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Promises Kept by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen Bethany Anne makes a promise, heavens and planets will be moved to keep it. She swore to protect the Federation before taking the fight to the Kurtherians. Nine months into the tour, and the Federation is still vulnerable when Gödel strikes. Renewed alliances bring the Federation together to fight the anti-Empire movement threatening its stability... -
![The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan]()
The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan
"We should expect this young woman to be more powerful than our average novice, possibly even more powerful than the average magician. ". This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables...Categorized as:
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![The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey]()
The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Finally together in one volume, the first three books in the world's most beloved science fiction series, THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN, by Anne McCaffrey, one of the great science fiction writers of all time: DRAGONFLIGHT, DRAGONQUEST, THE WHITE DRAGON. Those who know these extraordinary tales will be able to re-visit with Lessa, F'lar, Ruth, Lord Jaxon, and all the others... -
![Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNEW ENTRY IN THE BEST-SELLING LIADEN UNIVERSE® SERIES. On a world where cake is a necessity, it takes the Grid to protect the civilized and the deaf from the dire influences of the ambient and to keep the chaotic Haosa at bay... -
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![High Bet by Delta James]()
High Bet by Delta James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt night he invades my dreams… during the day I can’t forget the way he made me feel during those dreams. Lauren. I am the leader of a rogue band of vixens, who left our origin skulk to live our dream—owning a catering company. The problem is our dream costs money, and we don’t have any. The solution is doing what foxes do best… steal. Now I’m way in way over my head...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Eagle by Michael-Scott Earle]()
Shadow Eagle by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReeling for the news of his fate, Adam decides to chase the one clue that might lead him toward answers: his sister. But the other Nordar clans have heard of the change in power, and they come to challenge his rule. The tiger will have to assert control over his new empire and kill all that stand in his way. Before he goes insane. -
![Where Dragons Collide by T.A. White]()
Where Dragons Collide by T.A. White
Tate is about to face her biggest challenge yet—navigating high society. After the events in the Harridan’s city, Tate is settling back into life in her chosen home of Aurelia. Peace doesn’t last long when a simple misjudgment leads to an event Tate would do anything to avoid—making her formal debut to court... -
![Kiss of Luck (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James]()
Kiss of Luck (Syndicate Masters: Midwest) by Delta James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDifferent Vices. Different Beasts. Different Mafias. The need to claim their mate's heart is the same.Categorized as:
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![Despair by Lana Pecherczyk]()
Despair by Lana Pecherczyk
Do villains deserve their happy ever after? Daisy Lazarus is the genetically modified warrior of the forgotten deadly sin despair. After spending most of her life as the villain, she has finally been brought back into the fold and wants nothing more than to fit in, to find herself, and to prove she was worth saving...Categorized as:
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![Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengl]()
Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWho Will Dare to Face the Dragonwitch? Submissive to her father’s will, Lady Leta of Aiven travels far to meet a prospective husband she neither knows nor loves–Lord Alistair, future king of the North Country. But within the walls of Gaheris Castle, all is not right. Vicious night terrors plague Lord Alistair to the brink of insanity. Whispers rise from the family crypt... -
![Empire of Night by Justin Somper]()
Empire of Night by Justin Somper
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter the surprising revelation of the Tempest family history, twins Connor and Grace face a newly-defined future marked by their Vampirate roots. Meanwhile, Sidorio's evil Vampirate Empire continues its expansion, making it tragically apparent that no ship is safe. As for the pirates, they have a new mission: wipe out the vampirates... -
![The House of Always by Jenn Lyons]()
The House of Always by Jenn Lyons
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFor fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss, The House of Always is the fourth epic fantasy in Jenn Lyons' Chorus of Dragons series that began with The Ruin of Kings. What if you were imprisoned for all eternity? In the aftermath of the Ritual of Night, everything has changed...Categorized as:
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![Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker #1 by Alvin Atwater]()
Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker #1 by Alvin Atwater
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn a blink, I found myself in an unknown land, greeted by the textbox of an unfriendly system. It wanted me to become a great hero, save the world, win the love of the people and all that crap. But this new world already had a hero. Why should I bust my ass, deal with dragons and the unknown, for people I didn't know? Let him deal with that... -
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The Artifact Hunters Boxed Set by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a steam and mechanical powered Victorian England, Feisty Cara Devon is on the trail of powerful ancient artifacts in this bestselling historical fantasy series. This set contains the first three novels. 1: Nefertiti's Heart. A killer stalks the nobility seeking a legendary diamond said to have once belonged to Queen Nefertiti and rumoured to hold the key to immortality. 2: Hatshepsut's Collar... -
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![The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin]()
The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn this omnibus edition of N. K. Jemisin's brilliantly original award-winning fantasy series, a young woman becomes entangled in a power struggle of mythic proportions. A REALM OF GODS AND MORTALS. Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky... -
![Savage Mate by Delta James]()
Savage Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Small Town Grumpy Shifter Romance. The first time she saw him he was coming out of the river. .. Oh! what a view. Jackson Miller (Jax) left the SEALs to return to his small hometown, Mystic River, Alaska where all the residents are shifters. He’s a grumpy bear shifter and the sheriff. Autumn Bradley was hiking with her fiancé for a birthday weekend... -
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Making Monster Girls 5 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe duchess has believed my con, and now she is almost mine. As soon as I make her my monster girl, my coup of this city will begin. Then I will make every aristocrat my monster girl and rule this place. -
![The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke]()
The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWith her weak eyes and useless lungs that often leave her gasping for air, Nere feels more at home swimming with the dolphins her mother studies than she does hanging out with her classmates...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon Blood Collection by Lindsay Buroker]()
The Dragon Blood Collection by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA thousand years have passed since a dragon has been seen in the world. Science and technology have replaced magic, which has dwindled until it has become little more than an element of myth and legend. There are those who still have dragon blood flowing through their veins, distant descendants of the mighty creatures of old... -
![Blood Charged by Lindsay Buroker]()
Blood Charged by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSardelle Terushan, sorceress and healer, should be lying low. Magic is forbidden in Iskandia, and magic users are drowned, shot, or otherwise slain. The problem? She's fallen in love with ace fighter pilot and national hero, Colonel Ridge Zirkander, a man whom everybody notices, including the king. It's not long before Sardelle has spies dogging her steps and people trying to blow her up...Categorized as:
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![Scorn of Angels by John Patrick Kennedy]()
Scorn of Angels by John Patrick Kennedy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNyx, Queen of Hell, lies broken and burning in a box at the bottom of the Lake of Fire, put there but her lover Tribunal, who is God’s Son. Nyx’s daughter Epiphenia, has been slaughtered by Tribunal and Lucifer. Her companions, Persephone and Ishtar, were captured and are now suffering unspeakable torture...Categorized as:
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![The Adventures of Grave by G.S. D'Moore]()
The Adventures of Grave by G.S. D'Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMarcus was never a hero . . . and he never wanted to be. He never wanted to be a lot of things. He didn’t want to go to school for a pointless degree. He didn’t want to be an office drone; working nine-to-five to barely make ends meet. Most importantly, he didn’t want to play by other people’s rules. He wanted to do things his way, and live life on his terms... -
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Seeing Stars by David Burke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes before you can rise up, you must Descend first. They have beaten the dungeon. Now they are launched out into a cold universe. The remnants of humanity need to find a new home. They will meet alien races. Some will be allies. Some will need to be killed. Nothing worth doing is ever easy, but Jay has accepted his place and. will take charge of their destiny.Categorized as:
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![Farmer's Crown by M.C.A. Hogarth]()
Farmer's Crown by M.C.A. Hogarth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSediryl has always yearned for responsibility--and power--and she was convinced she was ready for them. .. until the events of the Chatcaavan war demonstrated just how immense those responsibilities were, and just how parlous the power necessary to fulfill them. Even so, she's determined to prove herself worthy to her empress and all the the rich, the poor, the disenfranchised and the entrenched... -
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![Entangled With You by Diana Knightley]()
Entangled With You by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMagnus and Kaitlyn are trying to heal. To live. To love. But they're entangled in futures and pasts that threaten to pull them apart. "You get scared? ". "Aye, sometimes. Mostly for ye. I am scared I winna be able tae keep ye safe. ". There are vessels that must be secured. A castle with walls that have been breached. A baby about to be born and a future that demands to be reckoned with...Categorized as:
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![I Think We've Been Here Before by Suzy Krause]()
I Think We've Been Here Before by Suzy Krause
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWith the end of the world predicted, reality bends in an unexpectedly quirky and heartwarming novel about human connection and the meaning of life and death by the bestselling author of Sorry I Missed You. Marlen and Hilda Jorgensen’s family has received two significant pieces of news: one, Marlen has been diagnosed with a terminal illness...Categorized as:
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![Matter of Time by V. M. Black]()
Matter of Time by V. M. Black
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFourth Book in the Serial by the New York Times Bestselling Author of Blood of Life. After yet another series of setbacks for the billionaire vampire Dorian Thorne's alliance, Cora Shaw struggles to regroup. She has school to attend and the wedding with Dorian to arrange--not just any wedding but a union that is to symbolize the friendship between humans and vampires...Categorized as:
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![Immortal War by Justin Somper]()
Immortal War by Justin Somper
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA bloody war is raging across the oceans, with the Pirate Federation and Nocturnals in alliance against the renegade Vampirates, led by Sidorio and Lola... -
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Threshold by Sara Douglass
Over the hot southern land of Ashdod looms the shadow of Threshold, the pyramid which the Magi of Ashdod are building to propel themselves into Infinity. Over the years, thousands of slaves have given their lives to the construction of Threshold. Now construction is almost complete; the Magi need only to add the finishing touches...Categorized as:
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![The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison]()
The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWHEN EARTH MEETS KELTIA WILL STAR EMPIRES FALL? When lore became legend on ancient Earth and the powers of magic waned, the Kelts and their allies fled the planet for the freedom of distant star realms. But the stars were home to dangerous foes, and millenia later, the worlds of Keltia still maintained uneasy truce with two enemy empires -the Imperium and the Phalanx...Categorized as:
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![The Key of the Keplian by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie]()
The Key of the Keplian by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAll of Witch World knows to fear the hated, fire-eyed Keplian horses who lure riders to their deaths. All that is, save for one young Native American girl new to Witch World, who rescues a Keplian mare and her foal and discovers an awesome truth--the Keplians were created to serve light, not darkness, and to ride with humans. This is the first in a new trilogy.Categorized as:
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![How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson]()
How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"Original, engrossing, sweet. " - Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project. For fans of Matt Haig and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a big-hearted novel following a man who can never be remembered and his journey to become unforgettable. .Categorized as:
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![Wanderlust by Karen McQuestion]()
Wanderlust by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMallory, Russ, Jameson, and Nadia are just trying to blend in as normal teens while secretly learning to use their newfound superpowers. Everything changes when they’re invited to travel to Peru under the supervision and protection of the Praetorian Guard, an organization claiming to have their best interests at heart...Categorized as:
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![Legendary Rule by Bruce Sentar]()
Legendary Rule by Bruce Sentar
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTired of the main character one shotting every boss? Every girl inexplicably in love with him on first sight? Legendary Rule is certainly not an 'easy mode' harem. Ajax Demos finds himself lost in society. Graduating shortly after artificial intelligence is allowed to enter the workforce; he can’t get his career off the ground...Categorized as:
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![Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl]()
Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRose Red trusts no one with her secret. She hides in the forest, her face veiled in rags, shunning the company of all save her old father and her nanny goat. Her life is bleak and lonely. Until she meets a privileged young man sent to spend his summer in the mountains...Categorized as:
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![Gem Knight 2 by Kirk Mason]()
Gem Knight 2 by Kirk Mason
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsADVENTURE TO THE TOWERS, SAVE THE PRINCESSES, GAIN NEW POWERS. When we rescued the first fluffy-eared princess, I didn't realize how lucky we’d been. She was a kind soul, and gentle—everything you’d imagine a sweet princess to be. Though atop the second tower, the next stripey-tailed princess bore a rage as wild as the sun... -
![Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey]()
Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
As Menolly uncovers intrigue, Piemur discovers the rhythm of adventure in the third book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series. As Menolly navigates her way as the first journeywoman Harper in the history of Pern, fellow student Piemur is asked to leave Harper Hall...Categorized as:
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![The Silver Spider by Emma Alisyn]()
The Silver Spider by Emma Alisyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 2 of the Dragon, Stone & Steam series coming soon! Excerpt. .. She turned, spiders skittering up the loose sleeves of her formal black jacket. She'd refused to wear another gown. Look what had happened last time she'd been trapped in a dress—Cinvarra almost kidnapped and Sere hunting her prey with fancy skirts tripping her up. Her hand rose in automatic response, fingers curled into claws... -
![People Collide by Isle McElroy]()
People Collide by Isle McElroy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Eli leaves the cramped Bulgarian apartment he shares with Elizabeth, his more organized and successful wife, he discovers that he now inhabits her body. Not only have he and his wife traded bodies but Elizabeth, living as Eli, has disappeared without a trace... -
![Seductive Powers by Rebecca Royce]()
Seductive Powers by Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis title has been previously published and has been re-edited for your enjoyment. Wendy Warner is a bit of an oddball. Raised in an orphanage, she’s found solace and friendship by watching the television show, Space Adventures, and participating in its fan clubs. Twice a month, Wendy comes to work dressed in a costume from the show that she wears to charity events...Categorized as:
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![Camelot's Blood by Sarah Zettel]()
Camelot's Blood by Sarah Zettel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn evocative and highly engaging romantic fantasy set in the evocative time of King Arthur. Laurel Carnbrea, Queen of Cambryn, arrives at Camelot to marry a man she has never met -- Sir Agravain, the brother of the renowned Sir Gawain. Laurel has heard that Agravain is a reserved and cold man, but marriage to King Arthur's nephew will give vital protection to her own lands... -
![The Third Kingdom by Terry Goodkind]()
The Third Kingdom by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of the Sword of Truth series, comes a new Richard and Kahlan novel, sequel to The Omen Machine. The Richard and Kahlan series, beginning with The Omen Machine (which is also the 12th and final book of the Sword of Truth series) is a NEW series separate from Sword of Truth...Categorized as:
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![Flamethroat by Kate Bloomfield]()
Flamethroat by Kate Bloomfield
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvalon Redding has returned to Mortlock to find her home destroyed, and her family missing. They have been taken by 'The Realm' for harboring an illegal human, Avalon's sister. Desperate to find her family, Avalon travels across the country to the Headquarters of the Realm, with Healer Jack Greenwood, and animal companion Hawthorne... -
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Aurian by Maggie Furey
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn ages past, there had been four magical weapons, fashioned to be used only by the Magefolk. But their history had been lost, together with the Artefacts themselves, in the Cataclysm which had wrought changes on land and water alike. Lost also had been the history of the Magefolk, and the Winged Ones, the Leviathans and Phaerie...Categorized as:
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![Falling Ashes by Kate Bloomfield]()
Falling Ashes by Kate Bloomfield
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Final Installment to: The Fire Mage Trilogy. Avalon has made a lot of dangerous enemies. The Realm has issued a bounty on the infamous Fire-Mage's head, labelling her leader of the human-alliance, and traitor to Mage-kind. Soon, strangers begin to recognize Avalon after seeing her wanted poster in the streets, and seek to earn the cash reward for her capture... -
![Poisoned Web by Crista McHugh]()
Poisoned Web by Crista McHugh
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBook 2 of the Deizian Empire. The fate of the empire hangs on one slave breaking her silence…. As the Deizian Empire prepares for the upcoming wedding of Emperor Titus Sergius Flavus and Azruha, one mystery remains unsolved—the sudden and unexplained death of the former emperor. And as her wedding gift to Titus, Azurha wants to give him answers... -
![Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh]()
Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGeneral Wyl Thirsk of Morgravia has died many times . . . But thanks to the miraculous gift bestowed upon him by the slain witch Myrren, Wyl lives on—though greatly altered and unrecognizable. Only by assuming Morgravia's throne will he be freed from the dark spell that has both cursed and sustained him. But Wyl's time is running out... -
![Star Rebels: Stories of Space Exploration, Alien Races, and Adventure by Audrey Faye, C. Gockel]()
Star Rebels: Stories of Space Exploration, Alien Races, and Adventure by Audrey Faye, C. Gockel
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are rebels among the stars. .. Meet eleven protagonists battling to save themselves and the ones they love. Human, cyborg, clone, or alien, they'll find themselves pitted against intergalactic crime bosses, interstellar mercenaries, a quantum-wave-riding collective mind, and the universe itself. Along the way, there's plenty of action, adventure, humor, and even some romance...Categorized as:
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![This Place Has No Atmosphere by Paula Danziger]()
This Place Has No Atmosphere by Paula Danziger
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA gorgeous new package for Paula Danziger’s backlist with an introduction from Ann Martin! In the year 2057 people live in malls, take classes in ESP, and get detention from robots. Fifteen-year-old Aurora loves everything about her life. She’s part of the coolest group of kids at school and has just started dating the best-looking guy in her grade... -
![The Infinity Gate by Sara Douglass]()
The Infinity Gate by Sara Douglass
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 27 ratings“Sara Douglass has the breadth of vision necessary to create sweeping epics and the storyteller’s gift that makes readers love her. ”. —Locus...
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