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  • Nana, Vol. 21 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 21 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Reads R to L (Japanese Style). The all-time best-selling shojo title in Japan Tragedy strikes as the Search Weekly team takes their snooping too far! Hounded to the limit by remorseless reporters, Ren spins his car off the icy road in a horrible accident that will change the course of everyone's future. ..
  • Nana, Vol. 19 by Ai Yazawa

    Nana, Vol. 19 by Ai Yazawa

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    The all-time best-selling shojo title in Japan R to L (Japanese Style). The tabloid feeding frenzy has finally brought Blast down, but Nana is determined to keep hope alive. She's going to take a gig as a solo artist, and even accept acting jobs she has no interest in. As long as she keeps herself in the spotlight, she knows there's a chance Blast can make a comeback...
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  • Choices - Volume 3 by MesserMoon

    Choices - Volume 3 by MesserMoon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Choices has been split up into three volumes, the third of which covers 1979 onwards (chapters 42-56).
  • Secretly Married by forgottenglimmer

    Secretly Married by forgottenglimmer

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Phoebe Bernal shares a secret with one of the country's hottest stars, Kent Fuentabella. Their secret? They've been married for a year. Of course, no one can know, lest Kent's stellar status goes kaput along with his on-screen love team with the It Girl of the moment, Elisa. Phoebe has known Kent since he was a gangly nobody, and she doesn't even know how they feel about each other...
  • The King's Scrolls by Jaye L. Knight

    The King's Scrolls by Jaye L. Knight

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Following the harrowing events that brought them to Landale Forest, Jace and Kyrin have settled comfortably into their new lives and the mission of protecting those under the emperor’s persecution. The fast approach of winter brings with it the anticipation of a quiet few months ahead...
  • The Gym by Lawrence H. Sola

    The Gym by Lawrence H. Sola

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was five years later. Peter Pan Man still struggled to look forward as regret held him captive in the shadows of his ruined career. Although The Show, his rise-and-fall inspired novel, ushered in the fresh start he craved, it would be a new manuscript, born in the newspaper pages of local business opportunities, which set him on the course he was meant to take...
  • Samara's Peril by Jaye L. Knight

    Samara's Peril by Jaye L. Knight

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    When news arrives that Emperor Daican has been in contact with his chief war strategist, it signals potential doom for the country of Samara. Determined to intervene, the resistance in Landale, headed by Lady Anne, embark on a covert mission in hopes of unearthing further information. However, a shocking discovery leads to complications no one could have foreseen...
  • The Forbidden Bond: Book 20 of the Grey Wolves Series by Quinn Loftis

    The Forbidden Bond: Book 20 of the Grey Wolves Series by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vampires and werewolves. Eternal enemies. But one vampire wants to change that by creating something nature, or the Great Luna, never intended. Alice Douglas, a brilliant geneticist, has devoted her life to helping others through science. But when her powerful father coerces her to take a job at a secret government facility, she discovers helping people is nowhere in the job description...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  fantasy  young adult  audiobook
  • Queen of Shadows and Ruin by Nisha J. Tuli

    Queen of Shadows and Ruin by Nisha J. Tuli

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Zarya must become the darkness…. Soaring through the sky to the frozen mountains of Andhera, Zarya knows that only she can save her home from annihilation. Ruthless armies hunt her friends and toxic dark magic spreads through the land, consuming all it touches. To fight back, she and Rabin must find dangerous new allies...
  • Once Upon a Broken Heart / Caraval / Legendary / Finale by Garber Stephanie

    Once Upon a Broken Heart / Caraval / Legendary / Finale by Garber Stephanie

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched. Once Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover]. Caraval. Legendary. Finale. Once Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover], Caraval, Legendary, Finale By Stephanie Garber 4 Books Collection. Once Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover]:...
  • My Rosebud Boy by Rainbow Rowell

    My Rosebud Boy by Rainbow Rowell

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This short story was written as a bonus for people who ordered SCATTERED SHOWERS from the Bookworm in Omaha, Nebraska. It's an alternate universe story about Simon Snow and Baz Pitch, characters from Rainbow's Simon Snow Trilogy. It was printed by the author in a brochure format.
  • Daughter Of The Ninth Line: Part Two by Grace McGinty

    Daughter Of The Ninth Line: Part Two by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A tender heart in Boellium would soon bleed out, and then it would be their blood painting the courtyard’s cobblestones red. That wouldn’t be me. Avalon Halhed was the sacrificial lamb for the Ninth Line, but walking through the gates of Boellium felt wrong, and she couldn't put her finger on the reason why...
  • Daughter Of The Ninth Line: Part Three by Grace McGinty

    Daughter Of The Ninth Line: Part Three by Grace McGinty

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Some people are destined to die, no matter how much we wish it weren’t so. – Ellanora Halhed, First Daughter of the Ninth Line. Avalon Halhed was the sacrificial lamb for the Ninth Line, and she had one goal; keep her head down, avoid making waves and leave Boellium War College alive. Too bad her goals went out the window as soon as she stepped through the gates of the college...
  • Basara, Vol. 18 by Yumi Tamura

    Basara, Vol. 18 by Yumi Tamura

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    While in Kyoto Shuri runs into his beloved sister, the Great Sister of White, as well as his old teacher and rival, Hiiragi. Sarasa continues to form aliiances and gain strength. Although Sarasa and Shuri are apart, they remain close in each other's hearts. Meanwhile, someone wants Shuri dead--but who?
  • Isle of Sorrows by Shari L. Tapscott

    Isle of Sorrows by Shari L. Tapscott

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    After several setbacks, Soleil, Lukas, Davyn, and the rest of the Greybrow's team finally arrive at the Isle of Sorrows, and the expedition for the mage's legendary spell tome commences. .. My name is Soleil Eldemyer, and I don’t like pirates. Or giant jellyfish, voltaic dragons, or goblins—all of which we find on the Isle of Sorrows, a melancholy sort of island at the heart of the Cursed Isles...
  • Daughter of Darkness and Dreams by Anastasis Blythe

    Daughter of Darkness and Dreams by Anastasis Blythe

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    To save her people, she will doom herself. To save her, he’ll die. Finally back home, Meiling finds that returning to her old life as the cursed princess is harder than she imagined. She’s told to rest and recover from her harrowing time in the enemy’s fortress and enjoy the week-long festival. She can’t. Not when Shang faces losing everything—including his life—because of her...
  • Bitter Winter by Jaye L. Knight

    Bitter Winter by Jaye L. Knight

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Already struggling with a harsh winter and the threat of food shortage, a catastrophic event leaves those in the Landale camps reeling. Just when things couldn’t get much worse, camp members fall ill with the same devastating sickness that’s sweeping across the country. Determined to gain the cure, Jace sets off to Valcré...
  • Test of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt

    Test of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    When Zara and Lessie finally got their hands on a piece of the Dragon God’s heart, they thought their path was clear. Head to the Forge of Derynnis, gain the death god’s favor, and convince him to destroy the evil relic once and for all. But getting to the Forge is no simple feat, and it’s not even the first thing on Zara’s list...
  • Hana-Kimi , Vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo

    Hana-Kimi , Vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus! Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U. S...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  humor  fantasy  length-long
  • Hana-Kimi , Vol. 5 by Hisaya Nakajo

    Hana-Kimi , Vol. 5 by Hisaya Nakajo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus! Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U. S...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  humor  fantasy  length-long
  • Hana-Kimi , Vol. 7 by Hisaya Nakajo

    Hana-Kimi , Vol. 7 by Hisaya Nakajo

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus! Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U. S...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  young adult  humor  fantasy  length-long
  • Killer of the Bells: It's about Christmas, but everyone hates it. by Zile Elliven

    Killer of the Bells: It's about Christmas, but everyone hates it. by Zile Elliven

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A classic tale where two suicidal people meet, fall in love, and try to keep each other from killing themselves, but, like, in a funny way. Echo:. “Well-adjusted considering what you’ve been through. ” That’s what my therapist likes to tell me. If well-adjusted means following dangerous people to secluded areas in the hopes they’ll off me, then yes. I am the picture of mental health...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  fantasy  queer  young adult  m-m
  • Damnation by Carrie Leighton

    Damnation by Carrie Leighton

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    There is no light without shadow. There is no love without pain. Loving each other has never been easy for Thomas Collins and Vanessa Clark. Their love is fueled by passionate nights and fierce jealousy, romantic sparks and seemingly insurmountable misunderstandings. After nearly losing each other, their relationship finally appears to be growing in the right direction...
  • Devil's Line Vol. 4 by Ryo Hanada

    Devil's Line Vol. 4 by Ryo Hanada

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 11 ratings
    Tsukasa insists on seeing that Oryo is cared for at a hospital, defying Anzai’s wish that she stay hidden at their safe house. Before she can even make it inside the hospital, Tsukasa is taken hostage by a desperate Zero Seven, who eventually makes a surprisingly humane choice when facing off with her old comrades...
  • Rites of Spring by Diana Peterfreund

    Rites of Spring by Diana Peterfreund

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    From “witty and endearing” to “impossible to put down,” the critics have given elite marks to Diana Peterfreund’s. Secret Society Girl. and. Under the Rose. . Now, in a wildly captivating new novel, Amy “Bugaboo” Haskel and her fellow Rose & Grave knights are trading cold, gray, hyperintellectual New Haven for an annual rite of spring (well, early March) in Florida...
  • Devils' Line Vol. 3 by Ryo Hanada

    Devils' Line Vol. 3 by Ryo Hanada

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 14 ratings
    Anzai grapples with Lee’s bombshell—that drinking human blood can have regenerative, strengthening powers on devil bodies—and Lee offers to share what he knows if Anzai’s comrades hide him away. Meanwhile, Zero Seven, the sniper, faces the consequences of her rebellion as Zero Two works to tie up loose ends from the Ikebukuro incident, and reveals that he has an old connection to Anzai….
  • Nina the Starry Bride, Vol. 2 by Rikachi

    Nina the Starry Bride, Vol. 2 by Rikachi

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After being asked to learn etiquette, to dress like a princess, and to deceive an entire nation, Nina finds herself drawn to Azure. And Azure, likewise, begins to desire Nina -- who was supposed to be only a pawn -- for his own? ! Watch these two wrestle with a once in a lifetime love while fate toys with them in the second volume of this ultimate palace fantasy!
  • The Tainted Khan by Taran Matharu

    The Tainted Khan by Taran Matharu

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The next installment in New York Times bestselling author Taran Matharu’s Soulbound Saga--a thrilling cultivation and progression epic fantasy series--continuing the harrowing journey of Jai as he navigates returning to his own people, growing in his magic and as a warrior, fending off attacks both without and within. .
  • Wild Flight by Elise Hennessy

    Wild Flight by Elise Hennessy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ari and I must establish something to last for years to come. Wild Flight. The new, fragile alliance we have with the wild gryphons will be challenged from all sides, as the concept of Wild Flight changes what we believed about the gryphons and who they Link with. While Ari is busy tending to his family, both wild and tame, I help train the newest cadets at the Gryphon Rider Academy...
  • The Two Princes by Kevin Christopher Snipes, Mimi O’Donnell

    The Two Princes by Kevin Christopher Snipes, Mimi O’Donnell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Prince Rupert sets out to break the mysterious curse that’s destroying his kingdom, he’s ready to face whatever dastardly villain or vile monster stands in his way. What he isn’t prepared for are the bewildering new emotions he feels when he meets the handsome Amir, a rival prince on a quest to save his own realm...
  • Ember Quartet Digital Collection by Sabaa Tahir

    Ember Quartet Digital Collection by Sabaa Tahir

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Journey deep into the Martial Empire and into “one of the best fantasy series of the last decade” (Buzzfeed) with the complete An Ember in the Ashes quartet by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir. For the first time together, all in one place, this ebook bind-up includes each complete book of the beloved epic series:...
  • Shadow Dweller by Brandi Elledge

    Shadow Dweller by Brandi Elledge

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My father is a villain, despised by all at Raven Academy for wanting to exterminate the impure. Even being an elusive shadowbringer can't shield me from his sins. As an outcast, my only hope of redemption is unlocking the shadows hidden inside of me. It should be easy to do but there’s something blocking my powers...
  • The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer

    The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    “A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page. ” —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna. “Utterly compelling and impossible to put down. ” —Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your Midnight...
  • Vilest Things by Chloe Gong

    Vilest Things by Chloe Gong

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 27 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra. Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin...
  • Climbing the Date Palm by Shira Glassman, Rebecca Schauer

    Climbing the Date Palm by Shira Glassman, Rebecca Schauer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Prince Kaveh, the youngest son of the king of the City of Red Clay, is bisexual, and completely besotted with Farzin, the engineer his father hired to oversee the improvements to the city's roads and bridges. However, the king doesn't share his positive feelings...
    Categorized as:
    new adult  bisexual  m-m  fantasy  f-f  young adult  queer  m-f
  • Might of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt

    Might of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    Zara and Lessie’s adventure continues in book three of this action-packed dragon rider series! Separated from her dragon and stranded in enemy territory, Zara Kenrook has been branded as a traitor and a deserter by her own people...
  • Captive of the Sea by Allie L.

    Captive of the Sea by Allie L.

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Those who were taken. .. They never came back, dragged beneath the waves never to return. Their haunting screams were a symbol of their horrific deaths. Like shadows they lay in wait, the deep blue waters hiding them from view. With sharp claws they attack,. Pointed fangs tearing into skin,. Eager mouths devouring human flesh...
  • This Dream Will Devour Us by Emma Clancey

    This Dream Will Devour Us by Emma Clancey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An intoxicating mix of magic and the machinations of the rich and powerful and a compulsive, bingeable read for readers who love Krystal Sutherland and Karen McManus. Sometimes you've got to kill a dream to escape a nightmare. Eighteen-year-old Nora Blake is the opposite of lucky. She's still wrangling her dead dad's debts when a mysterious illness lands her brother in hospital...
  • Presque Toujours Pur by Shaya Lonnie

    Presque Toujours Pur by Shaya Lonnie

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Bellatrix's torture of Hermione uncovers a long-kept secret. The young witch learns her true origins in a story that shows the beginning and end of the Wizarding wars as Hermione learns about her biological father and the blood magic he dabbled in that will control her future. (Slight AU OotP—DH) Dramione, Pureblood! Hermione. Rated M for language, violence, and sexual scenes...
  • A Slight Smile is Very Charming by Gu Man (顾漫)

    A Slight Smile is Very Charming by Gu Man (顾漫)

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty; but her slim and slender fingers that were flying across the keyboard and her calm and composed manner! Embarrassing, no? At the same time, gaming expert Bei...
  • With These Last Breaths by Vanessa Rasanen

    With These Last Breaths by Vanessa Rasanen

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Every journey must end. .. one way or another. And in Declan's experience, that usually means death. Death of his enemies. Death of his friends. Their one hope of surviving is in the hands of a man he wants to see suffer. .. even if it means letting the darkness within take over. But even if he retrieves the dagger, he could still lose everything. He could still lose her...
  • Nina the Starry Bride Vol. 14 by Rikachi

    Nina the Starry Bride Vol. 14 by Rikachi

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In search of clues about the “Star People,” Nina and Sett went to the subtly and profoundly beautiful valley. There, they learn of Azure's dark determination. Nina is perplexed by the change that has overcome him, but she swears she will find the “real” Azure. Meanwhile, Sett, who has been watching over Nina for so long, begins to consider the meaning of his staying by her side? !
  • Ties of Deception by Alice Ivinya

    Ties of Deception by Alice Ivinya

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    An innocent goddess. A manipulative god. A deception that could destroy an empire. Purity, a goddess of life, has only one purpose: to be happy. The happier she is, the more blessings those around her receive. So she spends her days in luxury receiving gifts and adoration. And now she has even caught the eye of the empire's prince...
  • The Court of Secrets by Rebecca L. Garcia

    The Court of Secrets by Rebecca L. Garcia

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Darkness can only survive in the hearts of the wicked. I was brought back from the edge of death by Morgana so I could reign. But whilst there, something had latched onto me, and it had no plans on leaving. With each passing day, I feel my heart growing darker and it becoming stronger. Struggling to suppress the beast within, I lose myself in the scandals and politics of my kingdom...
  • Palace of Potions: The Sylph Trial by Brittany Wang

    Palace of Potions: The Sylph Trial by Brittany Wang

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Quinn entered the Ethodine for her brother. Now she has to survive it. Quinn has never felt so out of control. Stripped of her precious daggers, she's thrust into the privileged world of the potion-making Sylphs and their floating sky city. While preparing for the first dangerous trial, she plots to retrieve her weapons from Moon Face at any cost. But neither task is as easy as she hopes...
  • Digging for Heaven by Jenna Jarvis

    Digging for Heaven by Jenna Jarvis

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The lands of Jeenobi and Aelshia are separated by hundreds of miles of dangerous desert, and antithetical views on dragons. Now, under a tenuous new peace agreement, Jeenobi has agreed to ban dragon slaying within its borders. As a visiting ambassador to Jeenobi and a rider to the dragon Loren, Litz expected to meet resistance to all she represents...
  • If I Fall by Jessica Sorensen

    If I Fall by Jessica Sorensen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I remember the first time I tried it, it tasted like poison. And somehow the poison burned the fear out of me. For a moment, I broke free of my past and the scary, unfamiliar world that terrified me every hour of every day. It felt like I could do anything. But then came the fall. And eventually I had to crash. This is the start of my story...
  • Ward of Wyvern by L.J. Andrews

    Ward of Wyvern by L.J. Andrews

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A troublemaking mage. A fire-breathing queen. A love that will bring their world to its knees. Teagan Ward is running out of chances. Facing his third strike following a not-exactly-legal string of fun, he knows he’s lucky to be sent to reform school instead of serving time in magically warded prisons...
  • Behind the Scenes!!, Vol. 6 by Bisco Hatori

    Behind the Scenes!!, Vol. 6 by Bisco Hatori

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s winter break, and the Art Squad is helping a local children’s center put on a holiday puppet show. No classes means the squad can spend loads of time preparing, but all that togetherness is torture for poor heartsore Ranmaru. And just when he thinks he’s accepted that Ruka only has eyes for Goda, he finds out she’s agreed to an arranged marriage after college!
  • Of Flame and Fury by Mikayla Bridge

    Of Flame and Fury by Mikayla Bridge

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Fourth Wing meets Iron Widow in this enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy by debut author Mikayla Bridge. The hottest must-read of the summer! On an island built from ash and shrouded in fire, phoenix racing is a sport just as profitable as it is deadly. Kel Varra and her team of underdogs, the Crimson Howlers, are desperate to win the annual races and the fortune that comes with it...
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