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Featured Fantasy: Hoodwinked at Halloween (Otherworlder Paranormal Mystery Series Book 4) by Rebekah R. Ganiere

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Featured Fantasy: Hoodwinked at Halloween (Otherworlder Paranormal Mystery Series Book 4) by Rebekah R. Ganiere

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She’s the Outcast no one wants – until they get into trouble.

Raine’s a Fae with no magic. Banished to live among “Mundanes” in the Human world she works as a Private Investigator for Otherworlders. But when she, Jordan and Sam wake up on the stage, in the main tent of a mysterious, magical traveling Carnivale they can’t leave- she has some work to do.

Raine is tasked with figuring out what is wrong with the Carnivale. Why have women gone missing? Who is stealing from the Carnies? And most of all- why has the Carnivale not been able to move out of the secret grove for over two months.

Time is short for Raine as provisions in the Carnivale are down to the bottom of the barrel, and the carnies are ready to turn on her if she can’t figure out the problem fast. But it’s not easy for Raine to concentrate on the problem when a sexy hot tigeress shifter has her sights on Jordan- and she’s willing to go to any lengths to get him for herself.

Hoodwinked at Halloween is a fun, lighthearted Paranormal Mystery for those who love Kristen Painter’s Nocturne Falls and Jayne Frost Series.

Featured Fantasy: The Cursed Fairy Tale Boxset – The Complete Series by Margo Ryerkerk

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Featured Fantasy: The Cursed Fairy Tale Boxset - The Complete Series by Margo Ryerkerk

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The Cursed Fairy Tale box set includes all three books in the series.

The Nutcracker Curse, Book 1

The Selection meets The Last Unicorn.

If I don’t break the curse, I’ll turn into a nutcracker.

As the crown princess of Austria, I’m expected to act primly and find a husband, not unleash a curse. Yet, that is exactly what happened when I touched a bespelled nutcracker. Now, I must find the magical nut Crackatook, or I will turn into a wooden doll.

My father locks me up in the castle, not understanding that I need to be the one to break the curse. Yet with the help of Philip, my best friend and royal guard, I’m able to sneak out.

Soon, Philip and I are off to lands filled with mythical creatures, sneaky traps, and complicated riddles.

Will we survive all trials and find the Crackatook in time? Or will I spend the rest of my days as a wooden doll?

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Featured Fantasy: A Curse of Queens (The Kingmaker Chronicles Book 4) by Amanda Bouchet

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Featured Fantasy: A Curse of Queens (The Kingmaker Chronicles Book 4) by Amanda Bouchet

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Discover an all-new adventure in USA Today Bestselling author Amanda Bouchet’s thrilling, white-hot fantasy series featuring the king’s younger sister and his best friend, the man she’s loved in secret for years.

THE WAR OF GODS IS JUST BEGINNING

After centuries of conflict, the three kingdoms of Thalyria have finally been reunited. But now the queen has been cursed, the royal lineage has been broken, and no one knows who’s behind the plot to threaten the once-fractured realm’s fragile new peace.

Desperate to help, Jocasta—the king’s younger sister and a gifted healer—hatches a daring plan to find Circe’s Garden, a fabled island where she hopes to discover an antidote. But she can’t do it alone. She needs the strong arm and unflinching bravery of the warrior she’s loved since childhood—her brother’s right-hand-man and captain of the guard, Flynn of Sinta.

Flynn has spent years fighting to deny the desperate longing burning between them, but he cannot allow Jocasta to face this danger alone. He swears he will be her shield, and together they will do the impossible. Yet with old feelings blazing bright and treachery brewing on Mount Olympus, one thing is clear: Thalyria and its new royals are still pawns in an epic game of power—one that might end in a War of Gods.

Featured Fantasy: Alice the Dagger (The Wonderland Court Series Book 1) by Ashley McLeo

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Featured Fantasy: Alice the Dagger (The Wonderland Court Series Book 1) by Ashley McLeo

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They call me the dagger.

I’m a famed assassin. 

It’s all I’ve ever known. 

All that I can remember.

So when a white rabbit tells me that loved ones are waiting for me in the Wonderland Court of Faerie, it’s surprising. And then, I learn something even more shocking.

The Red Queen stole the crown from my mother—who she murdered. The queen singlehandedly created my reality of death and blood and murder.

While that’s devastating, I can handle it. As long as I get revenge.

What I don’t know how to handle is Henri Hatter.

He’s a rebel leader loved by everyone. A man who sings in the streets because people ask for aether’s sake. A faerie who knows more about my past than anyone—including me.

A good man who could crush my heart if I let him in. Which I can’t do.

Not if I want vengeance against the queen who ruined my life. Despite my claims that I work alone, Hatter and two nosey little pixies insist on sticking with me.

Only one thing is for sure, with them by my side assassinating the Red Queen will be unlike any other job I’ve ever tackled.

Alice the Dagger is a fae romance. Readers who love adventure, slow-burn romances, whimsical worlds, spunky sidekicks, and lots of action will love Alice the Dagger.

Featured Fantasy: A Matter of Dragons (Dragons of Iron Mountains Book 1) by Meredith Hart

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Featured Fantasy: A Matter of Dragons (Dragons of Iron Mountains Book 1) by Meredith Hart

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Rayne came to Cairncliff to kill a dragon. Not to kiss one.

This secret mission is Rayne’s chance to finally prove that, despite her gender and her childhood in the orphanage, she can serve the Valgros Royal Army. When she enters a dusty antiquities shop looking for information about the dragon she’s been sent to kill, Rayne isn’t expecting the gorgeous man behind the counter to take her breath away. And she certainly isn’t expecting him to invite her out for wine…and more.

Doshir moved to the sleepy village of Cairncliff to escape the constant drama of dragon politics, not to mention his cheating ex-girlfriend. When a beautiful woman from the mysterious kingdom of Valgros arrives on his doorstep, Doshir is delighted to be mistaken for a human, and he’s even happier to have the chance to seduce a woman who isn’t only interested in him because he’s a dragon.

But secrets have a way of coming to light, and one night will tie Rayne and Doshir’s destinies together in ways neither of them can imagine. In a city where dragons take human form and forbidden magic runs wild, betrayal waits for both the dragons and the dragon hunters.

A Matter of Dragons is the first book in a new romantic fantasy adventure series. Fans of Miranda Honfleur and Sarah J. Maas will love this story of dangerous adventure, sizzling romance, and secret dragon shifters.

Featured Fantasy: Married by Scandal (Arranged Marriages of the Fae) by Tessonja Odette

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Featured Fantasy: Married by Scandal (Arranged Marriages of the Fae) by Tessonja Odette

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She’ll marry a prince if she must.
But fall in love?
Never.

The first time Amelie Fairfield fell in love, she started a war. Now, the part-human, part-fae fashion designer has sworn off romance to focus on her career. But when her name makes headlines in the worst possible way, there’s only one thing she can do to escape scandal—marry a human prince and make everyone forget about the career-killing rumors.

To solidify peace between the humans and fae, Prince Albert must take a fae bride. As sister to the fae queen, Amelie is the perfect candidate. If only she could say the same for the rakish prince she’ll have to marry. At least his devilish charm and good looks keep society fixated on him and not her.

But scandal becomes the least of Amelie’s worries when she embarks upon an engagement tour. She’ll need to convince the aristocracy that her arranged marriage is a true love match…without falling in love. Just when she thinks she has it all under control, the prince reveals a secret that suggests he might not be the man she thought. In fact, he might not be a prince at all…

Can Amelie juggle a world of fashion, unexpected espionage, and dating her not-so-fake fiancé? Or will her closed-off heart prove to be her biggest hurdle yet?

Married by Scandal is the third book in the Arranged Marriages of the Fae series, a multi-author collaboration of romantic fantasy stand-alone novellas, designed to be read independently. Together, they feature arranged marriages in fae fantasy and offer complete romances while also allowing the reader to enjoy a variety of tones and approaches. Perfect for romantic fantasy readers with busy lives who love swoony romance.

Married by Scandal is set in the same world as The Fair Isle Trilogy and the Entangled with Fae series. Journey back to Faerwyvae or start your adventure here for the first time!