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Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNew victims. New betrayals. New secrets.When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother’s murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful—and dangerous—than anything the Naturals have faced so far... -
In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsLife is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive.Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret... -
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsEllingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . .She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest case of the century...Categorized as:
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The Dying Breath by Alane Ferguson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCameryn?s ex-boyfriend is back . . . and ready to kill! Cameryn had thought she was in love with him. He was smart, strong, and would do anything for her?even kill. Kyle O?Neil disappeared after his first attempt on Cameryn?s life at the end of The Angel of Death . Now he is back for his second... -
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Famous Last Words by Katie Alender
Hollywood history, mystery, murder, mayhem, and delicious romance collide in this unputdownable thriller from master storyteller Katie Alender. Willa is freaking out. It seems like she's seeing things. Like a dead body in her swimming pool. Frantic messages on her walls. A reflection that is not her own. It's almost as if someone -- or something -- is trying to send her a message... -
Lion's Honor by Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes the Queen of the Jungle needs to lean on her King. Okay, she’s really not the queen and he’s totally not the king, but damn it, they need each other. Four years ago, werelioness Honor Mauer walked away from Ridgeville and hopped on a plane bound for London. She had college dreams and none of them included her pesky maybe-mate Grayson...Categorized as:
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Hurt by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis Rebellion Will Soon Turn to Hope When Chris Buckley first encountered the mysteries of creepy Solitary, North Carolina, he had little idea how far he would fall into the town’s shadows. After losing the love of his life, Chris tried to do things his way. He hunted answers. Then he gave up trying to find them. But now Chris comes back to Solitary knowing there’s a purpose for his being there... -
No Way Home by Annette Dashofy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA relaxing trail ride turns tragic when Paramedic and Deputy Coroner Zoe Chambers discovers the body of a popular county commissioner in her Pennsylvania woods. Inconsistencies surround the horrible accident, but before she can investigate further, she's pried away by a plea for help from her best friend, whose son has been deemed a person of interest in a homicide over a thousand miles away... -
Gasp by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter narrowly surviving two harrowing tragedies, Jules now fully understands the importance of the visions that she and people around her are experiencing. She’s convinced that if the visions passed from her to Sawyer after she saved him, then they must now have passed from Sawyer to one of the people he saved... -
Dark Premonitions by Heather Topham Wood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPsychic Kate Edwards had her first premonition—a vision of her own murder by a faceless attacker. With very few clues to go on, she has to use her psychic gifts to uncover who wants her dead. Paranoia sets in and Kate wonders if there’s anybody she can trust. As Kate fears her impending death, she’s desperate to seek comfort with her ex-boyfriend Jared Corbett... -
Gravestone by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis Fear Will Soon Turn to Anger…. At first, Chris Buckley was simply warned. And watched. But as Chris unravels the haunting riddles of the town of Solitary, he finds that much more than the life of a town is at stake. Whether facing a pastor with a house full of skeletons or a cousin he never knew existed, Chris is forced to choose between light and darkness, life and nightmarish death... -
Forevermore by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOn a misty cliffside, mystery and romance await. . . . Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued... -
Coral Moon by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe figure remained still as stone. Leslie couldn’t even detect a breath. Spider fingers teased the back of her neck. Leslie’s feet rooted to the pavement. She dropped her gaze to the driveway, seeking … what? Spatters of blood? Footprints? She saw nothing... -
Chasing the Red Queen by Karen Glista
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDonja Bellanger, suffering after the death of her father, finds herself in dire straits when her mom takes a new husband. Forced not only to move to a strange city, but to share a room with her glamorous, new stepsister, Makayla Hampton, her life spirals out of control. Makayla lures her from goth to glam, straight into an exclusive club, not only for wealthy elites but Immortal Descendants... -
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Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsFor more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe that she would be abandoned as a young child, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice’s old journals... -
Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMY SISTER WANTS THE TRUTH.BUT SOMETIMES THE TRUTH HURTS.For months, my long-lost twin, Emma, has been living my life and trying to solve my murder. She's unearthed dark secrets about my friends, my family, and my tangled past. But when it comes to finding my killer, she keeps running into dead ends.Until my body shows up in Sabino Canyon...Categorized as:
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Resistance by C.J. Daugherty
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAfter months on the run, Allie returns to Cimmeria Academy to find the school in turmoil. The atmosphere is thick with danger. Overshadowing it all is Nathaniel. He is close – very close – to getting everything he wants. A secret civil war is tearing the British political elite apart. And Allie’s family is in the thick of it. Both sides want her... -
Echoes by Melinda Metz
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan't believe she did that . . . . . . at four-thirty I have to . . . . . . I hate this place . . . Rae Voight is losing her mind. When she walks down the halls of Sanderson Prep, she hears voices . . . even when no one is talking. Other people's thoughts crowd her head, a confusing tangle of insecurities and dark secrets... -
Legacy of Lies & Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsTwo girls haunted by the past... and destined to relive it In Legacy of Lies , Megan has to stay with the uptight grandmother she wants nothing to do with. She's determined to get through the visit without any drama, but when she falls into a twisted love triangle with potentially fatal consequences, Megan may be caught up in her family's legacy in more ways than she realizes... -
Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick
Danger is hard to resist in this sexy thriller from Becca Fitzpatrick, the New York Times bestselling author of the Hush, Hush saga. Brit Pheiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her...Categorized as:
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Blink Once by Cylin Busby
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWest is a high school senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia. She's the girl next door-sort of... -
The Oceanography of the Moon by Glendy Vanderah
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA heartfelt novel of shedding secrets, facing the past, and embracing the magic of love and family by the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Where the Forest Meets the Stars.After the untimely deaths of her aunt and mother, young Riley Mays moved from Chicago to her cousins’ Wisconsin farm... -
Twisted by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt’s been a year since the torturous notes from A stopped and the mystery of Alison DiLaurentis’s disappearance was finally put to rest. Now seniors in high school, Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily are older, but they’re not any wiser. The pretty little liars have more secrets than ever - twisted secrets that could destroy the perfect lives they’ve worked so hard to rebuild...Categorized as:
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Angel's Pain by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBriar needs just two things: blood and vengeance. The first sustains her immortal life; the second gives it meaning.First on her hit list is Gregor, the renegade vampire who schooled her in brutality, then betrayed and tortured her. To achieve her deadly ends, Briar joins the inscrutable Reaper and his misfit gang of vampires who are also hunting her old mentor...Categorized as:
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Tempest by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKayli Winchester is on the run. Chased out of the hospital when Alice returns with a warning that she'll be coming for Kayli soon. Emergency protocol is initiated. Axel, Raven, Corey, Brandon, and Marc are preparing to run themselves. They need to separate from the Academy to protect everyone from the danger... -
Vanished by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAgainst all odds, Reed Brennan re-established Billings as an underground literary society. She and the new initiates created a glamorous secret headquarters and were ready to show Easton Academy that even though Billings House is gone, the Billings Girls are stronger than ever. But before Reed had a chance to revel in her success, something horrible happened: Noelle disappeared... -
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIT'S NOT EASY BEING ME.BUT MY TWIN SISTER HAS NO CHOICE.When I died two months ago, my killer told my twin sister to become me - or else. Now Emma has it down to a T. She tosses her hair with the signature Sutton Mercer flip and can lead a Lying Game prank with the best of them. She's even repairing my relationship with my adoptive family. The only thing she hasn't done is solve my murder...Categorized as:
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Frost Burn by Erica Stevens, Leslie Mitchell
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter years of running, Quinn has finally found a town to settle down in while she searches for the man who tore her life apart. Despite her every intention not to, she’s started to put down some roots and make friends. However, the small bit of solace she’s found is quickly shattered when a group of vampires walk into the bar where she works and turn her life upside down... -
Hide and Seek by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMY FRIENDS AND I USED TO PLAY LYING GAMES.NOW MY TWIN SISTER IS LIVING ONE.When I was alive, my family seemed picture-perfect. My adoptive parents adored me, and my little sister, Laurel, copied my every move. But now that my long-lost twin, Emma, has taken my place to solve my murder, we’re both learning just how flawed my family really is...Categorized as:
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The Heidelberg Effect by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElla Stevens never knew a mother’s love. Her fierce independence was always seen as the keystone of her whole identity—unfettered by romantic involvements or family demands—until the day she moved to Heidelberg, Germany and her world began to unravel. There, she discovered the terrible secret her mother died to protect...Categorized as:
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Silent Harmony by Michele Scott
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSmall town seventeen-year-old Vivienne Taylor is a talented equestrian with Olympic dreams and a little something extra going on she is also an equine empath, someone who has the ability to read horses minds and moods... -
He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 1 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou are my "thrall"--mine and mine alone... When Kana, a student at St. Agatha Academy, lays eyes on her long-lost childhood friend Aki amid the throng of the metropolis, the gears of destiny begin to turn! Meeting with an unfortunate accident not long after, Kana finds herself pulled from the arms of death by a vampire--Aki... -
He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 2 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Dealer suddenly appears, Kana learns in the ensuing scuffle just what it means to be a Pureblood vampire's "thrall... -
Runaway by Meg Cabot
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsEmerson Watts is on the run: from school, from work, from her family, from her friends, from herself. With everyone she loves furious with her for something she can't explain, and nothing but the live Stark Angel fashion show on New Year's Eve to look forward to, Em's reached the end of her rope.. -
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Neverwas by Kelly Moore, Tucker Reed
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I was sixteen the second time I had my first kiss...." At the end of AMBER HOUSE, Sarah made a choice that transformed everything--and now she must choose it all again. Things are very different--better--for Sarah and her family: her Aunt Maggie grew up; her parents are happily married; her grandmother died after a long, productive and respected life... -
The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCan fear be inherited?Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of fear, raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn’t set foot outside their front door in seventeen years, since she escaped from her kidnappers with nothing but her attacker’s baby growing inside her—Kelsey... -
Stunning by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNow a hit ABC Family TV show, Sara Shepard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series continues with Stunning. In the eleventh novel, A is still out there, lurking in the shadows and digging up the liars’ latest secrets... Emily’s reconnecting with an old flame, one baby step at a time...Categorized as:
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The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBestselling author Jaclyn Moriarty returns to Ashbury High for a story of romance, mysterious new classmates, and the terrors of making it through your final year of high school. This is the story of Amelia and Riley, bad kids from bad Brookfield High who have transferred to Ashbury High for their final year... -
Sleepless by Terri Clark
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe swaying Palms Hotel late-night room-service menuTuck-Me-In Tuna Salad on Rye $7.50Catch-Some-ZZZs Cheeseburger and Fries$10.00Up-All-Night Chocolate-Chip Cookies with Milk$5.50Bedtime Banana Split$7.00 I can't go to sleep!!! And not because of the cute boy lying next to me. There's a killer stalking me in my dreams. And if it's up to him . . . I'll never wake up... -
The Power of Love by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA love beyond life...a danger beyond doubt. In a romantic and suspenseful collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy, love's unbreakable bonds are put to the test. When her boyfriend, Tristan, died, Ivy thought she'd lost everything, even her faith in angels... -
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsMy perfect life was a lie.Now I'd do anything to uncover the truth.Not long ago, I had everything a girl could wish for: amazing friends, an adorable boyfriend, a loving family. But none of them know that I'm gone--that I'm dead. To solve my murder, my long-lost twin sister, Emma, has taken my place. She sleeps in my room, wears my clothes, and calls my parents Mom and Dad...Categorized as:
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Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSutton Mercer watches from the afterlife as her long-lost twin, Emma Paxton, takes over her identity to solve her murder. But after ruling out her early leads, Emma still hasn’t found Sutton’s killer. A lot of people wanted her dead—but one name keeps popping up: Thayer Vega...Categorized as:
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Hereafter by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRory Miller thought her life was over when a serial killer set his sights on her and forced her into witness protection. But a fresh start on Juniper Landing Island was exactly what she and her family needed. For the first time in years she and her sister hang out at the beach, gossip about boys, and party together... -
The Gift by Margaret McHeyzer
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI have something people want. I have something they cannot take or steal. I have something they'd kill for.The something I have, isn't a possession, it's more.Much, much more.It's a gift.It's part of me.Watch the trailer: https://youtu... -
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Cathy's Ring by Sean Stewart, Jordan Weisman
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCathy cannot manage to find more than a few days to relax in her hectic (and mortal) life—she barely has time to put the mystery surrounding her father to rest before she finds herself targeted by a group of Ancestor Lu’s professional killers!Recognizing she is a serious threat to everyone in her life, Cathy makes plans to leave town... -
Girl Unseen by Kate Ellison
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was an open and shut case: Olivia Tithe’s best friend, Lucas Stern, was murdered by her mother. She went to jail, and everyone expects Olivia to move on. Especially Austin, a guy she’s drawn to even though she doesn’t trust him.But Olivia is stuck in the past, convinced that the wrong person has been convicted, that there are clues no one else sees... -
The Pyramid Prophecy by Caroline Vermalle
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret chamber in the Pyramid. One cursed mummy. One strange treasure. Two murders.On her honeymoon, a young woman is buried alive in a secret chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, alongside her murdered husband.She survives, but her face is unrecognizable. Her blonde hair has turned silver, her blue eyes have turned green. Her memory is gone... -
Ghost Flower by Michele Jaffe
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEve, a runaway, finds a new job at a coffee shop on the outskirts of Tuscon. When she's approached by two wealthy teens who claim she bears an uncanny resemblance to their missing cousin Aurora, her life takes a turn for the dark and mysterious... -
Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 8 by Ema Tōyama
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMito and Ruka have weathered many challenges together… and no sooner are they engaged than the Patriot militia makes its move, led by none other than Ruka's long-lost brother, Ruzé! Ruzé's sights are set on none other than Mito herself, and he won't rest until his childhood love returns his affections! Can Mito end the brothers' feud and bring peace to the Land of the Vampires?! The dangerous... -
Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 6 by Ema Tōyama
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratings"Thank you for protecting me... and for loving me."Ruka has finally awakened to his true feelings towards Mito. Without regard for gender or destiny, he is in love. But, not wanting to give her up, Ren has erased Mito's memories of Ruka, transformed her into a boy, and is about to marry her! Ruka, madly in love, crashes the ceremony, and..
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