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Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Ilona Andrews, comes a fun and action-packed new adventure in the Innkeeper Chronicles! We invite you to relax, enjoy yourself, and above all, remember the one rule all visitors must obey: the humans must never know.Life is busier than ever for Innkeeper, Dina DeMille and Sean Evans... -
Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMaud Demille was a daughter of Innkeepers. She knew that a simple life wasn't in the cards, but she never anticipated what Fate would throw at her.Once a wife to a powerful vampire knight, Maud and her daughter, Helen, had been exiled for the sins of her husband to the desolate planet of Karhari. Karhari killed her husband, and Maud had spent a year and a half avenging his debts... -
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsDina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about... -
Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe war is on...Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one... -
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Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black…I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it.And trouble's the last thing I need, since I'm not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away... -
Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsA charming, short novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear... -
Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere...the only survivors are those ones who are...BORN OF SHADOWSFor Caillen Dagan, a defiant soldier of fortune, survival isn't a right, it's a brutal daily battle. Moving through the Ichidaian universe like a wraith, his brushes with the law and death are legendary... -
The Fate of Ten by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe sixth book in the thrilling, action-packed, New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series! For years the Garde have fought the Mogadorians in secret. Now all of that has changed. The invasion has begun. If the Garde can't find a way to stop the Mogs, humanity will suffer the same fate as the Lorien: annihilation.There is still hope... -
The Soldiers of Halla by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIt has all been leading to this.Every victory. Every loss. All the thrills and sadness; the hope and despair. Bobby Pendragon's heart-pounding journey through time and space has brought him to this epic moment. He and his fellow Travelers must join forces for one last desperate battle against Saint Dane. At stake is not only the tenth and final territory, but all that ever was or will be... -
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... -
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsDina DeMille isn't your typical Bed and Breakfast owner. Her inn defies laws of physics, her dog is secretly a monster, and the only permanent guest of the inn is a former Galactic tyrant with a price on her head... -
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... -
The Pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise. There is beauty all around and the people of Ibara are blissfully happy. It's not long before Bobby discovers, however, that they are also blissfully...oblivious... -
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsI've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us.Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . -
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Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe moment of truth...This is where it begins. The showdown for Halla. At stake is nothing less than all that ever was and all that will be.There's only one thing missing - Bobby Pendragon.While Bobby remains trapped on Ibara, the battle moves to his home territory: Second Earth. Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde are left on their own to defend Second Earth against the forces of Saint Dane...Categorized as:
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Death Becomes Her by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe UnknownWorld is about to suffer change. For a thousand years, it has felt stifled by Michael's strictures, the rules they must follow on pain of death. As the first and most powerful vampire in existence, he has the power to keep the power struggles under the radar from the rest of humanity. Unfortunately that is changing... -
Deception Cove by Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe world of Harmony is home to secrets that have been kept for centuries, and treasure worth killing for... Alice North is on the run. The mysterious death of her husband is casting a shadow of doubt on her innocence and even with her ability to make herself disappear - literally - Alice is finding it hard to avoid detection... -
The Quillan Games by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLET THE GAMES BEGIN....Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat... -
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsOn the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is...different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself... -
Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThis is a stand alone novel that is an adult spin-off of the Lux Series You do not need to read a Lux book to read Obsession and vice versa.He’s arrogant, domineering, and... To. Die. For.Hunter is a ruthless killer. And the Department of Defense has him firmly in their grasp, which usually doesn’t chafe too badly because he gets to kill bad guys. Most of the time he enjoys his job... -
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsWhen a passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, the explosion is deemed an act of God...Categorized as:
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Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA powerful being fights for his life within the body of a humble, earthbound puppy.Sirius, immortal Lord of the Dog Star and infamous for his quick temper, cannot believe it when he is falsely accused of murder and banished to Earth. There he is reborn into the body of a puppy and learns that he has the life-span of that creature to recover the missing murder weapon. If he fails, he will die...Categorized as:
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Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA magically inspiring tale of a man who is reincarnated through many lifetimes so that he can be with his one true love: Death herself.What if you could live forever—but without your one true love? Reincarnation Blues is the story of a man who has been reincarnated nearly 10,000 times, in search of the secret to immortality so that he can be with his beloved, the incarnation of Death... -
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsNine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books--but we are real.Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them... -
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Starstruck by Brenda Hiatt
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe middle of nowhere just got a lot more interesting!Nerdy astronomy geek Marsha, M to her few friends, has never been anybody special. Orphaned as an infant and reluctantly raised by an overly-strict "aunt," she's not even sure who she is... -
The Game by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHayley’s parents disappeared when she was a baby. Since then, she has been raised and homeschooled by her grandparents. Grandad is overworked and travels a lot; Grandma is much too strict and never lets her meet any children her own age. When Hayley does something wrong—she is not quite sure what—they pack her off to her aunts in Ireland...Categorized as:
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The Family Trade by Charles Stross
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA bold fantasy in the tradition of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, The Merchant Princes is a sweeping new series from the hottest new writer in science fiction!Miriam Beckstein is happy in her life. She's a successful reporter for a hi-tech magazine in Boston, making good money doing what she loves...Categorized as:
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Consequences: Opal & Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNow available together for the first time, don't miss Opal and Origin, the third and fourth books in Jennifer L. Armentrout's bestselling Lux series. Also includes bonus content exclusive to the print edition! "A thrilling ride from start to finish," says RT Book Reviews.OpalAfter everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different…and I’m not sure what that will mean in the end... -
Beginnings: Obsidian & Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNow available together for the first time, don't miss Obsidian and Onyx, the first two books in Jennifer L. Armentrout's bestselling Lux series. Also includes bonus content exclusive to the print edition! "A thrilling ride from start to finish," says RT Book Reviews.ObsidianThere’s an alien next door. And with his looming height and eerie green eyes, he’s hot… until he opens his mouth... -
Sovereign by April Daniels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOnly nine months after her debut as the fourth superhero to fight under the name Dreadnought, Danny Tozer is already a scarred veteran. Protecting a city the size of New Port is a team-sized job and she's doing it alone. Between her newfound celebrity and her demanding cape duties, Dreadnought is stretched thin, and it's only going to get worse...Categorized as:
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