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The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Some kisses come at a price. War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised...Categorized as:
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Naughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsCallum is a naught, a second-class citizen in a society run by the ruling Crosses. Sephy is a Cross, and daughter of the man slated to become prime minister. In their world, white naughts and black Crosses simply don't mix -- and they certainly don't fall in love. But that's exactly what they've done. When they were younger, they played together...Categorized as:
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![Morrighan by Mary E. Pearson]()
Morrighan by Mary E. Pearson
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsA richly illustrated and romantic origin story of Mary E. Pearson's Remnant universe, the world of the BookTok sensations Dance of Thieves and Vow of Thieves and the New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles...Categorized as:
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![The Ends of the World by Maggie Hall]()
The Ends of the World by Maggie Hall
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Circle is hers. But Avery West has lost everything else: her mother, the family she’d just found, and the one boy she trusted. In their place are unfathomable power, a staged relationship that makes her question every real feeling she’s ever had, and a mission to find the cure to the virus that’s made her own blood a weapon...Categorized as:
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![Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 1 by Suki Umemiya, Reia]()
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 1 by Suki Umemiya, Reia
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe story of a young woman’s struggles after being reborn into one of her beloved romance otome games–as the antagonist!Iris, an otome game addict with no time for romance, gets hit by a truck after getting out of work–but instead of dying, she finds herself in the world of a game she’d played just hours earlier... -
![A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron]()
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe thrilling sequel to Sharon Cameron's blockbuster gothic steampunk romance, THE DARK UNWINDING, will captivate readers anew with mystery and intrigue aplenty. When Katharine Tulman wakes in the middle of the night and accidentally foils a kidnapping attempt on her uncle, she realizes Stranwyne Keep is no longer safe for Uncle Tully and his genius inventions... -
![King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard]()
King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsKing Solomon's Mines, by H. Rider Haggard, is part of the Literary Classics Collection, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras... -
![Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin]()
Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin
In 1842, the gunpowder might of China’s Qing Dynasty fell to Britain’s steam engines. Furious, the Emperor ordered the death of his engineers—and killed China’s best chance of fighting back… Since her father’s execution eight years ago, Jin Soling kept her family from falling into poverty...Categorized as:
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![Legacy of the Clockwork Key by Kristin Bailey]()
Legacy of the Clockwork Key by Kristin Bailey
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen a fire consumes Meg’s home, killing her parents and destroying both her fortune and her future, all she has left is the tarnished pocket watch she rescued from the ashes. But this is no ordinary timepiece. The clock turns out to be a mechanical key—a key that only Meg can use—that unlocks a series of deadly secrets and intricate clues that Meg is compelled to follow... -
![Deadly by Julie Chibbaro, Jean-Marc Superville Sovak]()
Deadly by Julie Chibbaro, Jean-Marc Superville Sovak
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA mysterious outbreak of typhoid fever is sweeping New York. Could the city’s future rest with its most unlikely scientist? If Prudence Galewski is ever going to get out of Mrs. Browning’s esteemed School for Girls, she must demonstrate her refinement and charm by securing a job appropriate for a young lady. But Prudence isn’t like the other girls...Categorized as:
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![American Royals by Katharine McGee]()
American Royals by Katharine McGee
What if America had a royal family? If you can't get enough of Harry and Meghan or Kate and William, meet American princesses Beatrice and Samantha.Two princesses vying for the ultimate crown. Two girls vying for the prince's heart. This is the story of the American royals.When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown...Categorized as:
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![The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow]()
The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe world is at peace, said the Utterances. And really, if the odd princess has a hard day, is that too much to ask? Greta is a duchess and crown princess—and a hostage to peace. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Go to war and your hostage dies. Greta will be free if she can survive until her eighteenth birthday...Categorized as:
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![That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston]()
That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
Set in a near-future world where the British Empire was preserved, not by the cost of blood and theft but by effort of repatriation and promises kept, That Inevitable Victorian Thing is a novel of love, duty, and the small moments that can change people and the world...Categorized as:
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![Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong]()
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Shanghai is under siege in this captivating and searingly romantic sequel to These Violent Delights, which New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls “deliciously dark.”The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on the warpath...Categorized as:
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![Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare]()
Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013. Step back in time with the Shadowhunters with this eBook collection of the New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy. Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment...Categorized as:
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![A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir]()
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival...Categorized as:
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Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
When you gamble with kingdoms, all bets are off. Legends are born in this thrilling and New York Times bestselling spy saga from the fantasy author who is legend Tamora Pierce.Aly is from a family known for great deeds. She is the daughter of Alanna, the famed knight and King’s Champion of Tortall... -
![The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare]()
The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe threat of Mortmain's Infernal Devices looms as the Shadowhunters race to work out a way to counteract the mechanical monsters. Meanwhile, plans for Tessa's marriage to Jem are underway, despite her fiancé's failing health and the unresolved feelings between her and Will. When Tessa is captured, Will must leave his comrade behind to save the woman they both love..Categorized as:
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![We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal]()
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
The battle on Sharr is over. The dark forest has fallen. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan he set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, and finally returning magic to all of Arawiya...Categorized as:
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![The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri]()
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
The prophecy of the nameless god—the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa—has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. But even with the strength of the rage in her heart and the army of loyal men by her side, deposing her brother is going to be a brutal and bloody fight... -
![Reticence by Gail Carriger]()
Reticence by Gail Carriger
Bookish and proper Percival Tunstell finds himself out of his depth when floating cities, spirited plumbing, and soggy biscuits collide in this delightful conclusion to NYT bestselling author Gail Carriger's Custard Protocol series.Percival Tunstell loves that his sister and her best friend are building themselves a family of misfits aboard their airship, the Spotted Custard... -
![Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce]()
Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
Aly's adventure continues... No longer a slave, Alanna's daughter is now spying as part of an underground rebellion against the colonial rulers of the Copper Isles. The people in the rebellion believe that a prophecy in which a new queen will rise up to take the throne is about to be realized... -
![Eona by Alison Goodman]()
Eona by Alison Goodman
Read Alison Goodman's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army...Categorized as:
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![The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson]()
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
The champion must not waver.The champion must not fear.The gate of darkness closes. Elisa is a fugitive. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves, and they await her at the gate of darkness. Her country is on the brink of civil war, with her own soldiers ordered to kill her on sight...Categorized as:
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![The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon]()
The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon
There will be a battle, and you will need to protect your heart. Kjell of Jeru had always known who he was. He'd never envied his brother or wanted to be king. He was the bastard son of the late King Zoltev and a servant girl, and the ignominy of his birth had never bothered him. But there is more to a man than his parentage...Categorized as:
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![The Magician's Diary by C.J. Archer]()
The Magician's Diary by C.J. Archer
India and Matt thought all their problems would come to an end once they found Chronos. But the watch magician brings with him as many questions as answers, and a load of trouble. To fix Matt's magic watch, they must find an old diary that once belonged to a doctor magician murdered decades ago. The hunt drags them into a sordid mystery involving two of London's craft guilds... -
![The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab]()
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever-and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world...Categorized as:
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![A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows]()
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows
“Stolen me? As soon to say a caged bird can be stolen by the sky.”Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighboring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he’s ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin... -
![Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray]()
Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray
New York City.1927.Lights are bright.Jazz is king.Parties are wild.And the dead are coming...After battling a supernatural sleeping sickness that claimed two of their own, the Diviners have had enough lies. They're more determined than ever to uncover the mystery behind their extraordinary powers, even as they face off against an all-new terror...Categorized as:
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![Between Despair and Hope by Jess Wisecup]()
Between Despair and Hope by Jess Wisecup
During the longest night, will you sink into the darkness or call upon your light? Emmeline has experienced more heartache and sorrow than any one person should. Though she now has immeasurable divinity granted by the gods, her new status came at a price she never would have paid...
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