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Finch Merlin and the Blood Tie by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWelcome to Finch Merlin and the BLOOD TIE.Pre-order now.*Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts... -
Angels Twice Descending by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsSimon’s journey to become a Shadowhunter nears its end as his Ascension ceremony draws closer. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.Simon’s Ascension ceremony draws near in this brilliant conclusion to Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy... -
Instinct by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsZombies, demons, vampires, shapeshifters— another day in the life of Nick Gautier– and those are just his friends. But now that he’s accepted the demon that lives inside him, he must learn to control it and temper the very emotions that threaten the lives of everyone he cares for. Something that’s hard to do while trying to stay off the menus of those who want his head on a platter... -
Awakening of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI am seizing the patriarchy by the balls, and I’m going to give it a vasectomy. I may have been crowned Queen, but it rapidly becomes clear that the title doesn’t come with an iota of respect: in fact, it’s a death sentence. My enemies have handed me a crown and now they’re sitting back to see how long I can keep it. Challenges will be coming thick and fast, and I need to be prepared... -
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Sweet Murder by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLibrarian note: An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.What's a witch to do when the meanest man in the county drops dead in his coleslaw during her shift at the local barbecue joint? Noelle does what any good Southern girl would do: she flicks a wrist to clean up the mess, then thanks the stars for doing the world a favor. But that's just the beginning... -
The Course of True Love [and First Dates] by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMagnus Bane and Alec Lightwood might fall in love—but first they have a first date. When Magnus Bane, warlock, meets Alec Lightwood, Shadowhunter, sparks fly. And what happens on their first date lights a flame.. -
Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThings have taken a darker turn for the half-human teenager with an appetite for blood. Joss, a vampire slayer and Vlad’s former friend, has moved back to Bathory. A mysterious and powerful new vampire, Dorian, appears with a shocking secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad’s blood. And Vlad’s arch enemy, D’Ablo, has a sinister plan to eliminate Vlad once and for all... -
The Angel Trap by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBe careful who you trust, or you might walk into a trap.After putting her neck on the line to save Noah and Sage’s lives, Raven is on the brink of death. The only thing that might save her? Vampire blood.The problem is, no one’s supposed to know that vampire blood can heal humans. Anyone who finds out will be silenced. Which means Sage and Noah need to take Raven to a vampire they can trust... -
Harley Merlin and the First Ritual by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFive rituals to control Chaos. That’s all it takes. Now that Harley knows her enemy’s grand plan—to become a godlike Child of Chaos and punish those deemed “unworthy”—she’s got to figure out what the heck to do about it. Many of the missing magicals are still out there, and Katherine has vowed to kill everyone Harley cares about and make her watch.So that’s fun... -
Bitter of Tongue by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhen Simon is kidnapped by the fey, he’s amazed to find a friend in former Shadowhunter Mark Blackthorn. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.After Simon is kidnapped by faeries (why is he always kidnapped?), he uncovers rumors of a secret weapon Sebastian left behind for the faerie queen... -
Lost by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThings have settled down at the Tulsa House of Night since Zoey and the gang closed the tear between worlds and sent Other Kevin back to the Other World. Neferet hasn't stirred. Damien and Jack are falling in love all over again. Stevie Rae and Rephaim are back in Tulsa where they belong. The Depot Restaurant is being rebuilt with the enthusiastic involvement of local humans...Categorized as:
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Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsIn Tenth Grade Bleeds , it’s another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D’Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad’s powers. His best friend Henry doesn’t want to be his drudge anymore. And as if all that weren’t enough, it’s getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on the people around him... -
Full Circle by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsHunter, Morgan, and Alisa. All three are witches, and each is in turmoil. Hunter feels stifled by the small town world of Widow's Vale. Morgan is terrified of the possibility of life without him. And Alisa is still coping with the knowledge that she is a witch--by blood. Together, the three worked together to defeat the most unspeakable evil known to witches... -
The Fiery Trial by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsEmma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn become parabatai. Simon and Clary both act as their witnesses, so they can see what a parabatai bond forming looks like as they want to become parabatai as soon as Simon graduates — and because Emma asked Clary... -
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A Shade of Novak by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsI never could have imagined that Derek and I would willingly turn back into vampires.But there are some things in life that you just can't predict. Like the strange human disappearances that had started happening on the coasts surrounding us... -
Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJem Carstairs and Tessa Gray are finally united after waiting over a century to be together, but they become aware a dark threat is looming over a child of the Shadow Market: a lost Herondale, from a line of Herondales who have used the Market to hide from their fellow Nephilim. Now is the time for the lost Herondale to be discovered. Jem and Tessa have to find him before his enemies can... -
Sweet Tea & Spells by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMagic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow… Lots of changes in town and in her life, including her ex-fiancé's upcoming wedding to her cousin, have Charli Goodwin trying to be on her best behavior... -
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... -
Eclipse by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe fourth Sweep collection! Morgan Rowlands had thought her foes were defeated, but demons from the past still haunt her and her beloved, Hunter. Their magick is strong, but the darkness that torments them threatens to overwhelm even their love. Yet there is another, whose magick could save, or could destroy... -
Sweep: Volume 1 by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIncludes:Book 1 - Book of ShadowsBook 2 - The CovenBook 3 - Blood Witch The first three Sweep books bound into one gorgeous edition at a fabulous price! Morgan Rowlands never thought she was anything other than a typical sixteen-year-old girl... -
Lenobia's Vow by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe second in the enthralling new mini-series of novellas from the #1 bestselling authors of the House of Night, Lenobia's Vow tells the gripping story behind the House of Night's enigmatic riding instructor – and one of Zoey’s closest allies against evil The House of Night is an international publishing sensation; with almost 12 million books in print, and an incredible 120 weeks on the New...Categorized as:
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Divided by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1"..the story filled in exactly the portion from where Derek left Chloe to when he found her again...Categorized as:
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The Lost Herondale by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsSimon learns the worst crime a Shadowhunter can commit: desertion of their comrades. In the early nineteenth century, Tobias Herondale abandoned his fellow Shadowhunters in the heat of battle and left them to die. His life was forfeit, but Tobias never returned, and the Clave claimed his wife’s life in exchange for Tobias’s... -
Outfox by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNo good deed goes unpunished… For years, my family was in possession of the top half of an ancient sword. Now this dangerous artifact has been stolen and it’s up to me to recover it. With the help of my friends, I must follow the trail of clues to find both halves of the sword before they can be reforged... -
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The Meeting by Richelle Mead
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsA scene from the first book of the Vampire Academy series, as told from Dimitri's point of view...Categorized as:
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Elementals: The Complete Series by Michelle Madow
This box set includes all five books in the USA Today recommended Elementals series and is over 1,400 pages of magic, adventure, mythology, and romance. Nicole Cassidy is a witch descended from the Greek gods... but she doesn't know it until she moves to a new town and discovers a dangerous world of magic and monsters that she never knew existed... -
Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFor Kate and Logan Danvers, sixteen-year-old twins of the werewolf Alpha, nothing could ruin a summer faster than the words “supernatural teen leadership conference.” They expected a boring week of earnest political discussions and team-building exercises... -
Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAfter 450 years of living, Nastasya Crowe should have more of a handle on this whole immortal thing.... After a deadly confrontation at the end of Darkness Falls , the second Immortal Beloved novel, Nastasya Crowe is, as she would put it, so over the drama. She fights back against the dark immortals with her own brand of kick-butt magick.. -
Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsHigh school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire. Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly... -
Blood Prophecy by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the thrilling conclusion of the Drake Chronicles, love and loyalties will be tested ... and proven once and for all. Solange Drake has been officially crowned Queen of the Vampires, fulfilling the centuries old prophecy that foretold the rise to power of a daughter born to an ancient vampire line... -
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... -
House of Night by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsUntil recently, Zoey Redbird was an average high-school student worrying about grades, boys, and breakouts...Categorized as:
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The Evil We Love by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAll evil starts somewhere, and Simon Lewis learns how The Circle—led by Valentine Morgenstern—began. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.The Shadowhunter Academy has only just reopened following the disastrous rise of the Circle. Now the faculty can finally admit to what happened when Valentine was a student... -
Ruling Passion by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMEET the Drakes:A darkly romantic, irresistibly alluring family of royal vampire bloodREAD Alyxandra Harvey's Ruling Passion: a haunting, humorous saga, now gathered into one juicy volume!"A refreshing take of the familiar teenage vampire drama . . . Harvey builds an engaging world of vampire cultures balanced wit a smart mix of darknewss and humor...Categorized as:
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Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsYou can run from your past, but it will always catch up. Nastasya has lived for hundreds of years, but for some reason it never seems to get any easier. She’s left behind her days of debauchery to find peace and forgiveness at River’s Edge, a safe haven for wayward immortals... -
Night School by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsVampires, Slayers and…FAIRIES? Sunny and Rayne McDonald are about to get SCHOOLED. After their parents’ shocking revelation about their fae heritage and an attack on their lives, the McDonald twins find themselves on the run—forced to hide out at Riverdale Academy , a boarding school for vampire slayers, deep in the Swiss Alps...Categorized as:
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Davy Harwood by Tijan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBeing empathic is the least of Davy's problems. She wants to go to college and live a normal life until someone gives her something she doesn't want. Now she has to deal with the supernatural and a prophecy that no one knows about... -
Black Dawn by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFirst he puts her in a dungeon. Then he realized they were soulmates. Now he wants to make her a vampire princess. Maggie Neely is a short, spunky sixteen-year-old with auburn hair and an iron will. When he brother turns up missing, she's determined to find him... -
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.. -
Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBook Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 12/8/2011Pages: 720Reading Level: Age 12 and... -
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... -
Dangerous by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1How Derek and Simon’s dad disappeared and they ended up at Lyle House... -
Origins by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe fourth Sweep collection! Morgan Rowlands had thought her foes were defeated, but demons from the past still haunt her and her beloved, Hunter. Their magick is strong, but the darkness that torments them threatens to overwhelm even their love. Yet there is another, whose magick could save, or could destroy... -
Outlier by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy family's past threatens my future... It's my second year training to become a Sentry of the South at Spellslingers Academy of Magic and I'm still fighting a reputation I don't deserve. It was my grandmother's addiction to magic that tarnished our family name--a grandmother I still love and adore. When she asks a favor of me, I can't refuse her dying wish.. -
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The Passion by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBetrayed! Kaitlyn Fairchild and her four psychic friends nearly escape from the evil Mr. Zetes - until Gabriel defects to the Institute. Desperate to break the intimacy of their telepathic link, he becomes the enemy and hunter of Kaitlyn's group. Rob is determined to destroy Gabriel if he has to...but Kait can't let that happen... -
Outcast by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsI live by one simple rule: no magic. Not too hard in the human world, plus it keeps me hidden from my evil sorcerer father. Safe. When I’m forced into using magic to save an innocent family, the jig is up. Or so I believe. Instead, I’m whisked off to an academy of magic in a place I never knew existed... -
Parties & Potions by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsPerfect hair, cute clothes, healthy tans--life's a breeze when you're a witch! Even special witchcraft classes Rachel agrees to attend with Miri turn out to be fun. The sisters meet other teen witches just like them--who knew? Everyone's preparing for a magical party called a Samsorta--a debutante ball for witches. And it wouldn't be a ball without warlocks. Cute ones...Categorized as:
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Die for Her by Amy Plum
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSet in the romantic and death-defying world of the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy, this digital original novella follows Jules, a brooding, immortal French artist who has fallen in love with his best friend's girlfriend. Jules Marchenoir is a revenant—an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save human lives... -
Adrian's Lost Chapter by Richelle Mead
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWhen Richelle first sat down to write Bloodlines each chapter was narrated by a different Character. This is Adrian's lost story... -
Elemental Power by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFamily secrets, powerful magic, a slow-burn romance ...Ridley Kayne has discovered she’s not alone.There are others with magic just like hers. Those who are also hunted by the Shadow Society.Elementals.With Archer’s help, Ridley sets out to find the other elementals living in Lumina City...Categorized as:
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