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All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days.After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any tape... -
Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
New victims. New betrayals. New secrets.When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother’s murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful—and dangerous—than anything the Naturals have faced so far... -
In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsLife is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive.Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret... -
Spy × Family, Tome 7 by Tatsuya Endo, Tatsuya Endo
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsSauvez le monde avec l'élite des agents (très) spéciaux : la famille Forger ! Une comédie d'espionnage pétillante !Twilight, vrai espion et faux père de famille, a enfin réussi à entrer en contact avec Donovan Desmond, sa cible sur l'opération " Strix ". Mais l'homme politique reste insaisissable... -
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Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes two captivating new novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from the These Violent Delights Duet!In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous... -
Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment. James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. All that matters is that he managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment...Categorized as:
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Atnomen by inlustrAriane
After her father died, Lena was left all alone in a men's world, suffering at the hands of an abusive church Minister. Then, one day, her life was saved by a very familiar Demon.. -
Prince of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsONE WEEK. FIVE CONTESTANTS. ONE PRINCE. A DEVASTATING DECISION.Before, she avoided elimination. Now, she must win.Chosen as one of the Final Five in the Bride Search, Ada has one last chance to find the golden lamp and save her family. Yet with Cyrus no longer her partner-in-crime, but her target, her plans unravel, tearing her between duty and desire... -
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFeist's first non-Midkemia based book for many years. King of Ashes is the first book in the planned War of Five Crowns trilogy and draws influences from medieval history and Arthurian legend... -
The Dying Breath by Alane Ferguson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCameryn?s ex-boyfriend is back . . . and ready to kill! Cameryn had thought she was in love with him. He was smart, strong, and would do anything for her?even kill. Kyle O?Neil disappeared after his first attempt on Cameryn?s life at the end of The Angel of Death . Now he is back for his second... -
Halo by Frankie Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAlternative cover and new title for asin B00CKBJR2EShe has no name.She has her knives. Her training. Her halo.The first and second give her the ability to defeat the opponents she is pitted against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be. Everything is as it should be, until…Fear… Pain… Anger… Happiness… Desire… Guilt…Love... -
Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA woman’s harrowing past comes back to haunt her in a novel of twisting psychological suspense by New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton.Ten years ago, fifteen-year-old Scarlett Crosby was held captive in a terrifying ordeal with a girl named Della. Scarlett escaped, their predator was killed, and Della simply vanished. Detective Kevin Dawson always wondered if Della even existed... -
The Watery Grave by Helen Goltz
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Phoebe Astin is quite accustomed to speaking with spirits as they leave this life on their way to the next. As the mortician at The Economic Undertaker, Phoebe and her brothers, Julius and Ambrose, find themselves inundated with victims from a ferry disaster on the river... -
The Lightning Conjurer: The Complete Series Collection by Rachel Rener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContains the complete Lightning Conjurer series:Book I: THE AWAKENINGBook II: THE ENLIGHTNINGBook III: THE CHRISTENINGBook IV: THE RECKONINGSynopses (includes spoilers in sequel descriptions):THE AWAKENINGThree years ago, Aspen (as she calls herself), woke up in an abandoned cabin without a single memory... -
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Ghost Hunt, Vol. 1 by Shiho Inada, Fuyumi Ono
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPARTNERS IN FEAR The decrepit building was condemned long ago, but every time the owners try to tear it down, “accidents” start to happen–people get hurt, sometimes even killed. Mai Taniyama and her classmates have heard the rumors that the creepy old high school is haunted–possibly by ghosts from the Second World War... -
Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsTwo girls haunted by the past... and destined to relive it In Legacy of Lies , Megan has to stay with the uptight grandmother she wants nothing to do with. She's determined to get through the visit without any drama, but when she falls into a twisted love triangle with potentially fatal consequences, Megan may be caught up in her family's legacy in more ways than she realizes... -
Dark Premonitions by Heather Topham Wood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPsychic Kate Edwards had her first premonition—a vision of her own murder by a faceless attacker. With very few clues to go on, she has to use her psychic gifts to uncover who wants her dead. Paranoia sets in and Kate wonders if there’s anybody she can trust. As Kate fears her impending death, she’s desperate to seek comfort with her ex-boyfriend Jared Corbett... -
Not Quite Cold by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGraciela Harper thought that getting rid of Anne Bonny’s ghost would be the first step toward putting all of the problems of her past behind her. Maybe things would work out with Beauregard Drayton, Heron Creek’s charming mayor. Maybe she and her cousin Amelia, and their childhood friends Melanie and Will, could find a way back to the comfortable friendship that defined their lives...Categorized as:
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'Til Death by Carol J. Perry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe staff at Salem, Massachusetts’s local station, WICH-TV, is looking forward to the wedding of their program director, Lee Barrett. But when Lee heads off on her Maine honeymoon, she’ll be haunted by the ghosts of her own past . . . Lee and Detective Sergeant Pete Mondello are finally tying the knot—and Lee is tying up loose ends before the big day... -
Cinderella Must Die by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCinderella is married to The Prince, and the Evil Stepsisters are banished to a pocket dimension for their punishment and rehabilitation. It’s Happily Ever After.Or is it?Jane and Charlie have been imprisoned for two years now, serving a sentence especially chosen by their stepsister as justice for her sufferings... -
Forevermore by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn a misty cliffside, mystery and romance await. . . . Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued... -
Punished by Kira Saito
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDown in New Orleans, Arelia Larue’s once ordinary life has quickly transformed into something truly extraordinary. As her ability to communicate and work with Les Mysteries (spirits) grows, so does her attraction for Darkwood’s secretive owner Lucus LaPlante... -
Echoes by Melinda Metz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan't believe she did that . . . . . . at four-thirty I have to . . . . . . I hate this place . . . Rae Voight is losing her mind. When she walks down the halls of Sanderson Prep, she hears voices . . . even when no one is talking. Other people's thoughts crowd her head, a confusing tangle of insecurities and dark secrets... -
Fatal Charm by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn this vivid fifth volume of The Seer series, Sabine Rose is reunited with her ill grandmother Nona and her friends at Sheridan Valley. But the excitement of curing Nona-and discovering love with someone new-doesn't outweigh the burden of her father's dark secret: a daughter no one but Sabine knows about. Riddled with curiosity, Sabine uses astral projection to spy on her half sister Jade... -
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The Odd Sisters by Serena Valentino
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThroughout the Villains series, the Odd Sisters have meddled in the lives of the Wicked Queen, The Beast, Ursula, Maleficent, and Mother Gothel, changing the course of fate for the greatest villains ever known. Now, it's time for their reckoning... -
Stranded and Spellbound by Jenna Collett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMeeting the parents can be deadly Tessa Daniels finally has it all figured out. Her magic shop is booming, and she’s found love with the lead Detective of the Royal Agency, Derrick Chambers. Sure, her magic’s still a little faulty, but she hasn’t turned anyone into a mouse or started a plague in ages, and her mixed up spells are all part of her charm... -
Witch Ball by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSabine is finally starting to feel accepted at her new high school. She's friends with the popular girls and even has a cute boyfriend. But Sabine also has a dark secret-she's psychic, and was forced to leave her old school after she accurately predicted the death of a football player... -
Gasp by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving two harrowing tragedies, Jules now fully understands the importance of the visions that she and people around her are experiencing. She’s convinced that if the visions passed from her to Sawyer after she saved him, then they must now have passed from Sawyer to one of the people he saved...Categorized as:
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Temptation by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe third book in the Solitary Tales series for young adults, Temptation follows the soul-wrenching twists of Chris Buckley’s journey as he heads deeper into a darkness that threatens all he loves best. As a reluctant student at Harrington High’s summer school, Chris meets a fun-loving senior girl who offers a welcome diversion from Chris’s past... -
A Song of Shadow and Starlight by Morgan Gauthier
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIlaria Shaye Kitarni is the sole heir to the Midorian Throne, but she will never be permitted to rule.On the eve of her wedding to her childhood best friend, she unwittingly thwarts an assassination attempt, and is kidnapped by the Tronovians, the sworn enemy of the Midorians.Determined to escape her captors, she burns their boat and swims to the shores of the Jungle Kingdom of Bava...Categorized as:
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The Black Healer:Isekai De ”Kuro No Iyashite” Tte Yobarete Imasu Vol.1 (異世界で『黒の癒し手』って呼ばれています [The Black Healer:Isekai De ”Kuro No Iyashite” Tte Yobarete Imasu] (Comic) #1) by Yuichi Murakami, Miya Fujima
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day, 22-year-old Misuzu Kanzaki suddenly finds herself in another world. She arrived in a fantasy world where there are princes, knights, and even magical beasts... -
The Fabrication of Eden Pruitt by K.E. Ganshert
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS A LIE ...18-year-old Eden Pruitt stepped out of line just once. Unfortunately, that disastrous decision ended with an arrest, a mug shot, and two very concerned parents. Now they’re starting over. In Iowa, of all places. On the cusp of her senior year, of all times. The situation isn’t ideal but she’ll have to manage... -
Last Dance by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSabine can't wait to show off her new boyfriend at the upcoming school dance, but she's also worried about her grandmother, Nona, who's suffering from a fatal hereditary illness. The only cure lies within a remedy book, lost long ago. Determined to save Nona, Sabine goes to Pine City to visit a distant relative who may have clues... -
Over Hexed by Fiona Starr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat would you do if you learned you were the key to an ancient prophecy?Me? I've already signed on the dotted line, and not just because it's the right thing to do. It's because of the way they looked at me. There was no other choice. Turns out the three sexiest mages in The Society of Ancient Magic have their sights set on something other than perfect grades... -
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Sword Play by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"Help her," insists the spirit of Kip, the jock from her old school who died in a car accident. But his cryptic message is the last thing on Sabine's mind as she packs up to move back home. She's not happy about leaving her friends, her boyfriend, and Nona who's gravely ill, but won't dare challenge her mother's orders... -
Rage by Cora Carmack
Princess or adventurer.Duty or freedom.Her Kingdom or the Stormhunter she loves.If Aurora knows anything, it's that choices have consequences. To set things right, she joins a growing revolution on the streets of Pavan. In disguise as the rebel Roar, she puts her knowledge of the palace to use to aid the rebellion... -
Blink Once by Cylin Busby
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWest is a high school senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia. She's the girl next door-sort of... -
Hidden Embers by Amanda Perry
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter her mother’s death, Riley is sent to live with a father she’s never met. Her only goal is to play it safe until she turns eighteen and can finally live on her own. But she’s unprepared for a family, who actually wants her there, or the strangers she’s asked to share the home with... -
Witchshadow by Susan Dennard
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSusan Dennard's New York Times bestselling, young adult epic fantasy Witchlands series continues with Witchshadow, the story of the Threadwitch Iseult.War has come to the Witchlands . . . and nothing will be the same again.Iseult has found her heartsister Safi at last, but their reunion is brief. For Iseult to stay alive, she must flee Cartorra while Safi remains... -
Ominous by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter the shocking revelations made in the Private prequel, The Book of Spells , Noelle and Reed know they are descendants of the original Billings Girls, and their legacy includes a mysterious coven of witches... -
Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTHE INHERITANCE GAMES meets HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE in this genre splicing YA fantastical mystery.The only thing sixteen-year-old Mullory Prudence has left of her mom is a "Run if the strange finds you." But mysterious warnings don’t pay the bills or help take care of her sick Gran. And they certainly don’t make her miserable after-school job any more bearable... -
COME, THE DARK: by Rebecca Hamilton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTRIGGER WARNING: This book deals with the sensitive subject of sexual abuse. Rose desperately wants to escape the abuse of the father who impregnated her and the dark spirits that haunt her life. Being thrust from Georgia 1961 into the era of Salem’s infamous witch trials isn’t what she had in mind, and now her daughter is left hopelessly out of reach... -
Enchant by Micalea Smeltzer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMara Pryce never imagined that her life was anything but normal and then a strange gray-eyed young man appears at her graduation. When he vanishes without a trace, she’s convinced he’s a figment of her imagination. Then he appears again and shatters her whole world... -
Born Upon a Curse by Michael Dane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlina Rose’s fiercest battle isn’t with her promiscuous alter ego, Machina, but against the darkness within herself—a darkness that's about to spill over into the real world.When Alina hits the local club to shake off her Taco Bell shift—a job she classifies as legalized torture—the last thing she expects is her life to flip from fryers to fireballs... -
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Julia Unbound by Catherine Egan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this heart-pounding conclusion to the Witch's Child trilogy, Catherine Egan's masterful world-building and fiercely flawed heroine will thrill fans of Graceling and Six of Crows.Julia has been ensnared in so many different webs, it's hard to see how she'll ever break free. She must do Casimir's bidding in order to save the life of her brother... -
Lies of the Wicked by B.L. Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuthor B. L. Lewis presents her debut novel, LIES OF THE WICKED. This YA/NA crossover is a standalone romantasy with a fairy tale twist. Packed with adventure and swoon, this fast-paced story is a cozy introduction to fantasy for romance readers.“This is where we disagree... -
The Avant-Guards Vol. 2 (The Avant-Guards (collected editions) #2) by Carly Usdin, Noah Hayes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Avant-Guards have been on a roll, but when they hit the end of their winning-streak, will these new friendships survive? As The Avant-Guards struggle to move forward, they’ll soon learn just what it means to truly be a team - on the court and, most importantly, off the court... -
Twisted by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsFour pretty girls have more ugly secrets than ever.It's been a year since the mystery of their former friend's disappearance was finally laid to rest, and Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily have worked hard to put their lives back together. Now seniors in high school, the pretty little liars are older, but they're not any wiser.Last spring break in Jamaica, they did something unforgivable...Categorized as:
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Magician's Muse by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Final Book in Linda Joy Singleton's Popular Paranormal Series, The Seer A whisper, too soft to swirl wispy candle smoke, carried across time, beyond life and death—and was heard. "Our bargain is sealed. My secrets will be yours-when the girl dies... -
Vanished by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAgainst all odds, Reed Brennan re-established Billings as an underground literary society. She and the new initiates created a glamorous secret headquarters and were ready to show Easton Academy that even though Billings House is gone, the Billings Girls are stronger than ever. But before Reed had a chance to revel in her success, something horrible happened: Noelle disappeared...
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