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Lies That Blemish by Leia Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTo save her people, Aisling must question everything—even herself. Blinded by betrayal, Aisling's heart burns for revenge against Kohen, the man she once trusted. But war looms on two fronts—Luska and Imbria—and her people are caught in the crossfire... -
![Illuminance by Kara Douglas]()
Illuminance by Kara Douglas
A brewing war, and a prophecy to doom them all. Lu’s life as she knows it is over. Her wishes of freedom have finally come to fruition, but at what cost? Her worst nightmares have become reality as monsters, fae, and dark magic corrupt the only home she’s ever known. Old, broken memories come to light, and the war from long ago seems doomed to repeat itself, with Lu stuck in the middle... -
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![The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania]()
The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania
A war of fractured hearts. A fate written in the stars. Cypherion does not love recklessly, but he loves hard. And while his friends may have forgiven Vale’s betrayal following the Battle of Damenal, he has kept the Starsearcher at arm’s length. That is, until his Revered commands the two embark on a quest to Vale’s territory in order to find the secrets hidden within her damaged magic... -
![Evoke by Rachel Van Dyken]()
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 Broken Realm by Sarah M. Cradit]()
The Broken Realm by Sarah M. Cradit
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe treacherous, magical, seductive world of Kingdom of the White Sea, introduced by USA Today bestselling fantasy author Sarah M. Cradit in The Kingless Crown, continues in this thrilling sequel, The Broken Realm. The crown demanded everything. The kingdom will answer. Chaos paints the White Kingdom... -
![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... -
![The Hidden Kingdom by Sarah M. Cradit]()
The Hidden Kingdom by Sarah M. Cradit
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe perilous and provocative world of Kingdom of the White Sea, by USA Today bestselling fantasy author Sarah M. Cradit, comes to a startling conclusion in The Hidden Kingdom. A kingless crown will fall. A crownless kingdom will rise. It all began with a desperate demand from a broken crown. Four brides. Four Reaches... -
![Sea of Souls by N.C. Scrimgeour]()
Sea of Souls by N.C. Scrimgeour
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDark be the water, and darker still the creatures that lurk within. Free-spirited Isla Blackwood has never accepted the chains of her nobility. Instead, she sails the open waters, searching for belonging on the waves. But when a family tragedy calls Isla home, she realises she can no longer escape the duty she’s been running from...Categorized as:
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![ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) Vol. 2 (ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) #2) by Kiki.]()
ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) Vol. 2 (ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) #2) by Kiki.
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. Crooked adventurer Dein and his band of bullies continue to be a thorn in Flum's side--especially when she rescues a strange, mutilated girl named Ink from some of Dein's goons. Sweet Ink quickly endears herself to Flum and her companions, but the girl with the sewn-shut eyes comes with her own dark baggage... -
![Gods of Anthem by Logan Keys]()
Gods of Anthem by Logan Keys
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book is now published under a new title: The last city. The new edition with the same ASIN can be found here. . Oceans apart, a young musician and a “special” soldier embark on a perilous journey for home fueled by the unyielding pursuit of freedom from the Authority. Sixteen-year-old prodigy, Liza Randusky, waits imprisoned, blamed for the undead plague that’s slowly destroying the planet...Categorized as:
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![Court of Talons by Jennifer Chance]()
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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![The Harvest of Samhein by José Antonio Cotrina]()
The Harvest of Samhein by José Antonio Cotrina
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe fantasy trilogy that took Europe by storm! Twelve teenagers from around the world fall under the spell of a demigod and journey to a mystical realm of devastation and cruelty where they must survive until the Red Moon returns... -
![Cinderella's Crimes by Kelsey Josund]()
Cinderella's Crimes by Kelsey Josund
Cinna would quite literally kill for the throne. For years, Cinna has been forced to serve her wealthy cousins rather than attend society events alongside them. She has waited for the chance to prove herself and exact revenge. When a ball at the castle is announced, promising to bring many powerful people to town, she seizes the opportunity to strike... -
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![Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) Vol. 4 (ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) #4) by Kiki.]()
Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) Vol. 4 (ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) #4) by Kiki.
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter learning what Jean did to Flum and witnessing what horrors the spirals have wrought on Maria's body, Cyril finally snaps. Fleeing the castle, she wanders the streets until she crosses paths with a child named Mute. This chance encounter puts her story on the fast track toward tragedy as the capital counts down to a chaotic anniversary! -
![Counterpart by Ella Pyne]()
Counterpart by Ella Pyne
Leda 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...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... -
![Kingpin by Eden O'Neill]()
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... -
![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... -
![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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![Dragon Rebellion by M. Lynn]()
Dragon Rebellion by M. Lynn
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSometimes not even love is stronger than hate. Sometimes sacrifices must be made. Hua Minglan is trapped, presumed dead, and back where it all started. Home. A place that once brought peace to her mind, a place she’d abandoned in order to seek her revenge. But that was before. Before the dragon awoke inside her to destroy an entire village. Before she ceded control... -
![Volition by Lily Paradis]()
Volition by Lily Paradis
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsYou know that feeling in the pit of your stomach that stays with you, then tears you apart slowly at first, and all at once shreds every fiber of your being? It’s because you’re contradicting the universe...Categorized as:
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![Sky Breaker by Addie Thorley]()
Sky Breaker by Addie Thorley
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWicked Saints meets the Grishaverse in this stunning and relentless conclusion to the Night Spinner duology. Enebish has been deceived by everyone she once considered a friend. On the run across the tundra, her only allies are her best friend Serik and a band of ill-tempered shepherds... -
![What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch]()
What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInspired by an ominous Prague legend, What Wakes the Bells is a lavish gothic fantasy by debut author Elle Tesch. Built by long-gone Saints, the city of Vaiwyn lives and breathes and bleeds. As a Keeper, Mina knows better than most what her care of Vaiwyn’s bells means for the sentient city... -
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![Lost Boi by Sassafras Patterdale]()
Lost Boi by Sassafras Patterdale
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLambda Literary Award finalist... -
![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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![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... -
![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... -
![Creed by Trisha Leaver, Lindsay Currie]()
Creed by Trisha Leaver, Lindsay Currie
Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree went in. Three came out. None even a shadow of who they once were. When their car breaks down, Dee, her boyfriend Luke, and his brother Mike walk through a winter storm to take refuge in a nearby town called Purity Springs. When they arrive, the emergency sirens are blaring and the small farming town seems abandoned. With no other shelter, they spend the night in an empty house... -
![A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang]()
A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang
Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a rising-star author, winner of the both the Bram Stoker® and Nebula Awards, a richly inventive, brutal and beautiful science-fantasy novella. A story of family, loss, oppression and rebellion that will stay with you long after the final page. For readers of Nghi Vo’s The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Neon Yang’s The Black Tides of Heaven and Kritika H. Rao’s The Surviving Sky...Categorized as:
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![The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan]()
The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan
Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this queer YA psychological thriller from the author of Some Girls Do and Hot Dog Girl, the sole surviving counselors of a summer camp massacre search to uncover the truth of what happened that fateful night, but what they find out might just get them killed...
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