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Featured Fantasy: A Shimmer of Magic (The Crystal Mages Trilogy Book 1) by Jane Shand

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Featured Fantasy: A Shimmer of Magic (The Crystal Mages Trilogy Book 1) by Jane Shand

FREE as of August 12, 2025
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An epic young adult fantasy with magic, adventure and intrigue

A mysterious key, a dark mage, and a thrilling journey of self-discovery and adventure.

Elin has been searching for somewhere to belong her whole life it seems. Her parents abandoned her as a baby and every time her emotions run high, her magic slips her control, and she is forced to flee. Again and again.

She is found alone in the woods by a small group of Crystal mages and rangers. They are led by Kamaria, a mage who is desperate to prove herself, and the fascinating grey-eyed ranger, Kai. Elin joins them on a quest to a lost land and finds more than she bargained for! Danger and mystery, but also friendship and romance.

With renegade mages, assassins, and deadly creatures from legend standing in their way, Elin has to learn to control her wild magic, or a dark mage could be unleashed into the world.

If you enjoyed the epic fantasy series Shadow and Bone, you’ll love this coming-of-age Noblebright story of a daring heroine, friendship, and romance. Buy now and get ready for an enchanting journey!

Featured Fantasy: Gods and Mortals by Multiple Authors

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Featured Fantasy: Gods and Mortals by Multiple Authors

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Nine novels with modern humans facing off against heroes, Norse and Greek gods, djinn, and monsters of old … over one million words of divinely (and diabolically) inspired fantasy, adventure, and romance.

Join the freshest voices in urban fantasy and paranormal, New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling authors, on unique journeys to heaven, hell, and worlds beyond.

Get this heavenly collection of paranormal romance and urban fantasy … before it’s too late!

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Featured Fantas: Magic and Mystery in Riddler’s Edge by A.A. Albright

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Featured Fantas: Magic and Mystery in Riddler's Edge by A.A. Albright

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Enjoy Ten Full-Length Riddler’s Edge Books in this Bestselling Complete Collection – Plus a Bonus Book!

Riddler’s Edge is a small Irish town filled with mysteries, murders and mayhem. Join Aisling Smith as she moves to this unusual place, makes new friends, finds love, and discovers that she might be a little bit witchy!

Featured Fantasy: House of Shadows Book 1 by Rachel Neumeier

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Featured Fantasy: House of Shadows Book 1 by Rachel Neumeier

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As two sisters choose very different paths to support their family, they are drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom in this high fantasy novel.

Orphaned, two sisters are left to find their own way.

Sweet and proper, Karah’s future seems secure at a glamorous Flower House. She could be pampered for the rest of her life. . . if she agrees to play their game.

Nemienne, neither sweet nor proper, has fewer choices. Left with no alternative, she accepts a mysterious mage’s offer of an apprenticeship. Agreeing means a home and survival, but can Nemienne trust the mage?

With the arrival of a foreign bard into the quiet city, dangerous secrets are unearthed, and both sisters find themselves at the center of a plot that threatens not only to upset their newly found lives, but also to destroy their kingdom.

Featured Fantasy: Fury Rising (Fury Unbound Book 1) by Yasmine Galenorn

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Fury Rising by Yasmine Galenorn

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My name is Kaeleen Donovan. I’m a Theosian-a minor goddess. They call me Fury. Oath bound to Hecate, I was charged from birth to hunt down Abominations who come in off the World Tree and send them back to Pandoriam.

When the Thunderstrike — an ancient artifact from the time of the Weather Wars — is stolen by the Order of the Black Mist, Hecate orders me to find the magical device. The chaos magicians are out to upset the balance that Gaia instilled during the World Shift. But I soon discover that the leader of the Black Mist is out to do more than stir up trouble. He’s looking to set up a new world order with himself on the throne. Caught between two rival forces, will my friends and I be able to survive as we search for the Thunderstrike and attempt to stop a war that could bring about the end of the civilization?

Reading Order of the Series:
1. Fury Rising
2. Fury’s Magic
3. Fury Awakened
4. Fury Calling
5. Fury’s Mantle

Featured Fantasy: Hex in the City (The Hex Files Book 1) by Kelly Garcia

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Featured Fantasy: Hex in the City (The Hex Files Book 1) by Kelly Garcia

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At eighteen, Bella Hexley was forced to leave her home—and her magic—far behind. She went to law school, built a career, raised her daughter, and lived a completely normal, spell-free life. Easy… until her husband pulled the ultimate dirty trick: filed for divorce, drained their bank accounts, and somehow convinced the court she’s an unfit mother. Like, seriously?

Now she’s forty, broke, blacklisted, and one mascara smear away from a full-on breakdown, Bella has no choice but to dust off her law degree and seek help in the one place she’s been told she doesn’t belong:Chicago’s Enchanted District—the Midwest’s magical capital.

It’s the only place she can go to reclaim her magic and take on the legal battle that matters: fighting for her daughter. The case is messier than her ex’s Instagram lies. Along the way there’s magical mayhem, shady advice, and Jack—a middle-aged man with a James Bond vibe, salt and pepper hair, electric-blue eyes, and magic that sparks something deep inside her.

But Bella won’t back down. Because saving herself? Totally on brand.

And falling in love along the way? Well… nobody’s perfect.