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The Seven Realms Box Set by Cinda Williams Chima
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEnter the world of the Seven Realms. .. For the first time, all four books of the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling Seven Realms series are available in one place. Packed with romance, action, intrigue, and adventure, The Demon King, The Exiled Queen, The Gray Wolf Throne, and The Crimson Crown are epic fantasy at its very best. -
![The Legend Trilogy Collection by Marie Lu]()
The Legend Trilogy Collection by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe complete collection of Marie Lu's bestselling Legend trilogy: Legend, Prodigy, and Champion. Additional bonus material also included: Marie Lu’s Life Before Legend, original short stories offering a sneak peek at the lives of Day and June before they met. -
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![Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken]()
Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsDon't miss this breathtaking collection of stories set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds trilogy. Featuring ebook original novellas In Time and Sparks Rise, and a gripping, brand-new novella, Through the Dark is a must-have for fans of the Darkest Minds... -
![The Captured by S.K. Horton]()
The Captured by S.K. Horton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fate of the kingdoms is under lock and key. Lucas is missing. Heartbroken from losing Cate to Daniel, he sets out on a mission to rally the dragons of the north, only to be captured by the Embers. Finally, a message arrives in Caelum demanding a peace treaty in exchange for Lucas’s safety. But there’s a catch. King Aldridge must negotiate in person... -
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![Of Swamp & Sea Volume 1 by Mia Jay Boulton, Laurel Boulton]()
Of Swamp & Sea Volume 1 by Mia Jay Boulton, Laurel Boulton
Lore Olympus meets The Witcher in this thrilling supernatural series! Finally available in graphic novel format, Mia Jay and Laurel Boulton's wildly popular Webtoon series delivers a stirring tale of monsters, magic, and romance. Mercy Gray Harding's troubles all started in the swampland on the outskirts of town, where a mist wolf murdered her father... -
![V Games: Dead Before Dawn by Caroline Peckham]()
V Games: Dead Before Dawn by Caroline Peckham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter the explosive breakout on the Isle of Lidelse, Selena and Varick have made it to safety. But the Helsings are already plotting their revenge and will hunt them to the ends of the earth to have it. Selena must rely on new allies as well as old to remain safe, but trust is not a thing she finds easy anymore. Soon, she's forced to decide whether to fight or keep running... -
![Wrath of the Fae by Alessa Thorn]()
Wrath of the Fae by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCursed. Betrayed. Banished. Fifteen hundred years is a long time to wait to get revenge. The Fae know how to nurse a grudge, and now they have returned to England to claim their rightful place. This boxset collects the complete trilogy of 'The Wrath of the Fae,' with each book following three fae princes as they journey to break their curses and find their fated mates... -
![Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 10 by Kaori Yuki]()
Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 10 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSetsuna is still trapped in the body of the Angel Alexiel, but he has more important things to worry about now than an identity crisis. Kurai has promised to marry Lucifer in return for restoring Setsuna to his true body--but it turns out that neither the wedding nor the resurrection are as promised... -
![Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 11 by Kaori Yuki]()
Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 11 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLife as an angel can be hell! The angel Alexiel loved God, but she rebelled against Heaven when she saw how disgracefully the other angels were behaving. She was finally captured, and as punishment sent to Earth to live an endless series of tragic lives. She now inhabits the body of Setsuna Mudo, a troubled teen in love with his sister Sara... -
![Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 9: Progenitor by Yuu Watase]()
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 9: Progenitor by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsShocked to learn (from Aki, of all people! ) that the entire "Tôya Mizuki" personality is false - a fiction, a cipher without a past of any kind - Tôya struggles to find his own identity... -
![Web Master by J.C. Diem]()
Web Master by J.C. Diem
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLexi has faced many difficult challenges since becoming a member of the Shifter Squad. All were apparently designed to teach her the skills she needs to undertake the duty that Fate has given her. As absurd as it may seem, she is destined to save the world. Thankfully, she won’t have to tackle this daunting task alone... -
![Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 8: Miori by Yuu Watase]()
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 8: Miori by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYuu Watase, the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, has turned her creativity and wry sense of humour to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Ceres: Celestial Legend. Aya thought she was a normal teenager until she discovered that she can transform into a vastly powerful "heavenly maiden" named Ceres. . -
![Ghost Hunt, Vol. 2 by Shiho Inada, Fuyumi Ono]()
Ghost Hunt, Vol. 2 by Shiho Inada, Fuyumi Ono
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHOUSE OF HORROR. High school student Mai Taniyama, her handsome boss Kazuya Shibuya (aka Naru), and other members of Shibuya Psychic Research are now tackling the eerie case of the Morishita family... -
![Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 3 by Hiroyuki Asada]()
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 3 by Hiroyuki Asada
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA New York Times best-selling sci-fi fantasy series with heart. Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu—colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous... -
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![Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 7: Maya by Yuu Watase]()
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 7: Maya by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYuu Watase, the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girls) fantasy smash Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play, has turned her creativity and wry sense of humour to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Ceres: Celestial Legend. Aya thought she was a normal teenager until she discovered that she can transform into a vastly powerful "heavenly maiden" named Ceres. . -
![Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 11: Maiden by Yuu Watase]()
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 11: Maiden by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHell hath no fury like a heavenly maiden. Horror, Comedy, and Romance Made in Heaven. Yuu Watase , the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Yû The Mysterious Play , has turned her creativity and wry sense of humor to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Celestial Legend... -
![Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 8 by Kaori Yuki]()
Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 8 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSetsuna, in the form of Alexiel, must return to Earth to protect his human body. But Michael, the Angel of Fire, is hot on Setsuna's heels and ready for a fight... -
![Mermaid Saga Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 (Mermaid Saga (2 Volumes) #1) by Rumiko Takahashi]()
Mermaid Saga Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 (Mermaid Saga (2 Volumes) #1) by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsManga legend Rumiko Takahashi's classic horror series about mermaid flesh and immortality! They say that if one consumes mermaid flesh, one can attain immortality... -
![Our Torsos Align: Human x Monster Love by Ryo Sumiyoshi, 墨佳遼]()
Our Torsos Align: Human x Monster Love by Ryo Sumiyoshi, 墨佳遼
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA beautiful exploration of supernatural love by the creator of MADK! This manga collection of stories about beastly love is from the point of view of the devourers and the devoured. Mermaids bring luck, but drag you into the depths. A woman's bird-like rescuer expresses his love in a language she doesn't understand. An extraterrestrial angel with no limbs learns to feel... -
![The Matched Trilogy: The Complete Collection by Ally Condie]()
The Matched Trilogy: The Complete Collection by Ally Condie
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis digital collection includes all three critically acclaimed, award-winning novels from Ally Condie's Matched Trilogy, including Matched, Crossed, and the breathtaking conclusion, Reached. An international bestseller, the Matched Trilogy is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic. -
![The Echo Saga Books 1 & 2: Echo Across Time and Echo Into Darkness Book Bundle by Skye Genaro]()
The Echo Saga Books 1 & 2: Echo Across Time and Echo Into Darkness Book Bundle by Skye Genaro
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook Bundle featuring the first two books in The Echo Echo Across Time "A fun, teen novel packed full of paranormal powers and a sprinkling of romance. A BRONZE medal winner and highly recommended. " -The Wishing Shelf Book Awards, 2016 Fall in love with the achingly beautiful story of Echo and Connor, supernaturally gifted teens, as they fight to live out their destiny together... -
![Dating & Dismemberment by A.L. Brody]()
Dating & Dismemberment by A.L. Brody
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmily Henry meets Grady Hendrix in a hilarious and original romantic comedy full of love, laughter, and limbs. Darla Drake, Duchess of Death, has haunted Camp Clear Creek for years. Until an existential crisis forces her to take a sabbatical from wreaking havoc on teenagers while she figures out what she wants from the rest of her (possibly infinite) life... -
![To Shatter a Slipper by Abigail Manning]()
To Shatter a Slipper by Abigail Manning
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if the glass slipper fit the wrong girl? Kirsi Allerednic was never one to enjoy balls, corsets, or fake smiles. She would much rather chat with the charming servant, Caden, than catch the eye of a prince who is already far more interested in a girl with glass slippers... -
![This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 2 by Sai Naekawa]()
This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 2 by Sai Naekawa
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver since the day she lost her family, Hinako has felt something consuming her from the inside out... -
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![From the Earth by A.R. Colbert]()
From the Earth by A.R. Colbert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's a girl to do when her only option to live means destroying everyone she loves? Claren didn't ask to join her society's Leadership. She was forced into it. And under the watchful eyes of her superiors, she's left with no choice but to carry out a mission that will destroy everything and everyone she believes in, including the man who has her heart. The Leaders want her to kill the rebels... -
![Unfed by Kirsty McKay]()
Unfed by Kirsty McKay
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe good news: Bobby survived her Undead school trip. Bad news: her best mate, Smitty, is missing. Bobby knows she's got to find him even if it means risking it all and going out into the starving-zombie-infested wastelands again. Even if it means taking fellow survivors including a couple of old frenemies along for the ride... -
![Reincarnated as the Last of my Kind, Vol. 1 (Reincarnated as the Last of My Kind (Light Novel) #1) by Kiri Komori]()
Reincarnated as the Last of my Kind, Vol. 1 (Reincarnated as the Last of My Kind (Light Novel) #1) by Kiri Komori
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bicycle crashes into me one night, and the next thing I know, I’m a baby? ! Getting reincarnated in another world populated by humans, demi-humans, and mythical beasts is certainly not the turn I thought my life was going to take... -
![Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce]()
Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce
Love is a distraction when the Library is on the line. Despite being humans living in the Fae Realm, Viola, along with her brother Sebastian, have achieved their dream to become librarians and establish their own outpost library in the Court of Islands. When an attack on their way to the outpost separates them, Viola arrives alone, not knowing if Sebastian is alive or dead... -
![The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time, Vol. 2 (light novel): The Mad Spellcaster (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time (light novel) #2) by Nero Kizuka]()
The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time, Vol. 2 (light novel): The Mad Spellcaster (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time (light novel) #2) by Nero Kizuka
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpurred by the memories of his betrayal in his past life, Kaito continues his pursuit to exact revenge on the adventurers who killed him. When he encounters Eumis, the sorcerer mastermind behind the betrayal, Kaito’s quest for vengeance kicks into high gear. -
![The Lightning Tree by Lene Fogelberg]()
The Lightning Tree by Lene Fogelberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNature finally rises against humanity. Flora Reed discovers a lifeless body in her front yard the morning after the last day of her junior year of high school. Matters get worse when more people from her small town are found dead under mysterious circumstances and police take an interest in the boy next door, Carl... -
![Sankarea 5: Undying Love by Mitsuru Hattori]()
Sankarea 5: Undying Love by Mitsuru Hattori
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBOY, MEDIUM RARE. The hotel where she first met Chihiro is burning around her, but Rea's strangely glowing eyes are fixed on the boy she loves. Will she come to her senses before she eats Chihiro or the fire consumes them both? And even if they do escape, what can Rea do to keep herself from completely losing her reason and becoming nothing but a zombie hungry for Chihiro's flesh? -
![Sweet Madness by Ariana Godoy]()
Sweet Madness by Ariana Godoy
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAngeles has a dull life. There is nothing exciting or thrilling about her. However, that was until she met him. He will make her world crumble around her, making her wish she could have her dull life back. Who is he? Who knows? He is whose name shall not be spoken out loud. -
![Dead Endz by Kristen Middleton]()
Dead Endz by Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThird installment of Zombie Games. (Book One, Origins, is FREE and has over 140 5-STARS! ). In a world of blood, sweat, and tears, dreams are crushed but hope still flickers in the hearts of our brave survivors. It's been a wild ride but our heroes have finally made it to Atlanta, where the chaos continues and they find that zombies aren't the only dangers lurking in the big city...Categorized as:
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![Sankarea 4: Undying Love by Mitsuru Hattori]()
Sankarea 4: Undying Love by Mitsuru Hattori
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWE ALWAYS EAT THE ONES WE LOVE. A strange foreign doctor warns Rea that her "turbid period" is approaching. .. and that it will bring with it an insatiable desire to eat Furuya's flesh! Realizing she may not have much time left to live as a sane, normal girl, Rea works as hard as she can to enjoy her first, and maybe last, summer festival with Chihiro. But is it already too late for them both? ! -
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![Road Kill by Kristen Middleton]()
Road Kill by Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe road back home proves to be far more dangerous and terrifying then ever. Join Cassie and Company as they face evils that are beyond anything they could have ever imagined and enemies that are virtually. .. unstoppable.Categorized as:
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![Young Gothic by M.A. Bennett]()
Young Gothic by M.A. Bennett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFilled with deadly secrets and the monsters you thought only existed in your mind . .. You've heard of Frankenstein's monster, you've heard of Dracula, but have you heard of the Villa Diodati? Eve, Griffin, Hal and Ren embark on a summer they'll never forget at the birthplace of all things Gothic... -
![Liam's Story by Alexandra Bracken]()
Liam's Story by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a short story that you will receive after subscribing to Ms. Alexandra Bracken newsletter. It's told from Liam's POV and it takes place after the end of book 1. -
![Seventh Mark by W.J. May]()
Seventh Mark by W.J. May
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLike most teenagers, Rouge is trying to figure out who she is and what she wants to be. With little knowledge about her past, she has questions but has never tried to find the answers. Everything changes when she befriends a strangely intoxicating family. Siblings Grace and Michael, appear to have secrets which seem connected to Rouge... -
![Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin (ヴァンパイア騎士 [Vampire Knight]) by Ayuna Fujisaki]()
Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin (ヴァンパイア騎士 [Vampire Knight]) by Ayuna Fujisaki
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA novella inspired by the Vampire Knight series. .. Cross Academy: Behind its gates, humans and vampires share the same halls, separated by Day and Night - a testament to the efforts of one man to promote their peaceful co-existence. Very soon, it will bear witness to a dramatic change in dynasty centuries old in the making. But Before that, stories from the past shall set future events in stone... -
![Demon Evolution by David Estes]()
Demon Evolution by David Estes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpreading darkness. .. Guilty of treason for which the penalty is death, Taylor's angel boyfriend, Gabriel, has been captured. The fate of the world sits on a knife's edge with Taylor being the key to everything. Taylor's aura is growing stronger, but will it be enough to save Gabriel and defeat the Archangel Council? -
![The Ground That Devours Us by Kalla Harris]()
The Ground That Devours Us by Kalla Harris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe world ended ten years ago. Vampires showed up, took over, and turned the whole planet into their personal all-you-can-drink buffet. The president? Bloodsucker. The government? Bloodsuckers. My social life? Absolutely nonexistent. But hey, at least I had one thing going for me—slayer training...Categorized as:
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![This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 3 by Sai Naekawa, Caleb Cook]()
This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Vol. 3 by Sai Naekawa, Caleb Cook
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This is why bad monsters try to take advantage of you. ” Hinako is shocked to discover her childhood friend Miko is actually “Okitsune-sama”—a bloodthirsty fox monster. But monster or not, it was Miko who brought Hinako back from the depths of despair after losing her family. The human girl once more extends a hand of friendship, as the beast’s jaws close around her. .. -
![The World Without a Future by Nazarea Andrews]()
The World Without a Future by Nazarea Andrews
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe was born the day the world ended…. Nurrin has lived her entire life with zombies—trapped behind walls meant to keep them safe. She’s mostly happy there. But when a zombie horde breach the walls of her Haven, she has to trust her brother, Collin, and his best friend to keep her alive. He just wants his past to die…. Finn O’Malley has given up on voicing warnings that are ignored... -
![A Dawn Most Wicked by Susan Dennard]()
A Dawn Most Wicked by Susan Dennard
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDaniel Sheridan is an engineer’s apprentice on a haunted Mississippi steamer known as the Sadie Queen. His best friend–the apprentice pilot, Cassidy Cochran–also happens to be the girl he’s pining for … and the captain’s daughter. But when it looks like the Sadie Queen might get taken off the river, Daniel and Cassidy have to do whatever they can to stop the ghosts that plague the ship... -
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![The Great Pursuit by Wendy Higgins]()
The Great Pursuit by Wendy Higgins
Lochlanach has traded the great beast for something far more terrible, a Lashed enemy veiled in beauty, deception, and a vengeance passed down through generations: Rozaria Rocato. And she’s offering the hunter Paxton Seabolt power and acceptance he could never receive in his homeland... -
![Scene from Haden's POV by Gwen Hayes]()
Scene from Haden's POV by Gwen Hayes
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExclusive scene from "Falling Under" in Haden's POV. Found athttp://darkfaerietales. com/fifty-shad. .. -
![The Vault by Emily McKay]()
The Vault by Emily McKay
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is no rest for the damned in this thrilling follow-up to Emily McKay's The Lair and The Farm, in a series New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill calls, "Equal parts Resident Evil and Hunger Games. ". In a world where vampires rule and teenaged humans are quarantined as a food source, there is only one choice—resist or die... -
![Where She Fell by Kaitlin Ward]()
Where She Fell by Kaitlin Ward
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWatch your step. Eliza knows the legends about the swamp near her house—that people have fallen into sinkholes, never to be seen again, maybe even falling to the center of the earth. As an aspiring geologist, she knows the last part is impossible. But when her best friends drag her onto the uneven ground anyway, Eliza knows to be worried... -
![Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer]()
Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGripping, romantic, and impossible to put down, this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut YA novel is about two teen girls who loved each other before the end of the world — and before one of them became infected with the virus that turned her into a monster. Perfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland, Adam Silvera, and the darkly human side of the HBOMax horror-drama, The Last of Us... -
![Alice by J.M. Sullivan]()
Alice by J.M. Sullivan
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Always protect your queen. ”. Ever since the outbreak of the Plague, life hasn’t been easy, and for seventeen-year-old Alice Carroll, it just got worse. Her sister, Dinah, has contracted the ‘un-deadly’ Momerath Virus and without a cure, will soon be worse than dead. She’ll be momerath...Categorized as:
horror dystopian fantasy young adult paranormal mystery length-short first-in-series
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