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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...Categorized as:
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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas
"I've done far worse than what I went to prison for. She has no idea how bad this can get."WINTER Sending him to prison was the worst thing I could've done. It didn't matter that he did the crime or that I wished he was dead. Perhaps I thought I'd have time to disappear before he got out or he'd cool off in jail and be anything but the horror he was. But I was wrong... -
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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 Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen]()
The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen
Return to the world of The Bridge Kingdom in this sensuous fantasy full of romance and intrigue that is perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Silver Flames.A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths. The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother. And the second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves...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... -
![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
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe 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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Broken Playboy by Laura Lee
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 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...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... -
![Kingmakers: Year Two by Sophie Lark]()
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... -
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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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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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Evoke by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA short novella taking place between Elite and Elect... -
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![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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Fallen Stars by Imani Erriu
“Stars will fall.”Elara is vengeful.Her love is in a deep sleep, trapped between the realms of life and death.Her enemy has vanished, Enzo’s only connection to the waking world with him.And a life that Elara has never wanted has been thrust upon her, along with a new power she can not control... -
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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... -
![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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A Bond of Fire and Roses by G. Bailey, Scarlett Snow
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dragon rider might have taken everything from me.My home, my family, and my crown.But I vowed long ago he would never take my heart.I survived ten years being tortured by his crazy worshippers. I know I can survive anything the king throws at me.Because if this usurper thinks I’m going to bend and break to his will now that I’m his wife, he doesn’t know what his new queen is capable of... -
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![Hollow Hearts by B.C. Morgan]()
Hollow Hearts by B.C. Morgan
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsHarkwright 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... -
![Counterpart by Ella Pyne]()
Counterpart by Ella Pyne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLeda doesn’t want to be sacrificed, but there’s no escaping a fate written in stone…In the kingdom of Viridiana, a king makes a deal with the gods; royal blood in exchange for power and prosperity. Every year, one of his children must sacrifice another to prove their loyalty to the throne and to the gods.Leda Locarno, bastard daughter of the king, has known her fate from the beginning... -
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Ruthless Love by Penelope Bloom
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI’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... -
![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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![Mistress of Thieves by Carrie Summers]()
Mistress of Thieves by Carrie Summers
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThieves. Scoundrels. An underworld romance.Myrrh is an up-and-coming freelance thief who’s lost the only true friend she’s ever known. The city guards finally captured her mentor, an aging rogue and the closest thing she had to a family. He’s dead now. She’ll be next if she doesn’t figure out who betrayed him... -
![The Teacher by Freida McFadden]()
The Teacher by Freida McFadden
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 92 ratingsFrom 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... -
![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... -
![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 Gilded Survivor by Daniela A. Mera]()
The Gilded Survivor by Daniela A. Mera
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen The Prison Healer and The Hunger Games meet… “No matter what, you do not surrender.” Carmen Asbaje only needed two things in her life: her closest friend and her Flamenco shoes. Shelter was optional, and love was a lie used to inflict pain on others. Born with Blood Magic that she wasn’t supposed to have, Carmen lived with fatal secrets... -
![God of Malice by Rina Kent]()
God of Malice by Rina Kent
I caught the attention of a monster.I didn’t ask for it. Didn’t even see it coming.But the moment I do, it’s too late.Killian Carson is a predator wrapped in sophisticated charm.He’s cold-blooded, manipulative, and savage.The worst part is that no one sees his devil side.I do.And that will cost me everything.I run, but the thing about monsters?They always chase... -
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The Ruthless Note by Nelia Alarcon
This cruel king won’t stop until he owns me.Dutch Cross, lead singer of The Kings, is a nightmare come to life.I fell for his amber eyes, chiseled jaw line, and crooning voice once before and it almost cost me my future.Never again.This time, I’ll be the one to make him bleed.But Dutch has no intentions of giving me the upper hand.Heartless.Ruthless.Savage...Categorized as:
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![Cross My Heart by Roxy Sloane]()
Cross My Heart by Roxy Sloane
Welcome to the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy from USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane—perfect for fans of Ana Huang. Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! "Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire." Anthony St. Clair. The future Duke of Ashford. A reckless enigma… and my greatest temptation...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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![A King So Cruel by Ellie Cassidy]()
A King So Cruel by Ellie Cassidy
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOnce upon a time, we were best friendsOur 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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![Bleed Like Me by Christa Desir]()
Bleed Like Me by Christa Desir
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom the author of Fault Line comes an edgy and heartbreaking novel about two self-destructive teens in a Sid and Nancy-like romance full of passion, chaos, and dyed hair. Seventeen-year-old Amelia Gannon (just "Gannon" to her friends) is invisible to almost everyone in her life. To her parents, to her teachers-even her best friend, who is more interested in bumming cigarettes than bonding... -
![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... -
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The Darkest Note by Nelia Alarcon
This cruel king won’t stop until he breaks me.Dutch Cross, lead singer of The Kings, is a monster.Don’t let his amber eyes, chiseled jaw line, and crooning voice fool you.He prowls the hallways of Redwood Prep like he owns every inch.Brutal.Untouchable.Beast.And when his golden eyes meet mine, I know I’m his next prey.The monster wants me out of Redwood...Categorized as:
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![Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings]()
Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
“How many loves do you get in a lifetime?”She is a beautiful, affluent, self-involved, and mildly neurotic London socialite. He is Britain’s most photographed bad boy who broke her heart.Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are meant to be, and everyone knows it.She dates other people to keep him at bay; he sleeps with other girls to get back at her for it...
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