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Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope.Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service at the local cemetery, he's trying to escape the demons of his past...Categorized as:
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Playboy Princes by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
She's my last chance. Those four words echo in Violet Spencer’s mind, tugging at her curiosity even as rage builds within her. Arbon Academy was supposed to be a bright new start. An opportunity for greatness, and something an orphan girl could only dream of. For a while there, it seemed to be exactly that. But Violet's bright future is suddenly looking dim... -
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![Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons]()
Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons
Tatiana is eighteen years old, pregnant, and widowed when she escapes war-torn Leningrad to find a new life in America. But the ghosts of her past do not rest easily. She becomes consumed by the belief that her husband, Red Army officer Alexander Belov, is still alive and needs her desperately... -
![Malum: Part One by Amo Jones, Lucy Rivers]()
Malum: Part One by Amo Jones, Lucy Rivers
“Love is savage, love is blind, love is something they may not find …”Once upon a time, there was a young girl who lived in a battered trailer, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks.One day, she fell down The Elite Kings’ rabbit hole. Sucked into a dark vortex of lies, hate, and deceit, and spat out by money, glitz, and power... -
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Gakuen Alice, Vol. 15 by Tachibana Higuchi, 樋口 橘
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsYoung Mikan runs away to Tokyo following her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye... -
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Lunamare by Pepper Winters
“Is it true…that you pulled a lion from the ocean and fell in love with him?”ASLAN: The sixteen-year-old boy named after a lion.A boy with his entire life ahead of him.A boy running from a terrible secret.All it takes is one awful night to change everything.One secret, one smuggler, one boat, one storm.And he wakes in an entirely different existence...Categorized as:
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Villain Era by Luna Pierce
He was once our enemy, but now he's my bodyguard.After our rival gives up the throne as my dying wish, my men trust him to keep a close watch on me and protect me from any danger that may come my way.He keeps me safe, somehow understanding the darkness that lurks inside of me. He knows it cannot be caged, and he allows me the ability to set it free when we’re alone...Categorized as:
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Bad Boys Don't Fall by B.B. Easton
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the Netflix original series Sex/Life) comes an immersive romantic suspense trilogy with a dark, dystopian twist.I knew my fate the moment I surrendered. I’d seen the public executions on TV. No jury. No bail. Just a hole in the ground and a bullet between the eyes, broadcast live in high-definition... -
![Made You Up by Francesca Zappia]()
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. Made You Up tells the story of Alex, a high school senior unable to tell the difference between real life and delusion. This is a compelling and provoking literary debut that will appeal to fans of Wes Anderson, Silver Linings Playbook , and Liar... -
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Kingmakers: Year Two by Sophie Lark
Miles Griffin (son of Callum & Aida)Mafia families from around the world send their children to Kingmakers Academy to learn the skills of criminal enterprise.Under the rules of Sanctuary, students are forbidden to fight or kill...Categorized as:
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Evoke by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA short novella taking place between Elite and Elect... -
![Bad Boys Don't Stay by B.B. Easton]()
Bad Boys Don't Stay by B.B. Easton
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the Netflix original series Sex/Life) comes an immersive romantic suspense trilogy with a dark, dystopian twist.No getting attached. Leave before you get left. Supplies. Shelter. Self-defense. Survival above all else... -
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King of Patriam: Outlaws by Amizah R
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe combat trials. He's going.Cassian's only qualm is that he has to do the wrong thing to do the right thing.The city's fate rests on his shoulders, but that's not what plagues his thoughts and hurries his heart.She'll never forgive him. He knows it, but he still has hope that he can claim the heart of the woman he left behind.If he makes it out alive...He left her...Categorized as:
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Kingmakers: Year Three by Sophie Lark
Dean saw what she did. Now, he holds the power… The ruthless halls of a mafia university are no place for the diminutive and gentle Cat. She barely survived her first year at school, at the cost of her innocence. Cat did something bad and Dean Yenin saw it. Now she’s being blackmailed by the most vicious bully at Kingmakers...Categorized as:
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Savior by S.L. Scott
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsEverything is not as it seems.Alexander IV has succeeded to the throne of the billion-dollar Kingwood Empire, but the people he thought he could trust aren't allies.They're enemies.Everyone he cares about is at risk.Decisions--SACRIFICES--must be made... -
![I Am Grey by Jane Washington]()
I Am Grey by Jane Washington
“Me and you. It’ll never happen. Not today, not tomorrow, not five years from now. Not when some idiot breaks your heart, or when you realise what your little sundresses do to everyone. Not when you’re thirty, not when you’re fifty. I’m going to push your limits, break you down, make you cry, and in the end … I’ll save you...Categorized as:
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![Loathing You by Amina Khan]()
Loathing You by Amina Khan
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHate. Detest. Despise. These words were the only way that Adaline and Juliette could possibly describe their relationship, or lack thereof.Adaline would argue that this is because a certain she-devil has been making her life hell for the last five years...Categorized as:
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![Hollow Hearts by B.C. Morgan]()
Hollow Hearts by B.C. Morgan
Harkwright Academy, the place where dreams can come true. A three year stay will award you with an education that will rival any college and enough money to aid you in whatever career you choose to take.I’m applying to give my mom the life she deserves, to fund my sister’s medical bills and so I can be sure to have the only thing I truly want... -
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Cross My Heart by Roxy Sloane
'Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets…And desire.' Discover the blazing hot dark academia romance saga from the USA Today Bestselling author - perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! Anthony St Clair. The future Duke of Ashford.A reckless enigma… and my greatest temptation...Categorized as:
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A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet—a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance.“Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time.”Princess Annika has lived a life of comfort—but no amount of luxuries can change the fact that her life isn’t her own to control... -
![Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas]()
Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas
The HELLBENT Series—a spin-off to the Fall Away series—is coming! “The kids are growing up—different from their parents but the same in so many ways…” ARO Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me...Categorized as:
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![One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus]()
One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus
From international bestseller, Karen McManus, comes the explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the acclaimed One of Us... series. Ever since Simon died in detention, life hasn't been easy for the Bayview Crew. First the Bayview Four had to prove they weren't killers. Then a new generation had to outwit a vengeful copycat. Now, it's beginning again... -
![Ruthless Love by Penelope Bloom]()
Ruthless Love by Penelope Bloom
I’m the girl nobody sees. That is, until I move next door to Parker High’s most eligible bastard, Tristan Blackwood. He’s gorgeous. Eyes as cold as moonlight. Lips made for cruel kisses. The entire town knows it, too. Apparently being able to throw a football elevates you to god status around here. He could have anything he wanted. Anyone. But somehow, all he wanted was to torment me... -
![My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult]()
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate—a life and a role that she has never challenged... until now... -
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Silver Crown by Julie Johnson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEmilia Lancaster is the royal family’s dirty little secret.Born the illegitimate daughter of a duke, for twenty years she’s lived as a commoner… despite the regal blood running through her veins. But when the entire royal family is killed in a deadly attack, the line of succession swiftly changes course...Categorized as:
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Kingpin by Eden O'Neill
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratings“I’m going to have fun breaking you, beauty queen.”They call him kingpin. A blond titan with the looks of a god, the wealth of a king, and the influence of the mob. Lance Johnson is the guy you go to when you want anything on Woodcreek University’s campus.And I mean, anything... -
![It Starts with Us: Special Collector's Edition: A Novel by Colleen Hoover]()
It Starts with Us: Special Collector's Edition: A Novel by Colleen Hoover
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 82 ratingsBefore It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching” (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us. Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again...Categorized as:
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The Teacher by Freida McFadden
From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secrets and long-awaited revenge.Lesson #1: Trust no one.Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be... -
![The Counterfeit Lover by Veronica Lancet]()
The Counterfeit Lover by Veronica Lancet
Secrets, lies & double lives.When Noelle recovers her memories, she's faced with a past she wants to remain buried.Everyone thinks she was a victim, but what if that wasn't the case?What if the things she's done to survive are far worse than anyone can ever imagine?One thing is for sure—Rafaelo can never find out what she did...Categorized as:
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![The Broken Note by Nelia Alarcon]()
The Broken Note by Nelia Alarcon
This cruel king won’t stop until he makes a queen of me.Dutch Cross is rich, powerful, and possessive.I gave him too much of me and now it’s too late to run.Yet it’s what I do.Far, far from the villain of the story.But the thing about villains is…They always drag you back to the dark...Categorized as:
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![Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews]()
Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
They were such brave children to withstand such suffering. Such clever children to escape such terror! For Carrie, Chris and Cathy, the attic was a dark horror that would not leave their minds, even while they built bright, promising new lives. Of course mother had to pretend they didn't exist. And Grandmother was convinced they had the devil in them. But that wasn't their fault...
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