Inborn Magic

Inborn Magic
Author: Kim McDougall
Publisher: Kim McDougall
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2017-03-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0998865192

It should have been a simple spell… Light into heat, heat into flame. How did it all go so wrong? Paralyzed … magic drained … Bobbi lies wondering … Only the Mistress of the Hidden Coven can save her, but Quinn doesn’t want to let a stranger past the coven wards. It’s his job to keep strangers out. Especially when a demon is hell-bent on stealing their most precious resource—magic. Can Quinn lower his shields enough to let Bobbi in? Can Bobbi trust these witches to help her tame the wild magic inside her? No one can stand alone against the coming darkness. No witch can hide any longer. You’ll love this sizzling paranormal suspense because of its quirky characters and action-packed story.

Hidden Coven

Hidden Coven
Author: Kim McDougall
Publisher: Kim McDougall
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2021-06-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1999410734

Quinn is cursed. Bobbi’s a magical screw-up. Together they make a great pair. As ley-lines swell, thinning the veil between worlds, the witches of Hidden Coven guard their most precious resource—magic. Protected by dark wards and guided by a mad seer, the coven is still vulnerable to the attacks of a true demon intent on seizing the coven’s power. In this complete series of five novellas, Bobbi begins as a novice spell-caster, more powerful and dangerous than anyone guesses. She will have to become the warrior and protector that the divine Lady sees in her. She’ll lay her life on the line. She’ll even question her sanity. Is it all worth it to save a coven that doesn’t seem to want her? Quinn has his own demons to fight, including his cold-hearted mother and a mystical illness that threatens to take him down. Together, Bobbi and Quinn confront the family secrets that set their story in motion long before they were even born. You’ll keep turning the pages on this paranormal thriller because of its quirky characters, sizzling romance and dark intrigue.

Mages' Exile

Mages' Exile
Author: Kyra Halland
Publisher: Kyra Halland
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Their children hunted. Their home seized. Their land threatened. Once, Silas and Lainie Vendine, former bounty hunters and renegade mages, had a home and ranch of their own and a position of respect in the town of Prairie Wells. Now, mage-hating foreigners have driven them from their home. But the Chardonikans want more than Silas and Lainie's land. Though they deny that magic exists, the foreigners are after Lainie and the children, Wildings-born of mage blood. When their retreat from Prairie Wells turns into a flight for their lives, Silas and Lainie seek refuge in the forbidden canyonlands. But it isn't only their family who are threatened by the ruthless, powerful Chardonikans; all the mages who make the Wildings their home, even the very magic of the Wildings itself, are endangered. With the Chardonikans intent on tearing their family apart, Silas and Lainie must find allies and discover the true nature of their enemies if they are to have any hope of fighting back and protecting the magic and people of the Wildings. Mages' Exile is Book 2 of Defenders of the Wildings, epic romantic fantasy-western. Contains language, violence, and mild to moderate sensual content.

Wizards vs. Muggles

Wizards vs. Muggles
Author: Christopher E. Bell
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2016-02-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476623295

Harry Potter has given the study of popular culture a unique platform for exploring the nature of human identity. "Potter Studies" is developing into a vibrant interdisciplinary field of scholarship. This collection of new essays examines issues surrounding race, class, gender, sexual orientation and personal virtue, both in the wizarding world and in our own. The contributors discuss an array of meanings and contexts in the Harry Potter universe relating to identity issues, and the ways in which these manifest in fandom cultures and real-world schools and businesses.

Pure Sacrifice

Pure Sacrifice
Author: Jami Gold
Publisher: Blue Phoenix Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2015-08-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942928033

To save his race, he must keep the chosen virgin pure. But she has other plans… A shapeshifting unicorn desperate to save his race... The last guardian of his kind, Markos Ambrostead must keep the chosen Virgin hidden and untainted. But when an attacker breaches his protective magic, he’s forced to reveal himself to defend her life. A tenacious woman who refuses to be ignored... Celia Hawkins wishes the world would get a clue and stop treating her like she’s invisible. Only one man notices her, or is that her imagination? After narrowly escaping an attempted rape, she demands answers from her mysterious rescuer—starting with why he’s been following her. Rules were made to be broken... Markos can’t risk being tempted by the Virgin, yet emboldened by his attention, Celia’s determined to become his friend. Maybe more. Maybe much more. Now he must hold onto his crumbling willpower to maintain her purity—or his tribe will become extinct. ***** Note: For adult readers--contains hot sex scenes and edgy situations. For an introduction to the Mythos Legacy world, check out the free short story Unintended Guardian! Tags: shapeshifter romance books, contemporary fantasy romance, unicorn shifter romance, virgin hero romance, strong female character lead, non-human paranormal fantasy romance, virgin, unicorn, myth, legend, ritual, spell, magic

Guardians of the Gate City Collection

Guardians of the Gate City Collection
Author: Lisa Williamson
Publisher: Lisa Williamson
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-07-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Harry Lionsey is one of a group of secret guardians. Humans share the earth with all the many secret races of myths and legends, and it is Harry's job to protect all those who live in the Gate City. Be you human, faerie, shifter or sprite, as long as you are on the side of good he will help and defend you; but if you are out to harm them, watch out. Doesn't matter what race you are. If you harm the innocent he will find you and stop you. This is a collection of short stories. This first book brings together all the previously published short stories and now includes a never before seen novella.

The Dragon Knight

The Dragon Knight
Author: Gordon R. Dickson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2013-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 162793491X

The Dragon Knight is the second book of Gordon R. Dickson's Dragon Knight series. The novel begins five months after the battle at Loathly Tower which took place in The Dragon and The George.

The Dragon Nimbus Novels

The Dragon Nimbus Novels
Author: Irene Radford
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 724
Release: 2007
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780756404536

In The Dragon's Touchstone, the kingdom of Coronnan descends into chaos, pitting the dragons against the dark forces of blood magic, and in The Last Battlemage, Nimbulan risks the safety of the citizens of Coronnan to find his long-lost wife, an exiled sorceress who remains the last link between dragons and mortals. Original.

The Dragon's Touchstone

The Dragon's Touchstone
Author: Irene Radford
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1997-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440673977

Three hundred years before the time of The Glass Dragon, Coronnan is a kingdom at war with itself, magic is wild, and magicians uncontrolled, each working separately for his own goal. At the height of this age of chaos, the dragons decide to intervene, making their presence known to mortals through the healer Myrilandel.

Wolves Ever After Books 1-4

Wolves Ever After Books 1-4
Author: Amberlyn Holland
Publisher: Amberlyn Holland
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2021-07-24
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

The first four complete clean fairy tale retellings of the Wolves Ever After series in one collection. Meet Sterling, Rory Doane, and Zane four wolf shifters on a quest to save the world. Along the way they find a reclusive weaver, a fierce huntress, a daring con-artist, and a desperate cat burglar to help them. Book One-The Snow Wolf Myra's heart is not made of ice. But a dangerous secret forces her into a solitary, reclusive life on top of a snow covered mountain. Wolf-shifter Sterling will do anything to protect his pack. Even go in search of the elusive, dangerous Mirror King on his own. And he's certain Zemyra the Weaver holds the key to finding the ruthless madman. Myra, however, has no intention of answering Sterling's questions. Because telling him the truth might unleash a secret that would destroy her hard-won peace. But an early snowstorm, a shared cottage, and unexpected revelations draw to two of them inexorably closer. And leads them toward a dangerous confrontation with the Mirror King. Book Two-Red Wolf Hunting This Red is no babe in the woods. He’s a wolf on a mission and no huntress will stand in his way. In the wrong hands, the Golden Shield could devastate his pack. Wolf-shifter Rory will use any means necessary to find the ancient magic relic. Even consult with a fortuneteller who's gift relies more on sleight-of-hand than any kind of clairvoyance. But it's her niece Aileen, the captivating local hunter, who offers to guide him to the treasure he seeks. And it's Aileen who betrays him for it. Book Three-Cats and Wolves Caitlyn doesn't have nine lives. She is, however, willing to risk the one she's got to reclaim the legacy stolen from her family. As long as the Golden Shield remains in the hands of the vicious Lord Gifre, wolf-shifter Doane knows his pack will never be safe. So he'll do whatever it takes to get the powerful ancient relic away from his enemy. The Golden Shield rightfully belonged to her family and Caitlyn will cross any line to reclaim it. After months of lying, cheating, and morally ambiguous choices, the chance to get it back is almost within her reach. Unfortunately, the only way in to Gifre's heavily guarded estate requires Doane and Caitlyn to pose as a married couple. In constant danger of discover, they forced to work together and trust one another in order to survive. But only one of them will be able to walk away with the prize. Book Four-Dancing Wolves Maegna is no princess. She's the illegitimate daughter of a Viscount and only she can break the dancing curse enchanting her half-brothers. Pretending to be a scholar, wolf-shifter Zane charms his way into the home of Viscount Cedde to steal a dangerous book of magic before it falls into the wrong hands. Once inside, he finds a house full of secrets, lies, and hidden agendas. And meets the intriguing Maegna. Maegna is desperate to save her half-brothers from an accidental curse that forces them to dance past the point of injury and and exhaustion every night. When the handsome scholar arrives, she thinks he may be the help she needs. Until she discovers Zane has an agenda of his own. Keywords: free fantasy romance books, epic, royal, dragon, love, fairy tale, fairytales, happily ever after, series, sword & magic, sword and sorcery, standalone, love story, witch and wizard, werewolf, throne, princess, the snow queen, puss in boots, red riding hood, twelve dancing princess, slow burn, wolf shifter, ya, young adult, teen. Can Maegna trust him to help rescue her brothers? Or will Zane double-cross her to protect his own family? Wolves Ever After is a fantasy romance series inspired by popular fairy tales. Each book is filled with romance, adventure, magic and ends with happily-ever-after. If you're looking for a clean fantasy romance featuring wolf-shifters, strong women, adventure, magic and happily-ever-after, don't miss the Wolves Ever After series of re-imagined fairy tales.