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Kingdom of Blighted Thorns, Book 1
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Mason Lloyd
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Alaya Wells
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A dragon rider seeking revenge for the death of her brother. A ruthless fae lord with his own agenda. A love that will drive the fae kingdom to its knees.
I'm nothing but an orphan, a dragon trainer in one of the many border fortresses. When beasts attack the villages, I ride, driving them back to the hellscape they crawled from.
When my adopted brother's killed during battle, I discover who's controlling the invading beasts—the brutal ruler of the neighboring fae kingdom. A gruesome plot is brewing beneath the glimmering fae surface, and he's responsible for it all. Now vengeance is all I live for. No matter how powerful or well-guarded the king is, I will avenge my brother. This I swear.
To infiltrate the king's court, I'm forced to make a deal with Vexxion, a devastatingly beautiful and equally malicious fae lord. In exchange for getting me close to the king, I'll allow Vexxion to claim me as his own. He'll train me, and I'll give him access to my supposedly dormant magic. Little does he know I have no power for him to harness.
Surrendering to Vexxion's seductive allure could fracture what little remains of my heart. Falling for him could destroy my wounded soul.
But learning his wicked secrets could shatter me completely.
A Kingdom of Bitter Magic is book one in the Kingdom of Blighted Thorns trilogy. Expect spice, suspense, a ruthless, determined woman, and a fae lord with stalker-like tendencies who will stop at nothing to claim her as his own. This book ends with a cliffhanger.
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Waking up on my twenty-sixth birthday, I had hoped to be left alone for one day, just one. What I didn’t expect was to receive a life-changing gift from a stranger. Or for my body to be offered up as a rite of passage for my husband’s initiation into a sick and twisted cult. When powers I never knew existed burst from within me, my husband’s study is left in ruin, with one man dead at my feet, and me passed out tied to a desk. After the chaos, I’m whisked away to my new home.
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Great Storyline
- By Michelle S. on 06-03-25
By: Willa Rae
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Kingdom of Faewood
- By: Krista Street
- Narrated by: Kasi Hollowell
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The all-knowing semelees swirled around me in the Veiled Between, crooning and writhing. “You’ve come to us, Daughter of Darkness, Princess of Shadows. Tell us what you seek.”On the Silten continent, I’m the only fae who can walk the Veiled Between. My rare power is immense and dangerous, so the authorities have entrusted me to my guardian who controls my potent magic with an enchanted device. To avoid the device’s searing punishment, I submit to a dutiful life. Until one terrifying night everything changes.
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Great story
- By Brit on 04-21-25
By: Krista Street
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The Ruin of Eros
- An Epic Romantic Fantasy (Shadows of Olympus, Book 1)
- By: Maya Gryffin
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Every year our town celebrates Eros, god of desire, in a special festival. But this year there’s to be a pageant like never before, and out of all the girls in Sikyon, I’ve been chosen to play the part of Aphrodite. They tell me it’s an honor… but I'm about to find out it's a curse. When our tribute goes disastrously wrong, Aphrodite demands a sacrifice... and that sacrifice is me. The king's men bind me to a cliff and leave me there to die. But then a mysterious stranger intervenes, and offers me my life back, for a price. A high one.
By: Maya Gryffin
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The Unseelie's Wallflower
- Courts in Conflict, Book 1
- By: Elisa Rae
- Narrated by: Clare Staniforth, Dan Calley
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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Greyson hides many things from the Unseelie Court when they invade his estate each autumn for the Wild Hunt. During his required appearance as host, he is surprised to find a human among the glittering fae. She can see him even when he is using his stealth magic, which means only one thing—they are soul mates. Can he protect her amidst the swirl of fae politics and a plot against her life?
By: Elisa Rae
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A Crown of Tears and Treason
- The Curse of Silver Secrets and Cruel Shadows, Book 1
- By: Vera Raye
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Jeremy York
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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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.
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Yaaassss!
- By Brooke Willis on 06-13-25
By: Vera Raye
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A Deal with the Shadow King
- Curse of the Fae, Book 1
- By: Anya J. Cosgrove
- Narrated by: Lilly Drake, Anthony Palmini
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
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My father sold me to the Shadow King. Faerie is a completely different world than the one I'm used to. Winged creatures fly in and out of mirrors, and fantastical gardens conceal treacherous illusions. Shadows draw me in a little more for each day my magic grows, but I can't afford to let my guard down. To survive, I must play by the king's rules and protect myself from the nightmares, dreams, and fantasies that govern his seductive realm. Most of all, I must resist him. If I don't, my kingdom will fall.
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What an amazing story!
- By I. Edmunds on 06-12-25
By: Anya J. Cosgrove
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Thornhaven: Season One
- Thornhaven Series, Book One
- By: Morgan Rice
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Faye Wilderpath, age 20, leaves her grandmother and village behind to attend Thornhaven, a magical academy set in a dangerous jungle compound that trains students to combat the Netherkin, invaders intent on terraforming the continent with dark magic. As Faye struggles to adapt to the academy’s brutal training regimen and treacherous environment, she finds herself making enemies and friends alike—and torn between her affections for the prodigious hunter Callum, and the charming, magically-tattooed Ren.
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story concept
- By Anonymous User on 03-29-25
By: Morgan Rice
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Crown of Light and Shadows
- Courts of Aetheria, Book 1
- By: G.K. DeRosa
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, Kale Williams
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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On the day of my twentieth birthday, a brutally handsome Shadow Fae darkens my doorway and whisks me away to an elite Fae academy. The problem is I'm not Fae, and I certainly don't have any magical powers. Despite this, I'm thrust into a realm where magic is as vital as breath and far more dangerous. Thrown into an academy teeming with powerful Fae, I must navigate the treacherous waters of magical education, summon my dormant powers, and battle merciless fellow students to prepare to face the rival Arcanum Citadel across the river.
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DNF’d at chapter 5
- By Lily on 05-07-25
By: G.K. DeRosa
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Kings of Desire
- The Pleasure Room, Book 1
- By: M.O. Absinthe
- Narrated by: Blair Thatcher
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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I ran as fast as I could, escaping the monster, escaping my personal hell. I wanted freedom, a ray of precious sunlight, yet all I found was darkness. Pitch black consuming darkness. That's until an opportunity arrived, maybe the most dangerous of them all, but the only one that could save me—The Pleasure Room. Heaven and hell dancing in mesmerizing circles.
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The smooth voice of the narrator, just made the spicy moments so visual. I absolutely love this audiobook so much.
- By Anonymous User on 05-20-25
By: M.O. Absinthe
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Kiss of the Basilisk
- Split or Swallow, Book 1
- By: Lindsay Straube
- Narrated by: Elena Wolfe, Auron Wood
- Length: 21 hrs
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Twenty-year-old Temperance Verus has never been kissed. But that's what the basilisk is for. Along with thirteen other contestants, Tem must train with a basilisk to learn the power of seduction and win the prince's hand in marriage. When Tem is matched with Caspen, the Serpent King, she realizes she might actually stand a chance. But with tensions rising between the basilisks and the humans, Tem is suddenly torn in two directions. As her bond with Caspen deepens, so does her connection with the prince.
By: Lindsay Straube
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Bound in Crimson
- Blood Oath, Book 1
- By: J.A. Carter
- Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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When my ancestors lost everything in a business deal gone wrong, they were forced to make a sacrifice—a blood oath, promising the firstborn daughter of their bloodline to a league of vampires. And now, they’ve come to collect.
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Brought the story to life!
- By Kelly Sohner on 05-02-23
By: J.A. Carter
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A Crown of Star & Ash
- The Fate of Ashes, Book 1
- By: Victoria K. Taylor
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis, Christopher Tester
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
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As a healer for Praiton, Deya believed there was no higher honor in the realm. When Deya is imprisoned after learning an enormous secret that threatens the regime, her love and loyalty for her kingdom are shattered. Beaten, and tortured, a new, terrible power is unleashed inside of her, a power that she cannot control. Forced outside of the only kingdom she has ever known, Deya has no choice but to team up with a band of unlikely rebels who all have one thing in common: the desire for the destruction of Praiton. One of those rebels is Caelum, a male who spent most of his life inside a prison.
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Infinity stars!!!!
- By Jenn Grand on 12-21-24
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Voice of Love
- The Bluebird Chronicles
- By: Renee DiGiulio
- Narrated by: Sydney Victoria
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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In the vast expanse of space, Zemira is no stranger to danger, but a bounty on her head makes every decision critical. She expects trouble after taking a lucrative job investigating illegal activity on a colonized planet. Trouble finds her as her ship comes under attack, and she crashes onto an alien world filled with beauty and unknown threats. Now, survival means navigating language and cultural barriers to forge unexpected alliances.
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Fun romance
- By OkieGal on 03-28-25
By: Renee DiGiulio
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Of Mist and Shadow
- The Mist King, Book 1
- By: Jenna Wolfhart
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Tim Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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When the vicious fae king catches Tessa stealing his powerful gemstones, he demands a cruel punishment. She must leave her family and friends behind and become his future human bride. Tessa has never stepped foot inside the glittering fae city until now—and no mortal is allowed. There, things are far more monstrous than she ever dreamed. King Oberon humiliates her, terrorizes her, and threatens those she loves. But when she escapes, someone far worse finds her.
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Very enjoyable!
- By Alexandria Birk on 04-06-23
By: Jenna Wolfhart
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Mistakes We Never Made
- Second Chance Romance Series, Book 1
- By: Danielle Carriere
- Narrated by: Taylor Harvey
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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While at a New Year’s Eve party, Claire meets Chris, a stranger who offers her a brief escape from an uncomfortable encounter with her cheating ex. What starts as an impulsive dare spirals into a kiss, and then into a one-night stand that Claire instantly regrets. She’s never done anything like this before, and now she’s questioning everything. How can she trust herself when she no longer feels like she knows herself?
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The way romance novels should be
- By Rachel on 04-09-25
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The Court that Bleeds Gold
- A Dark Fantasy Romance (The Gold Weaver, Book 1)
- By: Zara Storm
- Narrated by: Ash Kingsley
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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I can spin gold, I lie. With my life at stake, I have no other choice. I get one chance to turn my lie into truth, and I'm shocked when I succeed. But now the cruel human king demands I become his wifepassing between his bed and being locked away in a tower, spinning gold until my last breath. My only way out is to summon him. A brutal Fae prince. The deal we strike is sickening, but it's the only way I'll live after I'm caught escaping. My new captor drags me back to his realm.
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The story was great but the MFC is kind of self centered
- By Brandi Shepherd on 05-03-25
By: Zara Storm