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Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe
Witness what the gods do after dark in the second volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology from creator Rachel Smythe.Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus...Categorized as:
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![The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima]()
The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own...Categorized as:
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![The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley]()
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Hillfolk. Her life is quiet and ordinary-until the night she is kidnapped by Corlath, the Hillfolk King, who takes her deep into the desert. She does not know the Hillfolk language; she does not know why she has been chosen. But Corlath does...Categorized as:
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![The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale]()
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life under her aunt's guidance learning to communicate with animals...Categorized as:
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![The Singing by Alison Croggon]()
The Singing by Alison Croggon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe stunning conclusion to the epic Pellinor series—four books telling an extraordinary tale of another world. The Singing follows the separate journeys of Maerad and Cadvan, and their brother Hem, as they desperately seek each other in an increasingly battle-torn land. The Black Army is moving north and Maerad has a mighty confrontation with the Landrost to save Innail... -
![We Three Heroes by Lynette Noni]()
We Three Heroes by Lynette Noni
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratings"We all have to do our part if we're to survive the coming storm."Alexandra Jennings might be the hero of The Medoran Chronicles, but she would be lost without her three closest friends. They are her heroes, and like all heroes, they each have their own story.Meet the real D.C. in Crowns and Curses and discover how she becomes the princess Alex once despised but now adores... -
![The Riddle by Alison Croggon]()
The Riddle by Alison Croggon
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsA young woman embraces her power — and her destiny — as the thrilling quest begun in THE NAMING continues! Maerad is a girl with a tragic and bitter past, but her powers grow stronger by the day. Now she and her mentor, Cadvan, hunted by both the Light and the Dark, must unravel the Riddle of the Treesong before their fractured kingdom erupts in chaos... -
![The Lost Elemental by Tessa Hale]()
The Lost Elemental by Tessa Hale
It was supposed to be simple. Graduate, get a job to keep my mom from drowning in mountains of medical debt, and maybe score a scholarship to a decent college.All of that changed in a single breath. Because it turns out I’m not human. And I just knocked out the power on an entire city block.In a split second, all of my carefully-laid plans go up in smoke... -
![Out of Peril by Julie Trettel]()
Out of Peril by Julie Trettel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’ve always been one of the good guys.The one whose friends try to set up blind dates for.The guy that no one minds hanging out with their mate.The fun uncle. The godfather. Everyone’s best friend.But I’m also the man who knows how to disappear in the background.I’m fiercely protective. Loyal. And Kind.But I suspect even I have my limits!And she’s going to test that theory every step of the way...Categorized as:
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![King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist]()
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFeist's first non-Midkemia based book for many years. King of Ashes is the first book in the planned War of Five Crowns trilogy and draws influences from medieval history and Arthurian legend... -
![Taken By Moonlight by Violette Dubrinsky]()
Taken By Moonlight by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen she agreed to go camping with her twin to honor a birthday milestone, Vivienne Bordeaux imagined itchy mosquito bites, the possibility of West Nile, and perhaps foot-fungus, but she never anticipated just how much her life would change. After almost dying under the snapping jaws of a rabid wolf—go figure—Vivienne is saved by a gorgeous, dark-haired man, who may just belong to a cult... -
![Forged in Cursed Flames by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews]()
Forged in Cursed Flames by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLady Clover’s life suddenly takes a turn for the worse when she’s framed for necromancy by Princess Camellia. She and the princess both know she’s not a dark magic user, but little good that does Clover when Camellia disappears... -
![The Lightning Conjurer: The Complete Series Collection by Rachel Rener]()
The Lightning Conjurer: The Complete Series Collection by Rachel Rener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContains the complete Lightning Conjurer series:Book I: THE AWAKENINGBook II: THE ENLIGHTNINGBook III: THE CHRISTENINGBook IV: THE RECKONINGSynopses (includes spoilers in sequel descriptions):THE AWAKENINGThree years ago, Aspen (as she calls herself), woke up in an abandoned cabin without a single memory... -
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Evergreen Academy by Heather Schneider
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Evergreen Academy, the secret college for Magical Botanists.I’d always sensed something peculiar about the reclusive Evergreen Academy, tucked deep in the woods of my hometown. But I never could have imagined it was a college for magical botanists–and that I am one of them... -
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![Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea]()
Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea
Once upon a time Elle made a mistake. A small miscalculation sends her through the roof of an enchanted chateau. Stranded until her broken leg mends, Elle is forced to rely on the good will of the sour chateau owner —the cursed Prince Severin... -
![The King's Guard by Rae Carson]()
The King's Guard by Rae Carson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAt fifteen years old, Hector is the youngest squire in the most elite military force in the country. And his first day is disastrous. Everyone assumes the only reason he was recruited is his close personal association with King Alejandro, not because he's really earned it... -
![Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 6 by Waco Ioka]()
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 6 by Waco Ioka
Aoi has been asked to cater an anniversary dinner for a royal couple, and she’s overjoyed at what this will mean for her restaurant. She and Ginji head to the Eastern Lands to do some grocery shopping at a fancy imported food market... -
![Forevermore by Cindy Miles]()
Forevermore by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn a misty cliffside, mystery and romance await. . . . Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued... -
![Ignite by Kara Swanson]()
Ignite by Kara Swanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Mara survive in a world where the fire in her veins is worth killing for? In a frozen wasteland suffocating beneath a dying sun, Mara is a young phoenix raised by her father to explode at his command. He’s the only one who can help her control her fire, and Mara desperately follows his orders to protect their phoenix family from relentless human hunters... -
![The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah]()
The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA heartfelt novel of shedding secrets, facing the past, and embracing the magic of love and family by the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Where the Forest Meets the Stars.After the untimely deaths of her aunt and mother, young Riley Mays moved from Chicago to her cousins’ Wisconsin farm... -
![Echoes by Melinda Metz]()
Echoes by Melinda Metz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan't believe she did that . . . . . . at four-thirty I have to . . . . . . I hate this place . . . Rae Voight is losing her mind. When she walks down the halls of Sanderson Prep, she hears voices . . . even when no one is talking. Other people's thoughts crowd her head, a confusing tangle of insecurities and dark secrets... -
![The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip]()
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
Sixteen when a baby is brought to her to raise, Sybel has grown up on Eld Mountain. Her only playmates are the creatures of a fantastic menagerie called there by wizardry. Sybel has cared nothing for humans, until the baby awakens emotions previously unknown to her. And when Coren--the man who brought this child--returns, Sybel's world is again turned upside down... -
![The Mermaid Trials by Cameron Drake]()
The Mermaid Trials by Cameron Drake
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLosing is dangerous. Winning means everything. Katriana has been waiting for this moment her entire life. Once a century, the Royals hold the Trials. Every Mer of a certain age must participate. The contests are brutal. Survival is not guaranteed. But for the victors, the prize is unimaginable. They are allowed to walk on land... -
![The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley]()
The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley
Legend states that there exists a mighty sword that makes its possessor invincible to his enemies. But there is a curse on anyone who lifts the sword for conquest. King Kareed of Archeld goes after this sword anyway, winning it from the King of Bellandra. When he returns home from battle, he brings his daughter, Princess Torina, two special gifts... -
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![Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 7 by Waco Ioka]()
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 7 by Waco Ioka
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter the chaos of being kidnapped and falling ill, Aoi is enjoying the chance to relax and create new recipes for Yūgao's menu. As usual, the ayakashi of Tenjin-ya love everything she makes and their enthusiasm is invigorating. But nothing is simple in Kakuriyo, and even a day off comes with strange encounters and odd new information... -
![Introductions by C.L. Stone]()
Introductions by C.L. Stone
With an agoraphobic mother and a barely-there father, Sang abhors the isolation keeping her in the shadows. The only thing Sang craves is a fresh start and to be accepted as ordinary by her peers, because for her being different meant being cast out alone.When her family moves to a new school district, Sang infiltrates a group of boys nearly perfect in every way...Categorized as:
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![Alliance by Mark Frost]()
Alliance by Mark Frost
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsReaders of I Am Number Four, The Maze Runner, and Legend will love this sophisticated adventure series by the cocreator of the groundbreaking television show Twin Peaks, with its unique combination of mystery, heart-pounding action, and the supernatural... -
![Vengeance by Kate Brian]()
Vengeance by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter the devastating events at Reed's birthday party, Noelle is determined to put the past to rest, but Reed is adament about rebuilding Billings. Coming up against endless roadblocks from the headmaster, not to mention Billings alumni, Reed will not let her legacy end with a pile of rubble. As if that weren't enough, old ghosts come back to haunt to the Billings Girls... -
![Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera]()
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEury comes to the Bronx as a girl haunted. Haunted by losing everything in Hurricane Maria--and by an evil spirit, Ato. She fully expects the tragedy that befell her and her family in Puerto Rico to catch up with her in New York. Yet, for a time, she can almost set this fear aside, because there's this boy . .Categorized as:
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![Seeds Volume Three by M.M. Kin]()
Seeds Volume Three by M.M. Kin
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe lofty realms of Olympus and the once-fertile land of Hellas are in chaos due to the wrath of a mother gravely affronted. The truth, however unpleasant it is, must be faced. And in the Underworld, Hades must face the repercussions of his actions. Can Persephone ever forgive him?Persephone must find a way to make her life her own, but that is easier said than done... -
![Vanished by Kate Brian]()
Vanished by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAgainst all odds, Reed Brennan re-established Billings as an underground literary society. She and the new initiates created a glamorous secret headquarters and were ready to show Easton Academy that even though Billings House is gone, the Billings Girls are stronger than ever. But before Reed had a chance to revel in her success, something horrible happened: Noelle disappeared... -
![The Other Side of the Mirror by Dana Evyn]()
The Other Side of the Mirror by Dana Evyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if the fairytale was always a lie?Seven years after her family’s murders, Eva is attacked by a magical creature and abducted to the faerie realm. When a handsome fae saves her, Bash reveals that he must bring Eva to her faerie soulmate to stop a world-ending Curse. She relents, but only for the opportunity to find answers about her parents’ deaths...Categorized as:
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![The Right Kind of Magic by Jamie Bennett]()
The Right Kind of Magic by Jamie Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe took the tiny paper with the writing and put it in the locket, then she closed it and clasped the silver chain around my neck. “That paper has the name of someone who will be very important to you when you’re a grown-up lady. It’s the name of the man that you’ll marry someday…”Nealy Duncan isn’t interested in folklore and superstitions—or in marriage, for that matter... -
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![Thorne by Charlotte McConaghy]()
Thorne by Charlotte McConaghy
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn enthralling romantic fantasy about finding true love against all odds, Thorne is the second book in the Chronicles of Kaya series. Lovers in Kaya have always died together, bonded in death as in life. But a cure for the bond has sent rumours like wildfire through the land... -
![Cursed by K.K. Allen]()
Cursed by K.K. Allen
“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴.”Katrina Summer always knew she was different. Her fiery temper seems to perpetually land her in hot water, making her an outcast among her peers...Categorized as:
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![Fated To Be Mated by Skye Alder]()
Fated To Be Mated by Skye Alder
She’s not looking to date.I was backpacking my way through Europe with my friend. It was supposed to be an adventure, one last carefree trip before we started our grown up lives.Then I meet King Romer and things start to get serious really fast.Now I’m a captive to the King and he’s determined to make me his Queen.He’s not letting her go.I’ve grown bored of the quiet life, ruling my pack...Categorized as:
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![Ocean Kills by Jade Hart]()
Ocean Kills by Jade Hart
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAround the world, murderers and rapists pick off the innocent. Killing loved ones, separating families, and ruining lives. As an eight-year-old girl, Ocean witnessed her family’s massacre and something altered inside her. Twisting her genetic code… unlocking an ability to teleport. Ocean Breeze was never destined to be normal, especially having been named after air-freshener... -
![Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn]()
Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn
The author of the Twelve Hours series welcomes readers to a new fantasy world, where the elements rule. Zoe Ardelay receives astonishing and unwelcome news: she has been chosen to become the king's fifth wife. Forced to go to the royal city, she manages to slip away and hide on the shores of the mighty river...Categorized as:
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![Coin Tricks by Willow Scarlett]()
Coin Tricks by Willow Scarlett
Wire's too huge and intimidating to find love… but that doesn't stop him dreaming.His size has defined his whole life, from his jobs as a bouncer and store security to his brief and unsatisfying relationships. But beneath his scary appearance, Wire's kind and loving. He cares for his family and his dog and imagines a future with a caring man at his side.Then he catches Sid stealing soap...Categorized as:
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![Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende]()
Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and The House of the Spirits, an enthralling and suspenseful coming-of-age story about a teenage girl who must unravel the mysteries of her past in order to save herself... -
![The Gift by Margaret McHeyzer]()
The Gift by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI have something people want. I have something they cannot take or steal. I have something they'd kill for.The something I have, isn't a possession, it's more.Much, much more.It's a gift.It's part of me.Watch the trailer: https://youtu... -
![Bewitched by Jisa Dean]()
Bewitched by Jisa Dean
Halloween is all about getting treats from strangers. But when one grabs Saffie and kisses her breathless it feels a lot more like a trick than a treat. What would a sexy vampire want with her anyway? She’s a short, nerdy nineteen-year-old who would rather be reading than be at the party she finds herself at. The vampire in question…he’s a hot cop who has his whole life going right for him...Categorized as:
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![The Lost & Found by Katrina Leno]()
The Lost & Found by Katrina Leno
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA charming and imaginative new novel about getting lost before you can be found. LOST: Frannie and Louis met in an online support group when they were both younger. They have never met face-to-face. They don’t even know each other’s real names. All they know is that they both have a mysterious tendency to lose things. Well, not lose them, exactly. Things just seem to…disappear...Categorized as:
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![The Pyramid Prophecy by Caroline Vermalle]()
The Pyramid Prophecy by Caroline Vermalle
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA secret chamber in the Pyramid. One cursed mummy. One strange treasure. Two murders.On her honeymoon, a young woman is buried alive in a secret chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, alongside her murdered husband.She survives, but her face is unrecognizable. Her blonde hair has turned silver, her blue eyes have turned green. Her memory is gone... -
![Shadow of the Sun by Laura Kreitzer]()
Shadow of the Sun by Laura Kreitzer
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGabriella's past is a mystery, but that never stopped her from achieving her goals. As a supernatural specialist, and far more intelligent than anyone her age, she has always been ignored by her peers. Because of the isolation she has always felt, she put her life and soul into her job... -
![Enna Burning by Shannon Hale]()
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
Enna and Princess Isi became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Isi married Prince Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever when she learns to wield fire and burn anything at will...Categorized as:
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![My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal]()
My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat if your last kiss was with the wrong boy? Cassidy Haines remembers her first kiss vividly. It was on the old covered bridge the summer before her freshman year with her boyfriend of three years, Ethan Keys. But her last kiss--the one she shared with someone at her seventeenth birthday party the night she died--is a blur... -
![Bellamy and The Brute by Alicia Michaels]()
Bellamy and The Brute by Alicia Michaels
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Bellamy McGuire is offered a summer job babysitting for the wealthy Baldwin family, she’s reluctant to accept. After all, everyone in town knows about the mysterious happenings at the mansion on the hill—including the sudden disappearance of the Baldwin’s eldest son, Tate... -
![Infinity Chronicles Book One by Albany Walker]()
Infinity Chronicles Book One by Albany Walker
New town, new school. Same story. I'm Laura, I've spent most of my life crisscrossing the county yielding to the whims of my transient mother. We've never stayed in one place long enough to call it home, and I don't have any hope of that changing. I follow the rules; no drawing attention to myself, no friends, and especially no boys...Categorized as:
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