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Featured Fantasy: Pride and Paranormal (Souls and Shadows Book 1) by Adrienne Blake

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Featured Fantasy: Pride and Paranormal (Souls and Shadows Book 1) by Adrienne Blake

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What do love potions and banshee karaoke have to do with one of the greatest enemies-to-lovers tales of all time?

Izzy may be the only responsible witch in her poor family of misfits, and as such, she has duties to uphold. Only a hot, mysterious, and infuriating warlock is determined to get in the way.

When the rich and handsome Darcy Fitz blows into town, sparks fly.

The wrong kind…

He has earned her ire as much as her eye with his constant harsh words and acts, but what will happen when a bit of magic goes awry, and Izzy needs the help of this powerful man she claims to hate?

Will Izzy’s pride get in the way of saving her family’s welfare and reputation? Find out in this witty, funny, fantasy retelling of Pride & Prejudice.

Featured Fantasy: Drinks and Sinkholes (Weary Dragon Inn Book 1) by S. Usher Evans

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Featured Fantasy: Drinks and Sinkholes (Weary Dragon Inn Book 1) by S. Usher Evans

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Warm beds, cozy mysteries, and the best rosemary bread this side of Pigsend Creek. Welcome to the Weary Dragon Inn.

Bev may not know who she was before she showed up in the quaint village of Pigsend five years ago, but that doesn’t bother her much. She’s made a tidy little life for herself as the proprietor of the Weary Dragon Inn, where the most notable event is when she makes her famous rosemary bread.

But when earthquakes and sinkholes start appearing all over town, including near Bev’s front door, she’s got to put on her sleuthing hat to figure out what—or who—might be causing them before the entire town disappears.

Drinks and Sinkholes is the first book in the Weary Dragon Inn Series, a cozy fantasy mystery by award-winning author S. Usher Evans.

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Featured Fantasy: After the Rift Box Set Books 1 – 3 by C.J. Archer

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Featured Fantasy: After the Rift Box Set Books 1 - 3 by C.J. Archer

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Dive into this completed fantasy series by a multi-USA Today bestselling author with over 2 million books sold. While this series is intended for adults, it’s also suitable for teens.

This boxed set contains the first 3 books in the AFTER THE RIFT fantasy series:

  1. The Palace of Lost Memories
  2. The Echo of Broken Dreams
  3. The Whisper of Silenced Voices

There are 6 books in the series.

The king’s magnificent palace was built in a matter of weeks. No one saw the builders, no villagers are allowed beyond the gilded gate, and only one servant has ever left. The haunted look in her eyes as she was recaptured by the palace guards is something Josie, daughter of the village doctor, has never forgotten.

For Josie, the palace is a mystery that grows more intriguing after she meets the captain of the guards, a man known only as Hammer, as mysterious and captivating as the palace itself. Whispers of magic fuel Josie’s desire to uncover the truth, but an ordinary girl like her can only dream of ever being invited inside.

When the king decides to take a wife from among the eligible daughters of the noble families, the palace gates are finally thrown open and the kingdom’s elite pour in. In a court where old rivalries and new jealousies collide, the king’s favorite is poisoned and the doctor is summoned. As her father’s assistant, Josie finally sees inside the lavish walls, but she soon learns the palace won’t surrender its secrets easily, for not a single resident, from the lowest servant to the king himself, has a memory from before the palace existed.

In the search for the truth, Josie is drawn deeper into danger, and the answers she seeks might shake the very foundations of the kingdom.

Featured Fantasy: Stolen Magic (Shadow of Immortals Book 1) by Marina Finlayson

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Featured Fantasy: Stolen Magic (Shadow of Immortals Book 1) by Marina Finlayson

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Lexi Jardine may be a thief, but she’s not stupid. When a crooked fireshaper wants her to steal a ring from the boss of his order, she knows it’s a one-way ticket to sleeping with the fishes. Her answer is to drop off the face of the earth.

Safely hidden in a quiet seaside town, she just needs to keep her head down and pretend to be a regular human. Since her only magical ability is the power to control animals, that should be easy, right?

Then a new fireshaper shows up in town. He’s hot as hell but oddly hostile. With his suspicious eyes watching her every move, her safe haven starts feeling more like a trap. When her best friend disappears, Lexi knows the time for hiding is over. Though the fireshapers are more powerful, Lexi’s not one to abandon a friend—but it will take everything she’s got to save them both from the flames.

Featured Fantasy: Stolen Sight (Air Series Book 4) by Amanda Booloodian

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Featured Fantasy: Stolen Sight (Air Series Book 4) by Amanda Booloodian

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Suck my soul out? I’ll get over it. Try to kill me? Whatever. Send me a dead bunny? Watch your back.

Life’s not perfect, but I didn’t realize it could be this good. Family, job, friends, that’s all covered. Caring boyfriend, Ethan, was icing on the cake. As each strand of happiness is ripped away, I’m forced to see how bad things can get.

When we’re called into a civilian crime scene, it makes it impossible to hide my secret from Ethan. After a madman and a killer crash our date, Ethan learns more than he can handle, so he’s out the door. For me, there’s no time to stop. The arrival of deranged gifts tell me that I’ve been marked for death, and I’d like to return the favor.

The trouble is, can you kill someone if they aren’t alive?

Don’t miss Stolen Sight, the third book in the AIR series by Amanda Booloodian. If you like Paranormal Fantasy or Paranormal Mysteries, then the AIR series will have you turning the pages.

Featured Fantasy: Barely Magic (Maddy Madrigal Mysteries Book 1) by Debra Castaneda

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Featured Fantasy: Barely Magic (Maddy Madrigal Mysteries Book 1) by Debra Castaneda

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“Fans of early Anita Blake will definitely appreciate this!”

“I highly recommend this book – and I can’t wait for the next in the series!”

“The novel expertly balances suspense and supernatural elements”

Maddy Madrigal doesn’t believe she’s magic. If she were, she wouldn’t be busting her butt every day working for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Occult Affairs division, rounding up the strange and nasty entities unleashed by the last earthquake. At forty, if she were magic, she’d have less aggravation and more money.

So, when a security job opens up in an exclusive gated community, she takes it. Better money, great perks, and best of all, no entities.

At first, her problems are solved—the job’s great, she’s made new friends, and a good-looking man has caught her eye. She even has time to cook her favorite Mexican dishes while her new cat watches, though there’s something not quite right about him.

But the fancy neighborhood she was hired to protect hides a secret: something supernatural is attacking the residents, and as Maddy tries to unravel the mystery, she discovers a secret of her own: she may have inherited magical abilities from her famous great aunt, a Mexican witch.
With monsters roaming the hilly streets, residents up in arms, and her boss breathing down her neck, Maddy must decide how far she’s willing to go to preserve her new life.

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