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Spy x Family, Vol. 10 by Tatsuya Endo, 遠藤達哉
An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath! Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world... -
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The Apothecary Diaries : Volume 4 by Natsu Hyuuga
Though her main duty is still looking after Consort Gyokuyou, Maomao finds time to help her friends and acquaintances in the rear palace, including Xiaolan, who will need a job after her term of service ends, and Consort Lishu, who’s convinced she’s seen a ghost! When complications arise with Gyokuyou’s pregnancy, however, Maomao knows she’s not skilled enough to handle a situation that could... -
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![Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother’s murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance... -
![The Phoenix by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop]()
The Phoenix by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the sixth book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society. A single sentence is muttered from the lips of an assassin dangling from a four-story building, “It starts in Montrovia. ”... -
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![Hunting November by Adriana Mather]()
Hunting November by Adriana Mather
Surviving a few weeks at the world's most lethal boarding school was one thing. But now comes the real test: Can November Adley find her missing father before her enemies find her? Subterfuge is the name of the game in this sequel to Killing November. After surviving a crash course in espionage at the mysterious Academy Absconditi, November has only one purpose: finding her missing father...Categorized as:
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![The Dauntless by Jillian Dodd]()
The Dauntless by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSave the Prince. Save the World. Spy Girl. Huntley Von Allister's cover is firmly in place. She's brilliantly completed her first four missions. But she is done. Done working for Black X. Done trying to untangle the mystery of what got her mother killed. And very, very done with love... -
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The Apothecary Diaries : Volume 5 by Natsu Hyuuga
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe political situation at court has changed: the birth of Gyokuyou’s son has seen her elevated to the status of Empress, and meanwhile Jinshi is no longer able to continue his pretense at the rear palace. Although all seems peaceful after the destruction of the Shi clan, threats continue to loom—not least a potential plague of insects—and Maomao, as ever, somehow finds herself caught up in them... -
![The Echelon by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop]()
The Echelon by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the seventh book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society. The Echelon’s plan to change the shape of the world is succeeding. The disease was released. People are dying... -
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Basara, Vol. 5 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecretly taking her late brother's identity, Sarasa must gain support as the "Boy of Destiny. " Remarkably, she and her followers not only survived being surrounded by the Red king's forces, they emerged victoroius. Now Sarasa and Shuri have been captured on their way to the Blue King's capital. -
![The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 77 ratingsAvery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers...Categorized as:
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![The Valiant by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop]()
The Valiant by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the fourth book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society. -
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Obsession by Traci Hunter Abramson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPop singer Kendra Blake grew up in the spotlight as the daughter of a prominent actor. Now famous in her own right, she’s had enough with bodyguards shadowing her every move. So when a bomb goes off backstage at one of her concerts, she gives in to her urge to flee. In search of the privacy she’s lacked her whole life, Kendra escapes to a remote cabin in Arizona... -
![The Red Palace by June Hur, 허주은]()
The Red Palace by June Hur, 허주은
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsJoseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city, but through hard work and study, eighteen-year-old Hyeon has earned a position as a palace nurse. All she wants is to keep her head down, do a good job, and perhaps finally win her estranged father's approval... -
![Christie, Agatha - The ABC Murders by Christie Agatha]()
Christie, Agatha - The ABC Murders by Christie Agatha
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsWhen Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule Poirot is already looking into the clues. Alphabetically speaking, it's one letter down, twenty-five to go. There's a serial killer on the loose. His macabre calling card is to leave the ABC Railway Guide beside each victim's body... -
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![A Harvest of Thorns by Corban Addison]()
A Harvest of Thorns by Corban Addison
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA beloved American corporation with an explosive secret. A disgraced former journalist looking for redemption. A corporate executive with nothing left to lose. In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a garment factory burns to the ground, claiming the lives of hundreds of workers, mostly young women...Categorized as:
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![The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of her #1 bestselling Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger... -
![The Moon-Spinners by Mary Stewart]()
The Moon-Spinners by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsOn the solar-drenched shores of Crete, in which historical legends linger and the Aegean whispers secrets and techniques, younger Nicola Ferris hoped for nothing more than a peaceful excursion some distance from her duties on the British Embassy. But beneath the island's beauty lies threat, and Nicola soon stumbles upon a thriller that would cost her lifestyles.Categorized as:
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Desert Dark by Sonja Stone
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHogwarts meets The Bourne Identity in this action-packed thriller about teenage spies—for fans of Marie Lu's Legends series and James Dashner's Maze Runner trilogy. Sixteen-year-old Nadia Riley is delighted to earn a spot at an elite, government-funded boarding school...Categorized as:
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The Cain Saga, Volume 1: Forgotten Juliet by Akira Watanabe
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBorn under an evil moon harboring dark secrets, Earl Cain C. Hargreves, the youthful heir of the aristocratic Hargreves family, is a man on a quest to find the truth about his family's past...Categorized as:
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![Unbelievable by Sara Shepard]()
Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 67 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling series The fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars. Four pretty little liars’ charmed lives have turned into living nightmares. Emily’s been shipped off to Iowa to live with her überconservative cousins. Aria’s boyfriend is behind bars—because of her... -
![Grace in Autumn: - A Novel - by Lori Copeland]()
Grace in Autumn: - A Novel - by Lori Copeland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's November, and as the island residents prepare for the coming months of cold and snow, they are surprised by God's unexpected lessons of humility, trust, and hope. Authors Lori Copeland and Angela Hunt revisit the Island of Heavenly Daze in the second book of the highly acclaimed series about a small town where angelic intervention is commonplace and the Thanksgiving feast a community affair.Categorized as:
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![The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Fūtarō Yamada]()
The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Fūtarō Yamada
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAN EPIC NOVEL THAT TAKES YOU DEEPER INTO THE WORLD AND HISTORY OF BASILISK! To resolve a clash over succession, the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa has devised the ultimate contest. Two rival ninja clans, the Kouga and the Iga, will meet in a battle to the death. The victor will rule Japan for the next thousand years...Categorized as:
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![All the Little Bones by Ellie Marney]()
All the Little Bones by Ellie Marney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA teenage trapeze artist and an apprentice strongman on the run from a terrible crime…. Seventeen-year-old Sorsha Neary’s life is changed in one night when she defends herself behind the vans of her family circus troupe. Now Sorsha and apprentice strongman Colm Mackay are travelling south, to evade the fallout and escape the long arm of the law... -
![Fractures by Alice Reeds]()
Fractures by Alice Reeds
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey survived a plane crash. They survived life on a deserted island. They survived being hunted. Now they must survive the truth—they are not who they think they are. One minute they’re in Poland, subjected to gruesome tests they keep failing. No friends to support them. No family to claim them. No hope of ever living a normal life again...Categorized as:
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Run by Francine Pascal
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA repackage of a smart and sexy series whose heroine was born without the fear gene. Gaia is a brilliant, beautiful girl who is trained in three kinds of martial arts, has a reflex speed that’s off the charts, and can climb mountains, box, wrestle, and break codes in four languages. She has no trouble throwing a grown man over her shoulders... -
![Escape to Eden by Rachel McClellan]()
Escape to Eden by Rachel McClellan
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B085N9KGTQ. Run now! When seventeen-year-old Sage wakes up in a hospital with no memories, her only clue are the words written on her hand. With a deadly disease threatening to wipe out mankind, Sage must find out who she is and why most people would kill to get their hands on her—before it’s too late. This fast-paced, futuristic thriller is a spine-tingling read!Categorized as:
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![A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro]()
A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn the explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series, Holmes and Watson think they’re finally in the clear after graduating from Sherringford…but danger awaits in the hallowed halls of Oxford. Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson finally have a chance to start over... -
![The Wilde Trials by Mackenzie Reed]()
The Wilde Trials by Mackenzie Reed
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt comes a thrilling new mystery about a high-stakes competition packed with shocking twists, second chances, and deadly deceit, where allies—and enemies—are the people you’d least expect. Chloe Gatti will do whatever it takes to win her elite boarding school’s annual competition, the Wilde Trials... -
![The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons, Soneela Nankani]()
The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons, Soneela Nankani
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Vale Hall, the school for aspiring con artists. When Brynn Hilder is recruited to Vale, it seems like the elite academy is her chance to start over, away from her mom's loser boyfriend and her rundown neighborhood... -
![The Man He Never Was by James L. Rubart]()
The Man He Never Was by James L. Rubart
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat if You Woke up One Morning and the Darkest Parts of Yourself Were Gone? Toren Daniels vanished eight months back, and his wife and kids have moved on—with more than a little relief. Toren was a good man but carried a raging temper that often exploded without warning. So when he shows up on their doorstep out of the blue, they’re shocked to see him alive. But more shocked to see he’s changed...Categorized as:
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![Unholy Murder: The Janna Chronicles book 3 by Felicity Pulman]()
Unholy Murder: The Janna Chronicles book 3 by Felicity Pulman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove, revenge, secrets–and murder–in a medieval kingdom at war. Forced to flee once more, Janna takes shelter at Wiltune Abbey. She hopes to learn how to read so that she may gain clues to her father's identity from a letter kept secret by her mother. But even in the house of God there are mysteries to solve... -
![Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth]()
Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCrowds gather at Crillick's Variety Theatre, where curiosity is satisfied with displays of intrigue and fear. They're here for the star of the show - the Great Amazonia warrior. They needn't know this warrior is in fact Zillah, a mixed-race actress from the East End fooling them each night with her thrilling performance...Categorized as:
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![Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth]()
Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCrowds gather at Crillick's Variety Theatre, where curiosity is satisfied with displays of intrigue and fear. They're here for the star of the show - the Great Amazonia warrior. They needn't know this warrior is in fact Zillah, a mixed-race actress from the East End fooling them each night with her thrilling performance...Categorized as:
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![Pilgrim of Death by Felicity Pulman]()
Pilgrim of Death by Felicity Pulman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove, revenge, secrets – and murder – in a medieval kingdom at war. Spies, treachery, a dangerously attractive pilgrim and a murder at Stonehenge test Janna's courage and ingenuity to the limit as she continues the search for her father in the company of pilgrims and jongleurs... -
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![They Call Me Alexandra Gastone by T.A. Maclagan]()
They Call Me Alexandra Gastone by T.A. Maclagan
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen your life is a lie, how do you know what’s real? Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: graduate high school, get into Princeton, work for the CIA, and serve her great nation. She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed in a car crash...Categorized as:
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Jenny Undead by J.L. Murray
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWarning: This book contains strong language, zombies, knives, guns, and violence. In a world ravaged by disease and chaos, Jenny has a secret. She and her brother were part of a gruesome experiment conducted ten years earlier in an attempt to stop the zombie apocalypse...Categorized as:
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![Sam by Francine Pascal]()
Sam by Francine Pascal
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA repackage of a smart and sexy series whose heroine was born without the fear gene. Gaia is a brilliant, beautiful girl who is trained in three kinds of martial arts, has a reflex speed that’s off the charts, and can climb mountains, box, wrestle, and break codes in four languages. She has no trouble throwing a grown man over her shoulders... -
![Get Even by Gretchen McNeil]()
Get Even by Gretchen McNeil
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil’s witty and suspenseful novel about four disparate girls who join forces to take revenge on high school bullies and create dangerous enemies for themselves in the process. Bree, Olivia, Kitty, and Margot have nothing in common—at least that’s what they’d like the students and administrators of their elite private school to think... -
![The Prisoner Of Zenda by Anthony Hope]()
The Prisoner Of Zenda by Anthony Hope
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn the fictional country of Ruritania, Prince Michael drugs and abducts his brother, King Rudolf, on the eve of Rudolf’s coronation. With the help the king’s cousin, who closely resembles Rudolf, the king’s men are able to prevent Michael from assuming the throne himself, while fighting to restore the rightful king... -
![Twelve by Jennifer Lynn Barnes]()
Twelve by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Cassie Hobbes has been working with the FBI since she was a teenager. Now twenty-three years old, she and her fellow Naturals have taken over running the program that taught them everything they know. As a unit, they're responsible for identifying new Naturals--and solving particularly impossible cases...Categorized as:
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![Last Girl Standing by Marjory Kaptanoglu]()
Last Girl Standing by Marjory Kaptanoglu
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Absolutely riveting. " -D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review. For those who loved STRANGER THINGS. .. First Sierra finds the dead body of the water district manager floating down the river behind her house... -
![Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani]()
Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsClaire Takata has never known much about her father, who passed away ten years ago. But on the anniversary of his death, she finds a letter from her deceased father to her stepfather. Before now, Claire never had a reason to believe they even knew each other...Categorized as:
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![They're Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso]()
They're Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege. .. or death. It's been two weeks since Polly St. James went missing. The police, the headmistress of Torrey-Wells Academy, and even her parents have ruled her a runaway. But not Maren, her best friend and roommate... -
![The Last Days of Holly Hayes by Sandra J. Paul]()
The Last Days of Holly Hayes by Sandra J. Paul
Rated: 3.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother unique flipover novel from the bestselling author of Dead Girls Don't Talk and Hell City. Life's not about fear at all. It’s about love. When college students Holly and Dylan fall in love, life is wonderful for a while. There’s just one big problem: Holly has no idea that Dylan’s parents are Doomsday preppers and that he’s been living a life drenched in fear... -
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![The Spies That Bind by Ally Carter]()
The Spies That Bind by Ally Carter
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsListening Length: 2 hours and 55 minutes. An original novella and prequel to Ally Carter's New York Times best-selling Gallagher Girls series, exclusively on Audible. The first day at a new school is tough for any kid, but it's especially scary when you're going to a school for spies... -
![Broken Things by Lauren Oliver]()
Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt’s been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly. The only thing is: they didn’t do it... -
![The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz]()
The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz
Rated: 3.22 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the music stops, the dance begins. Seventeen-year-old Penny is a lead dancer at the Grande Teatro, a finishing school where she and eleven other young women are training to become the finest ballerinas in Italy...Categorized as:
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![Such a Good Girl by Amanda K. Morgan]()
Such a Good Girl by Amanda K. Morgan
Rated: 3.23 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPretty Little Liars meets Luckiest Girl Alive in this riveting novel about a practically perfect girl who is willing to do anything to make sure it stays that way. Absolutely anything. Things to know about Riley Stone:. Riley Stone is just about perfect. (Ask anyone. ). She has a crush on her French teacher, Alex Belrose. (And she suspects he likes her, too. )...Categorized as:
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