Books like 'The Broken Queen'
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Winter by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 82 ratingsPrincess Winter is admired for her grace, kindness and beauty, despite the scars on her face. She's said to be even more breath-taking than her stepmother, Queen Levana...When Winter develops feelings for the handsome palace guard, Jacin, she fears the evil Queen will crush their romance before it has a chance to begin.But there are stirrings against the Queen across the land... -
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 101 ratingsHe will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal... -
Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsKaty knows the world changed the night the Luxen came.She can't believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy her—could destroy them all.Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal... -
Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAmaranthe Lokdon survives her reckless plan to destroy the enemy’s weapon-filled super aircraft only to learn that thousands of people perished when it crash landed. Half of her team is missing...or dead. Meanwhile, the fighting in the capital has escalated, the Imperial Barracks have been taken by a pretender, and a deadly new danger threatens the populace... -
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Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsWith three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse. But the trio's greatest challenge awaits them: A life-endangering pursuit in search of Durga's final gift, the Rope of Fire, on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal... -
True Dead by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJane Yellowrock goes back to the city where it all began in the newest installment of this thrilling New York Times bestselling series.Jane used to hunt vampires, but now she’s their queen. She’s holed up in the mountains with the Yellowrock Clan, enjoying a little peace, when a surprise attack on her people proves that trouble is brewing... -
Born of Betrayal by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsYears ago, family loyalty caused Fain Hauk to give up everything he loved: His military career. His planet. His fiancée. Even his name.Now decades later, everything has changed. He's built a new life out of the ashes of his old, and he's vowed to never let anything threaten his loved ones again.But when old enemies align themselves with new ones, he's caught in the middle of a brutal war... -
The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMy name is Meghan Chase.I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side...Categorized as:
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A Soldier of Shadows by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"His time will come..."The vision Benjamin had of himself as an infant could hold the answers he desperately seeks. Answers about his past. Answers that are key to solving his dilemma in the present. But perhaps he should stop to consider, that not all answers are welcome.. -
Fire & Smoke by M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFantasy RH Tick. Toc. Tick. Toc. Do you hear that? Yeah. That is the sound of a countdown. What countdown you ask? The one where everything goes to sh*t. Everything had been silent for a week. A week filled with rest and change. A week we needed. Thanksgiving is today and a feeling of apprehension has me brimming with nerves. I know something big is about to happen and I have no idea what... -
Siege by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe land has become unnaturally quiet. It's as if everyone is waiting for some sign that Xandre can be beaten. That someone will stand up to him, and win.With Shanti calling the shots, and Cayan's battle know-how, it seems certain that the Chosen can be the catalyst. That they can lead the oppressed to freedom... -
A Spark Of Revenge by B.M. Clemton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree Demon Princes. Two Realms. One War.Betrayal.My life has been a lie. Nothing is as it seems, and the world I’ve been thrown into is in shambles. My dreams are darkening, bringing more monsters to the surface, and the men I thought I could trust are the very enemy I’ve been taught to fear... -
Forged in Blood I by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe emperor has been ousted from the throne, his bloodline in question, and war is descending on the capital. Forge, the nefarious business coalition that has been manipulating the political situation from the beginning, has the ultimate weapon at its disposal... -
What a Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAttraction that’s off the scale…Only for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, “Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us—the most loved of all dragons?” No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility... -
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The Revenge of Seven by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 49 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... -
Allison Shatters the Looking-Glass by C.M. Stunich
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI'm so fucking scared right now. No, not just scared—I'm terrified. And if you're reading this, you should be, too. I fell through the Looking-Glass; I got back home. But get this: I didn't come alone. Oh, and it doesn't feel like home anymore. Unlike Alice in the original story, this is not my Wonderland. In the original story, the Walrus and the Carpenter didn't follow Alice back... -
Hunt the Night by Everly Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe angels only let me out to hunt.But it's not demons I'm sent to destroy—it's dragons.I'm corrupted. My soul was impure at birth. I’m an angel born with an insatiable need for vengeance so intense that they caged me, branded me, and kept me in the dark.I've been promised purity and redemption, freedom from my cage. Failure is not an option. My soul depends on it... -
Demon's Throne 2 by K.D. Robertson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRys is still shaking dust from his hair after a thousand years of sleep, and he already finds himself in a two-front war. The sorcerers of the Malus League are summoning a demon lord, while his northern neighbor marches south. Now that Rys has claimed a kingdom, he needs to keep it.Naturally, he'll expand his territory while crushing his new enemies... -
Traitor Born by Amy A. Bartol
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn the Fates Republic, Firstborns reign supreme. Secondborns kneel in servitude. Thirdborns face death. And Census shadows them all.Secondborn Roselle St. Sismode was pressed into military service to battle the rebel uprising threatening the society that enslaves her... -
Court of Dreams by C.N. Crawford
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsExiled from the Shadow Fae, I'm left out on London's streets. The Knights of the Institute are dying of the plague, and they're sure I'm to blame. Desperate to speak to Ruadan, I invade the Institue. Then, things take a turn for the worse. Like, "tortured in a tiny prison cell" worse. Seems like Ruadan has completely betrayed me... -
Bind the Soul by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe most important rule for an Apprentice Consul is simple: Don't get involved with daemons. Well, Piper is planning to break that rule — big time.After a near-deadly scandal with the Sahar Stone, she has the chance to return to the only life she's ever wanted. All she has to do to keep her Apprenticeship is forget about Ash and Lyre... -
Season of the Wolf (The Lost Royals Saga) by Rachel Jonas
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book four in THE LOST ROYALS SAGA. Full description coming soon! Books 1-3 available now. Series Order: *Book One: The Genesis of Evangeline *Book Two: Dark Side of the Moon *Book Three: Heart of the Dragon The Lost Royals Saga is an upper YA/NA crossover. This is a tale of long-forgotten royalty and a fated love too powerful for time to erase... -
Breaker by Emma Raveling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Impossible War. An Explosive Magic. An Inescapable Destiny.- The stunning conclusion to the Ondine Quartet - War. Prophecy. Freedom.She fought for herself. She fought for friendship and love.Now, Kendra Irisavie fights for the survival of her world.War rages on, leaving no one untouched. Destruction rips through elemental communities and terror flourishes in its wake... -
The Bronze Dragon's Baby by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA woman on a mission to build a better world for her baby… Red dragon shifter Athena is sick and tired of her clan’s never-ending wars. She and her brother grew up orphans because of them, and Athena is not allowing that to happen to her daughter. But no one wants to help her—so she takes off to Oak Ridge, where their current enemies live... -
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The Storm by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOn the darkest night of winter, can he bring light to her wounded heart? Scarred by loss, Irina warrior Renata has held the world at a distance. Fighting the Grigori and protecting humanity are her goals, but her heart remains frozen to the bonds of family and love. Only one scribe, Maxim of Riga, has managed to see through Renata’s armor... -
Salvation by Erica Stevens
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratings4th book in the Captive Series. Imprisoned by Caleb and at the mercy of the king, Aria is determined not to let them break her. However, the more atrocities she witnesses, the more she realizes there are some horrors no one can withstand, and sometimes survival isn’t always the best option... -
Heart of the Dragon by Rachel Jonas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven the deadliest dragon warrior has a weakness ... his answers to the name Evangeline.Liam suffered the loss of his mate once before, but with forbidden magic, Evie has returned to him. His reputation as "The Reaper" is one he earned ... one kill at a time... -
Her Salvation by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI am a spy for my alphas and I will bring the king down from within...After winning The Rite, a brutal three-part test for Alpha Female of the Fall Mountain Pack, I was betrayed by everyone around me. I didn’t see it coming, and neither did my alphas.Ragnar Fall was a trick played perfectly by the angel king and he almost destroyed The Fall Mountain Pack... until he was fooled by me... -
Wild Lands by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsBrexley has endured starvation and survived torture and even Warwick Farkas, the brutal legend who still haunts her like a ghost, spilling into her thoughts and life. His betrayal made her a prisoner of Killian, the gorgeous Fae Lord of Budapest... -
Rising Fate by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome truths were best hidden.The past several months changed so much. Liam and I were fated mates and we’ve seen how awful the packs were being treated. Finally all four heirs were on the same page, and we knew something had to change.As the heirs and I joined the rebellion, more things came to light, and we learned the council has a secret they’ve been hiding-- one larger than my own... -
Primeval Magic by C.N. Crawford
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUrsula may have escaped the Shadow Realm, but things are worse in New York. Kester is missing, and the city is under siege by a legion of dragons. There’s a bounty on Ursula’s head – alive or dead, and the dragons prefer the latter. Ursula flees back to England, searching for hidden island of Avalon, barely staying ahead of the bloodthirsty monsters... -
Unleashing Fire by Julie Hall
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe world will ignite and so will I.The Forsaken hunger for vengeance, leaving Steel and me with no choice but to follow Camiel to the only place strong enough to protect me—Eden, an ancient, hidden city darkened by my family’s secrets.But Eden isn’t the safe haven I expected, and family runs deeper than blood... -
The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsAlternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereThe Garde are finally reunited, but do they have what it takes to win the war against the Mogadorians?John Smith—Number Four—thought that things would change once the Garde found each other. They would stop running. They would fight the Mogadorians. And they would win.But he was wrong... -
Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKidnapped by the notorious rebel group, Provstat, Brexley finds her connection goes deeper than she ever imagined. Reunited with old acquaintances and an uncle she never knew, Brexley is thrown into the vicious world of politics, where human and fae leaders will do anything to come out on top... -
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The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsThe Rise of Nine is the next thrilling instalment in the gripping Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore.'Number Four is a hero for this generation' Michael Bay, director of Transformers***Until I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful... -
Hunted by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBook two in the Bestselling SeriesWith a new Chosen coming forward, Shanti has lost sight of her duty. With her plans unraveling, she does the only thing she can think of-- frees her brother and a mysterious stranger from a Graygual camp before heading back to beg for Cayan's aid.Unfortunately, that stranger was precious to the enemy, guarded by one of the elite... -
The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsShe’s on borrowed time…and she has only one chance to set things right.Find life.Deep in a forest, Aileana Kameron claws her way out of the earth. Back from the dead with no memory of who she is or what has happened to her, the Falconer now possesses even greater otherworldly powers and a ruthless instinct to kill—and the one piece of knowledge that can change everything.Find Kiaran... -
Shadows of Betrayal by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs Cole plunges into war against the rebellion in the Gloaming, his enemies aren’t the only things to fear on the battlefield. The Shadow Realms hold more monstrous secrets than Cole or Lexi ever knew, and some of them are about to break free. When allies become enemies and betrayals unfold, Lexi and Cole will learn who they can trust and who wants them dead... -
Forsaken Relic by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe curse will destroy us all.’m changed beyond return, my life torn apart by the god who forced this fate upon me.Now I’m a creature of ruin and bloodshed, but the price I’ve paid comes with the sweetest of gifts.The prince who claimed my heart has seized me once again, but this time, I’m on equal ground... -
Dark Redemption by L.A. McGinnis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall…But I’ve seen the future.And this time, none of us survive what’s coming. After a hard fought, bloody battle, the Vampire High Council lies in ruins. While some say we’ve won the war, a new enemy has emerged from the shadows, impossibly ruthless, dangerously bloodthirsty, too powerful to defeat... -
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love for the scholarly queen of Geall will complete the circle of six - and change the face of eternity... -
Bring the Heat by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHE SAYS . . .I, Aidan the Divine, am, well divine. My name was given to me by the Dragon Queen herself! I’m a delight! Cheerful. Charming. And a mighty warrior who is extremely handsome with a very large and well-hidden hoard of gold. I am also royal born, despite the fact that most in my family are horrendous beings that don’t deserve to live... -
Refugee by Erica Stevens
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsLibrarian Note: Original cover edition for ASIN# B00AVQDKHSWhispers, rumors, and horror stories abound about The Barrens and the strange creatures that lurk within them... -
Inheritance by R.L. Caulder, M. Sinclair
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Devil is awake and he’s claiming me as his.The war to take back the Kingdom of Pura from the traitors is beginning… and I’ve been whisked away from everything that matters to me.He holds me prisoner at his castle, claiming nothing and no one else matters outside of us. That I’ll forget about it all as we start our eternal life together... -
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Missy's Operation Lily Pad by P.G. Allison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter countless lives were saved because terrorist attacks were stopped, the partnership between supernaturals and the government continues. While Missy tries to focus on her life at West Point, her friends help search for yet another terrorist group... -
Junk Magic by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHalf werewolf Lia de Croissets is a member of the War Mage Corps, the police branch of the world’s leading magical organization, the Silver Circle. She’s an instructor assigned to train new recruits, a job considered to be significantly tougher than combat—especially right now. There is a war going on in the supernatural world, and the other side has discovered a deadly new tactic... -
A Break of Day by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe greatly anticipated conclusion to Derek and Sofia's journey!Everything Sofia believed to be true has crumbled before her very eyes...In this explosive finale, secrets will be revealed, loyalties tested and trust broken... -
Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWinner of four 2014 UtopYA Awards, including Best Book of the Year and Best Sci-Fi Book of the YearKricket Hollowell never wished upon stars. She was too busy hiding in plain sight, eluding Chicago’s foster care system. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, she now eagerly anticipates the day she’ll stop running and finally find her place in the world...Categorized as:
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Missy's First Mission by P.G. Allison
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition of ASIN B00M8JHLQWThe US Government has avoided using supernaturals in the past, concerned that public knowledge of their existence will pose greater risks than any benefits. But, after Missy agrees to help her Paranormal Branch buddies and one thing leads to another .. -
Missy's Misadventure by P.G. Allison
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition of ASIN B00QJ0RSU0Missy has returned to West Point, only to find she must once again rush off to help her buddies at Paranormal Branch. This time, her friend Tracy goes along. One thing leads to another and soon the girls are dealing with international crime organizations and terrorists...
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