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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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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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![Invidious by Bianca Scardoni]()
Invidious by Bianca Scardoni
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 31 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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![Galdoni Book Two: Into the Fire by Cheree Alsop]()
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... -
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![Shadowland by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot]()
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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![Fearless by Tracey Ward]()
Fearless by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOut Now! My name is Nick Carver and I have a superpower. Be jealous. Be very, very jealous. I've only begun to touch the edges of the power lying coiled inside of me. No one knows what I'm capable of. Of how far I can go, least of all me. That should scare me but it doesn't because let's be honest, nothing does. Not even the fact that I'm dying. Again...Categorized as:
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The Guardians: Book Two in the MORE Trilogy by T.M. Franklin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAva’s life is . . . complicated. After all, it’s not every day a girl learns she’s not entirely human, or unlocks hidden powers strong enough to make even the First Race sit up and take notice. After surviving an attempted kidnapping and standing up to the Race’s Ruling Council, Ava Michaels returns to college and what she hopes is a normal life...Categorized as:
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Court of Nightfall by Karpov Kinrade
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsYou think you know what is right and what is wrong? Then tell me if this man should die. He is my enemy. He is to be my end. He is the one I love. I have spent my life in shades of grey. I have died and returned to a world of color. I have fought an Angel and lived. I have kissed the Prince of Ravens. I have faced the Lord of Night and made him kneel... -
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Grounded by G.P. Ching
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFaith kept me plain. Science made me complicated. Book 1 in the Grounded Trilogy My name is Lydia Troyer. Growing up in Hemlock Hollow, my life has always been simple. Things in my community haven’t changed much in over three hundred years, since the time my Amish ancestors came to what is now the Green Republic...Categorized as:
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![The Enlightened by Dima Zales]()
The Enlightened by Dima Zales
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling author comes the exciting continuation of the Mind Dimensions series Kidnapped. Consciousness expanded. And that was just the start of my day. I always thought I was a nice enough guy. The kind who’d never want to commit murder. Turns out I simply lacked incentive. Some crimes can never be forgiven...Categorized as:
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Absolution by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour teenagers with superpowers. Some friendly competition. A first love. And a dangerous organization that will stop at nothing to destroy them all. After surviving a danger-filled trip to Peru, Russ Becker looked forward to a laid-back summer spending time with his new love, Nadia. But plans go awry when he and his friends are invited by the Praetorian Guard to the event of the season...Categorized as:
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Mind Dimensions by Dima Zales
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first 3 books in the Mind Dimensions series from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with a combined total of 150+ 5-star reviews The Thought Readers (Mind Dimensions Book 1) Darren's had it easy his whole life. Finishing Harvard at eighteen, a lucrative job on Wall Street at twenty-one—all things are possible when you can cheat by stepping outside time...Categorized as:
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![Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs]()
Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsKenna is tired of being "normal". The only thing special about her is that she isn't special at all. Which is frustrating in a world of absolutes. Villains, like the one who killed her father, are bad. Heroes, like her mother and best friend, are good. And Kenna, unlike everyone else around her, is completely ordinary— which she hates...Categorized as:
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Breaking Through by D. Nichole King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo years after her brother Nate died during a Navy operation, aquator Nautia Olson’s nightmares began, and her ability to manipulate water became erratic. Anger, fear, joy, desire—they all trigger disaster. Now, the Navy wants her for a top-secret mission, but Captain Riley Barton has his reservations. He’s read her file. He knows the damage she’s capable of, and yet— She’s powerful...Categorized as:
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![Found by Stacey Wallace Benefiel]()
Found by Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the author of the Zellie Wells trilogy comes FOUND (Penny Black #1)the first book in a whole new NA trilogy set in the Society world. Discover what happened to Zellie, Avery, Melody, and Ben! And meet Penny Black, a girl with a past that can see the future. Penny Black hasn’t had it easy...Categorized as:
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The Thought Pushers by Dima Zales
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling author comes the highly anticipated sequel to The Thought Readers What am I? Who killed my family? Why? I need to get some answers before the Russian mob succeeds in killing me. That is, if my own friends don’t kill me first...Categorized as:
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Feral Wolf by Terra Wolf, Amelia Jade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unmated shifter can expect to lose control to their animal side by the time they hit 35. Most end up crazy. Some end up dead. 34 year old Chase Hewitt is ready to settle down and find his mate. He's done with the unknowns and the lonely women at the bar who throw themselves at his buff, masculine form. Unfortunately, Moonlight Canyon has not yet seen fit to show him a real woman...Categorized as:
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More by T.M. Franklin
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAva Michaels used to think she was special. As a child, she fantasized about having magical powers . . . making things happen. But Ava grew up and eventually accepted the fact that her childish dreams were just that, and maybe a normal life wasn't so bad after all... -
![Sparked by Lily Cahill]()
Sparked by Lily Cahill
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIndependence Falls, Colorado. 1954. It was the start of a perfect summer—until the fog rolled in and changed everything. Now these heroes will explore their newfound abilities … and each other. Clayton Briggs has always had it easy. The pampered second son of the prestigious Briggs clan, Clayton's back in Independence Falls poised to take over the family business...Categorized as:
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Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsWhat do you do when your knight in shining armor lives, literally, in a different world? Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Betarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives among the romantic hills with their archaelogist parents... -
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Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBells Broussard thought he had it made when his superpowers manifested early. Being a shapeshifter is awesome. He can change his hair whenever he wants, and if putting on a binder for the day is too much, he’s got it covered. But that was before he became the country’s most-wanted villain...Categorized as:
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Edgewood by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom bestselling author Karen McQuestion—a brand new, spellbinding novel. The night Russ Becker witnesses a strange astronomical event, his world changes forever. Before long Russ discovers he's developed incredible superpowers, and he’s not the only one...Categorized as:
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Spectra: A Cynical Superhero by Amy Sumida
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAliens, Mutants, Mythical Creatures, and Magic merge in this fresh take on female superheroes. They think she's a superhero. She thinks they're delusional. I thought I knew who I was; translator for the President of the United States, adopted daughter of a dryad, and a supernatural with the ability to manipulate reality through colors...Categorized as:
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![The Mermaid's Journey by Kellie McAllen]()
The Mermaid's Journey by Kellie McAllen
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA runaway mermaid, four sexy, potential mates vying to claim her, and a destiny divided between two worlds. After escaping the curse that bound all mermaids to the sea and meeting four, sexy potential human mates, Coral longs to explore their world and live as a human... -
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Wearing the Cape by Marion G. Harmon
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO? Hope did, but she grew out of it. Which made her superhuman breakthrough in the Ashland Bombing, just before starting her freshman year at the University of Chicago, more than a little ironic. And now she has some decisions to make...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguié]()
Kiss of Night by Debbie Viguié
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCenturies ago, Raphael was a blasphemous knight who fought in the Crusades purely for his own mercenary benefit, and to satisfy his taste for killing. Now, condemned for his evil passions and hypocrisy, he wanders the earth a vampire, cursed with first-hand knowledge of the supernatural world he once denied existed...Categorized as:
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![Cipher by Aileen Erin]()
Cipher by Aileen Erin
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the not-too-distant future, the color of your helix tattoo shows exactly how your DNA was modified—green for super-smart scientists, black for pumped-up warriors, white for the immortal Seligo—but Cipher’s red helix is a death sentence. It’s a sign of unstable DNA, which is probably the reason she can manipulate electricity...Categorized as:
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![The Thought Readers by Dima Zales]()
The Thought Readers by Dima Zales
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA new series about mind readers from USA Today bestselling authors... Everyone thinks I’m a genius. Everyone is wrong. Sure, I finished Harvard at eighteen and now make crazy money at a hedge fund. But that’s not because I’m unusually smart or hard-working. It’s because I cheat. You see, I have a unique ability...Categorized as:
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Rook by J.C. Andrijeski
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an updated cover edition of B004TXR6FG. Like most humans, Allie's spent her life distancing herself from Seers, a race of human-like beings discovered on Earth in the early 1900s. That changes after catching her boyfriend in the arms of a hot band groupie, and Allie goes from San Francisco artist slacker to the girl wearing the GPS anklet in about sixteen seconds...Categorized as:
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![The Outside by Laura Bickle]()
The Outside by Laura Bickle
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOne girl. One road. One chance to save what remains… After a plague of vampires is unleashed in the world, Katie is kicked out of her Amish community for her refusal to adhere to the new rules of survival. Now in exile, she enters an outside world of unspeakable violence with only her two “English” friends and a horse by her side...Categorized as:
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Transparent by Natalie Whipple
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsPlenty of teenagers feel invisible. Fiona McClean actually is. An invisible girl is a priceless weapon. Fiona’s own father has been forcing her to do his dirty work for years—everything from spying on people to stealing cars to breaking into bank vaults. After sixteen years, Fiona’s had enough...Categorized as:
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![The Time Stopper by Dima Zales]()
The Time Stopper by Dima Zales
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling author comes a novelette in the Mind Dimensions series. This short story does not require you to have read the other books in the series. I can stop time, but I can’t change anything. I can access memories, but not far enough. My name is Mira, and my life is about finding the Russian mobster who killed my family...Categorized as:
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![Reaping Angels by Laura Thalassa]()
Reaping Angels by Laura Thalassa
There are few things superhero Angel wants in life. World peace. Unlimited chocolate banana milkshakes. Spandex outfits with pockets. What she doesn’t want is the attention of the Executioner, a supervillain who kills with his touch. But the moment she survives a caress—and a kiss—at the mercy of his lethal skin, Angel realizes her problems just got a whole lot bigger...Categorized as:
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The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsKatie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the “Outside” abound. Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a rule: No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in... -
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These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker, Kelly Zekas
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEngland, 1882. Evelyn is bored with society and its expectations. So when her beloved sister, Rose, mysteriously vanishes, she ignores her parents and travels to London to find her, accompanied by the dashing Mr. Kent. But they’re not the only ones looking for Rose. The reclusive, young gentleman Sebastian Braddock is also searching for her, claiming that both sisters have special healing powers... -
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Imitation by Heather Hildenbrand
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEveryone is exactly like me. There is no one like me. Ven wrestles with these contradicting truths every day. A clone of wealthy eighteen-year-old Raven Rogen, Ven knows everything about the girl she was created to serve: the clothes she wears, the boys she loves, the friends she loves to hate. Yet she’s never met the Authentic Raven face-to-face...Categorized as:
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The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA teenage girl is transformed into a reluctant superhero and must balance her old life with the dark secret of who she has become. Prima ballerina Anthem Fleet is closely guarded by her parents in their penthouse apartment. But when she meets the handsome Gavin at a party on the wrong side of town, she is immediately drawn into his dangerous world...Categorized as:
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