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The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon
Not many people get a second chance, let alone a second life.I died. Burning in a prison cell I spent years of my life rotting away in.I had been beaten, battered and bruised beyond repair...but not broken.Never broken.By whatever miracle, I’ve been brought back ten years into my past and before I was locked away...But to a different kind of hell…Wensridge Academy... -
Alpha Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
I came here with a single goal in mind.An aim.A purpose.I will break out of Darkmore Penitentiary.But I was a fool to think that it would be so simple.And now with more and more Fae relying on me to get them out of this slice of hell, I find myself unable to do a damn thing.Mason Cain stabbed me in the back and left me to rot in the dark...Categorized as:
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The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
The answer to your question will be revealed on the Lunar Eclipse. But when finding the truth, don't let the shadows take you.The week of The Reckoning has begun. And senior students have been tasked with making the freshmen's lives pure hell as they prepare to take their fateful assessment... -
Shadow Princess by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
After the events of the Lunar Eclipse, Tory and Darcy must learn to deal with the darkness which shadows their lives.With a secret binding them to Darius and Orion, they must find a way to all work together for the greater good. But some things are easier said than done.. -
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Watercolour Smile by Jane Washington
“Maybe I was stupid to have agreed to this, but when all of the options that you have in life are dangerous ones, you can only choose to do something reckless, or turn a blind eye and allow the cards to fall as they may… and I was sick of being blind... -
The Storm We Face by Katie May
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWell... So far, my apocalpytic upbringing has not been peaches and daisies (if that is how the saying goes). Or is it peaches and pansies? Fighting off feral beasts, surviving natural disasters, and coming face to face with the worst that humankind has to offer is quite tiresome. Psycho ex-girlfriends? Check. Creepy monsters/zombies? Check. Orgasms? Not check. Yet... -
Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common…? Me. Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet... -
Angel Fire by L.A. Weatherly
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsIn the wake of the Second Wave, the angel menace has exploded, and Alex and Willow are on the lam. Willow's prophetic dream points them to Mexico City, where they connect with a fledgling group of angel killers led by the exotically beautiful Kara, an Angel Killer from Alex's past...Categorized as:
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Initiated by Steffanie Holmes
They were my tormenters. Now, they’re all that stands between me and my nightmares. They were my tormenters. Now, they’re all that stands between me and my nightmares. Trey, Quinn, and Ayaz—the king, the joker, and the enigma. Three guys who’ve flipped my life upside down, set my heart on fire, and shown me that nothing is as it seems. Last quarter, they broke me... -
Guns and Graveyards by Katie May
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI have blood on my hands. Blood that isn't mine. I had thought I had escaped my past. I had thought I had finally freed myself. But can you really escape your monsters? With a gang war looming on the horizon, bodies piling up, and a strange new student claiming ties to the Shadow Man, I find myself looking into my past... -
Possessed by Steffanie Holmes
The Kings of Miskatonic betrayed me. Trey, Quinn, and Ayaz pulled me into their world, made me trust them. Now, I can’t even trust myself. They broke my mind, They shattered my heart. And sent me to the Dunwich Institute, where they tell me I’m insane. I am insane, all right. Insane to trust them. Insane to love them... -
Ignited by Steffanie Holmes
I’ll do whatever it takes to free them. Even if I have to sacrifice my soul. The Kings of Miskatonic Prep have fallen. Three arrogant, cruel, and broken boys defied an ancient god, a faculty who imprisoned them. and the parents who stole their future. They were never going to win. But they won’t quit. They won’t stop fighting. This time, it’s not themselves they’re trying to protect... -
Fallen University: Year Three by Callie Rose
It’s about so much more than the bond now.Gavriel has taken one of the men I love, and he’s about to learn an important lesson.Never piss off a succubus.This is the final book in the Fallen University trilogy, a reverse harem romance with a slightly snarky heroine and four sexy, supernatural men... -
Shunned by Steffanie Holmes
I should have kept my mouth shut. I should have let them win. Now the kings of the school are out for my blood, ... and they’re not the only ones. The fire took everything. My parents. My best friend. My life. Now I have a second chance. I only have to endure one year at this prestigious academy for rich snobs. One year of being the charity case no one wanted... -
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Charcoal Tears by Jane Washington
“You see, there is safety in simplicity… in a life of simple peace, where the electricity doesn’t dance across the backs of my eyelids, and the sparks don’t slither over my consciousness. Only asinine peace, where my paintings don’t seem to paint themselves, leaving me with terrible feelings of premonition and a chill beneath my fingernails... -
Curse of the Sphinx by Raye Wagner
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHow long can a monster stay hidden in plain sight?Seventeen year-old Hope Nicholas has spent her entire life on the run. But no one is chasing her. In fact, no one even knows she exists. With her mom, she’s traveled from town to town and school to school, barely staying long enough to meet anyone, let alone make friends. And she’ll have to keep it that way.It’s safer... -
Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsThey're out for your soul.And they don't have heaven in mind... Willow knows she's different from other girls, and not just because she loves tinkering with cars. Willow has a gift. She can look into the future and know people's dreams and hopes, their sorrows and regrets, just by touching them. She has no idea where this power comes from. But the assassin, Alex, does...Categorized as:
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Descendant of Chaos by M. Sinclair
Stay away from mages. It was a singular phrase my father had ingrained in me from the time of my birth. Sorry, dad. I have a feeling that is going to be a f*cking problem. You have to understand… my life has been bland at best. Everything in my life, every single day, has been scripted, organized, and neat. Calm, cool, and collected. The problem? It wasn’t real... -
Midnight Poison by A. Kirk, E. Kirk
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new paranormal urban fantasy romance thriller from the bestselling authors of The Divinicus Nex Chronicles! It's action, adventure, suspense, and crazy fun characters! - No Memory. No Mind. No Mercy. Kiara Blackwood has a few problems.She's older than she looks - by several centuries. She can't remember who she is... -
Change by Lyla Oweds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mate bond is stronger than any other force in the world.At least, that's what they say.But what Titus and I have is... unique. Especially as, even though we'd been reborn so many times, the dragon has never had a mate. No one knows what to expect.Outside of that, everything with Damen, Julian, and Miles is not all fun and games... -
Seraphim Academy: The Complete Series by Elizabeth Briggs
To find her brother, she'll bring them all to their knees...They think I’m half angel and half human. They think I have no magic. They think that because I grew up in the human world, I’m clueless about what to expect at Seraphim Academy.They’re wrong.I’m not half human. I’m half demon. And this little succubus has come to play...
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