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Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild-some say "half feral"--but she'll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court. Trapped as a servant in the faeries' underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn't, the punishment is death-for both mistress and servant.

During her journey to the Mystique Mountains, Ophelia uncovered twisted secrets of love and war. Now, she's left to pick up the pieces while stepping into her new role. But when a chancellor of a minor clan delivers a destructive premonition, Ophelia's appointment is challenged, forcing her into a trial period—one that heightens the tensions already brewing in her relationships.

From USA Today bestselling author Sarah Hawley comes the stunning conclusion to her darkly enchanting Shards of Magic series following Servant of Earth and Princess of Blood. Princess Kenna of Blood House has decided who to support as the next ruler of Mistei, but one wrong move shatters the...

When had life stopped being so simple? Probably around the time that Casey Frost first agreed to pay off her drug-addict brother's debt to save him from a brutal beating. It soon became a "thing". When the dealer - who's also an Alpha shifter - demands she do something that goes against her very being, Casey decides enough is enough. It's while she's confronting the Alpha that he appears - Eli Axton, a ruthless wolf shifter with a dark reputation. When their eyes lock and the mating urge violently kicks in, she knows her world is about to change. 

“The world had better be ending early, Daniella,” Gwen said sharply, answering her ringing phone. “Because I was about to absolutely obliterate my highest score in this game.” It was not Daniella at the other end of the line. “I am grieved to interrupt your obliteration!” Trey hollered as if he was trying to shout across the distance between them. “I have an emergency and desperately require your assistance!”

'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time...This book is truly special' Sarah J. Maas on The Bone Shard Daughter Magic. Revolution. Identity. The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor. Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just...

Awakening wounded in a darkened cell, their psychic abilities blocked, Aden and Zaira know they must escape. But when the lethal soldiers break free from their mysterious prison, they find themselves in a harsh, inhospitable landscape far from civilization. Their only hope for survival is to make it to the hidden home of a predatory changeling pack that doesn't welcome outsiders. And they must survive. A shadowy enemy has put a target on the back of the Arrow squad, an enemy that cannot be permitted to succeed in its deadly campaign.

Shards of Stardust follows Emma Bennett, a driven marketing director in New York City, as she navigates the aftermath of her on-and-off romance with photographer Daniel Whitaker. Through heartbreak and healing, Emma organizes a poignant photography exhibition, Traces of Love in Photographs, to reclaim her strength and confront her past. Set against the vibrant backdrop of SoHo, the story explores love’s fleeting beauty and the courage to let go.

When the Caranthine Empire invades the peaceful land of Melusia, the wizard of Darkfell stands ready to repel the attacking hordes. Ready, that is, until a terrible accident knocks him out of action. Muriel, the wizard's younger sister, sends a desperate call for help to a selfless, immensely powerful heroine she's read about via her magical scrying mirror: Leetah, the legendary Mage of the Rose. But Leetah exists in only one place: between the ears of California-based fiction writer Jason Summer.

Magic, murder, adventure, and romance combine in this second novel in the exciting Crown of Shards saga from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Estep. Everleigh Blair might be the new gladiator queen of Bellona, but her problems are far from over. First, Evie has to deal...

Everything I dared dream of for my life is scorched to ash when I'm forced to marry our enemy: the icy dragon king of Andrathya. My father believes marriage can bridge the gap between us and the beasts we once considered allies. We once held soul bonds with those very dragons before a curse shattered the world we had known for centuries, leaving war imminent on the horizon. I think him a fool. I'd rather die with a sword in my hand than on my knees begging for mercy.

Once a servant, now a princess, a young woman thrust into power challenges everything about the underground Fae realm in the spellbinding sequel to Sarah Hawley’s USA Today bestseller Servant of Earth. Kenna Heron is still reeling from her lover’s betrayal and the threat of an impending...

A fierce gladiator queen must face off against her enemies in an epic battle in this next thrilling installment of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Estep’s Crown of Shards series—an action-packed adventure full of magic, murderous machinations, courtly intrigue, and...

Bestselling author Jennifer Estep returns to her Crown of Shards world with an all-new trilogy and a bold new heroine who protects her kingdom from magic, murder, and mayhem by moonlighting as a spy. Gemma Ripley has a reputation for being a pampered princess who is more interested in pretty...

For years, I studied Tristano at the club. I'd mimic his commands, dominating the most powerful, dangerous men. Now, he wants me to submit to him—the opposite role I usually play. So we make a deal. But the urges we think we'll overcome, we can't. When we finally come to terms with our secret, his enemy tries to destroy us. Then I wake up, not remembering anything. And the man who claims I'm his makes my skin crawl.

Life beyond broken hearts. Hope beyond scars. Two tragic pasts look for healing for the future. What can he build from the jagged shards of her heart? Finley Sullivan’s first marriage wasn’t the fairy tale she was promised. As an abuse survivor and single mom, she’s made the best out of the disaster her ex made of her life. Knowing how to cover bruises gave her a talent in makeup that she never expected. When a director chooses her small town for the setting of a movie, she takes a shot and earns a place on the barebones crew as the lead makeup artist.

Jamison Lancott’s fake marriage makes everything about our love forbidden. It doesn’t matter if his wife approves of me. He’s rich, gorgeous, and the most generous man I’ve ever met. I don’t care about his billions or his gifts. When I’m with him, my soul feels on fire. Life has purpose. When we’re apart, the hole in our hearts only grows. He says he wants to give me everything. But he can’t. I want the marriage that comes with the happily ever after.

Dr. Xander Kane. Sexy. Charming. Wealthy...the stuff all girls' dreams are made of. Until an accident destroyed his memory of me. Our sizzling connection wouldn’t have lasted. That’s a lie. He doesn’t remember me, the last 12 years, or that I was next to him during the accident. I’m trying to get over him...until he becomes the newest surgeon on staff. Our chemistry’s still explosive. The accident didn’t steal one ounce of it. I try to escape him. He keeps pulling me back to him. And his past is going to derail our future....

Once she was a noblewoman. Now she is a palace servant. Ashlin never pictured herself scrubbing floors. But with the family savings depleted and her stepmother crippled by grief, Ashlin selflessly takes a job at the royal palace. She can pursue her dreams of becoming a seamstress someday in the future. However, as she forms an unlikely friendship with the prince, she learns that the future may not be so certain. Wielders of a powerful magic threaten their small coastal kingdom, and Prince Onric does not believe that their defenses will hold.

King Markon of Montalier is at the end of his tether. His son, Prince Parrin, is afflicted with a rather nasty curse that slaughters, maims, or brutally attacks any woman with whom he so much as flirts. After the rumor that sweeps around the kingdom, promising that any woman breaking the "curse" will be eligible to marry the prince, there is no shortage of willing volunteers. Unfortunately, there is also no shortage of bodies piling up.