Trisha's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:47:22 -0700 60 Trisha's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)]]> 219551319 A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of an enthralling romantasy series from the bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King.

Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After a job gone awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cards-a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy.

Just when it seems her luck has run dry, the academy's enigmatic headmaster, Prince Kaelis, offers her an escape-for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time.

In order to conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be.

Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world-and her heart? Or will she take it for herself?]]> 576 Elise Kova 0593726340 Trisha 0 to-read 4.36 2025 Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Thorn in Every Heart (Enchanted Legacies #1)]]> 221763622 What if Belle never returned to the enchanted castle?

After her cheating husband ruins her life, twenty-nine-year-old musician, Alixandria Knight, moves from Chicago to Ironhill, Pennsylvania—a near-abandoned Appalachian ghost town with a firey history. Officially, she’s there to help her aging grandmother. Unofficially, Alix just wants to escape reality.

She’ll get her wish.

When a one night stand with a wickedly handsome stranger turns out to be more than she bargained for, Alix is whisked away to the land of the fae. There, she uncovers her family’s darkest secret. Sixty years ago, Alix’s grandmother, Isabelle, broke her promise to marry a beastly king. Now, the fae are hungry, and it’s up to Alix to clear her family’s debt.

Beauty and the Beast meets Anastasia in this spicy and addictive modern fairytale mashup from the USA Today bestselling author of Wilde Fae.]]> 400 Kate King Trisha 0 4.29 A Thorn in Every Heart (Enchanted Legacies #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[What Blooms From Death (What Blooms From Death, #1)]]> 221480902 Princess Bellanova has spent years surviving on her own, forced to flee her palace in order to escape the curse that put the rest of her royal family into a death-like slumber and set their lands to rotting. After spending her exile honing her thievery skills alongside her innate necromancy powers, Nova has earned a reputation as one of the fiercest outlaws the kingdom has ever suffered.

But soon she’ll be the fiercest outlaw who ever died.

A death that will be on purpose.

For rumor has it that the true cause of her family’s demise—Luminor, the Blade of Light—is buried deep in the belly of the underworld. Stealing that blade back into the realm of the living will mean a chance at undoing the curses it left, restoring her family, her reputation, and her kingdom to life.

The only things standing in her way are the endless twists and turns of the underworld, its terrifying monsters, unpredictable magic…and Aleksander, the infamous Light King himself—keeper of the blade, and the one who wielded it on the night of her family’s ruin.

King Aleks has spent nearly a decade trapped in the underworld, a phantom of his former self, unable to truly die. When Nova crash lands into his purgatory—an inexplicably bright and lively being in a sea of endless dead things—he begins to dream of the world above for the first time in ages.

He needs her to get him back to that world above. She needs him to undo the curse. But as the two form a reluctant alliance that soon blooms into something dangerously deeper, they find themselves unraveling ancient magic and dark secrets that will have greater consequences than either of them could have ever imagined...]]> 621 S.M. Gaither Trisha 0 to-read 4.37 What Blooms From Death (What Blooms From Death, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of Tricksters and Fools (Kissed By Thorns #1)]]> 77253101
Too bad that b*tch ain't me.

I’m the poor, lowly, magicless wretch whose desperate sacrifice to save my sister's life resulted in me being captured, cursed, and forced to marry in the princess's place.

Now the king has me in his hold.

There's only one way to break the curse, and return to the siblings and dying mother who need me. Make the cruel, heartless, devastatingly handsome king, whose previous wives have all disappeared, truly give his love and heart to me.

Impossible is not a word that holds power over me anymore.

Impossible, but I tamed the beast.
Impossible, but I ignited a fierce and fiery passion between us that turned our marriage bed to cinders and set the kingdoms on fire.
Impossible, but I made the biggest mistake of my life.

As war looms on the horizon and everyone I know and love is dragged into destruction, I'll discover the true evil lurking in the kingdom of Wind and Wild, and that she doesn't like to share.

Kingdom of Tricksters and Fools is book one of six in the Kissed By Thorns series. The release date will be brought forward.]]> 569 R.A. Vincent Trisha 0 to-read 3.93 Kingdom of Tricksters and Fools (Kissed By Thorns #1)
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]]> Tenderly, I Am Devoured 214438301 Perfect for fans of Saltburn, For the Wolf, and House of Hollow, Tenderly, I Am Devoured is a moody, monstrously Gothic romantasy in which a young woman must bind herself to a dangerous chthonic demon with the help of the son of a rival family to save her family's legacy―and herself―from ruin.

Expelled from her prestigious boarding school following a violent incident, eighteen-year-old Lacrimosa Arriscane returns home in disgrace to discover her family on the point of financial ruin. Desperate to save them, she accepts a marriage of convenience� to Therion, the chthonic god worshipped by Lark’s isolated coastal hometown.

But when her betrothal goes horribly wrong, Lark begins to vanish from the mortal realm. Her only hope is to seek help from Alastair Felimath: the brilliant, arrogant boy who was her first heartbreak, and his alluring older sister, Camille. As the trio delve into the folklore of gods, Lark falls under the spell of the Felimath siblings.

Ensnared by a fervent romance, they perform a bacchanalia with hopes the hedonistic ritual will repair the connection between Lark and her bridegroom. Instead, they draw the ire of something much darker, which seeks to destroy Therion―and Lark as well.]]> 304 Lyndall Clipstone 1250348900 Trisha 0 to-read 4.02 2025 Tenderly, I Am Devoured
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]]> <![CDATA[The Notorious Virtues (The Notorious Virtues, #1)]]> 48580056 A glamorous media darling, a surprise heiress, and the magical competition of a lifetime.

At sixteen, Honora “Nora� Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money–and all the magic–in the entire country. But despite being the center of attention, Nora has always felt like an outsider. When her mother is found dead in an alley, the family throne and fortune are suddenly up for grabs, and Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the Veritaz, the ultimate magical competition for power that determines the one family heir.

But there’s a surprise contestant this time: Lotte, the illegitimate daughter of Nora’s aunt. When Lotte’s absent mother retrieves her from the rural convent she’d abandoned her to, Lotte goes from being an orphan to surrounded by family. Unfortunately, most of them want her dead.

And soon, Nora discovers that her mother’s death wasn’t random–it was murder. And the only person she can trust to uncover the truth of what happened is a rakish young reporter who despises everything Nora and her family stand for.

With everyone against her, Lotte’s last hope is hunting for the identity of her father. But the dangerous competition–and her feelings for Theo, one of the Holtzfalls� sworn protectors–turns her world upside down.]]> 320 Alwyn Hamilton 0451479661 Trisha 0 to-read 4.27 2025 The Notorious Virtues (The Notorious Virtues, #1)
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]]> House of Hearts 222419309
Violet Harper knows her best friend was murdered. Even if everyone else has labeled her death a “freak accident,� Vi is sure she’d been trying to tell her something right before she died. Cryptic messages about her friend’s elite boarding school, her whirlwind romance, and the mysterious secret society she was entangled in all point to a more sinister fate.

So, Violet does what no one else seems willing to do: She transfers to the same fancy school to dig into the society’s murky history and find out what really happened to her friend. She knows the truth might not be pretty, but what she doesn’t bargain for is the handsome boy at the center of it all—Calvin Lockwell, the brother of her prime suspect and descendant of the school’s founder. He’s obnoxious and privileged, and Violet can’t deny their haunting attraction. It soon becomes clear his family is hiding a dark secret that may not be of this world, and suddenly Violet’s following her friend’s doomed footsteps down the rabbit hole. Even as details emerge of a deadly curse plaguing the school, she can’t escape her true feelings for Calvin. But loving him may be the last thing she ever does.]]> 288 Skyla Arndt 0593693191 Trisha 0 to-read 4.26 2025 House of Hearts
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]]> Confess 22609310
For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it—but can she do it?]]> 306 Colleen Hoover 1476791457 Trisha 4 “I’ll love you forever. Even when I can’t.�

And cue the teary eyes. I've read my fair share of Colleen Hoover books and I thought Ugly Love couldn't be topped but Confess proved me wrong. Whenever I start one of Colleen's books, I mentally and physically prepare myself (I learned the hard way with It Ends With Us). Although you get a synopsis, it doesn't mean shit haha. Yea, you get an idea of what the book will entail but the further you read, the events start to unfold. Then your heart splits in two and you're left thinking I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS HEARTBREAKING ANGST. That usually happens with most of her books anyway.]]> 4.14 2015 Confess
author: Colleen Hoover
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average rating: 4.14
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“I’ll love you forever. Even when I can’t.�

And cue the teary eyes. I've read my fair share of Colleen Hoover books and I thought Ugly Love couldn't be topped but Confess proved me wrong. Whenever I start one of Colleen's books, I mentally and physically prepare myself (I learned the hard way with It Ends With Us). Although you get a synopsis, it doesn't mean shit haha. Yea, you get an idea of what the book will entail but the further you read, the events start to unfold. Then your heart splits in two and you're left thinking I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS HEARTBREAKING ANGST. That usually happens with most of her books anyway.
]]> <![CDATA[Ballad of Broken Banners (The Anointed, Book One)]]> 222210330
Those are the words of House Baxteel and what RĂ­gan has lived by for the entirety of her twenty-six years of life. But despite her ambition and unwavering faith in the Gods, she will never be what she longs for. RĂ­gan dreams of her name being sung in ballads, of becoming the hero in the tales of Elrin's history. And though she has done nothing but fulfil her duty, protect her family, and honour the promise the Anointed Houses made to the Divine Triad centuries ago, she knows it's not possible. Bastards are never remembered, not even when they achieve the unfathomable.Ěý

However, soon her status will be the least of her problems. There is a rebellion brewing amongst the common folk of Elrin, and it threatens the very peace the Anointed promised to uphold. Knowing she must put aside her dreams, RĂ­gan goes north under her father's orders. After all, her brother, the real heir of House Baxteel, has never truly faced a foe and can not be trusted to lead with the other Anointed Houses.Ěý

But things are not what they seem and soon RĂ­gan will realize despite her bravery and righteousness, she cannot stop what has already been set into motion...she cannot stop fate.Ěý]]> K. Godin Trisha 0 to-read 4.88 2025 Ballad of Broken Banners (The Anointed, Book One)
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]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Trisha 3 3.75 round up 4.18 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
author: Rebecca Yarros
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average rating: 4.18
book published: 2025
rating: 3
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]]> When You Reach Me 8466181 199 Rebecca Stead 0375850864 Trisha 0 to-read 4.19 2009 When You Reach Me
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unweaver (Unwoven Fates Book 1)]]> 223636451 Peaky Blinders with mages: The Unweaver is a historical dark fantasy romance seething with forbidden magic, gory horror, and a steamy enemies-to-lovers slow burn.

London, 1920.

Necromancy is a secret thirty-year-old Cora will take to her grave. If only she could stay in it.

As war erupts between gangs of mages, hiding in plain sight, Cora haunts the shadows of London’s magical underworld as the Unweaver. Blackmailed by gang boss “Mother,� Cora pries secrets out of corpses like worms to feed the magpie spy’s insatiable appetite for intrigue.

Only a few of the living and scores of the dead know the Unweaver’s true identity. If anyone discovers Cora, mages will condemn her as an abomination and humans will execute her as a presumed murderer.

But when her twin brother goes missing, Cora makes a deal with the devil himself to find him—she partners with enemy gang boss and portal mage, Malachy Bane. Together they must unweave the tangled threads of conspiracy before all of London is ensnared.
]]> 342 Elizabeth Zoba Trisha 0 to-read 4.15 The Unweaver (Unwoven Fates Book 1)
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]]> House of Hearts 208192259
Violet Harper knows her best friend was murdered. Even if everyone else has labeled her death a “freak accident,� Vi is sure she’d been trying to tell her something right before she died. Cryptic messages about her friend’s elite boarding school, her whirlwind romance, and the mysterious secret society she was entangled in all point to a more sinister fate.

So, Violet does what no one else seems willing to do: She transfers to the same fancy school to dig into the society’s murky history and find out what really happened to her friend. She knows the truth might not be pretty, but what she doesn’t bargain for is the handsome boy at the center of it all—Calvin Lockwell, the brother of her prime suspect and descendant of the school’s founder. He’s obnoxious and privileged, and Violet can’t deny their haunting attraction. It soon becomes clear his family is hiding a dark secret that may not be of this world, and suddenly Violet’s following her friend’s doomed footsteps down the rabbit hole. Even as details emerge of a deadly curse plaguing the school, she can’t escape her true feelings for Calvin. But loving him may be the last thing she ever does.]]> Skyla Arndt Trisha 0 to-read 4.79 2025 House of Hearts
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]]> The Rose Bargain 211742041 The Cruel Prince meets The Selection in this captivating duology opener brimming with heart-pounding romance, vicious competition, and beautiful, cruel fae, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Haven, Sasha Peyton Smith.

Every citizen of England is granted one bargain from their immortal fae queen.

High society girls are expected to bargain for qualities that will win them suitors: a rare talent for piano in exchange for one’s happiest childhood memory. A perfect smile for one’s ability to taste.

But Ivy Benton’s debut season arrives with a shocking twist: a competition to secure the heart of the Queen’s fae son, Prince Bram. A prize that could save Ivy’s family from ruin� and free her sister from the bargain that destroyed her.

Yet every glittering fae deal has a rotting heart—and at the center of this contest is a dark plot that could destroy everything Ivy knows.

Sweepingly romantic and deceptively enchanting, this alternate history romantasy will enthrall readers of Holly Black, Stephanie Garber, and Adalyn Grace.]]> 400 Sasha Peyton Smith 0063372525 Trisha 0 to-read 3.97 2025 The Rose Bargain
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]]> <![CDATA[When You Burn Me (Enchanted Hearts, #1)]]> 220975029 When fate strikes, love ignites—and some flames are meant to burn.

Sienna found a family in her fierce, tight-knit coven, yet her past remains a shadow she can’t shake. Haunted by the brutal loss of her parents, she’s determined to find answers. But when long-buried secrets resurface, the life she's built is threatened by a danger darker than anything she’s known.

Damon has always been an outsider, an unwelcome half-breed in a faction of dark witches who thrive on purity and power. Trapped in a world that rejects him, he’s resigned himself to isolation—because no one leaves the Order alive. But when he meets Sienna Quinn, she calls to something in him he thought was long dead, and he’ll risk everything to keep it.

Their worlds weren’t meant to collide, yet their connection is undeniable. They know the light and dark don’t mix. But rules were made to be broken� if they can survive the fallout. Torn between loyalty and desire, will they defy everything they've ever known or will it all go up in flames?

When You Burn Me is the captivating first book in the Enchanted Hearts series. Filled with slow-burn tension, forbidden desire, and the magnetic pull of fated mates, this steamy paranormal romance by Lorelei Johnson will leave you spellbound]]> 297 Lorelei Johnson Trisha 0 to-read 4.43 When You Burn Me (Enchanted Hearts, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Lies Within the Darkest Tower (Desperate Disguise #1)]]> 216593789 No one can know the newest guard in the Black Tower is a woman.

When my younger brother’s name is called in the lottery for life-long service in the most dangerous army in the kingdoms, I know my ruthless stepfather is responsible and I must take his place.

It doesn’t matter that I’m a woman and only men are allowed in the Black Tower. My cursed ability to sense when someone is going to die tells me my brother won’t survive a fortnight, and I refuse to lose my only surviving family member.

So I do the unthinkable. I secretly take on the spell that binds the lottery’s "sacrifice" to the Black Tower, cut my hair, and pretend to be my brother. All I have to do is keep quiet and avoid undue notice.

But things go wrong from the start. I walk through the fae ring to the Black Tower at night, drawing deadly shadow monsters to me and barely escaping. My mistake earns me the wrath of every guardsman, who makes it their mission to make my life miserable.

As if that weren’t enough, the three leaders of the Black Tower are beautiful fae, men who are as enticing as all the minstrels� tales say, and they have far too much interest in me as the newest sacrifice.

I can't let them know the truth. I have to keep up my desperate disguise until my brother can bring our stepfather to justice, or I’ll have doomed both of us.

*Lies Within the Darkest Tower is the first book in a fantasy romance series with a determined heroine and hot dangerous men. This romantasy is a slow burn, steamy, girl disguised as a man that takes place in a magical world of kingdoms and shadowy monsters and is filled with fast-paced action.*]]> 318 Tessa Cole 1990587607 Trisha 0 to-read 4.20 2024 Lies Within the Darkest Tower (Desperate Disguise #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Eyes of Devious Burgundy (Deathcaller Duet, #1)]]> 220277129 In the midst of war, love might be the deadliest weapon of all.

For ten long years, Angels and Demons have waged a brutal war, with one man standing between the Demons and total Rokath, the cruel and merciless general feared for his power to raise the dead.

A prophecy whispers of a woman with eyes of devious burgundy who will shift the balance of power, but Rokath has plans of his own. After a deadly plague wipes out millions of Demons across the realm, Rokath issues an unforgiving command—every family must send one male to the front or face being put to the sword.

Assyria, a sharp-tongued, burgundy-eyed farmgirl, is trapped in an abusive marriage to a nobleman who only values her for the power she could give their offspring. Her life unravels when Rokath’s soldiers arrive with the decree. A violent clash leaves her covered in blood—and running for her life. With her rare magic, she assumes the form of her slain husband and marches off to war, hiding among the very men she’s sworn to hate for killing her family.

In a society where women must remain veiled and pure, Assyria's survival hinges on secrecy. Yet nothing can prepare her for the sharp, sinister gaze of Rokath, whose punishments for disobedience are swift and savage.

When their paths cross, fate sets into motion a dangerous chain of events neither of them can control. With tension crackling between them and thousands of lives balanced on a knife’s edge, will their unlikely connection ignite salvation for the Demons—or doom them to destruction?

Eyes of Devious Burgundy is the first book in the Deathcaller Duet, a slow meet, hate-to-love, banter-filled high dark fantasy romance with a vicious, dangerous MMC and a fiery FMC. Perfect for fans of A Choice of Light and Dark, Carissa Broadbent, and LJ Andrews. An Age of War and Prophecy is a series of interconnected duets and standalones centering around the world-altering events of the Great War between the Angels and Demons. It contains mature, dark themes that some readers might find disturbing. A full TW list is available on the author’s website.]]> 754 Lacey Lehotzky Trisha 0 to-read 4.23 Eyes of Devious Burgundy (Deathcaller Duet, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Song of the Shadow Prince (The Dragon's Ballad #1)]]> 218371489
Here’s the one moment I'm pulling off a daring stunt on a Hollywood set, and the next, I'm gasping for air in a realm that's straight out of a fantasy novel. This place? It’s overrun with werewolves, vampires, warlocks, fae and, to top it off, dragons. Yes, actual fire-breathing dragons!

But wait, there’s more—I’ve somehow taken the place of my doppelgänger Lady Arya Ryder, a noblewoman whose reputation is as tarnished as an old sword. Now, caught in the mess she left behind, I’ve got no choice but to navigate this medieval minefield. And then there's Damien Drakonar, the third prince. He’s a dragon, yes, but not the knight-in-shining-armor type.

No, Damien is the sort who would sooner burn you alive than glance your way. He’s a perilous enigma, straddling the line between savior and destroyer. Despite our mutual contempt, our fates are ominously intertwined as we face the devastation Arya’s actions have unleashed.

Now my only option is to find my way back home and fast, but many obstacles stand in my way—including Damien. Will I ever make it back home? Only the shadows hold the answers.]]> 335 Karina Espinosa Trisha 0 to-read 4.03 Song of the Shadow Prince (The Dragon's Ballad #1)
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]]> Order of Scorpions 62059923
Six years ago, I was spared the flesh markets and instead thrown in with a group of savages, where I learned it was fight or die.

Now, eight Orders of Assassins are converging on the only home I’ve ever known. All in hopes of purchasing new blade slaves for their ranks.

I’m for sale, yet all I want is a life far from death and ownership. Then I meet them, the Order of Scorpions.

Their allure is a threat to the freedom I crave, but I won’t fall victim to their sting, no matter how tempting it might be.

They want to own me, to claim me, but the Scorpions have no idea what they’ve bargained for.

They’re about to learn what venom flows in my veins. I don’t just bite…I destroy.

This book is a dark fantasy romance. It contains graphic violence, strong language, explicit romance, and other content that could be triggering. Please see the author's note inside for a more detailed description of content concerns. Order of Scorpions is a Why Choose standalone story.]]> 761 Ivy Asher Trisha 3 3.5 4.13 2022 Order of Scorpions
author: Ivy Asher
name: Trisha
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)]]> 16054217 The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.]]> 561 Deborah Harkness 0670025593 Trisha 4 4.15 2014 The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
author: Deborah Harkness
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average rating: 4.15
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[A Curse of Breath and Blood (The Mind Breaker, #1)]]> 211235175
A queen turned mercenary. A long-lost love. An ancient evil reborn. With her home kingdom destroyed and her family considered dead, Aelia Springborn makes a living, using her abilities to break minds for anyone with enough coin. Content to live a life in the shadows, her world is turned upside down when her former lover, Caiden Stormweaver, tracks her down at the edge of the world with a proposition she can’t refuse�. help him thwart her former husband, King Gideon, from obtaining the deadly army of the Alder King.

With a chasm of hurt between them, the pair strikes a deal; once their mission is complete, Aelia will wipe his memories of their relationship, releasing them both from their tumultuous past.

Bound by magic and aided by friends, Caiden and Aelia set off on a journey to save the continent from ultimate destruction. However, as their mission progresses, Aelia and Caiden find themselves reigniting the flames of their past. But in Moriana, breaking a bargain is deadly.

Things become even more complicated when Aelia meets Tharan Greenblade, a charming playboy whom she cannot help but fall for. With the threads of their fates entwining, the trio will be forced into a high-stakes game that will test their loyalties and raise the dead.

Don't miss this adult romantasy debut combining the dark fairytale atmosphere of Nettle and Bone with the heart-stopping romance of A Court of Thorns and Roses and the found family dynamics of Divine Rivals. With tension at every turn, this novel explores the sacrifices we make to save the ones we love. ]]> 404 K.W. Foster 194989097X Trisha 0 to-read 3.72 A Curse of Breath and Blood (The Mind Breaker, #1)
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]]> Wish (Onyx Mist #1) 217298858 “She glared deep into his azure eyes, bestowing him with a silent promise. He may very well be responsible for her undoing. But she would be his end.�

When Mora met Dother she expected a one-night tryst, but the man she grew to love had a different idea. He intended to keep her at any cost. Even if that meant binding her to a flask and cursing her to grant the wishes of any who held it. Though Dother meant it when he swore Mora would never truly be rid of him, he didn’t anticipate the monster she would become in the name of vengeance.

Revenge was not enough.

Three hundred years later, Mora is eternally cursed, rageful, and haunted by memories of Dother. She makes do by twisting her Keepers� wishes to have dire, often deadly outcomes until a wish gone awry lands Mora in the hands of a new, terrifying enemy. One who knows all of Dother’s secrets and plans to use them against her.

Trapped alongside Zadriel, a brooding Fae male who despises her and yearns for her in equal measure, Mora must face a past she longs to forget. But something is hidden in the Forbidden Forest. Secrets her Keeper wishes to uncover. Secrets Zadriel would prefer to keep. As Mora is forced to fulfill a wish she knows will end in horror, she unravels the damning truth about Dother’s curse. And Mora isn’t the only one who’s doomed.]]> 582 Sara Flanagan 1068959509 Trisha 0 to-read 3.71 Wish (Onyx Mist #1)
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]]> Shield of Sparrows 217171544 Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros―where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I’ve spent my life kneeling―to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.

I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.

But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father’s throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.

Now I’m crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him―bound to a future I didn’t choose and a husband I barely know.

Everyone wants me to be something I’m not―a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there’s power in being underestimated?

And what if―for the first time―I reached for it?]]> 528 Devney Perry 1649378513 Trisha 0 to-read 4.66 2025 Shield of Sparrows
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]]> <![CDATA[The Elf Witch (Plot of the Six Saints, #1)]]> 221521660 For fans of One Dark Window and From Blood and Ash comes a haunting, slow-burn fantasy romance about villains. It follows a formerly magicless elf as she suddenly comes into powers that her kingdom has never seen and the duplicitous prince she must bargain with to save them at whatever cost—even her soul.

After her grandmother's execution, a formerly magicless elf is suddenly the most powerful witch in her village. Magic is disappearing, though, and Imani is thrust into the treacherous court of her kingdom, forced into trials against the most lethal witches in the world.

As she unravels the perilous plan her grandmother plotted before her death to save magic, Imani unwittingly dives deeper into a web of magical and political intrigue that puts her on a collision course with dangers beyond anything she imagined.

But Imani is harboring illicit knowledge of her own—a forbidden dark magic that’s getting more difficult to hide by the day. Now, she must decide whether to make herself a threat and an enemy to her country or risk becoming a pawn and the realm losing magic forever.

Stuck in this predicament, Imani sees only one path forward: a dangerous deal with the duplicitous prince—one she might be falling for.

Readers Beware: This book is for adult readers and contains mature and explicit content (see the author’s website for a complete list of trigger warnings). It’s a villain romance with morally black antihero characters that ends on a cliffhanger.]]> 431 Jacquelyn Gilmore Trisha 0 to-read 3.81 2025 The Elf Witch (Plot of the Six Saints, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Veins of the Drowning (The Siren Mage, #1)]]> 221179150
Imogen Nel is in hiding. Hiding from a cruel kingdom that believes Sirens are monstrous, blood-hungry creatures. Hiding from a king and his captain who viciously hunt her kind. Hiding from her own alluring abilities. By keeping herself from the sea, Imogen’s bloodlust is dulled, and her black wings remain hidden beneath her skin.

When a neighboring king comes to visit, Imogen can no longer hide. He knows precisely what she is, and he believes she can save both their kingdoms from an even greater monster. But Imogen’s power threatens to violently reveal itself, and the two form a blood bond that protects them both. They flee the kingdom together, traversing waters teeming with the undead. As the lines between duty to their people and desire for each other begin to blur, Imogen worries her own ancestral powers may not be enough to kill what hunts her—the only way to defeat a monster may be to become one herself.]]> 384 Kalie Cassidy 0316587605 Trisha 0 to-read 4.14 2025 In the Veins of the Drowning (The Siren Mage, #1)
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]]> The Midnight Library 52578297
When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change.

The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren't always what she imagined they'd be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger.

Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?]]> 288 Matt Haig 0525559477 Trisha 0 to-read 3.96 2020 The Midnight Library
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]]> <![CDATA[Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1)]]> 60755618 The rules were simple . . .
Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.

But now I’m stuck with her . . . And there’s only one bed . . .
Oh well, rules are made -- to be broken . . . aren't they?

I’m the face of professional bull riding -- the golden boy.
Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face.
Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.�

But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter --
especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk,
and a mouth she can’t stop running.

A mouth I just can’t stop thinking about . . .

Because Summer isn’t just another conquest.
She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run --
she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.

She says this means nothing -- but I say this means everything.

She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross.
That my reputation can’t take any more hits -- and neither can her damaged heart.

I say I’m going to steal it anyway.
]]> 424 Elsie Silver Trisha 0 to-read 4.06 2022 Flawless (Chestnut Springs, #1)
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]]> Your Lie in April, Vol. 1 23995516 A LIFE IN MONOTONE

Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life?]]> 223 Naoshi Arakawa 163236171X Trisha 0 manga-mania, to-read 4.28 2011 Your Lie in April, Vol. 1
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]]> <![CDATA[Cruel is the Light (Cruel Is the Light, #1)]]> 217129577
Or will it just tear them all apart . . . ?

THE EPIC AND SIZZLING YA ROMANTASY. SOON TO BE YOUR NEXT OBSESSION . . .

A brutal war between demons and humanity has raged across Europe for over a century. At its heart are two elite soldiers: Selene Alleva, a powerful exorcists trained at the prestigious Vatican Academy, and foot soldier, Jules Lacroix, unrivalled in battle.

When their paths cross, despite initial distrust � then unwelcome attraction � Jules and Selene discover a terrible secret at the heart of the holy Vatican City . . .

Soon Jules is forced to question everything he’s ever known � including himself. And Selene, unable to ignore her growing feelings for Jules, must make an impossible choice between love and duty.

Serpent and Dove meets Empire of the Vampire, with a star-crossed, enemies-to-lovers romance at its heart. Perfect for fans of Powerless, Fourth Wing and Divine Rivals.]]> 512 Sophie Clark 0241635292 Trisha 0 to-read 3.87 2025 Cruel is the Light (Cruel Is the Light, #1)
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]]> The Romance Rivalry 218587800
Irene Park loves romance novels—so much so she’s made a career of them as an online book reviewer with a massive following. But Irene’s real life dating story? Non-existent. So when she starts her freshman year of college, she sets her sights on finding true love using the one thing she really understands…romance book tropes.

If only it were that easy.

Enter Aiden Jeon, Irene’s online book review rival and biggest nemesis. When Aiden challenges her to see who can find love-by-trope first, he becomes the one person standing in her way to getting everything she wants both professionally and personally, too. So when the competition takes an unexpected turn, forcing the two of them to have to partner in the ultimate trope, fake dating, Irene is not prepared for everything she believed about romance, and Aiden, to flip on its head.

As Irene tackles the challenges of college life, struggles to figure out what she really wants for herself, all while trying to win the race for love, Irene realizes the answers may not be found in a romance novel. Happily Ever Afters seem so easy on page. But for Irene to find her ultimate HEA, she’ll have to get her nose out of the book and become the main character of her own story.]]> 368 Susan Lee 1335012877 Trisha 0 to-read 3.91 2025 The Romance Rivalry
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]]> <![CDATA[When Constellations Form (Light in the Dark Book 4)]]> 34732363 Then came love�
Now comes baby in a baby carriage.
So, at least we did one thing in order, right?

It’s been three years since Xander and Thea’s impromptu Vegas wedding. Since then, they’ve dealt with family drama, his grueling NFL schedule, and her college classes. Now that Thea’s graduated from college, it’s finally time for them to move out and start their life together.
Things couldn’t be any more perfect.
And then a curveball is thrown their way.
Midnight feedings and a screaming infant wasn’t a part of Thea’s five-year plan, but, suddenly, it’s very much her soon-to-be reality. Xander is thrilled at the prospect of parenthood while Thea can’t wrap her head around it.
But, ready or not, here comes baby.]]> 437 Micalea Smeltzer 0997688033 Trisha 0 to-read 4.19 2017 When Constellations Form (Light in the Dark Book 4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Floating World (The Floating World, #1)]]> 215149209 From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens.

Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. An ex-soldier, he can remember little of his life from before two years ago, when he woke up alone with only his name and his sword. Now he does odd-jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the score of a lifetime—a chest of coins for any mercenary who can hunt down a girl who wields silver light.

Meanwhile, far to the east, Ren is a cheerful and spirited acrobat traveling with her adoptive family and performing at villages. But everything changes during one of their festival performances when the village is attacked by a horrific humanlike demon. In a moment of fear and rage, Ren releases a blast of silver light—a power she has kept hidden since childhood—and kills the monster. But her efforts are not in time to prevent her adoptive family from suffering a devastating loss, or to save her beloved uncle from being grievously wounded.

Determined to save him from succumbing to the poisoned wound, Ren sets off over the mountains, where the creature came from—and from where Ren herself fled ten years ago. Her path sets her on a collision course with Sunho, but he doesn't realize she's the girl that he—and a hundred other swords-for-hire—is looking for. As the two grow closer through their travels, they come to realize that their pasts—and destinies—are far more entwined than either of them could have imagined...]]> 368 Axie Oh 1250853087 Trisha 0 to-read 4.17 2025 The Floating World (The Floating World, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Her Cruel Dahlias (Marked by Magic)]]> 205328041
But the dead don’t always stay dead. And the living moves on without them.

A year later, Cricket is awoken by a necromancer’s magic with no choice but to join the woman’s carnival, to hone her newfound skills amongst others like herself.

When the Carnival arrives at her old town, Cricket learns that more victims have been discovered. Victims decorated with black dahlias just as she had been.

Now, with the help of a handsome and infuriating fellow performer, Cricket must stop her killer before she winds up dead again.

This time for good.

Her Cruel Dahlias is a stand alone story with an addicting mystery and a steamy romance. Perfect for fans of The Night Circus, Stalking Jack the Ripper, Holly Black, and Kerri Maniscalco.]]> 256 Candace Robinson Trisha 0 to-read 3.92 Her Cruel Dahlias (Marked by Magic)
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]]> Deep End 212806981 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...]]> 447 Ali Hazelwood 0593550447 Trisha 0 to-read 4.10 2025 Deep End
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]]> Us in Ruins 199531937 Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.

The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.

Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.

Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.

Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.

With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.]]> 368 Rachel Moore 0063284685 Trisha 0 to-read 3.58 2024 Us in Ruins
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]]> <![CDATA[When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)]]> 202507554 moons.

They certainly did not expect them to fall.

As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught. When a renowned bounty hunter is employed by The Crown to capture a member of the Ath, Raeve’s world is turned upside down. Blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself at the mercy of the Guild of Nobles—a group of dual-beaded elementals who intend to turn her into a political statement. Only death will set her free.

Crushed beneath a mourning weight, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. Now on a tireless quest to assuage the never-ebbing ache in his chest, his hunt for a moonshard lures him into the belly of Gore’s notorious prison where he stumbles upon something that rips apart his perception of reality. A shackled miracle with eyes full of rage and blood on her hands.

The echo of the past sings louder than the Creators themselves, and even Raeve can’t ignore the truths blaring at her from a warmer, happier time.
However.
There’s more to this song than meets the eye, and some truths �
They’re too poisonous to swallow.

When the Moon Hatched is a fast-paced fantasy romance for fans of witty banter and strong, sassy protagonists. Beneath the cover is an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages. ]]> 718 Sarah A. Parker Trisha 0 3.99 2024 When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
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]]> Of Glass and of Gold 211589832 The prince can rot in his white castle for all she cares. If no one was coming to save her people, then she would.

Highcrest Castle looms over the poor village of South Harbor, flaunting it's wealth while citizens are starving in the streets and going missing.

After Nora's father passed away, her step-mother and step-sisters have hit hard times, selling what they can to get by. The deed to their home fell into the hands of a shady bar owner who holds it over their heads. Now, Nora works for free to save her family from living on the streets.

Having essentially everything taken from her, Nora chooses to fight back by investigating the disappearance's at night on her own. She stalks the shadows to hunt down whoever is stealing innocent citizens, when one night she comes across a mysterious stranger. An opportunity to use her training kicks in, and she holds her own against the skilled fighter---but leaves one of her daggers behind.

Nicholas has taken matters into his own hands. In order to put an end to the kidnappings in his kingdom, he can no longer rely on simply ruling from his throne. One night, he comes across a mysterious woman who admittedly kicks his ass---and damn if he didn't find it attractive.

But duties of the crown continue to call, and in the midst of searching for the kidnappers, his councilor is arranging the search for the next Queen. That's the last thing he needs right now, especially while he's focused on saving his kingdom, and finding that feminine fatale to make her his ally.

Get ready for an action-packed retelling of the classic tale. Book two in The Cursed Kingdom series will have you reconsidering how you feel about a blond love interest. ]]> Lylah Taylor 177827238X Trisha 0 to-read 4.20 Of Glass and of Gold
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]]> Amid Clouds and Bones 215813693 A princess determined to survive an arranged marriage to a heartless faerie prince is saved by a twist of fate that could destroy their world in this all-new standalone fantasy romance.

As the half faerie daughter of a human king, my days were spent tucked out of sight�until the Seelie Fae sought an alliance with our kingdom. In exchange for my father’s help in defeating their Unseelie enemies, I would wed Atakan the heartless.

The Seelie prince loathed everyone, but none more than me. Throughout the years leading to our nuptials, each encounter grew more terrifying than the last as he demonstrated how he’d earned his infamous reputation.

Fear would only doom me faster. So I learned to hide it with games I soon became happy to play. I wasn’t supposed to crave a monster. But just when I’d thought I might tame the untameable, fate intervened.

And delivered me straight to his enemy.


This fast-paced standalone features true enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, high heat, and a cast of morally grey and villainous characters. ]]> 403 Ella Fields Trisha 0 to-read 3.80 2024 Amid Clouds and Bones
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]]> <![CDATA[Where Oceans Burn (Where Oceans Burn, #1)]]> 62214105
Truth. Honor. Blood.

To my people, the sky-reigning Empyreans, Intention Day is sacred�

°Ő°ůłÜłŮłóâ€�
To me, it’s the day my carefully crafted lie crumbles and my truth gives way to my ruin. The intense power surging through my veins is revealed, immediately coveted by those eager to exploit me for what they deem a greater good. If they have their way, the future I long for will be ripped away. But I am a warrior born to fly. To fight. Not to be caged and controlled.

The great scale of the goddess Neera has tipped out of my favor. The pans teeter between weighty punishment and deadly opportunity. My choices? Capture my most formidable enemy before next Intention Day, or forfeit my wings.

±á´Ç˛Ô´Ç°ůâ€�
But life’s loftiest plans are often a breath away from disaster, and tragedy strikes as unpredictably as a bolt of lightning. When I find myself at the mercy of my greatest enemy, the terror known as the Shark of the Sea, the monster who killed the person I loved most, I accept my fate. My death. But the Shark does not lash out in revenge for all I’ve done. He tells me his true name is Crest. And while he calls me a Scourge, he honors his orders to guard me.

µţ±ô´Ç´Ç»ĺâ€�
Forced together, Crest reveals that the truth only exists in the place between our perspectives and shares his hope to garner peace before the land is further soaked with the blood of sky and sea. The longer I am among his kind, the more I wonder if he might be right. Could an alliance be the salvation of both our peoples?

I am Elira, great Scourge of the Sky.
He is Crest, cunning Shark of the Sea.
Together� we could be unstoppable.]]> 467 Casey L. Bond Trisha 0 to-read 3.95 2022 Where Oceans Burn (Where Oceans Burn, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Rivalry of Hearts (Fae Flings and Corset Strings, #1)]]> 177601547 One prestigious publishing contract.
A bargain of hearts and desire.

They say never bargain with the fae. They also say don’t get drunk on fae wine. Yet romance author Edwina Danforth has managed a blunder with both on her first visit to the infamous faelands. Now she's trapped in a magic-fueled bet she barely remembers with a man she’d be happier to forget. The terms? Whoever can bed the most lovers during their month-long dueling book tour wins a coveted publishing contract.

The win should be easy for Edwina. She’s known for penning scintillating tales of whirlwind romance. There’s just one problem: her imagination vastly exceeds her bedroom experience. But when failure means plummeting her career back into obscurity, losing isn’t an option.

Her handsome fae rival, William Haywood, poses an even greater challenge. Not only are his looks as aggravatingly perfect as his track record behind closed doors, but he has his own reasons for playing to win, and he won’t go down without a fight. Unless, of course, it’s a different kind of going down. In that case, he’s fair game.

Edwina and William clash in a rivalry of romance. But what happens when their objects of desire…turn out to be each other?

A Rivalry of Hearts is a spicy standalone adult fantasy romcom in the Fae Flings and Corset Strings series. Every book in this interconnected series is a complete story and ends with a HEA. If you like academic rivals, enemies to lovers, and quirky heroines, then you’ll love this sizzling tale.

The Fae Flings and Corset Strings series is set in the same world as The Fair Isle Trilogy and Entangled with Fae. Journey back to this beloved fae world or fall in love for the first time.]]> 409 Tessonja Odette Trisha 0 to-read 4.01 A Rivalry of Hearts (Fae Flings and Corset Strings, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Crown of Tears and Treason (The Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows, #1)]]> 209234562 To keep my family safe and prevent a devastating Clan war, I would do anything–even marry the powerful prince I’ve hidden from all my life.

When the vicious Blood Brotherhood prince I’ve been hidden from all my life finally comes to claim me at my wedding and kills my heinous groom, he gives me one choice–stay here and take my chances with the unknown force raining poisoned arrows on my ceremony or leave with him as his bride.

He’s the man I was raised to fear.

He’s the most ruthless warrior in all of Malhaven.

Few dare to even speak his name.

But with my family’s safety on the line, I choose the unthinkable and agree to become his queen.

As I try to adjust to my new home, the treacherous ways of Clan life, and learn the magic I was forbidden from practicing, I discover that the enemy I once feared might be the only one I can trust–and the sole person I can’t resist.

But the secret he’s keeping might finally accomplish what the assassins failed to do–destroy everyone I love and shatter our world forever.

A Crown of Tears and Treason is book 1 in the first duology of the A Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows series. It’s a slowburn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy where banter is a love language and secrets can kill. The series starts out hot and only gets hotter as the mystery grows.

In the War of the Clans, which side will you choose? Protectorate VS Blood Brotherhood.
]]> 574 Vera Raye Trisha 0 to-read 4.22 2024 A Crown of Tears and Treason (The Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 17849112 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world. When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

]]> 320 Susan Ee 1477867287 Trisha 4 Pooky bear pooky bear. 4.09 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
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Pooky bear pooky bear.
]]> <![CDATA[The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities]]> 208617017 As the two of them embark on a long journey of self-discovery, Nepheli will soon realize that the most curious things in life lie right beyond the reach of one’s comfort zone.

The Little Shop Of Grand Curiosities is a lighthearted fantasy romance about the true meaning of love, the power of empathy, and the unremitting yearning to be extraordinary as an act of rebellion against the mundaneness of the world.]]> 369 Iris Lake Trisha 0 to-read 4.06 The Little Shop of Grand Curiosities
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dawn with the Wolf Knight (Married to Magic, #5)]]> 195883956 To enter the woods as a human means death� But I am no mere human. They call me, “witch."

As one of the last surviving witches, Faelyn’s sole duty is to keep the protective barriers on the forests where the lykin roam—creatures who can shed flesh for fur—sparing nearby humans from their violent, beastly natures. When she has an unlikely encounter with the rare, primordial spirit of the moon, Faelyn finds herself not only the object of the Wolf King’s desire, but essential to his ability to keep his crown.

Taken to the magical land of Midscape, the Wolf King claims her as his bride to control the moon spirit’s magic that now resides within Faelyn. But Faelyn refuses to resign herself and the spirit Aurora to a life of servitude underneath the king’s cruel rule. Faelyn hatches a dangerous plan for them both to escape and help comes from an unlikely ally.

Evander is the king’s blisteringly handsome, loyal knight, right hand, and Faelyn’s sworn protector…on the outside. But appearances are not what they seem. He plots against the king’s brutality at every turn and helping Faelyn escape will serve these ends. But altruism for Faelyn and the trapped moon spirit isn’t his only motivation� Evander is hiding secrets, and they might change Faelyn’s life forever.

A desperate plot to escape. A brutal king. Ancient powers. And a sworn protector who can’t keep his hands off her� Will she be taken as the Wolf King’s bride? Or will she manage an escape that will free her heart and change her fate forever?

A Dawn with the Wolf Knight is a complete, *stand alone novel*. For readers who love romantasy novels with second-chance/long-lost love, life-changing female friendships, deep lore, forbidden romance, slow-burn, and a happily ever after. While it is set in the Married to Magic universe, readers can start with this book.]]> 464 Elise Kova 1949694593 Trisha 0 to-read 3.84 2024 A Dawn with the Wolf Knight (Married to Magic, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of Fallen Ash (The Order #1)]]> 202644768
In the dystopian realm of "The Order" society is eternally divided between the privileged Untouchables and the struggling Unfortunates. The Untouchables, draped in opulence and power, govern the city with an iron fist, casting long shadows over the impoverished Unfortunates who toil beneath in the murky depths of the working class.

As the ruling elite revel in excess and luxury, the Unfortunates navigate a world stacked against them, grappling with meager resources and restricted opportunities. The social chasm widens daily as the Untouchables tighten their grip on wealth and influence, leaving the Unfortunates to navigate the shadows cast upon their lives. "The Order" follows the intertwining fates of two sworn enemies—one an ambitious Untouchable seeking to challenge the system from within, struggling to cope as the lies of her society unfold in front of her, the other an Unfortunate yearning for a chance to seek vengeance on any and every Untouchable in his path. Their stories unfold against a backdrop of intrigue, rebellion, and the unyielding determination to break free from the oppressive shackles of a society defined by its merciless class divisions.

The question is, can free will exist in a society this divided?]]> 503 Katerina St. Clair Trisha 0 to-read 4.12 2024 Kingdom of Fallen Ash (The Order #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)]]> 31076583 229 Sarah J. Maas 168119631X Trisha 0 to-read 3.77 2019 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
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]]> Deep End 212808709 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...]]> 464 Ali Hazelwood Trisha 0 to-read 3.94 2025 Deep End
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]]> Tales of a Monstrous Heart 184422843
Katherine Woodrow is Fey, and all she wants is to graduate from the Institute of Magic. But when the prejudiced mortal council threaten her position at the institute, she is left with only one option: accept a Mage Partnership with the elusive Lord Blackthorn.

Emrys Blackthorn is a riddle Kat is fearful of solving. The mysterious, cursed war hero with his stormy eyes and unpredictable ways leaves Kat with more questions than answers. What she does know is that she is irresistibly drawn to him . . . no matter how forbidden it might be.

When a string of murders and fey disappearances herald the return of dark magic, Kat and Emrys are thrown into a world of ancient books that hide hideous monsters, dark fiends who play with nightmares and mortal men who wish nothing more than to see them both burn.

But what haunts them both are secrets even ghosts dare not whisper, while insidious shadows lick their teeth and sharpen their claws, waiting for the moment that all tales will come to light - even the monstrous ones.]]> 468 Jennifer Delaney 1399615971 Trisha 0 to-read 3.71 2024 Tales of a Monstrous Heart
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]]> <![CDATA[Between Life and Death (Between Life and Death, #1)]]> 122953929 That magnetic pull, it was unbreakable, unyielding. Eternal.
And it demanded that we collide.�

On the secluded continent of Edenvale, possessing magic is a death sentence. Those who have it are labelled Cursed, and by order of the king, they are Cleansed—a horrific event utilizing a hot, hungry pyre and an iron collar. Enemy to the king, a group known as the Cursed rebels defend their lands from his reach, creating an ongoing, bloodthirsty war.

When Sage’s brother is conscripted for the war, she is forced to trade in her cozy, peaceful cottage life and join the Cursed rebels to get him back. Her mission seems straightforward, but Von, the leader of the Cursed rebels, comes riddled with dark secrets. With his otherworldly eyes, black as a starless night, and a taste for juicy thigh—ahem—red apples, Sage knows better than to get involved with a guy like him. But knowing and doing are two very different things.

Together with the Cursed rebels and Von, the king of inky deals and sexy, stolen moments, Sage embarks on the quest of a lifetime.

Little does she know that fate is at work and the gods are watching her every move.

For ACOTAR fans who are looking to scratch that insatiable itch.
This one is for you.]]> 463 Jaclyn Kot 1738702227 Trisha 0 to-read 3.86 Between Life and Death (Between Life and Death, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Veil Of Souls (The Aether Chronicles Book 1)]]> 209404885 Aether is life, love, death, rebirth. But above all else, it is power.I was born into a world of love, kindness, and pretty things...until it was brutally ripped away. To survive I became a Viper. One of a violent gang of thieves and cutthroats who prowl the city of Tetris. My only calling is vengeance. And it will be mine—it’s only a matter of time.

Yet, vengeance must wait. The Aether, the Veil between our mortal world and the Netherworld, is sick. The souls of the dead are restless, and the souls of the living are being stolen, dragged without mercy into the darkness.

When I’m caught using magic to destroy the soul suckers who threaten my home, everything changes. I’m forced to work for the man I hate most in this world. He’s dangerous. Ruthless. A liar who ripped apart my heart.

Well, he’ll soon find out that I’m not the same love-sick fool he left behind. This time, Dexalion won’t chew up my heart and spit it out. It doesn’t matter how sexy his smile is, or how much I enjoy pushing his control; the only one in charge of my life is me.

The Aether Chronicles:
1. Veil Of Souls
2. Angel Of Aether
3. King Of Demons

*This is a romantic dark fantasy series book that contains swearing/cursing, violence, hot & detailed sex scenes, major emotional feels, and may leave a huge book hangover.]]> 387 Karen Tomlinson Trisha 0 to-read 4.09 Veil Of Souls (The Aether Chronicles Book 1)
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]]> The Last Lost Girl 206725094
Ava is struggling to provide for herself and her sister, who slips further into insanity with each passing day. Raving about Neverland. Obsessed with a Second Star that Ava can’t see in the black, velvety sky. Until the night Belle succumbs to the terrifying shadows plaguing her and sweeps Ava away to a land that is only supposed to exist in storybooks.

Neverland is real. And so is Peter Pan.

He's grown from boy to man, wielding a terrible power he uses to rule the island. When he senses Ava’s presence and sends his Lost Boys to collect her, a dashing captain with a silver hook for a hand comes to her defense. He offers her protection aboard his ship, and the help of his crew to find Belle before Peter and his Lost Boys do. But what he asks for in return might be more than she or her sister can possibly pay.

Belle once stole something invaluable from Peter Pan, something Hook and his crew need if they’re ever to escape the cursed island’s thrall. And despite their undeniable attraction, Hook will do anything to claim it before Pan can.]]> Casey L. Bond Trisha 0 to-read 4.15 2024 The Last Lost Girl
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]]> WarBride (WarBride, #1) 211842868 Ruthless. Bloodthirsty. Killer.
And now? Her husband.

Ilsevel knows exactly how brutal the fae raiders are. She watched them attack the holy shrine of her god, slaughter the priests, and drag her sister away screaming into darkness.

So when she’s forced up onto the auction block to be sold off as a warbride to the highest bidder—and when the chilling warlord, Taarthalor, pushes his way to the front of the crowd and lays down an outrageous bid—Ilsevel fears her nightmare is only just beginning.

Taar took one look at the fiery little human, and something in him sparked. He cannot explain it. He knows only that he will not see her sold off to one of the soulless monsters trying to outbid each other for a chance to use and discard her soft, womanly flesh.

If that means binding himself to her by marriage, so be it.

Can this dark king convince his bride not to murder him in his sleep before he can decide what to do with her? Or do the gods have other plans in store for the captive princess and her terrifying new husband?

WARBRIDE is book 1 of a dual point-of-view (his and hers) forced marriage fantasy trilogy with a dangerous, brooding hero, kiss-or-kill vibes, and swift-to-ignite steam that will leave you begging for more. If you love watching a cold-hearted fae warlord discover his one weakness just might be the spitfire princess who drives him crazy . . . THIS is the book for you.

Perfect for fans of Elise Kova, Laura Thalassa, and Danielle L. Jensen]]> Sylvia Mercedes Trisha 0 to-read 3.49 2024 WarBride (WarBride, #1)
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]]> The Art of Catching Feelings 199928280
Daphne Brink doesn’t follow baseball, but watching “America’s Snoozefest� certainly beats sitting at home in the days after she signs her divorce papers. After one too many ballpark beers, she heckles Carolina Battery player Chris Kepler, who quickly proves there might actually be a little crying in baseball. Horrified, Daphne reaches out to Chris on social media to apologize . . . but forgets to identify herself as his heckler in her message.

Chris doesn’t usually respond to random fans on social media, but he’s grieving and fragile after an emotionally turbulent few months. When a DM from “Duckie� catches his eye, he impulsively messages back. Duckie is sweet, funny, and seems to understand him in a way no one else does.

Daphne isn’t sure how much longer she can keep lying to Chris, especially as she starts working with the team in real life andĚýtheir feelings for each other deepen. When he finds out the truth, will it be three strikes, she’s out?]]> 384 Alicia Thompson 0593640934 Trisha 0 to-read 3.73 2024 The Art of Catching Feelings
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]]> A Cruel Thirst 60290692 A fledgling vampire and a headstrong vampire huntress must work together--against their better judgment—to rid the world of monsters in this irresistible romantic fantasy.

Carolina Fuentes has always wanted to join her family in hunting down the bloodthirsty monsters that plague her pueblo. But these days, her father wants her out of town with a husband of his choosing. That’s not happening. Carolina plans to show everyone that she’d make a better vampire slayer than wife. But when she runs into a sediento that is not only handsome but kind, she questions everything.

Lalo Villalobos doesn’t act on impulses. As the eldest of two, his duties were to carry on the family business, marry, and have children. But then he is turned into a sediento and must flee the city, taking lives as he goes north, where he believes the first vampire was made. Surely, the pueblo there will have the answers to reverse this curse or end sedientos altogether. Another unexpected turn? Lalo runs right into a beautiful young woman who’d gladly stake him.

Fortunately, mostly for him, they share a common enemy. They can stop these evil beasts. Together. And if along the way, Lalo and Fernanda discover what it is to truly live and love, then they’ll have won anyway.]]> 432 Angela Montoya 0593643372 Trisha 0 to-read 3.85 2024 A Cruel Thirst
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]]> The Fallout of Fallacy 203726200 477 Kristina M. Barbee Trisha 0 to-read 4.00 The Fallout of Fallacy
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross the Line (Lights Out, #1)]]> 208516646 Her brother’s best friend sends her heart racing in this sparkling Formula 1 romance.

Formula 1 driver Dev Anderson’s career is on the line. After a social media disaster leaves him with an angry team and sponsors threatening to jump ship, he needs someone to help save his image. At a party in Monaco, he bumps into the woman who can fix it all. There’s just one problem: she’s his best friend’s little sister. And, okay, maybe there’s another problem—he kissed her last year and hasn’t been able to stop thinking about it since.

Recent college grad Willow Williams needs a job. She may have a talent for seeing the bright side of any bad situation, but it’s hard to stay positive when she’s struggling to get hired. So when Dev offers her a temporary solution, she can’t help but say yes. Even if it means ignoring the crush she’s had on him since childhood.

Willow and Dev are determined to keep things strictly professional, regardless of old feelings and the blazing chemistry between them. But in the glittering and high-stakes world of Formula 1, some lines are meant to be crossed…]]> 416 Simone Soltani 0593818148 Trisha 0 to-read 3.57 2024 Cross the Line (Lights Out, #1)
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]]> Hangry Hearts 211003839 Love, family, and food collide in this sparkling Romeo and Juliet-inspired romance.

Julie Wu and Randall Hur used to be best friends. Now they only see each other on Saturdays at the Pasadena Farmers Market where their once close families are long-standing rivals.

When Julie and Randall are paired with ultra-rich London Kim for a community-service school project, they are forced to work together for the first time in years. It quickly becomes obvious that London has a major crush on Julie. But Julie can’t stop thinking about Randall. And Randall can’t stop thinking about how London is thinking about Julie. Soon, prompted by a little jealousy and years of missing each other, school project meetings turn into pseudo dates at their favorite Taiwanese breakfast shop and then secret kisses at the beach—far from the watchful eyes of their families.

Just as they’re finally feeling brave enough to tell their grandmas, the two matriarchs rehash their old fight and Julie and Randall get caught in the middle and Julie’s brother finds out they are dating. Their families are heartbroken.

But it’s the Year of the Dragon, an auspicious time to resolve disagreements and start anew, and Randall isn’t going down without fighting for what—and who—they love. Could the Lunar New Year provide not only a second chance for Randall and Julie, but for their families as well?

Jennifer Chen’s Hangry Hearts is a funny, big-hearted romance about friendship, family, and first love—and being brave enough to have it all.]]> 320 Jennifer Chen 1250374405 Trisha 0 to-read 3.27 2025 Hangry Hearts
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]]> <![CDATA[Of Blood and Aether (Harbingers, #1)]]> 204469230 A rare conduit of Light, drawn to the Shadows. A spymaster who can’t seem to stay away.

For as long as she can remember, Arken Asher has been searching for answers—driven by an insatiable hunger, a need to understand the meaning behind her dangerous arcane secrets. She’s finally taken that leap into the unknown, leaving her simple life behind to attend the Arcane Studium: a prestigious college of magickal arts & sciences nestled in the heart of Sophrosyne: the City of the Gods.

As the Scouting & Reconnaissance Captain of the Elder Guard, Kieran Vistarii deals in Shadows, blood and subterfuge. Scarred by his past but dedicated to safeguarding Sophrosyne’s future, Kieran’s self-imposed isolation is easily masked by charm and cocksure energy. Strange disappearances have kept his cadre busy as of late, and yet the captain finds himself sidetracked, distracted by the inexplicable allure of a certain golden-eyed Conduit and her curious mind.

They both know better than to get involved, but the Fates have other plans. The dark threads of prophecy were woven long ago, and the ties that bind just might be what it takes to mend these broken, star-crossed souls� or what forges a deadly bond that could damn them all.]]> 608 Harper Hawthorne Trisha 0 3.99 2024 Of Blood and Aether (Harbingers, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2)]]> 127280062 Torn apart by war. Reunited by love?

Two weeks have passed since Iris returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over.

Roman is missing, lost behind enemy lines, with no memory of his past, or Iris. Hoping his memories return, he begins to write again � but this time for the enemy.

When a strange letter arrives through his wardrobe door, he strikes up a correspondence with a penpal who seems at once mysterious� and strangely familiar.

As their connection deepens, the two of them will risk their very hearts and futures to change the tides of the war.]]> 420 Rebecca Ross 1250857457 Trisha 4 3.99 2023 Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)]]> 60784546 After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again�

All eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants to do is hold her family together. With a brother on the frontline forced to fight on behalf of the Gods now missing from the frontline and a mother drowning her sorrows, Iris’s best bet is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

But when Iris’s letters to her brother fall into the wrong hands � that of the handsome but cold Roman Kitt, her rival at the paper � an unlikely magical connection forms.

Expelled into the middle of a mystical war, magical typewriters in tow, can their bond withstand the fight for the fate of mankind and, most importantly, love?

An epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.]]> 357 Rebecca Ross 1250857430 Trisha 5 4.14 2023 Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
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average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> Foxglove (Belladonna, #2) 58651856
The captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.

A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago...and now he's determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost.

Signa and her cousin Blythe are certain that Fate can save Elijah Hawthorne from prison if they will entertain his presence. But the more time the girls spend with Fate, the more frightening their reality becomes as Signa exhibits dramatic new powers that link her to Fate's past. With mysteries and danger around every corner, the cousins must decide if they can trust one another as they navigate their futures in high society, unravel the murders that haunt their family, and play Fate's unexpected games—all with their destinies hanging in the balance.

Dangerous, suspenseful, and seductive, this sequel to Signa and Death's story is as utterly romantic as it is perfectly deadly.]]> 465 Adalyn Grace 0316565253 Trisha 4 4.12 2023 Foxglove (Belladonna, #2)
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) 59227936
Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each one more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation, and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
Ěý
However, Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful—and more irresistible—than she ever dared imagine.]]> 409 Adalyn Grace 0316158232 Trisha 5 3.97 2022 Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
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name: Trisha
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[At the End There Was You (Blue Fairytales, #1)]]> 174733026
Winter is a Priestess, her life is simple and uncomplicated, but shortly takes a turn when she is appointed as an aide for a Mage who intends to stop the God of Death from spreading a plague that would end their world. Both of them begin searching the Urvalis library for answers and find more than they had bargained for.

And as the end approaches, the questions begin vaguing.]]> 141 Wendy Heiss Trisha 0 to-read 4.01 2023 At the End There Was You (Blue Fairytales, #1)
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]]> The Fabric of Our Souls 201515686
So when I wake up at the hospital with my brother weeping over me, I know my life is about to change. What I didn’t expect was to get a nurse with cruel eyes and a morbid sense of humor that surpasses my own.

I’m even more surprised when I arrive at Harlow Sanctum and realize that my brother selected an unorthodox rehabilitation center that rooms people based on their treatment plan. And my roommate is none other than the man with cruel eyes I met the day prior.

I crave death—he craves life.

Can two people like us cure each other?Please check the CW on my website before]]> 292 K.M. Moronova Trisha 0 to-read 4.22 2023 The Fabric of Our Souls
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Storm (Rogue X Ara, #1)]]> 61076543
Hidden in the shadow of her controlling father, General Evander of Auryna, Ara has never tasted true freedom. For most of her life, she’s been locked away in his estate as he is determined to protect her from the bloodthirsty Fae across the border.

But as her twenty-sixth birthday comes and goes, he decides it's time for her to marry, against her wishes and completely unbeknownst to her.

Ara’s fate is sealed the moment he announces her engagement.

Rogue Draki’s entire life has been a painful truth.

Raised at the hands of his father, the merciless king of Ravaryn, Rogue has never tasted an ounce of kindness. Now that his father is dead, the crown has been thrust upon him, and it is his responsibility to save his people from the wrath of Auryna.

It is for that reason he crosses the border into Auryna to spy on the court in the Capitol—for secrets, leverage, anything.

Rogue’s fate is sealed the moment he lays eyes on Ara Starrin.]]> J.D. Linton Trisha 0 to-read 3.51 2022 The Last Storm (Rogue X Ara, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Rush of Ravens (Til Kingdom Come Book 1)]]> 203381759
Experience the fantasy world of Arresia where the forces of Light and darkness collide. Rush of Ravens, the first book in the Til Kingdom Come series by Abigail Brier, envelops readers with a gripping tale of heartache and revenge.

In a world where the king kills those gifted by the Light to steal their power, Ravenna wants nothing more than to fight with the warriors of Vestele against the evil Despiri king. But Ravenna's mother holds her fate in her hands, wishing for Ravenna to marry and avoid the dangers of war. Ravenna runs the Gauntlet to prove herself to her mother, but when she returns home with the bloodstone prize in hand, she sets off a chain of events that are sure to alter her future. She finds herself as shield-maiden, and she soon becomes a curse to her own people. But she will do anything to protect them—including the one thing she swore she would never do.

With adventure and page-turning suspense, this enchanting, multi-pov debut dives into the darkness and explores themes of pride and downfall, and heartache and revenge as the characters hold onto a single, fraying thread of hope.]]> 448 Abigail Brier Trisha 0 to-read 4.21 Rush of Ravens (Til Kingdom Come Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Prince of Snow (The Prince of Snow, #1)]]> 61375025
No one has seen Dalton Saphirrus, Prince of the First Kingdom, in five years. Locked away as a result of the icy power flowing through his veins, he has been imprisoned by his own father.

After a devastating fire in Charmaine’s hometown, knights escort the survivors to King Ronan’s castle. With a mysterious enemy at large, the First Kingdom is threatened, and the destiny prophesied is ever-looming over Dalton’s head.

As Charmaine falls for the Prince of Snow, she is thrown into a world of politics, cruelty, and temptations she never expected. When the First Kingdom’s enemies attack the surrounding towns, and eventually the castle, Charmaine, Prince Dalton, and other allies must rise up for the battle of their lives, or die trying to save the kingdom.

The Prince of Snow is influenced by the legends of King Arthur. It is perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen, Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass, and the CW’s Reign.]]> 389 L.B. Divine Trisha 0 to-read 3.90 The Prince of Snow (The Prince of Snow, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Avalon Tower (Fey Academy for Spies, #1)]]> 208674368 Avalon Spy Academy rules: spy on the fey, resist falling for your mentor, and try not to die in the process.

What I’m hoping for on my European vacation is to read books and drink champagne on the beach. Instead, I end up kidnapped by an arrogant, lethally sexy fey named Raphael.

It turns out, I have a magic power needed to fight an evil fey king. Next thing I know, Raphael hasĚýenrolled me in an elite spy academy. There, in the ancient and gothic halls of Avalon Tower, snobbery and brutal competitions are among the oldest traditions.

Making my job harder, the silver-eyedĚýRaphael is my mentor. Romance is forbidden here--a distracted spy is a dead spy. So I need to push his dangerous allure out of my mind as we travel into the Fey realm. If we get captured by the fey king, we’ll die horrific deaths–and humanity won’t stand a chance.]]> C.N. Crawford Trisha 0 to-read 3.84 2024 Avalon Tower (Fey Academy for Spies, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)]]> 256008 Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.

Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.]]> 960 Larry McMurtry 067168390X Trisha 0 to-read 4.53 1985 Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sword of the Seven Sins (The Seven Sins, 1)]]> 199642964
Eva has never fit into the restrictive Commonwealth, where love is a sin and lust is a death sentence. But when she’s chosen to become an assassin, she doesn’t just belong…she shines. Eager to find her place at last, Eva’s determined to use her eerie abilities to best her deadly, not to mention handsome, mentor, Ari. But she soon realizes that besting your mentor is difficult when you’re falling for him.

Bound together by a blood oath, there’s no way for Eva to avoid Ari. Yet the more time they spend together, the harder it is to resist the lure of his green eyes, his grace with a sword, and the charm beneath the sarcastic front he shows the world. When Ari falls for Eva too, they are terrified. As their feelings grow, and Eva’s mysterious physical gifts heighten, so does the threat of discovery. But the Commonwealth is built on secrets, and when Ari uncovers one that could destroy it, Eva must choose between love and survival.

Author's Note If you can’t resist fierce girls with swords, infuriating guys with hearts of gold, forbidden love between a mentor and apprentice who can’t keep their hands off each other, and star-crossed lovers who fight to the death by each other’s sides, then this is the book for you.

WINNER of the 2021 North Carolina Indie Author Award in Young Adult Fiction
FINALIST for the 2020 Foreword INDIES Award in Young Adult Fiction
SHORTLISTED for the The Manly Wade Wellman Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy
WINNER of the 2022 Gold Moonbeam Award for Best Book Series

“I couldn’t stop reading. This is the best book I’ve read in a long time.� � YA Books Central

“Powerful, hopeful, sexy, and unsettling.� —Heidi Ayarbe, award-winning author of Freeze Frame

“Sizzling hot and exploding with tension.”—Lisa Amowitz, award-winning author of Breaking Glass]]> 336 Emily Colin 1961469006 Trisha 0 to-read 4.02 2020 Sword of the Seven Sins (The Seven Sins, 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Court of Shadows (Institute of the Shadow Fae, #1)]]> 122753134
But my Friday night takes a bad turn when a lethally gorgeous fae--Ruadan--tries to assassinate me. He's taken a vow of silence until he’s slaughtered the outlaws on his kill list. Outlaws like me.

Ruadan lets me live on one condition: I have to earn my place at the Institute of the Shadow Fae. As a powerful demi-fae, I can take the competition.

But things fall apart when I’m given an impossible choice: betray my mentor Ruadan, or my best friend dies. Now, I face a quandary my gladiatorial past did not prepare me for.

This book is from the Demons of Fire and Night world.]]> 224 C.N. Crawford Trisha 0 to-read 3.89 2018 Court of Shadows (Institute of the Shadow Fae, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Apples Dipped in Gold (Fairy Tale Retelling, #2)]]> 205792530
Samara’s brothers agree in exchange for a large dowery but on her way to her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade.

Samara believes that the fae has snatched away her chance at freedom to punish her for her crimes against his kind but punishment is only half of Lore’s plan.

The truth is that the Elven Prince has pined after Samara for seven long years. She is all he can think about—a toxin in his blood. Can the Prince of Nightshade, whose power over poisons rivals none in The Enchanted Forest, manage to find a remedy or will he succumb to her love?]]> 240 Scarlett St. Clair 1464216886 Trisha 0 to-read 3.58 2024 Apples Dipped in Gold (Fairy Tale Retelling, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Curse of Breath and Blood (The Mind Breaker, #1)]]> 208964636 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' meets 'Six of Crows' in this thrilling new fantasy romance.

A queen turned mercenary. A long-lost love. An ancient evil reborn.
With her home kingdom destroyed and her family considered dead, Aelia Springborn makes a living, using her abilities to break minds for anyone with enough coin. Content to live a life in the shadows, her world is turned upside down when her former lover, Caiden Stormweaver, tracks her down at the edge of the world with a proposition she can’t refuse�. help him thwart her former husband, King Gideon, from obtaining the deadly army of the Alder King.

With a chasm of hurt between them, the pair strikes a deal; once their mission is complete, Aelia will wipe his memories of their relationship, releasing them both from their tumultuous past.

Bound by magic and aided by friends, Caiden and Aelia set off on a journey to save the continent from ultimate destruction. However, as their mission progresses, Aelia and Caiden find themselves reigniting the flames of their past.

But in Moriana, breaking a bargain is deadly.

Things become even more complicated when Aelia meets Tharan Greenblade, a charming playboy whom she cannot help but fall for. With the threads of their fates entwining, the trio will be forced into a high-stakes game that will test their loyalties and raise the dead.

Don't miss this adult romantasy debut combining the dark fairytale atmosphere of Nettle and Bone with the heart-stopping romance of A Court of Thorns and Roses and the found family dynamics of Divine Rivals. With tension at every turn, this novel explores the sacrifices we make to save the ones we love. ]]> 440 K.W. Foster Trisha 0 to-read 3.74 A Curse of Breath and Blood (The Mind Breaker, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Invoking the Blood (Of Chaos and Darkness #1)]]> 60409423
Faye agreed to her sister’s brilliant idea to sneak into the Hunter’s Moon ball. A night the vampires in attendance held sacred, lusting under the eerie glow of the blood red moon. Faye was no vampire. She wasn’t even a race that possessed magic. Her ceremony failed, marking her an Anarian. A mortal without magic.

After a run in with the Shadow Prince, Faye begins dreaming of him. His yearnful gaze leaves her feeling cherished after she wakes. A pleasant daydream, since men like him didn’t exist. Not for women like her.

But as days pass and the dreams intensify, the Shadow Prince comes for her. His gaze filled with the same yearning he held for her during their shared dreams. Until he realizes she’s an Anarian.

Abducted and confined in his home in Hell, Faye is left only with his promise to release her after he breaks the tie binding his life to hers. But with each heated exchange she can almost see the man that longed for her in her dreams.

The one who cherished her and tempted her heart.]]> 425 Kalista Neith Trisha 0 to-read 3.78 Invoking the Blood (Of Chaos and Darkness #1)
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]]> Stars Ascending 202098802


Thunder cracked overhead, angels flew through the air, Gods battling on a field. Her best friend dead in front of her beside her mother’s cold body. Ice blue eyes pleading with her, a sword protruding from her chest.



Carolynn Starr always felt like a freak, being abandoned at birth, reading minds, and speaking to animals wasn’t normal, but her life was. That is until she met Donnie, a stranger that came into her life just as she started having the same repeated nightmare. Now she can’t escape him, he’s around every corner, consuming every thought. She can’t help the pull she feels towards the man she just met, but what does he have to do with her dreams? Facing threats against her life, a prophecy, and a world she never knew existed, she wonders who she can trust, including herself.]]> Heather Smith Trisha 0 to-read 3.83 Stars Ascending
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]]> <![CDATA[Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)]]> 195820807
Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected--including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?]]> 432 Abby Jimenez 1538704439 Trisha 0 to-read 4.35 2024 Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sun Serpent (Sun Serpent Saga, #1)]]> 75677628 A Fire Singer seeking vengeance.
And a prince who is not what he seems�

Under the silks of her circus troupe’s tent, Elyria Solaris dances with fire. She disguises her gift as showmanship, but longs for answers about why she has a power no one else possesses.

Somewhere in the city of never-ending night, Prince Cal is looking for the girl who burns the brightest. Only she can stop the horror inflicted on his kingdom by a sadistic lord who controls the minds of his victims.

When Cal spies Elyria, he knows without a doubt that she is the most beautifully dangerous thing he has ever seen. More importantly, she’s the Fire Draken he’s been waiting his whole life to find.

Moments after Cal serendipitously enters Elyria’s life, a loved one’s gruesome death sets her on the path of vengeance. Cal will do anything to protect his people, including lying to Elyria about who he really is and promising her the answers that she seeks.

But if Elyria trusts the undeniable spark between them, could it turn out to be the one fire she is unable to tame?]]> 464 Geneva Monroe 1960352024 Trisha 0 to-read 3.91 Sun Serpent (Sun Serpent Saga, #1)
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]]> Fractured Mates 203276667 I took my mate’s life ten years ago, and now I’m paying the price.

I thought when I buried Thane—literally—that the worst of my problems were over, but a decade later, and he’s still haunting me.

When his father decides to finally seek retribution for his son’s death, I’m back on the run. Worse, my pack can’t protect me. Only I can take care of myself.

At least that’s what I tell myself until I meet another wolf shifter. One possibly as stubborn as I’ve become.

He doesn't seem to have any intentions of leaving me alone and his persistence keeps me torn between wanting to cut him or jump him. Even worse, or so I want to believe, the longer I’m forced to be in Kyler’s presence, the more intrigued I become.

He promises to protect me, and as much as I try to convince myself he’s only doing his job, the lines I’d previously drawn begin to blur. The closer we get, the stronger our connection becomes, the more I start to wonder if I might have found something that I thought I’d never have.

That is if we can trust each other enough to survive the bloodshed.


This is a dual POV full length and complete standalone written in the Mystics and Mayhem world, but can easily be read on its own. For fans of fated and second chance mates, wolf shifters, and gripping paranormal romance reads!]]> 334 Heather Renee Trisha 0 to-read 4.49 Fractured Mates
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]]> <![CDATA[Celestl (Rules of Atlas Magic, #1)]]> 208192856 Marriage. Sacrifice. Duty. Destiny.

Once every hundred years, the Toll Bells of Celestl ring, and a daughter from each blade is sacrificed. But for three centuries the bells have been silent and war has raged.

This year, on the Day of the Toll, six marriages will seal new alliances to secure peace. Maria will do her duty and marry Elex, the Black Prince of Oshe, despite his brutal reputation. Perhaps he’ll even value her unique skills � if she doesn’t first lose herself in his bottomless brown eyes.

But not everyone is included in their leaders� version of the future �

For Ava, glimmers of a glittering past only serve to highlight her pitiful circumstances. Orphaned and alone, her poverty traps her in servitude to those who would exploit her. She has nothing, until a well-dressed stranger gives her something to daydream about �

As Toll Day approaches, no one expects the long silent Goddess to raise her angry head. But if she does, her demands will eclipse any chance of peace.]]> 346 H.R. Moore 173949380X Trisha 0 to-read 3.84 Celestl (Rules of Atlas Magic, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[This Wicked Curse (Realm of Monsters)]]> 80341092
Princess by birth and sacrificial lamb by royal decree, Scarlet Midicious is ready to face her fate. She’s known her entire life that this day would come. Her wedding� The gauntlet� and likely her funeral.

Each time one of the king’s daughters turn twenty-three years of age, he hosts a gauntlet–a cruel fight to the death where one ruthless winner earns the title of prince and is rewarded with a bride. This year will be no different. It’s necessary to unite the clans of misfits and monsters within the realm, even if it means she’ll likely die at the hands of her soon-to-be husband.

However, on the night of the gauntlet she meets a mysterious man with striking green eyes and a sin-worthy smirk. He has no knowledge of what her gift is–that she’s of siren and witch blood, nor that she houses extraordinary magic that allows her to control the living like puppets–but he knows the king’s daughters are gifted in some way or another.

He offers her a deal. If she helps him win–so he can be pardoned of his crimes when crowned as a Prince of Solaria–then he’ll make sure Scarlet has a peaceful life. In the face of a gruesome future, she accepts his terms. How much worse can it be?

Little does she know, Sebastian Hook is a notorious pirate, wanted for murder and crimes beyond her imagination. The Dark One is as deadly and lethal as they come, and there’s only one thing he hates more than Pan. Witches.

All aboard the Jolly Roger–if you dare.

This Wicked Curse is an enemies-to-lovers tale featuring a slightly unhinged, shadow daddy with a broken moral compass. The world is dark, but it’s also full of adventure and magic. This story is a spellbinding fusion of Peter Pan and Greek Mythology, reimagined into a dark pirate fantasy romance, and takes place within Amanda Aggie’s Seven Realms World.

AUTHOR NOTE: Please know This Wicked Curse predates the events of This Wicked Fate. It is a standalone, like the rest of the Realm of Monsters series, and you do not need to read any of Amanda’s other books to understand or enjoy This Wicked Curse.]]> 563 Amanda Aggie Trisha 0 to-read 3.96 This Wicked Curse (Realm of Monsters)
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]]> The Sword of Kaigen 41886271 A son struggling to grasp his violent future,
A father blind to the danger that threatens them all.

When the winds of war reach their peninsula, will the Matsuda family have the strength to defend their empire? Or will they tear each other apart before the true enemies even reach their shores?

High on a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their frozen spit of land the name â€The Sword of Kaigen.â€�

Born into Kusanagi’s legendary Matsuda family, fourteen-year-old Mamoru has always known his purpose: to master his family’s fighting techniques and defend his homeland. But when an outsider arrives and pulls back the curtain on Kaigen’s alleged age of peace, Mamoru realizes that he might not have much time to become the fighter he was bred to be. Worse, the empire he was bred to defend may stand on a foundation of lies.

Misaki told herself that she left the passions of her youth behind when she married into the Matsuda house. Determined to be a good housewife and mother, she hid away her sword, along with everything from her days as a fighter in a faraway country. But with her growing son asking questions about the outside world, the threat of an impending invasion looming across the sea, and her frigid husband grating on her nerves, Misaki finds the fighter in her clawing its way back to the surface.]]> 651 M.L. Wang Trisha 0 to-read 4.46 2019 The Sword of Kaigen
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond the Aching Door (The Fatebound Duology, #1)]]> 208468686 A mortal journalist. A mysterious series of drownings. An exiled Fey king. A forgotten Fatesong. A single, desperate chance to save magic from extinction.

All Raegan Maeve Overhill wants is to survive another October. It's the anniversary of the worst thing that ever happened to the unsolved disappearance of her father nearly two decades ago. But when mysterious drownings grip the city of Philadelphia, Raegan sets her mourning rituals aside for a career-making opportunity to lead her newspaper's investigation.

Her hunt for answers takes her to the city's shadowy places where magical beings appear in puddles, the Fair Folk offer bargains, and magic is very, very real. When Raegan uncovers a startling connection to her father’s disappearance, she knows she can’t just return to her normal life without finding the truth. To get it, though, she’ll need to make a deal with the dark, deadly and alluring Unseelie Fae King—and do her best to ignore their dangerous attraction to one another. Inspired by Welsh mythology, Slavic folklore and Arthurian legend, Beyond the Aching Door is an adult urban fantasy romance for fans of A Discovery of Witches and Dark Night, Golden Dawn. This spicy fae romantic fantasy is intended for readers 18+.]]> 541 Victoria Mier Trisha 0 to-read 3.83 Beyond the Aching Door (The Fatebound Duology, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1)]]> 141217639 From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance-- the first book in a duology.

After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt� she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet―and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm―the one he is from.

Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae king, Tyghan. But what she doesn't know is that he's the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father―dead or alive.]]> Mary E. Pearson 1035054019 Trisha 0 to-read 3.58 2024 The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Gilded Wings (Fallen Fae Gods, #1)]]> 198753658
When my phone rings after a night drinking with my best friend, I had no idea my whole world was about to change.
"A book is missing," a deep, unnaturally enticing voice growls down the line.
Panicked, I race out to Dragerfield Library, breaking all the rules—even if a book is missing, we're only allowed on property during the day.
But if I don't find that ancient tome, I'll be fired anyway.

"đť’€đť’đť’– 𝒔𝒉đť’đť’–đť’Ťđť’… 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 đť’𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 đť’–đť’Źđť’•đť’Šđť’Ť đť’Žđť’đť’“đť’Źđť’Šđť’Źđť’, 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏."

Too late to retreat, I soon learn why the rules exist. Dragerfield is a doorway between worlds. A doorway to Risest, the Faerie realm. A realm they access at night.
And I'm the moronic human who wandered uninvited into their midst.
The fae use humans for two reasons: entertainment, and well, you can use your imagination for the other.
Even worse, the voice on the line that set all of this in motion is no ordinary fae. Drager, with his dragon scales and smoky scent is one of their gods. A Fallen Five.

đť‘´đť’š 𝒏𝒆𝒠𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕đť’đť’“.

A missing book is the least of my worries now.
I'd thought I was about to be fired, but instead, I'm heading to Faerie.
And it might be a one way trip.

Gilded Wings is book one in a fae/dragon shifter romantasy series. This book is not a standalone and is recommended for 18+ due to language and adult situations. Blurb and cover coming soon.]]> 366 Jaymin Eve Trisha 0 to-read 3.97 2023 Gilded Wings (Fallen Fae Gods, #1)
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]]> Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) 204593914 Caraval meets Throne of the Fallen in this spicy dark romantasy where a necromancer needs help from a dangerous phantom to win a deadly competition, only to find their partnership puts her at risk of breaking the game’s most vital rule: don't fall in love.

When Ophelia and her sister discovers their mother brutally murdered, there is no time to grieve: Ophelia has inherited both her powerful death-driven magic and enormous debt on their home. Circumstances go from dire to deadly, however, when Ophelia’s sister decides to pay off the loan by entering Phantasma—a competition where most contestants don’t make it out alive and the winner is granted a single wish.

The only way to save her sister is to compete. But Phantasma is a cursed manor, with twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, and filled with enticing demons and fatal temptations. Ophelia will need to face nine floors of challenges to win... if her fears don’t overtake her first.

When a charming, arrogant stranger claims he can protect and guide Ophelia, she knows she shouldn’t trust him. While Blackwell may not seem dangerous, appearances can be deceptive. But with her sister’s life on the line, Ophelia can’t afford to turn him away. She just needs to ignore the overwhelming, dark attraction drawing them closer and closer together.

Because in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart.]]> 497 Kaylie Smith 1538769255 Trisha 0 to-read 4.06 2024 Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1)]]> 123179008
For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy� Ryder has no idea what she’s doing. She’s accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape.

Luke Brooks is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family. As Emmy’s older brother’s best friend, Luke spent most of his childhood antagonizing her. It’s been years since he’s seen her, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her. Despite his better judgment, he wants to do a whole lot more than just look at her.

Emmy’s got too much on her mind to think about romance. And Luke knows he should stay away from his best friend’s younger sister. But what if Luke is just what Emmy needs to get her spark back? Or will they both go up in flames?]]> 356 Lyla Sage Trisha 4 3.83 2023 Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1)
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average rating: 3.83
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rating: 4
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Cowboys - I get it, now I want one
]]> The Memory Police 37004370
When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career as a novelist discovers that her editor is in danger from the Memory Police, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. As fear and loss close in around them, they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past.

A surreal, provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language.]]> 274 YĹŤko Ogawa 1101870605 Trisha 0 to-read 3.72 1994 The Memory Police
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name: Trisha
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1994
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]]> <![CDATA[Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)]]> 60657589
Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party--or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, and the Fair Folk.

So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, get in the middle of Emily's research, and utterly confound and frustrate her.

But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones--the most elusive of all faeries--lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she'll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all--her own heart.]]> 336 Heather Fawcett 059350013X Trisha 0 to-read 3.99 2023 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
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name: Trisha
average rating: 3.99
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]]> The Girl with No Reflection 201785804 A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new husband—but her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth the royal family has been hiding for centuries—in this lush fantasy debut perfect for fans of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night and Violet Made of Thorns.

Princess Ying Yue believed in love...once upon a time.

Yet when she’s chosen to wed the crown prince, Ying’s dreams of a fairy tale marriage quickly fall apart. Her husband-to-be is cold and indifferent, confiningĚýYing to her roomĚýfor reasons he won’t explain.ĚýWorse still are the rumors that swirl around the imperial whispers of seven other royal brides who, after their own weddings, mysteriously disappeared.

Left alone with only her own reflection for company, Ying begins to see things. Strange things.ĚýMovements in the corners of her mirror. Colorful lights upon its surface. And when, on the eve of her wedding, she unwittingly tears openĚýa gateway, she is pulled into a mirror world.

This realm is full of sentient reflections, including the enigmatic Mirror Prince. Unlike his real-world counterpart, the Mirror Prince is kind and compassionate, and before long Ying falls in love—the kind of love she always dreamed of.

But there is darkness in this new world, too.

It turns out the two worlds have a long and blood-soaked history, and Ying has a part to play in the future of them both. And the brides who came before Ying? By the time they discovered what their role was, it was already too late.]]> 496 Keshe Chow 0593707524 Trisha 0 to-read 3.27 2024 The Girl with No Reflection
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]]> <![CDATA[Meet Me in the Ether (Meet Me in the Ether, #1)]]> 208283245
Neira Aroya is an exceptional liar and a skillful thief. Ignorant of her true identity she uses only her mortal gifts to survive in a world ruled by vicious faeries and cunning gods. But as she gets swept up by the peculiar power she holds over the ether, the treacherous Realm of dreams, she finds herself torn between an unnamed, obscured ether-man and the merciless prince of Fae. Entrapped within a tempting but deceptive world, she will soon realize that every hero is a villain in disguise and every villain bears a great tragedy. And love is the most dangerous and unreliable path to follow.

Meet Me in the Ether is an intricate story of complex characters and lethal secrets, set in a voluptuous world where love and hate converge, truth is poison, and virtue becomes nothing more than a sacrifice to the altar of survival.

This is the first book in a fantasy romance series with multiple POVs. It ends on a cliffhanger.]]> Iris Lake Trisha 0 to-read 4.03 Meet Me in the Ether (Meet Me in the Ether, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles, #1)]]> 36039613
The high king’s second son, Corwin Tormane, never asked to lead. Even as he waits for the uror—the once-in-a-generation ritual to decide which of the king’s children will succeed him—he knows it’s always been his brother who will assume the throne. And that’s fine by him. He’d rather spend his days away from the palace, away from the sight of his father, broken with sickness from the attempt on his life. But the peacekeeping tour Corwin is on has given him too much time to reflect upon the night he saved his father’s life—the night he condemned the would-be killer to death and lost the girl he loved. Which is why he takes it on himself to investigate rumors of unrest in one of the remote city-states, only for his caravan to be attacked—and for him to be saved by Kate.

With their paths once more entangled, Kate and Corwin have to put the past behind them. The threat of drakes who attack in the daylight is only the beginning of a darker menace stirring in the kingdom—one whose origins have dire implications for Kate’s father’s attack upon the king and will thrust them into the middle of a brewing civil war in the kingdom of Rime.]]> 497 Mindee Arnett 0062652664 Trisha 4
"Such a love could exist only when it was felt by both involved, like a flower needing both sunlight and water to thrive"

I don't know why but Onyx and Ivory is such a captivating title. The sole reason why I picked up this book in the first place haha. Upon finishing, I can say that I really enjoyed this read. It definitely is a book that tests your patience. Slow to start, simmers (for awhile), then boils towards the end. ]]> 3.86 2018 Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles, #1)
author: Mindee Arnett
name: Trisha
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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3.5 stars

"Such a love could exist only when it was felt by both involved, like a flower needing both sunlight and water to thrive"

I don't know why but Onyx and Ivory is such a captivating title. The sole reason why I picked up this book in the first place haha. Upon finishing, I can say that I really enjoyed this read. It definitely is a book that tests your patience. Slow to start, simmers (for awhile), then boils towards the end.
]]> Listen for the Lie 127279000 What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter?

Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all and, if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. But after Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer.

It’s been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can’t remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life. But now the phenomenally huge hit true crime podcast Listen for the Lie and its too-good looking host, Ben Owens, have decided to investigate Savvy’s murder for the show’s second season. Lucy is forced to return to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend’s murder, even if she is the one who did it.

The truth is out there, if we just listen.]]> 352 Amy Tintera 1250880319 Trisha 0 to-read 4.07 2024 Listen for the Lie
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom, #1)]]> 204624472 A scorching new fantasy romance that ignites the pages with relentless danger, forbidden passion, and the intoxicating allure of enemies to lovers.

Fleeing my father's cruelty, the wicked king who robbed me of a future, I face death in the streets, caught between a rebellion and a tyrant's reign.

Captured by those sworn to kill me, the rebels remain blind to my true identity—the missing daughter of the despised king. Faced with an impossible choice, I stand before them: join the rebels or face their blades.

Yet, Dacre, the son of the ruthless rebellion commander, becomes torn between suspicion and a desire that mirrors my own. He allows no one to touch me, tries to protect me, yet threatens me at every turn.

As secrets are weaved beyond our hidden realm, a fierce battle unfolds within me. As I get closer to the rebels, and their cause, my loyalty to my kingdom clashes with my undeniable devotion to Dacre and the burning connection between us.

In a world where love and hate are two edges of the same blade, I find myself caught in a delicate dance between forbidden desire and my looming destiny.]]> 364 Holly Renee Trisha 0 to-read 3.83 2024 The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom, #1)
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]]> Funny Story 194802722 A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé, Peter, told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it... right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads—Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned-up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex... right?]]> 400 Emily Henry Trisha 0 to-read 4.21 2024 Funny Story
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[This Deceit of Ours (Reign of Soulless, #1)]]> 61219193 Deceive the Daemon King.
Trust no one.
Don’t fall in love.

Sersa Scáth has been trying to bite her sharp tongue ever since she stole her clan’s magic. It was an accident—her tempestuous moods to blame—but it doesn’t stop them from calling her the Mad Heir. Her only escape from the whispers is the City of Soulless, with its rundown pubs, swanky betting halls, and places of pleasure aplenty.

But no mortal is safe in the city that straddles the lands of the living and the dead. Especially at Reaping Hour when the spirits of the restless dead hunt for souls�

A Gilder noble by birth and son of the Daemon King, Nessin Drumghoul controls a sea of secrets that could destroy any one of the noble houses. He even has the perfect secret to persuade Sersa into posing as his betrothed: the truth about her missing father. But why Nessin wants her help remains a mystery no matter how much Sersa pries.

Though Sersa senses a malicious motive driving Nessin, their attraction to one another is undeniable. Irrepressible. Dangerous. Neither can afford to lose sight of what’s on the line if their fake betrothal is discovered. And as the line between deception and reality blurs, their ruse begins to fall apart, threatening to destroy them both.]]> Shannon R. Lir Trisha 0 to-read 3.69 2022 This Deceit of Ours (Reign of Soulless, #1)
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]]> A Flame Under the Moon 196321791
Freedom is a luxury Viona Tarvas was never meant to have. Born into a kingdom of darkness, untamed powers burn beneath her skin, making her destined to become a weapon. It is an identity she swore to keep hidden, one that led her further into the shadows. While keeping her sword raised and tipped with grief, little does she know she is tied to more than just an ancient prophecy.

A decision...

Cloaked by the night sky, she's taken against her will by a rude and irritatingly handsome stranger. He pushes her boundaries and incites fury like no other. She plans to fight him every step of the way, until she discovers a life-changing betrayal by her own flesh and blood. Her captor promises answers to the powers that lie dormant, but she questions his motives.

Shadows unveiled...

She soon discovers she's not only in a race against time, but her presence also seems to bring division no matter where she finds herself. While she holds the future of Vendrelle at her fingertips, something darker follows her.
Enigmatic forces are at play while visions pull her into a hollow space where the line of truth is blurred.

Time is of the essence.
Will she be able to make sense of it all and hone her gifts before time runs out, or will shattering truths cleave the
This is an epic adult dark fantasy romance novel about a journey through the shadows of betrayal, harrowing truths, and learning how to accept oneself while also finding love in the darkest of places.]]> 564 Monica Amore Trisha 0 3.78 2024 A Flame Under the Moon
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average rating: 3.78
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]]> <![CDATA[Within the Darkening Woods (Twisted Worlds, Book #1)]]> 199205052
It’s been five years since the world was forever changed. Overnight, parts of the mortal world disappeared and were replaced by fragments from another realm, taking entire counties and countries and leaving the lands of fae, sirens, and other creatures out of legend in their place. People no longer have to imagine what it would be like to live in a fantasy world, because now they live in one.

Amber, though, likes to pretend that these strange new neighbors don’t exist. And since the elven forest that replaced Saint Cloud, Minnesota is completely isolated from the surrounding world, that’s been relatively easy. She just wants to find a job with her degree in landscape design that will fulfill her enough to ignore how the rest of her life–especially her love life–is in a million pieces.

But when Amber is poisoned by a giant spider that escaped the forest, she has no choice but to acknowledge that she lives right beside magical creatures. Which is made even worse when she’s rescued by an elf—who turns out to be the king’s brother. He brings her into the forest to save her life. However, her healing comes with a cost–while the king permits Amber to be temporarily healed, he refuses to give her the full antidote until she agrees to bind with and strengthen the barrier around the elven wood, leaving her trapped in this new world. With no choice, she accepts.

However, Amber soon realizes that the Darkening Woods holds many secrets, not least the webs that the king is weaving. She and the far-too-handsome Eldrin must figure out how to survive the king’s schemes—and their growing feelings for each other—before the king decides she’s no longer worth saving and the poison kills her after all.]]> Scarlett D. Vine Trisha 0 to-read 4.50 Within the Darkening Woods (Twisted Worlds, Book #1)
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]]> Bride (Bride, #1) 181344829 A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again...

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was�.

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.]]> 410 Ali Hazelwood Trisha 5 3.98 2024 Bride (Bride, #1)
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Trisha
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2024
rating: 5
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4.8 (rounding up) - Really enjoyed this. My favorite out of Ali’s books. If you’re a paranormal genre girly this book will have you knotted (heh) up. The quirkiness of Misery resulted in top tier banter. Had me cackling the whole time.
]]> The Historian 30236962
The letters provide links to one of the darkest powers that humanity has ever known and to a centuries-long quest to find the source of that darkness and wipe it out. It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula. Generations of historians have risked their reputations, their sanity, and even their lives to learn the truth about Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Now one young woman must decide whether to take up this quest herself--to follow her father in a hunt that nearly brought him to ruin years ago, when he was a vibrant young scholar and her mother was still alive. What does the legend of Vlad the Impaler have to do with the modern world? Is it possible that the Dracula of myth truly existed and that he has lived on, century after century, pursuing his own unknowable ends? The answers to these questions cross time and borders, as first the father and then the daughter search for clues, from dusty Ivy League libraries to Istanbul, Budapest, and the depths of Eastern Europe. In city after city, in monasteries and archives, in letters and in secret conversations, the horrible truth emerges about Vlad the Impaler's dark reign and about a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive down through the ages.]]> 704 Elizabeth Kostova Trisha 0 to-read 3.94 2005 The Historian
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average rating: 3.94
book published: 2005
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]]> <![CDATA[Living Legend (Living Legend, #1)]]> 63892653 She’s been called from her place in the darkness to aid the side of good in the last place she wants to be...

Dani, groomed by Lilith herself, has long been spreading horror in the murk of purgatory. She never asked to be summoned to Heaven’s Gate and never expected to be charged with the stubbornly attractive angel Nicholas as her partner. Though, with a face like his to look at, Dani isn’t about to complain. The lines between good and evil are shifting. Dani discovers that, lurking in her familiar darkness, are secrets she would never have guessed at and doesn’t understand. Now she must ask herself, who is a demon supposed to trust?

He’ll have to join forces with the last entity he expected� but sometimes true loyalty lies in the most unexpected places.

Nicholas is a sentry angel yet to see actual combat, so it comes as a surprise when he’s summoned by the highest angelic executive. The bigger shock is being forced to rally together with an alluring demon he can’t get out of his head. But as allegiances are tested, Nicholas discovers a lot is hiding between the boundaries of good and evil. Side by side, Nicholas and Dani must fight the unknown� in whatever form it takes.

Full content warning list on the author's website]]> 487 Allie Shante Trisha 0 to-read 3.87 2023 Living Legend (Living Legend, #1)
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name: Trisha
average rating: 3.87
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