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The Darkness We Crave by Katie May
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMost people don't think about where they're going to be when the world ends. On the beach drinking margaritas? In the arms of a lover? How about in a shit-ass resort run by your shit-ass parents? I have always lived my life as the perfect daughter. At seventeen, I had no other option than to follow my parents' strict regiment... -
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The Genius by Elin Peer
With three degrees and the highest measured IQ in the Motherlands, Shelly Summers knows that she's socially awkward. It doesn't bother her since as the head engineer for Advanced Technologies she has little time for social interactions anyway... -
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![The Proxy by Christine Kelsey, Cassie James]()
The Proxy by Christine Kelsey, Cassie James
Meet the new Piper Hawthorne.The Thorns thought they knew where they stood with Piper’s replacement—but they weren’t prepared for this.Now, they’ll have to decide if they want to go all in, or if this is their chance to get rid of Piper’s replacement for good.Things are about to get weird...Categorized as:
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![Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner]()
Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness for their planet, and protect them from destruction. Some say Flynn’s a madman, others whisper about conspiracies. Nobody knows the truth... -
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![Fear Me Not by Sara Wolf]()
Fear Me Not by Sara Wolf
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe aliens crash-landed on Earth eleven years ago. And now, sixteen-year-old Victoria Hale feeds them. With her emotions. Victoria is an EVE - an Emotion Vesicle Engraft - and one of few humans who are genetically capable of producing emotions for the Gutters to feed on. She's doing it for the money - her sister Alisa needs a good doctor, and fast...Categorized as:
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![Rout of the Dem-Shyr by Raine Thomas]()
Rout of the Dem-Shyr by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTouted as the future ruler and savior of worlds, Ascendant KyrVawn is ready to put her growing power to good use. She intends to begin with her home planet of Alametria, where hints of corruption have infiltrated the highest levels of the palace. It’s a monumental task, but one she won’t undertake alone. By her side is her personal bodyguard and secret lover, Dem-Shyr TaeDane... -
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Wildcard by Marie Lu
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!Return to the immersive, action-packed world of Warcross in this thrilling sequel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie LuEmika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive... -
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The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis stunning YA debut is a timely and heartfelt speculative narrative about healing, faith, and freedom.Seventeen-year-old Marisol has always dreamed of being American, learning what Americans and the US are like from television and Mrs. Rosen, an elderly expat who had employed Marisol's mother as a maid...Categorized as:
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![The Hunt by Stacey Kade]()
The Hunt by Stacey Kade
Ariane Tucker has finally escaped GTX, the research facility that created her. While on the run, Zane Bradshaw is the only person she can trust. He knows who-and what-she is and still wants to be part of her life. But accepting Zane's help means putting him in danger. Dr. Jacobs, head of GTX, is not the only one hunting for Ariane... -
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![The Champion of Barésh by Susan Grant]()
The Champion of Barésh by Susan Grant
RITA-winner Susan Grant is back with an all-new, stand-alone tale of two improbable lovers, their daring secret, and the gamble destined to alter the course of their worlds forever. A desperate woman in need of a miracle—A bad-boy prince in need of redemption She was playing with fire... Jemm Aves battles to keep her dreams alive on a dead-end world...Categorized as:
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![Shattered Veil by Tracy Banghart]()
Shattered Veil by Tracy Banghart
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen everything that defines you is stripped away, who do you become? War has come to Atalanta, infecting its quiet villages and lush woodlands, igniting whispered worries in its glittering capital. All across the dominion, young men are being Selected for Military and sent to the front lines...and eighteen-year-old Aris Haan's childhood sweetheart is one of them...Categorized as:
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![Hover by Melissa West]()
Hover by Melissa West
On Earth, seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander was taught to never peek, but if she hopes to survive life on her new planet, Loge, her eyes must never shut. Because Zeus will do anything to save the Ancients from their dying planet, and he has a plan. Thousands of humans crossed over to Loge after a poisonous neurotoxin released into Earth's atmosphere, nearly killing them... -
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Fire Country by David Estes
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn a changed world where the sky bleeds red, winter is hotter than hell and full of sandstorms, and summer's even hotter with raging fires that roam the desert-like country, the Heaters manage to survive, barely. Due to toxic air, life expectancies are so low the only way the tribe can survive is by forcing women to procreate when they turn sixteen and every three years thereafter...Categorized as:
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![Traitor's Mandate by Kelly St. Clare]()
Traitor's Mandate by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe dreams I once had as a soldier fade to nothing, insignificant as the last battle for Earth looms darker each day.Whatever makes my mind unique could provide our rebellion with an army large enough to crush the Mandate and the other group circling in for the kill.If I can hold on.Because I’m dangerous—a bomb that could detonate and kill my friends and the man I love at any moment... -
![Shadows Have Gone by Lissa Bryan]()
Shadows Have Gone by Lissa Bryan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCarly Daniels knows what it is to suffer loss. She knows what it is to sacrifice. In the two years since a pandemic virus—known only as the Infection—decimated humanity, she’s made choices she never could have imagined. She’s condoned violence in the name of peace and done the unthinkable in the name of mercy...Categorized as:
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![No Light by Devi Mara]()
No Light by Devi Mara
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAlternative Cover Edition ASIN B00HJ695KO "Name?" he demanded. "Sarah Mackenzie." She swallowed hard. She would be like the ones who had fallen, her remains something to be cleaned from the floor. "Age?" She tried not to tense when he brought his face to her neck and inhaled deeply. "Twenty-two." The lie tried to stick in her throat. He pulled back and gave her a dark look...Categorized as:
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![The Dust of Kaku by Julia Huni]()
The Dust of Kaku by Julia Huni
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey say you can never go home. But, you can clean it.Triana Moore, maintenance bot technician on Station Kelly-Kornienko, prefers life in orbit where the air is purified, the commute is short, and nature doesn’t get all over you. But when a minor infraction gets her sent to remedial training dirtside, she doesn’t complain... -
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Missing Pieces by Meredith Tate
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour family is the most important part of your life. Your families are the people you love, and love is what separates us from scoundrels and criminals. It maintains order. Your parents, your sibling, and your Partner, are the ones you love. There should never, ever, be anyone else who comes close to that bond. You have only one best friend, and that is the person you’ll be marrying someday...Categorized as:
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Life by Rebecca Belliston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe economy crashed, the country is floundering, and Carrie Ashworth struggles to keep her brother and sister alive. She has two jobs in her newly-formed, newly-outlawed clan: grow crops to feed thirty-six people and maintain contact with Oliver Simmons, their local patrolman. Carrie's life is almost content when Greg Pierce shows up. A man with the ambition to help them survive...Categorized as:
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Imminent Danger: And How to Fly Straight Into It by Michelle Proulx
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: This is not the most current edition. To check out the new, updated version of Imminent Danger, you want the edition with the purple cover that was published in 2015. Sorry for the confusion, and happy reading! High school junior Eris Miller thinks she's having a bad day when her roommate's boyfriend catches her stepping out of the shower wearing nothing but a towel... -
![The Royals by J.C. Andrijeski]()
The Royals by J.C. Andrijeski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife as a slave in the Royal House of the Nirreth isn’t quite what 19-year-old Jet imagined when she grew up in the human skag pits outside Vancouver...Categorized as:
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![Return to Me by James Oliver French]()
Return to Me by James Oliver French
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat would you do if the man you loved vanished without a trace? Kyle and Todd meet at a party in their freshman year at college. They fall in lust at first sight, then deep in love. In spite of Kyle’s melancholy past, their future together looks bright. Then Kyle disappears, leaving Todd heartbroken and alone, and their dreams in ruins... -
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Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhat if there was an app that told you what song to listen to, what coffee to order, who to date, even what to do with your life—an app that could ensure your complete and utter happiness? What if you never had to fail or make a wrong choice?What if you never had to fall?Fast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most...Categorized as:
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![The Selection by Jayne Faith, Christine Castle]()
The Selection by Jayne Faith, Christine Castle
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwice a year, the alien Lord Toric demands a selection of human women between the ages of 18 and 20 to compete in the Tournament of the Offered for a place in his harem. Maya must get through just one more selection and then she can marry the man of her dreams...Categorized as:
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![What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy]()
What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAction-packed and wildly funny, this near-future sci-fi features three teens on an inter-dimensional mission to save the world.Rosa and Eddie are among hundreds of teens applying to NASA’s mysterious Multi-World Agency. After rounds of crazy-competitive testing they are appointed to Team 3, along with an alternate, just in case Eddie screws up (as everyone expects he will)...Categorized as:
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![Amid Stars and Darkness by Chani Lynn Feener]()
Amid Stars and Darkness by Chani Lynn Feener
Delaney’s entire world is thrown into chaos after she is mistaken for Lissa Olena, an alien princess hiding out on Earth in order to escape an arranged marriage.Kidnapped by the princess’s head bodyguard, Ruckus, and imprisoned in an alien palace, Delaney is forced to impersonate the princess until Olena can be found...Categorized as:
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![Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh]()
Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsEAST ASIA, 2199. After a great war, the East Pacific is in ruins. In brutal Neo Seoul, where status comes from success in combat, ex-gang member Lee Jaewon is a talented pilot rising in the academy's ranks. Abandoned as a child in the slums of Old Seoul by his rebel father, Jaewon desires only to escape his past... -
![Athena's Ashes by Jamie Grey]()
Athena's Ashes by Jamie Grey
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s Renna’s biggest job yet – convincing MYTH leadership that she’s put away her lock picks and is ready to save the galaxy, despite the dangerous implant in her brain. But with the Athena on the run, she’s working solo and facing her most ruthless enemy, the traitor Pallas, who’ll go to any lengths to destroy the MYTH organization...Categorized as:
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![Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole]()
Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole
When technology stopped working, the world as they knew it ended. In a secluded cabin, John and his loved ones have survived. He should feel grateful. But his family is in his face 24/7, he has to watch his best friend, Arden, and brother, Gabriel, flaunt their love, and as a techie in a Luddite world he’s pretty much useless. The cabin is brimming with people, but he feels utterly alone... -
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Collide by Melissa West
Military legacy Ari Alexander has survived alien spies, WWIV, and a changing world order. But when the new leader of Earth uses Jackson—the only boy she's ever let herself care about—to get to her, Ari has no choice but to surrender. To free Jackson, she agrees to travel to the national bases to train others to fight. What she discovers is a land riddled with dying people... -
![The Replacement by Christine Kelsey, Cassie James]()
The Replacement by Christine Kelsey, Cassie James
Piper Hawthorne just walked through the front doors of Rosewood Academy.The problem?Piper Hawthorne was supposed to be dead.She was one of Rosewood Academy’s most beloved students until a post-prom accident took her life. Now, with the help of an eccentric tech entrepreneur, her parents have managed to bring her back.A version of her, anyway...Categorized as:
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![Starflight by Melissa Landers]()
Starflight by Melissa Landers
Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles...Categorized as:
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![Karac by T.J. Yelden]()
Karac by T.J. Yelden
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOne phone call was all it took to turn Ashley’s world upside down. Aliens from outer space? Check. Government deal to mandate women sign up for alien courtship? Check. A woman willing to allow someone else to dictate her life? No way in hell. Screw the government. Screw the aliens. She makes her own decisions on how her future plays out...Categorized as:
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![Gravity by Melissa West]()
Gravity by Melissa West
In the future, only one rule will matter: Don’t. Ever. Peek. Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die... -
![The Academy by Emmaline Andrews, Evangeline Anderson]()
The Academy by Emmaline Andrews, Evangeline Anderson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe Academy Where things are not always as they seem… My name is Kris Jameson and I’m a student at the Royal Academy. I’m at the top of all my classes, what they call a “model student.” There’s only one problem—the Academy is an all boys school and I’m a girl. It started as a prank when I took my brother’s place...Categorized as:
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![Uglies by Scott Westerfeld]()
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that? Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time...Categorized as:
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![All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin]()
All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine...Categorized as:
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![Acorna's People by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough]()
Acorna's People by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFilled with adventure and wonder, Acorna's Peoplecontinues the enthralling saga of Acorna, the beautiful, brave, and kindhearted creature known as the Unicorn Girl."Welcome Home, Linyaari Child!"With the help of her "uncles" and the thousands of humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her true people, the peaceful, telepathic Linyaari... -
![Acorna's Quest by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough]()
Acorna's Quest by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
This follow-up to Anne McCaffrey's bestselling Acorna trails the unicorn girl across the galaxy as she searches for her mysterious home and lost people...Categorized as:
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![Famished by Lauren Hammond]()
Famished by Lauren Hammond
Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThere is no United States. There is no world. An asteroid has destroyed what the human race knew as earth and The Great Famine has wiped out most of the surviving human population. For the few remaining survivors, food is scarce--precious--a luxury. A luxury that most humans can’t find. Seventeen-year-old Georgina Carver is fortunate. She’s survived the destruction... -
![This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey]()
This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 33 ratings“A fantastically smart, funny, and thoughtful thriller.”—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a StarThe year is 1998: Titanic just won six Oscars, boy bands are dominating MTV’s airwaves, and like any other teenager Jess Flynn is just trying to survive high school...Categorized as:
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![To The Highest Bidder by Caitlin Ricci]()
To The Highest Bidder by Caitlin Ricci
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Intergalactic Star Pilot Academy has accepted Thierry Leroux into the elite class of sky year 2231. But the academy comes with a hefty price tag, and there's no way he, a poor Sythe orphan, has the credits the academy requires. Thierry’s brother, Corbin, a high-class companion, suggests Thierry sell his virginity for the cost of tuition...
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