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The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 97 ratingsA magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages... -
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The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own tortured past. The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck... -
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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... -
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Dead Serious Case #3: Mr Bruce Reyes by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTristan Everett was finally getting used to the strangeness that was his life. Being able to see the dead and helping them solve their unfinished business and cross into the light wasn’t so bad after all, especially when he was accompanied by his best friend, dead drag queen Dusty Le Frey... -
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![Twelfth Grade Kills by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Twelfth Grade Kills by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt all comes down to this.Vlad’s running out of time. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that’s if the Slayer Society doesn’t kill him – along with all the citizens of Bathory – first... -
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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsYadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free... -
![Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase]()
Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIris Hartman thought she’d finally gotten everything she’d ever wanted. She had her dream job of mayor of Premonition Pointe and was married to a handsome, charismatic man who adored her. But after finding out her husband was involved with a local drug dealer, she suddenly found herself single and forced to step down as mayor. Now she’s starting over... -
![Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters]()
Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHiroSeeing the dead has never been easy, but the last thing I expected was to be a pawn in a serial killer’s game.Moving in with Maddox was supposed to be the only thing we needed to worry about. Not a dead teacher, and not the fact that a serial killer knows my abilities... -
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Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsThe third installment in the all-new series from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems have become hers, and her problems have become theirs... -
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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 79 ratingsNow that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life... -
![Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy]()
Dead Serious Case #2: Mrs Delores Abernathy by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the business of unfinished business...It’s been over six months since a freak accident left pathologist Tristan Everett able to see ghosts, something he has yet to confess to his boyfriend... -
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Dead Serious Case #4 Professor Prometheus Plume by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInspector Danny Hayes has something very important to ask his boyfriend Tristan Everett. Over the past six months they’ve survived reapers, chaos monsters, and biblical storms, not to mention averting an apocalypse. So, what’s left to do but pop the big question?Tristan is ready for a break from world-saving, spectral crises, and most definitely from ghosts... -
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Jon's Boom Shaka Laka Problem by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsProposing vs diffusing a bomb?Diffusing a bomb is much easier than proposing.Diffusing Donovan’s anger over getting on a plane to diffuse said bomb? Harder than the bomb.Jon is not liking these odds... -
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Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten... -
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![Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters]()
Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHiroWhen I first realized that I could see the dead, I never imagined that it would allow me to help save the lives of others and pull me into Detective Maddox Booker’s path. Through my ability, ghosts have become some of my greatest friends and allies.But now, someone’s dead and his ghost is gone... -
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Jon's Spooky Corpse Conundrum by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI’ve investigated some pretty strange cases in my life, but I have to say this is a first. A corpse—a murder victim—has gone missing during the middle of an investigation, and no one has any clue where it went. Psy is called in to clear the investigative team, make sure they’re not an accomplice... -
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Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLovers separated in death. A family terrorized for generations. Can Jude and Cope solve the mystery before it drags them under?Cope, already plagued by dreams of a watery death aboard the Titanic, is asked to help a haunted family in Nova Scotia... -
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Jon's Crazy Head-Boppin' Mystery by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m rather used to the crazy cases, because let’s face it, most cops can handle the run-of-the-mill with their eyes closed. I’m only called in when the situation is weird or they need to solve the case fast. This case is a little of both. Someone’s attacking women as they get off of work, hitting them in the back of the head. What started as a case of battery has steadily built up to homicide... -
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The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsThe fourth and final installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death... -
![Forever by Chanda Hahn]()
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... -
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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... -
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The Protection of Ren Crown by Anne Zoelle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarely surviving her first term at college, all Ren wants to do over break is relax and bond with her roommate—not get eaten by a sentient building or attacked on the street. But with increasingly open warfare brewing between the magical factions and Layers of the world, this time, Ren will not fail in making sure everyone she loves stays safe and protected... -
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Ghost Story by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNewly-minted Ghost Detective, Jude Byrne, finally has his life in order. He’s got a job he loves, friends he can count on, and a partner he actually likes. Jude’s only problem is the growing attraction between himself and his partner. He knows nothing will sink their partnership quicker than giving in to those urges. Psychic, Copeland Forbes, is settling nicely into Salem, Massachusetts... -
![Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThings have taken a darker turn for the half-human teenager with an appetite for blood. Joss, a vampire slayer and Vlad's former friend, has moved back to Bathory. A mysterious and powerful new vampire, Dorian, appears with a shocking secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad's blood. And Vlad's arch enemy, D'Ablo, has a sinister plan to eliminate Vlad once and for all... -
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![Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.BEING CONNECTED TO DAEMON BLACK SUCKS… Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems... -
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Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor centuries, the Believer cult has preyed on arcane mages from their place in the shadows. Now, for better or worse, Sage has taken arcane magic public, and all eyes are on him. While he’s not comfortable in the spotlight, neither is the cult that wants him dead.But the Believers aren’t quite ready to give up yet... -
![Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean]()
Logan by Macy Blake, Michael Dean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLogan Moore is a leader without a pack...And after the rejection he faced from his last pack, he’s not sure he wants one. But when a mysterious benefactor he nicknames The Oracle offers Logan the chance to use his military expertise to lead a group of misfit shifters to protect the creatures of the magical realm, Logan’s wolf won’t allow him to say no.Bailey Cairn is a man without a protector.. -
![The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore]()
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... -
![Carry On by Rainbow Rowell]()
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsSimon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire... -
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Jon's Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA psychic without an anchor. A student in trouble. A shooter on the loose.I'm Jonathan Bane, a licensed psychic who consults for the police. I routinely help the police put the bad guys away and, for that reason, the criminal world doesn't like me much. People like to take a swing at me, or go stabbity, or try for a gun. It makes for interesting times... -
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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... -
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Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsWhen a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead.Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. On the outskirts, off the path through the woods, tucked between mountains, is a particular tea shop, run by a man named Hugo... -
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Loose Ends by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead... -
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Dead of Night by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one is more surprised than Cold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara when he answers his doorbell one night to see members of Salem’s Wiccan community standing on his doorstep with an unbelievable story to tell. According to them, members of their coven are being murdered in a modern-day witch hunt and they want Ronan to look into the matter for them... -
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![Missing You by Meg Cabot]()
Missing You by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGood-bye, Lightning GirlEver since a walk home on a particularly stormy day, Jessica Mastriani has had an ability like no other. She became known worldwide as Lightning Girl--a psychic who could find the location of anyone, dead or alive. Jess finally had no choice but to embrace her newfound talent, and ended up lending her skills to the U.S. government... -
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Out for Blood by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHunter Wild is the youngest in a long line of elite vampire hunters, a legacy that is both a blessing and a curse at the secret Helios-Ra Academy, where she excels at just about everything... -
![The Witch's Blood by Michele Notaro, Kenneth Obi]()
The Witch's Blood by Michele Notaro, Kenneth Obi
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsListening Length: 9 hours and 36 minutes. I’ve been living with this burden for years, but my secret has finally been revealed, and I feel like I can breathe again. I’ve wanted to ask - to beg - for help, but the spell that’s held me captive wouldn’t allow it. With it out in the open, I’m more determined than ever to break the seal from my chest, so I can truly be free... -
![Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn Tenth Grade Bleeds, it's another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend Henry doesn't want to be his drudge anymore. And as if all that weren't enough, it's getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on the people around him... -
![Breath by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake]()
Breath by A.J. Sherwood, Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Mage’s List for Freedom:1. Escape his evil, controlling clan.2. Get a job. 3. Work magic on HIS terms.4. Avoid all dragons.Tori was doing great until sexy dragon Baldewin interfered.Between the little gifts, constant protection, and the steadfast confidence from the overgrown lizard, Tori wonders if maybe that last step needs revising. He has no chance to consider it... -
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Kitto by Harper Fox
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNow Lee is free from the malevolent ghost of Morris Hawke, his clairvoyant gifts are expanding fast. Too fast for comfort, and he and Gideon find themselves wrestling with his unsettling capacity to see the future. In some ways this new power is wonderful, and Lee finds himself a local hero after predicting a flood... -
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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 . . -
![Deadly Little Lessons by Laurie Faria Stolarz]()
Deadly Little Lessons by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCamelia Hammond's trying junior year of high school is finally over...but her troubles aren't. After she discovers a painful truth about her family, she escapes to a summer arts program in Rhode Island. Determined to put family - and boyfriend - drama behind her, she throws herself into her artwork.At the arts school, she gets caught up in the case of Sasha Beckerman, a local girl who is missing...Categorized as:
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Bleeding Hearts by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWatch Alyxandra talking about her new book 'Bleeding Hearts'The Drakes and friends will be tested when an infestation of deadly vampires threatens Violet Hill.Lucy's cousin Christabel has come to live in Violet Hill, and adjusting to the difference between life in a small mountain town and her home in the city is difficult enough. The strict curfew that Lucy's parents enforce is the worst part... -
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Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen the vampire tribes convene for the rare Blood Moon ceremonies, Solange Drake is plunged into a battle with her feral nature. The Drake brothers have been raised knowing that they had to protect their younger sister at all cost. But forbidden magic and a mysterious stranger have put them all in terrible danger... -
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Split Second by Kasie West
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLife can change in a split second.Addie hardly recognizes her life since her parents divorced. Her boyfriend used her. Her best friend betrayed her. She can’t believe this is the future she chose. On top of that, her ability is acting up. She’s always been able to Search the future when presented with a choice. Now she can manipulate and slow down time, too... but not without a price... -
![Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell]()
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsIn Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong.In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward... -
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Epitaph by Andrea Speed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective solving crimes involving other infecteds. Tiger strain infections start showing up all over Seattle, much to Roan's dismay, and worse yet, they may have a personal connection. Meanwhile, Roan gets hired to look into the puzzling death of Dee's former lover... -
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Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA gift…or a curse? Jessica Mastriani has never liked attention. All she wants is to make it to high school graduation like any ordinary girl. But when Jess is struck by lightning, she becomes anything but ordinary: suddenly she has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. The media is obsessed with her and her story... -
![Alpha Deceived by Susi Hawke, Piper Scott]()
Alpha Deceived by Susi Hawke, Piper Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter thousands of years, they’re back… Proud dragon warrior and healer Sana has a secret… one that may forever turn his friends against him, and one that he’ll do anything to keep. He’s worked too hard to keep who he truly is from the world, and he refuses to let the charade drop, even after waking up thousands of years in the future... -
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Duck Duck Ghost by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSequel to Fish and GhostsHellsinger: Book Two Paranormal investigator Wolf Kincaid knows what his foot tastes like.Mostly because he stuck it firmly in his mouth when his lover, Tristan Pryce, accidentally drugged him with a batch of psychotropic baklava...
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