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In a world at war over magic, an imprisoned thief is invited to plan a heist to steal the World Heart again. 

Ever Thymeon dreams of her freedom, a thing of the past after her heist to steal a world treasure was betrayed from under her. 
When she's given the opportunity to trade one life of imprisonment for another, she takes it without hesitation. She'll need to join the not quite prince of a faraway kingdom and the Captain of his Guard to participate in a heist even she has no experience in. She doesn't care about the kingdoms or the rebellion the prince promises to bring, not anymore. 
She simply wants her freedom again. 

To win it, she must enter her old world of thieves and gangs, magic and murder. She'll need to befriend an empress she despises, survive an impossible heist twice over, and gather a crew she's not sure if she can trust anymore. 
But when shadows rot the land once again, and a promised evil begins to awaken, she must fight not just for her freedom but to desperately keep her world from being destroyed.All Rights Reserved

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The Shadow Within by kal_ss

"His stare promised death. It was a promise that he'd made many years ago, and now he was back to follow through with it at last." Willa and her friends are enjoying their night partying to celebrate her twenty-first birthday, when their lives are abruptly upended and thrown into disarray as they're cast from the human world they know so well. They find themselves in Faerie, a land fraught with perils and magic and a myriad of unworldly creatures, both good and bad. Willa is confronted by her past and who she once was when she comes face to face with an old foe she thought she would never see again, and her friends must quickly adjust to this strange, new land and survive the hardships and trials that are thrown their way. Together they must travel through the fae kingdoms, each more treacherous than the last, and restore balance to the world Willa had once called home. But there are forces of malevolence at work, the kind of evil that thrives off misery and only exists to bring chaos to Faerie and all it's inhabitants, and they will do everything in their power to stop Willa and her friends from fulfilling their destinies.

The Awakening by TheScarletAngel_

All her life Khloe Jenkins took her humanity for granted. An unexpected death has her seeking out her close friend. She discovers from her friend about the existence of supernatural creatures living and working amongst humans. This unbelievable truth is confirmed by her father who is forced to let her know she's not totally human after all. On the heels of this new information she unknowingly meets her mate who triggers her transitioning from human to Fae. She has to find a way to come to terms with the fact that she's losing her humanity, everyday she discovers new alarming changes in herself. As if that's not enough, danger looms ahead of her. Her mother's murderer is after her. She has to face a fight to the death for a throne she didn't know she had a right to. A throne she doesn't want. But with the Arcane races, it's kill or be killed.

The Chronicles of Phoenix Bloodheart I: Turning Red by DominicSacco

Rise of the Phoenix: Born in the enchanted elven kingdom of Quel'Thalas, Phoenix is unlike other high elves: she has never had an affinity for magic. Raised by a prostitute, she quickly grows disillusioned by her mother's profession and drug use, making her an anxious, quiet child. Her life is grey and going nowhere. But when Phoenix inadvertently commits a crime and her mother goes missing, fate threatens to turn her life into a living nightmare. Homeless and alone, Phoenix gets caught up in a perilous gang war and is forced to adapt in order to survive. She takes a side, but is it the right one? Can her allies be trusted if they are keeping secrets from her? Can they turn this flawed, redheaded rogue into a formidable swordfighter and find her mother? Aside from the many trials she will face on her journey, Phoenix must also do battle with the most dangerous and unstable entity she knows: her mind.

Mirror of Embers (Book 1) by Monkeygirl311

Ember Ryvergrave is tired and alone. Her mother is dead, her twin sister doesn't need her, and her best friend is in love with another. She feels as though she has no purpose anymore. She's a trained assassin. A killer. Surely she shouldn't be feeling so dejected from the people around her, yet those feelings linger deep inside her stomach. Along with the secret magic that resides in Ember's bones. The magic that would cost her her life if anyone knew about it. She's prepared to live a life of solitude and coldness until a strange boy with mint eyes and golden hair sees her and her magic. Ember's world flips upside down. He comes with news. Ember's fellow assassin has been taken. She has been tasked with retrieving the assassin and bringing them home. However, Ember has to cross through her country and go into the capital. Where the King resides. The man who wishes her dead. Though, she doesn't journey alone. The mint-eyed boy insists on coming. Now she must watch out for him . . . and herself. Trouble stirs and old demons come back to haunt Ember. Especially two men who are on the hunt for her. Ember's past is coming back to life and it's worse than anything she has ever imagined. Will she be able to save her fellow assassin? Or will she perish before she even reaches the capital? TWs: sexual assault, mentions of sexual assault, violence, gore, obscene language, depression, suicidal thoughts. Please take note of these before reading! 214K words *COVER ART IS NOT MINE* Len Yan is the artist of the cover, I got it off of pinterest!

A Thorny Tale by Kitsuneume

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A Sacrifice of Names by leannansithe

❛ I was afraid, yes. Frightened to the bone and undoubtedly exactly where they wanted me to be. I just stopped showing it. Stopped giving them more reasons to taunt me. ❜ After the mysterious disappearance of two women at her University, the twenty-four year old Earie Fiddes finds herself thrown into a world she previously only thought existed in the stories her grandmother used to tell her as a child. Determined to find a way back home Earie ends up trapped in a destiny filled with lies, betrayal, and fae. Who can you trust amongst the light and shadows? Current word count [12-08-2021]: 68.5k words Cover by: me [@leannansithe] Highest rankings: #2 - Faeries [25-04-2021, 01-10-2021 - out of 4.7k stories] [FIRST DRAFT COMPLETED - CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION]

The Godborn Legacy: Claimed by Hell by Krissty96

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The Throne Seeker by AWRichey

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In These Days of War by Troublesome_Wench

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