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United We Spy by Ally Carter
Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-selling Gallagher Girls series, she finds her greatest mission yet. Cammie and her friends finally know why the terrorist organization called the Circle of Cavan has been hunting her... -
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 2 by Bisco Hatori
The school-wide physical exam has thrown the members of the elegant Host Club for a loop. How can the doctor not discover that Haruhi is a girl? And once the female customers learn the turn, Haruhi can kiss her job goodbye. Illustrations. Rated for teens.Categorized as:
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Challenge Accepted by Auryn Hadley, Kitty Cox
Nothing will get in her way. Not even him. The last thing Riley needs in her life is a man. Especially not one who thinks he's better than her. With her neon dreads, a few tattoos, and a chip on her shoulder the size of the draft horses she loves so much, Riley insists she doesn't care about anyone's opinion but her own. She just didn't expect this guy to be so…...Categorized as:
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Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter
The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family from the Circle of Cavan-an ancient terrorist organization that has been hunting her for over a year. But when Cammie wakes up in an alpine convent and discovers that months have passed, she must face the fact that her memory is now a black hole...Categorized as:
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The Bay by L.J. Ross
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSECRETS NEVER STAY BURIED FOR LONG. .. In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years... -
Get Me by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the final book in the addictive Keatyn Chronicles series. Discover a breathless fairy-tale romance with swoon-worthy characters, suspense, and a glittering celebrity world... -
Forever and Ever Boxed Set Seven: Books 43-51 by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFall into E. L. Todd’s most popular series, with millions of copies sold worldwide! Follow the stories of a group of friends as they experience true love, real heartbreak, and genuine friendship, in this unforgettable series. This collection. 43. To Love Again. 44. All Hope Is Lost. 45. This Love. 46. All That Matters. 47. In My Heart. 48. There You Are. 49. Lost In You. 50. Kiss Me There. 51... -
Promising You by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Jade first arrived at Moorhurst College, she never imagined that the guy who helped her move in would end up being the guy she wants to be with forever. Now, seven months later, Jade and Garret are starting to talk about a future together. But the people around Jade are planting doubts in her mind, questioning her decision to be part of the Kensington family... -
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsKatarina Bishop and W. W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the son of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it's that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting-or stealing-whatever they want... -
Forever Betrayed by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrust is hard to come by in a world filled with betrayal. Zain Ali Rahman is in line for his country’s crown. Granted, he’s two names down the list, but it still meant he was in the family business of politics. While hosting an international summit in Keeneston, Zain just hopes to make a difference in the world by making it a safer place... -
Always Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFinal book in The Jade Series! Includes an extended epilogue! The countdown has begun. Garret’s running out of time and he’s losing patience as he waits for his father to take action. It’s getting harder to keep this a secret from Jade, and he may not be able to after an unexpected visitor stops by... -
A Charmed Life by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York's social darling just woke up in a nightmare: Oklahoma. Problem is, it's right where God wants her. Bella Kirkwood had it all--A-list friends, Broadway in her backyard, Daddy's credit card. Then her father decided to trade in her mother for a newer model. After that, her mom fell in love with a man she met on the Internet and moved the family to Truman, Oklahoma... -
Finding Us by Allie Everhart
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFinding Us is in both Jade's and Garret's POV. After the events of last year, Jade and Garret are anxious to get a fresh start in a new town and a new college, far away from the people who tried to tear them apart. But soon after moving, their relationship problems begin. Jade finds out Garret hasn’t been completely honest with her... -
Sky Zone by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Political Rally. A Terrorist Threat. A Nightmare of Cataclysmic Proportions. Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr. Mom and working part-time at Festival Arena with his survivalist friend Brian Shakespeare... -
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Pretty Little Liars Box Set by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling series This paperback box set includes the first four books in Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, Pretty Little Liars , Flawless , Perfect, and Unbelievable... -
Jessica's Hero by Gia Cobie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen years ago, I made a terrible mistake. One I never imagined could have such horrible consequences. But I thought—I hoped—that time would bring forgiveness. That people would realize I was just a foolish girl back then and not the responsible woman I’ve become. I was wrong. Instead, I can’t go a day without someone in town reminding me of what a bad person I am... -
You Better Run by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDead. Who is this girl? How did she end up in the pool? Was she even at the party? Even more strange is when they pull her out of the water, Meg realizes the girl looks very familiar. As a matter of fact, she looks just like her. Like an identical twin. But Meg has no twin, at least none that she knows of, and no one at the party knows this girl or can say where she is from... -
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her...Categorized as:
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Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that take readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series. There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves. An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth... -
Locked by Eva Morgan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen eighteen-year-old Irene Adler meets her new neighbor, the gorgeous, brilliant, and arrogant Sherlock Holmes, she never expects him to be the one to make her feel like life is worth living again. Ever since her sister's death, she's been addicted to risk-taking as a way to deal with her depression, and Sherlock quickly becomes the biggest risk she's ever taken...Categorized as:
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Saving Brad by Siobhan Davis, Fiona Jayde Media
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBrad:. I’m in love with my best friend’s girl. She knows it. He knows it. Everyone knows it. Faye will never be mine, but try telling that to my stupid heart. An endless rotation of girls streams in and out of my bedroom in a desperate attempt to forget her, but nothing eases the horrid ache in my chest. Rejection isn’t anything new for me, but it hasn’t gotten any easier. Until. she...Categorized as:
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One of Us is Lying by Fiona MacKenzie, Karen M. McManus
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsPenguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online... -
Dalaric by ARKHNN
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDalaric "Ricky" Mikael was known for two things; being the country's best assassin and being a silent brute. His demons enveloped him in darkness and he saw no end of any tunnel. Until a girl, who's weird and wears nothing but a pair of black jeans and t-shirts that are too big for her, called him pretty. ___. "It's not. " He shocks me again and my smile gets wider as happiness flushes through me...Categorized as:
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Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
When Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept the nomination for vice president of the United States. But when you go to the world's best school (for spies), "exciting" and "deadly" are never far apart...Categorized as:
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Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing. But then a blip on the screen. A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland... -
Til Death by Annette Dashofy
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen one of Chief Pete Adams’ first murder convictions is overturned, he and County Detective Wayne Baronick are assigned to reinvestigate the case. As new theories about the murder surface, Pete begins to question not only the original suspect’s guilt, but his own investigative skills from the days when he first took over the Vance Township Police Department... -
Smoky Mountain Stalker by Ashley A. Quinn
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen Shay Britton came to North Carolina, she had one goal: stay alive. For two years, she went about her life, keeping her head down and her contacts with people to a minimum as she hid from a stalker. Then Jake Maxwell walked into the bar where she worked and upended everything. Jake knew the moment he met Shay something was wrong. As a cop, he’d learned to spot someone hiding things... -
Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"Think of the White Gloves like the Junior League-by way of Skull and Bones? ". Reluctant debutante Sawyer Taft joined Southern high society for one reason and one reason alone: to identify and locate her biological father. But the answers Sawyer found during her debutante year only left her with more questions and one potentially life-ruining secret... -
Say You Will by M. Malone
SAY YOU WILL is the fifth book in M. Malone's USA TODAY bestselling contemporary romance series: The Alexanders . Mara Simmons knows two things for sure: her instincts are always right and Trent Townsend is The One. So when she starts to suspect his frequent business trips have nothing to do with business, she knows what she has to do. Trust her instincts... -
Those Summer Nights by Mandy Baggot
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSunshine, soft white sand and a sizzling hot millionaire – you don’t get trouble in paradise, right? Imogen Charlton is sorted. Dead-beat husband? History. Dream job? Application sent. But then her impulsive brother, Harry, spends every last penny on a Greek restaurant in Corfu, and is determined to run it himself. It’s up to Imogen to bring him to his senses... -
Confessions by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSometimes the truth hurts. .. . Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought. . -
No More Lies by Kerry Lonsdale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale. Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna... -
Untouchable by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCheating, partying, blackmail, and now. .. murder? Can the Billings Girls remain untouchable? Reed's boyfriend, Thomas Pearson -- the popular, easygoing, irresistibly handsome and charismatic boy she fell in love with -- is dead. No one knows how it happened, and everyone is after the truth. Or are they? Life at Easton Academy begins to feel very different... -
No Rules by Anita Rigins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHow to win a game where you know neither the rules nor the codes? Barely arrived on her new campus, Iris witnesses a wave of hysteria in the college corridors. The most select group on. campus has issued an invitation. Who wants to try to join? The Pack members rule the everyone knows them, and everyone wants to be part of it. .. Except Iris, who has very... -
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SEALs of Winter: A military romance superbundle by Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNine alpha Navy SEAL romance heroes from your favorite NYT & USA Today bestselling authors. Brand new Christmas military romances from Cora Seton, Elle Kennedy, Jennifer Lowery, Elle James, Anne Marsh, S. M. Butler, Delilah Devlin, Kimberley Troutte, and Zoe York! Sequel to the NYT and USA bestselling SEALs of Summer boxed set... -
The Nanny Song by Misty Mount
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMallory Riscoe is no stranger to dysfunction. Despite her tumultuous childhood, at twenty-two, she has established herself as a fully functional, self-made woman. However the safe, mundane life she has created for herself is quickly turned upside-down when she's falsely accused of theft and promptly fired. Meanwhile, a dismal pall hangs over the Colt residence... -
Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 3: What's in a Name? by Naoshi Komi
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s hate at first sight. . -
Pure Sin by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe drama follows her wherever she goes: Ariana Osgood’s reign continues in this Private series spin-off. After escaping from the Brenda T. Trumball Correctional Facility for Women and stealing the identity of rich socialite, Ariana Osgood finally thought she was on the path she always believed she deserved. But her past caught up with her and is blackmailing her right back to her old ways... -
Something's Wrong With Us Vol. 7 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPast Truths. Nao decides to take a chance on Tsubaki's love and tell him that she's pregnant, but a series of revelations about the past shakes her resolve. Now, Nao knows she must leave Kogetsuan behind. .. forever. Still, there's one last thing she has to do before her departure... -
Something's Wrong With Us, Vol. 16 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA spine-chilling and steamy romance between a Japanese sweets maker and the man who framed her mother for murder -- Something's Wrong With Us is the dark, psychological, sexy shojo series readers have been waiting for! Following in her mother's footsteps, Nao became a traditional Japanese sweets maker, and at 21, she's about to take the industry by storm... -
Burning Bright by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnything worth burning is worth burning down. Lizzy has broken her contract with Mannix and destroyed her growing relationship with Theo, but now Mannix is stalking her, trying to get her back. She wants time away to think, so she manages to get past the sports reporters stalking her at her dorm, where Georgie has received a text from Rae telling them to get on a plane to Paris... -
Protected by Vannetta Chapman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsERIN JACOBS doesn’t hesitate when she receives a desperate call in the middle of the night. As owner of the Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter, it’s her job to rescue animals. But from the start, this case is different. The woman’s frantic plea. Directions to a deserted hunter’s cabin. Insistence that she come alone. Then she’s looking down into a washtub at an infant child... -
Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 4: Making Sure by Naoshi Komi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLove triangle! Comedic antics! ! Gang warfare? ! You won’t want to miss out on Weekly Shonen Jump's laugh-out-loud feel-good manga series! -
King and Kingdom by Danielle Bourdon
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsChey Sinclair discovers that dating a real life Prince can be both heart warming—and heart wrenching. Sticking to her guns, she faces down the Queen and defies the Royal order to cease her relationship with Prince Sander. Piqued, the Queen strikes back, and Chey finds herself separated from Sander by no means of her own... -
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An Eye for an Eye : The Santorno Stories by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJust in case it isn't hard enough being a teenager, how about heaping on the hardship by facing the sudden realization that you're gay? Toss in a little danger by virtue of being the grandchild of a notorious mobster and a pinch of venom inherited from a mercilessly cutthroat businesswoman who happens to be your great-aunt and you have a nice bubbling stew of 'what the hell'? WARNING: This book... -
Undertow by Leigh Talbert Moore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFalling in love will pull you under. .. -Bill Kyser has a plan to take the sandy farms of his hometown and turn them into a world-class tourist destination--and become a billionaire in the process. -Alexandra "Lexy" LaSalle has a plan to change her life by becoming a world-famous artist. -Meg Weaver has a plan to hold onto Bill no matter what she has to do. Three friends, three dreams... -
The Grand Opening by Ava Miles
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen Peggy McBride moves to Dare Valley, Colorado, the last thing she wants is to meet a man. If she's learned one thing from her divorce, it's that love is a messy business, and as a single mom and the new deputy sheriff, she has her hands full. But when hotel magnate and poker player Mac Maven moves to town, she becomes enthralled by the very last man she would ever consider dating. .Categorized as:
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Beautiful Disaster by Kate Brian
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsShe's Back. .. . After wasting away in a mental institution for a year and a half, Ariana Osgood is finally back where she belongs. She has a new look, a new name, and a new life -- all thanks to her former friend Briana Leigh Covington. Now enrolled as a junior at the exclusive Atherton-Pryce boarding school just outside of D. C... -
Arisa, Vol. 02 by Natsumi Andō
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTsubasa thinks that her pretty and popular twin sister, Arisa, has the perfect life. Everyone at school loves Arisa—unlike the hot-tempered Tsubasa, whose nickname is “the Demon Princess. ” But when Arisa attempts suicide, Tsubasa learns that her seemingly perfect sister has been keeping some dark secrets. Now Tsubasa is going undercover at school—disguised as Arisa—in search of the truth... -
Midnight Rider by Joan Hiatt Harlow
Fourteen-year-old Hannah is an orphan living with her cruel aunt Phoebe in Salem, Massachusetts. Hannah recently lost her mother, and now her only comfort is her horse, Promise. But when her money-hungry aunt sells the horse and then indentures Hannah to the Boston family of a British general, Hannah vows to retrieve Promise at all costs, and join the fight for freedom...
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