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The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Who is the Hero of Ages? To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness—the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists—is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed... -
![The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson]()
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Vin, the street urchin who has grown into the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and Elend Venture, the idealistic young nobleman who loves her, must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire. Three separate armies attack. As the siege tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope...Categorized as:
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![Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros]()
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust... -
![Heir by Sabaa Tahir]()
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning author Sabaa Tahir about love, legacy, and vengeance.An orphan.An outcast.A prince.And a killer who will bring an empire to its knees.Growing up in the Kegari slums, AIZ has seen her share of suffering...Categorized as:
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![Flamefall by Rosaria Munda]()
Flamefall by Rosaria Munda
Revolutionary flames ignite around Annie, Lee, and a brand new POV character in the second book of the Fireborne trilogy.After fleeing the revolution and settling into the craggy cliffs of New Pythos, the Dragonlords are eager to punish their usurpers--and reclaim their city. Their first order of business was destroying the Callipolan food supply. Now they're coming for the Dragonriders...Categorized as:
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![The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy by Speechwriter]()
The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy by Speechwriter
The night that Harry and Dumbledore return from the cave, the Death Eaters are delayed from reaching the top of the Astronomy Tower for one more minute. Draco Malfoy lowers his wand...Categorized as:
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![These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi]()
These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this breathtaking sequel to This Woven Kingdom is from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series and is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi...Categorized as:
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![Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer]()
Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer
New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer continues her electrifying series with more intrigue, romance, and heart-stopping adventure.The kingdom of Kandala narrowly avoided catastrophe, but the embers of revolution still simmer. While King Harristan seeks a new way to lead, Tessa and Prince Corrick attempt to foster unity between rebels and royals... -
![The Wicked Prince by Celeste Baxendell]()
The Wicked Prince by Celeste Baxendell
A righteous outlaw. A wicked tyrant. A marriage to save their crumbling kingdom. As regent, Prince John has a never-ending list of problems, including his brother’s expensive war and his subjects’ utter hatred of him. But the biggest thorn in his side? The outlaw Robin Hood... -
![The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig]()
The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig
This is the story of Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king, grappling with a pantheon of gods with questionable agendas as she fights for agency and true love in her own life as the goddaughter of none other than Death himself. All gifts come with a price. Hazel Trépas has always known she wasn’t like the rest of her siblings... -
![The Midnight Blizzard: A Cinderella Retelling (The Christmas Chronicles) by Mary Mecham]()
The Midnight Blizzard: A Cinderella Retelling (The Christmas Chronicles) by Mary Mecham
An ice slipper wasn’t the only thing left behind at midnight… Noelle Frost only has one chance to reclaim the inheritance stolen from her after her father’s death. With her stepfamily plotting to win the prince’s heart during his bride competition to secure their own power, Noelle must infiltrate the royal ball to confront her stepmother and reclaim her birthright before time runs out...Categorized as:
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![Exiles by Jaye L. Knight]()
Exiles by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExiled after their defeat in Samara, the Resistance struggles to find allies in their quest to restore King Balen to his throne and put an end to the emperor’s tyranny. When the crete people refuse to lend their aid, Balen leads a group to Dorland to reason with them and win their support...Categorized as:
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![Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer]()
Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer
Left for dead, but desperate to survive . . . they have one last chance to save their kingdom.Prince Corrick is out of options. Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, he’s desperate to reunite with Tessa, but will need to ally with the rebel leader Lochlan, who until now wished him dead. An unlikely but deadly pair, Corrick and Lochlan must plot their next moves carefully...Categorized as:
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![A Crimson Frost by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
A Crimson Frost by Marcia Lynn McClure
Beloved of her father, King Dacian, and adored by her people, the Scarlet Princess Monet endeavored to serve her kingdom well—for the people of the Kingdom of Karvana were good, and worthy of service. Long Monet had known that even her marriage would serve her people. Her husband would be chosen for her—for this was the way of royal existence...Categorized as:
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![Basara, Vol. 22 by Yumi Tamura]()
Basara, Vol. 22 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs war breaks out in Kyoto, Taro races to warn Sarasa about Project Pomegranate, a secret plan launched by Hagiwara. But a traitor has betrayed Taro to the Yaro-Gumi, Kyoto's feared elite police force...Categorized as:
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Basara, Vol. 20 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA curfew law has been passed in Kyoto to suppress the rebellion. Sarasa's ally Ageha seeks to destroy King Ukon's senior officials, while Asagi, the real Blue King, gains Sasara's trust and leads a daring asssault...Categorized as:
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![Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 25 by Sorata Akizuki, Sorata Akiduki]()
Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 25 by Sorata Akizuki, Sorata Akiduki
Shirayuki and company track Kageya and Ryu to their supposed whereabouts, but all they find is an empty house and signs of a scuffle... -
![Callie and the Pumpkin Seed by Sarah Beran]()
Callie and the Pumpkin Seed by Sarah Beran
She’s a baker struggling to support her stepfamily. He’s a prince running from the biggest decision of his life. Can their friendship result in something sweet, or is it a recipe for disaster?Calliope Cendrillon wants nothing more than for her bakery, “Sweet Pea’s Pumpkin Perfections,” to start turning a profit...Categorized as:
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![Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 26 by Sorata Akiduki, Sorata Akizuki]()
Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 26 by Sorata Akiduki, Sorata Akizuki
The remaining villains loyal to Toka Bergat have been exposed and dealt with, and Shirayuki and company have at last received permission from Lord Eisetsu to spread the light-bringing phostyrias plant... -
![The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller]()
The Darkness Within Us by Tricia Levenseller
Chrysantha Stathos has won.By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has gathered important secrets, earned her father’s constant care, and become a wealthy duchess—all by age nineteen. Now, she is only one elderly, dying duke away from having all the freedom, money, and safety she’s ever wanted.Or so she thought... -
![Into the Woods: A Mad World Novel by Hannah McBride]()
Into the Woods: A Mad World Novel by Hannah McBride
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI became BexAfter being abandoned in my darkest hour by the boy I thought I loved, I tried to rebuild my life. When that didn’t work, I did what any other sane girl would do—moved to the other side of the world. I’ll always be his BeccaWhen Court Woods shows up in Paris, all bets are off... -
![Skyhunter by Marie Lu]()
Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn a world broken by war, a team of young warriors is willing to sacrifice everything to save what they love.The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death—transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara...Categorized as:
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![With These Last Breaths by Vanessa Rasanen]()
With These Last Breaths by Vanessa Rasanen
Every journey must end... one way or another.And in Declan's experience, that usually means death.Death of his enemies. Death of his friends.Their one hope of surviving is in the hands of a man he wants to see suffer... even if it means letting the darkness within take over.But even if he retrieves the dagger, he could still lose everything.He could still lose her...Categorized as:
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![Of Glass and Glamour by Chanda Hahn]()
Of Glass and Glamour by Chanda Hahn
Born under a hunter’s moon, abandoned as a child, I was raised to be a powerful sorceress—okay, a mediocre sorceress. All right, I’m good at glamour and can make things sparkle, if my spells don’t backfire. It was foretold long ago that I was a child of prophecy that would unite the fae and humans of Candor. The only problem, no one told me, and now the king wants me dead... -
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![Love At First Lance by Gryffin Murphy]()
Love At First Lance by Gryffin Murphy
An innocent was about to be sentenced to death!(Actually, marriage, but that mattered very little, as the two words were synonymous for the princess.)Every year, the seasonal kingdoms in the realm of Lore gather together for a tournament of whimsical games. The winner’s reward? The marriage to a member of the hosting court... -
![A Circus of Ink by Lauren Palphreyman]()
A Circus of Ink by Lauren Palphreyman
In a world where stories are forbidden, Elle has a dangerous power: Creation. That's why tattooed soldier Jay is sent by the gods to kill her.But when Elle is faced with the monster sent to deliver her Ending, she catches the glimmer of curiosity in his eyes—an emotion so unusual in his kind... -
![Hidden Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis]()
Hidden Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
With Prince Henrick dead, a foreign army in league with the king, and the palace taken, Reid must find a way to right the wrongs for the people of Marsden.Reid never expected to find love, friendship, or her mother in the kingdom of Axian. She also never expected to become a leader for her people...Categorized as:
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![Lily of the Desert by Shari L. Tapscott]()
Lily of the Desert by Shari L. Tapscott
Avery swore he would return, but one question haunts Lucia's every waking moment: Can anyone truly trust the word of a pirate? A spring cloaked in mystery and lore bubbles deep in the heart of Elrija’s high mountain desert. It’s a fountain of healing water, a natural concoction of minerals and magic, and on it grows the fabled lily of the desert—a flower rumored to carry the cure for old age...Categorized as:
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![Once I Knew by Victoria Lynn]()
Once I Knew by Victoria Lynn
Violet lives her quiet little life in her sleepy village. Trying to remain as dead to the politics that are threatening their world as possible. She follows the rules, stays out of trouble and does her best to remain out of sight of the dreaded and overbearing Kingsmen. With the new regent on the throne, the country has been thrown into a turmoil...Categorized as:
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![Water Spell by Lizzy Ford]()
Water Spell by Lizzy Ford
A water mage and the protector she never wanted. Rare water mage Sela is given no time to mourn the loss of her longtime protector and father figure before she’s faced with the one man standing in the way of her freedom: her new guardian, mage-warrior Tieran. An Inlander with no honor, Tieran is loyal to no man, priest, king or god...Categorized as:
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![Powerless by Lauren Roberts]()
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward...Categorized as:
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![Riftborne by Parker Lennox, Bree Grenwich]()
Riftborne by Parker Lennox, Bree Grenwich
He was striking in a cold-blooded kind of way, like his beauty was tinged with poison. Unassuming, alluring even.I brought my eyes up to meet his."Fia Riftborne?" The words dripped from his lips like blood from a dagger.Twenty years after a rebellion branded her an outcast, Fia Riftborne navigates a city rife with prejudice so deep, it's often deadly...Categorized as:
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![Endurance by Zaya Feli]()
Endurance by Zaya Feli
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith their victory short-lived and enemies lurking around every corner, odds are stacking against Ren in his attempt to recover the throne of Frayne. Ren, Anik, and a handful of inexperienced soldiers are sent to Fort Endurance, Frayne's highest security prison... -
![The Calling by L.C. Pye]()
The Calling by L.C. Pye
Answering the calling may be the last thing she does.For thirty years, the people of Landore have been segregated by the five callings, living in disunity and isolation.But for 18-year-old Talia Caffrey choosing one of the five is her hope at finding a place in a society that has rejected her. When her best friend, Jules, is kidnapped on the eve of her calling ceremony, everything changes...Categorized as:
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![Lie by Natalia Jaster]()
Lie by Natalia Jaster
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time, there lived a liar... In the Kingdom of Autumn, Aspen is a girl of the trees. She’s a girl who knows her way around a falsehood. She’s the artful liar who steals from the Crown. Once upon a time, there lived a knight... In the shadows of a castle, Aire is a man of the wind. He’s a man who sees through Aspen’s treachery. He’s the relentless knight who pursues her...Categorized as:
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![Bound to the Elvin King by Lisa Kumar]()
Bound to the Elvin King by Lisa Kumar
After countless millennia as the King of Eria, Talion thought he’d experienced all life had to offer. That is, until Maggie entered his land. The beautiful human whirlwind refreshes his spirit, while all too often trying his patience. Though he desires nothing more than to claim her as his bond mate and queen, his secrets could drive them apart or even end their lives... -
![An Alchemist's Vow by Helen Scheuerer]()
An Alchemist's Vow by Helen Scheuerer
Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Shelby Mahurin and Tricia Levenseller, An Alchemist’s Vow is the FREE prequel novella to Helen Scheuerer’s next binge-worthy romantic fantasy series.With her death carved into a magic fate stone, Althea Zoltaire has always longed for one thing: to become a legendary warrior...Categorized as:
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![The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea by Melanie Cellier]()
The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea by Melanie Cellier
One dark and stormy night, lost and alone, Alyssa finds herself knocking on the door of a castle. After a lifetime spent in the deep forest, Alyssa has no idea what to expect on the other side. What she finds is two unruly young princesses and one very handsome prince. When Alyssa accepts the job of Princess Companion she knows her life will change... -
![An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker]()
An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker
When Lady Katherine's father is killed for being an illegally practicing Catholic, she discovers treason wasn't the only secret he's been hiding: he was also involved in a murder plot against the reigning Queen Elizabeth I. With nothing left to lose, Katherine disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to fulfill her father's mission, and to take it one step further--kill the queen herself...Categorized as:
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![Sherwood by Meagan Spooner]()
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFans of Danielle Paige, Marissa Meyer, and Alex Flinn will devour New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner’s next fierce fairy tale-inspired story, which Illuminae author Amie Kaufman calls “a kick-***, gender-flipped feminist retelling.”Robin of Locksley is dead...Categorized as:
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![The Princess Trials by Cordelia K. Castel]()
The Princess Trials by Cordelia K. Castel
Thirty young women. A handsome prince. A battle to the deathWater is scarce. Deserts have taken over the land. Nuclear war has devastated humanity. Humans live in walled super cities to keep out the irradiated. The land that was formerly known as America is divided into kingdoms ruled by royal elites...Categorized as:
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![The Queen of Aessarion by Astrid Jane Ray]()
The Queen of Aessarion by Astrid Jane Ray
In a world of ancient gods, myths and legends…Princess Isydoris of Atriya leads a very sheltered and privileged life under the patronage of her father, King Leafer. The wise king would do anything to protect his daughter, but he is no match for a powerful ruler from a faraway empire who suddenly comes to claim Isydoris as his future bride...Categorized as:
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![Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita]()
Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita
What if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince?Following her beloved mother's death, the kingdom falls into the hands of Snow White's stepmother, commonly referred to as "the Evil Queen" by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping to make the best of her situation...Categorized as:
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![Stag's Run by Zaya Feli]()
Stag's Run by Zaya Feli
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEdited and updated version released June 2017Book one of the Iron Breakers Trilogy.Ren Frayne is the bastard son of the Queen of Frayne, a title he’s more than comfortable with when it brings him limited responsibilities and all the luxuries of life he could ever want. But when the king and Ren’s half-brother, Crown Prince Hellic are brutally murdered, Ren is accused... -
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![Lightlark by Alex Aster]()
Lightlark by Alex Aster
Welcome to the Centennial. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries...
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