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The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman
Quentin Coldwater has lost everything. He has been cast out of the secret magical land of Fillory and now, friendless and broke, he returns to where his story began: Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But Quentin’s past soon catches up with him . . . Meanwhile, Fillory’s magical barriers are failing, and barbarians from the north have invaded...Categorized as:
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Super Sales on Super Heroes 5 by William D. Arand
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn a world full of super powers, Felix had a pretty crappy one. He has the ability to modify any item he owns. To upgrade anything. Sounds great on paper. Almost like a video game. Except that the amount of power it takes to actually change, modify, or upgrade anything worthwhile is beyond his abilities... -
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![The Baine Chronicles Books 1-7 by Jasmine Walt, Mary Burnett]()
The Baine Chronicles Books 1-7 by Jasmine Walt, Mary Burnett
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"If you're into snarky heroines, murder mysteries, kickass fight scenes, wild new worlds, and a dah of romance--Sunaya is your girl! " - Angela Roquet, USA TODAY bestselling author. This boxed set contains all 8 books in the COMPLETE Baine Chronicles Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Jasmine Walt... -
![Incendio: Flame Born by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
Incendio: Flame Born by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWatch out Montreal. You’re in for a fiery ride. I knew three things about my life before adoption: I was a baby rescued from a blazing house fire, I was found in the arms of a dead man, and no one ever came to claim me. No one. Not ever. Now, as a Montreal detective, I’m dedicated to hunting truths for a living. Unheard voices. Cold cases. Unsolved mysteries...Categorized as:
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![Drow Guardian by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle]()
Drow Guardian by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing is ever a coincidence in LaLa Land. When a friend’s ex-wife is murdered, the city’s guardian Drow, Ellis Burton suspects something more is going on. But what? The clues say the police cannot be trusted in this case. The question is, who can be? And who is covering up the truth, and why? Someone in L. A. has been tracking Ellis and she soon finds out it’s the senior Drow, her father... -
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Prophecy by David Burke
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“One leaps, one slides, one flies. One will be chosen. One will be copied. One will be lost. ”. Those are the words of Sybilla's prophecy. Her visions all seem to come true in one way. or another. Now the lives of three young women and the destiny of a hero hang in the. balance. But Aden doesn't believe in fate. He's determined to make his own future and with it. a future for all the world... -
![Pledged To Him 6: An Unconventional Romance by Neil Bimbeau]()
Pledged To Him 6: An Unconventional Romance by Neil Bimbeau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the blink of an eye, Jackson Avery's life in Stillwell went from easy street from a battlefield. Thanks to the town's wicked matriarch, his personal and professional life are now under attack from a half-dozen directions at once--and everyone from his HR department to the professors at his college are getting involved. Untangling this mess will require the help of the entire Delta Rho sorority... -
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Sybilla by David Burke
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAden and team have won the day but not without paying a price. Some traitors have been defeated while others were revealed. While he gained the resources of an entire robotics company and. gained independence from the board and military, it raised other. questions about what the shadow is truly up to. Playing whack-a-mole. with enemies would be enough to discourage any superhero... -
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Rock Legend by Tara Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFans of Kristen Callihan, L. J. Shen, and Kylie Scott will scream for this sizzling bad boy rock star romance! I'm no Prince Charming. Most people know me as the drummer for Nothing but Trouble. Depending who you ask, I'm also a playboy, a loner, the life of the party, a screw-up, or according to my fans, "The Sexiest Rock Star on the Planet. " Apparently, I'm a legend... -
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Abyssal Zone by Nadia Scrieva
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Sapphire has risen. There are rumors in Adlivun that the dead queen walks among her people once again. .. Aazuria Vellamo has returned to the undersea kingdom of Adlivun only to find that the place she called home for over five hundred years has changed drastically. Once the beloved rightful queen, she is now an outcast hiding among the commoners... -
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Shadowfall by David Burke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnemies abound, within and without. The newest foe Aden. had to face only showed that its time for the kid gloves to come off. Aden will have to call on all of his bonds and gather every. ally he can if they are to win. One way or the other the shadow will fall. -
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A Scottish Island Summer by Julie Shackman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘Julie Shackman knows how to bring the feel-good factor to fiction’ Woman’s Weekly. Get ready to fall in love with the brand new spring romance set on the Isle of Skye from bestselling author, Julie Shackman. *Available to pre-order now! *. When ambitious city girl, Darcie Freeman is sent to the Isle of Skye to conduct research for a travel guide, she’s horrified... -
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Maelstrom by Nadia Scrieva
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVisola has been stricken by the death of a loved one. She will stop at nothing to get revenge on the people responsible--and their entire country. She commits herself wholly to her mission, forsaking her husband, children, friends, and home. Vachlan is tormented by her absence, and sets out to try his best to find her and convince her to come home and stop her obsessive and destructive behavior... -
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I Bring the Fire Boxset by C. Gockel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThis box set contains the first three installments of I Bring the Fire plus In the Balance. Wolves. In the middle of America, Amy Lewis is on her way to her grandma's house. She's being chased by a very bad wolf. Galaxies away Loki is waking up in a prison cell, strangely without a hangover, and with no idea what he's done wrong -- this time anyway... -
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Devastation by R.L. Caulder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Whatever you do, always give 100% – unless you’re donating blood. ”. My new role is not to be taken lightly, but I don’t even know where the hell to start. I have to learn to be vulnerable enough to admit when I need help from those that I trust. But what happens when you place your trust in the wrong person? One wrong decision on my part, could change the realms forever... -
![A Scottish Highland Hideaway by Julie Shackman]()
A Scottish Highland Hideaway by Julie Shackman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings‘Julie Shackman knows how to bring the feel-good factor to fiction’ Woman’s Weekly. A brand new autumnal story of love, believing in yourself and starting over set in the Scottish HighlandsFor Bailey McArthur, her family and job mean everything... -
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Of Kingdoms and Curses by Amy Woodruff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s only one thing Bridget Adams wants: to get home. After being trapped for seven months in the Kingdom of Elyria, where magic is ruthless, permanent, and always comes with a price, she’s tired of dealing with curses, especially ones that take everything from her. In Elyria, all humans are cursed. Whenever one enters the magical realm, they lose their memories. Forever... -
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The Trouble with Demons by Julie Kenner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDon’t miss the first five books in this series that Warner Brothers Television has optioned for the CW Network with Alloy Entertainment producing! “Ninety-nine percent of the wives and moms in the country will identify with this heroine. I mean, like who hasn’t had to battle demons between car pools and play dates? ” Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author... -
![Her Bear by Alexa B. James, Katherine Bogle]()
Her Bear by Alexa B. James, Katherine Bogle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAriana has been kidnapped. Ariana hoped never to know the horrors of living in captivity again. But she wakes to find herself a prisoner once more, and no one can save her this time. Her captors have bound her beasties inside her, her mates don’t know where she is, and a betrayal shatters her last hope. Soon she learns the terrible truth. Her captors plan to use her blood to exterminate vampires... -
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Justice by Jennifer Harlow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s hard being a regular police officer in Galilee Falls, a city with the highest concentration of superheroes and villains in the country. It’s even harder watching your best friend, the man you’re secretly in love with your whole life, planning to marry another woman. Detective Joanna Fallon has to contend with both...Categorized as:
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![A New Day by Colleen Vanderlinden]()
A New Day by Colleen Vanderlinden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSuperheroes exist Driven, honest, courageous… true heroes. They live among us, and all over the world, they save lives. Their stories are told in hushed tones to rapt audiences, over and over again, myths of epic proportions. This is not that kind of story. Jolene Faraday is the girl next door, the type of woman who will babysit your kids or lend you twenty bucks when you get into a bind...Categorized as:
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![Mind Games by Christine Amsden]()
Mind Games by Christine Amsden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeware your heart and soul…. Evan broke Cassie’s heart two months ago, and she still doesn’t know why. She throws herself into family, friends and her new job at the sheriff’s department, but nothing helps. The only thing that finally allows her heal and move on is the love of a new man, mind mage Matthew Blair. Cassie finds him. .. irresistible... -
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Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe fourth book in the smart, snarky, and action-packed Heroine series follows Evie Tanaka, Aveda Jupiter, and Bea Tanaka as they combat a new supernatural threat. Everything in Evie Tanaka's life is finally perfect. As a badass superheroine, she defends San Francisco from demon invasion on the regular... -
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Alpha Queen by S. Dalambakis
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 3 in the Shifter Royalty Trilogy. The cat is out of the bag and everyone learns that Callyn is the next Alpha Queen. She gains a friend in Catori Na’Estse. A girl who was also wronged by Kelsey. Callyn has officially claimed all of her mates and has shifted, gaining some new abilities along the way. Soon, they realize there are people who don’t want to see her ascend to the throne... -
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![Broken Princess by Alexa B. James]()
Broken Princess by Alexa B. James
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the second child of a shifter, Itzel is nothing more than a common human. Her father, the Ocelot Nation's king, never lets her forget it. Though she is technically a princess, the most she can hope for is an arranged marriage that will benefit her sister Camila, heir to the ocelot throne...Categorized as:
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All My Friends are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAll Tom's friends really are superheroes. There's the Ear, the Spooner, the Impossible Man. Tom even married a superhero, the Perfectionist. But at their wedding, the Perfectionist was hypnotized (by ex-boyfriend Hypno, of course) to believe that Tom is invisible. Nothing he does can make her see him. Six months later, she's sure that Tom has abandoned her. So she's moving to Vancouver... -
![Spandex and the City by Jenny T. Colgan]()
Spandex and the City by Jenny T. Colgan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMild-mannered publicist Holly Phillips is unlucky in love. She's embarrassed beyond belief when the handsome stranger she meets in a bar turns out to be 'Ultimate Man' - a superpowered hero whose rescue attempt finds her hoisted over his shoulder and flashing her knickers in the newspaper the next day... -
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The Girl Who Would Be King by Kelly Thompson
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA novel about two teenage girls with superpowers and radically different agendas, destined for a collision that will rock the world. Separated by thousands of miles, two young women are about to realize their extraordinary powers which will bind their lives together in ways they can't begin to understand. Protecting others. Maintaining order. Being good... -
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 10 by Naoko Takeuchi
The threat of the Dead Moon Circus is so great that the outer planet Guardians return to fight alongside their compatriots. But with Usagi now coughing up black blood as well, are they too late? And to make things worse, Queen Nehelenia's servant, Zirconia, casts another curse upon Usagi and Mamoru, sending them both back into childhood...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 9 by Naoko Takeuchi]()
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 9 by Naoko Takeuchi
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAmidst the chaos caused by Usagi and Chibi-Usa's body swap, courtesy of the Amazoness PallaPalla, the Sailor Guardians' primary concern remains Mamoru's illness and its possible link to the newcomers in town, the Dead Moon Circus. The Amazonesses and their circus animal lackeys go after the Guardians one by one, tempting them with false visions...
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