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Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratings*2018 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL CATEGORY*. In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision for the needs of all, a future in which no one living can remember an actual war…a long era of stability threatens to come to an abrupt end... -
Pancakes by Manna Francis
Another short story based on The Administration series. Warrick's and Toreth's relationship goes to the next level but it frightens Toreth off. -
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The Last Stars in the Sky by Kate Hewitt
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom a million-copy bestselling author, comes an unforgettable and heartbreaking story about one woman’s determination to keep her family together when their world falls apart. .. “Mom, why are you so mad at Dad? ”. “I’m not,” I say, which isn’t exactly true. Putting on a brave face for my two young daughters—pretending everything is fine in my marriage—has been hard... -
Luna of Kyun by Laura Jo Phillips
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLuna Meadows spent her entire childhood hiking around the world with her father, and learning how to hide a number of unusual abilities she was born with. And wishing she had answers to an ever growing list of questions that her father refused to answer... -
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The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end. Peace and order are now figments of the past. Corruption, deception, and insurgency hum within the once steadfast leadership of the Hives, nations without fixed location... -
Hunted by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe promised to protect her. But what happens when the hunter becomes the prey? Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO. From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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The Eve by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA plan was laid out as the Evolution crushed mankind, a plan that was right under Eden’s nose all along. And Eve is the key to everything. New Eden—mankind—they have a small chance at fixing their dismembered planet. But it will be a reckless sprint against time and the coming Bane to retrieve the final piece to the plot. New Eden’s worst fears have become reality... -
Teran by Ava Ross
The alien she's hot for seems to hate her. But when they touch, sparks fly. Will their growing love survive a dangerous quest? Emma: I’m pretty sure Teran hates me... -
Alien Dance: A Bodyguard Alien Romance by Deiri Di
Serenity. Alien invasion? Check. Hot aliens want Earth women? Check. Traitor to my planet? Whoops. Things have gotten completely out of control. One minute I’m a normal college student working towards completing a major in dance, the next I’m a traitor to my planet, working for an bonafide Empress who is planning a full scale takeover of Earth. The guy she assigned to guard me? He is smoking hot...Categorized as:
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Arik by Tasha Black
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe’s about to discover a whole new world. .. Lucy longs for a child of her own, and the excitement of settling a frontier moon. But she isn’t ready for the baby to come with an Invicta dragon warrior, who has sworn to protect the child with his life. And she certainly doesn’t expect the burly warrior to awaken feelings in her that she thought she left behind forever...Categorized as:
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Head Over Feet by Ever-so-reylo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Relationships: Kylo Ren/Rey, Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Rey/Ben Solo. --------------------------------------------------. “Is it working, for you? ” Maybe it comes out a little needy, but Rey tells herself that it’s only because of how low she has to pitch her voice to talk to him. “Or do you maybe want to fake-break up? ”... -
Frequency by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE TRUSTED THE WRONG PERSON. Four deaths, most likely tied to arsenic-tainted water, leave the town of Shadow Ridge frantic for answers before someone else dies. But that isn’t the only nightmare Tess McQuaid is facing. She has proof someone attempted to cover up a murder as another arsenic death. HER LIFE DEPENDS ON FINDING OUT THE TRUTH... -
Shattered by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO. From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again. In the prequel to the series, The Last Day, Chase said good-bye to Hope and left Shadow Ridge for an overnight prisoner transport to San Angelo. . . the day before the grid went down...Categorized as:
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The Passengers by John Marrs
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide. When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course...Categorized as:
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Deception by Lisa Harris
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s been over a year since Sam McQuaid has been back home to Shadow Ridge, and this time, he’s returning with a bounty on his head. Welcome to Shadow Ridge, where LONGMIRE meets JERICHO. From USA Today Best-selling author Lisa Harris comes an epic new series where the survival of Shadow Ridge depends on learning how to fight crime all over again...Categorized as:
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Blaze Erupting by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti, comes a new Scorpius Syndrome/A Brigade Novella…. Hugh Johnson is nobody’s hero, and the idea of being in the limelight makes him want to growl. He takes care of his brothers, does his job, and enjoys a mellow evening hanging with his hound dog and watching the sports channel...Categorized as:
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Scorch Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA new romantic action adventure for fans of romance thriller suspense and family romance series! One of six Italian brothers and a sister, JT Luciano is a widowed environmental biologist with a touch of the Sight who is preparing for an apocalyptic event he knows is coming...Categorized as:
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Detroit by J.N. Smith
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBetween her first cup of coffee and her daily dose of Xanax, Jane receives a cryptic warning from a trusted friend. Get out of the city. Now! Narrowly escaping with her children, she watches in horror as Detroit, along with dozens of cities across the globe, becomes trapped behind “Veils”. As Jane navigates the modern-day dystopia, she meets Army veteran Matt Patterson... -
Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA corporate hacker. An elusive billionaire. A society trying to survive the American Nightmare. New York City, 2075. Filipino American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of the fractured New Americas, where he’s struck by the city’s contradictions—shining corporate towers casting bleak shadows over the slums of a crumbling middle class...Categorized as:
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Palm Meridian by Grace Flahive
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA rollicking, big-hearted story of long-lost love, friendship, and a life well-lived, set at a Florida retirement resort for queer women, on the last day of resident Hannah Cardin’s life—for readers of Less and The Wedding People... -
Hidden Flames by Kennedy Layne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere were a few things that got Owen Quade through his multiple combat tours. One was the dream of riding a custom motorcycle on a winding mountain road. The former Marine had finally managed to complete that goal, and along the way he’d gained his own bike shop and the mechanic to go with it. She was a rare beauty, and he wasn’t talking about his bike either...Categorized as:
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7Seeds, Buku 7 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsごちそうを食べて自分の部屋で寝たはず…だが目覚めると、ナツは荒れ狂う海の上にいた。どうして自分がここにいるのかわからない。やがて流れ着いた無人島。生きるための過酷な冒険が始まった!!近い将来、地球に隕石が衝突し、地上の生物は壊滅的なダメージを受ける。それを予測した政府は、人類の存亡をかけ「7SEEDS(セブンシーズ)」計画を発動した。5チーム各7名が選ばれ、冷凍保存により地球環境の回復を待つ。チーム選抜のため集められた子供達の、未来をかけた教育と試練が始まった---!!. -
Burning Bridges by Nadège Richards
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"It's do or die. .. ". The year is 2065. In a world that has been divided amongst the Hunter race and the Warrior, prisoners who have fallen prey to King Cyrus' decrees are forced into the arena to fight until death. Winner is granted mercy and privilege to see another sunrise. Death unto the weak... -
The Romance Bet by Jae
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReporter Abby James prides herself on never having read a romance novel. She thinks they’re formulaic, shallow, easy-to-write drivel—until romance author Tamara Brennan challenges her to write one. Is it possible that Abby will find the outcome of that bet not so predictable after all? First published in Love at First Write.Categorized as:
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Crowded, Vol. 1 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTen minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job shares and apps, while crowdfunding has evolved into Reapr: a platform for assassination that's trickled down from politicians, celebrities and CEOs to everyday life and all its petty resentments. A world where anyone with enough backers and the money they contribute can kill anyone else...Categorized as:
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Crowded, Vol. 2: Glitter Dystopia by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEleven minutes into the future, Charlie Ellison is the subject of a million dollar crowdfunded REAPR campaign on her head. Low-rated DFEND bodyguard Vita is keeping her safe for 30 days from a desperate population looking to get rich quick with a gun and a dream... -
Crowded, Vol. 3: Cutting-Edge Desolation by Christopher Sebela, Triona Farrell
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFired and ditched by Charlie, Vita sets off in hot pursuit of her former client and some answers. But Charlie’s not alone. She’s hired a brand new bodyguard, Circe, unaware she’s a killer who has been stalking Charlie since her crowdfunded assassination campaign began... -
Dark Waltz by A.M. Hargrove
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAttention: This is an ADULT Book! Dark Waltz--A sizzling legend of loss, lust and love. It’s the year 2030 and the human population has been annihilated by a virulent form of small pox. Liasare Davidson is desperately searching for her brother, who has been missing for three months...Categorized as:
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OffSet: A Dystopian Climate Fiction by Anna Trompetas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Anna Trompetas’s debut novel is beautifully written, funny, poignant, and terrifying all at once. ". "Gripping, insightful, couldn’t put it down. .. A thrilling exploration of what society is frighteningly close to becoming". A stunning dystopian science fiction novel, exploring a future London reeling from the impacts of climate change. You pay people to serve you food... -
So Many Ways to Sleep Badly by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Sycamore kicks mainstream literature in the teeth... -
Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA delightfully entertaining, deceptively poignant debut novel about a humanlike bot named Jared, whose emotional awakening leads him on an unforgettable quest for connection, belonging and possibly even true love. Jared works as a dentist in small-town Michigan. His life is totally normal, except for one thing. He is a bot engineered with human DNA to look and act like a real person... -
The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart. In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land...Categorized as:
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How to Marry an Alien by Magan Vernon
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAlex’s interstellar relationship has finally been sealed in the eyes of the human world, so now she can move on to her next step: college. With Ace by her side and a new piece of jewelry on her finger, she thinks she is ready for anything. Well, almost anything. Her new roommate holds a dangerous link to her past that Alex isn't sure if she can handle. Then there is the whole alien fiancé thing... -
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsFor fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague—a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice...Categorized as:
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Belong by C.R. Jane, Mila Young
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy love for you has no regrets. .. Ella has made her choice, and Derrial, Thane, and Corran belong to her. Desperately in love and with a baby on the way, they want nothing more than to ride off into the sunset together. But Veon is on the brink of destruction and the Council’s infection continues to spread. Veon will fall if something isn’t done... -
The Alliance by Jolina Petersheim
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Leora Ebersole sees the small plane crash in her Old Order Mennonite community, she has no idea it’s a foreshadowing of things to come. Once the young pilot, Moses Hughes, regains consciousness, they realize his instruments were destroyed by the same power outage that killed the electricity at the community store, where Englischers are stranded with dead cell phones and cars that won’t start...Categorized as:
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Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World by Sasha Fletcher
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"This emotionally resonant dystopian succeeds at turning the end of the world into a new beginning. " - Publishers Weekly. A love story set in a bad dream about America, concerning permanent debt, secret police, making dinner, and unpaid invoices—right up until the end of the world. It’s Brooklyn. It’s winter. It’s so cold outside you could execute billionaires in the street about it... -
Moderation by Elaine Castillo
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA bold and inventive novel about real romance in the virtual workplace—bringing Castillo's trademark wit and sharp cultural criticism to an irresistible story about the possible future of love. Girlie Delmundo is the greatest content moderator in the world, and despite the setbacks of financial crises, climate catastrophe, and a global pandemic, she’s going places: she’s getting a promotion... -
Twenty After Midnight by Daniel Galera
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA dark and masterful portrait of a generation in crisis, from one of the most exciting young voices in international literature. The world had been theirs in the late 90s: they were the young provocateurs behind a countercultural scene, digital bohemians creating a new future...Categorized as:
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After Dark by Jayne Cowie
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 23 ratings'An original, if unsettling, debut' The Sun'So timely, so relevant and so remarkably written, it's going to live with me for some time to come' John Marrs, #1 bestselling author of The OneWELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE WOMEN HOLD THE POWER. They dominate workplaces, public spaces and government. They are no longer afraid to cross a dark car park, catch the last train, or walk home alone... -
Are You Happy Now by Hanna Jameson
Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAt a New York City wedding, on a sweltering summer night, four people are trying to be happy. Yun has everything he ever wanted, but somehow it's never enough. Emory is finally making her mark, but feels the shame more than the success. Andrew is trying to be honest, but has lied to himself his whole life. Fin can't resist falling in love, but can't help wrecking it all either... -
Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWhite Lotus meets Kevin Wilson in this whip-smart social satire about a man who finds himself trapped on an island resort after the sun literally explodes, and suddenly must choose whether to save himself from the chaos, or help the fellow guests make it off the island alive…. Vacation Checklist: Pack swim trunks. Apply sunscreen...Categorized as:
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The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNewlyweds Asha and Cyrus build an app that replaces religious rituals and soon find themselves running one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm... -
Femlandia by Christina Dalcher
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be. Miranda Reynolds always thought she would rather die than live in Femlandia... -
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