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The Nightfire Quartet, Book 4
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Shiromi Arserio
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Nisha J. Tuli
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A spicy and thrilling fantasy romance
Zarya must become the darkness…
Soaring through the sky to the frozen mountains of Andhera, Zarya knows that only she can save her home from annihilation. Ruthless armies hunt her friends and toxic dark magic spreads through the land, consuming all it touches. To fight back, she and Rabin must find dangerous new allies.
In a palace of black marble, Zarya finally meets her father—the mysterious Raja Abishek. She approaches warily. For years she was told to fear this man, that he seeks to steal her power. But Abishek welcomes her with open arms, with gifts and lavish celebrations.
Rabin is sure the king can help them, turning the tide of war and decay. And when the magic binding Zarya’s heart to Rabin begins to fail, only Abishek can offer a cure. Zarya dreads the thought of placing their lives in his hands… But can she hesitate, when Rabin might be torn from her forever?
As Zarya makes her choice, ancient magic breaks loose, and her world shatters. In a ruined and long forgotten city, her love for Rabin will be tested to its limits. An army of shadows marches against her, destroying all in its path, and everything Zarya loves will be lost, unless she can face the darkness inside her—and release its devastating power.
An absolutely gripping fantasy romance that’s perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, and Carissa Broadbent, Queen of Shadows and Ruin is the epic final volume in the Nightfire Quartet.
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I never wanted to be a vampire. But here I am, freshly turned and on the run from the monster who made me. MistHallow Academy is supposed to be my sanctuary, a place where I can learn to control my powers. Instead, it's become a battleground of desire and danger. Three guys have caught my eye. They're each intoxicating in their own way, and I'm drawn to them all. Caine: the Ice Demon with his arctic touch and fiery passion. Thorne: the Dark Fae nobility who sees right through my defenses. Flint: the Dragon shifter savior who makes my undead heart race.
By: Eve Newton
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Trial of the Sun Queen
- Artefacts of Ouranos, Book 1
- By: Nisha J Tuli
- Narrated by: Corvin King, Soneela Nankani
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
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Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King's rule. Her only desire is to get free and pay him back for every moment of misery she's endured. When a surprise release finds her in the hands of the Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight as she competes against nine other tributes for the role of queen. If she wins his heart, she'll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge. But Lor doesn't belong in the Sun Queen trials.
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Male reader is too monotone.
- By emily on 09-07-23
By: Nisha J Tuli
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Feral Is the Beast
- Cursed Captors, Book 2
- By: Nisha J. Tuli
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
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The Feral King thinks he'll break me. But I will break him first. I’m a 400-year-old witch covered in tattoos—the source of my magic—but I’ve been hiding them for years, trying to escape my past. After spending centuries at the mercy of royals who thirst only for power and the desire to make up for their less impressive "assets," I refuse to be used as a tool for evil ever again. It's any other night in my apothecary when the Feral King—a beast who eats the local villagers for sport—kidnaps me and demands my help.
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Witchy mami!!
- By Nash Reads on 09-26-24
By: Nisha J. Tuli
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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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Wow
- By Bekah Backyard on 04-28-25
By: Vera Raye
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Kingdom of Faewood
- By: Krista Street
- Narrated by: Kasi Hollowell
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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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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Dream
- The Oneroi Cycle, Book 1
- By: Anita Primrose
- Narrated by: Sawyer Varvel
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Dream is the first thrilling book in The Oneiroi Cycle, a why choose series about the Greek gods of Sleep and their soulmate, Ophelia. If you love fated mates, friends to lovers, and worlds inspired by mythology, download Dream and be whisked away!
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Enjoyed it!
- By Nayeli Gonzalez on 03-12-25
By: Anita Primrose
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An Unkindness of Magicians
- By: Kat Howard
- Narrated by: Madeleine Maby
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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In New York City, magic controls everything. But the power of magic is fading. No one knows what is happening except for Sydney - a new, rare magician with incredible power that has been unmatched in decades, and she may be the only person who is able to stop the darkness that is weakening the magic. But Sydney doesn't want to help the system; she wants to destroy it. Sydney comes from the House of Shadows, which controls the magic with the help of sacrifices from magicians.
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Hero without any real challenges
- By Ryan on 11-09-17
By: Kat Howard
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A Cursed Son
- Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom, Book 1
- By: Day Leitao
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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In her dreams, he envelops her in love. In real life, he imprisons her in ice. Assassin, liar, impersonator—dreamer. As a royal decoy, trained to replace the Krastel princess even in a political marriage, Astra’s life is not her own. With a duty like that, how can she dream about love? And yet she knows she has a kindred soul. She can feel his presence every night, holding her in his arms, surrounding her with his warmth. But ice-cold reality crashes in when Astra’s carriage is attacked by the Crystal Court’s disgraced prince.
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Left wanting more
- By Jess on 03-17-25
By: Day Leitao
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The Great and Terrible
- No Monsters Like Hers, Book 1
- By: Gena Showalter
- Narrated by: Sybil Johnson
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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When twenty-year-old college dropout Moriah Shaker runs into an empty chapel to escape an unexpected storm, she’s catapulted into another world Wizard of Oz style. Unfortunately, she winds up in the treacherous realm of Hakeldama, a fantastical but brutal land where justice is twisted and innocents pay for crimes committed by the elites—and she’s now marked for death.
By: Gena Showalter
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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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Cool story
- By Anonymous User on 04-29-25
By: Anya J. Cosgrove
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Whispers of the Deep
- Deep Waters, Book 1
- By: Emma Hamm
- Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Carmen Rose
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
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One of the many engineers that keep Beta, the city under the sea, running, Mira only wants to make her family proud and to prove herself worthy. She knows the mysterious city better than anyone and it's her dream to help it flourish. Then, on a solo job in an abandoned section of the city, she encounters a monster of legend: an undine, a dangerous merman from an ancient civilization, long forgotten.
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These Performances are TOP TIER
- By Mary Beslagic on 06-27-24
By: Emma Hamm
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Unnatural Magic
- Bargains with Beasts, Book 1
- By: Stacia Stark
- Narrated by: Lia Langola
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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I was kept ignorant and sheltered my whole life. Now that I’m free, I’ll never be coddled again. Even if the smoking hot werewolf king thinks coddling is perfectly acceptable. Because something’s hunting humans in my city. Something that kills like a werewolf, but displays those kills publicly–as if taunting the authorities.
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So good
- By Colleen on 01-06-23
By: Stacia Stark
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Their Blood Rite
- The Crimson Covenant Series, Book 1
- By: M. J. Lawrie
- Narrated by: Macie Miller
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Their job should be to kill me. Instead, I have become their favorite toy. The bones of every blood witch mark the entrances to the human villages. Blood magic is forbidden. It's evil incarnate. Everybody knows that. So, on my twentieth birthday, when my coven's sacred blood rite ritual reveals me as the first blood witch to appear in the last twenty years, I fully expect my bones to be added to the pile. What I don't expect is to be kidnapped by three egotistical, frustratingly gorgeous, and devious witch-killing warrior immortals with a peculiar and insatiable taste for my blood.
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whiny chic
- By Lisa Nichols on 04-18-25
By: M. J. Lawrie
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Speak of the Demon
- A Paranormal Urban Fantasy Romance (Deals with Demons, Book 1)
- By: Stacia Stark
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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I hunt demons. I don’t work for them. And I promised my mom one thing before she was murdered: Under no circumstances, would I ever go near the high demons. But I’ll break that promise over and over again if it helps me avenge her death. When my only lead turns to ash in the middle of demon territory, I’m suddenly a dead witch walking. Violence in Samael’s club is an automatic death sentence… unless he can use you.
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Phenomenal Debut! Anxiously awaiting the rest.
- By Dae on 06-05-22
By: Stacia Stark
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City of Gods and Monsters
- House of Devils, Book 1
- By: Kayla Edwards
- Narrated by: Wen Ross, Zura Johnson
- Length: 25 hrs and 36 mins
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Loren Calla has only ever been ordinary. As a human struggling to survive in a city that caters to the needs of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural creatures, she always assumed her life would remain simple, predictable, and as safe as her world would allow. Until she barely escapes abduction at the hands of Darkslayers—supernatural bounty hunters that possess the Sight, a magical tracking ability that allows them to see a person's aura—and one of her friends is taken in her place. The abductors are demanding a ransom: Loren's life in exchange for her friend's safe return.
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Excellent book and narration!
- By Audra on 11-16-24
By: Kayla Edwards
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- Tina F.
- 04-06-25
My favorite author ever
The book was but it did, I fell in love. She is an amazing author and she knows how to evoke emotions from her characters and into real life.
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- Stephanie Jensen
- 03-08-25
I was hoping for more.
for the narrator I felt like she did a wonderful job. although I enjoy duet narration audiobooks more I felt like she did a great job differentiating the characters
Unfortunately, I found the final book of the series deeply disappointing. The pacing slowed to a crawl, and the narrative felt repetitive, making it seem like it took forever for anything of significance to happen. I've adored this series and Nisha's writing, but this installment fell flat. There was a noticeable shift from the immersive "show, don’t tell" style of the previous books to a more expository approach, which diminished the overall impact.
That said, the intimate moments between Zarya and Rabin were beautifully written, and their love story remained a highlight. However, I was hoping for more development in the growing tensions between Yasen and the Miraan, which felt like a missed opportunity.
One of my biggest frustrations was Rabin ignoring his intuition despite being so sure of himself. It was difficult to believe that anyone would linger in such an ominous situation, especially with the king repeatedly insisting "just two more days" for weeks. Trusting him in that context felt unrealistic. Additionally, Ekaja's betrayal seemed out of character and lacked sufficient justification.
Despite these issues, I was satisfied with the book’s conclusion, though I wish Rani hadn't been bound to the Jai tree and could have returned to her human form. While the execution of this book fell short, I still deeply appreciate the characters, the unique magic system, and the overarching plot of the series.
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- Momomonet
- 03-31-25
Stunning conclusion to amazing series
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Queen of Shadows and Ruin
Author: Nisha J. Tuli
Thank you so much Second Sky for this copy of the amazing finale of a wonderful series! Zarya and Rabin’s story continues. Meeting her father at last, Zarya is extremely wary. Rabin has assured her it is fine, and her father means well, but even he has a strange feeling crawling under his skin as soon as they arrive. Also they are hiding their relationship from her father… what is really going on here? However Zarya is willing to do whatever it takes to save her home, even if it means taking a chance and putting her trust in something she is wary about. This book was an amazing conclusion to this beautiful quartet. My favorite series of Nishas to date, it is so underrated and needs to be more known!! I’m so sad it’s over. Nisha always wraps up her series with a perfect bow.. like a cherry on top of an ice cream sundae. Rabin is my absolute favorite MC! 🥵. Please do me a favor and read this now if you are looking for a new romantasy,
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