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  • Fruits Basket, Vol. 23 by Natsuki Takaya

    Fruits Basket, Vol. 23 by Natsuki Takaya

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 50 ratings
    The Fruits Baskets series has transformed the publishing landscape, introducing thousands of readers to manga. This volume marks the finale of the #1 bestselling manga series.
  • Consequences: Opal & Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Consequences: Opal & Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Now available together for the first time, don't miss Opal and Origin, the third and fourth books in Jennifer L. Armentrout's bestselling Lux series. Also includes bonus content exclusive to the print edition! "A thrilling ride from start to finish," says RT Book Reviews. Opal. After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different…and I’m not sure what that will mean in the end...
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  • Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie

    Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 96 ratings
    Three months ago, I landed a job as a bartender. But not at a bar—at a guild. Yeah, the magic kind. I'm not a badass mage like my three smokin' hot best friends. I'm not a sorcerer or an alchemist, or even a wussy witch. I'm just a human, slinging drinks like a pro and keeping my non-magical nose out of mythic business. Seriously, I know my limits...
    Categorized as:
    demons  mystery  m-f  urban fantasy  fantasy  magic  paranormal  fae
  • The Wild Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Wild Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    There are secrets in my magic…In the Old Lands, nothing is as it seems. Something lurks in the darkness…watching…waiting. I see it moving in the shadows. I hear it whisper in the wind. I sense it following our every step. I feel it on my spine like the caress of fingertips across my skin...
  • Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 3 by AidaIro

    Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 3 by AidaIro

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 32 ratings
    "I'm not going anywhere. ". Nene and Kou want to learn more about their mysterious friend, Hanako-kun-and what better way to do that than by hunting down school mystery number five, "The Four P. M. Bookstacks"? ! Rumors say a secret door in the library leads the way to a supernaturally special collection...
  • Dandadan, Vol. 9 by Yukinobu Tatsu

    Dandadan, Vol. 9 by Yukinobu Tatsu

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A seemingly unbeatable kaiju is on the attack! Okarun hits on the idea of revisualizing the nanoskin that repaired Momo’s house into a form they can use to counterattack, but he lacks the visual abilities needed, so it’s Kinta Sakata—aka Erosuke—to the rescue! The nerd uses his vast knowledge of sci-fi to transform Momo’s house into…a giant Buddha robot? !
  • Dandadan, Vol. 2 by Yukinobu Tatsu

    Dandadan, Vol. 2 by Yukinobu Tatsu

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    Okarun, a high school boy obsessed with supernatural phenomena, is cursed by Turbo Granny! To break the curse, Okarun and his classmate Momo Ayase challenge Turbo Granny to a high-stakes race. But Turbo Granny’s assassin, a bound spirit in the form of a giant crab, has other plans!
  • Revival of the Court by Heather G. Harris

    Revival of the Court by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 30 ratings
    Ding dong, the bells are ringing. You are cordially invited to the Wedding of Jinx and Emory. Unfortunately, so are the Connection. A shocking arrest throws the guests into disarray and threatens my happily ever after. I think I can calm things down but they quickly go from bad to worse when I’m hauled bodily away from my own wedding...
  • Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 77 ratings
    I've said it before, but sometimes I'm a bad person. I cheated on my twelfth grade math final, I've run countless yellow lights, and I gossip about how hot my kickass best friends are. (Good thing my job as a guild bartender doesn't require moral perfection. ). But there's bad, and then there's bad. And I'm not sure which applies to a certain dark druid/wanted criminal/reluctant friend of mine...
    Categorized as:
    demons  mystery  m-f  urban fantasy  fantasy  magic  paranormal  fae
  • Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike

    Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Alisa is a five-thousand-year-old vampire, stronger and more cunning than her adversaries. But now she's trapped in the body of a newborn vampire and at the mercy of a terrible thirst. Worst of all, she's facing enemies whose fierce desire for domination grows ever stronger. The immortal race the Telar is threatening to release a virus to decimate humanity...
  • Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike

    Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    It's no dream. At last the truth of what happened during those hellish days has come back to her. In her five thousand years as a vampire, Alisa - or Sita, as she was originally called - has experienced the equivalent of fifty lifetimes. Every moment of her immortal life is seared deep into her being. Every person she has loved, every victim she has killed - their faces are forever part of her...
  • Enticed by Jessica Shirvington

    Enticed by Jessica Shirvington

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    CONSEQUENCE HAUNTS EVERY CHOICE. Violet Eden is Grigori - part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengence of exiled angels. Knowing who to trust is key but, when Grigori reinforcements arrive, it becomes clear everyone is hiding something. Even Lincoln. The only thing Violet does know: Phoenix's hold over her is more dangerous than ever...
  • Vanished: Safe House / Sanctuary by Meg Cabot

    Vanished: Safe House / Sanctuary by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Ever since Jess was struck by lightning, she’s had the power to find missing people. And everyone wants a piece of her powers. .. . In Safe House, Jess and her psychic abilities are being blamed for the murder of Amber, a beloved cheerleader. But when more cheerleaders start disappearing, Jess may be able to save her reputation by finding the murderer—before it’s too late...
  • With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

    With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt. .. After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival? ), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble...
  • Shadow Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Shadow Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    In Peachville, there's a fine line between good and evil. That line is about to be crossed.
  • Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    The world has fallen in love with Nick Gautier and the Dark-Hunters. Now Nick’s saga continues in the next eagerly anticipated volume. .. Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. That’s the mandate for most kids. But Nick Gautier isn’t the average teenager. He’s a boy with a destiny not even he fully understands...
  • The Elementals by A.L. Knorr

    The Elementals by A.L. Knorr

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Can they use their newfound powers to save their hometown, or will they die trying? The summer is over and the promised get-together results in an epic sharing of the transformational adventures that have gifted Akiko, Saxony, Georjayna, and Targa with their elemental powers...
  • The Kill by L.J. Smith

    The Kill by L.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    This spectacular repackaged bind-up of a beloved trilogy begins with a board game. What was supposed to be an evening of celebration with friends, fun, and games becomes a night of danger, drama, and obsessive love. Because when Jenny, her boyfriend, Tom, and their friends begin to play the Game, it comes to life...
  • Entice by Jessica Shirvington

    Entice by Jessica Shirvington

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The war between Exiles and Angels is on―and she's wanted by both sides. The hotly anticipated follow-up to Embrace, Entice ramps up the captivating combination of angel mythology, forbidden romance and intense action. Seventeen-year-old Violet Eden's whole life changed when she discovered she is Grigori – part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengeance of exiled angels...
  • [Un]bidden by Melissa Haag

    [Un]bidden by Melissa Haag

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I left home because I didn’t want to end up in a cage like a lab rat. Hitching rides, begging for cash, and sleeping on the ground got old fast. That was the only reason I braved an overgrown path to a group of buildings. I’d hoped to find a bed and a decent night’s sleep. However, what I found was a place overrun by werewolves...
  • Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

    Wings of the Wicked by Courtney Allison Moulton

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Life as the Preliator is harder than Ellie ever imagined. Balancing real life with the responsibility of being Heaven’s warrior is a challenge for Ellie. Her relationship with Will has become all business, though they both long for each other. And now that the secret of who she really is has come out, so have Hell’s strongest reapers...
  • The Golden Mean by Nick Bantock

    The Golden Mean by Nick Bantock

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    I received your Paris card. I waited but you did not return the 23rd. I waited until the 31st, but you did not return. What happened? Where are you? —Sabine. Sabine's Notebook ended with a disturbing disclosure—Griffin and Sabine had somehow eluded each other once again. The Golden Mean beings with an even more disturbing development:. I was sure I understood...
  • The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith

    The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 54 ratings
    When Jenny buys a game for her boyfriend, Tom, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the guy behind the counter. There is something mysteriously alluring about Julian's pale eyes and bleached-blond hair. And when he places the Game into her hands, she knows their connection is something deeper...
  • [Dis]content by Melissa Haag

    [Dis]content by Melissa Haag

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    I hate. I thought I hated before the letter, before the werewolves, but now I understand that was nothing more than a chip on my shoulder. The urbat took what was mine. And, they will pay. Isabelle leads a very normal life. .. for an emotional syphon. If not for Ethan and his bar, she would have lost her sanity long ago...
  • Haze by Paula Weston

    Haze by Paula Weston

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    "But what if we can’t find Jude? ". He leans closer. His breath is warm on my ear. "We will. ". "How can you be so sure? " I want to believe him so badly, but this is Rafa. The guy who’s all action and no plan. His smile is tired, knowing. An echo of a shared past I don’t remember. "Because I’m not smart enough to give up, and you don’t know how to. "...
  • Hidden by Kelley Armstrong, Angilram

    Hidden by Kelley Armstrong, Angilram

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Hiking through the snow, holiday baking and playing board games by the fire – what’s not to love about an old-fashioned family Christmas? Werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers want to give their four-year-old twins, Kate and Logan, something their parents never had: a nice, normal holiday...
  • Harley Merlin and the Stolen Magicals by Bella Forrest

    Harley Merlin and the Stolen Magicals by Bella Forrest

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Harley is running out of time to unlock the power of a true Child of Chaos—before her dangerously unpredictable aunt leaves a trail of bodies in her wake. Magical children are disappearing, and their fate seems tied to Katherine Shipton’s dark plan. As a new member of the San Diego Coven, Harley feels the weight of protecting both her coven and the magical world...
  • Empower by Jessica Shirvington

    Empower by Jessica Shirvington

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    It has been two years since Violet Eden walked away from the city, her friends, her future and - most importantly - her soulmate, Lincoln. Part angel, part human, Violet is determined to stand by the promises she made to save the one she loves. Living in the perpetual coldness of a broken soul she survives day to day as a Rogue Grigori in London...
  • Soul Screamers Volume One by Rachel Vincent

    Soul Screamers Volume One by Rachel Vincent

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    It starts with a scream…. New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent's compelling Soul Screamers series keeps getting better—here, for the first time, the original stories are compiled into one special volume…. My Soul to Lose. —The prequel: never before in print! —...
  • Inked by Rachel Rener

    Inked by Rachel Rener

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 29 ratings
    The first book of the Gilded Blood series with deluxe color illustrations by Author Rachel Rener! When Zayn, your smoking hot boss, tells you never to touch the cache of deluxe tattoo ink locked away in his office, you listen to him… until the day you run out of your own ink, your squirming client is on the verge of peeing his pants, and your boss is nowhere to be found...
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    mystery  demons  m-f  fantasy  urban fantasy  fae  paranormal  magic
  • The Deadliest Bite by Jennifer Rardin

    The Deadliest Bite by Jennifer Rardin

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    I have two choices. Carve Brude's name into Hell's bile-encrusted gates. Or lose my soul. After an assassination attempt on Vayl, I find myself pulled into a tangled web that takes the gang to Romania...
  • My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent

    My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Trying to work things out with Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can't just pretend nothing happened. But "complicated" doesn't even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back. See, Sabine isn't just an ordinary girl. She's a mara , the living personification of a nightmare...
  • Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot

    Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    A gift…or a curse? Jessica Mastriani has never liked attention. All she wants is to make it to high school graduation like any ordinary girl. But when Jess is struck by lightning, she becomes anything but ordinary: suddenly she has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. The media is obsessed with her and her story...
  • Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Schreiber

    Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Schreiber

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    The morbidly monotonous Dullsville has finally become the most exciting place on earth now that Raven is madly in love with her hot vampire boyfriend Alexander, and a crew of vampires has taken residence in Dullsville's old mill. Raven discovers Jagger's plan to open a new club, The Crypt, right here in Dullsville...
  • Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz

    Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Schuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise, intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side, Abbadon and Azrael—Jack and Mimi Force, as they are known in the Coven. Or so he thinks...
  • The Chase by L.J. Smith

    The Chase by L.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    This spectacular repackaged bind-up of a beloved trilogy begins with a board game. What was supposed to be an evening of celebration with friends, fun, and games becomes a night of danger, drama, and obsessive love. Because when Jenny, her boyfriend, Tom, and their friends begin to play the Game, it comes to life...
  • A Demon's Wrath: Part 1 by Sarra Cannon

    A Demon's Wrath: Part 1 by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The bestselling Peachville High Demons series continues with this special novella told from Jackson’s point-of-view! It will be told in 2 parts of 20,000 words each (approx. 65 pages). “In order to move toward my future, I knew I would have to face my past. If Harper was to ever really understand me, she would have to also understand my greatest triumphs and my darkest secrets. ”...
  • Safe House by Meg Cabot

    Safe House by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    JESS MASTRIANI was on vacation when Amber went missing. Most people blame Jess for Amber's brutal slaying, but how could Jess -- even with her psychic ability to find anyone, anywhere -- have stopped the cheerleader from turning up dead, without having known she was even missing? When yet another cheerleader disappears, Jess has a chance to redeem herself...
  • Bite Marks by Jennifer Rardin

    Bite Marks by Jennifer Rardin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Jaz Parks here. But I'm not alone. I'm hearing voices in my head - and they're not mine. The problem, or maybe the solution, is work. And the job's a stinker this time -- killing the gnomes that are threatening to topple NASA's Australian-based space complex. Yeah, I know. Vayl and I should still be able to kick this one in our sleep...
  • Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs

    Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 32 ratings
    Triplets narrate, teen descendants of Medusa. Warring factions among the gods of Olympus are coming; creatures of the Abyss are pushing into San Francisco; boys in their lives hide dangerous secrets. Tough Gretchen has fought monsters the longest, trains newfound sisters. Perfectionist Greer keeps her social calendar, faints from visions. Compromising Grace worries about missing brother Thane.
  • The Betrayal Knows My Name, Volume 01 by Hotaru Odagiri, Hotaru Odagiri

    The Betrayal Knows My Name, Volume 01 by Hotaru Odagiri, Hotaru Odagiri

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Abandoned as a baby and raised in an orphanage, the kind-hearted high-schooler Yuki Sakuragi is driven by a need to find the reason for his existence. Plagued by mysterious dreams, Yuki also possesses the strange ability to read the deepest, darkest thoughts of anyone he touches...
  • Fire by Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren

    Fire by Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Praised by Lev Grossman as "stunning, …raw, real, smart, very thrilling and very, very wicked,” The Circle, the first book in the internationally bestselling Engelsfors Trilogy, introduced a group of high school girls with special powers who became the Chosen Ones. As book two, Fire, begins, Minoo, Vanessa, Linnéa, Anna-Karin and Ida have been struggling with their own demons all summer long...
  • Bitter Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Bitter Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    So far, life in Peachville has been tough for Harper Madison. She's survived attacks on her life, learned how to control her magic and met the most gorgeous boy with an unbelievable secret. After her latest stunt at Brighton Hospital, life has gotten even more complicated. The Order of Shadows is determined to tighten their control on her life...
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 12 by Kore Yamazaki

    The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 12 by Kore Yamazaki

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Many different students from different backgrounds attend the fantastical institution of higher learning known as "The College. " They are the nameless, faceless strangers sitting in the next seat, or living in the next dorm room. As Chise begins to come out of her shell and interact with her classmates, she overhears a certain rumor about her roommate, Lucy. ..
  • Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier

    Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    Mysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yep, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially this one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys perform dark magic rituals. The really weird thing is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream...
  • Bitten in Two by Jennifer Rardin

    Bitten in Two by Jennifer Rardin

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Jaz Parks here. I. Am. Pissed. Just as Vayl and I arrive in Morocco to secure an ancient artifact, he wakes up calling me by another woman's name. And it's not even a good one. But since any form of argument transforms him into an unholy terror, I'm forced to play along until the gang and I can figure out what kind of power has so vastly altered his perceptions...
  • Inner Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Inner Demons by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Becoming a Demons cheerleader was the last thing Harper Madison expected when she moved to the small town of Peachville. Now that she's an official member of the squad, her training can begin. Only, this is no normal group of cheerleaders. Harper isn't there to learn dances and cheers. She became a cheerleader in order to finally learn how to control the magic inside...
  • Unraveled by Gena Showalter

    Unraveled by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 42 ratings
    Since coming to Crossroads, Oklahoma, former outcast Aden Stone has been living the good life. Never mind that one of his best friends is a werewolf, his girlfriend is a vampire princess who hungers for his blood, and he's supposed to be crowned Vampire King—while still a human! Well, kind of. With four—oops, three now—human souls living inside his head, Aden has always been "different" himself...
  • Wicked Kiss by Michelle Rowen

    Wicked Kiss by Michelle Rowen

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My kiss can kill. I used to be ordinary Samantha Day, but that's changed. Now, after one dark kiss from a dangerous boy, I can steal someone's soul…or their life. If I give in to the constant hunger inside me, I hurt anyone I kiss. If I don't…I hurt myself. Bishop is the one whose kiss I crave most, but if I kiss him, I'll kill him. Then there's another boy, one I can't hurt...
  • Body & Soul by Stacey Kade

    Body & Soul by Stacey Kade

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    The final book in The Ghost and the Goth Trilogy! The Ghost. I’ve been trapped in the body of Lily “Ally” Turner for a month now. Talk about a fashion crisis on an epic scale. What worries me more, though, is sometimes I catch Will looking at me like he thinks I’m Lily. .. or that he wishes I were. Without the good looks of my former self, I don’t know who I am, or if who that is is good enough...
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