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Heartsong by T.J. Klune
Heartsong is the third book in the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.“ Complex and startling... Green Creek is the perfect setting.” ―Charlaine HarrisThe Bennett family has a They're not just a family, they're a pack. Heartsong is Robbie Fontaine's story... -
![Academy Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun]()
Academy Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Academy Magic bundle set includes all five books in the series full of non-stop action, adventure, magic, and irresistible romance. Magic. Isn’t. Real. At least that's what I thought. But now, my story is changing... You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight... -
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![Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare]()
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIn the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute... -
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The Empire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNew year, new magic?A witch can make resolutions, too…right?Psh. First I have to get to the new year. Just when I thought everything was going perfect BOOM. Problems. And not just any problems…missing children problems. One of them is my soulmate’s little cousin, which is bad enough for my anxiety, but the other is a young cousin of the shifter King... -
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![Darkmore Penitentiary by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Darkmore Penitentiary by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
“We're going to own you.”“We're going to break you.”“When we're through with you, you won’t remember life before you were ours.”That’s what they whisper as I pass their cells. Ha. Guess what bastardos? I’m Rosalie Oscura, champion underground cage-fighter and freaking Alpha Werewolf from the infamous Oscura Clan... -
![The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun]()
The Uptown Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRun an entire school for magic. No pressure, right?Wrong.It’s all pressure. Nothing but pressure. The rest of my Coven got to go home and relax. All I want to do after the last few months is to sit on my couch, eat a whole box of cookies, and binge watch mindless feel-good movies. But apparently that is not on my to-do list.To top it all off…it’s Christmas season. In Manhattan... -
![The Eternal Witch by Chandelle LaVaun]()
The Eternal Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAll is fair in war and magic.I’m the Aether Witch. I have power no other witch has had in thousands of years.But even I can’t do this job alone. Salem’s Prophecy says the fate of the world lies on mine and my twin’s hands. Despite our Coven-mates thriving power and Heavenly intentions...In the end, the decision is ours. And ours alone... -
![Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie]()
Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie
When I first landed a bartending job at the local guild, I didn't know a thing about magic. These days, I'm practically an expert on the different magical classes, but there's one nobody ever talks about: Demonica. Turns out they have a good reason for that... -
![Between Decisions by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Decisions by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife is complicated.I mean, life has always been complicated, but there’s a difference between monsters-are-trying-to-kill-you complications and monsters-are-in-love-with-you complications. I’m still not sure which is more dangerous.G’day. I’m Pet. Two-thirds of a pet, anyway: the vampire isn’t claiming ownership these days, but he’s definitely encroaching... -
![Between Family by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Family by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen someone tries to threaten me by telling me they know my name, I take that personally.G’day. I’m not really a pet anymore, but you might as well keep calling me Pet. It’s not like I’m gunna tell you my name anyway. And if I sound stroppy, well, I am. First, I was threatened. Now, someone has cut off my house from the human world and left my emotional support vampire on the human side... -
![Master Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero]()
Master Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne spell to save us all…No more miss nice mage. This is war. This is survival. This is my destiny.I am the Stone Keeper and I will win.No matter the cost... -
![The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong]()
The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsChloe Saunders is on the runand raising hell. Literally. Chloe Saunders is not your average supernatural teenager. Genetically altered at birth by a sinister team of scientists, she can barely control her terrifying powers. Now the team that created her has decided it's time to end the experiment. Permanently... -
![Between Kings by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Kings by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsG’day. I’m Pet. Heirling. Biter of fae lords. Trouble.I have a lot of names these days—including my own, real name. Unfortunately for me, someone else knows that name too; not to mention the names of my other heirling friends. Now those heirling friends have disappeared, stolen by the current King Behind for a fight to the death where only one contender to the throne remains... -
![Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers]()
Dragon's Storm by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLeda's quest to gain the magic she needs to save her brother leads her to the castle of the Dragons, home of four soldiers in the Legion of Angels with extraordinary powers over the elements. If she makes it through their training, she might just survive her next sip of the gods' Nectar and level up her magic. But the gods' gifts of magic come at a price... -
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![Between Cases by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Cases by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsG’day. I’m still here. Still Pet.Well, I’m only two thirds of a Pet these days, but you might as well call me Pet anyway. Everyone does: everyone but the vampire, that is.Life is more unbalanced these days—cases are cutting closer to home than usual. I thought I was the only one, but there are others like me: kids whose parents were murdered just like mine... -
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Court of Midnight and Deception: The Complete Trilogy by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fae of the Night Court are desperate to find and crown their new monarch before the Court collapses.I couldn’t care less.I’ve done everything I can to bury my fae blood and embrace my human half. That changes when some fae nobles show up on my doorstep and announce that I’m the next Queen of the Night Court.Becoming an unwilling fae queen? Check. Inheriting a terrible mess? Double check... -
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The City Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe City Witch is the first in a series of novellas that are companions to The Elemental Magic and The Academy Magic Series. This novella is intended to be read after The Fallen Witch.Teach magic, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.Yeah, well, they’re dirty rotten liars.When I told Tennessee we needed to have more schools than just Edenburg I thought they’d assign appropriate people to the task... -
![Yield the Night by Annette Marie]()
Yield the Night by Annette Marie
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNB: New/alternate cover for ASIN# B00RH8BZOI. Original cover edition here.After surviving a round-trip to hell, Piper figures she can survive anything. After all, she just lived through the devastating loss of her Consul apprenticeship and a torturous stint at boarding school... -
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The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 81 ratingsChloe Saunders is fifteen and would love to be normal. Unfortunately, Chloe happens to be a genetically engineered necromancer who can raise the dead without even trying. She and her equally gifted (or should that be 'cursed'?) friends are now running for their lives from the evil corporation that created them... -
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Scorched Heart by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMy parents were brutally murdered when I was five years old. Their killer has spent the last twenty five years in prison for his terrible crimes - but I still have unanswered questions. After all, I am the phoenix. When I die, I am reborn in fire and brimstone. It happens again and again and again. I have no idea where my strange ability came from and nobody to ask... -
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The Cursed Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat is magic?My name is Saraphina Proctor...and that’s the only thing I can remember.I woke up alone, surrounded by darkness with no memory. No one here knows who I am, I don’t fit any of the missing persons reports, and the doctors can’t find a single thing wrong with me…my memory…my life…they’re just…gone.But something lurks in the shadows in Salem, watching me…waiting... -
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The Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI’m finally in control of my magic…and it’s much stronger than my Coven realizes.That’s not the only secret I’m keeping. I made a deal with a fairy: her secrets for some of mine. Except I have no idea how to deliver on my oath and crossing the Fae is suicidal. Tennessee knows I’m up to something, but not even my soulmate can help me now, especially when being together is against the law... -
![Infernal Creatures by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti]()
Infernal Creatures by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe lost warriors are rising.Montana: Vengeance calls upon the wind. What Wolfe has done is unforgivable, and he’ll pay for everything he has taken from us.But after my choice was made at the ceremony, I’m now trapped with the prince I chose, and the path ahead is draped in peril. A wedding looms upon me, and if I can’t find a way to escape, I will soon be a monster’s bride... -
![Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie]()
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie
I'm bound to a demon. For my entire life, I avoided magic at all costs. Now, I'm responsible for a demon who wields magic more powerful than the toughest mage or sorcerer. Demons are evil. That's what my textbooks say. That's what I see. He's ruthless, he's temperamental, he's cold. But he protects me without fail. I wonder if he's hiding a heart behind his hostility. My demon is a monster... -
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![Between Frames by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Frames by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTwo fae is company, but a company of fae is trouble.Which is exactly what we’ve got. Trouble, I mean. Well, and fae. Lots of fae.Something or someone is stalking and killing high-level fae around Hobart—tearing out hearts and leaving a trail of bloody bodies behind. Fae don’t like it when they’re the ones getting killed, so of course they came to hire my owners.Owners, you ask?Hi. I’m Pet... -
![On Demon Wings by Karina Halle]()
On Demon Wings by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen the life you wanted has crumbled beneath your fingers, there’s nothing left to do but pick up the pieces and soldier on. You’ve done this before.But what happens when you no longer feel like yourself anymore? When fires spontaneously start-up around you, when you hear growling coming from underneath your bed, and you no longer recognize your face in the mirror... -
![Cursed by Jen L. Grey]()
Cursed by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHidden and tornI'd broken out of the half-breed prison but the memories still haunt me. Now I'm living with my biological parents and their pack.To make matters worse, the guard and sexy inmate escaped with me. Each one tugs at my soul and I'm not even sure why.As I tried acclimate to my new life and new powers, I find that I'm more confused than ever.My path was clear before me... -
![Fateborne by G.K. DeRosa]()
Fateborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m not alone. There are other Mystic wolves out there, and now I have to find them.And win the Alpha Trials, get my revenge on the supreme alpha and of course, break my mate’s curse. Phew… And I thought things would be easier now that we’d finally completed the mate bond.I was very wrong.When Hunter takes matters into his own hands, a desperate decision escalates the situation from bad to worse... -
![Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero]()
Marvel Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNow the spells are mine…I used to say I worked better under pressure…I was wrong. This countdown clock on my arm might just break me.Stellan is missing. Someone stole him from me. They ripped him right out of my hands and hid him somewhere I can’t find. I’m desperate to save my soulmate but Second Realm is dying…without me, they have no chance but neither does Stellan... -
![The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie]()
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie
I'm learning to embrace who and what I am, but there's one thing I can't face: the night Zak betrayed me. But even with the mysteries of our shared past hanging between us, I can't turn Zak away when he asks for my help.Powerful fae are going missing, and when he tried to investigate, Lallakai vanished too... -
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Bloodline Legacy by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA hedge witch and her psychotic vampire partner enter the Unity Games. Four supernatural academies. A thousand ways to die. I don’t think I want to be Alessia Hastings anymore.My life plan is pretty simple: Learn to fight. Survive a war with the Hell dimension. Don’t die. It does not, I repeat, it does not involve a mating bond with Malachi Pendragon and spitting out Nephilim babies... -
![Dark Dancer by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Dark Dancer by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOne Master survived the inferno that destroyed the Order of the Illuminati. He may know that I survived, but does he suspect that I betrayed the Order? Rudolf Heine has sent Hunters flooding into Westport, wreaking carnage on vampires, shifters, and mages. Normal humans are taking notice, and the shadow world teeters on the verge of being revealed. The Hunters also may be hunting me... -
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Night Stalker by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAll I want is to pay the rent and find a boyfriend. But an insane vampire thinks I hold the key to his takeover of the city, and I have a new stalker. At least for now, I’ve dodged the Illuminati’s Hunters, but life is still a little too challenging... -
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Crush by Tracy Wolff
Everything feels off—especially me. I’ve returned to Katmere Academy, but I’m haunted by fragments of days I have no recollection of living and struggling to understand who, or what, I really am.Just when I start to feel safe again, Hudson is back with a vengeance. He insists there are secrets I don’t know about, threatening to drive a wedge between Jaxon and me forever... -
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![SSS: Year Two by Avery Song]()
SSS: Year Two by Avery Song
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen being different leads to the best years of your life. Powerful witch Silver Spell Solange always dreamed of getting into S.S.S School When she finally achieved it, she couldn't have been happier... -
![Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson]()
Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSomething wicked is at work in Colorado’s supernatural community. Vampires are being paralyzed or killed with poison…a weapon favored by witches. This offense threatens to break apart the already-fractured alliance between witches and the undead.The state’s cardinal vampire, Maven, summons boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther to stop the killing before it ignites a war... -
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Firestorm by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 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... -
![Reflections of Us by Yumoyori Wilson]()
Reflections of Us by Yumoyori Wilson
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrighten Magic Academy held its set of challenges, but it didn't prepare us for the one year as Brighten Elite. A year has passed since my boyfriends and I made the executive decision to join the Brighten Elite. Not only did our experiences during our year away strengthen our use of magic, it reinforced the bonds in our relationships- both with me as a male and female...Categorized as:
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![Year of the Chameleon by Shannon Mayer]()
Year of the Chameleon by Shannon Mayer
You Don’t Choose The Academy. The Academy Chooses You.I’ve made it through the Culling Trials, the test that proved my mettle against every possible challenge.I assumed that meant things would settle down and I’d start truly learning.No more danger.No more death threats.No more wondering who was out to get me.Apparently, that was not to be... -
![Wicked Omen by Megan Montero]()
Wicked Omen by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThere’s no such thing as magical powers. . . All my life the only kind of magic I’d ever seen was the sparkling jewels on fifth avenue. On the night of my sixteenth birthday all hell breaks loose, and by hell I mean me! I never felt power like this, so dark, so tempting, so out of my control! No one is safe around me. And now I’m being thrown into Warwick Academy... -
![Born of Aether by A.L. Knorr]()
Born of Aether by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThey say if you tell a lie long enough, you'll eventually believe it, but Akiko will never forget who she really is.Akiko Susumu is not what she seems. Her life as a normal teen living in a coastal Canadian town is a complete sham. The old man she lives with is not her grandfather, he's her captor. And Akiko isn't a teen. In fact, she isn't even human... -
![Well of Magic by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Well of Magic by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 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... -
![Blood Beyond Darkness- 10 year Anniversary by Stacey Marie Brown]()
Blood Beyond Darkness- 10 year Anniversary by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe Sword of Light, the only weapon capable of killing Queen Aneira, has been found. Ember’s destiny is to end her reign and become the new Queen.Or so she thought.When Eli and Ember are taken by Aneira, she is forced to make a deal to save the man she loves. A curse is placed on Ember that if she uses the sword against the Seelie Queen, Eli Dies.A price she might not be willing to make... -
![Between Floors by W.R. Gingell]()
Between Floors by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m not supposed to push through the boundaries of reality without supervision. I’m definitely not meant to drag a cop Between with me. But stuff happens, you know? Hi. I’m Pet. Well, not Pet, exactly. I am a pet. Nothing too hard; I just cook and clean for the Behindkind who took over my house. Easy. But now one of my owners has gone missing... -
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![Almost Midnight by C.C. Hunter]()
Almost Midnight by C.C. Hunter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNovella CollectionNestled deep in the woods, Shadow Falls is a secret camp where teens with supernatural powers learn to harness their abilities and live in the normal world.Independent and strong-willed Della Tsang did not believe in vampires...until she became one... -
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Breakwater by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 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... -
![Spellbinder by C.C. Hunter]()
Spellbinder by C.C. Hunter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen magic, romance and family secrets collide, the result is spellbinding!Miranda Kane has always felt like a screw up–at least when it comes to her ability to wield magic. Her only sanctuary is Shadow Falls camp, where she’s learning to harness her powers as a witch. But thanks to her shapeshifter boyfriend who called it quits and ran off to Paris, both her heart and powers feel broken... -
![Knights Magica by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Knights Magica by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIf the Knights Magica want a war, I'm willing to give them one.I damned my soul long ago. What I do from this point forward is about redemption. If I burn in Hell because of fighting for others, for shouldering their sins, so be it.The Knights are powerful, and they have taken control of the Universal Church... -
![Vampish: Kiss of Death by G.K. DeRosa]()
Vampish: Kiss of Death by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsnever should’ve trusted him.My entire life I was certain of one thing: vampires were the enemy. Then I met him and let my guard down. That witty banter, those mischievous eyes and gorgeous smile lulled me into complacency. Now I was a prisoner, captured by the very vampire who was responsible for my parents’ death...Categorized as:
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![The Last Stand of the New York Institute by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan]()
The Last Stand of the New York Institute by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMagnus meets Valentine in battle as the Circle attacks the Downworlders of New York City.In the time of the Uprising, Valentine’s Circle goes after Downworlders in New York...and the Shadowhunters of the Institute must decide whether to join him, or fight with Magnus and his kind. This is the first time Magnus sees Jocelyn, Luke, and Stephen—but not the last...
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