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The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas
The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren’t much for conversation, and Celaena Sardothien wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s not there to chatter, she’s there to hone her craft as the world’s most feared killer for hire. When the quiet is shattered by forces who want to destroy the Silent Assassins, Celaena must find a way to stop them, or she’ll be lucky to leave the desert alive... -
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Goliath by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsAlek and Deryn are abroad the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But whose side is he really on? While on their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept secret. Two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl disguised as a guy...she has feelings for Alek... -
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![Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson]()
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsThe behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers. Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan , they hope to bring the war to a halt... -
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The Unbound by V.E. Schwab
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsImagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one...Categorized as:
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Foretold by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn the fourth Demon Trappers novel, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problems Now that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things. After their passionate kiss before the big battle in the cemetery, Beck is back to treating her like a little girl, as if nothing ever happened...Categorized as:
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Destiny by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratings** Book one, BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS and the Prequel, ETHAN, are currently available absolutely FREE! Grab them while they're on SALE! ** Note: DESTINY straddles the Young Adult/New Adult genre and is best suited for readers 16 years and up... -
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With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStanding up to Victor was only the beginning. Three weeks ago, Lola put her soul on the line to save her sister and stop an abusive blood mage from making himself a god. But while she managed to derail the worst of Victor’s plans, the rest of the world still sees her old master as the hero... -
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Water's Wrath by Elise Kova
Librarian turned sorcerer. Sorcerer turned hero. Hero turned puppet. The Solaris Empire found victory in the North and, at the cost of her heart and her innocence, Vhalla Yarl has earned her freedom. But the true fight is only beginning as the secret forces that have been lurking in the shadows, tugging at the strings of Vhalla’s fate, finally come to light... -
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Fire Falling by Elise Kova
Soldier… Sorcerer… Savior… Who is Vhalla Yarl? Vhalla Yarl marches to war as property of the Solaris Empire. The Emperor counts on her to bring victory, the Senate counts on her death, and the only thing Vhalla can count on is the fight of her life. As she grapples with the ghosts of her past, new challenges in the present threaten to shatter the remnants of her fragile sanity... -
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Forgiven by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsRiley has made a bargain with Heaven, and now they've come to collect. Lucifer's finest are ruling the streets and it seems that Armageddon might be even closer than Riley imagined. But with her soul and her heart in play it's all she can do to keep herself alive, let alone save the world...Categorized as:
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The Vision by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 40 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...Categorized as:
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![Zero Sum by B. Justin Shier]()
Zero Sum by B. Justin Shier
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy name is Dieter Resnick. I was planning to turn eighteen in May, but I don't think I'm gonna make it. I've just been drafted into a war. And this war isn't usual. It's kinda sorta fought with spells. Six months ago today, I was my high school's valedictorian. Now I'm Elliot College's newest combat-certified mage, and one of the few to survive a Talmax raid... -
![A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton]()
A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 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... -
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The Changelings by Elle Casey
WAR OF THE FAE is a 4-book, YA Contemporary Fantasy series, written for older teens and adults. Jayne Sparks, a potty-mouthed, rebellious seventeen-year-old and her best friend, shy and bookish Tony Green, have a pretty typical high school existence, until several seemingly unrelated incidents converge, causing a cascade of events that change their lives forever... -
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![Pushed by Corrine Jackson]()
Pushed by Corrine Jackson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe didn't know how far she'd go--until she was pushed.Remy O'Malley was just learning to harness her uncanny healing power when she discovered the other, darker half of her bloodline. Now she lives trapped between two worlds, uneasy among her fellow Healers--and relentlessly hunted by the Protectors... -
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Angel Fever by L.A. Weatherly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs half-angel Willow strives to save the world from her parasitic otherworldly kin, romance and tension heat up to a climactic finale. In the devastated remains of the world, millions of people live in "refugee" camps provided by the angels who have all but enslaved humanity...Categorized as:
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The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg returns to the enchanting world of The Paper Magician.Alvie Brechenmacher has arrived in London to begin her training in Polymaking—the magical discipline of bespelling plastic. Polymaking is the newest form of magic, and in a field where there is so much left to learn, every Polymaker dreams of making the next big discovery... -
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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...Categorized as:
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Darkness Breaks by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKayla made her choice and now she has to live with it. She stays with the Day Takers, hiding in the city, staking vampires. But fighting vampires as a human is difficult. Sylas constantly pressures Kayla to choose the life of a Day Taker. But until Kayla knows what Monarch is planning, she can’t make her choice. Plus there’s Aiden. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t stop thinking about him... -
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Toxic by Jus Accardo
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen a Six saved Kale's life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she'd lose the one thing she'd give anything to keep... And as if it's not enough Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet...Categorized as:
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The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThis arc of Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves... -
![A Break of Day by Bella Forrest]()
A Break of Day by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe greatly anticipated conclusion to Derek and Sofia's journey! Everything Sofia believed to be true has crumbled before her very eyes... In this explosive finale, secrets will be revealed, loyalties tested and trust broken... -
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Immortal City by Scott Speer
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsJackson Godspeed is the hottest young Angel in a city that revolves around idolizing Immortals like him. He grew up in the spotlight, and in less than a week, he'll become the youngest full-fledged Guardian ever. People around the world are lining up to pay for him to keep them safe... -
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Zero Sight by B. Justin Shier
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMeet Dieter Resnick. Dieter is the sole child of an abusive single father, a perennial schoolyard brawler, and Ted Binion High's number one academic prospect. Dieter is terrified of staying poor. He has few friends and is absolutely obsessed with earning a college scholarship. He's also a latent mage--one of the few humans left that can bend the manaflows to their will... -
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![Compel by Penelope Fletcher]()
Compel by Penelope Fletcher
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBook Two. Rae is falling into darkness. Grieving the death of her friend at the hand of dark magics, she is full of hate and vengeance. Tracking Devlin and his followers across demon territory, she is forced to turn to the local shifter pack for help. Tricked into rescuing the Pack Alpha’s daughters from the Temple, she learns there really is no place more dangerous than home... -
![Earth's End by Elise Kova]()
Earth's End by Elise Kova
A woman awoken in air, a soldier forged by fire, a weapon risen from blood. Vhalla Yarl has made it to the warfront in the North. Forged by blood and fire, she has steeled her heart for the final battle of the Solaris Empire’s conquest. The choices before Vhalla are no longer servitude or freedom, they are servitude or death...Categorized as:
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![Damned by Debbie Viguié]()
Damned by Debbie Viguié
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere is a fine line between love and sacrifice…. Antonio would do anything for his beloved fighting partner Jenn. He protects her, even suppresses his vampire cravings to be with her. Together, they defend humanity against the Cursed Ones. But tensions threaten to fracture their hunting team and his loyalty—his love—is called into question... -
![Moon Magic by Aimee Easterling, Sylvia Frost]()
Moon Magic by Aimee Easterling, Sylvia Frost
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStrap in and enjoy a rollicking ride through worlds of magic with six sizzling series starters from some of today’s hottest urban fantasy storytellers. Scratch the surface of the real world to find alchemy, were-creatures, and witches waiting! Prepare to fall in love with sexy alphas and the kickass heroines they live to chase...Categorized as:
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Ashes of Blood by Lela Grayce
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDo not serve drinks to a dragon mob boss. They bite. Zero stars.A century ago, rips in reality appeared all around the globe, allowing creatures from myth to surge into our world.Dragons.Shifters.Fae.Witches.All now walk the earth in an established hierarchy of power. At the bottom of that chain are mixed-species Mutts... like me. My abilities should be minimal... -
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Burn Bright by Bethany Frenette
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAudrey Whitticomb saved her entire city. Well, kind of. The superhero Morning Star (who just happens to be Audrey's mom) might have played a small part, and her sidekick, Leon—Audrey's sort-of boyfriend, who is gorgeous... and frustrating—maybe helped, too. But after two peaceful months, there is a vicious new threat in Minneapolis... -
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Academy of Vampire Heirs: Dhampirs 101 by Ginna Moran
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Vampire Uprising saved the world but ravaged humanity. Families were separated, covens created, and the back-world forgotten forever. Except by women like me. Born with a dhampir mutation, I’m neither human nor vampire. I’m the ultimate predator. If only I didn’t need a coven to survive...Categorized as:
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Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder
Hunted, Killed—Survived? As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomanical King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is also determined to find her sister and repair their estrangement... -
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Touched by Corrine Jackson
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsRemy O’Malley heals people with touch—but every injury she cures becomes her own. Living in a household with an abusive stepfather, she has healed untold numbers of broken bones, burns,and bruises. And then one night her stepfather goes too far. Being sent to live with her estranged father offers a clean start and she is eager to take it. Enter Asher Blackwell... -
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Ice Study by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThis is a short story about Yelena and Valek as they race to keep the powerful Ice Moon from a rogue magician... -
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![The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows]()
The Mirror King by Jodi Meadows
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWilhelmina has a hundred enemies. HER FRIENDS HAVE TURNED. After her identity is revealed during the Inundation, Princess Wilhelmina is kept prisoner by the Indigo Kingdom, with the Ospreys lost somewhere in the devastated city. When the Ospreys’ leader emerges at the worst possible moment, leaving Wil’s biggest ally on his deathbed, she must become Black Knife to set things right... -
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Thornhill by Kathleen Peacock
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMac can’t lose another friend. Even if he doesn’t want to be found. The ripple effect caused by Mac’s best friend Amy’s murder has driven Mac’s new love, Kyle, to leave Hemlock and disappear from her life forever. But Mac knows that Kyle plans to enroll in a rehabilitation camp, where he can live with other werewolves...Categorized as:
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Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh Wheaton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes Rest in Peace isn't an option... Kacie Ramsey sees ghosts—and it's ruining her life. Her mother left, her father blames her, and no matter how hard she tries, she can't keep the ghosts away. Now a new power has emerged. Nightly visions of grisly murders and a relentless predator draw her to the brink of insanity... -
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Impostor by Susanne Winnacker
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan Tessa pose as Madison . . . and stop a killer before it’s too late? Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she’s spent the last two years training with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI... -
![Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder]()
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honoured for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Territories, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos... -
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Impulse Control by Susan Bischoff
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn the world of the Talent Chronicles, kids born with supernatural powers are taken from their families and forced into government research facilities called State Schools. At one such school, a dangerous experiment has killed two young inmates and threatens others...Categorized as:
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House Immortal by Devon Monk
A hundred years ago, eleven powerful Houses claimed control of Earth’s resources, taking hold of everything from water, to air, to people’s freedom. They captured the twelve galvanized—indestructible, stitched together humans—and forced them to serve. Matilda Case is the rebel leader of House Brown, an underground organization that helps keep people hidden and free from the powerful Houses... -
![Dark Star by Bethany Frenette]()
Dark Star by Bethany Frenette
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAudrey Whitticomb has nothing to fear. Her mother is the superhero Morning Star, the most deadly crime-fighter in the Twin Cities, so it's hard for Audrey not to feel safe. That is, until she's lured into the sweet night air by something human and not human--something with talons and teeth, and a wide, scarlet smile. Now Audrey knows the truth: her mom doesn't fight crime at night... -
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Destiny Gift by Juliana Haygert
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThirty years in the future, a sinister New York City exists in permanent darkness. A student at the secured NYU, nineteen-year-old Nadine has visions of Victor Gianni, an imaginary guy she has real feelings for. Afraid of being truly insane, she explains the visions away as simple daydreams, but she can no longer deny them when she bumps into Victor in real life... -
![Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEvery other day, Kali D’Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She argues with her father. She’s human. And then every day in between . . . she’s something else entirely... -
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![Crash by Lisa McMann]()
Crash by Lisa McMann
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIf what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first of three books from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy. Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that... -
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The Stone Demon by Karen Mahoney
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter being tricked into opening the doorway to the Demon Realm by Aliette, the Wood Queen, Donna Underwood is faced with a terrible ultimatum from the newly released demon hordes. They demand that the alchemists deliver the Philosopher's Stone, or their reaper storm will plunge the world into a devastating modern-day Dark Age... -
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Retro Demonology by Jana Oliver
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA Demon Trapper’s bonus story. Before Riley Blackthorne can take on Grade Five demons, she has to trap her very first. Her debut solo trapping experience should be a breeze, just a harmless Grade One after all... -
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Revel by Maurissa Guibord
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThere’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map. Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders... -
![Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer]()
Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLife turned upside down for Maddy Montgomery when she found out she was half-Angel and was catapulted into the scene of flashbulbs, paparazzi, and the fervent adulation that comes with being in the celebrity Angel world. She's trying to juggle her ordinary life—high school, family, friends—with the intense demands of being in the public eye as heartthrob Angel Jackson Godspeed's girlfriend... -
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Power Study by Maria V. Snyder
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAri and Janco deal with a Sandseed Story Weaver and a cocky young soldier while Valek is off helping Yelena...
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