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Cress: Chapters 1-5 by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDownload the first five chapters of CRESS by Marissa Meyer, the third book in the New York Times bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army... -
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsQuinn is a loyal soldier of Farset, willing to risk her life on behalf of her country and squad. So, when a fellow soldier volunteers for a dangerous mission, Quinn joins him. Their assignment is to investigate the nightly disappearance of the twelve royal princesses, a mystery none have solved as those who attempt it vanish...Categorized as:
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The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey call her the Sleeping Princess, but Celeste is far from asleep… Celeste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday--just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. And it’s a secret she must keep at all costs... -
The King's Shadow by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI just spent the last month pretending to be the pet cat of an elf king. Today, I discovered we’re enemies.In a supernatural society filled with vampires, werewolves, and wizards, I’ve always been an outcast with my ability to turn into a housecat. No one knew what I was.Turns out, I’m a shadow—a race of supernaturals that were wiped out by the elves centuries ago...Categorized as:
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Forever by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWith the Godmother Guild destroyed by Teague's army, Mina finds herself without the guidance of her Fae godmother. Alone and confused, she must lean on her friends for support. The dark prince threatens their very existence with a show of power on the human plane that has everyone running for their lives... -
A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie, Agatha, and their friends must find a way to overthrow the sinister evil that twists lies into the truth and seeks to rewrite their story.A false king has claimed the throne of Camelot, sentenced Tedros to death, and forced Sophie to be his queen... -
The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn the epic next chapter of Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling series, The School for Good and Evil, everything old is new again as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their story.As A World Without Princes closed, the end was written and former best friends Sophie and Agatha went their separate ways... -
The Golden Princess: A Retelling of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsExiled from her old life as the daughter of a vizier, Zaria still grieves the lost friends of her childhood. She’s grown accustomed to her new role as a servant, though—up until the day she stumbles on the fabled lost cave of treasures.The wealth inside is enough to transform anyone’s life, but Zaria isn’t the first to find it... -
Life Reader by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Fifteen-year-old Raven Wishmore, a member of a secret society devoted to protecting magic, is charged with finding a priceless cauldron hidden in the infamous Saint Cloud Library, she thought her most difficult task would be keeping up her disguise as a gum snapping, skirt wearing flake-of-a-girl...Categorized as:
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Fable by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll that gillters is not gold. When something precious is stolen from sixteen-year-old Mina Grime, she will do anything in her power to get it back, even if it means traveling to the dangerous Fae plane and battling one of the strongest fairy-tale villains yet... -
Witchy Tales by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLook out Hemlock Cove, Aunt Tillie is on a rampage. What else is new, right? She’s determined to move her wine business to the next level, and she needs twenty-four hours of peace and quiet to do it. There’s only one thing standing in her way. Well, make that a whole family of obstacles … and one ticked-off FBI agent... -
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsPoor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries... -
A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsPrincess Sophia has helped her twin sister Lily save the duchy of Marin. But now Sophie faces an even greater threat when she sets out to free the cursed kingdom of Palinar from its beastly prince. Alone, and with danger on every side, Sophie must navigate a magical castle and its even more mysterious master to discover the secret to breaking the curse... -
Arielle: Immortal Quickening by Lilian Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fatal night...College co-ed Arielle Lloyd is on vacation with her immortal love, Sebastian Gaulle, when they receive word of a dreadful accident. Her dear friend Gabrielle hovers near death. But it's much worst for her beloved friends, Eva and Ian. In spite of Eva's magical abilities, their lives have been cut tragically short.An immortal choice.. -
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The Kingpin of Camelot by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Queen: Guinevere must save Camelot. Ever since Arthur died, the evil Scarecrow has been trying to marry her and gain the crown. If she and her daughter are going to survive his mad schemes, Gwen needs to find Merlyn’s wand. Fast. Unfortunately, the only man strong enough to help her on her quest is Kingpin Midas, a flashy, uneducated mobster dealing with a curse...Categorized as:
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The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England. Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds... -
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Betrayal by Lydia Sherrer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWould you betray your friends to save them?It has been months since Lily Singer’s harrowing adventure in England, yet there has still been no word of her father or Morgan le Fay. Far from being able to relax, Lily has been kept busy doing the last thing in the world she ever imagined: dating Sebastian Blackwell.Insanity must run in her family...Categorized as:
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War Hour by Lauren Loscig
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen powers are earned and not born, who shall wield them?Lysta lives in constant fear of Trialing, a deadly test that bestows an ability upon its victors, but only after pushing their mental and physical limits...Categorized as:
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Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWith every end comes a new beginning in the fourth installment of Soman Chainani’s New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series, Quests for Glory. Join Sophie, Agatha, Tedros, and the other students as they begin a new era in the Endless Woods—The Camelot Years—where Evers and Nevers alike must move beyond the bounds of school and into the biggest, boldest adventures of their lives... -
Unlocking the Spell by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by finding her beloved prince, you would think that things would get back to normal. Think again! That beloved prince, Beldegard, is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie can be free of the two irritating lovebirds is to help-by finding the evil dwarf who cast the spell... -
Fearless by Cornelia Funke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWith the fatal fairy moth on his chest giving only a few months to live, Jocob Reckless tries, the blood of a Northern Djinn, then a mythical crossbow that can kill thousands, or heal one, when shot through the heart. But famed Goyl assassin treasure hunter is also searching for the prized crossbow. Jacob must find it first--and somehow convince Fox to do whatever it takes to save him... -
Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWith the Dragon Wars over, Creel finds herself bored with life as a seamstress. Then word comes that a bordering country has been breeding dragons in preparation for an invasion... -
The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn this new stand-alone fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty. When Gwennie pricks her finger and the whole castle falls asleep, only Annie is awake, and only Annie-blessed (or cursed?) with being impervious to magic-can venture out beyond the rose-covered hedge for help. She must find Gwen's true love to kiss her awake... -
Burning Magic by Joshua Khan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Book 3, when Lily, aka the "witch queen" and bat-rider extraordinaire Thorn travel to Sultanate of Fire, things go terribly wrong. Instead of celebrating a reunion with their old friend K'leef, they are thrust into royal murder, an epic quest, and a deadly battle for the throne. While investigating the murder, Lily learns shocking truths about her life that could destroy all she has achieved... -
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Spellbound by Anna Santos
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessica is on the run, but this time she’s evading her own mate so that she can secure their happily ever after.Ruthless and biased vampire Alaric put a bounty on Jessica’s head. She’s the only one who can break his curse—or so he thinks.The witch isn’t going to wait for him to make his move... -
Shades of Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter cheating death, Veronica Welling is determined to savor every moment in her idyllic kingdom with both her true love and best friend by her side at last. At the same time, Mackenna Reid is enthusiastically building her new life and a theater with her prince...Categorized as:
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The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBlue de la Cour has her life planned: hide the magic in her blood and continue trying to turn metal into gold so she can help her city’s homeless. But when her father is murdered and a cruel but powerful woman claims custody of Blue and her property, one wrong move could expose her—and doom her once and for all. The only one who can help? The boy she’s loathed since childhood: Prince Kellan...Categorized as:
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Destined for Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second book in the popular new Doon YA series that takes on a classic story, Brigadoon, and spins it in a new way to give readers a fresh, modern experience.In this sequel to Doon, Kenna Reid realizes she made a horrible mistake-choosing to follow her dreams of Broadway instead of staying in the enchanted land of Doon... -
No Place for Magic by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen Emma and her beloved frog-turned-prince Eadric travel to Upper Montevista to ask for Eadric's parents' blessing on their marriage, they find his homeland in chaos: Eadric's annoying little brother Bradston has been kidnapped by trolls! Worse, his mother won't let Emma use magic, even to rescue Bradston, and Eadric seems suddenly a bit too fond of the girls from his past... -
Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist by Liz Kessler
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDive in! The latest fin-tastic tale about a feisty half-mermaid introduces a mysterious boy who shares her fate... -
Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored to exist... -
Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAward-winning author Juliet Marillier’s “lavishly detailed”* Blackthorn & Grim series continues as a mysterious creature holds an enchanted and imperiled ancient Ireland in thrall. Disillusioned healer Blackthorn and her companion, Grim, have settled in Dalriada to wait out the seven years of Blackthorn’s bond to her fey mentor, hoping to avoid any dire challenges...Categorized as:
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DarkSkull Hall by Lisa Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is full of evil. Some will not accept it. Some will fight back.The adventure begins here...Alyx Egalion’s future is already planned out. The only daughter of one of Rionn’s most powerful Lords, she will marry her best friend, Prince Cayr, and become wife to the future King of Rionn. Wealthy and popular, Alyx rules the young social scene of Rionn... -
The Cursed Hunter by Bethany Atazadeh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNesrin Ahmadi needs a dragon’s egg, no matter the cost. The money from its sale could cancel her family’s enormous debt and keep them in the lavish lifestyle they’re accustomed to. Only one problem. A dragon’s egg is incredibly rare; and no one has ever found one fully intact before. After years of searching, she’s about to give up, when debtors come to threaten her family... -
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The Witches Walk by Jeanne Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Haven Harbor, Massachusetts! In 1691, a group of renegade witches fled Salem in the dark of night, escaping the desperate evil that spawned the Witch Trials. They struck out to form their own town, with their own rules... -
Lion's Legacy by Lev A.C. Rosen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo’s life is imploding. His boyfriend has been cheating on him, and all his friends know about it. Worse, they expect him to just accept his ex’s new relationship and make nice... -
Frost by Kaitlyn Davis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA vampire thief on the run.A tracker determined to catch her.A love not even fate saw coming. Vampire lore meets ancient Greek mythology in this action-packed paranormal romance perfect for fans of Shadowhunters, Fallen, and A Shade of Vampire!All vampire thief Pandora Scott wants to do is put her old life behind her... -
The Vampire Trap by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElle and Dex concoct a plan to lure in the Allegiant vampires responsible for the recent spate of human abductions, but a surprising revelation threatens to change everything.While Elle works hard to keep the ugly truth of who she really is from Dex, it turns out Dex is keeping a secret of his own.~ ~ ~CITY OF WISHES is an urban fantasy serialized retelling of Cinderella...Categorized as:
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The Better To See You by Kate SeRine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce upon a time, a spell went awry and Make Believe characters were cast into the ordinary world. And the results aren’t always happily ever after… Everyone thinks fairy godmothers can do no wrong. But if not for a certain spell mis-cast by Lavender Seelie, Cinderella’s former fairy godmother, the Tales would not be stuck in the Here and Now... -
Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA series opener inspired by Arthurian legend and fueled by love, revenge, and pure adrenaline!Tamsin Lark didn’t ask to be a Hollower. As a mortal with no magical talent, she was never meant to break into ancient crypts, or compete with sorceresses and Cunningfolk for the treasures inside... -
The Healer by C.J. Anaya
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHope Fairmont is a normal teenage girl. She attends public school, gets good grades, has a normal best friend…sort of normal…and works as a janitor at the local hospital. Unfortunately, that’s where the ruse ends... -
The Eternity Key by Bree Despain
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFan-favorite author Bree Despain continues her modern-day romance trilogy inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades with this second book in her Into the Dark series. Haden Lord, the disgraced Prince of the Underrealm, has chosen love over honor and will do everything in his power to protect Daphne Raines, the human girl he was supposed to bring to the Underrealm... -
The Rise of the Black Wolf by Derek Benz, J.S. Lewis
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn THE RISE OF THE BLACK WOLF Max and his fellow Grey Griffins, Ernie, Harley, and Natalia, set off on another extraordinary adventure - traveling to Scotland to visit Max's dad for the winter holidays. It doesn't take long before strange things start to happen to the four kids while they explore Mr. Sumner's ancient castle... -
Lost Girl by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWendy doesn't remember anything about Neverland—or the experiments done on her there as a child. Seven years later, all she wants is a normal life, but shape-shifting shadows plague her dreams and turn her life into a waking nightmare. When the shadows attack at a football game and a boy disappears right in front of her, she realizes these wraith-like shadows are real... -
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Jared's Quest by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings*** This short story is part of the "Once in a Lifetime Fractured Fairy Tale Set" ***EVER WONDER WHAT JARED DOES WHEN HE’S NOT SAVING MINA GRIME’S SKIN FROM FAIRY TALE BADDIES?Mina Grime is a Grimm, bent on sending Jared, and his Fae kind back to their own world to end the curse on her family. Jared is her Fae protector, and an all around pain in the neck... -
Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOnce upon a time Elle made a mistake. A small miscalculation sends her through the roof of an enchanted chateau. Stranded until her broken leg mends, Elle is forced to rely on the good will of the sour chateau owner —the cursed Prince Severin...Categorized as:
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So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUnable to prove that she's the missing princess, and unable to bear life under Lady Tremaine any longer, Cinderella starts work at the palace as a seamstress. However, when Cinderella finds herself witness to a grand conspiracy to take the king - and the prince - out of power, she is faced with questions of love and loyalty to the kingdom... -
Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLoved The Princess Diaries, Once Upon a Time and Girl Online? Then you'll love Undercover Princess! Lottie Pumpkin is an ordinary girl who longs to be a princess, attending Rosewood Hall on a scholarship.Ellie Wolf is a princess who longs to be ordinary, attending Rosewood Hall to avoid her royal duties in the kingdom of Maradova...Categorized as:
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe official complete screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves, accompanied by illuminating behind-the-scenes content and commentary.Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world... -
Dream Magic by Joshua Khan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"A fantasy world you will lose yourself in." —Rick RiordanIn the second installment of this exciting trilogy, things are dire for the inhabitants of Castle Gloom and the surrounding villages. The undead are leaving their graves in droves, a troll army is on the march from the north, and people are mysteriously disappearing from their homes...
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