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![君の名は 2 [Kimi no Na wa 2] by Makoto Shinkai](https://s3.amazonaws.com/romance.io/books/small/67ab67b8276c70155d95f602.jpg)
君の名は 2 [Kimi no Na wa 2] by Makoto Shinkai
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe story is set one month after a comet has fallen for the first time in a thousand years in Japan. Mitsuha, a high school girl living in the countryside, wants to live in the city because she is tired of life in the country. Then, there's Taki. He's a high school student living in Tokyo with his friends while working as a part-timer at an Italian restaurant... -
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Gakuen Alice, Vol. 03 by Tachibana Higuchi
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMikan joins her best friend, Hotaru, at the Alice Academy, a special school for people with an "Alice," or paranormal talent, and she must learn to know and use her own such talent if she hopes to stay... -
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![No Time to Die & The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler]()
No Time to Die & The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsSecrets taken to the grave don’t always stay buried. In No Time to Die, Jenny is devastated by the recent death of her sister, Liza. Looking for a sense of closure, she secretly signs up for the drama camp where Liza died. Jenny knows that someone here holds the key to what really happened to Liza that night, but if she doesn’t find out the truth soon, she may become the next victim... -
![Forgiven by S.J. West]()
Forgiven by S.J. West
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs the holiday season approaches, so does the eagerly awaited wedding of Lilly and Brand. However, in the midst of planning her future with Brand, Lilly and her loyal companions continue their relentless quest to unearth Lucifer's sinister plans for her... -
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![Promise Me Darkness by Paige Weaver]()
Promise Me Darkness by Paige Weaver
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 42 ratings"He was my darkness and I was his light. We couldn't exist without each other." For me, life was simple. I went to school and studied. I spent time with my friends and stayed out of trouble. I didn't drink or swear and I only dated gentlemen. I was the typical good girl with a bright future. My world seemed perfect. But that was about to change...Categorized as:
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![The Wake Trilogy: Wake; Fade; Gone by Lisa McMann]()
The Wake Trilogy: Wake; Fade; Gone by Lisa McMann
This boxed set contains all three books in the bestselling WAKE trilogy: Wake, Fade, Gone . Janie Hannagan gets sucked into other people's dreams. It's an ability she always kept secret—until she met Cabel, and found herself with the best (secret) boyfriend ever. But Janie and Cabel are about to find out just how dark Janie's future as a Dream Catcher is.. -
![Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler]()
Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsTwo girls haunted by the past... and destined to relive it In Legacy of Lies , Megan has to stay with the uptight grandmother she wants nothing to do with. She's determined to get through the visit without any drama, but when she falls into a twisted love triangle with potentially fatal consequences, Megan may be caught up in her family's legacy in more ways than she realizes... -
![Blue is for Nightmares Collections by Laurie Faria Stolarz]()
Blue is for Nightmares Collections by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith over 500,000 in print, this best-selling series about a teen witch has cast a spell upon young adults across the world! In commemoration of this remarkable success, each volume—Blue is for Nightmares, White is for Magic, Silver is for Secrets, and Red is for Remembrance—has been updated with a new cover... -
![Divine by Nichole Van]()
Divine by Nichole Van
Time is a vast cosmic sea, where each life exists as rippling circles on its surface, past and future being eternally present. And occasionally, one expanding ring tangles with that of another, linking two lives together even though separated by centuries . .Categorized as:
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![The Tarot Cafe, #7 by Sang-Sun Park]()
The Tarot Cafe, #7 by Sang-Sun Park
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the Tarot Cafe saga! In order to save a dying Belus, Pamela must travel to Belial dark castle and end their feud once and for all. Helping her reach the castle will require the help of some old friends, but waiting for her there will be something she never expected.. -
![Dark Premonitions by Heather Topham Wood]()
Dark Premonitions by Heather Topham Wood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPsychic Kate Edwards had her first premonition—a vision of her own murder by a faceless attacker. With very few clues to go on, she has to use her psychic gifts to uncover who wants her dead. Paranoia sets in and Kate wonders if there’s anybody she can trust. As Kate fears her impending death, she’s desperate to seek comfort with her ex-boyfriend Jared Corbett... -
![Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock]()
Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsGriffin: It's good to get in touch with you at last. Could I have one of your fish postcards? I think you were right—the wine glass has more impact than the cup. —SabineBut Griffin had never met a woman named Sabine. How did she know him? How did she know his artwork? Who is she? Thus begins the strange and intriguing correspondence of Griffin and Sabine... -
![Uncertainty by Abigail Boyd]()
Uncertainty by Abigail Boyd
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 1, GRAVITY, is still free to download! Last year, Ariel Donovan's life was shattered. She lost a friend, a love, and her sight into the afterlife. She's only beginning to move on, facing a summer without school as a distraction. Then she dreams of the mysterious Dexter Orphanage again, the place where all the trouble began... -
![The Reason by Marley Gibson]()
The Reason by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's not everyday you have a premonition of your own demise. But two months after Kendall had a vision of her own death, all is well in her world. Maybe some cosmic wires got crossed. Then Kendall gets a request by the mayor of Radisson to investigate the mayoral manor. Emily and Loreen warn her against it: This spirit is dangerous. But not even they can see just how dangerous... -
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![Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti]()
Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsPerfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han, this romantic comedy follows a hopeless romantic finishing college who agrees to embark on a fake relationship with her childhood best friend, who, unfortunately for her, also happens to be her first love. Daniella Daisy Maria wanted love. It’s all she hoped for when watching endless rom-coms every Friday night...Categorized as:
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![The Lighthouse by Christopher Parker]()
The Lighthouse by Christopher Parker
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEnchanting, mysterious, and deeply romantic, The Lighthouse follows a young woman's breathtaking journey far from home to discover where she truly belongs.Something strange is happening in Seabrook. The town's lighthouse–dormant for over thirty years and famously haunted–has inexplicably started shining, and its mysterious glow is sparking feverish gossip throughout the spooked community... -
![Moment of Truth by Michael Pryor]()
Moment of Truth by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAubrey has a difficult choice to make to save his friends when Albion erupts into war—and it could cost him his life The war that has been looming for so long finally erupts, sending Albion and the continent into chaos. Aubrey, George, and Caroline are brought into a top-secret espionage unit and sent on a mission to investigate a mysterious magical facility on the Gallia–Holmland border... -
![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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![Losing Logan by Sherry D. Ficklin]()
Losing Logan by Sherry D. Ficklin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat if the one thing you never meant to hold on to, is the one thing you can’t let go of? Normally finding a hot guy in her bedroom wouldn’t irritate Zoe so badly, but finding her childhood friend Logan there is a big problem. Mostly because he’s dead... -
![The Guidance by Marley Gibson]()
The Guidance by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKendall and her ghost hunting team is the talk of Radisson, Georgia, but one person isn’t so pleased. Courtney Langdon doesn’t appreciate Kendall’s new popularity or her relationship with Jason, Courtney’s ex.So Courtney begins dabbling in the paranormal world. At first it’s all a game to draw attention away from Kendall. But Courtney doesn’t know what she’s getting intoor what wants in her... -
![Until the End by Christopher Pike]()
Until the End by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt’s the start of the school year, and the popular girls have decided to throw the best party, one their friends will never forget. But hooking up and hanging out are the farthest things from their minds when the unthinkable happens: Someone doesn't make it out of the party alive. The death is declared a suicide, but nothing quite adds up... -
![My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling]()
My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSophie Bloom’s junior year has been a bit of a train wreck. After the world’s greatest kiss re-awakened Sophie’s true identity as Persephone (Goddess of Spring and Savior of Humanity), she fought her dragon-lady guidance counselor to the death, navigated mean girl Bethany’s bitchy troublemaking, and dealt with the betrayal of her backstabbing ex, Kai (sexy Prince of Darkness)... -
![The MacKinnon Curse by J.A. Templeton]()
The MacKinnon Curse by J.A. Templeton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSixteen-year-old Riley Williams has been able to see ghosts since the car crash that took her mother's life and shattered her family. Guilt-ridden over the belief that she's somehow responsible for her mom's death, Riley is desperate to see her mother's elusive spirit to gain her forgiveness... -
![Blink Once by Cylin Busby]()
Blink Once by Cylin Busby
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWest is a high school senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia. She's the girl next door-sort of... -
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![Wiccan by M. Leighton]()
Wiccan by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhere does evil live? Is it in the heart? Or in the blood? Nearly-nineteen year old Mercy Holloway has a gift. Long ago murders play out right before her eyes when she passes over a place of death, but Mercy never thought that her unusual ability would interfere with her having a normal college experience. Until today, that is... -
![Valentine's Day #3 by Lynn Painter]()
Valentine's Day #3 by Lynn Painter
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsValentine's Day #3 from Nick's...Categorized as:
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![Uncovering Cobbogoth by Hannah L. Clark]()
Uncovering Cobbogoth by Hannah L. Clark
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNorah Lukens needs to uncover the truth about the fabled lost city of Cobbogoth. After her archaeologist uncle’s murder, Norah is asked to translate his old research journal for evidence and discovers that his murder was a cover-up for something far more sinister... -
![The Deep by Helen Dunmore]()
The Deep by Helen Dunmore
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe third spellbinding story about Sapphy and Conor's adventures in the powerful and dangerous underwater world of Ingo. A devastating flood has torn through the worlds of Air and Ingo, and now, deep in the ocean, a monster is stirring. Mer legend says that only those with dual blood -- half Mer, half human -- can overcome the Kraken... -
![Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder]()
Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsRestless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants or why it isn't Lucca visiting her dreams. Nico can't stop. He's always running, trying to escape the pain of losing his brother, Lucca... -
![This is Not a Horror Movie by Sara Dobie Bauer]()
This is Not a Horror Movie by Sara Dobie Bauer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEmory Jones loves two things: horror movies and Connor Nichols.For the past four years, Emory, Connor, and their families have vacationed side by side on Longboat Key, Florida. Eighteen-year-old Emory has pined for his neighbor from behind the covers of Stephen King books, but college boy Connor has never noticed him. Probably because Emory looks like Jack Skellington with good hair... -
![Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, Vol. 2 by Megumi Morino]()
Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty, Vol. 2 by Megumi Morino
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis funny and heartrending romantic manga set in modern Tokyo is not the fairy tale you remember! This time, Prince Charming is a teenage janitor, and this Sleeping Beauty’s curse is a supernatural, gender-bending dream that threatens to pull them both into a deeper and deeper slumber…THE UNINVITEDDespite being a scaredy-cat and crybaby, high schooler Tetsu finds himself working at the eerie... -
![Kisses and Lies by Lauren Henderson]()
Kisses and Lies by Lauren Henderson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter discovering that someone saw what looked like Dan’s emergency EpiPen in A-lister Plum’s designer handbag, Scarlett and her tough American sidekick, Taylor, sneak into a posh London nightclub, where Plum has a private table. Scarlett is stunned to discover a piece of evidence that might implicate another girl in Plum’s exclusive circle, Lucy Raleigh... -
![The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G. Buehrlen]()
The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G. Buehrlen
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor as long as 17-year-old Alex Wayfare can remember, she has had visions of the past. Visions that make her feel like she’s really on a ship bound for America, living in Jamestown during the Starving Time, or riding the original Ferris wheel at the World’s Fair... -
![Inertia by Abigail Boyd]()
Inertia by Abigail Boyd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA beloved history teacher slowly losing his mind. A doctor who doesn't always practice the best medicine. A girl who just wants to escape, and finds herself changing into someone else. There are different sides to every story, and the denizens of Hell have more than their fair share to tell. Inertia is a novella, not a full-length work. 20,000 pages.There are different sides to every story... -
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![Death Wish by Megan Tayte]()
Death Wish by Megan Tayte
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIN SEARCH OF THE MEANING OF DEATH, SHE’LL FIND THE MEANING OF LIFE. The Ceruleans: mere mortals infused with power over life and death. Five books; one question: If the might of the heavens were in your hands, would you be sinner or saint? Seventeen-year-old Scarlett Blake is haunted by death. Her estranged sister has made the ultimate dramatic exit... -
![Hereditary by Jane Washington]()
Hereditary by Jane Washington
Beatrice Harrow has the blood of a tainted creature running through her veins. It makes her more powerful, more beautiful and more despised than any other being in the human kingdom. So she is naturally suspicious when the ever-smiling Cale and his comparatively tacit counterpart, Prince Hazen, befriend her...Categorized as:
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![Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime by Mizuki Nomura]()
Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime by Mizuki Nomura
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor self-styled "book girl," third-year high school student Tohko Amano, being the head of the literary club is more than just an extracurricular activity with minor perks. It's her bread and butter . . . literally! Tohko is actually a literature-gobbling demon, and instead of the less palatable option of water-soaked bread, she opts to munch on torn out pages from all kinds of stories... -
![Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday]()
Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHartley Grace Featherstone is having a very bad day. First she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her with the president of the Herbert Hoover High School Chastity Club. Then he’s pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And if that weren’t enough, now he’s depending on Hartley to clear his name... -
![Secrets of the Time Society by Alexandra Monir]()
Secrets of the Time Society by Alexandra Monir
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere exists a secret society where one's ability to travel through time is "gifted" to members only by blood. Those who try to enter the society quickly come to realize that time is a force not to be reckoned with... -
![Shades of Atlantis by Carol Oates]()
Shades of Atlantis by Carol Oates
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSince the death of their parents, Triona Pryor and her brother, Ben, have lived with their aunt and uncle in Camden, Maine. Now in her senior year of high school, Triona loves her family and friends, but she has always felt that she didn't quite fit in...in Camden, or anywhere else. Enter Caleb Wallace, the devilishly handsome man who has recently moved to Triona's small town... -
![New Revelations by Heather Topham Wood]()
New Revelations by Heather Topham Wood
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLife should’ve been perfect. Kate Edwards had won the heart of police detective Jared Corbett and was coming to terms with her psychic ability. Things were blissful—until the day she met Declan Brayden. Declan also has psychic visions and wants to work alongside Kate. Kate doesn’t trust the damaged and arrogant seer, but she knows combining their abilities would allow her to help more people... -
![Thin Space by Jody Casella]()
Thin Space by Jody Casella
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEver since the car accident that killed his twin brother, Marshall Windsor has been consumed with guilt and crippled by secrets of that fateful night. He has only one chance to make amends, to right his wrongs and set things right. He must find a Thin Space—a mythical point where the barrier between this world and the next is thin enough for a person to step through to the other side... -
![Buried by Linda Joy Singleton]()
Buried by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new, darker paranormal mystery series from award-winning author Linda Joy Singleton—featuring popular goth girl Thorn from The Seer series Thorn Matthews is a Finder, a person with the psychic ability to find things just by touching an object. The visions she gets from objects—events and memories—are what guide her to the things that need to be found... -
![Truths of the Soul by Rene Folsom]()
Truths of the Soul by Rene Folsom
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSome people view mind-reading as the evolutionary providence of humankind. Of course, “some people” are usually not telepathic, yet they still seem to think they understand everything about the paranormal phenomenon that is a part of Ella and Jonah... -
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![Neverwas by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed]()
Neverwas by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"I was sixteen the second time I had my first kiss...." At the end of AMBER HOUSE, Sarah made a choice that transformed everything--and now she must choose it all again. Things are very different--better--for Sarah and her family: her Aunt Maggie grew up; her parents are happily married; her grandmother died after a long, productive and respected life... -
![Moonless by Crystal Collier]()
Moonless by Crystal Collier
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMOONLESS is Jane Eyre meets Supernatural. In the English society of 1768 where women are bred to marry, unattractive Alexia, just sixteen, believes she will end up alone... -
![The Center of the Universe by Ria Voros]()
The Center of the Universe by Ria Voros
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrace Carter's mother --- the celebrity news anchor GG Carter --- is everything Grace is not. GG is a star, with a flawless wardrobe and a following of thousands, while Grace --- an aspiring astrophysicist --- is into stars of another kind. She and her mother have always been in different orbits. Then one day GG is just ... gone... -
![Til Death by Kate Evangelista]()
Til Death by Kate Evangelista
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSixteen-year old Selena Fallon is a dreamer. Not a day-dreamer, but an I-see-the-future kind of dreamer. Normally this is not a problem as she has gotten pretty good at keeping her weird card hidden from everyone in her small town. Except from her best friend Kyle and her grandparents, of course. But when Selena dreams of her own rather bloody death, things get a little too freaky even for her... -
![Rise of Heroes by Hayden Thorne]()
Rise of Heroes by Hayden Thorne
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStrange things are happening in Vintage City, and sixteen-year-old Eric seems to be right in the middle of them. There’s a new villain in town, one with super powers, and he’s wreaking havoc everywhere and on Eric’s life. The new superhero who springs up to defend Vintage City is almost as bad, making Eric all hot and bothered, enough so that he almost misses the love that’s right under his nose...Categorized as:
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![Apparition by Gail Gallant]()
Apparition by Gail Gallant
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last time seventeen-year-old Amelia Mackenzie saw her best friend Matthew alive, he broke her heart. When he is found the next day in an abandoned barn at the edge of town, an apparent suicide, Amelia's whole world comes crashing down. And then she sees him again. Because Amelia has a secret that even Matthew didn't know: sometimes, she sees ghosts...
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