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Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews
From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring fan-favorites, Derek, and Curran and Kate’s very independent ward, Julie. Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few...Categorized as:
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 4 by Kore Yamazaki, Adrienne Beck
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 37 ratings"I am not alone."Chise has been summonsed to the Dragon Aerie to begin crafting her very own wand, but her journey has more to offer than she had anticipated: magical wonders, enlightening visions, and perhaps most importantly, insight into Elias' past and the secrets he has been reluctant to reveal about himself... -
Glimmer of Hope by Heather G. Harris
I’m Jinx, a run-of-the-mill private investigator … except I’m also a walking, talking lie detector. Oh, and I belong to magical realm known as the Other. Murder isn’t usually my gig, but when I’m hired to investigate the death of a dryad called Reggie, I agree to help out because I know his grieving widow... -
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 6 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling series about a gifted young girl and the demonic sorcerer who takes her in. The Ancient Magus' Bride is a supernatural romance manga series that features a fascinating relationship between a troubled teenage girl and an inhuman wizard... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 3 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsChise Hatori's life has recently undergone shocking change. As a sleigh beggy -- a person capable of generating and wielding tremendous magical power -- she has transformed from an unwanted child to a magician's apprentice who has been introduced to fae royalty. But Chise's newly discovered abilities also mean a cruel fate awaits her... -
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 7 by Kore Yamazaki, Adrienne Beck
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLullaby, and Good Night...After mistakenly putting Elias under a spelling spell, Chise can't find a way to wake him up! She turns to Angie for help, and brews a potion meant to undo the spell -- but the process is so exhausting, Chise ends up falling asleep herself. Upon entering a dream world, she crosses paths with the person she least expected: Cartaphilus... -
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Who has the right to change the world forever? How will we live online? How do we find comfort in an increasingly isolated world? The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. While the robots were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction with only their presence...Categorized as:
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Twilight by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 81 ratingsSuze has gotten used to ghosts. She's a mediator, after all, and communicating with the dead is all in a day's work. So she certainly never expected to fall in love with one: Jesse, a nineteenth- century hottie. But when she discovers that she has the power to determine who becomes a ghost in the first place, Suze begins to freak. It means she can alter the course of history .. -
Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the epic Year One returns with a new tale of terror and magic in a brand new world. They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed... -
Terminal by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 31 ratings...Categorized as:
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Terminal: A Virals Novel by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratings...Categorized as:
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Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsVoya fights to save her witch community from a terrible future.Voya Thomas may have passed her Calling to become a full-fledged witch, but the cost was higher than she’d ever imagined. Her grandmother is gone. Her cousin hates her. And her family doesn’t believe that she has what it takes to lead them...Categorized as:
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Whisper by Lynette Noni
“Lengard is a secret government facility for extraordinary people,” they told me. I believed them. That was my mistake.There isn’t anyone else in the world like me.I’m different. I’m an anomaly. I’m a monster. For two years, six months, fourteen days, eleven hours and sixteen minutes, Subject Six-Eight-Four — ‘Jane Doe’ — has been locked away and experimented on, without uttering a single word... -
Exposure by Kathy Reichs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen twin classmates are abducted from Bolton Prep, Tory and the Virals decide there’s no one better equipped than them to investigate. But the gang has other problems to face. Their powers are growing wilder, and becoming harder to control. Chance Claybourne is investigating the disastrous medical experiment that twisted their DNA...Categorized as:
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Darkest Hour by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot
What - or who - is buried in Susannah's backyard?When the nineteenth-century ghost of Maria de Silva wakes her up in the middle of the night, Suze knows this is no ordinary visitation - and not just from the knife at her throat, either. In life, Maria was the fiancée of Jesse - the same Jesse who was murdered a hundred and fifty years before. The same Jesse Suze is in love with... -
Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's the Gotta Have Book 3 in the Bestselling Divinicus Nex Chronicles! Continuing the action-packed Divinicus Nex Chronicles, Aurora and fan-favorite hotties The Hex Boys are back with more mystery, non-stop action, romance and laugh-out-loud humor that makes this thrilling series irresistible. Come along for the ride where..Categorized as:
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Akarnae by Lynette Noni
The first of the five-part MEDORAN CHRONICLES offers a new slant on magical parallel worlds.With just one step, 16-year-old Alex Jennings's world changes - literally.Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities...Categorized as:
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Code by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe Virals are put to the ultimate test when they find a geocache containing an ornate puzzle box. Shelton decodes the cipher inside, only to find more tantalizing clues left by "The Gamemaster." A second, greater geocache is within reach—if the Virals are up to the challenge...Categorized as:
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Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsNick Gautier's day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul... -
The Luckless by A.M. Sohma
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to Retha, the full submersion video game where you can be the hero of your own adventure. Unfortunately for Kit, it only takes one moment to turn the game into a nightmare.When Chronicles of Retha experiences a software malfunction, Kit—a disenchanted veteran player—is stuck in the game without a way to log off... -
Alpha by Rachel Vincent
The unscrupulous new Council chair has charged Jace, Marc and me with trespassing, kidnapping, murder and treason. Yeah, we've been busy. But now it's time to take justice into our own hands. We must avenge my brother's death and carve out the rot at the heart of the Council.It's not going to be easy, and loss seems unavoidable, but I have promised to protect my Pride, no matter what...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... -
Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger
The breathtaking action and whirlwind adventure build to a climax in this thrilling conclusion to the “remarkably unpredictable” (BCCB) Sky Fall trilogy from the bestselling author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.Vane Weston is ready for battle. Against Raiden’s army. Against the slowly corrupting Gale Force. Even against his own peaceful nature as a Westerly... -
Cast in Flame by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAny day that starts with dragon arguments is going to be bad Kaylin returned from the West March in one piece. Now that piece is fraying. She's not at home in the Imperial Palace—and she never intends to be. All she wants is normal garden-variety criminals and a place of her own. Of course, normal in her new life involves a dragon as a roommate, but she can handle that... -
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Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell
Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time... -
Glimmer of the Other by Heather G. Harris
I can tell when you’re lying. Every. Single. Time. I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill – but let’s face it, it’s not normal. You’d think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven’t been able to track down my parent’s killers... -
Variant Lost by Kaydence Snow
When Evelyn Maynard receives a scholarship to the exclusive Bradford Hills Institute, she’s determined to make a fresh start. The Institute is world renowned for educating and training Variants – the 18% of the population fortunate enough to have superhuman abilities. As a human, she’s lucky to be admitted... -
Cast in Chaos by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsKaylin Neya is a Hawk, part of the elite force tasked with keeping the City of Elantra safe. Her past is dark, her magic uncontrolled and her allies unpredictable. And nothing has prepared her for what is coming, when the charlatans on Elani Street suddenly grow powerful, the Oracles are thrown into an uproar and the skies rain blood…...Categorized as:
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Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsEver since she used the Firebird, her parents' invention, to cross into alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse—even hurting the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked and his consciousness scattered across multiple dimensions...Categorized as:
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The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 7 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. Aoi has been in a slump, and his banishing spells are no longer working... -
Rowan Wood Legends by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSOME LEGENDS ARE BETTER LEFT UNTOLD. I wasn’t the sort of girl who believed in fairytales, let alone tales about faeries. But that changed the day Faeries came to my small town and Hunters rose from their graves. On that fateful day, I received a book, a peculiar collection of myths and legends. Turns out it was so much more than stories... -
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 9 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. Thanks to Himari’s journey in the spiritual realm, Aoi is able to remember his past... -
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
IT BEGAN WITH A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, and long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library,she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew... -
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 8 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. Since his battle with Nachi, Aoi has been unable to transform back from being the Nue. Aoi must recover his lost human memories, and Himari enters the spiritual realm to retrieve them... -
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Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander, and now has Warner by her side. But she's still the girl with the ability to kill with a single touch—and now she's got the whole world in the palm of her hand...Categorized as:
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Ninth Key by Meg Cabot
Everything is going great for Suze. Her new life in California is a whirlwind of parties and excellent hair days. Tad Beaumont, the hottest boy in town, has even asked Suze out on her very first date. Suze is so excited that she's willing to ignore her misgivings about Tad.. -
A Million Worlds with You by Claudia Gray
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsA million universes. A million dangers. One destiny.The fate of the multiverse rests in Marguerite Caine’s hands. Marguerite has been at the center of a cross-dimensional feud since she first traveled to another universe using her parents’ invention, the Firebird...Categorized as:
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The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 6 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms... -
Seizure by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsEver since Tory Brennan and her friends rescued Cooper, a kidnapped wolf pup with a rare strain of canine parvovirus, they've turned from regular kids into a crime-solving pack. But now the very place that brought them together - the Loggerhead Island Research Institute - is out of funding and will have to shut down. That is, unless the Virals can figure out a way to save it...Categorized as:
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The Darkest Legacy by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsDon't miss the hotly-anticipated new novel in the New York Times bestselling Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken, just in time for the major motion picture adaptation of The Darkest Minds, starring Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore! Told through the eyes of beloved character Zu, now seventeen, this harrowing, standalone story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning will thrill loyal fans... -
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 4 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate that exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. All knowledge of Aoi’s existence has been expunged from the outside world, but there is one who still faintly remembers him—Aoi’s childhood friend Hayato Hidaka... -
One More Bite by Jennifer Rardin
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIt's Jaz Parks. I've already smoked the guy who was the pain in the CIA's you-know-what for the past few years. But now, in the power vacuum left by the death of Edward "The Raptor" Samos, a struggle for supremacy has begun between his former allies. The CIA feels the balance must be maintained...Categorized as:
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Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
Rupert Venables is a Magid.It's a Magid's job to oversee what goes on in the vast Multiverse. Actually, Rupert is really only a junior Magid. But he's got a king-sized problem. Rupert's territory includes Earth and the Empire of Korfyros. When his mentor dies Rupert must find a replacement. But there are hundreds of candidates... -
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 5 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate that exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. The waters of the seven sacred falls have become polluted, and Himari, Aoi and the shikigami cross over to the spiritual realm to find the cause... -
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The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 11 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. Himari hasn’t been feeling well since she started having dark, vivid dreams. Then, from the depths of the house, another nue appears who claims Aoi is an imposter... -
Monster by Alycia Linwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMoira goes back to Elemontera as a double agent with one goal: to destroy it. But as her elements get more and more out of control, she could end up doing things that will haunt her forever...Categorized as:
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Total Eclipse by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires novels Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin, her husband, the djinn David, and the Earth herself have been poisoned by a substance that destroys the magic that keeps the world alive. The poison is destabilizing the entire balance of power, bestowing magic upon those who have never had it, and removing it from those who need it... -
Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire
Cryptid, noun: 1. Any creature whose existence has been suggested but not proven scientifically. Term officially coined by cryptozoologist John E. Wall in 1983. 2. That thing that's getting ready to eat your head. 3. See also: "monster." The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity--and humanity from them. Enter Verity Price... -
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 10 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. Himari is attacked by an ayakashi in the depths of Momochi House and is saved by the Guardian of the Gate. The guardian, wanting the Momochi name, tries to get Himari to marry him... -
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...
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