Books like 'The Familiar'

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  • Reign of Stars and Fire by L.J. Andrews

    Reign of Stars and Fire by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 23 ratings
    Nothing is as it seems. It never was.With darkness spreading across the fae isles, the reluctant raven queen seeks the aid of Calista, the storyteller, and unwittingly falls into a dark tale of twisted fates. To save Ari from being lost in a fae sleep, Saga will reach into the past and uncover deadly secrets left behind by her brother, the last fate king...
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    magic  m-f  horror  new adult  dark  fantasy  vikings  fae
  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 3 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The manhua adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel series continues as Wei Wuxian’s cover is blown!Wei Wuxian’s studies come to an abrupt end when he picks a fight with a young master of the Jin Clan. A lifetime later, he wakes from his dream of days gone by to find he’s still unraveling the mystery of the ghost arm...
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    mystery  magic  fantasy  queer  historical  m-m  high fantasy  dark
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  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 5 (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) #5) by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 5 (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) #5) by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 22 ratings
    Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are headed for a showdown at Guanyin Temple, where their path converges with Jin Guangyao and Nie Mingjue's reassembled fierce corpse. With decades-long schemes finally unveiled, and terrible secrets unearthed, the events of this rain-battered night will decide not just the future of the entire cultivation world...but also that of a love story two lifetimes in the making...
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    mystery  magic  horror  fantasy  queer  historical  m-m  paranormal
  • Fairydale by Veronica Lancet

    Fairydale by Veronica Lancet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 29 ratings
    𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞?August 1955,When Miss Darcy O’Sullivan, an orphaned English teacher from Boston, receives a letter that her biological father passed away, she is surprised to find herself included in his will.There is only one condition.She must travel to Fairydale to attend his funeral...
  • The Sea by A.H. Lee

    The Sea by A.H. Lee

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 29 ratings
    Knights and necromancers are never on the same side… are they? Sairis has known all his life that knights are not his friends…until the last few weeks, when he somehow forgot, and tumbled into bed with one. He told Roland to leave, hurt him badly, used as many cruel words as possible. And yet Roland stubbornly refuses to leave Sairis alone, half-naked and friendless in the wilderness...
  • The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

    The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Georgetown, Washington D.C. Actress and divorced mother Chris MacNeil starts to experience 'difficulties' with her usually sweet-natured eleven-year-old daughter Regan. The child becomes afflicted by spasms, convulsions and unsettling amnesiac episodes; these abruptly worsen into violent fits of appalling foul-mouthed curses, accompanied by physical mutation...
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    horror  mystery  magic  vampires  paranormal  fantasy  demons  suspense
  • Man of Shadow and Mist by Michelle Griep

    Man of Shadow and Mist by Michelle Griep

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    “The world seems full of good men—even if there are monsters in it.”–Bram Stoker, Dracula England, 1890 Vampires are alive and well in North Yorkshire, leastwise in the minds of the uneducated. Librarian Rosa Edwards intends to drive a stake through the heart of such superstitions. But gossip flies when the mysterious Sir James Morgan returns to his shadowy manor. The townsfolk say he is cursed...
  • 하루만 네가 되고 싶어 1 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 1] by Sam, 삼

    하루만 네가 되고 싶어 1 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 1] by Sam, 삼

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Korean Webtoon [Your Throne] Vol. 1■ Korean Title : 하루만 네가 되고 싶어■ Page & Size : 288p | 6.0 x 8.3 in■ KJCstar Product ID : MANGA409★This book is written in Korean✔ 100% Original Brand New Product📦 Safely packed with Tracking NumberVol...
  • Crown of Blood and Ruin by L.J. Andrews

    Crown of Blood and Ruin by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    War begins. But secrets have the power to end...everything.Fallen princess. Traitor. Queen. Forsaking her people and her birthright, Elise Lysander takes her place at the side of the new fae king of a broken land. Revered by some, hated by many, Elise’s fight for her love and freedom is only beginning...
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    magic  witches  dual-pov  horror  m-f  fantasy  from hate to love  fae
  • The Knight and the Necromancer - The Complete Series by A.H. Lee

    The Knight and the Necromancer - The Complete Series by A.H. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roland is the premier knight of the realm. Sairis is the closest thing Mistala has to a dragon.Prince Roland comes home from the war to bury his father and see his sister on the throne. He sneaks out to his favorite tavern for nostalgia’s sake. It’s the place where he kissed a man for the first time, the place where he used to carouse with the lover he buried on a battlefield...
  • 남편을 내 편으로 만드는 방법 1 by Spice&Kitty

    남편을 내 편으로 만드는 방법 1 by Spice&Kitty

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    판타지 소설 속 남편의 손에 죽는 악역 조연, ‘루드베키아’가 되었다. 이 세계의 망할 아버지는 내 정략결혼 상대를 또 물어왔다. 문제는 그 상대가 바로 날 죽이게 될 남편이라는 것! 일단은 살길을 찾아야 한다...
  • 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    二哈和他的白猫师尊 Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 20 ratings
    "The Husky and His White Cat Shizun"Mo Ran felt that taking Chu Wanning as his master was a mistake.His Shizun was just so similar to a cat, while he was like a silly dog.Dogs and cats were biologically different. The silly dog hadn’t originally intended to put his furry paws out towards that cat...
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    age difference  mystery  horror  magic  fantasy  queer  historical  m-m
  • The Border by A.H. Lee

    The Border by A.H. Lee

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Roland thought necromancers were inhuman monsters. Until he met Sairis.Roland and Sairis have escaped from a traumatic assassination attempt, solved the mystery of their attacker, and enjoyed plenty of heavy petting along the way. Roland knows that it’s too soon for love, but he feels like he’s falling head over heels...
  • A Discovery of Witches Vol. 2 of 2 by Deborah Harkness

    A Discovery of Witches Vol. 2 of 2 by Deborah Harkness

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Tale of Survival and RevengeSaori wakes up in a small village surrounded by mountains. She has no memories of anything that happened previously to arriving here. As she is forced to integrate among the villagers, the dark and macabre history of the place comes to light. Trapped in a village with cold and unwelcome people, the girl wants to find a way out and beyond the mysterious mountains...
  • How to Marry a Lich by Lizzie Strong

    How to Marry a Lich by Lizzie Strong

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    Fans of The Addams family, Mary Shelley, and eldritch horror will gobble up this deliciously gothic monster romance.For the last five years, Dahlia Grayskull has sought solace in the shadows of the decrepit, and supposedly abandoned, Rosemont Manor. She's been hiding from her reputation as the shrew of King's Fall, her wicked stepfather, and the shadow of something much more deadly...
  • Wit'ch Star by James Clemens

    Wit'ch Star by James Clemens

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The three deadly Weirgates are destroyed but the threat of the Dark Lord remains. And so Elena and her companions have gone their separate ways to prepare for what is yet to come. Elena herself has journeyed to the beautiful city of A'loa Glen, there to recover her strength and spirit. Enter Harlequin Quail.Some might call him a fool, but the little man in the jester's suit claims to be a spy...
  • House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    House of Secrets by Darcy Coates

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Sophie and Joseph’s escape from Northwood is short-lived. The beast survived, and attached itself to Joseph’s young cousin, Elise. Garrett writes to beg for their help. Joseph and Sophie travel to meet him at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion that overlooks a dead town. The house offers a small hope: its original owner had dedicated her life to researching the monster that possesses Elise...
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    mystery  magic  horror  paranormal  historical  fantasy  suspense  dark
  • Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Hope might not be enough this time. The fae king continues to claim victories and Nyx is awake. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the gods are after us and we’re running out of time. The Fae King has power he shouldn’t from a sorceress who holds the key. To defeat him, we have to go through her. But the gods are hunting us, and Nyx asked for me personally...
  • I Summoned My WHAT?!: Book 2 by Montgomery Quinn

    I Summoned My WHAT?!: Book 2 by Montgomery Quinn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since being thrust back in time, Calon has found himself in a world of danger and delight.People were wary at first, about having a summoner in their midst. And not without good reason. The confrontation with the good sheriff made sure of that. But when the dust cleared, there was still work to do, and only one person who could reasonably do it.But it's not just bandits going bump in the night...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  harems  fantasy  demons  dark  historical  poly
  • The Final Masquerade Special Edition by Ariana Nash

    The Final Masquerade Special Edition by Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    SPECIAL EDITIONFeaturing unique character art on the interior and the glossy jacket, this stunning hardback celebrates the hauntingly beautiful world of the Final Masquerade, and will provide a beautiful addition to any bookshelf. A must for The Final Masquerade fans. The winter solstice. The darkest day, the longest night.Every year the solstice heralds the return of the masquerade ball...
    Categorized as:
    magic  age difference  dual-pov  mystery  abuse  historical  fae  angst
  • The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

    The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Don’t miss the brand-new chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author . . .‘Fascinating and enthralling’ Prima‘Wonderfully atmospheric and compelling’ Rosamund Lupton‘A flawless read’ Elizabeth Lee‘Seething with gothic menace’ Caroline LeaUpon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island, Lòn Haven, stands a lighthouse.A lighthouse that has weathered more than storms...
  • Selah Gothic by Kat Blackthorne

    Selah Gothic by Kat Blackthorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From bestselling author of occult sensation The Halloween Boys, comes a sinfully fictional religious & dystopian story of naughty exorcism and sinful desires steeped in gothic mystery and lore. Dark priests and an even darker romance. Now I lay me down to sleep.Impure thoughts sent me spiraling toward my fate. I was the holy daughter of Lady of Sorrows Church...
  • The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford

    The Amethyst Kingdom by A.K. Mulford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the fifth and final novel in the Five Crowns of Okrith romantasy series from bestselling author A.K. Mulford, a young fae warrior is hellbent on winning the Eastern Court crown, but when her fated lover—and hated nemesis—Ersan enters the trials she struggles to balance the competition and the chance at love...
  • The Unseelie King and I by Milana Jacks

    The Unseelie King and I by Milana Jacks

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 15 ratings
    To save his crown, he trapped me in a fake engagement. Neither of us expected real feelings.AugustaYou’d think that as the Royal Seer, I would’ve foreseen the tall, shadow-cloaked fae appear in the gardens. And how we’d share a bench, intimate conversation, and a kiss.But I didn’t.When he offers his arm to escort me back to the King’s ball, I find myself taking it. And learning his identity...
  • Knotty List: A Dark Holiday Romance by Taylor Fox

    Knotty List: A Dark Holiday Romance by Taylor Fox

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I’ve always wanted the small-town Christmas dream.Unfortunately, this Christmas, I might become a monster's dinner.My Christmas dream involved a small town, Christmas markets,and maybe a handsome man who would sweep me off my feet.But I was never very lucky.This small town thinks I’m wicked andAfter a series of attacks, they decide I’m the perfect gift to calm Krampus down.Krampus. Yes...
  • The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten

    The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 16 ratings
    In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten's lush, romantic epic fantasy series, a young woman who can raise the dead must navigate the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King's royal court.    The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore—a necromancer and former smuggler—to his right hand side...
  • Fyneshade by Kate Griffin

    Fyneshade by Kate Griffin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Many would find much to fear in Fyneshade's dark and crumbling corridors, its unseen master and silent servants. But not I. For they have far more to fear from me...On the day of her grandmother's funeral, Marta discovers that she is to be sent to be governess at Fyneshade, her charge the young daughter of the owner, Sir William Pritchard.All is not well at Fyneshade...
  • Inked: A Paranormal Circus Romance by Emma Hamm

    Inked: A Paranormal Circus Romance by Emma Hamm

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Irene Evans has only known sin. As the daughter of a pastor, she shouldn't be able to see the souls of the dead. Her father sees her as possessed, and calls in an expert on exorcism. When she sees a chance to escape, she flees to a nearby circus where her life is turned upside down. Booker Ward is known by many names. Assassin. Freak. The Tattooed Man...
  • Hollow by Karina Halle

    Hollow by Karina Halle

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 19 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of River of Shadows and A Ship of Bones and Teeth comes a smutty spooky dark academia gothic romance retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow , where Kat Van Tassel doesn't have to choose between Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane, and there are worse things haunting them than the Headless Horseman...
  • My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen

    My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In a world where the dead can wake and walk among us, what is truly real?Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth—strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries—is the only good thing in Roos’ life, which is filled with sordid backroom séances organized by her mother...
    Categorized as:
    horror  mystery  magic  fantasy  queer  paranormal  dark  historical
  • Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

    Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A vivid reimagining of the woman who inspired Hester Prynne, the tragic heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and a journey into the enduring legacy of New England's witchcraft trials.Who is the real Hester Prynne?Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward...
  • The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

    The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A world-weary woman races against the clock to rescue the children of a wrathful tyrant from a dangerous, otherworldly forest.At the northern edge of a land ruled by a monstrous, foreign tyrant lies the wild forest known as the Elmever. The villagers know better than to let their children go near—once someone goes in, they never come back out...
    Categorized as:
    horror  magic  mystery  fantasy  dark  high fantasy  historical  fae
  • After the Forest by Kell Woods

    After the Forest by Kell Woods

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurttemberg. Fifteen years after the witch in the gingerbread house, Greta and Hans are struggling to get by. Their mother and stepmother are long dead, Hans is deeply in debt from gambling, and the countryside lies in ruin, its people recovering in the aftermath of a brutal war...
  • The Cold Commands by Richard K. Morgan

    The Cold Commands by Richard K. Morgan

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The otherworldly Kiriath once used their advanced technology to save the world from the dark magic of the Aldrain, only to depart as mysteriously as they arrived. Now one of the Kiriath’s uncanny machines has fallen from orbit, with a message that humanity once more faces a grave danger: the Ilwrack Changeling, a boy raised to manhood in the ghostly realm of the Gray Places...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  queer  dark  m-m  high fantasy  military
  • The Alchemist's Boy by Joel Abernathy

    The Alchemist's Boy by Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing is more dangerous than a beautiful lie.Unable to cope with the death of his beloved son, the brilliant but eccentric alchemist Gustavo crafts an automaton in his likeness. Desperate and mad with grief, Gustavo makes a deal with a strange angel to breathe familiar life into his new creation, but he soon learns that wrenching a soul from the hands of death comes at too great a cost...
    Categorized as:
    age difference  magic  fantasy  m-m  dark  historical  queer  fae
  • Entreat Me by Grace Draven

    Entreat Me by Grace Draven

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 97 ratings
    Afflicted by a centuries-old curse, a warlord slowly surrenders his humanity and descends toward madness. Ballard of Ketach Tor holds no hope of escaping his fate until his son returns home one day, accompanied by a woman of incomparable beauty. His family believes her arrival may herald Ballard's salvation. ...until they confront her elder sister...
  • The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 22 ratings
    During a brutal winter, a young woman longing for love finds more than she expected in the woods, in this wickedly sensuous short story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. Judith knows her sister, Alice, is the pretty one—but that doesn’t stop her from wishing for love...
  • Crimson Peak by Nancy Holder

    Crimson Peak by Nancy Holder

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak. From acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  vampires  horror  fantasy  paranormal  historical  dark
  • The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore

    The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Wolf Hall meets The Favourite in this beguiling debut novel that brilliantly brings to life the residents of a small English town in the grip of the seventeenth-century witch trials and the young woman tasked with saving them all from themselves. England, 1643. Puritanical fervor has gripped the nation...
  • The Dark Hand of Magic by Barbara Hambly

    The Dark Hand of Magic by Barbara Hambly

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sun Wolf knew he had the power of magic, but he needed a master wizard to teach him to fully use his skills. But there was no one who could do the job. When he was called upon to help old friends against the ancient wizard, he did -- thus ensuring a curse that would be executed, unless Sun Wolf could harness his own powers and find a way out...
  • The White Queen by P.J. Fox

    The White Queen by P.J. Fox

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    The captivating sequel to The Demon of Darkling Reach… Having survived the harrowing experience of her courtship, Isla must now make a decision. A decision that will affect the course of her life and that, if she chooses unwisely, indeed might end that life before it’s truly begun...
  • The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

    The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches... In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father is executed and her home destroyed...
  • 악녀를 죽여 줘 1 [Agnyeoreul Jugyeo Jwo 1] (Kill the Villainess (Webtoon) #1) by Your April, 사월생

    악녀를 죽여 줘 1 [Agnyeoreul Jugyeo Jwo 1] (Kill the Villainess (Webtoon) #1) by Your April, 사월생

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    소설 속 악녀, 에리스 미제리안.착하고 사랑스러운 주인공 헬레나를 질투해음모를 꾸미다 사형당하는 후작가의 외동딸.그녀에게 빙의한 '나'의 목표는 오직이 세계를 탈출해서 집으로 돌아가는 것.그것을 위해서라면 죽음도 불사하겠노라 각오했지만'나'를 옭아맨 세계의 법칙은 끈질기기만 하다.예전과는 달라진 에리스의 모습에에리스를 증오하던 소설 속 세 남주,황태자와 대신관, 용사마저 시선을 보내기 시작하는데…."그렇다고 해도 나는 도저히이 세계를 사랑할 수 없다."여기를 나갈 방법이 오직 죽음뿐이어도.그걸 위해 마녀와 손을 잡는다고 해도...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  fantasy  historical  dark  paranormal
  • The Dark Queen by Susan Carroll

    The Dark Queen by Susan Carroll

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    From Brittany's misty shores to the decadent splendor of Paris's royal court, one woman must fulfill her destiny while facing the treacherous designs of Catherine de Medici, the dark queen. She is Ariane, the Lady of Faire Isle, one of the Cheney sisters, renowned for their mystical skills and for keeping the isle secure and prosperous...
  • The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll

    The Silver Rose by Susan Carroll

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 14 ratings
    From Brittany's fog-shrouded forests to the elegant dark heart of Paris's royal court, one woman must challenge a country's destiny-and her own dangerous fate. France, 1585. She is the youngest and most powerful of the "Sisters of Faire Isle," women known far and wide for their extraordinary mystical abilities...
  • Bohemian Gospel by Dana Chamblee Carpenter

    Bohemian Gospel by Dana Chamblee Carpenter

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Set against the historical reign of the Golden and Iron King, Bohemian Gospel is the remarkable tale of a bold and unusual girl on a quest to uncover her past and define her destiny.Thirteenth-century Bohemia is a dangerous place for a girl, especially one as odd as Mouse, born with unnatural senses and an uncanny intellect. Some call her a witch. Others call her an angel...
  • Red by K.D. Miller

    Red by K.D. Miller

    Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 10 ratings
    They don’t go into the woods…Every full moon, the Beast rises within the woods. Every full moon, some poor soul is sent into that forsaken forest as a sacrifice. Every full moon, the village holds its collective breath that the sacrifice will be enough. Any other time, the woods are supposed to be safe, but no one dares take a chance.Not until Sloane Whelan...
  • Son of the Morning by Linda Howard

    Son of the Morning by Linda Howard

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 31 ratings
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    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    He wakes with fire in his veins, and at first, that pain is all he knows. He is born of obsession, magic, and the storm raging above his creator’s laboratory.They tell him that his name is Davidson, or Davy Dearest, the beloved of the doctor who brought him back to life.He cannot speak when he wakes, but the doctor doesn’t seem to mind...
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    The Tutor by Bonnie Dee

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gothic romance with a twist. Elements of The Sound of Music, The Enchanted Garden, Jane Eyre, and “true” ghost hunting shows make this story feel familiar. Gay love makes it unique. Seeing an ad for a position at a Yorkshire estate, typesetter Graham Cowrie decides to make an upward career move by passing himself off as a tutor...
    Categorized as:
    magic  mystery  horror  m-m  suspense  dark  paranormal  fantasy
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