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School of Magical Arts: Complete Novella Series by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe School of Magical New York City Campus bundle set includes all four novellas in the series that is a companion to The Elemental Magic and The Academy Magic Series. This bundle set of novellas is intended to be read after The Fallen Witch.Teach magic, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.Yeah, well, they’re dirty rotten liars... -
![The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor]()
The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor
The perfect gift for readers who want to be swept away. The Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy Gift Set includes three hardcovers: Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Days of Blood & Starlight, and Dreams of Gods & Monsters... -
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![House of Royale by Jaymin Eve]()
House of Royale by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAvalon has always felt different and alone. The ocean, along with the friends she’s made under the water, is the only constant in her life. She comforts herself with the notion that alone is at least safe. There’s no one to hide her extraordinary abilities from, to hide her dreams of living beneath the crashing waves forever... -
![The Angel Test by Michelle Madow]()
The Angel Test by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt’s time for Raven Danvers to face the Angel Trials.After months of training, Raven’s finally ready to compete in the Angel Trials. If she succeeds, she’ll earn the right to drink angel blood from the Holy Grail, which will give her Nephilim blood.No human has yet to drink angel blood from the Grail and survive. But Raven’s gift of stubbornness makes her special... -
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![Consequence by Shelly Crane]()
Consequence by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSignificance Novella Maggie and Caleb are married, leaders of their people, parents to their children, and happier than they ever dreamed, even with the visions they saw of it to prove it so. The council is still rebelling against Maggie’s changes, but this time it’s different. It’s almost as if something…or someone is behind them, pulling the strings and making decisions for them... -
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The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWelcome to Avalon Academy—where supernaturals train, and only the strong survive.After a long journey across the country, Raven has finally made it to the hidden island of Avalon. But she can’t rest yet. Because she still needs to enter the Angel Trials, become a Nephilim, and save her mom from the greater demon holding her hostage.She knew the Angel Trials were going to be hard... -
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The Revenge of Seven by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsThe Garde have suffered an unbearable loss. Number Five has betrayed them. Eight is gone forever. Ella has been kidnapped. The others are now scattered.In Chicago, John makes the unlikeliest of allies: Adam, a Mogadorian who turned his back on his people. He has invaluable information about Mog technology, battle strategies, and weaknesses... -
![Green Vampire by J.S. Kennedy]()
Green Vampire by J.S. Kennedy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMackenzie thought she could finally breathe after escaping the Governments clutches—but fate has other plans. After being held captive and tortured for months, Mackenzie is finally home. But her peace is shattered when Master Dagmar asks for her help. Children are still going missing, and the Task Force created to stop these abductions is hitting road bumps at every turn...Categorized as:
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![The Secrets of Magic by Michelle Madow]()
The Secrets of Magic by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThere are only so many secrets you can keep before you break.A few weeks ago, Summer Donovan learned she’s a witch descended from the Greek gods. She was whisked away to an academy for witches to learn how to use the element she controls—air.Except Summer doesn’t have air magic. Instead, she controls metal and gems—an ability no witch has demonstrated before... -
![Rapture by Quinn Loftis]()
Rapture by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTriktapic, the deadly dark elf assassin, has been restored by the Forest Lords to his rightful place as king of the Elven realm. Now, he must face his former comrades as he attempts to stop Lorsan, king of the dark elves, from enslaving the human race. Lorsan has already begun distributing Rapture, the irresistible drink that destroys those who unknowingly become addicted to it... -
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Assassin's Maze by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCan love survive? When Hunter Cassidy exposed the true identity of the underground's brutal leader, she also uncovered the devastating truth about her own life. With her time running out, Hunter must ally herself with her mortal enemy—the only woman with the power to destroy Hunter and everything she loves, including Slade Baines... -
![Misty Falls by Joss Stirling]()
Misty Falls by Joss Stirling
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMisty is a one-girl disaster zone. Born with a Savant 'gift' that means she can never tell a lie, her compulsive truth-telling gets her into trouble wherever she goes. So when she meets Alex: gorgeous, confident, and impossibly charming, Misty instantly resolves to keep her distance . . . Someone so perfect could never be hers, surely? But a dark shadow has fallen across the Savant community...Categorized as:
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The Dark Vault: Unlock the Archive by V.E. Schwab
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsImagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.Mackenzie Bishop’s grandfather first brought her here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself... -
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Healer's Call by A.J. Manney
Rose is a timid healer who’s has been thrust into the supernatural world, a world she’s trying to adjust to. Just as she begins to gain a little confidence in her new abilities, she discovers she’s a fated mate to Maverick, a brash beta from another pack known for his aggressive nature... -
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![Assassin's Mask by Everly Frost]()
Assassin's Mask by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIs love worth fighting for? When Hunter Cassidy revealed her true power to Slade Baines during a fight for their lives, everything she wanted was ripped away from her. Now, with her heart in pieces, Hunter is left only with her determination to find and destroy the deadly weapon that led her to infiltrate the Assassin's Legion in the first place... -
![The Kingdom of Ruin by K.C. Kean]()
The Kingdom of Ruin by K.C. Kean
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOnce upon a time, a wondrous Kingdom flourished under the reign of its proud Fae king and his family. Though all was not as it seemed when poisonous schemes and utter betrayal lead to the downfall of an empire. Sixteen years have since passed, the lands now lay in ruin and crime prevails despite the will of The Council...Categorized as:
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![Catch and Release by J.S. Kennedy]()
Catch and Release by J.S. Kennedy
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe can see the future, but can he save it?Curtis has a rare gift: he can see glimpses of the past, present, and future.But his visions come with a price: he can’t share them without changing the outcome.It didn’t matter, until he meets Christine—a fierce mercenary who sparks his interest and is fated to be the heart of the guild he’s trying to build... -
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First Magic by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmy’s father is alive, but can she trust him? His human allies are the same militia who want to control Amy and use her magic against the Faerene. Meantime, Faerene are vanishing. Five are dead in mysterious and isolated circumstances, and Rory is called to investigate... -
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Audette of Brookraven by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B01ED5ZQSSThe Final Chapter in The Eldentimber SeriesWhen Audette pictured her wedding day, she never imagined leaving her intended at the altar... -
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Elementals: The Complete Series by Michelle Madow
This box set includes all five books in the USA Today recommended Elementals series and is over 1,400 pages of magic, adventure, mythology, and romance. Nicole Cassidy is a witch descended from the Greek gods... but she doesn't know it until she moves to a new town and discovers a dangerous world of magic and monsters that she never knew existed... -
![Of Magic and Moonlight by Elena Lawson]()
Of Magic and Moonlight by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTurns out almost getting murdered and finding out you’re part of a thought-to-be-extinct bloodline makes people notice you. Sucks when you have so many damned secrets to hide. Between a forbidden romance with my Arcane History prof, an accidental familiar bond with two shifters, and what I suspect about the Magistrate, hiding the truth is becoming impossible... -
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The Judgment by Melissa A. Craven
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey claim the prophecy is about her. They say she will lead the Immortals into an unknown future. But she is angry. And that anger is all she has left. Allie Carmichael has so many secrets she doesn't know what-or who-to believe anymore. After dropping a truth bomb that changed her world, Greggory McBrien has disappeared without answering the questions that have haunted her for months...Categorized as:
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![Song of Kai by Karpov Kinrade]()
Song of Kai by Karpov Kinrade
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI am the Princess of Ravens, but soon I shall be Queen. I am the keeper of the songs for my people, but soon I must sing the song of the dead for my brother. I am the one the world looks to, but I am also what they fear. They just don't know it yet. My enemies play a dangerous game. And soon they will regret their dance with the Raven... -
![Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice by Mary Mecham]()
Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice by Mary Mecham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo assassinate her target, she must marry her enemy.Azora has dedicated her life to exacting revenge on the phoenix shifters who murdered her parents. When Prince Tarquin of Pyren demands a bride as part of a peace treaty, the elite strike squad of assassins Azora belongs to agree—she’s the perfect candidate to eliminate the monstrous shifter... -
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![The Whispering by L. Filloon]()
The Whispering by L. Filloon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsTharin and Lily find themselves back in Pathen in search of Julia and the key to Eirrell, but old foes and new ones are in close pursuit. Adding to their plight, all doorways to Velesi have been closed. Forced to discover a way back to their realm, the group finds help from new friends and those who once stood against them are now allies... -
![Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer Estep]()
Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBestselling author Jennifer Estep continues her Gargoyle Queen epic fantasy series where magic reigns, alliances are tested, and a dangerous attraction could tear down a throne. . .Crown princess. Clever spy. Powerful mind magier. Gemma Ripley of Andvari is all those things--and determined to stop an enemy from using magical tearstone weapons to conquer her kingdom...Categorized as:
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![A Splintered Land by Deborah Grace White]()
A Splintered Land by Deborah Grace White
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTainted magic collides with unexpected love to shatter an already fractured landMarieke is trained in the magic of songcraft, but without connections, she’s still lucky to gain a place on a foreign delegation. She hopes to learn whether Aeltas suffers the same mysterious blight as her own land—what she doesn’t expect is to suffer a near-fatal accident the moment she crosses the border... -
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Time Return by Micah Caida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRayen, Gabby, and Tony face their own problems at the institute. Chaos erupts in the sphere. Time is everyone’s enemy.Stranded in Gabby and Tony’s world, Rayen suspects the institute hides a dark secret connected to the future. She promised to return to the sphere and find a way to save the teens before they all die...Categorized as:
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Shadow Witch by Isla Frost
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNova has the magic of the enemy.No one knows whether it's the power they've been waiting for--or a curse that will destroy the world.And not everyone at the Firstborn Academy is willing to let Nova live long enough to find out.. -
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Winter by Audrey Grey
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsWelcome to Evermore Academy where the magic is dark, the immortals are beautiful, and being human SUCKS. After spending my entire life avoiding the creatures that murdered my parents, one stupid mistake binds me to them for four years. My penance? Become a human shadow at the infamous Evermore Academy, finishing school for the Seelie and Unseelie Fae courts...Categorized as:
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Kelsey by J.L. Weil
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe first time I laid eyes on him, I knew what the tangle of emotions meant. He was the one. And I wasn’t sure how long I could resist the temptation to be his.Wild and reckless, Kelsey Summers had her entire life laid out for her from the day she was born. Her parents are the Hot Springs pack Sentinels, and they arranged her betrothal to Liam Castle, a promise of continued peace between packs... -
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Paperglass by A.R. Ivanovich
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAfter narrowly escaping the war-torn outside world with her life, Katelyn Kestrel vows to never again venture beyond the mountains of Haven Valley. But just as Katelyn begins to prepare for life after high school—a normal life with no warring princes, no dangerous magical abilities, and no handsome, duty-bound soldiers—the outside world comes crashing into her reality once again...Categorized as:
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![Darkness Breaks by Jessica Sorensen]()
Darkness Breaks by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKayla made her choice and now she has to live with it. She stays with the Day Takers, hiding in the city, staking vampires. But fighting vampires as a human is difficult. Sylas constantly pressures Kayla to choose the life of a Day Taker. But until Kayla knows what Monarch is planning, she can’t make her choice. Plus there’s Aiden. No matter how hard she tries, she can’t stop thinking about him... -
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Chosen by Samantha Britt
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCURSES. FORCED SERVITUDE. REBELLION. Draekon conquered the human continent more than one thousand years ago. The powerful creatures are superior to their human subjects in every way, and they don't attempt to hide it. Lissa Allaway is a healer in Caldiri, the poorest region in the continent...Categorized as:
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Elemental Power by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFamily secrets, powerful magic, a slow-burn romance ...Ridley Kayne has discovered she’s not alone.There are others with magic just like hers. Those who are also hunted by the Shadow Society.Elementals.With Archer’s help, Ridley sets out to find the other elementals living in Lumina City...Categorized as:
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Valiant Light by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith her wedding fast approaching, as well as her fiancé's investiture as grand master, Master Demon TrapperRiley Blackthorne is just trying to keep Atlanta safe from Hellspawn. When she meets a high-level fiend who claims to be free of Lucifer's control, and allows him to remain at large, she knows there will be consequences... -
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Long Exposure #2 by Kam Heyward
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Jonas Wagner is paired with high school bully Mitch Mueller for a class project, he only expects the worst. What he didn't expect was to get involved with a government research site, develop superpowers, and weirdest of all…fall in love with this jerk...Categorized as:
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Long Exposure #3 by Kam Heyward
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Jonas Wagner is paired with high school bully Mitch Mueller for a class project, he only expects the worst. What he didn't expect was to get involved with a government research site, develop superpowers, and weirdest of all…fall in love with this jerk...Categorized as:
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![Thorns by L.H. Cosway]()
Thorns by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDarya Cristescu has been living a charmed life. She has the perfect boyfriend, is just about to turn nineteen and will soon graduate from the St. Bastian Institute for Magic and the Supernatural.All that goes belly up when she’s framed for a crime she didn’t commit. Luckily, the authorities know exactly who set her up: the demon warlock she helped send to prison only a few short months ago...Categorized as:
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Dark Fae by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B009B56MFW.Sisters bound by love, separated by blood. . . And doomed to face the unimaginable.All points of the sister's lives have brought them to this moment, and this horrible realization. Chaos, an ancient and deadly deity, is free in the world... -
![The Fallout by Frost Kay]()
The Fallout by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn ENEMIES TO LOVERS post-apocalyptic fantasy perfect for fans of Cruel Prince, Skyward, and Hunger Games.She should've died. She didn't.Reborn into a damaged, depraved world is nothing short of a nightmare. In an instant, every hope Hazel harbors for the future disappears along with her humanity, leaving her with overprotective guarding and a useless mutation...Categorized as:
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Spring by Audrey Grey
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWelcome to Evermore Academy where the magic is dark, the immortals are beautiful, and being human sucks.My name is Summer Solstice and this is going to be my year.Except, in the Everwilde, nothing ever goes according to plan. Students from the rival Fae academy join Evermore, and the Spring Court heir decides it’s his mission to make my life hell... -
![Phase of Fate by Coralee June]()
Phase of Fate by Coralee June
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was the average daughter. The troublemaker. The side character in my sister, Mona’s, story. My sister was a Prodigy, endowed with exceptional skills and bonded with a guardian. In a world where all leaders, scientists, and artists are selected and pledged to shifters, she was born for greatness. I was born to live in her shadow...Categorized as:
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The Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThis arc of Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves...Categorized as:
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![Elemental Heir by Rachel Morgan]()
Elemental Heir by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe plan is simple. Executing it will be the real challenge. Can Ridley restore magic to a world that fears it? Magic, once an integral part of everyday life, is forbidden. Ridley has lived her life in fear, constantly hiding what she truly is.When the opportunity to change this presents itself, Ridley is fully on board. Restoring magic to society will change the world for everyone just like her...Categorized as:
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Scions by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA prequel to the bestselling Starcrossed series.New York City, 1993. It wasn’t Daphne’s choice to move into the heart of a struggle that has been secretly waging for thirty-three hundred years, but not much in her life has been up to her. Fate has brought Daphne, daughter of Zeus, and Heir to the House of Atreus to where the descendants of the Greek gods can shed blood over her once again...Categorized as:
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Forever Violet by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA year ago, I was attacked by werewolves. I’ve hated their kind ever since. Now, I’m being told I’m one of them. That Jules, a tortured, gothic werewolf prince, is my soul mate and that I may one day rule over a werewolf pack. Not how I saw my life going, but fighting my destiny isn’t an option. Neither is ignoring the powerful connection I feel to Jules...Categorized as:
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D.N.Angel, Vol. 12 by Yukiru Sugisaki
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn his fourteenth birthday, Daisuke Niwa comes down with a condition that has plagued men in his family for centuries, causing him to turn into the phantom thief Dark Mousy every time he sees his crush, Risa, and back into Daisuke when he sees Risa's twin, Riku, but in the midst of all the craziness, Daisuke must find a way to get Risa to fall in love with him and cure his condition for good... -
![Valley: The Glacian Trilogy, Book III by Stacey McEwan]()
Valley: The Glacian Trilogy, Book III by Stacey McEwan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe final instalment in the bestselling Glacian Trilogy from TikTok darling Stacey McEwan sees the conclusion to Dawsyn Sabar's epic romantasy quest to free her people... great for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Danielle L. Jensen and Raven Kennedy...Categorized as:
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![Adept by Erik Schubach, Hollie Jackson]()
Adept by Erik Schubach, Hollie Jackson
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlmost three thousand years after an extinction level event on Earth, mankind seeks to regain its former glory, in a new world where magic and technology collide. Laney Herder, a commoner in the realm of Wexbury, finds herself thrust into the world of nobles and knights...
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