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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... -
![Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken]()
Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 33 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... -
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![The Captured: A Young Adult Fantasy Romance by SK Horton]()
The Captured: A Young Adult Fantasy Romance by SK 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... -
![Lifebound by D.N. Hoxa]()
Lifebound by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNobody ever believed me. Not when I was five and told them about the boy with pointy ears who saved my life in the forest. Not during thirteen miserable years of bullying and being labeled the town weirdo.Until a guy with golden eyes and a royal guard escort shows up at my door to drop a bombshell.That little boy? Yeah, he’s real.And he’s a fae Prince... -
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![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... -
![The Queen's Device by Brittany Mack]()
The Queen's Device by Brittany Mack
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing the death of the country’s only heir, eighteen-year-old Corinn Januski is invited to fight for a crown she doesn’t deserve. The conditions are simple: win this tournament to rule the nation, or endure a lifelong punishment. All too eager to escape her place at society’s bottom, Corinn risks her future and accepts the improbable task... -
![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... -
![Legacy of Roses: A Beauty and the Beast Tale by Melanie Cellier]()
Legacy of Roses: A Beauty and the Beast Tale by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA returned royal with no interest in becoming an enchanted prince.A merchant’s daughter who knows better than to pick roses.A Legacy determined to force them into a story neither wants.Rosalie’s family has already lost everything, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to protect them from further harm. Even if that means stopping ignorant newcomers from picking enchanted roses... -
![Shadowstone Academy, Book 1: Broken Trinity: A Young Adult Urban Fantasy Academy Novel by Barbara Hartzler]()
Shadowstone Academy, Book 1: Broken Trinity: A Young Adult Urban Fantasy Academy Novel by Barbara Hartzler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI'm back at the school I hate after my sister just took down the biggest, baddest secret society. At least I only have two secret societies to deal with now, and my sister close enough to begin my training.There's only one problem. The most popular guy in school has finally noticed me, but so has the biggest bully I’ve ever met... -
![Me and My Beast Boss, Vol. 1 by Shiroinu]()
Me and My Beast Boss, Vol. 1 by Shiroinu
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn a world where humans are thought to be inferior to beastfolk, human office worker Saki Oki endures a constant stream of ridicule and scorn from her beastfolk colleagues and superiors... -
![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... -
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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... -
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Luka by K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFans of the The Gifting series have long been asking for more and award-winning author K.E. Ganshert has delivered! Experience the intrigue, the romance, and the chilling world of The Gifting, where the mentally unstable are locked away and belief in the supernatural has been eradicated. This time, from Luka’s point of view with never-before-seen content!17-year-old Luka Williams has a secret... -
![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 HORRORHigh 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... -
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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... -
![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 HeavenYuu 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... -
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![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... -
![Into the Dread Void by Abe Moss]()
Into the Dread Void by Abe Moss
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter landing the foster family of her dreams, fourteen-year-old Nell Parrish looks forward to spending their first weekend together at their lakeside cabin. The promise of a new start. A new life. A better life.But nothing will prepare Nell for the nightmare that awaits them there, or the many haunting revelations following fast on its heels... -
![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... -
![From the Dust by A.R. Colbert]()
From the Dust by A.R. Colbert
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe New American government does everything “For the Greater Good.” Or does it? When Claren Greenwood is identified as an Empath during her aptitude test, she’s offered a rare position among the Peacemakers in her city. Becoming a Peacemaker may finally be Claren’s ticket to a better life, allowing her to overcome a turbulent family history... -
![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... -
![Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce]()
Night of Secrets by Tara Grayce
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove 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... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![Elemental Summoner #1 by D. Levesque]()
Elemental Summoner #1 by D. Levesque
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlex was living the life. His life. He worked as a convenience store clerk to pay for his games and books. At 26 years old, he was living the high life of a loner. But a bullet hole in the head ended all that. There was only one problem: he wasn’t supposed to die that day. Everyone has a time and a day that they are meant to die. That was not supposed to be Alex’s day. So God gave him a choice... -
![When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain]()
When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies comes a new southern gothic supernatural thriller about a teen girl in a small Ozark town who can hear the bones of the dead.The past three years have been tough for Lucifer’s Creek, Arkansas, a small town quietly tucked away in the Ozark mountains... -
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Designed by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow can you trust your heart… when you’re not even sure it’s real? Seventeen-year-old Mireya and her classmates are the youngest people alive on Earth in 2055, kept protected on a military base she’s never left. She’s never wanted to leave, never questioned why she’s been content to stay there her whole life—until she runs into Heath. Actually, he bumped into her with his Gideon Corp delivery van... -
![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... -
![Liam's Story by Alexandra Bracken]()
Liam's Story by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 17 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... -
![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... -
![The Awakened Prince by Alora Carter]()
The Awakened Prince by Alora Carter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA betrothed prince. A mysterious maiden. A s ecret that could destroy the kingdom.After failing in every attempt to prove his worth, Killian’s betrothal contract seems to be the only reason his father tolerates him. Uniting the kingdoms will save their struggling lands, but the princess he is supposed to marry has been in hiding from a wicked fairy for almost 18 years—or she’s missing for good... -
![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... -
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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... -
![The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy]()
The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the gripping first novel in the Daughters of the Empty Throne trilogy, author Margaret Killjoy spins a tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention in an own-voices story of trans witchcraft.Lorel has always dreamed of becoming a learning magic, fighting monsters, and exploring the world beyond the small town where she and her mother run the stables... -
![The Great Pursuit by Wendy Higgins]()
The Great Pursuit by Wendy Higgins
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLochlanach 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... -
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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...
![Vampire Knight: Ice Blue Sin (ヴァンパイア騎士 [Vampire Knight]) by Ayuna Fujisaki](https://s3.amazonaws.com/romance.io/books/small/6532609fde8d340d5149c8fc.jpg)
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