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Beginnings by J.M. Sevilla
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHave you ever had an imaginary friend? I did, his name was Adam. I met him when I was seven. He was eight. He became my best friend. My only friend, for eight years. It was a bond that became something more. A decision separated us. I haven't given up. How could I? He's the only man I've ever loved... -
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Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1 by Waco Ioka, Waco Ioka
Aoi wants to work off her debt to the Tenjin-ya inn, but she only has one day to find a position and none of the managers are willing to hire a human! If she can just get someone to see past her family background, Aoi is certain she can prove her... -
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![A Beautiful Curse by Kenley Davidson]()
A Beautiful Curse by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFollow your heart…But you might just end up snacking on flies.When a bumbling fairy godfather gifts a humble woodcutter’s fourth child with extraordinary beauty, she spends the next eighteen years trying to hide it—behind a book. Now, Elisette is ready to follow her dreams and become a scholar, but her admirers keep getting in the way of her ambitions... -
![The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli]()
The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter walking for days across the harsh Brazilian landscape only to be rejected by his last living relative, Samuel finds his options for survival are dwindling fast - until he comes to the hollow head of a statue, perfect for a boy to crawl into and hide.. -
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![Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes]()
Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
DANICA SHARDAE IS an avian shapeshifter, and the golden hawk's form in which she takes to the sky is as natural to her as the human one that graces her on land. The only thing more familiar to her is war: It has raged between her people and the serpiente for so long, no one can remember how the fighting began... -
![The Ascended by Tiffany King]()
The Ascended by Tiffany King
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Ascended is the final installment of The Saving Angels Trilogy. With Krista's life in turmoil, she is now struggling with the responsibilities that have been passed down to her. With the help of Haniel and her friends, Krista risks everything, including her soul, to march into the den of the Dark Angel... -
![The Discovery by Marley Gibson]()
The Discovery by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter some time off, Kendall's ready to begin ghost hunting again. But her life is still in flux. She misses Patrick, her new love. She needs to find a photographer to replace Taylor. Plus, she may have discovered who her real father is, but to be sure, she has to convince his family she's not a fake. And then there's a certain doll that seems to be out to get her and her friends... -
![Residue by Laury Falter]()
Residue by Laury Falter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the author of the bestselling Guardian Trilogy comes a new romantic suspense! Book One of the Residue Series... When Jocelyn Weatherford is whisked away from a preparatory academy in upstate New York to live with her extended family in New Orleans, she is unprepared to encounter the dangers awaiting her...Categorized as:
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![Wavesong by Isobelle Carmody]()
Wavesong by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith the end of the wintertime that isolates Obernewtyn from the rest of the world, Farseeker guildmistress Elspeth Gordie again sets out for the lowlands. But she soon finds that not everyone welcomes the changes brought about by the rebellion. There is a traitor among the rebels—a traitor whose hatred of Misfits puts Elspeth in danger as she attempts to thwart an invasion of fanatical Herders... -
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Afterglow by Karsten Knight
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn this conclusion to the Wildefire trilogy, teen volcano goddess Ashline Wilde learns her former love, Colt Halliday, has an evil plan to kill the Cloak, benevolent beings who oversee the gods. Also, he wants to merge Ash and her two sisters back into a single, too-powerful goddess, Pele. Ash must stop her trickster-god ex-boyfriend once and for all, by feeding a few flames... -
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Possession of Souls by Lacey Weatherford
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFear and desperation leave Portia and Vance clinging to threadbare hope as life is given, and taken away. Manipulated, driven by bloodlust and the desire to claim sole possession, the stakes are raised higher than they’ve ever been before... -
![The Calling / Changeling by Cate Tiernan]()
The Calling / Changeling by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMorgan Rowlands holds profound magickal power . . . a power that some will stop at nothing to obtain. Though she knows she has much still to learn, magick has brought her more than she could ever have imagined: the love of her soul mate. Yet her dreams uncover something elseÑa dark force threatening her entire world... -
![Awakening / Spellbound by Cate Tiernan]()
Awakening / Spellbound by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second three Sweep books bound into one gorgeous edition at a fabulous price! Morgan Rowlands is a blood witch, the last of a long line of ancient and powerful witches and the holder of an unfathomable power. With the help of her love, her soul mate, Cal, she has realized her true self-but at a price... -
![The Keeper by Lynnie Purcell]()
The Keeper by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsClare has woken up in the desert with no memory of her past and no true direction, beyond the impulse to walk west. She has never been more lost. With no clue about the darkness circling her, Clare is on a direct path with Odette... -
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![Fallen / Torment by Lauren Kate]()
Fallen / Torment by Lauren Kate
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDiscover the series that everyone's talking about in this thrilling collection of the first two books in Lauren Kate's FALLEN sequence. In Fallen , Luce knows from the moment she first sees Daniel that she has never felt like this before. Except she can't shake the feeling that she has . . . and with him - a boy she doesn't remember ever setting eyes on... -
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Awaken by Kristen Day
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sacrifices we make have the power to shift the very fabric of who we are, and ultimately who we are meant to be… After learning of her true destiny as the intended Leader of the Tydes, Anastasia Whitman must now embark on a perilous quest to the Underworld before the age of eighteen in order to plant the seed of immortality and complete her essence to become a true Sea Goddess... -
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Chosen by Kristen Day
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe essence of who we are lies not in what we have, but in what we are willing to give up. Because in the end, Time and Tide wait for no one. After sacrificing all that she had, the evil princess of the Underworld is still successful in her bid to tear Finn from Stasia’s life... -
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Friends and Traitors by C.J. Hill, Janette Rallison
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Slayers – teens who have powers to fight dragons—are back by popular demand in this high-octane sequel, now with a new cover package! Tori is at a White House dinner party when she hears a horrifying sound: dragon eggs hatching. It means in less than a year, the dragons will be mature and dangerous... -
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Forgotten Souls by Tiffany King
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsForgotten Souls is Book 2 of the Saving Angels series. Any chance Krista Miller had at a normal teenage life is now gone. Less than a year ago she lived under the radar, avoiding any relationships that would send her emotional sensitivities out of control. Little did she know that her life was destined for something more. Something that will test her very soul... -
![The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 18 by Kore Yamazaki, ヤマザキコレ]()
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 18 by Kore Yamazaki, ヤマザキコレ
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook of Life…and DeathChise becomes a dragon and swims through the earth’s ley lines to reach the Sargant family house, Elias and the others in tow. Together they make their way to Philomela, but she’s too corrupted by the Testament to hear their words. To save her, Chise must delve into Philomela’s inner world. What does she find there?“The people who want to help can reach out their hands... -
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Flora's Dare by Ysabeau S. Wilce
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFlora Fyrdraaca wants nothing more than to be a ranger, and for that she must master the magickal—and dangerous—language of Gramatica. But before she can find the ideal teacher, her aspirations are put to the test... -
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Altered by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEnoch is tested. His brother is human, the thing he hates. He watches as the brother he knew is stripped away by his love for Clara. He's never hated someone as much as he hated her...but the bond forced him to not only want to protect her, but feel things he never had before. When a girl needs his help, that split second decision changes his whole world in one instant. A Devourer's Fate... -
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From Deities by Mary Ting
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA mysterious stranger enters Skylar’s inner circle, throwing her life out of balance. As secrets are revealed, she learns of the New Olympus; a dwelling for the descendants of the Gods. The Grand family must strive to work together with these descendants to discover the key to their rescue from the clutches of the growing evil vultures of Hades...Categorized as:
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![Immortal Destiny by Samantha Adams]()
Immortal Destiny by Samantha Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when your best friend becomes your enemy? How do you feel when crimson flowers begin haunting you? And just when Ally thinks things couldn’t get any worse, someone from her past comes back into her life with two shocking secrets that will destroy someone she loves... -
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![Ember by Mindy Hayes]()
Ember by Mindy Hayes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne decision changed her life forever. One choice could seal her fate for eternity. By accepting her destiny, Calliope entered the enchanting world of Faylinn. She wasn’t prepared for all the compromises she would be forced to make. After being thrown into her duties as queen, she must pick her battles wisely or risk loosing the respect of her kingdom... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 19 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClosing the BookPhilomela finally stops clasping her hands in passive prayer, and instead reaches them out for help. Meanwhile, Lizbeth gives in to blind obsession, merging with the forbidden Testament. Then a third, unexpected party joins the fray—a curse designed to kill a mother... -
![My Wolf and Me by India R. Adams]()
My Wolf and Me by India R. Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir love was innocent.Their friendship was pure.Their fear was real.Their danger was true.When little Marlena is left to care for an abandoned wolf pup, her parents see their irrevocable bond, and this humble family embarks on an adventure trying to care for the needs of a rapidly growing wolf, and the needs of their headstrong daughter...Categorized as:
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![하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 9 by Mi-Kyung Yun]()
하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 9 by Mi-Kyung Yun
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDeceived by a shape-shifter, brainwashed by his fellow gods, and a victim of the Emperor's schemes, Habaek is a cursed and deeply confused Water God! Still yearning for Soah, his human bride, Habaek reveals that his memories have been restored and that he's now ready to uncover the truth about his half-human, former bride, Nakbin -- but Nakbin's ghost will not be laid to rest... -
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Kilala Princess, Vol. 04 by Rika Tanaka, Nao Kodaka
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet Kilala, an ordinary girl who loves all the Disney Princesses. When she awakens a sleeping prince named Rei, she magically gains the power of the princesses! Rei is searching for the missing princess of his world, and has a magical tiara that will lead him to her... -
![하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 10 by Mi-Kyung Yun]()
하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 10 by Mi-Kyung Yun
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTrapped in a luxurious castle on the moon, Soah''s still separated from her husband, Habaek, who''s dealing with his own troubles in the Emperor''s fortress on Earth... -
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Pan's Revenge by Anna Katmore
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratings“Are you ready to be kissed?” he breathes against the corner of my mouth. My knees start to tremble and there are butterflies in my belly now. Way too many. “I don’t think this is a good idea.” “I think it’s the best idea I had in a long time.” Desperate to leave Neverland and find his love in this notorious town called London, James Hook makes a grave mistake...Categorized as:
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![하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 12 by Mi-Kyung Yun]()
하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 12 by Mi-Kyung Yun
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt long last, Habaek and Soah are married in a lavish ceremony before all the gods! But that very night, before the troubled water god and his beautiful human bride can consummate their love, the barriers surrounding the lunar palace are breached... -
![The Sundering by Megg Jensen]()
The Sundering by Megg Jensen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook Three in The Swarm Trilogy, expected Fall 2012 After defeating the Malborn and losing the person she loved most, Lianne escapes to Chase's homeland. With her appearance forever marked by death, Lianne feels like a monster both on the outside and the inside. She retreats into herself, fearful of what she's become. But she can't hide forever... -
![하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 13 by Mi-Kyung Yun]()
하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 13 by Mi-Kyung Yun
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove triangles between gods, goddesses, and humans lead to betrayals and deaths in this shocking new volume of Bride of the Water God! Mura — the manipulative goddess who's been trying to separate Habaek and his human bride, Soah — forces Habaek into a showdown on Cheong-Yo Mountain, where she's most powerful... -
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![Choices by Deborah Lynn Jacobs]()
Choices by Deborah Lynn Jacobs
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHIFTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE REALITIES A teenage girl consumed by guilt over her brother's death tries to find a universe in which he is still alive. Sticky notes rim the mirror in rainbow colors. REMEMBER. DON'T FORGET HIM. READ THE NOTEBOOK. Remember what? Remember who? And what's this about a notebook? There's another note, bottom center of the mirror. THE DREAMS ARE REAL... -
![Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, Vol. 04 by Pink Hanamori, Michiko Yokote]()
Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, Vol. 04 by Pink Hanamori, Michiko Yokote
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE VILLAIN'S LAIR! Lucia Nanami, a mermaid princess, has taken human form to find her fellow princesses and save the seven seas from the evil rule of a would-be emperor, the ambitious Gackto. And now Gackto has kidnapped the boy Lucia loves...Categorized as:
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Mythical Doorways by H.L. Burke, Lauren Lynch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEleven Tales of Magical, Mysterious, Mythical Doorways!Step through portals and into adventure as the authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy take you on another journey into fantastic worlds. Travel through time, space, and realities to encounter monsters, mechanical foxes, and the Fates themselves. You'll fly with dragons, save implausible beasts, and perhaps find your true home... -
![하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 11 by Mi-Kyung Yun]()
하백의 신부 [Bride of the Water God], Volume 11 by Mi-Kyung Yun
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBetrayed, horribly injured, and still reeling from the fate that befell his former human bride, Habaek is reunited with Soah and seeks to patch things up with her... -
![The Boy with the Hidden Name by Skylar Dorset]()
The Boy with the Hidden Name by Skylar Dorset
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis is not your average trip to Fairyland... Selkie Stewart has just saved her quasi-boyfriend, Ben, from a fairy prison run by the Seelie Court. If they weren't the two most-wanted individuals in the Otherworld before, they definitely are now... -
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Kilala Princess Volume 2 by Rika Tanaka, Nao Kodaka
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe wicked Queen has captured Kilala and Rei! Unless Kilala gives the wicked Queen Rei's magic tiara, she will be forced to eat the poison apple! Snow White shows up just in time and offers to eat the apple instead--can Kilala defend the tiara and save Snow White?This latest volume of the hit Manga Readers series is filled with the most enchanting Disney princesses and packed with tons of... -
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Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsYears ago, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan -- she, an isolated young priestess; he, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him through no choice of his own... -
![Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 8 by Midori Yuma, Laruha]()
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 8 by Midori Yuma, Laruha
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAoi is excited about her chance to finally try the famous Tenjin-ya kaiseki meal and stay the night in one of the inn’s lavish rooms. But unexpected guests throw the staff into an uproar and send Aoi and the hot springs manager fleeing into the night... -
![Seeds Volume Three by M.M. Kin]()
Seeds Volume Three by M.M. Kin
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe lofty realms of Olympus and the once-fertile land of Hellas are in chaos due to the wrath of a mother gravely affronted. The truth, however unpleasant it is, must be faced. And in the Underworld, Hades must face the repercussions of his actions. Can Persephone ever forgive him?Persephone must find a way to make her life her own, but that is easier said than done... -
![Sworn To Defiance by Terah Edun]()
Sworn To Defiance by Terah Edun
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAvailable Today Ciardis Weathervane returned to the imperial court of Sandrin to unite her foes. But her efforts hit a stumbling block. The imperial kind. She never thought that before rallying an empire, she'd have to fight the emperor himself. An imposter sits the throne and the court she turned to for help is in turmoil... -
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![Flora's Fury by Ysabeau S. Wilce]()
Flora's Fury by Ysabeau S. Wilce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespite her troublesome attraction to magick, Flora Fyrdraaca has — more or less — spent her life doing what's been expected of her. Yet now, at sixteen, she knows that this path has been strewn with secrets. Secrets have kept her from following her passion of becoming a ranger, of perfecting her use of magick, of proclaiming her hidden identity. But Flora has had enough of living with lies... -
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Spearwood Academy: Episode Five by A.S. Oren
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAvalon is the first female of her kind in centuries. She is a dragon shapeshifter, who is painfully cursed to turn into her dragon form every night. Spearwood Academy has the answers to her questions, but there is just one problem, up until she came along it was an all boy school... -
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Spearwood Academy: Episode One by A.S. Oren
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAvalon Clementine, the first female of her kind, is painfully cursed to turn into her dragon form every night. With the help of her boys, members of the secretive Vox, they try to find a cure. All the while, seeking to defeat the evil of her half-brother Aibek... -
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The Vast and Brutal Sea by Zoraida Córdova
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis epic clash of sand and sea will pit brother against brother-and there can only be one winner In two days, the race for the Sea Court throne will be over-but all the rules have changed. The sea witch, Nieve, has kidnapped Layla and is raising an army of mutant sea creatures to overthrow the crown... -
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Paranoia by J.R. Johansson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the aftermath of the events that nearly killed him, Parker Chipp is trying to learn to cope better with life as a Watcher. And it seems to be working...until he wakes up in jail with a hangover and 12 hours of missing time. Darkness has somehow taken control and Parker doesn't have a clue how to stop him... -
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Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, Vol. 05 by Pink Hanamori
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA NEW MERMAID, A NEW VILLAIN, A NEW ADVENTURE! Lucia Nanami and her fellow mermaid princesses have saved the seven seas from Gackto, the madman who tried to rule the oceans with an iron fist. During the battle, Lucia discovered that Kaito, her true love, is actually a prince–and he now knows that Lucia is the mermaid who saved him years ago...Categorized as:
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