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4M ago
Title: Codename Charming [Palace Insiders 2]
Author: Lucy Parker
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
Petunia De Vere enjoys being the personal assistant to lovable, bumbling Johnny Marchmont. But the job has its share of challenges, including the royal’s giant, intimidating bodyguard, Matthias. Pet and Matthias are polar opposites–she’s spontaneous and enthusiastic, he’s rigid and stoic–but she can sense there’s something softer underneath that tough exterior…
For Matthias Vaughn, protecting others is the name of the game. But keeping his royal charge out of tro ..read more
Author Unpublished
4M ago
Title: Dawnbreaker [Salvation Cycle 2]
Author: Jodi Meadows
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Rating: 4 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
The thin membrane of magic separating the human and demonic planes has been destroyed. Nightrender, the immortal warrior of the gods, must find a way to rebuild it, but Hanne—the serpent girl, always too cunning to be trusted, too hungry for power—has become High Queen, and is too consumed with ambition to cooperate. Meanwhile, Rune—married to Hanne, but in love with Nightrender—is lost in the realm of demons after a disastrous battle, wandering alone in a twisted lands ..read more
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5M ago
Title: Outcasts [Ferryman 3]
Author: Claire McFall
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 3 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
Tristan and Dylan have escaped death and conquered destiny. Nothing is stopping them from being together.
But every action has a consequence, and their exile to the real world has caused an imbalance in the afterlife. It’s owed two souls – and it wants them back.
When the world of the dead claims Dylan’s parents to restore the balance, Dylan and Tristan are offered a terrible bargain: stay together and condemn innocent souls to death, or return to the waste ..read more
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5M ago
Title: Here Lies Olive
Author: Kate Anderson
Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Horror, Paranormal, Fantasy
Rating: 3 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
Growing up in the dark tourism capital of the United States, sixteen-year-old Olive should be comfortable with death. But ever since an allergic reaction almost sent her to the wrong side of the grass, she’s been terrified that there is no afterlife. And after the death of her surrogate grandmother, Olive has kept everyone at arm’s length because if there’s Nothing after we die, relationships and love can only end in sorrow.
When she summons a spirit to an ..read more
Author Unpublished
5M ago
Title: Wolf Gone Wild [Stay A Spell 1]
Author: Juliette Cross
Genre: Contemporary, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
What’s the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift for three months, Mateo Cruz knows all too well. His wolf has taken up residence in his head, taunting him night and day with vividly violent and carnal thoughts.
Convinced he’s cursed, he needs the help of a powerful witch before he literally goes insane.
Evie Savoie has always obeyed the house rules of her coven — no werewolves. They’re known for being moody and volat ..read more
Author Unpublished
6M ago
Title: All That Consumes Us
Author: Erica Waters
Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy, Paranormal, Gothic, LGBTQ+
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
The students in Corbin College’s elite academic society, Magni Viri, have it all—free tuition, inspirational professors, and dream jobs once they graduate. When first-gen college student Tara is offered a chance to enroll, she doesn’t hesitate.? Except once she’s settled into the gorgeous Victorian dormitory, something strange starts to happen. She’s finally writing, but her stories are dark and twisted. Her dreams feel as if they could b ..read more
Author Unpublished
6M ago
Title: Ghost Tamer
Author: Meredith R. Lyons
Genre: Horror, Paranormal, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy
Rating: 3 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
Death is one thing, it’s what you do afterward that matters. Aspiring comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. While faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she realizes that someone is following her―and has been following her all her life. Trouble is, no one else can see him. For a ghostly tag-along, Casper’s not so bad. He might even be the partner Raely needs to fight the evil spirit hell-bent on destroying he ..read more
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6M ago
Title: Under The Heavens [The Ark Trilogy 1]
Author: Ruth Fox
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
Even the darkest secrets will come to light. Bubbly social media star Hannah Monksman is captaining Seiiki and carrying the last of Earth’s whales to a new paradise planet. Viewers have been following Hannah’s journey, but what they don’t know is her true identity―Kim Teng who won her role as Caretaker with the help of underground operatives known as the Crusaders. Kim forms a close bond with the whales in her care, and their mental Link allows co ..read more
Author Unpublished
6M ago
Title: The Scarlet Alchemist [The Scarlet Alchemist 1]
Author: Kylie Lee Baker
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Historical
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold and gems for the wealthy to eat in order to stay young forever. But for now, she’s trapped in her impoverished village in southern China, practicing an illegal form of alchemy to keep food on the table—resurrecting the dead, for a price.
When Zilan finally has the chance to complete her imperial exams, she ventures to the capital to ..read more
Author Unpublished
6M ago
Title: Night of the Witch [Witch and Hunter 1]
Author: Sara Raasch & Beth Revis
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Historical
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
A witch and a hunter. Vengeance is their mission. Love is their destiny.
Fritzi is a witch. A survivor of a brutal attack on her coven, she’s determined to find her only surviving family member and bring the hexenjägers—zealot witch hunters—to justice for the lives they ended. To do this, she will need to take down their leader—Kommandant Dieter Kirch.
Otto is a hexenjäger and a captain, the second in command to Dieter Kirch ..read more