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The Mercenary and the Mortician by Alexandra St. Pierre
What do a mercenary and a mortician have in common?Dead. Freaking. Bodies.___Callum Walker kills people for a living. Although he doesn’t get a say in who his boss puts on his list, he likes to hunt people who hurt children in his spare time... -
Devil May Lie by Chani Lynn Feener
A Devil of Vitality always draws first blood.Berga Obsidian is only good for one thing.As the Butcher of the Brumal mafia, Berga spends his days between the university and his lab, constantly caught up in one experiment or another. Everyone knows his name, and everyone fears him, but very few get close enough to learn who he really is. Even fewer actually want to...Categorized as:
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What Death Forgets by Thea Verdone
Fall in love through a painting. When up-and-coming artist, Asher Blakely, is invited to compete for a prestigious art mentorship hosted by his hero, the reclusive celebrity artist Leviathan Marks, he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Because Asher isn’t just any fan. He’s spent hours of pain and thousands of dollars turning Leviathan’s art into tattoos on his skin...Categorized as:
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War Games by Daniel May
Sons of opposing mob bosses, secretly married when they were seventeen, Nerva Alms and Joseph Pascal were doomed from the start.After his father's gruesome murder, Pascal was mutilated and banished, and Nerva grew to replace his own father as head of the Hanged Men. Now, ten years later, Pascal has returned.War Games is book two in the Hanged Men series, following Blood Sports...Categorized as:
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Blood Discipline by R.E. Bond, C.A. Rene
XavierDay in and day out.Every minute like sand in a hour glass, and each one identical to the next.I teach the science of time, conveying a message of life wasted on a daily basis.To a bunch of morons.I didn’t think my sands of time could get any worse.Until Nicolas De Aragon wandered into my classroom...Categorized as:
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Demise by Katelyn Taylor
The end is near, I can feel it in my bones. Secrets are practically seeping from the seams of this fabricated society. Deceiving you with the pretty allure of all that is promised. Descending you into the inky black reality of this world’s past, present and future. If we can all survive, what kind of future awaits us...Categorized as:
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Man Hunt by Daniel May
Diomedes 'Dio' Alms is the middle child of the famed, feared Alms criminal dynasty. Content to spend his time jumping horses and gallivanting with the ladies, Dio skates under the radar of mob politics... until he doesn't. Mars, an assassin with a penchant for lipstick who has already made Dio question his sexuality once, pops up out of the blue with a proposal. Well, more of a demand... -
Ravensong by T.J. Klune
Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves. It should have been enough. And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett... -
Broken by Jex Lane
Vampire. Incubus. Demigod. Weapon. Matthew has many names, but none as distressing as pet. A slave to incubus High King Malarath, Matthew is tired. Tired of fighting. Tired of losing those he loves. Tired of the torture. And, in his despair, his body begins to decay around him... -
Seraph by Lily Mayne
I’ve already mentally prepared myself to kill the screaming, murderous monster in the cage outside our camp.I’m used to it. It’s what I do here. Kill monsters and other people. And this monster, Seraph, is particularly unstable—has been since the moment he arrived from Collector Mary’s monster menagerie to the west, where the military stashed him away.He’s in pain. I can see it... -
Wolfsong by T.J. Klune
Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand him. Then he left. Ox was sixteen when he met the boy on the road. The little boy who talked and talked and talked...Categorized as:
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Gloam by Lily Mayne
When a strange woman shows up outside our camp in the Wastes with monsters chained up to her RV, it feels like I’m the only one who actually wants to help them.That big, grey-skinned monster with the cage on his head and the chain hanging from his back—something is telling me I need to help him. I need to free him... -
Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle
XanderBig City is supposedly the place where dreams come true. As someone just trying to live my life, I can tell you, it’s more like a recurring nightmare where dreams get c*ckblocked at every turn.Especially if you’re a supervillain like me.The irony is that I have zero powers, despite coming from purebred villain stock, but try telling that to Big City’s beloved hero, Captain Masculine... -
Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews
CG Drews, instant New York Times-bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In, returns with another deeply unsettling and yet hauntingly beautiful tale of murder and botanical body horror, perfect for fans of Andrew Joseph White, Annihilation, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle...Categorized as:
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Global University Entrance Examination 全球高考 by Mu Su Li, 木苏里
One day, You Huo and his famiIy was puIIed into an exam caIIed the GIobaI University Entrance Examination. Going through exams together with other unfortunate examinees, their Iives are put at stake and they can only Iive by passing each exam... -
Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters
HiroSeeing the dead has never been easy, but the last thing I expected was to be a pawn in a serial killer’s game.Moving in with Maddox was supposed to be the only thing we needed to worry about. Not a dead teacher, and not the fact that a serial killer knows my abilities... -
Emerged by Marissa Honeycutt
Anna has escaped from Devin. Now she must learn what it is to live without a master. Yet Devin will not let her go so easily, his power depends on what he takes from her.Will Anna's freedom last? Can she even learn to live as a free woman? Is Devin’s power too great for her to escape?There is a subculture within our own world that you’ve only heard whispers of... -
Feral Wolf by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
A morte e ritorno.My family’s motto circles in my mind as I look this problem dead on and try to figure it out.I’ve faced worse than this. Survived worse odds than this. I won’t let this failure break me.We have 72 hours to turn this around.72 hours to make a new plan out of the dregs of the old.72 hours until all hope is lost.This task is impossible, but I still like my chances...Categorized as:
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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life...Categorized as:
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The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer by Jennifer Cody
Third time’s the charm, right? At least that’s what I tell myself when I witness the same hot guy commit mass murder three times in a few days. I’m either the luckiest mute boy ever or possibly the unluckiest. Who knows, maybe him kidnapping me will turn into the greatest love story ever told? Hey, it could happen! You never know how these things will turn out... -
The Trouble With Trying to Save an Assassin by Jennifer Cody
Romily:You know what I’d like to know? Where the hell my romantic, how-we-got-engaged story is. Am I going to get it any time soon? Where is my bigass diamond?Unfortunately, all that relationship angst gets put on hold when my beloved son, Bellamy, is abducted by a werewolf-ish person I kinda like. Am I going to get my kid back? You betcha...Categorized as:
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Inferno by Mika Nix
I know I should keep my hands off of Montrose. But the one thing dragons and demons have in common is how much we love to play with fire. My youngest brother has always had a knack for getting himself into trouble, but this time he’s stolen from the wrong demon and it might just be the last mistake he ever makes. I have no reason to trust Montrose, but my dragon does anyway...Categorized as:
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Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin
In a thrilling alternate-universe Seattle, empaths are disappearing—and it’s up to grumpy Reece and his mysterious protector, Grayson, to investigate. Empath hunter Evan Grayson is the Dead Man, transformed by a dark past into a perfect weapon against corrupted empaths... -
Accidental Bonds by Marie Reynard
It was meant to be temporary. Fate had other ideas.Victor Mills would do anything to protect his pack, even work with magic he detests. When the wards safeguarding his territory start to deteriorate, he's forced to hire a local mage to fix them. He could tolerate the abrasive stench of sorcery, if only the mage didn't also smell like everything his wolf has ever wanted...Categorized as:
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Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne
He’s the most perfect man I’ve ever met, but something is… wrong.I don’t see it at first. All I see is the gorgeous man with dark eyes and long hair and that unusual blue beard. The piercings and the tattoos, the beautiful smile. All I can focus on is the way he touches me, the sound of his voice in my ear, the perfect life he draws me into.I hide it from him at first... -
Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson
Kidnapped, imprisoned, and experimented on for two years, Jared Armitage has lost the will to live. When his captors give him to another prisoner, one who can and probably will take Jared’s life, he comes face to face with the most terrifying thing of all: hope.Calder’s warlock captors meant to turn him into a monster, and they nearly succeeded... -
Promised in Blood by Sadie Kincaid
The second installment of the bestselling paranormal/ fantasy romance from Sadie Kincaid. But there is one who can save the fates of all. For the child borne of fire and blood, Shall be our ruin or our redemption. An ancient prophecy. A betrayal so deep it will echo through eternity. Ophelia Hart is no ordinary elementai. In fact, she is extraordinary in every single way there is...Categorized as:
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Bloodlines by Andrea Speed
Sequel to Prey In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. The newly married Roan is struggling to balance his work with his home life as he grows increasingly distracted by his husband Paris's declining health... -
Possess Me! (I Want You To) by Fae Quin
The Spooky Boys Series invites you to visit a world where things that go bump in the night aren't just fantasy. These standalone novels feature monsters that are spicy, fun, and sometimes furry.LucaWhat was I thinking, trading my last painting for a "lucky" necklace? Instead of good fortune, the cursed trinket saddled me with a stocky, heavily tattooed ghost named Prudence...Categorized as:
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Echo by Chani Lynn Feener
*As there was a problem with the original cover, while we wait, a special edition of the book has been released. The story itself is the same, but the special edition includes bonus material not in the original, as well as this new cover. The Devils of Vitality always hit their mark.Rabbit Trace is a musical prodigy with a secret...
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