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Highball Rush by Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score
Rough around the edges Gibson Bodine takes his lone wolf image seriously. The tough guy. The bad boy. Gibson lives alone. Works alone. He doesn’t do love. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. In Bootleg Springs—home of moonshine and the nosiest neighbors in West Virginia—secrets don’t keep forever...Categorized as:
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![Hexed by Emily McIntire]()
Hexed by Emily McIntire
He's the prince of La Cosa Nostra. She's the witch who steals his heart.From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairytale of The Little Mermaid.Venesa Andersen has never been good. She wasn’t good enough for her parents, and she isn’t good enough for the gangster uncle who took her in after they died. But she’s cunning. Beautiful... -
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![King of Ruin by Lee Jacquot]()
King of Ruin by Lee Jacquot
𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓It's the most fragile concept ever created. Built over time. Shown through actions. Tested with loyalty. And broken when hit with the smallest pebble.My family trusted him. 𝘐 trusted him, despite something deep in my core knowing he would be my downfall.𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙.Now, I'm at his mercy... -
![The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Unseelie Court by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Some webs are meant to be broken.Ava Cole thought she'd escaped the Web—and the dangerously seductive spider who ruled it. She was wrong.Now the “guest” of the Moonlit Court of the Unseelie, Ava finds herself caught between two immortal brothers preparing for an ancient war. Valroy, the vicious Unseelie King, offers her power in exchange for becoming his weapon... -
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![Beyond Time by Lee McCormick]()
Beyond Time by Lee McCormick
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHow many times will we kill each other? How many times can we fall in love?SETHI always thought my world would begin and end with Jayce Walker. When a sleep study offers us life-changing money, we jump at the opportunity. There’s only one I don’t have insomnia. Bluffing my way in is easy, but getting there and losing everything that’s ever mattered is a nightmare I can’t escape.Jayce is gone... -
![Twisted Games by Ana Huang]()
Twisted Games by Ana Huang
She can never be his...but he's taking her anyway. Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash... -
![Release by A.M. Sexton]()
Release by A.M. Sexton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDavlova: a poverty-ridden city-state ruled by a tyrannical upper class. Resources are scarce and technology is illegal. But in the slums, revolution is brewing.Misha is a common pickpocket until his boss gives him a new job. Disguised as a whore, Misha is sent to work for one of the most powerful men in the city... -
![Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov]()
Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKendras is a casualty of war: injured, penniless, and quite possibly the last surviving member of the only family he’s ever had—the elite fighting force known as the Scorpions. When a steel-eyed mercenary offers him medicine and shelter in exchange for submission and a secret task, Kendras has no choice but to accept. He is a Scorpion; he’ll do whatever it takes to survive... -
![The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx]()
The Capo's Boy by Aja Foxx
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 18 ratings~ Nicky ~I never intended to be a mobster's secret lover, but somehow I found myself in that position. It's been two years now and I can't say I hate it. It only becomes a problem when Vinnie's family tries to marry him off to someone else. I may be his little secret, but I refuse to be his side-piece... -
![The Pack's Request by Tea Ravine]()
The Pack's Request by Tea Ravine
They walked away from me five years ago with one request- stay awayI’ve had five years to change my life, five years to discover who I am, and who I want to be. To grow strong in the agony of their rejection. Still, when I see them, I come alive and no matter how much we promise to stay away, fate’s not done with us yet...Categorized as:
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![Counterpoint by Rachel Haimowitz]()
Counterpoint by Rachel Haimowitz
It is the twilight of mankind. Depleted by generations of war with a dark race, the human kingdoms and their ancient alliance stand on the brink of extinction. The outlands are soaked with the blood of the fallen. The midlands are rotting with decadence and despair. Elfkind, estranged by past crimes, watches and waits for nature to run its course. And then the two collide... -
![Puck & Her Blades by Rosemary A. Johns]()
Puck & Her Blades by Rosemary A. Johns
My name is Puck, and I’m the only Omega hockey mascot. After a tragic figure skating accident, I’m marked as a Reject Omega and sold to the most notorious team in the Alpha NHL to become their puck mascot. All alone, I’m a nobody who’s only brave enough to throw off my costume and dance at night... -
![Dark Restraint by Katee Robert]()
Dark Restraint by Katee Robert
Ariadne Vitalis is in trouble. She's betrayed her father—and his benefactor—and now she's left to rely on the questionable mercy of Olympus to keep her safe. As with everything in this city, mercy comes with a price. For Ariadne, that means a marriage to Dionysus. She has no choice but to agree, even if there's only one man she's ever wanted—a man she's feared just as much as she desires... -
![Manacled by SenLinYu]()
Manacled by SenLinYu
Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret, lost but hidden in her mind, so she is sent as an enslaved surrogate to the High Reeve, to be bred and monitored until her mind can be cracked...Categorized as:
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![The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black]()
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal... -
![House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas]()
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance...Categorized as:
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![Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione]()
Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
They're here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Born of a match between good and evil, four siblings stand between hell's minions and everything they want to destroy. They are the Lords of Deliverance, and they have the power to ward off Doomsday...or let it ride..Categorized as:
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![Three Trials by Kristy Cunning]()
Three Trials by Kristy Cunning
So, I've checked off some life goals and added a few new ones to my list. Goal #5: Get out of hell's belly without letting my ungrateful charges die. Goal #6: Get a new name that's more badass. Goal #7: Stop wasting my breath on lectures and start annoying the quad hell squad every time they annoy me. Fight fire with fire. Ha! Another hell pun. Goal 8: Find out who the hell killed me...Categorized as:
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![The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin]()
The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past. She can’t. She used to think her problems were all in her head. They aren’t. She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets. She’s wrong. In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly...Categorized as:
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![The Puppeteer by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Puppeteer by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Silver strings she can’t outrun…her trouble now has just begun.After Cora Glass’s life was stolen by Harrow Faire, things just keep going from bad to worse. Unable to run, unable to escape, there seems to be no way to avoid what she’s become—the Contortionist. But a girl can only take so much.Haunted by an abandoned and seemingly sentient circus? Fine...Categorized as:
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![Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons]()
Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons
Tatiana is eighteen years old, pregnant, and widowed when she escapes war-torn Leningrad to find a new life in America. But the ghosts of her past do not rest easily. She becomes consumed by the belief that her husband, Red Army officer Alexander Belov, is still alive and needs her desperately...Categorized as:
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![End of Days by Susan Ee]()
End of Days by Susan Ee
End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister... -
![Allison and the Torrid Tea Party by C.M. Stunich]()
Allison and the Torrid Tea Party by C.M. Stunich
Holy fucking hearts. Did you just read that?! If you did, I need your advice. I met fallen angel princes; I met a Savage Duke; I met a Cheshire Cat. And remember—how could you possibly forget—I'm the fabled Alice from the prophecy. Just a twisted, dark version of the girl in Lewis Carroll's old books. Except in those books, there was a happy ending...Categorized as:
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![Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione]()
Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione
A DEMON ENSLAVED Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission. AN ANGEL TEMPTED Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting...Categorized as:
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![Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
They tried to break us. They almost did. But we're not going anywhere. The Celestial Heirs think the stars are on their side. But they don't know what's coming. Fighting them one on one isn't an option so we have to be stealthy. Remaining under the radar won't be easy, but if we pull it off, they'll never suspect our involvement when their lives start falling apart...Categorized as:
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![Frostbite by Richelle Mead]()
Frostbite by Richelle Mead
Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose... It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway... -
![City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane]()
City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane
IT’S A THIN LINE BETWEEN ALIVE AND UNDEAD. Chess Putnam has a lot on her plate. Mangled human corpses have started to show up on the streets of Downside, and Chess’s bosses at the Church of Real Truth have ordered her to team up with the ultra-powerful Black Squad agency to crack the grisly case... -
![The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater]()
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life... -
![The Shadows by J.R. Ward]()
The Shadows by J.R. Ward
Two brothers bound by more than blood fight to change a brutal destiny in the heart-wrenching new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward. Trez “Latimer” doesn’t really exist. And not just because the identity was created so that a Shadow could function in the underbelly of the human world... -
![Foxy Tales by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Foxy Tales by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Take a walk into the dark,Feast on the minds of men,A path well trodden,Can bring great joy again.100% of the royalties from the ebook and digitally signed, beautifully designed paperback will be donated to The Fox Project - a British wildlife charity which is close to our hearts and do wonderful work for countless animals in need of their love and care...
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