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Monthly median sales (top 30)
$782
The median book price
$3.99
Bestseller's daily sales
83
50th book's daily sales
3
Average number of pages per book
278
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fiction > fairy tales folk tales legends & mythology
74.54%
juvenile > fiction > fairy tales & folklore > general
54.77%
juvenile > fiction > fairy tales & folklore > anthologies
54.77%
juvenile > fiction > fairy tales & folklore > adaptations
54.77%
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- Daughter of Winter: A dark fantasy romance (Daughter of Winter, Book 1)
- Changed: Rise of the Alpha Book 3
- The Bookshop and the Barbarian: A Cozy Fantasy Novel
- The Four Horsemen Series Box Set: Books 4 - 7
- Kingdom of Wolves - Wolfsfoot - Book 1
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50%
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Changed: Rise of the Alpha Book 3
Kacey Lee
The Bookshop and the Barbarian: A Cozy Fantasy Novel
Morgan Stang
Kingdom of Wolves - Wolfsfoot - Book 1
J.E Daelman
Veil of Fate: Book 1 (Fates of Mirror series)
Jinapher J. Hoffman
Win the hand of fate, unveil every truth.Meet Zora Vyner, a spit-fire woman turned vengeful mercenary after her parents were murdered and her brother was stolen.Taking down the men who abused her, and infiltrating a magical underground of vicious crime bosses, she finds herself on a mission to kill a rising threat to her Boss’s business. She’s promised information on the brother she so desperately wants to find, but instead she gets an exclusive invite.Each Kingdom in Mirror has a ruler blessed with the ability to see the threads of Fate. In Zora’s home Kingdom of Estal, their very own Heir of Fate is holding a tournament. He wants more than a bride. He wants a protector, and with Zora’s infamously lethal capabilities, she’s offered a spot in the tournament up against the fiercest female warriors in Estal Kingdom.With no room to fail – her brother’s life on the line – Zora accepts the invitation.But what she doesn’t know, is that the man in the mask offering her the invite is also her undoing.This is the first book in the Veil of Fate Series. This book was originally published as episodes 1-16 on the Veil of Fate Kindle Vella Series.Content/Trigger Warnings: Violence, gore, murder/death, sexual scenes, references to sexual assault, sex trafficking, allusions to child abuse Read more
Chained: Rise of the Alpha Book 1
Kacey Lee
Will a chain keep me captive or help set me free?I was lucky to escape my last pack with nothing but a few scars--a cheap price to pay for my freedom.It was supposed to be just another run to calm my wolf, but I wasn’t going to ignore those cubs’ screams for help--even if they were from a rival pack. What I didn’t expect to find was a feral vampire, or the wolf who would change everything.The Alpha who caught me is like all the others--all raging temper and muscles. And yet…his pack is different than mine.But no matter how much my wolf cries ‘mate’, I need to break free.It’s time I accept the truth: I don’t belong anywhere. My wolf will never settle for anything less than she is, and no other wolf will accept what I am:Different, an anomaly…A female Alpha.Perfect for fans of Jaymin Eve, Kelly St. Clare, Leia Stone, Linsey Hall, and other PNR Indie Author Goddesses. If you enjoy sexy alpha-holes and a headstrong heroine, with humor, steam, and action, this is for you! Recommended for 18+ due to explicit scenes and language. Read more
Wed to Jack Frost
Layla Fae
I just wanted to win a stupid bet – and now I have a wife?!I made a drunken bet. The Yule was nigh, and Yule’s the time when Frost men drink mulled wine and dare each other to stupid stunts. My brother bet I’d be too scared to send a blood sample to the Temple, so of course, I proved him wrong. And before I sobered up enough to withdraw my application…Ping!I got matched.So now I have to go up there and explain to the hapless woman who’s apparently my perfect mate that I’m in no hurry to get married. I’m only 54, goddammit! Who even marries so young?Me, as it turns out. I do. Because the bride that fell in my lap like the most perfect Yule present won’t let me leave. She’s a harridan and one hell of a bossy shrew who pummels me with cute, lust-provoking insults, and I…I think I’m in love.The Temple, a matchmaking service for monsters, shifters, and aliens, is open for service.Arranged Monster Mates is a series of novellas written by your favorite paranormal and sci-fi romance authors: Eden Ember, Layla Fae, and Cara Wylde.Each of these steamy stories has it all: a possessive male, a heroine ready to sacrifice herself to the beast, plenty of spice, and a happily ever after to curl your toes! Read more
Sherwood Forest is more ruthless than ever, and I have to fight to stay ahead of the hunt. Little John is missing. With the leader of the Merry Men gone, morale is dying. Someone has to fill his huge shoes.I’ve been elected as boss, but leading is not as easy as I hoped it would be. Many of the men won’t follow a woman. At least Will, Alan, and Tuck always have my back. But we need Little John back. Our group has a gaping hole in it without him.Which means finding him. I’ll do whatever I need to get him back: scheming, extorting, and yes, killing.While hunting for clues of Little John’s whereabouts, something else is going on in the forest around us. Younglings are being shipped around. Rebellion is afoot, and it’s not us.I want to turn our gang of bandits into a community of revolutionaries. But we not only need more people to join us, we need the right people to join us. Because like it or not, a fight with Sir Guy of Gisborne, Sheriff George of Nottingham, and even Prince John himself is coming.If we aren’t ready for it, we’re dead.Author’s Note: Huntress of Sherwood is book two in my dark romantasy, genderbent retelling of Robin Hood, where Robin is a fiery heroine, and the Merry Men are her obsessed, ruthless champions. With graphic scenes of violence and sex, I urge you to read the trigger warnings. Read more
Sasquatch 38: Snow Monster (Sasquatch Adventures)
Jeffrey B. Miley
The annual Iditarod race. An event that honors the intrepid sled teams that helped build Alaska. A race that swirls in a firestorm of controversy as animal rights groups protest its existence.The race this year focuses upon the animals as well. But its not the safety of the dogs that becomes paramount, but rather the humans along the way. Specifically in a small town that serves as a checkpoint in the race, McGrath, Alaska.Citizens of the small town have a problem. They are dying one by one. Something is stalking them. A myth until the dead begin to accumulate and they are forced to face its reality.Charlie McGrath, a descendant of the town's founder and himself a former mayor, must weigh what is real and what is folklore to end its reign of terror. The small health center's morgue is filling up. The mostly indigenous population is frightened and the race has started. Dog sleds and musher will soon fill there town.A news crew from Albuquerque, New Mexico arrive to cover the race. McGrath is where they choose to set up before heading to Nome. Their coverage turns from the race to the carnage the town is enduring.Getting out alive is increasingly difficult for residents and visitors alike.They all soon discover the horrible truth about the Snow Monster. Too late for some. Read more
Claimed: Rise of the Alpha Book 2
Kacey Lee
I thought I’d die before returning to the Yosemite pack, yet here I am. It’s just as brutal and terrifying as I remember. Nothing’s changed. Well, except for one thing-- me.I am done running. I will find a way to return to Derrick, and save as much of this pack as I can in the process.There’s something brewing in the supernatural world, putting all shifters at risk. We need to find a way to set aside our differences and work together before we all perish.It’s time I claim my rightful place, as Alpha of this wolf pack.Perfect for fans of Jaymin Eve, Kelly St. Clare, Leia Stone, Linsey Hall, and other PNR Indie Author Goddesses. If you enjoy sexy alpha-holes and a headstrong heroine, with humor, steam, and action, this is for you! Recommended for 18+ due to explicit scenes and language. Read more
When famous human musician Melody wakes two thousand years after a nuclear winter, she thinks she’s landed on the right side of a war. Fae are called the Tainted. They’re warped, mutated creatures who hoard the bounty of the new magical land. It’s her job in the human city to sling propaganda in the form of daily songs performed to a select tower of the elite.But this position makes her sought after by many, including a ghastly military man, the evil president of the new world, and an enigmatic stranger who turns up at her doorstep asking for help.Forrest is the good guy—the elf people go to when they want help, no questions asked. And when he learns he’s the only Guardian with the looks to pass as human, he accepts the job to infiltrate the enemy city and bring a kidnapped fae child home. He never counted on meeting a woman so extraordinary, he hardly believes she exists. Melody—the human harbinger—swiftly captures his heart and tempts him out of a long lifetime of celibacy.As trouble brews within the ranks of the human elite, Forrest and Melody must come to terms with their forbidden desires… and decide which sacrifice is worth the cost—one of their hearts, or one of freedom.A Song of Sky and Sacrifice is the first installment in the Season of the Elf, but the seventh book in the Fae Guardians series. Read more
When Sasha saves a black cat from the frigid Detroit winter, she thinks she has found a companion. Someone to make her small apartment feel more like a home. But the cat she rescued is far more than what it seems. When her life is threatened, she finds out exactly what kind of creature she brought into her home. And that the adoration she feels for her new cat goes both ways. Read more
Darkness lies in Sherwood Forest, and it’s calling to me… It’s not a good time to be a woman in Nottingham. I have to contend with oppressive taxes, a sick mother, a cruel father, and pushy suitors nipping at my heels. Even as an heiress, I’m imprisoned by my lot in life.I’d rather be a man—gambling with guttersnipe boys, free from the shackles of my aristocratic duties. Dreaming of living in Sherwood Forest, on the edge of our estate.With my hood pulled low, I pretend to be just that: a man.I should have been more careful what I wished for.When my family is attacked by a violent gang of bandits, my dream of a free life in the woods becomes my nightmare. I’m thrust from an imaginative prison to a real one.There’s nothing merry about these so-called “Merry Men.” They’re savage. Feral. They see me as nothing more than a prize—leverage to use against men who are even worse than they are.How long can I go before they discover the secret under my hood? What will happen when they find out I’m not the young lordling they think I am?I must escape their clutches. And yet . . . can I really give up this exciting glimpse of twisted freedom to return to a mundane life of fealty and duty in my ivory tower? Author’s Note: Daughter of Sherwood is a dark fantasy romance retelling of the legends of Robin Hood. Here, Robin is a woman. The Merry Men are merciless, morally gray, vicious, and they’re obsessed with their fiery heiress. Graphic scenes of violence and sex abound, and I urge you to read the trigger warnings! Read more
Salt Kiss (Lyonesse Book 1)
Sierra Simone
After being a soldier, working as a bodyguard should have been simple: keep the owner of DC’s ultra-secret club safe, don’t think about his midnight eyes or his devil’s smile, don’t surrender my body to his wicked desires.But I underestimated Mark Trevena and the power of his dark, seductive world. I underestimated the hold he’d have on me, the way I would do anything for him at all. And so when he asks me to escort his soon-to-be bride home, I can only—miserably, broken-heartedly—say yes.Isolde is nothing like I expect, however. Quiet and lonely and sharp. A girl who likes knives and God. A girl whose nightmares echo my own. And one night while sailing under the cold stars, we share a reckless, tear-soaked kiss.I’m doomed. Falling in love with Mark was one thing, but his bride too? Being in love with a husband and wife at the same time?Torture. Misery. A tragedy if tragedies came with bruises, sweat, sighs.But it isn’t enough to merely fall into the forbidden.Because in Mark Trevena’s world, the fall is only the beginning… Read more
When I get separated from the other members of my Antarctic expedition, I meet a strange, pale, beautiful man who saves me from freezing to death. He says he's the actual Jack Frost, and he's pretty much an ice god, which totally messes with my scientific worldview. I'm all too happy to leave his fine frosty ass at the South Pole and head back to the States where things are messy but not magical.Too bad the charming ice god follows me home. Guess he likes me, or he's magically attracted to me or something? Jack is the last thing I need now, right when I'm starting a new job; but I can't help being curious about his powers and his ongoing war with the fire goddess Auxesia.Too bad my association with Jack puts us both in more danger.(Standalone adult romance based on the legend of Jack Frost, with holiday vibes, mild-to-medium heat, and a guaranteed HEA!)Trigger warnings and content warnings can be found on the author's website or in the front matter of the book. Read more
Fight like you're already dead. I'm Ava, and I hunt monsters. That ink on my forearm is there to remind me if I don't give it my all when I face a beast, someone will die. Hopefully, it's the monster, but if something goes wrong, and it ends up being me, at least it won't matter to anyone. My parents are dead. My sister won't talk to me. Even my mentor turned lover replaced me with a younger, perkier version.So when I'm ambushed by the dark fae after I've taken out a black magic witch, I’m in no mood for their demands. At least, not until the second in command of the Shadow Court delivers his ultimatum: Kill the Iron King or my sister dies.He's hot AF. Ruthless. Powerful. The kind of bad guy that might make my spine tingle in all the right ways if he wasn't dragging me kicking and snarling into a land of magic where I don't even understand the rules. But compelling as he might be, there's only one sort of creature who threatens the life of an innocent woman. A monster.And I kill monsters…Readers who love From Blood and Ash and Throne of Glass will find this series a fun, romantically charged binge-read.Dive into the first installment of this hot new urban fantasy romance with a single click Read more
There will be a battle, and you will need to protect your heart.Kjell of Jeru had always known who he was. He'd never envied his brother or wanted to be king. He was the bastard son of the late King Zoltev and a servant girl, and the ignominy of his birth had never bothered him. But there is more to a man than his parentage. More to a man than his blade, his size, or his skills, and all that Kjell once knew has shifted and changed. He is no longer simply Kjell of Jeru, a warrior defending the crown. Now he is a healer, one of the Gifted, and a man completely at odds with his power. Called upon to rid the country of the last vestiges of the Volgar, Kjell stumbles upon a woman who has troubling glimpses of the future and no memory of the past. Armed with his unwanted gift and haunted by regret, Kjell becomes a reluctant savior, beset by old enemies and new expectations. With the woman by his side, Kjell embarks upon a journey where the greatest test may be finding the man she believes him to be. Read more
Thornhedge
T. Kingfisher
From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.*A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story.Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?But nothing with fairies is ever simple.Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He's heard there's a curse here that needs breaking, but it's a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold…"The way Thornhedge turns all the fairy tales inside out is a sharp-edged delight." —Katherine Addison, author of The Goblin EmperorAlso by T. KingfisherNettle & BoneA Sorceress Comes to CallWhat Moves the DeadWhat Feasts at NightA House with Good BonesAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Read more
When a reluctant druid gets blackmailed into working for an evil faery queen, he'll walk through fire to complete one last job, come hell or high magic!"...among the best urban fantasy you're going to find." ~Todd C., Amazon reader reviewEvery druid knows...Dealing with the Fae is a death sentence.So why would I risk my life to help an evil Faery Queen?A year ago I swore off druidry, and for good reason. Currently, I spend my days behind six acres of scrap iron, steel, and magic wards, where the fae can't bother me.But when a Faery Queen with god-like magical powers calls, you don't send her to voicemail.Now I have no choice but to find out why evil incarnate has requested my presence.One thing's for sure...If I get dragged back into the supernatural world, there's gonna be hell to pay for it.JUNKYARD DRUIDA Druidverse Urban Fantasy Novel From M.D. MasseyIf you enjoy urban fantasy novels that feature snarky male protagonists, then you'll love this paranormal thrill ride with a twist of mystery and suspense.Because who doesn't love a down on his luck magician who has to fight to save the people he loves Grab a copy and start reading this twelve-volume urban fantasy detective series today!What Readers Are Saying:"I was afraid that The Junkyard Druid was going to be another cheap Harry Dresden knockoff, but boy am I glad to be so wrong. It's hard to put into words why I enjoy this series so much. Maybe it's the humanity or the author's willingness to take on very real subjects like sex trafficking. I don't know. Whatever the reason, I'm hooked on the series." ~Matt S."I absolutely loved these books from the 1st sentence of the beginning of book one, to the last period... Great writing. On your seat throughout each chapter. Addictive. Never want to put the book down. And you think of it when not reading. Thank you for writing these amazing books for us humans to read!" ~Laurie H."In a genre that has become saturated by new authors, I never have a doubt about Michael's books. They're always exciting and give me hours of entertainment. My only complaint is he doesn't pop out one epic novel a month!"~Kenneth B."The Junkyard Druid is an entertaining and addictive entry in the urban fantasy genre!" ~Bob K."I find the Junkyard Druid series entertaining and compelling. I think M.D. Massey is giving Butcher a run for his money. Kudos!" ~Gary H."MD Massey's stories are excellent! The character has developed and is yet still the same cocky kid! The research on the Fae is excellent and helps the story flow and provide things to look up. All round fantastic literature for a really good price." ~Johns F."The Junkyard Druid series are really fun reads. Well thought out, engaging, with a cast of characters you can get behind! 100% recommend!" ~Nick H."An amazing world building author. The characters and plot lines have you sucked in and begging for more! Love it!"~Andrea L."His books are great, the Junkyard Druid series is amazing. I've read them all and hope there's more." ~George C."The Colin McCool series is amazing. Found myself enthralled by the action, storytelling and comedy from start to finish. desperately awaiting the next installment!" ~Mick R.Start reading this twelve-volume urban fantasy series today! Read more