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Kingdom of Death, Book 1
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Meg Sylvan
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Tim Paige
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By:
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Stacia Stark
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Once, I helped save a kingdom.
Now, I’m trapped in a prison of thorns and nightmares.
My crime? Knowing the location of a power that could reshape the world—a grimoire I swore to protect with my life.
That secret is the only thing keeping me alive while my captors wait for me to break.
Until he arrives.
Beautiful. Ruthless. Dark, inscrutable eyes. A dangerously wicked grin.
But he’s not here to rescue me. He wants the grimoire for himself–and he’ll destroy anyone who stands in his way. My only choice is a fragile, temporary alliance with a man I can never trust.
Because there’s more at stake than just a stolen grimoire or an ancient grudge.
And behind his mask of effortless allure, he’s hiding something far more dangerous than a thirst for power.
Something that could destroy us all.
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I’ve spent twenty-five years in the Hollow, poor as dirt, cursed with a stepmother who hates me, and dreaming about a faraway land that I don’t understand. Only two things that make life worth living are my falcon, Fetch, and my best friend, Molly. But when Molly’s plot to land a royal husband at the palace ball goes horribly wrong, I find myself staring at a king with a glass stiletto buried in his chest and a blood-covered Molly standing over him. We’ve got to move…and fast, or we’ll both wind up swinging from the hangman’s noose.
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loved it
- By Mona Brown on 05-14-25
By: Shannon Mayer
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Fairydale
- A Dark Gothic Fantasy Romance
- By: Veronica Lancet
- Narrated by: Rylee Kuberra, Christian J. Gilliland
- Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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August 1955: When Miss Darcy O’Sullivan, an orphaned English teacher from Boston, receives a letter finding out that her biological father passed away, she is surprised to find herself included in his will. There is only one condition. She must travel to Fairydale to attend his funeral. With the promise of a sizeable inheritance, Darcy decides to journey to the small coastal town that holds the secrets of her birth. But the moment she steps foot into Fairydale, things start to go amiss.
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Must read!!!
- By Adam Corley on 05-20-25
By: Veronica Lancet
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What Blooms from Death
- What Blooms from Death, Book 1
- By: S.M. Gaither
- Narrated by: James Amherst, Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Princess Bellanova has survived in the shadows for years. An exile haunted by a curse that plunged her family into a deathless sleep and left her home rotting, Nova has spent seven years trying to endure while honing her gifts—and now she will use those gifts to walk into death. For rumor has it that Luminor, the Blade of Light—the cursed weapon that felled her family—is buried in the underworld. If Nova can steal it, she might break the spell and reclaim the kingdom.
By: S.M. Gaither
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Blooms of Darkness
- The Broken Prophecy, Book 1
- By: Anna Applegate, Helen Domico
- Narrated by: Jessica Threet, Gabriel Michael
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Eight Fae fight for my hand in marriage. They're willing to kill for it. But if they discover my secret, my future husband might kill me too. The King of Brookmere has decreed his daughter is to marry—which means, despite my protests, he's enacted an archaic tradition, summoning powerful Fae from across the land to compete for my hand in marriage. And more importantly, the throne. Eight fae will fight in the deadly trials, braving formidable magic and each other to prove themselves worthy of the crown. Including the arrogant, shadow-wielding Kade Blackthorn.
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Amazing Worldbuilding & Character Development
- By Tommie on 06-16-25
By: Anna Applegate, and others
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Demure
- (Modern Legends of Sidhe, Book 1)
- By: Hope E. Davis
- Narrated by: Molly Briar, Caesar Esturco
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Recent college graduate Sierra Lopez has no idea what she wants to do with her life. With a degree that’s useless on its own, Sierra decides to complete a one-year master’s program at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Alone in a new city, Sierra downloads Tinder, expecting to go on a few casual dates during her study of human aging and fragility. But then she meets the mysterious and brooding Aodhan De Thuaidh, who doesn’t seem to be at home in Dublin either.
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LOVED this as a duet!!
- By Rebecca Heddinger on 06-08-25
By: Hope E. Davis
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Broken Souls and Bones
- By: LJ Andrews
- Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus, Will Thorne
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Lyra Bien intended to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed king in the fortress of Stonegate. Until Roark Ashwood—the prince’s silent guard and rumored killer for the crown—invades her village and uncovers the truth behind the silver scars in her eyes. To save her best friend from death, she’s forced to reveal her abilities, and is immediately claimed by the crown as the next melder.
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Wow
- By Kindle Customer on 04-30-25
By: LJ Andrews
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The Frost Queen's Blade
- The Iceblood Duet, Book 1
- By: Meg Smitherman
- Narrated by: Lillian Rachel
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Conspiracy lurks in the realm of Rothen. No one knows this better than Elma Volta, soon to be queen of the frozen kingdom. But as she awaits her coronation, Elma narrowly escapes death at the hands of an enemy assassin. Realizing she has few choices and even fewer allies, Elma offers the assassin a deal: if he can keep her alive until she takes her rightful place on the throne, she will bring peace to their warring lands.
By: Meg Smitherman
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Empire of Flame and Thorns
- Flame and Thorns, Book 1
- By: Marion Blackwood
- Narrated by: Laura Horowitz
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Trapped in the Seelie Court by a forest of thorns, Selena Hale lives at the mercy of the dragon shifters. Her only chance to gain her freedom is by entering the Atonement Trials: a deadly competition that pits fae magic users against each other. Only three people can win, and Selena intends to be one of them. There is only one problem. Draven Ryat, the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army, is determined to make her lose.
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A good twist !
- By Anonymous User on 06-25-25
By: Marion Blackwood
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A Fate Forged in Fire
- A Novel
- By: Hazel McBride
- Narrated by: Samara MacLaren
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Once a territory built on matriarchal rule and values, Tìr Teine has since grown frail from a long line of fruitless kings, the most recent of which have ruled under the influence of the True Religion, an oppressive group who have steadily poisoned the region with their anti-magic teachings. Born to rule and blessed by fire, Aemyra has begrudgingly lived in hiding rather than risk her life in court, waiting in anticipation for the current king’s death so she can bond to his dragon, claim her throne, and protect her people.
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Great story and great narration!
- By Yan on 06-20-25
By: Hazel McBride
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A Simple Twist of Fate
- By: April Asher
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Isabelle Ruther
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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At the bright-eyed age of eighteen, witch Harlow “Harry” Pierce attended her first Fates Haven Finding Ceremony certain the Blue Willow Wisp would lead her to her Fated match, her cougar shifter boyfriend, Jaxon Atwood. But Fate had other plans, guiding her best friend to him instead. With a broken heart, all her belongings, and a vow to never return, Harry did the only thing a broken-hearted witch could do. Run.
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Great story
- By Portia Mann on 06-06-25
By: April Asher
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Blood Rites
- By: MK Dalton
- Narrated by: Emmylou Belle
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
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She sees death's darkest secrets. He guards his pack's deadliest ones. Their collision was inevitable... FBI Forensic Psychologist Dr. Willow Greyson has a gift that makes her both invaluable and dangerous — the ability to experience victims' final moments through touch. When a killer begins targeting wolf shifters with surgical precision, leaving their bodies arranged in ritualistic displays, she's called to investigate. But this murderer knows her too well, recreating scenes from a past she'd rather forget.
By: MK Dalton
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Mine to Cherish
- Veteran K9 Team, Book 1
- By: Kameron Claire
- Narrated by: Savannah Thomas, Gregory Salinas
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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Prior to leaving town for a military assignment, I had the best sex of my life with a guy whose name I never got. Now I'm home, sleeping in with my husky who was kenneled during my six-month deployment, and waking up to an angry phone call from a guy claiming to have my escape artist of a dog. Coincidently, he's the guy who took care of her while I was gone.
By: Kameron Claire
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Eclipsed Souls
- Eclipsed Souls Series, Book 1
- By: Jason Revel
- Narrated by: Dee Michele
- Length: 55 mins
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In a world where humanity has been infiltrated by an alien force, Eryn Holt knows one truth—trust no one. The Sylith arrived under the guise of peace, but their presence has rewritten history, replacing those who resist with perfect, soulless copies. When a mission gone wrong leads Eryn to Kael Calder, a man who should no longer exist, everything she believes unravels. Kael was taken by the Sylith—claimed, altered. Yet, somehow, he’s still himself. And the more time she spends with him, the more she begins to question: if he survived the impossible, what else have they been lied to about?
By: Jason Revel
Stellar Story!
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Swoon
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This Vicious Dream
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If you do not remember, Madinia was a crucial character in the Kingdom of Lies series that Stacia created!! She was always a character I loved, and I could not wait to be able to jump into this book!
My reviews are always a little different, because I truly do not like to put any type of spoilers in my reviews!! And that is a personal preference, because I would not want to ruin anything within the story for anyone else. I love that is Dual POV, as well!! Do you have to read the Kingdom of Lies series to be able to read This Vicious Dream? NO, the world building is fantastic, and this can be read as a standalone. But having all of the knowledge of Madinia’s background definitely made reading this more enjoyable.
We are meeting Madinia after the events of the Kingdom of Lies series. So it does feel like a continuation, but from another character’s point of view (WHICH I LOVED). Madinia is fiery, fierce, and deadly all on her own accord!! We are catching up with Madinia three years after the events of the ending of Kingdom of Lies, and much as happened to our poor girl. Madinia had originally fled with the grimorie and hid it from anyone who wanted to use it!! Especially for anything that they had fought so hard to change.
Calysian was also introduced in the Kingdom of Lies Series. A man with hidden secrets, unknown power, and a little amnesia (Yes, he doesn't remember some of why he is on the continent). We start to peel back the layers that is Calysian during their travels, including his secrets and him wanting the grimorie, and why. His hidden alternative motives come to light and have taken everyone off guard!
Together, Madinia and Caysian spend a good portion of the book not trusting each other further than they could throw each other. But you can feel that spark, that connection, something undeniable that they both feel, and try and fight for as long as they possibly can. Because in their eyes, they are each other's enemy. They spend a great portion of the book trying to outmaneuver each other and figure out what each other's true motives are. But somehow they still come together for some intimate moments, emotions and feelings get high(which is something Madinia is not used to). But too many things happen, that by the end of the book you are ready to start kicking some character butt too!
Lots of twists and turns happen along the way, and you may even see a favorite character or two from The Kingdom of Lies Series!! I truly enjoyed this read, and am so happy it is a duology and can not wait to read the next book, because that cliffhanger sucks!! But Stacia does like to torture us with her cliffhangers!
I do have an ARC of this book, but I read it after the book was released, so this is not an ARC review!
I did listen to the Audio version of the book, and I just loved it!! They continued to use the same narrators that they used with the Kingdom of Lies series, which just made it feel like I was coming home! The book was paced well, and the emotion felt from the narrators was amazing!!
Loved Madinia's Story
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Amazing story
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loved this book!!
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“I am also very tightly crossing my fingers for a spin-off perhaps focusing on a Pirate Queen and a certain fire wielding Hybrid???”
So when I found out this book was happening, I was thrilled!!
The action was packed and had me hooked from the very first chapter. Madinia was as feisty and prickly as ever, and seriously her signature fire to the story!
The ties to Kingdom of Lies were perfection and I loved the glimpses and the chance to catch up with some past characters. And I without a doubt, cannot wait to see how Madinia and Calysians relationship grows in the next book!
Welcome back, Madinia!
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Excellent story!
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
What you can expect…
📖Dual POV
🔥Prickly & Traumatized FMC
💀Cocky & Lost MMC
📖Reluctant Allies to Lovers
🔥Feminine Rage
💀Mystery & Adventure
📖Cheeky Banter
🔥Slow Burn Tension
💀Angst & Turmoil
📖Backstabbing & Trust Issues
🔥Ancient Magic & Prophecies
🐴One Surly & Belligerent Horse ❤️
I had such a good time reading this. The story is so clearly well thought out with incredible world and character/relationship building. The creativity and vivid imagery for places and monsters really is fantastic and you can’t help but picture the story in your mind. The story immediately grabs your attention from the beginning, and then the mysteries keep you on the edge of your seat, with bits of information revealed little by little; literally up until the last page, you will be hit with twists and turns. It’s interesting, intense, and riveting.
This book is exactly what I hope for in an interconnected series. For those who read the Kingdom of Lies (KoL) series, you certainly get a little extra so far as context, as well as the joy of following two beloved characters on a new and more focused journey. If you haven’t read the KoL series, you get plenty of context to follow enough of what transpired in that series so that everything makes perfect sense, but with a little delayed gratification (in a good way) by having to wait for certain information to be given.
I love poor traumatized and tortured Madinia, in all of her grumpy and aggressively prickly, feminine rage-fueled glory. She needs (and deserves) so much therapy and a good quiet life at the end of all of this, but Calysian is the perfect distraction/balm to her tortured soul. And the mysteries around Calysian are so intriguing, adding to the allure of his giant tense and stoic godliness.
The relationship between Calysian and Madinia is so deliciously angsty; the “will they, won’t they”- fueled by intense trust issues- is so well done and is an excellent portrayal of reluctant-allies to lovers. The banter is so much fun- I especially enjoyed how cheeky Calysian can be (like in Chapter 15). I thought the slow-burn pacing was perfect; you have to wait for it, but not too long, and without a 180 in their dynamic after they give in, which I think suits the story well. As the story progresses, their relationship truly develops into something so beautiful, yet beautifully tragic as they each pursue differing end goals. 😩😮💨
On a light, side-note, Calysian’s horse, Fox, is my favorite character. His sass, belligerence, and surly/bad attitude are hilarious and I just adore him.
This was such a good time and I cannot wait to see where this series goes… Stacia is a fantastic storyteller, and this book just got better with every page. I definitely recommend this one, especially if you enjoyed the KoL series!
Such a Good Time Returning to this World!
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So good!
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