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An Immortal's Pain by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe moment you let your guard down and think you’ve got a handle on life—you jinx it.I bust my butt on the daily, smoothing the rough edges after moving in with the boyfriend, making amends to angry empowered ones, and patching things up with hostile in-laws. Things are good on the home front with my job, family, and friends. I’ve got this, right?Wrong...Categorized as:
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A Dragon's Dare by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLife is a balance—at least that’s what I’m told by people smarter than me.Try as I might to spend quality time with Sloan, family, friends, and companion animals my magnet of mayhem often has other ideas.Adulting is hard.So when I move an adolescent dragon into my backyard why don’t I anticipate the craziness that will ensue?Maybe Sloan’s right and I am ridiculous.I like to think I’m an optimist... -
Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.John 1:5 (ESV)It all begins in Bacon's Corner, a tiny farming community far from the interstate . . . An attempted murder, a case of mistaken-or is it covered up?-identity, and a ruthless lawsuit against a struggling Christian school... -
Clear Expectations by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMandy, a novice nurse at Freeport hospital, took the elevator down to get supplies for her area. It only took a moment to go from four down to three. The elevator doors opened to a dimly lit floor. She walked out and glanced to her right. The empty nurses station was just down the hall before the double doors that she assumed led to the now empty rooms... -
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Redemption by S.J. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the final installment of The Redemption Series, Anna must face the challenges of retrieving the rest of the seals from the Princes of Hell. As her relationship with Lucifer grows stronger, she learns more about not only her father's past but also her own. Helena uses her growing influence to strengthen her dominion over Hell and tempt Anna's dark side into joining forces with her... -
When Angels Cry by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the not too distant future…Wars, plagues, and famines ravage the world, immorality and violence are rampant, and the Bible is outlawed.Angelica Smoke, a single mother and cocktail waitress, ascends the steps of a megachurch to deliver a message from God to the one man she hoped to never see again...Categorized as:
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Light of the Last by Chuck Black, Katie Leigh
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo Fight What Others Can’t You Must See What Others Don’tAfter an accident left him temporarily blind, Drew Carter didn’t just regain his sight. He now sees what others can’t imagine–an entire spiritual realm of mighty beings at war. Forget the gift, Drew just wants his life back. Part of that involves Sydney Carlyle, a woman he is inexplicably drawn to... -
Aiden's Story by S.J. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs Aiden and Caylin prepare for their Valentine’s Day wedding, Aiden is given some sage advice. Before he can truly give Caylin the beautiful future she deserves, he must willingly let go of his personal demons and allow them to remain buried where they belong, in the past. If he doesn’t, he will continue to second-guess himself and never fully believe he is worthy of the happiness they share... -
Lucifer by S.J. West
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDisclaimer: This series is a continuation of my Watcher series of books. You need to have read the following series (in this order) to understand what is happening in this story: The Watchers Trilogy, The Watcher Chronicles, and Caylin's Story. Please be advised that this series will contain sexual situations of a mature nature. If I were to rate this series like a movie, I would rate it 'R'...Categorized as:
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Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe great city of Thyra has fallen and shadows spread across the land. Rowen Mar, the last Truthsayer, is taken before the Shadonae. But the Shadonae are not who she thought they were, and now they want to claim her as their own. Caleb Tala, former assassin and prince, is now a Guardian of mankind...Categorized as:
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MacTavish by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's Gibbs MacTavish's turn to start his second life. He proved himself on the battlefield 270 years ago, but is he brave enough to imagine life away from the sactuary of Wickham's ranch?You're about to find out... -
Gilded Wings by Cameo Renae
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs the final battle draws near, Emma finds herself bound under an unbreakable oath. She must seal the bond with Ethon before her transformation, or risk her life and the lives of those she truly loves. Who she wants is no longer an option. Lucian has unleashed troops of evil beasts from the Underworld, making it impossible for Emma to leave the protective barrier of Alaine's home... -
Uprising by S.J. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Jess and Mason continue their battle against the princes of Hell on alternate Earth, they must first deal with the aftermath of their failures. After neglecting to prevent the fourth seal from being opened, a new threat is unleashed on the world that only Jess and the other vessels can neutralize... -
Judgment by S.J. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs Jess deals with the repercussions of Ravan’s latest earth-shattering actions, she soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. Being surrounded by the enemy on all sides, Jess quickly learns who has her back and who wants to stab it... -
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Second Chance by W.J. May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by international bestselling author, W.J. May. ‘Take me to the time when things were fine, it’s all broken now.’ The Maine A little persuasion goes a long way... Rae Kerrigan thought that her father's trial was going to be the single most defining moment of her life. Little did she know, the trial was only the beginning...Categorized as:
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The Bones of Makaidos by Bryan Davis
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA wall of fire protects the inexperienced villagers of Second Eden from a planned invasion of dragons and Nephilim, but how long will the flames last? Billy, Walter, Ashley, Elam, and the faithful dragons help the people prepare, but they are woefully outnumbered and will have to go back to Earth and recruit the humans who have the ability to revert to their former dragon states...Categorized as:
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White: The Great Pursuit by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"Never break The Circle."In this final installment of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy, Thomas Hunter has only days to survive two separate realms of danger, deceit, and destruction. The fate of both worlds hinges on his unique ability to shift realities through his dreams...Categorized as:
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The Ciphers of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the moment she was banished by her father, the king, Princess Maia journeyed to seek sanctuary at Muirwood Abbey, the epicenter of magic and good in the land. Now safe for the first time since her cruel abandonment, Maia must foster uneasy friendships with other girls training to be Ciphers: women who learn to read and engrave tomes of ancient power, despite the laws forbidding them to do so... -
Red: The Heroic Rescue by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"We have stepped off the cliff and are falling into madness."The mind-bending pace of "Black" accelerates in "Red," Book Two of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy. Less than a month ago, Thomas Hunter was a failed writer selling coffee at the Java Hut in Denver. Now he finds himself in a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse...Categorized as:
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Cataclysm by S.J. West
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlternate Earth is a world Jess always considered a part of her past, not the way leading to her future. When she began to have a recurring nightmare about it, she knew destiny was urging her to go back there. For five long years, Jess and Mason have struggled to assemble the right combination of travelers fated to journey back to this altered reality with them... -
Anna by S.J. West
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDisclaimer: This series is a continuation of my Watcher series of books. You need to have read the following series (in this order) to understand what is happening in this story: The Watchers Trilogy, The Watcher Chronicles, and Caylin's Story. Please be advised that this series will contain sexual situations of a mature nature. If I were to rate this series like a movie, I would rate it 'R'... -
Wings of Vengeance by Cameo Renae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo one knows of Lucian’s long-held secret—a recently transformed Nephilim daughter. Unfortunately for the Gray house, Lilith believes Emma is the one responsible for killing her father, and her deep-rooted hatred has turned into an envious obsession.Powerful, with wings as dark as night, revenge consumes Lilith’s every thought, only to be fueled by Lucifer’s lies... -
Rise of the Mystics by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many years ago. Still others that the gateway to that greater reality was and is only the stuff of dreams. They are all wrong.Rachelle Matthews, who grew up in the small town of Eden, Utah, discovered just how wrong when she dreamed and awoke in another world... -
Nummer 49 by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSome say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many years ago. Still others that the gateway to that greater reality was and is only the stuff of dreams.They are wrong. In the small town of Eden, Utah, a blind girl named Rachelle Matthews is about to find out just how wrong...Categorized as:
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A Draw of Kings by Patrick W. Carr
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTheir journey to Merakh should have made Errol and his companions heroes of the realm. Instead, much is changed on their return. In the wake of the king’s death, Duke Weir is ruling the country–and his intentions are to marry Adora to bring an heir... -
Scorched Treachery by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhile Joclyn is trapped in the tormenting hell of Cail’s mind, the battle around her only continues to grow and spread.*Edmund has infiltrated the underground hallways of Prague, guiding the massacre that would end the lives of the last of the great magical race. In her attempts to stop him, Wynifred has been captured and her magic restrained...Categorized as:
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The Awakening by K.E. Ganshert, Katie Ganshert
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"I can't go home. It's not safe. Nowhere is." Tess Eckhart isn’t crazy. She’s not suffering from psychosis. She and Luka Williams are part of The Gifting. Before they can find out what that means, the man with all the answers turns up dead. The only thing he left behind? A few patient files that lead to the nation’s most lawless city...Categorized as:
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Reckoning by S.J. West
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter spending most of her life trapped in Hell, Helena relishes her earthly freedom. In order to protect her future, she sets a plan into motion that will help solidify her earthbound status. A major part of her scheme includes keeping Anna and her unborn children alive. It’s an endeavor that has proven challenging and nearly impossible at times... -
The Story Hunter by Lindsay A. Franklin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRedeeming the past is a fatal quest.In the wake of a deadly coup, the capital city of Urian has descended into chaos. Heartbreak and bloodshed await Tanwen and her friends as they discover the unlikeliest leader now rules Tir.If they want to save the realm, Tannie and the Corsyth weavers must rescue Queen Braith and unmask the Master, ending the strife once and for all... -
Son of Truth by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a killer find forgiveness?The war in the north is over, but the war for all the Lands has just begun. As the Shadonae solidify their hold on the city of Thyra, Rowen Mar, the last Eldaran and savior of the White City, awakens to find herself hunted by those she has saved.Meanwhile, the assassin Caleb Tala finds himself in the presence of the Word...Categorized as:
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Fire Prophet by Jerel Law
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhat if you could actually see angels and fallen angels engaging in battle? Would you have the courage to join the fight? A year ago, Jonah Stone and his sister Eliza discovered that their mother is a nephilim, the child of a union between a human and a fallen angel, which makes them and their little brother, Jeremiah, quarterlings, or one-quarter angel... -
A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Fate of the Kingdom Awaits the Cast of Stones In the backwater village of Callowford, roustabout Errol Stone is enlisted by a church messenger arriving with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Eager for coin, Errol agrees to what he thinks will be an easy task, but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins... -
Whirlwind by Robert Liparulo
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBest-selling novelist Robert Liparulo is a former journalist, with over a thousand articles and multiple writing awards to his name. His first two critically acclaimed thrillers?Comes a Horseman and Germ?were optioned by Hollywood producers. Bestselling author Michael Palmer calls Deadfall, released in November, 2007, ?a brilliantly crafted thriller...Categorized as:
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Angeldust by Hanna Peach
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the Dark Angel series...Everything about Michael's dark plan has been hidden - until now. On an island off the coast of Egypt, a fourth Seraphim city has been discovered; a city that doesn't appear on any Seraphim map. This city is hidden, the air smells of blood and there is something very, very wrong with the inhabitants...Categorized as:
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Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdapting to life in a new world would have been challenging in the best of circumstances, and Zander’s circumstances were anything but the best. Trapped in Deusterros with tragedy behind him and only the unknown before him, he wasn’t sure he would ever find his way back to the carefree teenager he’d been such a short time ago... -
Kennedy by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRead THE GATHERING first to understand the rest. KENNEDY is #13... “I am no coward!” --the dictum of fools and warriors, and the lasses who love them. Kennedy is keeping secrets... Visit the series page for The Ghosts of Culloden Moor for the list of books in order. LIAM will be next...Categorized as:
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Better Witch Next Time by Stephanie Damore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWould you travel to the past to right a wrong?Solve a cold case?Catch a killer? Meet one of the five witches who will. Vee Harper is the job. She lives for jumping back in time and solving cold cases for the Agency of Paranormal Peculiarities. It's the present day that trips her up. So when a missing persons case comes in, throwing her back to 1958 New York City, Vee sets off to solve it... -
She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Award-Winning Author, MaryLu Tyndall, comes an exciting Medieval Romance surrounding the Spear of Destiny! Alexia D'Clere didn't ask to be Protector of the Spear, but after her dying mother gave her the tiny metal object and made her promise to keep it safe, she had no choice. Orphaned at age eight, she began to take over the running of her parent's castle with the help of a trusted steward... -
Fraser by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBe sure to read THE GATHERING first to avoid confusion. True love is salve for the soul...unless those souls were never meant to be together. The ghost of Alexander Fraser agrees to play the witch’s game and leave off haunting for two reasons...Categorized as:
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Cloak of the Light by Chuck Black
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAuthor of the popular Kingdom Series returns with this thrilling new novel for young adults.Tragedy and heartache seem to be waiting for Drew Carter at every turn. Sydney Carlyle, a mysterious and elusive girl offers encouragement through her faith, but Drew is too logical and scientific to believe that her prayer of healing was anything but coincidental in the restoration of his eyesight... -
Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsQuinn Robbins has just returned from spending ten days in Eirentheos, a world she had never known existed. Trying to settle back into her familiar life and establish a relationship with her new boyfriend, Zander, is more of a challenge than she ever dreamed it would be...Categorized as:
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Tethered Wings by Cameo Renae
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBack from their quest into the Underworld, with the threat of Lucian hanging over head, Emma is faced with yet another problem-the Immortal Bond. The bond surpasses any reason and is something so complex, not much is known about it. Once an Immortal Bond is made, it is forever. A conjoining of two fated hearts, destined to be perfect companions... -
Toxic Part Two by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSkyla Messenger’s days are drawing to an end. Seventeen year-old Skyla has been taken by the Counts, is under the strict punishment of her mother in a war gifted in her honor, and is the only hope of the people captive in the tunnels. Everything that can go wrong has. For Skyla, life is panning out to be more of a curse than a blessing. Relationships change. The war draws to an end... -
Blessed Child by Ted Dekker, Bill Bright
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls -- at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee those walls or die.But the world is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb...Categorized as:
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DragonLight by Donita K. Paul
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe fantastic land of Amara is recovering from years of war inflicted on its citizens by outside forces-as well as from the spiritual apathy corroding the Amarans' hearts. With Kale and her father serving as dragon keepers for Paladin, the dragon populace has exploded. It's a peaceful, exciting time of rebuilding...Categorized as:
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Tears of a Dragon by Bryan Davis
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsVictory in the Circles of Seven came at a great cost to Billy Bannister and Bonnie Silver. A vicious evil was unleashed on the earth that only the dragons can defeat. With Billy’s father, the great Clefspeare, missing, Billy and Bonnie must lead the dragons into war against the Watchers—demonic beings as old as the earth itself...Categorized as:
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The Edge of Over There by Shawn Smucker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Abra Miller goes to New Orleans Cemetery No. 1 to search for the Tree of Life, she discovers a city teetering on the edge of chaos, people desperate for a way out, and an enemy intent on enslaving the human race...Categorized as:
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Seals by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKara has survived the threat of the Reapers, but at an unspeakable cost—the Archfiends have escaped their eternal prison. Now, with the mortal world on the brink of the apocalypse, with the threat of evil beings as powerful as gods, she must break the rules and travel across the mortal world on an unauthorized mission. Along the way she must face her darkest truth . . -
Into the Fire by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGaldoni Book 2: Into the Fire is about Saro, a Galdoni misplaced by the closing of the Academy and taken in by a man whose motives are directed by a dangerous enemy. As Saro’s world crashes around him, he finds the one thing that was never meant to exist, a female Galdoni... -
Season of Glory by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the third and final volume of the Remnants series—Seasons of Glory—the power of the Remnants and their people are growing, threatening Pacifica’s careful plans for domination. Among the Trading Union, village after village, outpost after outpost, and city after city are drawn to people of the Way, and agree to stand against those who hunt them...Categorized as:
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