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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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![花樣年華 HYYH The Notes 1 by Big Hit Entertainment]()
花樣年華 HYYH The Notes 1 by Big Hit Entertainment
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe memory pieces of the feelings being lost, absence, suffering and insecurity, of the boys facing their fate. Would I be able to straighten out the errors and mistakes and save all of us? I didn't grasp the depth and weight of this question. It was true that I desperately wanted to save all of us. No one deserves to die, to despair, to be suppressed, and be despised...Categorized as:
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![Sang by Elina Pitkäkangas]()
Sang by Elina Pitkäkangas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Niin kauan kuin Qiu lentää vuorisolassa, minulla on mahdollisuus tuntea vielä häivähdys kotia."Eeppinen romaani vallasta ja rakkaudesta kuvitteellisessa tulevaisuuden Itä-Aasiassa lumoaa ensimmäisiltä sivuilta alkaen... -
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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... -
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![Circle of Time by Jada Fisher]()
Circle of Time by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA battle that has raged since the beginning of time is set to destroy the world.An epic dragon riding adventure from Jada Fisher, author of the #1 Bestselling Brindle Dragon series. Ukrah and her friends have come to a devastating realization. The battle they are fighting isn’t new. And it cannot be won... -
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Apocalypse: Regression by R.A. Mejia, Charles Dean
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs humanity is taking its final breath, facing extinction from a myriad of monsters, the last three people on earth are creating a final chance for the hero to go back in time and stop the apocalypse. However, before the hero can enter the chronomancer portal to the past, she and the portal's creator are both killed, leaving only the weak assistant to carry on their dream of saving the world...Categorized as:
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![Crystal Caged by Elise Kova]()
Crystal Caged by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe highly anticipated and breathtaking finale of Air Awakens: Vortex Chronicles by USA Today bestselling author Elise Kova. One way or another... she will be the end of the world. With powers that weren't supposed to be touched by mortal hands, Vi Solaris is determined to free herself and the world from the deadly vortex it's trapped in... -
![A Search for Starlight by James Maxwell]()
A Search for Starlight by James Maxwell
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeyond the firewall lies a greater threat than Taimin and Selena could have foreseen.Taimin and Selena have destroyed the firewall that once trapped them in their dangerous wasteland. But with their hard-fought freedom now comes a greater threat.Outside the wasteland, under the same two scorching suns, live the bonded... -
![Love and Sacrifice by Tove Foss Ford]()
Love and Sacrifice by Tove Foss Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEpic, Genre-Bending Science-Fantasy Sixteen-year-old Princess Katrin is leaving Mordania for the first time, on her way to take the Grand Tour of the Middle Continent. For the first time in her life, she will leave her title and ties to the Royal Family of Mordania behind and travel incognito with her family... -
![Canes of Divergence by Breeana Puttroff]()
Canes of Divergence by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo months ago, Zander Cunningham's life was perfect. College acceptances were rolling in, and Quinn Robbins was his. Until she started acting strange all the time, and then one weekend mysteriously disappeared. His parents think he needs to let it go, to accept the explanation that she's studying with her family in Europe, but he just can't - something's not right... -
![Pendragon, Before the War by Walter Sorrells, D.J. MacHale]()
Pendragon, Before the War by Walter Sorrells, D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBefore Bobby Pendragon. Before Saint Dane. Before the war . . . Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. They lived for years�some even for decades�before learning of their true destiny...Categorized as:
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![Desert Outcast by Juddy Anderson C. Punzalan]()
Desert Outcast by Juddy Anderson C. Punzalan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Southern Empire of Kyrdas is a rogue nation. Ruled by Emperor Sarvasa, the richest man in Serestia, they are masters of nature, magic, and advanced technology deciphered from the sacred texts of the Ancients.For thousands of years, Kyrdas has continuously abused their power and have erected a super city for the lavish lifestyle of the elite... -
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Revived by Sarah Noffke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe pieces of Roya’s life don’t fit together anymore. Nothing makes sense. Joseph could be to blame for the fall of the Lucidites’ society. Zhuang is back and more powerful than ever. Chase, a gorgeous psychopath, is demanding her love and commitment. And the Institute is swarming with lies, betrayals, and conflicts... -
![Forsaken (The Seer's Apprentice, The Pearl Dragon, and The Devoted Ghost) by Rachel M. Humphrey-D'aigle]()
Forsaken (The Seer's Apprentice, The Pearl Dragon, and The Devoted Ghost) by Rachel M. Humphrey-D'aigle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForsaken, Book Eight in the Fated Saga. Jae Mochrie is Juliska Blackwell’s prisoner. She’s tasked him with a simple request… one he refuses to give in to. The price for his defiance is exactly what he expects. But he sees an out… a possible solution, at least a temporary solution. One that might give him more time... -
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![Ripped Through Time by Jada Fisher]()
Ripped Through Time by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes it’s darkest before the dawn. And sometimes it is just dark.An epic dragon riding adventure from Jada Fisher, author of the popular Brindle Dragon series.Ukrah and her friends have worked to save the vessels of the old gods. They have failed. Worse, the old gods have been resurrected and the result is not good...Categorized as:
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![The Lost City by D.K. Holmberg]()
The Lost City by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrohmin heads south to understand how he can stop the Deshmahne before they attempt another attack where he encounters a new ally on a surprising mission. As he tries to learn more, he discovers not all is as it seems, and is forced to work for an enemy to save someone he deeply cares for... -
![MAGIS by Ramlee Awang Murshid]()
MAGIS by Ramlee Awang Murshid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinopsisFenomena Halo telah mengheret lima manusia yang berlainan tempat dan berbeza tahun ke sebuah dunia magis. Sebuah dunia di hujung waktu ketika tamadun serta peradaban manusia mulai terhakis. Mereka yang terpilih adalah Saifudin, Tombiruo, Mikhail, Ryu-Watanabe dan Carlos. Terjebak ke lokasi yang berbeza-beza. Saifudin bertemu Syeikh Thauban – satu-satunya manusia penjaga masjid... -
![The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker]()
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive... -
![Apocalypse: Regression 2 by R.A. Mejia, Charles Dean]()
Apocalypse: Regression 2 by R.A. Mejia, Charles Dean
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the haunting echoes of a future apocalypse linger in his mind, Nick Gallows toils to save humanity from complete destruction, using his regression into his past to relentlessly train and prepare the world for what is coming. Yet, as Nick bears the weight of humanity's future, his new fiancée blindsides him with a dangerous new adversary...Categorized as:
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![Roots of Insight by Breeana Puttroff]()
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... -
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The Chain by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlex and his comrades might have escaped the Head's clutches, but where are they... -
![Rogue Mage: Age Of Magic by Brandon Barr, Michael Anderle]()
Rogue Mage: Age Of Magic by Brandon Barr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOut of the ruin of civilization rises good men and dark-hearted bastards. Eighteen-year-old Payetta is particularly fond of killing the bastards. Payetta hungers for payback against Titannus, the mage who wiped her village off the map...Categorized as:
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![Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer]()
Saturday, the Twelfth of October by Norma Fox Mazer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter spending almost a year with cave people from an earlier time, a young girl is transported back to the present greatly changed, both by her experience and by the fact that no one believes her... -
![Rune Scale by Devin Hanson]()
Rune Scale by Devin Hanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRune Scale is set in a world ruled by dragons. Humans survive by their wits and through the use of alchemy, a mysterious magic possessively controlled by the secretive Alchemists Guild. Andrew Condign is an ordinary man with dreams of a better world, where humans can live without the constant fear of dragon attacks... -
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![Tomorrow's Sphinx by Clare Bell]()
Tomorrow's Sphinx by Clare Bell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo unusual black cheetahs share a mental link, one cat coming from the past to reveal scenes from his life with the young pharaoh Tutankhamen, and one struggling to survive in a future world ravaged by ecological disaster...Categorized as:
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![Exist by Tamar Sloan, Heidi Catherine]()
Exist by Tamar Sloan, Heidi Catherine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Seekers have been chosen. The Newlands awaits.Four young lives now have to choose where they belong. To choose what and who they will fight for.Because no matter where they turn, the legacy of the past is inescapable. The Newlands already has settlers. The Outlands has a new leader. And danger has arrived in Askala...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Children Trilogy: Complete Series by Krista Street]()
The Lost Children Trilogy: Complete Series by Krista Street
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollow Lena on her epic journey as she discovers her past, fights for her future, and finds an enduring love that defies all odds. This box set includes: Forgotten, Remembered, & Reborn. Over 950 pages of contemporary fantasy, intriguing mystery, and heart-wrenching romance. Sure to please mature YA* and adult readers alike. Forgotten memories. Mysterious tattoos. Supernatural abilities...Categorized as:
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![Tartila Mine by Vasily Mahanenko, Василий Маханенко]()
Tartila Mine by Vasily Mahanenko, Василий Маханенко
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat are you supposed to do when the whole world joins forces against you? Give up, find some hole to duck into, and beg for your life to be spared? But even despite how obvious the answer to that question might be, many an adult had been dashed on the rocks twelve-year-old Tailyn Vlashich was supposed to climb...Categorized as:
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![Red Death by Jeff Altabef]()
Red Death by Jeff Altabef
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRed Death, by award-winning author Jeff Altabef of the Chosen Series, is a powerful, sweeping, dark dystopian fantasy that combines medieval lore with magic, betrayal, and unforgettable characters.Seventeen-year-old Aaliss graduated at the top of her class and now works as a highly trained Guardian... -
![4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace by Johan Twiss]()
4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace by Johan Twiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiagnosed with a rare form of meningitis, a teenage boy is paralyzed from head to toe--trapped in his own mind. To cope with his imprisonment, he retreats to an imaginary world called his Mind Palace, but the lines between reality and time blur into wild adventures after he gets a new roommate--an old, outspoken, Jewish jazz musician with dementia...Categorized as:
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![Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins]()
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell... -
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Defy by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Tate is about to make her parents’ dreams come true. Unfortunately for her, their dreams foretell her death.Eager to explore more of the Estilorian plane and prove her abilities, Tate goes against her parents’ wishes and leaves the area of protection surrounding her home. Her choice puts her on a deadly path…one that leaves her alone, severely injured and battling for her life... -
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The Keep by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsContinue Alec's journey in the twisty, action-packed fourth book of the Spellshadow series... -
![Failed Future by Elise Kova]()
Failed Future by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen worlds collide, and things are rarely what they seem, there may be no one Vi can trust.Having forsaken her crown for a chance to save her family, and the world, Vi Solaris washes up on the shores of Meru. She's wounded and barely alive. But Vi's fight for survival is only just beginning.As a princess in a foreign land, everyone is after her... -
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![Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova]()
Sovereign Sacrifice by Elise Kova
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVi was supposed to be the perfect crown princess. Then, she abandoned her throne.Vi was supposed to save the world as its Champion. Then, the world she loved vanished.Now, all she knows is that she has deadly magic and brutal cunning and she's ready to settle some scores.Old loves and new allies tell her to play it safe. But Vi is done with caution... -
![The Travelers by Carla Jablonski, D.J. MacHale]()
The Travelers by Carla Jablonski, D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBefore Bobby Pendragon. Before Saint Dane. Before the war . . . Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. They lived for yearssome even for decadesbefore learning of their true destiny...Categorized as:
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![The Approach of Dawn: Primer for the Apocalypse Book Two by Braided Sky]()
The Approach of Dawn: Primer for the Apocalypse Book Two by Braided Sky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo protect those she loves from an unwanted fate, Emie Mercer has returned to the past. Her actions have already created ripples and changed the trajectory of her future. She has gained early access to the system and magic, and is now working with Alliance personnel in an effort to leverage her knowledge of the future to help others...Categorized as:
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![The Challenger by Taran Matharu]()
The Challenger by Taran Matharu
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe stakes are higher than ever in The Challenger, the second book in the Contender YA trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of the Summoner series, Taran Matharu.The first battle is over, but the Game is just beginning..Categorized as:
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![To Ride a Rathorn by P.C. Hodgell]()
To Ride a Rathorn by P.C. Hodgell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter Jame's inadmissible behavior in the Women's Halls, her twin brother Tori takes her to Tentir, the random college to learn the ways of becoming a fighter. Here is where Jame has always felt she would feel most comfortable, but on the night of her arrival she almost burns down part of the college... -
![Resistance to Magic by Peter Glenn, Michael Anderle]()
Resistance to Magic by Peter Glenn, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic killed her parents. Will it kill her too?The amulet Sariah found buried in the mines looked liked her ticket out of her half-starved backwater life. The pendant was surely very valuable. The assassin who tried to steal it apparently agreed.Now all she wants is revenge. Or at least justice.With a little help from a friendly mystic she learns about magic...Categorized as:
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![The Orb of Kandra by Morgan Rice]()
The Orb of Kandra by Morgan Rice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A powerful opener to a series [that] will produce a combination of feisty protagonists and challenging circumstances to thoroughly involve not just young adults, but adult fantasy fans who seek epic stories fueled by powerful friendships and adversaries... -
![The Elements of the Crown by Kay L. Moody]()
The Elements of the Crown by Kay L. Moody
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTalise has a gift that could save her life.In an empire divided into three rings, seventeen-year-old Talise is from the outer ring. This dangerous and crime-laden land has one constant... death.Her only chance for escape is to become Master Shaper--an honored position in the palace court and military. Each year, the emperor chooses one student to receive the title... -
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Outmove by Brandt Legg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOUTMOVE, the thrilling conclusion to the best selling Inner Movement trilogy.Humankind is on the brink . . . Earth will either become dystopian or utopian . . . There is only one chance.Defying the odds, Nate has repeatedly eluded death. Now, with full command of his powers and a clear sense of destiny, he leads the Movement. But the revolution is crumbling...Categorized as:
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![The City of Worms by Roy Huff]()
The City of Worms by Roy Huff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollege freshman Owen Sage has just started to understand the darkness trying to overtake Everville and the earthly realm. With the help of The Keeper and the Fron army, Owen has managed to buy some time, but new problems have already emerged, new secrets need to be revealed, and the race against time to stop Them from conquering both dimensions has only just begun... -
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![Unraveling Eleven by Jerri Chisholm]()
Unraveling Eleven by Jerri Chisholm
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Compound Eleven, freedom from tyranny is impossible.My name is Eve Hamilton, and I’ve managed the impossible.I am free.Until just like that, it is wrenched from my grasp. And this time, the corridors of the dark underground city are even more dangerous than ever before...Categorized as:
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![Safe House by Diane Duane, Tom Clancy]()
Safe House by Diane Duane, Tom Clancy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo save a prominent scientist and his son from a corrupt government's agents, the Net Force Explorers embark on a terrifying virtual hunt for their enemies--before it's too late...Categorized as:
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![Outin by Brandt Legg]()
Outin by Brandt Legg
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOUTIN, book two of The Inner Movement trilogy, from the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Last Librarian.A story of wonder, in which time and dimensions collide in an explosion of psychic phenomena and kaleidoscopic magic. Relentlessly pursued, seventeen year old, Nate Ryder embarks on a new journey where he faces impossible choices that transcend life and death... -
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The Mountain of Souls by Marcus Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnly the strong survive! When Malina is sold at an auction block, she fears life will take a turn for the worse.But even her darkest nightmares are nothing compared to the reality of what she faces when she's delivered to the Mountain of Souls.Thrust into a brutal selection process where failure means death, Malina must train and fight not only to survive but to prove herself worthy to serve...Categorized as:
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![The Travelers: Book Three by Walter Sorrells, D.J. MacHale]()
The Travelers: Book Three by Walter Sorrells, D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBefore Bobby Pendragon. Before Saint Dane. Before the war . . . Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. They lived for years�some even for decades�before learning of their true destiny...Categorized as:
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![Preserving Hope by Alex Albrinck]()
Preserving Hope by Alex Albrinck
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was his mission to save her life.But first, he'd need to convince her that hers was a life worth saving.Will Stark has been sent on a mission to save the life of a young woman named Elizabeth. He does not know who is threatening her, or why. He only knows that failure is not an option, for it will mean three of the most important people in his life will cease to exist...
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