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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... -
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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...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage by Qian Shan Cha Ke, 千山茶客]()
The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage by Qian Shan Cha Ke, 千山茶客
The Di daughter of military lineage – pure, amiable, quiet and yielding – foolishly in love with Prince Ding, threw herself into the role of a wife. After assisting him for six years, she finally became the mother to the world (empress), and he the emperor. She accompanied him to fight for the country, to flourish the country’s territory, and even took risk to be a hostage in a foreign country... -
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![Loathing You by Amina Khan]()
Loathing You by Amina Khan
Hate. 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... -
![Malum: Part 1 by Amo Jones]()
Malum: Part 1 by Amo Jones
“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...Categorized as:
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![Lunamare by Pepper Winters]()
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... -
![Basara, Vol. 24 by Yumi Tamura]()
Basara, Vol. 24 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the war for Japan rages on, the battle reaches the Royal Castle itself. Sarasa penetrates the castle's defenses to confront the traitorous Asagi. Shuri, wounded and crippled, pursues Sarasa even though the chase may kill him. Ageha descends into a labyrinth beneath the castle to stop a deadly mechanism designed to destroy them all...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... -
![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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Evoke by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA short novella taking place between Elite and Elect. -
![The Ever Mage by Angelina J. Steffort]()
The Ever Mage by Angelina J. Steffort
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen fate beckons, will you dare to listen? Fairy bargains should have been familiar for Sanja by now. But even with Eherea's best interests at heart, she can hardly come to terms with the deal she struck with the Crow King. Leaving her mate behind was supposed to protect him, but the Crow King's cruelty knows no bounds... -
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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. But rivalries are high, tensions inflamed, and forbidden love arises in the most unlikely places…. Welcome to Kingmakers. -
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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]()
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... -
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Broken Playboy by Laura Lee
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author, Laura Lee, comes the sexy and heart-wrenching new standalone story set in the Windsor Academy world. They call me a player. A joker. The guy always down for a good time. But if they knew the secrets I’ve been keeping, they’d call me something else entirely. For the last two years, I’ve been buried in shame, numbing the pain with various vices... -
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Captive by Sarah Rivens
Au sein des réseaux criminels, là où règnent puissance, meurtre et pouvoir, il y avait elles. Les captives. Dangereuses, malignes et mortelles, elles sont les ombres des plus grands réseaux, les représentantes de leurs chefs, aussi appelés possesseurs. Depuis son adolescence, Ella est une captive contre son gré... -
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I Swear I Won't Bother You Again! (Light Novel) Vol. 3 (I Swear I Won't Bother You Again! (Light Novel) #3) by Reina Soratani
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBLOSSOMING FEELINGS, THORNY DEALINGS. The duke's daughter, Violette, awakes with a start. She's traveled back in time to a whole year before she committed a jealous crime against her half-sister and was subsequently jailed... -
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Court of Talons by Jennifer Chance
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor twenty-one years, Talia of the Tenth House has been her house’s deepest shame. Now, she’s their last hope. Each year at the Tournament of Gold, first-blooded and firstborn male warriors battle alongside their massive, otherworldly monsters for fame and power...Categorized as:
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![The Dragon and the Sun Lotus by Amélie Wen Zhao]()
The Dragon and the Sun Lotus by Amélie Wen Zhao
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the breathtaking sequel to The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, the battle has just begun. With Àn’yīng’s kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction, and amidst a budding forbidden romance, she must now risk everything to protect her world...Categorized as:
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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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Sick Like Me by K.L. Taylor-Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe Carnells and the Stones have been at war for years, the Stones are our enemies. That’s just how it is, or was. Until her. Ostara Stone intrigues me like nothing and no one else, the way she moves, the way she speaks, the way she looks at me, everything about her consumes me...Categorized as:
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![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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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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![Conspirator by Ella Pyne]()
Conspirator by Ella Pyne
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsYou can escape a palace, but a curse may follow wherever you go…. The gods are not happy. The king they preserved upon the throne of Viridiana is dead, a pretender sitting in his place. Until they get what they desire, their wrath will know no bounds. Leda escaped death at the hands of her sister and finally lives the independent life she always dreamed of... -
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Unsphere the Stars by CocoArtist
When you can't change time, but you can't go forward, what is left? Hermione learns how to be the protagonist of her own story. TOMIONE.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... -
![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... -
![Cruel King by Rina Kent]()
Cruel King by Rina Kent
He's no fairy tale king. Levi. Here, little princess. I'm your king. You have three rules. Bow. Break. Bend the knee. Fight me all you want, but soon enough, you'll be chanting long live the king. Astrid. One day I'm Royal Elite School's small fly, the next I'm hunted and left to die. He doesn't only shred my life to parts, but he's also coming after my heart... -
![The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh]()
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
One Life to One Dawn. In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning...Categorized as:
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![Kingdom of Rebels and Thorns by Frost Kay]()
Kingdom of Rebels and Thorns by Frost Kay
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLong live the rebellion. Tasked with infiltrating the palace was supposed to be an easy job. When Sage's plans go south and one of her own betrays her, she finds herself captured by the crown. The cruel prince of Aermia thinks he has won, but the devastatingly handsome rogue has no idea who he is dealing with...Categorized as:
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![Woven in Darkness by Lucy Holden]()
Woven in Darkness by Lucy Holden
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis darkness will kill me . . . or set me free. A Dark Rip took my brother. Indigold lords bought my sisters. Now the Savage King has claimed me. Someone is trying to free the Serpent Queen. It seems they also want to kill me. Harken wants to use me as bait to catch them. I want to free my siblings from the slave braids that bind us all. We strike a bargain... -
![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 Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen]()
The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen
THE SIZZLING-HOT ENEMIES TO LOVERS ROMANCE AND TIKTOK SENSATION. Francesca Rossi is the beautiful daughter to a powerful Chicago mafia family. Her life has always been comfortable and safe. Now, betrothed to her childhood friend Angelo Bandini, she expects her future to be the same... -
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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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![Seven Deadly Thorns by Amber Hamilton]()
Seven Deadly Thorns by Amber Hamilton
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Cruel Prince meets Powerless in this dark academia romantasy that will tattoo itself onto your heart. In the cursed Kingdom of Aragoa, the punishment for magic is death. Even the students at Vandenberghe Academy aren't spared... -
![The Teacher by Freida McFadden]()
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. Except…... -
![A King So Cruel by Ellie Cassidy]()
A King So Cruel by Ellie Cassidy
Once upon a time, we were best friends. Our families ruled side by side. I lived in a castle. Nathanial was everything to me. Then came the great betrayal and I fled to the mountains with my father and our loyal followers. Now he is the cruel king. And I am the traitor’s daughter. For the last ten years, he left us alone except for the odd skirmish...Categorized as:
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![The Queen Underneath by Stacey Filak]()
The Queen Underneath by Stacey Filak
Rated: 2.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Above and the Under have a tenuous truce that is shattered after the death of both their respective rulers. Gemma, the new queen of Under, must throw history aside and team up with Tollan, the heir to the Above throne, in order to take down a power that seeks to rule them all... -
![Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews]()
Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews, The Real Virginia Andrews
The final, haunting novel in the extraordinary story that has enthralled millions! The horror began with Flowers in the Attic , the terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the world by a cruel mother. The shocking fury continued with Petals on the Wind and If There Be Thorns . Now V. C... -
![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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