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The Hunger Games Tribute Guide by Emily Seife
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Hunger Games is now a major motion picture—and here is the ultimate guide to the all the tributes in the 74th annual Hunger Games!Here is the ultimate guide to the twenty-fourth annual Hunger Games...Categorized as:
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Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the face of a crisis that sweeps an entire high-tech planet back to the age before electricity, the Brannings face a choice...Categorized as:
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A Time to Speak by Nadine Brandes
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when you live longer than you wanted to?Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she’s being called to be a leader. The only problem is, no one wants to follow. The Council is using Jude’s Clock-matching invention to force “new-and-improved” Clocks on the public. Those who can’t afford one are packed into boxcars like cattle and used for the Council’s purposes... -
True Light by Terri Blackstock, Susie Breck
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow eight months into a global blackout, the residents of Oak Hollow are coping with the deep winter nights. But the struggle to survive can bring out the worst in a person-or a community...Categorized as:
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Life After Legend by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you’ve always wanted to know what happened after June and Day’s second first meeting, you can find out in this LEGEND short story.The story was a offered as a bonus for those who preordered Warcross... -
A Time to Rise by Nadine Brandes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat more can you sacrifice than your life?Parvin Blackwater is dead.At least…that’s what the Council—and the world—thinks. But her sacrifice tore down part of the Wall long enough to stir up hope and rebellion in the people. Now she will rise again. Strong, free, and fearless...Categorized as:
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Mordacious by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom the universe of the Until the End of the World series (Note: The City Series can be read before or after the Until the End of the World series) Sylvie Rossi has the loner thing down pat, with the exception of her best friend, Grace. But when the two are trapped in a hospital during the last gasp of a dying city, alone time is no longer an option...Categorized as:
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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...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...Categorized as:
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Radicals by Frankie Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRadicals is Book 2 in the Blood & Fire Series. A life of fire A life of blood A life of sacrifice When Kit ran from the Sanctuary, she left behind the ghosts of all those she killed. However, unlike the dead, the living she left behind aren’t so easily escaped. Her father and his men are searching for her, and they won’t stop until they find her...Categorized as:
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Before The Dawn by Lindsey Sparks, Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA year ago, the Virus killed off most people in the world. A year ago, strange things started happening to those who survived. Some of them transformed into something dark and sinister, while others evolved, becoming something more, something beyond human.A year ago, Dani and Zoe were lost. They traversed the country to find one another, losing some of the people dearest to them along the way...Categorized as:
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Finding Mikayla by Samantha Christy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsROMANCE DOESN'T DIE ... JUST BECAUSE THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT HAS.She can't get to him.He can't come home.Is he even alive? As the result of an EMP, Mikayla's world is a different place. Then a mysterious stranger shows up.Mitch has her questioning everything - her hope, her love, her plans for a future that may not even exist. But he has a promise to keep. To whom, he can't remember...Categorized as:
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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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The Blood That Binds by Madeline Sheehan, Claire C. Riley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings- Please note. The original book 3 is now being moved to later in the series. The Blood that Binds is now the NEW book 3 in the series - * Book 3 in the Thicker than Blood series *Tᴡᴏ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs. A ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ sᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ.Life has never been easy for this trio, and especially not after the end of civilization as they knew it...Categorized as:
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Out Of The Ashes by Lindsey Sparks, Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHope brought them together, but it's now fear that drives them...and threatens to tear them apart.Zoe and her companions succeeded in rescuing Dani from the Colony. But not without sacrifice. Beaten and broken, they head west, determined to leave behind the torment and horrors they experienced in Colorado...Categorized as:
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Into The Fire by Lindsey Sparks, Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Virus changed them, but that was only the beginning……death…mutation…insanity…corruption…terror……all that remains is hope.In the wake of destruction left behind by the Virus, it took Dani and Zoe months to find each other. But their reunion was short-lived. Dani has been taken, and though little distance separates them, they might as well be worlds apart...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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Fallen by K.A. Riley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Ashen heads east to New York City to find Finn's brother, she finds herself confronted by an entirely new set of problems.The city is a war zone overshadowed by the Behemoth, the largest Arcology in existence. Few are allowed entry, and those who go in never leave. At first, Ashen assumes the power structure is one she knows well: Directorate vs. Dregs, Wealthy vs. Poor... -
The Diseased Ones: The Hollis Timewire Series Book 1 by Danielle Harrington
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is easy in 2647, unless you're a Diseased One...On the morning of her 16th birthday, Hollis Timewire receives the worst possible news. She can't become a citizen of the world. She's a Diseased One... -
Unawakened by R.J. Blain, Trillian Anderson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUpon discovering the unawakened are a primary source of sustenance for dae without a bonded human, Alexa must come to terms with her status as Rob’s lover and provider. To complicate matters, Kenneth and his dae are convinced she belongs only to them. Unless she can rise up from her station and become a player in the games the dae play, she will remain a pawn and a victim...Categorized as:
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Uprising by Heather Sunseri
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA thin line separates life from death, freedom from oppression. One misstep. One wrong choice.When Cricket Black is purposely exposed to Bad Sam, she must choose: fight New Caelum’s stranglehold on its citizens’ freedom or succumb to the hopelessness of the lethal virus...Categorized as:
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Winter Igniting by Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHis only goal was survival until he met her...With nothing to lose, former cop Damon Winter agrees to an undercover op, infiltrating a cult in the dangerous post-Scorpius world. After one look at his new partner, he knows she belongs far away from not only the cult, but from him. She's sweet and kind and has no business being in peril, but she's determined to help...Categorized as:
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Talented by Alexandra Moody
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Elle Winters gave up everything for one shot at saving her closest friend. But though she may have escaped the ARC and found her way to the surface, Elle is no closer to finding Sebastian and stranded in a world where she doesn’t belong...Categorized as:
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Worlds Collide by S.M. McEachern
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCenturies old secrets and forbidden love collide in the action-packed sequel to Sunset Rising. S.M. McEachern knows how to keep the story going. Worlds Collide is a gripping tale that glues you to your seat!" Amazon Reviewer "Worlds Collide blew me away! I honestly have not been able to experience a book the way I have with this one in a very long time...Categorized as:
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New World Order: Sunset Rising Book Three by S.M. McEachern
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Biodome has been liberated, the slaves have been freed, and a new democratic government has been formed. Yet tensions between the Pit and the Dome have never been higher. With the disappearance of Senator Jack Kenner, the old regime makes a political move to reestablish their government...Categorized as:
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Captivated by Sophie Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan't get enough of Talia and Erik? Want to know about their first meeting? Interested in what happens between the books? Dying for a peek at what's coming in Created? Captivated is a Talented Novella that includes four short stories, two from Talia's point of view, and two from Erik's point of view. The first is a detailed account of what happened the first time Talia and Erik met...Categorized as:
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Fallout by Chris Morphew
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe time for pretending is over. The Shackleton Building has been turned into a concentration camp, and the last free people in Phoenix are forced into hiding. The fight is over unless Jordan and Luke can figure out where the Co-operative is hiding Tobias. And Jordan has to find a way to protect Luke before Peter rages out of control … or else history is doomed to repeat itself... -
World Undone by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven the best plans come undone.With their supplies reclaimed and food enough for the future, the group at Barry’s cabin can do more than just scrape by. Between fruitful gardens, great friends, and sturdy fences—not to mention karaoke—life in the zompoc is better than ever.Nothing is perfect, however... -
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...Categorized as:
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Born to Fight by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Emma wakes strapped to a cold metal table she has only one name on her lips, "Marshall!" What she doesn't expect is discovering that he is only one of the disturbing people in her small world who deserves to die in a fiery death. Twenty years ago scientists made some remarkable discoveries with genetics and the ability to perfect the babies we gave birth to...Categorized as:
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Reborn by Tara Brown
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwenty years ago a man made a child he never intended to love.Ten years ago the world ended and Emma turned her back on the man she believed was her father.Eight weeks ago she discovered the truth about her family, including the sister she never knew she had.Last week she had her heart broken by the one man she never imagined giving it to...Categorized as:
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Inhuman by Kat Falls
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn a world ravaged by mutation, a teenage girl must travel into the forbidden Savage Zone to recover lost artifacts or her father’s life is forfeit.America has been ravaged by a war that has left the eastern half of the country riddled with mutation. Many of the people there exhibit varying degrees of animal traits. Even the plantlife has gone feral...Categorized as:
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Kings of Carrion by Keri Lake
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDecades have passed since our world was decimated by the Dredge. Some say it was an act of God. Others believe the devil himself breached the gates of hell and turned the masses into the mindless infected with an appetite for carnage...Categorized as:
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Shattered by Teri Terry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe riveting finale ofthe Slated trilogy—a thought-provoking psychological thriller set in a disturbingly plausible future where the government and its enemies compete to control the minds of the young Kyla is in danger from both the government Lorders who erased her memory and the terrorists who tried to use her. So now she’s on the run...Categorized as:
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Through the Ashes by Jacqueline Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore the light, the truth could be slippery. You could work around it, dodge it, run away from it. But in Bria Ford’s new life, the truth is always knocking … about the past, the fate of friends and family, the realities of burgeoning love, and the changed world. For Bria there’s no escaping the truth—no matter how much she may want to... -
End of the Walker by Coralee June
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe end is here. Dormas is gone. The empire is in ruin, and I'm struggling to come to terms with the girl I've become. My men are the only bright spot left in the empire. We’re stronger than ever. Determined to find Payne and the cure, we comb through all the destruction, searching for him while trying to evade infected Walkers. I just hope we can find him in time... -
Outliers by Kate L. Mary
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinner in the 2018 Kindle Books Awards for Sci-Fi/Fantasy FictionB.R.A.G Medallion HonoreeTop 10 Finalist in the 2018 Author Academy Awards for Sci-Fi/FantasyFinalist in the 2018 Wishing Shelf Book AwardsIn the dusty ruins of the world, three groups exist: the Sovereign, the Fortis, and the Outliers...Categorized as:
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Wilder Country by Mark Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinn, Kas and Willow have survived the winter of storms. Severe winds and cold have kept the Wilders at bay. Now that spring has come, everything has changed. They’re being hunted again, and they won’t be safe while Ramage wants their blood. But Finn and Kas made a promise to Rose—to find her baby and bring her back...Categorized as:
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Reclaim by Casey L. Bond
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Greaters have ruled over the Lessers since The Fall. They’ve taken Abby’s family. They’ve taken her friends. They’ve taken her hostage and threatened the villages. Enough is enough. Freedom is worth fighting for. Love is worth dying for. And the Lessers are done taking orders from the Greaters. Reclaim…the epic conclusion of the award-winning Harvest Saga...Categorized as:
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Winter by V.L. Dreyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe worst has happened. Humanity has fallen. There is no future. There is no hope. A virus has wiped out our species, with the exception of the lucky few who are immune. But now, a vicious new enemy has emerged, one that threatens everything that we're trying so hard to build.In its darkest hour, humanity needs a hero. I've decided I will be that hero...Categorized as:
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Fire Dancer by Ann Maxwell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRheba is the sole survivor of a blaze that destroyed her planet, and Kirtn is the Bre'n warrior sworn to protect the exquisite, sensual fire dancer on a perilous journey to a far-off planet. Reprint...Categorized as:
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Four Winds by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZara Ruiz has never been so happy to have failed at something in her life---trying to return to her own time. In Javier de la Ventura's arms, she knows that 1840 is where she belongs...where she's found true love and family...Categorized as:
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The Benders by Katie French
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third book in the award-winning, best-selling dystopian series. They’ve escaped the Breeders. They’ve broken out of the Citadel. Now, after all they’ve been through, Riley, Clay, and Ethan know one thing for sure: nothing tastes sweeter than freedom. And no one can rest easy with Auntie Bell in bondage. The group journeys home to rescue her and liberate Clay’s town from the cruel Warden...Categorized as:
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Resist by Casey L. Bond
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbby Kelley returns home from the Greater city of Olympus to find that things in Orchard Village are bad, very bad. The Olympian Guard has taken over village affairs. The Lessers are being worked to the bone in the coldest winter Orchard has seen. Villagers are being dragged away for the slightest indication of what they call “resistance.” She needs to keep her head down and her mouth shut...Categorized as:
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Resurrection by Laury Falter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe second and final installment in the two-book series, Apocalypse Chronicles... Kennedy and Harrison's fate is uncertain now that they have been forced into a landscape swarming with Infected. Yet, with her military background and his superhuman abilities, they begin to rescue survivors while they search for one person in particular...a scientist capable of developing a cure...Categorized as:
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In the End by Tracey Ward
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJordan and Alissa made it out of Portland, away from ground zero where The Fever still rages on. But they couldn't beat the quarantine. Now barriers are being built and the remaining survivors of the outbreak are trapped.And the undead just keep coming.The wave of infected is building as city after city is devoured...Categorized as:
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Winter Omens by Trisha Leigh, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlthea and Lucas barely escaped the Others’ clutches in the autumn, and were separated in the process. Alone and on the run from the cruel alien race determined to exterminate her, Althea struggles to adapt and survive in a world she never imagined. When a boy named Pax appears out of nowhere, he quickly recognizes Althea for what she is – a human/Other hybrid just like him... -
Sunset Rising by S.M. McEachern
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFebruary 2024: Desperate to find refuge from the nuclear storm, a group of civilians discover a secret government bio-dome. Greeted by a hail of bullets and told to turn back, the frantic refugees stand their ground and are grudgingly permitted entry. But the price of admission is high.283 years later... Sunny O'Donnell is a seventeen-year-old slave who has never seen the sun...Categorized as:
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Phoenix by Elizabeth Richards
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAsh and Natalie are just starting to build a life together when things in the United Sentry States go from bad to worse. Ash and Natalie find themselves at the center of turmoil when dictator Purian Rose threatens Natalie’s life unless Ash votes in favor of Rose’s Law—a law that will send Darklings and other dissenters to a deadly concentration camp known as the Tenth...Categorized as:
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Roar and Liv by Veronica Rossi
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBefore Perry and Aria, there was Roar and Liv.After a childhood spent wandering the borderlands, Roar finally feels like he has a home with the Tides. His best friend Perry is like a brother to him, and Perry's sister, Liv, is the love of his life. But Perry and Liv's unpredictable older brother, Vale, is the Blood Lord of the Tides, and he has never looked kindly on Roar and Liv's union...Categorized as:
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