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Black Widow: The Name of the Rose by Marjorie M. Liu, Daniel Acuña
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe deadly super-spy from IRON MAN 2, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA in her own action-packed tale! Natasha Romanoff is not a super hero. And yet as the Black Widow, she manages to hold her own against a world of incredibly powerful enemies and allies. But now someone has tried to kill Natasha and almost succeeded. Now she sets out to find her attacker with no suspects and no leads... -
Reign by K.A. Gandy
Kidnapped from their honeymoon resort, nothing is as it seems. Betrayal, intrigue, and secrets abound as Sadie works to free the captive women. But will she end up the savior, or the next captive?★★★★★With Patrick as the only solid ground in a sea of uncertainty, the two of them must work to come together, or they’ll fall apart...Categorized as:
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Sanctuary: Among Monsters by Alan Janney
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLos Angeles smolders within the clutches of The Chemist, a madman determined to harness and control the ancient Infected. Around his besieged Sanctuary, powerful allies and enemies gather and clash and rage, and the mighty American military can only lick its wounds. Against the maelstrom stands the Outlaw, fuming and waiting for the right moment to counter-strike... -
Slave by Laura Frances
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is no sun. There is no moon. There is only gray—the smog belched from coal-fueled factories. The Workers silently shuffle to their assigned posts. The Outcasts watch from the alley walls. On every corner, a Watcher stands stone-faced, a rifle in hand. This is the only life that exists. Beyond the mountains is a dream. But dreams are foolish in a place like this... -
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The Returning by Rachelle Dekker
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwenty years have passed since Carrington and Remko Brant's baby, Elise, was kidnapped and they were forced to leave her captive in the Authority City. Though they fled with the Seers far from Authority reach, they've never given up hope of rescuing their daughter from the man who betrayed them...Categorized as:
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Starcrossed by Brenda Hiatt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarsha Truitt’s life has changed dramatically over the past few months. Instead of a nerdy nobody, she’s the newly discovered princess of a secret civilization. Even better, she’s dating the hottest guy in school, who just happens to be her literal soulmate. But when a new boy arrives at Jewel High, everything M thought she knew about herself and her future is turned on its head...Categorized as:
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Revolutionary by Krista McGee
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll her life Thalli thought she was an anomaly. Now she must use her gifts to fulfill the role she was called to play: Revolutionary. Back in the underground State against her will, Thalli is no longer the anomaly she was before. She has proven herself to be a powerful leader aboveground and returns with information that Dr... -
Rebels by Jill Williamson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this third book in the series of fantasy/dystopian novels from award-winning author Jill Williamson, three teens must try to hold on to their values amidst the subjugation and lies of the government... -
Evolution: SAGE by Starla Huchton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDevastated by her choices, Candace Bristol is on the brink of losing it all: her mind, her hope, everything she thought she was. But from the ruins rises new purpose. An enemy has emerged and it will take everything to combat this new threat. Broken as she is, picking up the pieces and carrying on might be the hardest battle to win, but it's either fight, or lose what little she has left... -
Sunset Rising by S.M. McEachern
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFebruary 2024: Desperate to find refuge from the nuclear storm, a group of civilians discover a secret government bio-dome. Greeted by a hail of bullets and told to turn back, the frantic refugees stand their ground and are grudgingly permitted entry. But the price of admission is high. 283 years later… Sunny O'Donnell is a seventeen-year-old slave who has never seen the sun...Categorized as:
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The Choosing by Rachelle Dekker
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 23 ratings“Not to be Chosen would yield a cruel fate of my own making.” Like all citizens since the Ruining, Carrington Hale knows the importance of this day. But she never expected the moment she’d spent a lifetime preparing for—her Choosing ceremony—would end in disaster. Ripped from her family, she’ll spend her days serving as a Lint, the lowest level of society...Categorized as:
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The Calling by Rachelle Dekker
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRemko Brant had never been so sure of anything as escaping the Authority City with Carrington Hale. But bravado comes easy when you have nothing to lose. Now a husband, father, and the tactical leader of the Seers, Remko has never had so much at risk. As he and his team execute increasingly dangerous rescue missions inside the city, they face growing peril from a new enemy... -
Cinderstellar: A Space Age Fairy Tale: Star-Crossed Tales by J.M. Page
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you wish upon the stars… you might get more than you ever dreamed of. Clipped wings… Stella wants nothing more than to be a pilot like her mother, who died on a mission years ago. However, she doesn’t want to be like the arrogant “Aces” at Starforge Academy, especially that show-off Dax. But the Aces aren’t her biggest problem...Categorized as:
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Libra Ascending by Tamar Sloan, Tricia Barr
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwelve teens. One Task. Save the universe.Brielle has never been normal - she sees things no-one else does. But as it looks like she’s about to be adopted after growing up in an orphanage, she’s the closest she’s ever come. All she has to do is act...well, normal.The new guy in town, Tristan, is anything but that... -
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A Reluctant Assassin by J.C. Morrows
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHer mission was simple — get close to the Prince, and kill him. . . Kayden entered the palace under a lie, one designed to get her close to the Prince. On the outside, she may look like a princess but beneath the mask, a killer lays in wait — for the perfect moment. Dvarius was not ready to take the crown, nor was he ready for a wife . .Categorized as:
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Replication: The Jason Experiment by Jill Williamson
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat if everything you knew was a lie? Martyr---otherwise known as Jason 3:3---is one of hundreds of clones kept in a remote facility called Jason Farms. Told that he has been created to save humanity, Martyr has just one wish before he is scheduled to 'expire' in less than a month. To see the sky...Categorized as:
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Oasis by Dima Zales
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new dystopian/post-apocalyptic series from a New York Times bestselling author My name is Theo, and I'm a resident of Oasis, the last habitable area on Earth. It's meant to be a paradise, a place where we are all content. Vulgarity, violence, insanity, and other ills are but a distant memory, and even death no longer plagues us. I was once content too, but now I'm different...Categorized as:
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Anomaly by Krista McGee
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds left to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. But she is not afraid. Thalli is different than others in The State. She feels things. She asks questions. And in the State, this is not tolerated... -
Supernova by Marissa Meyer
All's fair in love and anarchy...The epic conclusion to Marissa Meyer's thrilling Renegades Trilogy finds Nova and Adrian fighting to keep their identities secret. While the battle rages on between their alter egos and their allies, there is a darker threat shrouding Gatlon City.The Renegades' worst enemy is back among them, threatening to reclaim Gatlon City...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp... -
The Gathering by K.E. Ganshert
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDarkness is a tricky thing. Especially when it cloaks itself in light. Luka isn't dead. He's not beyond saving. Tess knows because she saw him with her own eyes. After what she saw, she's sure of one thing: If they don't rescue him soon, Luka won't be Luka anymore.If only she could convince the other members of the hub. They're not sure Tess saw what she claims she saw...Categorized as:
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Cascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMom touched my underdress—a gown made six hundred years before—and her eyes widened as she rubbed the raw silk between thumb and forefinger. She turned and touched Lia’s gown. “Where did you get these clothes?” Gabi knows she’s left her heart in the fourteenth century and she persuades Lia to help her to return, even though they know doing so will risk their very lives... -
Torrent by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Gabi and Lia finally learn to surf the river of time, they realize they must make hard choices about life and love in the third and final book in the River of Time series. Gabi and Lia Betarrini have learned to control their time travel, and they return from medieval Italy to save their father from his tragic death in modern times... -
War Song by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Danica James. I'm a cop with the Arcane Division.My job is to protect humanity from monsters - whether they be human or creatures from the Rift. It beats sitting in a factory cubical all day, which is where magiteks usually work.Most of humanity hates the magic users who rule the world, but the Magi stand between humans and the creatures who came across the Rift... -
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Bourne & Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt's possible to beat a She-Wolf.But you cannot keep her down... The Bettarinis and the boys they love are back with these two novellas that follow Waterfall, Cascade and Torrent . In Bourne , t he story picks up right where Torrent left off..Categorized as:
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Invidious by Bianca Scardoni
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWELCOME BACK TO HOLLOW HILLSThe spellbinding continuation of the best-selling YA fantasy series, The Marked. Discover why readers are calling this series completely engrossing and downright addicting! "Sizzling Tension and Surprises. The chemistry was spellbinding..." - Nicole A...Categorized as:
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Shadowland by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
Shadowland is the first book in the thrilling, romantic Mediator series, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot. Suze is a mediator—a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living...Categorized as:
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Galdoni Book Two: Into the Fire by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGaldoni Book 2: Into the Fire is about Saro, a Galdoni misplaced by the closing of the Academy and taken in by a man whose motives are directed by a dangerous enemy. As Saro’s world crashes around him, he finds the one thing that was never meant to exist, a female Galdoni... -
Reservation 1 by Krista Street
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTo save the only man she's ever loved, she must pay a price. When Dr. Meghan Forester, a young researcher, helps create a vaccine for the deadly Makanza virus, her goal to annihilate the virus is coming true. But the question remains - what becomes of the Kazzies? They'll always be infected carriers of the terrifying virus... -
A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHow would you live if you knew the day you'd die?Three hundred sixty-four days, seven hours, and sixteen—no, fifteen—seconds left to live. Like everyone else on the east side of the Wall, Parvin Blackwater has a clock counting down the days until her death. At only seventeen, she has only one year left...Categorized as:
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