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Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 84 ratingsWith Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn’t know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won’t keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life...Categorized as:
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Silvers by Brian J. Nordon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA world infested by demons. An Academy designed to train Heroes to save humanity from annihilation. A new student’s power could make all the difference. Humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction by an ever-evolving demonic threat. Portals are opening faster than ever, Towers bursting into the skies and Dungeons being mined below the last safe havens of society. The demons are winning... -
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Tane by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs the battle against the invading aliens reaches its endgame, a group of bad boy bikers and mercenaries will stand and fight for humanity’s survival…Tane Rahia is good at one thing—fighting. Before the alien invasion, he fought as a mercenary in the worst jungle hellholes... -
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Haven by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy name's Bryn Mathis. I'm seventeen years old, and I'm alive at a critical time in our world's history, unlike all the adults and babies who didn't survive the virus that almost wiped out the human race. Alliances are building, enemies are gathering, and everything's about to reach the boiling point... -
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![Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken]()
Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsRuby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby “Leader”, but she knows what she really is: a monster...Categorized as:
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![War by A.G. Wilde]()
War by A.G. Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Craved by the Hunter: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee]()
Craved by the Hunter: A Post-Apocalyptic Alien Romance by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSAMWhen a legendary PIP model shows up in my shop, I jump on the chance to work on the sentient shuttle, until I meet Pip’s owner. The surly hunter hates humans and has earned himself the nickname Loose Cannon... -
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Exodus by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B0091XN0JK.NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 3 of 4 in the YA Dystopian APOCALYPSIS Series, suitable for older teens and adults. EXODUS. My name’s Bryn Mathis. I'm seventeen years old, and my world has been turned upside down and inside out. I'm racing toward a future I cannot control... -
![Ghost Towns by Bella Forrest]()
Ghost Towns by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContinue the journey in the thrilling penultimate book of The Child Thief series (as we move toward the grand finale in Book 6!)Now that Robin has discovered a lead on her daughter, all she can think about is tracking her down. And her birth parents—whom Robin never dreamed she’d have the opportunity to meet...Categorized as:
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Contagious Chaos by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContagious Chaos, the highly anticipated third book in the Contagium Series, winner of the Contagious Reads Horror Con’s 2014 best horror series, follows Orissa and her friends as they struggle through a zombie filled world... -
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The Truth is Contagious by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Truth is Contagious, the epic conclusion to the award winning Contagium Series!A mysterious virus has infected most of the world’s population. This sickness transforms the living into violent “crazies” and eventually into the flesh-eating undead.Orissa and Hayden have survived in this new harrowing world... -
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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsWhen Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp...Categorized as:
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![Deathly Contagious by Emily Goodwin]()
Deathly Contagious by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDeathly Contagious: Book Two in the Contagium Trilogy After the discovery of a zombie-proof safe house, things are finally looking up for Orissa Penwell. But her chance at happiness is shattered when someone she cares about is shot. Hell bent on revenge, Orissa will do whatever it takes to seek vengeance and get even... -
![Loving Zorn (Zorn Warriors, #1-2) by Laurann Dohner]()
Loving Zorn (Zorn Warriors, #1-2) by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRal's WomanAriel never knew aliens existed until she finds herself kidnapped and taken from Earth. When the Anzon declare humans useless, she learns her fate-prize for the winner of a brutal fight between large, muscled alien men. Ral is a Zorn warrior. He has also been kidnapped by the Anzon, along with his crew. Forced into slavery, he's got one thing on his mind-freeing his people... -
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![Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken]()
Through the Dark by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 31 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...Categorized as:
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![Alien Outcast's Exiled Bride by Juno Wells]()
Alien Outcast's Exiled Bride by Juno Wells
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPernI’ve killed a queen. She was a vicious Draconian queen bent on death and destructionbut she was my queen none the less. And I gunned her down in cold blood. No male hasever killed a queen and lived to tell the tale. Queen Cassandra granted me a pardon andtook me into her favor for siding when her when the war was all but lost... -
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B Free by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsB is the last remaining B Model cyborg. All of his brethren, the beings he trained with, fought with, cared deeply for, have perished.Or so he believes.When he intercepts a communication mentioning the existence of one of his kind, he has to investigate the source. The message could be a trap set by his enemies... -
![Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi]()
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do—and they are just as determined to stay together...Categorized as:
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Reaper by Regine Abel
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe survived against the odds…Janelle’s life is defined by a crumbling, underground research base. Imprisoned for twenty years after the base was bombed, she and the few Creckel survivors are running out of time as the last of their resources are depleted. With no hope for rescue, Janelle and her companions wait for the dreaded Reaper to finish what the bombs missed... -
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Telepath by Janet Edwards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmber is one of over a million eighteen-year-olds in one of the great hive cities of twenty-sixth century Earth. She’s about to enter the Lottery of 2532, which will assess her abilities and decide her hive level, her profession, her whole future life. Amber’s dream is to be level 10 or above, her nightmare is to be a level 99 Sewage Technician...Categorized as:
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![Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett]()
Return to Dark Earth by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis career plan never included becoming one of the galaxy's most infamous treasure hunters. And it certainly never included his one weakness: Nera Darc.Astro-archeologist Niklas Phoenix loved his job studying and safeguarding artifacts at the Institute of Historical Preservation...until he learned that it was all a lie... -
![Peace Maker by Michelle Diener]()
Peace Maker by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFliss knows all about her ancestors, the Travelers, who were forced to land on Fjern thousands of years ago, but when it comes to the Gyr—the enhanced warriors who protect the people of Fjern from the monsters that inhabit the planet—she’s in the dark, even though she is one herself... -
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Warpaint by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 2 of 4 in the YA Dystopian APOCALYPSIS Series, suitable for older teens and adults. WARPAINT. My name’s Bryn Mathis. I’m seventeen years old, and I live in Kahayatle, otherwise known as The Everglades... -
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Taken by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCONNIE I have a purple stalker. I don’t know what possessed me to hit the Xarc’n warrior with my bat, but now I have a stalker—a big purple stalker with fangs and horns. And to make things worse, I can’t go back to New Franklin.After my first night out on my own, I wake up all wrapped up and cuddly with a certain possessive hunter. He purrs like a giant cat and vows to protect me... -
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![Wanted by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee]()
Wanted by the Hunter by Lynnea Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNATALIE A knight in shining loincloth That’s what I’m looking for. I’ve been lusting after the Xarc’n hunters since they landed on Earth, offering to help us fight the alien bugs. These seven feet tall, musclebound warriors are horned, clawed, and fanged—the ultimate protectors. And Rajiv’k is the perfect specimen.Just one problem: I can’t fall in love... -
![Tempest by Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow]()
Tempest by Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m in my birthday suit, but I’m not ready to party.When I wake up on a strange planet, my first thought is not to go streaking. Actually, it’s to find some clothes and avoid the local natives.Too bad they find me first.Instead of probing me like a normal alien, they make me their prized possession. Yay, right? Nope... -
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Arrival by A.G. Wilde
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou think Earth is a safe haven?You think the world couldn’t end tomorrow?Think again.Our world is no longer our own.It’s been taken by beings we could never have imagined.And we are weak.Helpless.…hopeless.Hunted.They have divided us into groups: Harvesters, Gatherers, and Breeders.I am but one of the dispensable.My name is Adira Mosely...and I am a Breeder... -
![The Wanted by Lauren Nicolle Taylor]()
The Wanted by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you be willing to sacrifice to get what you Wanted? It's the question facing both Rosa and Joseph as they are pushed and pulled in unimaginable directions.It's the question Superior Grant answered with a resounding, -Anything and everything.-The only thing they want is to be back in each other's arms...Categorized as:
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![Tearing Down the Wall by Tracey Ward]()
Tearing Down the Wall by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings#1 Bestseller on Amazon!The Colonists have attacked. Their ships blaze in the dark on the inky black waters of the Sound. They'll burn through the night, remnants of a battle lost. A battle won by the Vashons. This time.What will come with the morning light is still a mystery, especially to Joss and her Lost Boys... -
![Backs Against the Wall by Tracey Ward]()
Backs Against the Wall by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoss has escaped the Colonies but her troubles have only just begun. She's wounded, exposed and vulnerable but worst of all, she needs help. And there's only one place she can go to get it. Only one place she can stand to be.With Ryan.Together they'll have to delve into the seedy underworld of post-apocalyptic Seattle. A world of gambling, fighting, secrets and lies. A world governed by The Hive... -
![Corruption by Jessica Shirvington]()
Corruption by Jessica Shirvington
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe thrilling finale to bestselling author Jessica Shirvington's Disruption series.How do you live with yourself when you've deceived the one you love? How do you move on when the person you've been fighting to save betrays you? Two years ago, Maggie Stevens began the hunt. Four weeks ago, Maggie's world fell apart, when she finally found what she'd been looking for... -
![Writing on the Wall by Tracey Ward]()
Writing on the Wall by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn Amazon #1 Bestseller!It's been nearly a decade since the world ended. Since Joss watched her parents die at the hands of a nightmare, a nightmare that stalks her even now, all these years later. That's the problem with the Risen - they refuse to die.But Joss is a survivor. A loner living in the post-apocalyptic streets of Seattle... -
![Mission: Planet Biter by Laurann Dohner]()
Mission: Planet Biter by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen his Veslor grouping answers a distress call on planet Biter, Roth discovers a sole survivor. The little female isn't rational and latches onto him like a lifeline. That surprises Roth, since most humans fear him. This one won't let him go, but he must resist his desire for her. It's the only honorable thing to do... -
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Fate of Devotion by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter rescuing their daughter, Marie, from corporate-controlled Earth, Millicent and Ryker thought they were safe on their off-world paradise. They were wrong.Toton, once thought the weakest conglomerate, is now dominating ruined Earth with a sinister new technology. By harvesting minds for use in their supercomputers, they’re enslaving the best and brightest humans to further their agenda... -
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![Raksha by Frankie Rose]()
Raksha by Frankie Rose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings** Please note: The title of Raksha has been changed to Halo **She has no name. She has her knives; her training; her halo. The first and second give her the tools and the skill to defeat the opponents she is pitched against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be... -
![Survivors by Anna Hackett]()
Survivors by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the aftermath of a deadly alien invasion, a band of survivors fights on…Survivors contains three action-packed novellas in the Hell Squad series.Includes:Nate – Long before the aliens invaded, former Marine Nate Caldwell came home a broken man. Going off-grid in a cabin he inherited in Australia’s Blue Mountains, he survived the invasion with only his dog Blue for company... -
![Hunter Raze by Laurann Dohner]()
Hunter Raze by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen her parents died in her youth, Anabel Brick—along with her sister, Jessa—was raised as an orphan of United Earth. While her sister became an Alien Research Specialist, Anabel’s skills were put to a different use. She’s a tool for U.E. and its military fleet…a spy…a killer. Her current mission also turns out to be her last... -
![Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi]()
Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsIt's been months since Aria learned of her mother's death.Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.Now Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up to all of them. At least, at first. Then it slips away...Categorized as:
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Veiled by Maya Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do when your past takes you back? The years I’d spent growing up were the darkest of my life, even with counting the rotter outbreak. Then I gained my freedom, met some guys who refused to leave, and even got some of my siblings back. Then my past came for me. Now I spend my days watching, biding my time, waiting for my chance to escape while also trying to keep my sanity... -
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AvX by Jennifer Julie Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIvyWhy are the last words ever spoken to our loved ones is in anger? I knew the moment I left it was a mistake, but my stubborn pride urged me forward. I’ve awakened to unimaginable horrors, pain unlike anything the human mind could conceive, until him. Now, I’m too scared to trust my own feelings, as they have only led me astray... -
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Traitor's Mandate by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dreams I once had as a soldier fade to nothing, insignificant as the last battle for Earth looms darker each day.Whatever makes my mind unique could provide our rebellion with an army large enough to crush the Mandate and the other group circling in for the kill.If I can hold on.Because I’m dangerous—a bomb that could detonate and kill my friends and the man I love at any moment...Categorized as:
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![Lost in Barbarian Space: A Phoenix Adventures Sci-fi Romance by Anna Hackett]()
Lost in Barbarian Space: A Phoenix Adventures Sci-fi Romance by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA clash of cultures. Security agent versus barbarian warrior. On an expedition to a newly discovered barbarian world, an experienced security agent doesn’t expect to be working with a big, bossy barbarian warrior. Agent Honor Brandall enjoys her job as security agent for the Institute of Historical Preservation’s expedition ships. Adventures to distant planets – awesome... -
![Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan]()
Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy destination wedding on an interstellar cruise ship just took a turn for the worse. Or was it actually a turn for the better?There’s nothing more embarrassing than having my fiancée’s girlfriend shriek “no, stop!” in the middle of my wedding. Except nearly passing out at my now ex’s feet... -
![Chasing Mayhem by Cynthia Sax]()
Chasing Mayhem by Cynthia Sax
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWild. Free. Hers. Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on... -
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Pirate's Gold by S.J. Sanders
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith Earth far behind her, Terri is certain that space is the answer to every desire she’s ever had for an adventure...until she realized just what being mated to an overprotective, territorial male meant. One small incident and Veral has kept her hidden away in the safety of their ship... -
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Zephyr by Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis story is about Daxis discovering he's mated to a human female. And he is not happy about it. Actually, that's an understatement... -
![Love and Decay, Episode One by Rachel Higginson]()
Love and Decay, Episode One by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsZombies- as if that wasn’t enough to ruin any girl’s dream of a happily ever after.Reagan said goodbye to love when she was forced to run her high school boyfriend over with her mom’s car just to keep him from eating her for dinner. Now, two years later, and in need of a serious shower, she’s just over the entire concept of a soul mate- or really, any kind of mate.Well, mostly anyway... -
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Death Adder by Naomi Lucas
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFemales have returned to Earth, brought here by technology I do not trust. They’ve been claimed and nested and kept far from me.The broken one. The dark one.I will always be alone.When a ship lands in my territory and a black-suited human female appears, I am in awe. I am in NEED.Only, she is surrounded by men.So, I will sneak up on her... -
![Here There Be Monsters by Meljean Brook]()
Here There Be Monsters by Meljean Brook
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo years ago, blacksmith Ivy, desperate to flee London, purchased her overseas passage by agreeing to spend the voyage in the bed of the pirate captain, Mad Machen...Categorized as:
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![King Cobra by Naomi Lucas]()
King Cobra by Naomi Lucas
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDaisy. Daisy. Daisy.From the moment her name is spoken, it is all I can hear. Her frightened tears bring me anger. I vow to wipe them off her face and banish her fear. To make her my queen.But I have to catch her first.I have to convince her to trust me.I have to show her she is safe.But only with ME.Because if any other naga male tries to take Daisy away from me, I will kill them...
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