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The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsAn enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls.Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread... -
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Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHer cry rips the souls from your marrow. With her spear she snares them. She devours them. Eostra truly is an eater of souls. Winter is coming. Souls' Night draws near. Eostra, the Eagle Owl Mage, holds the clans in the grip of terror. Torak must leave the Forest and seek her lair in the Mountain of Ghosts, while Renn faces an agonizing decision... -
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![The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara]()
The Archer's Heart Book Three by Astrid Amara
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes... -
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The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat—told from the point of view of an amazing woman. Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, the novel gives us a new interpretation of this ancient tale...Categorized as:
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![The Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill]()
The Last Battle of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAllied with Cronus, the embodiment of all evil, Medea has raised an army of the undead to invade her family's kingdom. Now in paperback, the thrilling conclusion to the acclaimed ICEMARK trilogy!Oskan and Thirrin thought their bad-seed daughter was gone for good -- burnt to a cinder and cast out onto the Spirit Plain. But banishment did not kill Medea: It made her stronger... -
![Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind, Dick Hill]()
Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind, Dick Hill
Book Four of The Sword of Truth—the series first begun in Wizard's First Rule—returns listeners to the world of Richard Cypher, a simple woods guide who never dreamed he would be named the Seeker of Truth and become caught up in magic, war, and dangers so extraordinary that the fate of his entire world would hang on his actions and decisions... -
![The Archer's Heart Book Two by Astrid Amara]()
The Archer's Heart Book Two by Astrid Amara
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes... -
![Gift from the Tree by Willa Rae]()
Gift from the Tree by Willa Rae
Waking up on my twenty-sixth birthday, I had hoped to be left alone for one day, just one.What I didn’t expect was to receive a life-changing gift from a stranger.Or for my body to be offered up as a rite of passage for my husband’s initiation into a sick and twisted cult... -
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Bound by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIngolf von Dirchs is all that remains of the royal house of Kria. The bastard son of the dead Kaiser, he barely escapes the winter palace before it is overtaken by the armies of Salhara, Kria's oldest and bitterest enemy... -
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The Apothecary by Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIt’s 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows—a fascinating boy who’s not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy... -
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Defy by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Tate is about to make her parents’ dreams come true. Unfortunately for her, their dreams foretell her death. Eager to explore more of the Estilorian plane and prove her abilities, Tate goes against her parents’ wishes and leaves the area of protection surrounding her home...Categorized as:
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![Fires Of Ballian by M.L. Rhodes]()
Fires Of Ballian by M.L. Rhodes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA hundred years ago, the high sorcerer of Velensperia launched a swift and deadly attack against the draegans—a race of dragon shapeshifters who’d always lived in harmony with the humans. The draegans were all but destroyed, with the few who remained, scattered and in hiding. But after a century of cruel repression, a group of them have united and begun to fight back... -
![Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn]()
Sunrunner's Fire by Melanie Rawn
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAndry, the new Sunrunner Lord of Goddess Keep, must master potentially deadly magical knowledge before he can confront the ancietn foe who nearly destroyed the Sunrunners ages ago. But the enemy is mobilizing to strike again, drawing on forbidden lore to play an ever-shifting game of treachery and betrayal... -
![Winter Omens by Trisha Leigh]()
Winter Omens by Trisha Leigh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlthea and Lucas barely escaped the Others’ clutches in the autumn, and were separated in the process. Alone and on the run from the cruel alien race determined to exterminate her, Althea struggles to adapt and survive in a world she never imagined. When a boy named Pax appears out of nowhere, he quickly recognizes Althea for what she is – a human/Other hybrid just like him... -
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![The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman]()
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsBlends mythology, magic, archaeology and women. Traces four women, their path to the Masada massacre. In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the Judean desert, Masada. According to the ancient historian Josephus, two women and five children survived. Four bold, resourceful, and sensuous women come to Masada by a different path... -
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Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDragon Champion, the first book in E. E. Knight's all-ages fantasy series chronicling the adventures of a fledgling dragon, is a dramatic departure for the author of the bestselling Vampire Earth saga ( Valentine's Rising, Tale of the Thunderbolt, et al... -
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Darkfall by Janice Hardy
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWar has come. Nya’s the one who brought it. And the people love her for it. With Baseer in shambles and Geveg now an impenetrable military stronghold, Nya and the Underground have fled to a safer location—without Tali... -
![Rip Tide by Kat Falls]()
Rip Tide by Kat Falls
Return to the subsea frontier with Ty and Gemma! The mysteries of the deep are deadlier than ever when Ty'With time running out for his parents, Ty's desperation leads the two teenagers to the underwater underworld...and into an alliance with the outlaws of the Seablite Gang. But one mystery soon leads to another... -
![Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind]()
Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind
Richard comes to terms with his true identity as a War Wizard. The New World, and all the freedom of humankind, is under threat from the Imperial Order after he had brought down the barrier between the Old and New World. The Imperial Order has already sent delegations and armies into the New World... -
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Stronghold by Melanie Rawn
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThere is a devistating new challenge to the power of both the High Prince Rohan, and Andry, Lord of the Sunrunners at Goddess Keep, as a mysterious and seemingly unstoppable invasion force swarms across their lands... -
![Oubliette by Megg Jensen]()
Oubliette by Megg Jensen
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsReychel thought she was finally free. She was wrong. Everyone saw her gift of prophecy as a blessing, but her gift is uncontrollable. No one alive can teach her to manipulate her unique gift and the answers she needs lie buried within a madman’s journals. She’s thrust in the midst of a brewing war and the only uniting factor for her people is their belief in the Prophet... -
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Season of Wonder by Lisa Tawn Bergren, Lisa T. Bergren
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the first book of the new futuristic dystopian series from author Lisa T. Bergren, the chosen remnants must work to redirect humanity’s course. THEIR ARRIVAL WAS FORETOLD FOR YEARS . . . Andriana is a Remnant, gifted as an empath and one of the Ailith, destined to act as humanity’s last shield against the horrors that now plague those who remain... -
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Severed by Megg Jensen
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook Three: Cloud Prophet Trilogy Reychel knows her gift of prophecy will lead to madness and now she is at her most vulnerable. The enemy army will attempt to sever her from everything she's ever known: her homeland, her friends, Mark, and her gift. Even at her weakest, she refuses to give up on her desire to end the war between the Malborn and the Serenians... -
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Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 36 ratings"Prince of Dogs" returns readers to the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, and the intertwined destinies of: Alain, raised in humble surroundings but now the Count's heir; Liath, who struggles to unravel the secrets of her past while evading the traps set for her by those seeking the treasure she hides; Sanglant, believed dead by those who could save him, but actually a prisoner in the city... -
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![The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit by Storm Constantine]()
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit by Storm Constantine
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn this powerful and elegant story set in a future Earth very different from our own, a new kind of human has evolved to challenge the dominion of Homo sapiens. This new breed is stronger, smarter, and far more beautiful than their parent race, and are endowed with psychic as well as physical gifts. They are destined to supplant humanity as we know it, but humanity won't die without a struggle... -
![Indulge by Megan Duncan]()
Indulge by Megan Duncan
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsClaire's heart is torn between her first vampire love, Dmitry, and the Blood Mate, Arrick, that she is eternally bonded to with a powerfully deep and emotional connection. A vengeful vampire is haunting her steps, after Claire killed their mate. An ancient evil threatens to rip her world apart... -
![Closed Hearts by Susan Kaye Quinn]()
Closed Hearts by Susan Kaye Quinn
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen you control minds, only your heart can be used against you. Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice after all. As wild rumors spread, a powerful anti-jacker politician capitalizes on mindreaders’ fears and strips jackers of their rights... -
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Shatter by Elizabeth C. Mock
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"Growing up during the chaos of the Nabosian War, Faela Durante and her entire generation never knew what it meant to live in a time of peace. Though the war ended years ago, the devastation has not. Every decision, no matter how seemingly insignificant, has a consequence and some consequences can never be predicted. But some are foretold... -
![Mine to Spell by Janeal Falor]()
Mine to Spell by Janeal Falor
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCynthia has always hidden from her father’s hexes behind her older sister. When her family gains independence unheard of for women, she’s relieved that her days of harsh punishments are over. But as her seventeenth birthday approaches—the typical age to be sold to a new master—death threats endanger her sisters. She now faces two options: run or meet society’s expectations... -
![Clan Daughter by Morgan Howell]()
Clan Daughter by Morgan Howell
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEnslaved by King Kregant’s army, Dar survived by befriending the fierce orcs who were also forced to serve. Now she has escaped–only to find that the price of freedom may be her destiny... -
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Sacrifice the Wicked by Karina Cooper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A brilliant new voice in paranormal romance.”—New York Times bestselling author Christina DoddKarina Cooper’s Dark Mission novels are red hot—and, with Sacrifice the Wicked, she returns readers to the darkly thrilling dystopian realm of witches and witch hunters she introduced in her stunning debut, Blood of the Wicked... -
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Poisoned by Katherine Pine
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPoisonous mists settled in the lowlands 17 years ago, rendering ninety percent of the land uninhabitable and killing over half the population. Most blame their misfortune on industrialization or the fey, but some curse Snow White, the princess who was born poisoned... -
![Allegiance by Cayla Kluver]()
Allegiance by Cayla Kluver
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOnly I saw Narian for who he truly was: a young man with courage and an independent mind, and made to pay for what was outside his control. He couldn't help his past any more than he could help the way those intense, deep-blue eyes pierced me and held me captive. An eighteen-year-old queen in love with the enemy as their countries pass the point of no return.. -
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Banner of the Damned by Sherwood Smith
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrincess Lasva is about to be named heir to her childless sister, the queen. But, when the queen finally bears an heir, Lasva's future is shattered. Grief-stricken, she leaves her country of Colend and falls into the arms of Prince Ivandred of Marloven Hesea. His people are utterly different-with their expertise in riding, weaponry, and magic- and the two soon marry... -
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![The Sterkarm Handshake by Susan Price]()
The Sterkarm Handshake by Susan Price
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Beware of shaking hands with a Sterkarm!" goes the folk saying. Why the warning? The members of this wild 16th-century Scottish clan are left-handed, and while they smile and offer the right hand, the left wields a dagger... -
![A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman]()
A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsMarvellous Ways is eighty-nine years old and has lived alone in a remote Cornish creek for nearly all her life. Lately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescope. She's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees it. Drake is a young soldier left reeling by the Second World War... -
![Fields of Elysium by A.B. Whelan]()
Fields of Elysium by A.B. Whelan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow can love mend a heart full of hate? Small town girl, Molly Bennett, moves to Los Angeles where she becomes an outsider while attending Beverly Hills High School. It seems life cannot be any more dreadful. Then one day after school, something magical happens. On a secluded hike in the Hollywood Hills, Molly chases her disobedient mutt and only friend into a hidden cavern... -
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Wolf Dawn by Susan Cartwright
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAshton Chayton was born with a powerful gift, a unique inhuman ability. Orphaned, raised by the Red Wolves of Opan, captured and enslaved - he is now free and on the run. Unfortunately everybody wants Ashton. Admiral Jones will torture him to get the secret of his power. Lady Lindha feels he is "The One" as named in Temple prophecy. The influential Lord Andros just wants him dead... -
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Larkstorm by Dawn Rae Miller
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the years following the destructive Long Winter, when half the world’s population perished, the State remains locked in battle against the Sensitives: humans born with extra abilities. As one of the last descendants of the State’s Founders, seventeen-year-old Lark Greene knows her place: study hard and be a model citizen so she can follow in her family’s footsteps... -
![The Shifter by Janice Hardy]()
The Shifter by Janice Hardy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsNya is an orphan struggling for survival in a city crippled by war. She is also a Taker—with her touch, she can heal injuries, pulling pain from another person into her own body. But unlike her sister, Tali, and the other Takers who become Healers' League apprentices, Nya's skill is flawed: She can't push that pain into pynvium, the enchanted metal used to store it... -
![The Revealed by Jessica Hickam]()
The Revealed by Jessica Hickam
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLily Atwood lives in what used to be called Washington, D.C. Her father is one of the most powerful men in the world, having been a vital part of rebuilding and reuniting humanity after the war that killed over five billion people. Now he’s running to be one of its leaders. But in the rediscovered peace on Earth, a new enemy has risen... -
![Frost by Kate Avery Ellison]()
Frost by Kate Avery Ellison
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, compassion might get a person killed, and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After the monsters kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running or risk losing her siblings to reassignment by the village Elders. With dangers on all sides, she can't afford to let her emotions lead her astray... -
![The Keepers' Tattoo by Gill Arbuthnott]()
The Keepers' Tattoo by Gill Arbuthnott
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat is the mystery that marks her? A lush, multitextured fantasy introducing a captivating heroine, Nyssa, descendant of seers, vessel of their secrets. Ten years ago, Alaric, leader of the Shadowmen, killed most of the Keepers--teachers of ancient knowledge that threatened his barbaric rule. Young Kit was captured, but his twin sister, Nyssa, escaped... -
![The Fire Wars by Kailin Gow]()
The Fire Wars by Kailin Gow
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJust Announced (5/2012) Winner Teen Book - 2012 Green Books Festival A dystopian romance that takes place on an island and is the melding of mythologies from two different cultures. Her destiny was written in the books.. -
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![Havemercy by Jaida Jones, Danielle Bennett]()
Havemercy by Jaida Jones, Danielle Bennett
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis stunning epic fantasy debut introduces two exciting new authors—and a world brimming with natural and man-made wonders, extraordinary events, and a crisis that will test the mettle of men, the boundaries of magic, and the heart and soul of a kingdom. Thanks to its elite Dragon Corps, the capital city of Volstov has all but won the hundred years’ war with its neighboring enemy, the Ke-Han... -
![The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind]()
The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsA young woman's struggle for salvation from her inner demons, and from ancient injustice, takes on terrifying dimensions. For everyone...Richard and Kahlan are reunited, but with an army occupying their homeland, they must venture into a desolate land. But their quest turns to terror when they become the hopeless prey of a tireless hunter... -
![Into the Shadows by Karly Kirkpatrick]()
Into the Shadows by Karly Kirkpatrick
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFans of the TV series ‘Heroes, the film ‘Push’, and the book ‘The Hunger Games’ will enjoy Into the Shadows , a modern and paranormal thriller. This is the first book in the Into the Shadows Trilogy . Paivi Anderson has it all - friends, a spot on the varsity basketball team, wonderful parents, and quite possibly, her first boyfriend. It was everything a freshman in high school could ask for... -
![Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard]()
Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard
Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA prince with a quest. A commoner with mysterious powers. And dragons that demand to be freed—at any cost. Prince Corin has been chosen to free the dragons from their bondage to the Empire, but dragons aren’t big on directions. They have given him some of their power, but none of their knowledge...
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