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Elemental Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI thought magic was make believe...but I was way wrong.I was nobody. No matter how hard I tried, I never fit in with anyone at my high school. Now I know why.Turns out I'm a witch. A scary powerful one, too. Except The Coven that claimed me won't teach me how to use my magic.Suddenly, I'm selected by the Goddess to hunt down a mythical locket needed to save the world from destruction... -
Consequences: Opal & Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNow available together for the first time, don't miss Opal and Origin, the third and fourth books in Jennifer L. Armentrout's bestselling Lux series. Also includes bonus content exclusive to the print edition! "A thrilling ride from start to finish," says RT Book Reviews.OpalAfter everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different…and I’m not sure what that will mean in the end... -
Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives. In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists... -
Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHe's one human caught in a tangled maze of theft, politics, magic, and blood. In other words, it's just another night.Benjamin Vecchio escaped a chaotic childhood and grew to adulthood under the protection and training of one of the Elemental world's most feared vampire assassins. He's traveled the world and battled immortal enemies.But everyone has to go home sometime...Categorized as:
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Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve
Year Three at the Academy. The year of Aqua. Maddison has been fighting the gods from the first moment she found out they existed. Those arrogant and power hungry deities have a plan ... a plan that includes destroying everything she holds dear, and she fears that one day soon, they're going to succeed... -
Sweet Reckoning by Wendy Higgins
It’s time. Evil is running rampant and sweet Anna Whitt is its target. Nobody knows when or how the Dukes will strike, but Anna and her Nephilim allies will do anything necessary to rid the earth of the demons and their oppressive ways. The stakes are higher than ever, and Anna is determined that the love she feels will be her strength, not a liability... -
Sweet Temptation by Wendy Higgins
Bad boy Kaidan Rowe has never wanted for anything—money, popularity, musical talent…hot girls—but seducing them is part of his duty as a Nephilim, slave to the demon Dukes. As the son of the Duke of Lust, Kaidan has learned his father’s ways, becoming a master of passion, a manipulator of chemistry. Disobeying his father would mean certain death. Thankfully for Kaidan, he’s good at his job...Categorized as:
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Shadow Angel: Book Two by Leia Stone, Julie Hall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHe's gone, and the worst part is, I don't if he's dead or alive.I dealt with the curse. I picked my side. The hellish nightmare that I woke up to when I discovered I was a Watcher should be over, but it's not. Weeks have passed with no sign of Gage and I can't seem to move on, but a war is brewing and wallowing is no longer an option... -
Firstborn: The Complete Series by Isla Frost
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHumans are prey. Holding off the hunters will require falling in with the enemy.For the first time, grab the complete box set of the bestselling trilogy readers have dubbed "SPECTACULAR," "BRILLIANTLY IMAGINATIVE," and "UNPUTDOWNABLE."The invaders didn't come in spaceships. They stepped through a glowing portal and brought death and magic to humankind..Categorized as:
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Wrath of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve
#NeverTrustATitan Maisey thought the worst thing to happen to her was Insta shaming or a midnight shift at the Crab Shack. Until she got dragged into the world of the gods. Or more specifically, the world of one very annoying, bad at sarcasm, sex on legs, Titan. Cronus was everything she never knew she wanted, or needed, in her life. And then he just left... -
The Promise by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsMy name is Gemma Lucas and my life's a mess. Alex is gone, my dad's trapped in his own mind, and my mom's working for the dark side. Not to mention Nicholas refuses to quit haunting me. The world has also entered apocalyptic mode. Everyday more vampires, witches, and fey run the streets. Innocent people are dying. The Mark of Malefiscus is showing up everywhere...Categorized as:
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Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsThis is a previously published cover edition of ASIN B00IPDVGKW. Alternate cover editions for this ASIN can be found here and here.Every touch has its priceLayla Shaw is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life—no easy task for a seventeen-year-old who’s pretty sure things can’t get worse...Categorized as:
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The Shatterproof Magician by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove is on the rise, but not everyone is happy about it.Some stand to gain when hate reigns.The fairy godmothers are challenged in new ways when social media breaks up lovers all over the world.To overcome this new challenge, Happily Ever After College is going to have to do something drastic…They will need to evolve. And fast... -
Eyes of Ember by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsJoclyn is in hiding, hunted by the man she still desperately loves. Ryland is gone, his mind erased, no memory of Joclyn remains. But, Joclyn’s heart desperately begs her to hold out hope. While, in reality the black eyed monster that possesses him, attempts to kill her over and over. If it wasn’t for Ilyan, Joclyn would be dead by now. Ilyan...Categorized as:
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Consequences & Undeniably Chosen by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAva has watched her parents, Caleb and Maggie, live the perfect fairy tale, the perfect love story, played out in front of her eyes her entire life. Her family is love, life, and happiness. The Jacobsons are everything a family should be and Ava is loved and well taken care of...Categorized as:
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Shadow Reaper by Isla Frost
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDon't miss this epic conclusion to the internationally bestselling young adult fantasy series.Life magic is abundant in Nova's world.But it might just take death magic to save it.Nova has sworn she will use every ounce of her wildcard power to bring down the worlds-destroying enemy that has gone undefeated for one hundred and fifty years... -
Mateborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLet the hunt for the cure begin…I never thought I’d lose so much when I first set foot in Moon Valley, but I refuse to believe it was all in vain. I won’t stop until Tyrien is punished, the curse is broken, and my mate is free.With the Alpha Trials in full swing, I need to stay focused on what’s really at stake... -
Predestined by Abbi Glines
You would think after helping save her boyfriend from an eternity in Hell that things would go back to normal. Well, as normal as life can be when you can see souls and your boyfriend is Death. But for Pagan Moore, things are just getting weirder. The high school quarterback and reigning heartthrob, Leif Montgomery, is missing...Categorized as:
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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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The Underworld by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 41 ratings**New Cover, Same Edition** Gemma thought her mind was gone, but she was wrong. And now she is left trying to figure out the truth to what Stephan is planning to do with her and the star, before it's too late. But finding out the truth is hard, especially since Gemma doesn't know who she can trust... -
Scorched Treachery by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhile Joclyn is trapped in the tormenting hell of Cail’s mind, the battle around her only continues to grow and spread. * Edmund has infiltrated the underground hallways of Prague, guiding the massacre that would end the lives of the last of the great magical race. In her attempts to stop him, Wynifred has been captured and her magic restrained...Categorized as:
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Royally Hitched: The Fae Twins by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe prince is in prison for a murder he didn’t commit—or did he? With all the intrigue at Spring Court, I don’t know who to trust anymore. Even my own sister is keeping secrets from me. The closer we get to Drake, the more dangerous it is for both of us. Not only because of the swirling rumors of murder but also for our traitorous hearts. We were never supposed to fall for the prince...Categorized as:
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Born of Air by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a desert full of danger, the ancient sands whisper her name.All Petra Kara wants in life is to study Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. And she's so close. She's got the grades, she's got the ambition. All she needs now is an outrageous sum of money and experience on an Old World archaeological excavation. If only she could find a way to get rid of her annoying low-grade telepathy...Categorized as:
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Wolfed: Cursed By Love by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFollowing a trail of blood into the woods isn't the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but when I find an injured wolf, I can’t bring myself to leave him behind.That decision might end up being my last because when a pack of wolves tries to attack us, it looks like we won’t make it out alive...Categorized as:
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A New Prospect by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWolves mate for life. For better or worse. I’ve lived it all--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Still, I don’t back down on my commitments. Living with Annie isn’t always easy and some things need to change. I need to change. But the damage runs deep...Categorized as:
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Stay by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNothing could possibly get worse. Everything and everyone that could be in jeopardy already is, and Jared knows that he is The Society's only hope. If he doesn't find a way to escape he fails everyone including Vera, the bear shifter he can't seem to get out of his head. Casey and Toby are in love...Categorized as:
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Soul of Flame by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe Time for the final battle has come. Edmund's armies have surrounded the Rioseco Abbey, trapping the few survivors inside. The sight that Ilyan was given a thousand years ago is about to come to pass. If only Joclyn was able to fight. Joclyn is tormented by the hallucinations that Cail’s mind has left her with, her magic an uncontrollable torrent that even Ilyan cannot control...Categorized as:
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Chosen Three by W.J. May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow do you choose between life, love and the future? You can't. Rob’s missing. Rouge’s passed out. Caleb just told her that Rob’s been taken away to be put down. Oh yeah, and Rouge’s pregnant. Wait, what?! Rouge’s the Seventh Mark, Michael’s a guardian who’s already dead... -
Wonderland Academy by Melanie Karsak, Kristin James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Wonderland Academy. Don't lose your head.Getting into Wonderland Academy is easy, if you meet the admission criteria. You must be a little mad.You must follow the white rabbit.You must find the key to enter Wonderland. If you can nail all three, you're in. The only exception? Wonderland Academy never accepts students named Alice...Categorized as:
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Reignite by J.M. Darhower
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe moment the short-lived apocalypse came to an end, life returned to normal. Mortals continued on with their oblivious existences while the earth healed and flowers again bloomed, the devastation instantly wiped away. It was as if it had never happened. But it did. Luce knows. He’s cursed to remember every moment, forced to live with everything he has done...Categorized as:
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Shadow Witch by Isla Frost
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNova has the magic of the enemy.No one knows whether it's the power they've been waiting for--or a curse that will destroy the world.And not everyone at the Firstborn Academy is willing to let Nova live long enough to find out.. -
Only You by Trinity Faegen, Stephanie Feagan
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNote: This has been re-published under the name Only You by Trinity Faegen's real name Stephanie Feagan. See "Other Editions" for editions of the changed title. Raised by abusive relatives in Bucharest, Mariah learned to box up agonizing memories and put them in permanent mental storage... -
Perfekt Balance by S.T. Bende
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 3 in the thrilling urban fantasy series from internationally bestselling author S.T. Bende! Fans of fierce heroines, fairytale romance, Norse mythology and dragons rave about this bestselling saga about the gods . . . and the mortals they fight to protect. Become what you believe. Elsa Fredriksen knows there’s a thin line between love and fear... -
Pay Me by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA deleted scene involving Catalina & Arabella. Timeline: Takes place during Emerald Blaze, with no spoilers for the book, and is told through Catalina's perspective... -
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First by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsEver wonder what Levi was thinking in FLIGHT? Find out in the two Levi POV novellas FIRST & FOREVER. This combined edition includes both FIRST (previously released) and FOREVER, a brand new novella. This edition also includes the bonus short story: The Royal Wedding. FIRST Levi's got it all...Categorized as:
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First & Forever by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEver wonder what Levi was thinking in FLIGHT? Find out in the two Levi POV novellas FIRST & FOREVER. This combined edition includes both FIRST (previously released) and FOREVER, a brand new novella.This edition also includes the bonus short story: The Royal Wedding. FIRST Levi's got it all...Categorized as:
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Search by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCasey isn't human. The revelation should terrify her, but it doesn't. Instead it excites her. Too bad not everyone is as excited as she is. Torn between two lives, the only one she's ever known and her life as a paranormal princess, Casey has to decide whether she can trust the man she loves. Sometimes being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be...Categorized as:
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Compelled by W.J. May
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe eagerly awaited fourth part (book three) of the Hidden Secrets Saga, Compelled continues the journey into the deliciously unique take on werewolves, witches and the living dead! The secrets of her past have been revealed, but Rouge’s life is still shrouded in mystery... -
Cursed by Joann I. Martin-Sowles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCursed - The Brookehaven Vampires, book 4. Leaving it all behind, Laney and Oliver are looking forward to getting away from the troubles of “Treeville,” and finally beginning their forever. Unfortunately, Laney’s guardian angel and Oliver’s twin have other plans in mind... -
Reason by Taylor Longford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThink you know about gargoyles? The beautiful winged race disappeared eight hundred years ago. When they last walked the earth, they traveled in close-knit packs, their throats marked with ancient runes. Their greatest enemies were the ugly and brutal harpies that people today mistake for gargoyles... -
Negative Zero by Ireland Gill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you thought death was the end...you’d be dead wrong. Life was barely manageable after my mom was murdered three years ago. I wasn’t sure what my purpose was anymore. But then on my twenty-first birthday, I drank a little too much and fell from the roof of my nine-story apartment building. I died. Then... I un-died... -
The Christening by Rachel Rener
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s been two months since the Day of Enlightenment, the day a true Pentamancer emerged once more on the world stage after centuries of extinction.Under the protective arm of the Magistrate, Aspen has agreed to cooperate with the Inner Circle in hopes that her radical visions for the Elementalist community can be realized... -
The Space Within by Kristie Cook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Darkness threatens, what matters most lies in The Space Within Completing a mission that reunites Guardian Twin Flames turns devastating when the Book of Phoenix throws Leni and Brock into a Dark world, leaving Jeric and Asia behind. They count on their other halves to rescue them, but when that doesn’t happen, they must fight through the Darkness and find a Gate that will take them home...Categorized as:
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Rage and Ruin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Dangerous secrets and forbidden desires lead to shocking consequences… Don’t miss book two of the fantastical Harbinger trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout.“Jennifer L...Categorized as:
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Sins of the Innocent by Jamie McGuire
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn the horror show of Gods and Monsters, Eden Ryel was the star. Conceived of her mother, a Merovingian--a direct descendant of Christ--and her father, the half-human son of a fallen angel, her very existence had prompted The Great War. Prophesied to be the Keeper of the Balance, Eden struggles to realize her purpose...Categorized as:
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Covet by Melissa Darnell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDangerous to be together. Painful to be apart. Savannah Colbert knows she broke up with Tristan Coleman for the right reasons. Most of all, to keep from killing him with her new vampire abilities. But try telling her heart. Now, lost in a sea of hostile Clann faces, Sav tries to come to terms with what she's becoming and what that means for her future... -
Unclaimed by May Dawson
I'm going to war with the bullies that have tormented me at the academy. It's time to make Jensen McCauley and his minions pay. But when our prank war lands us both on restriction, the two of us are trapped together. It's all his fault. It's all his plan. Jensen wanted to be left alone so he could unravel the secrets surrounding his sister's death. I've got enough to figure out...Categorized as:
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All You Desire by Kirsten Miller
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHaven Moore and Iain Morrow have been living a blissful life in Rome, an ocean way from the Ouroboros Society and its diabolical leader. But paradise is not to last. The mysterious disappearance of Haven's best friend, Beau, sends the pair running back to New York, where they encounter the Horae, an underground group of women who have spent centuries scheming to destroy Adam Rosier... -
The Haunted by Jessica Verday
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsAn impossible truth. An impossible love. After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with--the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows that he is dead--Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow, ready to leave the ghosts of her past behind... -
Focus by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFreshman year of college is hard even when you're not tied to the future king of a supernatural society. Allie dives into college head first with Hailey as her roommate and the city of New Orleans as her backyard. As things within The Society heat up, Allie realizes that whether she’s with Levi or not, she's in far too deep to turn back...
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