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Echo and Ember by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFBI agents Donovan and Eleri left their last case with a sense of unease.Unable to close the investigation, they’ve been thrown into their next assignment far too fast. A string of strange arson-based murders are just part of the trouble. Not only is former agent Wade de Gottardi on their team for this one, so are two other NightShade agents: Dana Brantley and Christina Pines... -
Salvage by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Agent Derek Westerfield first offered her a chance to be an agent with NightShade, Walter Reed didn’t really understand what that meant. She went to Quantico, trained, and even got her first case, before she realized why NightShade was off the books. Her only ally—and her new partner—is GJ Janson, the know it all who wound up hand-cuffed in a hotel room for stealing from the FBI... -
Unrequited Death by Tamara Rose Blodgett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Graysheets remain ominously quiet during the teen's senior year.When tragedy strikes Tiff, her confidence shatters into a million pieces and the group doesn't know how to pick up the scattered mess of her emotional health... -
The Enlightened by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling author comes the exciting continuation of the Mind Dimensions series Kidnapped. Consciousness expanded. And that was just the start of my day. I always thought I was a nice enough guy. The kind who’d never want to commit murder. Turns out I simply lacked incentive. Some crimes can never be forgiven... -
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Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsMountain of Black Glass is the third volume of Tad Williams' highly acclaimed four-book series, Otherland... -
The Thought Pushers by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat am I?Who killed my family?Why?I need to get some answers before the Russian mob succeeds in killing me.That is, if my own friends don’t kill me first... -
Death Speaks by Tamara Rose Blodgett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaleb's in high school now and thinks the chaos of last year is behind him. Unfortunately, a serial killer is on the loose and children are his victims. Caleb agrees to help the police apprehend the murderer...until the killer takes notice of Caleb and his paranormal friends.Carson and Brett remain the bullies they always were and their posse continues to grow... -
The Time Stopper by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a USA Today bestselling author comes a novelette in the Mind Dimensions series. This short story does not require you to have read the other books in the series. I can stop time, but I can’t change anything. I can access memories, but not far enough. My name is Mira, and my life is about finding the Russian mobster who killed my family... -
The Thought Readers by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA new series about mind readers from USA Today bestselling author... Everyone thinks I’m a genius. Everyone is wrong. Sure, I finished Harvard at eighteen and now make crazy money at a hedge fund. But that’s not because I’m unusually smart or hard-working. It’s because I cheat. You see, I have a unique ability... -
WebMage by Kelly McCullough
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRavirn is not your average computer geek. A child of the Fates—literally—he’s a hacker extraordinaire who can zero in on the fatal flaw in any program. Now that twenty-first-century magic has gone digital that makes him a very talented sorcerer. But a world of problems is about to be downloaded on Ravirn—who’s just trying to pass his college midterms... -
Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAlvin Miller, a gifted seventh son of a seventh son, utilizes his skills as a Maker to help create a brighter future for America, but his task is further challenged by his ancient enemy, the Unmaker, who plots to end Alvin's life...Categorized as:
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The Furies by Mark Alpert
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor centuries, the Furies have lived among us. Long ago they were called witches and massacred by the thousands. But they're human just like us, except for a rare genetic mutation that they've hidden from the rest of the world for hundreds of years.Now, a chance encounter with a beautiful woman named Ariel has led John Rogers into the middle of a secret war among the Furies...Categorized as:
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Mind Dimensions by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first 3 books in the Mind Dimensions series from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with a combined total of 150+ 5-star reviews The Thought Readers (Mind Dimensions Book 1) Darren's had it easy his whole life. Finishing Harvard at eighteen, a lucrative job on Wall Street at twenty-one—all things are possible when you can cheat by stepping outside time...
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