymore. Especially not Nick, who’s made a name for himself in the city of Talesend by debunking fraudulent “magical” phenomena... -
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Shadow by Kara Swanson
8 ratingsPeter Pan has crash-landed back on Neverland. But this is not the island he remembers.Desperate to rescue Claire and the fractured Lost Boys, Peter must unravel what truly tore his dreamland apart. But with each step, he is haunted by more of his own broken memories. Not even Pan himself is what he seems... -
The Rose Gate: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Hanna Sandvig
8 ratingsOnce upon a time, a girl from our world found a gate to the Faerie realm... All Isobel wants is a quiet place to read, but apparently that's too much to ask. She only needs to make it through one last summer with her broken family before she can leave for university and get on with her life. At least she has her books and the solitude of the woods. But there are wolves in these woods... -
Scarlet Disaster by Colette Rhodes
8 ratingsMy name is Lou, but I’ve been known by many names over the years. The junkie’s daughter. The teen bride. The Internet knows me as Scarlet, but in real life, I’m just Lou.Scarlet is desired. She knows how to flirt, how to seduce, how to win. But Lou… well, I guess I’m still trying to figure that out... -
Dreams of Ivory by Carrie Ann Ryan
8 ratingsJackson Cooper hates magic. Even though his brothers are falling prey to the seductive draw of the paranormal world, Jackson wants nothing to do with it. He also wants nothing to do with marriage, babies, and all that comes with it. He's content with being the stoic, but quiet Uncle Jacks... -
Belle: An Amish Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Sarah Price
10 ratingsIn author Sarah Price's fresh and inspirational retelling of a beloved classic, a dutiful young Amish woman agrees to marry a notorious recluse for her family's sake--but the consequences are more than either bargained for . . . To most townsfolk, he's known simply as The Beast... -
Welcome to Summerland by Kathryn Moon
10 ratingsLucy Carson isn't really looking forward to her honeymoon in Summerland. Can she still call it a honeymoon if her fiance, Greg, left her at the altar? Probably not. The situation doesn't get better when she discovers that the bed and breakfast won't let her keep her reservation now that she's single... -
Black as Night: A Fairy Tale Retold (The Fairy Tale Novels) by Regina Doman
12 ratingsOver the summer in New York City, seven friars who work with the homeless find a runaway girl named Nora, while Bear Denniston searches for his missing girlfriend, Blanche, in a suspenseful retelling of the Snow White story...Categorized as:
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The Beastly Princess: contemporary fairy tale romance by Lacy Williams
6 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling author comes Book 4 in the Cowboy Fairytales seriesHer scars frighten everyone away…Crown Princess Eloise is used to tabloid headlines calling her a monster and touting her fiery temper. The headlines are true, after all. Although an automobile accident years ago scarred her and stole her dreams, she still has a responsibility to her people... -
Atone by Jessica Grey
6 ratingsBecca Ward knows that magic is real...Two years ago not only had she and her best friend Alex found a real-life Sleeping Beauty in the middle of Los Angeles, they also discovered that they were powerful in their own right. They’ve managed to keep both their fae powers and their friend Lilia’s identity as a medieval princess a secret and live a normal life... -
Finding Beauty in the Beast by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee
6 ratingsPrincess Rose's fiery temper has kept every potential suitor away...until now. After being spurned and humiliated for the last time, the princes forces every eligible man to present a gift to her under pain of death. The man who brings her the best gift will be chosen as her husband. When Corbin presents his gift, he hopes that his simple offering will keep him safely overlooked... -
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The Siren and the Scholar by J.M. Stengl
6 ratingsCan true love survive when memories are stolen away? When Kamoana the siren is transformed into human shape, she knows that her mother, the powerful sahira Queen Pukai, laid the spell on her, but she can't remember why... -
The Devil in Apartment 13 by Tiana Laveen
6 ratingsShahzad Haidar has been called many things... evil, horrid, ghastly, incredible, alarming. The latest label was the usage of the word, ‘Devil.’ However, Shahzad is none of those things – he is a Jinn. But not just any Jinn...Shahzad is a slick urban genie who runs an empire. His company creates magic and grants wishes under the illusion of being merely for entertainment... -
Cinder Ellie by J.M. Stengl
6 ratingsBestselling romance novelist J.M. Stengl steps into the realm of fairy tales with this sparkling new series of love, laughter, light, and—of course—magic. Trained by an enchantress but obliged to work summers for her living, fifteen-year-old Ellie Calmer serves as a maid at a world-famous mountain resort... -
Myths for Half-Wits by Lacey Carter Andersen, May Dawson
6 ratingsEveryone here wants us dead... and I don't blame them.The gods inside of us are dangerous. They seek power above all else. As we learn to use our supernatural abilities, we also have to learn how to control them.Because the stronger we grow, the stronger the gods grow. And that's terrifying.The four boys, who I loved in childhood, have become gods alongside me... -
Making Waves by Michelle M. Pillow
6 ratingsNY Times and USA TODAY Bestselling AuthorWhen Demon, a merman tasked with patrolling the ocean for humans in distress, comes across a woman anchored to the bottom of the sea, he's sure his dreams have come true. After all, she's stunning, single, and makes his body burn with need. She's also impetuous, being hunted by his enemies, and seriously conflicted on whether or not he's a good guy... -
Torn by Brooklyn Knight
6 ratingsI did not tell her the truth about what I really am… The circumstances surrounding our introduction are unimportant. The only thing that matters is that Sasha Wilcox is my mate and she belongs to me. A night of unbridled passion sealed the deal, but before I could tell her the truth, she was gone. Days have turned into weeks and there is no way I can be without her... -
Growl's Queen by V. Vee
6 ratingsKnown as the “Growling Wolf CEO”, Angelo Marconi is Alpha of the Woodland Pack, and the epitome of that title. But when this Alpha meets his mate and danger surrounds her, he will learn what happens when an alpha truly meets his match... -
Ashes by M.K. Harkins
6 ratingsIf the dead could talk, they might warn her to never fall in love.Known as the girl whose wretched stepmother owned the local mortuary, Ashley Adams had no shortage of strange things in her life, and it wasn't the dead that surrounded her... -
Cursed: Gowns & Crowns, Book 5 by Jennifer Chance
6 ratingsWhen the prince she was supposed to marry falls for someone else, Edeena Saleri is done with Garronia's courts, crowns, and family curses. She grabs her sisters and escapes to the nobility-free coast of South Carolina, USA. Refuge isn't anything like it's supposed to be, however. The family's island vacation home now borders a singles' retreat, which Edeena's sisters embrace all too eagerly... -
The Prince & the Apocalypse by Kara McDowell
6 ratingsAn American teen stranded in London is forced to team up with the British crown prince if she wants to make it back home before the end of the world in this delightfully rompy high-stakes rom-com.Wren Wheeler has flown five thousand miles across the ocean to discover she’s the worst kind of traveler: the kind who just wants to go home... -
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Stalking Cinderella by Leann Belle
6 ratingsI can feel his eyes on me.No one is coming to protect me. My step brother lives for my torment, and I'm the only one who won't be able to go to the masquerade. I just want someone, anyone to help.Then he appeared. He talks like the devil, but if the man in the mask will grant me my wish, I'll give him anything he asks. All I want is one night... -
Trapunzel by Tanzania Glover
6 ratings“A reluctant princess who’d rather break balls than attend them.” Never seen with a hair out of place, Nicole Jones has a great life by anybody’s standards. She was adopted at birth and welcomed into the loving Jones Tailoring family of Atlanta and she’s now co-owner of a burgeoning fashion boutique with her best friend Tillar... -
Hades and Hades by Katee Robert
8 ratingsA short story about Hades and Persephone from Neon Gods, and how their story ties with the Wicked Villains series... -
Real by Amy Bellows
8 ratingsBuddy is nothing but a forgotten plastic love doll. Long ago, an alpha paid a warlock to bring him to life with magic, but that man hasn’t wanted Buddy in years. Every night Buddy goes into heat all alone.Until Buddy meets an alpha named H. H is the kindest man Buddy’s ever known, and he gives hugs that make Buddy feel happy and safe.If only Buddy could be a real omega made of flesh and blood... -
Descending Into Madness by Stacey Marie Brown
10 ratingsYour holiday season is about to get deliciously naughty...What if Alice Liddell’s story didn’t happen the way you think? What if it wasn’t Wonderland she fell into, but Winterland. This mad tale is dark, twisted, sexy, and nothing like the legend you know... -
Rytuał by Iwona Czapla
10 ratingsDuet Diaczenków to Coelho wschodu, a "Rytuał" to "Alchemik". Tytułowy "Rytuał" to przepiękna przypowieść o miłości, która potrafi się narodzić tam, gdzie nikt by się tego nie spodziewał, która potrafi przełamywać bariery zdawałoby się nie do pokonania... -
Pan's Revenge by Anna Katmore
14 ratingsThere is an alternate cover edition for this ASIN here.It’s been weeks since Angelina has left Neverland. James Hook is desperate to follow her off the island and find her in this notorious town called London, when he makes a grave mistake. The consequences alter the life of his once-arch-enemy, Peter Pan, in a way no one could have foreseen... -
Lost Girl by Chanda Hahn
14 ratingsWendy doesn't remember anything about Neverland—or the experiments done on her there as a child. Seven years later, all she wants is a normal life, but shape-shifting shadows plague her dreams and turn her life into a waking nightmare. When the shadows attack at a football game and a boy disappears right in front of her, she realizes these wraith-like shadows are real...Categorized as:
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Jared's Quest by Chanda Hahn
16 ratings*** This short story is part of the "Once in a Lifetime Fractured Fairy Tale Set" ***EVER WONDER WHAT JARED DOES WHEN HE’S NOT SAVING MINA GRIME’S SKIN FROM FAIRY TALE BADDIES?Mina Grime is a Grimm, bent on sending Jared, and his Fae kind back to their own world to end the curse on her family. Jared is her Fae protector, and an all around pain in the neck... -
So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim
18 ratingsUnable to prove that she's the missing princess, and unable to bear life under Lady Tremaine any longer, Cinderella starts work at the palace as a seamstress. However, when Cinderella finds herself witness to a grand conspiracy to take the king - and the prince - out of power, she is faced with questions of love and loyalty to the kingdom... -
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My Life From Hell by Tellulah Darling
10 ratingsSave herself.Save the world. Humanity may be screwed.To say that Sophie Bloom is at the top of her game with one only week until Spring Equinox and the final showdown with Zeus and Hades would be, well, lying. The Goddess of Spring feels more like the Goddess of Bzzz, Thanks For Playing than the savior of humanity. And could her relationships be any more messed up?Good times... -
Queen of Madness: Wicked Wonderland Duet by Lee Jacquot
10 ratingsThe greatest weakness any man can ever have is a woman. The inherent need to protect them can become overwhelming and all consuming. It makes us think irrationally and do stupid things. In my case, falling down a rabbit hole.My sister made a mistake. One that put us in debt with the Italian mob who owns half the state, and as payment they’ve enlisted me to work for them... -
The Fairy-Tale Matchmaker by E.D. Baker
10 ratingsCory is a young tooth fairy in training who wants to be anything but that, except there's no way the Tooth Fairy Guild or her mother will let that happen. After yet another bad night on the job, Cory quits to explore other things—like babysitting an adventurous Humpty Dumpty, helping Suzy organize seashells by the seashore, and attempting to finally rid the spiders that plague Marjorie Muffet... -
Commanding the Tides by Michelle M. Pillow
10 ratingsTerminally ill, Cassandra Nevin has come to the ocean to live out her days on a boat with a bunch of scientists who don't even know she's sick--or that she's not even a scientist. When something from the depths of the abyss attacks their boat, leaving her to drown, she knows it's her time. But then the unimaginable happens--she lives... -
Interim Goddess of Love by Mina V. Esguerra
10 ratingsCollege sophomore Hannah Maquiling doesn't know why everyone tells her their love problems. She's never even had a boyfriend, but that doesn't stop people from spilling their guts to her, and asking for advice. So maybe it shouldn't be a surprise when the cutest guy in school tells her that she's going to have to take on this responsibility -- but for all humanity... -
The Midnight Dancers (A Fairy Tale Retold #4) by Regina Doman
10 ratingsWhy live in the light, when the night seems so irresistible?Rachel Durham, 18, is tired of her father and stepmother’s staid morality and pristine prosperity. The summer of her senior year, she’s more than ready for a walk on the wild side, and the door opens - literally - when she and her eleven sisters and stepsisters discover a secret passageway out of their historic home on the Chesapeake Bay...Categorized as:
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