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The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas
The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren’t much for conversation, and Celaena Sardothien wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s not there to chatter, she’s there to hone her craft as the world’s most feared killer for hire. When the quiet is shattered by forces who want to destroy the Silent Assassins, Celaena must find a way to stop them, or she’ll be lucky to leave the desert alive... -
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Unspoken by C.C. Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsUnspoken truths will be revealed—and they will change everything—in this dazzling final chapter of the Shadow Falls: After Dark trilogy!Della Tsang is facing the toughest fight of her life—and the most personal. In her new role as an elite paranormal investigator, she’s assigned a twenty-year-old murder case…and the accused killer is none other than her own father... -
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Magic Tides & Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews, Hillary Huber
12 hours, 21 minutesThis bundle contains the following two long novellas:In Book #1, MAGIC TIDES, Kate, Curran and their son, Conlan have left Atlanta, vowing to keep a low profile, and are settling into a new city and new house…but some things never change! Magical mayhem is about to erupt when Kate undertakes the rescue of a kidnapped youth, while Curran guards the home front...Categorized as:
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A Shade of Doubt by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"Love. It's a flickering flame. So easily swayed by doubt..." Unwilling to even grant the two white witches a reception, Derek orders Mona to expel them from the island the moment he hears of their arrival. But will that be enough to rid themselves of their presence? Meanwhile, Rose and Caleb have met with an unexpected hurdle in returning to The Shade... -
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Rising by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsInception meets War of the Worlds with a sassy female lead. My name is Kit Steele and I was ten years old when thousands of alien ships landed all over the world in the year 2020. We thought for sure that we'd be goners, about to be obliterated or terraformed out of existence. But when the ship doors opened, they were… empty. Maybe they were just communication vessels, we thought...Categorized as:
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Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsThe behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers. Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan , they hope to bring the war to a halt... -
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The Unbound by Victoria Schwab
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsImagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one...Categorized as:
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The Dead by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI'm young to have so many enemies. The Skinners, Dark Walkers, Wood Mist, they all want me for their own reasons. But those were enemies I could fight. Now the disease that changed me forever is back. It’s reaping death and havoc everywhere it strikes and I’m nearly helpless to stop it except for one chance. There’s a rumor of a cure... -
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The Vision by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe Vision is book 3 in the Fallen Star Series. Gemma thought she was trapped—that Stephan had finally won. But then time resets and she’s given another chance. The clock is ticking as Gemma tries to figure out how to change the vision that ends the world in ice. If she can, then maybe she can save the world from Stephan and give her and Alex a chance at a real future...Categorized as:
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Foretold by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIn the fourth Demon Trappers novel, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problems Now that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things. After their passionate kiss before the big battle in the cemetery, Beck is back to treating her like a little girl, as if nothing ever happened...Categorized as:
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Forgiven by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsRiley has made a bargain with Heaven, and now they've come to collect. Lucifer's finest are ruling the streets and it seems that Armageddon might be even closer than Riley imagined. But with her soul and her heart in play it's all she can do to keep herself alive, let alone save the world...Categorized as:
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Goliath by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsAlek and Deryn are abroad the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But whose side is he really on? While on their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept secret. Two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl disguised as a guy...she has feelings for Alek... -
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Pushed by Corrine Jackson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe didn't know how far she'd go--until she was pushed.Remy O'Malley was just learning to harness her uncanny healing power when she discovered the other, darker half of her bloodline. Now she lives trapped between two worlds, uneasy among her fellow Healers--and relentlessly hunted by the Protectors... -
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Three Dog Knight by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsI survived a job for royal vampires with my life and identity intact. That means I can return to my normal life as a knight, right?Wrong.When a group of werewolves goes berserk in our local pub, there’s a new threat in the city and the local pack hires me to find out what it is... -
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![A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton]()
A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMyth and mayhem inhabit a richly reimagined New Orleans in this sequel to Darkness Becomes Her.After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they’re up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become... -
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The Changelings by Elle Casey
WAR OF THE FAE is a 4-book, YA Contemporary Fantasy series, written for older teens and adults. Jayne Sparks, a potty-mouthed, rebellious seventeen-year-old and her best friend, shy and bookish Tony Green, have a pretty typical high school existence, until several seemingly unrelated incidents converge, causing a cascade of events that change their lives forever... -
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Zero Sum by B. Justin Shier
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy name is Dieter Resnick. I was planning to turn eighteen in May, but I don't think I'm gonna make it. I've just been drafted into a war. And this war isn't usual. It's kinda sorta fought with spells. Six months ago today, I was my high school's valedictorian. Now I'm Elliot College's newest combat-certified mage, and one of the few to survive a Talmax raid... -
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Toxic by Jus Accardo
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen a Six saved Kale's life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she'd lose the one thing she'd give anything to keep... And as if it's not enough Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet...Categorized as:
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Angel Fever by L.A. Weatherly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs half-angel Willow strives to save the world from her parasitic otherworldly kin, romance and tension heat up to a climactic finale. In the devastated remains of the world, millions of people live in "refugee" camps provided by the angels who have all but enslaved humanity...Categorized as:
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The Wicked Within by Kelly Keaton
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAncient lore leads to present danger in the final book in the dark and sexy paranormal romance trilogy about a descendent of Medusa, set in a richly reimagined New Orleans. Her fate is not set in stone. Having temporarily defeated Athena, Ari races to break the gorgon curse that has plagued the women in her family for centuries...Categorized as:
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The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThis arc of Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves...Categorized as:
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Immortal City by Scott Speer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsJackson Godspeed is the hottest young Angel in a city that revolves around idolizing Immortals like him. He grew up in the spotlight, and in less than a week, he'll become the youngest full-fledged Guardian ever. People around the world are lining up to pay for him to keep them safe... -
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Ashes of Blood by Lela Grayce
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDo not serve drinks to a dragon mob boss. They bite. Zero stars.A century ago, rips in reality appeared all around the globe, allowing creatures from myth to surge into our world.Dragons.Shifters.Fae.Witches.All now walk the earth in an established hierarchy of power. At the bottom of that chain are mixed-species Mutts... like me. My abilities should be minimal... -
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Zero Sight by B. Justin Shier
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMeet Dieter Resnick. Dieter is the sole child of an abusive single father, a perennial schoolyard brawler, and Ted Binion High's number one academic prospect. Dieter is terrified of staying poor. He has few friends and is absolutely obsessed with earning a college scholarship. He's also a latent mage--one of the few humans left that can bend the manaflows to their will... -
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Compel by Penelope Fletcher
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBook Two. Rae is falling into darkness. Grieving the death of her friend at the hand of dark magics, she is full of hate and vengeance. Tracking Devlin and his followers across demon territory, she is forced to turn to the local shifter pack for help. Tricked into rescuing the Pack Alpha’s daughters from the Temple, she learns there really is no place more dangerous than home...Categorized as:
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Burn Bright by Bethany Frenette
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAudrey Whitticomb saved her entire city. Well, kind of. The superhero Morning Star (who just happens to be Audrey's mom) might have played a small part, and her sidekick, Leon—Audrey's sort-of boyfriend, who is gorgeous... and frustrating—maybe helped, too. But after two peaceful months, there is a vicious new threat in Minneapolis... -
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Damned by Debbie Viguié
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere is a fine line between love and sacrifice…. Antonio would do anything for his beloved fighting partner Jenn. He protects her, even suppresses his vampire cravings to be with her. Together, they defend humanity against the Cursed Ones. But tensions threaten to fracture their hunting team and his loyalty—his love—is called into question... -
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The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWilhelmina has a hundred enemies. HER FRIENDS HAVE TURNED. After her identity is revealed during the Inundation, Princess Wilhelmina is kept prisoner by the Indigo Kingdom, with the Ospreys lost somewhere in the devastated city. When the Ospreys’ leader emerges at the worst possible moment, leaving Wil’s biggest ally on his deathbed, she must become Black Knife to set things right... -
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Touched by Corrine Jackson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsRemy O’Malley heals people with touch—but every injury she cures becomes her own. Living in a household with an abusive stepfather, she has healed untold numbers of broken bones, burns,and bruises. And then one night her stepfather goes too far. Being sent to live with her estranged father offers a clean start and she is eager to take it. Enter Asher Blackwell... -
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Ascend by Amanda Hocking
Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe... -
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Thornhill by Kathleen Peacock
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMac can’t lose another friend. Even if he doesn’t want to be found. The ripple effect caused by Mac’s best friend Amy’s murder has driven Mac’s new love, Kyle, to leave Hemlock and disappear from her life forever. But Mac knows that Kyle plans to enroll in a rehabilitation camp, where he can live with other werewolves...Categorized as:
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Everbound by Brodi Ashton
Nikki Beckett could only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her, taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity — a debt that should’ve been hers. She’s living a borrowed life, and she doesn’t know what to do with the guilt. And every night Jack appears in her dreams, lost and confused and wasting away...Categorized as:
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Impulse Control by Susan Bischoff
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn the world of the Talent Chronicles, kids born with supernatural powers are taken from their families and forced into government research facilities called State Schools. At one such school, a dangerous experiment has killed two young inmates and threatens others...Categorized as:
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Ice Study by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThis is a short story about Yelena and Valek as they race to keep the powerful Ice Moon from a rogue magician... -
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![Midnight Fire by Melody Anne]()
Midnight Fire by Melody Anne
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAlternate cover edition for ASIN B00750JZAE Phoenix Light’s world collapses around her when her dad rushes in the house and switches on the television to see enemy soldiers are taking over their world. Luckily, her father knew an attack was imminent and he built a vast shelter in the mountains for their family, and thousands of others... -
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Die for Me by Amy Plum
In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity. When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent... -
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Impostor by Susanne Winnacker
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan Tessa pose as Madison . . . and stop a killer before it’s too late? Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she’s spent the last two years training with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI... -
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Soulbound by Heather Brewer
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTril is a world where Barrons and Healers are Bound to each other: Barrons fight and Healers cure their Barrons' wounds in the ongoing war with the evil Graplar King. Seventeen-year-old Kaya was born a Healer, but she wants to fight. In Tril, and at Shadow Academy, where she is sent to learn to heal, it is against Protocol for Healers to fight. So Kaya must learn in secret... -
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Dark Star by Bethany Frenette
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAudrey Whitticomb has nothing to fear. Her mother is the superhero Morning Star, the most deadly crime-fighter in the Twin Cities, so it's hard for Audrey not to feel safe. That is, until she's lured into the sweet night air by something human and not human--something with talons and teeth, and a wide, scarlet smile. Now Audrey knows the truth: her mom doesn't fight crime at night... -
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Cold Heir by Rachel Jonas
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCorina agreed to the blood bond she forged with the Dynasty’s princes. However, when a wicked outcast learns of the ritual’s power, asking permission before staking his claim isn’t a concern. This covenant is unbreakable, regardless of who engages. Corina’s aware that it will gain strength every day, and the biggest challenge will be keeping the raw emotions it evokes in perspective...Categorized as:
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Destiny Gift by Juliana Haygert
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThirty years in the future, a sinister New York City exists in permanent darkness. A student at the secured NYU, nineteen-year-old Nadine has visions of Victor Gianni, an imaginary guy she has real feelings for. Afraid of being truly insane, she explains the visions away as simple daydreams, but she can no longer deny them when she bumps into Victor in real life... -
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Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsLove ties them together. Death can't tear them apart. Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last. Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone. Well, sort of...Categorized as:
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Revel by Maurissa Guibord
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThere’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map. Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders... -
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Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLife turned upside down for Maddy Montgomery when she found out she was half-Angel and was catapulted into the scene of flashbulbs, paparazzi, and the fervent adulation that comes with being in the celebrity Angel world. She's trying to juggle her ordinary life—high school, family, friends—with the intense demands of being in the public eye as heartthrob Angel Jackson Godspeed's girlfriend... -
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![The Stone Demon by Karen Mahoney]()
The Stone Demon by Karen Mahoney
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter being tricked into opening the doorway to the Demon Realm by Aliette, the Wood Queen, Donna Underwood is faced with a terrible ultimatum from the newly released demon hordes. They demand that the alchemists deliver the Philosopher's Stone, or their reaper storm will plunge the world into a devastating modern-day Dark Age... -
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Power Study by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAri and Janco deal with a Sandseed Story Weaver and a cocky young soldier while Valek is off helping Yelena... -
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Crash by Lisa McMann
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIf what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first of three books from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy. Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that... -
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Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAri can't help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can't be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is. Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run...Categorized as:
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![Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsEvery other day, Kali D’Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She argues with her father. She’s human. And then every day in between . . . she’s something else entirely... -
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Retro Demonology by Jana Oliver
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Demon Trapper’s bonus story. Before Riley Blackthorne can take on Grade Five demons, she has to trap her very first. Her debut solo trapping experience should be a breeze, just a harmless Grade One after all...
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