Recommendations based on "Crucible"

Set In The World Of The Gods First Introduced In Divine Rivals, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Rebecca Ross Delivers A Sweeping, Beautiful Adult Novel Filled With Tension, Romance, And Dark Secrets. True Love Is More Divine, Than Any Ruthless God. Born In The Firelit Domain Of The Under Realm, Matilda Is The Youngest Goddess Of Her Clan, Blessed With Humble Messenger Magic. But In A Land Where Gods Often Kill Each Other To Steal Power And Alliances Break As Quickly As They Are Forged, Matilda Must Come Of Age Sooner Than Most. She May Be Known To Carry Words And Letters Through The Realms, But She Holds A Secret She Must Hide From Even Her Dearest Of Allies To Ensure Her Survival. And To Complicate Matters . . . There Is A Mortal Boy Who Dreams Of Her, Despite The Fact They Have Never Met In The Waking World. Ten Years Ago, Vincent Of Beckett Wrote To Matilda On The Darkest Night Of His Life-begging The Goddess He Befriended In Dreams To Help Him. When His Request Went Unanswered, Vincent Moved On, Becoming The Hardened, Irreverent Lord Of The River Who Has Long Forgotten Matilda. That Is, Until She Comes Tumbling Into His Bedroom Window With A Letter For Him. As Fate Would Have It, Matilda And Vincent Were Destined To Find Each Other Beyond Dreams. There May Be A Chance For Matilda To Rewrite The Blood-soaked Ways Of The Gods, But At Immense Sacrifice. She Will Have To Face Something She Fears Even More Than Losing Her Magic: To Be Vulnerable, And To Allow Herself To Finally Be Loved-- Provided By Publisher.

Conceived in a lie and trapped in a tree throughouther gestation, Morrigan's birth was truly magical.After that start, she spent the next eighteen yearsraised as a normal girl in Oklahoma.Upon discovering the truth of her heritage,her rage and grief take on a power of their own,carrying her back to the world of Partholon. Yet, instead of being respected as thedaughter of the goddess Incarnate, Morrigan feels likea shunned outsider.In her desperation to belong inPartholon, she confronts forces shedoesn't fully understand or control. And soon a strange darknessdraws closer….

Lambda Literary Awards Winner 2020 - Aurora's Angel is a blend of action, adventure and slow-burn romance centered around shapeshifters, set in a vivid fantasy world. Joined in a battle for survival a broken-winged angel and a shapeshifter huntress with a bloody past form a bond that may change their world. Alone since her father’s murder, Aurora has spent years hunting his killers. Battle-weary she’s ready to start over where no one knows who or what she is – she just has one last mission. Everything is going to plan until she discovers the beautiful winged girl caged underground. Her decision to rescue Evie and to help her get home safely, despite avians being infamous for selling out shifters like Aurora to cutters and black-market flesh dealers, will put her on a perilous path. As the women travel together their attraction grows but Aurora is guarding her lonely heart almost as much as her dangerous secrets and Evie is struggling to accept how important Aurora has become to her. When their enemies conspire to kill them, they may be each other’s only hope. Aurora is powerful but she’s also emotionally scarred and it will be up to Evie to save her from herself and to fight for them or innocent people will die along with the guilty ones and Aurora will disappear from Evie’s life forever.

Wendy Everly can barely remember what it was like to feel like a normal girl. She'd wished for her life to be different but everything is so much more complicated than she'd expected. And she certainly hadn't dreamt she'd be getting married at eighteen to man she didn't love - all for the sake of duty.As the big day approaches, Wendy can't stop thinking about two different men - and neither of them are her husband-to-be. Finn, quiet, strong and determined to do what's right and Loki, dark and seductive - a sworn enemy who once saved her life...With an all-out war just days away, Wendy needs to act quickly if she is to save her friends and family. But while her loyalties and duties are to her people - deeper passions are leading her elsewhere. And as her worlds collide Wendy must sacrifice everything she loves to save them. But will it be enough?

"Born in the firelit domain of the under realm, Matilda is the youngest goddess of her clan, blessed with humble messenger magic. But in a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and alliances break as quickly as they are forged, Matilda must come of age sooner than most. She may be known to carry words and letters through the realms, but she holds a secret she must hide from even her dearest of allies to ensure her survival. And to complicate matters...there is a mortal boy who dreams of her, despite the fact they have never met in the waking world. Ten years ago, Vincent of Beckett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life—begging the goddess he befriended in dreams to help him. When his request went unanswered, Vincent moved on, becoming the hardened, irreverent lord of the river who has long forgotten Matilda. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him. As Fate would have it, Matilda and Vincent were destined to find each other beyond dreams. There may be a chance for Matilda to rewrite the blood-soaked ways of the gods, but at immense sacrifice. She will have to face something she fears even more than losing her magic: to be vulnerable, and to allow herself to finally be loved." --

After a peaceful hiatus at home in Rockabill, Jane True thinks that her worst problem is that she still throws like a girl - at least while throwing fireballs. Her peace of mind ends, however, when Anyan arrives one night with terrible news . . . news that will rock Jane's world to its very core.After demanding to help investigate a series of gruesome attacks on females -- supernatural, halfling, and human -- Jane quickly finds herself forced to confront her darkest nightmares as well as her deepest desires.And she's not sure which she finds more frightening.

Ava is having a rough time. Getting rid of Venus didn't set her free—she's still Coterie. Her new boss seems like an improvement, but who knows if he'll stay that way? The Coterie life changes people. And since Ava's currently avoiding her friends after (disastrously) turning down a date with Lock, well, everything kind of sucks. And that's not even taking into account the feelings she might have for him.But when a mysterious illness starts to affect magical beings, it's up to Ava and her team to stop its spread . . . or else one of them might be next.

"Evalle Kincaid must turn her back on the Beladors to protect those she loves, and the world, from annihilation. To prevent a genocide, Evalle is forced to embrace her destiny...but at what cost? As an Alterant who fights everything from trolls to demons, Evalle has lived as an outcast among the Beladors, but can now change all that...and find answers to her origins as well. Those answers and a traitor hide within the Medb coven, an enemy poised to destroy the mortal world and all that Evalle holds dear. While her best friends Tzader and Quinn want to help, they have their own conflicts and face unthinkable choices as relationships with the women they love twist in unexpected directions. With time ticking down on a decision that will compel allies to become deadly enemies, Evalle turns to Storm and takes a major step that only complicates matters more when the witchdoctor he's been hunting now stalks Evalle."--Publisher's statement on Amazon.com: http: //www.amazon.com/Rise-Gryphon-Belador-Sherrilyn-Kenyon/dp/145167199 7/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368570852&sr=1-1&keywords=rise+of+the+ gryphon.

Two leaders. Two worlds. Passion ignites... ...just as the storm erupts. Julia Innes, leader of the Immune survivors in Los Alamos, has done her best to ensure that the rest of her fellow Immune have settled into their new lives after the Dying. Even the friendly Santa Fe djinn have followed suit, creating a calm between the two cities - a world of peaceful co-existence. But all is not as it seems... Although she refuses to give in to her feelings, Julia struggles with her need for Zahrias al-Harith, the leader of the Santa Fe djinn, knowing her desire will never be reciprocated. But when a crisis brings her face to face with Zahrias, she worries that she won't be able to hide her attraction to the man who holds her heart. As an unforeseen threat shatters the fragile peace, Zahrias must confront an adversary from his past. Julia is forced into their conflict, catapulting her into the world of the djinn...and drawing her into a struggle where far more than just her heart is at stake.

In #1 New York Times bestseller Allison Saft’s enthralling new romantic fantasy, a chess grandmaster will go to any length to save the person she loves the most.Six years ago, Shea Fury’s sister was whisked away by the High King of the Otherworld, the ruler of the treacherous land of fae. Although Shea has spent the years since dreaming of rescuing her sister from captivity, the Iron Veil that separates the human world from the fae has made it only a wish. That is, until an invitation to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime chess tournament in the Otherworld arrives on Shea’s doorstep. The winner of the tournament may ask the High King to grant one wish, and Shea’s is finally within reach.But entering the tournament and winning it are two different feats. Dark magic lurks around every corner in the Otherworld, and her cutthroat opponents are willing to bend the rules to make their own wishes come true. To make it to the end – and to find her sister – Shea is forced to strike an alliance with her longtime rival, the sharply beautiful fae princess, Ciara of Bri Leith. One wrong move, though, and Shea may lose more than just the competition. She’ll lose her sister, her dignity, and maybe even her life.In Immortal Game, Allison Saft has written a high-stakes sapphic love story brimming with competitive tension, set against a lush Irish folklore-inspired fantasy world.