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The Banished Gods
Series · 8 books · 2019-2020

Books in series

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#0.5

Ruined King

2020

A cold, silver-haired god known more for arrogance than fairness, Odin has ruled Asgard for millennia. With his enemies behind bars and a lover in his bed, he’s been enjoying his days of peace and quiet. But visions of fire and ash have given him a taste of what’s to come, and he’ll do whatever it takes to protect what’s his. Even if it kills him.
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#1

Queen of Swords

2019

Morgane Burke wanted revenge. Instead, she discovered a secret that could destroy the world. When evil rises, she forges a tenuous alliance with an immortal god to survive. But even Loki cannot protect her when the Goddess of Death comes to claim her soul. Together, they discover love is more powerful than betrayal, and sometimes all you need in this world is each other. Escape into this sexy urban fantasy, where an ancient race collides with the God of Chaos in an epic quest to save the world.
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#2

The Moon

2019

Held captive in her dreams by an evil god, Celine Barrow’s life has become the stuff of nightmares. Her only chance at salvation is a stranger who makes no promises, and leads her on a journey into the very darkness she thought she had escaped. As their forbidden romance grows, Celine discovers that it takes a monster to defeat a monster. Fenrir has endured a lifetime of servitude, bound to a destiny ordained by the gods. Until he meets Celine, and the delicate human steals his heart. When the world shatters around them, and war looms on the horizon, Fen is forced to make the ultimate choice between love and fate.
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#3

The Priestess

2019

Just because you don’t believe in magic, Doesn’t mean it can’t believe in you. Sydney Barrows makes a living out of digging up the dead. Well, not a living, exactly, but a very small stipend. When the end of the world crashes down around her, she didn’t expect to be caught right in the middle of it. Now she’s gone from digging up the dead to worrying about becoming one of them. Aided by a mysterious stranger hiding his own secrets, together, they must race against time to uncover the truth about Sydney’s own past, before it destroys her.
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#4

Death's Daughter

2019

He’s the God of War. She’s death’s daughter. After a thousand years, their paths are about to cross again. Hunter Wallace’s luck just went from bad to worse. Case in point? The immortal god she’s managed to avoid for centuries just became her only hope of survival. Destined to a life of endless conflict, Tyr could never forget the fierce Scottish princess he left behind. But a thousand years hasn’t dimmed her hatred for him, and when she shows up on his doorstep, he discovers that flame still burns bright. With her home reduced to ashes and a heart haunted by the past, Hunter’s only chance at revenge is to join forces with the immortal god whose life has been forever intertwined with hers. In a world rocked by war, Hunter must discover why Tyr’s greatest treachery was also his greatest gift.
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#5

The Lovers

2019

Lilly Domenic has stolen from the rich. The Famous. The Unsuspecting. This is her life, navigating her crime family’s dangerous world, hoping to survive another day. But when her brother gives her one final task to complete, Lilly finds herself in over her head. Freyr, the God of Love, always lived a charmed life, until he was thrown headfirst into a war with the most powerful god in the universe. Determined to prove he takes the mission of the gods—protect the earth at all costs—seriously, his new goal becomes his calling. Little does he know he’s welcomed a traitor into their midst. One who will jeopardize everything they’ve fought to safeguard. Trapped between the immortal gods and a brother who is determined to have his revenge, Lilly risks everything to fight for the one thing she never thought she deserved.
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#7

The World

2020

I’ve been a pawn in this game for longer than I can remember. Before I died on the streets of Chicago. Perhaps before I was born. But these days, I’m not even sure which side I’m on. Ever since the Dark God brought me over to his side, all I know is the end is coming and when it does, I’ll be here to greet it. But time is running out, and only two paths remain: To be the woman I was always meant to be and fight to save my dying world. Or give into the darkness inside me and become the Dark God’s queen forever.
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#1-3

The Banished Gods

Books 1-3

2019

Banished to Earth, the Norse gods are jaded, pissed off and tired of immortality. If they had it their way, they’d go out in a blaze of glory. But Fate has different plans for them. After millennia spent alone, an evil god discovered a way to chain them to this world. Love. One by one, they fall for mortal women—a warrior, a scientist, a survivor—and each sexy story will pull you deeper into their magical universe. As the world crumbles around them and the dark god rises, mortals and gods must figure out how to survive the onslaught of a being more powerful than anything they’ve ever faced.

Author

L.A. McGinnis
L.A. McGinnis
Author · 38 books
Fueled by black coffee, ice cream and bad nineties music, L.A. McGinnis spends her days writing best-selling steamy fantasies filled with damaged heroes who long to be whole and smart, authentic heroines. A life-long fascination with storytelling inspired her to weave these contemporary tales of legendary fated mates where the princess never needs rescuing, but sometimes the hero does.
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