Fantasy Magic Adult

Candy Quackenbush's adventures in the amazing world of the Abarat are getting more strange by the hour. Christopher Carrion, the Lord of Midnight, has sent his henchman to capture her. "Why?" she wonders. What would Carrion want with a girl from Minnesota? And why is Candy beginning to feel that the world of Abarat is familiar to her? Why can she speak words of magic she doesn't even remember learning?

A dream can become a nightmare in a matter of moments, and Ivyanne Court is living proof of this. She thought choosing between three potential husbands she was indifferent to was the worst thing that could happen to her, but she was so very wrong. Choosing between two she cares deeply for is that much worse. Especially when there’s a chance that one moment of irresponsibility has already predetermined her future. Hands tied, heart bound, still mourning the loss of her best friend, Ivyanne cannot believe that having her unspoken wish granted could cause so much misery among those closest ...

Finding out I'm descended from royalty should have been like winning the lottery. Except I got all of the renown and none of the spoils. That's what it means to be related to the dark prince. Still reeling, I throw myself into uncovering more about my dark heritage. Meanwhile, Cal and Adrian try to solve a mystery of their own. Shifters from other packs are going missing...and all the evidence points to witches.

Nothing exciting ever happens to boring old me… that’s what she thought… before RIVER flipped her world on it’s head…Welcome to Lost Creek, a small mountain town full of secrets… Stacey It all started with her friend giving birth. Then strange things start happening in Lost Creek…and if she is to believe what she is being told…she has an integral role to play…and a secret destiny only she can fulfill…It just so happens that the dark and sexy River will be the catalyst… River He is a natural protector. And when he returns to Lost Creek and more secrets begin to be ...

Fantasy, magical realism tale of a young boy dealing with absent parents, an unhappy older brother, foul weather and an ancient evil living right next door.

Julesville's destruction is averted! Things aren't going so well for Grimbledung. On the run from his Halfling captors, he escapes to the Foreboding Forest, ending up at TreeTop City. Is being in the hands of cannibalistic Elves better than killer Halflings? More importantly- are the Elves going to be as sorry as the Halflings were when they dealt with Grimbledung? The odds are they will. Meanwhile, Grimbledung's plan comes to fruition- the invading Halflings run headlong into Captain Frank's forces out on the Great Shambler Plains. With Golems and Gargoyles in the mix, things are bound to ...

Arris Hunter would rather be a seamstress than a mage. She has enough magic to qualify for the Academy but is terribly homesick. The suicide of one of the other students causes her to link with magic supposedly impossible even for mages. The little dragon she made as a charm and planned to give to her unwell sister is suddenly animated. The dead student's family, all powerful mages, want answers. They believe Arris can help them. Why did Ryan Dralord die? And, more importantly, to Arris, is what is the link between a toy dragon, the Dralord family, and the extinction of the dragons who used...

[This is a romantasy with tropes of forced proximity, strangers to lovers, vampire and witch lore, good vs evil, fated destiny and hidden identities. This is a STAND-ALONE story in a loose series of steamy fairy tale vampire romantasy stories.] A lovely and lowly seamstress. A vampire prince who shouldn’t want her but is obsessed. A city losing its magical power. Born of witches but abandoned among humans for her safety, Fiona Everhart has spent her life stitching garments—not weaving spells. But when a royal summons drags her to Korvellis, a vampire-ruled city steeped in magic and ...

‘A fantastic finale to the series…an incredible journey’ - Amazon Alice, Toby and Josh would give their lives for each other. But the bonds between them start to crumble when Sam, the mysterious boy in the dark, comes into their lives. Meanwhile, in Middengard, Orla, Ellie and Isolde must do the impossible – defeat Mimir, the dark goddess, who threatens both Middengard and the human world alike. As Mimir’s destructive plans accelerate, Isolde takes a stand against her. But even her ancient powers are left wanting. It is her protégé Orla who must make the hardest decision of her ...

It’s not every day you nearly run over your long-lost husband. It’s bad enough that he disappeared for four years without warning... But now he’s back and acting like he didn’t abandon me in this small town. According to him, he was stuck in some faraway place... But I’ve never even heard of Frost Mountain before. I’d be a fool to let him waltz back into my life... But I’ve never been able to resist this sexy snow leopard shifter. How much longer before I give in to his advances? I’m not sure I want to find out. He broke my heart once already. What’s to say he won’t do ...

They said she was special. That she had a bright future. It wasn't a lie, but they didn't say that was necessarily a good thing. Clara Cassidy was a C student just trying to get by in life. Nothing had worked out as she planned and now she spent her days without purpose or attachments. All of that changed suddenly when an elderly woman knocked on her door. 'Magic is real,' the woman insisted and offered her a spot at Crossedlake University, a school for rising stars in the casting world. Clara didn't buy it. Not until she accidentally touched the woman's staff and her world exploded into a ...

In publishing-speak, here's what we at the LQ office sometimes describe as the Queer lovechild of Sholem Aleichem and Philip Roth: Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young emigrants goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her.

When haute couture meets the supernatural, death should never be this stylish... Aziza isn't your typical fairy godmother. With custom dragonfly wings and an eye for Chanel, she's made a name for herself as New York City's premier Fairy Glamother—protecting creative women and keeping the supernatural world under wraps. But when renowned fashion designer Vivienne Laurent is found dead in her locked dressing room minutes before her breakthrough show, Aziza's world of runways and magic collides in the worst way possible. The human police are baffled, but Aziza recognizes the telltale shimmer...

Months after the fall of the Citadel, scattered refugees find themselves trapped in the southern swamps, the home of ancient denizens that prefer to be left undisturbed. On the other side of the world, the possessed children struggle to find their place amongst the people of Derregain. But a demonic plague has already taken hold in the once great city, and the few that stand against it are under siege by servants of Plaguebringer, the demon who engineered it. Will friends and enemies, both old and new, set aside their differences and come together to fight the demon that threatens to ...

With little support and a family in trouble, Jasmine finds stumbling through her senior year rough enough, but then scales begin appearing on her arms, and people she cares about start disappearing. Getting busted for shoplifting—such a stupid mistake!—brings an unexpected blessing of allies when she finds herself on her own, on the run, and society falling to pieces. First released as an Amazon Vella serial by the same name. If you like mutants, danger, corrupted government agents allied with bloody-minded magic users, action, and a little romance, this is your next read.

One shot at saving a world. One life to give. When things—dark things—swoop and crawl from the pollution, something must be done to prolong the life expectancy of Trenton’s dying three-tiered world. Recruited for a last desperate attempt at ending the contamination, he takes on a grueling and perilous climb to the top of a colossal tower perched atop a high plateau. His mission; steal vital transporter equipment. With the conditional aid of sketchy underground technology, Trenton abandons the safety of his familiar biosphere, a hardcore sacrifice he accepts for the slim hope of ...

Becka Rowan thought the hardest part of returning to her fae family would be mastering her unpredictable magic and living up to her twin sister's legacy. She didn't count on becoming the target of a shadowy assassin. When a poisoner strikes at the heart of House Rowan, Becka barely survives, and her father is left clinging to life. Suddenly, the home she's fought so hard to rebuild feels more dangerous than ever. With enemies lurking in every shadow, Becka must decide who she can trust—and fast. The attack brings Enforcer Quinn, her forbidden desire, back into her life, and Becka can't ...

A purifier is dead… And my best friend is the prime suspect. It’s been a year since I hung up my healing robes and became one of Hope City’s badass monster hunters. But even now, I can’t seem to escape my past. A purifier has died of an exploded heart, and they think my best friend cast the spell that did it. But I know my friend. She didn’t do it. And it’s up to me to prove her innocence. Even if my investigation embroils me in a plot that may determine the fate of my entire city, I won’t give up. Not when I’m this close to uncovering the truth. My name is Cindy Giles. ...

“It’s 4am. I stayed up way too late reading this.” – Jason, Amazon reader The last mystery. An epic conclusion. A return to Duminborne and a dead king. Inside the castle, soldiers are going missing. Their beds are found slept in but empty save for scatterings of dust. Signs of the Horseman’s presence linger, but another killer does his work. Serileen has coerced the last suspects in her mother’s murder into joining her at the castle, and as her patience unravels, Calec attempts to aid her and the new king. Serileen’s last gambit is to pit the necromancer, a witch of the woods,...

The Unspoken One has been banished for many years, his very existence erased. Ameera must find his true name and summon him if she has any hope of saving her kingdom from war, and herself from marriage to a ruthless king. The Kingdom of Nur has been suffering for years under Ameera’s father’s rule. She's bid her time, carefully keeping her secret hidden and waiting to become queen so she can repair what her father has broken. Then an unwanted marriage to the brutal king of Nur’s enemy threatens everything she’s worked towards. With her wedding drawing near and the future of her ...