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Die Welt wird brennen by Lena Kiefer
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHoffnung ist stärker als Hass, Liebe ist stärker als FurchtDie 18-jährige Ophelia Scale lebt im England einer nicht zu fernen Zukunft, in dem Technologie per Gesetz vom Regenten verboten ist. Die technikbegeisterte und mutige Kämpferin Ophelia hat sich dem Widerstand angeschlossen und wird auserkoren, sich beim royalen Geheimdienst zu bewerben... -
Naslouchač by Petra Stehlíková
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOriginální česká fantasy z fascinujícího temného světa.Po Velké válce je svět rozdělen na dvě části, jedna je obyvatelná a druhá je zamořená jedovatými plyny. Obyvatelnou polovinu chrání štít, který čerpá energii ze zvláštního nerostu zvaného sklenit. V blízkosti štítu žije národ sklenařů, kteří jako jediní dovedou sklenit těžit. Platí však za to vysokou daň... -
Cress: Chapters 1-5 by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDownload the first five chapters of CRESS by Marissa Meyer, the third book in the New York Times bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army... -
Beauty and the Beast (Illustrated Classic Mini Book) by A.L. Singer
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdapted from Disney's film Beauty and the Beast... -
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Shatter Me Series Collection 9 Books Set By Tahereh Mafi by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPlease Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be DispatchedShatter Me Series Collection 9 Books Set By TaherehUnitePerfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me trilogy, this book collects her two companion novellas, Fracture Me and Destroy Me... -
Dziewczyna, która prześcignęła czas by Anna Benning
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratings„Vortex. Dziewczyna, która prześcignęła czas” to drugi tom elektryzującej trylogii Anny Benning. Książka „Vortex. Dzień, w którym rozpadł się świat” podbiła serca czytelników na całym świecie i przez długi czas utrzymywała się na szczycie list bestsellerów.Rzeczywistość Elaine, to świat tajemnic, tuneli energetycznych oraz ludzi zmutowanych z ogniem, powietrzem, wodą i ziemią... -
The Forgotten Queen by Kortney Keisel
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's trying to remember. He's trying to pretend. Sydria Hasler is a blank slate. After a tragic accident, her images of the past have vanished. All she wants is to get her memory back and return home—wherever home is. But the more she rebuilds her past, the more she wants to fight for a future with King Marx. Too bad it's all a sham... -
Winter: Chapters 1 & 2 by Marissa Meyer
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDownload the first two chapters of Winter for free!Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.Winter despises her stepmother and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend-the handsome palace guard, Jacin... -
The Buildup: Gildemer Episode Seven by A.S. Oren
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKoi knows the truth now, but that doesn't mean Gabby can stop tip toeing around the broken glass her decisions left in their wake. Both their solids worlds are about to get shaken up. Their morals, lives, and status will come into question. Something brews on the horizon for the country of Gildemer... -
Red Queen Collection (Red Queen, #0.1-2) by Victoria Aveyard
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGraceling meets The Selection in Victoria Aveyard’s #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy series about seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose latent magical powers draw her into the dangerous world of the elite ruling class... -
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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The Mutt by igsygrace
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMockingjay from Peeta's point of view. Much of the dialogue is taken from the original work and is the property of Suzanne Collins. This is rated Mature for language and depictions of torture (individual chapters containing depictions of torture are labelled)... -
The Epilogue by Kiera Cass
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Epilogue - An epilogue to The One, which takes place two years later on Maxon's birthday... -
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Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe prince is hoping to fall for Rapunzel, but since she can't quite hear what he asks for, everything but her hair gets tossed out her window. Instead of her curly locks, she throws her dirty socks. Instead of silky tresses, out go lacey dresses. And you can predict the guaranteed-to-crack-kids-up clothing she sends down when the prince simply says hair. . . -
Red Queen 4-Book Collection: Books 1-4 by Victoria Aveyard
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsVictoria aveyard red queen series 4 books collection set includes titles in this set :- red queen, glass sword, king's cage, war storm [hardcover]. Description:- Red Queen The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change... -
Chaos Volume 1: Books 1-3 by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first three books in the Chaos series. Soul Cara Kelly’s life is going nowhere when she’s lured to a faery festival. There she sees darkness and magic, madness and lust, and she comes out the other side with new eyes and an addiction to the fae. When the faery who saved her life returns to her, Cara knows there’s something wrong... -
The Piano Girl 2 by Sherri Schoenborn Murray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is part two of The Piano Girl.She plays from memory. Her memories. The continuing saga of a girl, a boy, and the future of a kingdom.This princess to pauper story is filled with prayers, promises and plenty of piano. This is Part Two of a two part Series. In 2016, the Counterfeit Princess series will continue with Alia's sister, Wren. God willing... -
Hunted: Alba's Story by Kaylin Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is a battle with high stakes. Too bad I’d never been less likely to win. Newly-minted healer mage, Alba Mattas, has only ever had one goal—to be swept off her feet by a rich, handsome man. The richer and handsomer, the better. Alba is gorgeous, and she knows how to flirt to get her way... -
Maid and Minstrel by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRosalind always shared her birthday with her father’s horses, but she never expected to share their fate.Sheltered and pampered, beautiful Rosalind of Lovana turns eighteen with fluttering excitement. Nobles and dignitaries across the land are to celebrate with her—including young King Philip of Mallinae, whom she secretly adores... -
Forever Claimed by Betty Shreffler, Betty Legend
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaptured by my enemy and held in his captivity, I have two choices; play his games to survive or die fighting. Surrendering my body or territory to him is not an option. Determined to outlast his manipulations, I utilize every advantage no matter how treacherous. Only my enemy holds the key piece of leverage necessary to break me down to my core, leaving me questioning every move I make... -
Well of Dreams by Kayla Ann
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe gods predicted the end, but they never counted on mankind's will to survive...After an apocalyptic event that left the world in ruin, the surviving nation of Evrópa returns to the reverence of ancestral magic and mystic runes. Seventeen-year-old Larissa Daldóttir has little time to dwell on such folklore—not with a monthly produce quota to meet and an illegal second-born sister to hide... -
Voyage by Camille Peters, Shiromi Arserio
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPrincess Seren has always expected her life to be one of duty and order, and her upcoming marriage alliance is no exception: she’ll sail to Bytamia to marry the crown prince as expected. But what she doesn’t expect is for the voyage to her new life to be delayed by the whims of an enchanted map and an adventure to a mystical island rumored to contain a legendary treasure... -
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Light In The Barren Lands by Brian S. Pratt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack To Earth! Here in the long anticipated sequel to The Morcyth Saga, Brian S. Pratt returns to the series that started it all. Five years have passed since the end of the Madoc/Empire war. When word of his war-time exploits begins to spread, life at The Ranch grows intolerable as people seek him out... -
Storms of Allegiance by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven absorbed in her studies, Delphine can’t forget Nik or his mission to find Grey. When he reappears with a plan to defeat Grey, she’s desperate to convince Amara and Hayes to agree—even if it means putting herself in danger.But there are things Delphine doesn’t know about her own ability, and once in Grey’s orbit, it might not be as easy to extricate herself as she expects... -
Enchantment by Camille Peters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Maren runs away from the threat of a forced marriage, the last place she expects to end up is the Malvagarian Palace, home to the enchanted gardens, a cursed prince, and a magical rose that traps her there. Crown Prince Briar isn’t pleased to be stuck with a troublesome guest, especially one as mischievous and curious as Maren... -
The Princess and the Pea by Lauren Child, Polly Borland
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAward-winning author/illustrator Child takes her multimedia art to a whole new level in this rendition of the classic fairy tale, presented in a three-dimensional dollhouse tableaux. Full color... -
J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator by Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsJ.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) renowned author of THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE SILMARILLION, was an artist in pictures as well as in words. Though he often remarked that he had no talent for drawing, his art has charmed his readers and has been exhibited to large and appreciative audiences the world over... -
Dreamer of Briarfell by Lucy Tempest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSleeping Beauty meets Robin Hood!A CURSED PRINCESS. A LEGENDARY OUTLAW. A LITERAL DEADLINE.Her soul will be lost forever, unless she wins the love of the noblest of men.Cursed in her cradle by a vengeful fairy queen, Princess Fairuza of Arbore thought her fate was secure in the hands of her betrothed — until he chose another as his bride... -
Awaken by Camille Peters, Shiromi Arserio
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Reve of Malvagaria has no idea who she truly is. Hidden away in a cottage in the mountains, she believes she’s a peasant girl named Primrose, a reality frequently challenged by confusing snippets of forgotten royal memories. For there’s a darkness inside her head, one that is slowly claiming her identity memory by memory... -
Shadowmere by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the agreement between Sithias and Daemionis, a new temple is built and Kyrin is allowed to stay in the dimension, mission free. She adjusts to becoming a Mother and to staying in one dimension for a while.Alric’s Kingdom comes under attack from a surprise source and he has to take drastic measures to keep his people and his family safe... -
The Paper Princess by Elisa Kleven
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA gust of wind sends a paper princess flying. ?Wait! I didn?t finish you,? cries the little girl who made her. ?I?ll finish myself,? calls the princess, and the wind carries her away, over a meadow and a river, to a carnival and a town, until finally she finds her way home... -
Betrayed: Ruby's Story by Kaylin Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lonely girl. A dangerous Wolf. A plan that will either save them or break them. Ruby Contos is the best young journalist in her city. She has interviewed hostile criminals and a former assassin without flinching. Just don’t ask her to stand up to her grandmother, the blunt newspaper editor who rules her life with an iron fist... -
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Thorns of Hope and Betrayal by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe wild power is getting stronger and ignoring it won’t be possible for much longer. Cadence is willing to sacrifice herself if it will save them all, but Airlie and Zeke are determined to find another way.Drawn to the Hidden City, Cadence and Airlie are swept into the cutthroat terrain of nomad politics... -
The Trinity Awakening by Joseph Evans
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Seckry Sevenstar’s second year at Estergate Institute, and things are already shaping up to be just as eventful as the first; a revolting looking Nasty has appeared in the Food Grabber machine, a new lesson called fringe science has been added to his timetable, Mrs Cutson is acting more sadistic than ever, and two exchange students from Norsegate have arrived, causing trouble and provoking... -
The Uprising by Leigh Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m the Beauty. He’s the Beast. So why can’t I stop thinking about him? There’s unrest in the Realm. The werewolves feel uneasy—Rhys refuses to take action against their enemies until he settles his personal matters. There are three women remaining in the audition to be his queen... -
The Crown by Leigh Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoes true love conquer all? After a vicious attack, the werewolves are anxious. The rebels might be coming for the Realm--and then there's the vampire king they've pledged their loyalty to all these years. Still, the show must go on. The Realm: The Bachelor King is about to wrap. Three women remain in the contest, and King Rhys must choose his bride... -
Dance of the Forest King by Alessa Thorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagic between the human world and Faerie is dying, and it's going to take more than the average heroes to heal the rift. It will need the Lost Fae Kings.King Oberon and his brothers, Taranis and Mananan, have been separated from the rest of Faerie and their family, the Tuatha Dé Danann, for centuries. With Morrigan and her generals dead, they are finally free to roam both realms once more... -
A Realm of Shattered Lies by T.A. Lawrence
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilly servant girl, no one cares about saving the villain.A Realm of Shattered Lies is the second in a two-part finale to The Severed Realms series. Blaise wasn’t supposed to be the villain, but now Nox is gone, and Blaise will stop at nothing to get him back. Even if that means betraying everyone she holds dear. Meanwhile, Asha can’t help but shake the feeling that Az is closing in on her... -
Twisted: Belle's Story by Kaylin Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBelle has it all—beauty, brains, and an extravagant inheritance from her father, the most powerful banker in the city. There’s only one problem. Her glittering life is a waking nightmare just beneath the surface. When Belle’s brain is damaged in a horrible attack on the morning of her final exam, everything unravels. Before long, she’s lost it all—her memories, her inheritance, and her freedom... -
Alessandra by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShort story #1 in a prequel miniseries for the “Omega Series” (launching in late 2015)Five-year-old Alessandra is obsessed with Disney movies, tea parties and just wants a real birthday party for once in her life. But normal kids don’t bring their toys to life for afternoon tea or see the colorful threads of magic and energy clinging to everything around them... -
Scarlet Daughter by Kate Avery Ellison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the stunning Sworn Saga!Red Rider's life has come full circle. She's back in the capital city of the Sworn, on her knees before the Alpha, reeling from an unexpected betrayal. After the Silver Wolf proves to the Alpha that he is once again dedicated to her service, Red is handed over to an old enemy to be tortured while she awaits execution for her crimes against the Sworn... -
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Queen of the Hollow Hills by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom ancient henges to windswept mountains, dive into a world where pagan gods rule, powerful priestesses weave magic, and fierce Celtic tribes battle for dominance.Britain, AD 38. Having defeated her enemies, Queen Cartimandua works swiftly to stabilize the north. But not all foes yield quietly...Categorized as:
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The Zodiac Legacy: Balance of Power by Stan Lee, Stuart Moore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSteven Lee always thought that having superpowers would make him happy, make life easier, and make everything more fun. He was wrong. Steven, now 16 years old, has spent years living with the power of the Tiger... -
Hopeless Sacrifice by A.K. Koonce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWar is hell. A war built from reckless fae magic is total annihilation. Even the gods are turning their backs on the dwindling race of mortals. But Kara and her friends refuse to let the world crumble without a fight. An unlikely friend offers them one thing. The mysterious gift might be their last hope. There will be destruction. There will be bloodshed. There will be death... -
Start A Fire by Pizgacz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings~Wznieciliśmy ogień, nad którym nie byliśmy w stanie zapanować~Pierwsza część trylogii "Hell"... -
The Finale by Leigh Walker
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA ROYAL WEDDING IS COMING…BUT WHICH CONTESTANT WILL BE THE BRIDE? Gwyneth West’s a finalist in The Pageant, the dating competition that’s gripping the settlements. Down to the final week, the dashing Prince Dallas Black will choose one young woman as his fiancé. One small issue: Gwyneth’s a human and the prince is a vampire... -
Legend Series Sampler: Featuring Excerpts from Legend and Prodigy by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover the exhilarating dystopian world of Marie Lu's LEGEND series with this free LEGEND series digital sampler! The sampler contains an excerpt from LEGEND and an excerpt from its sequel, PRODIGY, as well as an exclusive bonus essay written by Marie Lu about the inspiration behind LEGEND and how she built the world of her critically-acclaimed series, entitled "Dystopias and Perception...
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