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The Revived by A.M. Sohma
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKit is back. And she’s still stuck playing her ridiculous elf dancer character. After leading a group out of the full submersion video game, Chronicles of Retha, Kit knew she couldn’t leave the remaining players to suffer their fate alone. So she returned to the game with the goal to get everyone out. Solus Miles has always preferred solo playing, but Kit’s return changes everything... -
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor—even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans of Mackenzi Lee’s extraordinary and Stonewall Honor-winning novel... -
Destined for Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe second book in the popular new Doon YA series that takes on a classic story, Brigadoon, and spins it in a new way to give readers a fresh, modern experience. In this sequel to Doon, Kenna Reid realizes she made a horrible mistake-choosing to follow her dreams of Broadway instead of staying in the enchanted land of Doon... -
Wanted: A Roommate Who Isn't Evil by Jennifer Kropf
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe High Court of the Coffee Bean returns with a battle of wills and wit as two sworn enemies find themselves facing their worst nightmare—each other.In this “enemies-to-brothers” humorous fantasy, two dangerous fae who hate each other sign a contract to share an apartment without realizing who their new roommate will be. One is Dranian Evelry, former assassin of the Brotherhood of Assassins... -
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Impassion by B.C. Burgess
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLayla According to the fairy tales Layla Callaway read as a child, she'd stepped into one. She suddenly has the extended family she always wanted, a beautiful home in Oregon, and the ability to perform astonishing magic. But her perfect world has a price, and she may end up paying with her life... -
Elfin by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsBefore tonight Cassie Tate’s biggest concerns were whether she could pass Algebra and how she was going to keep Elora, her best friend, from dressing her in a skimpy fairy costume for Halloween. Her feet were firmly planted in suburban reality and she had no reason to believe her life would be anything but that of a typical teenager... -
Forever Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWith the witch of Doon on the throne, Jamie believed dead, and Duncan and Mackenna trapped in Alloway, Veronica has no choice but to put her grief aside and prepare her remaining followers for the impending battle against the false queen and her forces... -
Fall of Angels: The Complete Trilogy by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIncludes Branded, Forsaken, Vindicated and novelette, Afterlife. Don’t miss out on this heart-pounding trilogy that pushes the boundaries between good and evil and what one is willing to do to save the person they love... -
Dust by Kara Swanson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe truth about Neverland is far more dangerous than a fairy tale.Claire Kenton believes the world is too dark for magic to be real—since her twin brother was stolen away as a child. Now Claire's desperate search points to London... and a boy who shouldn't exist.Peter Pan is having a beastly time getting back to Neverland... -
The Iron Prince by Julie Kagawa
A literal star-studded anthology that delivers a love story for every star sign straight from the hearts of thirteen multicultural YA authors. A haunted Aquarius finds love behind the veil. An ambitious Aries will do anything to stay in the spotlight. A foodie Taurus discovers the best eats in town (with a side of romance). A witchy Cancer stumbles into a curious meet-cute...Categorized as:
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Avenger by Heather Burch
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes the Truth Comes with a Price Nikki knew Damon Vessler would not let his prized creation go easily---she simply never imagined the lengths he'd go to get her back into his clutches, and turn Nikki's heart toward darkness... -
The Healer by C.J. Anaya
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Hope Fairmont longs for a normal teenage life, but with a gift like hers, normal equals healing illnesses and injuries instantly. A small town is the perfect place for her to heal those who can't heal themselves, and an even better place for her father, James Fairmont, to hide his daughter from the rest of the world...Categorized as:
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The Nexis Secret by Barbara Hartzler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree power-hungry secret societies desperately want the strange girl who sees angels. For what? Beats me. Hi, I’m Lucy and I just discovered I’m not normal.After my brother’s disappearance, I enrolled in the super-elite academy where he was last seen on U.S. soil. Now two totally gorgeous secret society guys are fighting over which club I get to join...Categorized as:
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Unchosen by Katharyn Blair
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFor Charlotte Holloway, the world ended twice.The first was when her childhood crush, Dean, fell in love—with her older sister.The second was when the Crimson, a curse spread through eye contact, turned the majority of humanity into flesh-eating monsters.Neither end of the world changed Charlotte. She’s still in the shadows of her siblings... -
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The Earth Painter by Melissa Turner Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a self-conscious young woman discovers the boy in drama class is actually the immortal who painted the world into being, she becomes the target of another painter who hates humanity. The Earth Painter is a Young Adult Supernatural Romance set in the small mill town of Chesnee, SC...Categorized as:
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Vampire In Design by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTessa and her friends were supposed to be on their way home. On their way to safety. Instead she wakes up alone, with her friends kidnapped. Targeted and hunted, Tessa goes on the attack, desperate to find her friends and family. But her attackers want her throwback genes and will do anything to have her locked down in their lab...Categorized as:
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Neverland by Anna Katmore
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 25 ratings“Any last words?” “Go to hell, you freaking…filthy…godforsaken…” Our noses almost touch as he dips his head and brushes a strand of my hair behind my ear. “Angel, the word you’re looking for is pirate... -
Guardian by Heather Burch
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsVigilance. The mission to safeguard Nikki Youngblood depends on the fragile alliance of two half-angel, half-human guardians, both struggling with intense feelings for the girl who has been assigned to their care...Categorized as:
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Across Torn Tides by Val E. Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFind the pirate lord. Kill the kraken. Bring back Milo. And don’t tell your mom you’re a mermaid.With Milo stuck in the past, Katrina and Bellamy must join forces to find the pirate lord Bastian Drake who may hold the key to turning back the clock—or at least a clue to the legendary sea goddess who can... -
From Tormented Tides by Val E. Lane
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsUnravel the past. Break the curse. Pass midterms.And don’t fall in love with dead pirates.Katrina Delmar has no idea that Milo, the charming guy she meets at a college party, was supposed to have died at sea 300 years ago. She only knows that she's drawn to him right away. But she’s also caught the attention of his crewmate, Bellamy, whose mysterious allure is hard to resist... -
The Light of Asteria: Kailmeyra's Last Hope by Elizabeth Isaacs
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf Nora Johnson hadn't been on campus that day she would have never known her true destiny. Helping her friends move into the dorm that she wanted to call home, Nora accidentally collides with mysterious stranger, Gavin Frey. His very first touch sends flames through her heart. The world seems different-something within her has changed... -
Motherless by Erin Healy
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA WHISPERING VOICE at the BACK of MY MIND REMINDS ME that I’VE BEEN THIS WAY for SOME TIME. DEAD, THAT IS. The dead have a very broad view of the living, of actions performed out of sight, of thoughts believed to be private. I would know. Losing both parents is a trial no child should endure, and Marina and Dylan have endured enough... -
Hades by Alexandra Adornetto
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsHeaven Help Her. Bethany Church is an angel sent to Earth to keep dark forces at bay. Falling in love was never part of her mission, but the bond between Beth and her mortal boyfriend, Xavier Woods, is undeniably strong. But even Xavier’s love, and the care of her archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, can’t keep Beth from being tricked into a motorcycle ride that ends up in Hell... -
Wolf Spell by M.R. Polish
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 13 ratings* Out of Print * Eighteen-year-old Esmerelda thinks she’s just a normal girl, but all of that changes the day of her mom’s funeral, when a warlock, intent on using her special powers, kidnaps her. Powers she didn’t know existed... -
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California Demon by Julie Kenner
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 27 ratings“Ninety-nine percent of the wives and moms in the country will identify with this heroine. I mean, like who hasn't had to battle demons between car pools and play dates?" Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author After fourteen years as a stay-at-home mom, Kate Connor has finally rejoined the workforce... -
Shifting Shadows by Amanda Kelly
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsParty boy and werewolf, Jay Dellarson is stunned when his uncle hires a human to be his newest assistant. Kira Franklin is a sheltered girl with a mysterious past who’s finally taking charge of her life. When Jay and his pack begin to spend more time with the new girl in town, things start to unravel...Categorized as:
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Forever Neverland by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt has been five years since Wendy Darling and her brothers returned home after a harrowing ordeal in which they'd "gone missing" for several days and nights. To Wendy, they returned by fairy magic, fresh from the fight with Captain Hook, a little mussed up but none the worse for wear...Categorized as:
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Unblemished by Sara Ella
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEliyana has always recoiled from her own reflection in the mirror. But what if that were only one Reflection—one world? What if another world existed where her blemish could become her strength?Eliyana is used to the shadows. With a hideous birthmark covering half her face, she just hopes to graduate high school unscathed. That is, until Joshua hops a fence and changes her perspective...Categorized as:
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Evie's Knight by Kimberly Krey
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA steamy, yet clean Romance Novel. When Evie falls in love with Calvin Knight, their young, virtuous romance conjures a truly wicked spell. Evie always thought her eighteenth year would be magical, but so far it's not what she hoped for. Her best friend has gone wild, her love life is void, and she misses her mom more than ever. But life for Evie is about to change... -
Conjure by Lea Nolan
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBe careful what you search for... Emma Guthrie expects this summer to be like any other in the South Carolina Lowcountry--hot and steamy with plenty of beach time alongside her best friend and secret crush, Cooper Beaumont, and Emma’s ever-present twin brother, Jack. But then a mysterious eighteenth-century message in a bottle surfaces, revealing a hidden pirate bounty... -
Markings by S.B. Roozenboom
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCelina Bayberry never thought a part-time job could change her life, until she meets the hot and untouchable Aaron Jamison. Strangely enough, she can’t shake the feeling that he’s stalking her...Categorized as:
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Moby Clique by Cara Lockwood
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome literary classics have been around for centuries. Miranda Tate's just hoping to survive junior year.... Her summer reading assignment is Moby-Dick, but Miranda's vacation hasn't exactly been smooth sailing... -
Traveler by L.E. DeLano
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJessa has spent her life dreaming of other worlds and writing down stories more interesting than her own, until the day her favorite character, Finn, suddenly shows up and invites her out for coffee. After the requisite nervous breakdown, Jessa learns that she and Finn are Travelers, born with the ability to slide through reflections and dreams into alternate realities...Categorized as:
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Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older, Lee Osorio
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA YA urban fantasy about two teens who discover each other while fighting for their diaspora community.Almost sixteen years ago, Mateo Matisse's island homeland disappeared into the sea. Weary and hopeless, the survivors of San Madrigal's sinking escaped to New York...Categorized as:
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Breath of Angel by Karyn Henley
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe stranger’s cloak had fallen back, and with it, a long, white, blood-stained wing. When Melaia, a young priestess, witnesses the gruesome murder of a stranger in the temple courtyard, age-old legends recited in song suddenly come to life. She discovers wings on the stranger, and the murderer takes the shape of both a hawk and a man. Angels. Shape-shifters. Myths and stories—until now... -
Coral by Sara Ella
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsInspired by “The Little Mermaid,” Coral explores what it means to be human in a world where humanity often seems lost. Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. She fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease said to be carried by emotions. Her sister had the Disease, and Red Tide took her away...Categorized as:
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Halflings by Heather Burch
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDiscoveries After being inexplicably targeted by an evil intent on harming her at any cost, seventeen-year-old Nikki finds herself under the watchful guardianship of three mysterious young men who call themselves halflings. Sworn to defend her, misfits Mace, Raven, and Vine battle to keep Nikki safe while hiding their deepest secret and the wings that come with... -
To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe task is Don a disguise. Survive the labyrinth . . . Best the boys. Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port have received a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. The poorer residents look to see if their names are on the list... -
Hook & Crown by Nicole Knapp
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsYou've heard of Neverland and its inhabitants... Fairies, pirates, mermaids and a boy who didn't want to grow up. But you can't always believe the stories.Elena Hart arrives in London, bound for a new boarding school operated by her estranged uncle. A fresh start is exactly what she needs...Categorized as:
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Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsAll her world’s a stage. Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater. She’s not an orphan, but she has no parents. She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own. That is, until now. Enter Stage Right NATE. Dashing pirate. Will do anything to protect Bertie. COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD SEED, and PEASEBLOSSOM...Categorized as:
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Never Ever by Sara Saedi
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWylie Dalton didn’t believe in fairy tales or love at first sight. Then she met a real-life Peter Pan.When Wylie encounters Phinn—confident, mature, and devastatingly handsome—at a party the night before her brother goes to juvie, she can’t believe how fast she falls for him. And that’s before he shows her how to fly... -
Lorali by Laura Dockrill
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsColourful, raw, brave, rich and fantastical - this mermaid tale is not for the faint-hearted.Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discovering where she has come from...Categorized as:
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The Soulkeepers by G.P. Ching
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsWhen fifteen-year-old Jacob Lau is pulled from the crumpled remains of his mother's car, no one can explain why he was driving or why the police can't find his mother's body. A beautiful and mysterious neighbor offers to use her unique abilities to help him find his mom. But in exchange she requires Jacob to train as a Soulkeeper, a protector of human souls... -
Monster by Carmen Caine
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsRevenge. It’s all I've lived for. Revenge against those who stacked the cards against me from the start. But I’m changing the deck now. I’m getting even. Born to a vampire, I wasn’t supposed to survive—but I did.My name is Cassidy. Cassidy Edwards. And I’m the first of my kind. The Job Trapping a sixteenth-century Scottish Highlander of a vampire who just might be seduction itself...Categorized as:
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Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFor as long as she can remember, Gwendolyn Allister has never had a place to call home—all because her mother believes that monsters are hunting them. Now these delusions have brought them to London, far from the life Gwen had finally started to build for herself. The only saving grace is her best friend, Olivia, who’s coming with them for the summer... -
Swoon by Nina Malkin
Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSin is coming... Prepare to Swoon. Torn from her native New York City and dumped in the land of cookie-cutter preps, Candice is resigned to accept her posh, dull fate. Nothing ever happens in Swoon, Connecticut...until Dice's perfect, privileged cousin Penelope nearly dies in a fall from an old tree, and her spirit intertwines with that of a ghost. His name? Sinclair Youngblood Powers...
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