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Masks by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat makes a hero?For years, Sienna Nealon has worked with the U.S. government to protect the world against other people with powers beyond those of a normal human. But after several clashes with the current administration, she finds herself with a new employer, an independent agency dedicated to helping stop threats to humanity... -
Power by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSienna Nealon seems like a woman beaten. Imprisoned by her enemies, facing the extinction of her entire race, she is up against overwhelming odds. But overwhelming odds have never stopped her before... -
Destiny by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNOTE: This is a tightly intertwined series wherein each book builds on previous volumes.In the aftermath of her confrontation with Sovereign, Sienna Nealon finds herself low on allies. The organization Century continues their genocide of the entire race of metahumans unchecked, working toward an ultimate goal that they have yet to reveal... -
Ruthless by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen a mission in New York City goes terribly wrong, Sienna Nealon finds herself replaced as head of the government agency in charge of policing people with powers beyond those of a normal human. Marginalized, humiliated, she ponders her place in the world now that her war is over... -
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Chosen by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dangerous PathAlex knew choosing the path of the lone wolf wouldn’t be easy, but challenging Jaze Carso for the chance to bring the Werewolf Academy to the public would prove to be much harder.˃˃˃ Is the Sacrifice Worth It?Alex has to decide how far he is willing to go to give werewolves the life he has fought for... -
Legacy by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTime is running out for Sienna Nealon. The mysterious organization Century is only weeks from wiping out the entire metahuman race. But just as Sienna has made the decision to fight them, her past catches up to her and she finds herself in the hands of the U.S. Government. Secrets long buried begin to rise, putting Sienna and everyone she cares about directly in the path of Century..Categorized as:
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Enemies by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFar from home, having failed in her quest to kill Old Man Winter, Sienna Nealon finds herself in the city of London, working with Omega, her oldest enemies... -
Limitless by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTwo years after the explosive Girl in the Box Series ends, Sienna Nealon is called to London, England, where she is drawn into a murder investigation involving an old friend. Paired up with a young, handsome Detective Inspector, she finds herself in a race against time to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder as victim after victim falls to the careful, clever killer... -
Broken by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSienna Nealon is a broken human being. Her lover is dead, her closest friends have deserted her, and her employers have betrayed her. From the ashes of her desperation, she must master the metahuman powers at her command and finally tame the souls that share her body for one ultimate purpose - revenge against the ones who destroyed her life... -
Missy Goes to Hong Kong by P.G. Allison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMissy the Werecat: Book VIIIWhile busy at West Point, Missy continues helping her government friends deal with terrorists, mob wars and evil witches from overseas. But, with all that going on, maybe she's picked the wrong time to take over the New England werewolf pack.Of course, whenever anyone takes advantage of women, Missy will always step up. One thing will lead to another... -
Where the Light Enters by Kathy Miner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlmost a year has passed since a plague wiped out over 99% of the population. In the mountains of Colorado, a group of survivors have made it through their first winter. The world is profoundly changed, and so are the people. Humanity has taken an evolutionary step, and whether the increased intuitive knowing will serve to rebuild or destroy mankind remains to be seen...Categorized as:
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Sunny with a Chance of Monsters (Sunny Day, Paranormal Badass) by Sara King, Fred Garnet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree years ago, Sunny Day’s life came to an end. Cursed, forgotten, and pushed to the fringes of society, the former EMT has hit rock bottom—which is a real achievement in an alternate-future Alaska where even granite floats. A silk-clad stranger appears, and with him, a kernel of hope: A bounty, $100,000 for one gangly math teacher...Categorized as:
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Redux by Jena Leigh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings* Book #3 in the Variant Series * Alex Parker sits at the crossroads, out of time and out of place. She went back to fix the past, not to imperil the future. Rescued from the icy waters of the Bering Sea by one familiar face, she's helpless to find another. Declan O'Connell jumped with her, but where did he go? In the middle of her search, a new threat confronts Alex... -
Render by Elizabeth C. Mock
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust when Faela Durante dared to hope that her mission of atonement might succeed, it all shattered with the senseless massacre of the Tereskan healers in Kilrood. None survived the slaughter, not even her son. With her mentor, Ianos Wilkerson, missing and presumed dead, Faela and her new allies must heed Rivka’s dying prophecy in order to stand against the coming darkness... -
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A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 099112765X / ISBN-13: 9780991127658."The redemption of the fallen man is neither easy nor quick. It is fraught with hardship and loss, and those who seek to aid someone traveling this twisted path might do best to journey ahead and light the way." (The Word and the Deed)Rukh Shektan has lost everything: his home, his standing, and his future...Categorized as:
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The Book of Destiny by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelena has come far from the day she became custodian of Abernathy’s, the world’s only living oracle. Now, she faces her greatest challenge yet: the oracle’s prediction that it, and she, will end.As monstrous invaders strike city after city, leaving death and destruction behind, the Wardens scramble to defend humanity. Weakened by infighting, they turn to Abernathy’s for guidance and strength... -
Secret of Betrayal by DelSheree Gladden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen faced with the choice between saving Milo’s life and embracing her destiny, Libby Sparks knew there was only one answer.Become the Destroyer.Libby is about to learn that accepting her fate is only the first step in figuring out what being the Destroyer truly means. Libby must reign in and develop her talents while planning to rescue her captive army of Ciphers from the hands of Guardians... -
Darkening Chaos by DelSheree Gladden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibby Sparks has the power to destroy the world. She has prophecy and destiny backing her bid to take down the Guardians. She even has an army. What she doesn’t have is a plan.No matter how hard Libby tries to follow her destiny, the pieces never seem to fall her into place. Every effort Libby makes to build her army and organize an attack is countered by complications... -
The Sight of Demons by Darin C. Brown
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHunter Miller sees demons. The terrifying shadows engulf him and everyone he knows—yet nobody else notices their presence.Hunter can’t escape them, so he sets out to understand them... -
The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTerry Brooks won instant acclaim with his phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara. Its sequels earned Brooks legendary status. Then his darkly enthralling The Word and the Void trilogy revealed new depths and vistas to his mastery of epic fantasy...Categorized as:
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Her Father’s Daughter by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDrow Princess for Hire. Skills include wielding dual magics, stabbing bad guys with the pointy end, and protecting the good people of Seattle from dark wizards. Also wraps a mean sashimi roll. The name Brownstone evokes a certain reaction no matter who hears it. And for Alison Brownstone that’s both a blessing and a curse... -
In the Wind by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsReed Treston is a man without purpose. His war is over, his friends have left and now he runs a lonely watch with his sister, policing people with powers beyond those of normal humans. When the government intercepts a message that has links to his past, Reed finds himself stirred into action... -
Flame Caller by Jon Messenger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE EARTH GIVES WAY TO THE SEA,THE SEA BOWS BEFORE THE WIND,THE WIND FEEDS THE FLAME,THE FLAME BURNS THE WORLD OF MAN DOWN TO THE EARTH.White Halls is no longer a sleepy little town. Its houses lie smoldering on their foundations. The residents take refuge in their homes, afraid to leave. And the town’s prodigal son and newest Wind Warrior, Xander Sirocco, has fled... -
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... -
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Alone, Untouched, Soulless by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis is a collection of the first three titles in The Girl in the Box Series, which are about a teenage girl who develops powers far beyond those of a normal human, and her battles against those who would use her against her will. (Approx. 185,000 words total.)Books included:1. Alone2. Untouched3... -
Oubliette by Megg Jensen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReychel thought she was finally free. She was wrong. Everyone saw her gift of prophecy as a blessing, but her gift is uncontrollable. No one alive can teach her to manipulate her unique gift and the answers she needs lie buried within a madman’s journals. She’s thrust in the midst of a brewing war and the only uniting factor for her people is their belief in the Prophet... -
The Book of D'ni by Rand Miller, David Wingrove
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThese pages are your link to the story of Eedrah, son of Jetthe Ro'Jetthe, lord of Terahnee--Eedrah's ethereal homeland. Atrus and Catherine set out to rebuild D'Ni and stumble into his world of spectacular waterfalls, lush fields, rich music, and astonishingly beautiful architecture. Everything is perfect, this is a world they could scarcely imagine... -
The Last to Fall by Glynn James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1926 Joseph Dean was just getting ready to hang himself when the man named Joshua stepped into his cafe and changed his life.He made Joe an offer - one that would mean travelling through the door to another world to find something that had been lost for nearly two hundred years.Joe would discover a lot more than that in the years that followed... -
Alex Wise vs. the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world in the start to a wildly funny and addictive fantasy series about accepting yourself and finding your inner hero.Alex Wise feels like his world is ending... -
Unfurl by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAgainst all expectations, Samantha Ruiz has survived attacks by two of Helmann's deadliest assassins. She's alive, but she's far from safe. Helmann is planning a second Holocaust and wants Sam to play a starring role. Will, meanwhile, separated from Sam by an ocean, seeks a way to prevent Helmann's apocalypse... -
Keeper of the Earth by Jenna Solitaire
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving found the Board of Fire, Jenna and Simon hurry to decipher the clues that will lead them to the Board of Earth--and mastery over the very land itself. But on their way to locate the tomb of a mythical English hero while fending off shadowy new attackers who want the Boards for themselves, an offer of help comes from a surprising source... -
Wolf Hollow by Nikki Jefford
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn attraction that threatens the future of the pack… Spirited, stubborn, and deeply loyal wolf shifter, Sasha feels the pressure from her pack to claim another pureblood, yet no one is brazen enough to defy the elders and toy with her . . . no one besides a hotheaded half-breed. Tabor, a rebellious outcast, is the hollow's only wizard shifter... -
Lord of the Apocalypse by Michael Sisa
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being falsely accused of murder, Nicholas Dread finds himself losing not only seven years of his life, but also his son and wife. Fate further kicks him on the chest when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an unannounced apocalypse, witnessing death by the thousands. After a desperate struggle, he dies only to find himself in the body of a Goblin. -
League of Liars by Astrid Scholte
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this fantasy thriller, four teens charged with murder and the illegal use of magic band together to devise the ultimate jailbreak.Ever since his mother was killed, seventeen-year-old Cayder Broduck has had one goal--to see illegal users of magic brought to justice... -
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Infamous Heart by Ryder O'Malley
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGlorifying superheroes is my job, being seduced by one is a perk.One day, I was a mild-mannered designer for a premiere superhero magazine. Turned down for a promotion yet again, I let loose years of repressed anger. That’s how I got fired. Lesson learned. Now my career is as successful as my love life... -
Shambling With the Stars by Jesse Petersen
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAvery Andrews is her name and directing celebrity telethons after tragedies is her game. But the Northwestern Zombie Outbreak isn't your average tragedy... and once the infection spreads to the studio, Avery and her crew will have to worry about staying alive, not ratings... -
Broken Elements by Mia Marshall
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“It’s happening again, Aidan. We didn’t stop it, after all.” As an elemental, Aidan Brook holds the power of water at her fingertips. A descendant of the earth’s oldest magic, she can cause tides to ebb and flow, put out house fires without calling 911, and give anyone who’s annoying her an impromptu shower. But even her magic has its limits... -
Denial by Lauren Barnholdt, Aaron Gorvine
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDENIAL, Book Eight in the Witches of Santa Anna series of novellas.... In Season One of The Witches of Santa Anna, Natalia and Cam had to fight to be together. In Season Two, they'll fight even harder not to lose each other. With Raine gone, Cam and Natalia believe the worst is behind them. But Raine's left a trail of collateral damage in her wake... -
Suspicion by Lauren Barnholdt, Aaron Gorvine
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSUSPICION, Book Nine in the Witches of Santa Anna series of novellas.... In Season One of The Witches of Santa Anna, Natalia and Cam had to fight to be together. In Season Two, they'll fight even harder not to lose each other. With Raine gone, Cam and Natalia believe the worst is behind them. But Raine's left a trail of collateral damage in her wake... -
Isolation by Lauren Barnholdt, Aaron Gorvine
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsISOLATION, Book Ten in the Witches of Santa Anna series of novellas.... In Season One of The Witches of Santa Anna, Natalia and Cam had to fight to be together. In Season Two, they'll fight even harder not to lose each other. With Raine gone, Cam and Natalia believe the worst is behind them. But Raine’s left a trail of collateral damage in her wake... -
A Question of Will by Alex Albrinck
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey murdered his wife and son. They burned down his house. They beat him within an inch of his life. And then they realized they had the wrong man.They should have killed him when they had the chance.Will Stark is a thirty-five-year-old self-made billionaire. He's happily married and father to a young son he adores. He's well-loved in his community for his philanthropic efforts... -
Crossfire by Andrea Domanski
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBirthdays suck! For her eighteenth, Mirissa Colson receives a package from the mother who abandoned her over a decade ago. The family secret it reveals transforms her life from trying on prom dresses to battling an ancient race of demons. Thanks, Mom. Her nineteenth brings forth an even more treacherous foe—one maniacal demi-god bent on ruling the world. So much for dating... -
Golden by Melissa de la Cruz, Michael Johnston
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRecast the spell. Light the flame. Make the world anew.With the ruins of New Kandy still smoldering around them and Nat’s bond to her beloved drakon quickly fraying, Nat and Wes are lost amid a sea of destruction—with Wes at death’s door. Wes tried to save his sister, Eliza, and protect them from her cruelty, only to see firsthand just how dark her power had become... -
Elemental by Antony John
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA lost colony is reborn in this heart-pounding fantasy adventure set in the near future . . . Sixteen-year-old Thomas has always been an outsider. The first child born without the power of an Element—earth, water, wind or fire—he has little to offer his tiny, remote Outer Banks colony. Or so the Guardians would have him believe... -
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The Coven by Lizzie Fry
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'A compelling, prescient tale of an alternate world with far too many scary similarities to our own.' Angela Clarke Let me repeat myself, so we can be very clear. Women are not the enemy. We must protect them from themselves, just as much as we must protect ourselves. Imagine a world in which witchcraft is real...
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