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Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe war is on...Counted among the fiercest Andarion warriors ever born, Hauk is one of the five founding members of the Sentella- an organization that has declared war on the League that rules the Ichidian universe with an iron fist and terrifies it with an army of well-trained assassins. Hauk's enemies are legion, but he fears nothing and no one...Categorized as:
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Raelia by Lynette Noni
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratings“Life is full of crossroads, Alex. Full of choices.”Returning for a second year at Akarnae Academy with her gifted friends, Alexandra Jennings steps back through a doorway into Medora, the fantasy world that is full of impossibilities. Despite the magical wonder of Medora, Alex’s life remains threatened by Aven Dalmarta, the banished prince from the Lost City of Meya who is out for her blood...Categorized as:
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Shadow Dance by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTensions and passions rise in the city that never sleeps in this propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan's Shadow Riders series. As the head of the New York City Shadow Riders and his branch of the Ferraro family, Geno bears the weight of dual responsibilities on his broad shoulders...Categorized as:
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Trolled by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBusy looking for her missing mother and dodging enemies that are after her magical hammer, Matti Puletasi doesn’t need any more problems. She definitely doesn’t need the person who hired an assassin to kill her mother to show up—and target her.As if that wasn’t bad enough, the handsome elven ally she’s falling in love with… may be working for the other side... -
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Pawn by Karen Lynch
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsJesse James is a normal eighteen-year-old, even if her parents are the best faerie bounty hunters in New York. Jesse’s only concern is how to pay for college, but that changes the night her parents disappear.Equipped with her parents’ weapons and her own smarts, Jesse enters the dangerous world of bounty hunting in search of her mother and father... -
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Jack Be Quick by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStrike Force: An Iniquus Romantic Suspense Mystery Thriller The prayer on her lips is JACK Be Quick. It’s been months since ex-Navy SEAL Jack McCullen last saw his fiancée, Suz Molloy. He was on the other side of the world involved in a grueling black ops mission for Iniquus Corporation at the behest of the US government... -
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Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf she fails, her whole team could be destroyed.Lexi “Lynx” Sabado is more than ready for her marriage with ex-SEAL Striker Rheas. But getting her happily ever after is fraught with hurdles when her psychic abilities start going haywire, giving her vague warnings of impending danger.As it turns out, identifying threats can be overwhelming when everything and everyone is the potential source...Categorized as:
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Unsuspecting Trouble by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Father Time is depending on you to save his butt, you don’t ask questions.Thankfully Paris Beaufont has had her questions answered.She finally knows who she is.More importantly, she knows what happened to her parents and who is after her.But that’s only the beginning…To save Papa Creola, her parents and pretty much love itself, that’s going to take a lot of work... -
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Undetected by Anna Hackett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDarcy Ward has sold her soul to the devil. Okay, not quite the devil, but she did agree to work with Agent Arrogant and Annoying—aka Special Agent Alastair Burke of the FBI’s Art Crime Team to lay a trap for infamous black-market antiquities ring, Silk Road. Darcy loves shoes, computers, caffeine, and working at her family business, Treasure Hunter Security... -
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Lethal Game by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe sparks of unexpected passion ignite in this electrifying GhostWalker novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.When Malichai Fortunes attacks a problem, he does it full force--a habit that earns the GhostWalker a painful injury and a forced vacation in San Diego, California. With nothing but physical therapy on the horizon, Malichai is starting to get restless..Categorized as:
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Rise of the Fae by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDarkness rises. But so do I. The false queen has taken everything from me. My throne, my people, and worst of all, my mate. Her dark curse has stolen Tarron’s mind and compels him to try kill me.I’ll do anything to cure him and stop her. When a prophecy tells me to go find the Dragon Bloods, I know I’ll be walking into a deadly situation. It won’t stop me... -
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Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn a world where the League and its assassins rule, where betrayal and treachery are everywhere...the only survivors are those ones who are...BORN OF SHADOWSFor Caillen Dagan, a defiant soldier of fortune, survival isn't a right, it's a brutal daily battle. Moving through the Ichidaian universe like a wraith, his brushes with the law and death are legendary...Categorized as:
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The Independent Fairy by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot all who want love, want it for the right reasons.Some just want power.However, Paris Beaufont won’t allow bullies to ruin love for selfish reasons.Even if she doesn’t want romance for herself.Paris’ heart is being healed, but that’s just the beginning.There’s so much more of her story to unravel.And with it, there are many layers to the Fairy Godmother Agency to understand... -
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Chain Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFound in the debris of the plane wreck barely alive, Lexi Sobado is finally home. But home does not mean safe. Someone powerful, connected, and willing to kill is after her. Lexi Sobado, the young Iniquus puzzling prodigy, puts her expertise to the test as she faces a dark enemy, threatening not only her and Iniquus, but American defense and safety...Categorized as:
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Cuff Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMore of this is true than you would believe.In her most thrilling novel yet, USA Today bestselling author Fiona Quinn exposes the dark forces threatening America. The Hydra, a monstrous group that includes a secret society that will do anything for power, is ready to strike, and only Lexi stands a chance to stop them.It’s a mind-bending plot of control and destruction...Categorized as:
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Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 79 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago... -
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Reign by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsGoing to the Fae plane against Jared's orders has cost Mina dearly. Her decision haunts her as a new danger surfaces back on the human plane. The Grimms are fading from existence. To save her family's future, Mina Grime will have to travel to the past with the help of her Fae Godmother and a pair of magic shoes... -
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The Phoenix by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the sixth book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society.A single sentence is muttered from the lips of an assassin dangling from a four-story building, “It starts in Montrovia...Categorized as:
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The Dauntless by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSave the Prince. Save the World. Spy Girl.Huntley Von Allister's cover is firmly in place.She's brilliantly completed her first four missions.But she is done.Done working for Black X.Done trying to untangle the mystery of what got her mother killed.And very, very done with love... -
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Rootbound by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMy name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand. The world has deteriorated in the years I was banished. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before... -
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Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA DEMON ENSLAVEDLore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission. AN ANGEL TEMPTEDIdess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting...Categorized as:
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No Matter the Cost by Susan May Warren
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe put her hand to her chest, still unable to breathe.He had dark hair and a beard, ripped pants, a dirty suit coat and wore such an intense expression of pursuit on his face, she just knew—He was going after Alan Martin.And she might never see him again.No. Not again.Not ever again.He passed her, didn’t even look at her, his gaze pinned on Martin, who’d vanished down the stairs...Categorized as:
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Sin Undone by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author who Gena Showalter calls "decadently sinful" comes a forbidden romance in the beloved Demonica series.As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she'll die before she'll relinquish her freedom again...Categorized as:
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The Prince by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a new story in her Wicked series… She’s everything he wants…. Cold. Heartless. Deadly. Whispers of his name alone bring fear to fae and mortals alike. The Prince. There is nothing in the mortal world more dangerous than him...Categorized as:
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Inside Straight: An Amber Farrell Novel by Mark Henwick, Lauren Sweet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe witch who doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Amber is under orders to spend a relaxing Christmas with her House and family in Denver. No chance.A fleeing Athanate House with rebel Adepts and a dying human kin throw themselves at Amber's mercy and her decisions unleash a terrifying journey into the world of the most secretive of paranormal races - the Adepts... -
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Firestorm by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMy name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. In a world of lava and fire, I am about to face my hardest trial yet. Not one of strength, or power, but intrigue and manipulation... -
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Don't Tempt Fate by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon't Tempt Fate Book 11 of the Cloverleah Pack series. Pack enforcer, Marius Reef has a lot on his mind. Life in Cloverleah has been quiet for months; giving him too much time to think. He still suffers nightmares from his father's abuse decades ago and now his brothers are mated, he is struggling to find and keep his place in the pack... -
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Three Trials by Kristy Cunning
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsSo, I've checked off some life goals and added a few new ones to my list. Goal #5: Get out of hell's belly without letting my ungrateful charges die. Goal #6: Get a new name that's more badass. Goal #7: Stop wasting my breath on lectures and start annoying the quad hell squad every time they annoy me. Fight fire with fire. Ha! Another hell pun. Goal 8: Find out who the hell killed me... -
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Thorns of Decision by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsQuinn Robbins was prepared for her mother to be angry. After all, she'd disappeared for two days without warning; to visit the world on the other side of the Dusk Gate that nobody else knows exists. What she wasn't prepared for was seeing her mother calmly sitting there, waiting for her return, as if Megan Robbins somehow knew the secret, too... -
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Dirty Ross by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCole Ryker has been a man on a mission since the second he laid eyes on tall, dark and dirty-talking Ross Collins. That mission? To get the macho Delta Force soldier into his bed and out of his head, putting an end to his obsession. When Ross finally agrees to a date, Cole is overjoyed - and, frankly, rather surprised. Ross is like no man he's ever met...Categorized as:
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![Deadly Games by Jaycee Clark]()
Deadly Games by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe stakes are higher ... the risks are steeper ... the chances more fatal.... Rori Maitland has lived her life the way she's wanted it. After retiring from MI6, she's her own woman, few friends, no husband and that is the way she bloody well prefers it. After all, her job is hardly normal. Ian Kinncaid, master of disguise, has been estranged from his family for well over a decade...Categorized as:
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Callum by Nyssa Kathryn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne wedding, one fake relationship, and a threat no one saw coming.Attending a wedding is dead last on Fiona Lock’s list of priorities. She has two options: stay home and let the family gossip mill speculate on why she isn’t there; or attend the wedding and pretend she’s just fine. The decision is obvious. Not only does she choose option B…she may have mentioned a boyfriend she doesn’t have...Categorized as:
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Fable by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll that gillters is not gold. When something precious is stolen from sixteen-year-old Mina Grime, she will do anything in her power to get it back, even if it means traveling to the dangerous Fae plane and battling one of the strongest fairy-tale villains yet... -
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Escaping Destiny by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsI thought things couldn't get worse. I was wrong. I found out what I really wanted and was forced to give him up. Just as I found out who I really am, I was presented to the elusive Horde King as a gift. This was the mystical being I was hidden from for more than twenty years... -
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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 77 ratingsElantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed...Categorized as:
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Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWith wings of midnight and an affinity for shadows, Jason courts darkness. But now, with the Archangel Neha’s consort lying murdered in the jewel-studded palace that was his prison and her rage threatening cataclysmic devastation, Jason steps into the light, knowing he must unearth the murderer before it is too late... -
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Goddess by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsAfter accidentally unleashing the gods from their captivity on Olympus, Helen must find a way to re-imprison them without starting a devastating war. But the gods are angry, and their thirst for blood already has a body count.To make matters worse, the Oracle reveals that a diabolical Tyrant is lurking among them, which drives a wedge between the once-solid group of friends...Categorized as:
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Breakwater by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen. As an Ender, one of my father’s Elite guards, it’s my job to do as I’m told... -
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Well of Magic by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI never expected to see a mage battle on national TV. When the ley lines—the orderly rivers of magical energy that circle the globe—went wild, chaos ensued. Magic hid in the shadows for hundreds of years, but then a secret order took control of one of the world's largest religions. Their goal is to rule the world, and the first step is to control the ley lines and magic users... -
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Nomad by R.J. Anderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCast into exile, she must return to free her people. Banished from her underground home by Betony, the queen of the Cornish piskeys, young Ivy sets out to forge a new life for herself in the world above. But a deadly threat lingers in the mine, and Ivy cannot bear to see her people suffer while Betony refuses to believe. Somehow she must convince the queen to let them go...Categorized as:
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![Stand Out by Susi Hawke]()
Stand Out by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWatch out for the Assassin’s Claws… Gifflet “Gib” Moreno is a paid killer, just like his four brothers. It’s the family business—they fight together, they die together. Whether they’re working as a group or alone, they are a tight unit who protect their own... -
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The Emperor of Evening Stars by Laura Thalassa
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the beginning, there was darkness. Before he met Callie, before he became the Bargainer, there was Desmond Flynn, the bastard son of a scribe. A boy born to a weak mother, cursed with little magic, and destined to marry a slave. But fate had something else in mind. Till darkness dies... -
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Grace and Glory by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDanger, betrayal, and enticing forbidden love... When Angels FallTrinity Marrow has lost the battle and her beloved Protector. Even with both demons and Wardens on her side, Trin may not win the war against the Harbinger... -
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The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Burn by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s the End of the World as We Know It…Nava has come a long way from being a hot mess flying solo. She’s now one of the major players on the chessboard, leading the charge against a witch with dark magic, a power-mad rabbi, and the impending apocalypse.Friends will die and secrets will be exposed...Categorized as:
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Nokken by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucy Kincaid wanted a simple life with a white picket fence, but once Jens took her to Undraland, she knew that wouldn't be in the cards. Learning to maneuver the landmines of laplanding with her boyfriend’s best friend is more than Lucy bargained for. Prince Jamie has access to Lucy’s every thought, making it impossible to have a moment to herself, or run away from her problems...Categorized as:
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Contested Crown by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI can’t give him up, even if it costs me my life...Miles and Cade are on the run. Without money, protection, or allies they have only each other to rely on as they flee the most powerful mage house in the country. Unfortunately, the outside world is even more dangerous than the lion’s den they just escaped from... -
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Dreamless by Josephine Angelini
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsCan true love be FORGOTTEN?As the only Scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has been given a nearly impossible task. By night she wanders through Hades, trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family. By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding her sanity...Categorized as:
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Deal With The Devil by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden spins a hot new paranormal Purgatory story with…DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. Eric Pate is used to making his own rules—as the director of the PARA Unit, he is the boss. Everyone rushes to obey his commands, and no one knows his secrets. No one ever gets too close to him. But then he meets her. Ella Lancaster is tired of being a prisoner... -
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Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSerafina, Neela, Ling, Ava, Becca, and Astrid, six mermaids from realms scattered throughout the seas and freshwaters, were summoned by the leader of the river witches to learn an incredible truth: the mermaids are direct descendants of the Six Who Ruled-powerful mages who once governed the lost empire of Atlantis... -
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Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsImprobable, adjective:1. Not very likely to happen; not probable.2. Probably not a very good idea anyway.3. See also “bad plan.”As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her...Categorized as:
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