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Forged by Shadows by Maddison Cole
Avery thought her suffering had ended.She thought wrong. After a traumatic start to life, being adopted was Avery‘s saving grace. She finally had parents who loved her and an entire mansion to call home. Her days were spent reading in the library and exploring her passion for ballet. Until a fateful accident changed everything, and left her at the mercy of her step-brother... -
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New York Minute (In These Words: Prequel) by Kichiku Neko, Suzume
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn These Words prequel that takes the readers back to a newly NY State employed Dr. Asano Katsuya. The 27 year-old had never sought company until one Christmas day Katsuya finally gave into the charm of a homicide detective at the Manhattan Precint... -
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![Iblis’ Affliction by Nero Seal]()
Iblis’ Affliction by Nero Seal
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIblīs (Arabic إبليس)—the primary devil in Islam. “If you sleep with the Devil, don’t expect to get out of hell.” DEMANDING. NEEDY. DANGEROUS. Slater is everything Talha doesn’t want but everything the crime lord needs. The bloodiest ripper of Anatolia, nicknamed Iblīs, kills for him and warms his bed... -
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Beyond Time by Lee McCormick
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHow many times will we kill each other? How many times can we fall in love?SETHI always thought my world would begin and end with Jayce Walker. When a sleep study offers us life-changing money, we jump at the opportunity. There’s only one I don’t have insomnia. Bluffing my way in is easy, but getting there and losing everything that’s ever mattered is a nightmare I can’t escape.Jayce is gone... -
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![His Death Bringer by Courtney W. Dixon]()
His Death Bringer by Courtney W. Dixon
PLEASE READ THE BLURB AND WARNINGS IF YOU'RE SENSITIVE TO TRIGGERS!He calls me his dark angel, but I’m merely a killer. A bringer of death.Luca DavenportHe is my angel, sent to be my death bringer to save me from my tormentors and betrayers—those who sold me into slavery when I was only eight years old... -
![Counterpunch by Aleksandr Voinov]()
Counterpunch by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFight like a man, or die like a slave.Brooklyn Marshall used to be a policeman in London, with a wife and a promising future ahead of him. Then he accidentally killed a rioter whose father was a Member of Parliament and had him convicted of murder. To ease the burden on the overcrowded prison system, Brooklyn was sold into slavery rather than incarcerated... -
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On Edge by Brooke Matthews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReady. Set. Run.MarleyFor fifteen years, Marley has spent his days plotting, waiting, dreaming. Once, his dreams were filled with limitless color, love, and boyish ambition. Now, they’re stained in red. He demands justice for his wasted time behind bars, sentenced for a crime he and his twin didn't commit... -
![Caste Heaven, Vol. 2 by Chise Ogawa]()
Caste Heaven, Vol. 2 by Chise Ogawa
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsToday’s top could be tomorrow’s bottom when playing the caste game!School is hard enough as it is, but when students are forced to play a cutthroat game to determine their social ranks—and subsequent treatment—all bets are off. Atsumu, a regular target of the school bullies, has had a rough life... -
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Release by A.M. Sexton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDavlova: a poverty-ridden city-state ruled by a tyrannical upper class. Resources are scarce and technology is illegal. But in the slums, revolution is brewing.Misha is a common pickpocket until his boss gives him a new job. Disguised as a whore, Misha is sent to work for one of the most powerful men in the city... -
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Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKendras is a casualty of war: injured, penniless, and quite possibly the last surviving member of the only family he’s ever had—the elite fighting force known as the Scorpions. When a steel-eyed mercenary offers him medicine and shelter in exchange for submission and a secret task, Kendras has no choice but to accept. He is a Scorpion; he’ll do whatever it takes to survive... -
![We're All Mad Here by Richard Rider]()
We're All Mad Here by Richard Rider
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA golden afternoon, a nightmare, and how sometimes you can only make sense of a thing through the looking-glass. (A Stockholm Syndrome short story... -
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Impossible by Lyra Cole
Indie the Impossible. Midas the Miserable.Omega? Me?I didn’t even know what an omega was until landing at the Complex. And now you’re telling me I’m supposed to find some random group of strangers to spend my heat with? Absolutely not. No way.Sure, Leon has been my best friend since landing here.Risk’s chaos reminds me my world isn’t ending...Categorized as:
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Blood Stained Tea by Amy Tasukada
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA bloody past haunts him. A devastating present calls him back…Nao hides from his violent past in the Japanese mob by opening a teahouse in Japan's cultural center, Kyoto. His past comes flooding back when he discovers a gravely injured man with a tattooed chest, a bloody knife, and a Korean business card.Saehyun would've died if not for Nao's help... -
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Poisoned Throne by Nikita.
Like many little girls, I too used to dream of fairytales.Until that illusion was shattered, and I saw firsthand just how cruel life could be.Now I just wished my nightmare would end.The life I knew ceased to exist as I suffered at the hands of my stepmother, who hated me... -
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![From the Edge by N. Slater]()
From the Edge by N. Slater
I’m not meant for a happy ending.I wasn’t even supposed to be an Omega but two years into college, I presented and my parents all but sold me to an abusive Alpha for a price tag that would set them up for life.However, my heart is still with my lover from sophomore year, my heart and soul—Blake.He was there for me when I was just a Beta, when I presented, and the terrifying days afterward...Categorized as:
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![Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling]()
Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling
With the Leran threat laid to rest, Alec and Seregil are now able to turn their attention to the ancient evil which threatens their land. The Plenimarans, at war with Skalans, have decided to defeat their ancient enemy by raising up the Dead God, Seriamaius... -
![Lost and Bound by Eliot Grayson]()
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...Categorized as:
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![In This Iron Ground by Marina Vivancos]()
In This Iron Ground by Marina Vivancos
Damien is nine years old when his parents die. What should have been the worst moment of his life begins a journey shadowed by loneliness and pain. The night of a full moon, four years and seven foster homes later, Damien flees to the forest, desperate to escape everything. Instead, he finds the Salgado pack, and the earth beneath his feet shifts... -
![Evenfall by Santino Hassell, Ais]()
Evenfall by Santino Hassell, Ais
Years after the bombs of WWIII have changed the physical and political landscape, the Agency ruthlessly works behind the scenes to take down rebel groups that threaten the current government. Their goals justify all means. Hsin Liu Vega (Sin) is their most efficient and deadly assassin ever...Categorized as:
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![Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters]()
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... -
![The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater]()
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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![Cursed Fates by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Cursed Fates by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
After the devastating events at Zodiac Academy, we have to deal with this darker world we're faced with. Lionel seeks to hurt us, the Nymphs seek to hurt the entire Fae race, and between all of it, we just have to try and survive each day as it comes. I'm afraid of everything falling apart, but it looks like it already has...Categorized as:
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![Forged by Malice by Elizabeth Helen]()
Forged by Malice by Elizabeth Helen
I’ve found a new home and fallen in love with four cursed fae princes. But everything could be taken from me in an instant. If I’m to save the Enchanted Vale and the High Princes, this rose is going to need to grow thorns. Being a part of the fae is wonderful...Categorized as:
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![Sacrifice by Nik Knight]()
Sacrifice by Nik Knight
Human—Angel—Nephilim. How can Riley fit in anywhere when he doesn’t know who or what he is?With his mysterious heritage shrouded in shadow, Riley Shepard struggles with his identity, his confusing sexuality, and the prohibited—but deepening—feelings for his guardian angels. Questions remain unanswered. His Guardians harbor secrets. And danger lurks just out of sight... -
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![Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater]()
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater
This is the story of the Lynch family. Niall and Mór escaped their homeland for a new start, and lost themselves in what they found. Declan has grown up as the responsible son, the responsible brother--only to find there is no way for him to keep his family safe. Ronan has always lived on the edge between dreams and waking... but now that edge is gone, and he is falling...Categorized as:
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![Deal With the Devil by Lark Taylor]()
Deal With the Devil by Lark Taylor
When you make a deal with a devil, you must prepare to face the consequences…MoriI’ve loved and lost once before, and it nearly destroyed me.One might think I’d be scared to try again, but since discovering the existence of fated mates, I’ve waited on tenterhooks for mine to appear.Fate, apparently, is content to keep me in suspense... -
![Bloodlines by Andrea Speed]()
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... -
![Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling]()
Casket of Souls by Lynn Flewelling
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe Nightrunners are back in this gripping novel full of Lynn Flewelling's trademark action, intrigue, and richly imagined characters. More than the dissolute noblemen they appear to be, Alec and Seregil are skillful spies, dedicated to serving queen and country... -
![All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe]()
All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe
Vie Eliot has survived a new high school, an abusive father, and the murderous Mr. Big Empty. Now, as Vie searches for Mr. Big Empty, he also finds himself facing an unexpected how to be a good boyfriend.When a mysterious drifter named River disappears, though, Vie finds himself dragged into finding the missing boy... -
![Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin]()
Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn 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...
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