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  • Lost Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Lost Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    14 ratings
    After tightening the Bonds with his friends, Sean worked toward new things and trying to fix past mistakes. He and his growing family had just moved into a new home and hired on new staff for day-to-day matters. All he wanted to do was craft and love his wives, and it seemed like the peaceful life he hoped for might be within his reach.Denmur and Lord Sharpeyes would not let that happen...
  • Noble Solutions by Daniel Schinhofen

    Noble Solutions by Daniel Schinhofen

    14 ratings
    Sean had been through something close to hell— he’d taken out Klein Denmur and Knight Evan Sharpeyes, along with a few of Lord Truestrike’s servants, but Chastity and Lilly died on the fields outside the city. At the end of that battle, he claimed Helga Helsdottir, Soul Bonding her and renaming her Helga Oathsworn. With a Valkyrie by his side, Sean hoped never to lose another loved one to death...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Flame of War by Daniel Schinhofen

    Flame of War by Daniel Schinhofen

    14 ratings
    Forged Bonds was growing fast and becoming the talk of the city. Those opposed to Sean and his new association would be forced to act quickly, and so Sean was called to City Lord Sharpeyes’ party, where traps had been laid for him.After crushing the first obstacle, he was now set to fight a duel as Fredrick’s champion...
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    epic  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory  steamy  adult
  • Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    Forged Bonds by Daniel Schinhofen

    14 ratings
    Sean and his Bonded settled in Hearthglen to learn, train, and grow. Taking on an apprentice, setting up his shop, and Bonding both Chastity and Andrea to him, Sean felt like he would finally be able to learn about this world and try his hand at new things...
  • The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley

    The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley

    10 ratings
    To protect those who matter most, we will betray others in ways we never expected.This is supposed to be a good year. With a new set of instructors - and ones I know well - I'm sure it will be. For once, things are finally starting to go my way. My mentors are proud, my family is closer than ever before, and I am happy.Unfortunately, the gods are tired of waiting...
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    coming-of-age  epic  gods  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  polyamory
  • The Prayers We Pray by Auryn Hadley

    The Prayers We Pray by Auryn Hadley

    10 ratings
    Be careful what you pray for - because even gods can be tempted.The Temple of Temptation is broken. The system is failing the priests who serve faithfully, but Zeal isn't missing. He's simply powerless - or was.As more priests believe in our god, the balance of power has been shifting. Temptation is thriving. Miracles are happening. The High Priest is struggling...
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    coming-of-age  epic  gods  magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  polyamory
  • Paladin of the Shield by Marvin Knight, Marvin Whiteknight

    Paladin of the Shield by Marvin Knight, Marvin Whiteknight

    10 ratings
    Beneath the Sacred Seas, demons are stirring.An ancient evil rises. An army from the depths of hell comes with her.In the heavens above, a seraph with more ambition than the heavens can contain is coming to confront her.The Sacred Seas have become a playground for forces beyond their power to contend with. In the war between the Heavens and the Hells, only one man can stand for humanity...
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    magic  steamy  epic  myths  polyamory  paranormal  romance  harem
  • Blood by Katie May

    Blood by Katie May

    8 ratings
    One of my mates is dead. The rest of them have been taken hostage. And me? I’m just a crazy demon-goddess on a warpath. Zeus has gone too far this time. There are some things I can forgive, but this isn’t one of them. My only option is to recruit an army of monsters to destroy the god who’s supposed to rule over us all. In order to do that, I have to make two trips...
  • Extermination by E. William Brown

    Extermination by E. William Brown

    18 ratings
    Gaea's favored children have put her ancient plan to cleanse the Earth of humans into motion, and Kozalin stands high on their list of targets. Uncertain alliances, scheming gods and an implacable foe will push Daniel to his limits...
  • Aether's Apprentices by Daniel Schinhofen

    Aether's Apprentices by Daniel Schinhofen

    12 ratings
    Gregory was beyond happy when his second year in the Magi Academy began. Now married to both Yukiko and Jenn, Gregory had more love than he ever thought he’d find. It was also a time for friends. Daciana and Nessa, their novice friends, found another in Victoria, who also quickly became close with Gregory and his wives...
  • Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius

    Prayer of the Fallen by Cebelius

    8 ratings
    "We are all monsters here ..." Celestine is a land of beauty and horror where the heroic souls of men are tempted to fall from heights mere mortals were never meant to attain.Terrence Mack has managed to survive in this brutal world, gathering bonds of great power and ability, passing trials and tribulations that would crush lesser men...
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    gods  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory  steamy  adult  audiobook
  • Secret of the Dragon: a Dragon Riders of Elantia novel by Jessica Drake, Jasmine Walt

    Secret of the Dragon: a Dragon Riders of Elantia novel by Jessica Drake, Jasmine Walt

    8 ratings
    When Zara and Lessie finally escape the Hellmouth, the last thing they expect is to wake up in Muza's hidden lair. There, they stumble into an impossible secret that just might be the key to defeating their enemies, reclaiming their home, and freeing the dragons from the dragon-rider slavery bond once and for all. But the Dragon God, thwarted from regaining his true form, is out for revenge...
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    epic  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Herald of Shalia 5 by Tamryn Tamer

    Herald of Shalia 5 by Tamryn Tamer

    8 ratings
    Sebastian Frost frequently found himself marrying women he barely knew.His first wife demanded that he marry her as payment for saving his life, his second tricked him into marrying her, the third he married to secure an alliance, and his fourth was Lysandra. Lysandra was the only woman that Frost chose to marry and she was also the future mother of his child...
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    epic  gods  magic  paranormal  polyamory  steamy  adult  ancient-china
  • Heretic Spellblade 3 by K.D. Robertson

    Heretic Spellblade 3 by K.D. Robertson

    8 ratings
    The time for secrets is coming to an end. Nathan has changed history and stopped the end of the world, but the future is more uncertain than ever. He can't rely on his knowledge of the future anymore.Conquering the Federation has turned Nathan into a national hero, but also earned him countless enemies. The peace he has won looks short-lived...
  • Raging Rival Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

    Raging Rival Hearts by Olivia Wildenstein

    10 ratings
    Raging Rival Hearts is a spinoff told from Lily's point of view.Hunters are the enemy. That was what we faeries were always told.Breaking my engagement to the man I had loved my entire life was a dangerous move, one that got me expelled from the faerie isle. I’d known the risks, though...
  • Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander

    Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander

    12 ratings
    The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives……while the sunlit world withers.Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter...
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    gods  myths  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  drama  fiction
  • Warriors by C. Gockel

    Warriors by C. Gockel

    12 ratings
    ~ The Continuation of the USA Today Bestselling Series ~When science meets Chaos, what could go wrong?Bohdi Patel is keeping the revelation that he is Chaos incarnate a secret, and handling the revelation about as well as one would expect. He’s in a downward spiral: losing his lease, totaling his car, and trying to keep everyone he cares about at arm's length...
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    epic  gods  magic  myths  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  aliens
  • The Queen of Magic by Michelle Madow

    The Queen of Magic by Michelle Madow

    12 ratings
    Her soulmate spied on her people. Now she’s going to do the same to his.After Zane and Summer journeyed through the Immortal Mountains together, she finally recognized him as her soulmate and let him into her life. Then he told her he loved her and left her in the woods, shattering her heart.But the game isn’t over...
  • Kari by Elena Gray

    Kari by Elena Gray

    6 ratings
    Ice skates and multiple mates - What's a girl to do?When I told my friend, Willow, that I would housesit for her, I didn't realize it would involve a brooding god of the underworld, an 18th century Highlander and a swoon-worthy dragon shifter.I may be a demigod, but my powers are no match for a time traveling spell that throws me into the arms of a kilted scot...
  • Winter Goddess by Skye MacKinnon

    Winter Goddess by Skye MacKinnon

    6 ratings
    Just because Wyn has changed doesn't mean that the war is over. Not at all. Angus and the Morrigan are ready for battle, but so are Wyn and her allies. It's time to fight for the Winter Realm and the balance that keeps the magic alive. ***This is the fourth and final book in the Daughter of Winter series...
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    gods  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult
  • WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 7 by Brandon Varnell

    WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 7 by Brandon Varnell

    6 ratings
    THE HEAT IS ON.Eryk has won the Spiritualist Grand Tournament, helped Kari and Fay avoid marrying Grant Leucht, and destroyed the cage preventing Kari from journeying outside of Neveria. But his task isn’t over yet. Now he must convince Fay Valstine to join him, Kari, and Lin in a polygamous relationship...
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    magic  steamy  epic  myths  paranormal  polyamory  europe  scandinavia
  • Scent of a Wolf by Alex Lidell

    Scent of a Wolf by Alex Lidell

    10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Lera isn’t a hero. The world doesn’t know that. Lera needs to keep her head down—not an easy feat when a giant gray wolf with a fondness for her dorm room starts roaming the Academy...
  • A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark

    A Crown This Cold and Heavy by Stacia Stark

    10 ratings
    The unimaginable has happened,And none of our lives will ever be the same.Surrounded by enemies, I've never been further from my crown...Or closer to death.Amidst a betrayal we couldn't have anticipated, I'll do whatever it takes to find my way back to Lorian – before his fury lays waste to this continent...
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    magic  paranormal  steamy  gods  myths  europe  scandinavia  romance
  • The Queen's Line by Kathryn Moon

    The Queen's Line by Kathryn Moon

    13 ratings
    The Kingdom of Kimmery is broken…Bryony, Princess of Kimmery, has a secret. She lacks the Hunger, the magical and passionate craving that is responsible for Kimmery's prosperity. Without that power, she will lose the crown and the chance to rule the kingdom she sincerely loves.The Queen's Line must select Chosen to satiate their Hunger with and Bryony's Choosing ceremony has arrived...
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    magic  mlm  myths  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult
  • Fostering Faust by Randi Darren

    Fostering Faust by Randi Darren

    14 ratings
    ((Minor Spoiler and Warning at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.)) Alex is dead. Dead, and apparently with a one way ticket to a place that only the worst of the worst go. All for a simple choice he made about a product his company owned. Damned for all time. Luckily for him, he’s about to be given a chance. Another choice to make...
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    epic  gods  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult
  • Time Anomaly by Lindsey Sparks

    Time Anomaly by Lindsey Sparks

    14 ratings
    The sequel to ECHO IN TIME, previously published as ECHO QUEEN. For most people, time is a river, flowing in only one direction...but Alexandra Larson isn’t most people. PRESENT DAY...When Lex notices an inky presence darkening Marcus’s eyes, she discovers he’s no longer what he seemed...
  • 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...
  • Burn the Stars by Elisha Kemp

    Burn the Stars by Elisha Kemp

    5 ratings
    Time-travelling to the Bronze Age Mediterranean was never part of Adrienne’s plans.Adrienne has been doing her best to adapt to life among the Minoans. But the language barrier is nothing compared to the cultural divide – and the ensuing misunderstanding that results in Adrienne falling for a man already promised to another...
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    reverse-harem  myths  mlm  gods  steamy  polyamory  paranormal  romance
  • Empire Builder by Dante King

    Empire Builder by Dante King

    6 ratings
    Breed, Populate, ConquerWhen Benjamin's latest conquest revealed herself to be from another world, he couldn't believe it. But her crazy revelations didn't stop there. She said that Benjamin was the reincarnation of the Forgotten Ruler, a supreme being with an empire that once spanned an entire continent...
  • The Assassin's Promise by Merri Bright

    The Assassin's Promise by Merri Bright

    6 ratings
    She was bred to be lovely. She turned out lethal.After escaping an evil king bent on reviving an extinct, magical line, Roya promised to dedicate her life to ridding the world of abusive tyrants. But when her mentor, Thorn, flunks her out of the Assassins Guild, she flees her humiliation and runs straight into danger...
  • Rogue Elves of Ardani by Nina K. Westra

    Rogue Elves of Ardani by Nina K. Westra

    6 ratings
    She’s an enslaved telepath who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. He’s a scarred elven prisoner with a deep hatred of humans. She needs him if she wants her freedom… but he just wants her dead.Crow expects her task to be simple. Breaking a man out of prison isn’t difficult for someone with the power to read and control minds. It’s just another job forced upon her by her cruel master...
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    paranormal  magic  steamy  gods  myths  epic  fantasy  fae
  • Centaur Redemption by Nancy Straight

    Centaur Redemption by Nancy Straight

    8 ratings
    Cami and Drake’s honeymoon is cut short as they escape attacks by the Council Enforcers and head to South Africa for the meeting of the Centaur Council, which has ordered a death sentence on Cami and all members of the Lost Herd. The Council Chairman is her grandmother, her most dangerous foe...
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    gods  magic  myths  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • Her Shadowed Wolves by Helen Scott

    Her Shadowed Wolves by Helen Scott

    8 ratings
    I was a lone wolf, now I have three mates. Somehow I know fate isn’t done with me yet...My life is a shadow of what it once was. I barely even have a toothbrush to call my own, and yet I wouldn’t change anything. The bonds with my mates are growing stronger every day...and so am I.Now we’re on a mission to hunt down the oracle and finally get some answers...
  • Into the Seas Embrace by Avery Thorn

    Into the Seas Embrace by Avery Thorn

    8 ratings
    Dear Reader, I hope you find this note before it gets lost in the waves. Before I get to send another letter and tell you about what happened to me.It all started when my family and I came to the quiet town of Argos, Washington to start a new life. Again. However, the more I learned about this run-down seaside town, the more mysterious it became...
  • A Court of Earth and Aether by Meg Xuemei X

    A Court of Earth and Aether by Meg Xuemei X

    10 ratings
    Cass Saélihn is the weapon, the hybrid born to kill the Olympian gods...Only the price is her own life!One dies so millions can live!So her mates will live!But Cass can't just abandon them, can she? She's just found them - a home she'd never imagined she could have. So when Death offers her a way out if she plays one of his sick games, she can't refuse...
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    gods  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult
  • Waking the Gods by Eva Chase

    Waking the Gods by Eva Chase

    10 ratings
    There's no peace for this recently resurrected valkyrie. Asgard's greatest enemy intends to claim both the realm of the gods and the realm of humans for himself, and with the army he's amassed, the odds aren't on our side. Even worse? It turns out the gods aren't so immortal after all...
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    gods  magic  myths  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult
  • Witch Fall by Amber Argyle

    Witch Fall by Amber Argyle

    10 ratings
    An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Supreme in their dominion over seasons, storms, and sea, the witches have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind. And among the weapons men seek are the magical songs of the witches. Born of witches but raised among their enemies, Lilette searches for a way to heal the rift between mankind and the witches...
  • Sol & Lune: Book Two by Kathryn Moon

    Sol & Lune: Book Two by Kathryn Moon

    10 ratings
    A woman in the shadow of the new moon…Lumen Fenn was torn down by the men who took possession of her home and has sequestered herself in the Lunar Convent, searching for peace. But being left an empty vessel of a woman makes room to be filled by new forces. Called on by her Goddess, Lumen must return to the land and the men she fled...
  • Fires of Treason by Erin O'Kane

    Fires of Treason by Erin O'Kane

    10 ratings
    I have been given many names.I’ve gone from a slave with only a number to identify me, to a Lady, a friend, and most recently… a saviour.They think I am soft, not a threat.However, they’ve awoken a part of me I didn’t know existed, and I’m keen to repay them for the years of cruelty they gave me.Soon, they will call me by a different name...
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    epic  gods  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  adult  book
  • Thanatos by Alessa Thorn

    Thanatos by Alessa Thorn

    11 ratings
    The titan of Death, a goddess of the magic and mystery...an impossible crush that might finally have a chance.THANATOS is the fifth book in a new paranormal romance series, based in a dark, sexy city ruled by Hades and his court of gods and monsters...
  • Mage Strike by R.K. Thorne

    Mage Strike by R.K. Thorne

    12 ratings
    The fight for freedom begins.The hard part should have been over. Former slave Miara and Crown Prince Aven have escaped with their freedom and their lives. From kidnapper and captive, they’ve grown into a powerful partnership. And they’ve returned to the mountain fortress of Estun, triumphant, to warn his people of the rising menace just across their border.But escape was only the first step...
  • Witch Born by Amber Argyle

    Witch Born by Amber Argyle

    12 ratings
    A witch. Her guardian. Centuries of secrets . . . Brusenna defeated the dark witch, saving her fellow witches from imprisonment and death. She found love and a place to belong. But the longer she stays with the witches, the more disturbing secrets she dredges up from their sordid past.Secrets that threaten to destroy them all...
  • Catch Me by Reese Rivers

    Catch Me by Reese Rivers

    12 ratings
    How do you survive time travel to 17th century France…while wearing a bathrobe…with nothing to help you but an iPhone? How do you avoid being burnt at the stake as a witch for possessing that ‘magical’ evil iPhone?Start by being rescued by 4 hot AF men. Accept that vampires and wolf shifters are real and then make peace with the fact that you can have them all.Eden Kelly’s life is in ruins...
  • Court of Winter by Krista Street

    Court of Winter by Krista Street

    12 ratings
    Being a defective marks me in the eyes of the Solis Fae. Wingless. Magicless. Weak. To my kind, I’m nothing—not when strength is needed to survive the perpetual snow and ice that shrouds our northern continent in endless winter.But I’ve persevered, living a meaningful yet simple life with my sister . . . until the hated Crown Prince of the Winter Court thunders into our village...
  • In The Darkest Midnight by Grace Draven

    In The Darkest Midnight by Grace Draven

    13 ratings
    The mark Jahna Uhlfrida was born with has made her a target of the cruel and idle all her life. During the long, crowded festivities of the winter holiday known as Delyalda, there's nowhere to escape and no one to save her from the taunts and mockery.Until a handsome swordmaster promises to teach her how to save herself...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  bullying  female-mc
  • The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    The Warrior God by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson

    14 ratings
    Anger management isn’t so bad when your shrink is gorgeous. It’s less great when you turn up to find him dead on the floor, and an armored giant dressed like a freaking ancient warrior standing over his body though. Ares, the God of War, has lost his power and the only way for him to get it back? Me. Apparently, I’m a goddess. One with the power of war. I mean, it does explain a lot...
  • The Princess Pact: A Twist on Rumpelstiltskin by Melanie Cellier

    The Princess Pact: A Twist on Rumpelstiltskin by Melanie Cellier

    14 ratings
    Spinning straw into gold was only the beginning of the story...Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the centre of her whole life - a single pact that changes everything...
  • 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...
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